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James Advantage Funds – ‘N-Q/A’ for 9/30/14

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  James Advantage Funds  

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q/A

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

811-08411

(Investment Company Act file number)

The James Advantage Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1349 Fairground Road

Xenia, Ohio 45385

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(937) 426-7640

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Barry R. James

P.O. Box 8

Alpha, Ohio 45301

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: July 1 – September 30, 2014

Explanatory Note: The Registrant is filing this amendment to its Form N-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2014 (Accession Number 0001193125-14-416335), to include the correct Notes to the Financial Statements as required by Item 1 of Form N-Q. Other than the aforementioned revision, this Form N-Q/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the original Form N-Q, or modify or update the disclosures therein in any way.

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


JAMES BALANCED: GOLDEN RAINBOW FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares or Principal Amount    Value  

COMMON STOCKS-42.5%

  
       Basic Materials-3.9%       

166,180

     Aceto Corp.      $3,210,597   

210,780

     Barrick Gold Corp.      3,090,035   

81,940

     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      22,879,287   

283,800

     Dow Chemical Co.      14,882,472   

15,860

     Eastman Chemical Co.      1,282,915   

524,400

     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      11,843,574   

321,600

     Huntsman Corp.      8,358,384   

10,000

     Newmont Mining Corp.      230,500   

199,410

     PolyOne Corp.      7,095,008   

18,340

     PPG Industries, Inc.      3,608,212   

667,800

     Westlake Chemical Corp.      57,824,802   

70,960

     Worthington Industries, Inc.      2,641,131   
       

 

 

 
          136,946,917   
       

 

 

 
       Consumer, Cyclical-7.3%       

1,542,560

     Alaska Air Group, Inc.      67,163,063   

9,867

     Allegion PLC      470,048   

90,000

     Best Buy Co., Inc.      3,023,100   

218,760

     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      23,840,465   

343,950

     DIRECTV*      29,758,554   

75,000

     Finish Line, Inc., Class A      1,877,250   

125,000

     Foot Locker, Inc.      6,956,250   

1,230,000

     Ford Motor Co.      18,191,700   

59,000

     Hanesbrands, Inc.      6,338,960   

158,900

     Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*      2,137,205   

24,900

     Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      563,487   

646,180

     Macy’s, Inc.      37,594,752   

1,000

     Moody’s Corp.      94,500   

53,000

     PharMerica Corp.*      1,294,790   

59,000

     PHI, Inc.*      2,427,850   

473,500

     RR Donnelley & Sons Co.      7,793,810   

100,000

     Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      5,331,000   

450,000

     Southwest Airlines Co.      15,196,500   

163,500

     Viacom, Inc., Class A      12,591,135   

147,100

     Viacom, Inc., Class B      11,317,874   
       

 

 

 
          253,962,293   
       

 

 

 
       Consumer, Non-cyclical-6.4%       

600

     Aetna, Inc.      48,600   

60,000

     Andersons, Inc.      3,772,800   

10,850

     Avis Budget Group, Inc.*      595,556   

125,565

     DeVry Education Group, Inc.      5,375,438   

185,850

     Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      11,952,013   

60,230

     DST Systems, Inc.      5,054,502   

311,230

     Eli Lilly & Co.      20,183,265   

2,230

     Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      117,120   

69,500

     Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      1,646,455   

660,640

     Kroger Co.      34,353,280   

48,768

     Manpowergroup, Inc.      3,418,637   

511,030

     Merck & Co., Inc.      30,293,858   

605,020

     Mylan, Inc.*      27,522,360   

292,820

     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      10,075,936   

100,000

     Omega Protein Corp.*      1,250,000   

193,073

     Omnicare, Inc.      12,020,725   

628,220

     Pfizer, Inc.      18,576,465   


Shares or Principal Amount    Value  
     Consumer, Non-cyclical (continued)   

25,530

     Sanderson Farms, Inc.      $2,245,364   

12,305

     SUPERVALU, Inc.*      110,007   

128,050

     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      11,044,313   

186,415

     WellPoint, Inc.      22,298,962   
       

 

 

 
          221,955,656   
       

 

 

 
     Energy-4.0%   

100,000

     Baker Hughes, Inc.      6,506,000   

231,910

     Chevron Corp.      27,671,501   

212,000

     Cimarex Energy Co.      26,824,360   

480,050

     ConocoPhillips      36,733,426   

95,100

     Exxon Mobil Corp.      8,944,155   

72,300

     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      7,076,001   

200,004

     HollyFrontier Corp.      8,736,175   

150,000

     Tesco Corp.      2,977,500   

114,000

     Ultra Petroleum Corp.*      2,651,640   

91,900

     Unit Corp.*      5,389,935   

63,900

     Valero Energy Corp.      2,956,653   

230,000

     Warren Resources, Inc.*      1,219,000   
       

 

 

 
          137,686,346   
       

 

 

 
     Financial-6.6%   

3,000

     ACE, Ltd.      314,610   

393,423

     American Financial Group, Inc.      22,775,257   

205,980

     AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      8,202,124   

30,000

     Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.      1,509,300   

465,000

     Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.      19,888,050   

18,530

     FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      828,291   

940,130

     Fifth Third Bancorp      18,821,403   

55,000

     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.      10,096,350   

72,000

     Hersha Hospitality Trust, REIT      458,640   

9,490

     Horace Mann Educators Corp.      270,560   

344,140

     JPMorgan Chase & Co.      20,730,994   

1,051,430

     KeyCorp      14,015,562   

163,000

     Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.      5,067,670   

348,200

     Nelnet, Inc., Class A      15,003,938   

82,650

     Outerwall, Inc.*      4,636,665   

125,000

     Piper Jaffray Cos.*      6,530,000   

25,000

     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      2,139,500   

350,000

     Protective Life Corp.      24,293,500   

140,727

     Southside Bancshares, Inc.      4,679,173   

182,500

     Torchmark Corp.      9,557,525   

300,994

     Travelers Cos., Inc.      28,275,376   

348,775

     Unum Group      11,990,884   
       

 

 

 
          230,085,372   
       

 

 

 
     Industrial-6.6%   

10,030

     AGCO Corp.      455,964   

139,120

     AMERCO      36,434,137   

438,300

     American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*      7,350,291   

343,260

     American Railcar Industries, Inc.      25,373,779   

37,500

     Ball Corp.      2,372,625   

187,572

     CNH Industrial NV      1,487,446   

10,500

     Deere & Co.      860,895   

116,555

     Greenbrier Cos., Inc.      8,552,806   

230,900

     Jarden Corp.*      13,879,399   

372,320

     Magna International, Inc.      35,336,891   

100,000

     Ryder System, Inc.      8,997,000   

15,000

     Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*      141,600   

214,770

     Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.      10,457,151   

545,000

     Trinity Industries, Inc.      25,462,400   


Shares or Principal Amount    Value  
     Industrial (continued)   

396,985

     TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*      $40,194,731   

104,770

     United Rentals, Inc.*      11,639,947   
       

 

 

 
          228,997,062   
       

 

 

 
     Technology-5.4%   

20,000

     AAR Corp.      483,000   

234,440

     Amkor Technology, Inc.*      1,971,640   

30,000

     Apple, Inc.      3,022,500   

271,130

     Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      15,007,046   

199,410

     Avnet, Inc.      8,275,515   

100,000

     Corning, Inc.      1,934,000   

682,170

     Deluxe Corp.      37,628,497   

80,000

     Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*      2,064,800   

255,900

     Intel Corp.      8,910,438   

14,500

     International Business Machines Corp.      2,752,535   

292,480

     Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      12,430,400   

68,030

     Lockheed Martin Corp.      12,434,523   

180,450

     Northrop Grumman Corp.      23,776,092   

304,700

     PDL BioPharma, Inc.      2,276,109   

77,600

     SYNNEX Corp.      5,015,288   

509,050

     Western Digital Corp.      49,540,746   
       

 

 

 
          187,523,129   
       

 

 

