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 811-04719
The TETON Westwood Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Bruce N. Alpert
Teton Advisors, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2020
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS
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Mighty MitesSM Fund
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SmallCap Equity Fund
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Convertible Securities Fund
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Equity Fund
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Balanced Fund
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Annual Report | ||||
September 30, 2020 |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website (www.tetonadv.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Funds, you may call 800-937-8966 or send an email request to info@tetonadv.com. |
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS
(Unaudited)
Class AAA Shares | Class A Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns – September 30, 2020 (a) | Average Annual Returns – September 30, 2020 (a)(b)(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense Ratio after Adviser | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense Ratio after Adviser | |||||||||||||||||
Mighty Mites | (8.68)% | 4.64% | 7.35% | 7.33% | 9.50% | 1.43% | 1.43% | (12.55)% | 3.52% | 6.65% | 6.79% | 9.08% | 1.68% | 1.68% | ||||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity | (10.08) | 6.78 | 7.89 | 6.46 | 6.66 | 2.05 | 1.66 | (13.93) | 5.66 | 7.19 | 5.92 | 6.30 | 2.30 | 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities | 15.80 | 11.89 | 9.94 | 6.08 | 7.90 | 1.66 | 1.15 | 10.82 | 10.70 | 9.22 | 5.53 | 7.49 | 1.91 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
Equity | (4.32) | 8.47 | 9.85 | 6.69 | 9.57 | 1.64 | 1.64 | (8.38) | 7.32 | 9.14 | 6.14 | 9.21 | 1.89 | 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||
Balanced | (0.17) | 6.83 | 7.25 | 5.75 | 8.03 | 1.37 | 1.37 | (4.41) | 5.70 | 6.55 | 5.20 | 7.61 | 1.62 | 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||
Class C Shares | Class I Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns – September 30, 2020 (a)(c)(d) | Average Annual Returns – September 30, 2020 (a)(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense after | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense after | |||||||||||||||||
Mighty Mites | (10.30)% | 3.85% | 6.55% | 6.54% | 8.81% | 2.18% | 2.18% | (8.43)% | 4.90% | 7.62% | 7.56% | 9.66% | 1.18% | 1.18% | ||||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity | (11.71) | 5.99 | 7.09 | 5.68 | 5.99 | 2.80 | 2.41 | (9.87) | 7.06 | 8.17 | 6.69 | 6.81 | 1.80 | 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities | 13.93 | 11.05 | 9.12 | 5.29 | 7.30 | 2.41 | 1.90 | 16.03 | 12.17 | 10.23 | 6.31 | 8.05 | 1.41 | 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||
Equity | (5.99) | 7.65 | 9.04 | 5.89 | 9.04 | 2.39 | 2.39 | (4.09) | 8.73 | 10.09 | 6.90 | 9.67 | 1.39 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||
Balanced | (1.94) | 6.05 | 6.46 | 4.96 | 7.43 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 0.09 | 7.11 | 7.52 | 5.97 | 8.15 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.tetonadv.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. For the SmallCap Equity and Convertible Securities Funds (and for the Mighty Mites Fund through September 30, 2005), Teton Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser) reimbursed expenses to limit the expense ratio. Had such limitations not been in place, returns would have been lower. The contractual expense limitations are in effect through January 31, 2021 and are renewable annually by the Adviser. The Funds, except for the Equity and Balanced Funds, impose a 2.00% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after the date of purchase. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.tetonadv.com. The gross expense ratios and expense ratios after Adviser reimbursements are from the current prospectus dated January 28, 2020. |
(b) | Includes the effect of the maximum 4.00% sales charge at the beginning of the period. |
(c) | The performance of the Class AAA Shares is used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. The performance for the Class A Shares and Class C Shares would have been lower due to the additional fees and expenses associated with these classes of shares. The performance for the Class I Shares would have been higher due to the lower expenses associated with this class of shares. The inception dates for the Class AAA Shares and the initial issuance dates for the Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares after which shares remained continuously outstanding are listed below. |
(d) | Assuming payment of the 1.00% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase. |
Inception Dates | ||||||||
Class AAA Shares | Class A Shares | Class C Shares | Class I Shares | |||||
Mighty Mites | 05/11/98 | 11/26/01 | 08/03/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||
SmallCap Equity | 04/15/97 | 11/26/01 | 11/26/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||
Convertible Securities | 09/30/97 | 05/09/01 | 11/26/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||
Equity | 01/02/87 | 01/28/94 | 02/13/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||
Balanced | 10/01/91 | 04/06/93 | 09/25/01 | 01/11/08 |
The TETON Westwood Funds file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.tetonadv.com or by calling the Funds at 800-WESTWOOD (800-937-8966). The Funds’ Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and 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 800-SEC-0330.
Proxy Voting
Each Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities are available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-WESTWOOD (800-937-8966); (ii) writing to The TETON Westwood Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; and (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Performance Discussion (Unaudited)
Mighty Mites Fund
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund was (8.7)% compared with a total return of 0.4% for the Russell 2000 Index. See the next page for additional performance information.
The Fund primarily invests in small and micro-cap equity securities that have a market capitalization of $500 million or less at time of initial investment. The portfolio management team focuses on bottom up stock selection, seeking bite sized companies with excellent management teams, strong balance sheets, and superior long term fundamentals. As bottom up, fundamental, research driven investors, the team seeks to purchase the inefficiently priced stocks of excellent companies selling at a discount to their Private Market Value (PMV), and possess a catalyst that can unlock hidden value within the enterprise. As such, (y)our portfolio is diversified across a broad cross section of companies sharing these valuation characteristics.
The fiscal year started in October 2019 with the U.S. economy on solid footing, accommodative monetary policy coupled with a strong U.S. consumer and historically low unemployment levels. However, this stability was suddenly disrupted by the outbreak of COVID-19, which escalated into a global health crisis in February 2020. Accordingly, global equity markets fell sharply from record highs through the end of March attributable to the economic shock and uncertainty caused by lockdowns implemented to contain the spread of the virus. In response to the crisis, the U.S. initiated several monetary and fiscal policy actions. In March, the Federal Open Market Committee slashed the federal funds rate to 0%-0.25% and extended lending, at the same time Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES). These actions along with the gradual easing of restrictions through the spring supported a faster economic recovery than initially predicted, accordingly, U.S. equity markets substantially improved during the June quarter. But after continued strong performance in July and August, markets declined in September as concerns grew around a resurgence of virus cases in Europe, as well as the potential implications of the upcoming U.S. election cycle.
While markets rebounded from the lows of March, small and micro-capitalization companies have lagged the large cap recovery – through September the S&P 500 Index appreciated 13% compared to only 0.4% for the Russell 2000 Index. This disparity is even more pronounced when considering traditional “value” vs. “growth” sectors, particularly among smaller market capitalization issuers. The Russell 2000 Growth Index exited September up 15.7% for the year, whereas the Russell 2000 Value Index declined 14.9%. The Mighty Mites Fund, which remains overweight businesses with more exposure to cyclical end-markets, experienced similar dynamics.
As bottom up, fundamental, research driven investors, the team seeks to purchase inefficiently priced stocks of excellent companies selling at a discount to their Private Market Value (PMV), where a catalyst has been identified that can unlock shareholder value. The fund’s mandate is to primarily invest in companies with market capitalizations of $500 million or less at the time of initial purchase. During market volatility over the past year, we used this opportunity to increase existing positions buying at wider discounts to our estimated Private Market Value (PMV) and to add new micro-cap ideas to the portfolio where we believe the intrinsic value of the underlying business remains intact.
Among the Fund’s top contributors to performance for the year was Astec Industries Inc. (2.7% of net assets as of September 30, 2020), a manufacturer of asphalt and other road building equipment, has benefitted from new management’s efforts to simplify its historically complex operating structure and refocus the company on growth and operating improvement. The company also stands to benefit significantly from government stimulus directed towards infrastructure. InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (0.7%) is a leading distributor and servicer of infusion pumps, both in the hospital and in ambulatory care settings. These are critical products for treating COVID-19 patients, which provided a significant boost to demand. Longer-term management is looking to leverage the company’s nationwide distribution network by entering adjacent markets for non-opioid pain management (nerve blocks) and negative pressure wound therapy with partner Cardinal Health. Cardlytics Inc. (0.5%) operates a purchase intelligence platform that connects marketers and financial institutions via cash-back advertisements in banks’ mobile and web applications. Its unique value proposition is its ability to aggregate financial institutions’ data and directly attribute customers’ spending to served advertising. It participates in the secular shift to digital advertising, a $90 billion market that has grown 15%-20% per year, and its scale and proprietary bank relationships provide a wide competitive moat.
Some of the detractors to performance included the fund’s largest position, Aerojet Rocketdyne (6.2%), a leading manufacturer of propulsion systems for space and military applications. Additionally, Aerojet owns a sizeable real estate portfolio with large holdings in the Sacramento, California area. Flushing Financial (0.8%), a bank holding company operating in the New York City area, declined as coronavirus lockdowns disproportionately impacted the local New York economy, raising credit concerns for the bank. Nathan’s Famous Inc. (2.0%), a branded food company and restaurant franchisor and operator, benefitted from increased at-home consumption of its iconic hotdogs and other products, which was partially offset by COVID-19 related closures and reduced traffic in its restaurant business.
We appreciate your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (5/11/98) | ||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund Class AAA | (8.68) | % | 4.64% | 7.35% | 7.33% | 9.50% | ||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Micro-Cap Total Stock Market Index | 3.95 | 6.29 | 8.69 | 5.32 | 7.50(b) | |||||||
Russell 2000 Index | 0.39 | 8.00 | 9.85 | 7.03 | 6.69 | |||||||
Lipper Small Cap Value Fund Average | (15.18) | 2.81 | 6.31 | 4.84 | 6.38(b) |
In the current prospectuses dated January 28, 2020, the expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.43%. See page 34 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2020. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.tetonadv.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Teton Advisors, Inc., (the Adviser) reimbursed expenses through September 30, 2005 to limit the expense ratios. Had such limitations not been in place, returns would have been lower. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after purchase. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.tetonadv.com. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. The Dow Jones U.S. Micro-Cap Total Stock Market Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of the micro-cap segment of the U.S. stock market. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged indicator which measures the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The Lipper Small Cap Value Fund Average reflects the average performance of mutual funds classified in this particular category. Investing in small capitalization securities involves special challenges because these securities may trade less frequently and experience more abrupt price movements than large capitalization securities. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
(b) | Dow Jones U.S. Micro-Cap Total Stock Market Index and Lipper Small Cap Value Fund Average since inception performance is as of April 30, 1998. |
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN
THE MIGHTY MITES FUND CLASS AAA, THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX,
AND THE DOW JONES U.S. MICRO-CAP TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX (Unaudited)
* | Past performance is not predictive of future results. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
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SmallCap Equity Fund (Unaudited)
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund was (10.1)% compared with a total return of 0.4% for the Russell 2000 Index. See the next page for additional performance information.
The Fund invests primarily in small cap companies that, through bottom-up fundamental research, the portfolio manager believes are attractively priced relative to their earnings growth potential or Private Market Value. The Fund characterizes small capitalization companies as those companies with a market capitalization between $100 million and $2.5 billion at the time of the Fund’s initial investment.
Following strong stock market gains in 2019, the first quarter of 2020 presaged an event-driven bear market, brought on by the rapid spread of a lethal pandemic. As we entered 2020, investors dumped stocks in a sharp global correction reminiscent of the market crashes of 1987, 2001, and the great recession of 2008. Fueling investor panic was the rapid spread in the U.S. of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, forcing hospital emergency rooms to the brink of capacity. President Trump declared a U.S. National Emergency as the contagion forced a virtual shutdown of the U.S. economy, forcing closure of factories, schools, restaurants, sporting events, hotels, entertainment, and air travel. California and New York, among other states, ordered residents to stay at home except for essential services. The impact has rippled broadly throughout the U.S. economy, disrupting supply chains, shuttering thousands of businesses and leading to a surge of more than six million jobless claims.
The second quarter 2020 exhibited a juggernaut of volatility as v-shaped recovery investor optimism faded amid fears of renewed COVID-19 virus outbreaks. Fueling investor optimism was the unexpected rise of 2.5 million in May non-farm payrolls following a 20.7 million tumble the prior month, which was the largest decline in records going back to 1939. The May jobless rate fell to 13.3% from 14.7%, signaling the economy is picking up faster than anticipated from the COVID-19-inflicted recession. Nearly all U.S. states added jobs in May, as businesses reopen in most areas of the country, recovering from huge employment losses. In June, Private Non-Farm payrolls grew 4.8 million, double the consensus expectation, and the unemployment rate declined to 11.1% from 12.5% in May.
During the September quarter 2020, the global economic recovery continued to gather momentum. In the U.S., extraordinary policy accommodation by the Federal Reserve, coupled with trillions in fiscal stimulus appropriated by Congress, appears to have stabilized both the equity and credit markets. The real economy, meanwhile, remains bifurcated as airline travel and leisure, restaurant and retail sectors struggle under the weight of COVID-19, while the working from home phenomenon has bolstered corporate capex investment in such verticals as personal computing, 5G, datacom connectivity, and cloud computing. Likewise, the market’s recovery has not been uniform.
Among our stronger performing stocks for the year were Darling Ingredients Inc. (3.4% of net assets as of September 30, 2020), is a global leader in creating sustainable food, feed and fuel ingredients; Entegris Inc. (2.8%) is a global leader in advanced materials science, including filtration products, gas delivery systems, and specialty coatings and; Marvel Technology Group Ltd. (2.0%), designs, develops, and sells analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing, and embedded and standalone integrated circuits.
Some of the weaker holdings in the portfolio included Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (0.9), which provides drilling and pressure pumping services, directional drilling, and rental equipment for oil fields; Plantronics Inc. (0.4%), designs, manufactures, markets, and sells integrated communications and collaborations solutions for corporate customers; and Meredith Corp. (0.3%), operates as a diversified media company primarily in the United States.
We thank you for your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) | Since | |||||||||||||||||||
Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | (4/15/97) | ||||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund Class AAA | (10.08) | % | 6.78% | 7.89% | 6.46% | 6.66% | ||||||||||||||
Russell 2000 Index | 0.39 | 8.00 | 9.85 | 7.03 | 7.97 | |||||||||||||||
Russell 2000 Value Index | (14.88) | 4.11 | 7.09 | 4.93 | 7.76 |
In the current prospectuses dated January 28, 2020, the gross expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 2.05%, and the net expense ratio is 1.66% after contractual reimbursements by Teton Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser) in place through January 31, 2021. See page 35 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2020. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.tetonadv.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. The Adviser reimbursed expenses to limit the expense ratio. Had such limitation not been in place, returns would have been lower. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after purchase. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.tetonadv.com. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged indicator which measures the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market and is a subset of the Russell 2000 Index. Investing in small capitalization securities involves special challenges because these securities may trade less frequently and experience more abrupt price movements than large capitalization securities. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND
CLASS AAA AND THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX (Unaudited)
* | Past performance is not predictive of future results. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
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Convertible Securities Fund (Unaudited)
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Convertible Securities Fund was 15.8% compared with a total return of 15.2% and 31.2% for the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index and the ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertibles Index, respectively. See the next page for additional performance information.
The Fund invests in convertible securities. By investing in convertible securities, the portfolio managers seek the opportunity to participate in the capital appreciation of underlying stocks, while at the same time relying on the fixed income aspect of the convertible securities to provide current income and reduced price volatility, which can limit the risk of loss in a down equity market. The Fund may invest in securities of any market capitalization or credit quality, and may from time to time invest a significant amount of its assets in securities of smaller companies.
There were three distinct periods affecting returns this fiscal year. From October 2019 through February 2020 convertibles moved higher with strong performance from their underlying equities as the market reached all-time highs in mid-February. February through March saw significant volatility as markets crashed trying to price in the unknown of a global pandemic. Markets rebounded quickly beginning in April and we saw significant convertible issuance such that we are on pace for the most issuance in over twenty years. This issuance was beneficial to investors and issuers. Issuers were able to raise money to bridge an unknown gap of zero or uncertain revenues, and investors were able to participate in the recovery trade as the economy started to reopen. With equity markets rebounding back to new highs, converts have performed very well. In addition to the recovery trade, the convertible market has many issuers that benefit from social distancing and the movement of our work and social lives online.
In the first quarter of 2020, we experienced an exogenous shock with the COVID-19 virus pandemic. This is an event that the economy and the financial markets were not ready for. It is our opinion that such an event is almost impossible to predict or truly prepare for. The Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Government have both done much to cushion the blow, but it is clear that significant economic and human damage has occurred. It is also clear that our economy will not bounce right back, but is likely to return to health only gradually.
In the second quarter of 2020 convertibles had their best quarter as an asset class since Barclays has been tracking data, going back to 2003. This was driven by three specific factors – the social distancing trade, the recovery trade, and Tesla. The convertible market came into the quarter with significant exposure to companies that benefit from social distancing. Software companies that enable telehealth, remote learning, security, communications, and collaboration abound in our market, and many have seen significant demand growth as companies and consumers are quickly shifting to an online environment. We expect this demand to continue, and the new customers to be a great source of recurring revenues for many of these companies for years to come. We also saw record new convertible issuance in the quarter as companies staring down an unknown period of zero revenues looked to extend liquidity and shore up balance sheets.
Among our stronger performing positions for the year were: DexCom Inc. 0.750%, 12/01/23 (1.7% of net assets as of September 30, 2020), makes medical devices for continuous glucose monitoring that can be used remotely; Twilio Inc. 0.250%, 6/01/23 (1.2%), allows developers to integrate communication into their product to improve customer experience; and Teladoc Health Inc. 1.250%, 6/01/27 (0.9%), is a leader in telehealth, a service that has become indispensable through the pandemic.
Some of the weaker holdings in the portfolio included GOL Equity Finance. 3.750%, 7/15/24 (0.3%), which provides air passenger transportation services in Brazil; PROS Holdings Inc. 1.000%, 5/15/24 (0.3%), which provides dynamic pricing to businesses with large exposure to travel; and; Centerpoint Energy (no longer held as of September 30, 2020), an electric and natural gas utility with pipeline exposure.
We appreciate your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | (9/30/97) | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund Class AAA | 15.80 | % | 11.89% | 9.94% | 6.08% | 7.90% | ||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | 15.15 | 14.15 | 13.74 | 9.19 | 7.68 | |||||||||||||||
ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertibles Index | 31.20 | 13.79 | 11.38 | 8.97 | 8.11 |
In the current prospectuses dated January 28, 2020, the gross expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.66%, and the net expense ratio is 1.15%, after contractual reimbursements by Teton Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser) in place through January 31, 2021. See page 36 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2020. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.tetonadv.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. The Adviser reimbursed expenses to limit the expense ratio. Had such limitation not been in place, returns would have been lower. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after purchase. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.tetonadv.com. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Convertibles Index is a market value weighted index of all dollar denominated convertible securities that are exchangeable into U.S. equities that have a market value of more than $50 million. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND
CLASS AAA, THE S&P 500 INDEX AND
THE ICE BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH U.S. CONVERTIBLES INDEX (Unaudited)
* | Past performance is not predictive of future results. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
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Equity Fund (Unaudited)
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the Equity Fund was (4.3)% compared with a total return of 15.2% for the S&P 500 Index. See the next page for additional performance information.
The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. The Fund’s secondary goal is to produce current income.
The S&P 500 rallied sharply in the fourth quarter 2019, particularly into year-end, where the more secular growth-oriented Information Technology and Health Care led the way as the top two highest returning sectors. Some of the more speculative areas within each, like Biotechnology, were strong gainers during the quarter. Conversely, Real Estate and Utilities performed poorly as investors rotated away from the more defensive areas of the market. Falling rates have bolstered both sectors for several years given their attractive yield profiles. However, their valuations remained relatively elevated versus their historical trading ranges and investors took profits to reinvest elsewhere during the quarter.
The first quarter of 2020 was one for the record books. After a strong start with improving corporate outlooks and an initial U.S.-China trade deal, however, markets took a nasty turn. The outbreak of COVID-19 swept across the globe, sending returns sharply negative, with much of the pain felt during March. The S&P 500 suffered the worst first quarter since 1928, while fixed income markets were equally battered, as both investment grade and high yield indices suffered their worst monthly sell-offs in history, down over 10 percent each. As governments around the world implemented quarantining and shelter-in-place orders to try and “flatten the curve”, the effect on business was overwhelming as many companies shut their doors with revenues falling to zero. Employees quickly found themselves without jobs and the world braced for the expected recession to come. The response by governments and central banks was swift as both worked to deliver trillions of dollars of stimulus via their respective channels. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero and announced an unprecedented move for open-ended expansion of their balance sheet to support markets. The U.S. Government passed the largest economic relief bill in history, the CARES Act, worth over $2.2 trillion to try to protect paychecks and help fund businesses impacted by the virus.
The second quarter of 2020 was again a record setter as markets rallied and the S&P 500 Index posted the strongest quarterly gain since 1998. This also marked the first back-to-back decline and then rally of such magnitude since the 1930s. Investor optimism rose as COVID-19 trends moderated from their worst levels, raising the prospects for a snapback in the economic landscape. Massive amounts of fiscal and monetary stimulus began to be disbursed, helping drive a similar snapback to the markets. Despite dire unemployment numbers, consumer spending rebounded sharply as people spent their government stimulus checks. Individuals reemerged as reopening began across various states.
The third quarter saw equity markets climb once more, with the S&P 500 moving into positive territory for the year. Small caps remained challenged, still down nearly 8%, as navigating through the COVID-19 disruptions has been more difficult for smaller businesses. Interest rates were relatively unchanged, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond ending the quarter at 69 basis points, and credit spreads continued to tighten. The Federal Reserve continued to provide qualitative forward commentary around supporting markets with low rates and additional quantitative easing should it be needed. However, additional fiscal stimulus that had been hoped for now appeared to be delayed indefinitely amidst the emergence of the partisan debate over nominating a replacement to the Supreme Court. Volatility began to pick up in earnest in tandem with the election rhetoric on both sides of the aisle. The health of the consumer remained a key question for investors as consumer spending remained strong juxtaposed against the unemployment rate still above 8%. COVID-19 cases, which had spiked during the summer, have come down and remained elevated into the fall. Recovery and reopening efforts continued to progress, and with them, earnings estimates continued to rise from their troughs.
Among our stronger performing positions for the year were: Microsoft, Corp. (2.9% of net assets as of September 30, 2020), which develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide; Activision Blizzard, Inc. (2.1%), which together with its subsidiaries, develops and distributes content and services on video game consoles, personal computers, and mobile devices; and Apple, Inc. (1.9%), a designer and manufacturer of smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide.
Some of the weaker holdings in the portfolio included: Wells Fargo & Co. (1.8%), a diversified financial services company, provides banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions in the United States and internationally; EOG Resources, Inc. (0.9%), a crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with reserves in the U.S., Trinidad, and China; and Boeing (no longer held) which together with its subsidiaries designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems.
We appreciate your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | (1/2/87) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity Fund Class AAA | (4.32 | )% | 8.47% | 9.85% | 6.69% | 9.57% | ||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | 15.15 | 14.15 | 13.74 | 9.19 | 10.54(b) |
In the current prospectuses dated January 28, 2020, the expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.64%. See page 37 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2020. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.tetonadv.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.tetonadv.com. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
(b) | S&P 500 Index since inception performance is as of December 31, 1986. |
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN
THE EQUITY FUND CLASS AAA AND THE S&P 500 INDEX (Unaudited)
* | Past performance is not predictive of future results. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
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Balanced Fund (Unaudited)
For fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Westwood Balanced Fund was (0.2)% compared with total return of 8.0% and 12.3% for the Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index and the common balanced benchmark comprised of 60% S&P 500 Index and 40% of the Bloomberg Barclays Capital Government/Credit Bond Index, respectively. See the next page for additional performance information.
The Fund invests in a combination of equity and debt securities. The Fund is primarily equity-oriented, and uses a top-down approach in seeking to provide equity-like returns but with lower volatility than a fully invested equity portfolio. Westwood Management Corp., the Fund’s sub-adviser (the “Westwood Sub-Adviser”) will typically invest 30% to 70% of the Fund’s assets in equity securities and 70% to 30% in debt securities, and the balance of the Fund’s assets in cash or cash equivalents. The actual mix of assets will vary depending on the Westwood Sub-Adviser’s analysis of market and economic conditions.
The Fund invests in stocks of seasoned companies. Seasoned companies generally have market capitalizations of $1 billion or more and have been operating for at least three years. The Westwood Sub-Adviser chooses stocks of seasoned companies with proven records and above-average earnings growth potential. The Westwood Sub-Adviser has disciplines in place that serve as sell signals such as a security reaching a predetermined price target, a change to a company’s fundamentals that make the risk/reward profile unattractive, or a need to improve the overall risk/reward profile of the Fund.
The debt securities held by the Fund are investment grade securities of corporate and government issuers and commercial paper and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Investment grade debt securities are securities rated in one of the four highest ratings categories by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”). The Fund may invest in fixed income securities of any maturity.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign equity securities and in European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) or American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), including in those of companies located in emerging markets. The Fund may also invest in foreign debt securities.
Equity markets ended the fourth quarter 2019 in positive territory despite continued concerns over the ongoing trade dispute and future economic growth given the deterioration of economic data. The U.S. market outperformed international equities and large caps fared far better than small caps. GDP growth for the second quarter remained steady at 2%, though several economic indicators such as the ISM’s PMI for the manufacturing segment fell into contraction. Investors continue to look for additional clues regarding the health of the economy given the longevity of the business cycle. The Federal Reserve cut rates twice during the quarter, marking the first time for such actions in over a decade. The market remains optimistic regarding additional future rate cuts in order to help bolster the economy. Interest rates fell sharply during the quarter, notably the yield on the 10-year U.S. treasury declined to 1.66%, falling 34 basis points over increasing demand for safe-haven assets amidst the uncertainty.
