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 811-21233
PARADIGM FUNDS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nine Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207-1002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Robert A. Benton
Nine Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207-1002
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 431-3500
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Paradigm Funds
Paradigm Value Fund
Paradigm Opportunity Fund
Paradigm Select Fund
Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund
For Investors Seeking Long-Term Capital Appreciation
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2007
Table of Contents
Paradigm Value Fund
Letter to Shareholders
2
Sector Allocation
3
Performance Information
3
Paradigm Select Fund
Letter to Shareholders
4
Sector Allocation
5
Performance Information
5
Paradigm Opportunity Fund
Letter to Shareholders
6
Sector Allocation
8
Performance Information
8
Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund
Letter to Shareholders
9
Sector Allocation
10
Performance Information
10
Paradigm Funds
Schedule of Investments
11
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
21
Statement of Operations
21
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
23
Financial Highlights
25
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
27
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
32
DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES
33
2007 Semi-Annual Report 1
Paradigm Value Fund
Letter to Shareholders
June 30, 2007
The Paradigm Value Fund (the "Fund") generated a return of 9.54% for the first 6 months of 2007 compared to returns of 3.80% and 8.56% for its small cap benchmarks, the Russell 2000 Value Index and the S&P 600 Index, respectively. Over the one year period ending June 30, 2007, the Fund returned 22.91% vs. 16.05% for the Russell 2000 Value Index and 16.04% for the S&P 600 Index. Since inception, the Fund's annualized return is 30.58% vs. 21.45% for the Russell 2000 Value Index and 20.25% for the S&P 600 Index.
The equity markets got off to a solid start in the first half of 2007, not quite as strong as they had finished 2006, but a good result nonetheless. Through the first and second quarters it seemed that it was two steps forward and one step back, as the markets seesawed between positive and negative monthly returns, but eventually ended the first half of the year in positive territory. While the Federal Reserve stopped raising interest rates in August of last year, the worry of rising inflation and interest rates was never far from mind. Add to that concern over contagion from the sub-prime mortgage difficulties and projected slower profit growth, and investors were reluctant to become too aggressive in the equity markets.
Looking out at the second half of the year, economic growth is widely forecast to pick up, though that keeps the specter of rising inflation and interest rates firmly on center stage. This has combined with persistent concerns over the sub-prime mortgage market to decrease investors' enthusiasm for equities in early July. Of course while this may impact near-term results, at the same time it creates opportunity to add shares of quality companies at attractive valuations. As always, we continue to focus on stock selection to add what we believe to be the most promising of those stocks which meet our value criteria.
We continue to use several complementary strategies in our effort to achieve long-term performance for the Value Fund. We look for deep discount valuations, i.e. where the assets can be profitably liquidated for a gain. We also look for debt reduction, where a company concentrates on developing near term cash flow to pay down debt, thus reducing cost of borrowing and letting more income fall to the bottom line. Or we could focus on micro cap, "out of favor" and other neglected stocks, as well as reorganizations and spin outs. And while our emphasis on any of these strategies may change relative to the market environment, over the long-term we believe that employment of these criteria have been quite successful in generating above market returns.
The team at Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC does not anticipate changing its methods or goals due to changes in market outlook; but merely look to enhance our selection process with lessons learned in the market. We endeavor to use our skills in stock selection to add value over the long term and discover the great values that drive portfolio performance. Currently, we are being a little more cautious in evaluating the financial strength and earnings power of the stocks which we select due to the possibility that second half growth may not be as robust as predicted.
Thank you for your continued confidence.
Sincerely,
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC
2007 Semi-Annual Report 2
Paradigm Value Fund (Unaudited)
PARADIGM VALUE FUND
Sector Allocation (Unaudited)
(As a Percentage of Common Stock Held)
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Average Annual Rate of Return (%) for The Periods Ended June 30, 2007
June 30, 2007 NAV $53.18
Since
1 Year(A)
3 Year(A)
Inception (A)
Paradigm Value Fund
22.91%
21.81%
30.58%
S&P 600 Index(B)
16.04%
14.49%
20.25%
Russell 2000 Value Index(C)
16.05%
15.02%
21.45%
(A) 1 Year, 3 Years and Since Inception returns include change in share prices and in each case includes reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions. The Inception date of the Paradigm Value Fund was January 1, 2003.
(B) The S&P 600 index is a small capitalization benchmark index made up of 600 domestic stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation, whose composition is different from the Fund.
(C) The Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged index of small-capitalization stocks with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values than the total population of small-capitalization stocks, whose composition is different from the Fund.
For purposes of the graph and the accompanying table, it is assumed that all dividends and distributions were reinvested.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE WILL FLUCTUATE SO THAT SHARES, WHEN REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. RETURNS DO NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF TAXES THAT A SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR THE REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES. CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAT THE PERFORMANCE DATA QUOTED. TO OBTAIN PERFORMANCE DATA CURRENT TO THE MOST RECENT MONTH END, PLEASE CALL 1-800-239-0732 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.PARADIGM-FUNDS.COM.
2007 Semi-Annual Report 3
Paradigm Select Fund
Letter to Shareholders
June 30, 2007
Though there were a few fits and starts along the way, equities put in a solid performance for the first half of the year. While the Federal Reserve had stopped raising interest rates in August of 2006, it seemed that the prospect of rising inflation and interest rates remained a persistent and credible threat to the markets. In addition, some well-publicized trouble in the sub-prime mortgage sector and the possibility of this weakness spreading to other areas of the economy kept many investors uncertain regarding future prospects and reluctant to be too aggressive in the equity markets. In spite of this caution, the major indices were nicely positive in the calendar year through June 30, with The Russell 2000 gaining 6.45% and the S&P 500 up 6.96%, giving large cap stocks a slight edge over smaller capitalization issues. The Paradigm Select Fund went against the larger cap trend however, returning 9.33% and beating both the benchmark (Russell 2000) by 2.88% and the S&P 500 by 2.37%.
For the second half of the year it is widely forecast that economic growth will pick up, though one consequence of this forecast is to keep the specter of troublesome inflation squarely on center stage. At the same time, some firms have reported weaker than expected earnings in early July, causing stocks to stumble somewhat, with the smaller cap names more adversely impacted than large caps. We consider these effects to be short-term and continue to focus on adding what we believe to be well managed companies with good longer-term profitability that we anticipate will drive portfolio performance.
Of course to achieve this performance we utilize a variety of strategies that have been successful for the Fund in the past. We may consider companies selling at a deep discount that hold valuable assets which can be profitably liquidated for a gain. Or we may add firms that are concentrating on near-term cash flow generation to reduce debt and ultimately increase shareholders returns. Another focus may be "out of favor" and other neglected stocks that are undergoing reorganizations and divestitures that ultimately lead to a more streamlined and profitable company. While our emphasis on any of these strategies may change relative to the market environment, over the long-term we believe that employment of these criteria have been quite successful in generating above market returns.
The team at Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC does not anticipate changing its methods due to changes in market outlook; but looks to enhance the selection process by taking advantage of our assessed relative valuations in the market. We endeavor to use our skills in stock selection to add value over the long term and discover the great values that drive portfolio performance. Currently, we are being a little more cautious in evaluating the financial strength and earnings power of the stocks which we select due to the possibility that second half growth may not be as robust as predicted.
In closing we would like to thank all of our shareholders for their continued trust and confidence.
Sincerely,
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC
2007 Semi-Annual Report 4
Paradigm Select Fund (Unaudited)
PARADIGM SELECT FUND
Sector Allocation (Unaudited)
(As a Percentage of Common Stock Held)
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Average Annual Rate of Return (%) for The Periods Ended June 30, 2007
June 30, 2007 NAV $28.95
Since
1 Year(A)
Inception(A)
Paradigm Select Fund
22.59%
17.41%
Russell 2000 Index(B) 16.43%
11.68%
(A) 1 Year and Since Inception returns include change in share prices and in each case includes reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions. The Inception date of the Paradigm Select Fund was January 1, 2005.
(B) The Russell 2000® Index consists of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index (which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market). The Index is an unmanaged index generally considered as the premier of small capitalization stocks.
For purposes of the graph and the accompanying table, it is assumed that all dividends and distributions were reinvested.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE WILL FLUCTUATE SO THAT SHARES, WHEN REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. RETURNS DO NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF TAXES THAT A SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR THE REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES. CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAT THE PERFORMANCE DATA QUOTED. TO OBTAIN PERFORMANCE DATA CURRENT TO THE MOST RECENT MONTH END, PLEASE CALL 1-800-239-0732 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.PARADIGM-FUNDS.COM.
2007 Semi-Annual Report 5
Paradigm Opportunity Fund
Letter to Shareholders
June 30, 2007
Portfolio Performance
The Paradigm Opportunity Fund (the "Fund") generated a return of 14.09% for the first 6 months of 2007 compared to a return of 6.45% for its small cap benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. Over the one year period ending June 30, 2007, the Fund returned 30.63% vs. 16.43% for the Russell 2000 Index. Since inception, the Fund's annualized return is 13.40% vs. 11.68% for the Russell 2000 Index.
Portfolio Overview
The Fund's investment strategy is primarily driven by a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process. We screen for companies that meet our valuation and price momentum criteria then conduct in depth research with a focus on identifying factors that we believe will drive sustainable earnings growth that exceeds market expectations. Within this framework, the Fund will be overweight or underweight sectors depending on investment opportunities.
