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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 Companies

Investment Company Act file number 811-21770


SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5 Jersey City, NJ 07311

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

John T. Genoy

Senior Vice President
AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Harborside Financial Center,
3200 Plaza 5
Jersey City, NJ 07311
(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 324-6414

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2008




 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 


 

SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA GROWTH FUND, INC.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — September 30, 2008 — (unaudited)
                 
    Shares/        
    Principal     Market Value  
Security Description   Amount     (Note 1)  
COMMON STOCK — 92.2%
               
Aerospace/Defense — 12.3%
               
General Dynamics Corp.
    244,328     $ 17,987,428  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    180,999       19,850,160  
 
             
 
            37,837,588  
 
             
Agricultural Chemicals — 9.2%
               
Monsanto Co.
    174,204       17,242,712  
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.
    82,100       10,838,021  
 
             
 
            28,080,733  
 
             
Apparel Manufacturers — 1.6%
               
Under Armour, Inc., Class A†
    155,105       4,926,135  
 
             
Building-Residential/Commercial — 1.6%
               
Toll Brothers, Inc.†
    200,000       5,046,000  
 
             
Casino Hotels — 3.1%
               
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
    115,000       9,388,600  
 
             
Casino Services — 1.5%
               
Scientific Games Corp., Class A†
    200,000       4,604,000  
 
             
Commercial Services-Finance — 4.2%
               
Mastercard, Inc., Class A
    72,877       12,923,278  
 
             
Computers — 4.5%
               
Apple, Inc.†
    120,997       13,752,519  
 
             
Decision Support Software — 0.8%
               
MSCI, Inc.†
    100,000       2,400,000  
 
             
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.3%
               
Fastenal Co.
    80,000       3,951,200  
 
             
Electric-Transmission — 3.6%
               
ITC Holdings Corp.
    215,000       11,130,550  
 
             
Finance-Investment Banker/Broker — 2.2%
               
Jefferies Group, Inc.
    300,000       6,720,000  
 
             
Internet Content-Information/News — 1.9%
               
HLTH Corp.†
    510,000       5,829,300  
 
             
Investment Management/Advisor Services — 1.7%
               
Cohen & Steers, Inc.
    180,000       5,099,400  
 
             
Medical Instruments — 2.6%
               
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.†
    136,800       7,901,568  
 
             
Oil & Gas Drilling — 4.0%
               
Transocean, Inc.†
    111,697       12,268,799  
 
             
Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 2.7%
               
Encore Acquisition Co.†
    200,000       8,356,000  
 
             
Real Estate Management/Services — 0.9%
               
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A†
    200,000       2,674,000  
 
             
Retail-Automobile — 1.7%
               
CarMax, Inc.†
    380,000       5,320,000  
 
             
Retail-Building Products — 4.8%
               
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
    619,187       14,668,540  
 
             
Retail-Restaurants — 6.4%
               
McDonald’s Corp.
    317,512       19,590,490  
 
             
Retail-Sporting Goods — 3.2%
               
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.†
    500,000       9,790,000  
 
             
Schools — 4.0%
               
DeVry, Inc.
    250,000       12,385,000  
 
             
Soap & Cleaning Preparation — 4.0%
               
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    200,000       12,418,000  
 
             
Transport-Rail — 6.1%
               
Union Pacific Corp.
    261,814       18,630,684  
 
             
Transport-Services — 2.3%
               
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
    200,000       6,968,000  
 
             
Total Long-Term Investment Securities
               
(cost $288,131,406)
            282,660,384  
 
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 7.9%
               
Time Deposits — 7.9%
               
Euro Time Deposit with State Street Bank & Trust Co.
0.85% due 10/01/08
  $ 3,155,000       3,155,000  
Euro Time Deposit with State Street Bank & Trust Co.
1.35% due 10/01/08
    20,923,000       20,923,000  
 
             
Total Short-Term Investment Securities
               
(cost $24,078,000)
            24,078,000  
 
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
               
(cost $312,209,406) (1)
    100.1 %     306,738,384  
Liabilities in excess of other assets
    (0.1 )     (285,291 )
 
           
NET ASSETS
    100.0 %   $ 306,453,093  
 
           
  Non-income producing security
 
(1)   See Note 2 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
See Notes to Portfolio of Investments


 

NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — September 30, 2008 — (unaudited)
Note 1. Security Valuation
Stocks are generally valued based upon closing sales prices reported on recognized securities exchanges. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Generally, the NOCP will be the last sale price unless the reported trade for the stock is outside the range of the bid/ask price. In such cases, the NOCP will be normalized to the nearer of the bid or ask price. For listed securities having no sales reported and for unlisted securities, such securities will be valued based upon the last reported bid price.
As of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), securities traded primarily on security exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last sale price on such exchanges on the day of valuation, or if there is no sale on the day of valuation, at the last-reported bid price. If a security’s price is available from more than one exchange, the SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth, Inc, (the “Fund”) uses the exchange that is the primary market for the security. However, depending on the foreign market, closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price the Fund’s shares, and the Fund may determine that certain closing prices are unreliable. This determination will be based on review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If the Fund determines that closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Fund will adjust the previous closing prices in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Fund may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. For foreign equity securities, the Fund uses an outside pricing service to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices.
Short-term securities with 60 days or less to maturity are amortized to maturity based on their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60th day, are amortized to maturity based on the value determined on the 61st day.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or if a development/significant event occurs that may significantly impact the value of the security, then these securities are valued, as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the Board. There is no single standard for making fair value determinations, which may result in prices that vary from those of other funds.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “ Fair Value Measurements “ (“FAS157”). This standard clarifies the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. FAS157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, quoted prices in inactive markets, etc.)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2008:
                 
Valuation Inputs   Investments in Securities     Other Financial Instruments*  
 
Level 1 Quoted Prices
  $ 282,660,384                    $  
 
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs
    24,078,000        
 
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs
           
 
           
 
Total
  $ 306,738,384     $  
 
           
 
* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as future, forward, written option and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
Note 2. Federal Income Taxes
As of September 30, 2008, the amounts of aggregate unrealized gain (loss) and the cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes, including short-term securities, were as follows:
         
Cost (tax basis)
  $ 312,251,737  
 
     
Appreciation
  $ 34,373,903  
Depreciation
    (39,887,256 )
 
     
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (5,513,353 )
 
     

 


 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information is available in the Fund’s Annual and Semiannual reports which may be obtained without charge from the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 


 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
a) An evaluation was performed within 90 days of the filing of this report, under the supervision and with the participation of the registrant’s management, including the President and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, (as defined under Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))). Based on that evaluation, the registrant’s management, including the President and Treasurer, concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
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 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) 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.
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
         
By:   /s/ John T. Genoy      
  John T. Genoy     
  President     
Date: November 26, 2008
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/ John T. Genoy      
  John T. Genoy     
  President     
Date: November 26, 2008
         
By:   /s/ Donna M. Handel      
  Donna M. Handel     
  Treasurer     
Date: November 26, 2008