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

811-02328

 

 

Boulder Growth and Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1680 38th Street, Suite 800 Boulder, CO

 

80301

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Stephen C. Miller, Esq.
1680 38
th Street, Suite 800
Boulder, CO  80301

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

303-444-5483

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

February 28, 2006

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments. – The schedule of investments for the period ended February 28, 2006 is filed herewith.

 



 

Portfolio of Investments as of February 28, 2006

(Unaudited)

 

Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

 

Shares

 

Description

 

Value (Note 1)

 

LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—87.4%

 

DOMESTIC COMMON STOCKS—71.9%

 

Beverages—6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

185,300

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

 

$

7,697,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Machinery—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

1,461,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified—23.8%

 

 

 

 

 

310

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A †

 

26,908,000

 

 

 

500

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B †

 

1,444,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,352,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

58,000

 

Doral Financial Corp.

 

647,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Products & Services—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

18,000

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

1,037,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

38,500

 

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

 

1,453,760

 

 

 

6,737

 

Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A

 

159,667

 

 

 

40,000

 

First American Corporation

 

1,686,400

 

 

 

55,750

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

 

1,723,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,023,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

50,500

 

Eaton Corporation

 

3,518,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages & REITS—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

2,200

 

Redwood Trust, Inc.

 

91,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

42,000

 

Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company

 

970,200

 

 

 

136,000

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

3,561,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,532,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REITS—16.8%

 

 

 

 

 

70,000

 

Archstone-Smith Realty Trust

 

3,318,000

 

 

 

44,000

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

 

4,532,000

 

 

 

39,054

 

Brandywine Realty Trust

 

1,147,016

 

 

 

26,000

 

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

 

1,003,080

 

 

 

44,500

 

Health Care Property Investors, Inc.

 

1,222,415

 

 

 

160,000

 

HRPT Properties Trust

 

1,715,200

 

 

 

30,000

 

Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc.

 

2,076,300

 

 

 

55,000

 

Regency Centers Corporation

 

3,547,500

 

 

 

42,000

 

Sun Communities, Inc.

 

1,454,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,015,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail—5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

133,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

6,032,880

 

 



 

RICS—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,400

 

First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund

 

130,832

 

 

 

14,800

 

First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

 

264,920

 

 

 

145,600

 

Flaherty & Crumrine Claymore Preferred Securities Income Fund, Inc.

 

3,101,280

 

 

 

32,800

 

Flaherty & Crumrine Claymore Total Return Fund, Inc.

 

678,632

 

 

 

18,500

 

Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.

 

328,560

 

 

 

5,400

 

Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

 

96,174

 

 

 

27,000

 

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

 

346,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,947,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings & Loans—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

51,000

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

2,177,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks (cost $72,599,965)

 

85,534,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN COMMON STOCKS—15.5%

 

 

 

Australia—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

965,962

 

ING Office Fund

 

1,033,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

9,500

 

Unibail, REIT

 

1,557,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

4,138

 

Deutsche Wohnen AG, REIT

 

1,179,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

600,000

 

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd., REIT

 

1,082,663

 

 

 

2,052,000

 

Midland Holdings, Ltd.

 

1,289,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,371,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

31,663

 

Heineken NV

 

1,192,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

4,150,135

 

Kiwi Income Property Trust, REIT

 

3,489,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

850,000

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

 

1,132,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

235,000

 

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

 

2,278,924

 

 

 

65,000

 

British Land Co. PLC, REIT

 

1,377,358

 

 

 

25,000

 

Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR

 

1,542,500

 

 

 

155,000

 

Great Portland Estates PLC, REIT

 

1,256,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,455,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Common Stocks (cost $15,644,944)

 

18,411,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

WARRANTS—0.0% *

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Ono Finance Certificate, Warrant, Expires 5/31/09 †

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long Term Investments (cost $88,244,909)

 

103,946,050

 

 

Par

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Description

 

Value (Note 1)

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—12.2%

 

 

 

BANK DEPOSIT—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

496,000

 

Investors Bank & Trust Money Market Deposit Account, 3.550% due 3/01/06
(cost $496,000)

496,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND TREASURY BILLS—7.6%

 

 

 

New Zealand—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

3,076,000

 

New Zealand Government Bond, 8.000% due 11/15/06

 

2,053,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom—5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

3,992,000

 

UK Treasury Bill, 4.299% due 3/20/06

 

6,974,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND TREASURY BILLS
(cost $9,020,024)

 

9,028,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

4.163% due 3/30/06

 

4,983,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $14,499,259)

 

14,507,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6% (cost $102,744,168)

 

$

118,453,818

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.4%

 

525,722

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets Available to Common Stock and Preferred Stock — 100%

 

118,979,540

 

 

 

 

 

Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPs) Redemption Value

 

(25,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets Available to Common Stock

 

$

93,979,540

 

 


 

 

 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

Amount represents less than 0.1% of net assets.

 

 

 

ADR

-

 

 

American Depository Receipt

 

 

 

REIT

-

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

 

RIC

-

 

 

Registered Investment Company

 

 

 

 



 

Boulder Growth and Income Fund, Inc.

February 28, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Valuation and Investment Practices

 

Portfolio Valuation: The net asset value of the Fund’s Common Stock is determined by the Fund’s administrator no less frequently than on the last business day of each week and month. It is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. The value of the Fund’s net assets is deemed to equal the value of the Fund’s total assets less the Fund’s liabilities. Securities listed on a national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale on such exchange or the NASDAQ Official Close Price (“NOCP”) on the day of valuation. In the absence of sales of listed securities and with respect to securities for which the most recent sale prices are not deemed to represent fair market value and unlisted securities (other than money market instruments), securities are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices, or based on a matrix system which utilizes information (such as credit ratings, yields and maturities) from independent sources. Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Fund, including reference to valuations of other securities which are considered comparable in quality, maturity and type. Investments in money market instruments,which mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend dates. Interest income is recorded using the interest method.

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currencies and investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars at the exchange rate prevailing at the end of the period, and purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses, transacted in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate on the dates of such transactions. Foreign currency gains and losses result from fluctuations in exchange rates between trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, foreign currency transactions and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received.The portion of the foreign currency gains and losses related to the fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in gains and losses on investment securities sold.

 

Dividend income is recorded at management’s estimate of the income included in distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and registered investment companies (“RICs”). Distributions received in excess of this amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments. The actual amounts of income and return of capital are determined by each REIT or RIC only after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.

 

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions. The Fund’s Management reviews and approves periodically the eligibility of the banks and dealers with which the Fund enters into repurchase agreement transactions. The value of the collateral underlying such transactions is at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligations, including interest. The Fund maintains possession of the collateral and, in the event of counterparty default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is the possibility of loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities.

 

Note 2. Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

On February 28, 2006, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on cost of $102,757,559 for federal income tax purposes was $15,696,259 consisting of $17,523,377 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost and $(1,827,118) aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value.

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17CFR 270.30a-3(c)), are effective based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) 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.

 

Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99CERT.

 



 

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.

 

 

 

BOULDER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

 

By

 

/s/ Stephen C. Miller

 

 

Stephen C. Miller, President

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date

4/20/06

 

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report had been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By

 

/s/ Stephen C. Miller

 

 

Stephen C. Miller, President

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date

4/20/06

 

 

By

 

/s/ Carl D. Johns

 

 

Carl D. Johns, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date

4/20/06