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

811-22016

 

 

ALPINE GLOBAL PREMIER PROPERTIES FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215, Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215

Purchase, New York 10577

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies of information to:

 

Thomas R. Westle, Esq.

Blank Rome LLP

405 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10174

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

914-251-0880

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

November 1, 2009 - January 31, 2010

 

 



 

Item 1 — Schedule of Investments.

 



 

 

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

 

 

January 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (102.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (4.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Group

 

6,964,466

 

 

$

3,604,254

 

Mirvac Group

 

5,382,365

 

6,927,999

 

Stockland Corp., Ltd.

 

7,056,000

 

23,283,009

 

 

 

 

 

33,815,262

 

Austria (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Conwert Immobilien Invest SE*

 

350,025

 

4,042,632

 

Brazil (17.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Agra Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

 

2,498,863

 

6,694,567

 

Aliansce Shopping Centers SA*

 

173,370

 

806,607

 

BHG SA - Brazil Hospitality Group*

 

620,000

 

5,723,077

 

BR Malls Participacoes SA*

 

787,400

 

8,563,236

 

Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA

 

2,059,200

 

8,651,917

 

Brookfield Incorporacoes SA

 

2,227,970

 

9,762,882

 

Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

 

363,900

 

7,764,487

 

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA

 

105,000

 

1,205,411

 

Cyrela Commercial Properties SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

 

1,481,000

 

9,577,395

 

Direcional Engenharia SA*

 

1,587,302

 

9,683,805

 

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

 

541,738

 

8,187,860

 

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

 

2,328,000

 

15,005,411

 

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

 

905,000

 

14,403,183

 

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

 

1,203,400

 

9,582,511

 

Rossi Residencial SA

 

945,387

 

6,570,064

 

Tecnisa SA

 

639,500

 

3,205,982

 

 

 

 

 

125,388,395

 

Chile (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Parque Arauco SA*

 

1,235,504

 

1,506,367

 

China (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Agile Property Holdings, Ltd.

 

1,759,067

 

2,222,638

 

C C Land Holdings, Ltd.

 

9,618,900

 

3,530,917

 

CapitaRetail China Trust

 

5,414,000

 

4,619,947

 

Franshion Properties China, Ltd.

 

24,774,000

 

8,200,617

 

Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd.

 

4,947,700

 

6,213,342

 

KWG Property Holding, Ltd.

 

3,899,734

 

2,370,796

 

Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.*

 

594,000

 

585,282

 

New World China Land, Ltd.

 

10,280,980

 

3,151,583

 

Shenzhen Investment, Ltd.

 

11,629,183

 

4,178,984

 

Soho China, Ltd. (1)

 

1,228,500

 

602,861

 

Yanlord Land Group, Ltd.

 

1,187,500

 

1,486,222

 

 

 

 

 

37,163,189

 

France (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Club Mediterranee*

 

64,714

 

1,113,949

 

ICADE

 

20,831

 

2,016,266

 

Kaufman & Broad SA*

 

78,984

 

1,880,311

 

Nexity SA

 

248,719

 

9,090,223

 

 

 

 

 

14,100,749

 

Germany (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

DIC Asset AG

 

497,709

 

6,149,250

 

Siemens AG

 

175,000

 

15,747,185

 

Sirius Real Estate, Ltd. *

 

4,996,244

 

1,697,188

 

Treveria PLC*

 

11,057,500

 

2,146,373

 

 

 

 

 

25,739,996

 

Hong Kong (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

 

2,995,250

 

4,235,968

 

Mandarin Oriental International, Ltd.

 

1,956,000

 

2,757,960

 

Midland Holdings, Ltd.

 

10,936,350

 

9,268,630

 

NWS Holdings, Ltd.

 

2,171,000

 

3,551,247

 

 

 

 

 

19,813,805

 

India (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hirco PLC*

 

1,299,168

 

3,151,405

 

Unitech Corporate Parks PLC*

 

2,504,000

 

1,140,747

 

Yatra Capital, Ltd.*

 

666,500

 

3,534,694

 

 

 

 

 

7,826,846

 

Italy (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Pirelli & C Real Estate SpA*

 

6,189,075

 

3,921,590

 

Japan (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.

 

101,150

 

1,851,214

 

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

 

307

 

2,244,724

 

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

 

2,002

 

14,039,395

 

Nippon Commercial Investment Corp.

