www.prospectorfunds.com
|
December 31, 2019
|
(As of August 31, 2018)
|
(As of September 30, 2019)
|
John D. Gillespie
|
Kevin R. O’Brien
|
Jason A. Kish
|
One Year
|
Three Year
|
Five Year
|
Ten Year
|
Since Inception(1)
|
|
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
22.33%
|
9.71%
|
8.10%
|
8.13%
|
6.19%
|
S&P 500 Index(2)
|
31.49%
|
15.27%
|
11.70%
|
13.56%
|
8.56%
|
(1)
|
September 28, 2007
|
(2)
|
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index generally representative of the U.S. market for large capitalization stocks. This Index cannot be
invested in directly.
|
One Year
|
Three Year
|
Five Year
|
Ten Year
|
Since Inception(1)
|
|
Opportunity Fund
|
25.73%
|
9.87%
|
10.22%
|
11.51%
|
9.47%
|
Russell 2000 Index(2)
|
25.52%
|
8.59%
|
8.23%
|
11.83%
|
7.52%
|
Russell Midcap Index(3)
|
30.54%
|
12.06%
|
9.33%
|
13.19%
|
8.54%
|
(1)
|
September 28, 2007
|
(2)
|
An unmanaged small-cap index that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. This index cannot be invested in directly.
|
(3)
|
An unmanaged mid-cap index that measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index. This index cannot be invested in directly.
|
Expenses Paid
|
|||
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During Period(1)
|
|
Value (07/01/19)
|
Value (12/31/19)
|
(07/01/19 to 12/31/19)
|
|
Capital Appreciation Actual(2)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,051.00
|
$6.57
|
Capital Appreciation Hypothetical
|
|||
(5% return before expenses)
|
1,000.00
|
1,018.80
|
6.46
|
Opportunity Actual(2)
|
1,000.00
|
1,054.60
|
6.58
|
Opportunity Hypothetical
|
|||
(5% return before expenses)
|
1,000.00
|
1,018.80
|
6.46
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 1.27% and 1.27% for Capital Appreciation Fund and Opportunity Fund, respectively, multiplied by
the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
|
(2)
|
Based on the actual returns for the six-month period ended December 31, 2019 of 5.10% and 5.46% for Capital Appreciation Fund and Opportunity Fund, respectively.
|
RenaissanceRe Holdings
|
3.5%
|
||
Brown & Brown
|
3.5%
|
||
Verint Systems, 1.500%, 06/01/2021
|
3.0%
|
||
Abbott Laboratories
|
2.9%
|
||
Forestar Group, 3.750%, 03/01/2020
|
2.8%
|
||
Hess
|
2.7%
|
||
Coca-Cola
|
2.7%
|
||
Berkshire Hathaway, Class B
|
2.5%
|
||
Akamai Technologies, 0.125%, 05/01/2025
|
2.4%
|
||
Liberty Media, 2.125%, 03/31/2048
|
2.3%
|
(1)
|
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
|
||
(2)
|
Sector allocation includes all investment types.
|
||
(3)
|
Invesco Treasury Portfolio excluded from top 10 holdings.
|
Brown & Brown
|
4.2%
|
||
RenaissanceRe Holdings
|
3.6%
|
||
Globe Life
|
3.4%
|
||
Newmont Goldcorp
|
2.3%
|
||
Swedish Match
|
2.3%
|
||
Mercury General
|
2.1%
|
||
Axis Capital Holdings
|
2.0%
|
||
Nestle
|
1.9%
|
||
KeyCorp
|
1.8%
|
||
Hess
|
1.6%
|
(1)
|
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
|
||
(2)
|
Sector allocation includes all investment types.
|
||
(3)
|
Invesco Treasury Portfolio excluded from top 10 holdings.
