UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act File Number |
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811-21519 |
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Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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The
Eaton Vance Building, |
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02109 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip code) |
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Maureen
A. Gemma |
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: |
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(617) 482-8260 |
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Date of Fiscal Year End: |
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October 31 |
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Date of Reporting Period: |
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July 31, 2008 |
Item 1. Schedule of Investments
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Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund |
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as of July 31, 2008 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) |
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Common Stocks (1) — 111.7%
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Security |
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Shares |
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Value |
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Aerospace & Defense — 3.8% |
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Lockheed Martin Corp. |
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37,000 |
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$ |
3,860,210 |
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Raytheon Co. |
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190,000 |
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10,816,700 |
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United Technologies Corp. |
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30,000 |
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1,919,400 |
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$ |
16,596,310 |
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Capital Markets — 2.0% |
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State Street Corp. |
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125,000 |
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$ |
8,955,000 |
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$ |
8,955,000 |
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Chemicals — 1.4% |
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BASF AG |
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100,000 |
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$ |
6,331,395 |
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$ |
6,331,395 |
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Commercial Banks — 3.7% |
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Banco Bradesco SA ADR |
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320,000 |
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$ |
6,793,600 |
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Bank of Nova Scotia |
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200,000 |
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9,746,000 |
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$ |
16,539,600 |
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Computer Peripherals — 2.9% |
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International Business Machines Corp. |
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100,000 |
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$ |
12,798,000 |
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$ |
12,798,000 |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.3% |
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AT&T, Inc. |
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350,000 |
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$ |
10,783,500 |
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Koninklijke KPN NV |
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290,000 |
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5,049,723 |
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Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV ADR |
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200,000 |
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5,040,000 |
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Telmex Internacional SAB de CV ADR (2) |
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200,000 |
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2,746,000 |
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Verizon Communications, Inc. |
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120,000 |
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4,084,800 |
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$ |
27,704,023 |
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Electric Utilities — 6.2% |
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Entergy Corp. |
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125,000 |
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$ |
13,365,000 |
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Exelon Corp. |
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180,000 |
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14,151,600 |
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$ |
27,516,600 |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 3.0% |
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Halliburton Co. |
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300,000 |
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$ |
13,446,000 |
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$ |
13,446,000 |
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Food Products — 2.5% |
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Nestle SA ADR |
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250,000 |
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$ |
11,087,500 |
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$ |
11,087,500 |
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Household Products — 2.0% |
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Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SA de C.V. |
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2,100,000 |
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$ |
9,052,626 |
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$ |
9,052,626 |
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Machinery — 3.7% |
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Caterpillar, Inc. |
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100,000 |
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$ |
6,952,000 |
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Deere & Co. |
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45,000 |
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3,157,200 |
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Eaton Corp. |
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90,000 |
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6,393,600 |
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$ |
16,502,800 |
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Media — 2.7% |
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Comcast Corp., Class A |
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321,747 |
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$ |
6,634,423 |
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Publicis Groupe |
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160,000 |
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5,224,603 |
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$ |
11,859,026 |
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Metals & Mining — 19.9% |
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Anglo American PLC ADR |
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227,500 |
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$ |
6,497,400 |
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Arcelormittal ADR |
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150,000 |
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13,113,000 |
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BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR |
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250,000 |
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18,665,000 |
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B |
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190,000 |
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18,382,500 |
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Rio Tinto PLC ADR |
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40,000 |
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16,704,000 |
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Southern Copper Corp. |
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540,000 |
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15,001,200 |
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$ |
88,363,100 |
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Multiline Retail — 1.3% |
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JC Penney Co., Inc. |
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180,000 |
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$ |
5,549,400 |
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$ |
5,549,400 |
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Multi-Utilities — 4.2% |
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United Utilities Group PLC |
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591,136 |
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$ |
8,103,717 |
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United Utilities Group PLC, Class B |
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765,000 |
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2,576,160 |
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Veolia Environnement |
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150,000 |
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7,962,338 |
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$ |
18,642,215 |
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Office Electronics — 0.6% |
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Neopost SA |
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25,000 |
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$ |
2,485,658 |
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$ |
2,485,658 |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 29.6% |
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Chevron Corp. |
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175,000 |
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$ |
14,798,000 |
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ConocoPhillips |
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100,000 |
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8,162,000 |
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Enbridge, Inc. |
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400,000 |
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17,552,000 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. |
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100,000 |
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8,043,000 |
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
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250,000 |
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19,707,500 |
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Patriot Coal Corp. (2) |
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10,000 |
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1,261,500 |
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Peabody Energy Corp. |
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100,000 |
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6,765,000 |
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StatoilHydro ASA |
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425,000 |
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13,741,796 |
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Suncor Energy, Inc. |
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350,000 |
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19,075,000 |
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Total SA ADR |
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200,000 |
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15,300,000 |
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Valero Energy Corp. |
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200,000 |
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6,682,000 |
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$ |
131,087,796 |
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Pharmaceuticals — 4.3% |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
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450,000 |
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$ |
9,504,000 |
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Merck & Co., Inc. |
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196,870 |
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6,477,023 |
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Pfizer, Inc. |
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175,000 |
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3,267,250 |
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$ |
19,248,273 |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.4% |
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
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25,000 |
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$ |
2,492,750 |
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Boston Properties, Inc. |
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25,000 |
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2,404,750 |
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Federal Realty Investment Trust |
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50,000 |
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3,630,500 |
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Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. |
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175,000 |
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8,526,000 |
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Public Storage, Inc. |
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75,000 |
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6,141,750 |
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Rayonier, Inc. |
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112,500 |
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5,256,000 |
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$ |
28,451,750 |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.6% |
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VF Corp. |
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100,000 |
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$ |
7,158,000 |
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$ |
7,158,000 |
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Tobacco — 2.9% |
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Philip Morris International, Inc. |
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250,000 |
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$ |
12,912,500 |
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$ |
12,912,500 |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7% |
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Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B |
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85,000 |
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$ |
2,866,901 |
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$ |
2,866,901 |
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Total Common Stocks |
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$ |
495,154,473 |
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Preferred Stocks — 14.1%
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Security |
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Shares |
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Value |
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Commercial Banks — 8.5% |
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Abbey National Capital Trust I, 8.963% (3) |
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15,000 |
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$ |
1,646,386 |
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ABN AMRO North America Capital Funding Trust, 6.968% (3)(4) |
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950 |
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644,812 |
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Barclays Bank PLC, 8.55% (3)(4) |
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35,000 |
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3,452,774 |
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BBVA International Preferred SA Unipersonal, 5.919% (3) |
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10,000 |
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780,705 |
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BNP Paribas, 7.195% (3)(4) |
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25,000 |
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2,173,220 |
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BNP Paribas Capital Trust, 9.003% (3)(4) |
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40,000 |
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4,110,748 |
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Citigroup Inc., Series AA, 8.125% |
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36,000 |
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739,800 |
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Citigroup Inc., Series F, 8.50% |
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30,000 |
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645,300 |
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Credit Agricole SA/London, 6.637% (3)(4) |
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11,000 |
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868,747 |
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DB Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.55% |
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25,000 |
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515,250 |
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Den Norske Bank, 7.729% (3)(4) |
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36,000 |
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3,662,118 |
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HBOS PLC, 6.657% (3)(4) |
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19,000 |
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1,233,043 |
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HSBC Capital Funding LP, 9.547% (3)(4) |
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70,000 |
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7,346,423 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (3) |
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25,000 |
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2,371,313 |
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Landsbanki Islands HF, 7.431% (3)(4) |
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21,500 |
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1,244,138 |
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National City Corp., Series F, 9.875% (3) |
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90,000 |
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1,728,000 |
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.64% (3) |
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9,000 |
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776,057 |
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Santander Finance Unipersonal, 6.50% |
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58,500 |
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1,120,275 |
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Standard Chartered PLC, 6.409% (3)(4) |
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10,500 |
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840,219 |
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Wachovia Corp., 8.00% |
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75,000 |
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1,438,500 |
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$ |
37,337,828 |
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Diversified Financial Services — 0.2% |
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Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 7.95% |
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45,000 |
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$ |
710,100 |
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.70% |
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8,000 |
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148,160 |
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$ |
858,260 |
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Food Products — 0.3% |
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Dairy Farmers of America, 7.875% (4) |
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18,500 |
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$ |
1,488,094 |
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$ |
1,488,094 |
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Insurance — 3.6% |
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Aegon NV, 6.375% |
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95,000 |
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$ |
1,617,850 |
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Arch Capital Group, Ltd., Series B, 7.875% |
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15,000 |
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341,250 |
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AXA SA, 6.379% (3)(4) |
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5,000 |
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409,963 |
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AXA SA, 6.463% (3)(4) |
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44,000 |
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3,579,030 |
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Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd., 7.75% |
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14,750 |
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302,375 |
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ING Capital Funding Trust III, 8.439% (3) |
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12,000 |
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1,223,519 |
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ING Groep NV, 8.50% |
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100,000 |
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2,500,000 |
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PartnerRe, Ltd., 6.50% |
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20,000 |
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400,000 |
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Prudential PLC, 6.50% |
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16,000 |
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1,278,846 |
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RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd., 6.08% |
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113,000 |
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1,954,900 |
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Zurich Regcaps Fund Trust VI, 3.51% (3)(4) |
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2,500 |
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2,411,719 |
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$ |
16,019,452 |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2% |
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Kinder Morgan GP, Inc., 8.33% (3)(4) |
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5,000 |
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$ |
5,334,688 |
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$ |
5,334,688 |
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Sovereign Agency — 0.3% |
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CoBank, 11.00% |
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20,000 |
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$ |
995,170 |
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Federal National Mortgage Association, Series O, 7.00% (3) |
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15,000 |
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453,750 |
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$ |
1,448,920 |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0% |
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Indymac Bank FSB, 8.50% (4) |
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75,000 |
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$ |
5,438 |
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$ |
5,438 |
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Total Preferred Stocks |
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$ |
62,492,680 |
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3
Short-Term Investments — 6.7%
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Interest |
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Description |
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(000’s omitted) |
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Value |
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Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, 2.23% (5) |
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$ |
29,567 |
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$ |
29,567,370 |
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Total Short-Term Investments |
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$ |
29,567,370 |
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Total Investments — 132.5% |
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$ |
587,214,523 |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (32.5)% |
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$ |
(143,957,499 |
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Net Assets — 100.0% |
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$ |
443,257,024 |
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ADR |
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American Depository Receipt |
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(1) |
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All securities except for Patriot Coal Corp. and AvalonBay Communities, Inc. have been segregated as collateral with the custodian for borrowings under the Facility Agreement. |
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(2) |
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Non-income producing security. |
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(3) |
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Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at July 31, 2008. |
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(4) |
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Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2008, the aggregate value of the securities is $38,805,174 or 8.8% of the Fund’s net assets. |
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(5) |
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Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of July 31, 2008. Net income allocated from the Investment in Cash Management Portfolio for the fiscal year to date ended July 31, 2008 was $294,456. |
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Country Concentration of Portfolio
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Percentage |
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Country |
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of Total Investments |
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Value |
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United States |
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60.8 |
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$ |
356,743,826 |
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Canada |
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8.4 |
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49,239,901 |
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United Kingdom |
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7.0 |
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41,462,217 |
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France |
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6.4 |
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38,003,558 |
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Australia |
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3.2 |
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18,665,000 |
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Norway |
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3.0 |
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17,403,914 |
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Mexico |
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2.9 |
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16,838,626 |
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Luxembourg |
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2.2 |
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13,113,000 |
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Switzerland |
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1.9 |
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11,087,500 |
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Netherlands |
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1.5 |
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9,167,573 |
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Brazil |
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1.2 |
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6,793,600 |
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Germany |
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1.1 |
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6,331,395 |
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Iceland |
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0.2 |
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1,244,138 |
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Spain |
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0.2 |
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1,120,275 |
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100.0 |
% |
$ |
587,214,523 |
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The Fund did not have any open financial instruments at July 31, 2008.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at July 31, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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Aggregate cost |
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$ |
403,835,389 |
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Gross unrealized appreciation |
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$ |
202,539,097 |
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Gross unrealized depreciation |
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(19,159,963 |
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Net unrealized appreciation |
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$ |
183,379,134 |
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4
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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.
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
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By: |
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/s/ Duncan W. Richardson |
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Duncan W. Richardson |
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President |
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Date: |
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September 25, 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.
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/s/ Duncan W. Richardson |
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Duncan W. Richardson |
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President |
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September 25, 2008 |
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By: |
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/s/ Barbara E. Campbell |
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Barbara E. Campbell |
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Treasurer |
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September 25, 2008 |