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

811-06574

 

 

The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

Sara Furber

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-296-6963

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2011

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows:

 



 

The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

First Quarter Report

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value 
(000)

 

Common Stocks (99.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Macro SA ADR

 

15,700

 

$

629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom Argentina SA ADR

 

42,700

 

1,059

 

 

 

 

 

1,688

 

Brazil (70.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Cia de Bebidas das Americas (Preference) ADR

 

245,800

 

6,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bradesco SA (Preference)

 

58,080

 

1,186

 

Banco Bradesco SA ADR

 

337,110

 

6,995

 

Banco do Brasil SA

 

159,200

 

2,881

 

Banco Nacional SA (Preference) (a)(b)(c)

 

95,420,000

 

 

Investimentos Itau SA (Preference)

 

491,094

 

3,850

 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Preference)

 

193,001

 

4,599

 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Preference) ADR

 

332,142

 

7,988

 

 

 

 

 

27,499

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

BM&F Bovespa SA

 

649,800

 

4,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

BRF - Brasil Foods SA

 

269,502

 

5,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Amil Participacoes SA

 

140,320

 

1,649

 

Diagnosticos da America SA

 

67,400

 

867

 

 

 

 

 

2,516

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

 

272,100

 

2,177

 

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

 

707,780

 

3,971

 

 

 

 

 

6,148

 

Household Products

 

 

 

 

 

Hypermarcas SA (a)

 

215,900

 

2,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

Gerdau SA ADR

 

173,200

 

2,165

 

Metalurgica Gerdau SA (Preference)

 

35,145

 

524

 

Vale SA

 

19,206

 

628

 

Vale SA (Preference)

 

36,912

 

1,071

 

Vale SA (Preference) ADR

 

623,245

 

18,398

 

Vale SA ADR

 

94,500

 

3,152

 

 

 

 

 

25,938

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA (a)

 

334,900

 

4,031

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference)

 

331,726

 

5,793

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

 

359,573

 

13,852

 

 



 

 

 

Shares

 

Value 
(000)

 

Ultrapar Participacoes SA (Preference)

 

173,200

 

$

2,867

 

 

 

 

 

26,543

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

BR Malls Participacoes SA

 

181,200

 

1,887

 

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

 

42,900

 

887

 

 

 

 

 

2,774

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA (a)

 

89,100

 

980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Vivo Participacoes SA ADR

 

109,700

 

4,430

 

 

 

 

 

116,448

 

Chile (3.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

Lan Airlines SA ADR

 

32,651

 

835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

 

78,141

 

924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Cencosud SA

 

140,057

 

1,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

 

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

 

1,038,805

 

1,927

 

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR

 

3,500

 

195

 

 

 

 

 

2,122

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

Antofagasta PLC

 

70,306

 

1,535

 

 

 

 

 

6,423

 

Colombia (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

 

52,616

 

1,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico (19.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR

 

63,000

 

3,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

 

769,099

 

3,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas ICA SAB de CV (a)

 

642,700

 

1,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Compartamos SAB de CV (a)

 

471,200

 

849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV (a)

 

520,100

 

1,679

 

 



 

 

 

Shares

 

Value 
(000)

 

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V

 

943,972

 

$

2,833

 

 

 

 

 

4,512

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV ADR (a)

 

48,644

 

1,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

 

880,100

 

3,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Class L ADR

 

234,005

 

13,596

 

 

 

 

 

32,364

 

Panama (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

 

44,603

 

2,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Credicorp Ltd.

 

31,700

 

3,326

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $103,322)

 

 

 

164,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $1,529)

 

1,528,904

 

1,529

 

Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $104,851) +

 

 

 

165,585

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)

 

 

 

119

 

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

165,704

 

 


(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

 

Security has been deemed illiquid at March 31, 2011.

(c)

 

At March 31, 2011, the Fund held a fair valued security valued at $0, representing 0.0% of net assets. This security has been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Directors.

(d)

 

The Fund invests in the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (the “Liquidity Fund”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Investment Adviser. Investment advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to the advisory and administrative service fees paid by the Liquidity Fund with respect to assets invested by the Fund in the Liquidity Fund.

+

 

At March 31, 2011, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis of investments was approximately $104,851,000 and, accordingly, net unrealized appreciation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes was approximately $60,734,000 of which approximately $61,988,000 related to appreciated securities and approximately $1,254,000 related to depreciated securities.

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt

 



 

Fair Value Measurement Information:

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2011. (See Notes to the Portfolio of Investments for further information regarding fair value measurement.)

 

Investment Type

 

Level 1
Unadjusted 
quoted
prices
(000)

 

Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)

 

Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)

 

Total
(000)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines

 

$

3,190

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,190

 

Beverages

 

11,581

 

 

 

11,581

 

Commercial Banks

 

35,075

 

 

35,075

 

Construction & Engineering

 

1,462

 

 

 

1,462

 

Consumer Finance

 

849

 

 

 

849

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

4,716

 

 

 

4,716

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

1,059

 

 

 

1,059

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

5,519

 

 

 

5,519

 

Food Products

 

5,089

 

 

 

5,089

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

2,516

 

 

 

2,516

 

Household Durables

 

7,474

 

 

 

7,474

 

Household Products

 

2,856

 

 

 

2,856

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

2,122

 

 

 

2,122

 

Metals & Mining

 

30,773

 

 

 

30,773

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

27,995

 

 

 

27,995

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

2,774

 

 

 

2,774

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

980

 

 

 

980

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

18,026

 

 

 

18,026

 

Total Common Stocks

 

164,056

 

 

164,056

 

Short-Term Investment - Investment Company

 

1,529

 

 

 

1,529

 

Total Assets

 

$

165,585

 

$

 

$

$

165,585

 

 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The Fund recognizes transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. As of March 31, 2011, the Fund did not have any significant investments transfer between valuation levels.

 

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

 



 

 

 

Common Stocks (000)

 

Balance as of 12/31/10

 

$

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

Purchases

 

 

Sales

 

 

Transfers in for Level 3

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/11

 

$

The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at Level 3 at 3/31/11.

 

$

 

 


†  Includes one or more securities which are valued at zero.

 


 


 

The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation: Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at their closing price except as noted below. Unlisted securities and listed securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices. Equity securities listed on a U.S. exchange are valued at the latest quoted sales price on the valuation date. Equity securities listed or traded on NASDAQ, for which market quotations are available, are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Short-term debt securities purchased with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board of Directors (the “Directors”) determines such valuation does not reflect the securities’ market value, in which case these securities will be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Directors.

 

All other securities and investments for which market values are not readily available, including restricted securities, and those securities for which it is inappropriate to determine prices in accordance with the aforementioned procedures, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Directors, although the actual calculations may be done by others. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 

Most foreign markets close before the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Occasionally, developments that could affect the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business on the NYSE. If these developments are expected to materially affect the value of the securities, the valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Directors.

 

Fair Value Measurement: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely 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. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

·                  Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

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

 

·                  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each security.

 


 


 

Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund 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, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

 

(b)  There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3.  Exhibits.

 

(a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.

 

/s/ Sara Furber

 

Sara Furber

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

May 24, 2011

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ Sara Furber

 

Sara Furber

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

May 24, 2011

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

May 24, 2011