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Table of Contents
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Chair’s Letter to Shareholders | 4 |
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Portfolio Manager’s Comments | 5 |
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Fund Leverage | 7 |
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Common Share Information | 9 |
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Risk Considerations | 11 |
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Performance Overview and Holding Summaries | 12 |
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Portfolios of Investments | 20 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 59 |
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Statement of Operations | 60 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 61 |
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Statement of Cash Flows | 63 |
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Financial Highlights | 64 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | 69 |
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Additional Fund Information | 82 |
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report | 83 |
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Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently | 85 |
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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process | 86 |
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Chair’s Letter
to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
In recent months, economic pessimism has been rising. An escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions and an unpredictable Brexit outcome top the list of geopolitical concerns. Global macroeconomic data shows a further moderation in growth as a result of weaker export and manufacturing activity across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Notably, in the U.S., some of the more historically reliable leading economic indicators have turned more downbeat and economic growth forecasts and corporate earnings outlooks continue to be downgraded. In this environment, equity market volatility has increased while safe-haven assets, including government bonds and gold, have rallied.
While these conditions have contributed to the market’s anxiety and certainly merit watching, it appears the likelihood of a near-term recession remains low. Consumer spending, buoyed by historically low unemployment and modest wage growth, has powered the economic recovery, even as business investment has been lackluster. Additionally, the sectors directly hit by trade, namely manufacturing and commodity-related businesses, represent a much smaller share of the overall economy than in the past. Central bank efforts to extend the economic cycle with lower interest rates encourages business and consumers to borrow at lower rates while markets have been encouraged by the expectation of easier financial conditions. Recession is not necessarily imminent if these factors can provide the economy with a measure of resilience, sustaining growth at a more subdued pace.
Outside the U.S., central banks and governments have been easing monetary conditions and rolling out fiscal spending programs to buffer slowing growth. The European Central Bank recently announced a stimulus plan, and China’s authorities remain committed to keeping economic growth rates steady with fiscal and monetary policy. Until there is more clarity on trade, however, the markets may experience bouts of risk-on, risk-off sentiment.
The opportunity set may be muted, but there may still be scope for gains in this environment. Patience and maintaining perspective can help you weather periodic market volatility. We encourage you to work with your financial advisor to assess short-term market movements in the context of your time horizon, risk tolerance and investment goals. On behalf of the other members of the Nuveen Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Terence J. Toth
Chair of the Board
October 25, 2019
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Portfolio Manager’s Comments
Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund (NXJ)
Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (NJV)
Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP)
Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (NPN)
These Funds feature portfolio management by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NAM), an affiliate of Nuveen, LLC. Portfolio manager Paul L. Brennan, CFA, reviews key investment strategies and the six-month performance of the Nuveen New Jersey and Pennsylvania Funds. Paul assumed portfolio management responsibility for these four Funds in 2011.
What key strategies were used to manage these Funds during the six-month reporting period ended August 31, 2019?
Each Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from both regular federal and designated state income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities within a single state or certain U.S. territories. Under normal market conditions, each Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in municipal bonds that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal personal income tax and a single state’s personal income tax. The Funds may invest up to 20% in municipal securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax, but not from that single state’s income tax if, in the Sub-Adviser’s judgement, such purchases are expected to enhance the Fund’s after-tax total return potential. To the extent that the Funds invest in bonds of municipal issuers located in other states, each Fund may have income that is not exempt from state personal income tax.
A significant decline in interest rates led to strong gains in municipal bonds during the six-month reporting period. Concerns about slowing economic growth and central banks’ potential responses drove risk-off sentiment in the markets, prompting an equity market sell-off and a flight to assets perceived to be safer, such as U.S. Treasury bonds. Municipal bond valuations benefited from the falling interest rate environment, as well as favorable technical supply-demand conditions. The municipal bond market continued to experience historically robust demand, particularly in high tax states such as California, New York and New Jersey, that has exceeded the currently moderate pace of issuance. The new limits on state and local tax, or SALT, deductions resulted in larger than expected tax burdens for some high income taxpayers, driving demand for the tax benefits offered by municipal bonds. The New Jersey and Pennsylvania municipal markets outperformed the national market over this reporting period, as measured by their respective state S&P Municipal Bond Indexes.
This material is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy, sell or hold a security or an investment strategy and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. The information provided does not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor, or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor’s objectives and circumstances and in consultation with his or her advisors.
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 Funds disclaim any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein.
For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group (S&P), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings, while BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
Bond insurance guarantees only the payment of principal and interest on the bond when due, and not the value of the bonds themselves, which will fluctuate with the bond market and the financial success of the issuer and the insurer. Insurance relates specifically to the bonds in the portfolio and not to the share prices of a Fund. No representation is made as to the insurers’ ability to meet their commitments.
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.
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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)
Our trading activity continued to focus on pursuing the Funds’ investment objectives. We continued to seek bonds in areas of the market that we expected to perform well as the economy continued to improve. Trading activity was somewhat lighter during this reporting period as the Funds were well-positioned for the environment and the opportunities offered by the marketplace in the low interest rate environment were less appealing. Sector and credit quality positioning remained stable across the Funds, while we allowed their durations to drift slightly lower over the reporting period. In New Jersey, the Funds added tax supported, higher education and transportation bonds. The Pennsylvania Funds bought credits issued for the health care, higher education, utilities, and water and sewer sectors. We continued to limit the Funds’ exposure to each state’s general obligation (GO) bonds due to concerns about their fiscal health. To fund these purchases, we reinvested the proceeds primarily from called and maturing bonds.
NJV and NPN hold meaningful exposure to bonds with 2019 call dates. As we sought to diversify call risk in the two Funds, we sold some of these bonds. The Funds also experienced an elevated level of refundings in their portfolios in this reporting period. The two Funds were launched in 2009 when interest rates were higher and redemptions of bonds callable in 2019 is likely to remain elevated in the current environment of still low interest rates. However, we should note these trades have had a negative impact on the two Funds’ earnings in the short term. To keep the Funds fully invested, the older bonds, which were issued when prevailing interest rates were higher, are being replaced with the lower yielding bonds available in the current market.
As of August 31, 2019, the four Funds continued to use inverse floating rate securities. We employ inverse floaters for a variety of reasons, including duration management, income enhancement and total return enhancement. As part of our duration management strategies, the four Funds used U.S. Treasury futures as part of an overall portfolio construction strategy to manage portfolio duration and yield curve exposure. The hedging strategies performed as expected given the direction of interest rates during the reporting period. Although the Treasury futures detracted modestly from performance due to falling interest rates during this reporting period, they enabled the Funds to invest in longer duration bonds that were key contributors to performance and that helped support the Funds’ dividends. NXJ also used forward interest rate swaps to help reduce price volatility risk to movements in U.S. interest rates relative to the Fund’s benchmark. The forward interest rate swap positions were eliminated from NXJ prior to the end of the reporting period. The forward interest rate swaps had a negligible impact on the Fund’s performance during the reporting period.
How did the Funds perform during the six-month reporting period ended August 31, 2019?
The tables in each Fund's Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section of this report provide the Funds’ total returns for the six-month, one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended August 31, 2019. Each Fund’s total returns at common share net asset value (NAV) are compared with the performance of corresponding market indexes.
For the six-month reporting period ended August 31, 2019, the total returns on common share NAV for all four Funds outperformed the national S&P Municipal Bond Index and their respective state’s S&P Municipal Bond Index.
Given the substantial decline in interest rates, duration and yield curve positioning drove much of the Funds’ relative outperformance in the reporting period. The Funds’ longer overall durations and emphasis on intermediate and longer maturity bonds were advantageous as yields on the long end of the yield curve fell by a larger magnitude than yields on the shorter end.
Credit ratings allocations also had a positive impact on relative results, although to a lesser extent than duration and yield curve positioning. The four Funds’ overweight allocations to single A and BBB rated bonds were notable contributors, as were NXJ’s and NJV’s overweights to below investment grade credits. Investor demand remained strong for the higher yields offered by lower rated bonds in an environment of low overall interest rates and positive credit fundamentals.
On a sector basis, the four Funds benefited from their overweight allocations to lower rated sectors such as health care, toll roads and higher education, as well as exposure to strong performing single-family housing credits and local GOs within their respective states. Additionally, NXJ and NJV’s holdings in state appropriation bonds (which are different from state GO bonds, which the Funds do not own) performed well during this reporting period on an improved outlook for New Jersey’s fiscal condition. Despite some negative headlines early in the reporting period, New Jersey tobacco settlement bonds were also outperformers for NXJ and NJV. Conversely, all four Funds held overweight allocations to pre-refunded bonds, which detracted from performance, as short-dated, high quality bonds underperformed. The four Funds employed U.S. Treasury futures as part of their duration management strategies (as mentioned in the key strategies discussion), which had a slightly negative impact on the total return performance of the Funds.
In addition, the use of regulatory leverage was a factor affecting the performance of NXJ and NQP. NJV and NPN do not use regulatory leverage. Leverage is discussed in more detail later in the Fund Leverage section of this report.
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Fund Leverage
IMPACT OF THE FUNDS’ LEVERAGE STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE
One important factor impacting the returns of the Funds’ common shares relative to their comparative benchmarks was the Funds’ use of leverage through their issuance of preferred shares and/or investments in inverse floating rate securities, which represent leveraged investments in underlying bonds. NJV and NPN do not use regulatory leverage. The Funds use leverage because our research has shown that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income, particularly in the recent market environment where short-term market rates are at or near historical lows, meaning that the short-term rates the Fund has been paying on its leveraging instruments in recent years have been much lower than the interest the Fund has been earning on its portfolio of long-term bonds that it has bought with the proceeds of that leverage.
However, use of leverage can expose Fund common shares to additional price volatility. When a Fund uses leverage, the Fund common shares will experience a greater increase in their net asset value if the municipal bonds acquired through the use of leverage increase in value, but will also experience a correspondingly larger decline in their net asset value if the bonds acquired through leverage decline in value, which will make the shares’ net asset value more volatile, and total return performance more variable, over time.
In addition, common share income in levered funds will typically decrease in comparison to unlevered funds when short-term interest rates increase and increase when short-term interest rates decrease. Over the last few quarters, short-term interest rates have indeed increased from their extended lows after the 2007-09 financial crisis. This increase has reduced common share net income, and also reduced potential for long-term total returns. Nevertheless, the ability to effectively borrow at current short-term rates is still resulting in enhanced common share income, and management believes that the advantages of continuation of leverage outweigh the associated increase in risk and volatility described above.
Leverage from issuance of preferred shares had a positive impact on the performance of NXJ and NQP over the reporting period. The use of leverage through inverse floating rate securities had a positive impact on the performance of the Funds over the reporting period.
As of August 31, 2019, the Funds’ percentages of leverage are as shown in the accompanying table.
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| NXJ | NJV | NQP | NPN |
Effective Leverage* | 37.31% | 6.68% | 38.23% | 4.32% |
Regulatory Leverage* | 31.11% | 0.00% | 26.65% | 0.00% |
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* Effective Leverage is a Fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage and the leverage effects of certain derivative and other investments in a Fund’s portfolio that increase the Fund’s investment exposure. Currently, the leverage effects of Tender Option Bond (TOB) inverse floater holdings are included in effective leverage values, in addition to any regulatory leverage. Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued or borrowings of a Fund. Both of these are part of a Fund’s capital structure. A Fund, however, may from time to time borrow on a typically transient basis in connection with its day-to-day operations, primarily in connection with the need to settle portfolio trades. Such incidental borrowings are excluded from the calculation of a Fund’s effective leverage ratio. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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Fund Leverage (continued)
THE FUNDS’ REGULATORY LEVERAGE
As of August 31, 2019, the following Funds have issued and outstanding preferred shares as shown in the accompanying table. As mentioned previously, NJV and NPN do not use regulatory leverage.
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| | Variable Rate | | | Variable Rate | | | | |
| | Preferred* | | | Remarketed Preferred** | | | | |
| | Shares Issued at | | | Shares Issued at | | | | |
| | Liquidation Preference | | | Liquidation Preference | | | Total | |
NXJ | | $ | 313,900,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 313,900,000 | |
NQP | | $ | 217,500,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 217,500,000 | |
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* | Preferred shares of the Fund featuring a floating rate dividend based on a predetermined formula or spread to an index rate. Includes the following preferred shares AMTP, iMTP, VMTP, MFP- VRM and VRDP in Special Rate Mode, where applicable. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 5 – Fund Shares, Preferred Shares for further details.
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** | Preferred shares of the Fund featuring floating rate dividends set by a remarketing agent via a regular remarketing. Includes the following preferred shares VRDP not in Special Rate Mode, MFP- VRRM and MFP-VRDM, where applicable. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 5 – Fund Shares, Preferred Shares for further details. |
Refer to Notes to Financial Statements, Note – 5 Fund Shares, Preferred Shares for further details on preferred shares and each Fund’s respective transactions.
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Common Share Information
COMMON SHARE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
The following information regarding the Funds’ distributions is current as of August 31, 2019. Each Fund’s distribution levels may vary over time based on each Fund’s investment activity and portfolio investment value changes.
During the current reporting period, each Fund’s distributions to common shareholders were as shown in the accompanying table.
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Monthly Distributions (Ex-Dividend Date) | | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
March 2019 | | $ | 0.0545 | | | $ | 0.0450 | | | $ | 0.0505 | | | $ | 0.0405 | |
April | | | 0.0545 | | | | 0.0450 | | | | 0.0505 | | | | 0.0405 | |
May | | | 0.0545 | | | | 0.0450 | | | | 0.0505 | | | | 0.0405 | |
June | | | 0.0545 | | | | 0.0450 | | | | 0.0505 | | | | 0.0405 | |
July | | | 0.0545 | | | | 0.0450 | | | | 0.0505 | | | | 0.0405 | |
August 2019 | | | 0.0545 | | | | 0.0450 | | | | 0.0505 | | | | 0.0405 | |
Total Distributions from Net Investment Income | | $ | 0.3270 | | | $ | 0.2700 | | | $ | 0.3030 | | | $ | 0.2430 | |
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Yields | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Market Yield* | | | 4.49 | % | | | 3.93 | % | | | 4.28 | % | | | 3.36 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Yield* | | | 9.19 | % | | | 7.92 | % | | | 7.60 | % | | | 5.99 | % |
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* Market Yield is based on the Fund’s current annualized monthly dividend divided by the Fund’s current market price as of the end of the reporting period. 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. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax rate of 51.6% and 43.9% for the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Funds, respectively. Your actual combined federal and state income tax rate may differ from the assumed rate. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield also takes into account the percentage of the Fund’s income generated and paid by the Fund (based on payments made during the previous calendar year) that was either exempt from federal income tax but not from state income tax (e.g., income from an out-of-state municipal bond), or was exempt from neither federal nor state income tax. Separately, if the comparison were instead to investments that generate qualified dividend income, which is taxable at a rate lower than an individual’s ordinary graduated tax rate, the fund’s Taxable-Equivalent Yield would be lower. |
Each Fund seeks to pay regular monthly dividends out of its net investment income at a rate that reflects its past and projected net income performance. To permit each Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net income actually earned by the Fund during the period. Distributions to shareholders are determined on a tax basis, which may differ from amounts recorded in the accounting records. In instances where the monthly dividend exceeds the earned net investment income, the Fund would report a negative undistributed net ordinary income. Refer to Note 6 – Income Tax Information for additional information regarding the amounts of undistributed net ordinary income and undistributed net long-term capital gains and the character of the actual distributions paid by the Fund during the period.
All monthly dividends paid by each Fund during the current reporting period were paid from net investment income. If a portion of the Fund’s monthly distributions is sourced or comprised of elements other than net investment income, including capital gains and/or a return of capital, shareholders will be notified of those sources. For financial reporting purposes, the per share amounts of each Fund’s distributions for the reporting period are presented in this report’s Financial Highlights. For income tax purposes, distribution information for each Fund as of its most recent tax year end is presented in Note 6 – Income Tax Information within the Notes to Financial Statements of this report.
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Common Share Information (continued)
CHANGE IN METHOD OF PUBLISHING NUVEEN CLOSED-END FUND DISTRIBUTION AMOUNTS
Beginning on or about November 1, 2019, the Nuveen Closed-End Funds will be discontinuing the practice of announcing Fund distribution amounts and timing via press release. Instead, information about the Nuveen Closed-End Funds’ monthly and quarterly periodic distributions to shareholders will be posted and can be found on Nuveen’s enhanced closed-end fund resource page, which is at www.nuveen.com/closed-end-fund-distributions, along with other Nuveen closed-end fund product updates. Shareholders can expect regular distribution information to be posted on www.nuveen.com on the first business day of each month. To ensure that our shareholders have timely access to the latest information, a subscribe function can be activated at this link here, or at this web page (www.nuveen.com/en-us/people/about-nuveen/for-the-media).
COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES
During August 2019, the Funds’ Board of Trustees reauthorized an open-market share repurchase program, allowing each Fund to repurchase an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding shares.
As of August 31, 2019, and since the inception of the Funds’ repurchase programs, the Funds have cumulatively repurchased and retired their outstanding common shares as shown in the accompanying table.
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| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Common shares cumulatively repurchased and retired | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 35,501 | | | | 734,900 | | | | 3,500 | |
Common shares authorized for repurchase | | | 4,150,000 | | | | 155,000 | | | | 3,740,000 | | | | 120,000 | |
During the current reporting period, the Funds did not repurchase any of their common shares.
OTHER COMMON SHARE INFORMATION
As of August 31, 2019, and during the current reporting period, the Funds’ common share prices were trading at a premium/ (discount) to their common share NAVs as shown in the accompanying table.
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| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Common share NAV | | $ | 16.74 | | | $ | 15.68 | | | $ | 16.01 | | | $ | 15.43 | |
Common share Price | | $ | 14.55 | | | $ | 13.74 | | | $ | 14.17 | | | $ | 14.40 | |
Premium/(Discount) to NAV | | | (13.08 | )% | | | (12.37 | )% | | | (11.49 | )% | | | (6.68 | )% |
6-month average premium/(discount) to NAV | | | (12.64 | )% | | | (11.42 | )% | | | (12.55 | )% | | | (6.33 | )% |
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Risk Considerations
Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund (NXJ)
Investing in closed-end funds involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. Closed-end fund shares may frequently trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Debt or fixed income securities such as those held by the Fund, are subject to market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, derivatives risk, liquidity risk, and income risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Leverage increases return volatility and magnifies the Fund’s potential return and its risks; there is no guarantee a fund’s leverage strategy will be successful. State concentration makes the Fund more susceptible to local adverse economic, political, or regulatory changes affecting municipal bond issuers. These and other risk considerations such as inverse floater risk and tax risk are described in more detail on the Fund’s web page at www.nuveen.com/NXJ.
Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (NJV)
Investing in closed-end funds involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. Closed-end fund shares may frequently trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Debt or fixed income securities such as those held by the Fund, are subject to market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, derivatives risk, liquidity risk, and income risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. State concentration makes the Fund more susceptible to local adverse economic, political, or regulatory changes affecting municipal bond issuers. These and other risk considerations such as tax risk are described in more detail on the Fund’s web page at www.nuveen.com/NJV.
Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP)
Investing in closed-end funds involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. Closed-end fund shares may frequently trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Debt or fixed income securities such as those held by the Fund, are subject to market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, derivatives risk, liquidity risk, and income risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Leverage increases return volatility and magnifies the Fund’s potential return and its risks; there is no guarantee a fund’s leverage strategy will be successful. State concentration makes the Fund more susceptible to local adverse economic, political, or regulatory changes affecting municipal bond issuers. These and other risk considerations such as inverse floater risk and tax risk are described in more detail on the Fund’s web page at www.nuveen.com/NQP.
Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (NPN)
Investing in closed-end funds involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. Closed-end fund shares may frequently trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Debt or fixed income securities such as those held by the Fund, are subject to market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, derivatives risk, liquidity risk, and income risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. State concentration makes the Fund more susceptible to local adverse economic, political, or regulatory changes affecting municipal bond issuers. These and other risk considerations such as tax risk are described in more detail on the Fund’s web page at www.nuveen.com/NPN.
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NXJ | Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal |
| Income Fund |
| Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of August 31, 2019 |
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Refer to Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.
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Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2019
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| Cumulative | Average Annual |
| 6-Month | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
NXJ at Common Share NAV | 10.27% | 13.45% | 6.25% | 7.18% |
NXJ at Common Share Price | 10.53% | 16.82% | 7.06% | 7.02% |
S&P Municipal Bond New Jersey Index | 6.82% | 9.34% | 4.58% | 5.12% |
S&P Municipal Bond Index | 5.92% | 8.26% | 3.79% | 4.72% |
Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price
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This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.
For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
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Fund Allocation | |
(% of net assets) | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 147.4% |
Other Assets Less Liabilities | 1.3% |
Net Assets Plus Floating Rate | |
Obligations & VRDP Shares, | |
net of deferred offering costs | 148.7% |
Floating Rate Obligations | (3.7)% |
VRDP Shares, net of deferred offering costs | (45.0)% |
Net Assets | 100% |
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States and Territories | |
(% of total investments) | |
New Jersey | 87.5% |
Pennsylvania | 5.9% |
New York | 3.8% |
Delaware | 1.9% |
Guam | 0.9% |
Total | 100% |
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Portfolio Composition | |
(% of total investments) | |
Tax Obligation/Limited | 24.6% |
Transportation | 18.7% |
Education and Civic Organizations | 14.1% |
Health Care | 13.1% |
U.S. Guaranteed | 7.5% |
Housing/Single Family | 4.7% |
Other | 17.3% |
Total | 100% |
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Portfolio Credit Quality | |
(% of total investment exposure) | |
U.S. Guaranteed | 7.7% |
AAA | 10.9% |
AA | 34.0% |
A | 26.5% |
BBB | 14.3% |
BB or Lower | 6.4% |
N/R (not rated) | 0.2% |
Total | 100% |
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NJV | Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund |
| Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of August 31, 2019 |
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Refer to Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.
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Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2019
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| Cumulative | Average Annual |
| 6-Month | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
NJV at Common Share NAV | 7.75% | 9.75% | 4.36% | 5.68% |
NJV at Common Share Price | 7.15% | 13.76% | 4.87% | 5.35% |
S&P Municipal Bond New Jersey Index | 6.82% | 9.34% | 4.58% | 5.12% |
S&P Municipal Bond Index | 5.92% | 8.26% | 3.79% | 4.72% |
Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price
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This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.
For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
| |
Fund Allocation | |
(% of net assets) | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 102.6% |
Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.9% |
Net Assets Plus Floating | |
Rate Obligations | 103.5% |
Floating Rate Obligations | (3.5)% |
Net Assets | 100% |
| |
States and Territories | |
(% of total investments) | |
New Jersey | 88.4% |
Pennsylvania | 6.6% |
Guam | 2.0% |
Delaware | 1.5% |
New York | 1.5% |
Total | 100% |
| |
Portfolio Composition | |
(% of total investments) | |
Education and Civic Organizations | 17.2% |
Tax Obligation/Limited | 16.9% |
Transportation | 14.6% |
Health Care | 13.0% |
Housing/Multifamily | 9.1% |
Tax Obligation/General | 7.9% |
U.S. Guaranteed | 7.5% |
Other | 13.8% |
Total | 100% |
| |
Portfolio Credit Quality | |
(% of total investment exposure) | |
U.S. Guaranteed | 7.2% |
AAA | 5.9% |
AA | 34.9% |
A | 28.4% |
BBB | 14.4% |
BB or Lower | 6.0% |
N/R (not rated) | 3.2% |
Total | 100% |
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| |
NQP | Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal |
| Income Fund |
| Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of August 31, 2019 |
| | | | |
Refer to Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.
|
Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2019
|
|
| Cumulative | Average Annual |
| 6-Month | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
NQP at Common Share NAV | 8.89% | 12.46% | 5.40% | 6.75% |
NQP at Common Share Price | 11.26% | 16.44% | 5.96% | 6.99% |
S&P Municipal Bond Pennsylvania Index | 6.18% | 8.81% | 4.04% | 4.87% |
S&P Municipal Bond Index | 5.92% | 8.26% | 3.79% | 4.72% |
Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price
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This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.
For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
| |
Fund Allocation | |
(% of net assets) | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 156.0% |
Other Assets Less Liabilities | 1.8% |
Net Assets Plus Floating Rate Obligations | |
& VRDP Shares, net of deferred offering | |
costs | 157.8% |
Floating Rate Obligations | (21.6)% |
VRDP Shares, net of deferred offering costs | (36.2)% |
Net Assets | 100% |
| |
States and Territories | |
(% of total investments) | |
Pennsylvania | 99.2% |
Puerto Rico | 0.5% |
Guam | 0.3% |
Total | 100% |
| |
Portfolio Composition | |
(% of total investments) | |
Health Care | 21.2% |
Tax Obligation/General | 15.0% |
Education and Civic Organizations | 12.0% |
Housing/Single Family | 9.8% |
U.S. Guaranteed | 9.4% |
Water and Sewer | 8.0% |
Utilities | 6.4% |
Transportation | 6.3% |
Tax Obligation/Limited | 5.8% |
Other | 6.1% |
Total | 100% |
| |
Portfolio Credit Quality | |
(% of total investment exposure) | |
U.S. Guaranteed | 9.2% |
AA | 38.4% |
A | 32.5% |
BBB | 9.6% |
BB or Lower | 5.4% |
N/R (not rated) | 4.9% |
Total | 100% |
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| |
NPN | Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund |
| Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of August 31, 2019 |
| | | | |
Refer to Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.
|
Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2019
|
|
| Cumulative | Average Annual |
| 6-Month | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year |
NPN at Common Share NAV | 6.30% | 8.41% | 3.93% | 5.36% |
NPN at Common Share Price | 11.05% | 10.83% | 4.17% | 5.35% |
S&P Municipal Bond Pennsylvania Index | 6.18% | 8.81% | 4.04% | 4.87% |
S&P Municipal Bond Index | 5.92% | 8.26% | 3.79% | 4.72% |
Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price
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This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.
