Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund Form N-Q March 31, 2009

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21713

Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

550 Science Drive, Madison, WI  53711
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

W. Richard Mason
Madison/Mosaic Legal and Compliance Department
8777 N. Gainey Center Drive, Suite 220
Scottsdale, AZ  85258
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  608-274-0300

Date of fiscal year end:  December 31

Date of reporting period:  March 31, 2009

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public.  A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC  20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. s 3507.


Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund

Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Number of Shares Value
Common Stocks - 116.6%
Business Services - 1.3%
20,000 Fiserv Inc.*        $729,200
Consumer Discretionary -  31.5%
167,200 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      2,046,528
120,000 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*      2,970,000
60,500 Best Buy Co., Inc.      2,296,580
90,000 Coach Inc.      1,503,000
30,300 Home Depot, Inc.        713,868
67,000 Kohls Corp.*      2,835,440
110,000 Lowe's Cos, Inc.      2,007,500
105,000 Starbucks Corp.*      1,166,550
70,000 Target Corp.      2,407,300
40,000 Williams-Sonoma, Inc.        403,200
Consumer Services - 9.7%
95,000 eBay Inc.*      1,193,200
60,000 Garmin Ltd.      1,272,600
4,000 Google, Inc-Class A*      1,392,240
67,000 Intuit Inc.*      1,809,000
Energy -  10.7%
28,000 Apache Corp.      1,794,520
30,000 Schlumberger Ltd.      1,218,600
25,000 Transocean Ltd.      1,471,000
25,000 Unit Corp.        523,000
40,000 XTO Energy Inc.      1,224,800
Exchange Traded Funds  -  3.1%
60,000 Powershares QQQ      1,819,200
Financials - 17.1%
35,000 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*      1,459,850
47,200 American Express Co.        643,336
61,867 Bank of America Corp.        421,933
70,000 Capital One Financial Corp.        856,800
130,000 Citigroup, Inc.        328,900
23,000 Franklin Resources Inc.      1,239,010
95,000 Marshall & Ilsley Corp.        534,850
60,000 Morgan Stanley & Co.      1,366,200
50,000 State Street Corp.      1,539,000
110,000 Wells Fargo & Co.      1,566,400
Health Care - 17.6%
43,100 Biogen Idec*      2,259,302
35,000 Medtronic Inc.      1,031,450
113,700 Mylan, Inc.*      1,524,717
109,800 Pfizer Inc.      1,495,476
86,000 UnitedHealth Group      1,799,980
35,000 Waters Corp.*      1,293,250
24,000 Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*        876,000
Insurance - 2.2%
65,000 Aflac, Inc.          35,500
25,000 MGIC Investment Corp.*      1,258,400
Software - 4.1%
40,000 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*        888,400
100,000 Symantec Corp.*      1,494,000
Technology - 19.3%
60,000 Applied Materials, Inc.        645,000
170,000 Cisco Systems, Inc.*      2,850,900
100,000 Dell Inc.*        948,000
165,000 EMC Corp.      1,881,000
260,000 Flextronics International Ltd.*        751,400
60,000 Microsoft Corp.      1,102,200
30,000 Qualcomm Inc.      1,167,300
60,000 Yahoo! Inc.*        768,600
60,000 Zebra Technologies Corp.-Class A*      1,141,200
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $126,973,155)    67,965,680
* Non-income producing
Short-Term Investments - 6.9%
AIM STIT Government & Agency Money Market - 6.9%      4,000,000
Total Investments - 123.5%
(Cost $130,973,155)    71,965,680
Cash and other assets less liabilities - 2.7%      1,580,122
Loan outstanding - (17.2%)   (10,000,000)
Total Call Options Written - (9.0%)     (5,246,652)
Net Assets - 100%   $58,299,150
Contracts
(100 shares Expiration Exercise Market
per contract) Call Options Written  Date Price Value
250 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. January 2010       $50.00       $197,500
523 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. May 2009         12.50          52,300
300 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. July 2009         22.50          10,500
549 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. August 2009         10.00         175,680
600 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. January 2010         12.50         151,500
20 Apache Corp. July 2009         60.00          20,600
200 Applied Materials, Inc. April 2009         10.00          20,000
400 Applied Materials, Inc. January 2010         12.50          54,000
200 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. May 2009         25.00          36,000
600 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. August 2009         27.50         120,000
400 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. January 2010         30.00          88,000
155 Best Buy Co., Inc. June 2009         25.00         209,250
200 Best Buy Co., Inc. June 2009         30.00         186,000
250 Best Buy Co., Inc. January 2010         35.00         220,000
50 Biogen Idec  April 2009         50.00          18,500
136 Biogen Idec  July 2009         55.00          58,480
245 Biogen Idec  January 2010         55.00         183,750
200 Capital One Financial Corp. June 2009         17.50          24,000
200 Capital One Financial Corp. June 2009         35.00            1,500
182 Capital One Financial Corp. January 2010         40.00            3,640
200 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. April 2009         20.00          49,000
