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Kevin J. McCarthy
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Table of Contents
Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders | 4 |
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Portfolio Manager’s Comments | 5 |
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Share Information | 11 |
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Risk Considerations | 13 |
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Performance Overview and Holding Summaries | 14 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 15 |
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Portfolio of Investments | 16 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 28 |
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Statement of Operations | 29 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | 30 |
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Financial Highlights | 32 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | 34 |
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Board Member & Officers | 40 |
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Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently | 45 |
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report | 47 |
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Additional Fund Information | 51 |
Chairman’s
Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
The global economy continues to struggle with low growth rates. The European Central Bank’s commitment to “do what it takes” to support sovereign debt markets has stabilized the broader euro area financial markets. The larger member states of the European Union (EU) are working diligently on a tighter financial and banking union and meaningful progress is being made. However, economic conditions in the southern tier members are not improving and their political leaders are becoming more forceful in their demands for loosening the current EU fiscal targets and timetables. Economic growth in emerging market countries continues to be buffeted by lower overseas demand for their manufactured products and raw materials.
In the U.S., the Fed’s commitment to low interest rates through Quantitative Easing is the subject of increasing debate in its policy making deliberations and many independent economists are expressing concern about the economic distortions resulting from negative real interest rates. There are encouraging signs in Congress that both political parties are working toward compromises on previously irreconcilable issues such as reforming immigration laws and the tax code. It is too early to tell whether those efforts will produce meaningful results or pave the way for cooperation on the major fiscal issues that loom ahead. Over the longer term, there are some positive trends for the U.S. economy: house prices are clearly recovering, banks and corporations continue to strengthen their financial positions and incentives for capital investment in the U.S. by domestic and foreign corporations are increasing due to more competitive energy and labor costs.
During the last eighteen months, U.S. investors have benefited from strong returns in the domestic equity markets and steady total returns in many fixed income markets. However, many macroeconomic risks remain unresolved, including negotiating through the many U.S. fiscal issues, achieving a better balance between fiscal discipline and encouraging economic growth in the euro area and reducing the potential economic impact of geopolitical issues, particularly in the Middle East and East Asia. In the face of these uncertainties, the experienced investment professionals at Nuveen Investments seek out investments that are enjoying positive and sustainable returns. At the same time they are always on the alert for risks in markets that are subject to the excessive optimism that can accompany an extended period of abnormally low interest rates. Monitoring this process is a critical function for the Fund Board as it oversees your Nuveen Fund on your behalf.
As always, I encourage you to communicate with your financial consultant if you have any questions about your investment in a Nuveen Fund. On behalf of the other members of your Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Robert P. Bremner
Chairman of the Board
May 24, 2013
Portfolio Manager’s Comments
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM)
Portfolio manager Paul Brennan reviews U.S. economic and municipal market conditions, key investment strategies and the twelve-month performance of the Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund. Paul has managed NIM since 2006.
What factors affected the U.S. economy and municipal market during the twelve-month reporting period ended March 31, 2013?
During this reporting period, the U.S. economy’s progress toward recovery from recession continued at a moderate pace. The Federal Reserve (Fed) maintained its efforts to improve the overall economic environment by holding the benchmark fed funds rate at the record low level of zero to 0.25% that it established in December 2008. At its May 2013 meeting (following the end of this reporting period), the central bank stated that it expected its “highly accommodative stance of monetary policy” would keep the fed funds rate in “this exceptionally low range” at least as long as the unemployment rate remained above 6.5% and the outlook for inflation one to two years ahead was no higher than 2.5%. The Fed also decided to continue its monthly purchases of $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities and $45 billion of longer-term Treasury securities in an open-ended effort to bolster growth. Taken together, the goals of these actions are to put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, make broader financial conditions more accommodative and support a stronger economic recovery as well as continued progress toward the Fed’s mandates of maximum employment and price stability.
In the first quarter of 2013, the U.S. economy, as measured by the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), grew at an annualized rate of 2.5%, compared with 0.4% for the fourth quarter of 2012, continuing the pattern of positive economic growth for the 15th consecutive quarter. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5% year-over-year as of March 2013, the smallest twelve-month increase since July 2012, while the core CPI (which excludes food and energy) increased 1.9% during the period, staying within the Fed’s unofficial objective of 2.0% or lower for this inflation measure. Labor market conditions continued to slowly show signs of improvement. As of March 2013, the national unemployment rate was 7.6%, the lowest level since December 2008, down from 8.2% in March 2012. The housing market, long a major weak spot in the economic recovery, also delivered some good news, as the average home price in the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of 20 major metropolitan areas rose 9.3% for the twelve months ended February 2013 (most recent data available at the time this report was prepared). This marked the largest twelve-month percentage gain for the index since May 2006, although housing prices continued to be off approximately 29% from their mid-2006 peak.
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 Fund disclaims any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein.
Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
During this period, the outlook for the U.S. economy was clouded by uncertainty about global financial markets and the outcome of the “fiscal cliff.” The tax consequences of the fiscal cliff situation which had been scheduled to become effective in January 2013 were largely averted through a last-minute deal that raised payroll taxes but left in place a number of tax breaks. However, lawmakers postponed and then failed to reach a resolution on $1.2 trillion in spending cuts intended to address the federal budget deficit. As a result, automatic spending cuts (or sequestration) affecting both defense and non-defense programs (excluding Social Security and Medicaid) took effect March 1, 2013, with potential implications for economic growth over the next decade. In late March 2013, Congress passed legislation that established federal funding levels for the remainder of fiscal 2013, which ends on September 30, 2013, preventing a federal government shutdown. The proposed federal budget for fiscal 2014 remains under debate.
Municipal bond prices generally rallied nationally during this period, as strong demand and tight supply combined to create favorable market conditions for municipal bonds. However, the market also encountered some additional volatility generated by the political environment, particularly the fiscal cliff at the end of 2012 and the approach of federal tax season. Although the total volume of tax-exempt supply improved over that of the same period a year earlier, the issuance pattern remained light compared with long-term historical trends and new money issuance was relatively flat. This supply/demand dynamic served as a key driver of performance. At the state level, state governments in aggregate appeared to have made good progress in dealing with budget issues. On the revenue side, state tax collections have grown for eleven straight quarters, exceeding pre-recession levels beginning in September 2011, while on the expense side, the states made headway in cutting and controlling costs. The current low level of municipal issuance reflects the current political distaste for additional borrowing by state and local governments facing fiscal constraints and the prevalent atmosphere of municipal budget austerity. During this period, we continued to see municipal yields remain relatively low. Borrowers seeking to take advantage of the low rate environment sparked an increase in refunding activity, with approximately two-thirds of municipal paper issued by borrowers that were calling existing debt and refinancing at lower rates.
Over the twelve months ended March 31, 2013, municipal bond issuance nationwide totaled $375.8 billion, an increase of 15% over the issuance for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2012. As previously mentioned, the majority of this supply was attributable to refunding issues, rather than new money issuance. During this period, demand for municipal bonds remained very strong, especially from individual investors, but also from mutual funds, banks and insurance companies.
How did the Fund perform during the twelve-month reporting period ended March 31, 2013? What strategies were used to manage the Fund during the reporting period and how did these strategies influence performance?
The table in NIM’s Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section of this report provides total returns for the Fund for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2013. The Fund’s total returns are compared with the performance of two corresponding market indexes.
For the twelve months ended March 31, 2013, the total return on net asset value (NAV) for NIM exceeded the return for the S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index and under-performed the return for the S&P Municipal Bond Index. Key management factors that influenced the Fund’s performance during this period included duration and yield curve positioning, credit exposure and sector allocation.
As interest rates continued to decline during much of this period, municipal bonds with longer maturities generally outperformed those with shorter maturities. Overall, credits at the longest end of the municipal yield curve posted the strongest returns, while bonds at the shortest end produced the weakest results. For this period, duration and yield curve positioning detracted slightly from NIM’s performance. In keeping with its investment parameters, NIM maintains an average effective maturity of 12 years or less for portfolio holdings. To maintain this intermediate-term orientation, the Fund balanced its allocations of longer bonds with heavier weightings of bonds with very short maturities. This overweight to the underperforming shortest end of the yield curve proved to be modestly negative during this period. However, NIM was generally helped by its allocations of long duration bonds, many of which had zero percent coupons, which outperformed the market as a whole during this period.
Credit exposure was an important positive factor in NIM’s performance during these twelve months, as lower quality bonds generally outperformed higher quality bonds. This outperformance was due in part to the greater demand for lower rated bonds as investors looked for investment vehicles offering higher yields. As investors became more comfortable taking on additional investment risk, credit spreads or the difference in yield spreads between U.S. Treasury securities and comparable investments such as municipal bonds, narrowed through a variety of rating categories. As a result of this spread compression, NIM, with its emphasis on bonds rated A and BBB, benefited from its holdings of lower rated credits.
During this period, revenue bonds as a whole outperformed the general municipal market. Holdings that generally made positive contributions to NIM’s return included industrial development revenue (IDR) credits, health care (together with hospitals), education, transportation and housing bonds. In particular, the Fund’s health care exposure was positive for performance. Tobacco credits backed by the 1998 master tobacco settlement agreement also were one of the top performing market sectors, helped by their longer effective durations and the increased demand for higher yielding investments by investors who had become less risk-averse. In addition, based on recent data showing that cigarette sales had fallen less steeply than anticipated, the 46 states participating in the agreement stand to receive increased payments from the tobacco companies. During this period, as the tobacco sector rallied, NIM benefited from its exposure to tobacco credits.
In contrast, pre-refunded bonds, which are often backed by U.S. Treasury securities, were among the poorest performing market segments during this period. Also lagging the performance of the general municipal market for this period were general obligation (GO) bonds and utilities credits. The underperformance of pre-refunded bonds can be attributed primarily to their shorter effective maturities and higher credit quality. As of March 31, 2013, NIM was overweight in pre-refunded bonds relative to the market average, which detracted from its performance. We continued to hold pre-refunded bonds in our portfolios due to the higher yields they provided. In addition to these pre-refunded holdings, NIM also had some bonds advance refunded during this period. This was beneficial for the Fund’s performance, as it enhanced both NIM’s quality and price performance.
In light of recent events in the municipal marketplace, shareholders should be aware of two issues involving some of the Fund's holdings: the appointment of an Emergency Manager in Detroit, Michigan and the downgrades of Puerto Rico bonds. In Detroit, decades of population loss, changes in the auto manufacturing industry, and significant tax base deterioration have resulted in financial challenges that the city, to date, has been unable to adequately address. The state declared the city to be in a state of fiscal emergency last year. During this reporting period, the state appointed an emergency manager to Detroit and an initial financial and operating plan was submitted in mid-May 2013. This restructuring plan provides some guidelines, but specific strategies the emergency manager will pursue to restructure operations are not yet complete. Though a chapter 9 bankruptcy filing is still a possibility, state officials seem to recognize that such an action would negatively impact all local governments and school districts in the state. No local government in the state has ever filed for chapter 9. Shareholders of NIM should note that this Fund added some exposure to Detroit GO bonds late in the reporting period. At the time of the preparation of this report, the performance of these bonds has been favorable, but given their late addition to the Fund, the overall impact was muted.
