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

811-22455

 

 

Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue
New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Francis C. Poli
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212) 832-3232

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2011

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 


 


 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE 57.4%

 

 

 

 

 

BANK 15.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, 7.35%, due 8/8/32

 

40,000

 

$

967,200

 

Ally Financial, 7.375%, due 12/16/44

 

109,169

 

2,636,431

 

BAC Capital Trust II, 7.00%, due 2/1/32, Series V(a)

 

85,000

 

2,132,650

 

Citigroup Capital VIII, 6.95%, due 9/15/31, (TruPS)(a)

 

389,905

 

9,646,250

 

Citigroup Capital XII, 8.50%, due 3/30/40

 

85,000

 

2,238,050

 

Citigroup Capital XIII, 7.875%, due 10/30/40(a)

 

75,000

 

2,055,000

 

CoBank ACB, 7.00%, 144A ($50 Par Value)(b),(c)

 

75,000

 

3,532,035

 

Fifth Third Capital Trust V, 7.25%, due 8/15/67

 

46,000

 

1,166,100

 

Fifth Third Capital Trust VI, 7.25%, due 11/15/67, (FRN)(a)

 

90,000

 

2,282,400

 

Fleet Capital Trust VIII, 7.20%, due 3/15/32

 

37,900

 

946,742

 

KeyCorp, 7.75%, due 12/31/49, Series A ($100 Par Value)(Convertible)

 

20,308

 

2,282,619

 

KeyCorp Capital IX, 6.75%, due 12/15/66(a)

 

103,000

 

2,580,150

 

KeyCorp Capital VIII, 7.00%, due 6/15/66(a)

 

77,938

 

1,987,419

 

KeyCorp Capital X, 8.00%, due 3/15/68, (TruPS)(a)

 

153,652

 

4,013,390

 

Regions Financing Trust III, 8.875%, due 6/15/78

 

149,936

 

3,910,331

 

SunTrust Capital IX, 7.875%, due 3/15/68

 

39,092

 

1,018,347

 

Zions Bancorp, 9.50%, due 12/29/49, Series C

 

50,000

 

1,310,000

 

 

 

 

 

44,705,114

 

BANK—FOREIGN 7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.75%, Series IV(a)

 

279,920

 

7,199,542

 

Barclays Bank PLC, 8.125%, Series V

 

150,000

 

3,943,500

 

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.60%(a)

 

118,000

 

3,093,960

 

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust V, 8.05%

 

50,000

 

1,339,000

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00%, Series II

 

45,085

 

1,229,919

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.75%, due 7/15/50

 

66,328

 

1,747,743

 

National Westminster Bank PLC, 7.76%, Series C(a)

 

159,668

 

3,838,419

 

Santander Finance Preferred, 10.50%, Series X

 

31,472

 

895,378

 

 

 

 

 

23,287,461

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

ELECTRIC—INTEGRATED 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

FPC Capital I, 7.10%, due 5/13/39, Series A (QUIPS)

 

51,475

 

$

1,310,039

 

FINANCE 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%, due 2/15/40, Series II

 

200,000

 

5,100,000

 

MORTGAGE LOAN/BROKER 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Capital IV, 6.75%, due 4/1/33 (a)

 

135,050

 

3,345,189

 

Countrywide Capital V, 7.00%, due 11/1/36 (a)

 

206,445

 

5,163,189

 

 

 

 

 

8,508,378

 

TOTAL FINANCE

 

 

 

13,608,378

 

INSURANCE 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Aegon NV, 6.875%

 

50,000

 

1,187,000

 

Aegon NV, 7.25%

 

100,000

 

2,474,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,661,000

 

MULTI-LINE 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, 7.70%, due 12/18/62

 

164,203

 

4,093,581

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Allianz SE, 8.375%

 

150,000

 

4,017,195

 

ING Groep N.V., 7.375%(a)

 

120,000

 

2,883,600

 

ING Groep N.V., 8.50%(a)

 

147,688

 

3,791,151

 

 

 

 

 

10,691,946

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 7.875%, Series B(a)

