Nuveen Tax Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund (JTA) N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21471

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-917-7700

Date of fiscal year-end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2012

Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

NWQ Investment Management Company LLC

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
Vodafone Group plc	VOD	92857W209	United Kingdom	26-Jul-11	Annual	Management	1	Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director	For	For
						Management	3	Re-elect John Buchanan as Director	For	For
						Management	4	Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director	For	For
						Management	5	Re-elect Michel Combes as Director	For	For
						Management	6	Re-elect Andy Halford as Director	For	For
						Management	7	Re-elect Stephen Pusey as Director	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Renee James as Director	For	For
						Management	9	Re-elect Alan Jebson as Director	For	For
						Management	10	Re-elect Samuel Jonah as Director	For	For
						Management	11	Re-elect Nick Land as Director	For	For
						Management	12	Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director	For	For
						Management	13	Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director	For	For
						Management	14	Re-elect Anthony Watson as Director	For	For
						Management	15	Re-elect Philip Yea as Director	For	For
						Management	16	Approve Final Dividend	For	For
						Management	17	Approve Remuneration Report	For	For
						Management	18	Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors	For	For
						Management	19	Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors	For	For
						Management	20	Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights	For	For
						Management	21	Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights	For	For
						Management	22	Authorise Market Purchase	For	For
						Management	23	Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks’ Notice	For	For
CA, Inc.	CA	12673P105	USA	03-Aug-11	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Raymond J. Bromark	For	Against
						Management	2	Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes	For	Against
						Management	3	Elect Director Rohit Kapoor	For	Against
						Management	4	Elect Director Kay Koplovitz	For	Against
						Management	5	Elect Director Christopher B. Lofgren	For	Against
						Management	6	Elect Director William E. McCracken	For	Against
						Management	7	Elect Director Richard Sulpizio	For	Against
						Management	8	Elect Director Laura S. Unger	For	Against
						Management	9	Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach	For	Against
						Management	10	Elect Director Renato (Ron) Zambonini	For	Against
						Management	11	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	12	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	Against
						Management	13	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	One Year	One Year
						Management	14	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan	For	Against
						Management	15	Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan	For	For
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	TEVA	881624209	Israel	19-Sep-11	Annual	Management	1	Approve Final Dividend	For	For
						Management	2.1	Elect Chaim Hurvitz as Director	For	For
						Management	2.2	Elect Ory Slonim as Director	For	For
						Management	2.3	Elect Dan Suesskind as Director	For	For
						Management	3.1	Elect Joseph Nitzani as External Director and Approve His Remuneration	For	For
						Management	3.2	Elect Dafna Schwartz as External Director and Approve Her Remuneration	For	For
						Management	4	Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration	For	For
						Management	5	Approve Director/Officer Liability and Indemnification Insurance	For	For
						Management	6.1	Amend Remuneration of Vice Chairman	For	For
						Management	6.2	Approve Reimbursement of Expenses of Board Chairman	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	594918104	USA	15-Nov-11	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Dina Dublon	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director William H. Gates, III	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Reed Hastings	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Maria M. Klawe	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director David F. Marquardt	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Charles H. Noski	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Helmut Panke	For	For
						Management	10	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	11	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	One Year	One Year
						Management	12	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Share Holder	13	Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Environmental Sustainability	Against	Against
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd	ANG	035128206	South Africa	16-Nov-11	Special	Management	1	Authorise the Company to Provide Financial Assistance to Subsidiaries and Other Related or Inter-related Parties	For	For
Cisco Systems, Inc.	CSCO	17275R102	USA	07-Dec-11	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Carol A. Bartz	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director M. Michele Burns	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Michael D. Capellas	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Larry R. Carter	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director John T. Chambers	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Brian L. Halla	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director John L. Hennessy	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Arun Sarin	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director Steven M. West	For	For
						Management	12	Elect Director Jerry Yang	For	For
						Management	13	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For
						Management	14	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	15	Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency	One Year	One Year
						Management	16	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Share Holder	17	Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Environmental Sustainability	Against	Against
						Share Holder	18	Report on Internet Fragmentation	Against	For
						Share Holder	19	Stock Retention/Holding Period	Against	Against
Citigroup Inc.	C	172967424	USA	17-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Franz B. Humer	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Robert L. Joss	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Michael E. O’Neill	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Vikram S. Pandit	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Lawrence R. Ricciardi	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Judith Rodin	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Robert L. Ryan	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Anthony M. Santomero	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Joan E. Spero	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Diana L. Taylor	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director William S. Thompson, Jr.	For	For
						Management	12	Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon	For	For
						Management	13	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	14	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For
						Management	15	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	Against
						Share Holder	16	Disclose Prior Government Service	Against	Against
						Share Holder	17	Report on Political Contributions and Lobbying Expenditures	Against	Against
						Share Holder	18	Stock Retention/Holding Period	Against	For
						Share Holder	19	Require Audit Committee Review and Report on Controls Related to Loans, Foreclosure and Securitizations	Against	Against

