N-CSRS 1 a14-12424_1ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22392

 

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue, New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Tina M. Payne

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

280 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212) 832-3232

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

June 30, 2014

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

To Our Shareholders:

We would like to share with you our report for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The net asset values (NAV) per share at that date were $13.74, $13.67 and $13.76 for Class A, Class C and Class I shares, respectively.

The total returns, including income and change in NAV, for the Fund and its comparative benchmarks were:

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
 

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund—Class A

   

9.89

%

 

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund—Class C

   

9.50

%

 

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund—Class I

   

10.13

%

 

BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed-Rate Preferred Securities Indexa

   

12.04

%

 
Blended Benchmark—50% BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Capital
Securities Index/50% BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed-Rate Preferred
Securities Indexa
   

10.00

%

 

S&P 500 Indexa

   

7.14

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at NAV. Fund performance figures reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower. Performance quoted does not reflect the deduction of the maximum 3.75% initial sales charge on Class A shares and 1.00% maximum contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares. The 1.00% maximum contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies if redemption occurs less than one year from purchase. If such charges were included, returns would have been lower. Index performance does not reflect the deduction of any fees, taxes or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year are not annualized.

a  BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed-Rate Preferred Securities Index tracks the performance of fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated preferred securities issued in the U.S. market. The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Capital Securities Index is a subset of The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Index including all fixed-to-floating rate, perpetual callable and capital securities. The Standard and Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index (S&P 500 Index) is an unmanaged index of 500 large capitalization, publicly traded stocks representing a variety of industries that is frequently used as a general measure of stock market performance. Benchmark returns are shown for comparative purposes only and may not necessarily be representative of the Fund's portfolio.


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

The Fund implements fair value pricing when the daily change in a specific U.S. market index exceeds a predetermined percentage. Fair value pricing adjusts the valuation of certain non-U.S. equity holdings to account for such index change following the close of foreign markets. This standard practice has been adopted by a majority of the fund industry. In the event fair value pricing is implemented on the first and/or last day of a performance measurement period, the Fund's return may diverge from the relative performance of its benchmark, which does not use fair value pricing.

The Fund makes regular monthly distributions at a level rate (the Policy). Distributions paid by the Fund are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes and are taxable up to the amount of the Fund's investment company taxable income and net realized gains. As a result of the Policy, the Fund may pay distributions in excess of the Fund's investment company taxable income and realized gains. This excess would be a "return of capital" distributed from the Fund's assets. Distributions of capital decrease the Fund's total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund's expense ratio. In addition, in order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

Investment Review

In the first half of 2014, preferred securities had strong returns along with other major fixed income asset classes, supported by an environment of declining bond yields and tightening credit spreads. U.S. Treasury yields had risen sharply in 2013 in expectation that the Federal Reserve would begin to tighten monetary policy by tapering bond purchases associated with quantitative easing (QE). However, bond yields reversed course to trend steadily lower in 2014 even as QE tapering began. This reflected, among other things, first-quarter economic weakness in the U.S. due in part to a harsh winter, a generally benign global inflation outlook, rising geopolitical tensions and aggressive monetary policy measures by the European Central Bank (ECB). Between January and June, the 10-year Treasury yield declined from 3.0% to 2.5% and sovereign yields in Europe reached record lows, providing a global tailwind to financial assets with perceived sensitivity to interest rates.

In the preferred securities market, exchange-traded retail preferreds outperformed institutional over-the-counter (OTC) issues. The exchange-traded market gained back some of the ground it lost after materially underperforming in 2013, when rising interest rates and tax-loss-related selling weighed heavily on preferreds. In 2014, declining bond yields provided a greater boost to prices in the exchange-listed market, as many of these securities have much higher sensitivity to interest rate risk (duration) given their fixed-rate structures. In addition, the exchange-listed market benefited from flows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amid a more favorable sentiment toward fixed income.

Preferred securities issued by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), many of which are longer-duration issues, were among the top performers in the first half of the year after performing particularly poorly in 2013. The group also benefited from a rebound in REIT equity prices. Preferreds issued by financial institutions, which are by far the largest issuers of preferred securities, also performed well. In particular, securities from U.K. and European banks had solid gains, driven by expectations of additional ECB stimulus and further improvements in bank credit fundamentals. Most major U.S. and European banks continued to bolster their balance sheets in the face of new, more stringent regulatory capital requirements, which had a positive effect on their creditworthiness.


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

There was a significant volume of new issuance in both the exchange-traded and OTC preferred markets during the period. As in recent quarters, issuance was driven by regulatory changes following the financial crisis that require new preferred structures. However, the pace of issuance picked up as issuers took advantage of the improving backdrop for fixed income, seeing demand for higher-income securities amid low Treasury yields and tightening spreads across credit markets. Much of the supply came in the form of new contingent-capital securities (CoCos) from financial companies in Europe, Asia and Latin America. The added supply had little impact on prices for the broader preferreds market due to the continued demand for income, although select securities were revalued based on the new issues.

Fund Performance

The Fund had a positive total return in the first half of 2014; Class I shares outperformed the blended benchmark, while Class A and C shares underperformed the blended benchmark. We generally emphasized securities that were more defensive relative to interest-rate risk given our view that economic growth would continue to be solid, potentially presenting further challenges to bond markets. With rates coming down, this positioning weighed on the Fund's performance relative to the benchmark. However, the impact was more than offset by investments in CoCos and other non-U.S. preferreds that were not represented in the index, many of which outperformed. The Fund also had a beneficial overweight in REIT preferreds, although the advantage was partially offset by security selection in the sector. The higher-yielding below-investment-grade REIT preferreds that we favor generally underperformed the more rate-sensitive investment-grade securities included in the benchmark. In addition, the Fund's investments in certain below-investment-grade U.S. bank and insurance issues benefited performance.

Impact of Derivatives on Fund Performance

The Fund used forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to manage currency risk on certain Fund positions denominated in foreign currencies. These contracts did not have a material effect on the Fund's total return during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014.

Investment Outlook

We continue to expect improving economic growth in the U.S. and a modest rebound in inflation from historically low levels. We recognize that slower growth trajectories and easy monetary policy conditions in foreign economies, as well as geopolitical uncertainties, may continue to place downward pressure on U.S. bond yields. Nonetheless, we look for a gradual resumption of upward-trending Treasury yields over time, and we believe the best risk-adjusted returns will come from a cautious stance.

In this environment, we believe preferred securities continue to offer better value relative to many other fixed income categories. Preferreds offer high income rates, typically in the 6-8% range, while credit spreads remain wide of their long-term averages. In our view, the cushions provided by high income and wide credit spreads may help to soften the impact of rising interest rates if Treasury yields revert to more normal historical levels in the coming year. Furthermore, we believe preferreds are more attractively priced than other types of securities such as high yield bonds, particularly given the powerful credit tailwind of exceptionally strong bank regulation.


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

In our view, active management will be a critical factor in achieving total returns, as the changing environment is likely to cause certain securities to perform better than others. Following the run-up in prices of many exchange-traded retail preferreds, we believe the disparity in valuations across the preferred market underscores the importance of security selection. We continue to focus on preferreds that we believe offer attractive risk-adjusted returns, emphasizing securities with high income rates that provide a more defensive posture relative to interest-rate risk. These may include below-investment-grade and non-rated securities. Additionally, we generally favor lower-duration securities, including those with fixed-to-float or floating-rate structures.

Sincerely,

       

 

 
       

ROBERT H. STEERS

 

JOSEPH M. HARVEY

 
       

Chairman

 

Portfolio Manager

 

  

  WILLIAM F. SCAPELL

  Portfolio Manager

The views and opinions in the preceding commentary are subject to change without notice and are as of the date of publication. There is no guarantee that any market forecast set forth in the commentary will be realized. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time, should not be relied upon as investment advice and is not intended to predict or depict performance of any investment.

Visit Cohen & Steers online at cohenandsteers.com

For more information about the Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds, visit cohenandsteers.com. Here you will find fund net asset values, fund fact sheets and portfolio highlights, as well as educational resources and timely market updates.

Our website also provides comprehensive information about Cohen & Steers, including our most recent press releases, profiles of our senior investment professionals and their investment approach to each asset class. The Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds invests in major real asset categories focused on global listed real estate, commodities, global listed infrastructure & MLPs, as well as preferred securities and large cap value equities.


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

Performance Review (Unaudited)

Average Annual Total Returns—For Periods Ended June 30, 2014

   

Class A Shares

 

Class C Shares

 

Class I Shares

 

1 Year (with sales charge)

   

7.21

%a

   

9.64

%b

   

   

1 Year (without sales charge)

   

11.39

%

   

10.64

%

   

11.82

%

 

Since Inceptionc (with sales charge)

   

10.13

%a

   

10.40

%

   

   

Since Inceptionc (without sales charge)

   

11.15

%

   

10.40

%

   

11.53

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance information current to the most recent month end can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at NAV. The performance table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. For the periods presented above, the investment advisor waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. Without this arrangement, performance would have been lower.