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 75.9%
|
||||||||
Banks – 5.0%
|
||||||||
Brookline Bancorp
|
14,800
|
$
|
243,608
|
|||||
Dime Community Bancshares
|
11,200
|
233,968
|
||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp
|
8,600
|
264,364
|
||||||
Kearny Financial
|
12,800
|
177,024
|
||||||
KeyCorp
|
13,500
|
273,240
|
||||||
OceanFirst Financial
|
10,800
|
275,832
|
||||||
1,468,036
|
||||||||
Communication Services – 1.6%
|
||||||||
Telephone & Data Systems
|
18,475
|
469,819
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 2.1%
|
||||||||
Darden Restaurants
|
2,900
|
316,129
|
||||||
Lowe’s Companies
|
2,450
|
293,412
|
||||||
609,541
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples – 13.7%
|
||||||||
Campbell Soup
|
4,150
|
205,093
|
||||||
Coca-Cola
|
14,225
|
787,354
|
||||||
Colgate-Palmolive
|
6,900
|
474,996
|
||||||
JM Smucker
|
2,850
|
296,770
|
||||||
Mondelez International, Class A
|
7,250
|
399,330
|
||||||
Nestle
|
6,100
|
660,424
|
||||||
Swedish Match
|
9,600
|
494,844
|
||||||
Tootsie Roll Industries
|
11,521
|
393,327
|
||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance
|
5,150
|
303,644
|
||||||
4,015,782
|
||||||||
Energy – 5.9%
|
||||||||
Devon Energy
|
5,600
|
145,432
|
||||||
Exxon Mobil
|
3,750
|
261,675
|
||||||
Hess
|
12,000
|
801,720
|
||||||
Suncor Energy
|
15,600
|
511,680
|
||||||
1,720,507
|
||||||||
Healthcare – 6.2%
|
||||||||
Abbott Laboratories
|
9,850
|
855,571
|
||||||
AstraZeneca – ADR
|
6,200
|
309,132
|
||||||
Merck & Co.
|
7,350
|
668,482
|
||||||
1,833,185
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 75.9% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Industrials – 4.3%
|
||||||||
Eaton
|
6,450
|
$
|
610,944
|
|||||
Pentair
|
7,600
|
348,612
|
||||||
Regal Beloit
|
3,700
|
316,757
|
||||||
1,276,313
|
||||||||
Information Technology – 7.5%
|
||||||||
FARO Technologies*
|
7,000
|
352,450
|
||||||
FLIR Systems
|
12,450
|
648,272
|
||||||
Leidos Holdings
|
3,000
|
293,670
|
||||||
Microsoft
|
2,600
|
410,020
|
||||||
Oracle
|
5,700
|
301,986
|
||||||
Science Applications International
|
2,200
|
191,444
|
||||||
2,197,842
|
||||||||
Insurance Brokers – 3.5%
|
||||||||
Brown & Brown
|
25,700
|
1,014,636
|
||||||
Life & Health Insurance – 4.3%
|
||||||||
Aflac
|
10,400
|
550,160
|
||||||
Globe Life
|
3,400
|
357,850
|
||||||
Voya Financial
|
5,700
|
347,586
|
||||||
1,255,596
|
||||||||
Materials – 3.3%
|
||||||||
Domtar
|
13,951
|
533,486
|
||||||
Louisiana-Pacific
|
14,800
|
439,116
|
||||||
972,602
|
||||||||
Multi-line Insurance – 1.6%
|
||||||||
Loews
|
9,100
|
477,659
|
||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance – 10.9%
|
||||||||
Axis Capital Holdings
|
9,600
|
570,624
|
||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Class B*
|
3,250
|
736,125
|
||||||
Employers Holdings
|
3,400
|
141,950
|
||||||
First American Financial
|
4,875
|
284,310
|
||||||
Hanover Insurance Group
|
3,100
|
423,677
|
||||||
Lancashire Holdings
|
32,000
|
325,112
|
||||||
Mercury General
|
7,800
|
380,094
|
||||||
ProAssurance
|
9,300
|
336,102
|
||||||
3,197,994
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 18.1% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Real Estate – 2.8%
|
||||||||
Forestar Group
|
||||||||
3.750%, 03/01/2020
|
$
|
825,000
|
$
|
825,051
|
||||
Total Convertible Bonds
|
||||||||
(Cost $4,964,504)
|
5,314,527
|
|||||||
CORPORATE BOND – 1.4%
|
||||||||
Information Technology – 1.4%
|
||||||||
FLIR Systems
|
||||||||
3.125%, 06/15/2021
|
||||||||
(Cost $404,581)
|
400,000
|
403,250
|
||||||
Shares
|
||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 4.7%
|
||||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, 1.496%^
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,379,033)
|
1,379,033
|
1,379,033
|
||||||
Total Investments – 100.1%
|
||||||||
(Cost $23,036,311)
|
29,384,955
|
|||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%
|
(13,739
|
)
|
||||||
Total Net Assets – 100.0%
|
$
|
29,371,216
|
*
|
Non-income producing security
|
|
(a)
|
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that
program or other “qualified institutional buyers.” As of December 31, 2019, the value of these investments was $1,174,001 or 4.0% of total net assets.
