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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 811-01807
 
Value Line Larger Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017

Mitchell E. Appel
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  212-907-1500

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2011

 
 

 
 
Item 1: Schedule of Investments.
A copy of Schedule of Investments for the period ended 3/31/11 is included with this Form.
 
Value Line Larger Companies Fund, Inc.
 
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2011
               
Shares
   
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS  (99.9%)
 
     
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  (22.6%)
 
12,000
 
Amazon.com, Inc.  *
 
$
2,161,560
 
8,000
 
AutoZone, Inc.  *
   
2,188,480
 
44,000
 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.  *
   
2,123,880
 
42,000
 
Coach, Inc.
   
2,185,680
 
95,000
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
   
2,205,900
 
44,000
 
DIRECTV Class A *
   
2,059,200
 
125,000
 
Ford Motor Co.  *
   
1,863,750
 
44,000
 
Johnson Controls, Inc.
   
1,829,080
 
52,000
 
Las Vegas Sands Corp.  *
   
2,195,440
 
40,000
 
Magna International, Inc.
   
1,916,400
 
26,000
 
McDonalds Corp.
   
1,978,340
 
10,000
 
Netflix, Inc.  *
   
2,373,300
 
23,000
 
NIKE, Inc. Class B
   
1,741,100
 
17,000
 
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A
   
2,102,050
 
5,000
 
Priceline.com, Inc.  *
   
2,532,200
 
62,000
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
2,290,900
 
33,000
 
Target Corp.
   
1,650,330
 
43,000
 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
   
2,138,390
 
50,000
 
Viacom, Inc. Class B
   
2,326,000
 
51,000
 
Walt Disney Co. (The)
   
2,197,590
 
19,000
 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
   
2,417,750
 
44,000
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
2,260,720
 
     
46,738,040
 
 
CONSUMER STAPLES  (2.6%)
 
49,000
 
Campbell Soup Co.
   
1,622,390
 
120,000
 
Sara Lee Corp.
   
2,120,400
 
58,000
 
Sysco Corp.
   
1,606,600
 
     
5,349,390
 
 
ENERGY  (4.6%)
 
23,000
 
Chevron Corp.
   
2,470,890
 
30,000
 
ConocoPhillips
   
2,395,800
 
45,000
 
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
   
1,937,700
 
51,000
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
2,718,810
 
     
9,523,200
 
 
FINANCIALS  (5.7%)
 
36,000
 
AFLAC, Inc.
   
1,900,080
 
11,000
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
2,211,110
 
43,000
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
2,234,280
 
19,000
 
M&T Bank Corp.
   
1,680,930
 
29,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
1,826,710
 
31,000
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
1,908,980
 
     
11,762,090
 
 
HEALTH CARE  (18.8%)
 
63,000
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
2,358,090
 
53,000
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.  *
   
2,373,340
 
27,000
 
Allergan, Inc.
   
1,917,540
 
33,000
 
Amgen, Inc.  *
   
1,763,850
 
30,000
 
Biogen Idec, Inc.  *
   
2,201,700
 
66,000
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
   
1,744,380
 
50,000
 
CIGNA Corp.
   
2,214,000
 
38,000
 
Express Scripts, Inc.  *
   
2,113,180
 
5,500
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.  *
   
1,834,030
 
28,000
 
McKesson Corp.
   
2,213,400
 
45,000
 
Medtronic, Inc.
   
1,770,750
 
             
Shares
     
Value
 
   
32,000
 
Novartis AG ADR
 
$
1,739,200
 
18,000
 
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
   
2,254,140
 
43,000
 
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
   
2,204,180
 
36,000
 
Stryker Corp.
   
2,188,800
 
30,000
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR
   
1,505,100
 
35,000
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.  *
   
1,944,250
 
53,000
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
2,395,600
 
30,000
 
WellPoint, Inc.
   
2,093,700
 
     
38,829,230
 
 
INDUSTRIALS  (13.1%)
 
21,000
 
3M Co.
   
1,963,500
 
28,000
 
Boeing Co. (The)
   
2,070,040
 
30,000
 
Canadian National Railway Co.
   
2,258,100
 
22,000
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
2,449,700
 
30,000
 
CSX Corp.
   
2,358,000
 
18,000
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
1,973,160
 
44,000
 
Danaher Corp.
   
2,283,600
 
25,000
 
Deere & Co.
   
