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 811-06686

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JF China Region Fund, Inc.

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

CSC

Suite 3100

1133 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

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(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-441-9800

 

 

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss.239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form

 



 

N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C.ss.3507.

 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.

 

JF China Region Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments
As of March 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value ($)

 


 

 

Long-Term Investments — 98.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks — 94.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

China — 25.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

1,464,000

 

Air China Ltd. (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

1,013,661

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

702,000

 

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. (a)

 

 

382,738

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 7.4%

 

 

 

 

3,745,000

 

Bank of China Ltd. (a)

 

 

1,864,472

 

704,000

 

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

723,507

 

4,727,000

 

China Construction Bank, Class H (e)

 

 

2,704,254

 

4,231,000

 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (a) (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

2,371,764

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,663,997

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

397,000

 

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (a)

 

 

1,211,806

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

706,000

 

China Communications Corp. Ltd. (a)

 

 

477,986

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

1,095,000

 

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

3,146,189

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

227,000

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

 

 

740,833

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Machinery — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

387,188

 

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Class B

 

 

581,556

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Marine — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

404,000

 

COSCO Pacific Ltd.

 

 

396,580

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

520,000

 

Angang Steel Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

902,438

 

894,000

 

Hunan Non-Ferrous Metal Corp., Ltd. (a)

 

 

593,826

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,496,264

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Miscellaneous — 0.0% (g)

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Health Asia Medicentres (a)

 

 

-(h

)

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

890,000

 

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd. (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

683,433

 

213,500

 

Parkson Retail Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

1,393,550

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,076,983

 

 

 

 

 

   

 



JF China Region Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments
As of March 31, 2007 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value ($)

 


 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

2,022,000

 

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

 

 

1,710,555

 

2,352,000

 

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

 

 

2,790,432

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,500,987

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

283,600

 

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong exchange)

 

 

631,553

 

590,000

 

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

 

 

1,168,900

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,800,453

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

912,000

 

Dalian Port PDA Co., Ltd. (a)

 

 

477,389

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total China

 

 

25,967,422

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 33.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

146,700

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

 

 

2,084,047

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

890,000

 

China National Building Material Co., Ltd.

 

 

783,669

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distribution Wholesale — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

221,500

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

 

 

2,598,128

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributors — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

558,600

 

Li & Fung Ltd.

 

 

1,755,120

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

186,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

 

 

1,812,747

 

24,000

 

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

 

 

506,400

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,319,147

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

328,000

 

China Resources Enterprise

 

 

1,095,642

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

280,000

 

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

 

 

693,057

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

438,000

 

China Resources Power Holdings Co.

 

 

671,561

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

266,000

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

 

 

2,558,380

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Marine — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

1,207,000

 

Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.

 

 

1,034,991

 

 

 

 

 

   

 



JF China Region Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments
As of March 31, 2007 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value ($)

 


 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

247,000

 

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.

 

 

742,881

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

341,000

 

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

 

 

711,371

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 10.5%

 

 

 

 

212,000

 

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

 

 

2,683,407

 

970,000

 

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

 

 

1,219,095

 

533,000

 

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

 

 

1,490,504

 

282,000

 

Kerry Properties Ltd.

 

 

1,449,069

 

496,000

 

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

 

 

658,921

 

196,000

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

 

 

2,267,665

 

99,500

 

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

 

 

1,116,804

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,885,465

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 6.5%

 

 

 

 

740,500

 

China Mobile Ltd.

 

 

6,733,541

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

 

 

34,667,000

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Taiwan — 35.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

1,428,000

 

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

 

 

2,740,179

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

1,692,000

 

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank (a)

 

 

1,020,047

 

1,291,000

 

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,008,472

 

26,750

 

Standard Chartered plc

 

 

761,400

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,789,919

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

500

 

Asustek Computer, Inc.

 

 

1,179

 

93,658

 

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

 

 

735,860

 

108,000

 

Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,225,493

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,962,532

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

987,000

 

Asia Cement Corp. (Taiwan)

 

 

954,430

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 7.7%

 

 

 

 

327,000

 

Delta Electronics, Inc.

 

 

1,057,325

 

676,784

 

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

 

 

4,540,253

 

441,721

 

Innolux Display Corp.

 

 

1,066,451

 

152,990

 

Tripod Technology Corp.

 

 

628,751

 

330,000

 

TXC Corp.

 

 

615,285

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,908,065

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

56,434

 

Formosa International Hotels Corp.

 

 

627,575

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

1,500,895

 

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

 

3,115,904

 

 

 

 

 

   

 



JF China Region Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments
As of March 31, 2007 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Security Description

 

Value ($)

 


 

 

Metals & Mining — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

1,824,000

 

China Steel Corp.

 

 

2,055,941

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

354,187

 

Chong Hong Construction Co.

 

 

674,295

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 13.3%

 

 

 

 

1,242,000

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,473,120

 

202,080

 

MediaTek, Inc.

 

 

2,320,513

 

109,000

 

Richtek Technology Corp.

 

 

1,077,088

 

769,000

 

Siliconware Precision Industries Co.

 

 

1,440,771

 

3,257,787

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

 

6,684,508

 

817,000

 

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

 

 

688,816

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,684,816

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Taiwan

 

 

36,513,656

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $78,743,439)

 

 

97,148,078

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Company — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

218,579

 

JF China Pioneer A-Share Fund (b)
(Cost $4,000,000)

 

 

3,965,027

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.4%
(Cost $82,743,439)

 

 

101,113,105

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.6%

 

 

1,694,842

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

102,807,947

 

 

 

 

 

   

 


 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets.

 

ABBREVIATIONS:

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Investment in affiliate. Advised by JF International Management Inc.

(e)

All or a portion of this security is a 144a or private placement security and can only be sold to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities have been determined to be liquid under procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

(g)

Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

(h)

Amount rounds to less than one dollar.

 

As of March 31, 2007, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

18,982,157

 

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(612,491

)

 

 

   

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

$

18,369,666

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Federal income tax cost of investments

 

$

82,743,439

 

 

 

   

 



 

ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)   The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers 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 March 31, 2007, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 3a-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 (17CFR 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.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

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)                              

JF China Region Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/                                                      

   Simon Crinage, President

   (principal executive officer)

 

 



 

 

 

Date

May 24, 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 (Signature and Title)* /s/                                                      

   Simon Crinage, President

   (principal executive officer)

 

   Date

May 24, 2007

 

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/                                                      

 

    Michael J. James, Treasurer

 

     (principal financial officer)

 

    Date

May 24, 2007

 

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.