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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number           811-06179                              

 

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 720

Pasadena, CA 91101

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Donald F. Crumrine

Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated

301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 720

Pasadena, CA 91101

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     626-795-7300        

Date of fiscal year end:   November 30           

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2014

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.

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.


FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PREFERRED INCOME FUND

To the Shareholders of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (“PFD”):

Your Fund performed well during its third fiscal quarter1, delivering +3.1% total return on net asset value2. For the first nine months of fiscal 2014, the Fund’s return on NAV was an impressive +15.1%. While third quarter market performance was -3.3%, year-to-date market performance was +19.2% at August 31st.

U.S. economic growth appears to be running around 3% currently, after averaging just 1.3% in 2014’s first half. Job growth is up, unemployment is down and inflation remains low. The Fed is not filling its monetary punch bowl as quickly as before, but, while it’s always hard to predict what the Fed will do, it probably won’t start to raise short-term interest rates until mid-2015 or later. In contrast, economic growth abroad has slowed, with most developed countries trailing the U.S. recovery and monetary policy in many of those countries is easing further.

Although long-term interest rates in the U.S. will probably rise modestly over coming quarters, we think any upward movement will be limited by moderate GDP growth and strong investor demand for yield. Credit conditions continue to improve for most issuers of preferred securities, as earnings remain healthy and companies continue to build capital. With this backdrop, we believe prospective returns remain attractive for long-term investors.

The Fund’s portfolio benefited from small declines in intermediate and long-term interest rates during the quarter, as well as on-going demand for higher yields of preferred securities. Supply of new issues remains steady—a key measure of market health. From December 2013 through September 2014, U.S. and foreign companies issued 103 new securities in the United States, raising just under $64 billion. Over the same period, issuers redeemed 67 preferred securities totaling $25 billion.

New issue supply was dominated by banks tailoring their capital to meet new regulatory requirements. Large U.S. banks (those deemed to be a systemically important financial institution, or “SIFI”) have issued traditional non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock. Non-U.S. SIFI banks are utilizing a preferred stock variation termed Contingent Convertible Securities, or CoCos. As you know from prior letters, the Fund has not yet purchased any CoCos, but we continue to evaluate them as potential investments.

With foreign economies lagging recovery in the U.S. and foreign banks issuing securities we have not yet been inclined to buy, the portion of the portfolio invested in foreign securities has drifted lower this fiscal year. Through September 30th, this portion declined from 26.8% of the portfolio to 18%. We anticipate this rate could fall further through more issuer redemptions.

As we discussed last quarter, another portfolio trend is a continued shift to “fixed-to-float” securities. These have coupons that are fixed for an initial period, typically five or ten years. Afterwards, coupons float based on a formula set at issuance. Prices on floating rate issues typically are less sensitive to changes in benchmark interest rates; this effect has spilled over to fixed-to-float preferred securities as well. If long-term interest rates begin to rise, as we expect they will eventually, these securities should tend to outperform issues with fixed-for-life coupons, all other things being equal. This fiscal year through September 30th, the portion of the portfolio in this structure increased from 44.7% to 51%. We continue to look for opportunities to add fixed-to-float holdings. Although these issues yield a bit less than many fixed-for-life securities, and thus

 

 

1  June 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014
2  Following methodology required by the SEC, total return assumes dividend reinvestment and includes income and principal change, plus the impact of the Fund’s leverage and expenses.


may reduce portfolio income at the margin, we believe owning fixed-to-float securities is prudent and consistent with our interest-rate outlook.

As always, we encourage you to visit the Fund’s website, www.preferredincome.com, for current information on preferred-securities markets, the Fund and the broader economy.

