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Shareholder Letter
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Exhibit 1
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Portfolio Transactions During the
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Page 3
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Period from January 1, 2021 through
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June 30, 2021
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Exhibit 2
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Selected Historical Financial Information
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Pages 4-5
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Pages 6-7
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Expense Example
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Page 8
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Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
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Pages 9-22
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Financial Statements
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Pages 23-29
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Additional Disclosures
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1.
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Economic activity has recovered more quickly, and at a faster pace, than many expected.
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2.
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Corporate profitability has also recovered more quickly and at a stronger trajectory than consensus expectations implied a year ago.
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3.
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The Fed has remained accommodative well into the recovery which has resulted in large amounts of liquidity, some of which has sought higher return assets in a very low interest rate environment.
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4.
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Interest rates have remained very low by historic standards; very low interest rates support higher than normal valuations for stocks, all things equal.
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Shareholder Letter
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July 15, 2021
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Sincerely,
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Edson L. Bridges III, CFA
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Bought or
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Held After
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Securities
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Received
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Transactions
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Common Stock Unless
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$1,000 Par
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$1,000 Par
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Described Otherwise
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Value (M)
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Value (M)
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or Shares
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or Shares
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Alcon, Inc.
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5,500
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35,500
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American Tower Corp.
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5,500
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5,500
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BWX Technologies, Inc.
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17,500
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20,000
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Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
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3,000
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6,000
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Edward Lifesciences Corp.
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14,000
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26,000
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Facebook, Inc.
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5,500
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27,500
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||||||
IAA, Inc.
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14,000
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64,000
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Intercontiential Exchange, Inc.
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11,000
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27,000
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IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
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3,250
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3,250
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Lowes Companies, Inc.
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4,000
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16,000
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The Sherwin-Williams Co.(1)
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3,000
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3,000
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Texas Pacific Land Corp.
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1,000
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1,000
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
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2,000
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8,000
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TransUnion
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9,500
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34,500
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Wells Fargo & Co.
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45,000
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75,000
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Sold or
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Held After
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Securities
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Exchanged
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Transactions
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Common Stock Unless
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$1,000 Par
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$1,000 Par
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Described Otherwise
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Value (M)
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Value (M)
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or Shares
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or Shares
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|||||||
Amgen, Inc.
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10,000
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—
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Apple, Inc.
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3,000
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177,000
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BlackRock, Inc.
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1,500
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8,500
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Chevron Corp.
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10,000
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—
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Comcast Corp.
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40,000
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—
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The Walt Disney Co.
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4,500
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25,500
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Johnson & Johnson
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10,000
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—
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MasterCard, Inc.
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3,000
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50,000
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PepsiCo, Inc.
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13,000
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—
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(1)
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Received 2,000 Shares in a 3 for 1 Stock Split on 3/31/2021
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Valuation
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Net
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Shares
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Net Asset
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Dividend/
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Capital
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||||||||||||||||
Date
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Assets
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Outstanding
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Value/Share
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Share
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Gains/Share
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||||||||||||||||
07-01-63
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$
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109,000
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10,900
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$
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10.00
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$
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—
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$
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—
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||||||||||||
12-31-63
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159,187
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15,510
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10.13
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.07
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—
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12-31-64
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369,149
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33,643
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10.97
|
.28
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-65
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621,241
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51,607
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12.04
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.285
|
.028
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-66
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651,282
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59,365
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10.97
|
.295
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-67
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850,119
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64,427
|
13.20
|
.295
|
—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-68
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1,103,734
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74,502
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14.81
|
.315
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-69
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1,085,186
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84,807
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12.80
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.36
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-70
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1,054,162
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90,941
|
11.59
|
.37
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-71
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1,236,601
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93,285
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13.26
|
.37
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—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-72
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1,272,570