The Fund's outperformance in the first half of 2007 was driven by strong stock selection in the Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Health Care sectors. The portfolio's sector weightings had a modest net positive impact on performance. The Fund was overweight Technology and Health Care; underweight Financial Services, Industrials, and Materials; and relatively neutral across the balance of sectors. After underperforming the broad market over the last three and five year periods, we felt that the Technology and Health Care sectors offered compelling value and were able to capitalize on several interesting opportunities. Our decision to underweight Financial Services, given high valuations and sensitivity to interest rates and the housing market, also positively impacted performance. However, our lack of exposure to Industrials and Materials negatively impacted performance as the extended global economic boom continued to drive outperformance in those sectors.
Technology performance was led by several software positions that were initiated in the second half of 2006. The common characteristics of these holdings included our perceptions of attractive valuations, strong market positions, new product cycles, and margin expansion. Our top 3 performers were Aspen Technology, Hyperion Solutions, and Radiant Systems. Aspen Technology provides software solutions to the oil & gas, chemical, engineering & construction, and other process industries. Hyperion Solutions sells business performance management software. Radiant Systems markets POS software and hardware to the hospitality, retail, and entertainment industries. Each of these companies reported better than expected results in the first half of 2007 and increased their guidance. We exited the Aspen position in June when it achieved our price target and tendered our shares of Hyperion in favor of their acquisition by Oracle. We continue to maintain a position in Radiant Systems.
Consumer Discretionary performance was led by our holdings in the leisure industry. One of our top performers was Cybex International, a manufacturer of fitness equipment with a strong position in the commercial market driven by their technological innovation. We believe the company remains attractively valued and under followed by Wall Street with nice growth prospects in their core markets and entry into the high-end home gym/consumer market. Another solid performer was Regal Cinemas, the leading theater operator in the United States. We built the Regal position last year in anticipation of the blockbuster movie releases slated for this spring. The stock performed strongly ahead of the actual releases and we trimmed the position into strength.
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One of the major themes of the first half of 2007 was mergers and acquisitions activity. The Fund benefited from this trend with four companies acquired: Highland Hospitality, a hotel REIT; Hydril, an oil & gas production equipment manufacturer; K2, a branded consumer products company; and the aforementioned Hyperion Solutions.
The Fund experienced a challenging quarter in both the Industrials and Materials sectors. These were the top 2 performing sectors in the Russell 2000 Index and we were significantly underweight. Our individual holdings performance was also mixed, which compounded the underformance vs. a strong sector backdrop. Flanders Corporation, a manufacturer of air filters, and Amcol International, a construction materials producer, both misexecuted and posted results that were below expectations.
Despite our strong overall performance in Technology, not all of them worked out. Avid Technology, a producer of software and hardware for digital media content management, and Adaptec, a manufacturer of network storage solutions, both continued to see their turnarounds pushed further to the right and we sold them to free up assets for better alternatives.
Market and Economic Overview
The first half of 2007 was a continuation of the late 2006 rally and solid stock market returns. Large caps slightly outperformed small caps with the S&P 500 up 6.96% compared to 6.45% for the Russell 2000. The ride was not smooth as an early year run gave way to an abrupt sell-off in late February/early March before another rally carried the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P 500 Index to all-time highs.
United States GDP growth slowed to 0.7% in the first quarter but accelerated to 3.4% in the second quarter. The Federal Reserve has maintained the Fed Funds rate at 5.25% since June 2006. The major slowdown in the U.S. housing market and emergence of a sub prime lending crisis have not derailed the five plus year economic expansion. Core inflation has also remained within the Fed's target range. Thus far, the "Goldilocks" soft economic landing scenario appears to be playing out.
Our current thoughts on the U.S. stock market and economy are cautious. Corporate profit margins are near record levels and earnings growth is decelerating, while earnings multiples have expanded. Productivity growth has also slowed. While core inflation has been contained, higher energy and food costs are pushing overall inflation higher. Finally, the weak housing market probably will have a lag effect on consumer spending and a "V" shaped recovery is unlikely. Given this backdrop, the U.S. stock market is very susceptible to any minor shocks that call into question the consensus soft landing thesis. The Fund is currently very focused on the risk/reward profile of both current holdings and potential investments.
Sincerely,
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC
2007 Semi-Annual Report 7
Paradigm Opportunity Fund (Unaudited)
PARADIGM OPPORTUNITY FUND
Sector Allocation (Unaudited)
(As a Percentage of Common Stock Held)
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Average Annual Rate of Return (%) for The Periods Ended June 30, 2007
June 30, 2007 NAV $26.48
Since
1 Year(A)
Inception(A)
Paradigm Opportunity Fund
30.63%
13.43%
Russell 2000 Index(b)
16.43%
11.68%
(A) 1 Year and Since Inception returns include change in share prices and in each case includes reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions. The Inception date of the Paradigm Opportunity Fund was January 1, 2005.
(B) The Russell 2000® Index consists of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index (which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market). The Index is an unmanaged index generally considered as the premier of small capitalization stocks.
For purposes of the graph and the accompanying table, it is assumed that all dividends and distributions were reinvested.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE WILL FLUCTUATE SO THAT SHARES, WHEN REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. RETURNS DO NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF TAXES THAT A SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR THE REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES. CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAT THE PERFORMANCE DATA QUOTED. TO OBTAIN PERFORMANCE DATA CURRENT TO THE MOST RECENT MONTH END, PLEASE CALL 1-800-239-0732 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.PARADIGM-FUNDS.COM.
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Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund
Letter to Shareholders
June 30, 2007
As we entered 2007, most prognostications were for a difficult year in the equity markets. Concerns were as follows: The Federal Reserve had not lowered short term interest rates, inflationary pressures would accelerate, sub-prime mortgage difficulties, etc. As we approached mid-year '07, another hurdle exposed itself. With longer term rates rising nearly 50 basis points, a fear circulated that some announced takeover deals by private equity firms would have difficulty raising (high yield) debt to replace the interim funding provided by banks. All these and more had the investment community believing performance would be in the red, and Wall Street climbed the proverbial "wall of worry". The Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund (the "Fund") generated a return of 10.95% for its first 6 months compared to a return of 9.90% for its benchmark, the Russell Mid-Cap index.
We anticipate that GDP will be back to 2-3% growth during the 2nd half of 2007 vs. modest growth, 1-1.5%, in the 1st half of 2007. This is ultimately what drives returns, as the growth of the economy (accompanied by nominal inflation) determines the direction of the equity markets.
The market appears to have successfully navigated through a slowdown. We have built our position in the financial sector to 16.5% of the portfolio. Though this was a modest drag in the 1st half of 2007, our work points to undervaluation in this sector and would expect outperformance going forward. Our investments in cyclical & energy industries helped boost the Fund's performance during the 1st half of 2007, and we believe it will provide incremental performance into the 2nd half of 2007.
Our overall focus of the Capital Appreciation Fund remains on companies that we believe are out of favor, have strong free cash flow, moderate amounts of debt, and an event upcoming such as a spin-off, large share repurchase, or divestiture of a non-strategic asset.
We value your confidence in our Fund.
Sincerely,
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC
2007 Semi-Annual Report 9
Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund (Unaudited)
PARADIGM CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
Sector Allocation (Unaudited)
(As a Percentage of Common Stock Held)
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Average Annual Rate of Return (%) for The Period Ended June 30, 2007
June 30, 2007 NAV $22.19
Since
Inception(A)
Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund
10.95%
Russell MidCap Index (B)
9.90%
(A) Since Inception returns include change in share prices and in each case includes reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions. The Inception date of the Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund was January 1, 2007.
(B) The Russell MidCap® Index (whose composition is different from the Fund) is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, representing approximately 26% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index.
For purposes of the graph and the accompanying table, it is assumed that all dividends and distributions were reinvested.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE WILL FLUCTUATE SO THAT SHARES, WHEN REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. RETURNS DO NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF TAXES THAT A SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR THE REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES. CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAT THE PERFORMANCE DATA QUOTED. TO OBTAIN PERFORMANCE DATA CURRENT TO THE MOST RECENT MONTH END, PLEASE CALL 1-800-239-0732 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.PARADIGM-FUNDS.COM.
