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 811-21496
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, IL 60187
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
W. Scott Jardine, Esq.
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, IL 60187
(Name and address of agent for service)
registrant's telephone number, including area code: 630-765-8000
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2018
Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
The Schedule of Investments is attached herewith.
Shares/ Units | Description | Value | ||
COMMON STOCKS (a) – 73.6% | ||||
Australia – 11.0% | ||||
501,534 | APA Group (b) (c) | $3,094,083 | ||
1,999,784 | Spark Infrastructure Group (b) (c) | 3,723,267 | ||
275,279 | Sydney Airport (b) (c) | 1,398,546 | ||
333,543 | Transurban Group (b) (c) | 2,972,619 | ||
11,188,515 | ||||
Canada – 15.6% | ||||
159,970 | Enbridge, Inc. (c) | 5,087,575 | ||
69,700 | Inter Pipeline, Ltd. (c) | 1,211,820 | ||
90,071 | Northland Power, Inc. (c) | 1,545,639 | ||
108,913 | Pembina Pipeline Corp. (c) | 3,501,987 | ||
103,904 | TransCanada Corp. (c) | 4,493,977 | ||
15,840,998 | ||||
France – 1.6% | ||||
124,757 | Getlink SE (b) (c) | 1,604,619 | ||
Germany – 2.6% | ||||
65,314 | Innogy SE (b) (c) (d) | 2,604,928 | ||
Italy – 9.3% | ||||
570,048 | Enav S.p.A. (b) (c) (d) | 2,900,878 | ||
482,022 | Snam S.p.A. (b) (c) | 2,157,806 | ||
792,683 | Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A (b) (c) | 4,393,740 | ||
9,452,424 | ||||
Mexico – 1.6% | ||||
340,000 | Infraestructura Energetica Nova S.A.B. de C.V. (c) | 1,605,250 | ||
Netherlands – 3.5% | ||||
76,623 | Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (b) (c) | 3,604,537 | ||
Spain – 1.7% | ||||
231,455 | Iberdrola S.A. (b) (c) | 1,703,356 | ||
United Kingdom – 15.7% | ||||
675,843 | National Grid PLC (b) (c) | 6,839,862 | ||
373,011 | Pennon Group PLC (b) (c) | 3,118,300 | ||
254,903 | Severn Trent PLC (b) (c) | 5,969,736 | ||
15,927,898 | ||||
United States – 11.0% | ||||
22,500 | Edison International (c) | 1,363,275 | ||
184,400 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. (c) | 2,987,280 | ||
43,300 | Sempra Energy (c) | 4,718,834 | ||
21,100 | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (c) | 1,390,068 | ||
26,800 | Williams (The) Cos., Inc. (c) | 743,968 | ||
11,203,425 | ||||
Total Common Stocks | 74,735,950 | |||
(Cost $77,313,023) | ||||
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (a) – 18.5% | ||||
United States – 18.5% | ||||
115,800 | Buckeye Partners, L.P. (c) | 5,187,840 | ||
273,700 | Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (c) | 3,423,987 | ||
263,654 | Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (c) | 6,702,085 |
Shares/ Units | Description | Value | ||
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (a) (Continued) | ||||
United States (Continued) | ||||
54,900 | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (c) | $3,429,054 | ||
Total Master Limited Partnerships | 18,742,966 | |||
(Cost $19,484,804) |
Principal Value | Description | Rate (e) | Stated Maturity (f) | Value | ||||
SENIOR FLOATING-RATE LOAN INTERESTS – 41.8% | ||||||||
Cayman Islands – 2.1% | ||||||||
$2,150,000 | Sable International Finance Ltd., Term B-4 Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.00% Floor | 4.89% | 02/02/26 | 2,145,829 | ||||
France – 2.1% | ||||||||
992,500 | Numericable US LLC, Term Loan B-11, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor | 4.52% | 07/18/25 | 948,334 | ||||
1,187,773 | Numericable US LLC, Term Loan B-12, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.00% Floor | 4.72% | 01/31/26 | 1,140,262 | ||||
2,088,596 | ||||||||
United States – 37.6% | ||||||||
1,460,000 | Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor | 3.72% | 11/10/23 | 1,464,643 | ||||
2,172,214 | Altice US Finance I Corp., March 2017 Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor | 3.90% | 07/28/25 | 2,168,586 | ||||
497,500 | BCP Raptor LLC, Initial Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor | 5.90%-6.04% | 06/30/24 | 500,983 | ||||
1,000,000 | Calpine Construction Finance Co., L.P., Term B Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% FLoor | 4.15% | 01/15/25 | 1,001,810 | ||||
1,964,736 | Calpine Corp., Term Loan (05/15), 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor | 4.20% | 01/15/24 | 1,968,626 | ||||
496,250 | Calpine Corp., Term Loan (2017), 3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.75%, 0.00% Floor | 3.40% | 12/31/19 | 496,096 | ||||
280,000 | CenturyLink, Inc., Initial Term B Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor | 4.32% | 01/31/25 | 275,030 | ||||
2,750,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term B Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor | 3.65% | 04/30/25 | 2,755,170 | ||||
1,712,062 | CSC Holdings, LLC, 2017 Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor | 3.84% | 07/17/25 | 1,706,926 | ||||
2,270,601 | Dynergy Inc., Tranche C-2 Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor | 4.35% | 02/07/24 | 2,283,611 | ||||
400,000 | Energy Transfer Equity L.P., Refinanced Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor | 3.60% | 02/02/24 | 399,692 | ||||
