UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22023
Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nuveen Investments
333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Kevin J. McCarthy
Nuveen Investments
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 917-7700
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2011
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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Mutual Fund
Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust
Designed to provide dependable, tax-free income because it’s not what you earn, it’s what you keep.®
Annual Report
July 31, 2011
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Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio | NMTRX |
INVESTMENT ADVISER NAME CHANGE
Effective January 1, 2011, Nuveen Asset Management, the Funds’ investment adviser, changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (“Nuveen Fund Advisors”). Concurrently, Nuveen Fund Advisors formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, to house its portfolio management capabilities.
NUVEEN INVESTMENTS COMPLETES STRATEGIC COMBINATION WITH FAF ADVISORS
On December 31, 2010, Nuveen Investments completed the strategic combination between Nuveen Asset Management, the largest investment affiliate of Nuveen Investments, and FAF Advisors. As part of this transaction, U.S. Bancorp — the parent of FAF Advisors — received cash consideration and a 9.5% stake in Nuveen Investments in exchange for the long-term investment business of FAF Advisors, including investment-management responsibilities for the non-money market mutual funds of the First American Funds family.
The approximately $27 billion of mutual fund and institutional assets managed by FAF Advisors, along with the investment professionals managing these assets and other key personnel, have become part of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. With these additions to Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, this affiliate now manages more than $100 billion of assets across a broad range of strategies from municipal and taxable fixed income to traditional and specialized equity investments.
This combination does not affect the investment objectives or strategies of this Fund. Over time, Nuveen Investments expects that the combination will provide even more ways to meet the needs of investors who work with financial advisors and consultants by enhancing the multi-boutique model of Nuveen Investments, which also includes highly respected investment teams at HydePark, NWQ Investment Management, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors and Winslow Capital. Nuveen Investments managed approximately $210 billion of assets as of June 30, 2011.
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Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
The global economy continues to be weighed down by an unusual combination of pressures facing the larger developed economies. Japanese leaders continue to work through the economic aftereffects of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Political leaders in Europe and the U.S. have resolved some of the near term fiscal problems, but the financial markets are not convinced that these leaders are able to address more complex longer term fiscal issues. Despite improved earnings and capital increases, the largest banks in these countries continue to be vulnerable to deteriorating mortgage portfolios and sovereign credit exposure, adding another source of uncertainty to the global financial system.
In the U.S., recent economic statistics indicate that the economic recovery may be losing momentum. Consumption, which represents about 70% of the gross domestic product, faces an array of challenges from seemingly intractable declines in housing values, increased energy costs and limited growth in the job market. The failure of Congress and the administration to agree on the debt ceiling increase on a timely basis and the deep divisions between the political parties over fashioning a balanced program to address growing fiscal imbalances that led to the recent S&P ratings downgrade add considerable uncertainty to the domestic economic picture.
On a more positive note, corporate earnings continue to hold up well and the municipal bond market is recovering from recent weakness as states and municipalities implement various programs to reduce their budgetary deficits. In addition, the Federal Reserve System has made it clear that it stands ready to take additional steps should the economic recovery falter. However, there are concerns that the Fed is approaching the limits of its resources to intervene in the economy.
These perplexing times highlight the importance of professional investment management. Your Nuveen investment team is working hard to develop an appropriate response to increased risk, and they continue to seek out opportunities created by stressful markets using proven investment disciplines designed to help your Fund achieve its investment objectives. On your behalf, we monitor their activities to assure that they maintain their investment disciplines.
As always, I encourage you to contact 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
September 23, 2011
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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 manager 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 Portfolio disclaims 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: S&P, Moody’s or Fitch. 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. Bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are given an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated NR are not rated by a national rating agency.
This Portfolio was developed exclusively for use within Nuveen-sponsored separately managed accounts. It enables certain Nuveen municipal separately managed account investors to achieve greater diversification and return potential than otherwise might be achievable.
The Portfolio is managed by Marty Doyle, CFA, who has 20 years of investment experience and has managed the Portfolio since its inception in 2007. Here Marty discusses economic and market conditions, the Portfolio’s investment strategy and its performance over the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2011.
What were the general market conditions and trends over the course of the twelve-month period?
Economic growth was quite uneven over the twelve-month reporting period. The second half of 2010 began with widespread concerns about financial contagion from several European countries and very slow growth, raising the probability of a double-dip recession in the United States. These fears seemed to be quelled in late 2010 and early 2011 as another round of quantitative easing was introduced by the Federal Reserve and consumer spending rebounded sharply. However, this relief was relatively short lived as renewed weakness in the housing market and higher food and energy prices put a damper on consumption at about the same time that supply chain disruptions from the Japanese tsunami and earthquake were distorting growth and suppressing job creation in many areas in the U.S. and around the world.
Throughout the period, the Fed continued to hold the benchmark fed funds rate in a target range of zero to 0.25% since cutting it to this record low level in December 2008. After the end of the reporting period, at its August 2011 meeting, the central bank said that it anticipated keeping the fed funds rate at “exceptionally low levels” through mid-2013.
From a macro perspective, we ended the fiscal period facing many of the same uncertainties that we did one year earlier. The Greek bailout had yet to be finalized and fiscal concerns had spread to other European countries such as Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain. At the same time, fears about slowing U.S. economic growth bubbled to the surface again, causing consumer spending to pull back. The employment situation seemed to plateau, with the national jobless rate registering 9.1% in July 2011, down from 9.5% one year earlier. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), a broad measure of the nation’s economic health, increased at an annual rate of 1.0% for second quarter of 2011, according to the Commerce Department.
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In the U.S. Treasury market, short and intermediate rates remained at historically low levels, falling even further during the fiscal year. For example, yields on one-year Treasury bills began the period at 0.27% and ended at 0.20%, while five-year Treasury notes went from 1.60% to 1.36%. Rates on longer-term Treasury securities rose slightly over the year.
After rallying strongly during the first several months of the period, the municipal market suffered a reversal in mid-November 2010, due largely to investor concerns about inflation, the federal deficit, and the deficit’s impact on demand for fixed-income securities. Adding to this market pressure was media coverage of the strained finances of some state and local governments. As a result, money began to flow out of municipal mutual funds as yields rose and valuations declined.
As we moved into 2011, and especially in the second quarter of the year, the market for municipal securities improved. However, at the end of this reporting period, the prices of some municipal bonds still appeared relatively undervalued in a historical context when compared with U.S. Treasury securities.
How did the Portfolio perform during the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2011?
The table in the Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section of this report provides total returns for the Portfolio for the one-year and since inception periods ended July 31, 2011. The Portfolio underperformed the Barclays Capital index for the twelve-month period.
What strategies were used to manage the Portfolio during the reporting period? How did these strategies influence performance?
The Portfolio uses a value-oriented investment strategy and looks for higher-yielding and undervalued municipal bonds that offer the potential for above-average total return. The Portfolio invests in various types of municipal securities, including investment grade (rated BBB/Baa or better), below investment grade (rated BB/Ba or lower), high yield, and unrated municipal securities. The Portfolio focuses on securities with intermediate to longer-term maturities. This investment strategy did not change during the reporting period.
One factor that contributed to the modest relative underperformance over the period was the Portfolio’s diversified yield curve positioning. We increased the Portfolio’s exposure to A and BBB rated bonds, which did not perform as well as higher rated bonds. Separately, we continued to selectively add to the Portfolio’s high yield exposure, which enhanced the Portfolio’s relative performance. Throughout the period, we gradually increased our exposure to longer duration securities and improved call protection to increase the Portfolio’s income component and long-term return prospects. These strategies enhanced relative performance by utilizing a steep yield curve and replacing older, lower-yielding investments that were called or matured. Finally, performance was positively impacted by yield-enhancing strategies employed in previous periods.
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RISK CONSIDERATIONS
Mutual fund investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. Debt or fixed income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. The value of, and income generated by debt securities will decrease or increase based on changes in market interest rates. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Credit risk refers to an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments when due. Below investment grade bonds carry heightened credit risk and potential for default.
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (Unaudited)
This Fund is a specialized municipal bond portfolio developed exclusively for use within Nuveen-sponsored separately managed accounts.
Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Returns may reflect a contractual agreement between the Fund and the investment adviser to waive certain fees and expenses; see Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 7 — Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates for more information. In addition, returns may reflect a voluntary expense limitation by the Fund’s investment adviser that may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.
Fund shares have no sales charge. Fund returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
The expense ratios shown reflect the Fund’s total operating expenses (before fee waivers or expense reimbursements, if any) as shown in the Fund’s most recent prospectus.
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio
Fund Performance
Average Annual Total Returns as of July 31, 2011
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1-Year | Since Inception* | |||||||
Class I Shares | 4.38% | 5.61% | ||||||
Barclays Capital 7-Year Municipal Bond Index** | 4.46% | 6.34% |
Latest Calendar Quarter – Average Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2011
Average Annual | ||||||||
1-Year | Since Inception* | |||||||
Class I Shares | 4.42% | 5.39% |
Expense Ratios as of Most Recent Prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio | Net Expense Ratio | |||||||
Class I Shares | 0.17% | 0.00% |
* | Since inception returns are from 5/31/07. |
** | Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions. |
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Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment as of July 31, 2011
The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
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Yields (Unaudited) as of July 31, 2011
Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the offering price per share.
The SEC 30-Day Yield is a standardized measure of the Fund’s yield that accounts for the future amortization of premiums or discounts of bonds held in the Fund’s portfolio. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.
The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
Dividend Yield | SEC 30-Day Yield | Taxable- Equivalent Yield1 | ||||||||||
Class I Shares | 5.34% | 5.13% | 7.13% |
1 | TheTaxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s SEC 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a federal income tax rate of 28%. |
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Holding Summaries (Unaudited) as of July 31, 2011
This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself.
Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor 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. Bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are given an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by a national rating agency.
Bond Credit Quality1
Portfolio Composition1 | ||||
Tax Obligation/General | 17.7% | |||
Tax Obligation/Limited | 17.6% | |||
Education and Civic Organizations | 16.9% | |||
Health Care | 16.9% | |||
Transportation | 7.2% | |||
Water and Sewer | 7.0% | |||
Utilities | 5.8% | |||
Other | 10.9% |
States1 | ||||
California | 12.8% | |||
Illinois | 11.8% | |||
Texas | 8.0% | |||
Pennsylvania | 6.9% | |||
Florida | 5.3% | |||
North Carolina | 5.1% | |||
New York | 4.0% | |||
Washington | 3.6% | |||
Colorado | 3.0% | |||
Indiana | 3.0% | |||
Wisconsin | 2.7% | |||
Missouri | 2.2% | |||
New Jersey | 2.2% | |||
Arizona | 2.0% | |||
Virgin Islands | 1.9% | |||
Georgia | 1.8% | |||
Nevada | 1.7% | |||
Massachusetts | 1.6% | |||
Utah | 1.4% | |||
Michigan | 1.4% | |||
Rhode Island | 1.4% | |||
Tennessee | 1.2% | |||
Other | 15.0% |
1 | As a percentage of total investments as of July 31, 2011. Holdings are subject to change. |
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including up-front and back-end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. The Example below is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.
The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.
The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Actual Performance | Hypothetical Performance (5% annualized return before expenses) | |||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (2/01/11) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||||||||||||
Ending Account Value (7/31/11) | $ | 1,080.20 | $ | 1,024.79 | ||||||||||||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | — | $ | — |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.00% for the six-month period.
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Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust:
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 the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (a series of the Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at July 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, 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 Fund’s 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 July 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, IL
September 28, 2011
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Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Alabama – 0.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 850 | Alabama State Board of Education, Revenue Bonds, Faulkner State Community College, Series 2009, 6.125%, 10/01/28 | 10/18 at 100.00 | A1 | $ | 936,709 | ||||||||||||
500 | Auburn University, Alabama, General Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 6/01/41 | 6/21 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 513,860 | ||||||||||||||
1,350 | Total Alabama | 1,450,569 | ||||||||||||||||
Alaska – 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
145 | Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006-2, 5.500%, 12/01/21 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 12/16 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 153,845 | ||||||||||||||
720 | Northern Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Alaska, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006A, 4.625%, 6/01/23 | 6/14 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 671,011 | ||||||||||||||
865 | Total Alaska | 824,856 | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona – 2.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,195 | Maricopa County, Arizona, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Sun Health Corporation, Series 2005, 5.000%, 4/01/25 (Pre-refunded 4/01/24) | 4/24 at 100.00 | N/R | (4) | 1,414,569 | |||||||||||||
1,000 | Phoenix, Arizona, Civic Improvement Revenue Bonds, Civic Plaza, Series 2005B, 0.000%, 7/01/28 – FGIC Insured | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 1,018,370 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Arizona, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 9-9W, 17.511%, 1/01/38 (IF), (5) | 1/18 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 547,880 | ||||||||||||||
345 | Yavapai County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center Charter School, Series 2011, 7.625%, 3/01/31 | 3/21 at 100.00 | BB+ | 360,998 | ||||||||||||||
85 | Yuma County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Exempt Revenue Bonds, Far West Water & Sewer Inc. Refunding, Series 2007A, 6.500%, 12/01/17 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | No Opt. Call | N/R | 82,426 | ||||||||||||||
3,125 | Total Arizona | 3,424,243 | ||||||||||||||||
California – 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Revenue Bonds, Casa de Lad Campanas, Series 2010, 6.000%, 9/01/37 | 9/20 at 100.00 | A– | 510,495 | ||||||||||||||
500 | California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Southern California, Tender Option Bond Trust 3144, 12.144%, 10/01/16 (IF) | No Opt. Call | Aa1 | 604,100 | ||||||||||||||
100 | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 1993A, 5.400%, 5/01/28 (ETM) | 11/11 at 100.00 | AA+ | (4) | 100,403 | |||||||||||||
1,500 | California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2010A, 5.500%, 7/01/30 | 7/20 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 1,463,775 | ||||||||||||||
1,200 | California State Department of Veteran Affairs, Home Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.150%, 12/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 12/16 at 100.00 | AA | 1,200,192 | ||||||||||||||
575 | California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series 2009H, 5.500%, 11/01/27 | 11/19 at 100.00 | A2 | 590,485 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2009, 6.500%, 4/01/33 | 4/19 at 100.00 | A1 | 1,121,240 | ||||||||||||||
720 | California, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 1997, 5.625%, 10/01/21 – BHAC Insured | 10/11 at 100.00 | AA+ | 725,090 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Culver City Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Redevelopment Project, Capital Appreciation Series 2011A, 0.000%, 11/01/21 | No Opt. Call | A | 511,040 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Gilroy Unified School District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A, 6.000%, 8/01/25 – AGC Insured | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 1,145,360 | ||||||||||||||
1,100 | Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/17 | 12/11 at 100.00 | A2 | 1,100,341 |
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Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000 | Long Beach, California, Harbor Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 5/15/23 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 5/15 at 100.00 | AA | $ | 1,027,730 | ||||||||||||
1,000 | Los Angeles Department of Airports, California, Revenue Bonds, Los Angeles International Airport, Series 2009A, 5.250%, 5/15/29 | 5/19 at 100.00 | AA | 1,066,040 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Murrieta, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2003-3, Creekside Village Improvement Area 1, Series 2005, 5.200%, 9/01/35 | 9/12 at 100.00 | N/R | 432,815 | ||||||||||||||
85 | Novato Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Hamilton Field Redevelopment Project, Series 2011, 6.750%, 9/01/40 | 9/21 at 100.00 | A– | 87,626 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Palm Drive Health Care District, Sonoma County, California, Certificates of Participation, Parcel Tax Secured Financing Program, Series 2010, 7.500%, 4/01/35 | No Opt. Call | BB | 968,710 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Peralta Community College District, Alameda County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004C, 5.500%, 8/01/24 – NPFG Insured | 8/12 at 102.00 | Aa2 | 1,058,930 | ||||||||||||||
850 | Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 11/01/25 – AGM Insured | 5/16 at 100.00 | AA+ | 897,277 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | San Gorgonio Memorial Healthcare District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009C, 7.000%, 8/01/27 | 8/17 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,088,610 | ||||||||||||||
1,500 | San Mateo County Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2009A, 5.250%, 7/15/25 | 1/20 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,608,405 | ||||||||||||||
1,275 | San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 12/15/30 (Pre-refunded 12/15/17) – AMBAC Insured | 12/17 at 100.00 | AA– | (4) | 1,232,696 | |||||||||||||
2,000 | Santa Monica Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, Certificates of Participation, Refunding Series 2004A, 5.000%, 2/01/27 – AMBAC Insured | 2/14 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,721,920 | ||||||||||||||
Twentynine Palms Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Four Corners Project Area, Series 2011A: | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | 7.125%, 9/01/26 | 9/21 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 526,600 | ||||||||||||||
500 | 7.400%, 9/01/32 | 9/21 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 524,950 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Western Municipal Water District Facilities Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2009B, 5.000%, 10/01/34 | 10/19 at 100.00 | AA+ | 768,398 | ||||||||||||||
22,155 | Total California | 22,083,228 | ||||||||||||||||
Colorado – 3.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Total Longterm Care National Obligated Group Project, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 11/15/20 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 991,010 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Valley View Hospital Association, Series 2008, 5.750%, 5/15/36 | 5/18 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 475,890 | ||||||||||||||
75 | Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Yampa Valley Medical Center, Series 2007, 5.000%, 9/15/15 | No Opt. Call | BBB | 80,440 | ||||||||||||||
765 | Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 1991D, 7.750%, 11/15/13 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | A+ | 828,594 | ||||||||||||||
300 | E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B-1, 5.500%, 9/01/24 – NPFG Insured | 9/15 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 291,273 | ||||||||||||||
535 | Fitzsimons Village Metropolitan District 1, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Tax Increment Public Improvement Fee Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 7.500%, 3/01/40 | 3/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 535,615 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District 1, Lakewood, Colorado, Tax-Supported Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2010, 7.250%, 12/01/40 | 12/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 486,335 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Regional Transportation District, Colorado, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project Private Activity Bonds, Series 2010, 6.500%, 1/15/30 | 7/20 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,064,880 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Three Springs Metropolitan District 3, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, Property Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 7.750%, 12/01/39 | 12/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 493,990 | ||||||||||||||
5,175 | Total Colorado | 5,248,027 |
Nuveen Investments | 15 |
Portfolio of Investments
