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 811-08025
GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Hanover Square |
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New York, NY |
10005 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
John F. RamÃrez, Esq.
Global Income Fund, Inc.
11 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10005
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-212-344-6310
Date of Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Date of Reporting Period: 3/31/09
Item 1. Schedule of Investments
GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC. |
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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS |
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March 31, 2009 |
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(UNAUDITED) |
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Debt Securities (64.02%) |
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Principal Amount (a) |
Value |
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Australia (7.93%) |
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$1,000,000 |
National Australia Bank, 8.60% Subordinated Notes, due 05/19/10 (b) |
$ 1,026,370 |
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300,000 |
Principal Financial Group, 144A, 8.20% Senior Notes, due 08/15/09 (b) (c) |
301,107 |
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500,000 |
AUD |
Telstra Corp. Ltd., 6.25% Senior Notes due 4/15/15 |
332,899 |
500,000 |
AUD |
Telstra Corp. Ltd., 7.25% Senior Notes due 11/15/12 (b) |
358,576 |
2,018,952 |
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Austria (5.54%) |
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1,000,000 |
EUR |
Republic of Austria, 5.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 01/04/11 |
1,410,396 |
Canada (8.46%) |
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1,000,000 |
CAD |
HSBC Financial Corp. Ltd., 4.00% Medium Term Notes, due 5/03/10 |
787,029 |
500,000 |
CAD |
Molson Coors Cap, 5.00% Guaranteed Notes, due 9/22/15 (b) |
383,147 |
1,350,000 |
AUD |
Province of Ontario, 5.50% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 07/13/12 (b) |
984,315 |
2,154,491 |
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Cyprus (2.66%) |
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500,000 |
EUR |
Republic of Cyprus, 4.375% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 07/15/14 |
678,124 |
France (5.30%) |
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1,000,000 |
EUR |
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais, 4.625% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 10/25/09 |
1,350,159 |
Germany (2.88%) |
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500,000 |
GBP |
RWE Finance B.V., 4.625% Notes, due 08/17/10 |
732,846 |
Hungary (2.49%) |
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500,000 |
EUR |
Republic of Hungary, 4.00% Bonds, due 09/27/10 |
634,079 |
Mexico (3.86%) |
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1,000,000 |
United Mexican States, 5.625% Notes, due 01/15/17 (b) |
983,000 |
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Netherlands (12.69%) |
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500,000 |
EUR |
Heineken N.V., 4.375% Notes, due 02/04/10 |
673,531 |
1,000,000 |
EUR |
ING Bank N.V., 5.50% Euro Medim Term Notes, due 01/04/12 |
1,223,614 |
1,000,000 |
EUR |
Rabobank Nederland, 3.125% Senior Notes, due 7/19/10 |
1,333,836 |
3,230,981 |
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South Korea (1.84%) |
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500,000 |
Korea Development Bank, 5.75% Notes, due 09/10/13 (b) |
466,963 |
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United Kingdom (9.15%) |
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1,000,000 |
National Westminster Bank, 7.375% Subordinated Notes, due 10/01/09 (b) |
973,627 |
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1,000,000 |
EUR |
Tesco PLC, 4.75% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 04/13/10 (b) |
1,355,135 |
2,328,762 |
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United States (1.22%) |
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364,049 |
CIT RV Trust 1998-A B , 6.29% Subordinated Bonds, due 01/15/17 (b) |
310,331 |
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Total debt securities (cost: $16,751,367) |
16,299,084 |
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Closed End Funds (27.08%) |
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Shares |
United States (27.08%) |
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20,000 |
40/86 Strategic Income Fund, Inc. |
123,600 |
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45,100 |
ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. |
220,088 |
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30,000 |
American Select Portfolio |
249,900 |
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104,900 |
BlackRock Income Trust |
628,351 |
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33,000 |
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust |
313,170 |
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90,000 |
Cohen & Steers Advantage Income Realty Fund, Inc. |
179,100 |
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79,430 |
Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund |
115,174 |
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46,300 |
DWS Dreman Value Income Edge Fund |
157,420 |
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20,000 |
DWS Multi-Market Income Trust Fund |
122,000 |
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38,739 |
Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund (b) |
400,561 |
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48,538 |
First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund |
506,737 |
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54,000 |
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Fund (b) |
450,900 |
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321,130 |
Helios Advantage Income Fund, Inc. |
317,919 |
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140,700 |
Helios Total Return Fund, Inc. (b) |
630,336 |
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83,765 |
John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II |
529,395 |
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150,000 |
Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund |
544,500 |
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580 |
