nq013114cee.htm
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 Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)
 

Paul Schubert
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 250-3220
 
Date of fiscal year end:  10/31
 
Date of reporting period:  1/31/2014

ITEM 1.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 
 Investment Portfolio   as of January 31, 2014  (Unaudited)
 
 
THE CENTRAL EUROPE, RUSSIA AND TURKEY FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS — JANUARY 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Shares
 
Description
 
Value(a)
 
INVESTMENTS IN RUSSIA – 73.3%
     
   
COMMON STOCKS – 66.5%
 
   
COMMERCIAL BANKS – 12.7%
 
 
3,000,000
   
Bank St Petersburg
 
$
3,344,100
   
 
11,500,000
   
Sberbank
   
30,962,600
   
 
600,000
   
TCS Group Holding*
   
6,540,000
   
 
1,000,000
   
VTB Bank (GDR) Reg S
   
2,540,000
   
     
43,386,700
   
   
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – 1.7%
 
 
1,700,000
   
LSR Group (GDR) Reg S
   
5,967,000
   
   
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL
SERVICES – 1.3%
 
 
2,500,000
   
Moscow Exchange
   
4,388,000
   
   
DIVERSIFIED
TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES – 0.9%
 
 
1,000,000
   
Rostelecom
   
3,145,400
   
   
ELECTRIC UTILITIES – 1.9%
 
 
7,000,000,000
   
Inter RAO*
   
2,100,000
   
 
2,800,000
   
RusHydro (ADR)†
   
4,370,800
   
     
6,470,800
   
   
ENERGY EQUIPMENT &
SERVICES – 1.1%
 
 
350,000
   
TMK
   
3,867,500
   
   
FOOD & STAPLES
RETAILING – 4.9%
 
 
55,000
   
Magnit
   
13,113,276
   
 
220,295
   
X5 Retail Group*
   
3,722,986
   
     
16,836,262
   
   
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES – 1.2%
 
 
600,000
   
PIK Group*
   
1,141,680
   
 
1,542,127
   
PIK Group (GDR) Reg S*
   
2,980,931
   
     
4,122,611
   
   
INDEPENDENT POWER
PRODUCERS &
ENERGY TRADERS – 0.8%
 
 
40,000,000
   
E.ON Russia
   
2,628,000
   
   
METALS & MINING – 4.6%
 
 
47,500
   
MMC Norilsk Nickel
   
7,257,777
   
 
325,000
   
MMC Norilsk Nickel (ADR)
   
4,975,750
   
 
200,000
   
Severstal
   
1,605,780
   
 
250,000
   
Severstal (GDR) Reg S
   
2,030,000
   
     
15,869,307
   
Shares
 
Description
 
Value(a)
 
   
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE
FUELS – 26.5%
 
 
5,000,000
   
Gazprom†
 
$
41,300,000
   
 
75,000
   
LUKOIL
   
4,224,097
   
 
415,000
   
LUKOIL (ADR)
   
23,655,000
   
 
150,000
   
NovaTek (GDR) Reg S
   
18,315,000
   
 
100,000
   
Tatneft (ADR)
   
3,310,000
   
     
90,804,097
   
   
REAL ESTATE
MANAGEMENT &
DEVELOPMENT – 0.9%
 
 
200,000
   
LSR Group
   
3,129,740
   
   
ROAD & RAIL – 1.9%
 
 
500,000
   
Globaltrans Investment
(GDR) Reg S
   
6,625,000
   
   
WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES – 6.1%
 
 
600,000
   
Mobile Telesystems
   
4,916,160
   
 
250,000
   
Mobile Telesystems
(GDR) Reg S
   
4,231,703
   
 
10,000,000
   
Sistema JSFC
   
11,786,000
   
     
20,933,863
   
       
Total Common Stocks
(cost $208,320,823)
   
228,174,280
   
   
PREFERRED STOCKS – 6.8%
 
   
DIVERSIFIED
TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES – 0.9%
 
 
1,600,000
   
Rostelecom
(cost $5,151,597)
   
3,270,880
   
   
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE
FUELS – 5.9%
 
 
1,000
   
AK Transneft
(cost $1,357,710)
   
2,269,181
   
 
15,000,000
   
Surgutneftegaz
(cost $9,516,117)
   
10,827,000
   
 
1,000,000
   
Surgutneftegaz (ADR)†
(cost $4,690,963)
   
7,120,000
   
     
20,216,181
   
       
Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $20,716,387)
   
23,487,061
   
       
Total Investments in Russia
(cost $229,037,210)
   
251,661,341
   
 

 
 
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THE CENTRAL EUROPE, RUSSIA AND TURKEY FUND, INC.
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS — JANUARY 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
 
Shares
 
Description
 
Value(a)
 
INVESTMENTS IN POLAND – 12.1%
     
   
COMMERCIAL BANKS – 5.4%
 
 
121,831
   
Bank Millennium*
 
$
313,735
   
 
25,000
   
Bank Zachodni WBK
   
3,131,739
   
 
2,000,000
   
Getin Noble Bank*
   
1,972,599
   
 
1,000,000
   
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci
Bank Polski
   
12,939,236
   
     
18,357,309
   
   
FOOD & STAPLES
RETAILING – 1.5%
 
 
310,000
   
Jeronimo Martins SGPS
   
5,311,529
   
   
INSURANCE – 2.3%
 
 
60,000
   
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen
   
7,849,169
   
   
MEDIA – 0.2%
 
 
130,567
   
TVN*
   
642,649
   
   
METALS & MINING – 1.3%
 
 
130,000
   
KGHM Polska Miedz
   
4,514,462
   
   
ROAD & RAIL – 0.8%
 
 
95,427
   
PKP Cargo*†
   
2,734,916
   
   
TEXTILES,APPAREL &
LUXURY GOODS – 0.6%
 
 
720
   
LPP
   
2,009,387
   
       
Total Investments in Poland
(cost $35,871,987)
   
