0001413042-23-000893.txt : 20231122 0001413042-23-000893.hdr.sgml : 20231122 20231122104546 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001413042-23-000893 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231122 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231122 PERIOD START: 20231231 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: 231430644 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 518-431-3500 Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund S000020362 549300AZMFEW9Z3JAB86 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 N 134159947.12 629153.22 133530793.90 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 A10 Networks, Inc. 549300UQD4IWUML81Q35 A10 Networks, Inc. 002121101 200000.00 NS USD 3006000.00 2.25 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Addus HomeCare Corporation 52990090ZT33AKPDBX62 Addus HomeCare Corporation 006739106 19700.00 NS USD 1678243.00 1.26 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. 549300XWTHXJVGKWU616 ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. 00486H105 150000.00 NS USD 1234500.00 0.92 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 5299001Z9HXK01DHW793 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 02553E106 13300.00 NS USD 220913.00 0.17 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Arlo Technologies Inc. N/A Arlo Technologies, Inc. 04206A101 24700.00 NS USD 254410.00 0.19 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N AtriCure, Inc. N/A AtriCure, Inc. 04963C209 53700.00 NS USD 2352060.00 1.76 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Aviat Networks, Inc. 549300Z3X8Z4MK52CI65 Aviat Networks, Inc. 05366Y201 100000.00 NS USD 3120000.00 2.34 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 529900HF9B6NL1QG9F05 Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 054540208 40000.00 NS USD 6522000.00 4.88 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Brooks Automation, Inc. 35ZN6X1ANPH25YN32Y17 Azenta, Inc. 114340102 9800.00 NS USD 491862.00 0.37 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Caleres, Inc. JFU6RQQJ8Z1CPOLBXQ18 Caleres, Inc. 129500104 140000.00 NS USD 4026400.00 3.02 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Calix, Inc. 5299002RQRZ4SXSCSJ58 Calix, Inc. 13100M509 60000.00 NS USD 2750400.00 2.06 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cambium Networks Corporation 549300OYSIGK6OT5WL04 Cambium Networks Corp. G17766109 100460.00 NS USD 736371.80 0.55 Long EC CORP KY N 1 N N N Citi Trends, Inc. 529900D06Q0FPHV34S87 Citi Trends, Inc. 17306X102 120000.00 NS USD 2666400.00 2.00 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Codexis, Inc. 549300KGLM6CDPTVSE20 Codexis, Inc. 192005106 400000.00 NS USD 756000.00 0.57 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cohu, Inc. 529900FJPORJ3JJ2XS33 Cohu, Inc. 192576106 32650.00 NS USD 1124466.00 0.84 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. 5493005Q6CJC78TGL805 Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. 205306103 120000.00 NS USD 1912800.00 1.43 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Comtech Telecommunications Corp. 529900FTEZ8MGM0Y8F73 Comtech Telecommunications Corp. 205826209 193700.00 NS USD 1694875.00 1.27 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. 54930037L0NBIPZ5S663 Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. 227483104 55000.00 NS USD 1363450.00 1.02 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ducommun Incorporated 549300Z71HMWF90S2214 Ducommun Incorporated 264147109 80000.00 NS USD 3480800.00 2.61 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Harsco Corporation KAO98FK89NPNNPQGUZ43 Enviri Corp. 415864107 300000.00 NS USD 2166000.00 1.62 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. N/A Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc. 29772L108 300000.00 NS USD 1251000.00 0.94 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Extreme Networks, Inc. 549300WRECW11X94UB57 Extreme Networks, Inc. 30226D106 200000.00 NS USD 4842000.00 3.63 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Pacira BioSciences, Inc. 549300P56LERYBDHCF69 Flexion Therapeutics Contingent Value Right Exp. 12/31/2030 N/A 300000.00 NS USD 126000.00 0.09 Long DE CORP US N 3 N N N Fossil Group, Inc. DDMY8YZ6L8UEMS1FDM73 Fossil Group, Inc. 34988V106 207673.00 NS USD 427806.38 0.32 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Harrow Health Inc N/A Harrow, Inc. 415858109 120000.00 NS USD 1724400.00 1.29 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Hillenbrand, Inc. U246OE781574J2BUD366 Hillenbrand, Inc. 431571108 5200.00 NS USD 220012.00 0.16 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Infinera Corporation 549300ZOF66WPV3H0H17 Infinera Corporation 45667G103 600000.00 NS USD 2508000.00 1.88 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Insight Enterprises, Inc. 529900S8991TYW6YP792 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 45765U103 40000.00 NS USD 5820000.00 4.36 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N J.Jill, Inc. 529900I19PJIF8MIDL12 J.Jill, Inc. 46620W102 40000.00 NS USD 1184000.00 0.89 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kadant Inc. 549300K06LNJYBMPYP15 Kadant Inc. 48282T104 15100.00 NS USD 3405805.00 2.55 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kelly Services, Inc. N/A Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A 488152208 130500.00 NS USD 2373795.00 1.78 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. 