UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-07618
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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Joseph J. Mantineo AllianceBernstein L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 |
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672
Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2011
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2011
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
AllianceBernstein
Municipal Income Fund II
Arizona Portfolio
Massachusetts Portfolio
Michigan Portfolio
Minnesota Portfolio
New Jersey Portfolio
Ohio Portfolio
Pennsylvania Portfolio
Virginia Portfolio

Semi-Annual Report
Investment Products Offered
| • | | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate as the prices of the individual securities in which it invests fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For a free copy of the Fund’s prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit our website at www.alliancebernstein.com or call your financial advisor or AllianceBernstein® at (800) 227-4618. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com.
This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.
You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AllianceBernstein’s website at www.alliancebernstein.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s web site at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. AllianceBernstein publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund monthly at www.alliancebernstein.com.
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AllianceBernstein family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the manager of the funds.
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May 19, 2011
Semi-Annual Report
This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the portfolios of AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II (the “Portfolios”) for the semi-annual reporting period ended March 31, 2011.
Investment Objectives and Policies
The eight Portfolios of this fund, by investing principally in high-yielding, predominantly investment-grade municipal securities, seek to provide their shareholders with the highest level of current income exempt from Federal taxation and state taxation of the respective state that is available without assuming what AllianceBernstein (the “Adviser”) considers to be undue risk. Each of the Portfolios pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities issued by the named state or municipal securities with interest that is otherwise exempt from the named state’s income tax. The Portfolios may also invest in forward commitments, zero coupon municipal securities and variable, floating and inverse floating rate municipal securities and derivatives, such as options, futures, forwards and swaps.
Investment Results
The tables on pages 6-8 show performance for each Portfolio compared to its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, which represents the municipal market, for the six- and 12-month periods ended March 31, 2011.
For the six-month period ended March 31, 2011, all of the Portfolios before sales charges declined, how-
ever, Class A shares of the Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Portfolios outperformed their benchmark, while Class A shares of the Massachusetts and New Jersey Portfolios underperformed their benchmark. For the 12-month period, before sales charges, Class A shares of the Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Portfolios outperformed their benchmark, while Class A shares of the Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New Jersey Portfolios underperformed their benchmark.
In general, the Portfolios’ interest-rate and yield-curve exposure were the main contributors to relative returns. The Portfolios continued to underweight the longest maturity bonds as the Portfolios’ manager, the Municipal Bond Investment Team (the “Team”) does not believe investors are being adequately compensated for the risk of rising interest rates.
No new derivative positions were entered in any of the Portfolios for the reporting periods. Any previously executed swaps were for hedging purposes, and did not meaningfully impact performance.
A more detailed description of the contribution to each Portfolio’s relative performance due to security and sector selection versus the benchmark for both the six- and 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2011 follows.
Arizona Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined, but outperformed the benchmark for the six-
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month period, without sales charges. Security selection in the special tax sector helped performance, as did sector positioning in the housing sector. Detracting from performance was security selection in the housing and power sectors. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark, without sales charges, hurt by security selection in the housing, power and transportation sectors, while it contributed in the industrial and special tax sectors.
Massachusetts Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined and underperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, without sales charges. For the six-month period, sector positioning and security selection in the education sector detracted from performance, while it contributed in the special tax sector. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark, without sales charges, hurt by sector positioning and security selection in the education sector and security selection in the water sector. Security selection in the special tax sector contributed.
Michigan Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined, but outperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, without sales charges. For the six-month period, sector positioning in the housing sector contributed, as did security selection in the education sector. Security selection detracted in the housing sector. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio outperformed the benchmark, without
sales charges, helped by security selection in the education and health care sectors. Security selection in the housing sector detracted.
Minnesota Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined, but outperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, without sales charges. For the six-month period, sector selection in the housing sector contributed, although this was mitigated by security selection in the sector. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark, without sales charges, by two basis points. Security selection in the housing sector detracted from performance, while sector positioning in the sector contributed to relative returns.
New Jersey Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined and underperformed the benchmark by one basis point for the six-month period, without sales charges. For the six-month period, security selection in the leasing sector detracted from performance, while it contributed in the special tax sector. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark, without sales charges, hurt by sector positioning in the industrial sector and security selection in the leasing sector. Security selection in the industrial sector contributed.
Ohio Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined, but outperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, without sales charges. For the six-month period, security selection in the special tax sector contributed to performance,
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while it detracted in the health care sector. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio outperformed the benchmark, without sales charges, helped by security selection in the special tax and leasing sectors. Security selection in the health care sector detracted.
Pennsylvania Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined, but outperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, without sales charges. For the six-month period, security selection in the special tax sector contributed to performance, while it detracted in the transportation sector. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio outperformed the benchmark, without sales charges, helped by security selection in the special tax sector, while security selection in the transportation sector detracted.
Virginia Portfolio – Class A shares of the Portfolio declined, but outperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, without sales charges. For the six-month period, sector positioning in the housing sector contributed to performance, while security selection in the water sector detracted. For the 12-month period, Class A shares of the Portfolio outperformed the benchmark, without sales charges, helped by security selection in the industrial sector. Security selection in the water sector detracted.
Market Review And Investment Strategy
Although cities and states still face significant stress as they work to close
projected budget shortfalls, tax revenues are rising and municipalities are making the necessary hard decisions. The Portfolios continue to focus buying efforts on bonds backed by essential services, which the Team believes are better insulated against the financial difficulties of state and local general obligation and related bonds.
The primary source of tax revenues for localities is property tax, and despite the sharp decline in housing values, growth of property tax revenue collections has remained positive. Bonds backed by fees for essential services such as electricity and water are more resistant to budget troubles. Therefore, the Team continues to focus buying activity in these revenue bonds, which they have found to be well insulated from the budget battles and financial difficulties of state and local governments.
Currently, due to weak demand and lingering credit-quality concerns, many investors want to buy only the highest rated and/or highest-quality municipal bonds. This has created an opportunity to earn additional yield by buying certain lower-rated bonds that the Team’s research has identified as maintaining strong credit quality. In particular, where possible, the Team has emphasized BBB- and A-rated bonds to take advantage of this extra yield, which is high by historical standards.
The Portfolios may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. Historically, insured
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municipal securities typically received a higher credit rating, which meant that the issuer of the securities paid a lower interest rate. As a result of declines in the credit quality and associated downgrades of most fund insurers, insurance has less value than it did in the past. The market now values insured municipal securities primarily based on the credit quality of the issuer of the security with little value given to the insurance feature. In purchasing such insured securities, the Adviser evaluates the risk and return of municipal securities through its own research. The ratings of most insurance companies have been downgraded and it is possible that an insurance company may become insolvent. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline.
As of March 31, 2011, the Portfolios’ percentages of total investments in
insured bonds and in insured bonds that have been prerefunded are as follows:
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Portfolio | | Insured Bonds | | | Prerefunded/ ETM* Bonds | |
Arizona | | | 47.4 | % | | | 2.4 | % |
Massachusetts | | | 23.1 | % | | | 4.1 | % |
Michigan | | | 34.5 | % | | | 8.1 | % |
Minnesota | | | 25.6 | % | | | 1.7 | % |
New Jersey | | | 41.7 | % | | | 9.6 | % |
Ohio | | | 47.4 | % | | | 12.5 | % |
Pennsylvania | | | 49.2 | % | | | 6.3 | % |
Virginia | | | 23.5 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
The Team believes that downgrades in insurance company ratings or insurance company insolvencies present limited risk to the Portfolios. The generally investment-grade underlying credit quality of the insured municipal security may reduce the risk of a significant reduction in the value of the insured municipal security.
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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
An Important Note About the Value of Historical Performance
The performance shown on the following pages represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com.The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Portfolios will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund / Portfolio carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.alliancebernstein.com or contact your AllianceBernstein Investments representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.
All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Portfolios have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Portfolios’ quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns and the Portfolios’ returns shown reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 3% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares; the applicable contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares (3% year 1, 2% year 2, 1% year 3, 0% year 4); a 1% 1 year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Prior to October 1, 2009, the maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares of the Portfolio was 4.25%. If the Class A annualized returns for the Portfolio and Portfolio returns shown reflected the deduction of the former maximum front-end sales charge, its returns would be lower. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.
Benchmark Disclosure
The unmanaged Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index represents the performance of the long-term tax-exempt bond market consisting of investment grade bonds. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Portfolios.
A Word About Risk
The market values of the Portfolios’ holdings rise and fall from day to day, so investments may lose value. Debt securities issued by state or local governments may be subject to special political, legal, economic and market factors that can have a significant effect on the portfolio’s yield or value. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall and vice versa—long-term securities tend to rise and fall more than short-term securities. A bond’s credit rating reflects the issuer’s ability to make timely payments of interest or principal—the lower the rating, the higher the risk of default. If the issuer’s financial strength deteriorates, the issuer’s rating may be lowered and the bond’s value may decline. Prices for goods and services tend to rise over time, which may erode the purchasing power of investments. Investing in derivative instruments such as options, futures, forwards or swaps can be riskier than traditional investments, and may be more volatile, especially in a down market. Liquidity risk involves the difficulty of purchasing or selling a security at an advantageous time or price.
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Historical Performance
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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THE PORTFOLIOS VS.THEIR BENCHMARKS PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
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Arizona Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -3.39% | | | | 1.50% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -3.73% | | | | 0.80% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -3.73% | | | | 0.79% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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Massachusetts Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -3.92% | | | | 1.35% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -4.17% | | | | 0.67% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -4.26% | | | | 0.66% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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Michigan Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -2.05% | | | | 1.78% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -2.34% | | | | 1.09% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -2.30% | | | | 1.17% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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* | | Effective January 31, 2009, Class B shares are no longer available for purchase to new investors. Please see Note A for more information. |
See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on page 5.
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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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THE PORTFOLIOS VS.THEIR BENCHMARKS PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
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Minnesota Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -2.73% | | | | 1.61% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -3.07% | | | | 0.91% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -3.07% | | | | 0.90% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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New Jersey Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -3.69% | | | | 1.54% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -4.02% | | | | 0.84% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -3.92% | | | | 0.94% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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Ohio Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -1.96% | | | | 2.30% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -2.30% | | | | 1.60% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -2.30% | | | | 1.49% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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* | | Effective January 31, 2009, Class B shares are no longer available for purchase to new investors. Please see Note A for more information. |
See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on page 5.
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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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THE PORTFOLIOS VS.THEIR BENCHMARKS PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
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Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -3.09% | | | | 2.17% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -3.43% | | | | 1.47% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -3.43% | | | | 1.46% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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Virginia Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | -2.55% | | | | 2.60% | | | | | |
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Class B* | | | -2.89% | | | | 1.90% | | | | | |
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Class C | | | -2.89% | | | | 1.90% | | | | | |
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Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | -3.68% | | | | 1.63% | | | | | |
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* | | Effective January 31, 2009, Class B shares are no longer available for purchase to new investors. Please see Note A for more information. |
See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on page 5.
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Historical Performance
ARIZONA PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
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Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.93 | % | | | 6.33 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.50 | % | | | -1.58 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.47 | % | | | 2.84 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 4.36 | % | | | 4.05 | % | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.34 | % | | | 5.38 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.80 | % | | | -2.10 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.75 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.95 | % | | | 3.95 | % | | | | | | | | |
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Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.35 | % | | | 5.40 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.79 | % | | | -0.17 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.75 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.65 | % | | | 3.65 | % | | | | | | | | |
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SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
| | SEC Returns | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.58 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.84 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.05 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -2.10 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.75 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.95 | % |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -0.17 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.75 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.65 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.94%, 1.65% and 1.64% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.78%, 1.48% and 1.48% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
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MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
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Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.90 | % | | | 4.71 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.35 | % | | | -1.70 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.76 | % | | | 3.14 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 4.22 | % | | | 3.90 | % | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.28 | % | | | 3.70 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.67 | % | | | -2.27 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.80 | % | | | 3.80 | % | | | | | | | | |
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Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.29 | % | | | 3.72 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.66 | % | | | -0.32 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | | | | | | |
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SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.70 | % |
5 Years | | | 3.14 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.90 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -2.27 | % |
5 Years | | | 3.05 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.80 | % |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -0.32 | % |
5 Years | | | 3.05 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.51 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.93%, 1.64% and 1.63% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.82%, 1.52% and 1.52% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
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Historical Performance
MICHIGAN PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.18 | % | | | 5.11 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.78 | % | | | -1.27 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.48 | % | | | 2.86 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 4.48 | % | | | 4.16 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.55 | % | | | 4.10 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.09 | % | | | -1.85 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 4.04 | % | | | 4.04 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.57 | % | | | 4.13 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.17 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.79 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.76 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
| | SEC Returns | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.27 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.86 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.16 | % |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.85 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.77 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 4.04 | % |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | 0.20 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.79 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.76 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.06%, 1.78% and 1.76% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 1.01%, 1.71% and 1.71% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
(Historical Performance continued on next page)
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Historical Performance
MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.24 | % | | | 5.41 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.61 | % | | | -1.43 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.43 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 4.11 | % | | | 3.79 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.55 | % | | | 4.26 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.91 | % | | | -2.04 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.71 | % | | | 2.71 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.67 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.64 | % | | | 4.41 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.90 | % | | | -0.09 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.70 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.40 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
| | SEC Returns | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.43 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.80 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.79 | % |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -2.04 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.71 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.67 | % |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -0.09 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.70 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.40 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.02%, 1.76% and 1.72% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.90%, 1.60% and 1.60% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
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Historical Performance
NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.59 | % | | | 6.19 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.54 | % | | | -1.47 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.15 | % | | | 2.53 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.53 | % | | | 3.21 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.97 | % | | | 5.12 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.84 | % | | | -2.08 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.43 | % | | | 2.43 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.99 | % | | | 5.15 | % |
1 Year | | | 0.94 | % | | | -0.04 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.45 | % | | | 2.45 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 2.81 | % | | | 2.81 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
| | SEC Returns | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.47 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.53 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.21 | % |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -2.08 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.43 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.09 | % |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -0.04 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.45 | % |
10 Years | | | 2.81 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.97%, 1.68% and 1.67% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.87%, 1.57% and 1.57% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
(Historical Performance continued on next page)
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Historical Performance
OHIO PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.09 | % | | | 5.05 | % |
1 Year | | | 2.30 | % | | | -0.78 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.64 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 4.15 | % | | | 3.83 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.46 | % | | | 4.02 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.60 | % | | | -1.36 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.93 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.71 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.48 | % | | | 4.06 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.49 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.92 | % | | | 2.92 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.41 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
| | SEC Returns | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -0.78 | % |
5 Years | | | 3.01 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.83 | % |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.36 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.93 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.71 | % |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | 0.51 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.92 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.41 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.99%, 1.71% and 1.69% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.85%, 1.55% and 1.55% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
(Historical Performance continued on next page)
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Historical Performance
PENNSYLVANIA PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.65 | % | | | 5.79 | % |
1 Year | | | 2.17 | % | | | -0.94 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.23 | % | | | 2.61 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 4.22 | % | | | 3.90 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.04 | % | | | 4.83 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.47 | % | | | -1.45 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.51 | % | | | 2.51 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.78 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.05 | % | | | 4.84 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.46 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 2.51 | % | | | 2.51 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.49 | % | | | 3.49 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
| | SEC Returns | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -0.94 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.61 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.90 | % |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.45 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.51 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 3.78 | % |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | 0.49 | % |
5 Years | | | 2.51 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.49 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.01%, 1.73% and 1.71% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.95%, 1.65% and 1.65% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
(Historical Performance continued on next page)
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Historical Performance
VIRGINIA PORTFOLIO
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 | |
| | NAV Returns | | | SEC Returns | | | SEC Yields* | | | Taxable Equivalent Yields** | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 3.26 | % | | | 5.32 | % |
1 Year | | | 2.60 | % | | | -0.46 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.83 | % | | | 3.21 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 4.57 | % | | | 4.25 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.65 | % | | | 4.33 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.90 | % | | | -1.05 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.12 | % | | | 3.12 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years(a) | | | 4.13 | % | | | 4.13 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 2.67 | % | | | 4.36 | % |
1 Year | | | 1.90 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | | | | | | |
5 Years | | | 3.11 | % | | | 3.11 | % | | | | | | | | |
10 Years | | | 3.86 | % | | | 3.86 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS (WITH ANY APPLICABLE SALES CHARGES) AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END (MARCH 31, 2011) | |
| | SEC Returns | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -0.46 | % |
5 Years | | | 3.21 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.25 | % |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | -1.05 | % |
5 Years | | | 3.12 | % |
10 Years(a) | | | 4.13 | % |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | |
1 Year | | | 0.91 | % |
5 Years | | | 3.11 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.86 | % |
The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.92%, 1.64% and 1.62% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratios to 0.72%, 1.42% and 1.42% for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements extend through the Portfolio’s current fiscal year and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.
(a) | | Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years. |
* | | SEC Yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended March 31, 2011. |
** | | Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal Federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable. |
See Historical Performance disclosures on page 5.
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16 | | • ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II |
Historical Performance
FUND EXPENSES
(unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Arizona Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 966.14 | | | $ | 3.82 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,021.04 | | | $ | 3.93 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 962.72 | | | $ | 7.24 | | | | 1.48 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.44 | | | | 1.48 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 962.70 | | | $ | 7.24 | | | | 1.48 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.44 | | | | 1.48 | % |
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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II • | | | 17 | |
Fund Expenses
FUND EXPENSES
(unaudited)
(continued from previous page)
Massachusetts Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 960.76 | | | $ | 4.01 | | | | 0.82 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.84 | | | $ | 4.13 | | | | 0.82 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 958.27 | | | $ | 7.42 | | | | 1.52 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.35 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | | 1.52 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 957.39 | | | $ | 7.42 | | | | 1.52 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.35 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | | 1.52 | % |
Michigan Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 979.50 | | | $ | 4.98 | | | | 1.01 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019.90 | | | $ | 5.09 | | | | 1.01 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 976.57 | | | $ | 8.43 | | | | 1.71 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.40 | | | $ | 8.60 | | | | 1.71 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 976.97 | | | $ | 8.43 | | | | 1.71 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.40 | | | $ | 8.60 | | | | 1.71 | % |
Minnesota Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 972.66 | | | $ | 4.43 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.44 | | | $ | 4.53 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 969.28 | | | $ | 7.86 | | | | 1.60 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.95 | | | $ | 8.05 | | | | 1.60 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 969.28 | | | $ | 7.86 | | | | 1.60 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.95 | | | $ | 8.05 | | | | 1.60 | % |
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Fund Expenses
FUND EXPENSES
(unaudited)
(continued from previous page)
New Jersey Portfolio
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| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 963.10 | | | $ | 4.26 | | | | 0.87 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.59 | | | $ | 4.38 | | | | 0.87 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 959.79 | | | $ | 7.67 | | | | 1.57 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.10 | | | $ | 7.90 | | | | 1.57 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 960.79 | | | $ | 7.68 | | | | 1.57 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.10 | | | $ | 7.90 | | | | 1.57 | % |
Ohio Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 980.38 | | | $ | 4.20 | | | | 0.85 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.69 | | | $ | 4.28 | | | | 0.85 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 977.00 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | | 1.55 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.20 | | | $ | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 976.95 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | | 1.55 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.20 | | | $ | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | % |
Pennsylvania Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 969.08 | | | $ | 4.66 | | | | 0.95 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.19 | | | $ | 4.78 | | | | 0.95 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 965.70 | | | $ | 8.09 | | | | 1.65 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.70 | | | $ | 8.30 | | | | 1.65 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 965.70 | | | $ | 8.09 | | | | 1.65 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.70 | | | $ | 8.30 | | | | 1.65 | % |
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Fund Expenses
FUND EXPENSES
(unaudited)
(continued from previous page)
Virginia Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2010 | | | Ending Account Value March 31, 2011 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 974.54 | | | $ | 3.54 | | | | 0.72 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,021.34 | | | $ | 3.63 | | | | 0.72 | % |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 971.14 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | | 1.42 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.85 | | | $ | 7.14 | | | | 1.42 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 971.10 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | | 1.42 | % |
Hypothetical** | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.85 | | | $ | 7.14 | | | | 1.42 | % |
* | | Expenses are equal to each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
** | | Assumes 5% return before expenses. |
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Fund Expenses
BOND RATING SUMMARY*
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)



* | | All data are as of March 31, 2011. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. Each Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). The quality ratings are determined by using the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. Quality breakdown is the measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). The Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government Securities and therefore are deemed AAA by the Adviser. The Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization. |
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Bond Rating Summary
BOND RATING SUMMARY*
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)



* | | All data are as of March 31, 2011. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. Each Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). The quality ratings are determined by using the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. Quality breakdown is the measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). The Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government Securities and therefore are deemed AAA by the Adviser. The Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization. |
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Bond Rating Summary
BOND RATING SUMMARY*
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)


* | | All data are as of March 31, 2011. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). The quality ratings are determined by using the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. Quality breakdown is the measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). The Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government Securities and therefore are deemed AAA by the Adviser. The Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization. |
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Bond Rating Summary
ARIZONA PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 100.9% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 100.9% | | | | | | | | |
Arizona – 78.2% | | | | | | | | |
Arizona Cap Fac Fin Corp. (Arizona St Univ) Series 00 6.25%, 9/01/32 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,780,080 | |
Arizona COP AGM Series A 5.00%, 9/01/24 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,017,100 | |
Arizona Dept of Admin Svc (Arizona Lottery) AGM Series 2010A 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,870,700 | |
Arizona Game & Fish Dept 5.00%, 7/01/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,001,750 | |
Arizona Hlth Fac Auth (Blood Systems, Inc.) Series 04 5.00%, 4/01/19 | | | 750 | | | | 761,633 | |
Arizona Hlth Fac Auth (Catholic Healthcare West) Series 2009 D 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 913,790 | |
Arizona Hlth Fac Auth (Phoenix Children’s Hospital) 1.25%, 2/01/42(a) | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,009,252 | |
Arizona St Univ (Arizona State Univ COP Rsch Infra) AMBAC Series 05A 5.00%, 9/01/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,016,760 | |
Arizona St West Campus Hsg AMBAC Series 05 5.00%, 7/01/30 | | | 2,200 | | | | 1,814,978 | |
Arizona Tourism & Sports Auth (Arizona Tourism/sports Spl Tax) NPFGC Series 03A 5.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 2,400 | | | | 2,330,784 | |
Arizona Trnsp Brd Hwy Series 04B 5.00%, 7/01/24 | | | 4,300 | | | | 4,435,751 | |
Arizona Wtr Infra Fin Auth (Arizona SRF) Series 06A 5.00%, 10/01/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,225,640 | |
Dove Mountain Resort CFD AZ Series 2001 6.75%, 12/01/16 | | | 405 | | | | 332,509 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
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Downtown Phoenix Hotel Corp FGIC Series 2005A 5.00%, 7/01/29 | | $ | 1,400 | | | $ | 1,141,238 | |
Estrella Mtn CFD AZ Desert Vlg 7.375%, 7/01/27 | | | 1,155 | | | | 1,155,624 | |
Estrella Mtn CFD AZ Golf Vlg Series 01A 7.875%, 7/01/25 | | | 2,453 | | | | 2,470,711 | |
Gilbert AZ Wtr Res Mun Corp. (Gilbert AZ Wastewater Sys) Series 04 4.90%, 4/01/19 | | | 2,315 | | | | 2,343,637 | |
Glendale AZ IDA (John C Lincoln Hlth Ctr) Series 05B 5.25%, 12/01/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 933,700 | |
Goodyear AZ IDA (Litchfield Park Svc Co.) Series 99 5.95%, 10/01/23 | | | 3,160 | | | | 2,739,594 | |
Greater AZ Dev Auth NPFGC Series 05A 5.00%, 8/01/21 | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,631,008 | |
NPFGC Series 05B 5.00%, 8/01/25 | | | 4,320 | | | | 4,280,472 | |
Hassayampa CFD #2 AZ (Hassayampa CFD #2 AZ Forst Rdg) Series 00 7.50%, 7/01/24 | | | 495 | | | | 472,596 | |
Hassayampa CFD AZ Series 96 7.75%, 7/01/21 | | | 1,890 | | | | 1,863,502 | |
Maricopa Cnty AZ IDA SFMR Series 01 5.63%, 3/01/33 | | | 205 | | | | 205,150 | |
Maricopa Cnty AZ USD #89 GO 6.25%, 7/01/26 | | | 3,700 | | | | 4,015,055 | |
Mohave Cnty AZ IDA (Mohave Correctional Fac Prog) 8.00%, 5/01/25 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,172,900 | |
Nogales AZ Mun Dev Auth Lease (Nogales AZ Lease Mun Dev Auth) AMBAC Series 05 5.00%, 6/01/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,930 | |
Northern Arizona Univ COP (No Arizona Univ COP Rsch Fac) AMBAC Series 04 5.125%, 9/01/21-9/01/24 | | | 7,140 | | | | 7,190,898 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Phoenix AZ Civic Impt Corp. (Phoenix AZ Civic Impt Airport) 5.00%, 7/01/26 | | $ | 4,080 | | | $ | 4,114,190 | |
Series 2010A 5.00%, 7/01/31 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,909,180 | |
Phoenix AZ Civic Impt Corp. (Phoenix AZ Transit Excise Tax) NPFGC-RE Series 05A 5.00%, 7/01/23 | | | 5,500 | | | | 5,591,960 | |
Phoenix AZ IDA (Phoenix AZ Lease - Capitol Mall) AMBAC 5.00%, 9/15/25 | | | 5,935 | | | | 5,892,624 | |
Pima Cnty AZ IDA (American Charter Sch Fdntn) Series 2007A 5.50%, 7/01/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 881,170 | |
Pima Cnty AZ IDA (Horizon Learning Ctr) Series 05 5.125%, 6/01/20 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,361,145 | |
Pima Cnty AZ IDA MFHR Series 99 7.00%, 12/20/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,290 | | | | 1,384,660 | |
Pima Cnty AZ Swr AGM 5.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,038,400 | |
Pinal Cnty AZ COP Series 04 5.00%, 12/01/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,980,360 | |
AMBAC Series 01 5.125%, 6/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,017,540 | |
Pinal Cnty AZ IDA (Florence West Prison Proj) ACA Series 06A 5.25%, 10/01/22 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,273,594 | |
Queen Creek AZ ID #1 5.00%, 1/01/26 | | | 600 | | | | 551,148 | |
Salt River Proj Agric Impt & Pwr Dist AZ Series A 5.00%, 1/01/29 | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,491,936 | |
Salt Verde Fin Corp. Gas (Citigroup, Inc.) 5.25%, 12/01/22-12/01/23 | | | 1,165 | | | | 1,115,056 | |
Series 2007 5.00%, 12/01/37 | | | 1,000 | | | | 827,870 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Scottsdale AZ IDA (Scottsdale Healthcare) 5.00%, 9/01/23 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,468,725 | |
AGM 5.00%, 9/01/35 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,381,470 | |
Show Low AZ ID #6 ACA Series 00 6.00%, 1/01/18 | | | 855 | | | | 833,685 | |
Show Low AZ IDA (Navapache Reg Medical Ctr) RADIAN Series 05 5.00%, 12/01/25 | | | 1,415 | | | | 1,300,215 | |
Stoneridge CFD AZ Series 01 6.75%, 7/15/26 | | | 1,650 | | | | 1,487,128 | |
Sundance AZ CFD #1 Series 02 7.75%, 7/01/22 | | | 1,297 | | | | 1,233,304 | |
Tempe AZ Excise Tax 5.00%, 7/01/24 | | | 1,035 | | | | 1,085,622 | |
Tolleson AZ IDA MFHR (Copper Cove Apts) Series 01A 5.50%, 11/20/41 | | | 5,825 | | | | 5,656,774 | |
Tucson & Pima Cnty AZ IDA SFMR Series 01A-1 6.35%, 1/01/34 | | | 440 | | | | 445,676 | |
Tucson AZ Arpt Auth AMBAC Series 01 5.35%, 6/01/31 | | | 6,475 | | | | 5,837,666 | |
Tucson AZ COP NPFGC Series 04A 5.00%, 7/01/23-7/01/24 | | | 6,100 | | | | 6,184,704 | |
Tucson AZ IDA (Univ of AZ/Marshall Foundation) AMBAC Series 02A 5.00%, 7/15/32 | | | 1,000 | | | | 903,730 | |
University Med Ctr Corp. AZ 5.00%, 7/01/35 | | | 3,500 | | | | 2,930,445 | |
Yavapai Cnty AZ IDA (Yavapai Regional Med Ctr) RADIAN Series 03A 5.25%, 8/01/21 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,878,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 134,185,559 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
California – 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
California Econ Recovery (California Econ Rec Spl Tax) Series 2009A 5.25%, 7/01/21 | | $ | 800 | | | $ | 869,552 | |
California Statewide CDA (Enloe Med Ctr) 6.25%, 8/15/28 | | | 2,155 | | | | 2,220,038 | |
Series 2008A 5.375%, 8/15/20 | | | 740 | | | | 765,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,854,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia – 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia Tax Incr 5.25%, 12/01/26 | | | 2,040 | | | | 2,186,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Florida – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Double Branch CDD FL Series 02A 6.70%, 5/01/34 | | | 925 | | | | 933,593 | |
Fiddlers Creek CDD FL Series 02A 6.875%, 5/01/33(b)(c) | | | 465 | | | | 153,450 | |
Series 02B 6.625%, 5/01/33(b)(c) | | | 200 | | | | 66,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,153,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ohio – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Lorain Cnty OH Port Auth (United States Steel Corp.) 6.75%, 12/01/40 | | | 305 | | | | 306,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Puerto Rico – 16.6% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Conv Ctr Dist Auth (Puerto Rico Hotel Occupancy Tax) AMBAC Series 06A 5.00%, 7/01/18 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,068,400 | |
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/20-7/01/22 | | | 6,400 | | | | 6,422,323 | |
Puerto Rico GO 5.25%, 7/01/23 | | | 575 | | | | 562,770 | |
Series 01A 5.50%, 7/01/19 | | | 500 | | | | 512,600 | |
Series 03A 5.25%, 7/01/23 | | | 500 | | | | 503,840 | |
FGIC Series 02A 5.00%, 7/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,586,535 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank Series 06B 5.00%, 12/01/15 | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 514,385 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR 5.00%, 12/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,015 | | | | 3,329,404 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR (Puerto Rico HFA Cap Fund) 5.00%, 12/01/17 | | | 1,855 | | | | 1,908,739 | |
5.125%, 12/01/27 | | | 385 | | | | 376,746 | |
Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Auth AGM 5.00%, 7/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,385 | | | | 1,464,901 | |
Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Auth (Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Spl Tax) AGM Series 2002D 5.00%, 7/01/32 | | | 2,015 | | | | 1,824,502 | |
Puerto Rico Ind Tour Edl Med (Ascension Health) Series 00A 6.125%, 11/15/30 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,518,690 | |
Univ of Puerto Rico 5.00%, 6/01/18 | | | 1,855 | | | | 1,867,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,461,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Texas – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (LBJ Managed Lanes Project) 7.00%, 6/30/40 | | | 840 | | | | 854,137 | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC Project) 6.875%, 12/31/39 | | | 420 | | | | 424,469 | |
Texas Turnpike Auth (Texas Turnpike) AMBAC Series 02A 5.50%, 8/15/39 | | | 1,750 | | | | 1,576,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,855,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments – 100.9% (cost $178,000,965) | | | | | | | 173,002,964 | |
Other assets less liabilities – (0.9)% | | | | | | | (1,495,916 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 171,507,048 | |
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INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rate Type | | | | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | | Payments made by the Portfolio | | | Payments received by the Portfolio | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Merrill Lynch | | $ | 1,440 | | | | 2/12/12 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 3.548 | % | | $ | 45,708 | |
Merrill Lynch | | | 1,000 | | | | 8/9/26 | | | | 4.063 | % | | | SIFMA | * | | | (108,692 | ) |
* | | Variable Interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
(a) | | Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2011. |
(b) | | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
As of March 31, 2011, the Portfolio held 47.8% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 5.0% represents the Portfolio holding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:
ACA – ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation
CDA – Community Development Authority
CDD – Community Development District
CFD – Community Facilities District
COP – Certificate of Participation
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
GO – General Obligation
HFA – Housing Finance Authority
ID – Improvement District
IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency
MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue
NPFGC – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
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NPFGC-RE– National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC |
RADIAN – Radian Asset Assurance Inc.
SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SRF – State Revolving Fund
USD – Unified School District
See notes to financial statements.
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MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
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MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 95.6% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 91.8% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts – 71.5% | | | | | | | | |
Boston MA GO Series 2011A 5.00%, 4/01/21(a) | | $ | 5,330 | | | $ | 6,110,365 | |
Boston MA Wtr & Swr Comm Series 2010A 5.00%, 11/01/26-11/01/30 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,302,650 | |
Braintree MA GO Series 2009 5.00%, 5/15/25 | | | 2,550 | | | | 2,734,186 | |
Fall River MA GO AGM 5.00%, 7/15/28 | | | 5,085 | | | | 5,288,959 | |
Massachusetts Bay Transp Auth (Massachusetts Bay Trnsp Auth Sales Tax) Series B 5.00%, 7/01/28-7/01/29 | | | 1,670 | | | | 1,743,893 | |
Massachusetts Bay Trnsp Auth Series 04A 5.25%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,270,200 | |
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy (Bentley Univ) 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,423,140 | |
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy (Boston College) 5.00%, 7/01/31 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,271,375 | |
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy (Boston University) 5.00%, 10/01/29 | | | 3,300 | | | | 3,264,657 | |
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy (Brandeis Univ) 5.00%, 10/01/26-10/01/27 | | | 3,300 | | | | 3,344,992 | |
Series O-2 5.00%, 10/01/28 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,519,215 | |
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy (Deerfield Academy) 5.00%, 10/01/30-10/01/40 | | | 7,615 | | | | 7,821,872 | |
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy (Massachusetts Clg of Pharmacy) AGC Series 05D 5.00%, 7/01/24 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,610,215 | |
Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy (Phillips Academy) 5.00%, 9/01/21-9/01/22 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,623,790 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Massachusetts DOT Met Hwy Sys Series 2010B 5.00%, 1/01/26 | | $ | 6,900 | | | $ | 6,957,822 | |
Massachusetts GO Series 02C 5.25%, 11/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,075 | | | | 3,296,892 | |
Series 2008A 5.00%, 9/01/28 | | | 2,800 | | | | 2,933,924 | |
AGM Series 05A 5.00%, 3/01/17 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,554,800 | |
AMBAC 5.00%, 5/01/23 | | | 2,635 | | | | 2,767,145 | |
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Winchester Medical Center) 5.25%, 7/01/38 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,177,500 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth 6.00%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 545 | | | | 572,969 | |
Series 2001C 5.75%, 7/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,835 | | | | 3,923,473 | |
FGIC 5.00%, 5/15/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 80 | | | | 84,038 | |
NPFGC Series 02C 5.25%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 6,440 | | | | 6,890,220 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Berklee College of Music) Series 2007A 5.00%, 10/01/32 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,802,700 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Berkshire Health Sys) RADIAN Series 01E 5.70%, 10/01/25 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,872,480 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Cape Cod Healthcare) RADIAN Series 01C 5.25%, 11/15/31 | | | 2,600 | | | | 2,222,038 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Caregroup, Inc.) 5.375%, 7/01/25 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,919,750 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Covenant Health Sys) 6.00%, 7/01/31 | | | 1,955 | | | | 1,959,184 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Harvard Univ) 5.25%, 11/15/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,234,840 | |
Series 2010A 5.00%, 12/15/30 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,251,350 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Series A 5.00%, 12/15/27 | | $ | 2,150 | | | $ | 2,306,456 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary) Series 2010C 5.375%, 7/01/35 | | | 1,005 | | | | 897,003 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Massachusetts Inst of Tech) 5.75%, 7/01/26 | | | 6,500 | | | | 7,339,020 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Milford Reg Med Ctr) 5.00%, 7/15/22 | | | 1,220 | | | | 1,109,749 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Northeastern Univ) 5.00%, 10/01/28 | | | 2,025 | | | | 2,017,973 | |
Series 2010A 5.00%, 10/01/29 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,934,700 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Partners Healthcare Sys) 5.00%, 7/01/27 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,004,100 | |
5.25%, 7/01/29 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,524,775 | |
5.75%, 7/01/32 | | | 165 | | | | 165,942 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute) 5.00%, 7/01/30 | | | 3,860 | | | | 3,977,807 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Suffolk Univ) 6.00%, 7/01/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,042,760 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Woods Hole Oceanographic) 5.25%, 6/01/26 | | | 1,905 | | | | 2,005,755 | |
5.375%, 6/01/27 | | | 3,060 | | | | 3,225,883 | |
Massachusetts Port Auth (US Airways) NPFGC Series 96A 5.875%, 9/01/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,755,000 | |
Massachusetts Port Authority Series 2010B 5.00%, 7/01/34 | | | 2,750 | | | | 2,690,600 | |
Massachusetts Sch Bldg Auth (Massachusetts Sch Sales Tax) NPFGC Series 05A 5.00%, 8/15/19 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,597,870 | |
Massachusetts Spl Obl (Massachusetts Gas Tax) Series 2005A 4.293%, 6/01/20(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,930,340 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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AGM Series 2005A 5.00%, 6/01/23 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,597,005 | |
Massachusetts Wtr Poll Abatmnt 5.00%, 8/01/20-8/01/24 | | | 3,125 | | | | 3,383,209 | |
5.00%, 8/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 4,875 | | | | 5,510,554 | |
Massachusetts Wtr Poll Abatmnt (Massachusetts SRF) 5.00%, 8/01/25 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,250,170 | |
Springfield MA GO AGM 5.00%, 8/01/19 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,254,760 | |
Univ of Massachusetts Bldg Auth (Univ of Massachusetts Lease) 5.00%, 5/01/26-5/01/27 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,062,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 190,334,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Arizona – 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Dove Mountain Resort CFD AZ Series 2001 6.75%, 12/01/16 | | | 345 | | | | 283,248 | |
Goodyear AZ IDA (Litchfield Park Svc Co.) Series 01 6.75%, 10/01/31 | | | 1,160 | | | | 1,095,052 | |
Salt Verde Fin Corp. Gas (Citigroup, Inc.) Series 2007 5.00%, 12/01/37 | | | 660 | | | | 546,394 | |
Stoneridge CFD AZ Series 01 6.75%, 7/15/26 | | | 1,265 | | | | 1,140,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,064,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
California – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
California Econ Recovery (California Econ Rec Spl Tax) Series 2009A 5.25%, 7/01/21 | | | 795 | | | | 864,117 | |
California Statewide CDA (Enloe Med Ctr) 6.25%, 8/15/28 | | | 1,055 | | | | 1,086,840 | |
Series 2008A 5.50%, 8/15/23 | | | 360 | | | | 364,097 | |
Southern CA Pub Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/23 | | | 2,800 | | | | 2,925,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,240,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia – 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia Tax Incr 5.25%, 12/01/26 | | | 3,575 | | | | 3,831,435 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
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Florida – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Crossings at Fleming Is CDD FL Series 00C 7.10%, 5/01/30 | | $ | 1,750 | | | $ | 1,691,462 | |
Fiddlers Creek CDD FL Series 02A 6.875%, 5/01/33(c)(d) | | | 365 | | | | 120,450 | |
Series 02B 6.625%, 5/01/33(c)(d) | | | 155 | | | | 51,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,863,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Georgia – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Atlanta GA Tax Allocation (Eastside Proj) Series 05B 5.60%, 1/01/30 | | | 500 | | | | 449,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Illinois – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax 6.25%, 1/01/24 | | | 500 | | | | 299,370 | |
Plano IL SSA #3 (Plano IL SSA #3 Lakewood Spr) Series 05A 5.95%, 3/01/28 | | | 378 | | | | 351,710 | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Auth IL 6.00%, 6/01/28 | | | 325 | | | | 315,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 966,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Nevada – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Clark Cnty NV SID No. 142 (Clark Cnty NV SID#142 Mtns Edg) Series 03 6.10%, 8/01/18 | | | 930 | | | | 930,735 | |
Nevada GO NPFGC-RE Series 2007B 5.00%, 12/01/25 | | | 620 | | | | 633,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,564,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
New York – 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
New York NY GO Series 06 5.00%, 6/01/22 | | | 1,085 | | | | 1,138,653 | |
Series 2007 5.00%, 1/01/23 | | | 2,600 | | | | 2,730,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,869,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ohio – 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland OH Inc Tax (Cleveland Police & Fire Pension) 5.25%, 5/15/24 | | | 3,450 | | | | 3,644,476 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Lorain Cnty OH Port Auth (United States Steel Corp.) 6.75%, 12/01/40 | | $ | 395 | | | $ | 397,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,041,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Allegheny Cnty PA Hosp Dev Auth (West Penn Allegheny Hlth Sys) Series 07A 5.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 350 | | | | 281,635 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Puerto Rico – 8.3% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/18 | | | 850 | | | | 885,505 | |
Series 08WW 5.375%, 7/01/23 | | | 2,065 | | | | 2,077,721 | |
XLCA Series 02-1 5.25%, 7/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,424,256 | |
Puerto Rico GO Series 01A 5.50%, 7/01/19 | | | 500 | | | | 512,600 | |
Series 06A 5.25%, 7/01/22 | | | 500 | | | | 487,945 | |
Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank Series 06B 5.00%, 12/01/15 | | | 500 | | | | 514,385 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR 5.00%, 12/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,045 | | | | 1,153,973 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR (Puerto Rico HFA Cap Fund) 5.00%, 12/01/20 | | | 695 | | | | 704,952 | |
5.125%, 12/01/27 | | | 1,965 | | | | 1,922,870 | |
Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Auth (Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Spl Tax) FGIC Series 03 5.25%, 7/01/14 | | | 4,225 | | | | 4,420,744 | |
FGIC Series 03G 5.25%, 7/01/14 | | | 4,410 | | | | 4,575,507 | |
Puerto Rico Mun Fin Agy Series 05A 5.25%, 8/01/23 | | | 275 | | | | 270,331 | |
Univ of Puerto Rico Series 06Q 5.00%, 6/01/19 | | | 1,025 | | | | 1,016,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,967,599 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Texas – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Dallas TX ISD GO Series 2004 5.00%, 2/15/28 | | $ | 2,990 | | | $ | 3,069,922 | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (LBJ Managed Lanes Project) 7.00%, 6/30/40 | | | 1,090 | | | | 1,108,345 | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC Project) 6.875%, 12/31/39 | | | 545 | | | | 550,799 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,729,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Washington – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Washington St GO AGM 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | | 1,245 | | | | 1,274,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Wisconsin – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Oneida Tribe of Indians WS Retail Sales 6.50%, 2/01/31(e) | | | 750 | | | | 755,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds (cost $244,111,151) | | | | | | | 244,235,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Municipal Notes – 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Hillcrest Healthcare Sys) 0.28%, 10/01/26(f) | | | 2,900 | | | | 2,900,000 | |
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth (Stonehill College) Series 2008K 0.21%, 7/01/37(f) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,900,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
California – 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
California Infra & Eco Dev Bk (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.) Series 2009A 0.20%, 11/01/26(f) | | | 3,800 | | | | 3,800,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Mississippi – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Mississippi Business Fin Corp. (Chevron Usa, Inc.) Series 2009g 0.17%, 12/01/30(f) | | | 500 | | | | 500,000 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Texas – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Houston TX Hgr Ed Fin Corp. (Rice University) Series 2008 A 0.19%, 5/15/48(f) | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Short-Term Municipal Notes (cost $10,200,000) | | | | | | | 10,200,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments – 95.6% (cost $254,311,151) | | | | | | | 254,435,378 | |
Other assets less liabilities – 4.4% | | | | | | | 11,630,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 266,065,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rate Type | | | | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | | Payments made by the Portfolio | | | Payments received by the Portfolio | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Citibank | | $ | 8,000 | | | | 12/1/17 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 3.792 | % | | $ | 757,846 | |
Merrill Lynch | | | 5,100 | | | | 10/1/16 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 4.147 | % | | | 610,871 | |
* | | Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
(a) | | When-Issued or delayed delivery security. |
(b) | | Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2011. |
(c) | | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
(e) | | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the market value of this security amounted to $755,865 or 0.3% of net assets. |
(f) | | Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks. |
As of March 31, 2011, the Fund held 22.1% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 17.7% represents the Fund’s holding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:
AGC | | – Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | | – Assured Guaranty Municipal |
AMBAC | | – Ambac Assurance Corporation |
CDA | | – Community Development Authority |
CDD | | – Community Development District |
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CFD – Community Facilities District
DOT – Department of Transportation
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
GO – General Obligation
HFA – Housing Finance Authority
IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency
ISD – Independent School District
MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue
NPFGC – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NPFGC-RE – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC
RADIAN – Radian Asset Assurance Inc.
SID – Special Improvement District
SRF – State Revolving Fund
SSA – Special Services Area
XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.
See notes to financial statements.
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MICHIGAN PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 100.0% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 100.0% | | | | | | | | |
Michigan – 63.1% | | | | | | | | |
Allen Park MI Pub SD GO Series 03 5.00%, 5/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | $ | 2,635 | | | $ | 2,869,963 | |
5.00%, 5/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,505,091 | |
5.00%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,089,170 | |
5.00%, 5/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,695 | | | | 2,935,313 | |
Cedar Springs MI SD GO Series 03 5.00%, 5/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,835 | | | | 1,998,627 | |
Detroit MI GO Series 2010 5.00%, 11/01/30 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,927,380 | |
AMBAC Series 04A-1 5.25%, 4/01/22 | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,094,723 | |
Detroit MI SD GO AGM Series 01A 5.125%, 5/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,900 | | | | 3,046,769 | |
Detroit MI Wtr Supply Sys AGM Series 2006A 5.00%, 7/01/24 | | | 1,885 | | | | 1,875,839 | |
Dexter Cmnty Sch MI GO AGM 5.00%, 5/01/25 | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,585,680 | |
Kalamazoo MI Fin Auth FGIC Series 94A 9.735%, 6/01/11 (Pre-refunded/ETM)(a) | | | 160 | | | | 162,336 | |
Kent MI Hosp Fin Auth (Metropolitan Hospital) Series 2005A 5.25%, 7/01/30 | | | 90 | | | | 74,889 | |
5.75%, 7/01/25 | | | 210 | | | | 191,850 | |
Lansing MI Brd Wtr & Lt AGM Series 03A 5.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 2,200 | | | | 2,279,970 | |
Michigan Federal Hwy Grant AGM 5.25%, 9/15/26 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,617,635 | |
Michigan HDA MFHR (Danbury Manor Apts) Series 02A 5.30%, 6/01/35 | | | 2,490 | | | | 2,500,483 | |
Michigan HDA MFHR (Michigan HDA) Series 02A 5.50%, 10/20/43 | | | 1,950 | | | | 1,892,514 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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AMBAC Series 97A 6.10%, 10/01/33 | | $ | 1,280 | | | $ | 1,279,987 | |
Michigan Hgr Ed Fac Auth (Hope College) Series 02A 5.90%, 4/01/32 | | | 1,465 | | | | 1,466,099 | |
Michigan Hgr Ed Stud Loan Auth (Michigan Hgr Ed Stud Loan Prog) AMBAC Series 17G 5.20%, 9/01/20 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,476,725 | |
Michigan Hosp Fin Auth 5.00%, 5/15/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 415 | | | | 470,033 | |
Michigan Hosp Fin Auth (Crittenton Hosp Medical Ctr) Series 02A 5.625%, 3/01/27 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,161,587 | |
Michigan Hosp Fin Auth (Henry Ford Hlth Sys) Series 2006A 5.25%, 11/15/32 | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,394,400 | |
Michigan Hosp Fin Auth (Trinity Health Credit Group) Series 2010A 5.00%, 12/01/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 959,530 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund (Detroit Edison Co.) XLCA Series 02C 5.45%, 12/15/32 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,790,690 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund (Friendship Associates) Series 02 A 5.20%, 12/20/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,080,820 | |
Michigan Trunk Line Spl Tax AGM Series 01A 5.25%, 11/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,542,675 | |
North Muskegon SD MI GO Series 03 5.25%, 5/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,641,465 | |
Olivet Comnty Schs MI GO Series 02 5.125%, 5/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,065 | | | | 1,143,256 | |
Plymouth MI Ed Ctr Charter Sch Series 05 5.125%, 11/01/18 | | | 1,050 | | | | 989,814 | |
Saginaw MI Hosp Fin Auth (Covenant Medical Ctr) 5.00%, 7/01/30 | | | 500 | | | | 444,345 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Southfield MI Lib Bldg Auth NPFGC 5.00%, 5/01/25 | | $ | 3,340 | | | $ | 3,417,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 59,907,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Arizona – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dove Mountain Resort CFD AZ Series 2001 6.75%, 12/01/16 | | | 215 | | | | 176,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
California – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
California Econ Recovery (California Econ Rec Spl Tax) Series 2009A 5.25%, 7/01/21 | | | 430 | | | | 467,384 | |
California Hlth Fac Fin Auth (Sutter Health) Series 00A 6.25%, 8/15/35 | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,101,276 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,568,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia – 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia Tax Incr 5.25%, 12/01/26 | | | 2,230 | | | | 2,389,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Florida – 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Crossings at Fleming Is CDD FL Series 00C 7.10%, 5/01/30 | | | 1,835 | | | | 1,773,619 | |
Double Branch CDD FL Series 02A 6.70%, 5/01/34 | | | 915 | | | | 923,501 | |
Fiddlers Creek CDD FL Series 02A 6.875%, 5/01/33(b)(c) | | | 245 | | | | 80,850 | |
Series 02B 6.625%, 5/01/33(b)(c) | | | 105 | | | | 34,650 | |
Northern Palm Beach Cnty FL ID #27-B Series 02 6.40%, 8/01/32 | | | 715 | | | | 640,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,452,831 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Illinois – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Antioch Vilage IL SSA #1 (Antioch IL SSA#1 - Deercrest) Series 03 6.625%, 3/01/33 | | | 491 | | | | 374,540 | |
Plano IL SSA #3 (Plano IL SSA #3 Lakewood Spr) Series 05A 5.95%, 3/01/28 | | | 377 | | | | 350,779 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Auth IL 6.00%, 6/01/28 | | $ | 140 | | | $ | 135,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 861,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Nevada – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Nevada GO NPFGC-RE Series 2007B 5.00%, 12/01/25 | | | 620 | | | | 633,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
New York – 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
New York NY GO Series 06 5.00%, 6/01/22 | | | 680 | | | | 713,626 | |
Series 2007 5.00%, 1/01/23 | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,785,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,499,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ohio – 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland OH Inc Tax (Cleveland Police & Fire Pension) 5.25%, 5/15/24 | | | 2,050 | | | | 2,165,559 | |
Lorain Cnty OH Port Auth (United States Steel Corp.) 6.75%, 12/01/40 | | | 170 | | | | 171,057 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,336,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico – 21.5% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/18 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,041,770 | |
Series 08WW 5.375%, 7/01/23 | | | 1,120 | | | | 1,126,899 | |
Puerto Rico GO Series 01A 5.50%, 7/01/19 | | | 500 | | | | 512,600 | |
Series 06A 5.25%, 7/01/22 | | | 500 | | | | 487,945 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR 5.00%, 12/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,945 | | | | 2,147,825 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR (Puerto Rico HFA Cap Fund) 5.00%, 12/01/17 | | | 1,215 | | | | 1,250,199 | |
5.125%, 12/01/27 | | | 145 | | | | 141,891 | |
Puerto Rico HFC SFMR (Puerto Rico HFC) Series 01B 5.50%, 12/01/23 | | | 1,805 | | | | 1,806,408 | |
Series 01C 5.30%, 12/01/28 | | | 1,610 | | | | 1,575,031 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Ind Tour Edl Med (Ascension Health) Series 00A 6.125%, 11/15/30 | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 3,037,380 | |
Puerto Rico Mun Fin Agy Series 05A 5.25%, 8/01/23 | | | 275 | | | | 270,330 | |
Puerto Rico Pub Fin Corp. NPFGC Series 01A 5.00%, 8/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,875 | | | | 2,918,010 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin Corp. 5.50%, 8/01/28 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,924,580 | |
Univ of Puerto Rico Series 06Q 5.00%, 6/01/19 | | | 1,145 | | | | 1,135,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,376,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Texas – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (LBJ Managed Lanes Project) 7.00%, 6/30/40 | | | 470 | | | | 477,910 | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC Project) 6.875%, 12/31/39 | | | 235 | | | | 237,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 715,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments – 100.0% (cost $94,621,468) | | | | | | | 94,917,580 | |
Other assets less liabilities – 0.0% | | | | | | | (20,681 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 94,896,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)
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| | | | | | | | Rate Type | | | | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | | Payments made by the Portfolio | | | Payments received by the Portfolio | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Merrill Lynch | | $ | 6,200 | | | | 10/1/16 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 4.147 | % | | $ | 742,628 | |
* | | Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
(a) | | Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2011. |
(b) | | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
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As of March 31, 2011, the Portfolio held 34.5% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 23.4% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:
AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation
CDD – Community Development District
CFD – Community Facilities District
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
GO – General Obligation
HDA – Housing Development Authority
HFA – Housing Finance Authority
HFC – Housing Finance Corporation
ID – Improvement District
MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue
NPFGC – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NPFGC-RE – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC
SD – School District
SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SSA – Special Services Area
XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.
