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 |
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ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215, Purchase, New York |
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10577 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
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Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC 2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215 Purchase, New York 10577 |
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(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Copies of information to: |
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Thomas R. Westle, Esq. Blank Rome LLP 405 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10174 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: |
914-251-0880 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
October 31 |
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Date of reporting period: |
July 31, 2007 |
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Item 1 Schedule of Investments.
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
July 31, 2007 (Unaudited)
DESCRIPTION |
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SHARES |
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VALUE |
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COMMON STOCKS (95.7%) |
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Australia (11.1%) |
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ABC Learning Centres Ltd. |
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800,000 |
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$ |
4,745,347 |
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Babcock & Brown Wind Partners |
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4,500,000 |
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7,382,645 |
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Boart Longyear Group * |
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3,300,000 |
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6,552,976 |
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Brambles Ltd. * |
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500,000 |
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4,721,483 |
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Cochlear Ltd. |
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50,000 |
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2,633,463 |
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Dyno Nobel Ltd. |
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1,000,000 |
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1,832,345 |
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Emeco Holdings Ltd. |
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2,000,000 |
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2,590,850 |
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Macquarie Bank Ltd. |
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43,000 |
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3,023,369 |
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Macquarie Capital Alliance Group * |
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1,260,556 |
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4,501,372 |
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Macquarie Media Group Ltd. |
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1,500,000 |
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5,842,197 |
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Monadelphous Group Ltd. |
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350,000 |
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4,891,934 |
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Ramsay Health Care Ltd. |
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400,000 |
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3,647,644 |
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Transfield Services Ltd. |
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640,000 |
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6,179,859 |
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58,545,484 |
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Bermuda (2.0%) |
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Aircastle Ltd. |
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90,800 |
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2,977,332 |
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Dockwise Ltd. * (1) |
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1,496,000 |
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6,800,292 |
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Ship Finance International Ltd. |
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33,100 |
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925,145 |
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10,702,769 |
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Denmark (3.9%) |
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FLSmidth & Co. AS |
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60,000 |
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5,372,904 |
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GN Store Nord * |
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400,000 |
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4,780,818 |
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NKT Holding AS |
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96,800 |
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10,430,420 |
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20,584,142 |
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Finland (3.8%) |
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Konecranes Oyj. |
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66,000 |
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2,713,467 |
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Metso Oyj. |
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150,000 |
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9,645,510 |
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Stockmann Oyj. |
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55,060 |
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2,543,166 |
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Wartsila Oyj. |
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76,500 |
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5,400,665 |
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20,302,808 |
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France (1.9%) |
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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA |
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90,000 |
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10,190,584 |
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Germany (5.1%) |
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AWD Holding AG |
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99,255 |
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3,904,149 |
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Balda AG * |
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360,000 |
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4,280,144 |
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Freenet AG |
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290,000 |
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6,991,011 |
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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. |
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150,000 |
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7,108,946 |
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Tognum AG * |
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150,000 |
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4,966,412 |
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27,250,662 |
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Ireland (2.3%) |
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Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC |
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400,000 |
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7,497,503 |
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C&C Group PLC |
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350,000 |
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2,873,131 |
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FBD Holdings PLC |
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53,000 |
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1,950,582 |
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12,321,216 |
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Italy (2.0%) |
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Banca Italease S.p.A |
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100,000 |
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2,096,017 |
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ENI S.p.A. |
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150,000 |
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5,290,665 |
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Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. |
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400,000 |
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3,056,464 |
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10,443,146 |
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Malta (1.1%) |
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Unibet Group PLC |
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163,200 |
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5,958,414 |
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Netherlands (2.2%) |
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Beter Bed Holdings NV |
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123,800 |
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4,351,318 |
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Imtech NV |
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81,970 |
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7,390,545 |
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11,741,863 |
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Norway (9.4%) |
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ABG Sundal Collier ASA |
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1,340,000 |
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3,390,368 |
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Acta Holding ASA |
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500,000 |
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2,298,555 |
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Aker Kvaerner ASA |
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155,000 |
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4,041,340 |
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Aker Yards ASA |
