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.

Sarah E. Cogan, Esq.

Blank Rome LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

405 Lexington Ave

425 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10174

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:

May 1, 2009 – July 31, 2009

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 



 

ALPINE GLOBAL PREMIER PROPERTIES FUND

 

 

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (87.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australand Property Group

 

5,228,147

 

$

2,076,969

 

Goodman Group

 

4,012,733

 

1,711,588

 

Stockland Corp., Ltd.

 

7,840,000

 

20,654,528

 

 

 

 

 

24,443,085

 

Austria (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Conwert Immobilien Invest SE*

 

628,653

 

5,635,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (12.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Agra Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

 

2,498,863

 

4,955,537

 

BR Malls Participacoes SA*

 

787,400

 

8,187,356

 

Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA

 

2,059,200

 

5,639,830

 

Brookfield Incorporacoes SA

 

1,594,900

 

5,128,983

 

Cyrela Commercial Properties SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

 

1,481,000

 

7,421,868

 

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

 

302,300

 

3,627,762

 

Invest Tur Brasil -Desenvolvimento Imobiliario Turistico SA*

 

31,000

 

3,489,213

 

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

 

776,000

 

13,205,412

 

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

 

905,000

 

11,607,477

 

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

 

601,700

 

8,546,188

 

Rossi Residencial SA

 

738,387

 

4,290,026

 

Tecnisa SA

 

639,500

 

2,553,544

 

TRISUL SA

 

1,170,000

 

2,884,631

 

 

 

 

 

81,537,827

 

Chile (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Parque Arauco

 

1,235,504

 

1,160,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China (7.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Agile Property Holdings, Ltd.

 

1,026,300

 

1,451,377

 

C C Land Holdings, Ltd.

 

7,118,900

 

5,346,030

 

CapitaRetail China Trust

 

5,414,000

 

5,229,101

 

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

 

1,145,600

 

2,826,288

 

Franshion Properties China, Ltd.

 

24,774,000

 

8,662,852

 

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.

 

849,554

 

1,872,295

 

Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd.

 

6,223,900

 

9,990,300

 

KWG Property Holding, Ltd.

 

2,112,900

 

1,611,246

 

New World China Land, Ltd.

 

4,853,987

 

3,062,690

 

Shui On Land, Ltd.

 

1,980,000

 

1,402,597

 

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings, Ltd.

 

4,983,800

 

5,324,593

 

Soho China, Ltd.

 

1,228,500

 

781,479

 

Yanlord Land Group,Ltd.

 

987,500

 

1,838,933

 

 

 

 

 

49,399,781

 

France (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Club Mediterranee*

 

135,860

 

1,979,972

 

ICADE

 

49,831

 

4,360,861

 

Kaufman & Broad SA

 

80,964

 

1,694,034

 

Nexity SA

 

248,719

 

8,571,750

 

Pierre & Vacances

 

19,800

 

1,403,139

 

Societe Immobiliere de Location pour l’Industrie et le Commerce

 

36,801

 

3,687,391

 

Unibail-Rodamco Co.

 

37,578

 

6,566,415

 

 

 

 

 

28,263,562

 

Germany (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

DIC Asset AG

 

497,709

 

3,475,969

 

Sirius Real Estate, Ltd.

 

5,011,800

 

1,750,105

 

Treveria PLC*

 

11,057,500

 

2,127,624

 

 

 

 

 

7,353,698

 

 



 

Hong Kong (6.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

 

6,968,450

 

8,002,426

 

Kerry Properties, Ltd.

 

536,347

 

2,768,225

 

Kowloon Development Co., Ltd.

 

8,881,202

 

9,030,119

 

Midland Holdings, Ltd.

 

16,536,350

 

13,250,332

 

NWS Holdings, Ltd.

