-----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, Ji6JX1rBPd9KaIsTvhWhV2rOPRfRYhJQ2CFCl2ARFtCplG10wXNFBpqMIQCernfV vbzC0uMbFA/7ZRyR9AM83w== 0001162044-07-000529.txt : 20070904 0001162044-07-000529.hdr.sgml : 20070903 20070904154637 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001162044-07-000529 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070904 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070904 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070904 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001216907 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21291 FILM NUMBER: 071096978 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1414 SIXTH AVE STREET 2: STE 900 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 0001216907 S000004888 Pinnacle Value Fund C000013242 Pinnacle Value Fund PVFIX N-CSRS 1 pinnaclencsrs.htm SEC Filing

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 811-21291


Bertolet Capital Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


1414 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900

New York, NY 10019

 (Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


John E. Deysher

1414 Sixth Ave., Suite 900,

New York, NY 10019

(Name and address of agent for service)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4537


Date of fiscal year end: December 31


Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007


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.


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Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.




Pinnacle Value Fund

Semi-Annual Report





June 30, 2007



Pinnacle Value Fund Semi-Annual Report                                    June 30, 2007

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

There’s an old saying that bull markets climb a wall of worry. This continued during the first half of 2007. Despite worries about the economy, interest rates, geo-politics, the sub-prime impact on housing, consumer spending, budget/trade deficits and a variety of other ills, the markets continued to move higher. Sentiment remains positive, expectations of a “goldilocks” economy (not too hot or cold) and robust corporate profits remain intact and most markets trade at or near all time highs. Will expectations become reality?


Here’s a remarkable statistic. In the last 4.5 years (through June 30, 2007), the Russell 2000 (our benchmark) compounded at 20.5%/yr, including dividend reinvestment.

During this period, the biggest correction sustained by the R2000 was 11% in early 2005. Is such performance sustainable?  Perhaps over the short-term but longer term, we are big believers in “regression to the mean” and that periods of out performance are generally followed by periods of under performance so that overall performance (including good & bad) is average. Average for the R2000 is 13.3%/yr since inception. History bears this out. Small cap returns come in big doses: from 1979-1983 the R2000 rose 26.7%/yr; from 1991-1999 it rose 17.7%/yr; and from 2003-June 2007 it rose 20.5%/yr. Each of those periods of out performance was followed by a period of under performance: from 1984-1990 the R2000 rose 4.5%/yr; from 2000-2002 it fell 7.4%/yr (yes, fell). What will follow the most recent period of out performance?  We can’t say for certain but our guess is the Russell’s performance will b e below the historical average of 13.3% per year.     


As can be seen from the box scores below, we had a respectable first six months:

Total Return                                  YTD 2007        2006       2005      2004      2003*

Pinnacle Value Fund**                      11.5%          13.2%       8.5%    19.6%    13.7%

Russell 2000**                                     6.5              18.4           4.6       18.3        47.5

S&P 500**                                           7.0%           15.8%       4.9%    10.9%    28.7%


*Inception April 1, 2003. ** Includes dividend reinvestment. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns do not reflect taxes payable on distributions or share redemptions held in taxable accounts.


We ended the month 49% invested and were 48% invested on average for the six months. Despite the large amounts of cash, our results were acceptable because of solid operating results from some of our larger positions. We ended the period with 38 equity positions (excluding cash equivalents and options) with a weighted average market cap, price to book and beta of $165 million, 1.8 times and 0.7, respectively. While we are comfortable with all our holdings, some have cyclical exposure which we’re monitoring closely.


Fund net assets are $45.4 million up from $30.7 million at year end. Part of the increase is due to performance, the rest is due to an expanded investor base. Unfortunately the cash is accumulating faster than it can be deployed but is earning 4.9% in a government money market fund.  We will not abandon our conservative, risk adverse approach. We are very disciplined at find, evaluating and accumulating attractive merchandise which meets our investment criteria. Our goal is above average, risk adjusted rates of return over the long term  The pickings may now be slim but our enthusiasm is unabated.



Quaker Fabric- a mistake.

Recently we had a mistake. While successful investing depends on knowledge and proper risk assessment, it can also hinge on probabilities. We will always make mistakes. However, we want to be right more times than wrong and when we’re right, we want to have a substantial commitment in place. Likewise, if we’re wrong the wager is hopefully a small one that keeps the damage minimal.


