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FORMN-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-07943
Nuveen Multistate Trust III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nuveen Investments
333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christopher M. Rohrbacher
Vice President and Secretary
333 West Wacker Drive,
Chicago, IL 60606
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(312) 917-7700
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2019
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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Nuveen Municipal
Bond Funds
| Fund Name | | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund | | FGATX | FGCCX | FGACX | FGARX |
| Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund | | FTLAX | FAFLX | FTLCX | FTLRX |
| Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund | | FLNCX | FDCCX | FCNCX | FCNRX |
| Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund | | FTNTX | FTNDX | FTNCX | FTNRX |
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Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
The worries weighing on markets at the end of 2018 appeared to dissipate in early 2019 as positive economic and corporate earnings news, more dovish signals from central banks and trade progress boosted investor confidence. However, political noise and trade disputes continue to drive short-term market volatility and weigh on longer-term outlooks. Investors are concerned that increased tariffs and a protracted stalemate between the U.S. and its trading partners could dampen business and consumer sentiment, weakening spending and potentially impacting the global economy. Additionally, political uncertainty and the risk of policy error appear elevated. In the U.S. in particular, low interest rate levels and the widening federal deficit have constrained the available policy tools for countering recessionary pressures. As the current U.S. economic expansion has reached the 10-year mark this summer, it’s important to note that economic expansions don’t die of old age, but mature economic cycles can be more vulnerable to an exogenous shock.
Until a clearer picture on trade emerges, more bouts of market turbulence are likely in the meantime. While the downside risks warrant careful monitoring, we believe the likelihood of a near-term recession remains low. Global economic growth is moderating, with demand driven by the historically low unemployment in the U.S., Japan and across Europe. Central banks across the developed world continue to emphasize their readiness to adjust policy, and China’s authorities remain committed to keeping economic growth rates steady with fiscal and monetary policy.
The opportunity set may be narrower, but we believe there is still scope for gains in this environment. Patience and maintaining perspective can help you weather periodic market volatility. We encourage you to work with your financial advisor to assess short-term market movements in the context of your time horizon, risk tolerance and investment goals. On behalf of the other members of the Nuveen Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Terence J. Toth
Chairman of the Board
July 23, 2019
Portfolio Managers’
Comments
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
These Funds feature portfolio management by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NAM), an affiliate of Nuveen, LLC. Portfolio managers Daniel J. Close, CFA, and Steven M. Hlavin review economic and market conditions, key investment strategies and the performance of the Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund, Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund, Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund and Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund. Dan has managed the Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee Funds since 2007 and Steven has managed the Louisiana Fund since 2011.
What factors affected the U.S. economy and the national municipal bond market during the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019?
The U.S. economy continued its solid expansion, with economic activity rebounding in early 2019 after a slump at the end of 2018. In the first quarter of 2019, gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the value of goods and services produced by the nation’s economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price changes, grew at an annualized rate of 3.1%, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis “second” estimate. A jump in exports and a buildup of inventories helped offset slower consumer and business spending in the first three months of 2019. For the full year 2018, U.S. GDP growth came in at 2.9%, as economic activity cooled over the second half of 2018 after peaking at 4.2% (annualized) in the second quarter of 2018.
Consumer spending, the largest driver of the economy, remained well supported by low unemployment, wage gains and tax cuts. As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in May 2019 from 3.8% in May 2018 and job gains averaged around 196,000 per month for the past twelve months. As the jobs market has tightened, average hourly earnings grew at an annualized rate of 3.1% in May 2019. However, falling energy prices led to a slower rate of inflation over the past twelve months. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 1.8% over the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019 before seasonal adjustment, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Low mortgage rates and low inventory drove home prices higher during this economic cycle. But the pace of price increases has slowed along with declining new home sales and housing starts. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, which covers all nine U.S. census divisions, was up 3.5% year-over-year in April 2019 (most recent data available at the time this report was prepared). The 10-City and 20-City Composites reported year-over-year increases of 2.3% and 2.5%, respectively.
As some data began pointing to slower momentum in the overall economy, the Federal Reserve (Fed) notably shifted its stance. From December 2015 through December 2018, the Fed had gradually lifted its main policy interest rate to prevent the economy from overheating. In its final meeting of 2018, the Fed indicated that two more rate hikes might be forthcoming in 2019, roiling the markets,
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Portfolio Managers’ Comments(continued)
which had expected a more dovish tone. However, as more recent data revealed a mixed picture of the economy, the Fed said it would adopt a more “patient” approach, signaling the possibility of no rate hikes in 2019. Markets began to speculate that the Fed’s next move would be a rate cut, rather than a rate increase, particularly after trade tensions intensified between the U.S. and China. However, the minutes from the Fed’s April 30-May 1 meeting showed that the Fed was in no hurry to make any policy adjustment. The Fed kept rates unchanged in its first three policy meetings of 2019, as expected, and in March announced its plan to discontinue rolling assets off its balance sheet.
During the twelve-month reporting period, geopolitical news remained a prominent market driver. Tariff and trade policy topped the list of concerns. Hope for a China-U.S. trade deal dimmed after the latest round of negotiations ended with an impasse and both countries levied tariff increases. Additionally, the U.S. blacklisted Chinese company Huawei, banning companies from doing business with the telecom giant without U.S. government approval. In response, China announced its own “Unreliable Entity” list. Further roiling markets was President Trump’s surprise announcement that he would impose tariffs on Mexico if the country didn’t take more action to curb illegal immigration. (Subsequent to the end of the reporting period, the two countries announced a joint agreement and the U.S. administration suspended its tariff plan.) Meanwhile, as agreed in July 2018, the U.S. and the European Union continued to withhold further tariffs. Later in 2018, the U.S., Mexico and Canada agreed to a new trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, but it has not yet been ratified by the countries’ legislatures. With no clear path forward on U.S.-China trade policy, markets grew increasingly worried that trade conflicts would dampen global growth, as negative sentiment could inhibit business, consumer and investor confidence and spending.
In the U.K., Prime Minister Theresa May was unable to secure a Brexit deal before the original March 29, 2019 deadline. The European Union extended the deadline to October 31, 2019, and Prime Minister May announced she would resign effective June 7, 2019, raising the possibility that her successor could favor a no-deal Brexit. Europe also contended with Italy’s euroskeptic coalition government and its challenging fiscal condition, the “yellow vest” protests in France, immigration policy concerns, Russian sanctions and political risk in Turkey.
Elections around the world also remained a source of uncertainty. Investors grew more skeptical that Brazil’s newly elected president could deliver reforms, while some of the market’s initial fears about Mexico’s new president subsided. Europe’s traditional centrist parties lost seats in the Parliamentary elections and populist parties saw marginal gains. The ruling parties in India and South Africa maintained their majorities, where slower economic growth could complicate their respective reform mandates.
The twelve-month reporting period began on a weak note for municipal bonds but turned strongly positive in the second half of the period. With the economy strengthening and the labor market tightening throughout the second half of 2018, the Fed continued to increase its main policy interest rate. The prevailing economic outlook was generally positive, driving the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to a high of 3.24% in November 2018. However, interest rates declined significantly over the remainder of the reporting period on signs of a weaker macroeconomic environment, more dovish central bank policy, geopolitical tensions (especially regarding trade) and bouts of equity market volatility. The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened overall, with a portion of the curve inverting. However, the municipal yield curve “twisted” by flattening at the short end and steepening at the long end of the curve.
Along with the falling interest rate environment, favorable supply-demand conditions were supportive of municipal bond performance. Issuance has been subdued since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Because new issue advance refunding bonds are no longer tax exempt under the new tax law, the total supply of municipal bonds has decreased, boosting the scarcity value of existing municipal bonds. Municipal bond gross issuance nationwide totaled $338.6 billion in this reporting period, a 19.2% decrease from the issuance for the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2018. Nevertheless, the overall low level of interest rates encouraged issuers to continue to actively refund their outstanding debt. In these transactions the issuers are issuing new bonds and taking the bond proceeds and redeeming (calling) old bonds. These refunding transactions have ranged from 40% to 60% of total issuance over the past few years. Thus, the net issuance (all bonds issued less bonds redeemed) is actually much lower than the gross issuance. So, while gross issuance volume has been strong, the net has not, and this was an overall positive technical factor on municipal bond investment performance in recent years. Although the pace of refundings is slowing, net negative issuance is expected to continue.
Low global interest rates have continued to drive investors toward higher after-tax yielding assets, including U.S. municipal bonds. The Fed’s pivot to a more dovish stance in early 2019 also brought investors back to fixed income markets, including municipal bonds, driving large inflows into the asset class in the early months of 2019. Additionally, as tax payers have begun to assess the impact of the 2017 tax law, which caps the state and local tax (SALT) deduction for individuals, there has been increased demand for tax-exempt municipal bonds in 2019 to date, especially in states with high income and/or property taxes.
What were the economic and market environments in Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee during the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019?
The Georgia economy fared well in 2018, with year-over-year employment growth of 2.1% and real GDP growth of 2.6%. The pace of growth has slowed a bit through the first several months of 2019, but the unemployment rate for May 2019 remains favorable at 3.8%. The tight labor market should prompt faster growth in wages and salaries, which increased 4.5% in 2018. The state’s primary economic engine is the Atlanta metropolitan area, which has been adding jobs and attracting businesses in a diverse range of industries. Construction and the education and health services sectors are among the fastest-growing in the state’s economy. Georgia’s rising incomes bode well for the housing market. Home prices in the Atlanta region rose 4.9% year-over-year, as of April 2019 (most recent data available at the time this report was prepared), and outpaced the national average of 3.5%, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. Georgia is the eleventh-largest export state and seventh-largest import state. Because Georgia has a substantial trade and distribution network and is home to large manufacturing and agriculture industries, its economy is at greater risk from ongoing trade tensions or a full-blown trade war. Strong economic growth has driven robust revenue growth for Georgia, with fiscal year-to-date net tax collections up 5% through April 2019, compared to the previous fiscal year. The revenue outperformance has contributed to the persistent build-up in the state’s rainy day fund, the Revenue Shortfall Reserve. The fund stands at $2.55 billion, or 10.5% of 2019 general fund revenues, a substantial increase from its post-recession low of $103 million in 2009. Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget is structurally balanced. The $27.5 billion state budget projects a conservative 2.2% increase in general fund revenues above the Fiscal Year 2019 amended budget, with the majority of new spending dedicated to a $530 million teacher pay raise. Georgia has $10.3 billion of net tax-supported debt outstanding, which represents 2.4% of personal income. The Moody’s 50-state median is 2.3% of personal income. Georgia’s pension liabilities are below average, so the state’s combined net debt and net pension liability are lower than the majority of states. As of June 2019 (subsequent to the end of the reporting period), Georgia’s general obligation debt continued to be rated Aaa/AAA/AAA with stable outlooks from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, respectively. For the twelve months ended May 31, 2019, municipal gross issuance in Georgia totaled $6.2 billion, a gross issuance decrease of 35.8% from the twelve months ended May 31, 2018.
As an energy dependent state, Louisiana’s economy is vulnerable to that sector’s volatility. It is also vulnerable to extreme weather events, like severe storms and flooding. Sea level rise and coastal erosion are additional, and costly, threats. Louisiana’s economy grew just 1.1% in 2018, which is well below the U.S. growth rate of 2.9%, ranking the state 41st in the nation. Louisiana’s job growth was nearly flat at 0.1% on a year-over-year basis through April 2019. As of May 2019, the state’s unemployment rate was 4.4%, above the national unemployment rate of at 3.6%. Louisiana’s personal income per capita is below average at 84% of the national level. The state had the second highest poverty rate in the country in 2017 at 19.7%. Medicaid plays an important role in driving Louisiana’s spending. The state opted into Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act in 2017 and the higher federal match rate has led to a decline in the general fund share of total Medicaid spending in 2018 and 2019. The state has struggled in recent years with large and recurring structural budget gaps. The state has relied on various nonrecurring revenues in order to achieve budgetary balance. Total tax receipts and general fund receipts are projected to decline in Fiscal Year 2019, due largely to the reduction in the statewide sales tax rate from 5% in 2018 to 4.45% in 2019 and beyond. Louisiana’s available fund balance, which includes its unassigned fund balance plus its rainy day fund, improved to 2.24% of operating revenues in Fiscal Year 2018. The state’s rainy day fund is estimated to grow to roughly $400 million by the end of Fiscal Year 2019. The proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget totals $9.74 billion and includes a nearly 2% increase in state spending. Louisiana has about $7.3 billion in net tax-supported debt outstanding. Based on Moody’s 2018 debt medians, Louisiana’s net tax-supported debt was 3.8% of personal income, placing it 14th highest among the states, whose median was 2.3%. The state of Louisiana’s general obligation debt is rated Aa3 by Moody’s and AA- by S&P and both with stable outlooks as of June 2019 (subsequent to the end of the reporting period). Louisiana issued $1.9 billion in municipal bonds during the twelve months ended May 31, 2019, a gross issuance decrease of 55.1% year over year.
Portfolio Managers’ Comments(continued)
North Carolina’s economic growth was up year-over-year with real GDP increasing 2.9% over Fiscal Year 2017, ranking it 12th among all states. As the state’s economy transitions away from old-line manufacturing into sectors oriented toward research, technology and services, the roles of the state’s high quality universities and research triangle will continue to gain importance. While booming investment in and around the research triangle and ongoing strength in the banking sector will be the predominant drivers of economic growth over the near term, the federal government continues to be one of the largest employers in the state. Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune alone employ more than 111,000 workers. As of May 2019, the state’s unemployment rate of 4.1% exceeded the national average of 3.6%. According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of 20 major metropolitan areas, housing prices in Charlotte rose 4.2% during the twelve months ended April 2019 (most recent data available at the time this report was prepared). North Carolina’s constitution constrains the amount of general obligation debt the state can issue in any biennium. This has resulted in a relatively low debt burden when compared to many of its peers. Moody’s April 2018 state debt median report notes that North Carolina ranked 37th for net tax-supported debt per capita and 35th as a percent of personal income. Strong financial performance continued in Fiscal Year 2018 with the state incurring a $988 million general fund surplus, which increased the general fund balance to $5.4 billion. The Fiscal Year 2018 surplus was primarily driven by the solid 5.5% increase in personal income tax revenue collections. Going forward, we expect the state’s overall credit profile to remain strong, driven by continued economic growth and prudent fiscal management. As of May 2019, Moody’s, S&P and Fitch rated North Carolina general obligation debt at Aaa/AAA/AAA with stable outlooks. During the twelve months ended May 31, 2019, municipal issuance in North Carolina totaled $5.9 billion, a gross issuance decrease of 7.7% from the previous twelve months.
Tennessee’s economy has continued to expand at a healthy pace. In 2018, the state’s economy expanded at a rate of 3.0%, in line with the national growth rate of 2.9%. As of May 2019, the state’s unemployment rate was 3.5%. Employment and labor force figures are growing at an above average rate of 3.5% and 3.2%, respectively, compared with the U.S. figures of 0.9% and 0.5%, respectively. A focus on economic development and job creation has led to numerous companies relocating to the state or expanding operation in recent years and been an important factor in the state’s recovery. Jobs growth has attracted in-migration, with population continuing to increase at a faster pace than the nation. At the close of Fiscal Year 2018, the state’s General Fund grew to $3.8 billion, or 17.4% of revenues. This includes the state’s rainy day fund of $800 million intended to allow for a margin of revenue fluctuation. Because Tennessee does not have an income tax, the state depends largely on sales taxes, which are more prone to fluctuations. For Fiscal Years 2018 & 2019, the State expects to continue building reserves, bringing the rainy day fund to $861 million. The state of Tennessee has very low debt levels that have been consistently low for at least the past ten years. As of June 2019, Tennessee’s general obligation bonds maintained ratings of Aaa (stable) from Moody’s and AAA (stable) from S&P. For the twelve months ended May 31, 2019, Tennessee issued $4.7 billion in municipal bonds, a gross issuance decrease of 20.3% from the twelve-month period ended May 31, 2018.
How did the Funds perform during the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019?
The tables in the Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios section of this report provide each Fund’s total return performance information for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and/or since-inception periods ended May 31, 2019. The returns for each Fund’s Class A Shares at net asset value are compared with the performance of a corresponding market index and Lipper classification average.
During the reporting period, the Class A Shares at NAV of all four Funds underperformed the S&P Municipal Bond Index to varying degrees. The Georgia, Louisiana and North Carolina Fund outperformed their Lipper classification average, while the Tennessee Fund underperformed this performance measure.
What strategies were used to manage the Funds during the reporting period and how did these strategies influence performance during the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019?
All of the Funds continued to employ the same fundamental investment strategies and tactics long relied upon by NAM. Our municipal bond portfolios are managed with a value-oriented approach and close input from NAM’s research team. Below we highlight the specific factors influencing each Fund’s investment strategy, as well as how we managed each portfolio in light of recent market conditions.
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
The Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund underperformed the S&P Municipal Bond Index for the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019.
Sector positioning detracted from the Fund’s performance relative to the index, due partly to an overweighting in pre-refunded bonds. Although these very high quality, short-maturity securities produced a positive return, they nevertheless lagged the index in a market environment favoring lower quality, longer-duration bonds. Also, an overweighting in public power bonds, which are widely represented in the Georgia municipal marketplace, detracted from results, as these securities too underperformed.
Our duration positioning (interest rate sensitivity) contributed to relative performance. We were generally overweighted in bonds with longer durations and underweighted in shorter-duration bonds. Both stances helped the Fund’s results, given that longer bonds benefited more from the generally declining interest rate environment.
Credit positioning also added value. As lower rated, higher yielding bonds outperformed their higher quality, lower coupon counterparts, the Fund’s overweight in the market’s BBB rating credit tier contributed to relative performance. Simultaneously, we were underweighted in the market’s highest rating category, AAA rated bonds, which further lifted results.
Individual security selection was another positive factor, particularly our exposure to tender option bonds, whose increased interest rate sensitivity made them strong performers. Partly offsetting that result, however, was our need to generate proceeds to finance shareholder redemptions for a brief period of market volatility in November and December 2018. Unfortunately, these necessary sales took place at suboptimal times, as it limited our ability to capture upside when the municipal bond sharply rallied in the first five months of 2019.
In managing the portfolio during the reporting period, we engaged in various tax-loss bond swaps. These transactions enabled us to improve the Fund’s income-generation capability. With this approach, we exchanged bonds with lower book yields for similarly structured bonds offering higher book yields, while simultaneously generating a taxable loss we can apply against future capital gains.
We used the proceeds of bond calls and maturities to buy debt across various sectors of the municipal bond market. We made purchases in both the new-issue and secondary municipal bond markets, buying bonds in the dedicated-tax, tax-increment district, water/sewer, local general obligation and airport sectors, as well as gas-prepaid bonds and an issue for Woodruff Arts Center. Most of our purchases focused on intermediate- and longer-dated bonds with A to AA credit ratings.
Late in the reporting period, we established a new position in Puerto Rico sales-tax bonds, known as COFINAs. (Bonds of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories may include exemption from most federal, state and local taxes). For several years, we have avoided owning Puerto Rico debt due to our concerns about the island’s credit quality. After conducting thorough research on the COFINAs, however, we became convinced that the securities were creditworthy and offered particularly attractive yields relative to the risks.
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
The Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund underperformed the S&P Municipal Bond Index for the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019.
Sector positioning had a slightly negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance. We had significant overweightings in the lagging transportation and tobacco sectors, which detracted, given these categories’ relative underperformance. Offsetting positive factors included the Fund’s larger-than-index exposure to health care and higher education, two sectors that outpaced the index.
Meanwhile, the Fund benefited most from favorable security selection, driven primarily by the comparatively strong returns of two holdings. The first standout performer was FirstEnergy Solutions, an Ohio industrial development revenue (corporate-backed) bond whose strong return this reporting period more than compensated for the lack of in-state tax benefit for Louisiana residents. FirstEnergy bonds benefited as the issuer continued to make progress in its bankruptcy restructuring. We experienced opportunity among various corporate-backed bonds issued outside the state of Louisiana. When investing in securities out of state, we were selective, focusing on securities we believed offered sufficient yield and total return potential to offset the lack of tax advantage for Louisiana resi-
Portfolio Managers’ Comments(continued)
dents. Key purchases in this category included bonds issued for Alcoa (Iowa), U.S. Steel (Indiana), United Airlines (Texas) and Boise Cascade (Minnesota). The second notable outperformer was our holding in bonds backed by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA). These Louisiana securities, issued by Cameron and Terrebonne parishes, are backed by future revenues generated from offshore oil and gas production. The bonds posted outsized gains due to strong oil and gas fundamentals, as well as the scarcity of newly issued bonds in the Louisiana municipal marketplace that created strong demand for the securities.
The Fund’s duration (interest rate) positioning also added value. Our portfolio duration exceeded that of the index, due to our overweighting in longer-dated securities, which we believed offered attractive valuations and yields commensurate with their heightened rate sensitivity and underweighting in shorter-duration securities. Having comparatively more rate sensitivity meant the Fund benefited as interest rates declined in the second half of the reporting period.
Credit positioning was another source of strong relative performance. We were primarily overweighted in lower investment grade, below investment grade and non-investment grade bonds. This positioning contributed to results, given that these categories outperformed higher grade securities (rated A and above), in which the Fund was significantly underweighted.
During the reporting period, we were somewhat active buyers, particularly in the first half of the reporting period. Proceeds for our new purchases during the reporting period came primarily from shareholder flows into the Fund, as well as bond calls and maturities. The limited supply of suitable municipal debt in the Louisiana marketplace prompted our willingness to invest out of state. We found value among bonds of U.S. territories, which may include exemption from most federal, state and local taxes. In addition to adding Guam credits, we also bought newly issued, insured Puerto Rico bonds that we believed offered a favorable risk/reward trade-off.
Toward the end of 2018, we sold some lower yielding holdings and replaced them with similarly structured issues with better income characteristics. These transactions had the twin benefits of allowing us to increase the Fund’s income profile, while creating a tax loss we can use to offset against future capital gains.
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
The Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund underperformed the S&P Municipal Bond Index for the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019.
Credit quality positioning modestly hampered the Fund’s performance relative to the index. Due primarily to issuance patterns in the North Carolina municipal bond market, we were overweighted in AA rated bonds. This allocation detracted, given that higher quality, lower yielding debt tended to underperform lower rated, higher yielding issues this reporting period.
Security selection also detracted, due largely to subpar performance from our high quality, short maturity bond positions, which generally lagged the market. Our strongest performers were longer maturity bonds held for the entire reporting period, thus allowing us to capture more of the performance benefits of the municipal bond market’s rally in the second half. We particularly benefited from our tender option bonds, whose long durations were helpful to performance.
Overall, duration positioning contributed to the Fund’s performance. Our overweighting in longer-duration securities added value, as bonds with greater sensitivity to declining interest rates outperformed shorter-duration (less interest rate sensitive) bonds.
The Fund modestly benefited from its sector positioning. The main positive factor was our overweight to toll road bonds, whose generally increased duration and lower credit ratings proved desirable characteristics for investors. Our overweighting in pre-refunded bonds detracted, as these very high quality, short-maturity issues lagged the index.
We were active with purchases and sales this reporting period. In the first half of the reporting period, we initiated several tax-loss bond swaps. This involved exchanging certain bonds with relatively low yields for similarly structured securities providing better yields. These sales generated a loss for tax purposes that we can apply against future capital gains.
In late November and early December 2018, as the municipal bond market was struggling, we experienced elevated shareholder redemptions. To generate the proceeds we needed to fund these redemptions, we sold various bonds with low book yields. Then, when the calendar turned, the municipal bond market began a long rally in early 2019, during a time when we received substantial new
shareholder investments. With these proceeds, and those of bond maturities and calls, we were active investors across multiple market sectors, including health care, higher education, local appropriation, local general obligation, utility, water/sewer, airport and toll road bonds. The credit quality of our purchases tended to range from A to AA, where we were finding the most frequent opportunity.
Also, to keep the Fund fully invested when we were not finding suitable bonds to purchase, we periodically bought variable-rate demand notes (VDRNs) extremely short-term fixed-income investments. These short-term securities have a coupon that is reset on a daily or weekly basis. We saw these securities as effective placeholders in the portfolio as we awaited suitable long-term investment opportunities.
Toward the end of the reporting period, we established a stake in Puerto Rico sales-tax bonds (known as COFINAs). Like all bonds issued by U.S. territories, these bonds may include exemption from most federal, state and local taxes. Although many Puerto Rico issuers remained unattractive to us due to the island’s ongoing financial challenges, the COFINAs have already emerged from their restructuring process. Unlike many other Puerto Rico bonds, the securities are currently paying a coupon, and we believe the bonds are offering an attractive yield relative to their risk.
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
The Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund underperformed the S&P Municipal Bond Index for the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2019.
Duration (interest rate) positioning was the largest detractor from relative performance. Since the Tennessee municipal market tends to feature a relatively limited supply of longer-maturity municipal bonds, we naturally reduced exposure to long-duration securities throughout the reporting period. Given that these were the best performers in the marketplace during the reporting period, our positioning hampered results. The Fund’s exposure to very short-duration securities was a secondary negative factor.
Sector positioning also detracted, especially a relative overweighting in pre-refunded debt. These bonds’ with high credit quality and short durations weighed on our performance, given the market’s recent preference for lower quality, longer duration bonds. The Fund also saw underperformance from its health care bond exposure.
On the positive side, our credit positioning added value, especially an overweight in BBB rated bonds and underweight in AAA rated bonds. Both factors helped results as investors tended to favor lower rated, higher yielding debt during the reporting period.
We also benefited from security selection, particularly from our exposure to tender option bonds, whose very long durations proved helpful. However, we saw underperformance from the Fund’s short-dated, high quality positions. Also weighing on relative performance was our sale of certain bonds in the midst of the municipal bond market’s struggles in late November and early December 2018. During this time frame, the Fund, like many others, experienced shareholder redemptions. To generate the proceeds needed to meet these redemptions, we sold various lower yielding securities that had been issued during earlier periods of lower interest rates. Unfortunately, the timing of these sales proved suboptimal, given the subsequent market rally ensuing in the first five months of 2019.
In the first half of the reporting period, we periodically engaged in tax-loss bond swaps. This strategy entailed selling portfolio holdings with lower book yields and using the proceeds to buy similarly structured but better yielding bonds. Accordingly, we were able to improve the Fund’s income characteristics while also creating a taxable loss that we can use to offset capital gains in the future. We did not meaningfully employ this strategy during the second half of the reporting period.
Our municipal bond purchase activity was limited, reflecting shareholder redemptions for much of the reporting period. Those purchases, which took place across a variety of sectors, included prepaid-gas, tax-increment-finance, and health care bonds, as well as a local general obligation and private higher education issue. We also established a new position in Puerto Rico sales-tax bonds, known as COFINAs, as we believed these securities offered an attractive yield relative to their credit risk.
Portfolio Managers’ Comments(continued)
Entering the reporting period, our duration was at the short end of our desired range. Accordingly, when making new purchases, we were regularly seeking out longer dated bonds to increase the Fund’s duration. Unfortunately, longer duration bonds tend to be hard to come by in the Tennessee marketplace, so we were not as successful in this objective as we would have liked. Our new purchases during the reporting period had maturities ranging from 2025 on the short end of the yield curve to 2058 on the long end.
Risk Considerations and Dividend Information
Risk Considerations
Mutual fund investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. Debt or fixed income securities such as those held by the Funds, are subject to market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, call risk, state concentration risk, tax risk, and income risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Credit risk refers to an issuers ability to make interest and principal payments when due. Below investment grade or high yield debt securities are subject to liquidity risk and heightened credit risk. The Funds’ use of inverse floaters creates effective leverage. Leverage involves the risk that the Funds could lose more than its original investment and also increases the Funds’ exposure to volatility and interest rate risk.
Dividend Information
Each Fund seeks to pay regular monthly dividends out of its net investment income at a rate that reflects its past and projected net income performance. To permit each Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net income actually earned by the Fund during the period. Distributions to shareholders are determined on a tax basis, which may differ from amounts recorded in the accounting records. In instances where the monthly dividend exceeds the earned net investment income, the Fund would report a negative undistributed net ordinary income. Refer to Note 6 – Income Tax Information for additional information regarding the amounts of undistributed net ordinary income and undistributed net long-term capital gains and the character of the actual distributions paid by the Fund during the period.
All monthly dividends paid by each Fund during the current reporting period were paid from net investment income. If a portion of the Fund’s monthly distributions is sourced or comprised of elements other than net investment income, including capital gains and/or a return of capital, shareholders will be notified of those sources. For financial reporting purposes, the per share amounts of each Fund’s distributions for the reporting period are presented in this report’s Financial Highlights. For income tax purposes, distribution information for each Fund as of its most recent tax year end is presented in Note 6 – Income Tax Information within the Notes to Financial Statements of this report.
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Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios
The Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios for each Fund are shown within this section of the report.
Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized. Returns at net asset value (NAV) would be lower if the sales charge were included. Returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. For performance, current to the most recent month-end visit nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.
Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local income taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax.
Returns may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the investment adviser during the periods presented. If any such waivers and/or reimbursements had not been in place, returns would have been reduced. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 7—Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates for more information.
Returns reflect differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees, and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Comparative index and Lipper return information is provided for Class A Shares at NAV only.
The expense ratios shown reflect total operating expenses (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any) as shown in the most recent prospectus. The expense ratios include management fees and other fees and expenses.
Leverage is created whenever a Fund has investment exposure (both reward and/or risk) equivalent to more than 100% of its investment capital. The effective leverage ratio shown for each Fund is the amount of investment exposure created either directly through borrowings or indirectly through inverse floaters, divided by the assets invested, including those assets that were purchased with the proceeds of the leverage, or referenced by the levered instrument. A Fund may from time to time borrow on a typically transient basis in connection with its day-to-day operations, primarily in connection with the need to pay cash out to redeeming shareholders or to settle portfolio trades. Such incidental borrowings, described generally in Notes to Financial Statements, Note 8—Borrowing Arrangements, are excluded from the calculation of a Fund’s effective leverage ratio.
Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios(continued)
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 5.48% | 2.87% | 4.20% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 1.07% | 1.99% | 3.75% |
| S&P Municipal Bond Index | 6.06% | 3.55% | 4.73% |
| Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average | 5.10% | 2.84% | 3.84% |
| Class C2 Shares | 4.80% | 2.30% | 3.63% |
| Class I Shares | 5.68% | 3.07% | 4.41% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 4.54% | 2.03% | 2.45% |
Average Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2019 (Most Recent Calendar Quarter)
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 5.85% | 2.98% | 4.32% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 1.41% | 2.10% | 3.88% |
| Class C2 Shares | 5.27% | 2.41% | 3.75% |
| Class I Shares | 6.05% | 3.18% | 4.54% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 5.01% | 2.14% | 2.47% |
Since inception returns for Class C Shares are from 2/10/14. Indexes and Lipper averages are not available for direct investment.
Class A Shares have a maximum 4.20% sales charge (Offering Price). Class A Share purchases of $250,000 or more are sold at net asset value without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% if redeemed within eighteen months of purchase. Class C and Class C2 Shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than twelve months, which is not reflected in the total returns. Class C and Class C2 Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares ten years after purchase. Class I Shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.
Expense Ratios as of Most Recent Prospectus
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Expense Ratios | 0.85% | 1.65% | 1.40% | 0.65% |
Effective Leverage Ratio as of May 31, 2019
| Effective Leverage Ratio | 3.43% |
Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment as of May 31, 2019 – Class A Shares
The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes, such as state and local income taxes or capital gains taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemptions of Fund shares.
Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios(continued)
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 5.81% | 3.73% | 5.28% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 1.40% | 2.85% | 4.82% |
| S&P Municipal Bond Index | 6.06% | 3.55% | 4.73% |
| Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average | 5.10% | 2.84% | 3.84% |
| Class C2 Shares | 5.20% | 3.16% | 4.70% |
| Class I Shares | 5.93% | 3.92% | 5.48% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 4.88% | 2.90% | 3.62% |
Average Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2019 (Most Recent Calendar Quarter)
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 6.07% | 3.75% | 5.35% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 1.65% | 2.87% | 4.90% |
| Class C2 Shares | 5.37% | 3.18% | 4.77% |
| Class I Shares | 6.19% | 3.95% | 5.55% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 5.14% | 2.92% | 3.62% |
Since inception returns for Class C Shares are from 2/10/14. Indexes and Lipper averages are not available for direct investment.
Class A Shares have a maximum 4.20% sales charge (Offering Price). Class A Share purchases of $250,000 or more are sold at net asset value without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% if redeemed within eighteen months of purchase. Class C and Class C2 Shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than twelve months, which is not reflected in the total returns. Class C and Class C2 Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares ten years after purchase. Class I Shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.
Expense Ratios as of Most Recent Prospectus
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Expense Ratios | 0.85% | 1.65% | 1.40% | 0.65% |
Effective Leverage Ratio as of May 31, 2019
| Effective Leverage Ratio | 2.19% |
Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment as of May 31, 2019 – Class A Shares
The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes, such as state and local income taxes or capital gains taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemptions of Fund shares.
Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios(continued)
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 5.59% | 3.06% | 4.36% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 1.14% | 2.18% | 3.92% |
| S&P Municipal Bond Index | 6.06% | 3.55% | 4.73% |
| Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average | 5.10% | 2.84% | 3.84% |
| Class C2 Shares | 5.00% | 2.49% | 3.79% |
| Class I Shares | 5.77% | 3.26% | 4.58% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 4.80% | 2.25% | 2.83% |
Average Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2019 (Most Recent Calendar Quarter)
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 6.15% | 3.15% | 4.48% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 1.66% | 2.27% | 4.04% |
| Class C2 Shares | 5.55% | 2.59% | 3.92% |
| Class I Shares | 6.32% | 3.36% | 4.70% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 5.35% | 2.35% | 2.86% |
Since inception returns for Class C Shares are from 2/10/14. Indexes and Lipper averages are not available for direct investment.
Class A Shares have a maximum 4.20% sales charge (Offering Price). Class A Share purchases of $250,000 or more are sold at net asset value without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% if redeemed within eighteen months of purchase. Class C and Class C2 Shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than twelve months, which is not reflected in the total returns. Class C and Class C2 Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares ten years after purchase. Class I Shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.
Expense Ratios as of Most Recent Prospectus
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Expense Ratios | 0.81% | 1.61% | 1.36% | 0.61% |
Effective Leverage Ratio as of May 31, 2019
| Effective Leverage Ratio | 1.69% |
Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment as of May 31, 2019 – Class A Shares
The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes, such as state and local income taxes or capital gains taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemptions of Fund shares.
Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios(continued)
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Effective Leverage Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 4.78% | 3.13% | 4.41% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 0.36% | 2.24% | 3.96% |
| S&P Municipal Bond Index | 6.06% | 3.55% | 4.73% |
| Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average | 5.10% | 2.84% | 3.84% |
| Class C2 Shares | 4.28% | 2.58% | 3.85% |
| Class I Shares | 5.01% | 3.34% | 4.62% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 4.02% | 2.30% | 2.82% |
Average Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2019 (Most Recent Calendar Quarter)
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
| Class A Shares at NAV | 5.04% | 3.18% | 4.53% |
| Class A Shares at maximum Offering Price | 0.60% | 2.29% | 4.09% |
| Class C2 Shares | 4.45% | 2.62% | 3.97% |
| Class I Shares | 5.27% | 3.39% | 4.75% |
| | Average Annual |
| | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since
Inception |
| Class C Shares | 4.19% | 2.37% | 2.82% |
Since inception returns for Class C Shares are from 2/10/14. Indexes and Lipper averages are not available for direct investment.
Class A Shares have a maximum 4.20% sales charge (Offering Price). Class A Share purchases of $250,000 or more are sold at net asset value without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% if redeemed within eighteen months of purchase. Class C and Class C2 Shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than twelve months, which is not reflected in the total returns. Class C and Class C2 Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares ten years after purchase. Class I Shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.
Expense Ratios as of Most Recent Prospectus
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Expense Ratios | 0.88% | 1.68% | 1.43% | 0.68% |
Effective Leverage Ratio as of May 31, 2019
| Effective Leverage Ratio | 8.08% |
Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment as of May 31, 2019 – Class A Shares
The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes, such as state and local income taxes or capital gains taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemptions of Fund shares.
Yields as of May 31, 2019
Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the offering price per share.
The SEC 30-Day Yield is a standardized measure of a fund’s yield that accounts for the future amortization of premiums or discounts of bonds held in the fund’s portfolio. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.
The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at an assumed tax rate. Your actual combined federal and state income tax rates may differ from the assumed rate. Taxable-Equivalent Yield also takes into account the percentage of the Fund’s income generated and paid by the Fund (based on payments made during the previous calendar year) that was either exempt from federal income tax but not from state income tax (e.g., income from an out-of-state municipal bond), or was exempt from neither federal nor state income tax. Separately, if the comparison were instead to investments that generate qualified dividend income, which is taxable at a rate lower than an individual’s ordinary graduated tax rate, the fund’s Taxable-Equivalent Yield would be lower.
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A1 | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Dividend Yield | 2.29% | 1.62% | 1.84% | 2.56% |
| SEC 30-Day Yield | 1.44% | 0.72% | 0.97% | 1.71% |
| Taxable-Equivalent Yield (29.8%)2 | 2.05% | 1.03% | 1.38% | 2.44% |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A1 | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Dividend Yield | 2.99% | 2.34% | 2.56% | 3.33% |
| SEC 30-Day Yield | 1.97% | 1.26% | 1.51% | 2.25% |
| Taxable-Equivalent Yield (28.0%)2 | 2.74% | 1.75% | 2.10% | 3.13% |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A1 | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Dividend Yield | 2.25% | 1.53% | 1.80% | 2.55% |
| SEC 30-Day Yield | 1.53% | 0.80% | 1.05% | 1.79% |
| Taxable-Equivalent Yield (29.5%)2 | 2.17% | 1.13% | 1.49% | 2.54% |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A1 | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Dividend Yield | 2.88% | 2.20% | 2.45% | 3.22% |
| SEC 30-Day Yield | 1.45% | 0.73% | 0.97% | 1.71% |
| Taxable-Equivalent Yield (26.8%)2 | 1.98% | 1.00% | 1.32% | 2.34% |
1 The SEC Yield for Class A shares quoted in the table reflects the maximum sales load. Investors paying a reduced load because of volume discounts, investors paying no load because they qualify for one of the several exclusions from the load and existing shareholders who previously paid a load but would like to know the SEC Yield applicable to their shares on a going-forward basis, should understand that the SEC Yield effectively applicable to them would be higher than the figure quoted in the table.
2 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s SEC 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate shown in the respective table above.
Holding Summaries as of May 31, 2019
This data relates to the securities held in each Fund's portfolio of investments as of the end of this reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.
For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets) | |
| Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 96.1% |
| Short-Term Municipal Bonds | 0.2% |
| Other Assets Less Liabilities | 3.7% |
| Net Assets | 100% |
States and Territories
(% of total municipal bonds) | |
| Georgia | 98.9% |
| Puerto Rico | 1.1% |
| Total | 100% |
Portfolio Composition
(% of total investments) | |
| Tax Obligation/Limited | 17.1% |
| Tax Obligation/General | 16.9% |
| Water and Sewer | 16.5% |
| Utilities | 14.6% |
| Education and Civic Organizations | 13.1% |
| Health Care | 8.1% |
| U.S. Guaranteed | 7.1% |
| Transportation | 6.6% |
| Total | 100% |
Bond Credit Quality
(% of total investment
exposure) | |
| U.S. Guaranteed | 5.4% |
| AAA | 7.8% |
| AA | 59.5% |
| A | 18.8% |
| BBB | 6.6% |
| N/R (not rated) | 1.9% |
| Total | 100% |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets) | |
| Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 96.8% |
| Other Assets Less Liabilities | 3.6% |
| Net Assets Plus Floating Rate Obligations | 100.4% |
| Floating Rate Obligations | (0.4)% |
| Net Assets | 100% |
States and Territories
(% of total municipal bonds) | |
| Louisiana | 82.6% |
| Guam | 5.4% |
| Ohio | 2.3% |
| New York | 1.6% |
| Puerto Rico | 1.4% |
| Iowa | 1.3% |
| California | 0.7% |
| Texas | 0.7% |
| Virginia | 0.7% |
| Missouri | 0.6% |
| Colorado | 0.5% |
| Minnesota | 0.4% |
| Wisconsin | 0.4% |
| Illinois | 0.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 0.4% |
| Virgin Islands | 0.3% |
| Indiana | 0.2% |
| New Jersey | 0.1% |
| Total | 100% |
Portfolio Composition
(% of total investments) | |
| Education and Civic Organizations | 17.9% |
| Tax Obligation/Limited | 14.6% |
| Transportation | 14.2% |
| Health Care | 14.0% |
| Water and Sewer | 8.3% |
| U.S. Guaranteed | 7.2% |
| Utilities | 6.3% |
| Other | 17.5% |
| Total | 100% |
Bond Credit Quality
(% of total investment
exposure) | |
| U.S. Guaranteed | 7.1% |
| AA | 32.1% |
| A | 31.9% |
| BBB | 11.3% |
| BB or Lower | 7.6% |
| N/R (not rated) | 10.0% |
| Total | 100% |
Holding Summaries as of May 31, 2019 (continued)
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets) | |
| Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 101.1% |
| Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.6% |
| Net Assets Plus Floating Rate Obligations | 101.7% |
| Floating Rate Obligations | (1.7)% |
| Net Assets | 100% |
States and Territories
(% of total municipal bonds) | |
| North Carolina | 99.0% |
| Puerto Rico | 1.0% |
| Total | 100% |
Portfolio Composition
(% of total investments) | |
| Transportation | 21.5% |
| Education and Civic Organizations | 20.6% |
| Tax Obligation/Limited | 16.0% |
| Health Care | 14.6% |
| Water and Sewer | 10.9% |
| Tax Obligation/General | 8.6% |
| Other | 7.8% |
| Total | 100% |
Bond Credit Quality
(% of total investment
exposure) | |
| U.S. Guaranteed | 2.9% |
| AAA | 15.1% |
| AA | 57.8% |
| A | 16.2% |
| BBB | 5.9% |
| N/R (not rated) | 2.1% |
| Total | 100% |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets) | |
| Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 105.3% |
| Other Assets Less Liabilities | 1.6% |
| Net Assets Plus Floating Rate Obligations | 106.9% |
| Floating Rate Obligations | (6.9)% |
| Net Assets | 100% |
States and Territories
(% of total municipal bonds) | |
| Tennessee | 99.0% |
| Puerto Rico | 1.0% |
| Total | 100% |
Portfolio Composition
(% of total investments) | |
| U.S. Guaranteed | 18.1% |
| Utilities | 16.7% |
| Health Care | 15.2% |
| Tax Obligation/Limited | 13.0% |
| Water and Sewer | 11.4% |
| Tax Obligation/General | 8.9% |
| Education and Civic Organizations | 7.0% |
| Other | 9.7% |
| Total | 100% |
Bond Credit Quality
(% of total investment
exposure) | |
| U.S. Guaranteed | 12.1% |
| AAA | 8.7% |
| AA | 43.9% |
| A | 21.5% |
| BBB | 7.7% |
| N/R (not rated) | 6.1% |
| Total | 100% |
As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including up-front and back-end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. The Examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples below do not include the interest and related expenses from inverse floaters that are reflected in the financial statements later within this report, when applicable.
The Examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the period ended May 31, 2019.
The beginning of the period is December 1, 2018.
The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.
The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the following tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Actual Performance | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,058.50 | $1,053.50 | $1,055.70 | $1,059.50 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $4.36 | $8.45 | $7.18 | $3.29 |
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses) | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,020.69 | $1,016.70 | $1,017.95 | $1,021.74 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $4.28 | $8.30 | $7.04 | $3.23 |
For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.85%, 1.65%, 1.40% and 0.64% for Classes A, C, C2 and I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Actual Performance | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,057.10 | $1,052.20 | $1,053.30 | $1,057.20 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $4.36 | $8.44 | $7.17 | $3.28 |
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses) | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,020.69 | $1,016.70 | $1,017.95 | $1,021.74 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $4.28 | $8.30 | $7.04 | $3.23 |
For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.85%, 1.65%, 1.40% and 0.64% for Classes A, C, C2 and I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Actual Performance | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,058.50 | $1,055.00 | $1,056.50 | $1,060.10 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $4.05 | $8.15 | $6.87 | $3.03 |
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses) | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,020.99 | $1,017.00 | $1,018.25 | $1,021.99 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $3.98 | $8.00 | $6.74 | $2.97 |
For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.79%, 1.59%, 1.34% and 0.59% for Classes A, C, C2 and I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
| | Share Class |
| | Class A | Class C | Class C2 | Class I |
| Actual Performance | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,047.60 | $1,043.40 | $1,044.70 | $1,048.80 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $4.03 | $8.10 | $6.83 | $3.01 |
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses) | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Ending Account Value | $1,020.99 | $1,017.00 | $1,018.25 | $1,021.99 |
| Expenses Incurred During the Period | $3.98 | $8.00 | $6.74 | $2.97 |
For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.79%, 1.59%, 1.34% and 0.59% for Classes A, C, C2 and I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Nuveen Multistate Trust III and Shareholders of Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund, Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund, Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund and Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund, Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund, Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund and Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund (four of the funds constituting Nuveen Multistate Trust III, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of May 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended May 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended May 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of May 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended May 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 26, 2019
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Nuveen Funds since 2002.
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 96.1% | | | | |
| | | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 96.1% | | | | |
| | | Education and Civic Organizations – 12.7% | | | | |
| $1,000 | | Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, General Revenue Bonds, Spelman College, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/01/32 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | A1 | $1,162,740 |
| 2,000 | | Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Robert W Woodruff Arts Center, Inc Project, Refunding Series 2015A, 5.000%, 3/15/36 | | 3/26 at 100.00 | A2 | 2,292,940 |
| 2,000 | | Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Robert W Woodruff Arts Center, Inc Project, Series 2019A, 5.000%, 3/15/44 | | 3/29 at 100.00 | A2 | 2,365,100 |
| 2,750 | | Gwinnett County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Georgia Gwinnett College Student Housing Project, Refunding Series 2017B, 5.000%, 7/01/40 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,237,905 |
| 4,000 | | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Emory University, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 10/01/46 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,722,440 |
| 75 | | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Mercer University, Refunding Series 2012C, 5.250%, 10/01/27 | | 10/22 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 82,181 |
| 3,400 | | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Mercer University, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 10/01/32 | | 10/21 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 3,575,032 |
| 605 | | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Mercer University, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 10/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | 690,215 |
| 2,000 | | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Savannah College of Art & Design Projects, Series 2014, 5.000%, 4/01/44 | | 4/24 at 100.00 | A3 | 2,200,220 |
| 17,830 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | | 20,328,773 |
| | | Health Care – 7.6% | | | | |
| 3,270 | | Baldwin County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Oconee Regional Medical Center, Series 1998, 5.375%, 12/01/28 (4), (5) | | 7/19 at 100.00 | N/R | — |
| 2,355 | | Development Authority of Fulton County Revenue Bonds, Georgia, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc Project, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 7/01/46 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 2,689,952 |
| 705 | | Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Northeast Georgia Health Services Inc, Series 2010B, 5.250%, 2/15/45 | | 2/20 at 100.00 | AA | 719,868 |
| | | Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Northeast Georgia Health Services Inc, Series 2017B: | | | | |
| 2,000 | | 5.500%, 2/15/42 | | 2/27 at 100.00 | AA | 2,432,280 |
| 3,000 | | 5.250%, 2/15/45 | | 2/27 at 100.00 | AA | 3,572,910 |
| 1,380 | | Greene County Development Authority, Georgia, Health System Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health East Issue, Series 2012, 5.000%, 11/15/37 | | 11/22 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,498,059 |
| 1,250 | | Gwinnett County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Gwinnett Hospital System Inc Project, Series 2004B, 5.000%, 10/01/29 | | 7/19 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 1,253,300 |
| 13,960 | | Total Health Care | | | | 12,166,369 |
| | | Tax Obligation/General – 16.2% | | | | |
| 2,000 | | Carroll City-County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Tanner Medical Center, Inc Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 7/01/41 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 2,266,360 |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Tax Obligation/General(continued) | | | | |
| $2,000 | | Carrollton Independent School System, Carroll County, Georgia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015, 5.000%, 4/01/32 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | $2,398,220 |
| 825 | | Cherokee County School System, Georgia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017, 5.000%, 2/01/28 | | 2/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,027,018 |
| 1,100 | | East Point Building Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Water & Sewer Project, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 2/01/34 – AGM Insured | | 2/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,310,804 |
| 1,980 | | Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Northeast Georgia Health Services Inc, Series 2014A, 5.500%, 8/15/54 | | 2/25 at 100.00 | AA | 2,308,225 |
| 2,000 | | Gwinnett County School District, Georgia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019, 5.000%, 2/01/41 | | 2/29 at 100.00 | AAA | 2,475,780 |
| 1,000 | | Habersham County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Series 2014B, 5.000%, 2/01/37 | | 2/24 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,104,730 |
| | | Liberty County Industrial Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Series 2014: | | | | |
| 173 | | 5.500%, 7/15/23 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 173,896 |
| 374 | | 5.500%, 7/15/30 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 375,280 |
| 410 | | 5.500%, 1/15/36 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 411,946 |
| 4,000 | | Sandy Springs Public Facilities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Sandy Springs City Center Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 5/01/47 | | 5/26 at 100.00 | Aaa | 4,687,760 |
| 1,000 | | Sumter County School District, Georgia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018, 5.500%, 10/01/27 | | No Opt. Call | Aa1 | 1,301,510 |
| 1,000 | | Valdosta and Lowndes County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Certificates, South Georgia Medical Center Project, Series 2011B, 5.000%, 10/01/41 | | 10/21 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,062,330 |
| 2,000 | | Vidalia School District, Toombs County, Georgia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016, 5.000%, 8/01/37 | | 2/26 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 2,343,760 |
| | | Warner Robins Public Facilities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Warner Robins Projects, Series 2018: | | | | |
| 1,090 | | 5.000%, 7/01/31 | | 7/28 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,355,818 |
| 1,195 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 | | 7/28 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,480,091 |
| 22,147 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | | 26,083,528 |
| | | Tax Obligation/Limited – 16.5% | | | | |
| | | Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Zoo Atlanta Parking Facility Project, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/31 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,233,930 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/32 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,228,360 |
| 1,075 | | 5.000%, 12/01/33 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,315,230 |
| 1,500 | | Atlanta Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, New Downtown Atlanta Stadium Project, Second Lien Series 2015B, 5.000%, 7/01/44 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | A1 | 1,691,145 |
| 2,500 | | Atlanta Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, New Downtown Atlanta Stadium Project, Senior Lien Series 2015A-1, 5.250%, 7/01/44 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 2,921,975 |
| 425 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Tax Allocation Bonds Atlanta Station Project, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 12/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | A3 | 494,003 |
| 1,055 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Tax Allocation Bonds, Beltline Project, Series 2016D, 5.000%, 1/01/30 | | 1/27 at 100.00 | A2 | 1,260,166 |
| 595 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Tax Allocation Bonds, Perry Bolton Project Series 2014, 5.000%, 7/01/34 | | 7/23 at 100.00 | A- | 656,166 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Tax Obligation/Limited(continued) | | | | |
| $260 | | Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 1993, 5.625%, 10/01/26 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | $296,182 |
| 200 | | Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2005, 5.500%, 10/01/26 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA- | 230,944 |
| 2,500 | | Downtown Smyrna Development Authority, Georgia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.250%, 2/01/28 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 2,962,100 |
| | | East Point, Georgia, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Camp Creek Tad Project, Series 2015: | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 8/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | 518,300 |
| 280 | | 5.000%, 8/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | 298,813 |
| 1,671 | | Georgia Local Governments, Certificates of Participation, Georgia Municipal Association, Series 1998A, 4.750%, 6/01/28 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | 1,872,372 |
| 2,000 | | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Third Indenture, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 7/01/42 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,312,740 |
| | | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Third Indenture, Series 2015B: | | | | |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/41 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,355,800 |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,353,160 |
| 1,585 | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1, 4.500%, 7/01/34 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,628,587 |
| 810 | | Tift County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates Series 2012, 5.000%, 12/01/38 | | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 890,409 |
| 22,956 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | | 26,520,382 |
| | | Transportation – 6.3% | | | | |
| 2,000 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Airport General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012B, 5.000%, 1/01/31 | | 1/22 at 100.00 | AA- | 2,158,440 |
| | | Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Passenger Facilities Charge and General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2014A: | | | | |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 1/01/26 | | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 2,302,140 |
| 2,425 | | 5.000%, 1/01/32 | | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 2,751,138 |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 1/01/33 | | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 2,265,240 |
| | | Augusta, Georgia, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding General Series 2015A: | | | | |
| 160 | | 5.000%, 1/01/32 | | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB | 180,730 |
| 170 | | 5.000%, 1/01/33 | | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB | 191,150 |
| 100 | | 5.000%, 1/01/34 | | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB | 112,401 |
| 150 | | 5.000%, 1/01/35 | | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB | 168,280 |
| 9,005 | | Total Transportation | | | | 10,129,519 |
| | | U.S. Guaranteed – 6.8% (6) | | | | |
| 80 | | Brunswick, Georgia, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 1992, 6.100%, 10/01/19 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | 81,199 |
| 1,000 | | Chatham County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Seven Mill Tax Pledge Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 1/01/31 (Pre-refunded 1/01/22) | | 1/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,088,340 |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | U.S. Guaranteed (6) (continued) | | | | |
| $1,400 | | Clarke County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Hospital Revenue Certificates, Athens Regional Medical Center, Series 2012, 5.000%, 1/01/32 (Pre-refunded 1/01/22) | | 1/22 at 100.00 | AA | $1,525,524 |
| 2,000 | | Forsyth County, Georgia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 3/01/35 (Pre-refunded 3/01/25) | | 3/25 at 100.00 | AAA | 2,389,760 |
| 1,375 | | Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Georgia Tech Foundation Technology Square Project, Refunding Series 2012A, 5.000%, 11/01/31 (Pre-refunded 5/01/22) | | 5/22 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,515,566 |
| 2,295 | | Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Northeast Georgia Health Services Inc, Series 2010B, 5.250%, 2/15/45 (Pre-refunded 2/15/20) | | 2/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,355,060 |
| 2,025 | | Macon-Bibb County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Medical Center of Central Georgia Inc, Series 2009, 5.000%, 8/01/35 (Pre-refunded 8/01/19) | | 8/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,036,280 |
| 10,175 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | | 10,991,729 |
| | | Utilities – 14.1% | | | | |
| 1,250 | | Burke County Development Authority, Georgia, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Oglethorpe Power Corporation Vogtle Project, Series 2017C, 4.125%, 11/01/45 | | 2/28 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,317,087 |
| 1,250 | | Burke County Development Authority, Georgia, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Oglethorpe Power Corporation Vogtle Project, Series 2017D, 4.125%, 11/01/45 | | 2/28 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,317,087 |
| 1,900 | | Dalton, Georgia, Combined Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, 5.000%, 3/01/31 | | 3/27 at 100.00 | A2 | 2,253,286 |
| 2,000 | | Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, General Power Revenue Bonds, Series 2012GG, 5.000%, 1/01/43 | | 1/23 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,166,580 |
| 1,200 | | Griffin, Georgia, Combined Public Utility Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 1/01/28 – AGM Insured | | 1/23 at 100.00 | AA | 1,322,664 |
| | | Main Street Natural Gas Inc, Georgia, Gas Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B: | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 3/15/21 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 526,215 |
| 2,315 | | 5.000%, 3/15/22 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 2,501,982 |
| | | Main Street Natural Gas Inc, Georgia, Gas Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A: | | | | |
| 360 | | 5.500%, 9/15/23 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 410,764 |
| 2,630 | | 5.500%, 9/15/27 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 3,283,082 |
| 1,525 | | Main Street Natural Gas Inc, Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B, 4.000%, 8/01/49 (Mandatory Put 12/02/24) | | 9/24 at 100.43 | Aa1 | 1,690,661 |
| 2,000 | | Main Street Natural Gas Inc, Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Variable Rate Demand Bonds Series 2018A, 4.000%, 4/01/48 (Mandatory Put 9/01/23) | | 6/23 at 100.40 | Aa2 | 2,172,900 |
| 100 | | Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Project One Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A-2, 0.000%, 1/01/33 – FGIC Insured | | 7/19 at 46.46 | A2 | 46,360 |
| 3,500 | | Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Project One Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2015A, 0.000%, 1/01/32 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | 2,441,110 |
| 1,150 | | Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Project One Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A, 5.250%, 1/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | 1,211,502 |
| 21,680 | | Total Utilities | | | | 22,661,280 |
| | | Water and Sewer – 15.9% | | | | |
| 500 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 11/01/40 | | 5/25 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 580,135 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Water and Sewer(continued) | | | | |
| $1,000 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A, 5.000%, 11/01/37 | | 11/27 at 100.00 | Aa2 | $1,212,300 |
| 1,635 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2018B, 5.000%, 11/01/47 | | 11/27 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,951,046 |
