UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21787
Name of Fund: Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. (BEO)
Fund Address: 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10080
Name and address of agent for service: Justin C. Ferri, Chief Executive Officer, Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc., 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10080.
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 449-4742
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2009
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2009
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc.
Annual Report
December 31, 2009
Investment Advisors
Fund Profile as of December 31, 2009
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Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) | | BEO |
Initial Offering Date | | September 30, 2005 |
Yield on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2009 ($10.23)* | | — |
Current Semi-Annual Distribution per share of Common Stock** | | — |
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Stock** | | — |
| * | | Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price as of December 31, 2009. Past performance does not guarantee future results. |
| ** | | See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 1(f). As the Fund is liquidating in 2010, only the final liquidating distribution is anticipated. |
The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and net asset value for the twelve-month period:
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| | 12/31/09 (a) | | 12/31/08 | | Change (b) | | | High | | Low |
Market Price (c) | | $ | 10.23 | | $ | 7.21 | | 41.89 | % | | $ | 13.50 | | $ | 5.11 |
Net Asset Value | | $ | 8.36 | | $ | 7.95 | | 5.16 | % | | $ | 9.35 | | $ | 5.97 |
| (a) | | For the twelve-month period, the Common Stock of the Fund had a total investment return of 32.77% based on net asset value per share and 79.14% based on market price per share, assuming reinvestment of distributions. For the same period, the Fund’s unmanaged reference index, the CBOE S&P 500® BuyWrite IndexSM, had a total investment return of 25.91%. The reference index has no expenses associated with performance. |
| (b) | | Does not include reinvestment of dividends. |
| (c) | | Primary Exchange Price, NYSE. |
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Ten Largest Equity Holdings | | Percent of Net Assets | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 3.0 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | 2.2 | |
Apple, Inc. | | 1.8 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | 1.7 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | 1.6 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | 1.6 | |
AT& T Inc. | | 1.5 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 1.5 | |
General Electric Co. | | 1.5 | |
Chevron Corp. | | 1.4 | |
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Five Largest Industries | | Percent of Net Assets | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | 8.9 | % |
Pharmaceuticals | | 5.9 | |
Computers & Peripherals | | 5.5 | |
Software | | 4.0 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | 4.0 | |
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Sector Representation | | Percent of Long-Term Investments | |
Information Technology | | 19.8 | % |
Financials | | 14.4 | |
Health Care | | 12.6 | |
Energy | | 11.5 | |
Consumer Staples | | 11.4 | |
Industrials | | 10.2 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | 9.6 | |
Utilities | | 3.7 | |
Materials | | 3.6 | |
Telecommunication Services | | 3.2 | |
For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry and sector classifications refer to any one or more of the industry and sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry and sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
S&P 500 and Standard & Poor’s 500 are registered trademarks of the McGraw-Hill Companies.
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A Summary From Your Fund’s Portfolio Manager (unaudited)
We are pleased to provide you with this stockholder report for Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc.
The Fund is advised by IQ Investment Advisors LLC and sub-advised by Oppenheimer Capital LLC.
The investment objective of Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) is to seek leveraged returns on the CBOE S&P 500® BuyWrite IndexSM (the “BXM Index”), less fees and expenses. The Fund will employ leverage to increase the volatility of the Fund’s investment portfolio to approximate the volatility of the Standard and Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”). The BXM Index is a passive, total return index that is based on purchasing the common stocks of all of the companies included in the S&P 500 Index, weighted in the same proportions as the S&P 500 Index (the “S&P 500 Index Stocks”), and writing (selling) one-month call options on the S&P 500 Index. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
For the annual period ended December 31, 2009, the Fund had a total investment return as set forth in the table below, based on the change per share in net asset value of $7.95 to $8.36. For the same period, the Fund’s unmanaged reference index, the BXM Index, had a total return as shown below. All of the Fund and index information presented includes the reinvestment of any dividends or distributions. Distribution information may be found in the Notes to Financial Statements, Note 5.
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Period | | Fund* | | | BXM Index** | | | Difference | |
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 | | 32.77 | % | | 25.91 | % | | 6.86 | % |
Since inception (from 9/30/05) through December 31, 2009 | | (11.09 | %) | | 6.27 | % | | (17.36 | %) |
* | | Fund performance information is net of expenses. |
** | | The reference index has no expenses associated with performance. |
For more detail with regard to the Fund’s total investment return based on a change in the per share market value of the Fund’s Common Stock (as measured by the trading price of the Fund’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange), please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report.
As a closed-end fund, the Fund’s shares may trade in the secondary market at a premium or discount to the Fund’s net asset value. As a result, total investment returns based on changes in the market value of the Fund’s Common Stock can vary significantly from total investment returns based on changes in the Fund’s net asset value.
Stephen Bond-Nelson
Portfolio Manager
February 17, 2010
CBOE, Volatility Index and VIX are registered trademarks and BXM is a service mark of the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
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Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2009 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5% | | | | | |
| | Boeing Co. (c) | | 5,035 | | $ | 272,545 |
| | General Dynamics Corp. (c) | | 2,673 | | | 182,218 |
| | Goodrich Corp. (c) | | 862 | | | 55,384 |
| | Honeywell International, Inc. (c) | | 5,288 | | | 207,290 |
| | ITT Corp. (c) | | 1,266 | | | 62,971 |
| | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (c) | | 805 | | | 69,995 |
| | Lockheed Martin Corp. (c) | | 2,216 | | | 166,976 |
| | Northrop Grumman Corp. (c) | | 2,174 | | | 121,418 |
| | Precision Castparts Corp. | | 975 | | | 107,591 |
| | Raytheon Co. (c) | | 2,656 | | | 136,837 |
| | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (c) | | 1,090 | | | 60,342 |
| | United Technologies Corp. (c) | | 6,497 | | | 450,957 |
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| | | | | | | 1,894,524 |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9% | | | | | |
| | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 1,162 | | | 68,244 |
| | Expeditors International Washington, Inc. | | 1,469 | | | 51,018 |
| | FedEx Corp. (c) | | 2,166 | | | 180,753 |
| | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (c) | | 6,880 | | | 394,706 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 694,721 |
Airlines — 0.1% | | | | | |
| | Southwest Airlines Co. (c) | | 5,141 | | | 58,762 |
Auto Components — 0.2% | | | | | |
| | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)(c) | | 1,678 | | | 23,660 |
| | Johnson Controls, Inc. (c) | | 4,650 | | | 126,666 |
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| | | | | | | 150,326 |
Automobiles — 0.4% | | | | | |
| | Ford Motor Co. (a)(c) | | 22,917 | | | 229,170 |
| | Harley-Davidson, Inc. (c) | | 1,625 | | | 40,950 |
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| | | | | | | 270,120 |
Beverages — 2.4% | | | | | |
| | Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (c) | | 761 | | | 40,767 |
| | The Coca-Cola Co. (c) | | 16,057 | | | 915,249 |
| | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (c) | | 2,202 | | | 46,682 |
| | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (a)(c) | | 1,382 | | | 22,015 |
| | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (a) | | 1,761 | | | 49,836 |
| | Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (c) | | 1,090 | | | 49,224 |
| | Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (c) | | 998 | | | 37,425 |
| | PepsiCo, Inc. (c) | | 10,813 | | | 657,430 |
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| | | | | | | 1,818,628 |
Biotechnology — 1.4% | | | | | |
| | Amgen, Inc. (a)(c) | | 7,014 | | | 396,782 |
| | Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,004 | | | 107,214 |
| | Celgene Corp. (a)(c) | | 3,185 | | | 177,341 |
| | Cephalon, Inc. (a) | | 518 | | | 32,328 |
| | Genzyme Corp. (a)(c) | | 1,839 | | | 90,129 |
| | Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)(c) | | 6,236 | | | 269,894 |
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| | | | | | | 1,073,688 |
Building Products — 0.0%** | | | | | |
| | Masco Corp. (c) | | 2,488 | | | 34,359 |
Capital Markets — 2.6% | | | | | |
| | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (c) | | 1,767 | | | 68,595 |
| | The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (c) | | 8,345 | | | 233,410 |
| | The Charles Schwab Corp. (c) | | 6,603 | | | 124,268 |
| | E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)(c) | | 10,729 | | | 18,776 |
| | Federated Investors, Inc. Class B (c) | | 610 | | | 16,775 |
| | Franklin Resources, Inc. (c) | | 1,033 | | | 108,827 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Capital Markets (concluded) | | | | | |
| | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (c) | | 3,562 | | $ | 601,408 |
| | Invesco Ltd. | | 2,971 | | | 69,789 |
| | Janus Capital Group, Inc. (c) | | 1,261 | | | 16,960 |
| | Legg Mason, Inc. | | 1,126 | | | 33,960 |
| | Morgan Stanley (c) | | 9,420 | | | 278,832 |
| | Northern Trust Corp. (c) | | 1,674 | | | 87,718 |
| | State Street Corp. (c) | | 3,428 | | | 149,255 |
| | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (c) | | 1,784 | | | 94,998 |
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| | | | | | | 1,903,571 |
Chemicals — 1.8% | | | | | |
| | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (c) | | 1,469 | | | 119,077 |
| | Airgas, Inc. | | 573 | | | 27,275 |
| | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | 339 | | | 30,774 |
| | The Dow Chemical Co. (c) | | 7,925 | | | 218,968 |
| | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (c) | | 6,262 | | | 210,842 |
| | Eastman Chemical Co. (c) | | 506 | | | 30,481 |
| | Ecolab, Inc. (c) | | 1,646 | | | 73,379 |
| | FMC Corp. | | 501 | | | 27,936 |
| | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (c) | | 548 | | | 22,545 |
| | Monsanto Co. (c) | | 3,777 | | | 308,770 |
| | PPG Industries, Inc. (c) | | 1,157 | | | 67,731 |
| | Praxair, Inc. (c) | | 2,126 | | | 170,739 |
| | Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (c) | | 843 | | | 42,597 |
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| | | | | | | 1,351,114 |
Commercial Banks — 2.5% | | | | | |
| | BB&T Corp. (c) | | 4,765 | | | 120,888 |
| | Comerica, Inc. (c) | | 1,047 | | | 30,960 |
| | Fifth Third Bancorp (c) | | 5,511 | | | 53,732 |
| | First Horizon National Corp. (a)(c) | | 1,539 | | | 20,621 |
| | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (c) | | 4,955 | | | 18,086 |
| | KeyCorp (c) | | 6,088 | | | 33,788 |
| | M&T Bank Corp. (c) | | 575 | | | 38,462 |
| | Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | | 3,636 | | | 19,816 |
| | The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (c) | | 3,197 | | | 168,770 |
| | Regions Financial Corp. (c) | | 8,232 | | | 43,547 |
| | SunTrust Banks, Inc. (c) | | 3,459 | | | 70,183 |
| | U.S. Bancorp (c) | | 13,252 | | | 298,303 |
| | Wells Fargo & Co. (c) | | 35,417 | | | 955,905 |
| | Zions Bancorporation (c) | | 958 | | | 12,291 |
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| | | | | | | 1,885,352 |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5% | | | | | |
| | Avery Dennison Corp. (c) | | 781 | | | 28,499 |
| | Cintas Corp. (c) | | 911 | | | 23,732 |
| | Iron Mountain, Inc. (a) | | 1,254 | | | 28,541 |
| | Pitney Bowes, Inc. (c) | | 1,435 | | | 32,661 |
| | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (c) | | 1,423 | | | 31,690 |
| | Republic Services, Inc. Class A | | 2,239 | | | 63,386 |
| | Stericycle, Inc. (a) | | 584 | | | 32,219 |
| | Waste Management, Inc. (c) | | 3,393 | | | 114,717 |
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| | | | | | | 355,445 |
Communications Equipment — 2.4% | | | | | |
| | Ciena Corp. (a) | | 1 | | | 11 |
| | Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)(c) | | 39,863 | | | 954,320 |
| | Harris Corp. | | 917 | | | 43,603 |
| | JDS Uniphase Corp. (a)(c) | | 1,543 | | | 12,730 |
| | Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | | 3,641 | | | 97,105 |
| | Motorola, Inc. (c) | | 16,014 | | | 124,269 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Communications Equipment (concluded) | | | | | |
| | QUALCOMM, Inc. (c) | | 11,574 | | $ | 535,413 |
| | Tellabs, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,676 | | | 15,200 |
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| | | | | | | 1,782,651 |
Computers & Peripherals — 5.5% | | | | | |
| | Apple, Inc. (a)(c) | | 6,241 | | | 1,315,977 |
| | Dell, Inc. (a)(c) | | 11,932 | | | 171,344 |
| | EMC Corp. (a)(c) | | 14,136 | | | 246,956 |
| | Hewlett-Packard Co. (c) | | 16,430 | | | 846,309 |
| | International Business Machines Corp. (c) | | 9,103 | | | 1,191,583 |
| | Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (a)(c) | | 541 | | | 14,055 |
| | NetApp, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,352 | | | 80,885 |
| | QLogic Corp. (a)(c) | | 794 | | | 14,983 |
| | SanDisk Corp. (a) | | 1,581 | | | 45,833 |
| | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) | | 5,220 | | | 48,911 |
| | Teradata Corp. (a) | | 1,186 | | | 37,276 |
| | Western Digital Corp. (a) | | 1,562 | | | 68,962 |
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| | | | | | | 4,083,074 |
Construction & Engineering — 0.2% | | | | | |
| | Fluor Corp. (c) | | 1,240 | | | 55,850 |
| | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) | | 865 | | | 32,533 |
| | Quanta Services, Inc. (a) | | 1,454 | | | 30,301 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 118,684 |
Construction Materials — 0.1% | | | | | |
| | Vulcan Materials Co. (c) | | 869 | | | 45,770 |
Consumer Finance — 0.7% | | | | | |
