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 811-08652
Croft Funds Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Canton House, 300 Water Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Mr. Kent Croft
Canton House, 300 Water Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Name and address of agent for service)
With copy to:
Leslie Cruz, Esquire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 746-33212
Date of fiscal year end: April 30
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2010
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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Croft Value Fund
&
Croft Income Fund
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
Croft Value Fund
Graphical Illustration
October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the industry sectors the underlying securities represent as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.
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Croft Income Fund
Graphical Illustration
October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the investment grade as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.
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| | Croft Value Fund | |
| | Schedule of Investments | |
| | October 31, 2010 (Unaudited) | |
| | | |
Shares/Principal | | | Fair Value |
| | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 92.12% | |
| | | |
Agricultural - 1.82% | |
51,404 | | Monsanto Company | $ 3,054,426 |
20,740 | | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 3,009,167 |
| | | 6,063,593 |
Banks, S&L's and Brokers - 2.19% | |
368,416 | | Bank of America Corp. | 4,217,995 |
124,033 | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 3,108,267 |
| | | 7,326,262 |
Building & Construction - 2.47% | |
46,580 | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. * | 1,798,454 |
32,316 | | Fluor Corp. | 1,557,308 |
209,038 | | Foster Wheeler Ltd. * | 4,899,851 |
| | | 8,255,613 |
Business Services - 0.41% | |
120,239 | | Convergys Corp. * | 1,363,510 |
| | | |
Capital Equipment - 6.95% | |
80,919 | | Baldor Electric Co. | 3,400,216 |
56,516 | | Caterpillar, Inc. | 4,442,157 |
89,185 | | Deere & Co. | 6,849,408 |
34,387 | | Flowserve Corp. | 3,438,700 |
67,961 | | United Technologies Corp. | 5,081,444 |
| | | 23,211,925 |
Chemicals - 1.22% | | |
86,385 | | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 4,084,283 |
| | | |
Consumer Non-Durables - 4.03% | |
124,231 | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 7,268,756 |
97,291 | | Procter & Gamble Co. | 6,184,789 |
| | | 13,453,545 |
| |
Energy - 0.65% | | | |
126,997 | | Geo Resources, Inc. * | 2,184,348 |
| | | |
Financial Services - 3.72% | |
816,846 | | Citigroup, Inc. * | 3,406,248 |
318,711 | | Invesco Ltd. ADR | 7,330,353 |
31,253 | | PNC Financial Services Group | 1,684,537 |
| | | 12,421,138 |
Forest Products - 3.86% | |
38,974 | | Potlatch Corp. | 1,327,065 |
62,663 | | Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | 2,308,505 |
570,558 | | Weyerhaeuser Co. | 9,254,451 |
| | | 12,890,021 |
Gas & Gas Transmission - 1.11% | |
172,442 | | Williams Companies, Inc. | 3,709,227 |
| | | |
Healthcare - 4.86% | | |
43,237 | | Aetna, Inc. * | 1,291,057 |
46,829 | | Baxter International, Inc. | 2,385,001 |
45,814 | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | 3,459,873 |
25,205 | | CVS Caremark Corp. | 759,426 |
26,598 | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. * | 1,699,878 |
113,473 | | Qiagen N.V. * | 2,135,562 |
52,673 | | Stryker Corp. | 2,606,787 |
52,354 | | Unitedhealth Group, Inc. | 1,887,362 |
| | | 16,224,946 |
Industrial Goods - 2.76% | |
160,124 | | ABB Ltd. ADR | 3,312,966 |
54,034 | | Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | 2,847,051 |
38,649 | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | 3,047,473 |
| | | 9,207,490 |
Insurance Agents & Brokers - 0.93% | |
123,750 | | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 3,091,275 |
| | | |
International Oil & Gas - 4.37% | |
13,895 | | Chevron Corp. | 1,147,727 |
43,999 | | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | 1,740,657 |
65,946 | | Nexen, Inc. | 1,403,990 |
258,856 | | Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. * | 10,288,842 |
| | | 14,581,216 |
| |
Life Insurance - 3.22% | |
156,987 | | MetLife, Inc. * | 6,331,286 |
84,203 | | Prudential Financial, Inc. * | 4,427,394 |
| | | 10,758,680 |
Media & Entertainment - 1.19% | |
91,239 | | DirecTV Group, Inc. - Class A * | 3,964,335 |
| | | |
Metals & Mining - 4.22% | |
29,130 | | BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR | 2,405,410 |
62,127 | | Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc. | 5,889,329 |
237,850 | | Quadra Mining Ltd. * | 3,353,937 |
84,794 | | Silver Wheaton Corp. * | 2,437,827 |
| | | 14,086,503 |
Multi-Industry - 6.39% | |
255,426 | | General Electric Co. | 4,091,925 |
114,541 | | Honeywell International, Inc. | 5,396,027 |
114,961 | | ITT Corp. | 5,425,010 |
167,839 | | Tyco International, Inc. | 6,424,877 |
| | | 21,337,839 |
Natural Gas - 2.94% | |
66,193 | | Atlas Energy, Inc. * | 1,929,526 |
102,410 | | Southwestern Energy Co. * | 3,465,554 |
32,000 | | QEP Resources, Inc. | 1,056,960 |
81,545 | | Ultra Petroleum Corp. * | 3,355,577 |
| | | 9,807,617 |
Oil - 2.49% | | | |
162,495 | | Brigham Exploration Co. * | 3,428,644 |
47,034 | | Hess Corporation | 2,964,553 |
34,319 | | Petroleum Development Corp. * | 1,072,812 |
55,239 | | Venoco, Inc. * | 855,100 |
| | | 8,321,109 |
Pharmaceuticals - 6.44% | |
21,861 | | Cephalon, Inc. * | 1,452,445 |
96,630 | | ICON PLC. ADR * | 1,869,790 |
81,080 | | Johnson & Johnson | 5,168,039 |
132,548 | | Merck & Co., Inc. | 4,812,818 |
301,744 | | Pfizer, Inc. | 5,254,872 |
114,174 | | Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. | 2,946,831 |
| | | 21,504,795 |
| |
Property & Casualty Insurance - 3.73% | |
151,674 | | Allstate Corp. | 4,624,540 |
131,527 | | Ace Ltd. | 7,815,334 |
| | | 12,439,874 |
Real Estate - 0.94% | | |
170,525 | | CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. - Class A * | 3,129,134 |
| | | |
Retail Stores - 3.10% | |
59,613 | | Best Buy Company, Inc. | 2,562,167 |
132,878 | | Collective Brands, Inc. * | 2,037,020 |
268,822 | | Lowes Companies, Inc. | 5,736,661 |
| | | 10,335,848 |
Specialty Chemicals - 4.89% | |
