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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:   811-21553

 

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip code)

 

Huey P. Falgout, Jr., 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

February 28

 

 

Date of reporting period:

November 30, 2006

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 

The schedules of investments as of the close of the reporting period are set forth below for:

 

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

The schedules are not audited.

 



 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

as of November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK: 95.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Australia: 7.1%

 

 

 

1,406,018

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

$

31,500,183

 

1,888,230

 

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

 

11,131,851

 

2,026,453

 

Foster’s Group Ltd.

 

10,685,309

 

5,255,039

 

GPT Group

 

21,377,405

 

696,344

 

Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd.

 

11,440,221

 

624,387

 

Suncorp-Metway Ltd.

 

10,062,327

 

757,835

 

TABCORP Holdings Ltd.

 

9,745,042

 

709,619

 

Wesfarmers Ltd.

 

19,573,046

 

730,188

 

Westfield Group

 

11,190,998

 

 

 

 

 

136,706,382

 

 

 

Belgium: 1.4%

 

 

 

672,357

 

Fortis

 

27,456,134

 

 

 

 

 

27,456,134

 

 

 

Brazil: 2.5%

 

 

 

296,080

 

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

 

8,829,106

 

348,265

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

 

29,567,699

 

635,459

 

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA

 

9,487,403

 

 

 

 

 

47,884,208

 

 

 

Canada: 2.7%

 

 

 

171,554

 

Enerplus Resources Fund

 

7,913,786

 

1,118,415

 

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

 

24,001,186

 

606,661

 

TransCanada Corp.

 

20,525,705

 

 

 

 

 

52,440,677

 

 

 

China: 1.7%

 

 

 

26,432,824

 

PetroChina Co., Ltd.

 

33,799,800

 

 

 

 

 

33,799,800

 

 

 

Denmark: 1.6%

 

 

 

721,786

 

Danske Bank A/S

 

31,516,302

 

 

 

 

 

31,516,302

 

 

 

France: 1.1%

 

 

 

777,394

 

France Telecom SA

 

20,266,748

 

 

 

 

 

20,266,748

 

 

 

Germany: 3.2%

 

 

 

1,742,820

 

Deutsche Telekom AG

 

30,976,703

 

237,323

 

EON AG

 

30,537,211

 

 

 

 

 

61,513,914

 

 

 

Greece: 1.0%

 

 

 

532,322

 

OPAP SA

 

20,005,851

 

 

 

 

 

20,005,851

 

 

 

Hong Kong: 1.5%

 

 

 

1,478,000

 

CLP Holdings Ltd.

 

9,813,864

 

1,474,100

 

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

 

19,646,478

 

 

 

 

 

29,460,342

 

 

 

Ireland: 1.1%

 

 

 

960,428

 

Bank of Ireland

 

20,639,057

 

 

 

 

 

20,639,057

 

 

 

Israel: 0.5%

 

 

 

1,945,527

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

 

9,392,302

 

 

 

 

 

9,392,302

 

 

 

Italy: 9.5%

 

 

 

4,211,790

 

Banca Intesa S.p.A.

 

29,814,078

 

4,112,736

 

Enel S.p.A.

 

42,003,323

 

953,716

 

ENI S.p.A.

 

31,345,133

 

848,107

 

Mediaset S.p.A.

 

10,072,583

 

15,685,983

 

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

 

41,714,112

 

3,401,394

 

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A.

 

29,447,151

 

 

 

 

 

184,396,380

 

 

 

Netherlands: 4.6%

 

 

 

964,335

 

ABN Amro Holding NV

 

29,065,794

 

852,925

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

 

30,200,555

 

2,233,329

 

Royal KPN NV

 

30,680,624

 

 

 

 

 

89,946,973

 

 



 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

as of November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand: 1.1%

 

 

 

6,557,462

 

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.

 

$

20,423,691

 

 

 

 

 

20,423,691

 

 

 

Singapore: 0.6%

 

 

 

925,600

 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 

11,175,166

 

 

 

 

 

11,175,166

 

 

 

South Africa: 1.3%

 

 

 

1,210,432

 

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

 

14,881,034

 

528,534

 

Telkom SA Ltd.

