COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

                                                                       
                          Shares      Value  

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE

     21.7     

BANKS

     3.3     

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., 5.50%(a)

       56,453      $ 1,110,431  

Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.625% to 12/31/23, Series I(a),(b),(c)

       17,800        453,366  

KeyCorp., 6.20% to 12/15/27(a),(b),(c)

       17,088        414,384  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc., 6.375% to 3/17/27,
Series A(a),(b),(c)

       17,279        426,273  

PacWest Bancorp, 7.75% to 9/1/27, Series A(a),(b)

       41,200        1,034,532  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The, 6.85% (3 Month US LIBOR + 4.067%), Series P (FRN)(a),(c),(d)

       19,408        492,575  

Regions Financial Corp., 6.375% to 9/15/24, Series B(a),(b),(c)

       28,080        718,848  

Signature Bank/New York NY, 5.00%, Series a(a),(c)

       44,333        778,044  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., 5.75%, Series B(a),(c)

       84,175        1,779,459  

Western Alliance Bancorp, 4.25% to 9/30/26, Series A(a),(b),(c)

       36,353        796,858  
       

 

 

 
          8,004,770  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC

     1.8     

WESCO International, Inc., 10.625% to 6/22/25, Series A(a),(b)

       162,000        4,365,900  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—FOREIGN

     0.7     

BIP Bermuda Holdings I Ltd., 5.125% (Canada)(a),(c)

       10,153        197,679  

Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, 5.00%, due 5/24/81 (Canada)(c)

       47,325        787,961  

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, 5.125%, Series 13
(Canada)(a),(c)

       47,732        801,421  
       

 

 

 
          1,787,061  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIAL

     2.0     

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

     0.6     

Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.625%, due 5/15/61(c)

       16,711        287,429  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 4.875%, Series G(a)

       27,286        522,800  

Synchrony Financial, 5.625%, Series A(a),(c)

       34,125        624,487  
       

 

 

 
          1,434,716  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     1.4     

Morgan Stanley, 6.875% to 1/15/24, Series F(a),(b),(c)

       38,267        959,736  

Morgan Stanley, 6.375% to 10/15/24, Series I(a),(b),(c)

       40,758        1,007,538  

Morgan Stanley, 6.50%, Series P(a),(c)

       58,518        1,471,143  
       

 

 

 
          3,438,417  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

          4,873,133  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—CHEMICALS

     1.2     

CHS, Inc., 7.10% to 3/31/24, Series 2(a),(b)

       28,188        700,754  

 

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                          Shares      Value  

CHS, Inc., 6.75% to 9/30/24, Series 3(a),(b)

       71,955      $ 1,780,886  

CHS, Inc., 7.50%, Series 4(a)

       15,422        410,842  
       

 

 

 
          2,892,482  
       

 

 

 

INSURANCE

     5.0     

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

     3.1     

Athene Holding Ltd., 6.35% to 6/30/29, Series A(a),(b),(c)

       20,327        495,572  

Athene Holding Ltd., 5.625%, Series B(a),(c)

       31,058        691,972  

Athene Holding Ltd., 6.375% to 6/30/25, Series C(a),(b),(c)

       18,452        465,360  

Athene Holding Ltd., 4.875%, Series D(a),(c)

       40,172        743,182  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 5.375%, Series C(a),(c)

       88,800        1,731,600  

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, Series A(a),(c)

       4,723        98,380  

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.30%, Series C(a),(c)

       10,555        176,796  

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.95%, due 9/1/62(c)

       40,203        970,903  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 7.125% to 10/15/27,
due 10/15/52 (c)

       88,400        2,229,006  
       

 

 

 
          7,602,771  
       

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE

     0.3     

Kemper Corp., 5.875% to 3/15/27, due 3/15/62(b),(c)

       34,650        749,826  
       

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY

     0.8     

Enstar Group Ltd., 7.00% to 9/1/28, Series D(a),(b),(c)

       79,150        1,856,067  
       

 

 

 

REINSURANCE

     0.3     

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 4.55%, Series G(a),(c)

       43,992        825,290  
       

 

 

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN

     0.5     

SiriusPoint Ltd., 8.00% to 2/26/26, Series B (Bermuda)(a),(b)

       48,400        1,142,240  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

          12,176,194  
       

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

     2.1     

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., 6.625%, Series UU(a),(c)

       82,867        1,653,197  

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., 6.00%, Series VV(a),(c)

       68,967        1,282,786  

United States Cellular Corp., 5.50%, due 3/1/70(c)

       30,663        567,266  

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

       32,537        601,934  

United States Cellular Corp., 6.25%, due 9/1/69(c)

       53,350        1,106,479  
       

 

 

 
          5,211,662  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     2.0     

Energy Transfer LP, 7.625% to 8/15/23, Series D(a),(b),(c)

       128,715        2,943,712  

Energy Transfer LP, 7.60% to 5/15/24, Series E(a),(b),(c)

       78,522        1,899,447  
       

 

 

