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)
John C. Ball
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, 2023
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Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
(a) | The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith. |
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS
Mighty MitesSM Fund |
SmallCap Equity Fund |
Convertible Securities Fund |
Equity Fund |
Balanced Fund |
Annual Report
September 30, 2023
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, 2023 (a) | Average Annual Returns — September 30, 2023 (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense Ratio after Adviser Reimburse- ments | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense Ratio after Adviser Reimburse- ments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund | 14.10 | % | 2.51 | % | 5.35 | % | 8.34 | % | 9.61 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.41 | % | 9.54 | % | 1.56 | % | 4.73 | % | 7.83 | % | 9.24 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.41 | % | |||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | 12.17 | 6.29 | 8.40 | 9.32 | 7.78 | 1.64 | 1.25 | 7.68 | 5.32 | 7.77 | 8.81 | 7.45 | 1.64 | 1.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | 1.84 | 2.62 | 5.42 | 6.11 | 6.68 | 1.62 | 1.15 | (2.25 | ) | 1.66 | 4.80 | 5.60 | 6.32 | 1.62 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Fund | 10.23 | 5.28 | 8.16 | 7.50 | 9.49 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 5.81 | 4.31 | 7.54 | 7.03 | 9.15 | 1.64 | 1.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund | 9.57 | 3.36 | 5.43 | 5.55 | 7.60 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 5.12 | 2.39 | 4.81 | 5.05 | 7.22 | 1.41 | 1.41 |
Class C Shares | Class I Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns — September 30, 2023 (a)(c)(d) | Average Annual Returns — September 30, 2023 (a)(c) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense Ratio after Adviser Reimburse- ments | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception | Gross Expense Ratio | Expense Ratio after Adviser Reimburse- ments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund | 12.23 | % | 1.73 | % | 4.55 | % | 7.53 | % | 8.90 | % | 2.16 | % | 2.16 | % | 14.38 | % | 2.76 | % | 5.60 | % | 8.60 | % | 9.78 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.16 | % | |||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | 10.29 | 5.50 | 7.60 | 8.51 | 7.09 | 2.39 | 2.00 | 12.41 | 6.56 | 8.67 | 9.60 | 7.94 | 1.39 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | 0.06 | 1.85 | 4.63 | 5.33 | 6.07 | 2.37 | 1.90 | 2.05 | 2.86 | 5.69 | 6.38 | 6.85 | 1.37 | 0.90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Fund | 8.37 | 4.46 | 7.35 | 6.70 | 8.92 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 10.54 | 5.55 | 8.41 | 7.76 | 9.60 | 1.39 | 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund | 7.67 | 2.54 | 4.63 | 4.76 | 6.98 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 9.86 | 3.61 | 5.69 | 5.82 | 7.73 | 1.16 | 1.16 |
(a) | For the SmallCap Equity and Convertible Securities Funds (and for the Mighty Mites Fund through September 30, 2005), 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, 2024 and are renewable annually by the Adviser. The gross expense ratios and expense ratios after adviser reimbursements are from the current prospectus dated January 27, 2023. 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. | |
(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 | Class A | Class C | Class I | |||||||||
Shares | Shares | Shares | Shares | |||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund | 05/11/98 | 11/26/01 | 08/03/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | 04/15/97 | 11/26/01 | 11/26/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | 09/30/97 | 05/09/01 | 11/26/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||||||
Equity Fund | 01/02/87 | 01/28/94 | 02/13/01 | 01/11/08 | ||||||||
Balanced Fund | 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
To Our Shareholders,
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund was 14.1% compared with a total return of 8.9% for the Russell 2000 Index. See the next page for additional performance information.
Investment Objective and Strategy
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), Private Market Value is the value which Gabelli Funds, LLC, the Mighty Mites Fund’s sub-adviser (the “Gabelli Sub-Adviser”), believes informed investors would be willing to pay to acquire a company, 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.
Performance Discussion
Stock market indices appreciated during the final quarter of the calendar year 2022 as inflation decelerated, fueling optimism that the Fed was close to the conclusion of its tightening cycle. The December release of CPI (+7.1%) indicated that core inflation softened to 6.0% over the last twelve months, a step down from the October reading. The higher interest rate environment appears to be dampening not only inflation but also growth, which sustained investors’ recession concerns. But as we have stated in previous letters, the U.S. consumer remains resilient. Americans have more savings than they did at pre-pandemic levels, and workers garnered higher wages amid tight labor conditions.
Equity markets moved broadly higher in the first calendar quarter of 2023 despite significant volatility, driven by a growing roster of macroeconomic risks and uncertainties. Companies continue to experience persistent supply chain and labor cost pressures, but have noted some relief from the raw material and logistics expenses that pressured results for much of the past two years. The largely employed U.S. consumer (unemployment stood at 3.5% in March) continues to spend, particularly in categories such as staples and travel, but high housing and transportation costs have pressured household budgets and weakened demand for more discretionary items. Price increases, a staple of business activity over the past few years, are becoming less frequent.
Investor sentiment strengthened throughout the second calendar quarter, boosting U.S. equity returns as recent data suggested the economy and the consumer remain resilient. Labor conditions are tight, as the unemployment rate held at its historically low level (3.7% as of May). Wages are gradually rising, supporting better than expected consumer spending, which contributed to the revised 2% GDP estimate during the first quarter, a rate likely sustained through June.
After positive first half performance that extended into July, equity markets declined in August and September, and finished negative for the third quarter as the threat of higher-for-longer interest rates weighed heavily on investor sentiment. The U.S. consumer continues to be employed at high rates and spend freely on travel and experiences, but inflation in key categories such as food, fuel, and housing have remained stubbornly high, sapping early summer optimism that the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target might be in reach. Rates appeared as if they were likely to rise further as a result, and with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield increasing 21% in the quarter and fast approaching 5%, the relative attractiveness and valuations of risk assets like equities have declined.
Among the Fund’s top contributors to performance for the year was Modine Manufacturing Co. (2.7% of net assets as of September 30, 2023), which provides engineered heat transfer systems and heat transfer components for use in on- and off-highway original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vehicular applications; Core Molding Technologies Inc. (1.0%), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products; and Astronics Corp. (0.9%), through its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products for the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries in the United States, rest of North America, Asia, Europe, South America, and internationally.
Some of the detractors to performance included Cutera Inc. (0.3%), which provides aesthetic and dermatology solutions for medical practitioners worldwide. It develops, manufactures, and markets energy based product platforms for medical practitioners; and distributes third-party manufactured skincare products; Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach (1.4%), which provides various banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium sized businesses in Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Barbara Counties. It offers checking, savings, Christmas club savings, health savings, market rate savings, and money market accounts; The E.W. Scripps Co. (0.5%), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local and national media brands. Its Local Media segment operates broadcast television stations, which produce news, information, and entertainment content, as well as its related digital operations.
We appreciate your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2023 (a) (Unaudited)
Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses.
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (5/11/98) | ||||||||||||||||
Mighty Mites Fund Class AAA | 14.10 | % | 2.51 | % | 5.35 | % | 8.34 | % | 9.61 | % | ||||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Micro-cap Total Stock Market Index (b) | (0.35 | ) | (3.21 | ) | 3.04 | 6.49 | N/A | |||||||||||||
Russell 2000 Index (c) | 8.93 | 2.40 | 6.65 | 8.13 | 6.75 | |||||||||||||||
Lipper Small Cap Value Fund Average (d) | 14.76 | 4.85 | 6.81 | 8.25 | 7.69 |
(a) | The Adviser reimbursed expenses through September 30, 2005 to limit the expense ratios. Had such limitations not been in place, since inception returns would have been lower. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days of purchase. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. | |
(b) | 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. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. Since inception performance is as of April 29, 1998. | |
(c) | The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged indicator which measures the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity market. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
(d) | The Lipper Small Cap Value Fund Average reflects the average performance of mutual funds classified in this particular category. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. Since inception performance is as of April 29, 1998. |
In the current prospectuses dated January 27, 2023, the expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.41%. See page 33 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2023. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
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. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a Fund before investing. The prospectuses contains 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.
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. 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.
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)
Average Annual Total Returns* | |||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |
Class AAA | 14.10% | 2.51% | 5.35% |
* | 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)
To Our Shareholders,
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund was 12.2% compared with a total return of 8.9% for the Russell 2000 Index. See the next page for additional performance information.
Investment Objective and Strategy
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.
Performance Discussion
The overriding concern impacting markets has been how much further the U.S. Federal Reserve and global central banks will raise interest rates to tame inflation. The Fed hiked its Federal Funds rate by half a point in December 2022 and suggested a terminal rate of around 5%. December’s rate move marked a downshift by the Fed following four consecutive 75 basis point hikes that have boosted rates at the fastest pace since the 1980s. Despite the most rapid tightening of financial conditions in a generation, the U.S. economy entered 2023 in decent shape. Job growth remained robust, consumers had ample savings, and corporate earnings were at record levels.
The first quarter of 2023 ended amidst stock market turbulence over fears that the collapse of a few regional banks would trigger a contagion of systemic deposit outflows. The rapid collapse into Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) receivership of SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank, along with the virtual wipeout of First Republic Bank equity holders, raised concerns over the stability and durability of U.S. community banks as rising interest rates forced markdowns of bank bond portfolio holdings.
While our bank holdings have borne some of the brunt of the market sell off, well capitalized community banks remain the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, vital to capital formation and lending to small businesses, which drive both employment and GDP growth. Banks with less than $10 billion in assets accounted for nearly 43 percent of small loans to businesses outstanding at the end of 2022, according to a study at Florida Atlantic University. The 13 largest banks, by contrast, accounted for less than 23 percent of small business loans.
During the Fund’s fourth fiscal quarter, the stock market continued to struggle against the headwind of increasingly higher interest rates. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury Note yield breached the 4.5% level, highest since 2007. At its September 2023 meeting, the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, while signaling borrowing costs will likely stay higher for longer after one more possible hike this year. The Fed held its target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5%. The Fed’s hawkish tone sent stocks tumbling as the equity risk premium recalibrated higher.
Among the Fund’s top contributors to performance for the year was Onto Innovation Inc., (3.0% of net assets as of September 30, 2023), is a semiconductor equipment provider, well known for metrology and inspection products; Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (3.4%), which operates as an interior design company, and manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, and Canada; and AAR Corp. (3.1%), which provides products and services to commercial aviation, government, and defense markets worldwide. It operates through Aviation Services and Expeditionary Services segments.
Some of the detractors to performance included Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (1.8%), which manufactures optical and photonic products, previously operating as a division of JDS Uniphase prior to being spun out about eight years ago; Veritex Holdings Inc. (1.5%) is a commercial bank serving Texas markets in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston metro areas; and First Foundation Inc. (No longer held as of September 30, 2023), through its subsidiaries, provides banking services, investment advisory, wealth management, and trust services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the United States.
We thank you for your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2023 (a) (Unaudited)
Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses.
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (4/15/97) | ||||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund Class AAA | 12.17 | % | 6.29 | % | 8.40 | % | 9.32 | % | 7.78 | % | ||||||||||
Russell 2000 Index (b) | 8.93 | 2.40 | 6.65 | 8.13 | 7.88 | |||||||||||||||
Russell 2000 Value Index (c) | 7.84 | 2.59 | 6.19 | 7.16 | 8.37 |
(a) | 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 of purchase. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. | |
(b) | The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged indicator which measures the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity market. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
(c) | The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the Russell 2000 Index. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
In the current prospectuses dated January 27, 2023, the gross expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.64%, and the net expense ratio is 1.25% after contractual reimbursements by the Adviser in place through January 31, 2024. See page 34 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2023. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
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. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a Fund before investing. The prospectuses contains 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.
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. 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.
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND CLASS AAA
AND THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX (Unaudited)
Average Annual Total Returns* | |||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |
Class AAA | 12.17% | 6.29% | 8.40% |
* | 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)
To Our Shareholders,
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Convertible Securities Fund was 1.8% compared with a total return of 21.6% and 7.5% for the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index and the ICE BofA U.S. Convertibles Index, respectively. See the next page for additional performance information.
Investment Objective and Strategy
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.
Performance Discussion
In the fourth quarter 2022 (The Fund’s first fiscal quarter) we finished the year higher as the market started to find its footing a bit. Investors remained focused on the direction of interest rates and whether or not the economy may dip into a recession, but signs of inflation cooling in the U.S. led to positive performance for the quarter. Convertible issuance was at a record low, but we saw a slight uptick to finish the year. The terms of this issuance have generally been attractive, with higher yields and lower premiums.
For the first calendar quarter 2023, the Teton Convertible Securities Fund outperformed the convertible market as measured by the ICE BofA US Convertible Index, which was up 3.8% for the quarter. Convertibles have remained less volatile than their underlying equities through this tumultuous time and continue to offer us a unique opportunity. Many convertibles are trading well below par with yields to maturity sometimes reaching double digits. These issues will remain less volatile than equities while grinding higher towards par over time.
The convertible market had another strong quarter (second calendar quarter), highlighted by a significant rally in June that accounted for half of the YTD performance. This rally was broad in scope, with equity sensitive convertibles leading the way. We have maintained a more balanced profile than the broader market, which helps us reduce volatility while still participating in upside such as we saw in June. Convertibles have remained less volatile than their underlying equities this year, and continue to offer us a unique opportunity.
The convertible market declined in the third calendar quarter, marking the first down quarter in over a year. The decline was felt broadly across the market, driven by a combination of weakness in underlying equities and rising interest rates. Despite this, convertibles have remained less volatile than their underlying equities this year and continue to offer us a unique opportunity. Convertibles that are trading below par with yields to maturity comparable to fixed income will remain less volatile than equities, while trending higher towards par over time. During the quarter, pricing of these fixed income equivalent issues was negatively impacted by rising interest rates.
Among our stronger performing positions for the year were: Array Technologies Inc. 1.000%, 12/01/28 (3.0% of net assets as of September 30, 2023), which manufactures and sells ground-mounting tracking systems used in solar energy projects in the United States, Spain, Brazil, Australia, and internationally; Chart Industries Inc. 6.75%, 12/15/25 (2.3%), which manufactures and sells engineered cryogenic equipment for the industrial gas and clean energy markets in the United States and internationally; and Aptiv PLC. (no longer held), which engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components worldwide. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets.
Some of the weaker holdings in the portfolio included Veritone Inc. (no longer held), which together with its subsidiaries, provides artificial intelligence (AI) computing solutions and services in the United States and the United Kingdom; Cutera Inc. (no longer held), which provides aesthetic and dermatology solutions for medical practitioners worldwide; and Sunnova Energy International Inc. 2.625%, 2/15/28 (2.1%), which provides energy as a service in the United States. The company offers electricity, as well as offers operations and maintenance, monitoring, repairs and replacements, and equipment upgrades.
We appreciate your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2023 (a) (Unaudited)
Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses.
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (9/30/97) | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund Class AAA | 1.84 | % | 2.62 | % | 5.42 | % | 6.11 | % | 6.68 | % | ||||||||||
S&P 500 Index (b) | 21.62 | 9.92 | 11.91 | 11.28 | 7.96 | |||||||||||||||
ICE BofA U.S. Convertibles Index (c) | 7.49 | 8.35 | 8.83 | 10.11 | 7.52 |
(a) | 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 of purchase. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. | |
(b) | 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. | |
(c) | The ICE BofA 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. |
In the current prospectuses dated January 27, 2023, the gross expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.62%, and the net expense ratio is 1.15%, after contractual reimbursements by the Adviser in place through January 31, 2024. See page 35 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2023. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a Fund before investing. The prospectuses contains 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.
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. 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.
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 BOFA U.S. CONVERTIBLES INDEX (Unaudited)
Average Annual Total Returns* | |||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |
Class AAA | 1.84% | 2.62% | 5.42% |
* | 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)
To Our Shareholders,
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the Equity Fund was 10.2% compared with a total return of 21.6% for the S&P 500 Index. See the next page for additional performance information.
Investment Objective and Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. The Fund’s secondary goal is to produce current income.
Performance Discussion
During the fourth quarter 2022, U.S. equities finally turned a corner, rebounding to register robust gains. The bulk of the rebound was made in November as cooling inflationary data and stable economic activity offset ongoing caution from the Federal Reserve (Fed). Stocks largely fell in December, closing the year on a somber note. The Fed remained a large driver for market direction, and indications that the pace of policy tightening would slow and signs that elevated inflation could be cooling were critical factors for investors.
U.S. equities staged an early rally into 2023 amid optimism that global central banks, with the Federal Reserve leading, might soon halt interest rate hikes and even transition to rate cuts or more accommodative policies by end of the year. Unfortunately, choppy earnings, mixed economic data, and a stubbornly hawkish Fed, fueled by still sticky inflation and a tight labor market, were a few factors that quickly slowed the surge by early February. And despite a banking “crisis” in early March, the S&P 500 still managed to end the quarter in the black, gaining 7.50%.
Despite mixed economic data, a major bank liquidity event, and the Federal Reserve standing its hawkish ground, investors showed renewed fervor for equities. The S&P 500 gained nearly 17% in the first six months of 2023, with nearly 9% attributed to the second calendar quarter 2023 alone, as most major indexes broke out of their respective price channels. Performance of the last six months marked the fourth best first half in the last 25 years (with 2013, 2019, and 2021 the other occurrences). Big tech, driven largely by relatively attractive valuations and the hope of AI-driven future earnings, led the rally, with several other sectors joining in.
The third quarter (the Fund’s fiscal fourth quarter) brought volatility back to the equity markets, and a -4.77% drop in the S&P 500 in September pushed the period to end with a -3.27% haircut overall. The pullback came as little surprise given the fact that stocks (and consumers to some extent) thus far have seemed to defy inflationary pressures and the fastest rate hike regimen since the 1980s. What’s interesting is that both the Russell 1000 Growth and Value indexes achieved roughly similar total returns.
Among our stronger performing positions for the year were: Eaton Corp. (2.0% as of September 30, 2023), which operates as a power management company worldwide. The company’s Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, and power distribution; JP Morgan Chase & Co. (2.6%), which operates as a financial services company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), Commercial Banking (CB), and Asset & Wealth Management (AWM); and Microsoft Corp. (3.1%), which develops and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide.
Some of the weaker holdings in the portfolio included: Dollar General Corp. (1.1%) is a discount retailer which provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States; The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (1.0%), which manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide; and NextEra Energy Inc. (1.5%), through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America.
We appreciate your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2023 (a) (Unaudited)
Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses.
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (1/2/87) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity Fund Class AAA | 10.23 | % | 5.28 | % | 8.16 | % | 7.50 | % | 9.49 | % | ||||||||||
S&P 500 Index (b) | 21.62 | 9.92 | 11.91 | 11.28 | 10.51 |
(a) | Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. | |
(b) | 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. S&P 500 Index since inception performance is as of December 31, 1986. |
In the current prospectuses dated January 27, 2023, the expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.64%. See page 36 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2023. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a Fund before investing. The prospectuses contains 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.
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. 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.
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE EQUITY FUND CLASS AAA AND
THE S&P 500 INDEX (Unaudited)
Average Annual Total Returns* | |||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |
Class AAA | 10.23% | 5.28% | 8.16% |
* | 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)
To Our Shareholders,
For fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of the TETON Westwood Balanced Fund was 9.6% compared with total return of 0.9% and 13.3% for the Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index and the common balanced benchmark comprised of 60% S&P 500 Index and 40% of the Bloomberg Capital Government/Credit Bond Index, respectively. See the next page for additional performance information.
Investment Objective and Strategy
The 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.
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.
Performance Discussion
Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve, the economy continued to chug along and the U.S. stock market responded in kind, rising by more than 20% for the twelve months ended September 30, 2023. The S&P 500 Index gained 21.62% for the period, eclipsing the index’s long-term average.
The biggest story in the year was the Federal Reserve, which began to raise interest rates in March 2022 and has increased its benchmark federal funds rate by 525 basis points over the past 18 months. The inflation rate, measured the Consumer Price Index (CPI), peaked in June 2022, and has trended downward since. However, Fed chair Jerome Powell has reiterated the Fed’s 2% inflation target, and has hinted that rates would remain high until the inflation monster has been slain.
The equity market was led by technology stocks, as the sector gained 41.1% for the last twelve months, driven primarily by companies involved in artificial intelligence, as semiconductor companies were among the primary beneficiaries. Interest rate sensitive sectors Utilities and Real Estate were the worst performing sectors for the year, declining as the Federal Reserve accelerated its rate hike campaign.
The bond market didn’t fare as well, beset by rising interest rates and deteriorating credit conditions. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate, a broad bond market measure, gained 0.64% for the year; the index was led by corporate credits (the Bloomberg U.S. Credit added 3.47%), while government bonds were the lagging sector, as the Bloomberg U.S. Government declined 0.74%. During the year, the Treasury yield curve became significantly inverted, only to flatten out in September. The ten-year treasury rose from 3.83% to 4.57%, gaining 74 basis points, nearly all of that gain in the third quarter, in large part due to the Federal Reserve’s messaging of “higher for longer.”
We appreciate your continued confidence and trust.
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Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2023 (a) (Unaudited)
Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses.
