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:

September 30, 2017

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number 
of Shares

 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE 28.6%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 9.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.20%, Series CC(a)

 

79,557

 

$

2,126,559

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.00%, Series EE(a)

 

79,820

 

2,122,414

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Y(a)

 

88,230

 

2,376,916

 

Capital One Financial Corp., 5.20%, Series G(a)

 

99,000

 

2,491,830

 

Citigroup, 7.125% to 9/30/23, Series J (a),(b)

 

39,953

 

1,158,237

 

Citigroup, 6.875% to 11/15/23, Series K (a),(b)

 

83,175

 

2,411,243

 

Citigroup, 6.30%, Series S(a)

 

102,777

 

2,793,479

 

Huntington Bancshares, 6.25%, Series D(a)

 

59,156

 

1,622,058

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125%, Series Y(a)

 

55,000

 

1,471,250

 

New York Community Bancorp, 6.375% to 3/7/27, Series A (a),(b)

 

62,509

 

1,824,638

 

PrivateBancorp, 7.125%, due 10/30/42

 

35,623

 

896,025

 

Regions Financial Corp., 6.375% to 9/15/24, Series B (a),(b)

 

73,000

 

2,086,340

 

TCF Financial Corp., 5.70%, Series C(a)

 

89,600

 

2,283,904

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 6.625% to 3/15/24(a),(b)

 

40,564

 

1,172,705

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.50%, Series X(a)

 

63,000

 

1,619,730

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.625%, Series Y(a)

 

89,875

 

2,353,826

 

 

 

 

 

30,811,154

 

BANKS—FOREIGN 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

National Westminster Bank PLC, 7.763%, Series C (United Kingdom)(a)

 

40,603

 

1,035,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED ELECTRIC 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Power Co., 5.00%, Series A(a)

 

44,000

 

1,134,760

 

DTE Energy Co., 5.375%, due 6/1/76, Series B

 

51,859

 

1,340,555

 

Georgia Power Co., 5.00%, due 10/1/77, Series 2017

 

37,325

 

938,351

 

Integrys Holdings, 6.00% to 8/1/23, due 8/1/73(b)

 

87,832

 

2,499,918

 

 

 

 

 

5,913,584

 

REGULATED ELECTRIC 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Co./The, 6.25%, due 10/15/75

 

159,308

 

4,365,039

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

 

 

 

10,278,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

KKR & Co. LP, 6.75%, Series A(a)

 

88,000

 

2,404,160

 

State Street Corp., 5.35% to 3/15/26, Series G (a),(b)

 

32,825

 

893,496

 

 

1



 

 

 

Number 
of Shares

 

Value

 

Stifel Financial Corp., 6.25%, Series A(a)

 

42,325

 

$

1,136,003

 

 

 

 

 

4,433,659

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Carlyle Group LP/The, 5.875%, Series A(a)

 

134,800

 

3,448,184

 

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 5.95%, Series D(a)

 

66,145

 

1,795,175

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.875% to 1/15/24, Series F (a),(b)

 

123,526

 

3,568,666

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.375% to 10/15/24, Series I (a),(b)

 

123,987

 

3,513,792

 

Morgan Stanley, 5.85% to 4/15/27, Series K (a),(b)

 

91,075

 

2,489,991

 

 

 

 

 

14,815,808

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

 

 

19,249,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—CHEMICALS 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CHS, 6.75% to 9/30/24(a),(b)

 

72,040

 

1,984,702

 

CHS, 7.50%, Series 4(a)

 

64,655

 

1,854,305

 

CHS, 7.10% to 3/31/24, Series II (a),(b)

 

111,057

 

3,221,764

 

 

 

 

 

7,060,771

 

INSURANCE 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

WR Berkley Corp., 5.75%, due 6/1/56

 

89,350

 

2,343,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

PartnerRe Ltd., 6.50%, Series G (Bermuda)(a)

 

76,959

 

2,080,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.50%, Series E (Bermuda)(a)

 

42,435

 

1,076,576

 

Validus Holdings Ltd., 5.80% (Bermuda)(a)

 

49,597

 

1,247,364

 

Validus Holdings Ltd., 5.875%, Series A (Bermuda)(a)

 

20,308

 

517,651

 

 

 

 

 

2,841,591

 

REINSURANCE 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance Group of America, 5.75% to 6/15/26, due 6/15/56(b)

 

26,337

 

