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:

September 30, 2016

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

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

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS†

September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE 27.2%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 9.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.00%, Series EE

 

206,000

 

$

5,409,560

 

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

 

150,200

 

3,152,698

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Y

 

100,000

 

2,699,000

 

Citigroup, 6.875%, Series K

 

222,375

 

6,406,624

 

Citigroup Capital XIII, 7.122%, due 10/30/40 (FRN)

 

196,738

 

5,182,079

 

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

 

67,500

 

7,258,363

 

Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.625%, Series I

 

144,105

 

4,400,966

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, 6.602%, due 2/15/40, Series 2 (TruPS) (FRN)

 

515,475

 

13,098,220

 

Goldman Sachs Group/The, 4.00%, Series D (FRN)

 

300,000

 

7,005,000

 

PrivateBancorp, 7.125%, due 10/30/42

 

200,100

 

5,344,471

 

Regions Financial Corp., 6.375%, Series B

 

202,968

 

5,875,923

 

Zions Bancorp, 7.90%, Series F

 

144,694

 

3,814,134

 

 

 

 

 

69,647,038

 

FINANCIAL 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Corp., 5.35%, Series G

 

209,125

 

5,606,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.875%

 

464,991

 

13,684,685

 

Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, Series A (FRN)

 

246,641

 

5,981,044

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.375%, Series I

 

347,355

 

9,680,784

 

 

 

 

 

29,346,513

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

34,953,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—CHEMICALS 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

CHS, 6.75%

 

308,191

 

8,823,508

 

CHS, 7.10%, Series II

 

376,854

 

11,290,546

 

 

 

 

 

20,114,054

 

INSURANCE 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, 4.00%, Series A (FRN)

 

206,431

 

5,253,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

159,074

 

3,975,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

145,107

 

4,578,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REINSURANCE 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance Group of America, 5.75%, due 6/15/56

 

196,000

 

5,701,640

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

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

 

74,191

 

$

2,130,765

 

 

 

 

 

7,832,405

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 5.95% (Bermuda)

 

140,023

 

4,081,671

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 7.25% (Bermuda)

 

55,099

 

1,425,411

 

 

 

 

 

5,507,082

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

27,146,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Corp., 6.50%, due 9/1/56

 

236,000

 

6,100,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Colony Financial, 8.50%, Series A

 

240,000

 

6,156,000

 

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., 8.50%, Series D

 

134,475

 

3,461,386

 

Retail Properties of America, 7.00%

 

99,400

 

2,569,490

 

Urstadt Biddle Properties, 7.125%, Series F

 

128,484

 

3,359,857

 

VEREIT, 6.70%, Series F

 

327,627

 

8,727,983

 

 

 

 

 

24,274,716

 

HOTEL 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Summit Hotel Properties, 7.125%

 

115,500

 

2,976,435

 

Summit Hotel Properties, 7.875%, Series B

 

186,650

 

4,903,296

 

 

 

 

 

7,879,731

 

OFFICE 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust, 7.375%, Series L

 

90,866

 

2,353,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

APARTMENT 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

American Homes 4 Rent, 5.00%, Series A

 

133,435

 

3,777,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUFACTURED HOME 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Communities, 7.125%, Series A

 

100,000

 

2,610,000

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

 

 

 

6,387,545

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

40,895,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

SCE Trust IV, 5.375%, Series J

 

216,000

 

6,266,160

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$186,891,445)

 

 

 

205,122,969

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES 110.7%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 30.9%

 

 

 

 

 

AgriBank FCB, 6.875%

 

65,000

 

$

7,007,812

 

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

 

16,930,000

 

13,797,950

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.30%, Series DD

 

9,000,000

 

9,798,750

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Z

 

16,482,000

 

17,872,669

 

Citigroup, 5.95%, Series Q

 

2,250,000

 

2,295,101

 

Citigroup, 6.125%, Series R

 

4,629,000

 

4,819,946

 

Citigroup, 6.25%, Series T

 

9,750,000

 