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (10/1/91) | ||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund Class AAA | 9.57 | % | 3.36 | % | 5.43 | % | 5.55 | % | 7.60 | % | ||||||||||
60% S&P 500 Index and 40% Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index (b) | 13.34 | 6.12 | 7.67 | 7.87 | 7.86 | |||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index (c) | 21.62 | 9.92 | 11.91 | 11.28 | 9.96 | |||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index (d) | 0.93 | 0.41 | 1.31 | 2.76 | 4.72 |
(a) | The Adviser reimbursed expenses in years prior to 1998 to limit the expense ratio. Had such limitation not been in place, since inception returns would have been lower. Other share classes are available and have different performance characteristics. See page 2 for performance of other classes of shares. | |
(b) | The Blended Index consists of a blend of 60% the S&P 500 Index and 40% Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index. | |
(c) | 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. Since inception performance data are as of September 30, 1991. | |
(d) | The Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted index that tracks the performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated obligations. Since inception performance data are as of September 30, 1991. |
In the current prospectuses dated January 27, 2023, the expense ratio for Class AAA Shares is 1.41%. See page 37 for the expense ratios for the year ended September 30, 2023. Class AAA Shares do not have a sales charge.
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a Fund before investing. The prospectuses contains 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.
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. 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.
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BALANCED FUND CLASS AAA, THE S&P
500 INDEX, A COMPOSITE OF 60% OF THE S&P 500 INDEX AND 40% OF THE BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT/CREDIT
BOND INDEX, AND THE BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT/CREDIT BOND INDEX (Unaudited)
Average Annual Total Returns* | |||
1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |
Class AAA | 9.57% | 3.36% | 5.43% |
* | 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, 2023 through September 30, 2023
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, 2023.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)
For the Six Month Period from April 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023
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 | |||||||||
04/01/23 | 09/30/23 | Ratio | Period* | 04/01/23 | 09/30/23 | Ratio | Period* | |||||||||
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $979.30 | 1.50% | $7.44 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.55 | 1.50% | $7.59 | ||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $979.50 | 1.50% | $7.44 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.55 | 1.50% | $7.59 | ||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $975.20 | 2.25% | $11.14 | $1,000.00 | $1,013.79 | 2.25% | $11.36 | ||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $980.60 | 1.25% | $6.21 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.80 | 1.25% | $6.33 | ||||||||
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $1,012.80 | 1.25% | $6.31 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.80 | 1.25% | $6.33 | ||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,012.70 | 1.25% | $6.31 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.80 | 1.25% | $6.33 | ||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $1,009.30 | 2.00% | $10.07 | $1,000.00 | $1,015.04 | 2.00% | $10.10 | ||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,013.90 | 1.00% | $5.05 | $1,000.00 | $1,020.05 | 1.00% | $5.06 | ||||||||
TETON Westwood Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $960.50 | 1.18% | $5.80 | $1,000.00 | $1,019.15 | 1.18% | $5.97 | ||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $960.30 | 1.18% | $5.80 | $1,000.00 | $1,019.15 | 1.18% | $5.97 | ||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $956.80 | 1.93% | $9.47 | $1,000.00 | $1,015.39 | 1.93% | $9.75 | ||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $961.90 | 0.94% | $4.62 | $1,000.00 | $1,020.36 | 0.94% | $4.76 | ||||||||
TETON Westwood Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $1,002.90 | 1.64% | $8.23 | $1,000.00 | $1,016.85 | 1.64% | $8.29 | ||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,002.90 | 1.64% | $8.23 | $1,000.00 | $1,016.85 | 1.64% | $8.29 | ||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $998.90 | 2.41% | $12.08 | $1,000.00 | $1,012.99 | 2.41% | $12.16 | ||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,004.80 | 1.39% | $6.99 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.10 | 1.39% | $7.03 | ||||||||
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | $1,000.00 | $997.10 | 1.50% | $7.51 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.55 | 1.50% | $7.59 | ||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $997.10 | 1.50% | $7.51 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.55 | 1.50% | $7.59 | ||||||||
Class C | $1,000.00 | $992.80 | 2.25% | $11.24 | $1,000.00 | $1,013.79 | 2.25% | $11.36 | ||||||||
Class I | $1,000.00 | $998.30 | 1.25% | $6.26 | $1,000.00 | $1,018.80 | 1.25% | $6.33 |
* | 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 365. |
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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, 2023:
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Diversified Industrial | 12.3 | % | ||
Financial Services | 10.6 | % | ||
Electronics | 6.3 | % | ||
Equipment and Supplies | 6.2 | % | ||
Hotels and Gaming | 5.2 | % | ||
Machinery | 5.0 | % | ||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories | 4.9 | % | ||
Health Care | 4.4 | % | ||
Building and Construction | 4.2 | % | ||
Restaurants | 4.0 | % | ||
Aviation: Parts and Services | 3.6 | % | ||
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles | 3.4 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 2.8 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 2.7 | % | ||
Food and Beverage | 2.3 | % | ||
Automotive | 2.2 | % | ||
Business Services | 2.1 | % | ||
Specialty Chemicals | 1.9 | % | ||
Real Estate | 1.8 | % | ||
Aerospace and Defense | 1.7 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Water | 1.7 | % | ||
Computer Software and Services | 1.5 | % | ||
Broadcasting | 1.2 | % |
Retail | 1.2 | % | ||
Agriculture | 0.9 | % | ||
Environmental Control | 0.7 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Services | 0.7 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas | 0.6 | % | ||
Publishing | 0.6 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 0.6 | % | ||
Communications Equipment | 0.5 | % | ||
Entertainment | 0.5 | % | ||
Communications | 0.4 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 0.4 | % | ||
Educational Services | 0.2 | % | ||
Miscellaneous | 0.2 | % | ||
Metals and Mining | 0.1 | % | ||
Semiconductors | 0.1 | % | ||
Transportation | 0.0 | %* | ||
Paper and Forest Products | 0.0 | %* | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | 0.3 | % | ||
100.0 | % |
* | Amount represents less than 0.05%. |
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund
Semiconductors | 9.8 | % | ||
Banking | 9.7 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities | 7.4 | % | ||
Health Care | 7.2 | % | ||
Retail | 6.7 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 5.7 | % | ||
Business Services | 5.6 | % | ||
Building and Construction | 5.5 | % | ||
Financial Services | 5.4 | % | ||
Electronics | 4.7 | % | ||
Computer Software and Services | 4.4 | % | ||
Diversified Industrial | 3.9 | % | ||
Aviation: Parts and Services | 3.1 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 2.9 | % |
Communications Equipment | 2.7 | % | ||
Machinery | 2.4 | % | ||
Equipment and Supplies | 2.3 | % | ||
Automotive | 2.0 | % | ||
Transportation | 1.9 | % | ||
Real Estate | 1.7 | % | ||
Broadcasting | 1.4 | % | ||
Communications | 1.2 | % | ||
Specialty Chemicals | 1.0 | % | ||
Materials | 0.7 | % | ||
Aerospace | 0.5 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | 0.2 | % | ||
100.0 | % |
TETON Convertible Securities Fund
Computer Software and Services | 16.3 | % | ||
Health Care | 13.3 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Integrated | 13.1 | % | ||
Semiconductors | 8.8 | % | ||
Energy and Utilities: Services | 7.9 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 7.6 | % | ||
Financial Services | 6.8 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 5.6 | % | ||
Communications Equipment | 2.9 | % | ||
Entertainment | 2.4 | % | ||
Cable and Satellite | 2.3 | % |
Diversified Industrial | 2.3 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 2.2 | % | ||
Automotive | 1.6 | % | ||
Airlines | 1.5 | % | ||
Food and Beverage | 1.4 | % | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts | 1.1 | % | ||
Transportation | 0.5 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | 2.4 | % | ||
100.0 | % |
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited) (Continued)
TETON Westwood Equity Fund
Financial Services | 16.1 | % | ||
Health Care | 13.5 | % | ||
Computer Software and Services | 10.1 | % | ||
Retail | 6.9 | % | ||
Real Estate | 6.8 | % | ||
Energy: Oil | 6.6 | % | ||
Food and Beverage | 6.1 | % | ||
Energy: Integrated | 5.0 | % | ||
Diversified Industrial | 4.5 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 3.0 | % | ||
Banking | 2.4 | % |
Business Services | 2.4 | % | ||
Computer Hardware | 2.4 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 2.3 | % | ||
Air Freight and Logistics | 2.2 | % | ||
Equipment and Supplies | 2.1 | % | ||
Electronics | 2.1 | % | ||
Energy and Energy Services | 2.0 | % | ||
Transportation | 1.5 | % | ||
Commercial Services and Supplies | 0.6 | % | ||
Short Term Investment | 0.1 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | 1.3 | % | ||
100.0 | % |
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
Financial Services | 16.6 | % | ||
Health Care | 10.7 | % | ||
Computer Software and Services | 8.0 | % | ||
Retail | 7.5 | % | ||
Real Estate | 7.1 | % | ||
Energy: Oil | 5.8 | % | ||
U.S. Government Obligations | 4.8 | % | ||
Diversified Industrial | 4.7 | % | ||
Energy and Energy Services | 3.6 | % | ||
Banking | 3.5 | % | ||
Food and Beverage | 3.4 | % | ||
Transportation | 3.3 | % | ||
Consumer Products | 2.8 | % | ||
Energy: Integrated | 2.4 | % |
Computer Hardware | 2.2 | % | ||
Semiconductors | 2.0 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 1.8 | % | ||
Equipment and Supplies | 1.8 | % | ||
Electronics | 1.7 | % | ||
Air Freight and Logistics | 1.4 | % | ||
Business Services | 1.2 | % | ||
Consumer Services | 1.0 | % | ||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories | 0.7 | % | ||
Aerospace | 0.7 | % | ||
Commercial Services and Supplies | 0.5 | % | ||
Short Term Investment | 0.5 | % | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) | 0.3 | % | ||
100.0 | % |
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TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2023
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS* — 96.5% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
120,500 | Allient Inc. | $ | 2,904,012 | $ | 3,725,860 | |||||||
297,300 | Various Securities | 3,103,831 | 2,915,579 | |||||||||
6,007,843 | 6,641,439 | |||||||||||
Agriculture — 0.9% | ||||||||||||
195,000 | Limoneira Co. | 3,559,244 | 2,987,400 | |||||||||
310,215 | Various Securities | 1,203,363 | 489,100 | |||||||||
4,762,607 | 3,476,500 | |||||||||||
Automotive — 2.2% | ||||||||||||
50,490 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. A | 403,878 | 2,061,507 | |||||||||
112,350 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B | 1,000,724 | 5,088,331 | |||||||||
52,000 | Various Securities | 98,195 | 1,098,240 | |||||||||
1,502,797 | 8,248,078 | |||||||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 4.8% | ||||||||||||
280,000 | Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.† | 2,517,392 | 2,172,800 | |||||||||
225,500 | Modine Manufacturing Co.† | 2,902,229 | 10,316,625 | |||||||||
114,060 | Strattec Security Corp.† | 2,605,047 | 2,634,786 | |||||||||
261,760 | Various Securities | 1,573,953 | 3,298,382 | |||||||||
9,598,621 | 18,422,593 | |||||||||||
Aviation: Parts and Services — 3.6% | ||||||||||||
218,000 | Astronics Corp.† | 2,576,423 | 3,457,480 | |||||||||
176,540 | Ducommun Inc.† | 4,446,906 | 7,681,256 | |||||||||
146,896 | Various Securities | 2,665,419 | 2,455,529 | |||||||||
9,688,748 | 13,594,265 | |||||||||||
Broadcasting — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
1,418,165 | Various Securities | 3,955,211 | 4,520,975 | |||||||||
Building and Construction — 4.2% | ||||||||||||
85,000 | Gibraltar Industries Inc.† | 1,986,381 | 5,738,350 | |||||||||
49,765 | The Monarch Cement Co. | 1,352,404 | 7,651,369 | |||||||||
83,000 | Various Securities | 513,850 | 2,537,580 | |||||||||
3,852,635 | 15,927,299 | |||||||||||
Business Services — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
36,900 | Du-Art Film Laboratories Inc.†(a) | 239,850 | 352,764 | |||||||||
4,100 | Du-Art Film Laboratories Inc.†(a) | 26,650 | 39,196 | |||||||||
2,300,000 | Trans-Lux Corp.†(b) | 1,196,147 | 1,035,000 | |||||||||
461,900 | Various Securities | 4,929,483 | 6,499,873 | |||||||||
6,392,130 | 7,926,833 | |||||||||||
Communications — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
169,000 | Various Securities | 2,328,683 | 1,649,150 | |||||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
63,000 | Various Securities | 2,137,687 | 1,976,940 | |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
1,062,000 | Various Securities | 4,455,954 | 5,881,970 | |||||||||
Consumer Products — 2.7% | ||||||||||||
359,500 | Marine Products Corp. | 2,547,475 | 5,108,495 | |||||||||
5,700 | PC Group Inc.†(a) | 3,465 | 1 | |||||||||
3,451,875 | Various Securities | 5,007,313 | 5,261,668 | |||||||||
7,558,253 | 10,370,164 | |||||||||||
Consumer Services — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
239,900 | Various Securities | 1,289,386 | 1,579,008 | |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 12.3% | ||||||||||||
210,700 | Burnham Holdings Inc., Cl. A(b) | 3,244,144 | 2,640,071 | |||||||||
25,500 | Chase Corp. | 390,915 | 3,244,365 | |||||||||
68,000 | Columbus McKinnon Corp. | 1,113,342 | 2,373,880 | |||||||||
258,000 | Distribution Solutions Group Inc.† | 1,671,157 | 6,708,000 | |||||||||
134,000 | Graham Corp.† | 1,466,311 | 2,224,400 | |||||||||
172,479 | L.B. Foster Co., Cl. A† | 2,511,960 | 3,261,578 |
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
663,870 | Myers Industries Inc. | $ | 11,018,398 | $ | 11,903,189 | |||||||
192,500 | Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | 3,961,094 | 3,832,675 | |||||||||
14,000 | Standex International Corp. | 571,638 | 2,039,660 | |||||||||
1,030,438 | Various Securities | 9,333,404 | 8,769,676 | |||||||||
35,282,363 | 46,997,494 | |||||||||||
Educational Services — 0.2% | ||||||||||||
95,000 | Various Securities | 289,750 | 796,100 | |||||||||
Electronics — 6.3% | ||||||||||||
113,900 | Bel Fuse Inc., Cl. A(b) | 2,075,230 | 5,368,107 | |||||||||
160,000 | CTS Corp. | 1,485,086 | 6,678,400 | |||||||||
83,000 | Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.† | 201,481 | 2,462,610 | |||||||||
534,102 | Various Securities | 4,616,794 | 9,661,941 | |||||||||
8,378,591 | 24,171,058 | |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
96,510 | Various Securities | 1,441,212 | 2,321,708 | |||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
302,500 | Various Securities | 648,418 | 2,210,803 | |||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Water — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
195,480 | Various Securities | 2,820,079 | 6,527,080 | |||||||||
Entertainment — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
196,300 | Various Securities | 1,560,713 | 1,844,009 | |||||||||
Environmental Control — 0.7% | ||||||||||||
31,900 | Casella Waste Systems Inc., Cl. A† | 123,659 | 2,433,970 | |||||||||
15,000 | Various Securities | 121,162 | 207,000 | |||||||||
244,821 | 2,640,970 | |||||||||||
Equipment and Supplies — 6.2% | ||||||||||||
139,000 | Core Molding Technologies Inc.† | 1,118,387 | 3,960,110 | |||||||||
78,800 | Federal Signal Corp. | 481,332 | 4,706,724 | |||||||||
295,000 | The Eastern Co. | 5,522,320 | 5,354,250 | |||||||||
86,000 | The Gorman-Rupp Co. | 2,006,289 | 2,829,400 | |||||||||
344,700 | Various Securities | 3,138,019 | 6,829,705 | |||||||||
12,266,347 | 23,680,189 | |||||||||||
Financial Services — 10.6% | ||||||||||||
79,800 | Capital City Bank Group Inc. | 1,945,755 | 2,380,434 | |||||||||
1,105 | Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | 6,057,140 | 5,368,087 | |||||||||
381,300 | Flushing Financial Corp. | 6,008,065 | 5,006,469 | |||||||||
10 | Guaranty Corp., Cl. A†(a) | 137,500 | 55,000 | |||||||||
96,791 | I3 Verticals Inc., Cl. A† | 1,645,598 | 2,046,162 | |||||||||
60,500 | KKR & Co. Inc. | 7,013 | 3,726,800 | |||||||||
1,358,492 | Various Securities | 19,848,456 | 21,752,498 | |||||||||
35,649,527 | 40,335,450 | |||||||||||
Food and Beverage — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
1,671,460 | Various Securities | 10,899,352 | 8,804,671 | |||||||||
Health Care — 4.4% | ||||||||||||
212,000 | Neogen Corp.† | 306,519 | 3,930,480 | |||||||||
1,058,543 | Various Securities | 7,438,497 | 12,962,214 | |||||||||
7,745,016 | 16,892,694 | |||||||||||
Hotels and Gaming — 5.2% | ||||||||||||
1,211,119 | Full House Resorts Inc.† | 3,339,101 | 5,171,478 | |||||||||
174,393 | Gambling.com Group Ltd.† | 1,359,024 | 2,281,061 | |||||||||
121,500 | Golden Entertainment Inc. | 1,406,123 | 4,152,870 | |||||||||
255,221 | Inspired Entertainment Inc.† | 1,539,343 | 3,052,443 | |||||||||
401,100 | Various Securities | 3,643,285 | 5,329,396 | |||||||||
11,286,876 | 19,987,248 | |||||||||||
Machinery — 5.0% | ||||||||||||
177,500 | Astec Industries Inc. | 6,229,823 | 8,362,025 | |||||||||
473,600 | Gencor Industries Inc.† | 3,064,087 | 6,691,968 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
17
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS* (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Machinery (Continued) | ||||||||||||
16,020 | The Middleby Corp.† | $ | 157,776 | $ | 2,050,560 | |||||||
27,050 | Various Securities | 664,125 | 1,879,064 | |||||||||
10,115,811 | 18,983,617 | |||||||||||
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 3.4% | ||||||||||||
14,540 | Cavco Industries Inc.† | 1,017,986 | 3,862,697 | |||||||||
107,250 | Nobility Homes Inc. | 1,551,680 | 3,203,021 | |||||||||
60,500 | Skyline Champion Corp.† | 421,021 | 3,855,060 | |||||||||
36,400 | Winnebago Industries Inc. | 340,866 | 2,163,980 | |||||||||
3,331,553 | 13,084,758 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
436,000 | Various Securities | 476,573 | 433,037 | |||||||||
Paper and Forest Products — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2,050 | Various Securities | 142,152 | 45,612 | |||||||||
Publishing — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
377,800 | Various Securities | 2,265,598 | 2,220,204 | |||||||||
Real Estate — 1.8% | ||||||||||||
2,508 | Royalty LLC†(a) | 0 | 765 | |||||||||
998,940 | Various Securities | 8,030,305 | 6,815,590 | |||||||||
8,030,305 | 6,816,355 | |||||||||||
Restaurants — 4.0% | ||||||||||||
211,000 | Nathan’s Famous Inc.(b) | 3,055,450 | 14,909,260 | |||||||||
57,000 | Various Securities | 384,205 | 482,790 | |||||||||
3,439,655 | 15,392,050 | |||||||||||
Retail — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
90,247 | Village Super Market Inc., Cl. A | 2,261,354 | 2,043,192 | |||||||||
170,500 | Various Securities | 1,874,526 | 2,443,755 | |||||||||
4,135,880 | 4,486,947 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
64,927 | Various Securities | 602,274 | 390,860 | |||||||||
Specialty Chemicals — 1.9% | ||||||||||||
69,580 | Hawkins Inc. | 1,235,115 | 4,094,783 | |||||||||
66,900 | The General Chemical Group Inc.†(a) | 6,021 | 0 | |||||||||
332,974 | Various Securities | 2,474,631 | 3,059,296 | |||||||||
3,715,767 | 7,154,079 | |||||||||||
Telecommunications — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
358,800 | Various Securities | 1,649,093 | 2,187,404 | |||||||||
Transportation — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
6,500 | Various Securities | 99,485 | 55,185 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 230,047,766 | 368,674,796 | ||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS* — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
16,700 | Various Securities | 45,886 | 501,079 | |||||||||
RIGHTS* — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
85,500 | Various Securities | 0 | 197,095 | |||||||||
Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., CCCP, expire 01/02/24†(a) | 103,591 | 0 | |||||||||
25,000 | Various Securities | 0 | 500 |
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
60,000 | Various Securities | $ | 44,994 | $ | 32,100 | |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | 148,585 | 229,695 | ||||||||||
WARRANTS* — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Business Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
1 | Internap Corp., expire 05/08/24†(a) | 0 | 652 | |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
9,000 | Various Securities | 12,907 | 377 | |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
47,000 | Various Securities | 32,110 | 15,040 | |||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
7,627 | Various Securities | 0 | 18,305 | |||||||||
Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
17,474 | Various Securities | 15,533 | 49,930 | |||||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS | 60,550 | 84,304 | ||||||||||
Principal | ||||||||||||
Amount | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS* — 2.8% | ||||||||||||
$ | 10,515,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 5.276% to 5.404%††, | ||||||||||
10/05/23 to 12/28/23 | 10,467,121 | 10,468,692 | ||||||||||
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENTS— 0.2%(c) | 694,055 | 702,725 | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% | $ | 241,463,963 | 380,661,291 | |||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 0.3% | 1,281,296 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 381,942,587 |
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, or 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, 2023. 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 is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. | |
(b) | Security considered an affiliated holding because the Fund owns at least 5% of its outstanding shares. | |
(c) | Represents undisclosed, unrestricted securities which the Fund has held for less than one year. | |
† | Non-income producing security. | |
†† | Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase. | |
CCCP | Contingent Cash Consideration Payment |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
18
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2023
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 94.1% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
5,260 | Hexcel Corp. | $ | 214,874 | $ | 342,636 | |||||||
Automotive — 2.0% | ||||||||||||
26,625 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. A | 572,201 | 1,087,099 | |||||||||
4,200 | Winnebago Industries Inc. | 127,684 | 249,690 | |||||||||
699,885 | 1,336,789 | |||||||||||
Aviation: Parts and Services — 3.1% | ||||||||||||
35,800 | AAR Corp.† | 733,984 | 2,131,174 | |||||||||
Banking — 9.7% | ||||||||||||
15,533 | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | 437,254 | 447,040 | |||||||||
40,800 | Banc of California Inc. | 638,651 | 505,104 | |||||||||
37,211 | Columbia Banking System Inc. | 1,005,203 | 755,383 | |||||||||
21,500 | Five Star Bancorp | 485,843 | 431,290 | |||||||||
7,000 | Glacier Bancorp Inc. | 147,883 | 199,500 | |||||||||
29,050 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 579,382 | 420,354 | |||||||||
42,100 | Old National Bancorp | 706,858 | 612,134 | |||||||||
10,433 | SouthState Corp. | 702,009 | 702,767 | |||||||||
28,800 | USCB Financial Holdings Inc.† | 315,551 | 302,688 | |||||||||
51,720 | Valley National Bancorp | 543,421 | 442,723 | |||||||||
55,700 | Veritex Holdings Inc. | 1,427,976 | 999,815 | |||||||||
20,100 | Washington Federal Inc. | 519,315 | 514,962 | |||||||||
10,970 | Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. | 397,178 | 288,840 | |||||||||
7,906,524 | 6,622,600 | |||||||||||
Broadcasting — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
50,400 | IMAX Corp.† | 809,958 | 973,728 | |||||||||
Building and Construction — 5.5% | ||||||||||||
50,400 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.† | 307,844 | 212,184 | |||||||||
