UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-21583

 

 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1625 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, Colorado

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Erin Douglas
Clough Global Allocation Fund
1625 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, Colorado 80202

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(303) 623-2577

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

May 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2005

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

August 31, 2005.  (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

94.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer/Retail

 

7.56

%

 

 

 

 

B&G Foods Inc.

 

 

 

67,000

 

867,650

 

Blue Nile Inc. *

 

 

 

9,800

 

331,338

 

China Mobile HK Ltd. ADR

 

 

 

16,000

 

349,600

 

The Daimaru Inc.

 

 

 

101,000

 

1,022,820

 

DSW Inc. *

 

 

 

2,700

 

60,750

 

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

16,000

 

1,218,483

 

Kokuyo Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

114,500

 

1,547,423

 

Komeri Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

52,100

 

1,675,559

 

Leapfrog Enterprises Inc. *

 

 

 

10,000

 

134,400

 

Lion Corp.

 

 

 

170,000

 

999,774

 

Martek Biosciences Corp. *

 

 

 

1,000

 

51,000

 

Mitsukoshi Ltd.

 

 

 

195,000

 

958,309

 

Nikon Corp.

 

 

 

86,000

 

1,008,429

 

Noritz Corp.

 

 

 

41,200

 

682,604

 

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

 

 

 

117,000

 

535,878

 

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.

 

 

 

64,200

 

1,624,260

 

Tempur-Pedic International Inc. *

 

 

 

136,400

 

2,191,948

 

Turkcell Iletisim ADR

 

 

 

10,400

 

139,672

 

Wacoal Corp.

 

 

 

84,000

 

1,145,851

 

York-Benimaru Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

33,000

 

974,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER/RETAIL

 

 

 

 

 

17,520,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY

 

31.79

%

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

5.39

%

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources Inc. *

 

 

 

43,400

 

1,294,622

 

CONSOL Energy Inc.

 

 

 

28,000

 

1,951,600

 

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

 

 

 

30,500

 

3,769,800

 

KFX Inc. *

 

 

 

139,000

 

2,230,950

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

 

 

 

45,500

 

3,260,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,507,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration & Production

 

11.42

%

 

 

 

 

Amerada Hess Corp.

 

 

 

33,100

 

4,207,010

 

Burlington Resources Inc.

 

 

 

30,000

 

2,213,700

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

 

 

 

30,800

 

1,517,516

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

 

 

110,800

 

3,502,388

 

Compton Petroleum Corp. *

 

 

 

62,700

 

749,892

 

EnCana Corp.

 

 

 

49,700

 

2,444,743

 

EOG Resources Inc.

 

 

 

30,000

 

1,914,900

 

Nexen Inc.

 

 

 

45,400

 

1,980,802

 

PetroQuest Energy Inc. *

 

 

 

33,600

 

262,080

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co. *

 

 

 

26,600

 

985,530

 

Suncor Energy Inc.

 

 

 

42,000

 

2,488,920

 

Talisman Energy Inc.

 

 

 

30,000

 

1,464,617

 

Western Gas Resources Inc.

 

 

 

41,000

 

1,968,000

 

XTO Energy Inc.

 

 

 

20,000

 

796,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,496,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Services & Drillers

 

14.98

%

 

 

 

 

Atwood Oceanics Inc.

 

 

 

10,000

 

752,300

 

Baker Hughes Inc.

 

 

 

34,000

 

1,997,500

 

BJ Services Co.

 

 

 

35,000

 

2,207,800

 

Cooper Cameron Corp. *

 

 

 

31,000

 

2,236,650

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

 

 

 

2,000

 

118,120

 

ENSCO International Inc.

 

 

 

68,800

 

2,811,168

 

FMC Technologies Inc. *

 

 

 

50,500

 

2,030,605

 

Grant Prideco Inc. *

 

 

 

55,000

 

2,027,300

 

Halliburton Co.