 
     Utilities-2.3%   

29,800

     AES Corp.      422,564   

138,280

     American Electric Power Co., Inc.      7,219,599   

370,500

     AT&T, Inc.      13,056,420   

8,000

     Avista Corp.      244,240   

221,070

     BCE, Inc.      9,452,953   

152,190

     BT Group PLC, Sponsored ADR      9,356,641   

101,820

     DTE Energy Co.      7,746,465   

46,040

     IDACORP, Inc.      2,468,204   

60,530

     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      3,307,359   

203,260

     PNM Resources, Inc.      5,063,207   

276,710

     Portland General Electric Co.      8,887,925   

64,940

     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      2,418,366   

78,260

     TELUS Corp.      2,674,927   

121,200

     UGI Corp.      4,131,708   

310,370

     Vonage Holdings Corp.*      1,018,014   

36,730

     Westar Energy, Inc.      1,253,228   
       

 

 

 
          78,721,820   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,075,467,142)

     1,475,878,595   
       

 

 

 

CLOSED-END FUNDS-0.0%(a)

  

70,000

     Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund      818,300   

20,000

     Nuveen Municipal Opportunity Fund, Inc.      285,000   

11,500

     Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc.      178,480   

50,000

     Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc.      687,500   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS

(Cost $1,693,574)

     1,969,280   
       

 

 

 


Shares or Principal Amount    Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-0.4%

  

43,810

     iShares® MSCI Canada ETF      $1,344,967   

11,040

     iShares® MSCI Germany ETF      305,808   

32,080

     iShares® MSCI Philippines ETF      1,220,965   

69,000

     iShares® MSCI Poland Capped ETF      1,959,600   

110,000

     iShares® MSCI Singapore ETF      1,467,400   

74,840

     iShares® MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF      2,433,048   

10,000

     iShares® National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF      1,096,700   

122,900

     SPDR® Nuveen Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF      2,999,989   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $11,820,704)

     12,828,477   
       

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS-6.1%

  
       Basic Materials-0.3%       

$5,000,000

     BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 1.000%, 2/24/15      5,013,565   

5,000,000

     E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 2.750%, 4/1/16      5,156,245   

1,500,000

     E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 5.750%, 3/15/19      1,727,295   
       

 

 

 
          11,897,105   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Cyclical-0.4%   

5,000,000

     eBay, Inc., 2.600%, 7/15/22      4,717,110   

5,000,000

     Home Depot, Inc., 5.950%, 4/1/41      6,228,885   

785,000

     McDonald’s Corp., 5.700%, 2/1/39      952,547   

2,000,000

     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.250%, 9/1/35      2,310,320   
       

 

 

 
          14,208,862   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-1.2%   

10,000,000

     Coca-Cola Co., 3.200%, 11/1/23      10,023,990   

5,000,000

     Colgate-Palmolive Co., 3.150%, 8/5/15      5,121,885   

3,000,000

     Hershey Co., 4.125%, 12/1/20      3,266,616   

5,475,000

     Johnson & Johnson, 4.500%, 9/1/40      5,956,592   

10,000,000

     Merck & Co., Inc., 4.150%, 5/18/43      9,893,490   

5,465,000

     Wyeth LLC, 5.500%, 2/15/16      5,831,625   
       

 

 

 
          40,094,198   
       

 

 

 
     Energy-0.8%   

5,000,000

     Apache Corp., 3.250%, 4/15/22      5,011,640   

5,000,000

     BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.245%, 5/6/22      4,963,580   

5,000,000

     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 1.750%, 2/15/17      5,061,480   

5,050,000

     Shell International Finance BV, 2.375%, 8/21/22      4,866,301   

5,000,000

     Shell International Finance BV, 6.375%, 12/15/38      6,555,915   
       

 

 

 
          26,458,916   
       

 

 

 
     Financial-2.0%   

5,000,000

     Aflac, Inc., 2.650%, 2/15/17      5,154,340   

5,000,000

     Bank of America Corp., 1.735%, 4/27/16(b)      5,011,550   

5,000,000

     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.750%, 8/15/21      5,316,430   

5,000,000

     Citigroup, Inc., 4.450%, 1/10/17      5,327,670   

10,000,000

     General Electric Capital Corp., 1.034%, 4/15/20(b)      10,097,300   

2,000,000

     General Electric Capital Corp., 6.875%, 1/10/39      2,688,152   

15,000,000

     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.600%, 1/15/16      15,317,595   

5,000,000

     Morgan Stanley & Co., 3.450%, 11/2/15      5,141,335   

5,000,000

     Morgan Stanley & Co., 4.750%, 3/22/17      5,372,765   

5,000,000

     National City Corp., 4.900%, 1/15/15      5,065,815   

5,000,000

     UBS AG, 5.875%, 12/20/17      5,629,800   
       

 

 

 
          70,122,752   
       

 

 

 
     Industrial-0.2%   

1,000,000

     Caterpillar, Inc., 7.900%, 12/15/18      1,228,164   

1,000,000

     Caterpillar, Inc., 8.250%, 12/15/38      1,530,552   

5,000,000

     United Technologies Corp., 3.100%, 6/1/22      4,998,460   
       

 

 

 
          7,757,176   
       

 

 

 
       Technology-0.9%       

8,000,000

     Google, Inc., 3.625%, 5/19/21      8,504,280   

5,000,000

     Intel Corp., 3.300%, 10/1/21      5,143,630   


Shares or Principal Amount    Value  
     Technology (continued)   
$3,000,000      International Business Machines Corp., 1.950%, 7/22/16      $3,061,794   
7,000000      International Business Machines Corp., 1.875%, 8/1/22      6,429,052   
3,700,000      Microsoft Corp., 5.200%, 6/1/39      4,231,102   
5,000,000      Oracle Corp., 2.500%, 10/15/22      4,776,320   
       

 

 

 
          32,146,178   
       

 

 

 
     Utilities-0.3%   
5,000,000      Duke Energy Florida, Inc., 5.800%, 9/15/17      5,630,910   
4,600,000      San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 3.000%, 8/15/21      4,702,934   
       

 

 

 
          10,333,844   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

  

(Cost $211,191,061)

     213,019,031   
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES-0.8%

  
     Federal National Mortgage Association-0.6%   
16,787,110      3.500%, 9/1/33      17,493,444   
3,727,544      4.500%, 9/1/40      3,964,940   
       

 

 

 
          21,458,384   
       

 

 

 
     Government National Mortgage Association-0.2%   
5,658,315      4.000%, 12/20/40      6,022,750   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES

  

(Cost $26,839,413)

          27,481,134   
       

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-1.5%

  
     Federal Farm Credit Banks-0.8%   
10,000,000      1.750%, 5/28/20      9,794,530   
10,000,000      2.380%, 5/15/23      9,680,210   
10,000,000      3.220%, 3/26/31      9,575,260   
       

 

 

 
          29,050,000   
       

 

 

 
     Federal Home Loan Bank-0.5%   
5,000,000      1.600%, 10/22/20      4,820,455   
5,000,000      1.500%, 7/25/22 (c)      5,004,730   
10,000,000      2.430%, 10/11/22      9,613,770   
       

 

 

 
          19,438,955   
       

 

 

 
     United States Department of Housing and Urban Development-0.2%   
5,000,000      2.050%, 8/1/19      5,065,805   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

  

(Cost $55,203,840)

     53,554,760   
       

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES-41.8%

  
     U.S. Treasury Bonds-11.9%   
50,000,000      5.375%, 2/15/31      66,195,300   
122,500,000      3.875%, 8/15/40      138,693,030   
190,000,000      3.750%, 11/15/43      210,009,280   
       

 

 

 
          414,897,610   
       

 

 

 
     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes-0.4%   
13,078,605      1.625%, 1/15/18      13,890,904   
       

 

 

 
     U.S. Treasury Notes-29.5%   
78,000,000      2.625%, 12/31/14      78,496,626   
100,000,000      0.250%, 11/30/15      100,058,600   
80,000,000      2.000%, 1/31/16      81,828,160   
75,000,000      0.250%, 5/15/16      74,792,025   
45,000,000      1.000%, 9/30/16      45,337,500   
58,000,000      4.625%, 2/15/17      63,197,322   
150,000,000      1.500%, 8/31/18      149,953,200   
160,000,000      2.750%, 2/15/19      167,487,520   


Shares or Principal Amount    Value  
     U.S. Treasury Notes (continued)   
$95,000,000      2.625%, 11/15/20      $97,998,390   
40,000,000      2.000%, 8/31/21      39,462,480   
130,000,000      1.625%, 8/15/22      123,479,720   
2,500,000      2.750%, 11/15/23      2,563,085   
       