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Paradigm Value Fund |
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Schedule of Investments and Securities Sold Short | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts | ||||
19,400 | Sequa Corp. Class A * | $ 2,172,800 | 1.97% | |
Ball & Roller Bearings | ||||
74,600 | NN Inc. | 880,280 | 0.80% | |
Canned, Frozen & Preserved Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties | ||||
51,000 | Corn Products International Inc. | 2,317,950 | 2.11% | |
Chemical & Allied Products | ||||
61,500 | Arch Chemicals Inc. | 2,161,110 | ||
29,500 | Innospec Inc. | 1,746,695 | ||
3,907,805 | 3.55% | |||
Construction Machinery & Equip | ||||
79,700 | A.S.V. Inc. * | 1,377,216 | 1.25% | |
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | ||||
10,000 | Evolution Petroleum Corp. * | 30,400 | ||
207,500 | Harvest Natural Resources Inc. * | 2,471,325 | ||
47,000 | Swift Energy Co. * | 2,009,720 | ||
45,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp. * | 1,823,400 | ||
6,334,845 | 5.75% | |||
Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware | ||||
15,500 | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 522,970 | 0.48% | |
Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | ||||
23,400 | Seacor Holdings Inc. * | 2,184,624 | 1.98% | |
Drilling Oil & Gas Wells | ||||
23,000 | Atwood Oceanics Inc. * | 1,578,260 | 1.43% | |
Electric Services | ||||
59,000 | Portland General Electric Co. | 1,618,960 | 1.47% | |
Electrical Industrial Apparatus | ||||
34,000 | Woodward Governor Co. | 1,824,780 | 1.66% | |
Electronic Components & Accessories | ||||
99,000 | AVX Corp. | 1,657,260 | 1.51% | |
Electronic Components, NEC | ||||
114,800 | Hutchinson Technology Inc. * | 2,159,388 | ||
105,350 | Spectrum Control Inc. * | 1,778,308 | ||
3,937,696 | 3.58% | |||
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | ||||
4,000 | National Atlantic Holdings Corp. * | 55,560 | ||
78,200 | Alfa Corp. | 1,217,574 | ||
1,273,134 | 1.16% | |||
Food and Kindred Products | ||||
59,300 | Flowers Foods Inc. | 1,978,248 | 1.80% | |
Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) | ||||
57,200 | JAKKS Pacific Inc. * | 1,609,608 | 1.46% | |
Glass Products | ||||
82,500 | Apogee Enterprises Inc. | 2,295,150 | 2.08% | |
Greeting Cards | ||||
54,135 | CSS Industries Inc. | 2,144,287 | 1.95% | |
Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures | ||||
4,000 | OmegaFlex, Inc. * | 77,000 | 0.07% | |
Hospital & Medical Service Plans | ||||
54,600 | Molina Healthcare Inc. * | 1,666,392 | 1.51% | |
Household Furniture | ||||
81,100 | Tempur Pedic International Inc. | 2,100,490 | 1.91% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Paradigm Value Fund |
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Schedule of Investments and Securities Sold Short | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display and Control | ||||
12,000 | K-Tron International Inc. * | $ 1,206,360 | 1.10% | |
Industrial Organic Chemicals | ||||
83,800 | Sensient Technologies Corp. | 2,127,682 | 1.93% | |
Life Insurance | ||||
7,900 | National Western Life Insurance Co. * | 1,998,068 | 1.81% | |
Metal Cans | ||||
38,700 | Silgan Holdings Inc. | 2,139,336 | 1.94% | |
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) | ||||
112,800 | USEC Inc. * | 2,479,344 | 2.25% | |
Miscellaneous Chemical Products | ||||
55,400 | WD-40 Co. | 1,820,998 | 1.65% | |
Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | ||||
24,400 | United Industrial Corp. + | 1,463,512 | 1.33% | |
Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products | ||||
7,000 | Burnham Holdings Inc. | 113,750 | 0.10% | |
Miscellaneous Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment | ||||
43,200 | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 2,013,552 | 1.83% | |
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories | ||||
55,900 | Drew Industries Inc. * | 1,852,526 | ||
34,700 | Noble International Ltd. | 709,268 | ||
100,600 | Superior Industries International Inc. | 2,189,056 | ||
4,750,850 | 4.32% | |||
National Commercial Banks | ||||
20,300 | Hanmi Financial Corp. | 346,318 | 0.31% | |
Office Furniture | ||||
19,000 | MITY Enterprises Inc. * | 407,740 | 0.37% | |
Pharmaceutical Preparations | ||||
74,000 | Alpharma Inc. | 1,924,740 | 1.75% | |
Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Non-vulcan Elastomers | ||||
26,800 | Rogers Corp. * | 991,600 | 0.90% | |
Public Building & Related Furniture | ||||
117,459 | Virco Manufacturing Corp. * | 772,880 | 0.70% | |
Pulp Mills | ||||
13,600 | Mercer International Inc. * | 138,720 | 0.13% | |
Radiotelephone Communications | ||||
35,000 | USA Mobility Inc. | 936,600 | 0.85% | |
Railroads, Line-Haul Operating | ||||
46,300 | Kansas City Southern * + | 1,738,102 | 1.58% | |
Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery | ||||
64,500 | Standex International Corp. | 1,834,380 | 1.67% | |
Retail - Eating Places | ||||
112,500 | CKE Restaurants Inc. | 2,257,875 | 2.05% | |
Savings Institution, Federally Chartered | ||||
75,000 | Westfield Financial Inc. | 747,750 | 0.68% | |
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | ||||
270,300 | LaBranche & Co. Inc. * | 1,994,814 | 1.81% | |
Semiconductors & Related Devices | ||||
142,000 | White Electronic Designs Corp. * | 823,600 | 0.75% | |
Services - Automotive Repair, Service & Parking | ||||
44,800 | Monro Muffler Brake Inc. | 1,677,760 | 1.52% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
+ Portion of securities are pledged as collateral on short positions.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Paradigm Value Fund |
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Schedule of Investments and Securities Sold Short | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Services - Business Services | ||||
212,600 | CBIZ Inc. * | $ 1,562,610 | 1.42% | |
Services - Computer Integrated Systems Design | ||||
99,500 | Imergent Inc. | 2,433,770 | 2.21% | |
Services - Educational Services | ||||
80,900 | Nobel Learning Communities Inc. * | 1,179,522 | 1.07% | |
Services - Equipment Rental & Leasing | ||||
70,500 | Rent-A-Center Inc. * | 1,849,215 | ||
56,000 | Interpool Inc. | 1,506,400 | ||
3,355,615 | 3.05% | |||
Services - Hospitals | ||||
127,800 | Rehabcare Group Inc. * | 1,819,872 | 1.65% | |
Services - Personal Services | ||||
24,000 | Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. * | 1,543,440 | 1.40% | |
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | ||||
58,100 | Cantel Medical Corp. * | 988,281 | 0.90% | |
Telephone Communications | ||||
32,500 | D&E Communications Inc. | 596,050 | ||
138,100 | iBasis Inc. * | 1,387,905 | ||
1,983,955 | 1.80% | |||
Trucking (No Local) | ||||
35,000 | Arkansas Best Corp. | 1,363,950 | 1.24% | |
Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction | ||||
17,250 | Preformed Line Products Co. | 828,173 | 0.75% | |
Wholesale - Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | ||||
68,400 | Kaman Corp. | 2,133,396 | 1.94% | |
Wholesale - Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies | ||||
54,500 | Owens & Minor Inc. | 1,904,230 | 1.73% | |
Wood Household Furniture | ||||
44,000 | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 1,507,000 | 1.37% | |
Total for Common Stock (Cost $86,884,588) | $ 102,769,900 | 93.34% | ||
CLOSED-END FUNDS | ||||
130,000 | Harris & Harris Group, Inc. * | 1,456,000 | 1.32% | |
(Cost $1,712,839) | ||||
Cash Equivalents | ||||
5,465,128 | SEI Daily Income Treasury Government CL B 4.78% ** | 5,465,128 | 4.97% | |
(Cost $5,465,128) | ||||
Total Investment Securities | 109,691,028 | 99.63% | ||
(Cost $94,062,555) | ||||
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities | 406,047 | 0.37% | ||
| ||||
Net Assets | $ 110,097,075 | 100.00% | ||
Securities Sold Short | ||||
Common Stock | ||||
15,000 | American Vanguard Corp. | $ 214,800 | ||
20,000 | Titan International Inc. | 632,200 | ||
Total Securities Sold Short (Proceeds - $675,819) | $ 847,000 | -0.77% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
**Variable Rate Security; the rate shown was the rate at
June 30, 2007.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | ||||
2,700 | Invitrogen Corp. * | $ 199,125 | 1.61% | |
Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbinding & Related Work | ||||
4,000 | Deluxe Corp. | 162,440 | 1.31% | |
Canned, Frozen & Preserved Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties | ||||
2,100 | Lancaster Colony Corp. | 87,969 | 0.71% | |
Cement, Hydraulic | ||||
4,600 | Eagle Materials Inc. | 225,630 | 1.82% | |
Communications Equipment | ||||
8,200 | Checkpoint Systems Inc. * | 207,050 | 1.67% | |
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | ||||
6,400 | Denbury Resources Inc. * | 240,000 | ||
4,600 | Whiting Petroleum Corp. * | 186,392 | ||
426,392 | 3.45% | |||
Drilling Oil & Gas Wells | ||||
13,400 | Parker Drilling Co. * | 141,236 | 1.14% | |
Electric & Other Services Combined | ||||
10,100 | CMS Energy Corp. | 173,720 | 1.40% | |
Electric Services | ||||
23,700 | Dynegy Inc. * | 223,728 | ||
6,700 | Energy East Corp. | 174,803 | ||
6,700 | Portland General Electric Co. | 183,848 | ||
582,379 | 4.71% | |||
Electrical Industrial Apparatus | ||||
4,200 | Woodward Governor Co. | 225,414 | 1.82% | |
Electronic Components & Accessories | ||||
12,000 | AVX Corp. | 200,880 | 1.62% | |
Engines & Turbines | ||||
5,300 | Brunswick Corp. | 172,939 | 1.40% | |
Fabricated Rubber Products | ||||
5,200 | Carlisle Companies Inc. | 241,852 | ||
3,800 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 179,170 | ||
421,022 | 3.40% | |||
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | ||||
612 | Alleghany Inc. * | 248,778 | ||
5,800 | Harleysville Group Inc. | 193,488 | ||
2,400 | Midland Co. | 112,656 | ||
554,922 | 4.49% | |||
Food & Kindred Products | ||||
6,850 | Flowers Foods Inc. | 228,516 | 1.85% | |
Household Furniture | ||||
8,500 | Tempur Pedic International Inc. | 220,150 | 1.78% | |
Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service | ||||
6,500 | Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 181,220 | 1.46% | |
Life Insurance | ||||
12,900 | Phoenix Companies Inc. | 193,629 | 1.57% | |
Meat Packing Plants | ||||
5,000 | Hormel Foods Corp. | 186,750 | 1.51% | |
Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment, & Supplies | ||||