2,422,250
 
125,000
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.  *
   
1,225,000
 
40,000
 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
   
2,005,600
 
4,500
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.  *
   
186,750
 
59,000
 
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
   
1,898,030
 
27,000
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
1,693,170
 
24,000
 
Union Pacific Corp.
   
2,359,920
 
     
27,146,820
 
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  (19.6%)
 
41,000
 
Accenture PLC Class A
   
2,253,770
 
58,000
 
Altera Corp.
   
2,553,160
 
6,500
 
Apple, Inc.  *
   
2,264,925
 
48,000
 
Broadcom Corp. Class A
   
1,890,240
 
27,000
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A  *
   
2,197,800
 
103,000
 
Corning, Inc.
   
2,124,890
 
85,000
 
EMC Corp.  *
   
2,256,750
 
38,000
 
Hewlett-Packard Co.
   
1,556,860
 
12,500
 
Hitachi Ltd. ADR
   
645,375
 
29,000
 
Infosys Technologies Ltd. ADR
   
2,079,300
 
81,000
 
Intel Corp.
   
1,633,770
 
13,000
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
2,119,910
 
40,000
 
Intuit, Inc.  *
   
2,124,000
 
100,000
 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.  *
   
1,555,000
 
28,571
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.  *
   
1,276,838
 
37,000
 
NetApp, Inc.  *
   
1,782,660
 
68,000
 
Oracle Corp.
   
2,269,160
 
63,000
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
2,193,660
 
62,000
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
2,142,720
 
21,000
 
VMware, Inc. Class A  *
   
1,712,340
 
180,000
 
Xerox Corp.
   
1,917,000
 
     
40,550,128
 
 
MATERIALS  (9.1%)
 
22,000
 
Agrium, Inc.
   
2,029,720
 
22,000
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
   
1,983,960
 
42,000
 
Barrick Gold Corp.
   
2,180,220
 
23,000
 
BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR
   
2,205,240
 
27,000
 
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
   
2,653,560
 
42,000
 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
   
2,308,740
 
36,000
 
Ecolab, Inc.
   
1,836,720
 
31,000
 
Newmont Mining Corp.
   
1,691,980
 
 
 

1

 
 
Value Line Larger Companies Fund, Inc.
 
 
March 31, 2011
               
Shares
     
Value
 
20,000
 
Praxair, Inc.
 
$
2,032,000
 
     
18,922,140
 
 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  (2.9%)
 
37,000
 
American Tower Corp. Class A *
   
1,917,340
 
59,000
 
BCE, Inc.
   
2,144,060
 
75,000
 
Telefonica S.A. ADR
   
1,891,500
 
     
5,952,900
 
 
UTILITIES  (0.9%)
 
100,000
 
Duke Energy Corp.
   
1,815,000
 
           
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES  (99.9%)
(Cost $154,590,206)
   
206,588,938
 
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES  (0.1%)
   
245,475
 
NET ASSETS (1) (100%)
 
$
206,834,413
 
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING SHARE
($206,834,413 ÷ 11,154,038 shares outstanding)
 
$
18.54
 
 
*
Non-income producing.
(1)
For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $154,590,206, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $54,059,643, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $2,060,911 and the net unrealized appreciation was $51,998,732.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
 
 

2

 
 
The Fund follows fair valuation accounting standards (FASB ASC 820-10) which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional 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 inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 – Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;
Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2011:
 
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments in Securities:
                       
Assets
                       
     Common Stocks
  $ 206,588,938     $ 0     $ 0     $ 206,588,938  
     Total Investments in Securities
  $ 206,588,938     $ 0     $ 0     $ 206,588,938  
                                 
 
The Fund follows the updated provisions surrounding fair value measurements and disclosures on transfers in and out of all levels of the fair value hierarchy on a gross basis and the reasons for the transfers as well as to disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for investments that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 fair value hierarchy.
 
For the period ended March 31, 2011, there was no significant transfer activity between Level 1 and Level 2.
 
For the period ended March 31, 2011, there were no Level 3 investments. The Schedule of Investments includes a breakdown of the Schedule’s investments by category.
 
 
 

 
 
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-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c) ) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of the date within 90 days of filing date of this report, are approximately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively.

(b)
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 3. Exhibits:
(a)  
Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant.

 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
By:  /s/ Mitchell E. Appel  
 
Mitchell E. Appel, President
     
Date:  May 20, 2011  
     
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/ Mitchell E. Appel  
 
Mitchell E. Appel, President, Principal Executive Officer
     
By:   /s/ Emily D. Washington  
 
Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
     
Date:  May 20, 2011