529900H6BEIRBF429744 Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (Singapore) 501242101 33700.00 NS USD 1638831.00 1.23 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. N/A Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. 55003A108 80000.00 NS USD 160800.00 0.12 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N MaxLinear, Inc. 549300EMOI0SM2IY4F64 MaxLinear, Inc. 57776J100 120000.00 NS USD 2670000.00 2.00 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N MiMedx Group, Inc. N/A MiMedx Group, Inc. 602496101 500000.00 NS USD 3645000.00 2.73 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Modine Manufacturing Company Z35SZFYJR8GZZRSIUU09 Modine Manufacturing Company 607828100 200000.00 NS USD 9150000.00 6.85 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N NextGen Healthcare, Inc. N/A NextGen Healthcare, Inc. 65343C102 100000.00 NS USD 2373000.00 1.78 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. 529900ABAWFXOHSIHG03 Ocular Therapeutix Inc. 67576A100 80000.00 NS USD 251200.00 0.19 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Omnicell, Inc. 5493008RH0GTKHHPZI77 Omnicell, Inc. 68213N109 20000.00 NS USD 900800.00 0.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Onto Innovation Inc. 549300V1USTYXJ7TNR79 Onto Innovation Inc. 683344105 50000.00 NS USD 6376000.00 4.77 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N OrthoPediatrics Corp. 5493000KUTPFGOPAT717 OrthoPediatrics Corp. 68752L100 54400.00 NS USD 1740800.00 1.30 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Orthofix Medical Inc. N/A Orthofix Medical, Inc. 68752M108 40000.00 NS USD 514400.00 0.39 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N The Pennant Group, Inc. 5493007H2OYR6BYLDA64 The Pennant Group, Inc. 70805E109 200000.00 NS USD 2226000.00 1.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Progress Software Corporation 549300R65B3JG6972S24 Progress Software Corporation 743312100 10900.00 NS USD 573122.00 0.43 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N R1 RCM Inc. 549300VKOMJ3EM506212 R1 RCM Inc. 749397105 160000.00 NS USD 2411200.00 1.81 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ribbon Communications Inc. 549300L1E8Z8RL7CUL52 Ribbon Communications Inc. 762544104 1200000.00 NS USD 3216000.00 2.41 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 Institutional Class 783965593 8931148.69 NS USD 8931148.69 6.69 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N Sensient Technologies Corporation CMMZHMFZQG86EI7WZU92 Sensient Technologies Corporation 81725T100 5950.00 NS USD 347956.00 0.26 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Summit Materials, Inc. 549300XNOLX5GIOSO108 Summit Materials, Inc. Class A 86614U100 110000.00 NS USD 3425400.00 2.57 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N TELA Bio, Inc. N/A TELA Bio, Inc. 872381108 100000.00 NS USD 800000.00 0.60 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. 549300K6KY242XRMEF28 Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. 873379101 188100.00 NS USD 1939311.00 1.45 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N The Ensign Group, Inc. 5493003K4HEEA8Q0BC72 The Ensign Group, Inc. 29358P101 40000.00 NS USD 3717200.00 2.78 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N TTM Technologies, Inc. 549300SC4BDOIS008048 TTM Technologies, Inc. 87305R109 80000.00 NS USD 1030400.00 0.77 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. 5493007L6LS7QX18PE75 Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. 90385V107 120000.00 NS USD 3560400.00 2.67 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Veeco Instruments Inc. 5493004201F72ADDZW04 Veeco Instruments Inc. 922417100 150000.00 NS USD 4216500.00 3.16 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Viemed Healthcare, Inc. 254900XU539S8GOIOW89 Viemed Healthcare, Inc. 92663R105 320000.00 NS USD 2153600.00 1.61 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N 2023-11-21 Paradigm Funds /s/ Robert A. Benton Robert A. Benton Chief Financial Officer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 paradigmmicrosoi-9302023.htm