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as disclosed in the May 1, 2014 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.20% and 1.10%; Class C—1.86% and 1.75%; and Class I—0.91% and 0.75%. Effective August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016, the investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.80% for Class C shares and 0.80% for Class I shares, as disclosed in a prospectus supplement dated June 17, 2014.

a  Reflects a 3.75% front-end sales charge.

b  Reflects a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%.

c  Inception date of May 3, 2010.


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

Expense Example
(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs including investment advisory fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2014—June 30, 2014.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about actual account values and expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

Expense Example (Unaudited)—(Continued)

    Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2014
  Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2014
  Expenses Paid
During Perioda
January 1, 2014–
June 30, 2014
 

Class A

 

Actual (9.89% return)

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,098.90

   

$

5.72

   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.34

   

$

5.51

   

Class C

 

Actual (9.50% return)

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,095.00

   

$

9.09

   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,016.12

   

$

8.75

   

Class I

 

Actual (10.13% return)

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,101.30

   

$

3.91

   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.08

   

$

3.76

   

a  Expenses are equal to the Fund's Class A, Class C and Class I annualized expense ratios of 1.10%, 1.75% and 0.75%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). If the Fund had borne all of its expenses that were assumed by the investment advisor, the annualized expense ratios would have been 1.19%, 1.84% and 0.88%, respectively.


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

June 30, 2014
Top Ten Holdingsa
(Unaudited)

Security

 

Value

  % of
Net
Assets
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90%, Series I

 

$

79,641,375

     

2.8

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.98%, Series K

   

56,176,725

     

2.0

   

American International Group, 8.175%, due 5/15/68 (FRN)

   

48,745,567

     

1.7

   

General Electric Capital Corp., 7.125%, Series A

   

42,080,588

     

1.5

   

MetLife Capital Trust X, 9.25%, due 4/8/68, 144A

   

42,030,375

     

1.5

   

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/15/37, 144A

   

41,347,020

     

1.4

   

Nationwide Building Society, 10.25% (United Kingdom)

   

39,525,634

     

1.4

   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176%, 144A (United Kingdom)

   

38,791,240

     

1.3

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%

   

38,185,185

     

1.3

   

Prudential Financial, 5.625%, due 6/15/43 (FRN)

   

37,801,869

     

1.3

   

a  Top ten holdings are determined on the basis of the value of individual securities held. The Fund may also hold positions in other types of securities issued by the companies listed above. See the Schedule of Investments for additional details on such other positions.

Sector Breakdown
(Based on Net Assets)
(Unaudited)


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE

 

38.5%

                 

BANKS

 

12.4%

                 

AgriBank FCB, 6.875%, ($100 Par Value)

       

130,500

   

$

13,796,304

   

Astoria Financial Corp., 6.50%, Series C

       

161,571

     

3,955,258

   

BB&T Corp., 5.625%, Series E

       

582,922

     

13,838,568

   

Citigroup, 6.875%, Series K

       

781,700

     

21,215,338

   

CoBank ACB, 6.25%, 144A ($100 Par Value)a

       

276,000

     

28,729,889

   

CoBank ACB, 6.125%, Series G ($100 Par Value)

       

150,250

     

13,494,328

   

Countrywide Capital IV, 6.75%, due 4/1/33

       

517,275

     

13,211,203

   

Countrywide Capital V, 7.00%, due 11/1/36

       

1,328,067

     

34,529,742

   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75%, 144Aa

       

211,700

     

22,208,664

   

Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.625%, Series I

       

797,911

     

21,368,057

   

First Niagara Financial Group, 8.625%, Series B

       

111,842

     

3,242,300

   

First Republic Bank, 6.20%, Series B

       

355,141

     

9,020,581

   
Huntington Bancshares, 8.50%, Series A
($1,000 Par Value)(Convertible)
       

16,271

     

21,680,619

   

PNC Financial Services Group, 6.125%, Series P

       

796,449

     

21,870,490

   

PrivateBancorp, 7.125%, due 10/30/42

       

437,970

     

11,277,727

   

Regions Financial Corp., 6.375%, Series B

       

995,426

     

25,622,265

   
Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust, 12.00%,
144A ($1,000 Par Value)a
       

4,090

     

5,480,203

   

US Bancorp, 6.50%, Series F

       

353,188

     

9,981,093

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%

       

1,472,058

     

38,185,185

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 6.625%

       

186,640

     

5,210,989

   

Zions Bancorp, 7.90%, Series F

       

417,785

     

11,735,581

   

Zions Bancorp, 6.30%, Series G

       

355,092

     

9,172,026

   
             

358,826,410

   

BANKS—FOREIGN

 

1.4%

                 
Barclays Bank PLC, 7.10%, Series III
(United Kingdom)
       

318,918

     

8,167,490

   
Barclays Bank PLC, 7.75%, Series IV
(United Kingdom)
       

755,156

     

19,460,370

   
National Westminster Bank PLC, 7.76%, Series C
(United Kingdom)
       

448,873

     

11,791,894

   
             

39,419,754

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

0.4%

                 

State Street Corp., 5.90%, Series D

       

424,960

   

$

11,133,952

   

ELECTRIC—INTEGRATED

 

0.6%

                 

Integrys Energy Group, 6.00%, due 8/1/73

       

657,991

     

17,311,743

   

FINANCE

 

2.7%

                 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

 

0.4%

                 

Affiliated Managers Group, 6.375%, due 8/15/42

       

465,300

     

12,093,147

   

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

 

2.3%

                 

Goldman Sachs Group, 5.95%, Series I

       

380,000

     

9,336,600

   

Goldman Sachs Group, 6.375%, Series K

       

879,500

     

23,148,440

   

Morgan Stanley, 6.875%

       

1,026,333

     

27,885,467

   

RBS Capital Funding Trust VI, 6.25%, Series F

       

268,318

     

6,479,880

   
             

66,850,387

   

TOTAL FINANCE

           

78,943,534

   

INDUSTRIALS—CHEMICALS

 

0.9%

                 

CHS, 7.10%, Series II

       

963,500

     

26,168,660

   

INSURANCE

 

7.4%

                 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

 

0.7%

                 
Principal Financial Group, 5.563%, Series A
($100 Par Value)
       

92,000

     

9,349,500

   

Principal Financial Group, 6.518%, Series B (FRN)

       

410,686

     

10,456,066

   
             

19,805,566

   

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

0.3%

                 

Aegon NV, 6.50% (Netherlands)

       

294,451

     

7,493,778

   

MULTI-LINE

 

2.9%

                 

Allstate Corp., 6.75%, Series C

       

210,000

     

5,571,300

   

Allstate Corp., 6.625%, Series E

       

826,453

     

21,453,894

   

Hanover Insurance Group/The, 6.35%, due 3/30/53

       

383,438

     

9,432,575

   
Hartford Financial Services Group, 7.875%,
due 4/15/42
       

662,960

     

19,849,022

   

Kemper Corp., 7.375%, due 2/27/54

       

483,400

     

12,607,072

   

WR Berkley Corp., 5.625%, due 4/30/53

       

642,805

     

14,945,216

   
             

83,859,079

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN

 

2.0%

                 

ING Groep N.V., 7.05% (Netherlands)

       

479,782

   

$

12,306,408

   

ING Groep N.V., 7.20% (Netherlands)

       

523,448

     

13,510,193

   

ING Groep N.V., 7.375% (Netherlands)

       

1,230,795

     

31,803,743

   
             

57,620,344

   

REINSURANCE

 

0.5%

                 
Reinsurance Group of America, 6.20%,
due 9/15/42
       

561,870

     

15,417,713

   

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

1.0%

                 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 5.95% (Bermuda)

       

470,082

     

11,705,042

   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 7.25% (Bermuda)

       

202,107

     

5,285,098

   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 6.875%, Series C
(Bermuda)b
       

320,272

     

8,381,518

   
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., 7.50%, Series B
(Bermuda)
       

163,398

     

4,302,269

   
             

29,673,927

   

TOTAL INSURANCE

           

213,870,407

   

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

0.9%

                 

Qwest Corp., 6.125%, due 6/1/53

       

345,664

     

8,047,058

   

Qwest Corp., 7.00%, due 4/1/52

       

326,609

     

8,462,439

   

Telephone & Data Systems, 6.875%, due 11/15/59

       

149,582

     

3,788,912

   

Telephone & Data Systems, 7.00%, due 3/15/60

       

158,181

     

4,073,161

   
             

24,371,570

   

PIPELINES

 

0.3%

                 

NuStar Logistics LP, 7.625%, due 1/15/43

       

366,996

     

9,879,532

   

REAL ESTATE

 

10.2%

                 

DIVERSIFIED

 

3.1%

                 

Colony Financial, 8.50%, Series A

       

389,197

     

10,492,751

   

Coresite Realty Corp., 7.25%, Series A

       

406,311

     

10,218,722

   

Duke Realty Corp., 6.50%, Series K

       

225,000

     

5,616,000

   

DuPont Fabros Technology, 7.875%, Series A

       

318,329

     