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93,673
|
13.59
|
.35
|
.08
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-73
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1,025,521
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100,282
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10.23
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.34
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.07
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-74
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757,545
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106,909
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7.09
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.35
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-75
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1,056,439
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111,619
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9.46
|
.35
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-76
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1,402,661
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124,264
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11.29
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.38
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—
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-77
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1,505,147
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145,252
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10.36
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.428
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.862
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-78
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1,574,097
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153,728
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10.24
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.481
|
.049
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-79
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1,872,059
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165,806
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11.29
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.474
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.051
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-80
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2,416,997
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177,025
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13.65
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.55
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.0525
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-81
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2,315,441
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185,009
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12.52
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.63
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.0868
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-82
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2,593,411
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195,469
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13.27
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.78
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.19123
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-83
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3,345,988
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229,238
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14.60
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.85
|
.25
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-84
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3,727,899
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278,241
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13.40
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.80
|
.50
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-85
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4,962,325
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318,589
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15.58
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.70
|
.68
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||||||||||||||||
12-31-86
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6,701,786
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407,265
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16.46
|
.688
|
.86227
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-87
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7,876,275
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525,238
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15.00
|
.656
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1.03960
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-88
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8,592,807
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610,504
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14.07
|
.85
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1.10967
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-89
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10,895,182
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682,321
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15.97
|
.67
|
.53769
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-90
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11,283,448
|
744,734
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15.15
|
.67
|
.40297
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-91
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14,374,679
|
831,027
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17.30
|
.66
|
.29292
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-92
|
17,006,789
|
971,502
|
17.51
|
.635
|
.15944
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-93
|
17,990,556
|
1,010,692
|
17.80
|
.6225
|
.17075
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-94
|
18,096,297
|
1,058,427
|
17.10
|
.59
|
.17874
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-95
|
24,052,746
|
1,116,620
|
21.54
|
.575
|
.19289
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-96
|
29,249,488
|
1,190,831
|
24.56
|
.55
|
.25730
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-97
|
36,647,535
|
1,262,818
|
29.02
|
.5075
|
.30571
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-98
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48,433,113
|
1,413,731
|
34.26
|
.44
|
2.11648
|
Valuation
|
Net
|
Shares
|
Net Asset
|
Dividend/
|
Capital
|
||||||||||||||||
Date
|
Assets
|
Outstanding
|
Value/Share
|
Share
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Gains/Share
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-99
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$
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69,735,684
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1,508,154
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$
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46.24
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$
|
.30
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$
|
.91088
|
||||||||||||
12-31-00
|
71,411,520
|
1,850,301
|
38.59
|
.40
|
.80880716
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-01
|
60,244,912
|
1,940,494
|
31.05
|
.26
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-02
|
45,854,541
|
1,989,769
|
23.05
|
.20
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-03
|
62,586,435
|
2,016,560
|
31.04
|
.24
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-04
|
74,281,648
|
2,230,038
|
33.31
|
.305
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-05
|
80,715,484
|
2,305,765
|
35.01
|
.2798
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-06
|
82,754,479
|
2,336,366
|
35.42
|
.2695
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-07
|
77,416,617
|
2,258,380
|
34.28
|
.2364
|
2.5735
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-08
|
49,448,417
|
2,257,410
|
21.91
|
.2603
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-09
|
67,435,343
|
2,303,377
|
29.28
|
.17
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-10
|
75,014,486
|
2,307,301
|
32.51
|
.126
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-11
|
73,779,028
|
2,266,478
|
32.55
|
.1586
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-12
|
83,361,384
|
2,256,216
|
36.95
|
.207
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-13
|
110,155,511
|
2,335,264
|
47.17
|
.2408
|
1.62945
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-14
|
122,102,388
|
2,463,893
|
49.56
|
.265
|
1.71490
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-15
|
116,368,311
|
2,378,851
|
48.92
|
.2725
|
.5244
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-16
|
122,877,447
|
2,381,534
|
51.60
|
.2929
|
.47505
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-17
|
144,610,324
|
2,387,530
|
60.57
|
.2033
|
2.11478
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-18
|
151,571,438
|
2,640,626
|
57.40
|
.2798
|
.6652
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-19
|
195,797,767
|
2,681,440
|
73.02
|
.2876943
|
2.43694
|
||||||||||||||||
12-31-20
|
238,235,025
|
2,684,955
|
88.73
|
0.08
|
3.38466
|
Valuation
|
Net
|
Shares
|
Net Asset
|
Dividend/
|
Capital
|
||||||||||||||||
Date
|
Assets
|
Outstanding
|
Value/Share
|
Share
|
Gains/Share
|
||||||||||||||||
06-30-20
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$
|
197,167,617
|
2,635,141
|
$
|
74.82
|
$
|
.08
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||||||
06-30-21
|
267,884,036
|
2,652,901
|
100.98
|
—
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—
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Beginning
|
Ending
|
During Period*
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
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January 1, 2021 –
|
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January 1, 2021
|
June 30, 2021
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,138.10
|
$3.82
|
Hypothetical
|
|||
(5% annualized return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,021.22
|
$3.61
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*
|
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.72%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
|
Common Stocks
|
$
|
261,786,703
|
|||
Short-Term Investments
|
6,521,661
|
||||
Total
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$
|
268,308,364
|
Title of Security
|
Shares
|
Cost
|
Value
|
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 97.73%
|
||||||||||||
Administrative and Support Services - 17.70%
|
||||||||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)
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2,000
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$
|
1,459,049
|
$
|
4,376,180
|
|||||||
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A
|
50,000
|
820,627
|
18,254,500
|
|||||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
35,000
|
871,561
|
10,201,800
|
|||||||||
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
30,000
|
905,892
|
1,431,300
|
|||||||||
TransUnion
|
34,500
|
2,857,315
|
3,788,445
|
|||||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A
|
40,000
|
1,087,479
|
9,352,800
|
|||||||||
$
|
8,001,923
|
$
|
47,405,025
|
|||||||||
Ambulatory Health Care Services - 0.93%
|
||||||||||||
Alcon, Inc. - ADR
|
35,500
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$
|
2,087,585
|
$
|
2,494,230
|
|||||||
Broadcasting (except Internet) - 1.67%
|
||||||||||||
The Walt Disney Co.(a)
|
25,500
|
$
|
1,411,161
|
$
|
4,482,135
|
|||||||
Building Material and Garden
|
||||||||||||
Equipment and Supplies Dealers - 2.71%
|
||||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc.
|
13,000
|
$
|
1,941,152
|
$
|
4,145,570
|
|||||||
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
|
16,000
|
1,631,716
|
3,103,520
|
|||||||||
$
|
3,572,868
|
$
|
7,249,090
|
|||||||||
Chemical Manufacturing - 1.46%
|
||||||||||||
Ecolab, Inc.
|
15,000
|
$
|
1,436,988
|
$
|
3,089,550
|
|||||||
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
|
3,000
|
711,670
|
817,350
|
|||||||||
$
|
2,148,658
|
$
|
3,906,900
|
|||||||||
Computer and Electronic
|
||||||||||||
Product Manufacturing - 22.34%
|
||||||||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)
|
4,000
|
$
|
847,060
|
$
|
9,767,160
|
|||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)
|
4,010
|
844,083
|
10,050,343
|
|||||||||
Apple, Inc.
|
177,000
|
739,033
|
24,241,920
|
|||||||||
NVIDIA Corp.
|
10,000
|
2,316,828
|
8,001,000
|
|||||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc.