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
MetLife, Inc.	MET	59156R108	USA	24-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director John M. Keane	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Hugh B. Price	For	For
						Management	1.4	Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano	For	For
						Management	2	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
Newmont Mining Corporation	NEM	651639106	USA	24-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Bruce R. Brook	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Joseph A. Carrabba	For	For
						Management	1.4	Elect Director Noreen Doyle	For	For
						Management	1.5	Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen	For	For
						Management	1.6	Elect Director Michael S. Hamson	For	For
						Management	1.7	Elect Director Jane Nelson	For	For
						Management	1.8	Elect Director Richard T. O’Brien	For	For
						Management	1.9	Elect Director John B. Prescott	For	For
						Management	1.10	Elect Director Donald C. Roth	For	For
						Management	1.11	Elect Director Simon R. Thompson	For	For
						Management	2	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	4	Other Business	For	Against
PACCAR Inc	PCAR	693718108	USA	24-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Mark C. Pigott	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Warren R. Staley	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Charles R. Williamson	For	For
						Share Holder	2	Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors	For	For
						Share Holder	3	Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement	Against	For
						Share Holder	4	Declassify the Board of Directors	Against	For
Wells Fargo & Company	WFC	949746101	USA	24-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director John D. Baker, II	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Elaine L. Chao	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director John S. Chen	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Susan E. Engel	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Donald M. James	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Federico F. Pena	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director Philip J. Quigley	For	Against
						Management	12	Elect Director Judith M. Runstad	For	For
						Management	13	Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger	For	For
						Management	14	Elect Director John G. Stumpf	For	For
						Management	15	Elect Director Susan G. Swenson	For	For
						Management	16	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	17	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Share Holder	18	Require Independent Board Chairman	Against	For
						Share Holder	19	Provide for Cumulative Voting	Against	For
						Share Holder	20	Adopt Proxy Access Right	Against	For
						Share Holder	21	Require Audit Committee Review and Report on Controls Related to Loans, Foreclosure and Securitizations	Against	Against
General Electric Company	GE	369604103	USA	25-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Ann M. Fudge	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Susan Hockfield	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Andrea Jung	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Alan G. Lafley	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
						Management	8	Elect Director Robert W. Lane	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director James J. Mulva	For	For
						Management	12	Elect Director Sam Nunn	For	For
						Management	13	Elect Director Roger S. Penske	For	For
						Management	14	Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa	For	For
						Management	15	Elect Director James S. Tisch	For	For
						Management	16	Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III	For	For
						Management	17	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	18	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	19	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For
						Management	20	Approve Material Terms of Senior Officer Performance Goals	For	For
						Share Holder	21	Provide for Cumulative Voting	Against	For
						Share Holder	22	Phase Out Nuclear Activities	Against	Against
						Share Holder	23	Require Independent Board Chairman	Against	Against
						Share Holder	24	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	Against	For
Pfizer Inc.	PFE	717081103	USA	26-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director M. Anthony Burns	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director W. Don Cornwell	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director William H. Gray, III	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Constance J. Horner	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director James M. Kilts	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director George A. Lorch	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director John P. Mascotte	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson	For	For
						Management	12	Elect Director Ian C. Read	For	For
						Management	13	Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger	For	For
						Management	14	Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne	For	For
						Management	15	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	16	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Share Holder	17	Publish Political Contributions	Against	Against
						Share Holder	18	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	Against	For
						Share Holder	19	Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings	Against	Against
						Share Holder	20	Non-Employee Director Compensation	Against	Against
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	MSI	620076307	USA	30-Apr-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director William J. Bratton	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Kenneth C. Dahlberg	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director David W. Dorman	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Michael V. Hayden	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Judy C. Lewent	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director John A. White	For	For
						Management	9	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	Against
						Management	10	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Share Holder	11	Encourage Suppliers to Produce Sustainability Reports	Against	Against
						Share Holder	12	Stock Retention/Holding Period	Against	For
National CineMedia, Inc.	NCMI	635309107	USA	01-May-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director David R. Haas	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director James R. Holland, Jr.	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Stephen L. Lanning	For	For
						Management	1.4	Elect Director Edward H. Meyer	For	For
						Management	2	Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan	For	For
						Management	3	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	Against
						Management	4	Ratify Auditors	For	For
Talisman Energy Inc.	TLM	87425E103	Canada	01-May-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Christiane Bergevin	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Donald J. Carty	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director William R.P. Dalton	For	For
