UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-07460 | |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Delaware Investments® Dividend and | |
Income Fund, Inc. | ||
Address of principal executive offices: | 2005 Market Street | |
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. | |
2005 Market Street | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (800) 523-1918 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 | |
Date of reporting period: | August 31, 2016 |
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of investments
Delaware Investments® Dividend
and Income Fund, Inc.
August 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
Number of | Value | ||||
shares | (U.S. $) | ||||
Common Stock 92.99% | |||||
Consumer Discretionary 3.26% | |||||
JC Penney | 100,000 | $ | 943,000 | ||
Lowes | 26,000 | 1,990,560 | |||
2,933,560 | |||||
Consumer Staples 9.13% | |||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland | 48,200 | 2,109,232 | |||
CVS Health | 21,200 | 1,980,080 | |||
Kraft Heinz | 23,233 | 2,079,121 | |||
Mondelez International | 45,600 | 2,052,912 | |||
8,221,345 | |||||
Diversified REITs 2.63% | |||||
Fibra Uno Administracion | 104,000 | 201,291 | |||
Gramercy Property Trust | 60,845 | 588,980 | |||
Intervest Offices & | |||||
Warehouses | 14,738 | 407,042 | |||
Lexington Realty Trust | 55,700 | 601,003 | |||
Vornado Realty Trust | 2,965 | 306,314 | |||
Wereldhave | 5,500 | 263,620 | |||
2,368,250 | |||||
Energy 10.13% | |||||
Chevron | 20,100 | 2,021,658 | |||
ConocoPhillips | 50,500 | 2,073,025 | |||
Halliburton | 46,800 | 2,012,868 | |||
Marathon Oil | 61,400 | 922,228 | |||
Occidental Petroleum | 27,200 | 2,090,320 | |||
9,120,099 | |||||
Financials 9.85% | |||||
Allstate | 30,000 | 2,068,800 | |||
Bank of New York Mellon | 51,800 | 2,158,506 | |||
BB&T | 56,800 | 2,186,800 | |||
Marsh & McLennan | 32,100 | 2,170,923 | |||
Solar Capital | 13,828 | 284,027 | |||
8,869,056 | |||||
Healthcare 15.90% | |||||
Abbott Laboratories | 46,500 | 1,953,930 | |||
Cardinal Health | 24,900 | 1,983,783 | |||
Express Scripts Holding | 26,770 | 1,946,179 | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 17,300 | 2,064,582 | |||
Merck | 35,200 | 2,210,208 | |||
Pfizer | 58,189 | 2,024,977 | |||
Quest Diagnostics @ | 25,700 | 2,128,474 | |||
14,312,133 | |||||
Healthcare REITs 0.43% | |||||
Healthcare Trust of America | |||||
Class A | 6,200 | 209,188 | |||
Welltower | 2,300 | 176,525 | |||
385,713 | |||||
Hotel REITs 1.27% | |||||
Ashford Hospitality Prime | 1,790 | 27,763 | |||
Ashford Hospitality Trust | 7,100 | 49,487 | |||
DiamondRock Hospitality | 14,100 | 149,319 | |||
Hospitality Properties Trust | 5,500 | 167,695 | |||
Host Hotels & Resorts | 8,800 | 156,816 | |||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 5,400 | 162,216 | |||
Summit Hotel Properties @ | 30,200 | 431,860 | |||
1,145,156 | |||||
Industrial REITs 0.62% | |||||
Duke Realty | 6,600 | 185,592 | |||
Prologis | 680 | 36,115 | |||
Terreno Realty | 12,500 | 334,500 | |||
556,207 | |||||
Industrials 6.86% | |||||
Northrop Grumman | 9,700 | 2,057,079 | |||
Raytheon | 14,900 | 2,087,937 | |||
Waste Management | 31,700 | 2,026,898 | |||
6,171,914 | |||||
Information Technology 9.23% | |||||
CA @ | 62,386 | 2,115,509 | |||
Cisco Systems | 71,300 | 2,241,672 | |||
Intel | 60,900 | 2,185,701 | |||
Xerox @ | 179,200 | 1,765,120 | |||
8,308,002 | |||||
Mall REITs 2.02% | |||||
General Growth Properties | 5,871 | 171,081 | |||
Simon Property Group | 7,647 | 1,647,699 | |||
1,818,780 | |||||
Materials 2.74% | |||||
EI du Pont de Nemours | 31,300 | 2,178,480 | |||
Tarkett | 8,063 | 283,127 | |||
2,461,607 | |||||
Mixed REITs 0.16% | |||||
PS Business Parks | 1,300 | 144,014 | |||
144,014 | |||||
Mortgage REITs 0.48% | |||||
Colony Capital | 9,700 | 179,159 | |||
Starwood Property Trust | 10,900 | 249,610 | |||
428,769 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (Unaudited)
Number of | Value | ||||
shares | (U.S. $) | ||||
Common Stock (continued) | |||||
Multifamily REITs 2.95% | |||||
ADO Properties 144A # | 11,797 | $ | 517,542 | ||
American Homes 4 Rent | 9,080 | 198,580 | |||
Apartment Investment & | |||||
Management | 20,819 | 940,602 | |||
Equity Residential | 5,600 | 363,272 | |||
Gecina | 1,794 | 280,657 | |||
Post Properties | 3,600 | 238,608 | |||
Vonovia | 2,930 | 114,014 | |||
2,653,275 | |||||
Office REITs 2.91% | |||||
alstria office REIT | 18,775 | 261,782 | |||
Easterly Government | |||||
Properties | 53,600 | 1,044,664 | |||
Equity Commonwealth | 15,800 | 494,382 | |||
Hudson Pacific Properties | 3,300 | 110,451 | |||
Mack-Cali Realty | 7,000 | 194,320 | |||
Parkway Properties | 8,200 | 147,600 | |||
SL Green Realty | 3,100 | 364,932 | |||
