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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21809

 

 

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

   333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606   

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Kevin J. McCarthy—Vice President and Secretary
   333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606   

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-917-7700

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

Date of reporting period:

9/30/2013

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 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, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund  (JPG)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

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Description (1)

 

Value

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks – 100.0% (5)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense – 2.9%

 

 

 

17,408

 

Boeing Company

 

$    2,045,440

 

19,938

 

Honeywell International Inc.

 

1,655,652

 

14,434

 

Raytheon Company

 

1,112,428

 

21,581

 

United Technologies Corporation

 

2,326,863

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

7,140,383

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.6%

 

 

 

15,007

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

 

1,371,190

 

 

 

Airlines – 0.1%

 

 

 

13,205

 

Latam Airlines Group SA, Sponsored ADR

 

199,131

 

 

 

Auto Components – 0.2%

 

 

 

9,310

 

Cooper Tire & Rubber

 

286,748

 

5,900

 

Dana Holding Corporation

 

134,756

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

 

421,504

 

 

 

Automobiles – 0.6%

 

 

 

92,502

 

Ford Motor Company

 

1,560,509

 

 

 

Beverages – 2.0%

 

 

 

70,266

 

Coca-Cola Company

 

2,661,676

 

28,103

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

2,234,189

 

 

 

Total Beverages

 

4,895,865

 

 

 

Biotechnology – 1.7%

 

 

 

11,864

 

Celgene Corporation,  (2)

 

1,826,226

 

36,465

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,  (2)

 

2,291,461

 

10,546

 

PDL BioPharma Inc.

 

84,052

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

 

4,201,739

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 2.1%

 

 

 

53,257

 

Charles Schwab Corporation

 

1,125,853

 

24,627

 

Federated Investors Inc.

 

668,869

 

7,757

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

1,227,235

 

46,141

 

Morgan Stanley

 

1,243,500

 

14,786

 

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

 

761,183

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

 

5,026,640

 

 

 

Chemicals – 2.7%

 

 

 

22,557

 

Dow Chemical Company

 

866,189

 

17,703

 

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

 

1,036,688

 

14,249

 

Eastman Chemical Company

 

1,109,997

 

10,640

 

Monsanto Company

 

1,110,497

 

27,207

 

Olin Corporation

 

627,665

 

7,340

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

 

1,226,220

 

16,530

 

RPM International, Inc.

 

598,386

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

 

6,575,642

 

 

 

Commercial Banks – 2.6%

 

 

 

12,843

 

Comerica Incorporated

 

504,858

 

12,783

 

Fifth Third Bancorp.

 

230,605

 

11,582

 

First Horizon National Corporation

 

127,286

 

8,574

 

FirstMerit Corporation

 

186,142

 

49,105

 

Huntington BancShares Inc.

 

405,607

 

33,673

 

Regions Financial Corporation

 

311,812

 

33,569

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

1,227,954

 

78,213

 

Wells Fargo & Company

 

3,231,761

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

6,226,025

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%

 

 

 

14,872

 

Deluxe Corporation

 

619,568

 

8,400

 

Kimball International Inc., Class B

 

93,156

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

712,724

 

 

 

Communications Equipment – 2.4%

 

 

 

2,984

 

Blackberry Limited,  (2)

 

23,723

 

109,537

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

2,565,357

 

14,740

 

Motorola Solutions Inc.

 

875,261

 

35,475

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

2,389,596

 

 

 

Total Communications Equipment

 

5,853,937

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals – 3.8%

 

 

 

15,359

 

Apple, Inc.

 

7,322,399

 

30,455

 

Dell Inc.

 

419,365

 

40,436

 

EMC Corporation

 

1,033,544

 

25,651

 

Hewlett-Packard Company

 

538,158

 

 

 

Total Computers & Peripherals

 

9,313,466

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 0.6%

 

 

 

20,573

 

American Express Company

 

1,553,673

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 0.5%

 

 

 

5,330

 

Avery Dennison Corporation

 

231,962

 

16,760

 

Packaging Corp. of America

 

956,828

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

1,188,790

 

 

 

Distributors – 0.0%

 

 

 

796

 

Genuine Parts Company

 

64,388

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%

 

 

 

5,562

 

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A,  (2)

 

115,745

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – 5.7%

 

 

 

200,358

 

Bank of America Corporation

 

2,764,940

 

27,775

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B,  (2)

 

3,152,740

 

52,605

 

Citigroup Inc.

