N-Q 1 formnq.htm MULTI-STRATEGY GROWTH & INCOME FUND GemCom, LLC

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED    MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number

811-22572


Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 


  450 Wireless Blvd, Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


James Ash

 Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 450 Wireless Blvd, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

631-470-2619  


Date of fiscal year end:

2/28


Date of reporting period:  5/31/12



Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  


 

 

Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

 

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

May 31, 2012

 

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Market Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK ^ - 27.66 %

 

 

 

 

BANKS - 2.14 %

 

 

14,900

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 $                303,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEVERAGES - 2.12 %

 

 

7,800

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. - Cl. B

 

299,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS - 1.91 %

 

 

5,600

 

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

270,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - 1.98 %

 

 

9,000

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

280,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.38 %

 

 

5,500

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.  *  

 

195,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD - 3.28 %

 

 

7,100

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

225,070

4,900

 

Kellogg Co.

 

239,022

 

 

 

 

464,092

 

 

HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 3.09 %

 

 

5,300

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

195,252

4,700

 

Stryker Corp.

 

241,815

 

 

 

 

437,067

 

 

INSURANCE - 1.78 %

 

 

7,400

 

Allstate Corp.

 

251,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS - 2.14 %

 

 

9,700

 

Noble Corp.  *  

 

303,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS SERVICES - 2.17 %

 

 

10,200

 

Halliburton Co.

 

306,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL - 3.70 %

 

 

4,600

 

Target Corp.

 

266,386

3,900

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

256,698

 

 

 

 

523,084

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.97 %

 

 

16,200

 

Juniper Networks, Inc.  *  

 

278,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

 

3,913,570

 

 

( Cost - $4,079,694)

 

 

Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2012

Shares

 

Security

 

Market Value

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 1.76 %

 

 

 

 

EQUITY FUND - 1.76 %

 

 

5,300

 

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe  *  

 

 

 

 $                248,888

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

 

 

 

 

( Cost - $225,112)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 50.58 %

 

 

 

91,076

 

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust #

 

 

842,450

37,892

 

American Realty Capital New York Recovery #

 

 

350,500

91,076

 

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust III #

 

 

842,450

60,649

 

Carey Watermark Investors, Inc. #

 

 

561,000

60,714

 

Hines Global REIT, Inc #

 

 

561,600

144,130

 

NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust. #

 

 

1,333,200

60,714

 

Phillips Edison Shopping Center REIT #

 

 

561,600

75,789

 

Steadfast Income REIT #

 

 

701,050

151,681

 

United Development Funding IV #

 

 

1,403,050

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

 

7,156,900

 

 

( Cost - $7,156,900)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS - 14.97 %

 

 

87,039

 

Business Development Corporation of America#

 

 

 

840,535

127,328

 

Corporate Capital Trust #

 

 

 

1,278,376

 

 

TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

 

2,118,911

 

 

( Cost - $2,104,150)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Interest Rate (%)

Maturity Date

 

 

 

 

STRUCTURED NOTES - 4.85 %

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 4.85 %

 

 

 $                   200,000

 

Credit Suisse, 15 Month High/Low Callable Yield Note

10.2500

7/15/2013

 

186,540

500,000

 

Credit Suisse, 15 Month High/Low Callable Yield Note

11.0000

9/5/2013

 

500,000

 

 

TOTAL STRUCTURED NOTES

 

686,540

 

 

( Cost - $700,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 15.99 %

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 15.99 %

 

 

2,262,980

 

AIM STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.02% +

 

 

2,262,980

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

( Cost - $2,262,980)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 115.81 %

 

 

 

 

( Cost - $16,528,836) (a)

 

 

 

 $           16,387,789

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (2.75)%

 

 

 

                (388,821)

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (13.06) %

 

             (1,848,089)

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

 $           14,150,879

Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.

# Market Value estimated using Fair Valuation Procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees.

+ Money market fund; interest rate reflects the seven-day effective yield on May 31, 2012.

^ Each common stock position is subject to written call options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

 

Unrealized appreciation:  

 

 

 $                  67,968

 

 

Unrealized depreciation:  

 

 

(209,015)

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation:  

 

 

 $               (141,047)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts (1)

 

SCHEDULE OF CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (2.75) %

 

Market Value

74

 

Allstate Corp.

 

 $                  13,690

 

 

    Expiration July 2012, Exercise Price $33.00

 

 

149

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

25,032

 

 

    Expiration September 2012, Exercise Price $20.00

 

 

71

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

5,680

 

 

    Expiration August 2012, Exercise Price $32.00

 

 

56

 

El du Pont de Nemours & Co.  

 

21,952

 

 

    Expiration October 2012, Exercise Price $47.00

 

 

102

 

Halliburton Co.

 

38,760

 

 

    Expiration October 2012, Exercise Price $28.00

 

 

55

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.  

 

18,700

 

 

    Expiration October 2012, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

162

 

Juniper Networks, Inc.

 

44,712

 

 

    Expiration October 2012, Exercise Price $16.00

 

 

49

 

Kellogg Co.

