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Wade Fund, Inc.
Index
June 30, 2000
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Letter To Stockholders.......................................... 3
Independent Auditor's Report.................................... 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities............................. 5
Statement of Sources of Net Assets.............................. 5
Statement of Operations......................................... 6
Statement of Unrealized Appreciation on Investments............. 6
Statement of Changes in Net Assets.............................. 7
Schedule of Investments......................................... 8
Notes to Financial Statements................................... 9
Financial Highlights............................................ 10
Shareholders Meeting............................................ 11
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WADE FUND, INC.
5100 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38137
August 23, 2000
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS:
Submitted, herewith, is the statement covering operations of Wade Fund, Inc.,
from January 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000. For the first six months net
ordinary income amounted to $3,723.72. The net asset value per share as of June
30, 2000 was $39.59. This compares with $43.62 as of December 31, 1999.
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, TN 38119-3971
TEL 901-761-3000 FAX 901-761-9667
www.rheaivy.com
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Wade Fund, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
Independent Auditor's Report
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,
2000, 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, 2000, 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, 2000, and the results of its operations and the changes in its net
assets for the six months 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 ended June 30, 2000, is fairly stated in
all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Rhea & Ivy, P.L.C.
July 7, 2000 INTERNATIONALLY MOORE STEPHENS RHEA & IVY, PLC
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2000
Assets
Investments at closing market quotations:
Common stock (cost $135,436.90) $520,142.50
Money market mutual fund (cost $259,822.90) 259,822.90
Cash on demand deposit 3,773.38
Dividends receivable 1,096.50
Interest receivable 1,295.17
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Total assets 786,130.45
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Liabilities
Accrued expenses 5,879.79
State franchise taxes payable 327.28
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Total liabilities 6,207.07
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Net assets applicable to 19,700 shares of
outstanding capital stock $779,923.38
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Net asset value per share of outstanding capital stock $ 39.59
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Offering and redemption price per share $ 39.59
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Statement of Sources of Net Assets
June 30, 2000
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 19,700 shares $379,611.26
Accumulated net realized gain on investment
(computed on identified cost basis) $1,623,431.80
Accumulated distributions on net realized gain 1,617,508.21 5,923.59
Unrealized appreciation on investments ------------- 384,705.60
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Total capital 770,240.45
Undistributed net income 9,682.93
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Net assets applicable to 19,700 shares of
outstanding capital stock $779,923.38
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See notes to financial statements.
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
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Income
Dividends $ 5,620.96
Interest 7,605.86
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13,226.82
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Expenses
Advisory fee 3,080.09
Legal fee 2,050.26
Accounting fee 1,950.00
Custodial fee 1,184.35
Other expenses 688.40
Taxes, including federal, state and local 550.00
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9,503.10
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Net investment income $ 3,723.72
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Ratio of total expenses to total investment income 71.85%
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Statement of Unrealized Appreciation on Investments
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
Balance at January 1, 2000 $468,633.35
Balance at June 30, 2000 384,705.60
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Decrease in unrealized appreciation $(83,927.75)
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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, 2000
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Net Assets
Net assets at January 1, 2000, including $879,384.49
$5,959.21 in undistributed net income
Operations
Net investment income per statement of operations 3,723.72
Net equalization credits (debits) included in price
of shares sold and repurchased 13.22
Decrease in unrealized appreciation of investments (83,927.75)
Capital Stock Issued and Repurchased
Amounts received from subscriptions to 200
shares of capital stock $ 8,690.00
Less amounts paid for capital stock repurchased (27,960.30)
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Decrease in capital stock (19,270.30)
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Net assets at June 30, 2000, including
$9,682.93 in undistributed net income $779,923.38
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See notes to financial statements.
