-----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, I/zi6rIbZuwb9IHmV48c2K4Z3D80z6OddgVyUTt7gXxafCDaOF5dK9GF7Db5s5KG RP/MV2684DBE0BdyYCohJg== 0001162044-04-000168.txt : 20040610 0001162044-04-000168.hdr.sgml : 20040610 20040610170721 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001162044-04-000168 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040610 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040610 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEW YORK STATE OPPORTUNITY FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001027657 IRS NUMBER: 161517067 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07963 FILM NUMBER: 04858878 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5710 COMMONS PARK STREET 2: . CITY: E. SYRACUSE STATE: NY ZIP: 13057 BUSINESS PHONE: (315) 251-1101 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5710 COMMONS PARK STREET 2: . CITY: E. SYRACUSE STATE: OH ZIP: 13057 N-CSR 1 nyencsr0604.htm NEW YORK EQUITY FUND


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-07963


The New York State Opportunity Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


5710 Commons Park

E. Syracuse, New York 13057

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


Gregg A. Kidd

Pinnacle Advisors LLC

5710 Commons Park

E. Syracuse, New York 13057

 (Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (315) 251-1101


Date of fiscal year end: March 31


Date of reporting period: March 31, 2004


Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.


A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public.  A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR 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 Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 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. § 3507.


Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

New York State Opportunity Funds

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

Annual Report

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

    

Investment Adviser

   

 

 

 

 

    

Pinnacle Advisors LLC

   

 

 

 

 

    

5710 Commons Park Dr.  East

   

 

 

 

 

    

Syracuse, NY 13057

   

 

 

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



May 28, 2004



Dear Shareholder:



It is with great pleasure that I report on the past year to you. If you have been invested in our Fund you are aware what a difficult time we endured in the two prior years. But, if you were able to stay the course or even wise enough to dollar cost average, you had a great year. True to our words, we were positioned to participate in the strong rebound in the stock market during the last 12 months.


For the year ending March 2004 our Fund had a return of + 56.20%. That was 21.27% better than the return of the S&P 500 for the same period. That is six straight quarters of performance that has been in the top 10% of all funds. Although we are very pleased with these numbers, it is very important we continue to pursue outstanding investment opportunities and produce above average returns for you. Remember, mutual funds are long-term investments, and we are confident long-term holders will fare better than investors who try to time the market.


Our view on the prospects for growth in the market remains positive. Despite the current headlines and worries about terrorism, it is our belief that the world is a very difficult place for terrorist to operate. Cooperation with other countries continues to root out more and more people that wish to cause us harm. Before September 11th, these individuals were free to travel, communicate, and move money around the world. That is no longer the case.


It is timely that some of our holdings in the Fund are active participants in the war on terror and we believe hold great promise for receiving business for products used to execute the war. New York also provides us with an abundance of investment options in the financial service industry, biotechnology, and alternative energy. We are excited about the coming year and believe we are well positioned to capitalize on opportunities that lie ahead. We appreciate your investment.


Sincerely,





/s/Gregg A. Kidd

Portfolio Manager






NEW YORK EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2004

 

Shares

Common Stocks - 99.13%

 Value

   

 

Air Transportation - 6.17%

 

15,000

JetBlue Airways, Corp. (a)

378,750

 

 

 

 

Computer & Office Equipment - 3.74%

 

  2,500

International Business Machines Corp.

229,600

   

 

Consumer Discretionary - 3.43%

 

12,500

Time Warner, Inc. (a)

210,750

 

 

 

 

Energy - 14.29%

 

70,000

Active Power, Inc.(a)

225,400

200,000

Arotech Corp.(a)

382,000

  35,000

Plug Power, Inc.(a)

270,200

  

877,600

 

Financial - 21.19%

 

    3,000

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

  94,500

    2,000

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.

175,360

    3,000

Citigroup, Inc.

155,100

    1,500

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

156,525

    4,000

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

167,800

    2,500

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

207,175

    1,000

M&T Bank Corp.

  89,850

    2,000

Merrill Lynch & Co.

119,120

  30,000

Seibert Financial, Corp.

126,600

       172

Travelers Property Casualty Corp. - Class A

    2,950

       355

Travelers Property Casualty Corp. - Class B

    6,131

 

 

       1,301,111

 

Health Care - 5.38%

 

    3,375

Barr Pharmeuticals, Inc. (a)

154,914

    5,000

Pfizer, Inc.