40,973 | | 3M Co. | 3,450,746 |
44,018 | | Albemarle Corp. | 2,206,622 |
99,181 | | FMC Corp. | 7,250,131 |
121,686 | | Nalco Chemical Co. | 3,429,111 |
| | | 16,336,610 |
Technology - 5.02% | | |
103,076 | | Altera Corp. | 3,220,094 |
6,215 | | Apple Computer Inc. * | 1,870,591 |
152,441 | | Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,882,646 |
268,846 | | Cisco Systems, Inc. * | 6,145,820 |
110,653 | | Corning, Inc. | 2,022,737 |
38,503 | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,618,666 |
| | | 16,760,554 |
Telecommunications - 2.84% | |
236,268 | | General Cable Corp. * | 6,601,328 |
63,829 | | Qualcomm Inc. | 2,882,518 |
| | | 9,483,846 |
Transportation - 1.77% | |
19,823 | | Canadian National Railway Co. | 1,284,134 |
75,237 | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 4,626,323 |
| | | 5,910,457 |
Utilities - 1.59% | | | |
57,386 | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 3,158,525 |
45,032 | | PG&E Corp. | 2,153,430 |
| | | 5,311,955 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $289,306,746) - 92.12% | $ 307,557,548 |
| | | |
U.S. Government Obligations - 5.02% | |
11,000,000 | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 2/28/2011 | $ 11,025,355 |
700,000 | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 3/31/2011 | 701,996 |
2,000,000 | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 5/31/2011 | 2,007,968 |
3,000,000 | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 2/29/2012 | 3,024,030 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $16,732,589) - 5.02% | $ 16,759,349 |
| | | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.14% | |
10,495,588 | | AIM Short-term Investment Company Prime Portfolio 0.15% ** | 10,495,588 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $10,495,588) - 3.14% | $ 10,495,588 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $316,534,923) - 100.28% | $ 334,812,485 |
| | | |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.28)% | (945,866) |
| | | |
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 333,866,619 |
| | | |
| | | |
* Non-income producing securities during the period. | |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt | |
** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at October 31, 2010. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
| | | |
| | Croft Income Fund | |
| | Schedule of Investments | |
| | October 31, 2010 (Unaudited) | |
| | | |
Shares/Principal | Fair Value |
| | | |
CLOSED END MUTUAL FUNDS - 2.10% | |
| | | |
Taxable Bond Funds - 2.10% | |
6,200 | | Alliance Bernstein Global High Income Fund * | $ 94,550 |
9,600 | | Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund * | 162,432 |
4,500 | | Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund * | 64,575 |
| | | 321,557 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR CLOSED END MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $227,527) - 2.10% | $ 321,557 |
| | | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.54% | |
| | | |
Accident & Health Insurance - 0.15% | |
22,000 | | Unumprovident Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/11 | $ 22,434 |
| | | |
Building Materials & Housing - 2.92% | |
115,000 | | Plum Creek Timber Co., 5.875%, 11/15/15 | 127,685 |
300,000 | | Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.750%, 3/15/12 | 319,588 |
| | | 447,273 |
Business Equipment - 3.61% | |
182,000 | | Hewlett-Packard Co., 5.500%, 3/1/18 | 213,955 |
45,000 | | Hewlett-Packard Co., 6.125%, 3/1/14 | 52,109 |
160,000 | | Pitney Bowes, Inc., 4.750%, 5/15/18 | 164,806 |
105,000 | | United Technology Corp., 5.375%, 12/15/17 | 122,847 |
| | | 553,717 |
Business Services - 1.12% | |
145,000 | | United Parcel Services, 5.500%, 1/15/18 | 171,860 |
| | | |
Cable TV & Cellular Telephone - 0.76% | |
100,000 | | Tele-Communications, Inc. Senior Debentures, 7.875%, 8/1/13 | 116,564 |
| | | |
Capital Goods - 1.72% | |
150,000 | | Caterpillar, Inc., 7.000%, 12/15/13 | 178,239 |
75,000 | | General Dynamics Corp., 5.250%, 2/1/14 | 84,868 |
| | | 263,107 |
Chemicals - 4.79% | |
75,000 | | Agrium, Inc. Debentures (Yankee), 7.800%, 2/1/27 | 89,776 |
150,000 | | Dupont EI De Nemours, 6.000% 7/15/18 | 179,670 |
180,000 | | Huntsman International, LLC, 7.875%, 11/15/14 | 188,100 |
30,000 | | IMC Global, Inc. Senior Debentures, 9.450%, 12/15/11 | 31,367 |
220,000 | | Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.000%, 5/1/18 | 246,400 |
| | | 735,313 |
Education - 0.30% | |
40,000 | | Duke University, 5.150%, 4/1/19 | 45,997 |
| | | |
Electric & Gas Utilities - 4.60% | |
125,000 | | American Electric Power Corp., 5.250%, 6/1/15 | 141,502 |
100,000 | | Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.250%, 6/30/12 | 108,806 |
160,000 | | Duke Energy Corp., 6.300%, 2/1/14 | 183,394 |
67,000 | | El Paso Corp. Senior Notes, 7.000%, 5/15/11 | 68,738 |
185,000 | | Exelon Corp., 4.900%, 6/15/15 | 203,800 |
| | | 706,240 |
Electronic Instruments and Controls - 0.72% | |
40,000 | | Arrow Electronics, Inc. Senior Debentures, 6.875%, 6/1/18 | 45,598 |
60,000 | | Arrow Electronics, Inc. Debentures, 7.500%, 1/15/27 | 65,003 |
| | | 110,601 |
Energy and Energy Services - 11.06% | |
120,000 | | Anadarko Petroleum, 7.625%, 3/15/14 | 136,493 |
150,000 | | Atlas Energy, Inc., 10.750%, 2/1/18 | 168,750 |
100,000 | | Baker Hughes, Inc., 7.500%, 11/15/18 | 129,343 |
30,000 | | Baker Hughes, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/13 | 34,800 |
150,000 | | Baldor Electric Co., 8.625%, 2/15/17 | 160,125 |
30,000 | | Conocophillips Corp., 4.750%, 2/1/14 | 33,409 |
100,000 | | Conocophillips Corp., 5.200%, 5/15/18 | 115,543 |
65,000 | | Global Marine, Inc., 7.000%, 6/1/28 | 67,353 |
135,000 | | Occidental Petroleum, 6.750%, 1/15/12 | 144,422 |
100,000 | | Shell International Finance BV, 4.000%, 3/21/14 | 108,970 |
185,000 | | Sunoco, Inc., 4.875%, 10/15/14 | 195,618 |
150,000 | | Tesoro Corp., 6.625%, 11/1/15 | 151,500 |
60,000 | | Tosco Corp., 7.800%, 1/1/27 | 74,792 |
105,000 | | Weatherford International, Inc., 5.950%, 6/15/12 | 112,437 |
60,000 | | Weatherford International, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/11 | 62,991 |
| | | 1,696,546 |
| |
Environmental Service/Pollution Control - 0.33% | |
50,000 | | Waste Management, Inc. Debentures, 7.650%, 3/15/11 | 51,177 |
| | | |
Financial Services - 12.04% | |
