N-CSRS 1 frankncsrs.htm



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number: 811-21532


Frank Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


6 Stacy Court, Parsippany, NJ  07054

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)


Alfred C. Frank, Frank Capital Partners LLC

6 Stacy Court, Parsippany, NJ  07054

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)


With copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP

312 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio  45202


Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  973-887-7698


Date of fiscal year end: June 30


Date of reporting period: December 31, 2006


Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.


A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public.  A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.


















SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT




FRANK VALUE FUND




December 31, 2006











FRANK VALUE FUND

           PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS

              DECEMBER 31, 2006 (UNAUDITED)



The following chart gives a visual breakdown of the Fund by the industry sectors the underlying securities represent as a percentage of the portfolio of investments.


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          Frank Value Fund

 

           Schedule of Investments

 

           December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 
    

 Shares

 

 Value

 
    

 COMMON STOCKS  -  91.34%

  
    
    

 Air Transportation, Scheduled -  2.01%

  

                       767

Pinnacle Airlines*

 $                     12,924

 
    

 Apparel & Other Finished Prods of Fabric & Similar Material -  1.42%

  

                       596

True Religion Apparel*

                         9,125

 
    

 Cable and Other Pay Television Services -  3.44%

  

                       157

Liberty Global Series C*

                         4,396

 

                       608

Liberty Global, Inc. Class A*

                        17,723

 
  

                        22,119

 

 Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products -  2.72%

  

                       319

USG Corporation*

                        17,481

 
    

 Electronic Computers -  4.80%

  

                     1,231

Dell Computer Corporation*

                        30,886

 
    

 Electronic Connectors -  3.37%

  

                       713

Tyco International

                        21,675

 
    

 Electric Services -  2.49%

  

                       508

Mirant Corporation*

                        16,038

 
    

 Financial Services -  4.86%

  

                       515

American Express Co.

                        31,245

 
    

 Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance -  13.88%

  

                       238

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

                        16,091

 

                         20

Berkshire Hathaway Class B *

                        73,320

 
  

                        89,411

 

 Household Furniture -  3.22%

  

                     1,014

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.

                        20,746

 
    

 Optical Instruments & Lenses -  4.69%

  

                   15,313

Meade Instruments*

                        30,167

 
    

 Pharmaceutical Preparations -  1.31%

  

                       995

QLT, Inc.*

                         8,418

 
    

 Retail-Catalog & Mail Order Houses -  3.28%

  

                       300

CDW Corporation

                        21,096

 
    

 Retail-Variety Stores -  3.51%

  

                       489

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

                        22,582

 
    

 Semiconductors & Related Devices -  3.58%

  

                     1,138

Intel Corporation

                        23,044

 
    

 Services-Business Services -  7.19%

  

                       352

Viad Corporation

                        14,291

 

                     1,425

Western Union

                        31,949

 
  

                        46,240

 

 Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation -  2.35%

  

                       738

Infospace*

                        15,136

 
    

 Services-Educational Services -  2.45%

  

                       636

Career Education*

                        15,760

 
    

 Services-Engineering Services -  3.16%

  

                       340

Washington Group International *

                        20,329

 
    

 Services-Help Supply Services -  1.95%

  

                       684

Labor Ready*

                        12,538

 
    

 Services-Medical Laboratories  2.52%

  

                       306

Quest Diagnostics

                        16,218

 
    

 Services-Prepackaged Software  4.93%

  

                     1,063

Microsoft Corporation

                        31,741

 
    

 Transportation  Services  3.84%

  

                     1,179

Expedia, Inc.*

                        24,735

 
    

 Water Transportation -  4.37%

  

                     4,119

Rand Logistics, Inc.*

                        28,133

 
    

 TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $522,517) - 91.34%

 $                   587,787

 
    

WARRANTS

   

 Water Transportation -  1.89%

  

                     6,013

Rand Logistics, Inc.* (Cost $11,613)

 $                     12,146

 
    

 SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS -  8.85%

  

                   56,978

First American Treasury Obligations Fund Class A 4.66%** (Cost $56,978)

 $                     56,978

 
    

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (Cost $591,108) - 102.08%

                      656,911

 
    

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (2.08)%

                      (13,367)

 
    

NET ASSETS  - 100.00%

 $                   643,544

 
    

