SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund

Queens Road Value Fund

 

 

 

Each a series of the

Bragg Capital Trust

 

 

November 30, 2005

 

Board of Trustees

Benton Bragg

Steve Scruggs

Phil Blount

Tim Ignasher

Chris Brady

Harold Smith

Robert Carter

 

Investment Adviser

Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc.

100 Queens Road

Charlotte, NC 28204

 

Dividend Paying Agent,

Shareholders’ Servicing Agent,

Transfer Agent

Mutual Shareholder Services

8869 Brecksville Rd, Suite C

Brecksville, Ohio 44141

 

Custodian

US Bank, NA

425 Walnut Street

P.O. Box 1118

Cincinnati, OH  45201

 

Independent Auditors

Cohen McCurdy Ltd

826 Westpoint Parkway Suite 1250

Westlake, Ohio 44145

 

 

Shares of the Queens Road Value and Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund are distributed by Queens Road Securities, L.L.C, an affiliate of the Investment Adviser. This report has been prepared for the general information of the shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.  The Funds’ prospectus contains more complete information about the objectives, policies, expenses and risks of the Funds.  The Funds are not bank deposits, not FDIC insured and may lose value.  Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report contains certain forward looking statements which are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.  Forward looking statements generally include words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates” and other words of similar import.  Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the Risk Factors noted in the Funds’ filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Funds undertake no obligation to update any forward looking statement.

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

In the first half of our current fiscal year (5/31/05 – 11/30/05) stocks managed to pull out  positive returns despite serious headwinds from rising interest rates, soaring oil prices and massive hurricane destruction.  Our funds’ limited exposure to the energy sector has contributed to our underperformance relative to our benchmarks.  (Specific return information for each fund is provided below.) 

 

Throughout this year the Federal Reserve has continued its current policy of tightening by raising the Fed Funds rate (It has raised it 13 times since June of 2004), yet the 10-year treasury note has held up very strong with the torrent of foreign investment continuing to keep yields down.  The resulting flattened yield curve has many economists worried that economic growth is destined to slow.   This could perhaps lead the incoming Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to switch the central bank’s stance from a policy of tightening monetary policy to a more accommodative one.  What to do??  We believe it to be a fool’s errand to spend a great deal of energy and time trying to predict the unknowable.  Instead, we spend our time scouring the investment landscape for companies which we believe have excellent managements that have shown the ability to create shareholder wealth over the long haul.  We come up with a reasonable expectation of the worth of these companies and if we can purchase them for less than that amount, we add them to the portfolios.  Our process does not incorporate guesstimates of unknowable things such as interest rate movements or future oil prices.  Our conviction is that whatever happens in the macro environment, we are invested in companies whose managements will adjust and manage their businesses to maximize the value of their companies.   

 

Although we don’t know what the future will bring, we believe that we are invested in businesses that are well managed, reasonably priced, and will increase in value over time.  If you have any questions about our investment philosophy or process please give us a call.

 

As always we appreciate your continued support.

 

Sincerely,

 

Steve Scruggs, CFA                                       Benton Bragg, CFA

President                                                              Chairman

 

 

Queens Road Value Fund

 

Management Discussion

 

Below is the month-by-month performance of the Queens Road Value Fund, as well as the performance for the S&P/Barra Large Value Index and the S&P 500 Index. The Value Fund was up 5.77% for the sixth month period ending November 30, 2005.  This was less than the 7.02% return for the S&P/Barra Large Value Index and the 5.88% posted by the S&P 500.

 

 

 

 

QRVLX

S&P/Barra Large Value

S&P 500

June 2005

1.08

1.51

0.14

July 2005

3.20

3.15

3.72

August 2005

-0.59

-0.75

-0.91

September 2005

0.89

1.04

0.81

October 2005

-2.35

-1.75

-1.67

November 2005

3.54

3.74

3.78

 

 

 

 

6 Months

5.77

7.02

5.88

 

Past performance should not be considered as representative of future gains or losses from an investment in the fund.  Returns for the fund, the S&P/Barra Large Value Index and the S&P 500 Index assume reinvestment of all dividends and do not include any impact taxes may or would have on returns.  The source for index returns is Morningstar Principia Pro 12/31/2005 release.

 

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.

