N-Q 1 d425610dnq.htm GENERAL ELECTRIC RSP U.S. EQUITY FUND General Electric RSP U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-01494

 

 

GENERAL ELECTRIC RSP U.S. EQUITY FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1600 SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06905

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.

1600 SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06905

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-242-0134

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2017

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


GE RSP U.S. Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments—June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Common Stock – 99.0% †

   Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
 

Aerospace & Defense – 1.4%

 

General Dynamics Corp.

     178,467        35,354,313  

Hexcel Corp.

     144,198        7,612,212  

Raytheon Co.

     193,199        31,197,775  
        74,164,300  

Airlines – 0.5%

 

Alaska Air Group Inc.

     171,808        15,421,486  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

     228,764        12,293,777  
        27,715,263  

Application Software – 1.9%

 

Adobe Systems Inc.

     89,090        12,600,889 (a) 

Intuit Inc.

     130,902        17,385,095  

salesforce.com Inc.

     805,375        69,745,475 (a) 
        99,731,459  

Asset Management & Custody Banks – 0.7%

 

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     140,073        17,829,892  

BlackRock Inc.

     44,640        18,856,383  
        36,686,275  

Auto Parts & Equipment – 0.2%

 

Delphi Automotive PLC

     129,362        11,338,579  

Automobile Manufacturers – 0.2%

 

General Motors Co.

     366,521        12,802,579  

Automotive Retail – 1.2%

 

AutoZone Inc.

     109,465        62,445,404 (a) 

Biotechnology – 5.2%

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     776,452        94,470,915 (a) 

Amgen Inc.

     474,864        81,785,827  

Biogen Inc.

     279,522        75,851,090 (a) 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     156,210        20,130,782 (a) 
        272,238,614  

Building Products – 1.1%

 

Allegion PLC

     740,430        60,063,682  

Cable & Satellite – 3.0%

 

Charter Communications Inc., Class A

     218,980        73,763,413 (a) 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     1,190,382        46,329,668  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C

     1,197,973        37,352,798 (a) 
        157,445,879  

Communications Equipment – 0.6%

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

     964,118        30,176,893  

Consumer Finance – 0.6%

 

American Express Co.

     252,453        21,266,641  

Discover Financial Services

     129,549        8,056,652  
        29,323,293  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services – 3.0%

 

PayPal Holdings Inc.

     301,154        16,162,935 (a) 

Visa Inc., Class A

     1,503,517        140,999,824  
        157,162,759  

Diversified Banks – 5.3%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     2,455,904        59,580,231  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,771,215        161,889,051  

U.S. Bancorp

     357,228        18,547,278  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     644,229        35,696,729  
        275,713,289  

Diversified Chemicals – 0.6%

 

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     419,191        33,832,906  

Drug Retail – 0.9%

 

CVS Health Corp.

     191,602        15,416,297  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

     384,294        30,094,063  
        45,510,360  

Electric Utilities – 1.8%

 

American Electric Power Company Inc.

     184,080        12,788,038  

Duke Energy Corp.

     111,583        9,327,223  

Edison International

     150,600        11,775,414  

Exelon Corp.

     468,285        16,891,040  

NextEra Energy Inc.

     198,052        27,753,027  

PG&E Corp.

     273,566        18,156,575  
        96,691,317  

Electrical Components & Equipment – 0.5%

 

Acuity Brands Inc.

     61,969        12,597,058  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

     83,049        13,450,616  
        26,047,674  

Environmental & Facilities Services – 0.4%

 

Republic Services Inc.

     338,841        21,594,337  

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals – 0.2%

 

Monsanto Co.

     104,718        12,394,422  

Financial Exchanges & Data – 1.9%

 

CME Group Inc.

     672,675        84,245,817  

S&P Global Inc.

     114,692        16,743,885  
        100,989,702  

Footwear – 0.7%

 

NIKE Inc., Class B

     591,045        34,871,655  

Gold – 0.1%

 

B2Gold Corp.

     1,566,882        4,402,938 (a) 

Healthcare Equipment – 4.5%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     1,067,630        51,897,494  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     41,161        8,030,923  

Boston Scientific Corp.

     1,579,747        43,790,587 (a) 

Medtronic PLC

     1,332,938        118,298,248  

Stryker Corp.

     92,690        12,863,518  
        234,880,770  

Home Entertainment Software – 0.4%

 

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     197,510        11,370,650  

Electronic Arts Inc.