2,618,131 | |||||
Retail REITs 0.26% | |||||
Klepierre | 2,210 | 103,561 | |||
Wheeler Real Estate | |||||
Investment Trust | 72,456 | 127,523 | |||
231,084 | |||||
Self-Storage REITs 0.39% | |||||
Extra Space Storage | 3,200 | 257,760 | |||
Jernigan Capital | 5,900 | 95,521 | |||
353,281 | |||||
Shopping Center REITs 2.50% | |||||
Brixmor Property Group | 16,700 | 476,952 | |||
DDR | 16,300 | 308,233 | |||
First Capital Realty | 9,381 | 158,734 | |||
Kimco Realty | 11,030 | 331,451 | |||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 16,600 | 479,408 | |||
Ramco-Gershenson Properties | |||||
Trust @ | 10,500 | 204,015 | |||
Retail Properties of America | 7,900 | 134,300 | |||
Urban Edge Properties | 5,532 | 158,547 | |||
2,251,640 | |||||
Single Tenant REIT 1.31% | |||||
STORE Capital | 39,800 | 1,179,274 | |||
1,179,274 | |||||
Specialty REITs 1.11% | |||||
GEO Group | 50,000 | 1,002,000 | |||
1,002,000 | |||||
Telecommunications 4.38% | |||||
AT&T | 49,200 | 2,011,296 | |||
Century Communications @= | 500,000 | 0 | |||
Verizon Communications | 36,900 | 1,930,977 | |||
3,942,273 | |||||
Utilities 2.47% | |||||
American Water Works | 2,900 | 214,571 | |||
Edison International | 27,600 | 2,007,072 | |||
2,221,643 | |||||
Total Common Stock | |||||
(cost $63,823,760) | 83,697,206 | ||||
Convertible Preferred Stock 1.90% | |||||
A Schulman 6.00% exercise | |||||
price $52.33, expiration | |||||
date 12/31/49 @ | 72 | 51,025 | |||
Bank of America 7.25% | |||||
exercise price $50.00, | |||||
expiration date 12/31/49 | 155 | 192,353 | |||
Crown Castle International | |||||
4.50% exercise price | |||||
$85.77, expiration date | |||||
11/1/16 | 2,000 | 225,420 | |||
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I | |||||
4.75% exercise price | |||||
$50.00, expiration date | |||||
3/31/28 @ | 5,250 | 272,947 | |||
Exelon 6.50% exercise price | |||||
$43.75, expiration date | |||||
6/1/17 | 3,650 | 173,047 | |||
Halcon Resources 5.75% | |||||
exercise price $30.78, | |||||
expiration date 12/31/49 | 92 | 4,232 | |||
Huntington Bancshares | |||||
8.50% exercise price | |||||
$11.95, expiration date | |||||
12/31/49 @ | 182 | 258,804 | |||
Maiden Holdings 7.25% | |||||
exercise price $15.05, | |||||
expiration date 9/15/16 | 3,693 | 186,386 | |||
Wells Fargo 7.50% exercise | |||||
price $156.71, expiration | |||||
date 12/31/49 | 259 | 350,297 | |||
Total Convertible Preferred | |||||
Stock (cost $1,598,588) | 1,714,511 |
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Principal | Value | |||||
amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Convertible Bonds 7.20% | ||||||
Brokerage 0.30% | ||||||
Jefferies Group 3.875% | ||||||
exercise price $44.19, | ||||||
maturity date 11/1/29 | 267,000 | $ | 271,839 | |||
271,839 | ||||||
Communications 1.18% | ||||||
Alaska Communications | ||||||
Systems Group 6.25% | ||||||
exercise price $10.28, | ||||||
maturity date 5/1/18 @ | 351,000 | 345,296 | ||||
Clearwire Communications | ||||||
144A 8.25% exercise price | ||||||
$7.08, maturity date | ||||||
12/1/40 # | 385,000 | 402,566 | ||||
Liberty Interactive 144A | ||||||
1.00% exercise price | ||||||
$64.18, maturity date | ||||||
9/30/43 # | 364,000 | 314,725 | ||||
1,062,587 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical 0.48% | ||||||
Huron Consulting Group | ||||||
1.25% exercise price | ||||||
$79.89, maturity date | ||||||
10/1/19 | 146,000 | 151,840 | ||||
Meritor 4.00% exercise price | ||||||
$26.73, maturity date | ||||||
2/15/27 ϕ | 276,000 | 277,035 | ||||
428,875 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.48% | ||||||
Brookdale Senior Living | ||||||
2.75% exercise price | ||||||
$29.33, maturity date | ||||||
6/15/18 | 265,000 | 265,497 | ||||
HealthSouth 2.00% exercise | ||||||
price $37.59, maturity date | ||||||
12/1/43 | 188,000 | 222,427 | ||||
Hologic 2.00% exercise price | ||||||
$31.18, maturity date | ||||||
3/1/42 ϕ | 101,000 | 138,054 | ||||
NuVasive 144A 2.25% | ||||||
exercise price $59.82, | ||||||
maturity date 3/15/21 # | 72,000 | 90,495 | ||||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals | ||||||
2.75% exercise price | ||||||
$10.53, maturity date | ||||||
12/15/18 @ | 283,000 | 262,836 | ||||
Vector Group | ||||||
1.75% exercise price | ||||||
$24.64, maturity date | ||||||
4/15/20 ● | 223,000 | 249,621 | ||||
Vector Group | ||||||
2.50% exercise price | ||||||
$15.98, maturity date | ||||||
1/15/19 ● | 72,000 | 103,895 | ||||
1,332,825 | ||||||
Energy 0.15% | ||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group | ||||||
3.25% exercise price | ||||||
$25.02, maturity date | ||||||
3/15/32 | 140,000 | 131,250 | ||||
131,250 | ||||||
Financials 0.49% | ||||||
GAIN Capital Holdings | ||||||