The First quarter 2020 was one for the record books. After a strong start with improving corporate outlooks and an initial U.S.-China trade deal, however, markets took a nasty turn. The outbreak of COVID-19 swept across the globe, sending returns sharply negative, with much of the pain felt during March. The S&P 500 suffered the worst first quarter since 1928, while fixed income markets were equally battered, as both investment grade and high yield indices suffered their worst monthly sell-offs in history, down over 10 percent each. As governments around the world implemented quarantining and shelter-in-place orders to try and “flatten the curve”, the effect on business was overwhelming as many companies shut their doors with revenues falling to zero. Employees quickly found themselves without jobs and the world braced for the expected recession to come. The response by governments and central banks was swift as both worked to deliver trillions of dollars of stimulus via their respective channels. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero and announced an unprecedented move for open-ended expansion of their balance sheet to support markets. The U.S. Government passed the largest economic relief bill in history, the CARES Act, worth over $2.2 trillion dollars, to try to protect paychecks and help fund businesses impacted by the virus.
The second quarter 2020 was again a record-setter as markets rallied and the S&P 500 Index posted the strongest quarterly gain since 1998. This also marked the first time for a back-to-back decline and rally of such magnitude since the 1930s. Investors optimism rose as COVID-19 trends moderated from their worst levels, raising the prospects for a snapback in the economic landscape. Massive amounts of fiscal and monetary stimulus began to be disbursed, helping drive a similar snapback to the markets. Despite dire unemployment numbers, greater than 11 percent at present, consumer spending rebounded sharply as people spent their government stimulus checks. Individuals reemerged as reopening began across various states. However, as businesses started this process across the country, key states like Texas and Florida saw infection trends worsen. This raised the possibility of a second wave and remains front of mind for investors heading into the upcoming earnings season. Earnings growth estimates have begun to moderate their declines and improve on the margin, after falling sharply last quarter. The trajectory for future corporate profits will serve as a guide for markets going forward.
The third quarter saw equity markets climb once more, with the S&P 500 now with a positive return for the year. Small caps remained challenged, down nearly 8% still, as navigating through the COVID-19 disruptions has been more difficult for smaller businesses. Interest rates were relatively unchanged, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond relatively unchanged to end the quarter at 69 basis points and credit spreads have continued to tighten. The Federal Reserve continued to provide qualitative forward commentary around supporting markets with low rates and additional quantitative easing should it be needed. However, additional fiscal stimulus that had been hoped for now appears to be delayed indefinitely amidst the emergence of the partisan debate over nominating a replacement to the Supreme Court. Volatility has begun to pick up in earnest in tandem with the election rhetoric on both sides of the aisle. The health of the consumer remains a key question for investors as consumer spending has remained strong juxtaposed against the unemployment rate still above 8% with further increases expected as temporary furloughs become permanent. COVID cases, which had spiked during the summer, have come down and remain elevated into the fall. Recovery and reopening efforts continue to progress, and with them, earnings estimates have continued to rise from their troughs.
We appreciate your confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (10/1/91) | ||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund Class AAA | (0.17 | )% | 6.83% | 7.25% | 5.75% | 8.03% | ||||||||||||||
60% S&P 500 Index and 40% Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index (b) | 12.30 | 12.25 | 11.21 | 9.63 | 8.64 | |||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | 15.15 | 14.15 | 13.74 | 9.19 | 9.95(c) | |||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index | 8.03 | 4.66 | 3.87 | 4.63 | 5.82(c) |
In the current prospectuses dated January 28, 2020, the expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.37%. See page 38 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2020. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.tetonadv.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Teton Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser) reimbursed expenses in years prior to 1998 to limit the expense ratio. Had such limitation not been in place, returns would have been lower. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.tetonadv.com. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. The Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted index that tracks the performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated obligations. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
(b) | The Blended Index consists of a blend of 60% the S&P 500 Index and 40% Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index. (c) S&P 500 Index and Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index since inception performances are as of September 30, 1991. |
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BALANCED FUND CLASS AAA,
THE S&P 500 INDEX, AND A COMPOSITE OF 60% OF THE S&P 500 INDEX AND 40% OF
THE BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS GOVERNMENT/CREDIT BOND INDEX (Unaudited)
* | Past performance is not predictive of future results. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
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TETON Westwood Funds
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
For the Six Month Period from April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020
We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The Expense Table on page 14 illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:
Actual Fund Return: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return during the past six months, and the Expenses Paid During Period” shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid during this period.
Hypothetical 5% Return: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case – because the hypothetical return used is not the Fund’s actual return – the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. The “Annualized Expense Ratio” represents the actual expenses for the last six months and may be different from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights which is for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)
For the Six Month Period from April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020
Expense Table
Actual Fund Return | Hypothetical 5% Return | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | Annualized | Expenses | Beginning | Ending | Annualized | Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | Expense | Paid During | Account Value | Account Value | Expense | Paid During | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/01/20 | 09/30/20 | Ratio | Period* | 04/01/20 | 09/30/20 | Ratio | Period* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $1,233.20 | 1.44% | $ | 8.04 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.80 | 1.44% | $ | 7.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,231.70 | 1.69% | $ | 9.43 | $1,000.00 | $1,016.55 | 1.69% | $ | 8.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $1,228.90 | 2.19% | $ | 12.20 | $1,000.00 | $1,014.05 | 2.19% | $ | 11.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,234.90 | 1.19% | $ | 6.65 | $1,000.00 | $1,019.05 | 1.19% | $ | 6.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $1,257.10 | 1.25% | $ | 7.05 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.75 | 1.25% | $ | 6.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,255.40 | 1.50% | $ | 8.46 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.50 | 1.50% | $ | 7.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $1,251.60 | 2.00% | $ | 11.26 | $1,000.00 | $1,015.00 | 2.00% | $ | 10.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,259.00 | 1.00% | $ | 5.65 | $1,000.00 | $1,020.00 | 1.00% | $ | 5.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TETON Convertible Securities Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $1,260.70 | 1.15% | $ | 6.50 | $1,000.00 | $1,019.25 | 1.15% | $ | 5.81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,258.90 | 1.40% | $ | 7.91 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.00 | 1.40% | $ | 7.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $1,256.40 | 1.90% | $ | 10.72 | $1,000.00 | $1,015.50 | 1.90% | $ | 9.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,262.10 | 0.90% | $ | 5.09 | $1,000.00 | $1,020.50 | 0.90% | $ | 4.55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TETON Westwood Equity Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $1,184.90 | 1.61% | $ | 8.79 | $1,000.00 | $1,016.95 | 1.61% | $ | 8.12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,183.00 | 1.86% | $ | 10.15 | $1,000.00 | $1,015.70 | 1.86% | $ | 9.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $1,179.60 | 2.35% | $ | 12.81 | $1,000.00 | $1,013.25 | 2.35% | $ | 11.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,185.70 | 1.36% | $ | 7.43 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.20 | 1.36% | $ | 6.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $1,118.60 | 1.44% | $ | 7.63 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.80 | 1.44% | $ | 7.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,117.40 | 1.69% | $ | 8.95 | $1,000.00 | $1,016.55 | 1.69% | $ | 8.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $1,114.50 | 2.19% | $ | 11.58 | $1,000.00 | $1,014.05 | 2.19% | $ | 11.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,120.30 | 1.19% | $ | 6.31 | $1,000.00 | $1,019.05 | 1.19% | $ | 6.01 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (183 days), then divided by 366. |
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The following tables present portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of September 30, 2020:
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund |
Diversified Industrial | 11.7 | % | ||
Health Care | 9.7 | % | ||
Financial Services | 8.8 | % | ||
Aerospace and Defense | 7.4 | % | ||
Electronics | 4.5 | % | ||
Machinery | 4.7 | % | ||
Equipment and Supplies | 4.4 | % | ||
Real Estate | 4.3 | % | ||
Hotels and Gaming | 3.4 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 3.3 | % | ||
Building and Construction | 3.2 | % | ||
Computer Software and Services | 2.8 | % | ||
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles | 2.7 | % | ||
Business Services | 2.7 | % | ||
Specialty Chemicals | 2.6 | % | ||
Aviation: Parts and Services | 2.2 | % | ||
Food and Beverage | 2.2 | % | ||
Restaurants | 2.1 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Water | 2.0 | % | ||
Retail | 1.8 | % | ||
Automotive | 1.6 | % | ||
Publishing | 1.5 | % | ||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories | 1.4 | % | ||
Broadcasting | 1.2 | % |
Miscellaneous | 1.1 | % | ||
Environmental Control | 1.0 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 1.0 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 1.0 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas | 0.9 | % | ||
Agriculture | 0.8 | % | ||
Communications Equipment | 0.4 | % | ||
Semiconductors | 0.4 | % | ||
Entertainment | 0.4 | % | ||
Paper and Forest Products | 0.3 | % | ||
Communications | 0.2 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 0.2 | % | ||
Metals and Mining | 0.2 | % | ||
Closed-End Funds | 0.1 | % | ||
Educational Services | 0.1 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities | 0.1 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Services | 0.0 | %* | ||
Transportation | 0.0 | %* | ||
Airlines | 0.0 | %* | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | (0.4 | )% | ||
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TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund |
Banking | 16.0 | % | ||
Semiconductors | 10.1 | % | ||
Health Care | 7.9 | % | ||
Computer Software and Services | 7.8 | % | ||
Electronics | 6.1 | % | ||
Specialty Chemicals | 5.8 | % | ||
Business Services | 5.3 | % | ||
Communications Equipment | 4.9 | % | ||
Retail | 4.6 | % | ||
Financial Services | 4.4 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 4.2 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities | 3.1 | % | ||
Automotive | 2.9 | % | ||
Aviation: Parts and Services | 2.5 | % | ||
Building and Construction | 2.5 | % |
Consumer Products | 2.4 | % | ||
Diversified Industrial | 2.4 | % | ||
Transportation | 2.1 | % | ||
Environmental Control | 1.7 | % | ||
Machinery | 1.6 | % | ||
Equipment and Supplies | 1.3 | % | ||
Broadcasting | 1.2 | % | ||
Real Estate | 0.8 | % | ||
Materials | 0.5 | % | ||
Aerospace | 0.4 | % | ||
Communications | 0.3 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | (2.8 | )% | ||
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TETON Convertible Securities Fund |
Computer Software and Services | 27.8 | % | ||
Health Care | 16.7 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 7.6 | % | ||
Financial Services | 6.9 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Integrated | 5.8 | % | ||
Security Software | 5.1 | % | ||
Semiconductors | 4.7 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 4.2 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 3.7 | % | ||
Diversified Industrial | 2.6 | % | ||
Business Services | 2.6 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 2.1 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Services | 1.7 | % | ||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories | 1.7 | % | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts | 1.5 | % | ||
Airlines | 1.3 | % |
Cable and Satellite | 1.2 | % | ||
Transportation | 1.2 | % | ||
Equipment and Supplies | 1.0 | % | ||
Communications Equipment | 0.7 | % | ||
Aerospace and Defense | 0.6 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Water | 0.4 | % | ||
Aviation: Parts and Services | 0.4 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | (1.5 | )% | ||
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) (Continued)
TETON Westwood Equity Fund
Computer Software and Services | 15.1 | % | ||
Health Care | 13.7 | % | ||
Retail | 10.2 | % | ||
Diversified Industrial | 7.6 | % | ||
Financial Services | 7.5 | % | ||
Banking | 7.0 | % | ||
Energy: Integrated | 6.2 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 4.7 | % | ||
Food and Beverage | 4.1 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 4.1 | % | ||
Real Estate | 4.0 | % | ||
Broadcasting | 3.2 | % |
Electronics | 2.6 | % | ||
Transportation | 2.4 | % | ||
Entertainment | 2.0 | % | ||
Business Services | 2.0 | % | ||
Aerospace | 1.7 | % | ||
Energy: Oil | 1.0 | % | ||
Energy and Energy Services | 0.9 | % | ||
Other Investment Companies | 0.1 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | (0.1 | )% | ||
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Health Care | 13.7 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 12.3 | % | ||
Computer Software and Services | 9.0 | % | ||
Banking | 8.3 | % | ||
Financial Services | 7.2 | % | ||
Retail | 6.8 | % | ||
Diversified Industrial | 6.7 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 4.6 | % | ||
Energy: Integrated | 4.3 | % | ||
Transportation | 3.5 | % | ||
Food and Beverage | 3.5 | % | ||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 3.4 | % |
Real Estate | 3.1 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 2.5 | % | ||
Energy: Oil | 2.4 | % | ||
Broadcasting | 1.9 | % | ||
Entertainment | 1.6 | % | ||
Electronics | 1.6 | % | ||
Business Services | 1.4 | % | ||
Aerospace | 1.2 | % | ||
Energy and Energy Services | 0.6 | % | ||
Short Term Investment | 0.4 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | (0.0 | )%* | ||
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TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS* — 98.2% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 7.4% |
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845,640 | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings | |||||||||||
Inc.† | $ | 4,265,449 | $ | 33,732,580 | ||||||||
90,540 | Allied Motion Technologies | |||||||||||
Inc | 3,270,610 | 3,737,491 | ||||||||||
287,000 | Various Securities | 2,958,350 | 3,137,396 | |||||||||
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10,494,409 | 40,607,467 | |||||||||||
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Agriculture — 0.8% | ||||||||||||
223,000 | Limoneira Co. | 4,225,368 | 3,188,900 | |||||||||
486,215 | Various Securities | 1,814,246 | 1,322,509 | |||||||||
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6,039,614 | 4,511,409 | |||||||||||
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Airlines — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
225,000 | Various Securities | 173 | 6,750 | |||||||||
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Automotive — 1.6% | ||||||||||||
75,005 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B | 1,362,651 | 3,322,722 | |||||||||
151,605 | Various Securities | 1,305,972 | 5,588,997 | |||||||||
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2,668,623 | 8,911,719 | |||||||||||
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Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.3% |
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520,278 | Various Securities | 5,648,082 | 6,969,020 | |||||||||
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Aviation: Parts and Services — 2.2% |
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184,040 | Ducommun Inc.† | 4,617,805 | 6,058,597 | |||||||||
149,200 | Kaman Corp. | 3,878,938 | 5,814,324 | |||||||||
37,396 | Various Securities | 228,168 | 289,414 | |||||||||
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8,724,911 | 12,162,335 | |||||||||||
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Broadcasting — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
241,120 | Gray Television Inc.† | 265,142 | 3,320,222 | |||||||||
1,273,908 | Various Securities | 5,464,098 | 3,253,243 | |||||||||
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5,729,240 | 6,573,465 | |||||||||||
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Building and Construction — 3.2% |
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104,000 | Gibraltar Industries Inc.† | 2,474,969 | 6,774,560 | |||||||||
96,470 | MYR Group Inc.† | 2,163,507 | 3,586,755 | |||||||||
98,300 | The Monarch Cement Co. | 2,613,163 | 5,593,270 | |||||||||
517,500 | Various Securities | 884,576 | 1,480,075 | |||||||||
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8,136,215 | 17,434,660 | |||||||||||
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Business Services — 2.7% | ||||||||||||
28,792 | Trans-Lux Corp.†(a)(b)(c) | 25,123 | 5,758 | |||||||||
2,366,208 | Trans-Lux Corp.†(c) | 1,265,462 | 473,242 | |||||||||
1,268,360 | Various Securities | 12,071,614 | 14,026,308 | |||||||||
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13,362,199 | 14,505,308 | |||||||||||
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Communications — 0.2% | ||||||||||||
91,000 | Various Securities | 1,559,682 | 1,274,000 | |||||||||
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Communications Equipment — 0.4% |
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607,000 | Various Securities | 3,483,317 | 2,373,735 | |||||||||
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Computer Software and Services — 2.8% |
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48,000 | Cardlytics Inc.† | 616,452 | 3,387,360 | |||||||||
1,619,821 | Various Securities | 8,362,064 | 12,058,334 | |||||||||
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8,978,516 | 15,445,694 | |||||||||||
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Consumer Products — 3.3% | ||||||||||||
482,500 | Marine Products Corp. | 3,344,025 | 7,546,300 | |||||||||
3,896,142 | Various Securities | 8,643,288 | 10,575,017 | |||||||||
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11,987,313 | 18,121,317 | |||||||||||
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Consumer Services — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
123,000 | 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Cl. A† . | 303,657 | 3,067,620 | |||||||||
151,800 | Various Securities | 1,723,710 | 2,125,692 | |||||||||
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2,027,367 | 5,193,312 | |||||||||||
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Diversified Industrial — 11.7% | ||||||||||||
236,000 | Burnham Holdings Inc., | |||||||||||
Cl. A(c) | 3,695,253 | 2,743,500 | ||||||||||
48,078 | Chase Corp. | 734,849 | 4,586,641 |
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
96,360 | Columbus McKinnon Corp. | $ | 1,557,464 | $ | 3,189,516 | |||||||
448,313 | Griffon Corp. | 4,912,186 | 8,760,036 | |||||||||
33,000 | John Bean Technologies Corp. | 949,283 | 3,032,370 | |||||||||
268,502 | Lawson Products Inc.† | 3,971,417 | 11,016,637 | |||||||||
823,870 | Myers Industries Inc. | 12,915,179 | 10,899,800 | |||||||||
184,001 | Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | 3,897,701 | 2,956,896 | |||||||||
428,000 | Tredegar Corp. | 6,971,792 | 6,364,360 | |||||||||
834,970 | Various Securities | 10,252,294 | 10,493,239 | |||||||||
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49,857,418 | 64,042,995 | |||||||||||
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Educational Services — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
96,000 | Various Securities | 293,422 | 487,680 | |||||||||
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Electronics — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
153,800 | Bel Fuse Inc., Cl. A(c) | 2,847,185 | 1,714,870 | |||||||||
299,500 | CTS Corp. | 2,562,872 | 6,597,985 | |||||||||
594,000 | Schmitt Industries Inc.†(c) | 1,343,315 | 3,065,040 | |||||||||
142,870 | Ultra Clean Holdings† | 402,950 | 3,065,990 | |||||||||
526,122 | Various Securities | 5,093,010 | 9,880,039 | |||||||||
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12,249,332 | 24,323,924 | |||||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.9% |
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821,744 | Various Securities | 2,085,784 | 4,921,447 | |||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0% |
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91,500 | Various Securities | 196,593 | 249,300 | |||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Water — 2.0% |
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66,304 | SJW Group | 1,695,108 | 4,035,261 | |||||||||
235,366 | Various Securities | 3,535,712 | 6,831,396 | |||||||||
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5,230,820 | 10,866,657 | |||||||||||
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Entertainment — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
849,362 | Various Securities | 2,195,252 | 2,225,775 | |||||||||
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Environmental Control — 1.0% |
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95,000 | Casella Waste Systems Inc., | |||||||||||
Cl. A† | 379,154 | 5,305,750 | ||||||||||
19,894 | Various Securities | 183,903 | 282,495 | |||||||||
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563,057 | 5,588,245 | |||||||||||
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Equipment and Supplies — 4.4% |
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145,000 | Federal Signal Corp. | 844,876 | 4,241,250 | |||||||||
333,000 | The Eastern Co.(c) | 6,171,741 | 6,500,160 | |||||||||
845,724 | Various Securities | 10,824,030 | 13,508,838 | |||||||||
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17,840,647 | 24,250,248 | |||||||||||
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Financial Services — 8.2% | ||||||||||||
1,120 | Farmers & Merchants Bank of | |||||||||||
Long Beach | 6,157,165 | 6,829,760 | ||||||||||
403,300 | Flushing Financial Corp. | 6,409,027 | 4,242,716 | |||||||||
10 | Guaranty Corp., Cl. A†(d) | 137,500 | 138,000 | |||||||||
89,800 | KKR & Co. Inc. | 12,530 | 3,083,732 | |||||||||
2,424,602 | Various Securities | 33,502,743 | 30,328,851 | |||||||||
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46,218,965 | 44,623,059 | |||||||||||
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Food and Beverage — 2.2% | ||||||||||||
51,500 | Calavo Growers Inc | 1,564,758 | 3,412,905 | |||||||||
1,379,891 | Various Securities | 10,370,365 | 8,500,385 | |||||||||
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11,935,123 | 11,913,290 | |||||||||||
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Health Care — 9.7% | ||||||||||||
102,870 | BioTelemetry Inc.† | 635,609 | 4,688,815 | |||||||||
103,660 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc.† | 1,796,018 | 4,079,021 | |||||||||
341,940 | Cutera Inc.† | 5,024,477 | 6,486,602 | |||||||||
276,248 | InfuSystem Holdings Inc.† | 691,483 | 3,541,499 | |||||||||
113,500 | Neogen Corp.† | 332,570 | 8,881,375 | |||||||||
79,934 | SurModics Inc.† | 1,611,259 | 3,110,232 | |||||||||
2,000 | Targanta Therapeutics Corp., | |||||||||||
Escrow†(d) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1,042,313 | Various Securities | 9,346,377 | 22,492,368 | |||||||||
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19,437,793 | 53,279,912 | |||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
17 |
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS* (Continued) |
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Hotels and Gaming — 3.4% | ||||||||||||
609,210 | Golden Entertainment Inc.† | $ | 6,384,789 | $ | 8,425,374 | |||||||
1,765,704 | Various Securities | 8,513,616 | 10,211,963 | |||||||||
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14,898,405 | 18,637,337 | |||||||||||
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Machinery — 4.7% | ||||||||||||
271,000 | Astec Industries Inc. | 9,388,546 | 14,701,750 | |||||||||
492,000 | Gencor Industries Inc.† | 3,160,970 | 5,426,760 | |||||||||
36,900 | The Middleby Corp.† | 379,554 | 3,310,299 | |||||||||
58,230 | Various Securities | 1,300,921 | 2,347,280 | |||||||||
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14,229,991 | 25,786,089 | |||||||||||
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Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 2.7% |
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30,400 | Cavco Industries Inc.† | 1,921,920 | 5,481,424 | |||||||||
175,250 | Nobility Homes Inc. | 2,038,510 | 4,030,750 | |||||||||
144,000 | Various Securities | 1,216,774 | 5,037,630 | |||||||||
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5,177,204 | 14,549,804 | |||||||||||
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Metals and Mining — 0.2% | ||||||||||||
495,000 | Various Securities | 1,095,003 | 878,493 | |||||||||
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Paper and Forest Products — 0.3% |
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26,550 | Various Securities | 2,236,246 | 1,765,575 | |||||||||
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Publishing — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
693,600 | The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A | 3,619,687 | 7,934,784 | |||||||||
129,500 | Various Securities | 349,452 | 228,970 | |||||||||
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3,969,139 | 8,163,754 | |||||||||||
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Real Estate — 4.3% | ||||||||||||
269,550 | Griffin Industrial Realty Inc.(c) | 7,752,301 | 14,407,447 | |||||||||
2,508 | Royalty LLC†(d) | 0 | 255 | |||||||||
1,390,548 | Various Securities | 11,552,454 | 9,041,269 | |||||||||
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19,304,755 | 23,448,971 | |||||||||||
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Restaurants — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
217,034 | Nathan’s Famous Inc.(c) | 3,081,947 | 11,122,993 | |||||||||
43,000 | Various Securities | 133,104 | 430,000 | |||||||||
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3,215,051 | 11,552,993 | |||||||||||
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Retail — 1.8% | ||||||||||||
118,674 | Village Super Market Inc., | |||||||||||
Cl. A | 3,145,940 | 2,920,567 | ||||||||||
360,040 | Various Securities | 5,624,310 | 6,659,826 | |||||||||
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8,770,250 | 9,580,393 | |||||||||||
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Semiconductors — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
30,000 | Various Securities | 140,934 | 2,230,200 | |||||||||
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Specialty Chemicals — 2.6% |
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832,360 | Ferro Corp.† | 3,515,594 | 10,321,264 | |||||||||
408,094 | Various Securities | 3,421,858 | 4,144,290 | |||||||||
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6,937,452 | 14,465,554 | |||||||||||
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Telecommunications — 1.0% |
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906,550 | Various Securities | 5,209,625 | 5,398,863 | |||||||||
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Transportation — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
4,800 | Various Securities | 95,199 | 42,144 | |||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS . | 342,223,121 | 537,362,893 | ||||||||||
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CLOSED-END FUNDS* — 0.1% |
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88,100 | Various Securities | 742,748 | 688,061 | |||||||||
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PREFERRED STOCKS* — 0.7% |
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Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.1% |
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22,300 | Various Securities | 60,910 | 769,732 | |||||||||
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Financial Services — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
169,000 | Steel Partners Holdings LP | |||||||||||
Ser. A, 6.000% | 4,632,400 | 3,217,760 | ||||||||||
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TOTAL PREFERRED | ||||||||||||
STOCKS | 4,693,310 | 3,987,492 | ||||||||||
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Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS* — 0.0% |
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Food and Beverage — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
500 | Various Securities | $ | 7,625 | $ | 17,865 | |||||||
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MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES* (e) — 0.1% |
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Energy and Utilities — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
15,095 | Various Securities | 313,221 | 332,090 | |||||||||
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RIGHTS* — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Entertainment — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
550,000 | Media General Inc., CVR†(d) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
8,000 | Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc., | |||||||||||
CVR†(d) | 0 | 3,978 | ||||||||||
200,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | |||||||||||
Ltd., CCCP, | ||||||||||||
expire 02/20/23†(d) | 103,591 | 0 | ||||||||||
40,000 | Various Securities | 0 | 400 | |||||||||
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103,591 | 4,378 | |||||||||||
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TOTAL RIGHTS | 103,592 | 4,379 | ||||||||||
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WARRANTS* — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Business Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
1 | Various Securities | 0 | 652 | |||||||||
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Diversified Industrial — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
47,000 | Various Securities | 32,110 | 17,390 | |||||||||
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Energy and Utilities — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
86 | Key Energy Services Inc., | |||||||||||
expire 12/15/20†(d) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
86 | Key Energy Services Inc., | |||||||||||
expire 12/15/21†(d) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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0 | 0 | |||||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.0% |
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144 | Various Securities | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0% |
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7,627 | Various Securities | 0 | 991 | |||||||||
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Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
17,474 | Various Securities | 15,533 | 5,568 | |||||||||
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TOTAL WARRANTS | 47,643 | 24,601 | ||||||||||
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U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS* — 0.2% |
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995,000 | Various Securities | 994,791 | 994,791 | |||||||||
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TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS — 1.1%(f) | 5,279,418 | 5,880,565 | ||||||||||
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TOTAL | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS — 100.4% | $ | 354,405,469 | 549,292,737 | |||||||||
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Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (0.4)% |
| (2,238,076 | ) | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 547,054,661 | ||||||||||
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This Summary Schedule of Investments does not reflect the complete portfolio holdings of the Fund. It includes the Fund’s 50 largest holdings, each investment of any issuer that exceeds 1% of the Fund’s net assets, and affiliated or Level 3 securities, if any.
