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, 2016

Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

Institutional Account Name	Company Name	Ticker	Provider Security ID	Meeting Date	Proponent	Proposal Text	Management Recommendation	Vote Instruction	Vote Against Management
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	Against	Yes
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors	Abstain	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan	Abstain	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	Abstain	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee Donald Tang	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee Richard A. Reck	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee Eddy W. Hartenstein	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee Philip G. Franklin	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee Michael W. Ferro, Jr.	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee David E. Dibble	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee Justin C. Dearborn	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Share Holder	Management Nominee Carol Crenshaw	Withhold	Do Not Vote	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Amend Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director Donald Tang	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director Richard A. Reck	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director Michael W. Ferro, Jr.	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director Justin C. Dearborn	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director Carol Crenshaw	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Media Company	TRCO	896047503	Thursday, May 05, 2016	Management	Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Media Company	TRCO	896047503	Thursday, May 05, 2016	Management	Approve Omnibus Stock Plan	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Media Company	TRCO	896047503	Thursday, May 05, 2016	Management	Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Media Company	TRCO	896047503	Thursday, May 05, 2016	Management	Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Media Company	TRCO	896047503	Thursday, May 05, 2016	Management	Elect Director Peter E. Murphy	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Media Company	TRCO	896047503	Thursday, May 05, 2016	Management	Elect Director Ross Levinsohn	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Media Company	TRCO	896047503	Thursday, May 05, 2016	Management	Elect Director Bruce A. Karsh	For	For	No
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director Philip G. Franklin	For	Withhold	Yes
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund	Tribune Publishing Company	TPUB	896082104	Thursday, June 02, 2016	Management	Elect Director David E. Dibble	For	Withhold	Yes

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, 2016