|
8,000
|
335,931
|
3,761,600
|
|||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
8,000
|
1,773,523
|
4,035,760
|
|||||||||
$
|
6,856,458
|
$
|
59,857,783
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing.
|
Title of Security
|
Shares
|
Cost
|
Value
|
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
|
||||||||||||
Credit Intermediation and
|
||||||||||||
Related Activities - 5.50%
|
||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
30,000
|
$
|
1,721,192
|
$
|
4,666,200
|
|||||||
SVB Financial Group(a)
|
12,000
|
2,426,971
|
6,677,160
|
|||||||||
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
75,000
|
2,190,904
|
3,396,750
|
|||||||||
$
|
6,339,067
|
$
|
14,740,110
|
|||||||||
Data Processing, Hosting
|
||||||||||||
and Related Services - 0.80%
|
||||||||||||
Fiserv, Inc.(a)
|
20,000
|
$
|
971,166
|
$
|
2,137,800
|
|||||||
Electrical Equipment, Appliance,
|
||||||||||||
and Component Manufacturing - 1.11%
|
||||||||||||
Eaton Corp. Plc
|
20,000
|
$
|
834,912
|
$
|
2,963,600
|
|||||||
Fabricated Metal
|
||||||||||||
Product Manufacturing - 0.60%
|
||||||||||||
BWX Technologies, Inc.
|
27,500
|
$
|
1,642,328
|
$
|
1,598,300
|
|||||||
Food Services and Drinking Places - 1.69%
|
||||||||||||
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
|
6,000
|
$
|
989,889
|
$
|
1,167,840
|
|||||||
Starbucks Corp.
|
30,000
|
561,001
|
3,354,300
|
|||||||||
$
|
1,550,890
|
$
|
4,522,140
|
|||||||||
Insurance Carriers and
|
||||||||||||
Related Activities - 4.76%
|
||||||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)
|
20,000
|
$
|
678,649
|
$
|
5,558,400
|
|||||||
The Progressive Corp.
|
20,000
|
1,409,657
|
1,964,200
|
|||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
13,000
|
3,145,097
|
5,205,720
|
|||||||||
$
|
5,233,403
|
$
|
12,728,320
|
|||||||||
Merchant Wholesalers,
|
||||||||||||
Durable Goods - 1.30%
|
||||||||||||
IAA, Inc.(a)
|
64,000
|
$
|
2,671,243
|
$
|
3,490,560
|
|||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.01%
|
||||||||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)
|
26,000
|
$
|
1,872,066
|
$
|
2,692,820
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing.
|
Title of Security
|
Shares
|
Cost
|
Value
|
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
|
||||||||||||
Nonstore Retailers - 6.42%
|
||||||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)
|
5,000
|
$
|
1,231,664
|
$
|
17,200,800
|
|||||||
Other Information Services - 3.57%
|
||||||||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)
|
27,500
|
$
|
3,597,112
|
$
|
9,562,025
|
|||||||
Professional, Scientific
|
||||||||||||
& Technical Services - 1.82%
|
||||||||||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
3,250
|
$
|
616,405
|
$
|
787,540
|
|||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)
|
11,000
|
2,379,071
|
4,081,550
|
|||||||||
$
|
2,995,476
|
$
|
4,869,090
|
|||||||||
Publishing Industries
|
||||||||||||
(except Internet) - 10.66%
|
||||||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(a)
|
12,000
|
$
|
3,463,758
|
$
|
7,027,680
|
|||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a)
|
13,000
|
1,985,801
|
3,794,700
|
|||||||||
Microsoft Corp.
|
52,000
|
6,470,467
|
14,086,800
|
|||||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(a)
|
15,000
|
2,246,082
|
3,664,050
|
|||||||||
$
|
14,166,108
|
$
|
28,573,230
|
|||||||||
Rail Transportation - 2.30%
|
||||||||||||
Union Pacific Corp.
|
28,000
|
$
|
806,918
|
$
|
6,158,040
|
|||||||
Real Estate - 0.55%
|
||||||||||||
American Tower Corp.
|
5,500
|
$
|
1,235,930
|
$
|
1,485,770
|
|||||||
Securities, Commodity Contracts,
|
||||||||||||
and Other Financial Investments
|
||||||||||||
and Related Activities - 6.56%
|
||||||||||||
BlackRock, Inc.
|
8,500
|
$
|
2,223,080
|
$
|
7,437,245
|
|||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
|
27,000
|
2,654,242
|
3,204,900
|
|||||||||
S&P Global, Inc.
|
13,000
|
2,334,390
|
5,335,850
|
|||||||||
Texas Pacific Land Corp.
|
1,000
|
810,904
|
1,599,740
|
|||||||||
$
|
8,022,616
|
$
|
17,577,735
|
|||||||||
Truck Transportation - 2.27%
|
||||||||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
|
24,000
|
$
|
2,220,361
|
$
|
6,091,200
|
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
$
|
79,469,913
|
$
|
261,786,703
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing.
|
Title of Security
|
Shares
|
Cost
|
Value
|
|||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.43%
|
||||||||||||
Mutual Funds - 2.43%
|
||||||||||||
First American Treasury Obligations
|
||||||||||||
Fund - Class X, 0.01% (b)
|
6,521,661
|
$
|
6,521,661
|
$
|
6,521,661
|
|||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
$
|
6,521,661
|
$
|
6,521,661
|
||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.16%
|
$
|
85,991,574
|
$
|
268,308,364
|
||||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS
|
||||||||||||
OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.16)%
|
(424,328
|
)
|
||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
267,884,036
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing.
