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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number 811-22031
RIVERSOURCE LASALLE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
50606 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55474
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Scott R. Plummer — 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 671-1947
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2011
 
 
Item 1.   Schedule of Investments

 


 

Portfolio of Investments
RiverSource LaSalle International Real Estate Fund
March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in Securities
Common Stocks (99.5%)(c)
                 
Issuer   Shares     Value(a)  
Australia (21.4%)
               
Commonwealth Property Office Fund
    1,724,670  (d)   $ 1,533,897  
Dexus Property Group
    4,488,640       3,943,122  
GPT Group
    1,239,320  (d)     4,023,178  
Westfield Group
    788,906       7,618,106  
Westfield Retail Trust
    1,387,484       3,760,076  
 
             
Total
            20,878,379  
 
             
 
               
Austria (1.2%)
               
Conwert Immobilien Invest SE
    31,038       512,889  
IMMOFINANZ AG
    142,916  (b)     645,294  
 
             
Total
            1,158,183  
 
             
 
               
Canada (5.0%)
               
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
    6,677       151,515  
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT
    13,598       272,942  
Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust
    54,519       1,948,513  
First Capital Realty, Inc.
    62,748  (d)     1,038,141  
Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust Unit
    13,079       411,459  
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
    40,930       1,074,861  
 
             
Total
            4,897,431  
 
             
 
               
Finland (0.7%)
               
Sponda OYJ
    111,189  (d)     631,884  
 
               
France (9.7%)
               
ICADE
    4,287       529,057  
Klepierre
    47,665       1,934,655  
Mercialys SA
    9,145       364,508  
Societe Immobiliere de Location pour l’Industrie et le Commerce
    9,078       1,272,382  
Unibail-Rodamco SE
    24,557       5,319,512  
 
             
Total
            9,420,114  
 
             
 
               
Hong Kong (5.8%)
               
Champion REIT
    1,115,000       647,013  
Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.
    86,068  (d)     287,412  
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
    94,000       412,281  
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.
    415,141       2,907,685  
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.
    267,368       1,099,667  
Kerry Properties Ltd.
    55,000       275,117  
 
             
Total
            5,629,175  
 
             
 
               
Italy (1.3%)
               
Beni Stabili SpA
    1,172,207       1,218,528  
 
               
Japan (8.3%)
               
Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.
    56,300       1,207,329  
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
    102       966,325  
Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.
    109       448,923  

 


 

                 
Issuer   Shares     Value(a)  
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
    110,821       1,872,770  
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
    74,000       1,216,445  
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
    189  (d)     1,842,381  
Tokyu REIT, Inc.
    81       500,454  
 
             
Total
            8,054,627  
 
             
 
               
Jersey (1.3%)
               
Atrium European Real Estate Ltd.
    197,558       1,237,508  
 
               
Netherlands (5.6%)
               
Corio NV
    33,007       2,308,938  
Vastned Retail NV
    15,730       1,151,410  
Wereldhave NV
    18,552       1,981,356  
 
             
Total
            5,441,704  
 
             
 
               
Singapore (6.1%)
               
CapitaCommercial Trust
    1,381,000       1,520,990  
CapitaLand Ltd.
    775,000       2,028,834  
Keppel Land Ltd.
    265,000       943,167  
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust
    1,161,139       1,419,395  
 
             
Total
            5,912,386  
 
             
 
               
Sweden (1.5%)
               
Castellum AB
    49,451       719,213  
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB
    24,364       725,682  
 
             
Total
            1,444,895  
 
             
 
               
Switzerland (1.9%)
               
PSP Swiss Property AG
    21,942  (b)     1,807,199  
 
               
United Kingdom (12.2%)
               
Big Yellow Group PLC
    142,992       758,585  
British Land Co. PLC
    299,330       2,653,022  
Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC
    91,159       560,088  
Derwent London PLC
    31,972       842,686  
Hammerson PLC
    237,993       1,706,211  
Helical Bar PLC
    47,216       205,114  
Land Securities Group PLC
    155,324       1,827,667  
Metric Property Investments PLC
    76,616  (b)     134,276  
Minerva PLC
    211,468  (b)     313,794  
Segro PLC
    371,183       1,914,376  
Shaftesbury PLC
    118,419       898,737  
 
             
Total
            11,814,556  
 
             
 
               
United States (17.5%)
               
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
    13,187       1,583,495  
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
    77,071       1,465,890  
Boston Properties, Inc.
    13,559       1,286,071  
Corporate Office Properties Trust
    42,050       1,519,687  
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.
    49,314       550,837  
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
    15,880       297,750  
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
    28,083  (d)     1,234,810  
Equity One, Inc.
    34,805       653,290  
Equity Residential
    29,190       1,646,608  
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
    76,526       1,584,853  
Federal Realty Investment Trust
    9,773       797,086  

 


 

                 
Issuer   Shares     Value(a)  
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.
    9,064       395,281  
Senior Housing Properties Trust
    46,843       1,079,263  
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    16,400       1,757,424  
Taubman Centers, Inc.
    23,795       1,274,936  
 
             
Total
            17,127,281  
 
             
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $87,823,011)
          $ 96,673,850  
 