Sincerely,

The Flaherty & Crumrine Portfolio Management Team:

R. Eric Chadwick

Donald F. Crumrine

Robert M. Ettinger

Bradford S. Stone

October 1, 2014

 

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PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Statistics       
Net Asset Value   $ 13.98   
Market Price   $ 13.92   
Discount     0.43
Yield on Market Price     7.76
Common Stock Shares Outstanding     11,011,832   

 

Moody’s Ratings*   % of Net Assets†  
A     1.1%   
BBB     53.6%   
BB     34.8%   
Below “BB”     3.4%   
Not Rated**     6.0%   
Below Investment Grade***     24.0%   

 

* Ratings are from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. “Not Rated” securities are those with no ratings available from Moody’s.
** Does not include net other assets and liabilities of 1.1%
*** Below investment grade by all of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch.
Industry Categories   % of Net Assets†

 

LOGO

 

Top 10 Holdings by Issuer   % of Net Assets†  
JPMorgan Chase     4.8%   
MetLife     4.5%   
HSBC PLC     4.2%   
Liberty Mutual Group     4.1%   
Banco Santander, S.A.     4.0%   
Citigroup     3.8%   
Fifth Third Bancorp     3.5%   
Wells Fargo & Company     3.4%   
M&T Bank Corporation     2.7%   
XL Group PLC     2.7%   
 
% of Net Assets***†  
Holdings Generating Qualified Dividend Income (QDI) for Individuals     60%   
Holdings Generating Income Eligible for the Corporate Dividends Received Deduction (DRD)     43%   

 

*** This does not reflect year-end results or actual tax categorization of Fund distributions. These percentages can, and do, change, perhaps significantly, depending on market conditions. Investors should consult their tax advisor regarding their personal situation.
Net Assets includes assets attributable to the use of leverage.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/$ Par        

    Value    

 

Preferred Securities — 93.6%

   
       

Banking — 47.4%

           
  17,500     

Astoria Financial Corp., 6.50% Pfd., Series C

  $ 429,291  
  355,000     

Banco Santander, 10.50% Pfd., Series 10

    9,124,033 **(3)   
$ 1,151,000     

Bank of America Corporation, 8.125%

    1,283,720 *(1)   
 

Barclays Bank PLC:

   
  58,000     

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.10% Pfd.

    1,488,860 **(3)   
  3,700     

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.75% Pfd., Series 4

    95,534 **(3)   
  78,300     

Barclays Bank PLC, 8.125% Pfd., Series 5

    2,029,536 **(1)(3)   
 

Citigroup:

   
  103,800     

Citigroup, Inc., 6.875% Pfd., Series K

    2,810,126 *(1)(2)   
  119,778     

Citigroup, Inc., 7.125% Pfd., Series J

    3,334,620  
$ 2,299,000     

Citigroup, Inc., 8.40%, Series E

    2,639,252 *(1)   
  31,975     

City National Corp., 6.75% Pfd., Series D

    895,940  
 

CoBank ACB:

   
  20,500     

CoBank ACB, 6.125% Pfd., Series G, 144A****

    1,873,829  
  10,000     

CoBank ACB, 6.25% Pfd., 144A****

    1,040,938 *(1)   
$ 5,210,000     

Colonial BancGroup, 7.114%, 144A****

    7,815 (4)(5)††   
  15,200     

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., 5.375% Pfd., Series A

    370,500  
  295,600     

Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.625% Pfd., Series I

    8,114,663 *(1)(2)   
 

First Horizon:

   
  795     

First Tennessee Bank, Adj. Rate Pfd., 3.75%(6), 144A****

    588,971 *(1)   
$ 500,000     

First Tennessee Capital II, 6.30% 04/15/34, Series B

    489,625     
  1     

FT Real Estate Securities Company, 9.50% Pfd., 144A****

    1,352,500     
  112,500     

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., 8.625% Pfd.

    3,201,919 *(1)   
  32,050     

First Republic Bank, 6.70% Pfd.

