Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
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COMMON STOCKS 100.0% | | | | |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES 16.7% | | | |
| | | INTERNET 15.7% | | | | |
4,900 | | | Alphabet, Inc. Class A(1) | | $ | 13,628,615 | |
58,000 | | | Match Group, Inc. (1) | | | 6,306,920 | |
44,000 | | | Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A(1) | | | 9,783,840 | |
15,000 | | | Netflix, Inc. (1) | | | 5,618,850 | |
33,000 | | | Roku, Inc. (1) | | | 4,133,910 | |
180,000 | | | Snap, Inc. Class A(1) | | | 6,478,200 | |
140,000 | | | Twitter, Inc. (1) | | | 5,416,600 | |
| | | | | | 51,366,935 | |
| | | MEDIA 1.0% | | | | |
24,000 | | | Walt Disney Co. (1) | | | 3,291,840 | |
| | | | | | 54,658,775 | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 12.6% | | | | |
| | | AUTO MANUFACTURERS 2.0% | | | | |
6,000 | | | Tesla, Inc. (1) | | | 6,465,600 | |
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| | | ENTERTAINMENT 0.8% | | | | |
145,000 | | | DraftKings, Inc. Class A(1)(2) | | | 2,823,150 | |
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| | | INTERNET 6.3% | | | | |
30,000 | | | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (1) | | | 3,264,000 | |
5,300 | | | Amazon.com, Inc. (1) | | | 17,277,735 | |
| | | | | | 20,541,735 | |
| | | LEISURE TIME 1.8% | | | | |
225,000 | | | Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A(1) | | | 5,944,500 | |
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| | | RETAIL 1.7% | | | | |
14,000 | | | Ulta Beauty, Inc. (1) | | | 5,575,080 | |
| | | | | | 41,350,065 | |
ENERGY 4.0% | | | | |
| | | OIL & GAS 4.0% | | | | |
95,000 | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 13,022,600 | |
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FINANCIALS 8.9% | | | | |
| | | BANKS 3.8% | | | | |
150,000 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 6,183,000 | |
19,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 6,271,900 | |
| | | | | | 12,454,900 | |
| | | DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 3.8% | | | | |
52,000 | | | Blackstone, Inc. Class A | | | 6,600,880 | |
30,000 | | | Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A (1) | | | 5,695,800 | |
48,000 | | | Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 10,644,960 | |
| | | | | | 22,941,640 | |
| | | INTERNET 1.3% | | | | |
320,000 | | | Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A (1)(2) | | | 4,323,200 | |
| | | | | | 39,719,740 | |
HEALTHCARE 17.0% | | | | |
| | | BIOTECHNOLOGY 13.0% | | | | |
1,200,000 | | | Amarin Corp. PLC ADR (1)(2) | | | 3,948,000 | |
80,000 | | | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd. (1) | | | 9,485,600 | |
560,000 | | | Exelixis, Inc. (1) | | | 12,695,200 | |
180,000 | | | Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (1) | | | 6,235,200 | |
180,000 | | | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2) | | | 2,928,600 | |
28,000 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1) | | | 7,307,160 | |
| | | | | | 42,599,760 | |
| | | HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS 2.6% | | | | |
122,000 | | | Exact Sciences Corp. (1) | | | 8,530,240 | |
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| | | PHARMACEUTICALS 1.4% | | | | |
9,000 | | | DexCom, Inc. (1) | | | 4,604,400 | |
| | | | | | 55,734,400 | |
INDUSTRIALS 6.0% | | | | |
| | | INTERNET 6.0% | | | | |
240,000 | | | Lyft, Inc. Class A (1) | | | 9,216,000 | |
290,000 | | | Uber Technologies, Inc. (1) | | | 10,347,200 | |
| | | | | | 19,563,200 | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 34.8% | | | | |
| | | COMMERCIAL SERVICES 2.8% | | | | |
80,000 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc. (1) | | | 9,252,000 | |
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| | | COMPUTERS 4.5% | | | | |
55,000 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 9,603,550 | |
23,000 | | | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. Class A (1) | | | 5,222,840 | |
| | | | | | 14,826,390 | |
| | | INTERNET 2.4% | | | | |
25,000 | | | Okta, Inc. (1) | | | 3,774,000 | |
6,000 | | | Shopify, Inc. Class A (1) | | | 4,055,760 | |
| | | | | | 7,829,760 | |
| | | SEMICONDUCTORS 8.6% | | | | |
90,000 | | | Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 7,010,100 | |
38,000 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 10,368,680 | |
70,000 | | | QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 10,697,400 | |
| | | | | | 28,076,180 | |
March 31, 2022
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| | | SOFTWARE 13.3% | | | | |
36,000 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | $ | 11,099,160 | |
19,000 | | | RingCentral, Inc. Class A (1) | | | 2,226,990 | |
40,000 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc. (1) | | | 8,492,800 | |
9,000 | | | ServiceNow, Inc. (1) | | | 5,012,010 | |
46,000 | | | Splunk, Inc. (1) | | | 6,836,060 | |
30,000 | | | Twilio, Inc. Class A (1) | | | 4,944,300 | |
20,000 | | | Workday, Inc. Class A (1) | | | 4,789,200 | |
| | | | | | 43,400,520 | |
| | | | | | 103,384,850 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $254,586,153) | | | 327,433,630 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.6% | | | | |
| | | MONEY MARKET FUNDS 3.6% | | | | |
2,024,739 | | | State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.25% (4) | | | 2,024,739 | |
9,702,169 | | | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (3) | | | 9,702,169 | |
| | | | | | 11,726,908 | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $11,726,908) | | | 11,726,908 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 103.6% (Cost $266,313,061) | | $ | 339,160,538 | |
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EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER CASH AND OTHER ASSETS (3.6%) | | | (11,700,557 | ) |
NET ASSETS (5) 100% | | $ | 327,459,981 | |
(1) | Non-income producing. |
(2) | A portion or all of the security was held on loan. As of March 31, 2022, the market value of the securities on loan was $13,171,559. |
(3) | Securities with an aggregate market value of $13,171,559 were out on loan in exchange for collateral including $9,702,169 of cash collateral as of March 31, 2022. The collateral was invested in a cash collateral reinvestment vehicle. |
(4) | Rate reflects 7 day yield as of March 31, 2022. |
(5) | For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $266,313,061, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $111,305,141, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $38,457,664 and the net unrealized appreciation was $72,847,477. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
The Fund follows fair valuation accounting standards (FASB ASC 820-10) which establishes a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
• Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;
• Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable.
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments in securities as of March 31, 2022:
Investments in Securities: | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 327,433,630 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 327,433,630 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 11,726,908 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,726,908 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | $ | 339,160,538 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 339,160,538 | |
* See Schedule of Investments for further breakdown by category.
An investments asset or liability level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used.
During the period ended March 31, 2022, there were no Level 3 investments.