     93,408        9,875,094 (a) 
        21,245,744  

Home Improvement Retail – 1.0%

 

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     176,884        13,713,816  

The Home Depot Inc.

     264,274        40,539,632  
        54,253,448  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines – 0.3%

 

Marriott International Inc., Class A

     141,267        14,170,493  

Housewares & Specialties – 1.5%

 

Newell Brands Inc.

     1,443,916        77,422,776  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers – 0.4%

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     259,436        19,634,116  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%

 

Calpine Corp.

     191,907        2,596,502 (a) 

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.2%

 

Honeywell International Inc.

     243,072        32,399,067  

Roper Technologies Inc.

     122,914        28,458,278  
        60,857,345  

Industrial Gases – 0.1%

 

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

     51,912        7,426,531  

Industrial Machinery – 2.2%

 

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     712,412        65,107,333  

Xylem Inc.

     885,863        49,103,386  
        114,210,719  

Insurance Brokers – 0.3%

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

     221,634        17,278,587  

Integrated Oil & Gas – 2.3%

 

Chevron Corp.

     368,441        38,439,450  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     990,839        79,990,432  
        118,429,882  

Integrated Telecommunication Services – 0.5%

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

     543,540        24,274,496  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 3.1%

 

Amazon.com Inc.

     121,034        117,160,912 (a) 

Netflix Inc.

     45,009        6,724,795 (a) 

The Priceline Group Inc.

     21,424        40,074,020 (a) 
        163,959,727  

Internet Software & Services – 5.9%

 

Alphabet Inc., Class A

     130,087        120,939,282 (a) 

Alphabet Inc., Class C

     71,037        64,553,453 (a) 

Facebook Inc., Class A

     833,446        125,833,677 (a) 
        311,326,412  

Investment Banking & Brokerage – 3.6%

 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     2,141,332        91,991,623  

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     437,483        97,077,477  
        189,069,100  


     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
 

IT Consulting & Other Services – 0.4%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     113,523        14,040,524  

International Business Machines Corp.

     60,884        9,365,786  
        23,406,310  

Life & Health Insurance – 0.7%

 

MetLife Inc.

     330,382        18,151,187  

Prudential Financial Inc.

     156,389        16,911,907  
        35,063,094  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     73,496        12,822,847  

Managed Healthcare – 0.6%

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     169,544        31,436,848  

Metal & Glass Containers – 0.3%

 

Ball Corp.

     357,994        15,110,927  

Movies & Entertainment – 1.9%

 

The Walt Disney Co.

     669,391        71,122,794  

Time Warner Inc.

     294,843        29,605,185  
        100,727,979  

Multi-Line Insurance – 0.2%

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     189,549        9,964,591  

Multi-Sector Holdings – 1.1%

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

     343,127        58,115,420 (a) 

Multi-Utilities – 0.9%

 

Dominion Energy Inc.

     73,931        5,665,333  

Sempra Energy

     368,278        41,523,344  
        47,188,677  

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services – 0.9%

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

     516,883        34,031,577  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.

     425,302        15,093,968  
        49,125,545  

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production – 3.0%

 

Antero Resources Corp.

     1,220,368        26,372,152 (a) 

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,271,521        15,067,524  

Noble Energy Inc.

     1,338,905        37,891,012  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     326,518        52,105,742  

Range Resources Corp.

     595,186        13,790,460  

RSP Permian Inc.

     459,985        14,843,716 (a) 
        160,070,606  

Packaged Foods & Meats – 2.4%

 

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

     2,073,350        89,547,986  

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     394,118        33,752,266  
        123,300,252  

Paper Packaging – 0.2%

 

Packaging Corporation of America

     72,343        8,058,287  

Pharmaceuticals – 5.2%

 

Allergan PLC

     535,359        130,140,420  

Pfizer Inc.

     4,238,702        142,378,000  
        272,518,420  

Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.3%

 

The Allstate Corp.

     186,371        16,482,651  

Railroads – 0.7%

 

Union Pacific Corp.

     325,279        35,426,136  

Regional Banks – 1.6%

     

First Republic Bank

     697,090        69,778,709  

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

     133,956        16,727,086  
        86,505,795  

Restaurants – 1.1%

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

     17,944        7,466,498 (a) 

McDonald’s Corp.