762,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 5.25%, Series E (Bermuda)(a)

 

75,000

 

1,852,500

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 5.95% to 7/1/23 (Bermuda)(a),(b)

 

42,996

 

1,197,869

 

 

 

 

 

3,050,369

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

11,078,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIPELINES 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

NuStar Energy LP, 7.625% to 6/15/22, Series B (a),(b)

 

72,001

 

1,854,026

 

 

2



 

 

 

Number 
of Shares

 

Value

 

REAL ESTATE—DIVERSIFIED 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Properties of America, 7.00%(a)

 

79,500

 

$

2,027,250

 

VEREIT, 6.70%, Series F(a)

 

110,372

 

2,839,872

 

 

 

 

 

4,867,122

 

TECHNOLOGY—SOFTWARE 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

eBay, 6.00%, due 2/1/56

 

58,356

 

1,577,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, 5.25%, due 7/30/76, Series A

 

71,500

 

1,843,985

 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, 5.25%, due 6/1/76, Series K

 

63,861

 

1,631,010

 

SCE Trust III, 5.75% to 3/15/24(a),(b)

 

41,100

 

1,133,949

 

SCE Trust IV, 5.375% to 9/15/25, Series J (a),(b)

 

46,177

 

1,254,629

 

SCE Trust V, 5.45% to 3/15/26, Series K (a),(b)

 

31,900

 

890,010

 

SCE Trust VI, 5.00%(a)

 

52,921

 

1,343,135

 

 

 

 

 

8,096,718

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$88,828,396)

 

 

 

95,909,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal 
Amount

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES 104.8%

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS 23.4%

 

 

 

 

 

AgriBank FCB, 6.875% to 1/1/24(a),(b)

 

$

26,000

2,874,625

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.10% to 3/17/25, Series AA (a),(b)

 

1,500,000

 

1,655,625

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.30% to 3/10/26, Series DD (a),(b)

 

1,900,000

 

2,151,750

 

Bank of America Corp., 6.50% to 10/23/24, Series Z (a),(b)

 

5,314,000

 

6,014,784

 

Citigroup, 6.125% to 11/15/20, Series R (a),(b)

 

2,026,000

 

2,170,353

 

Citigroup, 6.25% to 8/15/26, Series T (a),(b)

 

3,070,000

 

3,457,587

 

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

 

4,115,000

 

5,343,085

 

CoBank ACB, 6.25% to 10/1/22, Series F, 144A (a),(b),(c)

 

25,000

2,692,970

 

CoBank ACB, 6.125%, Series G(a)

 

25,000

2,475,783

 

CoBank ACB, 6.25% to 10/1/26, Series I (a),(b)

 

2,734,000

 

3,023,550

 

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

 

1,815,000

 

2,339,470

 

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to 9/15/23, 144A (a),(b),(c)

 

40,000

4,400,000

 

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 10.00%, 144A, Series I(a),(c)

 

10,000

12,225,000

 

Goldman Sachs Capital I, 6.345%, due 2/15/34

 

1,258,000

 

1,571,788

 

Huntington Bancshares, 8.50%, Series A (Convertible)(a)

 

1,234

1,826,320

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% to 4/30/18, Series I (a),(b)

 

2,230,000

 

2,299,688

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75%, to 2/1/24 Series S (a),(b)

 

7,575,000

 

8,673,829

 

 

3



 

 

 

Principal 
Amount

 

Value

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% to 10/1/24, Series X (a),(b)

 

$

1,615,000

 

$

1,784,559

 

PNC Financial Services Group, 6.75% to 8/1/21(a),(b)

 

4,500,000

 

5,068,125

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875% to 6/15/25, Series U(a),(b)

 

3,450,000

 

3,844,162

 

Wells Fargo Capital X, 5.95%, due 12/1/36 (TruPS)

 

2,325,000

 

2,627,250

 

 

 

 

 

78,520,303

 

BANKS—FOREIGN 41.0%

 

 

 

 

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 4.75% to 9/22/27 (EUR) (Netherlands)(a),(b)

 

800,000

 

953,113

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd./United Kingdom, 6.75% to 6/15/26, 144A (Australia)(a),(b),(c)

 

2,600,000

 

2,944,500

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 8.875% to 4/14/21 (EUR) (Spain)(a),(b)

 

3,200,000

 

4,403,390

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9.00% to 5/9/18 (Spain)(a),(b)

