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CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
 
Description No. of Shares Value
EQUITY SECURITIES - 99.63%    
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 12.19%    
CORE - 1.72%    
General American Investors Company, Inc. 291,877   $ 9,909,225  
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. 365,750   2,805,303  
    12,714,528  
DEVELOPED MARKET - 0.32%    
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. 23,043   190,681  
First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund 124,012   1,246,321  
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. 32,459   281,420  
New Ireland Fund, Inc. (The) * 23,807   200,217  
Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (The) 50,868   421,186  
    2,339,825  
DIVERSIFIED EQUITY - 1.36%    
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (The) 207,144   3,801,092  
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund 702,793   3,830,221  
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund 61,252   490,629  
Royce Value Trust, Inc. 128,362   1,622,496  
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. 62,824   373,803  
    10,118,241  
EMERGING MARKETS - 1.31%    
Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (The) 50,222   986,360  
India Fund, Inc. (The) * 106,381   1,755,287  
Korea Fund, Inc. (The) 1,000   29,650  
Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc. (The) 4,542   34,973  
Mexico Fund, Inc. (The) 48,985   502,586  
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. 158,477   3,347,034  
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. * 159,665   2,770,188  
Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The) 12,832   295,521  
    9,721,599  
ENERGY MLP FUNDS - 1.37%    
ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. 47,486   416,452  
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. 144,444   1,596,106  

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return

Fund Inc.

56,100   561,561  
First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund 121,000   561,440  
Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund 395,062   2,362,472  

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 
 

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
Description No. of Shares Value
ENERGY MLP FUNDS - 1.37% (Continued)    
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. 906,000   $ 3,614,940  
Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. 126,262   508,836  
Neuberger Berman MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc. 230,500   548,590  
    10,170,397  
GLOBAL - 1.10%    
Clough Global Equity Fund 121,857   1,366,017  
Clough Global Opportunities Fund 172,978   1,615,615  
Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (The) 56,996   575,090  
GDL Fund (The) 110,168   923,208  
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund 38,372   405,208  
Royce Global Value Trust, Inc. 4,000   49,120  
Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund 251,378   2,390,605  
Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund 201,589   852,721  
    8,177,584  
INCOME & PREFERRED STOCK - 0.58%    
Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust 85,125   1,236,027  
LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. 185,291   1,889,975  
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Dividend Growth Fund 91,352   1,193,971  
    4,319,973  
NATURAL RESOURCES - 0.73%    
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust 624,497   3,715,757  
First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund 138,991   1,259,258  
First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund 42,000   375,900  
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. 3,436   41,026  
    5,391,941  
OPTION ARBITRAGE/OPTIONS STRATEGIES - 0.55%    
AllianzGI NFJ Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund 118,500   1,398,300  
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust 116,700   1,116,819  
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust 88,000   463,760  
Nuveen Dow 30SM Dynamic Overwrite Fund 51,997   703,519  
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund 75,650   374,468  
    4,056,866  
REAL ESTATE - 1.55%    
Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund 276,000   1,272,360  

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 
 

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
Description No. of Shares Value
REAL ESTATE - 1.55% (Continued)    
CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund 1,676,755   $ 10,027,003  
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund 26,000   196,300  
    11,495,663  
SECTOR EQUITY - 0.70%    
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II 89,000   2,122,649  
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (The) 130,458   1,346,327  
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund 142,832   1,722,554  
    5,191,530  
UTILITY - 0.90%    
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. 324,646   3,350,347  
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. 181,888   3,192,134  
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund 17,519   134,546  
    6,677,027  
     
