N-CSRS 1 d121998dncsrs.htm COHEN AND STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC. Cohen and Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number:     811-21485                                

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Dana A. DeVivo

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

280 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     (212) 832-3232                                

Date of fiscal year end:     December 31                                

Date of reporting period:     June 30, 2021                                

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

To Our Shareholders:

We would like to share with you our report for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The total returns for Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (the Fund) and its comparative benchmarks were:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
 

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund at Net Asset Valuea

     12.14

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund at Market Valuea

     15.07

Blended Benchmark—80% FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Net Tax Index / 20% ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Indexb

     6.08

S&P 500 Indexb

     15.25

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage, resulting from borrowings under a credit agreement. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. The Fund’s returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Index performance does not reflect the deduction of any fees, taxes or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year are not annualized.

Managed Distribution Policy

The Fund, acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and with approval of its Board of Directors (the Board), adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Fund intends to include long-term capital gains, where applicable, as part of the regular monthly cash distributions to its shareholders (the Plan). The Plan gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund currently distributes $0.155 per share on a monthly basis.

The Fund may pay distributions in excess of the Fund’s investment company taxable income and net realized gains. This excess would be a return of capital distributed from the Fund’s assets. Distributions of capital decrease the Fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of

 

 

a 

As a closed-end investment company, the price of the Fund’s exchange-traded shares will be set by market forces and can deviate from the net asset value (NAV) per share of the Fund.

b 

The FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Net Tax Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of worldwide infrastructure and infrastructure-related securities and is net of dividend withholding taxes. Constituent weights are adjusted semi-annually according to three broad industry sectors: 50% utilities, 30% transportation, and a 20% mix of other sectors, including pipelines, satellites, and telecommunication towers. The ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index tracks the performance of fixed-rate U.S. dollar-denominated preferred securities issued in the U.S. domestic market. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 large-capitalization stocks that is frequently used as a general measure of U.S. stock market performance.

 

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increasing the Fund’s expense ratio. In addition, in order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan. The Fund’s total return based on NAV is presented in the table above as well as in the Financial Highlights table.

The Plan provides that the Board of Directors may amend or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to Fund shareholders; however, at this time, there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination. The termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Fund’s stock is trading at or above NAV) or widening an existing trading discount.

Market Review

Global infrastructure stocks advanced in the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, participating in a broad rally in stocks as markets continued to recover from severe pandemic-driven weakness seen in early 2020.

Global economic news was generally favorable in the period, aided by significant fiscal stimulus and positive COVID vaccine rollout trends. However, in the U.S., this anticipated growth (along with manufacturing bottlenecks and higher commodity prices) generated concerns about inflation and about the prospect of monetary policy accommodation ending sooner than previously anticipated. Bond yields rose in this environment from near historical lows, with the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury increasing from 0.9% to 1.5% by period end (down from 1.7% reached in mid-period).

Infrastructure stocks trailed the broader stock market for the period, although returns varied widely by subsector. As investors focused on the likelihood of improving global growth throughout 2021, listed infrastructure sectors tied to an economic rebound largely outperformed more defensive sectors such as utilities.

Fund Performance

The Fund had a positive total return in the period and outperformed its blended benchmark on both a NAV and market price basis.

The railways subsector had a gain but modestly trailed the index, although certain freight rail operators had sizable returns. Stock selection in railways aided the Fund’s relative performance, led by overweights in North American freight rail companies that had sizable gains as volume metrics were strong compared with low levels a year earlier. An overweight in Kansas City Southern was particularly beneficial, as the stock rallied in response to a takeover bidding war from rival freight rail companies.

The midstream energy sector was the top performer in the index, supported by a resurgence in energy commodity prices and expectations of increased throughput volumes for energy infrastructure assets. Our overweight and stock selection in midstream energy contributed to performance, in part due to an overweight in Cheniere Energy, which outperformed on higher global natural gas prices and expectations that it may be able to develop more liquid natural gas (LNG) export capacity.

 

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Stock selection in the gas distribution, electric utilities and toll roads helped relative performance as well. In gas distribution, an overweight position in China-based ENN Energy Holdings was the top contributor. China is still highly reliant on gas, as it is an important transition fuel to renewables. Strong demand drivers supported the stock during the period.

Factors that detracted from relative performance included stock selection in the water sector, where an overweight in China-based Guangdong Investment hindered performance. The company, which provides water services to Hong Kong, lagged along with many other defensive stocks in the index. An underweight in marine ports also hindered performance, as the sector had a sizable gain on the global economic reopening theme.

Preferred securities moderately advanced in the six months. Banks, the main issuer of preferred securities, saw solid improvements in earnings, credit quality and capital markets activity during the period. And after substantially building their loan-loss reserves in the second half of 2020, banks released large amounts of those excess loan-loss reserves in early 2021 due to optimism about economic reopenings and given factors such as strong consumer balance sheets. The Fund’s underweight in the preferreds allocation aided its return compared with the blended benchmark, given the stronger returns of infrastructure stocks in the period. Security selection in preferreds also contributed to performance.

Impact of Leverage on Fund Performance

The Fund employs leverage as part of a yield-enhancement strategy. Leverage, which can increase total return in rising markets (just as it can have the opposite effect in declining markets), significantly contributed to the Fund’s total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021.

Impact of Derivatives on Fund Performance

The Fund engaged in the buying and selling of single stock options with the intention of enhancing total returns and reducing overall volatility. These contracts did not have a material effect on the Fund’s total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021.

In connection with its use of leverage, the Fund pays interest on a portion of its borrowings based on a floating rate under the terms of its credit agreement. To reduce the impact that an increase in interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund with respect to these borrowings, the Fund used interest rate swaps to exchange a portion of the floating rate for a fixed rate. The Fund’s use of swaps did not have a material effect on the Fund’s total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021.

 

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Sincerely,

 

LOGO

  

LOGO

ROBERT S. BECKER

Portfolio Manager

  

BEN MORTON

Portfolio Manager

LOGO

   LOGO

WILLIAM F. SCAPELL

Portfolio Manager

  

ELAINE ZAHARIS-NIKAS

Portfolio Manager

The views and opinions in the preceding commentary are subject to change without notice and are as of the date of the report. There is no guarantee that any market forecast set forth in the commentary will be realized. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time, should not be relied upon as investment advice and is not intended to predict or depict performance of any investment.

 

Visit Cohen & Steers online at cohenandsteers.com

For more information about the Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds, visit cohenandsteers.com. Here you will find fund net asset values, fund fact sheets and portfolio highlights, as well as educational resources and timely market updates.

Our website also provides comprehensive information about Cohen & Steers, including our most recent press releases, profiles of our senior investment professionals and their investment approach to each asset class. The Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds specializes in liquid real assets, including real estate securities, listed infrastructure and natural resource equities, as well as preferred securities and other income solutions.

 

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Our Leverage Strategy

(Unaudited)

Our current leverage strategy utilizes borrowings up to the maximum permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide additional capital for the Fund, with an objective of increasing net income available for shareholders. As of June 30, 2021, leverage represented 28% of the Fund’s managed assets.

Through a combination of variable and fixed rate financing, the Fund has locked in interest rates on a significant portion of this additional capital through 2027 (where we effectively reduce our variable rate obligation and lock in our fixed rate obligation over various terms). Locking in a significant portion of our leveraging costs is designed to protect the dividend-paying ability of the Fund. The use of leverage increases the volatility of the Fund’s NAV in both up and down markets. However, we believe that locking in portions of the Fund’s leveraging costs for the various terms partially protects the Fund’s expenses from an increase in short-term interest rates.

Leverage Factsa,b

 

Leverage (as a % of managed assets)

    28%

% Variable Rate Financing

    15%

Variable Rate

   0.9%

% Fixed Rate Financingc,d

     85%

Weighted Average Rate on Fixed Financing

   2.9%

Weighted Average Term on Fixed Financing

   5.0 years

The Fund seeks to enhance its dividend yield through leverage. The use of leverage is a speculative technique and there are special risks and costs associated with leverage. The NAV of the Fund’s shares may be reduced by the issuance and ongoing costs of leverage. So long as the Fund is able to invest in securities that produce an investment yield that is greater than the total cost of leverage, the leverage strategy will produce higher current net investment income for shareholders. On the other hand, to the extent that the total cost of leverage exceeds the incremental income gained from employing such leverage, shareholders would realize lower net investment income. In addition to the impact on net income, the use of leverage will have an effect of magnifying capital appreciation or depreciation for shareholders. Specifically, in an up market, leverage will typically generate greater capital appreciation than if the Fund were not employing leverage. Conversely, in down markets, the use of leverage will generally result in greater capital depreciation than if the Fund had been unlevered. To the extent that the Fund is required or elects to reduce its leverage, the Fund may incur breakage fees under the Fund’s credit arrangement and may need to liquidate investments, including under adverse economic conditions which may result in capital losses potentially reducing returns to shareholders. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

 

a 

Data as of June 30, 2021. Information is subject to change.

b 

See Note 7 in Notes to Financial Statements.

c 

Represents a combination of fixed rate borrowings and fixed payer interest rate swap contracts.

d 

The Fund entered into forward-starting interest rate swap contracts with interest receipts and payments commencing on December 24, 2021 and December 24, 2022 (effective dates).

 

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June 30, 2021

Top Ten Holdingsa

(Unaudited)

 

 

Security

   Value        % of
Managed
Assets
 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   $ 193,283,841          5.7  

American Tower Corp.

     143,242,005          4.2  

Transurban Group

     138,220,132          4.0  

Enbridge, Inc.

     118,436,814          3.5  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     107,594,560          3.1  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     82,547,222          2.4  

Aena SME SA, 144A

     75,369,620          2.2  

Southern Co./The

     75,096,178          2.2  

Alliant Energy Corp.

     69,021,457          2.0  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     64,332,410          1.9  

 

a 

Top ten holdings (excluding short-term investments and derivative instruments) are determined on the basis of the value of individual securities held. The Fund may also hold positions in other securities issued by the companies listed above. See the Schedule of Investments for additional details on such other positions.

Country Breakdownb

(Based on Managed Assets)

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

 

b 

Excludes derivative instruments.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

COMMON STOCK

     118.0%        

AUSTRALIA

     7.5%        

ELECTRIC

     1.1%        

Spark Infrastructure Group

 

     16,454,821      $ 27,765,664  
        

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—DATA CENTERS

     0.8%        

NEXTDC Ltd.a

 

     2,330,476        20,728,205  
        

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS

     5.6%        

Transurban Groupb

 

     12,951,916        138,220,132  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

 

        186,714,001  
        

 

 

 

BRAZIL

     1.7%        

ELECTRIC

     0.4%        

Neoenergia SA

 

     2,759,638        9,637,483  
        

 

 

 

RAILWAYS

     0.8%        

Rumo SAa

 

     5,542,198        21,338,432  
        

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS

     0.5%        

CCR SA

 

     4,219,079        11,409,106  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL BRAZIL

 

        42,385,021  
        

 

 

 

CANADA

     14.6%        

ELECTRIC

     2.9%        

Emera, Inc.

 

     833,151        37,799,622  

Hydro One Ltd., 144Ac

 

     1,454,804        35,161,284  
        

 

 

 
           72,960,906  
        

 

 

 

PIPELINES—C-CORP

     7.5%        

Enbridge, Inc.b

 

     2,958,176        118,436,814  

Gibson Energy, Inc.

 

     6,921        132,602  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

 

     1,518,605        48,255,769  

TC Energy Corp.b

 

     387,192        19,159,695  
        

 

 

 
           185,984,880  
        

 

 

 

RAILWAYS

     4.2%        

Canadian National Railway Co.