 

 

 Queens Road Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

 

 

November 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

 Shares/Principal Amount

 

 Market Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 Accident & Health Insurance

 

 

 

 

         2,500

Conseco, Inc.

 

 $              56,050

 

2.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Advertising Agencies

 

 

 

 

            250

Omnicom Group, Inc.

 

                 21,140

 

0.77%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

            160

Boeing Co.

 

                 10,910

 

 

            600

United Technologies

 

                 32,304

 

 

 

 

 

                 43,214

 

1.57%

 Asset Management

 

 

 

 

            550

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 

                 39,573

 

1.43%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Banks

 

 

 

 

 

         1,400

Bank of America Corp.

 

                 64,246

 

 

            850

Fifth Third Bancorp.

 

                 34,230

 

 

         1,250

National City Corp.

 

                 42,387

 

 

            235

Wells Fargo

 

                 14,770

 

 

 

 

 

               155,633

 

5.64%

 Broadcasting & Cable TV

 

 

 

 

         1,290

Comcast Corp. CL A Special Non-voting

 

                 33,540

 

1.22%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cleaning Products

 

 

 

 

         1,100

Clorox Co.

 

                 59,708

 

2.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Computer & Office Equipment

 

 

 

 

            100

Lexmark International, Inc. *

 

                   4,762

 

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Computer Peripherals

 

 

 

 

         1,800

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

                 53,406

 

1.94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products

 

 

 

 

            337

Florida Rock Industries, Inc.

 

                 16,806

 

0.61%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

 

 

 

 

            200

Apache Corp.

 

                 13,056

 

0.47%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Data Processing Services

 

 

 

 

         2,495

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

 

                 57,510

 

2.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Department Stores

 

 

 

 

              90

Federated Department Stores

 

                   5,799

 

0.21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Distillers & Vintners

 

 

 

 

            830

Brown Forman Corporation "B"

 

                 57,154

 

2.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

         1,100

Citigroup Corp.

 

                 53,405

 

1.94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Electric & Other Services Combined

 

 

 

 

         1,100

WPS Resources Corp.

 

                 59,158

 

2.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

         1,700

Duke Power Co.

 

                 45,662

 

 

            700

Exelon Corp.

 

                 36,428

 

 

         1,065

Southern Co.

 

                 36,966

 

 

 

 

 

               119,056

 

4.32%

 Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

 

            450

Tyco International Ltd.

 

                 12,834

 

0.47%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance

 

 

 

 

            475

Progressive Corp.

 

                 58,420

 

2.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles 

 

 

 

 

         2,700

Hasbro, Inc.

 

                 55,134

 

2.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC

 

 

 

 

         1,000

Community Health Systems, Inc. *

 

                 40,090

 

1.45%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts

 

 

 

 

            525

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. *

 

                 39,837

 

1.44%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Health Care Distributors & Services

 

 

 

 

            200

Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. *

 

                 15,366

 

0.56%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Housewares & Specialties

 

 

 

 

            380

Fortune Brands

 

                 29,625

 

1.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Household Appliances

 

 

 

 

         2,000

Maytag Corp.

 

                 35,560

 

1.29%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control

 

 

 

 

            350

Danaher Corp.

 

                 19,425

 

0.70%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service

 

 

 

 

            800

Marsh & Mclennan Companies, Inc.

 

                 24,712

 

0.90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Integrated Oil & Gas

 

 

 

 

            700

Exxon Mobil

 

                 40,621

 

1.47%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Investment Banking & Brokerage

 

 

 

 

            145

Morgan Stanley

 

                   8,124

 

0.29%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Life Insurance

 

 

 

 

         3,000

Aegon NV

 

                 47,340

 

 

         1,035

MetLife, Inc.

 

                 53,240

 

 

            800

Torchmark Corp.

 

                 43,296

 

 

 

 

 

               143,876

 

5.21%

 Movies & Entertainment

 

 

 

 

            980

Viacom Inc. CL B *

 

                 32,732

 

1.19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments

 

 

 

 

         1,000

V.F. Corp.

 

                 56,650

 

2.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Multi-line Insurance

 

 

 

 

            840

American International Group Inc.

