UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund | ||||||
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Nuveen Investments 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | ||||||
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Kevin J. McCarthy Nuveen Investments 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | ||||||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (312) 917-7700 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | December 31, 2012 |
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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Closed-End Funds
Nuveen Investments
Closed-End Funds
Seeks High Current Income and Gains from an Enhanced Global Debt Strategy
Annual Report
December 31, 2012
Nuveen Global
Income Opportunities
Fund
JGG
Nuveen Diversified
Currency Opportunities
Fund
JGT
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Table of Contents
Chairman's Letter to Shareholders | 4 | ||||||
Portfolio Managers' Comments | 5 | ||||||
Share Distribution and Price Information | 12 | ||||||
Performance Overviews | 15 | ||||||
Shareholder Meeting Report | 17 | ||||||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 18 | ||||||
Portfolios of Investments | 19 | ||||||
Statement of Assets & Liabilities | 34 | ||||||
Statement of Operations | 35 | ||||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 36 | ||||||
Statement of Cash Flows | 37 | ||||||
Financial Highlights | 38 | ||||||
Notes to Financial Statements | 40 | ||||||
Board Members & Officers | 58 | ||||||
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report | 63 | ||||||
Additional Fund Information | 67 |
Chairman's
Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
Despite the global economy's ability to muddle through the many economic headwinds of 2012, investors continue to have good reasons to remain cautious. The European Central Bank's decisions to extend intermediate term financing to major European banks and to support sovereign debt markets have begun to show signs of a stabilized euro area financial market. The larger member states of the European Union (EU) are working diligently to strengthen the framework for a tighter financial and banking union and meaningful progress has been made by agreeing to centralize large bank regulation under the European Central Bank. However, economic conditions in the southern tier members are not improving and the pressures on their political leadership remain intense. The jury is out on whether the respective populations will support the continuing austerity measures that are needed to meet the EU fiscal targets.
In the U.S., the Fed remains committed to low interest rates into 2015 through its third program of Quantitative Easing (QE3). Inflation remains low but a growing number of economists are expressing concern about the economic distortions resulting from negative real interest rates. The highly partisan atmosphere in Congress led to a disappointingly modest solution for dealing with the end-of-year tax and spending issues. Early indications for the new Congressional term have not given much encouragement that the atmosphere for dealing with the sequestration legislation and the debt ceiling issues, let alone a more encompassing "grand bargain," will be any better than the last Congress. Over the longer term, there are some encouraging trends for the U.S. economy: house prices are beginning to recover, banks and corporations continue to strengthen their financial positions and incentives for capital investment in the U.S. by domestic and foreign corporations are increasing due to more competitive energy and labor costs.
During 2012 U.S. investors have benefited from strong returns in the domestic equity markets and solid returns in most fixed income markets. However, many of the macroeconomic risks of 2012 remain unresolved, including negotiating through the many U.S. fiscal issues, managing the risks of another year of abnormally low U.S. interest rates, sustaining the progress being made in the euro area and reducing the potential economic impact of geopolitical issues, particularly in the Middle East. In the face of these uncertainties, the experienced investment professionals at Nuveen Investments seek out investments that are enjoying positive economic conditions. At the same time they are always on the alert for risks in markets subject to excessive optimism or for opportunities in markets experiencing undue pessimism. Monitoring this process is a critical function for the Fund Board as it oversees your Nuveen Fund on your behalf.
As always, I encourage you to communicate with your financial consultant if you have any questions about your investment in a Nuveen Fund. On behalf of the other members of your Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Robert P. Bremner
Chairman of the Board
February 22, 2013
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Portfolio Managers' Comments
Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements. Discussions of specific investments are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The forward-looking statements and other views expressed herein are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report. Actual future results or occurrences may differ significantly from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements and the views expressed herein are subject to change at any time, due to numerous market and other factors. The Funds disclaim any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein.
Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor's Group, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund (JGG)
(formerly Nuveen Global Government Enhanced Income Fund)
Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund (JGT)
(formerly Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund)
These Funds are managed by Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM), an affiliate of Nuveen Investments. Timothy Palmer, CFA, and Steve Lee, CFA, manage the Funds.
On August 1, 2012 JGG's Board of Trustees approved repositioning the Fund and changing its investment policies to feature a multi-sector, global bond strategy. JGG's investment objective of high current income with a secondary objective of seeking capital preservation will remain unchanged. JGG's Board of Trustees also approved changing the Fund's name to Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund. JGT's Board of Trustees approved repositioning JGT's portfolio and changing JGT's name to Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund. Each of these changes took effect on October 10, 2012. Here Steve discusses general economic and market conditions, his management strategy and the performance of the Funds during the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2012.
Effective January 1, 2013, JGG and JGT are subject to regulation as commodity pools under the Commodity Exchange Act, and the Adviser, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, has registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") as a commodity pool operator. The CFTC has proposed amendments to its rules which, upon their compliance dates, will subject the Funds and the Adviser to additional disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping rules, compliance with which is likely to increase the Funds' expenses.
FUND REORGANIZATION
During the current reporting period, the Nuveen Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of Global Income & Currency Fund, Inc. (GCF) into JGT. The reorganization is intended to enhance the ability of the combined Fund's shares to trade well in the secondary market and lower operating expenses by creating a larger, leveraged Fund. At a special meeting of shareholders on November 16, 2012, shareholders of GCF approved the reorganization. The reorganization was effective prior to the opening of business on December 10, 2012.
Upon the closing of the reorganization, GCF transferred its assets to JGT in exchange for shares of JGT and the assumption by JGT of the liabilities of GCF. GCF was then liquidated, dissolved and terminated in accordance with its Declaration of Trust. Shareholders of GCF became shareholders of JGT. Holders of GCF received newly issued shares of JGT, the aggregate net asset value of which was equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shares of GCF held immediately prior to the reorganization (including for this purpose fractional
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GCF shares to which shareholders would be entitled). Fractional shares were sold on the open market and shareholders received cash in lieu of such fractional shares.
What were the general market conditions and trends over the course of this reporting period?
During this period, the U.S. economy's progress toward recovery from recession continued at a moderate pace. The Federal Reserve (Fed) maintained its efforts to improve the overall economic environment by holding the benchmark fed funds rate at the record low level of zero to 0.25% that it established in December 2008. The central bank decided during its December 2012 meeting to keep the fed funds rate at "exceptionally low levels" until either the unemployment rate reaches 6.5% or expected inflation goes above 2.5%. The Fed also affirmed its decision, announced in September 2012, to purchase $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities each month in an effort to stimulate the housing market. In addition to this new, open-ended stimulus program, the Fed plans to continue its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities through the end of December 2012. The goals of these actions, which together will increase the Fed's holdings of longer-term securities by approximately $85 billion a month through the end of the year, are to put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, make broader financial conditions more accommodative and support a stronger economic recovery as well as continued progress toward the Fed's mandates of maximum employment and price stability.
In the fourth quarter 2012, the U.S. economy, as measured by the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), decreased at an estimated annualized rate of 0.1%, down from a 3.1% increase in the third quarter. This slight decline was due to lower inventory investment, federal spending and net exports. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7% year-over-year as of December 2012, after a 3.0% increase in 2011. The core CPI (which excludes food and energy) increased 1.9% during the period, staying just within the Fed's unofficial objective of 2.0% or lower for this inflation measure. As of January 2013, the national unemployment rate was 7.9%, slightly higher than the 7.8% unemployment rate for December 2012 but below the 8.3% level recorded in January 2012. The housing market continued to show signs of improvement, with the average home price in the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of 20 major metropolitan areas rising 5.5% for the twelve months ended November 2012 (most recent data available at the time this report was prepared). This was the largest year-over-year price gain since August 2006. The outlook for the U.S. economy remained clouded by uncertainty about global financial markets and the continued negotiations by Congress regarding potential spending cuts and tax policy reform.
During the reporting period, global growth began to stabilize and monetary policy settings remained uniformly supportive of economic growth and financial conditions. Although global growth slowed down and sovereign funding pressure in Europe intensified during the second quarter, European Central Bank policy actions and further monetary accommodation by other central banks helped to promote stability and reduce concerns of systematic shock. Concerns over developing economic growth also mounted in the second quarter and resulted in investor risk aversion. However, data out of China, including PMIs and credit data, indicated a stabilization and re-acceleration of growth as did export data across much of Asia toward the end of the year. The global economy appeared to be on a firm footing for moderate growth and the triple threat of the U.S. fiscal stalemate, European stress, and Chinese growth fears all gave signs of stabilization.
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This backdrop was supportive of risk assets broadly and fixed income spread sectors, particularly corporate credit and other non-government sectors. Positive global bond returns reflected significant monetary policy loosening. Spreads on Italian, Spanish and other peripheral European sovereigns contracted versus Germany, ending the year near the tightest levels since the intensification of the crisis. Yields in local emerging markets also declined, leading to strong performance amid strong investor flows and improved fundamental global environment.
The U.S. dollar declined 2% to 8% against most currencies globally. Among major currencies, the Mexican peso and Korean won were the best performing currencies for the year, up over 8%. The euro depreciated in the first half, driven by the fears of European sovereign crisis, but recovered in the second half from depressed levels as investors reassessed its survival. Eastern European and Nordic currencies also had a strong year. The yen declined over 10% as the Japanese election in December set the stage for aggressive fiscal and monetary policies aimed at reflation.
What key strategies were used to manage the Funds during this twelve-month reporting period?
As mentioned previously, during the reporting period Nuveen repositioned JGG to feature a multi-sector, global bond strategy. JGG's investment objective of high current income with a secondary objective of seeking capital preservation remains unchanged. The goal of JGG's repositioning is to enhance the Fund's ability to generate competitive returns over time by;
• Simplifying the Fund to focus on a more traditional global bond strategy;
• Investing in sovereign, corporate and other types of debt from developed and emerging markets; and
• Actively managing JGG's country, currency, sector and interest rate exposures as market conditions change.
JGG now features a more traditional, multi-sector global bond strategy that invests primarily in sovereign, corporate and other types of debt from developed and emerging markets around the world.
JGG intends to actively manage its country, currency, sector and interest rate exposures as market conditions change. JGG will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in global debt securities, including but not limited to global sovereign and government-related debt, domestic and foreign debt securities, U.S. government securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset backed securities. JGG will invest primarily in securities rated investment grade at the time of purchase, from issuers in both developed and emerging market countries.
As mentioned previously, the Board also approved a plan that repositioned JGT's portfolio and reorganized GCF into JGT. The goal of the overall restructuring is to enhance the combined Fund's ability to generate competitive returns and narrow the Fund's trading discount by:
• Simplifying the investment strategy to offer broad based currency exposure and interest rate diversification; and
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Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares.
For additional information, see the Performance Overview page for your Fund in this report.
* Since inception returns for JGG and its comparative index are from 6/27/06; since inception returns for JGT and its comparative index are from 4/25/07.
** Refer to Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
• Expanding investment flexibility and the ability to manage risk by eliminating the focus on investing solely in the highest yielding currencies and by providing greater latitude in executing the Fund's U.S. dollar short-orientation.
JGT seeks to provide the potential for an attractive level of current income and total return. The Fund offers actively managed, diversified exposure to foreign currencies and short-term global yields by investing directly and indirectly in a portfolio of short-term international government securities denominated in unhedged, non-U.S. currencies. Indirect investments in international non-U.S. government securities are made by purchasing forward currency contracts and other derivative instruments that are collateralized by direct investments in U.S. cash equivalents, including U.S. government debt and agency paper. This strategy may create the economic effect of financial leverage. JGT also actively manages both long and short currency positions in multiple currencies.
The Funds were generally positioned for an environment of continued moderate economic growth and improving financial conditions. In JGG, we were overweight both investment-grade and high yield corporates after the repositioning. The Fund is positioned for a continuation of strong relative performance of bank/financial credit. We hope to continue to increase our focus on selection opportunities within these sectors as valuations normalize.
Our duration strategy has been tactical in nature, although biased to be short of the market benchmark, given the asymmetrical nature of interest rate risk and our expectations for ongoing improvement in the economy and reduction of systemic risk premiums.
How did the Funds perform during this twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012?
The performance of the Funds, as well as comparative benchmarks and indexes, is presented in the accompanying table.
Average Annual Total Returns on Net Asset Value
For the periods ended 12/31/12
Fund | 1-Year | 5-Year | Since Inception* | ||||||||||||
JGG | 7.70 | % | 4.96 | % | 5.26 | % | |||||||||
Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index** | 4.32 | % | 5.44 | % | 6.45 | % | |||||||||
JGT | 13.73 | % | 3.38 | % | 4.62 | % | |||||||||
50% Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond 1-3 Year Index/ 50% JP Morgan Emerging Local Markets Index Plus** | 2.86 | % | 3.32 | % | 4.61 | % |
For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012, both Funds outperformed their respective index. It should be noted that while each of these Funds focuses to a large degree on managing foreign government debt and currency exposures, none of these Funds are designed for close comparison to a particular measure of market performance.
During the reporting period, JGG outperformed the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund's performance benefited from our strategic positioning during the period including: a significant underweight in the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen in favor of growth oriented currencies and those offering better fundamentals; a meaningful
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exposure to emerging markets; and a significant overweight to investment grade and high yield.
The Fund's currency selection was the most significant contributor to outperformance during the reporting period. The Fund's long positions in the Turkish lira, Mexican peso, South Korean won, Polish zloty and the Chilean peso contributed as well as the underweight position in Japanese yen.
The Fund's credit positioning also contributed meaningfully to the outperformance. The Fund benefited from the additional yield available from investment-grade and high yield credits as well as gains associated with narrowing risk premiums for credit. Financial exposure and other selection within credit sectors added value above the impact of our overweight.
Overall, our underweight to U.S. Treasuries in favor of sovereign debt from other developed and emerging markets also added to the performance. The Fund's overall lower than market interest rate sensitivity detracted marginally from performance as interest rates generally declined globally. The Fund's underweight to European peripherals, notably Spain and Italy, was a drag on performance as we did not participate fully in the dramatic spread tightening of the markets. We preferred to maintain an underweight to these issues in the "direct line of fire" of the European uncertainty. Our decision was based on the broadly attractive valuations of credit and the availability of the other assets that had cheapened in part based on European fears, but were less fundamentally exposed to euro risk. Away from Europe, our market selection to South Africa, Mexico and Peru was beneficial, offsetting some of the drag from lower duration.
JGT also significantly outperformed its blended benchmark, Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond 1-3 Year Index and JP Morgan Emerging Local Markets Index Plus. The Fund was positioned with a significant short U.S. dollar exposure versus growth sensitive currencies. The Fund benefited from capturing the high yields from those countries as well as strong currency appreciation. The long positions in the Mexican peso, Turkish lira, South Korean won, Chilean peso, Australian dollar and Polish zloty, as well as underweight in the Japanese yen, contributed to the Fund's outperformance. During the reporting period, we were long the British pound. This slightly detracted from JGT's performance as the British pound suffered as a result of the United Kingdom's weak economy and continued concern about the euro zone debt crisis.
JGT also purchased short term call options on the Turkish lira, sold put options on the Turkish lira with higher strikes and reduced foreign exchange forward positions to rebalance the net currency exposure to the Turkish lira. These option transactions would benefit from currency appreciation. We exercised these options as they expired in-the-money.
In both JGG and JGT, foreign currency exchange contracts were used both to reduce risk and to take active currency exposures. Currency forward contracts were used to reduce risk by hedging the foreign currency risk associated with each Fund's foreign debt investments. The Funds also actively managed the currency exposures through currency forwards in an attempt to benefit from the potential appreciation.
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Fund Leverage
and Other Information
IMPACT OF THE FUNDS' LEVERAGE STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE
One important factor impacting the return of the Funds relative to their benchmarks was the Funds' use of financial leverage through the use of bank borrowings in JGG and derivative instruments in both Funds. The Funds use leverage because their managers believe that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income and total return for common shareholders. However, use of leverage also can expose common shareholders to additional volatility. For example, as the prices of securities held by a Fund decline, the negative impact of these valuation changes on common share net asset value and common shareholder total return is magnified by the use of leverage. Conversely, leverage may enhance common share returns during periods when the prices of securities held by a Fund generally are rising. Leverage had a positive impact on the performance of the Funds over this reporting period.
RISK CONSIDERATIONS
Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fund common shares are subject to a variety of risks, including:
Investment, Market and Price Risk. An investment in common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in the corporate securities owned by the Funds, which generally trade in the over-the-counter markets. Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Funds' frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value (NAV). Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.
Leverage Risk. A Fund's use of leverage creates the possibility of higher volatility for the Fund's per share NAV, market price, and distributions. Leverage risk can be introduced through regulatory leverage (issuing preferred shares or debt borrowings at the Fund level) or through certain derivative investments held in a Fund's portfolio. Leverage typically magnifies the total return of a Fund's portfolio, whether that return is positive or negative. The use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased common share net income, but there is no assurance that a Fund's leveraging strategy will be successful.
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Tax Risk. The tax treatment of Fund distributions may be affected by new IRS interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and future changes in tax laws and regulations. This is particularly true for funds employing a managed distribution program.
Below-Investment Grade Risk. Investments in securities below-investment grade quality are predominantly speculative and subject to greater volatility and risk of default.
Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in non-U.S securities involve special risks not typically associated with domestic investments including currency risk and adverse political, social and economic development. These risks often are magnified in emerging markets.
Call Risk or Prepayment Risk. Issuers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Funds to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.
Derivatives Strategy Risk. Derivative securities, such as calls, puts, warrants, swaps and forwards, carry risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with the underlying investments.
Issuer Credit Risk. This is the risk that a security in a Fund's portfolios will fail to make dividend or interest payments when due.
Interest Rate Risk. Fixed-income securities such as bonds, preferred, convertible and other debt securities will decline in value if market interest rates rise.
Currency Risk. Changes in exchange rates will affect the value of a Fund's investments.