    841,393 *(1)   
 

Goldman Sachs Group:

   
$ 195,000     

Goldman Sachs, 5.70%, Series L

    202,292  
  50,000     

Goldman Sachs, 6.375% Pfd., Series K

    1,299,500  
 

HSBC PLC:

   
$ 800,000     

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176%, 144A****

    1,204,000 (1)(2)(3)   
  150,000     

HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00% Pfd., Series 2

    4,035,375 **(1)(3)   
$ 130,000     

HSBC USA Capital Trust I, 7.808% 12/15/26, 144A****

    131,606     
$ 145,000     

HSBC USA Capital Trust II, 8.38% 05/15/27, 144A****

    146,931 (1)   
  128,813     

HSBC USA, Inc., 6.50% Pfd., Series H

    3,292,782 *(1)   
 

ING Groep NV:

   
  40,000     

ING Groep NV, 6.375% Pfd.

    1,014,400 **(3)   
  35,000     

ING Groep NV, 7.05% Pfd.

    899,553 **(3)   
  23,400     

ING Groep NV, 7.20% Pfd.

    603,755 **(3)   
  47,500     

ING Groep NV, 7.375% Pfd.

    1,232,625 **(3)   

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/$ Par        

    Value    

 

Preferred Securities — (Continued)

   
       

Banking — (Continued)

           
 

JPMorgan Chase:

   
  71,900     

JPMorgan Chase & Company, 6.70% Pfd., Series T

  $ 1,855,739 *(1)(2)   
$ 4,283,000     

JPMorgan Chase & Company, 6.75%, Series S

    4,620,286 *(1)(2)   
$ 4,000,000     

JPMorgan Chase & Company, 7.90%, Series I

    4,445,000 *(1)   
$ 550,000     

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.657%, 144A****

    603,625 **(3)   
 

M&T Bank Corporation:

   
$ 1,640,000     

M&T Bank Corporation, 6.450%, Series E

    1,771,200 *  
$ 4,372,000     

M&T Bank Corporation, 6.875%, Series D, 144A****

    4,485,440 *(1)(2)   
 

Morgan Stanley:

   
$ 600,000     

Morgan Stanley, 5.45%, Series H

    611,250  
  124,821     

Morgan Stanley, 6.875% Pfd., Series F

    3,371,415 *(1)(2)   
  60,516     

Morgan Stanley, 7.125% Pfd., Series E

    1,692,118 *(1)(2)   
  164,200     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.125% Pfd., Series P

    4,551,427 *(1)   
$ 2,160,000     

RaboBank Nederland, 11.00%, 144A****

    2,867,400 (1)(3)   
  50,000     

Regions Financial Corporation, 6.375% Pfd., Series B

    1,267,500  
 

Royal Bank of Scotland:

   
  7,500     

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.40% Pfd., Series M

    186,675 **(3)   
  15,000     

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.60% Pfd., Series S

    375,450 **(3)   
  108,200     

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.25% Pfd., Series T

    2,778,576 **(1)(3)   
 

Sovereign Bancorp:

   
  1,750     

Sovereign REIT, 12.00% Pfd., Series A, 144A****

    2,350,747     
  85,400     

State Street Corporation, 5.90% Pfd., Series D

    2,227,446 *(1)   
  10,000     

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., 6.50% Pfd., Series A

    248,615  
  35,000     

US Bancorp, 6.50% Pfd., Series F

    1,022,753  
 

Wells Fargo:

   
  60,300     

Wells Fargo & Company, 5.85% Pfd.

    1,575,338  
  35,900     

Wells Fargo & Company, 6.625% Pfd., Series R

    1,010,226  
$ 895,000     

Wells Fargo & Company, 7.98%, Series K

    1,015,825  
  144,500     

Wells Fargo & Company, 8.00% Pfd., Series J

    4,262,750 *(1)   
 

Zions Bancorporation:

   
$ 1,000,000     

Zions Bancorporation, 7.20%, Series J

    1,059,700 *(1)   
  93,000     

Zions Bancorporation, 7.90% Pfd., Series F

    2,604,000 *(1)   

 

 

   
      108,936,385     
   

 

 

   
       

Financial Services — 0.9%

           
$ 1,000,000     

General Electric Capital Corp., 7.125%, Series A

    1,180,557 *(1)   
 

