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

811-21616

 

 

RMR F.I.R.E FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

400 CENTRE STREET
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS

 

02458

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Thomas M. O’Brien, President
RMR F.I.R.E. Fund
400 Centre Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02458

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Hugh Carter
State Street Bank and Trust Company
  2 Avenue De Lafayette, 6th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Thomas Reyes, Esq.
State Street Bank and Trust Company
 2 Avenue De Lafayette, 6th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(617) 332-9530

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2006

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

RMR F.I.R.E. Fund

Portfolio of Investments  –  September 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Company

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks – 86.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services – 26.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Banks – 7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Farmers Capital Bank Corp.

 

3,035

 

$

102,796

 

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

 

28,000

 

364,840

 

First Horizon National Corp.

 

11,400

 

433,314

 

Firstmerit Corp.

 

12,800

 

296,576

 

FNB Corp.

 

28,500

 

474,810

 

National City Corp.

 

17,400

 

636,840

 

Trustco Bank Corp. NY

 

23,400

 

253,656

 

 

 

 

 

2,562,832

 

Thrifts – 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Beverly Hills Bancorp, Inc.

 

58

 

473

 

Capitol Federal Financial

 

17,400

 

618,744

 

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

 

25,000

 

363,750

 

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

 

82,200

 

1,346,436

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

4,000

 

173,880

 

 

 

 

 

2,503,283

 

Other Financial Services – 12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

 

36,000

 

1,420,920

 

CharterMac

 

44,200

 

882,232

 

Fannie Mae

 

13,000

 

726,830

 

Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, Inc. *

 

54,000

 

433,620

 

MCG Capital Corp.

 

46,500

 

759,345

 

 

 

 

 

4,222,947

 

Total Financial Services (Cost $10,744,396)

 

 

 

9,289,062

 

Real Estate – 57.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Apartments – 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Home Properties, Inc. *

 

300

 

17,148

 

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. *

 

4,000

 

120,800

 

 

 

 

 

137,948

 

Diversified – 15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Centracore Properties Trust *

 

9,600

 

304,800

 

Cousins Properties, Inc. *

 

6,900

 

236,049

 

Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. *

 

90,900

 

1,982,529

 

iStar Financial, Inc. *

 

17,000

 

708,900

 

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust *

 

42,000

 

889,560

 

Liberty Property Trust *

 

1,900

 

90,801

 

National Retail Properties, Inc. *

 

38,350

 

828,360

 

Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc. *

 

8,000

 

131,840

 

 

 

 

 

5,172,839

 

Health Care – 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Property Investors, Inc. *

 

16,850

 

523,193

 

Health Care REIT, Inc. *

 

28,650

 

1,146,286

 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. *

 

13,500

 

518,535

 

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. *

 

26,400

 

705,936

 

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. *

 

2,000

 

30,020

 

Windrose Medical Properties Trust *

 

5,000

 

88,400

 

 

 

 

 

3,012,370

 

 

See notes to portfolio of investments.

 



 

Company

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks – continued

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate – continued

 

 

 

 

 

Hospitality – 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc. *

 

36,500

 

$

339,450

 

Hersha Hospitality Trust *

 

3,000

 

28,800

 

 

 

 

 

368,250

 

Industrial – 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. *

 

38,700

 

1,702,800

 

Manufactured Homes – 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Communities, Inc. *

 

25,000

 

799,000

 

Mortgage – 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

American Mortgage Acceptance Co. *

 

8,100

 

146,124

 

Crystal River Capital, Inc. *(a)

 

4,000

 

91,520

 

KKR Financial Corp. *

 

2,000

 

49,080

 

New Century Financial Corp. *

 

5,000

 

196,550

 

Newcastle Investment Corp. *

 

22,500

 

616,725

 

NovaStar Financial, Inc. *

 

22,000

 

642,180

 

 

 

 

 

1,742,179

 

Office – 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

American Financial Realty Trust *

 

5,000

 

55,800

 

Maguire Properties, Inc. *

 

4,000

 

162,960

 

 

 

 

 

218,760

 

Retail – 11.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. *

 

13,000

 

544,830

 

Glimcher Realty Trust *

 

55,300

 

1,370,334

 

Heritage Property Investment Trust *

 

10,300

 

375,538

 

New Plan Excel Realty Trust *

 

40,650

 

1,099,582

 

Realty Income Corp. *

 

3,200

 

79,072

 

Taubman Centers, Inc. *

 

2,000

 

88,840

 

The Mills Corp. *

 

28,100

 

469,551

 

 

 

 

 

4,027,747

 

Specialty – 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Alesco Financial Trust *(b)

 

150,000

 

1,650,000

 

Getty Realty Corp. *

 

4,000

 

117,120

 

Trustreet Properties, Inc. *

 

79,300

 

992,043

 

 

 

 

 

2,759,163

 

Total Real Estate (Cost $19,986,991)

 

 

 

19,941,056

 

Other – 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa Telecommunication Services, Inc.

