N-Q 1 nq073109bcf.htm N-Q -- DWS BLUE CHIP FUND

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

_______________________________

Investment Company Act file number 811-5357

DWS Blue Chip Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154-0004

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 454-7190

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

Date of reporting period: 7/31/09

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Investment Portfolio

as of July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

DWS Blue Chip Fund

 

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

 

Common Stocks 97.1%

 

Consumer Discretionary 9.7%

 

Auto Components 0.1%

 

Magna International, Inc. "A"

 

4,200

 

214,032

 

Automobiles 0.0%

 

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (ADR)

 

4,000

 

128,520

 

Distributors 0.1%

 

Genuine Parts Co.

 

4,300

 

152,306

 

Diversified Consumer Services 0.1%

 

Capella Education Co.*

 

2,200

 

141,592

 

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure 1.5%

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (ADR)*

 

4,700

 

240,875

 

McDonald's Corp.

 

53,800

 

2,962,228

 

 

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

21,200

 

751,752

 

 

3,954,855

 

Household Durables 0.7%

 

Garmin Ltd. (a)

 

39,200

 

1,084,272

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

 

41,400

 

718,290

 

Ryland Group, Inc.

 

6,200

 

123,814

 

 

1,926,376

 

Internet & Catalog Retail 0.4%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

12,600

 

1,080,576

 

Media 3.0%

 

Comcast Corp. "A"

 

241,000

 

3,581,260

 

Comcast Corp. Special "A"

 

58,000

 

811,420

 

DISH Network Corp. "A"*

 

26,400

 

447,480

 

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

6,400

 

200,640

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

 

26,091

 

862,568

 

Time Warner, Inc. (a)

 

86,133

 

2,296,306

 

 

8,199,674

 

Multiline Retail 0.6%

 

Macy's, Inc. (a)

 

110,400

 

1,535,664

 

Specialty Retail 2.9%

 

Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.*

 

7,300

 

239,221

 

Gymboree Corp.*

 

9,700

 

385,866

 

RadioShack Corp.

 

70,700

 

1,096,557

 

Rent-A-Center, Inc.*

 

15,600

 

323,856

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

 

25,400

 

1,119,886

 

The Gap, Inc.

 

78,700

 

1,284,384

 

TJX Companies, Inc. (a)

 

92,300

 

3,344,029

 

 

7,793,799

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.3%

 

Coach, Inc.

 

2,900

 

85,811

 

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

 

38,100

 

524,256

 

Under Armour, Inc. "A"* (a)

 

4,900

 

119,021

 

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

 

9,700

 

233,770

 

 

962,858

 

Consumer Staples 10.4%

 

Food & Staples Retailing 2.7%

 

Kroger Co. (a)

 

129,400

 

2,766,572

 

Sysco Corp.

 

30,200

 

717,552

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

76,400

 

3,810,832

 

 

7,294,956

 

Food Products 2.8%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (a)

 

150,300

 

4,527,036

 

Bunge Ltd. (a)

 

34,800

 

2,434,956

 

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.*

 

14,200

 

173,950

 

Darling International, Inc.*

 

24,100

 

170,146

 

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.*

 

19,100

 

408,931

 

 

7,715,019

 

Household Products 2.2%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

 

4,500

 

265,410

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (a)

 

63,900

 

4,628,916

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

17,000

 

993,650

 

 

5,887,976

 

 

 

Personal Products 0.4%

 

Herbalife Ltd.

 

24,200

 

832,722

 

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. "A"

 

3,500

 

127,435

 

 

960,157

 

Tobacco 2.3%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

109,500

 

1,919,535

 

Lorillard, Inc.

 

18,000

 

1,326,960

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

64,900

 

3,024,340

 

 

6,270,835

 

Energy 9.7%

 

Energy Equipment & Services 0.9%

 

Noble Corp.

 

66,500

 

2,251,690

 

Oil States International, Inc.*

 

7,100

 

192,552

 

 

2,444,242

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 8.8%

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.* (a)

 

5,400

 

179,874

 

Apache Corp.

