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Form N-CSRS PERRITT FUNDS INC For: Apr 30

July 1, 2022 4:12 PM EDT

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  811-21556



Perritt Funds, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Michael J. Corbett, 300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606
(Name and address of agent for service)



1-312-669-1650
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2022



Date of reporting period:  November 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022




Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a)








MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Ultra MicroCap Fund




Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2022
(Unaudited)















The PERRITT MICROCAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of United States companies that at the time of initial purchase have a market capitalization (equity market value) that is below $500 million (referred to as “micro-cap” companies).  The Fund seeks to invest in micro-cap companies that have demonstrated above-average growth in revenues and/or earnings, possess relatively low levels of long-term debt, have a high percentage of their shares owned by company management, and possess modest price-to-sales ratios and price-to-earnings ratios that are below their long-term annual growth rate. At times, the Fund may also invest in “special situations” such as companies that possess valuable patents, companies undergoing restructuring, and companies involved in large share repurchase programs.  Investors should expect the Fund to contain a mix of both value-priced and growth stocks.

The PERRITT ULTRA MICROCAP FUND will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of United States companies that at the time of initial purchase have a market capitalization (equity market value) that is below $300 million (referred to as “micro-cap” companies). The Fund seeks to invest in micro-cap companies that have a high percentage of their shares owned by company management, possess relatively low levels of long-term debt, have a potential for above average growth in revenues and/or earnings, and possess reasonable valuations based on the ratios of price-to-sales, price-to-earnings, and price-to-book values. The micro-cap companies in which the Fund may invest include “early stage” companies, which are companies that are in a relatively early stage of development with market capitalizations that are below $50 million. At times, the Fund may also invest in unseasoned companies, companies that are undergoing corporate restructuring, initial public offerings, and companies believed to possess undervalued assets.








Table of Contents

Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2022
(Unaudited)

Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund
 
From the Portfolio Managers
2
Performance
6
Ten Largest Common Stock Holdings
8
Allocation of Portfolio Investments
9
   
Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund
 
From the Portfolio Managers
10
Performance
14
Ten Largest Common Stock Holdings
16
Allocation of Portfolio Investments
17
   
Perritt Funds
 
Schedules of Investments
18
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
26
Statements of Operations
27
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
28
Financial Highlights
30
Notes to Financial Statements
32
Expense Example
41
Advisory Agreement Renewal
43
Directors and Officers
47
Information
50



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Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Message

Michael Corbett,
Portfolio Manager

The micro-cap market entered bear market territory in the first six months of our fiscal 2022.  Bear markets are defined as declines of more than 20%, and the Russell Microcap Index declined 21.14% for the six-month period ended April 30, 2022.  While your Fund certainly experienced weakness over the past six months, the performance was significantly better than that of the overall market.  For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund declined 12.94%.  We attributed the better performance results to the value discipline used within the security selection.  We believe the overall market is in a massive rotation from so-called sexy investments to more quality investments, which we believe will bode well for the Fund’s future relative performance.  We will discuss those quality dynamics in more detail, but here are some details of the Fund’s investments in the past six months.
 
The Fund’s strong relative performance to the benchmark can be attributed to security selection within a few industries along with allocation to certain industries.  Despite the market’s weakness over the past six months, we had several individual holdings that managed to provide gains in the period.  In fact, we had two investments, Assertio Holdings (ASRT) and Hudson Global (HSON), that gained about 100% in the past six months.  Both companies have had stellar operating results, and the future still looks bright for both.  In terms of sectors, the health care sector of the Russell Microcap Index declined a remarkable 42.60% in the past six months, while our health care investments only declined 7.70%.  The material performance difference is related to weakness among companies without earnings and/or operating cash flow.  Since we prefer companies with positive earnings, the Fund was able to avoid this performance disaster.  This is a nice segue to why we believe the market is experiencing a massive rotation.
 
We believe a massive rotation to higher quality investments is underway and is directly related to Federal Reserve raising interest rates along with higher interest rates within the bond market.  With recent inflation readings topping 8%, the Federal Reserve has made it clear that they need to raise interest rates.  The bond market has also responded as the 10-year bond rose from less than 1% during 2021 to nearly 3% in May 2022.  While it is difficult to predict how high the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates or how high interest rates will rise within the bond market, the direction is clear, and the impact is obvious to us.  Higher rates impact future returns and investor willingness to accept the promise of positive earnings in the future.  In other words, investors become less willing to maintain investments in companies with negative earnings and negative cash flow.  As a reminder, we define high quality investments as companies with positive earnings and positive operating cash flow.  While higher interest rates scare some investors, we welcome them.  We wrote a white paper recently that documented that rising interest rates do not harm future returns of microcap stocks.  Please review our white paper on “Interest Rate Hikes and Micro-cap Performance” on our website: https://www.perrittcap.com/interest-rate-hikes-and-micro-cap-stock-performance/.
 
 
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During the past six months, we sold nine companies from the Fund’s portfolio.  We sold three companies: Intricon, Tristate Capital and Zix Corporation after receiving acquisition offers.  Two companies were sold after reaching their long-term price targets.  There were three additional companies sold due to reaching their long-term price targets, but these companies also exceeded our definition of a microcap stocks.  Lastly, we sold one company after the long-term outlook for their business declined.  With the proceeds from these sales, we purchased eight new companies for the portfolio, which were from seven different industries.
 
As of April 30, 2022, the Fund’s portfolio contained the common stocks of eighty-eight companies.  The Fund’s 10 largest holdings and detailed descriptions can be found in the following pages of this report.  Based on our earnings estimates, the Fund’s portfolio is trading at a little more than ten times our 2023 earnings estimate.  Stocks in the portfolio are priced at slightly more than 1.1 times trailing revenue, and the median market capitalization is approximately $194 million.  Finally, the average stock in the Fund is trading at 1.5 times book value and less than 7 times our 2023 estimate of Enterprise Value to EBITDA (earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization).  The valuation characteristics for the MicroCap Opportunities Fund are significantly lower than the Fund’s benchmark Russell Microcap Index.  Lastly, it is important to note than more than 50% of the companies within the Russell Microcap Index are not profitable, which compares to only 10% for the Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund.
 
I want to thank my fellow shareholders for their continued support and confidence in the Perritt Capital Management team.  I have been a shareholder of the Fund for more than 30 years and have nearly half of my liquid investments in the Perritt Funds.  The Perritt team remains dedicated to investing in high quality micro-cap companies at attractive valuations.  If you have any questions or comments about this report or your investment in the Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, please call us toll-free at (800) 331-8936 or visit our web site at www.perrittcap.com.  Please refer to the prospectus for information about the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies.
 
 
Michael Corbett
President
 

 

 

 
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Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Funds invest in smaller companies, which involve additional risks, such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. The Funds invest in micro-cap companies which tend to perform poorly during times of economic stress.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
 
Earnings Growth is not a measure of the Fund’s future performance.
 
Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in the report for more complete information regarding Fund holdings. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
 
Russell Microcap Index is a capitalization weighted index of 2,000 small cap and micro-cap stocks that captures the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000, plus 1,000 smaller U.S.-based listed stocks.
 
One cannot invest directly in an index. The index is used herein for comparative purposes in accordance with SEC regulations.
 
Book Value is the net asset value of a company calculated as total assets minus intangible asset (patents, goodwill) and liabilities.
 
Enterprise Value is a measure of a company’s total value, often used as a more comprehensive alternative to equity market capitalization. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt as well as any cash on the company’s balance sheet.
 
Enterprise value to EBITDA Equals market capitalization + preferred shares + minority interest + debt -total cash divided by EBITDA.
 
The semi-annual report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The Perritt Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 






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Performance* (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022 

Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund versus
Russell Microcap® Index and Russell 2000® Index



There are several ways to evaluate a fund’s historical performance.  You can look at the total percentage change in value, the average annual percentage change, or the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment.  Each performance figure includes changes in a fund’s share price, plus reinvestment of any dividends (or income) and capital gains (the profits the fund earns when it sells stocks that have grown in value).
 
Cumulative total returns reflect the Fund’s actual performance over a set period.  For example, if you invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5% return over one year, you would end up with $1,050.  You can compare the Fund’s returns to the Russell 2000® Index, which reflects a popular measure of the stock performance of small companies, and the Russell Microcap® Index, which measures the performance of the micro-cap segment of the U.S. equity market.
 
Average annual total returns take the Fund’s actual (or cumulative) return and show you what would have happened if the Fund had performed at a constant rate each year.
 
*
The graph illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the period presented.  Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, but does not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charge or redemption fees or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the redemption of the Fund shares.  The graph does not imply any future performance.  It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 
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Performance (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022  

Average Annual Total Returns*
         
Period ended April 30, 2022
         
 
Past
Past
Past
Past
Past
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
15 Years
25 Years
           
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund
  (7.57)%
3.35%
  7.56%
4.75%
9.26%
           
Russell Microcap® Index
(20.42)%
7.26%
10.09%
6.00%
n/a
  (reflects no deduction
         
  for fees and expenses)
         
           
Russell 2000® Index
(16.87)%
7.24%
10.06%
7.11%
8.41%
  (reflects no deduction
         
  for fees and expenses)
         

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end is available by calling 800-331-8936.
 
*
The performance data quoted does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the 2% redemption or exchange fee for shares held 90 days or less. If reflected, total return would be reduced.

The Fund’s gross expense ratio is 1.56% and is as of the most recent prospectus dated February 28, 2022. Please see the Fund’s Financial Highlights in this report for the most recent expense ratio.
 
Russell Microcap Index is a capitalization weighted index of 2,000 small cap and micro-cap stocks that captures the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000, plus 1,000 smaller U.S.-based listed stocks.
 
Russell 2000 Index is a small-cap stock market index that makes up the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.
 


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Ten Largest Common Stock Holdings (Unaudited)

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (SAMG) is a wealth management firm that provides financial advisory and related family office services in the United States. The company serves ultra-high net worth individuals and families, as well as their trusts; endowments; foundations; and other institutional investors. It also manages funds of funds and other investment funds.
 
Northern Technologies International, Corp. (NTIC) develops and markets rust and corrosion inhibiting products and services to automotive, electronics, electrical mechanical, military, retail consumer, and oil and gas markets.
 
DLH Holdings Corp. (DLHC) provides healthcare, logistics, and technical services and solutions to Federal Government agencies including the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Department of Defense, and other government clients.
 
Radiant Logistics, Inc. (RLGT) operates as a third-party logistics and multi-modal transportation services company primarily in the United States and Canada. The company offers domestic and international air and ocean freight forwarding services; and freight brokerage services, including truckload, less than truckload, and intermodal services.
 
U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (GROW) is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies. It also provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages equity and fixed income mutual funds, hedge funds and exchange traded funds. It also invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe.
 
Legacy Housing Corp. (LEGH) builds, sells, and finances manufactured homes and tiny houses primarily in the southern United States. The company manufactures and provides for the transport of mobile homes; and offers wholesale financing to dealers and mobile home parks, as well as a range of homes.
 
Hudson Global, Inc. (HSON) provides talent solutions for mid-to-large-cap multinational companies and government agencies under the Hudson RPO brand in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Europe.  It offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services.
 
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (AMRK) together with its subsidiaries, operates as a precious metals trading company. It operates in three segments: Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services, Secured Lending, and Direct-to-Consumer.
 
Miller Industries, Inc. (MLR) engages in the manufacture and sale of towing and recovery equipment.  It offers wreckers, such as conventional tow trucks and recovery vehicles.  The company also provides transport trailers for moving multiple vehicles, auto auctions, car dealerships, leasing companies, and other similar applications.
 
