Letter From the Manager
|
1
|
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Industry Breakdowns
|
4
|
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Schedules of Investments
|
7
|
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
|
16
|
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Statements of Operations
|
17
|
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
18
|
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Financial Highlights
|
21
|
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Notes to the Financial Statements
|
26
|
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Additional Information on Fund Expenses
|
39
|
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Additional Information
|
41
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS
|
100.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Blank Checks
|
1.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
44,300
|
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp.—Class A*
|
$
|
709,686
|
||||||||||||
Business Services
|
13.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
26,400
|
JOYY, Inc.—ADR*^
|
1,424,808
|
|||||||||||||
193,674
|
OptimizeRx Corp.*
|
1,617,178
|
|||||||||||||
12,000
|
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*
|
1,295,880
|
|||||||||||||
37,975
|
Zillow Group, Inc.—Class C*
|
2,119,385
|
|||||||||||||
6,457,251
|
|||||||||||||||
Calculating and Accounting
|
|||||||||||||||
Machines (No Electronic Computers)
|
5.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
285,700
|
USA Technologies, Inc.*
|
2,385,595
|
|||||||||||||
Catalog & Mail—Order Houses
|
2.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
4,800
|
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.—ADR*^
|
998,400
|
|||||||||||||
Communications Equipment
|
4.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
271,740
|
Powerfleet, Inc.*
|
1,915,767
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
4.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
198,911
|
Immersion Corp.*
|
1,390,388
|
|||||||||||||
19,400
|
Impinj, Inc.*
|
596,550
|
|||||||||||||
1,986,938
|
|||||||||||||||
Computer Programing and Data Processing
|
20.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
2,000
|
Alphabet, Inc.—Class C*
|
2,678,660
|
|||||||||||||
6,800
|
Facebook, Inc.—Class A*
|
1,308,796
|
|||||||||||||
9,300
|
MongoDB, Inc.—Class A*
|
1,418,250
|
|||||||||||||
25,500
|
SVMK, Inc.*
|
464,865
|
|||||||||||||
30,000
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HK) (a)
|
1,521,141
|
|||||||||||||
69,317
|
Twitter, Inc.*
|
2,301,324
|
|||||||||||||
9,693,036
|
|||||||||||||||
Direct Mail Advertising Services
|
2.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
95,617
|
SharpSpring, Inc.*
|
1,090,034
|
|||||||||||||
Electronic Computers
|
1.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
2,300
|
Apple, Inc.
|
628,728
|
|||||||||||||
Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
|
0.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
3,500
|
Teladoc Health, Inc.*
|
437,360
|
|||||||||||||
Patent Owners and Lessors
|
6.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
457,096
|
Digital Turbine, Inc.*
|
2,801,998
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
100.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Personal Services
|
3.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
54,000
|
Yelp, Inc.—Class A*
|
$
|
1,688,580
|
||||||||||||
Prepackaged Software
|
21.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
112,299
|
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.*
|
583,955
|
|||||||||||||
5,400
|
Paylocity Holding Corp.*
|
699,408
|
|||||||||||||
37,760
|
SINA Corp.*^
|
1,236,640
|
|||||||||||||
34,000
|
Square, Inc.—Class A*
|
2,833,220
|
|||||||||||||
17,700
|
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*
|
994,209
|
|||||||||||||
33,800
|
Twilio, Inc.—Class A*
|
3,807,232
|
|||||||||||||
10,154,664
|
|||||||||||||||
Radio, Television, and Publishers’ Advertising Representatives
|
4.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
127,600
|
Yext, Inc.*
|
1,934,416
|
|||||||||||||
Real Estate
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
159,681
|
Leju Holdings Ltd.—ADR*^
|
287,442
|
|||||||||||||
Savings Institutions, Federally Chartered
|
3.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
36,585
|
E*TRADE Financial Corp.
|
1,674,861
|
|||||||||||||
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
2.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
35,400
|
CEVA, Inc.*
|
1,005,714
|
|||||||||||||
State Commercial Banks
|
2.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
44,840
|
First Internet Bancorp
|
1,089,164
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $29,304,238)
|
46,939,634
|
||||||||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
237,424
|
First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 1.49% (b)
|
237,424
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $237,424)
|
237,424
|
||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $29,541,662)—100.6%
|
47,177,058
|
||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.6)%
|
(289,735
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0%
|
$
|
46,887,323
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
^
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
|
(a)
|
Level 2 Security. See Note 2.
|
(b)
|
7-day yield.
|
ADR
|
American Depository Receipt.
|
(HK)
|
Security denominated in Hong Kong dollars. Value translated into U.S. dollars.
|
(+)
|
Schedule of Investment is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
3.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
15,600
|
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
$
|
273,000
|
||||||||||||
1,800
|
Krystal Biotech, Inc.*
|
96,210
|
|||||||||||||
8,400
|
Mesoblast Ltd.—ADR*^
|
59,556
|
|||||||||||||
17,000
|
Precision BioSciences, Inc.*
|
136,170
|
|||||||||||||
564,936
|
|||||||||||||||
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining
|
2.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
7,400
|
Arch Coal, Inc.—Class A
|
372,590
|
|||||||||||||
Blank Checks
|
1.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
15,700
|
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp.—Class A*
|
251,514
|
|||||||||||||
Business Services
|
6.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
8,800
|
JOYY, Inc.—ADR*^
|
474,936
|
|||||||||||||
66,600
|
OptimizeRx Corp.*
|
556,110
|
|||||||||||||
1,031,046
|
|||||||||||||||
Calculating and Accounting
|
|||||||||||||||
Machines (No Electronic Computers)
|
5.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
97,900
|
USA Technologies, Inc.*
|
817,465
|
|||||||||||||
Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining
|
1.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
39,200
|
Nexa Resources SA^
|
287,728
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
4.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
68,700
|
Immersion Corp.*
|
480,213
|
|||||||||||||
6,900
|
Impinj, Inc.*
|
212,175
|
|||||||||||||
692,388
|
|||||||||||||||
Computer Programming & Data Processing
|
3.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
3,000
|
MongoDB, Inc.—Class A*
|
457,500
|
|||||||||||||
8,500
|
SVMK, Inc.*
|
154,955
|
|||||||||||||
612,455
|
|||||||||||||||
Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas
|
1.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
75,000
|
Callon Petroleum Co.*
|
170,250
|
|||||||||||||
80,000
|
Ring Energy, Inc.*
|
112,800
|
|||||||||||||
283,050
|
|||||||||||||||
Eating Places
|
2.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
10,400
|
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.