HSBC PLC:

   
  36,537     

HSBC Finance Corporation, 6.36% Pfd., Series B

    918,595 *(1)   

 

 

   
      2,099,152     
   

 

 

   

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/$ Par        

    Value    

 

Preferred Securities — (Continued)

   
       

Insurance — 23.3%

           
 

Ace Ltd.:

   
$ 975,000     

Ace Capital Trust II, 9.70% 04/01/30

  $ 1,438,125 (1)(2)(3)   
  50,000     

Allstate Corp., 6.625% Pfd., Series E

    1,310,075 *(1)   
$ 400,000     

Aon Corporation, 8.205% 01/01/27

    514,910 (1)(2)   
  112,500     

Arch Capital Group, Ltd., 6.75% Pfd., Series C

    3,027,656 **(1)(3)   
 

AXA SA:

   
$ 1,423,000     

AXA SA, 6.379%, 144A****

    1,551,070 **(1)(2)(3)   
$ 500,000     

AXA SA, 8.60% 12/15/30

    677,190 (3)   
  201,600     

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 6.875% Pfd., Series C

    5,455,800 **(1)(3)   
  95,600     

Delphi Financial Group, 7.376% Pfd., 05/15/37

    2,395,975 (1)(2)   
  37,400     

Endurance Specialty Holdings, 7.50% Pfd., Series B

    984,088 **(3)   
$ 3,600,000     

Everest Re Holdings, 6.60% 05/15/37

    3,802,500 (1)(2)   
 

Liberty Mutual Group:

   
$ 500,000     

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80% 03/15/37, 144A****

    592,500     
$ 4,100,000     

Liberty Mutual Group, 10.75% 06/15/58, 144A****

    6,396,000 (1)(2)   
 

MetLife:

   
$ 3,096,000     

MetLife, Inc., 10.75% 08/01/39

    5,031,000 (1)(2)   
$ 3,600,000     

MetLife Capital Trust X, 9.25% 04/08/38, 144A****

    5,247,000 (1)(2)   
  36,010     

PartnerRe Ltd., 7.25% Pfd., Series E

    966,869 **(1)(3)   
  78,900     

Principal Financial Group, 6.518% Pfd., Series B

    2,056,331 *(1)   
$ 402,000     

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.625% 06/15/43

    433,155     
 

QBE Insurance:

   
$ 1,100,000     

QBE Capital Funding III Ltd., 7.25% 05/24/41, 144A****

    1,197,852 (1)(3)   
 

The Travelers Companies:

   
$ 494,500     

USF&G Capital, 8.312% 07/01/46, 144A****

    679,642 (1)(2)   
 

Unum Group:

   
$ 2,820,000     

Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405% 03/15/38

    3,326,526 (1)(2)   
  8,954     

W.R. Berkley Corporation, 5.625% Pfd.

    212,680     
 

XL Group PLC:

   
$ 6,440,000     

XL Capital Ltd., 6.50%, Series E

    6,238,750 (1)(3)   

 

 

   
      53,535,694     
   

 

 

   
       

Utilities — 14.5%

           
  10,350     

Alabama Power Company, 6.45% Pfd.

    278,156 *(1)   
 

Baltimore Gas & Electric:

   
  10,000     

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, 6.70% Pfd., Series 1993

    1,015,625 *(1)(2)   
  2,400     

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, 7.125% Pfd., Series 1993

    243,975  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/$ Par        

    Value    

 

Preferred Securities — (Continued)

   
       

Utilities — (Continued)

           
 

Commonwealth Edison:

   
$ 2,953,000     

COMED Financing III, 6.35% 03/15/33

  $ 3,048,973 (1)(2)   
$ 3,150,000     

Dominion Resources, Inc., 7.50% 06/30/66

    3,416,175 (1)(2)   
 

Energy Future Competitive Holdings Corp:

   
$ 636,000     

TXU Electric Capital V, 8.175% 01/30/37

    6,360 (4)††   
  62,500     

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.45% Pfd.

