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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 811-07358

Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate

Bond Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Alan M. Meder

  Lawrence R. Hamilton, Esq.

Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc.

  Mayer Brown LLP

200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 500

  71 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

  Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Name and address of agents for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 338-8214

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2014


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

See the Statement of Net Assets below.


DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

        Principal        
Amount

(000)

     Description   

Value

(Note 1)

 

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

 
   LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 134.4%   
   Corporate Bonds - 133.3%   
  

Utilities - 84.2%

  
      $            10,000      

CalEnergy Company, Inc.,

  
  

8.48%, 9/15/28 (a)(b)

       $         14,587,350   
  5,000      

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.,

  
  

6.00%, 5/15/18 (a)

     5,665,710   
  10,713      

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company,

  
  

8.875%, 11/15/18 (a)(b)

     13,401,749   
  5,000      

Commonwealth Edison Company,

  
  

6.95%, 7/15/18 (a)

     5,830,895   
  5,000      

Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.,

  
  

5.85%, 4/01/18 (a)

     5,683,955   
  5,000      

Dominion Resources, Inc.,

  
  

5.15%, 7/15/15 (a)

     5,172,545   
  8,000      

EQT Corporation,

  
  

8.125%, 6/01/19 (a)

     9,808,528   
  10,000      

Entergy Texas, Inc.,

  
  

7.125%, 2/01/19 (a)(b)

     11,951,630   
  5,000      

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

  
  

6.50%, 1/31/19 (a)

     5,863,125   
  5,475      

Exelon Generation Company, LLC,

  
  

6.20%, 10/01/17 (a)(b)

     6,160,749   
  7,750      

FPL Group Capital Inc.,

  
  

7.875%, 12/15/15 (a)(b)

     8,404,348   
  10,000      

Hydro-Quebec,

  
  

7.50%, 4/01/16 (Canada) (a)

     10,959,340   
  8,115      

Indiana Michigan Power Company,

  
  

7.00%, 3/15/19 (a)(b)

     9,708,267   
  5,000      

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.,

  
  

7.75%, 3/15/32 (a)

     6,291,290   
  3,500      

Magellan Midstream Energy Partners, L.P.,

  
  

6.40%, 7/15/18

     4,062,747   
  5,000      

Magellan Midstream Energy Partners, L.P.,

  
  

6.55%, 7/15/19 (a)

     5,881,010   
  7,000      

National Fuel Gas Company,

  
  

6.50%, 4/15/18 (a)(b)

     8,015,882   
  6,000      

National Grid PLC,

  
  

6.30%, 8/01/16 (United Kingdom)

     6,577,548   
  5,000      

Nevada Power Company,

  
  

7.125%, 3/15/19

     6,034,770   
  5,000      

Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC,

  
  

7.00%, 9/01/22 (a)

     6,321,375   
  9,441      

ONEOK Partners, L.P.,

  
  

6.15%, 10/01/16 (a)(b)

     10,360,449   
  5,230      

PPL Energy Supply LLC,

  
  

6.50%, 5/01/18

     5,680,695   
  5,000      

PSEG Power LLC,

  
  

5.32%, 9/15/16 (a)

     5,410,210   
  4,000      

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.,

  
  

5.00%, 2/01/21

     4,441,292   
  10,000      

Progress Energy, Inc.,

  
  

7.05%, 3/15/19 (a)(b)

     12,000,780   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

 

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DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS — (Continued)

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

        Principal        
Amount

(000)

     Description   

Value

(Note 1)

 

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

 
      $            8,000      

Sempra Energy,

  
  

6.15%, 6/15/18 (a)(b)

       $         9,146,432   
  7,785      

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company,

  
  

6.50%, 11/01/18 (a)(b)

     9,168,823   
  7,000      

Spectra Energy Capital LLC,

  
  

6.20%, 4/15/18 (a)

     7,917,693   
  10,000      

Trans-Canada PipeLines Limited,

  
  

9.875%, 1/01/21 (Canada) (a)(b)

     13,864,900   
  8,571      

Williams Partners L.P.,

  
  

7.25%, 2/01/17 (a)(b)

     9,657,383   
  5,000      

Xcel Energy, Inc.,

  
  

5.613%, 4/01/17 (a)

     5,507,405   
     

 

 

 
        249,538,875   
     

 

 

 
   Financial - 29.7%   
  5,000      

American Express Company,

  
  

6.15%, 8/28/17 (a)

     5,633,190   
  5,000      

Bank of America Corporation,

  
  

6.50%, 8/01/16 (a)

     5,459,630   
  5,000      

Duke Realty Limited Partnership,

  
  

6.75%, 3/15/20 (a)

     5,907,785   
  5,000      

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,

  
  

5.50%, 11/15/14 (a)

     5,031,745   
  5,000      

HCP, Inc.,

  
  

6.00%, 1/30/17

     5,525,580   
  4,000      

Health Care REIT, Inc.,

  
  

6.125%, 4/15/20

     4,631,676   
  5,000      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

  
  

6.00%, 1/15/18

     5,630,140   
  4,000      

KeyCorp.,

  
  

5.10%, 3/24/21 (a)

     4,461,616   
  5,000      

Kimco Realty Corporation,

  
  

5.584%, 11/23/15 (a)

     5,262,565   
  5,000      

Liberty Property L.P.,

  
  

5.125%, 3/02/15

     5,089,570   
  5,000      

Mack-Cali Realty L.P.,

  
  