For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
| |
Fund Allocation | |
(% of net assets) | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | 101.7% |
Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.7% |
Net Assets Plus Floating | |
Rate Obligations | 102.4% |
Floating Rate Obligations | (2.4)% |
Net Assets | 100% |
| |
States and Territories | |
(% of total investments) | |
Pennsylvania | 94.0% |
Guam | 3.6% |
District of Colombia | 2.4% |
Total | 100% |
| |
Portfolio Composition | |
(% of total investments) | |
Health Care | 17.6% |
U.S. Guaranteed | 14.4% |
Housing/Single Family | 11.1% |
Transportation | 8.5% |
Education and Civic Organizations | 8.1% |
Tax Obligation/General | 7.7% |
Housing/Multifamily | 7.1% |
Utilities | 6.6% |
Tax Obligation/Limited | 5.5% |
Long-Term Care | 5.0% |
Other | 8.4% |
Total | 100% |
| |
Portfolio Credit Quality | |
(% of total investment exposure) | |
U.S. Guaranteed | 14.1% |
AA | 34.8% |
A | 27.9% |
BBB | 13.1% |
BB or Lower | 6.6% |
N/R (not rated) | 3.5% |
Total | 100% |
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NXJ | Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal |
| Income Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 147.4% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 147.4% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary – 0.4% (0.3% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Middlesex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Senior Revenue Bonds, Heldrich | | | |
| | Center Hotel/Conference Center Project, Series 2005A: | | | |
$ 2,460 | | 5.000%, 1/01/32 | 9/19 at 100.00 | Caa2 | $ 1,933,093 |
1,485 | | 5.125%, 1/01/37 | 9/19 at 100.00 | Caa2 | 1,117,789 |
3,945 | | Total Consumer Discretionary | | | 3,050,882 |
| | Consumer Staples – 4.6% (3.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed | | | |
| | Bonds, Series 2018A: | | | |
8,505 | | 4.000%, 6/01/37 | 6/28 at 100.00 | A– | 9,148,743 |
965 | | 5.000%, 6/01/46 | 6/28 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,108,399 |
11,680 | | 5.250%, 6/01/46 | 6/28 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 13,687,091 |
6,930 | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed | 6/28 at 100.00 | BBB | 7,762,016 |
| | Bonds, Series 2018B, 5.000%, 6/01/46 | | | |
28,080 | | Total Consumer Staples | | | 31,706,249 |
| | Education and Civic Organizations – 20.8% (14.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
1,760 | | Camden County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Bonds, Rowan University | 12/23 at 100.00 | A | 1,981,866 |
| | School of Osteopathic Medicine Project, Refunding Series 2013A, 5.000%, 12/01/32 | | | |
1,000 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Foundation | 1/28 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,147,480 |
| | Academy Charter School, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 7/01/50 | | | |
175 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Teaneck | 9/27 at 100.00 | BB | 192,624 |
| | Community Charter School, Series 2017A, 5.125%, 9/01/52, 144A | | | |
2,025 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, The Seeing Eye Inc, Refunding | No Opt. Call | A | 2,415,541 |
| | Series 2015, 5.000%, 3/01/25 | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, The Seeing Eye Inc, Refunding | | | |
| | Series 2017: | | | |
500 | | 5.000%, 6/01/32 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 621,705 |
820 | | 3.000%, 6/01/32 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 867,437 |
2,455 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Rutgers University General Obligation Lease | 6/23 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 3,620,757 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XF2357, 14.183%, 6/15/46, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
| | New Jersey Education Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, The College of New Jersey | | | |
| | Issue, Series 2013A: | | | |
2,475 | | 5.000%, 7/01/38 | 7/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,756,581 |
3,250 | | 5.000%, 7/01/43 | 7/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 3,609,612 |
1,100 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kean University, Refunding | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,209,362 |
| | Series 2015H, 4.000%, 7/01/39 – AGM Insured | | | |
5,950 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 6,768,541 |
| | Series 2014A, 5.000%, 7/01/44 | | | |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, | | | |
| | Series 2015D: | | | |
2,395 | | 5.000%, 7/01/31 | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,846,338 |
1,600 | | 5.000%, 7/01/33 | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,894,336 |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/34 | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,181,380 |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Passaic County Community | | | |
| | College, Series 2010C: | | | |
1,500 | | 5.250%, 7/01/32 | 7/20 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,546,425 |
1,000 | | 5.375%, 7/01/41 | 7/20 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,031,300 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Education and Civic Organizations (continued) | | | |
$ 4,335 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Princeton University, Tender | 7/21 at 100.00 | AAA | $ 5,206,899 |
| | Option Bond Trust 2015-XF0099, 10.820%, 7/01/39, 144A (IF) | | | |
4,000 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Princeton University, Tender | 7/24 at 100.00 | AAA | 5,896,320 |
| | Option Bond Trust 2015-XF0149, 11.167%, 7/01/44, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ramapo College, Refunding | | | |
| | Series 2012B: | | | |
550 | | 5.000%, 7/01/37 | 7/22 at 100.00 | A | 598,301 |
1,050 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 | 7/22 at 100.00 | A | 1,140,090 |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rider University, Series 2012A: | | | |
1,150 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 | 7/21 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 1,203,659 |
740 | | 5.000%, 7/01/37 | 7/21 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 771,753 |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rider University, Series 2017F: | | | |
330 | | 3.750%, 7/01/37 | 7/27 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 344,424 |
3,830 | | 4.000%, 7/01/42 | 7/27 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 4,061,409 |
4,205 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 4,806,862 |
1,200 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seton Hall University, | 7/25 at 100.00 | A– | 1,397,328 |
| | Refunding Series 2015C, 5.000%, 7/01/35 | | | |
775 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seton Hall University, | 7/27 at 100.00 | A– | 831,203 |
| | Refunding Series 2017D, 3.500%, 7/01/44 | | | |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seton Hall University, | | | |
| | Series 2013D: | | | |
685 | | 5.000%, 7/01/38 | 7/23 at 100.00 | A– | 765,892 |
1,935 | | 5.000%, 7/01/43 | 7/23 at 100.00 | A– | 2,153,636 |
1,970 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seton Hall University, | 7/26 at 100.00 | A– | 2,017,378 |
| | Series 2016C, 3.000%, 7/01/46 | | | |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Stevens Institute of | | | |
| | Technology, Series 2017A: | | | |
1,060 | | 5.000%, 7/01/37 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A– | 1,287,911 |
2,500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A– | 3,007,950 |
3,160 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A– | 3,773,072 |
1,050 | | 4.000%, 7/01/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A– | 1,156,690 |
975 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, The College of Saint | 7/26 at 100.00 | BB | 1,050,787 |
| | Elizabeth, Series 2016D, 5.000%, 7/01/46 | | | |
4,560 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, William Paterson University, | 7/25 at 100.00 | A2 | 5,282,532 |
| | Series 2015C, 5.000%, 7/01/40 | | | |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, William Paterson University, | | | |
| | Series 2017B: | | | |
2,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 – AGM Insured | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA | 2,411,140 |
2,420 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA | 2,899,087 |
| | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Senior Student Loan Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Refunding Series 2018A: | | | |
2,500 | | 3.750%, 12/01/30 (AMT) | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,769,300 |
2,560 | | 4.000%, 12/01/32 (AMT) | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,867,405 |
2,000 | | 4.000%, 12/01/33 (AMT) | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,241,160 |
2,135 | | 4.000%, 12/01/35 (AMT) | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,375,956 |
| | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Senior | | | |
| | Lien Series 2016-1A: | | | |
6,180 | | 3.500%, 12/01/32 (AMT) | 12/25 at 100.00 | Aaa | 6,584,914 |
1,430 | | 4.000%, 12/01/39 (AMT) | 12/25 at 100.00 | Aaa | 1,546,602 |
1,880 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Senior | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 1,945,631 |
| | Series 2019B, 3.250%, 12/01/39 (AMT) | | | |
720 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/19 at 100.00 | Aaa | 726,617 |
| | 2010-1A, 5.000%, 12/01/25 | | | |
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NXJ | Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Education and Civic Organizations (continued) | | | |
$ 960 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/20 at 100.00 | Aaa | $ 1,004,842 |
| | 2010-2, 5.000%, 12/01/30 | | | |
730 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/21 at 100.00 | Aaa | 786,546 |
| | 2011-1, 5.750%, 12/01/27 (AMT) | | | |
| | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2012-1A: | | | |
2,535 | | 4.250%, 12/01/25 (AMT) | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,718,762 |
835 | | 4.375%, 12/01/26 (AMT) | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 894,961 |
500 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 557,440 |
| | 2012-1B, 5.750%, 12/01/39 (AMT) | | | |
805 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 851,271 |
| | 2013-1A, 3.750%, 12/01/26 (AMT) | | | |
| | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2015-1A: | | | |
5,000 | | 4.000%, 12/01/28 (AMT) | 12/24 at 100.00 | Aaa | 5,527,650 |
2,575 | | 4.000%, 12/01/30 (AMT) | 12/24 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,827,633 |
6,855 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, | 12/26 at 100.00 | Aaa | 7,527,818 |
| | Subordinate Series 2017-C, 4.250%, 12/01/47 (AMT) | | | |
3,560 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, | 6/28 at 100.00 | A2 | 3,704,892 |
| | Subordinate Series 2019C, 3.625%, 12/01/49 (AMT) | | | |
| | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Tender | | | |
| | Option Bond Trust 2015-XF0151: | | | |
761 | | 8.070%, 12/01/23 (AMT), 144A (IF) (4) | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 920,483 |
675 | | 8.246%, 12/01/24 (AMT), 144A (IF) (4) | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 815,846 |
460 | | 8.574%, 12/01/25 (AMT), 144A (IF) (4) | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 561,030 |
140 | | 8.991%, 12/01/26 (AMT), 144A (IF) (4) | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 171,039 |
1,775 | | 10.032%, 12/01/27 (AMT), 144A (IF) | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,352,265 |
400 | | New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012A, | 7/22 at 100.00 | A1 | 433,860 |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/42 | | | |
2,300 | | New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A, | 7/25 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,685,595 |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
2,170 | | Rutgers State University, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XF2356, | 5/23 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 3,202,269 |
| | 14.097%, 5/01/43, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
125,926 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | 144,357,395 |
| | Financials – 1.0% (0.7% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Kapkowski Road | | | |
| | Landfill Project, Series 2002: | | | |
4,765 | | 5.750%, 10/01/21 | No Opt. Call | Ba2 | 4,994,006 |
1,500 | | 6.500%, 4/01/28 | No Opt. Call | Ba2 | 1,795,785 |
6,265 | | Total Financials | | | 6,789,791 |
| | Health Care – 19.3% (13.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Camden County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Health Care Redevelopment Revenue | | | |
| | Bonds, Cooper Health System Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2014A: | | | |
175 | | 5.000%, 2/15/25 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 200,645 |
220 | | 5.000%, 2/15/26 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 252,129 |
1,320 | | 5.000%, 2/15/27 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,510,384 |
1,385 | | 5.000%, 2/15/28 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,581,407 |
1,385 | | 5.000%, 2/15/29 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,578,055 |
2,500 | | 5.000%, 2/15/32 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 2,825,900 |
3,040 | | 5.000%, 2/15/33 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 3,428,846 |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 2/15/34 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,125,320 |
1,950 | | 5.000%, 2/15/35 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 2,188,856 |
6,100 | | Camden County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Health Care Redevelopment Revenue | 2/23 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 6,868,112 |
| | Bonds, Cooper Health System Obligated Group Issue, Series 2013A, 5.750%, 2/15/42 | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | |
$ 225 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, AHS Hospital | 9/19 at 100.00 | AA– | $ 225,689 |
| | Corporation, Series 2008A, 5.000%, 7/01/27 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Saint | | | |
| | Peters University Hospital, Refunding Series 2011: | | | |
2,000 | | 6.000%, 7/01/26 | 7/21 at 100.00 | BB+ | 2,137,620 |
3,425 | | 6.250%, 7/01/35 | 7/21 at 100.00 | BB+ | 3,664,955 |
3,550 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Saint | 9/19 at 100.00 | BB+ | 3,561,324 |
| | Peters University Hospital, Series 2007, 5.750%, 7/01/37 | | | |
1,145 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue and Refunding Bonds, | 7/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,265,923 |
| | Barnabas Health, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 7/01/24 | | | |
2,525 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, AHS Hospital | 1/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,834,514 |
| | Corporation, Refunding Series 2016, 4.000%, 7/01/41 | | | |
11,000 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Barnabas Health, | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 12,694,000 |
| | Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 7/01/44 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hackensack | | | |
| | Meridian Health Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2017A: | | | |
700 | | 5.000%, 7/01/28 | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 890,127 |
4,140 | | 5.000%, 7/01/57 | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,947,466 |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hunterdon Medical | | | |
| | Center, Refunding Series 2014A: | | | |
2,055 | | 5.000%, 7/01/45 | 7/24 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,287,914 |
1,310 | | 4.000%, 7/01/45 | 7/24 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,387,644 |
12,010 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Inspira Health | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 14,440,584 |
| | Obligated Group Issue, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 7/01/42 (UB) (4) | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Meridian Health | | | |
| | System Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2011: | | | |
3,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/25 | 7/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 3,312,420 |
3,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/26 | 7/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 3,308,910 |
2,500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/27 | 7/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,753,025 |
1,450 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Meridian Health | 7/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,632,686 |
| | System Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2013A, 5.000%, 7/01/32 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Princeton | | | |
| | HealthCare System, Series 2016A: | | | |
830 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA | 1,012,915 |
1,055 | | 5.000%, 7/01/33 | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA | 1,285,866 |
1,370 | | 5.000%, 7/01/34 | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA | 1,664,632 |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Robert Wood | | | |
| | Johnson University Hospital Issue, Series 2014A: | | | |
4,235 | | 5.000%, 7/01/39 | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,921,663 |
5,955 | | 5.000%, 7/01/43 | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 6,880,228 |
3,945 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Robert Wood | 7/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,500,732 |
| | Johnson University Hospital, Series 2013A, 5.500%, 7/01/43 | | | |
780 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, RWJ Barnabas | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 938,644 |
| | Health Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 7/01/43 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph’s | | | |
| | Healthcare System Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2016: | | | |
1,600 | | 3.000%, 7/01/32 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,625,648 |
1,135 | | 4.000%, 7/01/34 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,255,117 |
1,600 | | 5.000%, 7/01/35 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,871,904 |
2,700 | | 5.000%, 7/01/36 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 3,151,926 |
3,095 | | 5.000%, 7/01/41 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 3,571,351 |
5,600 | | 4.000%, 7/01/48 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 6,048,560 |
2,345 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s | 8/23 at 100.00 | A– | 2,502,701 |
| | Warren Hospital Obligated Group, Series 2013, 4.000%, 8/15/37 | | | |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, University | | | |
| | Hospital Issue, Refunding Series 2015A: | | | |
$ 5,055 | | 4.125%, 7/01/38 – AGM Insured | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | $ 5,474,565 |
3,910 | | 5.000%, 7/01/46 – AGM Insured | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 4,474,839 |
118,320 | | Total Health Care | | | 134,085,746 |
| | Housing/Multifamily – 3.3% (2.3% of Total Investments) | | | |
1,845 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Provident Group – Kean | 1/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 2,064,278 |
| | Properties LLC – Kean University Student Housing Project, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | | |
1,900 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Provident Group – Rowan | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB– | 2,065,452 |
| | Properties LLC – Rowan University Student Housing Project, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 1/01/48 | | | |
6,075 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, West Campus Housing LLC – New | 7/25 at 100.00 | BB+ | 6,468,721 |
| | Jersey City University Student Housing Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | | |
| | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2013-2: | | | |
2,165 | | 4.350%, 11/01/33 (AMT) | 11/22 at 100.00 | AA | 2,298,407 |
1,235 | | 4.600%, 11/01/38 (AMT) | 11/22 at 100.00 | AA | 1,310,100 |
1,235 | | 4.750%, 11/01/46 (AMT) | 11/22 at 100.00 | AA | 1,308,470 |
4,320 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A, | 11/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,591,167 |
| | 4.000%, 11/01/45 | | | |
| | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series 2017D: | | | |
1,125 | | 3.900%, 11/01/32 (AMT) | 5/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,225,226 |
1,750 | | 4.250%, 11/01/37 (AMT) | 5/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,911,053 |
21,650 | | Total Housing/Multifamily | | | 23,242,874 |
| | Housing/Single Family – 7.0% (4.7% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2011A: | | | |
7,905 | | 4.450%, 10/01/25 | 4/21 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 8,265,547 |
7,915 | | 4.650%, 10/01/29 | 4/21 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 8,253,525 |
| | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2018A: | | | |
6,760 | | 3.600%, 4/01/33 | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 7,386,246 |
4,160 | | 3.750%, 10/01/35 | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 4,555,616 |
3,615 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 3,915,587 |
| | Series 2018B, 3.800%, 10/01/32 (AMT) | | | |
| | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2019C: | | | |
5,500 | | 3.500%, 10/01/34 (UB) (4) | 4/28 at 100.00 | AA | 5,981,800 |
5,500 | | 3.850%, 10/01/39 (UB) (4) | 4/28 at 100.00 | AA | 6,024,700 |
3,750 | | 3.950%, 10/01/44 (UB) (4) | 4/28 at 100.00 | AA | 4,101,000 |
45,105 | | Total Housing/Single Family | | | 48,484,021 |
| | Long-Term Care – 1.3% (0.9% of Total Investments) | | | |
510 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds, Lions Gate Project, | 1/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 533,205 |
| | Series 2014, 5.250%, 1/01/44 | | | |
5,000 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, United Methodist Homes of New | 7/23 at 100.00 | BBB– | 5,280,750 |
| | Jersey Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 7/01/34 | | | |
1,410 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, United Methodist Homes of New | 7/24 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,545,036 |
| | Jersey Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 7/01/29 | | | |
1,450 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Village Drive | 10/26 at 102.00 | N/R | 1,525,255 |
| | Healthcare Urban Renewal LLC, Series 2018, 5.750%, 10/01/38, 144A | | | |
8,370 | | Total Long-Term Care | | | 8,884,246 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Tax Obligation/General – 6.1% (4.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
$ 2,225 | | Cumberland County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County General Obligation Revenue | 9/24 at 100.00 | AA | $ 2,586,696 |
| | Bonds, Technical High School Project, Series 2014, 5.000%, 9/01/39 – AGM Insured | | | |
440 | | Cumberland County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County General Obligation Revenue | 1/28 at 100.00 | AA | 473,242 |
| | Bonds, Technical High School Project, Series 2018, 3.125%, 1/15/32 – BAM Insured | | | |
2,920 | | Cumberland County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, | 10/28 at 100.00 | AA | 3,262,837 |
| | County Correctional Facility Project, Series 2018, 4.000%, 10/01/43 – BAM Insured | | | |
1,000 | | Gloucester Township, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019, 2.000%, | No Opt. Call | AA | 1,025,010 |
| | 2/01/24 – BAM Insured | | | |
680 | | Hamilton Township, Mercer County Board of Education, New Jersey, General Obligation | 12/27 at 100.00 | AA | 724,438 |
| | Bonds, Series 2017, 3.250%, 12/15/38 | | | |
| | Harrison, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Parking Utility Series 2018: | | | |
1,340 | | 3.125%, 3/01/31 – BAM Insured | 3/28 at 100.00 | AA | 1,446,838 |
1,110 | | 3.250%, 3/01/32 – BAM Insured | 3/28 at 100.00 | AA | 1,202,652 |
1,255 | | 3.500%, 3/01/36 – BAM Insured | 3/28 at 100.00 | AA | 1,365,490 |
| | Hudson County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County Guaranteed Governmental Loan | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Guttenberg General Obligation Bond Project, Series 2018: | | | |
375 | | | 8/25 at 100.00 | AA | 396,315 |
1,040 | | 5.000%, 8/01/42 | 8/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,219,036 |
| | Jersey City, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding General Improvement | | | |
| | Series 2017A: | | | |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/29 | 11/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,261,060 |
515 | | 5.000%, 11/01/31 | 11/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 641,448 |
440 | | 5.000%, 11/01/33 | 11/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 545,076 |
1,100 | | Linden, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2011, 4.000%, 5/01/23 | 5/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,152,074 |
1,975 | | Middletown Township Board of Education, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Refunding Series | 8/20 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,042,387 |
| | 2010, 5.000%, 8/01/27 | | | |
2,280 | | Monroe Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, New Jersey, General Obligation | 3/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,667,737 |
| | Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 3/01/38 | | | |
760 | | Montclair Township, Essex County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding | 1/24 at 100.00 | AAA | 878,104 |
| | Parking Utility Series 2014A, 5.000%, 1/01/37 | | | |
| | New Brunswick Parking Authority, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Guaranteed Parking | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012: | | | |
465 | | 5.000%, 9/01/28 | 9/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 513,732 |
610 | | 5.000%, 9/01/29 | 9/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 674,416 |
300 | | 5.000%, 9/01/31 | 9/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 331,254 |
250 | | 3.625%, 9/01/34 | 9/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 260,173 |
2,190 | | New Brunswick, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Cultural Center Project, Series | 9/27 at 100.00 | AA | 2,461,910 |
| | 2017, 4.000%, 9/15/44 – AGM Insured | | | |
| | Sparta Township Board of Education, Sussex County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, | | | |
| | Refunding Series 2015: | | | |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 2/15/34 | 2/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,177,950 |
1,395 | | 5.000%, 2/15/35 | 2/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,639,055 |
5,165 | | Union County Utilities Authority, New Jersey, Resource Recovery Facility Lease Revenue | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,593,489 |
| | Bonds, Covantan Union Inc Lessee, Refunding Series 2011B, 5.250%, 12/01/31 (AMT) | | | |
2,515 | | Union County Utilities Authority, New Jersey, Solid Waste System County Deficiency | 6/21 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,670,452 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 6/15/41 | | | |
2,170 | | Union County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2017, | 9/25 at 100.00 | Aaa | 2,365,300 |
| | 3.000%, 3/01/27 | | | |
1,515 | | Washington Township Board of Education, Mercer County, New Jersey, General Obligation | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | 1,943,124 |
| | Bonds, Series 2005, 5.250%, 1/01/27 – AGM Insured | | | |
38,030 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | 42,521,295 |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited – 36.3% (24.6% of Total Investments) | | | |
$ 3,775 | | Bergen County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, County | No Opt. Call | Aaa | $ 4,803,084 |
| | Administration Complex Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 11/15/26 | | | |
4,150 | | Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Project Consolidation Revenue Bonds, | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 4,713,570 |
| | Refunding Series 2007, 5.250%, 12/15/22 – AMBAC Insured | | | |
3,000 | | Garden State Preservation Trust, New Jersey, Open Space and Farmland Preservation Bonds, | No Opt. Call | AA | 2,716,290 |
| | Series 2003B, 0.000%, 11/01/25 – AGM Insured | | | |
2,335 | | Garden State Preservation Trust, New Jersey, Open Space and Farmland Preservation Bonds, | No Opt. Call | AA | 3,005,168 |
| | Series 2005A, 5.750%, 11/01/28 – AGM Insured | | | |
| | Government of Guam, Business Privilege Tax Bonds, Series 2011A: | | | |
5,005 | | 5.250%, 1/01/36 | 1/22 at 100.00 | BB | 5,309,855 |
3,020 | | 5.125%, 1/01/42 | 1/22 at 100.00�� | BB | 3,178,157 |
500 | | Government of Guam, Business Privilege Tax Bonds, Series 2012B-1, 5.000%, 1/01/29 | 1/22 at 100.00 | BB | 530,595 |
| | Hudson County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County Secured Lease Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Hudson County Vocational Technical Schools Project, Series 2016: | | | |
10,310 | | 5.000%, 5/01/46 | 5/26 at 100.00 | AA | 12,194,359 |
3,700 | | 5.250%, 5/01/51 | 5/26 at 100.00 | AA | 4,417,060 |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2012: | | | |
310 | | 5.000%, 6/15/21 | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | 328,764 |
6,400 | | 5.000%, 6/15/25 | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 6,944,512 |
3,480 | | 5.000%, 6/15/26 | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 3,770,476 |
7,945 | | 5.000%, 6/15/28 | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 8,581,553 |
415 | | 5.000%, 6/15/29 | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 447,316 |
4,280 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, State House Project, | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 4,817,097 |
| | Series 2017B, 4.500%, 6/15/40 | | | |
5,570 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Motor Vehicle Surcharge, | 7/27 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 5,769,016 |
| | Refunding Series 2017A, 3.375%, 7/01/30 | | | |
6,385 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Series | 6/24 at 100.00 | A– | 7,268,045 |
| | 2014UU, 5.000%, 6/15/27 | | | |
12,000 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Series | 6/25 at 100.00 | A– | 13,700,040 |
| | 2015WW, 5.250%, 6/15/40 | | | |
5,000 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Financing | 6/24 at 100.00 | A– | 5,704,350 |
| | Program Bonds, Refunding Series 2014PP, 5.000%, 6/15/26 | | | |
6,000 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Sublease Revenue Bonds, New Jersey Transit | No Opt. Call | A– | 7,137,540 |
| | Corporation Projects, Refunding Series 2017B, 5.000%, 11/01/25 | | | |
| | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue | | | |
| | Notes, Series 2016A-1: | | | |
1,130 | | 5.000%, 6/15/29 | 6/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,353,356 |
655 | | 5.000%, 6/15/30 | 6/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 780,177 |
32,965 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Capital | No Opt. Call | A– | 24,493,984 |
| | Appreciation Series 2010A, 0.000%, 12/15/30 | | | |
8,100 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding | No Opt. Call | A– | 9,164,097 |
| | Series 2006A, 5.500%, 12/15/22 | | | |
| | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding | | | |
| | Series 2006C: | | | |
37,565 | | 0.000%, 12/15/32 – AGM Insured | No Opt. Call | AA | 26,741,397 |
39,090 | | 0.000%, 12/15/33 – AGM Insured | No Opt. Call | AA | 26,877,893 |
5,160 | | 0.000%, 12/15/34 – AGM Insured | No Opt. Call | AA | 3,423,299 |
7,000 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series | No Opt. Call | A– | 8,160,040 |
| | 2010D, 5.000%, 12/15/24 | | | |
| | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2011A: | | | |
145 | | 6.000%, 6/15/35 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 155,584 |
1,510 | | 5.500%, 6/15/41 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 1,603,061 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited (continued) | | | |
| | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2011B: | | | |
$ 830 | | 5.500%, 6/15/31 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | $ 884,979 |
4,345 | | 5.250%, 6/15/36 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 4,607,134 |
445 | | 5.000%, 6/15/37 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 469,560 |
2,680 | | 5.000%, 6/15/42 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 2,820,727 |
| | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2018A: | | | |
1,150 | | 5.000%, 12/15/35 | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 1,381,231 |
440 | | 5.000%, 12/15/36 | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 526,900 |
4,740 | | 4.250%, 12/15/38 | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 5,271,212 |
3,290 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 3,671,936 |
| | 2019AA, 4.500%, 6/15/49 | | | |
3,860 | | Passaic County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Bonds, Preakness | 5/25 at 100.00 | AA | 4,158,185 |
| | Healthcare Center Expansion Project, Refunding Series 2015, 3.750%, 5/01/36 | | | |
4,005 | | Passaic County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Bonds, Preakness | 5/22 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 4,133,561 |
| | Healthcare Center Expansion Project, Series 2012, 3.500%, 5/01/35 | | | |
| | Union County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, General Obligation Lease Bonds, Juvenile | | | |
| | Detention Center Facility Project, Tender Option Bond Trust 2015-XF1019: | | | |
285 | | 19.792%, 5/01/28, 144A (IF) (4) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 769,665 |
285 | | 19.855%, 5/01/29, 144A (IF) (4) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 815,240 |
200 | | 19.855%, 5/01/30, 144A (IF) (4) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 598,028 |
370 | | 19.660%, 5/01/31, 144A (IF) (4) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 1,143,777 |
385 | | 19.762%, 5/01/32, 144A (IF) (4) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 1,244,647 |
400 | | 19.765%, 5/01/33, 144A (IF) (4) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 1,346,612 |
415 | | 19.855%, 5/01/34, 144A (IF) (4) | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 1,452,400 |
3,975 | | Union County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Bonds, Plainfield – Park | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 8,984,215 |
| | Madison Redevelopment Project, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XG0057, 13.991%, 3/01/34, | | | |
| | 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
259,000 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | 252,369,744 |
| | Transportation – 27.5% (18.7% of Total Investments) | | | |
5,550 | | Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, New Jersey, Parking Revenue Bonds, Series | 9/19 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 5,568,315 |
| | 2005A, 5.250%, 6/01/20 – NPFG Insured | | | |
2,400 | | Delaware River and Bay Authority, Delaware and New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, | 1/23 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,631,312 |
| | 5.000%, 1/01/42 | | | |
| | Delaware River and Bay Authority, Delaware and New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A: | | | |
1,285 | | 5.000%, 1/01/34 | 1/24 at 100.00 | A1 | 1,468,459 |
5,890 | | 4.125%, 1/01/39 | 1/24 at 100.00 | A1 | 6,343,294 |
7,800 | | 5.000%, 1/01/44 | 1/24 at 100.00 | A1 | 8,814,234 |
| | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015: | | | |
1,000 | | 4.000%, 7/01/34 – BAM Insured | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 1,114,420 |
2,820 | | 4.000%, 7/01/35 – BAM Insured | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 3,135,953 |
| | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019B: | | | |
2,005 | | 5.000%, 7/01/28 | No Opt. Call | A1 | 2,624,906 |
1,520 | | 5.000%, 7/01/29 | No Opt. Call | A1 | 2,028,258 |
| | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2017: | | | |
2,820 | | 5.000%, 7/01/42 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A1 | 3,454,359 |
10,210 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A1 | 12,427,612 |
| | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A: | | | |
1,400 | | 5.000%, 7/01/28 | No Opt. Call | A1 | 1,831,494 |
1,350 | | 5.000%, 7/01/29 | No Opt. Call | A1 | 1,801,413 |
950 | | 5.000%, 7/01/30 | 7/29 at 100.00 | A1 | 1,258,038 |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Transportation (continued) | | | |
$ 7,035 | | Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Series 2013, | 1/24 at 100.00 | A+ | $ 7,992,815 |
| | 5.000%, 1/01/40 | | | |
2,325 | | Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A, | 1/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,955,633 |
| | 5.000%, 1/01/37 | | | |
| | Delaware River Port Authority, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Revenue Refunding Bonds, | | | |
| | Port District Project, Series 2012: | | | |
1,800 | | 5.000%, 1/01/24 | 1/23 at 100.00 | A | 2,004,012 |
1,635 | | 5.000%, 1/01/25 | 1/23 at 100.00 | A | 1,819,641 |
1,875 | | 5.000%, 1/01/26 | 1/23 at 100.00 | A | 2,084,250 |
3,525 | | 5.000%, 1/01/27 | 1/23 at 100.00 | A | 3,913,067 |
5,555 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Private Activity Bonds, The Goethals Bridge | 1/24 at 100.00 | BBB | 6,296,370 |
| | Replacement Project, Series 2013, 5.625%, 1/01/52 (AMT) | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Continental | | | |
| | Airlines Inc, Series 1999: | | | |
1,000 | | 5.125%, 9/15/23 (AMT) | 8/22 at 101.00 | BB | 1,084,010 |
1,800 | | 5.250%, 9/15/29 (AMT) | 8/22 at 101.00 | BB | 1,987,776 |
2,250 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Continental | 3/24 at 101.00 | BB | 2,617,493 |
| | Airlines Inc, Series 2000A & 2000B, 5.625%, 11/15/30 (AMT) | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Port Newark | | | |
| | Container Terminal LLC Project, Refunding Series 2017: | | | |
5,660 | | 5.000%, 10/01/37 (AMT) | 10/27 at 100.00 | Ba1 | 6,672,517 |
7,440 | | 5.000%, 10/01/47 (AMT) | 10/27 at 100.00 | Ba1 | 8,625,638 |
| | New Jersey Transit Corporation, Grant Anticipation Notes, Federal Transit Administration | | | |
| | Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds, Series 2014A: | | | |
6,000 | | 5.000%, 9/15/20 | No Opt. Call | A | 6,230,280 |
5,750 | | 5.000%, 9/15/21 | No Opt. Call | A | 6,171,130 |
6,570 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015E, 5.000%, 1/01/45 | 1/25 at 100.00�� | A+ | 7,602,804 |
3,065 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.250%, 1/01/29 – | No Opt. Call | AA | 4,137,198 |
| | AGM Insured | | | |
7,620 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 1/01/28 | 1/23 at 100.00 | A+ | 8,553,221 |
1,365 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XF1057, | 7/22 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,942,859 |
| | 13.548%, 1/01/43, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
2,750 | | Passaic County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Paterson Parking Deck | 9/19 at 100.00 | A2 | 2,757,645 |
| | Facility, Series 2005, 5.000%, 4/15/35 – AGM Insured | | | |
7,235 | | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred | 12/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 8,295,651 |
| | Seventy Ninth Series 2013, 5.000%, 12/01/43 | | | |
5,000 | | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred | 1/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 5,310,900 |
| | Seventy Seventh Series 2013, 4.000%, 1/15/43 (AMT) | | | |
| | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, Two Hundred | | | |
| | Fourteen Series 2019: | | | |
2,000 | | 4.000%, 9/01/37 (AMT) (UB) (4) | 9/29 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,342,240 |
2,500 | | 4.000%, 9/01/38 (AMT) (UB) (4) | 9/29 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,914,775 |
2,500 | | 4.000%, 9/01/39 (AMT) (UB) (4) | 9/29 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,904,425 |
| | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air | | | |
| | Terminal LLC, Sixth Series 1997: | | | |
16,150 | | 5.750%, 12/01/22 – NPFG Insured (AMT) | 9/19 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 16,846,711 |
12,130 | | 5.750%, 12/01/25 – NPFG Insured (AMT) | 9/19 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 12,577,112 |
169,535 | | Total Transportation | | | 191,142,240 |
| | U.S. Guaranteed – 11.1% (7.5% of Total Investments) (5) | | | |
| | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Pennsylvania, Bridge System Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Refunding Series 2012A: | | | |
2,150 | | 5.000%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | 7/22 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,381,942 |
650 | | 4.000%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | 7/22 at 100.00 | A1 | 702,091 |
625 | | 4.000%, 7/01/27 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | 7/22 at 100.00 | A1 | 670,613 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | U.S. Guaranteed (5) (continued) | | | |
| | Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2010E: | | | |
$ 5,005 | | 5.000%, 1/01/40 (Pre-refunded 1/01/20) | 1/20 at 100.00 | A+ | $ 5,068,714 |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 1/01/40 (Pre-refunded 1/01/20) – AGM Insured | 1/20 at 100.00 | AA | 1,012,730 |
25 | | Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Project Consolidation Revenue Bonds, | No Opt. Call | Aaa | 28,403 |
| | Refunding Series 2007, 5.250%, 12/15/22 – AMBAC Insured (ETM) | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Provident | | | |
| | Group-Montclair Properties LLC, Montclair State University Student Housing Project, Series 2010A: | | | |
3,870 | | 5.750%, 6/01/31 (Pre-refunded 6/01/20) | 6/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 4,005,140 |