 

9,937,576

 

 

 

 

 

24,818,610

 

 

 

South Korea: 0.5%

 

 

 

139,780

 

S-Oil Corp.

 

10,245,041

 

 

 

 

 

10,245,041

 

 

 

Sweden: 1.2%

 

 

 

81,543

 

Scania AB

 

5,572,472

 

277,304

 

Volvo AB

 

18,046,831

 

 

 

 

 

23,619,303

 

 

 

Thailand: 0.5%

 

 

 

1,269,600

 

Siam Cement PCL

 

9,266,398

 

 

 

 

 

9,266,398

 

 

 

United Kingdom: 15.1%

 

 

 

1,900,860

 

Aviva PLC

 

29,484,225

 

3,067,869

 

BBA Aviation PLC

 

17,278,029

 

2,490,565

 

BP PLC

 

28,248,704

 

1,107,984

 

British American Tobacco PLC

 

31,422,338

 

1,678,729

 

Diageo PLC

 

32,244,067

 

4,589,229

 

DSG International PLC

 

17,660,164

 

913,056

 @

Fiberweb PLC

 

3,248,671

 

1,013,622

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

 

26,943,157

 

2,864,593

 

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

 

30,536,885

 

800,532

 

Provident Financial PLC

 

10,123,591

 

862,293

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

31,290,274

 

2,269,065

 

United Utilities PLC

 

33,761,308

 

 

 

 

 

292,241,413

 

 

 

United States: 35.6%

 

 

 

469,727

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

39,555,711

 

344,621

 

Ameren Corp.

 

18,854,215

 

222,095

 

American Capital Strategies Ltd.

 

10,056,462

 

717,968

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

24,346,295

 

701,702

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

37,786,653

 

686,210

 

BellSouth Corp.

 

30,598,104

 

766,246

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

19,025,888

 

743,843

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

36,887,174

 

640,226

 

Citizens Communications Co.

 

9,072,002

 

724,102

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

18,609,421

 

581,400

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

28,035,108

 

251,249

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

 

16,275,910

 

884,890

 

Duke Energy Corp.

 

28,068,711

 

826,755

 

EI DuPont de Nemours & Co.

 

38,799,612

 

173,262

 

Equity Residential

 

9,227,934

 

301,371

 

Exelon Corp.

 

18,302,261

 

745,118

 

Keycorp

 

26,898,760

 

279,659

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

29,350,212

 

659,139

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

29,338,277

 

1,357,855

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

37,327,434

 

233,418

 

Rayonier, Inc.

 

9,733,531

 

1,718,621

 

Sara Lee Corp.

 

28,494,736

 

1,035,381

 

Southern Co.

 

37,532,561

 

365,708

 

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc.

 

9,241,441

 

838,728

 

US Bancorp.

 

28,214,810

 

573,065

 

UST, Inc.

 

32,080,179

 

869,250

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

37,968,840

 

 

 

 

 

689,682,242

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,688,718,794)

 

1,846,896,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES: 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan: 1.1%

 

 

 

6,590,661

 X

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

 

10,742,777

 

 



 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

as of November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan: 1.1% (continued)

 

 

 

13,455,000

#, X

Mega Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

$

10,225,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity-Linked Securities

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $18,538,821)

 

20,968,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS: 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan: 0.0% 

 

 

 

619,731 X

 

China Steel Corp.

 

625,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $644,735)

 

625,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS: 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia: 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

S&P/ASX 200 Index, Strike Price 5,029.94, Expires 1/19/07

 

 

 

$

 27,795

 

 

 

5,900

 

S&P/ASX 200 Index, Strike Price 5,101.42, Expires 2/16/07

 

 

 

124,793

 

 

 

7,000

 

S&P/ASX 200 Index, Strike Price 4,676.45, Expires 12/15/06

 

 

 

373

 

AUD

 

20,000,000

 

Australian Dollar Currency Option, Strike Price .7185 USD, Expires 1/10/07

 

 

 

4

 

AUD

 

15,000,000

 

Australian Dollar Currency Option, Strike Price .746 USD, Expires 1/30/07

 

 

 

4,773

 

