UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER
REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file Number _811-568_
Value Line Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
220 East 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 212-907-1500
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2007
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2007
Item I Reports to Stockholders.
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A copy of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the period ended 12/31/07 is included with this Form. |
INVESTMENT ADVISER |
Value Line, Inc. 220 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017-5891 |
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DISTRIBUTOR |
Value Line Securities, Inc. 220 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017-5891 |
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CUSTODIAN BANK |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 |
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SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. c/o BFDS P.O. Box 219729 Kansas City, MO 64121-9729 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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LEGAL COUNSEL |
Peter D. Lowenstein, Esq. 496 Valley Road Cos Cob, CT 06807-0272 |
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DIRECTORS |
Jean
Bernhard Buttner John W. Chandler Frances T. Newton Francis C. Oakley David H. Porter Paul Craig Roberts Nancy-Beth Sheerr |
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OFFICERS |
Jean
Bernhard Buttner Chairman and President David T. Henigson Vice President/ Secretary/Chief Compliance Officer Stephen R. Anastasio Treasurer Howard A. Brecher Assistant Secretary/ Assistant Treasurer |
#540347 |
(1) |
The Standard & Poors 500 Index consists of 500 stocks which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ National Market System and is representative of the broad stock market. This is an unmanaged index and does not reflect charges, expenses or taxes, and it is not possible to directly invest in this index. |
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The Standard and Poors 500 Stock Index is an unmanaged index that is representative of the larger-capitalization stocks traded in the United States. |
Average Annual Total Return |
Growth of an Assumed Investment of $10,000 |
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1 year
ended 12/31/07 |
19.50 | % | $ | 11,950 | ||||||
5 years
ended 12/31/07 |
12.33 | % | $ | 17,882 | ||||||
10 years
ended 12/31/07 |
4.15 | % | $ | 15,012 |
** |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future performance. The average annual total returns and growth of an assumed investment of $10,000 include dividends reinvested and capital gains distributions accepted in shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investment, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than its original cost. The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. |
Beginning account value 7/1/07 |
Ending account value 12/31/07 |
Expenses* paid during period 7/1/07 thru 12/31/07 |
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Actual
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,083.83 | $ | 4.20 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5%
return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.17 | $ | 4.08 |
* |
Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratio of 0.80% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half period. This expense ratio may differ from the expense ratio shown in the Financial Highlights. |
Issue |
|
Shares |
|
Value |
|
Percentage of Net Assets |
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Agrium,
Inc. |
33,000 | $ | 2,382,930 | 1.17 | % | |||||||||
Apple,
Inc. |
12,000 | $ | 2,376,960 | 1.17 | % | |||||||||
Fresh Del Monte
Produce, Inc. |
68,000 | $ | 2,283,440 | 1.12 | % | |||||||||
Manitowoc
Company, Inc. (The) |
46,000 | $ | 2,246,180 | 1.11 | % | |||||||||
Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. |
45,000 | $ | 2,227,050 | 1.10 | % | |||||||||
FTI Consulting,
Inc. |
36,000 | $ | 2,219,040 | 1.09 | % | |||||||||
SunPower Corp.