10,505,625

 

CoBank ACB, 6.25%, 144A(a)

 

117,000

 

12,372,750

 

CoBank ACB, 6.125%, Series G

 

32,250

 

3,285,469

 

CoBank ACB, 6.25%, Series I

 

6,200,000

 

6,789,614

 

Goldman Sachs Capital II, 4.00% (FRN)

 

1,102,000

 

900,885

 

Goldman Sachs Group/The, 5.70%, Series L

 

3,350,000

 

3,400,250

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75%, Series S

 

12,400,000

 

13,702,000

 

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

 

59,015,000

 

50,752,900

 

US Bancorp, 3.50%, Series A (FRN)

 

34,051

 

29,832,592

 

USB Capital IX, 3.50%, (FRN)

 

8,878,000

 

7,612,885

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% (FRN)

 

5,000,000

 

4,993,250

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.98%, Series K

 

17,700,000

 

18,520,395

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875%, Series U

 

10,000,000

 

10,862,500

 

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

 

3,750,000

 

3,853,125

 

 

 

 

 

232,976,468

 

BANKS—FOREIGN 25.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd./United Kingdom, 6.75%, 144A (Australia)(a)

 

7,100,000

 

7,816,504

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 8.875% (EUR) (Spain)

 

8,200,000

 

9,699,682

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9.00% (Spain)

 

4,600,000

 

4,726,808

 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, 5.75%, due 10/4/31, 144A (Mexico)(a)

 

5,700,000

 

5,587,140

 

Barclays PLC, 7.875% (United Kingdom)

 

5,800,000

 

5,718,417

 

Barclays PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)

 

7,095,000

 

7,112,737

 

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

 

8,900,000

 

10,034,750

 

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

 

8,800,000

 

9,079,682

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 6.625% (EUR) (Netherlands)

 

3,600,000

 

4,265,219

 

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

 

8,550,000

 

9,092,703

 

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

 

4,463,000

 

4,551,702

 

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

 

4,530,280

 

5,402,359

 

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

 

5,395,000

 

8,191,336

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.875% (United Kingdom)

 

7,700,000

 

$

8,027,250

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% (United Kingdom)

 

12,050,000

 

12,474,160

 

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

 

7,080,000

 

11,769,166

 

Rabobank Nederland, 8.40% (Netherlands)

 

5,600,000

 

5,839,019

 

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

 

14,000,000

 

17,010,000

 

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

 

5,177,000

 

6,225,343

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.625% (United Kingdom)

 

11,000,000

 

10,793,750

 

Societe Generale SA, 7.375%, 144A (France)(a)

 

5,600,000

 

5,502,000

 

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.50%, 144A (United Kingdom)(a)

 

4,200,000

 

4,200,000

 

UBS Group AG, 6.875% (Switzerland)

 

2,200,000

 

2,176,405

 

UBS Group AG, 7.00% (Switzerland)

 

2,400,000

 

2,538,461

 

UBS Group AG, 7.125% (Switzerland)

 

6,300,000

 

6,400,485

 

UBS Group AG, 7.125% (Switzerland)

 

7,400,000

 

7,618,448

 

 

 

 

 

191,853,526

 

FINANCIAL 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

2,750,000

 

2,845,692

 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 5.25%, due 4/20/46

 

3,780,000

 

4,088,482

 

State Street Corp., 5.25%, Series F

 

4,402,000

 

4,655,115

 

 

 

 

 

11,589,289

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 7.00%

 

9,500,000

 

11,067,500

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

22,656,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Co., 5.00%, Series D

 

27,550,000

 

29,332,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE 36.9%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, 5.25%, Series C

 

6,156,000

 

6,202,170

 

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

 

11,300,000

 

14,233,457

 

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

 

6,300,000

 

9,079,560

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.95%, due 9/15/21, 144A(a)

 

3,000,000

 

3,001,437

 

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

 

17,808,000

 

19,233,530

 

 

4



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

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

 

6,907,000

 

$

7,628,782

 