 

2,551,869

 

12,960

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

957,485

 

4,327

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,  (2)

 

785,004

 

64,689

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

3,343,774

 

9,862

 

New York Stock Exchange Euronext

 

414,007

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

13,969,819

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.0%

 

 

 

3,700

 

Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.

 

9,509

 

106,776

 

AT&T Inc.

 

3,611,164

 

111,815

 

Frontier Communications Corporation

 

466,269

 

67,351

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

 

3,142,598

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

7,229,540

 

 

 

Electric Utilities – 0.9%

 

 

 

33,596

 

Duke Energy Corporation

 

2,243,541

 

876

 

Great Plains Energy Incorporated

 

19,447

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

2,262,988

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 1.0%

 

 

 

3,151

 

Eaton PLC

 

216,915

 

22,224

 

Emerson Electric Company

 

1,437,893

 

6,854

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

732,967

 

 

 

Total Electrical Equipment

 

2,387,775

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.3%

 

 

 

48,583

 

Corning Incorporated

 

708,826

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 2.3%

 

 

 

12,363

 

Baker Hughes Incorporated

 

607,023

 

2,246

 

Carbo Ceramics Inc.

 

222,601

 

29,590

 

Halliburton Company

 

1,424,759

 

9,961

 

National-Oilwell Varco Inc.

 

778,054

 

12,997

 

Noble Corporation

 

490,897

 

20,806

 

Schlumberger Limited

 

1,838,418

 

1,869

 

Tidewater Inc.

 

110,813

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

5,472,565

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 2.1%

 

 

 

28,828

 

CVS Caremark Corporation

 

1,635,989

 

23,426

 

SUPERVALU INC.,  (2)

 

192,796

 

34,385

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

2,543,115

 

11,974

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

 

700,479

 

 

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

 

5,072,379

 

 

 

Food Products – 1.4% 

 

 

 

13,960

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

 

514,286

 

17,628

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

534,834

 

15,625

 

Kraft Foods Inc.

 

819,375

 

46,877

 

Mondelez International Inc.

 

1,472,875

 

 

 

Total Food Products

 

3,341,370

 

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.6%

 

 

 

13,418

 

AGL Resources Inc.

 

617,631

 

14,636

 

ONEOK, Inc.

 

780,392

 

 

 

Total Gas Utilities

 

1,398,023

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.5%

 

 

 

45,691

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

1,516,484

 

28,854

 

Boston Scientific Corporation,  (2)

 

338,746

 

3,976

 

Hologic Inc.,  (2)

 

82,104

 

31,998

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

1,703,894

 

 

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

3,641,228

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.2%

 

 

 

9,358

 

Aetna Inc.

 

599,099

 

1,637

 

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.,  (2)

 

43,053

 

22,302

 

Express Scripts Holding Company,  (2)

 

1,377,818

 

5,614

 

Humana Inc.

 

523,955

 

6,162

 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation,  (2)

 

253,813

 

23,936

 

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

 

1,714,057

 

11,165

 

Wellpoint Inc.

 

933,506

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

5,445,301

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.4%

 

 

 

9,393

 

International Game Technology

 

177,809

 

21,646

 

McDonald’s Corporation

 

2,082,562

 

13,188

 

MGM Resorts International Inc.,  (2)

 

269,563

 

43,350

 

The Wendy’s Company

 

367,608

 

4,557

 

Tim Hortons Inc.