 

53,275

 

1,352,120

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 7.50%, Series B ($100 par value)

 

25,700

 

2,541,087

 

 

 

 

 

3,893,207

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

22,339,734

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Systems, 6.875%, due 11/15/59(a)

 

140,259

 

3,502,267

 

Telephone & Data Systems, 7.60%, due 12/1/41, Series A(a)

 

115,871

 

2,911,838

 

 

 

 

 

6,414,105

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

MEDIA—DIVERSIFIED SERVICES 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

CBS Corp., 6.75%, due 3/27/56(a)

 

50,872

 

$

1,278,922

 

Comcast Corp., 7.00%, due 5/15/55(a)

 

108,000

 

2,779,920

 

 

 

 

 

4,058,842

 

REAL ESTATE 17.0%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

DuPont Fabros Technology, 7.875%, Series A (a)

 

103,254

 

2,586,513

 

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, 8.05%, Series B

 

77,000

 

1,928,080

 

 

 

 

 

4,514,593

 

HEALTH CARE 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Cogdell Spencer, 8.50%, Series A (a)

 

150,000

 

3,702,000

 

INDUSTRIAL 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

First Potomac Realty Trust, 7.75%, Series A

 

120,000

 

3,000,000

 

ProLogis Trust, 6.75%, Series F (a)

 

75,000

 

1,773,750

 

 

 

 

 

4,773,750

 

OFFICE 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

CommonWealth REIT, 6.50%, Series D (Convertible) (a)

 

90,025

 

1,937,338

 

Cousins Properties, 7.50%, Series B (a)

 

110,000

 

2,731,300

 

Hudson Pacific Properties, 8.375%, Series B (a)

 

100,000

 

2,537,500

 

SL Green Realty Corp., 7.625%, Series C

 

69,986

 

1,753,849

 

SL Green Realty Corp., 7.875%, Series D (a)

 

99,850

 

2,518,217

 

 

 

 

 

11,478,204

 

RESIDENTIAL 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

APARTMENT 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, 7.00%, Series D

 

48,600

 

1,249,020

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 8.00%, Series T

 

55,000

 

1,380,500

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 7.75%, Series U (a)

 

82,776

 

2,066,917

 

 

 

 

 

4,696,437

 

MANUFACTURED HOME 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Lifestyle Properties, 8.034 %, Series A

 

40,000

 

991,600

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL

 

 

 

5,688,037

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

SHOPPING CENTER 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CENTER 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 7.375%, Series H (a)

 

180,000

 

$

4,464,000

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 7.50%, Series I

 

69,160

 

1,725,542

 

Kite Realty Group Trust, 8.25%, Series A (a)

 

100,000

 

2,436,000

 

Regency Centers Corp., 7.45%, Series C

 

80,000

 

2,016,000

 

 

 

 

 

10,641,542

 

REGIONAL MALL 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, 7.375%, Series D (a)

 

224,935

 

5,468,170

 

Taubman Centers, 8.00%, Series G

 

49,932

 

1,262,780

 

 

 

 

 

6,730,950

 

TOTAL SHOPPING CENTER

 

 

 

17,372,492

 

SPECIALTY 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment Properties Trust, 7.375%, Series D (a)

 

110,000

 

2,633,400

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

50,162,476

 

TRANSPORT—MARINE 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Seaspan Corp., 9.50%, due 1/29/49, Series C

 

145,000

 

3,903,400

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$166,350,634)

 

 

 

169,789,549

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES 75.3%

 

 

 

 

 

BANK 27.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 8.125%,due 12/29/49, (FRN) (a)

 

8,150,000

 

$

8,774,453

 

BB&T Capital Trust II, 6.75%, due 6/7/36 (a)

 

1,776,000

 

1,800,493

 

Citigroup, 8.40%, due 4/29/49, Series E (a),(b)

 

6,987,000

 

7,192,977

 

Citigroup Capital III, 7.625%, due 12/1/36

 

4,000,000

 

4,156,800

 

CoBank ACB, 11.00%, Series C, 144A ($50 Par Value) (c)

