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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-21903
Nuveen Global Value Opportunities Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606     
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Kevin J. McCarthy—Vice President and Secretary
     333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606     
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:      312-917-7700     
Date of fiscal year end:        12/31      
Date of reporting period:    3/31/2007   
Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
 
 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
Item 3. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Certification


Table of Contents

Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
Nuveen Global Value Opportunities Fund (JGV)
March 31, 2007
                             
Shares     Description               Value  
 
 
 
                   
 
Common Stocks – 71.8%
 
 
                   
 
Aerospace & Defense – 1.7%
 
 
                   
  112,600    
Thales S.A.
              $ 6,537,111  
 
 
 
                   
 
Chemicals – 0.8%
 
 
                   
  124,500    
Mosaic Company, (1)
                3,319,170  
 
 
 
                   
 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.5%
 
 
                   
  801,600    
Allied Waste Industries, Inc., (1)
                10,092,144  
 
 
 
                   
 
Construction & Engineering – 0.3%
 
 
                   
  31,900    
Shaw Group, Inc., (1)
                997,513  
 
 
 
                   
 
Consumer Finance – 5.8%
 
 
                   
  334,000    
Promise Company Limited, Unsponsored ADR
                6,245,800  
  418,700    
Takefuji Corporation
                16,806,271  
 
 
Total Consumer Finance
                23,052,071  
   
 
 
                   
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 6.8%
 
 
                   
  553,950    
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR
                11,034,684  
  476,200    
KT Corporation, Sponsored ADR
                10,662,118  
  200,000    
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, ADR
                5,282,000  
 
 
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services
                26,978,802  
   
 
 
                   
 
Electric Utilities – 2.8%
 
 
                   
  349,900    
Centrais Electricas Brasileiras S.A., ADR
                3,805,163  
  82,300    
DTE Energy Company
                3,942,170  
  176,800    
Korea Electric Power Corporation, Sponsored ADR
                3,536,000  
 
 
Total Electric Utilities
                11,283,333  
   
 
 
                   
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 1.5%
 
 
                   
  166,400    
Tech Data Corporation, (1)
                5,958,784  
 
 
 
                   
 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1%
 
 
                   
  114,300    
SUPERVALU, Inc.
                4,465,701  
 
 
 
                   
 
Food Products – 8.7%
 
 
                   
  521,900    
Smithfield Foods, Inc., (1)
                15,630,905  
  977,600    
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
                18,975,216  
 
 
Total Food Products
                34,606,121  
   
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.6%
 
 
                   
  50,000    
Aetna, Inc.
                2,189,500  
  5,300    
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., (1)
                170,925  
 
 
Total Health Care Providers & Services
                2,360,425  
   
 
 
                   
 
IT Services – 2.2%
 
 
                   
  143,900    
CDW Corporation
                8,839,777  
 
 
 
                   
 
Machinery – 2.0%
 
 
                   
  149,700    
AGCO Corporation, (1)
                5,534,409  
  221,960    
Tecumseh Products Company, Class B, (1)
                2,217,380  
 
 
Total Machinery
                7,751,789  
   
 
 
                   
 
Media – 1.2%
 
 
                   
  181,800    
Premiere AG, (1)
                3,958,578  
  20,000    
Scholastic Corporation, (1)
                622,000  
 
 
Total Media
                4,580,578  
   
 
 
                   
 
Metals & Mining – 19.3%
 
 
                   
  214,300    
Alcoa, Inc.
                7,264,770  
  130,000    
Alumina Limited, Sponsored ADR
                3,060,200  
  287,600    
AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Sponsored ADR
                12,824,084  
  900,000    
Apex Silver Mines Limited, (1)
                11,619,000  
  467,600    
Barrick Gold Corporation
                13,349,980  
  200,000    
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., (1)
                2,296,000  
  218,969    
Kinross Gold Corporation, (1)
                3,019,583  
  4,245,000    
Lihir Gold Limited, (1)
                11,196,894  
  270,700    
Newmont Mining Corporation
                11,366,693  
 
 
Total Metals & Mining
                75,997,204  
   
 
 
                   
 
Multi-Utilities – 1.5%
 
 
                   
  223,900    
Puget Energy, Inc.
                5,749,752  
 
 
 
                   
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.3%
 
 
                   
  67,000    
BP Amoco PLC
                4,338,250  
  120,000    
Chevron Corporation
                8,875,200  
  154,000    
Nexen, Inc.
                9,440,200  
  258,500    
Peabody Energy Corporation
                10,402,040  
 
 
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
                33,055,690  
   
 
 
