Clough Global Opportunities Fund Form N-Q

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: 811-21846

CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Erin Douglas

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 623-2577

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2010


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

Clough Global

Opportunities Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

      Shares          Value            

COMMON STOCKS 93.65%

       

Basic Materials 0.97%

       

Anglo American PLC - ADR(a)

   33,480      $576,860

Anglo Platinum, Ltd.(a)

   26,602      2,526,757

Cabot Corp.

   39,100      942,701

Gerdau S.A.- Sponsored ADR

   110,911      1,461,807

JSR Corp.

   61,500      1,047,549
        6,555,674

Communications 6.72%

       

Centron Telecom International Holdings, Ltd.

   1,119,800      294,802

China Telecom Corp., Ltd.

   3,206,000      1,548,056

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.- ADR

   198,173      3,902,026

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

   621,400      13,242,034

Google, Inc.- Class A(a)(b)

   10,900      4,849,955

NET Servicos de Comunicacao S.A.- ADR(a)(b)

   291,415      2,736,387

News Corp.

   147,600      1,765,296

NII Holdings, Inc.(a)

   52,341      1,702,129

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   156,700      5,146,028

Time Warner, Inc.

   57,000      1,647,870

Verizon Communications, Inc.(b)

   190,600      5,340,612

The Walt Disney Co.

   101,300      3,190,950
        45,366,145

Consumer Cyclical 15.05%

       

361 Degrees International, Ltd.

   138,100      99,316

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a)

   416,200      3,050,746

AMR Corp.(a)(b)

   535,700      3,632,046

Anta Sports Products, Ltd.

   1,693,200      3,083,329

Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd.

   3,466,000      939,175

China Dongxiang Group Co.

   7,378,000      4,974,316

China Lilang, Ltd.

   3,898,200      4,395,356

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International, Ltd.

   618,000      1,053,955

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   116,019      2,262,371

Federal-Mogul Corp.(a)

   10,120      131,762

Ford Motor Co.(a)(b)

   476,564      4,803,765

Gafisa S.A.- ADR(b)

   113,100      1,369,641

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.- ADR(b)

   547,544      6,636,233

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings, Ltd.(a)

   751,000      229,537

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a)(b)

   885,506      8,801,930

Hengdeli Holdings, Ltd.

   3,101,900      1,350,401

Hyatt Hotels Corp.(a)

   44,800      1,661,632

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC

   48,401      768,718

Intime Department Store Group Co., Ltd.

   1,760,000      1,774,262

Little Sheep Group, Ltd.(c)

   257,000      154,459

Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.(a)

   4,265,000      4,162,632

Maoye International Holdings, Ltd.

   4,450,200      1,611,625

New World Department Store China, Ltd.

   1,644,800      1,499,708

NVC Lighting Holdings, Ltd.(a)

   1,052,000      310,727

PCD Stores, Ltd.(a)(c)

   2,188,200      688,476

Ports Design, Ltd.

   289,500      743,556

Regal Hotels International Holdings, Ltd.

   1,216,760      479,710

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   133,200      5,518,476


Tam S.A. - ADR

   128,467    1,792,115

Tenneco, Inc.(a)(b)

   615,902    12,970,896

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(a)

   138,100    3,807,417

UAL Corp.(a)(b)

   475,599    9,778,315

US Airways Group, Inc.(a)

   649,704    5,593,951

XTEP International Holdings, Ltd.

   1,694,400    1,405,672
       
      101,536,226
       

Consumer Non-cyclical 3.19%

     

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.(b)

   246,400    4,923,072

BaWang International Group Holding, Ltd.

   290,000    207,438

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

   18,463    350,058

China Agri-Industries Holdings, Ltd.

   862,400    1,005,611

China Foods, Ltd.

   386,000    227,033

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

   43,400    1,487,752

Hypermarcas S.A.(a)

   83,300    1,068,363

Kraft Foods, Inc.(b)

   146,100    4,090,800

Localiza Rent a Car S.A.