 

4,271,000

 

8,233,333

 

 

 

 

 

41,284,435

 

India (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hirco PLC*

 

1,299,168

 

2,479,452

 

Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust*

 

6,179,052

 

1,202,192

 

Unitech Corporate Parks PLC*

 

3,104,000

 

920,353

 

Yatra Capital, Ltd.*

 

666,500

 

3,614,590

 

 

 

 

 

8,216,587

 

Italy (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Pirelli & C Real Estate SpA*

 

6,189,075

 

4,785,527

 

Pirelli & C SpA*

 

8,500,000

 

3,543,635

 

 

 

 

 

8,329,162

 

Japan (5.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

 

307

 

1,982,320

 

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

 

2,002

 

13,540,608

 

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

 

1,260

 

6,324,967

 

Nippon Commercial Investment Corp.

 

2,000

 

3,565,654

 

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

 

246,464

 

4,334,119

 

NTT Urban Development Corp.

 

3,394

 

3,213,764

 

Secured Capital Japan Co., Ltd.*

 

2,624

 

3,053,130

 

 

 

 

 

36,014,562

 

Mexico (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SA de CV*

 

715,794

 

1,237,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

AMP NZ Office Trust

 

1,511,740

 

770,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Norwegian Property* (1)

 

3,080,851

 

3,015,785

 

Norwegian Property ASA* (2)

 

3,639,516

 

3,455,773

 

 

 

 

 

6,471,558

 

Philippines (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ayala Land, Inc.

 

11,356,200

 

2,149,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

PIK Group*(3) - GDR

 

751,845

 

1,315,729

 

RGI International, Ltd.*

 

1,358,561

 

1,086,849

 

 

 

 

 

2,402,578

 

Singapore (6.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

ARA Asset Management, Ltd.(3)

 

16,502,000

 

7,797,214

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

 

4,920,933

 

5,812,866

 

Ascott Residence Trust

 

6,100,000

 

3,729,979

 

Banyan Tree Holdings, Ltd.*

 

10,655,400

 

4,997,669

 

CapitaCommercial Trust

 

21,694,800

 

12,888,895

 

Mandarin Oriental International, Ltd.

 

1,956,000

 

2,503,680

 

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust

 

3,503,000

 

2,482,757

 

Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust*

 

15,456,400

 

5,853,273

 

 

 

 

 

46,066,333

 

Spain (0.0%)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

Realia Business SA*

 

68,641

 

152,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

JM AB*

 

902,488

 

7,566,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Central Pattana PCL

 

5,730,000

 

3,115,046

 

Minor International PCL

 

26,371,800

 

6,548,390

 

Preuksa Real Estate PCL

 

4,940,000

 

1,393,594

 

SC Asset Corp. PCL

 

5,031,900

 

1,264,259

 

 

 

 

 

12,321,289

 

United Kingdom (5.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Great Portland Estates PLC

 

1,814,871

 

7,048,602

 

 



 

Hammerson PLC

 

807,873

 

4,652,449

 

Helical Bar PLC

 

316,548

 

1,797,847

 

Regus PLC

 

6,254,783

 

7,287,704

 

Segro PLC

 

937,291

 

4,321,335

 

Shaftesbury PLC

 

1,665,435

 

9,194,613

 

Songbird Estates PLC*

 

1,570,200

 

681,966

 

 

 

 

 

34,984,516

 

United States (27.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander’s, Inc.

 

38,870

 

10,710,239

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

 

193,739

 

7,383,393

 

AMB Property Corp.

 

405,000

 

8,023,050

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

 

2,240,000

 

37,743,999

 

Boston Properties, Inc.

 

25,000

 

1,322,500

 

Brookfield Properties Corp.

 

658,285

 

6,227,376

 

Capitol Acquisition Corp.*

 

200,000

 

1,958,000

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

 

1,574,353

 

9,351,657

 

Chimera Investment Corp.

 

5,068,250

 

18,144,335

 

Cogdell Spencer, Inc.

 

630,833

 

2,826,132

 

Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc.*

 

362,190

 

4,799,018

 

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

 

523,168

 

3,536,616

 

Forestar Group, Inc.*

 

134,479

 

1,750,917

 

General Growth Properties, Inc.*

 

951,300

 

1,921,626

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

 

700,000

 

6,356,000

 

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.*

 

200,000

 

4,000,000

 

The Macerich Co.