In December 2012, Moody’s downgraded Puerto Rico GO bonds to Baa3 from Baa1 based on Puerto Rico’s ongoing economic problems, unfunded pension liabilities, elevated debt levels and structural budget gaps. Earlier in the year (July 2012), bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (COFINA) also were downgraded by Moody’s to Aa3 from Aa2. The downgrade of the COFINA bonds was due mainly to the performance of Puerto Rico’s economy and its impact on the projected growth of sales tax revenues, and not to any sector or structural issues. In addition, the COFINA bonds were able to maintain a higher rating than the GOs because, unlike the revenue streams supporting some Puerto Rican issues, the sales taxes supporting the COFINA bonds cannot be diverted and used to support the commonwealth’s GO bonds. NIM’s holdings of Puerto Rico bonds, which comprise a very small percentage of the portfolio, consist mostly of the dedicated sales tax bonds issued by COFINA. We also added to our position in the COFINA bonds during this period, based on their credit strength and the value we believe they offer. Our Puerto Rico holdings were generally purchased as part of our efforts to keep the Fund fully invested and to provide higher yields, added diversification and triple exemption (i.e., exemption from federal, state and local taxes). For the reporting period ended March 31, 2013, Puerto Rico paper generally underperformed the market as whole. Because our positions were so small, they had little impact on NIM’s performance. As we continue to emphasize Puerto Rico’s stronger credits, we view the COFINA bonds as potentially long-term holdings and note that the commonwealth recently introduced various sales tax enforcement initiatives aimed at improving future collections.
As previously discussed, municipal bond prices rallied nationally during this period, driven by strong demand and tight supply of new issuance. At the same time, yield continued to be relatively low. In this environment, we continued to take a bottom-up approach to discovering sectors that appeared undervalued as well as individual credits that had the potential to perform well over the long term and helped us keep NIM fully invested.
During this period, NIM found value in diversified areas of the market, including health care, transportation and GO bonds as well as other tax-backed credits. In the health care sector, NIM had the capacity to add several hospitals with ratings across the credit spectrum, with our purchases predominately A rated. We also continued to find the toll road segment of the transportation sector attractive, purchasing bonds issued for the Elizabeth River Crossing project in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. In the GO sector, we added to our position in bonds issued by the state of Illinois, which offered high yield premiums relative to the underlying risk. Despite the state’s well-publicized fiscal difficulties, we believe Illinois has taken small positive steps to begin addressing these problems and these bonds performed well for NIM.
In general, our focus was on purchasing bonds with longer maturities in order to slightly extend NIM’s duration. The purchase of longer bonds also enabled us to take advantage of more attractive yields at the longer end of the municipal yield curve. Based on our economic and credit outlooks, we also looked for opportunities to marginally increase the Fund’s credit exposure. We accomplished this by purchasing bonds with solid A ratings and attractive yield premiums, rather than bonds rated AAA or AA, in the belief that the A rated bonds offered better value and more upside potential.
Cash for new purchases during this period was generated primarily by the proceeds from the increased number of bond calls resulting from refinancings. The elevated number of bond calls provided a meaningful source of liquidity, which drove much of our activity during this period as we worked to redeploy these proceeds, as well as those from maturing bonds, to keep NIM fully invested and support its income stream. In addition, NIM sold a few smaller holdings to provide additional cash when we identified attractive purchase opportunities in the market. Overall, selling was minimal during this period, as the bonds in our portfolios generally offered higher yields than those available in the current marketplace.
Share Information
DIVIDEND INFORMATION
During the twelve-month reporting period ended March 31, 2013, the Fund’s monthly dividends to shareholders were as shown in the accompanying table.
| | Per Share Amounts |
April | | $0.0315 |
May | | 0.0315 |
June | | 0.0315 |
July | | 0.0315 |
August | | 0.0315 |
September | | 0.0315 |
October | | 0.0315 |
November | | 0.0315 |
December | | 0.0295 |
January | | 0.0295 |
February | | 0.0295 |
March | | 0.0295 |
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Market Yield** | | 3.42% |
Taxable-Equivalent Yield** | | 4.75% |
** | 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 an income tax rate of 28.0%. When comparing the Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. |
NIM seeks to pay stable dividends at rates that reflect the Fund’s past results and projected future performance. During certain periods, NIM may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Fund during the period. If the Fund has cumulatively earned more than it has paid in dividends, it holds the excess in reserve as undistributed net investment income (UNII) as part of the Fund’s NAV. Conversely, if the Fund has cumulatively paid dividends in excess of its earnings, the excess constitutes negative UNII that is likewise reflected in the Fund’s NAV. NIM will, over time, pay all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of March 31, 2013, NIM had a positive UNII balance for both tax and financial reporting purposes.
SHARE REPURCHASES
During November 2012, the Nuveen Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees reauthorized the Fund’s open-market share repurchase program, allowing the Fund to repurchase an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding shares. The Fund has not repurchased any of its outstanding shares since the inception of its share repurchase program.
OTHER SHARE INFORMATION
As of March 31, 2013, and during the twelve-month reporting period, the Fund’s share price was trading at a premium/(discount) to its NAV as shown in the accompanying table.
NAV | | $ | 10.63 | |
Share Price | | $ | 10.35 | |
Premium/(Discount) to NAV | | | (2.63 | )% |
12-Month Average Premium/(Discount) to NAV | | | 1.42 | % |
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. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fund common shares are subject to a variety of risks, including:
Investment, Market and Price Risk. An investment in common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in the municipal securities owned by the Fund, which generally trade in the over-the-counter markets. Shares of closed-end investment companies like this Fund frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value (NAV). Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.
Tax Risk. The tax treatment of Fund distributions may be affected by new IRS interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and future changes in tax laws and regulations.
Issuer Credit Risk. This is the risk that a security in a Fund’s portfolio will fail to make dividend or interest payments when due.
Interest Rate Risk. Fixed-income securities such as bonds, preferred, convertible and other debt securities will decline in value if market interest rates rise.
Reinvestment Risk. If market interest rates decline, income earned from a Fund’s portfolio may be reinvested at rates below that of the original bond that generated the income.
Call Risk or Prepayment Risk. Issuers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing a Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM)
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of March 31, 2013
Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2013
| | Average Annual | |
| | 1-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | |
NIM at NAV | | | 5.32% | | | | 5.25% | | | | 4.70% | |
NIM at Share Price | | | 4.77% | | | | 5.28% | | | | 5.05% | |
S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index | | | 4.88% | | | | 6.12% | | | | 5.09% | |
S&P Municipal Bond Index | | | 5.80% | | | | 6.11% | | | | 5.15% | |
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. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Portfolio Composition1 | | | | |
(as a % of total investments) | | | | |
Tax Obligation/Limited | | | 26.4 | % |
Utilities | | | 13.9 | % |
U.S. Guaranteed | | | 13.1 | % |
Tax Obligation/General | | | 12.3 | % |
Health Care | | | 11.2 | % |
Transportation | | | 7.9 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.8 | % |
Other | | | 10.4 | % |
Credit Quality1, 2 | | | | |
(as a % of total investments) | | | | |
AAA/U.S.Guaranteed | | | 17 | % |
AA | | | 22 | % |
A | | | 34 | % |
BBB | | | 20 | % |
BB or Lower | | | 2 | % |
N/R | | | 5 | % |
States1 | | | | |
(as a % of total investments) | | | | |
Illinois | | | 14.5 | % |
Texas | | | 9.4 | % |
Florida | | | 8.0 | % |
Pennsylvania | | | 7.0 | % |
Colorado | | | 6.4 | % |
New York | | | 5.5 | % |
South Carolina | | | 5.2 | % |
California | | | 4.8 | % |
New Jersey | | | 4.3 | % |
Arizona | | | 3.0 | % |
Michigan | | | 2.5 | % |
Wisconsin | | | 2.1 | % |
Ohio | | | 2.1 | % |
Missouri | | | 2.0 | % |
Connecticut | | | 1.9 | % |
Nevada | | | 1.8 | % |
Other | | | 19.5 | % |
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview and Holding Summaries page. |
1 | Holdings are subject to change. |
2 | Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies. |
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund at March 31, 2013, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Chicago, Illinois
May 24, 2013
| | Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund |
NIM | | Portfolio of Investments |
| | March 31, 2013 |
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Municipal Bonds – 98.4% | | | | | | |
| | | Alabama – 0.1% | | | | | | |
$ | 180 | | Birmingham Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Alabama, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Health System Inc., Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/15/30 | | 11/15 at 100.00 | Baa2 | $ | 188,129 | |
| | | Alaska – 0.1% | | | | | | |
| 155 | | Alaska State, Sport Fishing Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 5.000%, 4/01/21 | | 4/20 at 100.00 | A1 | | 181,214 | |
| | | Arizona – 3.0% | | | | | | |
| | | Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Hospital System Revenue Bonds, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Refunding Series 2012A: | | | | | | |
| 60 | | 5.000%, 2/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 70,394 | |
| 290 | | 5.000%, 2/01/27 | | 2/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | | 318,954 | |
| | | Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, Senior Revenue Refunding Bonds, Multipurpose Stadium Facility Project, Series 2012A: | | | | | | |
| 425 | | 5.000%, 7/01/25 | | 7/22 at 100.00 | A1 | | 491,202 | |
| 685 | | 5.000%, 7/01/26 | | 7/22 at 100.00 | A1 | | 785,750 | |
| 685 | | 5.000%, 7/01/27 | | 7/22 at 100.00 | A1 | | 776,338 | |
| 100 | | Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Tucson Electric Power Company Project, Series 2013A, 4.000%, 9/01/29 | | 3/23 at 100.00 | BBB | | 100,323 | |
| | | Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Energy Inc Prepay Contract Obligations, Series 2007: | | | | | | |
| 100 | | 5.000%, 12/01/17 | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 111,683 | |
| 100 | | 5.250%, 12/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 116,039 | |
| 35 | | 5.000%, 12/01/32 | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 39,483 | |
| 380 | | 5.000%, 12/01/37 | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 425,121 | |
| 750 | | Surprise Municipal Property Corporation, Arizona, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 4.500%, 4/01/17 | | 4/13 at 100.00 | A– | | 757,455 | |
| 3,610 | | Total Arizona | | | | | 3,992,742 | |
| | | Arkansas – 1.2% | | | | | | |
| 600 | | Independence County, Arkansas, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Arkansas Power and Light Company Project, Series 2013, 2.375%, 1/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 600,372 | |
| 880 | | North Little Rock, Arkansas, Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1992A, 6.500%, 7/01/15 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 (4) | | 941,970 | |
| 1,480 | | Total Arkansas | | | | | 1,542,342 | |
| | | California – 4.8% | | | | | | |
| 300 | | Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/23 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 368,154 | |
