-----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, QnD9Dkv2Sa0IW7LfwBcRpL/wRzruZdO13BpO3lT0fZ5tebtqHgOv/m29kvSfsKbD I20FwCumnXeBy3g/rqaqrw== 0001162044-08-000099.txt : 20080228 0001162044-08-000099.hdr.sgml : 20080228 20080228122729 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001162044-08-000099 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080228 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080228 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080228 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONESTOGA FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001175813 IRS NUMBER: 223865089 FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21120 FILM NUMBER: 08649258 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD STREET 2: RADNOR COURT, SUITE 120 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 BUSINESS PHONE: 6109439950 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD STREET 2: RADNOR COURT, SUITE 120 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 0001175813 S000004756 Conestoga Small Cap Fund C000012946 Conestoga Small Cap Fund CCASX N-Q 1 conestoganq200802.htm SEC FILING

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549



FORM N-Q


QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY


Investment Company Act file number 811-21120


Conestoga Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Conestoga Capital Advisors

259 N. Radnor-Chester Road

Radnor Court, Suite 120

Radnor, PA 19087

 (Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


Conestoga Capital Advisors

259 N. Radnor-Chester Road

Radnor Court, Suite 120

Radnor, PA 19087

 (Name and address of agent for service)


With Copy To:

Carl Frischling, Esq.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 320-7790


Date of fiscal year end: September 30


Date of reporting period: December 31, 2007


Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, and 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.




ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.



CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND

 

  

Schedule of Investments

  
  

December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

  

 

 

 

 

 Shares

  

 Market Value

% of Total Net Assets

 COMMON STOCKS

   
     

AUTO AND TRANSPORTATION

  
     

Recreational Vehicles and Boats

  

19,000

 

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

399,380

1.32%

    

  

Truckers

    

35,001

 

Knight Transportation, Inc.

518,365

1.72%

     

 

 

AUTO AND TRANSPORTATION SECTOR TOTAL

917,745

3.02%

     

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

  
     

Consumer Electronics

   

30,000

 

Lojack Corp. *

504,300

1.66%

     

Leisure Time

    

6,800

 

Pool Corp.

134,844

0.44%

     

Services Commercial

   

13,150

 

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

1,087,505

3.58%

40,500

 

Rollins, Inc.

777,600

2.56%

12,500

 

The Advisory Board Co. *

802,375

2.64%

             Services Commercial Industry Total

2,667,480

8.80%

     

Shoes

    

25,250

 

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. *

496,415

1.64%

     

                    CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY SECTOR TOTAL

3,803,039

12.54%

     

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  
     

Banks

    

25,000

 

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

677,000

2.23%

22,500

 

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

734,625

2.42%

             Banks Industry Total

1,411,625

4.65%

     

Finance Companies

   

20,000

 

World Acceptance Corp. *

539,600

1.77%

     

Financial Information Services

  

6,300

 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

350,910

1.16%

     

Financial Miscellaneous

   

27,500

 

Financial Federal Corp.

612,975

2.02%

7,000

 

TSX Group, Inc. Canada

370,839

1.22%

             Financial Miscellaneous Industry Total

983,814

3.24%

     

Financial Data Processing Services & Systems

  

12,800

 

Advent Software, Inc. *

692,480

2.28%

     

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR TOTAL

3,978,429

13.11%

     

HEALTHCARE

    
     

Bio-Technology Research and Production

  

14,000

 

Integra Lifesciences Holdings Co. *

              587,020

1.93%

10,450

 

Kensey Nash Corp. *

312,664

1.03%

             Bio-Technology Research and Production Industry Total

899,684

2.95%

     

Electronics Medical Systems

  

22,250

 

Quality Systems, Inc.

678,402

2.23%

34,150

 

Somanetrics Corp. *

807,648

2.66%

Healthcare Management Services

  

29,250

 

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

665,145

2.19%

     

Healthcare Services

   

30,000

 

Psychemedics Corp.

481,500

1.59%

     

Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies

 

 

17,500

 

Abaxis, Inc. *

627,550

2.07%

15,000

 

Landauer, Inc.

777,750

2.56%

10,000

 

Mentor Corp.