 

 

 
          1,024,654,628   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS & NOTES

  
(Cost $1,426,155,198)           1,453,443,142   
       

 

 

 

FOREIGN BONDS-1.7%

  
     Australia Government-0.3%   
AUD 10,000,000      5.250%, 3/15/19      9,609,505   
       

 

 

 
     Canada Government-0.3%   
CAD 5,000,000      3.750%, 6/1/19      4,903,210   
CAD 5,000,000      3.500%, 6/1/20      4,903,031   
       

 

 

 
          9,806,241   
       

 

 

 
     Denmark Government-0.3%   
DKK 56,000,000      1.500%, 11/15/23      9,987,157   
       

 

 

 
     International Bank for Reconstruction & Development-0.1%   
TRY 8,000,000      6.000%, 7/23/15      3,423,777   
       

 

 

 
     Netherlands Government-0.1%   
EUR 3,000,000      4.000%, 7/15/19      4,469,736   
       

 

 

 
     Norway Government-0.2%   
NOK 21,000,000      4.500%, 5/22/19      3,669,962   
NOK 28,000,000      2.000%, 5/24/23      4,309,161   
       

 

 

 
          7,979,123   
       

 

 

 
     Queensland Treasury Corp.-0.1%   
AUD 5,000,000      6.000%, 10/14/15      4,527,427   
       

 

 

 
     Sweden Government-0.3%   
SEK 52,000,000      5.000%, 12/1/20      8,961,064   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS

(Cost $60,493,947)

     58,764,030   
       

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS-3.8%

  
     California-0.0%(a)   
1,000,000     

Citrus Community College District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series B,
4.750%, 6/1/31

     1,080,910   
       

 

 

 
     Colorado-0.0%(a)   
1,000,000     

Adams County School District No. 14 General Obligation Unlimited Bonds,
5.000%, 12/1/26

     1,097,970   
       

 

 

 
     Connecticut-0.2%   
5,350,000      State of Connecticut, Series B, 5.000%, 11/1/25      6,299,892   
       

 

 

 
     Florida-0.0%(a)   
1,000,000     

Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay General Obligation Bonds, Series D, 5.000%, 6/1/38

     1,103,820   
       

 

 

 
     Georgia-0.3%   
3,000,000      State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series B, 4.500%, 1/1/29      3,316,560   
5,000,000      State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series D, 5.000%, 2/1/25      6,098,150   
       

 

 

 
          9,414,710   
       

 

 

 
     Hawaii-0.3%   
9,000,000     

City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series B,
5.000%, 11/1/25

     10,877,760   
       

 

 

 


Shares or Principal Amount    Value  
     Illinois-0.1%   
$500,000     

Kane & DeKalb Counties Community Unit School District No. 302 Kaneland General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building), 5.500%, 2/1/28

     $525,710   
1,000,000      Village of Bolingbrook General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 5.000%, 1/1/37      1,055,640   
       

 

 

 
          1,581,350   
       

 

 

 
     Maryland-0.1%   
5,000,000      County of Montgomery General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series A, 3.000%, 11/1/29      4,981,900   
       

 

 

 
     Massachusetts-0.0%(a)   
1,000,000      Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Limited Bonds, Series C, 5.250%, 8/1/22      1,130,180   
       

 

 

 
     Michigan-0.0%(a)   
1,000,000     

Marysville Public School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building & Site), 5.000%, 5/1/32

     1,046,950   
       

 

 

 
     Ohio-1.0%   
5,450,000     

City of Columbus General Obligation Various Purpose Limited Tax Bonds, Series B, 3.250%, 8/15/24

     5,768,716   
5,000,000     

County of Cuyahoga General Obligation Limited (Capital Improvement), Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/37

     5,151,300   
    

Greenville City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Improvement):

  
5,000,000     

5.000%, 1/1/46

     5,370,000   
11,000,000     

5.500%, 1/1/51

     12,218,030   
1,100,000     

Miamisburg City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Facilities Construction & Improvement), 5.000%, 12/1/33

     1,225,972   
500,000     

Mount Healthy City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Improvement), 5.000%, 12/1/26

     550,825   
1,000,000     

Ohio State University General Recipients Revenue Bonds, 4.910%, 6/1/40

     1,126,780   
105,000     

Ohio State University Prerefunded Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.000%, 12/1/28

     122,169   
895,000     

Ohio State University Unrefunded Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.000%, 12/1/28

     1,015,073   
500,000     

Springboro Community City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 5.250%, 12/1/23

     600,155   
1,000,000     

State of Ohio General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series A, 5.375%, 9/1/28

     1,137,680   
1,000,000     

Wright State University Revenue Bonds, 4.000%, 5/1/18

     1,082,030   
       

 

 

 
          35,368,730   
       

 

 

 
     Pennsylvania-0.7%   
20,000,000     

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, First Series, 5.000%, 6/1/24

     23,680,000   
       

 

 

 
     Texas-0.5%   
1,000,000     

Friendswood Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (Schoolhouse), 5.000%, 2/15/37

     1,098,210   
1,000,000     

Judson Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building), 5.000%, 2/1/37

     1,070,470   
500,000     

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (Schoolhouse), 5.000%, 2/15/38

     534,975   
7,150,000     

New Caney Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building), Series AD, 5.000%, 2/15/35

     7,475,182   
5,335,000     

Port of Houston Authority General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series D-1, 5.000%, 10/1/35

     6,140,532   
1,000,000     

Tyler Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (School Building), 5.000%, 2/15/34

     1,081,560   
       

 

 

 
          17,400,929   
       

 

 

 
     Washington-0.4%   
5,000,000     

State of Washington General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series D, 4.000%, 2/1/37

     5,166,700   
5,845,000     

State of Washington General Obligation Various Purpose Unlimited Bonds, Series D, 5.000%, 2/1/20

     6,911,654   
       

 

 

 
          12,078,354   
       

 

 

 
     Wisconsin-0.2%   
5,000,000      State of Wisconsin General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series C, 5.000%, 5/1/25      5,842,900   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

  
(Cost $127,955,781)      132,986,355   
       

 

 

 


Shares or Principal Amount    Value  

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.9%

  
     Mutual Funds-0.9%   

30,166,726

     First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%      $30,166,726   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost $30,166,726)

     30,166,726   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-99.5%

  

(Cost $3,026,987,386)

     3,460,091,530   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES-0.5%

     18,369,039   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.0%

     $3,478,460,569   
       

 

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a)  Less than 0.05% of Net Assets.
(b)  Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at September 30, 2014.
(c)  Step bond. Coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at September 30, 2014.

 

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
AUD - Australian Dollar
BV - Besloten Vennootschap is the Dutch term for private limited liability company
CAD - Canadian Dollar
DKK - Danish Krone
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund
EUR - Euro
LLC - Limited Liability Company
Ltd. - Limited
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International
NOK - Norwegian Krone
NV - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation
PLC - Public Limited Company
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
SEK - Swedish Krona
SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TRY - Turkish Lira

 

Foreign Bonds Securities Allocation      
      % of
Net Assets

Europe

           0.9%      

Asia - Pacific

           0.4%      

North America

           0.3%      

Europe - Euro

           0.1%      
    

 

 

 
           1.7%      
    

 

 

 

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.


