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

811-22707

 

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue

New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Tina M. Payne

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:

March 31, 2016

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS†

March 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE 31.5%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 13.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, 8.50%, Series A

 

81,647

 

$

2,078,733

 

Bank of America Corp., 3.00%, Series H (FRN)

 

150,200

 

2,751,664

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Y

 

100,000

 

2,647,000

 

Citigroup, 6.875%, Series K

 

222,375

 

6,084,180

 

Citigroup Capital XIII, 6.988%, due 10/30/40, (FRN)

 

346,738

 

9,115,742

 

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75%, 144A(a)

 

67,500

 

7,268,906

 

Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.625%, Series I

 

228,046

 

6,631,578

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, 6.402%, due 2/15/40, Series II (TruPS) (FRN)

 

595,475

 

14,595,092

 

HSBC USA, 3.50%, Series F (FRN)

 

872,801

 

19,934,775

 

HSBC USA, 4.00%, Series G (FRN)

 

278,498

 

6,566,983

 

PrivateBancorp, 7.125%, due 10/30/42

 

200,100

 

5,362,680

 

Regions Financial Corp., 6.375%, Series B

 

202,968

 

5,492,314

 

Zions Bancorp, 7.90%, Series F

 

144,694

 

3,916,867

 

Zions Bancorp, 6.30%, Series G

 

80,078

 

2,062,008

 

 

 

 

 

94,508,522

 

BANKS—FOREIGN 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.25%, Series T (United Kingdom)

 

27,140

 

690,713

 

FINANCIAL—INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.875%

 

464,991

 

12,619,856

 

Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, Series A (FRN)

 

246,641

 

5,001,879

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.375%, Series I

 

351,430

 

9,161,780

 

 

 

 

 

26,783,515

 

INDUSTRIALS—CHEMICALS 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CHS, 6.75%

 

308,191

 

8,188,635

 

CHS, 7.10%, Series II(b)

 

376,854

 

10,435,087

 

 

 

 

 

18,623,722

 

INSURANCE 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, 4.00%, Series A (FRN)

 

286,431

 

7,146,453

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Aegon NV, 4.00%, Series I (FRN) (Netherlands)

 

159,074

 

3,590,300

 

MULTI-LINE 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, 7.875%, due 4/15/42

 

185,107

 

5,779,041

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

REINSURANCE 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance Group of America, 6.20%, due 9/15/42

 

228,403

 

$

6,482,077

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 5.95% (Bermuda)

 

140,023

 

3,698,007

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 7.25% (Bermuda)

 

105,099

 

2,774,614

 

 

 

 

 

6,472,621

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

29,470,492

 

REAL ESTATE 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Colony Financial, 8.50%, Series A

 

240,000

 

6,021,600

 

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., 8.50%, Series D

 

134,475

 

3,039,135

 

Retail Properties of America, 7.00%

 

99,400

 

2,641,058

 

Urstadt Biddle Properties, 7.125%, Series F

 

128,484

 

3,391,978

 

VEREIT, 6.70%, Series F

 

327,627

 

8,298,792

 

 

 

 

 

23,392,563

 

HOTEL 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Summit Hotel Properties, 7.125%

 

115,500

 

2,992,605

 

Summit Hotel Properties, 7.875%, Series B

 

186,650

 

4,866,899

 

 

 

 

 

7,859,504

 

OFFICE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust, 7.375%, Series L

 

90,866

 

2,362,516

 

RESIDENTIAL 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

APARTMENT 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

American Homes 4 Rent, 5.00%, Series A

 

133,435

 

3,534,693

 

MANUFACTURED HOME 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Communities, 7.125%, Series A

 

100,000

 

2,610,000

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

 

 

 

6,144,693

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

39,759,276

 

TRANSPORT—MARINE—FOREIGN 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Seaspan Corp., 9.50%, Series C (Hong Kong)

 

102,108

 

2,582,311

 

UTILITIES 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

SCE Trust III, 5.75%

 

135,150

 

3,632,832

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

SCE Trust IV, 5.375%, Series J

 

216,000

 

$

5,622,480

 

 

 

 

 

9,255,312

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE (Identified cost—$211,965,240)

