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

811-21485

 

 

Cohen & Steers Select Utility Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue
New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

John E. McLean
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 832-3232

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2006

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCK

 

124.4

%

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

1.1

%

 

 

 

 

Fairpoint Communications

 

 

 

855,000

 

$

11,816,100

 

TELEPHONE - INTEGRATED

 

2.6

%

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co.

 

 

 

2,030,000

 

26,938,100

 

TRANSPORT - MARINE

 

0.3

%

 

 

 

 

Teekay LNG Partners LP

 

 

 

110,400

 

3,450,000

 

UTILITIES

 

117.7

%

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - DISTRIBUTION

 

9.2

%

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Edison

 

 

 

1,142,200

 

49,685,700

 

Energy East Corp.

 

 

 

149,700

 

3,637,710

 

NSTAR

 

 

 

346,339

 

9,908,759

 

Pepco Holdings

 

 

 

1,409,200

 

32,115,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95,347,837

 

ELECTRIC - INTEGRATED

 

93.4

%

 

 

 

 

Ameren Corp.

 

 

 

1,557,400

 

 

77,589,668

 

CINergy Corp.

 

 

 

1,176,300

 

53,415,783

 

Cleco Corp.

 

 

 

246,700

 

5,508,811

 

Dominion Resources

 

 

 

414,600

 

28,619,838

 

DPL

 

 

 

209,700

 

5,661,900

 

DTE Energy Co.

 

 

 

963,500

 

38,626,715

 

Duke Energy Corp.

 

 

 

2,539,100

 

74,014,765

 

E.ON AG (ADR)

 

 

 

1,296,200

 

47,440,920

 

Edison International

 

 

 

1,353,000

 

55,716,540

 

Entergy Corp.

 

 

 

696,350

 

48,006,369

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

 

1,435,464

 

75,936,046

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 

 

 

490,800

 

24,000,120

 

FPL Group

 

 

 

1,167,000

 

46,843,380

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries

 

 

 

466,700

 

12,661,571

 

NiSource

 

 

 

159,000

 

3,214,980

 

Northeast Utilities

 

 

 

417,800

 

8,159,634

 

PG&E Corp.

 

 

 

1,519,000

 

59,089,100

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

 

 

 

792,600

 

30,990,660

 

PPL Corp.

 

 

 

974,000

 

28,635,600

 

Progress Energy

 

 

 

605,750

 

26,640,885

 

Public Service Enterprise Group

 

 

 

811,400

 

51,962,056

 

SCANA Corp.

 

 

 

78,500

 

3,080,340

 

Scottish Power PLC (ADR)

 

 

 

278,300

 

11,212,707

 

Southern Co.

 

 

 

1,952,500

 

63,983,425

 

TXU Corp.

 

 

 

990,000

 

44,312,400

 

Xcel Energy

 

 

 

2,252,500

 

40,882,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

966,207,088

 

 



 

ELECTRIC - TRANSMISSION

 

0.7

%

 

 

 

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

 

 

294,900

 

$

7,741,125

 

GAS - DISTRIBUTION

 

3.6

%

 

 

 

 

AGL Resources

 

 

 

311,000

 

11,211,550

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

 

 

 

210,500

 

5,542,465

 

Sempra Energy

 

 

 

200,000

 

9,292,000

 

Vectren Corp.

 

 

 

413,867

 

10,917,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,963,826

 

GAS - INTEGRATED

 

10.8

%

 

 

 

 

DCP Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

158,000

 

 

4,337,100

 

Duke Energy Income Fund

 

 

 

778,650

 

8,267,552

 

Duke Energy Income Fund, 144A(a)

 

 

 

202,000

 

2,144,796

 

Equitable Resources

 

 

 

1,554,600

 

56,758,446

 

KeySpan Corp.