| 2,000 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A, 5.500%, 11/01/22 – FGIC Insured | | No Opt. Call | Aa2 | 2,196,960 |
| 1,430 | | Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Trust 2015-XF0234, 17.139%, 3/01/23, 144A (IF) (7) | | No Opt. Call | Aa2 | 2,653,765 |
| 2,000 | | Cartersville, Georgia, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, 5.000%, 6/01/48 | | 6/28 at 100.00 | AA- | 2,394,560 |
| 1,000 | | Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016, 5.000%, 8/01/33 | | 8/26 at 100.00 | AA | 1,190,750 |
| 500 | | Columbus, Georgia, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 5/01/31 | | 5/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 573,600 |
| 3,410 | | DeKalb County, Georgia, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2006B, 5.250%, 10/01/32 – AGM Insured | | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA | 4,190,549 |
| 2,500 | | DeKalb County, Georgia, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Second Resolution Series 2011A, 5.250%, 10/01/41 | | 10/21 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 2,689,375 |
| 1,000 | | Fulton County, Georgia, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 1/01/33 | | 1/23 at 100.00 | AA | 1,108,420 |
| 2,000 | | Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Series 2012, 5.000%, 2/01/29 | | 2/22 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 2,170,980 |
| 1,000 | | South Fulton Municipal Regional Water and Sewer Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2014, 5.000%, 1/01/31 | | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA | 1,135,960 |
| | | Walton County Water and Sewerage Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Walton-Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Project, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 540 | | 5.000%, 2/01/36 | | 2/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 628,727 |
| 800 | | 5.000%, 2/01/37 | | 2/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 928,464 |
| 21,315 | | Total Water and Sewer | | | | 25,605,591 |
| $139,068 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $149,096,367) | | | | 154,487,171 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call
Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2% | | | | |
| | | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.2% | | | | |
| | | Health Care – 0.2% | | | | |
| $791 | | Baldwin County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Oconee Regional Medical Center, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Series 2016, 6.500%, 4/30/17 (4), (5) | | No Opt. Call | N/R | $388,319 |
| $791 | | Total Short-Term Investments (cost $791,153) | | | | 388,319 |
| | | Total Investments (cost $149,887,520) – 96.3% | | | | 154,875,490 |
| | | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 3.7% | | | | 5,942,171 |
| | | Net Assets – 100% | | | | $160,817,661 |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| (1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets. | |
| (2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. Optional Call Provisions are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. Ratings are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (4) | Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2 - Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information. | |
| (5) | Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy. | |
| (6) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. | |
| (7) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. | |
| 144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. | |
| ETM | Escrowed to maturity | |
| IF | Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust. | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 96.8% | | | | |
| | | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 96.8% | | | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary – 0.3% | | | | |
| $435 | | International Falls, Minnesota, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Boise Cascade Corporation Project, Refunding Series 1997, 5.650%, 12/01/22 | | 7/19 at 100.00 | N/R | $437,197 |
| | | Consumer Staples – 4.1% | | | | |
| 500 | | Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-2, 5.750%, 6/01/34 | | 6/19 at 100.00 | B- | 478,135 |
| 500 | | Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Senior Convertible Series 2007A-2, 5.300%, 6/01/37 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | B+ | 511,010 |
| 690 | | Guam Economic Development & Commerce Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 6/01/32 | | 6/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 680,940 |
| 650 | | Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Authority, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A Turbo Current Interest, 4.625%, 6/01/21 | | 6/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 650,598 |
| 315 | | New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, New York, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through Bonds, Turbo Term Series 2016A Including 2016A-1, 2016A-2A and 2016A-2B, 5.000%, 6/01/51 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | N/R | 324,359 |
| 2,665 | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Louisiana, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Refunding Bonds, Series 2013A, 5.250%, 5/15/35 | | 5/23 at 100.00 | A- | 2,911,512 |
| 200 | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2018B, 5.000%, 6/01/46 | | 6/28 at 100.00 | BBB | 213,888 |
| 1,160 | | TSASC Inc, New York, Tobacco Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/48 | | 6/27 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,132,021 |
| 6,680 | | Total Consumer Staples | | | | 6,902,463 |
| | | Education and Civic Organizations – 17.3% | | | | |
| 1,000 | | Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority, Louisiana, Student Lease Revenue Bonds, McNeese State Univeristy Student Housing-Cowboy Facilities, Inc Project, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 5/01/29 – AGM Insured | | 5/22 at 100.00 | A2 | 1,086,110 |
| 1,025 | | Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District, Louisiana, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Project, Series 2018A, 5.500%, 6/15/38, 144A | | 6/28 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,074,764 |
| 815 | | Lafayette Public Trust Financing Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Ragin' Cajun Facilities Inc Project, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 10/01/27 – AGM Insured | | 10/22 at 100.00 | AA | 898,660 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Tech University Student Housing & Recreational Facilities/Innovative Student Facilities, 5.000%, 10/01/34 – AGM Insured | | 10/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,157,220 |
| 2,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Tech University Student Housing/Innovative Student Facilities Inc Project, Refunding Series, 5.000%, 7/01/33 | | 7/23 at 100.00 | A3 | 2,226,200 |
| 1,220 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, McNeese State University Student Parking - Cowboy Faciliites, Inc Project, Series 2011, 4.875%, 3/01/42 – AGM Insured | | 3/22 at 100.00 | A2 | 1,297,031 |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Education and Civic Organizations(continued) | | | | |
| $2,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ragin' Cajun Facilities Inc- Student Housing & Parking Project, Series 2017, 5.000%, 10/01/39 – AGM Insured | | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | $2,337,300 |
| 3,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ragin' Cajun Facilities Inc- Student Housing & Parking Project, Series 2018, 5.000%, 10/01/48 – AGM Insured | | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 3,437,010 |
| 1,500 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Southeastern Louisiana University student Housing/University Facilities Project, Series 2017, 5.000%, 8/01/42 – AGM Insured | | 8/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,745,850 |
| | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, Provident Group-Flagship Properties LLC - Louisiana State University GreenHouse District Phase II Project, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 200 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | A | 230,152 |
| 1,500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | A | 1,719,840 |
| | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, Provident Group-Flagship Properties LLC - Louisiana State University Nicolson Gateway Project, Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 1,500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/46 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | A | 1,702,005 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/56 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | A | 1,116,470 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Archdiocese of New Orleans, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 7/01/37 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,117,640 |
| 750 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Belle Chasse Educational Foundation Project, Series 2011, 6.750%, 5/01/41 | | 5/21 at 100.00 | BBB | 789,180 |
| 1,035 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Project, Series 2011A, 8.000%, 12/15/41 | | 12/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,120,449 |
| 3,000 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loyola University Project, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 10/01/41 | | 10/21 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 3,125,460 |
| 1,500 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy Foundation Project, Series 2013A, 8.375%, 12/15/43 | | 12/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,586,565 |
| 220 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Tulane University, Refunding Series 2017A, 5.000%, 12/15/30 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 268,043 |
| 800 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation, Inc- Student Housing Project, Refunding Series 2014, 5.000%, 9/01/31 – AGM Insured | | 9/24 at 100.00 | AA | 915,840 |
| 26,065 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | | 28,951,789 |
| | | Energy – 0.8% | | | | |
| 1,210 | | Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana, Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, Valero Project, Series 2010, 4.000%, 12/01/40 (Mandatory Put 6/01/22) | | No Opt. Call | BBB | 1,277,772 |
| | | Health Care – 13.6% | | | | |
| 505 | | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health/fkaPresence Health Network, Series 2016C, 5.000%, 2/15/36 | | 2/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 593,133 |
| 1,980 | | Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District 2, Louisiana, Hospital Revenue Bonds, East Jefferson General Hospital, Refunding Series 2011, 6.375%, 7/01/41 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | B | 1,975,050 |
| 3,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Womans Hospital Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2017A, 5.000%, 10/01/41 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | A | 3,463,080 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Health Care(continued) | | | | |
| $2,000 | | Louisiana Publc Facilities Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Christus Health, Series 2019A, 5.000%, 7/01/48 | | 1/29 at 100.00 | A+ | $2,359,140 |
| 645 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sisters of Mercy Health System of St Louis Inc, Series 1993A, 5.000%, 6/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | AA- | 645,000 |
| 1,575 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Lafayette General Medical Center Project, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 11/01/41 | | 11/25 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,725,538 |
| 1,775 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Series 1998A, 5.750%, 7/01/25 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | 2,029,251 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | A | 1,138,860 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lafayette General Medical Center Project, Refunding Series 2010, 5.500%, 11/01/40 | | 5/20 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,027,850 |
| 3,000 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Children's Medical Center Hospital, Series 2015A-1 Fixed Rate Mode, 5.000%, 6/01/45 | | 6/28 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,501,030 |
| 1,610 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 5/15/46 | | 5/27 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,837,364 |
| 200 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 5/15/47 | | 5/25 at 100.00 | A3 | 220,550 |
| 50 | | Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Prime Healthcare Foundation, Inc, Series 2017A, 5.350%, 12/01/45 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | BBB- | 57,280 |
| 1,000 | | St Tammany Parish Hospital District No 1, Louisiana, Hospital Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, St Tammany Parish Hospital Project, Series 2018, 4.000%, 7/01/43 | | 7/28 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,059,180 |
| 1,085 | | Terrebonne Parish Hospital Service District 1, Louisiana, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Terrebonne General Medical Center, Refunding Series 2013, 4.000%, 4/01/33 | | 4/23 at 100.00 | A | 1,141,604 |
| 20,425 | | Total Health Care | | | | 22,773,910 |
| | | Housing/Multifamily – 2.1% | | | | |
| 1,870 | | Louisiana Housing Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Mallard Crossings Apartments, Series 2011, 4.750%, 10/01/29 | | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,958,937 |
| 1,460 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Cove at Nola Apartments, Series 2017A, 4.000%, 12/01/27 | | 12/22 at 105.00 | A | 1,553,878 |
| 3,330 | | Total Housing/Multifamily | | | | 3,512,815 |
| | | Industrials – 2.2% | | | | |
| 300 | | Allegheny Country Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, United States Steel Corporation Project, Refunding Series 2009, 6.750%, 11/01/24 | | 11/19 at 100.00 | BB- | 303,480 |
| 305 | | Indiana Finance Authority, Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, United States Steel Corporation Project, Refunding Series 2010, 6.000%, 12/01/26 | | 6/20 at 100.00 | BB- | 312,576 |
| 835 | | Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Alcoa Inc Project, Series 2012, 4.750%, 8/01/42 | | 8/22 at 100.00 | BBB- | 869,728 |
| 1,000 | | Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Series 2013, 5.250%, 12/01/25 | | 12/23 at 100.00 | B+ | 1,087,750 |
| 60 | | Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Series 2016, 5.875%, 12/01/26, 144A | | 7/19 at 105.00 | B+ | 63,065 |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Industrials(continued) | | | | |
| $40 | | Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Series 2018A, 5.250%, 12/01/50 | | 12/22 at 103.00 | B+ | $42,646 |
| 100 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Terrebonne Parish GOMESA Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, 5.375%, 11/01/38, 144A | | 11/28 at 100.00 | N/R | 107,401 |
| 250 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Cameron Parish GOMESA Project, Green Series 2018, 5.650%, 11/01/37, 144A | | 11/28 at 100.00 | N/R | 278,130 |
| 100 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Terrebonne Parish GOMESA Project, Series 2018, 5.500%, 11/01/39, 144A | | 11/28 at 100.00 | N/R | 106,856 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Pellets Inc Project, Series 2015, 7.000%, 7/01/24 (AMT), 144A | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 10 |
| 200 | | New York Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Liberty Revenue Bonds, 3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1 Series 2014, 5.000%, 11/15/44, 144A | | 11/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 218,698 |
| 300 | | Ohio Water Development Authority, Ohio, Environmental Improvement Bonds, United States Steel Corporation Project, Refunding Series 2011, 6.600%, 5/01/29 | | 11/21 at 100.00 | BB- | 309,648 |
| 4,490 | | Total Industrials | | | | 3,699,988 |
| | | Long-Term Care – 0.3% | | | | |
| 400 | | Saint Tammany Public Trust Financing Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Christwood Project, Refunding Series 2015, 5.250%, 11/15/37 | | 11/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 429,100 |
| | | Materials – 2.7% | | | | |
| 2,570 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Westlake Chemical Corporation Projects, Refunding Series 2017, 3.500%, 11/01/32 | | 11/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 2,662,469 |
| 1,500 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Westlake Chemical Corporation Projects, Series 2010A-1, 6.500%, 11/01/35 | | 11/20 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,593,645 |
| 250 | | Saint Paul Port Authority, Minnesota, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Gerdau Saint Paul Steel Mill Project, Series 2012-7, 4.500%, 10/01/37 (AMT), 144A | | 10/22 at 100.00 | BBB- | 251,675 |
| 4,320 | | Total Materials | | | | 4,507,789 |
| | | Tax Obligation/General – 4.5% | | | | |
| 1,255 | | LaFourche Parish Consolidated School District 1, Louisiana, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011, 4.000%, 3/01/20 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 1,276,348 |
| 2,085 | | New Orleans, Louisiana, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 1998, 5.500%, 12/01/21 – FGIC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 2,194,608 |
| | | New Orleans, Louisiana, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015: | | | | |
| 125 | | 5.000%, 12/01/27 | | 12/25 at 100.00 | AA- | 147,868 |
| 525 | | 5.000%, 12/01/29 | | 12/25 at 100.00 | AA- | 616,203 |
| 1,000 | | New Orleans, Louisiana, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1998, 5.500%, 12/01/21 – FGIC Insured | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 1,052,570 |
| 2,220 | | Puerto Rico, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Public Improvement Series 2012A, 5.000%, 7/01/35 – AGM Insured | | 7/22 at 100.00 | AA | 2,315,238 |
| 7,210 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | | 7,602,835 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Tax Obligation/Limited – 14.2% | | | | |
| $1,260 | | Broussard, Louisiana, Sales & Use Tax Revenue Bonds, Recreational Facility Series 2012, 5.000%, 5/01/32 | | 5/22 at 100.00 | A- | $1,370,300 |
| | | Government of Guam, Business Privilege Tax Bonds, Refunding Series 2015D: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/34 | | 11/25 at 100.00 | BB | 1,100,490 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/39 | | 11/25 at 100.00 | BB | 1,093,390 |
| 1,250 | | Government of Guam, Business Privilege Tax Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 1/01/26 | | 1/22 at 100.00 | BB | 1,326,062 |
| 100 | | Government of Guam, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.750%, 11/01/21 | | 5/21 at 100.00 | BB | 106,492 |
| | | Guam Government, Limited Obligation Section 30 Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | BB | 1,157,720 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/34 | | 12/26 at 100.00 | BB | 1,114,770 |
| 505 | | Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Assessment Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 6/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | A1 | 615,565 |
| 900 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Bossier Parish Public Improvement Projects, Series 2012, 5.000%, 3/01/42 | | 3/22 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 972,981 |
| | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds, LCTCS Act 360 Project, Series 2014: | | | | |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/35 | | 10/24 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,270,420 |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/37 | | 10/24 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,261,060 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baton Rouge Community College Facilities Corporation Project, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 12/01/26 – AGM Insured | | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA | 1,078,530 |
| 1,435 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Bossier City Projects, Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/01/30 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,677,300 |
| 1,400 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Community and Technical College System Facilities Corporation Project, Capital Appreciation, 0.000%, 10/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 1,365,308 |
| 500 | | Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2013A, 5.000%, 7/01/36 | | 7/23 at 100.00 | AA- | 555,310 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana State, Gasoline and Fuels Tax Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XG0035, 13.973%, 5/01/39, 144A (IF) | | 5/20 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,128,290 |
| 1,500 | | Louisiana State, Highway Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A, 5.000%, 6/15/34 | | 6/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,710,495 |
| 500 | | Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Limited Obligation PILOT Revenue Bonds, American Dream @ Meadowlands Project, Series 2017, 5.000%, 12/01/27, 144A | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 560,130 |
| 1,000 | | Saint Tammany Parish Sales Tax District 3, Louisiana, Sales and Use Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013, 3.000%, 6/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 1,000,000 |
| 1,000 | | The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri, Development Financing Revenue Bonds, Ballpark Village Development Project, Series 2017A, 4.750%, 11/15/47 | | 11/26 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,046,560 |
| 200 | | West Trace Community Development District, Westlake, Louisiana, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, 6.875%, 12/01/46 | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 203,252 |
| 21,550 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | | 23,714,425 |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Transportation – 13.7% | | | | |
| $1,590 | | Ascension Parish Industrial development Board, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Impala Warehousing (US) LLC Project, Series 2013, 6.000%, 7/01/36 | | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | $1,710,904 |
| 2,750 | | Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans Port Facility Revenue Bonds, Louisiana, Refunding Series 2018B, 5.000%, 4/01/45 – AGM Insured (AMT) | | 4/28 at 100.00 | AA | 3,169,622 |
| 680 | | Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, C-470 Express Lanes Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2017, 5.000%, 12/31/56 | | 12/24 at 100.00 | BBB | 741,302 |
| 805 | | Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 11/01/23 – AGM Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 916,493 |
| 1,000 | | Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, Louisiana, Toll Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2017, 5.000%, 11/01/47 – AGM Insured | | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,154,040 |
| 1,000 | | Houston, Texas, Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, United Airlines Inc Terminal Improvement Project, Refunding Series 2015B-1, 5.000%, 7/15/30 (AMT) | | 7/25 at 100.00 | BB | 1,116,480 |
| 2,000 | | Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Series 2013B, 5.000%, 1/01/34 (AMT) | | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA | 2,208,840 |
| 1,510 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Dock and Wharf Revenue Bonds, Impala Warehousing (US) LLC Project, Series 2013, 6.500%, 7/01/36 (AMT), 144A | | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,664,911 |
| 2,000 | | New Orleans Aviation Board, Louisiana, General Airport Revenue Bonds, North Terminal Project, Series 2015B, 5.000%, 1/01/35 (AMT) | | 1/25 at 100.00 | A- | 2,248,160 |
| 1,700 | | New Orleans Aviation Board, Louisiana, Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, Passenger Facility Charge Projects, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 1/01/41 | | 1/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,732,283 |
| 2,000 | | New Orleans Aviation Board, Louisiana, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Parking Facilities Corporation Consolidated Garage System, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 10/01/48 – AGM Insured | | 10/28 at 100.00 | AA | 2,346,580 |
| 840 | | New York Transportation Development Corporation, Special Facilities Bonds, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 7/01/46 (AMT) | | 7/24 at 100.00 | BBB | 922,589 |
| | | Port New Orleans Board of Commissioners, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Port Facilities, Refunding Series 2013B: | | | | |
| 1,245 | | 5.000%, 4/01/31 (AMT) | | 4/23 at 100.00 | A | 1,362,839 |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 4/01/32 (AMT) | | 4/23 at 100.00 | A | 545,735 |
| 1,000 | | Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Private Activity Revenue Bonds, Transform 66 P3 Project, Senior Lien Series 2017, 5.000%, 12/31/56 (AMT) | | 6/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,112,100 |
| 20,620 | | Total Transportation | | | | 22,952,878 |
| | | U.S. Guaranteed – 6.9% (4) | | | | |
| 500 | | Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission, Louisiana, Utility Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2011, 5.125%, 4/01/37 (Pre-refunded 4/01/21) | | 4/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 532,590 |
| 1,220 | | Jefferson Parish Hospital District1, Louisiana, Hospital Revenue Bonds, West Jefferson Medical Center, Refunding Series 2011A, 6.000%, 1/01/39 (Pre-refunded 1/01/21) | | 1/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,303,534 |
| 1,500 | | Lafayette Public Trust Financing Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Ragin' Cajun Facilities Inc Housing & Parking Project, Series 2010, 5.250%, 10/01/30 (Pre-refunded 10/01/20) – AGM Insured | | 10/20 at 100.00 | AA | 1,574,910 |
| 1,850 | | Lafayette, Louisiana, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Public Improvements, Series 2011, 5.000%, 3/01/36 (Pre-refunded 3/01/21) | | 3/21 at 100.00 | AA | 1,964,811 |
| 100 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Womans Hospital Foundation Project, Series 2010A, 6.000%, 10/01/44 (Pre-refunded 10/01/20) | | 10/20 at 100.00 | A2 | 105,975 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | U.S. Guaranteed (4) (continued) | | | | |
| $2,000 | | Louisiana Publc Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Christus Health, Refunding Series 2009A, 6.000%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded 7/01/19) | | 7/19 at 100.00 | A+ | $2,006,540 |
| 25 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Series 1998A, 5.750%, 7/01/25 (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | A2 | 31,032 |
| 1,500 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady of Health System Project, Series 2009, 6.750%, 7/01/39 (Pre-refunded 7/01/19) | | 7/19 at 100.00 | A | 1,505,895 |
| 1,000 | | Louisiana State, Gasoline and Fuels Tax Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Series 2010B, 5.000%, 5/01/37 (Pre-refunded 5/01/20) (UB) | | 5/20 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,032,090 |
| 1,000 | | Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, 5.000%, 8/01/40 (Pre-refunded 8/01/20) | | 8/20 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,040,260 |
| 500 | | Shreveport, Louisiana, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011, 5.000%, 8/01/31 (Pre-refunded 8/01/21) | | 8/21 at 100.00 | A | 537,130 |
| 11,195 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | | 11,634,767 |
| | | Utilities – 6.1% | | | | |
| 2,000 | | Guam Power Authority, Revenue Bonds,Refunding Series 2017A, 5.000%, 10/01/37 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 2,257,260 |
| 1,500 | | Louisiana Energy and Power Authority, Power Project Revenue Bonds, LEPA Unit 1, Series 2013A, 5.250%, 6/01/38 – AGM Insured | | 6/23 at 100.00 | AA | 1,680,705 |
| 2,500 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Cleco Power LLC Project, Series 2008, 4.250%, 12/01/38 | | 5/23 at 100.00 | A3 | 2,589,150 |
| 2,130 | | Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Ohio, Air Quality Development Revenue Bonds, FirstEnergy Generation Corporation Project, Series 2009A, 5.700%, 8/01/20 (5) | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 1,970,250 |
| 1,000 | | Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Ohio, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, FirstEnergy Generation Project, Refunding Series 2006A, 3.750%, 12/01/23 (5) | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 925,000 |
| 310 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds, Shippingport Project, First Energy Guarantor, Series 2005A, 3.750%, 12/01/40 (Mandatory Put 7/01/20) (5) | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 286,750 |
| 500 | | Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 7/01/31 | | 7/19 at 100.00 | Caa2 | 458,750 |
| 9,940 | | Total Utilities | | | | 10,167,865 |
| | | Water and Sewer – 8.0% | | | | |
| 1,000 | | East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2014B, 5.000%, 2/01/39 | | 2/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,144,710 |
| 1,000 | | Kenner Consolidated Sewer District, Louisiana, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 5.000%, 11/01/36 – AGM Insured | | 11/21 at 100.00 | AA | 1,073,710 |
| 1,500 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission Projects, Subordinate Lien Series 2014A, 5.000%, 2/01/39 | | 2/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,674,345 |
| 1,500 | | New Orleans, Louisiana, Sewerage Service Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2014, 4.250%, 6/01/34 | | 6/24 at 100.00 | A | 1,606,605 |
| 1,315 | | New Orleans, Louisiana, Sewerage Service Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/01/40 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | A | 1,477,218 |
| 200 | | New Orleans, Louisiana, Water Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2014, 5.000%, 12/01/34 | | 12/24 at 100.00 | A- | 223,322 |
| 365 | | Shreveport, Louisiana, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2019B, 4.000%, 12/01/49 – AGM Insured (WI/DD, Settling 5/30/19) | | 12/28 at 100.00 | AA | 394,189 |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Water and Sewer(continued) | | | | |
| $1,500 | | Shreveport, Louisiana, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A Refunding, 5.000%, 12/01/32 – BAM Insured | | 12/28 at 100.00 | AA | $1,822,830 |
| 2,000 | | Shreveport, Louisiana, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2016B, 5.000%, 12/01/41 – BAM Insured | | 12/26 at 100.00 | AA | 2,334,840 |
| 1,500 | | Terrebonne Parish Waterworks District 1, Louisiana, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 11/01/37 | | 11/22 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,658,595 |
| 11,880 | | Total Water and Sewer | | | | 13,410,364 |
| $149,750 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $154,441,840) | | | | 161,975,957 |
| | | Floating Rate Obligations – (0.4)% | | | | (750,000) |
| | | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 3.6% | | | | 6,080,805 |
| | | Net Assets – 100% | | | | $167,306,762 |
| (1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets. | |
| (2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. Optional Call Provisions are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. Ratings are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (4) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. | |
| (5) | Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy. | |
| 144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. | |
| AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
| ETM | Escrowed to maturity | |
| IF | Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust. | |
| UB | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 3 - Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives. Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. | |
| WI/DD | Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 101.1% | | | | |
| | | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 101.1% | | | | |
| | | Education and Civic Organizations – 20.8% | | | | |
| $1,995 | | Appalachian State University, North Carolina, General Revenue Bonds, Millennial Campus End Zone Project, Series 2018, 5.000%, 5/01/44 | | 5/28 at 100.00 | A1 | $2,364,973 |
| 2,000 | | Appalachian State University, North Carolina, Series 2019, 4.000%, 10/01/48 (WI/DD, Settling 6/19/19) | | 10/29 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 2,170,220 |
| 1,000 | | Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina, Winston-Salem State University General Revenue Bonds, Series 2013, 5.000%, 4/01/33 | | 4/22 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,078,000 |
| 2,595 | | East Carolina University, North Carolina, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A, 5.000%, 10/01/41 | | 10/23 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 2,898,511 |
| 2,000 | | East Carolina University, North Carolina, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 10/01/29 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 2,419,780 |
| | | Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2019: | | | | |
| 620 | | 5.000%, 4/01/26 – AGM Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 744,986 |
| 645 | | 5.000%, 4/01/27 – AGM Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 790,260 |
| 425 | | 5.000%, 4/01/28 – AGM Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 529,261 |
| 465 | | 5.000%, 4/01/29 – AGM Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 587,281 |
| 745 | | 5.000%, 4/01/30 – AGM Insured | | 4/29 at 100.00 | AA | 934,290 |
| 1,500 | | 5.000%, 4/01/40 – AGM Insured | | 4/29 at 100.00 | AA | 1,812,135 |
| 4,500 | | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A, 5.000%, 10/01/40 | | 10/25 at 100.00 | A1 | 5,165,775 |
| 1,930 | | North Carolina Agrigultural & Technical State University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2013, 5.000%, 10/01/37 | | 10/21 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,059,812 |
| 2,440 | | North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, High Point University, Series 2012, 5.000%, 5/01/32 | | 5/21 at 100.00 | A- | 2,578,616 |
| 2,000 | | North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Davidson College, Series 2014, 5.000%, 3/01/45 | | 3/22 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,150,480 |
| 9,420 | | North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Duke University Project, Series 2015 A, 5.000%, 10/01/55 | | 10/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 10,859,282 |
| | | North Carolina Capital Facilities Financing Agency, Educational Facilities Revenue Bond, Meredith College, Refunding Series 2016: | | | | |
| 800 | | 4.000%, 6/01/33 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 854,528 |
| 685 | | 4.000%, 6/01/34 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 729,347 |
| 5,000 | | North Carolina Capital Facilities Financing Agency, Educational Facilities Revenue Bond, Meredith College, Refunding Series 2018, 5.000%, 6/01/38 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 5,660,650 |
| 7,500 | | North Carolina Capital Facilities Financing Agency, Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, Wake Forest University, Refunding Series 2018, 5.000%, 1/01/48 | | 1/28 at 100.00 | AA | 8,967,375 |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Education and Civic Organizations(continued) | | | | |
| | | North Carolina Central University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016: | | | | |
| $3,140 | | 5.000%, 10/01/26 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | A3 | $3,721,465 |
| 3,215 | | 5.000%, 10/01/27 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | A3 | 3,801,609 |
| 1,035 | | North Carolina Central University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2019, 5.000%, 4/01/38 | | 4/29 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,248,852 |
| 2,750 | | North Carolina State University at Raleigh, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/42 | | 10/23 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 3,086,160 |
| 5,000 | | University of North Carolina, Asheville, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 6/01/42 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | A1 | 5,751,600 |
| 2,750 | | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Utilities System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1997, 0.000%, 8/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 2,700,582 |
| 4,590 | | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 4/01/45 | | 4/25 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 5,270,743 |
| 230 | | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A, 5.000%, 10/01/31 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 281,994 |
| 1,975 | | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, 5.000%, 4/01/31 | | 4/24 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 2,241,823 |
| | | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 7,515 | | 5.000%, 10/01/42 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 8,978,095 |
| 1,250 | | 5.000%, 10/01/47 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,487,525 |
| | | University of North Carolina, Greensboro, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 4/01/30 | | 4/28 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,253,410 |
| 835 | | 5.000%, 4/01/31 | | 4/28 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,037,120 |