 

 

 

221,673,863

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES 106.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 26.9%

 

 

 

 

 

AgriBank FCB, 6.875%

 

65,000

 

6,894,062

 

BAC Capital Trust XIV, 4.00%, Series G, (FRN)

 

16,930,000

 

12,348,234

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.30%, Series DD

 

9,000,000

 

9,292,500

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Z

 

17,382,000

 

17,963,428

 

Citigroup, 5.95%, Series Q

 

2,250,000

 

2,157,469

 

Citigroup, 6.125%, Series R

 

4,629,000

 

4,646,220

 

CoBank ACB, 6.25%, 144A(a)

 

117,000

 

12,021,750

 

CoBank ACB, 6.125%, Series G

 

32,250

 

3,060,728

 

Goldman Sachs Capital II, 4.00%, (FRN)

 

13,082,000

 

9,392,876

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75%, Series S

 

12,400,000

 

13,630,700

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.30%, Series Z

 

5,450,000

 

5,477,250

 

Mellon Capital IV, 4.00%, Series 1 (FRN)

 

20,115,000

 

14,985,675

 

US Bancorp, 3.50%, Series A, (FRN)

 

34,051

 

27,164,185

 

USB Capital IX, 3.50%, (FRN)

 

8,878,000

 

6,580,818

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57%, (FRN)

 

5,000,000

 

4,943,750

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.98%, Series K

 

17,700,000

 

18,339,855

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875%, Series U

 

10,000,000

 

10,690,500

 

Zions Bancorporation, 5.65%, due 11/15/23

 

3,750,000

 

3,721,875

 

Zions Bancorporation, 7.20%, Series J

 

5,490,000

 

5,627,250

 

 

 

 

 

188,939,125

 

BANKS—FOREIGN 27.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Irish Banks PLC, 7.375%, Series EMTN (EUR) (Ireland)

 

4,800,000

 

4,912,068

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9.00% (Spain)

 

4,600,000

 

4,743,750

 

Bank of Ireland, 7.375% (EUR) (Ireland)

 

4,600,000

 

5,050,378

 

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.625%, due 11/21/22 (United Kingdom)

 

4,800,000

 

5,169,000

 

Barclays PLC, 7.875% (GBP) (United Kingdom)

 

2,200,000

 

2,819,823

 

Barclays PLC, 8.00% (EUR) (United Kingdom)

 

2,700,000

 

2,980,160

 

Barclays PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)

 

8,695,000

 

8,717,433

 

BNP Paribas, 7.195%, 144A (France)(a)

 

8,900,000

 

9,634,250

 

BNP Paribas, 7.375%, 144A (France)(a)

 

2,600,000

 

2,518,750

 

BNP Paribas SA, 7.625%, 144A (France)(a)

 

6,000,000

 

6,048,000

 

Credit Agricole SA, 8.125%, 144A (France)(a)

 

9,150,000

 

9,163,679

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%, 144A (Switzerland)(a)

 

6,663,000

 

$

6,577,214

 

Deutsche Bank Capital Trust IV, 4.589% (Germany)

 

6,000,000

 

6,002,220

 

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31, 144A (Germany)(a)

 

6,530,280

 

7,591,450

 

HBOS Capital Funding LP, 6.85% (United Kingdom)

 

6,350,000

 

6,433,249

 

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176%, 144A (United Kingdom)(a)

 

5,395,000

 

7,971,112

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.70%, 144A (Italy)(a)

 

3,600,000

 

3,312,000

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% (United Kingdom)

 

12,250,000

 

12,156,900

 

Nationwide Building Society, 10.25%, due 12/6/99 (GBP) (United Kingdom)

 

7,080,000

 

12,711,314

 

Rabobank Nederland, 8.40% (Netherlands)

 

7,500,000

 

7,930,125

 

Rabobank Nederland, 11.00%, 144A (Netherlands)(a)

 

14,000,000

 

16,851,100

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.50% (United Kingdom)

 

6,800,000

 

6,341,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% (United Kingdom)

 

8,427,000

 

9,901,725

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.00% (United Kingdom)

 

3,400,000

 

3,250,400

 

