N-Q 1 nq.htm N-Q 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)


       80 Arkay Drive Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


James Ash

 Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 80 Arkay Drive Suite 110, 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:  11/30/12



Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  


 

 

The Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

 

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

November 30, 2012

 

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Market Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS ^ - 26.65 %

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE / DEFENSE - 2.16 %

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 $                742,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGRICULTURE - 1.91 %

 

 

 

 

9,000

 

Bunge Ltd.

 

 

 

658,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS - 1.75 %

 

 

25,200

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

603,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEVERAGES - 1.90 %

 

 

15,800

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. - Cl. B

 

655,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS - 3.79 %

 

 

20,000

 

DOW Chemical Co.

 

 

 

 

603,800

13,000

 

Mosaic Co.

 

 

 

 

702,780

 

 

 

 

1,306,580

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.17 %

 

 

 

 

13,500

 

CME Group, Inc. - Cl. A

 

 

 

746,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD - 0.06 %

 

 

 

 

400

 

Kellogg Co.

 

 

 

22,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 1.73 %

 

 

11,000

 

Stryker Corp.

 

595,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 2.01 %

 

 

 

 

12,000

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

 

 

693,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS - 3.60 %

 

 

16,500

 

Noble Corp.

 

 

 

569,085

14,500

 

Transocean Ltd.

 

 

 

669,900

 

 

 

 

1,238,985

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.98 %

 

 

 

 

10,700

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

 

680,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOFTWARE - 1.75 %

 

 

 

 

17,400

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. *

 

 

 

602,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.84 %

 

 

 

 

24,500

 

Vodafone Group PLC

 

 

 

631,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

9,177,536

 

 

( Cost - $9,091,224)

 

 

 

 

 

 The Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 2012

Shares

 

Security

 

Market Value

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS ^ - 1.90 %

 

 

 

 

EQUITY FUND - 1.90 %

 

 

24,000

 

ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 *

 

 

 

 $                655,200

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

 

 

 

 

( Cost - $739,387)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS # - 54.06 %

 

 

 

180,914

 

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust

 

 

1,673,450

147,027

 

American Realty Capital New York Recovery

 

 

1,360,000

231,076

 

American Realty Capital Trust III

 

 

2,054,272

58,811

 

American Realty Capital Trust IV

 

 

1,360,000

147,336

 

Carey Watermark Investors, Inc.

 

 

1,362,861

110,270

 

CV Mission Critical REIT

 

 

 

1,020,000

147,027

 

Hines Global REIT, Inc.

 

 

1,360,000

259,481

 

NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust

 

 

2,400,200

147,027

 

Phillips Edison Shopping Center REIT

 

 

1,360,000

283,357

 

Steadfast Income REIT

 

 

2,683,388

107,138

 

United Development Funding IV

 

 

1,982,050

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

 

18,616,221

 

 

( Cost - $18,634,200)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS # - 12.43 %

 

 

 

171,886

 

Business Development Corporation of America

 

 

 

1,701,245

254,454

 

Corporate Capital Trust

 

 

 

2,577,622

 

 

TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

 

 

4,278,867

 

 

( Cost - $4,201,150)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Interest Rate (%)

Maturity Date

 

 

 

 

NOTES - 1.46 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.46 %

 

 

 $                   500,000

 

Credit Suisse, 15 Month High/Low Callable Yield Note

11.0000

9/5/2013

 

504,300

 

 

TOTAL NOTES

 

 

 

 

( Cost - $500,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 6.10 %

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 6.10 %

 

 

2,101,456

 

AIM STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.02% +

 

 

2,101,456

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

 

 

 

 

( Cost - $2,101,456)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.60 %

 

 

 

 

( Cost - $35,267,417) (a)

 

 

 

 $           35,333,580

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (3.27) %

 

 

 

              (1,124,509)

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.67 %

 

                   227,722

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00 %

 

 $           34,436,793

The Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 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 November 30, 2012.