 
          4,843,159  
       

 

 

 

 

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                          Shares     Value  

PIPELINES—FOREIGN

     0.7    

Enbridge, Inc., 2.983% to 9/1/25, Series 15 (Canada)(a),(b),(c)

       36,891     $ 408,876  

Enbridge, Inc., 6.375% to 4/15/23, due 4/15/78, Series B
(Canada)(b),(c)

       40,240       952,481  

TC Energy Corp., 3.351% to 11/30/25, Series 11 (Canada)(a),(b),(c)

       26,957       361,612  
      

 

 

 
         1,722,969  
      

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE

     2.0    

DATA CENTERS

     0.4    

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., 6.50%, Series A(a)

       50,000       994,000  
      

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED

     0.5    

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., 5.875%, Series K(a)

       60,000       1,218,000  
      

 

 

 

HOTEL

     0.3    

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.375%, Series G(a)

       45,977       859,770  
      

 

 

 

OFFICE

     0.8    

Brookfield Property Partners LP, 5.75%, Series A(a),(c)

       36,050       612,850  

Brookfield Property Partners LP, 6.50%, Series A-1(a)

       64,780       1,228,877  

Brookfield Property Preferred LP, 6.25%, due 7/26/81(c)

       4,559       85,709  
      

 

 

 
         1,927,436  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

         4,999,206  
      

 

 

 

UTILITIES—ELECTRIC—FOREIGN

     0.9    

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 6.875% to 10/17/23, due 10/17/78 (Canada)(b),(c)

       27,542       668,995  

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

       22,887       554,094  

Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.625% (Canada)(a),(c)

       25,091       425,293  

Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.875% (Canada)(a),(c)

       34,274       604,593  
      

 

 

 
         2,252,975  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$61,715,520)

         53,129,511  
      

 

 

 
           Principal
Amount
       

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES

     123.1    

BANKS

     35.0    

AgriBank FCB, 6.875% to 1/1/24(a),(b),(c)

       26,000 †      2,665,000  

 

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                           Principal
Amount
    Value  

Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% to 5/15/26, Series B(a),(b)

      $ 427,000     $ 334,185  

Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% to 5/15/28, Series C(a),(b)

        2,735,000       1,955,525  

Bank of America Corp., 5.875% to 3/15/28, Series FF(a),(b),(c)

        2,141,000       1,838,584  

Bank of America Corp., 6.10% to 3/17/25, Series AA(a),(b),(c)

        2,100,000       2,014,540  

Bank of America Corp., 6.125% to 4/27/27, Series TT(a),(b),(c)

        1,380,000       1,307,550  

Bank of America Corp., 6.25% to 9/5/24, Series X(a),(b),(c)

        4,620,000       4,475,625  

Bank of America Corp., 6.30% to 3/10/26, Series DD(a),(b),(c)

        922,000       910,291  

Bank of America Corp., 6.50% to 10/23/24, Series Z(a),(b),(c)

        3,151,000       3,099,651  

Bank of America Corp., 8.05%, due 6/15/27, Series B(c)

        1,815,000       1,969,473  

Capital One Financial Corp., 3.95% to 9/1/26, Series M(a),(b)

        833,000       655,988  

Citigroup Capital III, 7.625%, due 12/1/36 (TruPS)

        4,115,000       4,399,885  

Citigroup, Inc., 3.875% to 2/18/26(a),(b)

        3,680,000       3,043,838  

Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% to 12/10/25, Series W(a),(b)

        650,000       549,250  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.00% to 9/12/24, Series U(a),(b)

        893,000       796,893  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.90% to 2/15/23(a),(b)

        750,000       744,375  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 1/30/23(a),(b)

        1,443,000       1,429,465  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 5/15/25, Series P(a),(b)

        2,700,000       2,447,002  

Citigroup, Inc., 6.25% to 8/15/26, Series T(a),(b)

        2,259,000       2,166,381  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.65% to 10/6/25, Series F(a),(b)

        1,477,000       1,443,767  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 6.375% to 4/6/24,
Series C(a),(b),(c)

        303,000       281,790  

CoBank ACB, 6.25% to 10/1/26, Series I(a),(b),(c)

        2,534,000       2,448,804  

CoBank ACB, 6.45% to 10/1/27, Series K(a),(b),(c)

        1,370,000       1,352,401  

Comerica, Inc., 5.625% to 7/1/25, Series A(a),(b)

        1,212,000       1,191,651  

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31, 144A
(TruPS)(e)

        457,869       492,209  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 5.70% to 9/15/25, Series 4,
144A(a),(b),(e)

        1,850,000       1,766,750  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to 9/15/23, 144A(a),(b),(e)

         50,000       5,125,000  

Fifth Third Bancorp, 4.50% to 9/30/25, Series L(a),(b)

        600,000       553,450  

First Horizon Bank, 3.75% (3 Month US LIBOR + 0.85%, Floor 3.75%), 144A (FRN)(a),(d),(e),(f)