2,100 | | 5.875%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/20) | 6/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,175,264 |
70 | | New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, Environmental Infrastructure Bonds, | No Opt. Call | N/R | 74,045 |
| | Refunding Series 2012A-R, 4.000%, 9/01/21 (ETM) | | | |
30 | | New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, Environmental Infrastructure Bonds, | 9/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 31,231 |
| | Series 2012A, 3.250%, 9/01/31 (Pre-refunded 9/01/21) | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kennedy Health | | | |
| | System Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2012: | | | |
4,165 | | 3.750%, 7/01/27 (ETM) | No Opt. Call | N/R | 4,750,307 |
3,375 | | 5.000%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | 7/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 3,739,095 |
1,500 | | 5.000%, 7/01/37 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | 7/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,661,820 |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Palisades Medical | | | |
| | Center Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2013: | | | |
2,570 | | 5.250%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded 7/01/23) | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,966,294 |
555 | | 5.250%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded 7/01/23) | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 640,581 |
1,285 | | 5.500%, 7/01/43 (Pre-refunded 7/01/23) | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,495,136 |
275 | | 5.500%, 7/01/43 (Pre-refunded 7/01/23) | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 319,971 |
7,670 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Barnabas | 7/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 8,293,801 |
| | Health Care System, Refunding Series 2011A, 5.625%, 7/01/37 (Pre-refunded 7/01/21) | | | |
3,805 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, St Clare’s | 8/19 at 100.00 | AA | 3,935,550 |
| | Hospital, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 7/01/20 – RAAI Insured (ETM) | | | |
175 | | New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012A, | 7/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 194,395 |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/42 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | | | |
1,555 | | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, Convention Center Luxury Tax Bonds, Series | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | 1,722,302 |
| | 2004, 5.500%, 3/01/22 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | | |
7,500 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2009I, 5.000%, 1/01/35 | 1/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 7,596,750 |
| | (Pre-refunded 1/01/20) | | | |
2,260 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XF1057, | 7/22 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,216,749 |
| | 13.548%, 1/01/43 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22), 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
1,650 | | Newark Housing Authority, New Jersey, City-Secured Police Facility Revenue Bonds, South | 12/19 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,672,720 |
| | Ward Police Facility, Series 2009A, 6.750%, 12/01/38 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) – AGC Insured | | | |
| | North Hudson Sewerage Authority, New Jersey, Gross Revenue Lease Certificates, Senior | | | |
| | Lien Series 2012A: | | | |
1,455 | | 5.000%, 6/01/27 (Pre-refunded 6/01/22) | 6/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,611,573 |
225 | | 5.000%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/22) | 6/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 249,212 |
15,840 | | North Hudson Sewerage Authority, New Jersey, Sewerage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | 15,034,378 |
| | 2001A, 0.000%, 8/01/23 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | | |
2,100 | | Passaic County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County Guaranteed Parking Revenue | 5/20 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 2,154,810 |
| | Bonds, 200 Hospital Plaza Project, Series 2010, 5.000%, 5/01/42 (Pre-refunded 5/01/20) | | | |
73,485 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | 77,405,617 |
| | Utilities – 4.8% (3.2% of Total Investments) | | | |
13,500 | | Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, | 7/20 at 100.00 | BB– | 13,726,260 |
| | Covanta Project, Series 2015, 5.250%, 7/01/45 (AMT), 144A | | | |
1,510 | | Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority of Cape May County, New Jersey, | No Opt. Call | A | 1,629,713 |
| | Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1991 Series A (Atlantic City Electric Company | | | |
| | Project), 6.800%, 3/01/21 – NPFG Insured | | | |
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NXJ | Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Utilities (continued) | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Energy Facilities Revenue Bonds, UMM Energy | | | |
| | Partners, LLC Project, Series 2012A: | | | |
$ 1,000 | | 4.750%, 6/15/32 (AMT) | 6/22 at 100.00 | Baa2 | $ 1,062,530 |
1,225 | | 5.125%, 6/15/43 (AMT) | 6/22 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 1,306,720 |
1,500 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Natural Gas Facilities Revenue Bonds, New | 8/24 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,501,620 |
| | Jersey Natural Gas Company Project, Refunding Series 2011A, 2.750%, 8/01/39 | | | |
5,100 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, New | 5/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 5,233,314 |
| | Jersey-American Water Company Inc Project, Refunding Series 2010B, 5.600%, 11/01/34 (AMT) | | | |
2,040 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, New | 11/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,114,011 |
| | Jersey-American Water Company Inc Project, Refunding Series 2010D, 4.875%, 11/01/29 (AMT) | | | |
2,700 | | Passaic County Utilities Authority, New Jersey, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, | No Opt. Call | AA | 3,713,661 |
| | Refunding Series 2018, 5.000%, 3/01/37 | | | |
2,530 | | Salem County Pollution Control Financing Authority, New Jersey, Pollution Control | No Opt. Call | BBB | 2,749,983 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Chambers Project, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 12/01/23 (AMT) | | | |
31,105 | | Total Utilities | | | 33,037,812 |
| | Water and Sewer – 3.9% (2.7% of Total Investments) | | | |
15,670 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, Middlesex | 10/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 16,432,659 |
| | Water Company, Series 2012C, 4.250%, 10/01/47 (AMT) | | | |
2,355 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, Middlesex | 8/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,596,623 |
| | Water Company, Series 2019, 4.000%, 8/01/59 (AMT) | | | |
1,650 | | New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, Environmental Infrastructure Bonds, | 9/21 at 100.00 | AAA | 1,691,696 |
| | Series 2012A, 3.250%, 9/01/31 | | | |
| | North Hudson Sewerage Authority, New Jersey, Gross Revenue Lease Certificates, Senior | | | |
| | Lien Series 2012A: | | | |
2,365 | | 5.000%, 6/01/27 | 6/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,592,324 |
3,775 | | 5.000%, 6/01/42 | 6/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 4,110,295 |
25,815 | | Total Water and Sewer | | | 27,423,597 |
$ 954,631 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $922,944,237) | | | 1,024,501,509 |
| | Floating Rate Obligations – (3.7)% | | | (25,665,000) |
| | Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, net of deferred offering costs – (45.0)% (6) | | | (312,470,452) |
| | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.3% (7) | | | 8,597,952 |
| | Net Asset Applicable to Common Shares – 100% | | | $ 694,964,009 |
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Investments in Derivatives
Futures Contracts
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Variation |
| | | | | | Unrealized | Margin |
| Contract | Number of | Expiration | Notional | | Appreciation | Receivable/ |
Description | Position | Contracts | Date | Amount | Value | (Depreciation) | (Payable) |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note | Short | (106) | 12/19 | $(13,980,690) | $(13,962,188) | $18,502 | $(9,938) |
Total receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | | $ — |
Total payable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | | | $(9,938) |
| |
(1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted. |
(2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
(3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. |
(4) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. |
(5) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. |
(6) | Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, net of deferred offering costs as a percentage of Total Investments is 30.5%. |
(7) | Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the counter (“OTC”) derivatives as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives is recognized as part of cash collateral at brokers and/or the receivable or payable for variation margin as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. |
144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. |
AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax |
ETM | Escrowed to maturity |
IF | Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust. |
UB | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives. Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. |
| See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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NJV | Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 102.6% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 102.6% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary – 0.3% (0.3% of Total Investments) | | | |
$ 100 | | Middlesex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Senior Revenue Bonds, Heldrich | 9/19 at 100.00 | Caa2 | $ 78,581 |
| | Center Hotel/Conference Center Project, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 1/01/32 | | | |
| | Consumer Staples – 3.0% (2.9% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed | | | |
| | Bonds, Series 2018A: | | | |
215 | | 4.000%, 6/01/37 | 6/28 at 100.00 | A– | 231,274 |
305 | | 5.250%, 6/01/46 | 6/28 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 357,411 |
120 | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed | 6/28 at 100.00 | BBB | 134,407 |
| | Bonds, Series 2018B, 5.000%, 6/01/46 | | | |
640 | | Total Consumer Staples | | | 723,092 |
| | Education and Civic Organizations – 17.6% (17.2% of Total Investments) | | | |
110 | | Camden County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Bonds, Rowan University | 12/23 at 100.00 | A | 123,867 |
| | School of Osteopathic Medicine Project, Refunding Series 2013A, 5.000%, 12/01/32 | | | |
25 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Foundation | 1/28 at 100.00 | BBB– | 29,178 |
| | Academy Charter School, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 7/01/38 | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, North Star | | | |
| | Academy Charter School of Newark, Series 2017: | | | |
220 | | 4.000%, 7/15/37 | 7/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 235,822 |
25 | | 5.000%, 7/15/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 28,783 |
100 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Teaneck | 9/27 at 100.00 | BB | 110,071 |
| | Community Charter School, Series 2017A, 5.125%, 9/01/52, 144A | | | |
115 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, The Seeing Eye Inc, Refunding | No Opt. Call | A | 137,179 |
| | Series 2015, 5.000%, 3/01/25 | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, The Seeing Eye Inc, Refunding | | | |
| | Series 2017: | | | |
15 | | 5.000%, 6/01/32 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 18,651 |
20 | | 3.000%, 6/01/32 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 21,157 |
45 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Rutgers University General Obligation Lease | 6/23 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 66,368 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XF2357, 14.183%, 6/15/46, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
185 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, College of New Jersey, | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 191,290 |
| | Refunding Series 2016F, 3.000%, 7/01/40 | | | |
100 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kean University, Refunding | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 109,942 |
| | Series 2015H, 4.000%, 7/01/39 – AGM Insured | | | |
50 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 56,879 |
| | Series 2014A, 5.000%, 7/01/44 | | | |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rider University, | | | |
| | Series 2012A: | | | |
100 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 | 7/21 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 104,666 |
30 | | 5.000%, 7/01/37 | 7/21 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 31,287 |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rider University, | | | |
| | Series 2017F: | | | |
5 | | 3.750%, 7/01/37 | 7/27 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 5,219 |
100 | | 4.000%, 7/01/42 | 7/27 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 106,042 |
100 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 114,313 |
75 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seton Hall University, | 7/23 at 100.00 | A– | 83,857 |
| | Series 2013D, 5.000%, 7/01/38 | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Education and Civic Organizations (continued) | | | |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seton Hall University, | | | |
| | Series 2016C: | | | |
$ 435 | | 3.000%, 7/01/41 | 7/26 at 100.00 | A– | $ 448,289 |
50 | | 3.000%, 7/01/46 | 7/26 at 100.00 | A– | 51,203 |
25 | | 4.000%, 7/01/46 | 7/26 at 100.00 | A– | 27,335 |
| | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Stevens Institute of | | | |
| | Technology, Series 2017A: | | | |
30 | | 5.000%, 7/01/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A– | 35,820 |
200 | | 4.000%, 7/01/47 | 7/27 at 100.00 | A– | 220,322 |
25 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, The College of Saint | 7/26 at 100.00 | BB | 26,943 |
| | Elizabeth, Series 2016D, 5.000%, 7/01/46 | | | |
265 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Senior Student Loan Revenue Bonds, | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aaa | 294,908 |
| | Refunding Series 2018A, 4.000%, 12/01/35 (AMT) | | | |
100 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Refunding | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 102,064 |
| | Senior Series 2019A, 2.375%, 12/01/29 | | | |
160 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Senior | 12/25 at 100.00 | Aaa | 164,008 |
| | Lien Series 2016-1A, 2.750%, 12/01/27 (AMT) | | | |
200 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Senior | 12/26 at 100.00 | Aaa | 218,276 |
| | Lien Series 2017-1A, 4.000%, 12/01/40 (AMT) | | | |
150 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Senior | 6/28 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 155,236 |
| | Series 2019B, 3.250%, 12/01/39 (AMT) | | | |
30 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/20 at 100.00 | Aaa | 31,401 |
| | 2010-2, 5.000%, 12/01/30 | | | |
100 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/22 at 100.00 | Aaa | 111,488 |
| | 2012-1B, 5.750%, 12/01/39 (AMT) | | | |
195 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series | 12/24 at 100.00 | Aaa | 214,131 |
| | 2015-1A, 4.000%, 12/01/30 (AMT) | | | |
160 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, | 6/28 at 100.00 | A2 | 166,512 |
| | Subordinate Series 2019C, 3.625%, 12/01/49 (AMT) | | | |
54 | | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Tender | 12/22 at 100.00 | AA | 65,317 |
| | Option Bond Trust 2015-XF0151, 8.070%, 12/01/23 (AMT), 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
200 | | New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A, | 7/25 at 100.00 | A1 | 233,530 |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
60 | | Rutgers State University, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XF2356, | 5/23 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 88,542 |
| | 14.097%, 5/01/43, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
3,859 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | 4,229,896 |
| | Health Care – 13.3% (13.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Camden County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Health Care Redevelopment Revenue | | | |
| | Bonds, Cooper Health System Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2014A: | | | |
105 | | 5.000%, 2/15/25 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 120,387 |
100 | | 5.000%, 2/15/34 | 2/24 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 112,532 |
105 | | Camden County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Health Care Redevelopment Revenue | 2/23 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 118,222 |
| | Bonds, Cooper Health System Obligated Group Issue, Series 2013A, 5.750%, 2/15/42 | | | |
200 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Saint | 7/21 at 100.00 | BB+ | 214,012 |
| | Peters University Hospital, Refunding Series 2011, 6.250%, 7/01/35 | | | |
70 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, AHS Hospital | 1/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 78,581 |
| | Corporation, Refunding Series 2016, 4.000%, 7/01/41 | | | |
230 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Barnabas Health, | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 265,420 |
| | Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 7/01/44 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hackensack | | | |
| | Meridian Health Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2017A: | | | |
125 | | 5.000%, 7/01/28 | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 158,951 |
150 | | 5.000%, 7/01/57 | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 179,256 |
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NJV | Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | |
$ 110 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hunterdon Medical | 7/24 at 100.00 | A+ | $ 116,520 |
| | Center, Refunding Series 2014A, 4.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
35 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Inspira Health | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 38,948 |
| | Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2016A, 4.000%, 7/01/41 | | | |
360 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Inspira Health | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 432,857 |
| | Obligated Group Issue, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 7/01/42 (UB) (4) | | | |
20 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Meridian Health | No Opt. Call | AA– | 21,379 |
| | System Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 7/01/21 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Princeton | | | |
| | HealthCare System, Series 2016A: | | | |
25 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA | 30,509 |
40 | | 5.000%, 7/01/33 | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA | 48,753 |
30 | | 5.000%, 7/01/34 | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA | 36,452 |
130 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Robert Wood | 7/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 151,078 |
| | Johnson University Hospital Issue, Series 2014A, 5.000%, 7/01/39 | | | |
110 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Robert Wood | 7/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 125,496 |
| | Johnson University Hospital, Series 2013A, 5.500%, 7/01/43 | | | |
100 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, RWJ Barnabas | 7/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 120,339 |
| | Health Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 7/01/43 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph’s | | | |
| | Healthcare System Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2016: | | | |
10 | | 3.000%, 7/01/32 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 10,160 |
405 | | 4.000%, 7/01/48 | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 437,440 |
100 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s | 8/23 at 100.00 | A– | 106,725 |
| | Warren Hospital Obligated Group, Series 2013, 4.000%, 8/15/37 | | | |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, University | | | |
| | Hospital Issue, Refunding Series 2015A: | | | |
130 | | 4.125%, 7/01/38 – AGM Insured | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 140,790 |
110 | | 5.000%, 7/01/46 – AGM Insured | 7/25 at 100.00 | AA | 125,891 |
2,800 | | Total Health Care | | | 3,190,698 |
| | Housing/Multifamily – 9.3% (9.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
55 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Provident Group – Kean | 1/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 61,537 |
| | Properties LLC – Kean University Student Housing Project, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | | |
100 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Provident Group – Rowan | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB– | 108,708 |
| | Properties LLC – Rowan University Student Housing Project, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 1/01/48 | | | |
155 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, West Campus Housing LLC – New | 7/25 at 100.00 | BB+ | 165,045 |
| | Jersey City University Student Housing Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | | |
1,000 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A, | 11/19 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,004,250 |
| | 4.950%, 5/01/41 | | | |
120 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A, | 11/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 127,532 |
| | 4.000%, 11/01/45 | | | |
270 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series 2016B, | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 285,034 |
| | 3.600%, 11/01/40 | | | |
435 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A, | 11/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 477,817 |
| | 3.875%, 11/01/38 | | | |
2,135 | | Total Housing/Multifamily | | | 2,229,923 |
| | Housing/Single Family – 5.0% (4.9% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2018A: | | | |
160 | | 3.600%, 4/01/33 | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 174,822 |
100 | | 3.750%, 10/01/35 | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 109,510 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Housing/Single Family (continued) | | | |
$ 90 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | $ 97,484 |
| | Series 2018B, 3.800%, 10/01/32 (AMT) | | | |
750 | | New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, | 4/28 at 100.00 | AA | 820,200 |
| | Series 2019C, 3.950%, 10/01/44 (UB) (4) | | | |
1,100 | | Total Housing/Single Family | | | 1,202,016 |
| | Long-Term Care – 1.1% (1.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
15 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds, Lions Gate Project, | 1/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 15,682 |
| | Series 2014, 5.250%, 1/01/44 | | | |
140 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, United Methodist Homes of New | 7/23 at 100.00 | BBB– | 147,861 |
| | Jersey Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 7/01/34 | | | |
40 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, United Methodist Homes of New | 7/24 at 100.00 | BBB– | 43,831 |
| | Jersey Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 7/01/29 | | | |
50 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Village Drive | 10/26 at 102.00 | N/R | 52,595 |
| | Healthcare Urban Renewal LLC, Series 2018, 5.750%, 10/01/38, 144A | | | |
245 | | Total Long-Term Care | | | 259,969 |
| | Tax Obligation/General – 8.1% (7.9% of Total Investments) | | | |
80 | | Cumberland County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, | 10/28 at 100.00 | AA | 89,393 |
| | County Correctional Facility Project, Series 2018, 4.000%, 10/01/43 – BAM Insured | | | |
125 | | Gloucester Township, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019, 2.000%, 2/01/24 | No Opt. Call | AA | 128,126 |
| | – BAM Insured | | | |
| | Harrison, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Parking Utility Series 2018: | | | |
35 | | 3.125%, 3/01/31 – BAM Insured | 3/28 at 100.00 | AA | 37,790 |
30 | | 3.250%, 3/01/32 – BAM Insured | 3/28 at 100.00 | AA | 32,504 |
50 | | 3.500%, 3/01/36 – BAM Insured | 3/28 at 100.00 | AA | 54,402 |
100 | | Jersey City, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding General Improvement Series | 11/27 at 100.00 | AA– | 126,106 |
| | 2017A, 5.000%, 11/01/29 | | | |
125 | | Middlesex County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Redevelopment Series | No Opt. Call | AAA | 158,989 |
| | 2017, 5.000%, 1/15/27 | | | |
110 | | Monroe Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, New Jersey, General Obligation | 3/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 128,707 |
| | Bonds, Refunding Series 2015, 5.000%, 3/01/38 | | | |
20 | | Montclair Township, Essex County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding | 1/24 at 100.00 | AAA | 23,108 |
| | Parking Utility Series 2014A, 5.000%, 1/01/37 | | | |
100 | | Montclair Township, Essex County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding School | No Opt. Call | AAA | 115,615 |
| | Series 2017B, 4.000%, 3/01/25 | | | |
| | New Brunswick Parking Authority, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Guaranteed Parking | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | |
300 | | 5.000%, 9/01/32 – BAM Insured | 9/26 at 100.00 | AA | 365,739 |
130 | | 5.000%, 9/01/39 – BAM Insured | 9/26 at 100.00 | AA | 155,623 |
50 | | New Brunswick Parking Authority, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Guaranteed Parking | 9/26 at 100.00 | AA | 51,924 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016B, 3.000%, 9/01/39 – AGM Insured | | | |
125 | | Sussex County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019, 3.000%, 6/01/27 | 6/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 137,801 |
150 | | Union County Utilities Authority, New Jersey, Resource Recovery Facility Lease Revenue | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 162,444 |
| | Bonds, Covantan Union Inc Lessee, Refunding Series 2011B, 5.250%, 12/01/31 (AMT) | | | |
170 | | Union County Utilities Authority, New Jersey, Solid Waste System County Deficiency | 6/21 at 100.00 | Aaa | 180,508 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 6/15/41 | | | |
1,700 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | 1,948,779 |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited – 17.3% (16.9% of Total Investments) | | | |
245 | | Garden State Preservation Trust, New Jersey, Open Space and Farmland Preservation Bonds, | No Opt. Call | AA | 315,317 |
| | Series 2005A, 5.750%, 11/01/28 – AGM Insured | | | |
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NJV | Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited (continued) | | | |
$ 150 | | Hudson County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County Secured Lease Revenue Bonds, | 5/26 at 100.00 | AA | $ 179,070 |
| | Hudson County Vocational Technical Schools Project, Series 2016, 5.250%, 5/01/51 | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2012: | | | |
250 | | 5.000%, 6/15/25 | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 271,270 |
400 | | 5.000%, 6/15/28 | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 432,048 |
50 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, State House Project, | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 56,274 |
| | Series 2017B, 4.500%, 6/15/40 | | | |
115 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Motor Vehicle Surcharge, | 7/27 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 119,109 |
| | Refunding Series 2017A, 3.375%, 7/01/30 | | | |
2,170 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series | No Opt. Call | A– | 1,154,028 |
| | 2009A, 0.000%, 12/15/39 | | | |
| | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2011A: | | | |
40 | | 6.000%, 6/15/35 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 42,920 |
190 | | 5.500%, 6/15/41 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 201,710 |
| | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2011B: | | | |
130 | | 5.500%, 6/15/31 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 138,611 |
270 | | 5.250%, 6/15/36 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 286,289 |
55 | | 5.000%, 6/15/37 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 58,035 |
425 | | 5.000%, 6/15/42 | 6/21 at 100.00 | A– | 447,317 |
25 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 27,802 |
| | 2018A, 4.250%, 12/15/38 | | | |
90 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series | 12/28 at 100.00 | A– | 100,448 |
| | 2019AA, 4.500%, 6/15/49 | | | |
110 | | Union County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, General Obligation Lease Bonds, Juvenile | No Opt. Call | N/R | 322,945 |
| | Detention Center Facility Project, Tender Option Bond Trust 2015-XF1019, 19.363%, 5/01/30, | | | |
| | 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
4,715 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | 4,153,193 |
| | Transportation – 15.0% (14.6% of Total Investments) | | | |
250 | | Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, New Jersey, Parking Revenue Bonds, Series | 9/19 at 100.00 | Baa2 | 250,825 |
| | 2005A, 5.250%, 6/01/20 – NPFG Insured | | | |
| | Delaware River and Bay Authority, Delaware and New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A: | | | |
150 | | 4.125%, 1/01/39 | 1/24 at 100.00 | A1 | 161,544 |
200 | | 5.000%, 1/01/44 | 1/24 at 100.00 | A1 | 226,006 |
540 | | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System | 7/27 at 100.00 | A1 | 657,288 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | | |
320 | | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System | No Opt. Call | A1 | 418,627 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A, 5.000%, 7/01/28 | | | |
175 | | Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A, | 1/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 222,467 |
| | 5.000%, 1/01/37 | | | |
295 | | Delaware River Port Authority, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Revenue Refunding Bonds, | 1/23 at 100.00 | A | 327,477 |
| | Port District Project, Series 2012, 5.000%, 1/01/27 | | | |
190 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Private Activity Bonds, The Goethals Bridge | 1/24 at 100.00 | BBB | 215,358 |
| | Replacement Project, Series 2013, 5.625%, 1/01/52 (AMT) | | | |
80 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Continental | 3/24 at 101.00 | BB | 93,066 |
| | Airlines Inc, Series 2000A & 2000B, 5.625%, 11/15/30 (AMT) | | | |
320 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Port Newark | 10/27 at 100.00 | Ba1 | 370,995 |
| | Container Terminal LLC Project, Refunding Series 2017, 5.000%, 10/01/47 (AMT) | | | |
255 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015E, 5.000%, 1/01/45 | 1/25 at 100.00 | A+ | 295,086 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Transportation (continued) | | | |
$ 315 | | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred | 12/23 at 100.00 | AA– | $ 361,179 |
| | Seventy Ninth Series 2013, 5.000%, 12/01/43 | | | |
3,090 | | Total Transportation | | | 3,599,918 |
| | U.S. Guaranteed – 7.7% (7.5% of Total Investments) (5) | | | |
480 | | Guam Government, Limited Obligation Section 30 Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A, 5.750%, | 12/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 485,506 |
| | 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) | | | |
| | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Provident | | | |
| | Group-Montclair Properties LLC, Montclair State University Student Housing Project, Series 2010A: | | | |
100 | | 5.750%, 6/01/31 (Pre-refunded 6/01/20) | 6/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 103,492 |
50 | | 5.875%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/20) | 6/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 51,792 |
| | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Palisades Medical | | | |
| | Center Obligated Group Issue, Refunding Series 2013: | | | |
20 | | 5.250%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded 7/01/23) | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 23,084 |
85 | | 5.250%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded 7/01/23) | 7/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 98,107 |
70 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Barnabas | 7/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 75,693 |
| | Health Care System, Refunding Series 2011A, 5.625%, 7/01/37 (Pre-refunded 7/01/21) | | | |
1,000 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, State Contract Bonds, Hospital | 10/19 at 100.00 | A– | 1,003,420 |
| | Asset Transformatiom Program, Series 2009A, 5.750%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/19) | | | |
1,805 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | 1,841,094 |
| | Utilities – 4.5% (4.4% of Total Investments) | | | |
470 | | Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, | 7/20 at 100.00 | BB– | 477,877 |
| | Covanta Project, Series 2015, 5.250%, 7/01/45 (AMT), 144A | | | |
300 | | Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority of Cape May County, New Jersey,�� | No Opt. Call | A | 323,784 |
| | Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1991 Series A (Atlantic City Electric Company | | | |
| | Project), 6.800%, 3/01/21 – NPFG Insured | | | |
200 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Natural Gas Facilities Revenue Bonds, New | 8/24 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 200,216 |
| | Jersey Natural Gas Company Project, Refunding Series 2011A, 2.750%, 8/01/39 | | | |
65 | | Salem County Pollution Control Financing Authority, New Jersey, Pollution Control | No Opt. Call | BBB | 70,652 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Chambers Project, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 12/01/23 (AMT) | | | |
1,035 | | Total Utilities | | | 1,072,529 |
| | Water and Sewer – 0.4% (0.3% of Total Investments) | | | |
75 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, Middlesex | 8/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 82,695 |
| | Water Company, Series 2019, 4.000%, 8/01/59 (AMT) | | | |
$ 23,299 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $22,479,404) | | | 24,612,383 |
| | Floating Rate Obligations – (3.5)% | | | (830,000) |
| | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.9% (6) | | | 216,124 |
| | Net Asset Applicable to Common Shares – 100% | | | $ 23,998,507 |
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NJV | Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investments in Derivatives
Futures Contracts
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Variation |
| | | | | | Unrealized | Margin |
| Contract | Number of | Expiration | Notional | | Appreciation | Receivable/ |
Description | Position | Contracts | Date | Amount | Value | (Depreciation) | (Payable) |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note | Short | (16) | 12/19 | $(1,919,336) | $(1,919,625) | $(289) | $(1,500) |
Total receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
| $ — |
Total payable for variation margin on futures contracts
| $(1,500) |
| |
(1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted. |
(2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
(3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. |
(4) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. |
(5) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. |
(6) | Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the counter (“OTC”) derivatives as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives is recognized as part of cash collateral at brokers and/or the receivable or payable for variation margin as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. |
144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. |
AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax |
IF | Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust. |
UB | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives. Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. |
| See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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NQP | Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal |
| Income Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 156.0% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 156.0% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Consumer Staples – 0.4% (0.3% of Total Investments) | | | |
$ 2,000 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | No Opt. Call | AA– | $ 2,654,820 |
| | Bonds, Procter & Gamble Paper Project, Series 2001, 5.375%, 3/01/31 (AMT) | | | |
| | Education and Civic Organizations – 18.8% (12.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
1,160 | | Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Pennsylvania, College Revenue | No Opt. Call | Baa3 | 1,358,325 |
| | Refunding Bonds, Robert Morris College, Series 1998A, 6.000%, 5/01/28 | | | |
940 | | Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 3/23 at 100.00 | A | 972,853 |
| | Duquesne University, Series 2013A, 3.500%, 3/01/34 | | | |
| | Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Robert Morris University, Series 2016: | | | |
735 | | 3.000%, 10/15/30 | 10/26 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 729,576 |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 10/15/38 | 10/26 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,134,760 |
1,625 | | Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 10/27 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,848,275 |
| | Robert Morris University, Series 2017, 5.000%, 10/15/47 | | | |
3,215 | | Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, School Lane | 3/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 3,737,888 |
| | Charter School Project, Series 2016, 5.125%, 3/15/36 | | | |
835 | | Chester County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Avon Grove Charter School | 12/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 952,251 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 12/15/47 | | | |
2,200 | | Crawford County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, College Revenue Bonds, | 5/26 at 100.00 | A– | 2,266,088 |
| | Allegheny College, Series 2016, 3.000%, 5/01/34 | | | |
1,000 | | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Dickinson College | 11/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,209,360 |
| | Project, Second Series 2017A, 5.000%, 11/01/39 | | | |
1,470 | | Dallas Area Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Misericordia University | 5/29 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,677,373 |
| | Project, Series 2019, 5.000%, 5/01/48 | | | |
1,020 | | Dallas Area Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Misericordia University, | 5/24 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,112,290 |
| | Series 2014, 5.000%, 5/01/37 | | | |
750 | | Delaware County Authority, Pennsylvania, General Revenue Bonds, Eastern University, | 9/19 at 100.00 | AA | 751,268 |
| | Series 2006, 4.500%, 10/01/27 – RAAI Insured | | | |
4,595 | | Erie Higher Education Building Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Gannon | 11/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 4,810,643 |
| | University, Series 2016, 4.000%, 5/01/46 | | | |
2,395 | | General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, AICUP Financing | 10/27 at 100.00 | A– | 2,547,609 |
| | Program-York College of Pennsylvania, Series 2017 PP4, 3.375%, 11/01/37 | | | |
| | Huntingdon County General Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Juniata College, | | | |
| | Series 2016OO2: | | | |
590 | | 3.250%, 5/01/36 | 5/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 596,820 |
1,555 | | 3.500%, 5/01/41 | 5/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,578,418 |
815 | | Indiana County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Student | No Opt. Call | N/R | 813,386 |
| | Cooperative Association Inc/Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Student Union Project, | | | |
| | Series 1999B, 0.000%, 11/01/19 – AMBAC Insured | | | |
| | Lackawanna County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | University of Scranton, Series 2017: | | | |
475 | | 3.375%, 11/01/33 | 11/27 at 100.00 | A– | 506,773 |
2,910 | | 4.000%, 11/01/40 | 11/27 at 100.00 | A– | 3,155,342 |
5,235 | | Lycoming County Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Pennsylvania College of | 5/22 at 100.00 | A | 5,609,302 |
| | Technology, Series 2012, 5.000%, 5/01/32 | | | |
2,155 | | Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 4/20 at 100.00 | BBB | 2,195,428 |
| | Arcadia University, Series 2010, 5.625%, 4/01/40 | | | |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Education and Civic Organizations (continued) | | | |
$ 1,855 | | Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 9/28 at 100.00 | A | $ 2,243,085 |
| | Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 9/01/48 | | | |
| | Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2019: | | | |
3,410 | | 4.000%, 9/01/44 | 9/29 at 100.00 | A | 3,784,213 |
395 | | 4.000%, 9/01/49 | 9/29 at 100.00 | A | 435,800 |
1,465 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilites Authority, Revenue Bonds, Holy Family | 9/23 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,660,885 |
| | University, Series 2013A, 6.500%, 9/01/38 | | | |