Class A |
17,000 | $ | 2,216,630 | 1.09 | % | |||||||||
Merck &
Co., Inc. |
38,000 | $ | 2,208,180 | 1.09 | % | |||||||||
Charles Schwab
Corp. (The) |
85,000 | $ | 2,171,750 | 1.07 | % | |||||||||
Valmont
Industries, Inc. |
24,000 | $ | 2,138,880 | 1.05 | % |
Shares |
|
|
Value |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COMMON
STOCKS (96.3%) |
|||||||||||
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE (2.0%) |
|||||||||||
317,000 |
Bombardier, Inc. Class B * |
$ | 1,902,638 | ||||||||
15,000 |
Precision Castparts Corp. |
2,080,500 | |||||||||
3,983,138 | |||||||||||
AUTO PARTS (1.0%) |
|||||||||||
100,000 |
LKQ
Corp. * |
2,102,000 | |||||||||
BEVERAGE SOFT DRINK (2.1%) |
|||||||||||
34,000 |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) |
2,086,580 | |||||||||
64,000 |
PepsiAmericas, Inc. |
2,132,480 | |||||||||
4,219,060 | |||||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY (0.9%) |
|||||||||||
20,000 |
Invitrogen Corp. * |
1,868,200 | |||||||||
BUILDING MATERIALS (2.7%) |
|||||||||||
29,000 |
Dynamic Materials Corp. |
1,708,100 | |||||||||
13,000 |
Fluor Corp. |
1,894,360 | |||||||||
20,000 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. * |
1,912,200 | |||||||||
5,514,660 | |||||||||||
CHEMICAL BASIC (2.2%) |
|||||||||||
33,000 |
Agrium, Inc. |
2,382,930 | |||||||||
14,000 |
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. |
2,015,440 | |||||||||
4,398,370 | |||||||||||
CHEMICAL DIVERSIFIED (1.0%) |
|||||||||||
19,000 |
Monsanto Co. |
2,122,110 | |||||||||
CHEMICAL SPECIALTY (0.9%) |
|||||||||||
20,000 |
Mosaic Co. (The) * |
1,886,800 | |||||||||
COMPUTER & PERIPHERALS (4.7%) |
|||||||||||
12,000 |
Apple, Inc. * |
2,376,960 | |||||||||
98,000 |
EMC
Corp. * |
1,815,940 | |||||||||
77,000 |
Seagate Technology |
1,963,500 | |||||||||
29,000 |
Sigma Designs, Inc. * |
1,600,800 | |||||||||
59,000 |
Western Digital Corp. * |
1,782,390 | |||||||||
9,539,590 | |||||||||||
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES (5.8%) |
|||||||||||
51,000 |
ANSYS, Inc. * |
$ | 2,114,460 | ||||||||
54,000 |
BMC
Software, Inc. * |
1,924,560 | |||||||||
73,000 |
CA,
Inc. |
1,821,350 | |||||||||
76,000 |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. |
1,849,840 | |||||||||
54,000 |
Microsoft Corp. |
1,922,400 | |||||||||
93,000 |
Oracle Corp. * |
2,099,940 | |||||||||
11,732,550 | |||||||||||
DIVERSIFIED COMPANIES (3.1%) |
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36,000 |
McDermott International, Inc. * |
2,125,080 | |||||||||
27,000 |
Textron, Inc. |
1,925,100 | |||||||||
24,000 |
Valmont Industries, Inc. |
2,138,880 | |||||||||
6,189,060 | |||||||||||
DRUG (6.8%) |
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21,000 |
Covance, Inc. * |
1,819,020 | |||||||||
41,000 |
LifeCell Corp. * |
1,767,510 | |||||||||
38,000 |
Merck & Co., Inc. |
2,208,180 | |||||||||
32,000 |
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR |
2,075,520 | |||||||||
33,000 |
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * |
1,835,460 | |||||||||
41,000 |
OSI
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * |
1,988,910 | |||||||||
61,000 |
Perrigo Co. |
2,135,610 | |||||||||
13,830,210 | |||||||||||
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (3.8%) |
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26,000 |
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A * |
1,823,900 | |||||||||
38,000 |
DeVry, Inc. |
1,974,480 | |||||||||
84,000 |
Learning Tree International, Inc. * |
1,928,640 | |||||||||
11,500 |
Strayer Education, Inc. |
1,961,670 | |||||||||
7,688,690 | |||||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (1.8%) |
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59,000 |
FLIR Systems, Inc. * |
1,846,700 | |||||||||
18,000 |
Garmin Ltd. |
1,746,000 | |||||||||
3,592,700 | |||||||||||
ELECTRONICS (1.8%) |
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50,000 |
Cubic Corp. |
1,960,000 | |||||||||
20,000 |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. * |
1,769,800 | |||||||||
3,729,800 |
Shares |
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|
Value | |||||||