* | “Various Securities” consist of issuers not identified as a top 50 holding, issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in the aggregate, any issuers that are not affiliated or level 3 securities, if any, as of September 30, 2020. The complete Schedule of Investments is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); and (ii) on the SEC’S website at http://www.sec.gov. |
(a) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
18 |
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
(b) | At September 30, 2020, the Fund held an investment in a restricted and illiquid security amounting to $5,758 or 0.00% of net assets., which was valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows: |
Acquisition | Issuer | Acquisition | Acquisition | 09/30/20 Carrying | ||||||||
06/01/09- | ||||||||||||
28,792 | Trans-Lux Corp. | 09/25/18 | $25,123 | 0.2000 |
(c) | Security considered an affiliated holding because the Fund owns at least 5% of its outstanding shares. |
(d) | Security is valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(e) | Mandatory convertible securities are required to be converted on the dates listed; they generally may be converted prior to these dates at the option of the holder. |
(f) | Represents previously undisclosed, unrestricted securities which the Fund has held for less than one year. |
† | Non-income producing security. |
CCCP | Contingent Cash Consideration Payment |
CVR | Contingent Value Right |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
19 |
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS —98.6% |
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Aerospace — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
3,600 | Hexcel Corp. | $ | 109,475 | $ | 120,780 | |||||||
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Automotive — 2.9% | ||||||||||||
10,500 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. A | 290,875 | 530,670 | |||||||||
5,800 | Winnebago Industries Inc. | 142,855 | 299,686 | |||||||||
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433,730 | 830,356 | |||||||||||
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Aviation: Parts and Services — 2.5% |
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38,100 | AAR Corp. | 871,845 | 716,280 | |||||||||
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Banking — 16.0% | ||||||||||||
22,600 | Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc.† | 410,019 | 256,510 | |||||||||
9,433 | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | 223,128 | 201,583 | |||||||||
12,900 | Banc of California Inc. | 237,602 | 130,548 | |||||||||
2,600 | BankUnited Inc. | 78,534 | 56,966 | |||||||||
8,400 | Columbia Banking System Inc. | 257,223 | 200,340 | |||||||||
3,200 | Financial Institutions Inc. | 56,688 | 49,280 | |||||||||
31,400 | First Foundation Inc. | 484,589 | 410,398 | |||||||||
9,300 | Glacier Bancorp Inc. | 175,557 | 298,065 | |||||||||
36,450 | Investors Bancorp Inc. | 405,191 | 264,627 | |||||||||
6,500 | Live Oak Bancshares Inc. | 114,239 | 164,645 | |||||||||
17,350 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 377,333 | 237,522 | |||||||||
17,350 | OFG Bancorp | 174,937 | 216,181 | |||||||||
10,900 | Old National Bancorp | 154,094 | 136,904 | |||||||||
2,921 | South State Corp. | 217,982 | 140,646 | |||||||||
20,806 | Sterling Bancorp | 251,944 | 218,879 | |||||||||
22,200 | TrustCo Bank Corp. | 147,725 | 115,884 | |||||||||
19,050 | Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 280,046 | 202,311 | |||||||||
42,520 | Valley National Bancorp | 389,008 | 291,262 | |||||||||
30,100 | Veritex Holdings Inc. | 711,632 | 512,603 | |||||||||
14,000 | Washington Federal Inc. | 300,174 | 292,040 | |||||||||
4,700 | Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. | 125,134 | 144,102 | |||||||||
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5,572,779 | 4,541,296 | |||||||||||
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Broadcasting — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
11,800 | Chicken Soup For The Soul | |||||||||||
Entertainment Inc.† | 120,542 | 170,274 | ||||||||||
20,600 | Hemisphere Media Group Inc.† | 233,454 | 179,014 | |||||||||
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353,996 | 349,288 | |||||||||||
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Building and Construction — 2.5% | ||||||||||||
5,500 | EMCOR Group Inc. | 262,514 | 372,405 | |||||||||
8,800 | MYR Group Inc.† | 153,563 | 327,184 | |||||||||
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416,077 | 699,589 | |||||||||||
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Business Services — 5.3% | ||||||||||||
19,300 | ABM Industries Inc. | 599,682 | 707,538 | |||||||||
3,150 | FTI Consulting Inc.† | 108,347 | 333,806 | |||||||||
3,900 | Heidrick & Struggles International | |||||||||||
Inc. | 83,172 | 76,635 | ||||||||||
6,600 | McGrath RentCorp. | 233,379 | 393,294 | |||||||||
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1,024,580 | 1,511,273 | |||||||||||
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Communications — 0.3% | ||||||||||||
6,800 | Meredith Corp. | 248,596 | 89,216 | |||||||||
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Communications Equipment — 4.9% |
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80,800 | Extreme Networks Inc.† | 526,578 | 324,816 | |||||||||
114,700 | Infinera Corp.† | 777,532 | 706,552 | |||||||||
4,822 | Lumentum Holdings Inc.† | 206,432 | 362,277 | |||||||||
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1,510,542 | 1,393,645 | |||||||||||
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Computer Software and Services — 7.8% |
| |||||||||||
7,600 | Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.† | 208,794 | 320,416 | |||||||||
19,800 | Cloudera Inc.† | 110,837 | 215,622 | |||||||||
39,800 | NetScout Systems Inc.† | 918,746 | 868,834 | |||||||||
16,300 | Progress Software Corp. | 398,949 | 597,884 | |||||||||
8,600 | Teradata Corp.† | 201,129 | 195,220 | |||||||||
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1,838,455 | 2,197,976 | |||||||||||
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Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
Consumer Products — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
18,800 | Hanesbrands Inc. | $ | 335,304 | $ | 296,100 | |||||||
1,100 | iRobot Corp.† | 48,561 | 83,490 | |||||||||
3,900 | KAR Auction Services Inc. | 55,462 | 56,160 | |||||||||
6,100 | Oxford Industries Inc. | 374,592 | 246,196 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
813,919 | 681,946 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
4,900 | Kennametal Inc. | 123,933 | 141,806 | |||||||||
26,900 | Steelcase Inc., Cl. A | 367,773 | 271,959 | |||||||||
17,700 | Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.† | 137,696 | 250,632 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
629,402 | 664,397 | |||||||||||
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Electronics — 6.1% | ||||||||||||
12,500 | Advanced Energy Industries Inc.† | 577,077 | 786,750 | |||||||||
7,500 | FARO Technologies Inc.† | 265,796 | 457,350 | |||||||||
10,500 | Plantronics Inc. | 396,593 | 124,320 | |||||||||
25,700 | TTM Technologies Inc.† | 299,653 | 293,237 | |||||||||
900 | Woodward Inc. | 55,787 | 72,144 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
1,594,906 | 1,733,801 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Energy and Utilities — 3.1% | ||||||||||||
10,800 | ChampionX Corp.† | 324,435 | 86,292 | |||||||||
32,700 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Cl. A† | 316,481 | 169,059 | |||||||||
8,700 | Matador Resources Co.† | 171,926 | 71,862 | |||||||||
16,100 | Oceaneering International Inc.† | 57,698 | 56,672 | |||||||||
26,600 | Parsley Energy Inc., Cl. A | 413,988 | 248,976 | |||||||||
88,300 | Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. | 255,108 | 251,655 | |||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||||
1,539,636 | 884,516 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Environmental Control — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
22,600 | Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.† . | 212,104 | 479,572 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
Equipment and Supplies — 1.3% | ||||||||||||
8,300 | CIRCOR International Inc.† | 345,183 | 227,005 | |||||||||
5,300 | Flowserve Corp. | 148,680 | 144,637 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
493,863 | 371,642 | |||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Financial Services — 4.4% | ||||||||||||
22,600 | Boston Private Financial Holdings | |||||||||||
Inc. | 184,257 | 124,752 | ||||||||||
11,900 | Brown & Brown Inc. | 190,567 | 538,713 | |||||||||
3,900 | Mercury General Corp. | 150,659 | 161,343 | |||||||||
6,400 | ProAssurance Corp. | 180,289 | 100,096 | |||||||||
6,500 | Stifel Financial Corp. | 262,650 | 328,640 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
968,422 | 1,253,544 | |||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Health Care — 7.9% | ||||||||||||
4,100 | AMN Healthcare Services Inc.† | 193,504 | 239,686 | |||||||||
1,780 | ICU Medical Inc.† | 129,303 | 325,313 | |||||||||
7,600 | Natus Medical Inc.† | 195,386 | 130,188 | |||||||||
5,850 | Omnicell Inc.† | 153,889 | 436,761 | |||||||||
38,500 | Patterson Cos. Inc. | 683,225 | 928,043 | |||||||||
9,000 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.† | 223,304 | 187,560 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,578,611 | 2,247,551 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Machinery — 1.6% | ||||||||||||
42,300 | Mueller Water Products Inc., Cl. A . | 471,820 | 439,497 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Materials — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
4,700 | Avient Corp. | 137,107 | 124,362 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Real Estate — 0.8% | ||||||||||||
4,000 | Alpine Income Property Trust Inc., | |||||||||||
REIT | 73,305 | 62,200 | ||||||||||
8,500 | CareTrust REIT Inc. | 179,313 | 151,257 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
252,618 | 213,457 | |||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
20 |
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
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Retail — 4.6% | ||||||||||||
13,350 | American Eagle Outfitters Inc. | $ | 133,184 | $ | 197,713 | |||||||
43,100 | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 718,096 | 583,574 | |||||||||
2,300 | Penske Automotive Group Inc. | 88,271 | 109,618 | |||||||||
12,200 | The Hain Celestial Group Inc.† | 220,155 | 418,460 | |||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||||
1,159,706 | 1,309,365 | |||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Semiconductors — 10.1% | ||||||||||||
1,100 | Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | 64,881 | 157,091 | |||||||||
10,700 | Entegris Inc. | 211,776 | 795,438 | |||||||||
19,100 | FormFactor Inc.† | 224,975 | 476,163 | |||||||||
14,200 | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 204,241 | 563,740 | |||||||||
7,500 | nLight Inc.† | 89,002 | 176,100 | |||||||||
23,500 | Onto Innovation Inc.† | 718,192 | 699,830 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
1,513,067 | 2,868,362 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Specialty Chemicals — 5.8% | ||||||||||||
26,700 | Darling Ingredients Inc.† | 475,935 | 962,001 | |||||||||
44,700 | Ferro Corp.† | 606,583 | 554,280 | |||||||||
2,700 | Minerals Technologies Inc. | 85,384 | 137,970 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
1,167,902 | 1,654,251 | |||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Transportation — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
19,900 | The Greenbrier Companies Inc. | 463,293 | 585,060 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 25,376,451 | 27,961,022 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Principal | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 4.2% |
| |||||||||||
$1,180,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, | |||||||||||
0.100%††, 11/27/20 | $ | 1,179,814 | $ | 1,179,841 | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.8% | $ | 26,556,265 | 29,140,863 | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (2.8)% |
| (790,664 | ) | |||||||||
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| |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 28,350,199 | ||||||||||
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|
† | Non-income producing security. |
†† | Represents annualized yield at date of purchase. |
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
21 |
TETON Convertible Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2020
Principal | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 76.2% |
| |||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 0.6% |
| |||||||||||
$ 250,000 | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc., | $ | 252,578 | $ | 397,656 | |||||||
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| |||||||||
Airlines — 1.3% | ||||||||||||
720,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., | 743,394 | 943,200 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
Aviation: Parts and Services — 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
300,000 | Kaman Corp., | 303,294 | 298,719 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
Business Services — 2.6% | ||||||||||||
480,000 | 2U Inc., | 474,217 | 691,328 | |||||||||
1,100,000 | Perficient Inc., | |||||||||||
1.250%, 08/01/25(a) | 1,100,000 | 1,173,208 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,574,217 | 1,864,536 | |||||||||||
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|
| |||||||||
Cable and Satellite — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
950,000 | DISH Network Corp., | |||||||||||
3.375%, 08/15/26 | 868,685 | 874,472 | ||||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.7% |
| |||||||||||
500,000 | Lumentum Holdings Inc., Ser. | |||||||||||
QIB, 0.500%, 12/15/26(a) | 524,805 | 533,404 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 27.8% |
| |||||||||||
500,000 | Bandwidth Inc., | |||||||||||
0.250%, 03/01/26(a) | 505,730 | 1,001,018 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Blackline Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 08/01/24 | 500,965 | 690,241 | ||||||||||
730,000 | Cardlytics Inc., | |||||||||||
1.000%, 09/15/25(a) | 766,390 | 800,246 | ||||||||||
245,000 | Cloudflare Inc., | |||||||||||
0.750%, 05/15/25(a) | 245,000 | 331,081 | ||||||||||
140,000 | Coupa Software Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 06/15/25 | 141,269 | 255,763 | ||||||||||
0.375%, 06/15/26(a) | 463,751 | 550,153 | ||||||||||
1,000,000 | CSG Systems International Inc., |
| ||||||||||
4.250%, 03/15/36(a) | 1,051,096 | 1,040,109 | ||||||||||
370,000 | Datadog Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 06/15/25(a) | 378,290 | 490,250 | ||||||||||
960,000 | Everbridge Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 12/15/24(a) | 975,030 | 1,277,054 | ||||||||||
185,000 | HubSpot Inc., | |||||||||||
0.375%, 06/01/25(a) | 191,420 | 235,439 | ||||||||||
1,250,000 | i3 Verticals LLC, | |||||||||||
1.000%, 02/15/25(a) | 1,203,744 | 1,095,284 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Limelight Networks Inc., | |||||||||||
3.500%, 08/01/25(a) | 511,380 | 506,660 | ||||||||||
690,000 | LivePerson Inc., | |||||||||||
0.750%, 03/01/24 | 673,893 | 1,046,213 | ||||||||||
750,000 | Match Group Financeco 3 Inc., |
| ||||||||||
2.000%, 01/15/30(a) | 751,765 | 1,141,833 | ||||||||||
180,000 | Medallia Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 09/15/25(a) | 180,000 | 181,492 | ||||||||||
400,000 | MercadoLibre Inc., | |||||||||||
2.000%, 08/15/28 | 392,506 | 1,008,100 | ||||||||||
205,000 | Nice Systems Inc., | |||||||||||
1.250%, 01/15/24 | 213,183 | 557,790 | ||||||||||
1,250,000 | PAR Technology Corp., | |||||||||||
2.875%, 04/15/26(a) | 1,137,523 | 1,501,650 |
Principal | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
$1,220,000 | Pluralsight Inc., | |||||||||||
0.375%, 03/01/24 | $ | 1,077,605 | $ | 1,083,360 | ||||||||
250,000 | PROS Holdings Inc., | |||||||||||
1.000%, 05/15/24(a) | 224,169 | 218,465 | ||||||||||
2.250%, 09/15/27(a) | 465,000 | 474,489 | ||||||||||
750,000 | Q2 Holdings Inc., | |||||||||||
0.750%, 06/01/26 | 798,814 | 922,395 | ||||||||||
500,000 | RealPage Inc., | |||||||||||
1.500%, 05/15/25 | 539,432 | 516,875 | ||||||||||
400,000 | Splunk Inc., | |||||||||||
1.125%, 09/15/25 | 406,229 | 578,292 | ||||||||||
1.125%, 06/15/27(a) | 247,391 | 264,829 | ||||||||||
365,000 | Varonis Systems Inc., | |||||||||||
1.250%, 08/15/25(a) | 368,975 | 520,968 | ||||||||||
800,000 | Vocera Communications Inc., | |||||||||||
1.500%, 05/15/23 | 840,658 | 895,500 | ||||||||||
1,000,000 | Workiva Inc., | |||||||||||
1.125%, 08/15/26 | 954,725 | 1,001,063 | ||||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||||
16,205,933 | 20,186,612 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Consumer Products — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
365,000 | Farfetch Ltd., | |||||||||||
3.750%, 05/01/27(a) | 374,246 | 668,794 | ||||||||||
365,000 | National Vision Holdings Inc., | |||||||||||
2.500%, 05/15/25(a) | 369,540 | 520,125 | ||||||||||
245,000 | Under Armour Inc., | |||||||||||
1.500%, 06/01/24(a) | 245,000 | 307,391 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
988,786 | 1,496,310 | |||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Consumer Services — 3.7% | ||||||||||||
180,000 | Callaway Golf Co., | |||||||||||
2.750%, 05/01/26(a) | 181,042 | 245,310 | ||||||||||
490,000 | Chegg Inc., | |||||||||||
Zero Coupon, 09/01/26(a) | 497,007 | 490,735 | ||||||||||
600,000 | K12 Inc., | |||||||||||
1.125%, 09/01/27(a) | 553,500 | 503,357 | ||||||||||
245,000 | NCL Corp. Ltd., | |||||||||||
6.000%, 05/15/24(a) | 251,542 | 359,602 | ||||||||||
5.375%, 08/01/25(a) | 255,742 | 293,919 | ||||||||||
155,000 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., | |||||||||||
4.250%, 06/15/23(a) | 174,576 | 181,650 | ||||||||||
245,000 | Shopify Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 11/01/25 | 245,000 | 274,660 | ||||||||||
355,000 | Wayfair Inc., | |||||||||||
0.625%, 10/01/25(a) | 362,198 | 362,876 | ||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
2,520,607 | 2,712,109 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 1.3% | ||||||||||||
600,000 | Chart Industries Inc., | |||||||||||
1.000%, 11/15/24(a) | 622,141 | 834,586 | ||||||||||
60,000 | Sea Ltd., | |||||||||||
2.375%, 12/01/25(a) | 60,000 | 112,467 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
682,141 | 947,053 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 1.6% |
| |||||||||||
360,000 | Bloom Energy Corp., | |||||||||||
2.500%, 08/15/25(a) | 361,753 | 459,212 | ||||||||||
750,000 | SunPower Corp., | |||||||||||
4.000%, 01/15/23 | 677,535 | 718,916 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
1,039,288 | 1,178,128 | |||||||||||
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|
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
22 |
TETON Convertible Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
Principal | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) |
| |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.8% |
| |||||||||||
$800,000 | Cheniere Energy Inc., | |||||||||||
4.250%, 03/15/45 | $ | 556,073 | $ | 580,211 | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Financial Services — 3.2% | ||||||||||||
300,000 | Chimera Investment Corp., | |||||||||||
7.000%, 04/01/23 | 317,661 | 371,476 | ||||||||||
260,000 | Colony Capital Operating Co. | |||||||||||
LLC, | ||||||||||||
5.750%, 07/15/25 | 273,586 | 384,599 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Encore Capital Europe Finance | |||||||||||
Ltd., | ||||||||||||
4.500%, 09/01/23 | 515,279 | 547,385 | ||||||||||
199,000 | LendingTree Inc., | |||||||||||
0.625%, 06/01/22 | 211,853 | 312,198 | ||||||||||
0.500%, 07/15/25(a) | 722,804 | 694,495 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
2,041,183 | 2,310,153 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Health Care — 15.5% | ||||||||||||
605,000 | 1Life Healthcare Inc., | |||||||||||
3.000%, 06/15/25(a) | 613,470 | 604,207 | ||||||||||
255,000 | Coherus Biosciences Inc., | |||||||||||
1.500%, 04/15/26(a) | 257,085 | 300,108 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc., | |||||||||||
2.625%, 02/15/26 | 480,221 | 497,500 | ||||||||||
350,000 | CONMED Corp., | |||||||||||
2.625%, 02/01/24 | 360,980 | 393,590 | ||||||||||
495,000 | DexCom Inc., | |||||||||||
0.750%, 12/01/23 | 545,331 | 1,251,731 | ||||||||||
0.250%, 11/15/25(a) | 185,000 | 195,984 | ||||||||||
900,000 | Exact Sciences Corp., | |||||||||||
0.375%, 03/15/27 | 947,072 | 1,057,851 | ||||||||||
1,000,000 | Insulet Corp., | |||||||||||
0.375%, 09/01/26(a) | 1,009,912 | 1,278,441 | ||||||||||
300,000 | Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc., | |||||||||||
2.000%, 05/15/26 | 224,567 | 209,220 | ||||||||||
400,000 | Invacare Corp., | |||||||||||
4.500%, 06/01/22 | 389,533 | 364,589 | ||||||||||
365,000 | Livongo Health Inc., | |||||||||||
0.875%, 06/01/25(a) | 423,018 | 716,769 | ||||||||||
337,000 | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., | |||||||||||
2.250%, 05/15/24 | 363,754 | 466,745 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Pacira BioSciences Inc., | |||||||||||
2.375%, 04/01/22 | 504,460 | 575,740 | ||||||||||
400,000 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc., | |||||||||||
4.750%, 05/01/24 | 396,403 | 328,802 | ||||||||||
490,000 | PetIQ Inc., | |||||||||||
4.000%, 06/01/26(a) | 490,000 | 660,076 | ||||||||||
350,000 | Retrophin Inc., | |||||||||||
2.500%, 09/15/25 | 304,384 | 299,234 | ||||||||||
708,000 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc., | |||||||||||
0.625%, 04/01/23 | 717,233 | 655,664 | ||||||||||
770,000 | Tabula Rasa HealthCare Inc., | |||||||||||
1.750%, 02/15/26(a) | 764,841 | 718,181 | ||||||||||
505,000 | Teladoc Health Inc., | |||||||||||
1.250%, 06/01/27(a) | 510,472 | 634,052 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
9,487,736 | 11,208,484 | |||||||||||
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Security Software — 5.1% | ||||||||||||
555,000 | CyberArk Software Ltd., | |||||||||||
Zero Coupon, 11/15/24(a) | 563,491 | 544,489 | ||||||||||
680,000 | Nice Ltd., | |||||||||||
Zero Coupon, 09/15/25(a) | 691,034 | 688,908 |
Principal | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
$ 500,000 | Okta Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 09/01/25 | $ | 496,891 | $ | 660,924 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Proofpoint Inc., | |||||||||||
0.250%, 08/15/24 | 1,040,900 | 1,000,625 | ||||||||||
675,000 | Zscaler Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 07/01/25(a) | 685,654 | 799,943 | ||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
3,477,970 | 3,694,889 | |||||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||||
Semiconductors — 2.9% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Impinj Inc., | |||||||||||
2.000%, 12/15/26(a) | 500,000 | 491,274 | ||||||||||
560,000 | Inphi Corp., | |||||||||||
0.750%, 04/15/25(a) | 590,728 | 673,095 | ||||||||||
900,000 | Knowles Corp., | |||||||||||
3.250%, 11/01/21 | 924,916 | 964,519 | ||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
2,015,644 | 2,128,888 | |||||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||||
Telecommunications — 4.2% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Harmonic Inc., | |||||||||||
2.000%, 09/01/24 | 483,981 | 468,445 | ||||||||||
1,000,000 | Infinera Corp., | |||||||||||
2.500%, 03/01/27(a) | 957,087 | 1,053,877 | ||||||||||
615,000 | PagerDuty Inc., | |||||||||||
1.250%, 07/01/25(a) | 615,584 | 625,036 | ||||||||||
250,000 | Twilio Inc., | |||||||||||
0.250%, 06/01/23 | 250,444 | 871,981 | ||||||||||
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|
| |||||||||
2,307,096 | 3,019,339 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Transportation — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings | |||||||||||
Inc., | ||||||||||||
1.875%, 06/01/24 | 453,960 | 604,063 | ||||||||||
390,000 | GOL Equity Finance SA, | |||||||||||
3.750%, 07/15/24(a) | 389,460 | 245,382 | ||||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||||
843,420 | 849,445 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS | 46,432,850 | 55,223,608 | ||||||||||
|
|
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| |||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.9% |
| |||||||||||
Financial Services — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
600 | Bank of America Corp., 7.250%, | |||||||||||
Ser. L | 804,556 | 892,800 | ||||||||||
117 | Wells Fargo & Co., 7.500%, | |||||||||||
Ser. L | 149,190 | 157,020 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
953,746 | 1,049,820 | |||||||||||
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|
| |||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.5% |
| |||||||||||
7,500 | QTS Realty Trust Inc., 6.500%, | |||||||||||
Ser. B | 781,733 | 1,060,800 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE | ||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS | 1,735,479 | 2,110,620 | ||||||||||
|
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| |||||||||
MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (b) — 14.8% |
| |||||||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.7% |
| |||||||||||
10,875 | Aptiv plc, Ser. A | |||||||||||
5.500%, 06/15/23 | 1,094,846 | 1,233,443 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 1.3% |
| |||||||||||
4,000 | Colfax Corp., | |||||||||||
5.750%, 01/15/22 | 416,600 | 536,840 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
23 |
TETON Convertible Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (b) (Continued) |
| |||||||||||
Diversified Industrial (Continued) |
| |||||||||||
4,150 | Stanley Black & Decker Inc., | |||||||||||
5.250%, 11/15/22 | $ | 374,620 | $ | 418,735 | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
791,220 | 955,575 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 4.2% |
| |||||||||||
21,384 | DTE Energy Co., | |||||||||||
6.250%, 11/01/22 | 1,012,511 | 965,701 | ||||||||||
NextEra Energy Inc., | ||||||||||||
14,000 | 4.872%, 09/01/22 | 683,731 | 758,240 | |||||||||
9,645 | 6.219%, 09/01/23 | 468,747 | 460,549 | |||||||||
9,200 | 5.279%, 03/01/23 | 448,500 | 429,456 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, | ||||||||||||
3,535 | Ser. A, 6.000%, 01/15/21 | 360,105 | 348,021 | |||||||||
970 | Ser. B, 6.750%, 07/15/21 | 98,732 | 95,070 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
3,072,326 | 3,057,037 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.9% |
| |||||||||||
13,552 | American Electric Power Co. | |||||||||||
Inc., | ||||||||||||
6.125%, 03/15/22 | 688,348 | 657,408 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Water — 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
5,720 | Essential Utilities Inc., | |||||||||||
6.000%, 04/30/22 | 314,951 | 306,020 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Equipment and Supplies — 1.0% |
| |||||||||||
500 | Danaher Corp., Ser. A | |||||||||||
4.750%, 04/15/22 | 515,260 | 737,925 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Financial Services — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
980 | 2020 Cash Mandatory | |||||||||||
Exchangeable Trust, | ||||||||||||
5.250%, 06/01/23 (a) | 1,022,450 | 1,056,714 | ||||||||||
250 | 2020 Mandatory Exchangeable | |||||||||||
Trust, | ||||||||||||
6.500%, 05/16/23 (a) | 252,187 | 333,399 | ||||||||||
6,000 | New York Community Capital | |||||||||||
Trust V, | ||||||||||||
6.000%, 11/01/51 | 300,700 | 265,260 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,575,337 | 1,655,373 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Health Care — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
5,730 | Avantor Inc., Ser. A | |||||||||||
6.250%, 05/15/22 | 308,126 | 416,800 | ||||||||||
9,795 | Elanco Animal Health Inc., | |||||||||||
5.000%, 02/01/23 | 456,126 | 434,506 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
764,252 | 851,306 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Semiconductors — 1.8% | ||||||||||||
1,005 | Broadcom Inc., Ser. A | |||||||||||
8.000%, 09/30/22 | 1,006,500 | 1,252,984 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES | 9,823,040 | 10,707,071 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
509,000 | Bristow Group Inc., Escrow†(c) . | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Principal | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 7.6% |
| |||||||||||
$5,540,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, | |||||||||||
0.090% to 0.107%††, | ||||||||||||
11/19/20 to 12/31/20 | 5,539,017 | 5,539,064 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS — 101.5% | $ | 63,530,386 | 73,580,363 | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (1.5)% |
| (1,073,434 | ) | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 72,506,929 | ||||||||||
|
|
(a) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(b) | Mandatory convertible securities are required to be converted on the dates listed; they generally may be converted prior to these dates at the option of the holder. |
(c) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
† | Non-income producing security. |
†† | Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
24 |
TETON Westwood Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 100.0% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
4,895 | L3Harris Technologies Inc. | $ | 990,617 | $ | 831,367 | |||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Banking — 7.0% | ||||||||||||
38,149 | Bank of America Corp. | 792,438 | 919,009 | |||||||||
16,149 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,017,236 | 1,554,664 | |||||||||
37,367 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,547,067 | 878,498 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
3,356,741 | 3,352,171 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Broadcasting — 3.2% | ||||||||||||
10,595 | Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C† | 1,368,976 | 1,513,708 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Business Services — 2.0% | ||||||||||||
5,987 | Equifax Inc. | 739,480 | 939,360 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 15.1% |
| |||||||||||
12,232 | Activision Blizzard Inc. | 801,340 | 990,180 | |||||||||
750 | Alphabet Inc., Cl. A† | 832,079 | 1,099,200 | |||||||||
7,972 | Apple Inc. | 502,447 | 923,237 | |||||||||
4,354 | CACI International Inc., Cl. A† | 1,041,849 | 928,099 | |||||||||
29,995 | Cisco Systems Inc. | 1,385,621 | 1,181,503 | |||||||||
14,547 | Micron Technology Inc.† | 742,051 | 683,127 | |||||||||
6,586 | Microsoft Corp. | 764,216 | 1,385,233 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
6,069,603 | 7,190,579 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Consumer Products — 4.7% | ||||||||||||
10,583 | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 761,466 | 991,733 | |||||||||
16,194 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1,010,979 | 1,249,367 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,772,445 | 2,241,100 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 7.6% | ||||||||||||