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut – 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 670 | Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Yale University, Series 2009, Trust 3363, 13.567%, 7/01/16 (IF) | No Opt. Call | AAA | $ | 739,693 | ||||||||||||
District of Columbia – 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
450 | District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001, 6.750%, 5/15/40 | 11/11 at 101.00 | BBB | 439,893 | ||||||||||||||
Florida – 5.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,440 | Bay County, Florida, Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bay Haven Charter Academy, Inc. Project, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 9/01/30 | No Opt. Call | BBB | 1,244,664 | ||||||||||||||
25 | Beacon Lakes Community Development District, Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2007A, 6.000%, 5/01/38 | 5/17 at 100.00 | N/R | 22,718 | ||||||||||||||
25 | Boynton Village Community Development District, Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2007-A1, 5.750%, 5/01/37 | 5/17 at 100.00 | N/R | 17,032 | ||||||||||||||
200 | Brevard County, Florida, North Brevard Recreation Special District, Limited Ad Valorem Tax Bonds, Parks and Recreation Program, Series 2007, 5.625%, 7/01/15 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | N/R | 216,664 | ||||||||||||||
Brevard County, Florida, South Brevard Recreation Special District, Limited Ad Valorem Tax Bonds, Parks and Recreation Program, Series 2007: | ||||||||||||||||||
735 | 5.000%, 7/01/13 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | A3 | 762,254 | ||||||||||||||
255 | 5.000%, 7/01/22 – AMBAC Insured | 7/16 at 100.00 | A3 | 257,147 | ||||||||||||||
300 | Brevard County, Florida, South Brevard Recreation Special District, Limited Ad Valorem Tax Bonds, Parks and Recreation Program, Series 2007, 5.000%, 7/01/13 – AMBAC Insured (ETM) | No Opt. Call | A3 | (4) | 326,064 | |||||||||||||
105 | Brevard County, Florida, South Brevard Recreation Special District, Limited Ad Valorem Tax Bonds, Parks and Recreation Program, Series 2007, 5.000%, 7/01/22 (Pre-refunded 7/01/16) – AMBAC Insured | 7/16 at 100.00 | A3 | (4) | 123,932 | |||||||||||||
500 | Crystal River, Florida, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2002, 5.000%, 10/01/25 – AMBAC Insured | 10/12 at 100.00 | N/R | 500,530 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Florida Board of Education, Lottery Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – AMBAC Insured | 7/15 at 101.00 | AAA | 805,418 | ||||||||||||||
350 | Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2008-1, 6.450%, 1/01/39 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 7/17 at 100.00 | AA+ | 377,990 | ||||||||||||||
2,000 | Florida Ports Financing Commission, Revenue Bonds, State Transportation Trust Fund, Refunding Series 2011B, 5.125%, 6/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 6/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,018,340 | ||||||||||||||
885 | Gulf Breeze, Florida, Revenue Improvement Non-Ad Valorem Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 12/01/32 – AMBAC Insured | 12/17 at 100.00 | N/R | 811,563 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Miami-Dade County Health Facility Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Miami Children’s Hospital, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 8/01/21 | 8/20 at 100.00 | A | 1,068,540 | ||||||||||||||
60 | Okaloosa County Gas District, Florida, Gas System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 4.400%, 10/01/29 – AMBAC Insured | 10/14 at 100.00 | A+ | 59,974 | ||||||||||||||
400 | Sanibel, Florida, General Obligaiton Bonds, Series 2006, 4.350%, 2/01/36 – AMBAC Insured | 8/16 at 100.00 | N/R | 391,612 | ||||||||||||||
75 | Seminole Tribe of Florida, Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A, 144A, 5.750%, 10/01/22 | 10/17 at 100.00 | BBB– | 75,152 | ||||||||||||||
75 | Tolomato Community Development District, Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2007, 6.375%, 5/01/17 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 53,437 | ||||||||||||||
9,180 | Total Florida | 9,133,031 | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia – 1.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
650 | Atlanta Development Authority, Georgia, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Science Park LLC Project, Series 2007, 5.250%, 7/01/27 | 7/17 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 678,165 | ||||||||||||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A: | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | 6.000%, 11/01/22 | 11/19 at 100.00 | A1 | 577,980 | ||||||||||||||
500 | 6.000%, 11/01/24 | 11/19 at 100.00 | A1 | 565,740 |
16 | Nuveen Investments |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Georgia (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 500 | La Grange-Troup County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Series 2008A, 5.500%, 7/01/38 | 7/18 at 100.00 | Aa2 | $ | 508,315 | ||||||||||||
750 | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Emory University, Series 2008C, 5.000%, 9/01/38 | 9/18 at 100.00 | AA | 771,368 | ||||||||||||||
2,900 | Total Georgia | 3,101,568 | ||||||||||||||||
Guam – 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Guam Government Waterworks Authority, Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 4.500%, 7/01/18 | No Opt. Call | Ba2 | 964,210 | ||||||||||||||
410 | Guam Government, General Obligation Bonds, 2009 Series A, 5.750%, 11/15/14 | No Opt. Call | B+ | 420,049 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Guam International Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2003C, 5.375%, 10/01/19 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 10/13 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 510,565 | ||||||||||||||
1,910 | Total Guam | 1,894,824 | ||||||||||||||||
Hawaii – 0.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,500 | Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, Special Purpose Revenue Bonds, Hawaiian Electric Company Inc., Refunding Series 2007B, 4.600%, 5/01/26 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | 1,328,340 | ||||||||||||||
Idaho – 1.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
750 | Boise-Kuna Irrigation District, Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho, Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2008, 7.375%, 6/01/34 | 6/18 at 100.00 | A3 | 836,640 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Economic Development Facilities Recovery Zone Revenue Bonds, TDF Facilities Project, Series 2010A, 6.500%, 2/01/26 | 2/21 at 100.00 | A | 1,028,530 | ||||||||||||||
180 | Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A-1, 6.250%, 7/01/38 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 1/17 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 189,324 | ||||||||||||||
1,930 | Total Idaho | 2,054,494 | ||||||||||||||||
Illinois – 11.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Berwyn, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/01/13 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | N/R | 1,069,450 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Bourbonnais, Illinois, Industrial Project Revenue Bonds, Olivet Nazarene University Project, Series 2010, 6.000%, 11/01/35 | 11/20 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,036,520 | ||||||||||||||
1,085 | Chicago State University, Illinois, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 1998, 5.500%, 12/01/23 – NPFG Insured | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | 1,177,366 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Chicago, Illinois, Second Lien General Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Series 1999, 5.500%, 1/01/16 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 1/12 at 100.00 | AA– | 503,985 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Cook County, Illinois, Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds, Navistar International Corporation Project, Series 2010, 6.500%, 10/15/40 | 10/20 at 100.00 | BB– | 515,655 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Illinois Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, St Vincent De Paul Center, Series 2000A, 1.400%, 11/15/39 (Mandatory put 2/28/13) | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 1,013,200 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Series 2008B, 5.500%, 8/15/21 | 8/18 at 100.00 | A– | 811,043 | ||||||||||||||
650 | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Series 2008A, 5.625%, 1/01/37 | 1/18 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 587,119 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Illinois Institute of Technology, Series 2009, 6.250%, 2/01/19 | No Opt. Call | Baa3 | 941,230 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Northwestern University, Series 2008B, 1.200%, 12/01/46 (Mandatory put 3/01/13) | No Opt. Call | AAA | 1,012,160 | ||||||||||||||
990 | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, OSF Healthcare System, Refunding Series 2010A, 6.000%, 5/15/39 | 5/20 at 100.00 | A | 1,010,216 | ||||||||||||||
700 | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Series 2008A, 6.000%, 8/15/23 | 8/18 at 100.00 | BBB | 706,370 |
Nuveen Investments | 17 |
Portfolio of Investments
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Illinois (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 665 | Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Series 2002, 6.250%, 1/01/17 | 1/13 at 100.00 | Baa1 | $ | 685,648 | ||||||||||||
715 | Markham, Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Library Purpose Series 2005B, 5.250%, 1/01/18 – RAAI Insured | No Opt. Call | N/R | 749,713 | ||||||||||||||
Markham, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008A: | ||||||||||||||||||
535 | 4.750%, 2/01/17 | No Opt. Call | BBB | 548,006 | ||||||||||||||
405 | 4.750%, 2/01/18 | No Opt. Call | BBB | 408,835 | ||||||||||||||
400 | 6.000%, 2/01/25 | 2/18 at 100.00 | BBB | 404,928 | ||||||||||||||
1,220 | Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 6/15/42 – NPFG Insured | 6/12 at 101.00 | AAA | 1,206,129 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Hospitality Facility, Series 1996, 7.000%, 7/01/26 (ETM) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 680,590 | ||||||||||||||
1,250 | Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, Illinois, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 5.000%, 6/01/18 | No Opt. Call | A | 1,334,100 | ||||||||||||||
250 | Regional Transportation Authority, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1991, 6.700%, 11/01/21 – FGIC Insured | No Opt. Call | AA | 297,553 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, Local Goverment Program Bonds, St. Clair County Community Unit School District 19 Mascoutah, Series 2009, 5.750%, 2/01/29 – AGC Insured | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 789,870 | ||||||||||||||
1,290 | Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, General Obligation Water & Sewer Alternate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2006, 4.500%, 5/01/21 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | 5/14 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,309,969 | ||||||||||||||
1,060 | Tazewell County School District 51, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 9.000%, 12/01/26 – FGIC Insured | No Opt. Call | A1 | 1,571,355 | ||||||||||||||
19,215 | Total Illinois | 20,371,010 | ||||||||||||||||
Indiana – 3.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
250 | Central Nine Career Charter School Building Corporation, Indiana, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 5.500%, 1/15/17 | No Opt. Call | A | 285,048 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Fishers Redevelopment District, Indiana, General Obligation Bonds, Saxony Project Series 2009, 5.250%, 7/15/34 | 1/20 at 100.00 | AA | 1,034,840 | ||||||||||||||
940 | Hendricks County, Indiana, Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2010B, 6.450%, 1/01/23 | 1/16 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 967,382 | ||||||||||||||
525 | Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Drexel Foundation For Educational Excellence, Inc., Series 2009A, 7.000%, 10/01/39 | 10/19 at 100.00 | BBB– | 527,520 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Union Hospital, Series 1993, 5.125%, 9/01/18 | 9/11 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 1,001,000 | ||||||||||||||
250 | Merrillville Multi-School Building Corporation, Lake County, Indiana, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2008, 5.250%, 7/15/22 | 1/18 at 100.00 | A+ | 270,473 | ||||||||||||||
855 | Portage Redevelopment District, Indiana, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2008, 5.250%, 1/15/19 – CIFG Insured | 1/18 at 100.00 | A | 914,303 | ||||||||||||||
100 | Tri-Creek Middle School Building Corporation, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2008, 6.000%, 1/15/16 – AGM Insured | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 119,572 | ||||||||||||||
4,920 | Total Indiana | 5,120,138 | ||||||||||||||||
Iowa – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
745 | Des Moines, Iowa, Aviation System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Capital Loan Notes Series 2010B, 5.750%, 6/01/33 – AGM Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 6/20 at 100.00 | AA+ | 763,863 | ||||||||||||||
495 | Iowa Finance Authority, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Care Initiatives Project, Series 2006A, 5.250%, 7/01/12 | No Opt. Call | BB+ | 491,995 | ||||||||||||||
1,240 | Total Iowa | 1,255,858 |
18 | Nuveen Investments |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Kansas – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,250 | Kansas State Independent College Finance Authority, Revenue Anticipation Notes, Ottawa University, Private Education Short-Term Loan Program, Series 2011D, 6.000%, 5/01/12 | No Opt. Call | N/R | $ | 1,252,575 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Louisville Arena Project Revenue Bonds, Louisville Arena Authority, Inc., Series 2008-A1, 5.750%, 12/01/28 – AGC Insured | 6/18 at 100.00 | AA+ | 528,420 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Pikeville, Kentucky, Educational Facilities Revenue Bond, Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2011, 4.000%, 5/01/13 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 1,020,250 | ||||||||||||||
1,500 | Total Kentucky | 1,548,670 | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana – 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
430 | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Louisiana, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001B, 5.875%, 5/15/39 | 11/11 at 101.00 | A– | 427,334 | ||||||||||||||
Maryland – 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
110 | Baltimore, Maryland, Senior Lien Convention Center Hotel Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.250%, 9/01/39 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | 9/16 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 92,347 | ||||||||||||||
300 | Maryland Community Development Administration, Residential Revenue Bonds, Series 1999D, 5.250%, 9/01/19 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 9/11 at 100.00 | AA+ | 300,240 | ||||||||||||||
290 | Maryland Community Development Administration, Residential Revenue Bonds, Series 2001B, 5.375%, 9/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 9/11 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 290,191 | ||||||||||||||
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Civista Medical Center, Series 2005: | ||||||||||||||||||
155 | 4.000%, 7/01/17 – RAAI Insured | 7/14 at 100.00 | N/R | 150,457 | ||||||||||||||
1,350 | 5.000%, 7/01/37 – RAAI Insured | 7/14 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,066,676 | ||||||||||||||
2,205 | Total Maryland | 1,899,911 | ||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts – 1.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, The Broad Institute, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 4/01/31 | 4/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,014,100 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, The Sabis International Charter School, Series 2009A, 8.000%, 4/15/31 | 10/19 at 100.00 | BBB | 842,925 | ||||||||||||||
300 | Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Quincy Medical Center Issue, Series 2008A, 6.250%, 1/15/28 (6) | 1/18 at 100.00 | N/R | 249,654 | ||||||||||||||
535 | Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Harvard University, Tender Option Bond Trust 2010-20W, 13.598%, 12/15/34 (IF), (5) | 12/19 at 100.00 | AAA | 638,255 | ||||||||||||||
2,585 | Total Massachusetts | 2,744,934 | ||||||||||||||||
Michigan – 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
250 | Detroit, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 4/01/14 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | 4/13 at 100.00 | BB | 240,298 | ||||||||||||||
595 | Detroit, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004B-1, 5.000%, 4/01/14 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | BB | 568,338 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Michigan Finance Authoirty, Public School Academy Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds, Voyageur Academy Project, Series 2011, 7.750%, 7/15/26 (WI/DD, Settling 8/09/11) | 7/21 at 100.00 | BB | 489,170 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority, Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds, Alma College Project, Series 2008, 5.500%, 6/01/28 | 6/18 at 100.00 | A3 | 786,930 | ||||||||||||||
80 | Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Facilities Program, Series 2001I, 4.750%, 10/15/25 | 10/15 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 80,020 | ||||||||||||||
300 | Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A, 6.875%, 6/01/42 | 6/18 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 278,892 | ||||||||||||||
2,475 | Total Michigan | 2,443,648 |
Nuveen Investments | 19 |
Portfolio of Investments
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Minnesota – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 55 | Glencoe, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Glencoe Regional Health Services Project, Series 2005, 4.150%, 4/01/12 | No Opt. Call | BBB | $ | 55,849 | ||||||||||||
500 | Rochester, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Olmsted Medical Center Project, Series 2010, 3.750%, 7/01/15 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 512,465 | ||||||||||||||
1,015 | St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Hospital Revenue Bonds, HealthEast Inc., Refunding Series 1997A, 5.700%, 11/01/15 – ACA Insured | 11/11 at 100.00 | BB+ | 1,015,406 | ||||||||||||||
1,570 | Total Minnesota | 1,583,720 | ||||||||||||||||
Missouri – 2.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Carroll County Public Water Supply District 1, Missouri, Water System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2009, 5.625%, 3/01/34 | 3/18 at 100.00 | A | 1,043,790 | ||||||||||||||
900 | Hannibal Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Health Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Hannibal Regional Hospital, Refunding Series 2010, 5.500%, 9/01/20 | 9/13 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 933,237 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Missouri Development Finance Board, Independence, Infrastructure Facilities Revenue Bonds, Water System Improvement Projects, Series 2009C, 5.750%, 11/01/29 | No Opt. Call | A– | 1,029,450 | ||||||||||||||
600 | Missouri Development Finance Board, Infrastructure Facilities Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Independence Electric System Projects, Series 2009D, 5.750%, 6/01/34 | No Opt. Call | A– | 610,140 | ||||||||||||||
287 | Saint Louis, Missouri, Tax Increment Financing Revenue Notes, Marquette Building Redevelopment Project, Series 2008-A, 6.500%, 1/23/28 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 249,366 | ||||||||||||||
3,787 | Total Missouri | 3,865,983 | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska – 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | Douglas County Hospital Authority 2, Nebraska, Health Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Children’s Hospital Obligated Group, Series 2008B, 6.125%, 8/15/31 | 8/17 at 100.00 | A2 | 528,750 | ||||||||||||||
Nevada – 1.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
815 | Clark County, Nevada, Subordinate Lien Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A1, 5.000%, 7/01/19 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 7/17 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 860,208 | ||||||||||||||
North Las Vegas, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006: | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | 5.000%, 5/01/28 – NPFG Insured | 5/16 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,020,910 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | 5.000%, 5/01/30 – NPFG Insured | No Opt. Call | A+ | 1,013,220 | ||||||||||||||
100 | Sparks Local Improvement District 3, Legends at Sparks Marina, Nevada, Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2008, 6.750%, 9/01/27 | 9/18 at 100.00 | N/R | 94,383 | ||||||||||||||
2,915 | Total Nevada | 2,988,721 | ||||||||||||||||
New Jersey – 2.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Governmental Loan Revenue Bonds, Series 2004: | ||||||||||||||||||
750 | 5.250%, 12/01/18 – AMBAC Insured | 12/14 at 100.00 | N/R | 787,050 | ||||||||||||||
1,100 | 5.250%, 12/01/20 – AMBAC Insured | 12/14 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,135,398 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Trinitas Hospital Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2007B, 4.800%, 7/01/13 | No Opt. Call | BBB– | 1,032,790 | ||||||||||||||
50 | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2007U, 5.000%, 10/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 4/17 at 100.00 | AA | 49,336 | ||||||||||||||
805 | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2008X, 5.000%, 4/01/17 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | No Opt. Call | AA | 842,537 | ||||||||||||||
3,705 | Total New Jersey | 3,847,111 | ||||||||||||||||
New Mexico – 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
250 | Farmington, New Mexico, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Public Service Company of New Mexico San Juan Project, Series 2007A, 5.150%, 6/01/37 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 6/12 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 217,683 |
20 | Nuveen Investments |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
New York – 4.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 410 | Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Insured Revenue Bonds, Staten Island University Hospital, Series 1998, 5.000%, 7/01/17 – AMBAC Insured | 1/12 at 100.00 | Baa3 | $ | 410,139 | ||||||||||||
1,000 | Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A, 6.000%, 5/01/33 | 5/19 at 100.00 | A– | 1,105,820 | ||||||||||||||
675 | Madison County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Oneida Health System, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 2/01/27 | No Opt. Call | BBB– | 630,167 | ||||||||||||||
250 | Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation, New York, FHA Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Unity Hospital of Rochester Project, Series 2010, 5.750%, 8/15/30 | 2/21 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 287,033 | ||||||||||||||
100 | New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series 2008A-1, 5.700%, 7/01/13 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 98,694 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | New York City Industrial Development Authority, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Yankee Stadium Project, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/46 – FGIC Insured | 9/16 at 100.00 | BBB– | 902,350 | ||||||||||||||
500 | New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3484, 17.891%, 10/01/16 (IF) | | No Opt. Call | | AA+ | 535,020 | ||||||||||||
500 | New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, State Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Funds Revenue Bonds, Pooled Loan Issue, Series 2005B, 5.500%, 10/15/27 | No Opt. Call | AAA | 612,060 | ||||||||||||||
300 | New York State Mortgage Agency, Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 87, 5.150%, 4/01/17 | 9/11 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 305,730 | ||||||||||||||
500 | New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1, 5.250%, 6/01/20 – AMBAC Insured | 6/13 at 100.00 | AA– | 532,740 | ||||||||||||||
930 | New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003B-1C, 5.500%, 6/01/19 | No Opt. Call | AA– | 995,621 | ||||||||||||||
450 | Saratoga County Water and Sewer Authority, New York, Revenue Bonds, Series 2008, 5.000%, 9/01/38 | 9/18 at 100.00 | AA | 461,448 | ||||||||||||||
6,615 | Total New York | 6,876,822 | ||||||||||||||||
North Carolina – 5.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
100 | Albemarle Hospital Authority, North Carolina, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 5.250%, 10/01/21 | 10/17 at 100.00 | N/R | 93,763 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International Refunding Series 2010B, 5.375%, 7/01/28 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 7/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,023,430 | ||||||||||||||
665 | Charlotte, North Carolina, Water and Sewer System Refunding Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 43W, 13.475%, 7/01/38 (IF), (5) | 7/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 762,476 | ||||||||||||||
2,000 | Charlotte-Mecklenberg Hospital Authority, North Carolina, Carolinas HealthCare System Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A, | 1/19 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,048,280 | ||||||||||||||
2,000 | Charlotte-Mecklenberg Hospital Authority, North Carolina, Health Care Revenue Bonds, Carolinas HealthCare System, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 1/15/31 | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,031,620 | ||||||||||||||
350 | North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993B, 6.000%, 1/01/22 – FGIC Insured | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | 419,080 | ||||||||||||||