 

28,500

 

2,392,575

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

 

34,200

 

1,223,676

 

ConocoPhillips

 

116,200

 

5,079,102

 

Encore Acquisition Co.*

 

38,600

 

1,374,160

 

EXCO Resources, Inc.*

 

12,900

 

177,246

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

 

42,086

 

2,962,433

 

Frontline Ltd. (a)

 

10,100

 

230,987

 

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

 

46,700

 

559,933

 

McMoRan Exploration Co.* (a)

 

52,800

 

335,808

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

 

53,400

 

3,107,880

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

70,800

 

5,050,872

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

 

7,200

 

247,320

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP

 

2,300

 

111,228

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

17,100

 

307,800

 

W&T Offshore, Inc. (a)

 

39,300

 

420,117

 

 

23,761,011

 

Financials 13.5%

 

Capital Markets 2.0%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

72,700

 

1,987,618

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

9,600

 

851,328

 

Morgan Stanley

 

23,900

 

681,150

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

11,600

 

1,894,280

 

 

5,414,376

 

Commercial Banks 1.1%

 

Allied Irish Banks PLC (ADR)

 

14,400

 

71,136

 

Comerica, Inc.

 

10,000

 

238,400

 

KeyCorp

 

36,500

 

210,970

 

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

 

100,400

 

606,416

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

8,500

 

311,610

 

Regions Financial Corp.

 

235,100

 

1,039,142

 

Zions Bancorp. (a)

 

26,400

 

358,512

 

 

2,836,186

 

Consumer Finance 0.5%

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

16,100

 

494,270

 

Discover Financial Services

 

82,700

 

982,476

 

 

1,476,746

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 5.2%

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

366,700

 

5,423,493

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

478,700

 

1,517,479

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

180,500

 

6,976,325

 

PHH Corp.*

 

12,700

 

232,791

 

 

14,150,088

 

Insurance 4.2%

 

ACE Ltd.

 

84,300

 

4,135,758

 

Aflac, Inc.

 

20,000

 

757,200

 

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.

 

10,500

 

456,330

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

 

6,500

 

404,235

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. "B"*

 

800

 

2,544,400

 

Everest Re Group Ltd.

 

4,000

 

320,880

 

First American Corp.

 

9,900

 

292,545

 

Genworth Financial, Inc. "A"

 

101,800

 

702,420

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

6,000

 

203,700

 

Old Republic International Corp.

 

39,600

 

409,464

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

2,800

 

123,956

 

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

 

17,600

 

758,032

 

XL Capital Ltd. "A" (a)

 

12,800

 

180,224

 

 

11,289,144

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.4%

 

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (REIT)

 

3,400

 

221,034

 

Franklin Street Properties Corp. (REIT)

 

20,300

 

289,478

 

Public Storage (REIT)

 

3,000

 

217,710

 

Rayonier, Inc. (REIT)

 

6,500

 

253,435

 

Walter Investment Management Corp. (REIT)*

 

13,437

 

180,728

 

 

1,162,385

 

Real Estate Management & Development 0.1%

 

The St. Joe Co.*

 

6,300

 

177,408

 

Health Care 14.9%

 

Biotechnology 1.8%

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.* (a)

 

89,100

 

4,359,663

 

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

 

10,300

 

282,426

 

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

 

36,000

 

296,280

 

 

4,938,369

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.3%

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

30,800

 

1,736,196

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

 

17,200

 

1,120,580

 

Covidien PLC

 

13,900

 

525,559

 

 

3,382,335

 

Health Care Providers & Services 6.3%

 

Aetna, Inc.

 

189,100

 

5,100,027

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

 

13,900

 

274,108

 

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

 

37,700

 

867,100

 

Emergency Medical Services Corp. "A"*

 

2,700

 

105,678

 

Express Scripts, Inc.*

 

59,000

 

4,132,360

 

Humana, Inc.*

 

18,900

 

620,865

 

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*

 

17,400

 

244,296

 

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

 

8,200

 

265,352

 

McKesson Corp.

 

37,100

 

1,897,665

 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

 

63,600

 

3,361,896

 

 

 

Universal Health Services, Inc. "B"

 

4,300

 

239,123

 

 

17,108,470

 

Pharmaceuticals 5.5%

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

46,800

 

2,105,532

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

125,400

 

4,375,206

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

30,700

 

1,869,323

 

Merck & Co., Inc. (a)

 

7,500

 

225,075

 

Pfizer, Inc. (a)

 

333,500

 

5,312,655

 

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

25,500

 

885,615

 

 

14,773,406

 

Industrials 11.9%

 

Aerospace & Defense 6.0%

 

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.*

 

4,900

 

385,728

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

39,200

 

2,171,288

 

Goodrich Corp.

