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: 811-21691
Adirondack Funds
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
2390 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY 12084
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Gregory A. Roeder, Adirondack Research and Management, Inc.
2390 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY 12084
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP
41 South High Street, Suite 1700, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 690-0470
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2021
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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The Adirondack Small Cap Fund
ADKSX
ANNUAL REPORT
March 31, 2021
THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
MANAGERS COMMENTARY
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
During the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2021, The Adirondack Small Cap Fund (ADKSX) generated returns of 94.50%. Over the same period, its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index (RUJ), increased 97.05%. The Fund’s annualized return for 3 year, 5 year, and 10 year was 4.97%, 8.07%, and 7.32%, respectively.* At March 31, 2021, 50 positions were held in the portfolio, with the top ten holdings representing 36.03% of the Fund.
We were pleased with the Fund’s performance, particularly given that the Fund did not own any of the highly speculative stocks within the Retail, Biotechnology and Alternative Energy industries. Importantly, we maintained our discipline and the Fund participated meaningfully in the continued material outperformance of small-cap value over large caps and growth as represented by the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 Growth, respectively.
Since the worst of the pandemic, equity performance within domestic small caps can be characterized as a sharp rebound beginning with “stay at home stocks” and progressing on to the beneficiaries of reopening and fiscal stimulus. Low price, high short interest, high leverage, and low market cap were all characteristically contributing factors to outperformance. Through the back half of 2020 and into 2021 we applied our discipline to find solid long-term investments within beaten-up sectors. We took advantage of the market volatility to bring the Fund’s energy exposure to a slightly overweight position. We also increased the Fund’s exposure within Financials, Industrials, and Materials. We are believers that a strained supply of materials caused by COVID disruptions and a tighter labor market could result in more sustained inflation. We continue to dig deep within Industrials and Materials for more exposure. We added a small community bank and a specialty insurer within Financials. The Fund’s exposure (22.89%) is as close to the benchmark (27.15%) as we have been in a long time. Given the structural challenges faced by the Consumer Discretionary sector, we moved more cautiously and did not just buy any name that was anointed as a “re-open beneficiary.” Like Materials and Industrials, we are looking to increase the Fund’s exposure within Consumer Discretionary opportunistically as the upcoming quarterly earnings hopefully increase the scrutiny of the large, rapid, and speculative moves within Consumer Discretionary. We accelerated profit-taking in Technology as reopening has tempered some of the enthusiasm.
During the Fiscal Year, our larger conviction ideas started to win-over investors with solid operating performance. Specifically, all of the Fund’s top five positions at the start of the Fiscal Year (Adtran (ADTN), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Unisys (UIS), Office Depot (ODP), and Vista Outdoor (VSTO)) outperformed the RUJ. As of March 31, 2021, three of these holdings remained in the top five, namely UIS, ADTN, and CNO represented 3.88%, 3.72%, and 3.69% of the portfolio, respectively. At the end of the Fiscal Year, all three of these holdings posted operating results that considerably beat expectations. Over the past 12-18 months ended March 31, 2021, we have been
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
MANAGERS COMMENTARY (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
consistently reducing the Fund’s number of holdings and increasing the Fund’s exposure to its highest conviction names, so their contribution last year was particularly gratifying. Despite the recent strong performance, we believe all three companies continue to be relatively misunderstood and mispriced versus peers. Consistent with our sell discipline we took profit on ODP and VSTO as price targets were reached (as of March 31, 2021 ODP and VSTO represented 0.0% and 0.61% of the portfolio, respectively).
Despite the long-awaited outperformance of small-cap value over large-cap and growth during the past six months, it's useful to remember how long the underperformance had been. More specifically, large-cap and growth have beat small-cap value for six of the past seven years. After falling over 20% in 2020, small-cap earnings estimates are expected to rise by over 30% in 2021 with a bigger inflection from value. We still believe the Fund’s portfolio contains many names with further upside despite strong moves off the bottom. Pent-up economic demand, upward pressure on rates and inflation, combined with the catalysts in the Fund’s portfolio of restructured businesses, such as improving returns and cash generation at the hands of new management teams, should all bode well for further price appreciation. We continue to believe this change in leadership has legs and that small-cap value will continue to narrow the performance gap of the past several years.
