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COHEN & STEERS TOTAL RETURN REALTY FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

                                                                       
           Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCK

     83.8     

COMMUNICATIONS—TOWERS

     12.3     

American Tower Corp.

       93,164      $ 22,271,786  

Crown Castle International Corp.

       73,229        12,604,908  

SBA Communications Corp.

       34,096        9,463,345  
       

 

 

 
          44,340,039  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     71.5     

DATA CENTERS

     7.5     

CyrusOne, Inc.

       132,328        8,961,252  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

       34,948        4,922,076  

Equinix, Inc.

       19,298        13,114,728  
       

 

 

 
          26,998,056  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE

     13.3     

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A

       173,570        4,787,061  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

       428,640        13,605,033  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

       262,070        5,576,850  

Ventas, Inc.

       233,139        12,435,634  

Welltower, Inc.

       163,060        11,679,988  
       

 

 

 
          48,084,566  
       

 

 

 

HOTEL

     3.0     

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

       229,182        2,360,575  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

       503,390        8,482,121  
       

 

 

 
          10,842,696  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS

     9.2     

Americold Realty Trust

       145,497        5,597,270  

BG LLH LLC (Lineage Logistics)(b)

       21,740        1,563,758  

Duke Realty Corp.

       295,214        12,378,323  

Prologis, Inc.(c)

       128,707        13,642,942  
       

 

 

 
          33,182,293  
       

 

 

 

NET LEASE

     8.9     

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc., Class A

       84,142        1,539,798  

NETSTREIT Corp.(c)

       153,465        2,837,568  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

       152,906        6,498,505  

VEREIT, Inc.

       231,058        8,923,460  

VICI Properties, Inc.

       437,321        12,349,945  
       

 

 

 
          32,149,276  
       

 

 

 

 

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           Shares      Value  

OFFICE

     0.7     

Kilroy Realty Corp.

       36,690      $ 2,407,965  
       

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL

     13.1     

APARTMENT

     7.5     

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

       111,415        4,764,105  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

       28,451        7,734,120  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

       20,557        2,967,609  

UDR, Inc.

       270,447        11,861,805  
       

 

 

 
          27,327,639  
       

 

 

 

MANUFACTURED HOME

     3.0     

Sun Communities, Inc.

       72,048        10,810,082  
       

 

 

 

SINGLE FAMILY

     2.6     

Invitation Homes, Inc.

       292,681        9,362,865  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

          47,500,586  
       

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE

     7.7     

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

       80,120        10,619,906  

Public Storage

       69,499        17,149,573  
       

 

 

 
          27,769,479  
       

 

 

 

SHOPPING CENTERS—REGIONAL MALL

     3.6     

Simon Property Group, Inc.

       115,279        13,115,292  
       

 

 

 

SPECIALTY

     1.2     

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

       46,505        4,367,750  
       

 

 

 

TIMBER

     3.3     

Weyerhaeuser Co.

       332,245        11,827,922  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

          258,245,881  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Identified cost—$211,194,713)

          302,585,920  
       

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE

     10.5     

BANKS

     0.5     

GMAC Capital Trust I, 5.983% (3 Month US LIBOR + 5.785%), due 2/15/40, Series 2 (TruPS) (FRN)(d)

       35,000        891,800  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.75%, Series DD(e)

       25,000        677,750  

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.75%, Series Z(e)

       18,400        469,752  
       

 

 

 
          2,039,302  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC

     0.1     

DTE Energy Co., 5.25%, due 12/1/77, Series E

       12,000        313,080  
       

 

 

 

 

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           Shares      Value  

FINANCIAL—INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     0.1     

Morgan Stanley, 6.375% to 10/15/24, Series I(e),(f)

       15,000      $ 424,800  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     0.2     

Energy Transfer Operating LP, 7.60% to 5/15/24, Series E(e),(f)

       27,235        651,189  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     9.6     

DATA CENTERS

     0.6     

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., 6.625%, Series C(e)

       29,225        740,853  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., 5.85%, Series K(e)

       19,588        543,959  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., 5.20%, Series L(e)

       10,175        271,164  

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., 7.125%, Series A(e)

       27,648        773,038  
       

 

 

 
          2,329,014  
       

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED

     1.7     

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., 6.75%, Series A(e)

       53,000        1,404,500  

Colony Capital, Inc., 7.15%, Series I(e)

       49,794        1,254,809  

Colony Capital, Inc., 7.125%, Series J(e)

       21,666        548,583  

EPR Properties, 5.75%, Series G(e)

       22,541        568,033  

Lexington Realty Trust, 6.50%, Series C ($50 Par Value)(e)

