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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-2213

 

 

Castle Convertible Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

111 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

 

10003

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Mr. Hal Liebes
Fred Alger Management, Inc.
111 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

212-806-8800

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

January 31, 2008

 

 



 

ITEM 1.  Schedule of Investments.

Schedules of Investments

 



 

CASTLE CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC.

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) January 31, 2008

 

CORPORATE CONVERTIBLE BONDS—59.3%

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

AUTOMOTIVE—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Company, 4.25%, 12/15/36

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,003,750

 

BEVERAGES—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co., 2.50%, 7/30/13

 

500,000

 

570,625

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Dendreon Corporation, 4.75%, 6/15/14

 

250,000

 

204,688

 

Mannkind Corporation, 3.75%, 12/15/13

 

475,000

 

385,937

 

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3.00%, 1/15/38(a)

 

250,000

 

249,375

 

Protein Design Labs, 2.00%, 2/15/12(a)

 

500,000

 

463,750

 

 

 

 

 

1,303,750

 

BUSINESS SERVICES—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Quanta Services Inc., 3.75%, 4/30/26(a)

 

1,000,000

 

1,187,500

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Private Financial, 3.00%, 7/15/27(a)

 

1,000,000

 

957,500

 

U.S. Bancorp Series B, 3.61%, 2/6/2037(a)

 

500,000

 

500,200

 

 

 

 

 

1,457,700

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES—.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Waste Industries Inc. Senior Cv. Sub Note, 4.25%, 4/15/34

 

500,000

 

455,625

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 3.50%, 6/15/12

 

500,000

 

451,875

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Anixter International Inc., 1.00%, 2/15/13(a)

 

500,000

 

623,750

 

ENERGY—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Cal Dive International Inc. Sr. Cv., Notes, 3.25%, 12/15/25

 

1,000,000

 

1,376,250

 

Canadian Solar Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/17(a)

 

1,000,000

 

981,250

 

 

 

 

 

2,357,500

 

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Transocean Inc., 1.50%, 12/15/37

 

279,000

 

294,694

 

FOOD CHAINS—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea, 5.125%, 6/15/11

 

1,500,000

 

1,591,875

 

HEALTH CARE—.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Apria Healthcare Group Inc Cv. Senior Note, 3.375%, 9/1/33

 

500,000

 

503,125

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Hologic, Inc., 2.00%, 12/15/37

 

1,000,000

 

1,070,000

 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings, 2.75%, 6/1/10(a)

 

150,000

 

141,750

 

Medtronic, Inc., 1.50%, 4/15/11

 

1,500,000

 

1,582,500

 

 

 

 

 

2,794,250

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Manor Care, Inc., 2.125%, 8/1/35

 

250,000

 

385,812

 

 



 

CORPORATE CONVERTIBLE BONDS—(CONT.)

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

INSURANCE—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Covanta Holding Corporation, 1.00%, 2/1/27

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,071,250

 

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

VeriSign, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/37(a)

 

1,000,000

 

1,201,250

 

LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

General Cable Corp., .875%, 11/15/13

 

500,000

 

676,875

 

General Cable Corp., 1.00%, 10/15/12(a)

 

500,000

 

511,875

 

 

 

 

 

1,188,750

 

MEDIA—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corporation Senior Exch Deb., 3.50%, 1/15/31

 

1,122,712

 

945,885

 

METALS—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

USEC INC., 3.00%, 10/1/14

 

1,000,000

 

903,750

 

OIL & GAS—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Penn Virginia Corp., 4.50%, 11/15/12

 

500,000

 

526,250

 

Pioneer Natural Resource, 2.875%, 1/15/38

 

1,000,000

 

1,025,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,551,250

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Wyeth, 3.581%, 1/15/24

 

1,000,000

 

1,052,610

 

REAL ESTATE—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Properties LP., 2.875%, 2/15/37

 

500,000

 

475,625

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, 3.50%, 8/15/11(a)

 

1,000,000

 

900,000

 

Macerich Co., 3.25%, 3/15/12

 

1,000,000

 

856,250

 

 

 

 

 

2,231,875

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/12(a)

 

500,000

 

409,375

 

Microchip Technology, 2.125%, 12/15/37(a)

 

1,000,000

 

1,070,000

 

Micron Technology, Inc., 1.875%, 6/1/14

 

1,000,000

 

798,750

 

 

 

 

 

2,278,125

 

SOFTWARE—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Epicor Software Corporation, 2.375%, 5/15/27(a)

 

1,000,000

 

883,750

 

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc., 3.75%, 5/15/27(a)

 

1,500,000

 

1,312,500

 

 

 

 

 

2,196,250

 

TEXTILES & APPAREL—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Iconix Brand Group, Inc., 1.875%, 6/30/12

 

1,900,000

 

1,892,875

 

THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Financial, 1.758%, 4/15/37

 

1,000,000

 

917,400

 

TOTAL CORPORATE CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $32,569,828)

 

 

 

32,413,101

 

 



 

CORPORATE BONDS—4.7%

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, 3.00%, 8/1/35

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,263,750

 

MISCELLANEOUS—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc., 3.75%, 10/15/12(a)

 

1,250,000

 

1,279,687

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $2,283,491)

 

 

 

2,543,437

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES—14.9%

 

SHARES

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Avery Dennison, 7.875%, Pfd.