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ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY (1.9%) |
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38,000 |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A * |
$ | 1,889,360 | |||||||
86,000 |
Zoran Corp. * |
1,935,860 | ||||||||
3,825,220 | ||||||||||
ENVIRONMENTAL (0.9%) |
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32,000 |
Stericycle, Inc. * |
1,900,800 | ||||||||
FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVERSIFIED (2.1%) |
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59,000 |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. |
1,938,150 | ||||||||
45,000 |
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. * |
2,227,050 | ||||||||
4,165,200 | ||||||||||
FOOD PROCESSING (1.1%) |
||||||||||
68,000 |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. * |
2,283,440 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (1.0%) |
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82,000 |
Eclipsys Corp. * |
2,075,420 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (1.1%) |
||||||||||
36,000 |
FTI
Consulting, Inc. * |
2,219,040 | ||||||||
INFORMATION SERVICES (1.0%) |
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35,000 |
IHS, Inc. Class A * |
2,119,600 | ||||||||
INSURANCE LIFE (0.9%) |
||||||||||
30,000 |
AFLAC, Inc. |
1,878,900 | ||||||||
INTERNET (4.9%) |
||||||||||
23,000 |
Amazon.com, Inc. * |
2,130,720 | ||||||||
57,000 |
eBay, Inc. * |
1,891,830 | ||||||||
69,300 |
Global Sources Ltd. * |
1,955,646 | ||||||||
3,000 |
Google, Inc. Class A * |
2,074,440 | ||||||||
16,000 |
Priceline.com, Inc. * |
1,837,760 | ||||||||
9,890,396 | ||||||||||
MACHINERY (7.9%) |
||||||||||
28,000 |
AGCO Corp. * |
$ | 1,903,440 | |||||||
20,000 |
Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A |
1,987,800 | ||||||||
30,000 |
CNH
Global N.V. |
1,974,600 | ||||||||
22,000 |
Deere & Co. |
2,048,640 | ||||||||
21,000 |
Flowserve Corp. |
2,020,200 | ||||||||
26,000 |
Lindsay Corp. |
1,837,940 | ||||||||
46,000 |
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The) |
2,246,180 | ||||||||
26,000 |
Robbins & Myers, Inc. |
1,966,380 | ||||||||
15,985,180 | ||||||||||
MEDICAL SERVICES (0.9%) |
||||||||||
21,000 |
WellPoint, Inc. * |
1,842,330 | ||||||||
MEDICAL SUPPLIES (4.6%) |
||||||||||
39,000 |
ArthroCare Corp. * |
1,873,950 | ||||||||
27,000 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. * |
1,776,600 | ||||||||
32,000 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. * |
1,876,160 | ||||||||
6,000 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. * |
1,947,000 | ||||||||
33,000 |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. * |
1,767,480 | ||||||||
9,241,190 | ||||||||||
METALS & MINING DIVERSIFIED (2.7%) |
||||||||||
53,000 |
AMCOL International Corp. |
1,909,590 | ||||||||
26,000 |
BHP
Billiton Ltd. ADR |
1,821,040 | ||||||||
17,000 |
Southern Copper Corp. |
1,787,210 | ||||||||
5,517,840 | ||||||||||
NATURAL GAS DIVERSIFIED (2.0%) |
||||||||||
35,000 |
Southwestern Energy Co. * |
1,950,200 | ||||||||
58,000 |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) |
2,075,240 | ||||||||
4,025,440 | ||||||||||
OILFIELD SERVICES/EQUIPMENT (3.0%) |
||||||||||
44,000 |
Cameron International Corp. * |
2,117,720 | ||||||||
16,000 |
Core Laboratories N.V. * |
1,995,520 | ||||||||
27,000 |
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. * |
1,983,420 | ||||||||
6,096,660 | ||||||||||
PACKAGING & CONTAINER (1.9%) |
||||||||||
41,000 |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. * |
2,029,500 | ||||||||
67,000 |
Packaging Corp. of America |
1,889,400 | ||||||||
3,918,900 |
Shares |
|
|
Value | |||||||
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PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS (0.8%) |
||||||||||
111,000 |
Glatfelter |
$ | 1,699,410 | |||||||
PHARMACY SERVICES (0.9%) |
||||||||||
26,000 |
Express Scripts, Inc. * |
1,898,000 | ||||||||
POWER (1.1%) |
||||||||||
17,000 |
SunPower Corp. Class A * |
2,216,630 | ||||||||
PRECISION INSTRUMENT (2.7%) |
||||||||||
47,000 |
Axsys Technologies, Inc. * |
1,722,550 | ||||||||
