Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21455

 

Dreman /Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL   60532
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Nicholas Dalmaso, Chief Legal and Executive Officer

Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-630-505-3700

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: July 31, 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.


Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2004 (unaudited)

 

Number of Shares

  

Security Name


   Value

    

Common Stocks - 117.9%

      
    

Consumer Staples - 35.1%

      
2,451,700   

Altria Group, Inc.

   $ 116,700,920
1,046,900   

Loews Corp. - Carolina Group

     24,874,344
1,185,400   

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.

     85,289,530
166,800   

Universal Corp.

     8,044,764
1,363,000   

US Tobacco, Inc.

     51,725,850
385,500   

Vector Group Ltd.

     6,087,045
         

            292,722,453
         

    

Energy - 13.8%

      
189,500   

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust

     6,950,860
265,300   

ChevronTexaco Corp.

     25,375,945
343,100   

ConocoPhillips

     27,025,987
168,000   

Devon Energy Corp.

     11,674,320
50,900   

Enerplus Resources Fund

     1,508,167
201,800   

Kerr-McGee Corp.

     10,594,500
108,300   

Nicor, Inc.

     3,585,813
100,000   

Pengrowth Energy Trust

     1,495,000
374,700   

Peoples Energy Corp.

     14,613,300
150,800   

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

     4,266,132
190,200   

Star Gas Partners, L.P.

     3,921,924
233,400   

Williams Coal Seam Gas Royalty Trust

     3,963,132
         

            114,975,080
         

    

Financials - 38.7%

      
225,000   

American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.

     5,816,250
180,900   

American International Group, Inc.

     12,780,585
270,000   

Bank of America Corp.

     22,952,700
759,100   

Fannie Mae

     53,865,736
1,087,200   

Freddie Mac

     69,917,832
670,000   

Impac Mortgage Holding, Inc.

     15,376,500
724,800   

KeyCorp

     21,874,464
794,100   

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.

     8,520,693
1,163,300   

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.

     9,434,363
181,700   

Newcastle Investment Corp.

     5,140,293
246,100   

Novastar Financial, Inc.

     9,871,071
233,600   

PNC Financial Services Group

     11,820,160
415,000   

Regions Financial Corp.

     12,321,350
448,600   

U.S. Bancorp

     12,695,380
65,000   

Wachovia Corp.

     2,880,150
1,232,800   

Washington Mutual, Inc.

     47,832,640
         

            323,100,167
         

 


Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2004 (unaudited)

 

Number of Shares

  

Security Name


   Value

    

Healthcare - 5.7%

    
1,465,000   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   33,548,500
80,700   

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(c)

   2,445,210
50,000   

Merck & Co., Inc.

   2,267,500
300,000   

Pfizer, Inc.

   9,588,000
         
          47,849,210
         
    

Information Technology - 0.4%

    
161,800   

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

   2,990,064
         
    

Telecommunications - 5.9%

    
1,495,000   

SBC Communications, Inc.

   37,883,300
290,000   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   11,176,600
         
          49,059,900
         
    

Utilities - 18.3%

    
735,600   

Ameren Corp.

   32,873,964
659,700   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   27,027,909
354,200   

DTE Energy Co.

   14,228,214
361,900   

Empire District Electric Co.

   7,205,429
327,200   

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

   9,387,368
221,400   

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

   5,652,342
155,200   

KeySpan Corp.

   5,585,648
525,000   

OGE Energy Corp.

   13,067,250
385,100   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   6,931,800
433,800   

Progress Energy, Inc.

   18,280,332
311,300   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   12,140,700
         
          152,380,956
         
    

Total Common Stocks

    
    

(Cost $1,014,241,537)

   983,077,830
         
Principal Amount

  

Corporate Bonds - 1.5%


    
    

Financials - 0.6%

    
$5,000,000   

BF Saul REIT, B+, (a)

    
    

7.500%, 3/1/14

   5,000,000
         
    

Telecommunications Equipment - 0.9%

    
7,500,000   

SBA Communications Corp., CCC - 10.250%, 02/01/09

   7,800,000
         
    

Total Corporate Bonds

    
    

(Cost $12,601,106)

   12,800,000
         

 


Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2004 (unaudited)

 

Number of Shares

  

Security Name


   Value

Number of Shares   

Preferred Stocks - 26.5%

    
    

Consumer Discretionary - 0.3%

    
125,000   

Westcoast Hospitality Co., 9.500%

   3,159,375
         
    

Consumer Staples - 0.5%

    
40,000   

Dairy Farmers Of America, 7.875%, (a)

   4,092,500
         
    

Energy - 3.5%

    
440,000   

EL Paso Tennessee Pipe, 8.250%

   18,796,272
385,500   

Southern Union Co., 7.550%

   10,369,950
         
          29,166,222
         
    