500 | North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008A, 5.250%, 1/01/20 | 1/18 at 100.00 | A– | 556,305 | ||||||||||||||
340 | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds, Duke University Health System, Tender Option Bond Trust 11808, 22.255%, 6/01/18 (IF) | No Opt. Call | AA | 360,543 |
Nuveen Investments | 21 |
Portfolio of Investments
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 740 | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Revenue Bonds, Maria Parham Medical Center, Series 2003, 5.500%, 10/01/17 – RAAI Insured | No Opt. Call | BB | $ | 741,288 | ||||||||||||
500 | North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2008C, 5.250%, 1/01/19 | 1/18 at 100.00 | A | 572,960 | ||||||||||||||
100 | University of North Carolina System, Pooled Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 4.000%, 4/01/15 – AMBAC Insured | 4/14 at 100.00 | N/R | 104,308 | ||||||||||||||
8,295 | Total North Carolina | 8,714,053 | ||||||||||||||||
Ohio – 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
240 | Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Series 2003A, 6.000%, 1/01/32 | 7/13 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 251,122 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Lorain, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds, Pellet Terminal Improvement Series 2008, 6.750%, 12/01/23 | 12/18 at 100.00 | A3 | 845,040 | ||||||||||||||
990 | Total Ohio | 1,096,162 | ||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma – 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
440 | Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, Oklahoma, General Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2010C, 4.750%, 6/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 6/21 at 100.00 | A3 | 430,927 | ||||||||||||||
Oregon – 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Clackamas County School District 12, North Clackamas, Oregon, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 6/15/27 – AGM Insured | 6/17 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,072,710 | ||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania – 6.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,980 | Blair County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.375%, 8/01/16 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | N/R | 2,271,060 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Delaware County Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Elwyn, Inc. Project, Series 2010, 5.000%, 6/01/25 | 6/17 at 100.00 | BBB | 490,185 | ||||||||||||||
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1997D: | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | 0.000%, 3/15/15 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | N/R | 21,342 | ||||||||||||||
1,200 | 0.000%, 3/15/17 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | N/R | 700,020 | ||||||||||||||
1,250 | Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Notes, Series 2009B, 6.000%, 9/15/32 – AGC Insured | 9/19 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,321,025 | ||||||||||||||
100 | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Brethren Village Project, Series 2008A, 5.200%, 7/01/12 | 1/12 at 100.00 | N/R | 100,550 | ||||||||||||||
1,250 | Lycoming County Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Refunding Series 2011, 5.500%, 7/01/26 | 7/21 at 100.00 | A | 1,338,250 | ||||||||||||||
915 | Lycoming County Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Series 2005, 5.000%, 1/01/23 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | 1/15 at 100.00 | N/R | 897,039 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Sewage Sludge Disposal Revenue Bonds, Philadelphia Biosolids Facility Project, Series 2009, 5.000%, 1/01/14 | No Opt. Call | Baa3 | 520,805 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project, Series 2010A, 5.000%, 12/01/34 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 12/20 at 100.00 | AA– | 997,880 | ||||||||||||||
375 | Pennsylvania State University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/35 | 9/15 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 378,154 | ||||||||||||||
310 | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, MaST Charter School Project, Series 2010, 5.000%, 8/01/20 | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | 317,062 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Nineth Series, 2007, 5.000%, 8/01/30 | 8/20 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,011,930 | ||||||||||||||
870 | Philadelphia Municipal Authority, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2009, 6.000%, 4/01/23 | No Opt. Call | A2 | 941,497 |
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Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 625 | Westmoreland County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Excela Health Project, Series 2010A, 5.000%, 7/01/25 | 7/20 at 100.00 | A3 | $ | 628,775 | ||||||||||||
11,905 | Total Pennsylvania | 11,935,574 | ||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico – 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
300 | Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Grant Anticipation Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 9/15/16 – NPFG Insured | No Opt. Call | A+ | 315,564 | ||||||||||||||
500 | Puerto Rico, Highway Revenue Bonds, Highway and Transportation Authority, Series 2005BB, 5.250%, 7/01/18 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | A2 | 544,385 | ||||||||||||||
800 | Total Puerto Rico | 859,949 | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island – 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
970 | Pawtucket Housing Authority, Rhode Island, Capital Fund Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 5.500%, 9/01/29 | 9/20 at 103.00 | AA | 1,037,667 | ||||||||||||||
250 | Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, Student Loan Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A, 6.750%, 12/01/28 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 12/17 at 100.00 | A | 263,505 | ||||||||||||||
Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2002A: | ||||||||||||||||||
955 | 6.000%, 6/01/23 | 6/12 at 100.00 | BBB | 958,553 | ||||||||||||||
100 | 6.125%, 6/01/32 | 6/12 at 100.00 | BBB | 100,143 | ||||||||||||||
75 | 6.250%, 6/01/42 | 6/12 at 100.00 | BBB | 70,800 | ||||||||||||||
2,350 | Total Rhode Island | 2,430,668 | ||||||||||||||||
South Carolina – 1.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | Berkeley County School District, South Carolina, Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 12/01/30 | 12/16 at 100.00 | A1 | 504,145 | ||||||||||||||
400 | Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A-3, 5.250%, 1/01/19 | 1/18 at 100.00 | A– | 450,096 | ||||||||||||||
740 | South Carolina JOBS Economic Development Authority, Hospital Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Palmetto Health Alliance, Series 2003C, 6.000%, 8/01/13 | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | 786,539 | ||||||||||||||
250 | South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 10/01/40 | 10/19 at 100.00 | A1 | 255,225 | ||||||||||||||
1,890 | Total South Carolina | 1,996,005 | ||||||||||||||||
Tennessee – 1.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Claiborne County Industrial Development Board, Tennessee, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Lincoln Memorial University Project, Series 2010, 6.000%, 10/01/30 | 10/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,015,400 | ||||||||||||||
100 | Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Tennessee, Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, FedEx Inc., Series 2002, 5.050%, 9/01/12 | No Opt. Call | BBB | 103,907 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Sullivan County Health Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Wellmont Health System, Series 2006C, 5.250%, 9/01/36 | 9/16 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 905,700 | ||||||||||||||
50 | The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 9/01/16 | No Opt. Call | Ba3 | 52,720 | ||||||||||||||
2,150 | Total Tennessee | 2,077,727 | ||||||||||||||||
Texas – 8.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,385 | Capital Area Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin, Series 2005A. Remarketed, 5.750%, 4/01/26 | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | 1,404,695 | ||||||||||||||
675 | Clifton, Texas, Higher Education Finance Corporation, Education Revenue Bonds, Uplift Education Charter School, Series 2010A, 4.300%, 12/01/16 | No Opt. Call | BBB– | 663,593 | ||||||||||||||
Harris County, Texas, Water Control and Improvement District 74, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010: | ||||||||||||||||||
210 | 4.550%, 8/01/23 | 2/18 at 100.00 | N/R | 214,362 |
Nuveen Investments | 23 |
Portfolio of Investments
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Texas (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 195 | 5.000%, 8/01/36 | 2/18 at 100.00 | N/R | $ | 195,215 | ||||||||||||
1,515 | 5.200%, 8/01/39 | 2/18 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,533,316 | ||||||||||||||
250 | Houston Higher Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Education Revenue Bonds, Cosmos Foundation, Inc., Series 2011A, 5.875%, 5/15/21 | No Opt. Call | BBB | 263,980 | ||||||||||||||
650 | Houston, Texas, Subordinate Lien Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A, 6.000%, 7/01/13 (Pre-refunded 8/22/11) – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 8/11 at 100.00 | A | (4) | 652,386 | |||||||||||||
1,000 | Houston, Texas, Subordinate Lien Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 7/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | No Opt. Call | A | 1,040,030 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Houston, Texas, Water Conveyance System Contract, Certificates of Participation, Series 1993A-J, 6.800%, 12/15/11 – AMBAC Insured | No Opt. Call | N/R | 1,017,930 | ||||||||||||||
750 | La Vernia Higher Education Financing Corporation, Texas, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Kipp Inc., Series 2009A, 6.000%, 8/15/29 | 8/19 at 100.00 | BBB | 768,218 | ||||||||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, First Tier System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008A: | ||||||||||||||||||
200 | 6.000%, 1/01/19 | 1/18 at 100.00 | A2 | 231,642 | ||||||||||||||
325 | 6.000%, 1/01/23 – NPFG Insured | 1/18 at 100.00 | A2 | 359,544 | ||||||||||||||
375 | North Texas Tollway Authority, Second Tier System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008F, 5.750%, 1/01/38 | 1/18 at 100.00 | A3 | 376,575 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Northside Independent School District, Bexar County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2011A, 1.350%, 6/01/39 (Mandatory put 6/01/14) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 1,008,590 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Rockport, Texas, Certificates of Obligation, Series 2007, 5.250%, 2/15/27 – NPFG Insured | 2/17 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,072,120 | ||||||||||||||
2,000 | Texas Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, First Tier Series 2002A, 5.500%, 8/15/39 – AMBAC Insured | 8/12 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,995,680 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Uptown Development Authority, Houston, Texas, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Infrastructure Improvement Facilities, Series 2009, 4.700%, 9/01/20 | 9/19 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,025,400 | ||||||||||||||
13,530 | Total Texas | 13,823,276 | ||||||||||||||||
Utah – 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah Infrastructure Agency, Telecommunications & Franchise Tax Revenue, Series 2011A: | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | 5.250%, 10/15/33 – AGM Insured | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 506,470 | ||||||||||||||
520 | 5.400%, 10/15/36 – AGM Insured | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 522,995 | ||||||||||||||
435 | Utah State Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, North Davis Preparatory Academy, Series 2010, 5.750%, 7/15/20 | No Opt. Call | BBB– | 434,687 | ||||||||||||||
95 | Utah State Charter School Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Channing Hall Project, Series 2007A, 5.750%, 7/15/22 | 7/15 at 102.00 | N/R | 86,827 | ||||||||||||||
110 | Utah State Charter School Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Summit Academy Project, Series 2007A, 5.125%, 6/15/17 | No Opt. Call | BBB– | 110,492 | ||||||||||||||
750 | Utah Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3006, 17.821%, 6/15/26 – AGM Insured (IF) | 6/18 at 100.00 | AAA | 833,280 | ||||||||||||||
2,410 | Total Utah | 2,494,751 | ||||||||||||||||
Vermont – 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
100 | Burlington, Vermont, Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996A, 6.250%, 7/01/12 – NPFG Insured | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | 105,021 | ||||||||||||||
Virgin Islands – 1.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note, Series 2003, 5.000%, 10/01/31 – ACA Insured | 10/14 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 480,915 | ||||||||||||||
200 | Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/16 – FGIC Insured | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | 222,520 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Matching Fund Loan Notes Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2009C, 5.000%, 10/01/22 | 10/19 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 1,022,960 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Matching Fund Revenue Loan Note – Diageo Project, Series 2009A, 6.750%, 10/01/19 | No Opt. Call | BBB | 1,103,300 |
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Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value | ||||||||||||||
Virgin Islands (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 500 | Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Matching Fund Loan Notes, Series 2009A-1, 5.000%, 10/01/24 | 10/19 at 100.00 | BBB | $ | 504,140 | ||||||||||||
3,200 | Total Virgin Islands | 3,333,835 | ||||||||||||||||
Virginia – 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
815 | Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Washington and Lee University, Series 2001, 5.750%, 1/01/34 | No Opt. Call | AA | 964,308 | ||||||||||||||
Washington – 3.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,700 | Chelan County Public Utility District 1, Washington, Consolidated System Revenue Bonds Series 2011A, 5.500%, 7/01/24 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | 7/21 at 100.00 | AA | 1,882,852 | ||||||||||||||
100 | Kalispel Indian Tribe, Washington, Priority Distribution Bonds, Series 2008, 6.625%, 1/01/28 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 85,492 | ||||||||||||||
600 | King County, Washington, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3090, 13.461%, 7/01/32 – AGM Insured (IF) | 7/17 at 100.00 | AA+ | 636,414 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Seattle, Washington, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, 5.200%, 7/01/32 | No Opt. Call | AAA | 1,010,290 | ||||||||||||||
75 | Skagit County Public Hospital District 1, Washington, Skagit Valley Hospital, Series 2007, 5.750%, 12/01/28 | 12/17 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 75,587 | ||||||||||||||
750 | University of Washington, General Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3005, 11.003%, 6/01/31 – AMBAC Insured (IF) | 6/17 at 100.00 | N/R | 833,085 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Series 2010, 5.250%, 12/01/30 | 12/20 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 945,360 | ||||||||||||||
Washington State Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2002: | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | 6.500%, 6/01/26 | 6/13 at 100.00 | BBB | 35,490 | ||||||||||||||
660 | 6.625%, 6/01/32 | 6/13 at 100.00 | BBB | 667,126 | ||||||||||||||
5,920 | Total Washington | 6,171,696 | ||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin – 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health, Tender Option Bond Trust Series 2010-3184, 18.030%, 11/15/17 (IF) | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 524,240 | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Beloit Health System, Inc., Series 2010B: | ||||||||||||||||||
745 | 4.000%, 4/01/16 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 768,198 | ||||||||||||||
610 | 5.000%, 4/01/17 | No Opt. Call | N/R | 651,979 | ||||||||||||||
440 | Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Inc., Tender Option Bond Trust 2009-15W, 19.023%, 8/15/37 (IF), (5) | 2/20 at 100.00 | AA– | 460,856 | ||||||||||||||
1,000 | Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic, Series 2006A, 5.125%, 2/15/26 | 2/16 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 970,549 | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin State, General Fund Annual Appropriation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2009A: | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | 6.000%, 5/01/27 | 5/19 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,144,709 | ||||||||||||||
90 | 6.000%, 5/01/33 | No Opt. Call | AA– | 99,150 | ||||||||||||||
4,385 | Total Wisconsin | 4,619,681 | ||||||||||||||||
Wyoming – 0.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
1,000 | Natrona County, Wyoming, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Wyoming Medical Center Project, Series 2011, 6.000%, 9/15/26 | 3/21 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,045,278 | ||||||||||||||
250 | Wyoming Municipal Power Agency Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, 2008 Series A, 5.500%, 1/01/28 | 1/18 at 100.00 | A2 | 267,031 | ||||||||||||||
1,250 | Total Wyoming | 1,312,309 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 167,802 | Total Investments (cost $168,392,022) – 99.3% | 172,134,286 | |||||||||||||||
Floating Rate Obligations – (0.8)% | (1,335,000) | |||||||||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.5% | 2,560,199 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets – 100% | $ | 173,359,485 |
Nuveen Investments | 25 |
Portfolio of Investments
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
(1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets. |
(2) | Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
(3) | 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 Investor 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. |
(4) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Such investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities. |
(5) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. |
(6) | At or subsequent to the end of the reporting period, this security is non-income producing. Non-income producing security, in the case of a bond, generally denotes that the issuer has (1) defaulted on the payment of principal or interest, (2) is under the protection of the Federal Bankruptcy Court or (3) the Fund’s Adviser has concluded that the issue is not likely to meet its future interest payment obligations and has directed the Fund’s custodian to cease accruing additional income on the Fund’s records. |
N/R | Not rated. |
WI/DD | Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
(ETM) | Escrowed to maturity. |
(IF) | Inverse floating rate investment. |
(UB) | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. |
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 and Liabilities
July 31, 2011
Assets | ||||
Investments, at value (cost $168,392,022) | $ | 172,134,286 | ||
Cash | 1,405,918 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Interest | 2,379,667 | |||
Investments sold | 25,000 | |||
Shares sold | 113,464 | |||
Total assets | 176,058,335 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Floating rate obligations | 1,335,000 | |||
Payables: | ||||
Investments purchased | 489,170 | |||
Shares redeemed | 268,599 | |||
Dividends | 501,349 | |||
Accrued other expenses | 104,732 | |||
Total liabilities | 2,698,850 | |||
Net assets | $ | 173,359,485 | ||
Shares outstanding | 16,968,596 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 10.22 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Capital paid-in | 169,216,751 | |||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | 99,227 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 301,243 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 3,742,264 | |||
Net assets | 173,359,485 | |||
Authorized shares | Unlimited | |||
Par value per share | $ | 0.01 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Year Ended July 31, 2011
Investment Income | $ | 8,575,599 | ||
Expenses | ||||
Shareholders’ servicing agent fees and expenses | 7,746 | |||
Interest expense on floating rate obligations | 8,225 | |||
Custodian’s fees and expenses | 44,068 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 3,838 | |||
Shareholders’ reports – printing and mailing expenses | 39,585 | |||
Federal and state registration fees | 20,272 | |||
Other expenses | 6,911 | |||
Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement | 130,645 | |||
Custodian fee credit | (6,078 | ) | ||
Expense reimbursement | (122,420 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 2,147 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | 8,573,452 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from investments | 612,804 | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (1,846,343 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1,233,539 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $ | 7,339,913 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended 7/31/11 | Year Ended 7/31/10 | |||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 8,573,452 | $ | 5,783,023 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from investments | 612,804 | 2,029,046 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (1,846,343 | ) | 4,410,531 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 7,339,913 | 12,222,600 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||
From net investment income | (8,564,927 | ) | (5,679,669 | ) | ||||
From accumulated net realized gains | (1,412,226 | ) | — | |||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (9,977,153 | ) | (5,679,669 | ) | ||||
Fund Share Transactions | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 75,557,758 | 58,964,301 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions | 3,133,335 | 1,110,807 | ||||||
78,691,093 | 60,075,108 | |||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (43,237,254 | ) | (18,429,226 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | 35,453,839 | 41,645,882 | ||||||
Capital contribution from Adviser | — | 517 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 32,816,599 | 48,189,330 | ||||||
Net assets at the beginning of period | 140,542,886 | 92,353,556 | ||||||
Net assets at the end of period | $ | 173,359,485 | $ | 140,542,886 | ||||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period | $ | 99,227 | $ | 96,555 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations | Less Distributions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended July 31, | Beginning Net Asset Value | Net Invest- ment Income (Loss)(a) | Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total | Net Invest- ment Income | Capital Gains(b) | Total | Ending Net Asset Value | Total Return(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | $ | 10.42 | $ | .54 | $ | (.11 | ) | $ | .43 | $ | (.54 | ) | $ | (.09 | ) | $ | (.63 | ) | $ | 10.22 | 4.38 | % | ||||||||||||||
2010 | 9.80 | .52 | .60 | 1.12 | (.50 | ) | — | (.50 | ) | 10.42 | 11.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 9.78 | .49 | .01 | .50 | (.48 | ) | — | (.48 | ) | 9.80 | 5.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 10.12 | .49 | (.37 | ) | .12 | (.46 | ) | — | (.46 | ) | 9.78 | 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007(f) | 10.00 | .07 | .05 | .12 | — | — | — | 10.12 | 1.20 |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Before Reimbursement | Ratios to Average Net Assets After Reimbursement(d) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Net Assets (000) | Expenses Including Interest(e) | Expenses Excluding Interest | Net Invest- ment Income (Loss) | Expenses | Expenses Excluding Interest | Net Invest- ment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 173,359 | .09 | % | .08 | % | 5.25 | % | .01 | % | — | % | 5.33 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||
140,543 | .17 | .17 | 4.89 | — | — | 5.06 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92,354 | .25 | .25 | 4.87 | — | — | 5.12 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49,024 | .44 | .44 | 3.97 | — | — | 4.41 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5,569 | 1.26 | * | 1.26 | * | 2.67 | * | — | * | — | * | 3.92 | * | 7 |
(a) | Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method. |
(b) | Distributions from Capital Gains include short-term capital gains, if any. |
(c) | Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. Total returns are not annualized. |
(d) | After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable. Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund’s net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable. |
(e) | The expense ratios reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, as described in Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities. |
(f) | For the period May 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2007. |
* | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
General Information
The Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of the Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio (the “Fund”), among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on November 14, 2006.
Effective January 1, 2011, the Fund’s adviser, Nuveen Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”). Concurrently, the Adviser formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), to house its portfolio management capabilities and to serve as the Fund’s sub-adviser, and the Fund’s portfolio manager became an employee of the Sub-Adviser.
Effective April 30, 2011, Nuveen Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen, changed its name to Nuveen Securities, LLC.
