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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 COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21770
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA GROWTH FUND,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)
Harborside Financial Center,
3200 Plaza 5 Jersey City, NJ 07311
(Address of principal
executive offices) (Zip
code)
John T. Genoy
Senior Vice President
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Harborside Financial Center,
3200 Plaza 5
Jersey City, NJ 07311
(Name and address of agent for
service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code:
(201) 324-6414
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period:
September 30, 2011
Item 1.
Schedule of Investments.
SunAmerica
Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2011 (unaudited)
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Shares/
Principal |
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Value |
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Security Description |
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Amount |
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(Note 1) |
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COMMON STOCK 91.7% |
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Apparel Manufacturers 2.0% |
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Under Armour, Inc., Class A |
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78,000 |
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$ |
5,179,980 |
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Athletic Footwear 4.4% |
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NIKE, Inc., Class B |
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133,919 |
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11,451,414 |
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Auction House/Art Dealers 3.7% |
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Sothebys |
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348,184 |
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9,599,433 |
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Casino Hotels 4.3% |
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Wynn Resorts, Ltd. |
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97,001 |
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11,162,875 |
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Coffee 4.5% |
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. |
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125,830 |
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11,694,640 |
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Commercial Services-Finance 4.2% |
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Morningstar, Inc. |
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74,483 |
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4,203,821 |
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Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A |
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187,182 |
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6,508,318 |
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10,712,139 |
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Computers 7.5% |
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Apple, Inc. |
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50,899 |
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19,401,681 |
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Decision Support Software 1.3% |
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MSCI, Inc., Class A |
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113,301 |
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3,436,419 |
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Diagnostic Kits 1.6% |
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IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. |
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61,413 |
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4,235,655 |
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Distribution/Wholesale 2.4% |
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Fastenal Co. |
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189,382 |
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6,302,633 |
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E-Commerce/Services 5.1% |
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priceline.com, Inc. |
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28,938 |
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13,006,473 |
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Electric-Transmission 4.5% |
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ITC Holdings Corp. |
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150,470 |
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11,650,892 |
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Engines-Internal Combustion 4.7% |
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Cummins, Inc. |
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147,348 |
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12,032,438 |
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Hotel/Motels 2.3% |
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Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A |
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185,000 |
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5,803,450 |
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Insurance-Property/Casualty 1.9% |
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Arch Capital Group, Ltd. |
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150,210 |
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4,908,112 |
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Investment Management/Advisor Services 0.7% |
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Eaton Vance Corp. |
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76,313 |
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1,699,490 |
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Medical Instruments 3.5% |
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. |
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125,000 |
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8,910,000 |
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Metal-Diversified 1.8% |
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Molycorp, Inc. |
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140,000 |
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4,601,800 |
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Multimedia 1.3% |
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FactSet Research Systems, Inc. |
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38,848 |
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3,456,306 |
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Oil Companies-Exploration & Production 1.9% |
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Concho Resources, Inc. |
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67,000 |
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4,766,380 |
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Oil-Field Services 5.5% |
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CARBO Ceramics, Inc. |
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38,848 |
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3,983,085 |
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Halliburton Co. |
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330,876 |
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10,098,336 |
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14,081,421 |
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Resort/Theme Parks 2.2% |
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Vail Resorts, Inc. |
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150,000 |
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5,668,500 |
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Retail-Restaurants 6.3% |
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Starbucks Corp. |
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435,590 |
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16,243,151 |
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Retail-Sporting Goods 3.2% |
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Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc. |
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250,000 |
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8,365,000 |
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Schools 1.3% |
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DeVry, Inc. |
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91,004 |
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3,363,508 |
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Soap & Cleaning Preparation 3.4% |
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. |
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196,760 |
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8,696,792 |
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Transport-Services 1.9% |
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
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120,652 |
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4,892,439 |
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Web Portals/ISP 4.3% |
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Baidu, Inc. ADR |
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102,743 |
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10,984,254 |
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Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $208,436,950) |
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236,307,275 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT SECURITIES 8.3% |
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Time Deposits 8.3% |
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Euro Time Deposit with State Street Bank and
Trust Co.
