SEC Company Response from NORTHQUEST CAPITAL FUND INC (CIK 0001142728) — Apr 25, 2005
NORTHQUEST CAPITAL FUND INC (CIK 0001142728)
Date: April 25, 2005 · CIK: 0001142728 · Accession: 0001142728-05-000006
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CORRESPONDENCE
NORTHQUEST CAPITAL FUND, INC.
16 Rimwood Lane
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
732-892-1057
April 25, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
Judiciary Plaza - 50 Fifth St.
Washington D.C. 20549
RE: Responses to SEC comments on File# 811-10419 Correspondence Filing 02/23/05
Dear SEC Representative:
The undersigned has received comments form the SEC staff with regard to the
NorthQuest Capital Fund's latest proposed Form N-1A. The Fund has enclosed the
following responses for your review.
First Set of Reponses
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Prospectus:
1. The Fund has added a new section called "Portfolio Holdings" to page 6 of the
Fund's prospectus as required by Item 4(d) of Form N-1A. The following text
appears under this new section.
"The Fund's policies and procedures with regard to the disclosure of its in
vestment securities is discussed in the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI")."
2. On page 8 of the Prospectus, the following paragraph has been added to the
end of section 'Contract Terms', as per Item 5(a)(1)(A) and Item 5(a)(1)(iii)
of Form N-1A.
"The Fund paid the Adviser 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets for the
fiscal year ended 12/31/04. This fee amounted to .51% of the Fund's average
daily net assets for the fiscal year ended 12/31/04, after including expenses
that were reimbursed by the Adviser to the Fund. The discussion regarding the
basis for the Board of Director's approving any advisory contract of the Fund
will be available in the Fund's Annual Report."
3. On page 8 a sentence has been added to the end of section 'Portfolio Manager
("PM")' to meet the requirements of Item 5(a)(2) of Form N-1A.
"The Fund's SAI provides additional information about the PM's compensation,
other accounts managed by the PM, and the PM's ownership of securities in the
Fund."
4. The Fund clarified its Market Timing Policy on page 9 of the prospectus as
per Item 6(e) of Form N-1A.
a. The Fund has revised the text under its "Market Timing Policy".
The following text represents the Fund's policy:
MARKET TIMING POLICY
"Market Timing is the excessive short-term trading of mutual fund shares. A
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pattern of excessive short-term trading by redeeming Fund shares within a short
period of time of a purchase may increase Fund trading costs, have tax conse-
quences and disrupt the Fund's investment stategies. The Fund believes that its
exposure to harmful market timing risk is low because the Fund's investment
portfolio has no common stocks of foreign issuers and prices are readily avail-
able for those common stocks in the Fund's portfolio. To protect the Fund from
harmful market timing, the Fund's Compliance Officer will monitor trading activ-
ity. If the Fund's Compliance Officer determines that certain transactions ex-
hibit a pattern of excessive short-term trading, those accounts involved may be
"flaggged" and future share purchase activity will be restricted or eliminated
for these account or accounts for such term as the Compliance Officer shall de-
termine. The Fund always reserves the right to not accept any purchase order."
Statement of Additional Information:
1. The following new section, "Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings", was added to
the Fund's SAI on page 2 after section 'Investment Strategies and Risks'.
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
"The Fund files its full investment portfolio on a quarterly basis to the SEC
and to Fund shareholders. These reports are available on the SEC internet site
at http://www.sec.gov or by calling the Fund's toll-free telephone number
(1-800-698-5261).
It is the policy of the Fund and its Adviser not to disclose non-public informa-
tion to third parties with regard to the Fund's specific portfolio holdings.
Disclosure of non-public information about the Fund portfolio holdings may occur
when there is a legitimate business purpose such as making disclosures to the
Fund's brokers, who have a duty to keep information confidential or have been
instructed by the Fund to keep the information confidential. The Fund and its
Adviser have each adopted a Code of Ethics that forbids Fund or Advisory per-
sonnel from disclosing the Fund's non-public information. Any exception to the
Fund's policy must be approved by an officer of the Fund and reported to the
Chief Compliance Officer, who reports to the Board of Directors. Only the Fund's
Board can change the disclosure policy."