 

1,000

 

1,434,664

 

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

 

366,464

 

5,513,301

 

NTT Urban Development Corp.

 

3,372

 

2,484,219

 

Secured Capital Japan Co., Ltd.

 

2,624

 

2,345,946

 

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

 

150,000

 

2,677,117

 

 

 

 

 

32,590,580

 

Netherlands (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Eurocommercial

 

54,886

 

2,155,899

 

ProLogis European Properties

 

990,000

 

12,474,000

 

 

 

 

 

14,629,899

 

Norway (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Norwegian Property ASA*

 

6,006,031

 

13,709,529

 

Poland (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Atrium European Real Estate, Ltd.

 

251,807

 

1,539,666

 

Russia (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

PIK Group GDR*(1)

 

751,845

 

3,909,594

 

RGI International, Ltd.*

 

1,358,561

 

1,969,913

 

 

 

 

 

5,879,507

 

Singapore (6.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

ARA Asset Management, Ltd.(1)

 

16,502,000

 

11,500,060

 

Ascott Residence Trust

 

6,100,000

 

5,031,822

 

Banyan Tree Holdings, Ltd.*

 

8,655,400

 

4,339,241

 

CapitaCommercial Trust

 

19,739,300

 

14,879,046

 

CapitaMall Trust

 

4,000,000

 

4,807,111

 

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust

 

3,503,000

 

3,238,329

 

Starhill Global REIT

 

8,157,071

 

3,103,312

 

 

 

 

 

46,898,921

 

 



 

Sweden (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hufvudstaden AB

 

580,000

 

4,278,126

 

JM AB*

 

902,488

 

13,222,037

 

 

 

 

 

17,500,163

 

Thailand (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Central Pattana PCL

 

5,730,000

 

3,245,187

 

Minor International PCL

 

23,771,800

 

7,734,160

 

SC Asset PCL

 

5,031,900

 

1,637,130

 

 

 

 

 

12,616,477

 

United Kingdom (4.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Great Portland Estates PLC

 

1,814,871

 

8,160,668

 

Regus PLC

 

6,640,133

 

9,478,474

 

Segro PLC

 

332,167

 

1,667,233

 

Shaftesbury PLC

 

1,665,435

 

10,132,268

 

Songbird Estates PLC*

 

1,445,500

 

3,789,415

 

 

 

 

 

33,228,058

 

United States (40.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander’s, Inc.*

 

37,261

 

10,891,018

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

 

123,739

 

7,390,931

 

AMB Property Corp.

 

405,000

 

9,720,000

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

 

2,234,135

 

38,829,266

 

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.*

 

386,500

 

6,829,455

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

545,000

 

13,821,200

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

 

250,385

 

976,502

 

Brookfield Properties Corp.

 

1,176,485

 

14,082,525

 

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.*

 

108,333

 

1,332,496

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

 

1,404,353

 

14,043,530

 

Chesapeake Lodging Trust*

 

20,000

 

379,000

 

Chimera Investment Corp.

 

2,368,250

 

9,283,540

 

Cogdell Spencer, Inc.

 

630,833

 

4,075,181

 

Colony Financial, Inc.

 

465,507

 

9,263,589

 

Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc.(1)

 

362,190

 

4,882,321

 

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. *

 

499,000

 

4,061,860

 

Entertainment Properties Trust

 

217,800

 

7,603,398

 

General Growth Properties, Inc.

 

964,793

 

8,972,575

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. *

 

510,569

 

5,412,031

 

KB Home

 

153,200

 

2,340,896

 

Lennar Corp.

 

289,750

 

4,450,560

 

The Macerich Co.

 

120,456

 

3,716,068

 

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

 

210,900

 

6,879,558

 

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.

 

2,710,500

 

19,949,280

 

National Retail Properties, Inc.

 

53,003

 

1,070,661

 

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

 

276,059

 

2,528,700

 

Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd.*

 

508,597

 

4,963,907

 

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust*

 

74,500

 

1,536,190

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

 

300,000

 

10,746,000

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

 

300,000

 

11,691,000

 

Pulte Homes, Inc.*

 

156,500

 

1,646,380

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

122,665

 

8,831,880

 

SL Green Realty Corp.