8,356,136

   

Gramercy Property Trust, 8.125%, Series A

       

339,639

     

8,541,921

   

National Retail Properties, 5.70%

       

319,985

     

7,308,457

   

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., 8.50%, Series D

       

333,800

     

8,481,858

   

Retail Properties of America, 7.00%

       

506,582

     

13,024,223

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

Urstadt Biddle Properties, 7.125%, Series F

       

232,000

   

$

5,895,120

   

Vornado Realty Trust, 6.625%, Series G

       

438,860

     

11,098,770

   
             

89,033,958

   

HOTEL

 

2.2%

                 

Chesapeake Lodging Trust, 7.75%, Series A

       

395,206

     

10,542,120

   

Hersha Hospitality Trust, 8.00%, Series B

       

167,069

     

4,313,722

   

Hersha Hospitality Trust, 6.875%, Series C

       

199,569

     

5,003,195

   

Hospitality Properties Trust, 7.125%, Series D

       

247,406

     

6,303,905

   

LaSalle Hotel Properties, 6.375%, Series I

       

280,000

     

6,711,600

   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 7.875%, Series A

       

300,977

     

7,930,744

   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 8.00%, Series B

       

83,200

     

2,213,120

   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.50%, Series C

       

210,000

     

4,947,600

   

Summit Hotel Properties, 7.125%

       

227,800

     

5,692,722

   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, 8.00%, Series D

       

316,870

     

8,385,964

   
             

62,044,692

   

INDUSTRIALS

 

0.2%

                 

First Potomac Realty Trust, 7.75%, Series A

       

192,001

     

4,982,426

   

MORTGAGE

 

0.3%

                 

Annaly Capital Management, 7.50%, Series D

       

346,700

     

8,407,475

   

OFFICE

 

2.0%

                 

American Realty Capital Properties, 6.70%, Series F

       

1,596,018

     

37,394,702

   

Corporate Office Properties Trust, 7.375%, Series L

       

352,000

     

9,011,200

   

Hudson Pacific Properties, 8.375%, Series B

       

230,908

     

6,153,698

   

PS Business Parks, 6.45%, Series S

       

110,689

     

2,781,615

   

PS Business Parks, 6.00%, Series T

       

150,362

     

3,626,731

   
             

58,967,946

   

RESIDENTIAL

 

0.4%

                 

APARTMENT

 

0.2%

                 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 6.875%

       

240,000

     

6,175,200

   

MANUFACTURED HOME

 

0.2%

                 

Equity Lifestyle Properties, 6.75%, Series C

       

261,988

     

6,582,448

   

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

           

12,757,648

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

SHOPPING CENTERS

 

2.0%

                 

COMMUNITY CENTER

 

1.0%

                 

Cedar Realty Trust, 7.25%, Series B

       

317,900

   

$

8,106,450

   

DDR Corp., 6.50%, Series J

       

215,707

     

5,356,005

   

Kite Realty Group Trust, 8.25%, Series A

       

203,490

     

5,345,682

   

Saul Centers, 6.875%, Series C

       

330,731

     

8,350,958

   
             

27,159,095

   

REGIONAL MALL

 

1.0%

                 

CBL & Associates Properties, 7.375%, Series D

       

448,002

     

11,356,851

   

Glimcher Realty Trust, 7.50%, Series H

       

214,700

     

5,470,556

   

Pennsylvania REIT, 8.25%, Series A

       

232,069

     

6,114,786

   

Taubman Centers, 6.25%, Series K

       

280,000

     

6,748,000

   
             

29,690,193

   

TOTAL SHOPPING CENTERS

           

56,849,288

   

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

           

293,043,433

   

TRANSPORT—MARINE—FOREIGN

 

0.9%

                 

Seaspan Corp., 6.375%, due 4/30/19 (Hong Kong)

       

360,750

     

9,217,163

   

Seaspan Corp., 9.50%, Series C (Hong Kong)

       

357,226

     

9,895,160

   
Teekay Offshore Partners LP, 7.25%, Series A
(Marshall Islands)
       

271,600

     

7,118,636

   
             

26,230,959

   

UTILITIES

 

0.4%

                 

SCE Trust III, 5.75%

       

408,654

     

10,788,466

   
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$1,067,937,872)
           

1,109,988,420

   

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES

 

58.9%

                 

BANKS

 

8.8%

                 
Countrywide Capital III, 8.05%, due 6/15/27,
Series B
       

3,000,000

     

3,734,943

   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 10.00%, Series I

       

22,200

     

26,938,312

   

Fifth Third Bancorp, 4.90%, Series J

       

6,400,000

     

6,400,000

   

Goldman Sachs Capital I, 6.345%, due 2/15/34

       

11,590,000

     

13,279,277

   

Goldman Sachs Capital II, 4.00% (FRN)

       

15,378,000

     

12,379,290

   

Goldman Sachs Capital III, 4.00%, Series F (FRN)

       

9,744,000

     

7,795,200

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90%, Series I

       

70,950,000

     

79,641,375

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

M&T Capital Trust II, 8.277%, due 6/1/27

       

6,000,000

   

$

6,099,870

   

PNC Financial Services Group, 6.75%

       

11,000,000

     

12,321,727

   

Wells Fargo & Co, 5.90%, Series S

       

14,026,000

     

14,913,145

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.98%, Series K

       

49,170,000

     

56,176,725

   

Zions Bancorp, 7.20%, Series J

       

13,491,000

     

14,367,915

   
             

254,047,779

   

BANKS—FOREIGN

 

24.0%

                 
Baggot Securities Ltd., 10.24%, 144A (EUR)
(Ireland)a
       

8,908,000

     

13,447,994

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 7.00% (Spain)

       

9,200,000

     

13,334,520

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9.00% (Spain)

       

21,200,000

     

23,823,500

   

Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman, 9.00%, 144A (Brazil)a

       

26,840,000

     

26,605,150

   

Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman, 9.25%, 144A (Brazil)a

       

8,450,000

     

8,785,465

   

Banco Santander SA, 6.375%, Series REGS (Spain)

       

9,600,000

     

9,672,000

   
Bank of Ireland, 10.00%, due 7/30/16, Series EMTN
(Ireland)
       

4,550,000

     

6,931,227

   
Barclays Bank PLC, 7.625%, due 11/21/22
(United Kingdom)
       

12,800,000

     

14,643,200

   
Barclays Bank PLC, 7.75%, due 4/10/23
(United Kingdom)
       

10,000,000

     

11,142,500

   
Barclays Bank PLC, 6.86%, 144A (United
Kingdom)a
       

18,938,000

     

21,447,285

   

Barclays PLC, 8.00% (United Kingdom) (EUR)

       

9,300,000

     

13,931,535

   

Barclays PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)

       

23,924,000

     

25,407,288

   
BBVA Bancomer SA Texas, 6.75%, due 9/30/22, 144A
(Mexico)a
       

10,000,000

     

11,475,000

   

BNP Paribas, 7.195%, 144A (France)a,c

       

13,200,000

     

15,378,000

   
Commerzbank AG, 8.125%, due 9/19/23, 144A
(Germany)a
       

26,350,000

     

32,084,129

   

Coventry Building Society, 6.375% (United Kingdom)

       

7,300,000

     

12,477,602

   

Credit Agricole SA, 6.50% (France)

       

3,400,000

     

4,943,688

   

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875%, 144A (France)a

       

12,982,000

     

14,199,062

   
Credit Agricole SA, 8.125%, due 9/19/33, 144A
(France)a
       

12,900,000

     

14,718,255

   
Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, due 8/8/23, 144A
(Switzerland)a
       

11,250,000

     

12,515,625

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value

 
Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%, 144A
(Switzerland)a
   

19,559,000

   

$

21,698,755

   

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.125% (Germany) (GBP)

   

8,000,000

     

13,751,097

   
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust I, 3.254%,
144A (FRN) (Germany)a
   

10,774,000

     

10,612,390

   
Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31,
144A (Germany)a
   

22,901,000

     

27,939,220

   

HBOS Capital Funding LP, 6.85% (United Kingdom)

   

16,996,000

     

17,202,076

   
HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176%, 144A
(United Kingdom)a
   

25,904,000

     

38,791,240

   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017%, due 6/26/24, 144A
(Italy)a
   

12,400,000

     

12,570,996

   
Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island, 5.50%,
due 8/6/22, 144A (Brazil)a
   

8,400,000

     

8,645,280

   
Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island, 6.20%,
due 12/21/21, 144A (Brazil)a
   

5,000,000

     

5,362,500

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50%
(United Kingdom)
   

26,200,000

     

27,942,300

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.657%, 144A
(United Kingdom)a
   

6,979,000

     

7,833,928

   
Nationwide Building Society, 10.25%
(United Kingdom)
   

17,800,000

     

39,525,634

   
Nationwide Building Society, 6.875%, Series EMTN
(United Kingdom)
   

8,900,000

     

15,616,053

   

Rabobank Nederland, 8.40% (Netherlands)

   

16,450,000

     

18,588,500

   