Evolution Petroleum Corp. (EPM) an oil and natural gas company, engages in the development, production, ownership, and management of oil and gas properties in the United States.
 


Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and
are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for a complete list of Fund holdings.


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Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022  





The sector classifications represented in the graph above and industry classifications represented in
the Schedule of Investments are in accordance with Global Industry Classification Standard
(GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard &
Poor Financial Services LLC.  Percentages are based on total investments, at value.
 
Note:
For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories.  For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with section 8(b)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.


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Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Portfolio Managers’ Message

Matthew Brackmann,
Portfolio Manager

The Perritt Ultra Microcap Fund outperformed the Russell Microcap Index for the first half of fiscal year 2022 on a net of fee basis, posting a loss of -20.15% versus a loss for the Index of -21.14%.  The start of the year 2022 saw a steep sell off in the markets that created a challenging environment for investors across most categories of investments.  Operationally, our portfolio companies had to endure everything from supply chain & labor shortages, unexpected energy price increases, and in a handful of circumstances having direct exposure to the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.  However, we were encouraged by the most recent earnings season and the general optimism around both the strength of the economy and our portfolio companies’ prospects going forward.
 
2022 has brought a sense of being taken “out of the frying pan and into the fire” for investors.  After two years of dealing with the uncertainties of COVID and the transformational shifts it has brought to the way we all go about business, 2022 brought much of the newly established assumptions about the future to a grinding halt.  The long-term impacts of shifts in supply chain due to changes in consumption trends and key material shortages coupled with the unexpected increase in energy prices due to the Ukrainian-Russian conflict brought headline Consumer Price Index (inflation) prints of 8.3% on an annualized basis as of April 2022.  This has led to an end to the growth driven equity markets of the previous decade, a sudden sell off 8-9% on a calendar YTD basis in aggregate bond funds that is unlike anything we have seen in the past several decades and the advent of several implemented and expected rate increases from the Fed.  Despite these challenging headwinds, we believe that our portfolio companies remain well positioned to prosper going forward and our optimism has been reflected in the tone and results of our companies’ operating results so far this year.
 
While the news headlines may have investors climbing a wall of worry, the operating results from our portfolio companies were strong during the most recent reporting quarter.  As we had detailed many of our companies use COVID as an opportunity to adjust their business models and emerge leaner and poised for success.  One example we would like to highlight is Sensus Healthcare (SRTS), a manufacturer of dermatological medical devices.  COVID proved detrimental to their business model as the procedures their products address were largely cancelled due to elective procedures being delayed.  During that time, they continued to make key investments in their sales force as well as, make adjustments to their model in the form of a recently announced divestiture of non-core assets, which brought an additional $15 million in cash onto the balance sheet.  This divestiture was announced in concurrence with revenue growth of 232% due to rebounding from a low baseline as well a substantial cash reserve of $32.8 million as a result of their operational success and asset sale, part of which they committed to returning to shareholders in the form of a stock buy-back program and the remainder of which is available to fund growth opportunities.  This success is reflected in the performance of the stock, which is up 76.5% for the six months from October 31, 2021 through April 30, 2022, with the
 

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healthcare sector within the Russell Microcap Index returning -42.65%.  We believe that the market will continue to focus on quality investments such as Sensus as the market moves away from more speculative growth investments that dominated the previous cycle.
 
Since our last update, we have exited eight positions and added five.  Two were sold due to adverse news events while six were sold due to declining fundamentals or failure of management to execute on stated goals.  The five names that were added were drawn from across sectors and included both earlier stage companies with exciting opportunities in their end markets as well as more established profitable enterprises.  We would like to highlight Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI), a private mortgage lender to the cannabis industry as a recent addition that has also been highlighted in our Marvelous Microcap series and can be accessed on our website.
 
As of April 30, 2022, the Fund holds the common stock of seventy-seven companies which is lower than the previous report.  As we had stated in the October letter to shareholders, we had been examining several names for potential sales, the result of which was the six that were sold due to declining fundamentals.  We continue to evaluate several names for potential addition and have recently begun hosting in person meetings with management teams again as part of the process which is a welcome relief after two years of Zoom calls.
 
Regarding current portfolio valuations, based on our earnings estimates, the Fund’s portfolio is trading at a 15.6x forward price to earnings.  The median price to sales ratio is 1.3x, the median price to book is 1.6x and price to trailing twelve month’s earnings of 16.3x.  The median market cap for the Fund is at $87 million.  By comparison, the Russell Microcap Index has a price to sales ratio of 2.1x, a price to book ratio of 1.7x and a trailing twelve-month P/E of 11.4.  The median market cap for the Index is $167 million.
 
We want to genuinely thank our fellow shareholders for their continued support and confidence in the Perritt Capital Management team.  Each member of our investment committee as well as many other employees have made continued investment in this Fund over the years and remain shareholders alongside all of you.  We also wish you and your loved ones well and wish you all continued good health as we emerge from the trials of the past year.  If you have any questions or comments about this report or your investment in the Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund, please call us toll- free at (800) 331-8936 or visit our web site at www.perrittcap.com.  Please refer to the prospectus for information about the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies.
 

Matt Brackmann
Portfolio Manager
 

 

 
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Past performance does not guarantee future results.
 
Earnings Growth is not a measure of the Fund’s future performance.
 
Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in the report for more complete information regarding Fund holdings.  Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
 
Any tax or legal information provided is merely a summary of our understanding and interpretation of some of the current income tax regulations and not exhaustive.  Investors must consult their tax advisor or legal counsel for advice and information concerning their situation.  Neither the Fund nor any of its representatives may give legal or tax advice.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk.  Principal loss is possible.  The Funds invest in smaller companies, which involve additional risks, such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.  The Funds invest in microcap companies which tend to perform poorly during times of economic stress.  The Ultra MicroCap Fund may invest in early-stage companies which tend to be more volatile and somewhat more speculative than investments in more established companies.
 
Russell Microcap Index is a capitalization weighted index of 2,000 small cap and micro-cap stocks that captures the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000, plus 1,000 smaller U.S.-based listed stocks.
 
Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the monthly change in prices paid by U.S.  consumers.  The U.S.  Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI as a weighted average of prices for a basket of goods and services representative of aggregate U.S.  consumer spending.  CPI is one of the most popular measures of inflation and deflation.
 
One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Price-to-Book (P/B) is a ratio used to compare a stock’s market value to its book value.  It is calculated by dividing the current closing price of the stock by the latest quarter’s book value per share.
 
Price-to-Sales (P/S) is a valuation ratio that compares a company’s stock price to its revenues.  The price-to-sales ratio is an indicator of the value placed on each dollar of a company’s sales or revenues.
 
Trailing Price-to Earnings (P/E) is calculated by taking the current stock price and dividing it by the trailing earnings per share (EPS) for the past 12 months.
 
Forward price-to-earnings (forward P/E) is a version of the ratio of price-to-earnings (P/E) that uses forecasted earnings for the P/E calculation.  The forecasted earnings used in the formula typically uses either projected earnings for the following 12 months or for the next full-year fiscal (FY) period.
 
The semi-annual report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The Perritt Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 

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Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Performance* (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022  

Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund versus
Russell Microcap® Index and Russell 2000® Index


 
There are several ways to evaluate a fund’s historical performance.  You can look at the total percentage change in value, the average annual percentage change, or the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment.  Each performance figure includes changes in a fund’s share price, plus reinvestment of any dividends (or income) and capital gains (the profits the fund earns when it sells stocks that have grown in value).
 
Cumulative total returns reflect the Fund’s actual performance over a set period.  For example, if you invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5% return over one year, you would end up with $1,050.  You can compare the Fund’s returns to the Russell 2000® Index, which reflects a popular measure of the stock performance of small companies, and the Russell Microcap® Index, which measures the performance of the micro-cap segment of the U.S. equity market.
 
Average annual total returns take the Fund’s actual (or cumulative) return and show you what would have happened if the Fund had performed at a constant rate each year.
 
*
The graph illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the period presented.  Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, but does not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charge or redemption fees or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The graph does not imply any future performance.  It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 
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Performance (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022  

Average Annual Total Returns*
       
Period ended April 30, 2022
       
 
Past
Past
Past
Past
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
15 Years
         
Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund
(11.04)%
5.23%
  8.32%
4.39%
         
Russell Microcap® Index
(20.42)%
7.26%
10.09%
6.00%
(reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)
       
         
Russell 2000® Index
(16.87)%
7.24%
10.06%
7.11%
(reflects no deduction for fees and expenses)
       

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end is available by calling 800-331-8936.
 
*
The performance data quoted does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the 2% redemption or exchange fee for shares held 90 days or less. If reflected, total return would be reduced.

The Fund’s gross expense ratio is 2.42% and is as of the most recent prospectus dated February 28, 2022. Please see the Fund’s Financial Highlights in this report for the most recent expense ratio.
 
Russell Microcap Index is a capitalization weighted index of 2,000 small cap and micro-cap stocks that captures the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000, plus 1,000 smaller U.S.-based listed stocks.
 
Russell 2000 Index is a small-cap stock market index that makes up the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.
 


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Ten Largest Common Stock Holdings (Unaudited)

DLH Holdings Corp. (DLHC) provides healthcare and social services in the United States. It offers defense and veterans’ health solutions, including case management, physical and behavioral health examinations, and medical administration and logistics services.
 
Hudson Global, Inc. (HSON) provides talent solutions for mid-to-large-cap multinational companies and government agencies under the Hudson RPO brand in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. It offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services.
 
Immucell Corp. (ICCC) an animal health company, acquires, develops, manufactures, and sells products that enhance the health and productivity of dairy and beef cattle in the United States and international.
 
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (AMRK) together with its subsidiaries, operates as a precious metals trading company. It operates in three segments: Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services, Secured Lending, and Direct-to-Consumer.
 
Quest Resource Holding Corp. (QRHC) through its subsidiaries, provides solutions for the reuse, recycling, and disposal of various waste streams and recyclables in the United States.
 
UFP Technologies, Inc. (UFPT) designs and custom manufactures components, subassemblies, products, and packaging utilizing specialized foams, films, and plastics primarily for the medical market.
 
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (NSSC) develops, manufactures, and sells electronic security products in the United States and internationally. The company offers access control systems, door-locking products, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and video surveillance systems.
 
Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (GLXZ) is a gaming company that designs, develops, manufactures, markets, acquires, and licenses proprietary casino table games and associated technology, platforms, and systems for the gaming industry.
 
ProPhase Labs, Inc. (PRPH) engages in the research, development, manufacture, distribution, marketing, and sale of over the counter (OTC) consumer healthcare products and dietary supplements in the United States.
 
DHI Group, Inc. (DHX) provides data, insights, and employment connections through specialized services for technology professionals in the United States, the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.
 


Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and
are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for a complete list of Fund holdings.


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Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Investments (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022  





The sector classifications represented in the graph above and industry classifications represented in
the Schedule of Investments are in accordance with Global Industry Classification Standard
(GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard &
Poor Financial Services LLC.  Percentages are based on total investments, at value.
 
Note:
For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories.  For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with section 8(b)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
 



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Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS – 98.97%
 
Value
 
Administrative and
     
  Support Services – 3.14%
     
 
39,500
 
BGSF, Inc.
 
$
482,295
 
 
40,000
 
Hudson Global, Inc.(a)
   
1,318,800
 
           
1,801,095
 
Auto Parts & Equipment – 3.92%
       
 
65,000
 
Commercial Vehicle
       
     
  Group, Inc.(a)
   
466,700
 
 
43,800
 
Miller Industries, Inc.
   
