ADAMS NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, INC. - FORM N-Q - MARCH 31, 2015

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-02736
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ADAMS NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

500 East Pratt Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Lawrence L. Hooper, Jr.
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.
500 East Pratt Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

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(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 752-5900
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2015

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

March 31, 2015

(unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value (A)

Common Stocks — 99.4%

  

 

Energy — 78.9%

Exploration & Production — 26.3%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    275,000      $ 22,772,750

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (B)

    452,000        6,400,320

Cimarex Energy Co.

    108,000        12,429,720

ConocoPhillips

    213,000        13,261,380

Energen Corp.

    129,600        8,553,600

EOG Resources, Inc.

    358,000        32,825,020

EQT Corp.

    140,000        11,601,800

Marathon Oil Corp.

    571,000        14,908,810

Noble Energy, Inc.

    373,500        18,264,150

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    405,000        29,565,000

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (E)

    99,500        16,269,245

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (C)

    174,500        5,392,050
   

 

 

       192,243,845
   

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas — 27.9%

Chevron Corp.

    743,200        78,021,136

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,358,430        115,466,550

Suncor Energy Inc.

    350,000        10,237,500
   

 

 

      203,725,186
   

 

 

   

Oil Equipment & Services — 13.8%

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    160,000        10,172,800

Ensco plc (Class A)

    140,000        2,949,800

Halliburton Co.

    145,070        6,365,672

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    250,000        12,497,500

Oil States International Inc. (C)

    170,000        6,760,900

Schlumberger Ltd.

    626,000        52,233,440

Seadrill Ltd. (B)

    200,003        1,870,028

Weatherford International plc (C)

    645,000        7,933,500
   

 

 

      100,783,640
   

 

 

Pipelines — 4.4%

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    469,000        19,726,140

Williams Companies, Inc.

    250,000        12,647,500
   

 

 

      32,373,640
   

 

 

Refiners — 6.5%

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    132,300        13,546,197

Phillips 66

    431,275        33,898,215
   

 

 

      47,444,412
   

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

March 31, 2015

(unaudited)

 

    Shares/
Principal
    Value (A)  

Basic Materials — 20.5%

   

Chemicals — 17.5%

  

Alcoa Inc.

    614,000      $ 7,932,880   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (E)

    80,469        22,827,446   

Dow Chemical Co.

    492,500        23,630,150   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    140,000        9,696,400   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Class A)

    345,200        30,308,560   

Monsanto Co.

    194,400        21,877,776   

Praxair, Inc.

    97,300        11,748,002   
   

 

 

 
      128,021,214   
   

 

 

 

General Industrials — 1.7%

  

Packaging Corp. of America

    156,300        12,221,097   

Gold & Precious Metals — 0.7%

  

SPDR Gold Trust (C) (E)

    45,000        5,114,700   

Industrial Metals — 0.6%

  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

    248,000        4,699,600   
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $463,758,556)

   

    726,627,334   
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.5%

  

 

Money Market Account — 0.5%

  

 

M&T Bank, 0.10%

  $ 3,265,097        3,265,097   

Money Market Funds — 0.0%

  

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market – Money Market Portfolio (Institutional Class), 0.14% (D)

    100,000        100,000   
   

 

 

 
   

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $3,365,097)

      3,365,097   
   

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral — 1.1%
(Cost $8,005,980)

   

Money Market Funds — 1.1%

  

Invesco Short-Term Investment Trust – Liquid Assets Portfolio (Institutional Class), 0.08% (D)

    8,005,980        8,005,980   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.0%
(Cost $475,129,633)

      737,998,411   

Liability for open written option contracts — 0.0%

      (11,800

Other assets less liabilities — (1.0)%

  

    (7,132,089
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 730,854,522   
   

 

 

 

 

Notes:

(A) Common stocks are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ and are valued at the last reported sale price on the day of valuation.
(B) A portion of shares held are on loan.
(C) Presently non-dividend paying.
(D) Rate presented is as of period-end and represents the annualized yield earned over the previous seven days.
(E) All or a portion of this security is pledged to cover open written call option contracts. Aggregate market value of such pledged securities is $9,831,150.

 

See accompanying notes.

 


SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

(unaudited)

 

 

Contracts

(100 shares

each)

     Security   

Strike
Price

    

Contract

Expiration

Date

    

Value

COVERED CALLS
200     

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     $375      May 14      $ 4,000
150     

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     235      Jun 14      4,500
150     

SPDR Gold Trust ETF

     130      Jun 14      3,300
                       
500            
       Total Option Liability (Unrealized Gain of $84,548 on Premiums Received of $96,348)              $ 11,800
                       
                       

 

See accompanying notes.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS AND OUTSTANDING WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS (Unaudited)

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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Adams Natural Resources Fund (the Fund), formerly Petroleum & Resources Corporation, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified investment company. The Fund is an internally-managed closed-end fund specializing in energy and other natural resources stocks.

Security Transactions - Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gain or loss on sales of investments is determined on the basis of specific identification.

Security Valuation - The Fund's investments are reported at fair value as defined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Investments in securities traded on a national security exchange are valued at the primary exchange's last reported sale price on the day of valuation. Over-the-counter and listed securities for which a sale price is not available are valued at the last quoted bid price. Short-term investments, excluding money market funds, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Money market funds are valued at net asset value on the day of valuation. Listed written options are valued at the last quoted asked price.

Various inputs are used to determine the fair value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized as follows:

The following table summarizes the fair value inputs for the Fund's investments at March 31, 2015:

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Assets:              

Common stocks

$726,627,334

 

$--

 

$--

 

$726,627,334

Short-term investments

3,365,097

 

--

 

--

 

3,365,097

Securities lending collateral

8,005,980

 

--

 

--

 

8,005,980

Total investments

$737,998,411

 

$--

 

$--

 

$737,998,411

               
Liabilities:              

Written options

$(11,800)

 

$--

 

$--

 

$(11,800)

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 or Level 2 during the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

For federal income tax purposes, the identified cost of securities at March 31, 2015 was $475,129,633 and net unrealized appreciation aggregated $262,868,778, of which the related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $302,895,646 and $40,026,868, respectively.

3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The Fund's investment decisions are made by the portfolio management team with recommendations from the research staff. The Fund is subject to changes in the value of equity securities held ("equity price risk") in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use derivative instruments, such as written options, to manage exposure to certain risks and/or to enhance performance. Derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments.

Options - Option contracts generally entail risks associated with counterparty credit, liquidity, and equity price risk. The Fund has mitigated counterparty credit and liquidity risks by trading its options through an exchange. Equity price risk is mitigated by writing only covered call or collateralized put option contracts, which require the Fund to segregate certain securities, as denoted on the Schedule of Investments, at its custodian when the option is written.

When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently marked to market daily in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, with any related change recorded as change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written option contracts in the Statement of Operations. Upon expiration or closing, premiums received, net of premiums paid, are treated as net realized gain or loss on written option contracts in the Statement of Operations. Upon the exercise of written put option contracts, premiums received are deducted from the cost basis of the underlying securities purchased. Upon the exercise of written call option contracts, premiums received are added to the proceeds from the sale of underlying securities in determining whether there is a realized gain or loss on security transactions in the Statement of Operations.

4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED

The Fund makes loans of securities to approved brokers to earn additional income. It receives as collateral cash deposits, U.S. Government securities, or bank letters of credit valued at 102% of the value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is calculated based upon the most recent closing prices and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Cash deposits are placed in a registered money market fund. The Fund accounts for securities lending transactions as secured financing and receives compensation in the form of fees or retains a portion of interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. Gain or loss in the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. At March 31, 2015, the Fund had securities on loan of $7,856,823 and held cash collateral of $8,005,980; additional collateral was delivered the next business day in accordance with the procedure described above. The Fund is indemnified by its lending agent for loss of loaned securities and has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

The certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Form N-Q Certifications.

                                                                              
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. 
 
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.
 
By:  /s/ Mark E. Stoeckle 
  Mark E. Stoeckle 
  Chief Executive Officer 
  (Principal Executive Officer) 
 
Date:  April 24, 2015
 
 
  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/ Mark E. Stoeckle 
  Mark E. Stoeckle 
  Chief Executive Officer 
  (Principal Executive Officer) 
 
Date:  April 24, 2015
 
 
 
By:  /s/ Brian S. Hook 
  Brian S. Hook 
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 
  (Principal Financial Officer) 
 
Date:  April 24, 2015