0001413042-20-000201.txt : 20200519 0001413042-20-000201.hdr.sgml : 20200519 20200518184050 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001413042-20-000201 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200519 PERIOD START: 20201231 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARADIGM FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001196878 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21233 FILM NUMBER: 20891134 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NINE ELK STREET CITY: ALBANY STATE: NY ZIP: 12207 BUSINESS PHONE: 5184313516 0001196878 S000020362 Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund C000057148 Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund PVIVX NPORT-P 1 primary_doc.xml NPORT-P false 0001196878 XXXXXXXX S000020362 C000057148 PARADIGM FUNDS 811-21233 0001196878 549300PJ2B0KCKLXZR09 NINE ELK STREET ALBANY 12207 518-431-3516 Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund S000020362 549300AZMFEW9Z3JAB86 2020-12-31 2020-03-31 N 44800145.60 50201.96 44749943.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N Addus Homecare Corporation 52990090ZT33AKPDBX62 Addus Homecare Corp. 006739106 4700.00 NS USD 317720.00 0.71 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. Y68YJHVB1GU4TAU3C223 Allscripts Healthcare SolutionsInc. 01988P108 180000.00 NS USD 1267200.00 2.83 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N American Eagle Outfitters Inc. 5299001Z9HXK01DHW793 American Eagle Outfitters Inc. 02553E106 13300.00 NS USD 105735.00 0.24 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Atricure Inc. N/A Articure Inc 04963C209 53700.00 NS USD 1803783.00 4.03 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Brooks Automation Inc. 35ZN6X1ANPH25YN32Y17 Brooks Automation Inc. 114340102 9800.00 NS USD 298900.00 0.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Caleres Inc. JFU6RQQJ8Z1CPOLBXQ18 Caleres Inc. 129500104 120000.00 NS USD 624000.00 1.39 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Calix Inc. 5299002RQRZ4SXSCSJ58 Calex Inc. 13100M509 220000.00 NS USD 1557600.00 3.48 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cerence Inc. 5493002WL2W5WMS89568 Cerence Inc. 156727109 80599.00 NS USD 1241224.60 2.77 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cerus Corporation 254900BIEY9XIDA04Q21 Cerus Corp. 157085101 350000.00 NS USD 1627500.00 3.64 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cohu Inc. 529900FJPORJ3JJ2XS33 Cohu Inc. 192576106 12650.00 NS USD 156607.00 0.35 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ducommun Incorporated 549300Z71HMWF90S2214 Ducommun Incorporated 264147109 40000.00 NS USD 994000.00 2.22 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Emcor Group Inc. 529900X0SQJB2J7YDU43 Emcor Group 29084Q100 4780.00 NS USD 293109.60 0.65 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N The Ensign Group Inc. 5493003K4HEEA8Q0BC72 Ensign Group Inc. 29358P101 40000.00 NS USD 1504400.00 3.36 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Evolent Health Inc. 549300CZOCFHQ2BBTR11 Evolent Health Inc. 30050B101 30000.00 NS USD 162900.00 0.36 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Express Inc. N/A Express Inc. 30219E103 61875.00 NS USD 92193.75 0.21 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Extreme Networks Inc. 549300WRECW11X94UB57 Extreme Networks Inc. 30226D106 280000.00 NS USD 865200.00 1.93 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Flexion Therapeutics Inc. 549300X8HYW1HZKCDG90 Flexion Therapeutics Inc 33938J106 50000.00 NS USD 393500.00 0.88 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Fluidigm Corporation 549300GX8Y96GSB6YP89 Fluidigm Corp. 34385P108 400000.00 NS USD 1016000.00 2.27 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Foot Locker Inc. 549300X383CBNP6MTV94 Foot Locker Inc. 344849104 6700.00 NS USD 147735.00 0.33 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Forterra Inc. 549300M8CB93DI1JD480 Forterra Inc. 34960W106 140000.00 NS USD 837200.00 1.87 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Genmark Diagnostics Inc. N/A Genmark Diagnostics Inc. 372309104 58200.00 NS USD 239784.00 0.54 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Hillenbrand Inc. U246OE781574J2BUD366 Hillendbrand Inc. 431571108 5200.00 NS USD 99372.00 0.22 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Huttig Building Products Inc. 529900WAHH5LR9Z8UM75 Huttig Building Products Inc. 448451104 250000.00 NS USD 175000.00 0.39 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Infinera Corporation 549300ZOF66WPV3H0H17 Infinera Corp. 45667G103 150000.00 NS USD 795000.00 1.78 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Inovalon Holdings Inc. 5493007H9QSF4NHIHL56 Inovalon Holdings Inc. 45781D101 17900.00 NS USD 298214.00 0.