 

     609,729        64,332,410  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

 

     527,313        40,548,141  
        

 

 

 
           104,880,551  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CANADA

 

        363,826,337  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

CHINA

     3.5%        

GAS DISTRIBUTION

     1.4%     

Enn Energy Holdings Ltd., (H shares)

 

     1,891,321      $ 36,002,891  
        

 

 

 

PIPELINES—C-CORP

     0.6%     

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd., (H shares)b

 

     3,899,500        13,836,563  
        

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS

     1.0%     

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., (H shares)

 

     15,514,000        17,563,471  

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H (H shares)

 

     8,712,000        7,753,425  
        

 

 

 
           25,316,896  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES—WATER UTILITIES

     0.5%     

Guangdong Investment Ltd., (H shares)b

 

     8,878,425        12,761,385  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CHINA

 

        87,917,735  
        

 

 

 

FRANCE

     4.2%     

AIRPORTS

     1.0%     

Aeroports de Parisa

 

     197,979        25,787,686  
        

 

 

 

RAILWAYS

     0.7%     

Getlink SE

 

     1,079,657        16,834,675  
        

 

 

 

TOLL ROADS

     2.0%     

Eiffage SA

 

     234,317        23,838,793  

Vinci SA

 

     252,829        26,978,284  
        

 

 

 
           50,817,077  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES

     0.5%     

Engie SA

 

     925,458        12,678,920  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL FRANCE

 

        106,118,358  
        

 

 

 

GERMANY

     0.7%     

UTILITIES

 

E.ON SE

 

     1,615,810        18,688,146  
        

 

 

 

HONG KONG

     1.8%     

ELECTRIC

     0.7%     

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.b

 

     2,792,500        17,137,749  
        

 

 

 

GAS DISTRIBUTION

     1.1%     

Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd.

 

     18,061,050        28,053,561  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL HONG KONG

 

        45,191,310  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

INDIA

     0.3%     

MARINE PORTS

     

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

 

     866,887      $ 8,215,192  
        

 

 

 

ITALY

     0.8%     

TOLL ROADS

     0.2%     

Atlantia S.p.A.a

 

     305,500        5,531,507  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES—ELECTRIC UTILITIES

     0.6%     

Enel S.p.A.

 

     1,419,021        13,178,157  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL ITALY

 

        18,709,664  
        

 

 

 

JAPAN

     2.5%     

ELECTRIC

     1.4%     

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.b

 

     1,379,800        16,866,361  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The

 

     1,889,800        18,022,801  
        

 

 

 
           34,889,162  
        

 

 

 

RAILWAYS

     1.1%     

East Japan Railway Co.b

 

     92,000        6,564,508  

West Japan Railway Co.b

 

     351,200        20,023,411  
        

 

 

 
           26,587,919  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL JAPAN

 

        61,477,081  
        

 

 

 

MEXICO

     1.7%        

AIRPORTS

        

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

 

     3,989,675        42,714,781  
        

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND

     1.4%     

AIRPORTS

 

Auckland International Airport Ltd.a,b

 

     6,665,359        33,871,559  
        

 

 

 

SPAIN

     4.6%     

AIRPORTS

     3.0%     

Aena SME SA, 144Aa,c

 

     459,601        75,369,620  
        

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

     1.6%     

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144Ac

 

     638,762        40,688,179  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SPAIN

 

        116,057,799  
        

 

 

 

THAILAND

     1.8%     

AIRPORTS

 

Airports of Thailand PCL

 

     23,767,900        45,978,465  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

UNITED KINGDOM

     3.0%     

ELECTRIC

     2.0%     

National Grid PLC

 

     3,889,986      $ 49,548,409  
        

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—DIVERSIFIED

     0.0%     

LondonMetric Property PLC

 

     340        1,088  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES—WATER UTILITIES

     1.0%     

Pennon Group PLC

 

     1,657,825        26,040,073  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

 

        75,589,570  
        

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

     67.9%        

COMMUNICATIONS—TOWERS

     10.4%        

American Tower Corp.b,d

 

     530,251        143,242,005  

Crown Castle International Corp.b,d

 

     327,843        63,962,169  

SBA Communications Corp.b,d

 

     165,481        52,738,795  
        

 

 

 
           259,942,969  
        

 

 

 

ELECTRIC

     31.7%     

Alliant Energy Corp.b,d

 

     1,237,831        69,021,457  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.b,d,e

 

     1,821,518        44,663,621  

CMS Energy Corp.b,d

 

     718,514        42,449,807  

Edison Internationalb,d

 

     294,584        17,032,847  

Entergy Corp.b,d,e

 

     390,699        38,952,690  

Evergy, Inc.b,d

 

     996,725        60,232,092  

FirstEnergy Corp.b,d

 

     2,218,415        82,547,222  

NextEra Energy, Inc.b,d

 

     2,637,607        193,283,841  

Portland General Electric Co.b,d

 

     588,018        27,095,869  

PPL Corp.

 

     1,172,275        32,788,532  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.b,d

 

     916,946        54,778,354  

Southern Co./Theb

 

     1,241,054        75,096,178  

Xcel Energy, Inc.b

 

     800,703        52,750,314  
        

 

 

 
           790,692,824  
        

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

     0.5%     

Waste Management, Inc.b

 

     94,710        13,269,818  
        

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

     0.9%     

Rice Acquisition Corp. IIa

 

     731,336        7,474,254  

Zimmer Energy Transition Acquisition Corp.a

 

     1,452,434        14,582,437  
        

 

 

 
           22,056,691  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

FREIGHT RAILS—ROAD & RAIL

     1.5%     

CSX Corp.b

 

     1,144,194      $ 36,705,744  
        

 

 

 

GAS DISTRIBUTION

     2.5%     

NiSource, Inc.b

 

     882,989        21,633,231  

Sempra Energy (MXN)a

 

     68,928        9,236,262  

Sempra Energy

 

     217,200        28,774,656  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.a

 

     39,058        2,585,249  
        

 

 

 
           62,229,398  
        

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     9.3%     

PIPELINES—C-CORP

     6.7%     

Cheniere Energy, Inc.a,b

 

     600,816        52,114,780  

ONEOK, Inc.b,d

 

     830,780        46,224,599  

Plains GP Holdings LP, Class Ab,e

 

     1,219,622        14,562,286  

Williams Cos., Inc.b,d

 

     2,058,316        54,648,290  
        

 

 

 
           167,549,955  
        

 

 

 

PIPELINES—MLP

     2.6%     

Crestwood Equity Partners LP (Unregistered)

 

     580,685        17,408,936  

Enterprise Products Partners LPb

 

     632,713        15,267,365  

Magellan Midstream Partners LPb

 

     359,125        17,564,804  

MPLX LPb

 

     514,959        15,247,936  
        

 

 

 
           65,489,041  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PIPELINES

 

        233,038,996  
        

 

 

 

RAILWAYS

     4.3%     

Norfolk Southern Corp.d

 

     405,390        107,594,560  
        

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE—DATA CENTERS

     1.1%     

CyrusOne, Inc.

 

     398,229        28,481,338  
        

 

 

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

     2.0%     

Clearway Energy, Inc.

 

     589,050        15,598,044  

Stem, Inc.f

 

     950,000        34,209,500  
        

 

 

 
           49,807,544  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES—WATER UTILITIES

     3.7%     

American Water Works Co., Inc.b,d

 

     341,588        52,648,958  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

Essential Utilities, Inc.b,d,e

 

     851,424      $ 38,910,077  
        

 

 

 
           91,559,035  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

 

        1,695,378,917  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Identified cost—$2,227,644,547)

 

        2,948,833,936  
        

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE

     4.8%        

BERMUDA

     0.0%        

REINSURANCE

        

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, Series F (USD)g

 

     7,000        190,260  
        

 

 

 

CANADA

     0.2%        

FINANCIAL

     0.1%        

Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.625% (USD)g

 

     100,000        2,537,000  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES

     0.1%     

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 6.875% to 10/17/23, due 10/17/78 (USD)h

 

     29,567        830,833  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 6.20% to 7/1/24, due 7/1/79, Series 19-A (USD)h

 

     65,127        1,817,043  
        

 

 

 
           2,647,876  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CANADA

 

        5,184,876  
        

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS

     0.1%        

INSURANCE

 

     

AEGON Funding Co. LLC, 5.10%, due 12/15/49 (USD)b

 

     132,100        3,549,527  
        

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

     4.5%        

BANKS

     1.0%        

Bank of America Corp., 6.00%, Series GGg

 

     54,185        1,483,585  

Bank of America Corp., 5.875%, Series HHg

 

     15,736        432,425  

Capital One Financial Corp., 6.00%, Series Hg

 

     37,407        968,467  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.00%, Series Eg

 

     58,500        1,559,025  

GMAC Capital Trust I, 5.941% (3 Month US LIBOR + 5.785%), due 2/15/40, Series 2 (TruPS) (FRN)b,i

 

     101,140        2,559,854  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 6.25%, Series Db,g

 

     73,122        1,828,781  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.75%, Series DDg

 

     15,000        423,750  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc., 6.375% to 3/17/27, Series Ab,g,h

 

     58,930        1,704,845  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

Regions Financial Corp., 5.70% to 5/15/29, Series Cb,g,h

 

     140,630      $ 4,162,648  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% to 9/15/23, Series Qb,g,h

 

     84,670        2,332,659  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.625%, Series Yb,g

 

     99,275        2,628,802  

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.75%, Series Zb,g

 

     206,575        5,401,936  
        

 

 

 
           25,486,777  
        

 

 

 

ELECTRIC

     0.9%     

CMS Energy Corp., 5.875%, due 3/1/79b

 

     99,975        2,771,307  

Duke Energy Corp., 5.75%, Series Ab,d,g

 

     181,350        5,210,186  

Integrys Holding, Inc., 6.00% to 8/1/23, due 8/1/73b,h

 

     174,388        4,647,440  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65%, due 3/1/79, Series Nb

 

     55,742        1,595,336  

Southern Co./The, 5.25%, due 12/1/77b

 

     99,672        2,688,154  

Southern Co./The, 4.95%, due 1/30/80, Series 2020b

 

     230,000        6,168,600  
        

 

 

 
           23,081,023  
        

 

 

 

FINANCIAL

     0.9%        

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

     0.4%        

Apollo Global Management, Inc., 6.375%, Series Ag

 

     57,982        1,521,448  

Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.625%, due 5/15/61

 

     70,000        1,780,800  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 5.50%, due 5/15/64, Series USb

 

     90,000        2,464,200  

Synchrony Financial, 5.625%, Series Ag

 

     114,545        3,133,951  
        

 

 

 
           8,900,399  
        

 

 

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     0.5%     

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.45%, Series Jg

 

     92,400        2,448,600  

Morgan Stanley, 6.875% to 1/15/24, Series Fb,g,h

 

     80,965        2,291,309  

Morgan Stanley, 6.375% to 10/15/24, Series Ib,g,h

 

     178,969        5,204,419  

Morgan Stanley, 5.85% to 4/15/27, Series Kb,g,h

 

     60,200        1,777,104  
        

 

 

 
           11,721,432  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

 

        20,621,831  
        

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—CHEMICALS

     0.3%     

CHS, Inc., 7.10% to 3/31/24, Series 2b,g,h

 

     135,283        3,856,918  

CHS, Inc., 6.75% to 9/30/24, Series 3b,g,h

 

     137,935        3,913,216  
        

 

 

 
           7,770,134  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

INSURANCE

     0.6%     

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

     0.3%     

Athene Holding Ltd., 6.35% to 6/30/29, Series Ab,d,g,h

 

     115,223      $ 3,387,556  

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, Series Ag

 

     52,000        1,396,200  

MetLife, Inc., 4.75%, Series Fg

 

     68,800        1,856,912  

Voya Financial, Inc., 5.35% to 9/15/29, Series Bg,h

 

     67,375        1,945,790  
        

 

 

 
           8,586,458  
        

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE

     0.2%     

Allstate Corp./The, 5.10%, Series Hb,g

 

     146,650        4,126,731  

American International Group, Inc., 5.85%, Series Ag

 

     1,077        30,845  
        

 

 

 
           4,157,576  
        

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY

     0.1%     

Enstar Group Ltd., 7.00% to 9/1/28, Series Dg,h

 

     77,050        2,279,139  
        

 

 

 

REINSURANCE

     0.0%     

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 5.25%, Series Eg

 