 

264,306

 

5,749

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

 

350,517

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

3,512,365

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.5%

 

 

 

9,410

 

KB Home

 

169,568

 

7,325

 

Lennar Corporation, Class A

 

259,305

 

16,964

 

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

 

466,510

 

2,393

 

Whirlpool Corporation

 

350,431

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

 

1,245,814

 

 

 

Household Products – 2.1%

 

 

 

10,456

 

Colgate-Palmolive Company

 

620,041

 

9,977

 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

 

940,033

 

46,510

 

Procter & Gamble Company

 

3,515,691

 

 

 

Total Household Products

 

5,075,765

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.8%

 

 

 

15,041

 

3M Co.

 

1,796,046

 

108,753

 

General Electric Company

 

2,598,109

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

 

4,394,155

 

 

 

Insurance – 2.8%

 

 

 

18,935

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

 

826,513

 

16,883

 

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

 

449,088

 

20,130

 

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A,  (2)

 

257,463

 

12,560

 

Kemper Corporation

 

422,016

 

26,486

 

Lincoln National Corporation

 

1,112,147

 

26,240

 

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

 

1,142,752

 

16,516

 

Mercury General Corporation

 

797,888

 

10,189

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

794,538

 

11,626

 

Travelers Companies, Inc.

 

985,536

 

 

 

Total Insurance

 

6,787,941

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.0%

 

 

 

7,722

 

Amazon.com, Inc.,  (2)

 

2,414,206

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services – 2.8%

 

 

 

5,170

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.,  (2)

 

267,289

 

25,659

 

eBay Inc.,  (2)

 

1,431,516

 

4,340

 

Google Inc., Class A,  (2)

 

3,801,449

 

22,961

 

United Online, Inc.

 

183,229

 

6,424

 

VeriSign, Inc.,  (2)

 

326,917

 

27,685

 

Yahoo! Inc.,  (2)

 

918,035

 

 

 

Total Internet Software & Services

 

6,928,435

 

 

 

IT Services – 3.8%

 

 

 

29,053

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

2,102,856

 

9,387

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A,  (2)

 

770,860

 

11,474

 

Fidelity National Information Services

 

532,853

 

20,319

 

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

 

3,762,672

 

2,687

 

Lender Processing Services Inc.

 

89,396

 

9,814

 

Visa Inc., Class A

 

1,875,455

 

 

 

Total IT Services

 

9,134,092

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.4%

 

 

 

21,208

 

Mattel, Inc.

 

887,767

 

634

 

Polaris Industries Inc.

 

81,900

 

 

 

Total Leisure Equipment & Products

 

969,667

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%

 

 

 

1,370

 

Covance, Inc.,  (2)

 

118,450

 

4,213

 

Life Technologies Corporation,  (2)

 

315,259

 

 

 

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

 

433,709

 

 

 

Machinery – 2.7%

 

 

 

3,706

 

Briggs & Stratton Corporation

 

74,565

 

12,391

 

Caterpillar Inc.

 

1,033,038

 

3,774

 

Cummins Inc.

 

501,451

 

11,246

 

Deere & Company

 

915,312

 

13,943

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

 

1,063,433

 

5,351

 

Pentair Limited

 

347,494

 

11,866

 

Snap-on Incorporated

 

1,180,667

 

17,297

 

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

 

1,566,589

 

 

 

Total Machinery

 

6,682,549

 

 

 

Media – 3.2%

 

 

 

12,544

 

CBS Corporation, Class B

 

691,927

 

62,276

 

Comcast Corporation, Class A

 

2,811,761

 

14,912

 

DirecTV,  (2)

 

890,992

 

8,126

 

Gannett Company Inc.

 

217,696

 

5,070

 

Lamar Advertising Company,  (2)

 

238,442

 

28,121

 

New York Times, Class A,  (2)

 

353,481

 

51,096

 

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A

 

969,802

 

45,144

 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

 

174,707

 

17,340

 

The Walt Disney Company

 

1,118,257

 

24,892

 

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

 

253,152

 

 

 

Total Media

 

7,720,217

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.5%

 

 

 

4,770

 

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A., Sponsored ADR

 

20,368

 

23,593

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

780,456

 

10,237

 

Southern Copper Corporation

 

278,856

 

3,047

 

United States Steel Corporation

 