 

 

 

555,200

 

22,691,024

 

Kinder Morgan

 

 

 

92,000

 

8,463,080

 

Magellan Midstream Holdings LP

 

 

 

145,000

 

3,333,550

 

Regency Energy Partners LP

 

 

 

116,000

 

2,563,600

 

Williams Partners LP

 

 

 

92,500

 

3,027,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,586,673

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

1,217,846,549

 

UTILITY - FOREIGN

 

2.7

%

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - INTEGRATED

 

1.6

%

 

 

 

 

RWE AG

 

 

 

89,900

 

7,824,449

 

Scottish and Southern Energy PLC

 

 

 

435,900

 

8,573,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,397,450

 

WATER

 

1.1

%

 

 

 

 

United Utilities PLC

 

 

 

925,345

 

11,085,047

 

TOTAL UTILITY - FOREIGN

 

 

 

 

 

27,482,497

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Identified cost—$1,077,063,851)

 

 

 

 

 

1,287,533,246

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES - CAPITAL TRUST

 

7.5

%

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

Old Mutual Capital Funding, 8.00% (Eurobond)

 

 

 

14,850,000

 

15,488,669

 

ELECTRIC - INTEGRATED

 

1.6

%

 

 

 

 

DPL Capital Trust II, 8.125%, due 9/1/31

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

3,465,000

 

Duquesne Light Co., 6.50%, Series H

 

 

 

194,900

 

10,027,605

 

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 6.95%, 144A(a)

 

 

 

30,000

 

3,020,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,513,230

 

FOOD

 

1.2

%

 

 

 

 

Dairy Farmers of America, 7.875%, 144A(a),(b)

 

 

 

70,000

 

 

6,908,825

 

Gruma S.A., 7.75%, 144A(a)

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

5,075,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,983,825

 

 



 

INSURANCE

 

1.7

%

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405%, due 3/15/38

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

$

1,879,150

 

MULTI – LINE

 

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

AFC Capital Trust I, 8.207%, due 2/3/27, Series B

 

 

 

8,000,000

 

8,327,544

 

Liberty Mutual Insurance, 7.697%, due 10/15/97, 144Aa

 

 

 

7,000,000

 

7,207,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,534,926

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

 

 

17,414,076

 

MEDICAL – HOSPITALS

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

Columbia/HCA, 7.50%, due 11/15/95

 

 

 

7,545,000

 

6,654,079

 

OIL - EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 7.75%, due 9/29/49

 

 

 

6,000,000

 

6,126,900

 

RETAIL

 

0.3

%

 

 

 

 

JC Penney Co., 7.625%, due 3/1/97

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

3,043,641

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES - CAPITAL TRUST
(Identified cost—$77,014,793)

 

 

 

 

 

77,224,420

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES - $25 PAR VALUE

 

17.2

%

 

 

 

 

BANK

 

0.5

%

 

 

 

 

Chevy Chase Bank, 8.00%, Series C

 

 

 

92,500

 

2,423,962

 

First Republic Bank, 6.70%, Series A

 

 

 

118,700

 

3,014,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,438,942

 

BANK - FOREIGN

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

Northern Rock PLC, 8.00%, Series A

 

 

 

45,000

 

 

1,130,265

 

FINANCE

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

Janus Capital Group, 7.875%, due 4/15/32 (PINES)

 

 

 

10,000

 

256,500

 

INSURANCE

 

0.3

%

 

 

 

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 8.00%

 

 

 

60,000

 

1,537,500

 

Everest Re Capital Trust, 7.85%, due 11/15/32

 

 

 

65,000

 

1,668,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,206,050

 

MEDIA

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corp., 8.75%, due 2/1/30 (CBTCS)

 

 

 

22,100

 

553,826

 

Liberty Media Corp., 8.75%, due 2/1/30 (PPLUS)

 

 

 

20,700

 

518,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,072,361

 

REAL ESTATE

 

14.5

%

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED

 

2.7

%

 

 

 

 

Bedford Property Investors, 7.625%, Series B

 

 

 

191,500

 

4,145,975

 

Colonial Properties Trust, 7.62%, Series E

 

 

 

49,500

 

1,240,965

 

Digital Realty Trust, 8.50%, Series A

 

 

 

56,000

 

1,417,360

 

Forest City Enterprises, 7.375%, Class A

 

 

 

80,800

 

2,060,400

 

iStar Financial, 7.875%, Series E

 

 

 

320,700

 

8,081,640

 

iStar Financial, 7.80%, Series F

 

 

 

132,000

 

3,347,520

 

iStar Financial, 7.65%, Series G

 