       17,289        973,717  

National Retail Properties, Inc., 5.20%, Series F(e)

       25,345        648,832  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., 5.875%, Series K(e)

       25,000        619,000  
       

 

 

 
          6,017,474  
       

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE

     0.1     

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 5.625%, due 8/1/42(c)

       13,743        317,463  
       

 

 

 

HOTEL

     1.3     

Hersha Hospitality Trust, 6.50%, Series D(e)

       23,937        581,429  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, 6.50%, Series E(e)

       10,348        251,353  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.30%, Series F(e)

       28,944        701,892  

RLJ Lodging Trust, 1.95%, Series A(e)

       19,675        546,178  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., 6.45%, Series D(e)

       26,000        656,240  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., 6.25%, Series E(e)

       41,105        1,009,128  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., 6.95%, Series E(e)

       32,000        809,600  
       

 

 

 
          4,555,820  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS

     1.2     

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., 6.125%, Series C(e)

       65,000        1,652,300  

PS Business Parks, Inc., 5.20%, Series W(e)

       9,000        233,820  

PS Business Parks, Inc., 5.20%, Series Y(e)

       18,000        473,400  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., 5.875%, Series A(e)

       41,973        1,060,654  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., 5.625%, Series C(e)

       29,000        763,280  
       

 

 

 
          4,183,454  
       

 

 

 

 

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           Shares      Value  

NET LEASE

     0.6     

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., 6.00%, Series A(e)

       47,667      $ 1,256,025  

VEREIT, Inc., 6.70%, Series F(e)

       43,123        1,087,131  
       

 

 

 
          2,343,156  
       

 

 

 

OFFICE

     0.9     

Brookfield Property Partners LP, 5.75%, Series A(e)

       43,926        1,090,683  

City Office REIT, Inc., 6.625%, Series A(e)

       20,543        534,323  

SL Green Realty Corp., 6.50%, Series I(e)

       24,394        629,853  

Vornado Realty Trust, 5.70%, Series K(e)

       19,831        500,535  

Vornado Realty Trust, 5.25%, Series N(e)

       20,000        512,800  
       

 

 

 
          3,268,194  
       

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL

     1.2     

APARTMENT

     0.1     

Centerspace, 6.63%, Series C(e)

       19,695        521,327  
       

 

 

 

MANUFACTURED HOME

     0.2     

UMH Properties, Inc., 6.75%, Series C(e)

       32,000        819,840  
       

 

 

 

SINGLE FAMILY

     0.9     

American Homes 4 Rent, 6.50%, Series D(e)

       23,911        605,187  

American Homes 4 Rent, 6.35%, Series E(e)

       36,927        936,469  

American Homes 4 Rent, 5.875%, Series F(e)

       19,063        492,588  

American Homes 4 Rent, 5.875%, Series G(e)

       11,645        302,537  

American Homes 4 Rent, 6.25%, Series H(e)

       24,838        668,142  
       

 

 

 
          3,004,923  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

          4,346,090  
       

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE

     0.2     

National Storage Affiliates Trust, 6.00%, Series A(e)

       30,031        793,419  
       

 

 

 

SHOPPING CENTERS

     1.8     

COMMUNITY CENTER

     1.6     

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., 6.50%, Series C(e)

       15,000        342,450  

Saul Centers, Inc., 6.125%, Series D(e)

       32,400        832,356  

Saul Centers, Inc., 6.00%, Series E(e)

       23,000        595,700  

SITE Centers Corp., 6.375%, Series A(e)

       44,952        1,159,761  

SITE Centers Corp., 6.25%, Series K(e)

       116,702        2,959,563  
       

 

 

 
          5,889,830  
       

 

 

 

REGIONAL MALL

     0.2     

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., 6.375%, Series A(e)

       23,000        568,790  

 

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           Shares      Value  

Pennsylvania REIT, 7.20%, Series C(e)

       10,050      $ 89,043  
       

 

 

 
          657,833  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHOPPING CENTERS

          6,547,663  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

          34,701,747  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$36,563,550)

          38,130,118  
       

 

 

 
           Principal
Amount
        

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES

     3.6     

BANKS

     1.6     

Bank of America Corp., 6.10% to 3/17/25, Series AA(e),(f)

     $ 217,000        241,021  

Bank of America Corp., 6.25% to 9/5/24, Series X(e),(f)

       640,000        708,572  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 1/30/23(e),(f)

       430,000        451,282  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 5/15/25, Series P(e),(f)

       400,000        432,000  

Citigroup, Inc., 6.25% to 8/15/26, Series T(e),(f)

       430,000        492,350  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/1/24, Series S(e),(f)

       510,000        558,594  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125% to 4/30/24, Series U(e),(f)