Shortly after June 30, one of our long term holdings, Quaker Fabric announced it was liquidating, causing an immediate price decline. This impacted the Fund’s NAV by a negative $.11/sh or 0.7%, not a disaster but still painful.  We first purchased Quaker shares in early 2005 attracted by its major presence in furniture fabrics, a strong reputation for quality/design, a conservative operating philosophy/balance sheet and a committed management team lead by CEO Larry Liebenow who owned 16% of the shares. The valuations were compelling based on past performance and our view of the future. Unfortunately, we didn’t properly estimate several headwinds that increasingly impacted the business- Chinese fabric imports that eroded market share, higher raw material costs (petrochemical based) that crimped margins and a housing slowdown that dampened sales of upholstered furniture. Quaker responded by aggressively downsizi ng its manufacturing footprint and workforce, selling off excess assets (with proceeds to debt pay down) and establishing a Chinese joint venture. While expenses declined substantially, revenues fell even faster and losses persisted. Throughout this multi year restructuring, Quaker maintained a clean balance sheet and retained key employees. We held our shares envisioning a day in the not too distant future when Quaker would be a much smaller yet profitable company. We were wrong. In the end, they ran out of time and the lenders called the loans rather than continue to fund an unprofitable enterprise. From start to finish this was an extremely difficult, time consuming investment. It confirms that losing money is much harder than making it. Lessons learned.

Lesson 1- a strong balance sheet does not guarantee a company can overcome periods of adversity. While Quaker had some debt, we felt the balance sheet was strong enough to get them through an extremely tough transition period. It wasn’t.

Lesson 2- a bad business will beat a good management team no matter how talented.

Lesson 3- sometimes good management does bad things. In our opinion management waited too long to establish a low cost Chinese source of fabrics. They also failed to sell key real estate parcels whose proceeds would’ve made a big difference.

Lesson 4- don’t be fooled by just one insider buying shares for his/her own account. Wait for several to buy in size on the open market, then follow their lead.


By now you should have received your June 30 statement. As always, should you have any questions about your account or the Fund, don’t hesitate to call or write. Thanks for your continued support and enthusiasm.

John E. Deysher                                                                              Pinnacle Value Fund

President and Portfolio Manager                                                  1414 Sixth Ave.-900

212-508-4537                                                                                    New York, NY  10019




TOP 10 POSITIONS                                                                                     % net assets


1. Conrad Ind.- Gulf of Mexico ship building & repair                                            

10.0

2. Argan Inc.- Power plant construction, nutraceuticals, IT infrastructure              

7.3

3. WHX Corp.- Bankruptcy reorganization- Handy & Harman                              

4.0         

4. MVC Capital- Business Development Co.                                                           

3.9

5. Cadus - Cash rich shell with large NOL carry forwards                                      

1.9

6. BKF Capital - Cash rich shell with large NOL carry forwards                            

1.7                                

7. Technology Sols.- Strategic & IT consulting to Fortune 1000                            

1.4

8. McClatchy Co. – Daily and non daily newspapers                                              

1.4

9. Meade Instruments – Telescopes, binoculars, riflescopes                                   

1.2

10. PDI Inc.– Pharmaceutical contract sales organization                                       

1.1

                                                                                 Total                                      33.9%




YTD TOP 5 WINNERS (unrealized & realized gains)

1. Conrad Ind.                                                                                                     $2,369,900

2. Argan Inc.                                                                                                         1,273,400

3. MVC Capital                                                                                                       511,800

4. Cadus                                                                                                                   109,900

5. Electro-Sensors                                                                                                      69,900

                                                                                Total                                    $4,334,900




YTD TOP 5 SINNERS (unrealized & realized losses)

1. BKF Financial                                                                                                    $310,000

2. New Horizons Worldwide                                                                                      80,000

3. McClatchy Co.                                                                                                       76,400

4. LEAP put options                                                                                                   48,300

5. NMS Communications                                                                                           33,000

                                                                                 Total                                      $547,700




SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS

1.

Cash & equivalents                                                                                    $23,271,600

2.

Industrial goods & services                                                                           8,179,300

3.

Conglomerates                                                                                                6,224,800

4.

Consumer goods & services                                                                           1,989,800

5.

Financial Services                                                                                           2,677,500

6.

Business Development Cos.                                                                           2,480,400

7.

Auction market preferreds                                                                                 300,000

8.

LEAP put options                                                                                              250,500

                                                                                 Total                                $45,373,900



PINNACLE  VALUE FUND

 

 

 

 

BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST

 

 

 

 

       
      

Schedule of Investments

      

June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 Shares/Principal Amount

 Basis

 

 Market Value

% of Assets

       

 COMMON STOCKS

    

 Beverages & Food

    

                  13,700

 

Farmer Brothers

                      274,862

 

                  310,031

 

                  39,200

 

Pyramid Brewery *

                        72,042

 

                  134,848

 

   

                      346,904

 

                  444,879

0.98%

 Business Development Cos.