|
|
^
|
The rate shown is the seven-day yield effective December 31, 2019.
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 92.2%
|
||||||||
Banks – 15.2%
|
||||||||
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
|
51,700
|
$
|
1,913,934
|
|||||
Brookline Bancorp
|
70,800
|
1,165,368
|
||||||
Central Pacific Financial
|
52,900
|
1,564,782
|
||||||
Central Valley Community Bancorp
|
31,200
|
676,104
|
||||||
Citigroup
|
13,870
|
1,108,074
|
||||||
Comerica
|
12,200
|
875,350
|
||||||
Dime Community Bancshares
|
54,400
|
1,136,416
|
||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp
|
45,300
|
1,392,522
|
||||||
HarborOne Bancorp*
|
133,294
|
1,464,901
|
||||||
HomeTrust Bancshares
|
33,490
|
898,537
|
||||||
Kearny Financial
|
101,526
|
1,404,105
|
||||||
KeyCorp
|
128,500
|
2,600,840
|
||||||
OceanFirst Financial
|
66,200
|
1,690,748
|
||||||
PCSB Financial
|
70,800
|
1,433,700
|
||||||
Waterstone Financial
|
78,000
|
1,484,340
|
||||||
Western New England Bancorp
|
96,935
|
933,484
|
||||||
21,743,205
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 6.8%
|
||||||||
Darden Restaurants
|
15,600
|
1,700,556
|
||||||
eBay
|
54,700
|
1,975,217
|
||||||
Home Depot
|
10,200
|
2,227,476
|
||||||
Hyatt Hotels, Class A
|
13,400
|
1,202,114
|
||||||
Noodles & Company*
|
305,304
|
1,691,384
|
||||||
William Hill
|
370,400
|
924,602
|
||||||
9,721,349
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples – 10.8%
|
||||||||
Carlsberg A/S, Class B
|
6,100
|
909,984
|
||||||
Church & Dwight
|
28,400
|
1,997,656
|
||||||
Colgate-Palmolive
|
32,000
|
2,202,880
|
||||||
JM Smucker
|
10,950
|
1,140,223
|
||||||
Mondelez International, Class A
|
34,000
|
1,872,720
|
||||||
Nestle
|
24,400
|
2,641,695
|
||||||
Swedish Match
|
63,000
|
3,247,412
|
||||||
Tootsie Roll Industries
|
40,468
|
1,381,578
|
||||||
15,394,148
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 92.2% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 4.2%
|
||||||||
CBOE Global Markets
|
10,500
|
$
|
1,260,000
|
|||||
Federated Investors, Class B
|
59,700
|
1,945,623
|
||||||
Franklin Resources
|
32,600
|
846,948
|
||||||
Invesco
|
48,100
|
864,838
|
||||||
Jefferies Financial Group
|
50,500
|
1,079,185
|
||||||
5,996,594
|
||||||||
Energy – 4.3%
|
||||||||
Devon Energy
|
27,000
|
701,190
|
||||||
Hess
|
35,100
|
2,345,031
|
||||||
Noble Energy
|
58,200
|
1,445,688
|
||||||
Schlumberger
|
42,200
|
1,696,440
|
||||||
6,188,349
|
||||||||
Healthcare – 3.6%
|
||||||||
AstraZeneca – ADR
|
13,700
|
683,082
|
||||||
Johnson & Johnson
|
5,200
|
758,524
|
||||||
Medtronic
|
14,000
|
1,588,300
|
||||||
Merck & Co.
