UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file Number 811-568 The Value Line Fund, Inc. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 ---------------------------------------- David T. Henigson --------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-907-1500 Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2005 Date of reporting period: March 31, 2005 Item 1: Schedule of Investments. The Value Line Fund, Inc. Schedule of Investments (unaudited) March 31, 2005 Value Shares (in thousands) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS (93.5%) AUTO & TRUCK (0.5%) 13,000 Oshkosh Truck Corp. $ 1,066 BIOTECHNOLOGY (3.0%) 52,500 Amgen, Inc.* 3,056 45,500 Invitrogen Corp.* 3,149 ---------------- 6,205 BUILDING MATERIALS (1.6%) 82,500 ElkCorp 3,173 CANADIAN ENERGY (1.5%) 43,700 EnCana Corp. 3,077 CEMENT & AGGREGATES (0.5%) 17,200 Florida Rock Industries, Inc. 1,012 CHEMICAL - BASIC (2.9%) 109,500 Lyondell Chemical Co. 3,057 130,300 Olin Corp. 2,906 ---------------- 5,963 CHEMICAL - DIVERSIFIED (1.4%) 50,000 Eastman Chemical Co. 2,950 COAL (2.8%) 81,600 Joy Global, Inc. 2,861 60,000 Peabody Energy Corp. 2,782 ---------------- 5,643 COMPUTER & PERIPHERALS (3.1%) 80,000 Apple Computer, Inc.* 3,334 78,400 Dell, Inc* 3,012 ---------------- 6,346 COMPUTER SOFTWARE SERVICES (8.8%) 93,200 Anteon International Corp.* 3,628 46,600 Citrix Systems, Inc.* 1,110 76,200 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class "A"* 3,520 97,200 Macromedia, Inc.* 3,256 69,300 Mercury Interactive Corp.* 3,283 257,400 Oracle Corp.* 3,212 ---------------- 18,009 DRUG (0.5%) 18,200 Genzyme Corp.* 1,042 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (0.5%) 22,700 ITT Educational Services, Inc.* 1,101 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (3.4%) 58,000 Rockwell Automation, Inc. 3,285 115,000 Thomas & Betts Corp.* 3,715 ---------------- 7,000 ELECTRICAL UTILITY - EAST (0.5%) 35,700 Jabil Circuit, Inc.* 1,018 HOME APPLIANCE (0.5%) 11,200 Toro Co. (The) 991 HOME BUILDING (7.4%) 22,800 Beazer Homes USA, Inc. 1,137 31,066 D.R. Horton, Inc. 908 18,900 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class "A"* 964 20,400 KB Home 2,396 13,200 M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 919 4,600 NVR, Inc.* 3,611 17,400 Ryland Group, Inc. 1,079 14,100 Standard Pacific Corp. 1,018 40,000 Toll Brothers, Inc.* 3,154 ---------------- 15,186 HOTEL/GAMING (0.5%) 14,300 Station Casinos, Inc. 966 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (0.5%) 76,900 TeleTech Holdings, Inc.* 994 INFORMATION SERVICES (2.3%) 62,500 Advisory Board Co. (The)* 2,731 14,100 Getty Images, Inc.* 1,003 11,600 Moody's Corp. 938 ---------------- 4,672 INSURANCE - LIFE (0.5%) 18,500 Prudential Financial, Inc. 1,062 INTERNET (0.5%) 25,600 CheckFree Corp.* 1,043 MACHINERY (1.5%) 18,100 Actuant Corp. Class "A"* 813 93,300 Columbus McKinnon Corp.* 1,271 45,500 Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. 1,041 ---------------- 3,125 MARITIME (1.8%) 190,900 OMI Corp. 3,656 MEDICAL SERVICES (4.0%) 17,000 Aetna, Inc. 1,274 107,300 Community Health Systems, Inc.* 3,746 15,400 PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc.* 877 22,200 Triad Hospitals, Inc.* 1,112 12,200 UnitedHealth Group Inc. 1,164 ---------------- 8,173 MEDICAL SUPPLIES (2.1%) 77,000 Affymetrix, Inc.* 3,299 14,900 C. R. Bard, Inc 1,014 ---------------- 4,313 METAL FABRICATING (0.4%) 23,200 Lone Star Technologies, Inc.* 915 METALS & MINING - DIVERSIFIED (2.1%) 43,700 Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 1,054 89,400 Teck Cominco Ltd. Class "B" 3,314 ---------------- 4,368 NATURAL GAS - DIVERSIFIED (3.0%) 35,000 EOG Resources, Inc. 1,706 60,000 Southwestern Energy Co.* 3,406 34,000 XTO Energy, Inc. 1,117 ---------------- 6,229 OILFIELD SERVICES/EQUIPMENT (1.7%) 75,200 Cal Dive International, Inc.* 3,406 PETROLEUM - PRODUCING (0.5%) 20,300 Berry Petroleum Co. Class "A" 1,044 PHARMACY SERVICES (1.5%) 71,200 Walgreen Co. 3,163 PRECISION INSTRUMENT (0.6%) 22,000 Kronos, Inc.