    

                  89,130

 

Brantley Capital Corp.

                      179,912

 

                  223,716

 

                  93,900

 

MVC Capital

                      837,204

 

               1,766,259

 

                  47,800

 

PDI, Inc. *

                      451,714

 

                  490,428

 
   

                   1,468,830

 

               2,480,403

5.47%

 Conglomerate

      

                440,268

 

Argan, Inc. *

                   1,900,582

 

               3,302,010

 

                  85,900

 

Regency Affiliates *

                      497,924

 

                  449,257

 

                  14,400

 

United Capital Corp. *

                      316,779

 

                  414,000

 

                215,172

 

WHX Corp. *

                   1,860,626

 

               1,828,962

 

                  17,400

 

McRae Industries

                      194,930

 

                  230,550

 
   

                   4,770,841

 

               6,224,779

13.72%

       

 Electric Housewares & Fans

    

                    2,200

 

National Presto Industries, Inc.

                        89,068

 

                  137,148

0.30%

       

 Financial Services

    

                323,445

 

BKF Capital Group, Inc.*

                   1,182,641

 

                  747,158

 

                457,840

 

Cadus Corp. *

                      731,326

 

                  842,425

 

                  88,500

 

Cosine Comm.*

                      214,095

 

                  301,785

 

                884,000

 

Dynabazaar, Inc. *

                      273,920

 

                  247,520

 

                119,400

 

Kent Financial Services, Inc. *

                      270,771

 

                  245,964

 

                128,189

 

LQ Corp. *

                      200,497

 

                  121,780

 

                  31,250

 

Novoste *

                        91,299

 

                    75,000

 

                    6,850

 

Webfinancial Corp. *

                        62,599

 

                    95,900

 
   

                   3,027,148

 

               2,677,532

5.90%

   

      

 Furniture & Fixtures

    

                    1,500

 

Burnham Holdings

                        25,627

 

                    24,375

 

                  13,900

 

Reconditioned Systems

                        24,981

 

                    51,430

 
   

                        50,608

 

                    75,805

0.17%

       

 Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control

    

                  75,100

 

Electronic Sensors

                      307,988

 

                  460,363

1.01%

       

 IT Services

      

                400,000

 

New Horizons Worldwide Inc.*

                      224,000

 

                  380,000

 

                  96,000

 

Technology Solutions Company *

                      785,282

 

                  640,320

 
   

                   1,009,282

 

               1,020,320

2.25%

 Healthcare Products/Equipment

    

                  21,600

 

Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. *

                      106,121

 

                  143,424

0.32%

       

 News Paper Publishing & Printing

    

                  25,000

 

McClatchy Co.

                      709,168

 

                  632,750

1.39%

       

 Mailboxes & Lockers

    

                  77,200

 

American Locker Group, Inc. *

                      459,549

 

                  308,800

0.68%

       

 Optical Instruments & Lenses

    

                251,200

 

Meade Instruments Corp.*

 $                   510,187

 

 $               555,152

1.22%

       

 Plastic Products

     

                  86,400

 

Peak International, Ltd. *

                      246,359

 

                  244,512

0.54%

       

 Prepackaged Software

    

                113,000

 

SYS *

                      222,190

 

                  222,610

0.49%

       

 Primary Smelting & Refining of Nonferrous Metals

    

                    1,000

 

Blue Earth Refineries *

                                 1

 

                      2,100

0.00%

       

 Ship & Boat Building & Repairing

    

                353,722

 

Conrad Industries, Inc. *

                      621,134

 

               4,527,642

9.98%

       

 Real Estate Investment Trusts

    

                       309

 

USA Real Estate Investors Trust *

                      152,209

 

                  154,500

0.34%

       

 Telecommunications

    

                140,400

 

NMS Communications *

                      248,151

 

                  241,488

0.53%

       

 Textile Mill Products

    

                    1,300

 

International Textil Group, Inc.