175,250

 

 

330,164

 

Industrials - 5.87%

 

  60,000

Mechanical Technology, Inc. (a)

307,200

    1,500

Paychex, Inc.

  53,400

 

 

360,600

 

Information Technology - 12.61%

 

  10,000

Anaren, Inc. (a)

158,600

700,000

CopyTele, Inc. (a)

336,000

  25,000

Corning, Inc.

279,500

  

774,100

 

Media - .68%

 

  25,000

Granite Broadcasting Corp.(a)

  41,750

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Preporations - 12.9%

 

  22,500

Ligand Pharmeceuticals, Inc.(a)

452,250

  25,000

Regeneron Pharmeceuticals, Inc.(a)

339,500

 

 

791,750

 

Photographic Equipment & Supplies - 1.28%

 

    3,000

Eastman Kodak Co.

  78,510

   

 

Services-Comercial, Physical & Biological Research - 3.03%

 

  12,500

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(a)

186,250

 

 

 

 

Radio Broadcasting Stations - 6.92%

 

125,000

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.(a)

425,000

   

 

Software - 1.63%

 

220,000

Nibex, Inc.(b)

100,000

 

 

 

   

   

Total Common Stock -  (Cost $4,777,121)

 $  6,085,935

 

 

 

 

Shares

Money Market Securities - .5%

Value

   

  30,815

Milestone Funds Treasury Obligations Portfolio -  Investor Shares    (Cost $30,815)

 $   30,815

   

 

Total Investments at Value - 99.63% (Cost $4,807,936)

 $  6,116,750

  

   

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - .37%

  22,548

  

   

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 $  6,139,298

  

   

   
  

   

 (a) Non-income producing security.

 

 (b) Restricted Security.

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


NEW YORK EQUITY FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2004

 
  

ASSETS

 

Investment securities, at value (Cost $4,807,936)

 $   6,116,750

Cash

 12,416

Securities Sold

 49,592

 TOTAL ASSETS

      6,178,758

  

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for capital shares redeemed

   1,787

Payable to affiliates (Note 3)

   4,846

Other accrued expenses

 32,827

 TOTAL LIABILITIES

 39,460

  

NET ASSETS

 $   6,139,298

  

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

 $ 10,966,842

Accumulated net realized losses from security transactions

    (6,136,358)

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

      1,308,814

NET ASSETS

 $   6,139,298

  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number

 

of shares authorized, no par value)

 686,111

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 $  8.95

 

 

Maximum offering price per share ($8.95/95.25%) (Note 1)

 $  9.40

 

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


NEW YORK EQUITY FUND

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ending March 31, 2004

 
  

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

    Dividends

 $  30,977

    Interest

14

 

 30,991

 

 

EXPENSES

 

    Investment advisory fees (Note 3)

 54,466

    Professional fees

 31,453

    Transfer agent fees (Note 3)

 19,715

    Distribution fees (Note 3)

 13,617

    Custodian fees

 12,455

    Accounting fees (Note 3)

   9,300

    Trustees' fees and expenses

   7,561

    Postage and supplies

   6,072

    Insurance expense

   3,849

    Registration fees

   2,962

    Other expenses

   4,451

TOTAL EXPENSES

 165,901

    Fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Advisor (Note 3)

(58,057)

NET EXPENSES

 107,844

 

 

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

(76,853)

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

    Net realized losses from security transactions

 395,149

    Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

(depreciation) on investments

      1,914,686

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS

      2,309,835

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

 $   2,232,982

 

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


NEW YORK EQUITY FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 
   

 

Year Ended March 31, 2004

Year Ended March 31, 2003

FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

    Net investment loss

 $    (76,853)

 $    (57,441)

    Net realized losses from security transactions

      395,149

  (2,858,868)

    Net change in unrealized appreciation

  

(depreciation) on investments

   1,914,686

      784,233

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   2,232,982

  (2,132,076)

 

 

 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

  

    Proceeds from shares sold

      290,309

      322,643

    Payments for shares redeemed

     (424,345)

     (728,363)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     (134,036)

     (405,720)

   

TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

   2,098,946

  (2,537,796)

   

NET ASSETS

 

 

    Beginning of year

   4,040,352

   6,578,148

    End of year

 $6,139,298

 $4,040,352

   

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

 

 

