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Note 4 - Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)		Cost				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
ETFs - equities		$	3,445			$	194			$	(2	)		$	3,637

($ in thousands)		Cost				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
Common stocks		$	101			$	74			$	-			$	175
ETFs - equities			3,903				1,508				-				5,411
Inverse ETFs - equities			5,466				-				(1,420	)			4,046
		$	9,470			$	1,582			$	(1,420	)		$	9,632

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal Years Ended April 30,
($ in thousands)		2016				2015				2014
Dividend income		$	142			$	157			$	147
Interest income			-				3				5
Capital gain distribution from ETFs (1)			105				57				36
Exchange loss			(2	)			(16	)			-
Interest expense			-				-				(5	)
Capital gains (2)			224				-				-
Other			8				(75	)			(5	)
Total income/(loss) from securities transactions and other, net		$	477			$	126			$	178

Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal Years Ended April 30,
($ in thousands)		2016				2015				2014
Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of waivers shown below		$	14,548			$	15,014			$	14,452
12b-1 fees and other fees, net of waivers shown below		$	5,669			$	5,459			$	5,061
Other income		$	(14	)		$	34			$	16
Investment management fee waivers and reimbursements (1)		$	262			$	192			$	89
12b-1 fee waivers (1)		$	1,071			$	1,518			$	1,683
Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest		$	7,211			$	7,346			$	6,767
EAM's net income (2)		$	880			$	1,248			$	1,464

Summary Investment Holdings [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal Years Ended April 30,
($ in thousands)		2016				2015
EAM's total assets		$	60,292			$	60,159
EAM's total liabilities (1)			(3,021	)			(3,104	)
EAM's total equity		$	57,271			$	57,055