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Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22328

 

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer

5228 Ameriprise Financial Center

Minneapolis, MN 55474

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(800) 345-6611

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2014

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Portfolio of Investments

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund

March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)


Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks 97.4%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (a)

 

201

 

$

239,570

 

Media 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

CBS Corp., Class B Non Voting

 

14,000

 

865,200

 

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

 

24,700

 

789,659

 

Total

 

 

 

1,654,859

 

Specialty Retail 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

GameStop Corp., Class A

 

26,500

 

1,089,150

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

2,983,579

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 96.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (b)

 

170,200

 

3,814,182

 

Finisar Corp. (a)

 

24,800

 

657,448

 

QUALCOMM, Inc. (b)

 

99,857

 

7,874,723

 

Total

 

 

 

12,346,353

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.2%

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

 

31,800

 

1,887,648

 

Avnet, Inc.

 

41,500

 

1,930,995

 

FLIR Systems, Inc.

 

48,200

 

1,735,200

 

Total

 

 

 

5,553,843

 

Internet Software & Services 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Google, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

 

12,000

 

13,374,120

 

Trulia, Inc. (a)

 

3,500

 

116,200

 

Total

 

 

 

13,490,320

 

IT Services 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Sciences Corp.

 

20,000

 

1,216,400

 

Pactera Technology International Ltd, ADR (a)

166,640

 

1,216,472

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

16,700

 

3,604,862

 

WNS Holdings Ltd., ADR (a)

 

223,521

 

4,023,378

 

Total

 

 

 

10,061,112

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 41.8%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

 

754,380

 

3,025,064

 

Avago Technologies Ltd.

 

79,727

 

5,135,216

 

Broadcom Corp., Class A (b)

 

312,100

 

9,824,908

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

 

54,212

 

3,748,218

 

Lam Research Corp. (a)(b)

 

358,217

 

19,701,935

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

 

279,416

 

2,190,621

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

 

442,762

 

6,973,501

 

Mattson Technology, Inc. (a)

 

70,531

 

163,632

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

 

112,200

 

3,716,064

 

 

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (continued)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

Microsemi Corp. (a)

 

298,800

 

$

7,478,964

 

Montage Technology Group Ltd. (a)

 

18,448

 

369,329

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

900

 

1,137,756

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

201,904

 

7,575,438

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

348,975

 

6,079,145

 

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

 

155,800

 

9,351,116

 

Teradyne, Inc. (a)

 

848,700

 

16,880,643

 

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (a)

 

239,200

 

3,202,888

 

Total

 

 

 

106,554,438

 

Software 26.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

 

148,600

 

3,037,384

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

 

204,000

 

13,796,520

 

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

 

80,600

 

4,628,858

 

CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)

 

17,620

 

1,144,419

 

Informatica Corp. (a)

 

20,300

 

766,934

 

King Digital Entertainment PLC (a)

 

48,416

 

880,687

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

61,200

 

2,508,588

 

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

 

442,500

 

7,597,725

 

Oracle Corp.

 

33,200

 

1,358,212

 

PTC, Inc. (a)

 

33,077

 

1,171,918

 

Rovi Corp. (a)

 

27,000

 

615,060

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

 

27,100

 

1,547,139

 

SolarWinds, Inc. (a)

 

37,795

 

1,611,201

 

Synopsys, Inc. (a)(b)

 

553,045

 

21,242,458

 

TIBCO Software, Inc. (a)

 

16,900

 

343,408

 

VMware, Inc., Class A (a)

 

36,500

 

3,942,730

 

Total

 

 

 

66,193,241

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 12.1%

Apple, Inc. (b)

 

25,400

 

13,633,196

 

EMC Corp.

 

320,900

 

8,795,869

 

NetApp, Inc.

 

164,830

 

6,082,227

 

Seagate Technology PLC

 

39,100

 

2,195,856

 

Total

 

 

 

30,707,148

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

244,906,455

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $203,181,516)

 

 

 

$

247,890,034

 


 


 

 

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds 0.8%

Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.094% (c)(d)

2,164,565

 

$

2,164,565

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $2,164,565)

 

 

 

$

2,164,565

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost: $205,346,081) (e)

 

 

 

$

250,054,599(f)

 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

 

 

 

4,638,603

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

$

254,693,202

 


 

Investments in Derivatives

Open Options Contracts Written at March 31, 2014

 

At March 31, 2014, securities and cash totaling $72,515,800 were pledged as collateral to cover open options contracts written.

 

Issuer

 

Puts/Calls

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Exercise 
Price ($)

 

Premium
Received ($)

 

Expiration
Date

 

Value ($)

 

NASDAQ 100 Index

 

Call

 

178

 

3,750.00

 

177,584

 

04/2014

 

86,330

 

Apple, Inc.

 

Put

 

82

 

450.00

 

231,342

 

01/2015

 

117,465

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

203,795

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing.

(b)

This security, or a portion of this security, has been pledged as collateral in connection with option contracts. These values are denoted within the Investments in Derivatives section of the Portfolio of Investments.

(c)

The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at March 31, 2014.

(d)

As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of its outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended March 31, 2014, are as follows:

 

Issuer

 

Beginning
Cost ($)

 

Purchase
Cost ($)

 

Proceeds 
from Sales ($)

 

Ending Cost ($)

 

Dividends —
Affiliated Issuers ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund

 

3,067,938

 

21,807,597

 

(22,710,970

)

2,164,565

 

785

 

2,164,565

 

 

(e)

At March 31, 2014, the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was approximately $205,346,000 and the approximate aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation

 

$

53,648,000

 

Unrealized Depreciation

 

(8,939,000

)

Net Unrealized Appreciation

 

$

44,709,000

 

 

(f)

Investments are valued using policies described in the notes to financial statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Abbreviation Legend

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

 

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available.  Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.


 

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·              Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds).  Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

 

·              Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

 

·              Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

 

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

 

Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are classified as Level 2.  The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements — Security Valuation in the most recent Annual Report dated December 31, 2013.

 

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments.  However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices.  Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager.  Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

 

Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

 

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies).  The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors.  The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions.  The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions.  The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value.  This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers.  Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

 

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at March 31, 2014:

 


 

Description

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

 

Other Significant

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets for

 

 

Observable

 

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets ($)

 

 

Inputs ($)

 

 

Inputs ($)

 

 

Total ($)

 

Equity Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

2,983,579

 

 

 

2,983,579

 

Information Technology

 

243,768,699

 

1,137,756

 

 

244,906,455

 

Total Equity Securities

 

246,752,278

 

1,137,756

 

 

247,890,034

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

2,164,565

 

 

 

2,164,565

 

Total Mutual Funds

 

2,164,565

 

 

 

2,164,565

 

Investments in Securities

 

248,916,843

 

1,137,756

 

 

250,054,599

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Contracts Written

 

(203,795

)

 

 

(203,795

)

Total

 

248,713,048

 

1,137,756

 

 

249,850,804

 

 

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.  These assets include certain foreign securities for which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation.  The models utilized by the third party statistical pricing service take into account a security’s correlation to available market data including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 


 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)         The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)

 

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2014

 

 

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/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Michael G. Clarke

 

 

 

Michael G. Clarke, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2014