| | American Express Co. (c) | | 8,240 | | | 333,885 |
| | Capital One Financial Corp. (c) | | 3,118 | | | 119,544 |
| | Discover Financial Services, Inc. | | 3,761 | | | 55,324 |
| | SLM Corp. (a)(c) | | 3,289 | | | 37,067 |
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| | | | | | | 545,820 |
Containers & Packaging — 0.2% | | | | | |
| | Ball Corp. (c) | | 652 | | | 33,708 |
| | Bemis Co. (c) | | 750 | | | 22,238 |
| | Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | | 1,168 | | | 38,392 |
| | Pactiv Corp. (a)(c) | | 917 | | | 22,136 |
| | Sealed Air Corp. (c) | | 1,102 | | | 24,090 |
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| | | | | | | 140,564 |
Distributors — 0.1% | | | | | |
| | Genuine Parts Co. (c) | | 1,106 | | | 41,984 |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2% | | | | | |
| | Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (a)(c) | | 892 | | | 54,037 |
| | DeVry, Inc. | | 428 | | | 24,280 |
| | H&R Block, Inc. (c) | | 2,324 | | | 52,569 |
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| | | | | | | 130,886 |
Diversified Financial Services — 4.0% | | | | | |
| | Bank of America Corp. (b)(c) | | 68,857 | | | 1,036,986 |
| | CME Group, Inc. (c) | | 461 | | | 154,873 |
| | Citigroup, Inc. (c) | | 135,125 | | | 447,264 |
| | IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a) | | 511 | | | 57,385 |
| | JPMorgan Chase & Co. (c) | | 27,307 | | | 1,137,883 |
| | Leucadia National Corp. (a) | | 1,314 | | | 31,260 |
| | Moody’s Corp. (c) | | 1,360 | | | 36,448 |
| | The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (a) | | 1,024 | | | 20,296 |
| | NYSE Euronext | | 1,802 | | | 45,591 |
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| | | | | | | 2,967,986 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.6% | | | | | |
| | AT&T Inc. (c) | | 40,891 | | $ | 1,146,175 |
| | CenturyTel, Inc. (c) | | 2,062 | | | 74,665 |
| | Frontier Communications Corp. (c) | | 2,164 | | | 16,901 |
| | Qwest Communications International Inc. (c) | | 10,290 | | | 43,321 |
| | Verizon Communications, Inc. (c) | | 19,684 | | | 652,131 |
| | Windstream Corp. | | 3,026 | | | 33,256 |
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Electric Utilities — 1.9% | | | | | |
| | Allegheny Energy, Inc. (c) | | 1,175 | | | 27,589 |
| | American Electric Power Co., Inc. (c) | | 3,310 | | | 115,155 |
| | Duke Energy Corp. (c) | | 9,040 | | | 155,578 |
| | Edison International (c) | | 2,258 | | | 78,533 |
| | Entergy Corp. (c) | | 1,309 | | | 107,129 |
| | Exelon Corp. (c) | | 4,569 | | | 223,287 |
| | FPL Group, Inc. (c) | | 2,864 | | | 151,276 |
| | FirstEnergy Corp. (c) | | 2,112 | | | 98,102 |
| | Northeast Utilities Inc. | | 1,216 | | | 31,361 |
| | PPL Corp. (c) | | 2,613 | | | 84,426 |
| | Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | 1,540 | | | 25,949 |
| | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (c) | | 702 | | | 25,679 |
| | Progress Energy, Inc. (c) | | 1,938 | | | 79,477 |
| | The Southern Co. (c) | | 5,545 | | | 184,759 |
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| | | | | | | 1,388,300 |
Electrical Equipment — 0.5% | | | | | |
| | Emerson Electric Co. (c) | | 5,212 | | | 222,031 |
| | First Solar, Inc. (a) | | 337 | | | 45,630 |
| | Rockwell Automation, Inc. (c) | | 986 | | | 46,322 |
| | Roper Industries, Inc. | | 631 | | | 33,045 |
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| | | | | | | 347,028 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6% |
| | Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,391 | | | 74,288 |
| | Amphenol Corp. Class A | | 1,188 | | | 54,862 |
| | Corning, Inc. (c) | | 10,783 | | | 208,220 |
| | Flir Systems, Inc. (a) | | 1,055 | | | 34,520 |
| | Jabil Circuit, Inc. (c) | | 1,321 | | | 22,946 |
| | Molex, Inc. (c) | | 939 | | | 20,235 |
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| | | | | | | 415,071 |
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7% | | | | | |
| | BJ Services Co. (c) | | 2,034 | | | 37,832 |
| | Baker Hughes, Inc. (c) | | 2,147 | | | 86,910 |
| | Cameron International Corp. (a) | | 1,694 | | | 70,809 |
| | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | 482 | | | 47,438 |
| | FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 847 | | | 48,990 |
| | Halliburton Co. (c) | | 6,250 | | | 188,063 |
| | Nabors Industries Ltd. (a)(c) | | 1,963 | | | 42,970 |
| | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,899 | | | 127,817 |
| | Rowan Cos., Inc. (c) | | 788 | | | 17,840 |
| | Schlumberger Ltd. (c) | | 8,321 | | | 541,614 |
| | Smith International, Inc. | | 1,714 | | | 46,569 |
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| | | | | | | 1,256,852 |
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.5% | | | | | |
| | CVS Caremark Corp. (c) | | 9,774 | | | 314,821 |
| | Costco Wholesale Corp. (c) | | 3,021 | | | 178,753 |
| | The Kroger Co. (c) | | 4,510 | | | 92,590 |
| | Safeway, Inc. (c) | | 2,816 | | | 59,953 |
| | SUPERVALU, Inc. (c) | | 1,469 | | | 18,671 |
| | SYSCO Corp. (c) | | 4,101 | | | 114,582 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Food & Staples Retailing (concluded) | | | | | |
| | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (c) | | 14,785 | | $ | 790,258 |
| | Walgreen Co. (c) | | 6,852 | | | 251,605 |
| | Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) | | 975 | | | 26,764 |
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| | | | | | | 1,847,997 |
Food Products — 1.5% | | | | | |
| | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (c) | | 4,451 | | | 139,361 |
| | Campbell Soup Co. (c) | | 1,316 | | | 44,481 |
| | ConAgra Foods, Inc. (c) | | 3,069 | | | 70,740 |
| | Dean Foods Co. (a) | | 1,251 | | | 22,568 |
| | General Mills, Inc. (c) | | 2,263 | | | 160,243 |
| | H.J. Heinz Co. (c) | | 2,187 | | | 93,516 |
| | The Hershey Co. (c) | | 1,152 | | | 41,230 |
| | Hormel Foods Corp. | | 484 | | | 18,610 |
| | The J.M. Smucker Co. | | 825 | | | 50,944 |
| | Kellogg Co. (c) | | 1,762 | | | 93,738 |
| | Kraft Foods, Inc. (c) | | 10,236 | | | 278,214 |
| | McCormick & Co., Inc. (c) | | 911 | | | 32,914 |
| | Sara Lee Corp. (c) | | 4,832 | | | 58,854 |
| | Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (c) | | 2,114 | | | 25,939 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,131,352 |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | |
| | EQT Corp | | 907 | | | 39,835 |
| | Nicor, Inc. (c) | | 315 | | | 13,262 |
| | Questar Corp. | | 1,208 | | | 50,217 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 103,314 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8% | | | | | |
| | Baxter International, Inc. (c) | | 4,178 | | | 245,165 |
| | Becton Dickinson & Co. (c) | | 1,643 | | | 129,567 |
| | Boston Scientific Corp. (a)(c) | | 10,467 | | | 94,203 |
| | C.R. Bard, Inc. (c) | | 669 | | | 52,115 |
| | CareFusion Corp. (a) | | 1,227 | | | 30,687 |
| | Dentsply International, Inc. | | 1,054 | | | 37,069 |
| | Hospira, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,127 | | | 57,477 |
| | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | 265 | | | 80,380 |
| | Medtronic, Inc. (c) | | 7,670 | | | 337,327 |
| | St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,316 | | | 85,182 |
| | Stryker Corp. (c) | | 1,957 | | | 98,574 |
| | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 862 | | | 40,385 |
| | Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,476 | | | 87,246 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,375,377 |
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0% | | | | | |
| | Aetna, Inc. (c) | | 3,004 | | | 95,227 |
| | AmerisourceBergen Corp. (c) | | 1,996 | | | 52,036 |
| | Cardinal Health, Inc. (c) | | 2,515 | | | 81,084 |
| | Cigna Corp. (c) | | 1,895 | | | 66,837 |
| | Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,025 | | | 24,897 |
| | DaVita, Inc. (a) | | 708 | | | 41,588 |
| | Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | | 1,904 | | | 164,601 |
| | Humana, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,177 | | | 51,659 |
| | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)(c) | | 736 | | | 55,082 |
| | McKesson Corp. (c) | | 1,860 | | | 116,250 |
| | Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a)(c) | | 3,304 | | | 211,159 |
| | Patterson Cos., Inc. (a) | | 649 | | | 18,159 |
| | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (c) | | 1,076 | | | 64,969 |
| | Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)(c) | | 3,001 | | | 16,175 |
| | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (c) | | 8,052 | | | 245,425 |
| | WellPoint, Inc. (a)(c) | | 3,176 | | | 185,129 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,490,277 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Health Care Technology — 0.0% | | | | | |
| | IMS Health, Inc. (c) | | 1,264 | | $ | 26,620 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4% | | | | | |
| | Carnival Corp. (a)(c) | | 3,028 | | | 95,957 |
| | Darden Restaurants, Inc. (c) | | 967 | | | 33,913 |
| | International Game Technology (c) | | 2,058 | | | 38,629 |
| | Marriott International, Inc. Class A (c) | | 1,757 | | | 47,878 |
| | McDonald’s Corp. (c) | | 7,478 | | | 466,926 |
| | Starbucks Corp. (a)(c) | | 5,148 | | | 118,713 |
| | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (c) | | 1,296 | | | 47,395 |
| | Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | 1,238 | | | 24,970 |
| | Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | 482 | | | 28,067 |
| | Yum! Brands, Inc. (c) | | 3,241 | | | 113,338 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,015,786 |
Household Durables — 0.3% | | | | | |
| | Black & Decker Corp. (c) | | 419 | | | 27,164 |
| | D.R. Horton, Inc. (c) | | 1,915 | | | 20,816 |
| | Fortune Brands, Inc. (c) | | 1,042 | | | 45,014 |
| | Harman International Industries, Inc. | | 481 | | | 16,970 |
| | Leggett & Platt, Inc. (c) | | 1,054 | | | 21,502 |
| | Lennar Corp. Class A (c) | | 1,118 | | | 14,277 |
| | Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (c) | | 1,924 | | | 28,879 |
| | Pulte Homes, Inc. (c) | | 2,188 | | | 21,880 |
| | Whirlpool Corp. (c) | | 515 | | | 41,540 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 238,042 |
Household Products — 2.3% | | | | | |
| | Clorox Co. (c) | | 969 | | | 59,109 |
| | Colgate-Palmolive Co. (c) | | 3,445 | | | 283,007 |
| | Kimberly-Clark Corp. (c) | | 2,878 | | | 183,357 |
| | The Procter & Gamble Co. (c) | | 20,246 | | | 1,227,515 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,752,988 |
IT Services — 1.5% | | | | | |
| | Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (a)(c) | | 677 | | | 40,410 |
| | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (c) | | 3,497 | | | 149,741 |
| | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (a) | | 2,042 | | | 92,503 |
| | Computer Sciences Corp. (a)(c) | | 1,056 | | | 60,752 |
| | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | 2,271 | | | 53,232 |
| | Fiserv, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,066 | | | 51,680 |
| | MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 665 | | | 170,227 |
| | Paychex, Inc. (c) | | 2,229 | | | 68,297 |
| | SAIC, Inc. (a) | | 2,122 | | | 40,191 |
| | Total System Services, Inc. | | 1,366 | | | 23,591 |
| | Visa, Inc. Class A | | 3,104 | | | 271,476 |
| | The Western Union Co. | | 4,796 | | | 90,405 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,112,505 |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.1% | | | |
| | The AES Corp. (a)(c) | | 4,626 | | | 61,572 |
| | Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (c) | | 1,392 | | | 48,957 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 110,529 |
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.1% | | | | | |
| | 3M Co. (c) | | 4,906 | | | 405,579 |
| | General Electric Co. (c) | | 73,782 | | | 1,116,322 |
| | Textron, Inc. (c) | | 1,879 | | | 35,344 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,557,245 |
Insurance — 2.2% | | | | | |
| | AON Corp. (c) | | 1,898 | | | 72,769 |
| | Aflac, Inc. (c) | | 3,242 | | | 149,942 |
| | | | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Insurance (concluded) | | | | | |
| | The Allstate Corp. (c) | | 3,718 | | $ | 111,689 |
| | American International Group, Inc. (a) | | 933 | | | 27,971 |
| | Assurant, Inc. | | 809 | | | 23,849 |
| | Chubb Corp. (c) | | 2,367 | | | 116,409 |
| | Cincinnati Financial Corp. (c) | | 1,127 | | | 29,572 |
| | Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (a) | | 3,385 | | | 38,420 |
| | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (c) | | 2,654 | | | 61,732 |
| | Lincoln National Corp. (c) | | 2,093 | | | 52,074 |
| | Loews Corp. (c) | | 2,501 | | | 90,911 |
| | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (c) | | 3,655 | | | 80,702 |
| | MetLife, Inc. (c) | | 5,674 | | | 200,576 |
| | Principal Financial Group, Inc. (c) | | 2,210 | | | 53,128 |
| | The Progressive Corp. (c) | | 4,672 | | | 84,049 |
| | Prudential Financial, Inc. (c) | | 3,215 | | | 159,978 |
| | Torchmark Corp. (c) | | 574 | | | 25,227 |
| | The Travelers Cos., Inc. (c) | | 3,786 | | | 188,770 |
| | UnumProvident Corp. (c) | | 2,299 | | | 44,876 |
| | XL Capital Ltd. Class A (c) | | 2,371 | | | 43,460 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,656,104 |
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.6% | | | | | |
| | Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | 2,310 | | | 310,741 |
| | Expedia, Inc. (a) | | 1,461 | | | 37,562 |
| | Priceline.com, Inc. (a) | | 305 | | | 66,643 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 414,946 |
Internet Software & Services — 1.9% | | | | | |
| | Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 1,187 | | | 30,067 |
| | eBay, Inc. (a)(c) | | 7,795 | | | 183,494 |
| | Google, Inc. Class A (a)(c) | | 1,671 | | | 1,035,987 |
| | VeriSign, Inc. (a) | | 1,333 | | | 32,312 |
| | Yahoo! Inc. (a)(c) | | 8,252 | | | 138,469 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,420,329 |
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.1% | | | | | |
| | Eastman Kodak Co. (c) | | 1,858 | | | 7,841 |
| | Hasbro, Inc. (c) | | 863 | | | 27,668 |
| | Mattel, Inc. (c) | | 2,505 | | | 50,050 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 85,559 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4% | | | | | |
| | Life Technologies Corp (a) | | 1,233 | | | 64,400 |
| | Millipore Corp. (a)(c) | | 385 | | | 27,855 |
| | PerkinElmer, Inc. (c) | | 809 | | | 16,657 |
| | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,829 | | | 134,915 |
| | Waters Corp. (a)(c) | | 656 | | | 40,646 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 284,473 |
Machinery — 1.5% | | | | | |
| | Caterpillar, Inc. (c) | | 4,315 | | | 245,912 |
| | Cummins, Inc. (c) | | 1,398 | | | 64,112 |
| | Danaher Corp. (c) | | 1,803 | | | 135,586 |
| | Deere & Co. (c) | | 2,931 | | | 158,538 |
| | Dover Corp. (c) | | 1,290 | | | 53,677 |
| | Eaton Corp. (c) | | 1,149 | | | 73,099 |
| | Flowserve Corp. | | 387 | | | 36,583 |
| | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (c) | | 2,673 | | | 128,277 |
| | PACCAR, Inc. (c) | | 2,519 | | | 91,364 |
| | Pall Corp. (c) | | 810 | | | 29,322 |
| | Parker Hannifin Corp. (c) | | 1,114 | | | 60,022 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Machinery (concluded) | | | | | |
| | Snap-On, Inc. (c) | | 404 | | $ | 17,073 |
| | The Stanley Works (c) | | 557 | | | 28,691 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,122,256 |