4.125% exercise price | ||||||
$12.00, maturity date | ||||||
12/1/18 @ | 234,000 | 224,786 | ||||
New Mountain Finance | ||||||
5.00% exercise price | ||||||
$15.93, maturity date | ||||||
6/15/19 @ | 214,000 | 219,885 | ||||
444,671 | ||||||
Industrials 0.28% | ||||||
Chart Industries 2.00% | ||||||
exercise price $69.03, | ||||||
maturity date 8/1/18 @ | 262,000 | 255,614 | ||||
255,614 | ||||||
REITs 0.89% | ||||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust | ||||||
5.25% exercise price | ||||||
$28.36, maturity date | ||||||
12/1/18 | 326,000 | 355,340 | ||||
Spirit Realty Capital 3.75% | ||||||
exercise price $13.10, | ||||||
maturity date 5/15/21 @ | 172,000 | 195,651 | ||||
VEREIT 3.75% exercise price | ||||||
$14.99, maturity date | ||||||
12/15/20 @ | 242,000 | 247,295 | ||||
798,286 | ||||||
Technology 1.78% | ||||||
Cardtronics 1.00% exercise | ||||||
price $52.35, maturity date | ||||||
12/1/20 | 254,000 | 270,193 | ||||
Ciena 144A 3.75% exercise | ||||||
price $20.17, maturity date | ||||||
10/15/18 # | 126,000 | 158,839 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (Unaudited)
Principal | Value | ||||
amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||
Convertible Bonds (continued) | |||||
Technology (continued) | |||||
Electronics For Imaging | |||||
0.75% exercise price | |||||
$52.72, maturity date | |||||
9/1/19 | 192,000 | $ | 208,200 | ||
Intel 3.25% exercise price | |||||
$21.18, maturity date | |||||
8/1/39 | 130,000 | 227,582 | |||
j2 Global 3.25% exercise | |||||
price $69.08, maturity date | |||||
6/15/29 | 140,000 | 166,425 | |||
Knowles 144A 3.25% | |||||
exercise price $18.43, | |||||
maturity date 11/1/21 # | 63,000 | 66,386 | |||
Micron Technology 3.00% | |||||
exercise price $29.16, | |||||
maturity date 11/15/43 | 258,000 | 231,555 | |||
PROS Holdings 2.00% | |||||
exercise price $33.79, | |||||
maturity date 12/1/19 | 280,000 | 269,500 | |||
1,598,680 | |||||
Transportation 0.17% | |||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings | |||||
2.25% exercise price | |||||
$74.05, maturity date | |||||
6/1/22 | 165,000 | 153,966 | |||
153,966 | |||||
Total Convertible Bonds | |||||
(cost $6,149,523) | 6,478,593 | ||||
Corporate Bonds 38.45% | |||||
Banking 1.50% | |||||
Credit Suisse Group 144A | |||||
6.25% 12/29/49 #● | 200,000 | 196,374 | |||
JPMorgan Chase | |||||
6.75% 1/29/49 ● | 335,000 | 378,202 | |||
Lloyds Banking Group | |||||
7.50% 4/30/49 ● | 330,000 | 336,188 | |||
Popular 7.00% 7/1/19 | 230,000 | 238,625 | |||
UBS Group | |||||
6.875% 12/29/49 ● | 200,000 | 199,369 | |||
1,348,758 | |||||
Basic Industry 4.30% | |||||
AerCap Global Aviation Trust | |||||
144A 6.50% 6/15/45 #● | 200,000 | 206,500 | |||
AK Steel 7.625% 5/15/20 | 124,000 | 121,520 | |||
ArcelorMittal 10.85% 6/1/19 | 130,000 | 155,675 | |||
Boise Cascade 144A | |||||
5.625% 9/1/24 # | 195,000 | 199,875 | |||
Builders FirstSource | |||||
144A 5.625% 9/1/24 # | 95,000 | 97,137 | |||
144A 10.75% 8/15/23 # | 270,000 | 307,800 | |||
Cemex | |||||
144A 7.25% 1/15/21 # | 200,000 | 215,000 | |||
144A 7.75% 4/16/26 # | 200,000 | 227,000 | |||
Chemours | |||||
6.625% 5/15/23 | 100,000 | 96,500 | |||
7.00% 5/15/25 | 58,000 | 55,789 | |||
CVR Partners 144A | |||||
9.25% 6/15/23 # | 105,000 | 104,475 | |||
FMG Resources August 2006 | |||||
Pty | |||||
144A 6.875% 4/1/22 # | 300,000 | 310,500 | |||
144A 9.75% 3/1/22 # | 35,000 | 40,600 | |||
James Hardie International | |||||
Finance 144A | |||||
5.875% 2/15/23 # | 200,000 | 209,500 | |||
Joseph T Ryerson & Son 144A | |||||
11.00% 5/15/22 # | 80,000 | 88,200 | |||
Kraton Polymers 144A | |||||
10.50% 4/15/23 # | 90,000 | 100,800 | |||
NCI Building Systems 144A | |||||
8.25% 1/15/23 # | 155,000 | 170,500 | |||
New Gold | |||||
144A 6.25% 11/15/22 # | 66,000 | 68,475 | |||
144A 7.00% 4/15/20 # | 70,000 | 72,450 | |||
NOVA Chemicals 144A | |||||
5.00% 5/1/25 # | 130,000 | 134,550 | |||
PQ 144A 6.75% 11/15/22 # | 185,000 | 196,563 | |||
Rayonier AM Products 144A | |||||
5.50% 6/1/24 # | 120,000 | 111,396 | |||
Steel Dynamics | |||||
5.50% 10/1/24 | 110,000 | 116,325 | |||
Summit Materials | |||||
6.125% 7/15/23 | 195,000 | 198,900 | |||
144A 8.50% 4/15/22 # | 60,000 | 65,850 | |||
U.S. Concrete 6.375% 6/1/24 | 190,000 | 198,550 | |||
3,870,430 | |||||
Capital Goods 3.22% | |||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance | |||||
144A 6.00% 6/30/21 # | 200,000 | 207,000 | |||
144A 7.25% 5/15/24 # | 200,000 | 213,750 | |||
Ball 5.25% 7/1/25 | 90,000 | 97,763 | |||
BWAY Holding 144A | |||||
9.125% 8/15/21 # | 220,000 | 226,050 | |||
Gardner Denver 144A | |||||
6.875% 8/15/21 # | 300,000 | 278,250 |
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Principal | Value | ||||
amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | |||||
Capital Goods (continued) | |||||
KLX 144A 5.875% 12/1/22 # | 180,000 | $ | 189,810 | ||
Novelis 144A | |||||
6.25% 8/15/24 # | 235,000 | 245,575 | |||
Plastipak Holdings 144A | |||||
6.50% 10/1/21 # | 185,000 | 193,325 | |||
Reynolds Group Issuer | |||||
8.25% 2/15/21 | 255,000 | 265,488 | |||
Signode Industrial Group | |||||
144A 6.375% 5/1/22 # | 175,000 | 179,375 | |||
StandardAero Aviation | |||||
Holdings 144A | |||||
10.00% 7/15/23 # | 185,000 | 195,175 | |||
TransDigm 144A | |||||
6.375% 6/15/26 # | 305,000 | 312,625 | |||
Zekelman Industries 144A | |||||
9.875% 6/15/23 # | 275,000 | 294,937 | |||
2,899,123 | |||||
Communications 2.63% | |||||
CenturyLink | |||||
6.75% 12/1/23 | 170,000 | 179,563 | |||
7.50% 4/1/24 | 60,000 | 65,213 | |||
Cogent Communications | |||||
Finance 144A | |||||
5.625% 4/15/21 #@ | 145,000 | 148,263 | |||
CommScope Technologies | |||||
Finance 144A | |||||
6.00% 6/15/25 # | 115,000 | 122,619 | |||
DISH DBS | |||||
5.875% 11/15/24 | 52,000 | 51,480 | |||
144A 7.75% 7/1/26 # | 215,000 | 229,940 | |||
DISH Network 144A | |||||
3.375% 8/15/26 # | 123,000 | 128,919 | |||
Frontier Communications | |||||
10.50% 9/15/22 | 170,000 | 185,619 | |||
11.00% 9/15/25 | 115,000 | 124,631 | |||
Lamar Media 144A | |||||
5.75% 2/1/26 # | 167,000 | 181,195 | |||
Level 3 Financing | |||||
5.375% 1/15/24 | 20,000 | 21,025 | |||
5.375% 5/1/25 | 160,000 | 168,600 | |||
Liberty Media 144A | |||||
2.25% 9/30/46 # | 49,000 | 50,562 | |||
Sprint 7.875% 9/15/23 | 125,000 | 122,124 | |||
Sprint Communications | |||||
144A 7.00% 3/1/20 # | 85,000 | 91,587 | |||
7.00% 8/15/20 | 136,000 | 134,640 | |||
Virgin Media Secured Finance | |||||
144A 5.25% 1/15/26 # | 200,000 | 205,500 | |||
Zayo Group 6.00% 4/1/23 | 145,000 | 151,525 | |||
2,363,005 | |||||
Consumer Cyclical 2.07% | |||||
American Builders & | |||||
Contractors Supply 144A | |||||
5.75% 12/15/23 # | 100,000 | 106,000 | |||
American Tire Distributors | |||||
144A 10.25% 3/1/22 # | 210,000 | 187,295 | |||
Beacon Roofing Supply | |||||
6.375% 10/1/23 | 135,000 | 145,800 | |||
Boyd Gaming 144A | |||||
6.375% 4/1/26 # | 70,000 | 74,900 | |||
Group 1 Automotive 144A | |||||
5.25% 12/15/23 # | 115,000 | 117,013 | |||
JC Penney 8.125% 10/1/19 | 185,000 | 200,031 | |||
L Brands | |||||
6.75% 7/1/36 | 95,000 | 102,553 | |||
6.875% 11/1/35 | 190,000 | 208,525 | |||
M/I Homes 6.75% 1/15/21 | 185,000 | 194,250 | |||
MGM Resorts International | |||||
4.625% 9/1/26 | 70,000 | 69,650 | |||
Mohegan Tribal Gaming | |||||
Authority 9.75% 9/1/21 | 342,000 | 368,077 | |||
Neiman Marcus Group 144A | |||||
8.00% 10/15/21 # | 105,000 | 90,373 | |||
1,864,467 | |||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 2.78% | |||||
Albertsons 144A | |||||
6.625% 6/15/24 # | 185,000 | 199,079 | |||
Dean Foods 144A | |||||
6.50% 3/15/23 # | 145,000 | 154,425 | |||
Herc Rentals | |||||
144A 7.50% 6/1/22 # | 50,000 | 52,125 | |||
144A 7.75% 6/1/24 # | 135,000 | 141,413 | |||
JBS USA 144A | |||||
5.75% 6/15/25 # | 255,000 | 260,100 | |||
Kronos Acquisition Holdings | |||||
144A 9.00% 8/15/23 # | 265,000 | 276,925 | |||
Mallinckrodt International | |||||
Finance 144A | |||||
5.50% 4/15/25 # | 35,000 | 34,650 | |||
NBTY 144A | |||||
7.625% 5/15/21 # | 275,000 | 281,875 | |||
NES Rentals Holdings 144A | |||||
7.875% 5/1/18 # | 115,000 | 112,700 | |||
Prestige Brands 144A | |||||
5.375% 12/15/21 # | 95,000 | 98,919 |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (Unaudited)
Principal | Value | ||||
amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | |||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued) | |||||
Prime Security Services | |||||
Borrower 144A | |||||
9.25% 5/15/23 # | 340,000 | $ | 371,025 | ||
Revlon Escrow 144A | |||||
6.25% 8/1/24 # | 105,000 | 109,463 | |||
SUPERVALU 7.75% 11/15/22 | 90,000 | 85,500 | |||
Team Health 144A | |||||
7.25% 12/15/23 # | 150,000 | 163,875 | |||
US Foods 144A | |||||
5.875% 6/15/24 # | 155,000 | 163,137 | |||
2,505,211 | |||||
Energy 4.32% | |||||
Antero Resources | |||||
5.375% 11/1/21 | 70,000 | 70,437 | |||
5.625% 6/1/23 | 110,000 | 110,825 | |||
6.00% 12/1/20 | 35,000 | 36,006 | |||
Baytex Energy 144A | |||||
5.625% 6/1/24 # | 105,000 | 85,575 | |||
Cheniere Corpus Christi | |||||
Holdings 144A | |||||
7.00% 6/30/24 # | 100,000 | 107,500 | |||
Continental Resources | |||||
5.00% 9/15/22 | 100,000 | 97,250 | |||
Energy Transfer Equity | |||||
7.50% 10/15/20 | 115,000 | 126,500 | |||
Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas | |||||
6.50% 11/15/20 | 200,000 | 201,500 | |||
6.875% 2/15/23 | 90,000 | 87,975 | |||
Genesis Energy | |||||
5.75% 2/15/21 | 165,000 | 164,587 | |||
6.00% 5/15/23 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |||