 

 

 

38,900

 

2,410,633

 

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

 

 

 

23,500

 

1,396,370

 

Key Energy Services Inc. *

 

 

 

49,600

 

696,508

 

Nabors Industries Ltd. *

 

 

 

34,200

 

2,291,400

 

National - Oilwell Varco Inc. *

 

 

 

60,070

 

3,857,095

 

Noble Corporation

 

 

 

21,000

 

1,497,300

 

Patterson Utility Energy Inc.

 

 

 

30,000

 

1,020,600

 

Rowan Cos Inc.

 

 

 

51,000

 

1,897,200

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

 

 

10,000

 

862,300

 

Smith International Inc.

 

 

 

10,000

 

347,400

 

Tesoro Corp.

 

 

 

9,000

 

520,200

 

TETRA Technologies Inc. *

 

 

 

19,350

 

551,475

 

 



 

Tidewater Inc.

 

 

 

5,000

 

222,700

 

Transocean Inc. *

 

 

 

36,100

 

2,131,344

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

 

 

8,000

 

852,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL OIL SERVICES & DRILLERS

 

 

 

 

 

34,735,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

73,740,023

 

 



 

Finance

 

15.05

%

 

 

 

 

ACOM Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

19,400

 

1,272,361

 

Aiful Corp.

 

 

 

18,000

 

1,378,924

 

Apollo Investment Corp.

 

 

 

208,200

 

4,003,686

 

Banco Bradesco S.A.

 

 

 

6,400

 

272,512

 

Banco LatinoAmericano

 

 

 

20,000

 

342,800

 

Bank of Ireland

 

 

 

8,100

 

128,397

 

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

 

105,000

 

1,621,200

 

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

 

 

 

83,200

 

1,705,600

 

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

 

 

 

377,000

 

2,550,910

 

Fidelity Bankshares, Inc.

 

 

 

30,470

 

917,452

 

ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR

 

 

 

62,300

 

1,456,574

 

KKR Financial Corp.

 

 

 

15,100

 

353,189

 

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.

 

 

 

350

 

3,572,880

 

NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

 

30,000

 

436,500

 

Nikko Cordial Corp.

 

 

 

406,000

 

2,002,584

 

Nomura Holdings Inc. - ADR

 

 

 

91,000

 

1,252,160

 

Nomura Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

80,000

 

1,087,673

 

Promise Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

13,000

 

880,799

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

 

19,600

 

457,072

 

The Bank of Yokohama Ltd.

 

 

 

509,000

 

3,260,138

 

The Joyo Bank Ltd.

 

 

 

351,000

 

1,918,379

 

The Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

 

 

 

213,000

 

1,939,600

 

UFJ Holdings Inc. *

 

 

 

100

 

623,334

 

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.

 

 

 

75,900

 

1,470,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCE

 

 

 

 

 

34,905,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare

 

1.96

%

 

 

 

 

Biosphere Medical Inc. *

 

 

 

182,703

 

986,596

 

HCA Inc.

 

 

 

14,200

 

700,060

 

Medtronic Inc.

 

 

 

10,000

 

570,000

 

Pfizer Inc.

 

 

 

26,200

 

667,314

 

Sepracor Inc. *

 

 

 

26,700

 

1,340,340

 

Stryker Corporation

 

 

 

5,000

 

272,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTHCARE

 

 

 

 

 

4,537,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial

 

11.62

%

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

 

 

 

210,000

 

911,400

 

Airport Facilities Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

59,000

 

317,666

 

American Science and Engineering Inc. *

 

 

 

53,000

 

3,352,250

 

Bowne & Co Inc.

 

 

 

156,300

 

2,219,460

 

Bridgestone Corp.

 

 

 

109,000

 

2,146,619

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V.

 

 

 

12,100

 

375,342

 

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. *

 

 

 

20,271

 

486,301

 

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.

 

 

 

28,400

 

1,018,424

 

Fluor Corp.

 

 

 

10,000

 

619,100

 

Georgia Gulf Corp.