10,821 | Eaton Corp. plc | 930,124 | 1,104,067 | |||||||||
14,355 | Fortive Corp. | 974,487 | 1,093,995 | |||||||||
5,818 | Honeywell International Inc. | 952,324 | 957,701 | |||||||||
7,491 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 501,729 | 463,543 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
3,358,664 | 3,619,306 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Electronics — 2.6% | ||||||||||||
8,583 | Texas Instruments Inc. | 1,135,139 | 1,225,567 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy and Energy Services — 0.9% |
| |||||||||||
12,355 | EOG Resources Inc. | 1,124,928 | 444,039 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy: Integrated — 6.2% | ||||||||||||
8,450 | DTE Energy Co. | 1,005,475 | 972,088 | |||||||||
3,664 | NextEra Energy Inc. | 301,593 | 1,016,980 | |||||||||
10,077 | WEC Energy Group Inc. | 554,518 | 976,461 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,861,586 | 2,965,529 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy: Oil — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
14,640 | ConocoPhillips | 984,586 | 480,778 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Entertainment — 2.0% | ||||||||||||
7,606 | The Walt Disney Co. | 951,141 | 943,752 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Financial Services — 7.5% | ||||||||||||
29,985 | American International Group Inc. | 1,241,350 | 825,487 | |||||||||
8,049 | Assurant Inc. | �� | 1,018,004 | 976,424 | ||||||||
26,130 | Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A | 1,042,717 | 863,858 | |||||||||
25,115 | The Charles Schwab Corp. | 972,703 | 909,916 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
4,274,774 | 3,575,685 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
Food and Beverage — 4.1% | ||||||||||||
19,385 | Hormel Foods Corp. | $ | 728,419 | $ | 947,733 | |||||||
7,436 | PepsiCo Inc. | 683,576 | 1,030,630 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,411,995 | 1,978,363 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Health Care — 13.7% | ||||||||||||
13,849 | Abbott Laboratories | 924,176 | 1,507,187 | |||||||||
5,490 | Becton, Dickinson and Co. | 959,128 | 1,277,413 | |||||||||
9,385 | Johnson & Johnson | 1,047,653 | 1,397,239 | |||||||||
11,485 | Medtronic plc | 962,686 | 1,193,521 | |||||||||
3,757 | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 874,828 | 1,171,320 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
4,768,471 | 6,546,680 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Real Estate — 4.0% | ||||||||||||
9,728 | Prologis Inc., REIT | 819,105 | 978,831 | |||||||||
4,283 | Public Storage, REIT | 900,940 | 953,910 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,720,045 | 1,932,741 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Retail — 10.2% | ||||||||||||
24,224 | CVS Health Corp. | 1,674,353 | 1,414,682 | |||||||||
4,835 | McDonald’s Corp. | 1,001,984 | 1,061,234 | |||||||||
4,362 | The Home Depot Inc. | 592,133 | 1,211,371 | |||||||||
8,503 | Walmart Inc. | 1,163,463 | 1,189,655 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
4,431,933 | 4,876,942 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Telecommunications — 4.1% | ||||||||||||
6,272 | Motorola Solutions Inc. | 754,273 | 983,512 | |||||||||
8,517 | T-Mobile US Inc.† | 945,365 | 974,004 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,699,638 | 1,957,516 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Transportation — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
5,835 | Union Pacific Corp. | 465,023 | 1,148,736 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 42,485,785 | 47,763,919 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
Other Investment Companies — 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
59,526 | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, 0.010%* | 59,526 | 59,526 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% | $ | 42,545,311 | 47,823,445 | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (0.1)% |
| (71,623 | ) | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 47,751,822 | ||||||||||
|
|
* | 1 day yield as of September 30, 2020. |
† | Non-income producing security. |
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
25 |
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 66.3% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
3,702 | L3Harris Technologies Inc. | $ | 747,212 | $ | 628,748 | |||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Banking — 5.5% | ||||||||||||
31,041 | Bank of America Corp. | 656,012 | 747,778 | |||||||||
12,903 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 874,144 | 1,242,172 | |||||||||
36,013 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,464,077 | 846,666 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
2,994,233 | 2,836,616 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Broadcasting — 1.9% | ||||||||||||
6,821 | Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C† | 868,827 | 974,516 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Business Services — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
4,680 | Equifax Inc. | 583,748 | 734,292 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 9.0% |
| |||||||||||
8,105 | Activision Blizzard Inc. | 533,764 | 656,100 | |||||||||
496 | Alphabet Inc., Cl. A† | 555,245 | 726,938 | |||||||||
5,144 | Apple Inc. | 334,049 | 595,727 | |||||||||
2,934 | CACI International Inc., Cl. A† | 712,673 | 625,411 | |||||||||
19,821 | Cisco Systems Inc. | 913,579 | 780,749 | |||||||||
9,533 | Micron Technology Inc.† | 486,937 | 447,670 | |||||||||
3,959 | Microsoft Corp. | 346,385 | 832,696 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
3,882,632 | 4,665,291 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Consumer Products — 3.6% | ||||||||||||
11,110 | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 798,016 | 1,041,118 | |||||||||
10,707 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 645,991 | 826,045 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,444,007 | 1,867,163 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 4.7% | ||||||||||||
6,865 | Eaton Corp. plc | 587,877 | 700,436 | |||||||||
9,325 | Fortive Corp. | 633,030 | 710,658 | |||||||||
4,326 | Honeywell International Inc. | 712,166 | 712,103 | |||||||||
4,821 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 322,899 | 298,323 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
2,255,972 | 2,421,520 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Electronics — 1.6% | ||||||||||||
5,672 | Texas Instruments Inc. | 751,383 | 809,905 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy and Energy Services — 0.6% |
| |||||||||||
8,928 | EOG Resources Inc. | 764,321 | 320,872 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy: Integrated — 3.9% | ||||||||||||
5,361 | DTE Energy Co. | 636,254 | 616,729 | |||||||||
2,729 | NextEra Energy Inc. | 265,693 | 757,461 | |||||||||
6,853 | WEC Energy Group Inc. | 391,864 | 664,056 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,293,811 | 2,038,246 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Energy: Oil — 0.7% | ||||||||||||
11,253 | ConocoPhillips | 766,314 | 369,548 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Entertainment — 1.6% | ||||||||||||
6,867 | The Walt Disney Co. | 822,065 | 852,057 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Financial Services — 5.5% | ||||||||||||
26,999 | American International Group Inc. | 1,081,752 | 743,282 | |||||||||
5,884 | Assurant Inc. | 740,599 | 713,788 | |||||||||
18,736 | Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A | 744,586 | 619,412 | |||||||||
21,262 | The Charles Schwab Corp. | 799,798 | 770,322 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
3,366,735 | 2,846,804 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Food and Beverage — 2.7% | ||||||||||||
14,051 | Hormel Foods Corp. | 521,686 | 686,953 | |||||||||
5,326 | PepsiCo Inc. | 498,526 | 738,184 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,020,212 | 1,425,137 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Health Care — 9.1% | ||||||||||||
10,195 | Abbott Laboratories | 511,628 | 1,109,522 | |||||||||
3,547 | Becton, Dickinson and Co. | 663,899 | 825,316 |
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
8,052 | Johnson & Johnson | $ | 855,595 | $ | 1,198,782 | |||||||
7,585 | Medtronic plc | 652,468 | 788,233 | |||||||||
2,649 | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 619,880 | 825,879 | |||||||||
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3,303,470 | 4,747,732 | |||||||||||
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Real Estate — 2.8% | ||||||||||||
7,135 | Prologis Inc., REIT | 599,871 | 717,924 | |||||||||
3,288 | Public Storage, REIT | 690,886 | 732,303 | |||||||||
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1,290,757 | 1,450,227 | |||||||||||
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Retail — 6.4% | ||||||||||||
16,495 | CVS Health Corp. | 1,122,734 | 963,308 | |||||||||
3,481 | McDonald’s Corp. | 717,108 | 764,045 | |||||||||
3,029 | The Home Depot Inc. | 435,132 | 841,184 | |||||||||
5,625 | Walmart Inc. | 769,667 | 786,994 | |||||||||
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3,044,641 | 3,355,531 | |||||||||||
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Telecommunications — 2.5% | ||||||||||||
4,281 | Motorola Solutions Inc. | 511,110 | 671,304 | |||||||||
5,633 | T-Mobile US Inc.† | 625,249 | 644,190 | |||||||||
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1,136,359 | 1,315,494 | |||||||||||
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Transportation — 1.6% | ||||||||||||
4,345 | Union Pacific Corp. | 384,863 | 855,400 | |||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 30,721,562 | 34,515,099 | ||||||||||
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CORPORATE BONDS — 17.2% |
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Banking — 2.8% | ||||||||||||
$ 750,000 | Fifth Third Bancorp, | 749,825 | 795,647 | |||||||||
600,000 | The Goldman Sachs | 600,161 | 660,404 | |||||||||
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1,349,986 | 1,456,051 | |||||||||||
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Consumer Products — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Colgate-Palmolive Co., MTN, | 498,253 | 521,705 | |||||||||
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Diversified Industrial — 2.0% | ||||||||||||
510,000 | Cabot Corp., | 508,651 | 543,762 | |||||||||
462,000 | Honeywell International Inc., | 464,000 | 476,868 | |||||||||
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972,651 | 1,020,630 | |||||||||||
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Energy: Oil — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
595,000 | Halliburton Co., | 601,262 | 607,402 | |||||||||
275,000 | MPLX LP, | 273,837 | 269,227 | |||||||||
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875,099 | 876,629 | |||||||||||
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Financial Services — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
138,000 | American Honda Finance Corp., MTN, | 137,993 | 138,090 | |||||||||
600,000 | Capital One Financial Corp., | 604,622 | 653,925 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
26 |
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
Principal | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) |
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Financial Services (Continued) |
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$ 118,000 | Schlumberger Finance Canada Ltd., | $ | 118,288 | $ | 119,235 | |||||||
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860,903 | 911,250 | |||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Food and Beverage — 0.8% | ||||||||||||
380,000 | The J.M. Smucker Co., | 387,331 | 408,369 | |||||||||
|
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Health Care — 4.6% | ||||||||||||
600,000 | Aetna Inc., | 600,501 | 658,449 | |||||||||
750,000 | Amgen Inc., | |||||||||||
2.200%, 02/21/27 | 759,041 | 796,344 | ||||||||||
800,000 | CVS Health Corp., | |||||||||||
3.250%, 08/15/29 | 811,873 | 882,342 | ||||||||||
54,000 | Gilead Sciences Inc., | |||||||||||
1.650%, 10/01/30 | 53,871 | 53,980 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
2,225,286 | 2,391,115 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Real Estate — 0.3% | ||||||||||||
150,000 | Essex Portfolio LP, | |||||||||||
3.000%, 01/15/30 | 163,150 | 161,469 | ||||||||||
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Retail — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | AutoZone Inc., | |||||||||||
1.650%, 01/15/31 | 197,751 | 196,169 | ||||||||||
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Transportation — 1.9% | ||||||||||||
875,000 | AP Moller - Maersk A/S, | |||||||||||
4.500%, 06/20/29 | 870,204 | 987,377 | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | 8,400,614 | 8,930,764 | ||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
Energy: Integrated — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
205,000 | SolarEdge Technologies Inc., | |||||||||||
Zero Coupon, 09/15/25 | 205,000 | 235,856 | ||||||||||
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|
| |||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 3.4% |
| |||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. — 0.6% |
| |||||||||||
272,285 | 3.500%, 08/01/49 | 280,400 | 286,882 | |||||||||
|
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|
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Principal | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association — 2.8% |
| |||||||||||
$1,100,000 | 2.625%, 09/06/24 | $ | 1,121,515 | $ | 1,202,729 | |||||||
261,913 | 3.500%, 07/01/49 | 269,718 | 275,928 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,391,233 | 1,478,657 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS | 1,671,633 | 1,765,539 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 12.3% |
| |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 4.4% | ||||||||||||
450,000 | 2.500%, 02/15/45 | 406,589 | 555,187 | |||||||||
700,000 | 2.500%, 05/15/46 | 700,383 | 866,988 | |||||||||
400,000 | 2.250%, 08/15/46 | 422,959 | 473,594 | |||||||||
300,000 | 2.750%, 08/15/47 | 322,348 | 390,363 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
1,852,279 | 2,286,132 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes — 7.9% | ||||||||||||
300,000 | 1.500%, 01/15/23 | 307,962 | 309,363 | |||||||||
500,000 | 2.000%, 02/15/25 | 533,913 | 538,457 | |||||||||
500,000 | 0.625%, 03/31/27 | 504,869 | 506,621 | |||||||||
500,000 | 2.250%, 08/15/27 | 478,259 | 561,035 | |||||||||
675,000 | 2.250%, 11/15/27 | 644,593 | 759,296 | |||||||||
450,000 | 2.750%, 02/15/28 | 488,005 | 523,758 | |||||||||
545,000 | 2.625%, 02/15/29 | 557,979 | 636,926 | |||||||||
225,000 | 2.375%, 05/15/29 | 239,355 | 259,040 | |||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
3,754,935 | 4,094,496 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS | 5,607,214 | 6,380,628 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT — 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
Other Investment Companies — 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
230,669 | Dreyfus Treasury Securities | |||||||||||
Cash Management, 0.010%* | 230,669 | 230,669 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
| |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% | $ | 46,836,692 | 52,058,555 | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (0.0)% |
| (18,796 | ) | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 52,039,759 | ||||||||||
|
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* | 1 day yield as of September 30, 2020. |
† | Non-income producing security. |
MTN Medium Term Note
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
27 |
TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2020
Mighty Mites Fund |
SmallCap | Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value (cost $328,223,142, $26,556,265, and $63,530,386, respectively) | $509,259,727 | $29,140,863 | $73,580,363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in affiliates, at value (cost $26,182,327) | 40,033,010 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash | 20,508 | 4,506 | 1,931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 173,866 | 326 | 46,984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 36,255 | — | 547,737 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivable from Adviser | — | 10,014 | 32,274 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 476,576 | 19,933 | 248,528 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 22,498 | 13,494 | 23,267 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | 550,022,440 | 29,189,136 | 74,481,084 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable to custodian | 3 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | — | 724,646 | 1,819,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 2,021,436 | 23,276 | 18,930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for investment advisory fees | 458,396 | 23,719 | 58,773 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for distribution fees. | 90,146 | 3,957 | 8,949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for accounting fees | 3,750 | — | 3,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for custodian fees | 63,793 | 4,258 | 7,430 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for legal and audit fees | 66,719 | 37,249 | 31,204 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for shareholder communications expenses | 133,042 | 13,681 | 15,550 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for shareholder services fees | 111,570 | 2,892 | 4,415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 18,924 | 5,259 | 5,387 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 2,967,779 | 838,937 | 1,974,155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $547,054,661 | $28,350,199 | $72,506,929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $301,811,413 | $26,875,303 | $61,246,704 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings | 245,243,248 | 1,474,896 | 11,260,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $547,054,661 | $28,350,199 | $72,506,929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest, each at $0.001 par value; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $103,109,086 | $6,146,444 | $7,391,627 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 4,599,266 | 399,207 | 474,165 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $22.42 | $15.40 | $15.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $68,250,025 | $3,171,979 | $6,143,372 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 3,193,728 | 218,797 | 380,840 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share. | $21.37 | $14.50 | $16.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum offering price per share (NAV ÷ 0.96, based on maximum sales charge of 4.00% of the offering price) | $22.26 | $15.10 | $16.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $47,508,900 | $1,596,981 | $6,130,457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 2,594,249 | 132,635 | 355,161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share(a) | $18.31 | $12.04 | $17.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $328,186,650 | $17,434,795 | $52,841,473 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 14,191,045 | 1,083,852 | 3,377,736 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $23.13 | $16.09 | $15.64 |
(a) | Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
28 |
TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
September 30, 2020
Equity Fund |
Balanced | |||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value (cost $42,545,311 and $46,836,692, respectively) | $47,823,445 | $52,058,555 | ||||||||||||||
Investments in affiliates, at value | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Cash | 711 | — | ||||||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 1,033 | 2,326 | ||||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Receivable from Adviser | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 25,315 | 109,492 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 14,539 | 16,736 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Total Assets | 47,865,043 | 52,187,109 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Payable to custodian | — | 4,063 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 1,000 | 28,973 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for investment advisory fees | 39,497 | 32,312 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for distribution fees | 9,576 | 12,287 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for accounting fees | — | 3,750 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for custodian fees | 6,413 | 7,320 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for legal and audit fees | 30,361 | 30,516 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for shareholder communications expenses | 15,422 | 15,577 | ||||||||||||||
Payable for shareholder services fees | 5,519 | 6,980 | ||||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 5,433 | 5,572 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 113,221 | 147,350 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $47,751,822 | $52,039,759 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $40,210,718 | $45,026,041 | ||||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings | 7,541,104 | 7,013,718 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $47,751,822 | $52,039,759 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest, each at $0.001 par value; | ||||||||||||||||
Class AAA: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $44,108,915 | $38,713,318 | ||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 4,003,510 | 3,567,983 | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $11.02 | $10.85 | ||||||||||||||
Class A: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $1,009,447 | $7,981,267 | ||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 91,877 | 730,206 | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share | $10.99 | $10.93 | ||||||||||||||
Maximum offering price per share (NAV ÷ 0.96, based on maximum sales charge of 4.00% of the offering price) | $11.45 | $11.39 | ||||||||||||||
Class C: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $38,410 | $1,214,437 | ||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 3,773 | 108,880 | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share(a) | $10.18 | $11.15 | ||||||||||||||
Class I: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $2,595,050 | $4,130,737 | ||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 236,304 | 381,354 | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $10.98 | $10.83 |
(a) | Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
29 |
TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended September 30, 2020
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends - unaffiliated (net of foreign withholding taxes of $48,669, $634, and $0, respectively) | $ | 7,483,005 | $ | 506,601 | $ | 790,088 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends - affiliated | 868,758 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Interest | 72,744 | 8,573 | 613,198 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 8,424,507 | 515,174 | 1,403,286 | |||||||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 7,458,579 | 339,000 | 619,623 | |||||||||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class AAA | 310,670 | 17,467 | 14,212 | |||||||||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class A | 359,422 | 18,925 | 27,242 | |||||||||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class C | 719,976 | 24,008 | 54,257 | |||||||||||||||||
Accounting fees | 45,000 | — | 45,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Custodian fees | 164,191 | 11,033 | 18,490 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 3,307 | 667 | 455 | |||||||||||||||||
Legal and audit fees | 80,750 | 34,277 | 28,695 | |||||||||||||||||
Registration expenses | 66,268 | 52,372 | 57,527 | |||||||||||||||||
Shareholder communications expenses | 208,517 | 25,286 | 32,017 | |||||||||||||||||
Shareholder services fees | 669,080 | 14,009 | 24,920 | |||||||||||||||||
Trustees’ fees | 116,645 | 5,319 | 9,611 | |||||||||||||||||
Tax expense | 11,646 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 57,599 | 13,469 | 13,636 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 10,271,650 | 555,832 | 945,685 | |||||||||||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Adviser (See Note 3) | — | (154,193 | ) | (291,369 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (See Note 3) | (55,544 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Custodian fee credits | (316 | ) | — | (238 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Expenses paid by broker (See Note 6) | (9,560 | ) | (1,573 | ) | (250 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total Reimbursements, Waivers, Reductions, and Credits | (65,420 | ) | (155,766 | ) | (291,857 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net Expenses | 10,206,230 | 400,066 | 653,828 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | (1,781,723 | ) | 115,108 | 749,458 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments - unaffiliated | 71,775,781 | (81,846 | ) | 1,950,481 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized loss on investments - affiliated | (4,476 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | 2,900 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 71,774,205 | (81,846 | ) | 1,950,481 | ||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation: | ||||||||||||||||||||
on investments - unaffiliated | (168,456,282 | ) | (3,957,562 | ) | 6,732,680 | |||||||||||||||
on investments - affiliated | (2,067,222 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
on foreign currency translations | 1,480 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | (170,522,024 | ) | (3,957,562 | ) | 6,732,680 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency | (98,747,819 | ) | (4,039,408 | ) | 8,683,161 | |||||||||||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (100,529,542 | ) | $ | (3,924,300 | ) | $ | 9,432,619 | ||||||||||||
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
30 |
TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2020
Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | |||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||
Dividends - unaffiliated (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,568 and $1,124, respectively) | $1,198,187 | $ | 809,689 | |||||||||
Dividends - affiliated | — | — | ||||||||||
Interest | 5,700 | 488,719 | ||||||||||
|
|
| ||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 1,203,887 | 1,298,408 | ||||||||||
|
|
| ||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 515,780 | 411,571 | ||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class AAA | 117,517 | 102,379 | ||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class A | 5,920 | 42,937 | ||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class C | 839 | 13,739 | ||||||||||
Accounting fees | 18,750 | 41,250 | ||||||||||
Custodian fees | 16,240 | 19,317 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | ||||||||||
Legal and audit fees | 28,152 | 28,392 | ||||||||||
Registration expenses | 55,413 | 56,951 | ||||||||||
Shareholder communications expenses | 28,085 | 28,069 | ||||||||||
Shareholder services fees | 30,885 | 35,312 | ||||||||||
Trustees’ fees | 8,140 | 8,726 | ||||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 13,909 | 14,561 | ||||||||||
|
|
| ||||||||||
Total Expenses | 839,630 | 803,204 | ||||||||||
|
|
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Less: | ||||||||||||
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Adviser (See Note 3) | — | — | ||||||||||
Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (See Note 3) | — | — | ||||||||||
Custodian fee credits | — | — | ||||||||||
Expenses paid by broker (See Note 6) | (1,331) | (1,729 | ) | |||||||||
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Total Reimbursements, Waivers, Reductions, and Credits | (1,331) | (1,729 | ) | |||||||||
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Net Expenses. | 838,299 | 801,475 | ||||||||||
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Net Investment Income | 365,588 | 496,933 | ||||||||||
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency: | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments - unaffiliated | 2,201,830 | 1,877,132 | ||||||||||
Net realized loss on investments - affiliated | — | — | ||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions | — | — | ||||||||||
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Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | 2,201,830 | 1,877,132 | ||||||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation: | ||||||||||||
on investments | (4,996,419) | (2,544,380 | ) | |||||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | (4,996,419) | (2,544,380 | ) | |||||||||
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Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency | (2,794,589) | (667,248 | ) | |||||||||
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Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $(2,429,001) | $ | (170,315 | ) | ||||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Year Ended September 30,
Mighty Mites Fund | ||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income/(loss) | $ | (1,781,723 | ) | $ | (532,789 | ) | ||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 71,774,205 | 35,912,231 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | (170,522,024 | ) | (158,512,405 | ) | ||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | (100,529,542 | ) | (123,132,963 | ) | ||||
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Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||
Accumulated earnings | ||||||||
Class AAA | (6,208,183 | ) | (7,361,282 | ) | ||||
Class A | (3,606,122 | ) | (3,810,847 | ) | ||||
Class C | (4,751,028 | ) | (6,494,377 | ) | ||||
Class I | (24,833,267 | ) | (29,681,828 | ) | ||||
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Distributions to Shareholders | (39,398,600 | ) | (47,348,334 | ) | ||||
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Shares of Beneficial Interest Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | ||||||||
Class AAA | 6,998,306 | 10,468,795 | ||||||
Class A | 28,659,192 | 14,953,915 | ||||||
Class C | 3,705,823 | 6,646,050 | ||||||
Class I | 76,093,456 | 118,030,977 | ||||||
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115,456,777 | 150,099,737 | |||||||
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Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions | ||||||||
Class AAA | 6,063,185 | 7,212,093 | ||||||
Class A | 3,348,477 | 3,441,845 | ||||||
Class C | 4,118,528 | 5,725,757 | ||||||
Class I | 17,295,389 | 19,854,881 | ||||||
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30,825,579 | 36,234,576 | |||||||
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Cost of shares redeemed | ||||||||
Class AAA | (46,554,600 | ) | (61,793,617 | ) | ||||
Class A | (28,494,755 | ) | (40,281,984 | ) | ||||