|
23,048
|
2,096,215
|
||||||
5,126,121
|
||||||||
Industrials – 5.1%
|
||||||||
CIRCOR International*
|
18,900
|
873,936
|
||||||
Landstar System
|
8,750
|
996,363
|
||||||
Moog
|
12,200
|
1,041,026
|
||||||
Pentair
|
40,900
|
1,876,083
|
||||||
Powell Industries
|
14,183
|
694,825
|
||||||
Regal Beloit
|
21,400
|
1,832,054
|
||||||
7,314,287
|
||||||||
Information Technology – 10.1%
|
||||||||
FARO Technologies*
|
36,500
|
1,837,775
|
||||||
FLIR Systems
|
43,100
|
2,244,217
|
||||||
Leidos Holdings
|
23,450
|
2,295,520
|
||||||
Littelfuse
|
8,400
|
1,606,920
|
||||||
Maxim Integrated Products
|
35,600
|
2,189,756
|
||||||
Microsoft
|
10,500
|
1,655,850
|
||||||
Paychex
|
24,450
|
2,079,717
|
||||||
Xilinx
|
5,250
|
513,293
|
||||||
14,423,048
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 92.2% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Insurance Brokers – 5.0%
|
||||||||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
|
11,400
|
$
|
1,085,622
|
|||||
Brown & Brown
|
153,450
|
6,058,206
|
||||||
7,143,828
|
||||||||
Life & Health Insurance – 6.5%
|
||||||||
Aflac
|
26,300
|
1,391,270
|
||||||
Globe Life
|
46,000
|
4,841,500
|
||||||
Primerica
|
12,150
|
1,586,304
|
||||||
Voya Financial
|
23,700
|
1,445,226
|
||||||
9,264,300
|
||||||||
Materials – 3.2%
|
||||||||
Domtar
|
9,700
|
370,928
|
||||||
Kinross Gold*
|
97,100
|
460,254
|
||||||
Newmont Goldcorp
|
75,500
|
3,280,475
|
||||||
Victoria Gold*
|
59,186
|
385,301
|
||||||
4,496,958
|
||||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance – 12.3%
|
||||||||
Axis Capital Holdings
|
49,100
|
2,918,504
|
||||||
Cincinnati Financial
|
11,150
|
1,172,422
|
||||||
Employers Holdings
|
48,200
|
2,012,350
|
||||||
Hanover Insurance Group
|
17,150
|
2,343,890
|
||||||
Kemper
|
23,300
|
1,805,750
|
||||||
Lancashire Holdings
|
203,300
|
2,065,477
|
||||||
Mercury General
|
60,500
|
2,948,165
|
||||||
ProAssurance
|
17,600
|
636,064
|
||||||
Selective Insurance Group
|
24,550
|
1,600,415
|
||||||
17,503,037
|
||||||||
Real Estate – 1.5%
|
||||||||
Cousins Properties
|
32,723
|
1,348,188
|
||||||
Howard Hughes*
|
5,900
|
748,120
|
||||||
2,096,308
|
||||||||
Reinsurance – 3.6%
|
||||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings
|
26,050
|
5,106,321
|
||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
||||||||
(Cost $100,014,615)
|
131,517,853
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
CONVERTIBLE BOND – 0.3%
|
||||||||
Real Estate – 0.3%
|
||||||||
Forestar Group
|
||||||||
3.750%, 03/01/2020
|
||||||||
(Cost $450,908)
|
$
|
450,000
|
$
|
450,028
|
||||
Shares
|
||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 7.1%
|
||||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, 1.496%^
|
||||||||
(Cost $10,177,189)
|
10,177,189
|
10,177,189
|
||||||
Total Investments – 99.6%
|
||||||||
(Cost $110,642,712)
|
142,145,070
|
|||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net – 0.4%
|
539,440
|
|||||||
Total Net Assets – 100.0%
|
$
|
142,684,510
|
*
|
Non-income producing security
|
|
^
|
The rate shown is the seven-day yield effective December 31, 2019.