 

1,000,000

 

1,036,750

 

Banco Santander SA, 5.25% to 9/29/23 (EUR) (Spain)(a),(b)

 

2,000,000

 

2,375,738

 

Banco Santander SA, 6.75% to 4/25/22 (EUR) (Spain)(a),(b)

 

2,200,000

 

2,866,699

 

Barclays PLC, 5.875% to 9/15/24 (GBP) (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

400,000

 

530,096

 

Barclays PLC, 7.875% to 3/15/22 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

2,800,000

 

3,055,503

 

Barclays PLC, 8.25% to 12/15/18 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

1,993,000

 

2,109,441

 

BNP Paribas, 7.195% to 6/25/37, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

3,375,000

 

3,969,844

 

BNP Paribas SA, 7.375% to 8/19/25, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

2,600,000

 

2,941,250

 

BNP Paribas SA, 7.625% to 3/30/21, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

2,600,000

 

2,863,250

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 6.625% to 6/29/21 (EUR) (Netherlands)(a),(b)

 

600,000

 

801,718

 

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875% to 1/23/24, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

1,200,000

 

1,344,689

 

Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 12/23/25, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

3,450,000

 

4,092,635

 

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.125% to 7/29/22 (Switzerland)(a),(b)

 

4,100,000

 

4,428,000

 

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25% to 12/18/24, 144A (Switzerland)(a),(c)

 

800,000

 

853,250

 

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to 12/11/23, 144A (Switzerland)(a),(b),(c)

 

1,087,000

 

1,231,222

 

Danske Bank A/S, 6.125% to 3/28/24 (Denmark)(a),(b)

 

1,200,000

 

1,290,624

 

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% to 4/30/25 (Germany)(a),(b)

 

1,000,000

 

1,053,250

 

DNB Bank ASA, 5.75% to 3/26/20 (Norway)(a),(b)

 

1,000,000

 

1,032,097

 

DNB Bank ASA, 6.50% to 3/26/22 (Norway)(a),(b)

 

3,000,000

 

3,220,311

 

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31, 144A (Germany)(c)

 

2,307,869

 

2,972,270

 

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176% to 6/30/30, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c)

 

7,750,000

 

12,337,070

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.625% to 1/17/20 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

600,000

 

616,500

 

 

4



 

 

 

Principal 
Amount

 

Value

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.00% to 5/22/27 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

1,572,600

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.375% to 3/30/25 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

3,200,000

 

3,440,992

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.875% to 6/1/21 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

2,600,000

 

2,837,250

 

ING Groep N.V., 6.00% to 4/16/20 (Netherlands)(a),(b)

 

400,000

 

412,840

 

ING Groep N.V., 6.50% to 4/16/25 (Netherlands)(a),(b)

 

600,000

 

644,280

 

ING Groep N.V., 6.875% to 4/16/22 (Netherlands)(a),(b)

 

2,800,000

 

3,024,134

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.00% to 1/19/21, Series EMTN (EUR) (Italy)(a),(b)

 

2,200,000

 

2,778,933

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 6/27/24 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

1,737,000

 

1,951,954

 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.657% to 5/21/37, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c)

 

1,350,000

 

1,549,125

 

Macquarie Bank Ltd./London, 6.125% to 3/8/27, 144A (Australia)(a),(b),(c)

 

1,400,000

 

1,452,080

 

Nationwide Building Society, 10.25% (GBP) (United Kingdom)(a)

 

4,160,000

 

8,696,060

 

Rabobank Nederland, 11.00% to 6/30/19, 144A (Netherlands)(a),(b),(c)

 

8,000,000

 

9,070,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.50% to 8/10/20 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

600,000

 

629,850

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 9/30/31 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

2,277,000

 

2,904,314

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25 (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

1,800,000

 

1,998,000

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.625% to 8/15/21 (United Kingdom)(a)

 

5,400,000

 

6,000,750

 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, 7.375% to 6/24/22 (GBP) (United Kingdom)(a),(b)

 

800,000

 

1,165,868

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 5.75% to 5/13/20, Series EMTN (Sweden)(a),(b)

 

1,000,000

 

1,035,134

 

Societe Generale SA, 7.375% to 9/13/21, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

2,200,000

 

2,387,000

 

Societe Generale SA, 7.875% to 12/18/23, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

2,800,000

 

3,119,900

 

Societe Generale SA, 8.00% to 9/29/25, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