                        17,784

 

                      9,100

 

                317,600

 

Quaker Fabric Corp. *

                      698,886

 

                  362,064

 
   

                      716,670

 

                  371,164

0.82%

       

 Total for Common Stock

 $              15,062,408

 

 $          20,925,371

46.12%

       

 Auction Market Preferreds

    

                           4

 

Advent Claymore Conv. Sec. Inc. Fund Pfd - M7

                      100,000

 

                  100,000

 

                           4

 

Pioneer High Income Trust Pfd - M7

                      100,000

 

                  100,000

 

                           4

 

Western Asset Premium Bond Fund Pfd - M7

                      100,000

 

                  100,000

 
       

 Total for Auction Market Preferred Stock

 $                   300,000

 

 $               300,000

0.66%

       

 Convertible Preferreds

    

                  26,500

 

Ameritrans Capital Corp. Pfd

                      308,229

 

                  323,300

 

                  46,854

 

Aristotle Corp. Convertible Pfd - I

                      368,266

 

                  394,979

 

                    2,000

 

Quanta Capital Preferred *

                        36,094

 

                    40,300

 
       

 Total for Convertible Preferred Stock

 $                   712,589

 

 $               758,579

1.67%

       

 Put Contracts

      

                  24,000

 

Financial Select Sector Jan '08 *

                      120,960

 

                    33,600

 

                  37,500

 

Financial Select Sector Jan '09 *

                      124,313

 

                    84,375

 

                  19,500

 

Ishares Russell 2000 Index Jan '08 *

                      267,875

 

                    73,125

 

                    6,000

 

Ishares Russell 2000 Index Jan '09 *

                      111,900

 

                    59,400

 
       

 Total for Put Contracts

 $                   625,048

 

 $               250,500

0.55%

       

 SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

    

 Money Market Fund

    

           23,271,559

 

First American Government Obligation Fund Cl Y 4.92% **

                 23,271,559

 

             23,271,559

51.29%

       

 Total for Short Term Investments

 $              23,271,559

 

 $          23,271,559

51.29%

       
  

Total Investments

 $              39,971,604

 

 $          45,506,009

100.30%

       

   

 

Liabilities in excess of other Assets

  

                (133,880)

(0.30)%

     

   

 
  

Net Assets

  

 $          45,372,129

100.00%

       

 * Non-Income producing securities.

    

 ** Dividend Yield

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

       




PINNACLE  VALUE FUND

 

BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST

 

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

     June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 
  

Assets:

 

     Investment Securities at Market Value

 $      45,506,009

          (Identified Cost $ 39,971,603)

 

     Cash

                11,450

     Receivables:

 

         Dividends and Interest

                98,681

         Prepaid Expenses

                17,718

               Total Assets

         45,633,858

Liabilities:

 

     Payables:

 

         Advisory Fee Payable

              237,642

         Accrued Expenses

                24,087

               Total Liabilities

              261,729

Net Assets

 $      45,372,129

Net Assets Consist of:

 

     Paid-In Capital

 $      39,079,449

     Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income

              288,289

     Accumulated Realized Gain on Investments - Net

              469,985

     Unrealized Apppreciation in Value

 

          of Investments Based on Identified Cost - Net

           5,534,406

Net Assets

 $      45,372,129

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

 

     Per Share ($45,372,129/2,948,560 shares outstanding) , no par value, unlimited

 

         shares authorized

 $               15.39

  


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



  

PINNACLE  VALUE FUND

 

BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST

 

  

 Statement of Operations  

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 
  

Investment Income:

 

     Dividends

 $             82,892

     Interest

              494,010

          Total Investment Income

              576,902

Expenses: (Note 2)

 

     Investment Advisor Fees

              240,603

     Transfer Agent & Fund Accounting Fees

                19,110

     Insurance Fees

                  8,126

     Custodial Fees

                  6,244

     Audit Fees

                  5,000

     Registration Fees

                  4,043

     Legal Fees

                  3,298

     Trustee Fees

                  3,020

     Printing & Mailing Fees

                  1,935

     Miscellaneous Fees

                     195

          Total Expenses

              291,574

     Reimbursed Expenses

                (2,961)

          Net Expenses

              288,613

  

Net Investment Income

              288,289

  

Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:

 

     Realized Gain on Investments

                25,679

     Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

           3,817,634

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

           3,843,313

  

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

 $        4,131,602

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



PINNACLE  VALUE FUND

 

 

 

BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST

 

 

 

    

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

(Unaudited)

  
 

Six Months

 

Year

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

6/30/2007

 

12/31/2006

From Operations:

   

     Net Investment Income

 $            288,289

 

 $            379,732

     Net Realized Gain on Investments

                 25,679

 

            1,659,658

     Net Unrealized Appreciation

            3,817,634

 

               707,340

     Increase in Net Assets from Operations

            4,131,602

 

            2,746,730

From Distributions to Shareholders:

   

      Net Investment Income

                         0  

 

             (379,732)

      Net Realized Gain from Security Transactions

                         0  

 

          (1,398,446)

      Return of Capital

                         0  

 