| | | University of North Carolina, Greensboro, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2014: | | | | |
| 1,085 | | 5.000%, 4/01/32 | | 4/24 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,242,162 |
| 2,070 | | 5.000%, 4/01/39 | | 4/24 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 2,350,547 |
| 6,000 | | University of North Carolina, Greensboro, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, 5.000%, 4/01/43 | | 4/28 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 7,218,240 |
| 4,500 | | Western Carolina University, North Carolina, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, 5.000%, 10/01/43 | | 4/28 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 5,384,295 |
| 97,205 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | | 112,411,784 |
| | | Health Care – 14.8% | | | | |
| 3,030 | | Charlotte-Mecklenberg Hospital Authority, North Carolina, Health Care Revenue Bonds, DBA Carolinas HealthCare System, Series 2011A, 5.125%, 1/15/37 | | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA- | 3,190,711 |
| 1,615 | | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, North Carolina, Health Care Revenue Bonds, DBA Carolinas HealthCare System, Refunding Series 2012A, 5.000%, 1/15/31 | | 1/22 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,742,633 |
| | | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, North Carolina, Health Care Revenue Bonds, DBA Carolinas HealthCare System, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 1/15/25 | | No Opt. Call | AA- | 2,360,600 |
| 3,000 | | 5.000%, 1/15/36 | | 1/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 3,462,420 |
| 1,685 | | 5.000%, 1/15/40 | | 1/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,926,932 |
| 1,000 | | Nash Health Care Systems, North Carolina, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2012, 4.250%, 11/01/32 | | 5/22 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,041,280 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Health Care(continued) | | | | |
| | | New Hanover County, North Carolina, Hospital Revenue Bonds, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Series 2017: | | | | |
| $2,895 | | 5.000%, 10/01/35 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | A+ | $3,443,487 |
| 2,990 | | 5.000%, 10/01/42 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,471,719 |
| 960 | | 5.000%, 10/01/47 | | 10/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,110,336 |
| | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds Novant Health Inc, Series 2010A: | | | | |
| 5,350 | | 5.250%, 11/01/40 | | 11/20 at 100.00 | AA- | 5,609,742 |
| 10,000 | | 4.750%, 11/01/43 | | 11/20 at 100.00 | AA- | 10,345,400 |
| 4,200 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Series 2010, 5.000%, 6/01/34 | | 6/20 at 100.00 | A | 4,336,542 |
| 2,770 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Blue Ridge HealthCare, Refunding Series 2010A, 5.000%, 1/01/36 | | 1/20 at 100.00 | A | 2,812,104 |
| | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Cape Fear Valley Health System, Refunding Series 2012A: | | | | |
| 2,200 | | 5.000%, 10/01/25 | | 10/22 at 100.00 | A- | 2,415,930 |
| 2,300 | | 5.000%, 10/01/26 | | 10/22 at 100.00 | A- | 2,517,189 |
| 555 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Duke University Health System, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 6/01/28 | | No Opt. Call | AA | 706,199 |
| | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Duke University Health System, Series 2012A: | | | | |
| 750 | | 5.000%, 6/01/32 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | AA | 822,803 |
| 380 | | 5.000%, 6/01/35 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | AA | 415,834 |
| 3,000 | | 5.000%, 6/01/42 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | AA | 3,264,600 |
| 2,950 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Rex Healthcare, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 7/01/44 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA- | 3,297,864 |
| 5,860 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Vidant Health, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/01/40 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | A+ | 6,613,948 |
| 2,000 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Wake Forest Baptist Obligated Group, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 12/01/45 | | 12/22 at 100.00 | A | 2,148,860 |
| 5,000 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, WakeMed, Refunding Series 2012A, 5.000%, 10/01/27 | | 10/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 5,507,750 |
| | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenues Bonds, Wake Forest Baptist Obligated Group, Series 2019A: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/31 | | 12/28 at 100.00 | A | 1,222,190 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/33 | | 12/28 at 100.00 | A | 1,211,810 |
| | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds, Scotland Memorial Hospital, Series 1999: | | | | |
| 90 | | 5.500%, 10/01/19 – RAAI Insured | | 7/19 at 100.00 | AA | 90,262 |
| 1,385 | | 5.500%, 10/01/29 – RAAI Insured | | 7/19 at 100.00 | AA | 1,389,570 |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Health Care(continued) | | | | |
| | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Refunding Series 2012: | | | | |
| $865 | | 5.000%, 6/01/25 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | A | $945,782 |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 6/01/32 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | A | 2,169,100 |
| 72,830 | | Total Health Care | | | | 79,593,597 |
| | | Housing/Single Family – 0.4% | | | | |
| 1,855 | | North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, Series 2011-1, 4.500%, 1/01/28 | | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA | 1,900,039 |
| | | Long-Term Care – 0.7% | | | | |
| 2,735 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, United Methodist Retirement Homes, Refunding Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/33 | | 10/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,952,569 |
| | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, United Methodist Retirement Homes, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 550 | | 5.000%, 10/01/30 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 631,439 |
| 225 | | 5.000%, 10/01/31 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 257,024 |
| 3,510 | | Total Long-Term Care | | | | 3,841,032 |
| | | Tax Obligation/General – 8.7% | | | | |
| | | Charlotte, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/28 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,233,050 |
| 1,250 | | 5.000%, 7/01/30 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,527,325 |
| | | Davidson County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016: | | | | |
| 300 | | 5.000%, 6/01/25 | | No Opt. Call | AA | 360,519 |
| 1,150 | | 5.000%, 6/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | AA | 1,415,420 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 6/01/28 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,220,560 |
| 1,795 | | 5.000%, 6/01/30 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 2,171,286 |
| 1,500 | | Forsyth County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Obligation Series 2009, 5.000%, 4/01/30 | | 4/20 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,542,600 |
| 3,440 | | Greensboro, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Public Improvement Series 2018B, 5.000%, 10/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 4,072,651 |
| 1,000 | | Guilford County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Public Improvement Series 2017B, 5.000%, 5/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 1,231,370 |
| 2,285 | | Guilford County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 3/01/27 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 2,866,304 |
| 2,000 | | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2013A, 5.000%, 12/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 2,496,900 |
| 4,000 | | North Carolina State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 6/01/23 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 4,557,320 |
| 11,570 | | North Carolina State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 6/01/24 (UB) (4) | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 13,565,478 |
| 2,000 | | Raleigh, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 9/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 2,483,040 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Tax Obligation/General(continued) | | | | |
| $1,260 | | Sampson County Water & Sewer District II, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/01/40 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | A1 | $1,452,427 |
| 1,575 | | Wake County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Public Improvement Series 2014, 5.000%, 9/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 1,645,119 |
| 500 | | Wake County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 12/01/35 | | 12/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 601,380 |
| 2,045 | | Wake County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 8/01/36 | | 8/28 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,522,589 |
| 39,670 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | | 46,965,338 |
| | | Tax Obligation/Limited – 16.2% | | | | |
| | | Buncombe County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015: | | | | |
| 1,250 | | 5.000%, 6/01/33 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,463,425 |
| 1,375 | | 5.000%, 6/01/35 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,601,421 |
| | | Burke County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2018: | | | | |
| 400 | | 5.000%, 4/01/29 | | 4/27 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 492,260 |
| 100 | | 5.000%, 4/01/31 | | 4/27 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 121,268 |
| 3,500 | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation, Convention Facilities Project, Series 2019A, 5.000%, 6/01/44 | | 6/29 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,262,580 |
| | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation, Cultural Arts Facilities Series 2019B: | | | | |
| 4,080 | | 5.000%, 6/01/35 (WI/DD, Settling 6/04/19) | | 6/29 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,102,162 |
| 1,930 | | 5.000%, 6/01/37 (WI/DD, Settling 6/04/19) | | 6/29 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,392,119 |
| 2,505 | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Storm Water Fee Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2014, 5.000%, 12/01/39 | | 12/24 at 100.00 | AAA | 2,884,858 |
| | | Duplin County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, County Water Districts, Series 2016: | | | | |
| 1,475 | | 5.000%, 4/01/32 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,734,571 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 4/01/34 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,167,610 |
| 1,265 | | Durham Capital Financing Corporation, Durham County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016, 5.000%, 12/01/30 | | 12/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,548,790 |
| 2,535 | | Greensboro, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Coliseum Complex Project, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 4/01/42 | | 4/28 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,027,627 |
| 598 | | Hillsborough, North Carolina, Special Assessement Revenue Bonds, Series 2013, 7.750%, 2/01/24 | | 2/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 621,501 |
| | | Mooresville, North Carolina, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2015: | | | | |
| 670 | | 4.375%, 3/01/25, 144A | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 672,044 |
| 1,600 | | 5.375%, 3/01/40, 144A | | 3/25 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,617,568 |
| 5,000 | | North Carolina State, Limited Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2014C, 5.000%, 5/01/25 | | 5/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,827,800 |
| | | North Carolina State, Limited Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2017B: | | | | |
| 4,395 | | 5.000%, 5/01/29 | | 5/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,471,292 |
| 8,950 | | 5.000%, 5/01/30 | | 5/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 11,082,964 |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Tax Obligation/Limited(continued) | | | | |
| | | North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Connector System State Appropriation Bonds, Series 2011: | | | | |
| $1,810 | | 5.000%, 7/01/29 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | $1,935,089 |
| 9,375 | | 5.000%, 7/01/36 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 9,975,375 |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/41 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 530,755 |
| 1,000 | | Onslow County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2016, 5.000%, 10/01/27 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,232,200 |
| 5,325 | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1, 4.500%, 7/01/34 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | N/R | 5,471,438 |
| | | Raleigh, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2014A: | | | | |
| 455 | | 5.000%, 10/01/33 | | 10/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 528,282 |
| 750 | | 5.000%, 10/01/34 | | 10/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 868,305 |
| 1,000 | | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2016, 5.000%, 5/01/29 | | 5/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,200,510 |
| 2,950 | | Sampson Area Development Corporation, Sampson County, North Carolina, Installment Payment Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 5.250%, 6/01/24 – AGM Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 3,330,875 |
| 2,445 | | Sampson County, North Carolina, Limited Obligaiton Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 12/01/35 | | 12/25 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,861,090 |
| 3,570 | | Sampson County, North Carolina, Limited Obligaiton Bonds, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 9/01/40 | | 9/27 at 100.00 | A1 | 4,208,280 |
| | | Scotland County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 12/01/30 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 615,420 |
| 250 | | 5.000%, 12/01/33 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 303,485 |
| | | Scotland County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2018: | | | | |
| 660 | | 5.000%, 12/01/33 | | 12/28 at 100.00 | A | 814,242 |
| 690 | | 5.000%, 12/01/35 | | 12/28 at 100.00 | A | 845,084 |
| 1,000 | | Wilmington, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016, 5.000%, 6/01/30 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,210,360 |
| 225 | | Wilmington, North Carolina, Storm Water Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 6/01/33 – AMBAC Insured | | 7/19 at 100.00 | AA+ | 225,628 |
| 75,133 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | | 87,248,278 |
| | | Transportation – 21.8% | | | | |
| 6,000 | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International Refunding Series 2010A, 5.500%, 7/01/34 | | 7/20 at 100.00 | AA- | 6,250,260 |
| 10,280 | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International Refunding Series 2010B, 5.375%, 7/01/28 (AMT) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | AA- | 10,689,555 |
| | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International, Refunding Series 2014A: | | | | |
| 4,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 | | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 4,586,640 |
| 5,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/33 | | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 5,725,450 |
| 4,935 | | 5.000%, 7/01/34 | | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA- | 5,640,804 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Transportation(continued) | | | | |
| | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International, Refunding Series 2017A: | | | | |
| $1,925 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | Aa3 | $2,286,842 |
| 6,610 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 7,845,012 |
| | | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Private Activity Revenue Bonds, I-77 Hot Lanes Project, Series 2015: | | | | |
| 1,500 | | 5.000%, 12/31/37 (AMT) | | 6/25 at 100.00 | BBB- | 1,658,895 |
| 11,170 | | 5.000%, 6/30/54 (AMT) | | 6/25 at 100.00 | BBB- | 12,200,321 |
| 3,800 | | North Carolina State Ports Authority, Port Facilities Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010A, 5.250%, 2/01/40 | | 2/20 at 100.00 | A3 | 3,876,912 |
| 25 | | North Carolina State Ports Authority, Port Facilities Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010B, 5.000%, 2/01/29 | | 2/20 at 100.00 | A3 | 25,501 |
| | | North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C: | | | | |
| 865 | | 0.000%, 7/01/27 | | 7/26 at 96.08 | BBB | 688,298 |
| 880 | | 0.000%, 7/01/29 | | 7/26 at 87.76 | BBB | 628,461 |
| 175 | | 0.000%, 7/01/32 | | 7/26 at 75.72 | BBB | 105,271 |
| 1,500 | | 0.000%, 7/01/34 | | 7/26 at 68.37 | BBB | 803,895 |
| 2,905 | | 0.000%, 7/01/35 | | 7/26 at 64.91 | BBB | 1,468,274 |
| 3,735 | | 0.000%, 7/01/38 | | 7/26 at 55.68 | BBB | 1,590,960 |
| 3,995 | | 0.000%, 7/01/39 | | 7/26 at 52.96 | BBB | 1,613,820 |
| 2,385 | | 0.000%, 7/01/40 | | 7/26 at 50.36 | BBB | 912,382 |
| 1,200 | | North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,339,236 |
| | | North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2017: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 1/01/31 – AGM Insured | | 1/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,187,150 |
| 1,415 | | 5.000%, 1/01/39 – AGM Insured | | 1/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,641,018 |
| 4,625 | | North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2018A, 4.000%, 1/01/33 | | 1/28 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,241,836 |
| | | North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B: | | | | |
| 70 | | 0.000%, 1/01/34 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 44,798 |
| 3,760 | | 0.000%, 1/01/35 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 2,316,273 |
| 21,205 | | 0.000%, 1/01/36 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 12,573,293 |
| 20,150 | | 0.000%, 1/01/37 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 11,446,812 |
| 15,615 | | 0.000%, 1/01/38 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | 8,511,112 |
| | | Raleigh Durham Airport Authority, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2010A: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 5/01/26 | | 5/20 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,031,350 |
| 1,675 | | 5.000%, 5/01/36 | | 5/20 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,723,056 |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Transportation(continued) | | | | |
| | | Raleigh Durham Airport Authority, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A: | | | | |
| $1,225 | | 5.000%, 5/01/29 | | 5/25 at 100.00 | Aa3 | $1,444,520 |
| 300 | | 5.000%, 5/01/30 | | 5/25 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 352,314 |
| 144,925 | | Total Transportation | | | | 117,450,321 |
| | | U.S. Guaranteed – 4.2% (5) | | | | |
| | | Asheville, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2012: | | | | |
| 300 | | 5.000%, 4/01/30 (Pre-refunded 4/01/22) | | 4/22 at 100.00 | AA+ | 329,895 |
| 350 | | 5.000%, 4/01/32 (Pre-refunded 4/01/22) | | 4/22 at 100.00 | AA+ | 384,877 |
| | | Charlotte Housing Authority, North Carolina, Capital Fund Program Revenue Bonds, Strwan and Parktowne Rehabilitation Project, Series 2011: | | | | |
| 295 | | 4.550%, 12/01/31 (Pre-refunded 12/01/21) | | 12/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 316,998 |
| 2,705 | | 4.550%, 12/01/31 (Pre-refunded 12/01/21) | | 12/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,906,712 |
| 250 | | Dare County, North Carolina, Utilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 5.000%, 2/01/41 (Pre-refunded 2/01/21) | | 2/21 at 100.00 | AA | 264,782 |
| 6,400 | | Durham, North Carolina, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 6/01/41 (Pre-refunded 6/01/21) | | 6/21 at 100.00 | AAA | 6,852,288 |
| 2,445 | | New Hanover County, North Carolina, Hospital Revenue Bonds, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Series 2006B, 5.125%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/19) – AGM Insured | | 10/19 at 100.00 | AA | 2,473,973 |
| | | North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 1993B: | | | | |
| 15 | | 6.000%, 1/01/22 – FGIC Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | 16,703 |
| 520 | | 6.000%, 1/01/22 – RAAI Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | AA | 579,722 |
| 310 | | 6.000%, 1/01/26 (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 395,244 |
| 6,000 | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Duke University Health System, Series 2010A, 5.000%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/20) | | 6/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 6,204,120 |
| 2,115 | | Wake County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2010, 5.000%, 1/01/37 (Pre-refunded 1/01/20) | | 1/20 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,158,929 |
| 21,705 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | | 22,884,243 |
| | | Utilities – 2.5% | | | | |
| 1,000 | | Concord, North Carolina, Utilities Systems Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016, 5.000%, 12/01/33 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,177,590 |
| 3,330 | | Greenville, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, 4.000%, 4/01/46 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 3,591,905 |
| 4,750 | | Greenville, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019, 5.000%, 8/01/44 (WI/DD, Settling 6/06/19) | | 8/29 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 5,832,192 |
| 1,430 | | Monroe, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 3/01/43 | | 3/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,673,715 |
| 405 | | North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2009A, 5.000%, 1/01/30 | | 7/19 at 100.00 | A | 405,996 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Utilities(continued) | | | | |
| $740 | | North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 1/01/30 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | A | $892,884 |
| 11,655 | | Total Utilities | | | | 13,574,282 |
| | | Water and Sewer – 11.0% | | | | |
| 1,465 | | Brunswick County, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012A, 5.000%, 4/01/28 | | 4/22 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,598,667 |
| 1,215 | | Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, North Carolina, Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 6/01/40 | | 6/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,380,556 |
| | | Cary, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 400 | | 4.000%, 12/01/38 | | 12/26 at 100.00 | AAA | 443,792 |
| 1,700 | | 5.000%, 12/01/41 | | 12/26 at 100.00 | AAA | 2,021,623 |
| 940 | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 7/01/32 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,114,793 |
| 500 | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2018, 5.000%, 7/01/44 | | 7/28 at 100.00 | AAA | 613,190 |
| 2,350 | | Charlotte, North Carolina, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2009B, 5.000%, 7/01/38 | | 7/20 at 100.00 | AAA | 2,432,461 |
| 2,805 | | City of Sanford NC Utility Systems Revenue Bonds, North Carolina, Series 2019, 4.000%, 6/01/45 (WI/DD, Settling 6/13/19) | | 6/29 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 3,050,101 |
| | | Greensboro, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017B: | | | | |
| 1,815 | | 5.000%, 12/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 2,263,015 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/27 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 1,273,270 |
| 2,535 | | 5.000%, 12/01/28 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | AAA | 3,212,910 |
| 5,000 | | Greensboro, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, 4.000%, 6/01/47 | | 6/27 at 100.00 | AAA | 5,451,150 |
| 1,000 | | High Point, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, 5.000%, 11/01/39 | | 11/24 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,157,260 |
| 600 | | Jacksonville City, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016, 5.250%, 5/01/29 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | 782,640 |
| 1,750 | | Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, North Carolina, Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, 5.000%, 7/01/39 | | 7/24 at 100.00 | Aaa | 1,991,220 |
| | | Oak Island, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015: | | | | |
| 3,185 | | 5.000%, 6/01/34 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | AA | 3,691,256 |
| 3,345 | | 5.000%, 6/01/35 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | AA | 3,871,302 |
| | | Oak Island, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017: | | | | |
| 1,215 | | 5.000%, 6/01/27 | | No Opt. Call | AA | 1,504,413 |
| 1,335 | | 5.000%, 6/01/28 | | 6/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,647,497 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 6/01/33 | | 6/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,202,930 |
| | | Onslow County, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016: | | | | |
| 600 | | 5.000%, 12/01/25 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | 726,552 |
| 940 | | 5.000%, 12/01/28 | | 12/26 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,159,048 |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Water and Sewer(continued) | | | | |
| $1,450 | | Raleigh, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012A, 5.000%, 3/01/30 | | 3/22 at 100.00 | AAA | $1,583,429 |
| 5,000 | | Raleigh, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013A, 5.000%, 3/01/31 | | 3/23 at 100.00 | AAA | 5,592,800 |
| | | Union County, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2015: | | | | |
| 1,020 | | 5.000%, 6/01/31 | | 12/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,220,634 |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 6/01/32 | | 12/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 595,065 |
| | | Union County, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 400 | | 5.000%, 6/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 468,148 |
| 400 | | 5.000%, 6/01/28 | | 6/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 500,716 |
| 1,400 | | Union County, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A, 4.000%, 6/01/44 | | 6/29 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,564,990 |
| | | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 1,150 | | 5.000%, 6/01/25 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 1,385,646 |
| 2,800 | | 5.000%, 6/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 3,456,712 |
| 365 | | 5.000%, 6/01/29 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | AAA | 446,603 |
| 51,180 | | Total Water and Sewer | | | | 59,404,389 |
| $519,668 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $509,050,537) | | | | 545,273,303 |
| | | Floating Rate Obligations – (1.7)% | | | | (9,255,000) |
| | | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.6% | | | | 3,461,046 |
| | | Net Assets – 100% | | | | $539,479,349 |
| (1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets. | |
| (2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. Optional Call Provisions are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. Ratings are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (4) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. | |
| (5) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. | |
| 144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. | |
| AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
| ETM | Escrowed to maturity | |
| UB | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 3 - Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives. Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. | |
| WI/DD | Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 105.3% | | | | |
| | | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 105.3% | | | | |
| | | Education and Civic Organizations – 7.3% | | | | |
| $3,500 | | Claiborne County Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Lincoln Memorial University Project, Series 2010, 6.125%, 10/01/40 | | 10/20 at 100.00 | N/R | $3,646,440 |
| | | Claiborne County, Tennessee, Industrial Development Board, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Lincoln Memorial University Project, Series 2009: | | | | |
| 900 | | 6.125%, 10/01/29 | | 10/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 910,971 |
| 1,090 | | 6.375%, 10/01/34 | | 10/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,103,374 |
| 1,740 | | 6.625%, 10/01/39 | | 10/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,761,994 |
| 900 | | Franklin County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, University of the South, Refunding & Improvement Series 2014, 5.000%, 9/01/29 | | 9/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 989,217 |
| | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Belmont University Project, Series 2012: | | | | |
| 660 | | 5.000%, 11/01/27 | | 11/21 at 100.00 | A | 708,358 |
| 1,300 | | 5.000%, 11/01/28 | | 11/21 at 100.00 | A | 1,394,289 |
| 1,295 | | 5.000%, 11/01/29 | | 11/21 at 100.00 | A | 1,388,926 |
| 1,495 | | 5.000%, 11/01/30 | | 11/21 at 100.00 | A | 1,601,609 |
| 710 | | 5.000%, 11/01/31 | | 11/21 at 100.00 | A | 759,764 |
| 1,000 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Knowledge Academy Charter School, Series 2017A, 4.625%, 6/15/27, 144A (4) | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 855,400 |
| | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Lipscomb University, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 610 | | 5.000%, 10/01/30 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 712,657 |
| 640 | | 5.000%, 10/01/31 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 743,488 |
| 670 | | 5.000%, 10/01/32 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 775,203 |
| 705 | | 5.000%, 10/01/33 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 813,464 |
| 745 | | 5.000%, 10/01/34 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 856,929 |
| 780 | | 5.000%, 10/01/35 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 894,684 |
| 2,750 | | 5.000%, 10/01/45 | | 10/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 3,100,955 |
| 3,000 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Lipscomb University, Refunding & Improvement Series 2019A, 5.250%, 10/01/58 | | 10/29 at 100.00 | BBB | 3,530,400 |
| 515 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Rocketship Education Project, Series 2017E, 5.375%, 6/01/52, 144A | | 6/26 at 100.00 | N/R | 543,670 |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Education and Civic Organizations(continued) | | | | |
| | | Shelby County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Rhodes College, Series 2015: | | | | |
| $700 | | 5.000%, 8/01/40 | | 8/25 at 100.00 | A+ | $812,462 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 8/01/45 | | 8/25 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,155,390 |
| 26,705 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | | 29,059,644 |
| | | Health Care – 16.0% | | | | |
| 1,010 | | Chattanooga Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2008D, 6.250%, 10/01/33 | | 7/19 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,017,181 |
| | | Chattanooga Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2013A: | | | | |
| 1,500 | | 5.000%, 1/01/33 | | 1/23 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,624,320 |
| 1,000 | | 5.250%, 1/01/45 | | 1/23 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,103,750 |
| | | Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Erlanger Health System, Refunding Series 2014A: | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 10/01/34 | | 10/24 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 555,795 |
| 1,575 | | 5.000%, 10/01/44 | | 10/24 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 1,728,673 |
| 4,395 | | Greeneville Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Ballad Health, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 7/01/37 | | 7/28 at 100.00 | A | 5,151,028 |
| 2,885 | | Jackson, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Project, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 4/01/41 | | 10/28 at 100.00 | A | 3,333,589 |
| 1,000 | | Johnson City Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mountain States Health Alliance, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 8/15/42 | | 8/22 at 100.00 | A | 1,060,360 |
| 4,000 | | Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, University Health System, Inc, Series 2016, 5.000%, 9/01/47 | | 9/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 4,470,200 |
| | | Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, University Health System, Inc, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 310 | | 5.000%, 4/01/36 | | 4/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 348,372 |
| 2,000 | | 4.000%, 4/01/36 | | 4/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 2,074,980 |
| | | Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennesse, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Covenant Health, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 2,955 | | 5.000%, 1/01/36 | | 1/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,431,257 |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 1/01/47 | | 1/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,292,640 |
| 7,500 | | Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennesse, Hospital Revenue Bonds, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Series 2019, 4.000%, 11/15/43 | | 2/29 at 100.00 | A | 7,993,350 |
| | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series 2016A: | | | | |
| 2,740 | | 5.000%, 7/01/35 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 3,178,235 |
| 1,165 | | 5.000%, 7/01/40 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 1,336,954 |
| 5,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/46 | | 7/26 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 5,700,800 |
| 385 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 7/01/48 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | A3 | 441,506 |
| 10,000 | | Rutherford County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Group, Series 2010C, 5.000%, 11/15/40 | | 11/19 at 100.00 | AA+ | 10,143,100 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Health Care(continued) | | | | |
| $5,000 | | Rutherford County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Group, Series 2012C, 5.000%, 11/15/47 | | 11/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | $5,357,150 |
| 1,000 | | Shelby County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Series 2012, 5.000%, 5/01/42 | | 5/22 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,065,930 |
| 57,920 | | Total Health Care | | | | 63,409,170 |
| | | Housing/Multifamily – 4.2% | | | | |
| 5,360 | | Hendersonville Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Hickory Pointe Poject, Series 2010, 4.875%, 12/01/25 | | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 6,284,064 |
| 1,500 | | Kingsport Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Model City Apartments Project, Series 2009, 5.000%, 7/20/29 | | 7/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,502,310 |
| 2,140 | | Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Eastowne Village Project, Refunding Series 2001, 4.000%, 6/01/31 (Mandatory Put 6/01/21) | | 12/19 at 101.00 | N/R | 2,189,498 |
| 1,395 | | McMinnville-Warren County Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Beersheba Heights Towers, Series 2009, 5.500%, 11/20/39 | | 10/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,411,935 |
| 4,990 | | Metropolitan Governemnt of Nashville & Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Parkwood Villa Apartments Project, Series 2010, 4.600%, 3/01/40 (Mandatory Put 3/01/25) | | 3/20 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,083,962 |
| 15,385 | | Total Housing/Multifamily | | | | 16,471,769 |
| | | Housing/Single Family – 0.4% | | | | |
| 1,495 | | Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Homeownership Program Bonds, Series 2011-1A, 4.350%, 7/01/22 (AMT) | | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,544,185 |
| | | Long-Term Care – 2.0% | | | | |
| 1,000 | | Blount County Health and Educational Facilites Board, Tennessee, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Asbury, Inc, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 1/01/37 | | 1/25 at 102.00 | N/R | 1,053,410 |
| | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Blakeford at Green Hills, Refunding & Improvement Series 2012: | | | | |
| 1,500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/27 | | 7/22 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,592,805 |
| 1,340 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 | | 7/22 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,411,717 |
| 1,210 | | 5.000%, 7/01/37 | | 7/22 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,273,041 |
| 1,100 | | Shelby County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Residential Care Facility Mortgage Revenue Bonds, The Village at Germantown, Series 2014, 5.250%, 12/01/44 | | 12/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,159,422 |
| 1,500 | | Shelby County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Residential Care Facility Mortgage Revenue Bonds, The Village at Germantown, Series 2012, 5.250%, 12/01/42 | | 12/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,554,600 |