400,000

 

459,000

 

Societe Generale SA, 8.25% to 11/29/18, Series EMTN (France)(a),(b)

 

600,000

 

635,772

 

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.50% to 4/2/22, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c)

 

1,200,000

 

1,284,000

 

 

5



 

 

 

Principal 
Amount

 

Value

 

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.75% to 4/2/23, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c)

 

$

1,350,000

 

$

1,463,063

 

Swedbank AB, 6.00% to 3/17/22 (Sweden)(a),(b)

 

3,000,000

 

3,190,554

 

UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 8/7/25 (Switzerland)(a),(b)

 

2,000,000

 

2,200,482

 

UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 3/22/21 (Switzerland)(a),(b)

 

1,200,000

 

1,290,937

 

UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 2/19/25 (Switzerland)(a),(b)

 

600,000

 

675,030

 

UBS Group AG, 7.125% to 2/19/20 (Switzerland)(a),(b)

 

900,000

 

958,532

 

UBS Group AG, 7.125% to 8/10/21 (Switzerland)(a),(b)

 

1,800,000

 

1,953,445

 

UniCredit SpA, 6.75% to 9/10/21, Series EMTN (EUR) (Italy)(a),(b)

 

1,200,000

 

1,482,154

 

 

 

 

 

137,587,243

 

FOOD 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Land O’ Lakes, 7.25%, 144A(a),(c)

 

4,250,000

 

4,611,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Co., 5.00% to 1/21/21, Series D (a),(b)

 

9,691,000

 

10,262,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE 21.5%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 8.1%

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, 9.25%, due 4/8/38, 144A(c)

 

5,599,000

 

8,328,512

 

MetLife, 5.25% to 6/15/20, Series C (a),(b)

 

2,123,000

 

2,194,036

 

MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, due 12/15/37, 144A(c)

 

5,450,000

 

7,330,250

 

Prudential Financial, 5.20% to 3/15/24, due 3/15/44(b)

 

1,075,000

 

1,144,203

 

Prudential Financial, 5.625% to 6/15/23, due 6/15/43(b)

 

7,364,000

 

8,035,965

 

 

 

 

 

27,032,966

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 4.00% to 7/24/26, 144A (Japan)(a),(b),(c)

 

4,400,000

 

4,367,000

 

La Mondiale Vie, 7.625% to 4/23/19 (France)(a),(b)

 

3,100,000

 

3,308,180

 

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co., 5.20% to 10/20/25, due 10/20/45, 144A (Japan)(b),(c)

 

6,900,000

 

7,507,200

 

Nippon Life Insurance Co., 4.70% to 1/20/26, due 1/20/46, 144A (Japan)(b),(c)

 

6,200,000

 

6,502,250

 

Nippon Life Insurance Co., 5.10% to 10/16/24, due 10/16/44, 144A (Japan)(b),(c)

 

1,000,000

 

1,073,750

 

Phoenix Group Holdings, 5.375%, due 7/6/27, Series EMTN (Cayman Islands)

 

1,800,000

 

1,873,863

 

Prudential PLC, 7.75% (United Kingdom)(a)

 

1,650,000

 

1,711,463

 

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., 4.00% to 9/14/27, due 9/14/77, 144A (Japan)(b),(c)

 

4,000,000

 

3,933,212

 

 

6



 

 

 

Principal 
Amount

 

Value

 

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., 6.50% to 9/20/23, due 9/20/73, 144A (Japan)(b),(c)

 

$

2,000,000

 

$

2,287,000

 

 

 

 

 

32,563,918

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

AXA SA, 6.463% to 12/14/18, 144A (France)(a),(b),(c)

 

2,250,000

 

2,314,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/7/37, 144A(c)

 

2,000,000

 

2,530,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 6.75% to 12/2/24, due 12/2/44 (Australia)(b)

 

2,751,000

 

3,104,421

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 6/17/26, due 6/17/46, Series EMTN (Australia)(b)

 

1,600,000

 

1,731,882

 

 

 

 

 

4,836,303

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius + Investments PLC, 8.25% to 9/1/18, Series EMTN (Ireland)(a),(b)

 

2,510,000

 

2,635,733

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

71,913,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES—FOREIGN 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, due 4/21/20, 144A (Cayman Islands)(c)

 

3,500

4,060,000

 

SoftBank Group Corp., 6.00% to 7/19/23 (Japan)(a),(b)

