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

811-5770

 

THE CHILE FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

Michael A. Pignataro
466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212) 875-3500

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31st

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004

 

 



 

Item 1:   Schedule of Investments

 

The Chile Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments - September 30, 2004 (unaudited)

 

Description

 

No. of
Shares

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES-99.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines-0.31%

 

 

 

 

 

Lan Airlines S.A.

 

99,181

 

$

478,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking-8.19%

 

 

 

 

 

Banco de Chile

 

42,000,000

 

2,461,488

 

Banco Santander Chile S.A.

 

271,350,000

 

7,285,160

 

Corpbanca S.A.

 

536,702,630

 

2,881,861

 

 

 

 

 

12,628,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceramic Products-0.47%

 

 

 

 

 

Cerámicas Cordillera S.A.

 

67,165

 

725,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified-4.30%

 

 

 

 

 

Enaex S.A.

 

110,000

 

477,204

 

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A., Class B

 

1,095,000

 

5,270,197

 

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A., ADR

 

18,200

 

877,240

 

 

 

 

 

6,624,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers-Metal/Glass-1.29%

 

 

 

 

 

Cristalerias de Chile S.A.

 

209,019

 

1,989,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries-0.51%

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratorios Andromaco S.A.

 

7,477,011

 

789,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Operations-16.99%

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas Copec S.A.

 

3,640,000

 

26,219,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated-17.21%

 

 

 

 

 

Colbun S.A.

 

36,395,235

 

4,004,459

 

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.

 

25,400,000

 

13,306,049

 

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., ADR

 

41,900

 

656,992

 

Enersis S.A. †

 

59,600,000

 

8,586,069

 

 

 

 

 

26,553,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Beverages-9.98%

 

 

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Embonor S.A., Class A †

 

3,118,592

 

1,429,493

 

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

 

390,000

 

1,826,044

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., PNA

 

1,491,855

 

3,077,249

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., PNB

 

1,438,145

 

2,825,201

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., Series B, ADR

 

19,400

 

232,800

 

Viña Concha y Toro S.A.

 

5,389,236

 

5,999,401

 

 

 

 

 

15,390,188

 

 



 

Description

 

No. of
Shares

 

Value

 

Food-Retail-4.69%

 

 

 

 

 

Cencosud S.A. †

 

4,100,000

 

$

5,926,660

 

Cencosud S.A., ADR †

 

60,300

 

1,303,186

 

 

 

 

 

7,229,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure-2.04%

 

 

 

 

 

Infraestructura 2000 * †

 

19,568,922

 

3,140,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining-0.54%

 

 

 

 

 

Antofagasta plc

 

41,000

 

839,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper & Related Products-10.63%

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas CMPC S.A.

 

788,522

 

16,395,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals-0.26%

 

 

 

 

 

Farmacias Ahumada S.A.

 

154,925

 

408,331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Major Department Stores-4.10%

 

 

 

 

 

S.A.C.I. Falabella, S.A.

 

2,944,038

 

6,328,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shipping-4.73%

 

 

 

 

 

Compañía SudAmericana de Vapores S.A.

 

3,944,799

 

7,297,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated-12.17%

 

 

 

 

 

Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A., Class A

 

4,530,939

 

12,498,375

 

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

 

913,598

 

6,283,090

 

 

 

 

 

18,781,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles-0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

Zalaquett S.A.

 

1,496,767

 

44,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities-0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

Compañía de Consumidores de Gas de Santiago S.A.

 

25,000

 

128,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water-0.55%

 

 

 

 

 

Aguas Andina S.A., Class A

 

3,000,000

 

852,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY SECURITIES
(Cost $95,424,545)

 

 

 

152,845,345

 

 



 

Description

 

No. of
Shares

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS-0.93%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chilean Mutual Fund-0.22%

 

 

 

 

 

Security Check Fund (Cost $335,598)

 

72,707

 

$

335,598

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (000’s)

 

 

 

Grand Cayman-0.71%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., overnight deposit, 1.05%, 10/01/04** (Cost $1,103,000)

 

1,103

 

1,103,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,438,598)

 

 

 

1,438,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments-100.00%
(Cost $96,863,143)

 

 

 

154,283,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities-0.00%

 

 

 

1,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.00%

 

 

 

$

154,285,637

 

 


Security is non-income producing.

*

Not readily marketable security; security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors under procedures established by the Board of Directors.

**

Variable rate account. Rate resets on a daily basis; amounts are available on the same business day.

ADR

American Depositary Receipts.

PNA

Preferred Shares, Class A.

PNB

Preferred Shares, Class B.

 

Security Valuation - The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) on each day the Exchange is open for business.  The Fund’s equity investments are valued at market value, which is generally determined using the closing price on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at the time of valuation (the “Valuation Time”).  If no sales are reported, equity investments are generally valued at the most recent bid quotation as of the Valuation Time or at the lowest ask quotation in the case of a short sale of securities. Debt securities with a remaining maturity greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the price supplied by a pricing service, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments.  Debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which approximates market value, unless it is determined that this method would not represent fair value.  Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s Valuation Time, but after the close of the securities’ primary market, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors under procedures established by the Board of Directors.  The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Directors to fair value certain securities.  At September 30, 2004, the Fund held 2.04% of its net assets in securities valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Board of Directors  with an aggregate cost of $4,392,311 and a fair value of $3,140,714.  The Fund’s estimate of fair value assumes a willing buyer and a willing seller neither acting under a compulsion to buy or sell.  Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized on such sales could differ from the prices originally paid by the Fund or the current carrying values, and the difference could be material.

 

Federal Income Tax Cost - At September 30, 2004, the identified cost for federal income tax purposes, as well as the gross unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost, gross unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value and the net unrealized appreciation from investments were $98,005,278, $57,569,202, $(1,290,537) and $56,278,665, respectively.

 



 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders.  This information is also available on the Fund’s website at http://www.csam.com/us as well as on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission - http://www.sec.gov.

 



 

Item 2:                                                          Controls and Procedures

 

(a)                                  As of a date within 90 days from the filing date of this report, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)), were effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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

 

Item 3:                                                          Exhibits

 

1.                                       The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are exhibits to this report.

 



 

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.

 

 

THE CHILE FUND, INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Michael E. Kenneally

 

 

Name:

Michael E. Kenneally

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:

November 24, 2004

 

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.

 

 

/s/ Michael E. Kenneally

 

 

Name:

Michael E. Kenneally

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:

November 24, 2004

 

 

 

/s/ Michael A. Pignataro

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Pignataro

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:

November 24, 2004