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

811-22057

 

Cohen & Steers Global Income Builder, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Francis C. Poli
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212) 832-3232

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2017

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCK 119.0%

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTRALIA 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—REGULATED ELECTRIC 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Spark Infrastructure Group

 

359,401

 

$

710,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Hall Group

 

63,439

 

267,220

 

Dexus Property Group

 

123,117

 

917,443

 

Mirvac Group

 

15,009

 

26,960

 

 

 

 

 

1,211,623

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Group

 

104,159

 

673,227

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

1,884,850

 

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

 

 

 

2,595,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTRIA 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—RESIDENTIAL

 

 

 

 

 

BUWOG AG

 

15,598

 

467,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BELGIUM 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—RESIDENTIAL

 

 

 

 

 

Aedifica SA

 

1,511

 

142,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRAZIL 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—RETAIL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

BR Malls Participacoes SA

 

36,561

 

162,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

 

28,581

 

300,325

 

TOTAL BRAZIL

 

 

 

462,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANADA 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY—OIL & GAS 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Suncor Energy(a)

 

76,800

 

2,691,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—BANKS 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

37,344

 

2,889,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIPELINES—C-CORP 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Enbridge

 

20,090

 

839,183

 

Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd., 144A(b)

 

18,600

 

258,186

 

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

 

41,359

 

1,451,170

 

TransCanada Corp.

 

11,057

 

546,492

 

 

 

 

 

3,095,031

 

 

1



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

REAL ESTATE—OFFICE 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Properties REIT

 

15,441

 

$

493,023

 

TOTAL CANADA

 

 

 

9,169,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHINA 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS

 

 

 

 

 

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD)

 

364,000

 

557,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANCE 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

AIRPORTS 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Aeroports de Paris

 

2,518

 

407,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Danone SA(a)

 

57,427

 

4,504,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY—OIL & GAS 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Total SA(c)

 

34,502

 

1,853,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—BANKS 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas(a)

 

30,477

 

2,458,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE—PHARMACEUTICALS 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Sanofi(a)

 

25,158

 

2,497,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Thales SA(c)

 

11,662

 

1,320,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Fonciere des Regions

 

1,546

 

160,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICE 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Gecina SA

 

3,469

 

562,522

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

723,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Eiffage SA

 

6,988

 

723,499

 

Vinci SA

 

19,614

 

1,863,816

 

 

 

 

 

2,587,315

 

TOTAL FRANCE

 

 

 

16,351,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GERMANY 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—REGULATED ELECTRIC 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Innogy SE, 144A(b)

 

10,658

 

474,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG(a)

 

174,100

 

3,010,398

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

INSURANCE 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Allianz SE(a)

 

12,714

 

$

2,854,318

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

5,864,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE—PHARMACEUTICALS 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Bayer AG(c)

 

18,151

 

2,473,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Siemens AG(a)

 

11,442

 

1,611,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS—CHEMICALS 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Linde AG(c)

 

11,926

 

2,487,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICE 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Alstria Office REIT AG

 

26,202

 

374,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

ADO Properties SA, 144A(b)

 

5,566

 

275,078

 

Deutsche Wohnen AG

 

21,640

 

918,702

 

 

 

 

 

1,193,780

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

1,568,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY—SOFTWARE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

SAP AG(a)

 

16,000

 

1,752,806

 

TOTAL GERMANY

 

 

 

16,232,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONG KONG 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—REGULATED ELECTRIC 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

CLP Holdings Ltd.

 

69,000

 

707,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY—DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

 

83,005

 

1,060,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

 

113,000

 

935,205

 

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

 

306,000

 

726,258

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

 

62,404

 

1,013,758

 

 

 

 

 

2,675,221

 

RETAIL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Link REIT

 

32,500

 

263,358

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

2,938,579

 

 

3



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd.

 

96,500

 

$

977,773

 

TOTAL HONG KONG

 

 

 

5,684,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRELAND 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—IT CONSULTING & SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (USD)(a)

 

31,000

 

4,187,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALY 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS—TOWERS

 

 

 

 

 

Ei Towers S.p.A.