   249,500    2,870,978

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia S.A.(a)

   372,546    2,825,571

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

   188,362    310,797

Santos Brasil Participacoes S.A.

   260,400    2,163,989
       
      21,531,462
       

Energy 15.52%

     

Coal 1.28%

     

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(a)

   90,575    3,067,775

Arch Coal, Inc.

   31,600    625,996

Consol Energy, Inc.

   30,200    1,019,552

Patriot Coal Corp.(a)

   31,215    366,776

Peabody Energy Corp.

   29,500    1,154,335

Walter Energy, Inc.

   39,500    2,403,575
       
      8,638,009
       

Oil & Gas Producers 10.11%

     

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   44,100    1,381,212

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

   197,400    6,559,602

Devon Energy Corp.

   40,000    2,436,800

Encana Corp.

   19,881    603,190

EOG Resources, Inc.(b)

   59,800    5,882,526

Exxon Mobil Corp.(b)

   34,100    1,946,087

Forest Oil Corp.(a)

   9,500    259,920

InterOil Corp.(a)(b)

   181,791    8,073,338

Newfield Exploration Co.(a)

   82,000    4,006,520

Noble Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

   38,079    2,297,306

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b)

   160,800    12,405,720

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A.(a)

   942,600    8,757,563

Petrohawk Energy Corp.(a)

   140,100    2,377,497

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Sponsored ADR

   10,032    298,954

Rosetta Resources, Inc.(a)

   176,000    3,486,560

Suncor Energy, Inc.(b)

   192,109    5,655,689

Swift Energy Co.(a)

   65,900    1,773,369
       
      68,201,853
       

Oil & Gas Services 4.13%

     

Calfrac Well Services, Ltd.

   81,600    1,498,549

Cameron International Corp.(a)

   156,163    5,078,421

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(b)

   173,900    6,350,828

Nabors Industries, Ltd.(a)

   274,927    4,844,214

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(b)

   166,687    5,512,339

Superior Well Services, Inc.(a)(b)

   193,183    3,230,020

Trican Well Service, Ltd.

   106,300    1,361,015


       
      27,875,386
       

TOTAL ENERGY

                          104,715,248
       

 

Financial 32.29%

     

Banks 6.01%

     

Banco Bradesco S.A.- ADR

   142,659    2,262,572

Banco Santander Brasil S.A. - ADR

   246,400    2,545,312

Bank of China, Ltd.

   16,888,000    8,610,019

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

   1,071,000    1,140,196

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.

   2,986,500    6,849,823

China Construction Bank Corp.

   6,494,000    5,287,337

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - ADR

   327,780    5,903,318

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(a)

   1,633,400    1,310,527

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

   1,509,000    2,508,884

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

   93,000    1,420,110

Popular, Inc.(a)

   109,525    293,527

Regions Financial Corp.

   373,700    2,458,946
       
      40,590,571
       
     

Diversified Financial Services 4.38%

     

Bank of America Corp.(b)

   1,050,500    15,095,685

CIT Group, Inc.(a)

   62,600    2,119,636

Citigroup, Inc.(a)

   552,200    2,076,272

Knight Capital Group, Inc.(a)(b)

   473,942    6,535,660

The PMI Group, Inc.(a)(b)

   205,136    592,843

Radian Group, Inc.

   431,000    3,120,440
       
      29,540,536
       
     

Insurance 4.82%

     

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(a)

   21,400    1,594,300

China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd.(c)

   420,000    1,680,129

Genworth Financial, Inc.(a)(b)

   352,918    4,612,638

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.(b)

   222,500    4,923,925

Lincoln National Corp.(b)

   369,409    8,972,945

Maiden Holdings, Ltd.(c)

   100,900    662,913

MBIA, Inc.(a)

   377,605    2,118,364

MGIC Investment Corp.(a)(b)

   485,791    3,347,100

Torchmark Corp.