1,625 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, General Revenue Bonds, State | 9/19 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,629,566 |
| | System of Higher Education, Series 2008AH, 5.000%, 6/15/33 | | | |
2,415 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, AICUP Financing | 11/21 at 100.00 | A– | 2,589,097 |
| | Program-Mount Aloysius College Project, Series 2011R-1, 5.000%, 11/01/35 | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Bryn Mawr College, | | | |
| | Refunding Series 2014: | | | |
2,545 | | 5.000%, 12/01/38 | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,004,423 |
2,080 | | 5.000%, 12/01/44 | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,444,291 |
85 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Drexel University, | 5/21 at 100.00 | A | 89,829 |
| | Series 2011A, 5.250%, 5/01/41 | | | |
1,000 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Gwynedd Mercy | 5/22 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,076,160 |
| | College, Series 2012-KK1, 5.375%, 5/01/42 | | | |
320 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, LaSalle University, | 11/22 at 100.00 | BBB | 332,560 |
| | Series 2012, 4.000%, 5/01/32 | | | |
2,000 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Temple University, | 4/22 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 2,148,520 |
| | First Series of 2012, 5.000%, 4/01/42 | | | |
7,125 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson | 3/25 at 100.00 | A | 8,272,481 |
| | University, Refunding Series 2015A, 5.250%, 9/01/50 (UB) (4) | | | |
760 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson | 9/22 at 100.00 | A | 825,710 |
| | University, Series 2012, 5.000%, 3/01/42 | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the | | | |
| | Sciences in Philadelphia, Series 2012: | | | |
1,030 | | 4.000%, 11/01/39 | 11/22 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 1,077,123 |
4,300 | | 5.000%, 11/01/42 | 11/22 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 4,688,505 |
1,310 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the | 11/25 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 1,489,719 |
| | Sciences in Philadelphia, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 11/01/36 | | | |
1,590 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Widener University, | 7/23 at 100.00 | A– | 1,755,821 |
| | Series 2013A, 5.500%, 7/15/38 | | | |
3,005 | | Pennsylvania State University, Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 5.000%, 3/01/35 | 3/20 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 3,059,451 |
1,255 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, La Salle | 11/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,307,798 |
| | University, Series 2017, 3.625%, 5/01/35 | | | |
554 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 9/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 5,540 |
| | Leadership Learning Partners, Series 2005A, 5.375%, 7/01/36 (5) | | | |
4,500 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 6/20 at 100.00 | BB | 4,614,840 |
| | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School, Series 2013, 6.750%, 6/15/43, 144A | | | |
500 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Richard | 9/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 466,055 |
| | Allen Preparatory Charter School, Series 2006, 6.250%, 5/01/33 | | | |
2,420 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 3/28 at 100.00 | BB+ | 2,600,653 |
| | University of the Arts, Series 2017, 5.000%, 3/15/45, 144A | | | |
2,320 | | Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 5/26 at 100.00 | A– | 2,684,658 |
| | University of Scranton, Series 2016, 5.000%, 11/01/37 | | | |
5,250 | | Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority, Pennsylvania, University Revenue | 6/26 at 100.00 | BB+ | 5,550,877 |
| | Bonds, Marywood University, Series 2016, 5.000%, 6/01/46 | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Education and Civic Organizations (continued) | | | |
$ 5,000 | | State Public School Building Authority, Pennsylvania, College Revenue Bonds, Northampton | 3/21 at 100.00 | A1 | $ 5,285,850 |
| | County Area Community College, Series 2011, 5.500%, 3/01/31 | | | |
3,555 | | Washington County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, College Revenue Bonds, | 11/27 at 100.00 | A– | 3,770,788 |
| | AICUP Financing Program-Washington and Jefferson College Project, Series 2017-PP5, | | | |
| | 3.375%, 11/01/36 | | | |
| | Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, University of Scranton, | | | |
| | Series 2015A: | | | |
1,890 | | 5.000%, 11/01/32 | 11/25 at 100.00 | A– | 2,233,545 |
740 | | 5.000%, 11/01/33 | 11/25 at 100.00 | A– | 872,963 |
740 | | 4.000%, 11/01/35 | 11/25 at 100.00 | A– | 791,275 |
103,714 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | 112,356,109 |
| | Health Care – 33.1% (21.2% of Total Investments) | | | |
17,120 | | Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Allegheny | 4/28 at 100.00 | A | 18,675,352 |
| | Health Network Obligated Group Issue, Series 2018A, 4.000%, 4/01/44 | | | |
| | Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Ohio | | | |
| | Valley General Hospital, Series 2005A: | | | |
1,685 | | 5.000%, 4/01/25 | 9/19 at 100.00 | Caa1 | 1,674,435 |
4,160 | | 5.125%, 4/01/35 | 9/19 at 100.00 | Caa1 | 3,878,410 |
| | Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, University | | | |
| | of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Series 2019A: | | | |
210 | | 4.000%, 7/15/35 | 7/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 242,810 |
1,000 | | 4.000%, 7/15/37 | 7/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,146,630 |
460 | | 4.000%, 7/15/38 | 7/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 525,072 |
| | Beaver County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Heritage Valley Health | | | |
| | System, Inc, Series 2012: | | | |
4,010 | | 5.000%, 5/15/26 | 5/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,242,981 |
1,910 | | 5.000%, 5/15/27 | 5/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,018,316 |
2,000 | | 5.000%, 5/15/28 | 5/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,113,780 |
| | Berks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue | | | |
| | Bonds, Tower Health Project, Series 2017: | | | |
9,985 | | 5.000%, 11/01/50 | 11/27 at 100.00 | A | 11,688,940 |
4,100 | | 5.000%, 11/01/50 (UB) (4) | 11/27 at 100.00 | A | 4,799,665 |
3,300 | | Berks County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Reading Hospital & | 5/22 at 100.00 | A | 3,456,849 |
| | Medical Center Project, Series 2012A, 4.500%, 11/01/41 | | | |
4,000 | | Central Bradford Progress Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Guthrie Health, | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,288,600 |
| | Refunding Series 2011, 5.375%, 12/01/41 | | | |
| | Centre County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mount Nittany | | | |
| | Medical Center Project, Series 2016A: | | | |
805 | | 5.000%, 11/15/41 | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 937,503 |
2,985 | | 5.000%, 11/15/46 | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 3,438,750 |
| | Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Main Line Health System, Series 2017A: | | | |
3,200 | | 4.000%, 10/01/36 | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 3,641,152 |
1,935 | | 4.000%, 10/01/37 | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 2,192,007 |
| | Dauphin County General Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Pinnacle | | | |
| | Health System Project, Refunding Series 2016A: | | | |
1,375 | | 5.000%, 6/01/34 | 6/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,645,352 |
375 | | 5.000%, 6/01/35 | 6/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 447,653 |
3,460 | | Dauphin County General Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Pinnacle | 6/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,732,959 |
| | Health System Project, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 6/01/42 | | | |
1,500 | | Doylestown Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A, | 7/23 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,641,495 |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/28 | | | |
2,275 | | Doylestown Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A, | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 2,555,348 |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/41 | | | |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | |
$ 5,000 | | Dubois Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Penn Highlands | 1/28 at 100.00 | A– | $ 5,926,800 |
| | Healthcare, Series 2018, 5.000%, 7/15/48 | | | |
4,555 | | Geisinger Authority, Montour County, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, | 6/24 at 100.00 | AA | 5,139,725 |
| | Geisinger Health System, Series 2014A, 5.000%, 6/01/41 | | | |
1,370 | | Indiana County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana | 6/23 at 100.00 | Ba1 | 1,521,522 |
| | Regional Medical Center, Series 2014A, 6.000%, 6/01/39 | | | |
3,385 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, | 1/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 4,288,626 |
| | Lancaster General Hospital Project, Tender Option Bond Trust 2015-XF0064, 10.819%, | | | |
| | 7/01/42, 144A (IF) | | | |
2,200 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health | 8/26 at 100.00 | AA | 2,604,866 |
| | System, Refunding Series 2016B, 5.000%, 8/15/46 (UB) (4) | | | |
3,000 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health | 8/26 at 100.00 | AA | 3,571,140 |
| | System, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 8/15/42 (UB) (4) | | | |
3,450 | | Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lehigh | 7/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,792,067 |
| | Valley Health Network, Refunding Series 2016A, 4.000%, 7/01/35 | | | |
2,565 | | Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lehigh | 7/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,660,880 |
| | Valley Health Network, Series 2012B, 4.000%, 7/01/43 | | | |
| | Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Good Shepherd | | | |
| | Group, Refunding Series 2016: | | | |
1,265 | | 3.000%, 11/01/36 | 5/26 at 100.00 | A | 1,310,945 |
2,850 | | 4.000%, 11/01/41 (UB) (4) | 5/26 at 100.00 | A | 3,049,643 |
4,955 | | 4.000%, 11/01/46 (UB) (4) | 5/26 at 100.00 | A | 5,279,998 |
4,600 | | Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Good Shepherd | 11/22 at 100.00 | A | 4,793,706 |
| | Group, Series 2012, 4.000%, 11/01/32 | | | |
| | Monroe County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Pocono Medical | | | |
| | Center, Series 2016: | | | |
1,020 | | 3.375%, 7/01/32 | 7/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,076,936 |
2,650 | | 5.000%, 7/01/41 | 7/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,114,121 |
925 | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Health Facilities | 4/22 at 100.00 | AA | 990,074 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Jefferson Health System, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 10/01/41 | | | |
7,500 | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue | 1/25 at 100.00 | Ba1 | 8,503,425 |
| | Bonds, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Issue, Series 2015A, 5.250%, 1/15/45 | | | |
4,000 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of | 7/23 at 100.00 | A+ | 4,434,800 |
| | Pittsburgh Medical Center, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 7/01/43 | | | |
16,385 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of | 8/26 at 100.00 | AA | 18,105,425 |
| | Pennsylvania Health System, Refunding Series 2016C, 4.000%, 8/15/41 (UB) (4) | | | |
3,100 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of | 8/22 at 100.00 | AA | 3,371,591 |
| | Pennsylvania Health System, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 8/15/42 | | | |
4,885 | | Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital | 7/22 at 100.00 | BBB– | 5,320,595 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Temple University Health System Obligated Group, Series 2012A, | | | |
| | 5.625%, 7/01/42 | | | |
2,440 | | Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital | 7/21 at 100.00 | AA | 2,871,612 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Tender Option Bond Trust 2015-XF0114, | | | |
| | 10.813%, 7/01/41, 144A (IF) | | | |
| | Pocono Mountains Industrial Park Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Saint | | | |
| | Luke’s Hospital -Monroe Project, Series 2015A: | | | |
3,000 | | 5.000%, 8/15/40 | 2/25 at 100.00 | A– | 3,437,310 |
1,170 | | 4.000%, 8/15/45 | 2/25 at 100.00 | A– | 1,247,548 |
3,000 | | Pottsville Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lehigh Valley | 1/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,518,430 |
| | Health Network, Series 2016B, 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
2,000 | | Saint Mary Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health | 12/28 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,444,620 |
| | Credit Group, Refunding Series 2019PA, 5.000%, 12/01/48 | | | |
3,000 | | Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wellspan Health Obligated | 6/24 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 3,380,010 |
| | Group, Refunding Series 2014A, 5.000%, 6/01/44 | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | |
$ 2,000 | | Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wellspan Health Obligated | 6/29 at 100.00 | Aa3 | $ 2,470,220 |
| | Group, Series 2019A, 5.000%, 6/01/49 | | | |
1,800 | | The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, | 7/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 2,118,330 |
| | Hospital Revenue Bonds, Temple University Health System Obligated Group, Series of 2017, | | | |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/30 | | | |
3,470 | | Washington County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, The | 7/23 at 100.00 | A | 3,818,700 |
| | Washington Hospital Project, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 7/01/28 | | | |
| | West Shore Area Authority, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Holy | | | |
| | Spirit Hospital of the Sisters of Christian Charity, Series 2011B: | | | |
1,835 | | 5.625%, 1/01/32 | 1/22 at 100.00 | AA | 2,008,004 |
1,970 | | 5.750%, 1/01/41 | 1/22 at 100.00 | AA | 2,160,381 |
575 | | Westmoreland County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System | 7/20 at 100.00 | A3 | 589,754 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Excela Health Project, Series 2010A, 5.125%, 7/01/30 | | | |
177,770 | | Total Health Care | | | 197,905,863 |
| | Housing/Multifamily – 1.2% (0.8% of Total Investments) | | | |
160 | | Chester County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Student Housing Revenue | 8/23 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 173,107 |
| | Bonds, University Student Housing, LLC Project at West Chester University Series 2013A, | | | |
| | 5.000%, 8/01/45 | | | |
1,650 | | Clarion County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Clarion | 7/24 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,734,678 |
| | University Foundation Inc Student Housing Project at Clarion University, Series 2014A, | | | |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
1,235 | | East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Student Services | 7/24 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,344,396 |
| | Inc – Student Housing Project at Millersville University, Series 2014, 5.000%, 7/01/46 | | | |
1,900 | | East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Student Services | 7/25 at 100.00 | BBB– | 2,099,652 |
| | Inc – Student Housing Project at Millersville University, Series 2015, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | | |
270 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University | 7/26 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 316,940 |
| | Properties Inc Student Housing Project at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, Series | | | |
| | 2016A, 5.000%, 7/01/31 | | | |
1,603 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Multifamily Housing | 9/19 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,605,228 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Homes Germantown – Morrisville Project, Series 2005A, | | | |
| | 5.625%, 7/01/35 | | | |
6,818 | | Total Housing/Multifamily | | | 7,274,001 |
| | Housing/Single Family – 15.3% (9.8% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2012-114: | | | |
4,750 | | 3.300%, 10/01/32 (UB) (4) | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,841,865 |
4,425 | | 3.650%, 10/01/37 | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,523,058 |
2,275 | | 3.650%, 10/01/37 (UB) (4) | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,325,414 |
1,830 | | 3.700%, 10/01/42 (UB) (4) | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 1,867,057 |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2015-116B: | | | |
2,330 | | 3.950%, 10/01/40 (UB) (4) | 10/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,458,966 |
3,000 | | 4.000%, 4/01/45 (UB) (4) | 10/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,160,830 |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2015-117B: | | | |
3,290 | | 3.900%, 10/01/35 (UB) (4) | 10/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,513,885 |
2,465 | | 4.050%, 10/01/40 (UB) (4) | 10/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,625,077 |
2,045 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 4/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,150,522 |
| | 2016-119, 3.500%, 10/01/36 | | | |
7,000 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 10/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 7,259,490 |
| | 2016-120, 3.200%, 4/01/40 (UB) (4) | | | |
22,450 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 10/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 23,233,281 |
| | 2016-121, 3.200%, 10/01/41 (UB) (4) | | | |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Housing/Single Family (continued) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2017-122: | | | |
$ 2,000 | | 3.650%, 10/01/32 (UB) (4) | 4/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | $ 2,158,880 |
6,725 | | 3.900%, 10/01/36 (UB) (4) | 4/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 7,291,514 |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2017-123B: | | | |
4,160 | | 3.450%, 10/01/32 (UB) (4) | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,459,645 |
4,165 | | 3.900%, 10/01/37 (UB) (4) | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,527,980 |
3,930 | | 4.000%, 10/01/42 (UB) (4) | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 4,251,946 |
5,000 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 5,307,050 |
| | 2017-124B, 3.500%, 10/01/37 (UB) (4) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2018-126A: | | | |
2,400 | | 3.700%, 10/01/33 (UB) (4) | 4/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,618,208 |
2,260 | | 3.950%, 10/01/38 (UB) (4) | 4/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 2,468,688 |
585 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Tender Option | 4/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 656,464 |
| | Bonds Trust 2015-XF0109, 7.898%, 10/01/31, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
87,085 | | Total Housing/Single Family | | | 91,699,820 |
| | Industrials – 0.9% (0.6% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue | | | |
| | Refunding Bonds, Amtrak Project, Series 2012A: | | | |
2,495 | | 5.000%, 11/01/23 (AMT) | 11/22 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,735,593 |
545 | | 5.000%, 11/01/27 (AMT) | 11/22 at 100.00 | A1 | 596,807 |
2,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/41 (AMT) | 11/22 at 100.00 | A1 | 2,177,720 |
5,040 | | Total Industrials | | | 5,510,120 |
| | Long-Term Care – 5.6% (3.6% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Berks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Healthcare Facilities | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Highlands at Wyomissing, Series 2017A: | | | |
940 | | 5.000%, 5/15/37 | 5/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,097,130 |
1,160 | | 5.000%, 5/15/47 | 5/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,328,931 |
| | Berks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Healthcare Facilities | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, The Highlands at Wyomissing, Series 2018: | | | |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 5/15/43 | 5/25 at 102.00 | BBB | 1,134,160 |
400 | | 5.000%, 5/15/48 | 5/25 at 102.00 | BBB | 450,956 |
230 | | Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 12/25 at 100.00 | N/R | 242,710 |
| | Simpson Senior Services Project, Series 2015A, 5.000%, 12/01/35 | | | |
| | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran | | | |
| | Social Ministries Project, Series 2015: | | | |
4,380 | | 4.000%, 1/01/33 | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 4,627,777 |
5,740 | | 5.000%, 1/01/38 | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 6,374,213 |
| | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran | | | |
| | Social Ministries Project, Series 2016: | | | |
985 | | 5.000%, 1/01/28 | 1/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,143,723 |
1,815 | | 5.000%, 1/01/29 | 1/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 2,101,697 |
735 | | 5.000%, 1/01/30 | 1/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 848,851 |
300 | | 3.250%, 1/01/36 | 1/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 303,006 |
2,015 | | 3.250%, 1/01/39 | 1/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 2,027,916 |
| | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran | | | |
| | Social Ministries Project, Series 2019A: | | | |
690 | | 4.125%, 1/01/38 | 1/29 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 748,961 |
1,410 | | 5.000%, 1/01/39 | 1/29 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,665,901 |
650 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Health Center Revenue Bonds, Masonic | 5/25 at 100.00 | A | 740,818 |
| | Villages Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 11/01/35 | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Long-Term Care (continued) | | | |
$ 530 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Health Center Revenue Bonds, Saint | 4/22 at 100.00 | BB+ | $ 552,186 |
| | Anne’s Retirement Community, Inc, Series 2012, 5.000%, 4/01/33 | | | |
1,250 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Landis Homes | 7/25 at 100.00 | BBB– | 1,354,825 |
| | Retirement Community Project, Refunding Series 2015A, 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
| | Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Garden Spot | | | |
| | Village Project, Series 2013: | | | |
1,000 | | 5.375%, 5/01/28 | 5/23 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,100,760 |
1,665 | | 5.750%, 5/01/35 | 5/23 at 100.00 | BBB | 1,851,863 |
1,500 | | Langhorne Manor Boro Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 9/19 at 100.00 | A– | 1,501,635 |
| | Woods Services Project, Series 2013, 4.000%, 11/15/38 | | | |
2,150 | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, ACTS | 5/22 at 100.00 | A– | 2,348,767 |
| | Retirement-Life Communities, Inc Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 11/15/26 | | | |
30,545 | | Total Long-Term Care | | | 33,546,786 |
| | Materials – 1.2% (0.8% of Total Investments) | | | |
6,455 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds, | 11/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 6,936,156 |
| | National Gypsum Company, Refunding Series 2014, 5.500%, 11/01/44 (AMT) | | | |
| | Tax Obligation/General – 23.5% (15.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
840 | | Adams County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017B, 2.500%, 11/15/29 | 11/25 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 882,899 |
1,700 | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011C-65, | 5/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,809,259 |
| | 5.375%, 5/01/31 | | | |
| | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013C-72: | | | |
2,780 | | 5.250%, 12/01/32 | 12/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 3,226,162 |
2,000 | | 5.250%, 12/01/33 | 12/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,319,720 |
| | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014C-74: | | | |
1,750 | | 5.000%, 12/01/32 | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,057,195 |
1,285 | | 5.000%, 12/01/34 | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,504,375 |
2,400 | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018C-77, | 11/28 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,982,912 |
| | 5.000%, 11/01/43 | | | |
5,100 | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series C69-C70 of 2012, | 12/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 5,662,377 |
| | 5.000%, 12/01/37 | | | |
| | Bethel Park School District, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | | | |
| | Refunding Series 2016: | | | |
1,500 | | 4.000%, 8/01/31 | 8/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,726,665 |
1,255 | | 4.000%, 8/01/33 | 8/26 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,438,456 |
1,950 | | Boyertown Area School District, Berks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania, General | 4/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,226,627 |
| | Obligation Bonds, Series 2015, 5.000%, 10/01/38 | | | |
3,000 | | Bristol Township School District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | 6/23 at 100.00 | A2 | 3,375,660 |
| | Series 2013, 5.250%, 6/01/43 | | | |
| | Canon-McMillan School District, Washington County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation | | | |
| | Bonds, Series 2014D: | | | |
3,000 | | 5.000%, 12/15/37 | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA | 3,499,110 |
1,075 | | 5.000%, 12/15/38 – BAM Insured | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA | 1,252,493 |
1,100 | | 5.000%, 12/15/39 | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA | 1,281,467 |
7,465 | | Erie City School District, Erie County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series | No Opt. Call | N/R | 5,463,484 |
| | 2000, 0.000%, 9/01/30 – AMBAC Insured | | | |
6,680 | | Gateway School District, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | 10/22 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 7,110,326 |
| | Refunding Series 2012, 4.000%, 10/15/32 | | | |
6,225 | | Lehighton Area School District, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | 11/23 at 100.00 | AA | 7,038,857 |
| | Limited Tax Series 2015A, 5.000%, 11/15/43 – BAM Insured | | | |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Tax Obligation/General (continued) | | | |
| | North Allegheny School District, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation | | | |
| | Bonds, Series 2015: | | | |
$ 5,000 | | 5.000%, 5/01/31 | 5/25 at 100.00 | AA | $ 5,970,800 |
4,000 | | 5.000%, 5/01/32 | 5/25 at 100.00 | AA | 4,770,000 |
2,875 | | 5.000%, 5/01/33 | 5/25 at 100.00 | AA | 3,421,106 |
| | Penn Manor School District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2019A: | | | |
1,000 | | 4.000%, 3/01/35 | 9/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,135,820 |
1,000 | | 4.000%, 3/01/36 | 9/27 at 100.00 | AA | 1,132,810 |
| | Pennsbury School District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2016A: | | | |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/33 | 4/25 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 1,188,220 |
2,660 | �� | 5.000%, 10/01/34 | 4/25 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 3,150,610 |
2,045 | | 5.000%, 10/01/35 | 4/25 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 2,417,415 |
2,620 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Parking System Revenue Bonds, | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA | 3,039,383 |
| | Capitol Region Parking System, Junior Insured Series 2013C, 5.500%, 1/01/30 – AGM Insured | | | |
3,925 | | Philadelphia School District, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A, | No Opt. Call | A+ | 5,168,715 |
| | 5.000%, 6/01/34 – NPFG Insured | | | |
745 | | Pittsburgh School District, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | 9/22 at 100.00 | AA | 828,693 |
| | Series 2014A, 5.000%, 9/01/25 – BAM Insured | | | |
| | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012B: | | | |
2,590 | | 5.000%, 9/01/25 | 9/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,877,723 |
6,800 | | 5.000%, 9/01/26 | 9/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 7,544,872 |
980 | | Radnor Township School District, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation | 9/19 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 980,421 |
| | Bonds, Series 2012, 3.000%, 2/15/34 | | | |
1,000 | | Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012, 4.000%, 11/01/37 | 11/22 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 1,064,740 |
11,440 | | Reading School District, Berks County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | 8,389,982 |
| | 2003B, 0.000%, 1/15/32 – NPFG Insured | | | |
| | Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Notes, Series 2016: | | | |
270 | | 5.000%, 11/15/26 | 5/24 at 100.00 | BB+ | 302,022 |
2,925 | | 5.000%, 11/15/32 | 5/24 at 100.00 | BB+ | 3,216,681 |
1,000 | | South Park School District, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | 2/20 at 100.00 | AA | 1,004,920 |
| | Series 2014, 3.375%, 8/01/32 – BAM Insured | | | |
21,000 | | State Public School Building Authority, Pennsylvania, Lease Revenue Bonds, Philadelphia | No Opt. Call | AA | 27,516,930 |
| | School District, Series 2003, 5.500%, 6/01/28 – AGM Insured (UB) (4) | | | |
| | The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Scranton, Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania, | | | |
| | Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A: | | | |
250 | | 5.000%, 11/15/21 | No Opt. Call | BB+ | 258,388 |
170 | | 5.000%, 11/15/28 | 5/24 at 100.00 | BB+ | 176,467 |
126,400 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | 140,414,762 |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited – 9.0% (5.8% of Total Investments) | | | |
1,070 | | Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority, Pennsylvania, TIF Revenue Bonds, Pittsburg | 9/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,066,993 |
| | Mills Project, Series 2004, 5.600%, 7/01/23 | | | |
1,475 | | Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Tax Revenue | 5/22 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 1,568,500 |
| | Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 5/01/35 | | | |
155 | | Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Tax Revenue | 5/28 at 100.00 | Ba3 | 182,618 |
| | Bonds, City Center Project, Series 2018, 5.000%, 5/01/33, 144A | | | |
1,115 | | Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Tax Revenue | 5/27 at 100.00 | Ba3 | 1,256,772 |
| | Bonds, City Center Refunding Project, Series 2017, 5.000%, 5/01/42, 144A | | | |
| | Commonwealth Financing Authority, Pennsylvania, State Appropriation Lease Bonds, Master | | | |
| | Settlement, Series 2018: | | | |
1,135 | | 5.000%, 6/01/33 | 6/28 at 100.00 | A1 | 1,413,041 |
7,215 | | 4.000%, 6/01/39 – AGM Insured (UB) (4) | 6/28 at 100.00 | AA | 8,107,784 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited (continued) | | | |
| | Government of Guam, Business Privilege Tax Bonds, Series 2011A: | | | |
$ 1,670 | | 5.250%, 1/01/36 | 1/22 at 100.00 | BB | $ 1,771,720 |
655 | | 5.125%, 1/01/42 | 1/22 at 100.00 | BB | 689,302 |
1,620 | | Monroe County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Special Obligation Revenue | 7/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,691,523 |
| | Bonds, Tobyhanna Township Project, Series 2014, 6.875%, 7/01/33, 144A | | | |
1,935 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Special Revenue | 12/21 at 100.00 | A2 | 2,062,478 |
| | Bonds, Subordinate Series 2011B, 5.000%, 12/01/41 | | | |
7,000 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Subordinate | 12/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 7,849,170 |
| | Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2013B-1, 5.250%, 12/01/43 | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Subordinate | | | |
| | Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A: | | | |
2,650 | | 0.000%, 12/01/37 (6) | 12/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 2,793,948 |
4,000 | | 0.000%, 12/01/44 (6) | 12/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,193,120 |
2,500 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series | 12/28 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,044,150 |
| | 2018B, 5.000%, 12/01/48 | | | |
5,530 | | Philadelphia Authority For Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, City Agreement Revenue | 12/25 at 100.00 | A | 6,599,889 |
| | Bonds, Cultural and Commercial Corridors Program, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 12/01/30 | | | |
3,820 | | Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Sports and Exhibition Authority, Pennsylvania, Hotel | 8/22 at 100.00 | AA | 4,209,984 |
| | Room Excise Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 2/01/26 – AGM Insured | | | |
4,225 | | Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2007N, | No Opt. Call | C | 4,724,268 |
| | 5.500%, 7/01/29 – AMBAC Insured | | | |
825 | | Washington County Redevelopment Authority, Pennsylvania, Tanger Outlet Victory Center | 1/28 at 100.00 | BB | 884,087 |
| | Tax Increment Bonds, Series 2018, 5.000%, 7/01/35 | | | |
48,595 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | 54,109,347 |
| | Transportation – 9.9% (6.3% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Delaware River Port Authority, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Revenue Refunding Bonds, | | | |
| | Port District Project, Series 2012: | | | |
2,425 | | 5.000%, 1/01/23 | No Opt. Call | A | 2,696,794 |
2,310 | | 5.000%, 1/01/24 | 1/23 at 100.00 | A | 2,571,815 |
610 | | 5.000%, 1/01/25 | 1/23 at 100.00 | A | 678,887 |
4,000 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Parking System Revenue Bonds, | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA | 4,504,680 |
| | Capitol Region Parking System, Series 2013A, 5.250%, 1/01/44 – AGM Insured | | | |
12,100 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 16,023,062 |
| | 2009E, 6.375%, 12/01/38 | | | |
820 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Second | 6/26 at 100.00 | A3 | 960,827 |
| | Series 2016B-2, 5.000%, 6/01/39 | | | |
3,000 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2014C, 5.000%, 12/01/44 | 12/24 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,458,340 |
10,470 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2015B, 5.000%, 12/01/45 | 12/25 at 100.00 | A1 | 12,263,930 |
| | (UB) (4) | | | |
2,000 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2009C, | 6/26 at 100.00 | AA | 2,580,280 |
| | 6.250%, 6/01/33 – AGM Insured | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2017B-1: | | | |
1,430 | | 5.000%, 6/01/31 | 6/27 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,735,920 |
1,430 | | 5.000%, 6/01/33 | 6/27 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,727,168 |
1,500 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2019A, | 12/29 at 100.00 | A3 | 1,667,775 |
| | 4.000%, 12/01/49 | | | |
585 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A, 3.000%, | 7/27 at 100.00 | AA | 611,413 |
| | 7/01/34 – AGM Insured | | | |
1,500 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017B, 5.000%, | 7/27 at 100.00 | A | 1,792,845 |
| | 7/01/42 (AMT) | | | |
1,865 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 6/15/28 | 6/20 at 100.00 | A | 1,923,915 |
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| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Transportation (continued) | | | |
| | Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Sports and Exhibition Authority, Pennsylvania, Parking | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2017: | | | |
$ 1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/15/30 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | $ 1,227,820 |
500 | | 5.000%, 12/15/33 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 607,540 |
550 | | 5.000%, 12/15/34 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 665,825 |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 12/15/36 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 1,205,700 |
250 | | 5.000%, 12/15/37 | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 300,148 |
49,345 | | Total Transportation | | | 59,204,684 |
| | U.S. Guaranteed – 14.6% (9.4% of Total Investments) (7) | | | |
2,325 | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011C-65, 5.375%, | 5/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,489,447 |
| | 5/01/31 (Pre-refunded 5/01/21) | | | |
4,100 | | Centre County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mount Nittany | 11/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,617,871 |
| | Medical Center Project, Series 2011, 7.000%, 11/15/46 (Pre-refunded 11/15/21) | | | |
310 | | Centre County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012B, 4.000%, 7/01/24 | 7/20 at 100.00 | AA | 317,592 |
| | (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | | |
| | Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System | | | |
| | Revenue Bonds, Jefferson Health System, Series 2010A: | | | |
1,175 | | 5.000%, 5/15/40 (Pre-refunded 5/15/20) | 5/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,206,643 |
420 | | 5.000%, 5/15/40 (Pre-refunded 5/15/20) | 5/20 at 100.00 | AA | 431,458 |
3,280 | | Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Series 2010E, | 1/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,321,754 |
| | 5.000%, 1/01/40 (Pre-refunded 1/01/20) | | | |
3,000 | | Erie County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Saint Vincent | 7/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 3,143,370 |
| | Health Center Project, Series 2010A, 7.000%, 7/01/27 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | | |
6,845 | | Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 7/20 at 100.00 | AA– | 7,083,959 |
| | Chambersburg Hospital Project, Series 2010, 5.375%, 7/01/42 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | | |
| | Monroe County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Pocono Medical | | | |
| | Center, Series 2012A: | | | |
365 | | 4.000%, 1/01/25 (Pre-refunded 1/01/22) | 1/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 388,272 |
3,000 | | 5.000%, 1/01/41 (Pre-refunded 1/01/22) | 1/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 3,259,830 |
3,730 | | Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue | 6/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 4,120,680 |
| | Bonds, Abington Memorial Hospital Obligated Group, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 6/01/31 | | | |
| | (Pre-refunded 6/01/22) | | | |
1,130 | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, FHA Insured Mortgage | 8/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,174,477 |
| | Revenue Bonds, New Regional Medical Center Project, Series 2010, 5.375%, 8/01/38 | | | |
| | (Pre-refunded 8/01/20) | | | |
3,500 | | Norristown Area School District, Pennsylvania, Installment Purchase Certificates of | 4/22 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 3,825,920 |
| | Participation, Series 2012, 5.000%, 4/01/32 (Pre-refunded 4/01/22) | | | |
3,010 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds , | 10/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 3,026,976 |
| | Albert Einstein Healthcare, Series 2009A, 6.250%, 10/15/23 (Pre-refunded 10/15/19) | | | |
1,415 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Drexel University, | 5/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,512,182 |
| | Series 2011A, 5.250%, 5/01/41 (Pre-refunded 5/01/21) | | | |
1,300 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Edinboro University | 7/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,352,585 |
| | Foundation Student Housing Project, Series 2010, 6.000%, 7/01/43 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Foundation for | | | |
| | Student Housing at Indiana University, Project Series 2012A: | | | |
1,000 | | 5.000%, 7/01/27 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | 7/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,109,350 |
750 | | 5.000%, 7/01/32 (Pre-refunded 7/01/22) | 7/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 832,013 |
1,195 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Philadelphia | 6/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,366,781 |
| | University, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 6/01/32 (Pre-refunded 6/01/23) | | | |
420 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Shippensburg | 10/22 at 100.00 | N/R | 469,795 |
| | University Student Services, Inc Student Housing Project at Shippensburg University of | | | |
| | Pennsylvania, Series 2012, 5.000%, 10/01/44 (Pre-refunded 10/01/22) | | | |
2,015 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson | 3/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,053,829 |
| | University, Series 2010, 5.000%, 3/01/40 (Pre-refunded 3/01/20) | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | U.S. Guaranteed (7) (continued) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Special Revenue | | | |
| | Bonds, Subordinate Series 2010A1&2: | | | |
$ 345 | | 5.500%, 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/20) | 12/20 at 100.00 | N/R | $ 363,840 |
1,440 | | 5.500%, 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/20) | 12/20 at 100.00 | AA– | 1,518,638 |
3,915 | | 5.000%, 12/01/38 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) | 12/19 at 100.00 | AA– | 3,952,036 |
2,065 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Special Revenue | 12/21 at 100.00 | N/R | 2,247,133 |
| | Bonds, Subordinate Series 2011B, 5.000%, 12/01/41 (Pre-refunded 12/01/21) | | | |