						Management	1.4	Elect Director Kevin S. Dunne	For	For
						Management	1.5	Elect Director Harold N. Kvisle	For	For
						Management	1.6	Elect Director John A. Manzoni	For	For
						Management	1.7	Elect Director Lisa A. Stewart	For	For
						Management	1.8	Elect Director Peter W. Tomsett	For	For
						Management	1.9	Elect Director Michael T. Waites	For	For
						Management	1.10	Elect Director Charles R. Williamson	For	For
						Management	1.11	Elect Director Charles M. Winograd	For	For
						Management	2	Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors	For	For
						Management	3	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach	For	For
Barrick Gold Corporation	ABX	067901108	Canada	02-May-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Howard L. Beck	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director C. William D. Birchall	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Donald J. Carty	For	For
						Management	1.4	Elect Director Gustavo Cisneros	For	For
						Management	1.5	Elect Director Robert M. Franklin	For	For
						Management	1.6	Elect Director J. Brett Harvey	For	For
						Management	1.7	Elect Director Dambisa Moyo	For	For
						Management	1.8	Elect Director Brian Mulroney	For	For
						Management	1.9	Elect Director Anthony Munk	For	For
						Management	1.10	Elect Director Peter Munk	For	For
						Management	1.11	Elect Director Aaron W. Regent	For	For
						Management	1.12	Elect Director Nathaniel P. Rothschild	For	For
						Management	1.13	Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro	For	For
						Management	1.14	Elect Director John L. Thornton	For	For
						Management	2	Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration	For	For
						Management	3	Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach	For	For
GlaxoSmithKline plc	GSK	37733W105	United Kingdom	03-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports	For	For
						Management	2	Approve Remuneration Report	For	For
						Management	3	Re-elect Sir Christopher Gent as Director	For	For
						Management	4	Re-elect Sir Andrew Witty as Director	For	For
						Management	5	Re-elect Sir Roy Anderson as Director	For	For
						Management	6	Re-elect Dr Stephanie Burns as Director	For	For
						Management	7	Re-elect Stacey Cartwright as Director	For	For
						Management	8	Re-elect Larry Culp as Director	For	For
						Management	9	Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director	For	For
						Management	10	Re-elect Simon Dingemans as Director	For	For
						Management	11	Re-elect Judy Lewent as Director	For	For
						Management	12	Re-elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director	For	For
						Management	13	Re-elect Dr Daniel Podolsky as Director	For	For
						Management	14	Re-elect Dr Moncef Slaoui as Director	For	For
						Management	15	Re-elect Tom de Swaan as Director	For	For
						Management	16	Re-elect Sir Robert Wilson as Director	For	For
						Management	17	Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	For	For
						Management	18	Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors	For	For
						Management	19	Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure	For	For
						Management	20	Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights	For	For
						Management	21	Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights	For	For
						Management	22	Authorise Market Purchase	For	For
						Management	23	Approve the Exemption from Statement of the Name of the Senior Statutory Auditor in Published Copies of the Auditors’ Reports	For	For
						Management	24	Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks’ Notice	For	For
						Management	25	Approve 2012 ShareSave Plan	For	For
						Management	26	Approve 2012 ShareReward Plan	For	For
Occidental Petroleum Corporation	OXY	674599105	USA	04-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Spencer Abraham	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Howard I. Atkins	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
						Management	3	Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director John E. Feick	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Margaret M. Foran	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Ray R. Irani	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director Rosemary Tomich	For	For
						Management	12	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	13	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Share Holder	14	Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications	Against	Against
Sanofi	SAN	80105N105	France	04-May-12	Annual/Special	Management	1	Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports	For	For
						Management	2	Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports	For	For
						Management	3	Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.65 per Share	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Laurent Attal as Director	For	For
						Management	5	Reelect Uwe Bicker as Director	For	For
						Management	6	Reelect Jean Rene Fourtou as Director	For	For
						Management	7	Reelect Claudie Haignere as Director	For	For
						Management	8	Reelect Carole Piwnica as Director	For	For
						Management	9	Reelect Klaus Pohle as Director	For	For
						Management	10	Appoint Ernst & Young et Autres as Auditor	For	For
						Management	11	Appoint Auditex as Alternate Auditor	For	For
						Management	12	Ratify Change of Registered Office to 54, rue La Boetie, 75008 Paris and Amend Article 4 of Bylaws Accordingly	For	For
						Management	13	Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital	For	For
						Management	14	Authorize up to 1.2 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan	For	For
						Management	15	Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities	For	For
Symetra Financial Corporation	SYA	87151Q106	USA	04-May-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Sander M. Levy	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Lowndes A. Smith	For	For
						Management	2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	3	Ratify Auditors	For	For
Loews Corporation	L	540424108	USA	08-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Lawrence S. Bacow	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Ann E. Berman	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Joseph L. Bower	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Charles M. Diker	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Jacob A. Frenkel	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Paul J. Fribourg	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Walter L. Harris	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Philip A. Laskawy	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Ken Miller	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Gloria R. Scott	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director Andrew H. Tisch	For	For
						Management	12	Elect Director James S. Tisch	For	For
						Management	13	Elect Director Jonathan M. Tisch	For	For
						Management	14	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	15	Amend Stock Option Plan	For	For
						Management	16	Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan	For	For
						Management	17	Ratify Auditors	For	For