 

2,800,000

 

2,832,928

 

SoftBank Group Corp., 6.875% to 7/19/27 (Japan)(a),(b)

 

3,300,000

 

3,403,455

 

 

 

 

 

10,296,383

 

MATERIAL—METALS & MINING 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 6.75% to 10/20/25, due 10/19/75, 144A (Australia)(b),(c)

 

5,400,000

 

6,372,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Viacom, 6.25%, to 2/28/27, due 2/28/57(b)

 

1,100,000

 

1,108,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIPELINES 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Enbridge, 5.50% to 7/15/27, due 7/15/77 (Canada)(b)

 

3,200,000

 

3,248,000

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 5.25% to 8/16/27, due 8/16/77, Series E(b)

 

1,744,000

 

1,763,620

 

Transcanada Trust, 5.30% to 3/15/27, due 3/15/77 (Canada)(b)

 

2,275,000

 

2,333,297

 

Transcanada Trust, 5.625% to 5/20/25, due 5/20/75 (Canada)(b)

 

1,290,000

 

1,371,270

 

 

7



 

 

 

Principal 
Amount

 

Value

 

Transcanada Trust, 5.875% to 8/15/26, due 8/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)(b)

 

$

5,337,000

 

$

5,803,987

 

 

 

 

 

14,520,174

 

UTILITIES 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, 4.664%, due 9/1/67, Series D (FRN) (3 Mo. US LIBOR + 3.348%)(d)

 

632,000

 

634,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—FOREIGN 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Emera, 6.75% to 6/15/26, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)(b)

 

7,700,000

 

8,797,250

 

Enel SpA, 8.75% to 9/24/23, due 9/24/73, 144A (Italy)(b),(c)

 

5,447,000

 

6,611,296

 

 

 

 

 

15,408,546

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

16,042,848

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$318,133,018)

 

 

 

351,235,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—INSURANCE-PROPERTY CASUALTY 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

4,829,000

 

6,854,986

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified cost—$4,343,429)

 

 

 

6,854,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number 
of Shares

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.92%(e)

 

2,600,000

 

2,600,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$2,600,000)

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS(f) (Identified cost—$413,904,843)

 

136.2

%

 

 

456,599,797

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

(36.2

)

 

 

(121,413,503

)

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $27.94 per share based on 11,995,942 shares of common stock outstanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

335,186,294

 

 

8



 


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

† Represents shares.

(a) Perpetual security.  Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but they may be called/redeemed by the issuer.  The date indicated, if any, represents the next call date.

(b) Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

(c) Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings amounted to $150,335,512 or 44.9% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(d) Variable rate.  Rate shown is in effect at September 30, 2017.

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

(f) Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lender, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts

 

Notional 
Amount

 

Fixed
Rate 
Payable

 

Fixed
Payment 
Frequency

 

Floating 
Rate (resets 
monthly)
Receivable(a)

 

Floating
Payment 
Frequency

 

Maturity Date

 

Upfront
Payments
(Receipts)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Fair Value

 

$

 25,000,000

 

1.117%

 

Quarterly

 

1.237%

 

Monthly

 

October 19, 2021

 

$

 

$

603,239

 

$

603,239

 

35,000,000

 

1.203%

 

Quarterly

 

1.237%

 

Monthly

 

October 19, 2022

 

 

1,055,496

 

1,055,496

 

13,000,000

 

1.848%

 

Quarterly

 

1.237%

 

Monthly

 

October 19, 2022

 

 

(50,583

)

(50,583

)

40,000,000

 

1.288%

 

Quarterly

 

1.237%

 

Monthly

 

October 19, 2023

 

 

1,421,861

 

1,421,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

$

3,030,013

 

$

3,030,013

 

 


(a) Based on 1 Mo. US LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Represents rates in effect at September 30, 2017.

