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

811-21901

 

 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215, Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC
2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215
Purchase, New York 10577

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies of information to:

 

Thomas R. Westle, Esq.
Blank Rome LLP
405 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10174

Sarah E. Cogan, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10174

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

914-251-0880

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

January 31, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 



 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

 

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (94.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Asciano Group

 

2,500,000

 

$

12,322,776

 

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd.

 

6,700,000

 

35,606,998

 

Boart Longyear Group*

 

12,336,041

 

21,890,055

 

Macquarie Group, Ltd.

 

550,000

 

32,039,218

 

Zinifex, Ltd.

 

972,276

 

8,957,536

 

 

 

 

 

110,816,583

 

Belgium (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

InBev NV

 

625,000

 

50,965,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cia Vale do Rio Doce(1)

 

950,000

 

28,481,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

798,000

 

30,511,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLSmidth & Co. AS

 

428,100

 

37,486,716

 

NKT Holding AS

 

272,700

 

20,289,045

 

 

 

 

 

57,775,761

 

Finland (7.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Metso Oyj.

 

1,065,000

 

49,431,783

 

Nokia Oyj.(1)

 

2,100,000

 

77,595,000

 

Outokumpu Oyj.

 

1,100,000

 

34,359,157

 

Sampo Oyj.

 

2,206,000

 

57,295,720

 

Wartsila Oyj.

 

517,000

 

32,774,155

 

 

 

 

 

251,455,815

 

France (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alstom

 

100,000

 

19,872,738

 

Neopost SA

 

221,045

 

22,290,832

 

Vinci SA

 

750,000

 

50,644,485

 

 

 

 

 

92,808,055

 

Germany (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.

 

1,171,062

 

60,099,996

 

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

 

300,000

 

15,944,873

 

ThyssenKrupp AG*

 

370,000

 

18,070,113

 

Tognum AG*

 

957,319

 

23,255,865

 

 

 

 

 

117,370,847

 

Hong Kong (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile, Ltd.(1)

 

13,251

 

1,001,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Irish Banks PLC

 

825,000

 

18,128,094

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

 

4,570,000

 

64,103,519

 

Bank of Ireland

 

725,000

 

10,573,792

 

C&C Group PLC

 

4,040,000

 

26,142,307

 

 

 

 

 

118,947,712

 

Italy (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Azimut Holding S.p.A.

 

1,919,000

 

22,524,278

 

Pirelli & C S.p.A*

 

15,000,000

 

15,576,915

 

Saipem S.p.A

 

1,490,000

 

51,303,689

 

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A

 

3,000,000

 

7,849,784

 

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A

 

3,000,000

 

8,416,217

 

 

 

 

 

105,670,883

 

Japan (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

 

101,200

 

50,435,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de C.V.(1)

 

1,198,500

 

71,802,135

 

 



 

Netherlands (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nutreco Holding NV

 

393,500

 

$

25,149,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aker Yards ASA

 

630,200

 

5,561,839

 

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

 

491,000

 

24,048,831

 

ProSafe SE

 

916,860

 

12,963,763

 

Seadrill, Ltd.*

 

926,700

 

18,926,402

 

StatoilHydro ASA

 

1,000,000

 

25,727,989

 

 

 

 

 

87,228,824

 

Russia (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC(1)

 

600,000

 

49,902,000

 

Vimpel-Communications OJSC(1)

 

1,050,000

 

36,162,000

 

 

 

 

 

86,064,000

 

Singapore (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Parkway Holdings, Ltd.

 

600,000

 

1,511,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

 

916

 

7,565

 

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund(2)

 

2,629,023

 

18,797,514

 

 

 

 

 

18,805,079

 

Spain (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Inditex SA

 

100,000

 

4,980,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (10.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Atlas Copco AB

 

2,407,000

 

34,047,670

 

BE Group AB

 

600,000

 

4,974,421

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB

 

568,225

 

30,543,249

 

JM AB

 

1,293,087

 

24,184,856

 

NCC AB

 

885,900

 

19,145,036

 

Sandvik AB

 

2,326,800

 

33,278,921

 

Scania AB

 

1,000,000

 

20,510,644

 

Skanska AB

 

3,072,550

 

52,154,466

 

SKF AB

 

1,000,000

 

17,799,467

 

TeliaSonera AB

 

7,681,000

 

67,604,341

 

Volvo AB

 

2,575,000

 

34,400,516

 

 

 

 

 

338,643,587

 

Switzerland (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABB, Ltd.

 

2,780,000

 

68,940,502

 

Julius Baer Holding AG

 

288,273

 

19,952,642

 

Nestle SA

 

120,000

 

53,631,905

 

UBS AG - Registered

 

80,000

 

3,280,836

 

 

 

 

 

145,805,885

 

Taiwan (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.(1)

 

500,000

 

10,515,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS(1)

 

853,935

 

19,409,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (8.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Emap PLC

 

4,476,376

 

81,849,104

 

European Capital, Ltd.

 

1,825,000

 

16,021,624

 

Man Group PLC

 

5,235,625

 

56,897,651

 

Premier Foods PLC

 

5,020,000

 

13,326,639

 

Reed Elsevier PLC

 

5,243,114

 

63,078,348

 

Southern Cross Healthcare, Ltd.