 

767

 

45,371

 

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A., 144A(b)

 

82,260

 

544,450

 

TOTAL ITALY

 

 

 

589,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN 8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

AUTOMOTIVE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Toyota Motor Corp.(a)

 

29,200

 

1,741,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY—MEDIA 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

CyberAgent

 

37,000

 

1,078,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group(a)

 

260,300

 

1,690,302

 

ORIX Corp.(a)

 

146,500

 

2,362,357

 

 

 

 

 

4,052,659

 

INSURANCE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

NKSJ Holdings(a)

 

46,250

 

1,799,444

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

5,852,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Secom Co., Ltd.

 

15,500

 

1,129,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Fanuc Ltd.(a)

 

6,500

 

1,316,463

 

Nidec Corp.(a)

 

10,400

 

1,277,299

 

 

 

 

 

2,593,762

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

3,723,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAILWAYS 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Central Japan Railway Co.

 

2,100

 

368,212

 

 

4



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

West Japan Railway Co.

 

9,100

 

$

632,572

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,784

 

REAL ESTATE 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Activia Properties

 

70

 

290,513

 

Hulic Co., Ltd.

 

3,400

 

33,328

 

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.(a)

 

38,491

 

834,642

 

Sekisui House Ltd.(a)

 

64,600

 

1,088,770

 

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

 

14,000

 

423,639

 

Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.

 

44,439

 

568,298

 

 

 

 

 

3,239,190

 

OFFICE 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

 

50

 

275,050

 

Nippon Building Fund

 

41

 

204,408

 

 

 

 

 

479,458

 

RESIDENTIAL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

 

68

 

162,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

 

167

 

299,643

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

4,181,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY—ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Kyocera Corp.(a)

 

19,000

 

1,178,920

 

Sony Corp.(a)

 

39,800

 

1,480,585

 

 

 

 

 

2,659,505

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

KDDI Corp.(c)

 

52,400

 

1,381,655

 

TOTAL JAPAN

 

 

 

21,618,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JERSEY 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO COMPONENTS 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Automotive PLC (USD)(a)

 

17,978

 

1,769,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

WPP PLC (GBP)(a)

 

140,000

 

2,598,259

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

4,367,294

 

 

5



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

MATERIALS—METALS & MINING 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Glencore PLC (GBP)

 

251,306

 

$

1,151,685

 

TOTAL JERSEY

 

 

 

5,518,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LUXEMBOURG 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Trinseo SA (USD)(a)

 

25,056

 

1,681,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

METALS & MINING 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

ArcelorMittal(a),(d)

 

89,092

 

2,298,126

 

TOTAL LUXEMBOURG

 

 

 

3,979,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS

 

 

 

 

 

OHL Mexico SAB de CV

 

210,189

 

284,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—BANKS

 

 

 

 

 

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A(b)

 

59,877

 

1,793,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

AIRPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

 

93,745

 

436,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORWAY 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—OFFICE

 

 

 

 

 

Entra ASA, 144A(b)

 

15,426

 

211,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SINGAPORE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY—SEMICONDUCTORS

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcom Ltd. (USD)

 

4,284

 

1,039,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPAIN 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—REGULATED ELECTRIC 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Red Electrica Corp. SA

 

17,550

 

368,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—DIVERSIFIED 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

 

41,324

 

572,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Ferrovial SA

 

46,080

 

1,014,354

 

TOTAL SPAIN

 

 

 

1,955,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWEDEN 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS—TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

TeliaSonera AB

 

179,800

 

846,803

 

 

6



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS—AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Saab AB, Class B(a)

 

73,730

 

$

3,742,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(d)

 

8,657

 

225,117

 

Hufvudstaden AB

 

11,105

 

189,517

 

 

 

 

 

414,634

 

HOTEL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Pandox AB

 

8,415

 

160,243

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

574,877

 

TOTAL SWEDEN

 

 

 

5,163,897

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

AIRPORTS 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Flughafen Zuerich AG

 

1,588

 

359,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER—NON-CYCLICAL—FOOD 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Nestle SA(a)

 

47,654

 

3,991,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—INSURANCE 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Chubb Ltd. (USD)(a)

 

27,866

 

3,972,298

 

Zurich Insurance Group AG

 

4,500

 

1,372,748

 

 

 

 

 

5,345,046

 