3,180 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Special Revenue | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA– | 3,460,476 |
| | Bonds, Subordinate Series 2012A, 5.000%, 12/01/31 (Pre-refunded 12/01/21) | | | |
2,485 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien, Refunding | 12/19 at 100.00 | A | 2,508,508 |
| | Series 2010B-1, 5.000%, 12/01/37 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) | | | |
105 | | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Twelfth Series 1990B, 7.000%, | No Opt. Call | N/R | 109,243 |
| | 5/15/20 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | | |
7,165 | | Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Health | 5/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 7,357,954 |
| | System Revenue Bonds, Jefferson Health System, Series 2010B, 5.000%, 5/15/40 | | | |
| | (Pre-refunded 5/15/20) | | | |
585 | | Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital | No Opt. Call | AA+ | 592,845 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, Series 1993, 6.650%, 12/01/19 (ETM) | | | |
3,345 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2011, 6.500%, | 8/20 at 100.00 | A | 3,507,132 |
| | 8/01/41 (Pre-refunded 8/01/20) | | | |
| | Saint Mary Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Catholic | | | |
| | Health East, Series 2010A: | | | |
55 | | 5.000%, 11/15/40 (Pre-refunded 11/15/20) | 11/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 57,537 |
605 | | 5.000%, 11/15/40 (Pre-refunded 11/15/20) | 11/20 at 100.00 | AA– | 632,903 |
1,613 | | South Fork Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Conemaugh Valley | 7/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 1,670,278 |
| | Memorial Hospital, Series 2010, 5.500%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | | |
| | Union County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Evangelical | | | |
| | Community Hospital Project, Refunding & Improvement Series 2011: | | | |
3,130 | | 6.875%, 8/01/31 (Pre-refunded 8/01/21) | 8/21 at 100.00 | A– | 3,469,136 |
2,500 | | 7.000%, 8/01/41 (Pre-refunded 8/01/21) | 8/21 at 100.00 | A– | 2,774,725 |
| | West Shore Area Authority, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Holy | | | |
| | Spirit Hospital of the Sisters of Christian Charity Project, Series 2011: | | | |
325 | | 6.250%, 1/01/31 (Pre-refunded 1/01/21) | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA | 347,129 |
4,555 | | 6.500%, 1/01/36 (Pre-refunded 1/01/21) | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA | 4,879,453 |
1,110 | | Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, University of Scranton, | 11/20 at 100.00 | A– | 1,159,539 |
| | Series 2010, 5.000%, 11/01/40 (Pre-refunded 11/01/20) | | | |
82,808 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | 87,713,289 |
| | Utilities – 10.0% (6.4% of Total Investments) | | | |
2,540 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue | No Opt. Call | N/R | 2,219,325 |
| | Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Refunding Series 2005A, 4.000%, 1/01/35 | | | |
| | (Mandatory Put 7/01/21) (5) | | | |
3,000 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue | No Opt. Call | N/R | 3,090,000 |
| | Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Series 2006A, 4.375%, 1/01/35 | | | |
| | (Mandatory Put 7/01/22) (5) | | | |
6,210 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue | No Opt. Call | N/R | 5,425,987 |
| | Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Series 2006B, 3.500%, 12/01/35 | | | |
| | (Mandatory Put 6/01/20) (5) | | | |
9,855 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue | No Opt. Call | N/R | 8,610,806 |
| | Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Series 2008A, 2.700%, 4/01/35 (5) | | | |
7,250 | | Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Covanta | 7/20 at 100.00 | BB– | 7,416,025 |
| | Project, Refunding Series 2015A, 5.000%, 7/01/43 | | | |
4,015 | | Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Water Facility Revenue | 12/19 at 100.00 | A+ | 4,058,161 |
| | Refunding Bonds, Pennsylvania-American Water Company, Series 2009, 5.500%, 12/01/39 | | | |
2,220 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue | 9/25 at 100.00 | B | 2,415,027 |
| | Refunding Bonds, PPL Energy Supply, LLC Project, Series 2009A, 6.400%, 12/01/38 | | | |
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NQP | Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Utilities (continued) | | | |
$ 7,500 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, | 10/29 at 100.00 | A+ | $ 7,808,175 |
| | Pennsylvania-American Water Company, Refunding Series 2019, 3.000%, 4/01/39 | | | |
4,575 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, | 10/19 at 100.00 | AA– | 4,587,673 |
| | Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc Project, Series 2009A, 5.000%, 10/01/39 | | | |
5,000 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, | 11/19 at 100.00 | AA– | 5,036,250 |
| | Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc Project, Series 2009B, 5.000%, 11/15/40 | | | |
5,000 | | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, General Ordinance, Fifteenth Series | 8/27 at 100.00 | A | 5,951,150 |
| | 2017, 5.000%, 8/01/47 | | | |
2,735 | | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Thirteenth Series 2015, | 8/25 at 100.00 | A | 3,260,804 |
| | 5.000%, 8/01/29 | | | |
59,900 | | Total Utilities | | | 59,879,383 |
| | Water and Sewer – 12.5% (8.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding | | | |
| | Series 2015: | | | |
3,325 | | 5.000%, 12/01/40 | 12/25 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,906,077 |
3,320 | | 5.000%, 12/01/45 | 12/25 at 100.00 | A+ | 3,878,258 |
| | Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond | | | |
| | Trust 2015-XF0123: | | | |
825 | | 10.758%, 12/01/29, 144A (IF) (4) | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA | 1,043,303 |
1,665 | | 10.767%, 12/01/33, 144A (IF) (4) | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA | 2,106,008 |
| | Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority, Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue | | | |
| | Bonds, Series 2015: | | | |
1,110 | | 5.000%, 5/01/40 | 5/25 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 1,295,026 |
2,220 | | 4.000%, 5/01/45 | 5/25 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 2,406,991 |
| | Lehigh County Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Allentown | | | |
| | Concession, Capital Appreciation Series 2013B: | | | |
7,295 | | 0.000%, 12/01/34 | No Opt. Call | A | 4,919,456 |
4,420 | | 0.000%, 12/01/35 | No Opt. Call | A | 2,881,752 |
12,500 | | Lehigh County Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Allentown | 12/23 at 100.00 | A | 14,192,125 |
| | Concession, Series 2013A, 5.125%, 12/01/47 | | | |
1,100 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Sewage Sludge Disposal Revenue | 1/20 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 1,114,432 |
| | Bonds, Philadelphia Biosolids Facility Project, Series 2009, 6.250%, 1/01/32 | | | |
6,560 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A, | 1/21 at 100.00 | A+ | 6,845,032 |
| | 5.000%, 1/01/41 | | | |
2,500 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A, | 1/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 2,691,050 |
| | 5.125%, 1/01/43 | | | |
| | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A: | �� | | |
5,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/48 (UB) (4) | 10/28 at 100.00 | A+ | 6,159,400 |
7,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/53 (UB) (4) | 10/28 at 100.00 | A+ | 8,586,200 |
1,000 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B, | 11/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 1,251,670 |
| | 5.000%, 11/01/54 | | | |
5,000 | | Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer System Revenue | 9/23 at 100.00 | A | 5,740,400 |
| | Bonds, First Lien Series 2013B, 5.250%, 9/01/40 | | | |
2,840 | | Robinson Township Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer | 11/19 at 100.00 | AA | 2,847,725 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, 4.000%, 5/15/40 | | | |
1,930 | | Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Municipal Service Revenue Bonds, | 5/23 at 100.00 | AA+ | 3,096,493 |
| | Tender Option Bond Trust 2016-XF1058, 13.767%, 8/15/37, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
69,610 | | Total Water and Sewer | | | 74,961,398 |
$ 856,085 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $860,386,901) | | | 934,166,538 |
| | Floating Rate Obligations – (21.6)% | | | (129,530,000) |
| | Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, net of deferred offering costs – (36.2)% (8) | | | (216,699,593) |
| | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.8% (9) | | | 10,715,243 |
| | Net Asset Applicable to Common Shares – 100% | | | $ 598,652,188 |
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Investments in Derivatives
Futures Contracts
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Variation |
| | | | | | Unrealized | Margin |
| Contract | Number of | Expiration | Notional | | Appreciation | Receivable/ |
Description | Position | Contracts | Date | Amount | Value | (Depreciation) | (Payable) |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note | Short | (161) | 12/19 | $(21,234,821) | $(21,206,719) | $28,102 | $(15,094) |
U.S. Treasury Long Bond | Short | (119) | 12/19 | (19,726,187) | (19,664,750) | 61,437 | – |
Total | | | | $(40,961,008) | $(40,871,469) | $89,539 | $(15,094) |
Total receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | | | $ — |
Total payable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | | | $(15,094) |
| |
(1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted. |
(2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
(3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. |
(4) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. |
(5) | Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy. |
(6) | Step-up coupon bond, a bond with a coupon that increases ("steps up"), usually at regular intervals, while the bond is outstanding. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period. |
(7) | 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. |
(8) | Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, net of deferred offering costs as a percentage of Total Investments is 23.2%. |
(9) | Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the counter ("OTC") derivatives as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives is recognized as part of cash collateral at brokers and/or the receivable or payable for variation margin as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. |
144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. |
AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax |
ETM | Escrowed to maturity |
IF | Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust. |
UB | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives. Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. |
| See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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NPN | Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 101.7% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | MUNICIPAL BONDS – 101.7% (100.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Consumer Staples – 3.1% (3.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
$ 400 | | District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed | No Opt. Call | A– | $ 460,676 |
| | Bonds, Series 2001, 6.500%, 5/15/33 | | | |
95 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | No Opt. Call | AA– | 126,104 |
| | Bonds, Procter & Gamble Paper Project, Series 2001, 5.375%, 3/01/31 (AMT) | | | |
495 | | Total Consumer Staples | | | 586,780 |
| | Education and Civic Organizations – 8.3% (8.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
50 | | Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 10/27 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 57,709 |
| | Robert Morris University, Series 2017, 5.000%, 10/15/37 | | | |
70 | | Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, School Lane | 3/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 81,385 |
| | Charter School Project, Series 2016, 5.125%, 3/15/36 | | | |
20 | | Chester County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Avon Grove Charter School | 12/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 22,808 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 12/15/47 | | | |
100 | | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Dickinson College | 11/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 120,936 |
| | Project, Second Series 2017A, 5.000%, 11/01/39 | | | |
30 | | Dallas Area Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Misericordia University | 5/29 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 34,232 |
| | Project, Series 2019, 5.000%, 5/01/48 | | | |
30 | | Dallas Area Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Misericordia University, | 5/24 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 32,714 |
| | Series 2014, 5.000%, 5/01/37 | | | |
60 | | Erie Higher Education Building Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Gannon | 11/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 62,816 |
| | University, Series 2016, 4.000%, 5/01/46 | | | |
60 | | General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, AICUP Financing | 10/27 at 100.00 | A– | 63,823 |
| | Program-York College of Pennsylvania, Series 2017 PP4, 3.375%, 11/01/37 | | | |
| | Huntingdon County General Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Juniata College, | | | |
| | Series 2016OO2: | | | |
15 | | 3.250%, 5/01/36 | 5/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 15,173 |
35 | | 3.500%, 5/01/41 | 5/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 35,527 |
50 | | Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 9/28 at 100.00 | A | 60,461 |
| | Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2018A, 5.000%, 9/01/48 | | | |
| | Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2019: | | | |
50 | | 4.000%, 9/01/44 | 9/29 at 100.00 | A | 55,487 |
25 | | 4.000%, 9/01/49 | 9/29 at 100.00 | A | 27,582 |
90 | | Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Lafayette | 11/28 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 102,714 |
| | College, Refunding Series 2018, 4.000%, 11/01/38 | | | |
35 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilites Authority, Revenue Bonds, Holy Family | 9/23 at 100.00 | BBB– | 39,680 |
| | University, Series 2013A, 6.500%, 9/01/38 | | | |
45 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson | 9/22 at 100.00 | A | 48,891 |
| | University, Series 2012, 5.000%, 3/01/42 | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the | | | |
| | Sciences in Philadelphia, Series 2012: | | | |
35 | | 4.000%, 11/01/39 | 11/22 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 36,601 |
60 | | 5.000%, 11/01/42 | 11/22 at 100.00 | Baa1 | 65,421 |
95 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Widener University, | 7/23 at 100.00 | A– | 104,908 |
| | Series 2013A, 5.500%, 7/15/38 | | | |
70 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, La Salle | 11/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 72,945 |
| | University, Series 2017, 3.625%, 5/01/35 | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Education and Civic Organizations (continued) | | | |
$ 100 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 6/20 at 100.00 | BB | $ 102,552 |
| | Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School, Series 2013, 6.750%, 6/15/43, 144A | | | |
50 | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, | 3/28 at 100.00 | BB+ | 53,733 |
| | University of the Arts, Series 2017, 5.000%, 3/15/45, 144A | | | |
100 | | Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority, Pennsylvania, University Revenue | 6/26 at 100.00 | BB+ | 105,731 |
| | Bonds, Marywood University, Series 2016, 5.000%, 6/01/46 | | | |
145 | | Washington County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, College Revenue Bonds, | 11/27 at 100.00 | A– | 153,801 |
| | AICUP Financing Program-Washington and Jefferson College Project, Series 2017-PP5, | | | |
| | 3.375%, 11/01/36 | | | |
1,420 | | Total Education and Civic Organizations | | | 1,557,630 |
| | Health Care – 17.9% (17.6% of Total Investments) | | | |
460 | | Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Allegheny | 4/28 at 100.00 | A | 501,791 |
| | Health Network Obligated Group Issue, Series 2018A, 4.000%, 4/01/44 | | | |
115 | | Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, University | 7/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 132,968 |
| | of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Series 2019A, 4.000%, 7/15/35 | | | |
375 | | Berks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue | 11/27 at 100.00 | A | 438,994 |
| | Bonds, Tower Health Project, Series 2017, 5.000%, 11/01/50 | | | |
100 | | Centre County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mount Nittany | 11/25 at 100.00 | AA– | 115,201 |
| | Medical Center Project, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 11/15/46 | | | |
75 | | Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System | 10/27 at 100.00 | AA | 84,961 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Main Line Health System, Series 2017A, 4.000%, 10/01/37 | | | |
55 | | Dauphin County General Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Pinnacle | 6/26 at 100.00 | A+ | 65,656 |
| | Health System Project, Refunding Series 2016A, 5.000%, 6/01/35 | | | |
35 | | Dauphin County General Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Pinnacle | 6/22 at 100.00 | A+ | 37,761 |
| | Health System Project, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 6/01/42 | | | |
225 | | Doylestown Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A, | 7/26 at 100.00 | BBB– | 252,727 |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/41 | | | |
150 | | Dubois Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Penn Highlands | 1/28 at 100.00 | A– | 177,804 |
| | Healthcare, Series 2018, 5.000%, 7/15/48 | | | |
100 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health | 8/26 at 100.00 | AA | 118,403 |
| | System, Refunding Series 2016B, 5.000%, 8/15/46 | | | |
150 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health | 8/26 at 100.00 | AA | 178,557 |
| | System, Series 2016A, 5.000%, 8/15/42 | | | |
100 | | Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Good Shepherd | 5/26 at 100.00 | A | 107,005 |
| | Group, Refunding Series 2016, 4.000%, 11/01/41 | | | |
40 | | Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Good Shepherd | 11/22 at 100.00 | A | 41,684 |
| | Group, Series 2012, 4.000%, 11/01/32 | | | |
200 | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue | 1/25 at 100.00 | Ba1 | 226,758 |
| | Bonds, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Issue, Series 2015A, 5.250%, 1/15/45 | | | |
145 | | Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital | 7/22 at 100.00 | BBB– | 157,930 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Temple University Health System Obligated Group, Series 2012A, 5.625%, 7/01/42 | | | |
200 | | Pottsville Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lehigh Valley | 1/27 at 100.00 | A+ | 234,562 |
| | Health Network, Series 2016B, 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
210 | | Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wellspan Health Obligated | 6/29 at 100.00 | Aa3 | 259,373 |
| | Group, Series 2019A, 5.000%, 6/01/49 | | | |
100 | | The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, | 7/27 at 100.00 | BBB– | 117,685 |
| | Hospital Revenue Bonds, Temple University Health System Obligated Group, Series of 2017, | | | |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/30 | | | |
100 | | West Shore Area Authority, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Holy | 1/22 at 100.00 | AA | 109,664 |
| | Spirit Hospital of the Sisters of Christian Charity, Series 2011B, 5.750%, 1/01/41 | | | |
2,935 | | Total Health Care | | | 3,359,484 |
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NPN | Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Housing/Multifamily – 7.2% (7.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
$ 15 | | Chester County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Student Housing Revenue | 8/23 at 100.00 | Baa3 | $ 16,229 |
| | Bonds, University Student Housing, LLC Project at West Chester University Series 2013A, | | | |
| | 5.000%, 8/01/45 | | | |
35 | | Clarion County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Clarion | 7/24 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 36,796 |
| | University Foundation Inc Student Housing Project at Clarion University, Series 2014A, | | | |
| | 5.000%, 7/01/45 | | | |
30 | | East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Student Services | 7/24 at 100.00 | BBB– | 32,657 |
| | Inc – Student Housing Project at Millersville University, Series 2014, 5.000%, 7/01/46 | | | |
100 | | East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Student Services | 7/25 at 100.00 | BBB– | 110,508 |
| | Inc – Student Housing Project at Millersville University, Series 2015, 5.000%, 7/01/47 | | | |
300 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University | 7/26 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 349,128 |
| | Properties Inc Student Housing Project at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, Series | | | |
| | 2016A, 5.000%, 7/01/35 | | | |
800 | | Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority, Pennsylvania, Multifamily Housing Revenue | 10/19 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 802,560 |
| | Bonds, Eva P Mithcell Residence Project, Series 2009, 5.100%, 10/20/44 | | | |
1,280 | | Total Housing/Multifamily | | | 1,347,878 |
| | Housing/Single Family – 11.3% (11.1% of Total Investments) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | | | |
| | Series 2012-114: | | | |
65 | | 3.300%, 10/01/32 | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 66,257 |
25 | | 3.650%, 10/01/37 | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 25,554 |
35 | | 3.700%, 10/01/42 | 10/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 35,709 |
115 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 10/24 at 100.00 | AA+ | 121,165 |
| | 2015-116B, 4.000%, 4/01/45 | | | |
55 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 4/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 57,838 |
| | 2016-119, 3.500%, 10/01/36 | | | |
500 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 10/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 518,535 |
| | 2016-120, 3.200%, 4/01/40 | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | | | |
| | 2016-121: | | | |
400 | | 3.200%, 10/01/41 (UB) | 10/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 413,956 |
100 | | 3.200%, 10/01/41 | 10/25 at 100.00 | AA+ | 103,489 |
| | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | | | |
| | 2017-123B: | | | |
70 | | 3.450%, 10/01/32 | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 75,042 |
75 | | 3.900%, 10/01/37 | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 81,536 |
70 | | 4.000%, 10/01/42 | 10/26 at 100.00 | AA+ | 75,735 |
250 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 4/27 at 100.00 | AA+ | 265,565 |
| | 2017-125B, 3.700%, 10/01/47 | | | |
250 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series | 10/28 at 100.00 | AA+ | 263,280 |
| | 2019-129, 3.350%, 10/01/45 | | | |
25 | | Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Tender Option | 4/21 at 100.00 | AA+ | 28,054 |
| | Bonds Trust 2015-XF0109, 7.898%, 10/01/31, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
2,035 | | Total Housing/Single Family | | | 2,131,715 |
| | Industrials – 0.6% (0.5% of Total Investments) | | | |
100 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | No Opt. Call | A– | 102,544 |
| | Bonds, Waste Management Inc, Project, Series 2011, 2.150%, 7/01/41 (AMT) (Mandatory | | | |
| | Put 7/01/24) | | | |
| | Long-Term Care – 5.1% (5.0% of Total Investments) | | | |
155 | | Berks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Healthcare Facilities | 5/27 at 100.00 | BBB | 178,689 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Highlands at Wyomissing, Series 2017A, 5.000%, 5/15/42 | | | |
| | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran | | | |
| | Social Ministries Project, Series 2015: | | | |
120 | | 4.000%, 1/01/33 | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 126,788 |
135 | | 5.000%, 1/01/38 | 1/25 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 149,916 |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Long-Term Care (continued) | | | |
$ 100 | | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran | 1/26 at 100.00 | BBB+ | $ 115,796 |
| | Social Ministries Project, Series 2016, 5.000%, 1/01/29 | | | |
| | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran | | | |
| | Social Ministries Project, Series 2019A: | | | |
25 | | 4.125%, 1/01/38 | 1/29 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 27,136 |
30 | | 5.000%, 1/01/39 | 1/29 at 100.00 | BBB+ | 35,445 |
20 | | Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Health Center Revenue Bonds, Masonic | 5/25 at 100.00 | A | 22,794 |
| | Villages Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 11/01/35 | | | |
55 | | Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Garden Spot | 5/23 at 100.00 | BBB | 61,173 |
| | Village Project, Series 2013, 5.750%, 5/01/35 | | | |
200 | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, ACTS | 11/26 at 100.00 | A– | 236,674 |
| | Retirement-Life Communities, Inc Obligated Group, Series 2016, 5.000%, 11/15/36 | | | |
840 | | Total Long-Term Care | | | 954,411 |
| | Materials – 0.9% (0.9% of Total Investments) | | | |
165 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds, | 11/24 at 100.00 | N/R | 177,299 |
| | National Gypsum Company, Refunding Series 2014, 5.500%, 11/01/44 (AMT) | | | |
| | Tax Obligation/General – 7.8% (7.7% of Total Investments) | | | |
160 | | Adams County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017B, 2.500%, 11/15/29 | 11/25 at 100.00 | Aa2 | 168,171 |
220 | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013C-72, | 12/23 at 100.00 | AA– | 255,308 |
| | 5.250%, 12/01/32 | | | |
10 | | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series C69-C70 of 2012, | 12/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 11,103 |
| | 5.000%, 12/01/37 | | | |
45 | | Boyertown Area School District, Berks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania, General | 4/24 at 100.00 | AA– | 51,384 |
| | Obligation Bonds, Series 2015, 5.000%, 10/01/38 | | | |
115 | | Canon-McMillan School District, Washington County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation | 12/24 at 100.00 | AA | 133,971 |
| | Bonds, Series 2014D, 5.000%, 12/15/39 | | | |
195 | | Lehighton Area School District, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | 11/23 at 100.00 | AA | 220,494 |
| | Limited Tax Series 2015A, 5.000%, 11/15/43 – BAM Insured | | | |
15 | | Pittsburgh School District, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, | 9/22 at 100.00 | AA | 16,685 |
| | Series 2014A, 5.000%, 9/01/25 – BAM Insured | | | |
400 | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 9/01/26 | 9/22 at 100.00 | AA– | 443,816 |
20 | | Radnor Township School District, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation | 9/19 at 100.00 | Aa1 | 20,009 |
| | Bonds, Series 2012, 3.000%, 2/15/34 | | | |
35 | | Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series | 9/25 at 100.00 | AA | 37,477 |
| | 2018, 3.500%, 9/01/34 – AGM Insured | | | |
80 | | Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Notes, Series 2016, | 5/24 at 100.00 | BB+ | 87,978 |
| | 5.000%, 11/15/32 | | | |
| | The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Scranton, Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania, | | | |
| | Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A: | | | |
15 | | 5.000%, 11/15/21 | No Opt. Call | BB+ | 15,503 |
10 | | 5.000%, 11/15/28 | 5/24 at 100.00 | BB+ | 10,380 |
1,320 | | Total Tax Obligation/General | | | 1,472,279 |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited – 5.6% (5.5% of Total Investments) | | | |
25 | | Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Tax | 5/22 at 100.00 | Baa3 | 26,585 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 5/01/35 | | | |
230 | | Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Tax Revenue | 5/27 at 100.00 | Ba3 | 259,244 |
| | Bonds, City Center Refunding Project, Series 2017, 5.000%, 5/01/42, 144A | | | |
| | Commonwealth Financing Authority, Pennsylvania, State Appropriation Lease Bonds, Master | | | |
| | Settlement, Series 2018: | | | |
35 | | 5.000%, 6/01/33 | 6/28 at 100.00 | A1 | 43,574 |
25 | | 4.000%, 6/01/39 – AGM Insured | 6/28 at 100.00 | AA | 28,094 |
200 | | 4.000%, 6/01/39 – AGM Insured (UB) (4) | 6/28 at 100.00 | AA | 224,748 |
120 | | Government of Guam, Business Privilege Tax Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.250%, 1/01/36 | 1/22 at 100.00 | BB | 127,309 |
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NPN | Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | |
Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Tax Obligation/Limited (continued) | | | |
$ 100 | | Monroe County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Special Obligation Revenue | 7/24 at 100.00 | N/R | $ 104,415 |
| | Bonds, Tobyhanna Township Project, Series 2014, 6.875%, 7/01/33, 144A | | | |
100 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Subordinate | 12/26 at 100.00 | AA– | 105,432 |
| | Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A, 0.000%, 12/01/37 (5) | | | |
100 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series | 12/28 at 100.00 | A+ | 121,766 |
| | 2018B, 5.000%, 12/01/48 | | | |
15 | | Washington County Redevelopment Authority, Pennsylvania, Tanger Outlet Victory Center | 1/28 at 100.00 | BB | 16,074 |
| | Tax Increment Bonds, Series 2018, 5.000%, 7/01/35 | | | |
950 | | Total Tax Obligation/Limited | | | 1,057,241 |
| | Transportation – 8.6% (8.5% of Total Investments) | | | |
245 | | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System | 7/27 at 100.00 | A1 | 300,113 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, 5.000%, 7/01/42 | | | |
125 | | Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A, | 1/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 158,406 |
| | 5.000%, 1/01/38 | | | |
140 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Parking System Revenue Bonds, | 1/24 at 100.00 | AA | 157,664 |
| | Capitol Region Parking System, Series 2013A, 5.250%, 1/01/44 – AGM Insured | | | |
175 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Private Activity Revenue Bonds, | 6/26 at 100.00 | BBB | 200,821 |
| | Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, Series 2015, 5.000%, 6/30/42 (AMT) | | | |
585 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2015B, 5.000%, 12/01/45 | 12/25 at 100.00 | A1 | 685,234 |
100 | | Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Sports and Exhibition Authority, Pennsylvania, Parking | 12/27 at 100.00 | A | 121,059 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, 5.000%, 12/15/34 | | | |
1,370 | | Total Transportation | | | 1,623,297 |
| | U.S. Guaranteed – 14.6% (14.4% of Total Investments) (6) | | | |
240 | | Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Series | 1/20 at 100.00 | A+ | 243,055 |
| | 2010E, 5.000%, 1/01/40 (Pre-refunded 1/01/20) | | | |
550 | | Guam Government, Limited Obligation Section 30 Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A, 5.750%, | 12/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 556,308 |
| | 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) | | | |
500 | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, ACTS | 11/19 at 100.00 | A– | 505,035 |
| | Retirement-Life Communities, Inc Obligated Group, Series 2009A-1, 6.250%, 11/15/29 | | | |
| | (Pre-refunded 11/15/19) | | | |
265 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds , | 10/19 at 100.00 | N/R | 266,495 |
| | Albert Einstein Healthcare, Series 2009A, 6.250%, 10/15/23 (Pre-refunded 10/15/19) | | | |
50 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Edinboro University | 7/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 52,023 |
| | Foundation Student Housing Project, Series 2010, 6.000%, 7/01/43 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) | | | |
120 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Philadelphia | 6/23 at 100.00 | N/R | 137,250 |
| | University, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 6/01/32 (Pre-refunded 6/01/23) | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Special Revenue | | | |
| | Bonds, Subordinate Series 2010A1&2: | | | |
110 | | 5.500%, 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/20) | 12/20 at 100.00 | N/R | 116,007 |
480 | | 5.500%, 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/20) | 12/20 at 100.00 | AA– | 506,213 |
100 | | 5.000%, 12/01/38 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) | 12/19 at 100.00 | AA– | 100,946 |
55 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien, Refunding | 12/19 at 100.00 | A | 55,520 |
| | Series 2010B-1, 5.000%, 12/01/37 (Pre-refunded 12/01/19) | | | |
100 | | West Shore Area Authority, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Holy | 1/21 at 100.00 | AA | 106,809 |
| | Spirit Hospital of the Sisters of Christian Charity Project, Series 2011, 6.250%, 1/01/31 | | | |
| | (Pre-refunded 1/01/21) | | | |
100 | | Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, University of Scranton, | 11/20 at 100.00 | A– | 104,463 |
| | Series 2010, 5.000%, 11/01/40 (Pre-refunded 11/01/20) | | | |
2,670 | | Total U.S. Guaranteed | | | 2,750,124 |
| | Utilities – 6.7% (6.6% of Total Investments) | | | |
140 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue | No Opt. Call | N/R | 122,325 |
| | Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Refunding Series 2005A, 4.000%, 1/01/35 | | | |
| | (Mandatory Put 7/01/21) (7) | | | |
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Principal | | | Optional Call | | |
Amount (000) | | Description (1) | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | Value |
| | Utilities (continued) | | | |
$ 250 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue | No Opt. Call | N/R | $ 218,437 |
| | Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Series 2006B, 3.500%, 12/01/35 | | | |
| | (Mandatory Put 6/01/20) (7) | | | |
10 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue | No Opt. Call | N/R | 8,738 |
| | Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Series 2008A, 2.700%, 4/01/35 (7) | | | |
170 | | Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Covanta | 7/20 at 100.00 | BB– | 173,893 |
| | Project, Refunding Series 2015A, 5.000%, 7/01/43 | | | |
55 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds, | No Opt. Call | N/R | 48,056 |
| | Shippingport Project, First Energy Guarantor, Series 2006A, 2.550%, 11/01/41 (7) | | | |
100 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue | 9/25 at 100.00 | B | 108,785 |
| | Refunding Bonds, PPL Energy Supply, LLC Project, Series 2009A, 6.400%, 12/01/38 | | | |
250 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, | 10/29 at 100.00 | A+ | 260,272 |
| | Pennsylvania-American Water Company, Refunding Series 2019, 3.000%, 4/01/39 | | | |
150 | | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, General Ordinance, Fifteenth Series | 8/27 at 100.00 | A | 178,535 |
| | 2017, 5.000%, 8/01/47 | | | |
125 | | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Thirteenth Series 2015, | 8/25 at 100.00 | A | 148,450 |
| | 5.000%, 8/01/30 | | | |
1250 | | Total Utilities | | | 1,267,491 |
| | Water and Sewer – 4.0% (3.9% of Total Investments) | | | |
200 | | Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series | 12/20 at 100.00 | AA | 208,948 |
| | 2010, 5.000%, 6/01/40 – AGM Insured | | | |
175 | | Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond | 12/21 at 100.00 | AA | 221,307 |
| | Trust 2015-XF0123, 10.758%, 12/01/29, 144A (IF) (4) | | | |
200 | | Lehigh County Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Allentown | 12/23 at 100.00 | A | 227,074 |
| | Concession, Series 2013A, 5.125%, 12/01/47 | | | |
25 | | Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer System Revenue | 9/29 at 100.00 | AA | 29,380 |
| | Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Series 2019B, 4.000%, 9/01/34 – AGM Insured | | | |
60 | | Robinson Township Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer | 11/19 at 100.00 | AA | 60,163 |
| | Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, 4.000%, 5/15/40 | | | |
660 | | Total Water and Sewer | | | 746,872 |
$ 17,490 | | Total Long-Term Investments (cost $17,785,279) | | | 19,135,045 |
| | Floating Rate Obligations – (2.4)% | | | (450,000) |
| | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.7% (8) | | | 130,162 |
| | Net Asset Applicable to Common Shares – 100% | | | $ 18,815,207 |
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NPN | Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund |
| Portfolio of Investments (continued) |
| August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) |
Investments in Derivatives
Futures Contracts
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Variation |
| | | | | | Unrealized | Margin |
| Contract | Number of | Expiration | Notional | | Appreciation | Receivable/ |
Description | Position | Contracts | Date | Amount | Value | (Depreciation) | (Payable) |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note | Short | (2) | 12/19 | $(263,787) | $(263,438) | $349 | $(188) |
Total receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | $ — |
Total payable for variation margin on futures contracts | $(188) |
| |
(1) | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted. |
(2) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
(3) | For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. |
(4) | Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions. |
(5) | Step-up coupon bond, a bond with a coupon that increases ("steps up"), usually at regular intervals, while the bond is outstanding. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period. |
(6) | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. |
(7) | Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy. |
(8) | Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the counter ("OTC") derivatives as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives is recognized as part of cash collateral at brokers and/or the receivable or payable for variation margin as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. |
144A | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. |
AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax |
IF | Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust. |
UB | Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives. Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information. |
| See accompanying notes to financial statements. |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-term investments, at value (cost $922,944,237, $22,479,404, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$860,386,901 and $17,785,279, respectively) | | $ | 1,024,501,509 | | | $ | 24,612,383 | | | $ | 934,166,538 | | | $ | 19,135,045 | |
Cash | | | 1,598,671 | | | | 51,258 | | | | 2,463,531 | | | | — | |
Cash collateral at brokers for investments in futures contracts(1) | | | 145,000 | | | | 13,600 | | | | 552,948 | | | | 2,600 | |
Receivable for interest | | | 9,926,957 | | | | 266,297 | | | | 11,760,291 | | | | 231,149 | |
Other assets | | | 152,729 | | | | 3,086 | | | | 144,541 | | | | 3,086 | |
Total assets | | | 1,036,324,866 | | | | 24,946,624 | | | | 949,087,849 | | | | 19,371,880 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,548 | |
Floating rate obligations | | | 25,665,000 | | | | 830,000 | | | | 129,530,000 | | | | 450,000 | |
Payable for: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | 2,013,129 | | | | 67,016 | | | | 1,694,474 | | | | 48,229 | |
Interest | | | 251,287 | | | | 11,093 | | | | 1,755,674 | | | | 6,411 | |
Investments purchased | | | 134,335 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Variation margin on futures contracts | | | 9,938 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 15,094 | | | | 188 | |
Variable Rate Demand Preferred (“VRDP”) Shares, net of deferred offering | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
costs (liquidation preference $313,900,000, $—, $217,500,000 and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$—, respectively) | | | 312,470,452 | | | | — | | | | 216,699,593 | | | | — | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | | 513,811 | | | | 12,090 | | | | 457,869 | | | | 9,257 | |
Trustees fees | | | 151,770 | | | | 91 | | | | 143,270 | | | | 72 | |
Other | | | 151,135 | | | | 26,327 | | | | 139,687 | | | | 25,968 | |
Total liabilities | | | 341,360,857 | | | | 948,117 | | | | 350,435,661 | | | | 556,673 | |
Net assets applicable to common shares | | $ | 694,964,009 | | | $ | 23,998,507 | | | $ | 598,652,188 | | | $ | 18,815,207 | |
Common shares outstanding | | | 41,508,279 | | | | 1,530,856 | | | | 37,383,341 | | | | 1,219,074 | |
Net asset value (“NAV”) per common share outstanding | | $ | 16.74 | | | $ | 15.68 | | | $ | 16.01 | | | $ | 15.43 | |
Net assets applicable to common shares consist of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share | | $ | 415,083 | | | $ | 15,309 | | | $ | 373,833 | | | $ | 12,191 | |
Paid-in-surplus | | | 592,246,452 | | | | 21,905,922 | | | | 528,843,322 | | | | 17,446,482 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 102,302,474 | | | | 2,077,276 | | | | 69,435,033 | | | | 1,356,534 | |
Net assets applicable to common shares | | $ | 694,964,009 | | | $ | 23,998,507 | | | $ | 598,652,188 | | | $ | 18,815,207 | |
Authorized shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common | | Unlimited | | | Unlimited | | | Unlimited | | | Unlimited | |
Preferred | | Unlimited | | | | N/A | | | Unlimited | | | | N/A | |
| | | | |
(1) Cash pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.