Class C | (54,901,918 | ) | (49,090,524 | ) | ||||
Class I | (295,064,423 | ) | (335,035,651 | ) | ||||
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(425,015,696 | ) | (486,201,776 | ) | |||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Shares of Beneficial Interest Transactions | (278,733,340 | ) | (299,867,463 | ) | ||||
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Redemption Fees | 498 | 1,291 | ||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets | (418,660,984 | ) | (470,347,469 | ) | ||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 965,715,645 | 1,436,063,114 | ||||||
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End of year | $ | 547,054,661 | $ | 965,715,645 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
For the Year Ended September 30,
SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 115,108 | $ | 165,173 | $ 749,458 | $ | 402,055 | $ | 365,588 | $ | 452,780 | $ | 496,933 | $ | 647,253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(81,846 | ) | 1,189,078 | 1,950,481 | 800,895 | 2,201,830 | 4,834,985 | 1,877,132 | 3,898,057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3,957,562 | ) | (2,429,472 | ) | 6,732,680 | 1,016,004 | (4,996,419 | ) | (2,435,331 | ) | (2,544,380 | ) | (1,085,484 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3,924,300 | ) | (1,075,221 | ) | 9,432,619 | 2,218,954 | (2,429,001 | ) | 2,852,434 | (170,315 | ) | 3,459,826 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(382,989 | ) | (988,127 | ) | (160,522) | (249,390 | ) | (4,707,142 | ) | (7,382,923 | ) | (3,248,968 | ) | (5,372,476 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(221,161 | ) | (503,509 | ) | (133,245) | (200,657 | ) | (124,557 | ) | (193,992 | ) | (688,567 | ) | (956,205 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(174,295 | ) | (375,663 | ) | (94,498) | (139,526 | ) | (8,991 | ) | (62,356 | ) | (91,165 | ) | (461,298 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,189,843 | ) | (2,141,704 | ) | (1,362,135 | ) | (1,206,229 | ) | (372,035 | ) | (693,652 | ) | (284,164 | ) | (435,231 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,968,288 | ) | (4,009,003 | ) | (1,750,400 | ) | (1,795,802 | ) | (5,212,725 | ) | (8,332,923 | ) | (4,312,864 | ) | (7,225,210 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
819,991 | 1,119,732 | 3,003,812 | 1,224,687 | 371,406 | 425,605 | 2,247,574 | 8,157,431 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
312,908 | 891,774 | 1,747,065 | 1,587,810 | 27,659 | 69,261 | 1,108,936 | 3,417,235 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
536,408 | 1,696,887 | 2,038,150 | 1,949,173 | 3,701 | 59,376 | 613,730 | 466,783 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5,415,906 | 11,711,478 | 24,215,140 | 24,516,359 | 73,325 | 225,838 | 1,216,781 | 366,124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7,085,213 | 15,419,871 | 31,004,167 | 29,278,029 | 476,091 | 780,080 | 5,187,021 | 12,407,573 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
382,027 | 983,405 | 155,791 | 242,035 | 4,531,816 | 7,101,811 | 3,158,115 | 5,219,980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
220,311 | 502,766 | 131,687 | 197,189 | 124,532 | 193,971 | 673,247 | 933,418 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
170,932 | 357,015 | 93,984 | 139,286 | 6,710 | 58,166 | 76,268 | 456,569 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,186,210 | 2,133,536 | 1,361,828 | 1,205,642 | 367,279 | 687,138 | 272,170 | 413,205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,959,480 | 3,976,722 | 1,743,290 | 1,784,152 | 5,030,337 | 8,041,086 | 4,179,800 | 7,023,172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,667,784 | ) | (2,044,177 | ) | (1,558,201) | (806,900 | ) | (4,767,525 | ) | (6,493,308 | ) | (7,977,385 | ) | (11,122,683 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,114,905 | ) | (1,164,895 | ) | (1,215,061) | (677,142 | ) | (324,277 | ) | (203,757 | ) | (2,657,651 | ) | (3,128,537 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,718,018 | ) | (1,345,840 | ) | (883,050) | (817,524 | ) | (61,054 | ) | (377,696 | ) | (1,565,123 | ) | (2,905,019 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(8,970,107 | ) | (9,981,231 | ) | (14,904,225 | ) | (7,837,496 | ) | (1,233,302 | ) | (1,341,652 | ) | (764,011 | ) | (758,150 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(13,470,814 | ) | (14,536,143 | ) | (18,560,537 | ) | (10,139,062 | ) | (6,386,158 | ) | (8,416,413 | ) | (12,964,170 | ) | (17,914,389 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4,426,121 | ) | 4,860,450 | 14,186,920 | 20,923,119 | (879,730 | ) | 404,753 | (3,597,349 | ) | 1,516,356 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 2 | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(10,318,642 | ) | (223,772 | ) | 21,869,582 | 21,346,271 | (8,521,456 | ) | (5,075,736 | ) | (8,080,528 | ) | (2,249,028 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38,668,841 | 38,892,613 | 50,637,347 | 29,291,076 | 56,273,278 | 61,349,014 | 60,120,287 | 62,369,315 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 28,350,199 | $ | 38,668,841 | $ | 72,506,929 | $ | 50,637,347 | $ | 47,751,822 | $ | 56,273,278 | $ | 52,039,759 | $ | 60,120,287 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
33 |
TETON Westwood Funds
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | Distributions to Shareholders | Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)(b) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | Total from Investment Operations | Net Realized Gain on Investments | Total Distributions | Redemption Fees(a)(c) | Net Asset Value, End of Year | Total Return† | Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Operating Expenses Net of Waivers/Credits/ Reimbursements/ Reductions(d) | Operating Expenses Before Waivers/Credits/ Reimbursements/ Reductions(e) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund |
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Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 25.58 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (2.01 | ) | $ | (2.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 22.42 | (8.7 | )% | $ | 103,109 | (0.31 | )% | 1.43 | % | 1.44 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 28.86 | (0.03 | ) | (2.28 | ) | (2.31 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.97 | ) | 0.00 | 25.58 | (8.0 | ) | 156,267 | (0.11 | ) | 1.41 | 1.41 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 29.42 | (0.07 | ) | 1.32 | 1.25 | (1.81 | ) | (1.81 | ) | 0.00 | 28.86 | 4.4 | 226,938 | (0.25 | ) | 1.40 | 1.40 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 24.76 | (0.12 | ) | 5.97 | 5.85 | (1.19 | ) | (1.19 | ) | 0.00 | 29.42 | 24.4 | 274,161 | (0.46 | ) | 1.41 | 1.42 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 22.02 | (0.15 | ) | 3.41 | 3.26 | (0.52 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 0.00 | 24.76 | 15.0 | 256,488 | (0.67 | ) | 1.41 | 1.41 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 24.49 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (1.92 | ) | $ | (2.04 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 21.37 | (8.9 | )% | $ | 68,250 | (0.55 | )% | 1.68 | % | 1.69 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 27.75 | (0.09 | ) | (2.20 | ) | (2.29 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.97 | ) | 0.00 | 24.49 | (8.3 | ) | 75,977 | (0.35 | ) | 1.66 | 1.66 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 28.42 | (0.14 | ) | 1.28 | 1.14 | (1.81 | ) | (1.81 | ) | 0.00 | 27.75 | 4.1 | 111,572 | (0.50 | ) | 1.65 | 1.65 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 24.01 | (0.18 | ) | 5.78 | 5.60 | (1.19 | ) | (1.19 | ) | 0.00 | 28.42 | 24.1 | 169,017 | (0.72 | ) | 1.66 | 1.67 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 21.43 | (0.20 | ) | 3.30 | 3.10 | (0.52 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 0.00 | 24.01 | 14.6 | 141,893 | (0.92 | ) | 1.66 | 1.66 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 21.24 | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (1.65 | ) | $ | (1.85 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 18.31 | (9.4 | )% | $ | 47,509 | (1.06 | )% | 2.18 | % | 2.19 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 24.32 | (0.18 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (2.11 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.97 | ) | 0.00 | 21.24 | (8.7 | ) | 108,356 | (0.85 | ) | 2.16 | 2.16 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 25.24 | (0.24 | ) | 1.13 | 0.89 | (1.81 | ) | (1.81 | ) | 0.00 | 24.32 | 3.6 | 166,600 | (1.00 | ) | 2.15 | 2.15 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 21.55 | (0.27 | ) | 5.15 | 4.88 | (1.19 | ) | (1.19 | ) | 0.00 | 25.24 | 23.5 | 180,282 | (1.21 | ) | 2.16 | 2.17 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 19.38 | (0.28 | ) | 2.97 | 2.69 | (0.52 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 0.00 | 21.55 | 14.1 | 175,241 | (1.41 | ) | 2.16 | 2.16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 26.29 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (2.07 | ) | $ | (2.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 23.13 | (8.4 | )% | $ | 328,187 | (0.05 | )% | 1.18 | % | 1.19 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 29.57 | 0.04 | (2.35 | ) | (2.31 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.97 | ) | 0.00 | 26.29 | (7.8 | ) | 625,116 | 0.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 30.02 | 0.00 | (c) | 1.36 | 1.36 | (1.81 | ) | (1.81 | ) | 0.00 | 29.57 | 4.7 | 930,953 | 0.00 | (f) | 1.15 | 1.15 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 25.18 | (0.06 | ) | 6.09 | 6.03 | (1.19 | ) | (1.19 | ) | 0.00 | 30.02 | 24.7 | 728,641 | (0.22 | ) | 1.16 | 1.17 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 22.34 | (0.10 | ) | 3.46 | 3.36 | (0.52 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 0.00 | 25.18 | 15.2 | 476,493 | (0.44 | ) | 1.16 | 1.16 | 6 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the year including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. |
(a) | Per share data are calculated using the average shares outstanding method. |
(b) | Due to capital share activity, net investment income/(loss) per share and the ratio to average net assets are not necessarily correlated among the different classes of shares. |
(c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For all years presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
(e) | Before advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets totalling 0.01% of net assets for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2017. For the years ended September 30, 2019, 2018, and 2016 there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
(f) | Amount represents less than 0.005%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
34 |
TETON Westwood Funds
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | Distributions to Shareholders | Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | Net Investment Income (Loss)(a) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gain on Investments | Total Distributions | Redemption Fees(b) | Net Asset Value, End of Year | Total Return† | Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Operating Expenses Net of Waivers/ Reimbursements(c) | Operating Expenses Before Waivers/ Reimbursements | Portfolio Turnover Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund |
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Class AAA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $17.97 | $ 0.04 | $(1.72 | ) | $(1.68 | ) | $(0.07 | ) | $(0.82 | ) | $(0.89 | ) | $0.00 | $15.40 | (10.1 | )% | $ 6,146 | 0.26 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.70 | % | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 21.49 | 0.06 | (1.28 | ) | (1.22 | ) | — | (2.30 | ) | (2.30 | ) | 0.00 | 17.97 | (5.6 | ) | 7,758 | 0.33 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 21.37 | (0.02 | ) | 2.00 | 1.98 | — | (1.86 | ) | (1.86 | ) | — | 21.49 | 9.7 | 9,286 | (0.08 | ) | 1.25 | 1.72 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 19.03 | (0.04 | ) | 4.17 | 4.13 | — | (1.79 | ) | (1.79 | ) | 0.00 | 21.37 | 23.1 | 9,295 | (0.22 | ) | 1.36 | 1.74 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 18.54 | (0.04 | ) | 3.57 | 3.53 | — | (3.04 | ) | (3.04 | ) | 0.00 | 19.03 | 21.1 | 10,855 | (0.25 | ) | 1.50 | 1.79 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $16.98 | $ 0.00 | (b) | $(1.63 | ) | $(1.63 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.82 | ) | $(0.85 | ) | $0.00 | $14.50 | (10.3 | )% | $ 3,172 | 0.02 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.95 | % | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 20.48 | 0.01 | (1.21 | ) | (1.20 | ) | — | (2.30 | ) | (2.30 | ) | 0.00 | 16.98 | (5.8 | ) | 4,440 | 0.08 | 1.50 | 1.89 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 20.50 | (0.07 | ) | 1.91 | 1.84 | — | (1.86 | ) | (1.86 | ) | — | 20.48 | 9.4 | 5,024 | (0.33 | ) | 1.50 | 1.97 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 18.37 | (0.09 | ) | 4.01 | 3.92 | — | (1.79 | ) | (1.79 | ) | 0.00 | 20.50 | 22.8 | 3,580 | (0.47 | ) | 1.60 | 1.99 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 18.02 | (0.08 | ) | 3.47 | 3.39 | — | (3.04 | ) | (3.04 | ) | 0.00 | 18.37 | 20.9 | 2,871 | (0.49 | ) | 1.75 | 2.04 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $14.28 | $(0.06 | ) | $(1.36 | ) | $(1.42 | ) | — | $(0.82 | ) | $(0.82 | ) | $0.00 | $12.04 | (10.8 | )% | $ 1,597 | (0.46 | )% | 2.00 | % | 2.45 | % | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 17.69 | (0.06 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (1.11 | ) | — | (2.30 | ) | (2.30 | ) | 0.00 | 14.28 | (6.2 | ) | 3,164 | (0.41 | ) | 2.00 | 2.39 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 18.04 | (0.15 | ) | 1.66 | 1.51 | — | (1.86 | ) | (1.86 | ) | — | 17.69 | 8.8 | 2,895 | (0.83 | ) | 2.00 | 2.47 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 16.43 | (0.16 | ) | 3.56 | 3.40 | — | (1.79 | ) | (1.79 | ) | 0.00 | 18.04 | 22.2 | 2,247 | (0.97 | ) | 2.11 | 2.49 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 16.49 | (0.15 | ) | 3.13 | 2.98 | — | (3.04 | ) | (3.04 | ) | 0.00 | 16.43 | 20.2 | 2,268 | (0.99 | ) | 2.25 | 2.54 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $18.74 | $ 0.09 | $(1.80 | ) | $(1.71 | ) | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.82 | ) | $(0.94 | ) | $0.00 | $16.09 | (9.9 | )% | $17,435 | 0.52 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.45 | % | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 22.27 | 0.11 | (1.32 | ) | (1.21 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (2.30 | ) | (2.32 | ) | 0.00 | 18.74 | (5.3 | ) | 23,307 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 22.04 | 0.04 | 2.05 | 2.09 | — | (1.86 | ) | (1.86 | ) | — | 22.27 | 9.9 | 21,688 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 19.53 | 0.01 | 4.29 | 4.30 | — | (1.79 | ) | (1.79 | ) | 0.00 | 22.04 | 23.4 | 17,501 | 0.03 | 1.09 | 1.49 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 18.90 | 0.00 | (b) | 3.67 | 3.67 | — | (3.04 | ) | (3.04 | ) | 0.00 | 19.53 | 21.5 | 10,883 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 1.54 | 18 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the year including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. |
(a) | Per share data are calculated using the average shares outstanding method. |
(b) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. Had such payments not been received during the year ended September 30, 2016, the expense ratios would have been 1.51%, 1.76%, 2.26%, and 1.26% for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I, respectively. For the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, these credits had no material impact on the expense ratios. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | Distributions to Shareholders | Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | Net Investment Income (Loss)(a) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gain on Investments | Total Distributions | Redemption fees(b) | Net Asset Value, End of Year | Total Return† | Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Operating Expenses Net of Waivers/ Reimbursements | Operating Expenses Before Waivers/ Reimbursements | Portfolio Turnover Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund |
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Class AAA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $13.86 | $ 0.16 | $1.98 | $2.14 | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.41 | ) | $0.00 | $15.59 | 15.8 | % | $ 7,392 | 1.12 | % | 1.15 | %(c) | 1.62 | % | 62 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.98 | 0.13 | 0.51 | 0.64 | (0.23 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.76 | ) | — | 13.86 | 5.1 | 5,168 | 1.00 | 1.15 | (c) | 1.66 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.41 | 0.04 | 1.73 | 1.77 | (0.20 | ) | — | (0.20 | ) | — | 13.98 | 14.4 | 4,523 | 0.34 | 1.15 | (c) | 2.03 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.59 | 0.07 | 1.49 | 1.56 | (0.21 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.74 | ) | — | 12.41 | 14.1 | 4,138 | 0.57 | 1.15 | 2.47 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 10.53 | 0.04 | 1.05 | 1.09 | (0.03 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | — | 11.59 | 10.4 | 4,240 | 0.38 | 2.00 | (c) | 2.74 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $14.33 | $ 0.13 | $2.04 | $2.17 | $(0.21 | ) | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $0.00 | $16.13 | 15.5 | % | $ 6,143 | 0.86 | % | 1.40 | %(c) | 1.87 | % | 62 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 14.43 | 0.10 | 0.53 | 0.63 | (0.20 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.73 | ) | — | 14.33 | 4.8 | 4,821 | 0.76 | 1.40 | (c) | 1.91 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.79 | 0.01 | 1.80 | 1.81 | (0.17 | ) | — | (0.17 | ) | — | 14.43 | 14.2 | 3,711 | 0.09 | 1.40 | (c) | 2.28 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.94 | 0.05 | 1.52 | 1.57 | (0.19 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.72 | ) | — | 12.79 | 13.8 | 2,670 | 0.42 | 1.40 | 2.72 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 10.87 | 0.01 | 1.08 | 1.09 | (0.02 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | — | 11.94 | 10.1 | 1,191 | 0.10 | 2.25 | (c) | 2.99 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $15.30 | $ 0.06 | $2.19 | $2.25 | $(0.13 | ) | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.29 | ) | $0.00 | $17.26 | 14.9 | % | $ 6,130 | 0.37 | % | 1.90 | %(c) | 2.37 | % | 62 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 15.36 | 0.04 | 0.56 | 0.60 | (0.13 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.66 | ) | — | 15.30 | 4.3 | 4,246 | 0.26 | 1.90 | (c) | 2.41 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 13.62 | (0.06 | ) | 1.90 | 1.84 | (0.10 | ) | — | (0.10 | ) | — | 15.36 | 13.6 | 2,960 | (0.40 | ) | 1.90 | (c) | 2.78 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 12.69 | (0.02 | ) | 1.63 | 1.61 | (0.15 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | 13.62 | 13.3 | 1,307 | (0.19 | ) | 1.90 | 3.22 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 11.59 | (0.04 | ) | 1.14 | 1.10 | (0.00 | )(b) | — | (0.00 | )(b) | — | 12.69 | 9.6 | 873 | (0.37 | ) | 2.75 | (c) | 3.49 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $13.91 | $ 0.20 | $1.97 | $2.17 | $(0.28 | ) | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $0.00 | $15.64 | 16.0 | % | $52,842 | 1.36 | % | 0.90 | %(c) | 1.37 | % | 62 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 14.03 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 0.67 | (0.26 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.79 | ) | — | 13.91 | 5.3 | 36,402 | 1.32 | 0.90 | (c) | 1.41 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.44 | 0.08 | 1.75 | 1.83 | (0.24 | ) | — | (0.24 | ) | — | 14.03 | 14.8 | 18,097 | 0.56 | 0.90 | (c) | 1.78 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.61 | 0.12 | 1.48 | 1.60 | (0.24 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.77 | ) | — | 12.44 | 14.5 | 6,636 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 2.22 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 10.56 | 0.07 | 1.04 | 1.11 | (0.06 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | — | 11.61 | 10.6 | 394 | 0.61 | 1.75 | (c) | 2.49 | 20 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the year including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. |
(a) | Per share data are calculated using the average shares outstanding method. |
(b) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. Had such payments not been received, the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2016 would have been 2.01% (Class AAA), 2.26% (Class A), 2.76% (Class C), and 1.76% (Class I), respectively. For the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018, these credits had no impact on the expense ratios. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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TETON Westwood Funds
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | Distributions to Shareholders | Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | Net Investment Income (Loss)(a) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gain on Investments | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Year | Total Return† | Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Operating Expenses(b) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Fund |
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Class AAA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 12.66 | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.19 | ) | $ | 11.02 | (4.3 | )% | $ | 44,109 | 0.70 | % | 1.63 | % | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.94 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.64 | (0.09 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 12.66 | 5.8 | 50,849 | 0.80 | 1.64 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 13.69 | 0.08 | 1.71 | 1.79 | (0.06 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (1.54 | ) | 13.94 | 14.1 | 54,595 | 0.59 | 1.60 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 12.59 | 0.06 | 1.91 | 1.97 | (0.07 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.87 | ) | 13.69 | 16.6 | 54,159 | 0.50 | 1.62 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 12.22 | 0.07 | 1.30 | 1.37 | (0.05 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (1.00 | ) | 12.59 | 11.4 | 53,063 | 0.54 | 1.63 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 12.63 | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | (0.48 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.16 | ) | $ | 10.99 | (4.6 | )% | $ | 1,010 | 0.45 | % | 1.88 | % | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.90 | 0.07 | 0.54 | 0.61 | (0.05 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.88 | ) | 12.63 | 5.6 | 1,366 | 0.56 | 1.89 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 13.64 | 0.05 | 1.71 | 1.76 | (0.02 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (1.50 | ) | 13.90 | 13.9 | 1,435 | 0.35 | 1.85 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 12.55 | 0.04 | 1.89 | 1.93 | (0.04 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.84 | ) | 13.64 | 16.3 | 2,502 | 0.28 | 1.87 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 12.19 | 0.03 | 1.31 | 1.34 | (0.03 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.98 | ) | 12.55 | 11.2 | 3,719 | 0.29 | 1.88 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 11.76 | $ | (0.00 | )(c) | $ | (0.50 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) | — | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | 10.18 | (5.0 | )% | $ | 38 | (0.01 | )% | 2.38 | % | 46 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.09 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | (1.83 | ) | (1.83 | ) | 11.76 | 5.0 | 104 | 0.04 | 2.39 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.97 | (0.02 | ) | 1.62 | 1.60 | — | (1.48 | ) | (1.48 | ) | 13.09 | 13.3 | 449 | (0.17 | ) | 2.35 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.99 | (0.03 | ) | 1.81 | 1.78 | — | (0.80 | ) | (0.80 | ) | 12.97 | 15.7 | 685 | (0.25 | ) | 2.37 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 11.72 | (0.03 | ) | 1.25 | 1.22 | — | (0.95 | ) | (0.95 | ) | 11.99 | 10.6 | 843 | (0.23 | ) | 2.38 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 12.62 | $ | 0.11 | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | 10.98 | (4.1 | )% | $ | 2,595 | 0.96 | % | 1.38 | % | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.91 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 0.66 | (0.12 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.95 | ) | 12.62 | 6.1 | 3,954 | 1.06 | 1.39 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 13.66 | 0.11 | 1.72 | 1.83 | (0.10 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (1.58 | ) | 13.91 | 14.5 | 4,870 | 0.84 | 1.35 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 12.57 | 0.10 | 1.89 | 1.99 | (0.10 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.90 | ) | 13.66 | 16.9 | 4,981 | 0.75 | 1.37 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 12.21 | 0.09 | 1.30 | 1.39 | (0.08 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (1.03 | ) | 12.57 | 11.7 | 4,258 | 0.77 | 1.38 | 31 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the year including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. |
(a) | Per share data are calculated using the average shares outstanding method. |
(b) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For all years presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
(c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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TETON Westwood Funds
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | Distributions to Shareholders | Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | Net Investment Income(a) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gain on Investments | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Year | Total Return† | Net Assets, End of Year (in 000’s) | Net Investment Income | Operating Expenses(b) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund |
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Class AAA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 11.71 | $ | 0.10 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | $ | (0.85 | ) | $ | 10.85 | (0.2 | )% | $ | 38,713 | 0.95 | % | 1.42 | % | 57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.39 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 0.68 | (0.13 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.36 | ) | 11.71 | 6.4 | 44,638 | 1.15 | 1.37 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.16 | 0.12 | 0.96 | 1.08 | (0.12 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.85 | ) | 12.39 | 9.3 | 45,181 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.75 | 0.11 | 1.04 | 1.15 | (0.11 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.74 | ) | 12.16 | 10.3 | 50,934 | 0.93 | 1.33 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 11.72 | 0.12 | 0.85 | 0.97 | (0.12 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 11.75 | 8.6 | 50,105 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $ | 11.79 | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | $ | (0.83 | ) | $ | 10.93 | (0.4 | )% | $ | 7,981 | 0.70 | % | 1.67 | % | 57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.47 | 0.10 | 0.55 | 0.65 | (0.10 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.33 | ) | 11.79 | 6.1 | 9,553 | 0.89 | 1.62 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.23 | 0.09 | 0.97 | 1.06 | (0.09 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.82 | ) | 12.47 | 9.1 | 8,719 | 0.75 | 1.59 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.81 | 0.08 | 1.05 | 1.13 | (0.08 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.71 | ) | 12.23 | 10.1 | 8,165 | 0.68 | 1.58 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 11.78 | 0.10 | 0.85 | 0.95 | (0.10 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.92 | ) | 11.81 | 8.2 | 7,040 | 0.81 | 1.60 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 | $ | 12.01 | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | 11.15 | (0.9 | )% | $ | 1,215 | 0.20 | % | 2.17 | % | 57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.67 | 0.05 | 0.56 | 0.61 | (0.04 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.27 | ) | 12.01 | 5.6 | 2,195 | 0.40 | 2.12 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.41 | 0.03 | 0.99 | 1.02 | (0.03 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.76 | ) | 12.67 | 8.5 | 4,544 | 0.25 | 2.09 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.97 | 0.02 | 1.06 | 1.08 | (0.01 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.64 | ) | 12.41 | 9.6 | 4,585 | 0.18 | 2.08 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 11.92 | 0.04 | 0.87 | 0.91 | (0.04 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.86 | ) | 11.97 | 7.8 | 5,575 | 0.30 | 2.10 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 | $ | 11.69 | $ | 0.13 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | $ | (0.88 | ) | $ | 10.83 | 0.1 | % | $ | 4,131 | 1.19 | % | 1.17 | % | 57 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.38 | 0.16 | 0.54 | 0.70 | (0.16 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.39 | ) | 11.69 | 6.6 | 3,734 | 1.40 | 1.12 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 12.15 | 0.15 | 0.97 | 1.12 | (0.16 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.89 | ) | 12.38 | 9.6 | 3,925 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 11.73 | 0.14 | 1.05 | 1.19 | (0.14 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.77 | ) | 12.15 | 10.7 | 1,989 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 11.70 | 0.15 | 0.85 | 1.00 | (0.15 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.97 | ) | 11.73 | 8.8 | 1,896 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 23 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the year including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. |
(a) | Per share data are calculated using the average shares outstanding method. |
(b) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For all years presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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1. Organization. The TETON Westwood Funds (the Trust) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 12, 1986. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified open-end management investment company and currently consists of five active separate investment portfolios: TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund (Mighty Mites Fund), TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund (SmallCap Equity Fund), TETON Convertible Securities Fund (Convertible Securities Fund), TETON Westwood Equity Fund (Equity Fund), and TETON Westwood Balanced Fund (Balanced Fund), individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds.” Each class of shares outstanding bears the same voting, dividend, liquidation, and other rights and conditions, except that the expenses incurred in the distribution and marketing of such shares are different for each class.