 

 

 

25,100

 

700,290

 

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. - ADR

 

 

 

25,900

 

872,830

 

Goodrich Corp.

 

 

 

5,000

 

229,100

 

Hexcel Corp. *

 

 

 

10,000

 

194,500

 

Insituform Technologies Inc. - Class A *

 

 

 

99,100

 

2,051,370

 

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. *

 

 

 

25,000

 

1,560,000

 

Kansas City Southern *

 

 

 

67,000

 

1,347,370

 

Nisshinbo Industries Inc.

 

 

 

137,000

 

1,095,307

 

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

 

 

 

40,900

 

1,312,890

 

Primary Energy Recycling Corp. *

 

 

 

116,600

 

984,273

 

Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. *

 

 

 

5,200

 

112,788

 

Sasol Ltd. - ADR

 

 

 

50,000

 

1,670,000

 

Tata Motors Ltd.

 

 

 

5,000

 

51,700

 

Walter Industries Inc.

 

 

 

36,000

 

1,579,320

 

Washington Group International Inc. *

 

 

 

10,000

 

528,400

 

Willbros Group Inc. *

 

 

 

70,200

 

1,213,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

 

 

 

 

 

26,949,756

 

 



 

Insurance

 

3.52

%

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd.

 

 

 

20,600

 

914,846

 

Allmerica Financial Corp. *

 

 

 

16,600

 

675,786

 

Bristol West Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

100,000

 

1,745,000

 

CNA Financial Corp. *

 

 

 

20,000

 

579,400

 

James River Group Inc. *

 

 

 

19,600

 

392,000

 

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.

 

 

 

12,500

 

408,750

 

PartnerRe Ltd.

 

 

 

22,700

 

1,377,890

 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

 

 

 

36,000

 

1,631,160

 

Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. *

 

 

 

30,000

 

247,200

 

The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc.

 

 

 

5,000

 

215,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

 

 

8,187,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

0.77

%

 

 

 

 

China Netcom Group Corp Ltd. - ADR

 

 

 

5,000

 

170,050

 

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC - ADR

 

 

 

18,200

 

673,400

 

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. ADR *

 

 

 

7,500

 

249,450

 

Toho Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

46,000

 

701,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MEDIA

 

 

 

 

 

1,794,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals

 

5.67

%

 

 

 

 

Apex Silver Mines Ltd. *

 

 

 

82,200

 

1,078,464

 

Cameco Corp.

 

 

 

24,000

 

1,208,400

 

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

 

 

 

9,300

 

661,044

 

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. *

 

 

 

208,900

 

1,522,881

 

Olin Corp.

 

 

 

109,800

 

2,051,064

 

Oregon Steel Mills Inc. *

 

 

 

113,300

 

2,546,984

 

Pan American Silver Corp. *

 

 

 

56,700

 

883,953

 

Cia Vale Do Rio Doce ADR

 

 

 

18,900

 

649,971

 

Sherritt International Corp.

 

 

 

186,000

 

1,706,436

 

Western Silver Corp. *

 

 

 

104,000

 

830,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL METALS

 

 

 

 

 

13,140,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

1.38

%

 

 

 

 

Education Realty Trust Inc.

 

 

 

20,000

 

369,000

 

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

13,000

 

849,090

 

Government Properties Trust Inc. *

 

 

 

30,000

 

291,000

 

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

26,000

 

310,041

 

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

25,000

 

320,701

 

TOC Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

26,650

 

107,616

 

Trustreet Properties Inc.

 

 

 

58,000

 

956,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)

 

 

 

 

 

3,203,868

 

 



 

Technology

 

3.20

%

 

 

 

 

Advanced Energy Industries Inc. *

 

 

 

51,200

 

610,304

 

Magal Security Systems Ltd. *

 

 

 

66,443

 

687,685

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

121,700

 

3,334,580

 

Radvision Ltd. *

 

 

 

152,445

 

1,747,020

 

Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

 

 

 

11,400

 

312,018

 

STATS ChipPac Ltd. -ADR *

 

 

 

113,000

 

719,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

7,411,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation

 

3.93

%

 

 

 

 

Central Japan RR

 

 

 

31

 

236,921

 

CSX Corporation

 

 

 

17,600

 

773,168

 

East Japan Railway Co.