JAMES SMALL CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

COMMON STOCKS-98.1%

  
       Basic Materials-10.1%       

19,740

     Aceto Corp.      $381,377   

291,630

     AK Steel Holding Corp.*      2,335,956   

79,334

     Green Plains, Inc.      2,966,298   

152,340

     Lydall, Inc.*      4,114,703   

44,300

     Neenah Paper, Inc.      2,369,164   

6,860

     OCI Resources LP      156,477   

44,805

     Richmont Mines, Inc.*      89,610   

63,880

     Worthington Industries, Inc.      2,377,614   
       

 

 

 
          14,791,199   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Cyclical-11.3%   

74,325

     A.H. Belo Corp., Class A      793,048   

20,410

     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      1,314,812   

26,740

     Cato Corp., Class A      921,460   

7,030

     Cherokee, Inc.      128,016   

85,880

     Finish Line, Inc., Class A      2,149,576   

31,539

     Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      1,063,811   

155,280

     Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*      2,088,516   

71,557

     Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      1,619,335   

209,310

     Lee Enterprises, Inc.*      707,468   

21,500

     Multi-Color Corp.      977,820   

19,347

     Patrick Industries, Inc.*      819,539   

50,645

     PC Connection, Inc.      1,087,348   

31,890

     Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      1,700,056   

29,570

     Standard Motor Products, Inc.      1,018,095   

7,670

     Wayside Technology Group, Inc.      121,263   
       

 

 

 
          16,510,163   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-12.3%   

50,900

     Andersons, Inc.      3,200,592   

3,600

     Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      268,668   

51,331

     DeVry Education Group, Inc.      2,197,480   

71,360

     Edgewater Technology, Inc.*      490,243   

27,912

     John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      903,232   

40,772

     National Healthcare Corp.      2,263,254   

29,553

     Natural Health Trends Corp.      357,591   

65,240

     Natus Medical, Inc.*      1,925,232   

168,920

     Omega Protein Corp.*      2,111,500   

106,312

     Pain Therapeutics, Inc.*      415,680   

60,780

     Pointer Telocation, Ltd.*      509,944   

34,489

     Sanderson Farms, Inc.      3,033,308   

14,950

     Superior Uniform Group, Inc.      323,668   
       

 

 

 
          18,000,392   
       

 

 

 
     Energy-4.8%   

434,790

     Abraxas Petroleum Corp.*      2,295,691   

6,162

     Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      272,915   

125,723

     Star Gas Partners LP      717,879   

71,513

     Tesco Corp.      1,419,533   

100,150

     Ultra Petroleum Corp.*      2,329,489   
       

 

 

 
          7,035,507   
       

 

 

 
     Financial-15.7%   

62,180

     American Financial Group, Inc.      3,599,600   


Shares            Value  
     Financial (continued)   

23,248

     AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      $925,735   

18,780

     Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.      944,822   

18,120

     Ellington Residential Mortgage, REIT      293,363   

26,856

     ePlus, Inc.*      1,505,279   

32,530

     FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      1,454,091   

124,200

     Hersha Hospitality Trust, REIT      791,154   

72,311

     MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      1,247,365   

50,075

     MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.      936,403   

90,248

     Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.      2,805,810   

2,975

     MutualFirst Financial, Inc.      66,937   

42,970

     Outerwall, Inc.*      2,410,617   

33,260

     Piper Jaffray Cos.*      1,737,502   

42,625

     Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.      624,030   

18,490

     Reading International, Inc., Class A*      155,316   

71,335

     Resource America, Inc., Class A      664,129   

86,457

     Southside Bancshares, Inc.      2,874,685   
       

 

 

 
          23,036,838   
       

 

 

 
     Industrial-11.3%   

50,470

     American Railcar Industries, Inc.      3,730,742   

66,340

     Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*      1,233,261   

36,500

     Dana Holding Corp.      699,705   

48,499

     Greenbrier Cos., Inc.      3,558,857   

5,825

     L.S. Starrett Co., Class A      80,618   

35,864

     NN, Inc.      958,286   

6,740

     SL Industries, Inc.*      329,047   

218,175

     SORL Auto Parts, Inc.*      949,061   

11,813

     Strattec Security Corp.      960,988   

52,090

     SuperCom, Ltd.*      643,312   

131,688

     Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A      1,028,483   

81,480

     Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.      519,842   

33,580

     Unifi, Inc.*      869,722   

36,360

     USA Truck, Inc.*      637,391   

24,140

     Willdan Group, Inc.*      349,064   
       

 

 

 
          16,548,379   
       

 

 

 
     Technology-19.3%   

33,980

     AAR Corp.      820,617   

123,960

     ACCO Brands Corp.*      855,324   

24,740

     Alliant Techsystems, Inc.      3,157,814   

28,696

     Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,051,995   

38,400

     Cascade Microtech, Inc.*      388,992   

36,180

     CryoLife, Inc.      357,097   

36,230

     CSG Systems International, Inc.      952,124   

139,835

     Deluxe Corp.      7,713,299   

78,054

     Magic Software Enterprises, Ltd.      540,914   

193,595

     Mentor Graphics Corp.      3,967,730   

52,005

     Mind CTI, Ltd.      160,175   

65,090

     NCI, Inc., Class A*      619,006   

125,200

     Orbotech, Ltd.*      1,950,616   

95,660

     PDL BioPharma, Inc.      714,580   

69,935

     Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*      681,167   

61,900

     Sanmina Corp.*      1,291,234   

112,160

     Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*      1,140,667   

88,340

     VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*      1,659,025   

54,645

     ZAGG, Inc.*      304,919   
       

 

 

 
          28,327,295   
       

 

 

 
     Utilities-13.3%   

52,780

     Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.      1,322,139   

67,795

     El Paso Electric Co.      2,477,907   


Shares            Value  
     Utilities (continued)   

99,890

     Empire District Electric Co.      $2,412,344   

43,170

     Enventis Corp.      784,831   

46,225

     Gas Natural, Inc.      545,917   

49,320

     Inteliquent, Inc.      614,034   

26,335

     NorthWestern Corp.      1,194,556   

106,920

     PNM Resources, Inc.      2,663,377   

128,145

     Portland General Electric Co.      4,116,017   

14,944

     Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      370,761   

903,403

     Vonage Holdings Corp.*      2,963,162   
       

 

 

 
          19,465,045   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

(Cost $124,771,255)

     143,714,818   
       

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-6.1%

  
     Mutual Funds-6.1%   

8,924,271

     First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%      8,924,271   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost $8,924,271)

     8,924,271   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-104.2%

  

(Cost $133,695,526)

     152,639,089   

OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS-(4.2)%

     (6,170,943
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.0%

     $146,468,146   
       

 

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

LP - Limited Partnership
Ltd - Limited
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.


JAMES MID CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  

COMMON STOCKS-97.8%

  

     Basic Materials-10.7%   

15,000

     AK Steel Holding Corp.*      $120,150   

3,000

     Cytec Industries, Inc.      141,870   

12,000

     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      271,020   

13,000

     Huntsman Corp.      337,870   

10,000

     Olin Corp.      252,500   

10,000

     PolyOne Corp.      355,800   

8,000

     Worthington Industries, Inc.      297,760   
       

 

 

 
          1,776,970   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Cyclical-11.1%   

16,500

     Alaska Air Group, Inc.      718,410   

3,500

     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      225,470   

5,000

     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      544,900   

6,500

     Foot Locker, Inc.      361,725   
       

 

 

 
          1,850,505   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-12.1%   

4,000

     Avis Budget Group, Inc.*      219,560   

9,000

     DeVry Education Group, Inc.      385,290   

6,000

     Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      315,120   

5,000

     Manpowergroup, Inc.      350,500   

1,900

     Sanderson Farms, Inc.      167,105   

18,000

     SUPERVALU, Inc.*      160,920   

10,325

     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      406,495   
       

 

 

 
          2,004,990   
       

 

 

 
     Energy-9.2%   

4,000

     Cimarex Energy Co.      506,120   

8,250

     HollyFrontier Corp.      360,360   

7,000

     Tesco Corp.      138,950   

15,000

     Ultra Petroleum Corp.*      348,900   

3,000

     Unit Corp.*      175,950   
       

 

 

 
          1,530,280   
       

 

 

 
     Financial-14.7%   

7,000

     Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      257,880   

8,775

     American Financial Group, Inc.      507,985   

4,000

     Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.      171,080   

10,000

     Horace Mann Educators Corp.      285,100   

5,500

     Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.      170,995   

11,350

     Nelnet, Inc., Class A      489,071   

8,000

     Protective Life Corp.      555,280   
       

 

 

 
          2,437,391   
       

 

 

 
     Industrial-19.0%   

3,000

     AMERCO      785,670   

11,625

     Jarden Corp.*      698,779   

2,000

     Ryder System, Inc.      179,940   

1,850

     TimkenSteel Corp.      86,006   

12,000

     Trinity Industries, Inc.      560,640   

8,250

     TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*      835,313   
       

 

 

 
          3,146,348   
       

 

 

 


Shares            Value  
     Technology-10.6%   

2,500

     Alliant Techsystems, Inc.    $ 319,100   

10,000

     Amkor Technology, Inc.*      84,100   

7,750

     Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      428,963   

13,950

     Deluxe Corp.      769,482   

20,000

     PDL BioPharma, Inc.      149,400   
       

 

 

 
          1,751,045   
       

 

 

 
     Utilities-10.4%   

15,550

     CMS Energy Corp.      461,213   

4,975

     DTE Energy Co.      378,498   

4,000

     Great Plains Energy, Inc.      96,680   

2,000

     IDACORP, Inc.      107,220   

8,000

     Portland General Electric Co.      256,960   

4,500

     UGI Corp.      153,405   

7,000

     Vectren Corp.      279,300   
       

 

 

 
          1,733,276   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

(Cost $10,910,491)

     16,230,805   
       

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-2.3%

  
     Mutual Funds-2.3%   

389,956

     First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%      389,956   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost $389,956)

     389,956   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-100.1%

  

(Cost $11,300,447)

     16,620,761   

OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS-(0.1)%

     (9,050)   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.0%

   $ 16,611,711   
       

 

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

*  Non-income producing security.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders

Ltd. - Limited

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.