 

 

 

 

59,378,936

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN 19.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Aegon NV, 1.428%, ($100 Par Value) (FRN) (Netherlands)

 

20,985,000

 

13,808,969

 

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

 

6,400,000

 

6,922,880

 

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

 

5,000,000

 

4,886,570

 

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 4.00%, 144A (Japan)(a)

 

12,000,000

 

12,090,000

 

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

 

5,100,000

 

5,610,510

 

Demeter BV (Swiss Re Ltd.), 5.625%, due 8/15/52 (Netherlands)

 

4,600,000

 

4,771,543

 

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

 

9,400,000

 

9,893,782

 

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co., 5.00% (Japan)

 

2,000,000

 

2,171,400

 

ING Capital Funding Trust III, 4.438%, Series 9 (FRN) (Netherlands)

 

15,030,000

 

14,954,850

 

La Mondiale Vie, 7.625% (France)

 

12,050,000

 

12,923,625

 

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

 

19,800,000

 

22,299,750

 

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

 

16,900,000

 

18,336,196

 

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

 

7,200,000

 

7,947,720

 

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

 

9,800,000

 

11,723,250

 

 

 

 

 

148,341,045

 

MULTI-LINE 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 3.14%, due 12/15/24, 144A (FRN)(a)

 

3,125,000

 

3,070,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Aviva PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)

 

9,435,000

 

10,000,911

 

AXA SA, 0.723% (FRN) (EUR) (France)

 

5,000,000

 

3,271,755

 

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

 

7,902,000

 

8,264,070

 

 

 

 

 

21,536,736

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/7/37, 144A(a)

 

9,503,000

 

11,142,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

3,505,000

 

3,681,761

 

 

5



 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

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

 

8,155,000

 

$

9,052,050

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875%, due 6/17/46, Series EMTN (Australia)

 

4,000,000

 

4,242,248

 

 

 

 

 

16,976,059

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius + Investments PLC, 8.25% (Switzerland)

 

17,000,000

 

18,279,250

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

278,724,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

4,622

 

5,461,182

 

Telefonica Europe BV, 7.625% (EUR) (Netherlands)

 

900,000

 

1,177,200

 

 

 

 

 

6,638,382

 

MATERIAL—METALS & MINING 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 6.25%, due 10/19/75, 144A (Australia)(a)

 

3,100,000

 

3,363,500

 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 6.75%, due 10/19/75, 144A (Australia)(a)

 

16,700,000

 

18,954,500

 

 

 

 

 

22,318,000

 

PIPELINES 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Transcanada Trust, 5.875%, due 8/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)

 

10,023,000

 

10,629,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—DIVERSIFIED 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

QCP SNF West/Central/East/AL REIT LLC, 8.125%, due 11/1/23, 144A(a)

 

5,300,000

 

5,396,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1,770,000

 

1,761,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—FOREIGN 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Emera, 6.75%, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)

 

17,790,000

 

19,168,120

 

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

 

12,232,000

 

14,326,730

 

 

 

 

 

33,494,850

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

35,256,584

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$790,571,946)

 

 

 

835,782,382

 

 

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Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE-PROPERTY CASUALTY 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

2,100,000

 

$

2,743,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1,537,000

 

1,421,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—DIVERSIFIED 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

5,000,000

 

5,020,040

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified cost—$8,762,275)

 

 

 

9,185,547

 

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.19%(b)

 

7,400,000

 

7,400,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$7,400,000)

 

 

 

7,400,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$993,625,666)

 

140.1

%

 

 

1,057,490,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

(40.1

)

 

 

(302,585,056

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $26.18 per share based on 28,830,580 shares of common stock outstanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

754,905,842

 

 


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 38.5% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(b)

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

 

7



 

Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding at September 30, 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%

 

0.527%

 

October 29, 2019

 

$

(793,000

)

CME Group, Inc.

 

80,000,000

 

1.231%

 

0.527%

 

October 29, 2020

 

(1,330,975

)

CME Group, Inc.