 

 

125,000

 

3,141,250

 

iStar Financial, 7.50%, Series I

 

 

 

113,940

 

2,831,409

 

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, 8.05%, Series B

 

 

 

75,000

 

1,905,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,171,519

 

HEALTH CARE

 

2.1

%

 

 

 

 

Health Care REIT, 7.875%, Series D

 

 

 

72,550

 

1,858,005

 

Health Care REIT, 7.625%, Series F

 

 

 

218,800

 

5,579,400

 

LTC Properties, 8.00%, Series F

 

 

 

547,713

 

13,783,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,220,603

 

 



 

HOTEL

 

1.3

%

 

 

 

 

Ashford Hospitality Trust, 8.55%, Series A

 

 

 

156,500

 

$

3,990,750

 

Equity Inns, 8.75%, Series B

 

 

 

75,900

 

1,952,527

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, 8.875%, Series E

 

 

 

100,000

 

2,653,000

 

Innkeepers USA Trust, 8.00%, Series C

 

 

 

189,500

 

4,697,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,293,982

 

MORTGAGE

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

Newcastle Investment Corp., 8.05%, Series C

 

 

 

80,000

 

1,992,000

 

OFFICE

 

4.3

%

 

 

 

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, 8.375%, Series C

 

 

 

514,000

 

13,430,820

 

Brandywine Realty Trust, 7.50%, Series C

 

 

 

75,819

 

1,913,672

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust, 8.00%, Series G

 

 

 

38,486

 

984,472

 

Highwoods Properties, 8.00%, Series B

 

 

 

14,176

 

356,526

 

Maguire Properties, 7.625%, Series A

 

 

 

495,626

 

12,445,169

 

SL Green Realty Corp., 7.625%, Series C

 

 

 

247,000

 

6,165,120

 

SL Green Realty Corp., 7.875%, Series D

 

 

 

347,333

 

8,777,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,072,884

 

OFFICE/INDUSTRIAL

 

0.9

%

 

 

 

 

PS Business Parks, 7.00%, Series H

 

 

 

75,700

 

1,869,790

 

PS Business Parks, 6.875%, Series I

 

 

 

54,950

 

1,310,558

 

PS Business Parks, 7.95%, Series K

 

 

 

252,000

 

6,577,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,757,548

 

RESIDENTIAL - APARTMENT

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 7.75%, Series U

 

 

 

30,000

 

748,800

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 8.00%, Series V

 

 

 

87,000

 

2,201,100

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 7.875%, Series Y

 

 

 

93,000

 

2,332,440

 

Hovnanian Enterprises, 7.625%, Series A

 

 

 

110,000

 

2,623,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,905,840

 

SHOPPING CENTER

 

2.2

%

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CENTER

 

1.6

%

 

 

 

 

Cedar Shopping Centers, 8.875%, Series A

 

 

 

290,000

 

7,776,350

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 7.50%, Series I

 

 

 

302,000

 

7,607,380

 

Saul Centers, 8.00%, Series A

 

 

 

67,500

 

1,775,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,158,980

 

REGIONAL MALL

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, 7.75%, Series C

 

 

 

126,931

 

 

3,238,010

 

Mills Corp., 9.00%, Series C

 

 

 

43,300

 

989,405

 

Mills Corp., 8.75%, Series E

 

 

 

40,700

 

917,785

 

Taubman Centers, 8.00%, Series G

 

 

 

25,000

 

640,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,785,700

 

TOTAL SHOPPING CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

22,944,680

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

 

 

149,359,056

 

 



 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

0.2

%

 

 

 

 

United States Cellular Corp., 7.50%, due 6/15/34

 

 

 

70,000

 

$

1,775,900

 

TELEPHONE - INTEGRATED

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Systems, 7.60%, due 12/1/41, Series A

 

 

 

53,800

 

1,345,000

 

UTILITIES

 

1.4

%

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC – INTEGRATED

 

0.8

%

 

 

 

 

Sierra Pacific Power Co., 7.80%, Series 1

 

 

 

169,038

 

4,183,690

 

Entergy Corp., 7.625%, due 2/17/09

 

 

 

40,200

 

2,041,356

 

Entergy Arkansas, 6.45% Series

 

