N-Q 1 dnq.htm STRATTON GROWTH FUND THIRD QUARTER FORM N-Q Stratton Growth Fund Third Quarter Form N-Q

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 811-02297

 


 

Stratton Growth Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 


 

610 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 300

Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1050

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Patricia L. Sloan, Secretary/Treasurer

Stratton Growth Fund, Inc.

610 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 300

Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1050

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-941-0255

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2004

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2004

 


 

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.

 



Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

The Schedule of Investments is attached herewith.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2004 (unaudited)


Stratton Growth Fund

 

    Number of
Shares


  Market
Value1


COMMON STOCKS – 95.3%

         

Banking/Financial – 9.4%

         

AmSouth Bancorporation

  40,000   $ 976,000

Capital One Financial Corp. 

  25,000     1,847,500

Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)

  45,000     2,484,000

Countrywide Financial Corp. 

  51,000     2,008,890
       

          7,316,390
       

Basic Materials – 2.6%

         

International Paper Co. 

  50,000     2,020,500
       

Business Services – 2.1%

         

Waste Management, Inc. 

  60,000     1,640,400
       

Capital Goods – 13.7%

         

Deere & Co. 

  40,000     2,582,000

Ingersoll-Rand Co.  Class A

  30,000     2,039,100

Rockwell Automation, Inc. 

  60,000     2,322,000

Tyco International Ltd. 

  60,000     1,839,600

Xerox Corp.†

  130,000     1,830,400
       

          10,613,100
       

Chemical – 2.9%

         

Georgia Gulf Corp. 

  50,000     2,229,500
       

Construction – 6.7%

         

Centex Corp. 

  30,000     1,513,800

D. R. Horton, Inc. 

  67,500     2,234,925

Lennar Corp. Class A

  30,000     1,428,000
       

          5,176,725
       

Consumer Durable – 5.3%

         

The Black & Decker Corp. 

  35,000     2,710,400

Hooker Furniture Corp. 

  50,000     1,381,500
       

          4,091,900
       

Consumer Services – 1.4%

         

American Express Co. 

  21,000     1,080,660
       

Distribution – 6.4%

         

IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 

  415,000     4,988,300
       

Energy – 18.7%

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 

  35,000     2,322,600

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 

  100,000     1,583,000

Marathon Oil Corp. 

  60,000     2,476,800

Occidental Petroleum Corp. 

  50,000     2,796,500

Penn Virginia Corp. 

  75,000     2,969,250
    Number of
Shares


  Market
Value1


Energy – Continued

         

Valero Energy Corp. 

  30,000   $ 2,406,300
       

          14,554,450
       

Health Care – 1.2%

         

Wyeth

  26,000     972,400
       

Industrial – 3.0%

         

Parker Hannifin Corp. 

  40,000     2,354,400
       

Insurance/Services – 8.9%

         

The Allstate Corp. 

  40,000     1,919,600

American International Group, Inc. 

  10,000     679,900

Lincoln National Corp. 

  20,000     940,000

PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc.†

  60,000     2,202,000

The St. Paul Travelers
Companies, Inc. 

  36,004     1,190,292
       

          6,931,792
       

Retailing – 2.2%

         

Office Depot, Inc.†

  115,000     1,728,450
       

Technology – 5.6%

         

AMETEK, Inc. 

  55,000     1,667,600

C&D Technologies, Inc. 

  110,000     2,092,200

SunGard Data Systems Inc.†

  25,000     594,250
       

          4,354,050
       

Transportation – 2.7%

         

Yellow Roadway Corp.†

  45,000     2,110,050
       

Utilities – 2.5%

         

TXU Corp. 

  40,000     1,916,800
       

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $48,409,013)

    74,079,867
       

Total Investments – 95.3%
(Cost $48,409,013*)

    74,079,867

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities – 4.7%

    3,645,509
       

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

  $ 77,725,376
       


Non-income producing security
* Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $48,409,013 and net unrealized appreciation is as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 26,316,073  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (645,219 )
    


Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 25,670,854  
    


1 Security Valuation – Securities listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange are valued at their last sale price on the exchange where the securities are principally traded or, if there has been no sale on that date, at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the official closing price if carried in the National Market Issues section by NASDAQ; other over-the-counter securities are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices obtained from a principal market maker. All other securities and assets are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Boards of Directors of the Funds, which may include the amortized cost method for securities maturing in sixty days or less and other cash equivalent investments.

 

 


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 the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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)

  

Stratton Growth Fund, Inc.

By (Signature and Title)

  

/s/ James W. Stratton


    

James W. Stratton,

    

Chief Executive Officer

    

(principal executive officer)

 

Date October 28, 2004

 

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/ James W. Stratton


    

James W. Stratton,

    

Chief Executive Officer

    

(principal executive officer)

 

Date October 28, 2004

 

By (Signature and Title)

  

/s/ James A. Beers


    

James A. Beers,

    

Chief Financial Officer

    

(principal financial officer)

 

Date October 28, 2004