    1,587,894 *(1)   
  30,000     

Entergy Louisiana, Inc., 6.95% Pfd.

    3,004,689 *(1)   
  25,000     

Georgia Power Company, 6.50% Pfd., Series 2007A

    2,730,470 *(1)   
  25,000     

Indianapolis Power & Light Company, 5.65% Pfd.

    2,621,875  
  42,100     

Integrys Energy Group, Inc., 6.00% Pfd.

    1,109,019 (1)(2)   
 

Nextera Energy:

   
$ 1,500,000     

FPL Group Capital, Inc., 6.65% 06/15/67

    1,534,716 (1)(2)   
 

PECO Energy:

   
$ 500,000     

PECO Energy Capital Trust III, 7.38% 04/06/28, Series D

    598,723 (1)(2)   
 

PPL Corp:

   
  59,000     

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.90% Pfd., Series B

    1,441,813     
$ 2,250,000     

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 6.70% 03/30/67, Series A

    2,296,096 (1)(2)   
$ 2,850,000     

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 6.974% 06/01/67

    2,999,494 (1)(2)   
  46,633     

Scana Corporation, 7.70% Pfd., 01/30/65

    1,204,647 (1)(2)   
  34,000     

Southern California Edison, 6.50% Pfd., Series D

    3,613,564 *(1)   
  3,000     

Virginia Electric & Power Company, $6.98 Pfd.

    298,125  
  3,700     

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 6.88% Pfd.

    375,203  

 

 

   
      33,425,592     
   

 

 

   
       

Energy — 2.5%

           
$ 5,000,000     

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 8.05% 10/01/37

    5,650,000 (1)(2)   

 

 

   
      5,650,000     
   

 

 

   
       

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) — 3.5%

           
 

Duke Realty Corp.:

   
  4,000     

Duke Realty Corp, 6.50% Pfd., Series K

    100,650     
  24,900     

Duke Realty Corp, 6.60% Pfd., Series L

    626,392     
 

Kimco Realty Corporation:

   
  2,500     

Kimco Realty Corporation, 5.50% Pfd., Series J

    58,500     
  34,550     

Kimco Realty Corporation, 6.90% Pfd., Series H

    910,738 (1)(2)   
 

National Retail Properties:

   
  40,000     

National Retail Properties, Inc., 5.70% Pfd., Series E

    943,752     
  15,580     

National Retail Properties, Inc., 6.625% Pfd., Series D

    412,597     

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/$ Par        

    Value    

 

Preferred Securities — (Continued)

   
       

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) — (Continued)

           
 

PS Business Parks:

   
  4,000     

PS Business Parks, Inc., 5.70% Pfd., Series V

  $ 95,730     
  50,000     

PS Business Parks, Inc., 6.45% Pfd., Series S

    1,284,125 (1)(2)   
  7,500     

PS Business Parks, Inc., 6.875% Pfd., Series R

    196,500     
  119,168     

Realty Income Corporation, 6.625% Pfd., Series F

    3,131,735 (1)(2)   
  7,500     

Regency Centers Corporation, 6.625% Pfd., Series 6

    201,169     

 

 

   
      7,961,888     
   

 

 

   
       

Miscellaneous Industries — 1.5%

           
  37,400     

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25% Pfd., 144A****

    3,396,388  

 

 

   
      3,396,388     
   

 

 

   
 

Total Preferred Securities
(Cost $201,813,779)

    215,005,099     
   

 

 

   

 

Corporate Debt Securities — 5.2%

   
       

Banking — 2.6%

           
$ 2,710,000     

Regions Financial Corporation, 7.375% 12/10/37, Sub Notes

    3,489,800 (1)(2)   
  76,000     

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., 6.50% 09/21/42, Sub Notes

    1,866,750     
  20,000     

Zions Bancorporation, 6.95% 09/15/28, Sub Notes

    535,000     

 

 

   
      5,891,550     
   

 

