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: (630) 505-3700

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2005

 


 

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, 2005 (unaudited)

 

Number of Shares

        Value

 
       Long-Term Investments - 142.5%         
       Common Stocks - 111.4%         
       Consumer Staples - 35.8%         
  2,451,700    Altria Group, Inc. (a)    $ 164,165,832  
  1,452,300    Loews Corp. - Carolina Group (a)      56,538,039  
  123,700    Regal Entertainment Group - Class A      2,388,647  
  567,600    Reynolds American, Inc.      47,286,756  
  166,800    Universal Corp.      7,956,360  
  1,363,000    UST, Inc. (a)      62,725,260  
  364,775    Vector Group Ltd.      7,080,283  
           


              348,141,177  
           


       Energy - 14.5%         
  203,600    BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust      15,127,480  
  530,600    ChevronTexaco Corp.      30,780,106  
  686,200    ConocoPhillips      42,949,258  
  336,000    Devon Energy Corp.      18,846,240  
  50,900    Enerplus Resources Fund (Canada)      2,031,419  
  175,000    Fairborne Energy Trust (Canada)      1,853,250  
  175,000    Harvest Energy Trust (Canada)      4,228,000  
  175,000    Ketch Resources Trust (Canada)      1,713,250  
  131,500    Pengrowth Energy Trust - Class A (Canada)      3,077,100  
  375,000    Penn West Energy Trust (Canada)      9,483,750  
  150,800    San Juan Basin Royalty Trust      6,855,368  
  240,400    Williams Coal Seam Gas Royalty Trust      4,127,668  
           


              141,072,889  
           


       Financials - 33.2%         
  185,000    American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.      7,105,850  
  180,900    American International Group, Inc.      10,890,180  
  540,000    Bank of America Corp.      23,544,000  
  350,000    ECC Capital Corp.      2,233,000  
  759,100    Fannie Mae (a)      42,403,326  
  1,087,200    Freddie Mac (a)      68,798,016  
  724,800    KeyCorp      24,817,152  
  87,546    Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (b)      54,278  
  794,100    Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.      8,441,283  
  681,700    MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.      4,744,632  
  150,000    New Century Financial Corp.      7,857,000  
  151,700    Newcastle Investment Corp.      4,687,530  
  525,600    Novastar Financial, Inc.      21,302,568  
  233,600    PNC Financial Services Group      12,805,952  
  415,000    Regions Financial Corp.      13,960,600  
  448,600    U.S. Bancorp      13,484,916  
  65,000    Wachovia Corp. (a)      3,274,700  
  1,232,800    Washington Mutual, Inc. (a)      52,369,344  
           


              322,774,327  
           


       Healthcare - 7.9%         
  1,465,000    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      36,595,700  
  80,700    Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (b)      3,909,108  
  920,100    Merck & Co., Inc.      28,578,306  
  300,000    Pfizer, Inc.      7,950,000  
           


              77,033,114  
           


       Telecommunications - 3.0%         
  107,000    Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.      1,056,090  
  1,140,000    SBC Communications, Inc.      27,873,000  
           


              28,929,090  
           


       Utilities - 17.0%         
  715,600    Ameren Corp.      39,801,672  
  659,700    Consolidated Edison, Inc.      31,771,152  
  191,100    DTE Energy Co.      8,981,700  
  361,900    Empire District Electric Co.      8,750,742  
  327,200    Great Plains Energy, Inc.      10,620,912  
  114,300    KeySpan Corp.      4,650,867  
  108,300    Nicor, Inc.      4,420,806  
  406,700    OGE Energy Corp.      12,355,546  
  374,700    Peoples Energy Corp.      16,168,305  
  433,800    Progress Energy, Inc.      19,351,818  
  132,800    Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      8,539,040  
  190,200    Star Gas Partners, LP      523,050  
           


              165,935,610  
           


       Total Common Stocks         
       (Cost $966,424,633)      1,083,886,207  
           


       Preferred Stocks - 23.8%         
       Consumer Discretionary - 0.3%         
  125,000    Westcoast Hospitality Co., 9.500%      3,331,250  
           


       Consumer Staples - 0.4%         
  40,000    Dairy Farmers of America, 7.875% (c)      4,025,000  
           