   93,604    4,634,334
       
      32,546,648
       
     

Investment Companies 5.22%

     

Apollo Investment Corp.(b)

   1,063,800    9,925,254

Ares Capital Corp.(b)

   638,369    7,998,764

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.(b)

   651,400    6,429,318

Golub Capital BDC, Inc.

   118,400    1,707,328

Indochina Capital Vietnam Holdings, Ltd. (a)(d)

   85,584    314,949

PennantPark Investment Corp.(b)

   707,590    6,757,485

Solar Capital, Ltd.

   106,967    2,060,184
       
      35,193,282
       
     

Real Estate 1.38%

     

China South City Holdings, Ltd.(a)(c)

   5,134,000    777,989

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e

     

Participacoes

   136,600    1,486,329

Inpar S.A.(a)

   633,500    961,656

Mingfa Group International Co., Ltd.(c)

   2,468,300    703,698

PDG Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes

   508,800    4,262,081

Wharf Holdings, Ltd.

   224,000    1,097,433
       
      9,289,186
       


REITS 10.48%

     

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(b)

   1,232,000    21,128,800

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.(b)

   949,469    6,760,219

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

   217,600    3,581,696

Capstead Mortgage Corp.

   335,379    3,709,292

Chimera Investment Corp.

   619,404    2,236,049

Hatteras Financial Corp.(b)

   411,700    11,453,494

Hatteras Financial Corp.(c)

   233,300    6,490,406

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(b)

   462,365    6,232,680

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

   193,400    3,869,934

MFA Financial, Inc.

   704,423    5,212,730

Regal Real Estate Investment Trust

   182,576    42,907
       
      70,718,207
       
     

TOTAL FINANCIAL

      217,878,430
       
     

Industrial 11.24%

     

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)(b)

   208,200    4,653,270

Avnet, Inc.(a)

   96,000    2,314,560

BE Aerospace, Inc.(a)(b)

   315,262    8,017,113

Bombardier, Inc.

   772,700    3,513,098

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.(a)(b)

   343,262    6,456,758

Crown Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

   343,000    8,588,720

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.(a)

   35,000    402,500

Flowserve Corp.

   11,000    932,800

Foster Wheeler AG(a)(b)

   189,800    3,997,188

Fosun International, Ltd.

   1,516,500    1,071,126

General Cable Corp.(a)(b)

   263,800    7,030,270

Golar LNG, Ltd.

   10,526    103,892

Honeywell International, Inc.(b)

   178,300    6,959,049

Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.

   105,255                 2,191,409

Julio Simoes Logistica S.A.(a)

   672,200    3,053,762

Landstar System, Inc.

   30,700    1,196,993

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(a)

   142,206    951,358

McDermott International, Inc.(a)

   72,542    1,571,260

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a)(b)

   219,080    5,794,666

Rheinmetall AG

   17,500    1,008,899

Terex Corp.(a)

   72,564    1,359,849

Tiger Airways Holdings, Ltd.(a)(c)

   298,458    388,189

TransDigm Group, Inc.

   76,071    3,881,903

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd.

   174,000    371,824
       
      75,810,456
       
     

Technology 6.16%

     

Apple, Inc.(a)

   34,371    8,645,338

CA, Inc.

   54,250    998,200

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

   44,700    2,041,002

Intel Corp.(b)

   458,100    8,910,045

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.

   168,759    732,519

Microsoft Corp.

   671,811    15,458,371

Seagate Technology(a)(b)

   259,441    3,383,111

Western Digital Corp.(a)

   45,200    1,363,232
       
      41,531,818
       
     

Utilities 2.51%

     

AES Tiete S.A.

   98,305    1,124,108

Calpine Corp.(a)(b)

   958,794    12,195,859

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.

   80,400    1,073,485

DPL, Inc.