 

   
       

Financial Services — 0.3%

           
  21,763     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 6.375% 08/15/42

    556,077     
  5,562     

Raymond James Financial, 6.90% 03/15/42

    151,078     

 

 

   
      707,155     
   

 

 

   
       

Insurance — 1.1%

           
$ 2,000,000     

Liberty Mutual Insurance, 7.697% 10/15/97, 144A****

    2,420,532 (1)(2)   

 

 

   
      2,420,532     
   

 

 

   
       

Energy — 1.0%

           
$ 1,680,000     

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.25% 11/15/29

    2,404,443 (1)(2)   

 

 

   
      2,404,443     
   

 

 

   

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/$ Par        

    Value    

 

Corporate Debt Securities — (Continued)

         
       

Communication — 0.2%

           
  20,200     

Qwest Corporation, 7.375% 06/01/51

  $ 528,281     

 

 

   
      528,281     
   

 

 

   
 

Total Corporate Debt Securities
(Cost $9,878,665)

    11,951,961     
   

 

 

   

 

Common Stock — 0.1%

   
       

Banking — 0.1%

           
  3,620     

CIT Group, Inc.

    173,615  

 

 

   
      173,615     
   

 

 

   
       

Insurance — 0.0%

           
  19,801     

WMI Holdings Corporation, 144A****

    54,453 *†   

 

 

   
      54,453     
   

 

 

   
 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $1,330,325)

    228,068     
   

 

 

   

 

Money Market Fund — 0.1%

         
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds:

   
  256,413     

T-Fund, Institutional Class

    256,413     

 

 

   
 

Total Money Market Fund
(Cost $256,413)

    256,413     
   

 

 

   

Total Investments (Cost $213,279,182***)

     99.0%            227,441,541     

Other Assets And Liabilities (Net)

     1.0%        2,245,587     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Total Managed Assets

     100.0% ‡    $ 229,687,128     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Loan Principal Balance

  

    (75,700,000  
    

 

 

   

Total Net Assets Available To Common Stock

  

  $ 153,987,128     
    

 

 

   

 

 

* Securities eligible for the Dividends Received Deduction and distributing Qualified Dividend Income.
** Securities distributing Qualified Dividend Income only.
*** Aggregate cost of securities held.
**** Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2014, these securities amounted to $38,189,239 or 16.6% of total managed assets.

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

(1) 

All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for the Fund’s loan. The total value of such securities was $143,195,508 at August 31, 2014.

(2) 

All or a portion of this security has been rehypothecated. The total value of such securities was $72,449,991 at August 31, 2014.

(3) 

Foreign Issuer.

(4) 

Illiquid security (designation is unaudited).

(5) 

Valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors as of August 31, 2014.

(6) 

Represents the rate in effect as of the reporting date.

Non-income producing.
†† The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection. As a result, the Fund may not be able to recover the principal invested and also does not expect to receive income on this security going forward.
The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of total managed assets.

 

        ABBREVIATIONS:

Pfd.

    — Preferred Securities

REIT

    — Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCK(1)

For the period from December 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

    Value  

OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

  $ 9,090,278   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments sold during the period

    6,664,500   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    5,094,492   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    20,849,270   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

Dividends paid from net investment income to Common Stock Shareholders(2)

    (9,784,252
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Common Stock Shareholders

    (9,784,252

FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

Increase from shares issued under the Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan

    361,933   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets available to Common Stock resulting from Fund share transactions

    361,933   

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCK

 

 

 

 

FOR THE PERIOD

  $ 11,426,951   
 

 

 

 
         

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCK:

 

Beginning of period

  $ 142,560,177   

Net increase in net assets during the period

    11,426,951   
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 153,987,128   
 

 

 

 

 

(1) 

These tables summarize the nine months ended August 31, 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s audited financial statements, including footnotes, in its Annual Report dated November 30, 2013.

(2) 

May include income earned, but not paid out, in prior fiscal year.