 

1,675,000

 

11,674,505

 

United Business Media PLC

 

1

 

11

 

Whitbread PLC

 

1,737,615

 

46,992,451

 

 

 

 

 

289,840,333

 

United States (30.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aircastle, Ltd.

 

914,200

 

22,471,036

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

428,900

 

30,194,560

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

525,000

 

39,805,500

 

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

 

675,000

 

23,739,750

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc

 

180,000

 

7,709,400

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

750,000

 

28,867,500

 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.

 

450,000

 

6,714,000

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

125,000

 

2,898,750

 

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

 

361,900

 

$

8,077,608

 

CBS Corp. – Class B

 

525,600

 

13,239,864

 

 



 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

435,000

 

12,275,700

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

 

290,615

 

29,596,232

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

970,000

 

20,884,100

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

132,000

 

14,906,760

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

115,000

 

5,924,800

 

Embarq Corp.

 

230,000

 

10,419,000

 

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

275,000

 

7,953,000

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 

105,000

 

7,478,100

 

Fluor Corp.

 

121,500

 

14,782,905

 

Forestar Real Estate*

 

241,632

 

5,518,875

 

Fortress Investment Group LLC - Class A

 

427,000

 

6,323,870

 

GateHouse Media, Inc.

 

2,575,600

 

25,318,148

 

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

 

212,500

 

10,480,500

 

General Electric Co.

 

900,000

 

31,869,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

115,000

 

23,088,550

 

Guaranty Financial Group*

 

755,500

 

10,501,450

 

Hess Corp.

 

90,000

 

8,174,700

 

Intel Corp.

 

665,000

 

14,098,000

 

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

160,000

 

4,268,800

 

Ltd. Brands, Inc.

 

538,900

 

10,287,601

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co., LLC

 

1,262,215

 

41,728,828

 

Mechel(1)

 

42,500

 

3,957,600

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

245,000

 

7,817,950

 

Monsanto Co.

 

40,000

 

4,497,600

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

 

148,700

 

9,698,214

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

940,000

 

64,098,600

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

875,000

 

20,466,250

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 

650,400

 

38,770,344

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

150,000

 

9,892,500

 

The Progressive Corp.

 

570,000

 

10,579,200

 

Raytheon Co.

 

550,000

 

35,827,000

 

Regal Entertainment Group

 

1,456,300

 

26,999,802

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

 

460,000

 

34,711,600

 

Ship Finance International, Ltd.

 

100,000

 

2,612,000

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. – Class A

 

840,000

 

7,560,000

 

Southern Co.

 

200,000

 

7,270,000

 

Teekay Corp.

 

100,000

 

4,730,000

 

Temple-Inland, Inc.

 

1,506,597

 

28,248,694

 

Textron, Inc.

 

482,230

 

27,028,992

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

1,800,000

 

28,332,000

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

460,000

 

33,768,600

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

735,000

 

28,547,400

 

VF Corp.

 

495,700

 

38,352,309

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

 

160,000

 

10,835,200

 

 

 

 

 

984,198,742

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $3,410,680,885)

 

 

 

3,100,197,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

PennantPark Investment Corp.

 

1,386,800

 

15,629,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(Identified Cost $20,588,100)

 

 

 

15,629,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Blackstone Group LP

 

650,000

 

11,927,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
(Identified Cost $16,903,925)

 

 

 

11,927,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPATION NOTES (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Telekom Malaysia*

 

9,000,000

 

31,432,545

 

 



 

Taiwan (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hung Sheng Construction*

 

4,000,000

 

$

2,742,409

 

Lite-On Technology*

 

9,583

 

14,004

 

Taiwan Hon Chuan*

 

40,000

 

31,155

 

Taiwan Mobile Co.*

 

7,500,000

 

10,727,111

 

 

 

 

 

13,514,679

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
(Identified Cost $46,894,780)

 

 

 

44,947,224

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Date

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES (3.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro Currency Unit (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley - Ryanair Holdings PLC*

 

10/28/2008

 

7,411,000

 

41,840,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley - ASML Holdings*

 

06/15/2008

 

1,718,750

 

40,316,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley - Fortress Investment Group LLC - Class A*

 

09/10/2008

 

1,675,800

 

24,818,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES
(Identified Cost $141,598,800)

 

 

 

 

 

106,975,496

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Rate

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackrock Liquidity Fds Tempfund(3)

 

4.253

%

3,378

 

3,378

 

Morgan Stanley Money Market Fund(3)

 

5.037

%

9,866,942

 

9,866,942

 

Reserve Primary Fund

 

4.486

%

33,000,000

 

33,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,870,320

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $42,870,320)

 

 

 

 

 

42,870,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.2%)
(Identified Cost $3,679,536,810)

 

 

 

 

 

3,322,547,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS (-1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

(37,843,456

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,284,703,734

 

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Expiration

 

Units Per

 

Currency Value

 

Gain/

 

Description

 

Date

 

Contract

 

In $USD

 

(Loss)

 

Contracts Purchased:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Britain Pound

 