| 7,650 | | Total Long-Term Care | | | | 8,044,995 |
| | | Tax Obligation/General – 9.4% | | | | |
| 2,920 | | Blount County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016B, 5.000%, 6/01/33 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 3,504,672 |
| 2,240 | | Chattanooga, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2017B, 5.000%, 3/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 2,747,405 |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Tax Obligation/General(continued) | | | | |
| | | Franklin Special School District, Williamson County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, School Improvement Series 2019: | | | | |
| $1,000 | | 5.000%, 6/01/37 | | 6/29 at 100.00 | Aa1 | $1,244,490 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 6/01/38 | | 6/29 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 1,240,950 |
| 4,000 | | Memphis, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding General Improvement Series 2011, 5.000%, 5/01/36 | | 5/21 at 100.00 | AA | 4,236,040 |
| 2,000 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Improvement Series 2015C, 5.000%, 7/01/26 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 2,400,660 |
| 585 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2010A, 5.000%, 7/01/25 | | 7/20 at 100.00 | AA | 606,932 |
| 2,500 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2014-XF0224, 14.388%, 7/01/27, 144A (IF) (5) | | 7/23 at 100.00 | AA | 3,869,975 |
| 600 | | Montgomery County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, School & Public Improvement Series 2011, 5.000%, 4/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 638,886 |
| 2,645 | | Putnam County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding School Series 2001, 5.250%, 4/01/20 – FGIC Insured | | No Opt. Call | Aa2 | 2,728,185 |
| 3,050 | | Sumner County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 6/01/23 | | 6/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,261,883 |
| | | Tennessee State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014A: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 9/01/33 | | 9/24 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,159,230 |
| 675 | | 5.000%, 9/01/34 | | 9/24 at 100.00 | AAA | 781,016 |
| | | Tennessee State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A: | | | | |
| 1,535 | | 5.000%, 8/01/34 | | 8/25 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,817,455 |
| 1,250 | | 5.000%, 8/01/35 | | 8/25 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,476,812 |
| 2,955 | | Tennessee State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 8/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 3,480,724 |
| 1,730 | | Wilson County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 4/01/23 | | 4/22 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,902,464 |
| 31,685 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | | 37,097,779 |
| | | Tax Obligation/Limited – 13.7% | | | | |
| 2,500 | | Bristol Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Pinnacle Project, Series 2016, 5.625%, 6/01/35 | | 6/26 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,615,225 |
| 6,000 | | Memphis & Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Tourism Development Zone Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017B, 5.000%, 11/01/30 | | 11/26 at 100.00 | AA | 7,219,680 |
| 250 | | Memphis/Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Graceland Project, Senior Series 2017A, 4.750%, 7/01/27 | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 269,257 |
| 1,035 | | Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Convention Center Authority, Tennessee, Tourism Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A-1, 5.000%, 7/01/26 | | 7/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,073,016 |
| | | Nashville Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, Tennessee, Tax increment Bonds, Fifth & Broadway Development Project, Series 2018: | | | | |
| 700 | | 4.500%, 6/01/28, 144A | | No Opt. Call | N/R | 752,346 |
| 570 | | 5.125%, 6/01/36, 144A | | 6/28 at 100.00 | N/R | 619,824 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Tax Obligation/Limited(continued) | | | | |
| $4,250 | | Pigeon Forge Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Public Facility, Series 2011, 5.000%, 6/01/34 | | 6/21 at 100.00 | AA | $4,514,987 |
| 3,968 | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1, 4.500%, 7/01/34 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | N/R | 4,077,120 |
| | | Tennessee State School Bond Authority, Higher Educational Facilities Second Program Bonds, Refunding Series 2015B: | | | | |
| 4,160 | | 5.000%, 11/01/33 (UB) (5) | | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,932,595 |
| 6,225 | | 5.000%, 11/01/34 (UB) (5) | | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 7,356,456 |
| 1,500 | | 5.000%, 11/01/35 | | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,766,265 |
| 1,295 | | 5.000%, 11/01/40 | | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,509,672 |
| 5,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/40 (UB) (5) | | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,828,850 |
| 10,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/45 (UB) (5) | | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 11,604,200 |
| 47,453 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | | 54,139,493 |
| | | Transportation – 3.7% | | | | |
| | | Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Tennessee, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B: | | | | |
| 3,250 | | 5.625%, 7/01/20 (AMT) | | No Opt. Call | A | 3,384,907 |
| 420 | | 5.750%, 7/01/23 (AMT) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | A | 439,186 |
| 2,265 | | 5.750%, 7/01/24 (AMT) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | A | 2,366,472 |
| 5,750 | | Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee, Airport Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2015A, 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | 7/25 at 100.00 | A+ | 6,541,660 |
| 1,670 | | Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Aero Nashville LLC Project, Refunding Series 2010, 5.200%, 7/01/26 | | 7/20 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,720,685 |
| 13,355 | | Total Transportation | | | | 14,452,910 |
| | | U.S. Guaranteed – 19.0% (6) | | | | |
| | | Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Erlanger Health System, Refunding Series 2004: | | | | |
| 240 | | 5.000%, 10/01/22 (Pre-refunded 10/01/19) – AGM Insured | | 10/19 at 100.00 | AA | 242,707 |
| 760 | | 5.000%, 10/01/22 (Pre-refunded 10/01/19) – AGM Insured | | 10/19 at 100.00 | AA | 768,444 |
| | | Clarksville, Tennessee, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A: | | | | |
| 1,160 | | 5.000%, 9/01/34 (Pre-refunded 9/01/20) | | 9/20 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,211,492 |
| 2,500 | | 5.000%, 9/01/35 (Pre-refunded 9/01/20) | | 9/20 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 2,610,975 |
| | | First Utility District of Knox County, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A: | | | | |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/29 (Pre-refunded 12/01/22) | | 12/22 at 100.00 | AAA | 2,244,520 |
| 2,375 | | 5.000%, 12/01/32 (Pre-refunded 12/01/22) | | 12/22 at 100.00 | AAA | 2,665,368 |
| | | Johnson City Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mountain States Health Alliance, Refunding Series 2010A: | | | | |
| 905 | | 5.375%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | A- | 942,449 |
| 200 | | 5.625%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | A- | 208,806 |
| 1,250 | | 6.000%, 7/01/38 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | A- | 1,310,025 |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | U.S. Guaranteed (6) (continued) | | | | |
| | | Johnson City Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Johnson City Medical Center, Series 1998C: | | | | |
| $270 | | 5.125%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/23) – NPFG Insured | | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | $274,574 |
| 2,735 | | 5.125%, 7/01/25 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | 7/19 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 2,919,503 |
| 9,570 | | 5.250%, 7/01/28 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | 7/19 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 10,261,528 |
| 3,000 | | Knox-Chapman Utility District of Knox County, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 5.250%, 1/01/36 (Pre-refunded 1/01/21) | | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA- | 3,180,240 |
| | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Vanderbilt University, Series 2009A: | | | | |
| 2,355 | | 5.000%, 10/01/39 (Pre-refunded 10/01/19) (UB) | | 10/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,381,941 |
| 8,645 | | 5.000%, 10/01/39 (Pre-refunded 10/01/19) (UB) | | 10/19 at 100.00 | AA+ | 8,746,752 |
| 18,670 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds, Volunteer Healthcare Systems Inc, Series 1988, 0.000%, 6/01/21 (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | AAA | 18,072,373 |
| 715 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2010A, 5.000%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 742,127 |
| 495 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | | 7/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 547,658 |
| | | Rutherford County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Spring Valley Apartments Project, Series 2010A: | | | | |
| 450 | | 5.125%, 10/01/30 (Pre-refunded 10/01/20) | | 10/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 470,574 |
| 3,700 | | 5.850%, 10/01/46 (Pre-refunded 10/01/20) | | 10/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 3,911,270 |
| 3,525 | | Shelby County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Rhodes College, Series 2011, 5.500%, 8/01/40 (Pre-refunded 8/01/21) | | 8/21 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,816,200 |
| 1,350 | | South Blount County Utility District, Tennessee, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Improvement & Refunding Series 2009, 5.250%, 12/01/39 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) – AGM Insured | | 12/19 at 100.00 | AA | 1,375,043 |
| 1,000 | | Tennessee State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 10/01/30 (Pre-refunded 10/01/21) | | 10/21 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,081,090 |
| | | Watauga River Regional Water Authority, Tennessee, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series 2012: | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/34 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | | 7/22 at 100.00 | A | 550,805 |
| 4,385 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | | 7/22 at 100.00 | A | 4,830,560 |
| 72,755 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | | 75,367,024 |
| | | Utilities – 17.6% | | | | |
| | | Chattanooga, Tennessee, Electric System Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A: | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 9/01/31 | | 9/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 591,130 |
| 1,750 | | 5.000%, 9/01/32 | | 9/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,064,440 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Utilities(continued) | | | | |
| | | Clarksville Natural Gas Acquisition Corporation, Tennessee, Natural Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006: | | | | |
| $3,250 | | 5.000%, 12/15/19 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | | No Opt. Call | A+ | $3,307,427 |
| 2,725 | | 5.000%, 12/15/20 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 2,855,418 |
| 8,775 | | 5.000%, 12/15/21 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 9,424,701 |
| | | Clarksville, Tennessee, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015: | | | | |
| 665 | | 5.000%, 9/01/27 | | 9/24 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 781,874 |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 9/01/31 | | 9/24 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 2,316,300 |
| 670 | | Jackson Energy Authority, Tennessee, Gas System Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/01/28 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 793,046 |
| | | Johnson City Energy Authority, Tennessee, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017: | | | | |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 5/01/28 | | 5/27 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,246,300 |
| 1,000 | | 5.000%, 5/01/29 | | 5/27 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,242,380 |
| 1,510 | | Memphis, Tennessee, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, 5.000%, 12/01/27 | | 12/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,871,992 |
| 1,400 | | Memphis, Tennessee, Gas System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, 5.000%, 12/01/31 | | 12/27 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 1,733,676 |
| 10,000 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 5/15/36 | | 5/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 10,643,600 |
| 5,000 | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 5/15/42 | | 5/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,958,850 |
| 3,785 | | The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, 4.000%, 11/01/49 (Mandatory Put 11/01/25) | | 8/25 at 100.22 | A3 | 4,152,069 |
| | | The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A: | | | | |
| 1,395 | | 5.250%, 9/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | A | 1,489,051 |
| 1,755 | | 5.250%, 9/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | A | 1,921,234 |
| 3,230 | | 5.250%, 9/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | A | 3,706,070 |
| 2,520 | | 5.250%, 9/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | A | 3,009,233 |
| 2,100 | | The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.625%, 9/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | BBB | 2,533,461 |
| | | The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006C: | | | | |
| 1,100 | | 5.000%, 2/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | A | 1,150,853 |
| 250 | | 5.000%, 2/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | A | 268,195 |
| 600 | | 5.000%, 2/01/23 | | No Opt. Call | A | 658,440 |
| 100 | | 5.000%, 2/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | A | 112,113 |
| 5,090 | | 5.000%, 2/01/27 | | No Opt. Call | A | 6,037,300 |
| 62,170 | | Total Utilities | | | | 69,869,153 |
| | | Water and Sewer – 12.0% | | | | |
| 510 | | DeKalb Utility District, DeKalb County, Tennessee, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017, 3.500%, 4/01/42 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | A | 532,705 |
| | | Gallatin, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2015: | | | | |
| 1,655 | | 5.000%, 1/01/31 | | 1/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,924,765 |
| 1,270 | | 5.000%, 1/01/38 | | 1/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,454,595 |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund(continued)
Portfolio of Investments May 31, 2019
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Water and Sewer(continued) | | | | |
| | | Hallsdale-Powell Utility District, Knox County, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2018: | | | | |
| $1,000 | | 4.000%, 4/01/35 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | AA | $1,098,400 |
| 1,415 | | 4.000%, 4/01/38 | | 4/26 at 100.00 | AA | 1,540,638 |
| 6,000 | | Harpeth Valley Utilites District of Davidson and Williamson Counties, Tennessee Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, 5.000%, 9/01/44 | | 9/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 6,791,580 |
| 1,500 | | Harpeth Valley Utilities District, Davidson and Williamson Counties, Tennessee, Utilities Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 9/01/25 | | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 1,809,675 |
| | | Harpeth Valley Utilities District, Davidson and Williamson Counties, Tennessee, Utilities Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016: | | | | |
| 2,870 | | 5.000%, 9/01/34 | | 9/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,372,910 |
| 4,785 | | 5.000%, 9/01/42 | | 9/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,542,800 |
| | | Jackson Energy Authority, Tennessee, Water System Revenue Bonds, Series 2012: | | | | |
| 270 | | 5.000%, 12/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | 318,001 |
| 140 | | 5.000%, 12/01/25 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | 168,571 |
| 175 | | 5.000%, 12/01/26 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | 215,135 |
| 1,315 | | Knox-Chapman Utility District of Knox County, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding and Improvement Series 2015, 5.000%, 1/01/31 | | 1/25 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,533,132 |
| | | Knox-Chapman Utility District of Knox County, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding and Improvement Series 2017: | | | | |
| 1,475 | | 4.000%, 1/01/32 | | 1/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,630,406 |
| 1,000 | | 4.000%, 1/01/35 | | 1/26 at 100.00 | AA- | 1,093,920 |
| 1,525 | | Knoxville, Tennessee, Water System Revenue Bonds, Series 2013Z, 5.000%, 3/01/44 | | 3/21 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,605,657 |
| | | Loudon, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012A: | | | | |
| 1,405 | | 4.000%, 3/01/22 (AMT) | | No Opt. Call | A+ | 1,462,198 |
| 1,000 | | 4.000%, 3/01/28 (AMT) | | 3/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,046,930 |
| 2,000 | | 5.000%, 3/01/32 (AMT) | | 3/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,135,580 |
| | | Savannah Valley Utility District, Hamilton County, Tennessee, Waterworks Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012-A: | | | | |
| 585 | | 5.000%, 6/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | AA | 626,342 |
| 515 | | 5.000%, 6/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | AA | 568,323 |
| 2,890 | | South Blount County Utility District, Tennessee, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Improvement & Refunding Series 2009, 5.250%, 12/01/39 – AGM Insured | | 12/19 at 100.00 | AA | 2,941,153 |
| 1,700 | | Watauga River Regional Water Authority, Tennessee, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, 4.000%, 7/01/37 | | 7/27 at 100.00 | A | 1,897,710 |
| 500 | | West Knox Utility District of Knox County, Tennessee, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016, 5.000%, 6/01/41 | | 6/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 566,275 |
| Principal Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | | Water and Sewer(continued) | | | | |
| $4,995 | | West Wilson Utility District, Wilson County, Tennessee, Water Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/01/45 | | 6/25 at 100.00 | AA | $5,776,018 |
| 42,495 | | Total Water and Sewer | | | | 47,653,419 |
| $379,068 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $395,228,524) | | | | 417,109,541 |
| | | Floating Rate Obligations – (6.9)% | | | | (27,290,000) |
| | | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.6% | | | | 6,127,982 |
| | | Net Assets – 100% | | | | $395,947,523 |
| (1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets. | |
| (2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. Optional Call Provisions are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. Ratings are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| (4) | Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy. | |
| (5) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. | |
| (6) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. | |
| 144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. | |
| AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
| ETM | Escrowed to maturity | |
| IF | Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust. | |
| UB | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 3 - Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives. Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2019
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Assets | | | | |
| Long-term investments, at value (cost $149,096,367, $154,441,840, $509,050,537 and $395,228,524, respectively) | $154,487,171 | $161,975,957 | $545,273,303 | $417,109,541 |
| Short-term investments, at value (cost $791,153, $—, $—and $—, respectively) | 388,319 | — | — | — |
| Cash | 3,072,062 | 4,447,335 | 9,374,479 | 1,083,950 |
| Receivable for: | | | | |
| Interest | 2,014,889 | 2,251,506 | 6,817,175 | 4,988,702 |
| Investments sold | 1,000,292 | 200,000 | 5,500,000 | 568,534 |
| Shares sold | 375,779 | 305,855 | 1,629,558 | 650,173 |
| Other assets | 2,727 | 2,724 | 52,775 | 75,969 |
| Total assets | 161,341,239 | 169,183,377 | 568,647,290 | 424,476,869 |
| Liabilities | | | | |
| Floating rate obligations | — | 750,000 | 9,255,000 | 27,290,000 |
| Payable for: | | | | |
| Dividends | 67,557 | 84,559 | 271,082 | 128,438 |
| Investments purchased | — | 389,072 | 18,395,323 | — |
| Shares redeemed | 273,683 | 460,654 | 761,776 | 659,093 |
| Accrued expenses: | | | | |
| Management fees | 67,511 | 70,549 | 219,323 | 165,138 |
| Trustees fees | 1,490 | 1,551 | 53,919 | 75,289 |
| 12b-1 distribution and service fees | 26,526 | 34,337 | 54,278 | 75,805 |
| Other | 86,811 | 85,893 | 157,240 | 135,583 |
| Total liabilities | 523,578 | 1,876,615 | 29,167,941 | 28,529,346 |
| Net assets | $160,817,661 | $167,306,762 | $539,479,349 | $395,947,523 |
| | | | | |
| Class A Shares | | | | |
| Net assets | $100,544,137 | $110,921,759 | $189,556,312 | $237,913,757 |
| Shares outstanding | 9,299,707 | 9,800,989 | 17,241,996 | 20,214,606 |
| Net asset value ("NAV") per share | $10.81 | $11.32 | $10.99 | $11.77 |
| Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge of 4.20% of offering price) | $11.28 | $11.82 | $11.47 | $12.29 |
| Class C Shares | | | | |
| Net assets | $6,346,831 | $11,797,460 | $17,622,003 | $17,372,127 |
| Shares outstanding | 589,080 | 1,047,612 | 1,601,969 | 1,479,994 |
| NAV and offering price per share | $10.77 | $11.26 | $11.00 | $11.74 |
| Class C2 Shares | | | | |
| Net assets | $6,658,194 | $9,066,114 | $12,228,937 | $32,240,734 |
| Shares outstanding | 618,079 | 804,277 | 1,111,763 | 2,742,126 |
| NAV and offering price per share | $10.77 | $11.27 | $11.00 | $11.76 |
| Class I Shares | | | | |
| Net assets | $47,268,499 | $35,521,429 | $320,072,097 | $108,420,905 |
| Shares outstanding | 4,384,019 | 3,131,203 | 28,989,425 | 9,227,925 |
| NAV and offering price per share | $10.78 | $11.34 | $11.04 | $11.75 |
| Fund level net assets consist of: | | | | |
| Capital paid-in | $157,565,676 | $162,504,757 | $511,976,864 | $374,620,152 |
| Total distributable earnings | 3,251,985 | 4,802,005 | 27,502,485 | 21,327,371 |
| Fund level net assets | $160,817,661 | $167,306,762 | $539,479,349 | $395,947,523 |
| Authorized shares - per class | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Par value per share | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Year Ended May 31, 2019
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Investment Income | $5,342,848 | $6,533,410 | $17,042,991 | $16,364,079 |
| Expenses | | | | |
| Management fees | 770,378 | 781,110 | 2,459,133 | 2,000,413 |
| 12b-1 service fees - Class A Shares | 197,876 | 206,184 | 358,745 | 483,345 |
| 12b-1 distibution and service fees - Class C Shares | 68,070 | 109,367 | 178,883 | 183,090 |
| 12b-1 distibution and service fees - Class C2 Shares | 65,110 | 83,217 | 108,168 | 295,281 |
| Shareholder servicing agent fees | 76,462 | 58,609 | 212,191 | 167,333 |
| Interest expense | 682 | 16,966 | 202,983 | 588,135 |
| Custodian fees | 39,296 | 42,915 | 79,145 | 68,515 |
| Professional fees | 38,364 | 39,088 | 60,121 | 54,693 |
| Trustees fees | 4,591 | 4,645 | 14,995 | 12,274 |
| Shareholder reporting expenses | 22,898 | 22,741 | 42,651 | 36,146 |
| Federal and state registration fees | 5,452 | 5,452 | 5,642 | 7,833 |
| Other | 13,982 | 35,565 | 35,699 | 28,543 |
| Total expenses | 1,303,161 | 1,405,859 | 3,758,356 | 3,925,601 |
| Net investment income (loss) | 4,039,687 | 5,127,551 | 13,284,635 | 12,438,478 |
| Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
| Net realized gain (loss) from investments | (348,846) | (492,906) | (3,712,430) | (1,241,814) |
| Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 4,244,189 | 4,049,062 | 17,631,422 | 6,913,442 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 3,895,343 | 3,556,156 | 13,918,992 | 5,671,628 |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $7,935,030 | $8,683,707 | $27,203,627 | $18,110,106 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Georgia | | Louisiana |
| | Year Ended
5/31/19 | Year Ended(1)
5/31/18 | | Year Ended
5/31/19 | Year Ended(1)
5/31/18 |
| Operations | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | $4,039,687 | $4,670,277 | | $5,127,551 | $5,040,969 |
| Net realized gain (loss) from investments | (348,846) | (70,707) | | (492,906) | 76,692 |
| Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 4,244,189 | (3,526,541) | | 4,049,062 | (2,068,164) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 7,935,030 | 1,073,029 | | 8,683,707 | 3,049,497 |
| Distributions to Shareholders(2) | | | | | |
| Dividends(3) | | | | | |
| Class A Shares | (2,692,475) | (2,863,158) | | (3,336,775) | (3,315,629) |
| Class C Shares | (129,558) | (201,777) | | (265,973) | (261,305) |
| Class C2 Shares | (186,864) | (456,048) | | (294,307) | (465,530) |
| Class I Shares | (1,087,284) | (1,313,167) | | (998,651) | (908,360) |
| Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (4,096,181) | (4,834,150) | | (4,895,706) | (4,950,824) |
| Fund Share Transactions | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 56,434,347 | 38,328,438 | | 37,308,160 | 29,853,087 |
| Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions | 3,118,433 | 3,526,045 | | 3,803,934 | 3,842,309 |
| | 59,552,780 | 41,854,483 | | 41,112,094 | 33,695,396 |
| Cost of shares redeemed | (59,579,285) | (52,851,538) | | (31,096,689) | (22,376,020) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | (26,505) | (10,997,055) | | 10,015,405 | 11,319,376 |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 3,812,344 | (14,758,176) | | 13,803,406 | 9,418,049 |
| Net assets at the beginning of period | 157,005,317 | 171,763,493 | | 153,503,356 | 144,085,307 |
| Net assets at the end of period | $160,817,661 | $157,005,317 | | $167,306,762 | $153,503,356 |
| (1) | Prior period amounts have been conformed to current year presentation. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 9 - New Accounting Pronouncements for further details. |
| (2) | The composition and per share amounts of the Funds' distributions are presented in the Financial Highlights. The distribution information for the Funds as of their most recent tax year end is presented within the Notes to Financial Statements, Note 6 - Income Tax Information. |
| (3) | For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018, the Funds' distributions to shareholders were paid from net investment income. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets(continued)
| | North Carolina | | Tennessee |
| | Year Ended
5/31/19 | Year Ended(1)
5/31/18 | | Year Ended
5/31/19 | Year Ended(1)
5/31/18 |
| Operations | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | $13,284,635 | $14,426,042 | | $12,438,478 | $13,607,829 |
| Net realized gain (loss) from investments | (3,712,430) | (98,143) | | (1,241,814) | (49,518) |
| Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 17,631,422 | (11,207,933) | | 6,913,442 | (10,965,023) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 27,203,627 | 3,119,966 | | 18,110,106 | 2,593,288 |
| Distributions to Shareholders(2) | | | | | |
| Dividends(3) | | | | | |
| Class A Shares | (4,803,141) | (4,911,399) | | (7,168,903) | (8,577,821) |
| Class C Shares | (328,242) | (415,640) | | (391,551) | (518,621) |
| Class C2 Shares | (304,525) | (615,458) | | (943,679) | (1,627,127) |
| Class I Shares | (8,206,271) | (8,960,721) | | (3,312,143) | (3,799,404) |
| Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (13,642,179) | (14,903,218) | | (11,816,276) | (14,522,973) |
| Fund Share Transactions | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sale of shares | 174,209,882 | 122,364,556 | | 57,894,848 | 50,028,340 |
| Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions | 10,111,918 | 10,918,321 | | 10,293,120 | 12,741,788 |
| | 184,321,800 | 133,282,877 | | 68,187,968 | 62,770,128 |
| Cost of shares redeemed | (166,725,781) | (115,454,661) | | (114,608,105) | (83,762,129) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | 17,596,019 | 17,828,216 | | (46,420,137) | (20,992,001) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 31,157,467 | 6,044,964 | | (40,126,307) | (32,921,686) |
| Net assets at the beginning of period | 508,321,882 | 502,276,918 | | 436,073,830 | 468,995,516 |
| Net assets at the end of period | $539,479,349 | $508,321,882 | | $395,947,523 | $436,073,830 |
| (1) | Prior period amounts have been conformed to current year presentation. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 9 - New Accounting Pronouncements for further details. |
| (2) | The composition and per share amounts of the Funds' distributions are presented in the Financial Highlights. The distribution information for the Funds as of their most recent tax year end is presented within the Notes to Financial Statements, Note 6 - Income Tax Information. |
| (3) | For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018, the Funds' distributions to shareholders were paid from net investment income. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Georgia
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | Investment Operations | | Less Distributions | |
| Class (Commencement Date) Year Ended May 31, | Beginning
NAV | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a) | Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) | Total | | From
Net
Investment
Income | From
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains | Total | Ending
NAV |
| Class A (03/86) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | $10.53 | $0.28 | $0.29 | $0.57 | | $(0.29) | $ — | $(0.29) | $10.81 |
| 2018 | 10.79 | 0.31 | (0.24) | 0.07 | | (0.33) | — | (0.33) | 10.53 |
| 2017 | 11.21 | 0.35 | (0.40) | (0.05) | | (0.37) | — | (0.37) | 10.79 |
| 2016 | 11.04 | 0.39 | 0.17 | 0.56 | | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | 11.21 |
| 2015 | 11.04 | 0.40 | —* | 0.40 | | (0.40) | — | (0.40) | 11.04 |
| Class C (02/14) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 10.50 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.47 | | (0.20) | — | (0.20) | 10.77 |
| 2018 | 10.74 | 0.23 | (0.23) | — | | (0.24) | — | (0.24) | 10.50 |
| 2017 | 11.17 | 0.26 | (0.41) | (0.15) | | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | 10.74 |
| 2016 | 10.99 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.48 | | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | 11.17 |
| 2015 | 11.00 | 0.30 | —* | 0.30 | | (0.31) | — | (0.31) | 10.99 |
| Class C2 (01/94) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 10.50 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.50 | | (0.23) | — | (0.23) | 10.77 |
| 2018 | 10.75 | 0.25 | (0.23) | 0.02 | | (0.27) | — | (0.27) | 10.50 |
| 2017 | 11.17 | 0.29 | (0.41) | (0.12) | | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | 10.75 |
| 2016 | 11.00 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.50 | | (0.33) | — | (0.33) | 11.17 |
| 2015 | 11.00 | 0.33 | 0.01 | 0.34 | | (0.34) | — | (0.34) | 11.00 |
| Class I (02/97) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 10.50 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.58 | | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | 10.78 |
| 2018 | 10.75 | 0.33 | (0.24) | 0.09 | | (0.34) | — | (0.34) | 10.50 |
| 2017 | 11.18 | 0.37 | (0.42) | (0.05) | | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 10.75 |
| 2016 | 11.00 | 0.41 | 0.18 | 0.59 | | (0.41) | — | (0.41) | 11.18 |
| 2015 | 11.00 | 0.42 | —* | 0.42 | | (0.42) | — | (0.42) | 11.00 |
| | | | | | |
| | Ratios/Supplemental Data |
| | | Ratios to Average
Net Assets | |
Total
Return(b) | Ending
Net
Assets
(000) | Expenses
Including
Interest(c) | Expenses
Excluding
Interest | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) | Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(d) |
| | | | | | |
| 5.48% | $100,544 | 0.84% | 0.84% | 2.68% | 19% |
| 0.63 | 95,507 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 2.96 | 19 |
| (0.57) | 94,199 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 3.23 | 20 |
| 5.28 | 96,938 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 3.50 | 16 |
| 3.65 | 89,014 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 3.57 | 11 |
| | | | | | |
| 4.54 | 6,347 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.88 | 19 |
| (0.03) | 8,670 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 2.15 | 19 |
| (1.39) | 9,558 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 2.43 | 20 |
| 4.45 | 8,325 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 2.65 | 16 |
| 2.73 | 3,480 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 2.68 | 11 |
| | | | | | |
| 4.80 | 6,658 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 2.13 | 19 |
| 0.16 | 15,932 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 2.40 | 19 |
| (1.07) | 19,518 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 2.68 | 20 |
| 4.64 | 28,958 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 2.96 | 16 |
| 3.10 | 30,258 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 3.02 | 11 |
| | | | | | |
| 5.68 | 47,268 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 2.87 | 19 |
| 0.89 | 36,896 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 3.14 | 19 |
| (0.41) | 48,488 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 3.43 | 20 |
| 5.47 | 46,953 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 3.69 | 16 |
| 3.83 | 40,496 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 3.76 | 11 |
| (a) | Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method. |
| (b) | Total return is the combination of changes in NAV without any sales charge, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. Total returns are not annualized. |
| (c) | The expense ratios reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, as described in Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities and the interest expense and fees paid on borrowings, as described in Note 8 - Borrowing Arrangements. |
| (d) | Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. |
| * | Rounds to less than $.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights(continued)
Louisiana
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | Investment Operations | | Less Distributions | |
| Class (Commencement Date) Year Ended May 31, | Beginning
NAV | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a) | Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) | Total | | From
Net
Investment
Income | From
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains | Total | Ending
NAV |
| Class A (09/89) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | $11.05 | $0.37 | $0.26 | $0.63 | | $(0.36) | $ — | $(0.36) | $11.32 |
| 2018 | 11.19 | 0.38 | (0.14) | 0.24 | | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 11.05 |
| 2017 | 11.62 | 0.40 | (0.44) | (0.04) | | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | 11.19 |
| 2016 | 11.40 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.65 | | (0.43) | — | (0.43) | 11.62 |
| 2015 | 11.25 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.59 | | (0.44) | — | (0.44) | 11.40 |
| Class C (02/14) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 11.00 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.53 | | (0.27) | — | (0.27) | 11.26 |
| 2018 | 11.13 | 0.29 | (0.13) | 0.16 | | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | 11.00 |
| 2017 | 11.56 | 0.31 | (0.44) | (0.13) | | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | 11.13 |
| 2016 | 11.35 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.55 | | (0.34) | — | (0.34) | 11.56 |
| 2015 | 11.20 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.50 | | (0.35) | — | (0.35) | 11.35 |
| Class C2 (02/94) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 11.00 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.56 | | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | 11.27 |
| 2018 | 11.14 | 0.32 | (0.15) | 0.17 | | (0.31) | — | (0.31) | 11.00 |
| 2017 | 11.56 | 0.34 | (0.44) | (0.10) | | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 11.14 |
| 2016 | 11.35 | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.58 | | (0.37) | — | (0.37) | 11.56 |
| 2015 | 11.20 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.53 | | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 11.35 |
| Class I (02/97) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 11.08 | 0.40 | 0.24 | 0.64 | | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 11.34 |
| 2018 | 11.22 | 0.41 | (0.15) | 0.26 | | (0.40) | — | (0.40) | 11.08 |
| 2017 | 11.64 | 0.43 | (0.44) | (0.01) | | (0.41) | — | (0.41) | 11.22 |
| 2016 | 11.43 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.67 | | (0.46) | — | (0.46) | 11.64 |
| 2015 | 11.28 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.62 | | (0.47) | — | (0.47) | 11.43 |
| | | | | | |
| | Ratios/Supplemental Data |
| | | Ratios to Average
Net Assets | |
Total
Return(b) | Ending
Net
Assets
(000) | Expenses
Including
Interest(c) | Expenses
Excluding
Interest | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) | Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(d) |
| | | | | | |
| 5.81% | $110,922 | 0.85% | 0.84% | 3.39% | 14% |
| 2.16 | 100,312 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 3.45 | 20 |