Societe Generale SA, 8.875% (GBP) (France)

 

4,000,000

 

6,145,561

 

UBS AG, 7.625%, due 8/17/22 (Switzerland)

 

5,700,000

 

6,536,754

 

UBS Group AG, 6.875% (Switzerland)

 

5,000,000

 

4,964,355

 

UBS Group AG, 7.125% (Switzerland)

 

7,300,000

 

7,403,988

 

 

 

 

 

193,837,758

 

FINANCIAL 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Depository Trust & Clearing Corp/The, 4.875%, Series C, 144A(a)

 

4,750,000

 

4,714,375

 

State Street Corp., 5.25%, Series F

 

4,052,000

 

4,123,315

 

 

 

 

 

8,837,690

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 7.00%

 

9,500,000

 

10,877,500

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

19,715,190

 

INDUSTRIALS—DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Co., 5.00%, Series D

 

40,750,000

 

42,023,438

 

INSURANCE 38.9%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, 5.25%, Series C

 

6,156,000

 

5,898,218

 

MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, due 12/15/37, 144A(a)

 

11,300,000

 

13,051,500

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

MetLife Capital Trust X, 9.25%, due 4/8/38, 144A(a)

 

6,300,000

 

$

8,560,125

 

Prudential Financial, 5.625%, due 6/15/43

 

9,666,000

 

9,856,903

 

Prudential Financial, 5.875%, due 9/15/42

 

9,407,000

 

9,842,074

 

 

 

 

 

47,208,820

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN 18.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Aegon NV, 2.074%, ($100 Par Value) (FRN) (Netherlands)

 

20,985,000

 

13,184,519

 

Cloverie PLC for Zurich Insurance Co., Ltd., 5.625%, due 6/24/46 (Ireland)

 

8,400,000

 

8,654,713

 

CNP Assurances, 3.129%, (FRN) (EUR) (France)

 

5,000,000

 

4,580,047

 

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 5.10%, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

5,100,000

 

5,533,500

 

Demeter BV (Swiss Re Ltd.), 5.75%, due 8/15/50 (Netherlands)

 

9,400,000

 

9,431,913

 

ING Capital Funding Trust III, 4.231%, (FRN) (Netherlands)

 

17,530,000

 

17,069,838

 

La Mondiale Vie, 7.625% (France)

 

13,250,000

 

13,890,147

 

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co., 5.20%, due 10/20/45, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

19,800,000

 

21,373,110

 

Nippon Life Insurance Co., 4.70%, due 1/20/46, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

16,900,000

 

17,617,827

 

Nippon Life Insurance Co., 5.10%, due 10/16/44, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

7,200,000

 

7,695,000

 

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., 6.50%, due 9/20/73, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

9,800,000

 

11,392,500

 

 

 

 

 

130,423,114

 

MULTI-LINE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 2.924%, due 12/15/24, 144A (FRN)(a)

 

3,125,000

 

3,042,969

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Aviva PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)

 

9,435,000

 

10,121,066

 

AXA SA, 0.919%, (FRN) (EUR) (France)

 

5,000,000

 

3,141,172

 

AXA SA, 6.463%, 144A (France)(a)

 

7,902,000

 

8,079,795

 

 

 

 

 

21,342,033

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/15/37, 144A(a)

 

9,503,000

 

10,382,028

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius PLC for Swiss Reinsurance Co., Ltd., 6.375%, due 9/1/24 (Ireland)

 

2,055,000

 

2,151,151

 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd., 7.00%, due 3/15/72, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

6,650,000

 

7,871,938

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

QBE Capital Funding III Ltd., 7.25%, due 5/24/41, 144A (Australia)(a)

 

12,000,000

 

$

13,005,000

 

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

 

7,155,000

 

7,469,820

 

RL Finance Bonds No. 3 PLC, 6.125%, due 11/13/28 (GBP) (United Kingdom)

 

4,100,000

 

6,045,035

 

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, 5.325%, due 3/28/73, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

1,000,000

 

1,087,500

 

 

 

 

 

37,630,444

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius + Investments PLC, 8.25% (Switzerland)

 

17,000,000

 

