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NGZ Allianzgi Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

14.59
0.00 (0.00%)
24 Jul 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
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- Certified semi-annual shareholder report for management investment companies (N-CSRS)

27/04/2011 8:32pm

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UNITED STATES
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Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22067

 

AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

10105

   

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

 

Lawrence G. Altadonna - 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-739-3371

Date of fiscal year end: August 31, 2011

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2011

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR 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 Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-2001. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


ITEM 1. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

 

(ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

February 28, 2011






AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

(NGZ LOGO)



 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

2 - 3

 

 

Fund Insights/Fund Performance & Statistics

4 - 6

 

 

Schedule of Investments

7 - 20

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

21

 

 

Statement of Operations

22

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

23

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

24 - 31

 

 

Financial Highlights

32

 

 

Annual Shareholder Meeting Results/Changes to Board of Trustees/Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures

33

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D ear Shareholder:

 

 

 

 

 

The six-month period ended February 28, 2011 was characterized by strong gains for stocks and convertible bonds, as the global economic recovery that began in the summer of 2009 continued.

The Six Months in Review
For the six-month period ended February 28, 2011, AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund returned 26.83% on net asset value (“NAV”) and 26.87% on market price.

In contrast, the MSCI All Country World Index, an unmanaged global index generally reflective of developed equity markets, advanced 24.52% in U.S. dollar terms. The BofA Merrill Lynch All Convertible Index, an unmanaged index generally representative of the convertible securities market, gained 18.62%. The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index that is generally representative of the U.S. stock market, rose 27.73% and the Barclays Capital Credit Investment Grade Index fell 0.31% during the six-month period.

 

(PHOTO OF HANS W. KERTESS)
Hans W. Kertess
Chairman


(PHOTO OF BRIAN S. SHLISSEL)
Brian S. Shlissel
President & CEO

The economic recovery was evident in U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”) data. Between June and September 2010, GDP expanded at an annualized rate of 2.6%. This accelerated slightly to 2.8% rate between October and December of 2010. In January and February 2011, as the six-month period came to an end, this strengthening trend continued.

Investors moved into, and then out of, U.S. Treasury bonds during the six-month period. Fueling this flight to safety was uncertainty about the strength and durability of the U.S. recovery, concerns about a sovereign debt crisis in certain European countries and an apparent cooling of China’s economy. As a result, Treasury prices jumped, pushing yields on the benchmark 10-year bond down to 2.41% in October 2010. From that point, however, surging stock markets prompted investors to shift out of Treasuries. As the six-month period drew to a close, the yield on the 10-year bond climbed back to 3.42%.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) indicated that it would purchase up to $900 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds through June 2011. The goal of this “quantitative easing” is to keep stimulating the economy by lowering interest rates. The Fed maintained its target for the closely watched Federal Funds Rate, the interest rate banks charge to lend federal funds to other banks,

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usually on an overnight basis, in the 0.0% to 0.25% range. The Fed also maintained the discount rate, the interest rate charged to banks for direct loans at 0.75%, throughout the six-month period.

Positioned To Face Today’s Challenges
The global economic recovery that began two years ago continues. We caution, however, about rising oil prices and interest rates, both of which have moved higher and could act as headwinds to the recovery. In addition, turmoil in the Middle East and the tragedy that has affected Japan, the world’s third largest economy, could also impact the markets in various ways over the coming weeks and months. In light of such events, it is a good time to remember that markets have proven to be resilient over long periods of time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For specific information on the Fund and its performance, please refer to the following pages. If you have any questions regarding the information provided, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor or call the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent at (800) 254-5197. In addition, a wide range of information and resources is available on our website, www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.

 

Receive this report electronically and eliminate paper mailings. To enroll, go to www.allianzinvestors.com/ edelivery.

 

 

 

Together with Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, the Fund’s investment manager, and Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC, the Fund’s sub-adviser, we thank you for investing with us.

We remain dedicated to serving your investment needs.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

(-S- HANS W. KERTESS)

(-S- BRIAN S. SHLISSEL)

Hans W. Kertess

Brian S. Shlissel

Chairman

President & Chief Executive Officer

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A GIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

Fund Insights

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Performance Overview
For the six month period ended February 28, 2011, AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund returned 26.83% on net asset value and 26.87% on market price.

Market Environment
Although market sentiment varied throughout the six-month period, the net result for the domestic equity and convertible markets was solid. Additionally, non-U.S. markets performed well.

The factors driving performance did not change significantly from earlier in the year. Although several hiccups occurred throughout the period, including mixed economic statistical releases and European sovereign concerns, these risks rose then abated quickly. Ultimately, stronger corporate profitability and an improving economy had the greatest influence on investor sentiment. Improved balance sheets and operating performance of issuers were supplemented by the massive new corporate issuance volume that bolstered liquidity and reduced high-cost debt. Political risk abated after the November elections, and more accommodative decisions were made in Washington regarding taxes and further monetary policy easing (QE2). These factors also led to a healthy calendar year-end rally in the equity markets and a sell-off in the Treasury market.

Convertibles moved up in line with their historical equity upside participation in the period. Unlike 2009, where credit improvement was the bigger driver of returns, equity contributed more later in the period. U.S., European and Japanese index volatility started the period at higher levels. During the ensuing months, major global index volatility moved lower as equity markets moved higher.

Fund Commentary
Domestic equity positions in Technology, Industrials, and Energy led much of the positive performance during the reporting period. Semiconductor chip manufacturers with exposure to smart phones and tablets were up on robust sales. Agricultural and mining equipment companies reported better-than-expected revenues and higher bookings. Energy names benefited from new build order flows that were much more robust than analysts’ estimates. The weakest domestic equity performers were consumer staples companies. The market rotated away from the group as inline sales were overshadowed by higher input costs and potential pressure on future margins.

Convertible positions in the Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Financial industries helped performance over the period. Select Consumer Discretionary issuers were higher as automobile sales exceeded expectations and production schedules were increased for the period. Industrial issuers performed well on improving operating statistics and solid end-market demand. Financial companies moved higher on an improving global economic outlook and improving credit metrics. Convertible positions in the Healthcare and Consumer Staples industries hurt relative performance over the period. Generic drug manufacturing companies underperformed as international end markets deteriorated, negatively impacting earnings. Consumers Staples issuers were down as investors rotated into higher beta companies.

Within the international sleeve, Financials were the largest source of contribution for the period, led by a combination of a relative underweight position alongside positive stock selection. Health Care shares also added to Fund results, due to strong bottom-up stockpicking and an underweight in the sector. Conversely, positions in Industrials detracted from performance, where a portfolio overweight in the sector could not offset negative relative stock selection. Telecommunication Services was also a source of underperformance as a result of a portfolio overweight and relative performance. From a country standpoint, the United Kingdom added significantly to results, led by a combination of a portfolio overweight alongside positive relative performance. Investments in Germany also helped Fund results, due to strong bottom-up selection. Hong Kong was the largest detractor during the period, led by negative stock selection and a portfolio overweight. Investments in France also offset performance, due to modest underperformance combined with a relative underweight position.