         1,537       1,230,176  

Goldman Sachs Capital I, 6.345%, due 2/15/34 (TruPS)

        681,000       664,982  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, 3.65% to 8/10/26,
Series U(a),(b)

        678,000       522,060  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, 4.125% to 11/10/26,
Series V(a),(b)

        478,000       380,608  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, 5.50% to 8/10/24,
Series Q(a),(b)

        1,481,000       1,427,314  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 4.45% to 10/15/27,
Series G(a),(b),(c)

        1,020,000       910,343  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 5.625% to 7/15/30,
Series F(a),(b),(c)

        723,000       673,585  

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.00% to 8/1/24, Series FF(a),(b),(c)

     $ 394,000      $ 355,536  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% to 10/1/24, Series X(a),(b),(c)

       4,103,000        3,941,444  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125% to 4/30/24, Series U(a),(b),(c)

       608,000        590,550  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/1/24, Series S(a),(b),(c)

       3,230,000        3,202,710  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The, 6.00% to 5/15/27, Series U(a),(b),(c)

       1,380,000        1,283,400  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The, 6.20% to 9/15/27, Series V(a),(b),(c)

       2,176,000        2,061,760  

Regions Financial Corp., 5.75% to 6/15/25, Series D(a),(b)

       492,000        485,850  

SVB Financial Group, 4.00% to 5/15/26, Series C(a),(b)

       2,580,000        1,962,002  

SVB Financial Group, 4.25% to 11/15/26, Series D(a),(b)

       2,410,000        1,778,574  

SVB Financial Group, 4.70% to 11/15/31, Series E(a),(b)

       1,280,000        938,847  

Truist Financial Corp., 4.95% to 9/1/25, Series P(a),(b),(c)

       1,509,000        1,453,605  

Truist Financial Corp., 5.10% to 3/1/30, Series Q(a),(b),(c)

       1,056,000        941,571  

Truist Financial Corp., 5.125% to 12/15/27, Series M(a),(b),(c)

       1,119,000        909,187  

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% to 3/15/26, Series BB(a),(b)

       4,994,000        4,226,172  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875% to 6/15/25, Series U(a),(b)

       2,460,000        2,348,188  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.95%, due 12/1/36

       1,712,000        1,594,921  

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.95%, due 11/15/29, Series B

       249,000        275,555  
       

 

 

 
          85,618,263  
       

 

 

 

BANKS—FOREIGN

     42.1  

Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, 6.00% to 1/20/26
(Spain)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       1,200,000        933,498  

Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, 7.50% to 10/2/23
(Spain)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       600,000        546,280  

AIB Group PLC, 6.25% to 6/23/25 (Ireland)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

       1,600,000        1,420,124  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd./United Kingdom, 6.75% to 6/15/26, 144A (Australia)(a),(b),(c),(e),(h)

       1,600,000        1,529,416  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.50% to 3/5/25, Series 9 (Spain)(a),(b),(h)

       800,000        696,248  

Banco BPM SpA, 6.50% to 1/19/26 (Italy)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       800,000        631,630  

Banco BPM SpA, 7.00% to 4/12/27 (Italy)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       400,000        304,790  

Banco Santander SA, 4.75% to 11/12/26 (Spain)(a),(b),(h)

       1,200,000        832,632  

Banco Santander SA, 7.50% to 2/8/24 (Spain)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       1,400,000        1,306,207  

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

       2,300,000        2,311,500  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 6.00% to 9/1/25
(Ireland)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       500,000        432,251  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 7.50% to 5/19/25
(Ireland)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       1,610,000        1,483,926  

Bank of Nova Scotia/The, 4.90% to 6/4/25 (Canada)(a),(b),(c)

       1,380,000        1,235,403  

Barclays PLC, 6.125% to 12/15/25
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

       2,000,000        1,687,700  

Barclays PLC, 7.125% to 6/15/25 (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

       600,000        582,123  

Barclays PLC, 7.25% to 3/15/23
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

       400,000        430,405  

Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 6/15/24
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

       3,200,000        2,976,480  

 

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                           Principal
Amount
     Value  

Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 3/15/29 (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

      $ 4,000,000      $ 3,510,800  

Barclays PLC, 8.875% to 9/15/27
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

        2,600,000        2,641,760  

BNP Paribas SA, 4.625% to 2/25/31, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        800,000        514,156  

BNP Paribas SA, 6.625% to 3/25/24, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        1,580,000        1,451,941  

BNP Paribas SA, 7.00% to 8/16/28, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        765,000        662,435  

BNP Paribas SA, 7.375% to 8/19/25, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        2,600,000        2,461,103  

BNP Paribas SA, 7.75% to 8/16/29, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        4,600,000        4,256,380  

Commerzbank AG, 7.00% to 4/9/25 (Germany)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

        600,000        519,036  

Coventry Building Society, 6.875% to 9/18/24 (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        1,000,000        1,003,499  

Credit Agricole SA, 6.875% to 9/23/24, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(c),(e),(h)