The Fund is developed exclusively for use within Nuveen-sponsored separately managed accounts. The Fund is a specialized municipal bond Fund to be used in combination with selected individual securities to effectively model institutional-level investment strategies. Certain securities in which the Fund invests are highly speculative. The Fund enables certain Nuveen municipal separately managed account investors to achieve greater diversification and return potential than smaller managed accounts might otherwise achieve by using lower quality, higher yielding securities and to gain access to special investment opportunities normally available only to institutional investors.
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek attractive total return. The Fund also seeks to provide high current income exempt from regular federal income taxes. The Sub-Adviser uses a value-oriented strategy and looks for higher-yielding and undervalued municipal bonds that offer the potential for above-average total return. The Fund invests in various types of municipal securities, including investment grade (rated BBB/Baa or better), below investment grade (rated BB/Ba or lower) (high yield), and unrated municipal securities. The Fund will focus on securities with intermediate to longer term maturities. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in high yield municipal bonds, but will normally invest 10-30% of its net assets in such bonds. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in defaulted bonds and up to 50% of its net assets in leveraged municipal securities, most notably inverse floating rate securities. The credit quality of the bonds underlying all leveraged municipal securities will be rated AA/Aa or higher, or, if unrated, judged to be of comparable quality by the Sub-Adviser. The Fund may also make forward commitments in which the Fund agrees to buy a security for settlement in the future at a price agreed upon today. The Fund is non-diversified and as a result may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).
Investment Valuation
Prices of municipal bonds are provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 for fair value measurement purposes. When price quotes are not readily available (which is usually the case for municipal bonds) 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.
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 Fund’s 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 them in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of these 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 classified as Level 2 or as 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 Fund’s Board of Trustees or its designee.
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Refer to Footnote 2 – Fair Value Measurements for further details on the leveling of securities held by the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.
Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the specific identification method, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Fund has instructed the custodian to segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At July 31, 2011, the Fund had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $489,170.
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. Investment income also reflects paydown gains and losses, if any.
Income Taxes
The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore, the Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal income tax, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Fund. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Fund are subject to federal taxation.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Fund 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
The Fund declares dividends from its net investment income daily and pays shareholders monthly. Fund shares begin to accrue dividends on the business day after the day when the monies used to purchase Fund shares are collected by the Fund’s transfer agent.
Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.
Distributions to shareholders of net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments, including foreign currency forwards, futures, options and swap contracts. Although the Fund is authorized to invest in such derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, it did not make any such investments during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.
Inverse Floating Rate Securities
The Fund is authorized to invest in inverse floating rate securities. An inverse floating rate security is created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. In turn, this trust (a) issues floating rate certificates, in face amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, that typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties, and (b) issues to a long-term investor (such as the Fund) an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) that represents all remaining or residual interest in the trust. The income received by the inverse floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the inverse floater holder bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk and also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. The price of an inverse floating rate security will be more volatile than that of the underlying bond because the interest rate is dependent on not only the fixed coupon rate of the underlying bond but also on the short-term interest paid on the floating rate certificates, and because the inverse floating rate security essentially bears the risk of loss of the greater face value of the underlying bond.
The Fund may purchase an inverse floating rate security in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond (referred to as an “externally-deposited inverse floater”), or instead by first selling a fixed-rate bond to a broker-dealer for deposit into the special purpose trust and receiving in turn the residual interest in the trust (referred to as a “self-deposited inverse floater”). The inverse floater held by the Fund gives the Fund the right (a) to cause the holders of the floating rate certificates to tender their notes at par, and (b) to have the broker transfer the fixed-rate bond held by the trust to the Fund, thereby collapsing the trust. An investment in an externally-deposited inverse floater is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as “(IF) – Inverse floating rate investment.” An investment in a self-deposited inverse floater is accounted for as a financing transaction. In such instances, a fixed-
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
rate bond deposited into a special purpose trust is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as “(UB) – Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction,” with the Fund accounting for the short-term floating rate certificates issued by the trust as “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, the Fund reflects in “Investment Income” the entire earnings of the underlying bond and recognizes the related interest paid to the holders of the short-term floating rate certificates as “Interest expense on floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Operations.
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the Fund invested in externally-deposited inverse floaters and/or self-deposited inverse floaters.
The Fund may also enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements (sometimes referred to as a “recourse trust” or “credit recovery swap”) (such agreements referred to herein as “Recourse Trusts”) with a broker-dealer by which the Fund agrees to reimburse the broker-dealer, in certain circumstances, for the difference between the liquidation value of the fixed-rate bond held by the trust and the liquidation value of the floating rate certificates issued by the trust plus any shortfalls in interest cash flows. Under these agreements, the Fund’s potential exposure to losses related to or on inverse floaters may increase beyond the value of the Fund’s inverse floater investments as the Fund may potentially be liable to fulfill all amounts owed to holders of the floating rate certificates. At period end, any such shortfall is recognized as “Unrealized depreciation on Recourse Trusts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. At July 31, 2011, the Fund’s maximum exposure to externally-deposited Recourse Trusts was $15,280,000.
The average floating rate obligations outstanding and average annual interest rate and fees related to self-deposited inverse floaters for the Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, were as follows:
Average floating rate obligations outstanding | $ | 1,038,740 | ||
Average annual interest rate and fees | 0.79 | % |
Zero Coupon Securities
The 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. Tax-exempt 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.
Custodian Fee Credit
The Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby certain custodian fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight investments. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on which the Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.
Indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
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 Fund 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 three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 – | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. | |
Level 2 – | Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). | |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
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The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of July 31, 2011:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | $ | — | $ | 172,134,286 | $ | — | $ | 172,134,286 |
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the Fund recognized no significant transfers to or from Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.
3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Fund records derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes. The Fund did not invest in derivative instruments during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.
4. Fund Shares
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
Year Ended 7/31/11 | Year Ended 7/31/10 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 7,482,587 | $ | 75,557,758 | 5,755,176 | $ | 58,964,818 | ||||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions | 310,095 | 3,133,335 | 108,307 | 1,110,807 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (4,308,352 | ) | (43,237,254 | ) | (1,798,722 | ) | (18,429,226 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | 3,484,330 | $ | 35,453,839 | 4,064,761 | $ | 41,646,399 |
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments, when applicable) during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, aggregated $62,025,713 and $27,097,746, respectively.
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 timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the treatment of investments in inverse floating rate securities reflected as financing transactions, if any. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset value of the Fund.
At July 31, 2011, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Cost of investments | $ | 166,895,218 | ||
Gross unrealized: | ||||
Appreciation | $ | 5,396,024 | ||
Depreciation | (1,491,957 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 3,904,067 |
Permanent differences, primarily due to taxable market discount and distribution character reclassifications, resulted in reclassifications among the Fund’s components of net assets at July 31, 2011, the Fund’s tax year-end, as follows:
Capital paid-in | $ | — | ||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | (5,853 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 5,853 |
The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at July 31, 2011, the Fund’s tax year end, were as follows:
Undistributed net tax-exempt income* | $ | 694,479 | ||
Undistributed net ordinary income** | 83,277 | |||
Undistributed net long-term capital gains | 231,327 |
* | Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared during the period July 1, 2011 through July 31, 2011, and paid on August 1, 2011. |
** | Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains if any. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
The tax character of distributions paid during the Fund’s tax years ended July 31, 2011 and July 31, 2010, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
2011 | ||||
Distributions from net tax-exempt income*** | $ | 8,237,720 | ||
Distributions from net ordinary income** | 330,031 | |||
Distributions from net long-term capital gains**** | 1,125,176 |
2010 | ||||
Distributions from net tax-exempt income | $ | 5,518,225 | ||
Distributions from net ordinary income** | 41,665 | |||
Distributions from net long-term capital gains | — |
** | Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
*** | The Fund hereby designates this amount paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011 as Exempt Interest Dividends. |
**** | The Fund 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 Fund related to net capital gain to zero for the tax year ended July 31, 2011. |
7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Adviser does not charge any investment advisory or administrative fees directly to the Fund. The Adviser has agreed irrevocably during the existence of the Fund to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, taxes, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, and extraordinary expenses). The Adviser is compensated for its services to the Fund from the fee charged at the separately managed account level.
At July 31, 2011, Nuveen owned 10,000 shares of the Fund.
8. New Accounting Pronouncements
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
On May 12, 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 (“ASU No. 2011-04”) modifying Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. At the same time, the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) issued International Financial Reporting Standard (“IFRS”) 13, Fair Value Measurement. The objective of the FASB and IASB is convergence of their guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. Specifically, ASU No. 2011-04 requires reporting entities to disclose i) the amounts of any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, and the reasons for the transfers, ii) for Level 3 fair value measurements, a) quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used, b) a description of the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and c) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs if a change in those inputs might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The effective date of ASU No. 2011-04 is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the Funds. The number of trustees of the Funds is currently set at ten. None of the trustees who are not “interested” persons of the Funds (referred to herein as “independent trustees”) has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the trustees and officers of the Funds, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.
The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes more information about the trustees. To request a free copy, call Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787 or visit the Funds’ website at www.nuveen.com.
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s) Including other Directorships During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | ||||
Independent Trustees: | ||||||||
Robert P. Bremner (2) 8/22/40 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | 1996 | 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. | 247 | ||||
Jack B. Evans 10/22/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1999 | 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. | 247 | ||||
William C. Hunter 3/6/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2004 | Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (since 2006); Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation; Director (since 2005), Beta Gamma Sigma 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. | 247 | ||||
David J. Kundert (2) 10/28/42 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2005 | 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; Member, Board of Regents, 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. | 247 | ||||
William J. Schneider (2) 9/24/44 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1997 | 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. | 247 | ||||
Judith M. Stockdale 12/29/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1997 | Executive Director, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994). | 247 | ||||
Carole E. Stone (2) 6/28/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2007 | 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 Oversight Board (2005-2007). | 247 |
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | ||||
Virginia L. Stringer 8/16/44 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2011 | Board Member, Mutual Fund Directors Forum; Member, Governing Board, Investment Company Institute’s Independent Directors Council; governance consultant and non-profit board member; former Owner and President, Strategic Management Resources, Inc. a management consulting firm; 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). | 247 | ||||
Terence J. Toth (2) 9/29/59 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2008 | 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: Goodman Theatre Board (since 2004), Chicago Fellowship Board (since 2005) and Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008); 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). | 247 | ||||
Interested Trustee: | ||||||||
John P. Amboian (3) 6/14/61 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2008 | 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, Inc. | 247 | ||||
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | ||||
Officers of the Funds: | ||||||||
Gifford R. Zimmerman 9/9/56 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chief Administrative Officer | 1988 | Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel 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, Inc.; 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), Tradewinds Global Investors LLC, and Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), Nuveen HydePark Group LLC and Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007) and of Winslow Capital Management Inc. (since 2010); Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst. | 247 | ||||
Margo 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, Inc. (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. | 247 |
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Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | ||||
Lorna C. Ferguson 10/24/45 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 1998 | Managing Director (since 2005) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. and Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2004). | 247 | ||||
Stephen 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, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010); Certified Public Accountant. | 247 | ||||
Scott 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, Inc., Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc., 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, Inc.; 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. | 247 | ||||
Walter 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, Inc. | 247 | ||||
Tina 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, Inc. | 247 | ||||
Larry W. Martin 7/27/51 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | 1997 | Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (1993-2010), Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Senior Vice President (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC: Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010), and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly Vice President (2005-2010), and Assistant Secretary (since 1997) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc. (since 2002), NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC (since 2003), Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC and Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007), and of Winslow Capital Management, Inc. (since 2010); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010). | 247 |
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s) Including other Directorships During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | ||||
Kevin J. McCarthy 3/26/66 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President and Secretary | 2007 | Managing Director (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, Inc.; 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, Tradewinds Global Investors LLC, NWQ Holdings, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC, Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC, Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007) and of Winslow Capital Management, Inc. (since 2010); Vice President and Secretary (since 2010) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; prior thereto, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP (1997-2007). | 247 | ||||
Kathleen L. Prudhomme 3/30/53 800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | 2011 | Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; 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). | 247 | ||||
Jeffrey M. Wilson 3/13/56 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2011 | Senior Vice President of Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2011), formerly, Senior Vice President of FAF Advisors, Inc. (2000-2010). | 114 |
(1) | Trustees serve an indefinite term until his/her successor is elected or appointed. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the trustee was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Fund Complex. |
(2) | Also serves as a trustee of the Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund, an exchange-traded commodity pool managed by Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. |
(3) | Mr. Amboian is an interested trustee because of his position with Nuveen Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of the Nuveen Funds. |
(4) | Officers serve one year terms through August of each year. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the officer was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Fund Complex. |
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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process
(Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and each Trustee, a “Board Member”) of the Fund, including the Board Members who are not parties to the Fund’s advisory or sub-advisory agreements or “interested persons” of any such parties (the “Independent Board Members”), are responsible for approving the advisory agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Fund and Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) and the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Advisor and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”) (the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to collectively as the “Advisory Agreements”) and their periodic continuation. Pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Board is generally required to consider the continuation of advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements on an annual basis. Accordingly, at an in-person meeting held on May 23-25, 2011 (the “May Meeting”), the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, considered and approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund for an additional one-year period.
In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Board requested and received extensive materials prepared in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. The materials provided a broad range of information regarding the Fund, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor (the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor are collectively, the “Fund Advisers” and each, a “Fund Adviser”). As described in more detail below, the information provided included, among other things, a review of Fund performance, including Fund investment performance assessments against appropriate benchmarks, Fund fees and expenses, a description and assessment of shareholder service levels for the Fund, a summary of the performance of certain service providers, a review of product initiatives and shareholder communications and an analysis of the Advisor’s profitability with comparisons to comparable peers in the managed fund business. As part of their annual review, the Board also held a separate meeting on April 19-20, 2011, to review the Fund’s investment performance and consider an analysis provided by the Advisor of the Sub-Advisor which generally evaluated the Sub-Advisor’s investment team, investment mandate, organizational structure and history, investment philosophy and process, performance of the Fund, and significant changes to the foregoing. As a result of their review of the materials and discussions, the Board presented the Advisor with questions and the Advisor responded.
The materials and information prepared in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements at the May Meeting supplemented the information provided to the Board during the year. In this regard, throughout the year, the Board, acting directly or through its committees, regularly reviews the performance and various services provided by the Advisor and, since the internal restructuring described in Section A below, the Sub-Advisor. The Board meets at least quarterly as well as at other times as the need arises. At its quarterly meetings, the Board reviews reports by the Advisor which include, among other things, Fund performance, a review of the investment teams and compliance reports. The Board also meets with key investment personnel managing the Fund portfolios during the year. In addition, the Board continues its program of seeking to visit each sub-advisor to the Nuveen funds at least once over a multiple year rotation, meeting with key investment and business personnel. The Board also met with State Street Bank & Trust Company, the Fund’s accountant and custodian, in 2010. The Board considers factors and information that are relevant to its consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements at these meetings held throughout the year. Accordingly, the Board considered the information provided and knowledge gained at these meetings when performing its review at the May Meeting of the Advisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members are assisted throughout the process by independent legal counsel who provided materials describing applicable law and the duties of directors or trustees in reviewing advisory contracts and met with the Independent Board Members in executive sessions without management present.
The Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to the Fund, including among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, (b) the investment performance of the Fund and Fund Advisers, (c) the advisory fees and costs of the services to be provided to the Fund and the profitability of the Fund Advisers, (d) the extent of any economies of scale, (e) any benefits derived by the Fund Advisers from the relationship with the Fund and (f) other factors. Each Board Member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Fund’s Advisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor as all important or controlling. The Independent Board Members’ considerations were instead based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information presented. The principal factors considered by the Board and its conclusions are described below.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members considered the nature, extent and quality of the Fund Adviser’s services, including advisory services and the resulting Fund performance and administrative services. The Independent Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, the Fund Adviser’s organization and business; the types of services that the Fund Adviser or its affiliates provide to the Fund; the performance record of the Fund (as described in further detail below); and any initiatives Nuveen had taken for the applicable fund product line.
In considering advisory services, the Board recognized that the Advisor provides various oversight, administrative, compliance and other services for the Fund and the Sub-Advisor provides the portfolio investment management services to the Fund. The Board recognized that Nuveen engaged in an internal restructuring in 2010 pursuant to which portfolio management services the Advisor had provided directly to the Fund were transferred to the Sub-Advisor, a newly-organized, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Advisor consisting of largely the same investment personnel. Accordingly, in reviewing the portfolio management services provided to the Fund, the Board reviewed the materials provided by the Nuveen Investment Services Oversight Team analyzing, among other things, the Sub-Advisor’s investment team and changes thereto, organization and history, assets under management, Fund objectives and
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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process
(Unaudited) (continued)
mandate, the investment team’s philosophy and strategies in managing the Fund, developments affecting the Sub-Advisor or Fund and Fund performance. The Independent Board Members also reviewed portfolio manager compensation arrangements to evaluate each Fund Adviser’s ability to attract and retain high quality investment personnel, preserve stability, and reward performance but not provide an incentive to take undue risks. In addition, the Board considered the Advisor’s execution of its oversight responsibilities over the Sub-Advisor. Given the importance of compliance, the Independent Board Members also considered Nuveen’s compliance program, including the report of the chief compliance officer regarding the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures.
In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality and extent of administrative and other non-investment advisory services the Advisor and its affiliates provide to the Fund, including product management, investment services (such as oversight of investment policies and procedures, risk management, and pricing), fund administration, oversight of service providers, shareholder services, administration of Board relations, regulatory and portfolio compliance and legal support. The Board Members noted, however, that the Fund is offered via separately managed accounts and may require less shareholder services than a typical open-end fund. In reviewing the services provided, the Board also reviewed materials describing various notable initiatives and projects the Advisor performed in connection with the open-end fund product line. These initiatives included operations necessary to effect the acquisition of FAF Advisors, Inc.’s (“FAF”) long-term asset management business by Nuveen and the subsequent integration of FAF and the funds FAF advised into the Nuveen family of funds; reduction of management fees and expense caps on certain open-end equity funds that was effective July 1, 2010; changes in dividend declaration policies; and adding funds to various distribution platforms.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under each applicable Advisory Agreement were satisfactory.
B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and Fund Advisers
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund over various time periods. Given its unique structure, the Fund does not have a performance peer group (i.e., comparable funds against which the Fund can compare its performance). In considering the performance of the Fund, the Board therefore considered the Fund’s historic performance, as well as the performance of recognized benchmarks. The Independent Board Members reviewed performance information including the Fund’s total return information and performance information for recognized benchmarks for the quarter and one-year periods ending December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011. In this regard, the Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one-year period ending March 31, 2011. The Board noted that the short performance history available for the Fund limits some of the ability to meaningfully assess its performance.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members determined that the Fund’s investment performance had been satisfactory.
C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability
1. Fees and Expenses
The Independent Board Members recognized the unique fee structure of the Fund. The Fund does not pay the Advisor or Sub-Advisor a management fee and all expenses are reimbursed by the Advisor. The Fund is sold via separately managed accounts. The Advisor therefore receives its advisory fees via the managed account management fee. Such fee is essentially a blended rate comprised of Fund fees pro-rated to the portion of the total product represented by the Fund and the managed account fees associated with the proportion of individual securities in the overall product. Given the different fee structure, and distribution and account support requirements, the Independent Board Members recognized that the expenses incurred by the Fund (all of which are reimbursed by the Advisor) are not comparable to any comparable group of unaffiliated funds or other Nuveen funds. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members determined that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangement was reasonable.
2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients
The Independent Board Members further reviewed information regarding the nature of services and fee rates offered by the Advisor to other clients, including other municipal separately managed accounts and passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sub-advised by the Advisor. Similarly, the Independent Board Members reviewed the pricing schedule or fees that the Sub-Advisor charges for similar investment management services. Generally, in evaluating a comparison of fees, the Independent Board Members had noted that fee rates charged to funds and other clients vary, among other things, because of different services involved and different regulatory and compliance requirements. With respect to the Fund, however, they recognized that the Fund is offered via separately managed accounts and therefore may not require or incur the costs of shareholder servicing to the same extent as typical open-end funds. Further, as noted, the Fund’s unique fee and expense structure generally limits the usefulness of comparisons with other funds as the Fund does not pay management fees and expenses are reimbursed.