Counterparty Risk. To the extent that a Fund's derivative investments are purchased or sold in over-the-counter transactions, the Fund will be exposed to the risk that counter- parties to these transactions will be unable to meet their obligations.
Interest Rate Swaps Risk. The risk that yields will move in the direction opposite to the direction anticipated by a Fund, which would cause a Fund to make payments to its counterparty in the transaction that could adversely affect the Fund's performance.
Forward Currency Contracts Risk. Forward currency contracts are not standardized and are substantially unregulated. Principals are not required to continue to make markets in the securities or currencies they trade and these markets can experience periods of illiquidity, sometimes of significant duration. In addition, trading forward currency contracts can have the effect of financial leverage by creating additional investment exposure.
Reinvestment Risk. If market interest rates decline, income earned from a Fund's portfolio may be reinvested at rates below that of the original bond that generated the income.
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Share Distribution and
Price Information
Distribution Information
The following information regarding each Fund's distributions is current as of December 31, 2012, and likely will vary over time based on the Fund's investment activities and portfolio investment value changes.
During the current reporting period, JGG and JGT reduced their quarterly distributions to shareholders during June. Some of the important factors affecting the amount and composition of these distributions are summarized below.
Each Fund has a managed distribution program. The goal of this program is to provide shareholders with relatively consistent and predictable cash flow by systematically converting the Fund's expected long-term return potential into regular distributions. As a result, regular distributions throughout the year are likely to include a portion of expected long-term gains (both realized and unrealized), along with net investment income.
Important points to understand about a managed distribution program are:
• Each Fund seeks to establish a relatively stable distribution rate that roughly corresponds to the projected total return from its investment strategy over an extended period of time. However, you should not draw any conclusions about a Fund's past or future investment performance from its current distribution rate.
• Actual returns will differ from projected long-term returns (and therefore a Fund's distribution rate), at least over shorter time periods. Over a specific timeframe, the difference between actual returns and total distributions will be reflected in an increasing (returns exceed distributions) or a decreasing (distributions exceed returns) Fund net asset value.
• Each distribution is expected to be paid from some or all of the following sources:
• net investment income (regular interest and dividends),
• realized capital gains, and
• unrealized gains, or, in certain cases, a return of principal (non-taxable distributions).
• A non-taxable distribution is a payment of a portion of a Fund's capital. When a Fund's returns exceed distributions, it may represent portfolio gains generated, but not realized as a taxable capital gain. In periods when the Fund's returns fall short of distributions, the shortfall will represent a portion of the distribution as a return of your original principal, unless the shortfall is offset during other time periods over the life of your investment (previous or subsequent) when the Fund's total return exceeds distributions.
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*** JGT elected to retain a portion of its realized long-term capital gains for the tax year ended December 31, 2007, and pay required federal corporate income taxes on this amount. As reported on Form 2439, shareholders on record date must include their pro-rata share of these gains on their applicable federal tax returns, and are entitled to take offsetting tax credits, for their pro-rata share of the taxes paid by the Fund. The total returns "Including retained gain tax credit/refund" include the economic benefit to shareholders on record date of these tax credits/refunds. The Fund had no retained capital gains for the tax years ended December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2008.
• Because distribution source estimates are updated during the year based on a Fund's performance and forecast for its current fiscal year (which is the calendar year for each Fund), estimates on the nature of your distributions provided at the time the distributions are paid may differ from both the tax information reported to you in your Fund's IRS Form 1099 statement provided at year end, as well as the ultimate economic sources of distributions over the life of your investment.
The following table provides information regarding each Fund's distributions and total return performance for the year ended December 31, 2012. This information is intended to help you better understand whether the Fund's returns for the specified time period were sufficient to meet each Fund's distributions.
As of 12/31/12 | JGG | JGT | |||||||||
Inception date | 6/27/06 | 4/25/07 | |||||||||
Fiscal year (calendar year) ended December 31, 2012: | |||||||||||
Per share distribution: | |||||||||||
From net investment income | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
From long-term capital gains | 0.14 | 0.43 | |||||||||
From short-term capital gains | 0.20 | 0.28 | |||||||||
Return of capital | 0.00 | 0.50 | |||||||||
Total per share distribution | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.21 | |||||||
Distribution rate on NAV | 7.78 | % | 8.24 | % | |||||||
Average annual total returns: | |||||||||||
Excluding retained gain tax credit/refund***: | |||||||||||
1-Year on NAV | 7.70 | % | 13.73 | % | |||||||
5-Year on NAV | 4.96 | % | 3.38 | % | |||||||
Since inception on NAV | 5.26 | % | 4.62 | % | |||||||
Including retained gain tax credit/refund***: | |||||||||||
1-Year on NAV | N/A | 13.73 | % | ||||||||
5-Year on NAV | N/A | 3.38 | % | ||||||||
Since inception on NAV | N/A | 4.73 | % |
Share Repurchases and Price Information
During November 2012, the Nuveen Funds Board of Directors/Trustees reauthorized the Funds' open-market share repurchase program, allowing each Fund to repurchase an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding shares.
As of December 31, 2012, and since the inception of the Funds' repurchase programs, the Funds have cumulatively repurchased and retired their outstanding shares as shown in the accompanying table.
Fund | Shares Repurchased and Retired | % of Outstanding Shares | |||||||||
JGG | 25,900 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||
JGT | 1,559,069 | 3.3 | % |
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During the current reporting period, JGG did not repurchase any of its outstanding shares, JGT's shares were repurchased and retired at a weighted average price and a weighted average discount per share as shown in the accompanying table.
Fund | Shares Repurchased and Retired | Weighted Average Price Per Share Repurchased and Retired | Weighted Average Discount Per Share Repurchased and Retired | ||||||||||||
JGT | 357,790 | $ | 12.85 | 12.07 | % |
As of December 31, 2012, and during the twelve-month reporting period, the Funds' share prices were trading at (-) discounts relative to their NAVs as shown in the accompanying table.
Fund | 12/31/12 | Twelve-Month Average | |||||||||
JGG | (-)9.08% | (-)6.77% | |||||||||
JGT | (-)12.39% | (-)11.70% |
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JGG
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund
as of December 31, 2012
Portfolio Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)2,3,4,5
2012 Quarterly Distributions Per Share
Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.
1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.
2 Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor's Group, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
3 Holdings are subject to change.
4 Excluding investments in derivatives.
5 Excluding repurchase agreements.
Fund Snapshot
Share Price | $ | 14.02 | |||||
Net Asset Value (NAV) | $ | 15.42 | |||||
Premium/(Discount) to NAV | -9.08 | % | |||||
Current Distribution Rate1 | 8.42 | % | |||||
Net Assets ($000) | $ | 144,292 |
Average Annual Total Returns
(Inception 6/27/06)
On Share Price | On NAV | ||||||||||
1-Year | 7.49 | % | 7.70 | % | |||||||
5-Year | 6.20 | % | 4.96 | % | |||||||
Since Inception | 3.49 | % | 5.26 | % |
Leverage
Regulatory Leverage | 29.71 | % | |||||
Effective Leverage | 37.66 | % |
Country Allocation
(as a % of total investments)3,4,5
United States | 40.2 | % | |||||
United Kingdom | 10.3 | % | |||||
Mexico | 8.4 | % | |||||
Turkey | 7.6 | % | |||||
Canada | 7.6 | % | |||||
South Africa | 5.0 | % | |||||
South Korea | 3.0 | % | |||||
Norway | 2.5 | % | |||||
Australia | 2.3 | % | |||||
Brazil | 1.5 | % | |||||
Sweden | 1.5 | % | |||||
New Zealand | 1.4 | % | |||||
Netherlands | 1.4 | % | |||||
Italy | 1.3 | % | |||||
Chile | 1.1 | % | |||||
Indonesia | 0.8 | % | |||||
Philippines | 0.7 | % | |||||
Luxembourg | 0.6 | % | |||||
Switzerland | 0.5 | % | |||||
Ireland | 0.5 | % | |||||
Ukraine | 0.5 | % | |||||
China | 0.4 | % | |||||
France | 0.3 | % | |||||
Spain | 0.2 | % | |||||
Belgium | 0.2 | % | |||||
Finland | 0.1 | % | |||||
Singapore | 0.1 | % |
Portfolio Allocation
(as a % of total investments)3,4
Sovereign Debt | 49.4 | % | |||||
Corporate Bonds | 42.3 | % | |||||
Capital Preferred Securities | 5.0 | % | |||||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.3 | % | |||||
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities | 1.3 | % | |||||
Repurchase Agreements | 0.7 | % |
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Fund Snapshot
Share Price | $ | 12.87 | |||||
Net Asset Value (NAV) | $ | 14.69 | |||||
Premium/(Discount) to NAV | -12.39 | % | |||||
Current Distribution Rate1 | 9.25 | % | |||||
Net Assets ($000) | $ | 705,098 |
Average Annual Total Returns
(Inception 4/25/07)
On Share Price | On NAV | ||||||||||
1-Year | 16.54 | % | 13.73 | % | |||||||
5-Year | 4.56 | % | 3.38 | % | |||||||
Since Inception | 2.53 | % | 4.62 | % |
Average Annual Total Returns4
(Including retained gain tax credit/refund)
On Share Price | On NAV | ||||||||||
1-Year | 16.54 | % | 13.73 | % | |||||||
5-Year | 4.56 | % | 3.38 | % | |||||||
Since Inception | 2.65 | % | 4.73 | % |
Leverage
Effective Leverage | 34.38 | % |
Country Allocation
(as a % of total investments)3,5,6
United States | 30.0 | % | |||||
Mexico | 12.7 | % | |||||
Brazil | 12.2 | % | |||||
Canada | 9.8 | % | |||||
Turkey | 4.9 | % | |||||
South Africa | 4.7 | % | |||||
Norway | 4.4 | % | |||||
Malaysia | 4.1 | % | |||||
South Korea | 3.2 | % | |||||
Chile | 3.2 | % | |||||
Peru | 1.8 | % | |||||
Russia | 1.7 | % | |||||
Italy | 1.6 | % | |||||
Spain | 1.5 | % | |||||
Indonesia | 1.3 | % | |||||
Ukraine | 1.0 | % | |||||
Poland | 0.9 | % | |||||
Argentina | 0.7 | % | |||||
Luxembourg | 0.3 | % |
Portfolio Allocation
(as a % of total investments)3,5
Sovereign Debt | 65.9 | % | |||||
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | 28.8 | % | |||||
Corporate Bonds | 2.9 | % | |||||
Repurchase Agreements | 1.8 | % | |||||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.6 | % |
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OVERVIEW
Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund
as of December 31, 2012
Portfolio Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)2,3,5,6
2012 Quarterly Distributions Per Share
Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.
1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.
2 Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor's Group, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
3 Holdings are subject to change.
4 As previously explained in the Share Distribution and Price Information section of this report, the Fund elected to retain a portion of its realized long-term capital gains for the tax year ended December 31, 2007, and pay required federal corporate income taxes on these amounts. These standardized total returns include the economic benefit to Common shareholders of record of this tax credit/refund. The Fund had no retained capital gains for the tax years ended December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2008.
5 Excluding investments in derivatives.
6 Excluding repurchase agreements.
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Shareholder Meeting Report
A special meeting of shareholders was held in the offices of Nuveen Investments on November 16, 2012; at this meeting the shareholders were asked to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
GCF | |||||||
Common Shares | |||||||
To approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. | |||||||
For | 2,805,568 | ||||||
Against | 48,315 | ||||||
Abstain | 22,340 | ||||||
Broker Non-Votes | — | ||||||
Total | 2,876,223 |
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Report of INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund (formerly Nuveen Global Government Enhanced Income Fund)
Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund (formerly Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund (formerly Nuveen Global Government Enhanced Income Fund) the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statement of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of and Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund (formerly Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund) (hereinafter referred to as the "Funds") at December 31, 2012, the results of each of their operations and of Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds' management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, IL
February 28, 2013
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Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund
(formerly known as Nuveen Global Government Enhanced Income Fund)
Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2012
Shares | Description (1) | Coupon | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities – 1.8% (1.3% of Total Investments) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Banks – 0.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30,000 | PNC Financial Services | 6.125 | % | BBB | $ | 831,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | Regions Financial Corporation | 6.375 | % | BB | 494,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Commercial Banks | 1,325,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer Finance – 0.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | Discover Financial Services | 6.500 | % | BB | 505,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance – 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | 7.875 | % | BB+ | 717,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total $25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities (cost $2,578,500) | 2,548,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds – 59.6% (42.3% of Total Investments) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 680 | Exelis, Inc. | 5.550 | % | 10/01/21 | BBB+ | $ | 742,085 | |||||||||||||||||||
325 | Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. | 7.125 | % | 3/15/21 | BB | 353,438 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,005 | Total Aerospace & Defense | 1,095,523 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto Components – 0.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | American & Axle Manufacturing Inc. | 6.625 | % | 10/15/22 | B | 406,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Automobiles – 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
665 | Chrysler GP/CG Company | 8.000 | % | 6/15/19 | B1 | 724,850 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Beverages – 0.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
775 | SABMiller Holdings Inc., 144A | 3.750 | % | 1/15/22 | BBB+ | 836,869 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Building Products – 1.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | Corporativo Javer S.A. de C.V., 144A | 9.875 | % | 4/06/21 | B1 | 401,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Nortek Inc. | 8.500 | % | 4/15/21 | B | 388,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
645 | Owens Corning Incorporated | 4.200 | % | 12/15/22 | BBB- | 655,955 | |||||||||||||||||||||
200 | USG Corporation, 144A | 8.375 | % | 10/15/18 | BB- | 222,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,570 | Total Building Products | 1,667,705 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Markets – 3.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,210 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 6.000 | % | 6/15/20 | A | 1,437,737 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 5.250 | % | 7/27/21 | A | 1,139,976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,935 | Morgan Stanley | 4.875 | % | 11/01/22 | BBB+ | 2,003,487 | |||||||||||||||||||||
615 | Morgan Stanley | 6.625 | % | 4/01/18 | A | 724,824 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4,760 | Total Capital Markets | 5,306,024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chemicals – 1.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
745 | Eastman Chemical Company | 3.600 | % | 8/15/22 | BBB | 780,256 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Hexion U.S. Finance Corp. | 6.625 | % | 4/15/20 | Ba3 | 305,250 |
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Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2012
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chemicals (continued) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 450 | Ineos Finance PLC, 144A | 7.500 | % | 5/01/20 | B+ | $ | 471,375 | |||||||||||||||||||
365 | Omonva Solutions Inc. | 7.875 | % | 11/01/18 | B2 | 376,406 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Taminco Global Chemical Corporation, 144A | 9.750 | % | 3/31/20 | B- | 383,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,210 | Total Chemicals | 2,316,537 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Banks – 0.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
285 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 6.800 | % | 6/01/38 | A+ | 364,477 | |||||||||||||||||||||
435 | Rabobank Nederland | 3.875 | % | 2/08/22 | Aa2 | 468,114 | |||||||||||||||||||||
480 | Royal Bank of Scotland | 6.125 | % | 12/15/22 | BBB- | 506,631 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,200 | Total Commercial Banks | 1,339,222 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
325 | 313 Group Incorporated, 144A | 6.375 | % | 12/01/19 | B1 | 322,156 | |||||||||||||||||||||
250 | Casella Waste Systems Inc. | 7.750 | % | 2/15/19 | B- | 237,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Ceridian Corporation, 144A | 8.875 | % | 7/15/19 | B1 | 434,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
375 | R.R. Donnelley & Son Company | 7.625 | % | 6/15/20 | BB | 360,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
850 | International Lease Finance Corporation | 5.875 | % | 4/01/19 | BBB- | 895,899 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,200 | Total Commercial Services & Supplies | 2,249,555 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Communications Equipment – 0.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | Goodman Networks Inc., 144A | 13.13 | % | 7/01/18 | B | 219,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | IntelSat Jackson Holdings | 7.250 | % | 4/01/19 | B | 430,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Nokia Corporation | 5.375 | % | 5/15/19 | BB- | 285,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
900 | Total Communications Equipment | 934,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Computers & Peripherals – 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
345 | Hewlett Packard Company | 4.650 | % | 12/09/21 | A- | 346,342 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Seagate HDD Cayman | 7.000 | % | 11/01/21 | BB+ | 375,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||
695 | Total Computers & Peripherals | 721,717 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction Materials – 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Cemex SAB de CV, 144A | 9.000 | % | 1/11/18 | B+ | 324,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | China Shanshui Cement Group Limited, 144A | 10.500 | % | 4/27/17 | BB- | 343,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
600 | Total Construction Materials | 668,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer Finance – 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
915 | Ford Motor Credit Company | 6.625 | % | 8/15/17 | Baa3 | 1,069,146 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Containers & Packaging – 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 144A | 7.375 | % | 10/15/17 | Ba3 | 380,188 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Reynolds Group | 7.125 | % | 4/15/19 | B+ | 376,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
700 | Total Containers & Packaging | 756,438 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 7.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,500 | Bank of America Corporation | 5.700 | % | 1/24/22 | A | 3,006,373 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,225 | Citigroup Inc. | 5.375 | % | 8/09/20 | A | 1,443,599 | |||||||||||||||||||||
845 | Countrywide Financial Corporation, Convertible Bond, 144A | 6.250 | % | 5/15/16 | BBB+ | 927,562 | |||||||||||||||||||||
620 | General Electric Capital Corporation | 5.300 | % | 2/11/21 | AA | 719,685 | |||||||||||||||||||||
515 | General Electric Capital Corporation | 6.875 | % | 1/10/39 | AA+ | 700,039 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,480 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 4.500 | % | 1/24/22 | A+ | 2,805,468 | |||||||||||||||||||||
545 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 6.400 | % | 5/15/38 | A+ | 730,561 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8,730 | Total Diversified Financial Services | 10,333,287 |
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Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 750 | AT&T, Inc. | 6.300 | % | 1/15/38 | A | $ | 961,669 | |||||||||||||||||||
450 | AT&T, Inc. | 5.550 | % | 8/15/41 | A | 540,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||
375 | CyrusOne LP Finance, 144A | 6.375 | % | 11/15/22 | B+ | 390,938 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Frontier Communications Corporation | 8.500 | % | 4/15/20 | BB+ | 460,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
595 | Qwest Corporation | 6.750 | % | 12/01/21 | BBB- | 697,320 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,570 | Total Diversified Telecommunication Services | 3,049,983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electric Utilities – 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
600 | FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation | 6.050 | % | 8/15/21 | BBB | 686,711 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services – 3.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
820 | Ensco PLC | 4.700 | % | 3/15/21 | BBB+ | 922,793 | |||||||||||||||||||||
675 | Nabors Industries Inc. | 5.000 | % | 9/15/20 | BBB | 733,481 | |||||||||||||||||||||
275 | NGPL PipeCo LLC | 7.119 | % | 12/15/17 | Ba3 | 299,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
290 | Offshore Group Investment Limited, 144A | 7.500 | % | 11/01/19 | B- | 292,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Precision Drilling Corporation | 6.500 | % | 12/15/21 | Ba1 | 426,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Seadrill Limited, 144A | 5.625 | % | 9/15/17 | N/R | 397,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
765 | Transocean Inc. | 3.800 | % | 10/15/22 | BBB- | 784,073 | |||||||||||||||||||||
420 | Weatherford International Limited | 7.000 | % | 3/15/38 | Baa2 | 484,798 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4,045 | Total Energy Equipment & Services | 4,340,795 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Food Products – 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | JBS USA LLC | 7.250 | % | 6/01/21 | BB | 375,938 | |||||||||||||||||||||
545 | Tyson Foods | 4.500 | % | 6/15/22 | BBB | 589,971 | |||||||||||||||||||||
920 | Total Food Products | 965,909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Utilities – 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | AmeriGas Finance LLC | 7.000 | % | 5/20/22 | Ba2 | 417,188 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Suburban Propane Partners LP | 7.500 | % | 10/01/18 | BB- | 377,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||