Rabobank Nederland, 11.00%, 144A (Netherlands)a

   

21,400,000

     

28,787,066

   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648%
(United Kingdom)
   

16,649,000

     

20,228,535

   
SMFG Preferred Capital, 9.50%, 144A (FRN)
(Cayman Islands)a
   

4,000,000

     

5,030,200

   

Societe Generale SA, 6.75% (France)

   

4,500,000

     

6,474,565

   

Societe Generale SA, 8.875% (France) (GBP)

   

5,442,000

     

10,650,382

   

Societe Generale SA, 7.875%, 144A (France)a

   

14,600,000

     

15,570,900

   
Standard Chartered PLC, 7.014%, 144A
(United Kingdom)a
   

8,950,000

     

10,222,681

   

UBS AG, 7.625%, due 8/17/22 (Switzerland)

   

18,000,000

     

21,707,208

   
         

691,714,531

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

FINANCE

 

4.3%

                 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

3.5%

                 

General Electric Capital Corp., 7.125%, Series A

       

35,600,000

   

$

42,080,588

   

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.25%, Series B

       

24,600,000

     

27,413,010

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co, 6.75%, Series S

       

22,450,000

     

24,274,063

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co, 6.125%, Series U

       

7,400,000

     

7,597,580

   
             

101,365,241

   

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

 

0.8%

                 

Goldman Sachs Group, 5.70%, Series L

       

11,500,000

     

11,939,116

   

Morgan Stanley, 5.45%, Series H

       

11,420,000

     

11,642,576

   
             

23,581,692

   

TOTAL FINANCE

           

124,946,933

   

INSURANCE

 

16.3%

                 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

 

5.5%

                 

AIG Life Holdings, 7.57%, due 12/1/45, 144Aa

       

11,995,000

     

15,893,375

   

AIG Life Holdings, 8.125%, due 3/15/46, 144Aa

       

5,350,000

     

7,432,460

   
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co., 7.153%,
due 5/16/46, 144Aa
       

4,800,000

     

4,992,000

   
MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%,
due 12/15/67, 144Aa
       

23,662,000

     

29,518,345

   

MetLife Capital Trust X, 9.25%, due 4/8/68, 144Aa

       

29,495,000

     

42,030,375

   

Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405%, due 3/15/38

       

17,400,000

     

20,705,600

   

Prudential Financial, 5.625%, due 6/15/43 (FRN)

       

35,175,000

     

37,801,869

   
             

158,374,024

   

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

3.2%

                 
Aviva PLC, 3.875%, due 7/3/44, Series EMTN
(United Kingdom) (EUR)
       

3,400,000

     

4,631,239

   

Dai-Ichi Mutual Life, 7.25%, 144A (Japan)a

       

13,000,000

     

15,671,006

   

Groupama SA, 6.375% (France)

       

14,600,000

     

20,741,476

   

La Mondiale Vie, 7.625% (France)

       

29,250,000

     

32,796,563

   
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co, 6.50%, due 9/20/73,
144A (Japan)a
       

15,500,000

     

18,298,014

   
             

92,138,298

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

MULTI-LINE

 

1.7%

                 
American International Group, 8.175%,
due 5/15/68, (FRN)
       

35,259,000

   

$

48,745,567

   

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN

 

1.2%

                 

Aviva PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)

       

11,366,000

     

12,884,123

   

AXA SA, 8.60%, due 12/15/30 (France)

       

7,257,000

     

9,769,736

   

AXA SA, 6.463%, 144A (France)a

       

10,600,000

     

11,408,250

   
             

34,062,109

   

PROPERTY CASUALTY

 

1.4%

                 

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/15/37, 144Aa

       

34,892,000

     

41,347,020

   

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN

 

1.2%

                 
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd., 7.00%,
due 3/15/72, 144A (Japan)a
       

15,036,000

     

17,855,250

   
RL Finance Bonds No. 2 PLC, 6.125%, due 11/30/43
(United Kingdom)
       

9,750,000

     

17,461,787

   
             

35,317,037

   

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

2.1%

                 

Aquarius + Investments PLC, 8.25% (Switzerland)

       

18,980,000

     

21,313,401

   

Catlin Insurance Co., 7.249%, 144A (Bermuda)a

       

22,350,000

     

23,188,125

   
QBE Capital Funding III Ltd., 7.25%, due 5/24/41,
144A (Australia)a
       

14,567,000

     

15,717,327

   
             

60,218,853

   

TOTAL INSURANCE

           

470,202,908

   

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

1.6%

                 
Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, due 4/21/20,
144A (Cayman)a
       

28,162

     

35,264,104

   

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, due 6/1/36

       

10,600,000

     

11,633,500

   
             

46,897,604

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

PIPELINES

 

1.9%

                 

DCP Midstream LLC, 5.85%, due 5/21/43, 144Aa,c

       

3,660,000

   

$

3,495,300

   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 8.05%, due 10/1/77

       

19,403,000

     

21,954,494

   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 7.034%,
due 1/15/68, Series B
       

12,425,000

     

14,193,140

   
Enterprise Products Operating LP, 8.375%,
due 8/1/66
       

12,326,000

     

13,880,876

   
             

53,523,810

   

UTILITIES

 

2.0%

                 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES

 

0.5%

                 

FPL Group Capital, 7.30%, due 9/1/67, Series D

       

12,200,000

     

13,460,065

   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—FOREIGN

 

0.8%

                 

Enel SpA, 8.75%, due 9/24/73, 144A (Italy)a

       

18,380,000

     

21,688,400

   

MULTI-UTILITIES

 

0.7%

                 

Dominion Resources, 7.50%, due 6/30/66, Series A

       

7,495,000

     

8,135,822

   

PPL Capital Funding, 6.70%, due 3/30/67, Series A

       

12,638,000

     

12,898,760

   
             

21,034,582

   

TOTAL UTILITIES

           

56,183,047

   
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$1,551,321,334)
           

1,697,516,612

   
        Principal
Amount
     

CORPORATE BONDS

 

0.8%

                 

INSURANCE—PROPERTY CASUALTY

 

0.3%

                 
Liberty Mutual Insurance, 7.697%, due 10/15/97,
144Aa
     

$

8,400,000

     

9,545,382

   

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

0.5%

                 

Frontier Communications Corp., 9.00%, due 8/15/31

       

12,850,000

     

13,910,125

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified cost—$21,198,466)
           

23,455,507

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
18



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

   

0.6%

                   

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

                         
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund,
0.00%d
       

18,500,000

   

$

18,500,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$18,500,000)
           

18,500,000

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$2,658,957,672)

   

98.8

%

           

2,849,460,539

   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

   

1.2

             

34,943,013

   

NET ASSETS

   

100.0

%

         

$

2,884,403,552

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at June 30, 2014 were as follows:

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Deliver
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

48,842,880

   

USD

66,620,076

   

7/2/14

 

$

(260,493

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

5,479,024

   

USD

7,447,144

   

7/2/14

   

(55,285

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

5,007,088

   

USD

6,815,949

   

7/2/14

   

(40,258

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

47,815,100

   

USD

80,141,216

   

7/2/14

   

(1,689,537

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

7,121,703

   

USD

11,900,437

   

7/2/14

   

(287,644

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

3,665,248

   

USD

6,236,383

   

7/2/14

   

(36,322

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

81,214,033

   

EUR

59,328,992

   

7/2/14

   

25,173

   

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

100,220,759

   

GBP

58,602,051

   

7/2/14

   

70,780

   

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

58,398,691

   

USD

99,837,292

   

8/4/14

   

(80,521

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

5,722,385

   

USD

9,727,711

   

8/4/14

   

(63,060

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

61,850,495

   

USD

84,667,390

   

8/5/14

   

(35,345

)

 
   

$

(2,452,512

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
19



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

EUR  Euro Currency
FRN  Floating Rate Note
GBP  Great British Pound
REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust
USD  United States Dollar

Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

a  Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings equal 25.4% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

b  A portion of the security is segregated as collateral for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. $4,972,300 in aggregate has been segregated as collateral.

c  Fair valued security. This security has been valued at its fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Board of Directors. Aggregate fair valued securities represent 0.7% of the net assets of the Fund.

d  Rate quoted represents the seven-day yield of the Fund.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
20




COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

ASSETS:

 

Investments in securities, at value (Identified cost—$2,658,957,672)

 

$

2,849,460,539

   

Cash

   

34,271,525

   

Foreign currency, at value (Identified cost—$2,409,339)

   

2,422,731

   

Receivable for:

 

Dividends and interest

   

27,048,348

   

Fund shares sold

   

15,750,334

   

Investment securities sold

   

1,327,801

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

95,953

   

Other assets

   

50,365

   

Total Assets

   

2,930,427,596

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

2,548,465

   

Payable for:

 

Investment securities purchased

   

30,321,632

   

Dividends declared

   

7,160,669

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

3,956,292

   

Investment advisory fees

   

1,383,729

   

Administration fees

   

115,729

   

Distribution fees

   

58,726

   

Directors' fees

   

2,603

   

Other liabilities

   

