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No. of |
||||||||
Description
|
Shares/Units | Value | ||||||
Long-Term Investments 130.4%
|
||||||||
Equity Investments(a) 113.2%
|
||||||||
United States 86.4%
|
||||||||
MLP(b)(c) 54.4%
|
||||||||
Atlas Energy Resources, LLC
|
287 | $ | 9,535 | |||||
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
|
174 | 7,695 | ||||||
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
|
121 | 2,670 | ||||||
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. Unregistered(d)
|
185 | 3,826 | ||||||
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
|
36 | 1,787 | ||||||
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
|
231 | 6,983 | ||||||
Capital Product Partners L.P.(e)
|
437 | 8,819 | ||||||
Constellation Energy Partners LLC
|
65 | 1,370 | ||||||
Copano Energy, L.L.C.
|
32 | 1,152 | ||||||
Crosstex Energy, L.P.
|
484 | 15,289 | ||||||
DCP Midstream Partners, LP
|
97 | 3,521 | ||||||
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
|
46 | 685 | ||||||
Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.(e)(f)
|
740 | 38,707 | ||||||
Enbridge Energy Partners L.P.
|
27 | 1,324 | ||||||
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
|
116 | 5,540 | ||||||
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
|
1,573 | 48,726 | ||||||
Exterran Partners, L.P.
|
239 | 7,822 | ||||||
Global Partners LP
|
145 | 3,964 | ||||||
Hiland Partners, LP
|
58 | 2,955 | ||||||
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
|
86 | 3,537 | ||||||
Inergy, L.P.
|
190 | 5,560 | ||||||
K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P.
|
35 | 1,272 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan Management, LLC(e)(f)
|
2,875 | 156,724 | ||||||
Legacy Reserves LP
|
43 | 908 | ||||||
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
247 | 10,706 | ||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
|
58 | 2,008 | ||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Unregistered(d)
|
159 | 5,373 | ||||||
Martin Midstream Partners L.P.
|
231 | 7,815 | ||||||
Natural Resource Partners L.P.
|
74 | 2,377 | ||||||
NuStar Energy L.P.
|
71 | 3,811 | ||||||
ONEOK Partners, L.P.
|
212 | 13,129 | ||||||
OSG America L.P.
|
144 | 2,015 | ||||||
Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.
|
148 | 3,955 | ||||||
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.(g)
|
1,387 | 66,207 |
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No. of |
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Description
|
Shares/Units | Value | ||||||
MLP(b)(c) (Continued)
|
||||||||
Regency Energy Partners LP
|
296 | $ | 8,771 | |||||
SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P.
|
179 | 4,463 | ||||||
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.
|
88 | 4,681 | ||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP
|
267 | 6,467 | ||||||
TC PipeLines, LP
|
342 | 11,690 | ||||||
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
|
82 | 2,459 | ||||||
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.(e)
|
381 | 9,658 | ||||||
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
|
129 | 4,879 | ||||||
Williams Partners L.P.
|
74 | 2,748 | ||||||
513,583 | ||||||||
MLP Affiliates 2.1%
|
||||||||
Atlas America, Inc.
|
79 | 4,798 | ||||||
Crosstex Energy, Inc.
|
226 | 8,093 | ||||||
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.(h)
|
169 | 5,626 | ||||||
Hiland Holdings GP, LP(h)
|
66 | 1,645 | ||||||
20,162 | ||||||||
Marine Transportation 20.2%
|
||||||||
Aries Maritime Transport Limited
|
1,193 | 7,658 | ||||||
Arlington Tankers Ltd.
|
615 | 12,357 | ||||||
Danaos Corporation
|
45 | 1,178 | ||||||
Diana Shipping Inc.
|
315 | 8,986 | ||||||
Double Hull Tankers, Inc.
|
1,127 | 12,684 | ||||||
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
|
1,040 | 27,691 | ||||||
Euroseas Ltd.
|
207 | 2,894 | ||||||
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited(i)
|
378 | 22,004 | ||||||
General Maritime Corporation
|
205 | 4,833 | ||||||
Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
|
27 | 414 | ||||||
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited
|
132 | 3,749 | ||||||
OceanFreight, Inc.
|
424 | 9,339 | ||||||
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc.
|
1,139 | 16,658 | ||||||
Paragon Shipping Inc.