1,121,190 | Green Energy Partners/Stonewell LLC, Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor (g) | 7.19% | 11/13/21 | 1,109,978 | ||||
1,481,306 | HCA Inc., Tranche B-9 Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.00% Floor | 3.65% | 03/18/23 | 1,488,920 | ||||
2,880,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor | 3.85% | 02/22/24 | 2,884,406 | ||||
275,000 | Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC, Initial Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor | 4.59% | 02/18/25 | 275,173 | ||||
498,750 | MCC Iowa LLC, Term Loan M, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.75% Floor | 3.48% | 01/15/25 | 499,528 | ||||
1,182,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., Term B-1 Conversion Advances, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor | 3.94% | 06/30/23 | 1,186,764 |
Principal Value | Description | Rate (e) | Stated Maturity (f) | Value | ||||
SENIOR FLOATING-RATE LOAN INTERESTS (Continued) | ||||||||
United States (Continued) | ||||||||
$350,000 | Panda Hummel, Construction Term B Advances, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor | 7.65% | 10/27/22 | $338,296 | ||||
2,977,500 | Sprint Communications, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor | 4.19% | 02/02/24 | 2,978,423 | ||||
1,288,000 | Summit Midstream Partners Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor | 7.65% | 05/21/22 | 1,308,131 | ||||
2,250,000 | Telenet Financing USD LLC, Term Loan AL, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor | 4.09% | 03/01/26 | 2,256,480 | ||||
500,000 | TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.00% Floor | 4.33% | 11/08/22 | 502,710 | ||||
500,000 | Traverse Midstream Partners LLC, Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor | 5.85% | 09/27/24 | 503,335 | ||||
1,857,610 | Uniti Group Inc., Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor | 4.65% | 10/24/22 | 1,784,086 | ||||
1,000,000 | Unitymedia Finance LLC, Senior Facility Term Loan B, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.00% Floor | 3.84% | 09/30/25 | 998,130 | ||||
2,000,000 | UPC Financing Partnership, Term Loan AR, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.00% Floor | 4.09% | 01/15/26 | 1,998,500 | ||||
3,046,212 | WideOpenWest Finance LLC, Refinancing Term B Loan, 3 Mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor | 4.85% | 08/19/23 | 3,032,900 | ||||
38,166,933 | ||||||||
Total Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests | 42,401,358 | |||||||
(Cost $42,498,697) |
Total Investments – 133.9% |
135,880,274 | ||
(Cost $139,296,524) (h) | |||
Outstanding Loan – (41.9)% |
(42,500,000) | ||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities – 8.0% |
8,076,658 | ||
Net Assets – 100.0% |
$101,456,932 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation. |
(b) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. At February 28, 2018, securities noted as such are valued at $46,086,277 or 45.4% of net assets. Certain of these securities are fair valued using a factor provided by a third-party pricing service due to the change in value between the foreign markets’ close and the New York Stock Exchange close exceeding a certain threshold. On days when this threshold is not exceeded, these securities are typically valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are principally traded. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security serves as collateral on the outstanding loan. |
(d) | This security is restricted in the U.S. and cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(e) | Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests (“Senior Loans”) in which the Fund invests pay interest at rates which are periodically predetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Certain Senior Loans are subject to a LIBOR floor that establishes a minimum LIBOR rate. When a range of rates is disclosed, the Fund holds more than one contract within the same tranche with identical LIBOR period, spread and floor, but different LIBOR reset dates. |
(f) | Senior Loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of Senior Loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. |
(g) | This security’s value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (see Note 2A-Portfolio Valuation in the Notes to Portfolio of Investments). |
(h) | Aggregate cost for financial reporting purposes approximates the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes. As of February 28, 2018, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $6,009,263 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $9,425,513. The net unrealized depreciation was $3,416,250. |
Total Value at 2/28/2018 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Canada | $ 15,840,998 | $ 15,840,998 | $ — | $ — |
Mexico | 1,605,250 | 1,605,250 | — | — |
United States | 11,203,425 | 11,203,425 | — | — |
Other Country Categories* | 46,086,277 | — | 46,086,277 | — |
Master Limited Partnerships* | 18,742,966 | 18,742,966 | — | — |
Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests: | ||||