57,000 |
National Instruments Corp. |
1,899,810 | ||||||||
24,000 |
Waters Corp. * |
1,897,680 | ||||||||
5,520,040 | ||||||||||
RETAIL AUTOMOTIVE (0.9%) |
||||||||||
45,000 |
Copart, Inc. * |
1,914,750 | ||||||||
RETAIL SPECIAL LINES (2.7%) |
||||||||||
36,000 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
1,895,400 | ||||||||
43,000 |
Fossil, Inc. * |
1,805,140 | ||||||||
29,000 |
GameStop Corp. Class A * |
1,801,190 | ||||||||
5,501,730 | ||||||||||
SECURITIES BROKERAGE (1.1%) |
||||||||||
85,000 |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
2,171,750 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR (2.9%) |
||||||||||
52,500 |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. * |
1,891,575 | ||||||||
59,000 |
NVIDIA Corp. * |
2,007,180 | ||||||||
57,000 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
1,903,800 | ||||||||
5,802,555 | ||||||||||
SHOE (0.9%) |
||||||||||
12,000 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. * |
1,860,720 | ||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1.0%) |
||||||||||
20,000 |
Telefonica S.A. ADR |
1,951,800 | ||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (1.8%) |
||||||||||
107,000 |
Foundry Networks, Inc. * |
1,874,640 | ||||||||
48,000 |
Nokia Oyj ADR |
1,842,720 | ||||||||
3,717,360 | ||||||||||
WIRELESS NETWORKING (1.0%) |
||||||||||
18,000 |
Research In Motion Ltd. * |
$ | 2,041,200 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (96.3%) (Cost $169,372,999) |
$ | 195,678,439 |
Principal Amount |
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|
Value |
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (3.6%) |
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$7,400,000 |
With Morgan Stanley, 0.95%, dated 12/31/07, due 1/2/08, delivery value $7,400,391 (collateralized by $7,265,000 U.S. Treasury Notes 5.50%, due
5/15/09, with a value of $7,552,743) |
7,400,000 | |||||||||||
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Cost $7,400,000) |
7,400,000 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.1%) |
195,181 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS (100%) |
$ | 203,273,620 | |||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING SHARE ($203,273,620 ÷ 15,846,126 shares outstanding) |
$12.83 |
* |
Non-income producing. |
ADR |
American Depositary Receipt |
Assets: |
||||||
Investment
securities, at value (Cost$169,372,999) |
$ | 195,678,439 | ||||
Repurchase
agreements (Cost$7,400,000) |
7,400,000 | |||||
Cash
|
166,386 | |||||
Receivable for
securities sold |
5,778,688 | |||||
Interest and
dividends receivable |
115,358 | |||||
Receivable for
capital shares sold |
21,702 | |||||
Prepaid expenses
|
15,217 | |||||
Total
Assets |
209,175,790 | |||||
Liabilities: |
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Payable for
securities purchased |
5,648,198 | |||||
Payable for
capital shares repurchased |
86,377 | |||||
Accrued
expenses: |
||||||
Advisory fee
|
117,211 | |||||
Directors fees and expenses |
3,535 | |||||
Other
|
46,849 | |||||
Total
Liabilities |
5,902,170 | |||||
Net
Assets |
$ | 203,273,620 | ||||
Net assets
consist of: |
||||||
Capital stock,
at $1.00 par value (authorized 50,000,000, outstanding 15,846,126 shares) |
$ | 15,846,126 | ||||
Additional
paid-in capital |
157,273,751 | |||||
Accumulated net
realized gain on investments |
3,848,303 | |||||
Net unrealized
appreciation of investments |
26,305,440 | |||||
Net
Assets |
$ | 203,273,620 | ||||
Net Asset
Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Outstanding Share ($203,273,620 ÷ 15,846,126 shares outstanding) |
$ | 12.83 |
Investment
Income: |
||||||
Dividends (Net
of foreign withholding tax of $11,755) |
$ | 1,140,779 | ||||
Interest
|
278,754 | |||||
Total
Income |
1,419,533 | |||||
Expenses: |
||||||
Advisory fee
|
1,351,288 | |||||
Service and
distribution plan fees |
500,496 | |||||
Transfer agent
fees |
114,799 | |||||
Auditing and
legal fees |
63,652 | |||||
Printing and
postage |
55,151 | |||||
Custodian fees
|
39,517 | |||||
Directors
fees and expenses |
15,003 | |||||
Telephone
|
11,001 | |||||
Registration and
filing fees |
