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

811-21980

 

 

ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215, Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215

Purchase, New York 10577

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies of information to:

 

Thomas R. Westle, Esq.

Blank Rome LLP

405 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10174

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

914-251-0880

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 31, 2007

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

July 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

DESCRIPTION

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (95.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (11.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABC Learning Centres Ltd.

 

800,000

 

$

4,745,347

 

Babcock & Brown Wind Partners

 

4,500,000

 

7,382,645

 

Boart Longyear Group *

 

3,300,000

 

6,552,976

 

Brambles Ltd. *

 

500,000

 

4,721,483

 

Cochlear Ltd.

 

50,000

 

2,633,463

 

Dyno Nobel Ltd.

 

1,000,000

 

1,832,345

 

Emeco Holdings Ltd.

 

2,000,000

 

2,590,850

 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

 

43,000

 

3,023,369

 

Macquarie Capital Alliance Group *

 

1,260,556

 

4,501,372

 

Macquarie Media Group Ltd.

 

1,500,000

 

5,842,197

 

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

 

350,000

 

4,891,934

 

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

 

400,000

 

3,647,644

 

Transfield Services Ltd.

 

640,000

 

6,179,859

 

 

 

 

 

58,545,484

 

Bermuda (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aircastle Ltd.

 

90,800

 

2,977,332

 

Dockwise Ltd. * (1)

 

1,496,000

 

6,800,292

 

Ship Finance International Ltd.

 

33,100

 

925,145

 

 

 

 

 

10,702,769

 

Denmark (3.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLSmidth & Co. AS

 

60,000

 

5,372,904

 

GN Store Nord *

 

400,000

 

4,780,818

 

NKT Holding AS

 

96,800

 

10,430,420

 

 

 

 

 

20,584,142

 

Finland (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Konecranes Oyj.

 

66,000

 

2,713,467

 

Metso Oyj.

 

150,000

 

9,645,510

 

Stockmann Oyj.

 

55,060

 

2,543,166

 

Wartsila Oyj.

 

76,500

 

5,400,665

 

 

 

 

 

20,302,808

 

France (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

 

90,000

 

10,190,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany (5.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

AWD Holding AG

 

99,255

 

3,904,149

 

Balda AG *

 

360,000

 

4,280,144

 

Freenet AG

 

290,000

 

6,991,011

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.

 

150,000

 

7,108,946

 

Tognum AG *

 

150,000

 

4,966,412

 

 

 

 

 

27,250,662

 

Ireland (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

 

400,000

 

7,497,503

 

C&C Group PLC

 

350,000

 

2,873,131

 

FBD Holdings PLC

 

53,000

 

1,950,582

 

 

 

 

 

12,321,216

 

Italy (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banca Italease S.p.A

 

100,000

 

2,096,017

 

ENI S.p.A.

 

150,000

 

5,290,665

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

 

400,000

 

3,056,464

 

 

 

 

 

10,443,146

 

Malta (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Unibet Group PLC

 

163,200

 

5,958,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beter Bed Holdings NV

 

123,800

 

4,351,318

 

Imtech NV

 

81,970

 

7,390,545

 

 

 

 

 

11,741,863

 

Norway (9.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABG Sundal Collier ASA

 

1,340,000

 

3,390,368

 

Acta Holding ASA

 

500,000

 

2,298,555

 

Aker Kvaerner ASA

 

155,000

 

4,041,340

 

 



 

Aker Yards ASA

 

530,000

 

6,182,083

 

Block Watne Gruppen ASA

 

358,400

 

2,569,771

 

Electromagnetic GeoServices AS *

 

185,000

 

3,665,251

 

Kongsberg Automotive ASA

 

411,350

 

3,450,408

 

Ocean RIG ASA *

 

730,300

 

5,173,702

 

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA *

 

216,550

 

5,181,822

 

ProSafe SE

 

450,000

 

7,024,315

 

Statoil ASA

 

175,000

 

5,223,209

 