476,199

   

Total Liabilities

   

46,024,044

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

2,884,403,552

   

NET ASSETS consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

2,694,397,306

   

Dividends in excess of net investment income

   

(9,256,065

)

 
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain    

11,206,571

   
Net unrealized appreciation    

188,055,740

   
   

$

2,884,403,552

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
21



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES—(Continued)

June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

CLASS A SHARES:

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

593,903,805

   

Shares issued and outstanding ($0.001 par value common stock outstanding)

   

43,232,939

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

13.74

   

Maximum offering price per share ($13.74 ÷ 0.9625)a

 

$

14.28

   

CLASS C SHARES:

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

516,465,868

   

Shares issued and outstanding ($0.001 par value common stock outstanding)

   

37,771,270

   

Net asset value and offering price per shareb

 

$

13.67

   

CLASS I SHARES:

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

1,774,033,879

   

Shares issued and outstanding ($0.001 par value common stock outstanding)

   

128,952,008

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

 

$

13.76

   

a  On investments of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

b  Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value per share less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% on shares held for less than one year.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
22



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

Investment Income:

 

Dividend income

 

$

35,965,346

   

Interest income

   

45,111,391

   
Total Investment Income    

81,076,737

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

8,508,229

   

Distribution fees—Class A

   

626,735

   

Distribution fees—Class C

   

1,811,365

   

Shareholder servicing fees—Class A

   

250,694

   

Shareholder servicing fees—Class C

   

603,788

   

Shareholder servicing fees—Class I

   

271,653

   

Administration fees

   

786,251

   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

   

474,269

   

Registration and filing fees

   

159,890

   

Custodian fees and expenses

   

74,583

   

Shareholder reporting expenses

   

71,780

   

Directors' fees and expenses

   

63,555

   

Professional fees

   

48,433

   

Line of credit fees

   

38,369

   

Miscellaneous

   

31,498

   

Total Expenses

   

13,821,092

   

Reduction of Expenses (See Note 2)

   

(1,412,550

)

 

Net Expenses

   

12,408,542

   
Net Investment Income    

68,668,195

   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 
Investments    

10,833,259

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(973,337

)

 
Net realized gain    

9,859,922

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 
Investments    

151,864,681

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(1,569,264

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    

150,295,417

   
Net realized and unrealized gain    

160,155,339

   

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

228,823,534

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
23



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Change in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

68,668,195

   

$

119,699,016

   
Net realized gain    

9,859,922

     

8,129,848

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
   

150,295,417

     

(89,487,230

)

 
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
   

228,823,534

     

38,341,634

   

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

                 

Net investment income:

 
Class A    

(15,027,081

)

   

(23,755,428

)

 
Class C    

(12,637,073

)

   

(22,255,151

)

 
Class I    

(45,596,143

)

   

(75,744,667

)

 

Net realized gain:

 

Class A

   

     

(1,976,234

)

 

Class C

   

     

(2,095,544

)

 

Class I

   

     

(5,860,209

)

 

Tax return of capital:

 

Class A

   

     

(1,718,414

)

 

Class C

   

     

(1,822,159

)

 

Class I

   

     

(5,095,687

)

 
Total dividends and distributions
to shareholders
   

(73,260,297

)

   

(140,323,493

)

 

Capital Stock Transactions:

 
Increase in net assets from Fund share
transactions
   

589,022,115

     

435,235,826

   

Total increase in net assets

   

744,585,352

     

333,253,967

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

2,139,818,200

     

1,806,564,233

   

End of perioda

 

$

2,884,403,552

   

$

2,139,818,200

   

a  Includes dividends in excess of net investment income of $9,256,065 and $4,663,963, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
24




COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto.

   

Class A

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
 

For the Year Ended December 31,

  For the Period
May 3, 2010a
through
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

 

June 30, 2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.87

   

$

13.34

   

$

11.69

   

$

12.10

   

$

11.46

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment incomeb

   

0.37

     

0.69

     

0.71

     

0.75

     

0.53

   
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
   

0.89

     

(0.35

)

   

1.80

     

(0.35

)

   

0.52

   
Total from investment
operations
   

1.26

     

0.34

     

2.51

     

0.40

     

1.05

   
Less dividends and distributions to
shareholders from:
 
Net investment income    

(0.39

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.73

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.34

)

 

Net realized gain

   

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.11

)

   

     

(0.04

)

 

Tax return of capital

   

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.03

)

 
Total dividends and distributions
to shareholders
   

(0.39

)

   

(0.81

)

   

(0.86

)

   

(0.81

)

   

(0.41

)

 

Redemption fees retained by the Fund

   

     

     

     

0.00

c

   

0.00

c

 
Net increase (decrease) in
net asset value
   

0.87

     

(0.47

)

   

1.65

     

(0.41

)

   

0.64

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.74

   

$

12.87

   

$

13.34

   

$

11.69

   

$

12.10

   

Total investment returnd,e

   

9.89

%f

   

2.55

%

   

22.04

%

   

3.32

%

   

9.22

%f

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
25



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

   

Class A

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
 

For the Year Ended December 31,

  For the Period
May 3, 2010a
through
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

June 30, 2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 

$

593.9

   

$

425.5

   

$

413.6

   

$

136.4

   

$

50.4

   
Ratio of expenses to average daily net
assets (before expense reduction)
   

1.19

%g

   

1.20

%

   

1.22

%h

   

1.29

%h

   

1.67

%g,h

 
Ratio of expenses to average daily net
assets (net of expense reduction)
   

1.10

%g

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%h

   

1.06

%h

   

0.85

%g,h

 
Ratio of net investment income to average
daily net assets (before expense
reduction)
   

5.47

%g

   

5.10

%

   

5.45

%h

   

5.95

%h

   

5.71

%g,h

 
Ratio of net investment income to average
daily net assets (net of expense
reduction)
   

5.56

%g

   

5.20

%

   

5.57

%h

   

6.18

%h

   

6.53

%g,h

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

16

%f

   

56

%

   

39

%

   

44

%

   

31

%f

 

a  Commencement of operations.

b  Calculation based on average shares outstanding.

c  Amount is less than $0.005.

d  Does not reflect sales charges, which would reduce return.

e  Return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at NAV.

f  Not annualized.

g  Annualized.

h  Non-class specific expenses are calculated at the Fund level and class specific expenses are calculated at the class level.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
26



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

   

Class C

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
 

For the Year Ended December 31,

  For the Period
May 3, 2010a
through
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

 

June 30, 2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.81

   

$

13.29

   

$

11.65

   

$

12.06

   

$

11.46

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment incomeb

   

0.32

     

0.60

     

0.63

     

0.67

     

0.49

   
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
   

0.89

     

(0.36

)

   

1.79

     

(0.34

)

   

0.49

   
Total from investment
operations
   

1.21

     

0.24

     

2.42

     

0.33

     

0.98

   
Less dividends and distributions to
shareholders from:
 
Net investment income    

(0.35

)

   

(0.61

)

   

(0.65

)

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Net realized gain

   

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.11

)

   

     

(0.04

)

 

Tax return of capital

   

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.03

)

 
Total dividends and distributions
to shareholders
   

(0.35

)

   

(0.72

)

   

(0.78

)

   

(0.74

)

   

(0.38

)

 

Redemption fees retained by the Fund

   

     

     

     

0.00

c

   

0.00

c

 
Net increase (decrease) in
net asset value
   

0.86

     

(0.48

)

   

1.64

     

(0.41

)

   

0.60

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.67

   

$

12.81

   

$

13.29

   

$

11.65

   

$

12.06

   

Total investment returnd,e

   

9.50

%f

   

1.83

%

   

21.31

%

   

2.69

%

   

8.62

%f

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
27



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

   

Class C

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
 

For the Year Ended December 31,

  For the Period
May 3, 2010a
through
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

June 30, 2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 

$

516.5

   

$

465.8

   

$

410.5

   

$

152.1

   

$

48.4

   
Ratio of expenses to average daily net
assets (before expense reduction)
   

1.84

%g

   

1.86

%

   

1.87

%h

   

1.94

%h

   

2.32

%g,h

 
Ratio of expenses to average daily net
assets (net of expense reduction)
   

1.75

%g

   

1.75

%

   

1.75

%h

   

1.71

%h

   

1.50

%g,h

 
Ratio of net investment income to average
daily net assets (before expense
reduction)
   

4.80

%g

   

4.47

%

   

4.82

%h

   

5.36

%h

   

5.22

%g,h

 
Ratio of net investment income to average
daily net assets (net of expense
reduction)
   

4.89

%g

   

4.58

%

   

4.94

%h

   

5.59

%h

   

6.04

%g,h

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

16

%f

   

56

%

   

39

%

   

44

%

   

31

%f

 

a  Commencement of operations.

b  Calculation based on average shares outstanding.

c  Amount is less than $0.005.

d  Return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at NAV.

e  Does not reflect sales charges, which would reduce return.

f  Not annualized.

g  Annualized.

h  Non-class specific expenses are calculated at the Fund level and class specific expenses are calculated at the class level.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
28



COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

   

Class I

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
 

For the Year Ended December 31,

  For the Period
May 3, 2010a
through
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

 

June 30, 2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.88

   

$

13.36

   

$

11.70

   

$

12.10

   

$

11.46

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

Net investment incomeb

   

0.39

     

0.74

     

0.76

     

0.80

     

0.58

   
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
   

0.90

     

(0.37

)

   

1.80

     

(0.35

)

   

0.49

   
Total from investment
operations
   

1.29

     

0.37

     

2.56

     

0.45

     

1.07

   
Less dividends and distributions to
shareholders from:
 
Net investment income    

(0.41

)

   

(0.74

)

   

(0.77

)

   

(0.74

)

   

(0.36

)

 

Net realized gain

   

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.11

)

   

     

(0.04

)

 

Tax return of capital

   

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.03

)

 
Total dividends and distributions
to shareholders
   

(0.41

)

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.90

)

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.43

)

 

Redemption fees retained by the Fund

   

     

     

     

0.00

c

   

0.00

c

 
Net increase (decrease) in
net asset value
   

0.88

     

(0.48

)

   

1.66

     

(0.40

)

   

0.64

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.76

   

$

12.88

   

$

13.36

   

$

11.70

   

$

12.10

   

Total investment returnd

   

10.13

%e

   

2.82

%

   

22.52

%

   

3.74

%

   

9.39

%e

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

   

Class I

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
 

For the Year Ended December 31,

  For the Period
May 3, 2010a
through
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

June 30, 2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

 

$

1,774.0

   

$

1,248.5

   

$

982.4

   

$

413.7

   

$

65.1

   
Ratio of expenses to average daily net
assets (before expense reduction)
   

0.88

%f

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%g

   

0.94

%g

   

1.32

%f,g

 
Ratio of expenses to average daily net
assets (net of expense reduction)
   

0.75

%f

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%g

   

0.71

%g

   

0.50

%f,g

 
Ratio of net investment income to average
daily net assets (before expense
reduction)
   

5.80

%f

   

5.47

%

   

5.83

%g

   

6.47

%g

   

6.43

%f,g

 
Ratio of net investment income to average
daily net assets (net of expense
reduction)
   

5.93

%f

   

5.59

%

   

5.95

%g

   

6.70

%g

   

7.25

%f,g

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

16

%e

   

56

%

   

39

%

   

44

%

   

31

%e

 

a  Commencement of operations.

b  Calculation based on average shares outstanding.

c  Amount is less than $0.005.

d  Return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at NAV.

e  Not annualized.

f  Annualized.

g  Non-class specific expenses are calculated at the Fund level and class specific expenses are calculated at the class level.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Note 1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 22, 2010 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is total return. The authorized shares of the Fund are divided into three classes designated Class A, C and I shares. Each of the Fund's shares has equal dividend, liquidation and voting rights (except for matters relating to distributions and shareholder servicing of such shares).

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Portfolio Valuation: Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Forward contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate.

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Readily marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment advisor) to be over-the-counter, are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date as reported by sources deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to reflect their fair market value. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. However, certain fixed-income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair market value of such securities.

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset value.


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The policies and procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment advisor, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment advisor has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment advisor determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

Foreign equity fair value pricing procedures utilized by the Fund may cause certain non-U.S. equity holdings to be fair valued on the basis of fair value factors provided by a pricing service to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund values such securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

The Fund's use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of Fund shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund's investments 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, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfer at the end of the period in which the underlying event causing the movement occurred. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 as of June 30, 2014.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2014 in valuing the Fund's investments carried at value:

   

Total

  Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)a
 
Preferred Securities—$25
Par Value—Banks
 

$

358,826,410

   

$

275,117,022

   

$

56,020,521

   

$

27,688,867

b

 
Preferred Securities—$25
Par Value—Life/Health
Insurance
   

19,805,566

     

10,456,066

     

9,349,500

     

   
Preferred Securities—$25
Par Value—Other
Industries
   

731,356,444

     

731,356,444

     

     

   
Preferred Securities—Capital
Securities—Banks—
Foreign
   

691,714,531

     

     

679,236,929

     

12,477,602

c

 
Preferred Securities—Capital
Securities—Other
Industries
   

1,005,802,081

     

     

1,005,802,081

     

   
Corporate Bonds    

23,455,507

     

     

23,455,507

     

   
Money Market Funds    

18,500,000

     

     

18,500,000

     

   
Total Investmentsd  

$

2,849,460,539

   

$

1,016,929,532

   

$

1,792,364,538

   

$

40,166,469

   
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
 

$

95,953

   

$

   

$

95,953

   

$

   
Total Appreciation in
Other Financial
Instrumentsd
 

$

95,953

   

$

   

$

95,953

   

$

   


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

   

Total

  Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)a
 
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
 

$

(2,548,465

)

 

$

   

$

(2,548,465

)

 

$

   
Total Depreciation
in Other Financial
Instrumentsd
 

$

(2,548,465

)

 

$

   

$

(2,548,465

)

 

$

   

a  Certain of the Fund's investments are categorized as Level 3 and were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on significant unobservable inputs. A change in the significant unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.

b  Valued by a pricing service which utilized independent broker quotes.

c  Valued utilizing independent broker quotes.

d  Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.

Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

    Total
Investments
in Securities
  Preferred
Securities—
$25 Par Value—
Banks
  Preferred
Securities—
$25 Par Value—
Real Estate—
Diversified
  Preferred
Securities—
Capital
Securities—
Banks—
Foreign
 
Balance as of
December 31, 2013
 

$

43,632,739

   

$

21,289,081

   

$

5,109,359

   

$

17,234,299

   

Purchases

   

30,636,313

     

     

     

30,636,313

   

Amortization

   

(226

)

   

     

     

(226

)

 
Change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
   

5,423,277

     

919,583

     

370,844

     

4,132,850

   

Transfers within Level 3a

   

     

5,480,203

     

(5,480,203

)

   

   

Transfers out of Level 3b

   

(39,525,634

)

   

     

     

(39,525,634

)

 

Balance as of June 30, 2014

 

$

40,166,469

   

$

27,688,867

   

$

   

$

12,477,602

   


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned on June 30, 2014 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $1,247,231.

a  As of June 30, 2014, transfers within Level 3 occurred due to changes in sector classifications.

b  As of December 31, 2013, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2014, the Fund used significant observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expense Allocations: Security transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized over the life of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends on foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed after the ex-dividend date. Distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as ordinary income, net realized capital gain or return of capital based on information reported by the REITs and management's estimates of such amounts based on historical information. These estimates are adjusted when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs and actual amounts may differ from the estimated amounts. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class) and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign currency gains/losses included in realized and unrealized gains/losses are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Securities: The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the ability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a foreign forward currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on foreign currency translations. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward, are typically distributed to shareholders at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are automatically reinvested in full and fractional shares of the Fund based on the net asset value per share at the close of business on the payable date, unless the shareholder has elected to have them paid in cash.

Distributions paid by the Fund are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes. Based upon the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014, the investment advisor considers it likely that a portion of the distributions will be reclassified to return of capital and/or distributions from net realized gains upon the final determination of the Fund's taxable income after December 31, 2014, the Fund's fiscal year end.

Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interest of the shareholders, by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and by distributing substantially all of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Dividend and interest income from holdings in non-U.S. securities is recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as well as its tax positions in non-U.S. jurisdictions in which it trades for all open tax years and has concluded that as of June 30, 2014, no additional provisions for income


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COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

tax are required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's tax positions for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, state departments of revenue and by foreign tax authorities.

Note 2. Investment Advisory Fees, Administration Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees: The investment advisor serves as the Fund's investment advisor pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the investment advisory agreement). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the investment advisor provides the Fund with day-to-day investment decisions and generally manages the Fund's investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors.

For the services provided to the Fund, the investment advisor receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.70% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, and through June 30, 2015, the investment advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fee and/or reimburse the Fund for expenses incurred (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) so that the Fund's total annual operating expenses do not exceed 1.10% for Class A shares, 1.75% for Class C shares and 0.75% for Class I shares. This contractual agreement can be amended at any time by agreement of the Fund and the investment advisor and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the investment advisor. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed totaled $1,412,550.

Administration Fees: The Fund has entered into an administration agreement with the investment advisor under which the investment advisor performs certain administrative functions for the Fund and receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund incurred $607,731 in fees under this administration agreement. Additionally, the Fund pays State Street Bank and Trust Company as co-administrator under a fund accounting and administration agreement.

Distribution Fees: Shares of the Fund are distributed by Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC (the distributor), an affiliated entity of the investment advisor. The Fund has adopted a distribution plan (the plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The plan provides that the Fund will pay the distributor a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and up to 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

There is a maximum initial sales charge of 3.75% for Class A shares. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% on purchases of $1 million or more of Class A shares, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase. There is a CDSC of 1.00% on Class C shares, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund has been advised that the distributor received $109,600 in sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $34,290 and $60,670 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class A and Class C


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

shares, respectively. The distributor has advised the Fund that proceeds from the CDSC on these classes are used by the distributor to defray its expenses related to providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of these classes, including payments to dealers and other financial intermediaries for selling these classes.