41,419,421
   
INVESTMENTS IN TURKEY – 8.3%
     
   
AIRLINES – 0.6%
 
 
690,000
   
Turk Hava Yollari
   
2,050,981
   
   
AUTOMOBILES – 0.3%
 
 
111,100
   
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi
   
967,685
   
   
BEVERAGES – 0.5%
 
 
80,000
   
Coca-Cola Icecek
   
1,668,798
   
   
BUILDING PRODUCTS – 0.5%
 
 
2,000,000
   
Trakya Cam Sanayii
   
1,843,440
   
   
COMMERCIAL BANKS – 3.2%
 
 
2,000,000
   
Akbank*
   
5,080,485
   
 
1,750,000
   
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi
   
4,599,780
   
 
300,000
   
Turkiye Halk Bankasi
   
1,475,193
   
     
11,155,458
   
Shares
 
Description
 
Value(a)
 
   
DIVERSIFIED
FINANCIAL
SERVICES – 1.0%
 
 
1,000,000
   
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding
 
$
3,294,377
   
   
FOOD PRODUCTS – 0.3%
 
 
150,000
   
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi
   
919,515
   
   
INDUSTRIAL
CONGLOMERATES – 0.8%
 
 
1,000,000
   
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi
   
2,840,132
   
   
WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES – 1.1%
 
 
750,000
   
Turkcell Iletism Hizmetleri*
   
3,684,675
   
       
Total Investments in Turkey
(cost $30,010,866)
   
28,425,061
   
INVESTMENTS IN HUNGARY – 1.4%
     
   
COMMERCIAL BANKS0.5%
 
 
100,000
   
OTP Bank
   
1,829,636
   
   
PHARMACEUTICALS0.9%
 
 
145,000
   
Richter Gedeon Nyrt
   
2,928,282
   
       
Total Investments in Hungary
(cost $3,360,332)
   
4,757,918
   
INVESTMENTS IN CZECH REPUBLIC – 1.3%
     
   
COMMERCIAL BANKS1.3%
 
 
20,000
   
Komercni Banka
   
4,325,752
   
       
Total Investments in Czech
Republic
(cost $3,522,944)
   
4,325,752
   
INVESTMENTS IN AUSTRIA – 0.6%
     
   
COMMERCIAL BANKS0.6%
 
 
60,000
   
Erste Group Bank
   
2,185,137
   
       
Total Investments in Austria
(cost $2,174,449)
   
2,185,137
   
       
Total Investments in Common
and Preferred Stocks – 97.0%
(cost $303,977,788)
   
332,774,630
   
 

 
 
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THE CENTRAL EUROPE, RUSSIA AND TURKEY FUND, INC.
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS — JANUARY 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
 
Shares
 
Description
 
Value(a)
 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL – 0.7%
 
 
2,567,864
   
Daily Assets Fund
Institutional, 0.08%
(cost $2,567,864)(b)(c)
 
$
2,567,864
   
CASH EQUIVALENTS – 1.7%
 
 
5,887,704
   
Central Cash Management Fund,
0.04%
(cost $5,887,704)(c)
   
5,887,704
   
   
Total Investments – 99.4%
(cost $312,433,356)**
   
341,230,198
   
   
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net – 0.6%
   
2,013,027
   
   
NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
343,243,225
   
 
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.
**  The cost for federal income tax purposes was $312,900,234. At January 31, 2014, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $28,329,964. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $68,875,444 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $40,545,480.
†  All or a portion of these securities were on loan. The value of all securities loaned at January 31, 2014 amounted to $2,438,056, which is 0.7% of net assets.
(a)  Value stated in U.S. dollars.
(b)  Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.
(c)  Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
GDR – Global Depositary Receipt
Reg S – Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
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 subgroups or industries.
 

 
 
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THE CENTRAL EUROPE, RUSSIA AND TURKEY FUND, INC.
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2014 (unaudited) (continued)
 
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). 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 or liquidity associated with investing in these securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2014 in valuing the Fund's investments.
Category
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Common Stocks and/or Other Equity Investments(1)
 
Russia
 
$
251,661,341
   
$
   
$
   
$
251,661,341
   
Poland
   
41,419,421
     
     
     
41,419,421
   
Turkey
   
28,425,061
     
     
     
28,425,061
   
Hungary
   
4,757,918
     
     
     
4,757,918
   
Czech Republic
   
4,325,752
     
     
     
4,325,752
   
Austria
   
2,185,137
     
     
     
2,185,137
   
Short-Term Instruments(1)
   
8,455,568
     
     
     
8,455,568
   
Total
 
$
341,230,198
   
$
   
$
   
$
341,230,198
   
 
There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended January 31, 2014.
 
 
(1) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
 

 
 
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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 Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc.
   
By:
/s/Brian E. Binder
Brian E. Binder
President
   
Date:
3/25/2014


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/Brian E. Binder
Brian E. Binder
President
   
Date:
3/25/2014
   
   
   
By:
/s/Paul Schubert
Paul Schubert
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
Date:
3/25/2014