The investment objectives of each Fund are as follows:
● | Mighty Mites Fund seeks to provide long term capital appreciation by investing primarily in micro-capitalization equity securities. |
● | SmallCap Equity Fund seeks to provide long term capital appreciation by investing primarily in smaller capitalization equity securities. |
● | Convertible Securities Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income as well as long term capital appreciation. |
● | Equity Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. The Equity Fund’s secondary goal is to produce current income. |
● | Balanced Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation and current income resulting in a high total investment return consistent with prudent investment risk and a balanced investment approach. |
2. Significant Accounting Policies. As an investment company, the Trust follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that may require the use of management estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements.
The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may materially impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objectives.
New Accounting Pronouncements. To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board recently issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2018-13), which adds, removes, and modifies certain aspects relating to fair value disclosure. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption of the additions relating to ASU 2018-13 is not required, even if early adoption is elected for the removals under ASU 2018-13. Management has early adopted the removals set forth in ASU 2018-13 in these financial statements and has not early adopted the additions set forth in ASU 2018-13.
Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Trustees (the Board) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Teton Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at each underlying fund’s NAV per share as of the report date.
Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt obligations for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the securities are valued using the closing bid price, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities fair value, in which case these securities will be fair value as determined by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at the closing
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settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded. OTC futures and options on futures for which market quotations are readily available will be valued by quotations received from a pricing service or, if no quotations are available from a pricing service, by quotations obtained from one or more dealers in the instrument in question by the Adviser.
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.
The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:
● | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities; |
● | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and |
● | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Board’s determinations as to the fair value of investments). |
A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Funds’ investments in securities by inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2020 is as follows:
Valuation Inputs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total Market Value at 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||
MIGHTY MITES FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Airlines | — | $ | 6,750 | — | $ | 6,750 | ||||||||||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories | $ | 6,968,140 | 880 | — | 6,969,020 | |||||||||||||||
Aviation: Parts and Services | 11,977,141 | 185,194 | — | 12,162,335 | ||||||||||||||||
Business Services | 13,613,758 | 891,550 | — | 14,505,308 | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Products | 18,121,288 | 29 | — | 18,121,317 | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Services | 5,003,562 | 189,750 | — | 5,193,312 | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified Industrial | 60,944,412 | 3,098,583 | — | 64,042,995 | ||||||||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas | 2,854,195 | 2,067,252 | — | 4,921,447 | ||||||||||||||||
Financial Services | 43,915,613 | 569,446 | $ | 138,000 | 44,623,059 | |||||||||||||||
Food and Beverage | 11,793,321 | 119,969 | — | 11,913,290 | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care | 53,279,912 | — | 0 | 53,279,912 | ||||||||||||||||
Paper and Forest Products | — | 1,765,575 | — | 1,765,575 | ||||||||||||||||
Real Estate | 21,518,325 | 1,930,391 | 255 | 23,448,971 | ||||||||||||||||
Specialty Chemicals | 14,464,718 | 836 | — | 14,465,554 | ||||||||||||||||
Other Industries (a) | 267,824,613 | — | — | 267,824,613 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 532,278,998 | 10,826,205 | 138,255 | 543,243,458 | ||||||||||||||||
Closed-End Funds | 688,061 | — | — | 688,061 | ||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks (a) | 3,987,492 | — | — | 3,987,492 | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks (a) | — | 17,865 | — | 17,865 | ||||||||||||||||
Mandatory Convertible Securities (a) | — | 332,090 | — | 332,090 | ||||||||||||||||
Rights (a) | — | 400 | 3,979 | 4,379 | ||||||||||||||||
Warrants (a) | 991 | 23,610 | 0 | 24,601 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 994,791 | — | 994,791 | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 536,955,542 | $ | 12,194,961 | $ | 142,234 | (b) | $ | 549,292,737 | |||||||||||
SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | $ | 27,961,022 | — | — | $ | 27,961,022 | ||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | $ | 1,179,841 | — | 1,179,841 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 27,961,022 | $ | 1,179,841 | — | $ | 29,140,863 |
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Valuation Inputs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total Market Value at 9/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | — | — | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (c) | — | $ | 55,223,608 | — | 55,223,608 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks (c) | $ | 2,110,620 | — | — | 2,110,620 | |||||||||||||||
Mandatory Convertible Securities (c) | 9,316,958 | 1,390,113 | — | 10,707,071 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 5,539,064 | — | 5,539,064 | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 11,427,578 | $ | 62,152,785 | $ | 0 | (d) | $ | 73,580,363 | |||||||||||
EQUITY FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | $ | 47,763,919 | — | — | $ | 47,763,919 | ||||||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 59,526 | — | — | 59,526 | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 47,823,445 | — | — | $ | 47,823,445 | ||||||||||||||
BALANCED FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | $ | 34,515,099 | — | — | $ | 34,515,099 | ||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds (c) | — | $ | 8,930,764 | — | 8,930,764 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds | — | 235,856 | — | 235,856 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | — | 1,765,539 | — | 1,765,539 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 6,380,628 | — | 6,380,628 | ||||||||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 230,669 | — | — | 230,669 | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 34,745,768 | $ | 17,312,787 | — | $ | 52,058,555 |
(a) | Please refer to the Summary Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
(b) | Level 3 securities are valued by brokers and pricing services, or recent transactions. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities was $142,234. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated. |
(c) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
(d) | Level 3 securities are valued by brokers and pricing services, or recent transactions. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities was $0. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated. |
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Mighty Mites Fund and the Convertible Securities Fund did not have transfers into or out of Level 3.
There were no Level 3 investments held at September 30, 2020 or September 30, 2019 for the SmallCap Equity Fund, Equity Fund, and Balanced Fund.
Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.
General. The Funds use recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of their securities, and use broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.
Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.
The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These may include back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.
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Securities Sold Short. The Funds may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Funds record an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Funds record a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Funds bear the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Funds on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, there were no short sales.
Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Funds and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.
Foreign Securities. The Funds may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.
Foreign Taxes. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon their current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which they invest.
Restricted Securities. Each Fund may invest up to 10% (except for the Mighty Mites Fund, SmallCap Equity Fund, and Convertible Securities Fund which may invest up to 15%) of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. Securities deemed as liquid are not included in the limitations described above. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted securities the Funds held as of September 30, 2020, refer to the Schedules of Investments.
Investments in other Investment Companies. All Funds may invest, from time to time, in shares of other investment companies (or entities that would be considered investment companies but are excluded from the definition pursuant to certain exceptions under the 1940 Act) (the Acquired Funds) in accordance with the 1940 Act and related rules. Shareholders in these Funds would bear the pro rata portion of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Mighty Mites Fund’s pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was less than 2 basis points, Equity Fund’s and Balanced Fund’s was each less than 1 basis point.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain or loss on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method or amortized to earliest call date, if applicable. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as a Fund becomes aware of such dividends.
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Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each fund’s average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board.
In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense.
Custodian Fee Credits and Interest Expense. When cash balances are maintained in a Fund’s custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under each custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statements of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.” When cash balances are overdrawn, a Fund is charged an overdraft fee equal to 90% of the current Treasury Bill rate on outstanding balances. These amounts, if any, would be included in the Statements of Operations.
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid annually for the Mighty Mites Fund, SmallCap Equity Fund, and Equity Fund, and quarterly for the Convertible Securities Fund and Balanced Fund. Distributions of net realized gain on investments are normally declared and paid at least annually by each Fund. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The characterization of distributions to shareholders is based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Funds, utilization of tax equalizations, timing differences, net operating loss write off, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Funds. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Funds.
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the following reclassifications were made to increase/decrease such amounts with offsetting adjustments to paid-in capital:
Accumulated Earnings | Paid-in Capital | |||||||
Mighty Mites Fund | $ | (7,197,932 | ) | $ | 7,197,932 | |||
SmallCap Equity Fund | 585,380 | (585,380 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
Year Ended September 30, | Year Ended September 30, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) | $ | — | — | $ | 354,062 | $ | 518,900 | $ | 1,156,926 | $ | 1,334,142 | |||||||||||||
Net long term capital gains | 48,293,347 | $ | 47,348,334 | 1,614,226 | 3,490,103 | 593,474 | 461,660 | |||||||||||||||||
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Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) | $ | 478,290 | $ | 391,760 | $ | 500,318 | $ | 647,718 | ||||||||||||||||
Net long term capital gains | 4,734,435 | 7,941,163 | 3,812,546 | 6,577,492 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Provision for Income Taxes. The Funds intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). It is the policy of the Funds to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Funds’ net investment company taxable income and net capital gains.
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At September 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) | — | — | $ | 44,494 | $ | 260,785 | — | |||||||||||||
Undistributed long term capital gains | $ | 54,858,393 | — | 1,507,087 | 2,017,019 | $ | 1,896,305 | |||||||||||||
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Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 191,524,257 | $ | 2,575,701 | 9,708,644 | 5,263,300 | 5,117,413 | ||||||||||||||
Qualified late year loss deferral* | (1,139,402 | ) | (1,100,805 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
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Total accumulated earnings | $ | 245,243,248 | $ | 1,474,896 | $ | 11,260,225 | $ | 7,541,104 | $ | 7,013,718 | ||||||||||
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* | Qualified late year losses related to passive foreign investment companies, ordinary losses, and losses on sales of securities and foreign currency realized after October 31 (certain ordinary losses incurred after December 31) and prior to the Funds’ year end may be elected as occurring on the first day of the following year. |
At September 30, 2020, the temporary differences between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments was primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes, investments in REITs, mark-to-market adjustments on investments in passive foreign investment companies, premium amortization, and basis adjustments in partnerships.
The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at September 30, 2020:
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Aggregate cost of investments | $ | 357,767,562 | $ | 26,565,162 | $ | 63,871,719 | $ | 42,560,145 | $ | 46,941,142 | ||||||||||
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Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 246,404,583 | $ | 6,403,192 | $ | 10,938,713 | $ | 8,705,163 | $ | 7,788,707 | ||||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (54,879,408 | ) | (3,827,491 | ) | (1,230,069 | ) | (3,441,863 | ) | (2,671,294 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 191,525,175 | $ | 2,575,701 | $ | 9,708,644 | $ | 5,263,300 | $ | 5,117,413 | ||||||||||
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The Funds are required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Funds as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. As of September 30, 2020, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Funds’ net assets or results of operations. The Funds’ federal and state tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open, subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Funds’ tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.
3. Investment Advisory Agreements and Other Transactions. The Funds have entered into investment advisory agreements (the Advisory Agreements) with the Adviser which provide that the Funds will pay the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% for the Mighty Mites Fund, SmallCap Equity Fund, Convertible Securities Fund, and Equity Fund, and 0.75% for the Balanced Fund, of the value of a Fund’s average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreements, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds’ portfolios, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Trustees of the Funds who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.
There was a reduction in the advisory fee paid to the Adviser relating to certain portfolio holdings, i.e., unsupervised assets, of the Mighty Mites Fund with respect to which the Adviser transferred dispositive and voting control to the Funds’ Proxy Voting Committee. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Funds’ Proxy Voting Committee exercised control and discretion over all rights to vote or consent with respect to such securities, and the Adviser reduced its fee with respect to such securities by $55,544.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive investment advisory fees and/or to reimburse expenses to the SmallCap Equity Fund and Convertible Securities Fund in the event annual expenses of such Funds exceed certain prescribed limits as described in the paragraph below. Such fee waiver/reimbursement arrangements continue at least until January 31, 2021. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Adviser waived fees or reimbursed expenses in the amounts of $154,193 and $291,369 for the SmallCap Equity Fund and Convertible Securities Fund, respectively.
In addition, the SmallCap Equity Fund and the Convertible Securities Fund are obliged to repay the Adviser for a period of two and three fiscal years, respectively, following the fiscal year in which the Adviser reimbursed the Funds only to the extent that the operating expenses of these Funds fall below the following expense limitations based on average net assets
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TETON Westwood Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
for the SmallCap Equity Fund and the Convertible Securities Fund for Class AAA Shares 1.25% and 1.15%, respectively, for Class A Shares 1.50% and 1.40%, respectively, for Class C Shares 2.00% and 1.90%, respectively, and for Class I Shares 1.00% and 0.90%, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, the cumulative unreimbursed amounts which may be recovered by the Adviser within the next three fiscal years are as follows:
For the year ended September 30, 2019, expiring September 30, 2021 | For the year ended September 30, 2020, expiring September 30, 2022 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | $155,872 | $154,193 | $310,065 | |||||||||||||||||
For the year ended September 30, 2018, expiring September 30, 2021 | For the year ended September 30, 2019, expiring September 30, 2022 | For the year ended September 30, 2020, expiring September 30, 2023 | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | $164,831 | $183,238 | $291,369 | $639,438 |
Gabelli Funds, LLC is a subadviser to the Adviser for the Mighty Mites Fund and the Convertible Securities Fund. The Adviser pays Gabelli Funds, LLC out of its advisory fees a subadvisory fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on an annual rate of 0.32% of the average net assets of these two Funds.
In addition, the Adviser has a Subadvisory Agreement with Westwood Management Corp. for the Equity Fund and Balanced Fund. The Adviser pays Westwood Management Corp. out of its advisory fees with respect to these latter two Funds a subadvisory fee, computed daily and payable monthly, in an amount equal on an annualized basis to the greater of (i) $150,000 per year on an aggregate basis for these Funds or (ii) 35% of the net revenues to the Adviser from these Funds.
The Adviser has a sub-administration agreement for each of the Funds with Gabelli Funds, LLC. Gabelli Funds, LLC has entered into an agreement with BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. to provide certain administrative services to the Funds.
The Trust pays each Trustee who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $9,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended, and they are reimbursed by the Trust for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a $3,000 annual fee, and the Lead Trustee receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for attending certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Trust.
4. Distribution Plan. The Trust’s Board has adopted a distribution plan (the Plan) for each class of shares, except Class I Shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Adviser, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.50%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales (including maturities) of securities during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, other than short term securities, are as follows:
Purchases (excluding U.S. Government Securities) | Sales (excluding U.S. Government Securities) | Purchases of U.S. Government Securities | Sales of U.S. Government Securities | |||||||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund | $17,957,761 | $332,954,289 | — | — | ||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | 5,863,717 | 11,984,128 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | 47,581,830 | 37,030,686 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Equity Fund | 23,684,386 | 28,576,002 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Balanced Fund | 24,898,536 | 25,703,348 | $5,756,873 | $10,731,972 |
6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Mighty Mites Fund and the Convertible Securities Fund paid $209,906 and $790, respectively, in brokerage commissions on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. Additionally, the Distributor retained a total of $16,689 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Mighty Mites Fund, SmallCap Equity Fund, Convertible Securities Fund, Equity Fund, and Balanced Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. The amount of such expenses paid through this directed brokerage arrangement during this period was $9,560, $1,573, $250, $1,331, and $1,729, respectively.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
The cost of calculating each Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Mighty Mites Fund, Convertible Securities Fund, Equity Fund, and Balanced Fund accrued $45,000, $45,000, $18,750, and $41,250 in connection with the cost of computing these Funds’ NAVs. This expense was not charged during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 for the SmallCap Equity Fund.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Mighty Mites Fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser. These transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and amounted to $1,614,144 and $6,123,728 in purchase and sales transactions, respectively.
7. Significant Shareholder. As of September 30, 2020, 6.86% of the Convertible Securities Fund was beneficially owned by the Adviser and its affiliates, including managed accounts for which the affiliates of the Adviser have voting control but disclaim pecuniary interest.
8. Shares of Beneficial Interest. The Funds offer four classes of shares – Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. Class AAA Shares and Class I Shares are offered without a sales charge. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.00%. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for one year after purchase.
The Mighty Mites Fund, SmallCap Equity Fund, and Convertible Securities Fund impose a redemption fee of 2.00% on all classes of shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the respective Fund as an increase in paid-in capital. The redemption fees, if any, retained by the Fund during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 can be found in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 2020 | Year Ended September 30, 2019 | Year Ended September 30, 2020 | Year Ended September 30, 2019 | Year Ended September 30, 2020 | Year Ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 318,137 | 410,520 | 56,188 | 61,782 | 202,249 | 92,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 236,477 | 282,053 | 21,188 | 55,403 | 11,087 | 18,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,064,379 | ) | (2,446,173 | ) | (109,772 | ) | (117,789 | ) | (111,998 | ) | (61,680 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in Class AAA Shares | (1,509,765 | ) | (1,753,600 | ) | (32,396 | ) | (604 | ) | 101,338 | 49,348 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 1,279,751 | 605,833 | 19,901 | 50,966 | 117,429 | 113,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 136,728 | 140,312 | 12,952 | 29,927 | 9,106 | 14,859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,324,981 | ) | (1,665,189 | ) | (75,557 | ) | (64,736 | ) | (82,206 | ) | (49,374 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in Class A Shares | 91,498 | (919,044 | ) | (42,704 | ) | 16,157 | 44,329 | 79,247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 193,823 | 312,594 | 37,572 | 126,284 | 128,910 | 130,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 195,376 | 268,060 | 12,046 | 25,160 | 6,102 | 9,874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,897,427 | ) | (2,329,790 | ) | (138,574 | ) | (93,482 | ) | (57,316 | ) | (55,614 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in Class C Shares | (2,508,228 | ) | (1,749,136 | ) | (88,956 | ) | 57,962 | 77,696 | 84,820 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 3,257,165 | 4,540,036 | 329,739 | 697,664 | 1,724,266 | 1,830,022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 655,377 | 757,242 | 63,130 | 115,514 | 96,936 | 92,646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (13,497,163 | ) | (13,009,360 | ) | (552,705 | ) | (543,276 | ) | (1,060,771 | ) | (595,550 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in Class I Shares | (9,584,621 | ) | (7,712,082 | ) | (159,836 | ) | 269,902 | 760,431 | 1,327,118 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 33,259 | 35,978 | 202,941 | 705,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 378,915 | 613,282 | 284,089 | 479,379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (424,439 | ) | (548,911 | ) | (731,426 | ) | (1,018,422 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in Class AAA Shares | (12,265 | ) | 100,349 | (244,396 | ) | 166,676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 2,560 | 5,690 | 98,018 | 308,884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 10,421 | 16,765 | 59,949 | 85,110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (29,282 | ) | (17,470 | ) | (238,280 | ) | (282,916 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in Class A Shares | (16,301 | ) | 4,985 | (80,313 | ) | 111,078 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 343 | 5,883 | 55,605 | 40,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 603 | 5,371 | 6,632 | 40,971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (6,038 | ) | (36,678 | ) | (136,212 | ) | (257,175 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 6,698 | 18,031 | 108,655 | 32,773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 30,864 | 59,647 | 24,625 | 37,989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (114,457 | ) | (114,473 | ) | (71,371 | ) | (68,440 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in Class I Shares | (76,895 | ) | (36,795 | ) | 61,909 | 2,322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TETON Westwood Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
9. Transactions in Securities of Affiliated Issuers. The 1940 Act defines affiliated issuers as those in which a Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer. A summary of the Mighty Mites Fund’s transactions in the securities of these issuers during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 is set forth below:
Market Value at | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Realized Gain/ (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | Market Value at September 30, 2020 | Dividend Income | Percent Outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., | $ | 2,796,200 | — | $ | 460,311 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bel Fuse Inc., Cl. A | 2,330,686 | — | 157,544 | $ | (102,499 | ) | $ | (355,773 | ) | $ | 1,714,870 | $ | 39,834 | 7.17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burnham Holdings Inc., | 3,847,500 | — | 375,970 | (252,614 | ) | (475,416 | ) | 2,743,500 | 226,831 | 7.46 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Griffin Industrial Realty Inc. | 10,681,028 | — | 559,929 | 161,331 | 4,125,017 | 14,407,447 | 140,225 | 5.25 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nathan’s Famous Inc. | 15,967,513 | — | 308,949 | 153,870 | (4,689,441 | ) | 11,122,993 | 307,488 | 5.27 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schmitt Industries Inc.† | 1,599,500 | — | 441,840 | 172,795 | 1,734,585 | 3,065,040 | — | 16.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Eastern Co. | 8,945,897 | — | 496,030 | (5,811 | ) | (1,943,896 | ) | 6,500,160 | 154,380 | 5.34 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The General Chemical Group | 2,138 | — | 994 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The L.S. Starrett Co., Cl. A†* | 1,959,356 | — | 963,199 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trans-Lux Corp.† | 497,168 | $ | 583,688 | 8,010 | (131,548 | ) | (462,298 | ) | 479,000 | — | 17.81 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | (4,476 | ) | $ | (2,067,222 | ) | $ | 40,033,010 | $ | 868,758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* | Security is no longer considered affiliated at September 30, 2020. |
10. Indemnifications. The Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds’ existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Funds of all other subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of TETON Westwood Funds and Shareholders of TETON Westwood Mighty MitesSM Fund, TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund, TETON Convertible Securities Fund, TETON Westwood Equity Fund and TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the summary schedule of investments, of TETON Westwood Mighty MitesSM Fund and the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund, TETON Convertible Securities Fund, TETON Westwood Equity Fund and TETON Westwood Balanced Fund (constituting TETON Westwood Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements 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 Funds 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 of these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, 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. 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
November 25, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 1986.
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2020 Tax Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)
U.S. Government Income: –The percentage of the ordinary income dividend paid by the SmallCap Equity Fund, the Convertible Securities Fund, and the Balanced Fund, (the “Funds”) during the year ended September 30, 2020 which was derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 3.15%, 0.84%, and 11.56%, respectively. Such income is exempt from state and local tax in all states. However, many states, including New York and California, allow a tax exemption for a portion of the income earned only if a mutual fund has invested at least 50% of its assets at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The Funds did not meet this strict requirement during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended that you consult your personal tax adviser for the applicability of the information provided as to your specific situation.
Mighty Mites Fund –During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund paid to shareholders long term capital gains totalling $48,293,347. The distributions of long term capital gains have been designated as a capital gain dividend by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
SmallCap Equity Fund –During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income and short term capital gains) totalling $0.0764, $0.0376, $0.0078, and $0.1228 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class C and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $1,614,226. The distributions of long term capital gains have been designated as a capital gain dividend by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, 100% of the ordinary income dividend qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. The Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified dividend income, pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified short term capital gain. The Fund designates 4.93% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified interest income, pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
Convertible Securities Fund –During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income and short term capital gains) totalling $0.2471, $0.2123, $0.1374, and $0.2807 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class C and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $593,474. The distributions of long term capital gains have been designated as a capital gain dividend by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, 64.60% of the ordinary income dividend qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. The Fund designates 64.24% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified dividend income, pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund designates 34.91% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified interest income, pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified short term capital gain.
Equity Fund –During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income) totalling $0.1077, $0.0778, and $0.1392 per share for Class AAA, Class A, and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $4,734,435. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, 100% of the ordinary income dividend qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. The Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income distribution as qualified dividend income, pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund designates 0.98% of the ordinary income distribution as qualified interest income, pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
Balanced Fund –During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income and short term capital gains) totalling $0.1346, $0.1064, $0.0334, and $0.1634 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class C and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $3,812,546. The distributions of long term capital gains have been designated as a capital gain dividend by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, 100% of the ordinary income dividend qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. The Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified dividend income, pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund designates 37.54% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified interest income, pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
In determining whether to approve the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (together, the Agreements), the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Agreements and are not interested persons of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (the Independent Board Members), considered the following information at a meeting on August 18, 2020:
1) The nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Adviser and the Subadvisers.
The Board reviewed in detail the nature and extent of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers under the Agreements and the quality of those services over the past year. The Board noted that these services included managing the investment program of the Funds, including the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, as well as the provision of general corporate services. The Board considered that the Adviser also provided, at its expense, office facilities for use by the Funds and supervisory personnel responsible for supervising the performance of administrative, accounting and related services including, for each Fund, monitoring to assure compliance with stated investment policies and restrictions under the 1940 Act and related securities regulations. The Board noted that, in addition to managing the investment program for the Funds, the Adviser provided certain non-advisory and compliance services, including services under the Funds’ Rule 38a-1 compliance program.