1,899 | |||||
Insurance
|
899 | |||||
Other
|
3,302 | |||||
Total
Expenses Before Custody Credits and Fees Waived |
2,157,007 | |||||
Less: Service
and Distribution Plan Fees Waived |
(500,496 | ) | ||||
Less: Custody
Credits |
(9,617 | ) | ||||
Net Expenses
|
1,646,894 | |||||
Net
Investment Loss |
(227,361 | ) | ||||
Net Realized
and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Exchange Transactions: |
||||||
Net Realized
Gain |
30,404,146 | |||||
Change in Net
Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) |
5,312,314 | |||||
Net Realized
Gain and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Exchange Transactions |
35,716,460 | |||||
Net
Increase in Net Assets from Operations |
$ | 35,489,099 |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operations: |
||||||||||
Net
investment loss |
$ | (227,361 | ) | $ | (788,625 | ) | ||||
Net realized
gain on investments |
30,404,146 | 11,577,224 | ||||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
5,312,314 | (2,751,158 | ) | |||||||
Net
increase in net assets from operations |
35,489,099 | 8,037,441 | ||||||||
Distributions
to Shareholders: |
||||||||||
Net realized
gain from investment transactions |
(27,740,813 | ) | (17,374,630 | ) | ||||||
Capital Share
Transactions: |
||||||||||
Proceeds from
sale of shares |
3,289,737 | 5,750,466 | ||||||||
Proceeds from
reinvestment of distributions to shareholders |
26,184,717 | 16,373,788 | ||||||||
Cost of
shares repurchased |
(31,298,206 | ) | (29,153,331 | ) | ||||||
Decrease
from capital share transactions |
(1,823,752 | ) | (7,029,077 | ) | ||||||
Total
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets |
5,924,534 | (16,366,266 | ) | |||||||
Net
Assets: |
||||||||||
Beginning of
year |
197,349,086 | 213,715,352 | ||||||||
End of year
|
$ | 203,273,620 | $ | 197,349,086 |
1. |
Significant Accounting Policies |
2. |
Capital Share Transactions, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shares sold
|
237,070 | 424,616 | ||||||||
Shares issued to
shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
2,111,782 | 1,309,937 | ||||||||
2,348,852 | 1,734,553 | |||||||||
Shares
repurchased |
(2,315,940 | ) | (2,180,922 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase/(decrease) |
32,912 | (446,369 | ) | |||||||
Distributions
per share from net realized gains |
$ | 2.0136 | $ | 1.1869 |
3. |
Purchases and Sales of Securities |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Purchases: Investment Securities |
$ | 418,977,163 | ||||
Sales: Investment Securities |
$ | 451,565,309 |
4. |
Income Taxes |
Cost of
investments for tax purposes |
$ | 176,781,026 | ||||
Gross tax
unrealized appreciation |
$ | 28,697,750 | ||||
Gross tax
unrealized depreciation |
(2,400,337 | ) | ||||
Net tax
unrealized appreciation on investments |
$ | 26,297,413 | ||||
Undistributed
ordinary income |
$ | 2,308,197 | ||||
Undistributed
long-term gain |
$ | 1,548,132 |
2007 |
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2006 |
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Ordinary income
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$ | 23,180,166 | $ | 6,149,470 | ||||||
Long-term capital gain |
4,560,647 | 11,225,160 | ||||||||
$ | 27,740,813 | $ | 17,374,630 |
5. |
Investment Advisory Fee, Service and Distribution Fees and Transactions With Affiliates |
Years Ended December 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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Net asset
value, beginning of year |
$ | 12.48 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 13.90 | $ | 14.25 | $ | 13.67 | |||||||||||||
Income/(loss)
from investment operations: |
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Net
investment loss |
(0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net gains or
losses on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
2.37 | 0.58 | 1.53 | 1.80 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from
investment operations |
2.36 | 0.53 | 1.46 | 1.72 | 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less
distributions: |
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Distributions