     10,833        275,050  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

        15,298,223  
        

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

     0.1%        

United States Cellular Corp., 5.50%, due 6/1/70

 

     94,315        2,445,588  
        

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     0.3%     

Energy Transfer LP, 7.375% to 5/15/23, Series Cg,h

 

     109,692        2,769,723  

Energy Transfer LP, 7.625% to 8/15/23, Series Dg,h

 

     89,991        2,287,571  

Energy Transfer LP, 7.60% to 5/15/24, Series Eg,h

 

     25,586        639,650  
        

 

 

 
           5,696,944  
        

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     0.1%     

DIVERSIFIED

     0.0%     

VEREIT, Inc., 6.70%, Series Fb,g

 

     32,076        810,561  
        

 

 

 

REINSURANCE

     0.1%     

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 5.45%, Series Fb,g

 

     80,000        2,093,600  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

        2,904,161  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES

     0.3%     

NiSource, Inc., 6.50% to 3/15/24, Series Bb,g,h

 

     86,179        2,469,890  

South Jersey Industries, Inc., 5.625%, due 9/16/79

 

     95,800        2,516,666  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares/Units      Value  

Spire, Inc., 5.90%, Series Ab,g

 

     101,071      $ 2,858,288  
        

 

 

 
           7,844,844  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

 

        111,149,525  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$109,759,677)

 

        120,074,188  
        

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
        

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES

     13.7%        

AUSTRALIA

     0.3%        

INSURANCE-PROPERTY CASUALTY

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 6/17/26, due 6/17/46, Series EMTN (USD)h,j

 

   $ 1,800,000        2,001,422  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 6.75% to 12/2/24, due 12/2/44 (USD)h,j

 

     5,155,000        5,879,664  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

 

        7,881,086  
        

 

 

 

CANADA

     1.5%        

ELECTRIC

     0.4%     

Emera, Inc., 6.75% to 6/15/26, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A (USD)d,h

 

     8,000,000        9,383,960  
        

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     1.1%        

Enbridge, Inc., 5.75% to 4/15/30, due 7/15/80, Series 20-A (USD)h

 

     7,080,000        7,911,900  

Enbridge, Inc., 6.00% to 1/15/27, due 1/15/77, Series 16-A (USD)b,h

 

     4,155,000        4,612,050  

Enbridge, Inc., 6.25% to 3/1/28, due 3/1/78 (USD)b,h

 

     3,413,000        3,730,364  

Transcanada Trust, 5.50% to 9/15/29, due 9/15/79 (USD)b,h

 

     5,008,000        5,477,500  

Transcanada Trust, 5.875% to 8/15/26, due 8/15/76, Series 16-A (USD)b,h

 

     5,765,000        6,442,388  
        

 

 

 
           28,174,202  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CANADA

 

        37,558,162  
        

 

 

 

FINLAND

     0.1%        

BANKS

 

Nordea Bank Abp, 6.625% to 3/26/26, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     1,400,000        1,606,801  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Principal
Amount
     Value  

FRANCE

     1.2%        

BANKS

     1.1%        

BNP Paribas SA, 6.625% to 3/25/24, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

   $ 3,660,000      $ 4,023,145  

BNP Paribas SA, 7.00% to 8/16/28, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     1,000,000        1,201,625  

BNP Paribas SA, 7.375% to 8/19/25, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     3,600,000        4,198,734  

Credit Agricole SA, 6.875% to 9/23/24, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     2,600,000        2,913,807  

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875% to 1/23/24, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     400,000        453,001  

Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 12/23/25, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     3,550,000        4,325,182  

Societe Generale SA, 6.75% to 4/6/28, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     3,400,000        3,856,892  

Societe Generale SA, 7.375% to 9/13/21, 144Ab,c,g,h,k

 

     3,600,000        3,641,148  

Societe Generale SA, 8.00% to 9/29/25, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     1,800,000        2,120,625  
        

 

 

 
           26,734,159  
        

 

 

 

INSURANCE—MULTI-LINE

     0.1%        

AXA SA, 6.379% to 12/14/36, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h

 

     1,600,000        2,226,184  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL FRANCE

 

        28,960,343  
        

 

 

 

HONG KONG

     0.1%        

BANKS

        

Bank of China Hong Kong Ltd., 5.90% to 9/14/23, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h

 

     2,200,000        2,371,952  
        

 

 

 

ITALY

     0.1%        

BANKS

        

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.70% to 9/17/25, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     2,900,000        3,329,548  
        

 

 

 

JAPAN

     0.3%        

INSURANCE—LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

 

  

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The, 5.10% to 10/28/24, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h

 

     2,000,000        2,212,500  

Nippon Life Insurance Co., 5.10% to 10/16/24, due 10/16/44, 144A (USD)b,c,h

 

     5,000,000        5,521,225  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL JAPAN

 

        7,733,725  
        

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS

     0.2%        

BANKS

 

     

ING Groep N.V., 5.75% to 11/16/26 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     1,800,000        1,995,183  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Principal
Amount
     Value  

ING Groep N.V., 6.875% to 4/16/22 (USD)g,h,j,k

 

   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,124,701  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

 

        5,119,884  
        

 

 

 

NORWAY

     0.1%        

BANKS

        

DNB Bank ASA, 6.50% to 3/26/22 (USD)g,h,j,k

 

     3,000,000        3,113,430  
        

 

 

 

SPAIN

     0.3%        

BANKS

        

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.50% to 3/5/25, Series 9 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     3,800,000        4,142,000  

Banco Santander SA, 4.75% to 11/12/26 (USD)g,h,k

 

     2,800,000        2,840,600  
        

 

 

 
           6,982,600  
        

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND

     1.0%        

BANKS

        

Credit Suisse Group AG, 5.25% to 2/11/27, 144A (USD)c,g,h,k

 

     1,600,000        1,696,000  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.375% to 8/21/26, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     3,000,000        3,346,395  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.125% to 7/29/22g,h,j,k

 

     2,600,000        2,715,024  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.25% to 9/12/25, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     1,400,000        1,583,673  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to 12/11/23, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     400,000        444,618  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to 7/17/23, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     4,800,000        5,232,000  

UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 8/7/25 (USD)g,h,j,k

 

     3,200,000        3,651,184  

UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 1/31/24, 144A (USD)b,c,g,h,k

 

     4,600,000        5,068,947  

UBS Group AG, 7.125% to 8/10/21 (USD)g,h,j,k

 

     800,000        805,000  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

 

        24,542,841  
        

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM

     1.9%        

BANKS

     1.6%        

Barclays PLC, 7.875% to 3/15/22 (USD)g,h,j,k

 

     3,800,000        3,968,150  

Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 6/15/24 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     2,200,000        2,503,875  

HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP, 10.176% to 6/30/30, 144A (USD)b,c,d,g,h

 

     7,270,000        12,053,224  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.375% to 3/30/25 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     1,600,000        1,785,880  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.50% to 3/23/28 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     2,800,000        3,216,514  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Principal
Amount
    Value  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 6/27/24 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

   $ 3,534,000     $ 4,029,467  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 9/27/25 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     1,800,000       2,110,500  

Natwest Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     3,600,000       4,268,988  

Natwest Group PLC, 8.625% to 8/15/21 (USD)b,g,h,k

 

     3,200,000       3,230,544  

Standard Chartered PLC, 4.75% to 1/14/31, 144A (USD)c,g,h,k

 

     1,400,000       1,441,433  

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.75% to 4/2/23, 144A (USD)c,g,h,k

 

     600,000       655,614  
       

 

 

 
          39,264,189  
       

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

     0.1%       

Vodafone Group PLC, 7.00% to 1/4/29, due 4/4/79 (USD)b,h

 

     2,600,000       3,152,468  
       

 

 

 

OIL & GAS

     0.2%       

BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.875% to 3/22/30 (USD)b,g,h

 

     3,550,000       3,906,775  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

 

       46,323,432  
       

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

     6.6%       

BANKS

     4.1%       

AgriBank FCB, 6.875% to 1/1/24b,g,h

 

      37,000       4,060,750  

Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% to 5/15/28, Series Cg,h

 

     2,000,000       2,030,600  

Bank of America Corp., 5.875% to 3/15/28, Series FFb,g,h

 

     3,682,000       4,218,872  

Bank of America Corp., 6.10% to 3/17/25, Series AAb,g,h

 

     4,886,000       5,489,739  

Bank of America Corp., 6.25% to 9/5/24, Series Xb,g,h

 

     4,700,000       5,202,312  

Bank of America Corp., 6.50% to 10/23/24, Series Zb,g,h

 

     3,806,000       4,319,810  

Citigroup, Inc., 3.875% to 2/18/26g,h

 

     1,500,000       1,535,625  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.00% to 9/12/24, Series Ub,g,h

 

     4,079,000       4,279,279  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.90% to 2/15/23b,g,h

 

     5,675,000       6,004,036  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 5/15/25, Series Pb,g,h

 

     6,000,000       6,581,700  

Citigroup, Inc., 6.25% to 8/15/26, Series Tb,g,h

 

     4,850,000       5,679,204  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.65% to 10/6/25, Series Fb,g,h

 

     2,000,000       2,215,000  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 6.375% to 4/6/24, Series Cb,g,h

 

     1,200,000       1,278,000  

CoBank ACB, 6.25% to 10/1/22, Series Fb,g,h

 

      52,500       5,565,000  

CoBank ACB, 6.25% to 10/1/26, Series Ib,g,h

 

     2,866,000       3,209,920  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Principal
Amount
    Value  

Comerica, Inc., 5.625% to 7/1/25g,h

 

   $ 1,997,000     $ 2,216,670  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to 9/15/23, 144Ab,c,g,h

 

      35,300       3,830,050  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, 5.30% to 11/10/26, Series Ob,g,h

 

     1,645,000       1,848,322  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 4.45% to 10/15/27, Series Gg,h

 

     1,000,000       1,070,000  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 5.625% to 7/15/30, Series Fg,h

 

     1,105,000       1,287,325  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.65% to 6/1/26, Series KKg,h

 

     3,940,000       3,950,441  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.00% to 8/1/24, Series FFg,h

 

     1,537,000       1,625,493  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% to 10/1/24, Series Xb,g,h

 

     2,500,000       2,735,938  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125% to 4/30/24, Series Ug,h

 

     636,000       689,424  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/1/24, Series Sb,g,h

 

     2,790,000       3,095,435  

SVB Financial Group, 4.00% to 5/15/26, Series Cg,h

 

     2,980,000       3,040,494  

Truist Financial Corp., 4.80% to 9/1/24, Series Nb,d,g,h

 

     1,810,000       1,902,763  

Truist Financial Corp., 5.10% to 3/1/30, Series Qg,h

 

     2,623,000       2,954,154  

Truist Financial Corp., 5.125% to 12/15/27, Series Mg,h

 

     500,000       537,500  

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% to 3/15/26, Series BBg,h

 

     3,500,000       3,625,738  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875% to 6/15/25, Series Ub,g,h

 

     2,891,000       3,244,887  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.95%, due 12/1/86b

 

      2,830,000       3,898,291  
       

 

 

 
          103,222,772  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC

     0.2%     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.125% to 9/1/23, Series Ab,g,h

 

     1,960,000       2,083,725  

Duke Energy Corp., 4.875% to 9/16/24b,g,h

 

     3,580,000       3,812,700  
       

 

 

 
          5,896,425  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     0.4%     

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.00% to 6/1/26, Series Ig,h

 

     5,000,000       5,225,000  

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 5.375% to 6/1/25, Series Gg,h

 

     2,936,000       3,252,501  
       

 

 

 
          8,477,501  
       

 

 

 

FOOD

     0.3%     

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.875%, 144Ac,f,g

 

      60,000       6,030,000  
       

 

 

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

     0.2%       

ELECTRIC

     0.1%       

CMS Energy Corp., 4.75% to 3/1/30, due 6/1/50b,h

 

     1,525,000       1,703,234  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Principal
Amount
     Value  