The Board also considered that the Adviser paid for all compensation of officers and Board Members of the Funds who are affiliated with the Adviser and that the Adviser further provided services to shareholders of the Funds who had invested through various programs offered by third party financial intermediaries. The Board evaluated these factors based on its direct experience with the Adviser and Sub-Advisers and in consultation with Fund Counsel. The Board noted that the Adviser had engaged, at its expense, BNY, to assist it in performing certain of its administrative functions. The Board concluded that the nature and extent of the services provided was reasonable and appropriate in relation to the advisory fee, that the level of services provided by the Adviser, either directly or through BNY, and by the Sub-Advisers, had not diminished over the past year and that the quality of service continued to be high.
The Board reviewed the personnel responsible for providing services to the Funds and concluded, based on their experience and interaction with the Adviser and Sub-Advisers, that (i) the Adviser and Sub-Advisers were able to retain quality personnel, (ii) the Adviser, Sub- Advisers, and their agents exhibited a high level of diligence and attention to detail in carrying out their advisory and administrative responsibilities under the Agreements, (iii) the Adviser and Sub- Advisers were responsive to requests of the Board, (iv) the scope and depth of the Adviser’s and Sub-Advisers’ resources were adequate, and (v) the Adviser and Sub-Advisers had kept the Board apprised of developments relating to each Fund and the industry in general. The Board also focused on the Adviser’s reputation and long-standing relationship with the Funds. The Board also believed that the Adviser had devoted substantial resources and made substantial commitments to address new regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds.
2) The performance of the Funds, the Adviser, and the Subadvisers.
The Board reviewed the investment performance of each Fund, on an absolute basis, as compared with Broadridge peer group of other SEC registered funds, and against each Fund’s broad-based securities market benchmarks as reflected in each Fund’s prospectuses and annual report. The Board also considered rankings and ratings of the Funds issued by Broadridge over the short, intermediate, and long term. The Board considered each Fund’s one, three, five and ten year (where applicable) average annual total return for the periods ended June 30, 2020, but placed greatest emphasis on a Fund’s longer term performance. The peer groups considered by the Board were developed by Broadridge and were comprised of funds within the same Broadridge peer group category (the Performance Peer Group), regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. Each Fund’s performance against the Performance Peer Group was considered by the Board as providing an objective comparative benchmark against which each Fund’s performance could be assessed. In general, the Board considered these comparisons helpful in their assessment as to whether the Adviser was obtaining for the Funds’ shareholders the total return performance that was available in the marketplace, given each Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, limitations, and restrictions. In reviewing the Funds’ performance, the Board noted that the Equity Fund’s performance was below the median for the one year, three year, five year, and ten year periods; the Balanced Fund’s performance was above the median for the three year, five year, and ten year periods, and below the median for the one year period; the SmallCap Equity Fund’s performance was above the median for the one year, three year, five year and ten year periods; the Mighty Mites Fund’s performance was below the median for the one year, three year, five year, and ten year periods; and the Convertible Securities Fund’s performance was above the median for the ten year and five year period, and below the median for the one year and three year periods. The Board Members concluded that the Funds’ performance was reasonable in comparison to that of the Performance Peer Groups.
In connection with its assessment of the performance of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, the Board considered the Adviser’s and Sub-Advisers’ financial condition and whether they had the resources necessary to continue to carry out their responsibilities
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under the Agreements. The Board concluded that the Adviser and Sub-Advisers had the financial resources necessary to continue to perform their obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality services that they have provided to the Funds to date.
3) The cost of the advisory services and the profits to the Adviser and Subadviser and their affiliates from the relationship with the Funds.
In connection with the Board’s consideration of the cost of the advisory and sub-advisory services and the profits to the Adviser, Sub-Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, the Board considered a number of factors. First, the Board compared the level of the advisory fee for each Fund against comparative Broadridge expense peer groups (Expense Peer Group). The Board also considered comparative non-advisory fee expenses and comparative total fund expenses of the Funds and each Expense Peer Group. The Board considered this information as useful in assessing whether the Adviser and Sub-Advisers were providing services at a cost that was competitive with other similar funds. In assessing this information, the Board considered both the comparative contract rates as well as the level of the advisory fees after waivers and/or reimbursements. The Board noted that the SmallCap Equity Fund and the Convertible Securities Fund operated pursuant to a Fee Waiver and Expense Deferral Agreement with the Adviser wherein the Adviser had agreed to waive a portion of its fee or reimburse a Fund for a portion of its expenses necessary to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses to the level set forth in the respective Fund’s prospectus. The Board noted that the Convertible Securities Fund operated pursuant to an Expenses Limitation Agreement with the Adviser wherein the Adviser had agreed to limit a portion of its fee or reimburse a Fund for a portion of its expenses necessary to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses to the level set forth in the Funds’ prospectus. The Board noted that the advisory fees and total expense ratios for all Funds were higher than the median when compared with those of their Expense Peer Groups. Finally, the Board noted that although the SmallCap Equity Fund and Convertible Securities Fund had agreements in place to limit advisory fees and expenses, the total expense ratios for the SmallCap Equity and Convertible Securities were above the median when compared with their Expense Peer Groups. The Board also reviewed the fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers to provide similar advisory services to other RICs with similar investment objectives and to separate accounts, noting that in some cases the fees charged by the Adviser or Sub-Advisers were higher and, in other cases lower, than the fees charged to the Funds. In evaluating this information, the Board considered the difference in services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers to these other accounts. In particular, the Board considered the differences in risks involved in managing separate accounts and the Funds from a compliance and regulatory perspective.
The Board also considered an analysis prepared by the Adviser of the estimated profitability to the Adviser of its relationship with the Funds and reviewed with the Adviser its cost allocation methodology in connection with its profitability. In this regard, the Board reviewed Pro-forma Income Statements of the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Board considered one analysis for the Adviser as a whole, and a second analysis for the Adviser with respect to each of the Funds. With respect to the Fund analysis, the Board received an analysis based on each Fund’s average net assets during the period as well as a pro-forma analysis of profitability at higher and lower asset levels. The Board concluded that the profitability of the Funds to the Adviser under either analysis was not excessive.
4) The extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale.
With respect to the Board’s consideration of economies of scale, the Board discussed whether economies of scale would be realized by the Funds at higher asset levels. The Board also reviewed data from the Expense Peer Groups to assess whether the Expense Peer Group funds had advisory fee breakpoints and, if so, at what asset levels. The Board also assessed whether certain of the Adviser’s costs would increase if asset levels rise. The Board concluded that under foreseeable conditions, they were unable to assess at this time whether economies of scale would be realized if the Funds were to experience significant asset growth. In the event there was to be significant asset growth in the Funds, the Board determined to reassess whether the advisory fee appropriately took into account any economies of scale that had been realized as a result of that growth.
5) Other Factors.
In addition to the above factors, the Board also discussed other benefits received by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers from their management of the Funds. The Board considered that the Adviser and Sub-Advisers do use soft dollars in connection with their management of the Funds. Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that each Fund’s advisory fee and, with respect to the Equity Fund and the Balanced Fund, the sub-advisory fee, was fair and reasonable with respect to the quality of services provided and in light of the other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board Members determined to approve the continuation of each Fund’s Advisory Agreement and, with respect to the Equity Fund, Balanced Fund, Mighty Mites Fund, and Convertible Securities Fund, the Sub-Advisory agreements. The Board based its decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all important or controlling.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Additional Fund Information (Unaudited)
The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of its Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Trust is set forth below. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the TETON Westwood Funds’ Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-WESTWOOD (800-937-8966) or by writing to the TETON Westwood Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.
Name, Position(s), Address1 and Age | Term of Office and Length of Time Served2 | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Other Directorships Held by Trustee3 | ||||
INTERESTED TRUSTEE4: | ||||||||
Nicholas F. Galluccio Trustee and Portfolio Manager Age: 70 | Since 2017 | 8 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Teton Advisors, Inc. (since 2008); Group Managing Director U.S. Equities (2004-2008), Managing Director U.S. Equities (1994-2004), Senior Vice President (1990-2004) and Vice President (1990-1994) and Vice President (1982-1990) of Trust Company of the West (TCW) | Board of Regents of the University of Hartford; Executive Advisory Board of the Columbia Business School Program for Financial Studies | ||||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES5: | ||||||||
Anthony S. Colavita6 Trustee Age: 59 | Since 2017 | 17 | Attorney, Anthony S. Colavita, P.C. | — | ||||
James P. Conn Trustee Age: 82 | Since 1994 | 23 | Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings, Ltd. (1992-1998) | — | ||||
Leslie F. Foley6 Trustee Age: 52 | Since 2017 | 8 | Attorney; Serves on the Boards of the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy Andover, National Humanities Center, and Greenwich Country Day School; Vice President, Global Ethics & Compliance and Associate General Counsel for News Corporation (2008-2010) | — | ||||
Mary E. Hauck Trustee Age: 78 | Since 2017 | 9 | Retired Senior Manager of the Gabelli-O’Connor Fixed Income Mutual Funds Management Company | — | ||||
Michael J. Melarkey Trustee Age: 70 | Since 2017 | 20 | Of Counsel in the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP; Partner in the law firm of Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie (1980-2015) | Chairman of Southwest Gas Corporation (natural gas utility) | ||||
Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 52 | Since 2017 | 32 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee on Long Island University Board of Trustees | — | ||||
Werner J. Roeder Trustee Age: 80 | Since 1994 | 20 | Retired physician; Former Vice President of Medical Affairs (Medical Director) of New York Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital (1999-2014) | — | ||||
Salvatore J. Zizza6,7 Trustee Age: 74 | Since 2004 | 30 | President of Zizza & Associates Corp. (private holding company); President of Bergen Cove Realty Inc.; Chairman of Harbor Diversified, Inc. (pharmaceuticals) (2009-2018); Chairman of BAM (semiconductor and aerospace manufacturing)(2000-2018); Chairman of Metropolitan Paper Recycling Inc. (recycling) (2005-2014) | Director and Chairman of Trans-Lux Corporation (business services); Director and Chairman of Harbor Diversified Inc. (pharmaceuticals) (2009-2018) |
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Name, Position(s), Address1 and Age | Term of Office and Length of Time Served2 | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | ||
OFFICERS: | ||||
Bruce N. Alpert President Age: 68 | Since 1994 | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988; Officer of registered investment companies within the Fund Complex; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008; Chief Executive Officer of G.distributors, LLC since January 2020 | ||
John C. Ball Treasurer Age: 44 | Since 2017 | Treasurer of registered investment companies within the Fund Complex since 2017; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of AMG Funds, 2014-2017 | ||
Peter Goldstein Secretary Age: 67 | Since 2020 | General Counsel, Gabelli Funds, LLC since July 2020; General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Buckingham Capital Management, Inc. (2012-2020); Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, The Buckingham Research Group, Inc. (2012-2020) | ||
Richard J. Walz Chief Compliance Officer Age: 61 | Since 2013 | Chief Compliance Officer of registered investment companies within the Fund Complex since 2013; Chief Compliance Office for Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2015 |
1 | Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted. |
2 | Each Trustee will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Trustee and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Trustee resigns or retires, or a Trustee is removed by the Board of Trustees or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Amended By-Laws and Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust. For officers, includes time served in prior officer positions with the Trust. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. |
3 | This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, i.e., public companies, or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
4 | “Interested person” of the Funds as defined in the 1940 Act. Mr. Galluccio is considered an “interested person” because of his affiliation with Teton Advisors, Inc. that acts as the Funds’ investment adviser. |
5 | Trustees who are not interested persons are considered “Independent” Trustees. |
6 | Mr. Colavita’s father, Anthony J. Colavita, and Ms. Foley’s father, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., serve as directors of other funds in the Fund Complex. Mr. Zizza is an independent director of Gabelli International Ltd., which may be deemed to be under common control with the Adviser. |
7 | On September 9, 2015, Mr. Zizza entered into a settlement with the SEC to resolve an inquiry relating to an alleged violation regarding the making of false statements or omissions to the accountants of a company concerning a related party transaction. The company in question is not an affiliate of, nor has any connection to, the Fund. Under the terms of the settlement, Mr. Zizza, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings and allegation, paid $150,000 and agreed to cease and desist committing or causing any future violations of Rule 13b2-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act). The Board has discussed this matter and has determined that it does not disqualify Mr. Zizza from serving as an Independent Trustee. |
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TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS
TETON Westwood Mighty MitesSM Fund
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund
TETON Convertible Securities Fund
TETON Westwood Equity Fund
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
One Corporate Center | ||||
Rye, New York 10580-1422 | ||||
General and Account Information: | ||||
800-WESTWOOD [800-937-8966] | ||||
fax: 914-921-5118 | ||||
website: www.tetonadv.com | ||||
e-mail: info@tetonadv.com | ||||
Board of Trustees |
ANTHONY S. COLAVITA | NICHOLAS F. GALLUCCIO* | KUNI NAKAMURA | ||
Attorney, Anthony S. Colavita, P.C. | President and Chief Executive Officer, Teton Advisors, Inc. | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. | ||
JAMES P. CONN | MARY E. HAUCK | WERNER J. ROEDER | ||
Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. | Former Senior Portfolio Manager, Gabelli-O’Connor Fixed Income Mutual Fund Management Company | Former Medical Director, Lawrence Hospital | ||
LESLIE F. FOLEY | MICHAEL J. MELARKEY | SALVATORE J. ZIZZA | ||
Attorney | Of Counsel, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP | Chairman, Zizza & Associates Corp. |
*Interested Trustee
Officers | ||||
BRUCE N. ALPERT | PETER GOLDSTEIN | |||
President | Secretary | |||
JOHN C. BALL | RICHARD J. WALZ | |||
Treasurer | Chief Compliance Officer | |||
Investment Adviser | Distributor | |||
Teton Advisors, Inc. | G.distributors, LLC | |||
Custodian | Legal Counsel | |||
The Bank of New York Mellon | Paul Hastings LLP |
We have separated the portfolio managers’ commentaries from the financial statements and investment portfolios due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers’ commentaries is unrestricted. Both the commentaries and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.tetonadv.com.
This report is submitted for the information of the shareholders of the TETON Westwood Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) | The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, 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. |
(c) | There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the 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, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description. |
(d) | The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the 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, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s board of directors has determined that Kuni Nakamura is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent.”
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Audit Fees
(a) | The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $141,908 in 2019 and $122,784 in 2020. |
Audit-Related Fees
(b) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 in 2019 and $0 in 2020. |
Tax Fees
(c) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $30,260 in 2019 and $26,660 in 2020. Tax fees represent tax compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax returns. |
All Other Fees
(d) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 in 2019 and $0 in 2020. |
(e)(1) | Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser, Gabelli Advisers, Inc., and any affiliate of Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli”) that provides services to the registrant (a “Covered Services Provider”) if the registered public accounting firm’s engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson must report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s). The Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to the other persons (other than Gabelli or the registrant’s officers). Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (ii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or Chairperson prior to the completion of the audit.
(e)(2) | The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows: |
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(f) | The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was less than fifty percent. |
(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 for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $30,260 in 2019 and $26,660 in 2020. |
(h) | The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were 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 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 Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) |
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2020
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COMMON STOCKS — 98.2% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 7.4% |
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845,640 | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.† | $ | 4,265,449 | $ | 33,732,580 | |||||||
90,540 | Allied Motion Technologies Inc. | 3,270,610 | 3,737,491 | |||||||||
86,000 | Avio SpA† | 1,211,004 | 1,353,156 | |||||||||
115,000 | Innovative Solutions and Support Inc. | 434,440 | 786,600 | |||||||||
7,000 | Kratos Defense &Security Solutions Inc.† | 42,963 | 134,960 | |||||||||
79,000 | Park Aerospace Corp. | 1,269,943 | 862,680 | |||||||||
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Agriculture — 0.8% |
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215 | J.G. Boswell Co. | 136,405 | 117,229 | |||||||||
223,000 | Limoneira Co. | 4,225,368 | 3,188,900 | |||||||||
486,000 | S&W Seed Co.† | 1,677,841 | 1,205,280 | |||||||||
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Airlines — 0.0% |
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225,000 | American Airlines Group Inc., Escrow† | 173 | 6,750 | |||||||||
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Automotive — 1.6% |
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6,000 | Lithia Motors Inc., Cl. A | 102,875 | 1,367,640 | |||||||||
12,000 | Navistar International Corp.† | 90,600 | 522,480 | |||||||||
29,605 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. A | 545,615 | 1,496,237 | |||||||||
75,005 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B | 1,362,651 | 3,322,722 | |||||||||
34,000 | Sonic Automotive Inc., Cl. A | 434,688 | 1,365,440 | |||||||||
70,000 | Wabash National Corp. | 132,194 | 837,200 | |||||||||
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Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.3% |
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50,000 | Dana Inc. | 331,528 | 616,000 | |||||||||
12,190 | Gentherm Inc.† | 177,000 | 498,571 | |||||||||
180,000 | Modine Manufacturing Co.† | 2,032,614 | 1,125,000 | |||||||||
18,000 | Motorcar Parts of America Inc.† | 236,616 | 280,080 | |||||||||
80,000 | Puradyn Filter Technologies Inc.† | 13,774 | 880 | |||||||||
49,028 | Standard Motor Products Inc. | 542,947 | 2,189,100 | |||||||||
110,560 | Strattec Security Corp. | 2,225,345 | 2,200,144 | |||||||||
20,500 | Titan International Inc. | 88,258 | 59,245 | |||||||||
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Aviation: Parts and Services — 2.2% |
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13,500 | Astronics Corp.† | 83,521 | 104,220 | |||||||||
23,896 | Astronics Corp., Cl. B† | 144,647 | 185,194 | |||||||||
184,040 | Ducommun Inc.† | 4,617,805 | 6,058,597 | |||||||||
149,200 | Kaman Corp. | 3,878,938 | 5,814,324 | |||||||||
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8,724,911 | 12,162,335 | |||||||||||
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Broadcasting — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
626,000 | Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A | 3,141,442 | 776,240 | |||||||||
336,455 | Dish TV India Ltd., GDR† | 265,892 | 26,916 | |||||||||
40,160 | Entercom Communications Corp., Cl. A | 174,026 | 64,658 | |||||||||
241,120 | Gray Television Inc.† | 265,142 | 3,320,222 | |||||||||
86,293 | Gray Television Inc., Cl. A† | 620,246 | 1,057,089 | |||||||||
32,000 | Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A | 51,619 | 615,360 | |||||||||
153,000 | Townsquare Media Inc., Cl. A . | 1,210,873 | 712,980 | |||||||||
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5,729,240 | 6,573,465 | |||||||||||
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Building and Construction — 3.2% |
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104,000 | Gibraltar Industries Inc.† | 2,474,969 | 6,774,560 | |||||||||
5,500 | Granite Construction Inc. | 128,087 | 96,855 | |||||||||
7,000 | Herc Holdings Inc.† | 214,934 | 277,270 | |||||||||
505,000 | Huttig Building Products Inc.† . | 541,555 | 1,105,950 |
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
96,470 | MYR Group Inc.† | $ | 2,163,507 | $ | 3,586,755 | |||||||
98,300 | The Monarch Cement Co. | 2,613,163 | 5,593,270 | |||||||||
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8,136,215 | 17,434,660 | |||||||||||
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Business Services — 2.7% | ||||||||||||
362,701 | Diebold Nixdorf Inc.† | 1,565,311 | 2,771,036 | |||||||||
3,700 | Du-Art Film Laboratories Inc.†. | 639,538 | 412,550 | |||||||||
174,172 | GP Strategies Corp.† | 2,022,908 | 1,679,018 | |||||||||
14,500 | IAA Inc.† | 123,103 | 755,015 | |||||||||
23,300 | ICF International Inc. | 558,939 | 1,433,649 | |||||||||
32,029 | KAR Auction Services Inc. | 168,870 | 461,218 | |||||||||
11,000 | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | 17,049 | 295,790 | |||||||||
40,000 | MDC Partners Inc., Cl. A† | 134,642 | 64,400 | |||||||||
150,000 | MoneyGram International Inc.† | 295,467 | 423,750 | |||||||||
223,129 | PFSweb Inc.† | 982,450 | 1,492,733 | |||||||||
500 | Stamps.com Inc.† | 6,278 | 120,475 | |||||||||
80,000 | Team Inc.† | 1,138,557 | 440,000 | |||||||||
28,792 | Trans-Lux Corp.†(a)(b)(c) | 25,123 | 5,758 | |||||||||
2,366,208 | Trans-Lux Corp.†(c) | 1,265,462 | 473,242 | |||||||||
50,160 | Viad Corp. | 1,228,840 | 1,044,833 | |||||||||
103,169 | Willdan Group Inc.† | 3,189,662 | 2,631,841 | |||||||||
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13,362,199 | 14,505,308 | |||||||||||
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Communications — 0.2% | ||||||||||||
91,000 | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 1,559,682 | 1,274,000 | |||||||||
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Communications Equipment — 0.4% |
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349,500 | Communications Systems Inc. | 2,610,164 | 1,338,585 | |||||||||
257,500 | Extreme Networks Inc.† |
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3,483,317 | 2,373,735 | |||||||||||
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Computer Software and Services — 2.8% |
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742,821 | Alithya Group Inc., Cl. A† | 1,792,874 | 1,545,068 | |||||||||
180,380 | American Software Inc., Cl. A | 1,637,478 | 2,532,535 | |||||||||
324,000 | Avid Technology Inc.† | 1,957,485 | 2,773,440 | |||||||||
48,000 | Cardlytics Inc.† | 616,452 | 3,387,360 | |||||||||
45,000 | DHI Group Inc.† | 81,549 | 101,700 | |||||||||
160,620 | Digi International Inc.† | 1,925,845 | 2,510,491 | |||||||||
10,000 | iGO Inc.† | 31,808 | 17,400 | |||||||||
10,000 | Materialise NV, ADR† | 58,532 | 369,100 | |||||||||
146,000 | Mitek Systems Inc.† | 859,565 | 1,860,040 | |||||||||
1,000 | Tyler Technologies Inc.† | 16,928 | 348,560 | |||||||||
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8,978,516 | 15,445,694 | |||||||||||
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Consumer Products — 3.3% | ||||||||||||
120,250 | Acme United Corp. | 2,144,864 | 2,769,129 | |||||||||
71,000 | Bassett Furniture Industries | |||||||||||
Inc. | 1,047,293 | 971,280 | ||||||||||
60,717 | Callaway Golf Co. | 434,632 | 1,162,123 | |||||||||
660,000 | Goodbaby International | |||||||||||
Holdings Ltd.† | 283,704 | 82,606 | ||||||||||
5,000 | Johnson Outdoors Inc., Cl. A | 145,741 | 409,450 | |||||||||
247,175 | Lifetime Brands Inc. | 2,628,575 | 2,335,804 | |||||||||
482,500 | Marine Products Corp. | 3,344,025 | 7,546,300 | |||||||||
46,000 | MarineMax Inc.† | 663,794 | 1,180,820 | |||||||||
35,300 | Oil-Dri Corp. of America | 697,977 | 1,262,681 | |||||||||
5,700 | PC Group Inc.† | 3,465 | 29 | |||||||||
2,600,000 | Playmates Holdings Ltd. | 310,336 | 275,095 | |||||||||
45,000 | ZAGG Inc.† | 282,907 | 126,000 | |||||||||
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11,987,313 | 18,121,317 | |||||||||||
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Consumer Services — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
123,000 | 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Cl. A† | 303,657 | 3,067,620 | |||||||||
66,000 | Bowlin Travel Centers Inc.† | 90,387 | 189,750 | |||||||||
85,000 | Carriage Services Inc. | 1,633,323 | 1,896,350 | |||||||||
800 | Collectors Universe Inc. | 0 | 39,592 | |||||||||
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