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA *

 

92,350

 

1,809,852

 

 

 

 

 

50,010,676

 

South Korea (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund

 

1,000,000

 

8,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte SA

 

100,000

 

1,536,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (10.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB

 

85,000

 

4,938,853

 

Intrum Justitia AB

 

497,200

 

6,844,165

 

JM AB (1)

 

364,600

 

11,201,146

 

Kungsleden AB

 

150,000

 

1,936,805

 

Lindex AB

 

322,200

 

4,267,851

 

Munters AB

 

289,500

 

4,951,821

 

NCC AB

 

206,900

 

5,343,000

 

Securitas AB

 

300,000

 

4,630,523

 

Skanska AB

 

350,000

 

7,622,924

 

SKF AB

 

120,000

 

2,546,788

 

Teleca AB Red. Shs *

 

417,800

 

558,067

 

Teleca AB *

 

417,800

 

1,140,937

 

 

 

 

 

55,982,880

 

Switzerland (5.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nestle SA

 

25,000

 

9,672,991

 

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

 

25,500

 

7,744,633

 

SGS SA

 

4,200

 

5,102,346

 

UBS AG - Registered

 

78,000

 

4,384,174

 

 

 

 

 

26,904,144

 

United Kingdom (6.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

3i Group PLC - Class B *

 

453,750

 

1,170,456

 

3i Group PLC

 

85,000

 

1,861,112

 

Absolute Capital Management Holdings Ltd.

 

665,000

 

7,683,415

 

BAE Systems PLC

 

500,000

 

4,290,734

 

Henderson Group PLC

 

1,343,152

 

4,289,935

 

Laird Group PLC

 

382,222

 

4,199,986

 

Man Group PLC

 

260,000

 

2,999,553

 

New Star Asset Management Group Ltd.

 

160,000

 

1,352,724

 

Premier Foods PLC

 

1,100,000

 

5,702,868

 

Segro PLC

 

81,241

 

892,704

 

Smiths Group PLC

 

33,334

 

708,874

 

 

 

 

 

35,152,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (26.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

B&G Foods, Inc.

 

511,600

 

6,809,396

 

The Blackstone Group LP *

 

104,000

 

2,497,040

 

Books-A-Million, Inc. - Class A

 

40,000

 

630,800

 

Carnival Corp.

 

86,000

 

3,810,660

 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

 

95,000

 

1,912,350

 

Chevron Corp.

 

50,000

 

4,263,000

 

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

 

77,100

 

2,062,425

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

58,000

 

5,984,440

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

75,000

 

6,384,750

 

Fluor Corp.

 

60,000

 

6,930,600

 

Fortress Investment Group LLC - Class A

 

50,000

 

948,500

 

GateHouse Media, Inc.

 

484,300

 

8,228,257

 

General Electric Co.

 

125,000

 

4,845,000

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

11,500

 

2,165,910

 

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

 

194,900

 

5,402,628

 

 



 

Hess Corp.

 

60,000

 

3,672,000

 

Intel Corp.

 

130,000

 

3,070,600

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

75,000

 

3,153,750

 

ITT Corp.

 

80,000

 

5,030,400

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

40,000

 

2,412,800

 

Ltd. Brands, Inc.

 

246,050

 

5,942,108

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC

 

269,000

 

10,703,510

 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

 

75,000

 

1,674,750

 

National CineMedia, Inc. *

 

95,000

 

2,365,500

 

Noble Corp.

 

25,650

 

2,628,099

 

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

 

167,000

 

5,594,500

 

PolyMedica Corp.

 

100,000

 

4,039,000

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 

80,100

 

4,516,839

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

40,000

 

2,474,400

 

The Progressive Corp.

 

80,000

 

1,678,400

 

Regal Entertainment Group

 

225,000

 

4,812,750

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

38,650

 

1,630,643

 

Textron, Inc.

