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

811-05770

 

 

THE CHILE FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York

 

10010

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

J. Kevin Gao, Esq.
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 325-2000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31st

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007

 

 



 

Item 1:           Schedule of Investments

 



 

The Chile Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

Description

 

No. of
Shares

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES-100.16%

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines-3.55%

 

 

 

 

 

Lan Airlines S.A.

 

405,277

 

$

6,452,723

 

Lan Airlines S.A., ADR

 

72,500

 

1,163,625

 

 

 

 

 

7,616,348

 

Beverages-7.79%

 

 

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Embonor S.A., Class A

 

1,700,000

 

2,199,609

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., PNA

 

775,000

 

2,195,012

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., PNB

 

361,000

 

1,122,013

 

Viña Concha y Toro S.A.

 

4,803,800

 

11,181,461

 

 

 

 

 

16,698,095

 

Building Products-0.15%

 

 

 

 

 

Cerámicas Cordillera S.A.†

 

67,165

 

328,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals-4.68%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

364,500

 

6,256,210

 

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

 

21,722

 

3,767,247

 

 

 

 

 

10,023,457

 

Commercial Banks-11.21%

 

 

 

 

 

Banco de Crédito e Inversiones

 

168,000

 

5,257,702

 

Banco Santander Chile S.A.

 

209,000,000

 

10,138,289

 

Corpbanca SA

 

1,170,000,000

 

8,627,677

 

 

 

 

 

24,023,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials-0.36%

 

 

 

 

 

Cementos Bio-Bio S.A.

 

270,000

 

765,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries-0.08%

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratorios Andromaco S.A.

 

478,552

 

179,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication-3.38%

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

184,200

 

1,515,966

 

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

 

340,000

 

5,719,315

 

 

 

 

 

7,235,281

 

Electric Utilities-8.94%

 

 

 

 

 

Almendral S.A.

 

48,100,000

 

5,503,863

 

Enersis S.A.

 

34,000,000

 

12,003,912

 

Enersis S.A., ADR

 

93,200

 

1,653,368

 

 

 

 

 

19,161,143

 

Food & Staples Retailing-5.15%

 

 

 

 

 

Cencosud S.A.

 

2,800,000

 

11,035,697

 

 



 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders-14.87%

 

 

 

 

 

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.

 

21,068,000

 

30,041,217

 

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., ADR

 

14,600

 

627,070

 

Gener S.A.

 

2,520,000

 

1,217,487

 

 

 

 

 

31,885,774

 

Industrial Conglomerates-17.64%

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas Copec S.A.

 

2,338,185

 

37,822,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Transportation-1.17%

 

 

 

 

 

Compañía SudAmericana de Vapores S.A.†

 

994,933

 

2,510,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining-5.21%

 

 

 

 

 

CAP S.A.

 

395,000

 

11,164,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail-4.82%

 

 

 

 

 

La Polar S.A.

 

270,000

 

1,697,897

 

Ripley Corp S.A.

 

757,061

 

932,907

 

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

 

1,548,324

 

7,692,104

 

 

 

 

 

10,322,908

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels-0.12%

 

 

 

 

 

Geopark Holdings Ltd.†

 

30,209

 

258,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products-9.67%

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas CMPC S.A.

 

580,000

 

20,737,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods-0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

Zalaquett S.A.

 

1,496,767

 

60,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Utilities-1.34%

 

 

 

 

 

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas S.A.

 

2,299,273

 

2,864,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY SECURITIES
(Cost $97,415,794)

 

 

 

214,694,962

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amounts (000’s)

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-0.19%

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Cayman-0.19%

 

 

 

 

 

Citibank N.A., overnight deposit, 4.12%, 10/01/07 (Cost $416,000)

 

$

416

 

 

416,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments-100.35%
(Cost $97,831,794)

 

 

 

215,110,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets-(0.35)%

 

 

 

(745,358

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.00%

 

 

 

$

214,365,604

 

 



 


Non-income producing security.

ADR

American Depositary Receipts.

PNA

Preferred Shares, Series A.

PNB

Preferred Shares, Series 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. 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. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund’s closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation. 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. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. The Fund’s estimate of fair value assumes a willing buyer and a willing seller neither acting under a compulsion to buy or sell.

 

Federal Income Tax Cost - At September 30, 2007, 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 $97,415,794, $117,824,355, $(545,187) and $117,279,168, 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 www.credit-suisse.com/us as well as on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at 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/Keith M. Schappert

 

 

Name:

Keith M. Schappert

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:

November 26, 2007

 

 

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/Keith M. Schappert

 

 

Name:

Keith M. Schappert

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:

November 26, 2007

 

 

/s/Michael A. Pignataro

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Pignataro

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:

November 26, 2007