Outlook
Our outlook for the domestic equity and convertible markets is positive. We believe the improvement in corporate earnings seen during earnings season should continue. U.S. corporate cash levels are high, debt levels have been reduced and maturities have been extended. In addition, consumers are spending again and labor conditions have been improving.

In 2011, we expect companies to use the high cash levels on their balance sheets and future free cash flow to help boost shareholder value. Share buybacks, increased dividends and merger and acquisition activity are possible uses of excess cash. We believe these factors will benefit investors in the high yield, convertible and equity markets.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

Fund Insights

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Even though global and economic risk headlines persist, driving a continuation of choppy directional short-term performance, few companies have seen a change in demand or order patterns. Fundamentals remain intact and this should provide a positive backdrop for the U.S. equity markets. We believe convertible bonds should benefit from credit spread tightening and higher equity prices, an attractive environment for total return investors.

While government policies and company fundamentals remain supportive of international equities as an asset class, changes in market leadership are already taking place. European Central Bank authorities have essentially put a floor on bank valuations through their policy actions. Chinese monetary authorities are seeking to temper inflation pressures. As such, the Fund’s portfolio is currently positioned to ride on these themes with an overweighting in Japan and increasing exposure to inexpensive stocks with significant business operations in Asia Ex-Japan, trimming the exposure there to expensive stocks levered to emerging market consumption, and finding pockets of value in European Financials. Heading into 2011, the Fund maintained a significant overweight relative to the benchmark in Telecommunication Services and Industrials, while holding underweight positions in Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology. The portfolio was also overweight in the United Kingdom and Norway, with underweight in Japan and France.

The investment team continues to build the portfolio one company at a time, by identifying those that are opportunistically capitalizing on change. In addition, we are maintaining our discipline of seeking to identify the best total return candidates with the optimal risk/reward profile. At Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC, we believe a discriminating environment that rewards corporations for exceeding expectations bodes well for the AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund investment process.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

Fund Performance &
Statistics

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return (1) :

 

Market Price

 

NAV

 

           

Six Month

 

26.87

%

 

26.83

%

 

               

1 Year

 

31.27

%

 

22.44

%

 

               

Commencement of Operations (9/28/07) to 2/28/11

 

(0.72

)%

 

0.89

%

 

               

Market Price/NAV Performance:
Commencement of Operations (9/28/07) to 2/28/11
(IMAGE)   Market Price
(IMAGE)   NAV

(LINE GRAPH)

 

 

 

 

 

Market Price/NAV:

 

 

 

 

         

Market Price

 

 

$17.23

 

         

NAV

 

 

$17.77

 

         

Discount to NAV

 

 

(3.04

)%

         

Market Price Yield (2)

 

 

6.96

%

         

 

Investment Allocation
(as a % of total common stock)

 

(PIE CHART)



 

 

(1)

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total return is calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) in the specified period. The calculation assumes that all income dividends, capital gain and return of capital distributions, if any, have been reinvested. Total return does not reflect broker commissions or sales charges in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual total return.

 

 

 

Performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price returns typically reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about the Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund dividends.

 

 

 

An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, market price, market price yield and NAV will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a onetime public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are traded in the open market through a stock exchange. NAV is equal to total assets less total liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.

 

 

(2)

Market Price Yield is determined by dividing the annualized current quarterly per share dividend (comprised of net investment income and net short-term capital gains, if any) payable to shareholders by the market price per share at February 28, 2011.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

S chedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

COMMON STOCK—78.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

152,554

 

Qantas Airways Ltd. (a)(c)

 

$

365,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Biotechnology—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

17,462

 

CSL Ltd. (b)(c)

 

 

634,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

14,173

 

Leighton Holdings Ltd. (c)

 

 

449,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

139,994

 

Challenger, Ltd. (c)

 

 

726,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

13,924

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. (c)

 

 

657,967

 

 

58,602

 

OneSteel Ltd. (c)

 

 

162,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

820,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Austria—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,027

 

Wienerberger AG (a)

 

 

62,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

2,316

 

Voestalpine AG

 

 

107,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Belgium—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

5,374

 

Tessenderlo Chemie NV

 

 

181,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Brazil—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

32,439

 

Vale S.A. —Cl. B – ADR

 

 

1,110,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Canada—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

9,100

 

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

 

 

601,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

China—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

30,500

 

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

 

 

162,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

38,000

 

China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

 

63,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Denmark—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

FLSmidth & Co. AS

 

 

175,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Finland—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

7,353

 

Nokia Oyj

 

 

63,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

4,984

 

Kesko Oyj —Cl. B

 

 

214,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

France—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

4,355

 

Air France – KLM (a)

 

 

71,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

 

 

 

France —(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

9,874

 

Peugeot S.A. (a)

 

$

395,487

 

 

1,838

 

Renault S.A. (a)

 

 

112,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

508,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

4,922

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

384,138

 

 

12,598

 

Credit Agricole S.A.

 

 

221,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

605,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

47,233

 

France Telecom S.A. (b)

 

 

1,045,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

4,912

 

Alstom S.A.

 

 

293,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household Durables—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

2,043

 

SEB S.A.

 

 

200,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

3,088

 

ArcelorMittal

 

 

113,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

8,490

 

Total S.A.

 

 

520,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Germany—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

23,665

 

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)

 

 

484,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Automobiles—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

17,212

 

Daimler AG (a)(b)

 

 

1,216,357

 

 

3,950

 

Porsche Automobile Holding SE

 

 

314,683

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,531,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Chemicals—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

7,688

 

K+S AG

 

 

594,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

1,496

 

Siemens AG

 

 

202,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,548

 

Salzgitter AG

 

 

128,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

568

 

RWE AG

 

 

38,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

2,911

 

Aixtron AG

 

 

120,521

 

 

15,947

 

Infineon Technologies AG

 

 

175,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

295,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Greece—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

4,039

 

National Bank of Greece S.A. (a)

 

 

37,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Hong Kong—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

197,000

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

 

 

459,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

 

 

 

Hong Kong —(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

8,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

 

$

174,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

59,000

 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

 

 

291,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

3,600

 

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

 

 

167,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Marine—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

10,500

 

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

 

 

85,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

112,000

 

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

 

 

73,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

41,000

 

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

 

 

251,697

 

 

118,000

 

New World Development Ltd.

 

 

214,423

 

 

28,000

 

Swire Pacific Ltd. —Cl. A

 

 

392,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

859,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

16,500

 

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

 

 

221,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

19,981

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

 

 

98,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ireland—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

20,740

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC (a)(c)

 

 

286

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

9,738

 

Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC (a)

 

 

13,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Italy—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

54,358

 

Enel SpA

 

 

323,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household Durables—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

14,735

 

Indesit Co. SpA

 

 

170,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

13,395

 

ENI SpA

 

 

326,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Japan—5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

5,800

 

Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.