Media — 2.7% | | | | | |
| | CBS Corp. Class B | | 4,692 | | | 65,923 |
| | Comcast Corp. Class A (c) | | 19,782 | | | 333,525 |
| | DIRECTV Class A (a) | | 6,631 | | | 221,144 |
| | EW Scripps Co. (a) | | 1 | | | 7 |
| | Gannett Co., Inc. (c) | | 1,641 | | | 24,369 |
| | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (a)(c) | | 3,369 | | | 24,863 |
| | The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (c) | | 2,182 | | | 73,119 |
| | Meredith Corp. (c) | | 254 | | | 7,836 |
| | The New York Times Co. Class A (c) | | 801 | | | 9,900 |
| | News Corp. Class A (c) | | 15,614 | | | 213,756 |
| | Omnicom Group Inc. (c) | | 2,157 | | | 84,447 |
| | Scripps Networks Interactive | | 624 | | | 25,896 |
| | Time Warner Cable, Inc. | | 2,442 | | | 101,074 |
| | Time Warner, Inc. | | 8,091 | | | 235,772 |
| | Viacom, Inc. Class B (a) | | 4,206 | | | 125,044 |
| | Walt Disney Co. (c) | | 12,924 | | | 416,799 |
| | The Washington Post Co. Class B | | 41 | | | 18,024 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,981,498 |
Metals & Mining — 1.0% | | | | | |
| | AK Steel Holding Corp. | | 758 | | | 16,183 |
| | Alcoa, Inc. (c) | | 6,752 | | | 108,842 |
| | Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (c) | | 680 | | | 30,444 |
| | Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | 908 | | | 41,850 |
| | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B (c) | | 2,979 | | | 239,184 |
| | Newmont Mining Corp. (c) | | 3,397 | | | 160,712 |
| | Nucor Corp. (c) | | 2,182 | | | 101,790 |
| | Titanium Metals Corp. | | 586 | | | 7,337 |
| | United States Steel Corp. (c) | | 993 | | | 54,734 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 761,076 |
Multi-Utilities — 1.3% | | | | | |
| | Ameren Corp. (c) | | 1,642 | | | 45,894 |
| | CMS Energy Corp. (c) | | 1,591 | | | 24,915 |
| | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (c) | | 2,702 | | | 39,206 |
| | Consolidated Edison, Inc. (c) | | 1,944 | | | 88,316 |
| | DTE Energy Co. (c) | | 1,143 | | | 49,823 |
| | Dominion Resources, Inc. (c) | | 4,139 | | | 161,090 |
| | Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | | 534 | | | 22,423 |
| | NiSource, Inc. (c) | | 1,911 | | | 29,391 |
| | PG&E Corp. (c) | | 2,571 | | | 114,795 |
| | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (c) | | 3,506 | | | 116,575 |
| | SCANA Corp. | | 771 | | | 29,051 |
| | Sempra Energy (c) | | 1,708 | | | 95,614 |
| | TECO Energy, Inc. (c) | | 1,481 | | | 24,022 |
| | Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | 810 | | | 40,362 |
| | Xcel Energy, Inc. (c) | | 3,164 | | | 67,140 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 948,617 |
Multiline Retail — 0.8% | | | | | |
| | Big Lots, Inc. (a)(c) | | 573 | | | 16,605 |
| | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (c) | | 962 | | | 26,772 |
| | J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (c) | | 1,634 | | | 43,481 |
| | Kohl’s Corp. (a)(c) | | 2,125 | | | 114,601 |
| | Macy’s, Inc. (c) | | 2,917 | | | 48,889 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Multiline Retail (concluded) | | | | | |
| | Nordstrom, Inc. (c) | | 1,145 | | $ | 43,029 |
| | Sears Holdings Corp. (a)(c) | | 336 | | | 28,039 |
| | Target Corp. (c) | | 5,213 | | | 252,153 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 573,569 |
Office Electronics — 0.1% | | | | | |
| | Xerox Corp. (c) | | 6,023 | | | 50,955 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.9% | | | | | |
| | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (c) | | 3,406 | | | 212,602 |
| | Apache Corp. (c) | | 2,330 | | | 240,386 |
| | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | | 718 | | | 31,298 |
| | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | 4,486 | | | 116,098 |
| | Chevron Corp. (c) | | 13,902 | | | 1,070,315 |
| | ConocoPhillips (c) | | 10,281 | | | 525,051 |
| | Consol Energy, Inc. | | 1,253 | | | 62,399 |
| | Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | | 1,731 | | | 25,619 |
| | Devon Energy Corp. (c) | | 3,077 | | | 226,160 |
| | EOG Resources, Inc. (c) | | 1,749 | | | 170,178 |
| | El Paso Corp. (c) | | 4,859 | | | 47,764 |
| | Exxon Mobil Corp. (c) | | 32,896 | | | 2,243,178 |
| | Hess Corp. (c) | | 2,017 | | | 122,029 |
| | Marathon Oil Corp. (c) | | 4,905 | | | 153,134 |
| | Massey Energy Co. | | 593 | | | 24,912 |
| | Murphy Oil Corp. (c) | | 1,323 | | | 71,707 |
| | Noble Energy, Inc. | | 1,202 | | | 85,606 |
| | Occidental Petroleum Corp. (c) | | 5,624 | | | 457,512 |
| | Peabody Energy Corp. | | 1,856 | | | 83,910 |
| | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | 799 | | | 38,488 |
| | Range Resources Corp. | | 1,093 | | | 54,486 |
| | Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | | 2,393 | | | 115,343 |
| | Spectra Energy Corp. | | 4,482 | | | 91,926 |
| | Sunoco, Inc. (c) | | 810 | | | 21,141 |
| | Tesoro Corp. | | 975 | | | 13,211 |
| | Valero Energy Corp. (c) | | 3,911 | | | 65,509 |
| | Williams Cos., Inc. (c) | | 4,041 | | | 85,184 |
| | XTO Energy, Inc. (c) | | 4,021 | | | 187,097 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,642,243 |
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | | | | | |
| | International Paper Co. (c) | | 3,001 | | | 80,367 |
| | MeadWestvaco Corp. (c) | | 1,186 | | | 33,955 |
| | Weyerhaeuser Co. (c) | | 1,465 | | | 63,200 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 177,522 |
Personal Products — 0.3% | | | | | |
| | Avon Products, Inc. (c) | | 2,959 | | | 93,208 |
| | The Estée Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A | | 818 | | | 39,558 |
| | Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | 1,417 | | | 61,923 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 194,689 |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9% | | | | | |
| | Abbott Laboratories (c) | | 10,718 | | | 578,665 |
| | Allergan, Inc. | | 2,131 | | | 134,274 |
| | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (c) | | 11,861 | | | 299,490 |
| | Eli Lilly & Co. (c) | | 7,007 | | | 250,220 |
| | Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,091 | | | 67,142 |
| | Johnson & Johnson (c) | | 19,119 | | | 1,231,455 |
| | King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,720 | | | 21,104 |
| | Merck & Co, Inc. (c) | | 21,166 | | | 773,406 |
| | Mylan, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,118 | | | 39,035 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | | |
Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Pharmaceuticals (concluded) | | | | | |
| | Pfizer, Inc. (c) | | 55,918 | | $ | 1,017,148 |
| | Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(c) | | 735 | | | 29,113 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,441,052 |
Professional Services — 0.1% | | | | | |
| | Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | | 360 | | | 30,373 |
| | Equifax, Inc. (c) | | 876 | | | 27,060 |
| | Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)(c) | | 871 | | | 15,155 |
| | Robert Half International, Inc. (c) | | 1,046 | | | 27,960 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 100,548 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1% | | | | | |
| | Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (c) | | 811 | | | 12,911 |
| | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | 560 | | | 45,982 |
| | Boston Properties, Inc. | | 961 | | | 64,454 |
| | Equity Residential (c) | | 1,915 | | | 64,689 |
| | HCP, Inc. | | 2,031 | | | 62,027 |
| | Health Care REIT, Inc. | | 852 | | | 37,761 |
| | Host Marriott Corp. | | 4,374 | | | 51,045 |
| | Kimco Realty Corp. | | 2,784 | | | 37,668 |
| | Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (c) | | 1,128 | | | 42,593 |
| | ProLogis (c) | | 3,279 | | | 44,890 |
| | Public Storage (c) | | 940 | | | 76,563 |
| | Simon Property Group, Inc. (c) | | 1,976 | | | 157,685 |
| | Ventas, Inc. | | 1,085 | | | 47,458 |
| | Vornado Realty Trust (c) | | 1,087 | | | 76,025 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 821,751 |
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%** |
| | CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (a) | | 1,869 | | | 25,362 |
Road & Rail — 0.9% | | | | | |
| | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (c) | | 1,816 | | | 179,094 |
| | CSX Corp. (c) | | 2,720 | | | 131,893 |
| | Norfolk Southern Corp. (c) | | 2,549 | | | 133,619 |
| | Ryder System, Inc. (c) | | 388 | | | 15,974 |
| | Union Pacific Corp. (c) | | 3,496 | | | 223,394 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 683,974 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.4% | | | | | |
| | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(c) | | 3,902 | | | 37,771 |
| | Altera Corp. (c) | | 2,047 | | | 46,324 |
| | Analog Devices, Inc. (c) | | 2,022 | | | 63,855 |
| | Applied Materials, Inc. (c) | | 9,242 | | | 128,833 |
| | Broadcom Corp. Class A (a)(c) | | 2,985 | | | 93,878 |
| | Intel Corp. (c) | | 38,265 | | | 780,606 |
| | KLA-Tencor Corp. (c) | | 1,184 | | | 42,813 |
| | LSI Corp. (a)(c) | | 4,526 | | | 27,201 |
| | Linear Technology Corp. (c) | | 1,546 | | | 47,215 |
| | MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | | 1,549 | | | 21,097 |
| | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | 1,272 | | | 36,964 |
| | Micron Technology, Inc. (a)(c) | | 5,889 | | | 62,188 |
| | National Semiconductor Corp. (c) | | 1,636 | | | 25,129 |
| | Novellus Systems, Inc. (a)(c) | | 672 | | | 15,684 |
| | Nvidia Corp. (a)(c) | | 3,845 | | | 71,825 |
| | Teradyne, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,212 | | | 13,005 |
| | Texas Instruments, Inc. (c) | | 8,682 | | | 226,253 |
| | Xilinx, Inc. (c) | | 1,919 | | | 48,090 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,788,731 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Software — 4.0% | | | | | |
| | Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)(c) | | 3,629 | | $ | 133,475 |
| | Autodesk, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,592 | | | 40,453 |
| | BMC Software, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,271 | | | 50,967 |
| | CA, Inc. (c) | | 2,748 | | | 61,720 |
| | Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,268 | | | 52,761 |
| | Compuware Corp. (a)(c) | | 1,597 | | | 11,546 |
| | Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,255 | | | 40,026 |
| | Intuit, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,195 | | | 67,408 |
| | McAfee, Inc. (a) | | 1,093 | | | 44,343 |
| | Microsoft Corp. (c) | | 53,529 | | | 1,632,099 |
| | Novell, Inc. (a)(c) | | 2,403 | | | 9,972 |
| | Oracle Corp. (c) | | 27,096 | | | 664,936 |
| | Red Hat, Inc. (a) | | 1,301 | | | 40,201 |
| | Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | 763 | | | 56,287 |
| | Symantec Corp. (a)(c) | | 5,617 | | | 100,488 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,006,682 |
Specialty Retail — 1.8% | | | | | |
| | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A | | 610 | | | 21,259 |
| | AutoNation, Inc. (a)(c) | | 641 | | | 12,275 |
| | AutoZone, Inc. (a)(c) | | 207 | | | 32,720 |
| | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,820 | | | 70,307 |
| | Best Buy Co., Inc. (c) | | 2,367 | | | 93,402 |
| | GameStop Corp. Class A (a) | | 1,141 | | | 25,034 |
| | The Gap, Inc. (c) | | 3,299 | | | 69,114 |
| | Home Depot, Inc. (c) | | 11,783 | | | 340,882 |
| | Limited Brands, Inc. (c) | | 1,854 | | | 35,671 |
| | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (c) | | 10,200 | | | 238,578 |
| | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | 951 | | | 36,252 |
| | Office Depot, Inc. (a)(c) | | 1,904 | | | 12,281 |
| | RadioShack Corp. (c) | | 868 | | | 16,926 |
| | Ross Stores, Inc. | | 867 | | | 37,030 |
| | The Sherwin-Williams Co. (c) | | 660 | | | 40,689 |
| | Staples, Inc. (c) | | 5,016 | | | 123,343 |
| | TJX Cos., Inc. (c) | | 2,908 | | | 106,287 |
| | Tiffany & Co. (c) | | 862 | | | 37,066 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,349,116 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5% | | | |
| | Coach, Inc. (c) | | 2,210 | | | 80,731 |
| | Nike, Inc. Class B (c) | | 2,700 | | | 178,389 |
| | Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. | | 398 | | | 32,230 |
| | VF Corp. (c) | | 615 | | | 45,043 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 336,393 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1% | | | |
| | Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | | 3,276 | | | 44,979 |
| | People’s United Financial, Inc. | | 2,413 | | | 40,297 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 85,276 |
Tobacco — 1.4% | | | |
| | Altria Group, Inc. (c) | | 14,359 | | | 281,867 |
| | Lorillard, Inc. | | 1,113 | | | 89,296 |
| | Philip Morris International, Inc. (c) | | 13,199 | | | 636,060 |
| | Reynolds American, Inc. (c) | | 1,171 | | | 62,028 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,069,251 |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1% | | | |
| | Fastenal Co. | | 915 | | | 38,101 |
| | W.W. Grainger, Inc. (c) | | 437 | | | 42,315 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 80,416 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Industry | | Common Stocks | | Shares Held | | Value |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | | | |
| | American Tower Corp. Class A (a) | | 2,782 | | $ | 120,210 |
| | MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (a) | | 1,807 | | | 13,787 |
| | Sprint Nextel Corp. (a)(c) | | 20,574 | | | 75,301 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 209,298 |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost — $71,481,703) — 92.2% | | | | | 68,795,447 |
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Short-Term Securities | | Maturity Date | | Discount Rate | | | Face Amount | | |
Government Bills — 0.7% | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | 2/04/10 | | 0.01 | % | | $ | 500,000 | | 499,985 |
|
| | Maturity Date | | Yield | | | Face Amount | | |
Time Deposits — 5.6% | | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | 1/04/10 | | 0.01 | % | | $ | 4,207,762 | | 4,207,762 |
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $4,707,740) — 6.3% | | 4,707,747 |
Total Investments Before Options Written (Cost — $76,189,443*) — 98.5% | | 73,503,194 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Options Written | | Number of Contracts | | | |
Call Options Written | | | | |
| | S&P 500 Index, expiring January 2010 at USD 1,100 | | 652 | | | (1,718,020 | ) |
| | Total Options Written (Premiums Received — $1,285,777) — (2.3%) | | | (1,718,020 | ) |
| | Total Investments, Net of Options Written (Net Cost — $74,903,666) — 96.2% | | | 71,785,174 | |
| | Other Assets Less Liabilities — 3.8% | | | 2,833,958 | |
| | | | | | |
| | Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 74,619,132 | |
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| | ENHANCED S&P 500® COVERED CALL FUND INC. | | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | | 9 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
* | | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows: |
| | | | |
Aggregate cost | | $ | 72,336,570 | |
| | | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,427,717 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (261,093 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,166,624 | |
| | | | |
** | | Rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets. |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliate | | Purchase Cost | | Sales Cost | | Realized Loss | | | Income |
Bank of America Corp. | | $ | 367,033 | | $ | 568,941 | | $ | (392,319 | ) | | $ | 2,470 |