             (155,702)

      

                         0  

 

          (1,933,880)

From Capital Share Transactions:

   

     Proceeds From Sale of Shares

          10,952,826

 

          11,244,078

     Shares issued in Reinvestment of Dividends

                         0  

 

            1,868,569

     Cost of Shares Redeemed

             (289,678)

 

             (523,604)

Net Increase from Shareholder Activity

          10,663,148

 

          12,589,043

    

Net Increase in Net Assets

          14,794,750

 

          13,401,893

    

Net Assets at Beginning of Period

          30,577,379

 

          17,175,486

Net Assets at End of Period (a)

 $       45,372,129

 

 $       30,577,379

     

   
    

Share Transactions:

   

     Issued

               751,421

 

               806,413

     Reinvested

                         0  

 

               135,600

     Redeemed

               (19,374)

 

               (37,217)

Net increase in shares

               732,047

 

               904,796

Shares outstanding beginning of Period

            2,216,513

 

            1,311,717

Shares outstanding end of Period

            2,948,560

 

            2,216,513

    

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of $290,175 at June 30, 2007 and $0 at December 31, 2006.

   
    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



PINNACLE  VALUE FUND

 

 

 

 

 

BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST

 

 

 

 

      

Financial Highlights

     

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period:

(Unaudited)

    
 

Six Months

Year

Year

Year

4/1/2003*

 

Ended

Ended

Ended

Ended

to

 

6/30/2007

12/31/2006

12/31/2005

12/31/2004

12/31/2003

Net Asset Value -

     

     Beginning of Period

 $            13.80

 $            13.09

 $            12.84

 $            11.27

 $            10.00

Net Investment Income (Loss) **

0.11

0.24

0.15

(0.02)

(0.09)

Net Gains or Losses on Securities

     

     (realized and unrealized)

1.48

1.49

0.94

2.23

1.46

Total from Investment Operations

1.59

1.73

1.09

2.21

1.37

      

Distributions from Net Investment Income

0.00

(0.20)

(0.10)

0.00

0.00

Distributions from Capital Gains

0.00

(0.74)

(0.74)

(0.64)

(0.10)

Distributions  from Return of Capital

0.00

(0.08)

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

(1.02)

(0.84)

(0.64)

(0.10)

      

Paid-in Capital from Redemption Fees (Note 2) (a)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

      

Net Asset Value -

     

     End of Period

 $            15.39

 $            13.80

 $            13.09

 $            12.84

 $            11.27

      

Total Return

11.52 %

13.23 %

8.53 %

19.65 %

13.71 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

Net Assets - End of Period (Thousands)

 $          45,372

 $          30,577

 $          17,175

 $            7,633

 $            4,725

      

Before Reimbursement

     

    Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

1.50%

1.62%

1.90%

2.17%

4.00%

    Ratio of Net Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

1.47%

1.64%

0.68%

(0.54)%

(3.38)%

After Reimbursement

     

    Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

1.49%

1.49%

1.49%

1.79%

1.78%

    Ratio of Net Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

1.48%

1.77%

1.10%

(0.16)%

(1.16)%

      

Portfolio Turnover Rate

3.11%

29.44%

27.88%

71.66%

68.44%

      

* Commencement of operations.

     

** Per share net investment Income (loss) determined on average shares outstanding during year.

 

(a) Less than $0.01 per share

     
      

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


PINNACLE VALUE FUND

BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)



1.)

ORGANIZATION:

Pinnacle Value Fund (”Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment management company and is the only series of the Bertolet Capital Trust, a Delaware business trust organized on January 1, 2003 (“Trust”). The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to issue an unlimited number of Fund shares.  Each share of the Fund has equal voting, dividend, distribution, and liquidation rights. The Fund’s investment objective is long term capital appreciation with income as a secondary objective.


2.)

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SECURITY VALUATION:

The Fund will primarily invest in equities and convertible securities.  Investments in securities are carried at market value. Securities traded on any exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sale price.  Lacking a last sale price, a security is valued at its last bid price except when, in Adviser’s opinion, the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security.  When market quotations are not readily available, when Adviser determines the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees.


Fixed income securities are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities.  A pricing service uses electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading lots of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices.  When prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith by Adviser, subject to review of the Board of Trustees.  Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method.


In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (SFAS 157) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years starting after Nov. 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund believes adoption of SFAS 157 will have no material impact on its financial statements.


SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS:

The Fund may invest in money market funds and short term high quality debt securities such as commercial paper, repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. Money market funds typically invest in short term instruments and attempt to maintain a stable net asset value. While the risk is low, these funds may lose value.  


SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME:

The Company records security transactions based on a trade date.  Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the lives of the respective securities.


INCOME TAXES:

Federal income taxes. The Company’s policy is to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.



Distribution to shareholders. Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.


In July 2006, FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Interpretation is to be implemented no later than June 29, 2007 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the date of effectiveness. Management believes the adoption of FIN 48 will have no material impact on the Fund's financial statements.


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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 1.00% on shares redeemed within one year of purchase. The fee is assessed on an amount equal to the Net Asset Value of the shares at the time of redemption and is deducted from proceeds otherwise payable to the shareholder. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, $74 of redemption fees were returned to the Fund through shareholder redemptions.


3.)

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Bertolet Capital LLC (Adviser).  Under the Agreement, Adviser receives a fee equal to the annual rate of 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Adviser earned $240,603 in Advisor fees of which the Advisor waived $2,961.  At June 30, 2007 the Fund owed the Adviser a net fee of $237,642. An officer and trustee of the Fund is also an officer and trustee of the Adviser.


Advisory Agreement provides for expense reimbursement from the Adviser, if Fund total expenses, exclusive of taxes, interest on borrowings, dividends on securities sold short, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses exceed 1.49% average daily net assets through Dec. 31, 2007.  


Adviser will be entitled to reimbursement of fees waived or reimbursed by Adviser to the Fund.  Fees waived or expenses reimbursed during a given year may be paid to Adviser during the following three year period to the extent that payment of such expenses does not cause the Fund to exceed the expense limitation.  At June 30, 2007, the cumulative unreimbursed amount paid or waived by Adviser on behalf of the Fund is $105,350.  Adviser may recapture $22,883 no later than Dec. 31, 2007, $51,592 no later than Dec. 31, 2008, and $27,914 no later than Dec. 31, 2009, $2,961 no later than Dec. 31, 2010.


4.)

PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, purchases and sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government obligations/short-term investments totaled $3,065,152 and $581,295 respectively.






Fund may purchase put and call options. Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in value of Fund securities. If such a decline occurs, put options permit Fund to sell securities underlying such options at exercise price or to close out options at a profit. Premiums paid for put or call options plus transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized upon option exercise and unless price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, option may expire worthless. In addition, in the event that price of security in connection with option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to Fund, benefits realized as result of such favorable movement will be reduced by premium paid for option and related transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.

5.)

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

Net Investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatments of wash sale losses deferred and losses realized after Oct. 31.

Differences between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable to tax deferral of losses on certain derivative instruments.

The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

2007

2006

Net Investment Income

$ 288,289

       $379,732

Long Term Capital Gain

$ 469,985

$1,398,446

Return of Capital

$0                          

$155,702



At June 30, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Costs of investments for federal income tax purposes                                      $39,971,603

Gross tax unrealized appreciation                                                                            $7,400,431

Gross tax unrealized depreciation                                                                           (1,866,024)

Net tax unrealized appreciation                                                                                 5,534,407

Undistributed ordinary income                                                                                    288,289

Accumulated realized gain on investments –net                                                      469,985

Accumulated Earnings                                                                                             $6,292,681


    PROXY VOTING (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted those proxies during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2007, are available without charge upon request by calling 877-369-3705 or visiting  www.pinnaclevaluefund.com or www.sec.gov.


 QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files a complete schedule of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Fund’s first and third fiscal quarters end on March 31 and Sept. 30. The Form N-Q filing must be made within 60 days of the end of the quarter, and the Fund’s first Form N-Q was filed with the SEC on Nov. 29, 2004. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room).  You may also obtain copies by calling the Fund at 1-877-369-3705.






Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Pinnacle Value Fund, you incur one type of cost: management fees. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Fund’s actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

    
    

Pinnacle Value Fund

Beginning Account Value

Ending Account Value

Expenses Paid During the Period*

 

January 1, 2007

June 30, 2007

January 1,2007 to June 30, 2007

    

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,115.22

$7.76

Hypothetical

   

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.46

$.7.40

    
    
    

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.48%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

    

  
    
    










SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The following table provides biographical information with respect to each Trustee.