 

 

113,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

169,000

 

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

389,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

13,000

 

Toshiba Corp.

 

 

85,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

490

 

ORIX Corp.

 

 

55,184

 

 

13,600

 

Promise Co., Ltd.

 

 

133,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

2,100

 

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

 

 

102,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

 

 

 

Japan —(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

 

$

123,228

 

 

5,500

 

Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.

 

 

91,404

 

 

23,000

 

Nippon Chemi-Con Corp. (a)

 

 

163,490

 

 

14,000

 

Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

 

 

160,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

538,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

Olympus Corp.

 

 

205,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household Durables—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

13,300

 

Sony Corp.

 

 

489,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Nikon Corp.

 

 

117,457

 

 

7,900

 

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

 

 

447,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

564,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Machinery—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Glory Ltd.

 

 

121,724

 

 

4,700

 

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

 

 

116,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

237,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Marine—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

71,000

 

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

 

 

472,114

 

 

32,000

 

Nippon Yusen KK

 

 

141,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

613,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

4,300

 

JFE Holdings, Inc.

 

 

136,178

 

 

43,000

 

Nippon Steel Corp.

 

 

156,383

 

 

56,000

 

Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.

 

 

142,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

434,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

 

115,622

 

 

3,300

 

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

 

 

70,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

186,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Road & Rail—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,700

 

East Japan Railway Co.

 

 

118,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

 

 

88,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.

 

 

52,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Tobacco—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

 

 

66,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distribution—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

54,000

 

ITOCHU Corp.

 

 

561,550

 

 

70,000

 

Marubeni Corp.

 

 

537,288

 

 

26,000

 

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

 

 

475,279

 

 

36,900

 

Sumitomo Corp.

 

 

548,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,122,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund   

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

             

 

 

 

Japan —(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

KDDI Corp.

 

$

324,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Luxembourg—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

154

 

APERAM (a)

 

 

6,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Netherlands—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

14,541

 

ING Groep NV (a)

 

 

182,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

New Zealand—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

27,259

 

Fletcher Building Ltd.

 

 

180,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Norway—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

10,500

 

Yara International ASA

 

 

557,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

3,400

 

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

 

 

87,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Singapore—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

40,000

 

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

 

 

429,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

36,000

 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

 

 

261,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributors—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

9,000

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

 

 

239,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

26,000

 

Venture Corp. Ltd.

 

 

193,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

71,000

 

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

 

 

82,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

29,200

 

SATS Ltd.

 

 

58,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Spain—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

9,221

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A.

 

 

423,335

 

 

2,822

 

Sacyr Vallehermoso S.A. (a)

 

 

31,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

454,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

45,274

 

Telefonica S.A.

 

 

1,151,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Sweden—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

19,000

 

Nordea Bank AB

 

 

216,142

 

 

4,200

 

Swedbank AB —Cl. A (a)

 

 

74,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

290,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household Durables—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

5,400

 

Electrolux AB

 

 

135,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

 

 

 

Sweden —(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

20,200

 

Sandvik AB

 

$

387,691

 

 

16,000

 

Trelleborg AB —Cl. B

 

 

160,672

 

 

14,200

 

Volvo AB —Cl. B (a)

 

 

245,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

794,132

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

13,200

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB —Cl. B

 

 

431,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Switzerland—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

5,878

 

Actelion Ltd. (a)

 

 

326,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Markets—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

2,773

 

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

 

128,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

3,450

 

Zurich Financial Services AG (b)

 

 

1,002,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

656

 

Swatch Group AG

 

 

279,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

United Kingdom—7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

11,929

 

BAE Systems PLC

 

 

63,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Markets—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

17,856

 

3i Group PLC

 

 

90,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

50,729

 

Barclays PLC

 

 

263,265

 

 

18,343

 

Lloyds TSB Group PLC (a)

 

 

18,524

 

 

51,937

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a)

 

 

38,097

 

 

9,470

 

Standard Chartered PLC

 

 

250,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

570,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

13,579

 

Aggreko PLC

 

 

319,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

92,742

 

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (b)

 

 

417,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

4,961

 

Cookson Group PLC (a)

 

 

52,772

 

 

4,730

 

Smiths Group PLC

 

 

102,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

253,484

 

Old Mutual PLC

 

 

542,362

 

 

45,432

 

Standard Life PLC

 

 

176,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

718,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Machinery—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

17,900

 

Charter International PLC

 

 

220,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

 

 

 

United Kingdom— (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

6,416

 

Anglo American PLC

 

$

348,028

 

 

36,554

 

BHP Billiton PLC (b)

 

 

1,448,980

 

 

5,372

 

Rio Tinto PLC

 

 

378,278

 

 

4,527

 

Xstrata PLC

 

 

103,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,278,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

26,858

 

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

 

 

151,225

 

 

21,928

 

Next PLC

 

 

704,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

855,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

16,993

 

BG Group PLC

 

 

413,790

 

 

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC,

 

 

 

 

 

16,201

 

Class A

 

 

582,796

 

 

45,399

 

Class B (b)

 

 

1,622,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,619,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Professional Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

14,108

 

Michael Page International PLC

 

 

118,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

16,621

 

Game Group PLC

 

 

16,515

 

 

72,326

 

Howden Joinery Group PLC (a)

 

 

135,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

152,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Tobacco—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

14,650

 

British American Tobacco PLC (b)

 

 

586,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

165,068

 

Vodafone Group PLC

 

 

468,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

United States—46.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

10,300

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

 

 

816,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Auto Components—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

31,200

 

Johnson Controls, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,272,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Automobiles—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

82,000

 

Ford Motor Co. (a)

 

 

1,234,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Beverages—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

20,100

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

1,284,792

 

 

15,600

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. —Cl. B

 

 

713,388

 

 

7,600

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

 

481,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,480,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Biotechnology—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

22,800

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

 

 

888,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

8,780

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

 

 

350,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

 

 

 

United States— (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

5,266

 

Aviat Networks, Inc. (a)

 

$

32,175

 

 

44,800

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

 

 

831,488

 

 

5,984

 

EchoStar Corp. —Cl. A (a)

 

 

207,645

 

 

21,200

 

Harris Corp.

 

 

989,192

 

 

17,000

 

Qualcomm, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,012,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,073,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

4,100

 

Apple, Inc. (a)(b)

 

 

1,448,161

 

 

51,700

 

EMC Corp. (a)(b)

 

 

1,406,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,854,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

24,837

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

 

 

1,159,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

6,769

 

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

 

57,469

 

 

28,200

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

1,041,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,098,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

13,855

 

Entergy Corp.

 

 

986,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

14,000

 

Amphenol Corp. —Cl. A (b)

 

 

804,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

9,700

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

 

758,831

 

 

15,500

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,233,335

 

 

20,100

 

Schlumberger Ltd. (b)

 

 

1,877,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,869,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food Products—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

20,500

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

 

762,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

15,600

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

 

829,140

 

 

3,680

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,206,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,035,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

23,000

 

CIGNA Corp.