| 470 | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2008H, 5.125%, 7/01/22 | | 7/15 at 100.00 | A | | 514,899 | |
| 125 | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Series 2008A, 1.450%, 8/15/33 (Mandatory put 3/15/17) | | No Opt. Call | AA | | 126,800 | |
| 160 | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Series 2012C, 1.450%, 8/15/23 (Mandatory put 3/15/17) | | No Opt. Call | AA | | 162,304 | |
| 500 | | California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2010, 5.500%, 3/01/40 | | 3/20 at 100.00 | A1 | | 587,360 | |
| 135 | | California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente, Series 2012E-1, 5.000%, 4/01/44 (Mandatory put 5/01/17) | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 156,761 | |
| 1,000 | | Ceres Unified School District, Stanislaus County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002B, 0.000%, 8/01/31 – FGIC Insured | | 8/13 at 34.89 | A+ | | 342,090 | |
| 250 | | Delano, California, Certificates of Participation, Delano Regional Medical Center, Series 2012, 5.000%, 1/01/24 | | No Opt. Call | BBB– | | 278,028 | |
| 400 | | Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1, 4.500%, 6/01/27 | | 6/17 at 100.00 | B | | 385,744 | |
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | California (continued) | | | | | | |
$ | 365 | | Lake Elsinore Redevelopment Agency, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 90-2, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 10/01/24 – AGM Insured | | 10/17 at 100.00 | AA– | $ | 380,826 | |
| | | Moulton Niguel Water District, California, Certificates of Participation, Refunding Series 2003: | | | | | | |
| 250 | | 5.000%, 9/01/21 – AMBAC Insured | | 9/16 at 100.00 | AAA | | 274,253 | |
| 250 | | 5.000%, 9/01/22 – AMBAC Insured | | 9/16 at 100.00 | AAA | | 272,235 | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 9/01/23 – AMBAC Insured | | 9/16 at 100.00 | AAA | | 542,750 | |
| 2,000 | | Palomar Pomerado Health, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A, 0.000%, 8/01/25 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA– | | 1,238,360 | |
| 2,000 | | San Diego Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2011, 0.000%, 8/01/37 | | No Opt. Call | AA+ | | 662,180 | |
| 8,705 | | Total California | | | | | 6,292,744 | |
| | | Colorado – 6.4% | | | | | | |
| 2,895 | | Centennial Downs Metropolitan District, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1999, 5.000%, 12/01/20 – AMBAC Insured | | 12/14 at 100.00 | N/R | | 2,988,161 | |
| 1,175 | | Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Classical Academy Charter School, Series 2003, 4.500%, 12/01/18 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | | 12/13 at 100.00 | A | | 1,192,461 | |
| 100 | | Colorado Housing Finance Authority, Single Family Program Senior Bonds, Series 2000D-2, 6.900%, 4/01/29 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 10/13 at 103.50 | AA | | 102,461 | |
| 1,465 | | Denver West Metropolitan District, Colorado, General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2003, 4.500%, 12/01/18 (Pre-refunded 12/01/13) – RAAI Insured | | 12/13 at 100.00 | A– (4) | | 1,507,353 | |
| 55 | | E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B, 0.000%, 9/01/33 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | | 20,038 | |
| 1,500 | | E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2007C-2, 5.000%, 9/01/39 (Mandatory put 9/02/13) – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | | 1,524,465 | |
| 1,000 | | E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 0.000%, 3/01/36 – NPFG Insured | | 9/20 at 41.72 | Baa2 | | 284,470 | |
| 500 | | Plaza Metropolitan District 1, Lakewood, Colorado, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 12/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | N/R | | 560,075 | |
| 200 | | Regional Transportation District, Colorado, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project Private Activity Bonds, Series 2010, 6.000%, 1/15/41 | | 7/20 at 100.00 | Baa3 | | 230,344 | |
| 8,890 | | Total Colorado | | | | | 8,409,828 | |
| | | Connecticut – 1.9% | | | | | | |
| 815 | | Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Yale University, Series 2010A-3, 0.875%, 7/01/49 (Mandatory put 2/08/18) | | No Opt. Call | AAA | | 812,873 | |
| | | Eastern Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, Solid Waste Revenue Bonds, Wheelabrator Lisbon Project, Series 1993A: | | | | | | |
| 95 | | 5.500%, 1/01/14 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 7/13 at 100.00 | BBB | | 95,349 | |
| 1,570 | | 5.500%, 1/01/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 7/13 at 100.00 | BBB | | 1,575,228 | |
| 2,480 | | Total Connecticut | | | | | 2,483,450 | |
| | | District of Columbia – 0.1% | | | | | | |
| 120 | | District of Columbia Student Dormitory Revenue Bonds, Provident Group – Howard Properties LLC Issue, Series 2013, 5.000%, 10/01/30 | | 10/22 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 129,020 | |
| 50 | | District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001, 6.500%, 5/15/33 | | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | | 59,233 | |
| 170 | | Total District of Columbia | | | | | 188,253 | |
| | Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued) |
NIM | | Portfolio of Investments |
March 31, 2013
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Florida – 7.9% | | | | | | |
$ | 70 | | Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida, High Risk Assessment Revenue, Senior Secured Bonds, Series 2009A-1, 5.375%, 6/01/16 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | $ | 79,416 | |
| 160 | | Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida, High-Risk Account Revenue Bonds, Coastal Account Senior Secured Series 2011A-1, 5.000%, 6/01/18 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 186,557 | |
| | | City of Tampa, Florida, Refunding and Capital Improvement Cigarette Tax Allocation Bonds, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Project, Series 2012A: | | | | | | |
| 50 | | 5.000%, 9/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 59,687 | |
| 50 | | 5.000%, 9/01/23 | | 9/22 at 100.00 | A+ | | 58,974 | |
| 150 | | 5.000%, 9/01/25 | | 9/22 at 100.00 | A+ | | 173,907 | |
| 2,400 | | Deltona, Florida, Utility Systems Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, 5.250%, 10/01/17 – NPFG Insured | | 10/13 at 100.00 | A1 | | 2,459,832 | |
| | | Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, High Risk Account Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A: | | | | | | |
| 1,215 | | 5.000%, 3/01/15 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 1,314,399 | |
| 340 | | 5.000%, 3/01/16 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 378,845 | |
| | | Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Personal and Commercial Lines Account Bonds, Senior Secured Series 2012A-1: | | | | | | |
| 50 | | 5.000%, 6/01/18 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 58,299 | |
| 455 | | 5.000%, 6/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 541,245 | |
| 600 | | Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Forever Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 7/01/19 – NPFG Insured | | 7/17 at 101.00 | AA– | | 691,932 | |
| 25 | | Halifax Hospital Medical Center, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.250%, 6/01/26 | | 6/16 at 100.00 | A– | | 26,603 | |
| 125 | | Martin County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Indiantown Cogeneration LP, Series 2013, 4.200%, 12/15/25 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 6/20 at 100.00 | BB | | 125,806 | |
| | | Miami-Dade County, Florida, Public Facilities Revenue Bonds, Jackson Health System, Series 2009: | | | | | | |
| 10 | | 5.500%, 6/01/29 – AGM Insured | | 6/19 at 100.00 | AA– | | 11,110 | |
| 10 | | 5.625%, 6/01/34 – AGC Insured | | 6/19 at 100.00 | AA– | | 11,022 | |
| 750 | | North Sumter County Utility Dependent District, Florida, Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 5.000%, 10/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 855,585 | |
| 250 | | Orange County School Board, Florida, Certificates of Participation, Series 2005B, 5.000%,8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured | | 8/15 at 100.00 | AA | | 273,928 | |
| 2,000 | | Orange County, Florida, Tourist Development Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/22 – AMBAC Insured | | 10/15 at 100.00 | AA– | | 2,200,040 | |
| 165 | | Port Everglades Authority, Florida, Port Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1986, 7.125%, 11/01/16 (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Aaa | | 186,820 | |
| 670 | | South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue, Baptist Health System Obligation Group, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/15/27 | | 8/17 at 100.00 | AA | | 744,216 | |
| 9,545 | | Total Florida | | | | | 10,438,223 | |
| | | Georgia – 0.8% | | | | | | |
| 330 | | Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, 5.200%, 8/01/25 (Pre-refunded 8/01/22) – NPFG Insured | | 8/22 at 100.00 | N/R (4) | | 387,958 | |
| 600 | | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Mercer University Project, Refunding Series 2012C, 5.250%, 10/01/23 | | 10/22 at 100.00 | Baa2 | | 700,686 | |
| 930 | | Total Georgia | | | | | 1,088,644 | |
| | | Idaho – 0.1% | | | | | | |
| 100 | | Madison County, Idaho, Hospital Revenue Certificates of Participation, Madison Memorial Hospital, Series 2006, 5.250%, 9/01/37 | | 9/16 at 100.00 | BB+ | | 102,528 | |
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Illinois – 14.4% | | | | | | |
$ | 200 | | Chicago, Illinois, Tax Increment Allocation Bonds, Irving/Cicero Redevelopment Project, Series 1998, 7.000%, 1/01/14 | | 7/13 at 100.00 | N/R | $ | 200,522 | |
| 1,500 | | Cook County Township High School District 208, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/21 – NPFG Insured | | 12/15 at 100.00 | Aa3 | | 1,668,585 | |
| 270 | | Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012C, 5.000%, 11/15/21 | | No Opt. Call | AA | | 327,966 | |
| 2,000 | | Huntley, Illinois, Special Service Area 9, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.100%, 3/01/28 – AGC Insured | | 3/17 at 100.00 | AA– | | 2,276,040 | |
| 2,000 | | Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Art Institute of Chicago, Series 2000C, 4.450%, 3/01/34 (Mandatory put 3/01/15) (Pre-refunded 7/01/13) | | 7/13 at 102.00 | A+ (4) | | 2,061,680 | |
| 455 | | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Centegra Health System, Series 2012, 5.000%, 9/01/27 | | 9/22 at 100.00 | A– | | 504,063 | |
| 635 | | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, OSF Healthcare System, Series 2007A, 5.750%, 11/15/37 | | 11/17 at 100.00 | A | | 696,271 | |
| 250 | | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Roosevelt University, Series 2007, 5.250%, 4/01/22 | | 4/17 at 100.00 | BBB | | 263,170 | |
| | | Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sherman Health Systems, Series 1997: | | | | | | |
| 135 | | 5.250%, 8/01/17 – AMBAC Insured | | 8/13 at 100.00 | BBB | | 135,367 | |
| 95 | | 5.250%, 8/01/22 – AMBAC Insured | | 8/13 at 100.00 | BBB | | 95,168 | |
| 700 | | Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Series 1999, 5.500%, 8/15/19 | | 8/13 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 701,456 | |
| 175 | | Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Series 2002, 5.625%, 1/01/28 | | 7/13 at 100.00 | Baa2 | | 175,567 | |
| 100 | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2006, 5.000%, 1/01/15 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 106,980 | |
| 235 | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2007B, 5.000%, 1/01/16 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 259,052 | |
| 425 | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2008, 4.250%, 4/01/16 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 462,370 | |
| 1,165 | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2010, 5.000%, 1/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 1,324,602 | |
| | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012: | | | | | | |
| 390 | | 5.000%, 8/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 445,899 | |
| 320 | | 5.000%, 8/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 365,616 | |
| 275 | | 5.000%, 8/01/23 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 310,217 | |
| 110 | | 5.000%, 8/01/24 | | 8/22 at 100.00 | A2 | | 121,807 | |
| 230 | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 1/01/17 | | 1/16 at 100.00 | A2 | | 252,027 | |
| 25 | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 6/01/15 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 27,402 | |
