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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:   811-21553

 

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

 

Huey P. Falgout, Jr., 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:                        February 28

 

Date of reporting period:                     May 31, 2006

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 

The schedules of investments as of the close of the reporting period are set forth below for:

 

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

The schedules are not audited.

 



 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

as of May 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK: 96.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia: 6.9%

 

 

 

1,343,989

 

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

$

26,893,739

 

1,689,719

 

 

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

 

8,950,303

 

2,106,275

 

 

Foster’s Group Ltd.

 

8,464,358

 

2,929,816

 

 

GPT Group

 

9,012,161

 

669,323

 

 

Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd.

 

9,401,223

 

1,084,404

 

 

Santos Ltd.

 

9,444,043

 

619,290

 

 

SunCorp.-Metway Ltd.

 

8,741,762

 

789,683

 

 

TABCorp. Holdings Ltd.

 

9,085,756

 

687,161

 

 

Wesfarmers Ltd.

 

18,042,400

 

1,436,208

 

 

Westfield Group

 

17,631,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,667,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgium: 1.5%

 

 

 

774,629

 

 

Fortis

 

28,345,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,345,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil: 2.3%

 

 

 

304,784

 

 

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA ADR

 

9,045,989

 

167,288

 

@

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR - Class A

 

12,774,112

 

145,019

 

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

 

12,594,900

 

535,124

 

 

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA ADR

 

7,020,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,435,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada: 3.1%

 

 

 

230,676

 

L

Enerplus Resources Fund

 

12,857,880

 

703,917

 

 

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

 

24,637,095

 

632,720

 

 

TransCanada Corp.

 

19,252,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,747,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China: 1.5%

 

 

 

26,045,184

 

 

PetroChina Co. Ltd.

 

28,181,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,181,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark: 1.4%

 

 

 

671,184

 

 

Danske Bank A/S

 

25,696,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,696,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France: 1.0%

 

 

 

836,313

 

 

France Telecom SA

 

18,649,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,649,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany: 3.0%

 

 

 

1,663,805

 

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

 

27,082,595

 

243,317

 

 

EON AG

 

28,252,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,335,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece: 0.5%

 

 

 

256,010

 

 

OPAP SA

 

8,714,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,714,206

 

 



 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

as of May 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK: 96.0% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong: 1.5%

 

 

 

1,565,000

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd.

 

8,972,849

 

1,447,000

 

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

 

18,168,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,141,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland: 1.0%

 

 

 

1,024,044

 

 

Bank of Ireland

 

18,328,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,328,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel: 0.5%

 

 

 

1,788,755

 

 

Bank Hapoalim Ltd.

 

8,331,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,331,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy: 8.9%

 

 

 

4,491,048

 

 

Banca Intesa S.p.A.

 

26,142,818

 

4,205,838

 

 

Enel S.p.A.

 

37,583,594

 

927,365

 

 

ENI-Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi S.p.A.

 

28,029,744

 

759,510

 

 

Mediaset S.p.A.

 

8,833,592

 

13,638,345

 

 

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

 

34,889,707

 

3,516,107

 

 

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A.

 

26,863,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

162,342,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands: 4.4%

 

 

 

969,790

 

 

ABN Amro Holding NV

 

26,855,541

 

835,199

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

 

27,746,864

 

2,317,288

 

 

Royal KPN NV

 

26,677,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,279,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand: 0.7%

 

 

 

4,756,179

 

 

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.

 

13,769,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,769,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore: 0.5%

 

 

 

948,940

 

 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 

9,000,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,000,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa: 1.5%

 

 

 

1,181,299

 

 

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

 

13,783,665

 

615,546

 

 

Telkom SA Ltd.

 

13,165,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,948,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea: 0.5%

 

 

 

125,324

 

 

S-Oil Corp.

 

9,006,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,006,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden: 2.0%

 

 

 

201,591

 

 

Scania AB

 

8,776,620

 

585,657

 

 

Volvo AB

 

28,761,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,538,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand: 0.4%

 

 

 

1,173,200

 

 

Siam Cement PLC

 

7,498,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,498,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom: 14.6%

 

 

 

1,937,971

 

 

Aviva PLC

 

26,897,371

 

3,864,384

 

 

BBA Group PLC

 

17,801,847

 

2,322,773

 

 

BP PLC

 

27,397,162

 

1,094,220

 

 

British American Tobacco PLC

 

27,377,688

 

1,671,929

 

 

Diageo PLC

 

27,461,800

 

6,151,050

 

 

Dixons Group PLC

 

22,450,996

 

 



 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

as of May 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK: 96.0% (continued)

 

 

 

970,587

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

 

26,858,456

 

1,482,144

 

 

GUS PLC

 

25,668,237

 

816,007

 

 

Provident Financial PLC

 

9,279,494

 

859,830

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

27,758,644

 

2,290,522

 

 

United Utilities PLC

 

28,347,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

267,299,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States: 38.3%

 

 

 

527,038

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

38,131,199

 

382,784

 

 

Ameren Corp.