 

 

967,610

 

 

15,000

 

McKesson Corp.

 

 

1,189,200

 

 

14,600

 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

899,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,056,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

 

1,135,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household Products—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

16,500

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

 

1,040,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

12,500

 

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

 

 

388,375

 

 

38,461

 

NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

 

 

768,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,157,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

           

 

 

 

United States —(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

62,026

 

General Electric Co.

 

$

1,297,584

 

 

45,800

 

Textron, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,240,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,538,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

893

 

American International Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

33,095

 

 

46,000

 

Genworth Financial, Inc. —Cl. A (a)

 

 

608,580

 

 

11,760

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

556,954

 

 

17,000

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,119,110

 

 

19,230

 

XL Group PLC —Cl. A

 

 

449,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,766,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Google, Inc. —Cl. A (a)

 

 

1,226,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

IT Services—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

7,500

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

1,214,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Machinery—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

18,700

 

AGCO Corp. (a)

 

 

1,024,386

 

 

14,200

 

Deere & Co. (b)

 

 

1,280,130

 

 

14,900

 

Joy Global, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,450,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,755,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

29,919

 

DISH Network Corp. —Cl. A (a)

 

 

695,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

23,400

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

 

1,239,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

19,500

 

Target Corp.

 

 

1,024,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

28,169

 

PG&E Corp.

 

 

1,297,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

5,500

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (b)

 

 

560,835

 

 

22,900

 

Peabody Energy Corp. (b)

 

 

1,499,721

 

 

18,800

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

 

529,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,590,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

16,000

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

 

769,600

 

 

43,300

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

1,117,573

 

 

18,224

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

1,119,682

 

 

43,391

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

 

1,413,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,420,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

48,000

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

1,030,560

 

 

33,900

 

Texas Instruments, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,207,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,237,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

               

 

 

 

United States —(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,500

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

$

1,182,810

 

 

36,900

 

Oracle Corp. (b)

 

 

 

 

1,214,010

 

 

10,199

 

Symantec Corp. (a)

 

 

 

 

183,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,580,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (cost—$130,796,504)

 

 

 

 

97,173,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK—12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares
(000s)

 

 

 

Credit Rating
(Moody’s/S&P)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Continental Airlines Finance Trust II, 6.00%, 11/15/30

 

Caa1/CCC

 

 

435,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Automobiles—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

4.75%, 12/1/13, Ser. B

 

NR/NR

 

 

498,624

 

 

60

 

6.25%, 7/15/33, Ser. C (a)

 

WR/NR

 

 

467,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

966,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Banks—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Barclays Bank PLC, 10.00%, 3/15/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.) (d)

 

A1/A+

 

 

175,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Markets—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

AMG Capital Trust I, 5.10%, 4/15/36

 

NR/BB

 

 

237,112

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (c)(d)(e),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

6.00%, 10/12/10, Ser. GIS (General Mills, Inc.)

 

WR/NR

 

 

135,833

 

 

9

 

28.00%, 3/6/09, Ser. RIG (Transocean, Inc.)

 

WR/NR

 

 

126,771

 

 

22

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.00%, 8/1/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Wetherford Corp.) (d)

 

A1/A

 

 

507,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,007,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Fifth Third Bancorp, 8.50%, 6/30/13, Ser. G (g)

 

Ba1/BB

 

 

260,950

 

 

(k)

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50%, 3/15/13, Ser. L (g)

 

Baa3/A-

 

 

257,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

518,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

United Rentals, Inc., 6.50%, 8/1/28

 

Caa1/CCC

 

 

1,448,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

2010 Swift Mandatory Common Exchange Security Trust,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 12/31/13 (f)(h)

 

NR/NR

 

 

320,735

 

 

1

 

Bank of America Corp., 7.25%, 1/30/13, Ser. L (g)

 

Ba3/BB+

 

 

502,000

 

 

4

 

Citigroup, Inc., 7.50%, 12/15/12

 

NR/NR

 

 

564,900

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

7.00%, 7/27/11 (Target Corp.) (d)

 

Aa2/A

 

 

501,223

 

 

18

 

8.00%, 9/20/11 (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.) (d)

 

Aa2/A

 

 

461,611

 

 

 

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

7.00%, 7/25/11 (McDonald’s Corp.) (d)

 

Aa3/A+

 

 

513,704

 

 

23

 

7.00%, 8/16/11 (Cisco Systems) (d)

 

Aa3/A+

 

 

457,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,322,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares
(000s)

 

 

 

Credit Rating
(Moody’s/S&P)

 

Value

 

                   

 

 

 

Electric Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

NextEra Energy, Inc., 8.375%, 6/1/12

 

NR/NR

 

$

251,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food Products—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., 6.25%, 6/1/11

 

NR/BBB+

 

 

525,426

 

 

10

 

Bunge Ltd., 4.875%, 12/1/11 (g)

 

Ba1/BB

 

 

1,050,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,575,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household Durables—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Newell Financial Trust I, 5.25%, 12/1/27

 

WR/BB

 

 

212,025

 

 

5

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 4.75%, 11/17/15

 

Baa3/BBB+

 

 

576,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

788,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

American International Group, Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/11

 

Baa2/NR

 

 

100,190

 

 

5

 

Assured Guaranty Ltd., 8.50%, 6/1/12

 

NR/NR

 

 

319,852

 

 

14

 

XL Group PLC, 10.75%, 8/15/11

 

Baa2/BBB-

 

 

441,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

861,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

AES Trust III, 6.75%, 10/15/29

 

B3/B+

 

 

1,221,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Apache Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/13

 

NR/NR

 

 

531,336

 

 

5

 

ATP Oil & Gas Corp., 8.00%, 10/1/14 (f)(g)(h)

 

NR/NR

 

 

531,100

 

 

7

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.00%, 12/31/49

 

NR/B

 

 

738,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,801,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Professional Services—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Nielsen Holdings NV, 6.25%, 2/1/13

 

NR/NR

 

 

580,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trust—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 7.00%, 4/20/13 (g)

 

NR/NR

 

 

281,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost—$19,668,904)

 

 

 

 

15,234,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES —7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

275

 

BorgWarner, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/12

 

NR/BBB

 

 

657,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Markets—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Ares Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/1/16 (f)(h)

 

NR/BBB

 

 

540,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

 

EnerSys, 3.375%, 6/1/38 (i)

 

B2/BB

 

 

476,500

 

 

500

 

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., 4.50%, 5/15/13

 

NR/NR

 

 

488,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

964,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

450

 

MGM Resorts International, 4.25%, 4/15/15 (f)(h)

 

Caa1/CCC+

 

 

493,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275

 

VeriSign, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/37

 

NR/NR

 

 

332,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000s)

 

 

 

Credit Rating
(Moody’s/S&P)

 

Value

 

               

