UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-08076

 

 

THE EMERGING MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC

Eleven Madison Avenue

New York, New York

 

10010

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

J. Kevin Gao, Esq.

Eleven Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 325-2000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31st

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

November 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1:                   Schedule of Investments

 



 

The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2008 (unaudited)

 

Description

 

No. of
Shares

 

Value

 

EQUITY OR EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES-97.03%

 

 

 

 

 

Equity or Equity-Linked Securities of Telecommunication Companies in Emerging Countries-96.67%

 

 

 

 

 

Asia-0.97%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-0.97%

 

 

 

 

 

TVG Asian Communications Fund II, L.P. † ‡ #

(Cost $1,790,961)

 

3,622,118

 

$

2,142,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil-4.26%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-2.19%

 

 

 

 

 

Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

 

31,362

 

906,827

 

Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A.

 

36,582

 

1,399,980

 

Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A., ADR Y

 

97,037

 

2,522,962

 

 

 

 

 

4,829,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-2.07%

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Participações S.A., ADR Y

 

39,645

 

1,514,043

 

Vivo Participações S.A., ADR Y

 

518,124

 

3,041,388

 

 

 

 

 

4,555,431

 

Total Brazil

(Cost $6,792,330)

 

 

 

9,385,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China-27.49%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-4.06%

 

 

 

 

 

China Communication Services Corporation Ltd. †

 

2,252,000

 

1,718,665

 

China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd

 

488,000

 

1,515,321

 

China Telecom Corp. Ltd.

 

8,156,448

 

5,708,492

 

 

 

 

 

8,942,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-23.43%

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd.

 

2,049,500

 

30,299,575

 

China Mobile Ltd., ADR

 

237,074

 

17,922,794

 

China Unicom Ltd.

 

1,496,000

 

3,441,192

 

 

 

 

 

51,663,561

 

Total China

(Cost $37,678,279)

 

 

 

60,606,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt-4.04%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-1.60%

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom Egypt

 

878,891

 

3,531,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-2.44%

 

 

 

 

 

Orascom Telecom Holding SAE

 

359,967

 

5,380,218

 

Total Egypt

(Cost $7,020,963)

 

 

 

8,911,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India-2.87%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-2.87%

 

 

 

 

 

Reliance Communications Ltd.

(Cost $3,971,319)

 

407,937

 

6,321,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia-1.67%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-1.67%

 

 

 

 

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia

(Cost $2,782,988)

 

3,624,290

 

3,686,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel-2.79%

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-0.46%

 

 

 

 

 

SVE Star Ventures Enterprises GmbH & Co. No. IX KG † ‡ #

 

1,901,470

 

1,012,723

 

 



 

Venture Capital-2.33%

 

 

 

 

 

BPA Israel Ventures LLC † ‡ #

 

1,674,587

 

1,110,755

 

Concord Ventures Fund II, L.P. † ‡

 

4,000,000

 

901,024

 

Formula Ventures L.P. † ‡

 

1,500,000

 

15,435

 

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P. † ‡

 

2,750,000

 

1,687,593

 

K.T. Concord Venture Fund L.P. † ‡

 

2,000,000

 

245,616

 

Neurone Ventures II, L.P. † ‡ #

 

648,684

 

248,454

 

Walden-Israel Ventures III, L.P. † ‡ #

 

1,166,688

 

919,513

 

 

 

 

 

5,128,390

 

Total Israel

(Cost $9,626,665)

 

 

 

6,141,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America-0.27%

 

 

 

 

 

Venture Capital-0.27%

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Latin America Capital Partners L.P † ‡ #

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $630,282)

 

2,168,250

 

593,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia-2.53%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-2.53%

 

 

 

 

 

Telekom Malaysia Berhad

(Cost $5,167,408)

 

1,585,870

 

5,587,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico-18.17%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-2.56%

 

 

 

 

 

Teléfonos de México S.A.B. de C.V., Series L, ADR

 

156,429

 

5,647,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-15.61%

 

 

 

 

 

América Móvil S.A. de C.V., Series L, ADR Y

 

574,600

 

34,424,286

 

Total Mexico

(Cost $11,512,107)

 

 

 

40,071,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philippines-2.64%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-2.35%

 

 

 

 

 

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

 

69,762

 

5,186,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-0.29%

 

 

 

 

 

Globe Telecom, Inc.