|
138 | 2,214 | ||||||
Quintana Maritime Limited
|
1,269 | 29,221 | ||||||
Seaspan Corporation
|
631 | 18,015 | ||||||
Ship Finance International Limited
|
273 | 7,047 | ||||||
Teekay Tankers Ltd
|
236 | 3,988 | ||||||
190,930 | ||||||||
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No. of |
||||||||
Description
|
Shares/Units | Value | ||||||
Coal 3.8%
|
||||||||
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
|
168 | $ | 6,808 | |||||
Arch Coal, Inc.(i)
|
60 | 3,065 | ||||||
CONSOL Energy Inc.
|
57 | 4,308 | ||||||
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.
|
193 | 11,127 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corporation(i)
|
192 | 10,862 | ||||||
36,170 | ||||||||
Royalty Trust 5.9%
|
||||||||
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust
|
103 | 4,849 | ||||||
Hugoton Royalty Trust
|
353 | 9,961 | ||||||
MV Oil Trust
|
648 | 15,485 | ||||||
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
|
750 | 14,283 | ||||||
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
|
272 | 10,503 | ||||||
55,081 | ||||||||
Total United States (Cost $637,363)
|
815,926 | |||||||
Canada 26.8%
|
||||||||
Royalty Trust 26.8%
|
||||||||
ARC Energy Trust
|
1,223 | 29,278 | ||||||
Baytex Energy Trust
|
756 | 16,307 | ||||||
Bonavista Energy Trust
|
824 | 24,422 | ||||||
Bonterra Energy Income Trust
|
36 | 962 | ||||||
Crescent Point Energy Trust
|
1,420 | 39,164 | ||||||
Enerplus Resources Fund
|
849 | 36,562 | ||||||
Fairborne Energy Trust(j)
|
842 | 5,644 | ||||||
Fording Canadian Coal Trust(i)
|
134 | 6,673 | ||||||
Harvest Energy Trust
|
302 | 7,399 | ||||||
NAL Oil & Gas Trust
|
857 | 11,425 | ||||||
Penn West Energy Trust
|
1,075 | 30,322 | ||||||
Peyto Energy Trust
|
300 | 6,052 | ||||||
Progress Energy Trust
|
759 | 10,022 | ||||||
Vermilion Energy Trust
|
506 | 20,055 | ||||||
Zargon Energy Trust
|
361 | 8,496 | ||||||
Total Canada (Cost $224,495)
|
252,783 | |||||||
Total Equity Investments (Cost $861,858)
|
1,068,709 | |||||||
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Interest |
Maturity |
Principal |
||||||||||||||
Description
|
Rate | Date | Amount | Value | ||||||||||||
Fixed Income Investments 17.2%
|
||||||||||||||||
United States 15.4%
|
||||||||||||||||
Coal 0.5%
|
||||||||||||||||
Peabody Energy Corporation(i)(k)
|
4.750 | % | 12/15/66 | $ | 4,000 | $ | 4,885 | |||||||||
Marine Transportation 1.3%
|
||||||||||||||||
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.
|
9.500 | 12/15/14 | 12,500 | 12,031 | ||||||||||||
Midstream 2.5%
|
||||||||||||||||
SemGroup, L.P.
|
8.750 | 11/15/15 | 10,065 | 9,360 | ||||||||||||
Targa Resources, Inc.
|
8.500 | 11/01/13 | 15,500 | 14,376 | ||||||||||||
23,736 | ||||||||||||||||
Oilfield Services 1.3%
|
||||||||||||||||
Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc.
|
9.000 | 1/15/14 | 8,870 | 8,116 | ||||||||||||
Dresser, Inc.
|
(l | ) | 5/04/15 | 5,000 | 4,350 | |||||||||||
12,466 | ||||||||||||||||
Upstream 7.7%
|
||||||||||||||||
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation
|
(m | ) | 4/14/10 | 16,342 | 15,525 | |||||||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
|
(n | ) | 7/21/10 | 19,893 | 18,700 | |||||||||||
CDX Funding, LLC
|
(o | ) | 3/31/13 | 8,750 | 7,875 | |||||||||||
Mariner Energy, Inc.
|
8.000 | 5/15/17 | 3,000 | 2,880 | ||||||||||||
Mariner Energy, Inc.
|
7.500 | 4/15/13 | 9,000 | 8,663 | ||||||||||||
Parallel Petroleum Corporation
|
10.250 | 8/01/14 | 6,500 | 6,403 | ||||||||||||
Petrohawk Energy Corporation
|
9.125 | 7/15/13 | 12,500 | 12,750 | ||||||||||||
72,796 | ||||||||||||||||
Other Energy 2.1%
|
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Atlas Energy Resources, LLC
|
10.750 | 2/01/18 | 3,500 | 3,588 | ||||||||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
|
9.500 | 1/15/16 | 4,000 | 4,000 | ||||||||||||
Energy Future Holdings Corp.