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS(1)

For the period from December 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

For a Common Stock share outstanding throughout the period

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.98   
  

 

 

 

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

Net investment income

     0.83   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     1.06   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.89   
  

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCK SHAREHOLDERS:

  

From net investment income

     (0.89
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Stock Shareholders

     (0.89
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 13.98   
  

 

 

 

Market value, end of period

   $ 13.92   
  

 

 

 

Common Stock shares outstanding, end of period

     11,011,832   
  

 

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCK SHAREHOLDERS:

  

Net investment income†

     8.19 %* 

Operating expenses including interest expense.

     1.84 %* 

Operating expenses excluding interest expense

     1.33 %* 
    

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:††

  

Portfolio turnover rate

     23 %** 

Total managed assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 229,687   

Ratio of operating expenses including interest expense to total managed assets

     1.22 %* 

Ratio of operating expenses excluding interest expense to total managed assets

     0.88 %* 

 

 

(1) 

These tables summarize the nine months ended August 31, 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s audited financial statements, including footnotes, in its Annual Report dated November 30, 2013.

* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.
The net investment income ratios reflect income net of operating expenses, including interest expense.
†† Information presented under heading Supplemental Data includes loan principal balance.

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

Per Share of Common Stock (Unaudited)

 

     Total
Dividends
Paid
     Net Asset
Value
     NYSE
Closing Price
     Dividend
Reinvestment
Price(1)
 

December 31, 2013

   $ 0.1700       $ 12.73       $ 12.26       $ 12.35   

January 31, 2014

     0.0900         12.98         12.74         12.76   

February 28, 2014

     0.0900         13.22         13.08         13.10   

March 31, 2014

     0.0900         13.36         13.87         13.36   

April 30, 2014

     0.0900         13.54         14.61         13.88   

May 30, 2014

     0.0900         13.83         14.67         13.94   

June 30, 2014

     0.0900         13.89         14.61         13.89   

July 31, 2014

     0.0900         13.84         13.84         13.84   

August 29, 2014

     0.0900         13.98         13.92         13.91   

 

(1)

Whenever the net asset value per share of the Fund’s Common Stock is less than or equal to the market price per share on the reinvestment date, new shares issued will be valued at the higher of net asset value or 95% of the then current market price. Otherwise, the reinvestment shares of Common Stock will be purchased in the open market.

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

1. Aggregate Information for Federal Income Tax Purposes

At August 31, 2014, the aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes was $222,104,985, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $20,569,586 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $15,233,030.

 

2. Additional Accounting Standards

Fair Value Measurements: The Fund has analyzed all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Fund’s investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. Where inputs for an asset or liability fall into more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s valuation. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

•       Level 1 –

  quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•       Level 2 –

  other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•       Level 3 –

  significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out of levels are recognized at market value at the end of the period.

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

     Total
Value at
August 31, 2014
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Preferred Securities

           

Banking

   $ 108,936,385       $ 88,697,631       $ 20,230,939       $ 7,815   

Financial Services

     2,099,152         2,099,152                   

Insurance

     53,535,694         37,951,904         15,583,790           

Utilities

     33,425,592         11,002,466         22,423,126           

Energy

     5,650,000         5,650,000                   

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

     7,961,888         7,961,888                   

Miscellaneous Industries

     3,396,388                 3,396,388           

Corporate Debt Securities

           

Banking

     5,891,550         2,401,750         3,489,800           

Financial Services

     707,155         707,155                   

Insurance

     2,420,532                 2,420,532           

Energy

     2,404,443                 2,404,443           

Communication

     528,281         528,281                   

Common Stock

           

Banking

     173,615         173,615                   

Insurance

     54,453         54,453                   

Money Market Fund

     256,413         256,413                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 227,441,541       $ 157,484,708       $ 69,949,018       $ 7,815   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the reporting period, securities with an aggregate market value of $592,500 were transferred into Level 1 from Level 2. During the reporting period, there were no transfers into Level 2 from Level 1.