Thank you for your trust in our stewardship of your capital and your faith in our disciplined approach in this quick transitioning market landscape. For the most up-to-date information on the Fund, please visit our website at www.adirondackfunds.com or call us at (518) 690-0470.
Regards,
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Matt Reiner, CFA® Greg Roeder, CFA®
Portfolio Manager Portfolio Manager
*Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 888-686-2729, or visiting www.adirondackfunds.com.
Per the prospectus, the Fund’s gross annual operating expense ratio is 1.36%. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees or reimburse the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the Fund’s total annual operating expenses at 1.48% until August 1, 2021, subject to termination by the Fund on 60 days’ written notice.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
MANAGERS COMMENTARY (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
Important Risk Information
The Fund invests in smaller companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. Additionally, value investing is subject to the risk that a company’s intrinsic value may never be fully realized by the market.
The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company, and it may be obtained by calling 1-888-686-2729, or visiting www.adirondackfunds.com. Read it carefully before investing. The Adirondack Small Cap Fund is distributed by Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC, Garden City, NY 11530.
The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The S&P 500 Index is a market value-weighted index of 500 stocks seen as indicators of U.S. equities and reflects large cap performance. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
TOP TEN HOLDINGS, as a Percentage of the Fund’s Net Assets
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. | Conduent, Inc. | 4.82% |
2. | Unisys Corp. | 3.89% |
3. | ADTRAN, Inc. | 3.73% |
4. | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 3.70% |
5. | National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A | 3.61% |
6. | Covanta Holding Corp. | 3.36% |
7. | LSI Industries, Inc. | 3.33% |
8. | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3.27% |
9. | Siriuspoint Ltd | 3.27% |
10. | Celestica, Inc. | 3.17% |
* Excludes Fund's Short-Term Investment positions.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
PERFORMANCE ILLUSTRATION
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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Average Annual Total Returns (a) (for periods ended March 31, 2021) | |||||
| 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception |
Adirondack Small Cap Fund * | 94.50% | 4.97% | 8.07% | 7.32% | 8.58% |
Russell 2000 Index ** | 94.85% | 14.76% | 16.35% | 11.69% | 9.84% |
Russell 2000 Value Index *** | 97.05% | 11.57% | 13.56% | 10.06% | 8.35% |
(a) The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
* Initial public offering of shares was April 6, 2005.
**The Russell 2000 Index is a common benchmark for mutual funds that identify themselves as "small-cap". It is a widely quoted measure of the overall performance of the small-cap to mid-cap company shares.
***The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price/book ratios and lower predicted growth rates.
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on April 6, 2005. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, maybe worth more or less then their original cost. All returns reflect reinvested dividends but do not reflect the impact of taxes. The Fund’s gross total operating expenses as of its last prospectus is 1.36%.
Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Performance information current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-888-686-2729.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
PORTFOLIO ILLUSTRATION
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the industry sectors the underlying securities represent as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.
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Sectors are categorized using Morningstar® classifications.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2021
Shares |
|
| Value |
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCKS - 97.63% |
| ||
|
|
|
|
Accident & Health Insurance - 3.70% |
| ||
86,021 |
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. | $ 2,089,450 |
|
|
|
|