 

18,943,980

 

258,600

 

 

American Capital Strategies Ltd.

 

8,857,050

 

1,093,511

 

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

28,496,897

 

758,874

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

36,729,502

 

845,773

 

 

BellSouth Corp.

 

28,561,754

 

759,487

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

37,442,709

 

740,287

 

 

Citizens Communications Co.

 

9,386,839

 

973,680

 

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

22,005,168

 

439,998

 

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

19,403,912

 

184,485

 

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

 

9,436,408

 

1,011,962

 

 

Duke Energy Corp.

 

28,557,568

 

802,582

 

 

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

34,133,812

 

437,912

 

 

Equity Residential

 

19,311,919

 

502,647

 

 

Exelon Corp.

 

28,454,847

 

736,890

 

 

Keycorp

 

26,321,711

 

326,411

 

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

32,797,777

 

812,962

 

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

27,063,505

 

1,511,451

 

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

35,760,931

 

230,119

 

 

Rayonier, Inc.

 

8,949,328

 

1,523,636

 

 

Sara Lee Corp.

 

25,856,103

 

358,602

 

 

Simon Property Group LP

 

28,555,477

 

1,200,383

 

 

Southern Co.

 

38,376,245

 

98,688

 

L

Southern Copper Corp.

 

8,403,283

 

336,494

 

 

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc.

 

9,182,921

 

875,766

 

 

US BanCorp.

 

27,034,896

 

637,218

 

 

UST, Inc.

 

28,043,964

 

800,876

 

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

36,768,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

700,967,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,733,279,557)

 

1,758,226,997

 

 

No. of
Contracts

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS: 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia: 0.0%

 

 

 

7,700

 

 

S&P/ASK 200 Index, strike price 4,774 AUD, expires 06/16/06

 

107,197

 

7,700

 

 

S&P/ASK 200 Index, strike price 4,977 AUD, expires 07/21/06

 

675,372

 

22,500,000

 

(1)

Australian Dollar Currency Option, strike price .6875 AUD, expires 06/22/06

 

66

 

20,000,000

 

(1)

Australian Dollar Currency Option, strike price .715 AUD, expires 07/26/06

 

28

 

40,000,000

 

(1)

Australian Dollar Currency Option, strike price .6775 AUD, expires 06/26/06

 

100,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

883,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Union: 0.3%

 

 

 

18,000

 

 

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index, strike price 3,607 EURO, expires 07/21/06

 

2,451,929

 

18,500

 

 

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index, strike price 3,350 EURO, expires 08/18/06

 

1,312,902

 

15,000

 

 

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index, strike price 3,564 EURO, expires 06/16/06

 

784,869

 

92,000,000

 

(2)

European Union Currency Option, strike price 1.174 EURO, expires 06/22/06

 

26

 

90,000,000

 

(2)

European Union Currency Option, strike price 1.205 EURO, expires 07/26/06

 

49,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,599,156

 

 



 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

as of  (Unaudited)

 

No. of
Contracts

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS: 0.8% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom: 0.2%

 

 

 

4,900

 

 

Financial Times 100 Index, strike price 5,288 GBP, expires 08/18/06

 

663,888

 

5,800

 

 

Financial Times 100 Index, strike price 5,699 GBP, expires 06/16/06

 

918,110

 

4,900

 

 

Financial Times 100 Index, strike price 5,840 GBP, expires 07/21/06

 

1,904,782

 

92,000,000

 

(3)

United Kingdom Currency Option, strike price 1.695 GBP, expires 06/22/06

 

1

 

60,000,000

 

(3)

United Kingdom Currency Option, strike price 1.73 GBP, expires 07/26/06

 

7,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,494,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States: 0.3%

 

 

 

118,000

 

 

S&P 500® Index, strike price 1,240 USD, expires 06/16/06

 

987,767

 

113,000

 

 