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530,000 |
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6,182,083 |
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Block Watne Gruppen ASA |
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358,400 |
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2,569,771 |
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Electromagnetic GeoServices AS * |
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185,000 |
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3,665,251 |
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Kongsberg Automotive ASA |
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411,350 |
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3,450,408 |
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Ocean RIG ASA * |
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730,300 |
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5,173,702 |
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Petroleum Geo-Services ASA * |
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216,550 |
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5,181,822 |
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ProSafe SE |
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450,000 |
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7,024,315 |
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Statoil ASA |
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175,000 |
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5,223,209 |
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TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA * |
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92,350 |
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1,809,852 |
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50,010,676 |
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South Korea (1.6%) |
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Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund |
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1,000,000 |
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8,200,000 |
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Spain (0.3%) |
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Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte SA |
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100,000 |
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1,536,441 |
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Sweden (10.6%) |
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Hennes & Mauritz AB |
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85,000 |
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4,938,853 |
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Intrum Justitia AB |
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497,200 |
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6,844,165 |
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JM AB (1) |
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364,600 |
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11,201,146 |
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Kungsleden AB |
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150,000 |
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1,936,805 |
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Lindex AB |
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322,200 |
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4,267,851 |
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Munters AB |
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289,500 |
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4,951,821 |
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NCC AB |
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206,900 |
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5,343,000 |
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Securitas AB |
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300,000 |
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4,630,523 |
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Skanska AB |
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350,000 |
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7,622,924 |
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SKF AB |
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120,000 |
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2,546,788 |
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Teleca AB Red. Shs * |
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417,800 |
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558,067 |
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Teleca AB * |
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417,800 |
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1,140,937 |
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55,982,880 |
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Switzerland (5.1%) |
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Nestle SA |
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25,000 |
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9,672,991 |
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Nobel Biocare Holding AG |
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25,500 |
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7,744,633 |
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SGS SA |
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4,200 |
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5,102,346 |
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UBS AG - Registered |
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78,000 |
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4,384,174 |
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26,904,144 |
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United Kingdom (6.6%) |
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3i Group PLC - Class B * |
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453,750 |
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1,170,456 |
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3i Group PLC |
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85,000 |
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1,861,112 |
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Absolute Capital Management Holdings Ltd. |
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665,000 |
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7,683,415 |
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BAE Systems PLC |
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500,000 |
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4,290,734 |
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Henderson Group PLC |
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1,343,152 |
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4,289,935 |
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Laird Group PLC |
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382,222 |
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4,199,986 |
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Man Group PLC |
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260,000 |
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2,999,553 |
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New Star Asset Management Group Ltd. |
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160,000 |
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1,352,724 |
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Premier Foods PLC |
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1,100,000 |
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5,702,868 |
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Segro PLC |
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81,241 |
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892,704 |
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Smiths Group PLC |
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33,334 |
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708,874 |
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35,152,361 |
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United States (26.7%) |
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B&G Foods, Inc. |
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511,600 |
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6,809,396 |
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The Blackstone Group LP * |
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104,000 |
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2,497,040 |
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Books-A-Million, Inc. - Class A |
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40,000 |
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630,800 |
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Carnival Corp. |
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86,000 |
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3,810,660 |
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The Charles Schwab Corp. |
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95,000 |
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1,912,350 |
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Chevron Corp. |
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50,000 |
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4,263,000 |
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Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. |
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77,100 |
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2,062,425 |
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Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. |
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58,000 |
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5,984,440 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. |
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75,000 |
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6,384,750 |
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Fluor Corp. |
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60,000 |
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6,930,600 |
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Fortress Investment Group LLC - Class A |
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50,000 |
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948,500 |
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GateHouse Media, Inc. |
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484,300 |
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8,228,257 |
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General Electric Co. |
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125,000 |
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4,845,000 |
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
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11,500 |
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2,165,910 |