Agriculture Production - Livestock & Animal Specialties - 0.75% |
| ||
11,100 |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. * | 426,462 |
|
|
|
|
Apparel & Other Finished Products of Fabrics & Similar Material - 1.63% |
| ||
41,500 |
| Under Armour, Inc. Class A * | 919,640 |
|
|
|
|
Bakery Products - 0.95% |
| ||
37,556 |
| Hostess Brands, Inc. * | 538,553 |
|
|
|
|
Business Services - 4.82% |
| ||
408,277 |
| Conduent, Inc. * | 2,719,125 |
|
|
|
|
Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers - 3.36% |
| ||
136,821 |
| Covanta Holding Corp. | 1,896,339 |
|
|
|
|
Computer Communications Equipment - 1.75% |
| ||
102,546 |
| A10 Networks, Inc. * | 985,467 |
|
|
|
|
Construction Special Trade Contractors - 2.21% |
| ||
95,058 |
| Matrix Service Co. * | 1,246,210 |
|
|
|
|
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas - 4.17% |
| ||
79,600 |
| Antero Resources Corp. * | 811,920 |
82,100 |
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | 1,541,838 |
|
|
| 2,353,758 |
Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware - 0.28% |
| ||
15,900 |
| Landcadia Holdings III, Inc. Class A * | 159,159 |
|
|
|
|
Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight - 3.74% |
| ||
380,272 |
| Ardmore Shipping Corp. (Bermuda) * | 1,726,435 |
9,500 |
| Seacor Holdings, Inc. * | 387,125 |
|
|
| 2,113,560 |
Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment - 3.33% |
| ||
220,106 |
| LSI Industries, Inc. | 1,877,504 |
|
|
|
|
Electric & Other Services Combined - 2.47% |
| ||
20,747 |
| Allete, Inc. | 1,393,991 |
|
|
|
|
Electrical Industrial Apparatus - 3.13% |
| ||
144,277 |
| Graftech International Ltd. | 1,764,508 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Shares |
|
| Value |
|
|
|
|
Finance Services - 0.24% |
| ||
3,974 |
| Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. * | $ 138,136 |
|
|
|
|
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance - 4.76% |
| ||
181,381 |
| SiriusPoint Ltd. (Bermuda) * | 1,844,645 |
94,423 |
| Tiptree, Inc. | 845,086 |
|
|
| 2,689,731 |
Glass Containers - 2.41% |
| ||
92,286 |
| O-I Glass, Inc. * | 1,360,296 |
|
|
|
|
Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction-Contractors - 2.22% |
| ||
360,014 |
| Williams Industrial Services Group, Inc. * | 1,252,849 |
|
|
|
|
Household Audio & Video Equipment - 1.77% |
| ||
47,709 |
| Knowles Corp. * | 998,072 |
|
|
|
|
Investment Advice - 1.59% |
| ||
20,638 |
| Lazard Ltd. Class A (Bermuda) | 897,959 |
|
|
|
|
Laboratory Analytical Instruments -1.31% |
| ||
135,031 |
| Harvard Bioscience, Inc. * | 737,269 |
|
|
|
|
Life Insurance - 5.06% |
| ||
246,403 |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A * | 818,058 |
8,191 |
| National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A | 2,039,559 |
|
|
| 2,857,617 |
Meat Packing Plants - 1.39% |
| ||
212 |
| Seaboard Corp. | 782,278 |
|
|
|
|
Ordnance & Accessories (No Vehicle/Guided Missiles) - 0.61% |
| ||
10,700 |
| Vista Outdoor, Inc. * | 343,149 |
|
|
|
|
Plastics Products - 0.47% |
| ||
13,450 |
| Myers Industries, Inc. | 265,772 |
|
|
|
|
Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags - 1.05% |
| ||
43,132 |
| Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. | 592,634 |
|
|
|
|
Printed Circuit Boards - 4.44% |
| ||
214,149 |
| Celestica, Inc. (Canada) * | 1,792,427 |
17,328 |
| Sanmina Corp. * | 717,033 |
|
|
| 2,509,460 |
Retail-Grocery Stores - 2.40% |
| ||
22,000 |
| Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A | 1,356,300 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Shares |
|
| Value |
|
|
|
|
Retail-Miscellaneous Retail - 0.29% |
| ||
33,400 |
| EZCORP, Inc. Class A * | 165,998 |
|
|
|
|
Semiconductors & Related Devices - 2.85% |
| ||
75,417 |
| Emcore Corp. * | 411,777 |
93,258 |
| Photronics, Inc. * | 1,199,298 |
|
|
| 1,611,075 |
Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design - 7.16% |
| ||
123,148 |
| Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. * | 1,849,067 |
86,403 |
| Unisys Corp. * | 2,196,364 |
| 4,045,431 | ||
Services-Engineering Services - 2.30% |
| ||
405,896 |
| Hill International, Inc. * | 1,298,867 |
|
|
|
|
Special Industry Machinery - 1.21% |
| ||
86,511 |
| Manitex International, Inc. * | 682,572 |
|
|
|
|
State Commercial Banks - 1.37% |
| ||
104,799 |
| Trustco Bank Corp. NY | 772,369 |
|
|
|
|
Surety Insurance - 3.91% |
| ||
105,733 |
| MGIC Investment Corp. | 1,464,402 |
34,000 |
| Old Republic International Corp. | 742,560 |
|
|
| 2,206,962 |
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus - 1.93% |