|
N/A — Fund is not authorized to issue Preferred Shares.
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Investment Income | | $ | 20,394,223 | | | $ | 486,399 | | | $ | 18,305,484 | | | $ | 384,256 | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | | 2,989,539 | | | | 70,375 | | | | 2,675,634 | | | | 54,075 | |
Interest expense and amortization of offering costs | | | 4,073,134 | | | | 7,981 | | | | 4,048,296 | | | | 4,590 | |
Custodian fees | | | 54,989 | | | | 9,423 | | | | 47,821 | | | | 9,360 | |
Trustees fees | | | 13,079 | | | | 310 | | | | 10,626 | | | | 245 | |
Professional fees | | | 80,136 | | | | 11,569 | | | | 47,507 | | | | 11,526 | |
Shareholder reporting expenses | | | 28,711 | | | | 1,115 | | | | 30,709 | | | | 1,017 | |
Shareholder servicing agent fees | | | 10,274 | | | | 74 | | | | 19,676 | | | | 58 | |
Stock exchange listing fees | | | 5,863 | | | | 3,474 | | | | 5,307 | | | | 3,474 | |
Investor relations expenses | | | 10,825 | | | | 29 | | | | 8,541 | | | | 149 | |
Other | | | 58,212 | | | | 7,214 | | | | 48,210 | | | | 6,811 | |
Total expenses | | | 7,324,762 | | | | 111,564 | | | | 6,942,327 | | | | 91,305 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 13,069,461 | | | | 374,835 | | | | 11,363,157 | | | | 292,951 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 811,926 | | | | 35,389 | | | | 405,591 | | | | 22,181 | |
Futures contracts | | | (494,553 | ) | | | (78,901 | ) | | | (3,973,396 | ) | | | (16,797 | ) |
Swaps | | | (820,253 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 52,731,045 | | | | 1,409,356 | | | | 41,969,249 | | | | 828,580 | |
Futures contracts | | | 18,502 | | | | (4,644 | ) | | | (179,878 | ) | | | (785 | ) |
Swaps | | | 259,758 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 52,506,425 | | | | 1,361,200 | | | | 38,221,566 | | | | 833,179 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
from operations | | $ | 65,575,886 | | | $ | 1,736,035 | | | $ | 49,584,723 | | | $ | 1,126,130 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NJV | |
| | Six Months | | | Year | | | Six Months | | | Year | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | | | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 13,069,461 | | | $ | 27,659,950 | | | $ | 374,835 | | | $ | 827,596 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 811,926 | | | | 7,263,592 | | | | 35,389 | | | | 437,861 | |
Futures contracts | | | (494,553 | ) | | | — | | | | (78,901 | ) | | | (8,966 | ) |
Swaps | | | (820,253 | ) | | | 5,370 | | | | — | | | | (900 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(depreciation) of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 52,731,045 | | | | (990,582 | ) | | | 1,409,356 | | | | (470,302 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 18,502 | | | | — | | | | (4,644 | ) | | | 4,355 | |
Swaps | | | 259,758 | | | | (259,758 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
from operations | | | 65,575,886 | | | | 33,678,572 | | | | 1,736,035 | | | | 789,644 | |
Distributions to Common Shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | (13,573,207 | ) | | | (31,162,872 | ) | | | (413,331 | ) | | | (1,364,370 | ) |
Decrease in net assets applicable to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
common shares from distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to common shareholders | | | (13,573,207 | ) | | | (31,162,872 | ) | | | (413,331 | ) | | | (1,364,370 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares issued to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shareholders due to reinvestment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and retired | | | — | | | | (13,238,385 | ) | | | — | | | | (259,677 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | — | | | | (13,238,385 | ) | | | — | | | | (259,677 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares | | | 52,002,679 | | | | (10,722,685 | ) | | | 1,322,704 | | | | (834,403 | ) |
Net assets applicable to common | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shares at the beginning of period | | | 642,961,330 | | | | 653,684,015 | | | | 22,675,803 | | | | 23,510,206 | |
Net assets applicable to common | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shares at the end of period | | $ | 694,964,009 | | | $ | 642,961,330 | | | $ | 23,998,507 | | | $ | 22,675,803 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NQP | | | NPN
| |
| | Six Months | | | Year | | | Six Months | | | Year | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | | | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 11,363,157 | | | $ | 23,146,738 | | | $ | 292,951 | | | $ | 613,391 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 405,591 | | | | 384,135 | | | | 22,181 | | | | 46,552 | |
Futures contracts | | | (3,973,396 | ) | | | (978,971 | ) | | | (16,797 | ) | | | (788 | ) |
Swaps | | | — | | | | 660,566 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(depreciation) of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 41,969,249 | | | | 11,151,561 | | | | 828,580 | | | | 39,967 | |
Futures contracts | | | (179,878 | ) | | | 269,417 | | | | (785 | ) | | | 1,134 | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | (968,985 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
from operations | | | 49,584,723 | | | | 33,664,461 | | | | 1,126,130 | | | | 700,256 | |
Distributions to Common Shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | (11,327,153 | ) | | | (23,963,196 | ) | | | (296,235 | ) | | | (739,771 | ) |
Decrease in net assets applicable to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
common shares from distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to common shareholders | | | (11,327,153 | ) | | | (23,963,196 | ) | | | (296,235 | ) | | | (739,771 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares issued to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shareholders due to reinvestment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,486 | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and retired | | | — | | | | (4,400,970 | ) | | | — | | | | (42,989 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
capital share transactions | | | — | | | | (4,400,970 | ) | | | — | | | | (41,503 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares | | | 38,257,570 | | | | 5,300,295 | | | | 829,895 | | | | (81,018 | ) |
Net assets applicable to common | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shares at the beginning of period | | | 560,394,618 | | | | 555,094,323 | | | | 17,985,312 | | | | 18,066,330 | |
Net assets applicable to common | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shares at the end of period | | $ | 598,652,188 | | | $ | 560,394,618 | | | $ | 18,815,207 | | | $ | 17,985,312 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NQP | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations | | $ | 65,575,886 | | | $ | 49,584,723 | |
Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from | | | | | | | | |
operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of investments | | | (53,926,651 | ) | | | (25,173,193 | ) |
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments | | | 50,898,160 | | | | 33,482,864 | |
Proceeds from (Purchase of) short-term investments, net | | | 1,350,000 | | | | — | |
Premiums received (paid) for interest rate swaps | | | 479 | | | | — | |
Taxes paid | | | (51,842 | ) | | | (2,397 | ) |
Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net | | | 507,838 | | | | 1,441,014 | |
Amortization of deferred offering costs | | | 30,389 | | | | 17,340 | |
(Increase) Decrease in: | | | | | | | | |
Receivable for interest | | | (50,754 | ) | | | (1,600,287 | ) |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,157,388 | | | | 299,680 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | — | | | | 91,656 | |
Receivable for variation margin on swap contracts | | | 21,077 | | | | — | |
Other assets | | | (15,457 | ) | | | (17,154 | ) |
Increase (Decrease) in: | | | | | | | | |
Payable for interest | | | 251,287 | | | | 1,755,674 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | (3,555,665 | ) | | | — | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | 9,938 | | | | 15,094 | |
Accrued management fees | | | 68,220 | | | | 58,943 | |
Accrued Trustees fees | | | 22,561 | | | | 21,019 | |
Accrued other expenses | | | 13,348 | | | | (29,107 | ) |
Net realized (gain) loss from investments | | | (811,926 | ) | | | (405,591 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (52,731,045 | ) | | | (41,969,249 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | 8,763,231 | | | | 17,571,029 | |
Cash Flow from Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from floating rate obligations | | | 5,600,000 | | | | — | |
Repayments of floating rate obligations | | | — | | | | (5,860,000 | ) |
Cash distributions paid to common shareholders | | | (13,608,406 | ) | | | (11,233,222 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | (8,008,406 | ) | | | (17,093,222 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Collateral at Brokers | | | 754,825 | | | | 477,807 | |
Cash and cash collateral at brokers at the beginning of period | | | 988,846 | | | | 2,538,672 | |
Cash and cash collateral at brokers at the end of period | | $ | 1,743,671 | | | $ | 3,016,479 | |
| |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information | | NXJ | | | NQP | |
Cash paid for interest (excluding amortization of offering costs) | | $ | 4,042,744 | | | $ | 4,030,956 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
Selected data for a common share outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Investment Operations | | | Less Distributions to Common Shareholders | | | Common Share | |
| | Beginning Common Share NAV | | | Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | Total | | | From Net Investment Income | | | From Accum- ulated Net Realized Gains | | | Total | | | Discount Per Share Repurchased and Retired | | | Ending NAV | | | Ending Share Price | |
NXJ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2020(f) | | $ | 15.49 | | | $ | 0.31 | | | $ | 1.27 | | | $ | 1.58 | | | $ | (0.33 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.33 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 16.74 | | | $ | 14.55 | |
2019 | | | 15.37 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.80 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 15.49 | | | | 13.47 | |
2018 | | | 15.21 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | — | * | | | 15.37 | | | | 13.10 | |
2017(e) | | | 16.18 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | — | | | | 15.21 | | | | 13.42 | |
Year Ended 4/30:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | | | 15.53 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 1.45 | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 16.18 | | | | 14.66 | |
2015 | | | 15.28 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.01 | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 15.53 | | | | 13.58 | |
2014 | | | 16.12 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | — | * | | | 15.28 | | | | 13.64 | |
| |
NJV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2020(f) | | | 14.81 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 1.14 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | | | | 15.68 | | | | 13.74 | |
2019 | | | 15.15 | | | | 0.54 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.52 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 14.81 | | | | 13.08 | |
2018 | | | 15.56 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.52 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | — | | | | 15.15 | | | | 13.55 | |
2017(e) | | | 16.32 | | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | — | | | | 15.56 | | | | 15.61 | |
Year Ended 4/30:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | | | 16.41 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | — | | | | 16.32 | | | | 15.16 | |
2015 | | | 16.15 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.05 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | 16.41 | | | | 14.75 | |
2014 | | | 16.98 | | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | — | | | | 16.15 | | | | 14.48 | |
| |
(a) | Total Return Based on Common Share NAV is the combination of changes in common share NAV, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending NAV. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its NAV), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized. |
| Total Return Based on Common Share Price is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Common Share Supplemental Data/
Ratios Applicable to Common Shares | |
| | | | |
Common Share Total Returns
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ratios to Average Net Assets(b) | | | | |
| |
| |
Based on NAV(a) | | | Based on Share Price(a) | | | Ending Net Assets (000) | | | Expenses(c) | | | Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | Portfolio Turnover Rate(d) | |
| |
| |
| 10.27 | % | | | 10.53 | % | | $ | 694,964 | | | | 2.18 | %** | | | 3.89 | %** | | | 5 | % |
| 5.77 | | | | 8.86 | | | | 642,961 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 4.30 | | | | 16 | |
| 5.66 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 653,684 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 4.55 | | | | 11 | |
| (2.20 | ) | | | (4.35 | ) | | | 647,626 | | | | 1.76 | ** | | | 4.54 | ** | | | 12 | |
| |
| 9.85 | | | | 14.79 | | | | 688,971 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 5.12 | | | | 14 | |
| 6.77 | | | | 5.35 | | | | 668,670 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 14 | |
| (0.71 | ) | | | (3.78 | ) | | | 100,181 | | | | 2.07 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 6 | |
| |
| |
| |
| 7.75 | | | | 7.15 | | | | 23,999 | | | | 0.95 | ** | | | 3.19 | ** | | | 9 | |
| 3.73 | | | | 3.39 | | | | 22,676 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 24 | |
| 3.31 | | | | (7.48 | ) | | | 23,510 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 3.63 | | | | 16 | |
| (0.57 | ) | | | 7.39 | | | | 24,139 | | | | 0.96 | ** | | | 3.62 | ** | | | 14 | |
| |
| 4.57 | | | | 8.70 | | | | 25,297 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 3.87 | | | | 8 | |
| 6.68 | | | | 7.62 | | | | 25,430 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 13 | |
| 0.25 | | | | (4.18 | ) | | | 25,272 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 4.12 | | | | 12 | |
| |
(b) | Net Investment Income (Loss) ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to preferred shares issued by the Fund, where applicable. |
(c) | The expense ratios reflect, among other things, all interest expense and other costs related to preferred shares (as described in Note 5 – Fund Shares, Preferred Shares) and/or 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 (as described in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities), where applicable, as follows: |
| | | | |
NXJ | | | NJV | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
| | Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
|
2020(f) | 1.21%** | | 2020(f) | 0.07%** |
2019 | 1.13 | | 2019 | 0.13 |
2018 | 0.80 | | 2018 | 0.09 |
2017(e) | 0.79** | | 2017(e) | 0.07** |
Year Ended 4/30:
| | Year Ended 4/30: |
2016 | 0.57 | | 2016 | 0.04 |
2015 | 0.60 | | 2015 | 0.04 |
2014 | 0.98 | | 2014 | 0.04 |
| |
(d) | Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. |
(e) | For the ten months ended February 28, 2017. |
(f) | For the six months ended August 31, 2019. |
* | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
** | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)
Selected data for a common share outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Investment Operations
| | | Less Distributions to
Common Shareholders | | | Common Share | |
| | Beginning Common Share NAV | | | Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | Total | | | From Net Investment Income | | | From Accum- ulated Net Realized Gains | | | Total | | | Discount Per Share Repurchased and Retired | | | Ending NAV | | | Ending Share Price | |
NQP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2020(f) | | $ | 14.99 | | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | 1.02 | | | $ | 1.32 | | | $ | (0.30 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.30 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 16.01 | | | $ | 14.17 | |
2019 | | | 14.71 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.89 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | 14.99 | | | | 13.02 | |
2018 | | | 14.79 | | | | 0.69 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | — | *** | | | (0.69 | ) | | | — | * | | | 14.71 | | | | 12.52 | |
2017(e) | | | 16.08 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | — | | | | 14.79 | | | | 13.30 | |
Year Ended 4/30:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | | | 15.64 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 1.26 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 16.08 | | | | 14.91 | |
2015 | | | 15.17 | | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | — | * | | | 15.64 | | | | 13.87 | |
2014 | | | 16.21 | | | | 0.74 | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | — | * | | | 15.17 | | | | 13.76 | |
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NPN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
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2020(f) | | | 14.75 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.92 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | — | | | | 15.43 | | | | 14.40 | |
2019 | | | 14.78 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 14.75 | | | | 13.19 | |
2018 | | | 15.16 | | | | 0.55 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.39 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | — | | | | 14.78 | | | | 15.15 | |
2017(e) | | | 16.50 | | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | — | | | | 15.16 | | | | 15.83 | |
Year Ended 4/30:
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2016 | | | 16.36 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | — | | | | 16.50 | | | | 16.45 | |
2015 | | | 15.91 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 1.08 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | — | | | | 16.36 | | | | 15.57 | |
2014 | | | 16.48 | | | | 0.67 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | — | | | | 15.91 | | | | 14.45 | |
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(a) | Total Return Based on Common Share NAV is the combination of changes in common share NAV, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending NAV. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its NAV), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized. |
| Total Return Based on Common Share Price is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized. |
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| | | | | | Common Share Supplemental Data/
Ratios Applicable to Common Shares
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Common Share Total Returns
| | | | | | Ratios to Average Net Assets(b) | | | | |
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Based on NAV(a) | | | Based on Share Price(a) | | | Ending Net Assets (000) | | | Expenses(c) | | | Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | Portfolio Turnover Rate(d) | |
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| 8.89 | % | | | 11.26 | % | | $ | 598,652 | | | | 2.38 | %** | | | 3.90 | %** | | | 3 | % |
| 6.40 | | | | 9.41 | | | | 560,395 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 4.19 | | | | 8 | |
| 4.12 | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 555,094 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 4.56 | | | | 12 | |
| (4.19 | ) | | | (6.66 | ) | | | 558,373 | | | | 1.87 | ** | | | 4.57 | ** | | | 16 | |
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| 8.46 | | | | 14.21 | | | | 607,240 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 5.13 | | | | 16 | |
| 8.79 | | | | 7.09 | | | | 592,540 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 5.21 | | | | 9 | |
| (0.69 | ) | | | (3.65 | ) | | | 574,558 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 8 | |
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| 6.30 | | | | 11.05 | | | | 18,815 | | | | 0.99 | ** | | | 3.16 | ** | | | 8 | |
| 3.99 | | | | (8.87 | ) | | | 17,985 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 3.41 | | | | 10 | |
| 2.58 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 18,066 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 28 | |
| (1.33 | ) | | | 3.08 | | | | 18,517 | | | | 0.93 | ** | | | 3.80 | ** | | | 23 | |
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| 4.82 | | | | 10.09 | | | | 20,118 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 4.17 | | | | 14 | |
| 6.87 | | | | 12.30 | | | | 19,952 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 4.11 | | | | 5 | |
| 0.80 | | | | (4.45 | ) | | | 19,401 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 4.28 | | | | 6 | |
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(b) | Net Investment Income (Loss) ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to preferred shares issued by the Fund, where applicable. |
(c) | The expense ratios reflect, among other things, all interest expense and other costs related to preferred shares (as described in Note 5 – Fund Shares, Preferred Shares) and/or 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 (as described in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities), where applicable, as follows: |
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NQP | | | NPN | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29: | | Year Ended 2/28-2/29: |
2020(f) | 1.39%** | | 2020(f) | 0.05%** |
2019 | 1.43 | | 2019 | 0.04 |
2018 | 1.06 | | 2018 | 0.02 |
2017(e) | 0.89** | | 2017(e) | 0.01** |
Year Ended 4/30: | | Year Ended 4/30: |
2016 | 0.56 | | 2016 | — |
2015 | 0.60 | | 2015 | — |
2014 | 0.68 | | 2014 | — |
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(d) | Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. |
(e) | For the ten months ended February 28, 2017. |
(f) | For the six months ended August 31, 2019. |
* | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
** | Annualized. |
*** | Rounds to less than $(0.01) per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)
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| | MTP Shares at the End of Period (a) | | | VMTP Shares at the End of Period | | | VRDP Shares at the End of Period | | | MTP, VMTP and/or VRDP Shares at the End of Period | |
| | Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) | | | Asset Coverage Per $10 Share | | | Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) | | | Asset Coverage Per $100,000 Share | | | Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) | | | Asset Coverage Per $100,000 Share | | | Asset Coverage Per $1 Liquidation Preference | |
NXJ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
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2020(c) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 313,900 | | | $ | 321,397 | | | $ | — | |
2019 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 313,900 | | | | 304,830 | | | | — | |
2018 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 313,900 | | | | 308,246 | | | | — | |
2017(b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 313,900 | | | | 306,316 | | | | — | |
Year Ended 4/30:
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2016 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 313,900 | | | | 319,488 | | | | — | |
2015 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 313,900 | | | | 313,020 | | | | — | |
2014 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 45,000 | | | | 322,624 | | | | — | |
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NQP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended 2/28-2/29:
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2020(c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 217,500 | | | | 375,242 | | | | — | |
2019 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 217,500 | | | | 357,653 | | | | — | |
2018 | | | — | | | | — | | | | 87,000 | | | | 282,297 | | | | 217,500 | | | | 282,297 | | | | 2.82 | |
2017(b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 87,000 | | | | 283,374 | | | | 217,500 | | | | 283,374 | | | | 2.83 | |
Year Ended 4/30:
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2016 | | | — | | | | — | | | | 48,000 | | | | 328,716 | | | | 217,500 | | | | 328,716 | | | | 3.29 | |
2015 | | | — | | | | — | | | | 48,000 | | | | 323,179 | | | | 217,500 | | | | 323,179 | | | | 3.23 | |
2014 | | | 47,740 | | | | 31.66 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 217,500 | | | | 316,618 | | | | 3.17 | |
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(a) | The Ending and Average Market Value Per Share for each Series of the Fund’s MTP Shares were as follows: |
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| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
NXJ | | | | | | |
Series 2014 (NXJ PRCCL) | | | | | | |
Ending Market Value per Share | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Average Market Value per Share | | | — | | | 10.03 | ^ |
Series 2015 (NXJ PRCCL) | | | | | | | | |
Ending Market Value per Share | | | — | | | | — | |
Average Market Value per Share | | 10.01 | ^^ | | | — | |
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NQP | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015 (NQP PRCCL) | | | | | | | | |
Ending Market Value per Share | | | — | | | | 10.05 | |
Average Market Value per Share | | 10.01 | ΩΩ | | 10.03
| Ω |
Series 2015 (NQP PRDCL) | | | | | | | | |
Ending Market Value per Share | | | — | | | | 10.04 | |
Average Market Value per Share | | 10.02 | ΩΩ | | 10.03
| Ω |
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(b) | For the ten months ended February 28, 2017. |
(c) | For the six months ended August 31, 2019. |
^ | For the period May 1, 2013 through September 9, 2013. |
^^ | For the period November 10, 2014 (effective date of the reorganizations) through February 9, 2015. |
| For the period February 11, 2014 (effective date of the reorganizations) through April 30, 2014. |
ΩΩ | For the period May 1, 2014 through May 30, 2014. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. General Information
Fund Information
The funds covered in this report and their corresponding New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) symbols are as follows (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):
• | Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund (NXJ) |
• | Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (NJV) |
• | Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP) |
• | Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (NPN) |
The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as diversified (non-diversified for NJV) closed-end management investment companies. NXJ, NJV, NQP and NPN were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on June 1, 1999, January 26, 2009, December 20, 1990 and January 26, 2009, respectively.
The end of the reporting period for the Funds is August 31, 2019, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial is the six months ended August 31, 2019 (the “current fiscal period”).
Investment Adviser
The Funds’ investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC (“Nuveen”). Nuveen is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). The Adviser has overall responsibility for management of the Funds, oversees the management of the Funds’ portfolios, manages the Funds’ business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services, and if necessary asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a subsidiary of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies. The net asset value (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing security and common share transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and common share transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing security and common share transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.
Compensation
The Funds pay no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Funds from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.
Distributions to Common Shareholders
Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Indemnifications
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
Investments and Investment Income
Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are based upon the specific identification method. Investment income is comprised of interest income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, and is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also reflects payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and paydown gains and losses, if any. PIK interest represents income received in the form of securities in lieu of cash.
Netting Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Funds may enter into transactions subject to enforceable International Swaps and Derivative Association, Inc. (ISDA) master agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows each Fund to offset certain securities and derivatives with a specific counterparty, when applicable, as well as any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, each Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis.
The Funds’ investments subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, if any, are further described in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives.
New Accounting Pronouncements and Rule Issuances
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-08 (“ASU 2017-08”) Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
The FASB has issued ASU 2017-08, which shortens the premium amortization period for purchased non-contingently callable debt securities. ASU 2017-08 specifies that the premium amortization period ends at the earliest call date, for purchased non-contingently callable debt securities. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. During the current fiscal period, ASU 2017-08 became effective for the Funds and it did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework
During August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements. ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosures required by Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. The amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has early implemented this guidance and it did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements
The fair valuation input levels as described below are for fair value measurement purposes.
The Funds’ investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.
Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.).
Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
Prices of fixed income securities are provided by an independent pricing service (“pricing service”) approved by the Board. The pricing service establishes a security’s fair value using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
Prices of swap contracts are also provided by a pricing service approved by the Board using the same methods as described above and are generally classified as Level 2.
