0001413042-20-000695.txt : 20201120 0001413042-20-000695.hdr.sgml : 20201120 20201119175829 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001413042-20-000695 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20201120 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: 201329891 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 2020-09-30 N 66300714.64 67865.77 66232848.87 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 Corp. 52990090ZT33AKPDBX62 Addus Homecare Corp. 006739106 4700.00 NS USD 444197.00 0.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Allscript Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Y68YJHVB1GU4TAU3C223 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. 01988P108 100000.00 NS USD 814000.00 1.23 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 5299001Z9HXK01DHW793 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 02553E106 13300.00 NS USD 196973.00 0.30 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Angiodynamics, Inc. 549300W3VKC5ZKMO8C28 Angiodynamics, Inc. 03475V101 59845.00 NS USD 721730.70 1.09 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Articure, Inc N/A Articure, Inc 04963C209 53700.00 NS USD 2142630.00 3.23 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 529900HF9B6NL1QG9F05 Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 054540208 40000.00 NS USD 880000.00 1.33 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Brooks Automation, Inc. 35ZN6X1ANPH25YN32Y17 Brooks Automation, Inc. 114340102 9800.00 NS USD 453348.00 0.68 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Calamp Corp. 5493007SIGZIX83TOW07 Calamp Corp. 128126109 160000.00 NS USD 1150400.00 1.74 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Calex, Inc. 5299002RQRZ4SXSCSJ58 Calex, Inc. 13100M509 60000.00 NS USD 1066800.00 1.61 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cerence, Inc. 5493002WL2W5WMS89568 Cerence, Inc. 156727109 40000.00 NS USD 1954800.00 2.95 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cerus Corp. 254900BIEY9XIDA04Q21 Cerus Corp. 157085101 300000.00 NS USD 1878000.00 2.84 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cohu, Inc. 529900FJPORJ3JJ2XS33 Cohu, Inc. 192576106 32650.00 NS USD 560927.00 0.85 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ducommun, Inc. 549300Z71HMWF90S2214 Ducommun, Inc. 264147109 50000.00 NS USD 1646000.00 2.49 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ensign Group, Inc. 5493003K4HEEA8Q0BC72 Ensign Group, Inc. 29358P101 40000.00 NS USD 2282400.00 3.45 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Express, Inc. N/A Express, Inc. 30219E103 111900.00 NS USD 68259.00 0.10 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Extreme Networks, Inc. 549300WRECW11X94UB57 Extreme Networks, Inc. 30226D106 440000.00 NS USD 1768800.00 2.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. 549300X8HYW1HZKCDG90 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. 33938J106 50000.00 NS USD 520500.00 0.79 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Fluidigm Corp. 549300GX8Y96GSB6YP89 Fluidigm Corp. 34385P108 150000.00 NS USD 1114500.00 1.68 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Foot Locker, Inc. 549300X383CBNP6MTV94 Foot Locker, Inc. 344849104 6700.00 NS USD 221301.00 0.33 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Formfactor, Inc. 549300YCEEO6SZD1ZR61 Formfactor, Inc. 346375108 10000.00 NS USD 249300.00 0.38 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Forterra, Inc. 549300M8CB93DI1JD480 Forterra, Inc. 34960W106 100000.00 NS USD 1182000.00 1.78 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Genmark Diagnostics, Inc. N/A Genmark Diagnostics, Inc. 372309104 114200.00 NS USD 1621640.00 2.45 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Hillendbrand, Inc. U246OE781574J2BUD366 Hillendbrand, Inc. 431571108 5200.00 NS USD 147472.00 0.22 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ichor Holdings Ltd. 529900PS8R2JVLJ2H892 Ichor Holdings Ltd. G4740B105 20000.00 NS USD 431400.00 0.65 Long EC CORP KY N 1 N N N Infinera Corp. 549300ZOF66WPV3H0H17 Infinera Corp. 45667G103 300000.00 NS USD 1848000.00 2.79 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Inovalon Holdings, Inc. 5493007H9QSF4NHIHL56 Inovalon Holdings, Inc. 45781D101 17900.00 NS USD 473455.00 0.71 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Insight Enterprises, Inc. 529900S8991TYW6YP792 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 45765U103 40000.00 NS USD 2263200.00 3.42 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Invacare Corp. 549300NNUTG7HCZICS76 Invacare Corp. 461203101 340000.00 NS USD 2556800.00 3.86 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kadant, Inc. 549300K06LNJYBMPYP15 Kadant, Inc. 48282T104 15100.00 NS USD 1655262.00 2.50 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kelly Services, Inc. N/A Kelly Services, Inc. Class A 488152208 34500.00 NS USD 587880.00 0.89 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kratos Defense & Security Solutions,Inc. 5493000EKBN0UY1F3F88 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions,Inc. 50077B207 40000.00 NS USD 771200.00 1.16 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. 529900H6BEIRBF429744 Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. 501242101 33700.00 NS USD 754880.00 1.14 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Magellan Health Services, Inc. N/A Magellan Health Services, Inc. 559079207 5900.00 NS USD 447102.00 0.68 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Matrix Service Co. 529900VYBKSX6HD2YW58 Matrix Service Co. 576853105 17500.00 NS USD 146125.00 0.22 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Maxlinear, Inc. 549300EMOI0SM2IY4F64 Maxlinear, Inc. 57776J100 80000.00 NS USD 1859200.00 2.81 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Natures Sunshine Products, Inc. N/A Natures Sunshine Products, Inc. 639027101 80000.00 NS USD 925600.00 1.40 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Neophotonics Corp. 5493001EHDO3GEGZ6930 Neophotonics Corp. 64051T100 300000.00 NS USD 1827000.00 2.76 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N NN, Inc. 549300SU3TUM6VH84645 NN, Inc. 629337106 324033.00 NS USD 1672010.28 2.52 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Omnicell, Inc. 5493008RH0GTKHHPZI77 Omnicell, Inc. 68213N109 20000.00 NS USD 1493200.00 2.25 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Onto Innovation, Inc. 549300V1USTYXJ7TNR79 Onto Innovation, Inc. 683344105 80000.00 NS USD 2382400.00 3.60 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N OptiNose Inc. 549300CPBME7Z3CYMN16 Optinose, Inc. 68404V100 500000.00 NS USD 1950000.00 2.94 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Orthopediatrics Corp. 5493000KUTPFGOPAT717 OrthoPediatrics Corp. 68752L100 6600.00 NS USD 303072.00 0.46 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Pitney Bowes, Inc. 549300N2O26NW4ST6W55 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 724479100 350000.00 NS USD 1858500.00 2.81 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Progress Software Corp. 549300R65B3JG6972S24 Progress Software Corp. 743312100 10900.00 NS USD 399812.00 0.60 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N R1 RCM, Inc. 549300VKOMJ3EM506212 R1 RCM, Inc. 749397105 160000.00 NS USD 2744000.00 4.14 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ribbon Communications, Inc. 549300L1E8Z8RL7CUL52 Ribbon Communications, Inc. 762544104 600000.00 NS USD 2322000.00 3.51 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Sei Daily Income Trust - Short Duration Government Fund LTKY0J47NCTZPKTU4C46 SEI Daily Income Trust Government Fund Class A 783965593 2945248.53 NS USD 2945248.53 4.45 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N Sensient Technologies Corp. CMMZHMFZQG86EI7WZU92 Sensient Technologies Corp. 81725T100 5950.00 NS USD 343553.00 0.52 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Summit Materials, Inc. 549300C97P3BW8QROE16 Summit Materials, Inc. 86614U100 140000.00 NS USD 2315600.00 3.50 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc. 549300K6KY242XRMEF28 Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc. 873379101 8400.00 NS USD 342468.00 0.52 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. 5493007L6LS7QX18PE75 Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. 90385V107 100000.00 NS USD 2146000.00 3.24 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Veeco Instruments, Inc. 5493004201F72ADDZW04 Veeco Instruments, Inc. 922417100 200000.00 NS USD 2334000.00 3.52 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Zumiez, Inc. 549300J0PDF58P6HZD25 Zumiez, Inc. 989817101 19200.00 NS USD 534144.00 0.81 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N 2020-11-19 Paradigm Funds /s/ Robert A. Benton Robert A. Benton Chief Financial Officer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 paradigmmicro093020nportp.htm