HEALTH CARE—PHARMACEUTICALS 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Novartis AG(a)

 

40,000

 

3,424,381

 

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

 

 

 

13,119,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES—BEVERAGE 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Diageo PLC

 

69,397

 

2,281,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER—CYCLICAL—SPECIALTY RETAIL 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Kingfisher PLC

 

212,592

 

850,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER—NON-CYCLICAL—AGRICULTURE 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

British American Tobacco PLC(c)

 

31,433

 

1,967,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—REGULATED ELECTRIC 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

National Grid PLC

 

53,413

 

661,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays PLC(a)

 

797,124

 

2,065,260

 

 

7



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

2,558,417

 

$

2,321,972

 

 

 

 

 

4,387,232

 

INSURANCE 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Beazley PLC

 

208,471

 

1,339,488

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

5,726,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS—CONTAINERS & PACKAGING 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

DS Smith PLC

 

365,000

 

2,410,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

LondonMetric Property PLC

 

89,090

 

198,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Assura PLC

 

288,025

 

241,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Segro PLC

 

92,891

 

667,180

 

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

 

134,375

 

256,409

 

 

 

 

 

923,589

 

OFFICE 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Derwent London PLC

 

6,164

 

230,777

 

Workspace Group PLC

 

10,458

 

124,372

 

 

 

 

 

355,149

 

RESIDENTIAL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

UNITE Group PLC

 

36,087

 

332,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Big Yellow Group PLC

 

12,711

 

128,938

 

Safestore Holdings PLC

 

34,917

 

204,326

 

 

 

 

 

333,264

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

2,384,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

United Utilities Group PLC

 

64,183

 

734,914

 

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

 

 

 

17,018,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES 66.0%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS—TOWERS 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

American Tower Corp.(c)

 

14,276

 

1,951,244

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 

14,442

 

1,443,911

 

SBA Communications Corp.

 

2,028

 

292,133

 

 

 

 

 

3,687,288

 

 

8



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

CONSUMER—CYCLICAL 7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

AIRLINES 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska Air Group

 

26,330

 

$

2,008,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

The Walt Disney Co.(a)

 

22,172

 

2,185,494

 

Twenty-First Century Fox, Class A(a)

 

75,307

 

1,986,599

 

 

 

 

 

4,172,093

 

RESTAURANT 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Starbucks Corp.(a),(c)

 

52,888

 

2,840,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Ross Stores(c)

 

42,491

 

2,743,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Home Depot/The(a),(c)

 

19,004

 

3,108,294

 

Lowe’s Cos.(c)

 

48,376

 

3,867,178

 

 

 

 

 

6,975,472

 

TOTAL CONSUMER—CYCLICAL

 

 

 

18,740,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER—NON-CYCLICAL 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

AGRICULTURE 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group(a)

 

46,350

 

2,939,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Heinz Co./The(a)

 

25,838

 

2,003,737

 

Tyson Foods, Class A(a)

 

45,308

 

3,191,949

 

 

 

 

 

5,195,686

 

RETAIL 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp.(a),(c)

 

39,420

 

3,205,634

 

TOTAL CONSUMER—NON-CYCLICAL

 

 

 

11,340,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC

 

3,102

 

223,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED ELECTRIC 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

NextEra Energy

 

3,433

 

503,106

 

Pattern Energy Group(c)

 

11,756

 

283,320

 

 

 

 

 

786,426

 

 

9



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

REGULATED ELECTRIC 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Edison International

 

13,051

 

$

1,007,145

 

Great Plains Energy

 

9,129

 

276,609

 

WEC Energy Group

 

3,292

 

206,672

 

Xcel Energy(c)

 

23,243

 

1,099,859

 

 

 

 

 

2,590,285

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

 

 

 

3,376,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

EOG Resources(c)

 

17,746

 

1,716,748

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

 

46,609

 

3,821,006

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)

 

10,818

 

1,596,087

 

 

 

 

 

7,133,841

 

OIL & GAS SERVICES 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

21,900

 

1,527,744

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

8,661,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL 9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.(a)

 

188,000

 

4,763,920

 

Huntington Bancshares(c)

 

129,253

 

1,804,372

 

PNC Financial Services Group(a)