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS   90,375,174  
     
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 10.26%    
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 12,000   971,400  
Alphabet Inc. - Class C * 21,000   30,861,600  
Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A * 12,000   7,492,080  
Comcast Corporation - Class A 280,000   12,952,800  
Electronic Arts Inc. * 14,000   1,825,740  
Netflix, Inc. * 20,000   10,000,600  
Verizon Communications Inc. 202,000   12,016,980  
    76,121,200  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.67%    
Amazon.com, Inc. * 20,000   62,974,600  
Dollar General Corporation 14,000   2,934,680  
eBay Inc. 32,000   1,667,200  
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 35,000   5,805,100  
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. * 4,000   1,844,320  
Target Corporation 25,000   3,935,500  
    79,161,400  
CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.48%    
Clorox Company (The) 6,000   1,261,020  

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 
 

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
Description No. of Shares Value
CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.48% (Continued)    
Costco Wholesale Corporation 25,500   $ 9,052,500  
General Mills, Inc. 28,000   1,727,040  
Hormel Foods Corporation 13,000   635,570  
Kimberly-Clark Corporation 17,000   2,510,220  
Kroger Co. (The) 40,000   1,356,400  
McCormick & Company, Incorporated 6,000   1,164,600  
Monster Beverage Corporation * 26,000   2,085,200  
Procter & Gamble Company (The) 130,000   18,068,700  
Walmart Inc. 73,000   10,213,430  
    48,074,680  
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (ETF) - 1.35%    
Invesco QQQ TrustSM, Series 1 36,000   10,002,240  
   
FINANCIALS - 7.16%    
Allstate Corporation (The) 15,000   1,412,100  
Aon plc - Class A 12,000   2,475,600  
Bank of America Corporation 166,000   3,998,940  
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Class B * 80,000   17,035,200  
Chubb Limited 10,000   1,161,200  
CME Group Inc. 8,000   1,338,480  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 27,000   2,701,350  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 69,000   6,642,630  
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 24,000   2,752,800  
Moody's Corporation 9,000   2,608,650  
Progressive Corporation (The) 29,000   2,745,430  
S&P Global Inc. 12,000   4,327,200  
State Street Corporation 16,000   949,280  
Truist Financial Corporation 76,965   2,928,518  
    53,077,378  
HEALTH CARE – 13.40%    
Abbott Laboratories 80,000   8,706,400  
AbbVie Inc. 87,000   7,620,330  
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 16,000   1,615,040  
Amgen Inc. 27,000   6,862,320  
Anthem, Inc. 13,000   3,491,670  
Becton, Dickinson and Company 13,000   3,024,840  

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 
 

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
Description No. of Shares Value
HEALTH CARE – 13.40% (Continued)    
Biogen Inc. * 7,965   $ 2,259,511  
Cigna Corporation 16,354   2,770,531  
CVS Health Corporation 62,000   3,620,800  
Eli Lilly and Company 38,000   5,624,760  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 63,000   3,980,970  
Humana Inc. 6,000   2,483,340  
Johnson & Johnson 139,700   20,798,536  
McKesson Corporation 9,000   1,340,370  
Merck & Co., Inc. 61,000   5,059,950  
Pfizer Inc. 135,000   4,954,500  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * 5,000   2,798,900  
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20,000   8,830,400  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated * 13,000   3,537,560  
    99,380,728  
INDUSTRIALS - 7.52%    
Cintas Corporation 5,000   1,664,150  
CSX Corporation 18,000   1,398,060  
Cummins Inc. 7,000   1,478,120  
Deere & Company 21,000   4,654,230  
Emerson Electric Co. 28,000   1,835,960  
Fastenal Company 27,000   1,217,430  
Fortive Corporation 15,000   1,143,150  
General Dynamics Corporation 16,000   2,214,880  
Honeywell International Inc. 24,000   3,950,640  
IHS Markit Ltd. 20,000   1,570,200  
Lockheed Martin Corporation 18,000   6,899,040  
Norfolk Southern Corporation 13,000   2,781,870  
Northrop Grumman Corporation 8,000   2,523,920  
Republic Services, Inc. 19,000   1,773,650  
Roper Technologies, Inc. 6,000   2,370,660  
Union Pacific Corporation 29,000   5,709,230  
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B 49,000   8,164,870  
Verisk Analytics, Inc. 9,000   1,667,790  
Waste Management, Inc. 24,000   2,716,080  
    55,733,930  