| 300 | | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012A, 4.000%, 1/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 322,878 | |
| 1,355 | | Kane & DeKalb Counties Community Unit School District 301, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 0.000%, 12/01/18 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | | 1,206,492 | |
| 55 | | Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Dedicated State Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 5.375%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) – FGIC Insured | | 6/13 at 100.00 | AAA | | 55,502 | |
| 1,000 | | Peoria Public Building Commission, Illinois, School District Facility Revenue Bonds, Peoria County School District 150 Project, Series 2009A, 0.000%, 12/01/22 – AGC Insured | | 12/18 at 79.62 | AA– | | 669,200 | |
| | | Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, Illinois, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2010: | | | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.000%, 6/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 588,525 | |
| 1,000 | | 5.250%, 6/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 1,207,737 | |
| 700 | | Regional Transportation Authority, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1994D, 7.750%, 6/01/19 – FGIC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA | | 865,676 | |
| 500 | | Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Alternate Revenue Source, Series 2012, 4.000%, 11/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 544,705 | |
| 670 | | Williamson & Johnson Counties Community Unit School District 2, Marion, Illinois, Limited Tax General Obligation Lease Certificates, Series 2011, 7.000%, 10/15/22 | | 10/19 at 103.00 | BBB | | 760,182 | |
| 17,770 | | Total Illinois | | | | | 19,002,724 | |
| | Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued) |
NIM | | Portfolio of Investments |
March 31, 2013
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Indiana – 1.6% | | | | | | |
$ | 230 | | Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Drexel Foundation For Educational Excellence, Inc., Series 2009A, 6.000%, 10/01/21 | | 10/19 at 100.00 | BB+ | $ | 249,817 | |
| 180 | | Indiana Finance Authority, Private Activity Bonds, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, Series 2013B, 5.000%, 1/01/19 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 1/17 at 100.00 | BBB | | 200,801 | |
| 1,000 | | Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Community Hospitals of Indiana, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 5/01/35 (Pre-refunded 5/01/15) – AMBAC Insured | | 5/15 at 100.00 | A+ (4) | | 1,095,980 | |
| 250 | | Jasper County, Indiana, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Northern Indiana Public Service Company Project, Series 1994A Remarketed, 5.850%, 4/01/19 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | Baa2 | | 294,013 | |
| 250 | | Lake County Building Corporation, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2012, 4.750%, 2/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | N/R | | 263,778 | |
| 1,910 | | Total Indiana | | | | | 2,104,389 | |
| | | Iowa – 0.4% | | | | | | |
| 500 | | Ames, Iowa, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mary Greeley Medical Center, Series 2011, 5.250%, 6/15/27 | | 6/20 at 100.00 | A2 | | 556,880 | |
| | | Kansas – 0.2% | | | | | | |
| 355 | | Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government, Kansas, Sales Tax Special Obligation Capital Appreciation Revenue Bonds Redevelopment Project Area B – Major Multi-Sport Athletic Complex Project, Subordinate Lien Series 2010B, 0.000%, 6/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 235,365 | |
| | | Kentucky – 1.1% | | | | | | |
| 325 | | Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Louisville Arena Project Revenue Bonds, Louisville Arena Authority, Inc., Series 2008-A1, 5.750%, 12/01/28 – AGC Insured | | 6/18 at 100.00 | AA– | | 356,980 | |
| 275 | | Kentucky Housing Corporation, Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2005G, 5.000%, 7/01/30 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 1/15 at 100.60 | AAA | | 278,638 | |
| 340 | | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Public Facilities Corporation, Kentucky State Lease Revenue Bonds, Eastern State Hospital Project, Series 2011A, 5.250%, 6/01/29 | | 6/21 at 100.00 | Aa3 | | 393,615 | |
| 150 | | Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Kentucky, Environmental Facilities Revenue, Louisville Gas & Electric Company Project, Series 2007B, 1.600%, 6/01/33 (Mandatory put 6/01/17) | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 153,281 | |
| 320 | | Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Kentucky, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Louisville Gas and Electric Company Project, Series 2003A, 1.650%, 10/01/33 (Mandatory put 4/03/17) | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 327,398 | |
| 1,410 | | Total Kentucky | | | | | 1,509,912 | |
| | | Louisiana – 1.6% | | | | | | |
| 935 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baton Rouge General Hospital, Series 2004, 5.250%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) – NPFG Insured | | 7/14 at 100.00 | Baa2 (4) | | 989,959 | |
| 55 | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 5/15/38 | | 5/17 at 100.00 | Baa1 | | 57,623 | |
| 385 | | Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana, Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, Valero Project, Series 2010, 4.000%, 12/01/40 (Mandatory put 6/01/22) | | No Opt. Call | BBB | | 422,795 | |
| | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Louisiana, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001B: | | | | | | |
| 330 | | 5.500%, 5/15/30 | | 5/13 at 100.00 | A1 | | 332,888 | |
| 245 | | 5.875%, 5/15/39 | | 5/13 at 100.00 | A– | | 248,063 | |
| 1,950 | | Total Louisiana | | | | | 2,051,328 | |
| | | Maine – 0.1% | | | | | | |
| 30 | | Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series 2013, 3.000%, 7/01/23 | | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | | 29,478 | |
| 35 | | Portland, Maine, General Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 7/01/22 (WI/DD, Settling 4/04/13) | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 41,318 | |
| 65 | | Total Maine | | | | | 70,796 | |
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Massachusetts – 1.0% | | | | | | |
$ | 500 | | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Orchard Cove, Series 2007, 5.000%, 10/01/19 | | 10/17 at 100.00 | N/R | $ | 517,100 | |
| 250 | | Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, 100 Cambridge Street Redevelopment, M/SRBC Project, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 2/01/34 – NPFG Insured | | 8/13 at 100.00 | Baa2 | | 250,225 | |
| | | Massachusetts Port Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Delta Air Lines Inc., Series 2001A: | | | | | | |
| 100 | | 5.200%, 1/01/20 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 7/13 at 100.00 | N/R | | 100,035 | |
| 470 | | 5.000%, 1/01/27 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 7/13 at 100.00 | N/R | | 469,502 | |
| 1,320 | | Total Massachusetts | | | | | 1,336,862 | |
| | | Michigan – 2.5% | | | | | | |
| 400 | | Detroit, Michigan, Downtown Development Authority, Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Development Area 1 Projects, Series 1996B, 0.000%, 7/01/23 | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 239,932 | |
| 1,000 | | Detroit, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A-1, 5.375%, 4/01/18 – NPFG Insured | | 4/13 at 100.00 | Baa2 | | 942,290 | |
| 280 | | Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Detroit City School District, Series 2012, 5.000%, 6/01/18 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 318,142 | |
| 200 | | Michigan Finance Authority, Unemployment Obligation Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 7/01/22 | | 7/16 at 100.00 | AAA | | 225,827 | |
| 1,000 | | Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding and Project Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Series 2010F-5, 1.500%, 11/15/47 (Mandatory put 3/15/17) | | No Opt. Call | AA+ | | 1,020,989 | |
| 500 | | Wayne County Airport Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Refunding Series 2010C, 5.000%, 12/01/16 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 570,559 | |
| 3,380 | | Total Michigan | | | | | 3,317,739 | |
| | | Minnesota – 0.2% | | | | | | |
| 250 | | Northern Municipal Power Agency, Minnesota, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2009A, 5.000%, 1/01/15 – AGC Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA– | | 269,968 | |
| | | Mississippi – 0.5% | | | | | | |
| | | Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Series 2004B-1: | | | | | | |
| 100 | | 5.000%, 9/01/16 | | 9/14 at 100.00 | AA | | 105,627 | |
| 300 | | 5.000%, 9/01/24 | | 9/14 at 100.00 | AA | | 317,076 | |
| 250 | | Warren County, Mississippi, Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, International Paper Company, Series 2006A, 4.800%, 8/01/30 | | 8/13 at 100.00 | BBB | | 250,740 | |
| 650 | | Total Mississippi | | | | | 673,443 | |
| | | Missouri – 1.2% | | | | | | |
| 335 | | St. Louis County, Missouri, GNMA Collateralized Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1989A, 8.125%,8/01/20 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 7/20 at 100.00 | AA+ (4) | | 410,476 | |
| 1,000 | | St. Louis, Missouri, Airport Revenue Bonds, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Series 2005, 5.500%, 7/01/19 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | A– | | 1,204,570 | |
| 1,335 | | Total Missouri | | | | | 1,615,046 | |
| | | Montana – 0.3% | | | | | | |
| 260 | | Billings, Montana, Tax Increment Urban Renewal Revenue Bonds, Expanded North 27th Street, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 7/01/33 (WI/DD, Settling 4/01/13) | | 1/23 at 100.00 | N/R | | 267,982 | |
| 90 | | University of Montana, Revenue Bonds, Series 1996D, 5.375%, 5/15/19 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | 5/13 at 100.00 | N/R (4) | | 106,398 | |
| 350 | | Total Montana | | | | | 374,380 | |
| | | Nebraska – 0.9% | | | | | | |
| 1,000 | | Dodge County School District 1, Nebraska, Fremont Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/15/19 – AGM Insured | | 12/14 at 100.00 | Aa3 | | 1,075,980 | |
| 100 | | Douglas County School District 10 Elkhorn, Nebraska, General Obligation Bonds, Public Schools Series 2012, 4.000%, 6/15/23 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | AA– | | 112,440 | |
| 1,100 | | Total Nebraska | | | | | 1,188,420 | |
| | Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued) |
NIM | | Portfolio of Investments |
March 31, 2013
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Nevada – 1.8% | | | | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | Clark County, Nevada, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2010B, 5.750%, 7/01/42 | | 1/20 at 100.00 | A+ | $ | 1,162,060 | |
| 250 | | Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Nevada, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A, 8.000%, 6/15/30 | | 6/19 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 285,170 | |
| 775 | | Washoe County, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 7/01/23 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | AA | | 912,090 | |
| 2,025 | | Total Nevada | | | | | 2,359,320 | |
| | | New Hampshire – 0.5% | | | | | | |
| 600 | | New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Speare Memorial Hospital, Series 2004, 5.500%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/15) | | 7/15 at 100.00 | BBB– (4) | | 667,494 | |
| | | New Jersey – 4.2% | | | | | | |
| 250 | | Bayonne Redevelopment Agency, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Royal Caribbean Cruises Project, Series 2006A, 4.750%, 11/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | No Opt. Call | BB | | 252,828 | |
| | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004: | | | | | | |
| 230 | | 5.375%, 6/15/14 (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Aaa | | 244,352 | |
| 15 | | 5.375%, 6/15/15 – RAAI Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Aaa | | 16,670 | |
| 120 | | 5.500%, 6/15/16 – RAAI Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Aaa | | 139,184 | |
| | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012: | | | | | | |
| 60 | | 4.000%, 6/15/19 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 66,463 | |
| 200 | | 5.000%, 6/15/21 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 235,402 | |
| 325 | | 5.000%, 6/15/22 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 383,308 | |
| 350 | | 5.000%, 6/15/23 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | | 408,671 | |
| 210 | | 5.000%, 6/15/24 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | | 241,830 | |