|
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
Opportunity Fund
|
|||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Investments, at market value
|
||||||||
(Cost of $23,036,311 and $110,642,712, respectively)
|
$
|
29,384,955
|
$
|
142,145,070
|
||||
Receivable for dividends and interest
|
50,164
|
186,888
|
||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
67
|
541,617
|
||||||
Receivable for investments sold
|
62,979
|
—
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
10,898
|
20,877
|
||||||
Total assets
|
29,509,063
|
142,894,452
|
||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed
|
—
|
20,000
|
||||||
Payable for investments purchased
|
61,272
|
—
|
||||||
Payable to Adviser, net
|
5,728
|
83,045
|
||||||
Payable for administration fees
|
8,835
|
23,883
|
||||||
Payable for audit & tax fees
|
46,862
|
46,862
|
||||||
Accrued distribution fees
|
1,344
|
9,257
|
||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
13,806
|
26,895
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
137,847
|
209,942
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
29,371,216
|
$
|
142,684,510
|
||||
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Portfolio capital
|
$
|
22,624,750
|
$
|
109,743,824
|
||||
Total distributable earnings
|
6,746,466
|
32,940,686
|
||||||
Total net assets
|
$
|
29,371,216
|
$
|
142,684,510
|
||||
CAPITAL STOCK, $0.001 par value
|
||||||||
Authorized
|
500,000,000
|
500,000,000
|
||||||
Issued and outstanding
|
1,561,992
|
6,432,704
|
||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE,
|
||||||||
AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE
|
$
|
18.80
|
$
|
22.18
|
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
Opportunity Fund
|
|||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||||||
Interest income
|
$
|
98,632
|
$
|
156,369
|
||||
Dividend income
|
470,542
|
2,909,159
|
||||||
Less: Foreign taxes withheld
|
(5,371
|
)
|
(12,737
|
)
|
||||
Total investment income
|
563,803
|
3,052,791
|
||||||
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||
Investment advisory fees
|
299,362
|
1,393,812
|
||||||
Administration fees
|
55,040
|
139,107
|
||||||
Audit & tax fees
|
46,859
|
46,859
|
||||||
Fund accounting fees
|
41,381
|
48,775
|
||||||
Transfer agent fees
|
25,097
|
51,260
|
||||||
Registration fees
|
24,791
|
29,620
|
||||||
Distribution fees
|
13,512
|
90,576
|
||||||
Legal fees
|
11,880
|
57,118
|
||||||
Directors’ fees
|
11,172
|
50,899
|
||||||
Custodian fees
|
6,515
|
9,397
|
||||||
Other expenses
|
6,511
|
21,336
|
||||||
Postage and printing fees
|
2,553
|
13,498
|
||||||
Total expenses
|
544,673
|
1,952,257
|
||||||
Less: Fee waivers
|
(185,326
|
)
|
(278,377
|
)
|
||||
Total net expenses
|
359,347
|
1,673,880
|
||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
204,456
|
1,378,911
|
||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS:
|
||||||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
2,027,696
|
5,973,772
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized
|
||||||||
appreciation/depreciation of investments
|
3,298,601
|
21,649,594
|
||||||
Net gain on investments
|
5,326,297
|
27,623,366
|
||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
5,530,753
|
$
|
29,002,277
|
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
||||||||
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
December 31, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
204,456
|
$
|
180,678
|
||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
2,027,696
|
794,617
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
|
||||||||
depreciation of investments
|
3,298,601
|
(1,752,060
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations
|
5,530,753
|
(776,765
|
)
|
|||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
123,779
|
85,822
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
1,541,077
|
1,050,298
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(1,297,679
|
)
|
(848,281
|
)
|
||||
Net increase from capital share transactions
|
367,177
|
287,839
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
(1,706,127
|
)
|
(1,096,660
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
|
4,191,803
|
(1,585,586
|
)
|
|||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
25,179,413
|
26,764,999
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
29,371,216
|
$
|
25,179,413
|
||||
TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
6,939
|
4,959
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
84,489
|
64,753
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(70,708
|
)
|
(46,542
|
)
|
||||
Net increase
|
20,720
|
23,170
|
Opportunity Fund
|
||||||||
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
December 31, 2019
|
December 31, 2018
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
1,378,911
|
$
|
1,119,160
|
||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
