UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-21901

 

 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215, Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215

Purchase, New York 10577

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies of information to:

 

Thomas R. Westle, Esq.

 

Blank Rome LLP

 

405 Lexington Ave

 

New York, NY 10174

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

914-251-0880

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 31, 2007

 

 



Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

July 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

DESCRIPTION

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (90.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd.

 

4,500,000

 

$

28,188,280

 

Boart Longyear Group *

 

7,700,000

 

15,290,277

 

Brambles Ltd. *

 

6,000,000

 

56,657,803

 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

 

250,000

 

17,577,726

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

79,500

 

1,744,789

 

 

 

 

 

119,458,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLSmidth & Co. AS

 

258,100

 

23,112,441

 

GN Store Nord *

 

2,725,000

 

32,569,322

 

 

 

 

 

55,681,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Metso Oyj.

 

600,000

 

38,582,042

 

Nokia Oyj. (1)

 

2,900,000

 

83,056,000

 

 

 

 

 

121,638,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

 

650,000

 

73,598,664

 

Neopost SA

 

18,000

 

2,633,594

 

Vallourec SA

 

187,298

 

49,477,361

 

Vinci SA

 

500,000

 

36,310,900

 

 

 

 

 

162,020,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allianz SE

 

370,000

 

79,243,409

 

Freenet AG

 

1,339,000

 

32,279,186

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.

 

1,171,062

 

55,500,113

 

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

 

120,000

 

4,470,592

 

Tognum AG *

 

600,000

 

19,865,647

 

 

 

 

 

191,358,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

OPAP SA

 

800,000

 

27,779,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

 

2,500,000

 

33,860,622

 

Vtech Holdings Ltd.

 

504,000

 

4,536,914

 

 

 

 

 

38,397,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland (3.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Irish Banks PLC

 

825,000

 

21,897,361

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

 

3,070,000

 

57,543,336

 

Bank of Ireland

 

725,000

 

13,827,284

 

C&C Group PLC

 

4,040,000

 

33,164,138

 

 

 

 

 

126,432,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy (4.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Azimut Holding S.p.A.

 

1,419,000

 

23,840,582

 

Banca Italease S.p.A.

 

700,000

 

14,672,121

 

Banco Popolare Italiana Scrl *

 

296,700

 

7,327,079

 

ENI S.p.A.

 

1,050,000

 

37,034,655

 

Fiat S.p.A.

 

1,200,000

 

30,340,261

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

 

8,000,000

 

61,129,277

 

 

 

 

 

174,343,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malta (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Unibet Group PLC

 

400,000

 

14,603,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nutreco Holding NV

 

254,000

 

19,026,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway (4.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aker Kvaerner ASA

 

1,900,000

 

49,539,002

 

Aker Yards ASA

 

1,505,000

 

17,554,784

 

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

 

491,000

 

24,845,834

 

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA *

 

1,768,350

 

42,314,821

 

Statoil ASA

 

1,361,500

 

40,636,562

 

 

 

 

 

174,891,003

 

 



 

Singapore (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

 

500,000

 

6,399,683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Telkom SA Ltd.

 

1,519,689

 

35,902,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (2)

 

1,269,913

 

10,413,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (6.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Atlas Copco AB

 

2,507,000

 

43,997,796

 

BE Group AB

 

600,000

 

7,747,221

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB

 

900,000

 

52,293,741

 

Sandvik AB

 

2,100,000

 

43,166,269

 

Skanska AB

 

1,840,150

 

40,078,068

 

SKF AB

 

1,750,000

 

37,140,652

 

TeliaSonera AB

 

2,596,000

 

19,938,408

 

 

 

 

 

244,362,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland (6.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABB Ltd.

 

2,000,000

 

49,176,236

 

Nestle SA

 

190,000

 

73,514,728

 

Roche Holding AG

 

240,000

 

42,855,716

 

UBS AG - Registered

 

1,260,000

 

70,821,268

 

 

 

 

 

236,367,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (13.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

3i Group PLC

 

2,873,850

 

62,924,205

 

3i Group PLC - Class B *

 

4,648,875

 

11,991,858

 

BAE Systems PLC

 

5,000,000

 

42,907,340

 

Close Brothers Group PLC

 

1,200,940

 

19,867,686

 

European Capital Ltd.

 

1,825,000

 

20,736,650

 

Kelda Group PLC

 

692,307

 

11,825,775

 

Man Group PLC

 

4,560,000

 

52,607,548

 

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

 

1,991,753

 

31,615,448

 

Premier Foods PLC

 

10,520,000

 

54,540,155

 

Rank Group PLC

 

9,653,476

 

33,185,418

 

Segro PLC *

 

5,024,408

 

55,209,910

 

Smiths Group PLC

 

1,325,058

 

28,178,415

 

Tullett Prebon PLC

 

1,144,946

 

9,534,628

 

United Business Media PLC

 

2,456,627

 

38,545,400

 

Whitbread PLC

 

1,439,116

 

48,960,460

 

 

 

 

 

522,630,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (30.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Strategies Ltd.

 

675,000

 

25,629,750

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

350,000

 

13,706,000

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

370,000

 

17,545,400

 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.