|
(b)
|
The rate shown is the annualized seven day yield as of June 30, 2021.
|
ASSETS:
|
||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (cost: $85,991,574)
|
$
|
268,308,364
|
||
Receivables
|
||||
Dividends and interest
|
18,703
|
|||
Prepaid expenses
|
14,883
|
|||
TOTAL ASSETS:
|
$
|
268,341,950
|
||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||
Payables
|
||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed
|
$
|
19,767
|
||
Payable to Adviser
|
329,583
|
|||
Accrued expenses
|
108,564
|
|||
TOTAL LIABILITIES:
|
$
|
457,914
|
||
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$
|
267,884,036
|
||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||
Capital Stock
|
$
|
78,421,123
|
||
Total distributable earnings
|
189,462,913
|
|||
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$
|
267,884,036
|
||
SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
||||
($0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized)
|
2,652,901
|
|||
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE
|
$
|
100.98
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||
Dividend income
|
$
|
835,435
|
||
Interest income
|
1,102
|
|||
Total investment income
|
$
|
836,537
|
||
EXPENSES:
|
||||
Advisory fees
|
$
|
627,453
|
||
Administration fees
|
100,223
|
|||
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees
|
38,769
|
|||
Fund accounting fees
|
32,556
|
|||
Independent director’s expenses and fees
|
31,844
|
|||
Professional services
|
26,525
|
|||
Other
|
23,569
|
|||
Custody fees
|
14,275
|
|||
Printing and supplies
|
4,696
|
|||
Total expenses
|
$
|
899,910
|
||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS:
|
$
|
(63,373
|
)
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS:
|
||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
7,205,456
|
|||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments
|
25,542,122
|
|||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS:
|
32,747,578
|
|||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
32,684,205
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
June 30, 2021
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2020
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)
|
$
|
(63,373
|
)
|
$
|
93,314
|
|||
Net realized gain on investments
|
7,205,456
|
8,991,244
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized
|
||||||||
appreciation of investments
|
25,542,122
|
41,303,935
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets
|
||||||||
resulting from operations
|
$
|
32,684,205
|
$
|
50,388,493
|
||||
Distributions to shareholders:
|
||||||||
Distributions to shareholders
|
—
|
(9,108,918
|
)
|
|||||
Total distributions
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(9,108,918
|
)
|
|||
Capital Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
|
||||||||
from capital share transactions
|
(3,035,194
|
)
|
1,157,683
|
|||||
Total Increase in net assets
|
$
|
29,649,011
|
$
|
42,437,258
|
||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of the Period
|
$
|
238,235,025
|
$
|
195,797,767
|
||||
End of the Period
|
$
|
267,884,036
|
$
|
238,235,025
|
For the Six
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2021
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of period
|
$
|
88.73
|
$
|
73.02
|
$
|
57.40
|
$
|
60.57
|
$
|
51.60
|
$
|
48.92
|
||||||||||||
Income from
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
income/(loss)(1)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
0.04
|
0.28
|
0.29
|
0.20
|
0.29
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net realized and
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
unrealized gain/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(loss) on investments
|
12.27
|
19.13
|
18.06
|
(2.51
|
)
|
11.08
|
3.15
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total from investment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations
|
100.98
|
19.17
|
18.34
|
(2.22
|
)
|
11.28
|
3.44
|
|||||||||||||||||
Less dividends
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
and distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
investment income
|
—
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.28
|
)
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Dividends from
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
net realized gain
|
—
|
(3.38
|
)
|
(2.43
|
)
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(2.11
|
)
|
(0.47
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
(3.46
|
)
|
(2.72
|
)
|
(0.95
|
)
|
(2.31
|
)
|
(0.76
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Net asset value,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
end of period
|
$
|
189.71
|
$
|
88.73
|
$
|
73.02
|
$
|
57.40
|
$
|
60.57
|
$
|
51.60
|
||||||||||||
Total return
|
13.81
|
%(2)
|
30.95
|
%
|
32.13
|
%
|
(3.76
|
)%
|
21.98
|
%
|
7.09
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
$
|
267,884
|
$
|
238,235
|
$
|
195,798
|
$
|
151,571
|
$
|
144,610
|
$
|
122,877
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
average net assets:
|
0.72
|
%(3)
|
0.77
|
%
|
0.79
|
%
|
0.77
|
%
|
0.79
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
income/(loss) to
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
average net assets:
|
(0.05
|
)%(3)
|
0.05
|
%
|
0.42
|
%
|
0.40
|
%
|
0.35
|
%
|
0.60
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
5.1
|
%(2)
|
9.2
|
%
|
16.9
|
%
|
2.8
|
%
|
4.7
|
%
|
10.7
|
%
|
(1)
|
Net investment income per share is calculated using the ending balances prior to consideration of adjustment for permanent book-to-tax differences.
|
(2)
|
Not Annualized.
|
(3)
|
Annualized.
|
(1)
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
|
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The primary
investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation. In pursuit of that objective, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund
in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment
company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
|
||
A.
|
Investments –
|
|
Security transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.
Discount and premium on fixed income securities is accreted or amortized into interest income using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s
understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
|
||
The net realized gain (loss) from the sales of securities is determined for income tax and accounting purposes on the basis of the cost of specific securities.
|
||
Securities owned are reflected in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Schedule of Investments at fair value based on quoted market prices.