 

 

 

IT Services—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

475

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp., 1.75%, 8/1/13

 

NR/NR

 

$

547,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Machinery—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

Titan International, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/17 (f)(h)

 

NR/B+

 

 

652,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Media LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

310

 

3.125%, 3/30/23

 

B1/BB-

 

 

383,625

 

 

1,000

 

3.50%, 1/15/31

 

B1/BB-

 

 

570,000

 

 

400

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 6.25%, 3/15/11 (f)(h)

 

NR/NR

 

 

403,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,356,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

Western Refining, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/14

 

NR/CCC+

 

 

510,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 8/1/14 (f)(h)

 

NR/NR

 

 

790,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trust—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

Boston Properties LP, 3.75%, 5/15/36

 

NR/A-

 

 

290,625

 

 

400

 

Health Care REIT, Inc., 4.75%, 12/1/26

 

Baa2/BBB-

 

 

454,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

744,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600

 

SunPower Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/14

 

NR/NR

 

 

626,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MGIC Investment Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

5.00%, 5/1/17

 

NR/CCC+

 

 

219,000

 

 

395

 

9.00%, 4/1/63 (f)(h)

 

Caa3/CC

 

 

410,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

629,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (cost-$8,711,609)

 

 

 

 

8,846,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YANKEE BOND—0.5%

 

 

 

Marine—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

DryShips, Inc., 5.00%, 12/1/14 (cost-$620,871)

 

NR/NR

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS (a)—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,050

 

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expires 10/31/12 (cost-$361)

 

 

 

 

2,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000s)

 

 

 

Value

 

           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Deposit—2.6%

 

 

 

 

$

3,230

 

Bank of America-London, 0.03%, 3/1/11 (cost-$3,229,564)

 

$

3,229,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments before call options written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost-$163,027,813)— 100.5%

 

 

125,036,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (a)—(0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amphenol Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

strike price $60, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(3,750

)

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

strike price $355, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(22,725

)

 

 

 

Deere & Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

strike price $100, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(2,050

)

 

 

 

EMC Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

360

 

strike price $28, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(9,360

)

 

 

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

220

 

strike price $43, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(3,850

)

 

 

 

Joy Global, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

105

 

strike price $105, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(13,965

)

 

 

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

strike price $85, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(1,663

)

 

 

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

strike price $110, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(1,460

)

 

 

 

Oracle Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

260

 

strike price $34, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(7,410

)

 

 

 

Peabody Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

120

 

strike price $70, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(5,940

)

 

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

strike price $67.50, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(2,550

)

 

 

 

Qualcomm, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

120

 

strike price $60, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(13,200

)

 

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

strike price $95, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(11,250

)

 

 

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

235

 

strike price $37, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(4,230

)

 

 

 

Textron, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

180

 

strike price $29, expires 3/19/11

 

 

(2,790

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Call Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(premiums received-$149,794)

 

 

(106,193

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments net of call options written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost-$162,878,019) (j)— 100.4%

 

 

124,930,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.4)%

 

 

(475,689

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

$

124,454,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

   

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)

Non-income producing.

(b)

All or partial amount segregated for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for call options written.

(c)

Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $3,259,157, representing 2.6% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(d)

Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of an entity different than the issuer or structured by the issuer to provide exposure to securities of an entity different than the issuer (synthetic convertible securities). Such entity is identified in the parenthetical.

(e)

In default.

(f)

144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(g)

Perpetual maturity. Maturity date shown is the first call date.

(h)

Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Securities with an aggregate market value of $4,141,797, representing 3.3% of net assets.

(i)

Step Bond—Coupon is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specific date and rate.

(j)

Securities with an aggregrate value of $37,788,523, representing 30.4% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(k)

Less than 500 shares.

 

 

   

 

Glossary:

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

NR — Not Rated

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

WR — Withdrawn Rating

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

S tatement of Assets

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value (cost—$163,027,813)

 

 

$125,036,248

 

 

 

     

Foreign currency (cost—$1,123)

 

 

1,111

 

 

 

     

Receivable for investments sold

 

 

654,706

 

 

 

     

Dividends and interest receivable (net of foreign withholding taxes)

 

 

328,651

 

 

 

     

Prepaid expenses

 

 

1,200

 

 

 

     

Total Assets

 

 

126,021,916

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Payable for investments purchased

 

 

1,263,292

 

 

 

     

Call options written, at value (premiums received—$149,794)

 

 

106,193

 

 

 

     

Investment management fees payable

 

 

95,063

 

 

 

     

Accrued expenses

 

 

103,002

 

 

 

     

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,567,550

 

 

 

     

Net Assets

 

 

$124,454,366

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

Common Shares:

 

 

 

 

Par value ($0.00001 per share, applicable to 7,004,189 shares issued and outstanding)

 

 

$70

 

 

 

     

Paid-in-capital in excess of par

 

 

161,751,731

 

 

 

     

Undistributed net investment income

 

 

595,149

 

 

 

     

Accumulated net realized gain

 

 

53,980

 

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation of investments, call options written and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(37,946,564

)

 

 

     

Net Assets

 

 

$124,454,366

 

 

 

     

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

$17.77

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

S tatement of Operations

Six Months ended February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $24,217)

 

 

$1,429,198

 

 

 

     

Interest

 

 

229,866

 

 

 

     

Total Investment Income

 

 

1,659,064

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Investment management fees

 

 

578,381

 

 

 

     

Custodian and accounting agent fees

 

 

64,071

 

 

 

     

Audit and tax services

 

 

34,973

 

 

 

     

Shareholder communications

 

 

25,036

 

 

 

     

Transfer agent fees

 

 

14,300

 

 

 

     

New York Stock Exchange listing fees

 

 

8,528

 

 

 

     

Legal fees

 

 

6,244

 

 

 

     

Trustees’ fees and expenses

 

 

4,465

 

 

 

     

Miscellaneous

 

 

6,092

 

 

 

     

Total expenses

 

 

742,090

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

916,974

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

5,660,469

 

 

 

     

Call options written

 

 

(465,271

)

 

 

     

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

10,007

 

 

 

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

20,685,014

 

 

 

     

Call options written

 

 

55

 

 

 

     

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

4,770

 

 

 

     

Net realized and change in unrealized gain on investments,
call options written and foreign currency transactions

 

 

25,895,044

 

 

 

     

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations

 

 

$26,812,018

 

 

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

S tatement of Changes
in Net Assets

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
ended
February 28, 2011
(unaudited)

 

 

Year ended
August 31,
2010

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

916,974

 

 

$

1,886,408

 

 

 

     

 

     

Net realized gain on investments, call options written
and foreign currency transactions

 

 

5,205,205

 

 

 

4,504,879

 

 

 

     

 

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments,
call options written and foreign currency transactions

 

 

20,689,839

 

 

 

806,622

 

 

 

     

 

     

Net increase in net assets resulting from investment operations

 

 

26,812,018

 

 

 