 

                 56,398

 

2.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Packaged Goods

 

 

 

 

            490

Unilever NV

 

                 32,820

 

1.19%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Personal Products

 

 

 

 

            875

Alberto-Culver CL B

 

                 38,045

 

1.38%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

            500

Johnson & Johnson

 

                 30,875

 

 

            820

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

                 24,108

 

 

 

 

 

                 54,983

 

1.99%

 Publishing

 

 

 

 

            420

Gannett Inc.

 

                 25,880

 

 

            800

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

                 33,064

 

1.20%

 

 

 

                 58,944

 

 

 Real Estate Invetment Trusts

 

 

 

 

            245

Simon Property Group

 

                 18,941

 

0.69%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Radio & Television Broadcasting & Communications Equipment

 

 

 

 

         1,000

Motorola, Inc.

 

                 24,090

 

0.87%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Restaurants

 

 

 

 

         1,325

McDonalds Corp.

 

                 44,851

 

1.63%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Refuse Systems

 

 

 

 

         1,500

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

                 52,260

 

1.90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Retail-Family Clothing Stores

 

 

 

 

         1,400

TJX Companies, Inc.

 

                 31,374

 

1.14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Retail-Variety Stores

 

 

 

 

         1,950

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

 

                 44,772

 

1.62%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC

 

 

 

 

         1,050

HCA, Inc.

 

                 53,540

 

1.94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production

 

 

 

 

         2,500

Time Warner, Inc.

 

                 44,950

 

1.63%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Telephone Communications 

 

 

 

 

            790

ALLTEL Corp.

 

                 52,796

 

 

         1,986

America Movil SA DE CV

 

                 57,038

 

 

         1,600

Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc.

 

                 52,960

 

 

            584

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

 

                 14,547

 

 

 

 

 

               177,341

 

6.43%

 Textile - Apparel Clothing

 

 

 

 

            800

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

 

                 27,904

 

1.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thrift & Mortgage Finance

 

 

 

 

            160

Fedl National Mortgage Assoc.

 

                   7,688

 

0.28%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wholesale-Durable Goods

 

 

 

 

            700

Grainger W.W., Inc.

 

                 49,161

 

1.78%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total for Common Stock (Cost - $2,094,411)

 

            2,280,038

 

82.68%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

    (Cost $ 2,094,411)

 

            2,280,038

 

82.68%

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

 

               477,734

 

17.32 %

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.00%

 

 $         2,757,772

 

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 * Non Income producing security 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Queens Road Value Fund

 

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

     November 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

     Investment Securities at Market Value

 $        2,280,038

          (Cost $ 2,094,411)

 

     Cash

              533,695

     Receivables:

 

          Dividends and Interest

                  6,413

               Total Assets

           2,820,146

 

 

Liabilities

 

     Due to Advisor

                  1,922

     Payable for Securities Purchased

                60,452

               Total Liabilities

                62,374

 

 

Net Assets

 $        2,757,772

Net Assets Consist of:

 

     Capital Paid In

           2,542,972

     Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss)

                10,063

     Accumulated Realized Gain (Loss)

                19,110

     Unrealized Appreciation in Value

 

          of Investments Based on Cost - Net

              185,627

Net Assets, for 200,504 Shares Outstanding

 $        2,757,772

  (Unlimited number of shares authorized without par value)

 

     Net Asset Value Per Share ($2,757,772/200,504 shares)

 $               13.75

 

 

 Queens Road Value Fund

 

 

 

 Statement of Operations

 

 For the six months ending November 30, 2005 (Unaudited) 

 

 

 

Investment Income:

 

     Dividends

 $             17,282

     Interest

                  1,491

          Total Investment Income

                18,773

Expenses:

 

     Advisory fees

                  8,710

          Total Expenses

                  8,710

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

                10,063

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

 

     Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

                     846

     Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

              100,489

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

              101,335

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 $           111,398

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

 Queens Road Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

(Unaudited)

 

 

6/1/2005

6/1/2004

 

to

to

 

11/30/2005

5/31/2005

From Operations:

 

 

     Net Investment Income

 $              10,063

 $               10,678

     Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

                      846

                  26,269

     Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

               100,489

                  22,804

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

               111,398

                  59,751

From Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

      Net Investment Income

                         0 

                (15,418)

      Net Realized Gain from Security Transactions

                         0 

                (37,976)