    Shares sold

36,436

61,239

    Shares redeemed

       (54,876)

     (118,513)

    Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (18,440)

       (57,274)

    Shares outstanding, beginning of year

      704,551

      761,825

    Shares outstanding, end of year

      686,111

      704,551

 

 

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


NEW YORK EQUITY FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   
      

Selected per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

Year Ended March 31, 2004

Year Ended March 31, 2003

Year Ended March 31, 2002

Year Ended March 31, 2001

Year Ended March 31, 2000

      

Net asset value at beginning of year

 $  5.73

 $  8.63

 $  11.35

 $  19.27

 $  14.15

      

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

    Net investment loss

 (0.08)

 (0.08)

 (0.16)

 (0.15)

 (0.17)

    Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

3.30

 (2.82)

 (2.56)

 (6.49)

 5.58

Total from investment operations

3.22

 (2.90)

 (2.72)

 (6.64)

 5.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

0.00

0.00

0.00

 (1.28)

 (0.29)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of year

 $  8.95

 $  5.73

 $  8.63

 $  11.35

 $  19.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return (a)

56.19%

-33.60%

-23.96%

-36.38%

38.55%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets at end of year

 $      6,139,298

 $       4,040,352

 $       6,578,148

 $       8,547,585

 $     10,059,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (b)

1.98%

1.98%

2.06%

2.08%

1.98%

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b)

-1.02%

-1.40%

-1.55%

-0.91%

-1.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

123%

73%

106%

224%

154%

 

 

 

 

 

 

      
      
      

(a)  Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads.

     

(b)  Ratios of expenses to average net assets, assuming no waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by the advisor, would have been 3.04%, 4.82%, 3.26%,2.49% and 2.74% for the years ended March 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively (Note 3).

      

(c)  Ratio of net investment income to average net assets, assuming no waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by the advisor, would have been -2.47%.

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


NEW YORK EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2004



1.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


The New York Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of The New York State Opportunity Funds (the “Trust”).  The Trust, registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on November 20, 1996.  The Fund was capitalized on February 18, 1997, when affiliates of Pinnacle Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) purchased the initial shares of the Fund at $10 per share.  The Fund began the public offering of shares on May 12, 1997.


The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stocks of publicly-traded companies headquartered in the state of New York and those companies having a significant presence in the state.


The following is a summary of the Fund's significant accounting policies:


Securities Valuation -- The Fund's portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time).  Securities which are traded on stock exchanges or are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the last reported sale price as of the close of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the day the securities are being valued, or, if not traded on a particular day, at the closing bid price. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.


Share Valuation -- The net asset value per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent.  The maximum offering price per share of the Fund is equal to the net asset value per share plus a sales load equal to 4.98% of the net asset value (or 4.75% of the offering price).  The redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value per share.


Investment Income -- Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Interest income is accrued as earned.  


Security Transactions -- Security transactions are accounted for on trade date.  Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on a specific identification basis.


Distributions to Shareholders -- Distributions to shareholders arising from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least once each year and are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may



1.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)


differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to losses deferred due to wash sales.  For the year ended March 31, 2004, no distributions were required.


Estimates -- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

                          

Federal Income Taxes -- It is the Fund's policy to comply with the special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.  As provided therein, in any fiscal year in which the Fund so qualifies and distributes at least 90% of its taxable net income, the Fund (but not the shareholders) will be relieved of federal income tax on the income distributed. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made.


In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is the Fund's intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.


The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of March 31, 2004:


Cost of portfolio investments

$               4,826,300

  

Gross unrealized appreciation

$               1,547,305

Gross unrealized depreciation

                  (256,855)

Net unrealized appreciation

$               1,290,450

Capital loss carryforwards

$               6,041,143



The difference between book cost and tax cost consists of wash sales of $18,364.



 The capital loss carryforwards as of March 31, 2004 in the table above expire as follows:


Amount

 

Expires March 31,

$           883,674

 

2009

          2,176,408

 

2010

          1,498,099

 

2011

          1,482,962

 

                         2012

$        6,041,143

  



For the year ended March 31, 2003, the Fund reclassified net investment losses of $76,853 against accumulated net realized loss on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.  Such reclassification, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, has no effect on the Fund’s net assets or net asset value per share.


2.   INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS


Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, other than short-term investments, amounted to $6,190,152 and $6,431,956 respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.