JAMES MICRO CAP FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  

COMMON STOCKS-96.6%

  

     Basic Materials-3.3%   

13,560

     Lydall, Inc.*      $366,255   

3,280

     OCI Resources LP      74,817   

21,410

     Richmont Mines, Inc.*      42,820   
       

 

 

 
          483,892   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Cyclical-15.4%   
35,520      A.H. Belo Corp., Class A      378,998   
3,360      Cherokee, Inc.      61,186   
15,071      Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      508,345   
100,025      Lee Enterprises, Inc.*      338,084   
9,244      Patrick Industries, Inc.*      391,576   
24,203      PC Connection, Inc.      519,638   
3,665      Wayside Technology Group, Inc.      57,944   
       

 

 

 
          2,255,771   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-10.7%   
1,720      Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      128,364   
34,100      Edgewater Technology, Inc.*      234,267   
13,341      John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      431,715   
14,124      Natural Health Trends Corp.      170,900   
50,806      Pain Therapeutics, Inc.*      198,651   
29,045      Pointer Telocation, Ltd.*      243,688   
7,146      Superior Uniform Group, Inc.      154,711   
       

 

 

 
          1,562,296   
       

 

 

 
     Energy-3.4%   
3,269      Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      144,784   
60,081      Star Gas Partners LP      343,063   
       

 

 

 
          487,847   
       

 

 

 
     Financial-15.4%   
8,660      Ellington Residential Mortgage, REIT      140,205   
4,458      ePlus, Inc.*      249,871   
39,973      MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      689,534   
23,928      MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.      447,454   
1,420      MutualFirst Financial, Inc.      31,950   
20,370      Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.      298,217   
8,835      Reading International, Inc., Class A*      74,214   
34,090      Resource America, Inc., Class A      317,378   
       

 

 

 
          2,248,823   
       

 

 

 
     Industrial-23.4%   
31,705      Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*      589,396   
2,785      L.S. Starrett Co., Class A      38,544   
17,138      NN, Inc.      457,927   
3,225      SL Industries, Inc.*      157,445   


Shares            Value  
     Industrial (continued)   

104,263

     SORL Auto Parts, Inc.*    $ 453,544   

5,646

     Strattec Security Corp.      459,302   

24,895

     SuperCom, Ltd.*      307,453   

62,933

     Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A      491,507   

17,375

     USA Truck, Inc.*      304,584   

11,535

     Willdan Group, Inc.*      166,796   
       

 

 

 
          3,426,498   
       

 

 

 
     Technology-15.9%   

13,711

     Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*      502,645   

18,350

     Cascade Microtech, Inc.*      185,885   

17,290

     CryoLife, Inc.      170,652   

37,301

     Magic Software Enterprises, Ltd.      258,496   

24,845

     Mind CTI, Ltd.      76,523   

32,990

     NCI, Inc., Class A*      313,735   

22,296

     Orbotech, Ltd.*      347,372   

33,420

     Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*      325,511   

26,110

     ZAGG, Inc.*      145,694   
       

 

 

 
          2,326,513   
       

 

 

 
     Utilities-9.1%   

20,630

     Enventis Corp.      375,053   

22,090

     Gas Natural, Inc.      260,883   

23,570

     Inteliquent, Inc.      293,447   

8,320

     Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      206,419   

56,460

     Vonage Holdings Corp.*      185,189   
       

 

 

 
          1,320,991   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

(Cost $12,098,365)

     14,112,631   
       

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-2.6%

  
     Mutual Funds-2.6%   

387,177

     First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%      387,177   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost $387,177)

     387,177   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-99.2%

  

(Cost $12,485,542)

     14,499,808   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES-0.8%

     123,925   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.0%

   $ 14,623,733   
       

 

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

*  Non-income producing security.

LP - Limited Partnership

Ltd. - Limited

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust


See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.


JAMES LONG-SHORT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  

COMMON STOCKS-96.3%

  
       Basic Materials-5.7%       

6,880

     Dow Chemical Co.(a)      $360,787   

12,260

     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a)      276,892   

7,560

     Olin Corp.(a)      190,890   

7,290

     Westlake Chemical Corp.(a)      631,241   
       

 

 

 
          1,459,810   
       

 

 

 
       Consumer, Cyclical-11.3%       

16,480

     Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)      717,539   

6,250

     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A(a)      681,125   

2,710

     DIRECTV*(a)      234,469   

5,910

     Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)      634,971   

17,820

     Southwest Airlines Co.(a)      601,781   
       

 

 

 
          2,869,885   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-16.2%   

5,520

     Andersons, Inc.      347,098   

8,350

     DeVry Education Group, Inc.(a)      357,463   

5,060

     Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      325,409   

15,435

     Eli Lilly & Co.(a)      1,000,960   

9,290

     Kroger Co.      483,080   

5,790

     Merck & Co., Inc.(a)      343,231   

8,685

     Pfizer, Inc.(a)      256,815   

11,860

     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)      1,022,925   
       

 

 

 
          4,136,981   
       

 

 

 
       Energy-9.3%       

6,130

     Apache Corp.(a)      575,423   

4,090

     Baker Hughes, Inc.(a)      266,095   

2,090

     Cimarex Energy Co.      264,448   

5,340

     ConocoPhillips      408,617   

3,300

     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a)      322,971   

9,250

     Unit Corp.*      542,512   
       

 

 

 
          2,380,066   
       

 

 

 
       Financial-14.3%       

13,530

     Fifth Third Bancorp(a)      270,870   

6,190

     JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)      372,886   

40,470

     KeyCorp(a)      539,465   

9,240

     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(a)      790,759   

15,035

     Protective Life Corp.(a)      1,043,579   

9,399

     Southside Bancshares, Inc.(a)      312,517   

3,340

     Travelers Cos., Inc.(a)      313,760   
       

 

 

 
          3,643,836   
       

 

 

 
     Industrial-15.6%   

1,490

     AMERCO(a)      390,216   

5,660

     American Railcar Industries, Inc.(a)      418,387   

8,000

     Greenbrier Cos., Inc.(a)      587,040   

5,680

     Magna International, Inc.(a)      539,089   

6,600

     Ryder System, Inc.      593,802   

6,910

     TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*(a)      699,638   


Shares    Value  
     Industrial (continued)   

6,630

     United Rentals, Inc.*(a)      $736,593   
       

 

 

 
          3,964,765   
       

 

 

 
     Technology-12.9%   

42,640

     Amkor Technology, Inc.*(a)      358,602   

9,590

     CSG Systems International, Inc.(a)      252,025   

13,845

     Deluxe Corp.(a)      763,690   

1,655

     Equifax, Inc.(a)      123,695   

4,175

     Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)      763,107   

2,220

     Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)      292,507   

7,680

     Western Digital Corp.(a)      747,418   
       

 

 

 
          3,301,044   
       

 

 

 
     Utilities-11.0%   

3,840

     American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a)      200,487   

15,035

     PNM Resources, Inc.(a)      374,522   

22,560

     Portland General Electric Co.(a)      724,627   

17,295

     UGI Corp.      589,587   

156,965

     Vonage Holdings Corp.*(a)      514,845   

11,720

     Westar Energy, Inc.(a)      399,886   
       

 