 

34,000

 

3,838,260

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

92,000

 

6,713,240

 

Wyeth

 

60,000

 

2,911,200

 

 

 

 

 

141,738,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $462,438,982)

 

 

 

507,566,095

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE

 

EXPIRATION

 

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

PRICE

 

DATE

 

CONTRACTS

 

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCI World Index (1)

 

$

1,590.12

 

9/7/07

 

17,464

 

693,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Identified Cost $710,907)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

693,146

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

RIGHTS (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

JM AB Rights *(1)

 

449,600

 

229,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Identified Cost $11,856)

 

 

 

229,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (95.9%)
(Identified Cost $463,161,745)

 

 

 

508,489,076

 

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES (4.1%)

 

 

 

21,742,923

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

530,231,999

 

 


*

Non-income Producing Security.

(1)

Fair valued security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

(2)

GDR - Global Depository Receipt.

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS** AS OF JULY 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)

 

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley International PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTIONAL

 

UNREALIZED

 

 

 

TERMINATION

 

 

 

AMOUNT

 

GAIN/(LOSS)

 

SWAP TRANCHES

 

DATE

 

SHARES

 

IN $USD

 

IN $USD

 

Fortress Investment Group

 

6/10/09

 

292,600

 

$

7,019,958

 

$

(1,469,338

)

Ryanair Holdings

 

5/20/09

 

600,000

 

4,329,060

 

20,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1,448,396

)

 


**

For each total return swap contract, the Fund receives the total return and dividend income on the underlying security and pays a floating rate based on one-month USD LIBOR plus a spread.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments.

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2007

 

1. Security Valuation:

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) of shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of outstanding shares. NAV is determined each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). In computing NAV, portfolio securities of the Fund are valued at their current market values determined on the basis of market quotations. In computing the Fund’s net asset value, portfolio securities that are traded on a securities exchange in the United States, except for option securities, are valued at the last reported sale price as of the time of valuation, or lacking any current reported sale at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each option security - traded on a securities exchange in the United States is valued at the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation if the last current reported sale price falls within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. If the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation does not fall within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, the security is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. Each security traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System, is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking an NOCP, the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation by NASDAQ, or lacking any current reported sale on NASDAQ at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued by the counterparty, or if the counterparty’s price is not readily available then by using the Black-Scholes method. Each other security traded over-the-counter is valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when the valuation methods mentioned above are not reflective of a fair value of the security, the security is valued at a fair value following procedures and/or guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, which may include utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing system. The Fund may also use fair value pricing, if the value of a security it holds is, pursuant to Board of Trustees guidelines, materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is traded. These procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio security used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or official closing prices.

 

Securities that are principally traded in a foreign market are valued at the last current sale price at the time of valuation or lacking any current or reported sale, at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets is normally completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the NYSE is open. Trading of these securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s net asset value is not calculated. As stated above, if the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, the security will be priced at a fair value

 



 

following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. In light of the judgment involved in fair value decisions, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

 

2. Foreign Securities:

 

The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a forward foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

 

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included with the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

3. Securities Transactions and Investment Income:

 

Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discounts. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the highest cost basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 

4. Total Return Swap Contracts:

 

The Fund has entered into a total return swap agreement with the Morgan Stanley International PLC. Because the principal amount is not exchanged, it represents neither an asset nor a liability to either counterparty, and is referred to as notional. The unrealized gain (loss) related to the daily change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap, as well as the amount due to (owed by) the Fund at termination or settlement, is combined and separately disclosed as an asset (liability). The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss). Total return swaps are subject to risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations).

 

5. Income Tax

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on federal tax costs were as follows:

 

Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

70,291,307

 

Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(25,366,550

)

Net unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

44,924,757

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

463,564,319

 

 



 

Item 2 - Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)           The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

(b)           There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 – Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.CERT.

 

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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.

 

 

 

ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 28, 2007

 

 

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/  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 28, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sheldon Flamm

 

 

Sheldon Flamm

 

 

Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 28, 2007

 

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