Shareholder Servicing Fees: For shareholder services, the Fund pays the distributor or its affiliates a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A and Class I shares and up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class C shares. The distributor is responsible for paying qualified financial institutions for shareholder services.

Directors' and Officers' Fees: Certain directors and officers of the Fund are also directors, officers and/or employees of the investment advisor. The Fund does not pay compensation to directors and officers affiliated with the investment advisor except for the Chief Compliance Officer, who received compensation from the investment advisor, which was reimbursed by the Fund, in the amount of $14,155 for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Note 3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended June 30, 2014, totaled $947,934,624 and $381,681,309, respectively.

Note 4. Derivative Investments

The following tables present the value of derivatives held at June 30, 2014 and the effect of derivatives held during the six months ended June 30, 2014, along with the respective location in the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 
   

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Derivatives

 

Location

 

Fair Value

 

Location

 

Fair Value

 
Forward foreign
currency exchange  
contractsa
 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

95,953

   

Unrealized depreciation

 

$

2,548,465

   

a  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts executed with Brown Brothers Harriman are not subject to a master netting arrangement or another similar agreement.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

Statement of Operations

 

Derivatives

 

Location

  Realized
Loss
  Change in
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Forward foreign
currency exchange  
contracts
 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

$

(1,018,439

)

 

$

(1,517,081

)

 

The following summarizes the volume of the Fund's forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity during the six months ended June 30, 2014:

    Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts
 

Average Notional Amount

 

$

119,375,309

   

Ending Notional Amount

 

$

194,232,393

   

Note 5. Income Tax Information

As of June 30, 2014, the federal tax cost and net unrealized appreciation and depreciation in value of securities held were as follows:

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

2,658,957,672

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

198,395,281

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(7,892,414

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

190,502,867

   

The Fund incurred short-term capital losses of $4,301,259 and net ordinary losses of $447,597 after October 31, 2013, that it has elected to treat as arising in the following fiscal year.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

Note 6. Capital Stock

The Fund is authorized to issue 600 million shares of capital stock, at a par value of $0.001 per share. The Board of Directors of the Fund may increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of common stock that the Fund has authority to issue. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Class A:

 

Sold

   

14,395,217

   

$

192,960,126

     

21,902,040

   

$

292,704,705

   
Issued as reinvestment
of dividends and
distributions
   

799,820

     

10,753,061

     

1,448,838

     

19,098,608

   

Redeemed

   

(5,030,702

)

   

(67,210,815

)

   

(21,280,486

)

   

(280,398,999

)

 

Net increase

   

10,164,335

   

$

136,502,372

     

2,070,392

   

$

31,404,314

   

Class C:

 

Sold

   

4,871,034

   

$

65,226,746

     

13,470,728

   

$

180,082,008

   
Issued as reinvestment
of dividends and
distributions
   

468,061

     

6,255,089

     

916,517

     

12,009,991

   

Redeemed

   

(3,931,789

)

   

(52,294,597

)

   

(8,922,991

)

   

(116,515,932

)

 

Net increase

   

1,407,306

   

$

19,187,238

     

5,464,254

   

$

75,576,067

   

Class I:

 

Sold

   

45,936,899

   

$

618,969,709

     

84,401,360

   

$

1,132,373,362

   
Issued as reinvestment
of dividends and
distributions
   

1,298,070

     

17,478,542

     

2,259,411

     

29,806,582

   

Redeemed

   

(15,190,161

)

   

(203,115,746

)

   

(63,312,548

)

   

(833,924,499

)

 

Net increase

   

32,044,808

   

$

433,332,505

     

23,348,223

   

$

328,255,445

   

Note 7. Borrowings

The Fund, in conjunction with other Cohen & Steers open-end funds, is a party to a $200,000,000 syndicated credit agreement (the credit agreement) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, as administrative agent and operations agent, and the lenders identified in the credit agreement, which expires January 23, 2015. The Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on its proportionate share of the unused portion of the credit agreement.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)—(Continued)

Note 8. Other

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

On July 22, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved an increase to the Fund's authorized shares of capital stock. The Fund is now authorized to issue 1 billion shares of capital stock, at a par value of $0.001 per share.

On June 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved an amendment to the Fund's fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement, effective August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016, whereby the investment advisor will contractually agree to waive its fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.80% for Class C shares and 0.80% for Class I shares. This contractual agreement may be amended or terminated at any time by agreement of the Fund and the investment advisor and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the investment advisor.

Management has evaluated events and transactions occurring after June 30, 2014 through the date that the financial statements were issued, and has determined that no additional disclosure in the financial statements is required.


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OTHER INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348, (ii) on our website at cohenandsteers.com or (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the SEC) website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348 or (ii) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348 or (ii) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

Please note that distributions paid by the Fund to shareholders are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes. The Fund may also pay distributions in excess of the Fund's net investment company taxable income and this excess could be a tax free return of capital distributed from the Fund's assets. The final tax treatment of all distributions is reported to shareholders on their 1099-DIV forms, which are mailed after the close of each calendar year.

Changes to the Board of Directors

Effective June 30, 2014, Martin Cohen ceased being a Director and officer of the Fund. The Board of Directors has elected Joseph M. Harvey as a Director of the Fund.

APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Board of Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the directors who are not parties to the Fund's investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement), or interested persons of any such party (Independent Directors), has the responsibility under the 1940 Act to approve the Fund's Advisory Agreement for its initial two year term and its continuation annually thereafter at a meeting of the Board of Directors called for the purpose of voting on the approval or continuation. At a telephonic meeting of the Board of Directors held on June 11, 2014 and at a meeting held in person on June 17, 2014, the Advisory Agreement was discussed and was unanimously continued for a term ending June 30, 2015 by the Fund's Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors. The Independent Directors were represented by independent counsel who assisted them in their deliberations during the meeting and executive session.

In considering whether to continue the Advisory Agreement, the Board of Directors reviewed materials provided by the Fund's investment advisor (the Investment Advisor) and Fund counsel which included, among other things, fee, expense and performance information compared to peer funds (Peer Funds) and performance comparisons to a larger category universe prepared by an independent data provider; summary information prepared by the Investment Advisor; and a memorandum outlining the legal duties of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also spoke directly with representatives of the independent data provider and met with investment advisory personnel. In addition, the Board of Directors considered information provided from time to time by the Investment Advisor throughout the


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year at meetings of the Board of Directors, including presentations by portfolio managers relating to the investment performance of the Fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Fund's objective. In particular, the Board of Directors considered the following:

(i) The nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Investment Advisor: The Board of Directors reviewed the services that the Investment Advisor provides to the Fund, including, but not limited to, making the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund, and generally managing the Fund's investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund. The Board of Directors also discussed with officers and portfolio managers of the Fund the types of transactions that were being done on behalf of the Fund. Additionally, the Board of Directors took into account the services provided by the Investment Advisor to its other funds, including those that have investment objectives and strategies similar to the Fund. The Board of Directors next considered the education, background and experience of the Investment Advisor's personnel, noting particularly that the favorable history and reputation of the portfolio managers for the Fund has had, and would likely continue to have, a favorable impact on the Fund. The Board of Directors further noted the Investment Advisor's ability to attract qualified and experienced personnel. The Board of Directors also considered the administrative services provided by the Investment Advisor, including compliance and accounting services. After consideration of the above factors, among others, the Board of Directors concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Advisor are adequate and appropriate.

(ii) Investment performance of the Fund and the Investment Advisor: The Board of Directors considered the investment performance of the Fund compared to Peer Funds and compared to a relevant blended benchmark. The Board of Directors noted that the Fund outperformed the Peer Funds' median and a blended benchmark for the one- and three-year periods ended March 31, 2014, ranking first in the peer group for each period. The Board of Directors engaged in discussions with the Investment Advisor regarding the contributors to and detractors from the Fund's performance during the periods. The Board of Directors also considered information provided by the Investment Advisor, including a narrative summary of various factors affecting performance and the Investment Advisor's performance in managing other funds and products investing in preferred securities. The Board of Directors then determined that Fund performance, in light of all considerations noted above, was satisfactory.