6.75% 8/1/22 | 114,000 | 116,850 | |||
Hilcorp Energy I | |||||
144A 5.00% 12/1/24 # | 97,000 | 94,575 | |||
144A 5.75% 10/1/25 # | 71,000 | 69,935 | |||
Holly Energy Partners 144A | |||||
6.00% 8/1/24 # | 105,000 | 107,625 | |||
Laredo Petroleum | |||||
7.375% 5/1/22 | 200,000 | 203,000 | |||
Murphy Oil 6.875% 8/15/24 | 180,000 | 188,464 | |||
Murphy Oil USA | |||||
6.00% 8/15/23 | 180,000 | 191,610 | |||
Noble Holding International | |||||
5.00% 3/16/18 | 100,000 | 98,575 | |||
NuStar Logistics | |||||
6.75% 2/1/21 | 165,000 | 176,137 | |||
Oasis Petroleum | |||||
6.875% 3/15/22 | 255,000 | 238,425 | |||
QEP Resources | |||||
5.25% 5/1/23 | 195,000 | 192,075 | |||
Sabine Pass Liquefaction | |||||
144A 5.875% 6/30/26 # | 80,000 | 85,900 | |||
Southwestern Energy | |||||
6.70% 1/23/25 | 105,000 | 108,413 | |||
Targa Resources Partners | |||||
144A 6.75% 3/15/24 # | 175,000 | 186,813 | |||
6.875% 2/1/21 | 155,000 | 161,200 | |||
Tesoro Logistics | |||||
6.375% 5/1/24 | 145,000 | 155,513 | |||
Transocean 5.05% 10/15/22 | 245,000 | 196,613 | |||
WPX Energy 7.50% 8/1/20 | 180,000 | 185,737 | |||
3,885,615 | |||||
Financials 0.69% | |||||
Ally Financial | |||||
5.75% 11/20/25 | 125,000 | 133,437 | |||
Ares Capital 4.75% 1/15/18 | 151,000 | 157,040 | |||
Blackhawk Network Holdings | |||||
144A 1.50% 1/15/22 # | 140,000 | 141,050 | |||
E*TRADE Financial | |||||
5.875% 12/29/49 ● | 180,000 | 187,200 | |||
618,727 | |||||
Healthcare 3.25% | |||||
Community Health Systems | |||||
6.875% 2/1/22 | 89,000 | 74,315 | |||
DaVita HealthCare Partners | |||||
5.00% 5/1/25 | 210,000 | 213,360 | |||
HCA | |||||
5.375% 2/1/25 | 280,000 | 288,750 | |||
5.875% 2/15/26 | 100,000 | 105,875 | |||
HealthSouth | |||||
5.75% 11/1/24 | 195,000 | 203,190 | |||
5.75% 9/15/25 | 90,000 | 94,613 | |||
Hill-Rom Holdings 144A | |||||
5.75% 9/1/23 # | 180,000 | 189,900 | |||
IASIS Healthcare | |||||
8.375% 5/15/19 | 290,000 | 264,263 | |||
Immucor 11.125% 8/15/19 | 40,000 | 37,800 | |||
Kinetic Concepts | |||||
10.50% 11/1/18 | 110,000 | 113,575 | |||
12.50% 11/1/19 | 220,000 | 224,950 | |||
Mallinckrodt International | |||||
Finance | |||||
4.75% 4/15/23 | 90,000 | 83,981 | |||
144A 5.625% 10/15/23 # | 115,000 | 116,006 | |||
MPH Acquisition Holdings | |||||
144A 7.125% 6/1/24 # | 270,000 | 290,925 |
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Principal | Value | ||||
amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | |||||
Healthcare (continued) | |||||
Tenet Healthcare | |||||
8.125% 4/1/22 | 270,000 | $ | 274,725 | ||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals | |||||
International | |||||
144A 5.375% 3/15/20 # | 105,000 | 99,487 | |||
144A 6.125% 4/15/25 # | 90,000 | 79,313 | |||
144A 6.75% 8/15/18 # | 165,000 | 166,303 | |||
2,921,331 | |||||
Insurance 0.67% | |||||
HUB International | |||||
144A 7.875% 10/1/21 # | 215,000 | 220,375 | |||
144A 9.25% 2/15/21 # | 50,000 | 53,000 | |||
USI 144A 7.75% 1/15/21 # | 190,000 | 194,750 | |||
XLIT 6.50% 10/29/49 ● | 175,000 | 131,425 | |||
599,550 | |||||
Media 3.80% | |||||
CCO Holdings | |||||
144A 5.375% 5/1/25 # | 75,000 | 79,219 | |||
144A 5.50% 5/1/26 # | 30,000 | 31,837 | |||
144A 5.75% 2/15/26 # | 120,000 | 128,700 | |||
144A 5.875% 5/1/27 # | 145,000 | 155,513 | |||
Cequel Communications | |||||
Holdings I 144A | |||||
7.75% 7/15/25 # | 200,000 | 219,500 | |||
Columbus Cable Barbados | |||||
144A 7.375% 3/30/21 # | 200,000 | 214,750 | |||
CSC Holdings 5.25% 6/1/24 | 328,000 | 320,003 | |||
Gray Television 144A | |||||
5.875% 7/15/26 # | 210,000 | 219,450 | |||
Midcontinent | |||||
Communications & | |||||
Midcontinent Finance | |||||
144A 6.875% 8/15/23 # | 110,000 | 116,600 | |||
Nexstar Escrow 144A | |||||
5.625% 8/1/24 # | 320,000 | 327,200 | |||
RCN Telecom Services 144A | |||||
8.50% 8/15/20 # | 150,000 | 160,500 | |||
SFR Group 144A | |||||
7.375% 5/1/26 # | 400,000 | 413,500 | |||
Sirius XM Radio 144A | |||||
5.375% 4/15/25 # | 175,000 | 183,750 | |||
Tribune Media | |||||
5.875% 7/15/22 | 200,000 | 205,500 | |||
Unitymedia 144A | |||||
6.125% 1/15/25 # | 200,000 | 215,500 | |||
VTR Finance 144A | |||||
6.875% 1/15/24 # | 200,000 | 210,440 | |||
WideOpenWest Finance | |||||
10.25% 7/15/19 | 210,000 | 222,075 | |||
3,424,037 | |||||
Services 3.82% | |||||
Air Medical Merger Sub 144A | |||||
6.375% 5/15/23 # | 280,000 | 275,100 | |||
BlueLine Rental Finance 144A | |||||
7.00% 2/1/19 # | 185,000 | 160,950 | |||
Boyd Gaming | |||||
6.875% 5/15/23 | 240,000 | 260,400 | |||
Communications Sales & | |||||
Leasing | |||||
144A 6.00% 4/15/23 # | 75,000 | 78,187 | |||
8.25% 10/15/23 | 80,000 | 83,800 | |||
ESH Hospitality 144A | |||||
5.25% 5/1/25 # | 265,000 | 266,243 | |||
GEO Group | |||||