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Insight Enterprises Inc. 529900S8991TYW6YP792 Insight Enterprises Inc. 45765U103 30000.00 NS USD 1263900.00 2.82 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Invacare Corporation 549300NNUTG7HCZICS76 Invacare Corp. 461203101 100000.00 NS USD 743000.00 1.66 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kadant Inc. 549300K06LNJYBMPYP15 Kadant Inc. 48282T104 15100.00 NS USD 1127215.00 2.52 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kelly Services Inc. N/A Kelly Services 488152208 34500.00 NS USD 437805.00 0.98 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kemet Corporation 529900G5ZS8VVA2TY376 Kemet Corp. 488360207 30000.00 NS USD 724800.00 1.62 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. 5493000EKBN0UY1F3F88 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 50077B207 60000.00 NS USD 830400.00 1.86 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kulicke And Soffa Industries Inc. 529900H6BEIRBF429744 Kulicke & Soffa Industries 501242101 33700.00 NS USD 703319.00 1.57 Long EC CORP SG N 1 N N N Magellan Health Inc. N/A Magellan Health Services Inc. 559079207 5900.00 NS USD 283849.00 0.63 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Matrix Service Company 529900VYBKSX6HD2YW58 Matrix Service Co. 576853105 17500.00 NS USD 165725.00 0.37 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Mitek Systems Inc. 549300ABZAQ3R25XG118 Mitek Systems Inc. 606710200 170000.00 NS USD 1339600.00 2.99 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Natures Sunshine Products Inc. N/A NatureS Sunshine Products Inc. 639027101 80000.00 NS USD 650400.00 1.45 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Neophotonics Corporation 5493001EHDO3GEGZ6930 Neophotonics Corp. 64051T100 250000.00 NS USD 1812500.00 4.05 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Nn Inc. 549300SU3TUM6VH84645 Nn Inc. 629337106 120000.00 NS USD 207600.00 0.46 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Omnicell Inc. 5493008RH0GTKHHPZI77 Omnicell Inc. 68213N109 20000.00 NS USD 1311600.00 2.93 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Onto Innovation Inc. 549300V1USTYXJ7TNR79 Onto Innovation Inc. 683344105 60000.00 NS USD 1780200.00 3.98 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Optinose Inc. 549300CPBME7Z3CYMN16 Optinose Inc. 68404V100 100000.00 NS USD 449000.00 1.00 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Orthopediatrics Corp. 5493000KUTPFGOPAT717 Orthopediatrics Corp. 68752L100 6600.00 NS USD 261624.00 0.58 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Perkinelmer Inc. 549300IKL1SDPFI7N655 Perkinelmer Inc. 714046109 4000.00 NS USD 301120.00 0.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Pitney Bowes Inc. 549300N2O26NW4ST6W55 Pitney Bowes 724479100 200000.00 NS USD 408000.00 0.91 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Progress Software Corporation N/A Progress Software Corp. 743312100 5900.00 NS USD 188800.00 0.42 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N R1 Rcm Inc. 549300VKOMJ3EM506212 R1 Rcm Inc. 749397105 200000.00 NS USD 1818000.00 4.06 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ribbon Communications Inc. 549300L1E8Z8RL7CUL52 Ribbon Communications Inc. 762544104 500000.00 NS USD 1515000.00 3.39 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Rti Surgical Holdings Inc. N/A Rti Surgical Inc. 74975N105 650000.00 NS USD 1111500.00 2.48 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Sei Daily Income Trust - Sdit Short Duration Government Fund LTKY0J47NCTZPKTU4C46 SEI Daily Income Trust Government Fund Class A 783965593 3338085.34 PA USD 3338085.34 7.46 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N Sensient Technologies Corporation CMMZHMFZQG86EI7WZU92 Sensient Technologies Corp. 81725T100 5950.00 NS USD 258884.50 0.58 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Tabula Rasa Healthcare Inc. 549300K6KY242XRMEF28 Tabula Rasa Healthcare Inc. 873379101 8400.00 NS USD 439236.00 0.98 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Tillys Inc. N/A TillyS Inc. - Class A 886885102 300000.00 NS USD 1239000.00 2.77 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Veeco Instruments Inc. 5493004201F72ADDZW04 Veeco Instruments Inc. 922417100 20000.00 NS USD 191400.00 0.43 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Vocera Communications Inc. 5493006D2J6NPNZ60K83 Vocera Communications Inc. 92857F107 60000.00 NS USD 1274400.00 2.85 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Westport Fuel Systems Inc. 549300ZBKJ4TMPXRB502 Westport Fuel Systems Inc. 960908309 600000.00 NS USD 564540.00 1.26 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Zumiez Inc. 549300J0PDF58P6HZD25 Zumiez Inc. 989817101 19200.00 NS USD 332544.00 0.74 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N 2020-05-18 Paradigm Funds /s/ Robert A. Benton Robert A. Benton Chief Financial Officer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 paradigmmicrosoi03312020.htm

 Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund 
               Schedule of Investments
        March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
 Shares               Fair Value  % of Net Assets
                   
 COMMON STOCKS                
                   
 Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC               
           40,000   Ducommun Incorporated *          $      994,000   2.22%
                   
 Ball & Roller Bearings               
          120,000   NN, Inc.                   207,600   0.46%
                   
 Communications Equipment, NEC               
           60,000   Vocera Communications, Inc. *             1,274,400   2.85%
                   
 Communications Services, NEC               
          220,000   Calix, Inc. *               1,557,600   3.48%
                   
 Computer Communications Equipment               
          280,000   Extreme Networks, Inc. *                  865,200   1.93%
                   
 Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC               
          170,000   Mitek Systems, Inc. *               1,339,600   2.99%
                   
 Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick               
          140,000   Forterra, Inc. *                  837,200   1.87%
                   
 Construction - Special Trade Contractors               
           17,500   Matrix Service Co. *                  165,725   0.37%
                   
 Electrical Work                 
             4,780   EMCOR Group Inc.                   293,110   0.65%
                   
 Electronic Components & Accessories               
           30,000   KEMET Corporation                   724,800   1.62%
                   
 Electronic Computers               
           20,000   Omnicell, Inc. *               1,311,600   2.93%
                   
 Engines & Turbines               
          600,000   Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (Canada) *                 564,540   1.26%
                   
 Footwear (No Rubber)               
          120,000   Caleres, Inc.                  624,000   1.39%
                   
 Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts               
           60,000   Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. *                830,400   1.86%
                   
 Industrial Organic Chemicals               
             5,950   Sensient Technologies Corporation                258,884   0.58%
                   
 Instruments For Measuring & Testing Of Electricity & Electric Signals         
           12,650   Cohu, Inc.                  156,607   0.35%
                   
 Laboratory Analytical Instruments               
          400,000   Fluidigm Corporation *               1,016,000    
             4,000   PerkinElmer Inc.                  301,120    
                    1,317,120   2.94%
                   
 Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC              
           60,000   Onto Innovation Inc. *               1,780,200   3.98%
                   
 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries              
             5,200   Hillenbrand, Inc.                    99,372   0.22%
                   
 Office Machines, NEC               
          200,000   Pitney Bowes                  408,000   0.91%
                   
 Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies             
          100,000   Invacare Corporation                  743,000    
          650,000   RTI Surgical, Inc. *               1,111,500    
                    1,854,500   4.14%
                   
 Pharmaceutical Preparations               
           50,000   Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. *                  393,500    
           80,000   Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. *                650,400    
          100,000   OptiNose, Inc. *                  449,000    
                    1,492,900   3.34%
                   
 Retail - Apparel & Accessory Stores               
           61,875   Express Inc. *                    92,194    
          300,000   Tilly's, Inc. - Class A                1,239,000    
           19,200   Zumiez Inc. *                  332,544    
                    1,663,738   3.72%
                   
 Retail - Catalog & Mail-Order Houses               
           30,000   Insight Enterprises, Inc. *               1,263,900   2.82%
                   
 Retail - Family Clothing Stores               
           13,300   American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.                105,735   0.24%
                   
 Retail - Shoe Stores               
             6,700   Foot Locker, Inc.                  147,735   0.33%
                   
