N-Q 1 t79379_nq.htm FORM N-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file Number 811-03835

 

Value Line Centurion Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036

 

Mitchell E. Appel

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-907-1900

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2014

 

 
 

 

Item 1: Schedule of Investments.

A copy of The Schedule of Investments for the period ended 3/31/14 is included with this Form.

 

      Value Line Centurion Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments
         
March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
   
Shares
   
Value
 
 
 
Common Stocks — 98.2%
 
Consumer Discretionary  — 11.3%
       
 
5,000
 
AutoZone, Inc.  *
 
$
2,685,500
 
 
16,200
 
BorgWarner, Inc.
   
995,814
 
 
24,800
 
Brinker International, Inc.
   
1,300,760
 
 
8,100
 
Buckle, Inc. (The)  (1)
   
370,980
 
 
9,300
 
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.  *
   
1,384,770
 
 
15,700
 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
857,377
 
 
7,100
 
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
   
546,487
 
 
9,600
 
Gildan Activewear, Inc.
   
483,648
 
 
40,200
 
LKQ Corp.  *
   
1,059,270
 
 
4,200
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.  *
   
623,238
 
 
11,500
 
Penn National Gaming, Inc.  *
   
141,680
 
 
10,000
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
733,800
 
 
39,400
 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
   
2,389,610
 
 
14,400
 
VF Corp.
   
891,072
 
 
18,600
 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.  (1)
   
531,030
 
 
29,800
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
2,246,622
 
   
17,241,658
 
Consumer Staples  — 11.2%
       
 
3,300
 
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) Class
A  *
   
807,609
 
 
5,800
 
British American Tobacco PLC
ADR
   
646,294
 
 
5,500
 
Bunge Ltd.
   
437,305
 
 
14,000
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
946,260
 
 
32,800
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
   
2,265,496
 
 
8,500
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.
   
949,280
 
 
8,900
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
   
896,586
 
 
51,000
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
   
1,093,950
 
 
23,000
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
1,191,860
 
 
41,000
 
Hormel Foods Corp.
   
2,020,070
 
 
12,800
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
871,424
 
 
21,500
 
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
   
2,063,355
 
 
11,000
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
918,500
 
 
10,000
 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
   
806,000
 
 
9,000
 
Reynolds American, Inc.
   
480,780
 
 
14,000
 
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
   
709,940
 
           
17,104,709
 
Energy  — 4.1%
       
 
7,500
 
Chevron Corp.
   
891,825
 
 
2,500
 
Core Laboratories N.V.
   
496,100
 
 
16,700
 
Enbridge, Inc.
   
760,017
 
 
12,000
 
EQT Corp.
   
1,163,640
 
 
7,000
 
FMC Technologies, Inc.  *
   
366,030
 
 
16,000
 
Noble Energy, Inc.
   
1,136,640
 
 
4,400
 
Oceaneering International, Inc.
   
316,184
 
 
18,000
 
ONEOK, Inc.
   
1,066,500
 
   
6,196,936
 
         
Shares
   
Value
 
Financials  — 6.6%
       
 
10,000
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.  *
 
$
2,000,500
 
 
22,800
 
AFLAC, Inc.
   
1,437,312
 
 
10,500
 
American Tower Corp. REIT
   
859,635
 
 
3,200
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
1,006,336
 
 
9,900
 
Crown Castle International Corp.
REIT
   
730,422
 
 
700
 
Everest Re Group Ltd.
   
107,135
 
 
13,751
 
Gaming and Leisure Properties,
Inc. REIT
   
501,362
 
 
7,800
 
M&T Bank Corp.  (1)
   
946,140
 
 
5,600
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
295,680
 
 
7,000
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
592,550
 
 
10,200
 
Royal Bank of Canada
   
673,098
 
 
6,000
 
Stifel Financial Corp.  *
   
298,560
 
 
8,400
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
   
691,740
 
   
10,140,470
 
Health Care  — 12.6%
       
 
14,000
 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  *
   
2,129,820
 
 
11,600
 
Allergan, Inc.
   
1,439,560
 
 
7,000
 
C.R. Bard, Inc.
   
1,035,860
 
 
11,174
 
Catamaran Corp.  *
   
500,148
 
 
25,000
 
Cerner Corp.  *
   
1,406,250
 
 
1,000
 
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)
   
137,360
 
 
2,300
 
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.  *
   
158,355
 
 
5,100
 
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
   
234,804
 
 
19,340
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.  *
   
1,452,241
 
 
15,300
 
Henry Schein, Inc.  *
   
1,826,361
 
 
7,300
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.  *
   
886,220
 
 
5,500
 
McKesson Corp.
   
