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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
     
Investment Company Act file number
                      811-21465
 
   
ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     
201 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
T. Ritson Ferguson, President and Chief Executive Officer
ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund
201 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
 
(Name and address of agent for service)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
  1-888-711-4272
 
   
     
Date of fiscal year end:
  December 31
 
   
     
Date of reporting period:
  March 31, 2011
 
   
     Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
     A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
 
 

 


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Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
Item 3. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
    Attached hereto.

 


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ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments/ March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
                 
            Market  
Shares         Value ($)  
 
       
Real Estate Securities* - (106.9%)
       
       
Common Stock - 85.5%
       
       
Australia - 12.6%
       
  5,453,037    
CFS Retail Property Trust
  $ 10,376,232  
  2,776,835    
Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust
    8,959,589  
  38,529,000    
Dexus Property Group
    33,868,040  
  7,053,616    
Goodman Group
    4,996,729  
  3,536,700    
GPT Group
    11,484,479  
  4,102,827    
Westfield Group
    39,629,034  
  8,119,662    
Westfield Retail Trust
    21,999,998  
 
       
 
    131,314,101  
 
       
Canada - 11.5%
       
  200,100    
Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust
    5,307,201  
  500,000    
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust(a)
    6,625,546  
  884,800    
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust
    20,010,897  
  2,082,900    
InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust
    14,838,856  
  440,000    
InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust(a)
    3,134,618  
  700,000    
Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust(a)
    15,327,679  
  2,078,800    
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
    54,408,891  
 
       
 
    119,653,688  
 
       
France - 5.4%
       
  65,700    
Altarea
    13,565,673  
  351,122    
Societe de la Tour Eiffel
    32,388,019  
  49,220    
Unibail-Rodamco SE
    10,676,282  
 
       
 
    56,629,974  
 
       
Hong Kong - 2.7%
       
  8,913,000    
Link REIT (The)
    27,902,542  
 
       
Japan - 2.1%
       
  620    
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.
    5,520,753  
  10,652    
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.
    16,733,716  
 
       
 
    22,254,469  
 
       
Netherlands - 4.4%
       
  116,780    
Corio NV
    8,180,062  
  357,401    
Eurocommercial Properties NV
    17,731,283  
  277,161    
VastNed Retail NV
    20,314,935  
 
       
 
    46,226,280  
 
       
New Zealand - 0.6%
       
  9,050,000    
Goodman Property Trust
    6,419,683  
 
See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the annual period ended December 31, 2010.

 


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Singapore - 4.9%
       
  6,735,000    
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
  $ 10,899,960  
  16,748,000    
CapitaMall Trust
    24,979,167  
  6,761,600    
Global Logistic Properties Ltd. (b)
    10,031,092  
  4,757,000    
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust
    5,811,805  
 
       
 
    51,722,024  
 
       
United Kingdom - 4.2%
       
  1,939,300    
Land Securities Group Plc
    22,801,580  
  4,045,110    
Segro Plc
    20,846,403  
 
       
 
    43,647,983  
 
       
United States - 37.1%
       
  997,100    
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
    17,399,395  
  795,353    
Brandywine Realty Trust
    9,655,585  
  826,200    
Camden Property Trust
    46,944,684  
  668,632    
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
    11,647,570  
  4,855,300    
Chimera Investment Corp.
    19,226,988  
  1,472,700    
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
    30,499,617  
  327,769    
General Growth Properties, Inc.
    5,073,864  
  1,533,200    
Liberty Property Trust
    50,442,280  
  1,183,685    
Macerich Co. (The)
    58,627,918  
  100,000    
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
    4,253,000  
  1,847,070    
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc.
    41,263,544  
  1,601,100    
ProLogis
    25,585,578  
  100,000    
Regency Centers Corp.
    4,348,000  
  194,219    
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    20,812,508  
  1,211,534    
UDR, Inc.
    29,525,084  
  712,120    
Verde Realty (b)(c)
    11,749,980  
 
       
 
    387,055,595  
 
       
Total Common Stock
(cost $756,875,312)
    892,826,339  
 
       
Preferred Stock - 21.4%
       
       
United States - 21.4%
       
  450,000    
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Series C
    11,475,000  
  80,500    
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Series U
    2,010,085  
  480,000    
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Series V
    12,076,800  
  150,000    
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Series Y
    3,757,500  
  480,000    
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc., Series A
    12,259,200  
  51,000    
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., Series C
    1,269,900  
  100,000    
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., Series D
    2,431,000  
See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the annual period ended December 31, 2010.

