WADE FUND INC.
Audited Financial Statements
Wade Fund, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
June 30, 1997
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WADE FUND, INC.
Suite 2224
5100 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38137
August 15, 1997
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS:
Submitted, herewith, is the statement covering operations of
Wade Fund, Inc., from January 1, 1997 through June 30, 1997.
The net ordinary income for the first six months amounted
to $375.09.
The net asset value per share as of June 30, 1997 was $40.08.
This compares with $34.81 as of December 31, 1996.
Sincerely yours,
WADE FUND, INC.
s/ Maury Wade, Jr.
Maury Wade, Jr.
President
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RHEA & IVY, P.L.C.
Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors
Suite 250 - 6000 Poplar Avenue - Memphis, Tennessee 38119
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Wade Fund, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
Independent Auditor's Report
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We have audited the statements of assets and liabilities and sources of
net assets of Wade Fund, Inc., including the schedule of investments as
of June 30, 1997, and the related statements of operations, unrealized
appreciation on investments and changes in net assets for the six months
then ended, and supplementary information (note 4) for the four
years and six months then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Securities
owned as investments at June 30, 1997, were held by the Trust
Department of the First Tennessee Bank under a custodial agreement, and
were verified by direct confirmation.
In our opinion, the financial statements and schedule referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wade
Fund, Inc., as of June 30, 1997, and the results of its operations and
the changes in its net assets for the year then ended, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion,
the supplementary information (note 4) for the four years and six months
then ended June 30, 1997, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
/s Rhea & Ivy, P.L.C.
Memphis, Tennessee
January 9, 1997
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 1997
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Assets
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Investments at closing market quotations:
Common stock (cost $128,877.40) $ 528,287.50
Cash on demand deposit 6,016.77
Cash on deposit - safekeeping account 162,250.10
Dividends receivable 1,052.00
Interest receivable 789.21
Prepaid bond premium 67.11
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Total assets 698,462.69
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Liabilities
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Accrued expenses 4,181.64
State franchise taxes payable 297.03
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Total liabilities 4,478.67
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Net assets applicable to 17,317 shares of
outstanding capital stock $ 693,984.02
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Net asset value per share of outstanding
capital stock $ 40.08
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Offering and redemption price per share $ 40.08
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Statement of Sources of Net Assets
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June 30, 1997
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Capital
Excess of amounts received from sale of
capital shares over amounts paid out
in redeeming shares:
Authorized 100,000 shares, no par value,
outstanding 17,317 shares $ 282,348.96
Accumulated net realized gain
on investment (computed on
identified cost basis) $ 1,483,452.37
Accumulated distributions
on net realized gain 1,477,494.33 5,958.04
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Unrealized appreciation on investments 399,410.10
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Total capital 687,717.10
Undistributed net income 6,266.92
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Net assets applicable to 17,317 shares of
outstanding capital stock $ 693,984.02
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See notes to financial statements.
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 1997
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Income
Dividends $ 4,857.00
Interest 4,925.59
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9,782.59
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Expenses
Advisory fee 2,521.19
Legal fee 2,400.00
Accounting fee 1,884.48
Custodial fee 900.00
Other expenses 1,329.83
Taxes, including federal, state and local 372.00
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9,407.50
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Net income $ 375.09
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Ratio of total expenses to total income 96.17%
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Statement of Unrealized Appreciation on Investments
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For The Six Months Ended June 30, 1997
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Balance at January 1, 1997 $ 305,353.85
Balance at June 30, 1997 399,410.10
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Increase in unrealized appreciation $ 94,056.25
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See notes to financial statements.
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997
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Net Assets
Net assets at January 1, 1997 including $ 628,808.87
$5,895.55 in undistributed net income
Income (Expenses)
Net income per statement of
income and expenses $ 375.09
Net equalization credits
(debits) included in
price of shares sold
and repurchased ( 3.72)
Increase in balance of undistributed
net income 371.37
Increase in unrealized appreciation
of investments 94,056.25
Capital Stock Issued and Repurchased
(exclusive of equalization
debits and credits)
Amounts received from
subscriptions to 12
shares of capital stock
Less amounts paid for capital
stock repurchased (29,252.47)
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Decrease in capital stock (29,252.47)
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Net assets at June 30, 1997, including
$6,266.92 in undistributed net income $ 693,984.02
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See notes to financial statements.
