-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HDYn1g4dlW5vBV3RhxJ9PaY2t5GzDX07O/U7d+IqSxJRNLvBrjiiy18Wk3up0Ms2 stdii3noyGCDuCsin5B3gA== 0001144204-09-039186.txt : 20090729 0001144204-09-039186.hdr.sgml : 20090729 20090729104217 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-09-039186 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090729 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090729 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090729 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AEGIS VALUE FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001052169 IRS NUMBER: 541869753 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09174 FILM NUMBER: 09969097 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 NORTH GLEBE RD STREET 2: STE 1040 CITY: ARLINGTON STATE: VA ZIP: 22201 BUSINESS PHONE: 7035287788 0001052169 S000010770 AEGIS VALUE FUND INC C000029771 AEGIS VALUE FUND INC avalx N-Q 1 v155333_nq.htm Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number    811-09174
 


Aegis Value Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 
1100 N. Glebe Road, Suite 1040, Arlington, VA  22201

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


Aegis Financial Corp.
1100 N. Glebe Road, Suite 1040, Arlington, VA  22201

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (703) 528-7788

Date of fiscal year end:    8/31

Date of reporting period:   5/31/09
 



Item 1.  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Aegis Value Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
May 31, 2009
(Unaudited)

 
Shares
 
Market Value
 
Common Stock - 99.4%
 
Consumer Discretionary - 31.2%
 
 
Auto Components - 6.8%
 
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
185,880
 
$
1,970,328
 
 
Dana Holding Corp.(1)
2,014,745
   
2,639,316
 
 
Superior Industries International, Inc.
128,791
   
1,555,795
 
   
6,165,439
 
 
 
Distributors - 3.6%
 
 
Audiovox Corp. Class A(1)
551,470
   
3,209,555
 
 
Handleman Co.(1)(2)
1,381,500
   
48,353
 
   
3,257,908
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.1%
 
 
Bowl America, Inc. Class A
9,481
   
116,142
 
 
J. Alexander's Corp.(1)
120,010
   
492,041
 
 
Lodgian, Inc.(1)
158,300
   
300,770
 
 
Luby's, Inc.(1)
230,603
   
996,205
 
   
1,905,158
 
 
 
Household Durables - 3.7%
 
 
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.(2)
1,053,931
   
2,234,334
 
 
Coachmen Industries, Inc.(1)(2)
814,617
   
773,886
 
 
M/I Homes, Inc.
28,800
   
332,928
 
   
3,341,148
 
 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.9%
 
 
Head N.V.(1)
1,776,700
   
829,881
 
 
 
Media - 0.6%
 
 
Fisher Communications, Inc.
48,668
   
599,103
 
 
 
Multiline Retail - 6.2%
 
 
Dillard's, Inc. Class A
160,900
   
1,520,505
 
 
Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.(1)(2)
251,065
   
4,142,573
 
   
5,663,078
 
 
 
Specialty Retail - 1.7%
 
 
Books-A-Million, Inc.
157,613
   
1,108,019
 
 
Hastings Entertainment, Inc.(1)
71,556
   
293,380
 
 
PEP Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
21,200
   
149,460
 
   
1,550,859
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 5.6%
 
 
Delta Apparel, Inc.(1)(2)
552,046
   
4,250,754
 
 
Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc.
313,276
   
855,244
 
   
5,105,998
 
       
  Total Consumer Discretionary
 
28,418,572
 
 
 
 
 

 


Consumer Staples - 5.3%
 
 
Food Products - 1.2%
 
 
Omega Protein Corp.(1)
233,585
 
$
1,090,842
 
 
 
Tobacco - 4.1%
 
 
Alliance One International, Inc.(1)
778,857
   
3,707,359
 
 
Total Consumer Staples
     
4,798,201
 
 
Energy - 4.8%
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.6%
 
 
Leader Energy Services Ltd.(1)
526,300
   
31,218
 
 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
98,100
   
1,406,754
 
   
1,437,972
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.2%
 
 
Brigham Exploration Co.(1)
475,500
   
1,607,190
 
 
Tesoro Corp.
81,087
   
1,373,614
 
   
2,980,804
 
       
Total Energy
 
4,418,776
 
 
Financials - 28.3%
 
 
Capital Markets - 0.9%
 
 
BKF Capital Group, Inc.
331,200
   
331,200
 
 
FBR Capital Markets Corp.(1)
98,556
   
497,708
 
   
828,908
 
 
 
Commercial Banks - 0.0%
 
 
Citizens Bancshares Corp.
3,024
   
13,003
 
 
 