                   
 
Paper & Forest Products – 0.0%
 
 
                   
  8,050    
Domtar Corporation, (1)
                74,946  
 
 
 
                   
 
Pharmaceuticals – 0.8%
 
 
                   
  770,000    
Patheon, Inc., (1)
                3,134,690  
 
 
 
                   
 
Road & Rail – 1.2%
 
 
                   
  46,500    
Union Pacific Corporation
                4,722,075  
 
 
 
                   
 
Software – 0.5%
 
 
                   
  77,600    
Microsoft Corporation
                2,162,712  
 
 
 
                   
 
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.4%
 
 
                   
  54,150    
Stolt-Nielsen S.A., Sponsored ADR
                1,597,967  
 
 
 
                   
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.8%
 
 
                   
  263,400    
Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR
                7,074,922  
 
 
Total Common Stocks (cost $260,508,786)
                284,393,277  
   
                             
Principal                        
Amount (000)     Description   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (2)   Value  
 
 
 
                   
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 4.8%
 
 
                   
 
Residentials – 4.8%
 
 
                   
$ 250    
Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool 100195
  5.607%   8/20/22   AAA   $ 251,129  
  5,946    
Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool 2003-86 IL (I/O)
  4.500%   4/25/13   AAA     188,041  
  277    
Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool 357922
  4.244%   3/01/34   AAA     274,161  
  92    
Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool 708743
  4.281%   6/01/33   AAA     91,206  
  169    
Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool 713939
  4.519%   4/01/33   AAA     168,594  
  869    
Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool 816594
  4.917%   2/01/35   AAA     866,171  
  32,810    
Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool Strips 345-17 (I/O)
  4.500%   5/01/20   AAA     5,067,448  
  1,167    
Fannie Mae, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Series 2004-75, Class KI (I/O)
  4.500%   3/25/18   AAA     121,938  
  2,165    
Fannie Mae, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Series 2004-86, Class KI (I/O)
  4.500%   5/25/19   AAA     287,162  
  4,547    
Fannie Mae, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Series 2005-69, Class PI (I/O)
  4.500%   8/25/25   AAA     957,674  
  7,514    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation, Pool 780184
  4.734%   1/01/33   AAA     7,604,079  
  1,627    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation, Pool 780284
  4.922%   2/01/33   AAA     1,647,062  
  1,353    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Pool 2890, Class IA (I/O)
  4.500%   3/15/18   AAA     158,264  
  1,133    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Pool 2890, Class IA (I/O)
  4.500%   2/15/19   AAA     157,502  
  161    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Pool 789045
  5.823%   2/01/32   AAA     161,603  
  4,869    
Freddie Mac Mortgage Pool 2640 (I/O)
  4.500%   8/15/17   AAA     412,677  
  2,969    
Freddie Mac Mortgage Pool, FHR 2627 BI (I/O)
  5.000%   8/15/25   AAA     309,166  
  3,780    
Freddie Mac Mortgage Pool, FHR 2872 JI (I/O)
  4.500%   10/15/12   AAA     118,214  
  1,706    
Freddie Mac Mortgage Pool, FHR 2906 EI (I/O)
  4.500%   1/15/19   AAA     218,282  
  319    
Freddie Mac Mortgage Pool, Series 2626 JI (I/O)
  4.500%   5/15/18   AAA     79,399  
 
  73,723    
Total Residentials
                19,139,772  
 
$ 73,723    
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $19,377,643)
                19,139,772  
 
                             
Principal                        
Amount (000)     Description   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (2)   Value  
 
 
 
                   
 
Convertible Bonds – 6.4%
 
 
Aerospace & Defense – 0.9%
 
 
                   
$ 3,500    
Edo Corporation, Convertible Note
  4.000%   11/15/25   N/R   $ 3,578,750  
 
 
 
                   
 
Airlines – 1.6%
 
 
                   
  6,438    
JetBlue Airways Corporation
  3.500%   7/15/33   CCC+     6,236,813  
 
 
 
                   
 
Computers & Peripherals – 0.2%
 
 
                   
  1,000    
Quantum Corporation
  4.375%   8/01/10   CCC+     953,750  
 
 
 
                   
 
Machinery – 0.5%
 
 
                   
  2,000    
Albany International Corporation, Convertible Bond
  2.250%   3/15/26   N/R     1,972,500  
 
 
 
                   
 
Metals & Mining – 1.5%
 
 
                   
  6,555    
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, Convertible Bond
  1.250%   1/15/24   B-     6,006,018  
 
 
 
                   
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.0%
 
 
                   