1,174,278
 
 
40,000
 
Motorcar Parts of
       
     
  America, Inc.(a)
   
608,400
 
           
2,249,378
 
Biotechnology – 0.77%
       
 
22,000
 
Opiant Pharmaceuticals,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
439,120
 
           
439,120
 
Building Materials – 1.95%
       
 
9,000
 
BlueLinx
       
     
  Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
600,030
 
 
29,000
 
PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)
   
515,330
 
           
1,115,360
 
Business Services – 6.52%
       
 
165,000
 
DLH Holdings Corp.(a)
   
2,491,500
 
 
80,000
 
Information Services
       
     
  Group, Inc.
   
501,600
 
 
83,000
 
Intrusion, Inc.(a)
   
177,620
 
 
50,000
 
PFSweb, Inc.(a)
   
567,500
 
           
3,738,220
 
Chemical & Related Products – 4.42%
       
 
218,829
 
Northern Technologies
       
     
  International Corp.
   
2,531,852
 
           
2,531,852
 
Chemical Manufacturing – 2.76%
       
 
275,000
 
Assertio
       
     
  Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
580,250
 
 
135,000
 
ProPhase Labs, Inc.
   
1,001,700
 
           
1,581,950
 
Computer and Electronic
       
  Product Manufacturing – 2.87%
       
 
84,223
 
Coda Octopus
       
     
  Group, Inc.(a)
   
480,913
 
 
50,000
 
Gilat Satellite Networks
       
     
  Ltd. – ADR(a)(b)
   
367,500
 
 
40,000
 
Powerfleet, Inc.(a)
   
105,600
 
 
60,000
 
Quipt Home Medical
       
     
  Corp. – ADR(a)(b)
   
274,200
 
 
1,050,000
 
Singing Machine
       
     
  Co., Inc.(a)
   
157,500
 
 
39,000
 
TransAct Technologies,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
257,400
 
           
1,643,113
 
Construction & Engineering – 1.49%
       
 
44,721
 
Gencor
       
     
  Industries, Inc.(a)
   
448,105
 
 
13,925
 
IES Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
408,002
 
           
856,107
 
Consumer Goods – 0.99%
       
 
34,000
 
Turtle Beach Corp.(a)
   
565,760
 
           
565,760
 
Consumer Products –
       
  Manufacturing – 2.04%
       
 
14,000
 
Delta Apparel, Inc.(a)
   
405,720
 
 
22,000
 
Superior Group
       
     
  of Cos., Inc.
   
349,800
 
 
55,000
 
VOXX International
       
     
  Corp.(a)
   
416,350
 
           
1,171,870
 
Consumer Services – 1.01%
       
 
103,800
 
DHI Group, Inc.(a)
   
577,128
 
           
577,128
 
Credit Intermediation
       
  and Related Activities – 1.12%
       
 
300,000
 
CSI Compressco LP
   
426,000
 
 
75,000
 
Usio, Inc.(a)
   
213,750
 
           
639,750
 
Data Processing, Hosting
       
  and Related Services – 0.56%
       
 
25,000
 
Ooma, Inc.(a)
   
321,000
 
           
321,000
 
Educational Services – 2.84%
       
 
90,000
 
Lincoln Educational
       
     
  Services Corp.(a)
   
643,500
 
 
95,000
 
Universal Technical
       
     
  Institute, Inc.(a)
   
984,200
 
           
1,627,700
 


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

18

Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued)
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Shares
     
Value
 
Electronic Equipment
     
  & Instruments – 1.44%
     
 
26,000
 
Bel Fuse, Inc. – Class B
 
$
424,060
 
 
33,000
 
Identiv, Inc.(a)
   
402,270
 
           
826,330
 
Engineering & Construction – 1.40%
       
 
86,000
 
Infrastructure & Energy
       
     
  Alternatives, Inc.(a)
   
804,100
 
           
804,100
 
Environmental Services – 1.43%
       
 
150,000
 
Quest Resource
       
     
  Holding Corp.(a)
   
822,000
 
           
822,000
 
Financial Services – 13.27%
       
 
25,000
 
First Internet Bancorp
   
962,250
 
 
15,000
 
Hennessy Advisors, Inc.
   
149,250
 
 
210,000
 
Silvercrest Asset
       
     
  Management Group,
       
     
  Inc. – Class A
   
4,363,800
 
 
406,600
 
U.S. Global Investors,
       
     
  Inc. – Class A
   
2,134,650
 
           
7,609,950
 
Food Manufacturing – 0.53%
       
 
175,000
 
MamaMancini’s
       
     
  Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
306,250
 
           
306,250
 
Gold – 1.80%
       
 
365,000
 
Gold Resource Corp.
   
667,950
 
 
545,000
 
McEwen Mining, Inc.(a)
   
365,259
 
           
1,033,209
 
Healthcare Services – 0.55%
       
 
40,000
 
InfuSystem
       
     
  Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
317,200
 
           
317,200
 
Home Builder – 0.96%
       
 
28,000
 
Green Brick
       
     
  Partners, Inc.(a)
   
551,600
 
           
551,600
 
Housing – 2.80%
       
 
91,500
 
Legacy Housing
       
     
  Corp.(a)
   
1,603,080
 
           
1,603,080
 
Leisure – 2.20%
       
 
84,000
 
Century Casinos, Inc.(a)
   
879,480
 
 
90,000
 
Galaxy Gaming, Inc.(a)
   
382,500
 
           
1,261,980
 
Machinery Manufacturing – 1.02%
       
 
25,000
 
Mayville Engineering
       
     
  Co, Inc.(a)
   
207,000
 
 
245,400
 
TechPrecision Corp.(a)
   
380,370
 
           
587,370
 
Medical Supplies & Services – 0.86%
       
 
3,000
 
Addus HomeCare
       
     
  Corp.(a)
   
252,840
 
 
15,000
 
Lakeland Industries,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
242,700
 
           
495,540
 
Merchant Wholesalers,
       
  Durable Goods – 2.20%
       
 
16,000
 
A-Mark Precious
       
     
  Metals, Inc.
   
1,260,800
 
           
1,260,800
 
Merchant Wholesalers,
       
  Nondurable Goods – 0.21%
       
 
20,000
 
GrowGeneration
       
     
  Corp.(a)
   
118,200
 
           
118,200
 
Mining (except Oil and Gas) – 0.59%
       
 
50,110
 
Fortitude Gold Corp.
   
339,746
 
           
339,746
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.79%
       
 
125,000
 
iCAD, Inc.(a)
   
450,000
 
           
450,000
 
Motion Pictures and Sound
       
  Recording Industries – 1.35%
       
 
352,605
 
WildBrain Ltd.(a)(b)
   
775,731
 
           
775,731
 
Oil & Gas – 1.84%
       
 
167,367
 
Evolution
       
     
  Petroleum Corp.
   
1,056,085
 
           
1,056,085
 
Oil & Gas Services – 0.84%
       
 
354,495
 
Profire Energy, Inc.(a)
   
478,568
 
           
478,568
 


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

19

Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued)
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Shares
     
Value
 
Primary Metal Manufacturing – 1.01%
     
 
103,104
 
Ampco-Pittsburgh
     
     
  Corp.(a)
 
$
578,414
 
           
578,414
 
Professional, Scientific,
       
  and Technical Services – 3.62%
       
 
45,703
 
Bowman Consulting
       
     
  Group Ltd.(a)
   
762,783
 
 
5,000
 
CRA International, Inc.
   
411,850
 
 
253,000
 
Heritage Global, Inc.(a)
   
270,710
 
 
328,400
 
Research
       
     
  Solutions, Inc.(a)
   
627,244
 
           
2,072,587
 
Publishing Industries
       
  (except Internet) – 0.89%
       
 
40,000
 
eGain Corp.(a)
   
414,000
 
 
5,000
 
SWK Holdings Corp.(a)
   
98,000
 
           
512,000
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.27%
       
 
41,053
 
Chicago Atlantic Real
       
     
  Estate Finance, Inc.
   
730,333
 
           
730,333
 
Semiconductor Related Products – 1.66%
       
 
60,000
 
AXT, Inc.(a)
   
354,000
 
 
40,000
 
Photronics, Inc.(a)
   
599,600
 
           
953,600
 
Software – 2.76%
       
 
21,720
 
American Software,
       
     
  Inc. – Class A
   
371,412
 
 
100,000
 
Asure Software, Inc.(a)
   
606,000
 
 
130,000
 
Immersion Corp.(a)
   
607,100
 
           
1,584,512
 
Specialty Manufacturing – 2.51%
       
 
20,000
 
LB Foster Co. –
       
     
  Class A(a)
   
284,000
 
 
67,000
 
LSI Industries, Inc.
   
481,730
 
 
25,223
 
Northwest Pipe Co.(a)
   
673,706
 
           
1,439,436
 
Support Activities for Mining – 0.57%
       
 
300,000
 
Alexco Resource
       
     
  Corp.(a)(b)
   
327,000
 
           
327,000
 
Telecommunications – 2.68%
       
 
150,000
 
Ceragon Networks,
       
     
  Ltd. – ADR(a)(b)
   
286,500
 
 
34,000
 
Digi International,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
643,280
 
 
142,000
 
PC-Tel, Inc.
   
604,920
 
           
1,534,700
 
Transportation – 3.76%
       
 
373,000
 
Radiant Logistics,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
2,152,210
 
           
2,152,210
 
Transportation Equipment
       
  Manufacturing – 2.26%
       
 
40,000
 
The Shyft Group, Inc.
   
1,018,800
 
 
7,792
 
Strattec Security
       
     
  Corp.(a)
   
276,226
 
           
1,295,026
 
Utilities – 0.88%
       
 
48,000
 
Pure Cycle Corp.(a)
   
501,600
 
           
501,600
 
Waste Management &
       
  Remediation Services – 1.57%
       
 
120,711
 
Perma-Fix Environmental
       
     
  Services, Inc.(a)
   
686,846
 
 
50,000
 
Sharps Compliance
       
     
  Corp.(a)
   
216,000
 
           
902,846
 
Water Transportation – 1.05%
       
 
25,000
 
Euroseas Ltd.(a)(b)
   
603,750
 
           
603,750
 
     
TOTAL COMMON
       
     
  STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $40,432,653)
 
$
56,745,156
 


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

20

Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued)
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Contracts
 
WARRANTS – 0.02%
 
Value
 
Engineering & Construction – 0.02%
     
 
5,000
 
Infrastructure & Energy
     
     
  Alternatives, Inc.
     
     
  Expiration : 03/26/2023,
     
     
  Exercise Price
  $11.50(a)(d)
     
       
$
9,400
 
         
Computer & Electronic Product
       
  Manufacturing – 0.00%
       
 
1,000,000
 
Singing Machine Co., Inc.
       
     
  Expiration : 08/06/2026,
       
     
  Exercise Price
  $0.35(a)(d)(e)(f)
       
         
0
 
     
TOTAL WARRANTS
       
     
  (Cost $8,100)
 
$
9,400
 
           
Shares
 
SHORT-TERM
 

 
     
  INVESTMENTS – 1.44%
       
         
Money Market Funds – 1.44%
       
 
823,489
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund,
  Class X, 0.22%(c)
       
        $
823,489
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
       
     
  INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $823,489)
 
$
823,489
 
     
Total Investments
       
     
  (Cost $41,264,242) –
  100.43%
       
       
$
57,578,045
 
     
Liabilities in Excess
       
     
  of Other Assets –
       
     
  (0.43)%
   
(247,720
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS –
       
     
   100.00%
 
$
57,330,325
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Foreign issued security.
(c)
The rate shown is the seven-day yield as of April 30, 2022.
(d)
These securities are deemed to be illiquid. These securities represent $9,400 of value or 0.02% of net assets.
(e)
Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in the U.S. under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) and, unless registered under the Act, may only be sold pursuant to exemption from registration and, in the case of a Rule 144A offering under the Act, may only be sold to “qualified institutional buyers.” The value of this security is $0 or 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets.
(f)
The prices for these securities were derived from estimates of fair value using methods approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. These securities represent $0 of value or 0.00% of net assets.