Bonds and other fixed-income securities (other than repurchase agreements and demand notes) are valued using market quotations or a matrix method provided by an independent pricing service. Other securities traded on a national securities
exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of regular trading on each day the exchange is open for trading. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System for which market quotations are readily available are
valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If no sales were reported on that day, quoted market price represents the closing bid price.
|
||
Investments in registered open-end management investment companies will be valued based upon the Net Asset Values (“NAVs”) of such investments and are categorized as
Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
|
Securities for which prices are not readily available are valued by the Fund’s valuation committee (the “Valuation Committee”) at a fair value determined in good faith
under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
|
|
The Valuation Committee concludes that a price determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures is not readily available if, among other things, the Valuation Committee
believes that the value of the security might be materially affected by an intervening significant event. A significant event may be related to a single issuer, to an entire market sector, or to the entire market. These events may include,
among other things: issuer-specific events including rating agency action, earnings announcements and corporate actions, significant fluctuations in domestic or foreign markets, natural disasters, armed conflicts, and government actions. In
the event that the market quotations are not readily available, the fair value of such securities will be determined in good faith, taking into consideration: (i) fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; (ii) the nature and
duration of restrictions on disposition of the securities; and (iii) an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold. The members of the Valuation Committee shall continuously monitor
for significant events that might necessitate the use of fair value procedures.
|
|
B.
|
Federal Income Taxes –
|
It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to Regulated Investment Companies (“RICs”) to distribute all of its
taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision for the Fund is required. Under applicable foreign tax law, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends, and capital gains earned on foreign securities.
|
|
The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. In addition, due to the timing of dividend distributions,
the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year that the income or realized gains or losses were recorded by the Fund. The Fund has reclassified the components of its capital accounts for the year ended December 31,
2020, by increasing total distributable earnings by $28,400 and decreasing capital stock by $28,400.
|
|
The Fund has not recorded any liability for material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize accrued interest and
penalties related to uncertain benefits in income tax expense as appropriate.
|
|
C.
|
Distribution To Shareholders –
|
The Fund records and distributes net investment income, if any, to shareholders on a quarterly basis on the ex-dividend date. Distribution of net realized gains, if
any, are recorded and made on an annual basis to shareholders on the ex-dividend date.
|
D.
|
Use of Estimates –
|
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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 increases and decreases in Net Assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
|
|
E.
|
Fair Value Measurements –
|
GAAP defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most
advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data “inputs” and minimize the use of unobservable “inputs” and to establish classification of fair value measurements for
disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs
that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting
entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the
three broad Levels listed below:
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
|
|
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 on 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 valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value for the six months ended June 30, 2021, maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of
unobservable inputs. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, no securities held by the Fund were deemed Level 3.
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2021, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Investments
|
|||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
261,786,703
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
261,786,703
|
|||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
6,521,661
|
—
|
—
|
6,521,661
|
|||||||||||||
Total Investments
|
|||||||||||||||||
in Securities
|
$
|
268,308,364
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
268,308,364
|
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further information on the classification of investments.
|
(2)
|
INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
|
Under an Investment Advisory Contract, Bridges Investment Management, Inc. (the “Investment Adviser”) furnishes investment advisory services for the Fund. In return,
the Fund has agreed to pay the Investment Adviser a management fee computed on a quarterly basis at the rate of 1/8 of 1% of the average month-end NAV of the Fund during the quarter, equivalent to 1/2 of 1% per annum. Certain officers and
directors of the Fund are also officers and directors of the Investment Adviser. These officers do not receive any compensation from the Fund other than that which is received indirectly through the Investment Adviser. For the six months
ended June 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $627,453 in advisory fees.
|
|
The contract between the Fund and the Investment Adviser provides that total expenses of the Fund in any year, exclusive of taxes, but including fees paid to the
Investment Adviser, shall not exceed, in total, a maximum of 1 and 1/2% of the average month end NAV of the Fund for the year. Amounts, if any, expended in excess of this limitation are reimbursed by the Investment Adviser as specifically
identified in the Investment Advisory Contract. There were no amounts reimbursed during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
|
|
The Fund has entered into a Board-approved contract with the Investment Adviser in which the Investment Adviser acts as primary administrator to the Fund at an annual
rate of $42,000, through quarterly payments of $10,500, and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, acts as sub-administrator to the Fund. These administrative expenses are shown as Administration
fees on the Statement of Operations. As of June 30, 2021, $10,500 was due to the Investment Adviser for its services as primary administrator. This liability is included in the Accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
|
|
(3)
|
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
|
The cost of long-term investment purchases during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, was:
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||
Non U.S. government securities
|
$
|
14,064,793
|
$
|
16,794,448
|
Net proceeds from sales of long-term investments during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, were:
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||
Non U.S. government securities
|
$
|
12,361,077
|
$
|
20,452,220
|
There were no long-term U.S. government transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
|
|
(4)
|
NET ASSET VALUE
|
The NAV per share represents the effective price for all subscriptions and redemptions.
|
|
(5)
|
CAPITAL STOCK
|
Shares of capital stock issued and redeemed during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, were as follows:
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
38,352
|
86,651
|
|||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in
|
|||||||||
reinvestment of net investment income
|
—
|
1,933
|
|||||||
38,352
|
88,584
|
||||||||
Shares redeemed
|
70,406
|
(134,883
|
)
|
||||||
Net increase/decrease
|
(32,054
|
)
|
(46,299
|
)
|
Value of capital stock issued and redeemed during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, were as follows:
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||
Net proceeds from shares sold
|
$
|
3,564,567
|
$
|
5,694,713
|
|||||
Reinvestment of distributions
|
—
|
119,156
|
|||||||
3,564,567
|
5,813,869
|
||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(6,599,761
|
)
|
(8,891,705
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase/decrease
|
$
|
(3,035,194
|
)
|
$
|
(3,077,836
|
)
|
(6)
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
The Fund has not distributed any net investment income during the six months ended June 30, 2021.