 


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  272,700    
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc., Series A
  $ 6,831,135  
  171,300    
Corporate Office Properties Trust SBI MD, Series J
    4,285,926  
  200,800    
Duke Realty Corp., Series M
    4,941,688  
  121,700    
Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc., Series A (b)
    342,281  
  400,000    
Entertainment Properties Trust, Series D
    9,576,000  
  20,000    
Glimcher Realty Trust, Series F
    512,000  
  645,700    
Glimcher Realty Trust, Series G
    16,103,758  
  520,000    
Health Care REIT, Inc., Series F
    13,275,600  
  150,000    
iStar Financial, Inc., Series F
    3,112,500  
  765,000    
iStar Financial, Inc., Series I
    15,529,500  
  200,000    
LaSalle Hotel Properties, Series D
    4,864,000  
  600,000    
LaSalle Hotel Properties, Series E
    15,131,280  
  520,000    
LaSalle Hotel Properties, Series G
    12,376,000  
  180,000    
LTC Properties, Inc., Series F
    4,521,600  
  169,900    
National Retail Properties, Inc., Series C
    4,289,975  
  268,000    
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series A
    6,697,320  
  320,000    
PS Business Parks, Inc., Series O
    8,048,000  
  129,000    
Public Storage, Series I
    3,266,280  
  400,000    
Public Storage, Series K
    10,204,000  
  442,500    
SL Green Realty Corp., Series C
    11,089,050  
  200,000    
SL Green Realty Corp., Series D
    5,044,000  
  120,000    
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series B (b)
    3,204,000  
  90,900    
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series C (b)
    2,429,757  
  142,600    
Taubman Centers, Inc., Series G
    3,606,354  
  373,500    
Taubman Centers, Inc., Series H
    9,378,585  
 
       
Total Preferred Stock
(cost $224,515,805)
    223,940,074  
 
       
Total Investments - 106.9%
(cost $981,391,117)
    1,116,766,413  
       
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (6.9)%
    (72,058,597 )
 
       
Net Assets - 100.0%
  $ 1,044,707,816  
 
 
(a)   Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the securities amounted to $25,087,843 or 2.4% of net assets.
 
(b)   Non-income producing security.
 
(c)   Fair valued pursuant to guidelines approved by the board.
 
*   Includes U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REIT”) and Real Estate Operating Companies (“REOC”) as well as entities similarly formed under the laws of non-U.S. Countries.
See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the annual period ended December 31, 2010.

 


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GAAP provides guidance on fair value measurements. In accordance with the standard, fair value is defined as the price that the Trust would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. It establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Trust’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
     Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
     Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
     Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
For Level 1 inputs, the Trust uses unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for assets or liabilities with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information as the most reliable evidence of fair value.
The Trust’s Level 2 valuation techniques include inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active in which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially over time or among market participants. Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability in Level 2 include such factors as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and default rates for similar liabilities.
For Level 3 valuation techniques, the Trust uses unobservable inputs that reflect assumptions market participants would be expected to use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available and are developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. In developing unobservable inputs, market participant assumptions are used if they are reasonably available without undue cost and effort.
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 as of March 31, 2011 in valuing the Trust’s investments carried at fair value:
                         
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
 
Investments in Real Estate Securities
                       
Common Stocks*
  $ 870,176,399     $ 10,899,960     $ 11,749,980  
Preferred Stocks*
    208,466,513       15,473,561        
     
Total
  $ 1,078,642,912     $ 26,373,521     $ 11,749,980  
     
 
*   Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for the regional classifications of these holdings.
The primary third party pricing vendor for the Trust’s listed preferred stock investments is FT Interactive Data (“IDC”). When available, the Trust will obtain a closing exchange price to value the preferred stock investments
See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the annual period ended December 31, 2010.

 


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and, in such instances, the investment will be classified as Level 1 since an unadjusted quoted price was utilized. When a closing price is not available for the listed preferred stock investments, IDC will produce an evaluated mean price (midpoint between the bid and the ask evaluation) and such investments will be classified as Level 2 since other observable inputs were used in the valuation. Factors used in the IDC evaluation include trading activity, the presence of a two-sided market, and other relevant market data.
It is the Trust’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of the period. The fair value of Level 2 and Level 1 investments at December 31, 2010 was $41,153,699 and $1,021,044,336, respectively. $36,740,847 was transferred out of Level 2 into Level 1 and $25,822,830 was transferred out of Level 1 into Level 2 during the period ended March 31, 2011 as a result of obtaining quoted exchange closing prices from the Trust’s third party pricing vendor.
The Trust has one investment in a private equity security which is classified as Level 3 because no market quotations are readily available. In determining the fair value of this investment, the following factors may be evaluated: balance sheet, income statement, the portfolio of real estate investments held, economic factors and conditions in which the company operates, and comparable public company valuations and trading prices.
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
         
    Common Stocks  
Balance as of December 31, 2010
  $ 11,749,980  
Realized gain (loss)
     
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     
Net purchases (sales)
     
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
     
 
     
Balance as of March 31, 2011
  $ 11,749,980  
 
     
See previously submitted notes to financial statements for the annual period ended December 31, 2010.

 


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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
  (a)   The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.
 
  (b)   The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Trust’s most recent quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
     Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
(Registrant)
  ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund    
 
       
         
By:
  /s/ T. Ritson Ferguson    
 
       
 
  T. Ritson Ferguson    
 
  President and Chief Executive Officer    
 
       
Date:
  May 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/ T. Ritson Ferguson    
 
       
 
  T. Ritson Ferguson    
 
  President and Chief Executive Officer    
 
       
Date:
  May 25, 2011    
 
       
 
       
By:
  /s/ Jonathan A. Blome    
 
       
 
  Jonathan A. Blome    
 
  Chief Financial Officer    
 
       
Date:
  May 25, 2011