|
10.250 | 11/01/15 | 5,000 | 4,875 | ||||||||||||
Energy Future Holdings Corp.
|
(p | ) | 10/10/14 | 7,481 | 6,845 | |||||||||||
19,308 | ||||||||||||||||
Total United States (Cost $152,118)
|
145,222 | |||||||||||||||
Canada 1.8%
|
||||||||||||||||
Royalty Trust 1.1%
|
||||||||||||||||
Harvest Operations Corp.
|
7.875 | 10/15/11 | 11,500 | 10,465 | ||||||||||||
Other Energy 0.7%
|
||||||||||||||||
OPTI Canada Inc.
|
8.250 | 12/15/14 | 7,000 | 6,913 | ||||||||||||
Total Canada (Cost $18,784)
|
17,378 | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Income Investments (Cost $170,902)
|
162,600 | |||||||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $1,032,760)
|
1,231,309 | |||||||||||||||
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Interest |
Maturity |
Principal |
||||||||||||||
Description
|
Rate | Date | Amount | Value | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment 1.5%
|
||||||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreement 1.5%
|
||||||||||||||||
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (Agreement dated 2/29/2008 to
be repurchased at $14,480), collateralized by $14,900 in U.S.
Treasury Bonds (Cost $14,478)
|
1.850 | 3/03/08 | $ | 14,478 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments 131.9% (Cost $1,047,238)
|
1,245,787 | |||||||||||||||
No. of |
||||||||
Contracts | ||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Call Option Contracts Written(j)
|
||||||||
United States
|
||||||||
Coal
|
||||||||
Arch Coal, Inc., call option expiring 3/22/2008 @ $50.00
|
250 | (115 | ) | |||||
Arch Coal, Inc., call option expiring 3/22/2008 @ $55.00
|
250 | (30 | ) | |||||
Peabody Energy Corporation, call option expiring 3/22/2008 @
$55.00
|
1,000 | (360 | ) | |||||
Peabody Energy Corporation, call option expiring 3/22/2008 @
$60.00
|
500 | (65 | ) | |||||
(570 | ) | |||||||
Marine Transporation
|
||||||||
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, call option expiring
3/22/2008 @ $60.00
|
500 | (150 | ) | |||||
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, call option expiring
3/22/2008 @ $65.00
|
500 | (90 | ) | |||||
(240 | ) | |||||||
Total Call Option Contracts Written (Premiums received
$1,058)
|
(810 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized Depreciation on Interest Rate Swap Contracts
|
(14,109 | ) | ||||||
Other Liabilities
|
(19,129 | ) | ||||||
Total Liabilities
|
(34,048 | ) | ||||||
Other Assets
|
32,147 | |||||||
Total Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
|
(1,901 | ) | ||||||
Preferred Stock at Redemption Value
|
(300,000 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets Applicable To Common Stockholders
|
$ | 943,886 | ||||||
(a) | Unless otherwise noted, equity investments are common units/common shares. | |
(b) | Unless otherwise noted, securities are treated as a publicly traded partnership for regulated investment company (RIC) qualification purposes. To qualify as a RIC for tax purposes, the Fund may directly invest up to 25% of its total assets in equity and debt securities of entities treated as publicly traded partnerships. Although the Fund had 32.5% of its net assets invested in securities treated as publicly traded partnerships at February 29, 2008, the Fund had less than 25% of its total assets invested in these securities. It is the Funds intention to be treated as a RIC for tax purposes. |
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(c) | Includes Limited Liability Companies. | |
(d) | Fair valued and restricted security. (See Notes 2, 3 and 6). | |
(e) | Security is not treated as a publicly-traded partnership for RIC qualification purposes. | |
(f) | Distributions are paid-in-kind. | |
(g) | The Fund believes that it may be an affiliate of Plains All American, L.P. (see Note 5). | |
(h) | Security is treated as a publicly-traded partnership for RIC qualification purposes. | |
(i) | Security or a portion thereof is segregated as collateral on option contracts written or interest rate swap contracts. | |
(j) | Security is non-income producing. | |
(k) | Convertible security. | |
(l) | Floating rate senior secured second lien term loan. Security pays interest at a rate of LIBOR + 575 basis points (8.82% as of February 29, 2008). | |
(m) | Floating rate senior secured first lien term loan. Security pays interest at a rate of LIBOR + 350 basis points (6.62% as of February 29, 2008). | |
(n) | Floating rate senior secured second lien credit facility. Security pays interest at a rate of LIBOR + 475 basis points (9.58% as of February 29, 2008). | |
(o) | Floating rate senior secured second lien term loan. Security pays interest at a rate of LIBOR + 625 basis points (11.39% as of February 29, 2008). | |
(p) | Floating rate senior secured first lien term loan. Security pays interest at a rate of LIBOR + 350 basis points (6.60% as of February 29, 2008). |
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ASSETS
|
||||
Investments, at fair value:
|
||||
Non-affiliated (Cost $985,136)
|
$ | 1,165,102 | ||
Affiliated (Cost $47,624)
|
66,207 | |||
Repurchase agreement (Cost $14,478)
|
14,478 | |||
Total investments (Cost $1,047,238)
|
1,245,787 | |||