5.125% 4/1/23 | 80,000 | 71,800 | |||
5.875% 1/15/22 | 500,000 | 475,000 | |||
5.875% 10/15/24 | 100,000 | 90,500 | |||
6.00% 4/15/26 | 130,000 | 117,163 | |||
GFL Environmental 144A | |||||
9.875% 2/1/21 # | 115,000 | 125,925 | |||
Golden Nugget Escrow 144A | |||||
8.50% 12/1/21 # | 55,000 | 57,750 | |||
Iron Mountain U.S. Holdings | |||||
144A 5.375% 6/1/26 # | 195,000 | 199,631 | |||
Mattamy Group 144A | |||||
6.50% 11/15/20 # | 130,000 | 129,025 | |||
OPE KAG Finance Sub 144A | |||||
7.875% 7/31/23 # | 155,000 | 148,025 | |||
Penske Automotive Group | |||||
5.50% 5/15/26 | 185,000 | 185,577 | |||
Scientific Games | |||||
8.125% 9/15/18 | 95,000 | 95,594 | |||
Scientific Games International | |||||
10.00% 12/1/22 | 110,000 | 102,300 | |||
United Rentals North America | |||||
5.75% 11/15/24 | 180,000 | 189,000 | |||
Vander Intermediate Holding | |||||
II 144A PIK 9.75% | |||||
2/1/19 #❆ | 84,200 | 45,468 | |||
XPO Logistics | |||||
144A 6.125% 9/1/23 # | 70,000 | 72,100 | |||
144A 6.50% 6/15/22 # | 200,000 | 208,750 | |||
3,438,288 | |||||
Technology 2.14% | |||||
Diamond 1 Finance 144A PIK | |||||
8.10% 7/15/36 #❆ | 145,000 | 168,878 |
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Principal | Value | ||||
amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | |||||
Technology (continued) | |||||
First Data 144A | |||||
7.00% 12/1/23 # | 461,000 | $ | 484,626 | ||
Infor U.S. 6.50% 5/15/22 | 240,000 | 244,500 | |||
Micron Technology 144A | |||||
7.50% 9/15/23 # | 85,000 | 93,925 | |||
Microsemi 144A | |||||
9.125% 4/15/23 # | 200,000 | 230,000 | |||
Sensata Technologies UK | |||||
Financing 144A | |||||
6.25% 2/15/26 # | 200,000 | 220,250 | |||
Solera 144A | |||||
10.50% 3/1/24 # | 120,000 | 133,500 | |||
Verint Systems 1.50% 6/1/21 | 302,000 | 281,615 | |||
Western Digital 144A | |||||
10.50% 4/1/24 # | 65,000 | 73,613 | |||
1,930,907 | |||||
Technology & Electronics 0.28% | |||||
CommScope 144A | |||||
5.50% 6/15/24 # | 70,000 | 73,763 | |||
Entegris 144A | |||||
6.00% 4/1/22 # | 140,000 | 146,125 | |||
Infor Software Parent 144A | |||||
PIK 7.125% 5/1/21 #❆ | 35,000 | 32,987 | |||
252,875 | |||||
Telecommunications 1.33% | |||||
Cogent Communications | |||||
Group 144A | |||||
5.375% 3/1/22 # | 60,000 | 62,100 | |||
Digicel 144A 6.75% 3/1/23 # | 200,000 | 183,500 | |||
Digicel Group 144A | |||||
8.25% 9/30/20 # | 221,000 | 201,110 | |||
Sprint 7.125% 6/15/24 | 170,000 | 159,375 | |||
T-Mobile USA | |||||
6.00% 3/1/23 | 100,000 | 106,379 | |||
6.00% 4/15/24 | 40,000 | 42,700 | |||
6.375% 3/1/25 | 75,000 | 80,906 | |||
6.50% 1/15/26 | 140,000 | 153,737 | |||
Wind Acquisition Finance | |||||
144A 7.375% 4/23/21 # | 200,000 | 206,500 | |||
1,196,307 | |||||
Utilities 1.65% | |||||
AES | |||||
5.50% 4/15/25 | 160,000 | 164,870 | |||
6.00% 5/15/26 | 25,000 | 26,563 | |||
AmeriGas Partners | |||||
5.875% 8/20/26 | 240,000 | 258,000 | |||
Calpine | |||||
5.50% 2/1/24 | 100,000 | 100,250 | |||
Calpine | |||||
5.75% 1/15/25 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |||
Dynegy | |||||
7.375% 11/1/22 | 15,000 | 14,887 | |||
7.625% 11/1/24 | 250,000 | 246,250 | |||
Emera 6.75% 6/15/76 ● | 180,000 | 194,984 | |||
Enel 144A | |||||
8.75% 9/24/73 #● | 200,000 | 234,000 | |||
1,489,804 | |||||
Total Corporate Bonds | |||||
(cost $33,510,125) | 34,608,435 | ||||
Senior Secured Loans 2.50%« | |||||
Accudyne Industries Borrower | |||||
1st Lien 4.00% 12/13/19 | 204,636 | 182,637 | |||
Amaya Holdings 1st Lien | |||||
5.00% 8/1/21 | 169,146 | 167,677 | |||
Applied Systems Tranche 2nd | |||||
Lien 7.50% 1/23/22 @ | 275,854 | 277,578 | |||
BJs Wholesale Club 2nd Lien | |||||
8.50% 3/31/20 | 196,062 | 196,960 | |||
Blue Ribbon Tranche 1st Lien | |||||
5.00% 11/13/21 | 75,750 | 76,081 | |||
Chesapeake Energy Tranche | |||||
1st Lien 8.50% 8/23/21 | 75,000 | 77,328 | |||
Flint Group 2nd Lien | |||||
8.25% 9/7/22 @ | 175,000 | 165,375 | |||
FMG Resources August 2006 | |||||
Pty 1st Lien | |||||
3.75% 6/30/19 | 189,442 | 188,478 | |||
Frank Russell Tranche B 1st | |||||
Lien 6.75% 6/1/23 | 108,000 | 101,858 | |||
Immucor 5.00% 8/17/18 | 154,599 | 150,734 | |||
KIK Custom Products 1st Lien | |||||
6.00% 8/26/22 @ | 124,162 | 124,084 | |||
KRATON Polymers Tranche B | |||||
1st Lien 6.00% 1/6/22 | 35,000 | 35,003 | |||
Mohegan Tribal Gaming | |||||
Authority Tranche B | |||||
5.50% 6/15/18 | 119,370 | 119,501 | |||
Neiman Marcus Group | |||||
Tranche 1st Lien | |||||
4.25% 10/25/20 | 49,872 | 46,908 | |||
Solera Tranche B 1st Lien | |||||
5.75% 3/3/23 | 64,838 | 65,349 | |||
Stardust Finance Holdings | |||||
Tranche 2nd Lien | |||||
10.50% 3/13/23 | 90,000 | 89,550 |
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Principal | Value | ||||||
amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||||
