N-CSRS 1 bif-ncsrs.htm BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND SEMIANNUAL REPORT 6-30-21
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 811-01209



Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)




 13333 California Street, Omaha, NE 68154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Edson A. Bridges III
13333 California Street, Omaha, NE 68154
(Name and address of agent for service)



(402) 397-4700
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2021


Date of reporting period:  June 30, 2021



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a)
[Insert full text of semi-annual report here








Semi-Annual

Shareholder Report

2021








P.O. Box 542021 - Omaha, NE 68154
P: (402) 397-4700   F: (402) 397-1555   www.bridgesfund.com












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Contents of Report

Page 1
Shareholder Letter
Exhibit 1
Portfolio Transactions During the
  Page 3
Period from January 1, 2021 through

June 30, 2021
Exhibit 2
Selected Historical Financial Information
  Pages 4-5
 
Pages 6-7
Expense Example
Page 8
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
Pages 9-22
Financial Statements
Pages 23-29
Additional Disclosures
 
IMPORTANT NOTICES

Must be preceded or accompanied by a Prospectus.
 
Opinions expressed herein are those of Edson L. Bridges III and are subject to change. They are not guarantees and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for complete fund holdings.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a broadly based unmanaged composite of 500 stocks which is widely recognized as representative of price changes for the U.S. equity market in general. You cannot invest directly in a specific index.
 
Free Cash Flow is a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. Free cash flow (FCF) represents the cash that a company is able to generate after laying out the money required to maintain or expand its asset base.
 
The Price-to-Earnings Ratio or P/E ratio is a ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per-share earnings.
 
Earnings growth for a Fund holding does not guarantee a corresponding increase in market value of the holding or the Fund.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Small and medium capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. The Fund

invests in foreign securities which involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods.
 
While the fund is no-load, management fees and other expenses still apply.
 
The Bridges Investment Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.


 

July 15, 2021
 
Dear Shareholder:
 
Bridges Investment Fund had a total return of 10.37% in the second quarter of 2021, which bettered the 8.55% advance in the S&P 500 over the same period. For the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund had a total return of 40.26% versus a 40.79% total return for the S&P 500.  For the three-year period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund had an average annual total return of 20.20% versus 18.67% for the S&P 500.  For the five-year period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund had an average annual total return of 19.68% versus 17.65% for the S&P 500.  For the ten-year period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund had an average annual total return of 14.46% versus 14.84% for the S&P 500. The Fund’s expense ratio is 0.78%.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of the investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance stated above. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-934-4700.
 
U.S equities posted strong gains in the second quarter of 2021, driven by economic recovery from the pandemic-driven recession, rising corporate profits, and continued low interest rates.  The S&P had a total return of 15.25% during the first two quarters of the year, bringing its total return to 96.11% from March 23, 2020, the low point of the February-March 2020 equity market decline, and 43.90% since year-end 2019, immediately before the onset of the global Covid19 pandemic.
 
The strong advance in stock prices since the March 23, 2020, low has been driven by several important factors:
 
 
1.
Economic activity has recovered more quickly, and at a faster pace, than many expected.
     
 
2.
Corporate profitability has also recovered more quickly and at a stronger trajectory than consensus expectations implied a year ago.
     
 
3.
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.
     
 
4.
Interest rates have remained very low by historic standards; very low interest rates support higher than normal valuations for stocks, all things equal.

While total returns for equities were positive in 2020 (the S&P 500 had a total return of 18.40% in 2020), stock prices have continued to advance during the first half of 2021; price gains for the S&P 500 to date in 2021 have approximated the increase in consensus earnings expectations for the S&P 500 for 2021 and 2022.  In essence, equity valuations have not changed much; stock prices have closely tracked the increase in investor expectations around profit growth over the course of the first two quarters of the year.

Shareholder Letter

July 15, 2021
 
Salient risks remain.  Inflation data has heated up as the economy has recovered, and we believe that could lead to higher interest rates later in the year.  The Biden Administration has proposed significant legislation regarding increased government spending and higher taxes.  While the virus appears to be receding in the U.S., the Delta variant has led to a rebound in cases outside the U.S.
 
We expect higher levels of equity market volatility in the second half of the year. We expect that the global economy will continue to recover in coming quarters, although that recovery may be uneven at times, which could lead to capital markets disruptions.
 
Our focus remains on identifying and owning structurally advantaged businesses that are well-positioned to grow shareholder value over the long run.
 
We appreciate your investment in the Fund.
 
 
Sincerely,
   
 
   
 
Edson L. Bridges III, CFA
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 1

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
DURING THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 1, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)

   
Bought or
   
Held After
 
Securities
 
Received
   
Transactions
 
Common Stock Unless
 
$1,000 Par
   
$1,000 Par
 
Described Otherwise
 
Value (M)
   
Value (M)
 
   
or Shares
   
or Shares
 
             
Alcon, Inc.
   