7,197,909

 

 

 

     

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

(2,276,643

)

 

 

     

 

     

Net realized gains

 

 

(4,202,514

)

 

 

(4,834,030

)

 

 

     

 

     

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(1,294,354

)

 

 

     

 

     

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(4,202,514

)

 

 

(8,405,027

)

 

 

     

 

     

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

22,609,504

 

 

 

(1,207,118

)

 

 

     

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

101,844,862

 

 

 

103,051,980

 

 

 

     

 

     

End of period (including undistributed (dividends in excess of) net investment income
of $595,149 and $(321,825), respectively)

 

$

124,454,366

 

 

$

101,844,862

 

 

 

     

 

     

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund    N otes to Financial Statements

 

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on May 3, 2007. Prior to commencing operations on September 28, 2007, the Fund had no operations other than matters relating to its organization and registration as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended. Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”) serves as the Fund’s investment manager and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. (“Allianz Global”). Allianz Global is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE, a publicly traded European insurance and financial services company. The Fund has an unlimited amount of $0.00001 par value per share of common shares authorized.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return comprised of capital appreciation, current income and gains. Under normal market conditions the Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a diversified, global portfolio of equity securities and income-producing convertible securities. The Fund also employs a strategy of writing (selling) call options on stocks held, as well as on equity indexes, in an attempt to generate gains from option premiums. There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its stated objective.

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund:

(a) Valuation of Investments
Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are stated at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or independent pricing services.

Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which a development/event occurs that may significantly impact the value of a security, are fair-valued, in good faith, pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees, or persons acting at their discretion pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund’s investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or dealer quotations, or by using the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Synthetic convertible securities are valued based on quotations obtained from unaffiliated brokers who are the principal market-makers in such securities. Such valuations are derived by the brokers from proprietary models which are generally based on readily available market information including valuations of the common stock underlying the synthetic security. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the original term to maturity exceeded 60 days. Investments initially valued in currencies other than U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside of the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed.

The prices used by the Fund to value securities may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold and these differences could be material to the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s NAV is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for business.

The prices of certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be determined at a time prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE. When fair valuing the securities, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the time the Fund’s NAV is calculated. With respect to certain foreign securities, the Fund may fair-value securities using modeling tools provided by third-party vendors. The Fund has retained a statistical

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
research service to assist in the determining the fair value of foreign securities. This service utilizes statistics and programs based on historical performance of markets and other economic data to assist in making fair value estimates. Fair value estimates used by the Fund for foreign securities may differ from the value realized from the sale of those securities and the difference could be material to the financial statements. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other assets, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets held by the Fund.

(b) Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Fund has the ability to access

 

 

Level 2 – valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or quotes from inactive exchanges

 

 

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

An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in the aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique used.

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the six months ended February 28, 2011 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. When fair-valuing securities, the Fund utilized multi-dimensional relational pricing models and the estimation of the price that would have prevailed in a liquid market for the international equities given information available at the time of evaluation.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Fund generally uses to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities, for Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).

Equity Securities (Common and Preferred Stock) — Equity securities traded in inactive markets and certain foreign equity securities are valued using inputs which include broker-dealer quotes, recently executed transactions adjusted for changes in the benchmark index, or evaluated price quotes received from independent pricing services that take into account the integrity of the market sector and issuer, the individual characteristics of the security, and information received from broker-dealers and other market sources pertaining to the issuer or security. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of equity securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable the values are categorized as Level 3.

Convertible Bonds & Notes — Convertible bonds and notes are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of convertible bonds and notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable the values are categorized as Level 3.

Option Contracts — Option contracts traded over the counter (“OTC”) are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that incorporate various inputs such as interest rates, credit spreads, currency exchange rates and volatility measurements for in-the-money, at-the-money, and out-of-the-money contracts based on a given strike price. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of OTC option contracts are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable the values are categorized as Level 3.

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
A summary of the inputs used at February 28, 2011 in valuing Fund’s assets and liabilities is listed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1 –
Quoted Prices

 

Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs

 

Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Value at
2/28/11

 

                   

Investments in Securities – Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,996,267

 

$

2,996,267

 

Austria

 

 

 

$

169,721

 

 

 

 

169,721

 

Belgium

 

 

 

 

181,741

 

 

 

 

181,741

 

China

 

 

 

 

226,284

 

 

 

 

226,284

 

Denmark

 

 

 

 

175,621

 

 

 

 

175,621

 

Finland

 

 

 

 

278,063

 

 

 

 

278,063

 

France

 

 

 

 

3,357,772

 

 

 

 

3,357,772

 

Germany

 

 

 

 

3,275,383

 

 

 

 

3,275,383

 

Greece

 

 

 

 

37,551

 

 

 

 

37,551

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

2,429,173

 

 

 

 

2,429,173

 

Ireland

 

 

 

 

13,086

 

 

286

 

 

13,372

 

Italy

 

 

 

 

820,702

 

 

 

 

820,702

 

Japan

 

 

 

 

6,923,470

 

 

 

 

6,923,470

 

Netherlands

 

 

 

 

182,410

 

 

 

 

182,410

 

New Zealand

 

 

 

 

180,893

 

 

 

 

180,893

 

Norway

 

 

 

 

645,416

 

 

 

 

645,416

 

Singapore

 

 

 

 

1,265,417

 

 

 

 

1,265,417

 

Spain

 

 

 

 

1,605,692

 

 

 

 

1,605,692

 

Sweden

 

 

 

 

1,650,996

 

 

 

 

1,650,996

 

Switzerland

 

 

 

 

1,736,057

 

 

 

 

1,736,057

 

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

9,636,808

 

 

 

 

9,636,808

 

All other

 

$

59,384,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,384,265

 

Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines

 

 

 

 

435,712

 

 

 

 

435,712

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

175,968

 

 

 

 

175,968

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

744,783

 

 

262,604

 

 

1,007,387

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

257,500

 

 

260,950

 

 

 

 

518,450

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

1,448,188

 

 

 

 

1,448,188

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

1,066,900

 

 

2,255,197

 

 

 

 

3,322,097

 

Household Durables

 

 

576,191

 

 

212,025

 

 

 

 

788,216

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

531,336

 

 

1,269,775

 

 

 

 

1,801,111

 

All other

 

 

5,737,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,737,585

 

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

 

 

 

8,846,276

 

 

 

 

8,846,276

 

Yankee Bond

 

 

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

 

550,000

 

Warrants

 

 

2,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,620

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

 

 

3,229,564

 

 

 

 

3,229,564

 

                           

Total Investments in Securities – Assets

 

$

67,556,397

 

$

54,220,694

 

$

3,259,157

 

$

125,036,248

 

                           

Investments in Securities – Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call Options Written, at value
Market Price

 

$

(106,193

)

 

 

 

 

$

(106,193

)

                           

Total Investments

 

$

67,450,204

 

$

54,220,694

 

$

3,259,157

 

$

124,930,055

 

                           

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the six months ended February 28, 2011.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended February 28, 2011, was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning
Balance
8/31/10

 

Net
Purchases
(Sales) and
Settlements

 

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

 

Transfer
into
Level 3*

 

Transfer
out of
Level 3

 

Ending
Balance
2/28/11

 

                                       

Investments in Securities – Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,996,267

 

 

 

$

2,996,267

 

Ireland

 

$

264

 

 

 

$

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

286

 

Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

 

262,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,604

 

                                       

Total Investments

 

$

262,868

 

 

 

$

22

 

$

2,996,267

 

 

 

$

3,259,157

 

                                       

* Transferred out of Level 2 into Level 3 because sufficient observable inputs were not available.