 

100,000

 

5,568,750

 

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 10.00%, due 12/15/20, Series I

 

10,000

 

11,231,250

 

Fifth Third Capital Trust IV, 6.50%, due 4/15/37, (FRN) (a)

 

2,000,000

 

1,962,500

 

Huntington Bancshares, 8.50%, due 12/31/49, Series A (Convertible) (a)

 

1,320

 

1,534,500

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co., 7.90%, due 4/29/49 (FRN) (a)

 

12,000,000

 

13,174,836

 

NB Capital Trust II, 7.83%, due 12/15/26 (a)

 

3,503,000

 

3,608,090

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.98%, due 3/29/49, Series K (FRN) (a)

 

11,900,000

 

13,090,000

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50%, Series L (Convertible) (a)

 

9,720

 

10,062,144

 

 

 

 

 

82,156,793

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

BANK—FOREIGN 15.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey National Capital Trust I, 8.963%, due 12/29/49 (a)

 

2,000,000

 

$

2,195,228

 

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.434%, due 9/29/49, 144A (c)

 

2,000,000

 

2,010,000

 

BNP Paribas, 7.195%, due 12/31/49, 144A(a),(c)

 

3,900,000

 

3,783,000

 

BPCE SA, 9.00%, due 12/31/49

 

1,500,000

 

2,201,265

 

Claudius Ltd., 7.875%, due 12/29/49

 

5,500,000

 

5,692,500

 

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176%, due 12/29/49, 144A(a),(c)

 

5,000,000

 

6,750,000

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 9.50%, due 12/31/49

 

1,500,000

 

2,157,686

 

LBG Capital No.1 PLC, 8.00%, due 12/29/49, 144A(c)

 

3,000,000

 

2,895,000

 

Rabobank Nederland, 8.375%, due 12/31/49, Series EMTN

 

4,000,000

 

4,286,628

 

Rabobank Nederland, 11.00%, due 6/29/49, 144A (c)

 

2,200,000

 

2,874,001

 

Resona Preferred Global Securities, 7.191%, due 12/29/49, 144A (FRN) (c)

 

1,500,000

 

1,496,436

 

Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, 11.30%, due 12/31/49, Series VIII

 

1,500,000

 

2,622,866

 

SMFG Preferred Capital, 9.500%, due 7/29/49, 144A (FRN) (c)

 

2,000,000

 

2,360,000

 

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.014%, due 7/29/49, 144A (a),(c)

 

4,000,000

 

3,901,576

 

 

 

 

 

45,226,186

 

FINANCE 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT CARD 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Capital III, 7.686%, due 8/15/36(a)

 

4,500,000

 

4,674,375

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Group Guernsey I Ltd., 7.875%, due 2/24/41

 

2,500,000

 

2,572,500

 

MORTGAGE LOAN/BROKER 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Capital III, 8.05%, due 6/15/27, Series B

 

1,815,000

 

1,883,062

 

TOTAL FINANCE

 

 

 

9,129,937

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

INSURANCE 18.1%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

American General Institutional Capital B, 8.125%, due 3/15/46, 144A(c)

 

2,000,000

 

$

2,185,000

 

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co., 7.153%, due 5/16/46, 144A(a),(c)

 

1,405,000

 

1,461,200

 

Lincoln National Corp., 7.00%, due 5/17/66(a)

 

3,000,000

 

3,007,500

 

 

 

 

 

6,653,700

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Dai-Ichi Mutual Life, 7.25%, due 12/31/49, 144A(c)

 

2,250,000

 

2,231,845

 

Prudential PLC, 7.75%, due 6/23/16, Series EMTN

 

8,000,000

 

8,120,000

 

 

 

 

 

10,351,845

 

MULTI-LINE 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, 8.175%, due 5/15/58, (FRN)

 

5,000,000

 

5,418,750

 

AON Corp., 8.205%, due 1/1/27(a)

 

3,200,000

 

3,570,323

 

MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, due 12/15/67, 144A(a),(c)

 

4,700,000

 

5,076,000

 