 

9



 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Counterparty

 

Contracts to
Deliver

 

In Exchange
For

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

203,434

 

USD

243,515

 

10/3/17

 

$

3,076

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

445,552

 

USD

531,352

 

10/3/17

 

4,754

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

486,874

 

USD

584,541

 

10/3/17

 

9,104

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

9,343,371

 

USD

11,126,320

 

10/3/17

 

83,386

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

3,988,275

 

USD

5,142,681

 

10/3/17

 

(201,605

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

1,877,225

 

USD

2,420,588

 

10/3/17

 

(94,893

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

2,667,725

 

USD

3,518,969

 

10/3/17

 

(55,780

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

8,931,820

 

GBP

6,656,000

 

10/3/17

 

(12,784

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

550,721

 

GBP

406,995

 

10/3/17

 

(5,348

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

268,803

 

GBP

198,590

 

10/3/17

 

(2,693

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

1,706,439

 

GBP

1,271,640

 

10/3/17

 

(2,442

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

12,386,032

 

EUR

10,479,231

 

10/3/17

 

(625

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

1,965,443

 

USD

2,319,694

 

11/2/17

 

(6,973

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

11,262,681

 

USD

13,332,187

 

11/2/17

 

(437

)

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

1,264,945

 

USD

1,698,986

 

11/2/17

 

2,307

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

6,500,000

 

USD

8,730,345

 

11/2/17

 

11,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(269,100

)

 

The amount of all interest rate swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts as presented in the tables above are representative of the volume of activity for these derivative types during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

 

EUR

Euro Currency

 

FRN

Floating Rate Note

 

GBP

Great British Pound

 

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

 

TruPS

Trust Preferred Securities

 

USD

United States Dollar

 

10



 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Portfolio Valuation

 

Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE 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 ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse. Over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps are valued utilizing quotes received from a third-party pricing service.  OTC options are valued based upon prices provided by a third-party pricing service or counterparty.

 

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges (including NASDAQ) are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. 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 non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

 

Readily marketable securities traded in the OTC market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment manager) to be OTC, are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment manager, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities.

 

Fixed-income securities are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment manager, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities. The pricing services or broker-dealers use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services or broker-dealers may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services or broker-dealers also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features which are then used to calculate the fair values.

 

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

 



 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment manager, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment manager has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment manager determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, 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.

 

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.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to 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 investments may or may not be an indication of the risk associated with those investments.

 

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfer at the end of the period in which the underlying event causing the movement occurred. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

 



 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

There were $896,025 of securities transferred from Level 1 to Level 2, which resulted from the Fund receiving a broker quote for one security as of September 30, 2017.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

Total

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets 
for Identical 
Investments
(Level 1)

 

Other 
Significant 
Observable 
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Preferred Securities - $25 Par Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

$

30,811,154

 

$

29,915,129

 

$

896,025

 

$

 

Electric - Integrated Electric

 

5,913,584

 

3,413,666

 

2,499,918

 

 

Other Industries

 

59,185,063

 

59,185,063

 

 

 

Preferred Securities - Capital Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

78,520,303

 

1,826,320

 

76,693,983

 

 

Other Industries

 

272,714,707

 

 

272,714,707

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

6,854,986

 

 

6,854,986

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

2,600,000

 

 

2,600,000

 

 

Total Investments(a)

 

$

456,599,797

 

$

94,340,178

 

$

362,259,619

 

$

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

 

$

3,080,596

 

$

 

$

3,080,596

 

$

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

114,480

 

 

114,480

 

 

Total Unrealized Appreciation in Other Financial Instruments(a)

 

$

3,195,076

 

$

 

$

3,195,076

 

$

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

 

$

(50,583

)

$

 

$

(50,583

)

$

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

(383,580

)

 

 

(383,580

)

 

Total Unrealized Depreciation in Other Financial Instruments(a)

 

$

(434,163

)

$

 

$

(434,163

)

$

 

 


(a) Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments..

 



 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

 

 

 

Preferred 
Securities - Capital 
Securities- Banks

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

 

$

1,917,375

 

Sales

 

(1,863,750

)

Realized gain (loss)

 

48,750

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(102,375

)

Balance as of September 30, 2017

 

$

 

 

Note 2.   Derivative Instruments

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency exchange contracts. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts: The Fund uses interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its revolving credit agreement. The interest rate swaps are intended to reduce interest rate risk by countering the effect that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund’s shares as a result of the floating rate structure of interest owed

 



 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

pursuant to the revolving credit agreement. When entering into 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’s agreement to pay the Fund a variable rate payment that was intended to approximate the Fund’s variable rate payment obligation on the revolving 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 Fund. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in the value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

Immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the CCP) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin. Payments received from or paid to the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss).

 

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts reflected on the Schedule of Investments. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.

 



 

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 of 1934 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 and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: November 28, 2017

 

 

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: Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: November 28, 2017