725 | Total Gas Utilities | 794,313 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | Biomet Inc., 144A | 6.500 | % | 8/01/20 | B- | 239,063 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services – 1.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Amsurg Corporation, 144A | 5.625 | % | 11/30/20 | Ba3 | 416,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
325 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. | 8.000 | % | 11/15/19 | B | 351,813 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | HCA Holdings Inc. | 7.750 | % | 5/15/21 | B- | 434,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Kindred Healthcare Inc., Term Loan | 8.250 | % | 6/01/19 | B- | 389,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
250 | Tenet Healthcare Corporation, 144A | 6.750 | % | 2/01/20 | B- | 257,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 6.875 | % | 2/15/38 | A | 549,259 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,175 | Total Health Care Providers & Services | 2,397,572 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Graton Economic Development Authority, 144A | 9.625 | % | 9/01/19 | B | 321,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||
200 | Shearer's Foods LLC, 144A | 9.000 | % | 11/01/19 | B | 210,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
500 | Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 531,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Household Durables – 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Beazer Homes USA, Inc. | 9.125 | % | 6/15/18 | CCC+ | 312,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
485 | Constellation Energy Group | 5.150 | % | 12/01/20 | BBB+ | 554,413 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | GenOn Energy | 9.500 | % | 10/15/18 | B | 472,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
260 | NRG Energy Inc. | 7.875 | % | 5/15/21 | BB | 288,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,145 | Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | 1,315,013 |
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Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2012
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,000 | Grieg Seafood ASA | 8.810 | % | 12/21/15 | N/R | $ | 359,858 | |||||||||||||||||||
Insurance – 1.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
750 | AFLAC Insurance | 6.450 | % | 8/15/40 | A- | 948,503 | |||||||||||||||||||||
385 | Liberty Mutual Group Inc., 144A | 4.950 | % | 5/01/22 | Baa2 | 419,607 | |||||||||||||||||||||
415 | Swiss Re Treasury US Corporation, 144A | 4.250 | % | 12/06/42 | AA- | 411,237 | |||||||||||||||||||||
510 | Unum Group | 5.625 | % | 9/15/20 | BBB | 582,716 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,060 | Total Insurance | 2,362,063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
IT Services – 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
565 | Computer Sciences Corporation | 4.450 | % | 9/15/22 | BBB | 590,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | First Data Corporation | 6.750 | % | 11/01/20 | BB- | 404,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
965 | Total IT Services | 994,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery – 1.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Eaton Corporation | 4.150 | % | 11/02/42 | A- | 1,011,303 | |||||||||||||||||||||
425 | Terex Corporation | 6.000 | % | 5/15/21 | B+ | 447,313 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,425 | Total Machinery | 1,458,616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marine – 0.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation | 8.625 | % | 11/01/17 | B | 375,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Media – 4.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | CBS Corporation | 4.850 | % | 7/01/42 | BBB | 520,395 | |||||||||||||||||||||
720 | Comcast Corporation | 6.400 | % | 5/15/38 | BBB+ | 919,958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
620 | DIRECTV Holdings LLC | 5.200 | % | 3/15/20 | BBB | 703,585 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | LIN Television Corporation | 8.375 | % | 4/15/18 | B- | 328,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Nara Cable Funding Limited, 144A | 8.875 | % | 12/01/18 | BB- | 407,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,575 | NBC Universal Media LLC | 2.875 | % | 1/15/23 | BBB+ | 1,581,702 | |||||||||||||||||||||
555 | News America Holdings Inc. | 6.650 | % | 11/15/37 | BBB+ | 717,167 | |||||||||||||||||||||
410 | Time Warner Cable Inc. | 5.875 | % | 11/15/40 | BBB | 477,730 | |||||||||||||||||||||
345 | Time Warner Inc. | 6.100 | % | 7/15/40 | BBB | 417,698 | |||||||||||||||||||||
610 | Vivendi SA, 144A | 4.750 | % | 4/12/22 | BBB | 633,747 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6,035 | Total Media | 6,707,482 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals & Mining – 5.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,460 | Alcoa Inc. | 5.400 | % | 4/15/21 | BBB- | 1,519,586 | |||||||||||||||||||||
200 | Anglogold Holdings PLC | 6.500 | % | 4/15/40 | Baa2 | 205,844 | |||||||||||||||||||||
715 | ArcelorMittal | 6.500 | % | 2/25/22 | BB+ | 750,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||
200 | Bumi Investment PTE Limited, 144A | 10.750 | % | 10/06/17 | B1 | 177,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
720 | Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | 4.800 | % | 10/01/20 | BBB- | 715,537 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | FMG Resources, 144A | 6.000 | % | 4/01/17 | BB+ | 357,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Fosun International Limited, 144A | 7.500 | % | 5/12/16 | BB+ | 312,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||
640 | Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 3.550 | % | 3/01/22 | BBB | 634,737 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | IAMGOLD Corporation, 144A | 6.750 | % | 10/01/20 | BB- | 292,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Inmet Mining Corporation, 144A | 8.750 | % | 6/01/20 | B+ | 437,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
700 | Newmont Mining Corporation | 3.500 | % | 3/15/22 | BBB+ | 721,955 | |||||||||||||||||||||
320 | Teck Resources Limited | 6.250 | % | 7/15/41 | BBB | 376,405 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | United States Steel Corporation | 7.500 | % | 3/15/22 | BB | 315,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
285 | Vale Overseas Limited | 6.875 | % | 11/10/39 | A- | 357,334 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6,890 | Total Metals & Mining | 7,173,426 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multiline Retail – 0.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. | 5.650 | % | 6/01/20 | BB- | 325,313 | |||||||||||||||||||||
865 | Macys Retail Holdings Inc. | 3.875 | % | 1/15/22 | BBB | 921,977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,240 | Total Multiline Retail | 1,247,290 |
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Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 300 | Alpha Natural Resources Inc. | 6.000 | % | 6/01/19 | B+ | $ | 276,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
165 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 6.200 | % | 3/15/40 | BBB- | 203,525 | |||||||||||||||||||||
875 | Apache Corporation | 4.250 | % | 1/15/44 | A- | 893,958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Athabasca Oil Corporation, 144A | 7.500 | % | 11/19/17 | B | 403,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||
375 | Bill Barrett Corporation | 7.000 | % | 10/15/22 | BB- | 386,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Calumet Specialty Products | 9.375 | % | 5/01/19 | B | 434,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | 9.500 | % | 2/15/15 | BB- | 395,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Crosstex Energy Finance | 8.875 | % | 2/15/18 | B+ | 378,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Everest Acquisition LLC Finance, 144A | 7.750 | % | 9/01/22 | B | 371,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Halcon Resources Limited Liability Corporation, 144A | 9.750 | % | 7/15/20 | B3 | 324,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Kodiak Oil and Gas Corporation | 8.125 | % | 12/01/19 | B- | 441,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Linn Energy LLC Finance Corporation, 144A | 6.250 | % | 11/01/19 | B | 402,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | MEG Energy Corportation, 144A | 6.375 | % | 1/30/23 | BB | 417,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Niska Gas Storage US LLC | 8.875 | % | 3/15/18 | B+ | 411,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
380 | Northern Tier Energy LLC, 144A | 7.125 | % | 11/15/20 | BB- | 393,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Ocean Rig UDW Inc. | 9.500 | % | 4/27/16 | CCC+ | 306,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, 144A | 8.500 | % | 6/01/18 | B1 | 315,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Paramount Resources Limited, 144A | 7.625 | % | 12/04/19 | B | 351,865 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | PBF Holding Company LLC, 144A | 8.250 | % | 2/15/20 | BB+ | 323,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | PetroBakken Energy Limited, 144A | 8.625 | % | 2/01/20 | CCC+ | 406,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
435 | Petrobras International Finance Company | 5.375 | % | 1/27/21 | A3 | 489,732 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Plains Exploration & Production Company | 6.125 | % | 6/15/19 | B1 | 436,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
775 | Rowan Companies Inc. | 5.400 | % | 12/01/42 | BBB- | 784,845 | |||||||||||||||||||||
375 | Sabine Pass LNG LP | 7.500 | % | 11/30/16 | BB+ | 413,438 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Sandridge Energy Inc. | 8.125 | % | 10/15/22 | B | 383,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | SM Energy Company | 6.625 | % | 2/15/19 | BB | 422,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | United Refining Inc., 144A | 10.500 | % | 2/28/18 | B | 379,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
575 | Valero Energy Corporation | 6.125 | % | 2/01/20 | BBB | 699,191 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11,205 | Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 11,840,304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper & Forest Products – 1.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Ainsworth Lumber Limited, 144A | 7.500 | % | 12/15/17 | B | 366,625 | |||||||||||||||||||||
715 | Domtar Corporation | 4.400 | % | 4/01/22 | BBB- | 723,148 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Sappi Papier Holding GMBH, 144A | 8.375 | % | 6/15/19 | BB | 327,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Tembec Industries, Inc. | 11.250 | % | 12/15/18 | B- | 371,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,715 | Total Paper & Forest Products | 1,788,523 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals – 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Abbvie Incorporated, 144A | 2.900 | % | 11/06/22 | A | 407,352 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Sky Growth Holdings Corporation, dba Par Pharmaceuticals, 144A | 7.375 | % | 10/15/20 | B- | 298,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
335 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 144A | 6.375 | % | 10/15/20 | BB- | 359,288 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,035 | Total Pharmaceuticals | 1,065,140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Country Garden Holding Company, 144A | 11.125 | % | 2/23/18 | BB- | 404,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Incorporated, 144A | 8.750 | % | 4/01/19 | BB- | 319,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Mattamy Group Corporation, 144A | 6.500 | % | 11/15/20 | BB | 401,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,050 | Total Real Estate Management & Development | 1,124,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Road & Rail – 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
265 | Hertz Corporation | 7.375 | % | 1/15/21 | B | 291,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
335 | Freescale Semiconductor Inc. | 9.250 | % | 4/15/18 | B1 | 365,988 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | Jones Group | 6.875 | % | 3/15/19 | Ba3 | 239,200 |
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Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2012
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tobacco – 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,030 | Reynolds American Inc. | 3.250 | % | 11/01/22 | Baa2 | $ | 1,034,630 | |||||||||||||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
954 | Asciano Finance Limited, 144A | 5.000 | % | 4/07/18 | Baa2 | 1,030,928 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
625 | American Tower Company | 5.050 | % | 9/01/20 | Baa3 | 700,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Digicel Limited, 144A | 7.000 | % | 2/15/20 | B1 | 374,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
350 | Wind Acquisition Finance SA | 11.750 | % | 7/15/17 | B+ | 366,625 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,325 | Total Wireless Telecommunication Services | 1,442,032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 80,689 | Total Corporate Bonds (cost $85,516,706) | 85,960,143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Preferred Securities – 7.0% (5.0% of Total Investments) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Banks – 1.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 340 | Barclays Bank PLC | 4.750 | % | N/A (3) | BBB | $ | 342,197 | |||||||||||||||||||
425 | Credit Agricole, S.A., 144A | 6.637 | % | N/A (3) | BBB- | 369,640 | |||||||||||||||||||||
355 | Rabobank Nederland, 144A | 11.000 | % | N/A (3) | A- | 480,137 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,400 | Wachovia Capital Trust III | 5.570 | % | N/A (3) | BBB+ | 1,393,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,520 | Total Commercial Banks | 2,584,974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 1.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | Citigroup Inc. | 5.950 | % | N/A (3) | BB | 506,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,100 | General Electric Capital Corporation | 7.125 | % | N/A (3) | AA- | 1,243,319 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,600 | Total Diversified Financial Services | 1,749,569 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance – 1.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
570 | Catlin Insurance Company Limited | 7.249 | % | N/A (3) | BBB+ | 568,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||
355 | Lincoln National Corporation | 6.050 | % | 4/20/67 | BBB | 353,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||
225 | XL Capital Ltd | 6.500 | % | N/A (3) | BBB- | 210,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||
530 | ZFS Finance USA Trust V | 6.500 | % | 5/09/37 | A | 565,112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,680 | Total Insurance | 1,697,731 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
IT Services – 0.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | Zayo Escrow Corporation | 8.125 | % | 1/01/20 | B1 | 445,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | CommomWealth REIT | 5.875 | % | 9/15/20 | BBB- | 1,062,093 | |||||||||||||||||||||
480 | HCP Inc. | 3.750 | % | 2/01/19 | BBB+ | 506,564 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Liberty Property Trust | 3.375 | % | 6/15/23 | Baa1 | 989,463 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Senior Housing Properties Trust | 6.750 | % | 4/15/20 | BBB- | 1,137,821 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3,480 | Total Real Estate Investment Trust | 3,695,941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 9,680 | Total Capital Preferred Securities (cost $10,159,440) | 10,173,215 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) (4) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt – 69.5% (49.4% of Total Investments) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia – 2.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,600 | AUD | Australian Government | 5.750 | % | 5/15/21 | AAA | $ | 3,216,257 |
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Brazil – 1.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,300 | Federative Republic of Brazil | 4.875 | % | 1/22/21 | Baa2 | $ | 1,566,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
Canada – 7.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,250 | CAD | Canadian Government Bond, (5) | 3.250 | % | 6/01/21 | AAA | 1,408,163 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5,000 | CAD | Canadian Government Bond, (5) | 2.750 | % | 6/01/22 | AAA | 5,438,826 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3,500 | CAD | Province of Ontario Municipal Bond | 4.200 | % | 3/08/18 | Aa2 | 3,901,478 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9,750 | CAD | Total Canada | 10,748,467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chile – 1.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,055,000 | CLP | Bonos del Banco Central de Chile en Pesos | 6.000 | % | 1/01/15 | N/R | 2,163,588 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesia – 1.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,300 | Republic of Indonesia, 144A | 5.875 | % | 3/13/20 | Baa3 | 1,563,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Italy – 1.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | EUR | Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro, Italian Treasury Bond | 2.500 | % | 3/01/15 | A- | 664,173 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1,450 | EUR | Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro, Italian Treasury Bond | 4.750 | % | 6/01/17 | A- | 2,037,082 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1,950 | EUR | Total Italy | 2,701,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico – 11.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37,000 | MXN | Mexico Bonos de DeSarrollo | 8.000 | % | 12/17/15 | A- | 3,102,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||
49,500 | MXN | Mexico Bonos de DeSarrollo | 6.250 | % | 6/16/16 | A- | 3,982,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||
32,500 | MXN | Mexico Bonos de DeSarrollo | 5.000 | % | 6/15/17 | A- | 2,500,343 | ||||||||||||||||||||
17,800 | MXN | Mexico Bonos de DeSarrollo | 8.000 | % | 12/07/23 | A- | 1,665,714 | ||||||||||||||||||||
60,000 | MXN | United Mexican States | 9.500 | % | 12/18/14 | A- | 5,052,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||
196,800 | MXN | Total Mexico | 16,303,899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands – 1.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,150 | EUR | Netherlands Government Bond | 3.500 | % | 7/15/20 | Aaa | 1,777,456 | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand – 2.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3,000 | NZD | New Zealand Government | 6.000 | % | 12/15/17 | Aaa | 2,828,494 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Norway – 2.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | NOK | Norwegian Government Bond | 4.500 | % | 5/22/19 | AAA | 4,195,817 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Philipines – 1.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,300 | Republic of the Philippines | 4.000 | % | 1/15/21 | Ba1 | 1,459,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa – 6.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62,000 | ZAR | Republic of South Africa | 7.250 | % | 1/15/20 | A- | 7,712,303 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12,800 | ZAR | Republic of South Africa | 10.500 | % | 12/21/26 | A- | 1,933,980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
74,800 | ZAR | Total South Africa | 9,646,283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Korea – 4.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,500,000 | KRW | Korea Monetary Stability Bond | 2.840 | % | 12/02/14 | N/R | 6,074,078 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden – 2.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16,500 | SEK | Republic of Sweden | 3.500 | % | 6/01/22 | AAA | 2,970,403 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turkey – 10.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12,300 | TRY | Republic of Turkey, Government Bond | 9.000 | % | 3/08/17 | BBB- | 7,556,714 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11,475 | TRY | Republic of Turkey, Government Bond | 10.500 | % | 1/15/20 | BBB | 7,867,414 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23,775 | TRY | Total Turkey | 15,424,128 |
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Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2012
Principal Amount (000) (4) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine – 0.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 900 | Republic of Ukraine, 144A | 7.750 | % | 9/23/20 | B | $ | 924,750 | |||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom – 11.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,500 | GBP | United Kingdom Gilt | 3.750 | % | 9/07/20 | Aaa | 2,847,937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3,500 | GBP | United Kingdom Treaury Bond | 3.750 | % | 9/07/21 | Aaa | 6,677,708 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | GBP | United Kingdom, Treasury Bill | 5.000 | % | 3/07/18 | Aaa | 1,959,460 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2,800 | GBP | United Kingdom, Treasury Bill | 3.750 | % | 9/07/19 | Aaa | 5,290,268 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8,800 | GBP | Total United Kingdom | 16,775,373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Sovereign Debt (cost $98,978,189) | 100,339,248 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities – 1.8% (1.3% of Total Investments) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 915 | Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-6 | 6.000 | % | 7/25/46 | Caa2 | $ | 756,367 | |||||||||||||||||||
500 | Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage, Series 2005-27 1A7 | 5.500 | % | 12/25/35 | Caa1 | 473,448 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,350 | Fannie Mae TBA Mortgage Pool, (MDR) WI/DD | 3.000 | % | TBA | Aaa | 1,414,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,765 | Total Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $2,680,443) | 2,644,362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments – 1.1% (0.7% of Total Investments) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,527 | | Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank, dated 12/31/12, repurchase price $1,526,564, collateralized by $1,495,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, due 7/31/16, value $1,559,218 | 0.010 | % | 1/02/13 | $ | 1,526,563 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,526,563) | 1,526,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Investments (cost $201,439,841) – 140.8% | 203,191,781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borrowings Payable – (42.3)% (6) | (61,000,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.5% (7) | 2,100,324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets – 100% | $ | 144,292,105 |
Investments in Derivatives as of December 31, 2012
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts outstanding:
Counterparty | Currency Contracts to Deliver | Amount (Local Currency) | In Exchange For Currency | Amount (Local Currency) | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 1,499,793 | Chilean Peso | 725,000,000 | 1/09/13 | $ | 13,323 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 5,407,518 | Malaysian Ringgit | 16,600,000 | 1/28/13 | 20,866 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | Australian Dollar | 1,200,000 | U.S. Dollar | 1,240,380 | 1/16/13 | (4,559 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | Swedish Krona | 41,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 6,129,925 | 1/18/13 | (172,496 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | Swedish Krona | 27,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 4,057,256 | 1/18/13 | (93,118 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 606,112 | Australian Dollar | 580,000 | 1/16/13 | (4,391 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 652,419 | Australian Dollar | 620,000 | 1/16/13 | (9,200 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 1,767,844 | Australian Dollar | 1,680,000 | 1/16/13 | (24,930 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 1,853,333 | Swedish Krona | 12,500,000 | 1/18/13 | 68,137 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 5,266,565 | Swedish Krona | 35,800,000 | 1/18/13 | 236,524 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 12,288,180 | Canadian Dollar | 12,200,000 | 1/31/13 | (30,215 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 1,810,770 | Canadian Dollar | 1,800,000 | 1/31/13 | (2,218 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse | U.S. Dollar | 6,263,092 | Norwegian Krone | 35,700,000 | 2/04/13 | 152,925 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse | U.S. Dollar | 771,862 | Norwegian Krone | 4,400,000 | 2/04/13 | 18,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | New Zealand Dollar | 3,400,000 | U.S. Dollar | 2,860,236 | 2/22/13 | 59,423 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | South African Rand | 51,500,000 | U.S. Dollar | 5,797,002 | 1/18/13 | (265,332 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 539,123 | South African Rand | 4,800,000 | 1/18/13 | 25,910 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 5,693,297 | South Korean Won | 6,200,000,000 | 2/04/13 | 114,666 |