7,300 | EMCOR Group Inc. | 537,913 | 1,535,847 | |||||||||
9,800 | MYR Group Inc.† | 372,068 | 1,320,648 | |||||||||
10,859 | Skyline Champion Corp.† | 588,769 | 691,936 | |||||||||
1,806,594 | 3,760,615 | |||||||||||
Business Services — 5.6% | ||||||||||||
29,600 | ABM Industries Inc. | 1,067,935 | 1,184,296 | |||||||||
4,600 | FTI Consulting Inc.† | 349,572 | 820,686 | |||||||||
25,600 | Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. | 663,930 | 640,512 | |||||||||
11,352 | McGrath RentCorp. | 681,315 | 1,137,925 | |||||||||
2,762,752 | 3,783,419 | |||||||||||
Communications — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
15,103 | ATN International Inc. | 667,863 | 476,650 | |||||||||
33,398 | Harmonic Inc.† | 377,008 | 321,623 | |||||||||
1,044,871 | 798,273 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment — 2.7% | ||||||||||||
153,284 | Infinera Corp.† | 631,517 | 640,727 | |||||||||
26,600 | Lumentum Holdings Inc.† | 1,570,851 | 1,201,788 | |||||||||
2,202,368 | 1,842,515 | |||||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 4.4% | ||||||||||||
59,700 | NetScout Systems Inc.† | 1,528,892 | 1,672,794 | |||||||||
12,503 | Progress Software Corp. | 458,686 | 657,408 | |||||||||
9,970 | Teradata Corp.† | 252,548 | 448,849 | |||||||||
55,000 | Vimeo Inc.† | 262,133 | 194,700 | |||||||||
2,502,259 | 2,973,751 |
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
Consumer Products — 2.9% | ||||||||||||
109,600 | OPENLANE Inc.† | $ | 1,643,791 | $ | 1,635,232 | |||||||
3,800 | Oxford Industries Inc. | 209,232 | 365,294 | |||||||||
1,853,023 | 2,000,526 | |||||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 3.9% | ||||||||||||
2,460 | Albany International Corp., Cl. A | 156,590 | 212,249 | |||||||||
11,070 | Apogee Enterprises Inc. | 371,210 | 521,175 | |||||||||
41,900 | Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 885,290 | 1,107,417 | |||||||||
13,700 | Kennametal Inc. | 380,589 | 340,856 | |||||||||
12,900 | Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. | 95,172 | 480,525 | |||||||||
1,888,851 | 2,662,222 | |||||||||||
Electronics — 4.7% | ||||||||||||
17,908 | Advanced Energy Industries Inc. | 1,193,842 | 1,846,673 | |||||||||
23,000 | FARO Technologies Inc.† | 348,926 | 350,290 | |||||||||
80,300 | TTM Technologies Inc.† | 1,076,777 | 1,034,264 | |||||||||
2,619,545 | 3,231,227 | |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities — 7.4% | ||||||||||||
40,900 | ChampionX Corp. | 840,586 | 1,456,858 | |||||||||
5,900 | Diamondback Energy Inc. | 188,260 | 913,792 | |||||||||
4,900 | Dril-Quip Inc.† | 131,010 | 138,033 | |||||||||
40,400 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Cl. A | 508,204 | 925,564 | |||||||||
32,900 | Oceaneering International Inc.† | 201,160 | 846,188 | |||||||||
53,700 | Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. | 220,091 | 743,208 | |||||||||
2,089,311 | 5,023,643 | |||||||||||
Equipment and Supplies — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
39,000 | Flowserve Corp. | 1,283,091 | 1,551,030 | |||||||||
Financial Services — 5.4% | ||||||||||||
10,200 | Brown & Brown Inc. | 230,563 | 712,368 | |||||||||
14,100 | First Interstate BancSystem Inc., Cl. A | 331,914 | 351,654 | |||||||||
7,800 | Heritage Financial Corp. | 131,385 | 127,218 | |||||||||
8,280 | Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 289,733 | 243,266 | |||||||||
13,794 | Mercury General Corp. | 451,863 | 386,646 | |||||||||
13,600 | Stewart Information Services Corp. | 583,916 | 595,680 | |||||||||
10,150 | Stifel Financial Corp. | 289,236 | 623,616 | |||||||||
17,600 | Univest Financial Corp. | 484,444 | 305,888 | |||||||||
7,413 | Webster Financial Corp. | 263,120 | 298,818 | |||||||||
3,056,174 | 3,645,154 | |||||||||||
Health Care — 7.2% | ||||||||||||
4,300 | AMN Healthcare Services Inc.† | 212,984 | 366,274 | |||||||||
36,000 | Axogen Inc.† | 220,496 | 180,000 | |||||||||
6,360 | Haemonetics Corp.† | 465,719 | 569,729 | |||||||||
6,622 | ICU Medical Inc.† | 934,097 | 788,084 | |||||||||
8,550 | Omnicell Inc.† | 294,727 | 385,092 | |||||||||
20,650 | Orthofix Medical Inc.† | 280,014 | 265,559 | |||||||||
64,900 | Patterson Cos. Inc. | 1,475,114 | 1,923,636 | |||||||||
15,800 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.† | 454,696 | 435,606 | |||||||||
4,337,847 | 4,913,980 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
19
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Machinery — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
83,400 | Mueller Water Products Inc., Cl. A | $ | 951,803 | $ | 1,057,512 | |||||||
6,592 | Xylem Inc. | 227,154 | 600,070 | |||||||||
1,178,957 | 1,657,582 | |||||||||||
Materials — 0.7% | ||||||||||||
12,690 | Avient Corp. | 421,009 | 448,211 | |||||||||
Real Estate — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
23,467 | Alpine Income Property Trust Inc., REIT | 407,078 | 383,920 | |||||||||
36,400 | CareTrust REIT Inc. | 707,031 | 746,200 | |||||||||
1,114,109 | 1,130,120 | |||||||||||
Retail — 6.7% | ||||||||||||
2,990 | Advance Auto Parts Inc. | 209,378 | 167,231 | |||||||||
84,586 | American Eagle Outfitters Inc. | 1,081,699 | 1,404,973 | |||||||||
78,100 | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 1,605,147 | 2,335,190 | |||||||||
20,300 | Urban Outfitters Inc.† | 477,828 | 663,607 | |||||||||
3,374,052 | 4,571,001 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors — 9.8% | ||||||||||||
28,800 | Cohu Inc.† | 910,894 | 991,872 | |||||||||
12,968 | Entegris Inc. | 592,844 | 1,217,825 | |||||||||
20,878 | FormFactor Inc.† | 369,584 | 729,477 | |||||||||
6,700 | Marvell Technology Inc. | 131,305 | 362,671 | |||||||||
7,400 | MKS Instruments Inc. | 628,411 | 640,396 | |||||||||
66,351 | nLight Inc.† | 733,890 | 690,050 | |||||||||
16,276 | Onto Innovation Inc.† | 844,737 | 2,075,516 | |||||||||
4,211,665 | 6,707,807 | |||||||||||
Specialty Chemicals — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
9,600 | Darling Ingredients Inc.† | 256,276 | 501,120 | |||||||||
3,000 | Minerals Technologies Inc. | 104,869 | 164,280 | |||||||||
361,145 | 665,400 | |||||||||||
Transportation — 1.9% | ||||||||||||
32,305 | The Greenbrier Companies Inc. | 892,793 | 1,292,200 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 49,365,641 | 64,065,603 | ||||||||||
Principal | ||||||||||||
Amount | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 5.7% | ||||||||||||
$ | 3,905,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, | ||||||||||
5.342% to 5.414%††, 11/09/23 to 01/25/24 | 3,867,060 | 3,867,494 | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8% | $ | 53,232,701 | 67,933,097 | |||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 0.2% | 145,289 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 68,078,386 |
† | Non-income producing security. | |
†† | Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase. | |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
20
TETON Convertible Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2023
Principal | Market | |||||||||||
Amount | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 87.4% | ||||||||||||
Airlines — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
$ | 300,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., | ||||||||||
1.250%, 05/01/25 | $ | 340,871 | $ | 298,875 | ||||||||
Automotive — 1.6% | ||||||||||||
225,000 | Rivian Automotive Inc., | |||||||||||
4.625%, 03/15/29(a) | 225,000 | 326,925 | ||||||||||
Cable and Satellite — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
700,000 | DISH Network Corp., | |||||||||||
Zero Coupon, 12/15/25 | 531,971 | 470,750 | ||||||||||
Communications Equipment — 2.9% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | InterDigital Inc., | |||||||||||
3.500%, 06/01/27 | 509,319 | 590,950 | ||||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 16.3% | ||||||||||||
700,000 | Bandwidth Inc., | |||||||||||
0.250%, 03/01/26 | 666,392 | 564,900 | ||||||||||
250,000 | CSG Systems International Inc., | |||||||||||
3.875%, 09/15/28(a) | 250,082 | 244,525 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Edgio Inc., | |||||||||||
3.500%, 08/01/25 | 483,065 | 433,597 | ||||||||||
360,000 | fuboTV Inc., | |||||||||||
3.250%, 02/15/26 | 338,525 | 238,680 | ||||||||||
200,000 | Lumentum Holdings Inc., | |||||||||||
1.500%, 12/15/29(a) | 202,362 | 182,300 | ||||||||||
1,000,000 | Perficient Inc., | |||||||||||
0.125%, 11/15/26 | 960,062 | 806,300 | ||||||||||
760,000 | Progress Software Corp., | |||||||||||
1.000%, 04/15/26 | 759,615 | 785,840 | ||||||||||
30,000 | Rapid7 Inc., | |||||||||||
1.250%, 03/15/29(a) | 30,000 | 29,220 | ||||||||||
3,690,103 | 3,285,362 | |||||||||||
Consumer Services — 7.6% | ||||||||||||
240,000 | Live Nation Entertainment Inc., | |||||||||||
3.125%, 01/15/29(a) | 242,843 | 249,480 | ||||||||||
400,000 | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp., | |||||||||||
3.250%, 12/15/27(a) | 402,548 | 350,000 | ||||||||||
NCL Corp. Ltd. | ||||||||||||
100,000 | 5.375%, 08/01/25 | 100,863 | 116,750 | |||||||||
223,000 | 1.125%, 02/15/27 | 223,000 | 185,648 | |||||||||
600,000 | Stride Inc., | |||||||||||
1.125%, 09/01/27 | 537,821 | 633,300 | ||||||||||
1,507,075 | 1,535,178 | |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 12.2% | ||||||||||||
528,000 | Array Technologies Inc., | |||||||||||
1.000%, 12/01/28 | 470,110 | 602,712 | ||||||||||
100,000 | Bloom Energy Corp., | |||||||||||
3.000%, 06/01/28(a) | 101,162 | 100,310 | ||||||||||
600,000 | CMS Energy Corp., | |||||||||||
3.375%, 05/01/28(a) | 600,170 | 565,500 | ||||||||||
250,000 | Duke Energy Corp., | |||||||||||
4.125%, 04/15/26(a) | 250,000 | 243,250 | ||||||||||
425,000 | NextEra Energy Partners LP, | |||||||||||
2.500%, 06/15/26(a) | 415,040 | 362,525 | ||||||||||
200,000 | Stem Inc., | |||||||||||
4.250%, 04/01/30(a) | 200,000 | 162,400 |
Principal | Market | |||||||||||
Amount | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
$ | 700,000 | Sunnova Energy International Inc., | ||||||||||
2.625%, 02/15/28 | $ | 589,173 | $ | 433,650 | ||||||||
2,625,655 | 2,470,347 | |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 7.9% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Northern Oil and Gas Inc., | |||||||||||
3.625%, 04/15/29(a) | 523,939 | 620,145 | ||||||||||
375,000 | Ormat Technologies Inc., | |||||||||||
2.500%, 07/15/27 | 375,000 | 365,625 | ||||||||||
300,000 | PPL Capital Funding Inc., | |||||||||||
2.875%, 03/15/28(a) | 300,000 | 274,500 | ||||||||||
350,000 | The Southern Co., | |||||||||||
3.875%, 12/15/25(a) | 350,000 | 341,950 | ||||||||||
1,548,939 | 1,602,220 | |||||||||||
Entertainment — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, | |||||||||||
2.250%, 08/15/27 | 483,944 | 489,000 | ||||||||||
Financial Services — 6.8% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | Bread Financial Holdings Inc., | |||||||||||
4.250%, 06/15/28(a) | 202,008 | 217,620 | ||||||||||
200,000 | Envestnet Inc., | |||||||||||
2.625%, 12/01/27(a) | 202,294 | 183,300 | ||||||||||
500,000 | LendingTree Inc., | |||||||||||
0.500%, 07/15/25 | 413,541 | 398,750 | ||||||||||
750,000 | SoFi Technologies Inc., | |||||||||||
Zero Coupon, 10/15/26(a) | 583,530 | 582,000 | ||||||||||
1,401,373 | 1,381,670 | |||||||||||
Food and Beverage — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
275,000 | Post Holdings Inc., | |||||||||||
2.500%, 08/15/27 | 276,044 | 274,037 | ||||||||||
Health Care — 11.9% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc., | |||||||||||
2.000%, 03/15/29(a) | 201,985 | 199,800 | ||||||||||
350,000 | Coherus Biosciences Inc., | |||||||||||
1.500%, 04/15/26 | 256,063 | 214,375 | ||||||||||
350,000 | CONMED Corp., | |||||||||||
2.250%, 06/15/27 | 329,817 | 334,950 | ||||||||||
100,000 | Dexcom Inc., | |||||||||||
0.375%, 05/15/28(a) | 103,103 | 89,200 | ||||||||||
400,000 | Halozyme Therapeutics Inc., | |||||||||||
1.000%, 08/15/28 | 407,846 | 375,500 | ||||||||||
400,000 | Insulet Corp., | |||||||||||
0.375%, 09/01/26 | 407,162 | 393,200 | ||||||||||
365,000 | Invacare Corp., Escrow, | |||||||||||
Zero Coupon, 05/08/28(b) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
640,000 | PetIQ Inc., | |||||||||||
4.000%, 06/01/26 | 625,941 | 622,800 | ||||||||||
200,000 | TransMedics Group Inc., | |||||||||||
1.500%, 06/01/28(a) | 203,120 | 181,620 | ||||||||||
2,535,037 | 2,411,445 | |||||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.1% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | Redwood Trust Inc., | |||||||||||
7.750%, 06/15/27 | 250,000 | 224,844 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Convertible Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Principal | Market | |||||||||||
Amount | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Semiconductors — 8.8% | ||||||||||||
$ | 400,000 | Impinj Inc., | ||||||||||
1.125%, 05/15/27 | $ | 388,211 | $ | 348,760 | ||||||||
400,000 | indie Semiconductor Inc., | |||||||||||
4.500%, 11/15/27(a) | 412,864 | 413,200 | ||||||||||
225,000 | ON Semiconductor Corp., | |||||||||||
0.500%, 03/01/29(a) | 225,151 | 248,175 | ||||||||||
400,000 | Semtech Corp., | |||||||||||
1.625%, 11/01/27(a) | 389,760 | 375,800 | ||||||||||
600,000 | Wolfspeed Inc., | |||||||||||
1.875%, 12/01/29(a) | 430,393 | 393,300 | ||||||||||
1,846,379 | 1,779,235 | |||||||||||
Telecommunications — 2.2% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Infinera Corp., | |||||||||||
2.500%, 03/01/27 | 486,372 | 442,481 | ||||||||||
Transportation — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
100,000 | Air Transport Services Group Inc., | |||||||||||
3.875%, 08/15/29(a) | 100,000 | 98,650 | ||||||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS | 18,358,082 | 17,681,969 | ||||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
Health Care — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
11,225 | Invacare Holdings Corp., Ser. A, 9.000%(b) | 280,625 | 280,625 | |||||||||
MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES(c) — 3.2% | ||||||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
7,000 | Chart Industries Inc., Ser. B, | |||||||||||
6.750%, 12/15/25 | 350,000 | 466,760 | ||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 0.9% | ||||||||||||
5,000 | NextEra Energy Inc., | |||||||||||
6.926%, 09/01/25 | 234,676 | 189,150 | ||||||||||
TOTAL MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES | 584,676 | 655,910 | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
5,023 | Invacare Holdings Corp.†(b) | 0 | 50 | |||||||||
Principal | ||||||||||||
Amount | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 5.6% | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,150,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, | ||||||||||
5.378% to 5.389%††, 12/14/23 to 12/28/23 | 1,135,718 | 1,135,913 | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.6% | $ | 20,359,101 | 19,754,467 | |||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 2.4% | 475,653 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 20,230,120 |
(a) | Securities 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) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(c) | 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. |
† | Non-income producing security. |
†† | Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2023
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6% | ||||||||||||
Air Freight and Logistics — 2.2% | ||||||||||||
3,479 | FedEx Corp. | $ | 799,001 | $ | 921,657 | |||||||
Banking — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
37,839 | Bank of America Corp. | 1,159,010 | 1,036,032 | |||||||||
Business Services — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
4,440 | Visa Inc., Cl. A | 914,679 | 1,021,244 | |||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
1,561 | Waste Management Inc. | 260,305 | 237,959 | |||||||||
Computer Hardware — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
5,842 | Apple Inc. | 895,369 | 1,000,209 | |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 10.1% | ||||||||||||
2,966 | Accenture plc, Cl. A | 891,632 | 910,888 | |||||||||
7,517 | Alphabet Inc., Cl. A† | 754,878 | 983,675 | |||||||||
3,356 | CACI International Inc., Cl. A† | 1,002,185 | 1,053,549 | |||||||||
4,134 | Microsoft Corp. | 868,439 | 1,305,310 | |||||||||
3,517,134 | 4,253,422 | |||||||||||
Consumer Products — 3.0% | ||||||||||||
9,396 | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 763,274 | 860,955 | |||||||||
2,903 | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Cl. A | 755,559 | 419,629 | |||||||||
1,518,833 | 1,280,584 | |||||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
3,937 | Eaton Corp. plc | 569,259 | 839,684 | |||||||||
5,680 | Honeywell International Inc. | 976,853 | 1,049,323 | |||||||||
1,546,112 | 1,889,007 | |||||||||||
Electronics — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
11,188 | Microchip Technology Inc. | 837,226 | 873,223 | |||||||||
Energy and Energy Services — 2.0% | ||||||||||||
6,565 | EOG Resources Inc. | 501,830 | 832,179 | |||||||||
Energy: Integrated — 5.0% | ||||||||||||
7,213 | DTE Energy Co. | 758,028 | 716,107 | |||||||||
11,081 | NextEra Energy Inc. | 379,694 | 634,830 | |||||||||
9,662 | WEC Energy Group Inc. | 945,823 | 778,274 | |||||||||
2,083,545 | 2,129,211 | |||||||||||
Energy: Oil — 6.6% | ||||||||||||
6,466 | Chevron Corp. | 763,176 | 1,090,297 | |||||||||
6,919 | ConocoPhillips | 404,761 | 828,896 | |||||||||
7,468 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 867,373 | 878,088 | |||||||||
2,035,310 | 2,797,281 | |||||||||||
Equipment and Supplies — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
3,576 | Danaher Corp. | 1,010,047 | 887,206 | |||||||||
Financial Services — 16.1% | ||||||||||||
18,113 | American International Group Inc. | 787,519 | 1,097,648 | |||||||||
4,020 | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 727,328 | 916,279 | |||||||||
2,383 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Cl. B† | 670,402 | 834,765 | |||||||||
7,468 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 948,628 | 1,083,009 | |||||||||
3,241 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 1,090,917 | 1,048,690 | |||||||||
6,815 | The Progressive Corp. | 926,889 | 949,330 | |||||||||
21,775 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 893,063 | 889,726 | |||||||||
6,044,746 | 6,819,447 |
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
Food and Beverage — 6.1% | ||||||||||||
2,290 | Domino’s Pizza Inc. | $ | 786,701 | $ | 867,429 | |||||||
5,031 | PepsiCo Inc. | 514,629 | 852,453 | |||||||||
4,247 | The Hershey Co. | 894,606 | 849,740 | |||||||||
2,195,936 | 2,569,622 | |||||||||||
Health Care — 13.5% | ||||||||||||
12,490 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,382,861 | 1,209,656 | |||||||||
4,018 | Becton Dickinson & Co. | 821,505 | 1,038,774 | |||||||||
11,654 | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 862,435 | 873,351 | |||||||||
9,044 | Johnson & Johnson | 1,472,789 | 1,408,603 | |||||||||
2,376 | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 671,391 | 1,197,955 | |||||||||
5,210,981 | 5,728,339 | |||||||||||
Real Estate — 6.8% | ||||||||||||
6,256 | Prologis Inc., REIT | 753,868 | 701,986 | |||||||||
2,904 | Public Storage, REIT | 861,644 | 765,262 | |||||||||
14,192 | Ventas Inc., REIT | 695,785 | 597,909 | |||||||||
27,451 | VICI Properties Inc., REIT | 853,731 | 798,824 | |||||||||
3,165,028 | 2,863,981 | |||||||||||
Retail — 6.9% | ||||||||||||
4,240 | Dollar General Corp. | 773,019 | 448,592 | |||||||||
539 | O’Reilly Automotive Inc.† | 328,718 | 489,875 | |||||||||
2,686 | The Home Depot Inc. | 410,532 | 811,602 | |||||||||
7,200 | Walmart Inc. | 981,787 | 1,151,496 | |||||||||
2,494,056 | 2,901,565 | |||||||||||
Telecommunications — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
3,545 | Motorola Solutions Inc. | 933,601 | 965,091 | |||||||||
Transportation — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
3,069 | Union Pacific Corp. | 419,613 | 624,940 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 37,542,362 | 41,632,199 | ||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Other Investment Companies — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
52,354 | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, 4.990%* | 52,354 | 52,354 | |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.7% | $ | 37,594,716 | 41,684,553 | |||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 1.3% | 552,472 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 42,237,025 |
* | 1 day yield as of September 30, 2023. | |
† | Non-income producing security. | |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
23
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2023
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 62.6% | ||||||||||||
Air Freight and Logistics — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
1,935 | FedEx Corp. | $ | 444,400 | $ | 512,620 | |||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.7% | ||||||||||||
281 | O’Reilly Automotive Inc.† | 147,279 | 255,390 | |||||||||
Banking — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
19,915 | Bank of America Corp. | 791,070 | 545,273 | |||||||||
Business Services — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
1,881 | Visa Inc., Cl. A | 394,003 | 432,649 | |||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
1,320 | Waste Management Inc. | 220,117 | 201,221 | |||||||||
Computer Hardware — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
3,005 | Apple Inc. | 460,451 | 514,486 | |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 6.3% | ||||||||||||
1,508 | Accenture plc, Cl. A | 406,805 | 463,122 | |||||||||
3,823 | Alphabet Inc., Cl. A† | 395,787 | 500,278 | |||||||||
1,316 | CACI International Inc., Cl. A† | 393,386 | 413,132 | |||||||||
1,151 | Cadence Design Systems Inc.† | 146,499 | 269,679 | |||||||||
2,089 | Microsoft Corp. | 366,528 | 659,602 | |||||||||
1,709,005 | 2,305,813 | |||||||||||
Consumer Products — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
6,066 | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 493,858 | 555,827 | |||||||||
1,872 | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Cl. A | 487,970 | 270,598 | |||||||||
981,828 | 826,425 | |||||||||||
Consumer Services — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2,728 | Amazon.com Inc.† | 439,221 | 346,783 | |||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 3.0% | ||||||||||||
2,624 | Eaton Corp. plc | 380,242 | 559,647 | |||||||||
2,923 | Honeywell International Inc. | 542,889 | 539,995 | |||||||||
923,131 | 1,099,642 | |||||||||||
Electronics — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
5,727 | Microchip Technology Inc. | 421,290 | 446,992 | |||||||||
357 | Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 124,677 | 164,934 | |||||||||
545,967 | 611,926 | |||||||||||
Energy and Energy Services — 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2,618 | EOG Resources Inc. | 188,272 | 331,858 | |||||||||
Energy: Integrated — 2.4% | ||||||||||||
2,530 | DTE Energy Co. | 266,423 | 251,178 | |||||||||
3,652 | NextEra Energy Inc. | 130,544 | 209,223 | |||||||||
4,931 | WEC Energy Group Inc. | 487,008 | 397,192 | |||||||||
883,975 | 857,593 | |||||||||||
Energy: Oil — 3.5% | ||||||||||||
3,090 | Chevron Corp. | 388,657 | 521,036 | |||||||||
2,559 | ConocoPhillips | 170,424 | 306,568 | |||||||||
3,935 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 457,032 | 462,677 | |||||||||
1,016,113 | 1,290,281 | |||||||||||
Equipment and Supplies — 1.8% | ||||||||||||
2,333 | Amphenol Corp., Cl. A | 141,764 | 195,949 | |||||||||
1,842 | Danaher Corp. | 526,572 | 457,000 | |||||||||
668,336 | 652,949 |
Market | ||||||||||||
Shares | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
Financial Services — 10.1% | ||||||||||||
10,953 | American International Group Inc. | $ | 504,154 | $ | 663,752 | |||||||
2,054 | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 373,237 | 468,168 | |||||||||
1,228 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Cl. B† | 348,624 | 430,168 | |||||||||
3,796 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 491,626 | 550,496 | |||||||||
1,764 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 605,171 | 570,777 | |||||||||
3,822 | The Progressive Corp. | 521,879 | 532,405 | |||||||||
11,003 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 451,268 | 449,583 | |||||||||
3,295,959 | 3,665,349 | |||||||||||
Food and Beverage — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
1,919 | PepsiCo Inc. | 211,222 | 325,155 | |||||||||
2,185 | The Hershey Co. | 460,262 | 437,175 | |||||||||
671,484 | 762,330 | |||||||||||
Health Care — 8.4% | ||||||||||||
6,304 | Abbott Laboratories | 693,765 | 610,542 | |||||||||
2,603 | Becton Dickinson & Co. | 551,006 | 672,954 | |||||||||
5,926 | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 450,035 | 444,095 | |||||||||
4,708 | Johnson & Johnson | 778,728 | 733,271 | |||||||||