      Change in Net Assets from Distributions

                         0 

                (53,394)

From Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

     Proceeds From Sale of Shares

            1,258,690

                947,379

     Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends

                         0 

                  38,618

     Cost of Shares Redeemed

                         0 

              (138,634)

Net Increase from Shareholder Activity

            1,258,690

                847,363

 

 

 

Net Increase  in Net Assets

            1,370,088

                853,720

 

 

 

Net Assets at Beginning of Period 

            1,387,684

                533,964

Net Assets at End of Period 

 

 

(including accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) of  10,063 and $0 respectively)

 $         2,757,772

 $          1,387,684

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

 

 

     Issued

                 93,781

                  72,097

     Reinvested

                         0 

                    2,963

     Redeemed

                         0 

                (10,931)

Net increase (decrease) in shares

                 93,781

                  64,129

Shares outstanding beginning of period

               106,723

                  42,594

Shares outstanding end of period

               200,504

                106,723

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period:

6/1/2005

 

6/1/2004

 

6/1/2003

6/13/2002*

 

 

to

 

to

 

to

to

 

 

11/30/2005

 

5/31/2005

 

5/31/2004

5/31/2003

 

Net Asset Value -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Beginning of Period

$13.00

 

$12.54

 

$10.74

$10.00

 

Net Investment Income **

0.07

 

0.16

 

0.26

0.19

 

Net Gains or Losses on Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     (Realized and Unrealized)

0.69

 

1.20

 

1.76

0.64

 

Total from Investment Operations

0.76

 

1.36

 

2.02

0.83

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     (From net investment income)

0.00

 

(0.26)

 

(0.22)

(0.09)

 

     (From capital gains)

0.00

 

(0.64)

 

0.00

0.00

 

Total from Distributions

0.00

 

(0.90)

 

(0.22)

(0.09)

 

Net Asset Value -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     End of Period

$13.75

 

$13.00

 

$12.54

$10.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

5.77%

 

10.79%

(a)

18.77%

8.43%

(b)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - End of Period (Thousands)

$2,758

 

$1,388

 

$534

$355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Before Reimbursement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.95%

(c)

0.95%

 

0.95%

0.95%

(c)

     Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.09%

(c)

0.89%

 

1.22%

1.10%

(c)

Net Assets After Reimbursement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.95%

(c)

0.57%

 

0.00%

0.00%

(c)

     Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.09%

(c)

1.27%

 

2.17%

2.04%

(c)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

13.30%

(c)

54.53%

 

36.79%

1.73%

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Total return before the waiver of related party broker commissions is 10.79% (see note 3).

(b) For a period of less than one year, total return is not annualized

(c) Annualized

* Commencement of Operations

** Net investment income/loss per share amounts were calculated using the average share method.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Bragg Capital Trust

Queens Road Value Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

 The Queens Road Value Fund (the “Fund”), a managed portfolio of the Bragg Capital Trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a non-diversified, open-end management company. Prior to November 26, 2003 the Queens Road Value Fund was named the Queens Road Large Cap Value Fund.  The Fund is one of a series of Funds of the Bragg Capital Trust, which also includes the Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund.  The Fund’s investment objective is to seek growth of capital.  It invests primarily in common stocks which are believed by the Advisor to be undervalued and have good prospects for capital appreciation.  The Funds’ registration statement was declared effective on June 13, 2002 and operations began on that date.

 

Note 2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Security Valuation: Securities, which are traded on a national securities exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market, are valued at the last quoted sales price.  If there are no sales reported the Fund’s portfolio securities will be valued using the last reported bid price. Short-term obligations having remaining maturities of 60 days or less, are valued at amortized cost. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by and under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

Federal Income Taxes: The Fund’s policy is to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore no provision for income taxes is required.  The Fund intends to distribute its net long-term capital gains and its net short-term capital gains at least once a year.

 

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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 Fund follows industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date.  The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statement and income tax purposes.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as information is available to the Fund.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the Fund. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.  Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that permanent financial reporting tax differences relating to shareholder distributions be reclassified to paid in capital.