3,400 | United Industrial Corp. | 203,932 | 1.65% | |
Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal & Fixtures | ||||
12,400 | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 186,000 | 1.50% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures | ||||
3,200 | Hillenbrand Industries Inc. | $ 208,000 | 1.68% | |
Miscellaneous Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment | ||||
5,200 | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 242,372 | 1.96% | |
Motor Vehicles Parts & Accessories | ||||
7,100 | CLARCOR Inc. | 265,753 | ||
30,000 | Visteon Corp. * | 243,000 | ||
508,753 | 4.11% | |||
National Commercial Banks | ||||
9,300 | FirstMerit Corp. | 194,649 | 1.57% | |
Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing | ||||
9,100 | Journal Communications, Inc. | 118,391 | 0.96% | |
Office Furniture | ||||
4,200 | HNI Corp. | 172,200 | 1.39% | |
Paper Mills | ||||
300 | Neenah Paper, Inc. | 12,378 | 0.10% | |
Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers | ||||
3,600 | Rogers Corp. * | 133,200 | 1.08% | |
Plastics Products | ||||
6,200 | AptarGroup Inc. | 220,472 | 1.78% | |
Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components | ||||
3,900 | NCI Building Systems Inc. * | 192,387 | 1.56% | |
Pumps & Pumping Equipment | ||||
4,400 | Robbins & Myers Inc. | 233,772 | 1.89% | |
Radiotelephone Communications | ||||
9,400 | USA Mobility Inc. | 251,544 | ||
4,200 | Telephone & Data Systems Inc. | 241,710 | ||
493,254 | 3.99% | |||
Railroad, Line-Haul Operating | ||||
5,200 | Kansas City Southern * | 195,208 | 1.58% | |
Retail - Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | ||||
2,800 | CDW Corp. * | 237,916 | 1.92% | |
Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services | ||||
6,600 | Interactive Data Corporation | 176,748 | 1.43% | |
Semiconductors & Related Devices | ||||
5,600 | Cabot Microelectronics Corp. * | 198,744 | 1.61% | |
Services - Advertising Agencies | ||||
3,600 | Catalina Marketing Corp. | 113,400 | 0.92% | |
Services - Business Services | ||||
7,000 | Moneygram International Inc. | 195,650 | ||
10,800 | Premiere Global Services Inc. * | 140,616 | ||
336,266 | 2.72% | |||
Services - Computer Integrated Systems Design | ||||
8,500 | Convergys Corp. * | 206,040 | ||
12,500 | Tyler Technologies Inc. * | �� 155,125 | ||
361,165 | 2.92% | |||
Services - Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | ||||
7,100 | Rent-A-Center Inc. * | 186,233 | 1.51% | |
Services - Help Supply Services | ||||
10,600 | Labor Ready Inc. * | 244,966 | 1.98% | |
Services - Hospitals | ||||
3,900 | Magellan Health Services Inc. * | 181,233 | 1.47% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
2007 Semi-Annual Report 15
Paradigm Select Fund |
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| |
Schedule of Investments | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Services - Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | ||||
5,200 | Lincare Holdings Inc. * | $ 207,220 | 1.67% | |
Services - Personal Services | ||||
7,900 | Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. | 222,069 | 1.80% | |
Soap, Detergents, Cleaning Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics | ||||
4,100 | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 198,686 | 1.61% | |
Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) | ||||
6,600 | Pentair Inc. | 254,562 | 2.06% | |
Special Industry Machinery | ||||
5,500 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. * | 220,330 | 1.78% | |
State Commercial Banks | ||||
4,400 | Commercial Metals Co. | 182,644 | 1.47% | |
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills | ||||
5,700 | Commercial Metals Co. | 192,489 | 1.56% | |
Sugar & Confectionery Products | ||||
5,889 | Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. | 163,184 | 1.32% | |
Water Transportation | ||||
3,500 | Alexander & Baldwin Inc. | 185,885 | 1.50% | |
Wholesale - Electronic Parts & Equipment | ||||
4,900 | Avnet Inc. * | 194,236 | 1.56% | |
Total for Common Stock (Cost $10,661,085) | $ 12,164,327 | 98.33% | ||
Cash Equivalents | ||||
197,626 | SEI Daily Income Treasury Government CL B 4.78% ** | 197,626 | 1.60% | |
(Cost $197,626) | ||||
Total Investment Securities | 12,361,953 | 99.93% | ||
(Cost $10,858,711) | ||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 8,567 | 0.07% | ||
| ||||
Net Assets | $ 12,370,520 | 100.00% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
**Variable Rate Security; the rate shown was the rate at
June 30, 2007.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
2007 Semi-Annual Report 16
Paradigm Opportunity Fund |
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| |
Schedule of Investments | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Adhesives & Sealants | ||||
4,200 | HB Fuller Co. | $ 125,538 | 2.07% | |
Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | ||||
7,900 | LMI Aerospace Inc. * | 191,970 | 3.17% | |
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | ||||
2,200 | Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. * | 29,722 | 0.49% | |
Communications Services, NEC | ||||
5,000 | GeoEye, Inc. * | 108,650 | 1.79% | |
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | ||||
2,000 | Unit Corp. * | 125,820 | 2.08% | |
Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||
9,700 | Syneron Medical Ltd. * | 242,015 | ||
8,100 | Thermage, Inc. * | 67,554 | ||
309,569 | 5.11% | |||
Gas & Other Services Combined | ||||
4,100 | Vectren Corp. | 110,413 | 1.82% | |
In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | ||||
21,600 | Trinity Biotech plc * ** | 250,560 | 4.14% | |
Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip | ||||
17,200 | Flanders Corp. * | 131,924 | 2.18% | |
Laboratory Analytical Instruments | ||||
4,600 | PerkinElmer Inc. | 119,876 | 1.98% | |
Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | ||||
17,400 | GSI Group Inc. * | 170,346 | 2.81% | |
Miscellaneous Plastics Products | ||||
4,500 | Spartech Corp. | 119,475 | 1.97% | |
National Commercial Banks | ||||
3,100 | First Midwest Bancorp Inc. | 110,081 | 1.82% | |
Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies | ||||
6,300 | American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. * | 113,652 | ||
2,600 | Respironics Inc. * | 110,734 | ||
224,386 | 3.71% | |||
Pharmaceutical Preparations | ||||
4,400 | K V Pharmaceutical Co. * | 119,856 | ||
4,700 | Sciele Pharma Inc. * | 110,732 | ||
230,588 | 3.81% | |||
Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment | ||||
2,700 | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. * | 125,334 | ||
3,400 | ViaSat Inc. * | 109,140 | ||
234,474 | 3.87% | |||
Retail - Eating Places | ||||
3,400 | PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. * | 119,680 | 1.98% | |
Retail - Miscellaneous Shopping | ||||
4,300 | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 109,650 | 1.81% | |
Retail - Retail Stores | ||||
3,400 | Petsmart Inc. | 110,330 | 1.82% | |
Retail - Shoe Stores | ||||
8,600 | Foot Locker Inc. | 187,480 | 3.10% | |
Retail - Variety Stores | ||||
3,300 | BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. * | 118,899 | 1.96% | |
Services - Computer Integrated Systems Design | ||||
14,000 | Radiant Systems Inc. * | 185,360 | 3.06% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
**ADR - American Depository Receipt.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Paradigm Opportunity Fund |
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| |
Schedule of Investments | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Services - Computer Programming Services | ||||
6,500 | JDA Software Group Inc. * | $ 127,595 | 2.11% | |
Services - Motion Picture Theaters | ||||
5,300 | Regal Entertainment Group | 116,229 | 1.92% | |
Services - Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine | ||||
9,200 | Radiation Therapy Services Inc. * | 242,328 | 4.00% | |
Service - Prepackaged Software | ||||
16,800 | Epicor Software Corp. * | 249,816 | ||
11,200 | Parametric Technology Corp. * | 242,032 | ||
3,700 | Transaction Systems Architects Inc. * | 124,542 | ||
616,390 | 10.20% | |||
Ship & Boat Building & Repairing | ||||
12,900 | Marine Products Corp. | 106,167 | 1.75% | |
Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC | ||||
36,000 | Cybex International Inc. * | 251,280 | 4.15% | |
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | ||||
2,500 | Orthofix International NV * | 112,425 | ||
6,600 | Vascular Solutions Inc. * | 61,908 | ||
174,333 | 2.88% | |||
Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus | ||||
14,700 | Symmetricom Inc. * | 123,480 | 2.04% | |
Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | ||||
21,800 | PAETEC Holding Corp. * | 246,122 | 4.07% | |
Wholesale - Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries | ||||
6,800 | Axcan Pharma Inc. * | 131,444 | 2.17% | |
Total for Common Stock (Cost $4,971,704) | $ 5,560,159 | 91.84% | ||
CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY | ||||
6,500 | MCG Capital Corporation | 104,130 | 1.72% | |
(Cost $106,958) | ||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS | ||||
6,500 | Highland Hospitality Corp. | 124,800 | 2.06% | |
(Cost $78,446) | ||||
Cash Equivalents | ||||
512,401 | SEI Daily Income Treasury Government CL B 4.78% *** | 512,401 | 8.47% | |
(Cost $512,401) | ||||
Total Investment Securities | 6,301,490 | 104.09% | ||
(Cost $5,669,509) | ||||
Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets | (247,362) | -4.09% | ||
| ||||
Net Assets | $ 6,054,128 | 100.00% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
***Variable Rate Security; the rate shown was the rate at
June 30, 2007.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
2007 Semi-Annual Report 18
Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund |
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Schedule of Investments | ||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | ||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | ||||
Ball & Roller Bearings | ||||
4,350 | Timken Co. | $ 157,079 | 3.05% | |
Beverages | ||||
5,350 | Constellation Brands Inc. * | 129,898 | 2.52% | |
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | ||||
1,700 | Invitrogen Corp. * | 125,375 | 2.43% | |
Calculating & Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers) | ||||