3.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES


ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Under the terms of an Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% of its average daily net assets up to $100 million; 0.95% of such assets from $100 million to $200 million; and 0.85% of such assets in excess of $200 million.  The Advisor voluntarily waived its entire investment advisory fee of $54,466 and reimbursed the Fund $3,591 of additional operating expenses for the year ended March 31, 2004.  $4,846 is payable to the Advisor at year end.



3.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (Continued)


The President of the Adviser is also President and a Trustee of the Trust.


TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICE AGREEMENT

Under the terms of a Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement between the Trust and Mutual Shareholder Services (MSS), MSS maintains the records of each shareholder’s account, answers shareholders’ inquiries concerning their accounts, processes purchases and redemptions of Fund shares, acts as dividend and distribution disbursing agent and performs other shareholder service functions.    For the year ended March 31, 2004, MSS was paid $19,715 for transfer agent services.  In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage and supplies. The President of Mutual Shareholder Services is also an officer of the Fund.


ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

Under the terms of an Accounting Services Agreement between the Trust and MSS, MSS calculates the daily net asset value per share and maintains the financial books and records of the Fund.  For the year ended March 31, 2004, MSS was paid $9,300 for accounting services.  


UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

The principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares is Pinnacle Investments, Inc. (the “Underwriter”), an affiliate of the Advisor.  For the year ended March 31, 2004, the Underwriter received underwriter commissions of $1,501 and broker commissions of $8,305 in connection with the sale of Fund shares.


PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, all of the Fund's portfolio transactions were executed through the Underwriter.  As a result, brokerage commissions of $87,932 were paid by the Fund to the Underwriter.


DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Trust has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Plan provides that the Fund may directly incur or reimburse the Advisor for certain costs related to the distribution of the Fund shares, not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets.  For the year ended March 31, 2004, the Fund incurred $13,617 in distribution-related expenses under the Plan.


RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended March 31, 2004 the Trustees for the fund were paid $7,561.



4.   CHANGE IN ACCOUNTANTS


On November 17, 2003, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“Pricewaterhouse”) resigned as independent auditors to the Fund.  Pricewaterhouse reports on the Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999 through March 31, 2003 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.  During the fiscal years stated above, there were no disagreements with Pricewaterhouse on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Pricewaterhouse, would have caused the Advisor to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Fund’s financial statements for such years.


On March 12, 2004, the Fund by action of its Board of Trustees, upon approval of the Fund’s shareholders, approved the engagement of Cohen McCurdy Ltd., Inc. as the independent auditors to audit the Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004.  During the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999 through March 31, 2003 neither the Fund nor anyone on its behalf consulted Cohen McCurdy Ltd. on items which (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).



5.   CONTROL OWNERSHIP

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As of March 31, 2003, National Financial Services, for the benefit of others, in aggregate, more than 71% of the Fund.


6.   RESTRICTED SECURITIES

The investment in 220,000 shares of Nibex, Inc. common stock, the sale of which is restricted, has been valued by the board of directors at $328 per share after considering certain pertinent factors, including the results of operations of Nibex, Inc. since the date of purchase of July 21, 2003 for $200,000 and the sales price of recent private placement in its common stock. No quoted market price exists for Nibex, Inc. shares. It is possible that the estimated value may differ significantly from the amount that might be ultimately realized in the near term and the difference could be material.


6.   DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

As of March 31, 2004, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:


Undistributed ordinary income                                                                

                       $0

      Undistributed long-term capital gain/(accumulated losses)                     

        ($6117,994)

      Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

         $1,290,450

 

       ($4,827,544)


The difference between book basis and tax-basis unrealized depreciation is attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.



NEW YORK EQUITY FUND




BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Overall responsibility for management of the Fund rests with the Board of Trustees.  The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement or removal.  The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations.  The following are the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund:


Trustee

Address

Age

Position Held with the Trust

Length of Time Served

*Gregg A. Kidd

4605 E. Genesee Street,

DeWitt, NY

41

President and Trustee

Since November 1996

  Joseph Masella

One Unity Plaza at Franklin Square,

Syracuse, NY

53

Trustee

Since February 1997

  Mark E. Wadach

110 Treeland Circle,

Syracuse, NY

51

Trustee

Since February 1997

   

Vice President

Since

   

Treasurer

Since

   

Secretary

Since


*Mr. Kidd, as an affiliated person of the Advisor and the Underwriter, is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Each Trustee oversees one portfolio of the Trust.  The principal occupations of the Trustees and executive officers of the Fund during the past five years and public directorships held by the Trustees are set forth below:


Gregg A. Kidd is President of the Advisor and the Underwriter.