145,000 | | Allstate Corp., 6.200%, 5/16/14 | 169,009 |
130,000 | | American Express Credit Co., 5.125%, 8/25/14 | 143,506 |
160,000 | | Berkshire Hathaway Financial Corp., 4.625%, 10/15/13 | 176,679 |
100,000 | | Charles Schwab Corp., 4.950%, 6/1/14 | 111,612 |
60,000 | | CIGNA Corp. Debentures, 7.875%, 5/15/27 | 70,954 |
200,000 | | CIGNA Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/11 | 210,093 |
150,000 | | Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 7.500%, 8/1/12 | 161,072 |
55,000 | | General Electric Capital Corp., 3.000%, 12/9/11 | 56,598 |
55,000 | | Goldman Sachs Group, 3.250%, 6/15/12 | 57,534 |
55,000 | | JP Morgan Chase & Co., 3.125%, 12/1/11 | 56,627 |
120,000 | | Marsh & McLennan Co., 5.750%, 9/15/15 | 133,684 |
137,000 | | Merrill Lynch & Co., 6.875%, 4/25/18 | 153,763 |
70,000 | | Merrill Lynch & Co., 6.150%, 4/25/13 | 75,871 |
55,000 | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.000%, 12/9/11 | 56,629 |
90,000 | | Wells Fargo & Co., 5.125%, 9/1/12 | 95,941 |
110,000 | | Wells Fargo & Co., 4.375%, 1/31/13 | 117,544 |
| | | 1,847,116 |
Food & Drug Producers - 4.20% | |
100,000 | | Archer-Daniels Midland Co., 5.450%, 3/15/18 | 116,185 |
70,000 | | Bunge, Ltd., 5.350%, 4/15/14 | 75,136 |
100,000 | | Glaxosmithkline PLC., 4.375%, 4/15/14 | 110,543 |
160,000 | | Pepsico, Inc., 7.900%, 11/1/18 | 214,529 |
110,000 | | Pfizer, Inc., 5.350%, 3/15/15 | 127,581 |
| | | 643,974 |
Gas & Gas Transmission - 2.27% | |
100,000 | | KN Energy, Inc. Senior Debentures, 7.250%, 3/1/28 | 82,671 |
150,000 | | Sonat, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/2011 | 155,508 |
100,000 | | Panhandle Eastern Pipeline., 6.050%, 8/15/2013 | 109,616 |
| | | 347,795 |
Home Improvement Stores - 0.20% | |
30,000 | | Home Depot, Inc., 5.200%, 3/1/11 | 30,462 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
| | | |
Home Lawn & Garden Equipment - 0.67% | |
100,000 | | Toro Company Debentures, 7.800%, 6/15/27 | 102,810 |
| | | |
Industrial Goods - 6.70% | |
75,000 | | Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Debentures, 6.750%, 2/15/27 | 79,182 |
136,000 | | General Electric Co., 5.250%, 12/6/17 | 153,118 |
90,000 | | Honeywell International, Inc., 4.250%, 3/1/13 | 97,392 |
115,000 | | Johnson Controls, Inc., 7.700%, 3/1/15 | 138,071 |
235,000 | | Nalco Company., 8.875%, 11/15/13 | 239,700 |
160,000 | | Tyco International, Ltd., 6.750%, 2/15/11 | 162,867 |
150,000 | | Xerox Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/11 | 156,870 |
| | | 1,027,200 |
International Gas & Oil - 1.25% | |
175,000 | | Nexen, Inc., 5.050%. 11/20/13 | 192,046 |
| | | |
Life Insurance - 2.44% | |
40,000 | | Prudential Financial, Inc., 3.625%, 9/17/12 | 41,586 |
160,000 | | Prudential Financial, Inc., 4.500%, 7/15/13 | 170,860 |
160,000 | | United Health Group, Inc., 5.250%, 3/15/11 | 162,546 |
| | | 374,992 |
Media & Entertainment - 3.37% | |
150,000 | | Liberty Media, Corp., 5.700%, 5/15/13 | 154,313 |
170,000 | | Time Warner, Inc. Debentures, 9.150%, 2/1/23 | 231,282 |
110,000 | | Washington Post Co., 7.250%, 2/1/19 | 130,717 |
| | | 516,312 |
Metal & Mining - 4.21% | |
127,000 | | Arch Western Finance, 6.75%, 7/1/13 | 128,270 |
165,000 | | BHP Finance USA, 5.500%, 4/1/14 | 186,853 |
75,000 | | Freeport McMoran, 8.375%, 4/1/17 | 84,844 |
100,000 | | Nucor Corp., 5.750%, 12/1/17 | 117,892 |
125,000 | | U.S. Steel Corp., 7.000%, 2/1/18 | 127,813 |
| | | 645,672 |
| |
Miscellaneous Consumer Goods & Services - 1.33% | |
90,000 | | Brown-Forman Corp., 5.000%, 2/1/14 | 99,066 |
100,000 | | Tenneco Packaging, Inc. Debentures, 8.125%, 6/15/17 | 104,648 |
| | | 203,714 |
Plastic Materials, Synthetic Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers - 1.80% | |
150,000 | | Albemarle Corp., 5.100%, 2/1/15 | 165,416 |
100,000 | | Potash Corp. of Saskathewan, 5.250%, 5/15/14 | 110,557 |
| | | 275,973 |
Printing & Publishing - 1.34% | |
165,000 | | News America Holdings, Inc. Senior Debentures, 7.750%, 2/1/24 | 204,970 |
| | | |
Retail Stores - 1.55% | |
55,000 | | Albertson's Medium-Term, Inc. Notes, 6.520%, 4/10/28 | 42,025 |
70,000 | | Auto Zone, Inc., 6.950%, 6/15/16 | 84,276 |
90,000 | | Staples, Inc., 9.750%, 1/15/14 | 111,480 |
| | | 237,781 |
Steel & Iron - 1.24% | |
185,000 | | Carpenter Technology, 7.625%, 8/15/11 | 190,197 |
| | | |
Telephones & Communications - 2.73% | |
186,000 | | AT&T Corp. Liberty Media, LLC., 8.250%, 2/1/30 | 186,233 |
75,000 | | AT&T Corp., 4.850%, 2/15/14 | 83,141 |
150,000 | | Anixter, Inc., 5.950%, 3/1/15 | 149,250 |
| | | 418,624 |
Technology - 1.12% | |
145,000 | | Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.500%, 2/22/16 | 171,688 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $11,147,407) - 80.54% | $ 12,352,155 |
| | | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 1.64% | |
150,000 | | General Cable Corp., 0.875%, 11/15/13 | $ 136,875 |
130,000 | | General Cable Corp., 1.000%, 10/15/12 | 115,863 |
| | | 252,738 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $235,264) - 1.64% | $ 252,738 |
| |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OBLIGATIONS - 10.03% | |
125,000 | | Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.410%, 11/7/16 | $ 131,133 |
400,000 | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 1/31/2012 | 402,984 |
1,000,000 | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 5/31/11 | 1,003,984 |
| | | 1,538,101 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCES AND OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,529,477) - 10.03% | $ 1,538,101 |
| | | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.74% | |
105,000 | | State of California Taxable Build Am, 5.450%, 4/1/15 | 112,793 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $108,050) - 0.74% | $ 112,793 |
| | | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.52% | |
693,265 | | AIM Short-term Investment Company Prime Portfolio 0.15% ** | 693,265 |
| | | |
TOTAL FOR SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $693,265) - 4.52% | $ 693,265 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $13,940,990) - 99.57% | $ 15,270,609 |
| | | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.43% | 66,419 |
| | | |
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 15,337,028 |
| | | |
* Closed-end security |
** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at October 31, 2010. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
| | | |
Croft Funds Corporation |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
October 31, 2010 (Unaudited) |
| | | |
Assets: | | Value Fund | Income Fund |
Investments in Securities, at Fair Value | | |
(Cost $316,534,923 and $13,940,990, respectively) | $ 334,812,485 | $ 15,270,609 |
Dividends and Interest Receivable | 261,319 | 203,635 |
Prepaid Expenses | 111,428 | 23,112 |
Total Assets | 335,185,232 | 15,497,356 |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payables: | | | |
Accrued Management Fees | 246,836 | 1,662 |
Distribution Fees Payable to the Advisor | 65,648 | 3,817 |
Other Accrued Expenses | 8,329 | 17,511 |
Distributions Payable | - | 137,338 |
Securities Purchased | 997,800 | - |
Total Liabilities | 1,318,613 | 160,328 |
Net Assets | | $ 333,866,619 | $ 15,337,028 |
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Net Assets Consist of: | | |
Paid In Capital | $ 320,879,774 | $ 14,758,717 |
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income | 4,296,387 | 26,409 |
Accumulated Realized Loss on Investments | (9,587,104) | (777,717) |
Unrealized Appreciation in Value of Investments | 18,277,562 | 1,329,619 |
Net Assets (30,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value for the Croft | | |
Funds Corporation, which includes the Value Fund and the | | |
Income Fund), for 15,447,503 and 1,522,597 Shares Outstanding. | $ 333,866,619 | $ 15,337,028 |
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Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share | $ 21.61 | $ 10.07 |
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Short-term Redemption Price Per Share ($21.61 x 0.98 and $10.07 x 0.98) * | $ 21.18 | $ 9.87 |
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* The Funds will deduct a 2% redemption fee from redemption proceeds | | |
if you purchase shares and then redeem those shares within 30 days. | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
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Croft Funds |
Statements of Operations |
For the six months ended October 31, 2010 (Unaudited) |
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| | Value Fund | Income Fund |
Investment Income: | | |
Dividends (net of foreign witholding taxes of $14,405 and $0, respectively) | $ 6,184,927 | $ 10,568 |
Interest | | 47,028 | 362,418 |
Total Investment Income | 6,231,955 | 372,986 |
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Expenses: | | | |
Advisory Fees | 1,434,277 | 59,643 |
Distribution Fees | 381,456 | 18,875 |
Transfer Agent and Fund Accounting Fees | 34,871 | 15,945 |
Custody Fees | 24,198 | 2,533 |
Registration Fees | 10,165 | 10,165 |
Audit Fees | 7,329 | 6,483 |
Insurance Fees | 6,483 | 6,483 |
Legal Fees | 10,616 | 10,616 |
Miscellaneous Fees | 20,353 | 997 |
Printing and Mailing Fees | 5,309 | 910 |
Director Fees | 511 | 336 |
Total Expenses | 1,935,568 | 132,986 |
Fees Waived by the Advisor | - | (49,939) |
Net Expenses | 1,935,568 | 83,047 |
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Net Investment Income | 4,296,387 | 289,939 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments: | | |
Realized Gain on Investments | 1,873,940 | 39,878 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments | (8,918,978) | 265,036 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments | (7,045,038) | 304,914 |
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ (2,748,651) | $ 594,853 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | |
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Croft Value Fund |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | (Unaudited) | |
| | For the Six | For the Year |
| | Months Ended | Ended |
| | 10/31/2010 | 4/30/2010 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations: | | |
Net Investment Income | $ 4,296,387 | $ 27,314 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 1,873,940 | (222,137) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments | (8,918,978) | 45,120,705 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | (2,748,651) | 44,925,882 |
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Distributions to Shareholders from: | | |
Net Investment Income | - | (164,140) |
Realized Gains | - | - |
Net Change in Net Assets from Distributions | - | (164,140) |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | |
Proceeds from Sale of Shares | 61,625,361 | 231,794,739 |
Proceeds from Shares Issued from Transfers In-Kind | - | 1,830,113 |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends | - | 162,811 |
Cost of Shares Redeemed | (38,297,404) | (34,678,974) |
Net Increase from Shareholder Activity | 23,327,957 | 199,108,689 |
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Net Assets: | | | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | 20,579,306 | 243,870,431 |
Beginning of Period | 313,287,313 | 69,416,882 |
End of Period (Including Accumulated Undistributed Net | | |
Investment Income of $4,296,387 and $0, respectively) | $ 333,866,619 | $ 313,287,313 |
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Share Transactions: | | |
Shares Sold | | 3,029,605 | 11,529,098 |
Shares Issued from Transfers In-Kind | - | 91,827 |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends | - | 7,977 |
Shares Redeemed | (1,906,261) | (1,825,935) |
Net Increase in Shares | 1,123,344 | 9,802,967 |
Outstanding at Beginning of Period | 14,324,159 | 4,521,192 |
Outstanding at End of Period | 15,447,503 | 14,324,159 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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Croft Income Fund |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | (Unaudited) | |
| | For the Six | For the Year |
| | Months Ended | Ended |
| | 10/31/2010 | 4/30/2010 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations: | | |
Net Investment Income | $ 289,939 | $ 522,009 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 39,878 | 48,045 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | 265,036 | 1,053,926 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 594,853 | 1,623,980 |
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Distributions to Shareholders: | | |
Net Investment Income | (289,083) | (527,064) |
Net Change in Net Assets from Distributions | (289,083) | (527,064) |