2,500 | NCR Corp. * | 131,350 | 2.55% | |
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | ||||
3,700 | Denbury Resources Inc. * | 138,750 | 2.69% | |
Drilling Oil & Gas Wells | ||||
4,650 | Helmerich & Payne Inc. | 164,703 | 3.20% | |
Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment | ||||
2,550 | Hubbell Inc. | 138,261 | 2.68% | |
Electric Services | ||||
15,400 | Dynegy Inc. * | 145,376 | 2.82% | |
Electronic Components & Accessories | ||||
8,800 | Vishay Intertechnology Inc. * | 139,216 | 2.70% | |
Engines & Turbines | ||||
3,750 | Brunswick Corp. | 122,363 | 2.37% | |
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | ||||
1,275 | Everest Re Group Ltd. | 138,516 | ||
3,950 | HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. | 131,969 | ||
270,485 | 5.25% | |||
Hospital & Medical Service Plans | ||||
3,150 | Sierra Health Services Inc. * | 130,977 | 2.54% | |
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts | ||||
4,075 | Dean Foods Co. * | 129,870 | 2.52% | |
Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals | ||||
7,625 | Teradyne Inc. * | 134,048 | 2.60% | |
Meat Packing Plants | ||||
3,450 | Hormel Foods Corp. | 128,857 | 2.50% | |
Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures | ||||
2,100 | Hillenbrand Industries Inc. | 136,500 | 2.65% | |
Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | ||||
2,275 | Oshkosh Truck Corp. | 143,143 | 2.78% | |
National Commercial Banks | ||||
5,400 | Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 122,796 | ||
2,575 | Marshall & Ilsley Corporation | 122,647 | ||
245,443 | 4.76% | |||
Operative Builders | ||||
4,400 | Toll Brothers Inc. * | 109,912 | 2.13% | |
Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods | ||||
5,625 | RPM International Inc. | 129,994 | 2.52% | |
Personal Credit Institutions | ||||
625 | Student Loan Corp. | 127,438 | 2.47% | |
Radiotelephone Communications | ||||
2,450 | Telephone & Data Systems Inc. | 140,997 | 2.74% | |
Retail - Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | ||||
1,975 | CDW Corp. * | 167,816 | 3.26% | |
Retail - Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | ||||
3,450 | Office Depot, Inc. * | 104,535 | 2.03% | |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
2007 Semi-Annual Report 19
Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund |
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Schedule of Investments | |||||
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | |||||
Shares/Principal Amount |
| Market Value | % of Net Assets | ||
COMMON STOCKS | |||||
Services - Computer Integrated Systems Design | |||||
2,375 | Computer Sciences Corp. * | $ 140,481 | 2.73% | ||
Services - Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | |||||
3,200 | Lincare Holdings Inc. * | 127,520 | 2.47% | ||
State Commercial Banks | |||||
3,550 | Associated Banc-Corp | 116,085 | |||
2,875 | Wilmington Trust Corp. | 119,341 | |||
235,426 | 4.57% | ||||
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | |||||
1,800 | Teleflex Inc. | 147,204 | 2.86% | ||
Trucking (No Local) | |||||
2,725 | YRC Worldwide Inc. * | 100,280 | 1.95% | ||
Wholesale - Misc Durable Goods | |||||
3,450 | Pool Corp | 134,654 | 2.61% | ||
Total for Common Stock (Cost $4,123,571) | $ 4,377,951 | 84.95% | |||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | |||||
6,500 | iShares Russell Midcap Index | 707,850 | 13.74% | ||
(Cost $654,464) | |||||
Cash Equivalents | |||||
72,513 | SEI Daily Income Treasury Government CL B 4.78% ** | 72,513 | 1.41% | ||
(Cost $72,513) | |||||
Total Investment Securities | 5,158,314 | 100.10% | |||
(Cost $4,850,548) | |||||
Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets | (5,184) | -0.10% | |||
| |||||
Net Assets | $ 5,153,130 | 100.00% |
*Non-Income Producing Securities.
**Variable Rate Security; the rate shown was the rate at
June 30, 2007.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
2007 Semi-Annual Report 20
Paradigm Funds |
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|
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) | Value | Select | ||
June 30, 2007 | Fund | Fund | ||
Assets: | ||||
Investment Securities at Market Value* | $ 109,691,028 | $12,361,953 | ||
Cash | 428,426 | - | ||
Deposit at Brokers | 631,370 | - | ||
Receivable for Securities Sold | 962,364 | 39,554 | ||
Receivable for Fund Shares Sold | 257,779 | - | ||
Dividend Receivable | 61,981 | 8,891 | ||
Interest Receivable | 25,075 | 1,409 | ||
Total Assets | 112,058,023 | 12,411,807 | ||
Liabilities: | ||||
Securities Sold Short, at Market Value (Proceeds - $675,819, 0) | 847,000 | - | ||
Payable for Securities Purchased | 784,983 | 25,945 | ||
Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed | 155,382 | - | ||
Payable to Advisor | 173,583 | 15,342 | ||
Total Liabilities | 1,960,948 | 41,287 | ||
Net Assets | $ 110,097,075 | $12,370,520 | ||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||
Paid In Capital | $ 92,472,719 | $10,612,480 | ||
Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss) | (333,827) | (9,294) | ||
Accumulated Undistributed Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 2,500,891 | 264,092 | ||
& Securites Sold Short - Net | ||||
Unrealized Appreciation in Value | ||||
of Investments Securities & Securities Sold Short - Net | 15,457,292 | 1,503,242 | ||
Net Assets | $ 110,097,075 | $12,370,520 | ||
Net Asset Value and Offering Price (Note 2) | $ 53.18 | $ 28.95 | ||
* Investments at Identified Cost | $ 94,062,555 | $10,858,711 | ||
Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares | 2,070,137 | 427,261 | ||
authorized without par value) | ||||
Statement of Operations (Unaudited) | ||||
For the six months ended June 30, 2007 | ||||
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividends | $ 402,440 | $ 59,070 | ||
Interest | 128,097 | 12,689 | ||
Total Investment Income | 530,537 | 71,759 | ||
Expenses: | ||||
Investment Advisor Fees | 855,752 | 81,053 | ||
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short | 750 | - | ||
Interest Expense | 7,862 | - | ||
Total Expenses | 864,364 | 81,053 | ||
Less: Expenses Waived | - | - | ||
Net Expenses | 864,364 | 81,053 | ||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | (333,827) | (9,294) | ||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments | 2,625,024 | 270,933 | ||
Net Realized Loss on Short Positions | (23,284) | - | ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | 5,856,700 | 745,723 | ||
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Short Positions | (144,440) | - | ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | 8,314,000 | 1,016,656 | ||
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations | $ 7,980,173 | $ 1,007,362 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Paradigm Funds |
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| |
Capital | |||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) | Opportunity | Appreciation | |
June 30, 2007 | Fund | Fund | |
Assets: | |||
Investment Securities at Market Value* | $ 6,301,490 | $ 5,158,314 | |
Cash | - | - | |
Deposit at Brokers | - | - | |
Receivable for Securities Sold | 92,846 | 124,593 | |
Receivable for Fund Shares Sold | - | - | |
Dividend Receivable | 3,774 | 2,667 | |
Interest Receivable | 1,214 | 326 | |
Total Assets | 6,399,324 | 5,285,900 | |
Liabilities: | |||
Securities Sold Short, at Market Value | - | - | |
Payable for Securities Purchased | 337,803 | 127,644 | |
Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed | - | - | |
Payable to Advisor | 7,393 | 5,126 | |
Total Liabilities | 345,196 | 132,770 | |
Net Assets | $ 6,054,128 | $ 5,153,130 | |
Net Assets Consist of: | |||
Paid In Capital | $ 5,018,641 | $ 4,789,443 | |
Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss) | 3,340 | 2,683 | |
Accumulated Undistributed Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 400,166 | 53,238 | |
& Securites Sold Short - Net | |||
Unrealized Appreciation in Value | |||
of Investments Securities & Securities Sold Short - Net | 631,981 | 307,766 | |
Net Assets | $ 6,054,128 | $ 5,153,130 | |
Net Asset Value and Offering Price (Note 2) | $ 26.48 | $ 22.19 | |
* Investments at Identified Cost | $ 5,669,509 | $ 4,850,548 | |
Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares | 228,670 | 232,198 | |
authorized without par value) | |||
Statement of Operations (Unaudited) | |||
For the six months ended June 30, 2007 | |||
Investment Income: | |||
Dividends | $ 30,907 | $ 22,097 | |
Interest | 10,879 | 4,688 | |
Total Investment Income | 41,786 | 26,785 | |
Expenses: | |||
Investment Advisor Fees | 51,262 | 28,119 | |
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short | - | - | |
Interest Expense | - | - | |
Total Expenses | 51,262 | 28,119 | |
Less: Expenses Waived | (12,816) | (4,017) | |
Net Expenses | 38,446 | 24,102 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | 3,340 | 2,683 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | |||
Net Realized Gain on Investments | 403,011 | 53,238 | |
Net Realized Loss on Short Positions | - | - | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | 222,563 | 307,766 | |
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Short Positions | - | - | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | 625,574 | 361,004 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations | $ 628,914 | $ 363,687 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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6/30/2007 | 12/31/2006 | 6/30/2007 | 12/31/2006 | ||||
From Operations: | |||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ (333,827) | $ (407,047) | $ (9,294) | $ (11,368) | |||
Net Realized Gain on Investments and Short Positions | 2,601,740 | 3,205,287 | 270,933 | 187,917 | |||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation | 5,712,260 | 3,942,314 | 745,723 | 573,918 | |||
Increase in Net Assets from Operations | 7,980,173 | 6,740,554 | 1,007,362 | 750,467 | |||
From Distributions to Shareholders: | |||||||
Net Investment Income | - | - | - | - | |||
Net Realized Gain from Security Transactions | - | (2,842,085) | - | (168,833) | |||
Total Distributions to Shareholders | - | (2,842,085) | - | (168,833) | |||
From Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||
Proceeds From Sale of Shares | 62,128,819 | 37,434,212 | 4,887,384 | 3,551,778 | |||
