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 811-08025
Global Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor New York, NY |
10005 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Thomas B. Winmill, President
Global Income Fund, Inc.
11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-212-344-6310
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 3/31/08
Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Global Income Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
Principal Amount (a) |
DEBT SECURITIES (79.63%) |
Value |
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Australia (6.31%) |
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$1,000,000 |
National Australia Bank, 8.60% Subordinated Notes, due 05/19/10* |
$ 1,080,427 |
$300,000 |
Principal Financial Group, 144A, 8.20% Senior Notes, due 08/15/09 (b) |
317,443 |
A$500000 |
Telstra Corp. Ltd., 6.25% Senior Notes due 4/15/15 |
391,727 |
A$500000 |
Telstra Corp. Ltd., 7.25% Senior Notes due 11/15/12 |
428,979 |
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2,218,576 |
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Austria (4.69%) |
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€ 1,000,000 |
Republic of Austria, 5.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 01/04/11 |
1,648,999 |
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Canada (10.71%) |
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A$1,300,000 |
Government of Quebec, 6.00% Senior Unsubordinated Notes, due 02/18/09 |
1,168,892 |
C$1,000,000 |
HSBC Financial Corp. Ltd., 4.00% Medium Term Notes, due 5/03/10 |
957,236 |
C$500,000 |
Molson Coors Cap, 5.00% Guaranteed Notes, due 9/22/15 |
486,785 |
A$1,350,000 |
Province of Ontario, 5.50% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 07/13/12* |
1,153,574 |
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3,766,487 |
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Cyprus (2.26%) |
|
€ 500,000 |
Republic of Cyprus, 4.375% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 07/15/14 |
795,379 |
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France (9.04%) |
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€ 1,000,000 |
Elf Aquitaine, 4.50% Senior Unsubordinated Notes, due 03/23/09 |
1,586,143 |
€ 1,000,000 |
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais, 4.625% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 10/25/09 |
1,590,746 |
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3,176,889 |
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Germany (2.77%) |
|
£500,000 |
RWE Finance B.V., 4.625% Notes, due 08/17/10 |
975,891 |
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Hungary (2.24%) |
|
€ 500,000 |
Republic of Hungary, 4.00% Bonds, due 09/27/10 |
787,075 |
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Korea (1.50%) |
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$500,000 |
Korea Development Bank, 5.75% Notes, due 09/10/13 |
525,816 |
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|
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Mexico (2.99%) |
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$1,000,000 |
United Mexican States, 5.625% Notes, due 01/15/17* |
1,053,500 |
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Netherlands (20.26%) |
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€ 1,000,000 |
Aegon N.V., 4.625% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 04/16/08 |
1,584,354 |
€ 500,000 |
Heineken N.V., 4.375% Notes, due 02/04/10 |
792,773 |
€ 1,000,000 |
ING Bank N.V., 5.50% Euro Medim Term Notes, due 01/04/12 |
1,623,310 |
€ 1,000,000 |
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank, 4.00% Notes, due 02/11/09 |
1,576,055 |
€ 1,000,000 |
Rabobank Nederland, 3.125% Senior Notes, due 7/19/10 |
1,547,622 |
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|
7,124,114 |
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|
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Sweden (4.53%) |
|
€ 1,000,000 |
Kingdom of Sweden, 5.00% Eurobonds, due 01/28/09 |
1,593,464 |
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Unitied Kingdom (7.53%) |
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$1,000,000 |
National Westminster Bank, 7.375% Subordinated Notes, due 10/01/09* |
1,055,865 |
€ 1,000,000 |
Tesco PLC, 4.75% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 04/13/10* |
1,591,231 |
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2,647,096 |
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|
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United States (1.37%) |
|
$500,000 |
CIT RV Trust 1998-A B , 6.29% Subordinated Bonds, due 01/15/17 |
480,302 |
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Supranational/Other (3.43%) |
|
$1,200,000 |
The International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 5.05% Notes, due 05/29/08 |
1,205,040 |
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Total debt securities (cost: $24,339,987) |
27,998,628 |
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Shares |
CLOSED END FUNDS (16.73%) |
Value |
|
United States (16.73%) |
|
20,000 |
40/86 Strategic Income Fund, Inc. |
166,400 |
104,000 |
BlackRock Income Trust |
604,240 |
33,000 |
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust |
375,210 |
20,000 |
DWS Multi-Market Income Trust Fund |
160,000 |
32,000 |
Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund |
504,320 |
54,000 |
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Fund |
960,660 |
150,000 |
Hyperion Brookfield Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. |
1,062,000 |
96,900 |
Hyperion Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. |
851,751 |
86,000 |
John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II |
791,200 |
23,451 |
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. |
407,813 |
|
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|
|
Total closed end funds (cost: $6,134,269) |
5,883,594 |