S&P 500® Index, strike price 1,201 USD, expires 08/18/06

 

1,553,652

 

112,500

 

 

S&P 500® Index, strike price 1,256 USD, expires 07/21/06

 

2,334,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,875,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Put Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $10,536,216)

 

13,852,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS: 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan: 1.9%

 

 

 

17,706,600

 

@

China Steel Corp., due 08/07/06

 

16,858,164

 

5,864,720

 

@

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp., due 10/26/10

 

9,148,963

 

13,305,000

 

@ #

Mega Financial Holdings Co. Ltd., due 01/26/07

 

9,579,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,586,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $36,685,349)

 

35,586,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,780,501,122)

 

1,807,666,514

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateralcc:0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,950,452

 

 

The Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserves Fund

 

 

 

$

4,950,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $4,950,452)

 

 

 

4,950,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,785,451,574)*

 

99.0

%

$

1,812,616,966

 

 

 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities-Net

 

1.0

 

18,741,287

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

100.0

%

$

1,831,358,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@

Non-income producing security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A, under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cc

Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at May 31, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Number of contracts are denominated in Australian Dollars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Number of contracts are denominated in European Union Dollars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Number of contracts are denominated in Great British Pound Sterling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,803,020,921.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

$

73,043,557

 

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

 

(63,447,512

)

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

9,596,045

 

 



 

Industry

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture

 

5.1

%

Auto Manufacturers

 

2.0

 

Banks

 

19.9

 

Beverages

 

2.5

 

Building Materials

 

0.4

 

Chemicals

 

2.4

 

Coal

 

1.3

 

Currency Option

 

0.0

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

3.1

 

Electric

 

11.4

 

Entertainment

 

1.0

 

Food

 

2.6

 

Forest Products & Paper

 

0.5

 

Index Option

 

0.7

 

Insurance

 

1.5

 

Investment Companies

 

0.5

 

Iron/Steel

 

1.4

 

Media

 

1.0

 

Mining

 

0.5

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

 

2.0

 

Oil & Gas

 

9.2

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

4.9

 

Pipelines

 

2.8

 

Real Estate

 

1.5

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

3.1

 

Retail

 

2.6

 

Savings & Loans

 

2.0

 

Telecommunications

 

11.3

 

Water

 

1.5

 

Securities Lending Collateral

 

0.3

 

Other Assets and Liabilities

 

1.0

 

Net Assets

 

100.0

%

 



 

No. of
Contracts

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

 

Strike
Price/Rate

 

Premiums
Received

 

Value

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.

 

6/28/2006

 

18.50

AUD

 

$

123,063

 

$

91,703

 

820,000

 

Carnival Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

6.84

AUD

 

126,061

 

153,661

 

945,000

 

FMC Gold Co

 

6/28/2006

 

5.65

AUD

 

118,831

 

17,808

 

475,000

 

Statoil ASA

 

6/28/2006

 

11.38

AUD

 

168,628

 

154,410

 

283,000

 

Sunoco, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

19.75

AUD

 

108,495

 

8,662

 

650,000

 

Western Digital Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

16.77

AUD

 

198,857

 

39,923

 

307,000

 

Danske Bank A/S

 

6/28/2006

 

228.57

DKK

 

309,963

 

113,292

 

442,000

 

ABN AMRO Holding NV

 

6/28/2006

 

21.67

EURO

 

387,807

 

304,274

 

380,000

 

Call Now, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

25.50

EURO

 

372,401

 

361,173

 

762,000

 

DTE Energy Co.

 

6/28/2006

 

12.58

EURO

 

365,084

 

353,778

 

111,000

 

Empire Of America Realty CRD

 

6/28/2006

 

86.98

EURO

 

428,011

 

636,690

 

419,000

 

Enersis SA/Chile

 

6/28/2006

 

22.38

EURO

 

341,916

 

820,457

 

1,925,000

 

Engineered Electrs, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

6.32

EURO

 

441,418

 

1,625,554

 

383,000

 

France Telecom SA

 

6/28/2006

 

17.00

EURO

 

263,573

 

944,534

 

349,000

 

Hartford Income Shares Fund. Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

26.72

EURO

 

376,760

 

989,105

 

341,000

 

Morgan Stanley

 

6/28/2006

 

8.95

EURO

 

119,694

 

123,761

 

1,074,000

 

Royal KPN NV

 

6/28/2006

 

8.98

EURO

 

469,164

 

360,944

 

2,097,000

 