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Capital Share Transactions: | | |
Proceeds from Sale of Shares | 472,288 | 5,580,012 |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends | 136,484 | 463,594 |
Cost of Shares Redeemed | (582,819) | (2,730,005) |
Net Increase from Shareholder Activity | 25,953 | 3,313,601 |
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Net Assets: | | | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | 331,723 | 4,410,517 |
Beginning of Period | 15,005,305 | 10,594,788 |
End of Period (Including Accumulated Undistributed Net | | |
Investment Income of $26,409 and $25,553, respectively) | $ 15,337,028 | $ 15,005,305 |
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Share Transactions: | | |
Shares Sold | | 47,327 | 575,052 |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends | 13,689 | 47,875 |
Shares Redeemed | (58,620) | (282,008) |
Net Increase in Shares | 2,396 | 340,919 |
Outstanding at Beginning of Period | 1,520,201 | 1,179,282 |
Outstanding at End of Period | 1,522,597 | 1,520,201 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
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Croft Value Fund |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period. |
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| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | Years Ended |
| | 10/31/2010 | | 4/30/2010 | | 4/30/2009 | | 4/30/2008 | 4/30/2007 | 4/30/2006 |
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Net Asset Value, at Beginning of Period | $ 21.87 | | $ 15.35 | | $ 25.17 | | $ 24.27 | $ 21.94 | $ 18.57 |
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Income (Loss) From Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income * | 0.29 | | - | ** | 0.06 | | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.03 |
Net Gain (Loss) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized) | (0.55) | | 6.54 | | (9.72) | | 1.72 | 3.27 | 4.80 |
Total from Investment Operations | (0.26) | | 6.54 | | (9.66) | | 1.80 | 3.40 | 4.83 |
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Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | - | | (0.02) | | (0.06) | | (0.08) | (0.11) | (0.06) |
Realized Gains | - | | - | | (0.10) | | (0.82) | (0.96) | (1.40) |
Total from Distributions | - | | (0.02) | | (0.16) | | (0.90) | (1.07) | (1.46) |
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Proceeds from Redemption Fees | - | ** | - | ** | - | ** | - | - | - |
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Net Asset Value, at End of Period | $ 21.61 | | $ 21.87 | | $ 15.35 | | $ 25.17 | $ 24.27 | $ 21.94 |
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Total Return *** | (1.19)% | | 42.63% | | (38.35)% | | 7.28% | 15.86% | 26.77% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets at End of Period (Thousands) | $ 333,867 | | $ 313,287 | | $ 69,417 | | $ 61,381 | $ 21,969 | $ 11,024 |
Before Waivers | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.25% | † | 1.32% | | 1.46% | | 1.57% | 1.66% | 1.76% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | 2.78% | † | 0.02% | | 0.33% | | 0.22% | 0.43% | (0.12)% |
After Waivers | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.25% | † | 1.32% | | 1.46% | | 1.48% | 1.50% | 1.50% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 2.78% | † | 0.02% | | 0.33% | | 0.31% | 0.59% | 0.13% |
Portfolio Turnover | 5.84% | | 10.72% | | 15.49% | | 24.20% | 19.46% | 21.97% |
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* Per share net investment income has been determined on the basis of average shares outstanding during the period. | | |
** Amount less than $0.005 per share. | | | | | | | | | |
*** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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Croft Income Fund | |
Financial Highlights | |
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period. | |
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| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | Years Ended | |
| | 10/31/2010 | | 4/30/2010 | | 4/30/2009 | 4/30/2008 | 4/30/2007 | 4/30/2006 | |
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Net Asset Value, at Beginning of Period | $ 9.87 | | $ 8.98 | | $ 9.73 | $ 10.07 | $ 9.98 | $ 10.21 | |
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Income (Loss) From Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income * | 0.19 | | 0.39 | | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.49 | |
Net Gain (Loss) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized) | 0.20 | | 0.89 | | (0.76) | (0.34) | 0.08 | (0.24) | |
Total from Investment Operations | 0.39 | | 1.28 | | (0.35) | 0.16 | 0.61 | 0.25 | |
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Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | (0.19) | | (0.39) | | (0.40) | (0.50) | (0.52) | (0.48) | |
Realized Gains | - | | - | | - | - | - | - | |
Total from Distributions | (0.19) | | (0.39) | | (0.40) | (0.50) | (0.52) | (0.48) | |
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Proceeds from Redemption Fees | - | | - | ** | - | - | - | - | |
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Net Asset Value, at End of Period | $ 10.07 | | $ 9.87 | | $ 8.98 | $ 9.73 | $ 10.07 | $ 9.98 | |
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Total Return *** | 3.98% | | 14.39% | | (3.58)% | 1.63% | 6.27% | 2.43% | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets at End of Period (Thousands) | $ 15,337 | | $ 15,005 | | $ 10,595 | $ 10,451 | $ 11,021 | $ 10,040 | |
Before Waivers and Reimbursements | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.74% | † | 1.94% | | 2.04% | 1.97% | 1.66% | 1.67% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 3.14% | † | 3.24% | | 3.50% | 4.17% | 4.71% | 4.28% | |
After Waivers and Reimbursements | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.10% | † | 1.10% | | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 3.80% | † | 4.09% | | 4.43% | 5.04% | 5.27% | 4.85% | |
Portfolio Turnover | 13.70% | | 12.73% | | 16.70% | 5.03% | 15.04% | 14.61% | |
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** Amount less than $0.005 per share. | | | | | | | | | |
*** Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. |
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CROFT FUNDS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Note 1. Organization