 *Non-Income Producing Securities

  

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

  

 ** Variable rate security; The coupon rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2006

  








Frank Value Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

  
  
  

Assets:

 

     Investments, at Value (Cost $591,108)

 $                     656,911

  

     Cash

                              100

     Receivables:

 

          Dividends and Interest

                              397

               Total Assets

                        657,408

Liabilities:

 

     Accrued Management Fees

                              804

     Payable for Securities Purchased

                          13,060

               Total Liabilities

                          13,864

Net Assets

 $                     643,544

  

Net Assets Consist of:

 

     Net Capital Paid on Shares of Capital Stock

                        563,210

     Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Loss

                          (3,222)

     Accumulated Undistributed Realized Gain on Investments

                          17,753

     Net Unrealized Appreciation in Value of Investments

                          65,803

Net Assets

 $                     643,544

  

Shares Outstanding

                          52,241

  

Net Asset Value Per Share

 $                         12.32

  

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







 

 

 Frank Value Fund

Statement of Operations   

For the six months ended December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

  

Investment Income:

 

     Dividends (net of foreign taxes $6 withheld)

$       1,424

     Interest

909

          Total Investment Income

2,333

  

Expenses:

 

     Advisory fees (Note 3)

4,315

          Total Expenses

4,315

  
  

Net Investment Loss

(1,982)

  

Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments:

 

     Realized Gain from Investments

26,676

     Net Increase in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

51,641

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments

78,317

  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

$     76,335

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







 

 

 

 

 Frank Value Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

    
  

(Unaudited)

 
  

Six months

Year

  

ended

ended

  

12/31/2006

6/30/2006

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

   

     Net Investment Loss

 

 $     (1,982)

 $     (1,240)

     Net Realized Gain from Investments

 

        26,676

        25,472

     Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

 

        51,641

        (1,489)

     Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

        76,335

        22,743

    

Distributions to Shareholders

 

      (28,957)

        (8,518)

    

Capital Share Transactions (Note 5)

 

        97,206

      214,013

    

Total increase

 

      144,584

      228,238

    

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of period

 

      498,960

      270,722

    

End of period

 

 $   643,544

 $   498,960

    

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







 

 

 

 

 

 

 Frank Value Fund

  

Financial Highlights

  

 

 

 

      

Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period

     
 

(Unaudited)

    
 

Six months

 

Year

Period *

 
 

ended

 

ended

ended

 
 

12/31/2006

 

6/30/2006

6/30/2005

 
      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$11.36

 

$10.76

$10.00

 

Income From Investment Operations:

     

  Net Investment Loss (a)

           (0.04)

 

           (0.04)

           (0.05)

 

  Net Gains on Investments

     

       (Realized and Unrealized)

            1.58

 

            0.92

            0.81

 

     Total from Investment Operations

            1.54

 

            0.88

            0.76

 
      

  Less Distributions

           (0.58)

 

           (0.28)

               -   

 
      

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$12.32

 

$11.36

$10.76

 
      

Total Return (b)

13.52 %

**

8.30 %

7.60 %

**

      

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

     

Net Assets at End of Period (Thousands)

 $          644

 

 $          499

 $          271

 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

1.50 %

***

1.50 %

1.50 %

***

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

(0.69)%

***

(0.35)%

(0.49)%

***

Portfolio Turnover Rate

33.15 %

 

45.25 %

18.20 %

 
      

* For the Period July 21, 2004 (commencement of investment operations) through June 30, 2005

    

** Not Annualized

     

*** Annualized

     

(a) Per share net investment loss has been determined on the basis of weighted average number of shares

  

    outstanding during the period.

     

(b) Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.

     
      

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






FRANK VALUE FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2006 (UNAUDITED)


Note 1. Organization

Frank Value Fund (the “Fund”), is a non-diversified series of the Frank Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end regulated investment company that was organized as an Ohio business trust on February 12, 2004. The Trust is permitted to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of separate series, each series representing a distinct fund with its own investment objective and policies.  At present, there is only one series authorized by the Trust.  Frank Capital Partners LLC is the adviser to the Fund (the “Adviser”).  The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s principal investment strategy is value investing.

 

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies employed by the Fund in preparing its financial statements:


Security Valuation- Equity securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities.  Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price.  Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price.  When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review by the Board of Trustees.