 

42,300

 

2,172,528

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

18,500

 

641,950

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

 

15,500

 

1,170,250

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

59,500

 

4,448,220

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

65,600

 

2,924,448

 

Raytheon Co.

 

52,100

 

2,446,095

 

 

16,360,507

 

Air Freight & Logistics 0.5%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. "B"

 

24,500

 

1,316,385

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.4%

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

 

41,000

 

569,900

 

The Brink's Co.

 

19,800

 

537,570

 

 

1,107,470

 

Construction & Engineering 1.2%

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

 

39,400

 

950,328

 

Fluor Corp.

 

38,600

 

2,038,080

 

Tutor Perini Corp.*

 

15,400

 

284,130

 

 

3,272,538

 

Electrical Equipment 0.5%

 

GrafTech International Ltd.*

 

102,700

 

1,410,071

 

Industrial Conglomerates 0.2%

 

General Electric Co.

 

32,000

 

428,800

 

Machinery 1.3%

 

AGCO Corp.* (a)

 

12,600

 

396,396

 

Cummins, Inc.

 

14,300

 

615,043

 

Dover Corp.

 

5,900

 

200,659

 

Flowserve Corp.

 

17,100

 

1,381,167

 

Gardner Denver, Inc.*

 

4,000

 

116,760

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

 

13,400

 

593,352

 

Trinity Industries, Inc.

 

8,400

 

117,264

 

 

3,420,641

 

Professional Services 0.7%

 

Manpower, Inc.

 

41,000

 

1,965,950

 

Road & Rail 0.9%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

 

2,600

 

204,334

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

 

7,100

 

307,075

 

Ryder System, Inc.

 

54,300

 

1,907,559

 

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

 

8,200

 

148,092

 

 

2,567,060

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors 0.2%

 

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

 

4,600

 

413,586

 

Information Technology 17.0%

 

Communications Equipment 1.9%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

 

49,700

 

1,093,897

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

90,500

 

4,182,005

 

 

5,275,902

 

Computers & Peripherals 5.6%

 

Apple, Inc.*

 

25,600

 

4,182,784

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

55,800

 

6,580,494

 

QLogic Corp.*

 

78,200

 

1,020,510

 

Western Digital Corp.*

 

107,700

 

3,257,925

 

 

15,041,713

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.4%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

 

23,200

 

597,864

 

Avnet, Inc.*

 

39,600

 

966,240

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. "A"*

 

3,200

 

133,216

 

Flextronics International Ltd.*

 

93,900

 

499,548

 

Ingram Micro, Inc. "A"*

 

28,400

 

477,688

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

 

116,700

 

1,068,972

 

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*

 

13,200

 

93,852

 

 

3,837,380

 

Internet Software & Services 1.5%

 

Google, Inc. "A"*

 

7,800

 

3,455,790

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.* (a)

 

8,100

 

233,442

 

VeriSign, Inc.*

 

24,800

 

506,912

 

 

4,196,144

 

IT Services 3.1%

 

Accenture Ltd. "A"

 

90,900

 

3,187,863

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

57,800

 

2,153,050

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

 

10,700

 

184,789

 

Computer Sciences Corp.*

 

50,000

 

2,408,500

 

SAIC, Inc.*

 

14,200

 

256,878

 

Western Union Co.

 

6,400

 

111,872

 

 

8,302,952

 

Software 3.5%

 

BMC Software, Inc.*

 

12,100

 

411,763

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

 

23,600

 

629,884

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

303,400

 

7,135,968

 

Symantec Corp.*

 

56,500

 

843,545

 

VMware, Inc. "A"* (a)

 

10,300

 

331,969

 

 

9,353,129

 

Materials 4.7%

 

Chemicals 1.4%

 

Ashland, Inc.

 

40,500

 

1,342,170

 

Terra Industries, Inc.

 

80,500

 

2,347,380

 

 

3,689,550

 

Metals & Mining 2.1%

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

 

112,400

 

3,078,636

 

Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR) (a)

 

69,200

 

834,552

 

United States Steel Corp.