 

20,000

 

1,003,600

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Funding, Inc. Variable Rate

 

40,000

 

952,400

 

DRUG DISTRIBUTION—.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Hecla Mining Co.

 

5,000

 

492,500

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Entergy Corporation, 7.625%, 2/17/09

 

5,000

 

322,500

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES—.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Stanley Works (The)

 

500

 

454,313

 

INSURANCE—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Alleghany Corporation, 5.75%, 6/15/09

 

2,000

 

691,750

 

MEDIA—.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corporation, 7.00%, 9/15/55

 

10,000

 

242,800

 

METALS & MINING—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, 6.75%

 

10,000

 

1,318,750

 

OIL & GAS—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation, 5.00%

 

10,000

 

1,123,750

 

REAL ESTATE—.7%

 

 

 

 

 

HRPT Properties Trust, 6.50%, Series D

 

20,000

 

397,500

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 

20,000

 

1,130,000

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Cost $7,980,200)

 

 

 

8,129,863

 

MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES—.9%

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE

 

 

 

 

 

IPC Holdings, Ltd., 7.25%, 11/15/08(b)

 

20,000

 

492,500

 

TOTAL MANDATORY PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Cost $525,000)

 

 

 

492,500

 

 



 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—9.2%

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc., 8.125%, Pfd.

 

20,000

 

$

524,400

 

Freddie Mac, 8.375%, Pfd.

 

10,000

 

268,500

 

 

 

 

 

792,900

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—.4%

 

 

 

 

 

PPL Capital Funding Inc.

 

10,000

 

247,500

 

FINANCE—.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Finance Pfd

 

20,000

 

467,000

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, 7.25%, Pfd.

 

1,000

 

1,114,500

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

10,000

 

264,200

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 7.625%, Pfd.

 

35,000

 

911,750

 

 

 

 

 

2,290,450

 

INSURANCE—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

AEGON NV, 7.25%, Pfd.

 

25,000

 

627,500

 

ING Groep NV, 7.375%, Pfd.

 

18,000

 

461,520

 

 

 

 

 

1,089,020

 

SAVINGS & LOANS—.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Indymac Bank FSB Pfd.(a)

 

20,000

 

161,250

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Cost $5,200,000)

 

 

 

5,048,120

 

COMMON STOCKS—9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL MARKETS—.9%

 

 

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 

10,000

 

475,500

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc.*

 

143,637

 

494,111

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Entergy Corporation

 

9,000

 

973,620

 

FOOD PRODUCTS

 

 

 

 

 

General Mills Inc.

 

1

 

51

 

OIL & GAS—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

ConocoPhillips

 

10,000

 

803,200

 

Royal Dutch Shell, PLC*

 

15,000

 

1,071,150

 

 

 

 

 

1,874,350

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR#

 

13,000

 

615,940

 

Schering-Plough Corporation

 

22,451

 

439,366

 

 

 

 

 

1,055,306

 

 



 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

RETAIL—.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Inergy, L.P.

 

15,000

 

$

431,250

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,065,729)

 

 

 

5,304,188

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—.4%

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

 

 

U.S. AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Banks, 1.60%, 2/1/08
(Cost $202,000)

 

$

202,000

 

202,000

 

Total Investments
(Cost $52,826,247)(c)

 

99.1

%

54,133,209

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.9

 

489,347

 

NET ASSETS

 

100.0

%

$

54,622,556

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$

24.43

 

Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

 

 

 

2,236,000

 

 


  *  Non-income producing securities.

 

  #  American Depositary Receipts.

 

(a)  Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A, these securities may be sold prior to their maturity only to qualified buyers. These securities are deemed to be liquid and represent 23.5% of net assets of the Fund.

 

(b)  These securities are required to be converted on the date listed; they generally may be converted prior to this date at the option of the holder.

 

(c)  At January 31, 2008, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $52,826,247 amounted to $1,306,962 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $4,089,580 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $2,782,618.

 


 


 

ITEM 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on their evaluation of Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this document, Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by Registrant in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(b) No changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. Exhibits.

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT

 



 

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.

 

Castle Convertible Fund, Inc.

 

 

By

/s/Daniel C. Chung

 

 

Daniel C. Chung

 

President

 

Date: March 25, 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/Daniel C. Chung

 

 

Daniel C. Chung

 

President

 

Date: March 25, 2008

 

 

By

/s/ Michael D. Martins

 

 

Michael D. Martins

 

Treasurer

 

Date: March 25, 2008

 


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