 

 Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund 
     Schedule of Investments
    September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
 Shares             Fair Value    % of Net Assets
                 
 COMMON STOCKS                
                 
 Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC             
           50,000 Ducommun Incorporated *          $    1,646,000   2.49%
                 
 Ball & Roller Bearings               
          324,033 NN, Inc. *               1,672,010   2.52%
                 
 Communications Services, NEC               
           60,000 Calix, Inc. *               1,066,800   1.61%
                 
 Computer Communications Equipment               
          440,000 Extreme Networks, Inc. *               1,768,800   2.67%
                 
 Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick               
          100,000 Forterra, Inc. *               1,182,000   1.78%
                 
 Construction - Special Trade Contractors               
           17,500 Matrix Service Co. *                  146,125   0.22%
                 
 Electronic Computers               
           20,000 Omnicell, Inc. *               1,493,200   2.25%
                 
 Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts             
           40,000 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. *                771,200   1.16%
                 
 Industrial Organic Chemicals               
             5,950 Sensient Technologies Corporation                343,553   0.52%
                 
 Instruments For Measuring & Testing Of Electricity & Electric Signals         
           32,650 Cohu, Inc.                  560,927   0.85%
                 
 Laboratory Analytical Instruments               
          150,000 Fluidigm Corporation *               1,114,500   1.68%
                 
 Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC              
           80,000 Onto Innovation Inc. *               2,382,400   3.60%
                 
 Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)             
          140,000 Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A *             2,315,600   3.50%
                 
 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries              
             5,200 Hillenbrand, Inc.                  147,472   0.22%
                 
 Office Machines, NEC               
          350,000 Pitney Bowes               1,858,500   2.81%
                 
 Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies           
          340,000 Invacare Corporation               2,556,800   3.86%
                 
 Pharmaceutical Preparations               
           50,000 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. *                  520,500    
           80,000 Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. *                925,600    
          500,000 OptiNose, Inc. *               1,950,000    
                  3,396,100   5.13%
                 
 Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment           
          160,000 CalAmp Corp. *               1,150,400   1.74%
                 
 Retail - Apparel & Accessory Stores               
          111,900 Express Inc. *                    68,259    
           19,200 Zumiez Inc. *                  534,144    
                     602,403   0.91%
                 
 Retail - Catalog & Mail-Order Houses               
           40,000 Insight Enterprises, Inc. *               2,263,200   3.42%
                 
 Retail - Family Clothing Stores               
           13,300 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.                196,973   0.30%
                 
 Retail - Shoe Stores               
             6,700 Foot Locker, Inc.                  221,301   0.33%
                 
 Semiconductors & Related Devices               
           10,000 FormFactor, Inc. *                  249,300    
           20,000 Ichor Holdings, Ltd. *                  431,400    
           33,700 Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (Singapore)                754,880    
           80,000 MaxLinear, Inc. *               1,859,200    
          300,000 NeoPhotonics Corporation *               1,827,000    
          100,000 Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. *               2,146,000    
                  7,267,780   10.97%
                 
 Services - Business Services, NEC               
             8,400 Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. *                342,468   0.52%
                 
 Services - Computer Integrated Systems Design             
          100,000 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *                814,000    
          600,000 Ribbon Communications Inc. *             2,322,000    
                  3,136,000   4.73%
                 
 Services - Computer Processing & Data Preparation             
           17,900 Inovalon Holdings, Inc. *                  473,455   0.71%
                 
 Services - Help Supply Services               
           34,500 Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A                587,880   0.89%
                 
 Services - Home Health Care Services               
             4,700 Addus HomeCare Corporation *                444,197   0.67%
                 
 Services - Hospitals               
             5,900 Magellan Health Services Inc. *                447,102   0.68%
                 
 Services - Prepackaged Software               
           40,000 Cerence Inc. *               1,954,800    
           10,900 Progress Software Corporation                 399,812    
                  2,354,612   3.55%
                 
 Services - Management Services               
          160,000 R1 RCM Inc.  *                2,744,000   4.14%
                 
 Services - Skilled Nursing Care Facilities               
           40,000 The Ensign Group, Inc.               2,282,400   3.45%
                 
 Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)           
           15,100 Kadant Inc.                1,655,262   2.50%
                 
 Special Industry Machinery, NEC               
           40,000 Axcelis Technologies, Inc. *                  880,000    
             9,800 Brooks Automation, Inc.                  453,348    
          200,000 Veeco Instruments Inc. *               2,334,000    
                  3,667,348   5.54%
                 
 Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus             
           59,845 AngioDynamics, Inc. *                  721,731    
           53,700 AtriCure, Inc. *               2,142,630    
          300,000 Cerus Corporation *               1,878,000    
          114,200 GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. *               1,621,640    
             6,600 OrthoPediatrics Corp. *                  303,072    
                  6,667,073   10.06%
                 
 Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus               
          300,000 Infinera Corporation *               1,848,000   2.79%
                 
 Total for Common Stocks (Cost $50,499,184)             62,773,841   94.77%
                 
 MONEY MARKET FUNDS               
       2,945,249 SEI Daily Income Trust Government Fund CL F 0.01% **         2,945,249   4.45%
 Total for Money Market Funds (Cost $2,945,249)             
                 
 Total Investment Securities              65,719,090   99.22%
             (Cost $53,444,433)              
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities                    513,759   0.78%
                   
 Net Assets             $  66,232,849   100.00%
                 
                 
 * Non-Income Producing Securities.               
 ** The rate shown represents the 7-day yield at September 30, 2020. 
                 
                 
 1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS               
                 
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at September 30, 2020, was $53,444,433. At September 30, 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    $  16,949,564    
        Unrealized Loss        (4,674,907)    
        Unrealized Gain    $  12,274,657    
                 
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 September 30, 2020:
                 
Valuation of Inputs and Assets Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks  $  62,773,841    $                 -    $                 -    $    62,773,841
Money Market Funds       2,945,249                       -                       -           2,945,249
Total     $  65,719,090    $                 -    $                 -    $    65,719,090
                 
Refer to the Fund's Schedule of Investments for a listing of securities by industry. The Fund did not hold any Level 3 assets or liabilities during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020.