Consumer Finance - 0.4%
 
 
Advanta Corp. Class A
188,651
   
116,963
 
 
Advanta Corp. Class B
305,657
   
213,960
 
   
330,923
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services - 7.3%
 
 
California First National Bancorp.
375,975
   
4,699,687
 
 
Marlin Business Services Corp.(1)
207,591
   
788,846
 
 
Medallion Financial Corp.
158,567
   
1,171,810
 
   
6,660,343
 
 
 
Insurance - 8.8%
 
 
Old Republic International Corp.
94,000
   
961,620
 
 
PMA Capital Corp. Class A(1)
702,456
   
3,413,936
 
 
Specialty Underwriters' Alliance, Inc.(1)(2)
1,002,487
   
3,659,078
 
   
8,034,634
 
 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 7.5%
 
 
Brandywine Realty Trust
246,708
   
1,837,975
 
 
BRT Realty Trust
417,182
   
1,501,855
 
 
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. Class A(1)
3,230,487
   
1,227,585
 
 
HRPT Properties Trust
473,251
   
2,247,942
 
 
Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc.
26,809
   
26,675
 
   
6,842,032
 
 
 
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.4%
 
 
Thomas Properties Group, Inc.
235,237
   
350,503
 
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 3.0%
 
 
B of I Holding, Inc.(1)(2)
411,365
   
2,632,736
 
 
First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp, Inc.
35,640
 
 
62,014
 
   
2,694,750
 
       
Total Financials
 
25,755,096
 

 
 

 


Industrials - 15.6%
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 4.4%
 
 
Allied Defense Group, Inc.(1)(2)
729,697
 
$
3,378,497
 
 
Sparton Corp.(1)
96,221
   
235,742
 
 
Sypris Solutions, Inc.
496,874
   
402,468
 
   
4,016,707
 
 
 
Airlines - 0.0%
 
 
MAIR Holdings, Inc.(1)(2)(3)
1,360,922
   
 
 
 
Machinery - 6.1%
 
 
Hardinge, Inc.
252,921
   
1,176,083
 
 
Tecumseh Products Co., Class A(1)
98,426
   
795,282
 
 
Tecumseh Products Co., Class B(1)(2)
395,621
   
3,560,589
 
   
5,531,954
 
 
 
Marine - 1.3%
 
 
International Shipholding Corp.
53,427
   
1,182,874
 
 
 
Professional Services - 3.0%
 
 
Spherion Corp.(1)
793,462
   
2,729,509
 
 
 
Road & Rail - 0.7%
 
 
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. Class A(1)
223,121
   
689,444
 
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1%
 
 
Huttig Building Products, Inc.(1)
90,033
   
72,026
 
             
  Total Industrials      
14,222,514
 
 
Information Technology - 1.5%
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.0%
 
 
Frequency Electronics, Inc.(1)
211,190
   
914,453
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.5%
 
 
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) Ltd.(1)
662,600
   
410,812
 
             
 
Total Information Technology
     
1,325,265
 
 
Materials - 12.7%
 
 
Chemicals - 3.7%
 
 
American Pacific Corp.(1)(2)
534,150
   
3,354,462
 
 
 
Containers & Packaging - 0.3%
 
 
Mod-Pac Corp.(1)(2)
159,725
   
313,061
 
 
 
Metals & Mining - 8.3%
 
 
Amerigo Resources Ltd.
1,682,600
   
593,360
 
 
Horsehead Holding Corp.(1)
947,771
   
6,804,996
 
 
Mercator Minerals Ltd.(1)
9,500
   
14,097
 
 
Olympic Steel, Inc.
5,000
   
92,300
 
 
Yamana Gold, Inc.
3,289
   
38,711
 
   
7,543,464
 
 
 
Paper & Forest Products - 0.4%
 
 
Canfor Corp.(1)
70,100
   
360,212
 
             
  Total Materials      
11,571,199
 
 
 
 

 


Telecommunication Services - 0.0%
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.0%
 
 
Integrated Telecom Express, Inc.(1)(3)
308,300
 
$
3,083
 
 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $171,435,432)
 
90,512,706
 
 
Investment Companies - 0.2%
 
 
Canfor Pulp Income Fund
77,349
   
146,114
 
       
Total Investment Companies
(Cost $311,382)
  
146,114
 
 
Short-Term Investments - 0.8%
 
 
UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary, 0.049%(4)
$
722,823
   
722,823
 
       
Total Short-Term Investments
  (Cost $722,823)
 
722,823
 
 
Total Investments - 100.4%
  (Cost $172,469,637)(5)
 
91,381,643
 
       
Liabilities less other assets - (0.4)%
  
(372,965
) 
       
Net Assets -100.0%
$
91,008,678
 
 
________________________
(1) Non-income producing securities.
(2) Affiliated Company - The fund is owner of more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities.  See Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information on Investments in Affiliated Companies.
(3) Company is in liquidation and security is being fair valued according to policies and procedures approved by the Aegis Value Fund board of directors.
(4) Variable rate security; the coupon rate represents the rate at May 31, 2009.
(5) At May 31, 2009, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
 
Cost of Investments
  $ 172,932,193  
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 9,843,388  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    <91,393,938 >
Net unrealized depreciation on investment
  $ <81,550,550 >
 
The difference between cost amounts, if any, for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.
 