The Croft Value Fund (the “Value Fund”) and the Croft Income Fund (the “Income Fund”) were organized as managed portfolios of the Croft Funds Corporation (the “Corporation”) under the laws of the State of Maryland pursuant to Articles of Incorporation dated July 20, 1994, and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“the Act”), as diversified, open-end investment companies. The Funds commenced operations on May 4, 1995. The Value Fund’s investment objective is growth of capital. It invests primarily in common stocks of companies believed by Croft-Leominster, Inc. (the “Advisor”) to be undervalued and have good prospects for capital appreciation. The Income Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of current income with moderate risk to principal. The Advisor seeks to achieve this by investing primari ly in a diversified portfolio of U.S. traded investment grade fixed-income securities.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”).
Security Valuations: All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund’s policy is to continue to comply with requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income as dividends to its shareholders. The Funds intend to distribute their net long-term capital gains and their net short-term capital gains at least once a year. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. Federal income tax loss carryforwards generated in prior years will be used to offset a portion of current year’s net realized gains.
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of certain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. As of and during the six months ended October 31, 2010, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2007-2009), or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2010 tax returns. The Funds identify its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and State tax authorities; however, the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. As of and during the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income taxes purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value per share of the Funds.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Other: The Funds record security transactions on the trade date. The highest cost method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statement and income tax purposes. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the lives of the respective securities. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the appropriate country’s rules and tax rates. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific country or region.
Note 3. Security Valuations – As described in Note 2, all investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuating the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Fair Value Measurements: A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis follows.
Equity securities (common stock including ADRs, closed end mutual funds, and real estate investment trusts) - Equity securities are valued by using market quotations furnished by a pricing service when the Advisor believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange are valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an exchange traded security is valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are valued by the pricing service at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Generally, if the security is traded in an active market and is valued at the last sale price, the security is categorized as a level 1 security. When the security position is not considered to be part of an active market or when the security is valued at the bid price, the p osition is generally categorized as a level 2 security. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Advisor determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued at fair value as determined by the Advisor in good faith, in accordance with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Directors and are categorized as level 3.
Money market mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by service agent of the Funds. These securities will be classified as level 1 of the value hierarchy.
Fixed income securities - Fixed income securities such as corporate bonds, municipal bonds, convertible bonds and U.S. government agencies and obligations when valued using market quotations in an active market, will be categorized as level 1 securities. However, they may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Advisor believes such prices more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices. These securities will generally be categorized as level 2 securities. If the Advisor decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair value of the securities, when p rices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Directors. These securities will be categorized as level 3 securities.
Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using amortized cost which approximates fair value and would be categorized as level 2.
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Value Fund’s investments measured at fair value as of October 31, 2010:
Valuation Inputs of Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Common Stock | $307,557,548 | $0 | $0 | $307,557,548 |
U.S. Government Obligations | 0 | 16,759,349 | 0 | 16,759,349 |
Money Market Fund | 10,495,588 | 0 | 0 | 10,495,588 |
Total
| $318,053,136 | $16,759,349 | $0 | $334,812,485 |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Income Fund’s investments measured at fair value as of October 31, 2010:
Valuation Inputs of Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Closed End Mutual Funds | $321,557 | $0 | $0 | $321,557 |
Corporate Bonds | 0 | 12,352,155 | 0 | 12,352,155 |
Municipal Bonds | 0 | 112,793 | 0 | 112,793 |
Convertible Bonds | 0 | 252,738 | 0 | 252,738 |
U.S. Government Obligations | 0 | 1,538,101 | 0 | 1,538,101 |
Money Market Fund | 693,265 | 0 | 0 | 693,265 |
Total
| $1,014,822 | $14,255,787 | $0 | $15,270,609 |
Neither Fund held any level 3 assets during the six months ended October 31, 2010. For more detail on the investments, please refer to the Schedules of Investments. The Funds did not hold any derivative instruments at any time during the period.