|
342,680
|
|||||||||||||
Family Clothing Stores
|
4.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
40,000
|
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
|
515,200
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Family Clothing Stores—(Continued)
|
4.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
6,000
|
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*
|
$
|
141,060
|
||||||||||||
656,260
|
|||||||||||||||
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
4.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
57,046
|
Codexis, Inc.*
|
664,586
|
|||||||||||||
Medical Laboratories
|
0.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
5,167
|
CareDx, Inc.*
|
120,443
|
|||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Business Services
|
2.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
7,800
|
NV5 Global, Inc.*
|
417,534
|
|||||||||||||
Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
|
1.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
1,200
|
Teladoc Health, Inc.*
|
149,952
|
|||||||||||||
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
4.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
112,500
|
Digital Turbine, Inc.*
|
689,625
|
|||||||||||||
Personal Services
|
3.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
18,000
|
Yelp, Inc.—Class A*
|
562,860
|
|||||||||||||
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
11.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
4,600
|
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
159,252
|
|||||||||||||
10,000
|
ChemoCentryx, Inc.*
|
447,500
|
|||||||||||||
11,834
|
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
597,499
|
|||||||||||||
31,500
|
Harrow Health, Inc.*
|
173,880
|
|||||||||||||
50,000
|
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
357,000
|
|||||||||||||
1,735,131
|
|||||||||||||||
Prepackaged Software
|
7.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
39,600
|
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.*
|
205,920
|
|||||||||||||
1,800
|
Paylocity Holding Corp.*
|
233,136
|
|||||||||||||
13,000
|
SINA Corp.*^
|
425,750
|
|||||||||||||
6,000
|
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*
|
337,020
|
|||||||||||||
1,201,826
|
|||||||||||||||
Radio, Television, and Publishers’ Advertising Representatives
|
4.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
43,400
|
Yext, Inc.*
|
657,944
|
|||||||||||||
Real Estate
|
3.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
95,800
|
Leju Holdings Ltd.—ADR*^
|
172,450
|
|||||||||||||
17,670
|
Rafael Holdings, Inc.—Class B*
|
331,489
|
|||||||||||||
503,939
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
|
0.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
8,070
|
First Northwest Bancorp
|
$
|
128,474
|
||||||||||||
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
2.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
11,800
|
CEVA, Inc.*
|
335,238
|
|||||||||||||
State Commercial Banks
|
2.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
15,470
|
First Internet Bancorp
|
375,766
|
|||||||||||||
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
14.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
144,800
|
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*
|
847,080
|
|||||||||||||
90,000
|
iCAD, Inc.*
|
1,198,800
|
|||||||||||||
6,200
|
Intersect ENT, Inc.*
|
147,932
|
|||||||||||||
2,193,812
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $13,548,121)
|
15,649,242
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
WARRANTS
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
% |
|
|
|
|||
12,750
|
TearLab Corp.*(a)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0)
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND
|
0.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
0.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
36,270
|
First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 1.49% (b)
|
36,270
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $36,270)
|
36,270
|
||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $13,584,391)—100.2%
|
15,685,512
|
||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.2)%
|
(29,947
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0%
|
$
|
15,655,565
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
^
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
|
(a)
|
Level 3 Security. See Note 2.
|
(b)
|
7-day yield.
|
ADR
|
American Depository Receipt.
|
(+)
|
Schedule of Investment is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s
|
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS
|
97.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Advertising
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
297,428
|
IZEA Worldwide, Inc.*
|
$
|
73,019
|
||||||||||||
Apparel and Accessory Stores
|
1.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
162,000
|
RTW RetailWinds, Inc.*
|
45,376
|
|||||||||||||
33,800
|
Tilly’s, Inc.—Class A
|
219,700
|
|||||||||||||
265,076
|
|||||||||||||||
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
3.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
50,000
|
IMV, Inc.*^
|
110,000
|
|||||||||||||
5,900
|
Krystal Biotech, Inc.*
|
315,355
|
|||||||||||||
15,000
|
Precision BioSciences, Inc.*
|
120,150
|
|||||||||||||
545,505
|
|||||||||||||||
Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters
|
0.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
40,000
|
Reed’s, Inc.*
|
32,520
|
|||||||||||||
Business Services
|
4.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
64,793
|
OptimizeRx Corp.*
|
541,022
|
|||||||||||||
300,000
|
Score Media and Gaming, Inc.—(CAD)*
|
127,398
|
|||||||||||||
668,420
|
|||||||||||||||
Calculating and Accounting
|
|||||||||||||||
Machines (No Electronic Computers)
|
5.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
97,000
|
USA Technologies, Inc.*
|
809,950
|
|||||||||||||
Communications Equipment
|
5.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
107,599
|
Powerfleet, Inc.*
|
758,573
|
|||||||||||||
Computer & Office Equipment
|
2.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
21,000
|
IntriCon Corp.*
|
312,480
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Communications Equipment
|
2.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
100,879
|
Lantronix, Inc.*
|
325,839
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
6.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
64,000
|
Identiv, Inc.*
|
293,120
|
|||||||||||||
68,174
|
Immersion Corp.*
|
476,536
|
|||||||||||||
6,500
|
Impinj, Inc.*
|
199,875
|
|||||||||||||
969,531
|
|||||||||||||||
Direct Mail Advertising Services
|
2.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
29,915
|
SharpSpring, Inc.*
|
341,031
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
97.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Eating Places
|
5.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
9,500
|
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.