| 85 | | 4.250%, 6/15/27 | | 6/22 at 100.00 | BBB+ | | 88,862 | |
| 25 | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, State Contract Bonds, Hospital Asset Transformation Program, Series 2008A, 5.250%, 10/01/38 | | 10/18 at 100.00 | A+ | | 27,129 | |
| 1,730 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2010A, 0.000%, 12/15/33 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 675,081 | |
| 1,515 | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2010D, 5.000%, 12/15/23 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 1,837,089 | |
| 260 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 1/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 311,046 | |
| 250 | | South Jersey Port Corporation, New Jersey, Marine Terminal Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012Q, 3.000%, 1/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | A1 | | 254,928 | |
| 425 | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007-1A, 4.500%, 6/01/23 | | 6/17 at 100.00 | B1 | | 425,264 | |
| 6,050 | | Total New Jersey | | | | | 5,608,107 | |
| | | New York – 5.4% | | | | | | |
| 220 | | Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York, Payment in Lieu of Taxes Revenue Bonds, Barclays Center Project, Series 2009, 6.000%, 7/15/30 | | 1/20 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 263,215 | |
| 1,000 | | Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Brooklyn Law School, Series 2003A, 5.500%, 7/01/15 (Pre-refunded 7/01/13) – RAAI Insured | | 7/13 at 100.00 | BBB+ (4) | | 1,013,580 | |
| 770 | | Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Third General Resolution Revenue Bonds, State University Educational Facilities Issue, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 5/15/25 | | 5/22 at 100.00 | AA– | | 921,390 | |
| 415 | | Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Senior Fiscal 2012 Series 2011A, 5.750%, 2/15/47 | | 2/21 at 100.00 | A | | 486,666 | |
| 75 | | Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 0.000%, 6/01/22 – AGM Insured | | No Opt. Call | AA– | | 60,174 | |
| | | Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006E: | | | | | | |
| 25 | | 5.000%, 12/01/17 – FGIC Insured | | 12/16 at 100.00 | A | | 28,478 | |
| 350 | | 5.000%, 12/01/18 – NPFG Insured | | 12/16 at 100.00 | A | | 399,501 | |
| 100 | | 5.000%, 12/01/21 – FGIC Insured | | 12/16 at 100.00 | A | | 112,946 | |
| 190 | | Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2006F, 5.000%, 5/01/19 – NPFG Insured | | 11/16 at 100.00 | A | | 214,111 | |
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | New York (continued) | | | | | | |
$ | 100 | | New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series 2008A-1, 5.700%, 7/01/13 | | No Opt. Call | N/R | $ | 100,330 | |
| | | New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1: | | | | | | |
| 250 | | 5.250%, 6/01/20 – AMBAC Insured | | 6/13 at 100.00 | AA– | | 252,158 | |
| 200 | | 5.250%, 6/01/21 – AMBAC Insured | | 6/13 at 100.00 | AA– | | 201,720 | |
| 640 | | 5.250%, 6/01/22 – AMBAC Insured | | 6/13 at 100.00 | AA– | | 645,453 | |
| | | New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003B-1C: | | | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.500%, 6/01/21 | | 6/13 at 100.00 | AA– | | 504,625 | |
| 365 | | 5.500%, 6/01/22 | | 6/13 at 100.00 | AA– | | 368,285 | |
| | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New York, Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, State Contingency Contract Secured, Series 2011B: | | | | | | |
| 360 | | 5.000%, 6/01/17 | | No Opt. Call | AA– | | 419,713 | |
| 565 | | 5.000%, 6/01/18 | | No Opt. Call | AA– | | 672,373 | |
| 400 | | Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013B, 5.000%, 11/15/21 | | No Opt. Call | AA– | | 495,036 | |
| 6,525 | | Total New York | | | | | 7,159,754 | |
| | | North Carolina – 1.6% | | | | | | |
| 200 | | North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012A, 5.000%, 1/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 240,124 | |
| 1,880 | | Union County, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation, Series 2003, 5.000%, 6/01/18 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) – AMBAC Insured | | 6/13 at 101.00 | Aa2 (4) | | 1,914,630 | |
| 2,080 | | Total North Carolina | | | | | 2,154,754 | |
| | | Ohio – 2.1% | | | | | | |
| 45 | | Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-1, 5.000%, 6/01/17 | | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | | 51,233 | |
| 1,200 | | Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-2, 5.125%, 6/01/24 | | 6/17 at 100.00 | B– | | 1,107,012 | |
| 250 | | Lake County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Lake Hospital System, Inc., Refunding Series 2008C, 5.500%, 8/15/24 | | 8/18 at 100.00 | A3 | | 282,210 | |
| | | New Albany Community Authority, Ohio, Community Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012C: | | | | | | |
| 25 | | 4.000%, 10/01/18 | | No Opt. Call | A1 | | 27,889 | |
| 30 | | 4.000%, 10/01/19 | | No Opt. Call | A1 | | 33,629 | |
| 40 | | 4.000%, 10/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | A1 | | 44,979 | |
| 45 | | 5.000%, 10/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | A1 | | 53,944 | |
| 35 | | 5.000%, 10/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | A1 | | 41,987 | |
| 1,000 | | Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Ohio, Port Revenue Bonds, Cargill Inc., Series 2004B, 4.500%, 12/01/15 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 1,062,760 | |
| 2,670 | | Total Ohio | | | | | 2,705,643 | |
| | | Oklahoma – 0.8% | | | | | | |
| 1,000 | | Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, State Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2005F, 5.000%, 7/01/27 – AMBAC Insured | | 7/15 at 100.00 | AA | | 1,086,150 | |
| | | Pennsylvania – 6.9% | | | | | | |
| 935 | | Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Series 2006B, 2.500%, 12/01/41 (Mandatory put 6/01/17) | | No Opt. Call | BBB– | | 942,761 | |
| 100 | | Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Homes Inc., Refunding Series 2005A, 5.000%, 12/01/15 – RAAI Insured | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 107,516 | |
| | Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued) |
NIM | | Portfolio of Investments |
March 31, 2013
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Pennsylvania (continued) | | | | | | |
$ | 200 | | Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2009, 7.750%, 12/15/27 | | 12/19 at 100.00 | N/R | $ | 209,888 | |
| 105 | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds , Albert Einstein Healthcare, Series 2009A, 6.250%, 10/15/23 | | 10/19 at 100.00 | BBB+ | | 123,312 | |
| 495 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, College Revenue Bonds, Ninth Series 1976, 7.625%, 7/01/15 (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Aaa | | 536,135 | |
| 225 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Arts, Series 1999, 5.150%, 3/15/20 – RAAI Insured (ETM) | | 9/13 at 100.00 | N/R (4) | | 261,128 | |
| 580 | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 0.000%, 12/01/34 | | 12/20 at 100.00 | AA | | 566,463 | |
| 4,120 | | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Eighteenth Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/15 – AMBAC Insured | | 8/14 at 100.00 | BBB+ | | 4,313,433 | |
| 1,235 | | Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Twelfth Series 1990B, 7.000%, 5/15/20 – NPFG Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | N/R (4) | | 1,512,689 | |
| 175 | | St. Mary Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health East, Series 2009D, 6.250%, 11/15/34 | | 5/19 at 100.00 | A+ | | 201,181 | |
| 330 | | Union County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Evangelical Community Hospital Project, Refunding and Improvement Series 2011, 5.750%, 8/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | BBB+ | | 390,026 | |
| 8,500 | | Total Pennsylvania | | | | | 9,164,532 | |
| | | Puerto Rico – 1.2% | | | | | | |
| 500 | | Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Revenue Bonds, Ana G. Mendez University System Project, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 4/01/27 | | No Opt. Call | BBB– | | 505,420 | |
| 1,000 | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2009A, 0.000%, 8/01/32 | | 8/26 at 100.00 | A+ | | 1,035,270 | |
| 75 | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2010A, 0.000%, 8/01/32 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 25,125 | |
| 25 | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2010C, 0.000%, 8/01/38 | | No Opt. Call | A+ | | 5,527 | |
| 25 | | Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 7/01/17 – SYNCORA GTY Insured | | No Opt. Call | BBB– | | 26,807 | |
| 1,625 | | Total Puerto Rico | | | | | 1,598,149 | |
| | | Rhode Island – 1.0% | | | | | | |
| | | Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2002A: | | | | | | |
| 430 | | 6.125%, 6/01/32 | | 6/13 at 100.00 | BBB+ | | 434,270 | |
| 865 | | 6.250%, 6/01/42 | | 6/13 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 890,950 | |
| 1,295 | | Total Rhode Island | | | | | 1,325,220 | |
| | | South Carolina – 5.1% | | | | | | |
| 750 | | Berkeley County School District, South Carolina, Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Securing Assets for Education, Series 2003, 5.250%, 12/01/19 | | 12/13 at 100.00 | Aa3 | | 774,473 | |
| 255 | | Greenville County School District, South Carolina, Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/24 | | 12/16 at 100.00 | AA | | 290,471 | |
| 1,540 | | Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 1991, 6.750%, 1/01/19 – FGIC Insured (ETM) | | No Opt. Call | Baa1 (4) | | 2,008,637 | |
| 2,885 | | Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 1991, 6.750%, 1/01/19 – FGIC Insured | | No Opt. Call | Baa1 | | 3,683,597 | |
| 5,430 | | Total South Carolina | | | | | 6,757,178 | |
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | South Dakota – 0.8% | | | | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2007, 5.000%, 11/01/27 | | 5/17 at 100.00 | A+ | $ | 1,064,070 | |
| | | Tennessee – 0.6% | | | | | | |
| | | Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Covenant Health, Series 2012A: | | | | | | |
| 100 | | 4.000%, 1/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 109,545 | |
| 180 | | 5.000%, 1/01/23 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 211,835 | |
| 400 | | The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 9/01/13 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 407,332 | |
| 680 | | Total Tennessee | | | | | 728,712 | |
| | | Texas – 9.3% | | | | | | |
| 1,055 | | Austin, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 9/01/20 (Pre-refunded 9/01/14) – NPFG Insured | | 9/14 at 100.00 | AAA | | 1,126,476 | |
| 565 | | Bexar County Housing Finance Corporation, Texas, FNMA Guaranteed Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Villas Sonterra Apartments Project, Series 2007A, 4.700%, 10/01/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | No Opt. Call | N/R | | 593,335 | |
| 25 | | Brazos River Authority, Texas, Collateralized Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Texas Utilities Electric Company, Series 2003D, 5.400%, 10/01/29 (Mandatory put 10/01/14) | | No Opt. Call | CC | | 4,250 | |
| 2,000 | | Brazos River Authority, Texas, Collateralized Revenue Bonds, CenterPoint Energy Inc., Refunding Series 2004B, 4.250%, 12/01/17 – FGIC Insured | | 6/14 at 100.00 | A | | 2,084,100 | |
| 500 | | Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 6.250%, 1/01/46 | | 1/21 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 586,560 | |
| 1,875 | | Denton Independent School District, Denton County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 8/15/20 | | 8/16 at 100.00 | AAA | | 2,137,388 | |
| 1,000 | | Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department, Refunding Series 2011B, 5.250%, 9/01/25 | | 9/16 at 100.00 | A2 | | 1,115,460 | |
| 500 | | Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B, 0.000%, 9/01/23 – AMBAC Insured | | No Opt. Call | A2 | | 329,690 | |
| 300 | | Kerrville Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital Project, Series 2005, 5.125%, 8/15/26 | | 2/16 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 309,990 | |
| 200 | | Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, Texas, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Southwest Airlines Company, Series 2010, 5.250%, 11/01/40 | | 11/20 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 218,136 | |
| | | North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Children’s Medical Center Dallas Project, Series 2012: | | | | | | |
| 400 | | 5.000%, 8/15/24 | | 8/22 at 100.00 | AA | | 479,740 | |
| 380 | | 5.000%, 8/15/25 | | 8/22 at 100.00 | AA | | 449,019 | |