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Investments in Derivatives as of December 31, 2012 (continued)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts outstanding (continued):
Counterparty | Currency Contracts to Deliver | Amount (Local Currency) | In Exchange For Currency | Amount (Local Currency) | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 4,350,190 | Indian Rupee | 240,000,000 | 2/11/13 | $ | (591 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 5,339,894 | Indian Rupee | 293,000,000 | 2/11/13 | (29,759 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 2,960,823 | Indian Rupee | 164,000,000 | 2/11/13 | 11,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 2,788,442 | New Zealand Dollar | 3,400,000 | 2/22/13 | 12,371 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 1,229,670 | New Zealand Dollar | 1,500,000 | 2/28/13 | 5,498 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Euro | 86,000 | U.S. Dollar | 111,822 | 1/07/13 | (1,698 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Euro | 12,500,000 | U.S. Dollar | 16,561,500 | 1/07/13 | 61,553 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Euro | 3,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 3,964,590 | 1/07/13 | 4,603 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 18,596,036 | Euro | 14,200,000 | 1/07/13 | 147,904 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 5,953,734 | Euro | 4,600,000 | 1/07/13 | 118,246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 3,912,420 | Euro | 3,000,000 | 1/07/13 | 47,567 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 1,560,028 | Mexican Peso | 20,510,000 | 1/29/13 | 23,041 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 839,204 | Mexican Peso | 10,900,000 | 1/29/13 | 2,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 1,448,460 | Pound Sterling | 900,000 | 2/06/13 | 13,409 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 985,248 | Pound Sterling | 612,000 | 2/06/13 | 8,823 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 528,707 |
Credit Default Swaps outstanding:
Counterparty | Referenced Entity | Buy/Sell Protection (8) | Current Credit Spread (9) | Notional Amount | Fixed Rate (Annualized) | Termination Date | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 18 | Sell | 5.00 | 4,500,000 EUR | 5.000 | % | 12/20/17 | $ | 51,459 | $ | 72,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | Markit CDX NA HY19 Index | Sell | 4.92 | 5,000,000 USD | 5.000 | % | 12/20/17 | 23,598 | 36,098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 109,008 |
Interest Rate Swaps outstanding:
Counterparty | Notional Amount | Fund Pay/Receive Floating Rate | Floating Rate Index | Fixed Rate (Annualized) | Fixed Rate Payment Frequency | Effective Date (10) | Termination Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | $ | 22,469,000 | Receive | 1-Month USD-LIBOR-BBA | 1.255 | % | Monthly | 12/01/14 | 12/01/18 | $ | 52,957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | 22,469,000 | Receive | 1-Month USD-LIBOR-BBA | 1.673 | Monthly | 12/01/14 | 12/01/20 | 129,277 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 182,234 |
Future Contracts outstanding:
Type | Contract | Number of | Contract | Notional Value | Notional Value | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||
10-Year Japan Government Bond | Long | 8 | 3/13 | 1,149,200,000 JPY | $ | 13,264,847 | $ | (114,894 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note | Short | (141 | ) | 3/13 | (18,722,156) USD | (18,722,156 | ) | 70,573 | |||||||||||||||||||
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond | Short | (99 | ) | 3/13 | (14,602,500) USD | (14,602,500 | ) | 267,291 | |||||||||||||||||||
UK Long GILT Bond | Long | 18 | 3/13 | 2,140,560 GBP | 3,477,233 | (14,550 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond | Short | (14 | ) | 3/13 | (2,276,313) USD | (2,276,313 | ) | 48,357 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 256,777 |
* Total Notional Value of Long and Short positions were $16,742,080 and $35,600,969, respectively.
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Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2012
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(2) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Using the highest of Standard & Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch") rating. 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.
(3) Perpetual security. Maturity date is not applicable.
(4) Principal Amount (000) denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise noted.
(5) Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.
(6) Borrowings Payable as a percentage of total investments is 30.0%.
(7) Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of certain derivative instruments as listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.
(8) The Fund entered into the credit default swap to gain investment exposure to the referenced entity. Selling protection has a similar credit risk position to owning that referenced entity. Buying protection has a similar credit risk position to selling the referenced entity short.
(9) The credit spread generally serves as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk and therefore the likelihood of default of the credit derivative. The credit spread also reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into a credit default swap contract. Higher credit spreads are indicative of a higher likelihood of performance by the seller of protection.
(10) Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and Counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each swap contract.
N/A Not applicable.
N/R Not rated.
TBA To be announced. Maturity date not known prior to settlement of this transaction.
MDR Denotes investment is subject to dollar roll transactions.
WI/DD Investment, or portion of investment, purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
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.
AUD Australian Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
CLP Chilean Peso
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound Sterling
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
NZD New Zealand Dollar
NOK Norwegian Krone
SEK Swedish Krona
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South African Rand
USD-LIBOR-BBA United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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JGT
Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund
(formerly known as Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund)
Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2012
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds – 2.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Banks – 0.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 3,000 | Export Import Bank of Korea | 1.250 | % | 11/20/15 | Aa3 | $ | 3,004,986 | |||||||||||||||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,000 | ArcelorMittal | 4.250 | % | 3/01/16 | BB+ | 2,007,774 | |||||||||||||||||||||
500 | Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | 3.950 | % | 1/15/18 | BBB- | 503,242 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,500 | Total Metals & Mining | 2,511,016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Athabasca Oil Corporation, 144A | 7.500 | % | 11/19/17 | B | 1,008,626 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3,000 | Gaz Capital SA, 144A | 8.125 | % | 7/31/14 | Baa1 | 3,265,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3,000 | Korea National Oil Corporation, 144A | 5.375 | % | 7/30/14 | A+ | 3,187,464 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5,000 | Petroleos Mexicanos | 4.875 | % | 3/15/15 | Baa1 | 5,387,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2,000 | Rosneft Oil Corporation, 144A | 3.149 | % | 3/06/17 | Baa1 | 2,030,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14,000 | Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 14,878,790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 19,500 | Total Corporate Bonds (cost $20,372,294) | 20,394,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) (3) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt – 39.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina – 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 5,500 | Republic of Argentina | 7.000 | % | 10/03/15 | B- | $ | 5,005,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Brazil – 3.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50,500 | BRL | Letra De Tesouro Nacional de Brazil | 0.000 | % | 1/01/14 | Baa2 | 23,002,029 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Canada – 7.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11,000 | CAD | Canadian Government Bond | 2.000 | % | 8/01/13 | AAA | 11,118,438 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16,000 | CAD | Province of Ontario Municipal Bond | 3.250 | % | 9/08/14 | Aa2 | 16,606,092 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | CAD | Province of Ontario Municipal Bond | 3.150 | % | 9/08/15 | Aa2 | 10,496,029 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16,000 | CAD | Quebec Province Municipal Bond | 5.500 | % | 12/01/14 | Aa2 | 17,342,797 | ||||||||||||||||||||
53,000 | CAD | Total Canada | 55,563,356 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chile – 3.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,565,000 | CLP | Bonos del Banco Central de Chile en Pesos | 6.000 | % | 1/01/15 | AA | 21,666,642 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesia – 1.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,000 | Republic of Indonesia, 144A | 7.250 | % | 4/20/15 | Baa3 | 9,010,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Italy – 1.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,000 | EUR | Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro, Italian Treasury Bond | 2.500 | % | 3/01/15 | A- | 10,626,776 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia – 4.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85,000 | MYR | Republic of Malaysia | 3.197 | % | 10/15/15 | A | 27,909,186 |
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Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2012
Principal Amount (000) (3) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico – 6.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
200,000 | MXN | Mexico Bonos de DeSarrollo | 7.000 | % | 6/19/14 | A- | $ | 15,970,030 | |||||||||||||||||||
175,000 | MXN | United Mexican States | 8.000 | % | 12/19/13 | A- | 13,973,587 | ||||||||||||||||||||
200,500 | MXN | United Mexican States | 9.500 | % | 12/18/14 | A- | 16,882,977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
575,500 | MXN | Total Mexico | 46,826,594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway – 1.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60,000 | NOK | Norwegian Government Bond | 5.000 | % | 5/15/15 | N/R | 11,667,038 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Peru – 1.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | PEN | Republic of Peru Treasury Bond | 8.600 | % | 8/12/17 | BBB+ | 12,095,984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Poland – 0.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5,500 | Republic of Poland | 3.875 | % | 7/16/15 | A2 | 5,898,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Russia – 0.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,000 | Russian Federation, 144A | 3.625 | % | 4/29/15 | Baa1 | 6,339,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa – 3.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5,500 | Republic of South Africa | 6.500 | % | 6/02/14 | Baa1 | 5,912,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
160,000 | ZAR | Republic of South Africa | 8.000 | % | 12/21/18 | A- | 20,722,656 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total South Africa | 26,635,156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain – 1.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,000 | EUR | Spain Government Bonds, Bonos y Obligado Del Esatado | 3.300 | % | 10/31/14 | BBB | 10,626,343 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine – 0.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,500 | Republic of Ukraine, 144A | 6.875 | % | 9/23/15 | B | 6,565,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total Sovereign Debt (cost $277,356,993) | 279,436,854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 3,946 | Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2012-NPL5 | 2.981 | % | 10/18/42 | N/R | $ | 3,951,915 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $3,945,760) | 3,951,915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) (3) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments – 55.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt – 25.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazil – 8.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62,000 | BRL | Letra De Tesouro Nacional de Brazil | 0.000 | % | 7/01/13 | N/R | $ | 29,275,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
63,400 | BRL | National Treasury Note of Brazil | 10.000 | % | 1/01/13 | N/R | 30,964,591 | ||||||||||||||||||||
125,400 | BRL | Total Brazil | 60,239,916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada – 1.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | CAD | Quebec Province | 5.250 | % | 10/1/13 | Aa2 | 10,352,770 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico – 4.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
105,650 | MXN | Mexican Treasury Bills | 0.000 | % | 2/07/13 | N/R | 8,139,667 | ||||||||||||||||||||
185,000 | MXN | Mexican Treasury Bills | 0.000 | % | 4/04/13 | N/R | 14,154,333 | ||||||||||||||||||||
160,000 | MXN | Mexican Treasury Bills | 0.000 | % | 11/14/13 | N/R | 11,905,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||
450,650 | MXN | Total Mexico | 34,199,278 |
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Principal Amount (000) (3) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway – 2.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100,000 | NOK | Norwegian Government Bond | 6.500 | % | 5/15/13 | AAA | $ | 18,298,124 | |||||||||||||||||||
South Korea – 2.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17,000,000 | KRW | Korea Monetary Stabilty Bond | 2.780 | % | 11/09/13 | N/R | 15,942,574 | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa – 0.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49,000 | ZAR | Republic of South Africa Treasury Bill | 0.000 | % | 3/20/13 | N/R | 5,716,125 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turkey – 4.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16,400 | TRY | Republic of Turkey, Government Bond | 0.000 | % | 2/20/13 | BBB | 9,114,850 | ||||||||||||||||||||
31,850 | TRY | Republic of Turkey, Government Bond | 0.000 | % | 5/15/13 | BBB | 17,451,218 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12,500 | TRY | Republic of Turkey, Government Bond | 0.000 | % | 7/17/13 | BBB | 6,777,026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
60,750 | TRY | Total Turkey | 33,343,094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Sovereign Debt | 178,091,881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations – 28.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 6,000 | Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds | 0.170 | % | 2/06/13 | Aaa | $ | 6,000,282 | |||||||||||||||||||
4,000 | Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds | 0.200 | % | 3/01/13 | Aaa | 4,000,524 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5,000 | Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds | 1.625 | % | 3/20/13 | Aaa | 5,016,295 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21,500 | Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds | 0.230 | % | 4/29/13 | AA+ | 21,507,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3,500 | Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds | 0.350 | % | 6/06/13 | Aaa | 3,503,371 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Notes | 0.000 | % | 2/01/13 | Aaa | 4,999,835 | |||||||||||||||||||||
50,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Notes, (4) | 0.000 | % | 3/01/13 | Aaa | 49,995,950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Notes | 0.000 | % | 6/12/13 | Aaa | 9,995,530 | |||||||||||||||||||||
35,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Notes | 0.000 | % | 6/19/13 | Aaa | 34,983,690 | |||||||||||||||||||||
40,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Notes | 0.000 | % | 6/21/13 | Aaa | 39,981,120 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 1.750 | % | 2/22/13 | Aaa | 3,006,786 | |||||||||||||||||||||
17,000 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.375 | % | 1/15/13 | Aaa | 17,007,310 | |||||||||||||||||||||
200,000 | Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | 199,998,368 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements – 1.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12,584 | Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank, dated 12/31/12, repurchase price $12,584,478, collateralized by $12,310,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, due 7/31/16, value $12,838,776 | 0.010 | % | 1/02/13 | N/A | 12,584,471 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $394,351,953) | 390,674,720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Investments (cost $696,027,000) – 98.5% | 694,458,281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.5% (5) | 10,639,707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets – 100% | $ | 705,097,988 |
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Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2012
Investments in Derivatives as of December 31, 2012
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts outstanding:
Counterparty | Currency Contracts to Deliver | Amount (Local Currency) | In Exchange For Currency | Amount (Local Currency) | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bank of America | U.S. Dollar | 3,930,887 | Australian Dollar | 3,800,000 | 1/16/13 | $ | 11,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | Brazilian Real | 161,067,000 | U.S. Dollar | 76,689,442 | 1/03/13 | (1,975,760 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 78,819,183 | Brazilian Real | 161,067,000 | 1/03/13 | (153,981 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 23,556,172 | Chilean Peso | 11,469,500,000 | 1/09/13 | 381,321 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 3,696,858 | Chilean Peso | 1,800,000,000 | 1/09/13 | 59,844 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 39,014,522 | Malaysian Ringgit | 119,766,781 | 1/28/13 | 150,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 8,795,361 | Malaysian Ringgit | 27,000,000 | 1/28/13 | 33,939 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays | U.S. Dollar | 21,677,620 | South African Rand | 190,000,000 | 2/13/13 | 608,183 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | Swedish Krona | 210,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 31,403,466 | 1/18/13 | (877,222 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | U.S. Dollar | 30,876,904 | Swedish Krona | 210,000,000 | 1/18/13 | 1,403,784 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | U.S. Dollar | 26,161,294 | Chilean Peso | 12,700,000,000 | 1/29/13 | 271,914 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | U.S. Dollar | 1,235,967 | Chilean Peso | 600,000,000 | 1/29/13 | 12,846 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | U.S. Dollar | 20,872,500 | New Zealand Dollar | 25,000,000 | 2/13/13 | (266,153 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | Euro | 10,060,000 | U.S. Dollar | 12,828,110 | 1/16/13 | (452,066 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | Euro | 6,060,000 | U.S. Dollar | 7,880,666 | 1/16/13 | (119,122 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 45,739,013 | Australian Dollar | 44,250,000 | 1/16/13 | 168,099 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 1,860,570 | Australian Dollar | 1,800,000 | 1/16/13 | 6,838 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 16,921,428 | Canadian Dollar | 16,800,000 | 1/31/13 | (41,607 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 1,575,825 | South Korean Won | 1,700,000,000 | 2/19/13 | 15,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. | U.S. Dollar | 39,581,016 | South Korean Won | 42,700,000,000 | 2/19/13 | 386,892 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse | U.S. Dollar | 35,648,046 | Norwegian Krone | 203,196,000 | 2/04/13 | 870,411 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse | U.S. Dollar | 41,005,438 | Turkish Lira | 73,900,000 | 2/12/13 | 196,680 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 18,572,918 | South African Rand | 165,000,000 | 1/18/13 | 850,094 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 33,057,851 | South Korean Won | 36,000,000,000 | 2/04/13 | 665,802 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 56,914,990 | Indian Rupee | 3,140,000,000 | 2/11/13 | (7,736 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 34,481,502 | Indian Rupee | 1,892,000,000 | 2/11/13 | (192,163 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 13,540,350 | Indian Rupee | 750,000,000 | 2/11/13 | 52,147 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 25,345,056 | Turkish Lira | 45,679,394 | 2/12/13 | 122,979 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 5,233,816 | Turkish Lira | 9,447,038 | 2/12/13 | 33,274 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | U.S. Dollar | 40,989,000 | New Zealand Dollar | 50,000,000 | 2/28/13 | 183,261 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Brazilian Real | 161,067,000 | U.S. Dollar | 78,819,183 | 1/03/13 | 153,981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Brazilian Real | 161,067,000 | U.S. Dollar | 77,603,951 | 2/04/13 | (730,315 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Euro | 39,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 51,671,880 | 1/07/13 | 192,045 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Euro | 34,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 44,932,020 | 1/07/13 | 52,163 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | Mexican Peso | 17,500,000 | U.S. Dollar | 1,366,760 | 1/29/13 | 16,019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 77,979,666 | Brazilian Real | 161,067,000 | 1/03/13 | 685,536 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 64,169,420 | Euro | 49,000,000 | 1/07/13 | 510,373 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 31,062,960 | Euro | 24,000,000 | 1/07/13 | 616,939 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S. Dollar | 68,393,650 | Mexican Peso | 899,185,000 | 1/29/13 | 1,010,157 | |||||||||||||||||||||
RBC | U.S. Dollar | 32,281,717 | Canadian Dollar | 32,140,000 | 1/09/13 | 25,055 | |||||||||||||||||||||
RBC | U.S. Dollar | 9,530,591 | Turkish Lira | 17,054,040 | 1/09/13 | 20,315 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Chartered Bank | U.S. Dollar | 24,103,929 | Yuan Renminbi | 154,000,000 | 1/29/13 | 404,051 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Chartered Bank | U.S. Dollar | 17,977,177 | Yuan Renminbi | 115,000,000 | 4/18/13 | 241,945 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Standard Chartered Bank | Yuan Renminbi | 154,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 24,370,945 | 1/29/13 | (137,035 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 5,461,095 |
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(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(2) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Using the highest of Standard & Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch") rating. 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.