|
$
|
313,025
|
||||||||||||
30,000
|
The Habit Restaurants, Inc.—Class A*
|
418,800
|
|||||||||||||
731,825
|
|||||||||||||||
Gold and Silver Ores
|
0.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
440,000
|
Solitario Zinc Corp.*
|
124,300
|
|||||||||||||
Hobby, Toy & Game Shops
|
3.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
123,000
|
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*
|
468,630
|
|||||||||||||
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
4.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
53,006
|
Codexis, Inc.*
|
617,520
|
|||||||||||||
Lumber and Other Construction Materials
|
1.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
36,000
|
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*
|
286,200
|
|||||||||||||
Management Consulting Services
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
110,000
|
Medicine Man Technologies, Inc.*
|
206,800
|
|||||||||||||
Medical Laboratories
|
0.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
5,033
|
CareDx, Inc.*
|
117,319
|
|||||||||||||
Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
22,000
|
ChromaDex Corp.*
|
81,180
|
|||||||||||||
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Mineral (No Fuels)
|
1.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
160,000
|
Azimut Exploration, Inc.*^
|
160,000
|
|||||||||||||
Patent Owners and Lessors
|
4.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
111,300
|
Digital Turbine, Inc.*
|
682,269
|
|||||||||||||
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
13.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
17,000
|
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*
|
235,450
|
|||||||||||||
165,000
|
Athersys, Inc.*
|
198,000
|
|||||||||||||
9,700
|
ChemoCentryx, Inc.*
|
434,075
|
|||||||||||||
55,000
|
DiaMedica Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
248,600
|
|||||||||||||
5,500
|
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
277,695
|
|||||||||||||
25,889
|
Harrow Health, Inc.*
|
142,907
|
|||||||||||||
40,500
|
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
289,170
|
|||||||||||||
11,200
|
Omeros Corp.*
|
133,392
|
|||||||||||||
1,959,289
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
97.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Prepackaged Software
|
2.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
37,900
|
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.*
|
$
|
197,080
|
||||||||||||
75,000
|
Qumu Corp.*
|
126,750
|
|||||||||||||
323,830
|
|||||||||||||||
Real Estate
|
3.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
136,619
|
Leju Holdings Ltd.—ADR*^
|
245,928
|
|||||||||||||
16,130
|
Rafael Holdings, Inc.—Class B*
|
302,599
|
|||||||||||||
548,527
|
|||||||||||||||
Sausages & Other Prepared Meal Products
|
1.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
131,600
|
MamaMancini’s Holdings, Inc.*
|
164,500
|
|||||||||||||
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
|
0.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
7,338
|
First Northwest Bancorp
|
116,821
|
|||||||||||||
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
2.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
10,940
|
CEVA, Inc.*
|
310,806
|
|||||||||||||
160,000
|
Netlist, Inc.*
|
51,920
|
|||||||||||||
362,726
|
|||||||||||||||
State Commercial Banks
|
2.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
14,615
|
First Internet Bancorp
|
354,998
|
|||||||||||||
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
13.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
105,500
|
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*
|
617,175
|
|||||||||||||
93,160
|
iCAD, Inc.*
|
1,240,891
|
|||||||||||||
6,000
|
Intersect ENT, Inc.*
|
143,160
|
|||||||||||||
2,001,226
|
|||||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $12,012,050)
|
14,409,904
|
||||||||||||||
WARRANTS
|
0.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
9,750
|
TearLab Corp.*(a)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0)
|
—
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND
|
6.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
6.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
964,100
|
First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 1.49% (b)
|
$
|
964,100
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $964,100)
|
964,100
|
||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,976,150)—104.0%
|
15,374,004
|
||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(4.0)%
|
(589,344
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0%
|
$
|
14,784,660
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
^
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
|
(a)
|
Level 3 Security. See Note 2.
|
(b)
|
7-day yield.
|
ADR
|
American Depository Receipt.
|
(CAD)
|
Security denominated in Canadian dollars. Value translated into U.S. Dollars.
|
(+)
|
Schedule of Investment is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.
|
Jacob
|
Jacob
|
|||||||||||
Jacob
|
Small Cap
|
Micro Cap
|
||||||||||
Internet Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
||||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||||||
Investments, at value (cost $29,541,662, $13,584,391 and
|
||||||||||||
$12,976,150, respectively)
|
$
|
47,177,058
|
$
|
15,685,512
|
$
|
15,374,004
|
||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
12,816
|
—
|
1,288
|
|||||||||
Receivable for investments sold
|
376,904
|
245,988
|
104,672
|
|||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable
|
6,674
|
474
|
1,363
|
|||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
17,089
|
21,490
|
22,407
|
|||||||||
Total Assets
|
47,590,541
|
15,953,464
|
15,503,734
|
|||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Payable for securities purchased
|
459,852
|
248,071
|
224,489
|
|||||||||
Payable for capital shares repurchased
|
102,387
|
—
|
454,387
|
|||||||||
Payable for investment adviser fees
|
50,290
|
5,849
|
6,562
|
|||||||||
Payable for distribution and shareholder
|
||||||||||||
servicing expenses – Investor Class (See Note 7)
|
7,838
|
1,176
|
13
|
|||||||||
Accrued audit fees
|
7,957
|
7,957
|
7,957
|
|||||||||
Accrued directors fees
|
15,352
|
3,664
|
2,572
|
|||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
59,542
|
31,182
|
23,094
|
|||||||||
Total Liabilities
|
703,218
|
297,899
|
719,074
|
|||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
46,887,323
|
$
|
15,655,565
|
$
|
14,784,660
|
||||||
Net Assets Consist Of:
|
||||||||||||
Capital Stock
|
$
|
27,787,778
|
$
|
12,535,009
|
$
|
11,957,652
|
||||||
Total distributable earnings
|
19,099,545
|
3,120,556
|
2,827,008
|
|||||||||
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
46,887,323
|
$
|
15,655,565
|
$
|
14,784,660
|
||||||
Institutional Class(1)
|
||||||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
11,166,213
|
$
|
10,650,934
|
||||||
Shares outstanding (20 billion shares of $0.001 par value authorized)
|
—
|
445,324
|
515,388
|
|||||||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share(2)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
25.07
|
$
|
20.67
|
||||||
Investor Class
|
||||||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
46,887,323
|
$
|
4,489,352
|
$
|
4,133,726
|
||||||
Shares outstanding (20 billion shares of $0.001 par value authorized)
|
10,152,024
|
182,699
|
218,835
|
|||||||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share(2)
|
$
|
4.62
|
$
|
24.57
|
$
|
18.89
|
(1)
|
The Internet Fund currently offers Investor Class shares only. See Note 1.
|
(2)
|
Redemption of shares held less than 30 days may be charged a 2% redemption fee. See Note 3.