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2000
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Number of Market
Shares Cost Value
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common stocks - 66.69%
Aluminum - 10.41%
Alcoa, Inc. 2,800 $6,456.75 $81,200.00
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Automobile - 2.26%
Autozone (B) 800 23,132.00 17,600.00
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Bank and Finance - 11.73%
J. P. Morgan and Co. Inc. 500 1,833.19 55,062.50
First Tennessee National
Corporation 2,200 20,881.67 36,437.50
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22,714.86 91,500.00
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Electronics - 17.61%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 2,000 670.59 137,375.00
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Insurance - 2.29%
Safeco Corporation 900 1,080.71 17,887.50
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Metals - 2.38%
Phelps Dodge Corp. 500 23,634.00 18,593.75
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Paper Products - 3.82%
International Paper, Inc. 1,000 24,828.25 29,812.50
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Petroleum Services - 6.54%
Schlumberger, Ltd. 600 9,871.50 44,775.00
Transcean Sedco Forex 116 1,210.93 6,198.75
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11,082.43 50,973.75
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Pharmaceutical - 7.47%
Bristol Myers Squibb 1,000 14,928.13 58,250.00
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Railroads - 2.18%
CSX Corporation 800 6,909.18 16,950.00
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Total common
stocks - 66.69% 135,436.90 520,142.50
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Money Market Mutual Funds - 33.31%
First Funds U.S. Government
Portfolio 259,822.90 259,822.90 259,822.90
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Total money market funds 259,822.90 259,822.90
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Total investments (A) $395,260 779,965.40
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Other assets less liabilities - .00% (42.02)
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Net assets - 100% $779,923.38
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(A) Represents the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax
purposes
(B) Non-income producing
See notes to financial statements.
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Wade Fund, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2000
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Income Taxes
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
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
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
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.
2. Capital Stock
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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3. Investment Advisory Fee
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 $3,080.09 for his
services as investment advisor.
4. Supplementary Information
Net asset values and dividends declared per share, for the four years and six
months ended June 30, 2000 are as follows:
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Dividends Declared
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From
Net From Realized
Year Ended Asset Net Capital
December 31, Value Income Gains
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1995 33.60 .15 2.08
1996 34.81 .10 3.04
1997 38.88 .05 2.91
1998 39.11 .03 1.67
1999 43.62 .15 3.22
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WADE FUND, INC. - Financial Highlights
The presentation is for a share outstanding through each period.
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Six Months Ending
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 June 30, 2000*
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Period........................ $ 29.64 $33.60 $34.81 $38.88 $ 39.11 $ 43.62
Income from Investment Operations:
Net Investment Income............ $ 0.12 $ 0.09 $ 0.05 $ 0.03 $ 0.16 $ 0.13
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gains (Losses) on Securities.... $ 6.07 $ 4.26 $ 6.98 $ 1.90 $ 7.72 ($ 4.16)
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Total From Investment Operations... $ 6.19 $ 4.35 $ 7.03 $ 1.93 $ 7.88 ($ 4.03)
Less Distributions:
Dividends from Net Income........ $ 0.15 $ 0.10 $ 0.05 $ 0.03 $ 0.15 -0-
Distributions from Realized
Gains on Securities............. $ 2.08 $ 3.04 $ 2.91 $ 1.67 $ 3.22 -0-
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Net Asset Value, End
of Period........................ $ 33.60 $34.81 $38.88 $39.11 $ 43.62 $ 39.59
Total Return....................... 20.83% 12.98% 20.25% 5.18% 20.15% -9.24%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period........ $584,347 $628,809 $705,332 $729,628 $879,384 $779,923
Ratio of Expenses to
Average Net Assets............... 2.76% 2.86% 2.72% 2.71% 2.20% 2.26%
Ratio of Net Income to
Average Net Assets............... 0.39% 0.30% 0.12% 0.06% 0.37% 0.88% (annualized)
Portfolio Turnover Rate.......... 0.00% 0.00% 4.43% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% (annualized)
Number of Shares Outstanding,
End of Period................... 17,391 18,066 18,142 18,659 20,161 19,700
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*See accompanying notes and independent auditor's report
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Shareholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the Wade Fund, Inc. was held on February 28, 2000.
The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:
. Election of Directors. The following persons were elected as directors
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by a vote of 11,371 for, none against, for a period of service until the next
annual meeting of stockholders or until successors of the respective directors
are elected and qualified:
Maury Wade, Jr.
L. Palmer Brown, III
Richard D. Harwood
David L. Delbrocco
Charles Grant Wade
. Independent Public Accountants. The selection of the Board of Directors
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of the firm of Rhea & Ivy, PLC to serve as the Wade Fund, Inc.'s independent
public accountants for the year 2000 was ratified by a vote of 11,371 for, none
against.
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