MetLife Capital Trust X, 9.25%, due 4/8/38, 144A(a),(c)

 

6,250,000

 

7,578,125

 

 

 

 

 

21,643,198

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

AXA SA, 8.60%, due 12/15/30(a)

 

3,000,000

 

3,557,748

 

Old Mutual Capital Funding PLC, 8.00%, due 5/29/49(d)

 

3,250,000

 

3,233,750

 

 

 

 

 

6,791,498

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Capital Trust II, 9.70%, due 4/1/30(a)

 

1,825,000

 

2,313,187

 

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/15/37, 144A(a),(c)

 

2,000,000

 

2,010,000

 

 

 

 

 

4,323,187

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Catlin Insurance Co., 7.249%, due 12/31/49, 144A(a),(c)

 

3,800,000

 

3,610,000

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

53,373,428

 

 

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Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.089%, due 4/21/20, 144A(c)

 

10,000

 

$

11,075,000

 

PIPELINES 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 8.05%, due 10/1/37 (a)

 

5,750,000

 

6,110,882

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 8.375%, due 8/1/66 (a)

 

5,886,000

 

6,363,725

 

 

 

 

 

12,474,607

 

UTILITIES 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

FPL Group Capital, 7.30%, due 9/1/67, Series D (a)

 

3,000,000

 

3,135,243

 

MULTI UTILITIES 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, 7.50%, due 6/30/66, Series A (a)

 

3,900,000

 

4,084,774

 

PPL Capital Funding, 6.70%, due 3/30/67, Series A (a)

 

2,000,000

 

1,974,894

 

 

 

 

 

6,059,668

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

9,194,911

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$217,686,876)

 

 

 

222,630,862

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

BANK 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Regions Financial Corp., 7.375%, due 12/10/37

 

$

2,700,000

 

2,652,750

 

Zions Bancorp, 5.65%, due 5/15/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,020,301

 

 

 

 

 

3,673,051

 

INSURANCE—PROPERTY CASUALTY 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Mutual Insurance, 7.697%, due 10/15/97, 144A(a),(c)

 

6,000,000

 

5,534,238

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co., 9.00%, due 8/15/31(a)

 

5,000,000

 

5,137,500

 

 

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Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

REAL ESTATE 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Country Garden Holdings Co., 11.125%, due 2/23/18, 144A(c)

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,020,000

 

SHOPPING CENTER 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BR Malls International Finance Ltd., 8.50%, due 1/29/49, 144A (Brazil)(c)

 

2,500,000

 

2,625,000

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

3,645,000

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Identified cost—$17,766,097)

 

 

 

17,989,789

 

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

Black Rock Government Federated Fund, 0.02%(e)

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

Federated Government Obligations Fund, 0.01%(e)

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

Fidelity Prime Institutional Money Market Treasury Only Fund, 0.16%(e)

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, 0.19%(e)

 

225,000

 

225,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$900,000)

 

 

 

900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$402,703,607)

 

139.1

%

 

 

411,310,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

(39.1

)

 

 

(115,559,057

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $24.66 per share based on 11,995,506 shares of common stock outstanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

295,751,143

 

 

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Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

FRN

Floating Rate Note

 

QUIPS

Quarterly Income Preferred Securities

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

TruPS

Trust Preferred Securities

 


Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

(a)     A portion or all of the security is pledged in connection with the revolving credit agreement: $171,028,048 has been pledged as collateral.

(b)    Illiquid security. Aggregate holdings equal 3.6% of net assets of the Fund.

(c)     Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings equal 26.9% of net assets of the Fund, of which 3.6% are illiquid.

(d)    A portion of the security is segregated as collateral for interest rate swap transactions: $995,000 has been segregated as collateral.

(e)     Rate quoted represents the seven day yield of the fund.