Cash denominated in foreign currency (Cost $509)
|
523 | |||
Deposits with brokers
|
15,139 | |||
Receivable for securities sold (Cost $9,139)
|
9,138 | |||
Interest, dividends and distributions receivable
(Cost $7,244)
|
7,245 | |||
Prepaid expenses
|
102 | |||
Total Assets
|
1,277,934 | |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Payable for securities purchased (Cost $16,991)
|
16,991 | |||
Investment management fee payable
|
1,253 | |||
Call option contracts written, at fair value (Premiums
received $1,058)
|
810 | |||
Accrued directors fees and expenses
|
52 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
833 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swap contracts
|
14,109 | |||
Total Liabilities
|
34,048 | |||
PREFERRED STOCK
|
||||
Series A, $25,000 liquidation value per share applicable to
4,000 outstanding shares (7,000 shares authorized)
|
100,000 | |||
Series B, $25,000 liquidation value per share applicable to
4,000 outstanding shares (7,000 shares authorized)
|
100,000 | |||
Series C, $25,000 liquidation value per share applicable to
4,000 outstanding shares (7,000 shares authorized)
|
100,000 | |||
Total Preferred Stock
|
300,000 | |||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
$ | 943,886 | ||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS CONSIST OF
|
||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value (32,443,513 shares
issued, 32,205,867 shares outstanding and
199,979,000 shares authorized)
|
$ | 32 | ||
Paid-in capital, less distributions in excess of taxable income
|
752,425 | |||
Accumulated net investment income less distributions not treated
as tax return of capital
|
(6,819 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gains less distributions not treated as
tax return of capital
|
13,545 | |||
Net unrealized gains on investments, foreign currency
translations, options and interest rate swap contracts
|
184,703 | |||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
$ | 943,886 | ||
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
|
$ | 29.31 | ||
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INVESTMENT INCOME
|
||||
Income
|
||||
Dividends and distributions:
|
||||
Non-affiliated investments
|
$ | 14,659 | ||
Affiliated investments
|
1,179 | |||
Total dividends and distributions (after foreign taxes withheld
of $1,001)
|
15,838 | |||
Return of capital
|
(6,818 | ) | ||
Net dividends and distributions
|
9,020 | |||
Interest
|
3,948 | |||
Total Investment Income
|
12,968 | |||
Expenses
|
||||
Investment management fees
|
3,951 | |||
Administration fees
|
174 | |||
Professional fees
|
108 | |||
Reports to stockholders
|
49 | |||
Custodian fees
|
47 | |||
Directors fees
|
43 | |||
Insurance
|
42 | |||
Other expenses
|
57 | |||
Total Expenses Before Interest Expense and Auction
Agent Fees
|
4,471 | |||
Interest expense
|
467 | |||
Auction agent fees
|
190 | |||
Total Expenses
|
5,128 | |||
Net Investment Income
|
7,840 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES)
|
||||
Net Realized Gains/(Losses)
|
||||
Investments
|
20,104 | |||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(106 | ) | ||
Options written
|
839 | |||
Interest rate swap contracts
|
101 | |||
Net Realized Gains
|
20,938 | |||
Net Change in Unrealized Gains/(Losses)
|
||||
Investments
|
8,156 | |||
Foreign currency translations
|
44 | |||
Options written
|
1,251 | |||
Interest rate swap contracts
|
(8,797 | ) | ||
Net Change in Unrealized Gains
|
654 | |||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains
|
21,592 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
29,432 | |||
DIVIDENDS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS
|
(4,199 | ) | ||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$ | 25,233 | ||
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For the Three |
||||||||
Months Ended |
For the Fiscal |
|||||||
February 29, 2008 |
Year Ended |
|||||||
(Unaudited) | November 30, 2007 | |||||||
OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$ | 7,840 | $ | 34,782 | ||||
Net realized gains
|
20,938 | 38,505 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized gains
|
654 | 115,785 | ||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
29,432 | 189,072 | ||||||
DIVIDENDS/DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS
|
||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(4,199 | )(1) | (7,254 | )(2) | ||||
Dividends from net realized short-term capital gains
|
| (1) | (4,653 | )(2) | ||||
Distributions from net realized long-term capital gains
|
| (1) | (4,194 | )(2) | ||||
Dividends/Distributions to Preferred Stockholders
|
(4,199 | ) | (16,101 | ) | ||||
DIVIDENDS/DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(3,641 | )(1) | (26,509 | )(2) | ||||
Dividends from net realized short-term capital gains
|
| (1) | (17,004 | )(2) | ||||
Distributions from net realized long-term capital gains
|
| (1) | (15,329 | )(2) | ||||
Distributions return of capital
|
(12,140 | )(1) | | (2) | ||||
Dividends/Distributions to Common Stockholders
|
(15,781 | ) | (58,842 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Underwriting discounts and offering expenses associated with the
issuance of preferred stock
|