GAS—DISTRIBUTION

     0.1%        

Sempra Energy, 4.875% to 10/15/25g,h

 

   $ 3,780,000      $ 4,110,750  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE

 

        5,813,984  
        

 

 

 

INSURANCE

     1.2%        

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

     0.8%        

MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, due 12/15/37, 144A (TruPS)b,c

 

     4,500,000        6,277,500  

MetLife, Inc., 5.875% to 3/15/28, Series Db,g,h

 

     2,530,000        2,929,209  

MetLife, Inc., 9.25%, due 4/8/68, 144Ab,c

 

     6,500,000        9,865,890  

Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65% to 5/15/23, due 5/15/53b,h

 

     500,000        535,872  

Voya Financial, Inc., 6.125% to 9/15/23, Series Ab,g,h

 

     1,310,000        1,418,075  
        

 

 

 
           21,026,546  
        

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE

     0.1%        

American International Group, Inc., 8.175% to 5/15/38, due 5/15/68b,h

 

     925,000        1,340,975  
        

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY

     0.2%        

Assurant, Inc., 7.00% to 3/27/28, due 3/27/48b,h

 

     3,200,000        3,703,584  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 7.80%, due 3/7/87, 144Ab,c

 

     1,680,000        2,215,763  
        

 

 

 
           5,919,347  
        

 

 

 

REINSURANCE

     0.1%        

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, 4.90% to 1/15/30, due 1/15/40b,h

 

     1,760,000        1,868,504  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

        30,155,372  
        

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     0.1%        

Energy Transfer LP, 7.125% to 5/15/30, Series Gg,h

 

     2,247,000        2,325,645  
        

 

 

 

UTILITIES

     0.1%        

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65% to 5/1/29, due 5/1/79b,h

 

     2,870,000        3,342,196  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES

 

        165,263,895  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$303,487,903)

 

        340,787,699  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

            Shares      Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     0.1%        

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

        

State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.01%l

 

     3,354,719      $ 3,354,719  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$3,354,719)

 

        3,354,719  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$2,644,246,846)

     136.6%           3,413,050,542  

WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS

     (0.0)             (1,079,960

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

     (36.6)             (913,802,072
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $26.66 per share based on 93,716,062 shares of common stock outstanding)

     100.0%         $ 2,498,168,510  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Option Contracts

Written Options

 

             
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amountm
    Premiums
Received
    Value  

Call—Oneok, Inc.

    $57.50       7/16/21       (3,818     $(21,243,352     $(261,781     $(229,080

Put—Duke Energy Corp.

    97.50       8/20/21       (1,749     (17,266,128     (417,250     (419,760

Put—Sempra Energy

    130.00       8/20/21       (1,268     (16,798,464     (429,301     (431,120

 

 
        (6,835     $(55,307,944     $(1,108,332     $(1,079,960

 

 

Unfunded Subscription Agreement

 

             
Counterparty    Referenced Obligation    Subscription
Price per
Share
     Notional
Amounto
     Settlement
Daten
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    % of Net
Assets
 

Star Peak Corp IIf

   Benson Hill, Inc.a,n      $10.00        $9,625,000        9/30/21      $ (173,250     (0.01 )% 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts

 

                 

Notional

Amount

    Fixed
Rate
Payable
    Fixed
Payment
Frequency
  Floating
Rate
(resets
monthly)
Receivable
  Floating
Payment
Frequency
    Maturity Date   Value     Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  $255,000,000       0.670% p    Monthly   1 month LIBORp     Monthly     9/15/25   $ 1,349,809     $     $ 1,349,809  
  212,500,000       1.240%     Monthly   0.088%q     Monthly     2/3/26     (4,440,920     (80,489     (4,521,409
  85,000,000       0.898%     Monthly   0.086%q     Monthly     5/1/26     (309,057           (309,057
  255,000,000       1.237% p    Monthly   1 month LIBORp     Monthly     9/15/27     618,941             618,941  

 

 

 
            $ (2,781,227   $ (80,489   $ (2,861,716

 

 

 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

 

EMTN

  Euro Medium Term Note

FRN

  Floating Rate Note

LIBOR

  London Interbank Offered Rate

MLP

  Master Limited Partnership

MXN

  Mexican Peso

TruPS

  Trust Preferred Securities

USD

  United States Dollar

 

 

Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

 

Represents shares.

a 

Non-income producing security.

b 

All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement. $1,881,536,997 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

c 

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. Aggregate holdings amounted to $254,962,559 which represents 10.2% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

d 

A portion of the security has been rehypothecated in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement. $857,608,290 in aggregate has been rehypothecated.

e 

All or a portion of the security is pledged in connection with written option contracts. $29,156,211 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

f 

Security value is determined based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

g 

Perpetual security. Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but they may be called/redeemed by the issuer.

h 

Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

i 

Variable rate. Rate shown is in effect at June 30, 2021.

j 

Securities exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are subject to resale restrictions. Aggregate holdings amounted to $25,258,575 which represents 1.0% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

k 

Contingent Capital security (CoCo). CoCos are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer. Aggregate holdings amounted to $98,640,228 which represents 3.9% of the net assets of the Fund. (2.9% of the managed assets of the Fund).

l 

Rate quoted represents the annualized seven-day yield.

m 

Represents the number of contracts multiplied by notional contract size multiplied by the underlying price.

n 

Represents an unfunded subscription agreement with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to purchase unregistered shares of a target company. The settlement date shown reflects the estimated date based upon the subscription agreement and is subject to change. The investment is restricted from resale until the shares are registered. Security value is determined based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

o 

Represents the number of shares multiplied by the subscription price.

p 

Represents two forward-starting interest rate swap contracts with interest receipts and payments commencing on December 24, 2021 and December 24, 2022, respectively (effective dates).

q

Based on 1 month LIBOR. Represents rates in effect at June 30, 2021.

 

Sector Summary

   % of Managed
Assets
 

Electric

     30.2  

Pipelines

     13.6  

Communications

     8.7  

Railways

     8.0  

Banks

     7.0  

Toll Roads

     6.7  

Airports

     6.5  

Utilities

     5.5  

Gas Distribution

     3.7  

Insurance

     1.7  

Financial

     1.6  

Real Estate

     1.5  

Renewable Energy

     1.4  

Freight Rails

     1.1  

Other

     2.8  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS:

 

Investments in securities, at valuea (Identified cost—$2,644,246,846)

   $ 3,413,050,542  

Cash

     18,002  

Cash collateral pledged for interest rate swap contracts

     18,963,097  

Foreign currency, at value (Identified cost—$3,438,309)

     3,439,666  

Receivable for:

  

Investment securities sold

     25,369,804  

Dividends and interest

     13,248,832  

Other assets

     67,678  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     3,474,157,621  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

Written option contracts, at value (Premiums received—$1,108,332)

     1,079,960  

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded subscription agreement

     173,250  

Payable for:

  

Credit agreementb

     950,000,000  

Investment securities purchased

     17,511,939  

Investment management fees

     2,454,853  

Interest expense

     1,781,724  

Foreign capital gains tax

     1,566,665  

Variation margin on interest rate swap contracts

     718,384  

Administration fees

     173,284  

Directors’ fees

     2,862  

Other liabilities

     526,190  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     975,989,111  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,498,168,510  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,686,447,658  

Total distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)

     811,720,852  
  

 

 

 
   $ 2,498,168,510  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:

 

($2,498,168,510 ÷ 93,716,062 shares outstanding)

   $ 26.66  
  

 

 

 

MARKET PRICE PER SHARE

   $ 28.69  
  

 

 

 

MARKET PRICE PREMIUM (DISCOUNT) TO NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

     7.61
  

 

 

 

 

a 

Includes $1,881,536,997 pledged as collateral, of which $857,608,290 has been rehypothecated, in connection with the Fund’s credit agreement, as described in Note 8.

b 

Amount includes $255,000,000 maturing after June 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend income (net of $2,240,902 of foreign withholding tax)

   $ 40,129,243  

Interest income

     8,476,247  

Rehypothecation income

     269,459  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     48,874,949  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

     13,923,942  

Interest expense

     10,518,802  

Administration fees

     1,086,888  

Reports to shareholders

     401,345  

Custodian fees and expenses

     166,181  

Professional fees

     86,933  

Directors’ fees and expenses

     46,190  

Transfer agent fees and expenses

     11,338  

Miscellaneous

     122,371  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     26,363,990  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     22,510,959  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in securities

     100,789,211  

Written option contracts

     2,314,165  

Interest rate swap contracts

     (1,091,735

Foreign currency transactions

     194,812  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     102,206,453  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in securities (net of increase in accrued foreign
capital gains tax of $92,119)

     146,898,054  

Written option contracts

     (251,286

Interest rate swap contracts

     6,771,888  

Unfunded subscription agreement

     (173,250

Foreign currency translations

     (134,780
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     153,110,626  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     255,317,079  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 277,828,038  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

 

     For the

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
       For the

Year Ended
December 31, 2020
 

Change in Net Assets:

       

From Operations:

       

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 22,510,959        $ 38,652,643  

Net realized gain (loss)

     102,206,453          98,183,530  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     153,110,626          (253,995,051
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     277,828,038          (117,158,878
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (87,090,889        (173,963,770
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Stock Transactions:

       

Issued as reinvestment of dividends and distributions (See Note 6)

     3,254,055          1,679,415  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     193,991,204          (289,443,233

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

     2,304,177,306          2,593,620,539  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,498,168,510        $ 2,304,177,306  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash:

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 277,828,038  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Purchases of long-term investments

     (895,791,040

Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments

     856,372,565  

Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments

     10,156,507  

Net amortization of premium on investments in securities

     510,399  

Net increase in dividends and interest receivable and other assets

     (3,713,580

Net decrease in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (90,447

Net increase in payable for variation margin on interest rate swap contracts

     603,160  

Net increase in premiums received from written option contracts

     591,044  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on written option contracts

     251,286  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on unfunded subscription agreement

     173,250  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in securities

     (146,898,054

Net realized gain on investments in securities

     (100,789,211
  

 

 

 

Cash used for operating activities

     (796,083
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

Drawdown on revolving credit agreement

     100,000,000  

Dividends paid

     (83,836,834
  

 

 

 

Cash provided by financing activities

     16,163,166  
  

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash

     15,367,083  

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period (including foreign currency)

     7,053,682  
  

 

 

 

Cash and restricted cash at end of period (including foreign currency)

   $ 22,420,765  
  

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Activities:

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, interest paid was $10,826,276.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, reinvestment of dividends was $3,254,055.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, as part of exchange offers on five of the Fund’s investments, the Fund received shares of new securities valued at $17,026,764.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS—(Continued)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sums to the total of such amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

Cash

   $ 18,002  

Restricted cash

     18,963,097  

Foreign currency

     3,439,666  
  

 

 

 

Total cash and restricted cash shown on the Statement of Cash Flows

   $ 22,420,765  
  

 

 

 

Restricted cash consists of cash that has been pledged to cover the Fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts. It is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash collateral pledged for interest rate swap contracts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto.