 

41,100

 

1,633,725

 

 

 

Walter Energy, Inc.

 

5,600

 

276,416

 

 

5,823,329

 

Paper & Forest Products 1.2%

 

International Paper Co.

 

173,900

 

3,271,059

 

Telecommunication Services 2.9%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.8%

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

148,500

 

3,895,155

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR)

 

28,930

 

505,118

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

103,000

 

3,303,210

 

 

7,703,483

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.1%

 

Mobile TeleSystems (ADR)

 

6,300

 

264,537

 

Utilities 2.4%

 

Electric Utilities 0.7%

 

Edison International

 

41,400

 

1,338,048

 

Exelon Corp.

 

4,500

 

228,870

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

 

13,300

 

191,254

 

 

1,758,172

 

Gas Utilities 0.2%

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

 

4,200

 

114,072

 

ONEOK, Inc. (a)

 

13,600

 

450,160

 

 

564,232

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.8%

 

AES Corp.*

 

119,500

 

1,528,405

 

NRG Energy, Inc.* (a)

 

26,900

 

731,949

 

 

2,260,354

 

Multi-Utilities 0.7%

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

 

19,800

 

669,240

 

NiSource, Inc.

 

66,600

 

858,474

 

Sempra Energy

 

7,000

 

367,010

 

 

1,894,724

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $254,166,610)

 

262,633,029

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

 

Government & Agency Obligation 0.5%

 

US Treasury Obligation

 

US Treasury Bill, 0.15% **, 9/17/2009 (b) (Cost $1,284,747)

 

 

1,285,000

 

1,284,743

 

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 11.4%

 

Daily Assets Fund Institutional, 0.39% (c) (d)
(Cost $30,892,065)

 

 

30,892,065

 

30,892,065

 

 

Cash Equivalents 2.5%

 

Cash Management QP Trust, 0.27% (c)
(Cost $6,743,453)

 

 

6,743,453

 

6,743,453

 

 

 

 

% of
Net Assets

 

Value ($)

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $293,086,875) †

111.5

 

301,553,290

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

(11.5)

 

(31,078,690)

 

Net Assets

100.0

 

270,474,600

 

For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

**

Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

 

The cost for federal income tax purposes was $297,396,502. At July 31, 2009, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $4,156,788. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $28,292,510 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $24,135,722.

 

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. The value of all securities loaned at July 31, 2009 amounted to $30,173,576 which is 11.2% of net assets.

 

(b)

At July 31, 2009, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.

 

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

(d)

Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

ADR: American Depositary Receipt

 

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

 

At July 31, 2009, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Futures

 

Expiration
Date

 

Contracts

 

Aggregated
Face
Value ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation ($)

 

 

 

S&P E-Mini 500 Index

 

9/18/2009

 

151

 

7,138,906

 

7,432,220

 

293,314

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” as amended, establishes a three-tier hierarchy for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosure about the classification of fair value measurements.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk). Level 3 includes 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.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

 

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(e)

$ 262,633,029

$ -

$ -

$ 262,633,029

 

Short-Term Investments(e)

30,892,065

8,028,196

-

38,920,261

 

Derivatives(f)

293,314

-

-

293,314

 

Total

$ 293,818,408

$ 8,028,196

$ -

$ 301,846,604

 

(e)

See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.

(f)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund's derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure as of July 31, 2009. Please see below for information on the Fund’s policy regarding the objectives and strategies for using futures.

 

 

 

Primary Underlying Risk Disclosure

 

 

Futures

Equity Contracts

$ 293,314

 

Futures. The Fund is subject to equity risk. The Fund may use futures contracts in circumstances where the portfolio management team believes they offer an economical means of gaining exposure to a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock market. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with a financial intermediary an initial margin equal to a certain percentage of the face value indicated in the futures contract. Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the fund dependent upon the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Since all futures contracts are exchange traded, counterparty risk is minimized as the exchange's clearinghouse acts as the counterparty, and guarantees the futures against default.

 

 

ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

 

(a)          The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

 

 

(b)         There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 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.

 

Registrant:

DWS Blue Chip Fund

 

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

Michael G. Clark

President

 

 

Date:

September 23, 2009

 

 

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.

 

Registrant:

DWS Blue Chip Fund

 

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

Michael G. Clark

President

 

 

Date:

September 23, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

September 23, 2009