 

 
          2,803,954   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

(Cost $20,046,601)

     24,560,341   
       

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-16.6%

  
     Mutual Funds-16.6%   

4,239,034

     First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Y, 7-Day Yield 0.006%      4,239,034   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost $4,239,034)

     4,239,034   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES-112.9%

  

(Cost $24,285,635)

     28,799,375   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT-(39.7)%

  

(Proceeds $10,705,964)

     (10,117,316)   

OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF ASSETS-26.8%

     6,825,621   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.0%

     $25,507,680   
       

 

 

 
Shares            Value  

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

        

COMMON STOCKS-(39.7)%

  
     Basic Materials-(1.0)%   

(5,800)

     First Majestic Silver Corp.      $(45,240)   

(8,905)

     New Gold, Inc.      (44,970)   

(13,275)

     Primero Mining Corp.      (64,384)   

(3,775)

     Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP      (46,961)   

(6,235)

     Solazyme, Inc.      (46,513)   
       

 

 

 
          (248,068)   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Cyclical-(4.9)%   

(225)

     Amazon.com, Inc.      (72,549)   

(9,100)

     Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A      (54,418)   

(7,705)

     BioScrip, Inc.      (53,242)   

(4,975)

     Caesars Entertainment Corp.      (62,585)   

(3,685)

     ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      (73,074)   

(3,350)

     Container Store Group, Inc.      (72,930)   

(1,425)

     Darden Restaurants, Inc.      (73,330)   

(6,050)

     Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (59,592)   

(1,525)

     Liberty Global PLC, Class A      (64,873)   


Shares            Value  
     Consumer, Cyclical (continued)   

(1,350)

     Liberty Media Corp., Class A      $(63,693)   

(3,450)

     Noodles & Co.      (66,205)   

(2,500)

     Pandora Media, Inc.      (60,400)   

(2,400)

     Qunar Cayman Islands, Ltd., ADR      (66,360)   

(4,560)

     Regis Corp.      (72,778)   

(3,550)

     SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      (68,267)   

(10,675)

     SFX Entertainment, Inc.      (53,589)   

(6,740)

     Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.      (62,345)   

(2,200)

     Vince Holding Corp.      (66,572)   

(5,635)

     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      (77,594)   
       

 

 

 
          (1,244,396)   
       

 

 

 
     Consumer, Non-cyclical-(7.6)%   

(2,525)

     Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (84,284)   

(2,475)

     Annie’s, Inc.      (113,602)   

(15,650)

     ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (84,510)   

(7,125)

     Boulder Brands, Inc.      (97,114)   

(4,290)

     Capital Senior Living Corp.      (91,077)   

(2,475)

     Cepheid      (108,974)   

(7,125)

     Chiquita Brands International, Inc.      (101,175)   

(1,440)

     Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (95,530)   

(6,050)

     Dean Foods Co.      (80,162)   

(5,745)

     Elizabeth Arden, Inc.      (96,171)   

(8,775)

     Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (117,760)   

(2,285)

     Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.      (79,838)   

(5,975)

     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.      (93,628)   

(7,400)

     NxStage Medical, Inc.      (97,162)   

(2,315)

     Post Holdings, Inc.      (76,812)   

(2,790)

     Premier, Inc., Class A      (91,679)   

(4,080)

     Quidel Corp.      (109,630)   

(4,200)

     Tornier NV      (100,380)   

(3,250)

     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A      (91,553)   

(4,025)

     Wright Medical Group, Inc.      (121,958)   
       

 

 

 
          (1,932,999)   
       

 

 

 
     Energy-(8.4)%   

(1,975)

     American Midstream Partners LP      (57,413)   

(1,440)

     Antero Resources Corp.      (79,042)   

(4,925)

     BreitBurn Energy Partners LP      (100,076)   

(3,725)

     Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP      (102,251)   

(3,400)

     Cheniere Energy Partners LP      (111,248)   

(6,950)

     Cobalt International Energy, Inc.      (94,520)   

(8,925)

     Crestwood Equity Partners LP      (94,337)   

(2,000)

     DCP Midstream Partners LP      (108,900)   

(2,650)

     EV Energy Partners LP      (93,995)   

(2,010)

     Genesis Energy LP      (105,806)   

(5,125)

     Goodrich Petroleum Corp.      (75,953)   

(1,920)

     Gulfport Energy Corp.      (102,528)   

(1,815)

     InterOil Corp.      (98,482)   

(3,725)

     Legacy Reserves LP      (110,558)   

(3,125)

     LRR Energy LP      (56,031)   

(1,395)

     MarkWest Energy Partners LP      (107,164)   

(1,775)

     NOW, Inc.      (53,978)   

(1,900)

     PDC Energy, Inc.      (95,551)   

(1,450)

     Range Resources Corp.      (98,325)   

(3,400)

     Regency Energy Partners LP      (110,908)   

(14,175)

     Resolute Energy Corp.      (88,877)   

(7,425)

     Rex Energy Corp.      (94,075)   

(2,025)

     Rice Energy, Inc.      (53,865)   

(1,125)

     Summit Midstream Partners LP      (57,218)   
       

 

 

 
          (2,151,101)   
       

 

 

 
     Financial-(2.2)%   

(1,375)

     Credit Suisse Group AG, Sponsored ADR      (38,005)   


Shares            Value  
     Financial (continued)   

(1,750)

     Deutsche Bank AG    $ (61,005

(4,200)

     FXCM, Inc., Class A      (66,570

(75)

     Markel Corp.      (47,711

(2,975)

     National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A      (56,882

(1,725)

     National Interstate Corp.      (48,128

(3,975)

     Physicians Realty Trust, REIT      (54,537

(1,950)

     QTS Realty Trust, Inc., REIT, Class A      (59,183

(1,975)

     ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.      (56,880

(1,325)

     WageWorks, Inc.      (60,327
       

 

 

 
          (549,228
       

 

 

 
     Industrial-(3.0)%   

(3,935)

     Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.      (100,264

(1,660)

     Chart Industries, Inc.      (101,476

(12,700)

     GrafTech International, Ltd.      (58,166

(5,050)

     KBR, Inc.      (95,091

(11,225)

     Scorpio Tankers, Inc.      (93,280

(7,650)

     Titan International, Inc.      (90,423

(12,065)

     UTi Worldwide, Inc.      (128,251

(8,530)

     Westport Innovations, Inc.      (89,650
       

 

 

 
          (756,601
       

 

 

 
     Technology-(12.2)%   

(1,365)

     21Vianet Group, Inc., ADR      (24,570

(925)

     2U, Inc.      (14,421

(1,025)

     3D Systems Corp.      (47,529

(6,850)

     8x8, Inc.      (45,758

(2,980)

     Acacia Research Corp.      (46,130

(625)

     Acceleron Pharma, Inc.      (18,900

(600)

     Adeptus Health, Inc., Class A      (14,940

(1,275)

     Aixtron SE, Sponsored ADR      (19,291

(3,800)

     Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.      (48,184

(1,230)

     Alkermes PLC      (52,730

(775)

     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (60,527

(6,275)

     Applied Micro Circuits Corp.      (43,925

(2,400)

     Barracuda Networks, Inc.      (61,560

(2,275)

     Bazaarvoice, Inc.      (16,812

(525)

     Benefitfocus, Inc.      (14,143

(1,900)

     Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.      (44,897

(3,440)

     Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.      (44,582

(350)

     Clovis Oncology, Inc.      (15,876

(700)

     Comverse, Inc.      (15,631

(510)

     Concur Technologies, Inc.      (64,678

(450)

     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.      (15,484

(650)

     Crown Castle International Corp., REIT      (52,344

(2,520)

     Exact Sciences Corp.      (48,838

(525)

     FireEye, Inc.      (16,044

(525)

     FleetMatics Group PLC      (16,012

(625)

     Fortinet, Inc.      (15,791

(725)

     Foundation Medicine, Inc.      (13,746

(1,800)

     Genomic Health, Inc.      (50,958

(2,500)

     Groupon, Inc.      (16,700

(1,575)

     GrubHub, Inc.      (53,928

(2,000)

     HealthStream, Inc.      (48,020

(525)

     HomeAway, Inc.      (18,637

(595)