See notes to financial statements.
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MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 100.4% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 100.4% | | | | | | | | |
Minnesota – 100.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bemidji MN Hlth Care Fac (North Country Hlth Svc) RADIAN Series 02 5.00%, 9/01/31 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,311,990 | |
Cass Lake MN ISD #115 GO NPFGC-RE 5.00%, 2/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,760 | | | | 1,867,325 | |
Chaska MN Elec Sys Series 05A 5.25%, 10/01/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,023,240 | |
Cottage Grove MN Sr Hsg (Phs Cottage Grove, Inc.) Series 2006A 6.00%, 12/01/46 | | | 675 | | | | 564,044 | |
Farmington MN ISD #192 GO (Farmington MN ISD) AGM Series 05B 5.00%, 2/01/24 | | | 3,875 | | | | 4,068,324 | |
Hennepin Cnty MN Sales Tax (Ballpark Proj) 5.00%, 12/15/19-12/15/23 | | | 5,035 | | | | 5,480,950 | |
Maple Grove MN Hlth Care Sys (Maple Grove Hospital) 5.00%, 5/01/22 | | | 650 | | | | 647,790 | |
Metropolitan Council MN GO 5.00%, 3/01/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,335,200 | |
Minneapolis MN (National Marrow Donor Prog) 4.875%, 8/01/25 | | | 1,170 | | | | 1,098,080 | |
Minneapolis MN CDA Series 01G-3 5.45%, 12/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,550,850 | |
Minneapolis MN Common Bond Fd Series 20102A 6.25%, 12/01/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,041,070 | |
Minneapolis MN GO NPFGC Series 02 5.25%, 12/01/26 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,073,380 | |
Minneapolis MN Hlth Care Sys (Fairview Health Svcs) AMBAC Series 05D 5.00%, 11/15/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 917,180 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Minneapolis MN MFHR (Bottineau Commons Apts) Series 02 5.45%, 4/20/43 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 1,926,700 | |
Minneapolis MN MFHR (Sumner Field Apts) Series 02 5.60%, 11/20/43 | | | 2,505 | | | | 2,467,901 | |
Minneapolis-St Paul MN Hsg & Redev Auth (Children’s Health Care) 5.25%, 8/15/35 | | | 1,000 | | | | 983,730 | |
Series 2010A 5.00%, 8/15/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 969,780 | |
Series D 5.25%, 8/15/25 | | | 500 | | | | 508,475 | |
Minneapolis-St Paul MN Metro Arpt Commn (Minneapolis-st Paul MN Intl Arpt) 5.00%, 1/01/30 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,260,475 | |
Series 2009A 5.00%, 1/01/21 | | | 2,020 | | | | 2,153,179 | |
NPFGC Series 03A 5.00%, 1/01/28 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,486,455 | |
Minnesota 911 Spl Fee AGC Series 2009 5.00%, 6/01/21 | | | 1,970 | | | | 2,195,742 | |
Minnesota Agr & Econ Dev Brd (Essentia Health) AGC Series 2008 C-1 5.50%, 2/15/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,055,890 | |
Minnesota Agr & Econ Dev Brd (Evangelical Luth Good Sam Soc) Series 02 6.00%, 2/01/22-2/01/27 | | | 2,880 | | | | 2,911,986 | |
Minnesota GO 5.00%, 8/01/19-6/01/21 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,467,390 | |
Minnesota HFA SFMR (Minnesota HFA) Series 96F 6.30%, 1/01/28 | | | 250 | | | | 250,090 | |
Series 98H 6.05%, 7/01/31 | | | 1,140 | | | | 1,169,800 | |
Minnesota Hgr Ed Fac Auth (Carleton College) Series D 5.00%, 3/01/30 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,065,820 | |
Minnesota Hgr Ed Fac Auth (Gustavus Adolfus College) 5.00%, 10/01/31 | | | 2,770 | | | | 2,779,473 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
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Minnesota Hgr Ed Fac Auth (St. Catherine College) 5.375%, 10/01/32 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 922,800 | |
Minnesota Hgr Ed Fac Auth (St. Olaf College) 2010 7-F 5.00%, 10/01/20 | | | 700 | | | | 766,311 | |
Minnesota Hgr Ed Fac Auth (St. Scholastic College) Series 2010H 5.125%, 12/01/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 919,170 | |
Minnesota Hgr Ed Fac Auth (Univ of St Thomas MN) Series 04-5 5.00%, 10/01/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,028,650 | |
5.25%, 10/01/34 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,010,140 | |
Series 2009 5.00%, 10/01/29 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,024,310 | |
Minnesota Mun Pwr Agy Elec 5.25%, 10/01/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,138,870 | |
Series 04A 5.25%, 10/01/24 | | | 500 | | | | 516,545 | |
Minnesota Pub Fac Auth Series 2007 A 5.00%, 3/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 4,900 | | | | 5,700,072 | |
Minnetonka MN MFHR (Archer Heights Apts) Series 99A 5.30%, 1/20/27 | | | 1,620 | | | | 1,574,316 | |
No St Paul Maplewd MN ISD #622 AGM 5.00%, 8/01/20 | | | 3,425 | | | | 3,697,082 | |
Northern Mun Pwr Agy MN (Northern Mun Pwr Agy MN Elec) 5.00%, 1/01/23-1/01/24 | | | 4,135 | | | | 4,342,989 | |
Prior Lake MN ISD #719 GO AGM Series 05B 5.00%, 2/01/23 | | | 3,350 | | | | 3,515,926 | |
Rochester MN Hlth Care Fac (Mayo Clinic) Series D 5.00%, 11/15/38 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,001,400 | |
Shakopee MN Hlthcare Fac (St Francis Reg Medical Ctr) Series 04 5.10%, 9/01/25 | | | 600 | | | | 572,856 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Shoreview MN MFHR (Lexington Apts) Series 01A 5.55%, 8/20/42 | | $ | 1,445 | | | $ | 1,413,383 | |
St. Cloud MN Hosp (Centracare Hlth Sys) Series 2010A 5.125%, 5/01/30 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,440,840 | |
St. Louis Park MN Hlth Care Facs (Park Nicollet Health Svcs) Series 2009 5.50%, 7/01/29 | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,111,372 | |
St. Paul MN Hsg & Redev Auth (Block 19 Ramp Parking Proj) Series 2010A 5.00%, 8/01/30 | | | 1,870 | | | | 1,824,615 | |
St. Paul MN Hsg & Redev Auth (Gillette Childrens Specialty Hosp) 5.00%, 2/01/21 | | | 500 | | | | 501,400 | |
St. Paul MN Hsg & Redev Auth (Healtheast) Series 05 6.00%, 11/15/25 | | | 500 | | | | 466,385 | |
St. Paul MN Port Auth (Allina Health Sys) Series 2009 A-2 5.25%, 11/15/28 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,198,560 | |
St. Paul MN Port Auth (Amherst H Wilder Fndtn) 5.00%, 12/01/29 | | | 3,945 | | | | 3,855,843 | |
St. Paul MN Port Auth Lease (St. Paul MN Port Lease off Bldg) Series 02 5.25%, 12/01/27 | | | 1,725 | | | | 1,757,171 | |
Series 03 5.00%, 12/01/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,041,810 | |
St. Paul MN Rec Facs (Highland National Proj) 5.00%, 10/01/20-10/01/25 | | | 2,750 | | | | 2,882,690 | |
Western MN Mun Pwr Agy AGM 5.00%, 1/01/17 | | | 700 | | | | 776,783 | |
NPFGC Series 03A 5.00%, 1/01/26-1/01/30 | | | 3,100 | | | | 3,113,217 | |
White Bear Lake MN MFHR (Renova Partners Proj) Series 01 5.60%, 10/01/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 942,570 | |
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Minnesota Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Willmar MN GO AGM Series 02 5.00%, 2/01/32 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,017,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments – 100.4% (cost $109,872,000) | | | | | | | 109,707,565 | |
Other assets less liabilities – (0.4)% | | | | | | | (392,932 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 109,314,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rate Type | | | | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | | Payments made by the Portfolio | | | Payments received by the Portfolio | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Merrill Lynch | | $ | 3,500 | | | | 8/1/16 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 4.071 | % | | $ | 390,763 | |
* | | Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
As of March 31, 2011, the Fund held 25.7% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 6.6% represents the Fund’s holding in prerefunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:
AGC | | – Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | | – Assured Guaranty Municipal |
AMBAC | | – Ambac Assurance Corporation |
CDA | | – Community Development Authority |
ETM | | – Escrowed to Maturity |
HFA | | – Housing Finance Authority |
ISD | | – Independent School District |
MFHR | | – Multi-Family Housing Revenue |
NPFGC | | – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
NPFGC-RE | | – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC |
RADIAN | | – Radian Asset Assurance Inc. |
SFMR | | – Single Family Mortgage Revenue |
See notes to financial statements.
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NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 102.2% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 102.2% | | | | | | | | |
New Jersey – 71.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bergen Cnty NJ Impt Auth (Bergen Cnty NJ GO) 5.00%, 12/15/17 | | $ | 2,755 | | | $ | 3,155,109 | |
Bergen Cnty NJ Impt Auth (Wyckoff Twnj NJ Brd Ed GO) Series 05 5.00%, 4/01/25 | | | 1,555 | | | | 1,619,952 | |
Higher Ed Student Assist NJ NPFGC Series 00A 6.15%, 6/01/19 | | | 705 | | | | 705,747 | |
Hoboken NJ Parking Auth AMBAC Series 01A 5.30%, 5/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,700 | | | | 3,786,839 | |
Landis NJ Swr Auth NPFGC-RE Series 93 9.324%, 9/19/19(a) | | | 2,400 | | | | 2,759,808 | |
Middlesex Cnty NJ Impt Auth MFHR (Skyline Tower Apts) Series 01 5.25%, 7/01/21 | | | 750 | | | | 750,660 | |
Morris-Union NJ Jt Comm COP RADIAN Series 04 5.00%, 5/01/24 | | | 1,790 | | | | 1,635,398 | |
New Jersey Ed Fac Auth 5.00%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 280 | | | | 321,090 | |
AMBAC Series 01D 5.00%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,011,040 | |
AMBAC Series 02A 5.125%, 9/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,664,300 | |
FGIC Series 04E 5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,122,040 | |
New Jersey Ed Fac Auth (New Jersey Inst of Technology) Series 2010H 5.00%, 7/01/31 | | | 700 | | | | 681,695 | |
New Jersey Ed Fac Auth (Princeton Theological Seminary) Series 2010A 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,327,050 | |
New Jersey Ed Fac Auth (Princeton Univ) 5.00%, 7/01/23 | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,406,880 | |
New Jersey Ed Fac Auth (Richard Stockton College) 5.50%, 7/01/23 | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,760,820 | |
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New Jersey Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
New Jersey EDA Series 04-I 5.25%, 9/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | $ | 2,510 | | | $ | 2,866,269 | |
New Jersey EDA (Hackensack Water Co.) NPFGC Series 94B 5.90%, 3/01/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,004,600 | |
New Jersey EDA (Jersey Gardens Mall) Series 98B 6.50%, 4/01/28 | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,532,670 | |
New Jersey EDA (Masonic Charity Foundation NJ) Series 01 5.50%, 6/01/31 | | | 1,000 | | | | 963,040 | |
Series 02 5.25%, 6/01/24 | | | 540 | | | | 522,526 | |
New Jersey EDA (New Jersey Lease Liberty St Pk) Series A 5.00%, 3/01/24 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,502,340 | |
New Jersey EDA (New Jersey Lease Sch Fac) Series 05 5.25%, 3/01/25 | | | 3,300 | | | | 3,331,119 | |
AGM 5.00%, 9/01/22 | | | 3,540 | | | | 3,541,770 | |
New Jersey EDA (NUI Corp.) ACA Series 98A 5.25%, 11/01/33 | | | 2,200 | | | | 1,983,322 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth 5.75%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 900 | | | | 958,509 | |
RADIAN Series 04A 5.25%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,085 | | | | 2,326,589 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (AHS Hospital Corp.) Series 08 5.125%, 7/01/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,035,060 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Atlantic City Med Ctr) 5.75%, 7/01/25 | | | 975 | | | | 981,728 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Bayshore Community Hospital) RADIAN Series 02 5.125%, 7/01/32 | | | 5,250 | | | | 3,966,585 | |
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New Jersey Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Hackensack Univ Med Ctr) 5.00%, 1/01/34 | | $ | 1,940 | | | $ | 1,635,129 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Holy Name Hospital) 5.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 2,100 | | | | 1,803,081 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (House of Good Shepherd) RADIAN Series 01A 5.20%, 7/01/31 | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,021,126 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Kennedy Health Sys) Series 01 5.625%, 7/01/31 | | | 2,700 | | | | 2,499,012 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Newton Memorial Hospital) AGM Series 01 5.00%, 7/01/26 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,501,500 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Palisades Med Ctr of New York) ACA Series 99 5.25%, 7/01/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 768,190 | |
New Jersey Hlth Care Fac Fin Auth (Southern Ocean Cnty Hosp) RADIAN Series 01 5.125%, 7/01/31 | | | 4,500 | | | | 3,799,530 | |
New Jersey Hsg & Mtg Agy MFHR (New Jersey Hsg & Mtg Fin Agy) AGM Series 00A1 6.35%, 11/01/31 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,740 | |
New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fd Auth Series 03C 5.50%, 6/15/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,485,800 | |
New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fd Auth (New Jersey Trnsp Fed Hwy Grant) NPFGC-RE Series 2006A 5.00%, 6/15/18 | | | 3,400 | | | | 3,519,136 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Auth (New Jersey Turnpike) Series 2009H 5.00%, 1/01/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,197,950 | |
Newark NJ Hsg Auth PANYNJ Term NPFGC Series 04 5.25%, 1/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,380 | | | | 2,653,938 | |
5.25%, 1/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,338,120 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
North Hudson Swr Auth NJ NPFGC Series 01A Zero Coupon, 8/01/24 | | $ | 12,340 | | | $ | 5,679,732 | |
Rutgers State Univ NJ GO 5.00%, 5/01/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,027,360 | |
Salem Cnty NJ Poll Cntl Fin Auth (Public Service Elec & Gas) Series 01A 5.75%, 4/01/31 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,449,885 | |
South Jersey Port Corp. NJ 5.20%, 1/01/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 972,780 | |
Union Cnty NJ Impt Auth (Union Cnty NJ GO) NPFGC Series 03A 5.25%, 8/15/23 | | | 2,885 | | | | 2,936,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 108,514,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Arizona – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dove Mountain Resort CFD AZ Series 2001 6.75%, 12/01/16 | | | 310 | | | | 254,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
California – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
California Statewide CDA (Enloe Med Ctr) 6.25%, 8/15/28 | | | 1,165 | | | | 1,200,160 | |
Series 2008A 5.50%, 8/15/23 | | | 400 | | | | 404,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,604,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia – 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia Tax Incr 5.25%, 12/01/26 | | | 3,070 | | | | 3,290,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Florida – 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Crossings at Fleming Is CDD FL Series 00C 7.10%, 5/01/30 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,416,375 | |
Double Branch CDD FL Series 02A 6.70%, 5/01/34 | | | 905 | | | | 913,408 | |
Fiddlers Creek CDD FL Series 02A 6.875%, 5/01/33(b)(c) | | | 360 | | | | 118,800 | |
Series 02B 6.625%, 5/01/33(b)(c) | | | 150 | | | | 49,500 | |
Hammock Bay CDD FL Series 04A 6.15%, 5/01/24 | | | 180 | | | | 166,732 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Northern Palm Beach Cnty FL ID #27-B Series 02 6.40%, 8/01/32 | | $ | 1,190 | | | $ | 1,065,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,730,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Guam – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Guam Wtrworks Auth Series 05 6.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 500 | | | | 494,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Illinois – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Plano IL SSA #3 (Plano IL SSA #3 Lakewood Spr) Series 05A 5.95%, 3/01/28 | | | 528 | | | | 491,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
New York – 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
New York NY GO Series 06 5.00%, 6/01/22 | | | 950 | | | | 996,978 | |
Port Authority of NY & NJ NPFGC-RE Series 02 5.25%, 5/15/37 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,423,875 | |
Port Authority of NY & NJ (Delta Airlines, Inc.) NPFGC Series 97-6 5.75%, 12/01/22 | | | 7,675 | | | | 7,458,718 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,879,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ohio – 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland OH Inc Tax (Cleveland Police & Fire Pension) 5.25%, 5/15/24 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,169,110 | |
Columbiana Cnty Port Auth OH (Apex Environmental LLC) Series 04A 7.125%, 8/01/25 | | | 500 | | | | 416,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,585,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania – 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Allegheny Cnty PA Hosp Dev Auth (West Penn Allegheny Hlth Sys) Series 07A 5.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 420 | | | | 337,961 | |
Delaware Riv Port Auth PA & NJ Series 2010E 5.00%, 1/01/28-1/01/29 | | | 5,530 | | | | 5,438,225 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Delaware River JT Toll Brdg Commn PA Series 03 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | $ | 1,625 | | | $ | 1,627,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,403,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico – 6.8% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/18 | | | 900 | | | | 937,593 | |
Series 08WW 5.375%, 7/01/23 | | | 2,165 | | | | 2,178,336 | |
Puerto Rico GO Series 01A 5.50%, 7/01/19 | | | 500 | | | | 512,600 | |
Series 04A 5.25%, 7/01/19 | | | 710 | | | | 714,771 | |
Series 06A 5.25%, 7/01/22 | | | 500 | | | | 487,945 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR 5.00%, 12/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,355 | | | | 2,600,579 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR (Puerto Rico HFA Cap Fund) 5.00%, 12/01/17 | | | 1,310 | | | | 1,347,951 | |
5.125%, 12/01/27 | | | 305 | | | | 298,461 | |
Univ of Puerto Rico Series 06Q 5.00%, 6/01/20 | | | 1,260 | | | | 1,226,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,304,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Texas – 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Camino Real Regl Mob Auth TX 5.00%, 2/15/22 | | | 905 | | | | 899,706 | |
Dallas TX ISD GO Series 2004 5.00%, 2/15/28 | | | 2,450 | | | | 2,515,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,415,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments – 102.2% (cost $157,203,716) | | | | | | | 154,967,846 | |
Other assets less liabilities – (2.2)% | | | | | | | (3,398,675 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 151,569,171 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rate Type | | | | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | | Payments made by the Portfolio | | | Payments received by the Portfolio | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Merrill Lynch | | $ | 3,000 | | | | 10/21/16 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 4.129 | % | | $ | 351,236 | |
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* | | Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
(a) | | Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2011. |
(b) | | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
As of March 31, 2011, the Portfolio held 42.6% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 23.1% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:
ACA – ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation
CDA – Community Development Authority
CDD – Community Development District
CFD – Community Facilities District
COP – Certificate of Participation
EDA – Economic Development Agency
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
GO – General Obligation
HFA – Housing Finance Authority
ID – Improvement District
ISD – Independent School District
MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue
NPFGC – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NPFGC-RE – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC
RADIAN – Radian Asset Assurance Inc.
SSA – Special Services Area
See notes to financial statements.