  4,000    
Peabody Energy Corp., Convertible Bond
  4.750%   12/15/66   Ba3     3,975,000  
 
 
 
                   
 
Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.7%
 
 
                   
  3,000    
Credence Systems Corporation, Convertible Bond
  1.500%   5/15/08   N/R     2,820,000  
 
$ 26,493    
Total Convertible Bonds (cost $24,539,133)
                25,542,831  
 
                             
Principal                        
Amount (000)     Description   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (2)   Value  
 
 
 
                   
 
Corporate Bonds – 7.6%
 
 
                   
 
Auto Components – 0.5%
 
 
                   
$ 2,000    
Lear Corporation, Series B
  8.110%   5/15/09   B3   $ 2,025,000  
 
 
 
                   
 
Capital Markets – 0.8%
 
 
                   
  3,666    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Trust 00650
  10.000%   7/26/21   A+     3,267,323  
 
 
 
                   
 
Diversified Financial Services – 1.6%
 
 
                   
  4,500    
Lehman Brothers Holdings
  10.000%   3/07/22   A+     4,495,820  
  2,000    
Leucadia National Corporation
  7.000%   8/15/13   BB     2,020,000  
 
  6,500    
Total Diversified Financial Services
                6,515,820  
 
 
 
                   
 
Electrical Equipment – 0.7%
 
 
                   
  2,650    
UCAR Finance, Inc.
  10.250%   2/15/12   B2     2,795,750  
 
 
 
                   
 
Household Products – 0.8%
 
  3,000    
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
  7.750%   1/15/14   B1     3,075,000  
 
 
 
                   
 
Metals & Mining – 0.5%
 
 
                   
  2,000    
Phelps Dodge Corporation
  7.125%   11/01/27   Ba2     1,970,357  
 
 
 
                   
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.2%
 
 
                   
  2,000    
Arch Western Finance LLC
  6.750%   7/01/13   BB-     1,977,500  
  2,000    
Ship Finance International Limited
  8.500%   12/15/13   B+     2,060,000  
  2,000    
Teekay Shipping Corporation
  8.875%   7/15/11   BB-     2,165,000  
  2,000    
USEC, Inc.
  6.750%   1/20/09   B3     1,970,000  
 
  8,000    
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
                8,172,500  
 
 
 
                   
 
Paper & Forest Products – 0.5%
 
 
                   
  2,000    
Bowater, Inc.
  9.500%   10/15/12   B+     2,050,000  
 
$ 29,816    
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $29,284,699)
                29,871,750  
 
                             
Principal                        
Amount (000)     Description   Coupon   Maturity       Value  
 
 
 
                   
 
Short-Term Investments – 10.2%
 
 
                   
$ 40,292    
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank, dated 3/30/07, repurchase price $40,308,313, collateralized by $36,050,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.000% due 2/15/26, value $41,100,461
  4.900%   4/02/07       $ 40,291,860  
   
 
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $40,291,860)
                40,291,860  
   
 
Total Investments (cost $374,002,121) – 100.8%
                399,239,490  
   
                             
Shares     Description               Value  
 
 
 
                   
 
Common Stocks Sold Short – (4.8)%
 
 
                   
 
Biotechnology – (0.5)%
 
 
                   
  (25,000 )  
Genentech, Inc., (1)
              $ (2,053,000 )
 
 
 
                   
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (0.6)%
 
 
                   
  (17,000 )  
Alcon, Inc.
                (2,240,940 )
 
 
 
                   
 
Internet Software & Services – (0.6)%
 
 
                   
  (74,000 )  
Bankrate, Inc., (1)
                (2,607,760 )
 
 
 
                   
 
Multiline Retail – (0.6)%
 
 
                   
  (33,000 )  
Kohl’s Corporation, (1)
                (2,528,130 )
 
 
 
                   
 
Pharmaceuticals – (0.8)%
 
 
                   
  (18,000 )  
Allergan, Inc.
                (1,994,760 )
  (33,600 )  
Merck & Co., Inc.
                (1,484,112 )
 
 
Total Pharmaceuticals
                (3,478,872 )
   
 
 
                   
 
Specialty Retail – (0.6)%
 
 
                   
  (17,700 )  
AutoZone, Inc., (1)
                (2,268,078 )
 
 
 
                   
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – (0.8)%
 
 
                   
  (60,000 )  
Coach, Inc., (1)
                (3,003,000 )
 
 
 
                   
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – (0.3)%
 
 
                   
  (18,000 )  
FirstFed Financial Corporation, (1)
                (1,022,940 )
 