5,500
     
35,500
 
American Tower Corp.
   
5,500
     
5,500
 
BWX Technologies, Inc.
   
17,500
     
20,000
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
3,000
     
6,000
 
Edward Lifesciences Corp.
   
14,000
     
26,000
 
Facebook, Inc.
   
5,500
     
27,500
 
IAA, Inc.
   
14,000
     
64,000
 
Intercontiential Exchange, Inc.
   
11,000
     
27,000
 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
   
3,250
     
3,250
 
Lowes Companies, Inc.
   
4,000
     
16,000
 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.(1)
   
3,000
     
3,000
 
Texas Pacific Land Corp.
   
1,000
     
1,000
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
2,000
     
8,000
 
TransUnion
   
9,500
     
34,500
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
45,000
     
75,000
 
                 
   
Sold or
   
Held After
 
Securities
 
Exchanged
   
Transactions
 
Common Stock Unless
 
$1,000 Par
   
$1,000 Par
 
Described Otherwise
 
Value (M)
   
Value (M)
 
   
or Shares
   
or Shares
 
                 
Amgen, Inc.
   
10,000
     
 
Apple, Inc.
   
3,000
     
177,000
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
1,500
     
8,500
 
Chevron Corp.
   
10,000
     
 
Comcast Corp.
   
40,000
     
 
The Walt Disney Co.
   
4,500
     
25,500
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
10,000
     
 
MasterCard, Inc.
   
3,000
     
50,000
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
13,000
     
 

(1)
Received 2,000 Shares in a 3 for 1 Stock Split on 3/31/2021
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Exhibit 2

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

– – – – – – – – – Year End Statistics – – – – – – – – – –

Valuation
   
Net
   
Shares
   
Net Asset
   
Dividend/
   
Capital
 
Date
   
Assets
   
Outstanding
   
Value/Share
   
Share
   
Gains/Share
 
07-01-63
   
$
109,000
     
10,900
   
$
10.00
   
$
   
$
 
12-31-63
     
159,187
     
15,510
     
10.13
     
.07
     
 
12-31-64
     
369,149
     
33,643
     
10.97
     
.28
     
 
12-31-65
     
621,241
     
51,607
     
12.04
     
.285
     
.028
 
12-31-66
     
651,282
     
59,365
     
10.97
     
.295
     
 
12-31-67
     
850,119
     
64,427
     
13.20
     
.295
     
 
12-31-68
     
1,103,734
     
74,502
     
14.81
     
.315
     
 
12-31-69
     
1,085,186
     
84,807
     
12.80
     
.36
     
 
12-31-70
     
1,054,162
     
90,941
     
11.59
     
.37
     
 
12-31-71
     
1,236,601
     
93,285
     
13.26
     
.37
     
 
12-31-72
     
1,272,570
     
93,673
     
13.59
     
.35
     
.08
 
12-31-73
     
1,025,521
     
100,282
     
10.23
     
.34
     
.07
 
12-31-74
     
757,545
     
106,909
     
7.09
     
.35
     
 
12-31-75
     
1,056,439
     
111,619
     
9.46
     
.35
     
 
12-31-76
     
1,402,661
     
124,264
     
11.29
     
.38
     
 
12-31-77
     
1,505,147
     
145,252
     
10.36
     
.428
     
.862
 
12-31-78
     
1,574,097
     
153,728
     
10.24
     
.481
     
.049
 
12-31-79
     
1,872,059
     
165,806
     
11.29
     
.474
     
.051
 
12-31-80
     
2,416,997
     
177,025
     
13.65
     
.55
     
.0525
 
12-31-81
     
2,315,441
     
185,009
     
12.52
     
.63
     
.0868
 
12-31-82
     
2,593,411
     
195,469
     
13.27
     
.78
     
.19123
 
12-31-83
     
3,345,988
     
229,238
     
14.60
     
.85
     
.25
 
12-31-84
     
3,727,899
     
278,241
     
13.40
     
.80
     
.50
 
12-31-85
     
4,962,325
     
318,589
     
15.58
     
.70
     
.68
 
12-31-86
     
6,701,786
     
407,265
     
16.46
     
.688
     
.86227
 
12-31-87
     
7,876,275
     
525,238
     
15.00
     
.656
     
1.03960
 
12-31-88
     
8,592,807
     
610,504
     
14.07
     
.85
     
1.10967
 
12-31-89
     
10,895,182
     
682,321
     
15.97
     
.67
     
.53769
 
12-31-90
     
11,283,448
     
744,734
     
15.15
     
.67
     
.40297
 
12-31-91
     
14,374,679
     
831,027
     
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
     
48,433,113
     
1,413,731
     
34.26
     
.44
     
2.11648
 

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Exhibit 2
(Continued)