5.125%, 1/15/15

     5,061,855   
  6,000      

Morgan Stanley,

  
  

6.00%, 4/28/15 (a)

     6,185,754   
  5,000      

National City Corporation,

  
  

6.875%, 5/15/19 (a)

     5,930,535   
  6,000      

Realty Income Corporation,

  
  

6.75%, 8/15/19 (a)

     7,091,112   
  4,000      

Regency Centers, L.P.,

  
  

4.80%, 4/15/21

     4,361,584   
  6,000      

Wachovia Bank NA,

  
  

6.00%, 11/15/17 (a)

     6,774,186   
     

 

 

 
        88,038,523   
     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

 

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DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS — (Continued)

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

        Principal        
Amount

(000)

     Description   

Value

(Note 1)

 

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

 
   Industrial - 16.2%   
      $            3,000      

CSX Corporation,

  
  

4.25%, 6/01/21

       $         3,260,145   
  6,000      

The Dow Chemical Company,

  
  

9.00%, 4/01/21

     7,793,640   
  5,000      

Sun Company, Inc.,

  
  

9.00%, 11/01/24

     6,414,932   
  5,275      

Tele-Communications, Inc.,

  
  

10.125%, 4/15/22 (a)(b)

     7,328,204   
  3,200      

Tele-Communications, Inc.,

  
  

9.875%, 6/15/22 (a)

     4,385,725   
  5,000      

Time Warner, Inc.,

  
  

9.15%, 2/01/23

     6,756,100   
  5,000      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,

  
  

6.75%, 10/15/23

     6,386,215   
  5,000      

Xerox Corporation,

  
  

6.35%, 5/15/18

     5,717,835   
     

 

 

 
        48,042,796   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunications - 3.2%   
  6,000      

Rogers Wireless Inc.,

  
  

7.50%, 3/15/15 (Canada) (a)(b)

     6,189,222   
  3,000      

Verizon Communications Inc.,

  
  

6.35%, 4/01/19

     3,492,579   
     

 

 

 
        9,681,801   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds

  
  

(Cost $393,552,194)

     395,301,995   
     

 

 

 
   Asset-Backed Securities - 0.5%   
  1,347      

Detroit Edison Securitization Funding LLC 2001-1 A6,

  
  

6.62%, 3/01/16

     1,382,215   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities

  
  

(Cost $1,596,462)

     1,382,215   
     

 

 

 

            Shares             

             
       Non-Convertible Preferred Stock - 0.4%       
       Financial - 0.4%       
  50,000      

Vornado Realty Trust, Series I,

  
  

6.625%

     1,275,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stock

  
  

(Cost $1,175,000)

     1,275,000   
     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

 

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DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS — (Continued)

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

        Principal        
Amount

(000)

     Description   

Value

(Note 1)

 

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

 
   U.S. Government and Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.2%   
   Federal National Mortgage Association,   
   Pass-Through Certificates,   
      $            101      

8.00%, 10/01/30

       $         123,128   
  361      

7.00%, 12/01/31

     430,333   
   Government National Mortgage Association   
   Pass-Through Certificates,   
  6      

7.00%, 3/15/26

     5,692   
  33      

8.00%, 11/15/30

     36,306   
  30      

8.00%, 2/15/31

     30,556   
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Government and Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

  
  

(Cost $545,850)

     626,015   
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 134.4%

  
  

(Cost $396,869,506)

     398,585,225   
     

 

 

 
  

Other assets in excess of liabilities - 7.7%

     22,870,246   
  

Borrowings - (42.1%)

     (125,000,000
     

 

 

 
  

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK -100.0%

   $ 296,455,471   
     

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for borrowings and made available for loan.

(b) All or a portion of this security has been loaned.

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of the net assets applicable to common stock of the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

 

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DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS — (Continued)

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Investment Valuation

The Fund's investments are carried at fair value which is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

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

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these securities. For more information about the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent financial statements contained in its semi-annual report. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each of the Fund's investments at September 30, 2014:

 

                  Level 1                  Level 2  

Corporate bonds

     –            $ 395,301,995   

Asset-backed securities

     –              1,382,215   

Non-convertible preferred stock

   $ 1,275,000         –        

U.S. Government and Agency mortgage-backed securities

     –              626,015   

 

 

Total

   $ 1,275,000       $ 397,310,225   

 

 

 

 

There were no Level 3 priced securities held and there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 related to securities held at September 30, 2014.

Note 2. Federal Tax Cost

At December 31, 2013, the Fund's most recent fiscal tax year-end, the federal tax cost of investments and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

 

Federal Tax Cost

   Unrealized Appreciation    Unrealized Depreciation   Net Unrealized
Depreciation

$407,982,461

   $11,332,157    ($11,567,775)   ($235,618)

The difference between the book basis and tax basis of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments is primarily attributable to the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities.

Other information regarding the Fund is available on the Fund's website at www.ducfund.com or the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

 

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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 (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, based on an evaluation of those controls and procedures made as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b) There has been no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Exhibit 99.CERT Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


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)   DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.
By (Signature and Title)   /S/  NATHAN I. PARTAIN
 

 

  Nathan I. Partain
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date   November 17, 2014

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 (Signature and Title)   /S/  NATHAN I. PARTAIN
 

 

  Nathan I. Partain
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date   November 17, 2014
By (Signature and Title)   /S/ ALAN M. MEDER
 

 

  Alan M. Meder
  Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date   November 17, 2014