Frontier Communications Corporation	FTR	35906A108	USA	09-May-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Leroy T. Barnes, Jr.	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Peter C.B. Bynoe	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Jeri B. Finard	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type		Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
							Management	1.4	Elect Director Edward Fraioli	For	For
							Management	1.5	Elect Director James S. Kahan	For	For
							Management	1.6	Elect Director Pamela D.A. Reeve	For	For
							Management	1.7	Elect Director Howard L. Schrott	For	For
							Management	1.8	Elect Director Larraine D. Segil	For	For
							Management	1.9	Elect Director Mark Shapiro	For	For
							Management	1.10	Elect Director Myron A. Wick, III	For	For
							Management	1.11	Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter	For	For
							Management	2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
							Share Holder	3	Require Independent Board Chairman	Against	For
							Share Holder	4	Amend Articles Regarding Arbitration of Shareholder Lawsuits	Against	Against
							Management	5	Ratify Auditors	For	For
Philip Morris International Inc.	PM	718172109	USA	09-May-12	Annual		Management	1	Elect Director Harold Brown	For	For
							Management	2	Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta	For	For
							Management	3	Elect DirectorLouis C. Camilleri	For	For
							Management	4	Elect DirectorJ. Dudley Fishburn	For	For
							Management	5	Elect DirectorJennifer Li	For	For
							Management	6	Elect Director Graham Mackay	For	For
							Management	7	Elect Director Sergio Marchionne	For	For
							Management	8	Elect Director Kalpana Morparia	For	For
							Management	9	Elect DirectorLucio A. Noto	For	For
							Management	10	Elect DirectorRobert B. Polet	For	For
							Management	11	Elect DirectorCarlos Slim Helu	For	For
							Management	12	Elect DirectorStephen M. Wolf	For	For
							Management	13	Ratify Auditors	For	For
							Management	14	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
							Management	15	Approve Restricted Stock Plan	For	For
							Share Holder	16	Require Independent Board Chairman	Against	Against
							Share Holder	17	Establish Ethics Committee to Review Marketing Activities	Against	Against
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd	ANG	035128206	South Africa	10-May-12	Annual		Management	1	Reappoint Ernst & Young Inc as Auditors of the Company	For	For
							Management	2	Elect Nozipho January-Bardill as Director	For	For
							Management	3	Elect Rodney Ruston as Director	For	For
							Management	4	Re-elect Bill Nairn as Director	For	For
							Management	5	Re-elect Wiseman Nkuhlu as Director	For	For
							Management	6	Re-elect Wiseman Nkuhlu as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee	For	For
							Management	7	Re-elect Frank Arisman as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee	For	For
							Management	8	Re-elect Rhidwaan Gasant as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee	For	For
							Management	9	Elect Nozipho January-Bardill as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee	For	For
							Management	10	Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors	For	For
							Management	11	Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of Five Percent of Issued Share Capital	For	For
							Management	12	Approve Remuneration Policy	For	For
						��	Management	13	Approve Increase in Non-executive Directors Fees	For	For
							Management	14	Approve Increase in Non-executive Directors Fees for Board Committee Meetings	For	For
							Management	15	Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital	For	For
CVS Caremark Corporation	CVS	126650100	USA	10-May-12	Annual		Management	1	Elect Director C. David Brown, II	For	For
							Management	2	Elect Director David W. Dorman	For	For
							Management	3	Elect Director Anne M. Finucane	For	For
							Management	4	Elect Director Kristen Gibney Williams	For	For
							Management	5	Elect Director Marian L. Heard	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
						Management	6	Elect Director Larry J. Merlo	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Richard J. Swift	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Tony L. White	For	For
						Management	11	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	12	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	13	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	For	For
						Share Holder	14	Report on Political Contributions	Against	Against
Total SA	FP	89151E109	France	11-May-12	Annual/Special	Management	1	Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports	For	For
						Management	2	Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports	For	For
						Management	3	Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.28 per Share	For	For
						Management	4	Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital	For	For
						Management	5	Reelect Christophe de Margerie as Director	For	Against
						Management	6	Reelect Patrick Artus as Director	For	For
						Management	7	Reelect Bertrand Collomb as Director	For	For
						Management	8	Reelect Anne Lauvergeon as Director	For	For
						Management	9	Reelect Michel Pebereau as Director	For	Against
						Management	10	Ratify Appointment of Gerard Lamarche as Director	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Anne-Marie Idrac as Director	For	For
						Management	12	Approve Severance Payment Agreement with Christophe de Margerie	For	Against
						Management	13	Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2.5 Billion and/or Authorize Capitalization of Reserves for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value	For	For
						Management	14	Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 850 Million	For	For
						Management	15	Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Under Item 14	For	For
						Management	16	Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions	For	For
						Management	17	Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan	For	For
						Management	18	Approve Stock Purchase Plan Reserved for Employees of International Subsidiaries	For	For
						Management	19	Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares	For	For
						Share Holder	A	Approve Additional Indicators to Include in the Information Provided on Corporate Executive Officers Remuneration	Against	Against
						Share Holder	B	Allow Loyalty Dividends to Long-Term Registered Shareholders	Against	Against
Pitney Bowes Inc.	PBI	724479100	USA	14-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Anne M. Busquet	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Roger Fradin	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Anne Sutherland Fuchs	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director James H. Keyes	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Murray D. Martin	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Michael I. Roth	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director David L. Shedlarz	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director David B. Snow, Jr.	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Robert E. Weissman	For	For
						Management	11	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	12	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	Against

