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.

Blank Rome LLP

405 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10174

 

Sarah E. Cogan, Esq.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Ave

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, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 



 

ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (100.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (8.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Babcock & Brown Wind Partners

 

4,500,000

 

$

5,545,249

 

Babcock & Brown, Ltd.

 

200,000

 

3,217,365

 

Boart Longyear Group*

 

1,807,656

 

3,207,649

 

Cochlear, Ltd.

 

50,000

 

3,125,504

 

Macquarie Capital Alliance Group

 

956,474

 

2,648,729

 

Macquarie Group, Ltd.

 

43,000

 

2,504,884

 

Macquarie Media Group, Ltd.

 

334,669

 

1,118,743

 

Monadelphous Group, Ltd.

 

280,000

 

2,865,695

 

Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.

 

400,000

 

3,993,476

 

Transfield Services, Ltd.

 

640,000

 

6,372,354

 

 

 

 

 

34,599,648

 

Austria (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Strabag SE*

 

45,000

 

2,629,232

 

Wienerberger AG

 

40,500

 

1,845,480

 

 

 

 

 

4,474,712

 

Belgium (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

InBev NV

 

50,000

 

4,077,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bermuda (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Frontline, Ltd.

 

97,900

 

4,167,603

 

Seadrill, Ltd.*

 

100,000

 

2,042,344

 

 

 

 

 

6,209,947

 

Canada (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

9,000

 

1,271,321

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

100,000

 

3,823,515

 

 

 

 

 

5,094,836

 

Denmark (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLSmidth & Co. AS

 

96,050

 

8,410,649

 

NKT Holding AS

 

90,850

 

6,759,295

 

 

 

 

 

15,169,944

 

Finland (10.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Konecranes Oyj.

 

156,000

 

4,703,448

 

Metso Oyj.

 

118,800

 

5,514,081

 

Nokia Oyj.(1)

 

100,000

 

3,695,000

 

Nokian Renkaat Oyj.

 

203,000

 

6,826,725

 

Outokumpu Oyj.

 

50,000

 

1,561,780

 

Outotec Oyj.

 

134,000

 

6,404,859

 

Sampo Oyj.

 

200,000

 

5,194,535

 

Stockmann Oyj.

 

55,060

 

2,210,160

 

Wartsila Oyj.

 

108,200

 

6,859,117

 

 

 

 

 

42,969,705

 

France (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Vinci SA

 

50,000

 

3,376,299

 

Zodiac SA

 

132,179

 

6,699,050

 

 

 

 

 

10,075,349

 

Germany (4.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Balda AG*

 

410,000

 

3,565,853

 

Fielmann AG

 

52,500

 

2,948,018

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.

 

150,000

 

7,698,140

 

Tognum AG*

 

150,000

 

3,643,905

 

 

 

 

 

17,855,916

 

Ireland (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

 

600,000

 

8,416,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Azimut Holding S.p.A.

 

366,735

 

4,304,555

 

Saipem S.p.A

 

100,000

 

3,443,201

 

 

 

 

 

7,747,756

 

Japan (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

 

11,800

 

$

5,880,859

 

 



 

Mexico (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de C.V.(1)

 

140,000

 

8,387,400

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SA de CV(1)

 

52,826

 

2,264,651

 

 

 

 

 

10,652,051

 

Netherlands (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Arcadis NV

 

8,889

 

541,034

 

Beter Bed Holdings NV

 

179,500

 

3,602,649

 

Fugro NV

 

100,000

 

6,777,872

 

Imtech NV

 

203,000

 

4,122,593

 

 

 

 

 

15,044,148

 

Norway (6.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABG Sundal Collier ASA

 

2,970,000

 

5,247,844

 

Acta Holding ASA

 

1,929,200

 

7,487,954

 

BWG Homes ASA

 

358,400

 

2,020,386

 

Dockwise, Ltd.*

 

663,500

 

2,268,712

 

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

 

70,000

 

3,428,550

 

Kongsberg Automotive ASA

 

411,350

 

2,326,481

 

ProSafe SE

 

159,900

 

2,260,875

 

 

 

 

 

25,040,802

 

Russia (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC(1)

 

70,000

 

5,821,900

 

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port*(2)

 

100,000

 

1,356,000

 

Vimpel-Communications OJSC(1)

 

155,000

 

5,338,200

 

 

 

 

 

12,516,100

 

South Korea (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

 

585

 

4,830

 

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund(2)

 

800,000

 

5,720,000

 

 

 

 

 

5,724,830

 

Spain (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte SA

 

100,000

 

1,440,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (8.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB

 

50,000

 

2,687,602

 

Intrum Justitia AB

 

336,700

 

5,344,822

 

KappAhl Holding AB

 

354,500

 

2,640,969

 

KappAhl Holding AB*

 

354,500

 

610,097

 

Kungsleden AB

 

393,200

 

4,248,690

 

Skanska AB

 

450,000

 

7,638,447

 

Teleca AB

 

259,300

 

480,898

 

TeliaSonera AB

 

700,000

 

6,161,052

 

Unibet Group PLC

 

205,000

 

6,443,957

 

 

 

 

 

36,256,534

 

Switzerland (3.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABB, Ltd.

 

288,000

 

7,142,038

 

Nestle SA

 

15,000

 

6,703,988

 

 

 

 

 

13,846,026

 

United Kingdom (8.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Absolute Capital Management Holdings, Ltd.