 

Distributions to shareholders:  Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Note 3. Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The Fund retains Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) as its Investment Advisor.  Under the terms of the management agreement, the Advisor provides investment management and administrative services for the Fund. For its services as Advisor, the Fund pays a fee, computed daily and payable monthly at the annual rate of .95% of the Fund’s average daily net asset value. For the six months ended November 30, 2005, the Advisor earned $8,710.  From these fees and its own resources the Advisor agreed to pay other operating expenses of the Fund including transfer agent fees, fund accountant fees, registration fees, custodial fees, and other ordinary expenses of the Fund.  However the agreement does not require the Advisor to pay interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses of the Fund. The amount due to the Advisor at November 30, 2005 is $1,922.

 

 

Certain Trustees and officers of the Advisor are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust. Each “non-interested” Trustee is entitled to receive an annual fee of $500 for services relating to the Trust which is paid by the Advisor. 

 

Queens Road Securities (“QRS”) acts as the principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares.  Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of QRS.

 

Note 4. Capital Share Transactions

At November 30, 2005, there were an unlimited number of shares authorized and 200,504 shares outstanding, each with no par value, and capital paid-in amounted to $2,757,772 for the Fund.

 

Note 5. Investments

For the six months ended November 30, 2005, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales, other than short-term securities, aggregated $959,743 and $113,272, respectively. As of November 30, 2005, the gross unrealized appreciation for all securities totaled $242,760 and the gross unrealized depreciation for all securities totaled $57,133, for an unrealized appreciation of $185,627.  The aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at November, 2005 was $2,094,411.

 

Note 6. Distributions to Shareholders

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended  November 30, 2005 and fiscal year ended May 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:

Six months ended                                        November 2005

Year ended                                        May 31, 2005

   Ordinary Income

$0

$11,913

   Short-Term Capital Gain

0

10,619

   Long-Term Capital Gain

0

30,862

   Return of Capital

0

0

 

$0

$53,394

 

As of November 30, 2005 the components of distributable earnings/ (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed Ordinary income/ (accumulated losses)

$10,063

Undistributed long-term capital gain

19,110

Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)

185,627

 

$103,402

 

There were no differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

Note 7. Control

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of 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 Investment Company Act of 1940.  As of November 30, 2005, the Bragg family owned over 44% of the Fund.

 

Expense Example (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Queens Road Value Fund, you incur one type of cost: management fees. 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.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, June 1, 2005 through November 30, 2005.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. 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.

Queens Road Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Account Value

Ending Account

 Value

Expenses Paid

During the Period*

 

June 1, 2005

November 30, 2005

June 1,2005 to November 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,057.69

$4.90

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 (5% Annual Return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.31

$4.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of .95%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

   

 

 

 

 

Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund

 

Management Discussion

 

Below is the month-by-month performance of the Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund, as well as the performance for the Russell 2000 Value Index and the Russell 2000 Index. The Small Cap Value Fund was up 3.57% for the sixth month period ending November 30, 2005.  This was less than the 9.21% return for the Russell 2000 Value Index and the 10.47% posted by the Russell 2000 Index.  The fund had considerably less exposure to energy stocks than did its benchmark.   As energy was by far the best performing sector during the period this contributed to the funds underperformance.

 

 

 

QRSVX

Russell 2000 Value

Russell 2000

June 2005

3.63

4.42

3.86

July 2005

4.23

5.69

6.34

August 2005

-3.19

-2.30

-1.85

September 2005

0.48

-0.17

0.31

October 2005

-4.35

-2.51

-3.10

November 2005

3.05

4.06

4.85

 

 

 

 

6 Months

3.57%

9.21%

10.47%

 

Past performance should not be considered as representative of  future gains or losses from an investment in the fund.  Returns for the fund, the Russell 2000 Value Index and the Russell 2000 Index assume reinvestment of all dividends and do not include any impact taxes may or would have on returns.  The source for index returns is Morningstar Principia Pro 12/31/2005 release.

 

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.

 

 

 Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

 

 

November 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

 Shares/Principal Amount

 

 Market Value

 

% of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

             1,250

United Industrial

 

 $              54,313

 

0.75%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo

 

 

 

 

             7,119

Vitran Corp., Inc. *

 

               128,071

 

1.78%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Banks

 

 

 

 

 

             4,500

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

 

               168,435

 

 

             1,008

Greater Bay Bancorp

 

                 26,853

 

 

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