1,201 | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 325,886 | 605,532 | |||||||||
2,799,420 | 3,066,394 | |||||||||||
Real Estate — 4.1% | ||||||||||||
3,232 | Prologis Inc., REIT | 397,743 | 362,663 | |||||||||
1,489 | Public Storage, REIT | 442,724 | 392,381 | |||||||||
7,273 | Ventas Inc., REIT | 355,985 | 306,411 | |||||||||
14,778 | VICI Properties Inc., REIT | 460,919 | 430,040 | |||||||||
1,657,371 | 1,491,495 | |||||||||||
Retail — 5.2% | ||||||||||||
2,146 | Dollar General Corp. | 397,286 | 227,047 | |||||||||
1,428 | Domino’s Pizza Inc. | 489,699 | 540,912 | |||||||||
1,506 | The Home Depot Inc. | 253,149 | 455,053 | |||||||||
4,150 | Walmart Inc. | 566,674 | 663,709 | |||||||||
1,706,808 | 1,886,721 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors — 0.7% | ||||||||||||
574 | NVIDIA Corp. | 84,891 | 249,684 | |||||||||
Telecommunications — 1.4% | ||||||||||||
1,836 | Motorola Solutions Inc. | 483,662 | 499,833 | |||||||||
Transportation — 1.0% | ||||||||||||
1,717 | Union Pacific Corp. | 257,811 | 349,633 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 20,770,574 | 22,756,348 | ||||||||||
Principal | ||||||||||||
Amount | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 31.0% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace — 0.7% | ||||||||||||
$ | 255,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | ||||||||||
4.450%, 10/01/25 | 264,974 | 245,577 | ||||||||||
Banking — 2.0% | ||||||||||||
750,000 | Fifth Third Bancorp, | |||||||||||
2.375%, 01/28/25 | 749,945 | 712,491 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
24
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Principal | Market | |||||||||||
Amount | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Computer Hardware — 0.8% | ||||||||||||
$ | 295,000 | Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., | ||||||||||
5.750%, 02/01/33 | $ | 293,316 | $ | 286,909 | ||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | Cloud Software Group Inc., | |||||||||||
6.500%, 03/31/29 | 227,180 | 221,345 | ||||||||||
Oracle Corp. | ||||||||||||
240,000 | 6.250%, 11/09/32 | 240,418 | 243,165 | |||||||||
135,000 | 6.900%, 11/09/52 | 135,545 | 139,296 | |||||||||
603,143 | 603,806 | |||||||||||
Consumer Products — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | G-III Apparel Group Ltd., | |||||||||||
7.875%, 08/15/25 | 195,771 | 199,207 | ||||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
510,000 | Cabot Corp., | |||||||||||
4.000%, 07/01/29 | 509,062 | 462,174 | ||||||||||
191,000 | Jabil Inc., | |||||||||||
1.700%, 04/15/26 | 191,200 | 171,703 | ||||||||||
700,262 | 633,877 | |||||||||||
Energy and Energy Services — 2.7% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., | |||||||||||
6.000%, 02/01/29 | 238,004 | 241,573 | ||||||||||
Energy Transfer LP | ||||||||||||
330,000 | 7.125% (a)(b) | 282,150 | 284,701 | |||||||||
235,000 | 6.250%, 04/15/49 | 273,670 | 216,140 | |||||||||
260,000 | Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., | |||||||||||
3.800%, 09/15/30 | 270,775 | 223,554 | ||||||||||
1,064,599 | 965,968 | |||||||||||
Energy: Oil — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
10,000 | Civitas Resources Inc., | |||||||||||
8.375%, 07/01/28 | 10,000 | 10,188 | ||||||||||
95,000 | Diamondback Energy Inc., | |||||||||||
6.250%, 03/15/33 | 99,120 | 95,149 | ||||||||||
275,000 | MPLX LP, | |||||||||||
2.650%, 08/15/30 | 274,159 | 222,270 | ||||||||||
395,000 | Petroleos Mexicanos, | |||||||||||
6.700%, 02/16/32 | 397,205 | 293,559 | ||||||||||
259,000 | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc., | |||||||||||
5.050%, 05/15/52 | 257,530 | 214,681 | ||||||||||
1,038,014 | 835,847 | |||||||||||
Financial Services — 6.5% | ||||||||||||
210,000 | Ally Financial Inc., (U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 3.26%), | |||||||||||
6.992%, 06/13/29(a) | 210,058 | 205,688 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Bank of America Corp., (U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.21%), | |||||||||||
2.572%, 10/20/32(a) | 486,749 | 384,573 | ||||||||||
500,000 | Bank of Montreal, MTN, | |||||||||||
2.650%, 03/08/27 | 492,018 | 450,178 | ||||||||||
405,000 | Blue Owl Capital Corp., | |||||||||||
3.400%, 07/15/26 | 404,764 | 363,501 |
Principal | Market | |||||||||||
Amount | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
$ | 500,000 | Citigroup Inc., | ||||||||||
(U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.28%), | ||||||||||||
3.070%, 02/24/28(a) | $ | 494,544 | $ | 453,967 | ||||||||
370,000 | HSBC Holdings plc, | |||||||||||
(U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 3.03%), | ||||||||||||
7.336%, 11/03/26(a) | 370,000 | 377,945 | ||||||||||
175,000 | Lincoln National Corp., | |||||||||||
3.400%, 03/01/32 | 140,795 | 137,768 | ||||||||||
2,598,928 | 2,373,620 | |||||||||||
Food and Beverage — 1.3% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., | |||||||||||
6.250%, 07/01/33 | 247,798 | 234,893 | ||||||||||
380,000 | The J.M. Smucker Co., | |||||||||||
3.550%, 03/15/50 | 386,863 | 246,125 | ||||||||||
634,661 | 481,018 | |||||||||||
Health Care — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
375,000 | Amgen Inc., | |||||||||||
2.200%, 02/21/27 | 377,410 | 336,975 | ||||||||||
250,000 | CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., | |||||||||||
5.250%, 05/15/30 | 205,422 | 190,778 | ||||||||||
582,832 | 527,753 | |||||||||||
Real Estate — 3.0% | ||||||||||||
150,000 | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, | |||||||||||
2.250%, 04/01/28 | 149,859 | 126,467 | ||||||||||
200,000 | Iron Mountain Inc., | |||||||||||
5.000%, 07/15/28 | 184,562 | 182,159 | ||||||||||
355,000 | Kimco Realty OP LLC, | |||||||||||
4.600%, 02/01/33 | 315,240 | 315,386 | ||||||||||
250,000 | MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., | |||||||||||
4.625%, 08/01/29 | 192,969 | 177,460 | ||||||||||
265,000 | Realty Income Corp., | |||||||||||
2.850%, 12/15/32 | 275,799 | 207,283 | ||||||||||
113,000 | Vornado Realty LP, | |||||||||||
3.400%, 06/01/31 | 113,151 | 82,046 | ||||||||||
1,231,580 | 1,090,801 | |||||||||||
Retail — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | AutoZone Inc., | |||||||||||
1.650%, 01/15/31 | 198,366 | 150,594 | ||||||||||
800,000 | CVS Health Corp., | |||||||||||
3.250%, 08/15/29 | 808,086 | 700,448 | ||||||||||
1,006,452 | 851,042 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors — 1.3% | ||||||||||||
235,000 | Broadcom Inc., | |||||||||||
4.150%, 11/15/30 | 262,718 | 208,443 | ||||||||||
275,000 | NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/ NXP USA Inc., | |||||||||||
5.000%, 01/15/33 | 274,035 | 253,257 | ||||||||||
536,753 | 461,700 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Principal | Market | |||||||||||
Amount | Cost | Value | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Telecommunications — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
$ | 270,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., | ||||||||||
3.700%, 04/01/51 | $ | 277,420 | $ | 157,141 | ||||||||
Transportation — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
875,000 | AP Moller - Maersk A/S, | |||||||||||
4.500%, 06/20/29 | 871,646 | 834,316 | ||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | 12,650,296 | 11,261,073 | ||||||||||
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 0.8% | ||||||||||||
Health Care — 0.8% | ||||||||||||
325,000 | Exact Sciences Corp., | |||||||||||
0.375%, 03/15/27 | 360,256 | 295,750 | ||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 4.8% | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds — 4.4% | ||||||||||||
450,000 | 2.500%, 02/15/45 | 410,364 | 305,411 | |||||||||
700,000 | 2.500%, 05/15/46 | 700,085 | 468,481 | |||||||||
350,000 | 2.250%, 08/15/46 | 368,184 | 221,737 | |||||||||
350,000 | 1.875%, 02/15/51 | 320,808 | 195,877 | |||||||||
70,000 | 2.250%, 02/15/52 | 60,091 | 42,905 | |||||||||
505,000 | 3.000%, 08/15/52 | 418,383 | 367,664 | |||||||||
2,277,915 | 1,602,075 | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
165,000 | 4.125%, 11/15/32 | 174,089 | 159,186 | |||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS | 2,452,004 | 1,761,261 | ||||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Other Investment Companies — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
168,238 | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, 4.990%* | 168,238 | 168,238 | |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% | $ | 36,401,368 | 36,242,670 | |||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 0.3% | 100,544 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 36,343,214 |
† | Non-income producing security. | |
(a) | Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2023. | |
(b) | Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date. | |
* | 1 day yield as of September 30, 2023. | |
MTN | Medium Term Note | |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2023
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Investments, at value (Cost $231,892,992, $53,232,701, and $20,359,101, respectively) | $ | 356,708,853 | $ | 67,933,097 | $ | 19,754,467 | ||||||
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $9,570,971) | 23,952,438 | — | — | |||||||||
Cash | 3,901 | 36,175 | 2,381 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $26,373) | 26,234 | — | — | |||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 1,207,831 | 47,909 | 101 | |||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 862,306 | 206,568 | 456,696 | |||||||||
Receivable from Adviser | — | 31,144 | 10,702 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 280,233 | 41,453 | 111,051 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 14,047 | 20,401 | 19,242 | |||||||||
Total Assets | 383,055,843 | 68,316,747 | 20,354,640 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 151,870 | — | — | |||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 294,747 | 118,279 | 37,068 | |||||||||
Payable for investment advisory fees | 311,286 | 57,483 | 17,795 | |||||||||
Payable for distribution fees | 48,168 | 5,092 | 2,518 | |||||||||
Payable for accounting fees | 7,500 | 7,500 | — | |||||||||
Payable for custodian fees | 12,110 | 623 | 9,138 | |||||||||
Payable for legal and audit fees | 56,230 | 39,838 | 30,808 | |||||||||
Payable for shareholder communications expenses | 86,384 | 1,203 | 11,799 | |||||||||
Payable for shareholder services fees | 139,688 | 4,921 | 10,826 | |||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 5,273 | 3,422 | 4,568 | |||||||||
Total Liabilities | 1,113,256 | 238,361 | 124,520 | |||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 381,942,587 | $ | 68,078,386 | $ | 20,230,120 | ||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 186,524,252 | $ | 52,047,138 | $ | 21,256,426 | ||||||
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated loss) | 195,418,335 | 16,031,248 | (1,026,306 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 381,942,587 | $ | 68,078,386 | $ | 20,230,120 | ||||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest, each at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized: | ||||||||||||
Class AAA: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 82,961,523 | $ | 7,599,344 | $ | 3,351,878 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 3,977,553 | 331,681 | 296,451 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $ | 20.86 | $ | 22.91 | $ | 11.31 | ||||||
Class A: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 71,537,522 | $ | 7,125,438 | $ | 2,242,938 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 3,652,361 | 331,904 | 190,566 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share | $ | 19.59 | $ | 21.47 | $ | 11.77 | ||||||
Maximum offering price per share (NAV ÷ 0.96, based on maximum sales charge of 4.00% of the offering price) | $ | 20.41 | $ | 22.36 | $ | 12.26 | ||||||
Class C: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 18,011,684 | $ | 2,348,478 | $ | 1,533,857 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 1,144,011 | 135,764 | 120,801 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share (a) | $ | 15.74 | $ | 17.30 | $ | 12.70 | ||||||
Class I: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 209,431,858 | $ | 51,005,126 | $ | 13,101,447 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 9,629,251 | 2,124,409 | 1,154,593 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $ | 21.75 | $ | 24.01 | $ | 11.35 |
(a) | Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
September 30, 2023
Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Investments, at value (Cost $37,594,716 and $36,401,368, respectively) | $ | 41,684,553 | $ | 36,242,670 | ||||
Cash | — | 7,966 | ||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 783 | 150 | ||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 592,074 | — | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 38,064 | 170,958 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 16,202 | 17,502 | ||||||
Total Assets | 42,331,676 | 36,439,246 | ||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Payable to bank | 302 | — | ||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 2,584 | 6,239 | ||||||
Payable for investment advisory fees | 35,871 | 23,079 | ||||||
Payable for distribution fees | 8,720 | 7,644 | ||||||
Payable for custodian fees | 1,671 | 10,063 | ||||||
Payable for legal and audit fees | 31,157 | 31,041 | ||||||
Payable for shareholder communications expenses | 3,078 | 6,936 | ||||||
Payable for shareholder services fees | 7,592 | 7,363 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 3,676 | 3,667 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 94,651 | 96,032 | ||||||
Net Assets | $ | 42,237,025 | $ | 36,343,214 | ||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 36,166,432 | $ | 35,749,914 | ||||
Total distributable earnings | 6,070,593 | 593,300 | ||||||
Net Assets | $ | 42,237,025 | $ | 36,343,214 | ||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest, each at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized: | ||||||||
Class AAA: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 40,346,406 | $ | 27,932,498 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 3,825,524 | 2,991,970 | ||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $ | 10.55 | $ | 9.34 | ||||
Class A: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 688,310 | $ | 4,812,504 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 65,306 | 510,813 | ||||||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share | $ | 10.54 | $ | 9.42 | ||||
Maximum offering price per share (NAV ÷ 0.96, based on maximum sales charge of 4.00% of the offering price) | $ | 10.98 | $ | 9.81 | ||||
Class C: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 10,778 | $ | 883,835 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 1,145 | 92,507 | ||||||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share (a) | $ | 9.41 | $ | 9.55 | ||||
Class I: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 1,191,531 | $ | 2,714,377 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 113,504 | 291,363 | ||||||
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share | $ | 10.50 | $ | 9.32 |
(a) | Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended September 30, 2023
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||
Dividends - unaffiliated (net of foreign withholding taxes of $52,720, $0, and $0, respectively) | $ | 6,513,810 | $ | 1,015,439 | $ | 82,024 | ||||||
Dividends - affiliated | 633,966 | — | — | |||||||||
Interest | 230,473 | 251,801 | 855,799 | |||||||||
Total Investment Income | 7,378,249 | 1,267,240 | 937,823 | |||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 4,320,411 | 672,983 | 305,039 | |||||||||
Distribution fees - Class AAA | 225,748 | 19,550 | 9,595 | |||||||||
Distribution fees - Class A | 190,524 | 17,782 | 7,087 | |||||||||
Distribution fees - Class C | 232,732 | 24,809 | 24,137 | |||||||||
Accounting fees | 45,000 | 45,000 | — | |||||||||
Custodian fees | 75,463 | 13,557 | 12,841 | |||||||||
Legal and audit fees | 82,317 | 39,045 | 27,484 | |||||||||
Registration expenses | 65,883 | 53,702 | 57,787 | |||||||||
Shareholder communications expenses | 187,077 | 35,278 | 29,835 | |||||||||
Shareholder services fees | 478,281 | 22,583 | 19,677 | |||||||||
Trustees’ fees | 103,181 | 15,620 | 7,540 | |||||||||
Interest expense | 60,982 | — | 4,345 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 41,271 | 13,195 | 15,201 | |||||||||
Total Expenses | 6,108,870 | 973,104 | 520,568 | |||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Adviser (See Note 3) | — | (235,115 | ) | (199,238 | ) | |||||||
Custodian fee credits | (558 | ) | (972 | ) | — | |||||||
Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (See Note 3) | (159,583 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 6) | (7,002 | ) | (1,893 | ) | (1,631 | ) | ||||||
Total Reimbursements, Waivers, Reductions, and Credits | (167,143 | ) | (237,980 | ) | (200,869 | ) | ||||||
Net Expenses | 5,941,727 | 735,124 | 319,699 | |||||||||
Net Investment Income | 1,436,522 | 532,116 | 618,124 | |||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency: | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments - unaffiliated | 70,833,415 | 930,537 | (7,481 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized loss on investments - affiliated | (444,365 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net realized gain on redemptions in-kind | 3,330,066 | — | — | |||||||||
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | (3,542 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 73,715,574 | 930,537 | (7,481 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation: | ||||||||||||
on investments - unaffiliated | (14,840,740 | ) | 4,291,987 | 735,173 | ||||||||
on investments - affiliated | 3,251,080 | — | — | |||||||||
on foreign currency translations | 2,489 | — | — | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | (11,587,171 | ) | 4,291,987 | 735,173 | ||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency. | 62,128,403 | 5,222,524 | 727,692 | |||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 63,564,925 | $ | 5,754,640 | $ | 1,345,816 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Year Ended September 30, 2023
Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | |||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||
Dividends - unaffiliated (net of foreign withholding taxes of $724 and $365, respectively) | $ | 945,236 | $ | 510,757 | ||||
Interest | 27,868 | 543,808 | ||||||
Total Investment Income | 973,104 | 1,054,565 | ||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 453,517 | 299,139 | ||||||
Distribution fees - Class AAA | 107,600 | 77,049 | ||||||
Distribution fees - Class A | 1,924 | 13,462 | ||||||
Distribution fees - Class C | 175 | 7,075 | ||||||
Custodian fees | 12,702 | 17,137 | ||||||
Legal and audit fees | 29,271 | 28,810 | ||||||
Registration expenses | 55,626 | 56,148 | ||||||
Shareholder communications expenses | 27,791 | 37,915 | ||||||
Shareholder services fees | 28,006 | 22,904 | ||||||
Trustees’ fees | 10,810 | 9,564 | ||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 12,937 | 12,825 | ||||||
Total Expenses | 740,359 | 582,028 | ||||||
Less: | ||||||||
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Adviser (See Note 3) | — | — | ||||||
Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (See Note 3) | — | — | ||||||
Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 6) | (1,709 | ) | (1,660 | ) | ||||
Total Reimbursements, Waivers, Reductions, and Credits | (1,709 | ) | (1,660 | ) | ||||
Net Expenses | 738,650 | 580,368 | ||||||
Net Investment Income | 234,454 | 474,197 | ||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency: | ||||||||
Net realized gain on investments - unaffiliated | 1,749,578 | 842,419 | ||||||
Net realized gain on investments - affiliated | — | — | ||||||
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | — | — | ||||||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | 1,749,578 | 842,419 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation: | ||||||||
on investments - unaffiliated | 2,575,378 | 2,549,519 | ||||||
on investments - affiliated | — | — | ||||||
on foreign currency translations | — | — | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | 2,575,378 | 2,549,519 | ||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency | 4,324,956 | 3,391,938 | ||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 4,559,410 | $ | 3,866,135 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Year Ended September 30,
Mighty Mites Fund | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,436,522 | $ | 3,581,218 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 70,385,508 | 62,709,055 | ||||||
Net realized gain on redemptions in-kind | 3,330,066 | — | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | (11,587,171 | ) | (190,191,685 | ) | ||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 63,564,925 | (123,901,412 | ) | |||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||
Accumulated earnings | ||||||||
Class AAA | (11,164,408 | ) | (17,928,539 | ) | ||||
Class A | (9,626,296 | ) | (14,451,631 | ) | ||||
Class C | (3,076,929 | ) | (8,098,122 | ) | ||||
Class I | (33,844,855 | ) | (55,813,204 | ) | ||||
Total Distributions to Shareholders | (57,712,488 | ) | (96,291,496 | ) | ||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | ||||||||
Class AAA | 2,567,651 | 2,012,736 | ||||||
Class A | 9,925,813 | 15,999,365 | ||||||
Class C | 898,544 | 1,551,151 | ||||||
Class I | 29,415,843 | 54,885,767 | ||||||
42,807,851 | 74,449,019 | |||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions | ||||||||
Class AAA | 10,872,699 | 17,443,390 | ||||||
Class A | 8,304,405 | 12,321,803 | ||||||
Class C | 3,034,798 | 7,915,476 | ||||||
Class I | 25,597,381 | 42,778,029 | ||||||
47,809,283 | 80,458,698 | |||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | ||||||||
Class AAA | (16,254,457 | ) | (23,585,285 | ) | ||||
Class A | (19,023,694 | ) | (21,549,703 | ) | ||||
Class C | (11,957,744 | ) | (16,228,511 | ) | ||||
Class I | (113,755,096 | ) | (118,489,528 | ) | ||||
(160,990,991 | ) | (179,853,027 | ) | |||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Shares of Beneficial Interest Transactions | (70,373,857 | ) | (24,945,310 | ) | ||||
Redemption Fees | 14 | 92 | ||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets | (64,521,406 | ) | (245,138,126 | ) | ||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 446,463,993 | 691,602,119 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 381,942,587 | $ | 446,463,993 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
For the Year Ended September 30,
SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 532,116 | $ | 211,324 | $ | 618,124 | $ | 158,446 | $ | 234,454 | $ | 163,572 | $ | 474,197 | $ | 338,482 | |||||||||||||||
930,537 | 862,602 | (7,481 | ) | 4,148,819 | 1,749,578 | 3,254,320 | 842,419 | 2,687,251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4,291,987 | (9,548,343 | ) | 735,173 | (19,338,974 | ) | 2,575,378 | (7,405,186 | ) | 2,549,519 | (9,466,909 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
5,754,640 | (8,474,417 | ) | 1,345,816 | (15,031,709 | ) | 4,559,410 | (3,987,294 | ) | 3,866,135 | (6,441,176 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
(123,982 | ) | (554,225 | ) | (466,866 | ) | (636,750 | ) | (3,192,830 | ) | (8,020,288 | ) | (2,418,152 | ) | (4,929,390 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(109,934 | ) | (347,566 | ) | (360,197 | ) | (498,218 | ) | (59,410 | ) | (156,056 | ) | (424,683 | ) | (1,035,383 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(24,161 | ) | (165,125 | ) | (293,965 | ) | (464,204 | ) | (1,829 | ) | (6,584 | ) | (45,380 | ) | (140,721 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(760,837 | ) | (2,017,134 | ) | (3,107,468 | ) | (5,413,759 | ) | (155,555 | ) | (501,478 | ) | (254,204 | ) | (519,861 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(1,018,914 | ) | (3,084,050 | ) | (4,228,496 | ) | (7,012,931 | ) | (3,409,624 | ) | (8,684,406 | ) | (3,142,419 | ) | (6,625,355 | ) | |||||||||||||||
865,822 | 1,054,137 | 19,834 | 88,247 | 370,604 | 425,506 | 310,927 | 2,226,513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1,962,608 | 1,708,695 | 71,017 | 147,636 | 8,069 | 60,016 | 53,827 | 533,899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1,295,436 | 558,507 | 77,098 | 225,406 | — | — | 547,576 | 40,280 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31,333,039 | 17,236,350 | 2,413,963 | 7,394,638 | 143,768 | 402,781 | 513,313 | 1,353,558 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35,456,905 | 20,557,689 | 2,581,912 | 7,855,927 | 522,441 | 888,303 | 1,425,643 | 4,154,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
122,746 | 541,864 | 463,757 | 629,125 | 3,077,989 | 7,709,509 | 2,350,696 | 4,796,641 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