   52,000    1,242,800

EDP - Energias do Brasil S.A.(c)

   65,400    1,284,449
       
      16,920,701
       


TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $618,039,255)

      631,846,160
       
     

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 3.96%

     

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund(b)

   76,141    6,464,371

SPDR Gold Trust(a)

   166,500    20,259,720
       
      26,724,091
       
     

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

     

(Cost $22,497,830)

      26,724,091
       
     

RIGHTS & WARRANTS 0.01%

     

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Rights (exercisable 06/24/2010 - 07/09/2010, subscription price 5.14 HKD)(a)

   160,650    64,368

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd., Warrants (exercisable 05/05/2010 - 10/31/2012, subscription price 40.00 HKD)(a)

   16,876    6,653
       
      71,021
       
     

TOTAL RIGHTS & WARRANTS

     

(Cost $0)

      71,021
       
     

 

Description and

Maturity Date

   Coupon

Rate

  Principal

Amount

   Value          

 

CORPORATE BONDS 23.19%

       

ACE INA Holdings, Inc.

       

02/15/2017

   5.700%   $700,000    767,955

Adaro Indonesia PT

       

10/22/2019(e)

   7.625%   1,800,000    1,827,000

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

       

04/01/2016

   6.750%   2,725,000    2,684,125

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

       

03/01/2017

   7.875%   2,210,000    1,928,225

Analog Devices, Inc.

       

07/01/2014

   5.000%   1,300,000    1,406,903

AON Corp.

       

12/14/2012

   7.375%   1,500,000    1,664,122

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

       

04/01/2020

   6.000%   1,200,000    1,243,272

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

       

03/15/2018

   10.625%   1,805,000    1,922,325

AT&T, Inc.

       

02/15/2019

   5.800%   2,100,000    2,370,457

Ball Corp.

       

03/15/2018

   6.625%   2,750,000    2,763,750

09/01/2019

   7.375%   300,000    313,500

Bank of America Corp.

       

05/15/2014

   7.375%   2,485,000    2,788,160

12/01/2017

   5.750%   1,000,000    1,039,264

BE Aerospace, Inc.

       

07/01/2018

   8.500%   2,100,000    2,210,250

Bombardier, Inc.

       

05/01/2034(c)

   7.450%   2,170,000    2,028,950

BorgWarner, Inc.

       

10/01/2019

   8.000%   1,550,000    1,777,235

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

       

05/01/2017

   5.650%   2,900,000    3,247,948

Carolina Power & Light Co.

       


01/15/2019

   5.300   2,000,000    2,242,214

Chubb Corp.

       

05/15/2018

   5.750   1,000,000    1,115,899

CITIC Resources Holdings, Ltd.

       

05/15/2014(e)

   6.750   1,900,000    1,881,000

Computer Sciences Corp.

       

03/15/2018

   6.500   1,800,000    2,010,985

The Connecticut Light & Power Co.

       

Series 09-A, 02/01/2019

   5.500   1,600,000    1,783,069

Constellation Brands, Inc.

       

09/01/2016

   7.250   3,050,000    3,091,938

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. II

       

05/15/2017(c)

   7.625   3,050,000    3,172,000

CSX Corp.

       

03/15/2018

   6.250   1,000,000    1,150,691

Devon Financing Corp. ULC

       

09/30/2011

   6.875   2,400,000    2,563,318

Eaton Vance Corp.

       

10/02/2017

   6.500   3,285,000    3,743,395

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

       

03/01/2019

   9.875   1,550,000                                 2,041,308

Felcor Lodging LP

       

10/01/2014

   10.000   1,850,000    1,942,500

Florida Power Corp.

       

06/15/2018

   5.650   1,350,000    1,538,154

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

       

10/01/2014

   8.700   3,775,000    3,939,111

Forest Oil Corp.

       

02/15/2014

   8.500   500,000    523,750

06/15/2019(b)

   7.250   2,400,000    2,328,000

General Cable Corp.

       

04/01/2017(b)

   7.125   2,900,000    2,885,500

General Mills, Inc.