(c) | | All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with open option contracts and financial futures contracts. |
Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Issue | | Expiration Date | | Face Value | | Unrealized Appreciation |
71 | | E-MINI S&P 500 | | March 2010 | | $ | 3,891,372 | | $ | 51,613 |
For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Total return swaps outstanding as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:
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Counterparty | | Receive Total Return | | Pay | | Expiration | | Notional Amount | | Unrealized Appreciation |
Deutsche Bank AG | | CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXMSM) — Total Return | | 10-month LIBOR rate with a negotiated spread | | August 2010 | | $ | 22,000,000 | | $ | 1,754,737 |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | | CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXMSM) — Total Return | | 10-month LIBOR rate with a negotiated spread | | August 2010 | | $ | 10,300,019 | | | 819,120 |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,573,857 |
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Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:
• | | Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities |
• | | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
• | | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumption used 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 information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1(a) of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:
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Valuation Inputs | | Investments in Securities | | | Other Financial Instruments1 | |
| Assets | | | Assets | | Liabilities | |
Level 1 | | $ | 68,795,447 | 2 | | $ | 51,613 | | $ | (1,718,020 | ) |
Level 2 | | | 4,707,747 | | | | 2,573,857 | | | — | |
Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | — | |
| |
Total | | $ | 73,503,194 | | | $ | 2,625,470 | | $ | (1,718,020 | ) |
| | | | |
1 | | Other financial instruments are swaps, futures and options. |
2 | | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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10 | | ENHANCED S&P 500® COVERED CALL FUND INC. | | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | | |
Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Capital
As of December 31, 2009
| | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | |
| | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (identified cost — $74,016,271) | | | | | | $ | 72,466,208 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (identified cost — $2,173,172) | | | | | | | 1,036,986 | |
Cash collateral on financial futures contracts | | | | | | | 315,000 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swaps | | | | | | | 2,573,857 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 94,913 | | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 3,964 | | | | 98,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | | | | | 8,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | | | | | 76,499,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | |
| | |
Options written, at value (premiums received — $1,285,777) | | | | | | | 1,718,020 | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | |
Variation margin | | | 40,542 | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 34,142 | | | | 74,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Accrued expenses | | | | | | | 88,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | | | | | 1,880,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | | $ | 74,619,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital | | | | | | |
| | |
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized | | | | | | $ | 8,929 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | | | | 124,856,762 | |
Accumulated realized capital losses — net | | $ | (49,753,537 | ) | | | | |
Unrealized depreciation — net | | | (493,022 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total accumulated losses — net | | | | | | | (50,246,559 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Capital — Equivalent to $8.36 per share based on 8,928,554 shares of Common Stock outstanding (market price — $10.23) | | | | | | $ | 74,619,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | |
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| | ENHANCED S&P 500® COVERED CALL FUND INC. | | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | | 11 |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009
| | | | | | | |
Investment Income | | | | | |
| | |
Dividends (including $2,470 from affiliates) | | | | | | $ | 1,537,323 |
Interest | | | | | | | 654 |
| | | | | | | |
Total income | | | | | | | 1,537,977 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | |
| | |
Investment advisory fees | | $ | 638,263 | | | | |
Professional fees | | | 82,368 | | | | |
Directors’ fees and expenses | | | 61,449 | | | | |
Accounting services | | | 36,131 | | | | |
Printing and stockholder reports | | | 31,715 | | | | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 31,427 | | | | |
Custodian fees | | | 26,161 | | | | |
Repurchase offer | | | 26,005 | | | | |
Listing fees | | | 23,750 | | | | |
Insurance | | | 10,432 | | | | |
Other | | | 10,547 | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total expenses before reimbursement | | | 978,248 | | | | |
Reimbursement of expenses | | | (26,932 | ) | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total expenses after reimbursement | | | | | | | 951,316 |
| | | | | | | |
Investment income — net | | | | | | | 586,661 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Realized & Unrealized Gain (Loss) — Net | | | | | |
| | |
Realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | |
Investments — net (including $392,319 loss from affiliates) | | | (4,086,826 | ) | | | |
Financial futures contracts and swaps — net | | | 7,949,372 | | | | |
Options written — net | | | (474,774 | ) | | | 3,387,772 |
| | | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | | | | |
Investments — net | | | 17,806,959 | | | | |
Financial futures contracts and swaps — net | | | 2,183,849 | | | | |
Options written — net | | | (1,353,617 | ) | | | 18,637,191 |
| | | | | | | |
Total realized and unrealized gain — net | | | | | | | 22,024,963 |
| | | | | | | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | | | | $ | 22,611,624 |
| | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
12 | | ENHANCED S&P 500® COVERED CALL FUND INC. | | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Operations | | | | | | |
| | |
Investment income — net | | $ | 586,661 | | | $ | 2,075,532 | |
Realized gain (loss) — net | | | 3,387,772 | | | | (30,122,517 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation — net | | | 18,637,191 | | | | (41,858,654 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 22,611,624 | | | | (69,905,639 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Dividends & Distributions to Stockholders | | | | | | |
| | |
Investment income — net | | | (15,479,415 | ) | | | (2,107,215 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | (3,770,015 | ) | | | (17,394,171 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to stockholders | | | (19,249,430 | ) | | | (19,501,386 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stock Transactions | | | | | | |
| | |
Net redemption of Common Stock resulting from a repurchase offer (including $2,601 and $90,670 of repurchase offer fees, respectively) | | | (130,067 | ) | | | (4,442,851 | ) |
Value of shares issued to stockholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 2,298,515 | | | | 1,233,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from Common Stock transactions | | | 2,168,448 | | | | (3,209,529 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | |
| | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,530,642 | | | | (92,616,554 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 69,088,490 | | | | 161,705,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 74,619,132 | | | $ | 69,088,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | |
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| | ENHANCED S&P 500® COVERED CALL FUND INC. | | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | | 13 |
Financial Highlights
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The following per share data and ratios have been derived from information provided in the financial statements. | | For the Year Ended December 31, | | | For the Period September 30, 2005(a) to December 31, 2005 | |
| 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 7.95 | | | $ | 17.86 | | | $ | 18.99 | | | $ | 18.37 | | | $ | 19.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income — net(b) | | | .07 | | | | .23 | | | | .29 | | | | .25 | | | | .06 | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | | | 2.54 | (c) | | | (7.94 | )(c) | | | .78 | (c) | | | 2.57 | (c) | | | (.20 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.61 | | | | (7.71 | ) | | | 1.07 | | | | 2.82 | | | | (.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less dividends and distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income — net | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.50 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.06 | ) |
Realized gain — net | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.98 | ) | | | (2.15 | ) | | | (.06 | ) |
Tax return of capital | | | (.43 | ) | | | (1.96 | ) | | | (.72 | ) | | | — | | | | (.43 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (.55 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Offering costs resulting from the issuance of Common Stock | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 8.36 | | | $ | 7.95 | | | $ | 17.86 | | | $ | 18.99 | | | $ | 18.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Market price per share, end of period | | $ | 10.23 | | | $ | 7.21 | | | $ | 17.15 | | | $ | 20.31 | | | $ | 16.83 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Return(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Based on net asset value per share | | | 32.77% | | | | (45.36% | ) | | | 6.34% | | | | 16.11% | | | | (.73% | )(e) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on market price per share | | | 79.14% | | | | (48.40% | ) | | | (4.53% | ) | | | 35.55% | | | | (13.14% | )(e) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, net of reimbursement | | | 1.34% | | | | 1.06% | | | | .98% | | | | 1.06% | | | | 1.36% | (f) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | 1.38% | | | | 1.06% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.06% | | | | 1.36% | (f) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment income — net | | | .83% | | | | 1.59% | | | | 1.54% | | | | 1.32% | | | | 1.32% | (f) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 74,619 | | | $ | 69,088 | | | $ | 161,705 | | | $ | 172,382 | | | $ | 170,042 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 6% | | | | 8% | | | | 24% | | | | 26% | | | | 7% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | | Commencement of operations. |
| (b) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (c) | | Includes repurchase offer fees, which are less than $.01 per share. |
| (d) | | Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges. |
| (e) | | Aggregate total investment return. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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14 | | ENHANCED S&P 500® COVERED CALL FUND INC. | | DECEMBER 31, 2009 | | |
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Significant Accounting Policies:
Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company with a fixed term of approximately five years. The current expected termination of the Fund is on or about October 21, 2010. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Fund determines and makes available for publication the net asset value of its Common Stock on a daily basis. The Fund’s Common Stock shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol BEO.
Investing in the Fund involves certain risks and the Fund may not be able to achieve its intended results for a variety of reasons, including, among others, the possibility that the Fund may not be able to structure derivative investments as defined below as anticipated. Because the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate, there is a risk that you will lose money.
In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) became the single official source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. These changes and the Codification itself do not change GAAP. Other than the manner in which new accounting guidance is referenced, the adoption of these changes had no impact on the Fund´s financial statements.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.
(a) Valuation of investments — Equity securities that are held by the Fund that are traded on stock exchanges or the NASDAQ Global Market are valued at the last sale price or official close price on the exchange, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price for long positions, and at the last available asked price for short positions. In cases where equity securities are traded on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on the exchange designated as the primary market by or under the authority of the
Board of Directors of the Fund. Long positions traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market, NASDAQ Capital Market or Bulletin Board are valued at the last available bid price or yield equivalent obtained from one or more dealers or pricing services approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund. Short positions traded in the OTC market are valued at the last available asked price. Portfolio securities that are traded both in the OTC market and on an exchange are valued according to the broadest and most representative market.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. Options traded in the OTC market are valued at the last asked price (options written) or the last bid price (options purchased). The value of swaps, including interest rate swaps, caps and floors, will be determined by reference to the value of the components when such components consist of securities for which market quotations are available. In the absence of obtainable quotations, swaps will be valued by obtaining dealer quotations. Financial futures contracts and options thereon, which are traded on exchanges, are valued at their last sale price as of the close of such exchanges. Obligations with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost unless the investment adviser believes that this method no longer produces valuations.
The Fund employs pricing services to provide certain securities prices for the Fund. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Fund, including valuations furnished by the pricing services retained by the Fund, which may use a matrix system for valuations. The procedures of a pricing service and its valuations are reviewed by the officers of the Fund under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Such valuations and procedures will be reviewed periodically by the Board of Directors of the Fund.