|
|
(7)
|
FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION
|
The tax character of distributions during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
|
Ordinary
|
Long-Term
|
||||||||
Income
|
Capital Gain
|
||||||||
12/31/20
|
$
|
121,714
|
$
|
8,987,204
|
|||||
12/31/19
|
$
|
763,189
|
$
|
6,425,517
|
As of December 31, 2020, the components of the tax basis cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation were as follows:
|
Federal tax cost of investments
|
$
|
81,808,758
|
|||
Unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
156,774,668
|
|||
Unrealized depreciation
|
—
|
||||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
156,774,668
|
As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
|
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
156,774,668
|
|||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
—
|
||||
Undistributed long term gains
|
4,040
|
||||
Other accumulated gain/(loss)
|
—
|
||||
Total distributable earnings
|
$
|
156,778,708
|
As of December 31, 2020, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryovers.
|
|
(8)
|
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
|
In preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial
statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures and/or adjustments were required to these financial statements except as follows:
|
|
On July 7, 2021, Foreside Financial Group, LLC (“Foreside”), the parent company of Quasar Distributors (“Quasar”), the Fund’s distributor, announced that it had entered
into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Genstar Capital (“Genstar”) such that Genstar would acquire a majority stake in Foreside. The transaction is expected to close at the end of the third quarter of 2021. Quasar will remain the
Fund’s distributor at the close of the transaction, subject to Board approval.
|
|
In December 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair
value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 will permit fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when
market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. In connection with Rule 2a-5, the SEC also adopted related recordkeeping requirements and is
rescinding previously issued guidance, including with respect to the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. The Funds will be required to comply with the rules by September 8, 2022.
Management is currently assessing the potential impact of the new rules on the Funds’ financial statements.
|
Name, Age,
|
|
Position with
|
|
Fund and Term
|
|
of Office
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships*
|
Daniel J. Brabec
|
Mr. Brabec has been a Director of Spectrum Financial Services,
|
Age: 62
|
Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska from 1999 to 2020. He currently
|
serves as Senior Vice President of Spectrum. He has directly
|
|
Director
|
managed real estate and commercial credit assets for a
|
(2015 – present)
|
number of affiliates of Spectrum Financial Services, Inc. since
January 2009. Prior to that, he served as a Director of Great
|
Western Bank, Omaha, Nebraska and was its Chief Executive
Officer and President from 2001 until its sale in 2008, and
served as Controller for Great Western Bancorporation in an
interim role from 1999 to 2001. He began his career in banking
in 1985 joining Pioneer Bank, St Louis, Missouri after three
years with Control Data Corporation and served as Executive
Vice President, Security Officer and Director of Rushmore Bank
and Trust, Rapid City, South Dakota from 1993 to 1999. Mr.
Brabec has been determined to be an “audit committee
financial expert” within the meaning of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
of 2002 and the regulations related thereto by the Fund’s
Board of Directors.
|
|
Nathan Phillips
|
Mr. Dodge is the President of NP Dodge Company since April
|
Dodge III
|
2014, and prior to that position, served as the Executive Vice
|
Age: 58
|
President. He has worked at NP Dodge Company since
|
October, 1993. Mr. Dodge is also a principal officer and
|
|
Director
|
director of a number of subsidiary and affiliated companies in
|
(2010 – present)
|
the property management, insurance, and real estate
syndication fields. Mr. Dodge became a Director of Lauritzen
Corp.in 2008 and of First State Bank of Loomis in 2003.
|
Jeffrey C. Royal
|
Mr. Royal is the President of Dundee Bank, a community bank
|
Age: 45
|
located in Omaha, Nebraska. He has served in that position
|
since January 2006. Prior to joining Dundee Bank, he was
|
|
Director
|
Second Vice President of First National Bank of Omaha.
|
(2018 – present)
|
Mr. Royal became a Director of Nicholas Financial, Inc. in 2017,
a publicly traded company, a Director of Boston Omaha
|
Corporation in 2019, a publicly traded company, and also
serves as the Chairperson and a director of Mackey Banco, Inc.
(the holding company for Dundee Bank) and as a director of
Brunswick State Bank, Tri-Valley Bank, and Eagle State Bank.
|
Name, Age,
|
|
Position with
|
|
Fund and Term
|
|
of Office
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships*
|
Robert Slezak
|
Mr. Slezak was elected Chairperson on October 14, 2016, and
|
Age: 63
|
prior to that time, served as Vice Chairperson commencing
|
April 10, 2012. Mr. Slezak is currently a private investor, and
|
|
Director
|
has been since November 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Slezak served
|
(2008 – present)
|
as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
|
Ameritrade Holding Corporation from January 1989 to
|
|
Chairperson
|
November 1999 and as a director from October 1996 to
|
(2016 – present)
|
September 2002. Mr. Slezak currently serves as a member of
|
the board of directors of The Pegasus Companies, Inc.
|
|
Vice Chairperson
|
(formerly, Xanadoo Company), a developer of solar power
|
(2012 – 2016)
|
projects. Mr. Slezak has been determined to be an “audit
committee financial expert” within the meaning of the
|
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the regulations related thereto
by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Mr. Slezak has been
designated as the Lead Independent Director of the Fund.