The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

21

Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS – 97.83%
 
Value
 
Administrative and
     
  Support Services – 3.61%
     
 
10,000
 
BGSF, Inc.
 
$
122,100
 
 
11,250
 
Hudson Global, Inc.(a)
   
370,913
 
           
493,013
 
Auto Parts & Equipment – 1.18%
       
 
22,500
 
Commercial Vehicle
       
     
  Group, Inc.(a)
   
161,550
 
           
161,550
 
Biotechnology – 1.24%
       
 
8,500
 
Opiant Pharmaceuticals,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
169,660
 
           
169,660
 
Business Services – 10.18%
       
 
37,000
 
DLH Holdings Corp.(a)
   
558,700
 
 
20,000
 
Information Services
       
     
  Group, Inc.
   
125,400
 
 
10,000
 
Intrusion, Inc.(a)
   
21,400
 
 
10,133
 
Issuer Direct Corp.(a)
   
241,875
 
 
110,000
 
Medicine Man
       
     
  Technologies, Inc.(a)
   
185,900
 
 
3,500
 
Transcat, Inc.(a)
   
255,500
 
           
1,388,775
 
Chemical & Related Products – 2.46%
       
 
37,000
 
Flexible Solutions
       
     
  International, Inc. –
       
     
  ADR(a)(d)
   
103,970
 
 
20,000
 
Northern Technologies
       
     
  International Corp.
   
231,400
 
           
335,370
 
Chemical Manufacturing – 4.04%
       
 
60,000
 
AgroFresh
       
     
  Solutions, Inc.(a)
   
111,600
 
 
20,000
 
Alimera Sciences, Inc.(a)
   
112,600
 
 
24,000
 
Aridis Pharmaceuticals,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
30,000
 
 
40,000
 
ProPhase Labs, Inc.
   
296,800
 
           
551,000
 
Computer & Electronic Product
       
  Manufacturing – 11.04%
       
 
20,000
 
Airgain, Inc.(a)
   
169,400
 
 
75,000
 
BK Technologies Corp.
   
173,250
 
 
200,000
 
Dynatronics Corp.(a)
   
137,140
 
 
22,500
 
Luna Innovations, Inc.(a)
   
124,200
 
 
55,000
 
One Stop
       
     
  Systems, Inc.(a)
   
258,500
 
 
65,000
 
Orbital Energy
       
     
  Group, Inc.(a)
   
77,350
 
 
50,000
 
PC-Tel, Inc.
   
213,000
 
 
27,000
 
Quipt Home Medical
       
     
  Corp. – ADR(a)(d)
   
123,390
 
 
700,000
 
Singing Machine
       
     
  Co., Inc.(a)
   
105,000
 
 
19,000
 
TransAct Technologies,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
125,400
 
           
1,506,630
 
Computers & Electronics – 2.18%
       
 
17,000
 
Napco Security
       
     
  Technologies, Inc.(a)
   
297,500
 
           
297,500
 
Construction & Engineering – 1.10%
       
 
15,000
 
Gencor Industries,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
150,300
 
           
150,300
 
Consumer Goods – 1.68%
       
 
20,000
 
Jerash Holdings
       
     
  US, Inc.
   
111,800
 
 
12,000
 
Natural Alternatives
       
     
  International, Inc.(a)
   
117,480
 
           
229,280
 
Consumer Services – 2.13%
       
 
52,400
 
DHI Group, Inc.(a)
   
291,344
 
           
291,344
 
Credit Intermediation and
       
  Related Activities – 0.73%
       
 
35,000
 
Usio, Inc.(a)
   
99,750
 
           
99,750
 
Educational Services – 1.84%
       
 
45,000
 
VirTra, Inc.(a)
   
251,550
 
           
251,550
 
Electrical Equipment, Appliance,
       
  and Component Manufacturing – 0.79%
       
 
30,000
 
Expion360, Inc.(a)
   
107,700
 
           
107,700
 


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

22

Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued)
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Shares
     
Value
 
Electronic Equipment
     
  & Instruments – 2.00%
     
 
16,000
 
Identiv, Inc.(a)
 
$
195,040
 
 
30,000
 
Iteris, Inc.(a)
   
77,400
 
           
272,440
 
Environmental Services – 2.41%
       
 
60,000
 
Quest Resource
       
     
  Holding Corp.(a)
   
328,800
 
           
328,800
 
Fabricated Metal Product
       
  Manufacturing – 1.61%
       
 
9,500
 
The Eastern Co.
   
219,450
 
           
219,450
 
Financial Services – 2.33%
       
 
9,000
 
Hennessy Advisors, Inc.
   
89,550
 
 
11,000
 
Silvercrest Asset
       
     
  Management Group,
       
     
  Inc. – Class A
   
228,580
 
           
318,130
 
Leisure – 3.71%
       
 
20,000
 
Century Casinos,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
209,400
 
 
70,000
 
Galaxy Gaming, Inc.(a)
   
297,500
 
           
506,900
 
Machinery Manufacturing – 1.28%
       
 
15,000
 
Cantaloupe, Inc.(a)
   
82,050
 
 
60,000
 
TechPrecision Corp.(a)
   
93,000
 
           
175,050
 
Medical Supplies & Services – 4.18%
       
 
30,000
 
Biomerica, Inc.(a)
   
117,900
 
 
120,000
 
Check Cap, Ltd. –
       
     
  ADR(a)(d)
   
43,320
 
 
7,500
 
Lakeland
       
     
  Industries, Inc.(a)
   
121,350
 
 
19,987
 
Sensus
       
     
  Healthcare, Inc.(a)
   
141,108
 
 
16,211
 
Taylor Devices, Inc.(a)
   
146,872
 
           
570,550
 
Merchant Wholesalers,
       
  Durable Goods – 2.60%
       
 
4,500
 
A-Mark Precious
       
     
  Metals, Inc.
   
354,600
 
           
354,600
 
Merchant Wholesalers,
       
  Nondurable Goods – 0.48%
       
 
10,000
 
Educational
       
     
  Development Corp.
   
65,500
 
           
65,500
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 1.52%
       
 
78,125
 
INVO BioScience, Inc.(a)
   
117,969
 
 
30,000
 
Myomo, Inc.(a)
   
89,400
 
           
207,369
 
Miscellaneous Store Retailers – 0.79%
       
 
50,000
 
Better Choice Co, Inc.(a)
   
108,000
 
           
108,000
 
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers – 0.81%
       
 
25,000
 
Vision Marine
       
     
  Technologies, Inc.(a)(d)
   
110,000
 
           
110,000
 
Oil & Gas Services – 1.39%
       
 
140,010
 
Profire Energy, Inc.(a)
   
189,013
 
           
189,013
 
Pharmaceuticals – 2.60%
       
 
36,494
 
ImmuCell Corp.(a)
   
355,451
 
           
355,451
 
Primary Metal Manufacturing – 1.56%
       
 
38,000
 
Ampco-Pittsburgh
       
     
  Corp.(a)
   
213,180
 
           
213,180
 
Professional, Scientific, and
       
  Technical Services – 4.69%
       
 
14,635
 
Bowman Consulting
       
     
  Group Ltd.(a)
   
244,258
 
 
12,000
 
Perion Network Ltd. –
       
     
  ADR(a)(d)
   
252,960
 
 
75,000
 
Research Solutions,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
143,250
 
           
640,468
 
Publishing Industries
       
  (except Internet) – 0.51%
       
 
60,000
 
FalconStor
       
     
  Software, Inc.(a)(f)
   
69,000
 
           
69,000
 


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

23

Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued)
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Shares
     
Value
 
Real Estate – 0.71%
     
 
13,000
 
Fathom Holdings,
     
     
   Inc.(a)
 
$
96,460
 
           
96,460
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 4.58%
       
 
10,950
 
Chicago Atlantic Real
       
     
  Estate Finance, Inc.
   
194,800
 
 
45,000
 
Global Self Storage, Inc.
   
273,600
 
 
32,500
 
Sachem Capital Corp.
   
156,650
 
           
625,050
 
Semiconductor Related Products – 2.13%
       
 
22,500
 
AXT, Inc.(a)
   
132,750
 
 
20,000
 
inTEST Corp.(a)
   
158,600
 
           
291,350
 
Software – 2.45%
       
 
30,000
 
Asure Software, Inc.(a)
   
181,800
 
 
40,500
 
NetSol Technologies,
       
     
   Inc.(a)
   
153,090
 
           
334,890
 
Specialty Manufacturing – 4.15%
       
 
44,899
 
Data I/O Corp.(a)
   
149,963
 
 
29,000
 
Gulf Island
       
     
  Fabrication, Inc.(a)
   
107,880
 
 
4,500
 
UFP Technologies, Inc.(a)
   
309,015
 
           
566,858
 
Telecommunications – 1.03%
       
 
50,000
 
Data Storage Corp.(a)
   
140,000
 
           
140,000
 
Textile Product Mills – 0.81%
       
 
40,000
 
The Dixie Group Inc(a)
   
110,400
 
           
110,400
 
Utilities – 1.89%
       
 
18,000
 
Global Water
       
     
  Resources, Inc.
   
257,760
 
           
257,760
 
Wholesale Electronic Markets
       
  and Agents and Brokers – 1.41%
       
 
49,430
 
DecisionPoint
       
     
  Systems, Inc.(a)
   
192,775
 
           
192,775
 
     
TOTAL COMMON
       
     
  STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $11,492,635)
 
$
13,352,866
 
               
Contracts
 
WARRANTS – 0.09%
       
         
Medical Supplies & Services – 0.00%
       
 
250,000
 
Titan Medical, Inc.
       
     
  Expiration: 08/10/2023,
       
     
  Exercise Price
       
     
  $3.20(a)(b)(e)(f)
 
$
0
 
         
Primary Metal Manufacturing – 0.09%
       
 
15,000
 
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.
       
     
  Expiration: 08/01/2025,
       
     
  Exercise Price
       
     
  $5.75(a)(b)
   
12,148
 
     
TOTAL WARRANTS
       
     
  (Cost $85,000)
 
$
12,148
 


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

24

Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued)
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

Shares
 
SHORT-TERM
 
Value
 
   
  INVESTMENTS – 2.44%
     
       
Money Market Funds – 2.44%
     
 
332,715
 
First American Government
     
     
  Obligations Fund,
  Class X, 0.22%(c)
     
       
$
332,715
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
       
     
  INVESTMENTS
       
     
   (Cost 332,715)
 
$
332,715
 
     
Total Investments
       
     
  (Cost $11,910,350) –
  100.36%
       
       
$
13,697,729
 
     
Liabilities in Excess
       
     
  of Other Assets –
  (0.36)%
       
         
(48,984
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS –
  100.00%
       
       
$
13,648,745
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
These securities are deemed to be illiquid. These securities represent $12,148 of value or 0.09% of net assets.
(c)
The rate shown is the seven-day yield as of April 30, 2022.
(d)
Foreign issued security.
(e)
Security was purchased in a transaction exempt from registration in the U.S. under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) and, unless registered under the Act, may only be sold pursuant to exemption from registration and, in the case of a Rule 144A offering under the Act, may only be sold to “qualified institutional buyers.” The value of this security is $0 or 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets.
(f)
The prices for these securities were derived from estimates of fair value using methods approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. These securities represent $69,000 of value or 0.51% of net assets.