Generally, trading in U.S. government securities, money market instruments and certain fixed income securities, is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund’s shares are determined as of such times. Overnight Time Deposits are valued at the amount deposited each day. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Fund’s net
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
asset value. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, those securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Board of Directors or by the investment adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(b) Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) — A portion of distributions received from REITs may constitute a return of capital. During the year an amount, based upon prior experience and guidance from the REITs is reclassified from dividend income and recorded as an adjustment to basis of the REIT holdings. The adjustment is a reduction in basis and is reflected in either unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or realized gain or (loss).
(c) Derivative financial instruments — The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to enhance its returns or as a proxy for a direct investment in securities underlying the Fund’s index. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the contract due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security or index, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The counterparty, for certain instruments, may pledge cash or securities as collateral.
The Fund utilizes derivatives to enhance return and management has determined the use of derivative instruments is not designed to hedge security positions. The Fund’s use of derivatives involves risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the investments underlying these derivatives.
Derivatives may be volatile and involve significant risk, such as, among other things, credit risk, currency risk, leverage risk and liquidity risk. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and correlation risk (i.e., the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly, or to any degree, with the underlying asset, interest rate or index). Using derivatives can disproportionately increase losses and reduce opportunities for gains when security prices, indices, currency rates or interest rates are changing in unexpected ways. The Fund may suffer disproportionately heavy losses relative to the amount of its investments in derivative contracts.
Derivative instruments utilized by the Fund are defined below and delineated in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Capital and the Statement of Operations of the Fund. As the
Fund utilized more than one type of derivative in the period covered by this report, the following table summarizes the use of derivative investments in the current period:
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Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Capital as of December 31, 2009 |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Assets | | Amount | | Liabilities | | Amount |
Equity Options | | — | | | — | | Options written, at value | | $ | 1,718,020 |
Futures Contracts | | Cash collateral on financial futures contracts | | $ | 315,000 | | Variation margin payable | | $ | 40,542 |
Total Return Swaps | | Unrealized appreciation on swaps | | $ | 2,573,857 | | — | | | — |
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Statement of Operations for the period December 31, 2009 | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Realized gain (loss) | | | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | |
Written Equity Options | | $ | (474,774 | ) | | $ | (1,353,617 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 2,473,539 | | | $ | 1,106 | |
Total Return Swaps | | $ | 5,475,833 | | | $ | 2,182,743 | |
• | | Options — The Fund writes covered call options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund provides the purchaser with the right to potentially receive a cash payment from the Fund equal to any appreciation in the cash value of the index over the strike price on the expiration date of the written option. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium received). Written options are non-income producing investments. |
Writing (selling) covered call options subjects the Fund to certain additional risks. The Fund, by writing covered call options, will forgo the opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the equity investments above the exercise prices of the options, but will continue to bear the risk of declines in the value of the equity investments.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
The premiums received from the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the equity securities over time. The premium received from writing options and amounts available for distribution from the Fund’s options may decrease in declining interest rate environments. The value of the equity investments also may be influenced by changes in interest rates. Higher yielding equity investments and those issuers whose businesses are substantially affected by changes in interest rates may be particularly sensitive to interest rate risk. A summary of option transactions is found in Note 3, Investments.
• | | Financial futures contracts — The Fund may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such financial futures contracts. Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits, and maintains as collateral, such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation/depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss 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. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. |
• | | Swaps — The Fund will enter into swap agreements, which are OTC contracts in which the Fund and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount. Swap contracts are subject to risk related to the creditworthiness of the counterparty to the swap contract. In order to mitigate this risk, it is expected that the Fund will enter into swap contracts with at least two counterparties and only with counterparties that are rated A3 or better by Moody’s or A– or better by S&P (or counterparties whose obligations are guaranteed by other persons meeting such ratings), or those counterparties determined by the Fund to be of comparable credit quality. These credit standards do not ensure that a counterparty will not default on its obligations, if any, to the Fund. If there is a default by a counterparty to the swap contract, the Fund’s potential loss generally is the net amount of |
| | payments the Fund is contractually entitled to receive for one payment period, if any. The Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the swap contract, but there is no guarantee that the Fund would be successful in pursuing them. The Fund thus assumes the risk that it will be delayed or prevented from obtaining payments that it is owed by a defaulting counterparty. |
The swaps market is largely unregulated. It is possible that developments in the swap market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap contracts or to realize amounts to be received under such contracts. The net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a pre-determined credit event.
The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate; the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities, or index; or the return generated by a security. Additionally, as interest rates increase, the ongoing cost of gaining the additional exposure is expected to increase. These periodic payments received or made by the Fund are recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Gains or losses are also realized upon termination of the swap agreements. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
(d) Income taxation — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its stockholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Management has evaluated the tax status of the Fund, and has determined that taxes do not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund files U.S. and various state tax returns. To the best of the Fund’s knowledge, no income tax returns are currently under examination. Tax years of the Fund open at this time are calendar years ended December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(e) Security transactions and investment income — Security transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest is recognized on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes all premiums and discounts on debt securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
(f) Dividends and distributions — Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Portions of the distributions paid by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were characterized as a tax return of capital.
As the Fund is liquidating in 2010, no distributions other than the final liquidating distribution is expected in 2010.
(g) Reclassifications — Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent difference as of December 31, 2009 attributable to non-deductible expenses and distributions paid in excess of taxable income were reclassified to the following accounts:
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Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | 14,892,754 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | $ | (14,892,754 | ) |
2. Investment Advisory and Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates:
The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement with IQ Investment Advisors LLC (“IQ Advisors”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML & Co.”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“Bank of America”). IQ Advisors is responsible for the investment advisory, management and administrative services to the Fund. In addition, IQ Advisors provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Fund. For such services, the Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to .90% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, but excluding any net assets attributable to leveraging transactions.
IQ Advisors has entered into a Subadvisory Agreement with Oppenheimer Capital, LLC (the “Subadviser”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Subadviser provides certain investment advisory services to IQ Advisors with respect to the Fund. For such services, IQ Advisors pays the Subadviser a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to .40% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, but excluding any net assets attributable to leveraging transactions. There is no increase in the aggregate fees paid by the Fund for these services.
IQ Advisors has entered into an Administration Agreement with Princeton Administrators, LLC (the “Administrator”). The Administration Agreement provides that IQ Advisors pays the Administrator a fee from its investment advisory fee at an annual rate equal to .12% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, but excluding any net assets attributable to leveraging transactions for the performance of administrative and other services necessary for the operation of the Fund. There is no increase in the aggregate fees paid by the Fund for these services. The Administrator is an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). ML & Co. has a substantial financial interest in BlackRock.
Certain officers of the Fund are officers and/or directors of IQ Advisors, Bank of America and/or ML & Co. or their affiliates.
3. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2009, were $3,827,153 and $16,100,783, respectively.
Transactions in call options written for the year ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:
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| | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | |
Outstanding call options written, beginning of year | | 777 | | | $ | 2,525,879 | |
Options written | | 9,078 | | | | 23,847,684 | |
Options closed | | (7,609 | ) | | | (19,477,246 | ) |
Options expired | | (1,594 | ) | | | (5,610,540 | ) |
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Outstanding call options written, end of year | | 652 | | | $ | 1,285,777 | |
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4. Common Stock Transactions:
The Fund is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of capital stock, par value $.001 per share, all of which were initially classified as Common Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized, however, to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of Common Stock without approval of the holders of Common Stock.
Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the Fund will make offers to repurchase its shares at annual (approximately 12-month) intervals. The shares tendered in the repurchase offer will be subject to a repurchase fee retained by the Fund to compensate the Fund for expenses directly related to the repurchase offer.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)
Shares issued and outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2009, increased by 258,699 from dividend and distribution reinvestments and decreased by 15,302 as a result of a repurchase offer. Shares issued and outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2008, increased by 88,147 from dividend and distribution reinvestments and decreased by 456,548 as a result of a repurchase offer.
With regard to repurchase fees, IQ will reimburse the Fund for the cost of expenses paid in excess of 2% of the value of the shares that are repurchased.
5. Distributions to Shareholders:
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was as follows:
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Distributions paid from: | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 15,479,415 | | $ | 2,107,215 |
Tax return of capital | | | 3,770,015 | | | 17,394,171 |
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Total distributions | | $ | 19,249,430 | | $ | 19,501,386 |
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As of December 31, 2009, the components of accumulated losses on a tax basis were as follows:
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Capital loss carryforward | | $ | (53,555,160 | )* |
Unrealized gains— net | | | 3,308,601 | ** |
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Total | | $ | (50,246,559 | ) |
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* | | As of December 31, 2009, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $53,555,160, all of which expires in 2016. This amount will be available to offset like amounts of any future taxable gains. Please note that the current expected termination of the Fund is on or about October 21, 2010. |
** | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains is attributable primarily to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gain (losses) on certain securities that are part of a straddle and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain future and options contracts. |
6. Subsequent Event:
Management has evaluated all subsequent transactions and events after the balance sheet date through February 26, 2010, the date on which these financial statements were issued, and except as already included in the notes to these financial statements, has determined that no additional items require disclosure.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc.:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and capital, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the financial highlights for the three years ended December 31, 2008 and the period ended December 31, 2005 were audited by other independent auditors whose report, dated February 27, 2009, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
As noted in Footnote 1, the Fund will liquidate on or about October 21, 2010.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 26, 2010
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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan
How the Plan Works — The Fund offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) under which distributions paid by the Fund are automatically reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan is administered on behalf of the shareholders by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services (the “Plan Agent”). Under the Plan, whenever the Fund declares a distribution, participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan Agent will acquire the shares for the participant’s account either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized shares of the Fund (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares of Common Stock on the open market on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the distribution payment date, the Fund’s net asset value per share is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (a condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount in newly issued shares. If the Fund’s net asset value per share is greater than the market price per share (a condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount by purchasing on the open market additional shares. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full distribution amount in open market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will invest any uninvested portion in newly issued shares. The shares acquired are credited to each shareholder’s account. The amount credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the distribution by either (i) when the shares are newly issued, the net asset value per share on the date the shares are issued or (ii) when shares are purchased in the open market, the average purchase price per share.
Participation in the Plan — Participation in the Plan is automatic, that is, a shareholder is automatically enrolled in the Plan when he or she purchases shares of Common Stock of the Fund unless the shareholder specifically elects not to participate in the Plan. Shareholders who elect not to participate will receive all distributions in cash. Shareholders who do not wish to participate in the Plan must advise the Plan Agent in writing (at the address set forth below) that they elect not to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by writing to the Plan Agent.
Benefits of the Plan — The Plan provides an easy, convenient way for shareholders to make additional, regular investments in the Fund. The Plan promotes a long-term strategy of investing at a lower cost. All shares acquired pursuant to the Plan
receive voting rights. In addition, if the market price plus commissions of the Fund’s shares is above the net asset value, participants in the Plan will receive shares of the Fund for less than they could otherwise purchase them and with a cash value greater than the value of any cash distribution they would have received. However, there may not be enough shares available in the market to make distributions in shares at prices below the net asset value. Also, since the Fund does not redeem shares, the price on resale may be more or less than the net asset value.
Plan Fees — There are no enrollment fees or brokerage fees for participating in the Plan. The Plan Agent’s service fees for handling the reinvestment of distributions are paid for by the Fund. However, brokerage commissions may be incurred when the Fund purchases shares on the open market and shareholders will pay a pro rata share of any such commissions.
Tax Implications — The automatic reinvestment of distributions will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such distributions. Therefore, income and capital gains may still be realized even though shareholders do not receive cash. If, when the Fund’s shares are trading at a market premium, the Fund issues shares pursuant to the Plan that have a greater fair market value than the amount of cash reinvested, it is possible that all or a portion of the discount from the market value (which may not exceed 5% of the fair market value of the Fund’s shares) could be viewed as a taxable distribution. If the discount is viewed as a taxable distribution, it is also possible that the taxable character of this discount would be allocable to all the shareholders, including shareholders who do not participate in the Plan. Thus, shareholders who do not participate in the Plan might be required to report as ordinary income a portion of their distributions equal to their allocable share of the discount.
Contact Information — All correspondence concerning the Plan, including any questions about the Plan, should be directed to the Plan Agent at BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, P.O. Box 358035, Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035, Telephone: 877-296-3711.