 

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COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2011

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding at March 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed

 

Floating Rate(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional

 

Rate

 

(resets monthly)

 

Termination

 

Unrealized

 

Counterparty

 

Amount

 

Payable

 

Receivable

 

Date

 

Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

45,000,000

 

1.695

%

0.261

%

February 2, 2015

 

$

274,329

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

40,000,000

 

1.517

%

0.258

%

February 10, 2014

 

(158,918

)

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

25,000,000

 

1.750

%

0.254

%

August 22, 2014

 

(64,926

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

50,485

 

 


(a)

Based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Represents rates in effect at March 31, 2011.

 

Limited Access

 

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Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Portfolio Valuation: Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the day or, if no asked price is available, at the bid price.

 

Securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined as reflected on the tape at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain foreign securities may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

 

Readily marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment manager) to be over-the-counter, are valued at the official closing prices as reported by sources as the Board of Directors deem appropriate to reflect their fair market value. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the day, or if no asked price is available, at the bid price. However, certain fixed-income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices are believed by the Board of Directors to reflect the fair market value of such securities.

 

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment manager determines that the bid and/or asked price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets. Interest rate swaps are valued utilizing quotes received from an outside pricing service.

 

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of Fund shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

 

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing

 

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Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

net asset value.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability.  The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments is summarized below.

 

·                  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

·                  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

·                  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

Total

 

Quoted
Prices In
Active
Market for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Preferred Securities – $25 Par Value – Bank

 

$

41,101,483

 

$

37,569,448

 

$

 

$

3,532,035

 

Preferred Securities – $25 Par Value – Insurance – Multi-Line – Foreign

 

10,691,946

 

6,674,751

 

4,017,195

 

 

Preferred Securities - $25 Par Value – Insurance – Reinsurance – Foreign

 

3,893,207

 

1,352,120

 

2,541,087

 

 

Preferred Securities – $25 Par Value – Other Industries

 

114,102,913

 

114,102,913

 

 

 

Preferred Securities – Capital Securities – Bank

 

82,156,793

 

11,596,644

 

70,560,149

 

 

Preferred Securities – Capital Securities – Other Industries

 

140,474,069

 

 

140,474,069

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

17,989,789

 

 

17,989,789

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

900,000

 

 

900,000

 

 

Total Investments

 

$

411,310,200

 

$

171,295,876

 

$

236,482,289

 

$

3,532,035

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 

$

50,485

 

 

$

50,485

 

 

 

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Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 


* Other financial instruments are interest rate swap contracts.

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

Investments
in Securities

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

 

$

 

Change in unrealized appreciation(depreciation)

 

(21,090

)

Purchases

 

3,553,125

 

Balance as of March 31, 2011

 

$

3,532,035

 

 

Investments classified as Level 3 infrequently trade and have significant unobservable inputs. The Level 3 security has been fair valued utilizing inputs and assumptions which include book value, recent comparables in similar securities, as well as liquidity and market risk factors.

 

Note 2. Derivative Instruments:  The following is a summary of the market valuations of the Fund’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2011:

 

Interest rate contracts

 

$

50,485

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps: The Fund uses interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its credit agreement. The interest rate swaps are intended to reduce the risk that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund’s common shares as a result of the floating rate structure of the credit agreement. In these interest rate swaps, the Fund agrees to pay the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the counterparty) a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty agreeing to pay the Fund a variable rate payment that is intended to approximate the Fund’s variable rate payment obligation on the credit agreement. The payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the swap. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the use of interest rate swaps could enhance or harm the overall performance of the common shares. The market value of interest rate swaps is based on pricing models that consider the time value of money, volatility, the current market and contractual prices of the underlying financial instrument. Unrealized appreciation is reported as an asset and unrealized depreciation is reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of swaps, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, is reported as

 

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Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon payment or receipt of a periodic payment or termination of swap agreements. Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that such amount is positive.

 

Note 3. Income Tax Information

 

As of March 31, 2011, the federal tax cost and net unrealized appreciation on securities were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

9,206,422

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(599,829

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

 8,606,593

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

 402,703,607

 

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)                                  The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

 

(b)                                 During the last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

(a)                                  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

 


 

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.

 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2011

 

 

 

 

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:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

By:

/s/ James Giallanza

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: James Giallanza

 

Title: President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Title: Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2011