| 325 | | North Texas Tollway Authority, Second Tier System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008F, 5.750%, 1/01/38 | | 1/18 at 100.00 | A3 | | 367,650 | |
| 750 | | North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Current Interest Series 2011D, 5.000%, 9/01/24 | | 9/21 at 100.00 | AA | | 900,593 | |
| | | North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A: | | | | | | |
| 100 | | 0.000%, 9/01/43 | | 9/31 at 100.00 | AA | | 74,173 | |
| 490 | | 0.000%, 9/01/45 | | 9/31 at 100.00 | AA | | 397,150 | |
| 1,040 | | Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation I, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, 0.737%, 12/15/17 | | 7/13 at 100.00 | A– | | 1,020,926 | |
| 100 | | Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation III, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2012, 5.000%, 12/15/32 | | No Opt. Call | A3 | | 105,712 | |
| 11,605 | | Total Texas | | | | | 12,300,348 | |
| | Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued) |
NIM | | Portfolio of Investments |
March 31, 2013
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Virgin Islands – 0.4% | | | | | | |
$ | 525 | | Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Matching Fund Loan Notes Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010A, 5.000%, 10/01/29 | | 10/20 at 100.00 | BBB+ | $ | 576,056 | |
| | | Virginia – 0.6% | | | | | | |
| 250 | | Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Marymount University, Series 1998, 5.100%, 7/01/18 – RAAI Insured | | 7/13 at 100.00 | N/R | | 250,570 | |
| 500 | | Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Elizabeth River Crossing, Opco LLC Project, Series 2012, 5.500%, 1/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) | | 7/22 at 100.00 | BBB– | | 539,445 | |
| 750 | | Total Virginia | | | | | 790,015 | |
| | | Washington – 1.6% | | | | | | |
| 1,050 | | Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Series 2011A, 5.375%, 1/01/31 | | 1/21 at 100.00 | A | | 1,155,336 | |
| 330 | | Washington Public Power Supply System, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Nuclear Project 3, Series 1989B, 7.125%, 7/01/16 – NPFG Insured | | No Opt. Call | Aa1 | | 399,911 | |
| 565 | | Washington State Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 6.500%, 6/01/26 | | 6/13 at 100.00 | A3 | | 578,543 | |
| 1,945 | | Total Washington | | | | | 2,133,790 | |
| | | Wisconsin – 2.1% | | | | | | |
| | | University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A: | | | | | | |
| 755 | | 4.000%, 4/01/20 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | | 859,107 | |
| 25 | | 5.000%, 4/01/21 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | | 30,288 | |
| 15 | | 5.000%, 4/01/22 | | No Opt. Call | Aa3 | | 18,183 | |
| 320 | | Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Aurora Health Care, Inc., Series 2010B, 5.000%, 7/15/20 | | No Opt. Call | A | | 378,221 | |
| 675 | | Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Aurora Health Care, Inc., Series 2012A, 5.000%, 7/15/25 | | 7/21 at 100.00 | A | | 767,319 | |
| | | Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare System, Series 2006A: | | | | | | |
| 500 | | 5.250%, 8/15/18 | | 8/16 at 100.00 | A– | | 564,289 | |
| 180 | | 5.250%, 8/15/34 | | 8/16 at 100.00 | A– | | 190,630 | |
| 2,470 | | Total Wisconsin | | | | | 2,808,037 | |
$ | 125,365 | | Total Municipal Bonds (cost $121,428,870) | | | | | 130,202,678 | |
| Principal | | | | | | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Corporate Bonds – 0.0% | | | | | | | |
| | | Nevada – 0.0% | | | | | | | |
$ | 15 | | Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) | | 5.500% | 7/15/19 | N/R | $ | 3,678 | |
| 4 | | Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) | | 3.000% | 7/15/55 | N/R | | 882 | |
$ | 19 | | Total Corporate Bonds (cost $ —) | | | | | | 4,560 | |
| Principal | | | | Optional Call | | | | |
| Amount (000) | | Description (1) | | Provisions (2) | Ratings (3) | | Value | |
| | | Short-Term Investments – 0.8% | | | | | | |
| | | Missouri – 0.8% | | | | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | St. Louis, Missouri, Airport Revenue Bonds, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Tender Option Bond Trust DCL-017, 0.500%, 7/01/22 (7) | | No Opt. Call | A-2 | $ | 1,000,000 | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,000,000) | | | | | 1,000,000 | |
| | | Total Investments (cost $122,428,870) – 99.2% | | | | | 131,207,238 | |
| | | Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.8% | | | | | 1,070,074 | |
| | | Net Assets – 100% | | | | $ | 132,277,312 | |
(1) | | All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investment are based on net assets |
(2) | | Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
(3) | | Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies. |
(4) | | Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. |
(5) | | Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information. |
(6) | | During January 2010, Las Vegas Monorail Company (“Las Vegas Monorail”) filed for federal bankruptcy protection. During March 2012, Las Vegas Monorail emerged from federal bankruptcy with the acceptance of a reorganization plan assigned by the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Under the reorganization plan, the Fund surrendered its Las Vegas Monorail Project Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series 2000 and in turn received two senior interest corporate bonds: the first with an annual coupon rate of 5.500% maturing on July 15, 2019 and the second with an annual coupon rate of 3.000% (5.500% after December 31, 2015) maturing on July 15, 2055. The Fund’s custodian is not accruing income on the Fund’s records for either senior interest corporate bond. |
(7) | | Investment has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features which qualify it as a short-term investment. The rate disclosed is that in effect at the end of the reporting period. The rate changes periodically based on market conditions or a specified market index. |
N/R | | Not rated. |
WI/DD | | Investment, or portion of investment, purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
(ETM) | | Escrowed to maturity. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements
.
| | Statement of |
| | Assets & Liabilities |
| | March 31, 2013 |
Assets | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $122,428,870) | | $ | 131,207,238 | |
Cash | | | 254,307 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Interest | | | 1,555,798 | |
Investments sold | | | 35,000 | |
Other assets | | | 6,965 | |
Total assets | | | 133,059,308 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables: | | | | |
Dividends | | | 355,337 | |
Investments purchased | | | 318,102 | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 52,397 | |
Trustees fees | | | 777 | |
Other | | | 55,383 | |
Total liabilities | | | 781,996 | |
Net assets | | $ | 132,277,312 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 12,439,123 | |
Net asset value per share outstanding | | $ | 10.63 | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares, $.01 par value per share | | $ | 124,391 | |
Paid-in surplus | | | 123,792,467 | |
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | | | 189,357 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | (607,271 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 8,778,368 | |
Net assets | | $ | 132,277,312 | |
Authorized shares | | Unlimited | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| | Statement of |
| | Operations |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2013 |
Investment Income | | $ | 5,363,922 | |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fees | | | 618,692 | |
Shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses | | | 6,438 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | | 31,769 | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 3,672 | |
Professional fees | | | 19,811 | |
Shareholder reporting expenses | | | 17,458 | |
Stock exchange listing fees | | | 8,488 | |
Investor relations expenses | | | 16,088 | |
Other expenses | | | 12,156 | |
Total expenses | | | 734,572 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4,629,350 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investments | | | 193,826 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 2,117,368 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2,311,194 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | 6,940,544 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| | Statement of |
| | Changes in Net Assets |
| | Year | | | Year | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | 3/31/13 | | | 3/31/12 | |
Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 4,629,350 | | | $ | 5,017,204 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investments | | | 193,826 | | | | (395,603 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 2,117,368 | | | | 5,682,964 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | 6,940,544 | | | | 10,304,565 | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (4,601,245 | ) | | | (5,064,360 | ) |
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | | | (4,601,245 | ) | | | (5,064,360 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions | | | 69,682 | | | | 78,825 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 69,682 | | | | 78,825 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 2,408,981 | | | | 5,319,030 | |
Net assets at the beginning of period | | | 129,868,331 | | | | 124,549,301 | |
Net assets at the end of period | | $ | 132,277,312 | | | $ | 129,868,331 | |
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period | | $ | 189,357 | | | $ | 196,357 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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| Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period: |
| | | | | Investment Operations | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Net | | | Net | | | | | | | | | From | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning | | | Investment | | | Realized/ | | | | | | From Net | | | Accumulated | | | | | | Ending | | | Ending | |
| | Net Asset | | | Income | | | Unrealized | | | | | | Investment | | | Net Realized | | | | | | Net Asset | | | Market | |
| | Value | | | (Loss) | | | Gain (Loss) | | | Total | | | Income | | | Gains | | | Total | | | Value | | | Value | |
Year Ended 3/31: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2013 | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | .37 | | | $ | .18 | | | $ | .55 | | | $ | (.37 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (.37 | ) | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 10.35 | |
2012 | | | 10.02 | | | | .40 | | | | .44 | | | | .84 | | | | (.41 | ) | | | — | | | | (.41 | ) | | | 10.45 | | | | 10.23 | |
2011 | | | 10.22 | | | | .43 | | | | (.21 | ) | | | .22 | | | | (.42 | ) | | | — | | | | (.42 | ) | | | 10.02 | | | | 9.81 | |
2010 | | | 9.68 | | | | .44 | | | | .52 | | | | .96 | | | | (.42 | ) | | | — | | | | (.42 | ) | | | 10.22 | | | | 10.42 | |
2009 | | | 10.07 | | | | .43 | | | | (.38 | ) | | | .05 | | | | (.44 | ) | | | — | | | | (.44 | ) | | | 9.68 | | | | 9.98 | |
| | | | | | Ratios/Supplemental Data |
Total Returns | | | | | | Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | |
Based on Market Value | (a) | | Based on Net Asset Value | (a) | | Ending Net Assets (000 | ) | | Expenses | | | Net Investment Income (Loss | ) | | Portfolio Turnover Rate | |
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4.77 | % | | 5.32 | % | $ | 132,277 | | | .56 | % | | 3.51 | % | | 17 | % |
8.49 | | | 8.49 | | | 129,868 | | | .62 | | | 3.92 | | | 17 | |
(1.89 | ) | | 2.15 | | | 124,549 | | | .59 | | | 4.22 | | | 8 | |
8.83 | | | 10.06 | | | 126,832 | | | .59 | | | 4.38 | | | 5 | |
6.53 | | | .52 | | | 120,012 | | | .61 | | | 4.43 | | | 8 | |
(a) | Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized. |
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| Total Return Based on Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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| | Financial Statements |
1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
General Information
The fund covered in this report and its corresponding New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) symbol is Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM) (the “Fund”). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified closed-end registered investment company.
On December 31, 2012, the Fund’s investment adviser converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company. As a result, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”). There were no changes to the identities or roles of any personnel as a result of the change.
