N-Q 1 gifnq090331.htm

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

 

New York, NY

10005

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

John F. Ramírez, 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.

 
   

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 
   

March 31, 2009

 
   

(UNAUDITED)

 
       

Debt Securities (64.02%)

   

Principal Amount (a)

 

Value

   

Australia (7.93%)

 

$1,000,000

 

National Australia Bank, 8.60% Subordinated Notes, due 05/19/10 (b)

$ 1,026,370

300,000

 

Principal Financial Group, 144A, 8.20% Senior Notes, due 08/15/09 (b) (c)

301,107

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

       
   

Austria (5.54%)

 

1,000,000

EUR

Republic of Austria, 5.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 01/04/11

1,410,396

       
   

Canada (8.46%)

 

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

       
   

Cyprus (2.66%)

 

500,000

EUR

Republic of Cyprus, 4.375% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 07/15/14

678,124

       
   

France (5.30%)

 

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%)

 

500,000

GBP

RWE Finance B.V., 4.625% Notes, due 08/17/10

732,846

       
   

Hungary (2.49%)

 

500,000

EUR

Republic of Hungary, 4.00% Bonds, due 09/27/10

634,079

       
   

Mexico (3.86%)

 

1,000,000

 

United Mexican States, 5.625% Notes, due 01/15/17 (b)

983,000

       
   

Netherlands (12.69%)

 

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

       
   

South Korea (1.84%)

 

500,000

 

Korea Development Bank, 5.75% Notes, due 09/10/13 (b)

466,963

       
   

United Kingdom (9.15%)

 

1,000,000

 

National Westminster Bank, 7.375% Subordinated Notes, due 10/01/09 (b)

973,627

1,000,000

EUR

Tesco PLC, 4.75% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 04/13/10 (b)

1,355,135

     

2,328,762

       
   

United States (1.22%)

 

364,049

 

CIT RV Trust 1998-A B , 6.29% Subordinated Bonds, due 01/15/17 (b)

310,331

     

 

   

Total debt securities (cost: $16,751,367)

16,299,084

       

Closed End Funds (27.08%)

   

Shares

 

United States (27.08%)

 

20,000

 

40/86 Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

123,600

45,100

 

ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc.

220,088

30,000

 

American Select Portfolio

249,900

104,900

 

BlackRock Income Trust

628,351

33,000

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust

313,170

90,000

 

Cohen & Steers Advantage Income Realty Fund, Inc.

179,100

79,430

 

Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

115,174

46,300

 

DWS Dreman Value Income Edge Fund

157,420

20,000

 

DWS Multi-Market Income Trust Fund

122,000

38,739

 

Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund (b)

400,561

48,538

 

First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund

506,737

54,000

 

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Fund (b)

450,900

321,130

 

Helios Advantage Income Fund, Inc.

317,919

140,700

 

Helios Total Return Fund, Inc. (b)

630,336

83,765

 

John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II

529,395

150,000

 

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund

544,500

580

 

RMR Dividend Capture Fund

626

295,419

 

RMR Real Estate Fund

472,670

29,357

 

Tortoise North American Energy Corp. (b)

364,027

48,205

 

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (b)

568,814

     

 

   

Total closed end funds (cost: $10,926,661)

6,895,288

       

Preferred Stocks (1.47%)

   
   

United States (1.47%)

 

4,000

 

BAC Capital Trust II, 7.00%

47,000

25,000

 

Corporate-Backed Trust Certificates, 8.20% (Motorola)

326,750

     

 

   

Total preferred stocks (cost: $725,000)

373,750

       

Unit Investment Trust (0.16%)

 
   

Canada (0.16%)

 

43,100

 

PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund (cost: $350,474)

41,204

       

Money Market Fund (5.84%)

   

1,485,222

 

SSgA Money Market Fund, 0.35% (cost: $1,485,222) (d)

1,485,222

     

 

Total investments (cost: $30,238,724) (98.57%)

25,094,548

       

Other assets in excess of liabilities (1.43%)

365,316

     

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

(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.

 

 

(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

 

 

(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

 

 

(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)