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	JPM	46625H100	USA	15-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director James A. Bell	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Stephen B. Burke	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director David M. Cote	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director James S. Crown	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director James Dimon	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Ellen V. Futter	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Lee R. Raymond	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director William C. Weldon	For	For
						Management	12	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	13	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Share Holder	14	Affirm Political Non-Partisanship	Against	Against
						Share Holder	15	Require Independent Board Chairman	Against	For
						Share Holder	16	Report on Loan Modifications	Against	Against
						Share Holder	17	Report on Political Contributions	Against	Against
						Share Holder	18	Institute Procedures to Prevent Investments in Companies that Contribute to Genocide or Crimes Against Humanity	Against	Against
						Share Holder	19	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	Against	For
						Share Holder	20	Stock Retention	Against	Against
Time Warner Inc.	TWX	887317303	USA	15-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director James L. Barksdale	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director William P. Barr	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Jeffrey L. Bewkes	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Robert C. Clark	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Mathias Dopfner	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Fred Hassan	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Kenneth J. Novack	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Paul D. Wachter	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director Deborah C. Wright	For	For
						Management	12	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	13	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Share Holder	14	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	Against	Against
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.	HIG	416515104	USA	16-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Robert B. Allardice, III	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Trevor Fetter	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr.	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Liam E. Mcgee	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Kathryn A. Mikells	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Michael G. Morris	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Charles B. Strauss	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert	For	For
						Management	10	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	11	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
Genworth Financial, Inc.	GNW	37247D106	USA	17-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Steven W. Alesio	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director William H. Bolinder	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Michael D. Fraizer	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Nancy J. Karch	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Christine B. Mead	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Thomas E. Moloney	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director James A. Parke	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director James S. Riepe	For	For
						Management	11	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	12	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For
						Management	13	Ratify Auditors	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID		Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
Merck & Co., Inc.	MRK	58933Y105		USA	22-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Leslie A. Brun	For	For
							Management	2	Elect Director Thomas R. Cech	For	For
							Management	3	Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier	For	For
							Management	4	Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer	For	For
			��				Management	5	Elect Director William B. Harrison Jr.	For	For
							Management	6	Elect Director C. Robert Kidder	For	For
							Management	7	Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus	For	For
							Management	8	Elect Director Carlos E. Represas	For	For
							Management	9	Elect Director Patricia F. Russo	For	For
							Management	10	Elect Director Craig B. Thompson	For	For
							Management	11	Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks	For	For
							Management	12	Elect Director Peter C. Wendell	For	For
							Management	13	Ratify Auditors	For	For
							Management	14	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
							Share Holder	15	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	Against	For
							Share Holder	16	Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings	Against	Against
							Share Holder	17	Report on Charitable and Political Contributions	Against	Against
Royal Dutch Shell plc	RDSB	780259206		United Kingdom	22-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports	For	For
							Management	2	Approve Remuneration Report	For	For
							Management	3	Elect Sir Nigel Sheinwald as Director	For	For
							Management	4	Re-elect Josef Ackermann as Director	For	For
							Management	5	Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director	For	For
							Management	6	Re-elect Simon Henry as Director	For	For
							Management	7	Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director	For	For
							Management	8	Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director	For	For
							Management	9	Re-elect Christine Morin-Postel as Director	For	For
							Management	10	Re-elect Jorma Ollila as Director	For	For
							Management	11	Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director	For	For
							Management	12	Re-elect Jeroen van der Veer as Director	For	For
							Management	13	Re-elect Peter Voser as Director	For	For
							Management	14	Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director	For	For
							Management	15	Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	For	For
							Management	16	Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors	For	For
							Management	17	Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights	For	For
							Management	18	Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights	For	For
							Management	19	Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares	For	For
							Management	20	Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure	For	For
Lincoln National Corporation	LNC	534187109		USA	24-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director George W. Henderson, III	For	For
							Management	2	Elect Director Eric G. Johnson	For	For
							Management	3	Elect Director M. Leanne Lachman	For	For
							Management	4	Elect Director Isaiah Tidwell	For	For
							Management	5	Ratify Auditors	For	For
							Management	6	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	GS	38141G104		USA	24-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein	For	For
							Management	2	Elect Director M. Michele Burns	For	For
							Management	3	Elect Director Gary D. Cohn	For	For
							Management	4	Elect Director Claes Dahlback	For	For
							Management	5	Elect Director Stephen Friedman	For	For
							Management	6	Elect Director William W. George	For	For
							Management	7	Elect Director James A. Johnson	For	Against
							Management	8	Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal	For	For
							Management	9	Elect Director James J. Schiro	For	For
							Management	10	Elect Director Debora L. Spar	For	For
							Management	11	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
							Management	12	Ratify Auditors	For	For
							Share Holder	13	Provide for Cumulative Voting	Against	Against
							Share Holder	14	Stock Retention/Holding Period	Against	Against
							Share Holder	15	Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy	Against	Against