RMR Dividend Capture Fund |
626 |
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295,419 |
RMR Real Estate Fund |
472,670 |
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29,357 |
Tortoise North American Energy Corp. (b) |
364,027 |
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48,205 |
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (b) |
568,814 |
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Total closed end funds (cost: $10,926,661) |
6,895,288 |
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Preferred Stocks (1.47%) |
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United States (1.47%) |
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4,000 |
BAC Capital Trust II, 7.00% |
47,000 |
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25,000 |
Corporate-Backed Trust Certificates, 8.20% (Motorola) |
326,750 |
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Total preferred stocks (cost: $725,000) |
373,750 |
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Unit Investment Trust (0.16%) |
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Canada (0.16%) |
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43,100 |
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund (cost: $350,474) |
41,204 |
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Money Market Fund (5.84%) |
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1,485,222 |
SSgA Money Market Fund, 0.35% (cost: $1,485,222) (d) |
1,485,222 |
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Total investments (cost: $30,238,724) (98.57%) |
25,094,548 |
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Other assets in excess of liabilities (1.43%) |
365,316 |
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Net assets (100.00%) |
$ 25,459,864 |
(a) |
The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
(b) |
Fully or partially pledged as collateral on bank credit facility. |
(c) |
This security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or otherwise restricted. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2009, this securities is considered liquid. Restricted security held by the Fund is as follows: |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost |
Principal Amount |
Value |
Percent of Net Assets |
Principal Financial Group, 144A, 8.20% Senior Notes, due 08/15/09 |
9/16/03 |
$358,530 |
$300,000 |
$301,107 |
1.22% |
(d) |
Rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at March 31, 2009. |
Currency Abbreviations
AUD - Australian Dollar
CAD - Canadian Dollar
EUR - Euros
GBP - British Pound
Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (Unaudited):
Security Valuation
Securities traded on a U.S. national securities exchange ("USNSE"), are valued at the last reported sale price on the day the valuations are made. Securities traded primarily on the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") are normally valued by the Fund at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by Nasdaq each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m. ET unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, Nasdaq will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. Securities that are not traded on a particular day and securities traded in foreign and over the counter markets that are not also traded on a USNSE or Nasdaq are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. Certain of the securities in which the Fund invests are priced through pricing services that may utilize a matrix pricing system which takes in to consideration factors such as yields, prices, maturities, call features, and ratings on comparable securities. Bonds may be valued according to prices quoted by a dealer in bonds that offers pricing services. Open end investment companies are valued at their net asset value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or reliable and other assets may be valued as determined in good faith by the Investment Manager under the direction of or pursuant to procedures established by the Fund's Board of Directors. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation, these values may differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed and these differences could be material. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. The use of fair value pricing by the Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market prices.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Fund uses a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based on the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund's investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
Level 1 - |
quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. |
Level 2 - |
other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
Level 3 - |
significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:
Valuation Inputs |
Investments in Securities |
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Level 1 |
$ 8,795,464 |
Level 2 |
16,299,084 |
Level 3 |
- |
Total |
$ 25,094,548 |
Cost for Federal Income Tax Purposes
The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $30,238,733 and net unrealized depreciation is $5,144,185 comprised of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $399,359 and $5,543,544, respectively.
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
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(a) |
The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have 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 (the "1940 Act")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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(b) |
There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 3. Exhibits
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(a) |
Certifications of the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act. |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 1940 Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Global Income Fund, Inc.
By: /s/Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President
Date: June 1, 2009
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 1940 Act, 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/Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President
Date: June 1, 2009
By: /s/Thomas O'Malley
Thomas O'Malley, Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 1, 2009
Exhibit Index
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(a) |
Certifications of the registrant's principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act. (EX-99.CERT) |