Fixed income securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities.  A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices.  If the Adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees.  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 has determined will represent fair value.


In accordance with the Trust’s good faith pricing guidelines, the Adviser 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.  No single standard for determining fair value controls, 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 which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale.  Methods which are in accord 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.


Financial Futures Contracts   The Fund may invest in financial futures contracts solely for the purpose of hedging its existing portfolio securities, or securities that the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in market values or interest rates.  Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, or other assets, equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit).  Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the security.  The fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin.  Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates, and the underlying hedged assets.

 

Share Valuation- The price (net asset value) of the shares of the Fund is normally determined as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time on each day the Fund is open for business and on any other day on which there is sufficient trading in the Fund’s securities to materially affect the net asset value. The Fund is normally open for business on every day except Saturdays, Sundays and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.


Security Transaction Timing- Security transactions are recorded on the dates transactions are entered into (the trade dates).  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recognized on the ex-dividend date.  Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.  The Fund uses the identified cost basis in computing gain or loss on sale of investment securities.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.


Income Taxes- The Fund intends to continue to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. By so qualifying, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and any realized capital gains. It is the Fund's policy to distribute annually, prior to the end of the calendar year, dividends sufficient to satisfy excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Service.  This Internal Revenue Service requirement may cause an excess of distributions over the book year-end accumulated income.

  










Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)


Distributions to Shareholders-   The Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net realized capital gains and net investment income, if any, at year-end. Distributions will be recorded on ex-dividend date. See Note 7.


Use of 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 during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Other- Generally accepted accounting principles require that permanent financial reporting tax differences relating to shareholder distributions be reclassified to paid in capital.


Note 3. Investment Management Agreement

The Trust has a Management Agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Adviser manages the investment portfolio of the Fund, subject to policies adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Under the Management Agreement, the Adviser, at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Trust, furnishes office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and executive personnel necessary for managing the assets of the Fund. The Adviser also pays the salaries and fees of all its officers and employees that serve as officers and trustees of the Trust.  The Adviser pays all ordinary operating expenses of the Fund except brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, borrowing costs (such as (a) interest and (b) dividend expenses on securities sold short), and extraordinary expenses. For its services and the payment of Fund ordinary operating expenses, the Adviser receives an annual investment management fee of 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the six months ending December 31, 2006, the Adviser earned a fee of $4,315 from the Fund. As of December 31, 2006 the Fund owed the Adviser $804.


Note 4. Related Party Transactions

Alfred C. Frank and Brian J. Frank are the control persons of the Adviser. Alfred Frank also serves as a trustee and officer of the Trust. Brian Frank also serves as an officer of the Trust. Both Alfred Frank and Brian Frank receive benefits from the Adviser resulting from management fees paid to the Adviser by the Fund.


Note 5. Capital Share Transactions

The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of separate series.  The total paid-in capital as of December 31, 2006 was $534,253.  Transactions in capital were as follows:


 

July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006

July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006

     
 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares sold

5,982

68,249

18,002

$205,495

Shares reinvested

2,333

28,957

771

8,518

Shares redeemed

        -

            -

        -

            -

 

8,315

$97,206

18,773

$214,013

     


Note 6. Investment Transactions

For the six months ending December 31, 2006, purchases and sales of investment securities other than U.S. Government obligations and short-term investments aggregated $225,347 and $175,972 respectively.   


Note 7. Tax Matters

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at December 31, 2006 was $ 591,108.


 On December 27, 2006 a distribution of $.58 per share was declared.  The distribution was paid on December 27, 2006 to shareholders of record on December 26, 2006.  


The tax character of the distribution paid was as follows:


Distributions paid from:

 

     Ordinary income

$7,252

     Long term capital gain

21,705

 

$28,957




Note 7. Tax Matters (continued)

At December 31, 2006, the composition of unrealized appreciation (the excess of value over tax cost) and depreciation (the excess of tax cost over value) was as follows:


Appreciation

Depreciation

Net Appreciation(Depreciation)

$85,640

($19,837)

$65,803



As of December 31, 2006 the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:



Undistributed net investment loss

$(3,222)

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$17,753

Unrealized appreciation

$65,803



Note 8. Control and Ownership

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