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Diversified Industrial — 11.7% |
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40,980 | Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.† | $ | 145,279 | $ | 143,020 | |||||||
236,000 | Burnham Holdings Inc., Cl. A(c) | 3,695,253 | 2,743,500 | |||||||||
48,078 | Chase Corp. | 734,849 | 4,586,641 | |||||||||
96,360 | Columbus McKinnon Corp. | 1,557,464 | 3,189,516 | |||||||||
15,000 | FormFactor Inc.† | 94,893 | 373,950 | |||||||||
36,000 | Graham Corp. | 579,936 | 459,720 | |||||||||
448,313 | Griffon Corp. | 4,912,186 | 8,760,036 | |||||||||
18,700 | Haulotte Group SA | 100,407 | 88,467 | |||||||||
155,030 | Intevac Inc.† | 689,093 | 854,215 | |||||||||
33,000 | John Bean Technologies Corp. | 949,283 | 3,032,370 | |||||||||
114,000 | L.B. Foster Co., Cl. A† | 1,767,971 | 1,529,880 | |||||||||
268,502 | Lawson Products Inc.† | 3,971,417 | 11,016,637 | |||||||||
80,680 | Lydall Inc.† | 774,164 | 1,334,447 | |||||||||
8,000 | MSA Safety Inc. | 259,401 | 1,073,360 | |||||||||
823,870 | Myers Industries Inc. | 12,915,179 | 10,899,800 | |||||||||
40,000 | Napco Security Technologies Inc.† | 204,295 | 940,000 | |||||||||
184,001 | Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | 3,897,701 | 2,956,896 | |||||||||
25,080 | Raven Industries Inc. | 497,955 | 539,722 | |||||||||
19,500 | RWC Inc.† | 311,534 | 212,063 | |||||||||
27,000 | Standex International Corp. | 956,652 | 1,598,400 | |||||||||
50,000 | Steel Partners Holdings LP† | 739,674 | 308,695 | |||||||||
428,000 | Tredegar Corp. | 6,971,792 | 6,364,360 | |||||||||
205,000 | Twin Disc Inc.† | 3,131,040 | 1,037,300 | |||||||||
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49,857,418 | 64,042,995 | |||||||||||
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Educational Services — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
96,000 | Universal Technical Institute | |||||||||||
Inc.† | 293,422 | 487,680 | ||||||||||
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Electronics — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
27,200 | Badger Meter Inc. | 463,835 | 1,778,064 | |||||||||
153,800 | Bel Fuse Inc., Cl. A(c) | 2,847,185 | 1,714,870 | |||||||||
299,500 | CTS Corp. | 2,562,872 | 6,597,985 | |||||||||
42,000 | Daktronics Inc. | 367,396 | 166,320 | |||||||||
30,000 | IMAX Corp.† | 129,139 | 358,800 | |||||||||
51,500 | Kimball Electronics Inc.† | 310,906 | 595,340 | |||||||||
3,084 | Littelfuse Inc. | 416,678 | 546,917 | |||||||||
7,500 | Mesa Laboratories Inc. | 214,190 | 1,910,700 | |||||||||
20,800 | Methode Electronics Inc. | 126,090 | 592,800 | |||||||||
594,000 | Schmitt Industries Inc.†(c) | 1,343,315 | 3,065,040 | |||||||||
144,038 | Stoneridge Inc.† | 1,488,430 | 2,645,978 | |||||||||
16,000 | Stratasys Ltd.† | 274,798 | 199,520 | |||||||||
142,870 | Ultra Clean Holdings† | 402,950 | 3,065,990 | |||||||||
184,000 | Ultralife Corp.† | 1,301,548 | 1,085,600 | |||||||||
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12,249,332 | 24,323,924 | |||||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.9% |
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640,000 | Alvopetro Energy Ltd.† | 273,991 | 273,966 | |||||||||
18,750 | Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 336,518 | 1,580,625 | |||||||||
108,684 | Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp. | 1,015,904 | 1,793,286 | |||||||||
54,310 | RGC Resources Inc. | 459,371 | 1,273,570 | |||||||||
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2,085,784 | 4,921,447 | |||||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0% |
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24,000 | Dawson Geophysical Co.† | 62,929 | 42,240 | |||||||||
61,000 | RPC Inc.† | 110,360 | 161,040 | |||||||||
6,500 | Subsea 7 SA, ADR† | 23,304 | 46,020 | |||||||||
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196,593 | 249,300 | |||||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Water — 2.0% |
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35,926 | Artesian Resources Corp., Cl. A | 919,935 | 1,238,369 | |||||||||
12,000 | Cadiz Inc.† | 112,655 | 119,160 | |||||||||
24,300 | California Water Service Group | 472,668 | 1,055,835 | |||||||||
62,000 | Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | 674,528 | 645,420 |
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
30,000 | Energy Recovery Inc.† | $ | 85,397 | $ | 246,000 | |||||||
26,133 | Middlesex Water Co. | 514,486 | 1,624,166 | |||||||||
66,304 | SJW Group | 1,695,108 | 4,035,261 | |||||||||
45,007 | The York Water Co. | 756,043 | 1,902,446 | |||||||||
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5,230,820 | 10,866,657 | |||||||||||
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Entertainment — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
1,100 | Canterbury Park Holding | |||||||||||
Corp. | 12,138 | 13,398 | ||||||||||
644,512 | Dover Motorsports Inc. | 1,482,357 | 908,762 | |||||||||
20,000 | National CineMedia Inc. | 82,070 | 54,300 | |||||||||
153,750 | Sportech plc† | 163,480 | 35,215 | |||||||||
30,000 | World Wrestling | |||||||||||
Entertainment Inc., Cl. A | 455,207 | 1,214,100 | ||||||||||
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2,195,252 | 2,225,775 | |||||||||||
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Environmental Control — 1.0% |
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95,000 | Casella Waste Systems Inc., | |||||||||||
Cl. A† | 379,154 | 5,305,750 | ||||||||||
19,894 | Primo Water Corp. | 183,903 | 282,495 | |||||||||
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563,057 | 5,588,245 | |||||||||||
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Equipment and Supplies — 4.4% |
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17,500 | AZZ Inc. | 662,958 | 597,100 | |||||||||
44,266 | CIRCOR International Inc.† | 1,052,497 | 1,210,675 | |||||||||
178,500 | Core Molding Technologies Inc.† | 1,252,561 | 1,581,510 | |||||||||
145,000 | Federal Signal Corp. | 844,876 | 4,241,250 | |||||||||
70,000 | Interpump Group SpA | 472,139 | 2,603,323 | |||||||||
150,000 | Kimball International Inc., Cl. B | 1,405,687 | 1,581,000 | |||||||||
17,100 | Maezawa Kyuso Industries Co. Ltd. | 92,537 | 372,920 | |||||||||
18,293 | Powell Industries Inc. | 647,522 | 441,410 | |||||||||
333,000 | The Eastern Co.(c) | 6,171,741 | 6,500,160 | |||||||||
83,000 | The Gorman-Rupp Co. | 1,857,345 | 2,445,180 | |||||||||
57,000 | The L.S. Starrett Co., Cl. A† | 515,231 | 168,150 | |||||||||
177,065 | Titan Machinery Inc.† | 2,755,806 | 2,342,570 | |||||||||
33,000 | TransAct Technologies Inc. | 109,747 | 165,000 | |||||||||
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17,840,647 | 24,250,248 | |||||||||||
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Financial Services — 8.2% | ||||||||||||
50,000 | Allegiance Bancshares Inc. | 2,000,665 | 1,168,500 | |||||||||
3,000 | Ameris Bancorp | 21,012 | 68,340 | |||||||||
18,000 | Atlantic American Corp.† | 66,024 | 36,000 | |||||||||
252,658 | Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc.† | 4,364,143 | 2,867,668 | |||||||||
41,744 | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | 1,292,800 | 892,069 | |||||||||
13,500 | Berkshire Bancorp Inc.† | 170,924 | 116,910 | |||||||||
11,275 | Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. | 206,283 | 113,990 | |||||||||
75 | Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Co. | 95,726 | 123,563 | |||||||||
20,558 | Cadence BanCorp. | 446,541 | 176,593 | |||||||||
83,300 | Capital City Bank Group Inc. | 2,032,512 | 1,565,207 | |||||||||
8,000 | Capitol Federal Financial Inc. | 91,259 | 74,120 | |||||||||
16,560 | Citizens & Northern Corp. | 325,075 | 268,934 | |||||||||
5,500 | ConnectOne Bancorp Inc. | 124,793 | 77,385 | |||||||||
28,500 | Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp Inc. | 492,534 | 445,883 | |||||||||
32,580 | Dime Community Bancshares Inc. | 522,755 | 368,480 | |||||||||
1,120 | Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | 6,157,165 | 6,829,760 | |||||||||
40,000 | Farmers National Banc Corp. | 333,870 | 436,800 | |||||||||
31,440 | First Internet Bancorp | 642,411 | 463,111 | |||||||||
403,300 | Flushing Financial Corp. | 6,409,027 | 4,242,716 | |||||||||
74,000 | FNB Corp. | 719,682 | 501,720 | |||||||||
16,058 | FS Bancorp Inc. | 589,634 | 658,378 |
5 |
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
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Financial Services (Continued) |
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67,500 | GTY Technology Holdings Inc.† | $ | 476,606 | $ | 178,875 | |||||||
10 | Guaranty Corp., Cl. A†(d) | 137,500 | 138,000 | |||||||||
46,270 | Hallmark Financial Services Inc.† | 362,676 | 121,227 | |||||||||
27,300 | HomeStreet Inc. | 273,000 | 703,248 | |||||||||
9,030 | Hope Bancorp Inc. | 47,336 | 68,493 | |||||||||
104,000 | I3 Verticals Inc., Cl. A† | 1,644,043 | 2,626,000 | |||||||||
17,000 | ICC Holdings Inc.† | 170,000 | 198,900 | |||||||||
89,800 | KKR & Co. Inc. | 12,530 | 3,083,732 | |||||||||
67,700 | Legacy Housing Corp.† | 791,575 | 926,136 | |||||||||
5,440 | LendingTree Inc.† | 158,425 | 1,669,482 | |||||||||
120,000 | Medallion Financial Corp.† | 530,422 | 300,000 | |||||||||
4,197 | Northrim BanCorp Inc. | 91,497 | 106,982 | |||||||||
19,390 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 359,396 | 265,449 | |||||||||
55,332 | People’s United Financial Inc. | 831,133 | 570,473 | |||||||||
146,000 | Pzena Investment Management Inc., Cl. A | 1,094,527 | 782,560 | |||||||||
36,971 | Renasant Corp. | 414,186 | 839,981 | |||||||||
4,000 | Richmond Mutual BanCorp Inc. | 52,590 | 42,320 | |||||||||
2,989 | Salisbury Bancorp Inc. | 129,412 | 94,482 | |||||||||
27,000 | Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. | 900,510 | 623,160 | |||||||||
3,000 | Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida† | 92,978 | 54,090 | |||||||||
4,500 | Security National Corp. | 409,597 | 508,500 | |||||||||
77,000 | Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., Cl. A | 1,053,597 | 805,420 | |||||||||
6,750 | Simmons First National Corp., Cl. A | 152,916 | 107,021 | |||||||||
13,000 | South State Corp. | 1,118,253 | 625,950 | |||||||||
44,980 | Southern First Bancshares Inc.† | 1,925,597 | 1,086,267 | |||||||||
37,000 | Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc. | 594,831 | 321,160 | |||||||||
4,500 | Southside Bancshares Inc. | 153,548 | 109,935 | |||||||||
118,143 | Sterling Bancorp | 1,177,409 | 1,242,864 | |||||||||
5,700 | Thomasville Bancshares Inc. | 216,040 | 263,625 | |||||||||
5,000 | Towne Bank | 146,110 | 82,000 | |||||||||
4,200 | TriState Capital Holdings Inc.†. | 41,237 | 55,608 | |||||||||
50,050 | TrustCo Bank Corp. | 230,230 | 261,261 | |||||||||
51,152 | Valley National Bancorp | 344,052 | 350,391 | |||||||||
32,800 | Value Line Inc. | 323,657 | 810,160 | |||||||||
45,900 | Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. | 1,029,684 | 1,407,294 | |||||||||
74,800 | Waterstone Financial Inc. | 797,062 | 1,158,652 | |||||||||
79,260 | Western New England Bancorp Inc. | 675,293 | 446,234 | |||||||||
260,000 | Wright Investors’ Service Holdings Inc.† | 154,675 | 91,000 | |||||||||
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Food and Beverage — 2.2% | ||||||||||||
84,600 | Andrew Peller Ltd., Cl. A | 357,330 | 641,703 | |||||||||
1,900 | Bridgford Foods Corp.† | 32,687 | 34,789 | |||||||||
51,500 | Calavo Growers Inc. | 1,564,758 | 3,412,905 | |||||||||
133,000 | Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd., Cl. A | 1,998,640 | 1,567,174 | |||||||||
380,000 | Crimson Wine Group Ltd.† | 3,385,473 | 1,881,000 | |||||||||
127,000 | Farmer Brothers Co.† | 2,087,873 | 561,340 | |||||||||
1,250 | Hanover Foods Corp., Cl. A | 118,556 | 96,719 | |||||||||
300 | Hanover Foods Corp., Cl. B | 28,206 | 23,250 | |||||||||
23,000 | Iwatsuka Confectionery Co. Ltd. | 796,620 | 828,711 | |||||||||
1,500 | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 21,624 | 195,585 | |||||||||
8,490 | John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc. | 388,940 | 639,976 | |||||||||
55,441 | Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group SpA | 400,061 | 322,411 |
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
70,000 | Premier Foods plc† | $ | 32,686 | $ | 83,551 | |||||||
1,510 | Rock Field Co. Ltd. | 11,171 | 21,118 | |||||||||
4,600 | Scheid Vineyards Inc., Cl. A† | 56,199 | 82,800 | |||||||||
4,700 | T. Hasegawa Co. Ltd. | 98,330 | 94,165 | |||||||||
235,200 | Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. | 345,177 | 414,556 | |||||||||
224,400 | Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. | 122,705 | 870,087 | |||||||||
23,000 | Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc.† | 88,087 | 141,450 | |||||||||
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Health Care — 9.7% | ||||||||||||
16,000 | Accuray Inc.† | 118,880 | 38,400 | |||||||||
22,000 | Anika Therapeutics Inc.† | 646,748 | 778,580 | |||||||||
102,870 | BioTelemetry Inc.† | 635,609 | 4,688,815 | |||||||||
5,700 | Boiron SA | 96,539 | 273,001 | |||||||||
22,500 | Cantel Medical Corp. | 290,818 | 988,650 | |||||||||
103,660 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc.† | 1,796,018 | 4,079,021 | |||||||||
9,500 | CareDx Inc.† | 51,130 | 360,430 | |||||||||
7,000 | Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.† | 129,826 | 145,740 | |||||||||
341,940 | Cutera Inc.† | 5,024,477 | 6,486,602 | |||||||||
5,000 | Elanco Animal Health Inc.† | 167,117 | 139,650 | |||||||||
41,142 | Electromed Inc.† | 92,631 | 428,288 | |||||||||
64,000 | Exelixis Inc.† | 121,920 | 1,564,800 | |||||||||
2,200 | Heska Corp.† | 20,405 | 217,338 | |||||||||
276,248 | InfuSystem Holdings Inc.† | 691,483 | 3,541,499 | |||||||||
23,000 | Integer Holdings Corp.† | 479,237 | 1,357,230 | |||||||||
191,665 | IntriCon Corp.† | 1,929,048 | 2,334,480 | |||||||||
28,000 | Invitae Corp.† | 199,816 | 1,213,800 | |||||||||
26,000 | Kindred Biosciences Inc.† | 236,733 | 111,540 | |||||||||
5,500 | LeMaitre Vascular Inc | 133,878 | 178,915 | |||||||||
25,000 | Meridian Bioscience Inc.† | 359,530 | 424,500 | |||||||||
113,500 | Neogen Corp.† | 332,570 | 8,881,375 | |||||||||
68,280 | NeoGenomics Inc.† | 221,377 | 2,518,849 | |||||||||
35,613 | Omnicell Inc.† | 588,124 | 2,658,867 | |||||||||
220,000 | OPKO Health Inc.† | 532,213 | 811,800 | |||||||||
25,002 | Option Care Health Inc.† | 212,109 | 334,277 | |||||||||
62,700 | Orthofix Medical Inc.† | 1,412,959 | 1,952,478 | |||||||||
19,000 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.† . | 86,748 | 102,790 | |||||||||
3,600 | Quidel Corp.† | 40,221 | 789,768 | |||||||||
79,934 | SurModics Inc.† | 1,611,259 | 3,110,232 | |||||||||
2,000 | Targanta Therapeutics Corp., Escrow†(d) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
70,511 | United-Guardian Inc. | 634,516 | 1,058,370 | |||||||||
1,400 | Utah Medical Products Inc. | 36,362 | 111,818 | |||||||||
42,000 | Zealand Pharma A/S† | 507,492 | 1,598,009 | |||||||||
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19,437,793 | 53,279,912 | |||||||||||
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Hotels and Gaming — 3.4% | ||||||||||||
59,800 | Boyd Gaming Corp. | 347,400 | 1,835,262 | |||||||||
23,000 | Caesars Entertainment Inc.† | 93,668 | 1,289,380 | |||||||||
10,600 | Churchill Downs Inc. | 207,349 | 1,736,492 | |||||||||
1,142,119 | Full House Resorts Inc.† | 2,718,629 | 2,215,711 | |||||||||
609,210 | Golden Entertainment Inc.† | 6,384,789 | 8,425,374 | |||||||||
353,221 | Inspired Entertainment Inc.† | 2,214,911 | 1,045,534 | |||||||||
40,000 | PlayAGS Inc.† | 370,578 | 141,600 | |||||||||
89,000 | The Marcus Corp. | 1,143,952 | 687,970 | |||||||||
47,964 | Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. | 1,417,129 | 1,260,014 | |||||||||
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14,898,405 | 18,637,337 | |||||||||||
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Machinery — 4.7% | ||||||||||||
271,000 | Astec Industries Inc. | 9,388,546 | 14,701,750 | |||||||||
4,600 | DMG Mori AG | 24,615 | 217,620 | |||||||||
492,000 | Gencor Industries Inc.† | 3,160,970 | 5,426,760 | |||||||||
4,980 | Lindsay Corp. | 426,333 | 481,466 | |||||||||
26,650 | Tennant Co. | 773,101 | 1,608,594 | |||||||||
36,900 | The Middleby Corp.† | 379,554 | 3,310,299 |
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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Machinery (Continued) | ||||||||||||
22,000 | Williams Industrial Services Group Inc.† | $ | 76,872 | $ | 39,600 | |||||||
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Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 2.7% |
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30,400 | Cavco Industries Inc.† | 1,921,920 | 5,481,424 | |||||||||
175,250 | Nobility Homes Inc. | 2,038,510 | 4,030,750 | |||||||||
96,500 | Skyline Champion Corp.† | 754,732 | 2,583,305 | |||||||||
47,500 | Winnebago Industries Inc. | 462,042 | 2,454,325 | |||||||||
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5,177,204 | 14,549,804 | |||||||||||
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Metals and Mining — 0.2% | ||||||||||||
25,000 | 5N Plus Inc.† | 89,628 | 33,607 | |||||||||
70,000 | Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | 988,293 | 827,982 | |||||||||
400,000 | Tanami Gold NL† | 17,082 | 16,904 | |||||||||
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1,095,003 | 878,493 | |||||||||||
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Paper and Forest Products — 0.3% |
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26,550 | Keweenaw Land Association Ltd.† | 2,236,246 | 1,765,575 | |||||||||
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Publishing — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
20,000 | A.H. Belo Corp., Cl. A | 76,064 | 28,200 | |||||||||
100,000 | ARC Document Solutions Inc | 179,113 | 90,000 | |||||||||
693,600 | The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A | 3,619,687 | 7,934,784 | |||||||||
9,500 | Tribune Publishing Co. | 94,275 | 110,770 | |||||||||
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3,969,139 | 8,163,754 | |||||||||||
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Real Estate — 4.3% | ||||||||||||
120,000 | Ambase Corp.† | 127,974 | 35,100 | |||||||||
113,300 | Capital Properties Inc., Cl. A | 1,205,957 | 1,612,825 | |||||||||
5,040 | Cohen & Steers Inc. | 135,813 | 280,930 | |||||||||
30,000 | DREAM Unlimited Corp., | |||||||||||
Cl. A | 331,539 | 438,211 | ||||||||||
22,500 | FRP Holdings Inc.† | 740,269 | 937,575 | |||||||||
269,550 | Griffin Industrial Realty Inc.(c) | 7,752,301 | 14,407,447 | |||||||||
14,138 | Gyrodyne LLC† | 394,093 | 233,418 | |||||||||
6,531 | Holobeam Inc.† | 109,218 | 282,466 | |||||||||
28,000 | New Senior Investment Group | |||||||||||
Inc., REIT | 158,442 | 112,000 | ||||||||||
301,269 | Reading International Inc., | |||||||||||
Cl. A† | 2,335,373 | 970,086 | ||||||||||
73,770 | Reading International Inc., | |||||||||||
Cl. B† | 652,250 | 1,809,578 | ||||||||||
2,508 | Royalty LLC†(d) | 0 | 255 | |||||||||
108,000 | Tejon Ranch Co.† | 2,405,690 | 1,528,200 | |||||||||
568,000 | Trinity Place Holdings Inc.† | 2,955,836 | 800,880 | |||||||||
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19,304,755 | 23,448,971 | |||||||||||
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Restaurants — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
43,000 | Denny’s Corp.† | 133,104 | 430,000 | |||||||||
217,034 | Nathan’s Famous Inc.(c) | 3,081,947 | 11,122,993 | |||||||||
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3,215,051 | 11,552,993 | |||||||||||
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Retail — 1.8% | ||||||||||||
55,000 | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 350,624 | 411,400 | |||||||||
32,000 | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 615,674 | 433,280 | |||||||||
74,740 | Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A | 1,297,052 | 2,843,110 | |||||||||
69,000 | Lands’ End Inc.† | 1,051,380 | 899,070 | |||||||||
35,000 | La-Z-Boy Inc. | 767,015 | 1,107,050 | |||||||||
93,000 | Movado Group Inc. | 1,519,289 | 924,420 | |||||||||
300 | PetIQ Inc.† | 7,511 | 9,876 | |||||||||
1,000 | PetMed Express Inc. | 15,765 | 31,620 | |||||||||
118,674 | Village Super Market Inc., | |||||||||||
Cl. A | 3,145,940 | 2,920,567 | ||||||||||
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8,770,250 | 9,580,393 | |||||||||||
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Semiconductors — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
30,000 | Entegris Inc. | $ | 140,934 | $ | 2,230,200 | |||||||
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Specialty Chemicals — 2.6% | ||||||||||||
832,360 | Ferro Corp.† | 3,515,594 | 10,321,264 | |||||||||
36,420 | Hawkins Inc. | 1,294,278 | 1,678,962 | |||||||||
4,100 | Minerals Technologies Inc. | 121,383 | 209,510 | |||||||||
66,000 | Navigator Holdings Ltd.† | 618,902 | 551,760 | |||||||||
2,000 | Takasago International Corp. | 52,676 | 41,303 | |||||||||
38,500 | Teraoka Seisakusho Co. Ltd. | 284,218 | 148,575 | |||||||||
66,900 | The General Chemical Group Inc.† | 6,021 | 836 | |||||||||
194,174 | Treatt plc | 1,044,380 | 1,513,344 | |||||||||
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6,937,452 | 14,465,554 | |||||||||||
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Telecommunications — 1.0% |
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90,000 | A10 Networks Inc.† | 576,095 | 573,300 | |||||||||
27,000 | Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.† | 155,786 | 153,630 | |||||||||
15,000 | Frequency Electronics Inc.† | 166,203 | 151,650 | |||||||||
185,000 | HC2 Holdings Inc.† | 623,406 | 447,700 | |||||||||
18,000 | Iridium Communications Inc.† | 144,665 | 460,440 | |||||||||
55,050 | Nuvera Communications Inc. | 503,244 | 952,365 | |||||||||
495,000 | ORBCOMM Inc.† | 2,746,186 | 1,683,000 | |||||||||
5,000 | Preformed Line Products Co. | 209,572 | 243,600 | |||||||||
16,500 | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | 84,468 | 733,178 | |||||||||
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5,209,625 | 5,398,863 | |||||||||||
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Transportation — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
4,800 | Patriot Transportation Holding | |||||||||||
Inc. | 95,199 | 42,144 | ||||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 342,223,121 | 537,362,893 | ||||||||||
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CLOSED-END FUNDS — 0.1% |
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88,100 | MVC Capital Inc. | 742,748 | 688,061 | |||||||||
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PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.7% |
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Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.1% |
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22,300 | Jungheinrich AG | 60,910 | 769,732 | |||||||||
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Financial Services — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
169,000 | Steel Partners Holdings LP | |||||||||||
Ser. A, 6.000% | 4,632,400 | 3,217,760 | ||||||||||
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TOTAL PREFERRED | 4,693,310 | 3,987,492 | ||||||||||
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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0% |
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Food and Beverage — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
500 | Seneca Foods Corp., | |||||||||||
Ser. 2003 | 7,625 | 17,865 | ||||||||||
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MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (e) — 0.1% |
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Energy and Utilities — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
15,095 | Corning Natural Gas Holding | |||||||||||
Corp., 4.800%, Ser. B, | ||||||||||||
09/30/26 | 313,221 | 332,090 | ||||||||||
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RIGHTS — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Entertainment — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
550,000 | Media General Inc., CVR†(d) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
40,000 | Elanco Animal Health Inc., | |||||||||||
CVR† | 0 | 400 | ||||||||||
8,000 | Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc., | |||||||||||
CVR†(d) | 0 | 3,978 |
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TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2020
Shares | Cost | Market | ||||||||||
RIGHTS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Health Care (Continued) | ||||||||||||
200,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., CCCP, expire 02/20/23†(d) | $ | 103,591 | $ | 0 | |||||||
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103,591 | 4,378 | |||||||||||
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TOTAL RIGHTS | 103,592 | 4,379 | ||||||||||
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WARRANTS — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Business Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
1 | Internap Corp., expire 05/08/24† | 0 | 652 | |||||||||
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Diversified Industrial — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
47,000 | Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp., expire 08/01/25† | 32,110 | 17,390 | |||||||||
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Energy and Utilities — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
86 | Key Energy Services Inc., expire 12/15/20†(d) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
86 | Key Energy Services Inc., expire 12/15/21†(d) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
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0 | 0 | |||||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.0% |
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144 | PHI Group Inc., expire 09/04/22† | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
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Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0% |
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7,627 | Weatherford International plc, expire 12/13/23† | 0 | 991 | |||||||||
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Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
8,737 | Option Care Health Inc., Cl. A, expire 07/27/25† | 7,979 | 3,071 | |||||||||
8,737 | Option Care Health Inc., Cl. B, expire 07/27/25† | 7,554 | 2,497 | |||||||||
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15,533 | 5,568 | |||||||||||
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TOTAL WARRANTS | 47,643 | 24,601 | ||||||||||
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U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 0.2% |
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995,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill, | |||||||||||
0.090%††, 12/24/20 | 994,791 | 994,791 | ||||||||||
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TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS — 1.1%(f) | 5,279,418 | 5,880,565 | ||||||||||
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TOTAL | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS — 100.4% | $ | 354,405,469 | 549,292,737 | |||||||||
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Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (0.4)% |
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NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 547,054,661 | ||||||||||
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(a) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(b) | At September 30, 2020, the Fund held an investment in a restricted and illiquid security amounting to $5,758 or 0.00% of net assets., which was valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows: |
Acquisition | Issuer | Acquisition | Acquisition | 09/30/20 | ||||||||
28,792 | Trans-Lux Corp. | | 06/01/09- 09/25/18 | | $25,123 | 0.2000 |
(c) | Security considered an affiliated holding because the Fund owns at least 5% of its outstanding shares. | |
(d) | Security is valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. | |
(e) | Mandatory convertible securities are required to be converted on the dates listed; they generally may be converted prior to these dates at the option of the holder. | |
(f) | Represents previously undisclosed, unrestricted securities which the Fund has held for less than one year. | |
† | Non-income producing security. | |
†† | Represents annualized yield at date of purchase. | |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt | |
CCCP | Contingent Cash Consideration Payment | |
CVR | Contingent Value Right | |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt | |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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(b) | Not applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing. |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes |
the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) | The TETON Westwood Funds |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | |||
Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer |
Date | December 4, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | |||
Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer |
Date | December 4, 2020 |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ John C. Ball | |||
John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Date | December 4, 2020 |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.