The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of Level 3 investments, which the Fund held at February 28, 2011, was $22. Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is reflected on the Statement of Operations.

(c) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income adjusted for the accretion of discount and amortization premiums is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts or premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted or amortized, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Conversion premium is not amortized. Payments received on synthetic convertible securities are generally included in dividend income. Payments received from certain investments may be comprised of dividends, realized gains and return of capital. These payments may initially be recorded as dividend income and may be subsequently reclassified as realized gains and/or return of capital upon receipt of information from the issuer.

(d) Federal Income Taxes
The Fund intends to distribute all of its taxable income and to comply with the other requirements of Subchapter M of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required.

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Fund, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. The Fund’s management has determined that its evaluation has resulted in no material impact on the Fund’s financial statements at February 28, 2011. The Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

(e) Dividends and Distributions
The Fund declares quarterly dividends and distributions from net investment income and gains from option premiums and the sale of portfolio securities. The Fund records dividends and distributions to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book-tax” differences are considered either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and/or distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes, they are reported as dividends and/or distributions to shareholders from return of capital.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(f) Foreign Currency Translations
The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency market value of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the end of the period; and (2) purchases and sales, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions. The resulting net foreign currency gain (loss) is included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

The Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Accordingly, such foreign currency gain (loss) is included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. However, the Fund does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations; such amount is categorized as foreign currency gain (loss) for both financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes.

(g) Convertible Securities
It is the Fund’s policy to invest a portion of its assets in convertible securities. Although convertible securities do derive part of their value from that of the securities into which they are convertible, they are not considered derivative financial instruments. However, certain of the Fund’s investments in convertible securities include features which render them more sensitive to price changes in their underlying securities. The value of structured/synthetic convertible securities can be affected by interest rate changes and credit risks of the issuer. Such securities may be structured in ways that limit their potential for capital appreciation and the entire value of the security may be at risk of loss depending on the performance of the underlying equity security. Consequently, the Fund is exposed to greater downside risk than traditional convertible securities, but still less than that of the underlying stock.

2. Principal Risks
In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to, among other things, changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (counterparty risk). The Fund also is exposed to other risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, market price, foreign currency and credit risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is used primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed income security’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements.

Variable and floating rate securities generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. Inverse floating rate securities may decrease in value if interest rates increase. Inverse floating rate securities may also exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate obligation with similar credit quality. When the Fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease (or, in the case of inverse floating rate securities, an increase) in market interest rate will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the NAV of the Fund’s shares.

The Fund is exposed to credit risk which is the risk of losing money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings.

To the extent the Fund invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including economic growth, inflation changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, the Fund’s investments in foreign currency-denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

2. Principal Risks (continued)
The Fund is subject to elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the U.S., due to concentrated investments in specific industries or investments in foreign issuers located in a specific country or region. Such concentrations will subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from future political or economical conditions in such country or region and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws of currency exchange restrictions affecting such country or region, which could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies.

The Fund is exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss to the Fund could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the Fund’s financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to counterparty risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The Fund’s sub-adviser Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC (“AGIC” or the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of the Investment Manager, seeks to minimize the Fund’s counterparty risk by performing reviews of each counterparty and by minimizing concentration of counterparty risk by undertaking transactions with multiple customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. Delivery of securities sold is only made once the Fund has received payment. Payment is made on the purchase once the securities have been delivered by the counterparty. The trade will fail if either party fails to meet its obligation.

The counterparty risk associated with certain contracts may be reduced by master netting arrangements to the extent that if an event of default occurs, all amounts with the counterparty are terminated and settled on a net basis. The Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk with respect to transactions subject to master netting arrangements can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

The market values of equity securities, such as common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into equity securities or equity-related investments such as options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity-related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed income securities.

The Fund held synthetic convertible securities with Lehman Brothers entities as counterparty at the time the relevant Lehman Brother entity filed for protection or was placed in administration. The values of the relevant securities have been written down to their estimated recoverable values.

3. Financial Derivative Instruments

Disclosure about derivatives and hedging activities require qualitative disclosure regarding objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosure about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivatives, and disclosure about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative agreements. The disclosure requirements distinguish between derivatives which are accounted for as “hedges” and those that do not qualify for such accounting. Although the Fund sometimes uses derivatives for hedging purposes, the Fund reflects derivatives at fair value and recognizes changes in fair value through the Fund’s Statement of Operations, and such derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

Option Transactions
The Fund writes (sells) call options on securities and indices to earn premiums, for hedging purposes, risk management purposes or otherwise as part of its investment strategies.

When an option is written, the premium received is recorded as an asset with an equal liability which is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the option written. These liabilities, if any, are reflected as options written in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recorded on the expiration date as a realized gain. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchased transactions, as a realized loss. If a call option written is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether there has been a realized gain or loss. If a put option written is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Exercise of a written option could result in the Fund purchasing a security at a price different from its current market value.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

3. Financial Derivative Instruments (continued)
The following is a summary of the fair valuations of the Fund’s derivatives categorized by risk exposure.

The effect of derivatives on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at February 28, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

 

Market
Price

 

       

Liability derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options written, at value

 

 

$

(106,193

)

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The effect of derivatives on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended February 28, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

 

Market
Price

 

             

Net realized loss on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options written

 

 

$

(465,271

)

 

 

 

         

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options written

 

 

$

55

 

 

 

 

         

The average volume of derivative activity during the six months ended February 28, 2011 was 16,180 options written contracts.

4. Investment Manager/Sub-Adviser
The Fund has an Investment Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Investment Manager. Subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the Investment Manager is responsible for managing, either directly or through others selected by it, the Fund’s investment activities, business affairs and administrative matters. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Investment Manager receives an annual fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily total managed assets. Total managed assets refer to the total assets of the Fund (including assets attributable to borrowings that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing borrowings).

The Investment Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to manage the Fund’s investments. Subject to the supervision of the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for making all of the Fund’s investment decisions. The Investment Manager, and not the Fund, pays a portion of the fees it receives as Investment Manager to the Sub-Adviser in return for its services.

5. Investment in Securities
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities for the six months ended February 28, 2011 were $93,300,968 and $98,867,825, respectively.