Additional information on Investments in Affiliated Companies.
 
Transactions during the period with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

   
Value
               
Dividends
   
Value
 
   
Beginning
         
Sales
   
Credited to
   
End of
 
   
of Period
   
Purchases
   
Proceeds
   
Income
   
Period
 
Allied Defense Group, Inc.
  $ 5,735,122     $ -     $ 442,968     $ -     $ 3,378,497  
American Pacific Corp.
    9,624,086       -       176,286       -       3,354,462  
B of I Holding, Inc.
    1,938,251       465,928       -       -       2,632,736  
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
    9,702,449       120,894       35,979       94,382       2,234,334  
 
 
 

 


Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    1,097,758       317,661       -       -       773,886  
Delta Apparel, Inc.
    2,994,380       363,119       -       -       4,250,754  
Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.
    2,359,428       696,821       -       -       4,142,573  
Handleman Co.
    2,666,295       -       -       -       48,353  
Horsehead Holding Corp.*
    9,720,954       4,217,359       4,195,663       -       6,804,996  
MAIR Holdings, Inc.
    1,592,279       -       -       -       -  
Mod-Pac Corp.
    658,067       -       -       -       313,061  
Specialty Underwriters' Alliance, Inc.
    4,795,676       221,434       5,407       -       3,659,078  
Tecumseh Products Co., Class B **
    10,013,167       -       -       -       3,560,589  
  Total
  $ 62,897,912     $ 6,403,216     $ 4,856,303     $ 94,382     $ 35,153,319  
                                         

* No longer affiliated as of May 31, 2009.
           
** Class A shares of Tecumseh Products Co. did not reflect affiliated status as of August 31, 2008 or May 31, 2009.
 
Holdings in Class B shares represent more than 5% of the outstanding shares of that class, and more than 5% of the
 
voting control of the company, therefore Tecumseh Products Co. remains an affiliated company of Aegis Value Fund.
 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
·
Level 1 – quoted prices for active markets for identical securities.  An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.  A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.
 
·
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)  Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active.  Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.
 
·
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.
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 Fund’s net assets as of 5/31/2009:

Valuation Inputs
Investment in Securities
Level 1 - Quoted Prices
$ 90,655,737
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs
 $ 722,823
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs
 $ 3,083
Total
 $ 91,381,643

Following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 
Investment in Securities
Beginning balance 9/1/08
$ 1,595,362
Realized gain/loss
-
Changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
$ (1,592,279)
Net purchases (sales)
-
Transfers in/out of Level 3
-
Ending balance 5/31/09
$ 3,083

* Fair valuation of MAIR Holdings, Inc., at May 31, 2009 reflects a decrease in market value due to liquidation proceeds which were recognized as return-of-capital, decreasing the position’s cost basis.  The simultaneous decrease in fair value and reduction in cost basis as a result of recognizing these liquidation proceeds had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 

 
ITEM 2.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


(a)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 


 
Item 3.  EXHIBITS.

(a) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Aegis Value Fund, Inc.

By (Signature and Title) /s/Scott L. Barbee
Scott L. Barbee, President

Date:  July 29, 2009

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title) /s/Scott L. Barbee
Scott L. Barbee, President

Date:  July 29, 2009

By (Signature and Title) /s/Sarah Q. Zhang
Sarah Q. Zhang, Treasurer

Date:  July 29, 2009


 
 

 
 
EX-99.CERT 2 v155333_ex99-cert.htm Unassociated Document
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Scott L. Barbee, Principal Executive Officer of the Aegis Value Fund, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of the Aegis Value Fund, 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 schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

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 registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter 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 29, 2009
By:  /s/ Scott L. Barbee
Title:   Principal Executive Officer

 
 

 


I, Sarah Q. Zhang, Principal Financial Officer of the Aegis Value Fund, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of the Aegis Value Fund, 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 schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

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 registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter 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 29, 2009
By:   /s/ Sarah Q. Zhang
Title:  Principal Financial Officer

 
 

 

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