|
|
Kelly A. Walters
|
Kelly A. Walters is currently a partner with Kuehl Capital
|
Age: 60
|
Holdings LLC and Aspect Venture Partners, an affiliate of
|
Kuehl Capital Holdings. He also recently started a new business
|
|
Director
|
named Outdoor Lifestyle Suppliers. Prior to those positions,
|
(2013 – present)
|
Mr. Walters was the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (formerly, Supertel Hospitality,
|
Inc.), a NASDAQ listed hospitality real estate investment trust
based in Norfolk, Nebraska (Condor), from April 2009 through
February 2015. Prior to joining Condor, Mr. Walters was the
Senior Vice President of Capital Markets at Investors Real
Estate Trust from October 2006 to March 2009. Prior to IRET,
Mr. Walters was a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment
Officer of Magnum Resources, Inc., a privately held real estate
investment and operating company, from 1996 to 2006. Prior
to Magnum, Mr. Walters was a Deputy Manager of Brown
Brothers Harriman from 1993 to 1996, an Investment Manager
at Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. from 1985 to 1993, and a stockbroker
at Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood from 1983 to 1985. Mr. Walters
has been determined to be an “audit committee financial
expert” within the meaning of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
and the regulations related thereto by the Fund’s Board
of Directors.
|
Name, Age,
|
|
Position with
|
|
Fund and Term
|
|
of Office
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships*
|
Lyn Wallin
|
Ms. Wallin Ziegenbein is an attorney and currently serves as
|
Ziegenbein
|
the Executive Director Emerita of the Peter Kiewit Foundation,
|
Age: 69
|
a private foundation awarding charitable grants throughout
|
Nebraska and portions of Iowa and Wyoming, since January
|
|
Director
|
2014, and served as the Executive Director of the Peter Kiewit
|
(2013 – present)
|
Foundation from March 1984 to December 2013. Commencing
in 2017, Ms. Wallin Ziegenbein also serves as the Manager of
|
Future Forward, LLC, an Omaha based investor group, and New
North Makerhood, Inc., a nonprofit organization, together
these entities are developing property in downtown Omaha,
Nebraska for the purpose of creating an “arts and trades”
district. Since 2015, she has been a private philanthropy
consultant. Ms. Wallin Ziegenbein has served on the Board of
Directors of Assurity Life Insurance Company since 1984 and
served on the Board of Lamp Rynearson Engineering until
December 31, 2017. Previously, Ms. Wallin Ziegenbein served
on the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Omaha Branch
Board of Directors from 2006 to 2011. Ms. Wallin Ziegenbein’s
prior experience also includes serving as a director of Norwest
Bank Nebraska and Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph. Ms.
Wallin Ziegenbein also served as an Assistant United States
Attorney for Nebraska from 1978 to 1982.
|
*
|
Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the position shown or other positions in the same company for the last five years.
|
Name, Age,
|
|
Position with
|
|
Fund and Term
|
|
of Office
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships*
|
Edson L.
|
Since December 2000, Mr. Bridges has been President, Chief
|
Bridges III, CFA
|
Executive Officer, and Director of Bridges Investment
|
Age: 63
|
Management, Inc. Since August of 1983, Mr. Bridges was a full-
|
time member of the professional staff of Bridges Investment
|
|
President
|
Counsel, Inc. where he has served as Executive Vice President
|
(1997 – present)
|
since 1993. Mr. Bridges is also a Director of that firm.
|
Mr. Bridges has been responsible for securities research and
|
|
Chief Executive
|
the investment management for an expanding base of
|
Officer
|
discretionary management accounts, including the Fund, for
|
(2004 - present)
|
more than 37 years. Mr. Bridges was elected President of
|
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc. on April 11, 1997, and he
|
|
Director
|
assumed the position of Portfolio Manager at the close of
|
(1991 – present)
|
business on that date. Mr. Bridges became Chief Executive and
|
Investment Officer of the Fund on April 13, 2004. Mr. Bridges is
Chairperson, and a director of Bridges Investor Services, Inc.,
Chairperson of the Board and a director of Bridges Trust
Company, and since 2017, a director of Bridges Holding
Company. Mr. Bridges served as a Director of Stratus Fund,
Inc., an open-end, regulated investment company located in
Lincoln, Nebraska from 1990 to 2016, and was previously
Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Stratus Fund.
|
|
Robert W.
|
Mr. Bridges is a Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager,
|
Bridges, CFA
|
and Co-Head of Behavioral Finance at Sterling Capital
|
Age: 55
|
Management LLC. Sterling Capital Management LLC, located
|
in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an investment management
|
|
Director
|
company founded in 1970. Mr. Bridges began his service with
|
(2007 – present)
|
Sterling Capital Management, LLC in 1996 and served in various
|
roles including client service, systems integration, and
compliance before joining the equity research team in 2000.
Mr. Bridges also served various Bridges entities in the following
positions: a Director of Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc. since
December 2006, a Director of Bridges Trust Company since
2007, and a Director of Bridges Holding Company since 2017.
Prior to joining Sterling, Mr. Bridges served in accounting,
research analysis and several other roles for Bridges Investment
Counsel, Inc. for six years and was elected President in 2021.