Sames Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

4.55

EURO

 

439,757

 

5,306,181

 

6,556,000

 

Timetron Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

1.98

EURO

 

529,109

 

480,129

 

1,620,000

 

United Cos Financial Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

5.87

EURO

 

416,098

 

444,998

 

881,000

 

Alaya Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

7.31

GBP

 

395,407

 

454,674

 

503,000

 

BlackRock Advantage Term Trust

 

6/28/2006

 

13.27

GBP

 

357,080

 

454,059

 

1,044,000

 

BP PLC

 

6/28/2006

 

6.19

GBP

 

389,614

 

428,794

 

2,750,000

 

DSG International PLC

 

6/28/2006

 

2.01

GBP

 

365,380

 

77,706

 

762,000

 

Mclntyre Global Equity Fund

 

6/28/2006

 

8.72

GBP

 

315,347

 

309,190

 

388,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

6/28/2006

 

16.92

GBP

 

379,823

 

434,331

 

11,000,000

 

PetroChina Co Ltd,

 

6/28/2006

 

8.70

HKD

 

515,880

 

167,952

 

95,000

 

Scania AB

 

6/28/2006

 

314.85

SEK

 

129,702

 

101,367

 

254,000

 

Volvo AB

 

6/28/2006

 

354.24

SEK

 

443,137

 

333,739

 

425,000

 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 

6/28/2006

 

15.60

SGD

 

102,986

 

145,640

 

237,000

 

Attria Group. Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

71.44

USD

 

633,234

 

674,057

 

125,000

 

American Capital Strategies Ltd.

 

6/28/2006

 

33.29

USD

 

167,125

 

211,992

 

492,000

 

AT&T Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

25.08

USD

 

344,400

 

610,292

 

341,000

 

Bank of America Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

47.85

USD

 

398,970

 

694,632

 

130,000

 

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

 

6/28/2006

 

31.25

USD

 

256,750

 

99,237

 

342,000

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

49.05

USD

 

385,844

 

424,784

 

325,000

 

Citizens Communications Co.

 

6/28/2006

 

12.67

USD

 

100,750

 

199,482

 

201,000

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

41.63

USD

 

192,458

 

573,688

 

82,000

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

49.16

USD

 

109,880

 

282,750

 

453,000

 

Duke Energy Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

27.53

USD

 

405,435

 

526,538

 

351,000

 

El Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

6/28/2006

 

43.32

USD

 

409,734

 

217,355

 

99,000

 

Enerplus Resources Fund

 

6/28/2006

 

49.61

USD

 

170,914

 

839,139

 

194,000

 

Equity Residential

 

6/28/2006

 

42.82

USD

 

252,200

 

579,673

 

344,000

 

Keycorp

 

6/28/2006

 

35.31

USD

 

316,480

 

313,902

 

14,000

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

85.07

USD

 

347,480

 

2,298,459

 

366,000

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

34.72

USD

 

393,933

 

228,690

 

140,000

 

Petroleo Braslleiro SA

 

6/28/2006

 

90.71

USD

 

678,160

 

199,072

 

680,000

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

24.01

USD

 

449,003

 

283,838

 

707,000

 

Sara Lee Corp

 

6/28/2006

 

17.30

USD

 

300,687

 

180,760

 

44,000

 

Southern Copper Corp.

 

6/28/2006

 

88.79

USD

 

247,280

 

136,534

 

266,000

 

Tele Norte Leste Participacces SA

 

6/28/2006

 

14.81

USD

 

226,100

 

38,804

 

403,000

 

US Bancorp

 

6/28/2006

 

31.17

USD

 

278,876

 

160,033

 

294,000

 

UST, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

42.53

USD

 

401,604

 

850,248

 

365,000

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

45.30

USD

 

429,970

 

513,776

 

2,750,000

 

TCC Industries, Inc.

 

6/28/2006

 

4.37

ZAR

 

205,722

 

306,703

 

 

 

Total Premiums Received and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,228,000

 

Total Liability for Call Options

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,602,065

 

$

27,731,927

 

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)     Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-Q are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-Q and the officer certifications of such Form N-Q.

 

(b)     There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter of 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 3. Exhibits.

 

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-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):

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ James M. Hennessy

 

 

James M. Hennessy

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

July 31, 2006

 

 

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/ James M. Hennessy

 

 

James M. Hennessy

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

July 31, 2006

 

 

 

By

/s/ Todd Modic

 

 

Todd Modic

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

Date:

July 31, 2006