Proceeds from Redemption Fees (Note 2) | 15,798 | 11,050 | - | - | |||
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends | - | 2,787,753 | - | 168,833 | |||
Cost of Shares Redeemed | (16,770,633) | (11,390,456) | (198,230) | (149,198) | |||
Net Increase from Shareholder Activity | 45,373,984 | 28,842,559 | 4,689,154 | 3,571,413 | |||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 53,354,157 | 32,741,028 | 5,696,516 | 4,153,047 | |||
Net Assets at Beginning of Period | 56,742,918 | 24,001,890 | 6,674,004 | 2,520,957 | |||
Net Assets at End of Period | $110,097,075 | $56,742,918 | $12,370,520 | $ 6,674,004 | |||
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ (333,827) | $ - | $ (9,294) | $ - | |||
Share Transactions: | |||||||
Issued | 1,230,770 | 797,945 | 182,472 | 138,973 | |||
Reinvested | - | �� | 57,420 | - | 6,376 | ||
Redeemed | (329,272) | (246,214) | (7,216) | (6,218) | |||
Net Increase in Shares | 901,498 | 609,151 | 175,256 | 139,131 | |||
Shares Outstanding Beginning of Period | 1,168,639 | 559,488 | 252,005 | 112,874 | |||
Shares Outstanding End of Period | 2,070,137 | 1,168,639 | 427,261 | 252,005 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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From Operations: | |||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ 3,340 | $ (6,176) | $ 2,683 | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments and Short Positions | 403,011 | 89,363 | 53,238 | ||||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation | 222,563 | 293,121 | 307,766 | ||||
Increase in Net Assets from Operations | 628,914 | 376,308 | 363,687 | ||||
From Distributions to Shareholders: | |||||||
Net Investment Income | - | - | - | ||||
Net Realized Gain from Security Transactions | - | (85,969) | - | ||||
Total Distributions to Shareholders | - | (85,969) | - | ||||
From Capital Share Transactions: | |||||||
Proceeds From Sale of Shares | 1,706,436 | 59,941 | 4,804,443 | ||||
Proceeds from Redemption Fees (Note 2) | - | - | - | ||||
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends | - | 85,969 | - | ||||
Cost of Shares Redeemed | (49) | (5,980) | (15,000) | ||||
Net Increase from Shareholder Activity | 1,706,387 | 139,930 | 4,789,443 | ||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 2,335,301 | 430,269 | 5,153,130 | ||||
Net Assets at Beginning of Period | 3,718,827 | 3,288,558 | - | ||||
Net Assets at End of Period | $ 6,054,128 | $ 3,718,827 | $ 5,153,130 | ||||
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ 3,340 | $ - | $ 2,683 | ||||
Share Transactions: | |||||||
Issued | 68,462 | 2,576 | 232,890 | ||||
Reinvested | - | 3,704 | - | ||||
Redeemed | (2) | (269) | (692) | ||||
Net Increase in Shares | 68,460 | 6,011 | 232,198 | ||||
Shares Outstanding Beginning of Period | 160,210 | 154,199 | - | ||||
Shares Outstanding End of Period | 228,670 | 160,210 | 232,198 |
*Commencement of operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding | 1/1/2007 | 1/1/2006 | 1/1/2005 | 1/1/2004 | 1/1/2003 * | |||||
throughout the period: | to | to | to | to | to | |||||
6/30/2007 | 12/31/2006 | 12/31/2005 | 12/31/2004 | 12/31/2003 | ||||||
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period | $ 48.55 | $ 42.90 | $ 37.51 | $ 28.83 | $ 20.00 | |||||
Net Investment Loss *** | (0.20) | (0.47) | (0.40) | (0.44) | (0.33) | |||||
Net Gains on Securities (realized and unrealized) | 4.82 | 8.69 | 7.75 | 9.69 | 12.52 | |||||
Total from Investment Operations | 4.62 | 8.22 | 7.35 | 9.25 | 12.19 | |||||
Distributions (From Net Investment Income) | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Distributions (From Capital Gains) | - | (2.58) | (1.96) | (0.57) | (3.36) | |||||
Total Distributions | - | (2.58) | (1.96) | (0.57) | (3.36) | |||||
Proceeds from Redemption Fee (Note 2) | 0.01 | 0.01 | - | - | - | |||||
Net Asset Value - End of Period | $ 53.18 | $ 48.55 | $ 42.90 | $ 37.51 | $ 28.83 | |||||
Total Return **** | 9.54% | 19.19% | 19.61% | 32.09% | 60.89% | |||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||
Net Assets - End of Period (Thousands) | $ 110,097 | $ 56,743 | $ 24,002 | $ 14,528 | $ 4,213 | |||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets, | ||||||||||
Excluding Dividends on Securities Sold Short | ||||||||||
and Interest Expense | 2.00% | ** | 2.00% | 2.00% | 1.99% | 2.00% | ||||
Ratio of Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short | ||||||||||
and Interest Expense to Average Net Assets | 0.02% | ** | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.04% | - | ||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 2.02% | ** | 2.02% | 2.06% | 2.03% | 2.00% | ||||
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | -0.78% | ** | -1.02% | -0.98% | -1.34% | -1.28% | ||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 26.48% | 69.95% | 67.39% | 91.66% | 138.81% |
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | 1/1/2007 | 1/1/2006 | 1/1/2005* | |||
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6/30/2007 | 12/31/2006 | 12/31/2005 | ||||
Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period | $ 26.48 | $ 22.33 | $ 20.00 | |||
Net Investment Loss *** | (0.02) | (0.08) | (0.08) | |||
Net Gains on Securities (realized and unrealized) | 2.49 | 4.92 | 2.49 | |||
Total from Investment Operations | 2.47 | 4.84 | 2.41 | |||
Distributions (From Net Investment Income) | - | - | - | |||
Distributions (From Capital Gains) | - | (0.69) | (0.08) | |||
Total Distributions | - | (0.69) | (0.08) | |||
Proceeds from Redemption Fee (Note 2) | - | - | - | |||
Net Asset Value - End of Period | $ 28.95 | $ 26.48 | $ 22.33 | |||
Total Return **** | 9.33% | 21.67% | 12.06% | |||
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Net Assets - End of Period (Thousands) | $ 12,371 | $ 6,674 | $ 2,521 | |||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.50% | ** | 1.50% | 1.50% | ||
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | -0.17% | ** | -0.30% | -0.36% | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 29.01% | 72.15% | 68.56% | |||
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distributions or redemption of Fund shares. | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | 1/1/2007 | 1/1/2006 | 1/1/2005* | ||
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Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period | $ 23.21 | $ 21.33 | $ 20.00 | ||
Net Investment Income (Loss) *** | 0.02 | (0.04) | 0.04 | ||
Net Gains (Loss) on Securities (realized and unrealized) | 3.25 | 2.47 | 1.49 | ||
Total from Investment Operations | 3.27 | 2.43 | 1.53 | ||
Distributions (From Net Investment Income) | - | - | (0.02) | ||
Distributions (From Capital Gains) | - | (0.55) | (0.18) | ||
Total Distributions | - | (0.55) | (0.20) | ||
Proceeds from Redemption Fee (Note 2) | - | - | - | ||
Net Asset Value - End of Period | $ 26.48 | $ 23.21 | $ 21.33 | ||
Total Return **** | 14.09% | 11.39% | 7.65% | ||
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Net Assets - End of Period (Thousands) | $ 6,054 | $ 3,719 | $ 3,289 | ||
Before Reimbursement | |||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 2.00% | ** | 2.00% | 2.00% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | -0.37% | ** | -0.68% | -0.11% | |
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Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets ***** | 1.50% | ** | 1.50% | 1.69% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets ***** | 0.13% | ** | -0.18% | 0.21% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 78.38% | 122.62% | 129.06% | ||
Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund | |||
Financial Highlights - Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund | |||
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period: | 1/1/2007* | ||
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Net Asset Value - Beginning of Period | $ 20.00 | ||
Net Investment Income (Loss) *** | 0.01 | ||
Net Gains (Loss) on Securities (realized and unrealized) | 2.18 | ||
Total from Investment Operations | 2.19 | ||
Distributions (From Net Investment Income) | - | ||
Distributions (From Capital Gains) | - | ||
Total Distributions | - | ||
Proceeds from Redemption Fee (Note 2) | - | ||
Net Asset Value - End of Period | $ 22.19 | ||
Total Return **** | 10.95% | ||
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Net Assets - End of Period (Thousands) | $ 5,153 | ||
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Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.40% | ** | |
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | -0.07% | ** | |
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Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets ***** | 1.20% | ** | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets ***** | 0.13% | ** | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 59.23% | ||
* Commencement of operations. ** Annualized. *** Per share amount calculated using the average shares method. | |||
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fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund | |||
distributions or redemption of Fund shares. ***** Such percentages reflect an expense waiver by the Advisor. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PARADIGM FUNDS
June 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
1.) ORGANIZATION
The Paradigm Funds (the "Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized in Ohio as a business trust on September 13, 2002 that may offer shares of beneficial interest in a number of separate series, each series representing a distinct fund with its own investment objectives and policies. The Paradigm Value Fund (“Value”) commenced operations on January 1, 2003. The Paradigm Value Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Paradigm Opportunity Fund (“Opportunity”) and Paradigm Select Fund (“Select”) both commenced operations on January 1, 2005 with long-term capital appreciation as their objective. The Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund (“Capital Appreciation”) commenced operations on January 1, 2007. The Paradigm Capital Appreciation Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Advisor to Value, Opport unity, Select and Capital Appreciation (collectively the “Funds”) is Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC (the “Advisor”).
2.) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