Note 4. Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Funds retain the Advisor as their investment advisor. Under the terms of the management agreement, subject to such policies as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine, the Advisor, at its expense, will continuously furnish an investment program for the Funds, will make investment decisions on behalf of the Funds, and place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities subject always to applicable investment objectives, policies and restrictions. Pursuant to the management agreement and subject to the general oversight of the Board of Directors, the Advisor also manages, supervises and conducts the other affairs and business of the Funds, furnishes office space and equipment, provides bookkeeping and certain clerical services and pays all fees and expenses of the officers of the Funds. For the Advisor’s services, the Funds pay a fee, computed daily and pay able monthly at the annual rate of 0.94% of the Value Fund’s average daily net assets and at the annual rate of 0.79% of the Income Fund’s average daily net assets.
For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Advisor earned fees from the Value Fund of $1,434,277. Through August 30, 2011, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses to the Value Fund to limit the overall expense ratio to 1.47% (excluding brokerage commissions, underlying fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of the Value Fund’s average net assets. The Advisor was not required to waive or reimburse fees for the six months ended October 31, 2010. At October 31, 2010, the Value Fund owed the Advisor $246,836.
For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Advisor earned fees from the Income Fund of $59,643 before the waiver/reimbursement described below. Through August 30, 2011, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses to the Income Fund to limit the overall expense ratio to 1.10% (excluding brokerage commissions, underlying fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of the Income Fund’s average net assets. The Advisor waived fees in the amount of $49,939 for the six months ended October 31, 2010. At October 31, 2010 the Income Fund owed the Advisor $1,662.
Pursuant to a plan of distribution, the Funds may pay a distribution fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets to broker-dealers for distribution assistance and to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies and investment counselors as compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance. For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Value Fund and the Income Fund incurred distribution fees of $381,456 and $18,875, respectively. At October 31, 2010, the Value Fund and Income Fund owed the Advisor $65,648 and $3,817, respectively.
A director and certain officers of the Corporation are also officers and owners of the Advisor. Each “non-interested” Director is entitled to receive an annual fee of $2,500 plus expenses for services related to the Corporation.
Note 5. Capital Share Transactions
At October 31, 2010, there were 30,000,000, $0.001 par value shares of capital stock authorized for the Croft Funds Corporation (which includes the Value Fund and the Income Fund), and paid in capital amounted to $320,879,774 for the Value Fund and $14,758,717 for the Income Fund.
Note 6. Investments
Value Fund
For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales, other than U.S. Government Securities and short-term securities, aggregated $53,011,450 and $14,934,810, respectively. For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of U.S. Government securities aggregated $10,042,813 and $0 respectively. For federal income tax purposes, as of October 31, 2010, the gross unrealized appreciation for all securities totaled $41,182,865 and the gross unrealized depreciation for all securities totaled $22,905,303, for a net unrealized appreciation of $18,277,562. The aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at October 31, 2010, was $316,534,923.
Income Fund
For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales, other than U.S. Government securities and short-term securities, aggregated $1,272,790 and $976,844, respectively. For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of U.S. Government securities aggregated $1,004,531 and $0, respectively. For federal income tax purposes, as of October 31, 2010, the gross unrealized appreciation for all securities totaled $1,355,957 and the gross unrealized depreciation for all securities totaled $26,338, for a net unrealized appreciation of $1,329,619. The aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at October 31, 2010, was $13,940,990.
Note 7. Distributions to Shareholders
VALUE FUND
The Value Fund makes distributions annually. During the six months ended October 31, 2010, no distributions were declared and paid from net investment income and capital gains.
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended October 31, 2010, and the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 were as follows:
For the six months ended Fiscal year ended
Distributions paid from: 10/31/2010 4/30/2010
Ordinary Income $ 0 $164,140
$ 0 $164,140
As of the last fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis are as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income $ 0
Capital Loss Carryforward (10,171,705)
Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) 25,907,201
$15,735,496
INCOME FUND
The Income Fund makes quarterly income distributions. During the six months ended October 31, 2010, distributions of $0.19 per share, or $289,083 in the aggregate, were declared and paid from net investment income.
The tax character of distributions paid during six months ended October 31, 2010, and the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 were as follows:
For the six months ended Fiscal year ended
Distributions paid from: 10/31/2010 4/30/2010
Ordinary Income $289,083 $527,064
$289,083 $527,064
As of the last fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis are as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income $ 25,553
Capital Loss Carryforward (819,932)
Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) 1,074,655
$ 280,276
Note 8. Control Ownership
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, or more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2 (a) (9) of the Act. As of October 31, 2010, Charles Schwab, Inc. held in omnibus accounts for the benefit of others approximately 83% of the voting securities of the Value Fund and may be deemed to control the Value Fund. As of October 31, 2010, SEI Private Trust Company held in omnibus accounts for the benefit of others approximately 25% of the voting securities of the Income Fund and may be deemed to control the Income Fund
Note 9. Capital Loss Carryforwards
At the last fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, the Income Fund had available for federal tax purposes an unused capital loss carryforward of $819,932, of which $21,085 expires in 2011, $120,791 expires in 2016, $136,470 expires in 2017 and $541,586 expires in 2018. Capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $139,760 expired during the last fiscal year ended April 30, 2010. At the last fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, the Value Fund had available for federal income tax purposes an unused capital loss carryforward of $10,171,705 which $4,448,809 expires in 2017 and $5,722,896 expires in 2018. To the extent that these carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is possible that the amount which is offset will not be distributed to shareholders.
Note 10. Loan Agreement
The Value Fund has a $5,750,000 Loan Agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A. Borrowings under this agreement are secured by investments held in the Value Fund’s portfolio and bear interest at the Prime Rate in effect on the day the loan is made. As of October 31, 2010, there was no outstanding balance and there were no outstanding borrowings made during the six months then ended.
Note 11. Change of Ownership of Advisor
On May 17, 2010, the Board of Directors approved a new management agreement, which was approved by each Fund’s shareholders at a meeting on August 16, 2010. Following shareholder approval, L. Gordon Croft redeemed his 60% voting interest in the Advisor. As of the date of the redemption, Kent and G. Russell Croft each owned 50% of the Advisor’s outstanding voting shares.