     Imperva, Inc.      (17,094

(2,125)

     IMS Health Holdings, Inc.      (55,654

(1,285)

     Infoblox, Inc.      (18,954

(3,800)

     Insmed, Inc.      (49,590

(1,260)

     Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.      (52,668

(855)

     Intrexon Corp.      (15,886

(5,500)

     Ixia      (50,270

(1,900)

     JD.com, Inc., ADR      (49,058


Shares             Value   
     Technology (continued)   
(2,930)      Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.      $(40,288)   
(625)      LDR Holding Corp.      (19,456)   
(85)      LinkedIn Corp., Class A      (17,662)   
(850)      MacroGenics, Inc.      (17,765)   
(345)      Medidata Solutions, Inc.      (15,280)   
(1,275)      Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.      (57,209)   
(4,500)      Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (51,030)   
(3,325)      Move, Inc.      (69,692)   
(615)      NetSuite, Inc.      (55,067)   
(625)      Nimble Storage, Inc.      (16,231)   
(1,335)      Novadaq Technologies, Inc.      (16,941)   
(3,150)      Nuance Communications, Inc.      (48,557)   
(860)      OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (16,280)   
(450)      Ophthotech Corp.      (17,519)   
(9,325)      Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.      (39,725)   
(200)      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.      (19,620)   
(2,525)      Paylocity Holding Corp.      (49,616)   
(425)      Proofpoint, Inc.      (15,785)   
(2,085)      PROS Holdings, Inc.      (52,542)   
(550)      PTC Therapeutics, Inc.      (24,206)   
(75)      Puma Biotechnology, Inc.      (17,893)   
(605)      Qlik Technologies, Inc.      (16,359)   
(1,550)      Rackspace Hosting, Inc.      (50,453)   
(4,900)      Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp.      (46,991)   
(1,075)      RealPage, Inc.      (16,663)   
(925)      RetailMeNot, Inc.      (14,948)   
(875)      salesforce.com, Inc.      (50,339)   
(2,380)      Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.      (50,218)   
(5,235)      Scientific Games Corp., Class A      (56,381)   
(290)      ServiceNow, Inc.      (17,046)   
(1,645)      Silver Spring Networks, Inc.      (15,874)   
(880)      Sohu.com, Inc.      (44,202)   
(1,885)      Spectranetics Corp.      (50,084)   
(320)      Splunk, Inc.      (17,715)   
(725)      SPS Commerce, Inc.      (38,534)   
(725)      Synageva BioPharma Corp.      (49,866)   
(225)      Tableau Software, Inc., Class A      (16,346)   
(1,225)      Tangoe, Inc.      (16,599)   
(595)      TESARO, Inc.      (16,017)   
(2,950)      TrueCar, Inc.      (52,953)   
(325)      Twitter, Inc.      (16,764)   
(350)      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.      (49,529)   
(1,960)      Ultratech, Inc.      (44,590)   
(1,400)      United States Cellular Corp.      (49,672)   
(725)      Varonis Systems, Inc.      (15,298)   
(1,500)      Veeco Instruments, Inc.      (52,425)   
(595)      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (66,824)   
(920)      ViaSat, Inc.      (50,710)   
(1,430)      VirnetX Holding Corp.      (8,580)   
(195)      Workday, Inc., Class A      (16,088)   
(875)      Youku, Inc., ADR      (15,680)   
(1,400)      Zendesk, Inc.      (30,226)   
       

 

 

 
          (3,123,098)   
       

 

 

 
     Utilities-(0.4)%   
(10,650)      TransAlta Corp.      (111,825)   
       

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT      (10,117,316)   
       

 

 

 


Shares             Value   
RIGHTS-0.0%        
(320)      Furiex Pharmaceuticals, CVR(b)(c)      $0   
       

 

 

 
TOTAL RIGHTS SOLD SHORT      0   
       

 

 

 
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT-(39.7)%   
(Proceeds $10,705,964)      $(10,117,316)   
       

 

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percentage of net assets.

 

*  Non-income producing security.
(a)  Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short, aggregating a total security position market value of $15,339,910.
(b)  Security fair valued using methods determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee. As of September 30, 2014, the total market value of these securities was $0, representing 0.0% of net assets.
(c)  Security considered illiquid. On September 30, 2014, the total market value of these securities was $0, representing 0.0% of net assets.

 

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LP - Limited Partnership

Ltd. - Limited

NV - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation

PLC - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SE - SE Regulation. A European Company which can operate on a Europe-wide basis and be governed by Community law directly applicable in all Member States.

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Schedule

of Investments (Unaudited)

  James Advantage Funds

September 30, 2014

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

 

The James Advantage Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company that was organized as an Ohio business trust on August 29, 1997. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, James Small Cap Fund, James Mid Cap Fund and James Micro Cap Fund are each a diversified series of the Trust, and James Long-Short Fund is a non-diversified series of the Trust (individually a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”). James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund was originally organized as a series of the Flagship Admiral Funds Inc., a Maryland corporation. On June 26, 1998, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund was restructured through a tax-free reorganization as a series of the Trust. The James Small Cap Fund commenced its public offering of shares on October 2, 1998. The James Mid Cap Fund commenced its public offering of shares on June 30, 2006. Effective March 2, 2009, James Balanced: Golden Rainbow began offering a new class of shares: the Institutional Class. The initial class of shares is now referred to as the Retail Class. Each class of James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments and has the same rights, but differs primarily in distribution fees and shareholder features. The Retail Class shares are subject to distribution (12b-1) fees but have a lower minimum investment requirement and offer certain shareholder services not available to Institutional Class shareholders. The Institutional Class shares are not subject to distribution (12b-1) fees and are available only through investment advisers and bank trust departments that have made arrangements for shares of all of their clients investing in the Fund to be held in an omnibus account (as well as other entities that are approved by management of the Trust). The James Micro Cap Fund commenced its public offering of shares on July 1, 2010. The James Long-Short Fund commenced its public offering of shares on May 23, 2011.

James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund seeks to provide total return through a combination of growth and income and preservation of capital in declining markets. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks and/or debt securities that the Fund’s adviser, James Investment Research, Inc. (“James” or the “Adviser”), believes are undervalued.

James Small Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of small capitalization companies. The Adviser defines small capitalization as those companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase no larger than the stocks in the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index.

James Mid Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of mid capitalization companies. The Adviser defines mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations at the time of purchase as $1 billion to $8 billion.

James Micro Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of micro capitalization companies. Micro capitalization companies are defined as those companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase no larger than $250 million.

 

 

 


James Long-Short Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in foreign and domestic equity securities that the Adviser believes are undervalued and more likely to appreciate, and by selling short equity securities that the Adviser believes are overvalued and more likely to depreciate. The Fund also may take long positions in domestic and foreign fixed income securities that the Adviser believes are more likely to appreciate in the interest rate and spread environment anticipated by the Adviser, and short positions in fixed income securities that the Adviser believes are more likely to depreciate in the interest rate and spread environment anticipated by the Adviser. The Fund seeks to achieve positive returns on both the long positions and short positions that it takes in various securities.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Share Valuation

The net asset value per share of each Fund, other than the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund, is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The net asset value per share of each class of shares of the James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, less liabilities attributable to that class, by the number of outstanding shares of that class.

Securities Valuation

Securities are valued at fair value. The Funds’ portfolio securities, including short positions, are valued as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for business. Equity securities that are traded on any exchange, including closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the exchange or market in which such securities are principally traded. Lacking a last sale price, a security is valued at its last bid price except when, in James’s opinion, the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security. Securities that are traded on the NASDAQ® over-the-counter market are valued at their NASDAQ® Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) for all NASDAQ® National Market (“NNM”) and NASDAQ® Capital Market® securities. When market quotations are not readily available, if an event occurs after the close of the trading market (but before the time as of which a Fund calculates its net asset value) that materially affects a security’s value, when James determines that the market quotation does not accurately reflect the current value or when a non-144A restricted security is being valued, that security will be valued at its fair value as determined in good faith in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees. The Funds may use pricing services to determine market value for securities. Fixed income securities will be valued at evaluated prices provided by an independent, recognized pricing service, which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of securities or a matrix method which considers yield or price of comparable bonds provided by a pricing service. If the Adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities or when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, those securities will be priced at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser. 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 the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board of Trustees has determined will approximate fair value. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

For valuation purposes, quotations of foreign securities in a foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the time of pricing the Funds. In computing the net asset value of the Funds by the fund

 

 

 


accounting service provider, ALPS Fund Services, Inc., the values of foreign portfolio securities are generally based upon market quotations which, depending upon the exchange or market, may be last sale price, last bid price or the average of the last bid and asked prices as of, in each case, the close of the appropriate exchange or another designated time.