| ||
220,248 |
| Accuray, Inc. * | 1,090,227 |
|
|
|
|
Telephone & Telephone Apparatus - 6.35% |
| ||
126,398 |
| ADTRAN, Inc. | 2,108,319 |
153,656 |
| Infinera Corp. * | 1,479,707 |
|
|
| 3,588,026 |
Telephone Communications (No Radio Telephone) - 1.76% |
| ||
84,241 |
| Vonage Holdings Corp. * | 995,728 |
|
|
|
|
Title Insurance - 2.04% |
| ||
22,096 |
| Stewart Information Services, Corp. | 1,149,655 |
|
|
|
|
Water Supply - 0.45% |
| ||
19,086 |
| Pure Cycle Corp. * | 256,134 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $39,497,520) - 97.63% | 55,128,292 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Shares |
|
| Value |
|
|
|
|
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 1.29% |
| ||
35,900 |
| Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | $ 726,257 |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $321,395) - 1.29% | 726,257 | ||
|
|
|
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 1.64% |
| ||
926,636 |
| Federated Treasury Obligation Fund - Institutional Shares 0.01% ** | 926,636 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $926,636) - 1.64% | 926,636 | ||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $40,745,551) - 100.56% | 56,781,185 | ||
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS, NET - (0.56)% | (317,223) | ||
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 56,463,962 | ||
* Non-income producing securities during the period.
** Variable rate security; the money market rate shown represents the yield at March 31, 2021.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2021
Assets: |
|
|
Investments in Securities, at Value (Cost $40,745,551) | $ 56,781,185 | |
Cash |
| 1,000 |
Receivables: |
| |
Securities Sold | 259,270 | |
Dividends and Interest | 18,349 | |
Shareholder Subscriptions | 11,967 | |
Prepaid Expenses | 19,156 | |
Total Assets | 57,090,927 | |
Liabilities: |
|
|
Shareholder Redemptions | 199,509 | |
Securities Purchased | 339,058 | |
Due to Advisor | 55,855 | |
Due to Trustees | 300 | |
Accrued Expenses | 32,243 | |
Total Liabilities | 626,965 | |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
| $ 56,463,962 |
|
|
|
Net Assets Consist of: |
| |
Paid In Capital | $ 60,396,972 | |
Distributable Earnings/(Deficit) | (3,933,010) | |
Net Assets, for 2,645,011 Shares Outstanding | $ 56,463,962 | |
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share | $ 21.35 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ending March 31, 2021
Investment Income: |
| |
Dividends | $ 655,296 | |
Interest |
| 2,021 |
Total Investment Income | 657,317 | |
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
Advisory | 660,291 | |
Transfer Agent | 49,990 | |
Legal |
| 9,617 |
Custodian | 16,582 | |
Audit |
| 20,248 |
Trustee |
| 48,083 |
Chief Compliance Officer | 25,416 | |
Insurance | 9,234 | |
Registration and Filing Fees | 33,587 | |
Printing & Mailing | 11,398 | |
Miscellaneous Fees | 3,179 | |
Total Expenses | 887,625 | |
|
|
|
Net Investment Loss | (230,308) | |
|
|
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: |
| |
Realized Loss on Investments | (7,921,825) | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | 46,317,212 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | 38,395,387 | |
|
|
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ 38,165,079 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
| Years Ended | ||
|
| 3/31/2021 |
| 3/31/2020 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations: |
|
|
| |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | $ (230,308) |
| $ 98,693 | |
Net Realized Loss on Investments | (7,921,825) |
| (10,576,681) | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments | 46,317,212 |
| (27,363,101) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 38,165,079 |
| (37,841,089) | |
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders: |
|
|
| |
Distributions | (66,309) |
| (287,333) | |
Total Dividends and Distributions Paid to Shareholders | (66,309) |
| (287,333) | |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Share Transactions | (44,084,882) |
| (52,379,074) | |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Decrease in Net Assets | (5,986,112) |
| (90,507,496) | |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Year | 62,450,074 |
| 152,957,570 | |
|
|
|
|
|
End of Year |
| $ 56,463,962 |
| $ 62,450,074 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected date for a share outstanding throughout the year.