        900,000        830,493  

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875% to 1/23/24, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(c),(e),(h)

        3,100,000        2,981,521  

Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 12/23/25, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(c),(e),(h)

        1,650,000        1,594,354  

Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, due 8/8/23, 144A (Switzerland)(c),(e),(h)

        1,400,000        1,385,706  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.375% to 8/21/26, 144A (Switzerland)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        3,000,000        2,190,000  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.25% to 9/12/25, 144A
(Switzerland)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        600,000        459,040  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to 12/11/23, 144A
(Switzerland)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        2,287,000        2,107,871  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to 7/17/23, 144A
(Switzerland)(a),(b),(c),(e),(h)

        1,000,000        860,000  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 9.75% to 6/23/27, 144A
(Switzerland)(a),(b),(c),(e),(h)

        4,000,000        3,933,517  

Danske Bank A/S, 7.00% to 6/26/25 (Denmark)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        1,200,000        1,080,006  

Deutsche Bank AG, 6.00% to 10/30/25, Series 2020
(Germany)(a),(b),(h)

        2,600,000        1,963,000  

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% to 4/30/25 (Germany)(a),(b),(h)

        1,200,000        1,017,360  

HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP, 10.176% to 6/30/30, 144A (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(e)

        930,000        1,179,163  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.375% to 3/30/25
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

        1,000,000        902,325  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.50% to 3/23/28
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

        1,000,000        839,417  

Iccrea Banca SpA, 4.75% to 10/18/26, due 1/18/32, Series EMTN (Italy)(b),(g)

        800,000        642,795  

ING Groep N.V., 5.75% to 11/16/26 (Netherlands)(a),(b),(c),(h)

        2,200,000        1,893,169  

ING Groep N.V., 6.50% to 4/16/25 (Netherlands)(a),(b),(c),(h)

        3,400,000        3,041,623  

ING Groep N.V., 6.75% to 4/16/24 (Netherlands)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        1,400,000        1,318,199  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.70% to 9/17/25, 144A
(Italy)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        2,000,000        1,667,988  

 

6

 

 


                                                                       
                           Principal
Amount
     Value  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.75% to 6/27/26
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(h)

      $ 400,000      $ 359,227  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 6/27/24
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(h)

        2,137,000        1,986,865  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 9/27/25
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(h)

        2,400,000        2,196,000  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 8.50% to 9/27/27
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(h)

        1,400,000        1,436,980  

Macquarie Bank Ltd./London, 6.125% to 3/8/27, 144A
(Australia)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        400,000        347,005  

Nationwide Building Society, 5.75% to 6/20/27
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        600,000        537,873  

Natwest Group PLC, 6.00% to 12/29/25
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

        3,600,000        3,150,000  

Natwest Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(h)

        2,000,000        1,869,510  

Nordea Bank Abp, 6.625% to 3/26/26, 144A
(Finland)(a),(b),(c),(e),(h)

        1,000,000        928,500  

Royal Bank of Canada, 4.50% to 10/24/25, due 11/24/80, Series 1 (Canada)(b),(c)

        1,400,000        940,945  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 6.875% to 6/30/27 (Sweden)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

        1,600,000        1,484,000  

Societe Generale SA, 5.375% to 11/18/30, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        800,000        550,240  

Societe Generale SA, 6.75% to 4/6/28, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        1,360,000        1,077,782  

Societe Generale SA, 7.875% to 12/18/23, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        2,400,000        2,307,000  

Societe Generale SA, 8.00% to 9/29/25, 144A
(France)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        2,600,000        2,480,543  

Standard Chartered PLC, 7.75% to 4/2/23, 144A
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        550,000        536,520  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 6.25% to 3/1/24, Series EMTN (Sweden)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

        400,000        382,500  

UBS Group AG, 5.125% to 7/29/26 (Switzerland)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        1,200,000        1,017,750  

UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 8/7/25 (Switzerland)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        2,800,000        2,615,388  

UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 2/19/25 (Switzerland)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        1,400,000        1,336,076  

UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 1/31/24, 144A
(Switzerland)(a),(b),(e),(h)

        4,600,000        4,364,020  

UniCredit SpA, 8.00% to 6/3/24 (Italy)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        2,000,000        1,765,930  

Virgin Money UK PLC, 8.25% to 6/17/27
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(g),(h)

        1,000,000        963,665  
        

 

 

 
           102,883,589  
        

 

 

 

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

ELECTRIC

     3.3     

American Electric Power Co., Inc., 3.875% to 11/15/26,
due 2/15/62(b)

     $ 908,000      $ 712,707  

Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.35% to 1/15/27, Series C(a),(b)

       2,041,000        1,741,705  

Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.65% to 12/15/24, Series B(a),(b)

       660,000        584,597  

Duke Energy Corp., 4.875% to 9/16/24(a),(b)

       970,000        871,780  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.80% to 3/15/27,
due 3/15/82(b)

       392,000        308,145  

Southern California Edison Co., 6.981% (3 Month US LIBOR + 4.199%), Series E (FRN)(a),(d)

       1,000,000        952,500  

Southern Co./The, 3.75% to 6/15/26, due 9/15/51,
Series 21-A(b),(c)

       1,772,000        1,441,327  

Southern Co./The, 4.00% to 10/15/25, due 1/15/51,
Series B(b),(c)

       750,000        674,025  

Southern Co./The, 5.113%, due 8/1/27(c)

       820,000        799,437  
       

 

 

 
          8,086,223  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—FOREIGN

     2.1     

Emera, Inc., 6.75% to 6/15/26, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A
(Canada)(b)

       4,794,000        4,564,386  

SSE PLC, 4.00% to 1/21/28 (United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(g)

       700,000        601,877  
       

 

 

 
          5,166,263  
       

 

 

 

FINANCIAL

     5.4     

CREDIT CARD

     0.4     

American Express Co., 3.55% to 9/15/26(a),(b)

       651,000        503,338  

Discover Financial Services, 6.125% to 6/23/25, Series D(a),(b)

       500,000        488,979  
       

 

 

 
          992,317  
       

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

     1.2     

Aircastle Ltd., 5.25% to 6/15/26, 144A(a),(b),(e)

       620,000        468,158  

Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4.95% to 12/17/24, due 1/14/50, 144A(b),(c),(e)

       878,000        747,005  

Ares Finance Co. III LLC, 4.125% to 6/30/26, due 6/30/51, 144A(b),(e)

       1,075,000        838,963  

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 5.115% (30 Year CMT + 1.55%), due 12/21/65, 144A (FRN) (TruPS)(d),(e)

       1,204,000        786,032  
       

 

 

 
          2,840,158  
       

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—FOREIGN

     0.6     

Julius Baer Group Ltd., 6.875% to 6/9/27
(Switzerland)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       1,600,000        1,456,832  
       

 

 

 

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

     3.2     

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.00% to 12/1/30, Series H(a),(b)

     $ 1,313,000      $ 966,149  

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 4.00% to 6/1/26, Series I(a),(b),(c)

       4,165,000        3,421,363  

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 5.00% to 6/1/27(a),(b),(c)

       1,202,000        1,083,303  

Charles Schwab Corp./The, 5.375% to 6/1/25,
Series G(a),(b),(c)

       2,518,000        2,461,345  
       

 

 

 
          7,932,160  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL

          13,221,467  
       

 

 

 

FOOD

     0.9     

Land O’ Lakes, Inc., 7.00%, 144A(a),(e)

       1,100,000        1,022,868  

Land O’ Lakes, Inc., 7.25%, 144A(a),(e)

       1,190,000        1,114,042  
       

 

 

 
          2,136,910  
       

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS—DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING

     0.3     

General Electric Co., 6.623% (3 Month US LIBOR + 3.33%), Series D (FRN)(a),(d)

       786,000        738,002  
       

 

 

 

INSURANCE

     15.7     

FINANCE

     0.4     

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.125% to 9/15/26, due 12/15/51, 144A(b),(e)

       1,250,000        968,160  
       

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

     6.2     

Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.875% to 9/15/27, due 12/15/52, 144A(b),(c),(e)

       2,040,000        1,871,423  

Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95% to 9/15/25, Series B(a),(b),(c)

       1,150,000        1,081,000  

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

       1,323,000        1,415,610  

MetLife, Inc., 9.25%, due 4/8/38, 144A(c),(e)

       3,109,000        3,597,146  

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.625% to 6/15/23, due 6/15/43(b),(c)

       1,000,000        987,530  

Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.00% to 6/1/32, due 9/1/52(b),(c)

       2,310,000        2,160,466  

SBL Holdings, Inc., 6.50% to 11/13/26, 144A(a),(b),(e)

       1,730,000        1,306,150  

SBL Holdings, Inc., 7.00% to 5/13/25, 144A(a),(b),(e)

       1,466,000        1,178,297  

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

       790,000        767,378  

Voya Financial, Inc., 6.125% to 9/15/23, Series A(a),(b)

       855,000        830,762  
       

 

 

 
          15,195,762  
       

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN

     3.9     

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The, 5.10% to 10/28/24, 144A (Japan)(a),(b),(c),(e)

       2,793,000        2,711,845  

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co., 5.00% to 7/28/25
(Japan)(a),(b),(g)

       1,220,000        1,174,329  

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co., 6.50% to 9/19/23
(Japan)(a),(b),(g)

     $ 1,351,000      $ 1,349,852  

Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Ltd., 5.90% to 6/15/27,144A
(South Korea)(a),(b),(e)

       1,000,000        975,000  

La Mondiale SAM, 5.875% to 1/26/27, due 1/26/47
(France)(b),(c),(g)

       1,200,000        1,077,372  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC, 5.625% to 1/29/25
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

       1,200,000        978,048  

Rothesay Life PLC, 4.875% to 4/13/27, Series NC6
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       600,000        426,758  

Rothesay Life PLC, 6.875% to 9/12/28
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c),(g),(h)

       600,000        542,456  

Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA, 5.00% to 4/2/29, due 4/2/49, 144A (Switzerland)(b),(c),(e)

       400,000        351,750  
       

 

 

 
          9,587,410  
       

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE

     0.5     

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The, 5.03% (3 Month US LIBOR + 2.125%), due 2/12/47, Series ICON, 144A (FRN)(c),(d),(e)

       1,400,000        1,156,109  
       

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN

     0.3     

Aegon NV, 5.50% to 4/11/28, due 4/11/48 (Netherlands)(b),(c)

       200,000        173,067  

AXA SA, 8.60%, due 12/15/30 (France)(c)

       525,000        619,146  
       

 

 

 
          792,213  
       

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY

     2.3     

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

       1,805,000        1,773,052  

Enstar Finance LLC, 5.50% to 1/15/27, due 1/15/42(b)

       1,390,000        1,130,783  

Enstar Finance LLC, 5.75% to 9/1/25, due 9/1/40(b),(c)

       1,770,000        1,585,796  

Markel Corp., 6.00% to 6/1/25(a),(b)

       1,095,000        1,064,156  
       

 

 

 
          5,553,787  
       

 

 

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN

     1.3     

Athora Netherlands NV, 7.00% to 6/19/25
(Netherlands)(a),(b),(g),(h)

       400,000        345,301  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd., 5.625% to 3/18/31, due 9/18/41
(United Kingdom)(b),(g)

       1,200,000        924,677  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 5/12/25, 144A
(Australia)(a),(b),(c),(e)

       1,800,000        1,673,028  

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 6/17/26, due 6/17/46, Series EMTN (Australia)(b),(c),(g)

     $ 200,000      $ 184,097  
       

 

 

 
          3,127,103  
       

 

 

 

REINSURANCE

     0.8     

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, 4.90% to 1/15/30,
due 1/15/40(b),(c)

       545,000        443,951  

Global Atlantic Fin Co., 4.70% to 7/15/26, due 10/15/51,
144A(b),(e)

       2,086,000        1,573,278  
       

 

 

 
          2,017,229  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

          38,397,773  
       

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES—FOREIGN

     0.6     

Vodafone Group PLC, 4.125% to 3/4/31, due 6/4/81
(United Kingdom)(b)

       2,125,000        1,476,259  
       

 

 

 

OIL & GAS—FOREIGN

     2.6     

BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.375% to 6/22/25
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c)

       2,170,000        2,012,675  

BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.875% to 3/22/30
(United Kingdom)(a),(b),(c)

       5,112,000        4,412,295  
       

 

 

 
          6,424,970  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES

     1.3     

Energy Transfer LP, 6.50% to 11/15/26, Series H(a),(b)

       1,400,000        1,223,045  

Energy Transfer LP, 7.125% to 5/15/30, Series G(a),(b)

       2,347,000        1,934,032  
       

 

 

 
          3,157,077  
       

 

 

 

PIPELINES—FOREIGN

     7.2     

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

       3,400,000        2,999,650  

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

       1,724,000        1,544,745  

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

       1,970,000        1,773,004  

Enbridge, Inc., 7.375% to 10/15/27, due 1/15/83 (Canada)(b),(c)

       998,000        963,718  

Enbridge, Inc., 7.625% to 10/15/32, due 1/15/83 (Canada)(b),(c)

       2,152,000        2,081,354  

Transcanada Trust, 5.50% to 9/15/29, due 9/15/79
(Canada)(b),(c)

       3,007,000        2,612,331  

Transcanada Trust, 5.60% to 12/7/31, due 3/7/82
(Canada)(b),(c)

       1,348,000        1,170,730  

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

       4,807,000        4,486,016  
       

 

 

 
          17,631,548  
       

 

 

 

 

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                          Principal
Amount
     Value  

REAL ESTATE—RETAIL—FOREIGN

     1.7     

Scentre Group Trust 2, 4.75% to 6/24/26, due 9/24/80, 144A (Australia)(b),(c),(e)

     $ 2,500,000      $ 2,150,114  

Scentre Group Trust 2, 5.125% to 6/24/30, due 9/24/80, 144A (Australia)(b),(e)

       2,500,000        2,038,300  
       

 

 

 
          4,188,414  
       

 

 

 

UTILITIES

     4.9     

ELECTRIC

     3.5     

Edison International, 5.00% to 12/15/26, Series B(a),(b)

       2,346,000        1,859,205  

Edison International, 5.375% to 3/15/26, Series A(a),(b)

       2,320,000        1,914,000  

Sempra Energy, 4.125% to 1/1/27, due 4/1/52(b)

       1,790,000        1,410,926  

Sempra Energy, 4.875% to 10/15/25(a),(b)

       3,770,000        3,515,525  
       

 

 

 
          8,699,656  
       

 

 

 

ELECTRIC—FOREIGN

     1.2     

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 4.75% to 1/18/27, due 1/18/82 (Canada)(b)

       2,524,000        2,066,929  

Enel SpA, 8.75% to 9/24/23, due 9/24/73, 144A (Italy)(b),(e)

       800,000        799,840  
       

 

 

 
          2,866,769  
       

 

 

 

GAS—DISTRIBUTION

     0.2     

South Jersey Industries, Inc., 5.02%, due 4/15/31(c)

       610,000        496,563  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

          12,062,988  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$338,505,109)

 

       301,189,746  
       

 

 

 
           Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

     4.7     

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

       

State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 2.47%(i)

       11,475,846        11,475,846  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$11,475,846)

          11,475,846  
       

 

 

 

 

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                                 Value  

PURCHASED OPTION CONTRACTS
(Premiums paid—$188,971)

     0.1      $ 134,036  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$411,885,446)

     149.6                                  365,929,139  

WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS
(Premiums received—$34,424)

     0.0          (15,281

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

     (49.6        (121,241,465
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $20.34 per share based on 12,026,622 shares of common stock outstanding)

     100.0      $ 244,672,393  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Option Contracts

 

Purchased Options                                  
Binary Options                                        
Description   Counterparty   Exercise
Price/Rate
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount(j)
    Premiums
Paid
    Value  

Put—Euro Currency

  Goldman Sachs International     0.985       11/17/22     $ 146,154     $ 38,000     $ 69,155  

Put—Euro Stoxx Banks Index

  Goldman Sachs International   EUR  65.00       11/18/22       144,910       38,543       16,052  
                        $ 291,064     $ 76,543     $ 85,207  
                                             
Interest Rate Swaptions  
Description   Counterparty   Excercise
Rate
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount(k)
    Premiums
Paid
    Value  

Option to pay USD-SOFR-OIS Annually, Receive 3.00% Annually, maturing 1/19/33

  Goldman Sachs International     3.00     1/17/23     $ 6,783,000     $ 112,428     $ 48,829  
                                             

 

13

 

 


Written Options                                  
Interest Rate Swaptions  
Description   Counterparty   Exercise
Rate
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount(k)
    Premiums
Received
    Value  

Option to receive USD-SOFR-OIS Annually, Pay 2.50% Annually, maturing 1/19/33

  Goldman Sachs International     2.50     1/17/23     $ (6,783,000   $ (34,424   $ (15,281
                                             

Centrally Cleared Interest Rates

 

 

 
Notional
Amount
  Fixed
Rate
Payable
    Fixed
Payment
Frequency
  Floating Rate
Receivable
(resets monthly)(l)
    Floating
Payment
Frequency
  Maturity Date   Value     Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
$ 30,000,000     0.548%     Monthly     2.818%     Monthly   9/15/25   $ 3,009,291     $     $ 3,009,291  
  39,000,000     1.181%     Monthly     2.818%     Monthly   9/15/26     4,049,063             4,049,063  
  40,000,000     0.930%     Monthly     2.818%     Monthly   9/15/27     5,403,891             5,403,891  
                                $ 12,462,245     $     $ 12,462,245  
                                                     

The total amount of all interest rate swap contracts as presented in the table above are representative of the volume of activity for this derivative type during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Counterparty   

Contracts

to Deliver

  

In Exchange
For

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Brown Brothers Harriman

     CAD        2,489,879      USD        1,897,933      10/4/22      $ 95,439  

Brown Brothers Harriman

     EUR      1,369,206      USD      1,379,201      10/4/22        37,311  

Brown Brothers Harriman

     EUR      6,795,339      USD      6,844,945      10/4/22        185,172  

Brown Brothers Harriman

     GBP      1,600,000      USD      1,846,224      10/4/22        59,744  

Brown Brothers Harriman

     GBP      8,435,137      USD      9,807,871      10/4/22                389,619  

Brown Brothers Harriman

     USD      1,806,276      CAD      2,489,879      10/4/22        (3,782

Brown Brothers Harriman

     USD      157,010      EUR      158,120      10/4/22        (2,045

Brown Brothers Harriman

     USD      1,340,453      EUR      1,369,206      10/4/22        1,438  

Brown Brothers Harriman

     USD      6,497,837      EUR      6,637,219      10/4/22        6,970  

Brown Brothers Harriman

     USD      475,405      GBP      412,600      10/4/22        (14,716

Brown Brothers Harriman

     USD      122,844      GBP      115,000      10/4/22        5,560  

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Counterparty   

Contracts

to Deliver

    

In Exchange
For

     Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Brown Brothers Harriman

   USD      214,700      GBP      200,000      10/4/22    $ 8,610  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   USD        1,226,673      GBP        1,125,000      10/4/22      29,446  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   USD      9,105,200      GBP      8,182,537      10/4/22      31,011  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   CAD      2,408,885      USD      1,747,266      11/2/22      3,552  

Brown Brothers Harriman

   EUR      6,360,810      USD      6,239,109      11/2/22      (7,242

Brown Brothers Harriman

   EUR      1,320,586      USD      1,295,319      11/2/22      (1,503

Brown Brothers Harriman

   GBP      7,563,850      USD      8,421,288      11/2/22      (29,434
                                      $         795,150  
                                           

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

CAD    Canadian Dollar
CMT    Constant Maturity Treasury
EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note
EUR    Euro Currency
FRN    Floating Rate Note
GBP    Great British Pound
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
OIS    Overnight Indexed Swap
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TruPS    Trust Preferred Securities
USD    United States Dollar

 

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

Represents shares.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement. $182,735,927 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

(d)

Variable rate. Rate shown is in effect at September 30, 2022.

(e)

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 $82,325,447 which represents 33.6% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(f)

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

 

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(g)

Securities exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are subject to resale restrictions. Aggregate holdings amounted to $33,859,187 which represents 13.8% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

(h)

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 $100,323,178 which represents 41.0% of the net assets of the Fund (26.8% of the managed assets of the Fund).

(i)

Rate quoted represents the annualized seven-day yield.

(j)

Represents the nominal pay out amount.

(k)

Represents the notional amount of the underlying swap contract.

(l)

Based on 1-Month LIBOR. Represents rate in effect at September 30, 2022.

 

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Country Summary

   % of
Managed
Assets
 

United States

     51.3  

United Kingdom

     10.8  

Canada

     8.6  

France

     6.1  

Switzerland

     5.9  

Australia

     2.1  

Netherlands

     1.8  

Italy

     1.6  

Japan

     1.4  

Spain

     1.2  

Germany

     0.9  

Ireland

     0.9  

Hong Kong

     0.6  

Sweden

     0.5  

Other (includes short-term investments)

     6.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0  
  

 

 

 

 

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COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. 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. 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 by a third-party pricing service. Over-the-counter (OTC) options are valued based upon prices provided by a third-party pricing service or counterparty. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

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 over-the-counter (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 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.

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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.

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 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 September 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

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

Preferred Securities—$25 Par Value:

          

Insurance—Life-Health Insurance

   $ 5,373,765      $ 2,229,006      $     $ 7,602,771  

Other Industries

     45,526,740                     45,526,740  

Preferred Securities—Capital Securities:

          

Banks

            84,388,087        1,230,176 (a)      85,618,263  

Other Industries

            215,571,483              215,571,483  

Short-Term Investments

            11,475,846              11,475,846  

Purchased Option Contracts

            134,036              134,036  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities(b)

   $ 50,900,505      $ 313,798,458      $ 1,230,176     $ 365,929,139  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

   $      $ 12,462,245     $      $ 12,462,245  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            853,872              853,872  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivative Assets(b)

   $      $ 13,316,117     $      $ 13,316,117  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written Option Contracts

   $      $ (15,281   $      $ (15,281

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (58,722            (58,722
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivative Liabilities(b)

   $      $ (74,003   $      $ (74,003
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

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

 

                           
     Preferred Securities—
Capital Securities—
Banks
 

Balance as of December 31, 2021

   $  

Transfer into Level 3(a)

     1,230,176  
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2022

   $ 1,230,176  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Transfers from level 2 to Level 3 are due to a decrease in market activity (e.g. frequency of trades), which resulted in a lack of available market inputs to determine prices.

Note 2. Derivative Investments

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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 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.

Interest Rate Swaption Contracts: The Fund may write or purchase interest rate swaptions which are options to enter into a pre-defined swap agreement at a specified date in the future. The writer of the swaption becomes the counterparty to the swap if the buyer exercises the swaption. The interest rate swaption agreement will specify whether the buyer of the swaption will be a fixed-rate receiver or a fixed-rate payer upon exercise.

Binary Option Contracts: The Fund may write or purchase binary options, which are options in which the payout depends on whether the price of a particular asset will rise above or fall below a specified level. When the binary option expires the buyer receives either a pre-determined amount of cash or nothing at all.

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts: The Fund uses interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its revolving 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 revolving 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 revolving credit agreement. 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 initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded 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

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

variation margin on interest rate swap contracts. Any upfront payments paid or received upon entering into a swap agreement would be recorded as assets or liabilities, respectively, and amortized or accreted over the life of the swap and recorded as realized gain (loss). Payments received from or paid to the counterparty during the term of the swap agreement, or at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss).

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 Schedule of Investments. 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.

The following summarizes the volume of the Fund’s option contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

 

 

 


COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

                                                              
     Purchased Option
Contracts(a),(b)
     Written Option
Contracts(a),(b)
     Forward Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Average Notional Amount

   $ 13,856,658      $ 15,298,167      $ 22,344,848  

 

(a)

Notional amount for swaption contracts represents the notional amount of the underlying swap contract. Notional amount for binary option contracts represents the nominal payout amount. Notional amount for all other option contracts 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 option contracts outstanding at month end. For the period, this represents nine months for purchased option contracts and eight months for written option contracts.