 

 

79,000

 

1,978,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,203,996

 

GAS – DISTRIBUTION

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

Southern Union Co., 7.55%, Series A

 

 

 

222,500

 

5,802,800

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

14,006,796

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES - $25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$174,425,021)

 

 

 

 

 

177,590,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

CORPORATE BOND

 

3.8

%

 

 

 

 

CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

Rogers Wireless Communications, 7.50%, due 3/15/15, 144A(a)

 

 

 

$

1,400,000

 

1,508,500

 

MEDIA

 

2.3

%

 

 

 

 

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.00%, due 4/15/12

 

 

 

9,500,000

 

9,310,000

 

CSC Holdings, 7.875%, due 2/15/18

 

 

 

500,000

 

503,125

 

Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, due 2/1/30

 

 

 

5,500,000

 

5,342,381

 

Rogers Cable, 8.75%, due 5/1/32

 

 

 

 

7,000,000

 

8,330,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,485,506

 

MEDICAL - HOSPITALS

 

0.4

%

 

 

 

 

Columbia/HCA, 7.75%, due 7/15/36

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

981,807

 

Columbia/HCA, 8.36%, due 4/15/24

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

3,160,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,142,352

 

SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITY

 

0.3

%

 

 

 

 

Valor Telecom Enterprise, 7.75%, due 2/15/15

 

 

 

2,750,000

 

2,894,375

 

TELEPHONE - INTEGRATED

 

0.7

%

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co., 9.00%, due 8/15/31

 

 

 

6,550,000

 

7,033,062

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BOND
(Identified cost—$38,102,554)

 

 

 

 

 

39,063,795

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

San Paolo U.S. Finance Co., 3.69%, due 4/3/06
(Identified cost—$6,105,748)

 

 

 

6,107,000

 

6,105,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$1,372,711,967)

 

153.4

%

 

 

1,587,518,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

 

1.4

%

 

 

13,995,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIQUIDATION VALUE OF PREFERRED SHARES

 

(54.8

)%

 

 

(567,000,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES (Equivalent to $23.88 per share based on 43,320,750 shares of capital stock outstanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

1,034,513,689

 

 



 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt

 

CBTCS

 

Corporate Backed Trust Certificates

 

PINES

 

Public Income Notes

 

PPLUS

 

Preffered Plus Trust

 

REIT

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 


Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets applicable to common shares of the fund.

(a) Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings equal 2.5% of net assets applicable to common shares.

(b) Fair valued security. Aggregate holdings equal 0.7% of net assets applicable to common shares.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

March 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

Notional

 

Fixed

 

Floating Rate(a)

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Counterparty

 

Amount

 

Rate

 

(reset monthly)

 

Termination Date

 

Appreciation

 

Merrill Lynch Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products AG

 

$

40,000,000

 

3.8225

%

4.630

%

June 1, 2008

 

$

1,099,262

 

Merrill Lynch Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products AG

 

$

35,000,000

 

4.085

%

4.818

%

May 27, 2009

 

1,086,308

 

Merrill Lynch Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products AG

 

$

40,000,000

 

3.995

%

4.670

%

July 7, 2009

 

1,407,805

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

35,000,000

 

3.8900

%

4.776

%

May 19, 2008

 

909,631

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

30,000,000

 

4.0775

%

4.630

%

June 1, 2009

 

938,015

 

UBS AG

 

$

32,500,000

 

3.9775

%

4.752

%

June 17, 2008

 

812,994

 

UBS AG

 

$

25,000,000

 

4.550

%

4.570

%

April 4, 2010

 

552,498

 

UBS AG

 

$

32,000,000

 

4.153

%

4.818

%

May 26, 2010

 

1,217,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,023,667

 

 


(a) Based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Represents rates in effect at March 31, 2006.

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)                                  The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

 

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

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

(a)                                  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 



 

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.

 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT UTILITY FUND, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/

Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

Title: President

 

 

Date: May 26, 2006

 

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/

Adam M. Derechin

 

By:

/s/

Jay J. Chen

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

Name: Jay J. Chen

 

Title:  President and principal
executive officer

 

Title:  Treasurer and principal
financial officer

 

 

Date: May 26, 2006