200 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. July 2009         20.00          66,000
500 Cisco Systems, Inc. April 2009         18.00            7,750
200 Cisco Systems, Inc. January 2010         20.00          29,700
300 Citigroup, Inc. June 2009           9.00            1,500
300 Coach Inc. August 2009         12.50         159,000
400 Coach Inc. August 2009         17.50          96,000
350 Dell Inc. August 2009         12.00          18,375
400 Dell Inc. January 2010         15.00          17,200
350 eBay Inc. April 2009         15.00            1,050
350 EMC Corp. April 2009         10.00          53,025
200 EMC Corp. April 2009         12.00            6,600
500 EMC Corp. July 2009         12.00          57,250
500 EMC Corp. January 2010         12.50          81,250
200 Fiserv Inc. June 2009         35.00          76,000
230 Franklin Resources, Inc. July 2009         45.00         302,450
400 Garmin, Ltd. July 2009         25.00          57,000
200 Garmin, Ltd. January 2010         30.00          34,000
20 Google, Inc. - Class A June 2009       320.00          92,400
303 Home Depot, Inc. August 2009         25.00          63,327
370 Intuit Inc. July 2009         25.00         136,900
300 Intuit Inc. January 2010         27.50         115,500
130 Kohl's Corp. April 2009         35.00          97,500
500 Lowe's Cos, Inc. October 2009         15.00         230,000
300 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. June 2009         15.00            1,500
250 MGIC Investment Corp. June 2009           5.00            1,875
300 Microsoft Corp. April 2009         19.00          14,250
200 Morgan Stanley & Co. April 2009         14.00         180,000
100 Morgan Stanley & Co. July 2009         23.00          45,500
200 Mylan, Inc. July 2009         10.00          77,000
300 Mylan, Inc. July 2009         12.50          61,500
637 Mylan, Inc. January 2010         12.50         191,100
400 Pfizer Inc. June 2009         19.00            1,400
600 Powershares QQQ May 2009         31.00          81,000
300 Qualcomm Inc. July 2009         37.50         133,500
80 Schlumberger Ltd. May 2009         45.00          17,600
300 Starbucks Corp. April 2009         10.00          39,150
350 Starbucks Corp. July 2009         12.00          36,050
400 Starbucks Corp. January 2010         12.50          68,000
200 State Street Corp. May 2009         40.00          30,500
500 Symantec Corp. April 2009         15.00          31,250
500 Symantec Corp. January 2010         15.00         136,250
400 Target Corp. April 2009         40.00            4,400
50 Transocean, Ltd. May 2009         60.00          22,500
200 Transocean, Ltd. August 2009         60.00         166,000
200 Waters Corp. May 2009         45.00          12,500
150 Waters Corp. January 2010         45.00          46,125
150 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. May 2009         10.00          17,625
250 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. August 2009         10.00          48,750
200 XTO Energy Inc. May 2009         45.00            1,500
300 Yahoo! Inc. April 2009         15.00            4,350
300 Yahoo! Inc. July 2009         15.00          28,500
300 Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A May 2009         20.00          25,500
100 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. June 2009         45.00            6,500
140 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. January 2010         45.00          35,000
Total Call Options Written (Premiums Received $4,815,419)   $  5,246,652
Valuation Measurements:  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds' investments and other financial instruments.
These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2: Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions 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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds' assets as of September 30, 2008 (unaudited):
Valuation Inputs Investments Derivatives* Total
Assets:
Level 1:  Quoted Prices $67,965,680              -   $67,965,680
Level 2:  Other significant observable inputs       4,000,000              -        4,000,000
Level 3:  Significant unobservable inputs                 -                -                   -  
Total $71,965,680              -   $71,965,680
Liabilities:
Level 1:  Quoted Prices                 -   $5,246,652 $5,246,652
Level 2:  Other significant observable inputs                  -                -                   -  
Level 3:  Significant unobservable inputs                 -                -                   -  
Total                 -   $5,246,652 $5,246,652
*Consists of call options

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer determined that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures within 90 days of the date of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act.  There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. The officers identified no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.

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

Item 3.  Exhibits.

Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.


SIGNATURES

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

Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund

By: (signature)

W. Richard Mason, Secretary

Date: May 21, 2009

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

By: (signature)

Katherine L. Frank, Chief Executive Officer

Date:  May 21, 2009

By:  (signature)

Greg Hoppe, Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 21, 2009