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Directors and Officers
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Name | | Address & Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held With Fund**** | | Length of Time Served** | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of IQ Advisors- Affiliate Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen By Director | | Other Public Directorships Held By Director |
Non-Interested Directors* | | | | | | | | | | |
Paul Glasserman | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1962 | | Director & Chairman of the Board | | 2005 to present | | Professor, Columbia University Business School since 1991; Senior Vice Dean (July 2004 – June 2008); Consultant and Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York since June 2008. | | 8 | | None |
Steven W. Kohlhagen | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1947 | | Director & Chairman of the Audit Committee | | 2005 to present | | Retired financial industry executive since August 2002. | | 8 | | Ametek, Inc. |
William J. Rainer | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1946 | | Director | | 2005 to present | | Retired securities and futures industry executive; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, OneChicago, LLC, a designated contract market (2001 – November 2004); Former Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission. | | 8 | | None |
Laura S. Unger | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1961 | | Director & Chairperson of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee | | 2007 to present | | JPMorgan Independent Consultant for the Global Analyst Conflict Settlement (2003 – 2009); Commentator, Nightly Business Report since 2005; Senior Advisor, Marwood Group (2005 – 2007); Consultant, Nomura (2008); Regulatory Expert for CNBC (2002 – 2003). | | 8 | | CA, Inc. (software), Ambac Financial Group, Inc. and CIT Group Inc. (Financial Services)*** |
| * | | Each of the Non-Interested Directors is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. |
| ** | | Each Director will serve for a term of one year and until his successor is elected and qualifies, or his earlier death, resignation or removal as provided in the Fund’s Bylaws, charter or by statute. |
| *** | | Ms. Unger became a Director of CIT Group Inc. effective as of January 12, 2010. |
| **** | | Chairperson titles are effective January 1, 2009. Prior to this date, the chairpersons were as follows: Mr. William J. Rainier, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Steven W. Kohlhagen, Chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee; and Mr. Paul Glasserman, Chairman of the Audit Committee. |
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Name | | Address & Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Fund | | Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Fund Officers† | | | | | | |
Justin C. Ferri | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1975 | | President | | 2009 to present | | Justin C. Ferri has been President of IQ Investment Advisors LLC (“IQ”) since 2009 and serves as President of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. Prior to this role, Mr. Ferri was a Vice President of IQ from 2005 to 2009. In addition, Mr. Ferri has been the President of Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments (“MLAI”) since August 2009 and a Manager of MLAI since June 2008. Mr. Ferri has been registered with the National Futures Association as a principal of MLAI since July 2008. He also serves as Managing Director within the Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated Global Investment Solutions Group (“MLPF&S” & “GIS” respectively), responsible for heading Alternative Investments. Prior to his role in GIS, Mr. Ferri was a Director in the MLPF&S Global Private Client Market Investments & Origination (“MI&O”) Group, from 2005 to 2007, and before that, he served as a Vice President and Head of the MLPF&S Global Private Client Rampart Equity Derivatives team, from 2004 to 2005. He holds a B.A. degree from Loyola College in Maryland. |
James E. Hillman | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1957 | | Vice President and Treasurer | | 2007 to present | | James E. Hillman has been the Treasurer of IQ since March 2007, where he is also a Vice President. He also serves as the Vice President and Treasurer of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. He also serves as a Director within MLPF&S & GIS. In addition, Mr. Hillman has served as the Treasurer of Managed Account Advisors LLC since 2006 and as a Vice President of MLAI since 2008. Prior to his role in GIS, Mr. Hillman was a Director in the MLPF&S MI&O Group from September 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Hillman served as a Director of Citigroup Alternative Investments Tax Advantaged Short Term Fund, as well as the Korea Equity Fund Inc., in 2006. Prior to that, he was an Independent Consultant from January to September 2006 and prior to that, he was a Managing Director at The Bank of New York, Inc., from 1999 to 2006. He holds a B.S. degree from Fordham University in New York. |
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Directors and Officers (concluded)
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Name | | Address & Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Fund | | Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Fund Officers† | | | | | | |
Colleen R. Rusch | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1967 | | Vice President and Secretary | | 2005 to present | | Colleen R. Rusch has been the Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President of IQ since 2007, and serves as Vice President and Secretary of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. In addition, Mrs. Rusch is a Vice President of MLAI. She also serves as a Director within the Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated Global Investment Solutions Group, responsible for overseeing the Alternative Investments product and trading platform. Prior to her role in GIS, Mrs. Rusch was a Director in the MLPF&S MI&O Group from 2005 to 2007. Prior to this, Mrs. Rusch was a Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. from January 2005 to July 2005 and a Vice President from 1998 to 2004. Mrs. Rusch holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Saint Peter’s College in New Jersey. |
Michelle H. Rhee | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1966 | | Chief Legal Officer | | 2009 to present | | Michelle H. Rhee has been the Chief Legal Officer of IQ since June 2009. She also serves as the Chief Legal Officer of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. She has also served as an Associate General Counsel for the Bank of America Corporation since 2004. She holds a B.A. from Smith College and a J.D. from Boston University in Massachusetts. |
Robert M. Zakem | | 2 World Financial Center, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1958 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | | 2009 to present | | Robert M. Zakem has been the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of IQ since June 2009 and CCO of MLAI since April 2009. He also serves as the CCO of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. He is also a Managing Director within Compliance since March 2009. Prior to his role in Compliance, he was the Head of Products and Platform Supervision and Global Wealth Management - Business Risk Management from 2006 to 2009. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Zakem was an Executive Director at UBS Financial Services, Inc., where he was the Head of Funds Services-US Investment Solutions (2006), an Executive Director, Provider Management - Fund and Annuity Solutions from 2005 to 2006, and Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Investment Product Solutions, from 2004 to 2005. He holds a B.S. from the University of Detroit in Michigan, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Wisconsin. |
Jeff E. McGoey | | 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10080 1976 | | Vice President | | 2009 to present | | Jeff E. McGoey serves as a Vice President of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. He also serves as Vice President within MLPF&S & GIS since 2008. Prior to his role in GIS, Mr. McGoey served as a Vice President in Merrill Lynch & Co.’s Corporate Audit Group responsible for coverage of the MLPF&S MI&O Group from 2004 to 2008. He holds a B.A. degree from Rutgers College in New Jersey. |
| | † Officers of the Fund serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. |
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Privacy Policy
IQ Investment Advisors is a subsidiary of Bank of America and implements the Privacy Policy of Bank of America for the IQ Funds. A copy of the policy is available at www.iqiafunds.com or upon request by calling 1-877-449-4742.
Bank of America Privacy Policy for U.S. Consumers 2010
Our privacy commitment to you.
• | | Protect Customer Information |
• | | Inform on use of Customer Information |
• | | Offer choices on the use of Customer Information and honor your choices |
• | | Collect, use and process Customer Information respectfully and lawfully |
This document includes the following information about how Bank of America manages Customer Information and what actions you can take:
1. Making the security of information a priority
2. Collecting information about you
3. Managing information about you
4. Honoring your choices
5. Actions you can take
6. Steps to protect information about you
7. Other privacy commitments
8. Bank of America companies
This policy covers Customer Information, which means personally identifiable information about a consumer or a consumer’s current or former customer relationship with Bank of America. The Bank of America Privacy Policy for U.S. Consumers 2010 is provided to you as required by law and applies to our companies identified in Section 8, Bank of America companies. This policy applies to consumer customer relationships established in the United States and is effective January 1, 2010.
1. Making the security of information a priority
Keeping financial information secure is one of our most important responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect Customer Information. Appropriate employees are authorized to access Customer Information for business purposes only. Our employees are bound by a code of ethics that requires confidential treatment of Customer Information and are subject to disciplinary action if they fail to follow this code.
2. Collecting information about you
We collect and use various types of information about you and your accounts to service your accounts, save you time and money, better respond to your needs, assist us in keeping information up to date, and manage our business and risks. Customer Information is categorized in the following six ways:
A. | Identification Information — information that identifies you, such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and Social Security number. |
B. | Application Information — information you provide to us on applications and through other means that will help us determine if you are eligible for products you request. Examples include assets, income and debt. |
C. | Transaction and Experience Information — information about transactions and account experience, as well as information about our communications with you. Examples include account balances, payment history, account usage and your inquiries and our responses. |
D. | Consumer Report Information — information from a consumer report and from insurance support organizations not affiliated with us. Examples include credit score, credit history, and loss and health information. |
E. | Information from Outside Sources — information from outside sources other than consumer report information, regarding employment, credit and other relationships that will help us determine if you are eligible for products you request. Examples include employment history, loan balances, credit card balances, property insurance coverage and other verifications. |
F. | Other General Information — information from outside sources, such as data from public records, that is not assembled or used for the purpose of determining eligibility for a product or service. |
As required by the USA PATRIOT Act, we also collect information and take actions necessary to verify your identification.
3. Managing information about you
Managing information within Bank of America
Bank of America is made up of a number of companies, including our bank, brokerage, mortgage, credit card companies, insurance companies and agencies, and nonfinancial companies, such as our operations and servicing subsidiaries.
Bank of America may share any of the categories of Customer Information among our companies, as permitted by law. For example, sharing information allows us to use information about your ATM, credit card and check card transactions to identify any unusual activity, and then contact you to determine if your card has been lost or stolen.
We occasionally receive medical or health information from a customer if, for example, a customer applies for insurance from us. We do not share medical or health information, including information received from third parties, among our companies, except to maintain or collect on accounts,
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process transactions, service customer requests or perform insurance functions to the extent permitted by law.
Managing information with companies that work for us
We may share any of the categories of Customer Information with companies that work for us, including companies located outside the United States. All nonaffiliated companies that act on our behalf and receive Customer Information from us are contractually obligated to keep the information we provide to them confidential, and to use the Customer Information we share only to provide the services we ask them to perform. These companies may include financial service providers, such as payment processing companies, and nonfinancial companies, such as check printing and data processing companies.
In addition, we may share any of the categories of Customer Information with companies that work for us in order to provide marketing support and other services, such as a service provider that distributes marketing materials. These companies may help us to market our own products and services or other products and services that we believe may be of interest to you. Please note that some of our own companies may provide marketing support and other services for us as well.
Sharing information with third parties (for customers with credit cards and Sponsored Accounts)
We may share Identification Information, Transaction and Experience Information, as well as Other General Information we collect about each of your (1) Bank of America credit card account(s) and (2) Sponsored Accounts at Bank of America, with selected third parties.
1. | Credit card account information, whether co-branded or not, may be shared with third parties. |
2. | Sponsored Account information may be shared with third parties. Sponsored Accounts are non-credit card accounts or services provided by Bank of America that are also endorsed, co-branded or sponsored by other organizations. Examples of these organizations include colleges, sporting teams, retailers and other affinity organizations, such as charities. Sponsored Accounts may include deposit accounts or other banking services provided by Bank of America, such as a savings account co-branded with a baseball team. You will know whether an account is a Sponsored Account by the appearance of the name or logo of the sponsoring organization on account materials, such as statements and marketing materials. |
| If you are unsure whether any of your accounts are Sponsored Accounts, please contact 1.888.341.5000. |
We may share information about credit cards and Sponsored Accounts with selected third parties, including:
• | | Financial services companies (such as insurance agencies or companies and mortgage brokers and organizations with whom we have agreements to jointly market financial products); |
• | | Nonfinancial companies (such as retailers, travel companies and membership organizations); and |
• | | Other companies (such as nonprofit organizations). |
The sharing of information, as described in this section, is limited to credit card and Sponsored Account information. Please see Section 4, Honoring your choices, to learn more about your opt-out choices.
Disclosing information in other situations
We also may disclose any of the categories of Customer Information to the following third parties, including third parties located outside the United States:
• | | To government agencies, self-regulatory organizations and regulatory law enforcement authorities as necessary or required; and |
• | | As part of the sale, merger or similar change of a Bank of America business; and |
• | | To other nonaffiliated third parties as requested by you or your authorized representative, or when required or permitted by law. |
For example, we may disclose information in the context of an investigation of terrorism, money laundering, fraud prevention or investigation, risk management and security, determining your eligibility for an insurance benefit or payment, and recording mortgages in public records.
Where you have a contractual relationship with a third party in connection with a product or service (such as through an outside investment manager or insurance provider), we may share information in accordance with such arrangement and the handling of information by that party will be subject to your agreement(s) with it. If you have a relationship with us through your employer, such as through your stock option or retirement plan, then we will share plan information with your employer and handle such information in accordance with plan agreements.
In addition, Merrill Lynch, a Bank of America affiliated broker-dealer, has entered into a Protocol with certain other brokerage firms under which your Financial Advisor may use your contact information (for example, your name and address) in the event your Financial Advisor joins one of these firms.
4. Honoring your choices
You have choices when it comes to how Bank of America shares and uses information.
Please note, if you choose to limit sharing or restrict marketing, you may not learn about beneficial offers.
Sharing among Bank of America companies
You may request that Application Information, Consumer Report Information and Information from Outside Sources not be shared among Bank of America companies.
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For sharing among Bank of America companies, each customer may tell us his or her choice individually, or you may tell us the choice for any other customers who are joint account holders with you.
Direct marketing
You may choose not to receive direct marketing offers — sent by postal mail, telephone and/or e-mail — from Bank of America. Direct marketing offers from us may include information about products and services we believe may be of interest to you. Your choices apply to all marketing offers from us and from companies working for us. To minimize the amount of telephone solicitation our customers receive, Bank of America does not offer nonfinancial products and services through telephone solicitations.
If you elect not to receive direct marketing offers by postal mail, telephone and/or e-mail, please note that we may continue to contact you as necessary to service your account and for other nonmarketing purposes. You may also be contacted by your assigned account representative (for example, Financial Advisor or relationship manager), if applicable. Bank of America may also continue to provide marketing information in your regular account mailings and statements, including online and ATM communications.
Each customer may opt out of each direct marketing option individually. Since marketing programs may already be in progress, it may take up to 12 weeks for your postal mail opt-out to be fully effective. When you opt out of direct marketing by postal mail or telephone, your opt-out will last for five (5) years. After that, you may choose to renew your opt-out for another five-year period.
Sharing information with third parties
If you have a Bank of America credit card or Sponsored Account, you may request that we not share information about these accounts with third parties. If you request that we not share information with third parties, we may still share information:
• | | Where permitted or required by law as discussed in Section 3 under Disclosing information in other situations; |
• | | With our service providers as discussed in Section 3 under Managing information with companies that work for us; and |
• | | With other financial companies with whom we have joint marketing agreements. |
If you have multiple credit cards or Sponsored Accounts, you will need to express your choice for each account separately. When any customer on a joint account requests that we not share with third parties, that choice is applied to the entire account.
5. Actions you can take
You can tell us your choice by:
• | | Notifying us at bankofamerica.com/privacy and entering your information on our secure Web site |
• | | Calling us toll free at 1.888.341.5000 |
• | | Talking to a customer representative at a banking center or to your assigned account representative |
You can make sure information is accurate by:
• | | Accessing your account information (for example, on a statement or in response to specific requests) |
• | | Telling us if it is incorrect by calling or writing to us at the telephone number or appropriate address for such changes on your statement or other account materials |
6. Steps to protect information about you
Bank of America recommends that you take the following precautions to guard against the disclosure and unauthorized use of your account and personal information:
• | | Review your monthly account statements and report any suspicious activity to us immediately. |
• | | Do not respond to e-mails requesting account numbers, passwords or PINs. Call the institution to verify the legitimacy of the e-mail. |
• | | Memorize PINs and refrain from writing PINs, Social Security numbers, debit or credit card numbers where they could be found. |
• | | Shred documents containing any sensitive information before discarding, such as bank statements. |
• | | Confirm that an Internet site is secure by checking that the URL (Web address) begins with “https”. |
• | | Review your credit report at least once every year to make sure all information is up to date. For a free copy of your credit bureau report, contact annualcreditreport.com or call 1.877.322.8228. |
• | | If you think you have been a victim of identity theft or fraud, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report any incidents and to receive additional guidance on steps you can take to protect yourself. Contact the FTC at ftc.gov/idtheft or 1.877.438.4338. |
• | | For additional information on protecting your information, please visit bankofamerica.com/privacy. |
Keeping up to date with our Privacy Policy
We may make changes to this policy at any time and will inform you of changes, as required by law. To receive the most up-to-date Privacy Policy, you can visit our Web site at: bankofamerica.com/privacy.