(3) Principal Amount (000) denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise noted.
(4) Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.
(5) Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of derivative instruments as listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.
N/A Not applicable.
N/R Not rated.
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
CLP Chilean Peso
EUR Euro
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
NOK Norwegian Krone
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South African Rand
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.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
December 31, 2012
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Long-term investments, at value (cost $199,913,278 and $301,675,047, respectively) | $ | 201,665,218 | $ | 303,783,561 | |||||||
Short-term investments, at value (cost $1,526,563 and $394,351,953, respectively) | 1,526,563 | 390,674,720 | |||||||||
Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $49,707 and $638,975, respectively) | 49,783 | 642,410 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on: | |||||||||||
Credit default swaps | 109,008 | — | |||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 1,167,214 | 10,414,255 | |||||||||
Interest rate swaps | 182,234 | — | |||||||||
Receivables: | |||||||||||
Dividends | 12,305 | — | |||||||||
Due from broker (net of amounts uncollectible of $135,899 and $—, respectively) | 884,014 | 150,747 | |||||||||
Interest | 2,757,618 | 5,583,233 | |||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts | 129,452 | — | |||||||||
Other assets | 57,486 | 49,545 | |||||||||
Total assets | 208,540,895 | 711,298,471 | |||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Cash overdraft | 851,661 | — | |||||||||
Borrowings | 61,000,000 | — | |||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 638,507 | 4,953,160 | |||||||||
Credit default swaps premiums received | 33,951 | — | |||||||||
Payables: | |||||||||||
Investments purchased | 1,415,813 | — | |||||||||
Reorganization expenses | — | 330,000 | |||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts | 2,538 | — | |||||||||
Accrued expenses: | |||||||||||
Interest on borrowings | 69,908 | — | |||||||||
Management fees | 149,506 | 516,991 | |||||||||
Trustees Fees | 1,088 | 42,073 | |||||||||
Other | 85,818 | 358,259 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 64,248,790 | 6,200,483 | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 144,292,105 | $ | 705,097,988 | |||||||
Shares outstanding | 9,359,018 | 48,005,566 | |||||||||
Net asset value per share outstanding | $ | 15.42 | $ | 14.69 | |||||||
Net assets consist of: | |||||||||||
Shares, ($.01) par value per share | $ | 93,590 | $ | 480,056 | |||||||
Paid-in surplus | 144,008,330 | 708,509,571 | |||||||||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | (2,101,044 | ) | 539,068 | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (546,502 | ) | (8,357,171 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 2,837,731 | 3,926,464 | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 144,292,105 | $ | 705,097,988 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Investment Income (net of foreign tax withheld of $31,834 and $144,983, respectively) | $ | 3,815,435 | $ | 16,831,984 | |||||||
Expenses | |||||||||||
Management fees | 1,325,791 | 5,518,533 | |||||||||
Interest expense on borrowings | 105,795 | — | |||||||||
Shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses | 762 | 918 | |||||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 72,671 | 311,663 | |||||||||
Trustees fees and expenses | 4,669 | 17,328 | |||||||||
Professional fees | 75,915 | 91,944 | |||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 42,372 | 169,778 | |||||||||
Stock exchange listing fees | 8,453 | 13,607 | |||||||||
Investor relations expense | 34,910 | 156,244 | |||||||||
Other expenses | 11,063 | 39,909 | |||||||||
Total expenses | 1,682,401 | 6,319,924 | |||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2,133,034 | 10,512,060 | |||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency | 3,052,339 | (2,617,593 | ) | ||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 2,546,152 | 51,995,401 | |||||||||
Futures contracts | 283,574 | — | |||||||||
Swaps | 4,591,954 | — | |||||||||
Options purchased | (28,100 | ) | (1,180,825 | ) | |||||||
Options written | 8,200 | 830,850 | |||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency | 2,305,944 | 11,052,644 | |||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 465,856 | 10,892,907 | |||||||||
Futures contracts | 161,500 | — | |||||||||
Swaps | (4,745,821 | ) | — | ||||||||
Options purchased | — | 95,650 | |||||||||
Options written | — | (203,850 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 8,641,598 | 70,865,184 | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $ | 10,774,632 | $ | 81,377,244 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
CHANGES in NET ASSETS
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/12 | Year Ended 12/31/11 | Year Ended 12/31/12 | Year Ended 12/31/11 | ||||||||||||||||
Operations | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 2,133,034 | $ | 1,625,263 | $ | 10,512,060 | $ | 5,231,593 | |||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |||||||||||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency | 3,052,339 | (1,101,156 | ) | (2,617,593 | ) | 7,143,598 | |||||||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 2,546,152 | 1,903,369 | 51,995,401 | (4,751,704 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | 283,574 | (63,422 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Swaps | 4,591,954 | 799,341 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Options purchased | (28,100 | ) | 25,675 | (1,180,825 | ) | (940,300 | ) | ||||||||||||
Options written | 8,200 | 89,785 | 830,850 | 2,157,600 | |||||||||||||||
Net increase in realized gain (loss) from payments by the Adviser for losses realized on the disposal of investments purchased in violation of investment restrictions | — | — | — | 36,215 | |||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||||||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency | 2,305,944 | (1,404,200 | ) | 11,052,644 | (20,218,915 | ) | |||||||||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 465,856 | (1,131,119 | ) | 10,892,907 | (3,440,956 | ) | |||||||||||||
Futures contracts | 161,500 | 348,545 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Swaps | (4,745,821 | ) | 2,942,414 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Options purchased | — | — | 95,650 | (95,650 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Options written | — | — | (203,850 | ) | 203,850 | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 10,774,632 | 4,034,495 | 81,377,244 | (14,674,669 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | |||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (7,958,039 | ) | (3,397,611 | ) | — | (28,056,821 | ) | ||||||||||||
From accumulated net realized gains | (3,225,987 | ) | — | (31,349,996 | ) | (10,623,137 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (8,769,112 | ) | (22,123,393 | ) | (17,909,475 | ) | ||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (11,184,026 | ) | (12,166,723 | ) | (53,473,389 | ) | (56,589,433 | ) | |||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued in the Reorganization(1) | — | — | 75,834,805 | — | |||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased and retired | — | — | (4,603,053 | ) | (6,421,689 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | — | — | 71,231,752 | (6,421,689 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (409,394 | ) | (8,132,228 | ) | 99,135,607 | (77,685,791 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net assets at the beginning of period | 144,701,499 | 152,833,727 | 605,962,381 | 683,648,172 | |||||||||||||||
Net assets at the end of period | $ | 144,292,105 | $ | 144,701,499 | $ | 705,097,988 | $ | 605,962,381 | |||||||||||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period | $ | (2,101,044 | ) | $ | (2,071,945 | ) | $ | 539,068 | $ | (26,022,246 | ) |
(1) Refer to Footnote 1—General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Policy Changes, Name Changes and Fund Reorganization for further details.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | $ | 10,774,632 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||
Purchases of investments | (207,258,255 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments | 88,893,809 | ||||||
Proceeds from (Purchases of) short-term investments, net | 56,236,550 | ||||||
Proceeds from (Payments for) cash denominated in foreign currencies, net | 1,251,479 | ||||||
Proceeds from (Payments for) swap contracts, net | 4,591,954 | ||||||
Premiums paid for options purchased | (28,100 | ) | |||||
Premiums received on credit default swaps | 33,951 | ||||||
Premiums received for options written | 8,200 | ||||||
Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net | 1,315,208 | ||||||
(Increase) Decrease in: | |||||||
Receivable for dividends | (12,305 | ) | |||||
Receivable for interest | (1,292,225 | ) | |||||
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | (129,452 | ) | |||||
Other assets | (56,611 | ) | |||||
Increase (Decrease) in: | |||||||
Payable for investment purchased | 1,415,813 | ||||||
Accrued interest on borrowings | 69,908 | ||||||
Accrued management fees | 41,396 | ||||||
Accrued trustees fees | 201 | ||||||
Accrued variation margin on futures contracts | 411 | ||||||
Accrued other expenses | (3,535 | ) | |||||
Net realized (gain) loss from: | |||||||
Investments and foreign currency | (3,052,339 | ) | |||||
Swaps | (4,591,954 | ) | |||||
Options purchased | 28,100 | ||||||
Options written | (8,200 | ) | |||||
Paydowns | 894 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of: | |||||||
Investments and foreign currency | (2,305,944 | ) | |||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (465,856 | ) | |||||
Swaps | 4,745,821 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (49,796,449 | ) | |||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||
Increase in borrowings | 61,000,000 | ||||||
Increase (Decrease) in cash overdraft | (19,525 | ) | |||||
Cash distributions paid to shareholders | (11,184,026 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 49,796,449 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash | — | ||||||
Cash at the beginning of period | — | ||||||
Cash at the End of period | $ | — | |||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information |
Cash paid for interest on borrowings (excluding borrowing costs) was $24,689.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial
HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
Investment Operations | Less Distributions | Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Net Asset Value | Net Investment Income (Loss)(a) | Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total | From Net Investment Income | From Accumulated Net Realized Gains | Return of Capital | Total | Offering Costs | Discount from Shares Repurchased and Retired | Ending Net Asset Value | Ending Market Value | Based on Market Value(b) | Based on Net Asset Value(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | $ | 15.46 | $ | .23 | $ | .93 | $ | 1.16 | $ | (.86 | ) | $ | (.34 | ) | $ | — | $ | (1.20 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15.42 | $ | 14.02 | 7.49 | % | 7.70 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 16.33 | .17 | .26 | .43 | (.36 | ) | — | (.94 | ) | (1.30 | ) | — | — | 15.46 | 14.16 | (1.19 | ) | 2.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 16.76 | .14 | .99 | 1.13 | (.76 | ) | (.06 | ) | (.74 | ) | (1.56 | ) | — | — | 16.33 | 15.65 | (.22 | ) | 6.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 18.00 | .27 | .05 | .32 | (.87 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.64 | ) | (1.56 | ) | — | — | * | 16.76 | 17.23 | 18.57 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 18.57 | .79 | .23 | 1.02 | (.82 | ) | — | (.77 | ) | (1.59 | ) | — | — | 18.00 | 15.93 | 7.38 | 5.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 14.01 | .24 | 1.64 | 1.88 | — | (.71 | ) | (.50 | ) | (1.21 | ) | — | .01 | 14.69 | 12.87 | 16.54 | 13.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 15.64 | .12 | (.46 | ) | (.34 | ) | (.65 | ) | (.24 | ) | (.41 | ) | (1.30 | ) | — | .01 | 14.01 | 12.11 | (3.27 | ) | (2.39 | )** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 17.12 | .36 | (.42 | ) | (.06 | ) | (.13 | ) | — | (1.29 | ) | (1.42 | ) | — | — | * | 15.64 | 13.77 | (1.44 | ) | (.18 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 16.51 | .49 | 1.62 | 2.11 | (.93 | ) | (.48 | ) | (.10 | ) | (1.51 | ) | — | * | .01 | 17.12 | 15.41 | 22.55 | 13.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 19.31 | 1.07 | (2.15 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (1.18 | ) | (.02 | ) | (.53 | ) | (1.73 | ) | — | * | .01 | 16.51 | 13.90 | (8.32 | ) | (6.01 | ) |
Borrowings at End of Period | |||||||||||
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) | Asset Coverage Per $1,000 | |||||||||
Year Ended 12/31: | |||||||||||
2012 | $ | 61,000 | $ | 3,365 |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets(c) | |||||||||||||||||||
Ending Net Assets (000) | Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate(d) | ||||||||||||||||
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | |||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31: | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 | $ | 144,292 | 1.16 | % | 1.47 | % | 93 | % | |||||||||||
2011 | 144,701 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 36 | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 152,834 | 1.06 | .82 | 105 | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 156,253 | 1.08 | 1.54 | 177 | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 167,522 | 1.05 | 4.32 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31: | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 705,098 | .99 | 1.65 | 117 | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 605,962 | 1.06 | .77 | 41 | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 683,648 | 1.13 | 2.28 | 77 | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 748,957 | 1.07 | 2.92 | 103 | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 729,813 | 1.05 | 5.81 | 38 |
(a) Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested divided income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund's market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) • Net Investment Income (Loss) ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to borrowings, where applicable.
• Each ratio includes the effect of all interest expense paid and other costs related to borrowings as follows:
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Year Ended 12/31: | |||||||
2012 | .07 | % |
(d) Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Footnote 5—Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period.
* Rounds to less than $.01 per share.
** During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) received payments from the Adviser of $36,215 to offset losses realized on the disposal of investments purchased in violation of the Fund's investment restrictions. This reimbursement did not have an impact on the Fund's Total Return Based on Net Asset Value.
(e) The Fund did not utilize borrowings prior to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
General Information
The funds covered in this report and their corresponding New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") symbols are Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund (JGG) and Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT), (formerly known as Nuveen Global Government Enhanced Income Fund and Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund, respectively) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as non-diversified closed-end registered investment companies. Global Income Opportunities (JGG) and Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on April 13, 2006 and February 14, 2007, respectively.
On December 31, 2012, the Funds' investment adviser converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company. As a result, Nuveen Fund Advisers, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. ("Nuveen"), changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisers, LLC (the "Adviser"). There were no changes to the identities or roles of any personnel as a result of the change.
Investment Policy Changes, Name Changes and Fund Reorgainzation
Global Income Opportunities (JGG)
On August 1, 2012 the Fund's Board of Trustees approved repositioning the Fund's portfolio and changing its investment policies to feature a multi-sector, global bond strategy. The Fund's primary and secondary investment objectives remained unchanged. The Fund's Board of Trustees also approved changing the Fund's name to Nuveen Global Income Opportunities Fund. The Fund's ticker symbol remained unchanged. Fund shareholders received written notice of these changes, which became effective on October 10, 2012.