| (0.34) | 94,149 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 3.57 | 16 |
| 5.82 | 90,958 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 3.61 | 5 |
| 5.34 | 81,264 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 3.81 | 12 |
| | | | | | |
| 4.88 | 11,797 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 2.58 | 14 |
| 1.43 | 10,645 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 2.65 | 20 |
| (1.14) | 9,482 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 2.77 | 16 |
| 4.93 | 7,910 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 2.77 | 5 |
| 4.54 | 3,330 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 2.92 | 12 |
| | | | | | |
| 5.20 | 9,066 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 2.84 | 14 |
| 1.56 | 14,831 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 2.90 | 20 |
| (0.83) | 17,554 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 3.01 | 16 |
| 5.21 | 22,467 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 3.07 | 5 |
| 4.81 | 23,535 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 3.27 | 12 |
| | | | | | |
| 5.93 | 35,521 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 3.58 | 14 |
| 2.37 | 27,716 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 3.65 | 20 |
| (0.04) | 22,901 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 3.79 | 16 |
| 5.94 | 14,231 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 3.80 | 5 |
| 5.54 | 9,791 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 4.00 | 12 |
| (a) | Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method. |
| (b) | Total return is the combination of changes in NAV without any sales charge, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. Total returns are not annualized. |
| (c) | The expense ratios reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, as described in Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities and the interest expense and fees paid on borrowings, as described in Note 8 - Borrowing Arrangements. |
| (d) | Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights(continued)
North Carolina
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | Investment Operations | | Less Distributions | |
| Class (Commencement Date) Year Ended May 31, | Beginning
NAV | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a) | Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) | Total | | From
Net
Investment
Income | From
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains | Total | Ending
NAV |
| Class A (03/86) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | $10.69 | $0.28 | $0.31 | $0.59 | | $(0.29) | $ — | $(0.29) | $10.99 |
| 2018 | 10.94 | 0.30 | (0.24) | 0.06 | | (0.31) | — | (0.31) | 10.69 |
| 2017 | 11.21 | 0.32 | (0.27) | 0.05 | | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 10.94 |
| 2016 | 10.95 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.60 | | (0.34) | — | (0.34) | 11.21 |
| 2015 | 10.95 | 0.35 | —* | 0.35 | | (0.35) | — | (0.35) | 10.95 |
| Class C (02/14) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 10.69 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.51 | | (0.20) | — | (0.20) | 11.00 |
| 2018 | 10.94 | 0.21 | (0.24) | (0.03) | | (0.22) | — | (0.22) | 10.69 |
| 2017 | 11.20 | 0.23 | (0.26) | (0.03) | | (0.23) | — | (0.23) | 10.94 |
| 2016 | 10.95 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 | | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 11.20 |
| 2015 | 10.94 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.27 | | (0.26) | — | (0.26) | 10.95 |
| Class C2 (10/93) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 10.70 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.53 | | (0.23) | — | (0.23) | 11.00 |
| 2018 | 10.94 | 0.24 | (0.23) | 0.01 | | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.70 |
| 2017 | 11.21 | 0.26 | (0.28) | (0.02) | | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.94 |
| 2016 | 10.95 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.54 | | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | 11.21 |
| 2015 | 10.95 | 0.29 | —* | 0.29 | | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | 10.95 |
| Class I (02/97) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 10.74 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.61 | | (0.31) | — | (0.31) | 11.04 |
| 2018 | 10.98 | 0.32 | (0.23) | 0.09 | | (0.33) | — | (0.33) | 10.74 |
| 2017 | 11.26 | 0.34 | (0.28) | 0.06 | | (0.34) | — | (0.34) | 10.98 |
| 2016 | 10.99 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.63 | | (0.36) | — | (0.36) | 11.26 |
| 2015 | 10.99 | 0.37 | —* | 0.37 | | (0.37) | — | (0.37) | 10.99 |
| | | | | | |
| | Ratios/Supplemental Data |
| | | Ratios to Average
Net Assets | |
Total
Return(b) | Ending
Net
Assets
(000) | Expenses
Including
Interest(c) | Expenses
Excluding
Interest | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) | Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(d) |
| | | | | | |
| 5.59% | $189,556 | 0.82% | 0.78% | 2.59% | 24% |
| 0.55 | 174,257 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 2.77 | 19 |
| 0.43 | 166,079 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 2.88 | 15 |
| 5.57 | 177,219 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 3.07 | 6 |
| 3.26 | 164,797 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 3.19 | 11 |
| | | | | | |
| 4.80 | 17,622 | 1.62 | 1.58 | 1.79 | 24 |
| (0.28) | 19,364 | 1.61 | 1.58 | 1.97 | 19 |
| (0.30) | 20,612 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 2.09 | 15 |
| 4.63 | 13,415 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 2.25 | 6 |
| 2.52 | 7,331 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 2.36 | 11 |
| | | | | | |
| 5.00 | 12,229 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 2.02 | 24 |
| 0.09 | 23,548 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 2.22 | 19 |
| (0.15) | 28,499 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 2.34 | 15 |
| 4.97 | 36,986 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 2.53 | 6 |
| 2.67 | 39,460 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 2.64 | 11 |
| | | | | | |
| 5.77 | 320,072 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 2.80 | 24 |
| 0.87 | 291,153 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 2.97 | 19 |
| 0.55 | 287,086 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 3.09 | 15 |
| 5.81 | 261,979 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 3.27 | 6 |
| 3.41 | 215,885 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 3.39 | 11 |
| (a) | Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method. |
| (b) | Total return is the combination of changes in NAV without any sales charge, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. Total returns are not annualized. |
| (c) | The expense ratios reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, as described in Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities and the interest expense and fees paid on borrowings, as described in Note 8 - Borrowing Arrangements. |
| (d) | Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. |
| * | Rounds to less than $.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights(continued)
Tennessee
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | Investment Operations | | Less Distributions | |
| Class (Commencement Date) Year Ended May 31, | Beginning
NAV | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a) | Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) | Total | | From
Net
Investment
Income | From
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains | Total | Ending
NAV |
| Class A (11/87) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | $11.57 | $0.36 | $0.18 | $0.54 | | $(0.34) | $ — | $(0.34) | $11.77 |
| 2018 | 11.87 | 0.35 | (0.27) | 0.08 | | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 11.57 |
| 2017 | 12.14 | 0.37 | (0.26) | 0.11 | | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 11.87 |
| 2016 | 11.85 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.67 | | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 12.14 |
| 2015 | 11.82 | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.42 | | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | 11.85 |
| Class C (02/14) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 11.53 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.46 | | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 11.74 |
| 2018 | 11.83 | 0.26 | (0.28) | (0.02) | | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | 11.53 |
| 2017 | 12.10 | 0.27 | (0.25) | 0.02 | | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | 11.83 |
| 2016 | 11.81 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.58 | | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | 12.10 |
| 2015 | 11.79 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.31 | | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | 11.81 |
| Class C2 (10/93) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 11.55 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.49 | | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | 11.76 |
| 2018 | 11.85 | 0.29 | (0.28) | 0.01 | | (0.31) | — | (0.31) | 11.55 |
| 2017 | 12.12 | 0.31 | (0.26) | 0.05 | | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 11.85 |
| 2016 | 11.83 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.61 | | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 12.12 |
| 2015 | 11.80 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 0.35 | | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 11.83 |
| Class I (02/97) | | | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 11.55 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.57 | | (0.37) | — | (0.37) | 11.75 |
| 2018 | 11.85 | 0.38 | (0.28) | 0.10 | | (0.40) | — | (0.40) | 11.55 |
| 2017 | 12.12 | 0.39 | (0.25) | 0.14 | | (0.41) | — | (0.41) | 11.85 |
| 2016 | 11.83 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.70 | | (0.41) | — | (0.41) | 12.12 |
| 2015 | 11.80 | 0.42 | 0.02 | 0.44 | | (0.41) | — | (0.41) | 11.83 |
| | | | | | |
| | Ratios/Supplemental Data |
| | | Ratios to Average
Net Assets | |
Total
Return(b) | Ending
Net
Assets
(000) | Expenses
Including
Interest(c) | Expenses
Excluding
Interest | Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) | Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(d) |
| | | | | | |
| 4.78% | $237,914 | 0.94% | 0.79% | 3.12% | 7% |
| 0.66 | 253,309 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 3.02 | 8 |
| 0.97 | 272,345 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 3.11 | 24 |
| 5.78 | 301,829 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 3.40 | 10 |
| 3.54 | 291,997 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 3.35 | 3 |
| | | | | | |
| 4.02 | 17,372 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 2.32 | 7 |
| (0.17) | 20,028 | 1.68 | 1.58 | 2.21 | 8 |
| 0.16 | 21,735 | 1.64 | 1.57 | 2.32 | 24 |
| 4.95 | 19,186 | 1.61 | 1.57 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2.64 | 8,775 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 2.50 | 3 |
| | | | | | |
| 4.28 | 32,241 | 1.49 | 1.34 | 2.56 | 7 |
| 0.09 | 55,600 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 2.47 | 8 |
| 0.42 | 65,549 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 2.57 | 24 |
| 5.21 | 80,706 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2.98 | 84,804 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 2.80 | 3 |
| | | | | | |
| 5.01 | 108,421 | 0.74 | 0.59 | 3.32 | 7 |
| 0.86 | 107,137 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 3.21 | 8 |
| 1.18 | 109,366 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 3.32 | 24 |
| 6.00 | 82,111 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 3.75 | 58,465 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 3.54 | 3 |
| (a) | Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method. |
| (b) | Total return is the combination of changes in NAV without any sales charge, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. Total returns are not annualized. |
| (c) | The expense ratios reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, as described in Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities and the interest expense and fees paid on borrowings, as described in Note 8 - Borrowing Arrangements. |
| (d) | Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
General Information
Trust and Fund Information
The Nuveen Multistate Trust III (the “Trust”) is an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund (“Georgia”), Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund (“Louisiana”), Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund (“North Carolina”) and Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund (“Tennessee”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), as diversified funds, among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 1, 1996. The Funds were each organized as a series of predecessor trusts or corporations prior to that date.
The end of the reporting period for the Funds is May 31, 2019, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019 (the "current fiscal period”).
Investment Adviser
The Funds' investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC (“Nuveen”). Nuveen is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). The Adviser has overall responsibility for management of the Funds, oversees the management of the Funds' portfolios, manages the Funds' business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services, and, if necessary, asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, (the “Sub-Adviser”), a subsidiary of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds.
Investment Objectives
Each Fund’s investment objective is to provide as high a level of current interest income exempt from regular federal, state and, in some cases, local income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital.
The Funds’ most recent prospectus provides further descriptions of each Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and principal risks.
Significant Accounting Policies
Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946 "Financial Services-Investment Companies." The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the specific identification method, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have earmarked securities in their portfolios with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments.
As of the end of the reporting period, the following Funds' outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments were as follows:
| | Louisiana | North Carolina |
| Outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments | $389,072 | $18,395,323 |
Investment Income
Investment income is comprised of interest income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes and, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also reflects payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and paydown gains and losses, if any. PIK interest represents income received in the form of securities in lieu of cash.
Professional Fees
Professional fees presented on the Statement of Operations consist of legal fees incurred in the normal course of operations, audit fees, tax consulting fees and, in some cases, workout expenditures. Workout expenditures are incurred in an attempt to protect or enhance an investment or to pursue other claims or legal actions on behalf of Fund shareholders. If a refund is received for workout expenditures paid in a prior reporting period, such amounts will be recognized as “Legal fee refund” on the Statement of Operations.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and distributed to shareholders monthly. Fund shares begin to accrue dividends on the business day after the day when the monies used to purchase Fund shares are collected by the transfer agent.
Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.
Distributions to shareholders of net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Share Classes and Sales Charges
Class A Shares are generally sold with an up-front sales charge and incur a 0.20% annual 12b-1 service fee. Class A Share purchases of $250,000 or more are sold at net asset value (“NAV”) without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% if redeemed within eighteen months of purchase. Class C Shares are sold without an up-front sales charge but incur a 0.75% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a 0.25% annual 12b-1 service fee. The Funds will issue Class C2 Shares upon the exchange of Class C2 Shares from another Nuveen mutual fund or for the purpose of dividend reinvestment, but Class C2 Shares are not available for new accounts or for additional investment into existing accounts. Class C2 Shares incur a 0.55% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a 0.20% annual 12b-1 service fee. Class C and Class C2 Shares are subject to a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within twelve months of purchase. Class C and Class C2 Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares ten years after purchase. Class I Shares are not subject to any sales charge or 12b-1 distribution or service fees.
Multiclass Operations and Allocations
Income and expenses of the Funds that are not directly attributable to a specific class of shares are prorated among the classes based on the relative settled shares of each class. Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares are recorded to the specific class. Currently, the only expenses that are allocated on a class-specific basis are 12b-1 distribution and service fees.
Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Funds are prorated among the classes based on the relative net assets of each class.
Compensation
The Trust pays no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Funds' Board of Trustees (the "Board") has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.
Indemnifications
Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Netting Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Funds may enter into transactions subject to enforceable International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) master agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows each Fund to offset certain securities and derivatives with a specific counterparty, when applicable, as well as any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, each Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis.
The Funds' investments subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, if any, are further described in Note 3 - Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the current fiscal period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Notes to Financial Statements(continued)
2. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements
The fair valuation input levels as described below are for fair value measurement purposes.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.
Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.).
Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
Prices of fixed income securities are provided by an independent pricing service (“pricing service”) approved by the Board. The pricing service establishes a security’s fair value using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
Certain securities may not be able to be priced by the pre-established pricing methods as described above. Such securities may be valued by the Board and/or its appointee at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; debt securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market quotation; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV (as may be the case in non-U.S. markets on which the security is primarily traded) or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, is not deemed to reflect the security’s fair value. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Board and/or its appointee.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of each Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:
| Georgia | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Long-Term Investments*: | | | | |
| Municipal Bonds** | $ — | $154,487,171 | $ —*** | $154,487,171 |
| Short-Term Investments*: | | | | |
| Municipal Bonds** | — | — | 388,319 | 388,319 |
| Total | $ — | $154,487,171 | $388,319 | $154,875,490 |
| Louisiana | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Long-Term Investments*: | | | | |
| Municipal Bonds | $ — | $161,975,957 | $ — | $161,975,957 |
| North Carolina | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Long-Term Investments*: | | | | |
| Municipal Bonds | $ — | $545,273,303 | $ — | $545,273,303 |
| Tennessee | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Long-Term Investments*: | | | | |
| Municipal Bonds | $ — | $417,109,541 | $ — | $417,109,541 |
| * | Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications. |
| ** | Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for securities classified as Level 3. |
| *** | Value equals zero as of the end of the reporting period. |
3. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives
Portfolio Securities
Inverse Floating Rate Securities
Each Fund is authorized to invest in inverse floating rate securities. An inverse floating rate security is created by depositing a municipal bond (referred to as an “Underlying Bond”), typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose tender option bond (“TOB”) trust (referred to as the “TOB Trust”) created by or at the direction of one or more Funds. In turn, the TOB Trust issues (a) floating rate certificates (referred to as “Floaters”), in face amounts equal to some fraction of the Underlying Bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) an inverse floating rate certificate (referred to as an “Inverse Floater”) that represents all remaining or residual interest in the TOB Trust. Floaters typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties who are also provided a right to tender their certificate and receive its par value, which may be paid from the proceeds of a remarketing of the Floaters, by a loan to the TOB Trust from a third party liquidity provider (“Liquidity Provider”), or by the sale of assets from the TOB Trust. The Inverse Floater is issued to a long term investor, such as one or more Funds. The income received by the Inverse Floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to holders of the Floaters, and in most circumstances the Inverse Floater holder bears substantially all of the Underlying Bond’s downside investment risk and also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the Underlying Bond’s value. The value of an Inverse Floater will be more volatile than that of the Underlying Bond because the interest rate is dependent on not only the fixed coupon rate of the Underlying Bond but also on the short-term interest paid on the Floaters, and because the Inverse Floater essentially bears the risk of loss (and possible gain) of the greater face value of the Underlying Bond.
The Inverse Floater held by a Fund gives the Fund the right to (a) cause the holders of the Floaters to tender their certificates at par (or slightly more than par in certain circumstances), and (b) have the trustee of the TOB Trust (the “Trustee”) transfer the Underlying Bond held by the TOB Trust to the Fund, thereby collapsing the TOB Trust.
The Fund may acquire an Inverse Floater in a transaction where it (a) transfers an Underlying Bond that it owns to a TOB Trust created by a third party or (b) transfers an Underlying Bond that it owns, or that it has purchased in a secondary market transaction for the purpose of creating an Inverse Floater, to a TOB Trust created at its direction, and in return receives the Inverse Floater of the TOB Trust (referred to as a “self-deposited Inverse Floater”). A Fund may also purchase an Inverse Floater in a secondary market transaction from a third party creator of the TOB Trust without first owning the Underlying Bond (referred to as an “externally-deposited Inverse Floater”).
An investment in a self-deposited Inverse Floater is accounted for as a “financing” transaction (i.e., a secured borrowing). For a self-deposited Inverse Floater, the Underlying Bond deposited into the TOB Trust is identified in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as “(UB) – Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction,” with the Fund recognizing as liabilities, labeled “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, (a) the liquidation value of Floaters issued by the TOB Trust, and (b) the amount of any borrowings by the TOB Trust from a Liquidity Provider to enable the TOB Trust to purchase outstanding Floaters in lieu of a remarketing. In addition, the Fund recognizes in “Investment Income” the entire earnings of the Underlying Bond, and recognizes (a) the interest paid to the holders of the Floaters or on the TOB Trust’s borrowings, and (b) other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust, as a component of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations.
In contrast, an investment in an externally-deposited Inverse Floater is accounted for as a purchase of the Inverse Floater and is identified in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as “(IF) – Inverse floating rate investment.” For an externally-deposited Inverse Floater, a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities recognizes the Inverse Floater and not the Underlying Bond as an asset, and the Fund does not recognize the Floaters, or any related borrowings from a Liquidity Provider, as a liability. Additionally, the Fund reflects in “Investment Income” only the net amount of earnings on the Inverse Floater (net of the interest paid to the holders of the Floaters or the Liquidity Provider as lender, and the expenses of the Trust), and does not show the amount of that interest paid or the expenses of the TOB Trust as described above as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.
Fees paid upon the creation of a TOB Trust for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters are recognized as part of the cost basis of the Inverse Floater and are capitalized over the term of the TOB Trust.
As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate value of Floaters issued by each Fund’s TOB Trust for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters was as follows:
Notes to Financial Statements(continued)
| Floating Rate Obligations Outstanding | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Floating rate obligations: self-deposited Inverse Floaters | $ — | $750,000 | $9,255,000 | $27,290,000 |
| Floating rate obligations: externally-deposited Inverse Floaters | 5,720,000 | 3,000,000 | — | 7,500,000 |
| Total | $5,720,000 | $3,750,000 | $9,255,000 | $34,790,000 |
During the current fiscal period, the average amount of Floaters (including any borrowings from a Liquidity Provider) outstanding, and the average annual interest rates and fees related to self-deposited Inverse Floaters, were as follows:
| Self-Deposited Inverse Floaters | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Average floating rate obligations outstanding | $ — | $750,000 | $9,255,000 | $27,290,000 |
| Average annual interest rate and fees | —% | 2.08% | 2.15% | 2.15% |
TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a Liquidity Provider pursuant to which the Liquidity Provider agrees, in the event that Floaters are (a) tendered to the Trustee for remarketing and the remarketing does not occur, or (b) subject to mandatory tender pursuant to the terms of the TOB Trust agreement, to either purchase Floaters or to provide the Trustee with an advance from a loan facility to fund the purchase of Floaters by the TOB Trust. In certain circumstances, the Liquidity Provider may otherwise elect to have the Trustee sell the Underlying Bond to retire the Floaters that were tendered and not remarketed prior to providing such a loan. In these circumstances, the Liquidity Provider remains obligated to provide a loan to the extent that the proceeds of the sale of the Underlying Bond are not sufficient to pay the purchase price of the Floaters.
The size of the commitment under the loan facility for a given TOB Trust is at least equal to the balance of that TOB Trust’s outstanding Floaters plus any accrued interest. In consideration of the loan facility, fee schedules are in place and are charged by the Liquidity Provider(s). Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased Floaters held by the TOB Trust. Interest paid on any outstanding loan balances will be effectively borne by the Fund that owns the Inverse Floaters of the TOB Trust that has incurred the borrowing and may be at a rate that is greater than the rate that would have been paid had the Floaters been successfully remarketed.
As described above, any amounts outstanding under a liquidity facility are recognized as a component of “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by the Fund holding the corresponding Inverse Floaters issued by the borrowing TOB Trust. As of the end of the reporting period, there were no loans outstanding under such facility.
Each Fund may also enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements (sometimes referred to as a “recourse arrangement”) (TOB Trusts involving such agreements are referred to herein as “Recourse Trusts”), under which a Fund agrees to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for the Trust’s Floaters, in certain circumstances, for the amount (if any) by which the liquidation value of the Underlying Bond held by the TOB Trust may fall short of the sum of the liquidation value of the Floaters issued by the TOB Trust plus any amounts borrowed by the TOB Trust from the Liquidity Provider, plus any shortfalls in interest cash flows. Under these agreements, a Fund’s potential exposure to losses related to or on an Inverse Floater may increase beyond the value of the Inverse Floater as a Fund may potentially be liable to fulfill all amounts owed to holders of the Floaters or the Liquidity Provider. Any such shortfall amount in the aggregate is recognized as “Unrealized depreciation on Recourse Trusts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As of the end of the reporting period, each Fund’s maximum exposure to the Floaters issued by Recourse Trusts for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters was as follows:
| Floating Rate Obligations - Recourse Trusts | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Maximum exposure to Recourse Trusts: self-deposited Inverse Floaters | $ — | $750,000 | $9,255,000 | $19,040,000 |
| Maximum exposure to Recourse Trusts: externally-deposited Inverse Floaters | 5,720,000 | 3,000,000 | — | 7,500,000 |
| Total | $5,720,000 | $3,750,000 | $9,255,000 | $26,540,000 |
Zero Coupon Securities
A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.
Investments in Derivatives
In addition to the inverse floating rate securities in which each Fund may invest, which are considered portfolio securities for financial reporting purposes, each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments. The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds' investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.
Although the Funds are authorized to invest in derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, they did not make any such investments during the current fiscal period.
Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
In the normal course of business each Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose each Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Each Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when each Fund has an unrealized loss, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the pre-determined threshold amount.
4. Fund Shares
Transactions in Fund shares during the current and prior fiscal period were as follows:
| | Year Ended
5/31/19 | | Year Ended
5/31/18 |
| Georgia | Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold: | | | | | |
| Class A | 3,232,985 | $33,829,876 | | 2,347,336 | $24,874,262 |
| Class A – automatic conversion of Class C2 Shares | 89,006 | 935,455 | | — | — |
| Class C | 49,389 | 518,669 | | 143,998 | 1,532,098 |
| Class C2 | 9,717 | 102,522 | | 6,727 | 71,213 |
| Class I | 2,000,042 | 21,047,825 | | 1,117,115 | 11,850,865 |
| Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions: | | | | | |
| Class A | 197,689 | 2,076,153 | | 197,887 | 2,102,764 |
| Class C | 10,944 | 114,493 | | 15,247 | 161,502 |
| Class C2 | 11,832 | 123,676 | | 32,540 | 344,686 |
| Class I | 76,702 | 804,111 | | 86,516 | 917,093 |
| | 5,678,306 | 59,552,780 | | 3,947,366 | 41,854,483 |
| Shares redeemed: | | | | | |
| Class A | (3,286,794) | (34,251,403) | | (2,211,715) | (23,481,663) |
| Class C | (297,291) | (3,100,265) | | (222,909) | (2,372,041) |
| Class C2 | (832,124) | (8,715,131) | | (337,371) | (3,559,058) |
| Class C2 – automatic conversion to Class A Shares | (89,261) | (935,455) | | — | — |
| Class I | (1,205,719) | (12,577,031) | | (2,200,032) | (23,438,776) |
| | (5,711,189) | (59,579,285) | | (4,972,027) | (52,851,538) |
| Net increase (decrease) | (32,883) | $(26,505) | | (1,024,661) | $(10,997,055) |
Notes to Financial Statements(continued)
| | Year Ended
5/31/19 | | Year Ended
5/31/18 |
| Louisiana | Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold: | | | | | |
| Class A | 1,750,632 | $19,347,954 | | 1,537,588 | $17,120,081 |
| Class A – automatic conversion of Class C2 Shares | 21,709 | 238,489 | | — | — |
| Class C | 188,145 | 2,071,516 | | 302,077 | 3,351,545 |
| Class C2 | 7,881 | 87,700 | | 25,245 | 280,713 |
| Class I | 1,401,500 | 15,562,501 | | 817,094 | 9,100,748 |
| Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions: | | | | | |
| Class A | 237,050 | 2,617,251 | | 238,607 | 2,647,584 |
| Class C | 19,856 | 218,170 | | 18,776 | 207,170 |
| Class C2 | 19,973 | 219,437 | | 32,977 | 364,338 |
| Class I | 67,616 | 749,076 | | 56,050 | 623,217 |
| | 3,714,362 | 41,112,094 | | 3,028,414 | 33,695,396 |
| Shares redeemed: | | | | | |
| Class A | (1,285,590) | (14,134,865) | | (1,113,035) | (12,364,092) |
| Class C | (128,446) | (1,403,994) | | (204,392) | (2,258,327) |
| Class C2 | (549,669) | (6,053,011) | | (286,454) | (3,152,348) |
| Class C2 – automatic conversion to Class A Shares | (21,799) | (238,489) | | — | — |
| Class I | (839,612) | (9,266,330) | | (412,769) | (4,601,253) |
| | (2,825,116) | (31,096,689) | | (2,016,650) | (22,376,020) |
| Net increase (decrease) | 889,246 | $10,015,405 | | 1,011,764 | $11,319,376 |
| | Year Ended
5/31/19 | | Year Ended
5/31/18 |
| North Carolina | Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold: | | | | | |
| Class A | 5,885,718 | $62,521,809 | | 4,768,161 | $51,550,864 |
| Class A – automatic conversion of Class C2 Shares | 146,644 | 1,566,595 | | — | — |
| Class C | 243,712 | 2,597,005 | | 452,032 | 4,908,232 |
| Class C2 | 7,003 | 74,591 | | 8,944 | 96,400 |
| Class I | 9,992,519 | 107,449,882 | | 6,047,062 | 65,809,060 |
| Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions: | | | | | |
| Class A | 391,349 | 4,174,997 | | 386,792 | 4,179,585 |
| Class C | 26,013 | 277,508 | | 31,967 | 345,608 |
| Class C2 | 23,755 | 253,383 | | 48,824 | 528,257 |
| Class I | 504,571 | 5,406,030 | | 540,272 | 5,864,871 |
| | 17,221,284 | 184,321,800 | | 12,284,054 | 133,282,877 |
| Shares redeemed: | | | | | |
| Class A | (5,477,479) | (58,017,005) | | (4,043,925) | (43,541,387) |
| Class C | (478,335) | (5,066,460) | | (558,356) | (6,042,233) |
| Class C2 | (973,269) | (10,372,490) | | (461,251) | (4,973,922) |
| Class C2 – automatic conversion to Class A Shares | (146,526) | (1,566,595) | | — | — |
| Class I | (8,619,582) | (91,703,231) | | (5,610,684) | (60,897,119) |
| | (15,695,191) | (166,725,781) | | (10,674,216) | (115,454,661) |
| Net increase (decrease) | 1,526,093 | $17,596,019 | | 1,609,838 | $17,828,216 |
| | Year Ended
5/31/19 | | Year Ended
5/31/18 |
| Tennessee | Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold: | | | | | |
| Class A | 2,214,286 | $25,541,257 | | 2,081,835 | $24,399,259 |
| Class A – automatic conversion of Class C2 Shares | 42,886 | 496,152 | | — | — |
| Class C | 157,195 | 1,803,806 | | 290,074 | 3,405,409 |
| Class C2 | 12,496 | 144,389 | | 17,450 | 204,707 |
| Class I | 2,593,693 | 29,909,244 | | 1,878,154 | 22,018,965 |
| Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions: | | | | | |
| Class A | 532,725 | 6,141,885 | | 635,350 | 7,441,079 |
| Class C | 31,561 | 362,806 | | 41,488 | 484,581 |
| Class C2 | 70,976 | 817,113 | | 122,722 | 1,436,067 |
| Class I | 258,127 | 2,971,316 | | 289,140 | 3,380,061 |
| | 5,913,945 | 68,187,968 | | 5,356,213 | 62,770,128 |
| Shares redeemed: | | | | | |
| Class A | (4,473,286) | (51,428,725) | | (3,763,202) | (43,979,810) |
| Class C | (445,251) | (5,098,967) | | (431,759) | (5,039,652) |
| Class C2 | (2,110,670) | (24,320,360) | | (857,422) | (10,020,810) |
| Class C2 – automatic conversion to Class A Shares | (42,956) | (496,152) | | — | — |
| Class I | (2,900,141) | (33,263,901) | | (2,118,329) | (24,721,857) |
| | (9,972,304) | (114,608,105) | | (7,170,712) | (83,762,129) |
| Net increase (decrease) | (4,058,359) | $(46,420,137) | | (1,814,499) | $(20,992,001) |
5. Investment Transactions
Long-term purchases and sales (including maturities) during the current fiscal period were as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Purchases | $27,769,241 | $26,139,574 | $141,446,504 | $30,899,030 |
| Sales and maturities | 27,845,971 | 22,167,692 | 119,172,903 | 78,559,574 |
6. Income Tax Information
Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore, each Fund intends to satisfy conditions that will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal and designated state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Funds. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds are subject to federal taxation.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the treatment of investments in inverse floating rate securities reflected as financing transactions, if any. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the NAVs of the Funds.
