UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21983

 

Name of Fund: NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. (QQQX)

 

Fund Address: 2 World Financial Center, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10281.

 

Name and address of agent for service: Justin C. Ferri, Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc., 2 World Financial Center, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10281.

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 449-4742

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2009

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2009

 

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


(FRONT COVER)

NASDAQ Premium
Income & Growth Fund Inc.

Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)
June 30, 2009




 


 

NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.

 


Directors and Officers


 

Paul Glasserman, Director and Chairman of the Board

Steven W. Kohlhagen, Director and Chairman of the
Audit Committee

Laura S. Unger, Director and Chairperson of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

William J. Rainer, Director

Justin C. Ferri, President

James E. Hillman, Vice President and Treasurer

Colleen R. Rusch, Vice President and Secretary

Michelle H. Rhee, Chief Legal Officer

Robert M. Zakem, Chief Compliance Officer

Jeff E. McGoey, Vice President

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 351
Boston, MA 02101

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310

 


Proxy Results


During the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, the stockholders of NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. voted on the following proposal, which was approved at the annual meeting of stockholders on April 24, 2009. A description of the proposal and number of shares voted are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

 

Shares Voted
For

 

Shares Withheld
From Voting








To elect the Fund’s Board of Directors:

 

Paul Glasserman

 

14,795,761

 

820,283

 

 

Steven W. Kohlhagen

 

14,750,313

 

865,731

 

 

William J. Rainer

 

14,748,531

 

867,513

 

 

Laura S. Unger

 

14,838,190

 

777,854









 

 

 




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NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009



 


 

Fund Profile as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 


Fund Information


The investment objective of NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) is to provide stockholders with premium income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective principally through a two-part strategy. First, the Fund will invest substantially all of its net assets in a portfolio of investments designed to closely track the performance of the NASDAQ 100 Index®. Second, the Fund will use certain option strategies primarily consisting of writing NASDAQ 100 Index call options to generate premium income and reduce the volatility of the Fund’s returns, with the intent of improving the Fund’s risk adjusted returns. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

 

 



Symbol on NASDAQ

QQQX

Initial Offering Date

January 30, 2007

Yield on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2009 ($12.33)*

15.00%

Current Quarterly Distribution per share of Common Stock**

$0.4625

Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Stock**

$1.85




 

 

 

*

 

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price as of June 30, 2009. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

**

 

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. A substantial portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital at fiscal year end.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and net asset value for the six-month period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

6/30/09 (a)

 

12/31/08

 

Change (b)

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price (c)

 

$

12.33

 

$

9.29

 

32.72

%

 

$12.74

 

$8.03

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

12.57

 

$

11.28

 

11.44

%

 

$13.06

 

$9.80

 

















 

 

 (a)

For the six-month period, the Common Stock of the Fund had a total investment return of 20.76% based on net asset value per share and 43.82% based on market price per share, assuming reinvestment of dividends. For the same period, the performance of the NASDAQ 100 Index,® the Fund’s unmanaged reference index, had a total investment return of 22.41%. The reference index has no expenses associated with performance.

 

 

 (b)

Does not include reinvestment of dividends.

 

 

 (c)

Primary Exchange Price, NASDAQ.


 

 

 

 

 






Portfolio Information

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

 

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

 

Percent of
Net Assets

 





Apple, Inc.

 

14.5

%

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

6.7

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

6.7

 

 

Oracle Corp.

 

5.1

 

 

Google, Inc. Class A

 

4.7

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

4.3

 

 

Intel Corp.

 

3.8

 

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

3.7

 

 

Research In Motion Ltd.

 

3.2

 

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

 

3.1

 

 






 

 

 

 

 

Five Largest Industries

 

Percent of
Net Assets

 





Software

 

18.3

%

 

Computers & Peripherals

 

16.0

 

 

Communications Equipment

 

15.0

 

 

Biotechnology

 

11.8

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

9.3

 

 






 

 

 

 

 

Sector Representation

 

Percent of
Long-Term Investments

 





Information Technology

 

65.7

%

 

Health Care

 

18.7

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

7.3

 

 

Industrials

 

3.8

 

 

Financials

 

2.5

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

1.1

 

 

Materials

 

0.6

 

 

Energy

 

0.3

 

 






For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry and sector classifications refer to any one or more of the industry and sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry and sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

The NASDAQ 100®, NASDAQ 100 Index®, and NASDAQ are trade or service marks of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

 

 

 


NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

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Schedule of Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 










Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co. (c)

 

8,055

 

$

342,338

 

 

 

Ceradyne, Inc. (a)

 

23,270

 

 

410,948

 

 

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

5,187

 

 

287,308

 

 

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

 

40,787

 

 

2,829,802

 

 

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

7,241

 

 

583,987

 

 

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

 

12,366

 

 

903,089

 

 

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

6,271

 

 

325,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,683,313

 










Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SkyWest, Inc.

 

60,013

 

 

612,133

 










Biotechnology — 11.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc. (a)(c)

 

106,031

 

 

5,613,281

 

 

 

Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)

 

70,669

 

 

3,190,705

 

 

 

Celgene Corp. (a)(c)

 

71,923

 

 

3,440,796

 

 

 

Crucell NV (a)(b)(c)

 

31,345

 

 

754,161

 

 

 

Genzyme Corp. (a)(c)

 

88,934

 

 

4,950,956

 

 

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)(c)

 

181,214

 

 

8,488,064

 

 

 

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

27,517

 

 

776,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,214,768

 










Capital Markets — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

 

7,805

 

 

454,173

 

 

 

Northern Trust Corp.

 

15,466

 

 

830,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,284,388

 










Commercial Banks — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East-West Bancorp, Inc. (c)

 

32,386

 

 

210,185

 

 

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

20,213

 

 

550,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

760,383

 










Communications Equipment — 15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a)(c)

 

46,112

 

 

367,051

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

 

533,644

 

 

9,947,124

 

 

 

Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (a)(c)

 

25,505

 

 

813,099

 

 

 

JDS Uniphase Corp. (a)

 

81,886

 

 

468,388

 

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

342,483

 

 

15,480,232

 

 

 

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

 

103,558

 

 

7,357,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,433,690

 










Computers & Peripherals — 16.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc. (a)(c)

 

233,319

 

 

33,231,625

 

 

 

Dell, Inc. (a)

 

132,641

 

 

1,821,161

 

 

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

9,884

 

 

1,032,087

 

 

 

NCR Corp. (a)

 

18,784

 

 

222,215

 

 

 

Teradata Corp. (a)

 

21,692

 

 

508,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,815,332

 










Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (a)

 

6,007

 

 

604,665

 










Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (a)

 

44,015

 

 

937,960

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 










Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (a)(c)

 

39,495

 

$

441,554

 

 

 

National Instruments Corp.

 

25,146

 

 

567,294

 

 

 

Smart Modular Technologies WWH,
Inc. (a)

 

76,754

 

 

174,231

 

 

 

Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)

 

30,149

 

 

591,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,774,904

 










Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a)(c)

 

89,128

 

 

353,838

 










Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kroger Co.

 

17,012

 

 

375,115

 

 

 

Walgreen Co.

 

30,110

 

 

885,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,260,349

 










Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ArthroCare Corp. (a)(c)

 

20,522

 

 

221,638

 

 

 

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a)

 

11,677

 

 

318,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

539,836

 










Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Express Scripts, Inc. (a)

 

43,186

 

 

2,969,037

 

 

 

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

30,415

 

 

715,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,684,398

 










Health Care Technology — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality Systems, Inc.

 

19,135

 

 

1,089,930

 










Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

13,800

 

 

455,124

 

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

7,778

 

 

447,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

902,281

 










Household Durables — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

 

6,055

 

 

216,042

 










IT Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
Class A (a)

 

24,958

 

 

1,108,634

 

 

 

CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)(c)

 

38,158

 

 

505,212

 

 

 

Computer Sciences Corp. (a)(c)

 

26,945

 

 

1,193,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,807,509

 










Insurance — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)(c)

 

35,320

 

 

2,069,046

 

 

 

CNA Financial Corp.

 

17,165

 

 

265,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,334,589

 










Internet & Catalog Retail — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

 

54,506

 

 

4,559,972

 










Internet Software & Services — 6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eBay, Inc. (a)(c)

 

214,172

 

 

3,668,766

 

 

 

Google, Inc. Class A (a)(c)

 

25,598

 

 

10,791,861

 

 

 

Sohu.com, Inc. (a)

 

9,252

 

 

581,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,041,930

 










Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Technologies Corp (a)

 

80,799

 

 

3,370,934

 











 

 

 


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NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 










Machinery — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp.

 

26,261

 

$

1,171,503

 

 

 

Middleby Corp. (a)

 

18,176

 

 

798,290

 

 

 

Terex Corp. (a)

 

11,116

 

 

134,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,103,963

 










Media — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (c)

 

25,526

 

 

495,460

 

 

 

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.
Class A (a)

 

7,275

 

 

143,245

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corp. — Entertainment
Class A (a)

 

45,211

 

 

1,209,394

 

 

 

Liberty Media Holding Corp. —
Capital (a)

 

30,174

 

 

409,159

 

 

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

 

9,598

 

 

303,105

 

 

 

Scholastic Corp.

 

21,937

 

 

434,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,994,496

 










Metals & Mining — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
Class B (c)

 

14,031

 

 

703,093

 

 

 

Nucor Corp.

 

14,653

 

 

651,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,354,126

 










Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

5,222

 

 

345,958

 










Personal Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chattem, Inc. (a)

 

10,571

 

 

719,885

 

 

 

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

 

23,659

 

 

703,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,423,267

 










Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)

 

13,275

 

 

333,335

 

 

 

GlaxoSmithKline Plc (b)

 

10,490

 

 

370,717

 

 

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (b)

 

146,421

 

 

7,224,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,928,464

 










Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Properties, Inc.

 

9,151

 

 

436,503

 

 

 

ProLogis

 

12,331

 

 

99,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

535,891

 










Road & Rail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSX Corp.

 

7,330

 

 

253,838

 










Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASML Holding NV (b)(c)

 

149,143

 

 

3,228,946

 

 

 

Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (a)

 

34,425

 

 

973,883

 

 

 

Diodes, Inc. (a)

 

52,501

 

 

821,116

 

 

 

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)

 

98,128

 

 

592,693

 

 

 

Intel Corp. (c)

 

534,956

 

 

8,853,522

 

 

 

International Rectifier Corp. (a)

 

20,377

 

 

301,783

 

 

 

Intersil Corp. Class A

 

58,923

 

 

740,662

 

 

 

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a)

 

18,117

 

 

322,664

 

 

 

Microsemi Corp. (a)

 

44,089

 

 

608,428

 

 

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

115,383

 

 

2,457,658

 

 

 

Varian Semiconductor Equipment
Associates, Inc. (a)

 

12,669

 

 

303,929

 

 

 

Xilinx, Inc.

 

67,162

 

 

1,374,135

 

 

 

Zoran Corp. (a)

 

67,942

 

 

740,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,319,987

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 










Software — 18.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

 

226,681

 

$

6,415,072

 

 

 

Ansys, Inc. (a)(c)

 

18,457

 

 

575,120

 

 

 

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

 

16,873

 

 

841,457

 

 

 

McAfee, Inc. (a)

 

28,704

 

 

1,211,022

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

648,694

 

 

15,419,456

 

 

 

Oracle Corp.

 

551,747

 

 

11,818,421

 

 

 

SAP AG (b)

 

30,179

 

 

1,212,894

 

 

 

SPSS, Inc. (a)

 

26,332

 

 

878,699

 

 

 

Symantec Corp. (a)

 

199,015

 

 

3,096,673

 

 

 

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

 

29,399

 

 

573,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,042,388

 










Specialty Retail — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. (a)

 

108,844

 

 

1,401,911

 

 

 

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (a)

 

58,176

 

 

2,004,745

 

 

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

 

13,674

 

 

527,816

 

 

 

Staples, Inc.

 

99,519

 

 

2,007,298

 

 

 

Tiffany & Co.

 

15,654

 

 

396,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,338,755

 










Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nike, Inc. Class B

 

20,681

 

 

1,070,862

 

 

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

 

11,036

 

 

316,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,387,485

 










Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Houston Wire & Cable Co.

 

26,438

 

 

314,877

 










 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $257,617,544*) — 102.1%

 

 

 

 

234,626,639

 










 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Number of
Contracts

 

 

 

 










Call Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring
July 2009 at USD 1,425

 

110

 

 

(730,950

)

 

 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring
July 2009 at USD 1,450

 

110

 

 

(524,150

)

 

 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring
July 2009 at USD 1,475

 

100

 

 

(317,500

)

 

 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring
July 2009 at USD 1,500

 

110

 

 

(212,300

)

 

 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring
August 2009 at USD 1,500

 

133

 

 

(591,185

)

 

 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring
September 2009 at USD 1,475

 

133

 

 

(966,910

)

 

 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring
September 2009 at USD 1,500

 

100

 

 

(593,000

)










 

 

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $3,486,258) — (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

(3,935,995

)










 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written
(Net Cost — $254,131,286) — 100.4%

 

 

 

 

230,690,644

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

(817,903

)

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

$

229,872,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 


NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009

5



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of June 30, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

257,783,142

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

31,221,187

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(54,377,690

)

 

 




Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(23,156,503

)

 

 





 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Depositary receipts.

 

 

(c)

All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with open option contracts.

 

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:


 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1(a) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of June 30, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Other Financial
Instruments†

 







Level 1

 

$

234,626,639

 

$

(3,935,995

)

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 









Total

 

$

234,626,639

 

$

(3,935,995

)

 

 







† Other financial instruments are options.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 


6

NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009



 


 

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Capital


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (identified cost — $257,617,544)

 

 

 

 

$

234,626,639

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold

 

$

9,456,656

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

 

47,838

 

 

9,504,494

 

 

 







Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

244,131,133

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Options written, at value (premiums received — $3,486,258)

 

 

 

 

 

3,935,995

 

Bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

 

8,975,054

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends to stockholders

 

 

1,105,742

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

 

172,573

 

 

1,278,315

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

 

69,028

 

 

 

 

 

 




Total liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

14,258,392

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net assets

 

 

 

 

$

229,872,741

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Common Stock, par value $.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized

 

 

 

 

$

18,289

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

 

 

 

281,294,978

 

Accumulated distributions in excess of investment income — net

 

$

(17,266,819

)

 

 

 

Accumulated realized capital losses — net

 

 

(10,733,065

)

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation — net

 

 

(23,440,642

)

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Total accumulated losses — net

 

 

 

 

 

(51,440,526

)

 

 

 

 

 




Total capital — Equivalent to $12.57 per share based on 18,289,445 shares of Common Stock outstanding (market price $12.33)

 

 

 

 

$

229,872,741

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009

7



 


 

Statement of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Dividends (net of $20,920 foreign withholding tax)

 

 

 

 

$

881,801

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 




Total income

 

 

 

 

 

881,821

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Investment advisory fees

 

$

952,278

 

 

 

 

Licensing fees

 

 

49,168

 

 

 

 

Professional fees

 

 

48,964

 

 

 

 

Directors’ fees and expenses

 

 

28,284

 

 

 

 

Accounting services

 

 

23,005

 

 

 

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

22,157

 

 

 

 

Printing and stockholder reports

 

 

18,081

 

 

 

 

Insurance expenses

 

 

12,193

 

 

 

 

Listing fees

 

 

9,407

 

 

 

 

Custodian fees

 

 

6,272

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

6,039

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

 

 

 

1,175,848

 

 

 

 

 

 




Investment loss — net

 

 

 

 

 

(294,027

)

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Realized & Unrealized Gain (Loss) — Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments — net

 

 

(4,586,887

)

 

 

 

Options written — net

 

 

394,098

 

 

(4,192,789

)

 

 



 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments — net

 

 

47,203,700

 

 

 

 

Options written — net

 

 

(2,216,937

)

 

44,986,763

 

 

 







Total realized and unrealized gain — net

 

 

 

 

 

40,793,974

 

 

 

 

 

 




Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

 

 

$

40,499,947

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 




8

NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009



 


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

For the Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2008

 







Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Investment loss — net

 

$

(294,027

)

$

(1,412,739

)

Realized gain (loss) — net

 

 

(4,192,789

)

 

5,824,547

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation — net

 

 

44,986,763

 

 

(141,533,637

)

 

 







Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

40,499,947

 

 

(137,121,829

)

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Dividends and Distributions to Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Investment income — net

 

 

(16,917,737

)†

 

(4,974,856

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(28,860,617

)

 

 







Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to stockholders

 

 

(16,917,737

)

 

(33,835,473

)

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

23,582,210

 

 

(170,957,302

)

Beginning of period

 

 

206,290,531

 

 

377,247,833

 

 

 







End of period*

 

$

229,872,741

 

$

206,290,531

 

 

 







* Accumulated distributions in excess of investment income — net

 

$

(17,266,819

)

$

(55,055

)

 

 







† A substantial portion of the dividends from net investment income may be deemed a tax return of capital at fiscal year end.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 


NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009

9




 

Financial Highlights


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following per share data and ratios have been derived
from information provided in the financial statements.

 

For the Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2008

 

For the Period
January 30,
2007(a) to
December 31,
2007

 









Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.28

 

$

20.63

 

$

19.10

 

 

 










Investment loss — net(b)

 

 

(.02

)

 

(.08

)

 

(.07

)

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

 

2.24

 

 

(7.42

)

 

3.34

 

 

 










Total from investment operations

 

 

2.22

 

 

(7.50

)

 

3.27

 

 

 










Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

(.93

)(c)

 

(.27

)

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(1.58

)

 

(1.70

)

 

 










Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(.93

)

 

(1.85

)

 

(1.70

)

 

 










Offering costs resulting from the issuance of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(.04

)

 

 










Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.57

 

$

11.28

 

$

20.63

 

 

 










Market price per share, end of period

 

$

12.33

 

$

9.29

 

$

18.26

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Total Investment Return(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Based on net asset value per share

 

 

20.76

%(e)

 

(37.07

%)

 

17.95

%(e)

 

 










Based on market price per share

 

 

43.82

%(e)

 

(41.45

%)

 

(.30

%)(e)

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Expenses

 

 

1.11

%(f)

 

1.05

%

 

1.06

%(f)

 

 










Investment loss — net

 

 

(.28

%)(f)

 

(.47

%)

 

(.36

%)(f)

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

229,873

 

$

206,291

 

$

377,248

 

 

 










Portfolio turnover

 

 

0

%

 

19

%

 

31

%

 

 










 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

(c)

A substantial portion of the dividends from net investment income may be deemed a tax return of capital at fiscal year end.

 

 

(d)

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

 

 

(e)

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 




10

NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009



 


 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Significant Accounting Policies:

NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. These unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the results for the interim period. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Fund determines and makes available for publication the net asset value of its Common Stock on the last business day of each week. The Fund’s Common Stock shares are listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol QQQX.

Investing in the Fund involves certain risks and the Fund may not be able to achieve its intended results for a variety of reasons, including, among others, the possibility that the Fund may not be able to structure derivative investments as defined below as anticipated. Because the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate, there is a risk that you will lose money. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

(a) Valuation of investments — Equity securities that are held by the Fund that are traded on stock exchanges or the NASDAQ Global Market are valued at the last sale price or official close price on the exchange, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price for long positions, and at the last available asked price for short positions. In cases where equity securities are traded on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on the exchange designated as the primary market by or under the authority of the Board of Directors of the Fund. Long positions traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market, NASDAQ Capital Market or Bulletin Board are valued at the last available bid price or yield equivalent obtained from one or more dealers or pricing services approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund. Short positions traded in the OTC market are valued at the last available asked price. Portfolio securities that are traded both in the OTC market and on an exchange are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Other investments are valued at market value.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. Options traded in the OTC market are valued at the last asked price (options written) or the last bid price (options purchased). Swap agreements are valued based upon quoted fair valuations received daily by the Fund from a pricing service or counterparty. Financial futures contracts and options thereon, which are traded on exchanges, are valued at their last sale price as of the close of such exchanges. Obligations with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost unless the investment adviser believes that this method no longer produces valuations.

Repurchase agreements are valued at cost plus accrued interest. The Fund employs pricing services to provide certain securities prices for the Fund. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Fund, including valuations furnished by the pricing services retained by the Fund, which may use a matrix system for valuations. The procedures of a pricing service and its valuations are reviewed by the officers of the Fund under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Such valuations and procedures will be reviewed periodically by the Board of Directors of the Fund.

Generally, trading in foreign securities, as well as U.S. government securities, money market instruments and certain fixed income securities, is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NASDAQ. The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund’s shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates will generally be determined as of the close of business on the NASDAQ. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of business on the NASDAQ that may not be reflected in the computation of the Fund’s net asset value. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, those securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Board of Directors or by the investment adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

(b) Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) — A portion of distributions received from REITs may constitute a return of capital. During the year an amount, based upon prior experience and guidance from the REITs is reclassified from dividend income and recorded as an adjustment to basis of the

 

 

 




NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009

11



 


 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

REIT holdings. The adjustment is a reduction in basis and is reflected in either unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or realized gain (loss).

(c) Derivative financial instruments — The Fund will engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to enhance its returns or as a proxy for a direct investment in securities underlying the Fund’s index. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the contract due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security or index, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The counterparty, for certain instruments, may pledge cash or securities as collateral.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement no.133” (“FAS 161”) has been implemented by the Fund. The Fund utilizes derivatives to enhance return and management has determined the use of derivative instruments is not designed to hedge security positions. The Fund’s use of derivatives involves risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the investments underlying these derivatives.

Derivatives may be volatile and involve significant risk, such as, among other things, credit risk, currency risk, leverage risk and liquidity risk. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and correlation risk (i.e., the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly, or to any degree, with the underlying asset, interest rate or index). Using derivatives can disproportionately increase losses and reduce opportunities for gains when security prices, indices, currency rates or interest rates are changing in unexpected ways. The Fund may suffer disproportionately heavy losses relative to the amount of its investments in derivative contracts.

Derivative instruments utilized by the Fund are defined below and delineated in the statement of assets, liabilities and capital and statement of operations of the Fund.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Capital as of June 30, 2009

 








 

Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments pursuant
to FASB Statement 133

 

Liabilities

 

 

Amount

 








Equity Options

 

Options written, at value

 

$

3,935,995

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009

 









 

Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments pursuant
to FASB Statement 133

 

Realized
gain (loss)

 

Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)

 









Written Equity Options

 

$

394,098

 

$

(2,216,937

)










 

 

Options — The Fund writes covered call options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund provides the purchaser with the right to potentially receive a cash payment from the Fund equal to any appreciation in the cash value of the index over the strike price on the expiration date of the written option. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium received). Written options are non-income producing investments.


 

 

 


12

NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009



 


 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


 

 

 

Writing (selling) covered call options subjects the Fund to certain additional risks. The Fund, by writing covered call options, will forgo the opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the equity investments above the exercise prices of the options, but will continue to bear the risk of declines in the value of the equity investments. The premiums received from the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the equity securities over time.

 

 

 

The premium received from writing options and amounts available for distribution from the Fund’s options may decrease in declining interest rate environments. The value of the equity investments also may be influenced by changes in interest rates. Higher yielding equity investments and those issuers whose businesses are substantially affected by changes in interest rates may be particularly sensitive to interest rate risk. A summary of option transactions is found in Note 3, Investments.

(d) Income taxes — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its stockholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) requires an analysis of tax positions taken or to be taken on a tax return and whether such positions are “more likely than not” to be sustained upon examination based on their technical merit. To the extent they would not be sustained, tax expense (and related interest and penalties) would be recognized for financial statement reporting purposes. Management has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to the Fund, and has determined that FIN 48 does not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund files U.S. and various state tax returns. To the best of the Fund’s knowledge, no income tax returns are currently under examination. All tax years of the Fund are open at this time.

(e) Security transactions and investment income — Security transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest is recognized on the accrual basis.

(f) Dividends and distributions — Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. For the current period ended June 30, 2009, Fund management believes it is likely total dividends and distributions may exceed net investment income and accumulated realized capital gains, resulting in a portion of the total distribution treated as a tax return of capital. A portion of the distributions paid by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2008 was characterized as a tax return of capital.

(g) Bank overdraft — The Fund recorded a bank overdraft, which resulted from management estimates of available cash.

2. Investment Advisory and Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement with IQ Investment Advisors LLC (“IQ Advisors”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML & Co.”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“Bank of America”). IQ Advisors is responsible for the investment advisory, management and administrative services to the Fund. In addition, IQ Advisors provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Fund. For such services, the Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to .90% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets plus borrowings for leverage and other investment purposes.

In addition, IQ Advisors has entered into a Subadvisory Agreement with Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC (“Nuveen HydePark”). Pursuant to the agreement, Nuveen HydePark provides certain investment advisory services to IQ Advisors with respect to the Fund. For such services, IQ Advisors pays Nuveen HydePark a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to .39% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets plus borrowings for leverage and other investment purposes. There is no increase in aggregate fees paid by the Fund for these services.

 

 

 




NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009

13



 


 

Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

IQ Advisors has entered into an Administration Agreement with Princeton Administrators, LLC (the “Administrator”). The Administration Agreement provides that IQ Advisors pays the Administrator a fee from its investment advisory fee at an annual rate equal to .12% of the average daily value of the Fund’s net assets plus borrowings for leverage and other investment purposes, for the performance of administrative and other services necessary for the operation of the Fund. There is no increase in the aggregate fees paid by the Fund for these services. The Administrator is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). ML & Co. has a substantial financial interest in BlackRock.

Certain officers of the Fund are officers and/or directors of IQ Advisors and/or ML & Co. or their affiliates.

3. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were $0 and $19,862,468, respectively.

Transactions in options written for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Premiums
Received

 









Outstanding call options written, at beginning of period

 

 

800

 

$

5,958,700

 

Options written

 

 

2,496

 

 

9,806,328

 

Options closed

 

 

(2,366

)

 

(11,906,518

)

Options expired

 

 

(134

)

 

(372,252

)

 

 







Outstanding call options written, at end of period

 

 

796

 

$

3,486,258

 

 

 







4. Common Stock Transactions:

The Fund is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of stock par value $.001 per share, all of which are initially classified as Common Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized, however, to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of Common Stock without approval of the holders of Common Stock.

Shares issued and outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008 remained constant.

5. Capital Loss Carryforward:

As of December 31, 2008, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $4,607,477, all of which expires in 2015. This amount will be available to offset like amounts of any future taxable gains.

 

 

 


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NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009



 


 

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 


 

Electronic Delivery

The Fund offers electronic delivery of communications to its stockholders. In order to receive this service, you must register your account and provide us with e-mail information. To sign up for this service, simply access this website at http://www.icsdelivery.com/live and follow the instructions.

When you visit this site, you will obtain a personal identification number (PIN). You will need this PIN should you wish to update your e-mail address, choose to discontinue this service and/or make any other changes to the service. This service is not available for certain retirement accounts at this time.

 


 

Contact Information

For more information regarding the Fund, please visit www.IQIAFunds.com or contact us at 1-877-449-4742.

 

 

 




NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.

JUNE 30, 2009

15



(GO PAPERLESS LOGO)

 

 

(IQ LOGO)

www.IQIAFunds.com

NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. seeks to provide stockholders with premium income and capital appreciation.

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to stockholders of NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. for their information. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge at www.IQIAFunds.com/proxyvoting.asp or upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-449-4742 or through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) at www.IQIAFunds.com/proxyvoting.asp; and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.
2 World Financial Center, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10281

 


#IQQQQXD — 6/09



Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

Item 6 –

Investments

 

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not Applicable since no such divestments occurred during the semi-annual period covered since the last report on Form N-CSR.

   

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

   

Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations that include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures.

   

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

   

11(a) –

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

   

11(b) –

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

   

Item 12 –

Exhibits attached hereto

   

12(a)(1) –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

12(a)(2) –

Certifications – Attached hereto

   

12(a)(3) –

Not Applicable

   

12(b) –

Certifications – Attached hereto

 


  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.
   
  NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.
   
 

By:

/s/ Justin C. Ferri  
    Justin C. Ferri
    Chief Executive Officer of
    NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.
   
  Date: August 20, 2009
   
  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/ Justin C. Ferri  
    Justin C. Ferri
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.
   
  Date: August 20, 2009
   
 

By:

/s/ James E. Hillman  
    James E. Hillman
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.
   
  Date: August 20, 2009