Futures contracts are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the last traded price and are generally classified as Level 1.
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Certain securities may not be able to be priced by the pre-established pricing methods as described above. Such securities may be valued by the Board and/or its appointee at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; debt securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market quotation; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV (as may be the case in non-U.S. markets on which the security is primarily traded) or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, is not deemed to reflect the security’s fair value. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Board and/or its appointee.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of each Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:
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NXJ | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Long-Term Investments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,024,501,509 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,024,501,509 | |
Investments in Derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts** | | | 18,502 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,502 | |
Total | | $ | 18,502 | | | $ | 1,024,501,509 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,024,520,011 | |
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NJV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 24,612,383 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 24,612,383 | |
Investments in Derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts** | | | (289 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (289 | ) |
Total | | $ | (289 | ) | | $ | 24,612,383 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 24,612,094 | |
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NQP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 934,166,538 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 934,166,538 | |
Investments in Derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts** | | | 89,539 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 89,539 | |
Total | | $ | 89,539 | | | $ | 934,166,538 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 934,256,077 | |
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NPN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 19,135,045 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 19,135,045 | |
Investments in Derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts** | | | 349 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 349 | |
Total | | $ | 349 | | | $ | 19,135,045 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 19,135,394 | |
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* | Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications. |
** | Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
4. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives
Portfolio Securities
Inverse Floating Rate Securities
Each Fund is authorized to invest in inverse floating rate securities. An inverse floating rate security is created by depositing a municipal bond (referred to as an “Underlying Bond”), typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose tender option bond (“TOB”) trust (referred to as the “TOB Trust”) created by or at the direction of one or more Funds. In turn, the TOB Trust issues (a) floating rate certificates (referred to as “Floaters”) in face amounts equal to some fraction of the Underlying Bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) an inverse floating rate certificate (referred to as an “Inverse Floater”) that represents all remaining or residual interest in the TOB Trust. Floaters typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties who are also provided a right to tender their certificate and receive its par value, which may be paid from the proceeds of a remarketing of the Floaters, by a loan to the TOB Trust from a third party liquidity provider (“Liquidity Provider”), or by the sale of assets from the TOB Trust. The Inverse
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
Floater is issued to a long term investor, such as one or more of the Funds. The income received by the Inverse Floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to holders of the Floaters, and in most circumstances the Inverse Floater holder bears substantially all of the Underlying Bond’s downside investment risk and also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the Underlying Bond’s value. The value of an Inverse Floater will be more volatile than that of the Underlying Bond because the interest rate is dependent on not only the fixed coupon rate of the Underlying Bond but also on the short-term interest paid on the Floaters, and because the Inverse Floater essentially bears the risk of loss (and possible gain) of the greater face value of the Underlying Bond.
The Inverse Floater held by a Fund gives the Fund the right to (a) cause the holders of the Floaters to tender their certificates at par (or slightly more than par in certain circumstances), and (b) have the trustee of the TOB Trust (the “Trustee”) transfer the Underlying Bond held by the TOB Trust to the Fund, thereby collapsing the TOB Trust.
The Fund may acquire an Inverse Floater in a transaction where it (a) transfers an Underlying Bond that it owns to a TOB Trust created by a third party or (b) transfers an Underlying Bond that it owns, or that it has purchased in a secondary market transaction for the purpose of creating an Inverse Floater, to a TOB Trust created at its direction, and in return receives the Inverse Floater of the TOB Trust (referred to as a “self-deposited Inverse Floater”). A Fund may also purchase an Inverse Floater in a secondary market transaction from a third party creator of the TOB Trust without first owning the Underlying Bond (referred to as an “externally-deposited Inverse Floater”).
An investment in a self-deposited Inverse Floater is accounted for as a “financing” transaction (i.e., a secured borrowing). For a self-deposited Inverse Floater, the Underlying Bond deposited into the TOB Trust is identified in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as “(UB) – Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction,” with the Fund recognizing as liabilities, labeled “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, (a) the liquidation value of Floaters issued by the TOB Trust, and (b) the amount of any borrowings by the TOB Trust from a Liquidity Provider to enable the TOB Trust to purchase outstanding Floaters in lieu of a remarketing. In addition, the Fund recognizes in “Investment Income” the entire earnings of the Underlying Bond, and recognizes (a) the interest paid to the holders of the Floaters or on the TOB Trust’s borrowings, and (b) other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust, as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. Earnings due from the Underlying Bond and interest due to the holders of the Floaters as of the end of the reporting period are recognized as components of “Receivable for interest” and “Payable for interest” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, respectively.
In contrast, an investment in an externally-deposited Inverse Floater is accounted for as a purchase of the Inverse Floater and is identified in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as “(IF) – Inverse floating rate investment.” For an externally-deposited Inverse Floater, a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities recognizes the Inverse Floater and not the Underlying Bond as an asset, and the Fund does not recognize the Floaters, or any related borrowings from a Liquidity Provider, as a liability. Additionally, the Fund reflects in “Investment Income” only the net amount of earnings on the Inverse Floater (net of the interest paid to the holders of the Floaters or the Liquidity Provider as lender, and the expenses of the Trust), and does not show the amount of that interest paid or the expenses of the TOB Trust as described above as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.
Fees paid upon the creation of a TOB Trust for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters are recognized as part of the cost basis of the Inverse Floater and are capitalized over the term of the TOB Trust.
As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate value of Floaters issued by each Fund’s TOB Trust for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters was as follows:
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Floating Rate Obligations Outstanding | | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Floating rate obligations: self-deposited Inverse Floaters | | $ | 25,665,000 | | | $ | 830,000 | | | $ | 129,530,000 | | | $ | 450,000 | |
Floating rate obligations: externally-deposited Inverse Floaters | | | 74,038,000 | | | | 887,000 | | | | 23,550,000 | | | | 400,000 | |
Total | | $ | 99,703,000 | | | $ | 1,717,000 | | | $ | 153,080,000 | | | $ | 850,000 | |
During the current fiscal period, the average amount of Floaters (including any borrowings from a Liquidity Provider) outstanding, and the average annual interest rate and fees related to self-deposited Inverse Floaters, were as follows:
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Self-Deposited Inverse Floaters | | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Average floating rate obligations outstanding | | $ | 19,349,783 | | | $ | 769,130 | | | $ | 130,548,478 | | | $ | 450,000 | |
Average annual interest rate and fees | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.03 | % |
TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a Liquidity Provider pursuant to which the Liquidity Provider agrees, in the event that Floaters are (a) tendered to the Trustee for remarketing and the remarketing does not occur, or (b) subject to mandatory tender pursuant to the terms of the TOB Trust agreement, to either purchase Floaters or to provide the Trustee with an advance from a loan facility to fund the purchase of Floaters by the TOB Trust. In certain circumstances, the Liquidity Provider may otherwise elect to have the Trustee sell the Underlying Bond to retire the Floaters that were tendered and not remarketed prior to providing such a loan. In these circumstances, the Liquidity Provider remains obligated to provide a loan to the extent that the proceeds of the sale of the Underlying Bond is not sufficient to pay the purchase price of the Floaters.
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The size of the commitment under the loan facility for a given TOB Trust is at least equal to the balance of that TOB Trust’s outstanding Floaters plus any accrued interest. In consideration of the loan facility, fee schedules are in place and are charged by the Liquidity Provider(s). Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased Floaters held by the TOB Trust. Interest paid on any outstanding loan balances will be effectively borne by the Fund that owns the Inverse Floaters of the TOB Trust that has incurred the borrowing and may be at a rate that is greater than the rate that would have been paid had the Floaters been successfully remarketed.
As described above, any amounts outstanding under a liquidity facility are recognized as a component of “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by the Fund holding the corresponding Inverse Floaters issued by the borrowing TOB Trust. As of the end of the reporting period, there were no loans outstanding under any such facility.
Each Fund may also enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements (sometimes referred to as a “recourse arrangement”) (TOB Trusts involving such agreements are referred to herein as “Recourse Trusts”), under which a Fund agrees to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for the Trust’s Floaters, in certain circumstances, for the amount (if any) by which the liquidation value of the Underlying Bond held by the TOB Trust may fall short of the sum of the liquidation value of the Floaters issued by the TOB Trust plus any amounts borrowed by the TOB Trust from the Liquidity Provider, plus any shortfalls in interest cash flows. Under these agreements, a Fund’s potential exposure to losses related to or on an Inverse Floater may increase beyond the value of the Inverse Floater as a Fund may potentially be liable to fulfill all amounts owed to holders of the Floaters or the Liquidity Provider. Any such shortfall amount in the aggregate is recognized as “Unrealized depreciation on Recourse Trusts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As of the end of the reporting period, each Fund’s maximum exposure to the Floaters issued by Recourse Trusts for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Floating Rate Obligations — Recourse Trusts | | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Maximum exposure to Recourse Trusts: self-deposited Inverse Floaters | | $ | 25,665,000 | | | $ | 830,000 | | | $ | 114,530,000 | | | $ | 150,000 | |
Maximum exposure to Recourse Trusts: externally-deposited Inverse Floaters | | | 65,373,000 | | | | 887,000 | | | | 11,920,000 | | | | 400,000 | |
Total | | $ | 91,038,000 | | | $ | 1,717,000 | | | $ | 126,450,000 | | | $ | 550,000 | |
Zero Coupon Securities
A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.
Investment Transactions
Long-term purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding derivative transactions, where applicable) during the current fiscal period were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Purchases | | $ | 53,926,651 | | | $ | 2,071,696 | | | $ | 25,173,193 | | | $ | 1,542,945 | |
Sales and maturities | | | 50,898,160 | | | | 2,313,864 | | | | 33,482,864 | | | | 1,412,299 | |
Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have earmarked securities in their portfolios with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments.
As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds’ did not have any outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments.
Investments in Derivatives
In addition to the inverse floating rate securities in which each Fund may invest, which are considered portfolio securities for financial reporting purposes, each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative investments such as futures, options and swap contracts. Each Fund limits its investments in futures, options on futures and swap contracts to the extent necessary for the Adviser to claim exclusion from registration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator with respect to the Fund. The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
Futures Contracts
Upon execution of a futures contract, a Fund is obligated to deposit cash or eligible securities, also known as “initial margin,” into an account at its clearing broker equal to a specified percentage of the contract amount. Cash held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts, if any, is recognized as “Cash collateral at brokers for investments in futures contracts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Investments in futures contracts obligate a Fund and the clearing broker to settle monies on a daily basis representing changes in the prior days “mark-to-market” of the open contracts. If a Fund has unrealized appreciation the clearing broker would credit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to appreciation and conversely if a Fund has unrealized depreciation the clearing broker would debit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to depreciation. These daily cash settlements are also known as “variation margin.” Variation margin is recognized as a receivable and/or payable for “Variation margin on futures contracts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as an unrealized gain or loss by “marking-to-market” on a daily basis to reflect the changes in market value of the contract, which is recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations. When the contract is closed or expired, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract on the closing date and value of the contract when originally entered into, which is recognized as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Risks of investments in futures contracts include the possible adverse movement in the price of the securities or indices underlying the contracts, the possibility that there may not be a liquid secondary market for the contracts and/or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with a change in the value of the underlying securities or indices.
During the current fiscal period, NXJ, NJV, NQP and NPN used U.S. Treasury futures as part of an overall portfolio construction strategy to manage portfolio duration and yield curve exposure.
The average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding during the current fiscal period was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding* | | $ | 4,660,230 | | | $ | 1,993,686 | | | $ | 40,039,319 | | | $ | 254,140 | |
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* The average notional amount is calculated based on the absolute aggregate notional amount of contracts outstanding at the beginning of the current fiscal period and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal period. |
The following table presents the fair value of all futures contracts held by the Funds as of the end of the reporting period, 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 | Derivative | Asset Derivatives | | (Liability) Derivatives |
Risk Exposure | Instrument | Location | Value | | Location | Value
|
NXJ | | | | | | |
Interest rate | Futures contracts | — | $ — | | Payable for | $18,502
|
| | | | | variation margin | |
| | | | | on future | |
| | | | | contracts* | |
NJV | | | | | | |
Interest rate | Future contracts | — | $ — | | Payable for | $ (289)
|
| | | | | variation margin | |
| | | | | on future | |
| | | | | contracts* | |
NQP | | | | | | |
Interest rate | Futures contracts | Receivable for | $61,437 | | Payable for | $28,102
|
| | variation margin | | | variation margin | |
| | on futures | | | on future | |
| | contracts* | | | contracts* | |
NPN | | | | | | |
Interest rate | Futures contracts | — | $ — | | Payable for | $ 349
|
| | | | | variation margin | |
| | | | | on future | |
| | | | | contracts* | |
|
* Value represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments and not the asset and/or liability derivatives location as described in the table above. |
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The following table presents the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations during the current fiscal period, and the primary underlying risk exposure.
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Change in Net | |
| | | | | | | Unrealized | |
| | | | Net Realized | | | Appreciation | |
| Underlying
| Derivative | | Gain (Loss) from | | | (Depreciation) of | |
Fund | Risk Exposure | Instrument | | Futures Contracts | | | Futures Contracts | |
NXJ | Interest rate | Futures contracts | | $ | (494,553 | ) | | $ | 18,502 | |
NJV | Interest rate | Futures contracts | | $ | (78,901 | ) | | $ | (4,644 | ) |
NQP | Interest rate | Futures contracts | | $ | (3,973,396 | ) | | $ | (179,878 | ) |
NPN | Interest rate | Futures contracts | | $ | (16,797 | ) | | $ | (785 | ) |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts
Interest rate swap contracts involve a Fund’s agreement with the counterparty to pay or receive a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty receiving or paying a variable rate payment. Forward interest rate swap contracts involve a Fund’s agreement with a counterparty to pay, in the future, a fixed or variable rate payment in exchange for the counterparty paying the Fund a variable or fixed rate payment, the accruals for which begin at a specified date in the future (the “effective date”).
The amount of the payment obligation for an interest rate swap is based is based on the notional amount and the termination date of the contract. Interest rate swap contracts do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is to receive.
Interest rate swap contracts are valued daily. Upon entering into an interest rate swap contract (and beginning on the effective date for a forward interest rate swap contract), the Fund accrues the fixed rate payment expected to be paid or received and the variable rate payment expected to be received or paid on the interest rate swap contracts on a daily basis, and recognizes the daily change in the fair value of the Fund’s contractual rights and obligations under the contracts. For an over-the-counter (“OTC”) swap that is not cleared through a clearing house (“OTC Uncleared”), the amount recorded on these transactions is recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of “Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on interest rate swaps.”
Upon the execution of an OTC swap cleared through a clearing house (“OTC Cleared”), the Fund is obligated to deposit cash or eligible securities, also known as “initial margin,” into an account at its clearing broker equal to a specified percentage of the contract amount. Cash deposited by the Fund to cover initial margin requirements on open swap contracts, if any, is recognized as a component of “Cash collateral at brokers for investments in swaps” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Investments in OTC Cleared swaps obligate the Fund and the clearing broker to settle monies on a daily basis representing changes in the prior day’s “mark-to-market” of the swap contract. If the Fund has unrealized appreciation, the clearing broker will credit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to the appreciation. Conversely, if the Fund has unrealized depreciation, the clearing broker will debit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to the depreciation. These daily cash settlements are also known as “variation margin.” Variation margin for OTC Cleared swaps is recognized as a receivable and/or payable for “Variation margin on swap contracts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Upon the execution of an OTC Uncleared swap, neither the Fund nor the counterparty is required to deposit initial margin as the trades are recorded bilaterally between both parties to the swap contract, and the terms of the variation margin are subject to a predetermined threshold negotiated by the Fund and the counterparty. Variation margin for OTC Uncleared swaps is recognized as a component of “Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on interest rate swaps” as described in the preceding paragraph.
The net amount of periodic payments settled in cash are recognized as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from swaps” on the Statement of Operations, in addition to the net realized gain or loss recorded upon the termination of the swap contract. For tax purposes, payments expected to be received or paid on the swap contracts are treated as ordinary income or expense, respectively. Changes in the value of the swap contracts during the fiscal period are recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps” on the Statement of Operations. In certain instances, payments are made or received upon entering into the swap contract to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreements and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period, if any, are recognized as “Interest rate swaps premiums received and/or paid” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
During the current fiscal period, NXJ invested in forward interest rate swap contracts, reducing the Fund’s duration and limiting their vulnerability to rising rates.
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The average notional amount of interest rate swap contracts outstanding during the current fiscal period was as follows:
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| | NXJ | |
Average notional amount of interest rate swap contracts outstanding* | | $ | 6,333,333 | |
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* The average notional amount is calculated based on the outstanding notional at the beginning of the current fiscal period and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal period. |
The following table presents the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized on swap contracts on the Statement of Operations during the current fiscal period, and the primary underlying risk exposure.
| | | | |
| | | | Change in Net |
| | | | Unrealized |
| | | Net Realized | Appreciation |
| Underlying | Derivative | Gain (Loss) from | (Depreciation) of |
Fund | Risk Exposure | Instrument | Swaps | Swaps |
NXJ | Interest rate | Swaps | $(820,253) | $259,758 |
Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
In the normal course of business each Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose each Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Each Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when each Fund has an unrealized loss, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the pre-determined threshold amount.
5. Fund Shares
Common Share Transactions
Transactions in common shares for the Funds during the Funds’ current and prior fiscal period, where applicable, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NXJ
| | | NJV
| |
| | Six Months | | | Year | | | Six Months | | | Year | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | | | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | |
Common shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued to shareholders due to reinvestments of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Repurchased and retired | | | — | | | | (1,026,800 | ) | | | — | | | | (20,501 | ) |
Weighted average common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Price per share repurchased and retired | | $ | — | | | $ | 12.87 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12.65 | |
Discount per share repurchased and retired | | | — | % | | | 15.84 | % | | | — | % | | | 15.16 | % |
| |
| | NQP
| | | NPN
| |
| | Six Months | | | Year | | | Six Months | | | Year | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | | | 8/31/19 | | | 2/28/19 | |
Common shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued to shareholders due to reinvestments of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 100 | |
Repurchased and retired | | | — | | | | (356,000 | ) | | | — | | | | (3,500 | ) |
Weighted average common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Price per share repurchased and retired | | $ | — | | | $ | 12.34 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12.26 | |
Discount per share repurchased and retired | | | — | % | | | 15.54 | % | | | — | % | | | 15.59 | % |
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Preferred Shares
Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares
The following Funds have issued and have outstanding Variable Rate Demand Preferred (“VRDP”) Shares, with a $100,000 liquidation preference per share. VRDP Shares are issued via private placement and are not publicly available.
As of the end of the reporting period, NXJ and NQP had $312,470,452 and $216,699,593 VRDP Shares at liquidation preference, net of deferred offering costs, respectively. Further details of the Funds’ VRDP Shares outstanding as of the end of the reporting period, were as follows:
| | | | | | |
| | Shares | Remarketing | Liquidation | Special Rate | |
Fund | Series | Outstanding | Fees* | Preference | Period Expiration | Maturity |
NXJ | 1 | 810 | N/A | $ 81,000,000 | July 22, 2020 | August 3, 2043 |
| 2 | 1,443 | N/A | 144,300,000 | April 1, 2043** | April 1, 2043 |
| 3 | 886 | N/A | 88,600,000 | April 1, 2043** | April 1, 2043 |
NQP | 2 | 1,125 | N/A | $112,500,000 | December 1, 2042** | December 1, 2042 |
| 3 | 1,050 | N/A | 105,000,000 | December 1, 2042** | December 1, 2042 |
| |
* | Remarketing fees as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all VRDP Shares outstanding for each series. |
** | Subject to earlier termination by either the Fund or the holder. |
N/A - Not applicable. Series is considered to be Special Rate VRDP and therefore does not pay a remarketing fee. |
VRDP Shares include a liquidity feature that allows VRDP shareholders to have their shares purchased by a liquidity provider with whom each Fund has contracted in the event that the VRDP Shares are not able to be successfully remarketed. Each Fund is required to redeem any VRDP Shares that are still owned by the liquidity provider after six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing. Each Fund pays an annual remarketing fee on the aggregate principal amount of all VRDP Shares outstanding. Each Fund’s VRDP Shares have successfully remarketed since issuance.
All series of NXJ’s and NQP’s VRDP Shares are considered to be Special Rate Period VRDP, which are sold to institutional investors. During the special rate period, the VRDP Shares will not be remarketed by a remarketing agent, be subject to optional or mandatory tender events, or be supported by a liquidity provider and are not subject to remarking fees or liquidity fees. During the special rate period, VRDP dividends will be set monthly as a floating rate based on the predetermined formula. Following the initial special rate period, Special Rate Period VRDP Shares may transition to traditional VRDP Shares with dividends set at weekly remarketings, and be supported by a designated liquidity provider, or the Board may approve a subsequent special rate period.
Dividends on the VRDP Shares (which are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes) are set at a rate established by a remarketing agent; therefore, the market value of the VRDP Shares is expected to approximate its liquidation preference. In the event that VRDP Shares are unable to be successfully remarketed, the dividend rate will be the maximum rate which is designed to escalate according to a specified schedule in order to enhance the remarketing agent’s ability to successfully remarket the VRDP Shares.
Subject to certain conditions, VRDP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of each Fund. Each Fund may also redeem certain of the VRDP Shares if the Fund fails to maintain certain asset coverage requirements and such failures are not cured by the applicable cure date. The redemption price per share is equal to the sum of the liquidation preference per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends.
The average liquidation preference of VRDP Shares outstanding and annualized dividend rate for each Fund during the current fiscal period were as follows:
| | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NQP | |
Average liquidation preference of VRDP Shares outstanding | | $ | 313,900,000 | | | $ | 217,500,000 | |
Annualized dividend rate | | | 2.43 | % | | | 2.43 | % |
For financial reporting purposes, the liquidation preference of VRDP Shares is a liability and is recognized as a component of “Variable Rate Demand Preferred (“VRDP”) Shares, net of deferred offering costs” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Unpaid dividends on VRDP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest payable” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. Dividends accrued on VRDP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. Costs incurred by the Funds in connection with their offerings of VRDP Shares were recorded as a deferred charge, which are amortized over the life of the shares and are recognized as a component of “Variable Rate Demand Preferred (“VRDP”) Shares, net of deferred offering costs” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. In addition to interest expense, each Fund may also pay a per annum liquidity fee to the liquidity provider, as well as a remarketing fee, which are recognized as “Liquidity fees” and “Remarketing fees,” respectively, on the Statement of Operations.
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Preferred Share Transactions
Transactions in preferred shares for the Funds during the Funds’ current and prior fiscal period, were applicable, are noted in the following table.
Transactions in VMTP Shares for the Funds, where applicable, were as follows:
| | | |
| Year Ended February 28, 2019 |
NQP | Series | Shares | Amount |
VMTP Shares redeemed | 2019 | (870) | $(87,000,000) |
6. Income Tax Information
Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore, each Fund intends to satisfy conditions that will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal and designated state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Funds. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds are subject to federal taxation.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the treatment of investments in inverse floating rate securities reflected as financing transactions, if any. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the NAVs of the Funds.
The tables below present the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each Fund’s investment portfolio, as determined on a federal income tax basis, as of August 31, 2019.
For purposes of this disclosure, derivative tax cost is generally the sum of any upfront fees or premiums exchanged and any amounts unrealized for income statement reporting but realized in income and/or capital gains for tax reporting. If a particular derivative category does not disclose any tax unrealized appreciation or depreciation, the change in value of those derivatives have generally been fully realized for tax purposes.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Tax cost of investments | | $ | 896,346,913 | | | $ | 21,646,770 | | | $ | 730,217,583 | | | $ | 17,311,107 | |
Gross unrealized: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Appreciation | | | 103,207,375 | | | | 2,135,613 | | | | 75,936,594 | | | | 1,375,084 | |
Depreciation | | | (717,758 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,517,435 | ) | | | (1,145 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | 102,489,617 | | | $ | 2,135,613 | | | $ | 74,419,159 | | | $ | 1,373,939 | |
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| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Tax cost of futures contracts | | $ | 18,502 | | | $ | (289 | ) | | $ | 89,539 | | | $ | 349 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Permanent differences, primarily due to treatment of notional principal contracts, distribution reallocations, federal taxes paid, taxable market discount and nondeductible offering costs, resulted in reclassifications among the Funds’ components of common share net assets as of February 28, 2019, the Funds’ last tax year end.
The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of February 28, 2019, the Funds’ last tax year end, were as follows:
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| | NXJ | | | NJV | | | NQP | | | NPN | |
Undistributed net tax-exempt income1 | | $ | 2,452,953 | | | $ | 95,190 | | | $ | 1,036,040 | | | $ | 30,730 | |
Undistributed net ordinary income2 | | | 98,796 | | | | — | | | | 49,926 | | | | — | |
Undistributed net long-term capital gains | | | 546,783 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on February 1, 2019, paid on March 1, 2019.
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| Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.
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The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ last tax year ended February 28, 2019 was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
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| NXJ | NJV | NQP | NPN |
Distributions from net tax-exempt income | $34,626,101 | $809,414 | $29,036,822 | $616,600 |
Distributions from net ordinary income2 | 546,433 | 40,893 | 134,366 | 2,113 |
Distributions from net long-term capital gains | 3,235,811 | 518,863 | 1,655,880 | 127,308 |
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| Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
During the Funds’ last tax year ended February 28, 2019, NXJ utilized $3,586,406 of its capital loss carryforward.
The Funds have elected to defer late-year losses in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the current fiscal year. The following Fund has elected to defer losses as follows:
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Post-October capital losses3 | | $ | 517,667 | |
Late-year ordinary losses4 | | | — | |
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| Capital losses incurred from November 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019, the Funds’ last tax year end. |
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| Ordinary losses incurred from January 1, 2019 through February 28, 2019 and/or specified losses incurred from November 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. |
7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees
Each Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser.
Each Fund’s management fee consists of two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within each individual Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables Fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within their respective Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.
The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is calculated according to the following schedules:
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Average Daily Managed Assets* | Fund-Level Fee |
For the first $125 million | 0.4500% |
For the next $125 million | 0.4375 |
For the next $250 million | 0.4250 |
For the next $500 million | 0.4125 |
For the next $1 billion | 0.4000 |
For the next $3 billion | 0.3750 |
For managed assets over $5 billion | 0.3625 |
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| NJV |
| NPN |
Average Daily Net Assets* | Fund-Level Fee |
For the first $125 million | 0.4000% |
For the next $125 million | 0.3875 |
For the next $250 million | 0.3750 |
For the next $500 million | 0.3625 |
For the next $1 billion | 0.3500 |
For the next $3 billion | 0.3250 |
For managed assets over $5 billion | 0.3125 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is calculated by multiplying the current complex-wide fee rate, determined according to the following schedule by the Fund’s daily managed assets (net assets for NJV and NPN):
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Complex-Level Eligible Asset Breakpoint Level* | Effective Complex-Level Fee Rate at Breakpoint Level |
$55 billion | 0.2000% |
$56 billion | 0.1996 |
$57 billion | 0.1989 |
$60 billion | 0.1961 |
$63 billion | 0.1931 |
$66 billion | 0.1900 |
$71 billion | 0.1851 |
$76 billion | 0.1806 |
$80 billion | 0.1773 |
$91 billion | 0.1691 |
$125 billion | 0.1599 |
$200 billion | 0.1505 |
$250 billion | 0.1469 |
$300 billion | 0.1445 |
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* For the complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen open-end and closed-end funds that constitute “eligible assets.” Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen funds or assets in excess of a determined amount (originally $2 billion) added to the Nuveen fund complex in connection with the Adviser’s assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011, but do not include certain assets of certain Nuveen funds that were reorganized into funds advised by an affiliate of the Adviser during the 2019 calendar year. As of August 31, 2019, the complex-level fee for each Fund was 0.1570%. |
Other Transactions with Affiliates
Each Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other funds managed by the Adviser (“inter-fund trade”) under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. These procedures have been designed to ensure that any inter-fund trade of securities by the Fund from or to another fund that is, or could be, considered an affiliate of the Fund under certain limited circumstances by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common officer and/or common trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each inter-fund trade is effected at the current market price as provided by an independent pricing service. Unsettled inter-fund trades as of the end of the reporting period are recognized as a component of “Receivable for investments sold” and/or “Payable for investments purchased” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.
During the current fiscal period, the Funds did not engage in inter-fund trades pursuant to these procedures.
8. Borrowing Arrangements
Committed Line of Credit
The Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Adviser (“Participating Funds”), have established a 364-day, $2.65 billion standby credit facility with a group of lenders, under which the Participating Funds may borrow for various purposes other than leveraging for investment purposes. Each Participating Fund is allocated a designated proportion of the facility’s capacity (and its associated costs, as described below) based upon a multi-factor assessment of the likelihood and frequency of its need to draw on the facility, the size of the Fund and its anticipated draws, and the potential importance of such draws to the operations and well-being of the Fund, relative to those of the other Funds. A Fund may effect draws on the facility in excess of its designated capacity if and to the extent that other Participating Funds have undrawn capacity. The credit facility expires in June 2020 unless extended or renewed.
The credit facility has the following terms: a fee of 0.15% per annum on unused commitment amounts, and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which are recognized as a component of “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations, and along with commitment fees, have been allocated among such Participating Funds based upon the relative proportions of the facility’s aggregate capacity reserved for them and other factors deemed relevant by the Adviser and the Board of each Participating Fund.
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During the current fiscal period, the following Funds utilized this facility. The Funds’ maximum outstanding balance during the utilization period was as follows:
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| | NXJ | | | NQP | |
Maximum outstanding balance | | $ | 10,400,000 | | | $ | 15,100,000 | |
During each Fund's utilization period(s) during the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding and average annual interest rate on the Borrowings were as follows:
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| | NXJ | | | NQP | |
Average daily balance outstanding | | $ | 5,600,000 | | | $ | 13,750,000 | |
Average annual interest rate | | | 3.27 | % | | | 3.40 | % |
Borrowings outstanding as of the end of the reporting period are recognized as “Borrowings” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.
Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has granted an exemptive order permitting registered open-end and closed-end Nuveen funds to participate in an inter-fund lending facility whereby the Nuveen funds may directly lend to and borrow money from each other for temporary purposes (e.g., to satisfy redemption requests or when a sale of securities “fails,” resulting in an unanticipated cash shortfall) (the “Inter-Fund Program”). The closed-end Nuveen funds, including the Funds covered by this shareholder report, will participate only as lenders, and not as borrowers, in the Inter-Fund Program because such closed-end funds rarely, if ever, need to borrow cash to meet redemptions. The Inter-Fund Program is subject to a number of conditions, including, among other things, the requirements that (1) no fund may borrow or lend money through the Inter-Fund Program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than is typically available from a bank or other financial institution for a comparable transaction; (2) no fund may borrow on an unsecured basis through the Inter-Fund Program unless the fund’s outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the inter-fund borrowing total 10% or less of its total assets; provided that if the borrowing fund has a secured borrowing outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another fund, the inter-fund loan must be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value; (3) if a fund’s total outstanding borrowings immediately after an inter-fund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the fund may borrow through the inter-fund loan on a secured basis only; (4) no fund may lend money if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the Inter-Fund Program to exceed 15% of its net assets at the time of the loan; (5) a fund’s inter-fund loans to any one fund shall not exceed 5% of the lending fund’s net assets; (6) the duration of inter-fund loans will be limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event more than seven days; and (7) each inter-fund loan may be called on one business day’s notice by a lending fund and may be repaid on any day by a borrowing fund. In addition, a Nuveen fund may participate in the Inter-Fund Program only if and to the extent that such participation is consistent with the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Inter-Fund Program.