 

42,500

 

841,075

 

Total Other (Cost $721,192)

 

 

 

841,075

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $31,452,579)

 

 

 

30,071,193

 

Preferred Stocks – 63.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate – 60.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Apartments – 10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Series U *

 

32,500

 

824,525

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Series V *

 

27,700

 

705,796

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Series Y *

 

65,000

 

1,644,500

 

Home Properties, Inc., Series F *

 

18,800

 

480,058

 

 

 

 

 

3,654,879

 

 

See notes to portfolio of investments.

 



 

Company

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Preferred Stocks – continued

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate – continued

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified – 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Cousins Properties, Inc., Series B *

 

20,000

 

$

508,400

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series A *

 

20,000

 

519,000

 

LBA Realty LLC, Series B *

 

45,000

 

840,150

 

 

 

 

 

1,867,550

 

Health Care – 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care REIT, Inc., Series F *

 

26,900

 

691,599

 

OMEGA Healthcare Investors Inc., Series D *

 

19,000

 

497,420

 

 

 

 

 

1,189,019

 

Hospitality – 17.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc., Series A *

 

14,000

 

359,240

 

Entertainment Properties Trust, Series B *

 

40,000

 

996,800

 

Equity Inns, Inc., Series B *

 

50,000

 

1,305,000

 

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series C *

 

64,000

 

1,594,240

 

Host Marriott Corp., Series E *

 

10,000

 

264,700

 

LaSalle Hotel Properties, Series A *

 

36,000

 

922,320

 

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series B *

 

13,700

 

356,885

 

Winston Hotels, Inc., Series B *

 

10,900

 

273,699

 

 

 

 

 

6,072,884

 

Manufactured Homes – 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Affordable Residential Communities, Series A *

 

6,900

 

164,048

 

Mortgage – 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

HomeBanc Corp., Series A *

 

10,000

 

252,600

 

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc., Series A *

 

13,800

 

339,894

 

New Century Financial Corp., Series A *

 

20,000

 

490,000

 

RAIT Investment Trust, Series B *

 

59,000

 

1,507,450

 

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., Series C *

 

40,000

 

1,002,400

 

 

 

 

 

3,592,344

 

Office – 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Series C *

 

31,600

 

827,920

 

Retail – 10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., Series D *

 

10,000

 

252,000

 

Glimcher Realty Trust, Series F *

 

26,500

 

672,040

 

Glimcher Realty Trust, Series G *

 

41,000

 

1,028,690

 

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust, Series B *

 

36,000

 

963,540

 

Taubman Centers, Inc., Series G *

 

15,000

 

399,450

 

The Mills Corp., Series E *

 

9,500

 

197,030

 

The Mills Corp., Series G *

 

11,500

 

223,215

 

 

 

 

 

3,735,965

 

Total Real Estate (Cost $21,602,672)

 

 

 

21,104,609

 

Financial Services – 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Corts-UNUM Provident Financial Trust

 

38,000

 

992,750

 

Total Financial Services (Cost $982,300)

 

 

 

992,750

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $22,584,972)

 

 

 

22,097,359

 

Short-Term Investments – 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Other Investment Companies – 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA Money Market Fund, 4.95% (c) (Cost $46,163)

 

46,163

 

46,163

 

Total Investments – 150.8% (Cost $54,083,714) (d)

 

 

 

52,214,715

 

Other assets less liabilities – 7.0%

 

 

 

2,413,265

 

Preferred Shares, at liquidation preference – (57.8)%

 

 

 

(20,000,000

)

Net Assets applicable to common shareholders – 100%

 

 

 

$

34,627,980

 

 

See notes to portfolio of investments.

 



 


Notes to Portfolio of Investments

*

 

Real estate investment trust, or REIT.

(a)

 

Non-income producing security as first dividend paid subsequent to September 30, 2006.

(b)

 

144A securities. Securities restricted for resale to Qualified Institutional Buyers. On October 6, 2006, Alesco Financial Trust merged with Sunset Financial Resources to form Alesco Financial, Inc and the security ceased to be a restricted 144A security.

(c)

 

Rate reflects 7 day yield as of September 30, 2006.

(d)

 

Although subject to adjustments to the extent 2006 distributions by the issuers of the Fund’s investments are characterized as return of capital, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of the Fund’s investments for federal income tax purposes, as of September 30, 2006, are as follows:

 

Cost

 

$

54,083,714

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,804,349

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(3,673,348

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(1,868,999

)

 

 

 

Reference should be made to the Fund’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005, and six months ended June 30, 2006, for further information concerning the income tax characterization of the Fund’s investment income and distributions.

 



 

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, as amended (the “1940 Act”)), are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(b)  There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits

(a)(1) Certification of Principal Executive Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.

(a)(2) Certification of Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.

 



 

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.

 

RMR F.I.R.E. FUND

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas M. O’Brien

 

 

Thomas M. O’Brien

 

President

 

 

Date:

November 16, 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/ Thomas M. O’Brien

 

 

Thomas M. O’Brien

 

President

 

 

Date:

November 16, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark L. Kleifges

 

 

Mark L. Kleifges

 

Treasurer

 

 

Date:

November 16, 2006