109,733 | 347,178 | 357,689 | 495,471 | 57,984 | 150,622 | 411,206 | 1,020,834 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24,161 | 165,125 | 293,074 | 457,033 | 1,829 | 6,584 | 45,380 | 128,224 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
760,165 | 2,009,732 | 3,105,507 | 5,411,447 | 151,069 | 491,374 | 254,204 | 519,861 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1,016,805 | 3,063,899 | 4,220,027 | 6,993,076 | 3,288,871 | 8,358,089 | 3,061,486 | 6,465,560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,406,921 | ) | (2,330,166 | ) | (827,310 | ) | (1,332,275 | ) | (5,212,589 | ) | (4,790,697 | ) | (6,764,738 | ) | (5,835,794 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(1,372,741 | ) | (420,524 | ) | (1,334,485 | ) | (965,187 | ) | (186,950 | ) | (126,070 | ) | (1,467,058 | ) | (2,348,492 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(1,099,150 | ) | (628,421 | ) | (1,941,151 | ) | (1,253,508 | ) | (16,324 | ) | (10,344 | ) | (202,014 | ) | (667,301 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(18,625,991 | ) | (10,669,255 | ) | (19,206,360 | ) | (23,250,701 | ) | (1,096,522 | ) | (1,300,787 | ) | (1,323,937 | ) | (1,313,213 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(22,504,803 | ) | (14,048,366 | ) | (23,309,306 | ) | (26,801,671 | ) | (6,512,385 | ) | (6,227,898 | ) | (9,757,747 | ) | (10,164,800 | ) | |||||||||||||||
13,968,907 | 9,573,222 | (16,507,367 | ) | (11,952,668 | ) | (2,701,073 | ) | 3,018,494 | (5,270,618 | ) | 455,010 | |||||||||||||||||||
1,905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18,706,538 | (1,985,245 | ) | (19,390,047 | ) | (33,997,308 | ) | (1,551,287 | ) | (9,653,206 | ) | (4,546,902 | ) | (12,611,521 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
49,371,848 | 51,357,093 | 39,620,167 | 73,617,475 | 43,788,312 | 53,441,518 | 40,890,116 | 53,501,637 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 68,078,386 | $ | 49,371,848 | $ | 20,230,120 | $ | 39,620,167 | $ | 42,237,025 | $ | 43,788,312 | $ | 36,343,214 | $ | 40,890,116 |
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 September 30 | 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 Investment Income | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 20.74 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 2.86 | $ | 2.91 | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (2.66 | ) | $ | (2.79 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 20.86 | 14.10 | % | $ | 82,962 | 0.23 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.51 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 30.25 | 0.13 | (5.39 | ) | (5.26 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (4.18 | ) | (4.25 | ) | 0.00 | 20.74 | (20.64 | ) | 84,906 | 0.50 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 22.42 | 0.13 | 10.11 | 10.24 | — | (2.41 | ) | (2.41 | ) | 0.00 | 30.25 | 48.78 | 129,754 | 0.47 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 25.58 | (0.07 | ) | (2.01 | ) | (2.08 | ) | — | (1.08 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 0.00 | 22.42 | (8.68 | ) | 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 | (8.00 | ) | 156,267 | (0.11 | ) | 1.41 | 1.41 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 19.49 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 2.69 | $ | 2.74 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (2.50 | ) | $ | (2.64 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 19.59 | 14.10 | % | $ | 71,537 | 0.24 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.51 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 28.68 | 0.12 | (5.06 | ) | (4.94 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (4.18 | ) | (4.25 | ) | 0.00 | 19.49 | (20.63 | ) | 71,820 | 0.48 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 21.37 | 0.12 | 9.60 | 9.72 | — | (2.41 | ) | (2.41 | ) | 0.00 | 28.68 | 48.74 | 98,771 | 0.44 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 24.49 | (0.12 | ) | (1.92 | ) | (2.04 | ) | — | (1.08 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 0.00 | 21.37 | (8.91 | ) | 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 | (8.26 | ) | 75,977 | (0.35 | ) | 1.66 | 1.66 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 15.67 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 2.17 | $ | 2.08 | $ | — | $ | (2.01 | ) | $ | (2.01 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 15.74 | 13.23 | % | $ | 18,012 | (0.52 | )% | 2.23 | % | 2.26 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 23.95 | (0.05 | ) | (4.05 | ) | (4.10 | ) | — | (4.18 | ) | (4.18 | ) | 0.00 | 15.67 | (21.22 | ) | 25,567 | (0.25 | ) | 2.16 | 2.18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 18.31 | (0.06 | ) | 8.11 | 8.05 | — | (2.41 | ) | (2.41 | ) | 0.00 | 23.95 | 47.66 | 48,054 | (0.27 | ) | 2.15 | 2.17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 21.24 | (0.20 | ) | (1.65 | ) | (1.85 | ) | — | (1.08 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 0.00 | 18.31 | (9.40 | ) | 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 | (8.70 | ) | 108,356 | (0.85 | ) | 2.16 | 2.16 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 21.63 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 2.99 | $ | 3.10 | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (2.78 | ) | $ | (2.98 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 21.75 | 14.38 | % | $ | 209,432 | 0.48 | % | 1.23 | % | 1.26 | % | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 31.38 | 0.20 | (5.62 | ) | (5.42 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (4.18 | ) | (4.33 | ) | 0.00 | 21.63 | (20.44 | ) | 264,171 | 0.74 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 23.13 | 0.21 | 10.45 | 10.66 | — | (2.41 | ) | (2.41 | ) | 0.00 | 31.38 | 49.13 | 415,023 | 0.72 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 26.29 | (0.01 | ) | (2.07 | ) | (2.08 | ) | — | (1.08 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 0.00 | 23.13 | (8.43 | ) | 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 | (7.80 | ) | 625,116 | 0.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 8 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical 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 amounts have been 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 periods presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. | |
(e) | Before advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets totalling 0.04%, 0.03%, 0.02%, and 0.01% of net assets for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Financial Highlights (Continued)
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 September 30 | 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(a)(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/Credits/ Reimbursements/ Reductions(c) | Operating Expenses Before Waivers/ Credits/ Reimbursements/ Reductions | Portfolio Turnover Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 20.74 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 2.53 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 22.91 | 12.17 | % | $ | 7,599 | 0.63 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.60 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 25.74 | 0.06 | (3.61 | ) | (3.55 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.44 | ) | (1.45 | ) | — | 20.74 | (14.79 | ) | 7,300 | 0.23 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 15.40 | 0.04 | 10.30 | 10.34 | (0.00 | )(b) | — | (0.00 | )(b) | — | 25.74 | 67.16 | 9,838 | 0.15 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 17.97 | 0.04 | (1.72 | ) | (1.68 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.89 | ) | 0.00 | 15.40 | (10.08 | ) | 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 | (5.56 | ) | 7,758 | 0.33 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 19.45 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 2.37 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 21.47 | 12.17 | % | $ | 7,125 | 0.63 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.60 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 24.23 | 0.06 | (3.38 | ) | (3.32 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (1.44 | ) | (1.46 | ) | — | 19.45 | (14.78 | ) | 5,820 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 1.65 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 14.50 | 0.03 | 9.70 | 9.73 | — | — | — | — | 24.23 | 67.10 | 5,539 | 0.14 | 1.27 | 1.65 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 16.98 | 0.00 | (b) | (1.63 | ) | (1.63 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.85 | ) | 0.00 | 14.50 | (10.34 | ) | 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 | (5.75 | ) | 4,440 | 0.08 | 1.50 | 1.89 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 15.73 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 1.80 | $ | 1.78 | $ | — | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 17.30 | 11.29 | % | $ | 2,349 | (0.12 | )% | 2.00 | % | 2.35 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 19.98 | (0.10 | ) | (2.71 | ) | (2.81 | ) | — | (1.44 | ) | (1.44 | ) | — | 15.73 | (15.38 | ) | 1,931 | (0.53 | ) | 2.00 | 2.39 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 12.04 | (0.11 | ) | 8.05 | 7.94 | — | — | — | — | 19.98 | 65.95 | 2,336 | (0.60 | ) | 2.00 | 2.39 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 14.28 | (0.06 | ) | (1.36 | ) | (1.42 | ) | — | (0.82 | ) | (0.82 | ) | 0.00 | 12.04 | (10.82 | ) | 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 | (6.21 | ) | 3,164 | (0.41 | ) | 2.00 | 2.39 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 21.74 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 2.49 | $ | 2.70 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 24.01 | 12.41 | % | $ | 51,005 | 0.88 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.35 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 26.90 | 0.13 | (3.77 | ) | (3.64 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (1.44 | ) | (1.52 | ) | — | 21.74 | (14.54 | ) | 34,321 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 16.09 | 0.10 | 10.75 | 10.85 | (0.04 | ) | — | (0.04 | ) | — | 26.90 | 67.55 | 33,644 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 18.74 | 0.09 | (1.80 | ) | (1.71 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 0.00 | 16.09 | (9.87 | ) | 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 | (5.27 | ) | 23,307 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 35 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical 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 amounts have been 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. For all periods presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Financial Highlights (Continued)
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 September 30 | 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(a)(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/Credits/ Reimbursements/ Reductions(c) | Operating Expenses Before Waivers/ Credits/ Reimbursements/ Reductions | Portfolio Turnover Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 12.54 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.26 | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (1.17 | ) | $ | (1.49 | ) | $ | — | $ | 11.31 | 1.84 | % | $ | 3,352 | 1.98 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.82 | % | 36 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 18.26 | 0.02 | (3.96 | ) | (3.94 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (1.78 | ) | — | 12.54 | (23.78 | ) | 4,065 | 0.16 | 1.15 | 1.62 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 15.59 | 0.05 | 3.11 | 3.16 | (0.16 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.49 | ) | 0.00 | 18.26 | 20.48 | 6,701 | 0.27 | 1.15 | 1.56 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 13.86 | 0.16 | 1.98 | 2.14 | (0.25 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.41 | ) | 0.00 | 15.59 | 15.80 | 7,392 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.62 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.98 | 0.13 | 0.51 | 0.64 | (0.23 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.76 | ) | — | 13.86 | 5.08 | 5,168 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 1.66 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 13.04 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.27 | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | (1.54 | ) | $ | — | $ | 11.77 | 1.80 | % | $ | 2,243 | 1.95 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.82 | % | 36 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 18.91 | 0.02 | (4.12 | ) | (4.10 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (1.77 | ) | — | 13.04 | (23.77 | ) | 3,419 | 0.16 | 1.15 | 1.62 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 16.13 | 0.04 | 3.22 | 3.26 | (0.15 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.48 | ) | 0.00 | 18.91 | 20.45 | 5,417 | 0.24 | 1.17 | 1.58 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 14.33 | 0.13 | 2.04 | 2.17 | (0.21 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.37 | ) | 0.00 | 16.13 | 15.47 | 6,143 | 0.86 | 1.40 | 1.87 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 14.43 | 0.10 | 0.53 | 0.63 | (0.20 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.73 | ) | — | 14.33 | 4.81 | 4,821 | 0.76 | 1.40 | 1.91 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 14.04 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.19 | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (1.31 | ) | $ | (1.53 | ) | $ | — | $ | 12.70 | 1.06 | % | $ | 1,534 | 1.16 | % | 1.91 | % | 2.57 | % | 36 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 20.24 | (0.10 | ) | (4.43 | ) | (4.53 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (1.67 | ) | — | 14.04 | (24.32 | ) | 3,297 | (0.60 | ) | 1.90 | 2.37 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 17.26 | (0.10 | ) | 3.44 | 3.34 | (0.03 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.36 | ) | 0.00 | 20.24 | 19.54 | 5,575 | (0.49 | ) | 1.90 | 2.31 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 15.30 | 0.06 | 2.19 | 2.25 | (0.13 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.29 | ) | 0.00 | 17.26 | 14.93 | 6,130 | 0.37 | 1.90 | 2.37 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 15.36 | 0.04 | 0.56 | 0.60 | (0.13 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.66 | ) | — | 15.30 | 4.30 | 4,246 | 0.26 | 1.90 | 2.41 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 12.59 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.28 | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (1.17 | ) | $ | (1.52 | ) | $ | — | $ | 11.35 | 2.05 | % | $ | 13,101 | 2.14 | % | 0.91 | % | 1.57 | % | 36 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 18.32 | 0.06 | (3.98 | ) | (3.92 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (1.81 | ) | — | 12.59 | (23.56 | ) | 28,839 | 0.39 | 0.90 | 1.37 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 15.64 | 0.09 | 3.12 | 3.21 | (0.20 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.53 | ) | 0.00 | 18.32 | 20.79 | 55,924 | 0.51 | 0.90 | 1.31 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 13.91 | 0.20 | 1.97 | 2.17 | (0.28 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.44 | ) | 0.00 | 15.64 | 16.03 | 52,842 | 1.36 | 0.90 | 1.37 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 14.03 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 0.67 | (0.26 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.79 | ) | — | 13.91 | 5.33 | 36,402 | 1.32 | 0.90 | 1.41 | 28 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical 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 amounts have been 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. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 if credits had not been received, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.17% (Class AAA and Class A), 1.92% (Class C), and 0.92% (Class I), respectively. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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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 September 30 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 10.28 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 1.03 | $ | 1.08 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | 10.55 | 10.23 | % | $ | 40,346 | 0.51 | % | 1.64 | % | 44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 13.37 | 0.04 | (0.93 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | (2.20 | ) | (2.20 | ) | 10.28 | (8.75 | ) | 41,068 | 0.30 | 1.64 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 11.02 | 0.00 | (c) | 2.89 | 2.89 | (0.06 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.54 | ) | 13.37 | 26.99 | 49,468 | 0.00 | (d) | 1.64 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 12.66 | 0.08 | (0.53 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (1.19 | ) | 11.02 | (4.32 | ) | 44,109 | 0.70 | 1.63 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.94 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.64 | (0.09 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 12.66 | 5.84 | 50,849 | 0.80 | 1.64 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 10.27 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.08 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | 10.54 | 10.22 | % | $ | 688 | 0.51 | % | 1.64 | % | 44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 13.36 | 0.04 | (0.93 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | (2.20 | ) | (2.20 | ) | 10.27 | (8.76 | ) | 788 | 0.29 | 1.64 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 10.99 | 0.00 | (c) | 2.88 | 2.88 | (0.03 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 13.36 | 26.94 | 933 | (0.03 | ) | 1.67 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 12.63 | 0.05 | (0.53 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (1.16 | ) | 10.99 | (4.57 | ) | 1,010 | 0.45 | 1.88 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.90 | 0.07 | 0.54 | 0.61 | (0.05 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.88 | ) | 12.63 | 5.59 | 1,366 | 0.56 | 1.89 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 9.21 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.92 | $ | 0.89 | $ | — | $ | (0.69 | ) | $ | (0.69 | ) | $ | 9.41 | 9.37 | % | $ | 11 | (0.28 | )% | 2.39 | % | 44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 12.27 | (0.05 | ) | (0.81 | ) | (0.86 | ) | — | (2.20 | ) | (2.20 | ) | 9.21 | (9.40 | ) | 25 | (0.48 | ) | 2.39 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 10.18 | (0.11 | ) | 2.68 | 2.57 | — | (0.48 | ) | (0.48 | ) | 12.27 | 25.93 | 37 | (1.00 | ) | 2.39 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 11.76 | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.50 | ) | (0.50 | ) | — | (1.08 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 10.18 | (5.04 | ) | 38 | (0.01 | ) | 2.38 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.09 | 0.00 | (c) | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | (1.83 | ) | (1.83 | ) | 11.76 | 4.99 | 104 | 0.04 | 2.39 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 10.23 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 1.03 | $ | 1.11 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.84 | ) | $ | 10.50 | 10.54 | % | $ | 1,192 | 0.74 | % | 1.39 | % | 44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 13.32 | 0.07 | (0.92 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (2.20 | ) | (2.24 | ) | 10.23 | (8.52 | ) | 1,907 | 0.56 | 1.39 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 10.98 | 0.03 | 2.88 | 2.91 | (0.09 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 13.32 | 27.31 | 3,004 | 0.25 | 1.39 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 12.62 | 0.11 | (0.53 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (1.22 | ) | 10.98 | (4.09 | ) | 2,595 | 0.96 | 1.38 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 13.91 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 0.66 | (0.12 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.95 | ) | 12.62 | 6.08 | 3,954 | 1.06 | 1.39 | 28 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical 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 amounts have been 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 periods presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. | |
(c) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. | |
(d) | Amount represents less than (0.005)%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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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 September 30 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 9.20 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.88 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.62 | ) | $ | (0.74 | ) | $ | 9.34 | 9.57 | % | $ | 27,932 | 1.18 | % | 1.46 | % | 39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 12.11 | 0.07 | (1.44 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.54 | ) | 9.20 | (13.36 | ) | 31,492 | 0.68 | 1.41 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 10.85 | 0.03 | 1.75 | 1.78 | (0.02 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 12.11 | 16.93 | 40,187 | 0.22 | 1.41 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 11.71 | 0.10 | (0.11 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.85 | ) | 10.85 | 0.17 | 38,713 | 0.95 | 1.42 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.39 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 0.68 | (0.13 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.36 | ) | 11.71 | 6.44 | 44,638 | 1.15 | 1.37 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 9.28 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.88 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.62 | ) | $ | (0.74 | ) | $ | 9.42 | 9.54 | % | $ | 4,813 | 1.18 | % | 1.46 | % | 39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 12.20 | 0.07 | (1.45 | ) | (1.38 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.54 | ) | 9.28 | (13.35 | ) | 5,702 | 0.66 | 1.41 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 10.93 | 0.02 | 1.77 | 1.79 | (0.02 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 12.20 | 16.87 | 8,454 | 0.20 | 1.43 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 11.79 | 0.08 | (0.11 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.83 | ) | 10.93 | (0.43 | ) | 7,981 | 0.70 | 1.67 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.47 | 0.10 | 0.55 | 0.65 | (0.10 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.33 | ) | 11.79 | 6.13 | 9,553 | 0.89 | 1.62 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 9.43 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 0.82 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.63 | ) | $ | (0.70 | ) | $ | 9.55 | 8.67 | % | $ | 884 | 0.45 | % | 2.21 | % | 39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 12.39 | (0.02 | ) | (1.46 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.48 | ) | 9.43 | (14.02 | ) | 491 | (0.15 | ) | 2.16 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 11.15 | (0.07 | ) | 1.81 | 1.74 | — | (0.50 | ) | (0.50 | ) | 12.39 | 16.03 | 1,212 | (0.57 | ) | 2.16 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 12.01 | 0.02 | (0.11 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.77 | ) | 11.15 | (0.95 | ) | 1,215 | 0.20 | 2.17 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.67 | 0.05 | 0.56 | 0.61 | (0.04 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.27 | ) | 12.01 | 5.58 | 2,195 | 0.40 | 2.12 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 9.18 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.91 | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.62 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | 9.32 | 9.86 | % | $ | 2,714 | 1.43 | % | 1.21 | % | 39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 12.09 | 0.10 | (1.44 | ) | (1.34 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.57 | ) | 9.18 | (13.15 | ) | 3,205 | 0.93 | 1.16 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 10.83 | 0.05 | 1.76 | 1.81 | (0.05 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.55 | ) | 12.09 | 17.26 | 3,649 | 0.47 | 1.16 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 11.69 | 0.13 | (0.11 | ) | 0.02 | (0.13 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.88 | ) | 10.83 | 0.09 | 4,131 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 12.38 | 0.16 | 0.54 | 0.70 | (0.16 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.39 | ) | 11.69 | 6.63 | 3,734 | 1.40 | 1.12 | 44 |
† | Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical 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 amounts have been 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 periods presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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 Funds, their ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and their ability to achieve its investment objectives.