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OHIO PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 96.8% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 92.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ohio – 78.5% | | | | | | | | |
Allen Cnty OH Hosp (Catholic Healthcare Partners) Series 2010B 5.25%, 9/01/27 | | $ | 2,350 | | | $ | 2,284,435 | |
Brookville OH Local SD GO AGM Series 03 5.00%, 12/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,216,900 | |
Canton OH SD GO NPFGC Series 04B 5.00%, 12/01/22-12/01/23 | | | 2,150 | | | | 2,220,634 | |
Central OH Solid Wst Auth AMBAC Series 04B 5.00%, 12/01/21 | | | 2,035 | | | | 2,128,834 | |
Cincinnati OH Tech College AMBAC Series 02 5.00%, 10/01/28 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,508,100 | |
Cleveland OH GO AMBAC Series 04 5.25%, 12/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,373,292 | |
NPFGC Series 02 5.25%, 12/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 4,380 | | | | 4,719,538 | |
Cleveland OH Inc Tax (Cleveland Police & Fire Pension) 5.25%, 5/15/24 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,640,925 | |
Cleveland OH Pub Pwr Sys NPFGC-RE Series 06A 5.00%, 11/15/18 | | | 2,165 | | | | 2,298,451 | |
Cleveland OH Wtrworks NPFGC 5.00%, 1/01/23 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,650,600 | |
Columbiana Cnty Port Auth OH (Apex Environmental LLC) Series 04A 7.125%, 8/01/25 | | | 500 | | | | 416,155 | |
Columbus OH SD GO FGIC Series 03 5.00%, 12/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,727,875 | |
5.00%, 12/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,230 | | | | 2,433,264 | |
Cuyahoga Cnty OH Econ Dev (Cuyahoga Cnty OH Lease) Series 2010G 5.25%, 12/01/25 | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,417,088 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Cuyahoga Cnty OH GO RADIAN Series 04 5.00%, 11/15/19 | | $ | 1,850 | | | $ | 1,814,424 | |
Cuyahoga Cnty OH MFHR (Longwood Apts) Series 01 5.60%, 1/20/43 | | | 3,620 | | | | 3,566,786 | |
Cuyahoga Cnty OH Port Auth (University Square Proj) Series 01 7.35%, 12/01/31 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,001,620 | |
Cuyahoga OH CCD 5.00%, 8/01/24 | | | 1,545 | | | | 1,621,292 | |
Dayton OH Arpt (James M Cox Dayton Intl Arpt) RADIAN Series 03A 5.00%, 12/01/23 | | | 1,280 | | | | 1,278,720 | |
Delaware OH SD GO NPFGC Series 04 5.00%, 12/01/19 | | | 1,340 | | | | 1,439,776 | |
Dublin OH SD GO AGM Series 03 5.00%, 12/01/22 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,584,225 | |
Erie Cnty OH Hosp (Firelands Regional Med Ctr) Series 2002A 5.625%, 8/15/32 | | | 2,745 | | | | 2,392,460 | |
Fairfield Cnty OH Hosp Fac (Fairfield Med Ctr) RADIAN Series 03 5.00%, 6/15/24 | | | 1,000 | | | | 901,190 | |
Franklin Cnty OH MFHR (Agler Green Apts) Series 02A 5.65%, 5/20/32 | | | 770 | | | | 773,219 | |
5.80%, 5/20/44 | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,158,384 | |
Greater Cleveland RTA OH (Gtr Cleveland Trnsp Spl Tax) NPFGC Series 04 5.00%, 12/01/24 | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,407,078 | |
Hamilton Cnty Conv Fac Auth OH (Hamilton Cnty OH) NPFGC-RE Series 04 5.00%, 12/01/23 | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,366,216 | |
Hamilton Cnty OH Sales Tax AMBAC Series B 5.25%, 12/01/32 | | | 2,660 | | | | 2,559,957 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
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Hamilton OH SD GO NPFGC 5.00%, 12/01/24 | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,009,270 | |
Lorain Cnty OH Port Auth (United States Steel Corp.) 6.75%, 12/01/40 | | | 270 | | | | 271,679 | |
Madeira OH City SD GO NPFGC Series 04 5.00%, 12/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,295 | | | | 1,470,473 | |
5.00%, 12/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,370 | | | | 1,555,635 | |
Oak Hills OH Local SD GO AGM Series 05 5.00%, 12/01/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,033,030 | |
Ohio Bldg Auth (Ohio Lease Adult Corr Fac) AGM Series 05A 5.00%, 4/01/24 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,555,350 | |
NPFGC Series 04A 5.00%, 4/01/22 | | | 2,975 | | | | 3,099,742 | |
Ohio GO 5.00%, 9/15/22 | | | 3,085 | | | | 3,416,853 | |
Series 04A 5.00%, 6/15/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,161,670 | |
Ohio HFA SFMR (Ohio HFA) Series 02 5.375%, 9/01/33 | | | 995 | | | | 955,648 | |
Series 02-A3 5.50%, 9/01/34 | | | 255 | | | | 255,497 | |
Ohio Hgr Edl Fac Commn (Oberlin College) Series 2003 5.00%, 10/01/33 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,011,550 | |
Ohio Higher Edl Fac Commn (Denison Univ) Series 04 5.00%, 11/01/21-11/01/24 | | | 3,440 | | | | 3,574,828 | |
Ohio St Higher Edl Fac Rev (Univ of Dayton OH) 5.375%, 12/01/30 | | | 750 | | | | 736,995 | |
Ohio Swr & Solid Wst Fac (Anheuser-busch Cos., Inc.) Series 01 5.50%, 11/01/35 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,886,540 | |
Ohio Univ NPFGC Series 04 5.00%, 12/01/22 | | | 1,950 | | | | 2,018,289 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Ohio Wtr Dev Auth (Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.) Series 99 6.00%, 8/01/38 | | $ | 2,250 | | | $ | 2,250,022 | |
Pinnacle Cmnty Infra Fin Auth (Pinnacle Club of Grove City) Series A 6.00%, 12/01/22 | | | 1,785 | | | | 1,478,337 | |
Princeton OH City SD GO NPFGC Series 03 5.00%, 12/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,773,520 | |
Riversouth Auth OH Series 04A 5.25%, 12/01/21-12/01/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,089,920 | |
Series 05A 5.00%, 12/01/24 | | | 3,590 | | | | 3,699,387 | |
Toledo OH City SD GO NPFGC-RE Series 03B 5.00%, 12/01/23 | | | 2,940 | | | | 2,996,889 | |
Toledo-Lucas Cnty OH Port Auth (Cargill, Inc.) Series 04B 4.50%, 12/01/15 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,631,700 | |
Toledo-Lucas Cnty OH Port Auth (Crocker Park Proj) Series 03 5.375%, 12/01/35 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,642,800 | |
Toledo-Lucas Cnty OH Port Auth (CSX Corp., Inc.) Series 92 6.45%, 12/15/21 | | | 1,270 | | | | 1,370,711 | |
Univ of Cincinnati COP NPFGC 5.00%, 6/01/24 | | | 4,470 | | | | 4,494,674 | |
Youngstown OH GO AGM 5.00%, 12/01/25 | | | 2,155 | | | | 2,220,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 118,563,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Arizona – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dove Mountain Resort CFD AZ Series 2001 6.75%, 12/01/16 | | | 300 | | | | 246,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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California – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
California Econ Recovery (California Econ Rec Spl Tax) Series 2009A 5.25%, 7/01/21 | | | 600 | | | | 652,164 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
California GO 5.25%, 4/01/29 | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 5,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 657,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Florida – 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Collier Cnty FL IDA (Allete) Series 96 6.50%, 10/01/25 | | | 200 | | | | 200,568 | |
Crossings at Fleming Is CDD FL Series 00C 7.10%, 5/01/30 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,933,100 | |
Double Branch CDD FL Series 02A 6.70%, 5/01/34 | | | 885 | | | | 893,221 | |
Fiddlers Creek CDD FL Series 02A 6.875%, 5/01/33(a)(b) | | | 340 | | | | 112,200 | |
Series 02B 6.625%, 5/01/33(a)(b) | | | 150 | | | | 49,500 | |
Hammock Bay CDD FL Series 04A 6.15%, 5/01/24 | | | 265 | | | | 245,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,434,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Georgia – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Atlanta GA Tax Allocation (Eastside Proj) Series 05B 5.60%, 1/01/30 | | | 500 | | | | 449,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Illinois – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Antioch Vilage IL SSA #1 (Antioch IL SSA#1 - Deercrest) Series 03 6.625%, 3/01/33 | | | 949 | | | | 723,907 | |
Plano IL SSA #3 (Plano IL SSA #3 Lakewood Spr) Series 05A 5.95%, 3/01/28 | | | 542 | | | | 504,304 | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Auth IL 6.00%, 6/01/28 | | | 215 | | | | 208,711 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,436,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Allegheny Cnty PA Hosp Dev Auth (West Penn Allegheny Hlth Sys) Series 07A 5.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 425 | | | | 341,985 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico – 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Conv Ctr Dist Auth (Puerto Rico Hotel Occupancy Tax) AMBAC Series 06A 5.00%, 7/01/18-7/01/19 | | $ | 6,370 | | | $ | 6,378,568 | |
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/20 | | | 2,530 | | | | 2,559,525 | |
5.375%, 7/01/24 | | | 1,030 | | | | 1,026,529 | |
Puerto Rico GO Series 01A 5.50%, 7/01/19 | | | 500 | | | | 512,600 | |
Series 06A 5.25%, 7/01/22 | | | 500 | | | | 487,945 | |
Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank Series 06B 5.00%, 12/01/15 | | | 500 | | | | 514,385 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR (Puerto Rico HFA Cap Fund) 5.125%, 12/01/27 | | | 375 | | | | 366,960 | |
Puerto Rico Mun Fin Agy Series 05A 5.25%, 8/01/23 | | | 375 | | | | 368,633 | |
Univ of Puerto Rico 5.00%, 6/01/22 | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,295,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,510,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Texas – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (LBJ Managed Lanes Project) 7.00%, 6/30/40 | | | 740 | | | | 752,454 | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC Project) 6.875%, 12/31/39 | | | 370 | | | | 373,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,126,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds (cost $140,786,158) | | | | | | | 139,766,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Municipal Notes – 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ohio – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Allen Cnty OH Hosp (Catholic Healthcare Partners) Series 2008B 0.22%, 10/01/31(c) | | | 700 | | | | 700,000 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Mississippi – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Mississippi Business Fin Corp. (Chevron USA, Inc.) Series 2009 B 0.21%, 12/01/30(c) | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Missouri – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Missouri Hlth & Ed Fac Auth (St. Louis Univ) 0.20%, 10/01/35(c) | | | 1,370 | | | | 1,370,000 | |
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New York – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
New York NY Trnsl Fin Auth Series 02-Subserv 3E 0.18%, 8/01/31(c) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,500,000 | |
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Pennsylvania – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Lancaster Cnty PA Hosp Auth (Lancaster General Hosp) Series 2008 0.29%, 7/01/41(c) | | | 375 | | | | 375,000 | |
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Washington – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Washington St Hlth Care Facs Auth (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research) Series 2009B 0.22%, 1/01/29(c) | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,400,000 | |
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Total Short-Term Municipal Notes (cost $6,445,000) | | | | | | | 6,445,000 | |
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Total Investments – 96.8% (cost $147,231,158) | | | | | | | 146,211,111 | |
Other assets less liabilities – 3.2% | | | | | | | 4,770,891 | |
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Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 150,982,002 | |
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INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)
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Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | | Payments made by the Portfolio | | | Payments received by the Portfolio | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Merrill Lynch | | $ | 3,600 | | | | 8/1/16 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 4.071 | % | | $ | 401,928 | |
* | | Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
(a) | | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
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(c) | | Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks. |
As of March 31, 2011, the Portfolio held 45.9% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 26.4% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation
CCD – Community College District
CDD – Community Development District
CFD – Community Facilities District
COP – Certificate of Participation
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
GO – General Obligation
HFA – Housing Finance Authority
IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency
MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue
NPFGC – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NPFGC-RE – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC
RADIAN – Radian Asset Assurance Inc.
RTA – Regional Transportation Authority
SD – School District
SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SSA – Special Services Area
See notes to financial statements.
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PENNSYLVANIA PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 101.2% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 101.2% | | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania – 81.8% | | | | | | | | |
Adams Cnty PA IDA (Gettysburg College) 5.00%, 8/15/25 | | $ | 1,090 | | | $ | 1,105,402 | |
Allegheny Cnty PA Hosp Dev Auth (West Penn Allegheny Hlth Sys) 5.00%, 11/15/28
| | | 200 | | | | 139,866 | |
Series 07A 5.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 215 | | | | 173,004 | |
Allegheny Cnty PA IDA (Residential Resources, Inc.) 5.00%, 9/01/21 | | | 500 | | | | 450,195 | |
Allegheny Cnty PA Redev Agy (Pittsburgh Mills Spl Tax) 5.60%, 7/01/23 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,302,330 | |
Allegheny Cnty PA Sani Auth (Allegheny Cnty PA Swr) NPFGC Series 05A 5.00%, 12/01/24 | | | 7,490 | | | | 7,535,839 | |
Bethel Park PA SD GO 5.00%, 8/01/29 | | | 2,600 | | | | 2,700,230 | |
Butler Cnty PA FGIC Series 03 5.25%, 7/15/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,790,604 | |
Coatesville PA SD GO AGM 5.00%, 8/01/23 | | | 6,500 | | | | 6,915,610 | |
Cumberland Cnty PA Mun Auth (Asbury Atlantic, Inc.) 6.125%, 1/01/45 | | | 300 | | | | 258,285 | |
Delaware Cnty PA Auth (Elwyn Proj) 5.00%, 6/01/25 | | | 1,645 | | | | 1,520,474 | |
Delaware Cnty PA Hgr Ed Auth (Eastern College) Series 99 5.625%, 10/01/28 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,350,350 | |
Delaware Riv Port Auth PA & NJ Series 2010E 5.00%, 1/01/29 | | | 4,470 | | | | 4,356,775 | |
Lancaster Area Swr Auth PA NPFGC Series 04 5.00%, 4/01/22 | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,374,688 | |
Lehigh Northampton PA Arpt NPFGC Series 00 6.00%, 5/15/30 | | | 4,400 | | | | 3,927,088 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Lycoming Cnty PA Auth (College of Technology) AMBAC Series 02 5.25%, 5/01/32 | | $ | 2,250 | | | $ | 2,014,942 | |
Mckean Cnty PA Hosp Auth (Bradford Hospital) ACA 5.00%, 10/01/17 | | | 1,205 | | | | 1,074,643 | |
Meadville PA GO XLCA 5.00%, 10/01/25 | | | 3,080 | | | | 3,125,707 | |
Montgomery Cnty PA Hgr Ed Fac (Abington Memorial Hosp) Series 02A 5.125%, 6/01/32 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,749,470 | |
Montgomery Cnty PA IDA (New Regional Medical Ctr) 5.25%, 8/01/33 | | | 740 | | | | 730,365 | |
New Wilmington PA Mun Auth (Westminster College) RADIAN 5.00%, 5/01/27 | | | 1,040 | | | | 918,944 | |
Pennsylvania Econ Dev Fin Auth (30th St Station Pkg Garage PA) ACA Series 02 5.875%, 6/01/33 | | | 2,085 | | | | 1,942,136 | |
Pennsylvania Econ Dev Fin Auth (Amtrak) Series 01A 6.375%, 11/01/41 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,009,480 | |
Pennsylvania Hgr Ed Fac Auth (Dickinson College) RADIAN Series 03AA-1 5.00%, 11/01/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 966,360 | |
Pennsylvania Hgr Ed Fac Auth (Thomas Jefferson Univ) 5.00%, 3/01/27 | | | 1,460 | | | | 1,480,893 | |
Series 2010 5.00%, 3/01/28 | | | 1,390 | | | | 1,400,870 | |
Pennsylvania Hgr Ed Fac Auth (Univ of Pennsylvania Hlth Sys) AMBAC Series 05A 5.00%, 8/15/20 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,084,100 | |
Pennsylvania IDA (Pennsylvania SRF) Series 08A 5.50%, 7/01/23 | | | 1,060 | | | | 1,121,438 | |
Pennsylvania Intergov Coop Auth 5.00%, 6/15/23 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,285,560 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Comm Zero Coupon, 12/01/30 | | $ | 3,500 | | | $ | 2,498,370 | |
Philadelphia PA Gasworks 5.00%, 8/01/30 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,850,380 | |
Philadelphia PA IDA (Leadership Learning Partners) Series 05A 5.25%, 7/01/24(a) | | | 350 | | | | 276,350 | |
Philadelphia PA IDA (Univ of Pennsylvania) Series 2007 0.82%, 4/26/14(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,959,060 | |
Philadelphia PA Parking Auth (Philadelphia Airport Parking) Series 2009 5.00%, 9/01/26 | | | 2,725 | | | | 2,636,737 | |
Philadelphia PA SD GO Series 2011E 5.25%, 9/01/23 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,134,760 | |
Pittsburgh & Allegheny PA Sports & Exhibition Auth (Pittsburgh-Allegheny Cnty PA Sales Tax) AGM 5.00%, 2/01/31 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,034,365 | |
Pittsburgh PA GO AGM Series 06C 5.25%, 9/01/17 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,338,500 | |
Pittsburgh PA Pub Pkg Auth NPFGC-RE Series 05A 5.00%, 12/01/19 | | | 2,435 | | | | 2,511,264 | |
Pittsburgh PA Ur Redev Auth SFMR Series 97A 6.25%, 10/01/28 | | | 745 | | | | 745,238 | |
Potter Cnty PA Hosp Auth (Charles Cole Memorial Hospital) RADIAN Series 96 6.05%, 8/01/24 | | | 2,340 | | | | 2,254,894 | |
South Central Gen Auth PA NPFGC Series 01 5.25%, 5/15/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 795 | | | | 805,740 | |
South Central Gen Auth PA (Hanover Hospital) RADIAN 5.00%, 12/01/25 | | | 1,570 | | | | 1,370,971 | |
State Pub Sch Bldg Auth PA AGM Series 03 5.25%, 6/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,482,400 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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State Pub Sch Bldg Auth PA (Colonial Intermediate Unit No. 20) NPFGC-RE Series 05 5.00%, 5/15/26 | | $ | 2,025 | | | $ | 2,039,843 | |
Susquehanna PA Arpt Fac (Aero Harrisburg LLC) Series 99 5.50%, 1/01/24 | | | 3,235 | | | | 2,412,275 | |
Wilkes-Barre PA Fin Auth (Univ of Scranton) 5.00%, 11/01/30 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,447,975 | |
Wilkes-Barre PA Fin Auth (Wilkes Univ Proj) 5.00%, 3/01/22 | | | 510 | | | | 506,593 | |
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| | | | | | | 103,111,363 | |
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Arizona – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Dove Mountain Resort CFD AZ Series 2001 6.75%, 12/01/16 | | | 265 | | | | 217,568 | |
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California – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
California Econ Recovery (California Econ Rec Spl Tax) Series 2009A 5.25%, 7/01/21 | | | 520 | | | | 565,209 | |
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District of Columbia – 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia Tax Incr 5.25%, 12/01/26 | | | 2,625 | | | | 2,813,291 | |
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Florida – 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Collier Cnty FL IDA (Allete) Series 96 6.50%, 10/01/25 | | | 400 | | | | 401,136 | |
Crossings at Fleming Is CDD FL Series 00C 7.10%, 5/01/30 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,933,100 | |
Double Branch CDD FL Series 02A 6.70%, 5/01/34 | | | 955 | | | | 963,872 | |
Fiddlers Creek CDD FL Series 02A 6.875%, 5/01/33(a)(c) | | | 300 | | | | 99,000 | |
Series 02B 6.625%, 5/01/33(a)(c) | | | 125 | | | | 41,250 | |
Hammock Bay CDD FL Series 04A 6.15%, 5/01/24 | | | 265 | | | | 245,467 | |
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Northern Palm Beach Cnty FL ID #27-B Series 02 6.40%, 8/01/32 | | $ | 865 | | | $ | 774,521 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,458,346 | |
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Guam – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Guam Intl Arpt Auth NPFGC Series 03B 5.25%, 10/01/23 | | | 500 | | | | 483,120 | |
Guam Wtrworks Auth Series 05 6.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 500 | | | | 494,765 | |
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| | | | | | | 977,885 | |
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Illinois – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Antioch Vilage IL SSA #1 (Antioch IL SSA#1 - Deercrest) Series 03 6.625%, 3/01/33 | | | 983 | | | | 749,842 | |
Plano IL SSA #3 (Plano IL SSA #3 Lakewood Spr) Series 05A 5.95%, 3/01/28 | | | 445 | | | | 414,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,163,892 | |
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Puerto Rico – 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/22 | | | 800 | | | | 791,808 | |
5.375%, 7/01/24 | | | 1,530 | | | | 1,524,844 | |
Puerto Rico GO 5.25%, 7/01/23 | | | 500 | | | | 489,365 | |
Series 01A 5.50%, 7/01/19 | | | 500 | | | | 512,600 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR (Puerto Rico HFA Cap Fund) 5.125%, 12/01/27 | | | 1,180 | | | | 1,154,701 | |
Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Auth (Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Spl Tax) FGIC Series 03 5.25%, 7/01/14 | | | 3,195 | | | | 3,343,024 | |
FGIC Series 03G 5.25%, 7/01/14 | | | 3,335 | | | | 3,460,162 | |
Puerto Rico Mun Fin Agy Series 05A 5.25%, 8/01/23 | | | 300 | | | | 294,906 | |
Puerto Rico Pub Bldgs Auth (Puerto Rico GO) Series N 5.50%, 7/01/22 | | | 345 | | | | 346,956 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Univ of Puerto Rico 5.00%, 6/01/22 | | $ | 655 | | | $ | 628,440 | |
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| | | | | | | 12,546,806 | |
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Texas – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Camino Real Regl Mob Auth TX 5.00%, 2/15/22
| | | 845 | | | | 840,057 | |
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Washington – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Washington St GO AGM 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | | 920 | | | | 942,144 | |
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Total Investments – 101.2% (cost $130,548,853) | | | | | | | 127,636,561 | |
Other assets less liabilities – (1.2)% | | | | | | | (1,535,688 | ) |
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Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 126,100,873 | |
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(b) | | Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2011. |
(c) | | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
As of March 31, 2011, the Portfolio held 49.8% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 12.9% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:
ACA – ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation
CDD – Community Development District
CFD – Community Facilities District
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
GO – General Obligation
HFA – Housing Finance Authority
ID – Improvement District
IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency
MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue
NPFGC – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NPFGC-RE – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC
RADIAN – Radian Asset Assurance Inc.
SD – School District
SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SRF – State Revolving Fund
SSA – Special Services Area
XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.
See notes to financial statements.