The fair values of the Fund’s investments are generally based on market information and quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services—approved by the Board of Directors and unaffiliated with the Adviser. To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuations, management, in consultation with the Adviser, regularly compares current prices to prior prices, prices across comparable securities, actual sale prices for securities in the Fund’s portfolio, and market information obtained by the Adviser as a function of being an active market participant.

Securities with quotes that are based on actual trades or actionable bids and offers with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 1. Securities that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids and offers, or a limited number of actual trades—or the same information for securities that are similar in many respects to those being valued—are classified as Level 2. If market information is not available for securities being valued, or materially-comparable securities, then those securities are classified as Level 3. In considering market information, management evaluates changes in liquidity, willingness of a broker to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from pricing services, and the existence of observable trades in the market.

 

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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

           

Preferred
Securities

 
      Total Investments      Banking  

Balance as of 11/30/13

   $ 7,815       $ 7,815   

Accrued discounts/premiums

               

Realized gain/(loss)

               

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

               

Purchases

               

Sales

               

Transfer in

               

Transfer out

               

Balance as of 08/31/14

   $ 7,815       $ 7,815   

For the nine months ended August 31, 2014, total change in unrealized gain/(loss) on Level 3 securities still held at period-end and included in the change in net assets was $0.

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs developed to determine the fair value of Level 3 investments:

 

Category  

Fair Value

at 08/31/14

     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Input Range (Wgt Avg)

Preferred Securities

        

Banking

  $ 7,815       Bankruptcy recovery   Credit/Structure-specific
recovery
  0.00% - 0.50% (0.15%)

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement technique for bankruptcy recovery are based on recovery analysis that is specific to the security being valued, including the level of subordination and structural features of the security, and the current status of any bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings. Observable market trades in bankruptcy claims are utilized by management, when available, to assess the appropriateness of valuations, although the frequency of trading depends on the specific credit and seniority of the claim. Expected recoveries in bankruptcy by security type and industry do not tend to deviate much from historical recovery rates, which are very low (sometimes zero) for preferred securities and more moderate for senior debt. Significant changes in these inputs would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.

 

 

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Directors

Donald F. Crumrine, CFA

Chairman of the Board

David Gale

Morgan Gust

Karen H. Hogan

Robert F. Wulf, CFA

Officers

Donald F. Crumrine, CFA

Chief Executive Officer

Robert M. Ettinger, CFA

President

R. Eric Chadwick, CFA

Chief Financial Officer,

Vice President and Treasurer

Chad C. Conwell

Chief Compliance Officer,

Vice President and Secretary

Bradford S. Stone

Vice President and

Assistant Treasurer

Roger Ko

Assistant Treasurer

Laurie C. Lodolo

Assistant Compliance Officer,

Assistant Treasurer and

Assistant Secretary

Linda M. Puchalski

Assistant Treasurer

Investment Adviser

Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated

e-mail: flaherty@pfdincome.com

Questions concerning your shares of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund?

   

If your shares are held in a Brokerage Account, contact your Broker.

   

If you have physical possession of your shares in certificate form, contact the Fund’s Transfer Agent & Shareholder Servicing Agent —

BNY Mellon c/o Computershare

P.O. Box 30170

College Station, TX 77842-3170

1-866-351-7446

This report is sent to shareholders of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or of any securities mentioned in this report.

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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)            Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Incorporated                                      

 

By (Signature and Title)*

    

/s/ Donald F. Crumrine

 
    

Donald F. Crumrine, Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive

Officer

    

(principal executive officer)

 

 

Date       October 27, 2014  

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 (Signature and Title)*

    

/s/ Donald F. Crumrine

 
    

Donald F. Crumrine, Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive

Officer

    

(principal executive officer)

 

 

Date

 

    October 27, 2014

   

 

By (Signature and Title)*

    

/s/ R. Eric Chadwick

 
    

R. Eric Chadwick, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice President

    

(principal financial officer)

 

 

Date

 

    October 27, 2014

 

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.