Boulder Growth & Income Fund

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 & Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

2344 Spruce Street, Suite A, Boulder, CO 80302

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Stephen C. Miller, Esq.

2344 Spruce Street, Suite A

Boulder, CO 80302

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 444-5483

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2011


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule of Investments is included herewith.


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

   BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.    
February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)   

 

Shares/

Principal

Amount

     Description    Value (Note 1)  

 

LONG TERM INVESTMENTS 93.0%

  
DOMESTIC COMMON STOCKS 67.9%   

Coal 0.3%

  
21,000      Penn Virginia Resource Partners L.P.      $600,180   

Construction Machinery 0.9%

  
20,000      Caterpillar, Inc.      2,058,600   

Cosmetics/Personal Care 0.8%

  
30,000      The Procter & Gamble Co.      1,891,500   

Diversified 28.1%

  
466      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A*      61,185,800   
25,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      2,182,000   
             
          63,367,800   

Diversified Financial Services 1.7%

  
80,000      AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.      1,820,800   
35,000      American Express Co.      1,524,950   
4,300      Franklin Resources, Inc.      540,166   
             
          3,885,916   

Electric Utilities 5.2%

  
12,000      Allete, Inc.      453,600   
15,000      Alliant Energy Corp.      590,700   
13,000      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      465,140   
33,500      Black Hills Corp.      1,032,470   
22,000      The Empire District Electric Co.      475,860   
25,680      FirstEnergy Corp.      983,525   
150,000      Great Plains Energy, Inc.      2,880,000   
8,000      NextEra Energy, Inc.      443,760   
11,700      OGE Energy Corp.      562,770   
40,000      PPL Corp.      1,017,200   
11,000      Progress Energy, Inc.      502,810   
12,000      SCANA Corp.      485,760   
13,000      Southern Co.      495,430   
28,000      TECO Energy, Inc.      507,080   
15,200      UIL Holdings Corp.      467,248   
20,000      Westar Energy, Inc.      520,000   
             
                      11,883,353   

Gas 1.9%

  
11,000      AGL Resources, Inc.      418,110   
14,000      Atmos Energy Corp.      473,480   
31,000      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      491,660   
12,000      Inergy L.P.      497,760   
13,000      The Laclede Group, Inc.      505,570   
11,000      Nicor, Inc.      580,140   
17,000      Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      498,100   
17,000      Vectren Corp.      447,440   
12,000      WGL Holdings, Inc.      456,000   
             
          4,368,260   


Shares/
Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (Note 1)  

    Healthcare Products & Services 7.9%

  

70,000

     Becton Dickinson & Co.      $5,600,000   

200,000

     Johnson & Johnson      12,288,000   
             
          17,888,000   

    Manufacturing 0.5%

  

12,000

     3M Co.      1,106,760   

    Oil & Gas 2.2%

  

65,000

     ConocoPhillips      5,061,550   

    Pharmaceuticals 0.4%

  

20,000

     Merck & Co., Inc.      651,400   

17,000

     Pfizer, Inc.      327,080   
             
          978,480   

    Pipelines 3.0%

  

29,300

     Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P.      973,053   

7,800

     Buckeye Partners L.P.      505,596   

17,800

     El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P.      671,060   

18,300

     Energy Transfer Partners L.P.      1,003,389   

27,200

     Enterprise Products Partners L.P.      1,185,920   

7,200

     Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.      530,280   

10,300

     Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.      622,532   

10,300

     Oneok, Inc.      665,071   

8,200

     Plains All American Pipeline L.P.      536,854   
             
          6,693,755   

    Real Estate 0.3%

  

17,300

     WP Carey & Co. LLC      586,816   

    Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.3%

  

16,400

     HCP, Inc.      623,200   

11,481

     Health Care REIT, Inc.      599,538   

22,000

     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.      512,600   

14,450

     Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.      617,593   

16,300

     Realty Income Corp.      586,311   
             
          2,939,242   

    Registered Investment Companies (RICs) 6.8%

  

770,270

     Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.      13,672,293   

32,034

     Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.      314,574   

76,683

     RMR Asia Pacific Real Estate Fund      1,374,159   
             
                      15,361,026   

    Retail 5.8%

  

9,000

     Suburban Propane Partners L.P.      518,850   

240,000

     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      12,475,200   
             
          12,994,050   

    Tobacco Products 0.8%

  

45,000

     Altria Group, Inc.      1,141,650   

10,800

     Philip Morris International, Inc.      678,024   
             
          1,819,674   

TOTAL DOMESTIC COMMON STOCKS

        (Cost $111,654,745)

     153,484,962   
             

FOREIGN COMMON STOCKS 17.0%

  

  Australia 0.3%

  

983,610

     ING Office Fund      610,894   


Shares/
Principal
Amount
     Description   Value (Note 1)  

Canada 1.4%

 