* 1,124 RAILROAD (2.8%) 18,400 Canadian National Railway Co. 1,165 25,000 CSX Corp. 1,041 94,900 Norfolk Southern Corp. 3,516 ---------------- 5,722 RESTAURANT (3.7%) 74,300 CKE Restaurants, Inc.* 1,178 33,300 Darden Restaurants, Inc. 1,022 19,200 P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.* 1,148 53,000 Panera Bread Co. Class "A"* 2,996 34,300 Sonic Corp.* 1,146 ---------------- 7,490 RETAIL AUTOMOTIVE (0.5%) 31,250 CarMax, Inc.* 984 RETAIL BUILDING SUPPLY (3.5%) 70,900 Building Materials Holding Corp. 3,154 79,500 Home Depot, Inc. (The) 3,040 17,400 Lowe's Cos., Inc. 993 ---------------- 7,187 RETAIL - SPECIAL LINES (5.0%) 17,500 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class "A" 1,002 120,000 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 3,546 37,000 Chico's FAS, Inc.* 1,046 17,900 Coach, Inc.* 1,014 75,000 Urban Outfitters, Inc.* 3,598 ---------------- 10,206 RETAIL STORE (1.2%) 19,200 Kohl's Corp.* 991 16,400 Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Class "A" 1,501 ---------------- 2,492 SECURITIES BROKERAGE (0.5%) 12,600 Legg Mason, Inc. 985 SEMICONDUCTOR (1.7%) 84,400 QLogic Corp.* 3,418 SHOE (0.5%) 24,400 Reebok International Ltd. 1,081 STEEL - GENERAL (5.4%) 14,100 Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 1,027 107,700 Commercial Metals Co. 3,650 54,000 Nucor Corp. 3,108 63,300 Quanex Corp. 3,375 ---------------- 11,160 STEEL - INTEGRATED (1.1%) 200,400 AK Steel Holding Corp.* 2,216 TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (2.2%) 83,300 Harmonic, Inc.* 796 97,300 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.* 3,730 ---------------- 4,526 TRUCKING (1.0%) 40,000 Swift Transportation Co., Inc.* 886 20,300 Yellow Roadway Corp.* 1,188 ---------------- 2,074 WIRELESS NETWORKING (2.0%) 140,200 Itron, Inc.* 4,156 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (93.5%) (Cost $171,260,000) 191,732 ---------------- Value Principal (in thousands Amount except per (in thousands) share amount) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS** (7.5%) (including accrued interest) $ 8,300 Collateralized by $7,759,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.50%, due 8/15/28, with a value of $8,467,960 (with UBS Warburg LLC, 2.50%, dated 3/31/04, due 4/1/05, delivery value $8,300,576) $ 8,301 7,100 Collateralized by $7,470,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.375%, due 9/15/09, with a value of $7,245,190 (with Morgan Stanley, 2.40%, dated 3/31/04, due 4/1/05, delivery value $7,100,473) 7,100 ---------------- TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Cost $15,401,000) 15,401 ---------------- EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER CASH AND OTHER ASSETS (-1.0%) (2,090) ---------------- NET ASSETS (100.0%) $ 205,043 ================ NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER OUTSTANDING SHARE ($205,042,599 / 15,023,401 shares outstanding) $ 13.65 ================ Glossary: * Non-income producing ** The Fund's custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. The Fund's unrealized appreciation/depreciation as of March 31, 2005 was as follows: Total Net Unrealized Total Cost Appreciation Depreciation Appreciation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 186,661,000 $23,101,000 $(2,629,000) $20,472,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2. Controls and Procedures. (a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this report, are approximately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively. (b) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Item 3. Exhibits: (a) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. By /s/ Jean B. Buttner -------------------------- Jean B. Buttner, President Date: 05/26/2005 -------------------------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Jean B. Buttner ------------------- Jean B. Buttner, President, Principal Executive Officer By: /s/ David T. Henigson --------------------- David T. Henigson, Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer Date: 05/26/2005 --------------------------