 

 

 

290

 

1,558,788

 

Frontline Ltd.

 

 

 

10,000

 

467,600

 

General Maritime Corp.

 

 

 

15,000

 

560,400

 

Golar LNG, Ltd. *

 

 

 

83,200

 

1,108,224

 

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

150,000

 

668,052

 

OMI Corporation

 

 

 

50,000

 

956,500

 

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.

 

 

 

12,000

 

733,800

 

Teekay Shipping Corp.

 

 

 

15,000

 

692,250

 

Tokyo Corporation

 

 

 

166,000

 

778,301

 

TOP Tankers, Inc.

 

 

 

8,000

 

123,280

 

Tsakos Energy Navi. Ltd.

 

 

 

12,000

 

465,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

 

 

 

 

 

9,122,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

8.13

%

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp. *

 

 

 

60,300

 

949,122

 

Ameren Corp.

 

 

 

16,000

 

878,880

 

British Energy Group plc. *

 

 

 

156,200

 

1,347,304

 

CEMIG SA ADR

 

 

 

13,100

 

462,692

 

DTE Energy Co.

 

 

 

16,000

 

732,320

 

Duke Energy

 

 

 

23,000

 

666,770

 

Dynegy Inc. - Class A *

 

 

 

159,000

 

693,240

 

Energy East Corp.

 

 

 

10,000

 

262,200

 

Entergy Corp.

 

 

 

21,000

 

1,573,110

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

 

32,000

 

1,724,480

 

OGE Energy Corp.

 

 

 

14,000

 

406,420

 

PPL Corp.

 

 

 

34,000

 

1,086,640

 

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

 

 

 

48,300

 

3,117,765

 

Southern Co.

 

 

 

42,000

 

1,444,800

 

Southern Union Co. *

 

 

 

47,250

 

1,163,295

 

The Williams Companies Inc.

 

 

 

104,000

 

2,333,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

18,842,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $191,546,146)

 

 

 

 

 

219,355,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

 

5.14

%

 

 

 

 

India Fund Inc. (Closed - End)

 

 

 

15,000

 

544,500

 

iShares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCI Brazil

 

 

 

68,800

 

1,932,592

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

 

 

 

10,000

 

781,200

 

MSCI Hong Kong

 

 

 

283,200

 

3,698,592

 

MSCI Malaysia

 

 

 

239,800

 

1,740,948

 

MSCI Pacific

 

 

 

20,000

 

1,975,800

 

MSCI Taiwan

 

 

 

107,000

 

1,257,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $10,828,119)

 

 

 

 

 

11,930,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK

 

1.09

%

 

 

 

 

Ashford Hospital Trust

 

 

 

50,000

 

1,336,500

 

XL Capital Ltd. *

 

 

 

51,500

 

1,182,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $2,462,938)

 

 

 

 

 

2,518,940

 

 



 

MUTUAL FUNDS

 

0.22

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

504,121

 

504,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $504,121)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

504,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL

 

 

 

DUE DATE

 

 

 

COUPON

 

AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

2.28

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK Treasury 09/07/2015

 

 

 

4.75

%

2,800,000

 

5,291,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $5,293,639)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,291,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

37.47

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FHLB, 8/22/2008

 

 

 

3.875

%

4,000,000

 

3,979,920

 

FHLMC, 7/12/2010

 

 

 

4.125

%

4,000,000

 

3,997,160

 

United States T-Bill, 9/29/05

 

 

 

 

 

8,000,000

 

7,979,964

 

United States T-Note, 02/15/2015

 

 

 

4.000

%

12,000,000

 

11,968,596

 