AUD

 

20,000,000

 

Australian Dollar Currency Option, Strike Price .7586 USD, Expires 2/27/07

 

 

 

52,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

210,376

 

 

 

 

 

European Union: 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,500

 

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index, Strike Price 3,746.81, Expires 1/19/07

 

 

 

455,106

 

 

 

16,000

 

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index, Strike Price 3,841.78, Expires 2/16/07

 

 

 

1,113,711

 

 

 

17,500

 

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index, Strike Price 3562.056, Expires 12/15/06

 

 

 

15,932

 

EUR

 

70,000,000

 

European Union Currency Option, Strike Price 1.222 USD, Expires 1/10/07

 

 

 

325

 

EUR

 

75,000,000

 

European Union Currency Option, Strike Price 1.245 USD, Expires 1/30/07

 

 

 

17,017

 

EUR

 

90,000,000

 

European Union Currency Option, Strike Price 1.281 USD, Expires 2/27/07

 

 

 

60,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,662,173

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom: 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,800

 

FTSE 100 Index, Strike Price 5,823.47, Expires 1/19/07

 

 

 

302,542

 

 

 

4,700

 

FTSE 100 Index, Strike Price 5,937.21, Expires 2/16/07

 

 

 

786,216

 

 

 

5,400

 

FTSE 100 Index, Strike Price 5,557.9401, Expires 12/15/06

 

 

 

12,326

 

GBP

 

60,000,000

 

United Kingdom Currency Option, Strike Price 1.805 USD, Expires 1/10/07

 

 

 

68

 

GBP

 

50,000,000

 

United Kingdom Currency Option, Strike Price 1.8555 USD, Expires 1/30/07

 

 

 

13,348

 

GBP

 

50,000,000

 

United Kingdom Currency Option, Strike Price 1.894 USD, Expires 2/27/07

 

 

 

131,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,246,041

 

 

 

 

 

United States: 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,500

 

S&P 500 Index, Strike Price 1,295.3, Expires 1/19/07

 

 

 

249,786

 

 

 

108,000

 

S&P 500 Index, Strike Price 1,317.52, Expires 2/16/07

 

 

 

744,329

 

 

 

108,000

 

S&P 500 Index, Strike Price 1,254.75, Expires 12/15/06

 

 

 

16,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,010,670

 

 

 

 

 

Total Put Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $10,194,968)

 

 

 

4,129,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,718,097,318)

 

 

 

1,872,620,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,718,097,318)*

 

96.7%

 

$

1,872,620,699

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net

 

3.3

 

63,492,965

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

$

1,936,113,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@

Non-income producing security

 

 

 

 

#

Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A, under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. These securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees.

 

 

 

 

X

Fair value determined by ING Funds Valuation Committee appointed by the Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,746,696,901.

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

$

 154,055,649

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

(38,131,851)

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

 

$

 115,923,798

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

Industry

 

Net Assets

 

Aerospace/Defense

 

0.9%

 

Agriculture

 

5.3

 

Apparel

 

0.2

 

Auto Manufacturers

 

0.3

 

Banks

 

22.2

 

Beverages

 

2.8

 

Building Materials

 

0.5

 

Chemicals

 

2.6

 

Coal

 

1.2

 

Currency Option

 

0.0

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

2.9

 

Electric

 

11.0

 

Entertainment

 

1.5

 

Food

 

2.4

 

Index Option

 

0.2

 

Insurance

 

1.5

 

Investment Companies

 

0.5

 

Iron/Steel

 

0.5

 

Machinery - Diversified

 

0.9

 

Media

 

1.1

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

 

1.0

 

Oil & Gas

 

8.9

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

5.8

 

Pipelines

 

2.6

 

Real Estate

 

1.7

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

1.8

 

Retail

 

0.9

 

Savings & Loans

 

2.0

 

Telecommunications

 

11.8

 

Water

 

1.7

 

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net

 

3.3

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)     Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-Q are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-Q and the officer certifications of such Form N-Q.

 

(b)     There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-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):

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

By

/s/ Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 29, 2007

 

 

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/ Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 29, 2007

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Todd Modic

 

 

Todd Modic

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 29, 2007