     179,828        27,542,457  

Starbucks Corp.

     411,717        24,007,218  
        59,016,173  

Semiconductor Equipment – 1.6%

 

Applied Materials Inc.

     1,993,429        82,348,552  

Semiconductors – 1.9%

 

Broadcom Ltd.

     239,243        55,755,581  

Intel Corp.

     388,666        13,113,591  

Micron Technology Inc.

     410,643        12,261,800 (a) 

QUALCOMM Inc.

     298,951        16,508,074  
        97,639,046  

Soft Drinks – 2.6%

 

PepsiCo Inc.

     1,172,846        135,451,985  

Specialized REITs – 0.6%

 

American Tower Corp.

     240,187        31,781,544  

Specialty Chemicals – 0.4%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     164,413        17,352,148  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.

     192,815        5,880,858 (a) 
        23,233,006  

Specialty Stores – 0.4%

 

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     70,374        4,450,452  

Tractor Supply Co.

     168,766        9,148,805  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.

     22,705        6,524,054 (a) 
        20,123,311  

Steel – 0.1%

 

ArcelorMittal

     330,096        7,503,082 (a) 

Systems Software – 3.9%

 

Microsoft Corp.

     2,349,638        161,960,547  

Oracle Corp.

     874,641        43,854,500  
        205,815,047  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 4.2%

 

Apple Inc.

     1,417,787        204,189,684  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     1,061,917        17,617,203  
     221,806,887  

Tobacco – 0.8%

 

Reynolds American Inc.

     642,083        41,761,078  

Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.2%

 

United Rentals Inc.

     551,464        62,155,507 (a) 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%

 

T-Mobile US Inc.

     180,665        10,951,912 (a) 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $4,336,430,887)

        5,199,291,742  
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
 

Short-Term Investments – 1.2%

 

Time Deposit – 1.2%

 

State Street Corp.

     

0.09% 07/03/17

     

(Cost $65,171,439)

   $ 65,171,439        65,171,439 (b) 

Total Investments
(Cost $4,401,602,326)

 

     5,264,463,181  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net – (0.2)%

 

     (9,544,848
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 5,254,918,333  
     

 

 

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s Supplemental Information Documents and Consolidated Profile for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) State Street Corp. is the parent company of SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator, and State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.
Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

Abbreviations:

 

REIT 

   Real Estate Investment Trust


Affiliate Table

 

     Number of
Shares Held
at 12/31/16
     Value At
12/31/16
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares Sold      Number of
Shares Held
at 6/30/17
     Value at
6/30/17
     Dividend/Interest
Income
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

State Street Corp. (Time Deposit)

     39,432,643        39,432,643        12,980,605,794        12,954,866,998        65,171,439      $ 65,171,439      $ 35,422      $ —    
     

 

 

             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 39,432,643               $ 65,171,439      $ 35,422        —    
     

 

 

             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments

Security Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1—Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3—Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement

The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities, which may not necessarily represent the last sales price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the Oversight Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of any Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”).

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.


The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

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

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2017:

 

Fund

  

Investments

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

GE RSP U.S. Equity Fund

   Investments in Securities†            
   Common Stock    $ 5,199,291,742      $ —        $ —        $ 5,199,291,742  
   Short-Term Investments      —          65,171,439        —          65,171,439  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Total Investments in Securities    $ 5,199,291,742      $ 65,171,439      $ —        $ 5,264,463,181  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.

There were no transfers between fair value levels during the period. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

INCOME TAXES

At June 30, 2017, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

    

Cost of
Investments
for Tax

Purposes

   Gross Tax
Appreciation
   Gross Tax
Depreciation
   Net Tax
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

GE RSP U.S. Equity Fund

   $4,441,207,125    $911,688,087    $(88,432,031)    $823,256,056


ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c))), are effective as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Separate certifications by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached: EX-99 CERT.


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.

General Electric RSP U.S. Equity Fund

General Electric RSP Income Fund

 

By:   /s/ Jeanne M. La Porta
  Jeanne M. La Porta
  President, GE RSP Funds

Date: August 21, 2017

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/ Jeanne M. La Porta
  Jeanne M. La Porta
  President, GE RSP Funds
Date: August 21, 2017
By:   /s/ Arthur A. Jensen
  Arthur A. Jensen
  Treasurer, GE RSP Funds

Date: August 21, 2017