 

                                                                                   
     For the Six
Months Ended

June 30, 2021
    For the Year Ended December 31,  

Per Share Operating Data:

  2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $24.62       $27.73       $22.08       $25.53       $22.00       $22.22  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)a

     0.24       0.41       0.57       0.52       0.67       0.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.73       (1.66     6.94       (1.97     4.63       1.12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.97       (1.25     7.51       (1.45     5.30       1.81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.93     (0.41     (0.58     (0.53     (1.03     (0.62

Net realized gain

           (1.45     (1.28     (1.47     (0.74     (1.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.93     (1.86     (1.86     (2.00     (1.77     (2.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value

     2.04       (3.11     5.65       (3.45     3.53       (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $26.66       $24.62       $27.73       $22.08       $25.53       $22.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market value, end of period

     $28.69       $25.82       $26.20       $19.76       $24.00       $19.36  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Total net asset value returnb

     12.14 %c      -3.66     35.09     -5.34     25.33     9.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total market value returnb

     15.07 %c      6.94     42.63     -9.89     33.89     11.93
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

     $2,498.2       $2,304.1       $2,593.6       $1,883.8       $2,178.0       $1,876.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average daily net assets:

            

Expenses

     2.20 %d      2.53     2.50     2.44     2.17     2.19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses (excluding interest expense)

     1.32 %d      1.35     1.36     1.39     1.35     1.36
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     1.88 %d      1.73     2.18     2.18     2.73     2.97
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average daily managed assetse

     1.61 %d      1.83     1.81     1.73     1.54     1.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     26 %c      54     41     37     46     51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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     For the Six
Months Ended

June 30, 2021
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
Credit Agreement   2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

Asset coverage ratio for credit agreement

     363     371     405     322     356     321
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 for credit agreement

     $3,630       $3,711       $4,051       $3,216       $3,562       $3,208  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amount of loan outstanding (in millions)

     $950.0       $850.0       $850.0       $850.0       $850.0       $850.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a 

Calculation based on average shares outstanding.

b 

Total net asset value return measures the change in net asset value per share over the period indicated. Total market value return is computed based upon the Fund’s market price per share and excludes the effects of brokerage commissions. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of these calculations, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

c 

Not annualized.

d 

Annualized.

e 

Average daily managed assets represent net assets plus the outstanding balance of the credit agreement.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Note 1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on January 8, 2004 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is total return with emphasis on income.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946—Investment Companies. The accounting policies of the Fund are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Portfolio Valuation: Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse. Exchange-traded options are valued at their last sale price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges on the valuation date. In the absence of a last sale price on such day, options are valued at the average of the quoted bid and ask prices as of the close of business. Over-the-counter (OTC) options are valued based upon prices provided by a third-party pricing service or counterparty.

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges (including NASDAQ) are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Readily marketable securities traded in the OTC market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment manager) to be OTC, are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment manager, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities.

Fixed-income securities are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment manager, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities. The pricing services or broker-dealers use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services or broker-dealers may utilize a market-based approach

 

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through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services or broker-dealers also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features which are then used to calculate the fair values.

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value (NAV).

The policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment manager, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment manager has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment manager determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

Foreign equity fair value pricing procedures utilized by the Fund may cause certain non-U.S. equity holdings to be fair valued on the basis of fair value factors provided by a pricing service to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund values such securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the NAV of Fund shares to differ from the NAV that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the

 

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investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, 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 investments may or may not be an indication of the risk associated with those investments. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2021 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

     Total      Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Common Stock:

           

Thailand

   $ 45,978,465      $      $ 45,978,465      $  

Other Countries

     2,902,855,471        2,902,855,471                

Preferred Securities—

           

$25 Par Value:

           

United States

     111,149,525        106,502,085        4,647,440         

Other Countries

     8,924,663        8,924,663                

Preferred Securities—

           

Capital Securities:

           

United States

     165,263,895               159,233,895        6,030,000 a 

Other Countries

     175,523,804               175,523,804         

Short-Term Investments

     3,354,719               3,354,719         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securitiesb

   $ 3,413,050,542      $ 3,018,282,219      $ 388,738,323      $ 6,030,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Total     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
    Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

   $ 1,968,750     $     $ 1,968,750     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Derivative Assetsb

   $ 1,968,750     $     $ 1,968,750     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unfunded Subscription Agreement

   $ (173,250   $     $     $ (173,250 )c 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

     (4,830,466           (4,830,466      

Written Option Contracts

     (1,079,960     (1,079,960            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilitiesb

   $ (6,083,676   $ (1,079,960   $ (4,830,466   $ (173,250
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a 

Level 3 investments are valued by a third-party pricing service. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated. A change in the significant unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.

b 

Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.

c 

Investment is valued based on the underlying stock price and significant unobservable inputs that factor in volatility and discount for lack of marketability, as such, this security has been fair valued by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to the Fund’s fair value procedures and classified as Level 3 security.

The following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Preferred
Securities—Capital
Securities—United
States—Food
       Unfunded
Subscription
Agreement
 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

   $ 5,790,000        $  

Purchases

               

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     240,000          (173,250
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2021

   $ 6,030,000        $ (173,250
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to securities owned on June 30, 2021 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $66,750.

 

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The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for investments categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

     Fair Value at
June 30, 2021
    Valuation
Technique
     Unobservable
Inputs
     Amount     Valuation Impact
from an
Increase in
Inputa
 

Unfunded Subscription Agreement

   $ (173,250    


Market

Price less
Discount

 

 
 

    
Liquidity
Discount
 
 
     0.83     Decrease  

 

a 

Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may result in a materially higher or lower fair value measurement.

Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends on foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed after the ex-dividend date. Distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as ordinary income, net realized capital gain or return of capital based on information reported by the REITs and management’s estimates of such amounts based on historical information. Distributions from Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are recorded as income and return of capital based on information reported by the MLPs and management’s estimates of such amounts based on historical information. These estimates are adjusted when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs and MLPs and actual amounts may differ from the estimated amounts.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign currency transaction gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, (excluding gains and losses on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are presented separately, if any) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting

 

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from changes in exchange rates. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign currency gains/losses included in realized and unrealized gain/loss are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Option Contracts: The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and OTC put or call options on securities, stock indices and other financial instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance portfolio returns and/or reduce overall volatility.

When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires, the Fund realizes a gain on the option to the extent of the premium received. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the Fund. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds of the security sold to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying investment. Other risks include the possibility of an illiquid options market or the inability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.

Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss when the underlying transaction is executed. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts: The Fund uses interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its credit agreement. The interest rate swaps are intended to reduce interest rate risk by countering the effect that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund’s shares as a result of the floating rate structure of interest owed pursuant to the credit agreement. When entering into interest rate swaps, the Fund agrees to pay the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the counterparty) a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty’s agreement to pay the Fund a variable rate payment that was intended to approximate the Fund’s variable rate payment obligation on the credit agreement, the accruals for which would begin at a specific date in the future (“the effective date”). The payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the swap. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the use of interest rate swaps could enhance or harm the overall performance of the Fund. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in the value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the CCP) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as

 

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initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash collateral pledged for interest rate swap contracts. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin on interest rate swap contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Any upfront payments paid or received upon entering into a swap agreement would be recorded as assets or liabilities, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and amortized or accreted over the life of the swap and recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Payments received from or paid to the counterparty during the term of the swap agreement, or at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.

Unfunded Subscription Agreement: The Fund has entered into a subscription agreement with Star Peak Corp II (NYSE: STPC), a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) company to purchase $9.625 million of unregistered shares of Benson Hill, Inc. Among other closing conditions, the closing of the Fund’s subscription for the shares is conditioned upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the business combination of STPC and Benson Hill, Inc. This business combination requires approval by shareholders of STPC. Assuming timely approval of the business combination and the satisfaction of the conditions relating thereto, the closing of the subscription is expected to occur in September 2021. At closing, the Fund will deliver cash in the amount of the purchase price and receive restricted PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) shares of Benson Hill, Inc. that will be registered within 90 days.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are typically declared quarterly and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward, are typically distributed to shareholders at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are automatically reinvested in full and fractional shares of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s Reinvestment Plan, unless the shareholder has elected to have them paid in cash.

The Fund has a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Plan gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a more regular basis to shareholders. Therefore, regular monthly distributions throughout the year may include a portion of estimated realized long-term capital gains, along with net investment income, short-term capital gains and return of capital, which is not taxable. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund is required to adhere to certain conditions in order to distribute long-term capital gains during the year.

Dividends from net investment income are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes. Based upon the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021, the investment manager

 

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considers it likely that a portion of the dividends will be reclassified to distributions from net realized gain upon the final determination of the Fund’s taxable income after December 31, 2021, the Fund’s fiscal year end.

Distributions Subsequent to June 30, 2021: The following distributions have been declared by the Fund’s Board of Directors and are payable subsequent to the period end of this report.

 

Ex-Date

 

Record Date

  Payable Date  

Amount

7/13/21  

7/14/21

  7/30/21   $0.155
8/17/21  

8/18/21

  8/31/21   $0.155
9/14/21  

9/15/21

  9/30/21   $0.155

Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company (RIC), if such qualification is in the best interest of the shareholders, by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs, and by distributing substantially all of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. Also, in order to avoid the payment of any federal excise taxes, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized gains on a calendar year basis. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Dividend and interest income from holdings in non-U.S. securities is recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. Security and foreign currency transactions and any gains realized by the Fund on the sale of securities in certain non-U.S. markets are subject to non-U.S. taxes. The Fund records a liability based on any unrealized gains on securities held in these markets in order to estimate the potential non-U.S. taxes due upon the sale of these securities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal and applicable state income tax returns as well as its tax positions in non-U.S. jurisdictions in which it trades for all open tax years and has concluded that as of June 30, 2021, no additional provisions for income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s tax positions for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, state departments of revenue and by foreign tax authorities.

Note 2. Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Management Fees: Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to an investment management agreement (the investment management agreement). Under the terms of the investment management agreement, the investment manager provides the Fund with day-to-day investment decisions and generally manages the Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors.

For the services provided to the Fund, the investment manager receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.85% of the average daily managed assets of the Fund. Managed assets are equal to the net assets plus the amount of any borrowings used for leverage outstanding.

Under subadvisory agreements between the investment manager and each of Cohen & Steers Asia Limited and Cohen & Steers UK Limited (collectively, the subadvisors), affiliates of the investment manager, the subadvisors are responsible for managing the Fund’s investments in certain non-U.S. securities. For their services provided under the subadvisory agreements, the investment

 

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manager (not the Fund) pays the subadvisors. The investment manager allocates 50% of the investment management fee received from the Fund among itself and each subadvisor based on the portion of the Fund’s average daily managed assets managed by the investment manager and each subadvisor.

Administration Fees: The Fund has entered into an administration agreement with the investment manager under which the investment manager performs certain administrative functions for the Fund and receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.06% of the average daily managed assets of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $982,866 in fees under this administration agreement. Additionally, the Fund pays State Street Bank and Trust Company as co-administrator under a fund accounting and administration agreement.

Directors’ and Officers’ Fees: Certain directors and officers of the Fund are also directors, officers and/or employees of the investment manager. The Fund does not pay compensation to directors and officers affiliated with the investment manager except for the Chief Compliance Officer, who received compensation from the investment manager, which was reimbursed by the Fund, in the amount of $8,490 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Note 3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, totaled $884,975,017 and $836,879,191, respectively.

Note 4. Derivative Investments

The following tables present the value of derivatives held at June 30, 2021 and the effect of derivatives held during the six months ended June 30, 2021, along with the respective location in the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

   

Assets

   

Liabilities

 

Derivatives

 

Location

  Fair Value    

Location

  Fair Value  

Interest Rate Risk:

       

 

Interest Rate Swap Contractsa

    $         —    

Payable for variation

margin on interest rate swap contracts

  $ (2,861,716 )b 

Equity Risk:

       

Unfunded Subscription
Agreements

          Unrealized depreciation     173,250  

Written Option Contracts—Exchange-Tradeda

          Written option contracts, at value     1,079,960  

 

a 

Not subject to a master netting arrangement or another similar agreement.

b 

Amount represents the cumulative depreciation on interest rate swap contracts as reported on the Schedule of Investments. The Statement of Assets and Liabilities only reflects the current day variation margin payable to the broker.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Derivatives

  

Location

  Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Interest Rate Risk:

      

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   $ (1,091,735   $ 6,771,888  

Equity Risk:

      

Unfunded Subscription
Agreements

   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           (173,250

Written Option Contracts

   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     2,314,165       (251,286

The following summarizes the volume of the Fund’s option contracts, interest rate swap contracts and unfunded subscription agreement activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

 

     Written Option
Contractsa
     Interest Rate
Swap
Contracts
     Unfunded
Subscription
Agreementb,c
 

Average Notional Amount

   $ 38,157,071      $ 613,214,286      $ 9,562,500  

 

a 

Notional amount is calculated using the number of contracts multiplied by notional contract size multiplied by the underlying price.

b 

Average notional amounts represent the average for all months in which the Fund had unfunded subscription agreement outstanding at month-end. For the period, this represents four months for unfunded subscription agreement.

c 

Notional amount is calculated using the number of shares multiplied by the subscription price.