United States | 38,166,933 | — | 37,056,955 | 1,109,978 |
Other Country Categories* | 4,234,425 | — | 4,234,425 | — |
Total Investments | $ 135,880,274 | $ 47,392,639 | $ 87,377,657 | $ 1,109,978 |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
Beginning Balance at November 30, 2017 | |
Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests | $1,084,660 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | — |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | 25,318 |
Purchases | — |
Sales | — |
Transfers In | — |
Transfers Out | — |
Ending Balance at February 28, 2018 | |
Senior Floating-Rate Loan Interests | 1,109,978 |
Total Level 3 holdings | $1,109,978 |
1) | the credit conditions in the relevant market and changes thereto; |
2) | the liquidity conditions in the relevant market and changes thereto; |
3) | the interest rate conditions in the relevant market and changes thereto (such as significant changes in interest rates); |
4) | issuer-specific conditions (such as significant credit deterioration); and |
5) | any other market-based data the Advisor’s Pricing Committee considers relevant. In this regard, the Advisor’s Pricing Committee may use last-obtained market-based data to assist it when valuing portfolio securities using amortized cost. |
1) | the type of security; |
2) | the size of the holding; |
3) | the initial cost of the security; |
4) | transactions in comparable securities; |
5) | price quotes from dealers and/or third-party pricing services; |
6) | relationships among various securities; |
7) | information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange; |
8) | an analysis of the issuer’s financial statements; and |
9) | the existence of merger proposals or tender offers that might affect the value of the security. |
1) | the value of similar foreign securities traded on other foreign markets; |
2) | ADR trading of similar securities; |
3) | closed-end fund trading of similar securities; |
4) | foreign currency exchange activity; |
5) | the trading prices of financial products that are tied to baskets of foreign securities; |
6) | factors relating to the event that precipitated the pricing problem; |
7) | whether the event is likely to recur; and |
8) | whether the effects of the event are isolated or whether they affect entire markets, countries or regions. |
1) | the fundamental business data relating to the borrower/issuer; |
2) | an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold; |
3) | the type, size and cost of a security; |
4) | the financial statements of the borrower/issuer; |
5) | the credit quality and cash flow of the borrower/issuer, based on the sub-advisor’s or external analysis; |
6) | the information as to any transactions in or offers for the security; |
7) | the price and extent of public trading in similar securities (or equity securities) of the issuer/borrower, or comparable companies; |
8) | the coupon payments; |
(1) | The terms “security” and “securities” used throughout the Notes to Portfolio of Investments include Senior Loans. |
9) | the quality, value and salability of collateral, if any, securing the security; |
10) | the business prospects of the borrower/issuer, including any ability to obtain money or resources from a parent or affiliate and an assessment of the borrower’s/issuer’s management; |
11) | the prospects for the borrower’s/issuer’s industry, and multiples (of earnings and/or cash flows) being paid for similar businesses in that industry; |
12) | the borrower’s/issuer’s competitive position within the industry; |
13) | the borrower’s/issuer’s ability to access additional liquidity through public and/or private markets; and |
14) | other relevant factors. |
• | Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. An active market is a market in which transactions for the investment occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
• | Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly, and include the following: |
o | Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets. |
o | Quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are non-active. A non-active market is a market where there are few transactions for the investment, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly. |
o | Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the investment (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates). |
o | Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. |
• | Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment. |
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 3. Exhibits.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(registrant) | Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James M. Dykas | |||
James M. Dykas, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date | April 12, 2018 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James M. Dykas | |||
James M. Dykas, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date | April 12, 2018 |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Donald P. Swade | |||
Donald P. Swade, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (principal financial officer) |
Date | April 12, 2018 |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.