18,296,250

 

Catlin Insurance Co., Ltd., 7.249%, 144A (Bermuda)(a)

 

7,500,000

 

5,212,500

 

 

 

 

 

23,508,750

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

273,538,158

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, due 4/21/20, 144A (Cayman Islands)(a)

 

4,622

 

5,534,845

 

Telefonica Europe BV, 7.625%, due 9/29/49 (EUR) (Netherlands)

 

900,000

 

1,141,411

 

 

 

 

 

6,676,256

 

REAL ESTATE—FINANCE 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

VEREIT Operating Partnership LP, 3.00%, due 2/6/19

 

4,400,000

 

4,344,472

 

UTILITIES 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, 7.30%, due 9/1/67, Series D

 

3,650,000

 

3,412,020

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—FOREIGN 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Enel SpA, 8.75%, due 9/24/73, 144A (Italy)(a)

 

10,232,000

 

11,408,680

 

MULTI-UTILITIES 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, 5.75%, due 10/1/54

 

3,246,000

 

3,121,029

 

Dominion Resources, 2.929%, due 9/30/66, (FRN)

 

6,208,000

 

4,361,791

 

 

 

 

 

7,482,820

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

22,303,520

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$737,065,784)

 

 

 

751,377,917

 

 

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Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE-PROPERTY CASUALTY 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Mutual Insurance, 7.697%, due 10/15/97, 144A(a)

 

$

2,100,000

 

$

2,638,125

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Frontier Communications Corp., 9.00%, due 8/15/31

 

5,237,000

 

4,530,005

 

REAL ESTATE—DIVERSIFIED 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

NorthStar Realty Europe Corp., 4.625%, due 12/15/16, 144A(a)

 

5,000,000

 

4,977,760

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified cost—$12,533,455)

 

 

 

12,145,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.19%(c)

 

 

 

14,400,000

 

14,400,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$14,400,000)

 

 

 

 

 

14,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$975,964,479)

 

142.2

%

 

 

999,597,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS(d)

 

(42.2

)

 

 

(296,756,687

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $24.38 per share based on 28,830,580 shares of common stock outstanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

702,840,983

 

 


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

†    Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lender, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement.

(a) Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings equal 35.9% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(b) A portion of the security is segregated as collateral for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. $3,322,800 in aggregate has been segregated as collateral.

 

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(c) Rate quoted represents the annualized seven-day yield of the Fund.

(d) Cash in the amount of $3,555,450 had been segregated as collateral for interest rate swaps.

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding at March 31, 2016 were as follows:

Clearinghouse

 

Notional
Amount

 

Fixed
Rate
Payable

 

Floating
Rate(resets
monthly)
Receivable(a)

 

Termination Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

$

80,000,000

 

1.049

%

0.433

%

October 29, 2019

 

$

(815,296

)

CME Group, Inc.

 

80,000,000

 

1.231

%

0.433

%

October 29, 2020

 

(1,200,982

)

CME Group, Inc.

 

80,000,000

 

1.395

%

0.433

%

October 29, 2021

 

(1,586,441

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(3,602,719

)

 


(a) Based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Represents rates in effect at March 31, 2016.

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at March 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Counterparty

 

Contracts to
Deliver

 

In Exchange
For

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

19,682,936

 

USD

21,409,149

 

4/4/16

 

$

(988,060

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

22,432,870

 

USD

31,268,527

 

4/4/16

 

(950,665

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

22,434,217

 

EUR

19,682,936

 

4/4/16

 

(37,008

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

28,346,121

 

GBP

19,717,806

 

4/4/16

 

(26,437

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

3,885,256

 

GBP

2,715,064

 

4/4/16

 

14,252

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

19,192,983

 

USD

21,891,804

 

5/3/16

 

33,179

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

19,267,603

 

USD

27,698,528

 

5/4/16

 

22,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1,931,795

)

 

 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

 

 

 

EUR

Euro Currency

 

FRN

Floating Rate Note

 

GBP

Great British Pound

 

TruPS

Trust Preferred Securities

 

USD

United States Dollar

 

 

8



 

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income 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. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

 

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges 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 over-the-counter market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen + Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment advisor) to be over-the-counter, are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date as reported by sources deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to reflect their fair market value. 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. However, certain fixed-income securities may be 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 market 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 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.