3/7/08

 

61,450,000

(GBP)

$

121,927,022

 

$

1,645,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

121,927,022

 

$

1,645,051

 

Contracts Sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Dollar

 

3/19/08

 

57,400,000

(AUD)

51,171,233

 

(2,200,997

)

Danish Krone

 

3/19/08

 

85,200,000

(DKK)

16,968,677

 

(528,006

)

European Euro

 

3/19/08

 

250,300,000

(EUR)

371,591,027

 

(11,363,051

)

Great Britain Pound

 

3/7/08

 

189,000,000

(GBP)

375,007,441

 

7,766,699

 

Norwegian Kroner

 

3/19/08

 

225,700,000

(NOK)

41,582,026

 

(1,079,849

)

Swedish Krona

 

3/19/08

 

1,934,300,000

(SEK)

303,523,687

 

(9,480,782

)

Swiss Franc

 

3/19/08

 

64,000,000

(CHF)

9,270,894

 

(3,497,765

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,169,114,985

 

$

(20,383,751

 

 


*  Non-income producing security.

(1) ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

(2) GDR - Global Depositary Receipt.

 



 

(3)  Investments in other funds are calculated at their respective net asset value as determined by those funds, in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940. The interest rate shown represents the rate at January 31, 2008.

 

Common Abbreviations:

 

AB

Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

AG

Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA

Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norweigan term for a public limited company.

Bhd

Berhad is the Malaysian term for private limited company.

Co.

Company

Corp.

Corporation

Inc.

Incorporated

Ltd.

Limited

SA

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

SA de C.V.

A variable capital company.

SAB de C.V.

A variable capital company.

 

SE Regulation. A European Company which can operate on a Europe-wide basis and be governed by Community law directly

SE

applicable in all Member States.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio Investments.

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2008

 

1. Organization:

 

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 27, 2006, and had no operating history prior to January 26, 2007. The Fund has an investment objective to invest in equity securities that provide high current dividend income. The Fund also focuses on long-term growth of capital as a secondary investment objective.

 

The Fund had no operations prior to January 26, 2007 other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 5,235.602 shares of beneficial interest in the Fund to Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC (“Alpine Woods”) at a net asset value of $19.10 per share. Alpine Woods serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund’s Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “AOD”.

 

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund.

 

2. Security Valuation:

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) of shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of outstanding shares. NAV is determined each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). In computing NAV, portfolio securities of the Fund are valued at their current market values determined on the basis of market quotations. In computing the Fund’s net asset value, portfolio securities that are traded on a securities exchange in the United States, except for option securities, are valued at the last reported sale price as of the time of valuation, or lacking any current reported sale at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each option security - traded on a securities exchange in the United States is valued at the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation if the last current reported sale price falls within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. If the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation does not fall within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, the security is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. Each security traded in the over-the counter market and quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System, is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking an NOCP, the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation by NASDAQ, or lacking any current reported sale on NASDAQ at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each over-the counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued by the counterparty, or if the counterparty’s price is not readily available then by using the Black-Scholes method. Each other security traded over-the-counter is valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value..

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when the valuation methods mentioned above are not reflective of a fair value of the security, the security is valued at fair value following procedures and/or guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, which may include utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing system. The Fund may also use fair value pricing, if the value of a security it holds is, pursuant to Board of Trustees guidelines, materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is traded. These procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio security used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or official closing prices.

 

Securities that are principally traded in a foreign market are valued at the last current sale price at the time of valuation or lacking any current or reported sale, at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges and overthe- counter markets is normally completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the NYSE is open. Trading of these securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s net asset value is not calculated. As stated above, if

 



 

the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, the security will be priced at a fair value following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. In light of the judgment involved in fair value decisions, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

 

3. 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 price is not readily available then 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 included with the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statements of Operations.

 

4.  Securities Transactions and Investment Income:

 

Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discounts. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the highest cost basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 

5. Equity Linked Structured Notes:

 

The Fund may invest in equity-linked structured notes. Equity-linked structured notes are derivative securities which are specially designed to combine the characteristics of one or more underlying securities and their equity derivatives in a single note form. The return and/or yield or income component may be based on the performance of the underlying equity securities, an equity index, and/or option positions. Equity-linked structured notes are typically offered in limited transactions by financial institutions in either registered or non-registered form. An investment in equity-linked structured notes creates exposure to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution, as well as to the market risk of the underlying securities. There is no guaranteed return of principal with these securities and the appreciation potential of these securities may be limited by a maximum payment or call right. In certain cases, equity-linked structured notes may be more volatile and less liquid than less complex securities or other types of fixed-income securities. Such securities may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with other fixed income securities.

 

6. Income Tax

 

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

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

85,150,420

 

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(458,478,574

)

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

(373,328,154

)

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

3,695,875,344

 

 

7. New Accounting Pronouncements:

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Valuation Measurement” (“SFAS No. 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund is currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statements.

 



 

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) as of a date 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) that occurred during the 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 Ex99.CERT.

 

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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.

 

 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 28, 2008

 

 

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/  Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 28, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Sheldon Flamm

 

 

Sheldon Flamm

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 28, 2008

 

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