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 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 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,
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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 Fund’s 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, 2023 is as follows:
Valuation Inputs | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total Market Value at 09/30/23 | |||||||||||||
MIGHTY MITES FUND | ||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories | $ | 18,422,585 | $ | 8 | — | $ | 18,422,593 | |||||||||
Aviation: Parts and Services | 13,217,903 | 376,362 | — | 13,594,265 | ||||||||||||
Building and Construction | 8,275,030 | 7,652,269 | — | 15,927,299 | ||||||||||||
Business Services | 7,534,873 | 0 | $ | 391,960 | 7,926,833 | |||||||||||
Consumer Products | 10,496,270 | — | 1 | 10,496,271 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Services | 1,309,875 | 269,133 | — | 1,579,008 | ||||||||||||
Diversified Industrial | 44,230,673 | 2,766,821 | — | 46,997,494 | ||||||||||||
Financial Services | 39,945,222 | 519,263 | 55,000 | 40,519,485 | ||||||||||||
Food and Beverage | 8,779,693 | 146,018 | — | 8,925,711 | ||||||||||||
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles | 9,881,737 | 3,203,021 | — | 13,084,758 | ||||||||||||
Paper and Forest Products | — | 45,612 | — | 45,612 | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | 4,952,794 | 1,862,796 | 765 | 6,816,355 | ||||||||||||
Specialty Chemicals | 7,154,079 | — | 0 | 7,154,079 | ||||||||||||
Other Industries (a) | 177,887,758 | — | — | 177,887,758 | ||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 352,088,492 | 16,841,303 | 447,726 | 369,377,521 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks (a) | 501,079 | — | — | 501,079 | ||||||||||||
Rights (a) | 32,100 | 197,595 | 0 | 229,695 | ||||||||||||
Warrants (a) | 33,345 | 50,307 | 652 | 84,304 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 10,468,692 | — | 10,468,692 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 352,655,016 | $ | 27,557,897 | $ | 448,378 | (b) | $ | 380,661,291 | |||||||
SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND | ||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | $ | 64,065,603 | — | — | $ | 64,065,603 | ||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | $ | 3,867,494 | — | 3,867,494 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 64,065,603 | $ | 3,867,494 | — | $ | 67,933,097 | |||||||||
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND | ||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (c) | — | $ | 17,681,969 | $ | 0 | $ | 17,681,969 | |||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks (c) | — | — | 280,625 | 280,625 | ||||||||||||
Mandatory Convertible Securities (c) | $ | 655,910 | — | — | 655,910 | |||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | — | — | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 1,135,913 | — | 1,135,913 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 655,910 | $ | 18,817,882 | $ | 280,675 | (b) | $ | 19,754,467 |
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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 09/30/23 | |||||||||||||
EQUITY FUND | ||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | $ | 41,632,199 | — | — | $ | 41,632,199 | ||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 52,354 | — | — | 52,354 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 41,684,553 | — | — | $ | 41,684,553 | ||||||||||
BALANCED FUND | ||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c) | $ | 22,756,348 | — | — | $ | 22,756,348 | ||||||||||
Corporate Bonds (c) | — | $ | 11,261,073 | — | 11,261,073 | |||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (c) | — | 295,750 | — | 295,750 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 1,761,261 | — | 1,761,261 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 168,238 | — | — | 168,238 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | $ | 22,924,586 | $ | 13,318,084 | — | $ | 36,242,670 |
(a) | Please refer to the Summary Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. | |
(b) | The inputs for these securities are not readily available and are derived based on the judgment of the Adviser according to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. | |
(c) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
The following table reconciles Level 3 investments for the Convertible Securities Fund for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
Balance as of 09/30/22 | Accrued discounts/ (premiums) | Realized gain/ (loss) | Net Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation† | Purchases | Sales | Transfers Into Level 3 | Transfers Out of Level 3 | Balance as of 09/30/23 | Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation during the period on Level 3 investments still held at 09/30/23† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS (Market Value): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (a) | — | — | — | $ | 50 | — | — | — | — | $ | 50 | $ | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (a) | — | — | — | — | $ | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks (a) | — | — | — | — | 280,625 | — | — | — | 280,625 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | — | — | — | $ | 50 | $ | 280,625 | — | — | — | $ | 280,675 | $ | 50 |
† | Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments is included in the related amounts in the Statement of Operations. |
(a) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Convertible Securities Fund did not have transfers into or out of level 3.
At September 30, 2023, the total value of Level 3 for the Mighty Mites Fund was less than 1% of total net assets and there were no Level 3 investments held 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
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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.
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, 2023, 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
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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, 2023, 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, 2023, the Equity Fund’s and Balanced Fund’s pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was each less than one 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.
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 equalization, timing differences, the redemptions in-kind and premiums amortization, reversal of prior year real estate investment trust capital gain, redesignation of dividends paid, 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, 2023, the following reclassifications were made to increase/decrease such amounts with offsetting adjustments to paid-in capital:
Accumulated Earnings/ (Losses) | Paid-in Capital | |||||||
Mighty Mites Fund | $ | (13,368,695 | ) | $ | 13,368,695 |
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The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, | Year Ended September 30, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) | $ | 3,485,946 | $ | 3,413,588 | $ | 304,228 | $ | 440,131 | $ | 743,998 | $ | 2,901,646 | ||||||||||||
Net long term capital gains | 64,307,540 | 100,784,565 | 714,686 | 2,643,919 | 3,484,498 | 4,111,285 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions paid | $ | 67,793,486 | * | $ | 104,198,153 | * | $ | 1,018,914 | $ | 3,084,050 | $ | 4,228,496 | $ | 7,012,931 |
Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended September 30, | | | Year Ended September 30, | | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) | $ | 149,117 | $ | 1,834,685 | $ | 488,569 | $ | 2,359,741 | ||||||||
Net long term capital gains | 3,260,507 | 6,849,721 | 2,653,850 | 4,265,614 | ||||||||||||
Total distributions paid | $ | 3,409,624 | $ | 8,684,406 | $ | 3,142,419 | $ | 6,625,355 |
* | Total distributions paid differs from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets due to the utilization of equalization. |
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.
At September 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
Mighty Mites | SmallCap | Convertible | ||||||||||||||||||
Fund | Equity Fund | Securities Fund | Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) | $ | 1,196,248 | $ | 405,254 | $ | 14,844 | $ | 245,681 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Undistributed long term capital gain | 58,042,331 | 926,577 | — | 1,736,697 | 763,149 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated capital loss carryforward | — | — | (318,006 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 136,179,756 | 14,699,417 | (723,144 | ) | 4,088,215 | (169,849 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total accumulated earnings | $ | 195,418,335 | $ | 16,031,248 | $ | (1,026,306 | ) | $ | 6,070,593 | $ | 593,300 |
The Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses. Convertible Securities Fund has a short term capital loss carryforward with no expiration of $20,822 and a long term capital loss carryforward with no expiration of $297,184.
At September 30, 2023, 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, premium amortization, and basis adjustments in partnerships.
The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation/depreciation at September 30, 2023:
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Aggregate cost of investments | $ | 244,478,011 | $ | 53,233,680 | $ | 20,477,611 | $ | 37,596,338 | $ | 36,412,519 | ||||||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 166,986,982 | $ | 17,563,082 | $ | 723,232 | $ | 5,856,697 | $ | 3,292,041 | ||||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (30,803,702 | ) | (2,863,665 | ) | (1,446,376 | ) | (1,768,482 | ) | (3,461,890 | ) | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | $ | 136,183,280 | $ | 14,699,417 | $ | (723,144 | ) | $ | 4,088,215 | $ | (169,849 | ) |
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, 2023, the Adviser has reviewed all
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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 Teton Advisors, LLC and Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC, individually an “Adviser” and collectively, the “Advisers,” which provide that the Funds will pay the respective 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 each Fund’s average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreements, the Advisers provide a continuous investment program for the Funds’ portfolios, oversee the administration of all aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs, and pay the compensation of all Officers and Trustees of the Funds who are affiliated persons of the Advisers. Teton Advisors, LLC is the Adviser of the Mighty Mites Fund, the Convertible Securities Fund, the Equity Fund, and the Balanced Fund; and Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC is the Adviser of the SmallCap Equity Fund.
There was a reduction in the Mighty Mites Fund’s advisory fee paid to its Adviser relating to certain portfolio holdings, i.e., unsupervised assets, with respect to which the Adviser transferred dispositive and voting control to the Mighty Mites Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Mighty Mites Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee exercised control and discretion over all rights to vote or consent with respect to such securities, and the Adviser reduced its advisory fee with respect to such securities by $159,583.
The respective Advisers have 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 31,2024. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the respective Advisers waived fees or reimbursed expenses in the amounts of $235,115 and $199,238 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 for the SmallCap Equity Fund and the Convertible Securities Fund for Class AAA Shares 1.25% and 1.15%, respectively, for Class A Shares 1.25% and 1.15%, 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, 2023, 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, 2022, expiring September 30, 2024 | For the year ended September 30, 2023, expiring September 30, 2025 | Total | ||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | $ | 217,384 | $ | 235,115 | $ | 452,499 |
For the year ended September 30, 2021, expiring September 30, 2024 | For the year ended September 30, 2022, expiring September 30, 2025 | For the year ended September 30, 2023, expiring September 30, 2026 | Total | |||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | $ | 324,715 | $ | 271,186 | $ | 199,238 | $ | 795,139 |
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 Advisers have 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.
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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%, 0.25%, 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, 2023, 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 | $ | 9,936,407 | $ | 147,500,396 | — | — | ||||||||||
SmallCap Equity Fund | 25,950,222 | 10,424,261 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Convertible Securities Fund | 10,743,709 | 30,809,944 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Equity Fund | 19,465,455 | 25,094,611 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Balanced Fund | 13,981,883 | 20,861,450 | $ | 1,363,879 | $ | 2,469,133 |
6. Redemptions-in-kind. When considered to be in the best interest of all shareholders, the Fund may distribute portfolio securities as payment for redemptions of Fund shares (redemptions-in-kind). Gains and losses realized on redemptions-in-kind are not recognized for tax purposes and are reclassified from undistributed realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 the Mighty Mites Fund realized net gain of $3,330,066 on $5,113,100 of redemptions-in-kind, including cash of $152,957.
7. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Mighty Mites Fund paid $22,099 in brokerage commissions on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. Additionally, the Distributor retained a total of $7,999 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, 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 $7,002, $1,893, $1,631, $1,709, and $1,660, respectively.
The cost of calculating each Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, charged monthly to a Fund when its ending monthly net assets exceed $50 million. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Mighty Mites Fund and SmallCap Equity Fund accrued $45,000 and $45,000 in connection with the cost of computing these Funds’ NAVs.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Mighty Mites Fund engaged in sales transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser. These transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and amounted to $572,586 in sales transactions.
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, 2023 and 2022 can be found in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.
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Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
Mighty Mites Fund | SmallCap Equity Fund | Convertible Securities Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, 2023 | Year Ended September 30, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2023 | Year Ended September 30, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2023 | Year Ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 119,158 | 78,974 | 36,907 | 41,591 | 1,655 | 6,071 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 522,977 | 647,250 | 5,284 | 21,468 | 39,294 | 38,447 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (759,003 | ) | (921,647 | ) | (62,432 | ) | (93,383 | ) | (68,660 | ) | (87,386 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net decrease in Class AAA Shares | (116,868 | ) | (195,423 | ) | (20,241 | ) | (30,324 | ) | (27,711 | ) | (42,868 | ) | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 491,661 | 655,965 | 91,215 | 74,532 | 5,434 | 9,989 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 425,431 | 486,643 | 5,040 | 14,668 | 29,135 | 29,152 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (950,241 | ) | (901,365 | ) | (63,555 | ) | (18,597 | ) | (106,219 | ) | (63,380 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in Class A Shares | (33,149 | ) | 241,243 | 32,700 | 70,603 | (71,650 | ) | (24,239 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 55,227 | 77,977 | 74,916 | 30,768 | 5,365 | 12,129 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 192,198 | 386,309 | 1,369 | 8,578 | 22,140 | 24,726 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (734,904 | ) | (838,946 | ) | (63,314 | ) | (33,469 | ) | (141,500 | ) | (77,445 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in Class C Shares | (487,479 | ) | (374,660 | ) | 12,971 | 5,877 | (113,995 | ) | (40,590 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,334,886 | 2,043,336 | 1,286,692 | 669,250 | 195,549 | 477,793 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 1,183,420 | 1,525,607 | 31,295 | 76,155 | 262,026 | 329,964 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed in-kind | (235,627 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (4,867,869 | ) | (4,581,699 | ) | (772,594 | ) | (417,053 | ) | (1,594,068 | ) | (1,569,187 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in Class I Shares | (2,585,190 | ) | (1,012,756 | ) | 545,393 | 328,352 | (1,136,493 | ) | (761,430 | ) |
Equity Fund | Balanced Fund | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, 2023 | Year Ended September 30, 2022 | Year Ended September 30, 2023 | Year Ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Class AAA | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 34,310 | 35,819 | 32,484 | 209,102 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 282,384 | 654,457 | 249,096 | 434,985 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (487,335 | ) | (394,206 | ) | (713,834 | ) | (538,770 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in Class AAA Shares | (170,641 | ) | 296,070 | (432,254 | ) | 105,317 | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 747 | 4,957 | 5,674 | 50,469 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 5,320 | 12,797 | 43,162 | 91,660 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (17,540 | ) | (10,780 | ) | (152,459 | ) | (220,463 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in Class A Shares | (11,473 | ) | 6,974 | (103,623 | ) | (78,334 | ) | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | — | — | 56,549 | 3,918 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 187 | 620 | 4,695 | 11,273 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,739 | ) | (980 | ) | (20,857 | ) | (60,847 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in Class C Shares | (1,552 | ) | (360 | ) | 40,387 | (45,656 | ) | |||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 13,612 | 36,072 | 54,428 | 119,750 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | 13,949 | 41,998 | 26,994 | 47,328 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (100,453 | ) | (117,117 | ) | (139,274 | ) | (119,747 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in Class I Shares | (72,892 | ) | (39,047 | ) | (57,852 | ) | 47,331 |
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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, 2023 is set forth below:
Market Value at September 30, 2022 | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Realized Gain/(Loss) | Change In Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | Market Value at September 30, 2023 | Dividend Income | Percent Owned of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bel Fuse Inc., Cl. A | $ | 4,144,985 | — | $ | 1,221,199 | $ | 546,297 | $ | 1,898,024 | $ | 5,368,107 | $ | 30,314 | 5.32 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Burnham Holdings Inc., Cl. A | 2,845,962 | — | 97,431 | (45,893 | ) | (62,567 | ) | 2,640,071 | 186,560 | 6.95 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nathan’s Famous Inc | 14,022,299 | — | 665,378 | 365,600 | 1,186,739 | 14,909,260 | 417,092 | 5.17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Schmitt Industries Inc.* | 1,227,510 | — | 31,075 | (1,310,369 | ) | 113,934 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Trans-Lux Corp.† | 912,000 | $ | 8,050 | — | — | 114,950 | 1,035,000 | — | 17.04 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 23,152,756 | $ | (444,365 | ) | $ | 3,251,080 | $ | 23,952,438 | $ | 633,966 |
* | Security was not held at September 30, 2023. |
† | Non-income producing security. |
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 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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TETON Westwood Funds
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, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2023 (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, 2023, 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, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2023 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, 2023 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 29, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Gabelli Fund Complex since 1986.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)
In accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, each Fund has established a liquidity risk management program (collectively, the LRM Program) to govern their approach to managing liquidity risk. The LRM Program is administered by the Liquidity Committee (the Committee), which is comprised of members of Gabelli Funds, LLC management. The Board has designated the Committee to administer the LRM Program.