The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital by investing in an investment-grade quality portfolio of municipal obligations with intermediate characteristics. In managing its portfolio, the Fund has purchased municipal obligations having remaining effective maturities of no more than fifteen years with respect to 80% of its total assets that, in the opinion of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, represent the best value in terms of the balance between yield and capital preservation currently available from the intermediate sector of the municipal market. The Sub-Adviser will actively monitor the effective maturities of the Fund’s investments in response to prevailing market conditions, and will adjust its portfolio consistent with its investment policy of maintaining an average effective remaining maturity of twelve years or less.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).
Investment Valuation
Prices of municipal bonds and other fixed income securities are provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 for fair value measurement purposes. The pricing service establishes a security’s fair value using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
Certain securities may not be able to be priced by the pre-established pricing methods as described above. Such securities may be valued by the Fund’s Board of Trustees or its designee at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; debt securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market quotation; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value (as may be the case in non-U.S. markets on which the security is primarily traded) or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, is not deemed to reflect the security’s fair value. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Fund’s Board of Trustees or its designee.
Refer to Footnote 2 – Fair Value Measurements for further details on the leveling of securities held by the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.
Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the specific identification method, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Fund has instructed the custodian to earmark securities in the Fund’s portfolio with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. As of March 31, 2013, the Fund had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $307,442.
Investment Income
Investment income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and includes accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also reflects paydown gains and losses, if any.
Professional Fees
Professional fees presented on the Statement of Operations consist of legal fees incurred in the normal course of operations, audit fees, tax consulting fees and, in some cases, workout expenditures. Workout expenditures are incurred in an attempt to protect or enhance an investment, or to pursue other claims or legal actions on behalf of Fund shareholders. Legal fee refund presented on the Statement of Operations reflects a refund of workout expenditures paid in a prior reporting period, when applicable.
Income Taxes
The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore, the Fund intends to satisfy conditions 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 Fund. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Fund are subject to federal taxation.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Fund is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income are declared monthly. Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are distributed to shareholders at least annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.
Distributions to shareholders of net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments, including futures, options and swap contracts. Although the Fund is authorized to invest in such derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, it did not make any such investments during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
In the normal course of business the Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts, when applicable, expose a Fund to minimal counterparty credit risk as they are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, which is counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
The Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of the Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when the Fund has an unrealized loss, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Fund as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the pre-determined threshold amount.
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| | Financial Statements (continued) |
Zero Coupon Securities
The Fund is authorized to invest in zero coupon securities. A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.
Indemnifications
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
2. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The 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. |
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Level 2 – | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
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Level 3 – | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Long-Term Investments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 130,202,678 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 130,202,678 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,560 | | | | 4,560 | |
Short-Term Investments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | — | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Total | | $ | — | | | $ | 131,202,678 | | | $ | 4,560 | | | $ | 131,207,238 | |
* | Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for state classifications and breakdown of Corporate Bonds classified as Level 3. |
The Nuveen funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the oversight of the daily valuation process to the Adviser’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the funds’ pricing policies and reporting to the Board of Directors/Trustees. The Valuation Committee is aided in its efforts by the Adviser’s dedicated Securities Valuation Team, which is responsible for administering the daily valuation process and applying fair value methodologies as approved by the Valuation Committee. When determining the reliability of independent pricing services for investments owned by the funds, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of the pricing services and monitors the quality of security prices received through various testing reports conducted by the Securities Valuation Team.
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such testing and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors/Trustees.
3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Fund records derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes. The Fund did not invest in derivative instruments during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
4. Fund Shares
The Fund has not repurchased any of its outstanding shares since the inception of its share repurchase program.
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | Year | | | Year | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | 3/31/13 | | | 3/31/12 | |
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,549 | | | | 7,598 | |
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments) during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, aggregated $25,939,657 and $21,697,993, respectively.
6. Income Tax Information
The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount and timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset value of the Fund.
As of March 31, 2013, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Cost of investments | | $ | 122,256,566 | |
Gross unrealized: | | | | |
Appreciation | | $ | 9,047,045 | |
Depreciation | | | (96,373 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | 8,950,672 | |
Permanent differences, primarily due to federal taxes paid, taxable market discount and expiration of capital loss carryforwards, resulted in reclassifications among the Fund’s components of net assets as of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, as follows:
Paid-in-surplus | | $ | (840 | ) |
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | | | (35,106 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | 35,946 | |
The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, were as follows:
Undistributed net tax-exempt income1 | | $ | 358,855 | |
Undistributed net ordinary income2 | | | 12,178 | |
Undistributed net long-term capital gains | | | — | |
1 | Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on March 1, 2013, paid on April 1, 2013. |
2 | Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
| | Notes to |
| | Financial Statements (continued) |
The tax character of distributions paid during the Fund’s tax years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
2013 | | | | |
Distributions from net tax-exempt income3 | | $ | 4,625,917 | |
Distributions from net ordinary income2 | | | — | |
Distributions from net long-term capital gains | | | — | |
2012 | | | | |
Distributions from net tax-exempt income | | $ | 5,107,608 | |
Distributions from net ordinary income2 | | | — | |
Distributions from net long-term capital gains | | | — | |
2 | Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
3 | The Fund hereby designates this amount paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, as Exempt Interest Dividends. |
As of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. If not applied, the carryforwards will expire as shown in the following table. The losses not subject to expiration retain the character reflected and will be utilized first by the Fund, while the losses subject to expiration are considered short-term:
Expiration: | | | | |
March 31, 2014 | | $ | 14,448 | |
March 31, 2015 | | | 11,084 | |
March 31, 2016 | | | 44,763 | |
March 31, 2017 | | | 148,403 | |
Not subject to expiration: | | | | |
Short-term losses: | | | — | |
Long-term losses: | | | 374,258 | |
Total | | $ | 592,956 | |
As of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, $4,977 of the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards expired.
The Fund has 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 following fiscal year. The Fund has elected to defer losses as follows:
Post-October capital losses1 | | $ | 1,346 | |
Late-year ordinary losses2 | | | — | |
1 | Capital losses incurred from November 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end. |
2 | Ordinary losses incurred from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013, and specified losses incurred from November 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. |
7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Fund’s management fee consists of two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within the 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 the Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.
The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:
Average Daily Net Assets* | | | Fund-Level Fee Rate |
For the first $125 million | | | .3000 | % |
For the next $125 million | | | .2875 | |
For the next $250 million | | | .2750 | |
For the next $500 million | | | .2625 | |
For the next $1 billion | | | .2500 | |
For net assets over $2 billion | | | .2375 | |
The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:
Complex-Level Managed Asset Breakpoint Level* | | | Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level |
$55 billion | | | .2000 | % |
$56 billion | | | .1996 | |
$57 billion | | | .1989 | |
$60 billion | | | .1961 | |
$63 billion | | | .1931 | |
$66 billion | | | .1900 | |
$71 billion | | | .1851 | |
$76 billion | | | .1806 | |
$80 billion | | | .1773 | |
$91 billion | | | .1691 | |
$125 billion | | | .1599 | |
$200 billion | | | .1505 | |
$250 billion | | | .1469 | |
$300 billion | | | .1445 | |
* | For the fund-level and complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes the funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen Funds that constitute “eligible assets.” Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen Funds or assets in excess of $2 billion added to the Nuveen Fund complex in connection with the Adviser’s assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011. As of March 31, 2013, the complex-level fee rate for the Fund was .1668%. |
The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Adviser is responsible for the Fund’s overall investment strategy and asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolio of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Fund from the management fees paid to the Adviser.
The Fund pays 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 Fund from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board of Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.
8. New Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
In January 2013, Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, replaced ASU 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2013-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013. ASU 2011-11 was intended to enhance disclosure requirements on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities. ASU 2013-01 limits the scope of the new balance sheet offsetting disclosures to derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (1) offset in the financial statements or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. Management is currently evaluating the application of ASU 2013-01 and its impact to the financial statements and footnote disclosures, if any.
Board Members & Officers (Unaudited)
The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the board members of the Funds. The number of board members of the Funds is currently set at ten. None of the board members who are not “interested” persons of the Funds (referred to herein as “independent board members”) has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the board members and officers of the Funds, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.