United States T-Bond, 02/15/2031

 

 

 

5.375

%

50,300,000

 

58,988,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $84,044,334)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,914,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

 

4.40

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNR 2005-86 AF, 7/25/35

 

 

 

8.00

%

10,230,688

 

10,205,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $10,230,688)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,205,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Select Sector *

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

1,250

 

Sept Put at $40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED
(Cost $90,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Cost $304,999,985)

 

145.18

%

 

 

 

 

$

336,721,585

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

-4.17

%

 

 

 

 

(9,661,405

)

Liquidation Preference of Auction Market Preferred Shares, Series W28 (including dividends payable on preferred shares)

 

-41.02

%

 

 

 

 

(95,130,935

)

NET ASSETS

 

100.00

%

 

 

 

 

$

231,929,246

 

 


*Non-income producing security

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

SEE NOTES TO  QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

 

NAME

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

(25,200

)

(1,401,372

)

American Eagle Outfitters

 

(52,500

)

(1,503,075

)

AON Corp.

 

(9,000

)

(269,280

)

Commerce Bancorp Inc.

 

(58,100

)

(1,959,132

)

DaimlerChrysler AG

 

(14,000

)

(723,520

)

Dana Corp.

 

(10,000

)

(134,600

)

Danaher Corp.

 

(4,300

)

(230,308

)

Dillards Inc. - Class A

 

(99,000

)

(2,228,490

)

Doral Financial Corp.

 

(13,300

)

(190,722

)

Factset Research Systems Inc.

 

(36,400

)

(1,274,000

)

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

 

(8,000

)

(251,040

)

Fastenal Co.

 

(26,800

)

(1,623,544

)

FirstMerit Corp.

 

(39,200

)

(1,096,032

)

Ford Motor Co.

 

(114,000

)

(1,136,580

)

Harman International

 

(5,000

)

(517,000

)

HNI Corp.

 

(9,000

)

(518,850

)

iShares Russel 2000

 

(160,000

)

(10,622,400

)

Jefferies Group Inc.

 

(38,300

)

(1,512,084

)

Longs Drug Stores Co.

 

(37,800

)

(1,602,720

)

Panera Bread Co. *

 

(23,500

)

(1,309,890

)

Polaris Industries Inc.

 

(45,900

)

(2,418,012

)

Popular Inc.

 

(12,500

)

(342,000

)

Retail HOLDRs Trust

 

(86,400

)

(8,303,904

)

Safeway Inc.

 

(15,000

)

(355,950

)

SLM Corp.

 

(40,000

)

(1,990,000

)

Toll Brothers Inc. *

 

(10,000

)

(480,500

)

Toro Co.

 

(36,800

)

(1,428,944

)

W Holding Co. Inc.

 

(18,700

)

(184,756

)

Wachovia Corp.

 

(19,400

)

(962,628

)

Winnebago Industries

 

(18,300

)

(557,601

)

Yankee Candle Co.

 

(10,450

)

(287,062

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds -$47,714,736)

 

 

 

(47,415,996

)

 

SEE NOTES TO QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS WRITTEN

May 31, 2005

 

Company

 

Shares

 

Value

 

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Select Sector expiring June 2005 at $39

 

$

(750

)

$

(13,125

)

iShares Russell 2000 expiring August 2005 at $56

 

(750

)

(78,750

)

Oil Service Holders expiring July 2005 at $85

 

(4,700

)

(458,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums Received -1,104,985)

 

 

 

$

(550,125

)

 



 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

Qtr Ended 5/31/2005

 

 

 

Written Call Options

 

Written Put Options

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Premiums

 

Contracts

 

Premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, February 28, 2005

 

$

 

$

 

$

625

 

$

102,497

 

Positions opened

 

 

 

15,450

 

2,288,711

 

Expired

 

 

 

(4,625

)

(647,654

)

Closed

 

 

 

(5,250

)

(638,569

)

Split

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, May 31, 2005

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,200

 

$

1,104,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Value, May 31, 2005

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

(550,125

)

 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

For Year Ended 5/31/2005

 

 

 

Written Call Options

 

Written Put Options

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Premiums

 

Contracts

 

Premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, July 27, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Positions opened

 

 

 

17,775

 

2,603,734

 

Expired

 

 

 

(4,625

)

(647,654

)

Closed

 

 

 

(6,950

)

(851,095

)

Split

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, May 31, 2005

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,200

 

$

1,104,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Value, May 31, 2005

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

(550,125

)

 



 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATON

(As a percentage of total investments)

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

69.13

%

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

 

1.94

%

PREFERRED STOCK

 

0.95

%

MUTUAL FUNDS

 

0.10

%

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES

 

0.21

%

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

1.74

%

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

25.15

%

OPTIONS PURCHASED

 

0.78

%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

 

100.00

%

 


 


 

Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

 

1.  Significant Accounting and Operating Policies

Clough Global Allocation Fund is a closed-end management investment company (the “Fund”) that was organized under the laws of the state of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated April 27, 2004.  The Fund is a non-diversified series with an investment objective to provide a high level of total return. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may authorize separate classes of shares of beneficial interest.

 

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund.

 

Security Valuation:  The net asset value per Share of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the American Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York time).  Trading may take place in foreign issues held by the Fund at times when the Fund is not open for business.  As a result, the Fund’s net asset value may change at times when it is not possible to purchase or sell shares of the Fund.  Securities held by the fund for which exchange quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price or if traded on the over-the-counter market, at the mean of the bid and asked prices on such day.  Over-the-counter securities traded on NASDAQ are valued based upon the closing price.  Debt securities for which the over-the-counter market is the primary market are normally valued on the basis of prices furnished by one or pricing services at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices.  As authorized by the Trustees, debt securities (other than short-term obligations) may be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of securities.  Short-term obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value, unless the Trustees determine that under particular circumstances such method does not result in fair value.  Over-the-counter options are valued at the mean between bid and asked prices provided by dealers.  Financial futures contracts listed on commodity exchanges and exchange-traded options are valued at closing settlement prices.  Securities for which there is no such quotation or valuation and all other assets are valued at fair value in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

Foreign Securities:  The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a forward foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

 

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 



 

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

 

Options:  In order to hedge against adverse market shifts, the Fund may utilize up to 10% of its total assets to purchase put and call options on securities.  The Fund may also utilize an additional 10% of its total assets to purchase put and call options on domestic stock indices to hedge against risks of market-wide price movements affecting its assets.  When a Fund purchases a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, which is included in the Annual and Semi-Annual reports to shareholders, as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If the Fund exercises a call, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the Fund exercises a put option, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such a sale are decreased by the premium originally paid.

 

The Fund may also write covered put and call options on securities and stock indices.  When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, which is included in the Annual and Semi-Annual reports to shareholders, as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether the underlying securities are subsequently sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.

 

Written option activity as of August 31, 2005 was as follows:

 



 

PUT OPTIONS

 

 

 

Principal/
Number of
Contracts

 

Amount of
Premiums

 

Options outstanding as of May 31, 2005

 

6,200

 

$

1,104,985

 

Positions opened Options expired

 

(6,950

)

(1,104,985

)

Options split

 

750

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of August 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

Short Sales:  The Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the fair value of that security.  When the Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale.  A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of the short sale.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income:  Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is accrued as earned.  Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the highest cost basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 



 

Item 2 – Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)                                  The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

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

 

Item 3 – Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.CERT.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

 

 

 

Edmund J. Burke

 

 

President (principal executive
officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 28, 2005

 

 

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

 

 

By:

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

 

 

 

Edmund J. Burke

 

 

President (principal executive
officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 28, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeremy O. May

 

 

 

Jeremy O. May

 

 

Treasurer (principal financial
officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 28, 2005

 

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