^ Each position is subject to written call options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Unrealized appreciation:  

 

 

 $                387,665

 

 

Unrealized depreciation:  

 

 

                 (321,502)

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation:  

 

 

 $                  66,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts (1)

 

SCHEDULE OF CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (3.27) %

 

Market Value

174

 

Adobe Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 $                  61,074

 

 

    Expiration December 2012, Exercise Price $31.00

 

 

 

 

252

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

 

30,240

 

 

    Expiration December 2012, Exercise Price $23.00

 

 

 

 

100

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

75,500

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $72.50

 

 

 

 

90

 

Bunge Ltd.

 

 

 

29,700

 

 

    Expiration January 2013, Exercise Price $70.00

 

 

 

 

135

 

CME Group, Inc. - Cl. A

 

 

 

141,750

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $45.00

 

 

 

 

200

 

DOW Chemical Co.

 

 

 

118,200

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $25.00

 

 

 

 

4

 

Kellogg Co.

 

 

 

1,200

 

 

    Expiration December 2012, Exercise Price $52.50

 

 

 

 

158

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. - Cl. B

 

 

 

22,910

 

 

    Expiration December 2012, Exercise Price $40.00

 

 

 

 

165

 

Noble Corp.

 

 

 

162,525

 

 

    Expiration June 2013, Exercise Price $25.00

 

 

 

 

240

 

ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000

 

 

 

48,000

 

 

    Expiration April 2013, Exercise Price $29.00

 

 

 

 

107

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

 

64,200

 

 

    Expiration December 2012, Exercise Price $57.50

 

 

 

 

120

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

 

 

52,800

 

 

    Expiration May 2013, Exercise Price $55.00

 

 

 

 

95

 

Stryker Corp.

 

 

 

38,475

 

 

    Expiration December 2012, Exercise Price $50.00

 

 

 

 

130

 

Mosaic Co.

 

 

 

202,930

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $40.00

 

 

 

 

145

 

Transocean Ltd.

 

 

 

36,540

 

 

    Expiration December 2012, Exercise Price $44.00

 

 

 

 

245

 

Vodafone Group PLC

 

 

 

38,465

 

 

    Expiration April 2013, Exercise Price $25.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

1,124,509

 

 

( Proceeds - $1,066,135)

 

 

 

 

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

 

The Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 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.

 

The Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 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 November 30, 2012 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

 

Common Stocks

 $                 9,177,536

 $                               -   

 $                 -   

 $  9,177,536

 

 

Exchange Traded Fund

                       655,200

                                  -   

                   -   

        655,200

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

                               -   

                                  -   

       18,616,221

   18,616,221

 

 

Business Development Corporations

 

                               -   

                                  -   

        4,278,867

     4,278,867

 

 

Bonds & Notes

 

                               -   

                          504,300

                   -   

        504,300

 

 

Short-Term Investment

                    2,101,456

                                  -   

                   -   

     2,101,456

 

 

Total

 $                11,934,192

 $                       504,300

 $    22,895,088

 $ 35,333,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

 

Written Options

 $                 1,124,509

 $                               -   

 $                 -   

 $  1,124,509

 

 

Total

 $                 1,124,509

 $                               -   

 $                 -   

 $  1,124,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

                                (17,979)

                                     77,717

                  59,738

 

 

 

Cost of Purchases

                          18,634,200

                                4,201,150

            22,835,350

 

 

 

Proceeds from Sales

                                           -

                                              -

                            -

 

 

 

Accrued Interest

                                           -

                                              -

                            -

 

 

 

Net transfers in/out of level 3

                                           -

                                              -

                            -

 

 

 

Ending Balance

 $                       18,616,221

 $                             4,278,867

 $         22,895,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 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 November 30, 2012, the amount of unrealized depreciation on option contracts subject to equity price risk amounted to $58,374.

 



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  

1/29/13


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

1/29/13


By (Signature and Title)


*/s/Stephanie Pimentel

 Stephanie Pimentel, Treasurer

        

Date

1/29/13