 
Total Common Stocks Sold Short (proceeds $17,319,122)
                (19,202,720 )
   
                                     
            Notional     Expiration   Strike        
Contracts     Type   Amount (3)     Date   Price     Value  
 
 
 
                           
 
Call Options Written – (3.7)% (4)
 
 
                           
  (500 )  
Aetna, Inc.
  $ (2,000,000 )   1/19/08     $40.00     $ (365,000 )
  (1,497 )  
AGCO Corporation
    (5,988,000 )   1/19/08     40.00       (553,890 )
  (750 )  
Alcoa, Inc.
    (2,437,500 )   1/19/08     32.50       (322,500 )
  (6,000 )  
Allied Waste Industries
    (7,500,000 )   1/19/08     12.50       (900,000 )
  (7,400 )  
Apex Silver Mines Limited
    (11,100,000 )   4/21/07     15.00       (55,500 )
  (500 )  
BP Amoco, PLC
    (3,000,000 )   1/19/08     60.00       (375,000 )
  (1,070 )  
CDW Corporation
    (7,490,000 )   1/19/08     70.00       (312,975 )
  (900 )  
Cheveron Corporation
    (5,850,000 )   1/19/08     65.00       (1,053,000 )
  (47 )  
Domtar, Inc.
    (23,500 )   4/21/07     5.00       (16,215 )
  (800 )  
DTE Energy Company
    (3,600,000 )   7/21/07     45.00       (300,000 )
  (1,300 )  
Korea Electric Power Corporation
    (3,250,000 )   9/22/07     25.00       (16,250 )
  (750 )  
Microsoft Corporation
    (2,437,500 )   1/19/08     32.50       (51,375 )
  (1,200 )  
Mosaic Company
    (2,700,000 )   1/19/08     22.50       (762,000 )
  (1,000 )  
Newmont Mining Corporation
    (4,500,000 )   1/19/08     45.00       (335,000 )
  (1,150 )  
Nexen, Inc.
    (5,750,000 )   6/16/07     50.00       (1,414,500 )
  (390 )  
Nexen, Inc.
    (2,340,000 )   9/22/07     60.00       (276,900 )
  (1,500 )  
Nipon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
    (3,750,000 )   9/22/07     25.00       (382,500 )
  (1,900 )  
Peabody Energy Corporation
    (7,600,000 )   1/19/08     40.00       (1,073,500 )
  (300 )  
Shaw Group, Inc.
    (1,050,000 )   1/19/08     35.00       (181,500 )
  (3,900 )  
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
    (11,700,000 )   7/21/07     30.00       (672,750 )
  (850 )  
Supervalu, Inc.
    (2,975,000 )   4/21/07     35.00       (365,500 )
  (1,200 )  
Tech Data Corporation
    (4,200,000 )   9/22/07     35.00       (402,000 )
  (7,300 )  
Tyson Foods, Inc.
    (10,950,000 )   1/19/08     15.00       (3,869,000 )
  (2,500 )  
Vodafone Group PLC
    (6,250,000 )   4/21/07     25.00       (500,000 )
 
  (44,704 )  
Total Call Options Written (premiums received $11,828,340)
    (118,441,500 )                 (14,556,855 )
 
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 7.7%
                        30,665,545  
         
 
Net Assets – 100%
                      $ 396,145,460  
         
     
 (1)  
Non-income producing.
   
 
 (2)  
Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.
   
 
 (3)  
For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.
   
 
 (4)  
The Fund may designate up to 100% of its Common Stock investments to cover outstanding Call Options.
   
 
ADR  
American Depositary Receipt.
   
 
I/O  
Interest only securities.
   
 
N/R  
Not Rated.
   
 
Income Tax Information
The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to the treatment of paydown gains and losses, recognition of premium amortization and timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions.
At March 31, 2007, the cost of investments was $375,671,495.
Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at March 31, 2007, were as follows:
         
 
 
       
Gross unrealized:
       
Appreciation
  $ 33,020,849  
Depreciation
    (9,452,854 )
 
       
 
 
       
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
  $ 23,567,995  
 
       
 


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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
  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”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
 
  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 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: EX-99 CERT Attached hereto.

 


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Nuveen Global Value Opportunities Fund
         
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy    
  Kevin J. McCarthy  
  Vice President and Secretary   
 
Date May 30, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman    
  Gifford R. Zimmerman   
  Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)   
 
Date May 30, 2007
         
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Stephen D. Foy    
  Stephen D. Foy   
  Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer)   
 
Date May 30, 2007
 
*   Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.