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

811-21901

 

 

ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215, Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215

Purchase, New York 10577

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies of information to:

 

Thomas R. Westle, Esq.

Sarah E. Cogan, Esq.

Blank Rome LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

405 Lexington Ave

425 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10174

New York, NY 10174

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

914-251-0880

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

January 31, 2007

 

 


 

 

 


 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

Schedule of Investments, January 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

DESCRIPTION

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (7.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABC Learning Centres Ltd.

 

1,250,000

 

$

7,474,277

 

Babcock & Brown Wind Partners

 

4,000,000

 

5,156,280

 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

 

86,000

 

5,408,767

 

Macquarie Media Group Ltd.

 

1,000,000

 

3,564,357

 

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

 

500,000

 

3,634,246

 

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

 

400,000

 

3,634,246

 

Transfield Services Ltd.

 

640,000

 

4,587,226

 

Zinifex Ltd.

 

300,000

 

3,820,617

 

 

 

 

 

37,280,016

 

Bermuda (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sealift Ltd. *

 

1,746,000

 

3,492,028

 

Ship Finance International Ltd.

 

118,100

 

2,802,513

 

 

 

 

 

6,294,541

 

Denmark (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

 

60,000

 

3,933,016

 

GN Store Nord

 

400,000

 

5,890,784

 

NKT Holding A/S

 

40,000

 

3,516,991

 

 

 

 

 

13,340,791

 

Finland (9.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Elisa Oyj.

 

100,000

 

2,942,978

 

Fortum Oyj.

 

200,000

 

5,505,376

 

Metso Oyj.

 

210,000

 

11,123,363

 

Neste Oil Oyj. (1)

 

150,000

 

4,568,915

 

Nokian Renkaat Oyj.

 

202,900

 

4,009,077

 

Sampo Oyj.

 

200,000

 

5,455,849

 

Stockmann Oyj. Abp

 

55,060

 

2,579,872

 

Wartsila Oyj. Abp

 

216,500

 

12,398,840

 

 

 

 

 

48,584,270

 

France (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

PagesJaunes Groupe SA

 

150,000

 

3,159,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Altana AG

 

120,000

 

7,374,389

 

AWD Holding AG

 

99,255

 

4,333,715

 

 

 

 

 

11,708,104

 

Great Britain (10.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

BAE Systems Plc.

 

500,000

 

4,103,796

 

Cairn Energy Plc. *

 

260,000

 

8,566,545

 

Drax Group Plc.

 

520,000

 

6,972,769

 

Henderson Group Plc.

 

1,643,152

 

4,430,874

 

Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc.

 

400,000

 

9,988,605

 

Kelda Group Plc.

 

200,000

 

3,666,156

 

N Brown Group Plc.

 

385,000

 

2,325,975

 

Rank Group Plc.

 

2,200,000

 

9,833,392

 

Smiths Group Plc.

 

250,000

 

5,233,506

 

 

 

 

 

55,121,618

 

Greece (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aries Maritime Transport Ltd.

 

164,000

 

1,410,400

 

OPAP SA

 

110,000

 

4,106,093

 

 

 

 

 

5,516,493

 

Ireland (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

C&C Group Plc.

 

350,000

 

5,154,774

 

Paddy Power Plc.

 

240,000

 

5,223,851

 

 

 

 

 

10,378,625

 

Italy (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fiat S.p.A. *

 

100,000

 

2,056,696

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

 

1,400,000

 

10,555,882

 

Lottomatica S.p.A.

 

135,167

 

5,514,144

 

 

 

 

 

18,126,722

 

Malta (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Unibet Group Plc.

 

180,030

 

4,844,007

 

 



 

Netherlands (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beter Bed Holdings NV

 

123,800

 

3,727,312

 

Fugro NV

 

60,000

 

2,849,658

 

Imtech NV

 

81,970

 

5,443,299

 

 

 

 

 

12,020,269

 

Norway (8.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aker Kvaerner ASA

 

90,000

 

10,167,862

 

Aker Yards ASA

 

86,000

 

6,835,624

 

Norske Skogindustrier ASA

 

510,000

 

9,378,230

 

ProSafe SE

 

595,000

 

9,306,037

 

Statoil ASA

 

200,000

 

5,336,325

 

 

 

 

 

41,024,078

 

South Korea (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (1)

 

500,000

 

3,625,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (19.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

AarhusKarlshamn AB

 

140,000

 

4,320,894

 

Atlas Copco AB

 

310,000

 

10,593,601

 

Boliden AB

 

400,000

 

9,295,031

 

D Carnegie & Co. AB

 

320,000

 

7,251,851

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB

 

85,000

 

4,598,594

 

HIQ International AB

 

399,400

 

2,269,987

 

Intrum Justitia AB

 

440,000

 

5,318,024

 

JM AB

 

414,600

 

11,125,677

 

Kungsleden AB

 

200,000

 

3,251,822

 

Munters AB

 

96,500

 

4,464,025

 

NCC AB

 

306,900

 

8,787,560

 

Skanska AB

 

350,000

 

7,264,441

 

SKF AB

 

370,000

 

7,293,578

 

Ssab Svenskt Stal AB

 

300,000

 

7,273,434

 

TeliaSonera AB

 

560,000

 

4,471,974

 

 

 

 

 

97,580,493

 

Switzerland (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

 

15,500

 

5,131,769

 

SGS SA

 

4,200

 

4,606,441

 

UBS AG - Registered

 

142,000

 

8,883,207

 

 

 

 

 

18,621,417

 

United States (24.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

BJ Services Co.