             
Money Market Fund (2.1%)
                 
    Shares     Value(a)  
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.229%
    2,088,482  (e)   $ 2,088,482  
 
             
Total Money Market Fund
(Cost: $2,088,482)
          $ 2,088,482  
 
             
Investments of Cash Collateral Received for Securities on Loan (4.7%)
                         
    Effective     Principal        
Issuer   yield     amount     Value(a)  
Repurchase Agreements(f)
                       
Goldman Sachs & Co.
dated 03-31-11, matures 04-01-11,
repurchase price
$2,520,514 
    0.160 %   $ 2,520,503     $ 2,520,503  
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.
dated 03-31-11, matures 04-01-11,
repurchase price
$2,000,010 
    0.180       2,000,000       2,000,000  
 
                     
Total
                    4,520,503  
 
                     
Total Investments of Cash Collateral Received for Securities on Loan
                       
(Cost: $4,520,503)
                  $ 4,520,503  
 
                     
Total Investments in Securities
                       
(Cost: $94,431,996)(g)
                  $ 103,282,835  
 
                     
The industries identified above are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which was developed by, and is the exclusive property of, Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Summary of Investments in Securities by Industry
The following table represents the portfolio investments of the Fund by industry classifications as a percentage of net assets at March 31, 2011:
                 
    Percentage of net        
Industry   assets     Value(a)  
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)(1)
    78.8 %   $ 76,586,425  
Real Estate Management & Development
    20.7       20,087,425  
Other(2)
    6.8       6,608,985  
 
 
               
Total
          $ 103,282,835  
 
             
 
(1)   Includes U.S. REITs as well as entities similar to REITs formed under laws of non-U.S. countries.
 
(2)   Cash & Cash Equivalents.
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
 
(a)   Securities are valued by using policies described in Note 2 to the financial statements in the most recent Annual Report dated Dec. 31, 2010.
 
(b)   Non-income producing.
 
(c)   Foreign security values are stated in U.S. dollars.
 
(d)   At March 31, 2011, security was partially or fully on loan.
 
(e)   Affiliated Money Market Fund — The Fund may invest its daily cash balance in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, a money market fund established for the exclusive use of funds and other institutional clients of Columbia Management. The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2011.
 
(f)   The table below represents securities received as collateral for repurchase agreements. This collateral, which is generally high quality short-term obligations, is deposited with the Fund’s custodian and, pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. The value of securities and/or cash held as collateral for repurchase agreements is monitored on a daily basis to ensure the existence of the proper level of collateral.

 


 

Goldman Sachs & Co. (0.160%)
         
Security Description   Value (a)
 
Government National Mortgage Association
  $ 2,570,913  
 
Total Market Value of Collateral Securities
  $ 2,570,913  
 
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. (0.180%)
         
Security Description   Value (a)
 
Fannie Mae REMICS
  $ 581,320  
Freddie Mac REMICS
    434,077  
Government National Mortgage Association
    1,024,603  
 
Total Market Value of Collateral Securities
  $ 2,040,000  
 
 
(g)   At March 31, 2011, the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was approximately $94,432,000 and the approximate aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
         
Unrealized appreciation
  $ 9,916,000  
Unrealized depreciation
    (1,065,000 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 8,851,000  
 
Fair Value Measurements
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
    Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
 
    Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
 
    Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Fund Administrator, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements — Valuation of securities in the most recent Annual Report dated Dec. 31, 2010.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Fund Administrator. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2011:
                                 
    Fair value at March 31, 2011
    Level 1   Level 2        
    quoted prices   other   Level 3    
    in active   significant   significant    
    markets for   observable   unobservable    
Description(a)   identical assets   inputs(b)   inputs   Total
 
Equity Securities
                               
Common Stocks
                               
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  $ 20,986,571     $ 55,599,854     $     $ 76,586,425  
Real Estate Management & Development
    1,038,141       19,049,284             20,087,425  
 
Total Equity Securities
    22,024,712       74,649,138             96,673,850  
 
 
                               
Other
                               
Affiliated Money Market Fund(c)
    2,088,482                   2,088,482  
Investments of Cash Collateral Received for Securities on Loan
          4,520,503             4,520,503  
 
Total Other
    2,088,482       4,520,503             6,608,985  
 
 
                               
Total
  $ 24,113,194     $ 79,169,641     $     $ 103,282,835  
 
 
(a)   See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
 
(b)   There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.
 
(c)   Money market fund that is a sweep investment for cash balances in the Fund at March 31, 2011.

 


 

Item 2.   Control and Procedures.
(a)   The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
(b)   There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3.   Exhibits.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 


 

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)   RiverSource LaSalle International Real Estate Fund, Inc.
           
         
By   /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton      
    J. Kevin Connaughton 
President and Principal Executive Officer 
   
 
Date   May 20, 2011    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
           
         
By   /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton      
    J. Kevin Connaughton 
President and Principal Executive Officer 
   
 
Date   May 20, 2011    
 
         
By   /s/ Michael G. Clarke    
    Michael G. Clarke 
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer 
   
 
Date   May 20, 2011