Name, Age

Position with Fund

Term of Office Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation During Past 5 years

Other Directorships

     

Interested Trustee

    

John E. Deysher, CFA (51)

Trustee

Unlimited

President, Secretary, Treasurer

None

  

Since Inception

Pinnacle Value Fund

 
   

Principal, Portfolio Manager

 
   

Royce & Associates

 
     

Independent Trustees

    

Edward P. Breau, CFA (73)

Trustee

Unlimited

Private Investor

None

  

Since Inception

  
     

Richard M. Connelly (51)

Trustee

Unlimited

General Counsel

None

  

Since Inception

JG Wentworth (finance)

 
     

James W. Denney (41)

Trustee

Unlimited

President, Mohawk Asset

Director, Electric

  

Since Inception

Management

City Funds


TRUSTEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

Trustees: Edward P. Breau, Richard M. Connelly, James W. Denney, John E. Deysher   

Transfer Agent: Mutual Shareholder Services, 8000 Town Centre Dr, Ste 400, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

Custodian: US Bank, 425 Walnut St., Cincinnati OH 45202

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, 1818 Market St, Suite 2400, Philadelphia PA 19103






Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

The investment advisory agreement (“Agreement”)  between the Trust and Bertolet Capital LLC (“Advisor”) was last renewed by the Board at a meeting on Feb. 24, 2007. On that date the Board considered factors material to the Agreement renewal including:  


Nature, Extent & Quality of Services. The Board considered the Advisor’s deep value investment strategy/philosophy and substantial experience in small and micro-cap research and portfolio management. The Board reviewed Advisor’s Form ADV (policies/

operations), staffing levels, research capability and overall reputation. The Board noted that Advisor has no plans to alter the way it manages the Fund and would continue to have the expertise and resources needed to provide advisory and administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered the Advisor’s compliance policies/procedures and noted that it had complied with the Trust’s Code of Ethics. The Board concluded it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor.


Investment Performance. The Board reviewed data regarding the Fund’s returns since inception and for the year end Dec. 31, 2006. The Fund’s performance was compared to a peer group of mutual funds, private account of Advisor and Russell 2000 and S&P 500 indices. The Board noted that while the Fund’s 2006 performance was below the average of the peer group, private account and both indices, the Fund was less than 50% invested for the year because of a lack of acceptable investment ideas, substantial cash inflows and Advisor’s risk adverse approach. The Board felt the Fund’s performance was acceptable.


Reasonableness of Fees. The Board reviewed data comparing the Fund’s expense ratio to the peer group. The Board noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was approximately the same as the peer group’s average and that Advisor continues to cap expenses at 1.49% of average net assets and reimburse the Fund as necessary. The Board compared the advisory fee charged to the Fund with the advisory fee charged by the peer group and to the private account which it deemed reasonable given the many administrative, compliance and marketing services provided to the Fund which are not provided to the private account. Based on these factors and the labor intensive nature of small/micro cap

research, the Board concluded the fees charged to the Fund are fair and reasonable.


Profitablity & Other Benefits to Advisor. The Board considered the Fund’s income and expenses and the profitability of the Fund to Advisor. It reviewed Advisor’s 2006 income statement and concluded that Advisor’s profitability was reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services provided to the Fund.


Economies of Scale. The Board considered data regarding economies of scale and whether existing fees might require adjustment in light of any economies of scale. The Board determined that no modification of fees was necessary given the Fund’s small size, the fact that the Fund is not part of a large Fund complex and that the Fund’s expense ratio approximates the peer group average.


The Board concluded that the terms of the advisory contract were reasonable and fair and in the best interest of shareholders. As a result, the entire Board, with the Independent Trustees voting separately, approved the Agreement’s renewal.   













Item 2. Code of Ethics  Not applicable.


Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert  Not applicable.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services  Not applicable.


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


Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Included in Report to Shareholders.


Item 7. Disclosure of Closed End fund Proxy Voting Policies/Procedures. Not applicable.


Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Funds.  Not applicable.


Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed End Funds. Not applicable.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Not applicable.


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)

Disclosure Controls & Procedures.  Principal executive and financial officers have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls & procedures are effective based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.


(b)

Internal Controls. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s internal controls of in other factors that could significantly effect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Item 12.  Exhibits.  


(a)(1)

EX-99.CODE ETH.   Filed herewith.


(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.


Bertolet Capital Trust


By /s/John E. Deysher President

*John E. Deysher President


Date September 4, 2007


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/John E. Deysher Treasurer

*John E. Deysher Treasurer


Date September 4, 2007






EX-99.CODE ETH 2 codeofethics.htm SEC Filing

PINNACLE VALUE FUND- CODE OF ETHICS FOR COVERED OFFICERS       

In Dec. 2003, the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Pinnacle Value Fund (Fund) adopted the following Code of Ethics (Code) applicable to its President and Treasurer (Covered Officers) to ensure the continuing integrity of financial reporting and transactions. The names of  Covered Officers covered by the Code are listed on Schedule A hereto.


