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

811-02328

 

Boulder Growth and Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1680 38th Street, Suite 800
Boulder, CO 80301

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Stephen C. Miller, Esq.
1680 38th
Street, Suite 800
Boulder, CO  80301

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

303-444-5483

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30, 2005

 

 

Date of reporting period:

February 28, 2005

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments. –  The schedule of investments for the period ended February 28, 2005 is filed herewith.

 



 

Portfolio of Investments as of February 28, 2005

(Unaudited)

Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

 

Shares

 

Description

 

Value (Note 1)

 

LONG TERM INVESTMENTS—98.1%

DOMESTIC COMMON STOCKS—93.0%

 

Beverages—1.6%

50,000

 

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

 

$

1,361,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified—31.7%

310

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A ()(+)

 

27,962,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services—4.1%

 

 

 

40,000

 

Federated Investors, Inc.

 

1,181,600

 

45,000

 

H&R Block, Inc. ()

 

2,398,500

 

 

 

 

 

3,580,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food-Misc/Diversified—1.5%

60,000

 

Sara Lee Corporation

 

1,344,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Products & Services—1.2%

18,000

 

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

 

1,078,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance—7.4%

38,500

 

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

 

1,703,240

 

40,000

 

First American Corporation

 

1,462,000

 

55,750

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

 

1,820,238

 

30,000

 

Torchmark Corporation

 

1,563,300

 

 

 

 

 

6,548,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—6.6%

82,000

 

Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company ()

 

2,052,460

 

65,000

 

Merck & Company, Inc.

 

2,060,500

 

66,000

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

1,735,140

 

 

 

 

 

5,848,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REITS—36.5%

70,000

 

Archstone-Smith Realty Trust ()

 

2,368,100

 

45,000

 

Arden Realty, Inc.

 

1,545,750

 

69,000

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. ()

 

4,795,500

 

6,100

 

Boston Properties, Inc.

 

364,780

 

40,000

 

Equity Residential Properties Trust

 

1,312,400

 

26,000

 

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

 

1,081,340

 

20,000

 

Gables Residential Trust

 

703,600

 

82,000

 

Health Care Property Investors, Inc.

 

2,066,400

 

33,000

 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

 

1,214,400

 

34,000

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

1,409,980

 

260,000

 

HRPT Properties Trust

 

3,296,800

 

19,000

 

Liberty Property Trust

 

787,740

 

30,000

 

Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc.

 

1,744,500

 

78,000

 

Post Properties, Inc.

 

2,515,500

 

56,600

 

Prentiss Properties Trust

 

1,986,094

 

40,000

 

Regency Centers Corporation

 

2,040,000

 

13,000

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

 

805,480

 

31,000

 

Vornado Realty Trust

 

2,129,700

 

 

 

 

 

32,168,064

 

 

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Savings & Loan Companies—2.4%

51,000

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

$

2,139,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks (cost $65,057,180)

 

82,030,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN COMMON STOCKS—5.0%

 

Netherlands—2.8%

31,404

 

Heineken NV

 

1,074,616

 

20,000

 

Unilever NV, ADR

 

1,337,800

 

 

 

 

 

2,412,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand—0.6%

620,216

 

Kiwi Income Property Trust

 

524,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom—1.6%

25,000

 

Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR

 

1,431,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Common Stocks (cost $3,623,466)

 

4,368,789

 

 

Par
Value

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—0.1%

$

120,000

 

American Airlines Inc., Pass-through Certificates, 7.800% due 10/01/06 (cost $120,000)

 

107,501

 

 

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WARRANTS—0.0% (**)

1,500

 

Ono Finance Certificate, Warrant, Expires 5/31/09 (*)(+)

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long Term Investments (cost $68,800,646)

 

86,506,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—20.8%

BANK DEPOSIT—0.7%

 

Par Value

 

 

 

 

 

$

572,000

 

Investors Bank & Trust Money Market Deposit Account, 2.000% due 3/01/05 (cost $572,000)

 

572,000

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED SECURITIES—3.4%

60

 

Scudder RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Series TH7

 

1,500,000

 

60

 

West Asset/Claymore US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Series W

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Auction Market Preferred Securities (cost $3,000,000)

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS—16.7%

 

Par Value

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand—4.5%

$

5,500,000

 

New Zealand T-Bills, 5.939% due 3/23/05

 

3,994,838

 

 

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United Kingdom—12.2%

2,800,000

 

UK Gilt Conversion Bond, 9.500% due 4/18/05

 

$

5,423,773

 

2,700,000

 

UK Gilt Treasury Bond, 8.500% due 12/07/05

 

5,349,132

 

 

 

 

 

10,772,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds (cost $13,996,087)

 

14,767,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $17,568,087)

 

18,339,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments — 118.9% (cost $86,368,733)

 

104,846,250

 

 

 

Other Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets—(18.9%)

 

(16,640,321

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100%

 

88,205,929

 

 


()                                  At February 28, 2005, securities or a partial position of these securities were pledged as collateral for the loan outstanding. These securities held with the custodian as segregated assets, have an aggregate market value of $39,576,560.

(*)                                 Security is a private placement.

(**)                          Amount represents less than 0.1% of net assets.

(+)                                 Non-income producing security.

ADR                     American Depository Receipt.

 

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Boulder Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
February 28, 2005 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1.  Valuation and Investment Practices

 

Portfolio Valuation: The net asset value of the Fund’s is determined by the Fund’s administrator no less frequently than on the last business day of each week and month. It is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of common shares by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. The value of the Fund’s net assets is deemed to equal the value of the Fund’s total assets less the Fund’s liabilities. Securities listed on a national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale on such exchange or the NASDAQ Official Close Price (“NOCP”) on the day of valuation. In the absence of sales of listed securities and with respect to securities for which the most recent sale prices are not deemed to represent fair market value and unlisted securities (other than money market instruments), securities are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices, or based on a matrix system which utilizes information (such as credit ratings, yields and maturities) from independent sources. Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Fund, including reference to valuations of other securities which are considered comparable in quality, maturity and type. Investments in money market instruments, which mature in 60 days or less at the time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend dates. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis with premiums and discounts being amortized or accreted, respectively.

 

Cash distributions received from the Fund’s investment in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and registered investment companies (“RICs”) are recorded as income. A portion of these distributions are returns of capital. As of February 28, 2005, all accumulated net realized gains relating to returns of capital from REIT distributions have been reclassified to unrealized gain.

 

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions. The Fund’s Management reviews and approves periodically the eligibility of the banks and dealers with which the Fund enters into repurchase agreement transactions. The value of the collateral underlying such transactions is at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligations, including interest. The Fund maintains possession of the collateral and, in the event of counterparty default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is the possibility of loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities.

 

Note 2.  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

On February 28, 2005, net unrealized appreciation for Federal tax purposes was $18,477,517, consisting of $20,052,022 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost and $1,574,505 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value.

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17CFR 270.30a-3(c)), are effective based on his evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) 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.

 

Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99CERT.

 



 

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.

 

 

BOULDER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

By

/s/ Stephen C. Miller

 

 Stephen C. Miller, President

 

 (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date

4/13/2005

 

 

 

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/ Stephen C. Miller

 

  Stephen C. Miller, President

 

  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date

4/13/2005

 

By (Signature and Title)

  /s/ Carl D. Johns

 

  Carl D. Johns, Vice President and Treasurer

 

  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date:  4/13/2005