Global Income Opportunities' (JGG) primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and gains. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to seek capital preservation. For the period January 1, 2012 through October 9, 2012, the Fund invested in global government debt securities directly or indirectly by investing in debt-related derivative instruments. These derivative instruments included interest rate swaps, total return swaps, bond futures, and contracts to purchase government debt securities on a forward basis. At least 80% of the debt was hedged to the U.S. Dollar, and up to 30% may have been invested in emerging market government securities. The Fund also featured a currency strategy of up to 35% long and 35% short positions, with a target of 25% / 25%. This strategy may have created the economic effect of financial leverage. Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, (the "Sub-Adviser"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, monitored and adjusted investments using a propriety risk reduction methodology.
Effective October 10, 2012, the Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets (as defined in Footnote 7—Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates) in global debt securities, including but not limited to global sovereign and government-related debt, domestic and foreign debt securities, U.S. government securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset backed securities. The Fund may invest up to 20% in other types of securities, including, but not limited to, preferred securities of domestic and foreign issuers and convertible debt. The Fund may invest in global debt from issuers in both developed and emerging market countries. The Fund will invest primarily in securities rated investment grade at the time of purchase (or unrated but deemed to be of comparable quality by the Sub-Adviser). However, the Fund may invest up to 30% of its managed assets in securities rated below investment grade (or unrated but deemed to be of comparable quality by the Sub-Adviser). The Fund may not invest in debt rated below CCC. The Fund will use futures, forwards and other derivatives to create or reduce exposure to countries, sectors, currencies, and interest rates in seeking to enhance total returns and/or manage risk. This strategy may create the economic effect of leverage. The Sub-Adviser will monitor and adjust investments using a propriety risk reduction methodology.
Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT)
On August 1, 2012, the Fund's Board of Trustees approved repositioning the Fund's portfolio and the reorganization of Global Income & Currency Fund, Inc. (GCF) (the "Acquired Fund") into the Fund (the "Acquiring Fund") (the "Reorganization"). The Fund's Board of Trustees also approved changing the Fund's name to Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund. The Fund's ticker symbol remained unchanged. The goal of the Reorganization is to enhance the combined Fund's ability to generate competitive returns and narrow the Fund's trading discount by:
• Simplifying the investment strategy to offer broad-based currency exposure and interest rate diversification;
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• Expanding investment flexibility and the ability to manage risk by eliminating the current focus on investing in the highest yielding currencies and the systematic U.S. dollar short-orientation; and
• Reducing Fund expenses and increasing common share float, due to the larger scale of the combined Fund.
Fund shareholders received written notice of the Fund's portfolio repositioning and name change, which became effective on October 10, 2012. At a special meeting of shareholders on November 16, 2012, shareholders of the Acquired Fund approved the Reorganization. The Reorganization was effective prior to the opening of business on December 10, 2012.
Upon the closing of the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund transferred its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund, and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of the liabilities of the Acquired Fund. The Acquired Fund was then liquidated, dissolved and terminated in accordance with its Declaration of Trust. Shareholders of the Acquired Fund became shareholders of the Acquiring Fund. Holders of shares received newly issued shares of the Acquiring Fund, the aggregate net asset value of which was equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shares of the Acquired Fund held immediately prior to the Reorganization (including for this purpose fractional Acquiring Fund shares to which shareholders would be entitled). Fractional shares were sold on the open market and shareholders received cash in lieu of such fractional shares. Details of the Reorganization are further described in Footnote 9—Fund Reorganizations.
The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide an attractive level of current income and total return. For the period January 1, 2012 through October 9, 2012, the Fund invested directly and indirectly in a portfolio of short-term international government securities. The Fund would invest approximately 50% of its assets directly in international short-term government securities that were denominated in non-U.S. currencies and would not be currency hedged. Indirect investments in international non-U.S. government securities were made by purchasing forward currency contracts and other derivative instruments that offer exposure to the returns of short-term international (non-U.S.) government securities. These contracts were collateralized by direct investments in U.S. cash equivalents, including U.S. government debt and agency paper. This strategy may have created the economic effect of financial leverage. The sub-Adviser monitored and adjusted investments using a propriety risk reduction methodology.
Effective October 10, 2012, the Fund will invest in currencies and short-term debt of both developed market and emerging market countries and has the flexibility to short foreign currencies. The Fund will maintain a foreign currency orientation with a maximum net exposure of the dollar of 35%. The Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in U.S. and foreign government securities, forward currency contracts, and other currency related derivative instruments and may invest 20% in corporate, assets-backed or other types of non-government debt. The Fund seeks to maintain a weighted-average, leverage-adjusted duration of two years or less and may employ effective leverage of up to 175% through currency forward contracts. This strategy may create the economic effect of leverage. The Sub-Adviser will monitor and adjust investments using a propriety risk reduction methodology.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP").
Investment Valuation
Prices of fixed-income securities, short-term U.S. and international government securities, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps are provided by a pricing service approved by the Funds' Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2. 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. 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 priority of the significant inputs.
Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the net asset value (NAV) of the Funds' shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange shares. If significant market events occur between the time of determination of the closing price of a foreign security on an exchange and the time that the Funds' NAV is determined, or if under the Funds' procedures, the closing price of a foreign security is not deemed to be reliable, the security would be valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by the Funds' Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
The value of exchange-traded options are based on the mean of the closing bid and ask prices. Futures contracts are valued using the closing settlement price or in the absence of such a price, the last traded price. Exchange-traded options and futures contracts are generally classified as Level 1. Options traded in the over-the-counter market are valued using an evaluated mean price and are generally classified as Level 2.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Repurchase agreements are valued at contract amount plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.
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 Funds' Board of Trustees or its designee 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 net asset value (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 priority of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Funds' Board of Trustees or its designee.
Refer to Footnote 2—Fair Value Measurements for further details on the leveling of securities held by the Funds as of the end of the reporting period.
Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from 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 instructed the custodian to earmark securities in the Funds' portfolios with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At December 31, 2012, Global Income Opportunities (JGT) had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $1,415,813. Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGG) had no such outstanding purchase commitments.
Investment Income
Investment income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and includes accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income also reflects paydown gains and losses, if any.
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. Legal fee refund presented on the Statement of Operations reflects a refund of workout expenditures paid in a prior reporting period, when applicable.
Income Taxes
Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. In any year when the Funds realize net capital gains, each Fund may choose to distribute all or a portion of its net capital gains to shareholders, or alternatively, to retain all or a portion of its net capital gains and pay federal corporate income taxes on such retained gains.
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
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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.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders 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.
Each Fund makes quarterly cash distributions to shareholders of a stated dollar amount per share. Subject to approval and oversight by the Funds' Board of Trustees, each Fund seeks to maintain a stable distribution level designed to deliver the long-term return potential of each Fund's investment strategy through regular quarterly distributions (a "Managed Distribution Program"). Total distributions during a calendar year generally will be made from each Fund's net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized capital gains in the Fund's portfolio, if any. The portion of distributions paid attributed to net unrealized gains, if any, is distributed from the Fund's assets and is treated by shareholders as a non-taxable distribution ("Return of Capital") for tax purposes. In the event that total distributions during a calendar year exceed a Fund's total return on net asset value, the difference will reduce net asset value per share. If a Fund's total return on net asset value exceeds total distributions during a calendar year, the excess will be reflected as an increase in net asset value per share. The final determination of the source and character of all distributions for the fiscal year is made after the end of the fiscal year and is reflected in the financial statements contained in the annual report as of December 31 each year.
The actual character of distributions made by the Funds during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
Foreign Currency Transactions
Each Fund is authorized to engage in foreign currency exchange transactions, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options and swap contracts. To the extent that the Funds invest in securities and/or contracts that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the Funds will be subject to currency risk, which is the risk that an increase in the U.S. dollar relative to the foreign currency will reduce returns or portfolio value. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Fund's investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value. Investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars on a spot (i.e. cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market at the time of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Investment transactions, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date of the transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of a Fund and the amounts actually received.
The realized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with other assets and liabilities on investments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options purchased, options written and swap contracts, when applicable, are recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency" on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.
The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with other assets and liabilities on investments are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency" on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates associated with forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options purchased, options written and swaps are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (deprecation) of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options purchased, options written and swaps" respectively on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Each Fund that invests in non-dollar denominated securities is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and is authorized to enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in an attempt to manage such risk under two circumstances: (i) when a Fund enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency to "lock in" the U.S. exchange rate of the transaction, with such period being a short-dated contract covering the period between transaction date and settlement date; or (ii) when the Sub-Adviser, believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may experience a substantial movement against the U.S. dollar or against another foreign currency. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the forward rate and are recognized as a component of "Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of the contracts during the
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
reporting period is recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward foreign currency exchange contracts" on the Statement of Operations. When the contract is closed or offset with the same counterparty, a Fund recognizes the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was entered and the value at the time it was closed or offset as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts" on the Statement of Operations.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts will generally not be entered into for terms greater than three months, but may have maturities of up to six months or more. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of a Fund's investment securities; however, it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted. A forward foreign currency exchange contract would limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of a particular currency; however, it also would limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase instead of decrease. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to counterparty risk if the counterparty fails to perform as specified in the contract due to financial impairment or other reason.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, Global Income Opportunities (JGG) and Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to gain exposure to selected foreign currencies, as well as in some cases to hedge the currency risk present in a foreign bond.
The average number of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Average number of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding* | 28 | 41 |
* The average number of forward foreign currency exchange contracts is calculated based on the outstanding contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal year.
Refer to Footnote 3—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for further details on forward foreign currency exchange contract activity.
Dollar Roll Transactions
Each Fund is authorized to enter into dollar roll transactions ("dollar rolls") in which a Fund purchases or sells MBS for delivery in the future and simultaneously contracts to sell or repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon, and maturity) MBS on a different specified future date. Dollar rolls are identified in the Portfolios of Investments as "MDR" for the Funds, when applicable. During the roll period, the Funds forego principal and interest paid on the MBS. Each Fund is compensated by fee income or the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase. Such compensation is amortized over the life of the dollar rolls and recognized as a component of "Investment Income" on the Statement of Operations. Dollar rolls are valued daily. Global Income Opportunities (JGG) entered into dollar roll transactions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the MBS the Fund is obligated to repurchase under an agreement may decline below the repurchase price. These transactions also involve some risk to the Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from completing the transaction. In the event that the buyer of securities under a dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund's use of proceeds of the dollar roll may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund's obligation to repurchase the securities.
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Futures Contracts
Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and is authorized to invest in futures contracts in an attempt to manage such risk. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or liquid securities equal to a specified percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the "initial margin." Cash held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts, if any, is recognized as "Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by a Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation of the value of the contract. Variation margin is recognized as a receivable or payable for "Variation margin on futures contracts" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.
During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as an unrealized gain or loss by "marking-to-market" on a daily basis to reflect the changes in market value of the contract, which is recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts" on the Statement of Operations. When the contract is closed or expired, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract on the closing date and value of the contract when originally entered into, which is recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts" on the Statement of Operations.
Risks of investments in futures contracts include the possible adverse movement in the price of the securities or indices underlying the contracts, the possibility that there may not be a liquid secondary market for the contracts and/or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with a change in the value of the underlying securities or indices.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, Global Income Opportunities (JGG) sold U.S. Treasury futures to hedge against potential increases in U.S. interest rates and purchased selected foreign bond futures to gain exposure to those markets. These derivative exposures are integrated with the overall portfolio construction and as such losses and gains may be naturally related to/may offset impacts elsewhere in the portfolio.
The average number of futures contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, was as follows:
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Average number of futures contracts outstanding* | 100 |
* The average number of futures contracts is calculated based on the outstanding contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal year.
Refer to Footnote 3—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for further details on futures contract activity.
Swap Contracts
Each Fund is authorized to enter into swap contracts consistent with its investment objectives and policies to reduce, increase or otherwise alter its risk profile or to alter its portfolio characteristics (i.e. duration, yield curve positioning and credit quality).
Interest Rate Swaps Contracts
Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and is authorized to invest in interest rate swap transactions in an attempt to manage such risk. Each Fund uses interest rate swap contracts for purposes of risk reduction or expressing market views. An example of risk reduction would be to synthetically convert certain Fund positions in fixed-rate securities effectively into adjustable rate instruments and thereby shorten the average interest rate reset time and duration of each Fund's portfolio of investments. An example of expressing a market view would be to enter into swaps of different tenors that offset one another in whole or in part (in one case paying the fixed leg, in the other case receiving the fixed leg), in order to benefit if certain changes occur in the slope of the yield curve. Forward interest rate swap transactions involve the Fund's agreement with a counterparty to pay, in the future, a fixed or variable rate payment in exchange for the counterparty paying the Fund a variable or fixed rate payment, the accruals for which would begin at a specified date in the future (the "effective date"). Interest rate swap contracts involve each Fund's agreement with the counterparty to pay or receive a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty receiving or paying from each Fund a variable rate payment. The amount of the payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the interest rate swap contract. Interest rate swap contracts do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to the net amount of interest payments that each Fund is to receive. Interest rate swap positions are valued daily. Each Fund accrues the fixed rate payment expected to be paid or received and the variable rate payment expected to be received or paid on interest rate swap contracts on a daily basis, and recognizes the daily change in the market value of the Fund's contractual rights and obligations under the contracts. Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period, if any, are recognized as "Interest rate swaps premiums paid and/or received" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments made or received upon entering into the swap agreement are to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreements and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). The net amount recorded on these transactions for each
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counterparty is recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of "Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on interest rate swaps (, net)" with the change during the fiscal period recognized on the Statement of Operations as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of interest rate swaps." Once periodic payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from interest rate swaps" on the Statement of Operations, in addition to the net realized gain or loss recorded upon the termination of interest rate swap contracts. For tax purposes, periodic payments are treated as ordinary income or expense.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, Global Income Opportunities (JGG) invested in interest rate swaps to partially fix the interest cost of leverage.
The average number of interest rate swap contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:
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Average number of interest rate swap contracts outstanding* | 6 |
* The average number of interest rate swap contracts is calculated based on the outstanding contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal year.
Credit Default Swaps
The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into a credit default swap contract to seek to maintain a total return on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer's default. Credit default swap contracts involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if/when there is a credit event by a third party. Generally, a credit event means bankruptcy, failure to pay, or restructuring. The specific credit events applicable for each credit default swap are stated in the terms of the particular swap agreement. As a purchaser of a credit default swap contract, the Fund pays to the counterparty a periodic interest fee based on the notional amount of the credit default swap. This interest fee is accrued daily and recognized with the daily change in the market value of the contract as a component of "Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on credit default swaps (,net)" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is recorded as a realized loss upon payment. Upon occurrence of a specific credit event with respect to the underlying referenced entity, the Fund is obligated to deliver that security, or an equivalent amount of cash, to the counterparty in exchange for receipt of the notional amount from the counterparty. The difference between the value of the security delivered and the notional amount received is recorded as a realized gain. Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recognized as a component of "Credit default swap premiums paid and/or received" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. As a seller of a credit default swap contract, the Fund generally receives from the counterparty a periodic interest fee based on the notional amount of the credit default swap. This interest fee is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation or depreciation and is recorded as a realized gain upon payment. Upon occurrence of a specific credit event with respect to the underlying referenced entity, the Fund will either receive that security, or an equivalent amount of cash, from the counterparty in exchange for payment of the notional amount to the counterparty, or pay a net settlement amount of the credit default swap contract less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. The difference between the value of the security received and the notional amount paid is recorded as a realized loss. Changes in the value of a credit default swap during the reporting period are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps", and realized gains and losses are recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from swaps" on the Statement of Operations. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Fund could incur as a seller of protection in a credit default swap contract is limited to the notional amount of the contract. The maximum potential amount would be offset by the recovery value, if any, of the respective referenced entity.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, Global Income Opportunities (JGG) invested in credit default swaps to take on credit risk and earn a commensurate credit spread. These derivative exposures are integrated with the overall portfolio construction and as such losses and gains may be naturally related to/may offset impacts elsewhere in the portfolio.
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The average number of credit default swap contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, was as follows:
Average number of credit default swap contracts outstanding* | — | ** |
* The average number is calculated based on the outstanding contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal year.
** Rounds to less than 1.
Refer to Footnote 3—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for further details on swap contract activity.
Options Transactions
Each Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and is authorized to purchase and write (sell) call and put options on securities, futures, swaps ("swaptions") or currencies in an attempt to manage such risk. The purchase of options and/or swaptions involves the risk of loss of all or a part of the cash paid for the options (the premium). The market risk associated with purchasing options and/or swaptions is limited to the premium paid. The counterparty credit risk of purchasing options and/or swaptions, however, needs also to take into account the current value of the option, as this is the performance expected from the counterparty. When a Fund purchases an option and/or swaption, an amount equal to the premium paid (the premium plus commission) is recognized as a component of "Options and/or Swaptions purchased, at value" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a Fund writes an option and/or swaption, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recognized as a component of "Options and/or Swaptions written, at value" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently adjusted to reflect the current value of the written option and/or swaption until the option and/or swaption is exercised or expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. The changes in the value of options and/or swaptions purchased during the fiscal period are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Options and/or Swaptions purchased" on the Statement of Operations. The changes in the value of options and/or swaptions written during the fiscal period are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Options and/or Swaptions written" on the Statement of Operations. When an option and/or swaption is exercised or expires or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid at expiration or on executing a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from Options and/or Swaptions purchased and/or written" on the Statement of Operations. The Fund, as a writer of an option and/or swaption, has no control over whether the underlying instrument may be sold (called) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option and/or swaption. There is also the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, each of the Funds purchased short-term call options on currencies in an attempt to benefit from an appreciation in the currency, and wrote (sold) higher strike calls/puts on the same currency that would limit the Funds' upside if such appreciation took place. These transactions would therefore benefit from a moderate appreciation in the currency.
The Funds did not purchase or write swaptions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
The average number of options contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Average number of purchased options contracts outstanding* | — | ** | — | ** | |||||||
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Average number of written options contracts outstanding* | — | ** | — | ** |
* The average number of options contracts is calculated based on the outstanding contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal year.