SECURITY VALUATION: Securities that are traded on any exchange, including the NASDAQ, are generally valued by a pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is valued at its last bid price except when, in the Advisor's opinion, the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security. All other securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at their last bid price. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Advisor determines the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Advisor, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
Fixed income securities generally are valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Advisor believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices. If the Advisor decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees. Short term investments in f ixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board of Trustees has determined will represent fair value.
In September 2006, FASB issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157 "Fair Value Measurements." This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of June 30, 2007, management does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements reported on the statement of changes in net assets for a fiscal period.
In accordance with the Trust's good faith pricing guidelines, the Advisor is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. No single standard for determining fair value controls, since fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the Advisor would appear to be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accord with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods.
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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER: Security transactions are recorded based on a trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. The Funds use the specific identification basis in computing gain or loss on sale of investment securities. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities purchased are amortized over the lives of the respective securities. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
SHARE VALUATION: The net asset value (the “NAV”) is generally calculated as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) every day the Exchange is open. The NAV for each fund is calculated by taking the total value of the fund’s assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing by the total number of shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. The offering price and redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value per share, except that shares of each fund are subject to a redemption fee of 2% if redeemed within 90 days of purchase. During the six month period ended June 30, 2007 proceeds from redemption fees were $15,798, $0, $0 and $0 for Value, Select, Opportunity and Capital Appreciation, respectively.
SHORT SALES: A Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the fair value of the security. When a Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. A gain, limited to the price at which a Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale. Within the Value Fund as of June 30, 2007, deposits at brokers of $631,370 are restricted and are being held as collateral on short positions along with a portion of securities.
INCOME TAXES: The Funds’ policy is to continue to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, that requires the tax effects of certain tax positions to be recognized. These tax positions must meet a “more likely than not” standard that based on their technical merits, have a more than 50 percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination. FASB Interpretation No. 48 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006. Management of the Funds has evaluated its current tax positions and does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 has an impact on the financial statements.
ESTIMATES: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassification will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset values per share of any Fund.
3.) INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
Each of the Funds has an investment advisory agreement (collectively the "Management Agreements") with the Advisor. Under the terms of the Management Agreements, the Advisor manages the investment portfolios of the Funds, subject to policies adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Under the Management Agreements, the Advisor, at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Trust, furnishes office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and executive personnel necessary for managing the assets of the Funds. The Advisor also pays the salaries and fees of all of its officers and employees that serve as officers and trustees of the Trust. For its services and payment of certain Fund expenses as described below, the Advisor receives an annual investment management fee of 2.00% of the average daily net assets from both Value and Opportunity; 1.50% of the average daily ne t assets from Select and 1.40% of the average daily net assets from Capital Appreciation. As a result of the above calculation, for the six month period
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ended June 30, 2007, the Advisor earned management fees (before the wavier described below) totaling $855,752, $51,262 (before the wavier described below), $81,053 and $28,119 for Value, Opportunity, Select and Capital Appreciation, respectively. At June 30, 2007, $173,583, $7,393, $15,342 and $5,126 was due to the Advisor from Value, Opportunity, Select and Capital Appreciation, respectively. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse Opportunity and Capital Appreciation to the extent necessary to maintain total annual operating expenses of the Funds (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, interest and other borrowing expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses and indirect costs of investing in acquired funds) at 1.50% and 1.20%, respectively, of daily net assets through May 1, 2008. A total of $12,816 and $4,017 was waived for the six month period ended Jun e 30, 2007 in Opportunity and Capital Appreciation, respectfully. The Advisor pays all operating expenses of the Funds with the exception of taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as (a) interest and (b) dividend expenses on securities sold short) and extraordinary expenses as defined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Certain officers and a shareholder of the Advisor are also officers and/or a Trustee of the Trust. These individuals may receive benefits from the Advisor resulting from management fees paid to the Advisor from the Funds.
The Trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds were paid $4,000 for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 for the Trust. Under the Management Agreements, the Advisor pays these fees.
4.) APPROVAL AND RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited)
On November 29, 2006 the Board of Trustees considered the approval of the Management Agreement for Capital Appreciation. In approving the Management Agreement, the Board of Trustees received material from the Advisor (the "Report") addressing the following factors: (i) the investment performance of the Advisor; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisor to the Fund; (iii) the cost of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows; and (v) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of the shareholders.
The Board discussed the background and investment management experience of the Advisor's professional staff. They reviewed with the Board the historical performance of the portfolios managed by the Advisor, and the growth of assets of the preceding year. As for the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisor, the Trustees analyzed the Advisor's experience and capabilities. The representatives of the Advisor reviewed and discussed with the Board the Advisor's ADV and the Code of Ethics certifications. They summarized the information provided to the Board regarding matters such as the Advisor's financial condition and investment performance of the Advisor. They also discussed the portfolio managers' backgrounds and investment management experience. Furthermore, they reviewed the Advisor's financial information and discussed the firm's ability to meet its o bligations under the Agreements. The Board concluded that the nature and extent of the services to be provided by the Advisor were consistent with their expectations, and that the quality of services provided to the other series of the Trust had been exceptional. The Trustees also concluded that the Advisor has the resources to provide quality advisory services to the Fund.
As to the costs of the services to be provided, the Board reviewed the fees under the Agreement compared to the Peer Group, which consisted of smaller-sized mid-cap value funds. The Report indicated that the Fund's expense ratio was lower than its Peer Group's average expense ratio. The Report also included information regarding fees charged to the other clients of the Advisor. They concluded that the advisory fee was reasonable. The Board also reviewed a projected profit and loss analysis prepared by the Advisor. The Trustees concluded that the Advisor's Agreement with the Fund would not be overly profitable, and that an in-depth discussion regarding economies of scale would be premature based on the fact that the Fund was new. It was the consensus of the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, that approval of the Management Agreement would be in the best interest of the Fun d and the shareholders.
On February 15, 2007 the Board of Trustees considered the continuance of the Management Agreements for Value, Select and Opportunity. In renewing the Management Agreements, the Board of Trustees received material from the Advisor (the "Report") addressing the following factors: (i) the investment performance of the Funds and the Advisor; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisor to the Funds; (iii) the cost of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Funds grow; and (v) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of shareholders.
