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: 811-06041

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154-0004

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Diane Kenneally

One International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 250-2500

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

Date of reporting period: 1/31/2019

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments                                                                             as of January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

  Shares Value ($)
Russia 64.1%
Common Stocks
Banks 14.1%    
Sberbank of Russia PJSC 2,400,000 7,986,708
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (ADR) 1,379,191 18,722,518
VTB Bank PJSC (GDR) (Registered) 512,869 648,779
    27,358,005
Chemicals 0.1%    
Phosagro PJSC (GDR) (Registered) 6,319 86,065
     
Food & Staples Retailing 5.7%    
Lenta Ltd. (GD) (Registered)* 375,000 1,241,250
Magnit PJSC (GDR) (Registered) 539,755 8,592,900
X5 Retail Group NV (GDR) (Registered) 45,000 1,186,200
    11,020,350
Interactive Media & Services 1.0%    
Mail.ru Group Ltd. (GDR) (Registered)* 77,692 1,917,438
     
Metals & Mining 7.1%    
Alrosa PJSC 1,320,000 1,986,890
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC (GDR) (Registered) 100,000 862,000
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) 440,000 9,152,000
Polyus PJSC (GDR) (Registered) 40,468 1,687,516
    13,688,406
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 29.8%    
Gazprom PAO (ADR) 3,398,242 16,583,999
Lukoil PJSC (ADR) 295,000 23,673,750
Novatek PJSC (GDR) (Registered) 52,440 9,622,740
Rosneft Oil Co PJSC (GDR) (Registered) 362,997 2,268,731
Tatneft PAO (ADR) 77,548 5,690,472
    57,839,692
Specialty Retail 0.7%    
Detsky Mir PJSC 1,000,000 1,388,236
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services 3.5%    
Mobile Telesystems PJSC (ADR) 800,000 6,832,000
Total Common Stocks (Cost $80,251,822)   120,130,192
     
Preferred Stocks
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.1%    
Surgutneftegas PJSC (Cost $3,903,980) 6,600,000 4,089,294
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $3,903,980)   4,089,294
Total Russia (Cost $84,155,802)   124,219,486
     
Poland 12.7%
Common Stocks
Banks 3.6%    
Alior Bank SA* 37,985 588,161
Bank Pekao SA 95,371 2,840,456
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 336,090 3,575,849
    7,004,466
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.6%    
Orange Polska SA* 2,000,000 3,016,023
     
Electric Utilities 0.4%    
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA* 267,719 855,028
     
Entertainment 1.3%    
CD Projekt SA* 50,000 2,558,234
     
Insurance 3.6%    
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA 581,735 6,996,172
     
Media 0.6%    
Cyfrowy Polsat SA* 185,000 1,180,692
     
Metals & Mining 0.1%    
KGHM Polska Miedz SA* 8,518 215,984
     
     
  Shares Value ($)
Software 0.3%    
Asseco Poland SA 40,000 517,032
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.5%    
CCC SA 20,000 962,973
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.7%    
PLAY Communications SA 144A 210,000 1,289,350
Total Poland (Cost $24,417,050)   24,595,954
     
Hungary 8.9%
Common Stocks
Banks 2.5%    
OTP Bank PLC 116,478 4,806,049
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.8%    
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC (ADR) 909,194 1,537,539
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.9%    
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC 638,336 7,649,098
     
Pharmaceuticals 1.7%    
Richter Gedeon Nyrt 150,000 3,200,755
Total Hungary (Cost $13,877,056)   17,193,441
     
Czech Republic 3.5%
Common Stocks
Banks 2.8%    
Komercni banka AS 95,000 3,833,682
Moneta Money Bank AS 144A 451,988 1,540,113
    5,373,795
Electric Utilities 0.7%    
CEZ AS 55,000 1,389,025
Total Czech Republic (Cost $7,295,340)   6,762,820
     