Mr. Bridges earned his B.S. in Business from Wake Forest
University, and became a CFA charter holder in 2003.
|
Name, Age,
|
|
Position with
|
|
Fund and Term
|
|
of Office
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships*
|
Edson L.
|
Mr. Bridges was elected Chairperson Emeritus on April 15,
|
Bridges II, CFA
|
2006. Mr. Bridges had previously served as Chairperson,
|
Age: 89
|
Vice-Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer, and President of the
|
Fund. Mr. Bridges was replaced by Edson L. Bridges III as Chief
|
|
Chairperson
|
Executive Officer of the Fund on April 13, 2004. Mr. Bridges
|
Emeritus
|
currently is the Continuity and Research Officer for Bridges
|
(2006 – 2021)(1)
|
Investment Management and served as a director from 2000 –
|
2017. In September, 1959, Mr. Bridges became associated with
|
|
Vice-Chairperson
|
the predecessor firm to Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc. (BIC)
|
(2005 – 2006)
|
and served for many years as President, Director, CEO, and
|
Chief Compliance Officer of Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc.
|
|
Chairperson
|
BIC voluntarily withdrew its registration as an SEC registered
|
(1997-2005)
|
investment advisor as of December 26, 2017, which
|
registration commenced January 1946. Mr. Bridges is also
|
|
Chief Executive
|
President and Director of Bridges Investor Services, Inc. During
|
Officer
|
his tenure, Mr. Bridges also served as President, Director, and
|
(1997 - 2004)
|
Chief Executive Officer of Provident Trust Company (n/k/a
|
Bridges Trust Company), originally chartered to conduct
|
|
President
|
business on March 11, 1992 and is currently the Continuity and
|
(1970-1997)
|
Research Officer for Bridges Trust Company.
|
Director
|
|
(1963 – 2007)
|
|
Nancy K. Dodge
|
Ms. Dodge has been an employee of Bridges Investment
|
Age: 60
|
Management, Inc. since 1994, where she serves as a Vice
|
President. After joining Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc. in
|
|
Treasurer
|
January of 1980, her career progressed through the accounting
|
(1986 – present)
|
department of that Firm, to her present position as Vice
|
President. Ms. Dodge is the person primarily responsible for
|
|
Chief Compliance
|
overseeing day to day operations for the Fund, and she is also
|
Officer
|
the key person for handling relations with shareholders, the
|
(2006 – present)
|
custodian bank, transfer agent, and the independent
|
registered public accounting firm. She was appointed Chief
|
|
Secretary
|
Compliance Officer of the Fund, as of November 21, 2006, and
|
(2017 – present)
|
Secretary of the Fund as of October 1, 2017. Ms. Dodge is a
Vice President for Bridges Trust Company, and Bridges Trust
|
Company South Dakota.
|
(1)
|
Mr. Bridges II did not stand for re-election at the February 16, 2021 meeting of the Fund’s Board and served until April 2021 when his term expired.
|
Name, Age,
|
|
Position with
|
|
Fund and Term
|
|
of Office
|
Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships*
|
Brian
|
Mr. Kirkpatrick has been an employee of Bridges Investment
|
Kirkpatrick, CFA
|
Management since 1994 and has been a full-time member of
|
Age: 50
|
the professional staff of Bridges Investment Management, Inc.,
|
responsible for securities research, and the investment
|
|
Executive
|
management for an expanding base of discretionary
|
Vice President
|
management accounts, including the Fund, for more than
|
(2006 – present)
|
20 years. Mr. Kirkpatrick serves as a Senior Vice President,
|
Chief Compliance Officer, and Director of Bridges Investment
|
|
Vice President
|
Management and Senior Vice President for Bridges Trust
|
(2000 – 2006)
|
Company.Having joined Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc. on
|
August 24, 1992, he served as a Senior Vice President until
|
|
2017. Mr. Kirkpatrick was appointed Sub Portfolio Manager
|
|
of the Fund on April 12, 2005.
|
*
|
Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the position shown or other positions in the same company for the last five years.
|
Daniel J. Brabec
|
Jeffrey C. Royal
|
||
Edson L. Bridges III
|
Robert T. Slezak
|
||
Robert W. Bridges
|
Kelly A. Walters
|
||
Nathan Phillips Dodge III
|
Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein
|
Robert T. Slezak
|
Chairperson and Lead Independent Director
|
||
Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein
|
Vice Chairperson
|
||
Edson L. Bridges III
|
President and Chief Executive and
|
||
Investment Officer
|
|||
Brian M. Kirkpatrick
|
Executive Vice President
|
||
Nancy K. Dodge
|
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Compliance
|
||
Officer
|
Corporate Counsel
|
Counsel to Independent Directors
|
Baird Holm LLP
|
Husch Blackwell LLP
|
Attorneys at Law
|
13330 California Street
|
1700 Farnam Street
|
Suite 200
|
Suite 1500
|
Omaha, Nebraska 68154
|
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
|
(b)
|
Notice pursuant to Rule 30e-3
Not Applicable
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of
this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
|
(b)
|
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) 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.
|
(a)
|
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an
exhibit. Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed March 3, 2008.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.;
|
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 30a-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 control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 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 officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: August 31, 2021
|
/s/ Edson L. Bridges III
Edson L. Bridges III President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Investment Officer
|
6.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.;
|
7.
|
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;
|
8.
|
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;
|
9.
|
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 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(e)
|
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;
|
(f)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 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;
|
(g)
|
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
|
(h)
|
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
|
10.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(c)
|
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
|
(d)
|
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: August 31, 2021 |
/s/ Brian M. Kirkpatrick
Brian M. Kirkpatrick Executive Vice President |
11.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.;
|
12.
|
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;
|
13.
|
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;
|
14.
|
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 30a-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 control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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
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15.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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.
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Date: August 31, 2021
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/s/ Nancy K. Dodge
Nancy K. Dodge Secretary, Treasurer, CCO, Principal Financial
Officer
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/s/ Edson L. Bridges III
Edson L. Bridges III
President, CEO, CIO
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
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/s/ Brian M. Kirkpatrick
Brian M. Kirkpatrick
Executive Vice President
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
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Date: August 31, 2021
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Date: August 31, 2021
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/s/ Nancy K. Dodge Nancy K. Dodge
Secretary, Treasurer, CCO, Principal Financial Officer,
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
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Date: August 31, 2021
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