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 
 

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)
 
Description No. of Shares Value
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 24.80%    
Accenture plc - Class A 34,000   $ 7,683,660  
Adobe Inc. * 22,000   10,789,460  
Apple Inc. 400,000   46,324,000  
Autodesk, Inc. * 11,000   2,541,110  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 10,000   1,394,900  
Fiserv, Inc. * 32,000   3,297,600  
Intel Corporation 210,000   10,873,800  
Mastercard Incorporated - Class A 20,000   6,763,400  
Microsoft Corporation 331,000   69,619,230  
NVIDIA Corporation 14,000   7,577,080  
Oracle Corporation 110,000   6,567,000  
Paychex, Inc. 8,000   638,160  
QUALCOMM Incorporated 26,000   3,059,680  
Visa, Inc. - Class A 34,000   6,798,980  
    183,928,060  
MATERIALS - 1.62%    
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 12,000   3,574,320  
Dow Inc. 20,431   961,279  
Ecolab Inc. 7,000   1,398,880  
Newmont Corporation 41,000   2,601,450  
Sherwin-Williams Company (The) 5,000   3,483,700  
    12,019,629  
REAL ESTATE - 1.85%    
American Tower Corporation 23,000   5,559,790  
Equinix, Inc. 4,000   3,040,520  
Prologis, Inc. 35,000   3,521,700  
SBA Communications Corporation 5,000   1,592,400  
    13,714,410  
UTILITIES - 2.33%    
American Electric Power Company, Inc. 28,000   2,288,440  
Dominion Energy, Inc. 38,000   2,999,340  
Duke Energy Corporation 34,000   3,011,040  
Eversource Energy 14,000   1,169,700  
Exelon Corporation 30,000   1,072,800  
NextEra Energy, Inc. 18,000   4,996,080  

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 
 

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (Unaudited)(Concluded)
 
Description No. of Shares Value
UTILITIES - 2.33% (Continued)    
Sempra Energy 15,000   $ 1,775,400  
    17,312,800  
     
TOTAL EQUITY SECURITIES (cost - $586,654,376)   738,901,629  
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.73%    
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.73%    
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% ^ (cost - $5,406,863) 5,406,863   5,406,863  
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.36% (cost - $592,061,239) 744,308,492  
   
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.36%)     (2,681,061 )
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00% $ 741,627,431  
 
* Non-income producing security.
^ The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2020.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 
 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Federal Income Tax Cost: The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2020:

Cost of portfolio investments    $           595,573,811
Gross unrealized appreciation    $           170,012,382
Gross unrealized depreciation                   (21,277,701)
Net unrealized appreciation    $           148,734,681

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost for Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and generally accepted accounting principles. These "book/tax" differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As required by the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification, the Fund has performed an analysis of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following three broad categories:

                    Level 1 - quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.

                    Level 2 - quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.

                    Level 3 - model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2020 in valuing the Fund's investments carried at value:

VALUTION INPUTS       INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES   OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS*
Level 1 - Quoted Prices          
  Equity Securities      $          738,901,629    $                                     -   
  Short-Term Investment                         5,406,863                                            -   
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs                                            -                                               -   
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs                                            -                                               -   
Total        $          744,308,492    $                                     -   

 

* Other financial instruments include futures, forwards and swap contracts, if any.

 
 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Fund did not have any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at September 30, 2020.

The Fund is exposed to financial market risks, including the valuations of its investment portfolio. During the period ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in derivative instruments and other hedging activities.

The Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting through the date its financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were required to such Schedule of Investments.

Securities valuation policies and other investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the Fund's semi-annual report previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Form N-CSR on August 24, 2020 with a file number 811-05150.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual report. This information is also available on the Fund’s website at www.cornerstonestrategicvaluefund.com; or on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.