Joseph Masella is Executive Vice President and a Director of Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company.


Mark E. Wadach is a Sales Representative for Morabito Gas & Electric Company.  Prior to October 2000, he was a Mortgage Consultant for Syracuse Securities (a real estate financing firm).


Additional information about the Board of Trustees and Executive Officers may be found in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call 1-888-899-8344.



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




To The Shareholders and

Board of Trustees

New York Equity Fund:       


We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabili­ties of New York Equity Fund, a series of the New York Opportunity Funds, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of March 31, 2004, and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets, and financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsi­bility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to ex­press an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The financial statements and financial highlights of New York Equity Fund for the years ended March 31, 2003, March 31, 2002, March 31, 2001 and March 31, 2000 were audited by other auditors whose reports expressed unqualified opinions on those statements.


We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  Our procedures included confirmation of investments and cash owned as of March 31, 2004, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers.   An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of New York Equity Fund as of March 31, 2004, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting princi­ples generally accepted in the United States of America.





/s/Cohen McCurdy, Ltd.

Westlake, Ohio  

May 24, 2004



Item 2. Code of Ethics.


Not available at this time.


(a)

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant [has/has not] adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.


(b)

For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:


(1)

Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

(2)

Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;

(3)

Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

(4)

The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and

(5)

Accountability for adherence to the code.


(c)

Amendments:  


During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.


Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.


(a)

The fund is small enough that the audit committee has deemed it unnecessary to elect an audit committee financial expert.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.


(a)

Audit Fees


FY 2003

$


FY 2004

$ 11,695


(b)

Audit-Related Fees


Registrant


FY 2003

$


FY 2004

$ 0


(c)

Tax Fees


Not available at this time.


(d)

All Other Fees


Not available at this time.


(e)

(1)

Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies


Not available at this time.


(2)

Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee


Not available at this time.


(f)



During audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.


(g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:


Not available at this time.


(h)

The registrant's audit committee

 [has/has not] considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies.  Not applicable.


Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.


Not applicable – schedule filed with Item 1.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 8.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 9.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  


The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of trustees.


Item 10.  Controls and Procedures.  


(a)

Based on an evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 12, 2004, the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Forms N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.


(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 11.  Exhibits.  


(a)(1)

EX-99.CODE ETH.  Not available at this time.


(a)(2)

EX-99.CERT.  Filed herewith.


(a)(3)

Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable.


(b)

EX-99.906CERT.  Filed herewith.


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.


The New York State Opportunity Funds


By /s/Gregg A. Kidd

*Gregg A. Kidd

Chief Executive Officer


Date  June 10, 2004


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/Gregg A. Kidd

*Gregg A. Kidd

Chief Executive Officer


Date June 10, 2004


By /s/Daniel F. Raite

*Daniel F. Raite

Chief Financial Officer


Date June 10, 2004


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

EX-99.CERT 2 nyecert.htm Exhibit 99

Exhibit 99.CERT


CERTIFICATIONS


I, Gregg A. Kidd, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The New York State Opportunity 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 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) 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)

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;

c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual 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: June 10, 2004


/s/Gregg A. Kidd

Gregg A. Kidd

Chief Executive Officer



I, Daniel F. Raite, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The New York State Opportunity 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 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) 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)

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;

c)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual 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: June 10, 2004


/s/Daniel F. Raite

Daniel F. Raite

Chief Financial Officer


EX-99.906 CERT 3 nye906cert.htm EX-99

EX-99.906CERT



CERTIFICATION

Gregg A. Kidd, Chief Executive Officer, and Daniel F. Raite, Chief Financial Officer of The New York State Opportunity Funds (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his or her knowledge that:

1.

The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2004 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.

The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

The New York State Opportunity Funds

The New York State Opportunity Funds



/s/Gregg A. Kidd

/s/Daniel F. Raite

Gregg A. Kidd

Daniel F. Raite

Date: June 10, 2004

Date: June 10, 2004



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to The New York State Opportunity Funds and will be retained by The New York State Opportunity Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff upon request.


This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.


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