Turkey 2.0%
Common Stocks
Automobiles 0.6%    
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS 275,000 1,118,266
     
Health Care Provider & Services 0.8%    
MLP Saglik Hizmetleri AS "B" 144A* 613,126 1,557,973
     
Metals & Mining 0.6%    
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS* 900,000 1,166,055
Total Turkey (Cost $3,523,315)   3,842,294
     
Cyprus 1.1%
Common Stocks
Banks 1.1%    
TCS Group Holding PLC (GDR) (Registered) (Cost $1,864,125) 105,000 2,047,500
     
     
Austria 1.0%
Common Stocks
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.0%    
OMV AG (Cost $1,959,691) 40,000 1,992,234
     
     
Moldova 0.6%
Common Stocks
Beverages 0.6%    
Purcari Wineries PLC* (Cost $1,389,509) 300,000 1,259,528
     
     
Netherlands 0.3%
Common Stocks
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.3%    
DP Eurasia NV 144A* (Cost $906,929) (a) 346,853 580,306
     
     
  Shares Value ($)
Kazakhstan 0.2%
Common Stocks
Metals & Mining 0.2%    
Altyn PLC* (Cost $1,824,443) 50,000,000 394,590
     
     
Cash Equivalents 6.6%
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 2.41% (Cost $12,757,331) (b) 12,757,331 12,757,331
     
  % of Net  
  Assets Value ($)
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $153,970,591) 101.0 195,645,484
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (1.0)       (1,889,312)
Net Assets 100.0 193,756,172
 

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended January 31, 2019 are as follows:
Value ($) at 10/31/2018 Purchases Cost
($)
Sales Proceeds
($)
Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
($)
Net
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
Income
($)
Capital
Gain
Distributions
($)
Number
of shares
at
1/31/2019
Value ($)
at
1/31/2019
Securities Lending Collateral 0.0%
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares", 2.31% (b) (c)
1,032,744 1,032,744(d) 700
Cash Equivalents 6.6%
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 2.41% (b)
25,557,784 14,941,399 27,741,852 160,150 12,757,331 12,757,331
26,590,528 14,941,399 28,774,596 160,850 12,757,331 12,757,331
 

  

For information on the Fund’s policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

 

*     Non-income producing security.
(a)     DP Eurasia serves customers in Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
(b)     Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c)     Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.
(d)     Represents the net increase (purchases cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested for the period ended January 31, 2019.
144A :   Securities 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.

 

 

ADR : American Depositary Receipt
GDR : Global Depositary Receipt
PJSC : Public Joint Stock Company
For purposes of its industry concentration policy, the Fund classifies issuers of portfolio securities at the industry sub-group level. Certain of the categories in the above Schedule of Investments consist of multiple industry sub-groups or industries.
 

 

Fair Value Measurements
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments.  
         
Assets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
  Common Stocks and/or Other Equity Investments (e)  
Russia $ 124,219,486 $ $ $ 124,219,486
Poland   24,595,954       24,595,954
Hungary   17,193,441       17,193,441
Czech Republic   6,762,820       6,762,820
Turkey   3,842,294       3,842,294
Cyprus   2,047,500       2,047,500
Austria   1,992,234       1,992,234
Moldova   1,259,528       1,259,528
Netherlands   580,306       580,306
Kazakhstan   394,590       394,590
Short-Term Instruments 12,757,331 12,757,331
Total $ 195,645,484  $ —   $ —   $ 195,645,484 
         
(e) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

  

 

ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
   
  (a) The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
   
  (b) There have been no changes 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 controls over financial reporting.
   
ITEM 3. EXHIBITS
   
  Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and 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: The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc.
   
By:

/s/Hepsen Uzcan

Hepsen Uzcan

President

   
Date: 3/25/2019

 

 

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/Hepsen Uzcan

Hepsen Uzcan

President

   
Date: 3/25/2019
   
   
   
By:

/s/Diane Kenneally

Diane Kenneally

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   
Date: 3/25/2019