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VIRGINIA PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.6% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 97.6% | | | | | | | | |
Virginia – 76.2% | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Cnty VA IDA Ed Fac (The Covenant School) Series 01A 7.75%, 7/15/32 | | $ | 4,260 | | | $ | 4,211,138 | |
Arlington Cnty VA IDA MFHR (Arlington View Terrace Apts) Series 01 5.15%, 11/01/31 | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,556,712 | |
Bell Creek CDA VA Series 03A 6.75%, 3/01/22 | | | 134 | | | | 130,568 | |
Celebrate Virginia North CDA VA Series 03B 6.60%, 3/01/25 | | | 1,194 | | | | 836,660 | |
Chesapeake VA GO Series 2010D 5.00%, 12/01/25 | | | 2,275 | | | | 2,511,236 | |
Chesterfield Cnty VA IDA (Virginia Elec & Pwr Co.) Series 02 5.875%, 6/01/17 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,022,810 | |
Chesterfield Cnty VA IDA PCR (Virginia Elec & Pwr Co.) Series 02 5.875%, 6/01/17 | | | 2,800 | | | | 2,863,868 | |
Dulles Town Ctr CDA VA Series 98 6.25%, 3/01/26 | | | 1,860 | | | | 1,715,887 | |
Fairfax Cnty VA EDA (Goodwin House) 5.00%, 10/01/22 | | | 1,000 | | | | 963,590 | |
Fairfax Cnty VA IDA (Inova Health Sys) 5.00%, 5/15/25 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,022,020 | |
Fairfax Cnty VA Wtr Auth 5.00%, 4/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,355 | | | | 1,417,980 | |
5.00%, 4/01/32 | | | 2,025 | | | | 2,029,050 | |
Fairfax VA GO Series 2010 5.00%, 7/15/25 | | | 480 | | | | 528,994 | |
Hampton VA Conv Ctr Lease AMBAC Series 02 5.00%, 1/15/35 | | | 5,150 | | | | 4,895,384 | |
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Hampton VA GO Series 2010A 5.00%, 1/15/21 | | $ | 1,750 | | | $ | 1,969,135 | |
Hamptons Roads Santn Dist VA Wstwtr 5.00%, 4/01/25 | | | 6,650 | | | | 7,039,490 | |
Harrisonburg VA IDA (Rockingham Mem Hosp) AMBAC 5.00%, 8/15/22-8/15/25 | | | 7,850 | | | | 7,349,281 | |
Harrisonburg VA Redev & Hsg Auth (Greens of Salem Run Apts) AGM Series 97 6.30%, 4/01/29 | | | 1,110 | | | | 1,110,799 | |
Henrico Cnty VA GO 5.00%, 12/01/26 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,077,640 | |
Series 2010 5.00%, 7/15/24 | | | 6,600 | | | | 7,367,118 | |
Henrico Cnty VA Wtr & Swr 5.00%, 5/01/25 | | | 1,165 | | | | 1,254,658 | |
Series 2009 5.00%, 5/01/27 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,274,400 | |
Isle Wight Cnty VA GO 6.00%, 7/01/27 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,858,855 | |
James City Cnty VA EDA (James City Cnty Va Lease) AGM 5.00%, 6/15/22 | | | 4,385 | | | | 4,672,744 | |
James City Cnty VA Swr (Anheuser-busch Cos., Inc.) Series 97 6.00%, 4/01/32 | | | 4,200 | | | | 4,200,336 | |
Lexington VA Indl Dev Auth (Virginia Military Institute) Series 2010B 5.00%, 12/01/30 | | | 3,885 | | | | 3,986,787 | |
Loudoun Cnty VA GO Series 2010A 5.00%, 12/01/24 | | | 8,265 | | | | 9,201,342 | |
Loudoun Cnty VA Santn Auth 5.00%, 1/01/29 | | | 3,820 | | | | 4,038,504 | |
Montgomery Cnty VA IDA (Montgomery Cnty Va Lease) 5.00%, 2/01/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,107,280 | |
New Port CDA VA 5.50%, 9/01/26(a) | | | 982 | | | | 501,812 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Newport News VA IDA MFHR (Walker Village Apts) Series 02A 5.55%, 9/20/34 | | $ | 1,880 | | | $ | 1,882,030 | |
5.65%, 3/20/44 | | | 1,660 | | | | 1,662,241 | |
Norfolk VA Arpt Auth (Cargo Acquisition Group) Series 02 6.25%, 1/01/30 | | | 970 | | | | 855,074 | |
Norfolk VA Arpt Auth (Norfolk Va Intl Airport) NPFGC-RE Series 01B 5.30%, 7/01/25 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,822,800 | |
Northwestern Reg Jail Auth VA NPFGC 5.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,510,125 | |
Prince William Cnty VA IDA (Woodwind Gables Apt) AMBAC Series 01A 5.30%, 12/01/34 | | | 2,760 | | | | 2,142,229 | |
Reynolds Crossing CDA VA 5.10%, 3/01/21 | | | 2,135 | | | | 1,955,553 | |
Richmond VA GO 5.00%, 7/15/30 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,035,210 | |
Series 2009A 5.00%, 7/15/27 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,474,536 | |
AGM Series 05A 5.00%, 7/15/22 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,664,025 | |
Richmond VA Pub Util 5.00%, 1/15/28 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,043,780 | |
Roanoke VA IDA (Carilion Health Sys) AGM 5.00%, 7/01/27 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,953,890 | |
Suffolk VA GO 5.00%, 8/01/22 | | | 2,080 | | | | 2,335,050 | |
NPFGC-RE 5.00%, 2/01/20 | | | 1,710 | | | | 1,980,385 | |
5.00%, 2/01/20 | | | 1,290 | | | | 1,413,118 | |
Upper Occoquan Swr Auth VA AGM 5.00%, 7/01/25 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,638,325 | |
Virginia Beach VA Dev Auth MFHR (Sholom Terrace Apts) Series 02 5.40%, 4/01/44 | | | 2,900 | | | | 2,882,281 | |
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Virginia Beach VA Wtr & Swr 5.00%, 10/01/30 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,072,280 | |
Virginia Biotech Rsch Park Auth Series 01 5.00%, 9/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 4,170 | | | | 4,249,897 | |
Virginia College Bldg Auth 5.00%, 9/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 220 | | | | 253,009 | |
Virginia College Bldg Auth (Liberty Univ) 5.25%, 3/01/29 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,250,000 | |
Virginia College Bldg Auth (Roanoke College) 5.00%, 4/01/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,018,110 | |
Virginia College Bldg Auth (Virginia Lease Pub Hgr Ed) 5.00%, 9/01/16 | | | 5,615 | | | | 6,281,613 | |
Series 05A 5.00%, 9/01/17 | | | 5,890 | | | | 6,516,107 | |
Virginia HDA SFMR (Virginia HDA) Series 01D 5.40%, 6/01/24 | | | 3,155 | | | | 3,155,000 | |
Series 02B 5.50%, 4/01/27 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,958,000 | |
Virginia Port Auth Series 2010 5.00%, 7/01/30 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,293,965 | |
Virginia Port Auth (Virginia Lease Port Fund) Series 02 5.00%, 7/01/27 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,220 | |
5.125%, 7/01/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,107,360 | |
Virginia Resources Auth (Virginia SRF) 5.00%, 10/01/27 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,652,550 | |
Series 2009 5.00%, 10/01/25 | | | 5,845 | | | | 6,292,727 | |
Virginia Small Business Fin Auth (Wellmont Hlth Sys Proj) 5.125%, 9/01/22 | | | 710 | | | | 684,135 | |
Watkins Centre CDA VA 5.40%, 3/01/20 | | | 583 | | | | 555,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 178,306,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Arizona – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Dove Mountain Resort CFD AZ Series 2001 6.75%, 12/01/16 | | | 355 | | | | 291,459 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Salt Verde Fin Corp. Gas (Citigroup, Inc.) Series 2007 5.00%, 12/01/37 | | $ | 705 | | | $ | 583,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 875,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
California – 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
California Econ Recovery (California Econ Rec Spl Tax) Series 2009A 5.25%, 7/01/21 | | | 880 | | | | 956,507 | |
California Statewide CDA (Enloe Med Ctr) 6.25%, 8/15/28 | | | 1,910 | | | | 1,967,644 | |
Series 2008A 5.50%, 8/15/23 | | | 660 | | | | 667,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,591,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia – 6.3% | | | | | | | | |
District of Columbia Tax Incr 5.25%, 12/01/26 | | | 3,860 | | | | 4,136,878 | |
Metro Washington Arpt Auth VA Series C 5.125%, 10/01/34 | | | 5,130 | | | | 5,030,427 | |
Metro Washington Arpt Auth VA (Dulles Toll Road) Series 2010B 6.50%, 10/01/44(b) | | | 4,300 | | | | 2,406,495 | |
Washington DC Metro Area Trnst Auth 5.25%, 7/01/27 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,144,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,718,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Florida – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fiddlers Creek CDD FL Series 02A 6.875%, 5/01/33(a)(c) | | | 415 | | | | 136,950 | |
Series 02B 6.625%, 5/01/33(a)(c) | | | 180 | | | | 59,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 196,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Georgia – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Atlanta GA Tax Allocation (Eastside Proj) Series 05B 5.60%, 1/01/30 | | | 500 | | | | 449,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Virginia Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
Illinois – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Plano IL SSA #3 (Plano IL SSA #3 Lakewood Spr) Series 05A 5.95%, 3/01/28 | | $ | 445 | | | $ | 414,050 | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Auth IL 6.00%, 6/01/28 | | | 325 | | | | 315,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 729,544 | |
| | | | | | | | |
New York – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
New York NY GO Series 06 5.00%, 6/01/22 | | | 1,125 | | | | 1,180,631 | |
Series 2007 5.00%, 1/01/23 | | | 2,700 | | | | 2,835,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,016,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ohio – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Lorain Cnty OH Port Auth (United States Steel Corp.) 6.75%, 12/01/40 | | | 405 | | | | 407,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Pennsylvania – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Allegheny Cnty PA Hosp Dev Auth (West Penn Allegheny Hlth Sys) Series 2007A 5.375%, 11/15/40 | | | 845 | | | | 575,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Puerto Rico – 9.2% | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth 5.00%, 7/01/20 | | | 800 | | | | 809,336 | |
NPFGC 5.50%, 7/01/17 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,421,650 | |
Puerto Rico GO Series 01A 5.50%, 7/01/19 | | | 500 | | | | 512,600 | |
Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank Series 06B 5.00%, 12/01/15 | | | 500 | | | | 514,385 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR 5.00%, 12/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,290 | | | | 3,633,081 | |
Puerto Rico HFA MFHR (Puerto Rico HFA Cap Fund) 5.00%, 12/01/20 | | | 1,580 | | | | 1,602,626 | |
5.125%, 12/01/27 | | | 290 | | | | 283,782 | |
Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Auth (Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Spl Tax) FGIC Series 03 5.25%, 7/01/14 | | | 1,760 | | | | 1,841,541 | |
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Virginia Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
FGIC Series 03G 5.25%, 7/01/14 | | $ | 1,840 | | | $ | 1,909,055 | |
Puerto Rico Mun Fin Agy Series 05A 5.25%, 8/01/23 | | | 340 | | | | 334,227 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin Corp. 5.50%, 8/01/28 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,924,580 | |
Univ of Puerto Rico 5.00%, 6/01/22 | | | 1,740 | | | | 1,669,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,456,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Texas – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (LBJ Managed Lanes Project) 7.00%, 6/30/40 | | | 1,110 | | | | 1,128,682 | |
Texas Private Acvty Bond Srfc Trnsp Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC Project) 6.875%, 12/31/39 | | | 555 | | | | 560,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,689,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Washington – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Washington St GO AGM 5.00%, 7/01/28 | | | 1,335 | | | | 1,367,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments – 97.6% (cost $230,557,882) | | | | | | | 228,379,812 | |
Other assets less liabilities – 2.4% | | | | | | | 5,525,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 233,905,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note D)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rate Type | | | | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | | Payments made by the Portfolio | | | Payments received by the Portfolio | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Citibank | | $ | 7,000 | | | | 12/1/17 | | | | SIFMA | * | | | 3.792 | % | | $ | 663,115 | |
* | | Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
(b) | | Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity. |
(c) | | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
As of March 31, 2011, the Portfolio held 23.0% of net assets in insured bonds (of this amount 0.0% represents the Portfolio’s holding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
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Virginia Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments
Glossary:
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation
CDA – Community Development Authority
CDD – Community Development District
CFD – Community Facilities District
EDA – Economic Development Agency
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC – Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
GO – General Obligation
HDA – Housing Development Authority
HFA – Housing Finance Authority
IDA – Industrial Development Authority/Agency
MFHR – Multi-Family Housing Revenue
NPFGC – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NPFGC-RE – National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Reinsuring FGIC
PCR – Pollution Control Revenue Bond
SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SRF – State Revolving Fund
SSA – Special Services Area
See notes to financial statements.
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Virginia Portfolio—Portfolio of Investments
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | | | Massachusetts | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $178,000,965 and $254,311,151, respectively) | | $ | 173,002,964 | | | $ | 254,435,378 | |
Cash | | | – 0 | – | | | 13,332,310 | |
Interest receivable | | | 2,374,721 | | | | 3,564,415 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 456,699 | | | | – 0 | – |
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | | | 99,161 | | | | 598,848 | |
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | | 45,708 | | | | 1,368,717 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 175,979,253 | | | | 273,299,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian | | | 3,363,054 | | | | – 0 | – |
Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | | 600,738 | | | | 417,228 | |
Dividends payable | | | 221,102 | | | | 268,202 | |
Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | | 108,692 | | | | – 0 | – |
Distribution fee payable | | | 66,035 | | | | 104,002 | |
Advisory fee payable | | | 37,618 | | | | 81,489 | |
Administrative fee payable | | | 20,358 | | | | 25,165 | |
Transfer Agent fee payable | | | 1,801 | | | | 8,043 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | – 0 | – | | | 6,255,128 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 52,807 | | | | 74,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 4,472,205 | | | | 7,233,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 171,507,048 | | | $ | 266,065,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Composition of Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 163,718 | | | $ | 249,146 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 176,210,499 | | | | 266,901,059 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (208,011 | ) | | | (447,968 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 401,827 | | | | (2,129,438 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | (5,060,985 | ) | | | 1,492,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 171,507,048 | | | $ | 266,065,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares authorized, $.01 par value
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Arizona Portfolio | | Net Assets | | | Shares Outstanding | | | Net Asset Value | |
Class A | | $ | 135,753,853 | | | | 12,954,714 | | | $ | 10.48 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 3,285,969 | | | | 314,040 | | | $ | 10.46 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 32,467,226 | | | | 3,103,007 | | | $ | 10.46 | |
| |
| | | |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 205,609,330 | | | | 19,245,472 | | | $ | 10.68 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 3,535,882 | | | | 331,632 | | | $ | 10.66 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 56,920,531 | | | | 5,337,483 | | | $ | 10.66 | |
| |
* | | The maximum offering price per share for Class A of Arizona Portfolio and Massachusetts Portfolio was $10.80 and $11.01, respectively, which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Assets & Liabilities
| | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | | | Minnesota | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $94,621,468 and $109,872,000, respectively) | | $ | 94,917,580 | | | $ | 109,707,565 | |
Interest receivable | | | 1,604,443 | | | | 1,514,900 | |
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | | 742,628 | | | | 390,763 | |
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | | | 360,404 | | | | 108,126 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 15,000 | | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 97,640,055 | | | | 111,721,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian | | | 1,866,264 | | | | 1,973,675 | |
Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | | 622,502 | | | | 173,883 | |
Dividends payable | | | 116,574 | | | | 120,840 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 44,325 | | | | 40,571 | |
Advisory fee payable | | | 26,944 | | | | 27,535 | |
Administrative fee payable | | | 19,119 | | | | 20,489 | |
Transfer Agent fee payable | | | 4,164 | | | | 1,697 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 43,264 | | | | 48,031 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,743,156 | | | | 2,406,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 94,896,899 | | | $ | 109,314,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Composition of Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 90,828 | | | $ | 110,515 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 93,671,473 | | | | 109,353,140 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (283,479 | ) | | | (184,564 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 379,337 | | | | (190,786 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 1,038,740 | | | | 226,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 94,896,899 | | | $ | 109,314,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares authorized, $.01 par value
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Michigan Portfolio | | Net Assets | | | Shares Outstanding | | | Net Asset Value | |
Class A | | $ | 62,461,316 | | | | 5,975,283 | | | $ | 10.45 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 2,050,483 | | | | 196,516 | | | $ | 10.43 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 30,385,100 | | | | 2,910,973 | | | $ | 10.44 | |
| |
| | | |
Minnesota Portfolio | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 88,859,856 | | | | 8,985,055 | | | $ | 9.89 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 476,401 | | | | 48,178 | | | $ | 9.89 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 19,978,376 | | | | 2,018,310 | | | $ | 9.90 | |
| |
* | | The maximum offering price per share for Class A of Michigan Portfolio and Minnesota Portfolio was $10.77 and $10.20, respectively, which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Assets & Liabilities
| | | | | | | | |
| | New Jersey | | | Ohio | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $157,203,716 and $147,231,158, respectively) | | $ | 154,967,846 | | | $ | 146,211,111 | |
Cash | | | – 0 | – | | | 2,553,957 | |
Interest receivable | | | 2,157,878 | | | | 2,285,922 | |
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | | 351,236 | | | | 401,928 | |
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | | | 149,522 | | | | 237,009 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 157,651,482 | | | | 151,714,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian | | | 5,447,130 | | | | – 0 | – |
Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | | 243,912 | | | | 361,712 | |
Dividends payable | | | 197,527 | | | | 162,531 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 61,702 | | | | 65,744 | |
Advisory fee payable | | | 41,604 | | | | 40,891 | |
Administrative fee payable | | | 20,736 | | | | 25,750 | |
Transfer Agent fee payable | | | 4,113 | | | | 2,624 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 65,587 | | | | 73,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 6,082,311 | | | | 732,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 151,569,171 | | | $ | 150,982,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Composition of Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 163,653 | | | $ | 153,527 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 160,130,335 | | | | 154,603,425 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (246,348 | ) | | | (225,629 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions | | | (6,593,835 | ) | | | (2,931,202 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (1,884,634 | ) | | | (618,119 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 151,569,171 | | | $ | 150,982,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares authorized, $.01 par value
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Jersey Portfolio | | Net Assets | | | Shares Outstanding | | | Net Asset Value | |
Class A | | $ | 114,184,132 | | | | 12,330,323 | | | $ | 9.26 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 3,482,212 | | | | 375,952 | | | $ | 9.26 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 33,902,827 | | | | 3,659,026 | | | $ | 9.27 | |
| |
| | | |
Ohio Portfolio | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 106,435,430 | | | | 10,821,074 | | | $ | 9.84 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 3,532,090 | | | | 359,498 | | | $ | 9.83 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 41,014,482 | | | | 4,172,113 | | | $ | 9.83 | |
| |
* | | The maximum offering price per share for Class A of New Jersey Portfolio and Ohio Portfolio was $9.55 and $10.14, respectively, which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Assets & Liabilities
| | | | | | | | |
| | Pennsylvania | | | Virginia | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (cost $130,548,853 and $230,557,882, respectively) | | $ | 127,636,561 | | | $ | 228,379,812 | |
Cash | | | – 0 | – | | | 2,377,549 | |
Interest receivable | | | 1,874,114 | | | | 3,249,767 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 517,219 | | | | – 0 | – |
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | | | 284,947 | | | | 572,181 | |
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | 663,115 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 130,312,841 | | | | 235,242,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian | | | 3,220,915 | | | | – 0 | – |
Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | | 677,643 | | | | 830,661 | |
Dividends payable | | | 148,848 | | | | 271,421 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 49,456 | | | | 94,263 | |
Advisory fee payable | | | 42,136 | | | | 30,023 | |
Administrative fee payable | | | 13,275 | | | | 31,767 | |
Transfer Agent fee payable | | | 4,015 | | | | 4,501 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 55,680 | | | | 74,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 4,211,968 | | | | 1,336,934 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 126,100,873 | | | $ | 233,905,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Composition of Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 127,046 | | | $ | 221,948 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 128,779,333 | | | | 234,122,045 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (129,554 | ) | | | (8,774 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 236,340 | | | | 1,085,226 | |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (2,912,292 | ) | | | (1,514,955 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 126,100,873 | | | $ | 233,905,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares authorized, $.01 par value
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | Net Assets | | | Shares Outstanding | | | Net Asset Value | |
Class A | | $ | 98,062,549 | | | | 9,879,947 | | | $ | 9.93 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 3,305,933 | | | | 333,091 | | | $ | 9.93 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 24,732,391 | | | | 2,491,608 | | | $ | 9.93 | |
| |
| | | |
Virginia Portfolio | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 176,227,808 | | | | 16,711,651 | | | $ | 10.55 | * |
| |
Class B | | $ | 3,450,178 | | | | 327,742 | | | $ | 10.53 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 54,227,504 | | | | 5,155,402 | | | $ | 10.52 | |
| |
* | | The maximum offering price per share for Class A of Pennsylvania Portfolio and Virginia Portfolio was $10.24 and $10.88, respectively, which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Assets & Liabilities
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | | | Massachusetts | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 4,708,105 | | | $ | 5,548,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fee (see Note B) | | | 419,868 | | | | 584,015 | |
Distribution fee – Class A | | | 221,534 | | | | 291,831 | |
Distribution fee – Class B | | | 19,545 | | | | 20,663 | |
Distribution fee – Class C | | | 175,047 | | | | 304,379 | |
Transfer agency – Class A | | | 25,569 | | | | 33,397 | |
Transfer agency – Class B | | | 1,035 | | | | 1,067 | |
Transfer agency – Class C | | | 6,808 | | | | 11,593 | |
Custodian | | | 51,841 | | | | 48,845 | |
Administrative | | | 37,523 | | | | 43,914 | |
Audit | | | 19,510 | | | | 19,818 | |
Legal | | | 18,210 | | | | 18,916 | |
Printing | | | 7,128 | | | | 10,326 | |
Registration fees | | | 4,697 | | | | 2,747 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 3,301 | | | | 3,976 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 4,882 | | | | 6,847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,016,498 | | | | 1,402,334 | |
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B) | | | (152,513 | ) | | | (110,599 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 863,985 | | | | 1,291,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 3,844,120 | | | | 4,257,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 441,334 | | | | (570,298 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | 4,609 | | | | 239,282 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (11,423,170 | ) | | | (13,957,715 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | 55,405 | | | | (575,513 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net loss on investment transactions | | | (10,921,822 | ) | | | (14,864,244 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (7,077,702 | ) | | $ | (10,607,196 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
| | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | | | Minnesota | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 2,532,245 | | | $ | 2,592,715 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fee (see Note B) | | | 232,610 | | | | 270,318 | |
Distribution fee – Class A | | | 102,207 | | | | 148,057 | |
Distribution fee – Class B | | | 13,386 | | | | 2,777 | |
Distribution fee – Class C | | | 162,835 | | | | 104,406 | |
Transfer agency – Class A | | | 17,652 | | | | 18,327 | |
Transfer agency – Class B | | | 1,048 | | | | 289 | |
Transfer agency – Class C | | | 9,373 | | | | 4,435 | |
Custodian | | | 39,115 | | | | 40,736 | |
Administrative | | | 35,404 | | | | 36,462 | |
Legal | | | 24,118 | | | | 22,426 | |
Audit | | | 13,156 | | | | 15,114 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 2,944 | | | | 3,393 | |
Registration fees | | | 1,840 | | | | 864 | |
Printing | | | 1,020 | | | | 5,439 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 1,840 | | | | 3,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 658,548 | | | | 676,695 | |
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B) | | | (13,113 | ) | | | (61,032 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 645,435 | | | | 615,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1,886,810 | | | | 1,977,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 331,861 | | | | (90,592 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | 119,877 | | | | 66,320 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (4,480,400 | ) | | | (5,656,399 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | (257,738 | ) | | | (140,667 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net loss on investment transactions | | | (4,286,400 | ) | | | (5,821,338 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (2,399,590 | ) | | $ | (3,844,286 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
| | | | |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II • | | | 85 | |
Statement of Operations
| | | | | | | | |
| | New Jersey | | | Ohio | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 4,044,198 | | | $ | 3,586,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fee (see Note B) | | | 363,099 | | | | 368,649 | |
Distribution fee – Class A | | | 181,207 | | | | 175,288 | |
Distribution fee – Class B | | | 20,401 | | | | 21,692 | |
Distribution fee – Class C | | | 182,462 | | | | 213,235 | |
Transfer agency – Class A | | | 25,163 | | | | 25,904 | |
Transfer agency – Class B | | | 1,138 | | | | 1,506 | |
Transfer agency – Class C | | | 8,215 | | | | 10,395 | |
Custodian | | | 48,103 | | | | 41,739 | |
Administrative | | | 39,620 | | | | 42,822 | |
Legal | | | 21,048 | | | | 18,448 | |
Audit | | | 17,612 | | | | 19,739 | |
Printing | | | 8,449 | | | | 9,580 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 3,399 | | | | 3,104 | |
Registration fees | | | 1,251 | | | | 3,039 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 4,185 | | | | 5,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 925,352 | | | | 960,211 | |
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B) | | | (81,357 | ) | | | (99,425 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 843,995 | | | | 860,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 3,200,203 | | | | 2,725,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 163,411 | | | | 653,222 | |
Swap contracts | | | 57,704 | | | | 68,215 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (9,761,104 | ) | | | (7,168,537 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | (124,609 | ) | | | (144,685 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net loss on investment transactions | | | (9,664,598 | ) | | | (6,591,785 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (6,464,395 | ) | | $ | (3,865,895 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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86 | | • ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II |
Statement of Operations
| | | | | | | | |
| | Pennsylvania | | | Virginia | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 3,215,936 | | | $ | 5,689,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fee (see Note B) | | | 295,065 | | | | 553,813 | |
Distribution fee – Class A | | | 151,075 | | | | 278,614 | |
Distribution fee – Class B | | | 19,952 | | | | 20,350 | |
Distribution fee – Class C | | | 132,164 | | | | 281,632 | |
Transfer agency – Class A | | | 24,221 | | | | 31,243 | |
Transfer agency – Class B | | | 1,326 | | | | 1,049 | |
Transfer agency – Class C | | | 7,097 | | | | 10,586 | |
Custodian | | | 47,104 | | | | 62,637 | |
Administrative | | | 35,342 | | | | 39,627 | |
Legal | | | 19,584 | | | | 21,532 | |
Audit | | | 16,018 | | | | 21,156 | |
Printing | | | 8,072 | | | | 9,300 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 3,364 | | | | 3,399 | |
Registration fees | | | 342 | | | | 1,664 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 3,861 | | | | 6,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 764,587 | | | | 1,343,144 | |
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B) | | | (35,192 | ) | | | (245,656 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 729,395 | | | | 1,097,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2,486,541 | | | | 4,592,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 261,812 | | | | 1,506,469 | |
Swap contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | 123,088 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (7,137,024 | ) | | | (13,287,854 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | (318,064 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net loss on investment transactions | | | (6,875,212 | ) | | | (11,976,361 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (4,388,671 | ) | | $ | (7,384,127 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
| | | | |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II • | | | 87 | |
Statement of Operations
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,844,120 | | | $ | 7,973,641 | |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 445,943 | | | | 1,647,939 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (11,367,765 | ) | | | 751,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (7,077,702 | ) | | | 10,373,448 | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,152,603 | ) | | | (6,568,155 | ) |
Class B | | | (69,740 | ) | | | (197,295 | ) |
Class C | | | (626,385 | ) | | | (1,217,537 | ) |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,155,566 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Class B | | | (31,404 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Class C | | | (279,810 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (17,631,339 | ) | | | (15,939,948 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total decrease | | | (30,024,549 | ) | | | (13,549,487 | ) |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 201,531,597 | | | | 215,081,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($208,011) and ($203,403), respectively) | | $ | 171,507,048 | | | $ | 201,531,597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,257,048 | | | $ | 7,852,471 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (331,016 | ) | | | 949,252 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (14,533,228 | ) | | | 5,300,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (10,607,196 | ) | | | 14,101,931 | |
Dividends to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,538,546 | ) | | | (6,473,211 | ) |
Class B | | | (60,830 | ) | | | (189,623 | ) |
Class C | | | (896,741 | ) | | | (1,670,937 | ) |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net increase | | | 19,006,048 | | | | 44,917,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase | | | 3,902,735 | | | | 50,685,251 | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 262,163,008 | | | | 211,477,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($447,968) and ($208,899), respectively) | | $ | 266,065,743 | | | $ | 262,163,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
| | | | |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II • | | | 89 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,886,810 | | | $ | 3,822,924 | |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 451,738 | | | | 869,145 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (4,738,138 | ) | | | 290,042 | |
Contributions from Adviser (see Note B) | | | – 0 | – | | | 1,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (2,399,590 | ) | | | 4,983,268 | |
Dividends to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,402,421 | ) | | | (2,822,665 | ) |
Class B | | | (45,805 | ) | | | (134,203 | ) |
Class C | | | (557,395 | ) | | | (1,107,126 | ) |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (13,155,067 | ) | | | (3,590,276 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total decrease | | | (17,560,278 | ) | | | (2,671,002 | ) |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 112,457,177 | | | | 115,128,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($283,479) and ($164,668), respectively) | | $ | 94,896,899 | | | $ | 112,457,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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90 | | • ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Minnesota | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,977,052 | | | $ | 3,621,539 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (24,272 | ) | | | 592,091 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (5,797,066 | ) | | | 1,873,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (3,844,286 | ) | | | 6,087,145 | |
Dividends to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,740,086 | ) | | | (3,243,863 | ) |
Class B | | | (7,798 | ) | | | (25,137 | ) |
Class C | | | (295,355 | ) | | | (486,245 | ) |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (14,919,770 | ) | | | 13,980,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | (20,807,295 | ) | | | 16,312,159 | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 130,121,928 | | | | 113,809,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($184,564) and ($118,377), respectively) | | $ | 109,314,633 | | | $ | 130,121,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
| | | | |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II • | | | 91 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | New Jersey | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,200,203 | | | $ | 6,737,707 | |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 221,115 | | | | 607,860 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (9,885,713 | ) | | | 4,213,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (6,464,395 | ) | | | 11,559,462 | |
Dividends to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,545,489 | ) | | | (5,370,090 | ) |
Class B | | | (71,448 | ) | | | (218,264 | ) |
Class C | | | (640,958 | ) | | | (1,265,622 | ) |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (11,429,528 | ) | | | (6,217,459 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total decrease | | | (21,151,818 | ) | | | (1,511,973 | ) |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 172,720,989 | | | | 174,232,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($246,348) and ($188,656), respectively) | | $ | 151,569,171 | | | $ | 172,720,989 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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92 | | • ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,725,890 | | | $ | 5,743,939 | |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 721,437 | | | | 141,859 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (7,313,222 | ) | | | 1,634,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (3,865,895 | ) | | | 7,520,553 | |
Dividends to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,107,979 | ) | | | (4,382,740 | ) |
Class B | | | (63,253 | ) | | | (198,677 | ) |
Class C | | | (622,736 | ) | | | (1,299,339 | ) |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (12,323,395 | ) | | | 6,922,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | (18,983,258 | ) | | | 8,562,131 | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 169,965,260 | | | | 161,403,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($225,629) and ($157,551), respectively) | | $ | 150,982,002 | | | $ | 169,965,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
| | | | |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II • | | | 93 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Pennsylvania | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,486,541 | | | $ | 5,046,803 | |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 261,812 | | | | 1,736,393 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (7,137,024 | ) | | | 1,721,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (4,388,671 | ) | | | 8,504,315 | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,992,080 | ) | | | (3,975,845 | ) |
Class B | | | (64,674 | ) | | | (181,793 | ) |
Class C | | | (429,787 | ) | | | (889,165 | ) |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (924,127 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Class B | | | (37,512 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Class C | | | (244,880 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (4,058,556 | ) | | | (3,957,873 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total decrease | | | (12,140,287 | ) | | | (500,361 | ) |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 138,241,160 | | | | 138,741,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($129,554) and ($129,554), respectively) | | $ | 126,100,873 | | | $ | 138,241,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
| | |
94 | | • ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,592,234 | | | $ | 8,594,035 | |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | 1,629,557 | | | | 1,325,638 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | | (13,605,918 | ) | | | 4,650,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (7,384,127 | ) | | | 14,570,429 | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,715,747 | ) | | | (7,033,665 | ) |
Class B | | | (67,197 | ) | | | (174,112 | ) |
Class C | | | (932,958 | ) | | | (1,633,548 | ) |
Net realized gain on investment transactions | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (413,890 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Class B | | | (9,397 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Class C | | | (129,670 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (22,554,948 | ) | | | 29,257,496 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | (35,207,934 | ) | | | 34,986,600 | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 269,113,424 | | | | 234,126,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($8,774) and undistributed net investment income of $114,894, respectively) | | $ | 233,905,490 | | | $ | 269,113,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
| | | | |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II • | | | 95 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
NOTE A
Significant Accounting Policies
AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II (the “Fund”) which is a Massachusetts Business Trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund operates as a series company currently comprised of eight portfolios: Arizona Portfolio, Massachusetts Portfolio, Michigan Portfolio, Minnesota Portfolio, New Jersey Portfolio, Ohio Portfolio, Pennsylvania Portfolio and Virginia Portfolio (the “Portfolios”). Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. Each Portfolio offers Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 3% for purchases up to $500,000; purchases of $500,000 or more are not subject to a sales charge. With respect to purchases of $500,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class B shares are currently sold with a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 3% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Effective January 31, 2009, sales of Class B shares of the Fund to new investors were suspended. Class B shares will only be issued (i) upon the exchange of Class B shares from another AllianceBernstein Mutual Fund, (ii) for purposes of dividend reinvestment, (iii) through the Portfolios’ Automatic Investment Program (the “Program”) for accounts that established the Program prior to January 31, 2009, and (iv) for purchases of additional shares by Class B shareholders as of January 31, 2009. The ability to establish a new Program for accounts containing Class B shares was suspended as of January 31, 2009. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase. All three classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolios.