|
Jacob
|
Jacob
|
|||||||||||
Jacob
|
Small Cap
|
Micro Cap
|
||||||||||
Internet Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
||||||||||
Investment Income:
|
||||||||||||
Dividend income
|
$
|
18,753
|
$
|
16,293
|
$
|
34,498
|
||||||
Interest income
|
6,377
|
733
|
5,907
|
|||||||||
Total Investment Income
|
25,130
|
17,026
|
40,405
|
|||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Investment advisor fees
|
298,358
|
64,226
|
79,504
|
|||||||||
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses – Investor Class (See Note 7)
|
59,672
|
5,876
|
5,092
|
|||||||||
Administration fees
|
30,576
|
20,711
|
19,764
|
|||||||||
Fund accounting fees
|
14,383
|
17,326
|
17,590
|
|||||||||
Transfer agent fees
|
60,055
|
33,497
|
30,534
|
|||||||||
Custody fees
|
3,498
|
3,708
|
3,663
|
|||||||||
Federal and state registration
|
11,806
|
17,323
|
18,192
|
|||||||||
Insurance expense
|
5,052
|
1,902
|
1,272
|
|||||||||
Audit fees
|
7,957
|
7,957
|
7,957
|
|||||||||
Legal fees
|
71,642
|
12,287
|
10,118
|
|||||||||
Printing and mailing of reports to shareholders
|
9,707
|
3,907
|
2,760
|
|||||||||
Directors’ fees
|
31,900
|
9,109
|
8,579
|
|||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses
|
8,077
|
2,839
|
2,605
|
|||||||||
Total Expenses
|
612,683
|
200,668
|
207,630
|
|||||||||
Expense Waiver (See Note 6)
|
—
|
(37,065
|
)
|
(56,968
|
)
|
|||||||
Net Expenses
|
612,683
|
163,603
|
150,662
|
|||||||||
Net Investment Loss
|
(587,553
|
)
|
(146,577
|
)
|
(110,257
|
)
|
||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:
|
||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
4,637,287
|
2,063,206
|
1,035,368
|
|||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
(4,050,112
|
)
|
(740,548
|
)
|
(93,468
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
|
587,175
|
1,322,658
|
941,900
|
|||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
$
|
(378
|
)
|
$
|
1,176,081
|
$
|
831,643
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2019
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(587,553
|
)
|
$
|
(1,002,420
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain on investment transactions
|
4,637,287
|
7,290,117
|
||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
(4,050,112
|
)
|
(4,335,824
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
(378
|
)
|
1,951,873
|
|||||
Distributions to Shareholders:
|
||||||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
|
(5,360,215
|
)
|
(3,389,843
|
)
|
||||
Capital Share Transactions: (Note 3)
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
574,432
|
2,687,576
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distribution
|
5,136,769
|
3,286,016
|
||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(3,228,942
|
)
|
(6,012,187
|
)
|
||||
Redemption fees
|
118
|
1,640
|
||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
2,482,377
|
(36,955
|
)
|
|||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets
|
(2,878,216
|
)
|
(1,474,925
|
)
|
||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period/year
|
49,765,539
|
51,240,464
|
||||||
End of period/year
|
$
|
46,887,323
|
$
|
49,765,539
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2019
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(146,577
|
)
|
$
|
(291,082
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain on investment transactions
|
2,063,206
|
1,534,426
|
||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
(740,548
|
)
|
(4,650,575
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
1,176,081
|
(3,407,231
|
)
|
|||||
Distributions to Shareholders:
|
||||||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
|
(421,908
|
)
|
(185,341
|
)
|
||||
Capital Share Transactions: (Note 3)
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
101,129
|
2,020,659
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distribution
|
409,749
|
180,320
|
||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(972,949
|
)
|
(4,284,941
|
)
|
||||
Redemption fees
|
—
|
3,377
|
||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
(462,071
|
)
|
(2,080,585
|
)
|
||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
292,102
|
(5,673,157
|
)
|
|||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period/year
|
15,363,463
|
21,036,620
|
||||||
End of period/year
|
$
|
15,655,565
|
$
|
15,363,463
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2019
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(110,257
|
)
|
$
|
(208,054
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain on investment transactions
|
1,035,368
|
1,469,686
|
||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
(93,468
|
)
|
(771,840
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
831,643
|
489,792
|
||||||
Capital Share Transactions: (Note 3)
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
2,487,985
|
4,766,646
|
||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(2,631,778
|
)
|
(3,118,002
|
)
|
||||
Redemption fees
|
2,802
|
3,235
|
||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
(140,991
|
)
|
1,651,879
|
|||||
Net Increase in Net Assets
|
690,652
|
2,141,671
|
||||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period/year
|
14,094,008
|
11,952,337
|
||||||
End of period/year
|
$
|
14,784,660
|
$
|
14,094,008
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period/year
|
$
|
5.22
|
$
|
5.40
|
$
|
4.76
|
$
|
4.39
|
$
|
3.96
|
$
|
4.51
|
||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.06
|
)(4)
|
(0.10
|
)(4)
|
(0.11
|
)(4)
|
(0.10
|
)(4)
|
(0.10
|
)(1)
|
(0.08
|
)(1)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
on investment transactions
|
0.03
|
0.29
|
1.31
|
0.67
|
1.02
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
(0.03
|
)
|
0.19
|
1.20
|
0.57
|
0.92
|
(0.11
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(0.57
|
)
|
(0.37
|
)
|
(0.56
|
)
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.49
|
)
|
(0.44
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Paid in capital from redemption fees(2)(5)
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year
|
$
|
4.62
|
$
|
5.22
|
$
|
5.40
|
$
|
4.76
|
$
|
4.39
|
$
|
3.96
|
||||||||||||
Total return
|
0.03
|
%(6)
|
4.61
|
%
|
28.12
|
%
|
13.65
|
%
|
25.31
|
%
|
-2.14
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (in thousands)
|
$
|
46,887
|
$
|
49,766
|
$
|
51,240
|
$
|
43,606
|
$
|
43,518
|
$
|
38,860
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets(3)
|
2.57
|
%(7)
|
2.32
|
%
|
2.42
|
%
|
2.38
|
%
|
2.60
|
%
|
2.46
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets(3)
|
(2.46
|
)%(7)
|
(2.08
|
)%
|
(2.16
|
)%
|
(2.15
|
)%
|
(2.47
|
)%
|
(1.93
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
21
|
%(6)
|
50
|
%
|
46
|
%
|
46
|
%
|
43
|
%
|
50
|
%
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
|
(2)
|
Less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
For the period September 1, 2011 through January 2, 2021, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee in an amount up to an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, to the
extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense ratio exceeds 2.95%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
(4)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(5)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(6)
|
Not annualized
|
(7)
|
Annualized.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016(1)
|
2015
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period/year
|
$
|
23.91
|
$
|
28.81
|
$
|
18.52
|
$
|
16.82
|
$
|
18.95
|
$
|
19.01
|
||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(2)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.39
|
)
|
(0.34
|
)
|
(0.27
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.36
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
on investment transactions
|
2.05
|
(4.26
|
)
|
10.63
|
1.97
|
(1.73
|
)
|
0.30
|
(3)
|
|||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.83
|
(4.65
|
)
|
10.29
|
1.70
|
(2.02
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from return of capital
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.11
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||
Paid in capital from redemption fees(8)
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(7)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year
|
$
|
25.07
|
$
|
23.91
|
$
|
28.81
|
$
|
18.52
|
$
|
16.82
|
$
|
18.95
|
||||||||||||
Total return
|
7.67
|
%(9)
|
-16.17
|
%
|
55.56
|
%
|
10.11
|
%(4)
|
-10.64
|
%(4)
|
-0.32
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (in thousands)
|
$
|
11,166
|
$
|
10,825
|
$
|
14,621
|
$
|
10,480
|
$
|
12,012
|
$
|
9,367
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
2.43
|
%(10)
|
2.22
|
%
|
2.46
|
%
|
2.59
|
%
|
2.94
|
%
|
2.17
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets(5)
|
1.95
|
%(10)
|
1.95
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
2.04
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(2.22
|
)%(10)
|
(1.81
|
)%
|
(2.04
|
)%
|
(2.19
|
)%
|
(2.80
|
)%
|
(2.00
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets(5)
|
(1.74
|
)%(10)
|
(1.54
|
)%
|
(1.53
|
)%
|
(1.55
|
)%
|
(1.90
|
)%
|
(1.78
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
43
|
%(9)
|
88
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
60
|
%
|
58
|
%
|
84
|
%
|
(1)
|
On August 29, 2016, Investor Class shares of the Jacob Wisdom Fund series of Jacob Funds Inc. were reorganized into Institutional Class Shares of the Small Cap Growth Fund. See Note 8.