7. Other privacy commitments
This notice constitutes the Bank of America Do Not Call Policy under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for all consumers and is pursuant to state law. When you talk with Bank of America by telephone your conversation may be monitored or recorded by us.
For information on our online privacy practices, including the use of “cookies,” please see the online policy located on our Web sites.
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You may have other privacy protections under state laws, such as Vermont and California. To the extent these state laws apply, we will comply with them with regard to our information practices.
For Nevada residents only. We are providing you this notice pursuant to state law. You may be placed on our internal Do Not Call List by following the directions in Section 5, Actions you can take. Nevada law requires that we also provide you with the following contact information: Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, 555 E. Washington St., Suite 3900, Las Vegas, NV 89101; Phone number- 702.486.3132; e-mail: BCPINFO@ag.state.nv.us. Bank of America, PO Box 25118, FL1-300-02-07, Tampa, Florida 33633-0900; Phone number- 1.888.341.5000; e-mail: Click on “Contact Us” at bankofamerica.com/privacy.
For Vermont and California residents only. The information sharing practices described above are in accordance with federal law. Vermont and California law place additional limits on sharing information about Vermont and California residents so long as they remain residents of those states.
Vermont: In accordance with Vermont law, Bank of America will not share information we collect about Vermont residents with companies outside of Bank of America, except as permitted by law, such as with the consent of the customer, to service the customer’s accounts or to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements. Bank of America will not share Application Information, Consumer Report Information and Information from Outside Sources about Vermont residents among the Bank of America companies, except with the authorization or consent of the Vermont resident.
California: In accordance with California law, Bank of America will not share information we collect about California residents with companies outside of Bank of America, except as permitted by law, such as with the consent of the customer to service the customer’s accounts, or to fulfill on rewards or benefits. We will limit sharing among our companies to the extent required by applicable California law.
For Insurance Customers in AZ, CA, CT, GA, IL, ME, MA, MN, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OH, OR and VA only. We may give Insurance Information, which means Customer Information related to insurance transactions, to insurance support companies and other like businesses. Such companies may keep the Insurance Information or give it to others. We may also give Insurance Information to state insurance officials, to law enforcement agencies, to group policyholders about claims experience or to auditors as permitted or required by law. We may disclose health information to decide if you are eligible for coverage, to process claims, to prevent fraud, as authorized by you or as permitted by law.
You may ask for access to the Insurance Information we have about you by writing to Insurance Services, P.O. Box 19702, Irvine, CA 92623-9702, Attn: Data Request. You must describe the type of Insurance Information
you want to access and give your full name, address, the insurance company and policy number (if applicable). We will tell you what Insurance Information we have about you. If you want to see the Insurance Information, you may review and copy the Insurance Information in person at our offices or request a copy be mailed to you. You may not see Insurance Information that we deem privileged, such as Insurance Information about claims or litigation. We may charge a fee for mailing the Insurance Information to you.
To correct Insurance Information that we have about you, mail your request as described above. Say why you dispute the Insurance Information. We will tell you of our action with respect to this dispute. You may file a statement with us if you disagree with our decision.
For MA Insurance Customers only. You may ask in writing the specific reasons for an adverse underwriting decision. An adverse underwriting decision is where we decline your application for insurance; offer to insure you at a higher than standard rate; or terminate your coverage.
8. Bank of America companies
This Privacy Policy applies to all Bank of America entities that utilize the names:
These entities include Banks and Trust Companies; Credit Card Companies; Brokerage and Investment Companies; Insurance and Annuity Companies; and Real Estate Companies.
In addition, this policy applies to the following Bank of America companies:
Credit Card
Fleet Credit Card Services, L.P.
Brokerage and Investments
• | | BACAP Alternative Advisors, Inc. |
• | | Columbia Management Advisors, LLC |
• | | Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. |
• | | Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. |
• | | White Ridge Investment Advisors LLC |
• | | Financial Data Services Inc. |
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Privacy Policy (concluded)
• | | IQ Investment Advisors Family of Funds |
• | | IQ Investment Advisors LLC |
• | | Managed Account Advisors LLC |
• | | The Princeton Retirement Group, Inc. |
Insurance and Annuities
• | | General Fidelity Insurance Company |
• | | General Fidelity Life Insurance Company |
• | | Meritplan Insurance Company |
• | | Newport Insurance Company |
Real Estate
• | | BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP |
• | | Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. |
• | | CWB Mortgage Ventures, LLC |
• | | HomeFocus Services, LLC |
• | | HomeFocus Tax Services, LLC |
• | | NationsCredit Financial Services Corporation |
Please note, you may receive company specific privacy policies from another affiliate within the Bank of America family of companies.
These entities listed include any successor Bank of America entities. For a detailed list of current Bank of America companies that have consumer customer relationships and to which this policy applies, please visit our Web site at bankofamerica.com/privacy.
© 2009 Bank of America Corporation.
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Fundamental Periodic Repurchase Policy
The Board of Directors approved a fundamental policy whereby the Fund would adopt an “interval fund” structure pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). As an interval fund, the Fund will make annual repurchase offers at net asset value (less repurchase fee not to exceed 2%) to all Fund shareholders. The percentage of outstanding shares that the Fund can repurchase in each offer will be established by the Fund’s Board of Directors shortly before the commencement of each offer, and will be between 5% and 25% of the Fund’s then outstanding shares.
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental policy regarding the periodic repurchases:
a) The Fund will make offers to repurchase its shares at annual (approximately once every 13 months) intervals pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act (“Offers”). The Board of Directors may place such conditions and limitations on an Offer as may be permitted under Rule 23c-3.
b) The repurchase request deadline, by which the Fund must receive repurchase requests submitted by shareholders in response to the most recent offer, will be determined by reference to the maturity date of the swap contracts that comprise the Fund’s leveraging transactions (as described in the Fund’s prospectus) for each annual period, and will be the
fourteenth day prior to such maturity date; provided that in the event that such day is not a business day, the repurchase request deadline will be the business day subsequent to the fourteenth day prior to the maturity date of the swap contracts (the “Repurchase Request Deadline”).
c) The maximum number of days between a Repurchase Request Deadline and the next repurchase pricing date will be fourteen days; provided that if the fourteenth day after a Repurchase Request Deadline is not a business day, the repurchase pricing date shall be the next business day (the “Repurchase Pricing Date”).
d) Offers may be suspended or postponed under certain circumstances, as provided for in Rule 23c-3.
Under the terms of the Offer for the most recent annual period, the Fund offered to purchase up to 441,481 shares from shareholders at an amount per share equal to the Fund’s net asset value per share calculated as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange on October 28, 2009, ten business days after Wednesday, October 14, 2009, the Repurchase Request Deadline. As of October 28, 2009, 15,302 shares, or 0.17% of the Fund’s outstanding shares, were repurchased by the Fund at $8.50 per share (subject to a repurchase fee of up to 2% of the net asset value per share), the Fund’s net asset value per share was determined as of 4:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
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Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Electronic Delivery
The Fund offers electronic delivery of communications to its stockholders. In order to receive this service, you must register your account and provide us with e-mail information. To sign up for this service, simply access this website at http://www.icsdelivery.com/live and follow the instructions.
When you visit this site, you will obtain a personal identification number (PIN). You will need this PIN should you wish to update your e-mail address, choose to discontinue this service and/or make any other changes to the service. This service is not available for certain retirement accounts at this time.
Fund Certification
In May 2009, the Fund filed its Chief Executive Officer Certification for the prior year with the New York Stock Exchange pursuant to Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Listing Standards.
The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 were filed with the Fund’s Form N-CSR and are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Contact Information
For more information regarding the Fund, please visit www.IQIAFunds.com or contact us at 1-877-449-4742.
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www.IQIAFunds.com
Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. seeks to provide leveraged returns on the CBOE S&P 500® BuyWrite IndexSM less fees and expenses.
This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to stockholders of Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. for their information. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge at www.IQIAFunds.com/proxyvoting.asp or upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-449-4742 or through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) at www.IQIAFunds.com/proxyvoting.asp; and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc.
4 World Financial Center, 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10080
#IQBEO — 12/09
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Item 2 – | | Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-449-4742. |
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Item 3 – | | Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and (ii) the audit committee financial expert is independent: (1) Steven W. Kohlhagen. |
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| | Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. |
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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Entity Name | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End | | Current Fiscal Year End | | Previous Fiscal Year End |
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Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. | | $28,000 | | $28,000 | | $0 | | $0 | | $8,500 | | $8,500 | | $0 | | $0 |
1 The nature of the services include assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). However, such services will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $5,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting.
(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable
(g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees:
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Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. | | $8,500 | | $8,500 | |
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any non-affiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – 0%, 0%
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Item 5 – | | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)): |
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Item 6 – | | Investments |
| | (a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
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| | (b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing. |
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Item 7 – | | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – The Registrant has delegated the voting of proxies relating to its voting securities to its investment sub-adviser, Oppenheimer Capital, LLC (the “Sub-adviser” or “Oppenheimer Capital”). The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Sub-adviser (the “Proxy Voting Policies”) are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL hereto. |
Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL
Oppenheimer Capital LLC
Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures
General Policy
Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 requires an investment adviser that exercises voting authority over client proxies to adopt and implement policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that the investment adviser votes client and fund securities in the best interests of clients and fund investors and addresses how conflicts of interest are handled. Oppenheimer Capital LLC (the “Company”) typically votes proxies as part of its discretionary authority to manage accounts, unless the client has explicitly reserved the authority for itself. When voting proxies, the Company’s primary objective is to make voting decisions solely in the best interests of its clients by voting proxies in a manner intended to enhance the economic value of the underlying portfolio securities held in its clients’ accounts.
This policy sets forth the general standards for proxy voting whereby the Company has authority to vote its clients’ proxies with respect to portfolio securities held in the accounts of its clients for whom it provides discretionary investment management services. Under the rule, an investment adviser can have implicit or explicit proxy voting authority, and an adviser must vote proxies even if the advisory contract is silent on this question where its authority is implied by the overall delegation of discretionary authority. In some situations, the client may prefer to retain proxy voting authority or direct proxy voting authority to a third party. The Company is only relieved of the duty to vote proxies in such cases when the client investment advisory agreement or another operative document clearly reserves or assigns proxy voting authority to the client or to a third party.
I. | Proxy Voting Guidelines |
A. Proxy Guidelines. The Company has adopted written Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Proxy Guidelines”) that are reasonably designed to ensure that the firm is voting in the best interest of its clients and fund investors (See Appendix No. 1). The Proxy Guidelines reflect the Company’s general voting positions on specific corporate governance issues and corporate actions. The Proxy Guidelines address routine as well as significant matters commonly encountered. However, because the Proxy Guidelines cannot anticipate all situations and the surrounding facts of each proxy issue (including, without limitation, foreign laws and practices that may apply to a proxy), some proxy issues may require a case-by-case analysis (whether or not required by the Proxy Guidelines) prior to voting and may result in a vote being cast that will deviate from the Proxy Guidelines. In such cases, the proxy voting procedures established by the Proxy Committee for such situations (and described below) will be followed.
B. Client Instructions to Vote in a Particular Manner. Upon receipt of a client’s written request, the Company may also vote proxies for that client’s account in a particular manner that may differ from the Proxy Guidelines. The Company shall not vote shares held in one client’s account in a manner designed to benefit or accommodate any other client.
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C. Cost-Benefit Analysis Involving Voting Proxies. The Company may review additional criteria associated with voting proxies and evaluate the expected benefit to its clients when making an overall determination on how or whether to vote a proxy. Given the outcome of the cost-benefit analysis, the Company may refrain from voting a proxy on behalf of its clients’ accounts.
In addition, the Company may refrain from voting a proxy on behalf of its clients’ accounts due to de-minimis holdings, immaterial impact on the portfolio, items relating to foreign issues (such as those described below), non-discretionary holdings not covered by the Company, timing issues related to the opening/closing of accounts, securities out on loan, contractual arrangements with clients and/or their authorized delegate, and the timing of receipt of proxies. For example, the Company may refrain from voting a proxy of a foreign issue due to logistical considerations that may impair the Company’s ability to vote the proxy. These issues may include, but are not limited to: (i) proxy statements and ballots being written in a foreign language, (ii) untimely notice of a shareholder meeting, (iii) requirements to vote proxies in person, (iv) restrictions on foreigner’s ability to exercise votes, (v) restrictions on the sale of securities for a period of time in proximity to the shareholder meeting, or (vi) requirements to provide local agents with power of attorney to facilitate the voting instructions. Such proxies are voted on a best-efforts basis.
D. Share Blocking. The Company will generally refrain from voting proxies on foreign securities that are subject to share blocking restrictions.
E. Securities on Loan. Registered investment companies (“client”) that are advised or sub-advised by the Company as well as certain other advisory clients1 may participate in securities lending programs. Under most securities lending arrangements, securities on loan may not be voted by the lender unless the loan is recalled prior to the record date for the vote. The Company believes that each client has the right to determine whether participating in a securities lending program enhances returns, to contract with the securities lending agent of its choice and to structure a securities lending program through its lending agent that balances any tension between loaning and voting securities in a manner that satisfies such client. The Company will request that clients notify the Company in writing if the client has decided to participate in a securities lending program. If a client has decided to participate in a securities lending program, the Company will defer to the client’s determination and not attempt to seek recalls solely for the purpose of voting routine proxies as this could impact the returns received from securities lending and make the client a less desirable lender in a marketplace. If the client who participates in a securities lending program requests, the Company will use reasonable efforts to notify the client of proxy measures that the Company deems material.