 

12,891

 

1,737,320

 

 

 

 

 

8,305,612

 

CREDIT CARD 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Discover Financial Services(c)

 

16,500

 

1,063,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Ameriprise Financial(a)

 

11,833

 

1,757,319

 

BlackRock

 

4,000

 

1,788,360

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

 

39,144

 

3,738,643

 

Morgan Stanley(a)

 

49,000

 

2,360,330

 

 

 

 

 

9,644,652

 

INSURANCE 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Assurant

 

17,420

 

1,663,958

 

Prudential Financial(a)

 

11,033

 

1,173,029

 

 

 

 

 

2,836,987

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

21,851,171

 

 

10



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

GAS DISTRIBUTION 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Atmos Energy Corp.(c)

 

6,131

 

$

514,023

 

Sempra Energy(c)

 

9,197

 

1,049,654

 

 

 

 

 

1,563,677

 

HEALTH CARE 9.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Biogen(c),(d)

 

7,895

 

2,472,083

 

Gilead Sciences

 

27,267

 

2,209,172

 

 

 

 

 

4,681,255

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories(a),(c)

 

34,302

 

1,830,354

 

Teleflex(c)

 

5,572

 

1,348,257

 

Zimmer Holdings(a)

 

19,079

 

2,233,960

 

 

 

 

 

5,412,571

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Aetna(a)

 

27,500

 

4,372,775

 

Cigna Corp.(a)

 

18,732

 

3,501,760

 

 

 

 

 

7,874,535

 

PHARMACEUTICALS 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)

 

49,400

 

3,148,756

 

Pfizer(a)

 

83,000

 

2,963,100

 

 

 

 

 

6,111,856

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

24,080,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

General Dynamics Corp.(a)

 

11,703

 

2,405,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & COURIERS 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

FedEx Corp.(a)

 

18,860

 

4,254,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Caterpillar(a)

 

14,584

 

1,818,771

 

Honeywell International(a)

 

12,361

 

1,752,048

 

 

 

 

 

3,570,819

 

MACHINERY 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Snap-on(c)

 

11,228

 

1,673,084

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

11,904,245

 

 

11



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Facebook, Class A(c),(d)

 

19,892

 

$

3,398,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT CONSULTING & SERVICES 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

PayPal Holdings(d)

 

28,085

 

1,798,283

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

5,197,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS—CHEMICALS 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

DowDuPont(c)

 

17,177

 

1,189,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIPELINES 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

PIPELINES—C-CORP 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Antero Midstream GP LP

 

23,975

 

490,768

 

Cheniere Energy(c),(d)

 

22,040

 

992,682

 

Kinder Morgan(c)

 

68,542

 

1,314,636

 

ONEOK(c)

 

21,201

 

1,174,747

 

SemGroup Corp., Class A(c)

 

6,828

 

196,305

 

 

 

 

 

4,169,138

 

PIPELINES—MLP 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Hess Midstream Partners LP

 

12,294

 

270,099

 

Noble Midstream Partners LP

 

4,647

 

241,040

 

 

 

 

 

511,139

 

TOTAL PIPELINES

 

 

 

4,680,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAILWAYS 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CSX Corp.

 

3,911

 

212,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

DATA CENTERS 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CyrusOne

 

3,209

 

189,106

 

Digital Realty Trust

 

8,508

 

1,006,752

 

Equinix

 

661

 

295,004

 

 

 

 

 

1,490,862

 

HEALTH CARE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

HCP

 

35,367

 

984,264

 

Welltower

 

11,212

 

787,979

 

 

 

 

 

1,772,243

 

HOTEL 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

 

3,885

 

269,813

 

 

12



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

Host Hotels & Resorts

 

13,895

 

$

256,919

 

Sunstone Hotel Investors(c)

 

18,298

 

294,049

 

 

 

 

 

820,781

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Prologis

 

9,851

 

625,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICE 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust

 

14,950

 

490,809

 

Cousins Properties

 

40,803

 

381,100

 

Douglas Emmett

 

10,372

 

408,864

 

Empire State Realty Trust, Class A

 

18,088

 

371,528

 

Kilroy Realty Corp.