5,973,772
|
7,722,717
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
|
||||||||
depreciation of investments
|
21,649,594
|
(14,581,541
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations
|
29,002,277
|
(5,739,664
|
)
|
|||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
15,922,060
|
20,253,107
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
5,660,674
|
7,888,798
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(15,972,405
|
)
|
(16,227,515
|
)
|
||||
Redemption fees
|
1,272
|
4,959
|
||||||
Net increase from capital share transactions
|
5,611,601
|
11,919,349
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
(6,180,425
|
)
|
(8,537,974
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
|
28,433,453
|
(2,358,289
|
)
|
|||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
114,251,057
|
116,609,346
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
142,684,510
|
$
|
114,251,057
|
||||
TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
745,627
|
958,762
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
264,517
|
430,611
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(763,386
|
)
|
(796,796
|
)
|
||||
Net increase
|
246,758
|
592,577
|
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
||||||||||||||||
For a Fund share outstanding
|
||||||||||||||||||||
throughout the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year
|
$
|
16.34
|
$
|
17.63
|
$
|
16.80
|
$
|
14.84
|
$
|
15.61
|
||||||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.14
|
0.12
|
0.09
|
0.22
|
0.21
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
3.47
|
(0.67
|
)
|
1.82
|
1.96
|
(0.60
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Total from operations
|
3.61
|
(0.55
|
)
|
1.91
|
2.18
|
(0.39
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.37
|
)
|
||||||||||
From net realized gains
|
(1.03
|
)
|
(0.62
|
)
|
(0.99
|
)
|
—
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.15
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
(1.08
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
End of year
|
$
|
18.80
|
$
|
16.34
|
$
|
17.63
|
$
|
16.80
|
$
|
14.84
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
22.33
|
%
|
(3.07
|
)%
|
11.38
|
%
|
14.68
|
%
|
(2.52
|
)%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
|
$
|
29,371
|
$
|
25,179
|
$
|
26,765
|
$
|
25,663
|
$
|
24,328
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
1.95
|
%
|
1.97
|
%
|
2.02
|
%
|
2.06
|
%
|
1.88
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.29
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
0.08
|
%
|
(0.00
|
)%
|
(0.23
|
)%
|
0.58
|
%
|
0.47
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.67
|
%
|
0.49
|
%
|
1.34
|
%
|
1.05
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
25
|
%
|
28
|
%
|
23
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
Opportunity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
||||||||||||||||
For a Fund share outstanding
|
||||||||||||||||||||
throughout the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year
|
$
|
18.47
|
$
|
20.85
|
$
|
20.17
|
$
|
17.29
|
$
|
20.75
|
||||||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.23
|
0.19
|
0.11
|
0.13
|
0.14
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
4.49
|
(1.11
|
)
|
1.98
|
3.50
|
0.18
|
||||||||||||||
Total from operations
|
4.72
|
(0.92
|
)
|
2.09
|
3.63
|
0.32
|
||||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income
|
(0.23
|
)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
||||||||||
From net realized gains
|
(0.78
|
)
|
(1.27
|
)
|
(1.31
|
)
|
(0.53
|
)
|
(3.61
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.01
|
)
|
(1.46
|
)
|
(1.41
|
)
|
(0.75
|
)
|
(3.78
|
)
|
||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
End of year
|
$
|
22.18
|
$
|
18.47
|
$
|
20.85
|
$
|
20.17
|
$
|
17.29
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
25.73
|
%
|
(4.38
|
)%
|
10.33
|
%
|
21.02
|
%
|
1.33
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
|
$
|
142,685
|
$
|
114,251
|
$
|
116,609
|
$
|
106,542
|
$
|
86,128
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.53
|
%
|
1.58
|
%
|
1.59
|
%
|
1.61
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.29
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.30
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
0.85
|
%
|
0.66
|
%
|
0.23
|
%
|
0.41
|
%
|
0.28
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.06
|
%
|
0.89
|
%
|
0.51
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
0.59
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
27
|
%
|
39
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
42
|
%
|
36
|
%
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
|
Level 2 –
|
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the
identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates, discounts and similar data.