from net realized gains |
(2.01 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (2.07 | ) | (1.63 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset
value, end of year |
$ | 12.83 | $ | 12.48 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 13.90 | $ | 14.25 | |||||||||||||
Total
return |
19.50 | % | 4.00 | % | 10.40 | % | 12.09 | % | 16.28 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
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Net assets, end
of year (in thousands) |
$ | 203,274 | $ | 197,349 | $ | 213,715 | $ | 215,025 | $ | 216,047 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of
expenses to average net assets(1) |
1.08 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratio of
expenses to average net assets(2) |
0.82 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net
investment loss to average net assets |
(0.11 | ) % | (0.37 | ) % | (0.52 | ) % | (0.58 | ) % | (0.19 | ) % | |||||||||||||
Portfolio
turnover rate |
216 | % | 224 | % | 224 | % | 297 | % | 129 | % |
(1) |
Ratio reflects expenses grossed up for custody credit arrangement and grossed up for the waiver of service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor. The ratio of expenses to average net assets net of custody credits, but exclusive of the waiver of the service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor, would have been 1.07% for the year ended December 31, 2007 and would not have changed for the other years shown. |
(2) |
Ratio reflects expenses net of the custody credit arrangement and net of the waiver of the service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor. |
For corporate taxpayers, 7.10% of the ordinary income distribution paid during the calendar year 2007 qualify for the corporate dividends
received deductions. During the calendar year 2007, 7.63% of the ordinary income
distribution are treated as qualified dividends.
During the calendar year 2007, the Fund distributed
$4,560,647 of long-term capital gain to its shareholders.
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Name, Address, and Age |
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Position |
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Length of Time Served |
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Principal Occupation During the Past 5 Years |
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Other Directorships Held by Director |
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Interested Director* |
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Jean Bernhard Buttner Age 73 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors and President |
Since 1983 |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Value Line, Inc. (the Adviser) and Value
Line Publishing, Inc. Chairman and President of each of the 14 Value Line Funds and Value Line Securities, Inc. (the
Distributor). |
Value Line, Inc. |
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Non-Interested Directors |
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John W. Chandler 116 North Hemlock Lane Williamstown, MA 01267 Age 84 |
Director (Lead Independent Director since 2007) |
Since 1991 |
Consultant, Academic Search Consultation Service, Inc. (19942004); Trustee Emeritus and Chairman
(19931994) of the Board of Trustees of Duke University; President Emeritus, Williams College. |
None |
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Frances T. Newton 4921 Buckingham Drive Charlotte, NC 28209 Age 66 |
Director |
Since 2000 |
Retired. Customer Support Analyst, Duke Power Company until April 2007. |
None |
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Francis C. Oakley 54 Scott Hill Road Williamstown, MA 01267 Age 76 |
Director |
Since 2000 |
Professor of History, Williams College, (19612002); Professor Emeritus since 2002. President
Emeritus since 1994 and President, (19851994); Chairman (19931997) and Interim President (20022003) of the American Council of
Learned Societies. Trustee since 1997 and Chairman of the Board since 2005, National Humanities Center. |
None |
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David H.