1. Security Valuation
Portfolio securities are valued at their current market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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In general, the market value of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows. Securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed put or call options are valued at the last sale price. If there has been no sale on that day, such securities will be valued at the closing bid prices on that day; open futures contracts and options thereon are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; securities traded in the over-the-counter market (“OTC”) are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or other comparable sources; U.S. government securities and other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less; or by amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days; fixed-income securities, including mortgage backed and asset backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker/dealers. In cases where broker/dealer quotes are obtained, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security; and OTC and other derivatives are valued on the basis of a quoted bid price or spread from a major broker/dealer in such security. Investments in money market funds are valued at their net asset value each day.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolios may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolios value their securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities.
2. Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolios would receive to sell an asset or pay to
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transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolios. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolios’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The following tables summarize the valuation of the Portfolios’ investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:
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Arizona Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 171,724,358 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 171,724,358 | |
Local Governments - Municipal Bonds | | | – 0 | – | | | 1,278,606 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 1,278,606 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 173,002,964 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 173,002,964 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | 45,708 | | | | 45,708 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | (108,692 | ) | | | (108,692 | ) |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 173,002,964 | | | $ | (62,984 | ) | | $ | 172,939,980 | |
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Massachusetts Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 244,235,378 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 244,235,378 | |
Short-Term Municipal Notes | | | – 0 | – | | | 10,200,000 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 10,200,000 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 254,435,378 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 254,435,378 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | 1,368,717 | | | | 1,368,717 | |
Liabilities | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 254,435,378 | | | $ | 1,368,717 | | | $ | 255,804,095 | |
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Michigan Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 94,917,580 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 94,917,580 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 94,917,580 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 94,917,580 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | 742,628 | | | | 742,628 | |
Liabilities | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 94,917,580 | | | $ | 742,628 | | | $ | 95,660,208 | |
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Minnesota Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 109,707,565 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 109,707,565 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 109,707,565 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 109,707,565 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | 390,763 | | | | 390,763 | |
Liabilities | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 109,707,565 | | | $ | 390,763 | | | $ | 110,098,328 | |
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New Jersey Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 154,967,846 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 154,967,846 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 154,967,846 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 154,967,846 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | 351,236 | | | | 351,236 | |
Liabilities | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 154,967,846 | | | $ | 351,236 | | | $ | 155,319,082 | |
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Ohio Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 139,766,111 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 139,766,111 | |
Short-Term Municipal Notes | | | – 0 | – | | | 6,445,000 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 6,445,000 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 146,211,111 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 146,211,111 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | 401,928 | | | | 401,928 | |
Liabilities | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 146,211,111 | | | $ | 401,928 | | | $ | 146,613,039 | |
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Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 127,636,561 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 127,636,561 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 127,636,561 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 127,636,561 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 127,636,561 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 127,636,561 | |
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Virginia Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 226,115,076 | | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 226,115,076 | |
Local Governments - Municipal Bonds | | | – 0 | – | | | 2,264,736 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 2,264,736 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | – 0 | – | | | 228,379,812 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 228,379,812 | |
Other Financial Instruments*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | 663,115 | | | | 663,115 | |
Liabilities | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 228,379,812 | | | $ | 663,115 | | | $ | 229,042,927 | |
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* | | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assumes the financial instrument was transferred at the end of the reporting period.
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Arizona Portfolio | | Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | Total | |
Balance as of 9/30/10 | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Realized gain (loss) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Purchases | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Sales | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Transfers in to level 3 | | | (62,984 | ) | | | (62,984 | ) |
Transfers out of level 3 | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Balance as of 3/31/11 | | $ | (62,984 | ) | | $ | (62,984 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11* | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
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Massachusetts Portfolio | | Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | Total | |
Balance as of 9/30/10 | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Realized gain (loss) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Purchases | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Sales | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Transfers in to level 3 | | | 1,368,717 | | | | 1,368,717 | |
Transfers out of level 3 | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Balance as of 3/31/11 | | $ | 1,368,717 | | | $ | 1,368,717 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11* | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
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Michigan Portfolio | | Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | Total | |
Balance as of 9/30/10 | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Realized gain (loss) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Purchases | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Sales | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Transfers in to level 3 | | | 742,628 | | | | 742,628 | |
Transfers out of level 3 | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Balance as of 3/31/11 | | $ | 742,628 | | | $ | 742,628 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11* | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
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Minnesota Portfolio | | Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | Total | |
Balance as of 9/30/10 | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Realized gain (loss) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Purchases | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Sales | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Transfers in to level 3 | | | 390,763 | | | | 390,763 | |
Transfers out of level 3 | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Balance as of 3/31/11 | | $ | 390,763 | | | $ | 390,763 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11* | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
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New Jersey Portfolio | | Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | Total | |
Balance as of 9/30/10 | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Realized gain (loss) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Purchases | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Sales | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Transfers in to level 3 | | | 351,236 | | | | 351,236 | |
Transfers out of level 3 | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Balance as of 3/31/11 | | $ | 351,236 | | | $ | 351,236 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11* | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
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Ohio Portfolio | | Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | Total | |
Balance as of 9/30/10 | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Realized gain (loss) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Purchases | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Sales | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Transfers in to level 3 | | | 401,928 | | | | 401,928 | |
Transfers out of level 3 | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Balance as of 3/31/11 | | $ | 401,928 | | | $ | 401,928 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11* | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
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Virginia Portfolio | | Interest Rate Swap Contracts | | | Total | |
Balance as of 9/30/10 | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Realized gain (loss) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Purchases | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Sales | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
Transfers in to level 3 | | | 663,115 | | | | 663,115 | |
Transfers out of level 3 | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Balance as of 3/31/11 | | $ | 663,115 | | | $ | 663,115 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11* | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | – 0 | – |
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* | | The unrealized appreciation/depreciation is included in net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments in the accompanying statement of operations. |
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3. Taxes
It is each Portfolios’ policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required.
In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolios’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolios’ financial statements.
4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Each Portfolio may buy and sell securities from other affiliated funds in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each Portfolio has adopted procedures to ensure that all such transactions are done in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17a-7. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Portfolios amortize premiums and accrete original issue discount and market discount as adjustments to interest income.
5. Class Allocations
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolios are borne on a pro-rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in each Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged to each Portfolio in proportion to net assets. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.
6. Dividends and Distributions
Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.
NOTE B
Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .40% of the next $2.5 billion and .35% in excess of $5 billion, of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Such fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.
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During the year ended September 30, 2010, the Adviser reimbursed the Michigan Portfolio $1,157 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.
The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit the total portfolio operating expenses as a percentage of daily average net assets on an annual basis as follows:
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Portfolio | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | |
Arizona | | | .78 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % |
Massachusetts | | | .82 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % |
Michigan | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.71 | % |
Minnesota | | | .90 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
New Jersey | | | .87 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
Ohio | | | .85 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % |
Pennsylvania | | | .95 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % |
Virginia | | | .72 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % |
For the six months ended March 31, 2011, such reimbursement waivers amounted to $152,513, $110,599, $13,113, $61,032, $81,357, $99,425, $35,192 and $245,656 for Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Portfolios, respectively.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, each Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to each Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, such fees amounted to $37,523, $43,914, $35,404, $36,462, $39,620, $42,822, $35,342 and $39,627 for Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Portfolios, respectively.
The Portfolios compensate AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolios. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to: $12,273, $18,021, $15,056, $12,631, $16,244, $17,126, $16,811 and $17,868 for Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Portfolios, respectively.
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AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Portfolios’ shares. The Distributor has advised the Portfolios that it has retained front-end sales charges from the sale of Class A shares and received contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A, Class B and Class C shares for each Portfolio for the six months ended March 31, 2011 as follows:
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| | Front-End Sales Charges | | | Contingent Deferred Sales Charges | |
Portfolio | | Class A | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | |
Arizona | | $ | – 0 | – | | $ | 4,490 | | | $ | 1,023 | | | $ | 3,752 | |
Massachusetts | | | 80 | | | | 14,259 | | | | 261 | | | | 13,838 | |
Michigan | | | – 0 | – | | | 601 | | | | 3,923 | | | | 1,005 | |
Minnesota | | | 131 | | | | 158 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 2,391 | |
New Jersey | | | – 0 | – | | | 1,000 | | | | 802 | | | | 2,296 | |
Ohio | | | 144 | | | | – 0 | – | | | 1,224 | | | | 1,925 | |
Pennsylvania | | | 326 | | | | 1,954 | | | | 359 | | | | 508 | |
Virginia | | | 518 | | | | 21,674 | | | | 621 | | | | 3,469 | |
NOTE C
Distribution Services Agreement
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Portfolios pay distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30% of the Portfolios’ average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the Portfolios’ average daily net assets attributable to both Class B and Class C shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Portfolios’ operations, the distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by each Portfolio as follows:
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Portfolio | | Class B | | | Class C | |
Arizona | | $ | 3,422,180 | | | $ | 1,892,400 | |
Massachusetts | | | 3,377,476 | | | | 3,491,834 | |
Michigan | | | 3,172,876 | | | | 4,260,056 | |
Minnesota | | | 2,644,832 | | | | 2,641,965 | |
New Jersey | | | 5,280,336 | | | | 3,482,645 | |
Ohio | | | 4,310,357 | | | | 3,717,187 | |
Pennsylvania | | | 3,556,881 | | | | 3,305,159 | |
Virginia | | | 3,582,652 | | | | 2,825,962 | |
While such costs may be recovered from the Portfolios in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current
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fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolios’ shares.
NOTE D
Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. government securities) for the six months ended March 31, 2011, were as follows:
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Portfolio | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Arizona | | $ | 1,576,798 | | | $ | 15,433,442 | |
Massachusetts | | | 23,778,532 | | | | 6,216,979 | |
Michigan | | | 2,581,801 | | | | 11,022,150 | |
Minnesota | | | 11,809,937 | | | | 11,905,307 | |
New Jersey | | | 733,775 | | | | 6,381,416 | |
Ohio | | | 5,784,986 | | | | 21,879,103 | |
Pennsylvania | | | 8,246,305 | | | | 9,633,176 | |
Virginia | | | 15,772,057 | | | | 36,230,318 | |
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. government and government agency obligations for the six months ended March 31, 2011.
The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation (excluding swap transactions) are as follows:
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| | Gross Unrealized | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Portfolio | | Appreciation | | | (Depreciation) | | |
Arizona | | $ | 1,607,913 | | | $ | (6,605,914 | ) | | $ | (4,998,001 | ) |
Massachusetts | | | 5,851,590 | | | | (5,727,363 | ) | | | 124,227 | |
Michigan | | | 2,132,552 | | | | (1,836,440 | ) | | | 296,112 | |
Minnesota | | | 1,776,867 | | | | (1,941,302 | ) | | | (164,435 | ) |
New Jersey | | | 3,301,273 | | | | (5,537,143 | ) | | | (2,235,870 | ) |
Ohio | | | 2,777,649 | | | | (3,797,696 | ) | | | (1,020,047 | ) |
Pennsylvania | | | 1,813,268 | | | | (4,725,560 | ) | | | (2,912,292 | ) |
Virginia | | | 3,603,537 | | | | (5,781,607 | ) | | | (2,178,070 | ) |
1. Derivative Financial Instruments
Each Portfolio may use derivatives to earn income and enhance returns, to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio, to replace more traditional direct investments, or to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets.
The principal type of derivatives utilized by the Portfolios, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:
Each Portfolio may enter into swaps to hedge their exposure to interest rates, credit risk, or currencies and for other purposes discussed below. A
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swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Portfolio in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide value and recourse to the Portfolio or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap agreement.
Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Portfolio, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Portfolio considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap contract in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Portfolio to cover the Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Portfolio accrues for the interim payments on swap contracts on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swap contracts. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of operations.
Interest Rate Swaps:
Each Portfolio is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Portfolio holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Portfolio may enter into interest rate swap contracts. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Portfolio may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.
Each Portfolio may enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Portfolio
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anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Portfolio with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Portfolio receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).
During the six months ended March 31, 2011, Arizona Portfolio, Massachusetts Portfolio, Michigan Portfolio, Minnesota Portfolio, New Jersey Portfolio, Ohio Portfolio and Virginia Portfolio held interest rate swaps for hedging purposes.
Documentation governing the Portfolios’ swap transactions may contain provisions for early termination of a swap in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels set forth in the documentation (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolios’ counterparty has the right to terminate the swap and require the Portfolio to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated swap transaction. As of March 31, 2011, the Arizona Portfolio had interest rate swap contracts in liability positions with net asset contingent features. The fair value of such contracts amounted to $108,692 at March 31, 2011.
At March 31, 2011, the Portfolios had entered into the following derivatives:
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Arizona Portfolio | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivative Type | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 45,708 | | | Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 108,692 | |
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Total | | | | $ | 45,708 | | | | | $ | 108,692 | |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
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Derivative Type | | Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts | | $ | 4,609 | | | $ | 55,405 | |
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Total | | | | $ | 4,609 | | | $ | 55,405 | |
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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swaps was $2,440,000.
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Massachusetts Portfolio | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivative Type | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 1,368,717 | | | | | | | |
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Total | | | | $ | 1,368,717 | | | | | | | |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
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Derivative Type | | Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts | | $ | 239,282 | | | $ | (575,513 | ) |
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Total | | | | $ | 239,282 | | | $ | (575,513 | ) |
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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swaps was $13,100,000.
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Michigan Portfolio | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivative Type | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 742,628 | | | | | | | |
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Total | | | | $ | 742,628 | | | | | | | |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
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Derivative Type | | Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts | | $ | 119,877 | | | $ | (257,738 | ) |
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Total | | | | $ | 119,877 | | | $ | (257,738 | ) |
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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swaps was $6,200,000.
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Minnesota Portfolio | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivative Type | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 390,763 | | | | | | | |
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Total | | | | $ | 390,763 | | | | | | | |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
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Derivative Type | | Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts | | $ | 66,320 | | | $ | (140,667 | ) |
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Total | | | | $ | 66,320 | | | $ | (140,667 | ) |
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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swaps was $3,500,000.
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New Jersey Portfolio | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivative Type | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 351,236 | | | | | | | |
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Total | | | | $ | 351,236 | | | | | | | |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
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Derivative Type | | Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts | | $ | 57,704 | | | $ | (124,609 | ) |
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Total | | | | $ | 57,704 | | | $ | (124,609 | ) |
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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swaps was $3,000,000.
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Ohio Portfolio | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivative Type | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 401,928 | | | | | | | |
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Total | | | | $ | 401,928 | | | | | | | |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
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Derivative Type | | Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts | | $ | 68,215 | | | $ | (144,685 | ) |
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Total | | | | $ | 68,215 | | | $ | (144,685 | ) |
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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swaps was $3,600,000.
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Virginia Portfolio | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Derivative Type | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 663,115 | | | | | | | |
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Total | | | | $ | 663,115 | | | | | | | |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
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Derivative Type | | Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |
Interest rate contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts | | $ | 123,088 | | | $ | (318,064 | ) |
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Total | | | | $ | 123,088 | | | $ | (318,064 | ) |
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For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swaps was $7,000,000.
NOTE E
Shares of Beneficial Interest
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest for each Portfolio were as follows:
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| | Arizona Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 750,763 | | | | 1,386,384 | | | | | | | $ | 8,019,621 | | | $ | 15,179,020 | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 237,178 | | | | 336,557 | | | | | | | | 2,514,443 | | | | 3,678,934 | | | | | |
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Shares converted from Class B | | | 59,743 | | | | 194,264 | | | | | | | | 638,988 | | | | 2,122,249 | | | | | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (2,362,716 | ) | | | (3,313,057 | ) | | | | | | | (25,006,300 | ) | | | (36,149,801 | ) | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (1,315,032 | ) | | | (1,395,852 | ) | | | | | | $ | (13,833,248 | ) | | $ | (15,169,598 | ) | | | | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 194 | | | | 3,570 | | | | | | | $ | 2,406 | | | $ | 39,034 | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 7,109 | | | | 12,888 | | | | | | | | 75,304 | | | | 140,536 | | | | | |
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Shares converted to Class A | | | (59,841 | ) | | | (194,581 | ) | | | | | | | (638,988 | ) | | | (2,122,249 | ) | | | | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (40,037 | ) | | | (88,371 | ) | | | | | | | (418,685 | ) | | | (965,063 | ) | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (92,575 | ) | | | (266,494 | ) | | | | | | $ | (979,963 | ) | | $ | (2,907,742 | ) | | | | |
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| | Arizona Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 156,698 | | | | 553,537 | | | | | | | $ | 1,678,534 | | | $ | 6,036,899 | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 54,442 | | | | 65,384 | | | | | | | | 576,057 | | | | 713,718 | | | | | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (481,837 | ) | | | (422,705 | ) | | | | | | | (5,072,719 | ) | | | (4,613,225 | ) | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (270,697 | ) | | | 196,216 | | | | | | | $ | (2,818,128 | ) | | $ | 2,137,392 | | | | | |
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| | Massachusetts Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 6,795,349 | | | | 4,732,763 | | | | | | | $ | 72,981,529 | | | $ | 52,210,069 | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 152,329 | | | | 307,046 | | | | | | | | 1,647,074 | | | | 3,387,569 | | | | | |
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Shares converted from Class B | | | 58,218 | | | | 196,597 | | | | | | | | 632,684 | | | | 2,169,093 | | | | | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (4,764,991 | ) | | | (2,527,182 | ) | | | | | | | (50,912,998 | ) | | | (27,883,330 | ) | | | | |
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Net increase | | | 2,240,905 | | | | 2,709,224 | | | | | | | $ | 24,348,289 | | | $ | 29,883,401 | | | | | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,332 | | | | 29,429 | | | | | | | $ | 26,201 | | | $ | 323,027 | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 3,594 | | | | 8,920 | | | | | | | | 38,799 | | | | 98,325 | | | | | |
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Shares converted to Class A | | | (58,325 | ) | | | (197,050 | ) | | | | | | | (632,684 | ) | | | (2,169,093 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (34,375 | ) | | | (110,397 | ) | | | | | | | (365,009 | ) | | | (1,218,841 | ) | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (86,774 | ) | | | (269,098 | ) | | | | | | $ | (932,693 | ) | | $ | (2,966,582 | ) | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 495,758 | | | | 2,167,029 | | | | | | | $ | 5,394,694 | | | $ | 23,848,459 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 60,755 | | | | 108,387 | | | | | | | | 655,529 | | | | 1,194,412 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (974,404 | ) | | | (635,506 | ) | | | | | | | (10,459,771 | ) | | | (7,042,599 | ) | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (417,891 | ) | | | 1,639,910 | | | | | | | $ | (4,409,548 | ) | | $ | 18,000,272 | | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
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| | Michigan Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 419,045 | | | | 944,052 | | | | | | | $ | 4,434,600 | | | $ | 10,134,042 | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 89,093 | | | | 180,595 | | | | | | | | 941,604 | | | | 1,937,491 | | | | | |
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Shares converted from Class B | | | 45,080 | | | | 138,150 | | | | | | | | 474,793 | | | | 1,479,075 | | | | | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (1,324,250 | ) | | | (1,353,398 | ) | | | | | | | (13,912,823 | ) | | | (14,521,834 | ) | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (771,032 | ) | | | (90,601 | ) | | | | | | $ | (8,061,826 | ) | | $ | (971,226 | ) | | | | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 7,360 | | | | 12,560 | | | | | | | $ | 79,220 | | | $ | 135,155 | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 3,676 | | | | 9,940 | | | | | | | | 38,810 | | | | 106,370 | | | | | |
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Shares converted to Class A | | | (45,161 | ) | | | (138,396 | ) | | | | | | | (474,793 | ) | | | (1,479,075 | ) | | | | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (67,104 | ) | | | (89,717 | ) | | | | | | | (712,877 | ) | | | (962,177 | ) | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (101,229 | ) | | | (205,613 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,069,640 | ) | | $ | (2,199,727 | ) | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 133,753 | | | | 531,668 | | | | | | | $ | 1,418,969 | | | $ | 5,695,213 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 38,706 | | | | 73,992 | | | | | | | | 408,507 | | | | 792,800 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (552,659 | ) | | | (645,737 | ) | | | | | | | (5,851,077 | ) | | | (6,907,336 | ) | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (380,200 | ) | | | (40,077 | ) | | | | | | $ | (4,023,601 | ) | | $ | (419,323 | ) | | | | |
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| | Minnesota Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,126,745 | | | | 2,295,077 | | | | | | | $ | 11,289,357 | | | $ | 23,218,071 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 100,070 | | | | 190,492 | | | | | | | | 996,270 | | | | 1,930,757 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted from Class B | | | 9,970 | | | | 37,663 | | | | | | | | 100,595 | | | | 382,495 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,611,573 | ) | | | (1,400,169 | ) | | | | | | | (25,878,326 | ) | | | (14,196,749 | ) | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,374,788 | ) | | | 1,123,063 | | | | | | | $ | (13,492,104 | ) | | $ | 11,334,574 | | | | | |
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| | Minnesota Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 116 | | | | 1,956 | | | | | | | $ | 1,169 | | | $ | 19,750 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 526 | | | | 1,684 | | | | | | | | 5,235 | | | | 17,028 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted to Class A | | | (9,970 | ) | | | (37,667 | ) | | | | | | | (100,595 | ) | | | (382,495 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (7,876 | ) | | | (15,185 | ) | | | | | | | (80,064 | ) | | | (154,845 | ) | | | | |
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Net decrease | | | (17,204 | ) | | | (49,212 | ) | | | | | | $ | (174,255 | ) | | $ | (500,562 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 246,464 | | | | 608,333 | | | | | | | $ | 2,470,988 | | | $ | 6,196,160 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 20,835 | | | | 34,423 | | | | | | | | 207,477 | | | | 349,107 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (396,269 | ) | | | (335,897 | ) | | | | | | | (3,931,876 | ) | | | (3,399,020 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (128,970 | ) | | | 306,859 | | | | | | | $ | (1,253,411 | ) | | $ | 3,146,247 | | | | | |
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| | New Jersey Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,648,753 | | | | 1,443,475 | | | | | | | $ | 24,776,087 | | | $ | 13,767,441 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 113,137 | | | | 255,850 | | | | | | | | 1,067,221 | | | | 2,450,632 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted from Class B | | | 71,251 | | | | 271,674 | | | | | | | | 676,094 | | | | 2,594,437 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,650,277 | ) | | | (2,489,943 | ) | | | | | | | (34,174,608 | ) | | | (23,776,630 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (817,136 | ) | | | (518,944 | ) | | | | | | $ | (7,655,206 | ) | | $ | (4,964,120 | ) | | | | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 15,629 | | | | 15,916 | | | | | | | $ | 145,434 | | | $ | 152,156 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 5,184 | | | | 16,193 | | | | | | | | 48,949 | | | | 154,829 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted to Class A | | | (71,251 | ) | | | (271,624 | ) | | | | | | | (676,094 | ) | | | (2,594,437 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (70,368 | ) | | | (119,528 | ) | | | | | | | (660,435 | ) | | | (1,141,057 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (120,806 | ) | | | (359,043 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,142,146 | ) | | $ | (3,428,509 | ) | | | | |
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| | New Jersey Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 202,248 | | | | 574,812 | | | | | | | $ | 1,933,633 | | | $ | 5,508,908 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 47,856 | | | | 92,948 | | | | | | | | 451,228 | | | | 890,941 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (537,472 | ) | | | (441,247 | ) | | | | | | | (5,017,037 | ) | | | (4,224,679 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (287,368 | ) | | | 226,513 | | | | | | | $ | (2,632,176 | ) | | $ | 2,175,170 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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| | Ohio Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,205,496 | | | | 1,767,927 | | | | | | | $ | 22,066,448 | | | $ | 17,766,498 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 137,705 | | | | 278,911 | | | | | | | | 1,370,650 | | | | 2,802,723 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted from Class B | | | 73,105 | | | | 256,168 | | | | | | | | 731,312 | | | | 2,568,886 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,408,533 | ) | | | (1,565,445 | ) | | | | | | | (33,607,514 | ) | | | (15,731,710 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (992,227 | ) | | | 737,561 | | | | | | | $ | (9,439,104 | ) | | $ | 7,406,397 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,266 | | | | 16,435 | | | | | | | $ | 33,009 | | | $ | 164,786 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 5,060 | | | | 16,274 | | | | | | | | 51,852 | | | | 163,118 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted to Class A | | | (73,194 | ) | | | (256,438 | ) | | | | | | | (731,312 | ) | | | (2,568,886 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (64,612 | ) | | | (107,716 | ) | | | | | | | (639,404 | ) | | | (1,076,525 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (129,480 | ) | | | (331,445 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,285,855 | ) | | $ | (3,317,507 | ) | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 221,156 | | | | 601,639 | | | | | | | $ | 2,205,153 | | | $ | 6,051,365 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 42,903 | | | | 91,196 | | | | | | | | 426,819 | | | | 915,850 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (427,014 | ) | | | (411,498 | ) | | | | | | | (4,230,408 | ) | | | (4,133,771 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (162,955 | ) | | | 281,337 | | | | | | | $ | (1,598,436 | ) | | $ | 2,833,444 | | | | | |
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| | Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,093,276 | | | | 932,071 | | | | | | | $ | 10,970,909 | | | $ | 9,571,046 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 174,145 | | | | 228,570 | | | | | | | | 1,748,975 | | | | 2,352,730 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted from Class B | | | 75,777 | | | | 188,514 | | | | | | | | 767,445 | | | | 1,935,268 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,412,017 | ) | | | (1,419,314 | ) | | | | | | | (14,174,873 | ) | | | (14,595,766 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (68,819 | ) | | | (70,159 | ) | | | | | | $ | (687,544 | ) | | $ | (736,722 | ) | | | | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,904 | | | | 20,934 | | | | | | | $ | 19,524 | | | $ | 214,841 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 6,878 | | | | 11,560 | | | | | | | | 69,106 | | | | 118,886 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted to Class A | | | (75,777 | ) | | | (188,514 | ) | | | | | | | (767,445 | ) | | | (1,935,268 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (40,060 | ) | | | (97,729 | ) | | | | | | | (408,296 | ) | | | (1,001,391 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (107,055 | ) | | | (253,749 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,087,111 | ) | | $ | (2,602,932 | ) | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 54,003 | | | | 230,578 | | | | | | | $ | 546,431 | | | $ | 2,379,445 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 49,508 | | | | 59,707 | | | | | | | | 496,914 | | | | 614,585 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (330,059 | ) | | | (351,587 | ) | | | | | | | (3,327,246 | ) | | | (3,612,249 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (226,548 | ) | | | (61,302 | ) | | | | | | $ | (2,283,901 | ) | | $ | (618,219 | ) | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
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| | Virginia Portfolio | | | | |
| | Shares | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,270,256 | | | | 3,844,511 | | | | | | | $ | 13,534,186 | | | $ | 41,509,568 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 236,415 | | | | 381,966 | | | | | | | | 2,511,875 | | | | 4,125,389 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted from Class B | | | 52,326 | | | | 155,217 | | | | | | | | 559,288 | | | | 1,679,390 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,324,723 | ) | | | (2,365,279 | ) | | | | | | | (35,318,109 | ) | | | (25,560,367 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,765,726 | ) | | | 2,016,415 | | | | | | | $ | (18,712,760 | ) | | $ | 21,753,980 | | | | | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5,987 | | | | 11,214 | | | | | | | $ | 62,887 | | | $ | 120,553 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 4,933 | | | | 10,821 | | | | | | | | 52,316 | | | | 116,493 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares converted to Class A | | | (52,424 | ) | | | (155,504 | ) | | | | | | | (559,288 | ) | | | (1,679,390 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (60,802 | ) | | | (44,446 | ) | | | | | | | (642,776 | ) | | | (477,327 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net decrease | | | (102,306 | ) | | | (177,915 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,086,861 | ) | | $ | (1,919,671 | ) | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 329,825 | | | | 1,218,547 | | | | | | | $ | 3,531,607 | | | $ | 13,124,982 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 74,659 | | | | 106,939 | | | | | | | | 790,681 | | | | 1,152,477 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (669,560 | ) | | | (450,025 | ) | | | | | | | (7,077,615 | ) | | | (4,854,272 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (265,076 | ) | | | 875,461 | | | | | | | $ | (2,755,327 | ) | | $ | 9,423,187 | | | | | |
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NOTE F
Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund
Municipal Market Risk and Concentration of Credit Risk—This is the risk that special factors may adversely affect the value of municipal securities and have a significant effect on the yield or value of the Portfolios’ investments in municipal securities. These factors include economic conditions, political or legislative changes, uncertainties related to the tax status of municipal securities, or the rights of investors in these securities. The Portfolios of the AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II are State Portfolios that may invest a large portion of their assets in a particular state’s municipal securities and their various political subdivisions. To the extent that these Portfolios invest more of their assets in a
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particular state’s municipal securities, these Portfolios may be vulnerable to events adversely affecting that state, including economic, political and regulatory occurrences, court decisions, terrorism and catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes or earthquakes. These Portfolios’ investments in certain municipal securities with principal and interest payments that are made from the revenues of a specific project or facility, and not general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Factors affecting the project or facility, such as local business or economic conditions, could have a significant effect on the project’s ability to make payments of principal and interest on these securities.