|
(2)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(3)
|
Due to timing of capital share transactions, the per share amount of net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions varies from the amount shown in the statement of changes in net assets.
|
(4)
|
Includes adjustments in accordance with GAAP and, consequently, the net asset values used for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values
and returns for the shareholder transactions.
|
(5)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through January 2, 2021, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense
ratio exceeds 1.95%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
(7)
|
Less than $0.01 per share.
|
(8)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(9)
|
Not annualized
|
(10)
|
Annualized.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period/year
|
$
|
23.48
|
$
|
28.36
|
$
|
18.28
|
$
|
16.66
|
$
|
18.81
|
$
|
18.91
|
||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
(0.40
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
(0.34
|
)
|
(0.43
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
on investment transactions
|
2.01
|
(4.19
|
)
|
10.48
|
1.94
|
(1.71
|
)
|
0.30
|
(5)
|
|||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.76
|
(4.65
|
)
|
10.08
|
1.62
|
(2.05
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from return of capital
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.10
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||
Paid in capital from redemption fees(7)
|
—
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
(2)
|
0.00
|
(2)
|
0.00
|
(2)
|
0.03
|
|||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year
|
$
|
24.57
|
$
|
23.48
|
$
|
28.36
|
$
|
18.28
|
$
|
16.66
|
$
|
18.81
|
||||||||||||
Total return
|
7.51
|
%(8)
|
-16.35
|
%
|
55.14
|
%
|
9.72
|
%(3)
|
-10.90
|
%(3)
|
-0.53
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (in thousands)
|
$
|
4,489
|
$
|
4,538
|
$
|
6,415
|
$
|
4,326
|
$
|
4,988
|
$
|
9,246
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
2.68
|
%(9)
|
2.47
|
%
|
2.71
|
%
|
2.84
|
%
|
3.23
|
%
|
2.48
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets(4)
|
2.25
|
%(9)
|
2.25
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
2.33
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(2.47
|
)%(9)
|
(2.05
|
)%
|
(2.29
|
)%
|
(2.44
|
)%
|
(3.10
|
)%
|
(2.31
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets(4)
|
(2.04
|
)%(9)
|
(1.83
|
)%
|
(1.83
|
)%
|
(1.85
|
)%
|
(2.20
|
)%
|
(2.08
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
43
|
%(8)
|
88
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
60
|
%
|
58
|
%
|
84
|
%
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01.
|
(3)
|
Includes adjustments in accordance with GAAP and, consequently, the net asset values used for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values
and returns for the shareholder transactions.
|
(4)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through January 2, 2021, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense
ratio exceeds 2.25%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
(5)
|
Due to timing of capital share transactions, the per share amount of net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions varies from the amount shown in the statement of changes in net assets.
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
(7)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(8)
|
Not annualized
|
(9)
|
Annualized.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period/year
|
$
|
19.26
|
$
|
18.50
|
$
|
11.32
|
$
|
12.11
|
$
|
16.86
|
$
|
20.65
|
||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.28
|
)
|
(0.31
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
on investment transactions
|
1.56
|
1.05
|
7.47
|
(0.51
|
)
|
(1.15
|
)
|
0.67
|
||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.41
|
0.76
|
7.18
|
(0.79
|
)
|
(1.46
|
)
|
0.35
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(3.29
|
)
|
(4.14
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year
|
$
|
20.67
|
$
|
19.26
|
$
|
18.50
|
$
|
11.32
|
$
|
12.11
|
$
|
16.86
|
||||||||||||
Total return
|
7.32
|
%(5)
|
4.11
|
%
|
63.43
|
%
|
-6.52
|
%
|
-7.79
|
%
|
2.23
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (in thousands)
|
$
|
10,651
|
$
|
9,840
|
$
|
9,098
|
$
|
5,870
|
$
|
6,782
|
$
|
8,651
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
2.80
|
%(6)
|
2.90
|
%
|
3.50
|
%
|
3.86
|
%
|
3.81
|
%
|
2.97
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
2.00
|
%(2)(6)
|
2.00
|
%(2)
|
2.40
|
%(2)
|
2.66
|
%(2)(3)
|
2.61
|
%(3)
|
2.15
|
%(3)
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(2.25
|
)%(6)
|
(2.52
|
)%
|
(3.15
|
)%
|
(3.65
|
)%
|
(3.74
|
)%
|
(2.51
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.45
|
)%(2)(6)
|
(1.62
|
)%(2)
|
(2.05
|
)%(2)
|
(2.45
|
)%(2)(3)
|
(2.54
|
)%(3)
|
(1.69
|
)%(3)
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
27
|
%(5)
|
73
|
%
|
63
|
%
|
48
|
%
|
43
|
%
|
84
|
%
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(2)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective December 29, 2016 through at least January 2, 2021, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense ratio exceeds
2.00%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
(3)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through December 28, 2016, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating
expense ratio exceeds 2.15%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
(5)
|
Not annualized
|
(6)
|
Annualized.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period/year
|
$
|
17.62
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
10.40
|
$
|
11.16
|
$
|
15.87
|
$
|
19.73
|
||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
(0.30
|
)
|
(0.28
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
(0.35
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
on investment transactions
|
1.42
|
0.96
|
6.86
|
(0.48
|
)
|
(1.10
|
)
|
0.63
|
||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.26
|
0.64
|
6.56
|
(0.76
|
)
|
(1.42
|
)
|
0.28
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(3.29
|
)
|
(4.14
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Paid in capital from redemption fees(6)
|
0.01
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
(2)
|
—
|
0.00
|
(2)
|
0.00
|
(2)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period/year
|
$
|
18.89
|
$
|
17.62
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
10.40
|
$
|
11.16
|
$
|
15.87
|
||||||||||||