** Rounds to less than 1.
Refer to Footnote 3—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Footnote 5—Investment Transactions for further details on options activity.
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
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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. Futures contracts, when applicable, expose a Fund to minimal counterparty credit risk as they are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, which is counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
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.
Zero Coupon Securities
Each Fund is authorized to invest in 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.
Repurchase Agreements
In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is each Fund's policy that its custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the fair value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the counterparty defaults, and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral may be delayed or limited.
Due from Broker
On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc. and certain of its affiliates ("Lehman") filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Federal Court. A number of Lehman subsidiaries have subsequently filed bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceedings in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. Lehman's bankruptcy caused the Funds to terminate their outstanding Lehman derivative positions and quantify such exposures. The Funds have filed claims in the relevant Lehman bankruptcy proceedings, as appropriate. The Funds' net exposure, after application of available offsets, is expected to be modest.
In conjunction with quantifying exposure to such Lehman transactions, the Funds discounted the net gains on their outstanding Lehman derivative contracts prior to their scheduled settlement dates by an amount the Adviser believed to be the Funds' expected loss rate in seeking recovery in bankruptcy. This discounted value is recognized as the "net of amounts uncollectible of" component of "Due from broker" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) also has an outstanding trade receivable in the amount of $871,186 from Lehman, which is recognized as a component of "Due from Broker" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund's Adviser has agreed that to the extent that this asset is not ultimately recovered by the Fund, the Adviser or another party shall reimburse the Fund for this asset. The Fund's custodian has also agreed to waive any overdraft charges resulting from this receivable. As the receivable is an offset of the overdraft noted on the Fund's accounting records and recognized as a component of "Cash overdraft" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, there has been no effect on the Fund's net asset value.
Indemnifications
Under the Funds' organizational documents, their officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
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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 reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
2. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive 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, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management's assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
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:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments*: | |||||||||||||||||||
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities | $ | 2,548,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,548,250 | |||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 85,960,143 | — | 85,960,143 | |||||||||||||||
Capital Preferred Securities | — | 10,173,215 | — | 10,173,215 | |||||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt | — | 100,339,248 | — | 100,339,248 | |||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 2,644,362 | — | 2,644,362 | |||||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: | |||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 1,526,563 | — | 1,526,563 | |||||||||||||||
Derivatives: | |||||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts ** | — | 528,707 | — | 528,707 | |||||||||||||||
Credit Default Swaps** | — | 109,008 | — | 109,008 | |||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Swaps** | — | 182,234 | — | 182,234 | |||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts** | 256,777 | — | — | 256,777 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,805,027 | $ | 201,463,480 | $ | — | $ | 204,268,507 | |||||||||||
Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments*: | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | $ | — | $ | 20,394,792 | $ | — | $ | 20,394,792 | |||||||||||
Sovereign Debt | — | 279,436,854 | — | 279,436,854 | |||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 3,951,915 | — | 3,951,915 | |||||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: | |||||||||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt | — | 178,091,881 | — | 178,091,881 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | — | 199,998,368 | — | 199,998,368 | |||||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | — | 12,584,471 | — | 12,584,471 | |||||||||||||||
Derivatives: | |||||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts ** | — | 5,461,095 | — | 5,461,095 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | 699,919,376 | $ | — | $ | 699,919,376 |
* Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications.
** Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
The Nuveen funds' Board of Directors/Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the oversight of the daily valuation process to the Adviser's Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the funds' pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors/Trustees. The Valuation Committee is aided in its efforts by the Adviser's dedicated Securities Valuation Team, which is responsible for administering the daily valuation process and applying fair value methodologies as approved by the Valuation Committee. When determining the reliability of independent pricing services for
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investments owned by the funds, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of the pricing services and monitors the quality of security prices received through various testing reports conducted by the Securities Valuation Team.
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer's financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts' research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such testing and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors/Trustees.
3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
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. For additional information on the derivative instruments in which the Funds were invested during and at the end of the reporting period, refer to the Portfolios of Investments, Financial Statements and Footnote 1—General Information and Significant Accounting Policies.
The following tables present the fair value of all derivative instruments held by the Funds as of December 31, 2012, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and the primary underlying risk exposure.
Global Income Opportunities (JGG)
Location on the Statement of Assets Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Underlying | Derivative | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Risk Exposure | Instrument | Location | Value | Location | Value | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 1,167,214 | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | (638,507 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Interest Rate | Futures Contracts | Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts and Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts** | 386,221 | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts** | (129,444 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Credit | Swaps | Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps* | 109,008 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate | Swaps | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps* | 182,234 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,844,677 | $ | (767,951 | ) |
* Some swap contracts require a counterparty to pay or receive a premium, which is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities but is not reflected in the cumulative appreciation (depreciation) presented above.
** Value represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Fund's Portfolio of Investments and not the deposits with brokers, if any, or the receivable or payable for variation margin presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT)
Location on the Statement of Assets Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Underlying | Derivative | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Risk Exposure | Instrument | Location | Value | Location | Value | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 10,414,255 | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | (4,953,160 | ) |
The following tables present the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, on derivative instruments, as well as the primary risk exposure associated with each.
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $ | 2,546,152 | $ | 51,995,401 | |||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Futures Contracts | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Interest Rate | $ | 283,574 | $ | — | |||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Swaps | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Credit | $ | 240,430 | $ | — | |||||||
Interest Rate | 4,351,524 | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 4,591,954 | $ | — | |||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Options Purchased | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $ | (28,100 | ) | $ | (1,180,825 | ) | |||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Options Written | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $ | 8,200 | $ | 830,850 | |||||||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $ | 465,856 | $ | 10,892,907 | |||||||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Futures Contracts | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Interest Rate | $ | 161,500 | $ | — |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Swaps | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Credit | $ | 109,008 | $ | — | |||||||
Interest Rate | (4,854,829 | ) | — | ||||||||
Total | $ | (4,745,821 | ) | $ | — | ||||||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Options Purchased | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $ | — | $ | 95,650 | |||||||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Options Written | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Risk Exposure | |||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $ | — | $ | (203,850 | ) |
4. Fund Shares
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/12 | Year Ended 12/31/11 | Year Ended 12/31/12 | Year Ended 12/31/11 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares issued in the Reorganization (1) | — | — | 5,096,842 | — | |||||||||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased and retired | — | — | (357,790 | ) | (458,279 | ) | |||||||||||||
Weighted average: | |||||||||||||||||||
Price per share repurchased and retired | — | — | $ | 12.85 | $ | 13.99 | |||||||||||||
Discount per share repurchased and retired | — | — | 12.07 | % | 12.56 | % |
(1) Refer to Footnote 9 — Fund Reorganization for further details.
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Purchases | $ | 207,258,255 | $ | 313,455,582 | |||||||
Sales and maturities | 88,893,809 | 203,981,070 |
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Transactions in options written for each Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||||||||||
Number of Contracts | Premiums Received | Number of Contracts | Premiums Received | ||||||||||||||||
Outstanding, beginning of period | — | $ | — | 1 | $ | 650,000 | |||||||||||||
Options written | 1 | 8,200 | 1 | 280,850 | |||||||||||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | — | — | (1 | ) | (650,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Options expired | (1 | ) | (8,200 | ) | (1 | ) | (280,850 | ) | |||||||||||
Outstanding, end of period | — | $ | — | — | $ | – |
6. Income Tax Information
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 the amortization of premium, recognition of unrealized gain or loss for tax (mark-to-market) for certain foreign currency contracts, and timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. 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 net asset values of the Funds.
At December 31, 2012, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (excluding investments in derivatives), as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Cost of investments | $ | 202,109,411 | $ | 698,311,352 | |||||||
Gross unrealized: | |||||||||||
Appreciation | $ | 2,997,029 | $ | 3,704,643 | |||||||
Depreciation | (1,914,659 | ) | (7,557,714 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 1,082,370 | $ | (3,853,071 | ) |
Permanent differences, primarily due to reorganization adjustments, net operating losses, return of capital distributions, foreign currency reclasses, and distribution reclasses, resulted in reclassifications among the Funds' components of net assets at December 31, 2012, the Funds' tax year end, as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Paid-in surplus | $ | — | $ | (980,419 | ) | ||||||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | 9,021,893 | 47,399,251 | |||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (9,021,893 | ) | (46,418,832 | ) |
The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at December 31, 2012, the Funds' tax year end, were as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||||||
Undistributed net ordinary income | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Undistributed net long-term capital gains | 770,358 | — |
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The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds' tax years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
2012 | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Distributions from net ordinary income * | $ | 9,836,192 | $ | 12,219,580 | |||||||
Distributions from net long-term capital gains ** | 1,347,834 | 19,130,416 | |||||||||
Return of capital | — | 22,123,393 | |||||||||
2011 | Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||||
Distributions from net ordinary income * | $ | 3,397,611 | $ | 28,056,821 | |||||||
Distributions from long-term capital gains | — | 10,623,137 | |||||||||
Return of capital | 8,769,112 | 17,909,475 |
* Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends and interest, and current year earnings and profits attributable to realized gains.
** The Funds designated as a long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero for the tax year ended December 31, 2012.
During the Funds' tax year ended December 31, 2012, the following Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:
Global Income Opportunities (JGG) | |||||||
Utilized capital loss carryforwards | $ | 1,566,408 |
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after December 31, 2010, will not be subject to expiration. During the Funds' tax year ended December 31, 2012, there were no post-enactment capital losses generated.
The Funds have elected to defer losses incurred from November 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the Funds' tax year end, in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. The following fund has elected to defer losses as follows:
Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||
Post-October capital losses | $ | 472,821 | |||||
Late-year ordinary losses | — |
7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
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.
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The annual fund-level fee for each Fund, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:
Average Daily Managed Assets* | Fund-Level Fee Rate | ||||||
For the first $500 million | .7000 | % | |||||
For the next $500 million | .6750 | ||||||
For the next $500 million | .6500 | ||||||
For the next $500 million | .6250 | ||||||
For managed assets over $2 billion | .6000 |
The annual complex-level fee for each Fund, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:
Complex-Level Managed Asset Breakpoint Level* | Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level | ||||||
$55 billion | .2000 | % | |||||
$56 billion | .1996 | ||||||
$57 billion | .1989 | ||||||
$60 billion | .1961 | ||||||
$63 billion | .1931 | ||||||
$66 billion | .1900 | ||||||
$71 billion | .1851 | ||||||
$76 billion | .1806 | ||||||
$80 billion | .1773 | ||||||
$91 billion | .1691 | ||||||
$125 billion | .1599 | ||||||
$200 billion | .1505 | ||||||
$250 billion | .1469 | ||||||
$300 billion | .1445 |
* For the fund-level and complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes the 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 managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen Funds that constitute "eligible assets." Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen Funds or assets in excess of $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. As of December 31, 2012, the complex-level fee rate for each of these Funds was .1684%.
The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Adviser is responsible for each Fund's overall investment strategy and asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with the Sub-Adviser under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser.
The Funds pay 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 Funds from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board of Trustees 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.
8. Borrowing Arrangements
On October 24, 2012, Global Income Opportunities (JGG) entered into a $67 million (maximum commitment amount) senior committed secured 364-day revolving line of credit ("Borrowings"), renewable annually, with its custodian bank. The Fund began to draw on these Borrowings on November 7, 2012. As of December 31, 2012, the outstanding balance on the Borrowings was $61 million. During the period November 7, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the average daily balance outstanding and interest rate on these Borrowings were $49.9 million and .99%, respectively.
Interest is charged on the Borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the overnight LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate) rate plus .80% or the Federal Funds rate plus .80%. In addition to interest expense, the Fund pays a 0.15% per annum based on the total amount of the Borrowings. The Fund also paid a .10% one-time set-up fee on the total amount of the Borrowings, which was fully expensed during the current reporting period.
Borrowings outstanding are recognized as "Borrowings" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest expense and commitment fees are recognized as a component of "Interest expense on borrowings" on the Statement of Operations.
9. Fund Reorganization
The Reorganization was structured to qualify as tax-free reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code for federal income tax purposes, and the Acquired Fund's shareholders will recognize no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Reorganization. Prior to the closing of of the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund distributed all of its net investment income and capital gains, if any. Such a distribution may be taxable to the Acquired Fund's shareholders for federal income tax purposes.
The cost, fair value and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the investments of the Acquired Fund as of the date of the Reorganization were as follows:
Global Income & Currency (GCF) | |||||||
Cost of investments | $ | 76,943,443 | |||||
Fair value of investments | 75,874,501 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (1,068,942 | ) |
For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Fund were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of Diversified Currency Opportunities' (JGT) realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
For accounting and performance reporting purposes, Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) is the survivor. The shares outstanding, net assets and net asset value ("NAV") per share immediately before and after the Reorganization were as follows:
Acquired Fund—Prior to Reorganization | Global Income & Currency (GCF) | ||||||
Shares outstanding | 5,092,462 | ||||||
Net assets | $ | 75,834,805 | |||||
NAV per share outstanding | $ | 14.89 | |||||
Acquiring Fund—Prior to Reorganization | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||
Shares outstanding | 42,938,634 | ||||||
Net assets | $ | 638,875,015 | |||||
NAV per share outstanding | $ | 14.88 | |||||
Acquiring Fund—Post Reorganization | Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | ||||||
Shares outstanding | 48,035,476 | ||||||
Net assets | $ | 714,709,820 | |||||
NAV per share outstanding | $ | 14.88 |
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The beginning of the Acquired Fund's current fiscal period was January 1, 2012.
Assuming the Reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2012, the beginning of Diversified Currency Opportunities' (JGT) current fiscal period, the pro forma results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, are as follows:
Diversified Currency Opportunities (JGT) | |||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 11,310,439 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | 76,865,399 | ||||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 88,175,829 |
Because the combined investment portfolios for the Reorganization have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the Reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the Statement of Operations since the Reorganizations were consummated.
In connection with the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund had accrued for certain associated costs and expenses. Such amounts are recognized as "Payable for Reorganization expenses" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
10. New Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-11 ("ASU No. 2011-11") to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting ("netting") on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This information will enable users of the entity's financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on the entity's financial position. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective prospectively during interim or annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have to the financial statements amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
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Board Members & 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 members of the Funds. The number of board members of the Funds is currently set at ten. None of the board members who are not "interested" persons of the Funds (referred to herein as "independent board members") has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the board members 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.