| 131 | ||||||
Issuance of 526,629 from treasury shares of common stock from
reinvestment of distributions
|
| 14,111 | ||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
from Capital Stock Transactions
|
| 14,242 | ||||||
Total Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common
Stockholders
|
9,452 | 128,371 | ||||||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
934,434 | 806,063 | ||||||
End of period
|
$ | 943,886 | $ | 934,434 | ||||
(1) | The information presented in each of these items is a current estimate of the characterization of a portion of the total dividends paid to preferred stockholders and common stockholders for the three months ended February 29, 2008 as either dividend (ordinary income) or distribution (long-term capital gains or return of capital). This estimate is based on the Funds operating results during the period. The actual characterization of the preferred stock and the common stock dividends made during the current year will not be determinable until after the end of the fiscal year when the Fund can determine earnings and profits and, therefore it may differ from the preliminary estimates. | |
(2) | The information presented in each of these items is a characterization of a portion of the total dividends paid to preferred stockholders and common stockholders for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007 as either dividend (ordinary income) or distribution (long-term capital gains or return of capital). This characterization is based on the Funds earnings and profits. |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$ | 29,432 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting
from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||
Return of capital distributions
|
6,818 | |||
Realized gains on investments, options and interest rate swap
contracts
|
(21,044 | ) | ||
Unrealized gains (excluding impact on cash of $18 of foreign
currency translations)
|
(636 | ) | ||
Accretion of bond discount
|
(23 | ) | ||
Purchase of investments
|
(101,055 | ) | ||
Proceeds from sale of investments
|
175,490 | |||
Purchase of short-term investments, net
|
(13,563 | ) | ||
Increase in deposits with brokers
|
(10,889 | ) | ||
Increase in receivable for securities sold
|
(6,031 | ) | ||
Increase in interest, dividend and distributions receivables
|
(1,000 | ) | ||
Decrease in prepaid expenses
|
99 | |||
Increase in payable for securities purchased
|
3,204 | |||
Decrease in investment management fee payable
|
(51 | ) | ||
Increase in option contracts written
|
211 | |||
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
33 | |||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
60,995 | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||
Repayment on revolving credit line
|
(41,000 | ) | ||
Cash dividends paid to preferred stockholders
|
(4,199 | ) | ||
Cash dividends and distributions paid to common stockholders
|
(15,781 | ) | ||
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
|
(60,980 | ) | ||
NET INCREASE IN CASH
|
15 | |||
CASH BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
508 | |||
CASH END OF PERIOD
|
$ | 523 | ||
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For the Period |
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For the Three |
For the Fiscal |
June 28,
2005(1) |
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Months Ended |
Year Ended |
through |
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February 29, 2008 |
November 30, |
November 30, |
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(Unaudited) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Per Share of Common Stock
|
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Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 29.01 | $ | 25.44 | $ | 24.13 | $ | 23.84 | (2) | |||||||
Income from Investment
Operations(3)
|
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Net investment income
|
0.25 | 1.09 | 1.17 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains
|
0.67 | 4.82 | 2.34 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||
Total income from investment operations
|
0.92 | 5.91 | 3.51 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||
Dividends/Distributions Preferred
Stockholders(3)
|
||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.13 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.44 | ) | | |||||||||
Dividends from net realized short-term capital gains
|
| (0.14 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Distributions from net realized long-term capital gains
|
| (0.13 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Total dividends/distributions Preferred Stockholders
|
(0.13 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.44 | ) | | |||||||||
Dividends/Distributions Common Stockholders
|
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Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.12 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||
Dividends from net realized short-term capital gains
|
| (0.53 | ) | (0.81 | ) | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||
Distributions from net realized long-term capital gains
|