The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

25

Perritt Funds, Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   
Perritt MicroCap
   
Perritt Ultra
 
 
Opportunities Fund
 
MicroCap Fund
 
Assets:
           
Investments at value
 
$
57,578,045
   
$
13,697,729
 
Receivable for investments sold
   
112,412
     
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
4,969
     
2,317
 
Prepaid expenses
   
7,319
     
1,751
 
Total Assets
   
57,702,745
     
13,701,797
 
                 
Liabilities:
               
Payable for investments purchased
   
262,549
     
 
Payable for fund shares purchased
   
3,630
     
500
 
Payable to Advisor
   
50,125
     
15,045
 
Payable to Officer & Directors
   
1,731
     
229
 
Accrued accounting expense
   
9,352
     
2,414
 
Accrued administration expense
   
5,131
     
770
 
Accrued audit expense
   
8,639
     
8,639
 
Accrued federal and state registration expense
   
3,194
     
9,130
 
Accrued legal expense
   
9,478
     
7,749
 
Accrued printing & mailing expense
   
11,825
     
3,898
 
Accrued transfer agent expense
   
3,816
     
3,866
 
Other accrued expenses & liabilities
   
2,950
     
812
 
Total Liabilities
   
372,420
     
53,052
 
Net Assets
 
$
57,330,325
   
$
13,648,745
 
                 
Net Assets Consist of:
               
Capital Stock
 
$
36,340,895
   
$
9,945,131
 
Total Distributable Earnings
   
20,989,430
     
3,703,614
 
Total Net Assets
 
$
57,330,325
   
$
13,648,745
 
Capital Stock, $0.0001 par value
               
Authorized
   
100,000,000
     
100,000,000
 
Outstanding
   
2,365,117
     
826,394
 
Net Assets
 
$
57,330,325
   
$
13,648,745
 
Net asset value and offering price per share
 
$
24.24
   
$
16.52
 
Cost of Investments
 
$
41,264,242
   
$
11,910,350
 


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

26

Perritt Funds, Inc.

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   
Perritt MicroCap
   
Perritt Ultra
 
 
Opportunities Fund
 
MicroCap Fund
 
Investment Income:
           
Dividend Income (net of $375, $0 foreign
           
  withholding tax and issuance fees)
 
$
275,503
   
$
58,890
 
Interest income
   
270
     
157
 
Total investment income
   
275,773
     
59,047
 
                 
Expenses:
               
Investment advisory fee
   
329,691
     
108,513
 
Shareholder servicing
   
48,401
     
14,741
 
Officer & directors’ fees & expenses
   
24,682
     
23,284
 
Administration fee
   
23,770
     
13,936
 
Federal & state registration fees
   
17,576
     
18,743
 
Professional fees
   
16,791
     
19,496
 
Fund accounting expenses
   
11,001
     
4,938
 
Other expense
   
7,868
     
5,392
 
Printing & mailing fees
   
5,017
     
1,274
 
Custodian fees
   
2,681
     
1,220
 
Total expenses
   
487,478
     
211,537
 
Net investment loss
   
(211,705
)
   
(152,490
)
                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
               
Net realized gain on investments
   
4,932,663
     
2,361,266
 
Change in unrealized depreciation on investments
   
(13,282,919
)
   
(5,814,492
)
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
   
(8,350,256
)
   
(3,453,226
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(8,561,961
)
 
$
(3,605,716
)


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

27

Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   
For the
       
   
Period Ended
   
For the
 
   
April 30, 2022
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2021
 
Operations:
           
Net investment loss
 
$
(211,705
)
 
$
(365,688
)
Net realized gain on investments
   
4,932,663
     
11,475,458
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
               
  on investments
   
(13,282,919
)
   
20,589,785
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net
               
  assets resulting from operations
   
(8,561,961
)
   
31,699,555
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:
               
Distributable Earnings
   
(9,677,972
)
   
 
Total dividends and distributions
   
(9,677,972
)
   
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares issued
   
1,037,765
     
1,840,135
 
Reinvestment of distributions
   
9,339,345
     
 
Cost of shares redeemed
   
(7,303,563
)
   
(13,801,023
)
Redemption fees
   
851
     
1,544
 
Net increase/ (decrease) in net assets
               
  from capital share transactions
   
3,074,398
     
(11,959,344
)
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(15,165,535
)
   
19,740,211
 
Net Assets
               
Beginning of the period/year
   
72,495,860
     
52,755,649
 
End of the period/year
 
$
57,330,325
   
$
72,495,860
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Shares sold
   
37,641
     
63,095
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
325,278
     
 
Shares redeemed
   
(261,734
)
   
(503,819
)
Net decrease from capital share transactions
   
101,185
     
(440,724
)


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

28

Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   
For the
       
   
Period Ended
   
For the
 
   
April 30, 2022
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2021
 
Operations:
           
Net investment loss
 
$
(152,490
)
 
$
(342,512
)
Net realized gain on investments
   
2,361,266
     
2,836,726
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
               
  on investments
   
(5,814,492
)
   
7,565,696
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net
               
  assets resulting from operations
   
(3,605,716
)
   
10,059,910
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:
               
Distributable Earnings
   
(1,199,255
)
   
 
Total dividends and distributions
   
(1,199,255
)
   
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares issued
   
721,610
     
5,130,104
 
Reinvestment of distributions
   
1,141,483
     
 
Cost of shares redeemed
   
(5,460,977
)
   
(4,741,542
)
Redemption fees
   
2,343
     
19,111
 
Net increase/ (decrease) in net assets
               
  from capital share transactions
   
(3,595,541
)
   
407,673
 
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(8,400,512
)
   
10,467,583
 
Net Assets
               
Beginning of the period/year
   
22,049,257
     
11,581,674
 
End of the period/year
 
$
13,648,745
   
$
22,049,257
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Shares sold
   
34,221
     
251,322
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
55,278
     
 
Shares redeemed
   
(262,577
)
   
(255,221
)
Net decrease from capital share transactions
   
(173,078
)
   
(3,899
)


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

29

Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund

Financial Highlights

For a Fund share outstanding throughout the period/year

   
For the Six
                               
   
Months Ended
   
For the Years Ended October 31,
 
   
April 30,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
   
(Unaudited)
                               
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period/year
 
$
32.02
   
$
19.51
   
$
23.12
   
$
28.17
   
$
38.59
   
$
34.18
 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
                                         
Net investment loss2
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.11
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.15
)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain (loss) on investments
   
(3.41
)
   
12.66
     
(2.66
)
   
(1.74
)
   
(1.83
)
   
7.94
 
Total from investment operations
   
(3.50
)
   
12.51
     
(2.81
     
(1.85
)
   
(2.03
)
   
7.79
 
Less dividends and distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
     
     
(0.09
)
From net realized gains
   
(4.28
)
   
     
(0.80
)
   
(3.20
)
   
(8.39
)
   
(3.29
)
Total dividends and distributions
   
(4.28
)
   
     
(0.80
)
   
(3.20
)
   
(8.39
)
   
(3.38
)
Redemption fees2,3
   
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
 
Net asset value, end of period/year
 
$
24.24
   
$
32.02
   
$
19.51
   
$
23.12
   
$
28.17
   
$
38.59
 
Total return1
   
(12.94
%)5
   
64.12
%
   
(12.46
%)
   
(6.80
%)
   
(5.89
%)
   
24.20
%
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets, end of period/year
                                               
  (in thousands)
 
$
57,330
   
$
72,496
   
$
52,756
   
$
107,875
   
$
160,698
   
$
225,445
 
Ratio of net expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
   
1.48
%4
   
1.56
%
   
1.64
%
   
1.38
%
   
1.28
%
   
1.23
%
Ratio of net investment loss
                                               
  to average net assets
   
(0.64
%)4
   
(0.53
%)
   
(0.73
%)
   
(0.48
%)
   
(0.63
%)
   
(0.41
%)
Portfolio turnover rate
   
11.2
%5
   
23.5
%
   
19.1
%
   
22.1
%
   
14.0
%
   
18.0
%

1
Total return reflects reinvested dividends but does not reflect the impact of taxes.
2
Net investment income (loss) and redemption fees per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period/year.
3
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
4
Annualized for periods less than one year.
5
Not annualized for periods less than one year.


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

30

Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund

Financial Highlights

For a Fund share outstanding throughout the period/year

   
For the Six
                               
   
Months Ended
   
For the Years Ended October 31,
 
   
April 30,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
   
(Unaudited)
                               
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period/ year
 
$
22.06
   
$
11.54
   
$
12.81
   
$
15.62
   
$
18.49
   
$
15.46
 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
                                         
Net investment loss2
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.36
)
   
(0.11
)
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.18
)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain (loss) on investments
   
(4.00
)
   
10.86
     
(1.14
)
   
(1.60
)
   
(0.77
)
   
3.94
 
Total from investment operations
   
(4.17
)
   
10.50
     
(1.25
)
   
(1.72
)
   
(0.94
)
   
3.76
 
Less dividends and distributions:
                                               
From net realized gains
   
(1.37
)
   
     
(0.01
)
   
(1.09
)
   
(1.93
)
   
(0.73
)
From return of capital
   
     
     
(0.01
)
   
     
     
 
Total dividends and distributions
   
(1.37
)
   
     
(0.02
)
   
(1.09
)
   
(1.93
)
   
(0.73
)
Redemption fees2
   
0.00
3 
   
0.02
     
0.00
3 
   
0.00
3 
   
0.00
3 
   
0.00
3 
Net asset value, end of period/year
 
$
16.52
   
$
22.06
   
$
11.54
   
$
12.81
   
$
15.62
   
$
18.49
 
Total return1
   
(20.15
%)5
   
91.16
%
   
(9.75
)%
   
(11.54
%)
   
(5.73
%)
   
25.27
%
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets, end of period/year
                                               
  (in thousands)
 
$
13,649
   
$
22,049
   
$
11,582
   
$
34,154
   
$
61,042
   
$
69,636
 
Ratio of net expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
   
2.44
%4
   
2.42
%
   
2.68
%
   
1.83
%
   
1.71
%
   
1.70
%
Ratio of net investment loss
                                               
  to average net assets
   
(1.76
%)4
   
(1.85
)%
   
(0.92
%)
   
(0.85
%)
   
(0.99
%)
   
(1.07
%)
Portfolio turnover rate
   
9.0
%5
   
25.7
%
   
14.3
%
   
13.3
%
   
28.4
%
   
43.0
%

1
Total return reflects reinvested dividends but does not reflect the impact of taxes.
2
Net investment income (loss) and redemption fees per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period/year.
3
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
4
Annualized for periods less than one year.
5
Not annualized for periods less than one year.