Name, Birthdate & Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed and Term(1) | Principal Occupation(s) including other Directorships During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Board Member | |||||||||||||||
Independent Board Members: | |||||||||||||||||||
nROBERT P. BREMNER | |||||||||||||||||||
8/22/40 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chairman of the Board and Board Member | 1996 Class III | Private Investor and Management Consultant; Treasurer and Director, Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.; Board Member, Independent Directors Council affiliated with the Investment Company Institute. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nJACK B. EVANS | |||||||||||||||||||
10/22/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 1999 Class III | President, The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation (since 1996); Director and Chairman, United Fire Group, a publicly held company; member of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System; Director, Source Media Group; Life Trustee of Coe College and the Iowa College Foundation; formerly, Director, Alliant Energy; formerly, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer, SCI Financial Group, Inc., a regional financial services firm. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nWILLIAM C. HUNTER | |||||||||||||||||||
3/6/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 2004 Class I | Dean Emeritus (since June 30, 2012), formerly, Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (2006-2012); Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation; Director (since 2005), and President (since July 2012) Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., The International Honor Society; Director of Wellmark, Inc. (since 2009); formerly, 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. | 216 |
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Name, Birthdate & Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed and Term(1) | Principal Occupation(s) including other Directorships During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Board Member | |||||||||||||||
Independent Board Members (continued): | |||||||||||||||||||
nDAVID J. KUNDERT | |||||||||||||||||||
10/28/42 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 2005 Class II | Director, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company; retired (since 2004) as Chairman, JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, President and CEO, Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation, and President, One Group Mutual Funds; prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Banc One Corporation and Chairman and CEO, Banc One Investment Management Group; Regent Emeritus, Member of Investment Committee, Luther College; member of the Wisconsin Bar Association; member of Board of Directors, Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens; member of Board of Directors and Chair of Investment Committee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation; member of the Board of Directors (Milwaukee), College Possible. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nWILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER | |||||||||||||||||||
9/24/44 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 1996 Class III | Chairman of Miller-Valentine Partners Ltd., a real estate investment company; formerly, Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2004) of Miller-Valentine Group; member, University of Dayton Business School Advisory Council; member, Mid-America Health System Board; formerly, member and chair, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association; formerly, member, Business Advisory Council, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nJUDITH M. STOCKDALE | |||||||||||||||||||
12/29/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 1997 Class I | Formerly, Executive Director (1994-2012), Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994). | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nCAROLE E. STONE | |||||||||||||||||||
6/28/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 2007 Class I | Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange (since 2006); Director, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (since 2009); formerly, Commissioner, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (2005-2010); formerly, Chair, New York Racing Association Reform (2005-2010); formerly, Chair, New York Racing Association Oversight Board (2005-2007). | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nVIRGINIA L. STRINGER | |||||||||||||||||||
8/16/44 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 2011 Class I | Board Member, Mutual Fund Directors Forum; former governance consultant and non-profit board member; former Owner and President, Strategic Management Resources, Inc. a management consulting firm; former Member, Governing Board, Investment Company Institute's Independent Directors Council; previously, held several executive positions in general management, marketing and human resources at IBM and The Pillsbury Company; Independent Director, First American Fund Complex (1987-2010) and Chair (1997-2010). | 216 |
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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
Name, Birthdate & Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed and Term(1) | Principal Occupation(s) including other Directorships During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Board Member | |||||||||||||||
Independent Board Members (continued): | |||||||||||||||||||
nTERENCE J. TOTH | |||||||||||||||||||
9/29/59 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 2008 Class II | Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (since 2008); Managing Partner, Promus Capital (since 2008); 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); member: Chicago Fellowship Board (since 2005), Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008) and Mather Foundation Board (since 2012), and a member of its investment committee; 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). | 216 | |||||||||||||||
Interested Board Member: | |||||||||||||||||||
nJOHN P. AMBOIAN(2) | |||||||||||||||||||
6/14/61 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Board Member | 2008 Class II | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (since 2007) and Director (since 1999) of Nuveen Investments, Inc., formerly, President (1999-2007); Chief Executive Officer (since 2007) of Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc.; Director (since 1998) formerly, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed(3) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | |||||||||||||||
Officers of the Funds: | |||||||||||||||||||
nGIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN | |||||||||||||||||||
9/9/56 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chief Administrative Officer | 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); Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, of Symphony Asset Management LLC (since 2003); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC (since 2002), Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc. (since 2002), Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC, (since 2010); Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst. | 216 |
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Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed(3) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | |||||||||||||||
Officers of the Funds (continued): | |||||||||||||||||||
nWILLIAM ADAMS IV | |||||||||||||||||||
6/9/55 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2007 | Senior Executive Vice President, Global Structured Products (since 2010), formerly, Executive Vice President (1999-2010) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Co-President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); President (since 2011), formerly, Managing Director (2010-2011) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC. | 116 | |||||||||||||||
nCEDRIC H. ANTOSIEWICZ | |||||||||||||||||||
1/11/62 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2007 | Managing Director of Nuveen Securities, LLC. | 116 | |||||||||||||||
nMARGO L. COOK | |||||||||||||||||||
4/11/64 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2009 | Executive Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investments, Inc. and of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director-Investment Services of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since August 2011), previously, Head of Institutional Asset Management (2007-2008) of Bear Stearns Asset Management; Head of Institutional Asset Management (1986-2007) of Bank of NY Mellon; Chartered Financial Analyst. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nLORNA C. FERGUSON | |||||||||||||||||||
10/24/45 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 1998 | Managing Director (since 2005) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC and Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2004). | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nSTEPHEN D. FOY | |||||||||||||||||||
5/31/54 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President and Controller | 1998 | Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) and Funds Controller of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Vice President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010); Certified Public Accountant. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nSCOTT S. GRACE | |||||||||||||||||||
8/20/70 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President and Treasurer | 2009 | Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Development, Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director and Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc., Nuveen Investments Holdings Inc. and (since 2011) Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Vice President and Treasurer of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC and Winslow Capital Management, LLC.; Vice President of Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC; formerly, Treasurer (2006-2009), Senior Vice President (2008-2009), previously, Vice President (2006-2008) of Janus Capital Group, Inc.; formerly, Senior Associate in Morgan Stanley's Global Financial Services Group (2000-2003); Chartered Accountant Designation. | 216 |
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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed(3) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | |||||||||||||||
Officers of the Funds (continued): | |||||||||||||||||||
nWALTER M. KELLY | |||||||||||||||||||
2/24/70 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President | 2003 | Senior Vice President (since 2008) and Assistant Secretary (since 2003) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Senior Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; formerly, Senior Vice President (2008-2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nTINA M. LAZAR | |||||||||||||||||||
8/27/61 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2002 | Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nKEVIN J. MCCARTHY | |||||||||||||||||||
3/26/66 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President and Secretary | 2007 | Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2008), formerly, Vice President (2007-2008), Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; Vice President (since 2007) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc., NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, NWQ Holdings, LLC,Symphony Asset Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management,LLC, and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC (since 2010); Vice President and Secretary (since 2010) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; prior thereto, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP (1997-2007). | 216 | |||||||||||||||
nKATHLEEN L. PRUDHOMME | |||||||||||||||||||
3/30/53 901 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | 2011 | Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; formerly, Deputy General Counsel, FAF Advisors, Inc. (2004-2010). | 216 |
(1) The Board Members serve three year terms. The Board of Trustees is divided into three classes. Class I, Class II, and Class III, with each being elected to serve until the third succeeding annual shareholders' meeting subsequent to its election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are duly elected or appointed. The first year elected or appointed represents the year in which the board member was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex.
(2) Mr. Amboian is an interested Director because of his position with Nuveen Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of the Nuveen Funds.
(3) 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 Complex.
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Glossary of Terms
Used in this Report
• 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 market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.
• Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index: An index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges.
• Citigroup Non-US World Government Bond 1-3 Year Index: The Index is an index of fixed rate government bonds with a maturity of one year or longer and amounts outstanding of at least U.S. $25 million. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
• Current Distribution Rate: Current distribution rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a tax return of capital.
• 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.
• JPMorgan Emerging Local Markets Index Plus: The Index tracks total returns for local-currency-denominated money market instruments. It consists of foreign exchange forward contracts laddered with maturities ranging from one to three months. Country weights are based on a trade-weighted allocation, with maximum weight of 10% for countries with convertible currencies and 2% for countries with non-convertible currencies. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
• Leverage: Using borrowed money to invest in securities or other assets, seeking to increase the return of an investment or portfolio.
• Net Asset Value (NAV): The net market value of all securities held in a portfolio.
• Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: The market value of one share of a mutual fund or closed-end fund. For a Fund, the NAV is calculated daily by taking the Fund's total assets (securities, cash, and accrued earnings), subtracting the Fund's liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.
• S&P 500® Index: An unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.
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Additional Fund Information
Board of Trustees
John P. Amboian
Robert P. Bremner
Jack B. Evans
William C. Hunter
David J. Kundert
William J. Schneider
Judith M. Stockdale
Carole E. Stone
Virginia L. Stringer
Terence J. Toth
Fund Manager
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Boston, MA
Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Nuveen Funds
P.O. Box 43071
Providence, RI 02940-3071
(800) 257-8787
Legal Counsel
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, IL
Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting Information
You may obtain (i) each Fund's quarterly portfolio of investments, (ii) information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, and (iii) a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen's website at www.nuveen.com.
You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at (202) 942-8090 for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.
CEO Certification Disclosure
Each Fund's Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
Each Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Distribution Information
Global Income Opportunities Fund (JGG) and Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund (JGT) hereby designate 8% and 7% (or the maximum amount eligible) of ordinary income distributions as Interest-Related Dividends as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k) for the taxable year ended December 31, 2012.
Share Information
Each Fund intends to repurchase shares of its own common stock in the future at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Funds repurchased shares of their common stock as shown in the accompanying table.
Fund | Shares Repurchased | ||||||
JGG | — | ||||||
JGT | 357,790 |
Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.
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Nuveen Investments:
Serving Investors for Generations
Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen Investments to provide dependable investment solutions through continued adherence to proven, long-term investing principles. Today, we offer a range of high quality equity and fixed-income solutions designed to be integral components of a well-diversified core portfolio.
Focused on meeting investor needs.
Nuveen Investments provides high-quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutional and individual investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets a wide range of specialized investment solutions which provide investors access to capabilities of its high-quality boutique investment affiliates—Nuveen Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, NWQ Investment Management Company, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors, Winslow Capital Management and Gresham Investment Management. In total, Nuveen Investments managed $219 billion as of December 31, 2012.
Find out how we can help you.
To learn more about how the products and services of Nuveen Investments may be able to help you meet your financial goals, talk to your financial advisor, or call us at (800) 257-8787. Please read the information provided carefully before you invest. Investors should consider the investment objective and policies, risk considerations, charges and expenses of any investment carefully. Where applicable, be sure to obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other relevant information. To obtain a prospectus, please contact your securities representative or Nuveen Investments, 333 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
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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/CEF/Shareholder/FundGovernance.aspx. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
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 expert is Carole E. Stone, who is “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.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED CURRENCY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
The following tables show the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Fund’s auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years. For engagements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provided to the Fund, 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 pre-approval exception for services provided directly to the Fund 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 Fund to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Fund 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).
SERVICES THAT THE FUND’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE FUND
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| Audit Fees Billed |
| Audit-Related Fees |
| Tax Fees |
| All Other Fees |
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Fiscal Year Ended |
| to Fund (1) |
| Billed to Fund (2) |
| Billed to Fund (3) |
| Billed to Fund (4) |
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December 31, 2012 |
| $ | 46,441 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 2,650 |
| $ | 0 |
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Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception |
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December 31, 2011 |
| $ | 43,766 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
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Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception |
| 0 | % | 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.
SERVICES THAT THE FUND’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE
ADVISER AND AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS
The following tables show the amount of fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (formerly Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.) (the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years.
The tables also show the percentage of fees subject to the pre-approval exception. The pre-approval exception for services provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider (other than audit, review or attest services) waives the pre-approval requirement if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the Fund, the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; (B) the Fund 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 Fund’s audit is completed.
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| Audit-Related Fees |
| Tax Fees Billed to |
| All Other Fees |
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| Billed to Adviser and |
| Adviser and |
| Billed to Adviser |
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| Affiliated Fund |
| Affiliated Fund |
| and Affiliated Fund |
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Fiscal Year Ended |
| Service Providers |
| Service Providers |
| Service Providers |
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December 31, 2012 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
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Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception |
| 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | |||
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December 31, 2011 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
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Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception |
| 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
NON-AUDIT SERVICES
The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP billed during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Services Provider, if the engagement related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting (except for those subject to the pre-approval exception described above). The Audit Committee requested and received information from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP about any non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s independence.
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| billed to Adviser and |
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| Total Non-Audit Fees |
| operations and financial |
| Providers (all other |
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Fiscal Year Ended |
| Billed to Fund |
| reporting of the Fund) |
| engagements) |
| Total |
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December 31, 2012 |
| $ | 2,650 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 2,650 |
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December 31, 2011 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
| $ | 0 |
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“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.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund’s independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountants for the Fund and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Fund) 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.
The registrant’s Board has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). The members of the audit committee are Robert P. Bremner, David J. Kundert, William J. Schneider, Carole E. Stone and Terence J. Toth.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
| (a) | See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1. |
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| (b) | Not applicable. |
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly known as Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”). The Adviser is responsible for the on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. As part of these services, the Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser the full responsibility for proxy voting on securities held in the registrant’s portfolio and related duties in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures. The Adviser periodically monitors the Sub-Adviser’s voting to ensure that it is carrying out its duties. The Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to this filing as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly known as Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (“NFALLC”), is the registrant’s investment adviser (NFALLC is also referred to as the “Adviser”). NFALLC is responsible for the selection and on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management” or “Sub-Adviser”), as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. The following section provides information on the portfolio managers at the Sub-Adviser:
NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
Item 8(a)(1). PORTFOLIO MANAGER BIOGRAPHIES
Steve Lee, CFA, Senior Vice President at Nuveen Asset Management, is the lead Portfolio Manager for the Fund. He leads the foreign Currency Sector Team of Nuveen Asset Management. He was born in South Korea and moved to the United States when he was thirteen. He has been active in Global Macro strategies and FX trading since 1995. Most recently, he was a Senior Vice President and FX Trader with HSBC Bank USA. He began his career with Deutsche Bank on their Forward Currency desk and also worked as a portfolio manager at Vega Asset Management and Tribeca Global Investments in New York. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Mathematics from Yale University and his MBA in Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Timothy Palmer, CFA, leads the global bond and emerging markets debt sector teams of Nuveen Asset Management. He began working in the financial industry in 1986, and became a portfolio manager in 1990. Before joining FAF Advisors in 2003, he was a senior fixed-income portfolio manager with American Express Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Financial). Prior to that, he served as CEO and managing principal of Atlas Capital Management, and he was a senior fixed-income portfolio manager for Investment Advisors, Inc. He earned a B.A. in economics from the University of St. Thomas and an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Item 8(a)(2). OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
In addition to the Fund, as of December 31, 2012, the portfolio managers are also primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the following accounts:
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| (ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed and Assets by Account Type* |
| (iii) Number of Other Accounts and Assets for Which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based |
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(i) Name of |
| Other |
| Other Pooled |
| Other |
| Other |
| Other Pooled |
| Other |
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Steve Lee |
| 2 |
| $ | 162 million |
| 0 |
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| 0 |
| 0 |
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| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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Tim Palmer |
| 5 |
| $ | 1.545 billion |
| 1 |
| $ | 56 million |
| 8 |
| $ | 472 million |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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* Assets are as of December 31, 2012.
POTENTIAL MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple accounts are presented a number of potential conflicts, including, among others, those discussed below.
The management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. Nuveen Asset Management seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most accounts managed by a portfolio manager in a particular investment strategy are managed using the same investment models.
If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one account, an account may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible accounts. To deal with these situations, Nuveen Asset Management has adopted procedures for allocating limited opportunities across multiple accounts.
With respect to many of its clients’ accounts, Nuveen Asset Management determines which broker to use to execute transaction orders, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts, Nuveen Asset Management may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, Nuveen Asset Management may place separate, non-simultaneous, transactions for a Fund and other accounts which may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of the Fund or the other accounts.
Some clients are subject to different regulations. As a consequence of this difference in regulatory requirements, some clients may not be permitted to engage in all the investment techniques or transactions or to engage in these transactions to the same extent as the other accounts managed by the portfolio manager. Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where Nuveen Asset Management has an incentive, such as a performance-based
management fee, which relates to the management of some accounts, with respect to which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.
Nuveen Asset Management has adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts common among investment managers. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.
Item 8(a)(3). FUND MANAGER COMPENSATION
Portfolio manager compensation consists primarily of base pay, an annual cash bonus and long term incentive payments.
Base pay. Base pay is determined based upon an analysis of the portfolio manager’s general performance, experience, and market levels of base pay for such position.
Annual cash bonus. The Fund’s portfolio managers are eligible for an annual cash bonus based on investment performance, qualitative evaluation and financial performance of Nuveen Asset Management.
A portion of each portfolio manager’s annual cash bonus is based on the Fund’s investment performance, generally measured over the past one- and three or five-year periods unless the portfolio manager’s tenure is shorter. Investment performance for the Fund generally is determined by evaluating the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark(s) and/or Lipper industry peer group.
A portion of the cash bonus is based on a qualitative evaluation made by each portfolio manager’s supervisor taking into consideration a number of factors, including the portfolio manager’s team collaboration, expense management, support of personnel responsible for asset growth, and his or her compliance with Nuveen Asset Management’s policies and procedures.
The final factor influencing a portfolio manager’s cash bonus is the financial performance of Nuveen Asset Management based on its operating earnings.
Long-term incentive compensation. Certain key employees of Nuveen Investments and its affiliates, including certain portfolio managers, have received equity interests in the parent company of Nuveen Investments. In addition, certain key employees of Nuveen Asset Management, including certain portfolio managers, have received profits interests in Nuveen Asset Management which entitle their holders to participate in the firm’s growth over time.
There are generally no differences between the methods used to determine compensation with respect to the Fund and the Other Accounts shown in the table above.
Item 8(a)(4). OWNERSHIP OF JGT SECURITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012
Name of Portfolio |
| None |
| $1 - |
| $10,001- |
| $50,001- |
| $100,001- |
| $500,001- |
| Over |
Steve Lee |
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| X |
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Timothy Palmer |
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| X |
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ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
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| (b) |
| (c) |
| (d)* |
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| (a) |
| AVERAGE |
| TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES |
| MAXIMUM NUMBER (OR |
| |
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| TOTAL NUMBER OF |
| PRICE |
| (OR UNITS) PURCHASED AS |
| APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE) OF |
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| SHARES (OR |
| PAID PER |
| PART OF PUBLICLY |
| SHARES (OR UNITS) THAT MAY YET |
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| UNITS) |
| SHARE (OR |
| ANNOUNCED PLANS OR |
| BE PURCHASED UNDER THE PLANS OR |
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Period* |
| PURCHASED |
| UNIT) |
| PROGRAMS |
| PROGRAMS |
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JANUARY 1-31, 2012 |
| 1,300 |
| $ | 12.05 |
| 1,300 |
| 4,290,700 |
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FEBRUARY 1-29, 2012 |
| 10,500 |
| $ | 13.56 |
| 10,500 |
| 4,280,200 |
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MARCH 1-31, 2012 |
| 22,187 |
| $ | 13.19 |
| 22,187 |
| 4,258,013 |
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APRIL 1-30, 2012 |
| 11,431 |
| $ | 13.14 |
| 11,431 |
| 4,246,582 |
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MAY 1-31, 2012 |
| 20,567 |
| $ | 12.86 |
| 20,567 |
| 4,226,015 |
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JUNE 1-30, 2012 |
| 22,800 |
| $ | 12.26 |
| 22,800 |
| 4,203,015 |
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JULY 1-31, 2012 |
| 43,787 |
| $ | 12.51 |
| 43,787 |
| 4,159,428 |
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AUGUST 1-31, 2012 |
| 105,305 |
| $ | 12.85 |
| 105,305 |
| 4,054,123 |
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SEPTEMBER 1-30, 2012 |
| 54,250 |
| $ | 13.01 |
| 54,250 |
| 3,999,873 |
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OCTOBER 1-31, 2012 |
| 0 |
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| 0 |
| 3,999,873 |
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NOVEMBER 1-30, 2012 |
| 35,753 |
| $ | 12.85 |
| 35,753 |
| 4,291,300 |
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DECEMBER 1-31, 2012 |
| 29,910 |
| $ | 12.87 |
| 29,910 |
| 4,261,390 |
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TOTAL |
| 357,790 |
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* The registrant’s repurchase program, for the repurchase of 4,330,000 shares, was authorized November 16, 2011. The program was reauthorized for a maximum repurchase amount of 4,295,000 shares on November 15, 2012. Any repurchases made by the registrant pursuant to the program were made through open-market transactions.
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 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 Rule 30a-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 Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-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)). |
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| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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. EXHIBITS.
File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.
(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/CEF/Shareholder/FundGovernance.aspx and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)
(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: Ex-99.CERT Attached hereto.
(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-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.
(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)); Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-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 registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. Ex-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 Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy |
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| Kevin J. McCarthy |
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| Vice President and Secretary |
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Date: March 8, 2013
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman |
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| Gifford R. Zimmerman |
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| Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer) |
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Date: March 8, 2013
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Stephen D. Foy |
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| Stephen D. Foy |
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| Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer) |
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Date: March 8, 2013