The limitations detailed above and the other conditions of the SEC exemptive order permitting the Inter-Fund Program are designed to minimize the risks associated with Inter-Fund Program for both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. However, no borrowing or lending activity is without risk. When a fund borrows money from another fund, there is a risk that the loan could be called on one day’s notice or not renewed, in which case the fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher rate or take other actions to payoff such loan if an inter-fund loan is not available from another fund. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
During the current reporting period, none of the Funds covered by this shareholder report have entered into any inter-fund loan activity.
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Additional Fund
Information
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Board of Trustees | | | | | |
Margo Cook * | Jack B. Evans | William C. Hunter | Albin F. Moschner | John K. Nelson | Judith M. Stockdale |
Carole E. Stone | Terence J. Toth | Margaret L. Wolff | Robert L. Young | | |
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Fund Manager | Custodian | Legal Counsel | | |
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | State Street Bank | Chapman and Cutler LLP | KPMG LLP
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333 West Wacker Drive | and Trust Company | Chicago, IL 60603 | | |
Chicago, IL 60606 | One Lincoln Street | | | |
| Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Portfolio of Investments Information
Each Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report of Form N-PORT. You may obtain this information on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting InformationYou may obtain (i) information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll free at (800) 257-8787. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.
CEO Certification DisclosureEach Fund’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. Each Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its CEO and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Common Share RepurchasesEach Fund intends to repurchase, through its open-market share repurchase program, shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, each Fund repurchased shares of its common stock, as shown in the accompanying table. Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.
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| NXJ | NJV | NQP | NPN |
Common shares repurchased | — | — | — | — |
FINRA BrokerCheck
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA member firms and associated investment professionals. This information as well as an investor brochure describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available to the public by calling the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline number at (800) 289-9999 or by visiting www.FINRA.org.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
■ | Auction Rate Bond: An auction rate bond is a security whose interest payments are adjusted periodically through an auction process, which process typically also serves as a means for buying and selling the bond. Auctions that fail to attract enough buyers for all the shares offered for sale are deemed to have “failed,” with current holders receiving a formula-based interest rate until the next scheduled auction. |
■ | 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 cumula- tive performance (including change in NAV or market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered. |
■ | Duration: Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s or bond fund’s value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond’s or fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or fund will change as interest rates change. |
■ | Effective Leverage: Effective leverage is a fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage (see leverage) and the leverage effects of certain derivative investments in the fund’s portfolio. Currently, the leverage effects of Tender Option Bond (TOB) inverse floater holdings are included in effective leverage values, in addition to any regulatory leverage. |
■ | Forward Interest Rate Swap: A contractual agreement between two counterparties under which one party agrees to make peri- odic payments to the other for an agreed period of time based on a fixed rate, while the other party agrees to make periodic payments based on a floating rate of interest based on an underlying index. Alternatively, both series of cashflows to be exchanged could be calculated using floating rates of interest but floating rates that are based upon different underlying indexes. |
■ | Inverse Floating Rate Securities: Inverse floating rate securities, also known as inverse floaters or tender option bonds (TOBs), are created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust. This trust, in turn, (a) issues floating rate certificates typically paying short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties in amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) issues an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) to an investor (such as a Fund) interested in gaining investment exposure to a long-term municipal bond. The income received by the holder of the inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the holder of the inverse floater bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside invest- ment risk. The holder of the inverse floater typically also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. Hence, an inverse floater essentially represents an investment in the underlying bond on a leveraged basis. |
■ | Leverage: Leverage is created whenever a fund has investment exposure (both reward and/or risk) equivalent to more than 100% of the investment capital. |
■ | Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund’s Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash, accrued earnings and receivables) less its total liabilities. NAV per share is equal to the fund’s Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding. |
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report (continued)
■ | Pre-Refunding: Pre-Refunding, also known as advanced refundings or refinancings, is a procedure used by state and local govern- ments to refinance municipal bonds to lower interest expenses. The issuer sells new bonds with a lower yield and uses the proceeds to buy U.S. Treasury securities, the interest from which is used to make payments on the higher-yielding bonds. Because of this collateral, pre-refunding generally raises a bond’s credit rating and thus its value. |
■ | Regulatory Leverage: Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued by or borrowings of a fund. Both of these are part of a fund’s capital structure. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
■ | S&P Municipal Bond Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax- exempt, investment-grade U.S. municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees. |
■ | S&P Municipal Bond New Jersey Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment-grade New Jersey municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees. |
■ | S&P Municipal Bond Pennsylvania Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment-grade Pennsylvania municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees. |
■ | Total Investment Exposure: Total investment exposure is a fund’s assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes a fund’s use of preferred stock and borrowings and investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities. |
■ | Zero Coupon Bond: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the bond. Income to the holder of the bond comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the bond at issuance and the par value of the bond at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon bonds generally are more volatile than the market prices of bonds that pay interest periodically. |
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Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently
Nuveen makes reinvesting easy. A phone call is all it takes to set up your reinvestment account.
Nuveen Closed-End Funds Automatic Reinvestment PlanNuveen Closed-End Fund allows you to conveniently reinvest distributions in additional Fund shares. By choosing to reinvest, you’ll be able to invest money regularly and automatically, and watch your investment grow through the power of compounding. Just like distributions in cash, there may be times when income or capital gains taxes may be payable on distributions that are reinvested. It is important to note that an automatic reinvestment plan does not ensure a profit, nor does it protect you against loss in a declining market.
Easy and convenient
To make recordkeeping easy and convenient, each month you’ll receive a statement showing your total distributions, the date of investment, the shares acquired and the price per share, and the total number of shares you own.
How shares are purchased
The shares you acquire by reinvesting will either be purchased on the open market or newly issued by the Fund. If the shares are trading at or above net asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of the net asset value or 95% of the then-current market price. If the shares are trading at less than net asset value, shares for your account will be purchased on the open market. If the Plan Agent begins purchasing Fund shares on the open market while shares are trading below net asset value, but the Fund’s shares subsequently trade at or above their net asset value before the Plan Agent is able to complete its purchases, the Plan Agent may cease open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the distribution in newly-issued Fund shares at a price equal to the greater of the shares’ net asset value or 95% of the shares’ market value on the last business day immediately prior to the purchase date. Distributions received to purchase shares in the open market will normally be invested shortly after the distribution payment date. No interest will be paid on distributions awaiting reinvestment. Because the market price of the shares may increase before purchases are completed, the average purchase price per share may exceed the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. A pro rata portion of any applicable brokerage commissions on open market purchases will be paid by Plan participants. These commissions usually will be lower than those charged on individual transactions.
Flexible
You may change your distribution option or withdraw from the Plan at any time, should your needs or situation change. You can reinvest whether your shares are registered in your name, or in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee. Ask your investment advisor if his or her firm will participate on your behalf. Participants whose shares are registered in the name of one firm may not be able to transfer the shares to another firm and continue to participate in the Plan. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Although the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants, there is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan at this time.
Call today to start reinvesting distributions
For more information on the Nuveen Automatic Reinvestment Plan or to enroll in or withdraw from the Plan, speak with your financial advisor or call us at (800) 257-8787.
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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process
At a meeting held on May 21-23, 2019 (the “May Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (each, a “Board” and each Trustee, a “Board Member”) of each Fund, including the Board Members who are not “interested persons” (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (the “Independent Board Members”), approved, for its respective Fund, the renewal of the management agreement (each, an “Investment Management Agreement”) with Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser serves as investment adviser to such Fund and the sub-advisory agreement (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) pursuant to which the Sub-Adviser serves as the sub-adviser to such Fund. Following an initial two-year period, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, is required under the 1940 Act to review and approve each Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the applicable Fund on an annual basis. The Investment Management Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements” and the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are collectively, the “Fund Advisers” and each, a “Fund Adviser.”
In response to a request on behalf of the Independent Board Members by independent legal counsel, the Board received and reviewed prior to the May Meeting extensive materials specifically prepared for the annual review of Advisory Agreements by the Adviser as well as by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data. The materials provided in connection with the annual review covered a breadth of subject matter including, but not limited to, a description of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Fund Advisers; a review of the Sub-Adviser and investment team; an analysis of fund performance in absolute terms and as compared to the performance of certain peer funds and benchmarks with a focus on any performance outliers; an analysis of the fees and expense ratios of the Nuveen funds in absolute terms and as compared to those of certain peer funds with a focus on any expense outliers; a description of portfolio manager compensation; a review of the secondary market trading of shares of the Nuveen closed-end funds (including, among other things, an analysis of performance, distribution and valuation and capital raising trends in the broader closed-end fund market and in particular with respect to Nuveen closed-end funds; a review of the leverage management actions taken on behalf of the Nuveen closed-end funds and their resulting impact on performance; and a description of the distribution management process and any capital management activities); a review of the performance of various service providers; a description of various initiatives Nuveen had undertaken or continued during the year for the benefit of particular fund(s) and/or the complex; a description of the profitability or financial data of Nuveen and the Sub-Adviser; and a description of indirect benefits received by the Fund Advisers as a result of their relationships with the Nuveen funds. The Board Members held an in-person meeting on April 17-18, 2019 (the “April Meeting”), in part, to review and discuss the performance of the Nuveen funds and the Adviser’s evaluation of the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds. The Independent Board Members asked questions and requested additional information that was provided for the May Meeting.
The information prepared specifically for the annual review of the Advisory Agreements supplemented the information provided to the Board and its committees throughout the year. The Board and its committees met regularly during the year and the information provided and topics discussed were relevant to the review of the Advisory Agreements. Some of these reports and other data included, among other things, materials that outlined the investment performance of the Nuveen funds; strategic plans of the Adviser which may impact the services it provides to the Nuveen funds; the review of the Nuveen funds and applicable investment teams; the management of leverage financing for closed-end funds; the secondary market trading of the closed-end funds and any actions to address discounts; compliance, regulatory and risk management matters; the trading practices of the various sub-advisers; valuation of securities; fund expenses; and overall market and regulatory developments. The Board further continued its practice of seeking to meet periodically with the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds and their investment teams, when feasible. The Independent Board Members considered the review of the Advisory Agreements to be an ongoing process and employed the accumulated information, knowledge, and experience the Board Members had gained during their tenure on the boards
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governing the Nuveen funds and working with the Fund Advisers in their review of the Advisory Agreements. The contractual arrangements are a result of multiple years of review, negotiation and information provided in connection with the boards’ annual review of the Nuveen funds’ advisory arrangements and oversight of the Nuveen funds.
The Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel during the annual review process as well as throughout the year, including meeting in executive sessions with such counsel at which no representatives from the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser were present. In connection with their annual review, the Independent Board Members also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel outlining their fiduciary duties and legal standards in reviewing the Advisory Agreements.
In deciding to renew the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members did not identify a particular factor or information as determinative or controlling, but rather the decision reflected the comprehensive consideration of all the information provided, and each Board Member may have attributed different levels of importance to the various factors and information considered in connection with the approval process. The following summarizes the principal factors and information, but not all the factors, the Board considered in deciding to renew the Advisory Agreements and its conclusions.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In evaluating the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of the applicable Fund Adviser’s services provided to the respective Fund with particular focus on the services and enhancements to such services provided during the last year. The Board recognized that the Adviser provides a comprehensive set of services necessary to operate the Nuveen funds in a highly regulated industry and noted that the scope of such services has expanded over the years as a result of regulatory, market and other developments, such as the development of the liquidity management program and expanded compliance programs. Some of the functions the Adviser is responsible for include, but are not limited to: product management (such as analyzing a fund’s position in the marketplace, setting dividends, preparing shareholder and intermediary communications and other due diligence support); investment oversight (such as analyzing fund performance, sub-advisers and investment teams and analyzing trade executions of portfolio transactions, soft dollar practices and securities lending activities); securities valuation services (such as executing the daily valuation process for portfolio securities and developing and recommending changes to valuation policies and procedures); risk management (such as overseeing operational and investment risks, including stress testing); fund administration (such as preparing fund tax returns and other tax compliance services, overseeing the Nuveen funds’ independent public accountants and other service providers; managing fund budgets and expenses; and helping to fulfill the funds’ regulatory filing requirements); oversight of shareholder services and transfer agency functions (such as oversight and liaison of transfer agent service providers which include registered shareholder customer service and transaction processing); Board relations services (such as organizing and administering Board and committee meetings, preparing various reports to the Board and committees and providing other support services); compliance and regulatory oversight services (such as developing and maintaining a compliance program to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, monitoring compliance with applicable fund policies and procedures and adherence to investment restrictions, and evaluating the compliance programs of the Nuveen fund sub-advisers and certain other service providers); legal support and oversight of outside law firms (such as with respect to filing and updating registration statements; maintaining various regulatory registrations; and providing legal interpretations regarding fund activities, applicable regulations and implementation of policies and procedures); and leverage, capital and distribution management services. In reviewing the scope and quality of services, the Board recognized the continued efforts and resources the Adviser and its affiliates have employed to continue to enhance their services for the benefit of the complex as well as particular Nuveen funds over recent years. Such service enhancements have included, but are not limited to:
• Fund Improvements and Product Management Initiatives – continuing to proactively manage the Nuveen fund complex as a whole and at the individual fund level with an aim to enhance the shareholder outcomes through, among other things, reposi-
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tioning funds, merging funds, reviewing and updating investment policies and benchmarks, modifying the composition of certain portfolio management teams and analyzing various data to help devise such improvements;
• Capital Initiatives – continuing to invest capital to support new funds with initial capital as well as to facilitate modifications to the strategies or structure of existing funds;
• Compliance Program Initiatives – continuing efforts to enhance the compliance program through, among other things, internally integrating various portfolio management teams and aligning compliance support accordingly, completing a comprehensive review of existing policies and procedures and revising such policies and procedures as appropriate, enhancing compliance-related technologies and workflows, and optimizing compliance shared services across the organization and affiliates;
• Risk Management and Valuation Services - continuing efforts to strengthen the risk management functions, including through, among other things, enhancing the interaction and reporting between the investment risk management team and various affiliates, increasing the efficiency of risk monitoring performed on the Nuveen funds through improved reporting, continuing to implement risk programs designed to provide a more disciplined and consistent approach to identifying and mitigating operational risks, continuing progress on implementing a liquidity program that complies with the new liquidity regulatory requirements and continuing to oversee the daily valuation process;
• Additional Compliance Services – continuing investment of time and resources necessary to develop the compliance policies and procedures and other related tools necessary to meet the various new regulatory requirements affecting the Nuveen funds that have been adopted over recent years;
• Government Relations – continuing efforts of various Nuveen teams and affiliates to advocate and communicate their positions with lawmakers and other regulatory bodies on issues that will impact the Nuveen funds;
• Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Information Services – establishing an information security program to help identify and manage information security risks, periodically testing disaster recovery plans, maintaining and updating business continuity plans and providing reports to the Board, at least annually, addressing, among other things, management’s security risk assessment, cyber risk profile, incident tracking and other relevant information technology risk-related reports;
• Expanded Dividend Management Services – continuing to expand the services necessary to manage the dividends among the varying types of Nuveen funds that have developed as the Nuveen complex has grown in size and scope; and
• with respect specifically to closed-end funds, such initiatives also included:
•• Leverage Management Services – continuing to actively manage leverage including developing new leverage instruments, refinancing existing leverage and negotiating reductions in associated leverage expenses;
•• Capital Management Services – ongoing capital management efforts through a share repurchase program as well as a shelf offering program that raises additional equity capital in seeking to enhance shareholder value;
•• Data and Market Analytics – continuing focus on analyzing data and market analytics to better understand the ownership cycles and secondary market experience of closed-end funds; and
•• Closed-end Fund Investor Relations Program – maintaining the closed-end fund investor relations program which, among other things, raises awareness, provides educational materials and cultivates advocacy for closed-end funds and the Nuveen closed-end fund product line.
In addition to the services provided by the Adviser, the Board also considered the risks borne by the Adviser and its affiliates in managing the Nuveen funds, including entrepreneurial, operational, reputational, regulatory and litigation risks.
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The Board further considered the division of responsibilities between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and recognized that the Sub-Adviser and its investment personnel generally are responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio. The Board noted that the Adviser oversees the Sub-Adviser and considered an analysis of the Sub-Adviser provided by the Adviser which included, among other things, the Sub-Adviser’s assets under management and changes thereto, a summary of the investment team and changes thereto, the investment approach of the team and the performance of the funds sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser over various periods. The Board further considered at the May Meeting or prior meetings evaluations of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and trade execution. The Board noted that the Adviser recommended the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreements.
Based on its review, the Board determined, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the respective Funds under each applicable Advisory Agreement.
B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and Fund Advisers
In evaluating the quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, the Board also received and considered the investment performance of the Nuveen funds they advise. In this regard, the Board reviewed Fund performance over the quarter, one-, three-and five-year periods ending December 31, 2018 as well as performance data for the first quarter of 2019 ending March 29, 2019. Unless otherwise indicated, the performance data referenced below reflects the periods ended December 31, 2018. The Board considered the Adviser’s analysis of each fund’s performance, with particular focus on funds that were considered performance outliers and the factors contributing to their performance. The Board also noted that it received performance data of the Nuveen funds during its quarterly meetings throughout the year and took into account the discussions that occurred at these Board meetings regarding fund performance. In this regard, in its evaluation of Nuveen fund performance at meetings throughout the year, the Board considered performance information for the funds for different time periods, both absolute and relative to appropriate benchmarks and peers, with particular attention to information indicating underperformance of the respective funds and discussed with the Adviser the reasons for such underperformance.
The Board reviewed both absolute and relative fund performance during the annual review. With respect to the latter, the Board considered fund performance in comparison to the performance of peer funds (the “Performance Peer Group”) and recognized and/or customized benchmarks (i.e., generally benchmarks derived from multiple recognized benchmarks). In considering performance data, the Board is aware of certain inherent limitations with such data, including that differences between the objective(s), strategies and other characteristics of the Nuveen funds compared to the respective Performance Peer Group and/or benchmark(s) (such as differences in the use of leverage) will necessarily contribute to differences in performance results and limit the value of the comparative information. To assist the Board in its review of the comparability of the relative performance, the Adviser has ranked the relevancy of the peer group to the funds as low, medium or high. Depending on the facts and circumstances, however, the Board may be satisfied with a fund’s performance notwithstanding that its performance may be below its benchmark or peer group for certain periods. In addition, the performance data may vary significantly depending on the end date selected, and shareholders may evaluate fund performance based on their own holding period which may differ from the performance periods reviewed by the Board leading to different results. Further, the Board considered a fund’s performance in light of the overall financial market conditions during the respective periods. As noted above, the Board reviewed, among other things, Nuveen fund performance over various periods ended December 31, 2018, and the Board was aware of the market decline in the fourth quarter of 2018 and considered performance from the first quarter of 2019 as well. The Board also noted that a shorter period of underperformance may significantly impact longer term performance.
In addition to the foregoing, the Board recognized the importance of secondary market trading to shareholders and considered the evaluation of premiums and discounts at which the shares of the Nuveen closed-end funds trade to be a continuing priority for the Board. The Board and/or its Closed-end Fund committee consider premium and discount data at each quarterly meeting throughout the year as well as during the annual review.
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In their review of performance, the Independent Board Members focused, in particular, on the Adviser’s analysis of Nuveen funds determined to be underperforming performance outliers. The Board recognized that some periods of underperformance may only be temporary while other periods of underperformance may indicate a broader issue that may require a corrective action. Accordingly, with respect to any Nuveen funds for which the Board had identified performance issues, the Board monitors such funds closely until performance improves, discusses with the Adviser the reasons for such results, considers whether any steps are necessary or appropriate to address such issues, and reviews the results of any efforts undertaken.
The Board’s determinations with respect to each Fund are summarized below.
For Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund (the “New Jersey Quality Fund”), the Board noted that the Fund ranked in the second quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one-year period and first quartile for the three- and five-year periods. In addition, although the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its benchmark for the one-year period, the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s overall performance.
For Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (the “New Jersey Value Fund”), the Board noted that although the Fund ranked in the fourth quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the five-year period, the Fund ranked in the third quartile for the one- and three-year periods. In its review, the Board, however, noted that the Performance Peer Group was classified as low for relevancy. In addition, although the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods, the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the five-year period. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s overall performance.
For Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (the “Pennsylvania Quality Fund”), the Board noted that the Fund ranked in the first quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one-year period and second quartile for the three- and five-year periods. In addition, although the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its benchmark for the one-year period and approximately the same for the three-year period, the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the five-year period. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s overall performance.
For Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (the “Pennsylvania Value Fund”), the Board noted that although the Fund ranked in the fourth quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the five-year period, the Fund ranked in the second quartile for the one-year period and third quartile for the three-year period. In its review, the Board, however, noted that the Performance Peer Group was classified as low for relevancy. In addition, although the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods, the Fund’s performance was approximately the same as the benchmark for the five-year period. The Board was satisfied with the Fund’s overall performance.
C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability
1. Fees and Expenses
In its annual review, the Board considered the fees paid to the Fund Advisers and the total operating expense ratio of each Nuveen fund. More specifically, the Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, each fund’s gross and net management fee rates and net total expense ratio in relation to those of a comparable universe of funds (the “Peer Universe”) established by Broadridge. The Independent Board Members reviewed the methodology Broadridge employed to establish its Peer Universe and recognized that differences between the applicable fund and its respective Peer Universe as well as changes to the composition of the Peer Universe from year to year may limit some of the value of the comparative data. The Independent Board Members also considered a fund’s operating expense ratio as it more directly reflected the shareholder’s costs in investing in the respective fund.
In their review, the Independent Board Members considered, in particular, each fund with a net expense ratio (excluding investment-related costs of leverage) of six basis points or higher compared to that of its peer average (each, an “Expense Outlier Fund”) and an analysis as to the factors contributing to each such fund’s higher relative net expense ratio. In addition, although the Board reviewed a fund’s total net expenses both including and excluding investment-related expenses (i.e., leverage costs)
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and taxes for certain of the closed-end funds, the Board recognized that leverage expenses will vary across the Nuveen funds and in comparison to peers because of differences in the forms and terms of leverage employed by the respective fund. Accordingly, in reviewing the comparative data between a fund and its peers, the Board generally considered the fund’s net expense ratio and fees (excluding leverage costs and leveraged assets) to be higher if they were over 10 basis points higher, slightly higher if they were 6 to 10 basis points higher, in line if they were within approximately 5 basis points higher than the peer average and below if they were below the peer average of the Peer Universe. The Independent Board Members also considered, in relevant part, a fund’s net management fee and net total expense ratio in light of its performance history.
In their review of the fee arrangements for the Nuveen funds, the Independent Board Members considered the management fee schedules, including the complex-wide and fund-level breakpoint schedules, as applicable. The Board noted that across the Nuveen fund complex, the complex-wide fee breakpoints reduced fees by $51.5 million and fund-level breakpoints reduced fees by $55.1 million in 2018.
With respect to the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the sub-advisory fee paid to the Sub-Adviser, including any breakpoint schedule, and as described below, comparative data of the fees the Sub-Adviser charges to other clients, if any.
The Independent Board Members noted that the New Jersey Quality Fund and the Pennsylvania Quality Fund each had a net management fee higher than its peer average, but a net expense ratio in line with its peer average; and the New Jersey Value Fund and the Pennsylvania Value Fund each had a net management fee and net expense ratio below its peer average. Based on its review of the information provided, the Board determined that each Fund’s management fees (as applicable) to a Fund Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund.
2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients
In determining the appropriateness of fees, the Board also reviewed information regarding the fee rates the respective Fund Advisers charged to certain other types of clients and the type of services provided to these other clients. With respect to the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser, such other clients may include retail and institutional managed accounts, passively managed exchange-traded funds sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser but that are offered by another fund complex and municipal managed accounts offered by an unaffiliated adviser. With respect to the Sub-Adviser, the Board reviewed, among other things, the fee range and average fee of municipal retail wrap accounts and municipal institutional accounts.
In addition to the comparative fee data, the Board also reviewed, among other things, a description of the different levels of services provided to certain other clients compared to the services provided to the Nuveen funds as well as the differences in portfolio investment policies, investor profiles, account sizes and regulatory requirements, all of which contribute to the variations in the fee schedules. The Board noted, among other things, the wide range of services in addition to investment management services provided to the Nuveen funds when the Adviser is principally responsible for all aspects of operating the funds, including the increased regulatory requirements that must be met in managing the funds, the larger account sizes of managed accounts and the increased entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risks that the Adviser incurs in sponsoring and managing the funds. In general, higher fee levels reflect higher levels of service provided by the Adviser, increased investment management complexity, greater product management requirements, and higher levels of business risk or some combination of these factors. The Board further considered that the Sub-Adviser’s fee is essentially for portfolio management services and therefore more comparable to the fees it receives for retail wrap accounts and other external sub-advisory mandates. The Board concluded the varying levels of fees were justified given, among other things, the inherent differences in the products and the level of services provided to the Nuveen funds versus other clients, the differing regulatory requirements and legal liabilities and the entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risks incurred in sponsoring and advising a registered investment company.
3. Profitability of Fund Advisers
In conjunction with their review of fees, the Independent Board Members considered information regarding Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory services to the Nuveen funds for the calendar years 2018 and 2017. The Board reviewed, among
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other things, Nuveen’s net margins (pre-tax) (both including and excluding distribution expenses); gross and net revenue margins (pre- and post-tax); revenues, expenses, and net income (pre-tax and after-tax and before distribution) of Nuveen for fund advisory services; and comparative profitability data comparing the adjusted margins of Nuveen compared to the adjusted margins of certain peers with publicly available data and with the most comparable assets under management (based on asset size and asset composition) for each of the last two calendar years. The Board also reviewed the revenues and expenses the Adviser derived from its exchange-traded fund product line that was launched in 2016. The Independent Board Members noted that Nuveen’s net margins were higher in 2018 than the previous year and considered the key drivers behind the revenue and expense changes that impacted Nuveen’s net margins between the years. The Board considered the costs of investments in the Nuveen business, including the investment of seed capital in certain Nuveen funds and additional investments in infrastructure and technology. The Independent Board Members also noted that Nuveen’s adjusted margins from its relationships with the Nuveen funds were on the low range compared to the adjusted margins of the peers; however, the Independent Board Members recognized the inherent limitations of the comparative data of other publicly traded peers given that the calculation of profitability is rather subjective and numerous factors (such as types of funds, business mix, cost of capital, methodology to allocate expenses and other factors) can have a significant impact on the results.
The Independent Board Members also reviewed a description of the expense allocation methodology employed to develop the financial information and a summary of the history of changes to the methodology over the ten-year period from 2008 to 2018, and recognized that other reasonable allocation methodologies could be employed and lead to significantly different results. The Board noted that two Independent Board Members, along with independent counsel, serve as the Board’s liaisons to review profitability and discuss any proposed changes to the methodology prior to the full Board’s review.
Aside from Nuveen’s profitability, the Board recognized that the Adviser is a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). As such, the Board also reviewed a balance sheet for TIAA reflecting its assets, liabilities and capital and contingency reserves for the 2018 and 2017 calendar years to consider the financial strength of TIAA having recognized the importance of having an adviser with significant resources.
In addition to Nuveen, the Independent Board Members also considered the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from its relationships with the Nuveen funds. In this regard, the Independent Board Members reviewed the Sub-Adviser’s revenues, expenses and revenue margins (pre- and post-tax) for its advisory activities for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018. The Independent Board Members also reviewed a profitability analysis reflecting the revenues, expenses and revenue margin (pre- and post-tax) by asset type for the Sub-Adviser for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018 and the pre- and post-tax revenue margin from 2018 and 2017.
In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Independent Board Members also considered any other ancillary benefits derived by the respective Fund Adviser from its relationship with the Nuveen funds as discussed in further detail below.
Based on a consideration of all the information provided, the Board noted that Nuveen’s and the Sub-Adviser’s level of profitability was acceptable and not unreasonable in light of the services provided.
D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale
With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Board Members noted that although economies of scale are difficult to measure, the Adviser shares the benefits of economies of scale in various ways including breakpoints in the management fee schedule (subject to limited exceptions), fee waivers and/or expense limitations, the pricing of Nuveen funds at scale at inception and investments in its business which can enhance the services provided to the funds for the fees paid. With respect to breakpoint schedules, because the Board had previously recognized that economies of scale may occur not only when the assets of a particular Nuveen fund grow but also when the assets in the complex grow, the Nuveen funds generally pay the Adviser a management fee comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component each with its own breakpoint schedule, subject to certain exceptions. In general terms, the breakpoint schedule at the fund level reduces fees as assets in the
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particular fund pass certain thresholds and the breakpoint schedule at the complex level reduces fees on the Nuveen funds as the eligible assets in the complex pass certain thresholds. The Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, the fund-level and complex-level fee schedules. In addition, with respect to the Nuveen closed-end funds, the Independent Board Members noted that, although such funds may from time-to-time make additional share offerings, the growth of their assets would occur primarily through the appreciation of such funds’ investment portfolios.
In addition, the Independent Board Members recognized the Adviser’s continued reinvestment in its business through, among other things, investments in its business infrastructure and information technology, portfolio accounting system as well as other systems and platforms that will, among other things, support growth, simplify and enhance information sharing, and enhance the investment process to the benefit of all of the Nuveen funds.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the current fee arrangements together with the Adviser’s reinvestment in its business appropriately shared any economies of scale with shareholders.
E. Indirect Benefits
The Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding other benefits the respective Fund Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationship with the Nuveen funds. The Board considered that an affiliate of the Adviser serves as co-manager in the initial public offerings of new closed-end funds for which it may receive revenue and serves as an underwriter on shelf offerings of existing closed-end funds for which it receives compensation. In addition, the Independent Board Members also noted that the Sub-Adviser engages in soft dollar transactions pursuant to which it may receive the benefit of research products and other services provided by broker-dealers executing portfolio transactions on behalf of the applicable Nuveen funds.
The Board, however, noted that the benefits for the Sub-Adviser when transacting in fixed-income securities may be more limited as such securities generally trade on a principal basis and therefore do not generate brokerage commissions. Further, the Board noted that although the Sub-Adviser may benefit from the receipt of research and other services that it may otherwise have to pay for out of its own resources, the research may also benefit the Nuveen funds to the extent it enhances the ability of the Sub-Adviser to manage such funds or is acquired through the commissions paid on portfolio transactions of other clients.
Based on their review, the Board concluded that any indirect benefits received by a Fund Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Funds were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.
F. Other Considerations
The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser’s fees were reasonable in light of the services provided to each Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed.
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