971,135
 
 
19,800
 
Mednax, Inc.  *
   
1,227,204
 
 
5,700
 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.  *
   
1,343,376
 
 
53,500
 
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
   
2,442,275
 
 
13,000
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Ltd. ADR
   
686,920
 
 
12,000
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
1,442,880
 
   
19,320,769
 
 
1
 
 
 

 

 
      Value Line Centurion Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments
         
March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
   
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials  — 29.4%
       
 
9,500
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
 
$
1,259,415
 
 
45,000
 
AMETEK, Inc.
   
2,317,050
 
 
28,000
 
Canadian National Railway Co.  (1)
   
1,574,160
 
 
1,000
 
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
   
150,430
 
 
4,000
 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
   
317,360
 
 
11,000
 
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V.
   
958,650
 
 
14,400
 
CLARCOR, Inc.
   
825,840
 
 
8,300
 
Clean Harbors, Inc.  *
   
454,757
 
 
24,700
 
Danaher Corp.
   
1,852,500
 
 
38,000
 
Donaldson Co., Inc.
   
1,611,200
 
 
5,700
 
Equifax, Inc.
   
387,771
 
 
4,400
 
Esterline Technologies Corp.  *
   
468,776
 
 
10,000
 
Fastenal Co.  (1)
   
493,200
 
 
8,800
 
FedEx Corp.
   
1,166,528
 
 
9,700
 
General Dynamics Corp.
   
1,056,524
 
 
9,200
 
Graco, Inc.
   
687,608
 
 
15,890
 
HEICO Corp.
   
955,942
 
 
19,200
 
IDEX Corp.
   
1,399,488
 
 
7,600
 
IHS, Inc. Class A  *
   
923,400
 
 
7,600
 
ITT Corp.
   
324,976
 
 
8,000
 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
   
575,360
 
 
10,100
 
Kansas City Southern
   
1,030,806
 
 
18,800
 
Kirby Corp.  *
   
1,903,500
 
 
7,000
 
L-3 Communications Holdings,
Inc.
   
827,050
 
 
4,000
 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
   
288,040
 
 
3,000
 
Middleby Corp. (The)  *
   
792,630
 
 
4,500
 
Oshkosh Corp.
   
264,915
 
 
12,800
 
Parker Hannifin Corp.
   
1,532,288
 
 
7,000
 
Precision Castparts Corp.
   
1,769,320
 
 
26,000
 
Republic Services, Inc.
   
888,160
 
 
3,500
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
   
435,925
 
 
93,200
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
2,818,368
 
 
15,400
 
Roper Industries, Inc.
   
2,056,054
 
 
15,100
 
Stericycle, Inc.  *
   
1,715,662
 
 
1,000
 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.  *
   
97,330
 
 
19,000
 
Toro Co. (The)
   
1,200,610
 
 
5,900
 
Union Pacific Corp.
   
1,107,194
 
 
14,100
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
1,647,444
 
 
7,000
 
Valmont Industries, Inc.  (1)
   
1,041,880
 
 
5,800
 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
   
1,465,428
 
 
12,400
 
Wabtec Corp.
   
961,000
 
 
30,000
 
Waste Connections, Inc.
   
1,315,800
 
   
44,920,339
 
         
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology  — 10.7%
       
 
21,400
 
Accenture PLC Class A
 
$
1,706,008
 
 
10,000
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.  *
   
2,724,500
 
 
7,700
 
Amphenol Corp. Class A
   
705,705
 
 
4,500
 
Anixter International, Inc.
   
456,840
 
 
14,800
 
ANSYS, Inc.  *
   
1,139,896
 
 
8,200
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
633,532
 
 
36,600
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp. Class A  *
   
1,852,326
 
 
3,500
 
Equinix, Inc.  *
   
646,940
 
 
4,300
 
Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc.
   
229,835
 
 
8,200
 
Fiserv, Inc.  *
   
464,858
 
 
28,000
 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
   
2,091,600
 
 
2,300
 
MICROS Systems, Inc.  *
   
121,739
 
 
24,800
 
Open Text Corp.  (1)
   
1,183,208
 
 
28,400
 
Salesforce.com, Inc.  *
   
1,621,356
 
 
7,800
 
WEX, Inc.  *
   
741,390
 
   
16,319,733
 
Materials  — 10.2%
       
 
3,600
 
Airgas, Inc.
   
383,436
 
 
6,500
 
Albemarle Corp.
   
431,730
 
 
15,200
 
Ball Corp.
   
833,112
 
 
32,500
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.  *
   
1,454,050
 
 
17,000
 
Ecolab, Inc.
   