Total return
|
7.21
|
%(7)
|
3.89
|
%
|
63.08
|
%
|
-6.81
|
%
|
-8.06
|
%
|
1.93
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period/year (in thousands)
|
$
|
4,134
|
$
|
4,254
|
$
|
2,854
|
$
|
1,514
|
$
|
2,037
|
$
|
2,603
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver ) to average net assets
|
3.05
|
%(8)
|
3.15
|
%
|
3.74
|
%
|
4.11
|
%
|
4.16
|
%
|
3.32
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
2.30
|
%(3)(8)
|
2.30
|
%(3)
|
2.64
|
%(3)
|
2.91
|
%(3)(4)
|
2.96
|
%(4)
|
2.45
|
%(4)
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(2.48
|
)%(8)
|
(2.77
|
)%
|
(3.41
|
)%
|
(3.90
|
)%
|
(4.09
|
)%
|
(2.86
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.73
|
)%(3)(8)
|
(1.92
|
)%(3)
|
(2.31
|
)%(3)
|
(2.70
|
)%(3)(4)
|
(2.89
|
)%(4)
|
(1.99
|
)%(4)
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(5)
|
27
|
%(7)
|
73
|
%
|
63
|
%
|
48
|
%
|
43
|
%
|
84
|
%
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(2)
|
Less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective December 29, 2016 through at least January 2, 2021, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense ratio exceeds
2.30%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
(4)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through December 28, 2016, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating
expense ratio exceeds 2.45%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
(5)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
(6)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period/year.
|
(7)
|
Not annualized
|
(8)
|
Annualized.
|
(a) Investment Valuation—Investment securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at their market value determined by their last sales price in the
principal market in which these securities are normally traded (except those traded on the NASDAQ National Market and Capital Market exchanges which are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”)), unless there are no transactions
on the valuation date, in which case they are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the last reported sales price unless there is no reported sales price, in which case the
mean between the closing bid and ask prices is used. Foreign securities, currencies and other assets denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies. Foreign equity securities are
valued at the last
|
sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. The Funds values foreign securities at fair value, using fair valuation procedures approved by the Board of Directors, taking
into account the occurrence of events after the close of foreign markets in calculating the NAV. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce an investor’s ability to seek profit by estimating the fund’s NAV in advance of the time the NAV
is calculated. The Board of Directors have retained an independent fair value pricing service to assist in valuing foreign securities held by the Funds. Debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which
approximates market value. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to a Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already
held by a Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day. If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. Where market quotations are not readily available, are
unreliable or when values have been materially affected by events occurring before the close of U.S. markets but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, securities are valued at fair value using procedures approved by the Board of
Directors that are designed to determine a security’s fair value.
|
|
The Funds adhere to fair valuation accounting standards which provide an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require disclosures about the
various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as
“inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources
and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
|
|
Summary of Fair Value Exposure
|
|
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
|
Level 1—
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have 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
in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
|
||
Level 3—
|
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in
valuing the asset or liability, and based on the best information available.
|
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Internet Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2020:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
|||||||||||||||||
Prepackaged Software
|
$
|
10,154,664
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
10,154,664
|
|||||||||
Computer Programing and Data Processing
|
8,171,895
|
1,521,141
|
(a)
|
—
|
9,693,036
|
||||||||||||
Business Services
|
6,457,251
|
—
|
—
|
6,457,251
|
|||||||||||||
Patent Owners and Lessors
|
2,801,998
|
—
|
—
|
2,801,998
|
|||||||||||||
Calculating and Accounting Machines
|
|||||||||||||||||
(No Electronic Computers)
|
2,385,595
|
—
|
—
|
2,385,595
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
1,986,938
|
—
|
—
|
1,986,938
|
|||||||||||||
Radio, Television, and Publishers’
|
|||||||||||||||||
Advertising Representatives
|
1,934,416
|
—
|
—
|
1,934,416
|
|||||||||||||
Communications Equipment
|
1,915,767
|
—
|
—
|
1,915,767
|
|||||||||||||
Personal Services
|
1,688,580
|
—
|
—
|
1,688,580
|
|||||||||||||
Savings Institutions, Federally Chartered
|
1,674,861
|
—
|
—
|
1,674,861
|
|||||||||||||
Direct Mail Advertising Services
|
1,090,034
|
—
|
—
|
1,090,034
|
|||||||||||||
State Commercial Banks
|
1,089,164
|
—
|
—
|
1,089,164
|
|||||||||||||
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
1,005,714
|
—
|
—
|
1,005,714
|
|||||||||||||
Catalog & Mail — Order Houses
|
998,400
|
—
|
—
|
998,400
|
|||||||||||||
Blank Checks
|
709,686
|
—
|
—
|
709,686
|
|||||||||||||
Electronic Computers
|
628,728
|
—
|
—
|
628,728
|
|||||||||||||
Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
|
437,360
|
—
|
—
|
437,360
|
|||||||||||||
Real Estate
|
287,442
|
—
|
—
|
287,442
|
|||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
45,418,493
|
1,521,141
|
—
|
46,939,634
|
|||||||||||||
Short Term Investment
|
|||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
237,424
|
—
|
—
|
237,424
|
|||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
45,655,917
|
$
|
1,521,141
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
47,177,058
|
(a)
|
Certain non-U.S. dollar denominated securities use systematic fair valuation.