 

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

 



 

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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.

 

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 securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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 securities as of March 31, 2016.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2016 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 



 

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Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Preferred Securities - $25 Par Value: Banks

 

$

94,508,522

 

$

87,239,616

 

$

7,268,906

 

$

 

Other Industries

 

127,165,341

 

127,165,341

 

 

 

Preferred Securities - Capital Securities: Banks

 

188,939,125

 

27,164,185

 

161,774,940

 

 

Banks-Foreign

 

193,837,758

 

 

 

187,835,538

 

6,002,220

 

Other Industries

 

368,601,034

 

 

 

368,601,034

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

12,145,890

 

 

12,145,890

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

14,400,000

 

 

14,400,000

 

 

Total Investments(a)

 

$

999,597,670

 

241,569,142

 

$

752,026,308

 

$

6,002,220

(b)

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

$

70,375

 

$

 

$

70,375

 

$

 

Total Appreciation in Other Financial Instruments(a)

 

$

70,375

 

$

 

$

70,375

 

$

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

(3,602,719

)

$

 

$

 (3,602,719

)

$

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

(2,002,170

)

 

(2,002,170

)

 

Total Depreciation in Other Financial Instruments(a)

 

$

(5,604,889

)

$

 

$

(5,604,889

)

$

 

 


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

(b) Level 3 investments are valued by a third-party pricing service. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated. A change in the significant unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.

 

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

 



 

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Total
Investments
in Securities

 

Preferred
Securities -
Capital
Securities -
Banks

 

Preferred
Securities
- Capital
Securities
– Banks-
Foreign

 

Balance as of December 31, 2015

 

$

2,923,666

 

$

2,923,666

 

$

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

137,062

 

137,062

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3(a)

 

(3,060,728

)

(3,060,728

)

 

Transfers into Level 3(b)

 

6,002,220

 

 

6,002,220

 

Balance as of March 31, 2016

 

$

6,002,220

 

$

 

$

6,002,220

 

 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned on March 31, 2016 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $26,327.

 


(a) Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are due to an increase in market activity (e.g. frequency of trades), which resulted in an increase in available market inputs to determine prices.

(b) Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are due to an decrease in market activity (e.g. frequency of trades), which resulted in an decrease in available market inputs to determine prices.

 

Note 2.   Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2016:

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

(3,602,719

)

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

(1,931,795

)

 

 

$

(5,534,514

)

 

The balance of outstanding interest rate swaps at March 31, 2016 is representative of the volume outstanding during the period ended March 31, 2016. The following summarizes the volume of the Fund’s interest rate swap and forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity during the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

 

 

Interest rate swap
contracts

 

Forward foreign
currency exchange
contracts

 

Average Notional Balance

 

$

240,000,000

 

$

56,974,658

 

Ending Notional Balance

 

240,000,000

 

49,590,332

 

 



 

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on foreign currency translations. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts: The Fund uses centrally cleared interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its revolving credit agreement. The centrally cleared interest rate swaps are intended to reduce interest rate risk by countering the effect that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund’s shares as a result of the floating rate structure of interest owed pursuant to the revolving credit agreement. When entering into interest rate swaps, the Fund agrees to pay the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the counterparty) a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty’s agreement to pay the Fund a variable rate payment that is intended to approximate the Fund’s variable rate payment obligation on the revolving credit agreement. The payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the swap. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the use of interest rate swaps could enhance or harm the overall performance of the Fund. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in the value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the CCP) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin. Payments received from or paid to the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss).

 



 

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts reflected on the Schedule of Investments. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.

 

Note 3.   Income Tax Information

 

As of March 31, 2016, the federal tax cost and net unrealized appreciation and depreciation in value of securities held were as follows:

 



 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

975,964,479

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

41,925,039

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(18,291,848

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

23,633,191

 

 



 

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 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 LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

Date: May 26, 2016

 

 

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

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Principal

 

 

Executive Officer

 

 

 

Financial Officer

 

 

Date: May 26, 2016