1,835,830
 
 
27,600
 
FMC Corp.
   
2,113,056
 
 
2,400
 
NewMarket Corp.
   
937,872
 
 
12,200
 
Packaging Corp. of America
   
858,514
 
 
13,000
 
Praxair, Inc.
   
1,702,610
 
 
14,000
 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class
A
   
857,920
 
 
15,100
 
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
   
1,410,038
 
 
31,600
 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
   
1,564,832
 
 
16,000
 
Valspar Corp. (The)
   
1,153,920
 
   
15,536,920
 
Utilities  — 2.1%
       
 
34,500
 
ITC Holdings Corp.
   
1,288,575
 
 
5,000
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
478,100
 
 
4,500
 
ONE Gas, Inc.  *
   
161,685
 
 
28,300
 
Questar Corp.
   
672,974
 
 
13,200
 
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
   
614,460
 
   
3,215,794
 
   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $78,123,445)
 
149,997,328
 
 
2
 
 
 

 

 
      Value Line Centurion Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments
               
March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
       
Principal Amount       Value  
           
  Short-Term Investments — 2.8%        
Joint Repurchase Agreements (Investments of Cash
Collateral for Securities on Loan)  — 2.8%
       
$
842,676
 
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
Morgan Stanley, 0.06%, dated
03/31/14, due 04/01/14, delivery
value $842,678 (collateralized by
$859,534 U.S. Treasury Notes
0.250% - 1.500% due 07/15/15 -
06/30/16, with a value of
$856,920)
 
$
842,676
 
 
2,134,780
 
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
Barclays, 0.06%, dated 03/31/14,
due 04/01/14, delivery value
$2,134,783 (collateralized by
$2,177,481 U.S. Treasury
Inflation Indexed Bonds 3.875%
due 04/15/29 and U.S. Treasury
Inflation Indexed Notes 0.375% -
0.625% due 07/15/23 - 01/15/24,
with a value of $2,153,929)
   
2,134,780
 
 
1,348,282
 
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
Citigroup, 0.05%, dated
03/31/14, due 04/01/14, delivery
value $1,348,284 (collateralized
by $1,375,251 U.S. Treasury
Inflation Indexed Notes 0.125% -
0.375% due 04/15/17 - 07/15/23
and U.S. Treasury Notes 0.625%
- 2.000% due 09/30/17 -
09/30/20, with a value of
$1,374,972)
   
1,348,282
 
   
4,325,738
 
   
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $4,325,738)
 
4,325,738
 
   
Total Investments — 101.0%
(Cost $82,449,183)
$
154,323,066
 
Excess Of Liabilities Over Cash And Other Assets —
(1.0)%
 
(1,522,600)
 
Net Assets (2) —100.0%
 
$
152,800,466
 
Net Asset Value Per Outstanding Share
($152,800,466 ÷ 7,978,168 shares outstanding )
 
$
19.15
 
 
*
Non-income producing.
(1)
A portion or all of the security was held on loan. As of March 31, 2014, the market value of the securities on loan was $4,699,751.
(2)
For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $82,449,183, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $71,928,383, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $54,500 and the net unrealized appreciation was $71,873,883.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust.
 
3
 
 
 

 

 
The Fund follows fair valuation accounting standards (FASB ASC 820-10) which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 – Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;
Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments in securities as of March 31, 2014:
 
Investments in Securities:
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                       
     Common Stocks
  $ 149,997,328     $ -     $ -     $ 149,997,328  
     Short-Term Investments
    -       4,325,738       -       4,325,738  
     Total Investments in Securities
 
  $ 149,997,328     $ 4,325,738     $ -     $ 154,323,066  
 
The Fund follows the updated provisions surrounding fair value measurements and disclosures on transfers in and out of all levels of the fair value hierarchy on a gross basis and the reasons for the transfers as well as to disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for investments that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
For the period ended March 31, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 assets.
 
The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.
 
The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period (e.g. greater than 1%). An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used.
 
For the period ended March 31, 2014, there were no Level 3 investments. The Schedule of Investments includes a breakdown of the Fund’s investments by category.
 
 
 
 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c) ) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of the date within 90 days of filing date of this report, are approximately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively.

 

(b)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 3. Exhibits:

(a)Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant.
 
 
 
 

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.

By /s/ Mitchell E. Appel  
  Mitchell E. Appel, President  
     
Date: May 30, 2014  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 

     
By:  /s/ Mitchell E. Appel  
  Mitchell E. Appel, President, Principal Executive Officer
     
By:  /s/ Emily D. Washington  
  Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
     
Date: May 30, 2014