Senior Secured Loans« (continued) | |||||||
Stardust Finance Holdings | |||||||
Tranche B 1st Lien | |||||||
6.50% 3/13/22 @ | 93,997 | $ | 93,527 | ||||
Windstream Services Tranche | |||||||
B6 1st Lien | |||||||
5.75% 3/29/21 | 89,775 | 90,561 | |||||
Total Senior Secured Loans | |||||||
(cost $2,208,560) | 2,249,189 | ||||||
Number of shares |
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Master Limited Partnership 0.75% | |||||||
Ares Management | 15,100 | 276,028 | |||||
Brookfield Infrastructure | |||||||
Partners | 8,400 | 402,696 | |||||
Total Master Limited | |||||||
Partnership (cost $479,230) | 678,724 | ||||||
Preferred Stock 0.94% | |||||||
Bank of America 6.50% ● | 220,000 | 240,097 | |||||
GMAC Capital Trust I | |||||||
6.602% ● | 8,000 | 202,080 | |||||
Morgan Stanley 5.55% ● | 185,000 | 189,856 | |||||
Northstar Realty Finance | |||||||
8.50% | 8,300 | 211,733 | |||||
Total Preferred Stock | |||||||
(cost $787,516) | 843,766 | ||||||
Warrant 0.00% | |||||||
Wheeler Real Estate | |||||||
Investment Trust strike | |||||||
price $5.50, expiration | |||||||
date 4/29/19 @ | 7,872 | 708 | |||||
Total Warrant (cost $65) | 708 | ||||||
Principal | |||||||
amount° | |||||||
Short-Term Investments 0.41% | |||||||
Discount Notes 0.23%≠ | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank | |||||||
0.315% 11/1/16 | 167,123 | 167,038 | |||||
0.335% 9/19/16 | 9,807 | 9,806 | |||||
0.39% 9/23/16 | 14,917 | 14,915 | |||||
0.391% 9/21/16 | 12,229 | 12,227 | |||||
203,986 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligation 0.18%≠ | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill | |||||||
0.256% 11/3/16 | 167,123 | 167,045 | |||||
167,045 | |||||||
Total Short-Term | |||||||
Investments | |||||||
(cost $371,028) | 371,031 | ||||||
Total Value of | |||||||
Securities 145.14% | |||||||
(cost $108,928,395) | 130,642,163 | ||||||
Number of | |||||||
contracts | |||||||
Options Written (0.04%) | |||||||
Equity Call Options (0.04%) | |||||||
GEO Group Strick price | |||||||
$22.50, expiration date | |||||||
9/16/16 (MSC) | (500 | ) | (12,500 | ) | |||
JC Penney Strick Price $9.50, | |||||||
expiration date 9/16/16 | |||||||
(MSC) | (1,000 | ) | (27,000 | ) | |||
Total Options Written | |||||||
(premium received $(96,082)) | (39,500 | ) | |||||
Borrowing Under Line of | |||||||
Credit (44.44%) | (40,000,000 | ) | |||||
Liabilities Net of | |||||||
Receivables and Other | |||||||
Assets (0.66%) | (591,438 | ) | |||||
Net Assets Applicable to | |||||||
8,092,798 Shares | |||||||
Outstanding 100.00% | $ | 90,011,225 |
# |
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2016, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $20,641,369,which represents 22.93% of the Funds net assets. |
@ |
Illiquid security. At Aug. 31, 2016, the aggregate value of illiquid securities was $9,788,652, which represents 10.87% of the Funds net assets. |
❆ |
100% of the income received was in the form of cash. |
= |
Security is being fair valued in accordance with the Funds fair valuation policy. At Aug. 31, 2016, the aggregate value of fair valued securities was $0, which represents 0.00% of the Funds net assets. |
≠ |
The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
« |
Senior secured loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally: (i) the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Senior secured loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Stated rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2016. |
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Schedule of investments
Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (Unaudited)
° |
Principal amount shown is stated in U.S. dollars unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency. |
|
Non-income-producing security. |
● |
Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of Aug. 31, 2016. Interest rates reset periodically. |
ϕ |
Step coupon bond. Coupon increases or decreases periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Stated rate in effect atAug. 31, 2016. |
Summary of
abbreviations:
MSC Morgan Stanley
Capital
PIK Payment-in-kind
REIT Real Estate Investment
Trust
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Notes
Delaware Investments® Dividend
and Income Fund, Inc.
August 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and are consistently followed by Delaware Investments® Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (Fund). This report covers the period of time since the Funds last fiscal year end.