Note 5. Income Tax Information

As of June 30, 2021, the federal tax cost and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments held were as follows:

 

Cost of investments in securities for federal income tax purposes

   $ 2,644,246,846  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments

   $ 833,920,055  

Gross unrealized depreciation on investments

     (68,122,593
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   $ 765,797,102  
  

 

 

 

 

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Note 6. Capital Stock

The Fund is authorized to issue 300 million shares of common stock at a par value of $0.001 per share.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund issued 122,946 shares of common stock at $3,254,055 for the reinvestment of dividends. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund issued 70,307 shares of common stock at $1,679,415 for the reinvestment of dividends.

On December 8, 2020, the Board of Directors approved the continuation of the delegation of its authority to management to effect repurchases, pursuant to management’s discretion and subject to market conditions and investment considerations, of up to 10% of the Fund’s common shares outstanding (Share Repurchase Program) as of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund did not effect any repurchases.

Note 7. Borrowings

The Fund has entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the credit agreement) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Ltd. (BNPP) in which the Fund pays a monthly financing charge based on a combination of LIBOR-based variable and fixed rates. The commitment amount of the credit agreement is $950,000,000. The Fund may pay a fee of 0.45% per annum on any unused portion of the credit agreement. BNPP may not change certain terms of the credit agreement except upon 360 days’ notice. Also, if the Fund violates certain conditions, the credit agreement may be terminated. The Fund is required to pledge portfolio securities as collateral in an amount up to two times the loan balance outstanding (or more depending on the terms of the credit agreement) and has granted a security interest in the securities pledged to, and in favor of, BNPP as security for the loan balance outstanding. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or maintain other financial covenants required under the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement, necessitating the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. Under the terms of the credit agreement, the Fund may, upon prior written notice to BNPP, prepay all or a portion of the fixed rate portions of the credit facility. In the event of such prepayment, the Fund will receive or pay any gain or loss associated with BNPP’s interest rate hedge with respect to the applicable fixed rate portions of the credit facility, which could be material in certain circumstances (breakage fee). The credit agreement also permits, subject to certain conditions, BNPP to rehypothecate portfolio securities pledged by the Fund up to the amount of the loan balance outstanding and the Fund will receive a portion of the fees earned by BNPP in connection with the rehypothecated securities. The Fund continues to receive dividends and interest on rehypothecated securities. The Fund also has the right under the credit agreement to recall the rehypothecated securities from BNPP on demand. If BNPP fails to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Fund will be compensated by BNPP for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security will not be returned by BNPP, the Fund, upon notice to BNPP, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the amount of the recalled security failed to be returned.

As of June 30, 2021, the Fund had outstanding borrowings of $950,000,000 at a weighted average rate of 2.3%. The fair value of these borrowings at June 30, 2021 was approximately $962,256,350, including estimated breakage fees of approximately $12,256,350 in the event of a prepayment of all of

 

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the fixed rate financing. The borrowings are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $889,779,006 at a weighted average borrowing cost of 2.4%.

Note 8. Other Risks

Risk of Market Price Discount from Net Asset Value: Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their NAV. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that NAV could decrease as a result of investment activities. Whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the shares will depend not upon the Fund’s NAV but entirely upon whether the market price of the shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price for the shares. Because the market price of the shares is determined by factors such as relative supply of and demand for shares in the market, general market and economic conditions, and other factors beyond the control of the Fund, Fund shares may trade at, above or below NAV.

Common Stock Risk: The Fund may invest in common stocks. Common stocks are subject to special risks. Although common stocks have historically generated higher average returns than fixed-income securities over the long-term, common stocks also have experienced significantly more volatility in returns. Common stocks may be more susceptible to adverse changes in market value due to issuer specific events or general movements in the equities markets. A drop in the stock market may depress the price of common stocks held by the Fund. Common stock prices fluctuate for many reasons, including changes to investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant stock market, or the occurrence of political or economic events affecting issuers. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of common stock in which the Fund has invested; the price of common stock of an issuer may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the common stocks held by the Fund. Also, common stock of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition. The common stocks in which the Fund will invest are typically subordinated to preferred securities, bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income and assets, and, therefore, will be subject to greater risk than the preferred securities or debt instruments of such issuers. In addition, common stock prices may be sensitive to rising interest rates as the costs of capital rise and borrowing costs increase.

Infrastructure Companies Risk: Securities and instruments of infrastructure companies are more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting their industries. Infrastructure companies may be subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction and improvement programs, high leverage, costs associated with environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, the effects of energy conservation policies and other factors. Infrastructure companies may also be affected by or subject to high interest costs in connection with capital construction and improvement programs; difficulty in raising capital in adequate amounts on

 

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reasonable terms in periods of high inflation and unsettled capital markets; inexperience with and potential losses resulting from a developing deregulatory environment; costs associated with compliance with and changes in environmental and other regulations; regulation by various government authorities; government regulation of rates charged to customers; service interruption due to environmental, operational or other mishaps; the imposition of special tariffs and changes in tax laws, regulatory policies and accounting standards; technological innovations that may render existing plants, equipment or products obsolete; and general changes in market sentiment towards infrastructure and utilities assets.

Foreign Currency and Currency Hedging Risk: Although the Fund will report its NAV and pay dividends in U.S. dollars, foreign securities often are purchased with and make any dividend and interest payments in foreign currencies. Therefore, the Fund’s investments in foreign securities will be subject to foreign currency risk, which means that the Fund’s NAV could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal, dividends and interest to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. The Fund may, but is not required to, engage in various instruments that are designed to hedge the Fund’s foreign currency risks.

If the Fund were to utilize derivatives for the purpose of hedging foreign currency risks, it would be subject to risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are counterparty risk, financial leverage risk, liquidity risk, OTC trading risk and tracking risk. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) and Emerging Market Securities Risk: Risks of investing in foreign securities, which can be expected to be greater for investments in emerging markets, include currency risks, future political and economic developments and possible imposition of foreign withholding or other taxes on income or proceeds payable on the securities. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign issuer than about a domestic issuer, and foreign issuers may not be subject to the same accounting, auditing and financial recordkeeping standards and requirements as domestic issuers.

Securities of companies in emerging markets may be more volatile than those of companies in more developed markets. Emerging market countries generally have less developed markets and economies and, in some countries, less mature governments and governmental institutions. Political developments in foreign countries or the United States may at times subject such countries to sanctions from the U.S. government, foreign governments and/or international institutions that could negatively affect a Fund’s investments in issuers located in, doing business in or with assets in such countries. Investing in securities of companies in emerging markets may entail special risks relating to potential economic, political or social instability and the risks of expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, trade sanctions or embargoes or the imposition of restrictions on foreign investment, the lack of hedging instruments, and repatriation of capital invested. The securities and real estate markets of some emerging market countries have in the past experienced substantial market disruptions and may do so

 

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in the future. The economies of many emerging market countries may be heavily dependent on international trade and have thus been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by trade barriers, foreign exchange controls and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they wish to trade.

Master Limited Partnership Risk: An investment in MLP units involves some risks that differ from an investment in the common stock of a corporation. Holders of MLP units have limited control on matters affecting the partnership. Investing in MLPs involves certain risks related to investing in the underlying assets of the MLPs and risks associated with pooled investment vehicles. MLPs holding credit-related investments are subject to interest rate risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by debt issuers. MLPs that concentrate in a particular industry or a particular geographic region are subject to risks associated with such industry or region. The benefit derived from the Fund’s investment in MLPs is largely dependent on the MLPs being treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. Weakening energy market fundamentals may increase counterparty risk and impact MLP profitability. Specifically, energy companies suffering financial distress may be able to abrogate contracts with MLPs, decreasing or eliminating sources of revenue.

Leverage Risk: The use of leverage is a speculative technique and there are special risks and costs associated with leverage. The NAV of the Fund’s shares may be reduced by the issuance and ongoing costs of leverage. So long as the Fund is able to invest in securities that produce an investment yield that is greater than the total cost of leverage, the leverage strategy will produce higher current net investment income for the stockholders. On the other hand, to the extent that the total cost of leverage exceeds the incremental income gained from employing such leverage, stockholders would realize lower net investment income. In addition to the impact on net income, the use of leverage will have an effect of magnifying capital appreciation or depreciation for stockholders. Specifically, in an up market, leverage will typically generate greater capital appreciation than if the Fund were not employing leverage. Conversely, in down markets, the use of leverage will generally result in greater capital depreciation than if the Fund had been unlevered. To the extent that the Fund is required or elects to reduce its leverage, the Fund may need to liquidate investments, including under adverse economic conditions which may result in capital losses potentially reducing returns to stockholders. The use of leverage also results in the investment management fees payable to the investment manager being higher than if the Fund did not use leverage and can increase operating costs, which may reduce total return. In some market conditions, the Fund may not be able to employ leverage to the extent or at the cost desired. This could prevent the Fund from executing its portfolio strategies or could otherwise depress shareholder returns. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

Preferred Securities Risk: Preferred securities are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that a security will decline in price, or the issuer of the security will fail to make dividend, interest or principal payments when due, because the issuer experiences a decline in its financial status. Preferred securities are also subject to interest rate risk and may decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case in an environment of low interest rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. In addition, an issuer may be permitted to

 

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defer or omit distributions. Preferred securities are also generally subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure. During periods of declining interest rates, an issuer maybe able to exercise an option to redeem (call) its issue at par earlier than scheduled, and the Fund may be forced to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Certain preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks. Generally, preferred security holders have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless certain events occur. Certain preferred securities may give the issuers special redemption rights allowing the securities to be redeemed prior to a specified date if certain events occur, such as changes to tax or securities laws.

Credit and Below-Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Credit risk is the risk that a security in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in price or the issuer will fail to make dividend, interest or principal payments when due because the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial status. Preferred securities normally are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure, in terms of priority to corporate income and claim to corporate assets, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than other debt instruments.

The Fund may invest in securities that are rated below investment grade. Below investment grade securities generally involve greater volatility of price and risk of loss of income and principal, and may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher grade securities. Such securities may face major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. It is reasonable to expect that any adverse economic conditions could disrupt the market for lower-rated securities, have an adverse impact on the value of those securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers of those securities to repay principal and interest on those securities.

Geopolitical Risk: Occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years, such as war, terrorist attacks, natural or environmental disasters, country instability, infectious disease epidemics, such as that caused by the COVID-19 virus, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers and other governmental trade or market control programs, the potential exit of a country from its respective union and related geopolitical events, may result in market volatility and may have long-lasting impacts on both the U.S. and global financial markets. Additionally, those events, as well as other changes in foreign and domestic political and economic conditions, could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, secondary trading, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus designated as COVID-19 has resulted in, among other things, extreme volatility in the financial markets and severe losses, reduced liquidity of many instruments, significant travel restrictions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and customer activity, lower consumer demand for goods and services, service and event cancellations, reductions and other changes, strained healthcare systems, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has negatively affected the global economy, the economies of individual countries, and the financial performance of individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways. Pandemics

 

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may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The effects of the outbreak in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to less established health care systems and supply chains. The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects may result in a sustained economic downturn or a global recession, ongoing market volatility and/or decreased liquidity in the financial markets, exchange trading suspensions and closures, higher default rates, domestic and foreign political and social instability and damage to diplomatic and international trade relations. While some vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the political, social, economic, market and financial risks of COVID-19 could persist for years to come. The foregoing could impair the Fund’s ability to maintain operational standards, disrupt the operations of the Fund’s service providers, adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance and your investment in the Fund.