       

02/15/2017

   5.700   1,000,000    1,163,702

02/15/2019

   5.650   2,000,000    2,278,072

Genworth Financial, Inc.

       

06/15/2020

   7.700   1,880,000    1,882,478

Gol Finance

       

04/03/2017

   7.500   730,000    722,700

Goodrich Corp.

       

03/01/2019

   6.125   1,650,000    1,912,731

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

       

05/15/2016

   10.500   2,850,000    3,113,625

Hanesbrands, Inc.

       

12/15/2016

   8.000   2,035,000    2,073,156

Hasbro, Inc.

       

05/15/2014

   6.125   1,215,000    1,294,811

03/15/2040

   6.350   325,000    332,657

Hewlett-Packard Co.

       

03/01/2018

   5.500   1,000,000    1,154,298

International Business Machines Corp.

       

09/14/2017

   5.700   1,000,000    1,164,730

Iron Mountain, Inc.

       

01/01/2016

   6.625   2,550,000    2,518,125

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

04/23/2019

   6.300   2,775,000    3,141,891

Lear Corp.

       

03/15/2018

   7.875   2,450,000    2,468,375

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

01/15/2019

   9.250   2,450,000    3,018,652

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

       

Series B, 08/15/2015

   6.125   2,600,000    2,688,202


Newfield Exploration Co.

       

09/01/2014

   6.625   1,090,000    1,102,262

05/15/2018

   7.125   1,900,000    1,890,500

Oracle Corp.

       

04/15/2018

   5.750   1,575,000    1,827,417

Patriot Coal Corp.

       

04/30/2018

   8.250   1,400,000    1,354,500

Petrohawk Energy Corp.

       

06/01/2015

   7.875   2,925,000    2,946,938

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

       

03/15/2017

   6.650   2,725,000    2,754,318

President and Fellows of Harvard College

       

10/01/2037

   6.300   2,400,000    2,726,642

Provident Cos., Inc.

       

07/15/2018

   7.000   1,900,000    2,023,928

Range Resources Corp.

       

05/15/2019

   8.000   2,490,000    2,611,387

Raytheon Co.

       

12/15/2018

   6.400   965,000    1,160,245

Rearden G Holdings EINS GmbH

       

03/30/2020(c)

   7.875   1,875,000    1,903,125

Roche Holdings, Inc.

       

03/01/2019(c)

   6.000   2,630,000    3,071,077

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

       

08/15/2016

   7.250   2,225,000    2,291,750

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.

       

11/01/2018

   5.250   1,300,000    1,436,720

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.

       

10/01/2017

   7.500   2,275,000    2,240,875

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu, Ltd.

       

02/12/2015(c)

   11.500   1,875,000    1,950,000

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

       

05/15/2018(b)

   6.750   3,325,000    3,341,625

TAM Capital 2, Inc.

       

01/29/2020(e)

   9.500   2,205,000    2,210,513

Tenneco, Inc.

       

11/15/2015

   8.125   210,000    212,100

Terex Corp.

       

11/15/2017

   8.000   2,510,000    2,334,300

Torchmark Corp.

       

06/15/2016

   6.375   1,100,000    1,152,650

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

       

05/15/2018

   5.800   1,100,000    1,209,209

TRW Automotive, Inc.

       

03/15/2014(c)

   7.000   2,500,000    2,487,500

Tyco International Finance S.A.

       

01/15/2019

   8.500   1,925,000    2,494,523

United Technologies Corp.

       

02/01/2019

   6.125   2,100,000    2,510,342

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

       

02/15/2018

   5.800   960,000    1,133,345

Weatherford International, Ltd.