       640,000        687,382  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% to 10/1/24, Series X(e),(f)

       930,000        1,003,326  

Regions Financial Corp., 5.75% to 6/15/25, Series D(e),(f)

       200,000        220,750  

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% to 3/15/26(e),(f)

       720,000        727,578  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875% to 6/15/25, Series U(e),(f)

       400,000        441,400  
       

 

 

 
          5,964,255  
       

 

 

 

BANKS—FOREIGN

     1.1     

Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 6/15/24 (United Kingdom)(e),(f),(g)

       600,000        666,284  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.125% to 7/29/22
(Switzerland)(e),(f),(g),(h)

       500,000        521,005  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to 12/11/23, 144A
(Switzerland)(e),(f),(g),(i)

       700,000        759,877  

Natwest Group PLC, 8.625% to 8/15/21 (United Kingdom)(e),(f),(g)

       500,000        512,985  

Societe Generale SA, 8.00% to 9/29/25, 144A (France)(e),(f),(g),(i)

       600,000        703,950  

UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 1/31/24, 144A (Switzerland)(e),(f),(g),(i)

       600,000        659,451  
       

 

 

 
          3,823,552  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     0.3     

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.00% to 6/1/26, Series I(e),(f)

       1,250,000        1,271,625  
       

 

 

 

 

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           Principal
Amount
     Value  

INSURANCE—PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN

     0.2     

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 6.75% to 12/2/24, due 12/2/44 (Australia)(f),(h)

     $ 606,000      $ 678,614  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     0.1     

Energy Transfer Operating LP, 7.125% to 5/15/30, Series G(e),(f)

       275,000        268,620  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     0.3     

HEALTH CARE

     0.0     

Welltower, Inc., 2.80%, due 6/1/31

       70,000        69,728  
       

 

 

 

RETAIL—FOREIGN

     0.3     

Scentre Group Trust 2, 5.125% to 6/24/30, due 9/24/80, 144A (Australia)(f),(i)

       900,000        937,530  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

          1,007,258  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$12,717,262)

          13,013,924  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS

     0.7     

COMMUNICATIONS—TOWERS

     0.1     

SBA Communications Corp., 3.875%, due 2/15/27

       300,000        307,035  
       

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     0.6     

HEALTH CARE

     0.1     

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, due 6/15/25

       300,000        339,975  

Sabra Health Care LP, 4.80%, due 6/1/24

       200,000        217,913  
       

 

 

 
          557,888  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS

     0.3     

Retail Properties of America, Inc., 4.75%, due 9/15/30

       1,000,000        1,060,398  
       

 

 

 

NET LEASE

     0.1     

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.125%, due 8/15/30,
144A(i)

       244,000        246,428  
       

 

 

 

SHOPPING CENTERS—REGIONAL MALL

     0.1     

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., 5.75%, due 5/15/26, 144A(i)

       250,000        257,844  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

          2,122,558  
       

 

 

 

 

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           Principal
Amount
     Value  

TELECOMMUNICATION

     0.0     

QualityTech LP/QTS Finance Corp., 3.875%, due 10/1/28,
144A(c),(i)

     $ 150,000      $ 149,437  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified cost—$2,431,965)

          2,579,030  
       

 

 

 
           Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     1.1     

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

       

State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.01%(j)

       3,831,563        3,831,563  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$3,831,563)

          3,831,563  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$266,739,053)

     99.7        360,140,555  

WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS

     (0.0        (120,326

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

     0.3          1,116,166  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $13.75 per share based on 26,256,065 shares of common stock outstanding)

     100.0      $ 361,136,395  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Exchange-Traded Option Contracts  
Written Options                                          
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount(k)
    Premiums
Received
    Value  

Call — Simon Property Group, Inc.

  $ 115.00       5/21/2021       (57   $ (648,489   $ (29,016   $ (35,055

Call — Simon Property Group, Inc.

    130.00       5/21/2021       (69     (785,013     (26,734     (13,800

Call — Simon Property Group, Inc.

    120.00       6/18/2021       (7     (79,639     (2,637     (4,326

Call — Welltower, Inc.

    70.00       4/16/2021       (108     (773,604     (23,648     (28,620

Call — Welltower, Inc.

    77.50       5/21/2021       (104     (744,952     (15,650     (12,480

Call — Weyerhaeuser Co.

    39.00       5/21/2021       (215     (765,400     (8,915     (11,825

Put — Boston Properties, Inc.

    85.00       5/21/2021       (74     (749,324     (17,693     (3,330

Put — Equinix, Inc.