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| Years Ended | ||||
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| 3/31/2021 | 3/31/2020 | 3/31/2019 | 3/31/2018 | 3/31/2017 |
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Net Asset Value, at Beginning of Year | $ 10.99 | $ 17.24 | $ 21.40 | $ 22.61 | $ 19.05 | |
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|
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Income From Investment Operations: |
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|
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|
| |
Net Investment Income (Loss) * | (0.06) | 0.01 | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.03) | |
Net Gain (Loss) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized) | 10.44 | (6.21) | (1.82) | 1.07 | 4.30 | |
Total from Investment Operations | 10.38 | (6.20) | (1.83) | 1.05 | 4.27 | |
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|
|
|
|
Distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | (0.02) | - | - | - | - | |
Realized Gains | - | (0.05) | (2.33) | (2.26) | (0.71) | |
Total from Distributions | (0.02) | (0.05) | (2.33) | (2.26) | (0.71) | |
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|
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Net Asset Value, at End of Year | $ 21.35 | $ 10.99 | $ 17.24 | $ 21.40 | $ 22.61 | |
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Total Return ** | 94.50% | (36.07)% | (6.96)% | 4.12% | 22.39% | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
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Net Assets at End of Year (Thousands) | $ 56,464 | $ 62,450 | $152,958 | $249,204 | $283,010 | |
Before Waivers and Reimbursements |
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Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.45% | 1.35% | 1.24% | 1.26% | 1.29% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | (0.38)% | 0.09% | (0.03)% | (0.07)% | (0.14)% | |
After Waivers and Reimbursements |
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Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.45% | 1.35% | 1.24% | 1.26% | 1.29% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | (0.38)% | 0.09% | (0.03)% | (0.07)% | (0.14)% | |
Portfolio Turnover | 32.52% | 32.96% | 30.77% | 37.67% | 38.06% | |
* Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the year.
** Assumes reinvestment of dividends.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2021
Note 1. Organization
The Adirondack Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) is the only series of Adirondack Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end, diversified, investment company that was organized as an Ohio business trust on December 8, 2004. The Trust is permitted to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series. The Fund commenced investment operations April 6, 2005. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s principal investment strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of small capitalization companies that the Fund’s investment adviser, Adirondack Research & Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”), believes are undervalued.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company that follows the accounting and reporting guidance of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, including Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2013-08 applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation: All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value according to the procedures described in Note 3.
Foreign currency: Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
Financial futures contracts: The Fund may invest in financial futures contracts solely for the purpose of hedging its existing portfolio securities, or securities that the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing securities markets or interest rates. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, or other assets, equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit).
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the change in daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates, and the underlying hedged assets. The Fund did not invest in any financial futures contracts during the year ended March 31, 2021.
Federal Income Taxes: The Fund makes no provision for federal income or excise tax. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by complying with the requirements applicable to RICs and by distributing substantially all of their taxable income. The Fund also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that they will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. If the required amount of net investment income or gains is not distributed, the Fund could incur a tax expense. Therefore, no federal income tax or excise provision is required.
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained, assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2018-2020) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2021 tax returns. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. federal, however the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Distributions to Shareholders: The Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net realized capital gains and net investment income, if any, at year-end. Distributions will be recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Security Transactions and Investment Income: The Fund follows industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date. The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums are amortized over the useful lives of the respective securities. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Reclassifications: The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due to different treatments for items such as net short-term gains, deferral of wash sales losses, flow through income from real estate investment trusts and net investment losses. Permanent differences such as tax return of capital, capital gains retained and net investment losses, if any, would be reclassified against capital.
Note 3. Security Valuations
Processes and Structure
The Board of Trustees has adopted guidelines for valuing securities including in circumstances in which market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to the Advisor the responsibility for determining fair value prices, subject to review by the Board of Trustees.
Fair Value Pricing Policy
If market quotations are not readily available, the security will be valued at fair value (the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale) as determined in good faith by the Advisor (“Fair Value” Pricing), subject to review by the Board of Trustees. The Advisor must use reasonable diligence in determining whether market quotations are readily available. If, for example, the Advisor determines that one source of market value is unreliable, the Advisor must diligently seek market quotations from other sources, such as other brokers or pricing services, before concluding that market quotations are not available. Fair Value Pricing is not permitted when market quotations are readily available.