       

03/01/2019

   9.625   2,660,000                                 3,210,016
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

       

(Cost $144,726,330)

        156,452,285
         

ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 0.17%

       

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

       

Series 2007-37, Class SA, 03/20/2037(f)

   20.922   900,360    923,364

Series 2007-37, Class SB, 03/20/2037(f)

   20.922   $252,496    256,565
         


TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES

       

(Cost $1,075,586)

        1,179,929

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS 0.58%

       

Brazilian Government International Bond

       

01/05/2016

   12.500   6,300,000    3,900,415

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS

       

(Cost $3,749,325)

        3,900,415

 

GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 36.06%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

02/15/2014

   4.000%   13,000,000    14,260,389

08/15/2016

   4.875%   14,000,000    16,215,934

05/15/2017

   4.500%   7,000,000    7,970,158

08/15/2017

   4.750%   3,250,000    3,760,351

08/15/2018

   4.000%   71,000,000    78,166,598

08/15/2019

   3.625%   49,500,000    52,396,542

11/15/2019

   3.375%   13,000,000    13,478,361

05/15/2039

   4.250%   29,000,000    30,740,000

08/15/2039

   4.500%   16,000,000    17,667,504

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

05/31/2012

   4.750%   8,000,000    8,637,816

TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

       

(Cost $230,101,123)

        243,293,653

 

     

Expiration

Date

  

Exercise

Price

  

Number of

Contracts

   Value

PURCHASED OPTIONS 11.91%

           

Purchased Call Options 0.53%

           

AMR Corp.

  

January, 2012

   $10.00    2,000    316,000

Halliburton Co.

  

January, 2011

   30.00    1,500    238,500

Microsoft Corp.

  

January, 2012

   27.50    13,500    2,713,500

Transocean, Ltd

  

January, 2011

   60.00    500    182,500

Transocean, Ltd

  

January, 2011

   90.00    3,000    121,500

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS

           

(Cost $10,050,768)

            3,572,000

Purchased Put Options 11.38%

           

iShares MSCI Brazil

  

September,
2010

   58.00    4,000    1,380,000

iShares MSCI Brazil

  

September,
2010

   62.00    1,000    500,000

Oil Services HOLDRs

  

August, 2010

   100.00    500    471,250

S&P 500 Index

  

August, 2010

   1,100.00    2,000    17,100,000

S&P 500 Index

  

September,
2010

   1,050.00    1,200    8,040,000

S&P 500 Index

  

September,
2010

   1,150.00    200    2,634,000

S&P 500 Index

  

September,
2010

   1,175.00    1,500    22,935,000

S&P 500 Index

  

December,
2010

   1,150.00    1,550    23,730,500

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS

           

(Cost $48,605,339)

            76,790,750

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

           


(Cost $58,656,107)

            80,362,750
             
                  Shares/
Principal
Amount
   Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 9.09%

           

Money Market Fund

           

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Money Market Fund

(0.000% 7-day yield)(g)

         2,512,966    2,512,966
             

U.S. Treasury Bills

           

United States Treasury Bills, Discount Notes

           

08/05/2010, 0.105%(h)

         25,000,000    24,997,373

09/23/2010, 0.169%(h)

         18,800,000    18,793,326

12/16/2010, 0.204%(h)

         15,000,000    14,986,350
             

TOTAL SHORT-TERM

INVESTMENTS

           

(Cost $61,289,237)

            61,290,015
             

Total Investments - 178.62%*

           

(Cost $1,140,134,793)

            1,205,120,319

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (78.62%)

            (530,451,813)
             

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

            $674,668,506
             

SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS

WRITTEN

  

Expiration

Date

  

Exercise

Price

  

Number of

Contracts

                            Value

Call Options Written

           

Halliburton Co.