 

16,600

 

643,922

 

Total Philippines

(Cost $2,930,124)

 

 

 

5,830,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia-12.98%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-1.88%

 

 

 

 

 

Comstar United Telesystems, GDR §

 

108,751

 

1,131,010

 

Golden Telecom, Inc. †

 

29,388

 

3,018,441

 

 

 

 

 

4,149,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-11.10%

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Telesystems, ADR Y

 

153,274

 

12,747,799

 

Vimpel-Communications, ADR

 

340,641

 

11,731,676

 

 

 

 

 

24,479,475

 

Total Russia

(Cost $15,589,980)

 

 

 

28,628,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa-7.62%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-0.52%

 

 

 

 

 

Telkom South Africa Ltd.

 

59,912

 

1,143,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-7.10%

 

 

 

 

 

MTN Group Ltd.

 

982,692

 

15,649,607

 

Total South Africa

(Cost $10,069,419)

 

 

 

16,793,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea-2.50%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-0.95%

 

 

 

 

 

KT Corp.

 

38,977

 

2,089,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-1.55%

 

 

 

 

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

15,005

 

3,417,894

 

Total South Korea

(Cost $4,703,389)

 

 

 

5,507,760

 

 



 

Taiwan-1.41%

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-1.41%

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd

(Cost $3,179,979)

 

2,144,000

 

3,099,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand-0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

True Corporation Public Company Ltd., Foreign Registered, Warrants (expiring 04/03/08)†*

(Cost $0)

 

1,717,483

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey-2.80%

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services-2.80%

 

 

 

 

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

(Cost $4,624,864)

 

681,393

 

6,184,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global-1.66%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services-0.43%

 

 

 

 

 

TeleSoft Partners L.P. † ‡

 

1,250,000

 

24,713

 

TeleSoft Partners II QP, L.P. † ‡ #

 

2,040,000

 

925,874

 

 

 

 

 

950,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venture Capital-1.23%

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P. † ‡ #

 

7,248,829

 

2,704,393

 

Total Global

(Cost $4,464,318)

 

 

 

3,654,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Emerging Countries

(Cost $132,535,375)

 

 

 

213,147,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities of Telecommunication Companies in Developed Countries-0.33%

 

 

 

 

 

United States-0.33%

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services-0.33%

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P. † ‡ #

(Cost $622,938)

 

1,902,600

 

737,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securites of Companies Providing Other Essential Services in the Development of an Emerging Country’s Infrastructure-0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina-0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

Investment & Holding Companies-0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

Exxel Capital Partners V, L.P. † ‡

(Cost $380,481)

 

1,897,761

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel-0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

Investment & Holding Companies-0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

The Renaissance Fund LDC † ‡

(Cost $481,857)

 

160

 

63,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Essential Services

(Cost $862,338)

 

 

 

63,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity or Equity-Linked Securities

(Cost $134,020,651)

 

 

 

213,947,912

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (000’s)

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments-2.33%

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Cayman-0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America N.A., overnight deposit, 2.28% 02/01/08

(Cost $120,000)

 

$

120

 

120,000

 

 



 

United States-2.28%

 

 

 

 

 

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., repurchase agreement (Agreement dated 01/31/08 to be repurchased at $2,031,887), 1.56%**, 02/01/08, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Strips***

 

2,032

 

2,031,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., repurchase agreement (Agreement dated 01/31/08 to be repurchased at $2,997,760), 3.13%****, 02/01/08, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Strips***

 

2,998

 

2,997,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total United States

(Cost $5,029,299)

 

 

 

5,029,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost $5,149,299)

 

 

 

5,149,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments-99.36%

(Cost $139,169,950)

 

 

 

219,097,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities-0.64%

 

 

 

1,402,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS-100.00%

 

 

 

$

220,499,792

 

 


Non-income producing security.

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

#

As of January 31, 2008, the aggregate amount of open commitments for the Fund is $3,352,852.

Y

Security or a portion thereof is out on loan.

§

SEC Rule 144A security. Such securities are traded only among “qualified institutional buyers.”

*

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

**

Interest rate after any rebate earned by borrower of securities.

***

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

****

Interest rate before any rebate earned by borrower of securities.

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipts.

GDR

Global Depositary Receipts.

 

Security Valuation - The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) on each day the Exchange is open for business. Equity investments are valued at market value, which is generally determined using the closing price on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at the time of valuation (the “Valuation Time”). If no sales are reported, equity investments are generally valued at the most recent bid quotation as of the Valuation Time or at the lowest ask quotation in the case of a short sale of securities. Debt securities with a remaining maturity greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the price supplied by a pricing service, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which approximates market value, unless it is determined that this method would not represent fair value. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund’s closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation. Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s Valuation Time, but after the close of the securities’ primary market, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors under procedures established by the Board of Directors. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Directors to fair value certain securities. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. At January 31, 2008, the Fund held 6.05% of its net assets in securities valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Board of Directors with an aggregate cost of $17,997,502 and fair value of $13,333,481. The Fund’s estimate of fair value assumes a willing buyer and a willing seller neither acting under the compulsion to buy or sell. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized on such sales could differ from the prices originally paid by the Fund or the current carrying values, and the difference could be material.

 

Restricted Securities - Certain of the Fund’s investments are restricted as to resale and are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors under procedures established by the Board of Directors in the absence of readily ascertainable market values.

 



 

Security

 

Number of
Shares

 

Acquisition
Date(s)

 

Cost

 

Fair Value At
01/31/08

 

Value per
Share

 

Percent of
Net Assets

 

Distributions
Received

 

Open
Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BPA Israel Ventures LLC

 

1,674,587

 

10/05/00 - 12/09/05

 

$

1,187,922

 

$

1,110,755

 

$

0.66

 

0.50

 

$

 

$

625,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concord Ventures Fund II, L.P.

 

4,000,000

 

03/29/00 - 12/15/06

 

2,633,194

 

901,024

 

0.23

 

0.41

 

258,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P.

 

7,248,829

 

01/22/98 - 01/10/06

 

3,316,480

 

2,704,393

 

0.37

 

1.23

 

5,568,419

 

851,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxel Capital Partners V, L.P.

 

1,897,761

 

05/11/98 - 12/03/98

 

380,481

 

0

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

205,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula Ventures L.P.

 

1,500,000

 

08/06/99 - 06/14/04

 

259,527

 

15,435

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

496,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.

 

2,750,000

 

01/31/00 - 11/23/06

 

1,823,651

 

1,687,593

 

0.61

 

0.77

 

639,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Latin America Capital Partners L.P.

 

2,157,213

 

04/10/00 - 12/21/06

 

619,384

 

590,601

 

0.27

 

0.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,037

 

12/27/07

 

10,898

 

3,022

 

0.27

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,168,250

 

 

 

630,282

 

593,623

 

 

 

0.27

 

1,957,891

 

620,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K.T. Concord Venture Fund L.P.

 

2,000,000

 

12/08/97 - 09/29/00

 

1,340,180

 

245,616

 

0.12

 

0.11

 

1,241,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neurone Ventures II, L.P.

 

603,684

 

11/24/00 - 12/26/06

 

135,090

 

231,218

 

0.38

 

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,000

 

11/12/07

 

45,000

 

17,236

 

0.38

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

648,684

 

 

 

180,090

 

248,454

 

 

 

0.11

 

281,154

 

112,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SVE Star Ventures Enterprises GmbH & Co. No. IX KG

 

1,901,470

 

12/21/00 - 08/06/07

 

1,524,685

 

1,012,723

 

0.53

 

0.46

 

380,279

 

100,000

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P.

 

1,902,600

 

03/08/00 - 09/06/07

 

622,938

 

737,743

 

0.39

 

0.33

 

1,515,567

 

97,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telesoft Partners L.P.

 

1,250,000

 

07/22/97 - 06/07/01

 

158,405

 

24,713

 

0.02

 

0.01

 

7,203,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.

 

2,040,000

 

07/14/00 - 04/18/07

 

989,433

 

925,874

 

0.45

 

0.42

 

989,561

 

360,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Renaissance Fund LDC

 

160

 

03/30/94 - 03/21/97

 

481,857

 

63,094

 

394.34

 

0.03

 

1,497,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TVG Asian Communications Fund II, L.P.

 

3,622,118

 

06/07/00 - 10/27/05

 

1,790,961

 

2,142,928

 

0.59

 

0.97

 

2,229,650

 

377,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walden-Israel Ventures III, L.P.

 

1,166,688

 

02/23/01 - 11/02/06

 

677,416

 

919,513

 

0.79

 

0.42

 

942,976

 

208,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,997,502

 

$

13,333,481

 

 

 

6.05

 

$

25,407,446

 

$

3,352,852

 

 

The Fund may incur certain costs in connection with the disposition of the above securities.

 

Federal Income Tax Cost - At January 31, 2008, the identified cost for federal income tax purposes, as well as the gross unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost, gross unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value and the net unrealized appreciation from investments were $139,169,950, $87,535,361, $(7,608,100) and $79,927,261, respectively.

 

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

 



 

Item 2:                   Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

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

 

Item 3:                   Exhibits

 

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

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

THE EMERGING MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.

 

/s/Lawrence D. Haber

 

Name:

Lawrence D. Haber

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

Date:

March 28, 2008

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/Lawrence D. Haber

 

Name:

Lawrence D. Haber

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

Date:

March 28, 2008

 

/s/Michael A. Pignataro

 

Name:

Michael A. Pignataro

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

Date:

March 28, 2008