391,000

1.28%

19,250

 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

579,040

1.91%

23,575

 

Neogen Corp. *

625,916

2.05%

22,750

 

Surmodics, Inc. *

1,234,643

4.07%

7,550

 

TECHNE Corp. *

498,677

1.64%

             Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies Industry Total

4,734,576

15.60%

     

 

 

HEALTHCARE SECTOR TOTAL

8,894,505

29.29%

     

MATERIALS AND PROCESSING

  
     

Building Materials

   

28,000

 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

              744,520

2.45%

     

                        MATERIALS AND PROCESSING SECTOR TOTAL

              744,520

2.45%

     

OTHER ENERGY

   
     

Oil: Crude Producers

   

10,000

 

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.

386,100

1.27%

     

Machinery: Oil Well Equipment & Service

  

23,001

 

Carbo Ceramics, Inc.

              855,637

2.81%

26,000

 

Tesco Corp. *

745,420

2.46%

   

           1,601,057

5.27%

     

 

 

OTHER ENERGY SECTOR TOTAL

           1,987,157

6.55%

     

PRODUCER DURABLES

  
     

Machinery:  Construction & Handline

  

3,800

 

ASV, Inc. *

526,300

1.73%

     

Electrical Equipment & Components

  

13,250

 

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

507,077

1.67%

     

                       PRODUCER DURABLES SECTOR TOTAL

1,033,377

3.40%

     

TECHNOLOGY

    
     

Communications Technology

  

20,000

 

Avocent Corp. *

              466,200

1.54%

37,650

 

Digi International, Inc. *

              534,253

1.76%

             Communications Technology Industry Total

1,000,453

3.30%

     

Computer Technology

   

21,000

 

Rimage Corp. *

              544,950

1.80%

     

Computer Services Software & Systems

  

27,500

 

Ansoft Corp. *

710,875

2.34%

16,600

 

Ansys, Inc. *

688,236

2.27%

36,500

 

Blackbaud, Inc.

1,023,460

3.37%

22,000

 

Blackboard, Inc. *

885,500

2.92%

              Computer Services Software & Systems Total

3,308,071

10.89%

     

Electronics: Technology

   

8,100

 

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

406,620

1.34%

36,450

 

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. *

353,201

1.16%

   

759,821

 

Electronics

    

37,450

 

II-VI, Inc. *

1,144,098

3.77%

     

 

 

TECHNOLOGY SECTOR TOTAL

6,757,393

22.26%

     

OTHER

    
     

Multisector Companies

   

35,000

 

Raven Industries, Inc.

1,343,650

 
     

 

 

TOTAL OTHER

1,343,650

4.43%

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

 

(Cost $25,104,084)

         29,459,815

97.04%

     
     

 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  

  

             932,950

 

UMB Bank Money Market Fiduciary (Cost $932,950) 3.74% **

932,950

 

        11,316,569

 

Provident Temp Cash Money Market (Cost $11,316,569) 5.18% ** (a)

11,316,569

 

 

 

 

12,249,519

40.35%

     

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  

 

 

(Cost $26,037,034)

41,709,334

137.40%

     
  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

(11,352,267)

-37.40%

  

 

 

 

  

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$30,357,067

100.00%

* Non-income producing.

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate represents the rate at December 31, 2007

(a) Purchased with cash colateral from securities on loan.

 

 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Conestoga Small Cap Fund

  

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

  

At December 31, 2007 the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $26,037,034 amounted to $3,728,182 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $5,777,839 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $2,049,657.




ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


(a)

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant's filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant's management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achievin g the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant's management, including the Registrant's principal executive officer and the Registrant's principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b)

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS. There have been no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q.


ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.


Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and 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.


Conestoga Funds


By /s/W. Christopher Maxwell

* W. Christopher Maxwell

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date February 27, 2008


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


By /s/W. Christopher Maxwell

* W. Christopher Maxwell

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date February 27, 2008


By /s/Robert M. Mitchell

* Robert M. Mitchell

  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


Date February 27, 2008


* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.



EX-99.CERT 2 conestoganqcert200802.htm CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFICATIONS


I, W. Christopher Maxwell , certify that:


1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Conestoga Funds ;


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: February 27, 2008

   /s/W. Christopher Maxwell

    W. Christopher Maxwell

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer




CERTIFICATIONS


I, Robert M. Mitchell , certify that:


1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Conestoga Funds ;


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: February 27, 2008

   /s/Robert M. Mitchell

    Robert M. Mitchell

    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer



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