 

99,968

 

1,966,371

 

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

 

210,900

 

5,886,219

 

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.

 

1,510,500

 

11,177,700

 

Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd.

 

508,597

 

4,501,083

 

ProLogis

 

1,690,000

 

14,855,100

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

121,063

 

6,745,630

 

SL Green Realty Corp.

 

150,000

 

3,867,000

 

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.*

 

405,300

 

948,402

 

Weingarten Realty Investors

 

412,500

 

6,364,875

 

 

 

 

 

182,367,238

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $800,602,889)

 

 

 

588,129,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Segro PLC * (2)

 

98,265

 

453,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFFERED STOCK
(Identified Cost $340,365)

 

 

 

453,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPATION NOTES (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

India (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. - Housing Development & Infrastructure*

 

1,105,800

 

6,386,880

 

Merrill Lynch

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Development*

 

313,700

 

1,811,868

 

Housing Development Finance*

 

49,922

 

2,640,350

 

Indiabulls Real Estate, Ltd.*

 

52,592

 

270,144

 

Phoenix Mills, Ltd.*

 

850,000

 

2,096,185

 

Morgan Stanley - Unitech, Ltd.*

 

5,250,000

 

9,864,750

 

 

 

 

 

23,070,177

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
(Identified Cost $21,277,712)

 

 

 

23,070,177

 

 



 

RIGHTS (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starhill Global, expired 08/07/09 at .35 (Singapore Dollar) *

 

 

 

13,363,303

 

1,717,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Identified Cost $0)

 

 

 

 

 

1,717,827

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Date

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

11/20/09

 

401,113

 

1,051,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commerzbank AG - Eurosic*

 

03/19/10

 

189,073

 

4,521,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES
(Identified Cost $6,476,034)

 

 

 

 

 

5,573,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

7 Day Yield

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federated Treasury Obligations Money Market Fund(5)

 

0.057

%

29,563,481

 

29,563,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $29,563,481)

 

 

 

 

 

29,563,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.9%)
(Identified Cost $858,260,481)

 

 

 

 

 

648,507,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

21,081,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

669,588,782

 

 


* Non-income producing security.

(1) Private Placement; these securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. As of July 31, 2009, these securities had a total value of $3,015,785 or 0.45% of the Fund’s net assets.

(2) Fair valued security; valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

(3) 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 July 31, 2009, securities restricted under Rule 144A had a total value of $9,112,943 or 1.36% of the Fund’s net assets.

(4) Less than 0.05% of Net Assets.

(5) Investments in other funds are calculated at their respective net asset value as determined by those funds, in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 



 

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 Receipt.

Inc. - Incorporated

Ltd. - Limited

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

PCL - Public Company Limited

PLC – Public Limited Company

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

SA de CV - A variable capital company.

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 Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2009

 

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 market 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, 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.

 

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included with 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.

 

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)

 

44,634,127

 

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(304,423,713

)

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

(259,789,586

)

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

908,297,221

 

 

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:

 

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), effective November 1, 2008. In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and 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, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability 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 developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

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

 



 

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the nine months ended July 31, 2009 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Assets:

 

Investments in Securities at Value

 

Level 1 - Quoted
Prices

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant Observable
Inputs

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

580,183,116

 

$

7,946,104

 

$

 

$

588,129,220

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

453,046

 

 

453,046

 

Participation Notes

 

 

23,070,177

 

 

23,070,177

 

Equity Linked Notes

 

 

5,573,884

 

 

5,573,884

 

Rights

 

1,717,827

 

 

 

1,717,827

 

Short Term Investments

 

29,563,481

 

 

 

29,563,481

 

TOTAL

 

$

611,464,424

 

$

37,043,211

 

$

 

$

648,507,635

 

 

All securities of the Fund were valued using either Level 1 or Level 2 inputs during the nine months ended July 31, 2009. Thus, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used is not applicable for this Fund.

 



 

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:

September 29, 2009

 

 

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:

September 29, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Meimei Li

 

 

Meimei Li

 

 

Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 29, 2009

 

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