Security Valuation Equity securities and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment company securities are valued at net asset value (NAV) per share, as reported by the underlying investment company. Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Funds Board of Directors (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occured in the interim. Whenever such a significant event occurs, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).
2. Investments
At Aug. 31, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At Aug. 31, 2016, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments were as follows:
Cost of investments | $ | 108,928,395 | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 25,354,282 | |
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments | (3,640,514 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 21,713,768 |
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Funds investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
Level 1 | inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, exchange-traded options contracts) |
Level 2 |
other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates), or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities) |
Level 3 |
Significant unobservable inputs, including the Funds own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities) |
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2. Investments (continued)
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Aug. 31, 2016:
Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stock | $ | 83,697,206 | $ | | $ | | $ | 83,697,206 | |||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock1 | 1,659,254 | 55,257 | | 1,714,511 | |||||||||||||
Convertible Bond | | 6,478,593 | | 6,478,593 | |||||||||||||
Corporate Debt | | 34,608,435 | | 34,608,435 | |||||||||||||
Senior Secured Loans | | 2,249,189 | | 2,249,189 | |||||||||||||
Master Limited Partnership | 678,724 | | | 678,724 | |||||||||||||
Preferred Stock1 | 413,813 | 429,953 | | 843,766 | |||||||||||||
Warrant | 708 | | | 708 | |||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | | 371,031 | | 371,031 | |||||||||||||
Total Value of Securities | $ | 86,449,705 | $ | 44,192,458 | $ | | $ | 130,642,163 | |||||||||
Option Written | $ | (39,500 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (39,500 | ) |
The securities that have been valued at zero on the Schedule of investments are considered to be Level 3 investments in this table.
1Security type is valued across multiple levels. Level 1 investments represent exchange-traded investments, Level 2 investments represent investments with observable inputs or matrix-priced instruments, and Level 3 investments represent investments without observable inputs. The amounts attributed to Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, and Level 3 investments represent the following percentages of the total market value of these security types:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||
Convertible Preferred Stock | 96.78% | 3.22% | | 100.00% | ||||
Preferred Stock | 49.04% | 50.96% | | 100.00% |
During the period ended Aug. 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to the Fund. This does not include transfers between Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments due to the Fund utilizing international fair value pricing during the period. In accordance with the fair valuation procedures described in Note 1, international fair value pricing of securities in the Fund occurs when market volatility exceeds an established rolling threshold. If the threshold is exceeded on a given date, then prices of international securities (those that traded on exchanges that close at a different time than the time that the Funds NAV is determined) are established using a separate pricing feed from a third party vendor designed to establish a price for each such security as of the time that the Funds NAV is determined. Further, international fair value pricing uses other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to the events occuring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded, causing a change in classification between levels. The Funds policy is to recognized transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.
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A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to net assets. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs since the Level 3 investments are not considered significant to the Funds net assets at the end of the period.
3. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Aug. 31, 2016 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds Schedule of investments.
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrants disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There were no significant changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: