Clough Global Equity

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: 811-21712

CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Erin Douglas

Clough Global Equity Fund

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 623-2577

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2011


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.


Clough Global Equity Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS 112.62%

     

Consumer Discretionary 14.95%

     

Anta Sports Products, Ltd.

     141,600         $252,932   

Arezzo Industria e Comercio S.A.(a)

     44,369         621,192   

BHG S.A. - Brazil Hospitality Group(a)

     42,939         552,747   

Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd.

     3,234,000         997,417   

CBS Corp. - Class B(b)(c)

     87,698         2,498,516   

China Resources Enterprise, Ltd.

     224,900         919,056   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Class B

     26,946         2,635,283   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.(b)(c)

     67,455         1,334,934   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. - Class H

     344,000         649,832   

The Gap, Inc.(b)(c)

     19,599         354,742   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a) (b)(c)

     625,858         10,495,639   

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd.

     291,000         478,661   

Hanesbrands, Inc.(a) (b)

     33,400         953,570   

Liberty Media Corp. - Capital - Series A(a) (b)(c)

     12,787         1,096,485   

Liberty Media Corp. - Class A(a) (b)

     134,500         2,255,565   

Liberty Media Corp. - Starz - Series A(a) (b)(c)

     2,279         171,472   

Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.

     1,430,400         1,490,747   

MGM Resorts International(a) (b)(c)(d)

     110,800         1,463,668   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B(b)(c)

     17,900         1,610,642   

Prada S.p.A.(a)

     143,500         865,791   

Tenneco, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     52,508         2,314,028   

Time Warner, Inc.(b)(c)

     124,900         4,542,613   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(a) (b)(c)

     33,131         1,955,723   

Valassis Communications, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     23,000         696,900   

Viacom, Inc. - Class B(b)

     39,400         2,009,400   

Visteon Corp.(a) (b)

     18,208         1,245,609   

Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.

     450,000         445,854   
     

 

 

 
        44,909,018   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples 1.16%

     

Brazil Pharma S.A.(a)

     54,612         594,883   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas - ADR(b)(c)

     42,100         1,420,033   

Julio Simoes Logistica S.A.

     130,474         961,427   


Raia S.A.(a)

     30,700         508,503   
     

 

 

 
        3,484,846   
     

 

 

 

Energy 23.16%

     

Natural Gas Leveraged E+P 1.72%

     

El Paso Corp.(b)

     66,000         1,333,200   

Newfield Exploration Co.(a) (b)(c)

     20,800         1,414,816   

Petrohawk Energy Corp.(a) (b)(c)

     98,500         2,429,995   
     

 

 

 
        5,178,011   
     

 

 

 

Non-North American Producers 1.49%

     

InterOil Corp.(a) (b)

     44,226         2,587,664   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR(b)

     26,600         1,892,058   
     

 

 

 
        4,479,722   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.64%

     

Golar LNG, Ltd.(b)(c)

     123,152         4,296,773   

Suncor Energy, Inc.(b)

     15,829         618,914   
     

 

 

 
        4,915,687   
     

 

 

 

Oil Leveraged E+P 5.28%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(b)(c)

     40,302         3,093,581   

Brigham Exploration Co.(a) (b)(c)

     43,044         1,288,307   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.(b)(c)

     60,000         2,511,600   

Cenovus Energy, Inc.(b)

     44,300         1,668,338   

Exxon Mobil Corp.(b)(c)

     11,200         911,456   

Hess Corp.(c)

     14,900         1,113,924   

Marathon Oil Corp.(b)(c)

     62,270         3,280,384   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b)

     19,176         1,995,071   
     

 

 

 
        15,862,661   
     

 

 

 

Oil Services & Drillers 12.81%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.(b)(c)

     107,050         7,767,548   

Calfrac Well Services, Ltd.(b)

     24,900         820,232   

Cameron International Corp.(a)

     14,317         720,002   

Complete Production Services, Inc.(a) (b)

     33,756         1,126,100   

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(a) (b)

     47,100         2,531,625   

Ensco PLC - Sponsored ADR(b)(c)

     86,063         4,587,158   

Halliburton Co.(b)

     72,700         3,707,700   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(b)

     56,700         3,749,004   

Nabors Industries, Ltd.(a) (b)(c)

     76,800         1,892,352   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(b)(c)

     114,499         8,954,967   

Tenaris S.A. - ADR(b)(c)

     23,000         1,051,790   

Tidewater, Inc.(b)

     28,900         1,555,109   
     

 

 

 
        38,463,587   
     

 

 

 

Tankers 0.22%

     

Golar LNG Partners LP(a) (b)

     23,036         656,526   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        69,556,194   
     

 

 

 

Financial 26.26%

     

Capital Markets 5.64%

     

Ares Capital Corp.(b)(c)

     238,982         3,840,441   


Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(b)(c)

     87,100         1,300,403   

Indochina Capital Vietnam Holdings, Ltd.(a)(d)(e)

     23,394         86,090   

Knight Capital Group, Inc. - Class A(a) (b)(c)

     65,722         724,256   

Medley Capital Corp.(b)

     55,928         656,595   

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital, Ltd.(b)

     35,700         453,033   

PennantPark Investment Corp.(b)

     303,083         3,397,560   

Solar Capital, Ltd.(b)(c)

     215,794         5,327,954   

Solar Senior Capital, Ltd.(b)

     64,139         1,151,295   
     

 

 

 
        16,937,627   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks 1.83%

     

Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd. - Class H

     2,593,000         1,362,860   

Banco do Brasil S.A.

     25,973         462,992   

Banco Santander Brasil S.A. - ADR(b)(c)

     88,600         1,037,506   

Bank of China, Ltd. - Class H

     892,000         434,440   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China -
Class H

     1,745,000         1,325,283   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(a)

     622,700         489,709   

Standard Chartered PLC

     14,708         379,527   
     

 

 

 
        5,492,317   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials 5.56%

     

Bank of America Corp.(b)(c)

     645,791         7,077,869   

Citigroup, Inc.(b)(c)

     147,527         6,143,024   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.(b)(c)

     67,000         884,400   

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.(b)(c)

     50,670         759,543   

People’s United Financial, Inc.(b)(c)

     66,795         897,725   

Valley National Bancorp(b)(c)

     68,145         927,454   
     

 

 

 
        16,690,015   
     

 

 

 

Insurance 1.49%

     

Aflac, Inc.(b)

     14,570         680,128   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.(b)

     85,439         2,253,026   

Ping An Insurance Group Co., of China, Ltd. - Class H

     84,017         867,518   

Prudential Financial, Inc.(b)(c)

     10,890         692,495   
     

 

 

 
        4,493,167   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 11.00%

     

American Capital Agency Corp.(b)

     79,074         2,301,844   

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(b)

     250,400         4,517,216   

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.(b)

     78,200         1,260,584   

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,370,000         2,275,340   

Ascott Residence Trust

     682,302         655,472   


CapitaCommercial Trust

     1,966,000         2,320,850   

Capstead Mortgage Corp.(b)(c)

     270,178         3,620,385   

Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc.(b)(c)

     142,300         1,822,863   

Dynex Capital, Inc.(b)

     155,613         1,506,334   

Hatteras Financial Corp.(b)(c)

     218,180         6,159,222   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(b)(c)

     32,394         549,078   

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.(b)(c)

     147,316         3,112,787   

MFA Financial, Inc.(b)(c)

     175,549         1,411,414   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b)

     74,566         1,529,349   
     

 

 

 
        33,042,738   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development 0.37%

     

Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A.

     25,900         232,339   

BR Malls Participacoes S.A.

     37,016         416,731   

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A.

     9,124         223,854   

Sonae Sierra Brasil S.A.

     15,300         237,150   
     

 

 

 
        1,110,074   
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.37%

     

MGIC Investment Corp.(a) (b)(c)

     144,368         858,990   

Radian Group, Inc.(b)(c)

     60,872         257,488   
     

 

 

 
        1,116,478   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

        78,882,416   
     

 

 

 

Health Care 2.36%

     

Abbott Laboratories(b)(c)

     19,219         1,011,304   

Celltrion, Inc.

     12,336         510,702   

Health Management Associates, Inc. -
Class A
(a) (b)(c)

     43,900         473,242   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     11,500         449,420   

Sanofi - ADR(b)

     53,600         2,153,112   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

     483,900         1,302,762   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) (b)(c)

     63,400         395,616   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     12,200         785,558   
     

 

 

 
        7,081,716   
     

 

 

 

Industrials 9.79%

     

Air China, Ltd.

     206,000         213,367   

The Boeing Co.(b)

     8,753         647,109   

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

     3,825         460,369   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a) (b)

     209,855         1,924,370   

Goodrich Corp.(b)(c)

     12,218         1,166,819   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

     3,677         447,722   

GZI Transport, Ltd.

     1,254,117         638,203   

ITOCHU Corp.

     43,200         446,998   

Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.(b)

     39,314         1,203,009   


Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. - Class H

     2,176,959         2,011,429   

Marubeni Corp.

     67,000         442,755   

Mitsubishi Corp.

     17,900         444,693   

MSCI, Inc. - Class A(a) (b)(c)

     12,700         478,536   

Owens Corning(a) (b)(c)

     19,025         710,584   

Santos Brasil Participacoes S.A.

     61,082         1,097,061   

Sensata Technologies Holding NV(a) (b)

     50,240         1,891,536   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.(b)

     38,600         1,418,936   

TransDigm Group, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     53,949         4,919,609   

United Continental Holdings, Inc.(a) (b)

     99,970         2,262,321   

US Airways Group, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     282,399         2,516,175   

Verisk Analytics, Inc. - Class A(a) (b)(c)

     42,563         1,473,531   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. - Class H

     3,446,000         2,595,006   
     

 

 

 
        29,410,138   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology 12.56%

     

Apple, Inc.(a) (b)

     25,265         8,480,702   

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     74,100         3,075,150   

Avnet, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     59,500         1,896,860   

Dell, Inc.(a) (b)(c)

     49,800         830,166   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.(b)(c)

     33,300         1,025,307   

Google, Inc. - Class A(a) (b)

     6,518         3,300,585   

HTC Corp.

     7,831         263,364   

Ingram Micro, Inc. - Class A(a) (b)(c)

     68,700         1,246,218   

International Business Machines Corp.(b)(c)

     29,400         5,043,570   

Microsoft Corp.(b)(c)

     336,055         8,737,430   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     703         543,884   

SanDisk Corp.(a) (b)(c)

     19,300         800,950   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

     24,700         670,373   

Xerox Corp.(b)(c)

     175,082         1,822,604   
     

 

 

 
        37,737,163   
     

 

 

 

Materials 2.41%

     

Anglo American PLC - Unsponsored ADR(b)

     12,536         311,520   

Gerdau S.A. - Sponsored ADR(b)(c)

     39,858         419,306   

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a) (b)

     208,741         5,387,605   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

     27,700         1,134,869   
     

 

 

 
        7,253,300   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services 2.88%

     

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. - ADR(b)(c)

     56,632         1,956,636   

DiGi.Com Bhd

     55,500         533,770   

Maxis Bhd

     1,262,900         2,291,999   


Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

     14,825         790,940   

StarHub, Ltd.

     118,669         269,549   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

     395,200         516,986   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     742,514         2,301,542   
     

 

 

 
        8,661,422   
     

 

 

 

Utilities 17.09%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.(b)(c)

     33,200         1,349,912   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.(b)

     57,000         2,147,760   

Babcock & Wilcox Co.(a) (b)(c)

     11,310         313,400   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(b)

     113,900         2,203,965   

CMS Energy Corp.(b)(c)

     98,100         1,931,589   

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.(b)(c)

     28,500         1,081,860   

Dominion Resources, Inc.(b)

     46,900         2,263,863   

DTE Energy Co.(b)

     46,300         2,315,926   

Duke Energy Corp.(b)(c)

     209,000         3,935,470   

Edison International(b)

     38,600         1,495,750   

Entergy Corp.(b)(c)

     16,700         1,140,276   

National Grid PLC - Sponsored ADR(b)

     233,700         11,551,791   

NiSource, Inc.(b)

     99,166         2,008,111   

Northeast Utilities(b)

     79,936         2,811,349   

NV Energy, Inc.(b)(c)

     223,200         3,426,120   

Oneok, Inc.(b)(c)

     59,400         4,396,194   

PG&E Corp.(b)(c)

     58,900         2,475,567   

Power Assets Holdings, Ltd.

     345,000         2,611,319   

PPL Corp.(b)(c)

     67,044         1,865,835   
     

 

 

 
        51,326,057   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $309,345,722)

        338,302,270   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 1.27%

     

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund(b)(c)

     41,782         3,815,114   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $2,949,748)

        3,815,114   
     

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS 0.48%

     

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.875%(b)

     26,000         1,446,120   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $1,301,625)

        1,446,120   
     

 

 

 


Description and

Maturity Date

  

Principal

Amount

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS 11.27%

  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

  

03/01/2017, 7.875% (b)(c)

   $ 1,100,000         1,105,500   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

  

11/17/2015, 9.750% (b)

     2,555,000         1,739,460   

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

     

03/15/2018, 10.625% (b)

     640,000         721,600   

BE Aerospace, Inc.

     

07/01/2018, 8.500% (b)

     725,000         792,969   

Bombardier, Inc.

     

05/01/2034, 7.450% (b)(d)

     825,000         858,000   

CITIC Resources Holdings, Ltd.

  

05/15/2014, 6.750% (b)(f)

     650,000         672,750   

Citigroup, Inc.

     

03/05/2038, 6.875% (b)

     940,000         1,040,298   

Constellation Brands, Inc.

     

09/01/2016, 7.250% (b)

     1,175,000         1,289,562   

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. III

  

02/01/2021, 6.250% (b)(d)

     970,000         984,550   

Dana Holding Corp.

     

02/15/2021, 6.750% (b)

     830,000         822,737   

Felcor Lodging LP

     

06/01/2019, 6.750% (b)(d)

     940,000         907,100   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

02/01/2021, 5.750% (b)

     1,460,000         1,460,898   

Forest Oil Corp.

     

06/15/2019, 7.250% (b)

     1,000,000         1,025,000   

General Cable Corp.

     

04/01/2017, 7.125% (b)(c)

     1,050,000         1,078,875   

Gol Finance

     

07/20/2020, 9.250% (b)(d)

     645,000         686,925   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

02/01/2041, 6.250% (b)

     940,000         950,880   

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

  

10/01/2018, 7.875% (b)

     495,000         527,175   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     

12/15/2020, 6.375% (b)

     1,455,000         1,418,625   

Hidili Industry International Development, Ltd.

  

11/04/2015, 8.625% (b)(d)

     940,000         928,250   

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.

     

11/23/2015, 10.500% (b)(d)

     2,360,000         1,614,263   

Lear Corp.

     

03/15/2018, 7.875% (b)

     950,000         1,026,000   

Levi Strauss & Co.

     

05/15/2020, 7.625% (b)

     970,000         974,850   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

  

12/01/2021, 5.629% (b)(g)

     655,000         648,544   

MIE Holdings Corp.

     

05/12/2016, 9.750% (d)

     725,000         717,750   

Morgan Stanley

     

01/25/2021, 5.750% (b)

     705,000         714,173   

Newfield Exploration Co.

  

05/15/2018, 7.125% (b)

     700,000         745,500   

Petrohawk Energy Corp.

     

06/01/2015, 7.875% (b)

     880,000         926,200   


06/01/2019, 6.250% (b)(d)

     725,000         709,594   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     

03/15/2017, 6.650% (b)

     775,000         847,545   

Range Resources Corp.

     

05/15/2019, 8.000% (b)

     810,000         882,900   

Rearden G Holdings EINS GmbH

     

03/30/2020, 7.875% (d)

     685,000         750,075   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     

08/15/2016, 7.250% (b)

     650,000         689,000   

TAM Capital 2, Inc.

     

01/29/2020, 9.500% (b)(f)

     775,000         844,750   

TAM Capital 3, Inc.

     

06/03/2021, 8.375% (d)

     365,000         371,387   

Tenneco, Inc.

     

08/15/2018, 7.750% (b)(d)

     450,000         473,625   

Terex Corp.

     

11/15/2017, 8.000%

     485,000         499,550   

Visteon Corp.

     

04/15/2019, 6.750% (b)(d)

     1,455,000         1,411,350   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $32,219,969)

        33,858,210   
     

 

 

 

ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 0.34%

     

Freddie Mac REMICS

     

Series 2007-3271, Class AS,
02/15/2037, 37.698%
(b)(e)(g)

     607,771         752,968   

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

     

Series 2007-37, Class SA,
03/20/2037, 21.446%
(b)(g)

     170,667         204,710   

Series 2007-37, Class SB,
03/20/2037, 21.446%
(b)(g)

     40,543         47,447   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES

(Cost $797,669)

        1,005,125   
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS 2.08%

     

Brazilian Government International Bonds

     

01/05/2016, 12.500% (b)(c)

     7,850,000         5,947,922   

01/10/2028, 10.250% (b)

     424,000         297,492   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS

(Cost $5,331,682)

        6,245,414   
     

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 7.38%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     

05/15/2040, 4.375% (b)

     4,400,000         4,397,958   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

04/30/2016, 2.625% (b)

     9,000,000         9,400,077   

08/15/2018, 4.000% (b)

     7,600,000         8,370,686   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $21,498,952)

        22,168,721   
     

 

 

 


       Shares        Value   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 10.78%

    

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Money Market Fund (0.000% 7-day yield)(h)

     32,388,596        32,388,596   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $32,388,596)

       32,388,596   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 146.22%

(Cost $405,833,963)

       439,229,570   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (46.22%)

       (138,839,950)   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

       $300,389,620   
    

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD

SHORT (a)

     Shares        Value   

COMMON STOCKS

    

Aetna, Inc.

     (8,800     $(387,992)   

Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A

     (7,705     (336,554)   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B

     (18,950     (1,466,541)   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     (16,000     (1,703,360)   

Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.

     (9,100     (738,077)   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     (13,863     (1,281,634)   

Joy Global, Inc.

     (12,575     (1,197,643)   

Kohl’s Corp.

     (8,100     (405,081)   

Sunoco, Inc.

     (41,060     (1,712,613)   

Tesoro Corp.

     (64,706     (1,482,415)   

Toll Brothers, Inc.

     (4,379     (90,820)   

United States Steel Corp.

     (9,700     (446,588)   

Valero Energy Corp.

     (38,932     (995,491)   

Western Refining, Inc.

     (41,891     (756,970)   
    

 

 

 
       (13,001,779)   
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

    

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

     (8,212     (495,183)   

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

     (39,193     (1,020,978)   

iShares Silver Trust

     (4,258     (144,133)   

United States Oil Fund LP

     (190,411     (7,094,714)   

Vanguard REIT ETF

     (172,226     (10,350,783)   
    

 

 

 
       (19,105,791)   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

(Proceeds $30,395,338)

       $(32,107,570)   
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 
(b)

Pledged security;a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings as of June 30, 2011. (See Note 1 and Note 6)

 
(c) 

Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2011.

 
(d) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2011, these securities had a total value of $13,265,389 or 4.42% of net assets.

 


(e)

Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2011, these securities had a total value of $839,058 or 0.28% of total net assets.

 
(f) Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2011, the aggregate market value of those securities was $1,517,500, representing 0.51% of net assets.  
(g)

Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of June 30, 2011.

 
(h)

Less than 0.0005%.

 

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

Bhd - Berhad (in Malaysia, a form of a public company)

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

GmbH - a form of a limited liability corporation common in German-speaking countries

LLC - Limited Liability Corporation

LP - Limited Partnership

Ltd. - Limited

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

NV - Naamloze Vennootschap (Dutch: Limited Liability Company)

PLC - Public Limited Liability

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICS - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

S.A. - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law

S.p.A. - Società Per Azioni is an Italian shared company.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are unaudited.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 

Income Tax Information:

     

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on federal tax costs were as follows:

 
    As of June 30, 2011   

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

  $ 42,397,385   

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

    (11,205,222

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 31,192,163   
 

 

 

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

  $ 408,037,407   
 

 

 

 


CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

JUNE 30, 2011 (UNAUDITED)

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND OPERATING POLICIES

 

Clough Global Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a closed-end management investment company that was organized under the laws of the state of Delaware by an Amended Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated January 25, 2005. The Fund is a non-diversified series with an investment objective to provide a high level of total return. Each Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may authorize separate classes of shares of beneficial interest.

The net asset value per share of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York time). Trading may take place in foreign issues held by the Fund at times when the Fund is not open for business. As a result, the Fund’s net asset value may change at times when it is not possible to purchase or sell shares of the Fund.

Investment Valuation: Securities held by the Fund for which exchange quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price or if traded on the over-the-counter market, at the mean of the bid and asked prices on such day. Most securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. In certain countries market maker prices are used since they are the most representative of the daily trading activity. Market maker prices are usually the mean between the bid and ask prices. Certain markets are not closed at the time that the Fund prices its portfolio securities. In these situations, snapshot prices are provided by the individual pricing services or other alternate sources at the close of the NYSE as appropriate. Securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and the asked quotes, or the last sale price when appropriate; otherwise fair value will be determined by the board-appointed fair valuation committee. Debt securities for which the over-the-counter market is the primary market are normally valued on the basis of prices furnished by one or more pricing services or dealers at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices. As authorized by the Trustees, debt securities (other than short-term obligations) may be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of securities or a matrix method which considers yield or price of comparable bonds provided by a pricing service. Short-term obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value, unless the Trustees determine that under particular circumstances such method does not result in fair value. Over-the-counter options are valued at the mean between bid and asked prices provided by dealers. Financial futures contracts listed on commodity exchanges and exchange-traded options are valued at closing settlement prices.

If the price of a security is unavailable in accordance with the aforementioned pricing procedures, or the price of a security is unreliable, e.g., due to the occurrence of a significant event, the security may be valued at its fair value determined by management pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. For this purpose, fair value is the price that the Fund reasonably expects to receive on a current sale of the security. Due to the number of variables affecting the price of a security, however; it is possible that the fair value of a security may not accurately reflect the price that a Fund could actually receive on a sale of the security. As of June 30, 2011, securities which have been fair valued represented 0.28% of net assets of the Fund.

A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 – Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value. The Fund recognizes transfers between the levels as of the beginning of the annual period in which the transfer occurred. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended June 30, 2011:


Clough Global Equity Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 44,909,018      $       $       $ 44,909,018   

Consumer Staples

     3,484,846                        3,484,846   

Energy

     69,556,194                        69,556,194   

Financials

     78,796,326                86,090         78,882,416   

Health Care

     7,081,716                        7,081,716   

Industrials

     29,410,138                        29,410,138   

Information Technology

     37,737,163                        37,737,163   

Materials

     7,253,300                        7,253,300   

Telecommunication Services

     8,661,422                        8,661,422   

Utilities

     51,326,057                        51,326,057   

Exchange Traded Funds

     3,815,114                        3,815,114   

Preferred Stocks

     1,446,120                        1,446,120   

Corporate Bonds

            33,858,210                 33,858,210   

Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities

            252,157         752,968         1,005,125   

Foreign Government Bonds

            6,245,414                 6,245,414   

Government & Agency Obligations

     22,168,721                        22,168,721   

Short-Term Investments

     32,388,596                        32,388,596   

TOTAL

   $ 398,034,731      $ 40,355,781       $ 839,058       $ 439,229,570   
                                    

Other Financial Instruments*

                                  

Liabilities

          

Securities Sold Short

   $ (32,107,570   $       $       $ (32,107,570

TOTAL

   $ (32,107,570   $       $       $ (32,107,570
                                    

*For detailed Industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

Clough Global Equity Fund

 

Investments in
Securities
  

Balance

as of
March 31, 2011

   Realized
gain/(loss)
   Change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
   Net
purchases/
(sales)
  Transfers
in and/or
(out) of
Level 3
  

Balance

as of
June 30, 2011

  

Net Change in

unrealized

appreciation/

(depreciation)

included in the

statement

of operations

attributable to
level 3

investments

still held at
June 30, 2011

Common Stocks

   $86,086    $—    $4    $—   $—    $86,090    $4

Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities

      1,157    151    (92,552)   844,212    752,968    151
                                   

TOTAL

   $86,086    $1,157    $155    $(92,552)   $844,212    $839,058    $155
                                   

Foreign Securities: The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a forward foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is reported with all other foreign currency realized and unrealized gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.


A foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date, at a negotiated rate. The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to settle specific purchases or sales of securities denominated in a foreign currency and for protection from adverse exchange rate fluctuation. Risks to the Fund include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined using prevailing forward foreign currency exchange rates. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on foreign currency contracts are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable or a payable and in the Fund’s Statement of Operations with the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. There were no outstanding foreign currency contracts for the Fund as of June 30, 2011.

The Fund may realize a gain or loss upon the closing or settlement of the foreign transaction. Such realized gains and losses are reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Statement of Operations.

Options: The Fund may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option among others, is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid. The Fund is obligated to pay interest to the broker for any debit balance of the margin account relating to options.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is recorded as a realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. The Fund did not hold written options during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Short Sales: The Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the fair value of that security. When the Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of the short sale.


Item 2 - Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

  (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) during 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.

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached 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.

CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

By:

    

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

     Edmund J. Burke
     President (principal executive officer)

Date:

     August 25, 2011

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/ Edmund J. Burke

     Edmund J. Burke
     President (principal executive officer)

Date:

     August 25, 2011

By:

    

/s/ Jeremy O. May

     Jeremy O. May
     Treasurer (principal financial officer)

Date:

     August 25, 2011