3. Profitability of Fund Advisers
In conjunction with its review of fees, the Independent Board Members also considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities (which incorporated Nuveen’s wholly-owned affiliated sub-advisers) and its financial condition. The Independent Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of Nuveen’s advisory activities for the last two years, the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data and an analysis of the key drivers behind the changes in revenues and expenses that
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impacted profitability in 2010. The Independent Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted that they have an Independent Board Member serve as a point person to review and keep them apprised of changes to the profitability analysis and/or methodologies during the year. The Independent Board Members also considered Nuveen’s revenues for advisory activities, expenses, and profit margin compared to that of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts of assets under management and relatively comparable asset composition prepared by Nuveen.
In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors including the allocation of expenses. Further, the Independent Board Members recognized the difficulties in making comparisons as the profitability of other advisers generally is not publicly available and the profitability information that is available for certain advisers or management firms may not be representative of the industry and may be affected by, among other things, the adviser’s particular business mix, capital costs, types of funds managed and expense allocations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Independent Board Members reviewed Nuveen’s methodology and assumptions for allocating expenses across product lines to determine profitability. In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized Nuveen’s investment in its fund business. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the Advisor’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the services provided.
In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Independent Board Members also considered other amounts paid to a Fund Adviser by the Fund as well as any indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) the Fund Adviser and its affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable to the management of the Fund, if any. See Section E below for additional information on indirect benefits a Fund Adviser may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. Based on their review of the overall fee arrangements of the Fund, the Independent Board Members determined that the advisory fees and expenses of the Fund were reasonable.
D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale
With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Board Members have recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a fund being spread over a larger asset base, although economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, particularly on a fund-by-fund basis. One method to help ensure the shareholders share in these benefits is to include breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule. Generally, management fees for funds in the Nuveen complex are comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component. The Independent Board Members recognized, however, that the Fund does not have fund-level breakpoints given its unique structure.
In addition, pursuant to a complex-wide fee arrangement, the fees of the funds in the Nuveen complex are generally reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. However, because the Fund does not pay a management fee, there is no applicable fund-level or complex-wide level breakpoint schedule, although its assets will be counted toward the complex-wide total.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the absence of a fund-level breakpoint schedule and a complex-wide fee arrangement was acceptable for the Fund.
E. Indirect Benefits
In evaluating fees, the Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding potential “fall out” or ancillary benefits the respective Fund Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered whether the Fund Advisers received any benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby a portion of the commissions paid by the Fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research that may be useful to the Fund Adviser in managing the assets of the Fund and other clients. The Independent Board Members recognized that each Fund Adviser has the authority to pay a higher commission in return for brokerage and research services if it determines in good faith that the commission paid is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. Nevertheless, the Independent Board Members noted that commissions are generally not paid in connection with municipal securities transactions typically executed on a principal basis.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that any indirect benefits received by a Fund Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Fund were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.
F. Other Considerations
The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed.
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Notes
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Notes
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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 offer price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.
Barclays Capital 7-Year Municipal Bond Index: An unmanaged index composed of a broad range of investment-grade municipal bonds with maturity dates of approximately seven years. The index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions, but do not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses. An index is not available for direct investment.
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 the 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.
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Fund Manager
Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Legal Counsel
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, IL
Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Boston, MA
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services
Boston Financial
Data Services, Inc.
Nuveen Investor Services
P.O. Box 8530
Boston, MA 02266-8530
(800) 257-8787
Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting Information: You may obtain (i) the Fund’s quarterly portfolio of investments, (ii) information regarding how the Fund 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 Fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments 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.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides a Public Disclosure Program which supplies certain information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA members and their associated persons in response to either telephone inquiries at (800) 289-9999 or written inquiries at www.finra.org. FINRA also provides an investor brochure that includes information describing the Public Disclosure Program.
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Nuveen Investments:
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Nuveen Investments is a global investment management firm that seeks to help secure the long-term goals of institutions and high net worth investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. We market our growing range of specialized investment solutions under the high-quality brands of HydePark, NWQ, Nuveen Asset Management, Santa Barbara, Symphony, Tradewinds and Winslow Capital. In total, Nuveen Investments managed approximately $210 billion of assets as of June 30, 2011.
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MAN-MAPS-0711P
Mutual Fund
Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust
For investors seeking attractive monthly income potential.
Annual Report
July 31, 2011
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio | NEMPX |
INVESTMENT ADVISER NAME CHANGE
Effective January 1, 2011, Nuveen Asset Management, the Funds’ investment adviser, changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (“Nuveen Fund Advisors”). Concurrently, Nuveen Fund Advisors formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, to house its portfolio management capabilities.
NUVEEN INVESTMENTS COMPLETES STRATEGIC COMBINATION WITH FAF ADVISORS
On December 31, 2010, Nuveen Investments completed the strategic combination between Nuveen Asset Management, the largest investment affiliate of Nuveen Investments, and FAF Advisors. As part of this transaction, U.S. Bancorp — the parent of FAF Advisors — received cash consideration and a 9.5% stake in Nuveen Investments in exchange for the long-term investment business of FAF Advisors, including investment-management responsibilities for the non-money market mutual funds of the First American Funds family.
The approximately $27 billion of mutual fund and institutional assets managed by FAF Advisors, along with the investment professionals managing these assets and other key personnel, have become part of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. With these additions to Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, this affiliate now manages more than $100 billion of assets across a broad range of strategies from municipal and taxable fixed income to traditional and specialized equity investments.
This combination does not affect the investment objectives or strategies of this Fund. Over time, Nuveen Investments expects that the combination will provide even more ways to meet the needs of investors who work with financial advisors and consultants by enhancing the multi-boutique model of Nuveen Investments, which also includes highly respected investment teams at HydePark, NWQ Investment Management, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors and Winslow Capital. Nuveen Investments managed approximately $210 billion of assets as of July 31, 2011.
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Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
The global economy continues to be weighed down by an unusual combination of pressures facing the larger developed economies. Japanese leaders continue to work through the economic aftereffects of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Political leaders in Europe and the U.S. have resolved some of the near term fiscal problems, but the financial markets are not convinced that these leaders are able to address more complex longer term fiscal issues. Despite improved earnings and capital increases, the largest banks in these countries continue to be vulnerable to deteriorating mortgage portfolios and sovereign credit exposure, adding another source of uncertainty to the global financial system.
In the U.S., recent economic statistics indicate that the economic recovery may be losing momentum. Consumption, which represents about 70% of the gross domestic product, faces an array of challenges from seemingly intractable declines in housing values, increased energy costs and limited growth in the job market. The failure of Congress and the administration to agree on the debt ceiling increase on a timely basis and the deep divisions between the political parties over fashioning a balanced program to address growing fiscal imbalances that led to the recent S&P ratings downgrade add considerable uncertainty to the domestic economic picture.
On a more positive note, corporate earnings continue to hold up well and the municipal bond market is recovering from recent weakness as states and municipalities implement various programs to reduce their budgetary deficits. In addition, the Federal Reserve System has made it clear that it stands ready to take additional steps should the economic recovery falter. However, there are concerns that the Fed is approaching the limits of its resources to intervene in the economy.
These perplexing times highlight the importance of professional investment management. Your Nuveen investment team is working hard to develop an appropriate response to increased risk, and they continue to seek out opportunities created by stressful markets using proven investment disciplines designed to help your Fund achieve its investment objectives. On your behalf, we monitor their activities to assure that they maintain their investment disciplines.
As always, I encourage you to contact 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
September 23, 2011
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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 manager 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 Portfolio disclaims 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: S&P, Moody’s or Fitch. 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. Bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are given an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated NR are not rated by a national rating agency.
The Portfolio was developed exclusively for use within Nuveen-sponsored separately managed accounts. The Portfolio enables certain Nuveen separately managed account investors to achieve greater diversification and return potential than otherwise might be achievable.
The Portfolio is managed by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, an affiliate of Nuveen Investments. Timothy Palmer, CFA, serves as manager for the Portfolio. Here Tim, who has more than 25 years of industry experience, discusses general market conditions, investment strategies and the performance of the Portfolio for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2011.
What were the general market conditions and trends over the course of the period?
Economic growth was quite uneven over the twelve-month reporting period. The second half of 2010 began with widespread concerns about financial contagion from several European countries and very slow growth, raising the probability of a double-dip recession in the United States. These fears seemed to be quelled in late 2010 and early 2011 as another round of quantitative easing was introduced by the Federal Reserve and consumer spending rebounded sharply. However, this relief was relatively short lived as renewed weakness in the housing market and higher food and energy prices put a damper on consumption at about the same time that supply chain disruptions from the Japanese tsunami and earthquake were distorting growth and suppressing job creation in many areas in the U.S. and around the world.
Throughout the period, the Fed continued to hold the benchmark fed funds rate in a target range of zero to 0.25% since cutting it to this record low level in December 2008. After the end of the reporting period, at its August 2011 meeting, the central bank said that it anticipated keeping the fed funds rate at “exceptionally low levels” through mid-2013.
From a macro perspective, we ended the fiscal period facing many of the same uncertainties that we did one year earlier. The Greek bailout had yet to be finalized and fiscal concerns had spread to other European countries such as Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain. At the same time, fears about slowing U.S. economic growth bubbled to the surface again, causing consumer spending to pull back. The employment situation seemed to plateau, with the national jobless rate registering 9.1% in July 2011, down from 9.5% one year earlier. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), a broad measure of the nation’s economic health, increased at an annual rate of 1.0% for second quarter of 2011, according to the Commerce Department.
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In the U.S. Treasury market, short and intermediate rates remained at historically low levels, falling even further during the fiscal year. For example, yields on one-year Treasury bills began the period at 0.27% and ended at 0.20%, while five-year Treasury notes went from 1.60% to 1.36%. Rates on longer-term Treasury securities rose slightly over the year. For the majority of the period, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) outpaced nominal Treasuries, particularly in the shorter maturity ranges, as stronger growth prospects, the rapid rise in energy prices and the expected flow-through of these prices to the consumer price index (CPI) fueled investors’ appetite for inflation protection. However, the TIPS market experienced somewhat of a reversal in performance in the second quarter of 2011 as inflation expectations lowered due to weaker-than-expected economic data, falling energy prices and an anticipated downturn in seasonal CPI reports.
The high-yield market, in particular, benefited from its high coupon levels in a low-interest rate market, leading to strong investor demand and record fund inflows into the asset class. Also, default rates continued to decrease as measured by Moody’s speculative- grade default rate, which finished the fiscal year at 2.2%, down from 6.4% one year earlier. Across the high-yield sector, CCC-rated bonds were the best performers among the various quality tiers, returning 18.5% over the twelve-month period.
How did the Portfolio perform during the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2011?
The tables in the Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section of this report provide total returns for the Portfolio for the one-year and since inception periods ended July 31, 2011. Over the one-year period, the Portfolio outperformed the comparative Barclays Capital index.
What are the Portfolio’s investment strategies and how were they applied during the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2011? How did these strategies influence performance?
Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed-income securities, including U.S. Treasury and agency bonds, asset backed securities, U.S. agency mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, U.S. investment grade corporate debt securities, U.S. high yield corporate debt securities, U.S. dollar-denominated non-U.S. government bonds, non-U.S. dollar non-U.S. government bonds, emerging market debt, futures, options, interest rate derivatives, currency forwards, total return swaps, credit default swaps, and other short-term securities or instruments.
In managing the Portfolio, we seek to maximize risk-adjusted total return through active management of sector rotation, issue selection, and yield curve positioning. We employ a sector team-based process to identify and implement investment opportunities based on rigorous analysis of fixed income markets. The Portfolio invests broadly across sectors, including traditional investment-grade bonds, high yield securities, foreign currencies and bonds.
Over this reporting period, we continued to position the Portfolio toward corporate bonds, high yield instruments and high quality securitized issues, such as commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS). These sectors positively contributed to the Portfolio’s return for the period. The income from these securities, combined with a contraction in risk premiums in these sectors, benefited the
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Portfolio’s results. The Portfolio’s weighting in corporates, particularly financials, was increased during the period. Financials continued to benefit from improvements in the credit cycle and from recapitalization efforts. Foreign exposure also added to results, particularly due to currency exposure in growth-oriented countries such as Brazil, Canada and Australia. Security selection within the corporate and securitized sectors also benefited returns.
Our broad macro outlook for ongoing global growth and a positive environment for non-government bonds remained in place during the reporting period. We continued to add corporate securities and CMBS at attractive valuations during the period, with a bottom-up focus. With the normalization of risk premiums over the past several years, our strategies across most sectors have become increasingly bottom up in nature. We found value by focusing on opportunities in specific credits in the corporate and high yield sectors, as identified through our credit research process. Likewise, we added new-issue CMBS with superior credit metrics compared to seasoned deals at what we thought were attractive spreads. The Portfolio’s interest rate positioning is defensive, as we see interest rates likely to increase moderately.
We also invested in various derivative instruments over the course of the period. We invested in credit default swap index positions that earn spread income in exchange for taking the credit default risk of broad investment grade and high yield default swap indexes, and interest rate swap contracts in a variety of currencies, with maturities ranging from three to ten years, some positioned to benefit if rates rise, others positioned to benefit if rates fall in the underlying country, based on analysis indicating whether rates were relatively high or low compared to future expectations.
We invested in forward foreign currency exchange contracts in a variety of currencies, with settlements ranging from one to three months. Some of these contracts are positioned to benefit if the foreign currencies in the contracts strengthen with respect to the U.S. dollar, while others are positioned to benefit if the foreign currencies weaken with respect to the U.S. dollar, based on analysis indicating whether currencies were relatively high or low compared to future expectations.
We also invested in two-month U.S Treasury note and bond futures contracts designed to benefit if interest rates at the ten year point of the yield curve rose more than the rates at the two and thirty year points, and also purchased and sold 10-year U.S. Treasury call options as part of managing the Portfolio’s interest rate risk.
RISK CONSIDERATIONS
Mutual fund investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. Debt or fixed income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. The value of, and income generated by, debt securities will decrease or increase based on changes in market interest rates. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Credit risk refers to an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments when due. Foreign investments involve additional risks, including currency fluctuation, political and economic instability, lack of liquidity and differing legal and accounting standards. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are subject to additional risks such as prepayment risk, liquidity risk, default risk and adverse economic developments. The potential use of derivative instruments involves a high degree of financial risk, including the risk that the loss on a derivative may be greater than the principal amount invested.
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (Unaudited)
This Fund is a specialized portfolio developed exclusively for use within Nuveen-sponsored separately managed accounts.
Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Returns may reflect a contractual agreement between the Fund and the investment adviser to waive certain fees and expenses; see Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 7 — Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates for more information. In addition, returns may reflect a voluntary expense limitation by the Fund’s investment adviser that may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.
Fund shares have no sales charge. Fund returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
The expense ratios shown reflect the Fund’s total operating expenses (before fee waivers or expense reimbursements, if any) as shown in the Fund’s most recent prospectus.
Fund Performance
Average Annual Total Returns as of July 31, 2011
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1-Year | Since Inception* | |||||||
Class I Shares | 7.44% | 13.40% | ||||||
Barclays Capital Credit/Mortgage Index** | 5.02% | 7.18% |
Latest Calendar Quarter – Average Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2011
Average Annual | ||||||||
1-Year | Since Inception* | |||||||
Class I Shares | 9.53% | 13.33% |
Expense Ratios as of Most Recent Prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio | Net Expense Ratio | ||||||
Class I Shares | 2.60% | 0.00% |
* | Since inception returns are from 12/27/07. |
** | Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions. |
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Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment as of July 31, 2011
The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
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Yields (Unaudited) as of July 31, 2011
Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the offering price per share.
The SEC 30-Day Yield is a standardized measure of the Fund’s yield that accounts for the future amortization of premiums or discounts of bonds held in the Fund’s portfolio. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.
Dividend Yield | SEC 30-Day Yield | |||||||
Class I Shares | 6.61% | 6.20% |
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Holding Summaries (Unaudited) as of July 31, 2011
This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself.
Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor 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. Bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are given an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities.
Portfolio Credit Quality1
Portfolio Allocation2 | ||||
Corporate Bonds | 39.4% | |||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities | 39.1% | |||
Short-Term Investments | 13.9% | |||
Capital Preferred Securities | 2.9% | |||
Sovereign Debt | 2.2% | |||
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | 1.2% | |||
Taxable Municipal Bonds | 1.0% | |||
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities | 0.3% |
Corporate Debt: Industries3 | ||||
Diversified Financial Services | 23.8% | |||
Metals & Mining | 10.1% | |||
Media | 8.3% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 7.4% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 6.2% | |||
Capital Markets | 5.2% | |||
Insurance | 5.1% | |||
Commercial Banks | 3.8% | |||
Chemicals | 2.9% | |||
Tobacco | 2.9% | |||
Consumer Finance | 2.1% | |||
Multiline Retail | 2.0% | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 1.9% | |||
Other | 18.3% |
1 | As a percentage of total investments (excluding repurchase agreements and investments in derivatives) as of July 31, 2011. Holdings are subject to change. |
2 | As a percentage of total investments (excluding investments in derivatives) as of July 31, 2011. Holdings are subject to change. |
3 | As a percentage of total corporate debt holdings as of July 31, 2011. Corporate debt holdings include corporate bonds (high-yield investment grade rated), convertible bonds and any other debt instruments issued by a corporation (or that references a corporation) held by the Fund at the end of the reporting period. The percentage of “Other” corporate debt represents the total of all corporate debt industries that recalculate to less than 1.9% of total corporate debt holdings. Holdings are subject to change. |
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including up-front and back-end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. The Example below is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.
The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.
The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Hypothetical Performance | ||||||||||||||
Actual Performance | (5% annualized return before expenses) | |||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (2/01/11) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||||||||||
Ending Account Value (7/31/11) | $ | 1,044.40 | $ | 1,024.79 | ||||||||||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | — | $ | — |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.00% for the six month period.