| (0.48 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Distributions return of capital
|
(0.37 | ) | | (0.03 | ) | | ||||||||||
Total dividends/distributions Common Stockholders
|
(0.49 | ) | (1.84 | ) | (1.70 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||
Capital Stock
Transactions(3)
|
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Effect of common stock repurchased
|
| | 0.05 | | ||||||||||||
Underwriting discounts and offering costs on the issuance of
common and preferred stock
|
| | (0.11 | ) | | |||||||||||
Total capital stock transactions
|
| | (0.06 | ) | | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 29.31 | $ | 29.01 | $ | 25.44 | $ | 24.13 | ||||||||
Market value per share of common stock, end of period
|
$ | 25.55 | $ | 25.79 | $ | 25.00 | $ | 21.10 | ||||||||
Total investment return based on common stock market
value(4)
|
0.9 | % | 10.2 | % | 27.2 | % | (14.6 | )% | ||||||||
Supplemental Data and
Ratios(5)
|
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Net assets applicable to common stockholders, end of period
|
$ | 943,886 | $ | 934,434 | $ | 806,063 | $ | 776,963 | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, including investment
management fee waivers
|
2.2 | % | 2.1 | % | 1.8 | % | 1.5 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding investment
management fee waivers
|
2.2 | % | 2.2 | % | 2.1 | % | 1.7 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
3.4 | % | 3.8 | % | 4.6 | % | 2.3 | % | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable to common stockholders
resulting from operations to average net assets
|
2.7 | %(6) | 19.1 | % | 12.3 | % | 2.4 | %(6) | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
8.0 | %(7) | 52.1 | %(7) | 63.8 | %(7) | 23.2 | %(7) | ||||||||
Auction Rate Preferred Stock, end of period
|
$ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | | |||||||||
Asset coverage of Auction Rate Preferred Stock
|
414.6 | %(8) | 374.0 | %(8) | 368.7 | %(8) | | |||||||||
Average amount of borrowings outstanding per share of common
stock during the period
|
$ | 1.07 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.08 | |
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(1) | Commencement of operations. | |
(2) | Initial public offering price of $25.00 per share less underwriting discounts of $1.125 per share and offering costs of $0.04 per share. | |
(3) | Based on average shares outstanding of 32,205,867; 32,036,996; 31,809,344 and 32,204,000, for the three months ended February 29, 2008; for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007; for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2006 and for the period June 28, 2005 through November 30, 2005, respectively. | |
(4) | Not annualized for the three months ended February 29, 2008 and for the period June 28, 2005 through November 30, 2005. Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported. The calculation also assumes reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. | |
(5) | Unless otherwise noted, ratios are annualized for periods of less than one full year. | |
(6) | Not annualized. | |
(7) | Not annualized for the three months ended February 29, 2008 and for the period June 28, 2005 through November 30, 2005. For the three months ended February 29, 2008, calculated based on the purchases of long-term investments of $101,055 devided by the monthly average long-term investment balance of $1,256,762. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and 2006 and for the period June 28, 2005 through November 30, 2005, calculated based on the sales of long-term investments of $631,131; $642,858 and $89,565 divided by the monthly average long-term investment balance of $1,211,720; $1,008,403 and $386,316, respectively. | |
(8) | Calculated pursuant to section 18(a)(2)(A) and section 18(a)(2)(B) of the 1940 Act. Represents the value of total assets less all liabilities not represented by Auction Rate Preferred Stock and senior securities representing indebtedness divided by the aggregate amount of Auction Rate Preferred Stock and senior securities representing indebtedness. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not declare or make any distribution on its common stock nor can it incur additional Preferred Stock if at the time of such declaration or incurrence its asset coverage with respect to all senior securities would be less than 200%. For purposes of this test the revolving credit line is considered a senior security representing indebtedness. |
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1. | Organization |
2. | Significant Accounting Policies |
| Investment Team Valuation. The applicable investments are initially valued by KA Fund Advisors, LLC (KAFA or the Adviser) investment professionals responsible for the portfolio investments. |
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| Investment Team Valuation Documentation. Preliminary valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with senior management of KAFA. Such valuations generally are submitted to the Valuation Committee (a committee of the Funds Board of Directors) or the Board of Directors on a monthly basis, and stand for intervening periods of time. | |
| Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee meets on or about the end of each month to consider new valuations presented by KAFA, if any, which were made in accordance with the Valuation Procedures in such month. Between meetings of the Valuation Committee, a senior officer of KAFA is authorized to make valuation determinations. The Valuation Committees valuations stand for intervening periods of time unless the Valuation Committee meets again at the request of KAFA, the Board of Directors, or the Committee itself. All valuation determinations of the Valuation Committee are subject to ratification by the Board at its next regular meeting. | |
| Valuation Firm. No less than quarterly, a third-party valuation firm engaged by the Board of Directors reviews the valuation methodologies and calculations employed for these securities. | |
| Board of Directors Determination. The Board of Directors meets quarterly to consider the valuations provided by KAFA and the Valuation Committee, if applicable, and ratify valuations for the applicable securities. The Board of Directors considers the report provided by the third-party valuation firm in reviewing and determining in good faith the fair value of the applicable portfolio securities. |
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Gross unrealized appreciation of investments (including options)
|
$ | 222,011 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation of investments (including options)
|
(32,945 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation before interest rate swap contracts
and foreign currency related translations
|
189,066 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swap contracts
|
(14,025 | ) | ||
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency related translations
|
15 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$ | 175,056 | ||
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3. | Fair Value |
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| Level 1 Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement. | |
| Level 2 Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. | |
| Level 3 Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Funds own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
Prices with |
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Quoted Prices |
Other |
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in Active |
Observable |
Unobservable |
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Markets |
Inputs |
Inputs |
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Total | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Assets at Fair
Value
|
||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments
|
$ | 1,231,309 | $ | 1,168,815 | $ | 53,295 | $ | 9,199 | ||||||||
Liabilities at Fair
Value
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps
|
$ | 14,109 | | $ | 14,109 | |
Long-Term |
||||
Assets at Fair Value Using Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Investments | |||
Balance November 30, 2007
|
$ | 31,584 | ||
Transfers out of Level 3
|
(26,993 | ) | ||
Realized gains (losses)
|
| |||
Unrealized losses, net
|
(392 | ) | ||
Purchases, issuances or settlements
|
5,000 | |||
Balance February 29, 2008
|
$ | 9,199 | ||
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4. | Concentration of Risk |
5. | Agreements and Affiliations |
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6. | Restricted Securities |
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Number of |
Fair |
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Units or |
Value |
Percent |
Percent |
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Type of |
Principal($) |
Acquisition |
Cost |
Fair |
per |
of Net |
of Total |
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Investment
|
Security | Restriction | (in 000s) | Date | Basis | Value | Unit | Assets | Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
|
Common Units(1) | (2) | 185 | 10/30/2007 | $ | 4,801 | $ | 3,826 | $ | 20.66 | 0.4 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
|
Common Units(1) | (2)(3) | 159 | 12/18/2007 | 4,919 | 5,373 | 33.85 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total of securities valued by board of directors
|
$ | 9,720 | $ | 9,199 | 1.0 | % | 0.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlas Energy Resources, LLC
|
Corporate Bond(4) | (2) | $ | 3,500 | (5) | $ | 3,587 | $ | 3,588 | n/a | 0.4 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation
|
Term Loan(6) | (2)(7) | $ | 16,342 | (5) | 16,109 | 15,525 | n/a | 1.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
|
Term Loan(6) | (2)(7) | $ | 19,893 | (5) | 20,186 | 18,700 | n/a | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CDX Funding, LLC
|
Term Loan(6) | (2)(7) | $ | 8,750 | (5) | 8,888 | 7,875 | n/a | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dresser, Inc.
|
Term Loan(6) | (2)(7) | $ | 5,000 | (5) | 4,782 | 4,350 | n/a | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Energy Future Holdings Corp.
|
Corporate Bond(4) | (2) | $ | 5,000 | (5) | 5,028 | 4,875 | n/a | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Energy Future Holdings Corp.