Hierarchy of Fair Value Inputs
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs are as follows:
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Level 1. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
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Level 2. Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates, and similar data.
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Level 3. Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the company's own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best information available.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Fair Value Measurements
A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis follows.
Equity securities (common stocks and real estate investment trusts). Securities traded on a national securities exchange (or reported on the NASDAQ national market) are stated at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded, and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Certain foreign securities may be fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, exchange traded funds, and the movement of the certain indexes of securities based on a statistical analysis of the historical relationship and that are categorized in Level 2. Preferred stock and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized in Level 2.
Short term investments. Investments in other open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at the investment company's net asset value per share. These securities will be categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2021:
| Financial Instruments—Assets | |||
Categories | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Fair Value |
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Common Stocks * | $ 55,128,292 | $ - | $ - | $ 55,128,292 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts | 726,257 | - | - | 726,257 |
Short-Term Investment | 926,636 | - | - | 926,636 |
| $ 56,781,185 | $ - | $ - | $ 56,781,185 |
The Fund did not hold any Level 3 assets during the year ended March 31, 2021. The Fund did not hold any derivative instruments at any time during the year ended March 31, 2021. There were no significant transfers into and out of Level 1 or Level 2 during the period. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of all levels at the end of the reporting period.
* Industry classifications of these categories are detailed on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
Note 4. Investment Management Agreement and Related Party
The Fund has a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor to furnish investment advisory and management services to the Fund. Gregory A. Roeder and Matthew Reiner, each an officer of the Fund, are shareholders of the Advisor. Under the Agreement, the Advisor earns a monthly fee from the Fund. The monthly fee is based on an annual rate of 1.08% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Effective August 1, 2020 until August 1, 2021, the Advisor agreed to waive fees or reimburse the Fund should the total operating expenses of the Fund exceed 1.48%. The Advisor’s obligation to waive fees or reimburse expenses excludes brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as (a) interest and (b) dividend expenses on securities sold short), taxes, extraordinary expenses, and costs of acquired funds. Any waiver or reimbursement by the Advisor is subject to repayment by the Fund within three years after the waived and/or reimbursed expenses occurred, if the Fund is able to make repayment without exceeding the lessor of its current expense limitation or the expense limitation in effect at the time of the reduction, and the repayment is approved by the Board of Trustees. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the Advisor earned advisory fees of $660,291. As of March 31, 2021, the Fund owed the Advisor $55,855.
Related Party
An employee of the Advisor is also, independently, the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund. The Board of Trustees approves the annual compliance officer fees paid directly by the Fund to this individual. This individual was the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund before becoming an employee of the Advisor.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Note 5. Distribution Agreement
The Fund entered into a Distribution Agreement with Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC (“RCM”) on May 30, 2014 (which became effective July 1, 2014), after approval of the Distribution Agreement by the Board of Trustees at a meeting held on May 16, 2014. Under the Distribution Agreement, RCM acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in connection with the offering and sale of shares of the Fund. The Advisor, from its own resources, and not the Fund, is responsible for the payment of the distribution fees to RCM in the amount of $16,000 per year and also any other out-of-pocket expenses which are disclosed in the Distribution Agreement between the Fund and RCM.
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of separate series. The total paid-in capital was $60,396,972 as of March 31, 2021. Transactions in capital for the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
| March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | ||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 434,743 | $ 5,675,340 | 1,462,387 | $ 21,603,892 |
Shares reinvested | 3,687 | 66,079 | 16,650 | 286,707 |
Shares redeemed | (3,477,978) | (49,826,301) | (4,667,672) | (74,269,673) |
Net decrease | (3,039,548) | $ (44,084,882) | (3,188,635) | $ (52,379,074) |
Note 7. Investment Transactions
For the year ended March 31, 2021, purchases and sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $18,653,066 and $59,861,201, respectively.