2. The Fund has revised its table under "Management Information" on page 3 and
4 of the SAI. The following 2 columns and the appropriate data were also
added to the table:
a. "Term of Office & Length of Time Served"
b. "Other Director Positions Held by Director"
3. A table and footnote have been added to the SAI on page 4 under the heading
"Fund Holdings of Directors" as per Item 12 in Form N-1A. The table includes
the following information.
a. "Name of Director"
b. "Dollar range of equity securities in the Fund"
c. "Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered
Investment Companies Overseen by Director in family of
Investment Companies"
4. A new section under the heading "Proxy Voting Policies" has been added to
page 4 of the SAI as required in Item 12 of Form N-1A. This section replaces
section "Disclosure Concerning Proxy Voting Related To Portfolio Securites"
which was originally on page 6. The replaced policy was:
Disclosure Concerning Proxy Voting Related to Portfolio Securities
"Fund management attempts to vote affirmative on proxies related to the portfo-
lio securities held by the Fund which are beneficial to the Fund's shareholders,
such as electing directors who have a history of voting for share buybacks (when
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share price is undervalued) or increasing the cash dividend (when excess cash is
available). With this in mind, the Fund generally votes against stock option
plans and unreasonable management compensation issues, increases in debt, capi-
tal and preferred stock issuances which may not provide a total return that ex-
ceeds the cost of capital and corporate restructuring.
Neither the Fund or the Investment Adviser have any voting agreements or ar-
rangements with the current public companies held in the Fund's portfolio secur-
ities. Fund shareholders may obtain the Fund's proxy voting record by calling
1-800-698-5261 or checking the Securities and Exchange Commission web site given
on the back page of our prospectus."
The new policy is:
Proxy Voting Policies
"The Fund exercises its voting rights in the best interests of the Fund when
voting proxies with regard to securities held or purchased by the Fund. Proxies
that propose offering additional stock options to their managers or compensate
management excessively are usually voted down by the Fund. Generally, the Fund
votes in favor of proxies that propose the repurchase of the issuer's shares
without increasing the issuer's debt. For all other proposals, the Fund will
evaluate whether a proposal is in the best interests of Fund shareholders and
take into account the following factors such as: (a) is the proposal consider-
ing past or future performance when compensating management; (b) is the proposal
in conflict with the company's long-term strategies; and (c) is the proposal in
keeping with high ethical standards and corporate governance.
To obtain the Fund's voting policies and information regarding how the Fund vot-
ed proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month per-
iod ended June 30, without charge, call the Fund's toll-free telephone number
(1-800-698-5261) or go to the SEC internet site at http://www.sec.gov."
5. To meet the requirements of Item 12 of Form N-1A, a new paragraph under the
heading, "Portfolio Manager", has been inserted on page 6 of the SAI.
Portfolio Manager
"Peter J. Lencki is the Fund's portfolio manager and is responsible for the
daily management of the Fund's investment portfolio. He is a member of the
Fund's board of directors and is the Fund's president. Mr. Lencki is also the
president and owner of the Fund's Adviser, Emerald Research Corporation.
At this time Mr. Lencki does not manage accounts for any other registered in-
vestment companies or other pooled investment vehicles. Peter Lencki, his wife
and children have a total of 10 shareholder accounts in the Fund in the dollar
range of $100,001 - $500,000 as of 04/08/05.
The Fund does not pay any type of compensation to Mr. Lencki for acting as the
Fund's portfolio manager."
6. In response to Item 18 (e); the Fund has no arrangements with any person(s)
or entities which would permit the frequent purchases and redemptions of
Fund shares.
7. In repsonse to Item 22,(d),(6) - Statement regarding basis for approval of
Investment Advisory Contract; the Fund will disclose in its 2005 Annual
Report the factors discussed by the board of directors when consideration is
given to approving the next Investment Advisory Contract (August of 2005).
N-CSR:
1. The Fund has downloaded the latest N-CSR instructions from the SEC internet
site. The Fund will revise its certification statement which will also be
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signed by the Fund's Treasurer or Financial Officer. Accordingly, the Fund
will revise its original edgar filing dated 02/14/05.
Second Set of Responses
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Dear SEC Representative:
The undersigned has received comments from Mr. Rupert with regard to the
NorthQuest Capital Fund's latest proposed Form N-1A. The Fund appreciates the
time and effort that Mr. Rupert has given the Fund in helping it protect the
Fund's shareholders. The Fund has enclosed the following responses for your
review.
Prospectus:
1. The Fund repositioned a sentence, which contains more information about the
portfolio manager's previous experience. This statement has been moved from
its original spot (third sentence) to the second sentence on page 8 of the
Fund's prospectus under the heading 'Portfolio Manager ("PM")'. The follow-
ing statement is the repositioned text.
" Previous to managing the Fund's investments, Mr. Lencki acted as the port-
folio manager for over five years in running a private investment partner-
ship, NorthPoint Capital LLP."
2. The Fund clarified its Market Timing Policy on page 9 of the prospectus as
per Item 6(e) of Form N-1A. Excessive short-term trading or market timing
has bee defined and the sentence, "The Fund discourages "Market Timing" and
does not accommodate "Market Timing", has been added to this section.
a. The Fund's "Market Timing Policy" was changed
from:
MARKET TIMING POLICY
"Market Timing is the excessive short-term trading of mutual fund shares. A
pattern of excessive short-term trading by redeeming Fund shares within a short
period of time of a purchase may increase Fund trading costs, have tax conse-
quences and disrupt the Fund's investment stategies. The Fund believes that its
exposure to harmful market timing risk is low because the Fund's investment
portfolio has no common stocks of foreign issuers and prices are readily avail-
able for those common stocks in the Fund's portfolio. To protect the Fund from
harmful market timing, the Fund's Compliance Officer will monitor trading activ-
ity. If the Fund's Compliance Officer determines that certain transactions ex-
hibit a pattern of excessive short-term trading, those accounts involved may be
"flaggged" and future share purchase activity will be restricted or eliminated
for these account or accounts for such term as the Compliance Officer shall de-
termine. The Fund always reserves the right to not accept any purchase order."
To:
MARKET TIMING POLICY
"Market Timing is the excessive short-term trading of mutual fund shares which
may increase Fund trading costs, have tax consequences and disrupt the Fund's
investment stategies. The Fund believes that its exposure to harmful market tim-
ing risk is low because the Fund's investment portfolio has no common stocks of
foreign issuers and prices are readily available for those common stocks in the
Fund's portfolio. Currently, the Fund defines "Market Timing" as selling all or
a substantial portion of Fund shares within 7 days of purchase, or within 30
days of the purchase, if it happens more than once a year. To protect the Fund
from harmful market timing, the Fund's Compliance Officer will monitor trading
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activity. If the Fund's Compliance Officer determines that certain transactions
exhibit a pattern of excessive short-term trading, those accounts involved may
be "flaggged" and future share purchase activity will be restricted or eliminat-
ed for those account or accounts for such term as the Compliance Officer shall
determine. The Fund discourages "Market Timing" and does not accommodate "Market
Timing". The Fund always reserves the right to not accept any purchase order."
Statement of Additional Information:
1. The following section, "Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings", has been revised
on page 2 of the SAI. The text, "in a timely manner", was added to the third
sentence of the second paragraph. The "Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings" was
modified from:
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
"The Fund files its full investment portfolio on a quarterly basis to the SEC
and to Fund shareholders. These reports are available on the SEC internet site
at http://www.sec.gov or by calling the Fund's toll-free telephone number
(1-800-698-5261).
It is the policy of the Fund and its Adviser not to disclose non-public informa-
tion to third parties with regard to the Fund's specific portfolio holdings.
Disclosure of non-public information about the Fund portfolio holdings may occur
when there is a legitimate business purpose such as making disclosures to the
Fund's brokers, who have a duty to keep information confidential or have been
instructed by the Fund to keep the information confidential. The Fund and its
Adviser have each adopted a Code of Ethics that forbids Fund or Advisory per-
sonnel from disclosing the Fund's non-public information. Any exception to the
Fund's policy must be approved by an officer of the Fund and reported to the
Chief Compliance Officer, who reports to the Board of Directors. Only the Fund's
Board can change the disclosure policy."
To:
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
"The Fund discloses its full portfolio holdings to the public on a quarterly ba-
sis by filing with the SEC and reporting to Fund shareholders. These reports are
available on the SEC internet site at http://www.sec.gov or by calling the
Fund's toll-free telephone number (1-800-698-5261).
Disclosure of non-public information about the Fund portfolio holdings may occur
when there is a legitimate business purpose such as making disclosures to the
Fund's brokers, who have a duty to keep information confidential or have been
instructed by the Fund to keep the information confidential. The Fund and its
Adviser have each adopted a Code of Ethics that forbids Fund or Advisory per-
sonnel from disclosing the Fund's non-public information. Any exception to the
Fund's policy must be approved by an officer of the Fund and reporte