 

73,000

 

2,019,180

 

Cambrex Corp.

 

200,000

 

4,376,000

 

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

 

77,100

 

2,447,925

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

118,000

 

9,963,920

 

GateHouse Media, Inc.

 

464,300

 

8,812,414

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

16,500

 

3,500,640

 

Halliburton Co.

 

197,000

 

5,819,380

 

Healthcare Services Group

 

90,600

 

2,620,152

 

Hess Corp.

 

100,000

 

5,399,000

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

75,000

 

3,262,500

 

ITT Corp.

 

80,000

 

4,772,000

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. Trust

 

349,000

 

12,797,830

 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

 

50,000

 

1,482,500

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

 

70,000

 

5,656,000

 

Noble Corp.

 

101,650

 

7,618,667

 

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

 

100,000

 

3,450,000

 

PolyMedica Corp.

 

100,000

 

4,004,000

 

Regal Entertainment Group

 

225,000

 

5,062,500

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

285,250

 

9,381,873

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. - Class A

 

210,000

 

11,249,700

 

Teekay Offshore Partners LP

 

10,500

 

294,000

 

Textron, Inc.

 

44,000

 

4,099,480

 

Todco - Class A *

 

60,000

 

2,077,800

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

47,000

 

3,196,940

 

Wyeth

 

80,000

 

3,952,800

 

 

 

 

 

127,317,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $456,972,462)

 

 

 

514,542,980

 

 



 

RIGHTS (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Transfield Services Ltd. *(2) (3)

 

142,222

 

191,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS (IDENTIFIED COST $0)

 

 

 

191,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (IDENTIFIED COST $456,972,462)

 

 

 

514,734,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS (0.0%) (3)

 

 

 

(115,471

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

514,618,574

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS, OPEN

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Units Per

 

Currency Value

 

Unrealized

 

CONTRACT DESCRIPTION

 

Date

 

Contract

 

in $USD

 

Gain/(Loss)

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Euro

 

1/24/2006

 

667,882 (EUR)

 

870,488

 

$

(5,848

)

 


*Non Income Producing Security

(1) GDR - Global Depository Receipt

(2) Fair valued security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

(3) Less than 0.05% of total assets

 

Income Tax Information:

 

 

 

Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

63,555,000

 

Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(6,122,967

)

Net unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

57,432,034

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

457,302,011

 

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2007

 

1. Organization:

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) is a newly organized, diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on May 11, 2006, and has no operating history. The Fund has an investment objective to provide high current dividend income, more than 50% of which qualifies for the reduced federal income tax rates created by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund also focuses on long-term growth of capital as a secondary investment objective.

 

2. Security Valuation:

The net asset value (“NAV”) of shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of outstanding shares. NAV is determined each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). In computing NAV, portfolio securities of the Fund are valued at their current market values determined on the basis of market quotations. In computing the Fund’s net asset value, portfolio securities that are traded on a securities exchange in the United States, except for option securities, are valued at the last reported sale price as of the time of valuation, or lacking any current reported sale at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each option security - traded on a securities exchange in the United States is valued at the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation if the last current reported sale price falls within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. If the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation does not fall within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, the security is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. Each security traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System, is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking an NOCP, the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation by NASDAQ, or lacking any current reported sale on NASDAQ at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued by the counterparty, or if the counterparty’s price is not readily available then by using the Black-Scholes method. Each other security traded over-the-counter is valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when the valuation methods mentioned above are not reflective of a fair value of the security, the security is valued at a fair value following procedures and/or guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, which may include utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing system. The Fund may also use fair value pricing, if the value of a security it holds is, pursuant to Board of Trustees guidelines, materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is traded. These procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio security used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or official closing prices.

 

Securities that are principally traded in a foreign market are valued at the last current sale price at the time of valuation or lacking any current or reported sale, at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets is normally completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the NYSE is open. Trading of these securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s net asset value is not calculated. As stated above, if the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, the security will be priced at a fair value

 



 

following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. In light of the judgment involved in fair value decisions, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

 

3. Foreign Securities:

The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a forward foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

 

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included with the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

4. Securities Transactions and Investment Income:

Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discounts. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the highest cost basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 



 

Item 2 - Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)                                  The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

(b)                                 There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 – Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.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.

 

 

ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date:

  March 29, 2007

 

 

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/ Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

  President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date:

  March 29, 2007

 

 

By:

  /s/ Sheldon Flamm

 

 

  Sheldon Flamm

 

 

  Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

Date:

  March 29, 2007