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Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust:
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 the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio (a series of the Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at July 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, 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 Fund’s 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 July 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, IL
September 28, 2011
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS – 53.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 25 | DynCorp International Inc. | 10.375% | 7/01/17 | B2 | $ | 25,125 | |||||||||||||
10 | Raytheon Company | 4.400% | 2/15/20 | A– | 10,619 | |||||||||||||||
35 | Total Aerospace & Defense | 35,744 | ||||||||||||||||||
Airlines – 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Air Canada, 144A | 12.000% | 2/01/16 | B– | 25,625 | |||||||||||||||
Auto Components – 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Dana Holding Corporation | 6.500% | 2/15/19 | BB– | 25,313 | |||||||||||||||
Beverages – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Anheuser Busch InBev, 144A | 8.200% | 1/15/39 | A– | 43,734 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Miller Brewing Company, 144A | 5.500% | 8/15/13 | BBB+ | 5,411 | |||||||||||||||
35 | Total Beverages | 49,145 | ||||||||||||||||||
Biotechnology – 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | STHI Holding Corporation, 144A | 8.000% | 3/15/18 | B | 15,375 | |||||||||||||||
Capital Markets – 2.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Bank of New York Mellon | 4.300% | 5/15/14 | Aa2 | 21,767 | |||||||||||||||
95 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 5.500% | 11/15/14 | A1 | 103,801 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Morgan Stanley | 5.500% | 7/28/21 | A | 15,461 | |||||||||||||||
15 | State Street Corporation | 4.956% | 3/15/18 | BBB+ | 16,273 | |||||||||||||||
145 | Total Capital Markets | 157,302 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chemicals – 1.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | CF Industries Inc. | 6.875% | 5/01/18 | BB+ | 22,825 | |||||||||||||||
20 | Dow Chemical Company | 4.250% | 11/15/20 | BBB | 20,488 | |||||||||||||||
10 | E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company | 3.250% | 1/15/15 | A | 10,607 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Praxair, Inc. | 4.500% | 8/15/19 | A | 5,439 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Rhodia SA, 144A | 6.875% | 9/15/20 | BB | 29,188 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Total Chemicals | 88,547 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Banks – 2.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Banco Bradesco S.A. Grand Cayman, 144A | 4.125% | 5/16/16 | Baa1 | 25,400 | |||||||||||||||
40 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 6.800% | 6/01/38 | A1 | 42,911 | |||||||||||||||
45 | Morgan Stanley | 5.625% | 9/23/19 | A | 46,941 | |||||||||||||||
110 | Total Commercial Banks | 115,252 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Hertz Corporation, 144A | 6.750% | 4/15/19 | B2 | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Finance – 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | American Express Credit Corporation | 7.300% | 8/20/13 | A2 | 38,991 | |||||||||||||||
20 | Capital One Bank | 8.800% | 7/15/19 | Baa1 | 25,155 | |||||||||||||||
55 | Total Consumer Finance | 64,146 | ||||||||||||||||||
Containers & Packaging – 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Intertape Polymer US Inc. | 8.500% | 8/01/14 | Caa1 | 4,700 | |||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Bank of America Corporation | 3.750% | 7/12/16 | A | 10,041 | |||||||||||||||
155 | Bank of America Corporation | 5.875% | 1/05/21 | A | 162,320 | |||||||||||||||
50 | Citigroup Inc. | 6.125% | 11/21/17 | A | 56,045 |
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Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 105 | Citigroup Inc. | 5.375% | 8/09/20 | A | $ | 112,124 | |||||||||||||
40 | Citigroup Inc. | 6.875% | 3/05/38 | A | 45,511 | |||||||||||||||
30 | General Electric Capital Corporation | 5.300% | 2/11/21 | AA | 31,978 | |||||||||||||||
25 | General Electric Capital Corporation | 6.875% | 1/10/39 | AA+ | 29,023 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 6.000% | 6/15/20 | A1 | 130,174 | |||||||||||||||
75 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 6.000% | 1/15/18 | Aa3 | 85,032 | |||||||||||||||
55 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 4.250% | 10/15/20 | Aa3 | 54,860 | |||||||||||||||
665 | Total Diversified Financial Services | 717,108 | ||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | AT&T, Inc. | 6.800% | 5/15/36 | A2 | 40,760 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Cequel Communication Holdings I, 144A | 8.625% | 11/15/17 | B– | 26,594 | |||||||||||||||
10 | Cox Communications, Inc | 5.500% | 10/01/15 | Baa2 | 11,366 | |||||||||||||||
15 | France Telecom | 5.375% | 7/08/19 | A– | 17,164 | |||||||||||||||
50 | Telecom Italia Capital | 5.250% | 10/01/15 | BBB | 50,018 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Telefonica Emisiones SAU | 4.949% | 1/15/15 | A– | 26,012 | |||||||||||||||
45 | Verizon Communications | 6.250% | 4/01/37 | A– | 50,295 | |||||||||||||||
205 | Total Diversified Telecommunication Services | 222,209 | ||||||||||||||||||
Electric Utilities – 0.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Calpine Corporation, 144A | 7.875% | 7/31/20 | B+ | 26,375 | |||||||||||||||
15 | FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation | 6.050% | 8/15/21 | Baa2 | 16,818 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Total Electric Utilities | 43,193 | ||||||||||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Nabors Industries Inc., 144A | 9.250% | 1/15/19 | BBB | 6,532 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Plains All American Pipeline L.P. | 5.750% | 1/15/20 | BBB– | 27,726 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Weatherford International Limited | 7.000% | 3/15/38 | BBB | 17,386 | |||||||||||||||
45 | Total Energy Equipment & Services | 51,644 | ||||||||||||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Safeway Inc. | 6.250% | 3/15/14 | BBB | 11,144 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Supervalu Inc. | 7.500% | 11/15/14 | B | 25,469 | |||||||||||||||
35 | Total Food & Staples Retailing | 36,613 | ||||||||||||||||||
Food Products – 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Kraft Foods Inc. | 6.125% | 2/01/18 | Baa2 | 5,915 | |||||||||||||||
Gas Utilities – 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Ferrellgas LP | 6.500% | 5/01/21 | Ba3 | 4,825 | |||||||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 6.875% | 2/15/38 | A– | 24,208 | |||||||||||||||
Household Durables – 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | MDC Holdings Inc. | 5.625% | 2/01/20 | Baa3 | 14,676 | |||||||||||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | NRG Energy Inc. | 7.375% | 1/15/17 | BB– | 26,219 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Offshore Group Investment Limited | 11.500% | 8/01/15 | B– | 22,150 |
Nuveen Investments | 15 |
Portfolio of Investments
Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Insurance – 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 25 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 5.400% | 5/15/18 | AA+ | $ | 28,422 | |||||||||||||
20 | Genworth Financial Inc. | 6.515% | 5/22/18 | BBB | 19,212 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | 6.000% | 1/15/19 | BBB | 43,490 | |||||||||||||||
15 | MetLife Inc. | 7.717% | 2/15/19 | A– | 18,625 | |||||||||||||||
20 | Prudential Financial Inc. | 7.375% | 6/15/19 | A | 24,241 | |||||||||||||||
20 | Prudential Financial Inc. | 5.900% | 3/17/36 | A | 20,586 | |||||||||||||||
140 | Total Insurance | 154,576 | ||||||||||||||||||
Media – 4.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Comcast Corporation | 6.400% | 5/15/38 | BBB+ | 22,094 | |||||||||||||||
35 | DIRECTV Holdings LLC | 5.200% | 3/15/20 | BBB | 38,240 | |||||||||||||||
50 | News America Holdings Inc., 144A | 6.150% | 2/15/41 | BBB+ | 49,884 | |||||||||||||||
55 | Time Warner Cable Inc. | 6.550% | 5/01/37 | BBB | 60,971 | |||||||||||||||
30 | Time Warner Inc. | 4.875% | 3/15/20 | BBB | 32,115 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Viacom Inc. | 6.875% | 4/30/36 | BBB+ | 46,858 | |||||||||||||||
230 | Total Media | 250,162 | ||||||||||||||||||
Metals & Mining – 5.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Alcoa Inc. | 5.400% | 4/15/21 | BBB– | 25,987 | |||||||||||||||
25 | ArcelorMittal | 7.000% | 10/15/39 | BBB– | 26,213 | |||||||||||||||
50 | Newmont Mining Corporation | 6.250% | 10/01/39 | BBB+ | 55,357 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Patriot Coal Corporation | 8.250% | 4/30/18 | B+ | 26,250 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Southern Copper Corporation | 7.500% | 7/27/35 | Baa2 | 16,995 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Teck Resources Limited | 6.125% | 10/01/35 | BBB | 26,494 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Teck Resources Limited | 6.250% | 7/15/41 | BBB | 26,823 | |||||||||||||||
25 | United States Steel Corporation | 6.050% | 6/01/17 | BB | 25,063 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Vale Overseas Limited | 6.875% | 11/10/39 | BBB+ | 46,264 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Vedanta Resources PLC, 144A | 9.500% | 7/18/18 | BB | 27,720 | |||||||||||||||
280 | Total Metals & Mining | 303,166 | ||||||||||||||||||
Multiline Retail – 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | CVS Caremark Corporation | 3.250% | 5/18/15 | BBB+ | 21,025 | |||||||||||||||
35 | Target Corporation | 5.375% | 5/01/17 | A+ | 40,784 | |||||||||||||||
55 | Total Multiline Retail | 61,809 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.3% |
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10 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 7.625% | 3/15/14 | BBB– | 11,510 | |||||||||||||||
55 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 6.200% | 3/15/40 | BBB– | 58,555 | |||||||||||||||
10 | Chevron Corporation | 3.950% | 3/03/14 | Aa1 | 10,819 | |||||||||||||||
20 | Enbridge Energy Partners LP | 5.200% | 3/15/20 | BBB | 21,821 | |||||||||||||||
25 | SM Energy Company, 144A | 6.625% | 2/15/19 | BB | 25,750 | |||||||||||||||
25 | SunCor Energy Inc. | 6.100% | 6/01/18 | BBB+ | 29,359 | |||||||||||||||
25 | Western Refining Inc. | 11.250% | 6/15/17 | B | 28,500 | |||||||||||||||
170 | Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 186,314 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paper & Forest Products – 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | International Paper Company | 8.700% | 6/15/38 | BBB | 32,614 | |||||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals – 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 144A | 6.875% | 12/01/18 | BB– | 24,250 |
16 | Nuveen Investments |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust – 0.5% |
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$ | 25 | Prologis Trust | 6.875% | 3/15/20 | Baa2 | $ | 28,335 | |||||||||||||
Specialty Retail – 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Armored AutoGroup Inc., 144A | 9.250% | 11/01/18 | CCC+ | 24,500 | |||||||||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.5% |
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30 | WEA Finance LLC, 144A | 4.625% | 5/10/21 | A2 | 30,284 | |||||||||||||||
Tobacco – 1.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Altria Group Inc. | 4.750% | 5/05/21 | Baa1 | 15,503 | |||||||||||||||
50 | Altria Group Inc. | 9.950% | 11/10/38 | Baa1 | 73,033 | |||||||||||||||
65 | Total Tobacco | 88,536 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.0% |
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27 | IntelSat Bermuda Limited | 11.500% | 2/04/17 | CCC+ | 29,445 | |||||||||||||||
25 | XM Satellite Radio Inc., 144A | 7.625% | 11/01/18 | BB– | 26,499 | |||||||||||||||
52 | Total Wireless Telecommunication Services | 55,944 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,757 | Total Corporate Bonds (cost $2,855,378) | 3,015,399 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000)/ Shares | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES – 3.9% |
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Commercial Banks – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Wachovia Capital Trust III | 5.570% | 3/15/42 | A– | $ | 51,288 | ||||||||||||||
Consumer Finance – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Capital One Capital III Corporation | 7.686% | 8/15/36 | Baa3 | 40,900 | |||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 1.5% |
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80 | JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust XX Series T | 6.550% | 9/29/36 | A2 | 81,210 | |||||||||||||||
Insurance – 0.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Catlin Insurance Company Limited | 7.249% | 1/19/17 | BBB+ | 47,250 | |||||||||||||||
Total Capital Preferred Securities (cost $218,791) | 220,648 | |||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000)/ Shares | Description (1) | Coupon | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||
$25 PAR (OR SIMILAR) PREFERRED SECURITIES – 0.4% |
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20 EUR | Barclays Bank PLC | 4.750% | A– | $ | 19,685 | |||||||||||||||
Total $25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities (cost $21,985) | 19,685 | |||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
ASSET-BACKED AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 52.9% |
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Autos – Asset-Backed Securities – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 23 | Capital Auto Receivable Asset Trust, 2008-2, A3A | 4.680% | 10/15/12 | AAA | $ | 23,646 | |||||||||||||
27 | Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust, 2008-2, Class A3A | 5.470% | 3/20/13 | AAA | 27,557 | |||||||||||||||
50 | Total Autos – Asset-Backed Securities | 51,203 | ||||||||||||||||||
Residential – Mortgage-Backed Securities – 52.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
510 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 929182 | 5.000% | 3/01/38 | AAA | 544,763 | |||||||||||||||
83 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 946228 | 6.155% | 9/01/37 | AAA | 90,283 | |||||||||||||||
302 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 984834 | 5.000% | 7/01/38 | AAA | 322,545 | |||||||||||||||
1,485 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool MDR (WI/DD) | 5.500% | TBA | AAA | 1,608,905 |
Nuveen Investments | 17 |
Portfolio of Investments
Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 200 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool MDR (WI/DD) | 4.500% | TBA | AAA | $ | 208,750 | |||||||||||||||
170 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool MDR (WI/DD) | 4.000% | TBA | AAA | 172,656 | |||||||||||||||||
2,750 | Total Residential - Mortgage-Backed Securities | 2,947,902 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,800 | Total Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $2,927,171) | 2,999,105 | |||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Optional Call Provisions (3) | Ratings (2) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS – 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois – 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 75 | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2011, 5.877%, 3/01/19 |
| No Opt. Call | A+ | $ | 79,755 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 75 | Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (cost $75,000) | 79,755 | |||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 1.6% |
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$ | 125 | United States of America Treasury Securities, STRIPS (P/O), (4) | 0.000% | 5/15/30 | AAA | $ | 57,732 | |||||||||||||||
20 | United States of America Treasury Securities, STRIPS (P/O) | 0.000% | 2/15/37 | AAA | 6,504 | |||||||||||||||||
100 | United States of America Treasury Securities, STRIPS (P/O) | 0.000% | 5/15/39 | AAA | 28,879 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 245 | Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $85,667) | 93,115 | |||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) (5) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||||
SOVEREIGN DEBT – 2.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Peru – 2.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
400 PEN | Republic of Peru | 6.950% | 8/12/31 | Baa3 | $ | 147,298 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 15 | Republic of Peru | 6.550% | 3/14/37 | BBB– | 17,490 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Sovereign Debt (cost $159,531) | 164,788 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Value | ||||||||||||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 18.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,068 | Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price $1,068,229, collateralized by $1,090,000, U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, 8/04/11, value $1,089,965 | 0.010% | 8/01/11 | $ | 1,068,228 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,068,228) | 1,068,228 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total Investments (cost $7,411,751) – 135.2% | 7,660,723 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – (35.2)% (6) | (1,996,064) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets – 100% | $ | 5,664,659 |
18 | Nuveen Investments |
Investments in Derivatives
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) (U.S. Dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
Citibank | Australian Dollar | 100,000 | U.S. Dollar | 108,913 | 9/06/11 | $ | (478 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Citibank | Euro | 60,000 | U.S. Dollar | 86,929 | 8/31/11 | 769 | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of America | Japanese Yen | 9,000,000 | U.S. Dollar | 110,844 | 9/12/11 | (6,123 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | New Zealand Dollar | 20,000 | U.S. Dollar | 16,455 | 10/05/11 | (1,043 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Citibank | Peruvian Nuevo Sol | 410,000 | U.S. Dollar | 149,091 | 9/26/11 | (189 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Bank of America | Swiss Franc | 85,000 | U.S. Dollar | 99,955 | 10/05/11 | (8,145 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Citibank | U.S Dollar | 106,161 | Australian Dollar | 100,000 | 9/06/11 | 3,230 | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of America | U.S Dollar | 106,563 | Australian Dollar | 100,000 | 9/15/11 | 2,703 | ||||||||||||||||
Citibank | U.S Dollar | 51,654 | Canadian Dollar | 50,000 | 9/15/11 | 626 | ||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | U.S Dollar | 174,575 | Canadian Dollar | 165,000 | 9/29/11 | (2,101 | ) | |||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase | U.S Dollar | 42,939 | Mexican Peso | 500,000 | 9/12/11 | (499 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Citibank | U.S Dollar | 82,302 | New Zealand Dollar | 100,000 | 10/05/11 | 5,187 | ||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase | U.S Dollar | 26,368 | South African Rand | 180,000 | 9/12/11 | 405 | ||||||||||||||||
Citibank | U.S Dollar | 58,837 | South Korean Won | 63,000,000 | 9/14/11 | 735 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | (4,923 | ) |
Interest Rate Swaps outstanding:
Counterparty | Notional Amount | Fund Pay/Receive Floating Rate | Floating Rate Index | Fixed Rate* | Fixed Rate Payment Frequency | Termination Date | Value (U.S. Dollars) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (U.S. Dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank | 750,000 | PLN | Pay | 6-Month WIBOR | 5.340 | % | Annually | 7/06/20 | $ | (253 | ) | $ | (253 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank | 2,200,000 | ZAR | Pay | 3-Month JIBAR | 7.655 | Quarterly | 1/07/21 | (5,556 | ) | (5,556 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 1,500,000 | ILS | Pay | 3-Month TELBOR | 4.850 | Annually | 5/20/20 | (3,707 | ) | (3,707 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | 137,000,000 | CLP | Pay | 6-Month CLICP | 4.580 | Semi-Annually | 8/10/14 | (9,272 | ) | (7,121 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | 949,000,000 | KRW | Receive | 3-Month KRW-CD-KSDA | 4.250 | Quarterly | 3/11/15 | (11,837 | ) | (11,837 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 6,000,000 | SEK | Receive | 3-Month STIBOR | 2.535 | Annually | 5/06/15 | 9,822 | 9,822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 2,350,000 | SEK | Receive | 3-Month STIBOR | 2.560 | Annually | 11/12/15 | (200 | ) | (200 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RBC | 250,000 | NZD | Pay | 3-Month NZD-BBR | 6.045 | Semi-Annually | 6/22/19 | 16,807 | 16,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG | 7,000,000 | CZK | Receive | 6-Month PRIBOR | 3.000 | Annually | 6/21/20 | (11,327 | ) | (11,327 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (13,219 | ) |
* | Annualized |
Credit Default Swaps outstanding:
Counterparty | Referrenced Entity | Buy/Sell Protection | Current Credit Spread (7) | Notional Amount (U.S. Dollars) | Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Value (U.S. Dollars) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (U.S. Dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | DJ High Yield CDX | Sell | (8) | 4.94 | % | $ | 600,000 | 5.000 | % | 6/20/16 | $ | 5,017 | $ | (7,358 | ) | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | DJ High Yield CDX | Sell | (8) | 4.94 | 200,000 | 5.000 | 6/20/16 | 1,672 | (515 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan | DJ Investment Grade CDX | Sell | (8) | .96 | 2,250,000 | 1.000 | 6/20/16 | 7,090 | 1,364 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (6,509 | ) |
Nuveen Investments | 19 |
Portfolio of Investments
Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio (continued)
July 31, 2011
Futures Contracts outstanding:
Type | Contract Position | Number of Contracts | Contract Expiration | Value (U.S. Dollars) | Unrealized (U.S. Dollars) | |||||||||||||||
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note | Short | (5 | ) | 9/11 | $ | (628,438 | ) | $ | (4,467 | ) |
(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 Investor 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. |
(3) | Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
(4) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives. |
(5) | Principal Amount (000) denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
(6) | Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of derivative instruments as listed within Investments in Derivatives. |
(7) | 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. |
(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 the referenced entity. Buying protection has a similar credit risk position to selling the referenced entity short. |
TBA | To be announced. Maturity date not known prior to settlement of this transaction. |
WI/DD | 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. |
MDR | Denotes investment is subject to dollar roll transactions. |
P/O | Principal only security. |
EUR | Euro |
CLP | Chilean Peso |
CZK | Czech Koruna |
ILS | Israeli Shekel |
KRW | South Korean Won |
NZD | New Zealand Dollar |
PEN | Peruvian Nuevo Sol |
PLN | Polish Zloty |
SEK | Swedish Krona |
ZAR | South African Rand |
CLICP | Sinacofi Chile Inter-Bank Rate Average |
JIBAR | Johannesburg Inter-Bank Agreed Rate |
KRW-CD-KSDA | Korean Won-Certificates of Deposit-Korean Securities Dealers Association |
NZD-BBR | New Zealand Dollar-Bank Bill Rate |
PRIBOR | Prague Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
STIBOR | Stockholm Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
TELBOR | Tel-Aviv Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
WIBOR | Warsaw Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
20 | Nuveen Investments |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2011
Assets | ||||
Long-term investments, at value (cost $6,343,523) | $ | 6,592,495 | ||
Short-term investments, at value (at cost, which approximates value) | 1,068,228 | |||
Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $47,522) | 49,121 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on: | ||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 13,655 | |||
Interest rate swaps | 26,582 | |||
Credit default swaps premiums paid | 20,288 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Due from broker (net of amounts deemed uncollectable of $11,520) | 1,093 | |||
Interest | 60,389 | |||
Investments sold | 32,144 | |||
Total assets | 7,863,995 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Unrealized deprecation on: | ||||
Credit default swaps | 6,509 | |||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 18,578 | |||
Interest rate swaps | 39,801 | |||
Interest rate swaps premiums received | 2,305 | |||
Payables: | ||||
Dividends | 31,183 | |||
Investments purchased | 2,014,543 | |||
Variation margin on futures contracts | 5,938 | |||
Accrued other expenses | 80,479 | |||
Total liabilities | 2,199,336 | |||
Net assets | $ | 5,664,659 | ||
Shares outstanding | 525,041 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 10.79 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Capital paid-in | $ | 5,232,576 | ||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | (13 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 210,721 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 221,375 | |||
Net assets | $ | 5,664,659 | ||
Authorized shares | Unlimited | |||
Par value per share | $ | 0.01 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Nuveen Investments | 21 |
Year Ended July 31, 2011
Investment Income | $ | 337,151 | ||
Expenses | ||||
Shareholders’ servicing agent fees and expenses | 106 | |||
Custodian’s fees and expenses | 55,714 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 136 | |||
Professional fees | 23,882 | |||
Shareholders’ reports – printing and mailing expenses | 38,570 | |||
Federal and state registration fees | 10,996 | |||
Other expenses | 4,004 | |||
Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement | 133,408 | |||
Custodian fee credit | (12 | ) | ||
Expense reimbursement | (133,408 | ) | ||
Net expenses | (12 | ) | ||
Net investment income (loss) | 337,163 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments and foreign currency | 191,353 | |||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 32,620 | |||
Futures contracts | (18,959 | ) | ||
Options written | (706 | ) | ||
Swaps | 136,335 | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investments and foreign currency | (122,678 | ) | ||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (20,662 | ) | ||
Futures contracts | (34,914 | ) | ||
Swaps | (77,330 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 85,059 | |||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $ | 422,222 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
22 | Nuveen Investments |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended 7/31/11 | Year Ended 7/31/10 | |||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 337,163 | $ | 381,549 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||
Investments and foreign currency | 191,353 | 305,144 | ||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 32,620 | (40,311 | ) | |||||
Future contracts | (18,959 | ) | 119,968 | |||||
Options written | (706 | ) | 2,016 | |||||
Swaps | 136,335 | 542,226 | ||||||
Swaptions written | — | (1,409 | ) | |||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||||||
Investments and foreign currency | (122,678 | ) | 112,652 | |||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (20,662 | ) | 30,154 | |||||
Future contracts | (34,914 | ) | 1,746 | |||||
Options written | — | (1,435 | ) | |||||
Swaps | (77,330 | ) | (305,605 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 422,222 | 1,146,695 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||
From net investment income | (419,263 | ) | (505,683 | ) | ||||
From accumulated net realized gains | (521,989 | ) | — | |||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (941,252 | ) | (505,683 | ) | ||||
Fund Share Transactions | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 43,964 | 35,840 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (196,452 | ) | (52,020 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | (152,488 | ) | (16,180 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (671,518 | ) | 624,832 | |||||
Net assets at the beginning of the period | 6,336,177 | 5,711,345 | ||||||
Net assets at the end of the period | $ | 5,664,659 | $ | 6,336,177 | ||||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of the period | $ | (13 | ) | $ | (13,076 | ) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations | Less Distributions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended July 31, | Beginning Net Asset Value | Net Invest- ment Income (Loss)(a) | Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total | Net Invest- ment Income | Capital Gains(b) | Total | Ending Net Asset Value | Total Return(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | $ | 11.75 | $ | .64 | $ | .16 | $ | .80 | $ | (.79 | ) | $ | (.97 | ) | $ | (1.76 | ) | $ | 10.79 | 7.44 | % | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 10.56 | .71 | 1.42 | 2.13 | (.94 | ) | — | (.94 | ) | 11.75 | 20.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 9.81 | 1.08 | .72 | 1.80 | (.85 | ) | (.20 | ) | (1.05 | ) | 10.56 | 20.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008(f) | 10.00 | .29 | (.21 | ) | .08 | (.27 | ) | — | (.27 | ) | 9.81 | .74 |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Before Reimbursement | Ratios to Average Net Assets After Reimbursement(d) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Net Assets (000) | Expenses | Net Invest- ment Income (Loss) | Expenses | Net Invest- ment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate(e) | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 5,665 | 2.25 | % | 3.43 | % | — | % | 5.68 | % | 137 | % | |||||||||||
6,336 | 2.60 | 3.75 | — | 6.34 | 169 | |||||||||||||||||
5,711 | 3.04 | 8.11 | — | 11.15 | 439 | |||||||||||||||||
5,262 | 1.16 | * | 3.60 | * | — | ** | 4.75 | * | 120 |
(a) | Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method. |
(b) | Distributions from Capital Gains include short-term capital gains, if any. |
(c) | Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. Total returns are not annualized. |
(d) | After expense reimbursement from the Adviser. Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund’s net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable. |
(e) | Excluding dollar roll transactions. |
(f) | For the period December 27, 2007 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2008. |
* | Annualized. |
** | Annualized expense ratio rounds to less than .01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
General Information
The Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio (“Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income”) (the “Fund”), among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on November 14, 2006.