1 | Effective May 22, 2008, the Proxy Committee approved Section E to the Proxy Policy and Procedures specific only to registered investment companies. The Proxy Committee agreed that the application of this section as it relates to institutional and other client types requires further review, analysis and discussions with clients to identify what procedures and methodology would be appropriate for other client bases. In that regard, the Company has begun to assess the process and will provide status updates to the Proxy Committee of its review. |
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A Material Event for purposes of determining whether a recall of a security is warranted, means a proxy that relates to a merger, acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate action that may impact the market value of the security. The Proxy Committee will review the standard for determination of a Material Event from time to time and will adjust the standard as it deems necessary. The Company may utilize third-party service providers, in its sole discretion, to assist it in identifying and evaluating whether an event constitutes a Material Event.
The ability to timely identify material events and advise recall of shares for proxy voting purposes is not within the control of the Company and requires the cooperation of the client and its other service providers. Under certain circumstances, the recall of shares in time to be voted may not be possible due to applicable proxy voting record dates, the timing of receipt of information and administrative considerations. Accordingly, clients are advised that efforts to recall loaned securities are not always effective and there can be no guarantee that any such securities can be retrieved in a timely manner for purposes of voting the securities.
F. Case-by-Case Proxy Determinations. With respect to a proxy ballot that requires a case-by-case voting determination where the Company has not instructed the Proxy Provider (as defined below) how to vote the proxy prior to the proxy voting deadline, the Company has directed the Proxy Provider to vote in accordance with the Proxy Provider’s Policy.
II. | Outsourcing the Proxy Voting Process |
The Company has retained an independent third party service provider (the “Proxy Provider”) to assist in the proxy voting process by implementing the votes in accordance with the Proxy Guidelines as well as assisting in research and the administrative process. The services provided to the Company offer a variety of fiduciary-level, proxy-related services to assist in its handling of proxy voting responsibilities and corporate governance-related efforts.
The Company has also established a Proxy Committee that is responsible for overseeing the proxy voting process and ensuring that the voting process is implemented in accordance with these Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures. The Proxy Committee meets at a minimum on an annual basis and when necessary to address potential conflicts of interest. The Company may have conflicts of interest that could potentially affect how it votes its clients’ proxies. For example, the Company may manage a pension plan whose management is sponsoring a proxy proposal relating to a security held in another client’s account. In order to ensure that all material conflicts of interest are addressed
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appropriately while carrying out the Company’s obligation to vote proxies, the Proxy Committee is responsible for developing a process to identify proxy voting issues that may raise conflicts of interest between the Company and its clients and to resolve such issues.
The Proxy Committee will also perform the following duties:
| 1. | Establish the Company’s proxy voting guidelines, with such advice, participation and research as the Proxy Committee deems appropriate from the investment professionals, proxy voting services or other knowledgeable interested parties; |
| 2. | Approve and monitor the outsourcing of voting obligations to the Proxy Provider; |
| 3. | Develop a process for resolution of voting issues that require a case-by-case analysis (either because the Proxy Guidelines require a case-by-case analysis or the Proxy Guidelines do not specify a vote for a particular proxy issue) or involve a potential conflict of interest (in consultation with the relevant portfolio manager and/or analyst when appropriate), monitor such process and ensure that the resolutions of such issues are properly documented; |
| 4. | Monitor proxy voting (or the failure to vote) based on the Company’s instructions or recommendations to (i) abstain from a vote, (ii) vote contrary to its Proxy Guidelines or (iii) take voting action based on the Company’s interpretation of a Proxy Guideline, and ensure that the reasons for such actions are properly documented; |
| 5. | Oversee the maintenance of records regarding proxy voting decisions in accordance with the standards set forth by this policy and applicable law; and |
| 6. | Review, at least annually, all applicable processes and procedures, voting practices, the adequacy of records and the use of third party services and update or revise as necessary. |
IV. | Proxy Voting – Conflicts of Interest |
The Proxy Committee has determined that if a particular proxy vote is specified by the Proxy Guidelines and the Company, in fact, votes in accordance with the Proxy Guidelines, a potential conflict of interest does not arise. In all other cases, proxy proposals will be reviewed for potential conflicts of interest and will be monitored to ensure the sufficiency of documentation supporting the reasons for such proxy vote. If a potential conflict of interest is identified, the Proxy Committee will review the voting decision to ensure that the voting decision has not been affected by the potential conflict.
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V. | Investment Management Personnel Responsibilities |
The Company has assigned responsibility to its Chief Investment Officer for the review of the Proxy Guidelines on an annual basis to ensure that the guidelines are consistent with the Company’s position on various corporate governance issues and corporate actions and to make any amendments as necessary. All amendments to the Proxy Guidelines will be communicated promptly to the Proxy Provider by the Company.
In addition, the following types of “case-by-case” proxy proposals are required to be reviewed by a Chief Investment Officer or the appropriate portfolio manager and/or analyst (subject to the conflicts of interests procedures established by the Proxy Committee):
| 1. | Proxy proposals which are not currently covered by the Proxy Guidelines and are referred back to the Company as case-by-case; |
| 2. | Bundled proxy proposals which require a single vote and are referred back to the Company as case-by-case; and |
| 3. | Proxy proposals where the Proxy Provider does not have sufficient information to evaluate the proposal and are referred back to the Company as case-by-case. |
VI. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures |
The Company shall provide clients with a copy of the Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures upon request. In addition, a summary of this policy is disclosed in Part II of the Company’s Form ADV which is provided to clients at or prior to entering into an investment advisory agreement with a client and is also offered to existing clients on an annual basis.
VII. | Providing Clients Access to Voting Records |
Generally, clients of the Company have the right, and shall be afforded the opportunity, to have access to records of voting actions taken with respect to securities held in their respective accounts. Proxy voting reports for clients who request such voting records are typically prepared by the Proxy Provider on a quarterly basis and sent to the client by the Company’s applicable client service representative. Shareholders and unit-holders of commingled funds advised or sub-advised by the Company shall have access to voting records pursuant to the governing documents of the commingled fund.
Proxy voting actions are confidential and may not be disclosed to third parties except as may be required by law, requested by regulators or explicitly authorized by the applicable client.
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VIII. | Maintenance of Proxy Voting Records |
Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 requires investment advisers that vote client proxies to maintain specified records with respect to those clients. The Company must maintain the following records relating to proxy voting:
| 1. | Copies of the Company’s Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Guidelines; |
| 2. | Copies or records of each proxy statement received with respect to clients’ securities for whom the Company exercises voting authority; |
| 3. | A record of each vote cast on behalf of a client as well as certain records pertaining to the Company’s decision on the vote; |
| 4. | A copy of any document created by the Company that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies on behalf of a client or that memorializes the basis for that decision; and |
| 5. | A copy of each written client request for information on how the Company voted proxies on behalf of the client, and a copy of any written response by the Company to any client request for information (either written or oral) on how the Company voted proxies on behalf of the requesting client. |
Records are to be kept for a period of at least six years following the date that the vote was cast. The Company may maintain the records electronically. The Company may also rely on the Proxy Provider to maintain proxy statements and records of proxy votes on the Company’s behalf. As such, the Proxy Provider must provide a copy of the records promptly upon request.
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Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
(a)(1) Mr. Stephen Bond-Nelson is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the registrant’s portfolio. As of December 31, 2005, Mr. Stephen Bond-Nelson was a co-portfolio manager for the Fund. From 1999 to 2004, Stephen was a Senior Research Analyst at PEA Capital LLC. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Senior Research Analyst at Prudential Mutual Funds. He has over seventeen years of investment management experience.
The information provided in the paragraph above pursuant to this Item 8(a)(1) is as of March 8, 2010.
(a)(2) As of December 31, 2009:
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(i) Name of Portfolio Manager | | (ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed and Assets by Account Type | | Other Accounts | | (iii) Number of Other Accounts and Assets for Which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based | | Other Accounts |
| Other Registered Investment Companies | | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles | | | Other Registered Investment Companies | | Other Pooled Investment Vehicles | |
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Stephen Bond-Nelson | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 5 | | | 0 |
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| | $ | 1,440,802,706.25 | | $ | 742,926,595.97 | | $ | 9,504,436.99 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 742,926,595.97 | | $ | 0 |
(iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
The potential for conflicts of interests exists when portfolio managers are responsible for managing other accounts that have similar investment objectives and strategies as the Fund. Potential conflicts include, for example conflicts between investment strategies and conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities. Typically, client portfolios having similar strategies are managed by portfolio managers in the same group using similar objectives, approach and philosophy. Therefore, portfolio holdings, relative position size and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across portfolios with similar strategies, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest.
Oppenheimer Capital may receive more compensation with respect to certain accounts managed in a similar style than that received with respect to the Fund or may receive compensation based in part on the performance of certain similarly managed accounts. This may create a potential conflict of interest for Oppenheimer Capital or its portfolio managers by providing an incentive to favor these types of accounts when for example, placing securities transactions. Similarly, it could be viewed as having a conflict of interest to the extent that Oppenheimer Capital or an affiliate has a proprietary investment in an account managed in a similar strategy, or the portfolio manager has personal investments in similarly managed strategies. Potential conflicts of interest may arise with both the aggregation and allocation of investment opportunities because of market factors or investment restrictions imposed upon Oppenheimer Capital by law, regulation, contract or internal policies. The allocation of aggregated trades, in particular those that were partially completed due to limited availability, could also raise a conflict of interest, as Oppenheimer Capital could have an incentive to allocate securities that are expected to increase in value to favored accounts, for example, initial public offerings of limited availability. Another potential conflict of interest may arise when transactions for one account occurs after transactions in a different account in the same or different
strategy thereby increasing the value of the securities when a purchase follows a purchase of size in another account or similarly decreasing the value if it is a sale. Oppenheimer Capital also manages accounts that may engage in short sales of securities of the type in which the Fund invests. Oppenheimer Capital could be seen as harming the performance of the Fund for the benefit of the accounts engaging in the short sales if the short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall.
Oppenheimer Capital or its affiliates may from time to time maintain certain overall investment limitations on the securities positions or positions in other financial instruments due to liquidity or other concerns or regulatory restrictions. Such policies may preclude a Fund from purchasing a particular security or financial instrument, even if such security or financial instrument would otherwise meet the Fund’s objectives.
Oppenheimer Capital and its affiliates’ objective are to meet their fiduciary obligation with respect to all clients. Oppenheimer Capital and its affiliates have policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to seek to manage conflicts. Oppenheimer Capital and its affiliates monitor a variety of areas, including compliance with fund guidelines, trade allocations, and compliance with the respective Code of Ethics. Allocation policies and procedures are designed to achieve a fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its client over time.
Orders for the same equity security traded through a single trading desk or system are typically aggregated on a continual basis throughout each trading day consistent with Oppenheimer Capital’s best execution obligation for its clients. If aggregated trades are fully executed, accounts participating in the trade will be allocated their pro rata share on an average price basis. Partially completed orders generally will be allocated on a pro-rata average price basis, subject to certain limited exceptions.
(a)(3) As of December 31, 2009:
Compensation. Mr. Bond-Nelson’s compensation consists of the following elements:
Base salary. The portfolio manager is paid a fixed base salary that is set at a level determined by Oppenheimer Capital. In setting the base salary, the firm’s intentions are to be competitive in light of the portfolio manager’s experience and responsibilities. Firm management evaluates competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation.
Annual bonus and Long Term Incentive Plan. The portfolio manager is eligible for an annual bonus in addition to a base salary. The bonus typically forms the majority of the individual’s cash compensation and is based in part on pre-tax performance against the Fund’s relevant benchmark or peer group ranking of the portfolio over a one or three year period, with some consideration for longer time periods. In addition to any bonus, the Firm utilizes two long-term incentive plans. The first plan is an Allianz Global Investors Plan for key employees. The plan provides awards that are based on the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of Oppenheimer Capital over a period between either one year or over a three year period as well as the collective earnings growth of all the asset management companies of Allianz Global Investors. The second plan is a deferred retention award for key investment professionals. The deferred retention award typically vests over a three year period and is invested in the fund(s) that the individual manages.
Participation in group retirement plans. Portfolio managers are eligible to participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, which affords participating employees the tax benefits of deferring the receipt of a portion of their cash compensation until such time as designated under the plan.
(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities. As of December 31, 2009, Mr. Bond-Nelson did not beneficially own any stock issued by the Fund.
Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers –
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Period | | (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased | | (b) Average Price Paid per Share | | (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | | (d) Maximum Number (or Approx. Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
July 1-31, 2009 | | | | | | | | |
August 1-31, 2009 | | | | | | | | |
September 1-30, 2009 | | | | | | | | |
October 1-31, 2009 | | 15,302 | | $8.501 | | 15,3022 | | 0 |
November 1-30, 2009 | | | | | | | | |
December 1-31, 2009 | | | | | | | | |
Total: | | 15,302 | | $8.501 | | 15,3022 | | 0 |
1 Subject to a repurchase fee of up to 2% of the net asset value per share.
2 On September 2, 2009, the repurchase offer was announced to repurchase up to 5% of outstanding shares. The expiration date of the offer was October 14, 2009. The registrant may conduct annual repurchases for between 5% and 25% of its outstanding shares pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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Item 10 – | | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations that include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
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Item 11 – | | Controls and Procedures |
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11(a) – | | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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11(b) – | | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto
12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2
12(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
12(a)(3) – Not Applicable
12(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto
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.
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Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. | | | | |
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By: | | /s/ Justin C. Ferri | | | | | | |
| | Justin C. Ferri | | | | | | |
| | Chief Executive Officer of Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. | | | | |
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Date: February 24, 2010 | | | | | | |
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.
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By: | | /s/ Justin C. Ferri | | | | | | |
| | Justin C. Ferri | | | | | | |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. | | | | |
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Date: February 24, 2010 | | | | |
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By: | | /s/ James E. Hillman | | | | | | |
| | James E. Hillman | | | | | | |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Enhanced S&P 500® Covered Call Fund Inc. | | | | |
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Date: February 24, 2010 | | | | | | |