(iii) Cost of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Investment Advisor from the relationship with the Fund: Next, the Board of Directors considered the advisory fees and administrative fees payable by the Fund as well as total expense ratios. As part of its analysis, the Board of Directors gave consideration to the fee and expense analyses provided by the independent data provider. The Board of Directors noted that the Fund's actual management fee was lower than the median of the Peer Funds, ranking two out of five. The Fund's contractual management fee was higher than the median of the Peer Funds, ranking four out of five. The Board of Directors also noted that the Fund's net expense ratio was the lowest in the peer group. The Board of Directors considered that the Investment Advisor is waiving its fees and/or reimbursing expenses to limit the overall operating expenses of the Fund. The Board of Directors also considered the Investment Advisor's recommendation to adjust the Investment Advisor's existing fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement with the Fund, effective August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. The Board of Directors considered that even with the fee waiver adjustment, the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratios would remain lower than the Peer Funds' medians. Upon discussion with the Investment Advisor, the Board of Directors


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approved an amendment to the fee waiver and reimbursement agreement. The Board of Directors then considered the administrative services provided by the Investment Advisor, including compliance and accounting services, and further noted that the Fund pays an administration fee to the Investment Advisor. The Board of Directors noted the limited utility of the comparisons, as there are only two other registered investment companies pursuing a diversified preferred securities investment strategy. Nonetheless, the Board of Directors noted that the Fund's fees and expenses were reasonable considering those of the comparison funds.

The Board of Directors also reviewed information regarding the profitability to the Investment Advisor of its relationship with the Fund. The Board of Directors considered the level of the Investment Advisor's profits and whether the profits were reasonable for the Investment Advisor. The Board of Directors noted that the Investment Advisor is currently waiving its fee and/or reimbursing expenses of the Fund. The Board of Directors took into consideration other benefits to be derived by the Investment Advisor in connection with the Advisory Agreement, noting particularly the research and related services, within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that the Investment Advisor receives by allocating the Fund's brokerage transactions. The Board of Directors also considered the fees received by the Investment Advisor under the administration agreement, and noted the significant services received, such as compliance, accounting and operational services and furnishing office space and facilities for the Fund, and providing persons satisfactory to the Board of Directors to serve as officers of the Fund, and that these services were beneficial to the Fund. The Board of Directors concluded that the profits realized by the Investment Advisor from its relationships with the Fund were reasonable and consistent with the Investment Advisor's fiduciary duties.

(iv) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale: The Board of Directors considered the Fund's asset size and determined that there were not at this time significant economies of scale that were not being shared with shareholders.

(v) Comparison of services to be rendered and fees to be paid to those under other investment advisory contracts, such as contracts of the same and other investment advisers or other clients: As discussed above in (iii), the Board of Directors compared the fees paid under the Advisory Agreement to those under other investment advisory contracts of other investment advisers managing Peer Funds. The Board of Directors also compared the services rendered, fees paid and profitability under the Advisory Agreement to those under the Investment Advisor's other fund advisory agreements, as well as the services rendered, fees paid and profitability under the Advisory Agreement to those under the Investment Advisor's other advisory contracts with institutional and other clients with similar investment mandates. The Board of Directors also considered the entrepreneurial risk and financial exposure assumed by the Investment Advisor in developing and managing the Fund that the Investment Advisor does not have with institutional and other clients and other differences in the management of registered investment companies and institutional accounts. The Board of Directors determined that on a comparative basis the fees under the Advisory Agreement were reasonable in relation to the services provided.

No single factor was cited as determinative to the decision of the Board of Directors. Rather, after weighing all of the considerations and conclusions discussed above, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.


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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy

Facts

 

What Does Cohen & Steers Do With Your Personal Information?

 

Why?

 

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?

  The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
• Social Security number and account balances
• Transaction history and account transactions
• Purchase history and wire transfer instructions
 

How?

 

All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Cohen & Steers chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

Reasons we can share your personal information

  Does Cohen & Steers
share?
  Can you limit this
sharing?
 
For our everyday business purposes—
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or reports to credit bureaus
 

Yes

 

No

 
For our marketing purposes—
to offer our products and services to you
 

Yes

 

No

 

For joint marketing with other financial companies—

 

No

 

We don't share

 
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes—
information about your transactions and experiences
 

No

 

We don't share

 
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes—
information about your creditworthiness
 

No

 

We don't share

 

For our affiliates to market to you—

 

No

 

We don't share

 

For non-affiliates to market to you—

 

No

 

We don't share

 

Questions?  Call 800-330-7348


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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy—(Continued)

Who we are

     

Who is providing this notice?

 

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers Asia Limited, Cohen & Steers UK Limited, Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC, Cohen & Steers Private Funds and Cohen & Steers Open- and Closed-End Funds (collectively, Cohen & Steers).

 

What we do

     

How does Cohen & Steers protect my personal information?

 

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We restrict access to your information to those employees who need it to perform their jobs, and also require companies that provide services on our behalf to protect your information.

 

How does Cohen & Steers collect my personal information?

  We collect your personal information, for example, when you:
• Open an account or buy securities from us
• Provide account information or give us your contact information
• Make deposits or withdrawals from your account
We also collect your personal information from other companies.
 

Why can't I limit all sharing?

  Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
• sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness
• affiliates from using your information to market to you
• sharing for non-affiliates to market to you
State law and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
 

Definitions

     

Affiliates

  Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
• Cohen & Steers does not share with affiliates.
 

Non-affiliates

  Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
• Cohen & Steers does not share with non-affiliates.
 

Joint marketing

  A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
• Cohen & Steers does not jointly market.
 


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Cohen & Steers Investment Solutions

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global real estate equity securities

  •  Symbols: CSFAX, CSFBX*, CSFCX, CSSPX

COHEN & STEERS INSTITUTIONAL REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for institutional investors seeking total return, investing primarily in REITs

  •  Symbol: CSRIX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS "COHEN & STEERS
REALTY INCOME FUND")

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in real estate securities with an emphasis on both income and capital appreciation

  •  Symbols: CSEIX, CSBIX*, CSCIX, CSDIX

COHEN & STEERS INTERNATIONAL REALTY FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in international real estate securities

  •  Symbols: IRFAX, IRFCX, IRFIX

COHEN & STEERS REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in REITs

  •  Symbol: CSRSX

COHEN & STEERS
INSTITUTIONAL GLOBAL REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for institutional investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global real estate securities

  •  Symbol: GRSIX

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global infrastructure securities

  •  Symbols: CSUAX, CSUBX*, CSUCX, CSUIX

COHEN & STEERS DIVIDEND VALUE FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking long-term growth of income and capital appreciation, investing primarily in dividend paying common stocks and preferred stocks

  •  Symbols: DVFAX, DVFCX, DVFIX

COHEN & STEERS
PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return (high current income and capital appreciation), investing primarily in preferred and debt securities

  •  Symbols: CPXAX, CPXCX, CPXIX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ASSETS FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return and the maximization of real returns during inflationary environments by investing primarily in real assets

  •  Symbols: RAPAX, RAPCX, RAPIX, RAPRX, RAPZX

COHEN & STEERS
MLP & ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in midstream energy master limited partnership (MLP) units and related stocks

  •  Symbols: MLOAX, MLOCX, MLOIX, MLOZX

COHEN & STEERS
ACTIVE COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded commodity future contracts and other commodity-related derivative instruments

  •  Symbols: CDFAX, CDFCX, CDFIX, CDFZX

Distributed by Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC.

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL REALTY MAJORS ETF

  •  Designed for investors who seek a relatively low-cost "passive" approach for investing in a portfolio of real estate equity securities of companies in a specified index

  •  Symbol: GRI

Distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.

ISHARES COHEN & STEERS
REALTY MAJORS INDEX FUND

  •  Designed for investors who seek a relatively low-cost "passive" approach for investing in a portfolio of real estate equity securities of companies in a specified index

  •  Symbol: ICF

Distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co.

*  Class B shares are no longer offered except through dividend reinvestment and permitted exchanges by existing Class B shareholders.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the fund carefully before investing. A summary prospectus and prospectus containing this and other information can be obtained by calling 800-330-7348 or by visiting cohenandsteers.com. Please read the summary prospectus and prospectus carefully before investing.


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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Robert H. Steers
Director and Co-Chairman

Martin Cohen
Director and Co-Chairman

Michael G. Clark
Director

Bonnie Cohen
Director

George Grossman
Director

Richard E. Kroon
Director

Richard J. Norman
Director

Frank K. Ross
Director

C. Edward Ward, Jr.
Director

Adam M. Derechin
President and Chief Executive Officer

Joseph M. Harvey
Vice President

William F. Scapell
Vice President

Francis C. Poli
Secretary

James Giallanza
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Lisa D. Phelan
Chief Compliance Officer

Tina M. Payne
Assistant Secretary

Neil Bloom
Assistant Treasurer

KEY INFORMATION

Investment Advisor

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 832-3232

Co-administrator and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.
30 Dan Road
Canton, MA 02021
(800) 437-9912

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

Distributor

Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Nasdaq Symbol: Class  A—CPXAX
Class  C—CPXCX
Class   I—CPXIX

Website: cohenandsteers.com

This report is authorized for delivery only to shareholders of Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Inc. unless accompanied or preceded by the delivery of a currently effective prospectus setting forth details of the Fund. Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and your investment may be worth more or less at the time you sell your shares.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

Included in Item 1 above.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

None.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based upon their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the report it files or submits on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms

 



 

and that such material information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications of chief executive officer and chief financial officer as required by Rule 30a- 2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 



 

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.

 

COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:  August 28, 2014

 

 

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/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name:

Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Giallanza

 

 

Name:

James Giallanza

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  August 28, 2014