|
Level 3 –
|
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant
would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
22,288,145
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
22,288,145
|
||||||||
Convertible Bonds
|
—
|
5,314,527
|
—
|
5,314,527
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
—
|
403,250
|
—
|
403,250
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
1,379,033
|
—
|
—
|
1,379,033
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments
|
$
|
23,667,178
|
$
|
5,717,777
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
29,384,955
|
||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Opportunity Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
131,517,853
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
131,517,853
|
||||||||
Convertible Bond
|
—
|
450,028
|
—
|
450,028
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
10,177,189
|
—
|
—
|
10,177,189
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments
|
$
|
141,695,042
|
$
|
450,028
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
142,145,070
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
||
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
$ 6,613,041
|
$ 8,483,894
|
|
Opportunity Fund
|
33,402,022
|
38,451,443
|
Aggregate
|
Aggregate
|
Net
|
Federal
|
||
Gross
|
Gross
|
Appreciation/
|
Income
|
||
Appreciation
|
Depreciation
|
(Depreciation)
|
Tax Cost
|
||
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
$ 6,452,809
|
$ (210,437)
|
$ 6,242,372
|
$ 23,142,804
|
|
Opportunity Fund
|
33,092,790
|
(1,715,088)
|
31,377,702
|
110,766,081
|
Undistributed
|
Undistributed
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||
Ordinary
|
Long-Term
|
Accumulated
|
Unrealized
|
Distributable
|
||
Income
|
Capital Gains
|
Losses
|
Appreciation
|
Earnings
|
||
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
$ 19,309
|
$ 488,770
|
$(3,985)
|
$ 6,242,372
|
$ 6,746,466
|
|
Opportunity Fund
|
120,695
|
1,445,504
|
(3,215)
|
31,377,702
|
32,940,686
|
Ordinary
|
Long Term
|
|||
Income*
|
Capital Gains**
|
Total
|
||
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
$ 224,121
|
$1,482,006
|
$1,706,127
|
|
Opportunity Fund
|
1,420,190
|
4,760,235
|
6,180,425
|
Ordinary
|
Long Term
|
|||
Income*
|
Capital Gains**
|
Total
|
||
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
$ 229,872
|
$ 866,788
|
$1,096,660
|
|
Opportunity Fund
|
1,257,291
|
7,280,683
|
8,537,974
|
*
|
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income distributions.
|
|
**
|
Funds designate long-term capital gain dividends pursuant to IRC Sec. 852(b)(3)(C).
|
Expiration
|
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
Opportunity Fund
|
||||||
12/31/20
|
$
|
186,958
|
$
|
302,782
|
||||
12/31/21
|
182,097
|
286,686
|
||||||
12/31/22
|
185,326
|
278,377
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
554,381
|
$
|
867,845
|
1.
|
the nature, extent and quality of investment, and other services to be rendered by the Advisor;
|
||
2.
|
payments to be received by the Advisor from all sources with respect to the Funds;
|
||
3.
|
comparative fee and expense data for the Funds and other investment companies with similar investment objectives;
|
||
4.
|
the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of investors;
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5.
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the Advisor’s policies and practices regarding allocation of portfolio transactions of the Funds, including the extent to which the Advisor may benefit from soft dollar arrangements;
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6.
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fall-out benefits which the Advisor and its affiliates may receive from their relationships to the Funds;
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7.
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information about fees charged by the Advisor to other clients with similar investment objectives;
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||
8.
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the professional experience and qualifications of the Funds’ portfolio managers and other senior personnel of the Advisor;
|
||
9.
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profitability of the Advisor; and
|
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10.
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the terms of the Advisory Agreement.
|
Term of
|
Number of
|
||||
Office
|
Portfolios
|
Other
|
|||
and
|
Principal
|
in Fund
|
Directorships
|
||
Name,
|
Length
|
Occupation
|
Complex
|
Served
|
|
Year of Birth
|
of Time
|
During Past
|
Overseen
|
During Past
|
|
and Address^
|
Position
|
Served*
|
5 Years
|
by Director
|
5 Years
|
Independent Board Members
|
|||||
Harvey D. Hirsch*
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
|
Retired.
|
2
|
None.
|
Year of Birth: 1941
|
Since
|
||||
September 7,
|
|||||
2007
|
|||||
Joseph Klein III*
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
|
Managing Director of Gauss
|
2
|
Ionis
|
Year of Birth: 1961
|
Since
|
Capital Advisors, LLC,
|
Pharmaceuticals,
|
||
September 7,
|
a financial consulting and
|
Inc.; Akcea
|
|||
2007
|
investment advisory firm
|
Therapeutics,
|
|||
focused on biopharmaceuticals
|
Inc.