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.	IPG	460690100	USA	24-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Jocelyn Carter-Miller	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Jill M. Considine	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Richard A. Goldstein	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Mary J. Steele Guilfoile	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director H. John Greeniaus	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Dawn Hudson	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director William T. Kerr	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Michael I. Roth	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director David M. Thomas	For	For
						Management	10	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	11	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Share Holder	12	Stock Retention/Holding Period	Against	Against
Unum Group	UNM	91529Y106	USA	24-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Pamela H. Godwin	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Thomas Kinser	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director A.S. MacMillan, Jr.	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Edward J. Muhl	For	For
						Management	5	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	6	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For
						Management	7	Ratify Auditors	For	For
Raytheon Company	RTN	755111507	USA	31-May-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director James E. Cartwright	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director Vernon E. Clark	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director John M. Deutch	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Frederic M. Poses	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Ronald L. Skates	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director William R. Spivey	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz	For	Against
						Management	10	Elect Director William H. Swanson	For	For
						Management	11	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	12	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Share Holder	13	Stock Retention/Holding Period	Against	Against
						Share Holder	14	Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote	Against	Against
						Share Holder	15	Provide Right to Act by Written Consent	Against	Against
Ingersoll-Rand plc	IR	G47791101	Ireland	07-Jun-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Ann C. Berzin	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director John Bruton	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Jared L. Cohon	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Gary D. Forsee	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director Peter C. Godsoe	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Edward E. Hagenlocker	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Constance J. Horner	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Michael W. Lamach	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director Theodore E. Martin	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Richard J. Swift	For	For
						Management	11	Elect Director Tony L. White	For	For
						Management	12	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
						Management	13	Ratify Auditors	For	For
General Motors Company	GM	37045V100	USA	12-Jun-12	Annual	Management	1	Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson	For	For
						Management	2	Elect Director David Bonderman	For	For
						Management	3	Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr.	For	For
						Management	4	Elect Director Stephen J. Girsky	For	For
						Management	5	Elect Director E. Neville Isdell	For	For
						Management	6	Elect Director Robert D. Krebs	For	For
						Management	7	Elect Director Philip A. Laskawy	For	For
						Management	8	Elect Director Kathryn V. Marinello	For	For
						Management	9	Elect Director James J. Mulva	For	For
						Management	10	Elect Director Patricia F. Russo	For	For