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Croft Funds Corporation |
Expense Illustration |
October 31, 2010 (Unaudited) |
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Expense Example |
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As a shareholder of the Croft Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs which consist of redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs which consist of management fees, distribution and /or Service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. |
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The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010. |
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Actual Expenses |
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The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. |
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Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes |
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The second line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not such Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in these Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. |
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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 redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. |
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| Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
| May 1, 2010 | October 31, 2010 | May 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010 |
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Actual | $1,000.00 | $988.11 | $6.26 |
Hypothetical | | | |
(5% Annual Return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.90 | $6.36 |
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* Expenses are equal to the Value Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.25%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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| | Income Fund | |
| Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Expenses Paid During the Period* |
| May 1, 2010 | October 31, 2010 | May 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010 |
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Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,039.84 | $5.66 |
Hypothetical | | | |
(5% Annual Return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.66 | $5.60 |
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* Expenses are equal to the Income Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.10%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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CROFT FUNDS CORPORATION
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OCTOBER 31, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Information Regarding Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Funds voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Funds at (800) 746-3322 and (2) from Fund documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Information Regarding Portfolio Holdings
The Funds file a complete schedule of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ first and third fiscal quarters end on July 31 and January 31. The Funds’ Form N-Q’s are available on the SEC’s website at http://sec.gov, or they may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room). You may also obtain copies by calling the Funds at 1-800-746-3322.
Information Regarding Statement of Additional Information
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Directors and is available without charge upon request, by calling toll free at 1-800-746-3322.
Advisory Renewal Agreement Renewal
At a Board meeting held on May 17, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) discussed the terms of the new management agreement, and concluded that the nature and extent of services required of the Advisor were reasonable and consistent with the Board’s expectations. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the resources to provide high quality advisory services to the Funds. The Board then discussed various criteria in evaluating the Advisor, including performance, fees, service, the lack of excessive profitability, and the opportunities for economies of scale.
As to the investment performance of the Funds, the Board reviewed information provided in the report regarding each Fund’s performance as of April 30, 2010 for various periods since inception, as compared to each Fund’s benchmark index. The Board also reviewed the performance of the Value Fund and the Income Fund as compared to a group of similar mutual funds (each a “Peer Group,” together, the “Peer Groups”) that includes all funds of similar strategy and size with at least a five-year track record and for which all relevant information was available on the database. The Board noted that the Value Fund had outperformed its benchmark index, the S&P 500 Index, and the Peer Group’s average returns for the 1-, 3-, 5-year and since inception periods. With respect to the Income Fund, the Board noted that the Fund had outperformed its benchmark index, the Barclays Capita l Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index, for the 1-year and since inception periods, but had trailed the benchmark for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. Additionally, the Board noted that the Income Fund had outperformed the Peer Group’s average returns for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. It was the consensus of the Board that the Advisor had continued to perform well in the area of portfolio management for the Funds relative to their respective Peer Groups and indices.
As to the cost of the services provided by the Advisor, the Board reviewed information in the Report, including information regarding salaries, overhead and other expenses of the Advisor. The Board reviewed the fees charged by the Advisor to each Fund as compared to the funds in each Fund’s respective Peer Group and relative to the fees charged by the Advisor to its other clients, and the Board discussed the reasonableness of the Advisor’s fees. The Board noted that the advisory fee paid to the Advisor for each of the Funds was below the average advisory fee for each Fund’s Peer Group and in line with the Advisor’s fees for its other clients. The Board also noted the reasonableness of the total expense ratio of each of the Funds, noting in particular that the Funds’ respective expense ratios were lower than their Peer Group averages. The
Board also discussed the fact that the expense ratios for the Funds continue to decrease with the Funds’ recent growth and that such growth benefited the Funds’ shareholders. The Board also noted that the Advisor has a contractual fee cap agreement in place through August 30, 2010 that limits the total annual fund operating expenses (including 12b-1 fees) to 1.47% for the Value Fund and 1.10% for the Income Fund. The Board also noted that the Advisor has been waiving most of the management fee for the Income Fund and agreed that the total expense ratio was reasonable in light of the size of the Income Fund. The Board concluded that the fees paid to the Advisor were reasonable.
As to the Advisor’s profitability, the Board reviewed the information in the report regarding profitability, noting that the Advisor’s operating margin for the current year as a percentage appeared to have increased over last year, but was not excessive when considered either as a dollar amount or percentage of the management fees. The Board further noted that past losses incurred by the Advisor should be taken into account. The Board also noted that the Advisor has made investments from its profits in marketing the Funds and those investments have benefited shareholders. Overall, following discussion, the Board concluded that the Advisor’s profitability was not excessive. As for economies of scale and whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale, these were not factors considered relevant by the Board because of the small size of the Funds. However, the Board noted that the Adviso r would consider passing on economies of scale to shareholders in the future.
The Board reviewed written materials from the Advisor and had evaluated the Advisor on various criteria, including performance, fees and expenses, nature and quality the services provided by the Advisor, profitability, and the opportunities for economies of scale. Based on their deliberations, it was the consensus of the Board that the Advisor compared favorably based on all five criteria, and upon motion duly made, the Board unanimously voted to renew the former agreement for another year and to approve the new management agreement.
1-800-746-3322
This report is provided for the general information of the shareholders of the Croft Value Fund and Croft Income Fund. This report is not intended for distribution to prospective investors in these Funds, unless preceded or accompanied by an effective Prospectus.
Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Not applicable – schedule filed with Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable.
Item 8. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable.
Item 9. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of directors.
Item 10. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
Disclosure Controls & Procedures. Principal executive and financial officers have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls & procedures are effective based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b)
Internal Controls. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s internal controls of in other factors that could significantly effect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Item 11. Exhibits.
(a)(1)
EX-99.CODE ETH. Not applicable.
(a)(2)
EX-99.CERT. Filed herewith.
(a)(3)
Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
(b)
EX-99.906CERT. Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Croft Funds Corporation
By /s/Kent Croft, CEO
*Kent Croft CEO
Date January 7, 2011
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 Kent Croft, CEO
*Kent Croft CEO
Date January 7, 2011
By Phillip Vong, Treasurer
*Phillip Vong, Treasurer
Date January 7, 2011
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.