| Name, | | Position(s) Held | | Year First | | Principal | | Number |
| Birthdate | | with the Funds | | Elected or | | Occupation(s) | | of Portfolios |
| & Address | | | | Appointed | | including other | | in Fund Complex |
| | | | | and Term(1) | | Directorships | | Overseen by |
| | | | | | | During Past 5 Years | | Board Member |
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■ | 8/22/40 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Chairman of the Board and Board Member | | 1996 Class III | | Private Investor and Management Consultant; Treasurer and Director, Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.; Board Member, Independent Directors Council affiliated with the Investment Company Institute. | | 204 |
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■ | JACK B. EVANS 10/22/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 1999 Class III | | President, The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation (since 1996); Chairman, United Fire Group, a publicly held company; formerly, President of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System; Director, Source Media Group; Life Trustee of Coe College; formerly, Director, Alliant Energy; formerly, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer, SCI Financial Group, Inc., a regional financial services firm; Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe College and an MBA from the University of Iowa. | | 204 |
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■ | WILLIAM C. HUNTER 3/6/48 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 2004 Class I | | Dean Emeritus (since June 30, 2012), formerly, Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (2006-2012); Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation; Director (since 2005), and President (since July 2012) Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., The International Honor Society; Director of Wellmark, Inc. (since 2009); formerly, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Finance, School of Business at the University of Connecticut (2003-2006); previously, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995-2003); formerly, Director (1997-2007), Credit Research Center at Georgetown University. | | 204 |
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■ | DAVID J. KUNDERT 10/28/42 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 2005 Class II | | Formerly, Director, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company; (2007-2013) retired (since 2004) as Chairman, JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, President and CEO, Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation, and President, One Group Mutual Funds; prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Banc One Corporation and Chairman and CEO, Banc One Investment Management Group; Regent Emeritus, Member of Investment Committee, Luther College; member of the Wisconsin Bar Association; member of Board of Directors, Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens; member of Board of Directors and Chair of Investment Committee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation; member of the Board of Directors (Milwaukee), College Possible. | | 204 |
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■ | WILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER 9/24/44 333 W. Wacker Drive| Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 1996 Class III | | Chairman of Miller-Valentine Partners Ltd., a real estate investment company; formerly, Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2004) of Miller-Valentine Group; Member of two Miller Valentine real estate LLC companies; member, University of Dayton Business School Advisory Council;member, Mid-America Health System Board; Board Member of Tech Town, Inc., a not-for-profit community development company; Board Member of WDPR Public Radio; formerly, member and chair, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association; formerly, member, Business Advisory Council, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank. | | 204 |
| Name, | | Position(s) Held | | Year First | | Principal | | Number |
| Birthdate | | with the Funds | | Elected or | | Occupation(s) | | of Portfolios |
| & Address | | | | Appointed | | Including other | | in Fund Complex |
| | | | | and Term(1) | | Directorships | | Overseen by |
| | | | | | | During Past 5 Years | | Board Member |
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■ | JUDITH M. STOCKDALE 12/29/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 1997 Class I | | Formerly, Executive Director (1994-2012), Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994). | | 204 |
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■ | CAROLE E. STONE 6/28/47 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 2007 Class I | | Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange (since 2006); Director, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (since 2009); formerly, Commissioner, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (2005-2010); formerly, Chair, New York Racing Association Oversight Board (2005-2007). | | 204 |
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■ | VIRGINIA L. STRINGER 8/16/44 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 2011 Class I | | Board Member, Mutual Fund Directors Forum; former governance consultant and non-profit board member; former Owner and President, Strategic Management Resources, Inc. a management consulting firm; former Member, Governing Board, Investment Company Institute’s Independent Directors Council; previously, held several executive positions in general management, marketing and human resources at IBM and The Pillsbury Company; Independent Director, First American Fund Complex (1987-2010) and Chair (1997-2010). | | 204 |
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■ | TERENCE J. TOTH 9/29/59 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 2008 Class II | | Managing Partner, Promus Capital (since 2008); Director, Fulcrum IT Service LLC (since 2010), Quality Control Corporation (since 2012) and LogicMark LLC (since 2012); formerly, Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (2008-2013); formerly, CEO and President, Northern Trust Global Investments (2004-2007); Executive Vice President, Quantitative Management & Securities Lending (2000-2004); prior thereto, various positions with Northern Trust Company (since 1994); member: Chicago Fellowship Board (since 2005), Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008) and Mather Foundation Board (since 2012), and a member of its investment committee; formerly, Member, Northern Trust Mutual Funds Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Global Investments Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Japan Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities Inc. Board (2003-2007) and Northern Trust Hong Kong Board (1997-2004). | | 204 |
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Interested Board Member: | | | | | | |
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■ | JOHN P. AMBOIAN(2) 6/14/61 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Board Member | | 2008 Class II | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (since 2007) and Director (since 1999) of Nuveen Investments, Inc., formerly, President (1999-2007); Chief Executive Officer (since 2007) of Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc.; Director (since 1998) formerly, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. | | 204 |
Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
| Name, | | Position(s) Held | | Year First | | Principal | | Number |
| Birthdate | | with the Funds | | Elected or | | Occupation(s) | | of Portfolios |
| and Address | | | | Appointed(3) | | During Past 5 Years | | in Fund Complex |
| | | | | | | | | Overseen |
| | | | | | | | | by Officer |
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Officers of the Funds: | | | | | | | | |
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■ | GIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN 9/9/56 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Chief Administrative Officer | | 1988 | | Managing Director (since 2002), and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2004) and Assistant Secretary (since 1994) of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary (since 1997) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, of Symphony Asset Management LLC (since 2003); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC (since 2002), Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc. (since 2002), Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC, (since 2010); Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst. | | 204 |
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■ | WILLIAM ADAMS IV 6/9/55 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Vice President | | 2007 | | Senior Executive Vice President, Global Structured Products (since 2010), formerly, Executive Vice President (1999-2010) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Co-President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); President (since 2011), formerly, Managing Director (2010-2011) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC. | | 103 |
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■ | CEDRIC H. ANTOSIEWICZ 1/11/62 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Vice President | | 2007 | | Managing Director of Nuveen Securities, LLC. | | 103 |
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■ | MARGO L. COOK 4/11/64 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Vice President | | 2009 | | Executive Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investments, Inc. and of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director-Investment Services of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since August 2011), previously, Head of Institutional Asset Management (2007-2008) of Bear Stearns Asset Management; Head of Institutional Asset Management (1986-2007) of Bank of NY Mellon; Chartered Financial Analyst. | | 204 |
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■ | LORNA C. FERGUSON 10/24/45 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Vice President | | 1998 | | Managing Director (since 2005) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC and Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2004). | | 204 |
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■ | STEPHEN D. FOY 5/31/54 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Vice President and Controller | | 1998 | | Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) and Funds Controller of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Vice President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010); Certified Public Accountant. | | 204 |
| Name, | | Position(s) Held | | Year First | | Principal | | Number |
| Birthdate | | with the Funds | | Elected or | | Occupation(s) | | of Portfolios |
| and Address | | | | Appointed(3) | | During Past 5 Years | | in Fund Complex |
| | | | | | | | | Overseen |
| | | | | | | | | by Officer |
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Officers of the Funds: | | | | | | | | |
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■ | SCOTT S. GRACE 8/20/70 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Vice President and Treasurer | | 2009 | | Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Development, Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director and Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc., Nuveen Investments Holdings Inc. and (since 2011) Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Vice President and Treasurer of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC and Winslow Capital Management, LLC.; Vice President of Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC; formerly, Treasurer (2006-2009), Senior Vice President (2008-2009), previously, Vice President (2006-2008) of Janus Capital Group, Inc.; formerly, Senior Associate in Morgan Stanley’s Global Financial Services Group (2000-2003); Chartered Accountant Designation. | | 204 |
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■ | WALTER M. KELLY 2/24/70 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President | | 2003 | | Senior Vice President (since 2008) and Assistant Secretary (since 2003) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Senior Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; formerly, Senior Vice President (2008-2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC. | | 204 |
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■ | TINA M. LAZAR 8/27/61 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Vice President | | 2002 | | Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. | | 204 |
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■ | KEVIN J. MCCARTHY 3/26/66 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | | Vice President and Secretary | | 2007 | | Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2008), Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; Vice President (since 2007) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc., NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, NWQ Holdings, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC, and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC. (since 2010); Vice President and Secretary (since 2010) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; prior thereto, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP (1997-2007). | | 204 |
Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
| Name, | | Position(s) Held | | Year First | | Principal | | Number |
| Birthdate | | with the Funds | | Elected or | | Occupation(s) | | of Portfolios |
| and Address | | | | Appointed(3) | | During Past 5 Years | | in Fund Complex |
| | | | | | | | | Overseen |
| | | | | | | | | by Officer |
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Officers of the Funds: | | | | | | | | |
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■ | KATHLEEN L. PRUDHOMME 3/30/53 901 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | | 2011 | | Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; formerly, Deputy General Counsel, FAF Advisors, Inc. (2004-2010). | | 204 |
(1) | The Board of Trustees is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III, with each being elected to serve until the third succeeding annual shareholders’ meeting subsequent to its election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are duly elected or appointed. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the board member was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex. |
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(2) | Mr. Amboian is an interested trustee because of his position with Nuveen Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of the Nuveen Funds. |
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(3) | Officers serve one year terms through August of each year. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the Officer was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex. |
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 Plan
Your Nuveen 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
Reinvest Automatically,
Easily and Conveniently (continued)
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.
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. |
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■ | Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered. |
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■ | 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. |
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■ | Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country/region in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports. |
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■ | Net Asset Value (NAV): The net market value of all securities held in a portfolio. |
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■ | Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: The market value of one share of a mutual fund or closed-end fund. For a Fund, the NAV is calculated daily by taking the Fund’s total assets (securities, cash, and accrued earnings), subtracting the Fund’s liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding. |
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■ | Pre-Refunding: Pre-Refunding, also known as advanced refundings or refinancings, is a procedure used by state and local governments 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. |
Glossary of Terms
Used in this Report (continued)
■ | S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index containing all of the bonds in the S&P Municipal Bond Index with maturity dates between 3 and 14.999 years. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees. |
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■ | 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. |
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■ | Zero Coupon Bond: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the bond. Tax-exempt 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. |
Notes
Notes
Additional Fund Information
Board of Trustees
John P. Amboian
Robert P. Bremner
Jack B. Evans
William C. Hunter
David J. Kundert
William J. Schneider
Judith M. Stockdale
Carole E. Stone
Virginia L. Stringer
Terence J. Toth
Fund Manager
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Custodian
State Street Bank
& Trust Company
Boston, MA
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services
State Street Bank
& Trust Company
Nuveen Funds
P.O. Box 43071
Providence, RI 02940-3071
(800) 257-8787
Legal Counsel
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL
Quarterly Form N-Q 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 on Form N-Q. You may obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC toll-free at (800) SEC -0330 for room hours and operation.
Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information
You 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, 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 Investments toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.
CEO Certification Disclosure
The 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.
The Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Share Information
The Fund intends to repurchase shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Fund did not repurchase any of its common shares.
Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.
Nuveen Investments:
Serving Investors for Generations
Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen Investments to provide dependable investment solutions through continued adherence to proven, long-term investing principles. Today, we offer a range of high quality equity and fixed-income solutions designed to be integral components of a well-diversified core portfolio.
Focused on meeting investor needs.
Nuveen Investments provides high-quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutional and individual investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets a wide range of specialized investment solutions which provide investors access to capabilities of its high-quality boutique investment affiliates—Nuveen Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, NWQ Investment Management Company, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors, Winslow Capital Management and Gresham Investment Management. In total, Nuveen Investments managed $224 billion as of March 31, 2013.
Find out how we can help you.
To learn more about how the products and services of Nuveen Investments may be able to help you meet your financial goals, talk to your financial advisor, or call us at (800) 257-8787. Please read the information provided carefully before you invest. Investors should consider the investment objective and policies, risk considerations, charges and expenses of any investment carefully. Where applicable, be sure to obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other relevant information. To obtain a prospectus, please contact your securities representative or Nuveen Investments, 333 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
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EAN-A-0313D
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no amendments to or waivers from the Code during the period covered by this report. The registrant has posted the code of ethics on its website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Shareholder/FundGovernance.aspx. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The registrant's Board of Directors or Trustees (“Board”) determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The registrant's audit committee financial expert is Carole E. Stone, who is “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Ms. Stone served for five years as Director of the New York State Division of the Budget. As part of her role as Director, Ms. Stone was actively involved in overseeing the development of the State's operating, local assistance and capital budgets, its financial plan and related documents; overseeing the development of the State's bond-related disclosure documents and certifying that they fairly presented the State's financial position; reviewing audits of various State and local agencies and programs; and coordinating the State's system of internal audit and control. Prior to serving as Director, Ms. Stone worked as a budget analyst/examiner with increasing levels of responsibility over a 30 year period, including approximately five years as Deputy Budget Director. Ms. Stone has also served as Chair of the New York State Racing Association Oversight Board, as Chair of the Public Authorities Control Board, as a Commissioner on the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform and as a member of the Boards of Directors of several New York State public authorities. These positions have involved overseeing operations and finances of certain entities and assessing the adequacy of project/entity financing and financial reporting. Currently, Ms. Stone is on the Board of Directors of CBOE Holdings, Inc., of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and of C2 Options Exchange. Ms. Stone's position on the boards of these entities and as a member of both CBOE Holdings' Audit Committee and its Finance Committee has involved, among other things, the oversight of audits, audit plans and preparation of financial statements.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
The following tables show the amount of fees that Ernst & Young LLP, the Fund's auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two full fiscal years. For engagements with Ernst & Young LLP the Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that Ernst & Young LLP provided to the Fund, except for those non-audit services that were subject to the pre-approval exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “pre-approval exception”). The pre-approval exception for services provided directly to the Fund waives the pre-approval requirement for services other than audit, review or attest services if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee's attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the audit is completed.
The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).
SERVICES THAT THE FUND'S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE ADVISER AND AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund's independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Fund's independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountants for the Fund and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Fund) such engagements will be (i) pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee chairman for his verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under $10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under $5,000.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.
b) Not applicable.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Kevin J. McCarthy
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Gifford R. Zimmerman
Stephen D. Foy