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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
ALLIANCE NEW YORK MUNI INC Common Stocks 018714105 8,065 573,615 SH   SOLE   573,615 0 0
BDCA VENTURE INC Common Stocks 05543L106 5,081 1,129,039 SH   SOLE   1,129,039 0 0
CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND Common Stock 18914C100 19,223 1,298,825 SH   SOLE   1,298,825 0 0
DIVERSIFIED REAL ASSET INCOM Common Stocks 25533B108 25,968 1,480,474 SH   SOLE   1,480,474 0 0
DWS GLBL HIGH INCOME FD INC Common Stock 23338W104 6,354 780,611 SH   SOLE   780,611 0 0
DWS HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES Common Stock 23339M204 20,051 1,373,360 SH   SOLE   1,373,360 0 0
EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC Common Stock 294766100 1,021 523,605 SH   SOLE   523,605 0 0
FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE Common Stock 33766Y100 9,338 723,910 SH   SOLE   723,910 0 0
FULL CIRCLE CAPITAL CORP Common Stocks 359671104 4,697 1,315,551 SH   SOLE   1,315,551 0 0
GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATL SEC SYS Common Stock 37953N108 3,674 349,900 SH   SOLE   349,900 0 0
HILL INTERNATIONAL INC Common Stocks 431466101 15,605 2,966,692 SH   SOLE   2,966,692 0 0
IMPERIAL HOLDINGS INC Common Stock 452834104 23,603 4,076,463 SH   SOLE   4,076,463 0 0
LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND Common Stocks 50208C108 18,854 1,611,429 SH   SOLE   1,611,429 0 0
MFS INTERMARKET INC TRUST I Common Stocks 59318R103 9,224 1,094,195 SH   SOLE   1,094,195 0 0
MVC CAPITAL INC Common Stock 553829102 14,409 1,412,685 SH   SOLE   1,412,685 0 0
NUVEEN GLOBAL HIGH INC FD Common Stocks 67075G103 5,108 305,706 SH   SOLE   305,706 0 0
SINO MERCURY ACQUISITION COR Common Stocks 82936K102 2,736 275,000 SH   SOLE   275,000 0 0
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES Common Stocks 860372101 48,904 1,228,756 SH   SOLE   1,228,756 0 0
SWISS HELVETIA FUND Common Stock 870875101 11,197 956,969 SH   SOLE   956,969 0 0
WHEELER REIT INC 9% SERIES B Convertible Preferred Stocks 963025309 4,017 167,854 SH   SOLE   167,854 0 0
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST Common Stock 976391300 30,966 2,043,984 SH   SOLE   2,043,984 0 0