 

150,000

 

6,823,500

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

 

1,366,100

 

26,789,221

 

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

 

200,000

 

1,900,000

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

450,000

 

13,239,000

 

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

 

27,200

 

758,880

 

 

 

 

 

301,712,099

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $799,695,866)

 

 

 

753,623,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPATION NOTES (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

India (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. - Housing Development and Infrastructure, Ltd.*

 

1,105,800

 

7,918,081

 

Merrill Lynch - Housing Development *

 

313,700

 

2,246,249

 

Merrill Lynch - Housing Development Finance*

 

49,922

 

2,577,572

 

Merrill Lynch - Phoenix Mills, Ltd.*

 

850,000

 

3,650,750

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. - Unitech, Ltd.*

 

5,250,000

 

8,448,825

 

 

 

 

 

24,841,477

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
(Identified Cost $20,933,234)

 

 

 

24,841,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.500%

 

70,000

 

1,554,000

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Identified Cost $1,750,000)

 

 

 

1,554,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Finland (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. - Citycon Oyj*

 

401,113

 

1,607,255

 

France (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Commerzbank AG - Eurosic

 

143,039

 

4,541,613

 

Germany (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Wincor Nixdorf AG*

 

59,967

 

4,084,048

 

Spain (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fomento de Construct*

 

100,000

 

3,871,804

 

United Kingdom (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

British Land Company*

 

100,000

 

700,299

 

Compass Group PLC*

 

500,000

 

3,423,169

 

 

 

 

 

4,123,468

 

TOTAL EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES
(Identified Cost $18,218,813)

 

 

 

18,228,188

 

 

Description

 

7 Day
Yield

 

Shares

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.0%)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federated Treasury Obligations Money Market Fund

 

0.010

%

1,120

 

1,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $1,120)

 

 

 

 

 

1,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (108.1%)
(Identified Cost $840,599,033)

 

 

 

 

 

798,248,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS (-8.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

(59,656,504

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

738,592,011

 

 



 


*

Non-income producing security.

(1)

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. These securities have been determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of January 31, 2010, securities restricted under Rule 144A had a total value of $20,894,836 which comprised 2.8% of the Fund’s net assets.

(2)

Less than 0.05% of Total Net Assets.

 

Common Abbreviations

 

AB - Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a public limited company.

Co. - Company

Corp. - Corporation

GDR - Global Depositary Receipts

Inc. - Incorporated

Ltd. - Limited

Oyj. - Osakeyhtio is the Finnish equivalent of a limited company.

PCL - Public Company Limited

PLC - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

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

SE - SE Regulation. A European Company which can operate on a Europe-wide basis and be governed by Community law directly applicable in all Member States.

SpA - Societa’ Per Azioni is an Italian shared company.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

 

1. Organization:

 

Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is capital appreciation. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is high current income.

 

The Fund had no operations prior to April 26, 2007 other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 213,089.005 shares of beneficial interest in the Fund to a group consisting of Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC (“Alpine Woods”), certain of its officers and parties either related to or affiliated with those officers and 6,235.602 shares of beneficial interest in the Fund to the Independent Trustees at the initial subscription price of $19.10 per share. Alpine Woods serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund’s Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “AWP”.

 

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund.

 

2. Security Valuation:

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) of shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of outstanding shares. NAV is determined each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). In computing NAV, portfolio securities of the Fund are valued at their current market values determined on the basis of market quotations. In computing the Fund’s net asset value, portfolio securities that are traded on a securities exchange in the United States, except for option securities, are valued at the last reported sale price as of the time of valuation, or lacking any current reported sale at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each option security - traded on a securities exchange in the United States is valued at the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation if the last current reported sale price falls within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. If the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation does not fall within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, the security is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. Each security traded in the over-the- counter market and quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System, is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking an NOCP, the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation by NASDAQ, or lacking any current reported sale on NASDAQ at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations.

 

Each over-the- counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued by the counterparty, or if the counterparty’s price is not readily available then by using the Black-Scholes method. Each other security traded over-the-counter is valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when the valuation methods mentioned above are not reflective of a fair value of the security, the security is valued at a fair value following procedures and/or guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, which may include utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing system. The Fund may also use fair value pricing, if the value of a security it holds is, pursuant to Board of Trustees guidelines, materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is traded. These procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio security used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or official closing prices.