Effective January 1, 2011, the Fund’s adviser Nuveen Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”) changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser”). Concurrently, the Adviser formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) to house its portfolio management capabilities and to serve as the Fund’s sub-adviser, and the Fund’s portfolio manager became an employee of the Sub-Adviser.
Effective April 30, 2011, Nuveen Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen, changed its name to Nuveen Securities, LLC.
The Fund is developed exclusively for use within Nuveen-sponsored separately managed accounts. The Fund is a specialized Fund to be used in combination with selected individual securities to effectively model institutional-level investment strategies. Certain securities in which the Fund invests are highly speculative. The Fund enables certain Nuveen-sponsored separately managed account investors to achieve greater diversification and return potential than smaller managed accounts might otherwise achieve by using lower quality, higher yielding securities and to gain access to special investment opportunities normally available only to institutional investors.
The Fund’s primary investment objective is total return, with current income as a secondary objective. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest in various types of debt securities, including U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency bonds, U.S. investment grade corporate debt securities, U.S. high yield corporate debt securities, U.S. dollar-denominated non-U.S. government bonds, non-U.S. dollar non-U.S. government bonds, emerging market debt, futures contracts, options, interest rate derivatives, currency forwards, total return swaps, credit default swaps, and other short-term securities. In addition, the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in mortgage-backed securities, including U.S. agency mortgage backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities. The Fund may also engage in repurchase, reverse repurchase, dollar rolls and forward purchase agreements (these investments will generally be short-term in nature and are primarily used to seek to enhance total return and manage liquidity).
In investing in non-U.S. dollar instruments, the Adviser may elect to hedge the currency exposure through the use of currency forward contracts, futures, and other hedging instruments, including, but not limited to, options, interest rate and total return swaps, and similar instruments.
The Fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in securities that are rated below investment grade or securities that are unrated but deemed by the Adviser to be of equivalent quality, which includes U.S. and non-U.S. high yield corporate bonds and securities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in the debt of non-U.S. issuers, including up to 25% of its net assets in obligations of non-U.S. entities that are located in emerging markets. These limits apply only at the time of any specific new investments.
The Adviser expects the average credit quality of the Fund to be rated between A and AA. Under normal market conditions, the Adviser expects the Fund to maintain an intermediate term average duration, which will generally fall within four to seven years.
The Fund may use a variety of investment techniques to seek to hedge or help protect against declines in portfolio value due to its exposure to interest rate movements, movements in the securities markets and non-U.S. currency exposure. These techniques include the use of derivative instruments, such as interest rate swap transactions, futures contracts, options on futures and non-U.S. exchange transactions on a cash or forward basis, and credit default swaps.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).
Investment Valuation
Prices of fixed-income securities, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and credit default and interest rate swaps are provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 for fair value measurement purposes. When price quotes are not readily available, 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.
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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’ net asset value (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 Fund’s Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3.
The value of exchange-traded options generally 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.
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 Fund’s 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 the 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 Fund’s Board of Trustees or its designee.
Refer to Footnote 2 – Fair Value Measurements for further details on the leveling of securities held by the Fund 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 Fund has instructed the custodian to segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At July 31, 2011, the Fund had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $1,989,157.
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. Investment income also includes paydown gains and losses, if any.
Income Taxes
The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Fund 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
The Fund declares dividends from net investment income daily and pays shareholders monthly. Fund shares begin to accrue dividends on the business day after the day when the monies used to purchase Fund shares are collected by the Fund’s transfer agent.
Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.
Distributions to shareholders 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Dollar Roll Transactions
The Fund is authorized to enter into dollar roll transactions (“dollar rolls”) in which the Fund purchases or sells mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) for delivery in the future and simultaneously contracts to sell or repurchase a substantially similar (same type, coupon, and maturity) MBS on a different specified future date. Dollar rolls are identified in the Portfolio of Investments as “MDR”, when applicable. During the roll period, the Fund foregoes principal and interest paid on the MBS. The 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 is recognized as a component of “Investment Income” on the Statement of Operations. Dollar rolls are valued daily. The Fund entered into dollar roll transactions during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.
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.
Foreign Currency Transactions
The Fund is authorized to engage in foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options and swap contracts. To the extent that the Fund invests in securities and/or contracts that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the Fund 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 Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Investments, 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 the 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 exchange contracts, options written, swaps, and swaptions written 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 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from 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, options written, swaps and swaptions written are recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (deprecation) of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written, swaps and swaptions written, respectively,” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
The Fund 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 the 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 fiscal 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, the 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 the 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
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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 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 July 31, 2011, the Fund was invested in forward foreign currency exchange contracts in a variety of currencies, with settlements ranging from one to three months. Some of these contracts are positioned to benefit if the foreign currencies in the contracts strengthen with respect to the U.S. dollar, while others are positioned to benefit if the foreign currencies weaken with respect to the U.S. dollar, based on analysis indicating whether currencies were relatively high or low compared to future expectations.
The average number of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, was as follows:
Average number of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding* | 15 |
* | The average number of outstanding 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.
Futures Contracts
The 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 attempt to manage such risk. Upon entering into a futures contract, the 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 the 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 recorded as an unrealized gain or loss by “marking-to-market” on a daily basis to reflect the changes in market value of the contract and is recognized as “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations. When the contract is closed or expired, the 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 and is recognized as “Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Risks of investments in futures contracts include the possible adverse movement 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 July 31, 2011, the Fund was invested in two-month U.S. Treasury note and bond futures contracts designed to benefit if interest rates at the ten year point of the yield curve rose more than rates at the two and thirty year points.
The average number of futures contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, was as follows:
Average number of futures contracts outstanding* | 12 |
* | The average number of outstanding 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.
Options Transactions
The Fund is subject to foreign currency risk and interest 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 the 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 the 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 the 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 July 31, 2011, the Fund purchased and sold ten-year U.S. Treasury call options as part of managing the Fund’s interest rate risk. The Fund did not purchase put options or swaptions during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.
The average number of outstanding options contracts written during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, was as follows:
Average number of outstanding options contracts written* | — | ** |
* | The average number of outstanding options contracts written 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 Transaction for further details on options contract activity.
Swap Contracts
The 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).
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and policies in an attempt to obtain a desired return at a lower cost than if the Fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. In connection with these contracts, securities in the Fund’s portfolio of investments may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap contract. Interest rate swap contracts involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (i.e., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments with respect to a specified notional amount of principal). Interest rate swap contracts are valued daily. The Fund accrues daily the periodic payments expected to be paid and received on each interest rate swap contract and recognize the daily change in the market value of the Fund’s contractual rights and obligations under the contracts. The net amount recorded on these transactions for each counterparty is recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of “Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on interest rate swaps” with the change during the fiscal period recognized on the Statement of Operations as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps” on the Statement of Operations. Income received or paid by the Fund is recognized as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from swaps” on the Statement of Operations, in addition to the net realized gains and losses recognized upon the termination of a interest rate swap contract and are equal to the difference between the Fund’s basis in the interest rate swap and the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction. The amount of the payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the interest rate swap contract. Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recognized as a component of “Interest rate swap premiums paid and/or received” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For tax purposes, periodic payments are treated as ordinary income or expense.
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the Fund was invested in interest rate swap contracts in a variety of currencies, with maturities ranging from three to ten years, some positioned to benefit if rates rise, others positioned to benefit if rates fall in the underlying country, based on analysis indicating whether rates were relatively high or low compared to future expectations.
The average number of interest rate swap contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, was as follows:
Average number of interest rate swap contracts outstanding* | 13 |
* | The average number of outstanding 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. |
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” 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
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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. 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 fiscal 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 July 31, 2011, the Fund was invested in credit default swap index positions that earn spread income in exchange for taking the credit default risk of broad investment grade and high yield credit default swap indices.
The average notional amount of credit default swap contracts outstanding during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, was as follows:
Average notional amount of credit default swap contracts outstanding* | $ | 3,365,333 |
* | The average notional amount is calculated based on the outstanding notional 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 swap contract activity.
Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
In the normal course of business the 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 the Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of the 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 the 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.
The 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 the Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when the Fund has an unrealized loss, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Fund 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
The 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 the 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.
Custodian Fee Credit
The Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby certain custodian fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight investments. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on which the Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.
Indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 Fund 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 three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 – | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. | |
Level 2 – | Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). | |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of July 31, 2011:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | $ | — | $ | 3,015,399 | $ | — | $ | 3,015,399 | ||||||||
Capital Preferred Securities | — | 220,648 | — | 220,648 | ||||||||||||
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities | — | 19,685 | — | 19,685 | ||||||||||||
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 2,999,105 | — | 2,999,105 | ||||||||||||
Taxable Municipal Bonds | — | 79,755 | — | 79,755 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | — | 93,115 | — | 93,115 | ||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt | — | 164,788 | — | 164,788 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,068,228 | — | 1,068,228 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives: | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts* | — | (4,923 | ) | — | (4,923 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest Rate Swaps* | — | (13,219 | ) | — | (13,219 | ) | ||||||||||
Credit Default Swaps* | — | (6,509 | ) | — | (6,509 | ) | ||||||||||
Futures Contracts* | (4,467 | ) | — | — | (4,467 | ) | ||||||||||
$ | (4,467 | ) | $ | 7,636,072 | $ | — | $ | 7,631,605 |
* | Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
The following is a reconciliation of the Fund’s Level 3 investments held at the beginning and end of the measurement period:
Level 3 Interest Rate Swaps* | ||||
Balance at the beginning of year | $ | 3,230 | ||
Gains (losses): | ||||
Net realized gains (losses) | 4,431 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (3,230 | ) | ||
Purchases at cost | 385,214 | |||
Sales at proceeds | (389,645 | ) | ||
Net discounts (premiums) | — | |||
Transfers in to | — | |||
Transfers out of | — | |||
Balance at the end of year | $ | — | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the year of Level 3 securities held as of July 31, 2011. | $ | — |
* | Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the Fund recognized no significant transfers to or from Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.
3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Fund records derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge
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transactions for financial reporting purposes. For additional information on the derivative instruments in which the Fund was invested during and at the end of the reporting period, refer to the Portfolio of Investments, Financial Statements and Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies.
The following table presents the fair value of all derivative instruments held by the Fund as of July 31, 2011, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and the primary underlying risk exposure.
Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Underlying Risk Exposure | Derivative Instrument | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||
Location | Value | Location | Value | |||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 13,655 | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 18,578 | |||||||
Interest Rate | Futures Contracts | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 4,467 | |||||||||
Interest Rate | Swaps | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps** | 26,782 | Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps** | $ | 40,001 | ||||||||
Credit | Swaps | Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps** | 1,364 | Unrealized depreciation on credit default swaps** | 7,873 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 41,801 | $ | 70,919 |
* | Value represents gross cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the Portfolio of Investments and not the deposits with brokers, if any, or the receivable or payable for variation margin on futures contracts presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
** | Value represents gross cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts as reported on the Portfolio of Investments. 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 unrealized appreciation (depreciation) presented above. |
The following tables present the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, on derivative instruments, as well as the primary risk exposure associated with each.
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | ||||
Risk Exposure | ||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $32,620 | |||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Futures Contracts | ||||
Risk Exposure | ||||
Interest Rate | $(18,959) | |||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Options Written | ||||
Risk Exposure | ||||
Interest Rate | $(706) | |||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Swaps | ||||
Risk Exposure | ||||
Interest Rate | $(2,372) | |||
Credit | 138,707 | |||
Total | $136,335 | |||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | ||||
Risk Exposure | ||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate | $(20,662) | |||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Futures Contracts | ||||
Risk Exposure | ||||
Interest Rate | $ | (34,914) | ||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Swaps | ||||
Risk Exposure | ||||
Interest Rate | $ | (20,342) | ||
Credit | (56,988) | |||
Total | $ | (77,330) |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fund Shares
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
Year Ended 7/31/11 | Year Ended 7/31/10 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 4,020 | $ | 43,964 | 3,214 | $ | 35,840 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (18,162 | ) | (196,452 | ) | (4,735 | ) | (52,020 | ) | ||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) | (14,142 | ) | $ | (152,488 | ) | (1,521 | ) | $ | (16,180 | ) |
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments, derivative and dollar roll transactions) for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, were as follows:
Purchases: | ||||
Investment securities | $ | 11,789,124 | ||
U.S. Government and agency obligations | 297,849 | |||
Sales and maturities: | ||||
Investment securities | 9,627,282 | |||
U.S. Government and agency obligations | 531,426 |
Transactions in options written during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, were as follows:
Number of Contracts | Premiums Received | |||||||
Outstanding, beginning of year | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 1 | 489 | ||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (1 | ) | (489 | ) | ||||
Options expired | — | — | ||||||
Outstanding, end of year | — | $ | — |
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 treatment of foreign currency transaction gains and losses, amortization of premium and timing and character 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 value of the Fund.
At July 31, 2011, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (excluding investments in derivatives), as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Cost of investments | $ | 7,478,552 | ||
Gross unrealized: | ||||
Appreciation | 249,694 | |||
Depreciation | (67,523 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 182,171 |
Permanent differences, primarily due to federal taxes paid, treatment of notional principal contracts and foreign currency reclassifications resulted in reclassifications among the Fund’s components of net assets at July 31, 2011, the Fund’s tax year end, as follows:
Capital paid-in | $ | (1,764 | ) | |
Undistributed (Over–distribution of) net investment income | 95,163 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (93,399 | ) |
The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at July 31, 2011, the Fund’s tax year end, were as follows:
Undistributed net ordinary income* | $ | 114,558 | ||
Undistributed net long-term capital gains | 200,059 |
* | Undistributed net ordinary income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared during the period July 1, 2011 through July 31, 2011 and paid on August 1, 2011. Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
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The tax character of distributions paid during the Fund’s tax years ended July 31, 2011 and July 31, 2010, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
2011 | ||||
Distributions from net ordinary income* | $ | 615,960 | ||
Distributions from net long-term capital gains** | 322,950 |
2010 | ||||
Distributions from net ordinary income* | $ | 522,477 | ||
Distributions from net long-term capital gains | — |
* | Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
** | The Fund hereby designates as 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 Fund related to net capital gain to zero for the tax year ended July 31, 2011. |
7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Adviser and Sub-Adviser do not charge any investment advisory or administrative fees directly to the Fund. The Adviser has also agreed irrevocably during the existence of the Fund to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all expenses of the Fund (other than interest expense, taxes, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of investment portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses). The Adviser and Sub-Adviser are compensated for their services to the Fund from the fee charged at the separately managed account level.
At July 31, 2011, Nuveen owned 500,000 shares of the Fund.
8. New Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements
On April 15, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-03 (“ASU No. 2011-03”). The guidance in ASU No. 2011-03 is intended to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other similar agreements. Specifically, ASU No. 2011-03 modifies the criteria for determining when these transactions would be accounted for as financings (secured borrowings/lending agreements) as opposed to sales (purchases) with commitments to repurchase (resell). The effective date of ASU No. 2011-03 is for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have to the financial statement amounts or footnote disclosures, if any.