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Healthcare Services Group, Inc. |
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194,900 |
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5,402,628 |
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Hess Corp. |
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60,000 |
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3,672,000 |
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Intel Corp. |
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130,000 |
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3,070,600 |
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ITC Holdings Corp. |
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75,000 |
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3,153,750 |
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ITT Corp. |
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80,000 |
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5,030,400 |
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Lincoln National Corp. |
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40,000 |
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2,412,800 |
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Ltd. Brands, Inc. |
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246,050 |
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5,942,108 |
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Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC |
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269,000 |
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10,703,510 |
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Meridian Bioscience, Inc. |
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75,000 |
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1,674,750 |
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National CineMedia, Inc. * |
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95,000 |
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2,365,500 |
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Noble Corp. |
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25,650 |
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2,628,099 |
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Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. |
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167,000 |
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5,594,500 |
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PolyMedica Corp. |
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100,000 |
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4,039,000 |
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
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80,100 |
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4,516,839 |
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Procter & Gamble Co. |
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40,000 |
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2,474,400 |
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The Progressive Corp. |
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80,000 |
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1,678,400 |
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Regal Entertainment Group |
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225,000 |
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4,812,750 |
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Rowan Cos, Inc. |
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38,650 |
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1,630,643 |
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Textron, Inc. |
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34,000 |
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3,838,260 |
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United Technologies Corp. |
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92,000 |
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6,713,240 |
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Wyeth |
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60,000 |
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2,911,200 |
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141,738,505 |
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TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS |
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507,566,095 |
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EXERCISE |
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EXPIRATION |
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DESCRIPTION |
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PRICE |
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DATE |
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CONTRACTS |
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VALUE |
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PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.1%) |
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United States (0.1%) |
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MSCI World Index (1) |
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$ |
1,590.12 |
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9/7/07 |
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17,464 |
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693,146 |
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TOTAL PURCHASED
OPTIONS |
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693,146 |
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DESCRIPTION |
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SHARES |
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VALUE |
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RIGHTS (0.1%) |
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Sweden (0.1%) |
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JM AB Rights *(1) |
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449,600 |
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229,835 |
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TOTAL RIGHTS |
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229,835 |
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TOTAL
INVESTMENTS (95.9%) |
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508,489,076 |
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TOTAL OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES (4.1%) |
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21,742,923 |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS (100.0%) |
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$ |
530,231,999 |
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* |
Non-income Producing Security. |
(1) |
Fair valued security under procedures established by the Funds Board of Trustees. |
(2) |
GDR - Global Depository Receipt. |
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS** AS OF JULY 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley International PLC
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NOTIONAL |
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UNREALIZED |
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TERMINATION |
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AMOUNT |
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GAIN/(LOSS) |
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SWAP TRANCHES |
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DATE |
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SHARES |
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IN $USD |
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IN $USD |
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Fortress Investment Group |
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6/10/09 |
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292,600 |
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$ |
7,019,958 |
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$ |
(1,469,338 |
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Ryanair Holdings |
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5/20/09 |
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600,000 |
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4,329,060 |
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20,940 |
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$ |
(1,448,396 |
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** |
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 Funds 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 Funds 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 counterpartys 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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) |
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70,291,307 |
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Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) |
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(25,366,550 |
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Net unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) |
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44,924,757 |
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Cost of investments for income tax purposes |
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463,564,319 |
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Item 2 - Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrants 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 Registrants disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.
(b) There was no change in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrants last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 Exhibits.
Separate certifications for the Registrants 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.
2
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.
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ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND |
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By: |
/s/ Samuel A. Lieber |
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Samuel A. Lieber |
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President (Principal Executive Officer) |
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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.
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/s/ Samuel A. Lieber |
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Samuel A. Lieber |
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President (Principal Executive Officer) |
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September 28, 2007 |
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/s/ Sheldon Flamm |
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Sheldon Flamm |
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Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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September 28, 2007 |
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