UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
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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: 7/31/2016
| ITEM 1. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments as of July 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
| Shares | Value ($) | |
| Russia 47.7% | ||
| Common Stocks 43.8% | ||
| Commercial Banks 9.2% | ||
| Bank St Petersburg PJSC | 2,180,620 | 1,921,998 |
| Sberbank of Russia PJSC | 2,000,000 | 4,203,600 |
| Sberbank of Russia PJSC (ADR) | 1,050,000 | 9,136,050 |
| 15,261,648 | ||
| Diversified Financial Services 1.0% | ||
| Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC | 950,000 | 1,628,870 |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.6% | ||
| Rostelecom PJSC | 800,000 | 1,033,200 |
| Food & Staples Retailing 5.7% | ||
| Magnit PJSC | 38,500 | 5,937,505 |
| X5 Retail Group NV (GDR) (Registered)* | 159,529 | 3,477,732 |
| 9,415,237 | ||
| Metals & Mining 1.4% | ||
| MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR) | 165,000 | 2,422,200 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 24.5% | ||
| Gazprom PAO (ADR) | 3,583,774 | 14,722,144 |
| Lukoil PJSC (ADR)† | 375,000 | 16,218,000 |
| Novatek OAO (GDR) (Registered) | 77,000 | 7,684,600 |
| Tatneft PAO (ADR) | 75,000 | 2,118,750 |
| 40,743,494 | ||
| Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.4% | ||
|
Mobile Telesystems PJSC (ADR)
|
260,527 | 2,303,059 |
| Preferred Stocks 3.9% | ||
| Commercial Banks 1.5% | ||
| Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Cost $2,565,442) | 1,600,000 | 2,387,840 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.4% | ||
| AK Transneft OAO (Cost $1,906,145) | 700 | 1,760,474 |
| Surgutneftegas OAO (Cost $2,813,276) | 4,600,000 | 2,265,040 |
| 4,025,514 | ||
| Total Russia (Cost $74,332,508) | 79,221,062 | |
| Poland 19.0% | ||
| Common Stocks | ||
| Commercial Banks 3.3% | ||
| Bank Millennium SA* | 300,000 | 352,470 |
| Bank Zachodni WBK SA† | 32,500 | 2,334,411 |
| Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA* | 455,772 | 2,782,662 |
| 5,469,543 | ||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.8% | ||
| Orange Polska SA | 2,200,000 | 3,041,917 |
| Electric Utilities 2.5% | ||
| PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA | 923,000 | 3,030,732 |
| Tauron Polska Energia SA* | 1,400,000 | 1,106,152 |
| 4,136,884 | ||
| Food & Staples Retailing 1.7% | ||
| Eurocash SA | 210,000 | 2,817,454 |
| Insurance 3.4% | ||
| Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 775,000 | 5,606,434 |
| Media 1.4% | ||
| Cyfrowy Polsat SA* | 370,000 | 2,237,161 |
| Shares | Value ($) | |
| Metals & Mining 1.0% | ||
| KGHM Polska Miedz SA | 84,846 | 1,709,674 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.9% | ||
| Grupa Lotos SA* | 100,000 | 749,320 |
| Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA | 210,000 | 3,364,245 |
| Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA† | 1,700,000 | 2,359,294 |
| 6,472,859 | ||
| Total Poland (Cost $37,114,624) | 31,491,926 | |
| Turkey 12.6% | ||
| Common Stocks | ||
| Airlines 0.8% | ||
| Turk Hava Yollari AO*† | 765,000 | 1,322,317 |
| Chemicals 1.5% | ||
| Gubre Fabrikalari TAS† | 900,000 | 1,636,911 |
| Soda Sanayii AS | 568,181 | 776,951 |
| 2,413,862 | ||
| Commercial Banks 7.0% | ||
| Akbank TAS | 1,358,008 | 3,496,042 |
| Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 1,600,000 | 3,921,097 |
| Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS | 885,000 | 2,325,677 |
| Turkiye Is Bankasi | 1,079,748 | 1,660,595 |
| Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO† | 193,519 | 285,976 |
| 11,689,387 | ||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.7% | ||
| Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | 540,000 | 1,090,471 |
| Gas Utilities 1.0% | ||
| Aygaz AS | 450,000 | 1,691,073 |
| Industrial Conglomerates 0.8% | ||
| KOC Holding AS | 305,779 | 1,308,583 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.8% | ||
|
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS
|
63,083 | 1,346,657 |
| Total Turkey (Cost $23,866,919) | 20,862,350 | |
| Czech Republic 5.1% | ||
| Common Stocks | ||
| Commercial Banks 1.8% | ||
| Moneta Money Bank AS* | 975,806 | 3,006,544 |
| Electric Utilities 3.3% | ||
|
CEZ AS
|
288,000 | 5,434,816 |
| Total Czech Republic (Cost $9,153,804) | 8,441,360 | |
| Hungary 3.1% | ||
| Common Stocks | ||
| Commercial Banks 1.1% | ||
| OTP Bank PLC | 75,000 | 1,826,218 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.6% | ||
| MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | 16,607 | 1,041,070 |
| Pharmaceuticals 1.4% | ||
|
Richter Gedeon Nyrt
|
105,000 | 2,218,629 |
| Total Hungary (Cost $4,227,764) | 5,085,917 | |
| Austria 0.9% | ||
| Common Stocks | ||
| Commercial Banks 0.9% | ||
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG* (Cost $1,807,044) | 120,000 | 1,583,513 |
| Shares | Value ($) | |
| Kazakhstan 0.8% | ||
| Common Stocks | ||
| Metals & Mining 0.8% | ||
| GoldBridges Global Resources PLC*(Cost $1,824,443) | 50,000,000 | 1,360,892 |
| Securities Lending Collateral 5.3% | ||
| Daily Assets Fund "Capital Shares", 0.51% (Cost $8,757,093)(a)(b) | 8,757,093 | 8,757,093 |
| Cash Equivalents 10.5% | ||
| Deutsche Central Cash Management Government Fund, 0.38% (Cost $17,488,132)(b) |
17,488,132 | 17,488,132 |
| % of Net Assets | Value ($) | |
| Total Investments Portfolio (Cost $178,572,331)** | 105.0% | 174,292,245 |
| Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | (5.0%) | (8,277,203) |
| Net Assets | 100.0% | 166,015,042 |
| * | Non-income producing security. |
| ** | The cost for federal income tax purposes was $184,011,228. At July 31, 2016, net unrealized depreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $9,718,983. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $16,338,097 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $26,057,080. |
| † | All or a portion of these securities were on loan. The value of all securities loaned at July 31, 2016 amounted to $8,531,245, which is 5.1% of net assets. |
| (a) | Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. |
| (b) | 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 |
| 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 July 31, 2016 in valuing the Fund’s investments.
| Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||
| Common Stocks and/or Other Equity Investments (c) | ||||||||
| Russia | $ | 79,221,062 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 79,221,062 |
| Poland | 31,491,926 | — | — | 31,491,926 | ||||
| Turkey | 20,862,350 | — | — | 20,862,350 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 8,441,360 | — | — | 8,441,360 | ||||
| Hungary | 5,085,917 | — | — | 5,085,917 | ||||
| Austria | 1,583,513 | — | — | 1,583,513 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 1,360,892 | — | — | 1,360,892 | ||||
| Short-Term Instruments (c) | 26,245,225 | — | — | 26,245,225 | ||||
| Total | $ | 174,292,245 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 174,292,245 |
There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended July 31, 2016.
(c) 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 Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc. |
| By: |
/s/Brian E. Binder Brian E. Binder President |
| Date: | September 22, 2016 |
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: | September 22, 2016 |
| By: |
/s/Paul Schubert Paul Schubert Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Date: | September 22, 2016 |