 Semiconductors & Related Devices               
           33,700   Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (Singapore)                703,319    
          250,000   NeoPhotonics Corporation *               1,812,500    
                    2,515,819   5.62%
                   
 Services - Business Services, NEC               
             8,400   Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. *                439,236   0.98%
                   
 Services - Computer Integrated Systems Design             
          180,000   Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *             1,267,200    
          500,000   Ribbon Communications Inc. *             1,515,000    
                    2,782,200   6.22%
                   
 Services - Computer Processing & Data Preparation             
           17,900   Inovalon Holdings, Inc. *                  298,214   0.67%
                   
 Services - Help Supply Services               
           34,500   Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A                437,805   0.98%
                   
 Services - Home Health Care Services               
             4,700   Addus HomeCare Corporation *                317,720   0.71%
                   
 Services - Hospitals               
             5,900   Magellan Health Services Inc. *                283,849   0.63%
                   
 Services - Prepackaged Software               
           80,599   Cerence Inc. *               1,241,225    
             5,900   Progress Software Corporation                 188,800    
                    1,430,025   3.20%
                   
 Services - Management Services               
           30,000   Evolent Health, Inc. *                  162,900    
          200,000   R1 RCM Inc.  *                1,818,000    
                    1,980,900   4.43%
                   
 Services - Skilled Nursing Care Facilities               
           40,000   The Ensign Group, Inc.               1,504,400   3.36%
                   
 Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)             
           15,100   Kadant Inc.                1,127,215   2.52%
                   
 Special Industry Machinery, NEC               
             9,800   Brooks Automation, Inc.                  298,900    
           20,000   Veeco Instruments Inc. *                  191,400    
                       490,300   1.10%
                   
 Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus             
           53,700   AtriCure, Inc. *               1,803,783    
          350,000   Cerus Corporation *               1,627,500    
           58,200   GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. *                  239,784    
             6,600   OrthoPediatrics Corp. *                  261,624    
                    3,932,691   8.79%
                   
 Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus               
          150,000   Infinera Corporation *                  795,000   1.78%
                   
 Wholesale - Lumber & Other Construction Materials             
          250,000   Huttig Building Products, Inc. *                175,000   0.39%
                   
 Total for Common Stocks (Cost $48,923,944)             40,648,840   90.83%
                   
 MONEY MARKET FUNDS               
       3,338,085   SEI Daily Income Trust Government Fund CL F 0.24% **         3,338,085   7.46%
 Total for Money Market Funds (Cost $3,338,085)             
                   
 Total Investment Securities              43,986,925   98.29%
               (Cost $52,262,029)              
                   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities                    763,019   1.71%
                     
 Net Assets               $  44,749,944   100.00%
                   
                   
 * Non-Income Producing Securities. 
 ** The rate shown represents the 7-day yield at March 31, 2020. 
                   
                   
 1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS               
                   
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at March 31, 2020, was $52,262,029. At March 31, 2020, the composition of gross unrealized appreciation (the excess of value over tax cost) and depreciation (the excess of tax cost over value) of investments was as follows:
                   
          Unrealized Gain    $    6,523,382    
          Unrealized Loss       (14,798,486)    
          Unrealized Loss    $   (8,275,104)    
                   
2. SECURITIES VALUATIONS              
                   
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
                   
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
                   
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
                   
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
                   
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.
                   
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
                   
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS              
                   
A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis follows.
                   
Equity securities (common stocks). Equity securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. Generally, if the security is traded in an active market and is valued at the last sale price, the security is categorized as a level 1 security, and if an equity security is valued by the pricing service at its last bid, it is generally categorized as a level 2 security. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current fair value, or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, subject to review of the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or the “Board”) and are categorized in level 2 or level 3, when appropriate.
                   
Money market funds. Money market funds are valued at net asset value provided by the funds and are classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                   
In accordance with the Trust’s good faith pricing guidelines, the Adviser is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. There is no single standard for determining fair value, since fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the Adviser would appear to be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods.
                   
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets measured at fair value as of March 31, 2020:
                   
Valuation of Inputs and Assets Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks    $  40,648,840    $                 -    $                 -    $    40,648,840
Money Market Funds       3,338,085                       -                       -           3,338,085
Total       $  43,986,925    $                 -    $                 -    $    43,986,925