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 1997
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Number of Market
Shares Cost Value
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Common stocks - 76.12%
Aluminum - 7.60%
Aluminum Co. of America 700 $ 6,456.75 $ 52,762.50
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Bank and Finance - 15.82%
J. P. Morgan and Co. Inc. 500 1,833.19 52,187.50
First Tennessee National
Corporation 1,200 22,780.00 57,600.00
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24,613.19 109,787.50
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Electronics - 7.27%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 600 1,609.41 50,437.50
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Gold - 3.30%
Placer Dome, Inc. 1,400 1,082.11 22,925.00
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Insurance - 6.05%
Safeco Corporation 900 1,080.71 42,018.75
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Metals - 6.14%
Phelps Dodge Corp. 500 23,634.00 42,593.75
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Paper Products - 7.00%
International Paper, Inc. 1,000 24,828.30 48,562.50
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Petroleum Services - 7.20%
Schlumberger, Ltd. 400 14,778.80 50,000.00
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Pharmaceutical - 9.34%
Bristol Myers Squibb 800 23,885.00 64,800.00
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Railroads - 6.40%
CSX Corporation 800 6,909.18 44,400.00
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Total investments - 76.12% (A) $ 128,876.45 528,287.50
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Other assets less _____________
liabilities - 23.88% 165,696.52
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Net assets - 100% $ 693,984.02
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(A) Represents the aggregate cost of investments for
federal income tax purposes
See notes to financial statements.
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 1997
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Note (1) - Significant Accounting Policies
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Income Taxes
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Since it is the policy of the Fund to qualify each year as a regulated
investment company under Section 851 of the Internal Revenue Code and to
distribute all, or substantially all, of its taxable income, including
realized net gain on investments, it is not expected that federal income
tax will ordinarily constitute a major item of expense. Therefore, no
provision is made for such tax on unrealized appreciation on investments.
However, on the accrual basis of accounting, provision for federal income
tax and state franchise and excise tax on net income and on net realized
gain on investments is made when applicable.
Equalization
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The Company follows the accounting practice known as equalization by
which a portion of the proceeds from sales and costs of repurchases of
capital shares equivalent, on a per share basis, to the amount of
distributable net investment income on the date of the transaction is
credited or charged to undistributed net income. As a result, undistributed
investment income per share is unaffected by sales or redemptions of fund
shares.
Investments
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Investments in securities traded on a national securities exchange are
valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the
period; securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed
securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the
last reported bid price.
Estimates
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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 revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Note (2) - Capital Stock
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The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, as an open-end, nondiversified management company with 100,000
shares of no par value common capital stock authorized.
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Note (3) - Investment Advisory Fee
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Advisory service fee is paid at the annual rate of three-fourths of
one percent on the net value of investment assets and is paid at the end
of each quarter at the rate of three-sixteenths of one percent of the
net value of such assets on the last day of the quarter on which the New
York Stock Exchange is open. Maury Wade, Jr., who is president and
director of the Fund, received $2,521.19 for his services as investment
advisor.
Note (4) - Supplementary Information
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Net asset values and dividends declared per share, for the four years
and six months ended June 30, 1997 are as follows:
Dividends Declared
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From
Year Net From Realized
Ended Asset Net Capital
December 31, Value Income Gains
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1992 30.65 .19 2.75
1993 30.73 -- 2.77
1994 29.64 .06 .61
1995 33.60 .15 2.08
1996 34.81 .10 3.04
Six months ended
June 30, 1997 40.48 -- --
Note (5) - Concentration of Risk
At June 30, 1997 the Fund had a concentration of credit risk with a
certain financial institution in the form of a bank cash account. If the
financial institution failed to completely perform under the terms of the
financial instruments, the exposure for credit loss would be in the amount
of the financial instruments less amounts covered by regulatory insurance.
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WADE FUND, INC.- FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Complete financial statements will be found elsewhere in this report.
The following is a condensation of certain pertinent information. (It has
been audited by the Fund's independent accountant, whose report is also
included.) PER SHARE INCOME AND CAPITAL CHANGES - (For a share outstanding
throughout the year ending December 31st)
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Six Months Ending
1996 June 30, 1997*
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Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Period . . . . . . . . . . $33.60 $34.81
Income From Investment
Operations:
Net Investment Income . . . . $0.09 $0.02
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gains (Losses) on Securities $4.26 $5.25
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Total From Investment Operations $4.35 $5.27
Less Distributions:
Dividends from Net Income . . . $0.10 $0.00
Distributions from Realized
Gains on Securities . . . . . $3.04 $0.00
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Net Asset Value, End
of Period . . . . . . . . . . . $34.81 $40.08
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Total Return . . . . . . . . . . $12.96% 15.14%
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Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period . . $628,808 $693,984
Ratio of Expenses to
Average Net Assets . . . . . 2.86% 2.84% (annualized)
Ratio of Net Income to
Average Net Assets . . . . . 0.30% 0.11% (annualized)
Portfolio Turnover Rate . . . 0.00% 0.00%
Number of Shares Outstanding,
End of Period . . . . . . . 18,066 17,317
*See accompanying notes and independent auditor's report.
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