|
Term Loan(6) | (2)(7) | $ | 7,481 | (5) | 7,508 | 6,845 | n/a | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
|
Corporate Bond(4) | (2) | $ | 4,000 | (5) | 4,000 | 4,000 | n/a | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SemGroup, L.P.
|
Corporate Bond(4) | (2) | $ | 10,065 | (5) | 9,766 | 9,360 | n/a | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total of securities valued by prices provided by market maker or
independent pricing service
|
$ | 79,854 | $ | 75,118 | 7.9 | % | 5.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total of all restricted securities
|
$ | 89,574 | $ | 84,317 | 8.9 | % | 6.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Restricted security that represents Level 3 categorization under SFAS No. 157 where reliable market quotes are not readily available. Security is valued in accordance with the procedures established by the board of directors as more fully described in Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies. | |
(2) | Unregistered security. | |
(3) | Security subject to lock-up agreement. | |
(4) | Restricted security that represents Level 1 categorization under SFAS No. 157. Security is valued using quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets as described in Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies. | |
(5) | Acquired at various times throughout the current fiscal quarter and/or prior fiscal year in terms of principal. | |
(6) | Restricted security that represents Level 2 categorization under SFAS No. 157. Security is valued using prices provided by a principal market maker, syndicate bank or an independent pricing service as more fully described in Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies. | |
(7) | Corporate bank loan with a fair market value determined by the mean of the bid and ask prices provided by a syndicate bank or principal market maker. These securities have limited trading volume and are not listed on a national exchange. The syndicate bank or principal market maker is the active exchange for such security. |
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7. | Option Contracts |
Number of |
Premium |
|||||||
Contracts | Received | |||||||
Call Options Written
|
||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period
|
4,000 | $ | 847 | |||||
Options written
|
13,493 | 3,449 | ||||||
Options written terminated in closing purchase transactions
|
(1,500 | ) | (348 | ) | ||||
Options exercised
|
(9,243 | ) | (2,313 | ) | ||||
Options expired
|
(3,750 | ) | (577 | ) | ||||
Options outstanding at end of period
|
3,000 | $ | 1,058 | |||||
Put Options Purchased
|
||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of period
|
| | ||||||
Options purchased
|
(500 | ) | $ | 56 | ||||
Options expired
|
500 | 56 | ||||||
Options outstanding at end of period
|
| | ||||||
8. | Investment Transactions |
9. | Revolving Credit Line |
10. | Preferred Stock |
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11. | Interest Rate Swap Contracts |
Notional |
Fixed Rate |
Unrealized |
||||||||||
Termination Dates
|
Amount | Paid by the Fund | (Depreciation) | |||||||||
9/07/2010
|
$ | 25,000 | 4 | .75% | $ | (1,399 | ) | |||||
9/11/2010
|
25,000 | 4 | .65 | (1,339 | ) | |||||||
11/01/2010
|
50,000 | 4 | .46 | (2,507 | ) | |||||||
12/06/2010
|
25,000 | 3 | .85 | (853 | ) | |||||||
1/09/2011
|
25,000 | 4 | .75 | (1,499 | ) | |||||||
1/22/2011
|
30,000 | 3 | .20 | (469 | ) | |||||||
11/01/2012
|
25,000 | 4 | .30 | (1,271 | ) | |||||||
11/14/2013
|
25,000 | 5 | .00 | (2,119 | ) | |||||||
11/16/2013
|
10,000 | 4 | .95 | (819 | ) | |||||||
12/30/2015
|
25,000 | 4 | .85 | (1,834 | ) | |||||||
$ | 265,000 | $ | (14,109 | ) | ||||||||
12. | Common Stock |
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Directors and Corporate Officers
|
||
Kevin S. McCarthy
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
Anne K. Costin
|
Director | |
Steven C. Good
|
Director | |
Gerald I. Isenberg
|
Director | |
William H. Shea Jr.
|
Director | |
Terry A. Hart
|
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
David J. Shladovsky
|
Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | |
J.C. Frey
|
Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | |
James C. Baker
|
Vice President | |
Investment Adviser
|
Administrator | |
KA Fund Advisors, LLC 717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100 Houston, TX 77002 |
Bear Stearns Funds Management Inc. 383 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10179 |
|
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Second Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar American Stock Transfer & Trust Company 59 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 |
|
Custodian
|
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
Custodial Trust Company 101 Carnegie Center Princeton, NJ 08540 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 350 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
|
Legal Counsel | ||
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP 55 Second Street, 24th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 |