On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the European Union (EU) (referred to as Brexit), commencing a transition period that ended on December 31, 2020. On January 1, 2021, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, a bilateral trade and cooperation deal governing the future relationship between the UK and the EU, provisionally went into effect. The UK Parliament ratified the agreement in December 2020 and the EU Parliament ratified the agreement in April 2021. The agreement must now be approved by EU member states to enter into force officially. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and could have negative long-term impacts on financial markets in the UK and throughout Europe. There is considerable uncertainty about the potential consequences of Brexit, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, how future negotiations of trade relations will proceed, and how the financial markets will react to all of the preceding. As this process unfolds, markets may be further disrupted. Given the size and importance of the UK’s economy, uncertainty about its legal, political and economic relationship with the remaining member states of the EU may continue to be a source of instability.

Growing tensions, including trade disputes, between the United States and other nations, or among foreign powers, and possible diplomatic, trade or other sanctions could adversely impact the global economy, financial markets and the Fund. The strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies may, among other things, adversely affect the Fund’s investments denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies. It is difficult to predict when similar events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets may occur, the effects that such events may have, and the duration of those effects.

Derivatives and Hedging Transactions Risk: The Fund’s use of derivatives, including for the purpose of hedging interest rate or foreign currency risks, presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are counterparty risk, financial leverage risk, liquidity risk, OTC trading risk and tracking risk. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives.

Options Risk: Gains on options transactions depend on the investment manager’s or subadvisors’ ability to predict correctly the direction of stock prices, indexes, interest rates, and other economic factors, and unanticipated changes may cause poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in such transactions. A rise in the value of the security or index underlying a call option

 

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written by the Fund exposes the Fund to possible loss or loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the value of any portfolio securities underlying or otherwise related to the call option. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk of a decline in the underlying security or index. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position, and for certain options not traded on an exchange no market usually exists. Trading could be interrupted, for example, because of supply and demand imbalances arising from a lack of either buyers or sellers, or an options exchange could suspend trading after the price has risen or fallen more than the maximum specified by the exchange.

Although the Fund may be able to offset to some extent any adverse effects of being unable to liquidate an option position, that Fund may experience losses in some cases as a result of such inability, may not be able to close its position and, in such an event would be unable to control its losses.

Regulatory Risk: The U.S. government has proposed and adopted multiple regulations that could have a long-lasting impact on the Fund and on the mutual fund industry in general. The SEC’s final rules, related requirements and amendments to modernize reporting and disclosure, along with other potential upcoming regulations, could, among other things, restrict the Fund’s ability to engage in transactions or increase overall expenses of the Fund. In addition, the SEC, Congress, various exchanges and regulatory and self-regulatory authorities, both domestic and foreign, have undertaken reviews of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, which could affect the nature and extent of instruments used by the Fund. While the full extent of all of these regulations is still unclear, these regulations and actions may adversely affect both the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests and its ability to execute its investment strategy. Similarly, regulatory developments in other countries may have an unpredictable and adverse impact on the Fund.

The SEC has recently adopted a rule relating to a registered investment company’s use of derivatives and similar transactions that could potentially require the Fund to observe more stringent requirements than are currently imposed by the 1940 Act. The new rule will replace present SEC and SEC staff regulatory guidance related to limits on a registered investment company’s use of derivative instruments and certain other transactions, such as short sales and reverse repurchase agreements. The rule may substantially curtail the Fund’s ability to use derivative instruments as part of the Fund’s investment strategy and could ultimately prevent the Fund from being able to achieve its investment goals.

LIBOR Risk: Many financial instruments are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies, or investment value. LIBOR is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. In 2017, the head of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. Alternatives to LIBOR are in development in many major financial markets. For example, the U.S. Federal Reserve has begun publishing a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), a broad measure of secured overnight U.S. Treasury repo rates, as a possible replacement for U.S. dollar LIBOR. Bank working groups and regulators in other countries have suggested other alternatives for their markets, including the Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA) in England. Other countries are introducing their own local-currency-denominated alternative reference rates for short-term lending and global consensus on alternative rates is lacking. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE

 

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Benchmark Administration (IBA), announced a delay in the phase out of a majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until mid-2023, with the remainder of LIBOR publications to end at the end of 2021. It is possible that the FCA may compel the IBA to publish a subset of LIBOR settings after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. There remains uncertainty and risk regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include enhanced provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments, the suitability of the proposed replacement rates, and the process for amending existing contracts and instruments remains unclear. As such, the transition away from LIBOR may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, reduced values of, inaccurate valuations of, and miscalculations of payment amounts for LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and reduced effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance or NAV. In addition, any alternative reference rate may be an ineffective substitute resulting in prolonged adverse market conditions for the Fund. Since the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the cessation of LIBOR publications.

Note 9. Other

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 10. Subsequent Events

On August 2, 2021, the Fund entered into an amendment to its existing amended and restated credit agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Ltd. to increase the commitment thereunder from $950 million to $1.16 billion.

On August 5, 2021, the Fund filed with the SEC an automatically effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2 allowing for the delayed or continuous offering of up to $225,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of shares of common stock or rights to subscribe for shares of common stock.

On August 9, 2021, the Fund entered into a Distribution Agreement with Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), pursuant to which the Fund may offer and sell up to 7,750,000 shares of common stock, from time to time, through the Distributor, in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, and filed a prospectus supplement with respect to such at-the-market program. The minimum price on any day at which shares of common stock may be sold will not be less than the then current NAV per common share plus any commissions to be paid to the Distributor.

As of August 25, 2021, the Fund sold 178,080 shares of common stock in the at-the-market-program for a total of $5.1 million at an average net price per share of $28.85, representing an average premium to NAV per common share of approximately 5.3%.

 

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PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. shareholders voted on the following proposals at the annual meeting held on April 22, 2021. The description of each proposal and number of shares voted are as follows:

 

Common Shares    Shares Voted
for
       Authority
Withheld
 

To elect Directors:

       

George Grossman

     75,493,719          1,105,487  

Jane F. Magpiong

     75,521,575          1,077,631  

Robert H. Steers

     75,518,014          1,081,192  

C. Edward Ward, Jr.

     75,417,041          1,182,165  

 

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(The following pages are unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(Periods ended June 30, 2021)

 

Based on Net Asset Value           Based on Market Value  

One Year

    Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception
(3/30/04)
          One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception
(3/30/04)
 
  26.86     10.48     11.54     10.47       40.18     15.23     13.53     10.64

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance results reflect the effect of leverage from utilization of borrowings under a credit agreement and/or from the issuance of preferred shares. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. During certain periods presented above, the investment manager waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. Without this arrangement, performance would have been lower. The Fund’s returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

REINVESTMENT PLAN

We urge shareholders who want to take advantage of this plan and whose shares are held in ‘Street Name’ to consult your broker as soon as possible to determine if you must change registration into your own name to participate.

OTHER INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-227-0757, (ii) on our website at cohenandsteers.com or (iii) on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-227-0757 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Disclosures of the Fund’s complete holdings are required to be made monthly on Form N-PORT, with every third month made available to the public by the SEC 60 days after the end of the Fund’s fiscal quarter. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-227-0757 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Please note that distributions paid by the Fund to shareholders are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes and are taxable up to the amount of the Fund’s investment company taxable income and net realized gains. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s investment company taxable income and net realized gains are a return of capital distributed from the Fund’s assets. To the extent this occurs, the Fund’s shareholders of record will be notified of the estimated amount of capital returned to shareholders for each such distribution and this information will also be available at cohenandsteers.com. The final tax treatment of all distributions is reported to shareholders on their 1099-DIV forms, which are mailed after the close of each calendar year. Distributions of capital decrease the Fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio. In addition, in order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

 

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Notice is hereby given in accordance with Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.

The following information in this semi-annual report is a summary of certain changes since the Fund’s most recent annual shareholder report. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the Fund.

Changes to the Board of Directors

On March 8, 2021, the Board of Directors voted to set the number of directors on the Fund’s Board of Directors to ten. In addition, the Board of Directors elected Ms. Ramona Rogers-Windsor as a Director of the Fund.

Ramona Rogers-Windsor: In addition to serving as a Director of the Cohen & Steers funds, Ms. Rogers-Windsor serves as a member of the Capital Southwest Board of Directors since March 2021 and a member of the Thomas Jefferson University Board of Trustees since December 2020. Previously, Ms. Rogers-Windsor spent over 23 years in investment management with Northwestern Mutual Investment Company, LLC, most recently as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Prior to that, Ms. Rogers-Windsor served as a financial officer with Northwestern Mutual Life. Ms. Rogers-Windsor has over 38 years of experience across multiple segments of the financial services industry and has previously served on the boards of several non-profit organizations. Ms. Rogers-Windsor holds a BS in Accounting from Marquette University and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

 

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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Board of Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the directors who are not parties to the Fund’s investment management and subadvisory agreements (the Management Agreements), or interested persons of any such party (the Independent Directors), has the responsibility under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to approve the Fund’s Management Agreements for their initial two year terms and their continuation annually thereafter at a meeting of the Board of Directors called for the purpose of voting on the approval or continuation. The Management Agreements were discussed at a meeting of the Independent Directors, in their capacity as the Contract Review Committee, held on June 8, 2021 and at meetings of the full Board of Directors held on March 16, 2021 and June 15, 2021. The Independent Directors, in their capacity as the Contract Review Committee, also discussed the Management Agreements in executive session on June 15, 2021. At the meeting of the full Board of Directors on June 15, 2021, the Management Agreements were unanimously continued for a term ending June 30, 2022 by the Fund’s Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors. The Independent Directors were represented by independent counsel who assisted them in their deliberations during the meetings and executive session.

In considering whether to continue the Management Agreements, the Board of Directors reviewed materials provided by an independent data provider, which included, among other items, fee, expense and performance information compared to peer funds (the Peer Funds and, collectively with the Fund, the Peer Group) and performance comparisons to a larger category universe; summary information prepared by the Fund’s investment manager (the Investment Manager); and a memorandum from counsel to the Independent Directors outlining the legal duties of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also spoke directly with representatives of the independent data provider and met with investment management personnel. In addition, the Board of Directors considered information provided from time to time by the Investment Manager throughout the year at meetings of the Board of Directors, including presentations by portfolio managers relating to the investment performance of the Fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Fund’s objective. The Board of Directors also considered information provided in response to a request for information submitted by counsel to the Independent Directors, as well as information provided in response to a supplemental request. Additionally, the Independent Directors noted that in connection with their considerations, that they had received information from the Investment Manager about, and discussed with the Investment Manager, the operations of its business continuity plan and related matters and the operations of third party service providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the Board of Directors considered the following:

(i) The nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors: The Board of Directors reviewed the services that the Investment Manager and sub-investment advisors (the Subadvisors) provide to the Fund, including, but not limited to, making the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund, placing orders for the investment and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets, furnishing information to the Board of Directors of the Fund regarding the Fund’s portfolio, providing individuals to serve as Fund officers, managing the Fund’s debt leverage level, and, for the Investment Manager, generally managing the Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund. The Board of Directors also discussed with officers and portfolio managers of the Fund the types of transactions conducted on behalf of the Fund. Additionally, the Board of Directors took into account the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors to its other funds and accounts, including those that have investment objectives and strategies similar to those of

 

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the Fund. The Board of Directors also considered the education, background and experience of the Investment Manager’s and Subadvisors’ personnel, particularly noting the potential benefit that the portfolio managers’ work experience and favorable reputation can have on the Fund. The Board of Directors further noted the Investment Manager’s and Subadvisors’ ability to attract qualified and experienced personnel. The Board of Directors also considered the administrative services provided by the Investment Manager, including compliance and accounting services. After consideration of the above factors, among others, the Board of Directors concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors are satisfactory and appropriate.