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Small Cap Growth Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2020:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
|||||||||||||||||
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
$
|
2,193,812
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
2,193,812
|
|||||||||
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
1,735,131
|
—
|
—
|
1,735,131
|
|||||||||||||
Prepackaged Software
|
1,201,826
|
—
|
—
|
1,201,826
|
|||||||||||||
Business Services
|
1,031,046
|
—
|
—
|
1,031,046
|
|||||||||||||
Calculating and Accounting Machines
|
|||||||||||||||||
(No Electronic Computers)
|
817,465
|
—
|
—
|
817,465
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
692,388
|
—
|
—
|
692,388
|
|||||||||||||
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
689,625
|
—
|
—
|
689,625
|
|||||||||||||
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
664,586
|
—
|
—
|
664,586
|
|||||||||||||
Radio, Television, and Publishers’
|
|||||||||||||||||
Advertising Representatives
|
657,944
|
—
|
—
|
657,944
|
|||||||||||||
Family Clothing Stores
|
656,260
|
—
|
—
|
656,260
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Programming and Data Processing
|
612,455
|
—
|
—
|
612,455
|
|||||||||||||
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
564,936
|
—
|
—
|
564,936
|
|||||||||||||
Personal Services
|
562,860
|
—
|
—
|
562,860
|
|||||||||||||
Real Estate
|
503,939
|
—
|
—
|
503,939
|
|||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Business Services
|
417,534
|
—
|
—
|
417,534
|
|||||||||||||
State Commercial Banks
|
375,766
|
—
|
—
|
375,766
|
|||||||||||||
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining
|
372,590
|
—
|
—
|
372,590
|
|||||||||||||
Eating Places
|
342,680
|
—
|
—
|
342,680
|
|||||||||||||
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
335,238
|
—
|
—
|
335,238
|
|||||||||||||
Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining
|
287,728
|
—
|
—
|
287,728
|
|||||||||||||
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
|
283,050
|
—
|
—
|
283,050
|
|||||||||||||
Blank Checks
|
251,514
|
—
|
—
|
251,514
|
|||||||||||||
Office and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
|
149,952
|
—
|
—
|
149,952
|
|||||||||||||
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
|
128,474
|
—
|
—
|
128,474
|
|||||||||||||
Medical Laboratories
|
120,443
|
—
|
—
|
120,443
|
|||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
15,649,242
|
—
|
—
|
15,649,242
|
|||||||||||||
Warrants
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(a)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Short Term Investment
|
|||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
36,270
|
—
|
—
|
36,270
|
|||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
15,685,512
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
15,685,512
|
(a)
|
These warrants have a value of $0. Due to immateriality, no Level 3 rollforward has been presented.
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Micro Cap Growth Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2020:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
|||||||||||||||||
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
$
|
2,001,226
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
2,001,226
|
|||||||||
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
1,959,289
|
—
|
—
|
1,959,289
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
969,531
|
—
|
—
|
969,531
|
|||||||||||||
Calculating and Accounting Machines
|
|||||||||||||||||
(No Electronic Computers)
|
809,950
|
—
|
—
|
809,950
|
|||||||||||||
Communications Equipment
|
758,573
|
—
|
—
|
758,573
|
|||||||||||||
Eating Places
|
731,825
|
—
|
—
|
731,825
|
|||||||||||||
Patent Owners and Lessors
|
682,269
|
—
|
—
|
682,269
|
|||||||||||||
Business Services
|
668,420
|
—
|
—
|
668,420
|
|||||||||||||
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
617,520
|
—
|
—
|
617,520
|
|||||||||||||
Real Estate
|
548,527
|
—
|
—
|
548,527
|
|||||||||||||
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
545,505
|
—
|
—
|
545,505
|
|||||||||||||
Hobby, Toy & Game Shops
|
468,630
|
—
|
—
|
468,630
|
|||||||||||||
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
362,726
|
—
|
—
|
362,726
|
|||||||||||||
State Commercial Banks
|
354,998
|
—
|
—
|
354,998
|
|||||||||||||
Direct Mail Advertising Services
|
341,031
|
—
|
—
|
341,031
|
|||||||||||||
Computer Communications Equipment
|
325,839
|
—
|
—
|
325,839
|
|||||||||||||
Prepackaged Software
|
323,830
|
—
|
—
|
323,830
|
|||||||||||||
Computer & Office Equipment
|
312,480
|
—
|
—
|
312,480
|
|||||||||||||
Lumber and Other Construction Materials
|
286,200
|
—
|
—
|
286,200
|
|||||||||||||
Apparel and Accessory Stores
|
265,076
|
—
|
—
|
265,076
|
|||||||||||||
Management Consulting Services
|
206,800
|
—
|
—
|
206,800
|
|||||||||||||
Sausages & Other Prepared Meal Products
|
164,500
|
—
|
—
|
164,500
|
|||||||||||||
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
|
160,000
|
—
|
—
|
160,000
|
|||||||||||||
Gold and Silver Ores
|
124,300
|
—
|
—
|
124,300
|
|||||||||||||
Medical Laboratories
|
117,319
|
—
|
—
|
117,319
|
|||||||||||||
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
|
116,821
|
|
116,821
|
||||||||||||||
Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products
|
81,180
|
—
|
—
|
81,180
|
|||||||||||||
Advertising
|
73,019
|
—
|
—
|
73,019
|
|||||||||||||
Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters
|
32,520
|
—
|
—
|
32,520
|
|||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
14,409,904
|
—
|
—
|
14,409,904
|
|||||||||||||
Warrants
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(a)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Short Term Investment
|
|||||||||||||||||
Money Market Fund
|
964,100
|
—
|
—
|
964,100
|
|||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
15,374,004
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
15,374,004
|
(a)
|
These warrants have a value of $0. Due to immateriality, no Level 3 rollforward has been presented.
|
(b) Income Recognition—Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
|
|
(c) Expenses—Expenses that are not attributable to a particular Fund are typically allocated in proportion to each Fund’s respective net assets. Expenses are allocated
to a particular share class in proportion to each class’s respective net assets. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis.
|
|
(d) Securities Transactions—Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined using specific
identification.
|
|
(e) Foreign Currency Transactions—The books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency denominated transactions (i.e., market value of investment
securities, assets and liabilities, purchases and sales of investment securities, and income and expenses) are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange.
|
|
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held.
Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
|
|
(f) Distributions to Shareholders—The Funds record distributions to shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and
paid annually. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, will be declared and distributed annually. The amounts of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal
income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made in the
capital accounts in the period that the differences arise. The reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
|
|
(g) Federal Income Taxes—The Funds comply with provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, including the
distribution of substantially all of the Funds’ taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is considered necessary in the financial statements.
|
|
The Funds follow accounting standards regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken on a tax return. No material uncertain tax positions existed as of August 31, 2019. As a result, the Funds have
not recorded any liabilities for uncertain tax positions as of August 31, 2019. The standards require the Funds to analyze all open tax years, as defined by the Statute of Limitations, for all major jurisdictions. Open tax years are those
that are open for examinations by taxing authorities. As of August 31, 2019, open federal tax years include the tax years ended August 31, 2016 through August 31, 2018 and expected to be taken for tax years ended August 31, 2019, for each of
the Funds.
|
|
(h) Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
|
|
(i) Contingencies and Commitments—The Funds indemnify the Corporation’s Officers and Directors for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their
duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these
arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Corporation expects the risk of loss to be remote.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
August 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||
Sales
|
119,054
|
$
|
574,432
|
547,760
|
$
|
2,687,576
|
|||||||||||
Reinvestments
|
1,167,448
|
5,136,769
|
738,431
|
3,286,016
|
|||||||||||||
Redemptions
|
(675,242
|
)
|
(3,228,942
|
)
|
(1,225,751
|
)
|
(6,012,187
|
)
|
|||||||||
Redemption fees
|
—
|
118
|
—
|
1,640
|
|||||||||||||
Net increase
|
611,260
|
$
|
2,482,377
|
60,440
|
$
|
(36,955
|
)
|
||||||||||
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period/year
|
9,540,764
|
9,480,324
|
|||||||||||||||
End of period/year
|
10,152,024
|
9,540,764
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2020
|
August 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||
Sales
|
2,187
|
$
|
57,967
|
18,023
|
$
|
475,416
|
|||||||||||
Reinvestments
|
11,457
|
290,207
|
4,905
|
121,788
|
|||||||||||||
Redemptions
|
(21,029
|
)
|
(536,789
|
)
|
(77,760
|
)
|
(1,921,257
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net decrease
|
(7,385
|
)
|
$
|
(188,615
|
)
|
(54,832
|
)
|
$
|
(1,324,053
|
)
|
|||||||
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period/year
|
452,709
|
507,541
|
|||||||||||||||
End of period/year
|
445,324
|
452,709
|
Number of shareholders owning greater
|
||
Fund
|
than 10% of outstanding Fund shares
|
|
Internet Fund
|
2
|
|
Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class
|
2
|
|
Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
|
2
|
|
Micro Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class
|
2
|
|
Micro Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
|
3
|
Fund
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
Internet Fund
|
$
|
9,974,914
|
$
|
13,438,828
|
|||||
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
6,785,056
|
7,386,357
|
|||||||
Micro Cap Growth Fund
|
3,997,841
|
3,682,014
|
Internet
|
Small Cap
|
Micro Cap
|
|||||||||||
Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
|||||||||||
Cost of Investments
|
$
|
29,170,058
|
$
|
12,901,253
|
$
|
11,575,465
|
|||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
22,646,800
|
3,732,723
|
4,258,459
|
||||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(1,842,326
|
)
|
(1,226,317
|
)
|
(1,887,790
|
)
|
|||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$
|
20,804,474
|
$
|
2,506,406
|
$
|
2,370,669
|
|||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains
|
4,056,464
|
61,867
|
—
|
||||||||||
Total distributable earnings
|
$
|
4,056,464
|
$
|
61,867
|
$
|
—
|
|||||||
Other accumulated losses
|
$
|
(400,800
|
)
|
$
|
(201,890
|
)
|
$
|
(375,304
|
)
|
||||
Total accumulated earnings
|
$
|
24,460,138
|
$
|
2,366,383
|
$
|
1,995,365
|
Internet
|
Small Cap
|
Micro Cap
|
||
Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
||
$400,800
|
$201,890
|
$21,057
|
Internet
|
Small Cap
|
Micro Cap
|
|||||||||||
Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
|||||||||||
Distributable Earnings
|
$
|
(356,500
|
)
|
$
|
177,520
|
$
|
312,652
|
||||||
Capital Stock
|
356,500
|
(177,520
|
)
|
(312,652
|
)
|
Small Cap
|
Micro Cap
|
|||||||
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Expiration
|
||||||
$
|
45,136
|
$
|
46,362
|
August 31, 2020
|
||||
80,287
|
97,552
|
August 31, 2021
|
||||||
45,887
|
109,011
|
August 31, 2022
|
||||||
37,065
|
56,968
|
August 31, 2023
|
||||||
$
|
208,375
|
$
|
309,893
|
Expenses Paid
|
|||
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
Value 9/1/19
|
Value 2/29/20
|
9/1/19–2/29/20*
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,000.30
|
$12.77
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,012.10
|
$12.84
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Internet Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.57% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Expenses Paid
|
|||
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
Value 9/1/19
|
Value 2/29/20
|
9/1/19–2/29/20*
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,076.70
|
$10.07
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,015.17
|
$ 9.77
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class’s annualized expense ratio of 1.95% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Expenses Paid
|
|||
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
Value 9/1/19
|
Value 2/29/20
|
9/1/19–2/29/20*
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,075.10
|
$11.61
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,013.67
|
$11.26
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class’s annualized expense ratio of 2.25% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Expenses Paid
|
|||
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
Value 9/1/19
|
Value 2/29/20
|
9/1/19–2/29/20*
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,073.20
|
$10.31
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,014.92
|
$10.02
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class’s annualized expense ratio of 2.00% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Expenses Paid
|
|||
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
Value 9/1/19
|
Value 2/29/20
|
9/1/19–2/29/20*
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,072.10
|
$11.85
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,013.43
|
$11.51
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class’s annualized expense ratio of 2.30% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Internet Fund
|
0.00%
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
0.00%
|
Micro Cap Growth Fund
|
0.00%
|
Internet Fund
|
0.00%
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
0.00%
|
Micro Cap Growth Fund
|
0.00%
|
Internet Fund
|
0.00%
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
0.00%
|
Micro Cap Growth Fund
|
0.00%
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s principal executive officer/President and principal financial officer/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 changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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. Incorporated by reference to previous Form N-CSR filing.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Jacob 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;
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter
of 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: July 2, 2020
|
/s/Ryan Jacob
Ryan Jacob
President/Principal Executive Officer |
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Jacob 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;
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter
of 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: July 2, 2020
|
/s/Francis Alexander
Francis Alexander Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer |
/s/Ryan Jacob
Ryan Jacob
President/Principal Executive Officer,
Jacob Funds Inc.
|
/s/Francis Alexander
Francis Alexander
Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer,
Jacob Funds Inc.
|
Dated: July 2, 2020
|
Dated: July 2, 2020
|