 

5,273

 

375,016

 

SL Green Realty Corp.(c)

 

4,095

 

414,905

 

Vornado Realty Trust(c)

 

7,015

 

539,313

 

 

 

 

 

2,981,535

 

RESIDENTIAL 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

APARTMENT 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

 

12,128

 

531,934

 

AvalonBay Communities(c)

 

5,051

 

901,199

 

Essex Property Trust(c)

 

1,762

 

447,601

 

UDR

 

21,319

 

810,762

 

 

 

 

 

2,691,496

 

MANUFACTURED HOME 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Lifestyle Properties

 

5,038

 

428,633

 

Sun Communities

 

8,237

 

705,746

 

 

 

 

 

1,134,379

 

STUDENT HOUSING 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

American Campus Communities

 

7,152

 

315,761

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

 

 

 

4,141,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELF STORAGE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Extra Space Storage

 

9,057

 

723,836

 

Life Storage

 

3,530

 

288,789

 

 

 

 

 

1,012,625

 

SHOPPING CENTERS 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CENTER 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Kimco Realty Corp.

 

18,635

 

364,314

 

 

13



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

Weingarten Realty Investors

 

19,453

 

$

617,438

 

 

 

 

 

981,752

 

FREE STANDING 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Realty Income Corp.

 

11,072

 

633,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL MALL 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

GGP

 

30,781

 

639,321

 

Simon Property Group(c)

 

5,003

 

805,533

 

 

 

 

 

1,444,854

 

TOTAL SHOPPING CENTERS

 

 

 

3,059,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

GEO Group/The

 

2,437

 

65,555

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

15,970,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY 11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTERS 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Apple(a),(c)

 

14,570

 

2,245,528

 

Cadence Design Systems(a),(d)

 

46,655

 

1,841,473

 

 

 

 

 

4,087,001

 

INFORMATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Expedia(c)

 

8,024

 

1,154,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Alphabet, Class A(a),(d)

 

6,511

 

6,339,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Intel Corp.(a)

 

67,000

 

2,551,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOFTWARE 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.(a)

 

40,000

 

2,979,600

 

Oracle Corp.(a)

 

99,723

 

4,821,607

 

Symantec Corp.

 

64,727

 

2,123,693

 

 

 

 

 

9,924,900

 

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems(a)

 

75,634

 

2,543,571

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

26,601,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

American Water Works Co.

 

11,549

 

934,430

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

 

 

 

160,214,849

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Identified cost—$241,963,595)

 

 

 

288,793,283

 

 

14



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

CLOSED-END FUNDS 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

CANADA 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMODITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Central Fund of Canada Ltd., Class A (USD)

 

11,400

 

$

144,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

COVERED CALL 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund(c)

 

7,549

 

115,651

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

 

12,813

 

149,399

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

4,983

 

58,999

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund

 

17,155

 

160,399

 

 

 

 

 

484,448

 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

 

3,600

 

59,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY TAX—ADVANTAGED 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund(c)

 

8,884

 

196,603

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

 

4,643

 

79,860

 

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

 

9,118

 

204,152

 

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

 

5,679

 

146,859

 

 

 

 

 

627,474

 

FINANCIAL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

1,662

 

42,979

 

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

 

1,900

 

85,671

 

 

 

 

 

128,650

 

INVESTMENT GRADE 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

PIMCO Corporate and Income Opportunity Fund

 

3,300

 

55,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund

 

6,144

 

151,449

 

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company

 

2,986

 

54,256

 

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.

 

2,100

 

60,816

 

 

 

 

 

266,521

 

 

15



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

MULTI-SECTOR 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II

 

7,900

 

$

49,375

 

PIMCO Dynamic Credit Income Fund

 

7,535

 

173,757

 

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund

 

4,550

 

140,413

 

PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund

 

4,024

 

106,032

 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

 

11,325

 

121,178

 

 

 

 

 

590,755

 

MUNICIPAL 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

 

4,339

 

55,019

 

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund

 

7,500

 

114,075

 

 

 

 

 

169,094

 

PREFERRED 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund

 

7,614

 

80,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund

 

6,865

 

76,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENIOR LOAN 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund(c)

 

19,203

 

163,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GENERAL EQUITY 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

1,100

 