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As to the performance of the Funds, the Report included information regarding the performance of each Fund compared to a group of funds of similar size, style and objective where fees and expenses had not been completely waived by the adviser to the funds (the "Peer Group"), as well as a larger group of funds categorized by Morningstar as small cap funds. The report also included comparative performance information for major indexes and other accounts managed by the Advisor. The Trustees noted that Value continued to perform well in relation to its benchmark and its peers. In regards to Select, the Trustees noted that the Fund also continued to perform well, outperforming its Peer Group's returns. The report also indicated that Select outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index, with regards to return since inception and year-to-date return. In regards to Opportunity, the Trust ees noted that the Fund's performance had improved, but underperformed its indexes. However, the Trustees recognized that the Opportunity Fund's performance was improving. The Trustees concluded that each Fund's performance was either consistent with or above performance expectations.
As for the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisor, the Trustees analyzed the Advisor's experience and capabilities. The representatives of the Advisor reviewed and discussed with the Board the Advisor's ADV, and the Code of Ethics certifications. They summarized the information provided to the Board regarding matters such as the Advisor's financial condition and investment personnel of the Advisor. They also discussed the portfolio managers' backgrounds and investment management experience. Furthermore, they reviewed the Advisor's financial information and discussed the firm's ability to meet its obligations under the Agreements. The Board concluded that the nature and extent of the services provided by the Advisor were consistent with their expectations, and that the quality of services was acceptable. The Trustees also concluded that the Advisor has the resou rces to provide quality advisory services to the Funds.
As to the costs of the services to be provided, the Board reviewed the fees under the Agreements compared to the Peer Groups. The report indicated each of the Funds’ expense ratios was either within the range of its peers or lower. The report also included information regarding fees charged to other clients of the Advisor. They concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the shareholders were receiving value for the fees being paid. The Board also reviewed a profit and loss analysis prepared by the Advisor that detailed the expenses paid by the Advisor on behalf of each Fund, and the total revenue derived by the Advisor from the Funds. The Trustees noted that the Advisor did not utilize the affiliated broker and received no soft dollar benefits. The Trustees concluded that the Advisor was not overly profitable, and that an in depth discussion regarding economies of sca le would be premature based on the current size of the Funds. It was the consensus of the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, that renewal of the Management Agreements would be in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
5.) INVESTMENTS
For the six month period ended June 30, 2007, purchases and sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government obligations and short-term investments were as follows:
Capital
Value Select Opportunity Appreciation
Purchases $64,763,109
$8,150,721
$5,450,646
$6,951,355
Sales
$21,432,722
$2,906,412
$3,773,650
$2,226,558
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government obligations. Only Value sold securities sold short. Purchases of investment covers and sales of securities sold short aggregated $139,748 an $0, respectively.
For federal income tax purposes, at June 30, 2007 the cost of securities on a tax basis and the composition of gross unrealized appreciation (the excess of value over tax cost) and depreciation (the excess of tax cost over value) were as follows:
Capital
Value Select Opportunity Appreciation
Cost of Investments $94,062,555
$10,858,711 $5,669,509 $4,850,548
Proceeds from Short Investments $675,819
$0 $0 $0
Gross Unrealized Appreciation $17,991,914
$1,742,204 $723,766 $391,003
Gross Unrealized Depreciation ($2,534,622)
($238,962) ($91,785) ($83,237)
Net Unrealized Appreciation
on Investments $15,457,292 $1,503,242 $631,981 $307,766
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6.) CAPITAL SHARES
At June 30, 2007, the Trust was authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The following are the shares issued and paid in capital outstanding for the Funds:
Value Select Opportunity Capital Appreciation
Shares Issued
and outstanding 2,070,137
427,261
228,670 232,198
Paid in Capital $92,472,719
$10,612,480
$5,018,641 $4,789,443
7.) CONTROL OWNERSHIP
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting shares of a fund creates a presumption of control of the Fund, under section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. At June 30, 2007, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. held through an omnibus account, in aggregate, 40.19% of Value, and therefore may be deemed to control the Fund. Candace King Weir held, in aggregate, 65.96% of Opportunity, and therefore may be deemed to control the Fund. Michael J. Rosenthal and Wells Fargo Investments, for the benefit of its customers, held, in aggregate, 29.70% and 27.42%, respectively, of Select, and therefore each may be deemed to control the Fund. Also, Candace King Weir and Wells Fargo Investments, for the benefit of its customers, held, in aggregate, 38.01% and 48.71%, respectively, of Capital Appreciation, and therefore each may be deemed to control the Fund.
8.) DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The tax character of distributions paid during the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and fiscal year 2006 were as follows:
Six Month
Period Ended
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
PARADIGM VALUE FUND
Ordinary Income
$ -
$ -
Short-term Capital Gain
-
32,020
Long-term Capital Gain
-
2,810,065
$ -
$2,842,085
PARADIGM SELECT FUND
Ordinary Income
$ -
$ -
Short-term Capital Gain
-
51,457
Long-term Capital Gain
-
117,376
$ -
$ 168,833
PARADIGM OPPORTUNITY FUND
Ordinary Income
$ -
$ -
Short-term Capital Gain
-
72,635
Long-term Capital Gain
-
13,334
$ -
$85,969
PARADIGM CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND (Inception date January 1, 2007)
Ordinary Income
$ -
Short-term Capital Gain
-
Long-term Capital Gain
-
$ -
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
June 30, 2007
AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(Unaudited)
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
(Unaudited)
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC, the Funds’ Advisor, is responsible for exercising the voting rights associated with the securities held by the Funds. A description of the policies and procedures used by the Advisor in fulfilling this responsibility is available without charge on the Funds’ web site at www.paradigm-funds.com. It is also included in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies, Form N-PX, relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling our toll free number(1-800-239-0732). This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
You will find more information about the Funds at www.paradigm-funds.com. For shareholder inquiries, please call toll-free in the U.S. at 1-800-239-0732.
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DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES
(Unaudited)
Shareholders of the Paradigm Funds (the “Funds”) incur ongoing costs. The ongoing costs associated with the Paradigm Value Fund include management fees, interest expense and dividend expense on securities sold short. The ongoing costs associated with the Paradigm Opportunity Fund and Paradigm Select Fund consist solely of management fees. Although the Funds charge no sales loads or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. IRA accounts will be charged an $8.00 annual maintenance fee. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested in the Funds on June 30, 2006 and held thr ough December 31, 2006.
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6) and then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period."
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses paid by a shareholder for the period. Shareholders may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. In order to do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds' shareholder reports.
PARADIGM VALUE FUND
Expenses Paid
Beginning Ending During the Period*
Account Value Account Value December 31, 2006
December 31, 2006 June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Actual $1,000.00 $1,095.37 $10.49
Hypothetical $1,000.00 $1,014.78 $10.09
(5% annual return
before expenses)
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.02%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
PARADIGM SELECT FUND
Expenses Paid
Beginning Ending During the Period*
Account Value Account Value December 31, 2006
December 31, 2006 June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Actual $1,000.00 $1,093.28 $7.79
Hypothetical $1,000.00 $1,017.36 $7.50
(5% annual return
before expenses)
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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PARADIGM OPPORTUNITY FUND
Expenses Paid
Beginning Ending During the Period*
Account Value Account Value December 31, 2006
December 31, 2006 June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Actual $1,000.00 $1,140.89 $7.96
Hypothetical $1,000.00 $1,017.36 $7.50
(5% annual return
before expenses)
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
PARADIGM CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
Expenses Paid
Beginning Ending During the Period*
Account Value Account Value January 1, 2007
January 1, 2007 June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Actual $1,000.00 $1,109.50 $6.24
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.20%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 180/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Expenses Paid
Beginning Ending During the Period*
Account Value Account Value December 31, 2006
December 31, 2006 June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Hypothetical** $1,000.00 $1,018.84 $6.01
(5% annual return
before expenses)
** The hypothetical example is calculated assuming that the Fund had been in operation
for the full six month period from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2007. As a result,
expenses shown in this row are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.20%,
multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect
the one-half year period).
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Board of Trustees
Carl A. Florio
Lewis Golub
Candace King Weir
Anthony Mashuta
Investment Advisor
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC
Nine Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207-1002
Counsel
Thompson Hine LLP
312 Walnut Street, 14th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Custodian
U.S. Bank, NA
425 Walnut Street
P.O. Box 1118
Cincinnati, OH 45201
Dividend Paying Agent,
Shareholders' Servicing Agent,
Transfer Agent
Mutual Shareholder Services
8000 Town Centre Dr., Suite 400
Broadview Hts., OH 44147
Fund Administrator
Premier Fund Solutions, Inc.
480 N. Magnolia Avenue, Suite 103
El Cajon, CA 92020
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.
800 Westpoint Pkwy., Suite 1100
Westlake, OH 44145-1524
This report is provided for the general information of the shareholders of the Paradigm Funds. This report is not intended for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds, unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Not applicable. Schedule filed with Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed End Funds. Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers. Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
The Registrant’s president and chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) were effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act.
(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 registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1)
Code of Ethics. Not applicable.
(a)(2)
Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
(b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Paradigm Funds
By : /s/ Candace King Weir
Candace King Weir
President
Date: 9-5-07
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/ Candace King Weir
Candace King Weir
President
Date: 9-5-07
By: /s/ Robert A. Benton
Robert A. Benton
Chief Financial Officer
Date: 9-5-07