       Energy - 1.1%         
  385,500    Southern Union Co., 7.550%      10,504,875  
           


       Financials - 21.8%         
  7,000,000    Abbey National Capital Trust I, 8.963% (d)      9,899,008  
  58,000    Abbey National PLC, Series B, 7.375% (United Kingdom)      1,537,580  
  200,000    ABN AMRO Capital Fund Trust VII, 6.080%      5,060,000  
  200,000    Affordable Residential, Series A, 8.250%      5,070,000  
  18,000    Apartment Investment & Management Co., 10.100%      470,160  
  80,000    Banco Santander, Series 1, 6.410% (Spain)      2,100,000  
  10,000,000    Barclays Bank PLC, 8.550% (United Kingdom) (c)(d)      11,833,820  
  9,000,000    CA Preferred Funding Trust, 7.000%      9,376,335  
  189,300    Chevy Chase Bank, 8.000%      5,499,165  
  1,000    Doral Financial Corp., Series B, 8.350%      26,500  
  8,660    Doral Financial Corp., Series C, 7.250% (Puerto Rico)      220,830  
  200,000    Fannie Mae, Series E, 5.100%      8,562,500  
  80,000    Fannie Mae, Series O, 7.000% (d)      4,455,000  
  12,840,000    HSBC Capital Funding LP, 9.547% (c)(d)      15,373,358  
  7,042,000    HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176% (c)(d)      11,005,054  
  140,500    Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Series F, 6.500%      3,640,355  
  2,000,000    Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 6.900% (United Kingdom)      2,070,134  
  80,000    LTC Properties, Inc., Series F, 8.000%      2,092,504  
  21,000    Novastar Financial, Inc., Series C, 8.900%      541,800  
  13,354,000    Old Mutual Cap Funding, 8.000%      14,023,730  
  400,000    OMEGA Healthcare, Series D, 8.375%      10,480,000  
  31,000,000    Prudential PLC, 6.500% (United Kingdom)      31,083,700  
  6,400,000    RBS Capital Trust B, 6.800%      6,591,904  
  5,750,000    Royal Bank Of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% (United Kingdom) (d)      7,194,745  
  12,000,000    Royal Bank Of Scotland Group PLC, Series 1, 9.118% (United Kingdom)      14,058,972  
  400,000    Scottish Re Group Ltd., 7.250% (d)      9,968,000  
  16,775,000    UBS Preferred Funding Trust I, 8.622% (d)      19,589,275  
           


              211,824,429  
           


       Utilities - 0.2%         
  80,000    Alabama Power Co., 5.300%      1,984,000  
           


       Total Preferred Stocks         
       (Cost $229,391,440)      231,669,554  
           


       Convertible Preferred Stocks - 4.9%         
  505    Fannie Mae, 5.375%         
       (Cost $49,831,000)      48,148,786  
           


       Investment Companies - 2.2%         
  116,000    Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.      3,219,000  
  296,200    Evergreen Income Advantage Fund      4,457,810  
  232,600    Hyperion Total Return Fund      2,105,030  
  240,000    Nuveen Preferred and Convertible Income Fund II      3,235,200  
  211,200    Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund II      3,083,520  
  295,200    Pioneer High Income Trust      4,965,264  
  6,400    Salomon Brothers Worldwide Income Fund, Inc.      99,712  
           


       Total Investment Companies         
       (Cost $21,925,956)      21,165,536  
           


Principal Amount

           
       Corporate Bonds - 0.2%         
       Financials - 0.2%         
$ 2,000,000    Preferred Term Securities XI Ltd., Zero Coupon, 9/24/33, NR (c)         
       (Cost 1,940,029)      1,902,500  
           


       Total Long-Term Investments - 142.5%         
       (Cost $1,269,513,058)      1,386,772,583  
           


Number of Shares

           
       Short-Term Investments - 0.9%         
       Money Market Fund - 0.9%         
  8,672,706    JP Morgan Prime Money Market Fund         
       (Cost $8,672,706)      8,672,706  
           


       Total Investments - 143.4%         
       (Cost $1,278,185,764)      1,395,445,289  
       Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.3%      2,972,382  
      

Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - ( -43.7% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares or -30.5% of Total Investments)

     (425,000,000 )
           


       Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100.0%    $ 973,417,671  
           



LP - Limited Partnership

PLC - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

(a) All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) 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, 2005, these securities amounted to 4.5% of net assets.

 

(d) Floating or variable rate security.

 

Ratings shown are per Standard & Poor’s. Securities classified NR are not rated by Standard & Poor’s.

 

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares unless otherwise noted.

 

At July 31, 2005, the following futures contracts were outstanding:

 

Short Contracts


   Number of
Contracts


   Expiration
Month


  

Original

Value


  

Value at

July 31, 2005


   Unrealized
Appreciation


US Treasury Bonds (CBT)

   2,889    Sept-05    $ 343,395,005    $ 333,137,813    $ 10,257,192

 

Country Allocation*


      

United States

   93.4 %

United Kingdom

   4.9 %

Canada

   1.6 %

Spain

   0.1 %

Puerto Rico

   0.0 %**

* Subject to change daily.
** Amount is less than 0.1%.

 

See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2005.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded, based on such evaluation, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

  (b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that may have materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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.

 

Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund
By:  

/s/ Nicholas Dalmaso


    Nicholas Dalmaso
    Chief Legal and Executive Officer
Date: September 23, 2005

 

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 23, 2005

 

By:  

/s/ Steven M. Hill


    Steven M. Hill
    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 23, 2005