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
 
1.
Organization
   
 
Perritt Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) was organized on March 19, 2004 as a Maryland corporation and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end investment company, with each series below being a diversified fund. The Corporation currently consists of the following series: Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund (“MicroCap Fund”) and Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund (“Ultra MicroCap Fund”) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, Inc., the predecessor to the MicroCap Fund, commenced operations on April 11, 1988. As part of a plan of reorganization, on February 28, 2013, Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, Inc. merged into the MicroCap Fund, a series within the Corporation. The Ultra MicroCap Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2004. The MicroCap Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing in mainly common stocks of companies with market capitalizations that are below $500 million at the time of the initial purchase. The Ultra MicroCap Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing in mainly common stocks of companies with market capitalizations that are below $300 million at the time of the initial purchase. The Funds are each an investment company and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
   
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 
a.
Exchange-listed securities are generally valued at the last sales price reported by the principal security exchange on which the security is traded, or if no sale is reported, the mean between the latest bid and ask price unless the Funds’ investment advisor believes that the mean does not represent a fair value, in which case the securities are fair valued as set forth below. Securities listed on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Demand notes, commercial paper, U.S. Treasury Bills and warrants are stated at fair value using market prices if available, or a pricing service when such prices are believed to reflect fair value. Money Market Funds are valued at amortized cost. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment advisor under procedures established by and under the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Funds. The Funds’ fair value procedures allow for the use of certain methods performed by the Funds’ investment advisor to value those securities for which market quotations are not readily available, at a price that a Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon a sale of such securities. For example, these methods may be based on a multiple of earnings, or a discount from market of a similar freely traded security, or a yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods.
     
 
b.
Net realized gains and losses on securities are computed using the first-in, first-out method.
     
 
c.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital


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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   
gains, which are included as a component of net investment income and realized gain (loss) on investments, respectively, have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities using the interest method. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are classified as investment income or realized gains based on the U.S. income tax characteristics of the distribution. Return of capital distributions received from REIT securities and partnerships are recorded as an adjustment to the cost of the security and thus may impact unrealized or realized gains or losses on the security. Investment and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date.
     
 
d.
Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it. Expenses that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are generally allocated among the Funds in proportion to the relative net assets of the Funds.
     
 
e.
Provision has not been made for federal income tax since the Funds have each elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intend to distribute substantially all income to their shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
     
 
f.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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 reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     
   
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.
     
 
g.
Dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund may utilize earnings and profit distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. The Funds may periodically make reclassifications among certain of their capital accounts as a result of the timing and characterization of certain income and realized gain distributions, including reclassifying net operating loss, as determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. The MicroCap Fund has reclassified the components of its capital accounts for the year ended October 31, 2021 by increasing paid-in capital by $769,229 and decreasing distributable earnings/(losses) by $769,229. The Ultra Microcap Fund has reclassified the components of its capital accounts for the year ended October 31, 2021 by decreasing paid-in capital by $12,069 and increasing distributable earnings/(losses) by $12,069. These adjustments were primarily due to the utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares and the write off of net operating losses.
     
 
h.
As of and during the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

   
Operations. During the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. The Funds are not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for any tax years before 2018.
 
3.
Security Valuation
   
 
GAAP establishes an authoritative definition of fair value and sets out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. GAAP also requires additional disclosures about the various inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 
• Level 1 –
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Funds have the ability to access.
     
 
• Level 2 –
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities or the identical security on an inactive market, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
     
 
• Level 3 –
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets as of April 30, 2022:
   
 
Perritt Microcap Opportunities Fund

 
Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Investments in Securities
                       
 
Common Stocks
                       
 
  Communication Services
 
$
1,673,859
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,673,859
 
 
  Consumer Discretionary
   
7,619,256
     
     
     
7,619,256
 
 
  Consumer Staples
   
306,250
     
     
     
306,250
 
 
  Energy
   
1,960,654
     
     
     
1,960,654
 
 
  Financial
   
9,969,793
     
     
     
9,969,793
 
 
  Health Care
   
3,531,310
     
     
     
3,531,310
 
 
  Industrials
   
17,194,185
     
     
     
17,194,185
 
 
  Information Technology
   
9,178,029
     
     
     
9,178,029
 
 
  Materials
   
4,810,220
     
     
     
4,810,220
 
 
  Utilities
   
501,600
     
     
     
501,600
 
 
Total Common Stocks
   
56,745,156
     
     
     
56,745,156
 
 
Warrants
                               
 
  Consumer Discretionary
   
9,400
     
     
0
     
9,400
 
 
Total Warrants
   
9,400
     
     
0
     
9,400
 
 
Short-Term Investments
   
823,489
     
     
     
823,489
 
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
57,578,045
   
$
   
$
0
   
$
57,578,045
 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 
Below is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 
Description
 
Warrants
 
 
Balance as of November 1, 2021
 
$
 
 
  Purchases
   
 
 
  Sales proceeds and paydowns
   
 
 
  Accreted discounts, net
   
 
 
  Corporate Actions
   
 
 
  Realized gain (loss)
   
 
 
  Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
 
 
  Transfers into/(out of) Level 3
   
0
 
 
Balance as of April 30, 2022
 
$
0
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
       
 
  during the period for Level 3 investments held at April 30, 2022.
 
$
 

 
Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund
                       
                           
 
Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Investments in Securities
                       
 
Common Stocks
                       
 
  Communication Services
 
$
544,304
   
$
   
$
   
$
544,304
 
 
  Consumer Discretionary
   
1,130,950
     
     
     
1,130,950
 
 
  Consumer Staples
   
225,480
     
     
     
225,480
 
 
  Energy
   
296,894
     
     
     
296,894
 
 
  Financial
   
1,024,180
     
     
     
1,024,180
 
 
  Health Care
   
2,229,654
     
     
     
2,229,654
 
 
  Industrials
   
3,088,042
     
     
     
3,088,042
 
 
  Information Technology
   
3,456,392
     
     
69,000
     
3,525,392
 
 
  Materials
   
660,150
     
     
     
660,150
 
 
  Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
370,060
     
     
     
370,060
 
 
  Utilities
   
257,760
     
     
     
257,760
 
 
Total Common Stocks
   
13,283,866
     
     
69,000
     
13,352,866
 
 
Warrants
                               
 
  Health Care
   
12,148
     
     
0
     
12,148
 
 
Total Warrants
   
12,148
     
     
0
     
12,148
 
 
Short-Term Investments
   
332,715
     
     
     
332,715
 
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
13,628,729
   
$
   
$
69,000
   
$
13,697,729
 


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

     
Common
       
 
Description
 
Stocks
   
Warrants
 
 
Balance as of November 1, 2021
 
$
   
$
 
 
  Purchases
   
     
 
 
  Sales proceeds and paydowns
   
     
 
 
  Accreted discounts, net
   
     
 
 
  Corporate Actions
   
     
 
 
  Realized gain (loss)
   
     
 
 
  Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
     
 
 
  Transfers into/(out of) Level 3
   
69,000
     
0
 
 
Balance as of April 30, 2022
 
$
69,000
   
$
0
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
               
 
  during the period for Level 3
               
 
  investments held at April 30, 2022.
 
$
(111,000
)
 
$
 

 
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for additional information regarding the composition of the amounts listed above.
   
4.
Investment Advisory Agreement
   
 
For each Fund, the Corporation entered into an investment advisory agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”) with Perritt Capital Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”), with whom certain officers and directors of the Corporation are affiliated, to furnish investment advisory services to the Funds. Under the terms of the Agreements, the MicroCap Fund pays the Advisor a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s daily average net assets, and the Ultra MicroCap Fund pays the Advisor a monthly fee equal to 1.25% of its daily average net assets less than or equal to $100 million; 1.00% with respect to daily average net assets in excess of $100 million and less than or equal to $200 million; and 0.50% with respect to daily average net assets in excess of $200 million. At April 30, 2022, the MicroCap Fund and Ultra MicroCap Fund had fees due to the Advisor of $50,125 and $15,045, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the MicroCap Fund and Ultra MicroCap Fund had incurred advisory fees of $329,691 and $108,513, respectively.
   
 
The Advisor manages the Funds’ investments subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Directors. The Advisor is responsible for investment decisions and supplies investment research and portfolio management. Under the Agreements, the Advisor, at its own expense and without reimbursement from the Funds, will furnish office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for making the investment decisions necessary for managing the Funds and maintaining their organization, will pay the salaries and fees of all officers and directors of the Funds (except the Chief Compliance Officer’s salary and the fees paid to disinterested directors) and will bear all sales and promotional expenses of the Funds.
   
 
The officers of the Funds are affiliated with the Advisor. Such officers, with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds or the Advisor for serving their respective roles. The Funds pay the salary associated with the office of the Chief Compliance Officer. Such fees are included on the Statements of Operations within officer & directors’ fees & expenses.


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 
The Funds reimbursed the Advisor for fees paid to financial intermediaries such as banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors or other financial institutions for sub-transfer agency, sub-administration and other services that the financial intermediaries provided to their clients, who are beneficial owners of shares of the Funds. The financial intermediaries are the record owners of the Funds on the Funds’ records through omnibus accounts, other group accounts, retirement plans or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents. These fees are fees that the Funds are obligated to pay to such intermediaries, and the fees may vary based on, for example, the nature of services provided. The fees paid to such intermediaries by the Funds are only a portion of the full fee that is paid to the intermediaries, and the Advisor is obligated to pay the remaining amount. In determining the portion of the fees paid to the intermediaries that the Funds are obligated to pay, the Funds have used the “avoided cost” method, which is one of several permissible methods to determine the fees are reasonable. Based on this method, the Funds’ Board of Directors determines a fee per sub-account that it believes approximates the transfer agency fee that would otherwise have been payable by the Funds if such intermediaries did not maintain the sub-account. These amounts are included within shareholder servicing fees on the Statements of Operations.
   
5.
Investment Transactions
   
 
Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended April 30, 2022, were as follows:

     
Purchases
   
Sales
 
     
U.S.
         
U.S.
       
     
Governments
   
Other
   
Governments
   
Other
 
 
MicroCap Fund
 
$
   
$
7,271,847
   
$
   
$
13,660,227
 
 
Ultra MicroCap Fund
 
$
   
$
1,518,712
   
$
   
$
5,297,292
 
 
6.
Federal Income Tax Matters
   
 
As of October 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

     
MicroCap
   
Ultra MicroCap
 
     
Fund
   
Fund
 
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes
 
$
43,104,749
   
$
14,589,543
 
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
31,695,795
     
8,929,006
 
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(2,144,405
)
   
(1,327,135
)
 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
   
29,551,390
     
7,601,871
 
 
Distributable ordinary income
   
384,459
     
 
 
Distributable long-term capital gains
   
9,293,514
     
1,199,251
 
 
Other accumulated losses
   
     
(292,537
)
 
Total Distributable Earnings/(Losses)
 
$
39,229,363
   
$
8,508,585
 

 
The difference between book and tax basis distributable earnings is primarily related to the deferral of losses on wash sales.
   
 
A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified


37

Perritt Funds, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 
late year losses are ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Funds’ taxable year subsequent to December 31.
   
 
At October 31, 2021, the Ultra MicroCap Fund deferred, on a tax basis, late year ordinary losses of $292,537. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the MicroCap Fund utilized $1,716 and the Ultra MicroCap Fund utilized $1,141,286 capital loss carryforwards. The Funds had no capital loss carryforward for the year ended October 31,2021.
   
 
The tax composition of distributions paid during the periods ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

     
Ordinary
               
Return of
 
     
Income
   
Long-term Capital Gains
   
Capital
 
     
2021
   
2020
   
2021
   
2020
   
2021
   
2020
 
 
MicroCap Fund
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
3,593,867
   
$
   
$
 
 
Ultra MicroCap Fund
   
     
     
     
17,594
     
     
34,626
 

 
The Funds designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce the earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero for the tax year ended October 31, 2021.
   