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

– – – – – – – – – Year End Statistics – – – – – – – – – –

Valuation
   
Net
   
Shares
   
Net Asset
   
Dividend/
   
Capital
 
Date
   
Assets
   
Outstanding
   
Value/Share
   
Share
   
Gains/Share
 
12-31-99
   
$
69,735,684
     
1,508,154
   
$
46.24
   
$
.30
   
$
.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
 

 – – – – – Current Six Months Compared to Same Six Months in Prior Year – – – – –

Valuation
   
Net
   
Shares
   
Net Asset
   
Dividend/
   
Capital
 
Date
   
Assets
   
Outstanding
   
Value/Share
   
Share
   
Gains/Share
 
06-30-20
   
$
197,167,617
     
2,635,141
   
$
74.82
   
$
.08
   
$
 
06-30-21
     
267,884,036
     
2,652,901
     
100.98
     
     
 

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BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


As a shareholder of the Bridges Investment Fund, Inc., you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; services fees; and other Fund expenses.  This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare 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 the entire period (January 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021).
 
ACTUAL EXPENSES
 
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses.  Although the Fund charges no sales load or transactions fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers (including redemption requests), returned checks or stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, the Fund’s transfer agent.  To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of other investment companies as part of its investment strategy, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which a Fund invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.  Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary among the various underlying funds.  These expenses are not included in the example below.  The example includes, but is not limited to, management fees, shareholder servicing fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses, interest expense or dividends on short positions taken by the Fund and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.  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 is not the Fund’s actual return.  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 the 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.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees.  Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds.  In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 

 
Beginning
Ending
During Period*
 
Account Value
Account Value
January 1, 2021 –
 
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

*
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.
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BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)

 
 

 
COMPONENTS OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
 
Common Stocks
 
$
261,786,703
 
 
Short-Term Investments
   
6,521,661
 
 
Total
 
$
268,308,364
 
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BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


Title of Security
 
Shares
   
Cost
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.73%
                 
                   
Administrative and Support Services - 17.70%
                 
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
2,000
   
$
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
   
$
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
 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
Non-income producing.
9

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


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
 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
Non-income producing.
10

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


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
 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
Non-income producing.
11

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


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
 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a)
Non-income producing.
(b)
The rate shown is the annualized seven day yield as of June 30, 2021.
12

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


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
 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
13

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


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
 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
14

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


   
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
 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.
15

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


For a Fund share outstanding throughout the period
 
   
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
%

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

(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.
16

BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)


(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.
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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.
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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.
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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
 
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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
 
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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.
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ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Schedules
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the First and Third Quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT, which is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.) These reports can also be obtained from the Fund by sending an e-mail to fund@bridgesinv.com or calling 1-800-939-8401.
 
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record
 
A description of the policies and/procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and a report on how the Fund voted such proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30, can be obtained by request and without charge from the Fund by sending an e-mail to fund@bridgesinv.com or calling 1-800-939-8401, or from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Disclosure Regarding Fund Directors and Officers (Unaudited)
 
**Disinterested Persons Also Known as Independent Directors**

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.
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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.
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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.

The address for all Fund Directors is, P.O. Box 542021, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
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Interested Person Directors and Officers
 
The following Directors and Officers are interested persons of the Fund.  The determination of an interested person is based on the definition in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities and Exchange Commission Release (Release No. IC-24083, dated October 14, 1999), providing additional guidance to investment companies about the types of professional and business relationships that may be considered to be material for purposes of Section 2(a)(19).
 
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.
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Additional Officers of the Fund
 
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.
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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.

The address for all Fund Officers is, P.O. Box 542021, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about Fund directors and is available at the Fund’s website, www.bridgesfund.com, or by calling 1-800-939-8401.
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BRIDGES INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
P.O. Box 542021
Omaha, Nebraska 68154
 
Telephone  402-397-4700
Facsimile  402-397-1555

Directors
       
 
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
 

Officers
       
 
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
 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 
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
 

Distributor

Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue
Suite 2200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202






BI-SEMI 6/30/21



(b)
Notice pursuant to Rule 30e-3
Not Applicable

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed‑End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(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.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(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.


(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant's independent public accountant.  There was no change in the registrant's independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.


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.


(Registrant)  Bridges Investment Fund


By (Signature and Title)*           /s/ Edson L. Bridges III
Edson L. Bridges III, President, CEO, CIO

Date    August 31, 2021


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 (Signature and Title)*           /s/ Edson L. Bridges III
Edson L. Bridges III, President, CEO, CIO

Date    August 31, 2021


By (Signature and Title)*          /s/ Brian M. Kirkpatrick
  Brian M. Kirkpatrick, Executive Vice President

Date    August 31, 2021


By (Signature and Title)*          /s/ Nancy K. Dodge
  Nancy K. Dodge, Secretary, Treasurer, CCO,
  Principal Financial Officer

Date    August 31, 2021


* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.