The LRM Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The LRM Program also includes elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence each Fund’s liquidity and the monthly classification and re-classification of certain investments that reflect the Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.
At a meeting of the Board held on May 16, 2023, the Board received a written report from the Committee regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the LRM Program. The Committee determined, and reported to the Board, that the LRM Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively since its implementation. The Committee reported that there were no liquidity events that impacted the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The Committee noted that each Fund is primarily invested in highly liquid securities and, accordingly, continue to be exempt from the requirement to determine a “highly liquid investment minimum” as defined in the Rule 22e-4. Because of that continued qualification for the exemption, each Fund has not adopted a “highly liquid investment minimum” amount. The Committee further noted that while changes to the LRM Program were made during the Review Period and reported to the Board, no material changes were made to the LRM Program as a result of the Committee’s annual review.
There can be no assurance that the LRM Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s Prospectus for more information regarding its exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in a Fund may be subject.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)
In determining whether to approve the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreements and Subadvisory Agreements (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 23, 2023:
1) The nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers.
The Board reviewed in detail the nature and extent of the services provided by the Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers provided certain non-advisory and compliance services, including services under the Funds’ Rule 38a-1 compliance program.
The Board also considered that the Advisers paid for all compensation of officers and Board Members of the Funds who are affiliated with the Advisers and that the Advisers 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 Advisers and Sub-Advisers and in consultation with Fund Counsel. The Board noted that the Advisers had, at its expense, engaged BNY to assist it in performing certain of 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 Advisers, 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, based on their experience and interaction with the Advisers and Sub-Advisers, concluded that: (i) the Advisers and Sub-Advisers were able to retain quality personnel; (ii) the Advisera, 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 Advisers and Sub-Advisers were responsive to requests of the Board; (iv) the scope and depth of the Advisers’ and Sub-Advisers’ resources were adequate; and (v) the Advisers 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 Advisers’ reputation and long standing relationship with the Funds. The Board also believed that the Advisers 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 Sub-Advisers.
The Board reviewed the investment performance of each Fund, on an absolute basis, as compared with the Broadridge peer group of other SEC registered funds, and against each Fund’s broad-based securities market benchmarks as reflected in each Fund’s prospectus 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 average annual total return for the periods ended June 30, 2023, 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 categories (each, a “Performance Peer Group”). Each Fund’s performance against its respective 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 Advisers were 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 one year, three year, five year, and ten year periods; the SmallCap Equity 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 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 below the median for the one year, three year, five year, and ten year periods. The Board Members concluded that the Funds’ performance was reasonable in comparison with that of the Performance Peer Groups.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited) (Continued)
In connection with its assessment of the performance of both Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board considered the financial condition of the Advisers and Sub-Advisers and whether they had the resources necessary to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Agreements. The Board concluded that the Advisers 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 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 Advisers, Sub-Advisers, and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, 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 (each, an “Expense Peer Group” and collectively the “Expense Peer Groups”). 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 Advisers 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 Expense Limitation Agreements 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 contractual and actual advisory fees and total expenses (including 12b-1/non-12b-1 fees) for the Equity Fund and Mighty Mites Fund were higher than the median when compared with those of their Expense Peer Groups. The Balanced Fund had contractual advisory fees slightly above median, but actual advisory fees that were at the median and total expenses (including 12b-1/non-12b-1 fees) higher than the median when compared with their Expense Peer Group. The SmallCap Equity Fund had contractual advisory fees above median, and actual advisory fees and total expenses (including 12b-1/non-12b-1 fees) below the median when compared with their Expense Peer Group. Finally, the Board noted that, although the Convertible Securities Fund had an agreement in place to limit expenses, the total expense ratios for the Convertible Securities Fund were above the median when compared with their Expense Peer Group. In addition, the Board noted that the Convertible Securities Fund had contractual advisory fees above the median and actual advisory fees below the median when compared with their Expense Peer Group.
The Board also reviewed the fees charged by the Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers of the estimated profitability to the Advisers of its relationship with the Funds and reviewed with the Advisers their 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, 2022. The Board considered one analysis for each Adviser as a whole, and a second analysis for the Adviser with respect to each of the Funds. With respect to the Funds 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 both Advisers 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 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.
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TETON Westwood Funds
Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited) (Continued)
5) Other Factors.
In addition to the above factors, the Board also discussed other benefits received by the Advisers and Sub-Advisers from their management of the Funds. The Board considered that the Advisers 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, if applicable, 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 Trusts’ 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 Year of Birth | 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. Gallucio5 Trustee and Portfolio Manager 1950 | Since 2017 | 8 | Co-Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc. (Since 2021); Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Teton Advisors, Inc. (2008-2021); Group Managing Director, U.S. Equities (2004-2008), Managing Director, U.S. Equities (1994-2004), Senior Vice President (1990-1994) and Vice President (1982-1990) of Trust Company of the West (TCW) | Board of Regents of the University of Hartford | ||||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES5: | ||||||||
Anthony S. Colavita6 Trustee 1961 | Since 2017 | 23 | Attorney, Anthony S. Colavita, P.C., Supervisor, Town of Eastchester, NY | — | ||||
James P. Conn Trustee 1938 | Since 1994 | 23 | Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (1992-1998) | — | ||||
Leslie F. Foley6 Trustee 1968 | Since 2017 | 16 | Attorney; Serves on the Boards of the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy Andover, Vice President, Global Ethics & Compliance and Associate General Counsel for News Corporation (2008-2010) | — | ||||
Mary E. Hauck Trustee 1942 | Since 2017 | 9 | Retired Senior Manager of the Gabelli-O’Connor Fixed Income Mutual Funds Management Company | — | ||||
Michael J. Melarkey Trustee 1949 | Since 2017 | 24 | 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) | ||||
Werner J. Roeder Trustee 1940 | 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 1945 | Since 2004 | 35 | President of Zizza & Associates Corp. (private holding company); Chairman of Bergen Cove Realty Inc. (residential real estate) | Director and Chairman of Trans-Lux Corporation (business services); Director and Chairman of Harbor Diversified Inc. (pharmaceuticals) (2009-2018); Retired Chairman of BAM (semiconductor and aerospace manufacturing);Director of Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. |
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Name, Position(s) Address1 and Year of Birth | Term of Office and Length of Time Served2 | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | ||
OFFICERS: | ||||
John C. Ball5 President, Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer 1976 | Since 2017 | Senior Vice President (since 2018) and other positions (2017-2018) of GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer, G. Distributors, LLC since 2020; Officer of registered investment companies within the Gabelli Fund Complex since 2017 | ||
Peter Goldstein5 Secretary & Vice President 1953 | Since 2020 | General Counsel, GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Legal Officer, Associated Capital Group, Inc. since 2021; 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. Walz5 Chief Compliance Officer 1959 | Since 2013 | Chief Compliance Officer of registered investment companies within the Fund Complex since 2013 |
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. | |
7 | Mr. Zizza is an independent director of Gabelli International Ltd., which may be deemed to be under common control with the Adviser. 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
2023 Tax Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)
U.S. Government Income – The percentage of the ordinary income dividend paid by the Mighty Mites Fund, the SmallCap Equity Fund, the Convertible Securities Fund, and the Balanced Fund, (the “Funds”) during the year ended September 30, 2023 which was derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 0.45%, 11.15%, 2.29%, and 7.41%, 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, 2023. 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, 2023, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income and short term capital gains) totalling $0.1354, $0.1401, $0.0021, and $0.1983 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $64,307,540. 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, 2023, 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 0.45% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified interest income, pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
SmallCap Equity Fund – During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income) totalling $0.0799, $0.0907, and $0.1412 per share for Class AAA, Class A, and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $714,686. 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, 2023, 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 11.25% 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, 2023, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income) totalling $0.3205, $0.3189, $0.2201, and $0.3515 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $3,484,498. 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, 2023, 10.40% of the ordinary income dividend qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. The Fund designates 12.29% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified dividend income, pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund designates 76.93% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified interest income, pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
Equity Fund – During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income) totalling $0.0368, $0.0365, and $0.0662 per share for Class AAA, Class A, and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $3,260,507. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, 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 0.72% 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, 2023, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income dividends (comprised of net investment income) totalling $0.1228, $0.1225, $0.0701, and $0.1470 per share for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totalling $2,653,850. 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, 2023, 87.63% of the ordinary income dividend qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. The Fund designates 92.12% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified dividend income, pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund designates 39.02% of the ordinary income distributions as qualified interest income, pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
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
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]
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email: info@tetonadv.com
Board of Trustees
ANTHONY S. COLAVITA | NICHOLAS F. GALLUCCIO* | WERNER J. ROEDER | ||
Attorney, | Co-Chairman, | Former Vice President of | ||
Anthony S. Colavita, P.C. | Teton Advisors, Inc. | Medical Affairs (Medical | ||
Director) of New York | ||||
Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital | ||||
JAMES P. CONN | MARY E. HAUCK | SALVATORE J. ZIZZA | ||
Former Managing Director | Former Senior Portfolio Manager, | Chairman, | ||
and Chief Investment Officer, | Gabelli-O’Connor Fixed Income | Zizza & Associates Corp. | ||
Financial Security Assurance | Mutual Fund Management | |||
Holdings Ltd. | Company | |||
LESLIE F. FOLEY | MICHAEL J. MELARKEY | * Interested Trustee | ||
Attorney | Of Counsel, | |||
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP |
Officers | ||||
JOHN C. BALL | RICHARD J. WALZ | |||
President, Treasurer, Principal | Chief Compliance Officer | |||
Financial & Accounting Officer | ||||
PETER GOLDSTEIN | ||||
Secretary & Vice President | ||||
Investment Adviser | Distributor | |||
Teton Advisors, LLC | G.distributors, LLC | |||
Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC* | ||||
Transfer Agent and Disbursing Agent | Legal Counsel | |||
DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. | Paul Hastings LLP | |||
* Investment Adviser of TETON Westwood | ||||
SmallCap Equity Fund |
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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TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2023
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.5% | ||||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
120,500 | Allient Inc. | $ | 2,904,012 | $ | 3,725,860 | |||||||
125,500 | Avio SpA† | 1,725,840 | 1,077,401 | |||||||||
104,200 | Innovative Solutions and Support Inc.† | 389,491 | 791,920 | |||||||||
7,000 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.† | 42,963 | 105,140 | |||||||||
60,600 | Park Aerospace Corp. | 945,537 | 941,118 | |||||||||
6,007,843 | 6,641,439 | |||||||||||
Agriculture — 0.9% | ||||||||||||
215 | J.G. Boswell Co. | 136,405 | 141,900 | |||||||||
195,000 | Limoneira Co. | 3,559,244 | 2,987,400 | |||||||||
310,000 | S&W Seed Co.† | 1,066,958 | 347,200 | |||||||||
4,762,607 | 3,476,500 | |||||||||||
Automotive — 2.2% | ||||||||||||
50,490 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. A | 403,878 | 2,061,507 | |||||||||
112,350 | Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B | 1,000,724 | 5,088,331 | |||||||||
52,000 | Wabash National Corp. | 98,195 | 1,098,240 | |||||||||
1,502,797 | 8,248,078 | |||||||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 4.8% | ||||||||||||
280,000 | Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.† | 2,517,392 | 2,172,800 | |||||||||
47,500 | Dana Inc. | 320,625 | 696,825 | |||||||||
50,000 | Garrett Motion Inc.† | 381,000 | 394,000 | |||||||||
8,560 | Gentherm Inc.† | 123,330 | 464,466 | |||||||||
225,500 | Modine Manufacturing Co.† | 2,902,229 | 10,316,625 | |||||||||
15,200 | Motorcar Parts of America Inc.† | 199,781 | 122,968 | |||||||||
80,000 | Puradyn Filter Technologies Inc.† | 13,773 | 8 | |||||||||
40,000 | Standard Motor Products Inc. | 447,186 | 1,344,800 | |||||||||
114,060 | Strattec Security Corp.† | 2,605,047 | 2,634,786 | |||||||||
20,500 | Titan International Inc.† | 88,258 | 275,315 | |||||||||
9,598,621 | 18,422,593 | |||||||||||
Aviation: Parts and Services — 3.6% | ||||||||||||
218,000 | Astronics Corp.† | 2,576,423 | 3,457,480 | |||||||||
23,896 | Astronics Corp., Cl. B† | 144,647 | 376,362 | |||||||||
176,540 | Ducommun Inc.† | 4,446,906 | 7,681,256 | |||||||||
43,000 | Heroux-Devtek Inc.† | 562,613 | 507,167 | |||||||||
80,000 | Kaman Corp. | 1,958,159 | 1,572,000 | |||||||||
9,688,748 | 13,594,265 | |||||||||||
Broadcasting — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
253,300 | Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A† | 1,123,002 | 220,700 | |||||||||
360,000 | Corus Entertainment Inc., Cl. B | 502,897 | 272,998 | |||||||||
295,145 | Dish TV India Ltd., GDR† | 226,437 | 41,320 | |||||||||
241,120 | Gray Television Inc. | 265,142 | 1,668,551 | |||||||||
86,600 | Gray Television Inc., Cl. A | 625,686 | 650,366 | |||||||||
32,000 | Sinclair Inc. | 51,619 | 359,040 | |||||||||
150,000 | Townsquare Media Inc., Cl. A | 1,160,428 | 1,308,000 | |||||||||
3,955,211 | 4,520,975 | |||||||||||
Building and Construction — 4.2% | ||||||||||||
60,000 | Armstrong Flooring Inc.† | 11,884 | 900 | |||||||||
85,000 | Gibraltar Industries Inc.† | 1,986,381 | 5,738,350 | |||||||||
5,000 | Granite Construction Inc. | 112,794 | 190,100 | |||||||||
5,000 | Herc Holdings Inc. | 137,615 | 594,700 |
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
13,000 | MYR Group Inc.† | $ | 251,557 | $ | 1,751,880 | |||||||
49,765 | The Monarch Cement Co. | 1,352,404 | 7,651,369 | |||||||||
3,852,635 | 15,927,299 | |||||||||||
Business Services — 2.1% | ||||||||||||
85,000 | AdTheorent Holding Co. Inc.† | 141,389 | 109,650 | |||||||||
23,000 | Diebold Nixdorf Inc.† | 8,076 | 0 | |||||||||
36,900 | Du-Art Film Laboratories Inc.†(a) | 239,850 | 352,764 | |||||||||
4,100 | Du-Art Film Laboratories Inc.†(a) | 26,650 | 39,196 | |||||||||
14,500 | ICF International Inc. | 341,122 | 1,751,745 | |||||||||
31,400 | OPENLANE Inc.† | 165,651 | 468,488 | |||||||||
177,000 | PFSweb Inc. | 986,658 | 1,316,880 | |||||||||
10,000 | Team Inc.† | 71,278 | 69,500 | |||||||||
2,300,000 | Trans-Lux Corp.†(b) | 1,196,147 | 1,035,000 | |||||||||
54,000 | Viad Corp.† | 1,321,396 | 1,414,800 | |||||||||
67,000 | Willdan Group Inc.† | 1,893,913 | 1,368,810 | |||||||||
6,392,130 | 7,926,833 | |||||||||||
Communications — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
129,000 | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 1,759,205 | 1,128,750 | |||||||||
40,000 | Ooma Inc.† | 569,478 | 520,400 | |||||||||
2,328,683 | 1,649,150 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
63,000 | Anterix Inc.† | 2,137,687 | 1,976,940 | |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 1.5% | ||||||||||||
4,000 | Agilysys Inc.† | 69,574 | 264,640 | |||||||||
662,000 | Alithya Group Inc., Cl. A† | 1,512,183 | 999,620 | |||||||||
134,000 | American Software Inc., Cl. A | 1,146,486 | 1,535,640 | |||||||||
22,000 | Avid Technology Inc.† | 125,104 | 591,140 | |||||||||
4,000 | Cardlytics Inc.† | 41,253 | 66,000 | |||||||||
45,000 | DHI Group Inc.† | 81,549 | 137,700 | |||||||||
10,000 | Digi International Inc.† | 124,708 | 270,000 | |||||||||
10,000 | Materialise NV, ADR† | 58,532 | 54,900 | |||||||||
137,000 | Mitek Systems Inc.† | 778,274 | 1,468,640 | |||||||||
3,000 | Otonomo Technologies Ltd.† | 327,710 | 12,150 | |||||||||
30,000 | Playstudios Inc.† | 173,653 | 95,400 | |||||||||
1,000 | Tyler Technologies Inc.† | 16,928 | 386,140 | |||||||||
4,455,954 | 5,881,970 | |||||||||||
Consumer Products — 2.7% | ||||||||||||
55,000 | Acme United Corp. | 968,676 | 1,643,950 | |||||||||
27,700 | Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. | 394,203 | 405,805 | |||||||||
790,000 | Goodbaby International Holdings Ltd.† | 199,487 | 46,910 | |||||||||
5,000 | Johnson Outdoors Inc., Cl. A | 145,741 | 273,450 | |||||||||
235,175 | Lifetime Brands Inc. | 2,471,325 | 1,324,035 | |||||||||
359,500 | Marine Products Corp. | 2,547,475 | 5,108,495 | |||||||||
14,000 | MarineMax Inc.† | 217,524 | 459,480 | |||||||||
10,000 | Nautilus Inc.† | 38,938 | 8,501 | |||||||||
15,000 | Oil-Dri Corp. of America | 294,605 | 926,250 | |||||||||
5,700 | PC Group Inc.†(a) | 3,465 | 1 | |||||||||
2,300,000 | Playmates Holdings Ltd. | 276,814 | 173,287 | |||||||||
7,558,253 | 10,370,164 | |||||||||||
Consumer Services — 0.4% | ||||||||||||
173,000 | 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Cl. A† | 1,148,477 | 1,211,000 | |||||||||
63,400 | Bowlin Travel Centers Inc.† | 86,945 | 269,133 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Consumer Services (Continued) | ||||||||||||
3,500 | Carriage Services Inc. | $ | 53,964 | $ | 98,875 | |||||||
1,289,386 | 1,579,008 | |||||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 12.3% | ||||||||||||
170,638 | American Outdoor Brands Inc.† | 1,607,767 | 1,668,840 | |||||||||
150,000 | Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.† | 654,694 | 394,500 | |||||||||
210,700 | Burnham Holdings Inc., Cl. A(b) | 3,244,144 | 2,640,071 | |||||||||