 

Securities that are principally traded in a foreign market are valued at the last current sale price at the time of valuation or lacking any current or reported sale, at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges and over- the-counter markets is normally completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the NYSE is open. Trading of these securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s net asset value is not calculated. As stated above, if the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as of the close of the regular trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00pm Eastern time), the security will be priced at a fair value following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. In light of the judgment involved in fair value decisions, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

 



 

3. 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.

 

4. 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 is recorded on the accrual basis, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discounts. 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.

 

5. Income Tax:

 

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

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

94,425,131

 

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(184,997,149

)

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

(90,572,018

)

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

888,820,533

 

 

6. Equity-Linked Structured Notes:

 

The Fund may invest in equity-linked structured notes. Equity-linked structured notes are derivative securities which are specially designed to combine the characteristics of one or more underlying securities and their equity derivatives in a single note form. The return and/or yield or income component may be based on the performance of the underlying equity securities, an equity index, and/or option positions. Equity-linked structured notes are typically offered in limited transactions by financial institutions in either registered or non-registered form. An investment in equity-linked structured notes creates exposure to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution, as well as to the market risk of the underlying securities. There is no guaranteed return of principal with these securities and the appreciation potential of these securities may be limited by a maximum payment or call right. In certain cases, equity-linked structured notes may be more volatile and less liquid than less complex securities or other types of fixed-income securities. Such securities may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with other fixed-income securities.

 

7. Fair Value Measurements:

 

In accordance with GAAP, the Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to establish classification of 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.

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default ratesand similar data.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in

 



 

determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3. The Fund did not hold any level 3 securities as of January 31, 2010.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2010 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

 

 

Investments in Securities at Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

753,623,730

 

$

 

$

 

$

753,623,730

 

Participation Notes

 

 

24,841,477

 

 

24,841,477

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

1,554,000

 

 

1,554,000

 

Equity - Linked Structured Notes

 

 

18,228,188

 

 

18,228,188

 

Short Term Investments

 

1,120

 

 

 

1,120

 

Total

 

$

753,624,850

 

$

44,623,665

 

$

 

$

798,248,515

 

 

For the quarter ended January 31, 2010, the Portfolio did not have significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

 

Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

 

 

Investments in Securities at Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

$

33,815,262

 

$

 

$

 

$

33,815,262

 

Austria

 

4,042,632

 

 

 

4,042,632

 

Brazil

 

125,388,395

 

 

 

125,388,395

 

Chile

 

1,506,367

 

 

 

1,506,367

 

China

 

37,163,189

 

 

 

37,163,189

 

France

 

14,100,749

 

 

 

14,100,749

 

Germany

 

25,739,996

 

 

 

25,739,996

 

Hong Kong

 

19,813,805

 

 

 

19,813,805

 

India

 

7,826,846

 

 

 

7,826,846

 

Italy

 

3,921,590

 

 

 

3,921,590

 

Japan

 

32,590,580

 

 

 

32,590,580

 

Netherlands

 

14,629,899

 

 

 

14,629,899

 

Norway

 

13,709,529

 

 

 

13,709,529

 

Poland

 

1,539,666

 

 

 

1,539,666

 

Russia

 

5,879,507

 

 

 

5,879,507

 

Singapore

 

46,898,921

 

 

 

46,898,921

 

Sweden

 

17,500,163

 

 

 

17,500,163

 

Thailand

 

12,616,477

 

 

 

12,616,477

 

United Kingdom

 

33,228,058

 

 

 

33,228,058

 

United States

 

301,712,099

 

 

 

301,712,099

 

Participation Notes

 

 

24,841,477

 

 

24,841,477

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

1,554,000

 

 

1,554,000

 

Equity - Linked Structured Notes

 

 

18,228,188

 

 

18,228,188

 

Short Term Investments

 

1,120

 

 

 

1,120

 

Total

 

$

753,624,850

 

$

44,623,665

 

$

 

$

798,248,515

 

 

For the quarter ended January 31, 2010, the Portfolio did not have significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

 



 

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) as of a date 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) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 — Exhibits.

 

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.

 

ALPINE GLOBAL PREMIER PROPERTIES FUND

 

 

By:

/s/ Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 29, 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/  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 29, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronald G. Palmer, Jr.

 

 

Ronald G. Palmer, Jr.

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 29, 2010

 

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