7.
Restricted Securities
   
 
The Funds may own investment securities which are unregistered and thus restricted as to resale. These securities are valued by each Fund after giving due consideration to pertinent factors including recent private sales, market conditions and the issuer’s financial performance. Where future disposition of these securities requires registration under the Securities Act of 1933, each Fund has the right to include these securities in such registration, generally without cost to the Fund. The Funds have no right to require registration of the unregistered securities they hold. As of April 30, 2022, the MicroCap Fund held a restricted security with an aggregate value of $0, which accounted for 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets. As of April 30, 2022, the Ultra MicroCap Fund held a restricted security with an aggregate value of $0, which accounted for 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets.
   
8.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
   
 
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their officers and directors are indemnified by the Funds against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
   
9.
Line of Credit Arrangement
   
 
The MicroCap Fund and Ultra MicroCap Fund are each party to uncommitted line of credit arrangements with U.S. Bank, N.A. with an expiration date of December 6, 2022, under which the MicroCap Fund may borrow up to $2,500,000 and the Ultra MicroCap Fund may borrow up to $2,000,000, subject to certain restrictions and covenants.  Interest is charged on borrowings at the prevailing Prime Rate which was 3.50% as of April 30, 2022. The Funds have borrowed under these arrangements from time to time to increase the efficiency


38

Perritt Funds, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 
of cash flow management. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the MicroCap Fund did not borrow on the line of credit. The Ultra MicroCap Fund had average borrowings of $80,250 and the weighted average interest rate on the line of credit borrowings was 3.25%. From November 26, 2021 through November 28, 2021, the Ultra MicroCap Fund had borrowings of $96,000, which represent the largest borrowing amounts during the six months ended April 30, 2022. As of April 30, 2022, the MicroCap Fund and Ultra MicroCap Fund had no outstanding borrowings on the lines of credit. Interest charged on the borrowings is recorded as other expense in the Statements of Operations.
   
10.
Redemption Fee
   
 
The Funds charge a 2.00% redemption fee to those who buy and sell shares within 90 calendar days or less. The redemption fee is retained for the benefit of long-term shareholders, and recorded as additional capital in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
   
11.
Transactions with Affiliates
   
 
During the six months ended April 30, 2022, MicroCap Fund and Ultra MicroCap Fund did not hold any securities that were considered affiliated.
   
 
The Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to each other under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by a Fund from or to another Fund complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the MicroCap Fund and Ultra MicroCap Fund engaged in 0 securities transactions pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
   
12.
Beneficial Ownership
   
 
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of that fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of April 30, 2022, the Funds had omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), which amounted to more than 25% of the total shares outstanding of the respective Fund. There were no individual shareholders of record who owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of a Fund or Class of shares of a Fund. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of proxy voting or direction of management of a Fund.
   
13.
Recent Market Conditions
   
 
General economic, political and public health conditions may have a significant adverse effect on the Funds’ investment operations and profitability. For example, the global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets worldwide, as well as the economies of individual countries. The economic fallout from COVID-19, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of COVID-19, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance. Additionally, on February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 
which has led to various countries, including the US, imposing economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and entities. The current political and financial uncertainty regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict may have adverse effects on market volatility and global economic growth as well as the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, among other sectors. The duration of the conflict, potential for escalation and ultimate effects on the Funds cannot currently be predicted. For a complete description of all of the principal risks the Funds are subject to, please refer to the Funds’ Prospectus and SAI.









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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Expense Example (Unaudited)
April 30, 2022  

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees (the Funds impose a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for 90 calendar days or less after purchase); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2021 – April 30, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Funds charge no sales load or transaction fees (other than a 2.00% redemption fee for shares held for 90 calendar days or less after purchase), you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds transfer agent. You will be charged a transaction fee equal to 2.00% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem your shares within 90 calendar days of purchase. IRA accounts will be charged a $15.00 annual maintenance fee. There is a $25 IRA distribution and transfer out fee, unless set up automatically. Please see IRA Account Agreement for additional fees related to IRA accounts. To the extent the Fund invests in shares of other investment companies as part of its investment strategy, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund. Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary among the various underlying funds. These expenses are not included in the example below. The example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, shareholder servicing fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses, interest expense and other extraordinary expenses as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 

 

 
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Expense Example (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2022  

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
11/1/21
4/30/22
11/1/21 – 4/30/221
Actual
     
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities
$1,000.00
$   870.60
$  6.86
Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund
$1,000.00
$   798.50
$10.88
       
Hypothetical
     
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities
$1,000.00
$1,017.46
$  7.40
Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund
$1,000.00
$1,012.69
$12.18

1
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.48% for the MicroCap Opportunities Fund and 2.44% for the Ultra MicroCap Fund for the six-month period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).







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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Advisory Agreement Renewal (Unaudited)

On December 21, 2021, the Board of Directors of Perritt Funds, Inc. (the “Board” or “Directors”) approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreements for the Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund (the “MicroCap Fund”) and the Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund (the “Ultra Fund”) (collectively the “Funds”, or the, “Fund”) with the investment advisor to the Funds, Perritt Capital Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”).  As part of the process of approving the continuation of the advisory agreements, the Directors reviewed the fiduciary duties of the Directors with respect to approving the advisory agreements and the relevant factors for the Directors to consider, and the members of the Board of Directors who are not deemed “interested persons” (as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds (the “Independent Directors”) met in executive session to discuss the approval of the advisory agreements.
 
In advance of the meeting, the Advisor sent detailed information to the Directors to assist them in their evaluation of the advisory agreements.  This information included, but was not limited to, a memorandum from Fund counsel that summarized the legal standards applicable to the Directors’ consideration of the advisory agreements; comparative information relating to the Funds’ management fees and other expenses of the Funds; information regarding fees paid and other payments; information on the Advisor’s profitability; information about brokerage commissions; comparative information relating to the Funds’ performance; information about sales and redemptions of the Funds; information about the Funds’ compliance program; and other information the Directors believed was useful in evaluating the approval of advisory agreements.
 
All of the factors discussed by the Directors were considered as a whole, and were considered separately by the Independent Directors, meeting in executive session.  The factors were viewed in their totality by the Directors, with no single factor being the principal or determinative factor in the Directors’ determination of whether to approve the continuation of the advisory agreements.  The Directors recognized that the management and fee arrangements for the Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the Independent Directors and the Advisor, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others and that the Directors’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements and information received during the course of the year and in prior years.
 
Prior to approving the continuation of the advisory agreements, the Directors and the Independent Directors in executive session considered, among other items:
 
The nature and quality of the investment advisory services provided by the Advisor.
   
A comparison of the fees and expenses of the Funds to other similar funds.
   
A comparison of the fee structures of other accounts managed by the Advisor.
   
Whether economies of scale are recognized by the Funds.
   
The costs and profitability of the Funds to the Advisor.
   
The performance of the Funds.
   
The other benefits to the Advisor from serving as investment advisor to the Funds (in addition to the advisory fee).


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Advisory Agreement Renewal (Unaudited) (Continued)

The material considerations and determinations of the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, are as follows:
 
Nature and Quality of Investment Advisory Services
 
The Directors noted that the Advisor supervises the investment portfolios of the Funds, directing the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios, including the purchase and sale of investment securities, and that the Advisor employs a research intensive investment process.  They concluded that the Advisor dedicates significant resources to managing the investments of the Funds.
 
The Directors then discussed staffing at the Advisor and concluded that the Advisor is well staffed to conduct the research needed to meet the investment objectives of the Funds.
 
The Directors also considered the background and experience of the Advisor’s senior management and expertise of, and the amount of attention given to, the Funds by investment personnel of the Advisor.  In addition, the Directors considered the quality of the material service providers to the Funds, who provide administrative and distribution services on behalf of the Funds and are overseen by the Advisor, and the overall reputation and capabilities of the Advisor.  Based on this review, the Directors determined that the Advisor provides high quality services to the Funds.  The Directors also concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the Funds by the Advisor, and that the nature and extent of the services provided by the Advisor are appropriate to assure that each Fund’s operations are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
 
Comparative Fees and Expenses
 
The Directors then discussed with management the variables, in addition to the advisory fees, such as administrative and transaction fees, that impact costs to the shareholders of the Funds.  Management reviewed with the Directors the comparison of the Funds’ expense ratios to other similar funds.  As part of the discussion with management, the Directors ensured that they understood and were comfortable with the criteria used by the Advisor to determine the mutual funds that make up the peer group for purposes of the materials.
 
Following review and discussion, the Board determined that the above median total expenses of the Funds appear to result from a low level of assets under management, which caused certain non-management expenses to be above average as compared to the peer group.  The Directors concluded that the Funds’ fees are reasonable given the asset sizes of the Funds, and they concluded that the Advisor is actively working to keep the fees down.
 
Comparison of Fee Structures of Other Accounts
 
The Directors then inquired of management regarding the distinction between the services performed by the Advisor for separate accounts and those performed by the Advisor for the Funds.  The Advisor noted that the management of the Funds involves more comprehensive and substantive duties than the management of separate accounts.  The Directors determined that the following items, among others, support the fact that the services performed by the Advisor for the Funds require a higher level of service
 


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Advisory Agreement Renewal (Unaudited) (Continued)

and oversight than the services performed by the Advisor for separate accounts:
 
The Advisor provides tailored investment advisory services to the Funds in order to accommodate the cash flow volatility presented by the purchases and redemptions of shareholders.
   
With regard to the Funds, the Advisor attempts to serve the needs of thousands of accounts, ranging from direct accounts holding a few thousand dollars to the large omnibus accounts of intermediaries who in turn service thousands of large and small accounts.
   
The Advisor coordinates with the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer and other service providers to insure compliance with regulatory regimens imposed by federal law and the Internal Revenue Code.
   
Separate accounts do not require the same level of services and oversight, nor do they present the same compliance obligations.

Following this discussion, the Directors concluded that the services performed by the Advisor for the Funds require a higher level of service and oversight than the services performed by the Advisor for separate accounts, and that the services performed by the Advisor for the Funds represent a greater demand on the Advisor’s resources to meet the increased compliance obligations of the Funds.  Based on this determination, the Directors determined that the differential in advisory fees between the Funds and the separate accounts are reasonable, and concluded that the fee rates charged to the Funds in comparison to those charged to the Advisor’s other clients are reasonable.
 
Performance
 
The Directors reviewed the Advisor’s quality of investment management, management history and ability to successfully market the Funds.  They then discussed the performance of the Funds versus their indices and their peer group median.  They were pleased that the most recently reported performance of the MicroCap Fund showed the Fund’s performance ahead of the median.  The Directors then noted that the most recently reported performance of the Ultra Fund showed the Fund’s performance below the median and discussed the Ultra Fund’s performance with the Advisor, and the steps the Advisor is taking to improve the performance, and concluded the Advisor is taking appropriate steps.  The Directors then noted that while recent performance has not been as good as desired, the Funds have generally performed well over the long-term, particularly on a risk-adjusted basis.
 
Following their discussion, the Directors concluded that the performance of the Funds, adjusting for risk, has been satisfactory.  They continue to believe that the Advisor’s discipline should lead to favorable results in the long-term, and concluded that renewal of the existing advisory agreements was in the best interest of the Funds’ shareholders.
 
Costs and Profitability
 
The Directors considered the cost of services provided and the profits realized by the Advisor, by reviewing reports provided by the Funds’ administrator that compared the Funds’ advisory fees to those of other comparable mutual funds.  They also considered the Funds’ total expenses compared to peer group funds.  The Directors noted that the total expenses of the MicroCap Fund are below the median, and concluded that this supports their
 


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Advisory Agreement Renewal (Unaudited) (Continued)

belief that the total expenses of the Fund are reasonable.  On the other hand, they noted that the Ultra Fund’s total expenses are higher than the median, and discussed with the Advisor the reasons for the higher expenses.  The Directors concluded that the Ultra Fund’s low average assets under management contribute significantly to the Fund’s higher total expenses, and that the total expenses of the Fund remain within a reasonable range of its peers.
 