25,500 | Chase Corp. | 390,915 | 3,244,365 | |||||||||
68,000 | Columbus McKinnon Corp. | 1,113,342 | 2,373,880 | |||||||||
258,000 | Distribution Solutions Group Inc.† | 1,671,157 | 6,708,000 | |||||||||
134,000 | Graham Corp.† | 1,466,311 | 2,224,400 | |||||||||
2,000 | Griffon Corp. | 20,040 | 79,340 | |||||||||
17,500 | Haulotte Group SA† | 93,925 | 53,840 | |||||||||
700 | Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc. | 20,560 | 31,206 | |||||||||
317,000 | Intevac Inc.† | 1,483,022 | 985,870 | |||||||||
10,000 | John Bean Technologies Corp. | 285,348 | 1,051,400 | |||||||||
172,479 | L.B. Foster Co., Cl. A† | 2,511,960 | 3,261,578 | |||||||||
7,800 | MSA Safety Inc. | 252,913 | 1,229,670 | |||||||||
663,870 | Myers Industries Inc. | 11,018,398 | 11,903,189 | |||||||||
192,500 | Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | 3,961,094 | 3,832,675 | |||||||||
19,500 | RWC Inc.† | 311,533 | 126,750 | |||||||||
14,000 | Standex International Corp. | 571,638 | 2,039,660 | |||||||||
9,800 | Steel Partners Holdings LP† | 305,721 | 416,697 | |||||||||
208,700 | Tredegar Corp. | 2,822,138 | 1,129,067 | |||||||||
116,800 | Twin Disc Inc.† | 1,475,743 | 1,602,496 | |||||||||
35,282,363 | 46,997,494 | |||||||||||
Educational Services — 0.2% | ||||||||||||
95,000 | Universal Technical Institute Inc.† | 289,750 | 796,100 | |||||||||
Electronics — 6.3% | ||||||||||||
122,000 | Arlo Technologies Inc.† | 358,007 | 1,256,600 | |||||||||
6,500 | Badger Meter Inc. | 111,469 | 935,155 | |||||||||
113,900 | Bel Fuse Inc., Cl. A(b) | 2,075,230 | 5,368,107 | |||||||||
160,000 | CTS Corp. | 1,485,086 | 6,678,400 | |||||||||
60,000 | Daktronics Inc.† | 446,867 | 535,200 | |||||||||
30,000 | IMAX Corp.† | 129,139 | 579,600 | |||||||||
35,400 | Kimball Electronics Inc.† | 212,732 | 969,252 | |||||||||
4,000 | Mesa Laboratories Inc. | 115,946 | 420,280 | |||||||||
8,190 | Methode Electronics Inc. | 47,934 | 187,141 | |||||||||
85,000 | Stoneridge Inc.† | 882,479 | 1,705,950 | |||||||||
83,000 | Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.† | 201,481 | 2,462,610 | |||||||||
129,000 | Ultralife Corp.† | 904,344 | 1,259,040 | |||||||||
54,012 | Vishay Precision Group Inc.† | 1,407,877 | 1,813,723 | |||||||||
8,378,591 | 24,171,058 | |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
7,000 | Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 115,651 | 684,250 | |||||||||
86,010 | RGC Resources Inc. | 1,157,572 | 1,487,973 | |||||||||
3,500 | Unitil Corp. | 167,989 | 149,485 | |||||||||
1,441,212 | 2,321,708 | |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
205,000 | Alvopetro Energy Ltd. | 244,734 | 1,331,198 | |||||||||
24,000 | Dawson Geophysical Co.† | 62,929 | 56,640 | |||||||||
7,000 | Dril-Quip Inc.† | 208,930 | 197,190 | |||||||||
60,000 | RPC Inc. | 108,521 | 536,400 |
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
6,500 | Subsea 7 SA, ADR | $ | 23,304 | $ | 89,375 | |||||||
648,418 | 2,210,803 | |||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Water — 1.7% | ||||||||||||
32,320 | Artesian Resources Corp., Cl. A | 835,884 | 1,357,117 | |||||||||
9,500 | Cadiz Inc.† | 81,830 | 31,445 | |||||||||
23,400 | California Water Service Group | 462,669 | 1,107,054 | |||||||||
56,700 | Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | 612,818 | 1,612,548 | |||||||||
30,000 | Energy Recovery Inc.† | 85,397 | 636,300 | |||||||||
5,200 | Middlesex Water Co. | 106,188 | 344,500 | |||||||||
38,360 | The York Water Co. | 635,293 | 1,438,116 | |||||||||
2,820,079 | 6,527,080 | |||||||||||
Entertainment — 0.5% | ||||||||||||
98,000 | Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA† | 634,739 | 406,671 | |||||||||
1,500 | Canterbury Park Holding Corp. | 18,544 | 30,345 | |||||||||
28,000 | GAN Ltd.† | 453,791 | 32,480 | |||||||||
53,000 | Sportech plc | 218,767 | 46,365 | |||||||||
15,800 | TKO Group Holdings Inc. | 234,872 | 1,328,148 | |||||||||
1,560,713 | 1,844,009 | |||||||||||
Environmental Control — 0.7% | ||||||||||||
31,900 | Casella Waste Systems Inc., Cl. A† | 123,659 | 2,433,970 | |||||||||
15,000 | Primo Water Corp. | 121,162 | 207,000 | |||||||||
244,821 | 2,640,970 | |||||||||||
Equipment and Supplies — 6.2% | ||||||||||||
14,000 | AZZ Inc. | 527,604 | 638,120 | |||||||||
14,000 | CIRCOR International Inc.† | 252,431 | 780,500 | |||||||||
139,000 | Core Molding Technologies Inc.† | 1,118,387 | 3,960,110 | |||||||||
78,800 | Federal Signal Corp. | 481,332 | 4,706,724 | |||||||||
40,000 | Interpump Group SpA | 246,542 | 1,839,192 | |||||||||
34,200 | Maezawa Kyuso Industries Co. Ltd. | 92,537 | 275,083 | |||||||||
50,000 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | 192,057 | 151,000 | |||||||||
295,000 | The Eastern Co. | 5,522,320 | 5,354,250 | |||||||||
86,000 | The Gorman-Rupp Co. | 2,006,289 | 2,829,400 | |||||||||
70,000 | The L.S. Starrett Co., Cl. A† | 588,995 | 752,500 | |||||||||
18,000 | The Manitowoc Co. Inc.† | 217,546 | 270,900 | |||||||||
72,000 | Titan Machinery Inc.† | 912,575 | 1,913,760 | |||||||||
32,500 | TransAct Technologies Inc.† | 107,732 | 208,650 | |||||||||
12,266,347 | 23,680,189 | |||||||||||
Financial Services — 10.6% | ||||||||||||
2,000 | Ameris Bancorp. | 16,876 | 76,780 | |||||||||
22,000 | Atlantic American Corp. | 82,984 | 42,680 | |||||||||
41,244 | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | 1,287,637 | 1,187,002 | |||||||||
13,800 | Bank7 Corp. | 303,600 | 310,638 | |||||||||
9,660 | Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. | 167,758 | 193,683 | |||||||||
2,560 | Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. | 81,686 | 118,950 | |||||||||
7,500 | Cadence Bank | 212,982 | 159,150 | |||||||||
79,800 | Capital City Bank Group Inc. | 1,945,755 | 2,380,434 | |||||||||
8,000 | Capitol Federal Financial Inc. | 90,260 | 38,160 | |||||||||
16,560 | Citizens & Northern Corp. | 325,075 | 290,628 | |||||||||
5,000 | ConnectOne Bancorp Inc. | 111,579 | 89,150 | |||||||||
21,000 | Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp Inc. | 393,419 | 441,420 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Financial Services (Continued) | ||||||||||||
9,745 | Dime Community Bancshares Inc. | $ | 228,807 | $ | 194,510 | |||||||
1,105 | Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | 6,057,140 | 5,368,087 | |||||||||
40,000 | Farmers National Banc Corp. | 333,870 | 462,400 | |||||||||
24,440 | First Internet Bancorp | 488,800 | 396,172 | |||||||||
381,300 | Flushing Financial Corp. | 6,008,065 | 5,006,469 | |||||||||
74,000 | FNB Corp. | 719,682 | 798,460 | |||||||||
32,116 | FS Bancorp Inc. | 589,634 | 947,422 | |||||||||
10 | Guaranty Corp., Cl. A†(a) | 137,500 | 55,000 | |||||||||
15,000 | Hanover Bancorp Inc. | 315,000 | 271,350 | |||||||||
25,600 | HomeStreet Inc. | 256,000 | 199,424 | |||||||||
9,030 | Hope Bancorp Inc. | 47,336 | 79,916 | |||||||||
96,791 | I3 Verticals Inc., Cl. A† | 1,645,598 | 2,046,162 | |||||||||
17,000 | ICC Holdings Inc.† | 170,000 | 268,600 | |||||||||
60,500 | KKR & Co. Inc. | 7,013 | 3,726,800 | |||||||||
75,700 | Legacy Housing Corp.† | 896,924 | 1,469,337 | |||||||||
700 | LendingTree Inc.† | 20,386 | 10,850 | |||||||||
96,000 | Medallion Financial Corp. | 349,594 | 673,920 | |||||||||
4,197 | Northrim BanCorp Inc. | 91,497 | 166,285 | |||||||||
10,440 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 190,032 | 151,067 | |||||||||
10,000 | Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. | 274,749 | 217,600 | |||||||||
20,000 | Primis Financial Corp. | 306,719 | 163,000 | |||||||||
30,530 | Renasant Corp. | 329,484 | 799,581 | |||||||||
34,000 | Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. | 1,045,739 | 728,620 | |||||||||
3,000 | Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | 92,978 | 65,880 | |||||||||
3,600 | Security National Corp. | 336,038 | 485,550 | |||||||||
68,000 | Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., Cl. A | 923,476 | 1,079,160 | |||||||||
6,750 | Simmons First National Corp., Cl. A | 152,916 | 114,480 | |||||||||
41,000 | Southern First Bancshares Inc.† | 1,748,035 | 1,104,540 | |||||||||
4,500 | Southside Bancshares Inc. | 153,548 | 129,150 | |||||||||
9,200 | SouthState Corp. | 389,952 | 619,712 | |||||||||
21,500 | Sprott Inc. | 491,480 | 654,854 | |||||||||
64,500 | Stellar Bancorp Inc. | 1,815,905 | 1,375,140 | |||||||||
4,500 | Territorial Bancorp Inc. | 99,712 | 40,905 | |||||||||
5,500 | Thomasville Bancshares Inc. | 209,436 | 329,944 | |||||||||
5,000 | Towne Bank | 146,110 | 114,650 | |||||||||
10,010 | TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | 230,230 | 273,173 | |||||||||
8,500 | United Bankshares Inc. | 275,405 | 234,515 | |||||||||
44,800 | Valley National Bancorp. | 294,751 | 383,488 | |||||||||
31,800 | Value Line Inc. | 314,878 | 1,390,296 | |||||||||
40,410 | Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. | 903,792 | 1,063,995 | |||||||||
71,520 | Waterstone Financial Inc. | 761,939 | 783,144 | |||||||||
81,580 | Western New England Bancorp Inc. | 693,341 | 529,454 | |||||||||
155,000 | Wright Investors’ Service Holdings Inc.† | 86,425 | 33,713 | |||||||||
35,649,527 | 40,335,450 | |||||||||||
Food and Beverage — 2.3% | ||||||||||||
84,600 | Andrew Peller Ltd., Cl. A | 357,330 | 262,224 | |||||||||
15,000 | BellRing Brands Inc.† | 210,000 | 618,450 | |||||||||
1,900 | Bridgford Foods Corp.† | 32,687 | 21,090 | |||||||||
47,000 | Calavo Growers Inc. | 1,389,670 | 1,185,810 | |||||||||
135,000 | Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd., Cl. A | 2,023,939 | 1,436,223 |
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
308,000 | Crimson Wine Group Ltd.† | $ | 2,691,176 | $ | 1,849,540 | |||||||
509,000 | Farmer Brothers Co.† | 2,532,410 | 1,313,220 | |||||||||
1,350 | Hanover Foods Corp., Cl. A | 101,654 | 67,122 | |||||||||
300 | Hanover Foods Corp., Cl. B | 28,206 | 15,600 | |||||||||
21,000 | Iwatsuka Confectionery Co. Ltd. | 727,260 | 722,297 | |||||||||
1,200 | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 17,298 | 196,380 | |||||||||
1,400 | John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc. | 62,433 | 138,320 | |||||||||
70,000 | Premier Foods plc | 32,686 | 102,488 | |||||||||
1,510 | Rock Field Co. Ltd. | 11,171 | 16,309 | |||||||||
4,600 | Scheid Vineyards Inc., Cl. A† | 56,199 | 63,296 | |||||||||
4,000 | T. Hasegawa Co. Ltd. | 83,685 | 81,638 | |||||||||
235,200 | Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. | 345,177 | 328,579 | |||||||||
207,400 | Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. | 108,284 | 251,075 | |||||||||
23,000 | Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc.† | 88,087 | 135,010 | |||||||||
10,899,352 | 8,804,671 | |||||||||||
Health Care — 4.4% | ||||||||||||
65,000 | Accuray Inc.† | 293,403 | 176,800 | |||||||||
5,700 | Boiron SA | 96,539 | 323,614 | |||||||||
9,000 | CareDx Inc.† | 47,818 | 63,000 | |||||||||
3,000 | Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.† | 55,288 | 67,050 | |||||||||
191,160 | Cutera Inc.† | 2,232,424 | 1,150,783 | |||||||||
35,142 | Electromed Inc.† | 76,795 | 365,125 | |||||||||
60,500 | Exelixis Inc.† | 115,252 | 1,321,925 | |||||||||
200,000 | InfuSystem Holdings Inc.† | 640,498 | 1,928,000 | |||||||||
21,730 | Integer Holdings Corp.† | 452,207 | 1,704,284 | |||||||||
5,500 | LeMaitre Vascular Inc. | 133,878 | 299,640 | |||||||||
212,000 | Neogen Corp.† | 306,519 | 3,930,480 | |||||||||
60,500 | NeoGenomics Inc.† | 196,109 | 744,150 | |||||||||
34,000 | Neuronetics Inc.† | 133,602 | 45,900 | |||||||||
1,500 | Omnicell Inc.† | 23,551 | 67,560 | |||||||||
178,000 | OPKO Health Inc.† | 437,559 | 284,800 | |||||||||
21,000 | Option Care Health Inc.† | 182,763 | 679,350 | |||||||||
25,500 | Orthofix Medical Inc.† | 446,302 | 327,930 | |||||||||
2,500 | QuidelOrtho Corp.† | 27,931 | 182,600 | |||||||||
1,300 | STERIS plc | 51,834 | 285,246 | |||||||||
1,000 | Surgalign Holdings Inc.† | 2,440 | 14 | |||||||||
46,400 | SurModics Inc.† | 908,009 | 1,488,976 | |||||||||
69,611 | United-Guardian Inc. | 621,920 | 524,171 | |||||||||
1,000 | Utah Medical Products Inc. | 25,584 | 86,000 | |||||||||
19,500 | Zealand Pharma A/S† | 236,791 | 845,296 | |||||||||
7,745,016 | 16,892,694 | |||||||||||
Hotels and Gaming — 5.2% | ||||||||||||
12,000 | Bally’s Corp.† | 320,345 | 157,320 | |||||||||
16,000 | Boyd Gaming Corp. | 84,094 | 973,280 | |||||||||
20,200 | Caesars Entertainment Inc.† | 82,244 | 936,270 | |||||||||
3,400 | Churchill Downs Inc. | 33,314 | 394,536 | |||||||||
1,211,119 | Full House Resorts Inc.† | 3,339,101 | 5,171,478 | |||||||||
174,393 | Gambling.com Group Ltd.† | 1,359,024 | 2,281,061 | |||||||||
20,000 | Genius Sports Ltd.† | 81,525 | 106,600 | |||||||||
121,500 | Golden Entertainment Inc. | 1,406,123 | 4,152,870 | |||||||||
255,221 | Inspired Entertainment Inc.† | 1,539,343 | 3,052,443 | |||||||||
237,000 | PlayAGS Inc.† | 1,869,049 | 1,545,240 | |||||||||
20,000 | Rush Street Interactive Inc.† | 230,786 | 92,400 | |||||||||
72,500 | The Marcus Corp. | 941,928 | 1,123,750 | |||||||||
11,286,876 | 19,987,248 | |||||||||||
Machinery — 5.0% | ||||||||||||
177,500 | Astec Industries Inc. | 6,229,823 | 8,362,025 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Machinery (Continued) | ||||||||||||
4,400 | DMG Mori AG | $ | 22,722 | $ | 199,567 | |||||||
473,600 | Gencor Industries Inc.† | 3,064,087 | 6,691,968 | |||||||||
22,650 | Tennant Co. | 641,403 | 1,679,497 | |||||||||
16,020 | The Middleby Corp.† | 157,776 | 2,050,560 | |||||||||
10,115,811 | 18,983,617 | |||||||||||
Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 3.4% | ||||||||||||
14,540 | Cavco Industries Inc.† | 1,017,986 | 3,862,697 | |||||||||
107,250 | Nobility Homes Inc. | 1,551,680 | 3,203,021 | |||||||||
60,500 | Skyline Champion Corp.† | 421,021 | 3,855,060 | |||||||||
36,400 | Winnebago Industries Inc. | 340,866 | 2,163,980 | |||||||||
3,331,553 | 13,084,758 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
36,000 | Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | 459,490 | 422,750 | |||||||||
400,000 | Tanami Gold NL† | 17,083 | 10,287 | |||||||||
476,573 | 433,037 | |||||||||||
Paper and Forest Products — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2,050 | Keweenaw Land Association Ltd.† | 142,152 | 45,612 | |||||||||
Publishing — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
8,000 | DallasNews Corp. | 41,944 | 36,800 | |||||||||
30,000 | Lee Enterprises Inc.† | 530,443 | 321,300 | |||||||||
339,800 | The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A† | 1,693,211 | 1,862,104 | |||||||||
2,265,598 | 2,220,204 | |||||||||||
Real Estate — 1.8% | ||||||||||||
116,000 | AmBase Corp.† | 123,534 | 15,660 | |||||||||
116,300 | Capital Properties Inc., Cl. A | 1,242,522 | 1,465,380 | |||||||||
30,000 | DREAM Unlimited Corp., Cl. A | 331,539 | 405,964 | |||||||||
19,500 | FRP Holdings Inc.† | 636,516 | 1,052,415 | |||||||||
18,540 | Gyrodyne LLC† | 431,021 | 192,816 | |||||||||
6,200 | Holobeam Inc.† | 100,461 | 204,600 | |||||||||
257,500 | Reading International Inc., Cl. A† | 1,707,684 | 545,900 | |||||||||
74,400 | Reading International Inc., Cl. B† | 674,532 | 1,287,120 | |||||||||
2,508 | Royalty LLC†(a) | 0 | 765 | |||||||||
95,500 | Tejon Ranch Co.† | 1,899,775 | 1,549,010 | |||||||||
265,000 | Trinity Place Holdings Inc.† | 882,721 | 96,725 | |||||||||
8,030,305 | 6,816,355 | |||||||||||
Restaurants — 4.0% | ||||||||||||
57,000 | Denny’s Corp.† | 384,205 | 482,790 | |||||||||
211,000 | Nathan’s Famous Inc.(b) | 3,055,450 | 14,909,260 | |||||||||
3,439,655 | 15,392,050 | |||||||||||
Retail — 1.2% | ||||||||||||
16,000 | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 86,312 | 112,160 | |||||||||
4,000 | Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A | 71,077 | 301,320 | |||||||||
27,000 | Lands’ End Inc.† | 346,794 | 201,690 | |||||||||
20,000 | La-Z-Boy Inc. | 432,258 | 617,600 | |||||||||
26,500 | Movado Group Inc. | 244,132 | 724,775 | |||||||||
16,000 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. | 231,232 | 206,560 | |||||||||
1,000 | PetMed Express Inc. | 15,765 | 10,250 | |||||||||
60,000 | Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.† | 446,956 | 269,400 | |||||||||
90,247 | Village Super Market Inc., Cl. A | 2,261,354 | 2,043,192 | |||||||||
4,135,880 | 4,486,947 |
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
Semiconductors — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
64,927 | SkyWater Technology Inc.† | $ | 602,274 | $ | 390,860 | |||||||
Specialty Chemicals — 1.9% | ||||||||||||
69,580 | Hawkins Inc. | 1,235,115 | 4,094,783 | |||||||||
5,000 | Minerals Technologies Inc. | 184,285 | 273,800 | |||||||||
100,000 | Navigator Holdings Ltd. | 939,625 | 1,477,000 | |||||||||
10,800 | Neo Performance Materials Inc. | 133,816 | 63,850 | |||||||||
25,000 | Teraoka Seisakusho Co. Ltd. | 183,098 | 55,875 | |||||||||
66,900 | The General Chemical Group Inc.†(a) | 6,021 | 0 | |||||||||
192,174 | Treatt plc | 1,033,807 | 1,188,771 | |||||||||
3,715,767 | 7,154,079 | |||||||||||
Telecommunications — 0.6% | ||||||||||||
51,000 | A10 Networks Inc. | 323,820 | 766,530 | |||||||||
10,000 | Frequency Electronics Inc. | 106,784 | 69,400 | |||||||||
260,000 | INNOVATE Corp.† | 763,302 | 421,200 | |||||||||
30,000 | Nuvera Communications Inc. | 219,358 | 372,000 | |||||||||
2,800 | Preformed Line Products Co. | 210,474 | 455,224 | |||||||||
5,000 | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | 25,355 | 103,050 | |||||||||
1,649,093 | 2,187,404 | |||||||||||
Transportation — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
6,500 | Patriot Transportation Holding Inc.† | 99,485 | 55,185 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 230,047,766 | 368,674,796 | ||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
16,700 | Jungheinrich AG | 45,886 | 501,079 | |||||||||
RIGHTS — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.1% | ||||||||||||
85,500 | Pineapple Energy Inc., CVR† | 0 | 197,095 | |||||||||
Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
25,000 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc., CVR† | 0 | 500 | |||||||||
200,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., CCCP, expire 01/02/24†(a) | 103,591 | 0 | |||||||||
103,591 | 500 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
60,000 | Pan American Silver Corp., CVR† | 44,994 | 32,100 | |||||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | 148,585 | 229,695 | ||||||||||
WARRANTS — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Business Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
1 | Internap Corp., expire 05/08/24†(a) | 0 | 652 | |||||||||
Computer Software and Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
9,000 | Otonomo Technologies Ltd., expire 08/13/26† | 12,907 | 377 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2023
Shares | Cost | Market Value | ||||||||||
WARRANTS (Continued) | ||||||||||||
Diversified Industrial — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
47,000 | Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp., expire 08/01/25† | $ | 32,110 | $ | 15,040 | |||||||
Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
7,627 | Weatherford International plc, expire 12/13/23† | 0 | 18,305 | |||||||||
Health Care — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
8,737 | Option Care Health Inc., Cl. A, expire 07/27/25† | 7,979 | 29,734 | |||||||||
8,737 | Option Care Health Inc., Cl. B, expire 07/27/25† | 7,554 | 20,196 | |||||||||
15,533 | 49,930 | |||||||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS | 60,550 | 84,304 |
Principal | ||||||||||||
Amount | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 2.8% | ||||||||||||
10,515,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 5.276% to 5.404%††, | |||||||||||
10/05/23 to 12/28/23 | 10,467,121 | 10,468,692 | ||||||||||
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENTS — 0.2%(c) | 694,055 | 702,725 | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% | $ | 241,463,963 | 380,661,291 | |||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 0.3% | 1,281,296 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 381,942,587 |
(a) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(b) | Security considered an affiliated holding because the Fund owns at least 5% of its outstanding shares. |
(c) | Represents undisclosed, unrestricted securities which the Fund has held for less than one year. |
† | Non-income producing security. |
†† | Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
CCCP | Contingent Cash Consideration Payment |
CVR | Contingent Value Right |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
(b) | Not applicable. |
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 James P. Conn is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
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 $128,924 in 2022 and $131,504 in 2023. |
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 2022 and $0 in 2023. |
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 $23,546 in 2022 and $24,020 in 2023. 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 2022 and $0 in 2023. |
(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 $23,550 in 2022 and $24,020 in 2023. |
(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. |
(i) | Not applicable. |
(j) | The registrant is not a foreign issuer. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Investments. |
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
(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. |
(a)(1) | Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto. |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
(a)(2)(1) | Not applicable. |
(a)(2)(2) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
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/ John C. Ball | |
John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date | 12/7/23 |
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/ John C. Ball | |
John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date | 12/7/23 |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ John C. Ball | |
John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
Date | 12/7/23 |
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |