NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. (QQQX)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21983

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

Fund Address: 4 World Financial Center, 6 th Floor, New York, New York 10080

Name and address of agent for service: Justin C. Ferri, Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc., 4 World Financial Center, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10080.

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

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2009

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2009


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


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NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.

Annual Report

December 31, 2009

INVESTMENT ADVISORS

HYDEPARK


Fund Profile as of December 31, 2009

 

Fund Information      

 

Symbol on NASDAQ

   QQQX

Initial Offering Date

   January 30, 2007

Yield on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2009 $(14.40)*

   12.85%

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 December 31, 2009. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

  **   The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital at fiscal year end. The Fund has announced a reduction in the quarterly distribution beginning March 2010 to $0.316 per share.

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

 

      12/31/09 (a)    12/31/08    Change (b)     High    Low

Market Price (c)

   $ 14.40    $ 9.29    55.01   $ 15.74    $ 8.03

Net Asset Value

   $ 14.08    $ 11.28    24.82   $ 14.20    $ 9.80
  (a)  

For the twelve-month period, the Common Stock of the Fund had a total investment return of 44.32% based on net asset value per share and 79.21% based on market price per share, assuming reinvestment of distributions. For the same period, the performance of the NASDAQ 100 Index,® the Fund’s unmanaged reference index, had a total investment return of 54.63%. 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.

   17.1

Microsoft Corp.

   6.9   

Google, Inc. Class A

   5.5   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   5.5   

Oracle Corp.

   4.7   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   4.4   

Intel Corp.

   3.8   

Adobe Systems, Inc.

   2.9   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

   2.9   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   2.7   
Five Largest Industries    Percent of
Net Assets
 

Computers & Peripherals

   18.5

Software

   17.5   

Communications Equipment

   13.0   

Biotechnology

   9.5   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   9.4   

 

Sector Representation    Percent of
Long-Term Investments
 

Information Technology

   67.6

Health Care

   16.5   

Consumer Discretionary

   7.4   

Industrials

   4.0   

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 industry and sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.


 

                
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A Summary From Your Fund’s Portfolio Managers (unaudited)

We are pleased to provide you with this stockholder report for NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.

The Fund is advised by IQ Investment Advisors LLC and sub-advised by Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC.

 

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.

For the annual period ended December 31, 2009, the Fund had a total investment return as set forth in the table below, based on the change per share in net asset value of $11.28 to $14.08. For the same period, the Fund’s unmanaged reference index, the NASDAQ 100 Index®, had a total return as shown below. All of the Fund and index information presented includes the reinvestment of any dividends or distributions. Distribution information may be found in the Notes to Financial Statements, Note 5.

 

Period    Fund*     NASDAQ
100 Index**
    Difference  
Fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009
   44.32   54.63   (10.31 %)
Since inception (from 1/30/07) through
December 31, 2009
   7.12   6.45   0.67

 

*   Fund performance information is net of expenses.

 

**   The reference index has no expenses associated with performance.

 

 

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

 

For more detail with regard to the Fund’s total investment return based on a change in the per share market value of the Fund’s Common Stock (as measured by the trading price of the Fund’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange), please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report.

As a closed-end fund, the Fund’s shares may trade in the secondary market at a premium or discount to the Fund’s net asset value. As a result, total investment returns based on changes in the market value of the Fund’s Common Stock can vary significantly from total investment returns based on changes in the Fund’s net asset value.

Rob A. Guttschow, CFA

Portfolio Manager

John Gambla, CFA

Portfolio Manager

February 17, 2010

 

                
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Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2009

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Industry   Common Stocks   

Shares

Held

  Value
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%     
 

Boeing Co. (a)

   7,316   $ 396,015
 

Ceradyne, Inc. (b)

   21,023     403,852
 

General Dynamics Corp.

   4,711     321,149
 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)

   36,840     3,203,238
 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   6,563     494,522
 

Precision Castparts Corp.

   11,132     1,228,416
 

United Technologies Corp.

   5,684     394,526
          
               6,441,718
Airlines — 0.4%  
   

SkyWest, Inc.

   54,194     916,962
Biotechnology — 9.5%  
 

Amgen, Inc. (a)(b)

   95,669     5,411,995
 

Biogen Idec, Inc. (b)

   63,768     3,411,588
 

Celgene Corp. (a)(b)

   64,910     3,614,189
 

Crucell NV (a)(b)(c)

   28,259     570,267
 

Genzyme Corp. (a)(b)

   80,252     3,933,151
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)(b)

   163,545     7,078,228
 

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

   24,785     769,079
          
               24,788,497
Capital Markets — 0.5%  
 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (b)

   7,086     477,242
 

Northern Trust Corp.

   13,948     730,875
          
               1,208,117
Commercial Banks — 0.5%  
 

East-West Bancorp, Inc. (a)

   29,209     461,502
 

SVB Financial Group (b)

   18,250     760,843
          
               1,222,345
Communications Equipment — 13.0%  
 

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a)(b)

   41,569     258,143
 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

   481,570     11,528,786
 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a)(b)

   23,056     808,113
 

JDS Uniphase Corp. (b)

   73,862     609,361
 

QUALCOMM, Inc. (a)

   309,079     14,297,995
 

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)(b)

   93,439     6,310,870
          
               33,813,268
Computers & Peripherals — 18.5%  
 

Apple, Inc. (a)(b)

   210,561     44,398,892
 

Dell, Inc. (b)

   119,738     1,719,438
 

International Business Machines Corp. (a)

   8,873     1,161,476
 

NCR Corp. (b)

   16,952     188,676
 

Teradata Corp. (b)

   19,597     615,934
          
               48,084,416
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%  
   

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (b)

   5,440     522,022
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%  
   

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (b)

   39,764     788,122
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%  
 

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

   35,670     385,949
 

National Instruments Corp.

   22,717     669,016
 

Smart Modular Technologies WWH, Inc. (b)

   69,296     435,872
 

Trimble Navigation Ltd. (b)

   27,184     685,037
          
               2,175,874
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  
   

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a)(b)

   80,435     384,479

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Industry   Common Stocks    Shares
Held
  Value
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%  
 

The Kroger Co.

   15,352   $ 315,177
 

Walgreen Co. (a)

   27,145     996,764
          
               1,311,941
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%  
 

ArthroCare Corp. (a)(b)

   18,538     439,351
 

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (b)

   10,504     395,476
          
               834,827
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%  
 

Express Scripts, Inc. (a)(b)

   39,006     3,372,069
 

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (b)

   27,420     1,017,830
          
               4,389,899
Health Care Technology — 0.4%  
   

Quality Systems, Inc.

   17,273     1,084,572
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%  
 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   12,434     436,060
 

McDonald’s Corp.

   7,059     440,764
          
               876,824
Household Durables — 0.1%  
   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

   5,488     261,229
IT Services — 1.3%  
 

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (a)(b)

   22,559     1,346,547
 

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

   34,444     657,536
 

Computer Sciences Corp. (a)(b)

   24,364     1,401,661
          
               3,405,744
Insurance — 1.0%  
 

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (b)

   31,869     2,280,227
 

CNA Financial Corp. (b)

   15,485     371,640
          
               2,651,867
Internet & Catalog Retail — 2.6%  
   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(b)

   49,193     6,617,442
Internet Software & Services — 7.5%  
 

eBay, Inc. (a)(b)

   193,276     4,549,717
 

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

   23,138     14,345,097
 

Sohu.com, Inc. (b)

   8,311     476,054
          
               19,370,868
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%  
   

Life Technologies Corp (a)(b)

   72,966     3,811,014
Machinery — 1.0%  
 

Eaton Corp. (a)

   23,741     1,510,402
 

Middleby Corp. (b)

   16,395     803,683
 

Terex Corp. (b)

   9,983     197,763
          
               2,511,848
Media — 1.5%  
 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (a)

   23,077     595,848
 

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Class A (a)(b)

   6,597     155,755
 

DIRECTV Class A (b)

   40,756     1,359,213
 

Liberty Media Corp. Series A (b)

   4,073     187,969
 

Liberty Media Holding Corp. - Capital (b)

   27,209     649,751
 

Omnicom Group Inc.

   8,617     337,356
 

Scholastic Corp.

   19,822     591,290
          
               3,877,182

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

Industry   Common Stocks   

Shares

Held

  Value
Metals & Mining — 0.6%  
 

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

   12,635   $ 1,014,464
 

Nucor Corp.

   13,206     616,060
          
               1,630,524
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%  
   

Chevron Corp.

   4,736     364,625
Personal Products — 0.6%  
 

Chattem, Inc. (b)

   9,509     887,190
 

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (b)

   21,382     682,086
          
               1,569,276
Pharmaceuticals — 3.2%  
 

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (b)

   11,960     384,036
 

GlaxoSmithKline Plc (c)

   9,428     398,333
 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (a)(c)

   132,153     7,424,356
          
               8,206,725
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%  
 

Boston Properties, Inc.

   8,221     551,382
 

ProLogis

   11,097     151,918
          
               703,300
Road & Rail — 0.1%  
   

CSX Corp. (a)

   6,652     322,555
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.4%  
 

ASML Holding NV (a)(c)

   134,621     4,589,230
 

Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (b)

   31,065     1,023,902
 

Diodes, Inc. (b)

   47,371     968,737
 

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (b)

   88,605     573,274
 

Intel Corp. (a)

   482,770     9,848,508
 

International Rectifier Corp. (b)

   18,404     407,096
 

Intersil Corp. Class A

   53,195     816,011
 

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (b)

   16,346     222,633
 

Microsemi Corp. (b)

   39,828     706,947
 

Texas Instruments, Inc. (a)

   104,160     2,714,410
 

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (b)

   11,414     409,534
 

Xilinx, Inc. (a)

   60,595     1,518,511
 

Zoran Corp. (a)(b)

   61,294     677,299
          
               24,476,092
Software — 17.5%  
 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

   204,540     7,522,981
 

Ansys, Inc. (a)(b)

   16,656     723,870
 

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

   15,214     1,002,146
 

McAfee, Inc. (a)(b)

   25,871     1,049,586
 

Microsoft Corp. (a)

   585,428     17,849,700
 

Oracle Corp. (a)

   497,912     12,218,760
 

SAP AG (a)(c)

   27,204     1,273,419
 

Symantec Corp. (a)(b)

   179,596     3,212,972
 

Synopsys, Inc. (b)

   26,495     590,309
          
               45,443,743
Specialty Retail — 2.1%  
 

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

   52,529     2,216,198
 

Ross Stores, Inc.

   12,318     526,102
 

Staples, Inc.

   89,775     2,207,567
 

Tiffany & Co.

   14,116     606,988
          
               5,556,855

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Industry   Common Stocks    Shares
Held
  Value
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  
 

Nike, Inc. Class B

   18,677   $ 1,233,989
 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

   9,923     403,668
          
               1,637,657
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%  
   

Houston Wire & Cable Co.

   23,888     284,267
    Total Common Stocks
(Cost — $229,842,860) — 100.7%
         261,546,696

 

Short-Term Securities   Maturity
Date
  Yield     Face
Amount
    
Time Deposits — 0.5%        
State Street Bank & Trust Co.   1/04/10   0.01   $ 1,233,963         1,233,963
    Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,233,963) — 0.5%
    1,233,963   
    Total Investments before Options Written
(Cost — $231,076,823*) — 101.2%
    262,780,659   

 

     Options Written   Number of
Contracts
      
Call Options Written  
 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring January 2010 at USD 1,850

  100     (379,000
 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring January 2010 at USD 1,875

  150     (345,000
 

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring February 2010 at USD 1,875

  200     (1,000,000
   

NASDAQ Index 100, expiring March 2010 at USD 1,900

  200     (1,088,000
    Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $2,121,886) — (1.1%)
    (2,812,000
  Total Investments, Net of Options Written
(Net Cost — $228,954,937) — 100.1%
    259,968,659   
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)     (240,910
             
  Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 259,727,749   
             

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

*   The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 231,239,832   
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 56,070,226   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (24,529,399
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 31,540,827   
        

 

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

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

(c)   Depositary receipts.

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.

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 identical or 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 circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions 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 the Note 1(a) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:

 

Valuation Inputs    Investments
in Securities
    Other Financial
Instruments1
 
      Assets     Liabilities  

Level 1

   $ 261,546,696 2    $ (2,812,000

Level 2

     1,233,963          

Level 3

              

Total

   $ 262,780,659      $ (2,812,000
        

 

1  

Other financial instruments are options.

 

2  

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

                
6    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Capital

As of December 31, 2009

 

Assets            

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (identified cost — $231,076,823)

    $ 262,780,659

Dividends receivable

      41,779

Prepaid expenses and other assets

      32,188
       

Total assets

      262,854,626
       
   
Liabilities            

Options written, at value (premiums received — $2,121,886)

      2,812,000

Investment advisory fees payable

      196,775

Accrued expenses

      118,102
       

Total liabilities

      3,126,877
       
   
Net Assets            

Net assets

    $ 259,727,749
       
   
Capital            

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

    $ 18,445

Paid-in capital in excess of par

      248,715,235

Accumulated investment loss — net

  $     (55,628  

Accumulated realized capital losses — net

    (19,964,025  

Unrealized appreciation — net

    31,013,722     
         

Total accumulated gains — net

      10,994,069
       

Total Capital — Equivalent to $14.08 per share based on shares of
18,445,346 shares of Common Stock outstanding (market price — $14.40)

    $     259,727,749
       

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    7


Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

 

Investment Income              

Dividends (net of $29,718 foreign withholding tax)

    $ 1,683,481   

Interest

      80   
         

Total income

      1,683,561   
         
   
Expenses              

Investment advisory fees

  $ 2,078,195     

Licensing fees

    109,319     

Professional fees

    103,403     

Directors’ fees and expenses

    61,827     

Accounting services

    52,066     

Transfer agent fees

    48,569     

Insurance

    34,625     

Printing and stockholder reports

    26,389     

Registration fees

    20,488     

Custodian fees

    19,012     

Other

    10,176     
         

Total expenses

      2,564,069   
         

Investment loss — net

      (880,508
         
   
Realized & Unrealized Gain (Loss) — Net              
Realized loss on:    

Investments — net

    (2,769,187  

Options written — net

        (10,654,562         (13,423,749
         
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:    

Investments — net

    101,898,441     

Options written — net

    (2,457,314     99,441,127   
               

Total realized and unrealized gain — net

      86,017,378   
         

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    $ 85,136,870   
         

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
8    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the Year Ended
December 31,
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:  

2009

    2008  
Operations              

Investment loss — net

  $ (880,508   $ (1,412,739

Realized gain (loss) — net

    (13,423,749     5,824,547   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation — net

    99,441,127        (141,533,637
               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    85,136,870        (137,121,829
               
   
Dividends and Distributions to Stockholders              

Investment income — net

           (4,974,856

Tax return of capital

    (33,880,983     (28,860,617
               

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

    (33,880,983     (33,835,473
               
   
Common Stock Transactions              

Value of shares issued to stockholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    2,181,331          
               
   
Net Assets              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    53,437,218            (170,957,302

Beginning of year

    206,290,531        377,247,833   
               

End of year*

  $     259,727,749      $ 206,290,531   
               

*Accumulated investment loss — net

  $ (55,628   $ (55,055
               

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    9


Financial Highlights

 

The following per share data and ratios have been derived

from information provided in the financial statements.

  For the Year Ended
December 31,
   

For the period

January 30,
2007(a) to
December 31,

2007

 
  2009     2008    
     
Per Share Operating Performance:                     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.28      $ 20.63      $ 19.10   
                       

Investment loss — net(b)

    (.05     (.08     (.07

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

    4.70        (7.42     3.34   
                       

Total from investment operations

    4.65        (7.50     3.27   
                       
Less dividends and distributions:      

Investment income-net

           (.27       

Tax return of capital

    (1.85     (1.58     (1.70
                       

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.85     (1.85     (1.70
                       

Offering costs resulting from the issuance of Common Stock

                  (.04
                       

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.08      $ 11.28      $ 20.63   
                       

Market price per share, end of period

  $ 14.40      $ 9.29      $ 18.26   
                       
     
Total Investment Return(c):                     

Based on net asset value per share

    44.32%        (37.07%     17.95% (d) 
                       

Based on market price per share

    79.21%        (41.45%     (.30% )(d) 
                       
     
Ratios to Average Net Assets:                     

Expenses

    1.11%        1.05%        1.06% (e) 
                       

Investment loss — net

    (.38%     (.47%     (.36% )(e) 
                       
     
Supplemental Data:                     

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 259,728      $ 206,291      $ 377,248   
                       

Portfolio turnover

    0% (f)      19%        31%   
                       

 

  (a)  

Commencement of operations.

  (b)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

  (c)  

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

  (d)  

Aggregate total investment return.

  (e)  

Annualized.

  (f)  

For purposes of calculating portfolio turnover of the Fund, there were no long-term purchases during the year, and therefore, the portfolio turnover is zero.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
10    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. 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 (“GAAP”), which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 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.

In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) became the single official source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. These changes and the Codification itself do not change GAAP. Other than the manner in which new accounting guidance is referenced, the adoption of these changes had no impact on the Fund´s financial statements.

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.

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


 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    11


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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 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.

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 the Statement of Operations of the Fund.

 

 

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Capital as of
December 31, 2009
Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
  Liabilities   Amount

Equity Options

  Options written, at value   $ 2,812,000
       

 

Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009  
Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
   Realized
loss
   

Change in
unrealized

depreciation

 

Written Equity Options

   $ (10,654,562   $ (2,457,314
        
   

 

 

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.

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 taxation — 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.

Management has evaluated the tax status of the Fund, and has determined that taxes do 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,


 

                
12    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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. Portions of the distributions paid by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were characterized as a tax return of capital.

The distribution declared December 28, 2009, payable March 31, 2010 will be a 2010 taxable event to shareholders.

(g) Reclassifications — Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent difference as of December 31,2009 attributable to net operating losses was reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Accumulated net investment loss

   $ 879,935   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

   $ (879,935

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.

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.

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, Bank of America and/or ML & Co. or their affiliates.

3. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $0 and $49,454,851 respectively.

Transactions in options for the year ended December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

Call Options Written   Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Outstanding call options written, at beginning of year

  800      $ 5,958,700   

Options written

  4,556        17,315,694   

Options closed

  (4,572     (20,780,256

Options expired

  (134     (372,252
             

Outstanding call options written, at end of year

  650      $ 2,121,886   
             

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 year ended December 31, 2009 increased $155,901 from dividend reinvestments. Shares issued and outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2008 remained constant.


 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    13


Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

 

5. Distributions to Stockholders:

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was as follows:

 

     12/31/2009    12/31/2008
Distributions paid from:     

Ordinary income

  $    $ 4,974,856

Tax return of capital

    33,880,983      28,860,617
            

Total distributions

  $ 33,880,983    $ 33,835,473
            

As of December 31, 2009, the components of accumulated net earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforward

   $ (18,700,257 )* 

Unrealized gains — net

     29,694,326 ** 
        

Total

   $ 10,994,069   
        

 

*   As of December 31, 2009, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $18,700,257, of which $4,607,477 expires in 2015 and $14,092,780 expires in 2017. This amount will be available to offset like amounts of any future taxable gains.

 

**   The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains is attributable primarily to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain options contracts, the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, non-deductible expenses, and the deferral of post-October capital losses for tax purposes.

6. Subsequent Event:

Management has evaluated all subsequent transactions and events after the balance sheet date through February 26, 2010, the date on which these financial statements were issued, and except as already included in the notes to these financial statements, has determined that no additional items require disclosure.

 

                
14    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and capital, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance

about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the period ended December 31, 2007 were audited by other independent auditors whose report, dated February 27, 2009, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 26, 2010


 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    15


Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

How the Plan Works — The Fund offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) under which distributions paid by the Fund are automatically reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan is administered on behalf of the shareholders by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services (the “Plan Agent”). Under the Plan, whenever the Fund declares a distribution, participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan Agent will acquire the shares for the participant’s account either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized shares of the Fund (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares of Common Stock on the open market on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the distribution payment date, the Fund’s net asset value per share is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (a condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount in newly issued shares. If the Fund’s net asset value per share is greater than the market price per share (a condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount by purchasing on the open market additional shares. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full distribution amount in open market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will invest any uninvested portion in newly issued shares. The shares acquired are credited to each shareholder’s account. The amount credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the distribution by either (i) when the shares are newly issued, the net asset value per share on the date the shares are issued or (ii) when shares are purchased in the open market, the average purchase price per share.

Participation in the Plan — Participation in the Plan is automatic, that is, a shareholder is automatically enrolled in the Plan when he or she purchases shares of Common Stock of the Fund unless the shareholder specifically elects not to participate in the Plan. Shareholders who elect not to participate will receive all distributions in cash. Shareholders who do not wish to participate in the Plan must advise the Plan Agent in writing (at the address set forth below) that they elect not to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by writing to the Plan Agent.

Benefits of the Plan — The Plan provides an easy, convenient way for shareholders to make additional, regular investments in the Fund. The Plan promotes a long-term strategy of investing at a lower cost. All shares acquired pursuant to the Plan receive voting rights. In addition, if the market price plus

commissions of the Fund’s shares is above the net asset value, participants in the Plan will receive shares of the Fund for less than they could otherwise purchase them and with a cash value greater than the value of any cash distribution they would have received. However, there may not be enough shares available in the market to make distributions in shares at prices below the net asset value. Also, since the Fund does not redeem shares, the price on resale may be more or less than the net asset value.

Plan Fees — There are no enrollment fees or brokerage fees for participating in the Plan. The Plan Agent’s service fees for handling the reinvestment of distributions are paid for by the Fund. However, brokerage commissions may be incurred when the Fund purchases shares on the open market and shareholders will pay a pro rata share of any such commissions.

Tax Implications — The automatic reinvestment of distributions will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such distributions. Therefore, income and capital gains may still be realized even though shareholders do not receive cash. If, when the Fund’s shares are trading at a market premium, the Fund issues shares pursuant to the Plan that have a greater fair market value than the amount of cash reinvested, it is possible that all or a portion of the discount from the market value (which may not exceed 5% of the fair market value of the Fund’s shares) could be viewed as a taxable distribution. If the discount is viewed as a taxable distribution, it is also possible that the taxable character of this discount would be allocable to all the shareholders, including shareholders who do not participate in the Plan. Thus, shareholders who do not participate in the Plan might be required to report as ordinary income a portion of their distributions equal to their allocable share of the discount.

Contact Information — All correspondence concerning the Plan, including any questions about the Plan, should be directed to the Plan Agent at BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, P.O. Box 358035, Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035, Telephone: 877-296-3711.


 

                
16    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


Directors and Officers

 

 

Name  

Address &

Year of Birth

  Position(s)
Held With
Fund****
   Length of
Time
Served**
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years    Number of
IQ Advisors-
Affiliate
Advised Funds
and Portfolios
Overseen By
Director
  Other Public
Directorships
Held By Director
Non-Interested Directors*                            
Paul Glasserman  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1962

  Director & Chairman of the Board    2007 to present    Professor, Columbia University Business School since 1991; Senior Vice Dean (July 2004 – June 2008); Consultant and Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York since June 2008.    8   None
Steven W. Kohlhagen  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1947

  Director & Chairman of the Audit Committee    2007 to present    Retired financial industry executive since August 2002.    8   Ametek, Inc.
William J. Rainer  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1946

  Director    2007 to present    Retired securities and futures industry executive; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, OneChicago, LLC, a designated contract market (2001 – November 2004); Former Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.    8   None
Laura S. Unger  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1961

  Director & Chairperson of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee    2007 to present    JPMorgan Independent Consultant for the Global Analyst Conflict Settlement (2003 – 2009); Commentator, Nightly Business Report since 2005; Senior Advisor, Marwood Group (2005 – 2007); Consultant, Nomura (2008); Regulatory Expert for CNBC (2002 – 2003).    8   CA, Inc. (software), Ambac Financial Group, Inc. and CIT Group Inc. (financial services)***

 

  *   Each of the Non-Interested Directors is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

  **   Each Director will serve for a term of one year and until his successor is elected and qualifies, or his earlier death, resignation or removal as provided in the Fund’s Bylaws, charter or by statute.

 

  ***   Ms. Unger became a Director of CIT Group Inc. effective as of January 12, 2010.

 

  ****   Chairperson titles are effectively January 1, 2009. Prior to this date, the chairpersons were as follows: Mr. William J. Rainer, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Steven W. Kohlhagen, Chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee; and Mr. Paul Glasserman, Chairman of the Audit Committee.

 

Name  

Address &

Year of Birth

  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
   Length of
Time
Served
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Fund Officers†                      
Justin C. Ferri  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1975

  President    2009 to present    Justin C. Ferri has been President of IQ Investment Advisors LLC (“IQ”) since 2009 and serves as President of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. Prior to this role, Mr. Ferri was a Vice President of IQ from 2005 to 2009. In addition, Mr. Ferri has been the President of Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments (“MLAI”) since August 2009 and a Manager of MLAI since June 2008. Mr. Ferri has been registered with the National Futures Association as a principal of MLAI since July 2008. He also serves as Managing Director within the Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated Global Investment Solutions Group (“MLPF&S” & “GIS” respectively), responsible for heading Alternative Investments. Prior to his role in GIS, Mr. Ferri was a Director in the MLPF&S Global Private Client Market Investments & Origination (“MI&O”) Group, from 2005 to 2007, and before that, he served as a Vice President and Head of the MLPF&S Global Private Client Rampart Equity Derivatives team, from 2004 to 2005. He holds a B.A. degree from Loyola College in Maryland.
James E. Hillman  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1957

  Vice President and Treasurer    2007 to present    James E. Hillman has been the Treasurer of IQ since March 2007, where he is also a Vice President. He also serves as the Vice President and Treasurer of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. He also serves as a Director within MLPF&S & GIS. In addition, Mr. Hillman has served as the Treasurer of Managed Account Advisors LLC since 2006 and as a Vice President of MLAI since 2008. Prior to his role in GIS, Mr. Hillman was a Director in the MLPF&S MI&O Group from September 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Hillman served as a Director of Citigroup Alternative Investments Tax Advantaged Short Term Fund, as well as the Korea Equity Fund Inc., in 2006. Prior to that, he was an Independent Consultant from January to September 2006 and prior to that, he was a Managing Director at The Bank of New York, Inc., from 1999 to 2006. He holds a B.S. degree from Fordham University in New York.

 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    17


Directors and Officers (concluded)

 

Name  

Address &

Year of Birth

  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
   Length of
Time
Served
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Fund Officers†                      
Colleen R. Rusch  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1967

  Vice President and Secretary    2007 to present    Colleen R. Rusch has been the Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President of IQ since 2007, and serves as Vice President and Secretary of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. In addition, Mrs. Rusch is a Vice President of MLAI. She also serves as a Director within the Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated Global Investment Solutions Group, responsible for overseeing the Alternative Investments product and trading platform. Prior to her role in GIS, Mrs. Rusch was a Director in the MLPF&S MI&O Group from 2005 to 2007. Prior to this, Mrs. Rusch was a Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. from January 2005 to July 2005 and a Vice President from 1998 to 2004. Mrs. Rusch holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Saint Peter’s College in New Jersey.
Michelle H. Rhee  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1966

  Chief Legal Officer    2009 to present    Michelle H. Rhee has been the Chief Legal Officer of IQ since June 2009. She also serves as the Chief Legal Officer of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. She has also served as an Associate General Counsel for the Bank of America Corporation since 2004. She holds a B.A. from Smith College and a J.D. from Boston University in Massachusetts.
Robert M. Zakem  

2 World Financial Center,

37th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1958

  Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer    2009 to present    Robert M. Zakem has been the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of IQ since June 2009 and CCO of MLAI since April 2009. He also serves as the CCO of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. He is also a Managing Director within Compliance since March 2009. Prior to his role in Compliance, he was the Head of Products and Platform Supervision and Global Wealth Management - Business Risk Management from 2006 to 2009. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Zakem was an Executive Director at UBS Financial Services, Inc., where he was the Head of Funds Services-US Investment Solutions (2006), an Executive Director, Provider Management - Fund and Annuity Solutions from 2005 to 2006, and Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Investment Product Solutions, from 2004 to 2005. He holds a B.S. from the University of Detroit in Michigan, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Wisconsin.
Jeff E. McGoey  

4 World Financial Center,

6th Floor,

New York, NY 10080

1976

  Vice President    2009 to present    Jeff E. McGoey serves as a Vice President of each of IQ’s publicly traded closed-end mutual fund companies. He also serves as Vice President within MLPF&S & GIS since 2008. Prior to his role in GIS, Mr. McGoey served as a Vice President in Merrill Lynch & Co.’s Corporate Audit Group responsible for coverage of the MLPF&S MI&O Group from 2004 to 2008. He holds a B.A. degree from Rutgers College in New Jersey.
    † Officers of the Fund serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
  Custodian         Transfer Agent
  State Street Bank and Trust Company       BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
  P.O. Box 351       480 Washington Boulevard
  Boston, MA 02101       Jersey City, NJ 07310

 

                
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Privacy Policy

IQ Investment Advisors is a subsidiary of Bank of America and implements the Privacy Policy of Bank of America for the IQ Funds. A copy of the policy is available at www.iqiafunds.com or upon request by calling 1-877-449-4742.

 

Bank of America Privacy Policy for U.S. Consumers 2010

Our privacy commitment to you.

 

 

Protect Customer Information

 

Inform on use of Customer Information

 

Offer choices on the use of Customer Information and honor your choices

 

Collect, use and process Customer Information respectfully and lawfully

This document includes the following information about how Bank of America manages Customer Information and what actions you can take:

 

1. Making the security of information a priority
2. Collecting information about you
3. Managing information about you
4. Honoring your choices
5. Actions you can take
6. Steps to protect information about you
7. Other privacy commitments
8. Bank of America companies

This policy covers Customer Information, which means personally identifiable information about a consumer or a consumer’s current or former customer relationship with Bank of America. The Bank of America Privacy Policy for U.S. Consumers 2010 is provided to you as required by law and applies to our companies identified in Section 8, Bank of America companies. This policy applies to consumer customer relationships established in the United States and is effective January 1, 2010.

1. Making the security of information a priority

Keeping financial information secure is one of our most important responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect Customer Information. Appropriate employees are authorized to access Customer Information for business purposes only. Our employees are bound by a code of ethics that requires confidential treatment of Customer Information and are subject to disciplinary action if they fail to follow this code.

2. Collecting information about you

We collect and use various types of information about you and your accounts to service your accounts, save you time and money, better respond to your needs, assist us in keeping information up to date, and manage our business and risks. Customer Information is categorized in the following six ways:

 

A. Identification Information — information that identifies you, such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and Social Security number.

 

B. Application Information — information you provide to us on applications and through other means that will help us determine if you are eligible for products you request. Examples include assets, income and debt.

 

C. Transaction and Experience Information — information about transactions and account experience, as well as information about our communications with you. Examples include account balances, payment history, account usage and your inquiries and our responses.

 

D. Consumer Report Information — information from a consumer report and from insurance support organizations not affiliated with us. Examples include credit score, credit history, and loss and health information.

 

E. Information from Outside Sources — information from outside sources other than consumer report information, regarding employment, credit and other relationships that will help us determine if you are eligible for products you request. Examples include employment history, loan balances, credit card balances, property insurance coverage and other verifications.

 

F. Other General Information — information from outside sources, such as data from public records, that is not assembled or used for the purpose of determining eligibility for a product or service.

As required by the USA PATRIOT Act, we also collect information and take actions necessary to verify your identification.

3. Managing information about you

Managing information within Bank of America

Bank of America is made up of a number of companies, including our bank, brokerage, mortgage, credit card companies, insurance companies and agencies, and nonfinancial companies, such as our operations and servicing subsidiaries.

Bank of America may share any of the categories of Customer Information among our companies, as permitted by law. For example, sharing information allows us to use information about your ATM, credit card and check card transactions to identify any unusual activity, and then contact you to determine if your card has been lost or stolen.

We occasionally receive medical or health information from a customer if, for example, a customer applies for insurance from us. We do not share medical or health information, including information received from third parties, among our companies, except to maintain or collect on accounts, process transactions, service customer requests or perform insurance functions to the extent permitted by law.


 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    19


Privacy Policy (continued)

 

Managing information with companies that work for us

We may share any of the categories of Customer Information with companies that work for us, including companies located outside the United States. All nonaffiliated companies that act on our behalf and receive Customer Information from us are contractually obligated to keep the information we provide to them confidential, and to use the Customer Information we share only to provide the services we ask them to perform. These companies may include financial service providers, such as payment processing companies, and nonfinancial companies, such as check printing and data processing companies.

In addition, we may share any of the categories of Customer Information with companies that work for us in order to provide marketing support and other services, such as a service provider that distributes marketing materials. These companies may help us to market our own products and services or other products and services that we believe may be of interest to you. Please note that some of our own companies may provide marketing support and other services for us as well.

Sharing information with third parties (for customers with credit cards and Sponsored Accounts)

We may share Identification Information, Transaction and Experience Information, as well as Other General Information we collect about each of your (1) Bank of America credit card account(s) and (2) Sponsored Accounts at Bank of America, with selected third parties.

 

1. Credit card account information, whether co-branded or not, may be shared with third parties.

 

2. Sponsored Account information may be shared with third parties. Sponsored Accounts are non-credit card accounts or services provided by Bank of America that are also endorsed, co-branded or sponsored by other organizations. Examples of these organizations include colleges, sporting teams, retailers and other affinity organizations, such as charities. Sponsored Accounts may include deposit accounts or other banking services provided by Bank of America, such as a savings account co-branded with a baseball team. You will know whether an account is a Sponsored Account by the appearance of the name or logo of the sponsoring organization on account materials, such as statements and marketing materials.

If you are unsure whether any of your accounts are Sponsored Accounts, please contact 1.888.341.5000.

We may share information about credit cards and Sponsored Accounts with selected third parties, including:

 

 

Financial services companies (such as insurance agencies or companies and mortgage brokers and organizations with whom we have agreements to jointly market financial products);

 

 

Nonfinancial companies (such as retailers, travel companies and membership organizations); and

 

 

Other companies (such as nonprofit organizations).

The sharing of information, as described in this section, is limited to credit card and Sponsored Account information. Please see Section 4, Honoring your choices, to learn more about your opt-out choices.

Disclosing information in other situations

We also may disclose any of the categories of Customer Information to the following third parties, including third parties located outside the United States:

 

 

To government agencies, self-regulatory organizations and regulatory law enforcement authorities as necessary or required; and

 

 

As part of the sale, merger or similar change of a Bank of America business; and

 

 

To other nonaffiliated third parties as requested by you or your authorized representative, or when required or permitted by law.

For example, we may disclose information in the context of an investigation of terrorism, money laundering, fraud prevention or investigation, risk management and security, determining your eligibility for an insurance benefit or payment, and recording mortgages in public records.

Where you have a contractual relationship with a third party in connection with a product or service (such as through an outside investment manager or insurance provider), we may share information in accordance with such arrangement and the handling of information by that party will be subject to your agreement(s) with it. If you have a relationship with us through your employer, such as through your stock option or retirement plan, then we will share plan information with your employer and handle such information in accordance with plan agreements.

In addition, Merrill Lynch, a Bank of America affiliated broker-dealer, has entered into a Protocol with certain other brokerage firms under which your Financial Advisor may use your contact information (for example, your name and address) in the event your Financial Advisor joins one of these firms.

4. Honoring your choices

You have choices when it comes to how Bank of America shares and uses information.

Please note, if you choose to limit sharing or restrict marketing, you may not learn about beneficial offers.


 

                
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Privacy Policy (continued)

 

Sharing among Bank of America companies

You may request that Application Information, Consumer Report Information and Information from Outside Sources not be shared among Bank of America companies.

For sharing among Bank of America companies, each customer may tell us his or her choice individually, or you may tell us the choice for any other customers who are joint account holders with you.

Direct marketing

You may choose not to receive direct marketing offers — sent by postal mail, telephone and/or e-mail — from Bank of America. Direct marketing offers from us may include information about products and services we believe may be of interest to you. Your choices apply to all marketing offers from us and from companies working for us. To minimize the amount of telephone solicitation our customers receive, Bank of America does not offer nonfinancial products and services through telephone solicitations.

If you elect not to receive direct marketing offers by postal mail, telephone and/or e-mail, please note that we may continue to contact you as necessary to service your account and for other nonmarketing purposes. You may also be contacted by your assigned account representative (for example, Financial Advisor or relationship manager), if applicable. Bank of America may also continue to provide marketing information in your regular account mailings and statements, including online and ATM communications.

Each customer may opt out of each direct marketing option individually. Since marketing programs may already be in progress, it may take up to 12 weeks for your postal mail opt-out to be fully effective. When you opt out of direct marketing by postal mail or telephone, your opt-out will last for five (5) years. After that, you may choose to renew your opt-out for another five-year period.

Sharing information with third parties

If you have a Bank of America credit card or Sponsored Account, you may request that we not share information about these accounts with third parties. If you request that we not share information with third parties, we may still share information:

 

 

Where permitted or required by law as discussed in Section 3 under Disclosing information in other situations;

 

 

With our service providers as discussed in Section 3 under Managing information with companies that work for us; and

 

 

With other financial companies with whom we have joint marketing agreements.

If you have multiple credit cards or Sponsored Accounts, you will need to express your choice for each account separately. When any customer on a

joint account requests that we not share with third parties, that choice is applied to the entire account.

5. Actions you can take

You can tell us your choice by:

 

 

Notifying us at bankofamerica.com/privacy and entering your information on our secure Web site

 

 

Calling us toll free at 1.888.341.5000

 

 

Talking to a customer representative at a banking center or to your assigned account representative

You can make sure information is accurate by:

 

 

Accessing your account information (for example, on a statement or in response to specific requests)

 

 

Telling us if it is incorrect by calling or writing to us at the telephone number or appropriate address for such changes on your statement or other account materials

6. Steps to protect information about you

Bank of America recommends that you take the following precautions to guard against the disclosure and unauthorized use of your account and personal information:

 

 

Review your monthly account statements and report any suspicious activity to us immediately.

 

 

Do not respond to e-mails requesting account numbers, passwords or PINs. Call the institution to verify the legitimacy of the e-mail.

 

 

Memorize PINs and refrain from writing PINs, Social Security numbers, debit or credit card numbers where they could be found.

 

 

Shred documents containing any sensitive information before discarding, such as bank statements.

 

 

Confirm that an Internet site is secure by checking that the URL (Web address) begins with “https”.

 

 

Review your credit report at least once every year to make sure all information is up to date. For a free copy of your credit bureau report, contact annualcreditreport.com or call 1.877.322.8228.

 

 

If you think you have been a victim of identity theft or fraud, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report any incidents and to receive additional guidance on steps you can take to protect yourself. Contact the FTC at ftc.gov/idtheft or 1.877.438.4338.

 

 

For additional information on protecting your information, please visit bankofamerica.com/privacy.


 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    21


Privacy Policy (continued)

 

Keeping up to date with our Privacy Policy

We may make changes to this policy at any time and will inform you of changes, as required by law. To receive the most up-to-date Privacy Policy, you can visit our Web site at: bankofamerica.com/privacy.

7. Other privacy commitments

This notice constitutes the Bank of America Do Not Call Policy under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for all consumers and is pursuant to state law. When you talk with Bank of America by telephone your conversation may be monitored or recorded by us.

For information on our online privacy practices, including the use of “cookies,” please see the online policy located on our Web sites.

You may have other privacy protections under state laws, such as Vermont and California. To the extent these state laws apply, we will comply with them with regard to our information practices.

For Nevada residents only.  We are providing you this notice pursuant to state law. You may be placed on our internal Do Not Call List by following the directions in Section 5, Actions you can take. Nevada law requires that we also provide you with the following contact information: Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, 555 E. Washington St., Suite 3900, Las Vegas, NV 89101; Phone number- 702.486.3132; e-mail: BCPINFO@ag.state.nv.us. Bank of America, PO Box 25118, FL1-300-02-07, Tampa, Florida 33633-0900; Phone number- 1.888.341.5000; e-mail: Click on “Contact Us” at bankofamerica.com/privacy.

For Vermont and California residents only.  The information sharing practices described above are in accordance with federal law. Vermont and California law place additional limits on sharing information about Vermont and California residents so long as they remain residents of those states.

Vermont:  In accordance with Vermont law, Bank of America will not share information we collect about Vermont residents with companies outside of Bank of America, except as permitted by law, such as with the consent of the customer, to service the customer’s accounts or to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements. Bank of America will not share Application Information, Consumer Report Information and Information from Outside Sources about Vermont residents among the Bank of America companies, except with the authorization or consent of the Vermont resident.

California:  In accordance with California law, Bank of America will not share information we collect about California residents with companies outside of Bank of America, except as permitted by law, such as with the consent of the customer to service the customer’s accounts, or to fulfill on rewards or benefits. We will limit sharing among our companies to the extent required by applicable California law.

 

For Insurance Customers in AZ, CA, CT, GA, IL, ME, MA, MN, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OH, OR and VA only.  We may give Insurance Information, which means Customer Information related to insurance transactions, to insurance support companies and other like businesses. Such companies may keep the Insurance Information or give it to others. We may also give Insurance Information to state insurance officials, to law enforcement agencies, to group policyholders about claims experience or to auditors as permitted or required by law. We may disclose health information to decide if you are eligible for coverage, to process claims, to prevent fraud, as authorized by you or as permitted by law.

You may ask for access to the Insurance Information we have about you by writing to Insurance Services, P.O. Box 19702, Irvine, CA 92623-9702, Attn: Data Request. You must describe the type of Insurance Information you want to access and give your full name, address, the insurance company and policy number (if applicable). We will tell you what Insurance Information we have about you. If you want to see the Insurance Information, you may review and copy the Insurance Information in person at our offices or request a copy be mailed to you. You may not see Insurance Information that we deem privileged, such as Insurance Information about claims or litigation. We may charge a fee for mailing the Insurance Information to you.

To correct Insurance Information that we have about you, mail your request as described above. Say why you dispute the Insurance Information. We will tell you of our action with respect to this dispute. You may file a statement with us if you disagree with our decision.

For MA Insurance Customers only.  You may ask in writing the specific reasons for an adverse underwriting decision. An adverse underwriting decision is where we decline your application for insurance; offer to insure you at a higher than standard rate; or terminate your coverage.

8. Bank of America companies

This Privacy Policy applies to all Bank of America entities that utilize the names:

Bank of America

Banc of America

U.S. Trust

Merrill Lynch

Balboa

These entities include Banks and Trust Companies; Credit Card Companies; Brokerage and Investment Companies; Insurance and Annuity Companies; and Real Estate Companies.

In addition, this policy applies to the following Bank of America companies:

Credit Card

Fleet Credit Card Services, L.P.


 

                
22    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


Privacy Policy (concluded)

 

Brokerage and Investments

BACAP Alternative Advisors, Inc.

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P.

UST Securities Corp.

White Ridge Investment Advisors LLC

Equity Margins Limited

FAM Distributors, Inc.

Financial Data Services Inc.

IQ Investment Advisors Family of Funds

IQ Investment Advisors LLC

Managed Account Advisors LLC

The Princeton Retirement Group, Inc.

Roszel Advisors, LLC.

Insurance and Annuities

General Fidelity Insurance Company

General Fidelity Life Insurance Company

Meritplan Insurance Company

Newport Insurance Company

 

Real Estate

BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

CWB Mortgage Ventures, LLC

HomeFocus Services, LLC

HomeFocus Tax Services, LLC

KB Home Mortgage, LLC

NationsCredit Financial Services Corporation

Please note, you may receive company specific privacy policies from another affiliate within the Bank of America family of companies.

These entities listed include any successor Bank of America entities. For a detailed list of current Bank of America companies that have consumer customer relationships and to which this policy applies, please visit our Web site at bankofamerica.com/privacy.

© 2009 Bank of America Corporation.


 

                
   NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009    23


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.

 

                
24    NASDAQ PREMIUM INCOME & GROWTH FUND INC.    DECEMBER 31, 2009   


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.

4 World Financial Ctr., 6th Fl

New York, NY 10080

#IQQQQXD — 12/09


Item 2 –   Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-449-4742.
Item 3 –  

Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and (ii) the audit committee financial expert is independent: (1) Steven W. Kohlhagen.

 

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

     (a) Audit Fees    (b) Audit-Related Fees1    (c) Tax Fees2    (d) All Other Fees
Entity Name  

Current

Fiscal Year End

   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
  

Current

Fiscal Year
End

   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
  

Current

Fiscal Year
End

   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
   Current Fiscal
Year End
   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
                 
                                        
NASDAQ Premium Income &  Growth Fund Inc.   $31,000    $31,500    $0    $0    $8,500    $8,500    $0    $0

1 The nature of the services include assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.

2 The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). However, such services will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $5,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting.


(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees:

 

Entity Name    Current Fiscal Year
End
   Previous Fiscal Year
End
   
             
NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.    $8,500    $8,500  

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any non-affiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – 0%, 0%

 

Item 5 –   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):
 

Paul Glasserman

Steven W. Kohlhagen

William J. Rainer

Laura S. Unger

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 due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 –   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – The registrant has delegated the voting of proxies relating to its voting securities to its investment sub-adviser, Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC (the “Sub-adviser” or “HydePark”). The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Sub-adviser (the “Proxy Voting Policies”) are attached as an Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL hereto.


Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Introduction

Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC (“NHP”) provides investment management services in equity strategies to institutional accounts, which may include registered and unregistered investment companies.

NHP has engaged RiskMetrics Group (“RMG”), (f/k/a Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”) to vote proxies for securities held in client accounts. A member of NHP’s compliance department will monitor the administration of the voting, ensure that records were maintained in accordance with Rule 206(4)-6, and ensure that records of proxy voting information were made available to the accounts. Based on the information provided, each registered fund would be responsible for preparing and making any required filings (e.g., Form N-PX).

Exceptions to Voting Securities

NHP may instruct RMG not to vote proxies in respect of securities of any issuer if it determines it would be in its clients’ overall best interests not to vote. Such determination may apply in respect of all client holdings of the securities or only certain specified clients, as NHP deems appropriate under the circumstances.

Generally, NHP would instruct RMG not to vote proxies associated with the securities of any issuer if as a result of voting, subsequent purchases or sales of such securities would be blocked. However, NHP may decide, on an individual security basis that it is in the best interests of its clients for RMG to vote the proxy associated with such a security, taking into account the loss of liquidity. In addition, NHP may instruct RMG not to vote proxies where the voting would in NHP’s judgment result in some other financial, legal, regulatory disability or burden to NHP or the client (such as imputing control with respect to the issuer).

To the extent that NHP receives proxies for securities that are transferred into a client’s portfolio that were not recommended or selected by NHP and are sold or expected to be sold promptly in an orderly manner (“legacy securities”), NHP will generally instruct RMG to refrain from voting such proxies. In such circumstances, since legacy securities are expected to be sold promptly, voting proxies on such securities would not further NHP’s interest in maximizing the value of client investments. NHP may agree to an institutional client’s special request to vote a legacy security proxy, and would instruct RMG to vote such proxy in accordance with its guidelines.

In addition, NHP may determine: (a) not to recall securities on loan if, in its judgment, the negative consequences to clients of disrupting the securities lending program would outweigh the benefits of voting in the particular instance or, (b) not to vote a proxy if, in its judgment, the expense and administrative inconvenience outweighs the benefits to clients of voting the securities.

Exceptions to RMG voting of proxies

If NHP determines that it wishes to override RMG’s recommendations and vote the proxy, it must first determine whether voting the proxy would present it with a material conflict of interest. If voting the proxy would present NHP with a material conflict of interest, then NHP may not override RMG’s recommendation.

Voting the securities of an issuer where the following relationships or circumstances exist is deemed to give rise to a material conflict of interest for purposes of these Policies and Procedures:

 

  1. The issuer is an investment advisory client of NHP that pays (or is expected to pay) fees to NHP in excess of 1% of NHP’s annual revenue in the year in which the proxy is to be voted.


  2.

The issuer is an entity in which an executive officer of NHP or a relative1 of any such person is or was (within the past three years of the proxy vote) an executive officer or director or employee.

 

  3. The issuer is a registered or unregistered fund for which NHP or another Nuveen adviser serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser.

 

  4. Any other circumstance that NHP is aware of where NHP’s duty to serve its clients’ interests, typically referred to as its “duty of loyalty,” could be materially compromised.

A conflict of interest shall not be considered material for the purposes of these Policies and Procedures in respect of a specific vote or circumstance if the matter to be voted on relates to a restructuring of the terms of existing securities or the issuance of new securities or a similar matter arising out of the holding of securities, other than common equity, in the context of a bankruptcy or threatened bankruptcy of the issuer, even if a conflict described in numbers 1, 2 or 4 above is present.

In its process of determining whether there are material conflicts of interest, NHP does not consider nonpublic information about the business arrangements of its affiliates or their officers and directors. Business arrangements that NHP is not actively involved in shall not be deemed to raise a material conflict of interest for NHP.

NHP must document its reason(s) for voting the proxy in a manner contrary to RMG’s recommendations.

Recordkeeping and Retention

NHP shall retain records relating to the voting of proxies, including:

Copies of these Policies and Procedures and any amendments thereto.

A copy of each proxy ballot and proxy statement filed by the issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Proxy Statement”) that NHP receives regarding client securities.

Records of each vote cast on behalf of clients; these records may be maintained on an aggregate basis.

A copy of any documents created by NHP that were material to making a decision on how to vote or that memorializes the basis for that decision.

A copy of each written request for information on how NHP voted proxies on behalf of the client, and a copy of any written response by NHP to any (oral or written) request for information on how NHP voted.

These records shall be maintained and preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five years from the end of NHP’s fiscal year during which the last entry was made in the records, the first two years in an appropriate office of NHP.

NHP may rely on proxy statements filed on the SEC’s EDGAR system or on proxy statements and records of votes maintained by RMG or another third party service provider.

Adopted: October 29, 2007 AND AMENDED 9/2008 (changes implemented 10/2008)

 

 

1

For the purposes of these Guidelines, “relative” includes the following family members: spouse, non-minor children or stepchildren living in the same household.


Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of December 31, 2009.

(a)(1) Messrs. Rob A. Guttschow, CFA and John Gambla, CFA are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the registrant’s portfolio (“Portfolio Manager”) since 2007.

Mr. Guttschow is a Managing Director of Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC (“HydePark”) and Nuveen Asset Management (“NAM”). Mr. Guttschow joined NAM in May 2004 to develop and implement a derivative overlay capability. Mr. Guttschow then joined Nuveen HydePark Group LLC in September 2007, while retaining his Managing Director status with Nuveen Asset Management. Mr. Guttschow was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Lotsoff Capital Management (“LCM”) from 1993 until 2004. While at LCM, Mr. Guttschow managed a variety of taxable fixed income portfolios and enhanced equity index products totaling $1.5 billion. Mr. Guttschow is a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) and a member of the Association for Investment Management Research. He has served as a member of the TRIAD group for the Investment Analyst Society of Chicago. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, B.S., M.B.A., CFA.

Mr. Gambla is a Managing Director of Nuveen HydePark Group LLC and a Managing Director at NAM, since 2007. He is responsible for designing and maintaining equity and alternative investment portfolios. Prior to this, he was a Senior Trader and Quantitative Specialist for NAM (since 2003), and a Portfolio Manager for Nuveen’s closed-end fund managed account. Additional responsibilities included quantitative research and product development. Mr. Gambla joined Nuveen in 1992 as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. In 1993, he became a lead Portfolio Manager responsible for seven closed-end and open-end bond funds totaling $1.5 billion. In 1998, he became Manager of Defined Portfolio Advisory which provided fundamental research, quantitative research and trading for Nuveen’s $11 billion of equity and fixed-income Unit Trusts. Prior to his career with Nuveen, he was a Financial Analyst with Abbott Laboratories. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Financial Risk Manager, Phi Beta Kappa Education: University of Illinois, B.A., B.S., University of Chicago, M.B.A.

The information provided in the paragraph above pursuant to this Item 8(a)(1) is as of March 8, 2010.


(a)(2) As of December 31, 2009:

 

    

(ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

         

(iii) Number of Other Accounts and

Assets for Which Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

(i) Name of Portfolio Manager

   Other
Registered
Investment
Companies
    Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
    Other
Accounts
    Other
Registered
Investment
Companies
   Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
   Other
Accounts

Rob A. Guttschow, CFA

     8     1        20        1   
   $                 580mm      $                 1mm      $                 539mm         $                 16mm   

John Gambla, CFA

     8     1     20        1   
   $ 580mm      $ 1mm      $ 539mm         $ 16mm   

* Indicates accounts managed by the Investment Management Team of Messrs R. Guttschow & J. Gambla

(iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

HydePark may have arrangements with its affiliates under which it provides certain investment advisory (as adviser or sub-adviser), analytical, administrative, marketing or educational services for such affiliated adviser or its clients. HydePark’s affiliates may provide HydePark with certain services including sales and marketing, client service, administration and operations, legal and compliance, finance, corporate and other support services.

The simultaneous management of the Fund and the other registered investment companies noted above by the Portfolio Managers may present actual or apparent conflicts of interest with respect to the allocation and aggregation of securities orders placed on behalf of the Fund and the other accounts.

The Subadviser has adopted several policies that address potential conflicts of interest, including best execution and trade allocation policies that are designed to ensure (1) that portfolio management is seeking the best price for portfolio securities under the circumstances, (2) fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among accounts over time and (3) compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. All accounts are to be treated in a non-preferential manner, such that allocations are not based upon account performance, fee structure or preference of the portfolio manager. In addition, the Subadviser has adopted a Code of Conduct that sets forth policies regarding conflicts of interest.

(a)(3) As of December 31, 2009:

Compensation. Each Portfolio Manager’s compensation consists of three basic elements—base salary, cash bonus and long-term incentive compensation. The Subadviser’s compensation strategy is to annually compare overall compensation, including these three elements, to the market in order to create a compensation structure that is competitive and consistent with similar


financial services companies. As discussed below, several factors are considered in determining each Portfolio Manager’s total compensation. In any year these factors may include, among others, the effectiveness of the investment strategies recommended by the Portfolio Manager’s investment team, the investment performance of the accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager’s, and the overall performance of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (the parent company of the Subadviser). Although investment performance is a factor in determining each Portfolio Manager’s compensation, it is not necessarily a decisive factor.

Base salary. Each Portfolio Manager is paid a base salary that is set at a level determined by the Subadviser in accordance with its overall compensation strategy discussed above. The Subadviser is not under any current contractual obligation to increase a Portfolio Manager’s base salary.

Cash bonus. Each Portfolio Manager is also eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The level of this bonus is based upon evaluations and determinations made by each Portfolio Manager’s supervisors. These reviews and evaluations often take into account a number of factors, including the effectiveness of the investment strategies recommended to the Subadviser’s investment team, the performance of the accounts for which he serves as portfolio manager relative to any benchmarks established for those accounts, his effectiveness in communicating investment performance to stockholders and their representatives, and his contribution to the Subadviser’s investment process and to the execution of investment strategies. The cash bonus component is also impacted by the overall performance of Nuveen Investments, Inc. in achieving its business objectives.

Long-term incentive compensation. Each Portfolio Manager is eligible to receive two forms of long term incentive compensation. One form is tied to the successful revenue growth of the Nuveen HydePark Group LLC. The second form of long term compensation is tied to the success of Nuveen Investments Inc. and its ability to grow its business as a private company.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities. As of December 31, 2009, each Portfolio Manager does not beneficially own any stock issued by the Fund.

 

Item 9 –

   Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

Item 10 –

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Corporate Governance 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 – See Item 2

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: February 24, 2010      

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: February 24, 2010    
By:  

/s/ James E. Hillman

     
  James E. Hillman      
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund Inc.
 
Date: February 24, 2010