(a) Transactions in options written for the six months ended February 28, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Premiums

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding, August 31, 2010

 

 

 

45,321

 

 

$

 

85,226

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

10,235

 

 

 

 

758,491

 

 

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

 

 

 

(7,185

)

 

 

 

(486,519

)

 

Options expired

 

 

 

(46,386

)

 

 

 

(207,404

)

 

 

 

       

 

         

Options outstanding, February 28, 2011

 

 

 

1,985

 

 

$

 

149,794

 

 

 

 

       

 

         

6. Income Tax Information
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes was $164,194,231. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $5,343,121, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $44,501,104; and net unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes was $39,157,983. The difference between book and tax cost basis was attributable to wash sales.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund      Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2011 (unaudited)

 

7. Legal Proceeding
In June and September 2004, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates (including PEA Capital LLC (“PEA”), Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC and Allianz Global Investors of America, L.P.), agreed to settle, without admitting or denying the allegations, claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the New Jersey Attorney General alleging violations of federal and state securities laws with respect to certain open-end funds for which the Investment Manager serves as investment adviser. The settlements related to an alleged “market timing” arrangement in certain open-end funds formerly sub-advised by PEA. The Investment Manager and its affiliates agreed to pay a total of $68 million to settle the claims. In addition to monetary payments, the settling parties agreed to undertake certain corporate governance, compliance and disclosure reforms related to market timing, and consented to cease and desist orders and censures. Subsequent to these events, PEA deregistered as an investment adviser and dissolved. None of the settlements alleged that any inappropriate activity took place with respect to the Funds.

Since February 2004, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates and their employees have been named as defendants in a number of pending lawsuits concerning “market timing,” which allege the same or similar conduct underlying the regulatory settlements discussed above. The market timing lawsuits have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (the “MDL Court”). After a number of claims in the lawsuits were dismissed by the MDL Court, the parties entered into a stipulation of settlement, which was publicly filed with the MDL Court in April 2010, resolving all remaining claims, but the settlement remains subject to the approval of the MDL Court.

The Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser believe that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or on their ability to perform their respective investment advisory activities relating to the Funds.

8. Subsequent Events
On March 11, 2011, a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share was declared to shareholders, payable March 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on March 21, 2011.

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A GIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund     F inancial Highlights

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
ended
February 28, 2011
(unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Period
September 28,
2007* through
August 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended August 31,

 

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.54

 

 

$

14.71

 

 

$

18.84

 

 

 

23.88

**

Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.44

 

 

 

0.65

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, call options written and foreign currency transactions

 

 

3.70

 

 

 

0.76

 

 

 

(2.93

)

 

 

(3.72

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

3.83

 

 

 

1.03

 

 

 

(2.49

)

 

 

(3.07

)

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.55

)

 

 

(0.60

)

Net realized gains

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

(0.69

)

 

 

(0.55

)

 

 

(1.32

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(0.18

)

 

 

(0.54

)

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(0.60

)

 

 

(1.20

)

 

 

(1.64

)

 

 

(1.92

)

Common Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs charged to paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

17.77

 

 

$

14.54

 

 

$

14.71

 

 

$

18.84

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

17.23

 

 

$

14.10

 

 

$

12.99

 

 

$

18.10

 

Total Investment Return (1)

 

 

26.87

%

 

 

17.66

%

 

 

(17.63

)%

 

 

(20.67

)%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

 

$

124,454

 

 

$

101,845

 

 

$

103,052

 

 

$

131,941

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.28

%(2)

 

 

1.30

%

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

1.23

%(2)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.59

%(2)

 

 

1.74

%

 

 

3.45

%

 

 

3.31

%(2)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

82

%

 

 

75

%

 

 

26

%

 

 

105

%


 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

**

Initial public offering of $25.00 per share less underwriting discount of $1.125 per share.

(1)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the market price on the first day and a sale of a common share at the market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales charges in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares. Total investment return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(2)

Annualized.

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AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund    

A nnual Shareholder
Meeting Results/

 

Changes to Board of Trustees/
Proxy Voting Policies &

 

Procedures (unaudited)

Annual Shareholder Meeting Results:

The Fund held its annual meeting of shareholders on December 14, 2010. Shareholders voted as indicated below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affirmative

 

Withheld
Authority

 

Election of James A. Jacobson – Class III to serve until 2013

 

 

4,967,037

 

 

54,098

 

Election of Alan Rappaport – Class I to serve until 2011

 

 

4,962,445

 

 

58,690

 

The other members of the Board of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely Messrs. Paul Belica, Hans W. Kertess, William B. Ogden, IV and John C. Maney†, continue to serve as Trustees of the Fund.

 

 

 

Interested Trustee

 

 

Changes to Board of Trustees:

Effective December 15, 2010, the Fund’s Board of Trustees appointed Bradford K. Gallagher as a Class III Trustee, to serve until 2011.

Effective March 7, 2011, the Fund’s Board of Trustees appointed Deborah A. Zoullas as a Class II Trustee, to serve until 2011.

 

 

Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures:

A description of the polices and procedures that the Fund has adopted to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent at (800) 254-5197; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov

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Trustees

Fund Officers

Hans W. Kertess

Brian S. Shlissel

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

President & Chief Executive Officer

Paul Belica

Lawrence G. Altadonna

Bradford K. Gallagher

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

James A. Jacobson

Thomas J. Fuccillo

John C. Maney

Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer

William B. Ogden, IV

Scott Whisten

Alan Rappaport

Assistant Treasurer

Deborah A. Zoullas

Richard J. Cochran

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

Orhan Dzemaili

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

Youse E. Guia

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Lagan Srivastava

 

Assistant Secretary


 

Investment Manager

Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

 

Sub-Adviser

Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC

600 West Broadway, 30th Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

 

Custodian & Accounting Agent

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

40 Water Street

Boston, MA 02109

 

Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar

BNY Mellon

P.O. Box 43027

Providence, RI 02940-3027

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

The financial information included herein is taken from the records of the Fund without the examination by an independent registered public accounting firm, who did not express an opinion herein.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Fund may purchase its common shares in the open market.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is also available on the Fund’s website at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.

Information on the Fund is available at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds or by calling the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent at (800) 254-5197.


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Not required in this filing.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not required in this filing.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not required in this filing

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANT

Not required in this filing

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(a)     The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

(b)     Not applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not required in this filing

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not required in this filing

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES

None


ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Trustees since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) The registrant’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), as amended are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

(a) (1) Not required in this filing.

(a) (2) Exhibit 99.302 Cert. — Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(a) (3) Not applicable

(b) Exhibit 99.906 Cert. — Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Signature

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) AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund

 

 

By

/s/ Brian S. Shlissel

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

Date April 27, 2011

 

 

 

By

/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna

 

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

 

Date April 27, 2011

 

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/ Brian S. Shlissel

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

Date April 27, 2011

 

 

 

By

/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna

 

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

 

Date April 27, 2011

 


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