 

450,000

 

5,922,000

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

300,000

 

23,640,000

 

CBS Corp. - Class B

 

525,600

 

16,672,032

 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

 

1,082,705

 

21,794,852

 

Chevron Corp.

 

350,000

 

29,841,000

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

485,000

 

22,586,450

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

417,000

 

43,026,060

 

Discover Financial Services LLC *

 

150,000

 

3,457,500

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

 

140,000

 

11,790,800

 

Dover Corp.

 

596,643

 

30,428,793

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

565,000

 

48,098,450

 

Fluor Corp.

 

425,000

 

49,091,750

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

375,400

 

6,967,424

 

Fortress Investment Group LLC - Class A

 

150,000

 

2,845,500

 

Freddie Mac

 

280,000

 

16,035,600

 

GateHouse Media, Inc.

 

1,380,000

 

23,446,200

 

General Electric Co.

 

460,000

 

17,829,600

 

Hess Corp.

 

420,000

 

25,704,000

 

Intel Corp.

 

665,000

 

15,707,300

 

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

160,000

 

5,812,800

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

770,000

 

46,585,000

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

365,000

 

16,063,650

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

220,000

 

13,270,400

 

Ltd. Brands, Inc.

 

1,038,900

 

25,089,435

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC

 

702,900

 

27,968,391

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

290,000

 

14,398,500

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

588,000

 

43,629,600

 

Morgan Stanley

 

840,000

 

53,650,800

 

Noble Corp.

 

186,000

 

19,057,560

 

 



 

PennantPark Investment Corp.

 

1,400,000

 

18,620,000

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

940,000

 

61,682,800

 

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

 

829,000

 

27,771,500

 

PolyMedica Corp.

 

540,243

 

21,820,415

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 

675,400

 

38,085,806

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

150,000

 

9,279,000

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

 

275,000

 

12,006,500

 

The Progressive Corp.

 

270,000

 

5,664,600

 

Regal Entertainment Group

 

1,456,300

 

31,150,257

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

76,700

 

3,235,973

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. - Class A

 

440,000

 

5,737,600

 

Southern Co.

 

365,000

 

12,278,600

 

Staples, Inc.

 

1,325,000

 

30,501,500

 

Textron, Inc.

 

253,615

 

28,630,597

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

625,000

 

45,606,250

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

485,000

 

20,670,700

 

VF Corp.

 

492,700

 

42,268,733

 

Wyeth

 

750,000

 

36,390,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,188,693,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $3,618,218,705)

 

 

 

3,470,402,334

 

 

 

 

MATURITY

 

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

DATE

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley - ASML Holding* (3)

 

6/16/08

 

2,000,000

 

59,925,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES
(Identified Cost $55,349,618)

 

 

 

 

 

59,925,299

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

PARTICIPATION NOTES (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Italy (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Unicredito

 

450,000

 

3,863,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

4,000,000

 

5,240,000

 

Hung Sheng Construction Co.

 

2,500,000

 

2,100,000

 

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise

 

2,000,000

 

2,220,000

 

 

 

 

 

9,560,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Coretronic Corp.

 

1,100,000

 

1,958,000

 

D-Link Corp.

 

1,020,000

 

2,539,800

 

Far Eastone Telecomm Co. Ltd.

 

3,000,000

 

3,480,000

 

Inventec Co. Ltd.

 

150,000

 

105,000

 

Lite-On Technology Corp.

 

1,400,000

 

2,324,000

 

MEDIATEK, Inc.

 

278,250

 

5,027,977

 

Mega Financial Holding Co., Inc.

 

2,700,000

 

1,890,000

 

MiTAC International Corp.

 

3,863,626

 

4,713,623

 

Quanta Computer, Inc.

 

1,200,000

 

1,968,000

 

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

 

3,000,000

 

3,240,000

 

Tung Ho Steel Enterprises Corp.

 

2,000,000

 

2,540,000

 

Vanguard International, Inc.

 

2,019,802

 

1,737,030

 

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

 

3,500,000

 

1,925,000

 

Wistron Corp.

 

1,200,000

 

2,460,000

 

 

 

 

 

35,908,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
(Identified Cost $50,010,749)

 

 

 

49,331,765

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE

 

EXPIRATION

 

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

PRICE

 

DATE

 

CONTRACTS

 

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCI World Index (4)

 

$

1,590.12

 

9/7/07

 

128,533

 

5,101,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Identified Cost $5,232,193)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,101,475

 

 



 

 

 

INTEREST

 

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

RATE

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund (5)

 

3.548

%

212

 

212

 

Credit Suisse Institutional Money Market Fund (5)

 

5.315

%

50,200,426

 

50,200,426

 

Morgan Stanley Money Market Fund (5)

 

5.060

%

1,212,766

 

1,212,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $51,413,404)

 

 

 

 

 

51,413,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (94.5%)
(Identified Cost $3,780,224,669)

 

 

 

 

 

3,636,174,277

 

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES (5.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

212,068,744

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,848,243,021

 

 


*

 

Non-income Producing Security.

(1)

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt.

(2)

 

GDR - Global Depository Receipt.