99,088

 

Gabelli Equity Trust

 

16,657

 

108,271

 

 

 

 

 

207,359

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

 

 

 

2,909,205

 

TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
(Identified cost—$2,827,820)

 

 

 

3,053,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

BERMUDA 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE—REINSURANCE

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 5.25%, Series E (USD)(e)

 

21,800

 

538,460

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.50%, Series E (USD)(e)

 

3,953

 

100,287

 

TOTAL BERMUDA

 

 

 

638,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Y(e)

 

40,000

 

1,077,600

 

BB&T Corp., 5.20%, Series G(e)

 

20,000

 

509,200

 

Citigroup, 6.875% to 11/15/23, Series K(e),(f)

 

20,039

 

580,931

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.70%, Series W(e)

 

20,000

 

520,000

 

 

16



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.625%, Series Y(e)

 

20,000

 

$

523,800

 

 

 

 

 

3,211,531

 

ELECTRIC—INTEGRATED ELECTRIC 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Integrys Holdings, 6.00% to 8/1/23, due 8/1/73(f)

 

35,750

 

1,017,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—DIVERSIFIED 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

VEREIT, 6.70%, Series F(e)

 

28,479

 

732,765

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

 

 

 

4,961,830

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$5,244,433)

 

 

 

5,600,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTRALIA 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

1,755,000

 

1,980,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANCE 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 12/23/25, 144A (USD)(b),(e),(f)

 

600,000

 

711,763

 

BNP Paribas SA, 7.625% to 3/30/21, 144A (USD)(b),(e),(f)

 

800,000

 

881,000

 

Societe Generale SA, 7.875% to 12/18/23, 144A (USD)(b),(e),(f)

 

600,000

 

668,550

 

TOTAL FRANCE

 

 

 

2,261,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

SoftBank Group Corp., 6.875% to 7/19/27 (USD)(e),(f)

 

700,000

 

721,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

UBS Group AG, 7.125% to 8/10/21 (USD)(e),(f)

 

600,000

 

651,148

 

 

17



 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

INSURANCE—REINSURANCE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius + Investments PLC, 8.25% to 9/1/18, Series EMTN (USD)(e),(f)

 

$

910,000

 

$

955,585

 

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

 

 

 

1,606,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays PLC, 7.875% to 3/15/22 (USD)(e),(f)

 

400,000

 

436,500

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.875% to 6/01/21 (USD)(e),(f)

 

600,000

 

654,750

 

 

 

 

 

1,091,250

 

UNITED STATES 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50% to 10/23/24, Series Z(e),(f)

 

2,037,000

 

2,305,629

 

Citigroup, 6.125% to 11/15/20, Series R(e),(f)

 

500,000

 

535,625

 

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

 

1,070,000

 

1,205,088

 

Goldman Sachs Group/The, 5.70% to 5/10/19, Series L(e),(f)

 

500,000

 

516,875

 

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

 

1,100,000

 

1,225,675

 

 

 

 

 

5,788,892

 

INSURANCE—LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Prudential Financial, 5.625% to 6/15/23, due 6/15/43(f)

 

1,000,000

 

1,091,250

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

 

 

 

6,880,142

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$13,529,502)

 

 

 

14,541,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS (Premiums paid—$410,304)

 

0.0

%

 

 

307,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Identified cost—$263,975,654)

 

128.7

%

 

 

312,296,351

 

WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(2,046,750

)

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

(27.9

)

 

 

(67,530,254

)

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $10.49 per share based on 23,142,068 shares of common stock outstanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

242,719,347

 

 

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Exchange-Traded Option Contracts

 

Purchased Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Exercise
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 

Contracts

 

Notional
Amount (g)

 

Premiums
Paid

 

Value

 

Put–S&P 500 Index

 

$

2,450.00

 

12/29/2017

 

100

 

$

25,193,600

 

$

410,304

 

$

307,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

410,304

 

$

307,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Exercise
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 

Contracts

 

Notional
Amount (g)

 

Premiums
Received

 

Value

 

Call–S&P 500 Index

 

$

2,500.00

 

10/20/2017

 

(685

)

$

(172,576,160

)

$

(1,415,839

)

$

(1,883,750

)

Put–S&P 500 Index

 

$

2,350.00

 

12/29/2017

 

(100

)

(25,193,600

)

(220,896

)

(163,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1,636,735

)

$

(2,046,750

)

 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

 

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

GBP

Great British Pound

 

HKD

Hong Kong Dollar

 

MLP

Master Limited Partnership

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SPDR

Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

USD

United States Dollar

 


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

(a)

All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement. $137,432,764 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

(b)

Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings amounted to $5,817,750 or 2.4% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(c)

All or a portion of the security is pledged in connection with written option contracts. $37,575,303 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

(d)

Non-income producing security.