Note 8. Tax Matters
As of March 31, 2021, the tax basis components of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investment securities were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments, including short-term investments * | $ 42,014,815 |
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Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ 17,138,672 |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (2,372,302) |
Net tax appreciation of investments | $ 14,766,370 |
* The difference between the book cost and tax cost of investments represents the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
The Fund's distributable earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis is determined only at the end of each fiscal year. As of March 31, 2021, the Fund's most recent fiscal year end, the components of distributable earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Long-term Capital Loss Carryforward – Non-expiring | $ (18,662,797) |
Post December Loss - deferred | (36,583) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments | 14,766,370 |
Total Distributable Earnings/(Deficit) | $ (3,933,010) |
Under current tax law, net capital losses realized after October 31st and net ordinary losses incurred after December 31st may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following year. The Fund’s carryforward losses, post-October losses and post-December losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. As of March 31, 2021, the Fund elected to defer $36,583 of post December losses.
As of March 31, 2021, the Fund has a capital loss carryforward available for federal income tax purposes, which can be used to offset future capital gains, as follows:
Long-term non-expiring | $ 18,662,797 |
The Fund has recorded a reclassification in the capital accounts. As of March 31, 2021, the Fund recorded permanent book/tax differences of $193,725 from net investment loss to paid-in-capital. This reclassification has no impact on the net asset value of the Fund and is designed generally to present undistributed income and net realized gains on a tax basis, which is considered to be more informative to shareholders.
Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
| March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 |
Ordinary Income | $ 66,309 | $ - |
Long-term Gain | $ - | $ 287,333 |
Permanent book and tax differences relating to shareholder distributions may result in reclassifications to paid-in capital and may affect the per-share allocation between net investment income and realized and unrealized gain/loss. Undistributed net investment income and accumulated undistributed net realized gain/loss on investment transactions may include temporary book and tax differences which reverse in subsequent periods. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal year-end is distributed in the following year.
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that may contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide general indemnifications. The
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2021
Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, management considers the risk of loss from such claims to be remote.
Note 10. Control and Ownership
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of a fund, under section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of March 31, 2021, National Financial Services Corp., for the benefit of its customers, owned approximately 38% of the Fund.
Note 11. Risk Factors
Overall market risks may also affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events affect the securities markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions and depressions, climate change, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and could result in increased premiums or discounts to the Fund’s net asset value, and may impair market liquidity, thereby increasing liquidity risk. The Fund could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. Changes in market conditions and interest rates can have the same impact on all types of securities and instruments.
Certain impacts from the COVID-19 outbreak, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, may have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s operations and performance. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may have an adverse impact on economic and market conditions. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual companies, are not known. The extent of the impact to the financial performance and the operations of the Fund will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Note 12. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events requiring disclosure.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
of The Adirondack Small Cap Fund,
a Series of the Adirondack Funds
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of The Adirondack Small Cap Fund, (the "Fund") a Series of the Adirondack Funds, including the schedule of investments, as of March 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”) and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Adirondack Small Cap Fund as of March 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and cash owned as of March 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2005
Abington, Pennsylvania
May 20, 2021
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
EXPENSE ILLUSTRATION
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
Expense Example
As a shareholder of The Adirondack Small Cap Fund, you incur ongoing costs which typically consist of: management fees, custody fees, transfer agent fees, and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, October 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing your ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transactional costs were included where applicable, your costs may be higher.
| Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
| October 1, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 |
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Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,595.18 | $9.19 |
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(5% Annual Return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.85 | $7.14 |
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Each Trustee serves as a trustee until the termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed.
Name, Address and Year of Birth | Position & Length of Time Served with the Trust | Number of Portfolios Overseen | Principal Occupations and Directorships During Past 5 Years |
Kevin Gallagher 2390 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY 12084 Year of Birth: 1964 | Trustee since March 2005 | 1 | Owner and Managing Partner of Panurgy NY Metro, LLC (information technology services firm) since 2004. |
Wade Coton 2390 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY 12084 Year of Birth: 1968 | Trustee since March 2005 | 1 | Owner, Manchester Homes, LLC since March 2013. |
Norman Joseph Plourde 2390 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY 12084 Year of Birth: 1963 | Trustee since March 2005 | 1 | President, Ideal Wood Products since January 2015. |
The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and each officer of the Trust.