|
||||
since he founded the company
|
|||||
in March 1998.
|
|||||
Roy L. Nersesian*
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
|
Professor of the Leon Hess
|
2
|
None.
|
Year of Birth: 1939
|
Since
|
School of Business, Monmouth
|
|||
September 7,
|
University, since September 1985.
|
||||
2007
|
Adjunct Professor of the Center
|
||||
for Energy and Marine
|
|||||
Transportation, Columbia
|
|||||
University, since September 2000.
|
|||||
John T. Rossello, Jr.*
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
|
Retired.
|
2
|
None.
|
Year of Birth: 1951
|
Since
|
||||
September 7,
|
|||||
2007
|
Term of
|
Number of
|
||||
Office
|
Portfolios
|
Other
|
|||
and
|
Principal
|
in Fund
|
Directorships
|
||
Name,
|
Length
|
Occupation
|
Complex
|
Served
|
|
Year of Birth
|
of Time
|
During Past
|
Overseen
|
During Past
|
|
and Address^
|
Position
|
Served*
|
5 Years
|
by Director
|
5 Years
|
Kim Just
|
Chief
|
Indefinite;
|
Chief Compliance Officer at
|
N/A
|
None.
|
Year of Birth: 1967
|
Compliance
|
Since
|
Prospector Partners, LLC
|
||
Officer
|
September 7,
|
since March 2006.
|
|||
2007
|
|||||
Benjamin Eirich
|
Assistant
|
Indefinite;
|
Assistant Vice President, U.S.
|
N/A
|
None.
|
Year of Birth: 1981
|
Secretary
|
Since
|
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
|
||
September 5,
|
a mutual fund service provider,
|
||||
2019
|
since June 2008.
|
^
|
The address for all directors and officers is 370 Church Street, Guilford, Connecticut 06437.
|
*
|
Each of the Company’s directors was elected by written consent of the sole shareholder of the Funds on September 7, 2007.
|
†
|
John D. Gillespie is an interested director of the Fund because he is also the managing member of the Investment Manager.
|
FYE 12/31/2019
|
FYE 12/31/2018
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$82,400
|
$80,000
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
$0
|
$0
|
Tax Fees
|
$11,330
|
$11,000
|
All Other Fees
|
$0
|
$0
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 12/31/2019
|
FYE 12/31/2018
|
Registrant
|
$0
|
$0
|
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
|
$0
|
$0
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of
this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
|
(b)
|
There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
(a)
|
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an
exhibit. Filed herewith.
|
(b)
|
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.
|
(1)
|
service on the board of directors or governing board of a publicly traded entity;
|
(2)
|
the receipt of any non-nominal gifts from persons or entities who have or are seeking business relationships with the Fund;
|
(3)
|
the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Fund has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is
business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;
|
(4)
|
any ownership interest (material to the officer) in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any entities doing business with the
Fund, other than its service providers or their respective affiliates; and
|
(5)
|
any direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Fund for effecting portfolio transactions or
for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment with the Fund’s service providers or their respective affiliates.
|
(1)
|
become familiar with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Fund;
|
(2)
|
not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Fund to others;
|
(3)
|
to the extent appropriate, consult with other officers and employees of the Fund and its service providers;
|
(4)
|
promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations; and
|
(5)
|
upon becoming a Covered Officer, affirm in writing to the Fund that the officer has received, read and understands the Code and, annually
thereafter, affirm to the Fund that the officer has complied with the requirements of the Code.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Prospector Funds, Inc.;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if
the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: March 6, 2020
|
/s/John D. Gillespie
John D. Gillespie
President
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Prospector Funds, Inc.;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if
the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: March 6, 2020
|
/s/Peter N. Perugini, Jr.
Peter N. Perugini, Jr.
Treasurer
|
/s/John D. Gillespie
John D. Gillespie
President, Prospector Funds, Inc.
|
/s/Peter N. Perugini, Jr.
Peter N. Perugini, Jr.
Treasurer, Prospector Funds, Inc.
|
Dated: March 6, 2020
|
Dated: March 6, 2020
|