0.01% due 10/03/11
(cost $21,260,000) |
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$ |
21,260,000 |
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21,260,000 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $229,696,950) (1) |
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100.0 |
% |
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257,567,275 |
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Liabilities in excess of other assets |
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0.0 |
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(12,163 |
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NET ASSETS |
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100.0 |
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$ |
257,555,112 |
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Non-income producing security |
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(1) |
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See Note 2 for cost of investments on a tax basis. |
ADR American Depository Receipt
The
following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds net assets as of September 30, 2011 (See Note 1):
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Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted
Prices |
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Level 2 - Other Observable Inputs |
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Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs |
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Total |
ASSETS: |
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Long-Term Investment Securities: |
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Common Stock: |
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Computers |
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$ |
19,401,681 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
19,401,681 |
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E-Commerce/Services |
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13,006,473 |
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13,006,473 |
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Oil-Field Services |
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14,081,421 |
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14,081,421 |
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Retail-Restaurants |
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16,243,151 |
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16,243,151 |
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Other Industries* |
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173,574,549 |
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173,574,549 |
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Short-Term Investment Securities: |
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Time Deposit |
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21,260,000 |
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21,260,000 |
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Total |
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$ |
236,307,275 |
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$ |
21,260,000 |
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$ |
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$ |
257,567,275 |
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Sum of all other industries each of which individually has an aggregate market value of less
than 5% of net assets. For a detailed presentation of common stocks by industry classification,
please refer to the Portfolio of Investments. |
See Notes to Portfolio of Investments
NOTES
TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2011 (unaudited)
Note 1. Security Valuation
Stocks are generally valued based upon closing sales prices reported on recognized securities
exchanges on which the securities are principally traded. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price
(NOCP). Generally, the NOCP will be the last sale price unless the reported trade for the stock
is outside the range of the bid/ask price. In such cases, the NOCP will be normalized to the
nearer of the bid or ask price. For listed securities having no sales reported and for unlisted
securities, such securities will be valued based upon the last reported bid price.
As of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), securities traded primarily
on security exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last sale price on such exchanges
on the day of valuation, or if there is no sale on the day of valuation, at the last-reported bid
price. If a securitys price is available from more than one
exchange, the SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth, Inc. (the Fund) uses the
exchange that is the primary market for the security. However, depending on the foreign market,
closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price the Funds shares, and the
Fund may determine that certain closing prices do not reflect the
fair value of the security. This determination will be based on
review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S.
securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent
foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If the Fund determines that closing prices
do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Fund will adjust the previous closing prices
in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board of Directors (the Board) to reflect what it believes to be the
fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE.
The Fund may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign
market is closed but the Fund is open. For foreign equity securities, the Fund uses an outside
pricing service to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those
prices.
Short-term securities with 60 days or less to maturity are amortized to maturity based on
their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on
the 60th day, are amortized to maturity based on the value determined on the
61st day.
Securities
for which market quotations are not readily available or if a
development/significant event occurs that may significantly impact
the value of the security, then these securities are valued, as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the
Board. There is no single standard for making fair value
determinations, which may result in prices that vary from those of
other funds.
The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the Funds investments are summarized into three broad levels listed below:
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices
for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit
risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in
active markets,
adjusted quoted prices on foreign equity securities that were adjusted in
accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board of Directors, etc.)
Level 3
Significant unobservable inputs (includes inputs that reflect
the Funds own assumptions about the assumptions market
participants would use in pricing the security, developed based on
the best information available under the circumstances).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The
summary of the inputs used to value the Funds net assets as of
September 30, 2011 are reported on a schedule following the
Portfolio of Investments.
Note
2. Federal Income Taxes As of
September 30, 2011, the amounts of aggregate unrealized gain
(loss) and the cost of investment securities for federal income tax
purposes, including short-term securities, were as follows:
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Cost (tax basis) |
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$ |
229,696,950 |
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Appreciation |
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$ |
47,786,581 |
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Depreciation |
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(19,916,256 |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
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$ |
27,870,325 |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional
information is available in the Funds Annual and Semiannual
reports which may be
obtained without charge from the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website
at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
a)
An evaluation was performed within 90 days of the filing of
this report, under the supervision and with the participation of
the registrants management, including the President and
Treasurer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined under Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))). Based
on that evaluation, the registrants management, including
the President and Treasurer, concluded that the
registrants disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
b) There was no change in the registrants internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under
the Investment Company Act of
1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the
registrants last fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3.
Exhibits.
Certifications
pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a))
attached hereto as
Exhibit 99. CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SunAmerica
Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
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By: |
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/s/
John T.
Genoy
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John T. Genoy |
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President |
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Date: |
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November 23, 2011 |
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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.
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By: |
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/s/
John T.
Genoy
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John T. Genoy |
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President |
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Date: |
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November 23, 2011 |
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By: |
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/s/
Donna M.
Handel
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Donna M. Handel |
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Treasurer |
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Date: |
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November 23, 2011 |
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