The Directors discussed in detail the profitability of the Advisor as it relates to the Funds, and they discussed the impact of the intermediary service fees on the profitability.  The Directors also considered the resources and revenues that the Advisor has put into managing and distributing the Funds, and concluded that the level of profitability realized by the Advisor from its provision of services to the Funds is reasonable, and that the overall expense ratios and advisory fees were fair and within the range of industry averages.
 
Economies of Scale
 
The Directors then discussed with management whether economies of scale are recognized by the Funds.  They noted that as Fund assets grow, certain fixed costs are spread over the larger asset base, which may lead to some economies of scale.  On the other hand, the Directors noted that many of the Funds’ expense are subject to diseconomies of scale.  For example, the intermediary service fees increase as the Funds’ assets grow.  Given the size of the Funds, the Directors determined that the Funds are not realizing economies of scale, and that the existing advisory fees are acceptable.
 
Fall-Out Benefits
 
The Directors then considered other benefits to the Advisor from serving as Advisor to the Funds (in addition to the advisory fee).  The Directors noted that the Advisor derives ancillary benefits from its association with the Funds in the form of proprietary and third party research products and services received from broker dealers that execute portfolio trades for the Funds.  The Directors determined such products and services have been used for legitimate purposes relating to the Funds by providing assistance in the investment decision-making process.  They concluded that the other benefits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds were reasonable.
 
Conclusion
 
After reviewing the materials and management’s presentation, as well as other information regularly provided at the Board’s quarterly meetings throughout the year regarding the quality of services provided by the Advisor, the performance of the Funds, expense information, regulatory compliance issues, trading information and related matters and other factors deemed relevant by the Board, the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the continuation of the advisory agreements for an additional one-year term.
 
The Directors noted that all of the factors above were considered by the Board as a whole, and separately by the Independent Directors meeting in executive session.  The factors were viewed in their totality by the Directors, with no single factor being the principal or determinative factor in the Board’s determination of whether to approve the continuation of the advisory agreements.
 


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Directors and Officers (Unaudited)

The Fund’s Board of Directors is responsible for the overall management of the Funds. This includes establishing the Funds’ policies, approval of all significant agreements between the Funds and persons or companies providing services to the Funds, and the general supervision and review of the Funds’ investment activities. As a Maryland corporation, the day-to-day operations of the Funds are delegated to the officers of the Funds, subject to the investment objectives and policies of the Funds and to general supervision by the Board.
 
Management Information
 
The name, age, address, principal occupations during the past five years, and other information with respect to each of the Directors are set forth in the following tables, along with information for the officers of the Funds. The information is provided as of the date of the Funds’ current SAI.
 
 
Position(s) Held
     
 
with Funds and
   
Other
 
Number of
   
Directorships
 
Portfolios in
   
Held by
Name,
Fund Complex
Term of Office
Principal
Director
Address,
Overseen
and Length of
Occupation(s)
during the
and Age
by Director
Time Served
during Past 5 Years
Past 5 Years
   
“Disinterested” Directors of the Funds
 
         
Dianne C. Click
Director
Indefinite, until
Ms. Click is a licensed Real
None.
Age: 59
 
successor
Estate Broker in the State
 
300 South
Portfolios in
elected
of Montana. She has been
 
  Wacker Drive,
Fund Complex
 
a partner and a principal
 
Suite 600
Overseen: 2
Director
owner of a real estate sales
 
Chicago, IL
 
since 2004
company, Bozeman Brokers,
 
60606
   
since 2004. She has been
 
     
licensed in the state of
 
     
Montana since 1995.
 
         
David S. Maglich
Director
Indefinite, until
Mr. Maglich is a Shareholder
None.
Age: 65
 
successor
with the law firm of Fergeson,
 
300 South
Portfolios in
elected
Skipper, P.A. in Sarasota,
 
  Wacker Drive,
Fund Complex
 
Florida and has been
 
Suite 600
Overseen: 2
Director
employed with such firm
 
Chicago, IL
 
since 2004
since 1989.
 
60606
       


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Directors and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
Position(s) Held
     
 
with Funds and
   
Other
 
Number of
   
Directorships
 
Portfolios in
   
Held by
Name,
Fund Complex
Term of Office
Principal
Director
Address,
Overseen
and Length of
Occupation(s)
during the
and Age
by Director
Time Served
during Past 5 Years
Past 5 Years
   
“Interested” Director of the Funds
 
         
Michael J.
President
One-year term
Mr. Corbett was President
None.
  Corbett(1)
 
as President
of the Perritt MicroCap
 
Age: 56
Portfolios in
 
Opportunities Fund, Inc.
 
300 South
Fund Complex
As Director,
(1999–2013) and President
 
  Wacker Drive,
Overseen: 2
indefinite,
of the Perritt Funds, Inc.
 
Suite 600
 
until successor
since 2004. He has served
 
Chicago, IL
 
elected
as President of the Adviser
 
60606
   
since 2010, and previously
 
   
Director
served as Vice President of
 
   
since 2010
the Adviser from 1997 until
 
     
2010. Mr. Corbett began his
 
   
President
tenure with Perritt Capital
 
   
since 2004
Management in 1990 as a
 
     
research analyst. He assumed
 
     
portfolio management
 
     
responsibilities in 1996 and
 
     
now serves as portfolio
 
     
manager for the Funds.
 
____________
(1)
Mr. Corbett is an interested person of the Funds based upon his position with the Advisor.


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Perritt Funds, Inc.

Directors and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
Position(s) Held
     
 
with Funds and
   
Other
 
Number of
   
Directorships
 
Portfolios in
   
Held by
Name,
Fund Complex
Term of Office
Principal
Director
Address,
Overseen
and Length of
Occupation(s)
during the
and Age
by Director
Time Served
during Past 5 Years
Past 5 Years
   
Officers of the Funds Other Than Mr. Corbett
 
         
Mark Buh
Vice President
One-year term
Mr. Buh has been Vice
N/A
Age: 60
and Treasurer
Since 2012
President and Treasurer of
 
300 South
   
the Funds and Chief Financial
 
Wacker Drive,
   
Officer of the Adviser since
 
Suite 600
   
2012. He has over 25 years
 
Chicago, IL
   
of experience in corporate
 
60606
   
accounting, administration,
 
     
planning and business
 
     
development. His previous
 
     
experience includes tenures
 
     
at Ernst and Young and
 
     
CenturyLink
 
     
Communications.
 
         
Lynn E.
Vice President,
One-year term
Mrs. Burmeister has been
N/A
  Burmeister
Chief
 
the Chief Compliance
 
Age: 63
Compliance
Chief
Officer since May 1, 2010,
 
300 South
Officer and
Compliance
and oversees all compliance
 
  Wacker Drive,
Secretary
Officer
matters for the Funds and the
 
Suite 600
 
Since 2010
Advisor. She also coordinates
 
Chicago, IL
   
the administration of the
 
60606
 
Secretary
Funds and is a liaison with
 
   
Since 2015
the firm’s corporate counsel.
 
     
Mrs. Burmeister has worked
 
     
in the financial industry
 
     
since 1980. Her previous
 
     
experience includes work at
 
     
Harris Associates, Gofen &
 
     
Glossberg and Optimum
 
     
Investments.
 


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The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about the Funds’ directors and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-331-8936.
 
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor at 1-800-331-8936 and on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-331-8936 and on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Household Delivery of Shareholder Documents: To reduce expenses, the Funds may mail only one copy of the Funds’ prospectus, SAI and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call the Funds at 1-800-331-8936 or contact your financial institution. You will begin receiving individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.
 
Electronic Delivery of Shareholder Documents: You may choose to receive the Funds’ prospectus and annual and semi-annual reports electronically. To sign up for electronic delivery, visit www.icsdelivery.com and select the first letter of your brokerage firm’s name. Then, select your brokerage institution from the list that follows, fill out the appropriate information and provide an e-mail address where you would like your information sent. If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your brokerage firm or financial advisor.
 


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Privacy Policy
 
We collect the following nonpublic personal information about you:
 
 
Information we receive from you on or in applications or other forms, including but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, and social security number; and
     
 
Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates or others, including but not limited to, your account number and balance, parties to transactions, cost basis information and other financial information.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former shareholders to nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law. For example, we are permitted by law to disclose all the information we collect to our transfer agent to process your transactions. Furthermore, we restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards through our transfer agent, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
 
In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with nonaffiliated third parties.
 







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Investment Advisor
Perritt Capital Management, Inc.
300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60606-6703
800-331-8936
 
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
151 North Franklin Street, Suite 575
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Legal Counsel
Foley & Lardner LLP
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Custodian
U.S. Bank, NA
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
 
Transfer Agent
and Dividend Disbursing Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
 
Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 
For assistance with your existing account, call our
Shareholder Service Center at 1-800-332-3133.





MicroCap Opportunities Fund – PRCGX

Ultra MicroCap Fund – PREOX



Minimum Initial Investment $1,000
 
IRA Minimum Initial Investment $250
 
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
 
Systematic Withdrawal Plan
 
Automatic Investment Plan
 
Retirement Plans Including:
 
IRA
Roth IRA
SEP-IRA
Coverdell Education
Simple IRA
 
Savings Account


2% redemption fee imposed for shares
held ninety (90) calendar days or less.


This report is authorized for distribution
only to shareholders and others who have
received a copy of the prospectus of the
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund
and/or the Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund.



300 S. Wacker Drive • Suite 600 • Chicago, IL 60606-6703
Tel 312-669-1650 • 800-331-8936 • Fax: 312-669-1235
Web Site: www.perrittcap.com



(b)
Not applicable for this Registrant

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

(a).  Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b).  Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed‑End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)
The Registrant’s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

(b)
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Form N-CSR filed January 8, 2010.


(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant.  There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.


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.


(Registrant)    Perritt Funds, Inc.

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Michael J. Corbett
Michael J. Corbett, President

Date    7/1/2022 



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 (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Michael J Corbett
Michael J. Corbett, President

Date    7/1/2022

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Mark J. Buh
Mark J. Buh, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

Date    7/1/2022

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.










CERTIFICATIONS

I, Michael J. Corbett, certify that:

 
1.
 
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Perritt Funds, Inc.;
 
2.
 
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
 
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
 
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)
 
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c)
 
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d)
 
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
 
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a)
 
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
 
(b)
 
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:    7/1/2022
 
/s/ Michael J. Corbett
Michael J. Corbett
President


CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mark J. Buh, certify that:

 
1.
 
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Perritt Funds, Inc.;
 
2.
 
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
 
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
 
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)
 
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c)
 
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d)
 
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
 
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a)
 
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
 
(b)
 
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:    7/1/2022
 
/s/ Mark J. Buh
Mark J. Buh
Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer



Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of the Perritt Funds, Inc., does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that the report on Form N-CSR of the Perritt Funds, Inc. for the period ended April 30, 2022 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, and that the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Perritt Funds, Inc. for the stated period.


/s/ Michael J. Corbett
Michael J. Corbett
President, Perritt Funds, Inc.
 
/s/ Mark J. Buh
Mark J. Buh
Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer,
Perritt Funds, Inc.
 
Dated:    7/1/2022
 
Dated:    7/1/2022 


This statement accompanies this report on Form N-CSR pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed as filed by Perritt Funds, Inc. for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.







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