    630.00       5/21/2021       (11     (747,549     (17,984     (10,890
                      (645   $ (5,293,970   $ (142,277   $ (120,326
                                                 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

FRN    Floating Rate Note
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
TruPS    Trust Preferred Securities

 

Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Restricted security. Aggregate holdings equal 0.4% of the net assets of the Fund. This security was acquired on August 3, 2020, at a cost of $1,335,937 ($62.50 per share). Security value is determined based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

(c)

All or a portion of the security is pledged in connection with written option contracts. $2,513,372 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

(d)

Variable rate. Rate shown is in effect at March 31, 2021.

(e)

Perpetual security. Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but they may be called/redeemed by the issuer.

(f)

Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

(g)

Contingent Capital security (CoCo). CoCos are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer. Aggregate holdings amounted to $3,823,552 or 1.1% of the net assets of the Fund.

(h)

Securities exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are subject to resale restrictions. Aggregate holdings amounted to $1,199,619 which represents 0.3% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(i)

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. Aggregate holdings amounted to $3,714,517 which represents 1.0% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(j)

Rate quoted represents the annualized seven-day yield.

(k)

Represents the number of contracts multiplied by notional contract size multiplied by the underlying price.

 

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COHEN & STEERS TOTAL RETURN REALTY FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Portfolio Valuation

Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Exchange traded options are valued at their last sale price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges on the valuation date. In the absence of a last sale price on such day, options are valued at the average of the quoted bid and ask prices as of the close of business. Over-the-counter (OTC) options are valued based upon prices provided by a third-party pricing service or counterparty.

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges (including NASDAQ) are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Readily marketable securities traded in the OTC market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment advisor) to be OTC, are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities.

Fixed-income securities are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities. The pricing services or broker-dealers use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services or broker-dealers may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services or broker-dealers also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features which are then used to calculate the fair values.

 

 

 


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Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value (NAV).

The policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment advisor, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment advisor has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment advisor determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities would be categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the hierarchy, depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs. Securities, including private placements or other restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach, the income approach and cost approach, and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach considers factors including the price of recent investments in the same or a similar security or financial metrics of comparable securities. The income approach considers factors including expected future cash flows, security specific risks and corresponding discount rates. The cost approach considers factors including the value of the security’s underlying assets and liabilities.

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the NAV of Fund shares to differ from the NAV that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

 

 

 


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Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments may or may not be an indication of the risk associated with those investments. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2021 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

                                                                                   
     Total     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
    Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Common Stock:

         

Real Estate—Industrials

   $ 33,182,293     $ 31,618,535     $      $ 1,563,758 (a) 

Other Industries

     269,403,627       269,403,627               

Preferred Securities—$25 Par Value

     38,130,118       38,130,118               

Preferred Securities—Capital Securities

     13,013,924             13,013,924         

Corporate Bonds

     2,579,030             2,579,030         

Short-Term Investments

     3,831,563             3,831,563         
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities(b)

   $ 360,140,555     $ 339,152,280     $ 19,424,517      $ 1,563,758  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written Option Contracts

   $ (120,326   $ (120,326   $      $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities(b)

   $ (120,326   $ (120,326   $      $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Restricted security, where observable inputs are limited, has been fair valued by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to the Fund’s fair value procedures and classified as Level 3 security.

(b)

Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 


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The following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

                           
     Common Stock—
Real Estate—
Industrials
 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

   $ 1,307,081  

Purchases

     24,833  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     231,844  
  

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2021

   $ 1,563,758  
  

 

 

 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned on March 31, 2021 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $231,844.

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for investments categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

                                                                                                        
     Fair Value at
March 31,

2021
   Valuation
Technique
   Unobservable
Inputs
   Amount   Valuation Impact
from an Increase in
Input(a)

Common Stock—Real Estate—Industrials

   $    1,563,758    Market

Comparable
Companies

   Enterprise Value/

EBITDA(b) Multiple
Liquidity Discount

   23.2x

15%

  Increase

Decrease

 

 

 


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(a)

Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may result in a materially higher or lower fair value measurement.

(b)

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.

Note 2. Derivative Investments

Option Contracts: The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and OTC put or call options on securities, stock indices and other financial instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance portfolio returns and/or reduce overall volatility.

When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires, the Fund realizes a gain on the option to the extent of the premium received. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the Fund. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds of the security sold to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying investment. Other risks include the possibility of an illiquid options market or the inability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.

Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss when the underlying transaction is executed. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

The following summarizes the volume of the Fund’s option contracts activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

                           
     Written Option
Contracts
 

Average Notional Amount(a)

   $ 6,119,917  

 

(a)

Notional amount is calculated using the number of contracts multiplied by notional contract size multiplied by the underlying price.