I.

SEPARATE CODE

This Code is the sole code of ethics adopted by the Fund for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. A separate code of ethics applying to the Fund and Bertolet Capital LLC (Bertolet) under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act) apply separate requirements to Covered Officers and others and are not part of this Code. In addition to this Code, the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) and rules promulgated thereunder contain numerous provisions designed to protect the Fund from conflicts of interest and overreaching. Any conduct by Covered Officers required by specific Investment Company Act or Advisers Act provisions or other rules is presumed to be in compliance with this Code. A Covered Officer is accountable for adherence to the Code. Code violations by Covered Officer may result in disciplinary action including dismissal.


II REQUIREMENTS

All Covered Officers must:

1. Engage in honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

2. Act responsibly in producing full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in Fund reports and documents provided to the SEC and in other public disclosures;

3.

Comply with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations.

4. Promptly report suspected material Code violations, including violations of securities laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Fund to the Audit Committee.


Each Covered Officer must act with integrity, including being honest and candid while still maintaining the confidentiality of information where required by law, and place the interest of the Fund before the Covered Officers’ own personal interests.


III AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS

The overarching principle of this Code is that personal interests of a Covered Officer should not be placed before the interests of the Fund. Each Covered Person must:

1. Handle any actual or apparent conflict of interest in an ethical manner.

2. Not use personal influence or personal relationships to influence investment decisions    or Fund financial reporting to the detriment of the Fund.

3. Not cause the Fund to take action or fail to take action to the Fund’s detriment.

4. Not use for personal gain any material non public knowledge pertaining to the Fund.


Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts arise from the contractual relationship between the Fund and Bertolet,  of which the Covered Officers are also officers and/or employees. As a result, this Code recognizes that Covered Officers will, in the normal course of duty, be involved in establishing policies and making decisions that may have different effects on the Fund and Bertolet. Participation of Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Fund and Bertolet and is consistent with the performance by Covered Officers of their duties as officers and/or employees of the Fund. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically.


The following conflict of interest situations must be disclosed by a Covered Officer to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer(CCO) in writing:

1.

Service as a director/trustee of any public company.

2.

Any ownership interest in or any consulting or employment relationship with any Fund service provider (other than investment adviser), administrator or underwriter.

3.

Any direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by Fund for effecting portfolio transactions.  


IV. MATERIALITY

If Covered Officer has any doubt about whether a suspected violation of this Code or a particular conflict of interest would be considered material, he should notify the CCO.


V. COMPLIANCE AND ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Each Covered Officer is required to:

1. Upon receipt of  this Code and annually thereafter sign an acknowledgment stating that    

    he has received, read and understands the Code and has complied with it.

2. Not retaliate against an employee for reports of  violations that are made in good faith.  

3. Notify the Fund’s CCO, if appropriate, of any Code violations.


VI. CODE ENFORCEMENT

The Fund will adhere to the following procedures when enforcing this Code:

1. Fund CCO will take appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported.

2.

If Fund CCO determines a violation has occurred, the Board will be told immediately.

3.

All changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed on Form N-CSR or otherwise as required by SEC rules.

4.

Any waiver to this Code will be considered by the Board prior to approval..


VII. AMENDMENTS

Except for Schedule A, which may be amended at any time, this Code may be amended only by the Board at a Board meeting duly called for that purpose.

VIII. CONFIDENTIALITY

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code shall be confidential and maintained and protected accordingly.

IX. INTERNAL USE

The Code is intended solely for internal use by the Fund and does not constitute the admission, by or on behalf of the Fund as to any fact, circumstance or legal conclusion.

SCHEDULE A- COVERED OFFICERS-    John E. Deysher








EX-99.906 CERT 3 pinnacle906cert.htm EX-99

EX-99.906CERT



CERTIFICATION

John E. Deysher, President and Treasurer of Bertolet Capital Trust (the “Registrant”), does certify to the best of his knowledge that:

1.

The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2007(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.

President and Treasurer

Bertolet Capital Trust



/s/John E. Deysher

John E. Deysher

Date: September 4, 2007


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Bertolet Capital Trust and will be retained by Bertolet Capital Trust 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.


EX-99.CERT 4 pinnaclecert.htm Exhibit 99

Exhibit 99.CERT

CERTIFICATIONS


I, John E. Deysher, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Bertolet Capital Trust;


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) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30(a)-3(d) 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.

Designed such internal controls over the financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over the financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.

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; and

d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this 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 officers(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the independent members of the 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: September 4, 2007

/s/John E. Deysher

John E. Deysher

President and Treasurer




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