The table below presents the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each Fund’s investment portfolio, as determined on a federal income tax basis, as of May 31, 2019.
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Tax cost of investments | $149,840,320 | $153,215,118 | $499,777,634 | $366,742,564 |
| Gross unrealized: | | | | |
| Appreciation | $8,637,770 | $8,860,785 | $36,240,721 | $23,243,603 |
| Depreciation | (3,602,600) | (849,946) | — | (166,647) |
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $5,035,170 | $8,010,839 | $36,240,721 | $23,076,956 |
Notes to Financial Statements(continued)
Permanent differences, primarily due to taxable market discount and expiration of capital loss carryforwards, resulted in reclassifications among the Funds' components of net assets as of May 31, 2019, the Funds' tax year end.
The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of May 31, 2019, the Funds' tax year end, were as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Undistributed net tax-exempt income1 | $ — | $475,507 | $66,318 | $1,389,959 |
| Undistributed net ordinary income2 | — | — | — | — |
| Undistributed net long-term capital gains | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividends declared during the period May 1, 2019 through May 31, 2019, and paid on June 3, 2019. |
| 2 | Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ tax years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
| 2019 | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Distributions from net tax-exempt income3 | $4,131,632 | $4,874,216 | $13,739,760 | $11,851,030 |
| Distributions from net ordinary income2 | 438 | 17,221 | — | 99,437 |
| Distributions from net long-term capital gains | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Distributions from net tax-exempt income | $4,946,166 | $4,922,376 | $14,941,124 | $14,006,128 |
| Distributions from net ordinary income2 | — | 3,266 | 6,488 | 594,341 |
| Distributions from net long-term capital gains | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
| 3 | The Funds hereby designate these amounts paid during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, as Exempt Interest Dividends. |
As of May 31, 2019, the Funds' tax year end, the Funds had unused capital losses carrying forward available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. The capital losses are not subject to expiration.
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Not subject to expiration: | | | | |
| Short-term | $826,634 | $3,017,750 | $4,921,545 | $913,235 |
| Long-term | 643,383 | 242,568 | 2,813,624 | 1,244,915 |
| Total | $1,470,017 | $3,260,318 | $7,735,169 | $2,158,150 |
As of May 31, 2019, the Funds' tax year end, $107,840 of Louisiana's capital loss carryforward expired.
7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees
Each Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for the overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser.
Each Fund’s management fee consists of two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within each individual Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables each Fund’s shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within their respective Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.
The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is calculated according to the following schedule:
| Average Daily Net Assets | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| For the first $125 million | 0.3500% | 0.3500% | 0.3500% | 0.3500% |
| For the next $125 million | 0.3375 | 0.3375 | 0.3375 | 0.3375 |
| For the next $250 million | 0.3250 | 0.3250 | 0.3250 | 0.3250 |
| For the next $500 million | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 0.3125 |
| For the next $1 billion | 0.3000 | 0.3000 | 0.3000 | 0.3000 |
| For the next $3 billion | 0.2750 | 0.2750 | 0.2750 | 0.2750 |
| For the next $5 billion | 0.2500 | 0.2500 | 0.2500 | 0.2500 |
| Average Daily Net Assets | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| For net assets over $10 billion | 0.2375 | 0.2375 | 0.2375 | 0.2375 |
The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is calculated according to the following schedule:
| Complex-Level Eligible Asset Breakpoint Level* | Effective Complex-Level Fee Rate at Breakpoint Level |
| $55 billion | 0.2000% |
| $56 billion | 0.1996 |
| $57 billion | 0.1989 |
| $60 billion | 0.1961 |
| $63 billion | 0.1931 |
| $66 billion | 0.1900 |
| $71 billion | 0.1851 |
| $76 billion | 0.1806 |
| $80 billion | 0.1773 |
| $91 billion | 0.1691 |
| $125 billion | 0.1599 |
| $200 billion | 0.1505 |
| $250 billion | 0.1469 |
| $300 billion | 0.1445 |
* The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily “eligible assets” of all Nuveen open-end and closed-end funds. Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen funds or assets in excess of a determined amount (originally $2 billion) added to the Nuveen fund complex in connection with the Adviser’s assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011. Eligible assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the closed-end funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining eligible assets in certain circumstances. As of May 31, 2019, the complex-level fee rate for each Fund was 0.1580%.
Other Transactions with Affiliates
Each Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other funds managed by the Adviser (“inter-fund trade”) under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. These procedures have been designed to ensure that any inter-fund trade of securities by the Fund from or to another fund that is, or could be, considered an affiliate of the Fund under certain limited circumstances by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common officer and/or common trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each inter-fund trade is effected at the current market price as provided by an independent pricing service. Unsettled inter-fund trades as of the end of the reporting period are recognized as a component of “Receivable for investments sold” and/or “Payable for investments purchased” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.
During the current fiscal period, the following Funds engaged in inter-fund trades pursuant to these procedures as follows:
| Inter-Fund Trades | Louisiana | Tennessee |
| Purchases | $ — | $1,110,788 |
| Sales | 835,010 | 1,124,267 |
During the current fiscal period, Nuveen Securities, LLC, (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen, collected sales charges on purchases of Class A Shares, the majority of which were paid out as concessions to financial intermediaries as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Sales charges collected (Unaudited) | $82,737 | $150,570 | $133,302 | $116,693 |
| Paid to financial intermediaries (Unaudited) | 79,041 | 140,857 | 122,153 | 107,079 |
The Distributor also received 12b-1 service fees on Class A Shares, substantially all of which were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.
During the current fiscal period, the Distributor compensated financial intermediaries directly with commission advances at the time of purchase as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Commission advances (Unaudited) | $67,783 | $120,576 | $86,996 | $66,337 |
Notes to Financial Statements(continued)
To compensate for commissions advanced to financial intermediaries, all 12b-1 service and distribution fees collected on Class C and Class C2 Shares during the first year following a purchase are retained by the Distributor. During the current fiscal period, the Distributor retained such 12b-1 fees as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| 12b-1 fees retained (Unaudited) | $7,123 | $24,973 | $27,132 | $22,762 |
The remaining 12b-1 fees charged to each Fund were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.
The Distributor also collected and retained CDSC on share redemptions during the current fiscal period, as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| CDSC retained (Unaudited) | $1,823 | $13,847 | $8,120 | $8,493 |
8. Borrowing Arrangements
Committed Line of Credit
The Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Adviser (“Participating Funds”), have established a 364-day, approximately $2.65 billion standby credit facility with a group of lenders, under which the Participating Funds may borrow for various purposes other than leveraging for investment purposes. Each Participating Fund is allocated a designated proportion of the facility’s capacity (and its associated costs, as described below) based upon a multi-factor assessment of the likelihood and frequency of its need to draw on the facility, the size of the Fund and its anticipated draws, and the potential importance of such draws to the operations and well-being of the Fund, relative to those of the other Funds. A Fund may effect draws on the facility in excess of its designated capacity if and to the extent that other Participating Funds have undrawn capacity. The credit facility expires in June 2020 unless extended or renewed.
The credit facility has the following terms: a fee of 0.15% per annum on unused commitment amounts, and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which are recognized as a component of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations, and along with commitment fees, have been allocated among such Participating Funds based upon the relative proportions of the facility’s aggregate capacity reserved for them and other factors deemed relevant by the Adviser and the Board of each Participating Fund.
During the current fiscal period, the Funds utilized this facility. Each Fund’s maximum outstanding balance during the utilization period was as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Maximum outstanding balance | $179,420 | $6,700,000 | $10,146,828 | $1,760,885 |
During each Fund's utilization period(s) during the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding and average annual interest rate on the Borrowings were as follows:
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| Average daily balance outstanding | $179,420 | $2,855,251 | $10,146,828 | $1,760,885 |
| Average annual interest rate | 3.50% | 3.36% | 3.50% | 3.50% |
Borrowings outstanding as of the end of the reporting period are recognized as "Borrowings" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.
9. New Accounting Pronouncements
Disclosure Update and Simplification
During August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532,Disclosure Update and Simplification (“Final Rule Release No. 33-10532”). Final Rule Release No. 33-10532 amends certain financial statement disclosure requirements to conform to U.S. GAAP. The amendments to Rule 6-04.17 of Regulation S-X (balance sheet) remove the requirement to separately state the book basis components of net assets: undistributed (over-distribution of) net investment income (“UNII”), accumulated undistributed net realized gains (losses), and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at the balance sheet date. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose total distributable earnings. The amendments to Rule 6-09 of Regulation S-X (statement of changes in net assets) remove the requirement to separately state the sources of distributions paid. Instead, consistent with U.S. GAAP, funds will be required to disclose the total amount of distributions paid, except that any tax return of capital must be separately disclosed. The amendments also remove the requirement to parenthetically state the book basis amount of UNII on the statement of changes in net assets.
The requirements of Final Rule Release No. 33-10532 are effective November 5, 2018, and the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the current reporting period have been modified accordingly. In addition, certain amounts within each Fund’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the prior fiscal period have been modified to conform to Final Rule Release No. 33-10532.
For the prior fiscal period, the total amount of distributions paid to shareholders from the net investment income and from accumulated net realized gains, if any, are recognized as "Dividends" on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
As of May 31, 2018, the Funds' Statement of Changes in Net Assets reflected the following UNII balances.
| | Georgia | Louisiana | North Carolina | Tennessee |
| UNII at the end of period | $(212,118) | $307,861 | $(622,573) | $989,691 |
Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework
During August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements. ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosures required by Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. The amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. During the current reporting period, management early implemented this guidance. This implementation did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
Additional Fund Information
(Unaudited)
Fund Manager
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
One North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Legal Counsel
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL 60603
Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services
DST Asset Manager
Solutions, Inc. (DST)
P.O. Box 219140
Kansas City, MO 64121-9140
(800) 257-8787
Portfolio of Investments Information:Each Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. You may obtain this information on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information:You may obtain (i) information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.
FINRA BrokerCheck: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA member firms and associated investment professionals. This information as well as an investor brochure describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available to the public by calling the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline number at (800) 289-9999 or by visiting www.FINRA.org.
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
(Unaudited)
Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or offer price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.
Duration:Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s (or bond fund’s) value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond or fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or fund will change as interest rates change.
Effective Leverage (Effective Leverage Ratio):Effective leverage is investment exposure created either directly through certain borrowings or indirectly through inverse floaters, divided by the assets invested, including those assets that were purchased with the proceeds of the leverage, or referenced by the levered instrument. The calculation of the Effective Leverage Ratio reflects borrowings effected on a long-term basis for investment purposes, but excludes borrowings that may occur, on a transient basis, in connection with a Fund’s day-to-day operations primarily in connection with the need to pay cash out to redeeming shareholders or to settle portfolio trades.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country/region in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports.
Inverse Floating Rate Securities:Inverse floating rate securities, also known as inverse floaters or tender option bonds (TOBs), are created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust. This trust, in turn, (a) issues floating rate certificates typically paying short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties in amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) issues an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) to an investor (such as a fund) interested in gaining investment exposure to a long-term municipal bond. The income received by the holder of the inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the holder of the inverse floater bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk. The holder of the inverse floater typically also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. Hence, an inverse floater essentially represents an investment in the underlying bond on a leveraged basis.
Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average:Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Classification. Shareholders should note that the performance of the Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average represents the overall average of returns for funds from multiple states with a wide variety of municipal market conditions, making direct comparisons less meaningful. Lipper returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charge.
Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund’s Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash and accrued earnings) less its total liabilities. For funds with multiple classes, Net Assets are determined separately for each share class. NAV per share is equal to the fund’s (or share class’) Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding.
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report(Unaudited) (continued)
Pre-Refundings: Pre-Refunding, also known as advanced refundings or refinancings, is a procedure used by state and local governments to refinance municipal bonds to lower interest expenses. The issuer sells new bonds with a lower yield and uses the proceeds to buy U.S. Treasury securities, the interest from which is used to make payments on the higher yielding bonds. Because of this collateral, pre-refunding generally raises a bond’s credit rating and thus its value.
S&P Municipal Bond Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment-grade U.S. municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
Total Investment Exposure: Total investment exposure is a fund’s assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes a fund’s use of preferred stock and borrowings and investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities.
Zero Coupon Bond: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the bond. Income to the holder of the bond comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the bond at issuance and the par value of the bond at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon bonds generally are more volatile than the market prices of bonds that pay interest periodically.
Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process
(Unaudited)
At a meeting held on May 21-23, 2019 (the “May Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board” and each Trustee, a “Board Member”) of the Funds, including the Board Members who are not “interested persons” (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (the “Independent Board Members”), approved, for each Fund, the renewal of the management agreement (each, an “Investment Management Agreement”) with Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser serves as investment adviser to such Fund and the sub-advisory agreement (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) pursuant to which the Sub-Adviser serves as the sub-adviser to such Fund. Following an initial two-year period, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, is required under the 1940 Act to review and approve each Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the applicable Fund on an annual basis. The Investment Management Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements” and the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are collectively, the “Fund Advisers” and each, a “Fund Adviser.”
In response to a request on behalf of the Independent Board Members by independent legal counsel, the Board received and reviewed prior to the May Meeting extensive materials specifically prepared for the annual review of Advisory Agreements by the Adviser as well as by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data. The materials provided in connection with the annual review covered a breadth of subject matter including, but not limited to, a description of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Fund Advisers; a review of the Sub-Adviser and investment team; an analysis of fund performance in absolute terms and as compared to the performance of certain peer funds and benchmarks with a focus on any performance outliers; an analysis of the fees and expense ratios of the Nuveen funds in absolute terms and as compared to those of certain peer funds with a focus on any expense outliers; a description of portfolio manager compensation; a review of the performance of various service providers; a description of various initiatives Nuveen had undertaken or continued during the year for the benefit of particular fund(s) and/or the complex; a description of the profitability or financial data of Nuveen and the Sub-Adviser; and a description of indirect benefits received by the Fund Advisers as a result of their relationships with the Nuveen funds. The Board Members held an in-person meeting on April 17-18, 2019 (the “April Meeting”), in part, to review and discuss the performance of the Nuveen funds and the Adviser’s evaluation of the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds. The Independent Board Members asked questions and requested additional information that was provided for the May Meeting.
The information prepared specifically for the annual review of the Advisory Agreements supplemented the information provided to the Board and its committees throughout the year. The Board and its committees met regularly during the year and the information provided and topics discussed were relevant to the review of the Advisory Agreements. Some of these reports and other data included, among other things, materials that outlined the investment performance of the Nuveen funds; strategic plans of the Adviser which may impact the services it provides to the Nuveen funds; the review of the Nuveen funds and applicable investment teams; compliance, regulatory and risk management matters; the trading practices of the various sub-advisers; valuation of securities; fund expenses; payments to financial intermediaries, including 12b-1 fees and sub-transfer agency fees; and overall market and regulatory developments. The Board further continued its practice of seeking to meet periodically with the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds and their investment teams, when feasible. The Independent Board Members considered the review of the Advisory Agreements to be an ongoing process and employed the accumulated information, knowledge, and experience the Board Members had gained during their tenure on the boards governing the Nuveen funds and working with the Fund Advisers in their review of the Advisory Agreements. The contractual arrangements are a result of multiple years of review, negotiation and information provided in connection with the boards’ annual review of the Nuveen funds’ advisory arrangements and oversight of the Nuveen funds.
The Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel during the annual review process as well as throughout the year, including meeting in executive sessions with such counsel at which no representatives from the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser were present. In connection with their annual review, the Independent Board Members also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel outlining their fiduciary duties and legal standards in reviewing the Advisory Agreements.
Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process(Unaudited) (continued)
In deciding to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members did not identify a particular factor or information as determinative or controlling, but rather the decision reflected the comprehensive consideration of all the information provided, and each Board Member may have attributed different levels of importance to the various factors and information considered in connection with the approval process. The following summarizes the principal factors and information, but not all the factors, the Board considered in deciding to renew the Advisory Agreements and its conclusions.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In evaluating the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of the applicable Fund Adviser’s services provided to the respective Fund with particular focus on the services and enhancements to such services provided during the last year. The Board recognized that the Adviser provides a comprehensive set of services necessary to operate the Nuveen funds in a highly regulated industry and noted that the scope of such services has expanded over the years as a result of regulatory, market and other developments, such as the development of the liquidity management program and expanded compliance programs. Some of the functions the Adviser is responsible for include, but are not limited to: product management (such as analyzing a fund’s position in the marketplace, setting dividends, preparing shareholder and intermediary communications and other due diligence support); investment oversight (such as analyzing fund performance, sub-advisers and investment teams and analyzing trade executions of portfolio transactions, soft dollar practices and securities lending activities); securities valuation services (such as executing the daily valuation process for portfolio securities and developing and recommending changes to valuation policies and procedures); risk management (such as overseeing operational and investment risks, including stress testing); fund administration (such as preparing fund tax returns and other tax compliance services, overseeing the Nuveen funds’ independent public accountants and other service providers; managing fund budgets and expenses; and helping to fulfill the funds’ regulatory filing requirements); oversight of shareholder services and transfer agency functions (such as oversight and liaison of transfer agent service providers which include registered shareholder customer service and transaction processing); Board relations services (such as organizing and administering Board and committee meetings, preparing various reports to the Board and committees and providing other support services); compliance and regulatory oversight services (such as developing and maintaining a compliance program to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, monitoring compliance with applicable fund policies and procedures and adherence to investment restrictions, and evaluating the compliance programs of the Nuveen fund sub-advisers and certain other service providers); and legal support and oversight of outside law firms (such as with respect to filing and updating registration statements; maintaining various regulatory registrations; and providing legal interpretations regarding fund activities, applicable regulations and implementation of policies and procedures). In reviewing the scope and quality of services, the Board recognized the continued efforts and resources the Adviser and its affiliates have employed to continue to enhance their services for the benefit of the complex as well as particular Nuveen funds over recent years. Such service enhancements have included, but are not limited to:
| • | Fund Improvements and Product Management Initiatives – continuing to proactively manage the Nuveen fund complex as a whole and at the individual fund level with an aim to enhance the shareholder outcomes through, among other things, repositioning funds, merging funds, introducing additional share classes, reviewing and updating investment policies and benchmarks, modifying the composition of certain portfolio management teams and analyzing various data to help devise such improvements; |
| • | Capital Initiatives – continuing to invest capital to support new funds with initial capital as well as to facilitate modifications to the strategies or structure of existing funds; |
| • | Compliance Program Initiatives – continuing efforts to enhance the compliance program through, among other things, internally integrating various portfolio management teams and aligning compliance support accordingly, completing a comprehensive review of existing policies and procedures and revising such policies and procedures as appropriate, enhancing compliance-related technologies and workflows, and optimizing compliance shared services across the organization and affiliates; |
| • | Risk Management and Valuation Services - continuing efforts to strengthen the risk management functions, including through, among other things, enhancing the interaction and reporting between the investment risk management team and various affiliates, increasing the efficiency of risk monitoring performed on the Nuveen funds through improved reporting, continuing to implement risk programs designed to provide a more disciplined and consistent approach to identifying and mitigating operational risks, continuing progress on implementing a liquidity program that complies with the new liquidity regulatory requirements and continuing to oversee the daily valuation process; |
| • | Additional Compliance Services – continuing investment of time and resources necessary to develop the compliance policies and procedures and other related tools necessary to meet the various new regulatory requirements affecting the Nuveen funds that have been adopted over recent years; |
| • | Government Relations – continuing efforts of various Nuveen teams and affiliates to advocate and communicate their positions with lawmakers and other regulatory bodies on issues that will impact the Nuveen funds; |
| • | Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Information Services – establishing an information security program to help identify and manage information security risks, periodically testing disaster recovery plans, maintaining and updating business continuity plans and providing reports to the Board, at least annually, addressing, among other things, management’s security risk assessment, cyber risk profile, incident tracking and other relevant information technology risk-related reports; and |
| • | Expanded Dividend Management Services – continuing to expand the services necessary to manage the dividends among the varying types of Nuveen funds that have developed as the Nuveen complex has grown in size and scope. |
In addition to the services provided by the Adviser, the Board also considered the risks borne by the Adviser and its affiliates in managing the Nuveen funds, including entrepreneurial, operational, reputational, regulatory and litigation risks.
The Board further considered the division of responsibilities between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and recognized that the Sub-Adviser and its investment personnel generally are responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio. The Board noted that the Adviser oversees the Sub-Adviser and considered an analysis of the Sub-Adviser provided by the Adviser which included, among other things, the Sub-Adviser’s assets under management and changes thereto, a summary of the investment team and changes thereto, the investment approach of the team and the performance of the funds sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser over various periods. The Board further considered at the May Meeting or prior meetings evaluations of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and trade execution. The Board noted that the Adviser recommended the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreements.
Based on its review, the Board determined, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the respective Funds under each applicable Advisory Agreement.
B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and Fund Advisers
In evaluating the quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, the Board also received and considered the investment performance of the Nuveen funds they advise. In this regard, the Board reviewed Fund performance over the quarter, one-, three- and five-year periods ending December 31, 2018 as well as performance data for the first quarter of 2019 ending March 29, 2019. The performance data was based on Class A shares; however, the performance of other classes should be substantially similar as they invest in the same portfolio of securities and differences in performance among the classes would be principally attributed to the variations in the expense structures of the classes. Unless otherwise indicated, the performance data referenced below reflects the periods ended December 31, 2018. The Board considered the Adviser’s analysis of each fund’s performance, with particular focus on funds that were considered performance outliers and the factors contributing to their performance. The Board also noted that it received performance data of the Nuveen funds during its quarterly meetings throughout the year and took into account the discussions that occurred at these Board meetings regarding fund performance. In this regard, in its evaluation of Nuveen fund performance at meetings throughout the year, the Board considered performance information for the funds for different time periods, both absolute and relative to appropriate benchmarks and peers, with particular attention to information indicating underperformance of the respective funds and discussed with the Adviser the reasons for such underperformance.
The Board reviewed both absolute and relative fund performance during the annual review. With respect to the latter, the Board considered fund performance in comparison to the performance of peer funds (the “Performance Peer Group”) and recognized and/or customized benchmarks (i.e., generally benchmarks derived from multiple recognized benchmarks). In considering performance data, the Board is aware of certain inherent limitations with such data, including that differences between the objective(s), strategies and other characteristics of the Nuveen funds compared to the respective Performance Peer Group and/or benchmark(s) (such as differences in the use of leverage) will necessarily contribute to differences in performance results and limit the value of the comparative information. To assist the Board in its review of the comparability of the relative performance, the Adviser has ranked the relevancy of the peer group to the funds as low, medium or high. Depending on the facts and circumstances, however, the Board may be satisfied with a fund’s performance notwithstanding that its performance may be below its benchmark or peer group for certain periods. In addition, the performance data may vary significantly depending on the end date selected, and shareholders may evaluate fund performance based on their own holding period which may differ from the performance periods reviewed by the Board leading to different results. Further, the Board considered a fund’s performance in light of the overall financial market conditions during the respective periods. As noted above, the Board reviewed, among other things, Nuveen fund performance over various periods ended December 31, 2018, and the Board was aware of the market decline in the fourth quarter of 2018 and considered performance from the first quarter of 2019 as well. The Board also noted that a shorter period of underperformance may significantly impact longer term performance.
In their review of performance, the Independent Board Members focused, in particular, on the Adviser’s analysis of Nuveen funds determined to be underperforming performance outliers. The Board recognized that some periods of underperformance may only be temporary while other periods of underperformance may indicate a broader issue that may require a corrective action. Accordingly, with respect to any Nuveen funds for which the Board had identified performance issues, the Board monitors such funds closely until performance improves, discusses with the Adviser the reasons for such results, considers whether any steps are necessary or appropriate to address such issues, and reviews the results of any efforts undertaken.
The Board’s determinations with respect to each Fund are summarized below.
Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process(Unaudited) (continued)
For Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund (the “Georgia Fund”), the Board noted the Fund underperformed its benchmark and ranked in the fourth quartile of its Performance Peer Group in the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation of the various factors that detracted from the Fund’s relative performance and was satisfied with the Adviser’s explanation.
For Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund (the “Louisiana Fund”), the Fund ranked in the first quartile of its Performance Peer Group in the one- and five-year periods and second quartile in the three-year period. Although the Fund’s performance was below its benchmark in the one- and three-year periods, the Fund outperformed its benchmark in the five-year period. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s overall performance.
For Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund (the “North Carolina Fund”), the Board noted that the Fund ranked in the fourth quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one- and three-year periods and third quartile for the five-year period. The Fund’s performance was also below the performance of its benchmark for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation of the various factors that detracted from the Fund’s relative performance and was satisfied with the Adviser’s explanation.
For Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund (the “Tennessee Fund”), the Board noted that although the Fund’s performance was below its benchmark in the one- , three- and five-year periods and the Fund ranked in the fourth quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one-year period, the Fund ranked in the third quartile for the three-year period and second quartile for the five-year period. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s overall performance.
C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability
1. Fees and Expenses
In its annual review, the Board considered the fees paid to the Fund Advisers and the total operating expense ratio of each Nuveen fund, before and after any undertaking by Nuveen to limit the fund’s total annual operating expenses to certain levels. More specifically, the Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, each fund’s gross and net management fee rates (i.e., before and after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any) and net total expense ratio in relation to those of a comparable universe of funds (the “Peer Universe”) and to a more focused subset of comparable funds (the “Peer Group”) established by Broadridge. The Independent Board Members reviewed the methodology Broadridge employed to establish its Peer Universe and Peer Group and recognized that differences between the applicable fund and its respective Peer Universe and/or Peer Group as well as changes to the composition of the Peer Group and/or Peer Universe from year to year may limit some of the value of the comparative data. The Independent Board Members also considered a fund’s operating expense ratio as it more directly reflected the shareholder’s costs in investing in the respective fund.