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Shares |
PREFERRED STOCKS (1.88%) |
Value |
|
|
|
|
United States (1.88%) |
|
4,000 |
BAC Capital Trust II, 7.00% |
96,880 |
25,000 |
Corporate-Backed Trust Certificates, 8.20% (Motorola) |
562,750 |
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|
|
Total preferred stocks (cost: $725,000) |
659,630 |
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Units |
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST (0.56%) |
Value |
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Canada (0.56%) |
|
43,100 |
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund (cost: $350,474) |
196,967 |
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Total investments (cost: $31,549,730) |
34,738,819 |
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Other assets in excess of liabilities (1.20%) |
421,330 |
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Net assets (100.00%) |
$ 35,160,149 |
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* Fully or partially pledged as collateral on bank credit facility. |
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(a) The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
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(b) This security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or otherwise restricted. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2008, this security is considered liquid. The restricted security held by the Fund is as follows:
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Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost |
Principal Amount |
Value |
Value as % of Net Assets |
Principal Financial Group, 144A, 8.20% Senior Notes, due 8/15/09 |
9/16/03 |
$358,530 |
$300,000 |
$317,443 |
0.9% |
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED):
SECURITY VALUATION
Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price
to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. Such securities that are not traded on a particular day, securities traded in the over-the-counter market that are not on NASDAQ, and foreign securities are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices. Certain of the securities in which the Fund invests are priced through pricing
services that may utilize a matrix pricing system which takes into consideration factors such as yields, prices, maturities, call features, and ratings on comparable securities. Bonds may be valued according to prices quoted by a dealer in bonds that offers pricing services. If market quotations are not available or deemed reliable, then such securities are valued as determined in good faith under the direction of and pursuant to procedures established by the Fund's Board of Directors.
Debt obligations with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”) on January 1, 2008. FAS 157 defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a three level hierarchy for fair value
measurements based on the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
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Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
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Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
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Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s investments:
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Investment in |
Valuation Inputs |
Securities |
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Level 1 |
$ 34,738,819 |
Level 2 |
- |
Level 3 |
- |
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Total |
$ 34,738,819 |
COST FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES
The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $31,549,730 and net unrealized appreciation is $3,189,089 comprised of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $3,707,377 and $518,288, respectively.
AFFILIATED ISSUER
The term affiliate, as defined under the Act, includes companies in which there is a direct or indirect (a) ownership of, control of or, voting power over 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares or (b) control of, or common control under, another company or persons. Midas Management Corporation and Investor Service Center, Inc. act as the investment manager and distributor, respectively, of Midas Dollar Reserves, Inc. and are affiliates of the Fund's Investment Manager, CEF Advisers, Inc. Transactions with affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were as follows:
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Number of Shares Held |
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Name Of Issuer |
December 31, 2007 |
Gross Additions |
Gross Reductions |
March 31, 2008 |
Value March 31, 2008 |
Dividend Income |
Realized Gains/(Losses) |
Midas Dollar Reserves, Inc. |
71,367 |
3,646,234 |
3,717,601 |
- |
$ - |
$3,010 |
$ - |
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
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(a) |
The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer 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")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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(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) that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 3. Exhibits
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(a) |
Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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.
GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President
Date: May 23, 2008
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/ Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President
Date: May 23, 2008
By: /s/ Thomas O'Malley
Thomas O'Malley, Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 23, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
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(a) |
Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT) |