Name, Address and Year of Birth | Position & Length of Time Served with the Trust | Number of Portfolios Overseen | Principal Occupations and Directorships During Past 5 Years |
Gregory A. Roeder 2390 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY 12084 Year of Birth: 1963 | President since March 2005 | N/A | President and Portfolio Manager, Adirondack Research & Management, Inc. since 2004. |
Jarrod H. Becker 45 Nashville Rd. Jericho, VT 05465 Year of Birth: 1977 | Secretary since 2011; Chief Compliance Officer since 2010 | N/A | Chief Compliance Officer, Adirondack Research & Management, Inc. since July 2013. |
Matthew P. Reiner 2390 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY 12084 Year of Birth: 1965 | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since March 2005 | N/A | CFO and Portfolio Manager, Adirondack Research & Management, Inc. since February 2005. |
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and Officers, and is available without charge by calling (888) 686-2729.
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THE ADIRONDACK SMALL CAP FUND
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
Portfolio Holdings – The Fund files a complete schedule of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for each month of the fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s complete schedule of investments for the last month of each quarter are available publicly. The Form N-PORT filings must be made within 60 days of the end of the quarter. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also obtain copies by calling the Fund at (888) 686-2729, free of charge.
Proxy Voting - A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Fund at (888) 686-2729 and (2) from Fund documents filed with the SEC on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. A review of how the Fund voted on company proxies can be obtained at the Fund’s transfer agent’s website, www.mutualss.com.
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Board of Trustees
Wade Coton
Kevin Gallagher
Norman Joseph Plourde
Investment Adviser
Adirondack Research and Management, Inc.
2390 Western Avenue
Guilderland, NY 12084
Dividend Paying Agent,
Shareholders’ Servicing Agent,
Transfer Agent
Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC
8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400
Broadview Heights, OH 44147
Custodian
The Huntington National Bank, NA
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Sanville & Company
1514 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001
Legal Counsel
Thompson Hine LLP
41 South High Street, Suite 1700
Columbus, OH 43215
Distributor
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC
1010 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300A
Garden City, NY 11530
This report is provided for the general information of the shareholders of The Adirondack Small Cap Fund. This report is not intended for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund, unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a)
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party.
A copy of Registrant's code of ethics will be provided to any person without charge, upon request. Please call 888-686-2729 to request information.
(b)
For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
(1)
Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
(2)
Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a Registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the Registrant;
(3)
Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;
(4)
The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and
(5)
Accountability for adherence to the code.
(c)
Amendments:
Paragraph III(A)(3-1) was added to the Code of Ethics so that those falling under the definition of Advisory Employees may not execute a Securities Transaction within five calendar days during which a purchase or sell order in that same Security or a Related Security is pending for a Fund or other client of ARMI.
(d)
Waivers
During the period covered by the report, the Registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a)
The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Kevin Gallagher is an audit committee financial expert. Kevin Gallagher is independent for purposes of this Item 3. He has become an expert due to experience during his years as divisional manager at the Coca Cola Company.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
[The information required by this Item is only required in an annual report.]
(a)
Audit Fees
FY 2021
$ 16,300
FY 2020
$ 16,300
(b)
Audit-Related Fees
Registrant
FY 2021
$ 0
FY 2020
$ 0
(c)
Tax Fees
Registrant
FY 2021
$ 2,500
FY 2020
$ 2,500
Nature of the fees:
Preparation and filing of taxes.
(d)
All Other Fees
Registrant
FY 2021
$ 0
FY 2020
$ 0
(e)
(1)
Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies
There’s no pre-approval policy in place. The audit committee approves expenditures and engagements at he regular audit committee meetings.
(2)
Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee
Registrant]
Audit-Related Fees:
100 %
Tax Fees:
100 %
All Other Fees:
N/A %
(f)
During audit of Registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.
(g)
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant:
Registrant
FY 2021
$ 2,500 [tax fees]
FY 2020
$ 2,500 [tax fees]
(h)
The Registrant's audit committee has not considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.
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 Funds. 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)
Disclosure Controls & Procedures. Principal executive and financial officers have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls & procedures are effective based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b)
Internal Controls. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s internal controls of in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1)
EX-99.CODE ETH. Filed herewith.
(a)(2)
EX-99.CERT. Filed herewith.
(a)(3)
Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
(b)
EX-99.906CERT. Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Adirondack Funds
By /s/Gregory A. Roeder
*Gregory A. Roeder
President
Date June 1, 2021
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By /s/Gregory A. Roeder
*Gregory A. Roeder
President
Date June 1, 2021
By /s/Matthew Reiner
*Matthew Reiner
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date June 1, 2021
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.