 

 Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund 
       Schedule of Investments
      September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
 Shares               Fair Value    % of Net Assets
                   
 COMMON STOCKS                
                   
 Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC               
           80,000   Ducommun Incorporated *          $    3,480,800   2.61%
                   
 Communications Services, NEC               
           60,000   Calix, Inc. *               2,750,400   2.06%
                   
 Computer Communications Equipment               
          200,000   A10 Networks, Inc.                3,006,000    
          200,000   Extreme Networks, Inc. *               4,842,000    
                    7,848,000   5.88%
                   
 Electronic Computers               
           20,000   Omnicell, Inc. *                  900,800   0.67%
                   
 Footwear, (No Rubber)               
          140,000   Caleres, Inc.               4,026,400   3.02%
                   
 Household Audio & Video Equipment               
           24,700   Arlo Technologies, Inc. *                  254,410   0.19%
                   
 Industrial Organic Chemicals               
          400,000   Codexis, Inc. *                  756,000    
             5,950   Sensient Technologies Corporation                347,956    
                    1,103,956   0.83%
                   
 Instruments For Measuring & Testing Of Electricity & Electric Signals         
           32,650   Cohu, Inc. *               1,124,466   0.84%
                   
 Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC              
           50,000   Onto Innovation Inc. *               6,376,000   4.77%
                   
 Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)             
          110,000   Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A              3,425,400   2.57%
                   
 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries              
             5,200   Hillenbrand, Inc.                  220,012   0.16%
                   
 Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories               
          200,000   Modine Manufacturing Company *             9,150,000   6.85%
                   
 Pharmaceutical Preparations               
          300,000   Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *             1,251,000    
           80,000   Ocular Therapeutix Inc. *                  251,200    
          120,000   Harrow Inc. *               1,724,400    
                    3,226,600   2.42%
                   
 Printed Circuit Boards               
           80,000   TTM Technologies, Inc. *               1,030,400   0.77%
                   
 Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment             
          100,000   Aviat Networks, Inc. *               3,120,000    
          100,460   Cambium Networks Corp. *                  736,372    
          193,700   Comtech Telecommunications Corp.              1,694,875    
                    5,551,247   4.16%
                   
 Retail - Apparel & Accessory Stores               
          120,000   Citi Trends, Inc. *               2,666,400   2.00%
                   
 Retail - Catalog & Mail-Order Houses               
           40,000   Insight Enterprises, Inc. *               5,820,000    
           80,000   Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. *                160,800    
                    5,980,800   4.48%
                   
 Retail - Family Clothing Stores               
           13,300   American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.                220,913   0.17%
                   
 Semiconductors & Related Devices               
           33,700   Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (Singapore)             1,638,831    
          120,000   MaxLinear, Inc. *               2,670,000    
          120,000   Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. *               3,560,400    
                    7,869,231   5.89%
                   
 Services - Business Services, NEC               
          188,100   Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. *             1,939,311   1.45%
                   
 Services - Computer Integrated Systems Design             
          100,000   NextGen Healthcare, Inc. *               2,373,000    
       1,200,000   Ribbon Communications Inc. *             3,216,000    
                    5,589,000   4.19%
                   
 Services - Computer Programing Services               
          120,000   Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. *             1,912,800   1.43%
                   
 Services - Health Services               
          200,000   The Pennant Group, Inc. *               2,226,000   1.67%
                   