  

January, 2011

   $45.00    1,500    $(9,750)
             

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

           

(Premiums received $208,524)

            (9,750)
             

Put Options Written

           

iShares MSCI Brazil

  

September,
2010

   48.00    4,000    (522,000)

iShares MSCI Brazil

  

September,
2010

   55.00    1,000    (260,500)

Oil Services HOLDRs

  

August, 2010

   85.00    500    (155,000)

S&P 500 Index

  

August, 2010

   950.00    2,000    (4,600,000)

S&P 500 Index

  

September,
2010

   950.00    1,200    (3,912,000)

S&P 500 Index

  

September,
2010

   1,000.00    200    (936,000)

S&P 500 Index

  

December,
2010

   1,050.00    1,550    (14,756,000)

S&P 500 Index

  

September,
2010

   1,120.00    1,500    (16,305,000)
             

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

           

(Premiums received $24,455,507)

            (41,446,500)
             

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN

           


(Premiums received $24,664,031)

            $ (41,456,250
      

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT(a)

   Shares    Value

Common Stocks

     

American International Group, Inc.

   (42,000)                                 $(1,446,480)

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

   (9,749)    (910,264)

Avery Dennison Corp.

   (60,100)    (1,931,013)

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

   (107,500)    (8,566,675)

BP PLC - ADR

   (229,953)    (6,641,043)

Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.

   (24,700)    (1,479,415)

Concho Resources, Inc.

   (14,000)    (774,620)

Deutsche Bank AG

   (36,753)    (2,064,048)

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

   (41,061)    (2,553,584)

Genuine Parts Co.

   (92,845)    (3,662,735)

Health Management Associates, Inc.

   (101,551)    (789,051)

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

   (16,000)    (974,400)

Kohl’s Corp.

   (22,500)    (1,068,750)

Macy’s, Inc.

   (109,100)    (1,952,890)

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

   (18,700)    (1,029,996)

MGM Resorts International

   (400,200)    (3,857,928)

Noble Corp.

   (15,100)    (466,741)

PetSmart, Inc.

   (23,700)    (715,029)

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   (14,000)    (832,300)

POSCO - ADR

   (6,795)    (640,904)

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   (65,600)    (3,264,912)

Rowan Cos., Inc.

   (26,103)    (572,700)

Seahawk Drilling, Inc.

   (6,314)    (61,372)

VCA Antech, Inc.

   (13,000)    (321,880)

WW Grainger, Inc.

   (28,300)    (2,814,435)
       
      (49,393,165)
       

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

     

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

   (300,000)    (18,324,000)

Vanguard REIT ETF

   (478,097)    (22,226,730)
       
      (40,550,730)
       

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD

SHORT

     

(Proceeds $86,167,810)

      $(89,943,895)
       

 

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

AG-Aktiengesellschaft is a German acronym on company names meaning Public Company

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

GmbH - a form of a limited liability corporation common in German-speaking countries

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HOLDRs - Holding Company Depository Receipts

LLC - Limited Liability Company

LP - Limited Partnership

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

PLC - Public Limited Company

PT - equivalent to Public Limited Company in Indonesia

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

S.A. - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law

S&P - Standard & Poor’s

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

ULC - Unlimited Liability Company

 

*

  

All securities are being held as collateral for borrowings, written options and/or short sales as of June 30, 2010.

(a)

  

Non-Income Producing Security.

(b)

  

Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2010.


(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2010, these securities had a total value of $27,443,360 or 4.07% of net assets.

(d)

Fair valued security; valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2010, these securities had a total value of $314,949 or 0.05% of total net assets.

(e)

Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2010, the aggregate market value of those securities was $5,918,513, representing 0.88% of net assets.

(f)

Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of June 30, 2010.

(g)

Less than 0.0005%

(h)

Discount at purchase.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are unaudited.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 

Income Tax Information:

    

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on federal tax costs were as follows:

  
     As of June 30, 2010  

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $                     122,933,397  

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (70,490,595)  

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 52,442,832  
      

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 1,152,677,487  
      


CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS 6.30.10 NQ– NOTES TO FINANCIALS

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND OPERATING POLICIES

Clough Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is a closed–end management investment company that was organized under the laws of the state of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated January 12, 2006. 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.

Security Valuation: The net asset value per share of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the New York 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. 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 more 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.

A foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date, at a negotiated rate. The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to settle specific purchases or sales of securities denominated in a foreign currency and for protection from adverse exchange rate fluctuation. Risks to the Fund include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined using prevailing forward foreign currency exchange rates. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on foreign currency contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable or a payable and in the Fund’s Statement of Operations with the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. There were no outstanding foreign currency contracts for the Fund as of June 30, 2010.

Fair Valuation: If the price of a security is unavailable in accordance with the Fund’s pricing procedures, or the price of a security is unreliable, e.g., due to the occurrence of a significant event, the security may be valued at its fair value determined pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. For this purpose, fair value is the price that the Fund reasonably expects to receive on a current sale of the security. Due to the number of variables affecting the price of a security, however; it is possible that the fair value of a security may not accurately reflect the price that the Fund could actually receive on a sale of the security. As of June 30, 2010, securities which have been fair valued represented 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets.

A three–tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:


Level 1 –

 

Quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Level 2 –

 

Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 –

 

Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2010 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

Assets:

Investments in Securities at Value*

   Level 1 - Quoted
Prices
   Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Total

Common Stocks

   $631,531,211        $–        $314,949        $631,846,160

Exchange Traded Funds

   26,724,091        –        –        26,724,091

Rights & Warrants

   71,021        –        –        71,021

Corporate Bonds

   –        156,452,285        –        156,452,285

Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities

   –        1,179,929        –        1,179,929

Foreign Government Bonds

   3,900,415        –        –        3,900,415

Government & Agency Obligations

   243,293,653        –        –        243,293,653

Purchased Options

   80,362,750        –        –        80,362,750

Short-Term Investments

   61,290,015        –        –        61,290,015

TOTAL

   $1,047,173,156        $157,632,214        $314,949        $1,205,120,319

 

Other Financial Instruments*

   Level 1 - Quoted
Prices
   Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Total

Options Written

   $(41,456,250)        $–        $–        $(41,456,250)

Securities Sold Short

   (89,943,895)        –        –        (89,943,895)

TOTAL

   $(131,400,145)        $–        $–        $(131,400,145)

 

*For

detailed Industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

Clough Global Opportunities

Fund

Investments in

Securities

 

Balance as of
March 31, 2010

 

Realized gain
(loss)

 

Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)

 

Net
purchases
(sales)

 

Transfers
in and/or out
of Level 3

 

Balance as of
June 30, 2010

Common Stocks

 

$ -

 

$ -

 

$          -

 

$ -

 

$ 314,949

 

$ 314,949

Total

 

$ -

 

$ -

 

$          -

 

$ -

 

$ 314,949

 

$ 314,949

There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010.

Options: The Fund may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option among others, is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. The difference between the premium 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 purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, 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 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

Written Call Options

   Contracts          Premiums

Outstanding, March 31, 2010

   4,000    $      1,948,313

Positions opened

            

Exercised

            

Expired

   (2,500)           (1,739,789)

Closed

            

Outstanding, June 30, 2010

   1,500    $      208,524
                  

Market Value, June 30, 2010

      $     

 

9,750

 

                  
                  

 

 

 

Written Put Options

   Contracts    Premiums

Outstanding, March 31, 2010

   4,647    $      9,160,965

Positions opened

   15,950           28,674,600

Exercised

            

Expired

   (4,647)           (9,160,965)

Closed

   (4,000)           (4,219,093)

Outstanding, June 30, 2010

   11,950    $      24,455,507
                  

Market Value, June 30, 2010

        $     

 

41,446,500

 

                  

 

 

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.

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 EX-99.CERT.


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 OPPORTUNITIES FUND

By:

 

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

 

Edmund J. Burke

 

President (principal executive

officer)

Date: August 26, 2010

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: August 26, 2010

By:

 

/s/ Jeremy O. May

 

Jeremy O. May

 

Treasurer (principal financial

officer)

Date: August 26, 2010