Financials - 22.0%

    
7,000,000   

Abbey Natl Cap Trust I, 8.963%, (b)

   8,976,338
58,000   

Abbey National PLC, Series B, ADR, 7.375%

   1,522,500
200,000   

ABN AMRO Cap Fund TR VII, 6.080%

   4,738,000
200,000   

Affordable Residential, 8.250%

   5,100,000
18,000   

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 10.100%

   478,260
80,000   

Banco Santander, 6.410%, (a)

   1,947,040
10,000,000   

Barclays Bank PLC, 8.550%,(a)(b)

   11,960,330
9,000,000   

CA Preferred Fund Trust, 7.000%

   9,078,948
189,300   

Chevy Chase Bank, 8.000%

   5,158,425
1,000   

Doral Financial Corp., Series B, 8.350%

   26,625
8,660   

Doral Financial Corp., Series C, 7.250%

   220,830
7,042,000   

HSBC Capital Funding, LP, 10.176%, (a)(b)

   9,969,465
12,840,000   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 9.547%, (a)(b)

   15,791,941
140,500   

Lehman Brothers Holdings, 6.500%

   3,675,480
2,000,000   

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 6.900%

   2,038,260
80,000   

LTC Properties, Inc., 8.000%

   1,937,600
21,000   

Novastar Financial, Inc., Series C, 8.900%

   527,100
13,354,000   

Old Mutual Cap Funding 8%, 8.000%

   13,287,230
400,000   

Omega Healthcare, 8.375%

   10,036,000
31,000,000   

Prudential PLC, 6.500%

   29,195,862
6,400,000   

RBS Capital Trust B, 6.800%

   6,439,981
12,000,000   

Royal Bank Of Scotland, 9.118%

   14,511,480
5,750,000   

Royal Bank Of Scotland, 7.648%, (b)

   6,541,913
16,775,000   

UBS Pfd Funding Trust I, 8.622%, (b)

   19,983,219
         
          183,142,827
         
    

Utilities - 0.2%

    
80,000   

Alabama Power Co., 5.300%

   1,844,800
         
    

Total Preferred Stocks

    
           

 


Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2004 (unaudited)

 

Number of Shares

  

Security Name


   Value

 
    

(Cost $230,135,062)

     221,405,724  
         


    

Investment Companies - 2.5%

        
116,000   

Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund

     2,761,960  
296,200   

Evergreen Income Advantage Fund

     4,511,126  
232,600   

Hyperion Total Return Fund

     2,244,590  
240,000   

Nuveen Preferred and Convertible Income Fund II

     3,249,600  
211,200   

Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund II

     3,085,632  
295,200   

Pioneer High Income Trust

     4,590,360  
6,400   

Salomon Brothers Worldwide Income Fund, Inc.

     99,136  
         


    

Total Investment Companies

        
    

(Cost $21,925,956)

     20,542,404  
         


    

Total Long-Term Investments

        
    

(Cost $1,278,903,661) - 148.4%

     1,237,825,958  
         


    

Short-Term Investments - 2.4%

        
20,321,534   

JP Morgan Prime Money Market Fund

        
    

(Cost $20,321,534)

     20,321,534  
         


    

Total Investments

        
    

(Cost $1,299,225,195) - 150.8%

     1,258,147,492  
    

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%

     864,385  
    

Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (-50.9% of Net Assets Available

        
    

to Common Shares or -33.8% of Total Investments)

     (425,000,000 )
         


    

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100.0%

   $ 834,011,877  
         



Ratings shown are per Standard & Poor’s.

 

PLC Public Limited Company.

 

(a) Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the securities act of 1933.

 

These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2004 these securities amounted to $48,761,276 or 5.85% of net assets

 

(b) Floating or Variable rate security.

 

(c) Non-income producing security.

 

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to Common Shares unless otherwise noted.

 


Futures:

 

Description


   Number of
Contracts


   Expiration
Month


   Original
Value


   Value at
31-Jul-04


   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)


 

Short Futures Contracts:

                                

U.S. Long Bond Futures (CBT)

   2,889    Sep-04    $ 300,654,771.67    $ 312,643,968.75    $ (11,989,197.08 )

1 Month Libor Future

   48    Sep-04      11,766,306.58      11,787,000.00      (20,693.42 )
              

  

  


               $ 312,421,078.25    $ 324,430,968.75    $ (12,009,890.50 )
              

  

  


 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The President and Treasurer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during its last quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect these controls.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: 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) Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Nicholas Dalmaso

   

     Nicholas Dalmaso

   

     Chief Legal and Executive Officer

 

Date: September 29, 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:  

/s/ Nicholas Dalmaso

   

     Nicholas Dalmaso

   

     Chief Legal and Executive Officer

 

Date: September 29, 2004

 

By:  

/s/ Steven M. Hill

   

     Steven M. Hill

   

     Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: September 29, 2004