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 modifying Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. At the same time, the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) issued International Financial Reporting Standard (“IFRS”) 13, Fair Value Measurement. The objective of the FASB and IASB is convergence of their guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. Specifically, ASU No. 2011-04 requires reporting entities to disclose i) the amounts of any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, and the reasons for the transfers, ii) for Level 3 fair value measurements, a) quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used, b) a description of the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and c) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs if a change in those inputs might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The effective date of ASU No. 2011-04 is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the Funds. The number of trustees of the Funds is currently set at ten. None of the trustees who are not “interested” persons of the Funds (referred to herein as “independent trustees”) has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the trustees and officers of the Funds, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.
The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes more information about the trustees. To request a free copy, call Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787 or visit the Funds’ website at www.nuveen.com.
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s) Including other Directorships During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | ||||
Independent Trustees: | ||||||||
Robert P. Bremner (2) 8/22/40 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | 1996 | 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. | 247 | ||||
Jack B. Evans 10/22/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1999 | 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. | 247 | ||||
William C. Hunter 3/6/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2004 | Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (since 2006); Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation; Director (since 2005), Beta Gamma Sigma 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. | 247 | ||||
David J. Kundert (2) 10/28/42 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2005 | 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; Member, Board of Regents, 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. | 247 | ||||
William J. Schneider (2) 9/24/44 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1997 | 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. | 247 | ||||
Judith M. Stockdale 12/29/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 1997 | Executive Director, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994). | 247 | ||||
Carole E. Stone (2) 6/28/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2007 | 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 Oversight Board (2005-2007). | 247 |
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Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (1) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | ||||
Virginia L. Stringer 8/16/44 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2011 | Board Member, Mutual Fund Directors Forum; Member, Governing Board, Investment Company Institute’s Independent Directors Council; governance consultant and non-profit board member; former Owner and President, Strategic Management Resources, Inc. a management consulting firm; 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). | 247 | ||||
Terence J. Toth (2) 9/29/59 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2008 | 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: Goodman Theatre Board (since 2004), Chicago Fellowship Board (since 2005) and Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008); 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). | 247 | ||||
Interested Trustee: | ||||||||
John P. Amboian (3) 6/14/61 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Trustee | 2008 | 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, Inc. | 247 | ||||
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | ||||
Officers of the Funds: | ||||||||
Gifford R. Zimmerman 9/9/56 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chief Administrative Officer | 1988 | Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel 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, Inc.; 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), Tradewinds Global Investors LLC, and Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), Nuveen HydePark Group LLC and Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007) and of Winslow Capital Management Inc. (since 2010); Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst. | 247 | ||||
Margo 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, Inc. (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. | 247 |
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | ||||
Lorna C. Ferguson 10/24/45 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 1998 | Managing Director (since 2005) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. and Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2004). | 247 | ||||
Stephen 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, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010); Certified Public Accountant. | 247 | ||||
Scott 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, Inc., Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc., 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, Inc.; 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. | 247 | ||||
Walter 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, Inc. | 247 | ||||
Tina 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, Inc. | 247 | ||||
Larry W. Martin 7/27/51 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | 1997 | Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (1993-2010), Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Senior Vice President (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC: Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010), and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly Vice President (2005-2010), and Assistant Secretary (since 1997) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc. (since 2002), NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC (since 2003), Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC and Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007), and of Winslow Capital Management, Inc. (since 2010); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010). | 247 |
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Name, Birthdate and Address | Position(s) Held with the Funds | Year First Elected or Appointed (4) | Principal Occupation(s) Including other Directorships During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer | ||||
Kevin J. McCarthy 3/26/66 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President and Secretary | 2007 | Managing Director (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, Inc.; 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, Tradewinds Global Investors LLC, NWQ Holdings, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC, Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC, Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007) and of Winslow Capital Management, Inc. (since 2010); Vice President and Secretary (since 2010) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; prior thereto, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP (1997-2007). | 247 | ||||
Kathleen L. Prudhomme 3/30/53 800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | 2011 | Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; 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). | 247 | ||||
Jeffrey M. Wilson 3/13/56 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | 2011 | Senior Vice President of Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2011), formerly, Senior Vice President of FAF Advisors, Inc. (2000-2010). | 114 |
(1) | Trustees serve an indefinite term until his/her successor is elected or appointed. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the trustee was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Fund Complex. |
(2) | Also serves as a trustee of the Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund, an exchange-traded commodity pool managed by Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. |
(3) | Mr. Amboian is an interested trustee because of his position with Nuveen Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of the Nuveen Funds. |
(4) | Officers serve one year terms through August of each year. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the officer was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Fund Complex. |
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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process
(Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and each Trustee, a “Board Member”) of the Fund, including the Board Members who are not parties to the Fund’s advisory or sub-advisory agreements or “interested persons” of any such parties (the “Independent Board Members”), are responsible for approving the advisory agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Fund and Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) and the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Advisor and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”) (the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to collectively as the “Advisory Agreements”) and their periodic continuation. Pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Board is generally required to consider the continuation of advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements on an annual basis. Accordingly, at an in-person meeting held on May 23-25, 2011 (the “May Meeting”), the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, considered and approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund for an additional one-year period.
In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Board requested and received extensive materials prepared in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. The materials provided a broad range of information regarding the Fund, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor (the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor are collectively, the “Fund Advisers” and each, a “Fund Adviser”). As described in more detail below, the information provided included, among other things, a review of Fund performance, including Fund investment performance assessments against appropriate benchmarks, Fund fees and expenses, a description and assessment of shareholder service levels for the Fund, a summary of the performance of certain service providers, a review of product initiatives and shareholder communications and an analysis of the Advisor’s profitability with comparisons to comparable peers in the managed fund business. As part of their annual review, the Board also held a separate meeting on April 19-20, 2011, to review the Fund’s investment performance and consider an analysis provided by the Advisor of the Sub-Advisor which generally evaluated the Sub-Advisor’s investment team, investment mandate, organizational structure and history, investment philosophy and process, performance of the Fund, and significant changes to the foregoing. As a result of their review of the materials and discussions, the Board presented the Advisor with questions and the Advisor responded.
The materials and information prepared in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements at the May Meeting supplemented the information provided to the Board during the year. In this regard, throughout the year, the Board, acting directly or through its committees, regularly reviews the performance and various services provided by the Advisor and, since the internal restructuring described in Section A below, the Sub-Advisor. The Board meets at least quarterly as well as at other times as the need arises. At its quarterly meetings, the Board reviews reports by the Advisor which include, among other things, Fund performance, a review of the investment teams and compliance reports. The Board also meets with key investment personnel managing the Fund portfolios during the year. In addition, the Board continues its program of seeking to visit each sub-advisor to the Nuveen funds at least once over a multiple year rotation, meeting with key investment and business personnel. The Board also met with State Street Bank & Trust Company, the Fund’s accountant and custodian, in 2010. The Board considers factors and information that are relevant to its consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements at these meetings held throughout the year. Accordingly, the Board considered the information provided and knowledge gained at these meetings when performing its review at the May Meeting of the Advisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members are assisted throughout the process by independent legal counsel who provided materials describing applicable law and the duties of directors or trustees in reviewing advisory contracts and met with the Independent Board Members in executive sessions without management present.
The Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to the Fund, including among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, (b) the investment performance of the Fund and Fund Advisers, (c) the advisory fees and costs of the services to be provided to the Fund and the profitability of the Fund Advisers, (d) the extent of any economies of scale, (e) any benefits derived by the Fund Advisers from the relationship with the Fund and (f) other factors. Each Board Member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Fund’s Advisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor as all important or controlling. The Independent Board Members’ considerations were instead based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information presented. The principal factors considered by the Board and its conclusions are described below.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members considered the nature, extent and quality of the Fund Adviser’s services, including advisory services and the resulting Fund performance and administrative services. The Independent Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, the Fund Adviser’s organization and business; the types of services that the Fund Adviser or its affiliates provide to the Fund; the performance record of the Fund (as described in further detail below); and any initiatives Nuveen had taken for the applicable fund product line.
In considering advisory services, the Board recognized that the Advisor provides various oversight, administrative, compliance and other services for the Fund and the Sub-Advisor provides the portfolio investment management services to the Fund. The Board recognized that Nuveen engaged in an internal restructuring in 2010 pursuant to which portfolio management services the Advisor had provided directly to the Fund were transferred to the Sub-Advisor, a newly-organized, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Advisor consisting of largely the same investment personnel. Accordingly, in reviewing the portfolio management services provided to the Fund, the Board reviewed the materials provided by the Nuveen Investment Services Oversight Team analyzing, among other things, the Sub-Advisor’s investment team and changes thereto, organization and history, assets under management, Fund objectives and
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mandate, the investment team’s philosophy and strategies in managing the Fund, developments affecting the Sub-Advisor or Fund and Fund performance. The Independent Board Members also reviewed portfolio manager compensation arrangements to evaluate each Fund Adviser’s ability to attract and retain high quality investment personnel, preserve stability, and reward performance but not provide an incentive to take undue risks. In addition, the Board considered the Advisor’s execution of its oversight responsibilities over the Sub-Advisor. Given the importance of compliance, the Independent Board Members also considered Nuveen’s compliance program, including the report of the chief compliance officer regarding the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures.
In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality and extent of administrative and other non-investment advisory services the Advisor and its affiliates provide to the Fund, including product management, investment services (such as oversight of investment policies and procedures, risk management, and pricing), fund administration, oversight of service providers, shareholder services, administration of Board relations, regulatory and portfolio compliance and legal support. The Board Members noted, however, that the Fund is offered via separately managed accounts and may require less shareholder services than a typical open-end fund. In reviewing the services provided, the Board also reviewed materials describing various notable initiatives and projects the Advisor performed in connection with the open-end fund product line. These initiatives included operations necessary to effect the acquisition of FAF Advisors, Inc.’s (“FAF”) long-term asset management business by Nuveen and the subsequent integration of FAF and the funds FAF advised into the Nuveen family of funds; reduction of management fees and expense caps on certain open-end equity funds that was effective July 1, 2010; changes in dividend declaration policies; and adding funds to various distribution platforms.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under each applicable Advisory Agreement were satisfactory.
B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and Fund Advisers
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund over various time periods. Given its unique structure, the Fund does not have a performance peer group (i.e., comparable funds against which the Fund can compare its performance). In considering the performance of the Fund, the Board therefore considered the Fund’s historic performance, as well as the performance of recognized benchmarks. The Independent Board Members reviewed performance information including the Fund’s total return information and performance information for recognized benchmarks for the quarter and one-year periods ending December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011. In this regard, the Board noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the one-year period ending March 31, 2011. The Board noted that the short performance history available for the Fund limits some of the ability to meaningfully assess its performance.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members determined that the Fund’s investment performance had been satisfactory.
C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability
1. Fees and Expenses
The Independent Board Members recognized the unique fee structure of the Fund. The Fund does not pay the Advisor or Sub-Advisor a management fee and all expenses are reimbursed by the Advisor. The Fund is sold via separately managed accounts. The Advisor therefore receives its advisory fees via the managed account management fee. Such fee is essentially a blended rate comprised of Fund fees pro-rated to the portion of the total product represented by the Fund and the managed account fees associated with the proportion of individual securities in the overall product. Given the different fee structure, and distribution and account support requirements, the Independent Board Members recognized that the expenses incurred by the Fund (all of which are reimbursed by the Advisor) are not comparable to any comparable group of unaffiliated funds or other Nuveen funds. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members determined that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangement was reasonable.
2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients
The Independent Board Members further reviewed information regarding the nature of services and fee rates offered by the Advisor to other clients, including other separately managed accounts (both retail and institutional accounts), foreign investment funds offered by Nuveen and funds that are not offered by Nuveen but are sub-advised by one of Nuveen’s investment management teams. Similarly, the Independent Board Members reviewed the pricing schedule or fees that the Sub-Advisor charges for similar investment management services. Generally, in evaluating a comparison of fees, the Independent Board Members had noted that fee rates charged to funds and other clients vary, among other things, because of different services involved and different regulatory and compliance requirements. With respect to the Fund, however, they recognized that the Fund is offered via separately managed accounts and therefore may not require or incur the costs of shareholder servicing to the same extent as typical open-end funds. Further, as noted, the Fund’s unique fee and expense structure generally limits the usefulness of comparisons with other funds as the Fund does not pay management fees and expenses are reimbursed.
3. Profitability of Fund Advisers
In conjunction with its review of fees, the Independent Board Members also considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities (which incorporated Nuveen’s wholly-owned affiliated sub-advisers) and its financial condition. The Independent Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of Nuveen’s advisory activities for the last two years, the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data and an analysis of the key drivers behind the changes in revenues and expenses that
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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process
(Unaudited) (continued)
impacted profitability in 2010. The Independent Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted that they have an Independent Board Member serve as a point person to review and keep them apprised of changes to the profitability analysis and/or methodologies during the year. The Independent Board Members also considered Nuveen’s revenues for advisory activities, expenses, and profit margin compared to that of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts of assets under management and relatively comparable asset composition prepared by Nuveen.
In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors including the allocation of expenses. Further, the Independent Board Members recognized the difficulties in making comparisons as the profitability of other advisers generally is not publicly available and the profitability information that is available for certain advisers or management firms may not be representative of the industry and may be affected by, among other things, the adviser’s particular business mix, capital costs, types of funds managed and expense allocations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Independent Board Members reviewed Nuveen’s methodology and assumptions for allocating expenses across product lines to determine profitability. In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized Nuveen’s investment in its fund business. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the Advisor’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the services provided.
In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Independent Board Members also considered other amounts paid to a Fund Adviser by the Fund as well as any indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) the Fund Adviser and its affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable to the management of the Fund, if any. See Section E below for additional information on indirect benefits a Fund Adviser may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. Based on their review of the overall fee arrangements of the Fund, the Independent Board Members determined that the advisory fees and expenses of the Fund were reasonable.
D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale
With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Board Members have recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a fund being spread over a larger asset base, although economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, particularly on a fund-by-fund basis. One method to help ensure the shareholders share in these benefits is to include breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule. Generally, management fees for funds in the Nuveen complex are comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component. The Independent Board Members recognized, however, that the Fund does not have fund-level breakpoints given its unique structure.
In addition, pursuant to a complex-wide fee arrangement, the fees of the funds in the Nuveen complex are generally reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. However, because the Fund does not pay a management fee, there is no applicable fund-level or complex-wide level breakpoint schedule, although its assets will be counted toward the complex-wide total.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the absence of a fund-level breakpoint schedule and a complex-wide fee arrangement was acceptable for the Fund.
E. Indirect Benefits
In evaluating fees, the Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding potential “fall out” or ancillary benefits the respective Fund Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered whether the Fund Advisers received any benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby a portion of the commissions paid by the Fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research that may be useful to the Fund Adviser in managing the assets of the Fund and other clients. The Independent Board Members recognized that each Fund Adviser has the authority to pay a higher commission in return for brokerage and research services if it determines in good faith that the commission paid is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund Advisers’ profitability may be somewhat lower if they did not receive the research services pursuant to the soft dollar arrangements and had to acquire such services directly.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that any indirect benefits received by a Fund Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Fund were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.
F. Other Considerations
The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed.
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Notes
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Notes
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Notes
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Asset-backed securities (ABS): Securities whose value and income payments are derived from and collateralized (or “backed”) by a specified pool of underlying assets. The pools of underlying assets can include credit cards, auto loans, mortgages, aircraft leases, royalty payments, among others.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS): Asset-backed securities that represents a claim on the cash flows from pools of mortgages on commercial properties.
Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or offer price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.
Barclays Capital Credit/Mortgage Index: A market-weighted blend of the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index and the Barclays Capital MBS Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index includes both corporate and non-corporate sectors. The corporate sectors are Industrial, Utility, and Finance, which include both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. The non-corporate sectors are Sovereign, Supranational, Foreign Agency, and Foreign Local Government. The Barclays Capital Mortgage-backed Securities Index is a market value-weighted index which covers the mortgage-backed securities component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The index is composed of agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) with a minimum $150 million par amount outstanding and a weighted-average maturity of at least 1 year. The index includes reinvestment of income. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect any applicable sales charges. You cannot invest directly in an index.
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.
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Fund Manager
Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Legal Counsel
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, IL
Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Boston, MA
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services
Boston Financial
Data Services, Inc.
Nuveen Investor Services
P.O. Box 8530
Boston, MA 02266-8530
(800) 257-8787
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 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.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides a Public Disclosure Program which supplies certain information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA members and their associated persons in response to either telephone inquiries at (800) 289-9999 or written inquiries at www.finra.org. FINRA also provides an investor brochure that includes information describing the Public Disclosure Program.
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MAN-EIMAP-0711P
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/mf. (To view the code, click on the Shareholder Resources drop down menu box, click on Fund Governance and then click on Code of Conduct.)
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees 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.
The following tables show the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Trust’s auditor, billed to the Trust during the Trust’s last two full fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provided to the Trust, 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 Trust 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 Trust during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Trust 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 TRUST’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE TRUST
Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2011 | Audit Fees Billed to Funds 1 | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Funds 2 | Tax Fees Billed to Funds 3 | All Other Fees Billed to Funds 4 | ||||||||||||
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 32,565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 12,164 | 0 | 565 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 44,729 | $ | 0 | $ | 565 | $ | 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 and are not reported under “Audit Fees”. |
3 | “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. |
4 | “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than “Audit Fees”, “Audit Related Fees”, and “Tax Fees”. |
Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | ||||||||||||||||
Audit Fees Billed to Funds | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Funds | Tax Fees Billed to Funds | All Other Fees Billed to Funds | |||||||||||||
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||
Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2010 | Audit Fees Billed to Funds 1 | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Funds 2 | Tax Fees Billed to Funds 3 | All Other Fees Billed to Funds 4 | ||||||||||||
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 31,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 11,484 | 0 | 550 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 42,935 | $ | 0 | $ | 550 | $ | 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 and are not reported under “Audit Fees”. |
3 | “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. |
4 | “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than “Audit Fees”, “Audit Related Fees”, and “Tax Fees”. |
Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | ||||||||||||||||
Audit Fees Billed to Funds | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Funds | Tax Fees Billed to Funds | All Other Fees Billed to Funds | |||||||||||||
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2011 | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | All Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | |||||||||
Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolio Trust | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||
Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | ||||||||||||
Audit-Related Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | All Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | ||||||||||
0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | |||||||
Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2010 | Audit-Related Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | All Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | |||||||||
Nuveen Managed Accounts Portfolio Trust | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||
Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception | ||||||||||||
Audit-Related Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | All Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | ||||||||||
0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2011 | Total Non-Audit Fees Billed to Trust | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust) | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements) | Total | ||||||||||||
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 565 | 0 | 0 | 565 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 565 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 565 |
“Non-Audit Fees Billed to Trust” represent “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” billed to each Fund in their respective amounts from the previous table.
Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2010 | Total Non-Audit Fees Billed to Trust | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust) | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements) | Total | ||||||||||||
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Enhanced Multi-Strategy Income Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Total Return Managed Accounts Portfolio Fund | 550 | 0 | 0 | 550 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 550 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 550 |
“Non-Audit Fees Billed to Trust” represent “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” billed to each Fund in their respective amounts from the previous table.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Trust by the Trust’s independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Trust’s independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountants for the Trust and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Trust), such engagements will be (i) pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee Chairman for his verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under $10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under $5,000.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
a) | See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1. |
b) | Not applicable. |
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Not applicable to this registrant.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 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)). |
(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/mf and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on the Shareholder Resources drop down menu box, click on Fund Governance and then 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: See 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 to this registrant. | |
(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 registration specifically incorporates it by reference: See 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 Managed Accounts Portfolios Trust
By (Signature and Title)
| /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy | |
Kevin J. McCarthy | ||
Vice President and Secretary |
Date October 7, 2011
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 | |
Gifford R. Zimmerman | ||
Chief Administrative Officer | ||
(principal executive officer) |
Date October 7, 2011
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Stephen D. Foy | |
Stephen D. Foy | ||
Vice President and Controller | ||
(principal financial officer) |
Date October 7, 2011