Company Name	Ticker	Security ID	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
						Management	11	Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe	For	For
						Management	12	Elect Director Carol M. Stephenson	For	For
						Management	13	Elect Director Theodore M. Solso	For	For
						Management	14	Elect Director Cynthia A. Telles	For	For
						Management	15	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	16	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company	KYN	486606403	USA	13-Jun-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Steven C. Good	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Kevin S. McCarthy	For	For
						Management	2	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Management	3	Approve Issuance of Shares Below Net Asset Value (NAV)	For	For
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.	FCX	35671D857	USA	14-Jun-12	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson	For	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr.	For	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Robert A. Day	For	For
						Management	1.4	Elect Director Gerald J. Ford	For	For
						Management	1.5	Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr.	For	For
						Management	1.6	Elect Director Charles C. Krulak	For	For
						Management	1.7	Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey	For	For
						Management	1.8	Elect Director Jon C. Madonna	For	For
						Management	1.9	Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy	For	For
						Management	1.10	Elect Director James R. Moffett	For	For
						Management	1.11	Elect Director B. M. Rankin, Jr.	For	For
						Management	1.12	Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele	For	For
						Management	2	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	Against
						Management	3	Ratify Auditors	For	For
						Share Holder	4	Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications	Against	For

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Symphony Asset Management

Company Name	Ticker	CUSIP	Country	Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Proponent	Item Number	Proposal	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction
MGM Holdings Inc.			USA	19-Dec-11	Annual	Management	1.1	Elect Director Gary Barber	For
						Management	1.2	Elect Director Ann Mather	For
						Management	1.3	Elect Director Roger Birnbaum	For
						Management	1.4	Elect Director Christopher Pucillo	For
						Management	1.5	Elect Director James Dondero	For
						Management	1.6	Elect Director Frederic G. Reynolds	For
						Management	1.7	Elect Director Jason O. Hirschhorn	For
						Management	1.8	Elect Director Kevin Ulrich	For
						Management	2	Elect Independent Director Peter Liguori	For

SIGNATURES:

Pursuant to the requirements of 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.

Nuveen Tax - Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

By	/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
	Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer
Date

August 29, 2012