Porter 5 Birch Run Drive Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Age 72 |
Director |
Since
1997 |
Visiting Professor of Classics, Williams College, since 1999; President Emeritus, Skidmore College since 1999 and President,
(19871998). |
None |
Name, Address, and Age |
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Position |
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Length of Time Served |
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Principal Occupation During the Past 5 Years |
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Other Directorships Held by Director | ||||||||||
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Paul Craig Roberts 169 Pompano St. Panama City Beach, FL 32413 Age 68 |
Director |
Since 1983 |
Chairman, Institute for Political Economy. |
None |
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Nancy-Beth Sheerr 1409 Beaumont Drive Gladwyne, PA 19035 Age 58 |
Director |
Since 1996 |
Senior Financial Advisor, Veritable L.P. (Investment Adviser) since 2004; Senior Financial Advisor,
Hawthorn, (20012004). |
None |
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Officers |
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David T. Henigson Age 50 |
Vice President/ Secretary/ Chief Compliance Officer |
Since 1994 |
Director, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser. Director and Vice President of the
Distributor. Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of each of the 14 Value Line Funds. |
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Stephen R. Anastasio Age 48 |
Treasurer |
Since 2005 |
Corporate Controller of the Adviser until 2003; Chief Financial Officer of the Adviser (20032005);
Treasurer of the Adviser since 2005; Treasurer of each of the 14 Value Line Funds since 2005. |
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Howard A. Brecher Age 53 |
Assistant Treasurer/ Assistant Secretary |
Since 2005 |
Director, Vice President and Secretary of the Adviser. Director and Vice President of the
Distributor. |
* |
Mrs. Buttner is an interested person as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 by virtue of her positions with the Adviser and her indirect ownership of a controlling interest in the Adviser. |
The Funds Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
includes additional information about the Funds directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling
1-800-243-2729. |
* |
Only available through the purchase of Guardian Investor, a tax deferred variable annuity, or ValuePlus, a variable life insurance policy. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics
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(a) The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal |
executive officer, and principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
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(f) Pursuant to item 12(a), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its |
Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, and principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a)(1)The Registrant has an Audit Committee Financial Expert serving on its Audit Committee.
(2) The Registrants Board has designated John W. Chandler, a member of the Registrants Audit Committee, as the Registrants Audit Committee Financial Expert. Mr. Chandler is an independent director who is a senior consultant with Academic Search Consultation Service. He spent most of his professional career at Williams College, where he served as a faculty member, Dean of the Faculty, and President (1973-85). He
also served as President of Hamilton College (1968-73), and as President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (1985-90). He has also previously served as Trustee Emeritus and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Duke University.
A person who is designated as an audit committee financial expert shall not make such person an "expert" for any purpose, including without limitation under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 or under applicable fiduciary laws, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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(a)Audit Fees 2007 - $35,894 |
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(b) Audit-Related fees None. |
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(c) Tax Preparation Fees 2007 -$7,517 |
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(d) All Other Fees None |
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(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy. All services to be performed for |
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the Registrant by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP must be pre-approved |
by the audit committee. All services performed were pre-approved by the committee.
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(e) (2) Not applicable. |
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(f) Not applicable. |
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(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees 2007 -$7,517 |
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(h) Not applicable. |
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
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(a) |
The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c) ) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, are appropriately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively. |
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(b) |
The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrants internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
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(a) |
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers attached hereto as Exhibit 99.COE |
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(b) |
(1) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(2) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
By |
/s/_________________________________ |
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Jean B. Buttner, President |
Date: |
February 26, 2008 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: |
/s/____________________________________________ |
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Jean B. Buttner, President, Principal Executive Officer |
By: |
/s/_________________________________________________ |
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Stephen R. Anastasio, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer |
Date February 26, 2008