62,738

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

 

1,142,418

 

 

 

Multiline Retail – 0.7%

 

 

 

8,878

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

498,944

 

18,749

 

Target Corporation

 

1,199,561

 

 

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

1,698,505

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 1.5%

 

 

 

14,000

 

Ameren Corporation

 

487,760

 

52,946

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

 

1,269,116

 

7,260

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

400,316

 

22,250

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

 

1,390,180

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

 

3,547,372

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.8%

 

 

 

32,095

 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

 

830,619

 

34,906

 

Chevron Corporation

 

4,241,078

 

20,462

 

ConocoPhillips

 

1,422,314

 

11,317

 

CONSOL Energy Inc.

 

380,817

 

6,936

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

1,174,126

 

74,199

 

Exxon Mobil Corporation

 

6,384,081

 

7,395

 

Hess Corporation

 

571,929

 

20,768

 

Marathon Oil Corporation

 

724,388

 

10,284

 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

 

661,467

 

19,605

 

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

 

1,833,852

 

21,448

 

Peabody Energy Corporation

 

369,978

 

10,973

 

Phillips 66

 

634,459

 

24,031

 

Ship Financial International Limited

 

366,953

 

17,375

 

Southwestern Energy Company,  (2)

 

632,103

 

23,750

 

Statoil ASA, Sponsored ADR

 

538,650

 

16,856

 

Valero Energy Corporation

 

575,632

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

21,342,446

 

 

 

Personal Products – 0.2%

 

 

 

21,653

 

Avon Products, Inc.

 

446,052

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 6.3%

 

 

 

45,691

 

AbbVie Inc.

 

2,043,758

 

476

 

AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR

 

24,719

 

42,537

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

 

1,968,612

 

12,124

 

Eli Lilly and Company

 

610,201

 

53,176

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

4,609,826

 

56,106

 

Merck & Company Inc.

 

2,671,207

 

108,416

 

Pfizer Inc.

 

3,112,623

 

5,422

 

Sanofi SA, Sponsored ADR

 

274,516

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

15,315,462

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.1%

 

 

 

46,182

 

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

 

534,788

 

35,857

 

Brandywine Realty Trust

 

472,595

 

14,334

 

CubeSmart

 

255,719

 

16,442

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

465,309

 

54,457

 

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

 

611,552

 

32,604

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust

 

760,977

 

23,740

 

Ventas Inc.

 

1,460,010

 

19,112

 

Weyerhaeuser Company

 

547,177

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trust

 

5,108,127

 

 

 

Road & Rail – 0.8%

 

 

 

12,155

 

Union Pacific Corporation

 

1,888,158

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.4%

 

 

 

15,548

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

731,533

 

35,188

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

617,198

 

959

 

First Solar Inc.,  (2)

 

38,561

 

107,122

 

Intel Corporation

 

2,455,236

 

17,124

 

Microchip Technology Incorporated

 

689,926

 

19,215

 

NVIDIA Corporation

 

298,985

 

27,352

 

Texas Instruments Incorporated

 

1,101,465

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Equipment

 

5,932,904

 

 

 

Software – 4.0%

 

 

 

16,588

 

Adobe Systems Incorporated,  (2)

 

861,581

 

8,286

 

Autodesk, Inc.,  (2)

 

341,135

 

151,552

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

5,048,196

 

75,428

 

Oracle Corporation

 

2,501,947

 

18,624

 

Salesforce.com, Inc.,  (2)

 

966,772

 

 

 

Total Software

 

9,719,631

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 2.7%

 

 

 

6,506

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

 

230,117

 

19,409

 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

 

271,532

 

14,239

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

533,963

 

1,872

 

CST Brands Inc.

 

55,786

 

11,367

 

Gap, Inc.

 

457,863

 

15,188

 

Home Depot, Inc.

 

1,152,010

 

17,078

 

L Brands Inc.

 

1,043,466

 

25,194

 

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

 

1,199,486

 

7,525

 

Tiffany & Co.

 

576,566

 

19,611

 

TJX Companies, Inc.