The calculation of the share price of each Fund that holds foreign securities in its portfolio does not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the values of many of the foreign portfolio securities used in such calculation. Events affecting the values of foreign portfolio securities that occur between the time their prices are determined and the calculation of a Fund’s share price will be taken into account by the Adviser, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, in the determination of the value of those securities.

In accordance with the Trust’s good faith pricing guidelines, James is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. There is no single standard for determining fair value, since fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the Adviser would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings, (ii) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers), or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1

  -  

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2

  -  

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or input other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3

  -  

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, securities maturing within 60 days of the reporting date are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the 1940 Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

 

 

 


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2014:

James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund

     Valuation Inputs         
  

 

 

    
Investments in Securities at Value*        Level 1              Level 2              Level 3          Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,475,878,595      $  –      $       $ 1,475,878,595  

Closed-End Funds

     1,969,280                      1,969,280  

Exchange Traded Funds

     12,828,477                      12,828,477  

Corporate Bonds

            213,019,031               213,019,031  

Mortgage Backed Securities

            27,481,134               27,481,134  

U.S. Government Agencies

            53,554,760               53,554,760  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes

     1,453,443,142                      1,453,443,142  

Foreign Bonds

            58,764,030               58,764,030  

Municipal Bonds

            132,986,355               132,986,355  

Short Term Investments

     30,166,726                      30,166,726  

 

 

Total

   $     2,974,286,220      $     485,805,310      $                 –       $     3,460,091,530  

 

 

 

 

 

James Small Cap Fund   
     Valuation Inputs         
  

 

 

    
Investments in Securities at Value*    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 143,714,818     $       $       $ 143,714,818  

Short Term Investments

     8,924,271                     8,924,271  

 

 

Total

   $     152,639,089     $                 –       $                 –       $     152,639,089  

 

 

 

 
James Mid Cap Fund   
     Valuation Inputs         
  

 

 

    
Investments in Securities at Value*    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 16,230,805     $      $      $ 16,230,805  

Short Term Investments

     389,956                     389,956  

 

 

Total

   $ 16,620,761     $      $      $ 16,620,761  

 

 

 

 
James Micro Cap Fund   
     Valuation Inputs         
  

 

 

    
Investments in Securities at Value*    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 14,112,631     $  –      $  –      $ 14,112,631  

Short Term Investments

     387,177                     387,177  

 

 

Total

   $ 14,499,808     $  –      $  –      $ 14,499,808  

 

 

 

 
James Long-Short Fund   
     Valuation Inputs         
  

 

 

    
Investments in Securities at Value*    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 24,560,341     $  –      $  –      $ 24,560,341  

Short Term Investments

     4,239,034                     4,239,034  

 

 

Total

   $ 28,799,375     $  –      $  –      $ 28,799,375  

 

 

 

 
     Valuation Inputs         
  

 

 

    
Other Financial Instruments*    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Liabilities

          

Securities Sold Short

          

Common Stocks

   $ (10,117,316 )   $  –      $  –      $ (10,117,316)  

Rights (1)

                  0        0  

 

 

TOTAL

   $ (10,117,316 )   $  –      $  –      $ (10,117,316)  

 

 

 

 

* For detailed descriptions of sector and industry, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

(1) Furiex Pharmaceuticals, CVR rights are illiquid and considered Level 3. The market value of the rights was $0 as of 9/30/14.

 

 

 


Other

Financial

Instruments

  Balance
as of
March 31,
2014
    Realized
Gain
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Transfer
into
Level 3
    Transfer
out of
Level 3
   

Balance

as of
September 30,
2014

   

Net change

in unrealized

appreciation/
depreciation
included in
the

Statements

of

Operations

attributable

to Level 3

investments

held at
September 30,
2014

 

 

 

Securities

Sold Short

                 

 Rights (1)

  $ -      $ -      $ 0      $ 0      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 0      $ 0   

 

 

Total

  $ -      $ -      $ 0      $ 0      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 0      $ 0   

 

 

 

 

(1) Furiex Pharmaceuticals, CVR rights are illiquid and considered Level 3. The market value of the rights was $0 as of 9/30/14.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method, which liquidates all losses first, before any gains. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund will instruct its custodian to segregate assets in a separate account with a current value at least equal to the amount of its when-issued and delayed delivery purchase commitments. As of September 30, 2014, the Funds did not hold when-issued securities or delayed delivery purchase commitments.

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Translation

The market value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate, provided by WM Reuters, at the close of each business day. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars based at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized and between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the

 

 

 


amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from the changes in the value of assets and liabilities including investments in securities at the reporting period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

Short Sales and Segregated Cash

The James Long-Short Fund may actively sell short equity and fixed income securities. Short sales are transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to deliver to the buyer upon the short sale; the Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it in the open market at some later date.

The Fund will incur a loss if the market price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in value between those dates. If a security sold short pays a dividend while the Fund is short that security, the Fund will pay the dividend to the prime broker and record that amount as an expense.

All short sales are collateralized, as required by the Fund’s prime broker. The Fund maintains the collateral in segregated accounts consisting of cash and/or high-grade liquid assets sufficient to collateralize the market value of its short positions.

3. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION ON INVESTMENST (TAX BASIS)

 

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2014:

 

   

James Balanced:

Golden Rainbow

Fund

    James Small Cap
Fund
    James Mid Cap
Fund
    James Micro Cap
Fund
   

James Long-

Short Fund

 

 

 

Tax cost of portfolio investments

  $ 3,027,903,921     $ 133,678,399     $ 11,300,447     $ 12,475,498     $ 24,596,818  

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 467,387,515     $ 23,514,909     $ 5,743,242     $ 2,406,824     $ 4,714,069  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (35,199,906)       (4,554,219)       (422,928)       (382,514)       (511,512)  

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 432,187,609     $ 18,960,690     $ 5,320,314     $ 2,024,310     $ 4,202,557  

 

 

The difference between the cost of portfolio investments on a tax basis and financial statement cost for the Funds is due primarily to the deferral of wash sale losses and to the differing treatment of certain investments under income tax regulations and GAAP.

4. LINE OF CREDIT

 

 

Each Fund has a revolving line of credit agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”). Borrowings under these arrangements are secured by investments held in the Funds’ portfolios as notated on the Schedules of Investments and bear interest at the Bank’s prime rate. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, only the Micro Cap Fund utilized its line of credit. The average amount of borrowings was $100,000 over 4 days with a weighted-average interest rate of 3.25%. As of September 30, 2014, the Micro Cap Fund did not have an outstanding balance with respect to the line of credit. For the remaining funds, there were no borrowings on their line of credit during the year. Each funds line of credit expired on 7/14/2014 and was renewed for one year. The terms of the agreements can be characterized as follows:

 

Fund    Maximum Balance
Available
         Interest Rate        Expiration Date

 

James Balanced: Golden Rainbow Fund

   $ 50,000,000        Prime Rate*      July 15, 2015

 

James Small Cap Fund

   $ 6,500,000        Prime Rate*      July 15, 2015

 

James Mid Cap Fund

   $ 715,000        Prime Rate*      July 15, 2015

 

James Micro Cap Fund

   $ 540,000        Prime Rate*      July 15, 2015

 

James Long-Short Fund

   $ 3,000,000        Prime Rate*      July 15, 2015

 

*The rate at which the Bank announces as its prime lending rate.

 

 

 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

 

  (b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

The James Advantage Funds
 

By:

 

/s/ Barry R. James

    Barry R. James, President
    (Principal Executive Officer)
 

Date:    

  November 26, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Barry R. James

  Barry R. James, President
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:       November 26, 2014
By:  

/s/ Thomas L. Mangan

  Thomas L. Mangan, Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:       November 26, 2014

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