(e)

Perpetual security. Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but they may be called/redeemed by the issuer. The date indicated, if any, represents the next call date.

(f)

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

(g)

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

 

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Sector Summary

 

% of
Managed
Assets

 

Financial (Common)

 

16.7

 

Health Care (Common)

 

10.4

 

Real Estate (Common)

 

10.3

 

Technology (Common)

 

10.3

 

Industrials (Common)

 

7.1

 

Consumer—Cyclical (Common)

 

6.3

 

Consumer—Non-Cyclical (Common)

 

5.5

 

Energy (Common)

 

4.2

 

Materials (Common)

 

3.6

 

Information Technology (Common)

 

3.0

 

Banks (Preferred)

 

2.9

 

Pipelines—(Common)

 

2.5

 

Consumer Staples (Common)

 

2.2

 

Electric (Common)

 

2.0

 

Other

 

2.0

 

Consumer Discretionary (Common)

 

1.7

 

Communications (Common)

 

1.6

 

Toll Roads (Common)

 

1.4

 

Banks—Foreign (Preferred)

 

1.3

 

Closed-End Funds

 

1.0

 

Insurance (Preferred)

 

0.9

 

Telecommunication Services (Common)

 

0.8

 

Insurance-Foreign (Preferred)

 

0.6

 

Water (Common)

 

0.6

 

Automotive (Common)

 

0.6

 

Gas Distribution (Common)

 

0.5

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

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COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER, 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 manager) 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 manager, 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 manager, 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.

 

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 their closing net asset value.

 



 

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment manager, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment manager 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 manager 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.

 

Foreign equity fair value pricing procedures utilized by the Fund may cause certain non-U.S. equity holdings to be fair valued on the basis of fair value factors provided by a pricing service to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund values such securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

 

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of Fund shares to differ from the net asset value 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.

 

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.

 



 

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfer at the end of the period in which the underlying event causing the movement occurred. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 investments as of September 30, 2017.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2017 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:

 

$

288,793,283

 

$

288,793,283

 

$

 

$

 

Closed-End Funds

 

3,053,643

 

3,053,643

 

 

 

Preferred Securities - $25 Par Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

4,961,830

 

3,944,296

 

1,017,534

 

 

Other Countries

 

638,747

 

638,747

 

 

 

Preferred Securities - Capital Securities

 

14,541,848

 

 

14,541,848

 

 

Purchased Option Contracts

 

307,000

 

307,000

 

 

 

Total Investments(a)

 

$

312,296,351

 

$

296,736,969

 

$

15,559,382

 

$

 

Written Option Contracts

 

$

(2,046,750

)

$

(2,046,750

)

$

 

$

 

Total Written Option Contracts(a)

 

$

(2,046,750

)

$

(2,046,750

)

$

 

$

 

 


(a) Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.

 

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

 

 

 

Common Stock -
United States

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

 

$

2,070,055

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

29,918

 

Sales

 

(2,099,973

)

Balance as of September 30, 2017

 

$

 

 



 

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2.   Derivative Instruments

 

Options:  The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and OTC put or call options on securities, stock indices and other financial instruments to enhance portfolio returns and 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 index of security. 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 written option contracts activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

 

 

 

Written Option

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Average Notional Amount

 

$

180,450,877

 

Ending Notional Amount

 

197,769,760

 

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)                                 The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

 

(b)                                 During the last fiscal quarter, 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) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits

 

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

 



 

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.

 

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Title: President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: November 28, 2017

 

 

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/ Adam M. Derechin

 

By:

/s/ James Giallanza

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: James Giallanza

 

Title: President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Title: Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: November 28, 2017