 

1,465,000

 

844,834

 

Emap PLC

 

500,000

 

9,142,340

 

Firstgroup PLC

 

100,000

 

1,313,435

 

Laird Group PLC

 

482,500

 

4,677,433

 

Man Group PLC

 

383,750

 

4,170,366

 

Mitie Group

 

400,000

 

1,918,947

 

N Brown Group PLC

 

1

 

5

 

Reed Elsevier PLC

 

432,836

 

5,207,321

 

Serco Group PLC

 

500,000

 

4,138,661

 

Southern Cross Healthcare, Ltd.

 

820,000

 

5,715,280

 

 

 

 

 

37,128,622

 

United States (24.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aircastle, Ltd.

 

280,800

 

6,902,064

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

40,000

 

2,816,000

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

57,000

 

4,321,740

 

B&G Foods, Inc.

 

511,600

 

5,039,260

 

Carnival Corp.

 

86,000

 

3,826,140

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

 

45,000

 

4,582,800

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

17,000

 

$

1,919,810

 

GateHouse Media, Inc.

 

784,300

 

7,709,669

 

 



 

General Electric Co.

 

100,000

 

3,541,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

11,000

 

2,208,470

 

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

 

324,921

 

7,882,583

 

Hess Corp.

 

12,000

 

1,089,960

 

Intel Corp.

 

90,000

 

1,908,000

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

75,000

 

3,963,000

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co., LLC

 

269,000

 

8,893,140

 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

 

75,000

 

2,355,750

 

National CineMedia, Inc.

 

195,000

 

4,444,050

 

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.

 

160,000

 

2,628,800

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

 

50,000

 

3,261,000

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 

80,100

 

4,774,761

 

Regal Entertainment Group

 

225,000

 

4,171,500

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

 

50,000

 

3,773,000

 

Ship Finance International, Ltd.

 

33,100

 

864,572

 

Textron, Inc.

 

68,000

 

3,811,400

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

62,000

 

4,551,420

 

 

 

 

 

101,239,889

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified Cost $456,637,220)

 

 

 

421,461,784

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Rate

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Money Market Fund(3)

 

5.037

%

1,464,184

 

1,464,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified Cost $1,464,184)

 

 

 

 

 

1,464,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Identified Cost $458,101,404)

 

 

 

 

 

422,925,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS (-1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,671,287

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

418,254,681

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Expiration

 

Units Per

 

Currency Value

 

Gain/

 

Description

 

Date

 

Contract

 

In $ USD

 

(Loss)

 

Contracts Purchased:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Britain Pound

 

3/7/08

 

3,850,000

(GBP)

$

7,639,040

 

$

80,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,639,040

 

$

80,556

 

Contracts Sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Dollar

 

3/19/08

 

12,900,000

(AUD)

11,500,155

 

(494,649

)

Danish Krone

 

3/19/08

 

22,500,000

(DKK)

4,481,165

 

(139,438

)

European Euro

 

2/1/08

 

584,123

(EUR)

868,416

 

(5,025

)

European Euro

 

2/4/08

 

607,836

(EUR)

903,671

 

(3,040

)

European Euro

 

3/19/08

 

42,700,000

(EUR)

63,391,677

 

(1,938,817

)

Great Britain Pound

 

3/7/08

 

21,300,000

(GBP)

42,262,743

 

490,758

 

Norwegian Kroner

 

3/19/08

 

62,500,000

(NOK)

11,514,739

 

(299,027

)

Swedish Krona

 

3/19/08

 

165,100,000

(SEK)

25,906,923

 

(809,154

)

Swiss Franc

 

3/19/08

 

7,700,000

(CHF)

7,131,029

 

(420,825

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

167,960,518

 

$

(3,619,217

)

 


*    Non-income producing security.

(1) ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

(2) GDR - Global Depositary Receipt.

(3) Investments in other funds are calculated at their respective net asset value as determined by those funds, in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940. The interest rate shown represents the rate at January 31, 2008.

 



 

Common Abbreviations:

 

AB

 

Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

AG

 

Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA

 

Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norweigan term for a public limited company.

Bhd

 

Berhad is the Malaysian term for private limited company.

Co.

 

Company

Corp.

 

Corporation

Inc.

 

Incorporated

Ltd.

 

Limited

SA

 

Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

SA de C.V.

 

A variable capital company.

SAB de C.V.

 

A variable capital company.

SE

 

SE Regulation. A European Company which can operate on a Europe-wide basis and be governed by Community law directly applicable in all Member States.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio Investments.

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2008

 

1. Organization:

 

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on May 11, 2006, and had no operating history prior to July 26, 2006. 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.

 

The Fund had no operations prior to July 26, 2006 other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 5,235,602 shares of beneficial interest in the Fund to Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC (“Alpine Woods”) at a net asset value of $19.10 per share. Alpine Woods serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund’s Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “AGD”.

 

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund.

 

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.

 

5. Income Tax

 

Income Tax - Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on federal tax costs were as follows:

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

27,718,541

 

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(62,526,009

)

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

(34,807,468

)

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

457,733,436

 

 

6. New Accounting Pronouncements:

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Valuation Measurement” (“SFAS No. 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund is currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statements.

 



 

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.

 

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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 28, 2008

 

 

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 28, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Sheldon Flamm

 

 

  Sheldon Flamm

 

 

  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

  March 28, 2008

 

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