In their review, the Independent Board Members considered, in particular, each fund with a net expense ratio of six basis points or higher compared to that of its peer average (each, an “Expense Outlier Fund”), and an analysis as to the factors contributing to each such fund’s higher relative net expense ratio. Accordingly, in reviewing the comparative data between a fund and its peers, the Board generally considered the fund’s net expense ratio and fees to be higher if they were over 10 basis points higher, slightly higher if they were 6 to 10 basis points higher, in line if they were within approximately 5 basis points higher than the peer average and below if they were below the peer average of the Peer Group. The Independent Board Members also considered, in relevant part, a fund’s net management fee and net total expense ratio in light of its performance history.
In their review of the fee arrangements for the Nuveen funds, the Independent Board Members considered the management fee schedules, including the complex-wide and fund-level breakpoint schedules, and the expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers provided by Nuveen for each fund, as applicable. The Board noted that across the Nuveen fund complex, the complex-wide fee breakpoints reduced fees by $51.5 million and fund-level breakpoints reduced fees by $55.1 million in 2018. Further, fee caps and waivers for all applicable Nuveen funds saved an additional $15 million in fees for shareholders in 2018.
With respect to the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the sub-advisory fee paid to the Sub-Adviser, including any breakpoint schedule, and as described below, comparative data of the fees the Sub-Adviser charges to other clients, if any.
The Independent Board Members noted that the Georgia Fund and the Louisiana Fund each had a net management fee slightly higher than its peer average but a net expense ratio in line with its peer average; the North Carolina Fund had a net management fee slightly higher than its peer average but a net expense ratio that was the same as its peer average; and the Tennessee Fund had a net management fee slightly higher than its peer average but a net expense ratio below its peer average. Based on its review of the information provided, the Board determined that each Fund’s management fees (as applicable) to a Fund Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund.
2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients
In determining the appropriateness of fees, the Board also reviewed information regarding the fee rates the respective Fund Advisers charged to certain other types of clients and the type of services provided to these other clients. With respect to the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser, such other clients may include retail and institutional managed accounts, passively managed exchange-traded funds sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser but
that are offered by another fund complex and municipal managed accounts offered by an unaffiliated adviser. With respect to the Sub-Adviser, the Board reviewed, among other things, the fee range and average fee of municipal retail wrap accounts and municipal institutional accounts.
In addition to the comparative fee data, the Board also reviewed, among other things, a description of the different levels of services provided to the clients noted above compared to the services provided to the Nuveen funds as well as the differences in portfolio investment policies, investor profiles, account sizes and regulatory requirements, all of which contribute to the variations in the fee schedules. The Board noted, among other things, the wide range of services in addition to investment management services provided to the Nuveen funds when the Adviser is principally responsible for all aspects of operating the funds, including the increased regulatory requirements that must be met in managing the funds, the larger account sizes of managed accounts and the increased entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risks that the Adviser incurs in sponsoring and managing the funds. In general, higher fee levels reflect higher levels of service provided by the Adviser, increased investment management complexity, greater product management requirements, and higher levels of business risk or some combination of these factors. The Board further considered that the Sub-Adviser’s fee is essentially for portfolio management services and therefore more comparable to the fees it receives for retail wrap accounts and other external sub-advisory mandates. The Board concluded the varying levels of fees were justified given, among other things, the inherent differences in the products and the level of services provided to the Nuveen funds versus other clients, the differing regulatory requirements and legal liabilities and the entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risks incurred in sponsoring and advising a registered investment company.
3. Profitability of Fund Advisers
In conjunction with their review of fees, the Independent Board Members considered information regarding Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory services to the Nuveen funds for the calendar years 2018 and 2017. The Board reviewed, among other things, Nuveen’s net margins (pre-tax) (both including and excluding distribution expenses); gross and net revenue margins (pre- and post-tax); revenues, expenses, and net income (pre-tax and after-tax and before distribution) of Nuveen for fund advisory services; and comparative profitability data comparing the adjusted margins of Nuveen compared to the adjusted margins of certain peers with publicly available data and with the most comparable assets under management (based on asset size and asset composition) for each of the last two calendar years. The Board also reviewed the revenues and expenses the Adviser derived from its exchange-traded fund product line that was launched in 2016. The Independent Board Members noted that Nuveen’s net margins were higher in 2018 than the previous year and considered the key drivers behind the revenue and expense changes that impacted Nuveen’s net margins between the years. The Board considered the costs of investments in the Nuveen business, including the investment of seed capital in certain Nuveen funds and additional investments in infrastructure and technology. The Independent Board Members also noted that Nuveen’s adjusted margins from its relationships with the Nuveen funds were on the low range compared to the adjusted margins of the peers; however, the Independent Board Members recognized the inherent limitations of the comparative data of other publicly traded peers given that the calculation of profitability is rather subjective and numerous factors (such as types of funds, business mix, cost of capital, methodology to allocate expenses and other factors) can have a significant impact on the results.
The Independent Board Members also reviewed a description of the expense allocation methodology employed to develop the financial information and a summary of the history of changes to the methodology over the ten-year period from 2008 to 2018, and recognized that other reasonable allocation methodologies could be employed and lead to significantly different results. The Board noted that two Independent Board Members, along with independent counsel, serve as the Board’s liaisons to review profitability and discuss any proposed changes to the methodology prior to the full Board’s review.
Aside from Nuveen’s profitability, the Board recognized that the Adviser is a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). As such, the Board also reviewed a balance sheet for TIAA reflecting its assets, liabilities and capital and contingency reserves for the 2018 and 2017 calendar years to consider the financial strength of TIAA having recognized the importance of having an adviser with significant resources.
In addition to Nuveen, the Independent Board Members also considered the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from its relationships with the Nuveen funds. In this regard, the Independent Board Members reviewed the Sub-Adviser’s revenues, expenses and revenue margins (pre- and post-tax) for its advisory activities for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018. The Independent Board Members also reviewed a profitability analysis reflecting the revenues, expenses and revenue margin (pre- and post-tax) by asset type for the Sub-Adviser for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018 and the pre- and post-tax revenue margin from 2018 and 2017.
In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Independent Board Members also considered any other ancillary benefits derived by the respective Fund Adviser from its relationship with the Nuveen funds as discussed in further detail below.
Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process(Unaudited) (continued)
Based on a consideration of all the information provided, the Board noted that Nuveen’s and the Sub-Adviser’s level of profitability was acceptable and not unreasonable in light of the services provided.
D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale
With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Board Members noted that although economies of scale are difficult to measure, the Adviser shares the benefits of economies of scale in various ways including breakpoints in the management fee schedule (subject to limited exceptions), fee waivers and/or expense limitations, the pricing of Nuveen funds at scale at inception and investments in its business which can enhance the services provided to the funds for the fees paid. With respect to breakpoint schedules, because the Board had previously recognized that economies of scale may occur not only when the assets of a particular Nuveen fund grow but also when the assets in the complex grow, the Nuveen funds generally pay the Adviser a management fee comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component each with its own breakpoint schedule, subject to certain exceptions. In general terms, the breakpoint schedule at the fund level reduces fees as assets in the particular fund pass certain thresholds and the breakpoint schedule at the complex level reduces fees on the Nuveen funds as the eligible assets in the complex pass certain thresholds. The Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, the fund-level and complex-level fee schedules and the temporary and/or permanent expense caps applicable to certain Nuveen funds (including the amounts of fees waived or amounts reimbursed to the respective funds in 2017 and 2018). The Independent Board Members noted that as a result of fund-level management fee changes implemented in June 2017, none of the Nuveen open-end funds were above their top level fee breakpoint.
In addition, the Independent Board Members recognized the Adviser’s continued reinvestment in its business through, among other things, investments in its business infrastructure and information technology, portfolio accounting system as well as other systems and platforms that will, among other things, support growth, simplify and enhance information sharing, and enhance the investment process to the benefit of all of the Nuveen funds.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the current fee arrangements together with the Adviser’s reinvestment in its business appropriately shared any economies of scale with shareholders.
E. Indirect Benefits
The Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding other benefits the respective Fund Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationship with the Nuveen funds. The Independent Board Members recognized that an affiliate of the Adviser serves as principal underwriter providing distribution and/or shareholder services to the open-end funds. The Independent Board Members further noted that the Nuveen open-end funds pay 12b-1 fees and while a majority of such fees were paid to third party broker-dealers, the Board reviewed the amount retained by the Adviser’s affiliate as a result of serving as principal underwriter. In addition, the Independent Board Members also noted that the Sub-Adviser engages in soft dollar transactions pursuant to which it may receive the benefit of research products and other services provided by broker-dealers executing portfolio transactions on behalf of the applicable Nuveen funds.
The Board, however, noted that the benefits for the Sub-Adviser when transacting in fixed-income securities may be more limited as such securities generally trade on a principal basis and therefore do not generate brokerage commissions. Further, the Board noted that although the Sub-Adviser may benefit from the receipt of research and other services that it may otherwise have to pay for out of its own resources, the research may also benefit the Nuveen funds to the extent it enhances the ability of the Sub-Adviser to manage such funds or is acquired through the commissions paid on portfolio transactions of other clients.
Based on their review, the Board concluded that any indirect benefits received by a Fund Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Funds were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.
F. Other Considerations
The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser’s fees were reasonable in light of the services provided to each Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed.
Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)
The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the Funds. The number of Trustees of the Funds is currently set at ten. None of the Trustees who are not “interested” persons of the Funds (referred to herein as “Independent Trustees”) has ever been a Trustee or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the Trustees and officers of the Funds, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.
The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787 or visit the Funds’ website at www.nuveen.com.
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address | Position(s)
Held with
the Funds | Year First
Elected or
Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s)
Including other Directorships
During Past 5 Years | Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee |
| Independent Trustees: | | | |
Terence J. Toth
1959
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Chairman and
Trustee | 2008 | Formerly, a Co-Founding Partner, Promus Capital (2008-2017); Director, Fulcrum IT Service LLC (since 2010) and Quality Control Corporation (since 2012); member: Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008) and Mather Foundation Board (since 2012), and chair of its investment committee; formerly, Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (2008-2013); formerly, CEO and President, Northern Trust Global Investments (2004-2007); Executive Vice President, Quantitative Management & Securities Lending (2000-2004); prior thereto, various positions with Northern Trust Company (since 1994); formerly, Member, Northern Trust Mutual Funds Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Global Investments Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Japan Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities Inc. Board (2003- 2007) and Northern Trust Hong Kong Board (1997-2004). | 163 |
Jack B. Evans
1948
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1999 | Chairman (since 2019), formerly, President (1996-2019), The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation; Director and Chairman, United Fire Group, a publicly held company; Director, Public member, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (since 2015); Life Trustee of Coe College and the Iowa College Foundation; formerly, President Pro-Tem of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System; formerly, Director, Alliant Energy and The Gazette Company; formerly, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer, SCI Financial Group, Inc., a regional financial services firm. | 163 |
Trustees and Officers(Unaudited) (continued)
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address | Position(s)
Held with
the Funds | Year First
Elected or
Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s)
Including other Directorships
During Past 5 Years | Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee |
William C. Hunter
1948
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2003 | Dean Emeritus, formerly, Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (2006-2012); Director of Wellmark, Inc. (since 2009); past Director (2005-2015), and past President (2010- 2014) Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., The International Business Honor Society; formerly, Director (2004-2018) of Xerox Corporation; Dean and Distinguished Professor of Finance, School of Business at the University of Connecticut (2003-2006); previously, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995-2003); formerly, Director (1997-2007), Credit Research Center at Georgetown University. | 163 |
Albin F. Moschner
1952
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2016 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Northcroft Partners, LLC, a management consulting firm (since 2012); Chairman (since 2019), and Director (since 2012), USA Technologies, Inc., a provider of solutions and services to facilitate electronic payment transactions (since 2012); formerly, Director, Wintrust Financial Corporation (1996-2016); previously, held positions at Leap Wireless International, Inc., including Consultant (2011-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2008-2011), and Chief Marketing Officer (2004-2008); formerly, President, Verizon Card Services division of Verizon Communications, Inc. (2000-2003); formerly, President, One Point Services at One Point Communications (1999-2000); formerly, Vice Chairman of the Board, Diba, Incorporated (1996-1997); formerly, various executive positions (1991-1996) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-1996) of Zenith Electronics Corporation. | 163 |
John K. Nelson
1962
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2013 | Member of Board of Directors of Core12 LLC (since 2008), a private firm which develops branding, marketing and communications strategies for clients; serves on The President's Council, Fordham University (since 2010); and previously was a Director of The Curran Center for Catholic American Studies (2009-2018) formerly, senior external advisor to the financial services practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP (2012-2014); formerly, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Marian University (2010 as trustee, 2011- 2014 as Chairman); formerly, Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO N.V. North America, and Global Head of its Financial Markets Division (2007-2008); prior senior positions held at ABN AMRO include Corporate Executive Vice President and Head of Global Markets-the Americas (2006-2007), CEO of Wholesale Banking-North America and Global Head of Foreign Exchange and Futures Markets (2001-2006), and Regional Commercial Treasurer and Senior Vice President Trading-North America (1996-2001); formerly, Trustee at St. Edmund Preparatory School in New York City. | 163 |
Judith M. Stockdale
1947
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1997 | Board Member, Land Trust Alliance (since 2013) and U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (since 2013); formerly, Executive Director (1994-2012), Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994). | 163 |
Carole E. Stone
1947
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2007 | Former Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange (2006-2017), and C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (2009-2017); Director, Cboe L.C. Global Markets, Inc., formerly, CBOE Holdings, Inc. (since 2010); formerly, Commissioner, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (2005-2010). | 163 |
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address | Position(s)
Held with
the Funds | Year First
Elected or
Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s)
Including other Directorships
During Past 5 Years | Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee |
Margaret L. Wolff
1955
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2016 | Formerly, member of the Board of Directors (2013-2017) of Travelers Insurance Company of Canada and The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (each, a part of Travelers Canada, the Canadian operation of The Travelers Companies, Inc.); formerly, Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Mergers & Acquisitions Group) (2005-2014); Member of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital (since 2005); Member (since 2004) and Chair (since 2015) of the Board of Trustees of The John A. Hartford Foundation (a philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults); formerly, Member (2005-2015) and Vice Chair (2011-2015) of the Board of Trustees of Mt. Holyoke College. | 163 |
Robert L. Young(2)
1963
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2017 | Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Director, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (2010-2016); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer (2013-2016), and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2005-2010), of J.P. Morgan Funds; formerly, Director and various officer positions for J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. and formerly, One Group Administrative Services) and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (formerly, One Group Dealer Services, Inc.) (1999-2017). | 161 |
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address | Position(s)
Held with
the Funds | Year First
Elected or
Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s)
Including other Directorships
During Past 5 Years | Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee |
| Interested Trustee: | | | |
Margo L. Cook(3)
1964
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2016 | President (since 2017), formerly, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President (2016-2017), formerly, Senior Executive Vice President of Nuveen Investments, Inc; Executive Vice President (since 2017) of Nuveen, LLC; President, Global Products and Solutions (since 2017), and Co-Chief Executive Officer (since 2015), formerly, Executive Vice President (2013-2015) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; President (since 2017), formerly, Co-President (2016-2017), formerly Senior Executive Vice President (2015-2016) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (Executive Vice President 2011-2015); President (since 2017), Nuveen Alternative Investments, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst. | 163 |
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address | Position(s)
Held with
the Funds | Year First
Elected or
Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years | |
| Officers of the Funds: | | | | |
Greg A. Bottjer
1971
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Chief Administrative Officer | 2016 | Senior (since 2017) Managing Director (since 2011), formerly, Senior Vice President (2007-2010) of Nuveen; Senior (since 2017) Managing Director (since 2016) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst. | |
Mark J. Czarniecki
1979
901 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Vice President
and Assistant
Secretary | 2013 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2016) and Nuveen Fund Advisors (since 2017); Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen (since 2013) and Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management (since March 2018). | |
Trustees and Officers(Unaudited) (continued)
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address | Position(s)
Held with
the Funds | Year First
Elected or
Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years | |
Diana R. Gonzalez
1978
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President
and Assistant
Secretary | 2017 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2017); Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen (since 2017); Associate General Counsel of Jackson National Asset Management (2012-2017). | |
Nathaniel T. Jones
1979
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President
and Treasurer | 2016 | Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Senior Vice President (2016-2017), formerly, Vice President (2011- 2016) of Nuveen; Managing Director of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst. | |
Walter M. Kelly
1970
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Chief Compliance
Officer and Vice
President | 2003 | Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Senior Vice President (2008-2017) of Nuveen Investments Holdings, Inc. | |
Tina M. Lazar
1961
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2002 | Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Senior Vice President (2014-2017) of Nuveen Securities, LLC. | |
Kevin J. McCarthy
1966
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President
and Assistant Secretary | 2007 | Senior Managing Director (since 2017) and Secretary and General Counsel (since 2016) of Nuveen Investments, Inc., formerly, Executive Vice President (2016-2017) and Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (2008-2016); Senior Managing Director (since 2017) and Assistant Secretary (since 2008) of Nuveen Securities, LLC, formerly Executive Vice President (2016-2017) and Managing Director (2008-2016); Senior Managing Director (since 2017), Secretary (since 2016) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly, Executive Vice President (2016-2017), Managing Director (2008-2016) and Assistant Secretary (2007-2016); Senior Managing Director (since 2017), Secretary (since 2016) and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, formerly Executive Vice President (2016-2017) and Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (2011-2016); Senior Managing Director (since 2017) and Secretary (since 2016) of Nuveen Investments Advisers, LLC, formerly Executive Vice President (2016-2017); Vice President (since 2007) and Secretary (since 2016), formerly, Assistant Secretary, of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Symphony Asset Management, LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC and Winslow Capital Management, LLC (since 2010). Senior Managing Director (since 2017) and Secretary (since 2016) of Nuveen Alternative Investments, LLC. | |
Christopher M. Rohrbacher
1971
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President
and
Secretary | 2008 | Managing Director (since 2017) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Senior Vice President (2016-2017) and Assistant Secretary (since 2016) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. | |
William A. Siffermann
1975
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2017 | Managing Director (since 2017), formerly Senior Vice President (2016-2017) and Vice President (2011-2016) of Nuveen. | |
Joel T. Slager
1978
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President
and Assistant
Secretary | 2013 | Fund Tax Director for Nuveen Funds (since 2013); previously, Vice President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc., Assistant Treasurer of the Morgan Stanley Funds (from 2010 to 2013). | |
E. Scott Wickerham
1973
TIAA
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017 | Vice President
and Controller | 2019 | Senior Managing Director, Head of Fund Administration at Nuveen, LLC (since 2019), formerly, Managing Director; Senior Managing Director (since 2019), Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer (since 2017) to the TIAA-CREF Funds, the TIAA-CREF Life Funds, the TIAA Separate Account VA-1 and the Treasurer (since 2017) to the CREF Accounts; Senior Director, TIAA-CREF Fund Administration (2014-2015); has held various positions with TIAA since 2006. | |
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address | Position(s)
Held with
the Funds | Year First
Elected or
Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years | |
Gifford R. Zimmerman
1956
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
| Vice President
and Assistant
Secretary | 1988 | Managing Director (since 2002), and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2004) and Assistant Secretary (since 1994) of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary (since 1997) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2011); Vice President (since 2017), formerly, Managing Director (2003-2017) and Assistant Secretary (since 2003) of Symphony Asset Management LLC ; Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2002) of Nuveen Investments Advisers, LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC (since 2002), Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006) and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC, (since 2010); Chartered Financial Analyst. | |
(1) Trustees serve an indefinite term until his/her successor is elected or appointed. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the director was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Fund Complex.
(2) On May 25, 2017, Mr. Young was appointed as a Board Member, effective July 1, 2017. He is a Board Member of each of the Nuveen Funds, except Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund and Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund.
(3) “Interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of her position with Nuveen, LLC. and certain of its subsidiaries.
(4) Officers serve one year terms through August of each year. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the officer was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Fund Complex.
Nuveen:
Serving Investors for Generations
Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen to provide dependable investment solutions through continued adherence to proven, long-term investing principles. Today, we offer a range of high quality solutions designed to be integral components of a well-diversified core portfolio.
Focused on meeting investor needs.
Nuveen is the investment manager of TIAA. We have grown into one of world’s premier global asset managers, with specialist knowledge across all major asset classes and particular strength in solutions that provide income for investors and that draw on our expertise in alternatives and responsible investing. Nuveen is driven not only by the independent investment processes across the firm, but also the insights, risk management, analytics and other tools and resources that a truly world-class platform provides. As a global asset manager, our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to create solutions which help them secure their financial future.
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no amendments to or waivers from the code during the period covered by this report. The registrant has posted the code of ethics on its website at www.nuveen.com/MutualFunds/ShareholderResources/FundGovernance.aspx. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant’s Board of Directors or Trustees (“Board”) determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The registrant’s audit committee financial experts are Carole E. Stone, Jack B. Evans and William C. Hunter, who are “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Ms. Stone served for five years as Director of the New York State Division of the Budget. As part of her role as Director, Ms. Stone was actively involved in overseeing the development of the State’s operating, local assistance and capital budgets, its financial plan and related documents; overseeing the development of the State’s bond-related disclosure documents and certifying that they fairly presented the State’s financial position; reviewing audits of various State and local agencies and programs; and coordinating the State’s system of internal audit and control. Prior to serving as Director, Ms. Stone worked as a budget analyst/examiner with increasing levels of responsibility over a 30 year period, including approximately five years as Deputy Budget Director. Ms. Stone has also served as Chair of the New York State Racing Association Oversight Board, as Chair of the Public Authorities Control Board, as a Commissioner on the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform and as a member of the Boards of Directors of several New York State public authorities. These positions have involved overseeing operations and finances of certain entities and assessing the adequacy of project/entity financing and financial reporting. Currently, Ms. Stone is on the Board of Directors of CBOE Holdings, Inc., of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and of C2 Options Exchange. Ms. Stone’s position on the boards of these entities and as a member of both CBOE Holdings’ Audit Committee and its Finance Committee has involved, among other things, the oversight of audits, audit plans and preparation of financial statements.
Mr. Evans was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of SCI Financial Group, Inc., a full service registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser (“SCI”). As part of his role as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Evans actively supervised the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) and actively supervised the CFO’s preparation of financial statements and other filings with various regulatory authorities. In such capacity, Mr. Evans was actively involved in the preparation of SCI’s financial statements and the resolution of issues raised in connection therewith. Mr. Evans has also served on the audit committee of various reporting companies. At such companies, Mr. Evans was involved in the oversight of audits, audit plans, and the preparation of financial statements. Mr. Evans also formerly chaired the audit committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Mr. Hunter was formerly a Senior Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. As part of his role as Senior Vice President, Mr. Hunter was the senior officer responsible for all operations of each of the Economic Research, Statistics, and Community and Consumer Affairs units at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In such capacity, Mr. Hunter oversaw the subunits of the Statistics and Community and Consumer Affairs divisions responsible for the analysis and evaluation of bank and bank holding company financial statements and financial filings. Prior to serving as Senior Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Mr. Hunter was the Vice President of the Financial Markets unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where he supervised financial staff and bank holding company analysts who analyzed and evaluated bank and bank holding company financial statements. Mr. Hunter also currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Xerox Corporation and Wellmark, Inc. as well as on the Audit Committees of such Boards. As an Audit Committee member, Mr. Hunter’s responsibilities include, among other things, reviewing financial statements, internal audits and internal controls over financial reporting. Mr. Hunter also formerly was a Professor of Finance at the University of Connecticut School of Business and has authored numerous scholarly articles on the topics of finance, accounting and economics.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
The following tables show the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Funds’ auditor, billed to the Funds’ during the Funds’ last two full fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, provided to the Funds, except for those non-audit services that were subject to the pre-approval exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “pre-approval exception”). The preapproval exception for services provided directly to the Funds waives the pre-approval requirement for services other than audit, review or attest services if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Funds during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Funds did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee’s attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the audit is completed.
The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).
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Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2019 | | Audit Fees Billed
to Funds1 | | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Funds2 | | | Tax Fees Billed
to Funds3 | | | All Other Fees
Billed to Funds 4 | |
Fund Name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund | | | 29,685 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund | | | 29,710 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund | | | 31,055 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund | | | 30,665 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 121,115 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
| 1 | | “Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. |
| 2 | | “Audit-Related Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees”. These fees include offerings related to the Fund’s common shares and leverage. |
| 3 | | “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. These fees include: all global withholding tax services; excise and state tax reviews; capital gain, tax equalization and taxable basis calculations performed by the principal accountant. |
| 4 | | “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”. These fees represent all “Agreed-Upon Procedures” engagements pertaining to the Fund’s use of leverage. |
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| | | Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | |
| | | Audit Fees Billed
to Funds | | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Funds | | | Tax Fees
Billed to Funds | | | All Other Fees
Billed to Funds | |
Fund Name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
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Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2018 | | Audit Fees Billed
to Funds1 | | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Funds2 | | | Tax Fees
Billed to Funds 3 | | | All Other Fees
Billed to Funds 4 | |
Fund Name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund | | | 29,642 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund | | | 29,622 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund | | | 31,183 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund | | | 30,882 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 121,329 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
| 1 | | “Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. |
| 2 | | “Audit-Related Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees”. These fees include offerings related to the Fund’s common shares and leverage. |
| 3 | | “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. These fees include: all global withholding tax services; excise and state tax reviews; capital gain, tax equalization and taxable basis calculations performed by the principal accountant. |
| 4 | | “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”. These fees represent all “Agreed-Upon Procedures” engagements pertaining to the Fund’s use of leverage. |
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| | | Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | |
| | | Audit Fees Billed
to Funds | | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Funds | | | Tax Fees
Billed to Funds | | | All Other Fees
Billed to Funds | |
Fund Name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
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Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2019 | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | | | Tax Fees Billed to
Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | | | All Other Fees
Billed to Adviser
and Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | |
Nuveen Multistate Trust III | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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| | | Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | |
| | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | | | Tax Fees Billed to
Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | | | All Other Fees
Billed to Adviser
and Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | |
| | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
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Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2018 | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | | | Tax Fees Billed to
Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers
| | | All Other Fees
Billed to Adviser
and Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | |
Nuveen Multistate Trust III | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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| | | Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | |
| | | Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | | | Tax Fees Billed to
Adviser and
Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | | | All Other Fees
Billed to Adviser
and Affiliated Fund
Service Providers | |
| | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
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Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2019 | | Total Non-Audit Fees
Billed to Trust | | | Total Non-Audit Fees
billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund Service
Providers (engagements
related directly to the
operations and financial
reporting of the Trust) | | | Total Non-Audit Fees
billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund Service
Providers (all other
engagements) | | | Total | |
Fund Name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
“Non-Audit Fees billed to Fund” for both fiscal year ends represent “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” billed to Fund in their respective amounts from the previous table.
Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.
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Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2018 | | Total Non-Audit Fees
Billed to Trust | | | Total Non-Audit Fees
billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund Service
Providers (engagements
related directly to the
operations and financial
reporting of the Trust) | | | Total Non-Audit Fees
billed to Adviser and
Affiliated Fund Service
Providers (all other
engagements) | | | Total | |
Fund Name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuveen Georgia Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Nuveen Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
“Non-Audit Fees billed to Fund” for both fiscal year ends represent “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” billed to Fund in their respective amounts from the previous table.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Funds by the Funds’ independent accountant and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Funds’ independent accountant for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountant for the Funds and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Trust), such engagements will be (i) pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee Chairman for his verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under $10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under $5,000.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
| a) | | See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1. |
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FORCLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OFCLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BYCLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
| | (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 Rule30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules13a-15(b) or15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
| | (b) | | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.
File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.
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| (a)(1) | | Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable because the code is posted on registrant’s website at www.nuveen.com/MutualFunds/ShareholderResources/FundGovernance.aspx and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.) |
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| (a)(2) | | A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required byRule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: SeeEX-99.CERT attached hereto. |
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| (a)(3) | | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable to this registrant. |
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| (a)(4) | | Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable. |
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| (b) | | If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule13a-14(b) or Rule15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an Exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registration specifically incorporates it by reference: SeeEX-99.906 CERT attached hereto. |
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.
(Registrant) Nuveen Multistate Trust III
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| By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Christopher M. Rohrbacher |
| | Christopher M. Rohrbacher |
| | Vice President and Secretary |
Date: August 8, 2019
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.
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| By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Greg A. Bottjer |
| | Greg A. Bottjer |
| | Chief Administrative Officer |
| | (principal executive officer) |
Date: August 8, 2019
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| By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ E. Scott Wickerham |
| | E. Scott Wickerham |
| �� | Vice President and Controller |
| | (principal financial officer) |
Date: August 8, 2019