(3)

 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. These securities have been determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board.

(4)

 

Fair valued security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

(5)

 

Investments in other funds are calculated at their respective net asset value as determined by those funds, in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940. The interest rate shown represents the rate at July 31, 2007.

 

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS AS OF JULY 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACT

 

UNREALIZED

 

 

 

MATURITY

 

UNITS PER

 

VALUE

 

GAIN/(LOSS)

 

CONTRACT DESCRIPTION

 

DATE

 

CONTRACT

 

IN $USD

 

IN $USD

 

Contracts Purchased:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swedish Krona

 

8/2/07

 

38,966,813 (SEK

)

5,783,228

 

$

(28,377

)

Swiss Franc

 

8/3/07

 

14,287,900 (CHF

)

11,888,750

 

17,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,597

Contracts Sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Dollar

 

8/1/07

 

22,450,932 (AUD

)

19,133,882

 

(88,757

)

European Euro

 

8/2/07

 

7,393,499 (EUR

)

10,115,471

 

13,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(75,134

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS** AS OF JULY 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley International PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTIONAL

 

UNREALIZED

 

 

 

TERMINATION

 

 

 

AMOUNT

 

GAIN/(LOSS)

 

SWAP TRANCHES

 

DATE

 

SHARES

 

IN $USD

 

IN $USD

 

Enel S.p.A.

 

6/17/09

 

435,000

 

$

4,823,889

 

$

(308,589

)

Fortress Investment Group

 

6/10/09

 

1,675,800

 

42,032,816

 

(10,242,890

)

Ryanair Holdings

 

5/20/09

 

7,411,000

 

53,552,349

 

177,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(10,374,078

 


**

 

For each total return swap contract, the Fund receives the total return and dividend income on the underlying security and pays a floating rate based on one-month USD LIBOR plus a spread.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments.

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2007

 

1. Security Valuation:

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) of shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of outstanding shares. NAV is determined each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). In computing NAV, portfolio securities of the Fund are valued at their current market values determined on the basis of market quotations. In computing the Fund’s net asset value, portfolio securities that are traded on a securities exchange in the United States, except for option securities, are valued at the last reported sale price as of the time of valuation, or lacking any current reported sale at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each option security - traded on a securities exchange in the United States is valued at the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation if the last current reported sale price falls within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. If the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation does not fall within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, the security is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. Each security traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System, is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking an NOCP, the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation by NASDAQ, or lacking any current reported sale on NASDAQ at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued by the counterparty, or if the counterparty’s price is not readily available then by using the Black-Scholes method. Each other security traded over-the-counter is valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when the valuation methods mentioned above are not reflective of a fair value of the security, the security is valued at a fair value following procedures and/or guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, which may include utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing system. The Fund may also use fair value pricing, if the value of a security it holds is, pursuant to Board of Trustees guidelines, materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is traded. These procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio security used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or official closing prices.

 

Securities that are principally traded in a foreign market are valued at the last current sale price at the time of valuation or lacking any current or reported sale, at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets is normally completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the NYSE is open. Trading of these securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s net asset value is not calculated. As stated above, if the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, the security will be priced at a fair value

 



 

following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. In light of the judgment involved in fair value decisions, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

 

2. Foreign Securities:

 

The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a forward foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

 

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included with the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

3. Securities Transactions and Investment Income:

 

Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discounts. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the highest cost basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 

4. Equity - Linked Structured Notes:

 

The Portfolios may invest in equity-linked structured notes.

 

Equity-linked structured notes are derivative securities which are specially designed to combine the characteristics of one or more underlying securities and their equity derivatives in a single note form. The return and/or yield or income component may be based on the performance of the underlying equity securities, an equity index, and/or option positions. Equity-linked structured notes are typically offered in limited transactions by financial institutions in either registered or non-registered form. An investment in equity-linked structured notes creates exposure to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution, as well as to the market risk of the underlying securities. There is no guaranteed return of principal with these securities and the appreciation potential of these securities may be limited by a maximum payment or call right. In certain cases, equity-linked structured notes may be more volatile and less liquid than less complex securities or other types of fixed-income securities. Such securities may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with other fixed-income securities.

 

5. Total Return Swap Contracts:

 

The Fund has entered into a total return swap agreement with the Morgan Stanley International PLC. Because the principal amount is not exchanged, it represents neither an asset nor a liability to either counterparty, and is referred to as notional. The unrealized gain (loss) related to the daily change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap, as well as the amount due to (owed by) the Fund at termination or settlement, is combined and separately disclosed as an asset (liability). The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss). Total return swaps are subject to risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations).

 

6. Income Tax

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on federal tax costs were as follows:

 

Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

154,639,031

 

Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(317,004,321

)

Net unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

(162,365,290

)

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

3,798,539,567

 

 


 


 

Item 2 - Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)           The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

(b)           There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) 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.

 

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.CERT.

 

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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.

 

 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

  September 28, 2007

 

 

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/ Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

  September 28, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Sheldon Flamm

 

 

  /s/ Sheldon Flamm

 

 

  Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

  September 28, 2007

 

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