(ii) Investment performance of the Fund and the Investment Manager and Subadvisors: The Board of Directors considered the investment performance of the Fund compared to Peer Funds and compared to a relevant linked blended benchmark. The Board of Directors noted that the Fund outperformed the Peer Group medians for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2021, ranking one out of five peers, one out of five peers and one out of four peers, respectively, and represented the Peer Group median for the one-year period, ranking three out of five peers. The Fund outperformed its linked blended benchmark for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, ended March 31, 2021. The Board of Directors engaged in discussions with the Investment Manager regarding the contributors to and detractors from the Fund’s performance during the periods, the relevant implications of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the impact of leverage on the Fund’s performance. The Board of Directors also considered supplemental information provided by the Investment Manager, including a narrative summary of various factors affecting performance, and the Investment Manager’s performance in managing similarly managed funds and accounts. The Board of Directors determined that Fund performance, in light of all the considerations noted above, supported the continuation of the Management Agreements.

(iii) Cost of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Investment Manager from the relationship with the Fund: The Board of Directors considered the contractual and actual management fees paid by the Fund as well as the total expense ratios. As part of its analysis, the Board of Directors gave consideration to the fee and expense analyses provided by the independent data provider. The Board of Directors considered that the Fund’s actual management fees at managed and common asset levels were lower than the Peer Group medians, ranking two out of five peers for each. The Board of Directors also noted that the Fund’s total expense ratios including investment-related expenses at managed asset levels represented the Peer Group median and are higher than the Peer Group median at common asset levels, ranking three out of five peers and four out of five peers, respectively. The Board of Directors also noted that the Fund’s total expense ratios excluding investment-related expenses at both managed and common asset levels are lower than the Peer Group medians, ranking two out of five peers for each. The Board of Directors considered the impact of leverage levels on the Fund’s fees and expenses at managed and common asset levels. In light of the considerations above, the Board of Directors concluded that the Fund’s current expense structure was satisfactory.

The Board of Directors also reviewed information regarding the profitability to the Investment Manager of its relationship with the Fund. The Board of Directors considered the level of the Investment Manager’s profits and whether the profits were reasonable for the Investment Manager. Because the Subadvisors are paid by the Investment Manager (and not by the Fund) for investment services provided to the Fund and are affiliates of the Investment Manager, the Board of Directors considered

 

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the profitability of the Investment Manager as a whole and did not consider the Subadvisors’ separate profitability to be particularly relevant to their determination. The Board of Directors took into consideration other benefits to be derived by the Investment Manager in connection with the Management Agreements, noting particularly the research and related services, within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that the Investment Manager receives by allocating the Fund’s brokerage transactions. The Board of Directors further considered that the Investment Manager continues to reinvest profits back in the business, including upgrading and/or implementing new trading, compliance and accounting systems, and by adding investment personnel to the portfolio management teams. The Board of Directors also considered the administrative services provided by the Investment Manager and the associated administration fee paid to the Investment Manager for such services under the Administration Agreement. The Board of Directors determined that the services received under the Administration Agreement are beneficial to the Fund. The Board of Directors concluded that the profits realized by the Investment Manager from its relationship with the Fund were reasonable and consistent with the Investment Manager’s fiduciary duties.

(iv) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale: The Board of Directors noted that, as a closed-end fund, the Fund would not typically be expected to have inflows of capital that might produce increasing economies of scale. The Board of Directors determined that, given the Fund’s closed-end structure, there were no significant economies of scale that were not being shared with shareholders. In considering economies of scale, the Board of Directors also noted, as discussed above in (iii), that the Investment Manager continues to reinvest profits back in the business.

(v) Comparison of services to be rendered and fees to be paid to those under other investment management contracts, such as contracts of the same and other investment advisors or other clients: As discussed above in (iii), the Board of Directors compared the fees paid under the Management Agreements to those under other investment management contracts of other investment advisors managing Peer Funds. The Board of Directors also compared the services rendered and fees paid under the Management Agreements to fees paid, including the ranges of such fees, under the Investment Manager’s other fund management agreements and advisory contracts with institutional and other clients with similar investment mandates, noting that the Investment Manager provides more services to the Fund than it does for institutional or subadvised accounts. The Board of Directors also considered the entrepreneurial risk and financial exposure assumed by the Investment Manager in developing and managing the Fund that the Investment Manager does not have with institutional and other clients and other differences in the management of registered investment companies and institutional accounts. The Board of Directors determined that on a comparative basis the fees under the Management Agreements were reasonable in relation to the services provided.

No single factor was cited as determinative to the decision of the Board of Directors, and each Director may have assigned different weights to the various factors. Rather, after weighing all of the considerations and conclusions discussed above, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreements.

 

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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy

 

   
Facts   What Does Cohen & Steers Do With Your Personal Information?
Why?   Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?  

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

• Social Security number and account balances

 

• Transaction history and account transactions

 

• Purchase history and wire transfer instructions

How?   All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Cohen & Steers chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information    Does Cohen & Steers
share?
     Can you limit this
sharing?

For our everyday business purposes—

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or reports to credit bureaus

   Yes      No

For our marketing purposes—

to offer our products and services to you

   Yes      No
For joint marketing with other financial companies—    No      We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes—

information about your transactions and experiences

   No      We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes—

information about your creditworthiness

   No      We don’t share
For our affiliates to market to you—    No      We don’t share
For non-affiliates to market to you—    No      We don’t share
             
Questions?    Call 800.330.7348            

 

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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy—(Continued)

 

   
Who we are    
Who is providing this notice?   Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers Asia Limited, Cohen & Steers Japan Limited, Cohen & Steers UK Limited, Cohen & Steers Ireland Limited, Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC, Cohen & Steers Private Funds and Cohen & Steers Open and Closed-End Funds (collectively, Cohen & Steers).
What we do    
How does Cohen & Steers protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We restrict access to your information to those employees who need it to perform their jobs, and also require companies that provide services on our behalf to protect your information.
How does Cohen & Steers collect my personal information?  

We collect your personal information, for example, when you:

 

• Open an account or buy securities from us

 

• Provide account information or give us your contact information

 

• Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

 

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

 

• sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness

 

• affiliates from using your information to market to you

 

• sharing for non-affiliates to market to you

 

State law and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions    
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

• Cohen & Steers does not share with affiliates.

Non-affiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

• Cohen & Steers does not share with non-affiliates.

Joint marketing  

A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

• Cohen & Steers does not jointly market.

 

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Cohen & Steers Open-End Mutual Funds

 

COHEN & STEERS REALTY SHARES

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

 

  Symbols: CSJAX, CSJCX, CSJIX, CSRSX, CSJRX, CSJZX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

 

  Symbols: CSEIX, CSCIX, CREFX, CSDIX, CIRRX, CSZIX

COHEN & STEERS INSTITUTIONAL REALTY SHARES

 

  Designed for institutional investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

 

  Symbol: CSRIX

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL REALTY SHARES

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global real estate equity securities

 

  Symbols: CSFAX, CSFCX, CSSPX, GRSRX, CSFZX

COHEN & STEERS INTERNATIONAL REALTY FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in international (non-U.S.) real estate securities

 

  Symbols: IRFAX, IRFCX, IRFIX, IRFRX, IRFZX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ASSETS FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return and the maximization of real returns during inflationary environments by investing primarily in real assets

 

  Symbols: RAPAX, RAPCX, RAPIX, RAPRX, RAPZX

COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES

AND INCOME FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return (high current income and capital appreciation), investing primarily in preferred and debt securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies

 

  Symbols: CPXAX, CPXCX, CPXFX, CPXIX, CPRRX, CPXZX

COHEN & STEERS LOW DURATION PREFERRED

AND INCOME FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking high current income and capital preservation by investing in low-duration preferred and other income securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies

 

  Symbols: LPXAX, LPXCX, LPXFX, LPXIX, LPXRX, LPXZX

COHEN & STEERS MLP & ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in midstream energy master limited partnership (MLP) units and related stocks

 

  Symbols: MLOAX, MLOCX, MLOIX, MLORX, MLOZX

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global infrastructure securities

 

  Symbols: CSUAX, CSUCX, CSUIX, CSURX, CSUZX

COHEN & STEERS ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND

 

  Designed for investors seeking high current income and capital appreciation, investing in equity, preferred and debt securities, focused on real assets and alternative income strategies

 

  Symbols: DVFAX, DVFCX, DVFIX, DVFRX, DVFZX
 

Distributed by Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC.

 

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any Cohen & Steers U.S. registered open-end fund carefully before investing. A summary prospectus and prospectus containing this and other information can be obtained by calling 800-330-7348 or by visiting cohenandsteers.com. Please read the summary prospectus and prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Robert H. Steers

Director and Chairman

Joseph M. Harvey

Director and Vice President

Michael G. Clark

Director

George Grossman

Director

Dean A. Junkans

Director

Gerald J. Maginnis

Director

Jane F. Magpiong

Director

Daphne L. Richards

Director

Ramona Rogers-Windsor

Director

C. Edward Ward, Jr.

Director

Adam M. Derechin

President and Chief Executive Officer

James Giallanza

Chief Financial Officer

Dana A. DeVivo

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Albert Laskaj

Treasurer

Stephen Murphy

Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President

Robert S. Becker

Vice President

Benjamin Morton

Vice President

William F. Scapell

Vice President

Yigal D. Jhirad

Vice President

 

KEY INFORMATION

Investment Manager and Administrator

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

280 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(212) 832-3232

Co-administrator and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

Computershare

150 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

(866) 227-0757

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol:   UTF

Website: cohenandsteers.com

This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of Fund shares. Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and your investment may be worth more or less at the time you sell your shares.

 

 

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Semiannual Report June 30, 2021

As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are no longer sent by mail, unless you specifically requested paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports are made available on the Fund’s website at www.cohenandsteers.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from a Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, by signing up at www.cohenandsteers.com.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper, free of charge, at anytime. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, you can call (866) 227-0757 to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all Funds held within the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund.

UTFSAR

 

 

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.     

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Included in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies.

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

The registrant has not had any change in the portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this item in the registrant’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

None.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and

 

 

 


 

Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the registrant had the following dollar amounts of income and fees/compensation related to its securities lending activities:

 

     Total  
Gross income from securities lending activities     $1,166,146  

Fees and/or compensation for securities lending activities and related services

       

Fees paid to securities lending agent from a revenue split

    $991,310  

Fees paid for cash collateral management services (including fees deducted from a pooled cash collateral reinvestment vehicle) that are not included in the revenue split

     

Administrative fees that are not included in the revenue split

     

Indemnification fee not included in the revenue split

     

Rebates paid to borrowers;

     

Other fees relating to the securities lending program not included in the revenue split

     
Aggregate fees/compensation for securities lending activities and related services     $991,310  
Net income from securities lending activities     $174,836  

 

(b)

During the registrants most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, BNP Paribas (“BNPP”) served as the registrant’s securities lending agent.

As a securities lending agent, BNPP is responsible for the implementation and administration of the registrant’s securities lending program. Pursuant to its respective Securities Lending Agreement (“Securities Lending Agreement”) with the registrant, BNPP, as a general matter, performs various services, including the following:

 

   

Locating borrowers;

 

   

Monitoring daily the value of the loaned securities and collateral (i.e. the collateral posted by the party borrowing);

 

   

Negotiation of loan terms;

 

   

Selection of securities to be loaned;

 

   

Recordkeeping and account servicing;

 

   

Monitoring of dividend activity and material proxy votes relating to loaned securities, and;

 

   

Arranging for return of loaned securities to the registrant at loan termination.

 

 

 


BNPP is compensated for the above-described services from its securities lending revenue split. The table above shows what the registrant earned and the fees and compensation it paid in connections with its securities lending activities during its most recent fiscal year.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b)  under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(c) Registrant’s notices to shareholders pursuant to registrant’s exemptive order granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder regarding distributions pursuant to the registrant’s Managed Distribution Plan.

 

 

 


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.

COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

 

  By:   /s/ Adam M. Derechin
   

Name:   Adam M. Derechin

Title:    Principal Executive Officer

         (President and Chief Executive Officer)

  Date: September 3, 2021

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/ Adam M. Derechin
   

Name:   Adam M. Derechin

Title:    Principal Executive Officer

         (President and Chief Executive Officer)

  By:   /s/ James Giallanza
   

Name:   James Giallanza

Title:    Principal Financial Officer

         (Chief Financial Officer)

  Date: September 3, 2021