 

6,713

 

 

    Expiration September 2012, Exercise Price $50.00

 

 

53

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

3,233

 

 

    Expiration August 2012, Exercise Price $39.00

 

 

78

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. - Cl. B

 

34,320

 

 

    Expiration October 2012, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

97

 

Noble Corp.

 

43,747

 

 

    Expiration September 2012, Exercise Price $28.00

 

 

53

 

Proshares UltraShort MSCI Europe

 

48,071

 

 

    Expiration July 2012, Exercise Price $39.00

 

 

90

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

15,750

 

 

    Expiration September 2012, Exercise Price $30.00

 

 

47

 

Stryker Corp.

 

5,640

 

 

    Expiration September 2012, Exercise Price $55.00

 

 

46

 

Target Corp.

 

18,400

 

 

    Expiration July 2012, Exercise Price $55.00

 

 

39

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

44,421

 

 

    Expiration September 2012, Exercise Price $55.00

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

388,821

 

 

( Proceeds - $370,429 )

 

 

 

 

(1) Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase 100 shares of the underlying stock.



Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2012

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on the day of valuation.  Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.  

 

When price quotations for certain securities are not readily available, or if the available quotations are not believed to be reflective of market value by RJL Capital Management, LLC (the "Advisor"), those securities will be valued at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Advisor’s Valuation Committee using procedures adopted by and under the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). There can be no assurance that a Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate a Fund’s NAV.

 

Fair valuation procedures may be used to value a substantial portion of the assets of the Fund. A Fund may use the fair value of a security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the normal market close, (3) a portfolio security is not traded in significant volume for a substantial period, or (4) the Advisor determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by a broker-dealer or independent pricing service is inaccurate.

 

The “fair value” of securities may be difficult to determine and thus judgment plays a greater role in the valuation process. The fair valuation methodology may include or consider the following guidelines, as appropriate: (1) evaluation of all relevant factors, including but not limited to, pricing history, current market level, supply and demand of the respective security; (2) comparison to the values and current pricing of securities that have comparable characteristics; (3) knowledge of historical market information with respect to the security; (4) other factors relevant to the security which would include, but not be limited to, duration, yield, fundamental analytical data, the Treasury yield curve, and credit quality.

 

The values assigned to fair valued investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Changes in the fair valuation of portfolio securities may be less frequent and of greater magnitude than changes in the price of portfolio securities valued at their last sale price, by an independent pricing service, or based on market quotations. Imprecision in estimating fair value can also impact the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded for a particular portfolio security and differences in the assumptions used could result in a different determination of fair value, and those differences could be material.

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.  Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.


Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2012

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following tables summarize the inputs used as of May 31, 2012 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:


Assets

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

 $                 3,913,570

 $                               -   

 $                 -   

 $  3,913,570

Exchange Traded Funds

                       248,888

                                  -   

                   -   

        248,888

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

                               -   

                                  -   

        7,156,900

     7,156,900

Business Development Corporations

 

                               -  

                                  -   

        2,118,911

     2,118,911

Structured Notes

 

                               -  

                          686,540

                   -   

        686,540

Short-Term Investments

                    2,262,980

                                  -   

                   -   

     2,262,980

Total

 $                 6,425,438

 $                       686,540

 $      9,275,811

 $ 16,387,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Written Options

 $                    388,821

 $                               -   

 $                 -   

 $     388,821

Total

 $                    388,821

 $                               -   

 $                 -   

 $     388,821


There were no transfers into or out of Level 1 and Level 2 during the period.

It is the Fund’s policy to record transfers into or out of Level 1 and 2 at the end of the reporting period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:


 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Business Development Corporations

Total

Beginning Balance

 $                                        -

 $                                           -

 $                         -

Total realized gain (loss)

                                           -

                                              -

                            -

Appreciation (Depreciation)

                                           -

                                     14,761

                  14,761

Cost of Purchases

                            7,156,900

                                2,104,150

              9,261,050

Proceeds from Sales

                                           -

                                              -

                            -

Accrued Interest

                                           -

                                              -

                            -

Net transfers in/out of level 3

                                           -

                                              -

                            -

Ending Balance

 $                         7,156,900

 $                             2,118,911

 $           9,275,811


Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2012

Option Transactions – The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk.  When the Fund writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the statement of assets and liabilities as a liability.  The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option.  If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized.  If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received.  As writer of an option, the Fund has no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retains the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

The Fund may purchase put and call options.  Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in the Fund’s portfolio.  If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Fund to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit.  The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Fund upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Fund.  In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Fund, the benefits realized by the Fund as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related transaction costs.  Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.  With options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since these options are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.

 

As of May 31, 2012, the amount of unrealized depreciation on option contracts subject to equity price risk amounted to $18,392.



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”)) 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 and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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.  


Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) (and Item 3 of Form N-Q) are filed herewith.




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) Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund


By (Signature and Title)


*/s/ Raymond J. Lucia, Jr.

Raymond J. Lucia, Jr., President

       

Date  

7/30/12


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/ Raymond J. Lucia, Jr.

Raymond J. Lucia, Jr., President

       

Date

7/30/12


By (Signature and Title)


*/s/ Brent R. Rivard

 Brent R. Rivard, Treasurer

        

Date

7/30/12