10,200

     Bank of Nova Scotia     $629,921   

44,000

     Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A     1,492,708   

80,000

     Pengrowth Energy Corp.     1,031,200   
            
         3,153,829   

France 1.4%

 

30,000

     Sanofi-Aventis SA, ADR     1,037,400   

14,500

     Sanofi-Aventis SA     1,000,469   

18,000

     Total SA, Sponsored ADR     1,103,400   
            
         3,141,269   

Germany 0.5%

 

18,000

     RWE AG     1,217,495   

Hong Kong 5.8%

 

283,000

     Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.     4,404,160   

10,500

     Guoco Group, Ltd.     130,509   

600,000

     Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.     2,557,781   

104,500

     Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.     662,182   

152,000

     Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.     1,789,728   

1,500,000

     Midland Holdings, Ltd.     1,224,962   

650,000

     Wheelock & Co., Ltd.     2,361,967   
            
         13,131,289   

Netherlands 3.9%

 

120,000

     Heineken Holding NV     5,510,998   

31,663

     Heineken NV     1,632,393   

53,000

     Unilever NV     1,598,425   
            
         8,741,816   

New Zealand 1.7%

 
5,028,490      Kiwi Income Property Trust     3,783,180   

Singapore 0.6%

 

906,666

     Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust     1,425,800   

Switzerland 0.5%

 

20,000

     Nestle SA     1,132,279   

United Kingdom 0.9%

 

25,000

     Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR     1,956,500   

TOTAL FOREIGN COMMON STOCKS

        (Cost $29,998,899)

                38,294,351   
            

AUCTION PREFERRED SECURITIES 3.4%

 

228

     Advent Claymore Global Convertible Securities & Income Fund, Series W(1)     4,987,500   

100

     Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust, Series B(1)     2,187,500   

26

     Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund, Series A(1)     568,750   
            

TOTAL AUCTION PREFERRED SECURITIES

        (Cost $8,744,396)

    7,743,750   
            


Shares/

Principal

Amount

     Description    Value (Note 1)  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS 1.3%

  

3,687,000

     New Zealand Treasury Bonds, 6.000% due   

NZD

    

11/15/2011

     $2,835,248   
             

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS

        (Amortized Cost $2,734,866)

     2,835,248   
             

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 3.4%

  

5

     Ithan Creek Partners, L.P.*(1)(2)      7,561,614   
             

TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

        (Cost $5,000,000)

     7,561,614   
             

WARRANTS 0.0%(3)

  

20,900

    

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.,

(expiring 06/01/2011, HKD 58.00)*

     1,503   
             

TOTAL WARRANTS

        (Cost $0)

     1,503   
             

TOTAL LONG TERM INVESTMENTS

        (Cost $158,132,906)

                 209,921,428   
             

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 6.8%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS 6.8%

  

63,616

     Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management Money Market
    Fund, Institutional Class, 7-Day Yield - 0.017%
     63,616   

15,200,000

     JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund,
    7-Day Yield - 0.252%
     15,200,000   
             
          15,263,616   

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

        (Cost $15,263,616)

     15,263,616   
             

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

        (Cost $15,263,616)

     15,263,616   
             

TOTAL INVESTMENTS 99.8%

        (Cost $173,396,522)

     225,185,044   

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 0.2%

     467,263   
             

TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK 100.0%

     225,652,307   
             

TAXABLE AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK (AMPS)

REDEMPTION VALUE PLUS ACCRUED DIVIDENDS

     (25,029,360
             

TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCK

     $200,622,947   
             


* 

   Non-income producing security.

(1) 

Fair valued security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Total market value of fair valued securities as of February 28, 2011 is $15,305,364 or 6.78% of Total Net Assets Available to Common and Preferred Stock.

(2) 

Restricted Security; these securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

(3) 

Less than 0.05% of Total Net Assets Available to Common and Preferred Stock.

Percentages are stated as a percent of the Total Net Assets Available to Common and Preferred Stock.

Common Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar.

NV - Naamloze Vennootchap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

NZD - New Zealand Dollar.

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments.


Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.

February 28, 2011 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Valuation and Investment Practices

Portfolio Valuation: The net asset value of the Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund’s”) common shares is determined by the Fund’s co-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 attributable to common stock by the number of common shares outstanding. The value of the Fund’s net assets attributable to common shares is deemed to equal the value of the Fund’s total assets less (i) the Fund’s liabilities and (ii) the aggregate liquidation value of the outstanding Taxable Auction Market Preferred Stock. 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 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 or do not otherwise accurately reflect the fair value of the investment 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.

For valuation purposes, the last quoted prices of non-U.S. equity securities may be adjusted under the circumstances described below. If the Fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the NYSE will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of its portfolio securities, the Fund will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE. In deciding whether it is necessary to adjust closing prices to reflect fair value, the Fund reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. The Fund may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the U.S. market is open. The Fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with closing prices and information to evaluate and/or adjust those prices. The Fund cannot predict how often it will use closing prices and how often it will determine it necessary to adjust those prices to reflect fair value. As a means of evaluating its security valuation process, the Fund routinely compares closing prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.

Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions based on the best information available in the circumstances.

These inputs are summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

   

Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

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

 

   

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Investments in Securities at

Value*

  Level 1 –
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
    Level 2 - Significant
Observable Inputs
    Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
Domestic Common Stocks     $153,484,962        $-        $-        $153,484,962   


Foreign Common Stocks

    38,294,351        -        -        38,294,351   

Auction Preferred Securities

    -        -        7,743,750        7,743,750   

Foreign Government Bonds

    -        2,835,248        -        2,835,248   

Limited Partnerships

    -        -        7,561,614        7,561,614   

Warrants

    1,503        -        -        1,503   

Short-Term Investments

    15,263,616        -        -        15,263,616   

Total

    $207,044,432        $2,835,248        $15,305,364        $225,185,044   

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

 

Investments in Securities

at Value*

  Balance as
of 11/30/2010
   

Realized

gain/(loss)

    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
    Net
purchases/
(sales)
   

Transfer in

and/or out of

Level 3

   

Balance as of

2/28/2011

 

Auction Preferred Securities

    $7,743,750        -        -        -        $-        $7,743,750   

Limited Partnerships

    6,740,862        -        820,752        -        -        7,561,614   

Total

    $14,484,612        $-        $820,752        $-        $-        $15,305,364   

* For detailed description of industry and/or geography classifications, see the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.

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 using the interest method.

The actual amounts of dividend income and return of capital received from investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and registered investment companies (“RICS”) at calendar year-end are determined after the end of the fiscal year. The Fund therefore estimates these amounts for accounting purposes until the actual characterization of REIT and RIC distributions is known. Distributions received in excess of the estimate are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments.

Foreign Currency Translation: The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated in U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing at the end of the period, and purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses transacted in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate on the dates of such transactions.

Foreign currency gains and losses result from fluctuations in exchange rates between trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between amounts of foreign interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The Fund records net realized gain or loss on investment securities and foreign currency transactions separately.

Concentration Risk: The Fund operates as a “non-diversified” investment company, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As a result of being “non-diversified”, with respect to 50% of the Fund’s portfolio, the Fund must limit to 5% the portion of its assets invested in the securities of a single issuer. There are no such limitations with respect to the balance of the Fund’s portfolio, although no single investment can exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the time of purchase. A more concentrated portfolio may cause the Fund’s net asset value to be more volatile and thus may subject stockholders to more risk. The Fund may hold a substantial position (up to 25% of its assets) in the common stock of a single issuer. As of February 28, 2011, the Fund held more than 25% of its assets in Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., as a direct result of the market appreciation of the issuer since the time of purchase. Thus, the volatility of the Fund’s common stock, and the Fund’s net asset value and its performance in general, depends disproportionately more on the performance of this single issuer than that of a more diversified fund.

Effective July 30, 2010, the Fund implemented a Board initiated and approved fundamental investment policy which prohibits the Fund from investing more than 4% of its total assets (including leverage) in any single issuer at the time of purchase. The Fund’s existing greater-than-4% holdings as of July 30, 2010 were grandfathered into the policy so that the Fund would not be required to liquidate any such holding in order to comply with the policy, but would be prohibited from adding to any grandfathered holding when it exceeds 4% of the Fund’s total assets.


Restricted Securities: As of February 28, 2011, the Fund held a security that is considered restricted. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual restrictions on resale, and may be valued under methods approved by the Board of Directors as reflecting fair value.

 

Issuer Description   Acquisition Date                    Cost                   

Market Value            

February 28,            
2011             

 

Market Value as
Percentage of

Net Assets Available to

Common Stock and
Preferred

Shares

February 28, 2011

Ithan Creek Partners, L.P.   06/02/2008               $5,000,000               $7,561,614               3.4%        

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Note 2. Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)

On February 28, 2011, based on cost of $173,756,319 for federal income tax purposes, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost was $54,018,623 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value was $2,589,898, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $51,428,725.

Note 3. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU”). The ASU requires enhanced disclosures about a) transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2, and b) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis relating to Level 3 measurements. The first disclosure is effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. There were no significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 during the current period presented.

The second disclosure will become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact this disclosure may have on the Fund’s financial statements.


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 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) were effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report (the “Evaluation Date”), based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the Evaluation Date.

 

  (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.

 

(a) Certification of 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)) is attached hereto as EX-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.

 

Registrant

 

    Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.         

 

By:  

  /s/ Stephen C. Miller

    Stephen C. Miller, President
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:   April 28, 2011

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/ Stephen C. Miller

    Stephen C. Miller, President
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:   April 28, 2011

 

By:

 

  /s/ Nicole L. Murphey

 

  Nicole L. Murphey, Chief Financial Officer,

  Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President,   Treasurer, Asst. Secretary

    (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date:

  April 28, 2011