 

1,105,864

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

6,626,653

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.4%

 

 

 

5,151

 

VF Corporation

 

1,025,307

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%

 

 

 

52,183

 

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

 

788,485

 

 

 

Tobacco – 2.1%

 

 

 

50,557

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

1,736,633

 

28,556

 

Philip Morris International

 

2,472,664

 

17,888

 

Reynolds American Inc.

 

872,577

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

 

5,081,874

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3%

 

 

 

3,200

 

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

 

837,472

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

 

 

 

14,190

 

Sprint Corporation,  (2)

 

88,120

 

1,065

 

Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR

 

37,467

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

125,587

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $164,335,647)

 

243,276,533

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount (000)

 

Description (1)

 

Coupon

 

Maturity

 

Value

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$      6,702

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/13, repurchase price $6,701,809, collateralized by $6,520,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.875%, due 8/15/40, value $6,837,850

 

0.000%

 

10/01/13

 

$     6,701,809

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $6,701,809)

 

 

 

 

 

6,701,809

 

 

 

Total Investments (cost $171,037,456) – 102.8%

 

 

 

 

 

249,978,342

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (2.8)% (3)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,741,284

)

 

 

Net Assets – 100%

 

 

 

 

 

$ 243,237,058

 

 

Investments in Derivatives as of September 30, 2013

 

Call Options Written outstanding:

 

Number of

 

 

 

Notional

 

Expiration

 

Strike

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Type

 

Amount (4)

 

Date

 

Price

 

Value (3)

 

(140

)

S&P 500® Index

 

$   (23,100,000

)

 10/19/13

 

$  1,650

 

$      (617,400

)

(126

)

S&P 500® Index

 

(21,105,000

)

 10/19/13

 

1,675

 

(328,230

)

(130

)

S&P 500® Index

 

(21,840,000

)

 10/19/13

 

1,680

 

(299,000

)

(214

)

S&P 500® Index

 

(36,380,000

)

 10/19/13

 

1,700

 

(261,080

)

(158

)

S&P 500® Index

 

(27,018,000

)

 10/19/13

 

1,710

 

(131,140

)

(107

)

S&P 500® Index

 

(17,922,500

)

 11/16/13

 

1,675

 

(398,040

)

(143

)

S&P 500® Index

 

(24,310,000

)

 11/16/13

 

1,700

 

(328,185

)

(131

)

S&P 500® Index

 

(22,597,500

)

 11/16/13

 

1,725

 

(167,025

)

(1,149

)

Total Call Options Written (premiums received $4,083,310)

 

$ (194,273,000

)

 

 

 

 

$   (2,530,100

)

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

 

Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$ 243,276,533

 

$                —

 

$    —

 

$ 243,276,533

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

6,701,809

 

 

6,701,809

 

 

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call Options Written

 

(2,530,100

)

 

 

(2,530,100

)

 

 

Total

 

$ 240,746,433

 

$   6,701,809

 

$    —

 

$ 247,448,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax Information

 

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recording income, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the recognition of unrealized gain or loss for tax (mark-to-market) on option contracts. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset value of the Fund.

 

As of September 30, 2013, the cost of investments (excluding investments in derivatives) was $171,058,787.

 

Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments (excluding investments in derivatives) as of September 30, 2013, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

$ 91,936,342

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,016,787

)

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 78,919,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

 

(1)

 

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

 

(2)

 

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

 

 

(3)

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Value of derivative instruments as listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.

 

 

(4)

 

For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

 

 

(5)

 

The Fund may designate up to 100% of its common stock investments to cover outstanding call options written.

 

 

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt.

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

a.                The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, 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 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 controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 (17 CFR 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.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: EX-99 CERT 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)

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy

 

 

Kevin J. McCarthy

 

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

 

 

Date: November 27, 2013

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/ Gifford R. Zimmerman

 

 

Gifford R. Zimmerman

 

 

Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)

 

 

 

Date: November 27, 2013

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Stephen D. Foy

 

 

Stephen D. Foy

 

 

Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer)

 

 

 

Date: November 27, 2013