 

80,000,000

 

1.395%

 

0.527%

 

October 29, 2021

 

(1,958,298

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(4,082,273

)

 


(a) Based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Represents rates in effect at September 30, 2016.

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2016 were as follows:

 

Counterparty

 

Contracts to
Deliver

 

In Exchange
For

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

28,855,380

 

USD

32,172,190

 

10/4/16

 

$

(242,483

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

9,084,702

 

USD

11,903,967

 

10/4/16

 

128,836

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

11,798,666

 

GBP

9,084,702

 

10/4/16

 

(23,535

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

25,685,660

 

EUR

22,851,401

 

10/4/16

 

(15,553

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

6,738,986

 

EUR

6,003,979

 

10/4/16

 

5,580

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

20,843,095

 

USD

23,458,091

 

11/2/16

 

12,438

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

9,144,882

 

USD

11,882,823

 

11/2/16

 

22,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(112,069

)

 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

 

EUR

Euro Currency

 

FRN

Floating Rate Note

 

GBP

Great British Pound

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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 contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate.  Over-the-counter options are valued based upon prices received by the respective counterparty. Centrally cleared 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

 



 

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

 

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment 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.

 

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 may or may not be 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 September 30, 2016.

 



 

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

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2016 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)

 

Preferred Securities - $25 Par Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

$

69,647,038

 

$

62,388,675

 

$

7,258,363

 

$

 

Other Industries

 

135,475,931

 

135,475,931

 

 

 

Preferred Securities - Capital Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

232,976,468

 

29,832,592

 

203,143,876

 

 

Other Industries

 

602,805,914

 

 

602,805,914

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

9,185,547

 

 

9,185,547

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

7,400,000

 

 

7,400,000

 

 

Total Investments(a)

 

$

1,057,490,898

 

$

227,697,198

 

$

829,793,700

 

$

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

$

169,502

 

$

 

$

169,502

 

$

 

Total Appreciation in Other Financial Instruments(a)

 

$

169,502

 

$

 

$

169,502

 

$

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

$

 (281,571

)

$

 

$

 (281,571

)

$

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

 

(4,082,273

)

 

(4,082,273

)

 

Total Depreciation in Other Financial Instruments(a)

 

$

(4,363,844

)

$

 

$

(4,363,844

)

$

 

 


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

 

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

 



 

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Preferred
Securities -
Capital
Securities-
Banks

 

Balance as of December 31, 2015

 

$

2,923,666

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

361,803

 

Transfers out of Level 3(a)

 

(3,285,469

)

Balance as of September 30, 2016

 

$

 

 


(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.

 

Note 2.   Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments as of September 30, 2016:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

$

(112,069

)

Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts

 

(4,082,273

)

 

 

$

(4,194,342

)

 

The balance of outstanding centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts at September 30, 2016 is representative of the volume outstanding during the period ended September 30, 2016. The following summarizes the volume of the Fund’s centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

Centrally cleared
interest rate swap
contracts

 

Forward foreign
currency exchange
contracts

 

Average Notional Balance

 

$

240,000,000

 

$

52,455,835

 

Ending Notional Balance

 

240,000,000

 

35,340,914

 

 



 

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.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts: The Fund uses interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its revolving credit agreement. The 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).

 

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).

 

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

 



 

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

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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.

 

Options:  The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and over-the-counter 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 or 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.

 

At September 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any option contracts outstanding.

 

The Fund had transactions in written options during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Contracts

 

Premiums

 

Written option contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

 

$

 

Option contracts written

 

55

 

586,000

 

Option contracts terminated in closing transactions

 

(55

)

(586,000

)

Written option contracts outstanding at September 30, 2016

 

 

$

 

 



 

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

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 3.   Income Tax Information

 

As of September 30, 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

 

$

993,625,666

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

66,837,909

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(2,972,677

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

63,865,232

 

 



 

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 and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 23, 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 Executive Officer

 

 

Title: Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: November 23, 2016