 Services - Help Supply Services               
           55,000   Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. *             1,363,450    
          130,500   Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A             2,373,795    
                    3,737,245   2.80%
                   
 Services - Home Health Care Services               
           19,700   Addus HomeCare Corporation *             1,678,243   1.26%
                   
 Services - Management Services               
          160,000   R1 RCM Inc.  *                2,411,200   1.81%
                   
 Services - Miscellaneous Health & Allied Services, NEC             
          320,000   Viemed Healthcare, Inc. *                2,153,600   1.61%
                   
 Services - Prepackaged Software               
           10,900   Progress Software Corporation                 573,122   0.43%
                   
 Services - Services, NEC         
          300,000   Enviri Corporation *               2,166,000   1.62%
                   
 Services - Skilled Nursing Care Facilities         
           40,000   The Ensign Group, Inc.               3,717,200   2.78%
                   
 Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)       
           15,100   Kadant Inc.                3,405,805   2.55%
                   
 Special Industry Machinery, NEC               
           40,000   Axcelis Technologies, Inc. *               6,522,000    
             9,800   Azenta, Inc. *                  491,862    
          150,000   Veeco Instruments Inc. *               4,216,500    
                   11,230,362   8.41%
                   
 Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus             
           53,700   AtriCure, Inc. *               2,352,060    
          500,000   MiMedx Group, Inc. *               3,645,000    
           40,000   Orthofix Medical, Inc. *                  514,400    
           54,400   OrthoPediatrics Corp. *               1,740,800    
          100,000   TELA Bio, Inc. *                  800,000    
                    9,052,260   6.77%
                   
 Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus               
          150,000   ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.               1,234,500    
          600,000   Infinera Corporation *               2,508,000    
                    3,742,500   2.80%
                   
 Watches, Clocks, Clockwork Operated Devices/Parts             
          207,673   Fossil Group, Inc. *                  427,806   0.32%
                   
 Women's, Misses', and Juniors Outerwear               
           40,000   J.Jill, Inc. *               1,184,000   0.89%
                   
 Total for Common Stocks (Cost $75,262,286)           124,352,689   93.13%
                   
 CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS               
          300,000   Flexion Therapeutics Contingent Value Right * +            126,000   0.09%
 Total for Contingent Value Rights (Cost $186,000)             
                   
 MONEY MARKET FUNDS               
       8,931,149   SEI Daily Income Trust Government Fund Institutional 5.04% **       8,931,149   6.69%
 Total for Money Market Funds (Cost $8,931,149)             
                   
 Total Investment Securities            133,409,838   99.91%
               (Cost $84,379,435)              
                   
 Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities                  120,956   0.09%
                     
 Net Assets               $133,530,794   100.00%
                   
                   
 * Non-Income Producing Securities.               
 ** The rate shown represents the 7-day yield at September 30, 2023. 
 + Level 3 and illiquid security. 
                   
                   
 1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS               
                   
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at September 30, 2023, was $84,379,435. At September 30, 2023, 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 Appreciation    $  54,997,704    
      Unrealized Depreciation        (5,967,301)    
      Unrealized Appreciation    $  49,030,403    
                   
2. SECURITIES VALUATIONS              
                   
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value 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 Valuation Committee 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 Valuation Committee 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 Valuation Committee, 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 Valuation Committee 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 Valuation Committee 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 Board maintains responsibilities for the fair value determinations under Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and oversees the Valuation Committee.
                   
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets measured at fair value as of September 30, 2023:
                   
Valuation of Inputs and Assets Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks    $124,352,689    $                 -    $                 -    $  124,352,689
Contingent Value Rights                     -                       -            126,000              126,000
Money Market Funds       8,931,149                       -                       -           8,931,149
Total       $133,283,838    $                 -    $      126,000    $  133,409,838
                   
Refer to the Fund's Schedule of Investments for a listing of securities by industry. The Fund did not hold any material level 3 assets during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, level 3 contingent value rights held by the Fund represented 0.09% of the Fund's net assets. A reconciliation of level 3 investments, including certain disclosures related to significant inputs used in valuing level 3 investments, is therefore excluded.