Bond Insurer Risk—The Portfolios may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. Historically, insured municipal securities typically received a higher credit rating, which meant that the issuer of the securities paid a lower interest rate. As a result of declines in the credit quality and associated downgrades of most fund insurers, insurance has less value than it did in the past. The market now values insured municipal securities primarily based on the credit quality of the issuer of the security with little value given to the insurance feature. In purchasing such insured securities, the Adviser evaluates the risk and return of municipal securities through its own research.
The ratings of most insurance companies have been downgraded and it is possible that an insurance company may become insolvent. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline.
The Adviser believes that downgrades in insurance company ratings or insurance company insolvencies present limited risk to the Portfolios. The generally investment grade underlying credit quality of the insured municipal securities reduces the risk of a significant reduction in the value of the insured municipal security.
Derivatives Risk—The Portfolios may enter into derivative transactions such as forwards, options, futures and swaps. Derivatives may be illiquid, difficult to price, and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolios, and subject to counterparty risk to a greater degree than more traditional investments. Derivatives may result in significant losses, including losses that are far greater than the value of the derivatives reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
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NOTE G
Joint Credit Facility
A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolios, participate in a $140 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with abnormal redemption activity. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolios did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended March 31, 2011.
NOTE H
Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending September 30, 2011 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 were as follows:
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Arizona Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 54,515 | | | $ | 44,051 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 7,928,472 | | | | 8,635,748 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 7,982,987 | | | $ | 8,679,799 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income | | $ | 8,130 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | | | 1,432,139 | (a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 6,296,367 | (b) |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 7,736,636 | (c) |
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(a) | | During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $201,820. |
(b) | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income. |
(c) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
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Massachusetts Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 399,273 | | | $ | 331,649 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 7,934,498 | | | | 6,950,823 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 8,333,771 | | | $ | 7,282,472 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income | | $ | 98,159 | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | (1,798,422 | )(a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 15,953,637 | (b) |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 14,253,374 | (c) |
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(a) | | On September 30, 2010, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $1,798,422 which expires in the year 2011. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $394,855. |
(b) | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income. |
(c) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
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Michigan Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 194,950 | | | $ | 158,857 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 3,869,044 | | | | 4,111,586 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 4,063,994 | | | $ | 4,270,443 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Accumulated capital and other losses | | $ | (72,401 | )(a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 5,716,871 | (b) |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 5,644,470 | (c) |
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(a) | | On September 30, 2010, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $72,401 which expires in the year 2017. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $269,929. |
(b) | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income. |
(c) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
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Minnesota Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 114,591 | | | $ | 103,144 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 3,640,654 | | | | 3,702,790 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 3,755,245 | | | $ | 3,805,934 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income | | $ | 6,519 | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | (140,036 | )(a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 5,974,928 | (b) |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 5,841,411 | (c) |
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(a) | | On September 30, 2010, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $140,036 which expires in the year 2013. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $459,197. |
(b) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the difference between the book and tax treatment of swap income. |
(c) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
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New Jersey Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 118,779 | | | $ | 93,669 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 6,735,197 | | | | 6,810,923 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 6,853,976 | | | $ | 6,904,592 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income | | $ | 18,717 | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | (6,713,248 | )(a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 7,876,797 | (b) |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 1,182,266 | (c) |
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(a) | | On September 30, 2010, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $6,713,248 of which $5,617,272 expires in the year 2011, $364,906 expires in the year 2012 and $731,070 expires in the year 2018. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. The Portfolio had a capital loss carryforward expire in the amount of $4,688,584 in the current fiscal year. |
(b) | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax treatment of swap income. |
(c) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
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Ohio Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 121,389 | | | $ | 109,110 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 5,759,367 | | | | 6,038,846 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 5,880,756 | | | $ | 6,147,956 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income | | $ | 25,015 | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | (3,652,639 | )(a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 6,672,486 | (b) |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 3,044,862 | (c) |
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(a) | | On September 30, 2010, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $3,652,639 of which $3,615,034 expires in the year 2011 and $37,605 expires in the year 2012. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $5,158. |
(b) | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the difference between book and tax treatment of swap income. |
(c) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
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Pennsylvania Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 51,805 | | | $ | 59,729 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 4,994,998 | | | | 5,314,963 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 5,046,803 | | | $ | 5,374,692 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income | | $ | 9,588 | |
Undistributed net long-term capital gain | | | 1,181,047 | (a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 4,224,732 | |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 5,415,367 | (b) |
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(a) | | During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $554,258. |
(b) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
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Virginia Portfolio | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 219,714 | | | $ | 177,675 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 8,621,611 | | | | 7,951,136 | |
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Total distributions paid | | $ | 8,841,325 | | | $ | 8,128,811 | |
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As of September 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
Undistributed tax-exempt net investment income | | $ | 385,804 | |
Undistributed net long-term capital gain | | | 187,758 | (a) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | 11,891,553 | (b) |
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Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) | | $ | 12,465,115 | (c) |
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(a) | | During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $825,324. |
(b) | | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between book and tax treatment of swap income. |
(c) | | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable to dividends payable. |
NOTE I
Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolios’ financial statements through this date.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Arizona Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.17 | | | | $ 11.02 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 10.93 | | | | $ 11.07 | | | | $ 11.06 | |
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Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .23 | | | | .44 | | | | .45 | | | | .44 | | | | .44 | | | | .45 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.61 | ) | | | .15 | | | | .74 | | | | (.65 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | .01 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.38 | ) | | | .59 | | | | 1.19 | | | | (.21 | ) | | | .30 | | | | .46 | |
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Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.23 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.45 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.45 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.08 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (.31 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.45 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.45 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.48 | | | | $ 11.17 | | | | $ 11.02 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 10.93 | | | | $ 11.07 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.39 | )% | | | 5.55 | % | | | 11.97 | % | | | (2.08 | )% | | | 2.78 | % | | | 4.28 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $135,754 | | | | $159,374 | | | | $172,697 | | | | $166,997 | | | | $141,882 | | | | $138,880 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | .78 | %(d) | | | .78 | %(e) | | | .78 | % | | | .78 | % | | | .78 | % | | | .78 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | .94 | %(d) | | | .94 | %(e) | | | .93 | % | | | .93 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .95 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 4.26 | %(d) | | | 4.06 | %(e) | | | 4.38 | % | | | 4.02 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 4.11 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 20 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Arizona Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.15 | | | | $ 11.01 | | | | $ 10.26 | | | | $ 10.91 | | | | $ 11.05 | | | | $ 11.04 | |
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Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .19 | | | | .37 | | | | .38 | | | | .36 | | | | .37 | | | | .38 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.61 | ) | | | .14 | | | | .75 | | | | (.65 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | – 0 | – |
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Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.42 | ) | | | .51 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (.29 | ) | | | .22 | | | | .38 | |
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Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.08 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (.27 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.46 | | | | $ 11.15 | | | | $ 11.01 | | | | $ 10.26 | | | | $ 10.91 | | | | $ 11.05 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.73 | )% | | | 4.74 | % | | | 11.32 | % | | | (2.76 | )% | | | 2.07 | % | | | 3.56 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $3,286 | | | | $4,535 | | | | $7,409 | | | | $14,485 | | | | $36,136 | | | | $52,070 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.48 | %(d) | | | 1.48 | %(e) | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.66 | %(d) | | | 1.65 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.66 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.56 | %(d) | | | 3.37 | %(e) | | | 3.70 | % | | | 3.32 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.42 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 20 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Arizona Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.15 | | | | $ 11.01 | | | | $ 10.26 | | | | $ 10.91 | | | | $ 11.05 | | | | $ 11.04 | |
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Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .19 | | | | .37 | | | | .38 | | | | .36 | | | | .37 | | | | .37 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.61 | ) | | | .14 | | | | .75 | | | | (.65 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | .01 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.42 | ) | | | .51 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (.29 | ) | | | .23 | | | | .38 | |
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Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.37 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.08 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (.27 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.37 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.46 | | | | $ 11.15 | | | | $ 11.01 | | | | $ 10.26 | | | | $ 10.91 | | | | $ 11.05 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.73 | )% | | | 4.74 | % | | | 11.32 | % | | | (2.76 | )% | | | 2.07 | % | | | 3.56 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $32,467 | | | | $37,623 | | | | $34,975 | | | | $30,000 | | | | $26,474 | | | | $25,445 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.48 | %(d) | | | 1.48 | %(e) | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.65 | %(d) | | | 1.64 | %(e) | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.65 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.57 | %(d) | | | 3.37 | %(e) | | | 3.68 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.34 | % | | | 3.42 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 20 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Massachusetts Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.32 | | | | $ 11.08 | | | | $ 10.36 | | | | $ 10.81 | | | | $ 10.94 | | | | $ 10.96 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .19 | | | | .39 | | | | .42 | | | | .42 | | | | .44 | | | | .45 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.63 | ) | | | .26 | | | | .74 | | | | (.43 | ) | | | (.13 | ) | | | (.02 | ) |
Contributions from Adviser | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | .00 | (f) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.44 | ) | | | .65 | | | | 1.16 | | | | (.01 | ) | | | .31 | | | | .43 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.45 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.68 | | | | $ 11.32 | | | | $ 11.08 | | | | $ 10.36 | | | | $ 10.81 | | | | $ 10.94 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.92 | )% | | | 6.02 | % | | | 11.50 | % | | | (.22 | )% | | | 2.92 | % | | | 4.06 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $205,609 | | | | $192,427 | | | | $158,368 | | | | $109,951 | | | | $74,341 | | | | $63,120 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | .82 | %(d) | | | .82 | %(e) | | | .82 | % | | | .82 | % | | | .82 | % | | | .88 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .82 | %(d) | | | .82 | %(e) | | | .82 | % | | | .82 | % | | | .82 | % | | | .82 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | .90 | %(d) | | | .93 | %(e) | | | .95 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.09 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .90 | %(d) | | | .93 | %(e) | | | .95 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.03 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.45 | %(d) | | | 3.50 | %(e) | | | 3.96 | % | | | 3.90 | % | | | 4.08 | % | | | 4.18 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 25 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Massachusetts Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.29 | | | | $ 11.06 | | | | $ 10.34 | | | | $ 10.79 | | | | $ 10.92 | | | | $ 10.94 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .15 | | | | .31 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | | | | .37 | | | | .38 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.62 | ) | | | .25 | | | | .75 | | | | (.43 | ) | | | (.13 | ) | | | (.02 | ) |
Contributions from Adviser | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | .00 | (f) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.47 | ) | | | .56 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (.09 | ) | | | .24 | | | | .36 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.16 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.38 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.66 | | | | $ 11.29 | | | | $ 11.06 | | | | $ 10.34 | | | | $ 10.79 | | | | $ 10.92 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (4.17 | )% | | | 5.21 | % | | | 10.75 | % | | | (.91 | )% | | | 2.21 | % | | | 3.35 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $3,536 | | | | $4,725 | | | | $7,600 | | | | $13,477 | | | | $25,209 | | | | $41,221 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.52 | %(d) | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.58 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.52 | %(d) | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.62 | %(d) | | | 1.64 | %(e) | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.81 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.62 | %(d) | | | 1.64 | %(e) | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.75 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 2.76 | %(d) | | | 2.82 | %(e) | | | 3.29 | % | | | 3.23 | % | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.49 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 25 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Massachusetts Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.30 | | | | $ 11.06 | | | | $ 10.34 | | | | $ 10.79 | | | | $ 10.92 | | | | $ 10.94 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .15 | | | | .31 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | | | | .37 | | | | .38 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.63 | ) | | | .26 | | | | .75 | | | | (.43 | ) | | | (.13 | ) | | | (.02 | ) |
Contributions from Adviser | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | .00 | (f) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.48 | ) | | | .57 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (.09 | ) | | | .24 | | | | .36 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.16 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.38 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.66 | | | | $ 11.30 | | | | $ 11.06 | | | | $ 10.34 | | | | $ 10.79 | | | | $ 10.92 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (4.26 | )% | | | 5.29 | % | | | 10.75 | % | | | (.91 | )% | | | 2.22 | % | | | 3.35 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $56,921 | | | | $65,011 | | | | $45,510 | | | | $36,834 | | | | $34,479 | | | | $38,001 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.52 | %(d) | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.58 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.52 | %(d) | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.52 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.61 | %(d) | | | 1.63 | %(e) | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.80 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements excluding interest expense | | | 1.61 | %(d) | | | 1.63 | %(e) | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.74 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 2.76 | %(d) | | | 2.80 | %(e) | | | 3.27 | % | | | 3.22 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 3.49 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 25 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Michigan Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.89 | | | | $ 10.79 | | | | $ 10.11 | | | | $ 10.74 | | | | $ 10.91 | | | | $ 10.88 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .21 | | | | .39 | | | | .40 | | | | .40 | | | | .42 | | | | .43 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.43 | ) | | | .13 | | | | .70 | | | | (.60 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | .03 | |
Contributions from Advisor | | | – 0 | – | | | .00 | (f) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.22 | ) | | | .52 | | | | 1.10 | | | | (.20 | ) | | | .30 | | | | .46 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.42 | ) | | | (.42 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.42 | ) | | | (.42 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.42 | ) | | | (.42 | ) | | | (.43 | ) | | | (.47 | ) | | | (.43 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.45 | | | | $ 10.89 | | | | $ 10.79 | | | | $ 10.11 | | | | $ 10.74 | | | | $ 10.91 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.05 | )% | | | 4.92 | % | | | 11.18 | % | | | (1.97 | )% | | | 2.75 | % | | | 4.38 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $62,461 | | | | $73,445 | | | | $73,799 | | | | $67,798 | | | | $63,989 | | | | $64,920 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.01 | %(d) | | | 1.01 | %(e) | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | .98 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.03 | %(d) | | | 1.06 | %(e) | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.04 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.89 | %(d) | | | 3.67 | %(e) | | | 3.93 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 3.87 | % | | | 3.92 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 2 | % | | | 17 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Michigan Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.87 | | | | $ 10.77 | | | | $ 10.09 | | | | $ 10.72 | | | | $ 10.89 | | | | $ 10.86 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .17 | | | | .32 | | | | .33 | | | | .32 | | | | .34 | | | | .35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.42 | ) | | | .12 | | | | .70 | | | | (.59 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | .04 | |
Contributions from Advisor | | | – 0 | – | | | .00 | (f) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.25 | ) | | | .44 | | | | 1.03 | | | | (.27 | ) | | | .22 | | | | .39 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.39 | ) | | | (.36 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.43 | | | | $ 10.87 | | | | $ 10.77 | | | | $ 10.09 | | | | $ 10.72 | | | | $ 10.89 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.34 | )% | | | 4.17 | % | | | 10.45 | % | | | (2.65 | )% | | | 2.04 | % | | | 3.66 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $2,051 | | | | $3,235 | | | | $5,424 | | | | $10,378 | | | | $20,524 | | | | $30,813 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.71 | %(d) | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.69 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.76 | %(d) | | | 1.78 | %(e) | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.75 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.19 | %(d) | | | 2.99 | %(e) | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.08 | % | | | 3.17 | % | | | 3.23 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 2 | % | | | 17 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Michigan Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.87 | | | | $ 10.78 | | | | $ 10.09 | | | | $ 10.73 | | | | $ 10.89 | | | | $ 10.87 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .17 | | | | .32 | | | | .33 | | | | .33 | | | | .34 | | | | .35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.42 | ) | | | .11 | | | | .71 | | | | (.61 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | .03 | |
Contributions from Advisor | | | – 0 | – | | | .00 | (f) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.25 | ) | | | .43 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (.28 | ) | | | .23 | | | | .38 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.39 | ) | | | (.36 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.44 | | | | $ 10.87 | | | | $ 10.78 | | | | $ 10.09 | | | | $ 10.73 | | | | $ 10.89 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.30 | )% | | | 4.10 | % | | | 10.54 | % | | | (2.74 | )% | | | 2.13 | % | | | 3.56 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $30,385 | | | | $35,777 | | | | $35,905 | | | | $34,290 | | | | $37,755 | | | | $41,274 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.71 | %(d) | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.68 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.74 | %(d) | | | 1.76 | %(e) | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.74 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.19 | %(d) | | | 2.97 | %(e) | | | 3.24 | % | | | 3.08 | % | | | 3.17 | % | | | 3.23 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 2 | % | | | 17 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Minnesota Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.35 | | | | $ 10.17 | | | | $ 9.51 | | | | $ 10.05 | | | | $ 10.20 | | | | $ 10.19 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .17 | | | | .32 | | | | .37 | | | | .39 | | | | .41 | | | | .42 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.45 | ) | | | .19 | | | | .67 | | | | (.53 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | .01 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.28 | ) | | | .51 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (.14 | ) | | | .26 | | | | .43 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.42 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.89 | | | | $ 10.35 | | | | $ 10.17 | | | | $ 9.51 | | | | $ 10.05 | | | | $ 10.20 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.73 | )% | | | 5.10 | % | | | 11.20 | % | | | (1.53 | )% | | | 2.58 | % | | | 4.29 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $88,860 | | | | $107,206 | | | | $93,916 | | | | $78,064 | �� | | | $73,400 | | | | $71,172 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | .90 | %(d) | | | .90 | %(e) | | | .90 | % | | | .90 | % | | | .90 | % | | | .97 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .90 | %(d) | | | .90 | %(e) | | | .90 | % | | | .90 | % | | | .90 | % | | | .90 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.00 | %(d) | | | 1.02 | %(e) | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.17 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.00 | %(d) | | | 1.02 | %(e) | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.10 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.42 | %(d) | | | 3.11 | %(e) | | | 3.79 | % | | | 3.93 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 4.10 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 1 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 1 | % | | | 13 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Minnesota Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.35 | | | | $ 10.17 | | | | $ 9.51 | | | | $ 10.05 | | | | $ 10.20 | | | | $ 10.19 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .13 | | | | .25 | | | | .30 | | | | .32 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.45 | ) | | | .19 | | | | .67 | | | | (.53 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | .01 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.32 | ) | | | .44 | | | | .97 | | | | (.21 | ) | | | .19 | | | | .35 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.26 | ) | | | (.31 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.89 | | | | $ 10.35 | | | | $ 10.17 | | | | $ 9.51 | | | | $ 10.05 | | | | $ 10.20 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.07 | )% | | | 4.39 | % | | | 10.43 | % | | | (2.21 | )% | | | 1.86 | % | | | 3.56 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $477 | | | | $676 | | | | $1,165 | | | | $2,805 | | | | $6,571 | | | | $10,577 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.60 | %(d) | | | 1.60 | %(e) | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.67 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.60 | %(d) | | | 1.60 | %(e) | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.76 | %(d) | | | 1.76 | %(e) | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.88 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.76 | %(d) | | | 1.76 | %(e) | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.81 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 2.70 | %(d) | | | 2.45 | %(e) | | | 3.19 | % | | | 3.21 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.41 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 1 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 1 | % | | | 13 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Minnesota Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.36 | | | | $ 10.18 | | | | $ 9.52 | | | | $ 10.06 | | | | $ 10.21 | | | | $ 10.20 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .14 | | | | .24 | | | | .30 | | | | .32 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.46 | ) | | | .20 | | | | .67 | | | | (.53 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | .01 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.32 | ) | | | .44 | | | | .97 | | | | (.21 | ) | | | .19 | | | | .35 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.26 | ) | | | (.31 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.90 | | | | $ 10.36 | | | | $ 10.18 | | | | $ 9.52 | | | | $ 10.06 | | | | $ 10.21 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.07 | )% | | | 4.37 | % | | | 10.42 | % | | | (2.21 | )% | | | 1.86 | % | | | 3.55 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $19,978 | | | | $22,240 | | | | $18,729 | | | | $14,192 | | | | $13,818 | | | | $15,635 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.60 | %(d) | | | 1.60 | %(e) | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.67 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.60 | %(d) | | | 1.60 | %(e) | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.71 | %(d) | | | 1.72 | %(e) | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.87 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.71 | %(d) | | | 1.72 | %(e) | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.80 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 2.72 | %(d) | | | 2.41 | %(e) | | | 3.07 | % | | | 3.22 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.40 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 1 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 1 | % | | | 13 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | New Jersey Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 9.82 | | | | $ 9.55 | | | | $ 9.13 | | | | $ 9.76 | | | | $ 9.93 | | | | $ 9.90 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .20 | | | | .39 | | | | .40 | | | | .40 | | | | .42 | | | | .42 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.56 | ) | | | .28 | | | | .43 | | | | (.63 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | .03 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.36 | ) | | | .67 | | | | .83 | | | | (.23 | ) | | | .25 | | | | .45 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.42 | ) | | | (.42 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.26 | | | | $ 9.82 | | | | $ 9.55 | | | | $ 9.13 | | | | $ 9.76 | | | | $ 9.93 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.69 | )% | | | 7.17 | % | | | 9.45 | % | | | (2.46 | )% | | | 2.52 | % | | | 4.65 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $114,184 | | | | $129,078 | | | | $130,515 | | | | $116,562 | | | | $101,138 | | | | $83,088 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | .87 | %(d) | | | .87 | %(e) | | | .87 | % | | | .87 | % | | | .94 | % | | | 1.01 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .87 | %(d) | | | .87 | %(e) | | | .87 | % | | | .87 | % | | | .87 | % | | | .87 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | .97 | %(d) | | | .97 | %(e) | | | .99 | % | | | .99 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.15 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .97 | %(d) | | | .97 | %(e) | | | .99 | % | | | .99 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.01 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 4.14 | %(d) | | | 4.08 | %(e) | | | 4.48 | % | | | 4.15 | % | | | 4.23 | % | | | 4.25 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 0 | %(g) | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | New Jersey Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 9.82 | | | | $ 9.55 | | | | $ 9.13 | | | | $ 9.76 | | | | $ 9.93 | | | | $ 9.90 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .16 | | | | .32 | | | | .34 | | | | .33 | | | | .35 | | | | .35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.55 | ) | | | .28 | | | | .43 | | | | (.62 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | .03 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.39 | ) | | | .60 | | | | .77 | | | | (.29 | ) | | | .18 | | | | .38 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.26 | | | | $ 9.82 | | | | $ 9.55 | | | | $ 9.13 | | | | $ 9.76 | | | | $ 9.93 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (4.02 | )% | | | 6.43 | % | | | 8.69 | % | | | (3.14 | )% | | | 1.80 | % | | | 3.91 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $3,482 | | | | $4,878 | | | | $8,174 | | | | $13,898 | | | | $27,275 | | | | $42,766 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.57 | %(d) | | | 1.57 | %(e) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.71 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.57 | %(d) | | | 1.57 | %(e) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.68 | %(d) | | | 1.68 | %(e) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.86 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.68 | %(d) | | | 1.68 | %(e) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.72 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.43 | %(d) | | | 3.37 | %(e) | | | 3.82 | % | | | 3.44 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 3.55 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 0 | %(g) | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | New Jersey Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 9.82 | | | | $ 9.56 | | | | $ 9.13 | | | | $ 9.76 | | | | $ 9.93 | | | | $ 9.90 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .16 | | | | .32 | | | | .34 | | | | .33 | | | | .35 | | | | .35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.54 | ) | | | .27 | | | | .44 | | | | (.62 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | .03 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.38 | ) | | | .59 | | | | .78 | | | | (.29 | ) | | | .18 | | | | .38 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.27 | | | | $ 9.82 | | | | $ 9.56 | | | | $ 9.13 | | | | $ 9.76 | | | | $ 9.93 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.92 | )% | | | 6.31 | % | | | 8.81 | % | | | (3.14 | )% | | | 1.80 | % | | | 3.92 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $33,903 | | | | $38,765 | | | | $35,544 | | | | $32,332 | | | | $33,031 | | | | $34,042 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.57 | %(d) | | | 1.57 | %(e) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.63 | % | | | 1.71 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.57 | %(d) | | | 1.57 | %(e) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.57 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.67 | %(d) | | | 1.67 | %(e) | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.85 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.67 | %(d) | | | 1.67 | %(e) | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.71 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.44 | %(d) | | | 3.38 | %(e) | | | 3.78 | % | | | 3.44 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 3.55 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 0 | %(g) | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Ohio Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.22 | | | | $ 10.12 | | | | $ 9.44 | | | | $ 10.06 | | | | $ 10.16 | | | | $ 10.14 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .18 | | | | .37 | | | | .40 | | | | .40 | | | | .40 | | | | .41 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.38 | ) | | | .11 | | | | .69 | | | | (.62 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | .02 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.20 | ) | | | .48 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (.22 | ) | | | .30 | | | | .43 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.41 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.84 | | | | $ 10.22 | | | | $ 10.12 | | | | $ 9.44 | | | | $ 10.06 | | | | $ 10.16 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (1.96 | )% | | | 4.89 | % | | | 11.84 | % | | | (2.33 | )% | | | 3.05 | % | | | 4.40 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $106,435 | | | | $120,702 | | | | $112,101 | | | | $101,481 | | | | $93,801 | | | | $87,902 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | .85 | %(d) | | | .85 | %(e) | | | .85 | % | | | .85 | % | | | .85 | % | | | .85 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | .97 | %(d) | | | .99 | %(e) | | | .99 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | .98 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.52 | %(d) | | | 3.72 | %(e) | | | 4.18 | % | | | 3.97 | % | | | 4.00 | % | | | 4.12 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 4 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 11 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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| | Ohio Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.21 | | | | $ 10.11 | | | | $ 9.43 | | | | $ 10.05 | | | | $ 10.15 | | | | $ 10.13 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .14 | | | | .30 | | | | .33 | | | | .32 | | | | .33 | | | | .34 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.37 | ) | | | .11 | | | | .69 | | | | (.61 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | .02 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.23 | ) | | | .41 | | | | 1.02 | | | | (.29 | ) | | | .23 | | | | .36 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.31 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.83 | | | | $ 10.21 | | | | $ 10.11 | | | | $ 9.43 | | | | $ 10.05 | | | | $ 10.15 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.30 | )% | | | 4.18 | % | | | 11.08 | % | | | (3.02 | )% | | | 2.34 | % | | | 3.67 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $3,532 | | | | $4,991 | | | | $8,294 | | | | $16,192 | | | | $29,436 | | | | $41,802 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.55 | %(d) | | | 1.55 | %(e) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.70 | %(d) | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.69 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 2.83 | %(d) | | | 3.03 | %(e) | | | 3.50 | % | | | 3.26 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | 3.42 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 4 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 11 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Ohio Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.21 | | | | $ 10.12 | | | | $ 9.43 | | | | $ 10.06 | | | | $ 10.16 | | | | $ 10.13 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .14 | | | | .30 | | | | .33 | | | | .33 | | | | .33 | | | | .34 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.37 | ) | | | .10 | | | | .70 | | | | (.63 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | .03 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.23 | ) | | | .40 | | | | 1.03 | | | | (.30 | ) | | | .23 | | | | .37 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.31 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.83 | | | | $ 10.21 | | | | $ 10.12 | | | | $ 9.43 | | | | $ 10.06 | | | | $ 10.16 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.30 | )% | | | 4.06 | % | | | 11.19 | % | | | (3.11 | )% | | | 2.33 | % | | | 3.78 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $41,015 | | | | $44,272 | | | | $41,008 | | | | $37,446 | | | | $40,087 | | | | $44,023 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.55 | %(d) | | | 1.55 | %(e) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.67 | %(d) | | | 1.69 | %(e) | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.68 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 2.84 | %(d) | | | 3.02 | %(e) | | | 3.48 | % | | | 3.27 | % | | | 3.31 | % | | | 3.42 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 4 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 11 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Pennsylvania Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.55 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 9.75 | | | | $ 10.44 | | | | $ 10.58 | | | | $ 10.53 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .20 | | | | .40 | | | | .41 | | | | .41 | | | | .41 | | | | .42 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.53 | ) | | | .27 | | | | .53 | | | | (.69 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | .05 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.33 | ) | | | .67 | | | | .94 | | | | (.28 | ) | | | .27 | | | | .47 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.42 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.09 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.29 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.42 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.93 | | | | $ 10.55 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 9.75 | | | | $ 10.44 | | | | $ 10.58 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.09 | )% | | | 6.67 | % | | | 10.00 | % | | | (2.80 | )% | | | 2.60 | % | | | 4.57 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $98,063 | | | | $104,928 | | | | $103,024 | | | | $93,096 | | | | $92,626 | | | | $81,151 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | .95 | %(d) | | | .95 | %(e) | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % | | | 1.05 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .95 | %(d) | | | .95 | %(e) | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.00 | %(d) | | | 1.01 | %(e) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.11 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.00 | %(d) | | | 1.01 | %(e) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.01 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.96 | %(d) | | | 3.88 | %(e) | | | 4.25 | % | | | 3.99 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 4.00 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 23 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Pennsylvania Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.55 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 9.75 | | | | $ 10.44 | | | | $ 10.58 | | | | $ 10.53 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .16 | | | | .33 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | | | | .35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.52 | ) | | | .27 | | | | .53 | | | | (.69 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | .05 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.36 | ) | | | .60 | | | | .87 | | | | (.35 | ) | | | .20 | | | | .40 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.09 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.26 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.93 | | | | $ 10.55 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 9.75 | | | | $ 10.44 | | | | $ 10.58 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value | | | (3.43 | )% | | | 5.93 | % | | | 9.24 | % | | | (3.48 | )% | | | 1.89 | % | | | 3.84 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $3,306 | | | | $4,642 | | | | $7,135 | | | | $11,245 | | | | $21,329 | | | | $33,448 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.65 | %(d) | | | 1.65 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.75 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.65 | %(d) | | | 1.65 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.72 | %(d) | | | 1.73 | %(e) | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.82 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.72 | %(d) | | | 1.73 | %(e) | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.72 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.24 | %(d) | | | 3.18 | %(e) | | | 3.57 | % | | | 3.27 | % | | | 3.21 | % | | | 3.31 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 23 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pennsylvania Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 10.55 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 9.75 | | | | $ 10.44 | | | | $ 10.58 | | | | $ 10.53 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .16 | | | | .33 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | | | | .34 | | | | .35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.52 | ) | | | .27 | | | | .53 | | | | (.69 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | .05 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.36 | ) | | | .60 | | | | .87 | | | | (.35 | ) | | | .20 | | | | .40 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.09 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.26 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 9.93 | | | | $ 10.55 | | | | $ 10.28 | | | | $ 9.75 | | | | $ 10.44 | | | | $ 10.58 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (3.43 | )% | | | 5.93 | % | | | 9.24 | % | | | (3.48 | )% | | | 1.89 | % | | | 3.84 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $24,732 | | | | $28,671 | | | | $28,583 | | | | $30,194 | | | | $31,295 | | | | $34,332 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.65 | %(d) | | | 1.65 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.75 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.65 | %(d) | | | 1.65 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements | | | 1.71 | %(d) | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.82 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.71 | %(d) | | | 1.71 | %(e) | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.72 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.25 | %(d) | | | 3.17 | %(e) | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.29 | % | | | 3.22 | % | | | 3.30 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 23 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Financial Highlights
Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Portfolio | |
| | Class A | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.07 | | | | $ 10.84 | | | | $ 10.01 | | | | $ 10.68 | | | | $ 10.84 | | | | $ 10.82 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .21 | | | | .39 | | | | .42 | | | | .43 | | | | .45 | | | | .47 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.49 | ) | | | .24 | | | | .85 | | | | (.66 | ) | | | (.16 | ) | | | .02 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.28 | ) | | | .63 | | | | 1.27 | | | | (.23 | ) | | | .29 | | | | .49 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.45 | ) | | | (.47 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.02 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.40 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.44 | ) | | | (.45 | ) | | | (.47 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.55 | | | | $ 11.07 | | | | $ 10.84 | | | | $ 10.01 | | | | $ 10.68 | | | | $ 10.84 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.55 | )% | | | 6.00 | % | | | 13.03 | % | | | (2.33 | )% | | | 2.72 | % | | | 4.61 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $176,228 | | | | $204,517 | | | | $178,412 | | | | $141,216 | | | | $119,858 | | | | $109,343 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | .72 | %(d) | | | .72 | %(e) | | | .72 | % | | | .72 | % | | | .72 | % | | | .73 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .72 | %(d) | | | .72 | %(e) | | | .72 | % | | | .72 | % | | | .72 | % | | | .72 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements | | | .92 | %(d) | | | .92 | %(e) | | | .94 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .99 | % | | | 1.01 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/ reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | .92 | %(d) | | | .92 | %(e) | | | .94 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .99 | % | | | 1.00 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.90 | %(d) | | | 3.64 | %(e) | | | 4.17 | % | | | 4.07 | % | | | 4.19 | % | | | 4.33 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 31 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Portfolio | |
| | Class B | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.05 | | | | $ 10.82 | | | | $ 9.99 | | | | $ 10.66 | | | | $ 10.82 | | | | $ 10.80 | |
| | | | |
Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .17 | | | | .32 | | | | .35 | | | | .35 | | | | .38 | | | | .39 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.49 | ) | | | .24 | | | | .85 | | | | (.66 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | .02 | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.32 | ) | | | .56 | | | | 1.20 | | | | (.31 | ) | | | .21 | | | | .41 | |
| | | | |
Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.39 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.02 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.39 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.53 | | | | $ 11.05 | | | | $ 10.82 | | | | $ 9.99 | | | | $ 10.66 | | | | $ 10.82 | |
| | | | |
Total Return | | | | | �� | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.89 | )% | | | 5.29 | % | | | 12.27 | % | | | (3.02 | )% | | | 2.01 | % | | | 3.89 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $3,450 | | | | $4,752 | | | | $6,578 | | | | $11,582 | | | | $23,486 | | | | $37,006 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.42 | %(d) | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.43 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.42 | %(d) | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.63 | %(d) | | | 1.64 | %(e) | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.72 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.63 | %(d) | | | 1.64 | %(e) | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.71 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.20 | %(d) | | | 2.96 | %(e) | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.49 | % | | | 3.64 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 31 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| | Virginia Portfolio | |
| | Class C | |
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $ 11.04 | | | | $ 10.81 | | | | $ 9.98 | | | | $ 10.66 | | | | $ 10.81 | | | | $ 10.79 | |
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Income From Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a)(b) | | | .17 | | | | .32 | | | | .35 | | | | .36 | | | | .38 | | | | .39 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (.49 | ) | | | .24 | | | | .85 | | | | (.68 | ) | | | (.16 | ) | | | .02 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations | | | (.32 | ) | | | .56 | | | | 1.20 | | | | (.32 | ) | | | .22 | | | | .41 | |
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Less: Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.39 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions | | | (.02 | ) | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – | | | – 0 | – |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.39 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | $ 10.52 | | | | $ 11.04 | | | | $ 10.81 | | | | $ 9.98 | | | | $ 10.66 | | | | $ 10.81 | |
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Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment return based on net asset value(c) | | | (2.89 | )% | | | 5.29 | % | | | 12.28 | % | | | (3.11 | )% | | | 2.11 | % | | | 3.90 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | $54,227 | | | | $59,844 | | | | $49,137 | | | | $36,517 | | | | $35,516 | | | | $34,544 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.42 | %(d) | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.43 | %(e) |
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.42 | %(d) | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.62 | %(d) | | | 1.62 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.71 | %(e) |
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements, excluding interest expense | | | 1.62 | %(d) | | | 1.62 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.70 | %(e) |
Net investment income(a) | | | 3.21 | %(d) | | | 2.95 | %(e) | | | 3.48 | % | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.50 | % | | | 3.64 | %(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 31 | % |
See footnote summary on page 151.
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(a) | | Net of fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser. |
(b) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(e) | | The ratio includes expenses attributable to costs of proxy solicitation. |
(f) | | Amount is less than $.005. |
(g) | | Amount is less than .5%. |
See notes to financial statements.
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RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
(unaudited)
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II (the “Fund”) was held on November 5, 2010, and adjourned until December 16, 2010 and January 5, 2011. At the December 16, 2010 Meeting, with respect to the first item of business, the election of Trustees for the Fund, the required number of outstanding shares were voted in favor of the proposal, and the proposal was approved for all Portfolios. For the Minnesota Portfolio, Pennsylvania Portfolio and Virginia Portfolio, at the December 16, 2010 Meeting, with respect to the fifth item of business, changes to each Portfolio’s fundamental policy regarding commodities, the required number of outstanding shares were voted in favor of the proposal, and the proposal was approved. At the January 5, 2011 Meeting, for the Michigan Portfolio, with respect to the fifth item of business, changes to the Portfolio’s fundamental policy regarding commodities, the required number of outstanding shares were voted in favor of the proposal, and the proposal was approved. With respect to the third item of business, the amendment of the Declaration of Trust, and with respect to the fifth item of business, for the Arizona Portfolio, Massachusetts Portfolio, New Jersey Portfolio and Ohio Portfolio, changes to each Portfolio’s fundamental policy regarding commodities, an insufficient number of the required outstanding shares were voted in favor of the proposals, and, therefore, the proposals were not approved. A description of each proposal and number of shares voted at the Meeting are as follows (the proposal numbers shown below correspond to the proposal numbers in the Fund’s proxy statement):
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| | Voted For | | | Withheld Authority | |
1. The election of the Trustees, each such Trustee to serve a term of an indefinite duration and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies. | | | | | | | | |
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John H. Dobkin | | | 91,897,905 | | | | 4,572,309 | |
Michael J. Downey | | | 91,926,954 | | | | 4,543,260 | |
William H. Foulk, Jr. | | | 91,645,463 | | | | 4,824,751 | |
D. James Guzy | | | 91,797,234 | | | | 4,672,979 | |
Nancy P. Jacklin | | | 91,897,559 | | | | 4,572,655 | |
Robert M. Keith | | | 91,882,558 | | | | 4,587,656 | |
Garry L. Moody | | | 91,771,362 | | | | 4,698,851 | |
Marshall C. Turner, Jr. | | | 91,915,505 | | | | 4,554,709 | |
Earl D. Weiner | | | 91,783,354 | | | | 4,686,859 | |
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| | Voted For | | | Voted Against | | | Abstained | | | Broker Non-votes | |
3. Approve the amendment to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The Fund | | | 62,382,573 | | | | 3,915,622 | | | | 8,585,534 | | | | 23,606,983 | |
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Portfolio | | Voted For | | | Voted Against | | | Abstained | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
5. Approve the amendment of the Portfolio’s fundamental policy regarding commodities. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Arizona Portfolio | | | 8,971,476 | | | | 473,640 | | | | 1,002,485 | | | | 3,406,108 | |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | | 9,107,632 | | | | 637,459 | | | | 2,240,264 | | | | 6,015,608 | |
Michigan Portfolio | | | 5,071,784 | | | | 268,915 | | | | 591,851 | | | | 1,522,887 | |
Minnesota Portfolio | | | 6,365,271 | | | | 396,417 | | | | 558,622 | | | | 1,646,595 | |
New Jersey Portfolio | | | 7,002,347 | | | | 287,380 | | | | 1,363,202 | | | | 3,801,967 | |
Ohio Portfolio | | | 7,715,487 | | | | 839,143 | | | | 973,890 | | | | 2,825,032 | |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | 6,439,339 | | | | 301,374 | | | | 560,412 | | | | 1,618,648 | |
Virginia Portfolio | | | 11,705,726 | | | | 853,155 | | | | 1,156,458 | | | | 2,770,139 | |
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Results of Shareholders Meeting
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
William H. Foulk, Jr.,(1) Chairman
John H. Dobkin(1)
Michael J. Downey(1)
D. James Guzy(1)
Nancy P. Jacklin(1)
Robert M. Keith, President and Chief Executive Officer
Garry L. Moody(1)
Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)
Earl D. Weiner(1)
OFFICERS
Philip L. Kirstein, Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer
(Guy) Robert B. Davidson III(2), Senior Vice President
Douglas J. Peebles, Senior Vice President
Michael G. Brooks(2), Vice President
Fred S. Cohen(2), Vice President
Wayne D. Godlin(2) , Vice President
Terrance T. Hults(2), Vice President
Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary
Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller
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Custodian and Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111 Principal Underwriter AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 Legal Counsel Seward & Kissel LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004 | | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst & Young LLP 5 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Transfer Agent AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. P.O. Box 786003 San Antonio, TX 78278-6003 Toll-free (800) 221-5672 |
(1) | | Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee. Mr. Foulk is the sole member of the Fair Value Pricing Committee. |
(2) | | The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Portfolios’ portfolios are made by the Municipal Bond Investment Team. Michael G. Brooks, Fred S. Cohen, (Guy) Robert B. Davidson III, Wayne Godlin and Terrance T. Hults are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Portfolios’ portfolios. |
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Board of Trustees
Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement
The disinterested trustees (the “trustees”) of AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II (the “Fund”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of each of the following portfolios (each, a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”) at a meeting held on November 2-4, 2010:
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Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the trustees had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The trustees also reviewed an independent evaluation prepared by the Fund’s Senior Officer (who is also the Fund’s Independent Compliance Officer) of the reasonableness of the advisory fee in the Advisory Agreement in respect of each Portfolio wherein the Senior Officer concluded that the contractual fee for each Portfolio was reasonable. The trustees also discussed the proposed continuances in private sessions with counsel and the Fund’s Senior Officer.
The trustees considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Portfolios gained from their experience as trustees or directors of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the trustees and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the trustees in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AllianceBernstein Funds. The trustees noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they receive presentations from the Adviser on the investment results of the Portfolios and review extensive materials and information presented by the Adviser.
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The trustees also considered all other factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The trustees determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage each Portfolio, and the overall arrangements between each Portfolio and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the trustees’ determinations included the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided
The trustees considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The trustees also considered that the Advisory Agreement in respect of each Portfolio provides that the Portfolio will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services provided at the Portfolio’s request by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are approved by the trustees on a quarterly basis and, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Portfolios to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement. The trustees noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant retained by the Fund’s Senior Officer. The trustees further noted that the Adviser had waived reimbursements in each Portfolio’s latest fiscal year from the Michigan Portfolio and Virginia Portfolio. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Portfolios’ other service providers, also were considered. The trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to each of the Portfolios under the Advisory Agreement.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability
The trustees reviewed a schedule of the revenues, expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Portfolio to the Adviser for calendar years 2008 and 2009 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant retained by the Fund’s Senior Officer. The trustees reviewed the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and noted that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The trustees noted that the profitability information
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reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationships with the Portfolios, including those relating to its subsidiaries which provide transfer agency and distribution services to the Portfolios. The trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability between fund advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The trustees focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationships with the Portfolios before taxes and distribution expenses. The trustees concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with each Portfolio was not unreasonable.
Fall-Out Benefits
The trustees considered the benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Portfolios other than the fees and expense reimbursements payable under the Advisory Agreement, including but not limited to benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby the Adviser receives brokerage and research services from many of the brokers that execute purchases and sales of securities on behalf of its clients (although not for the Portfolios) on an agency basis), 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Portfolios’ shares and transfer agency fees paid by the Portfolios to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The trustees recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The trustees understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Portfolios.
Investment Results
In addition to the information reviewed by the trustees in connection with the meeting, the trustees receive detailed performance information for each Portfolio at each regular Board meeting during the year. At the November 2010 meeting, the trustees reviewed information prepared by Lipper showing the performance for Class A shares of each Portfolio as compared with that of a group of similar funds selected by Lipper (the “Performance Group”) and as compared with that of a broader array of funds selected by Lipper (the “Performance Universe”), and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares of each Portfolio as compared with the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended July 31, 2010 and (in the case of comparisons with the Index) the since inception period. The trustees also reviewed performance information for periods ended September 30, 2010 (for which the data was not limited to Class A Shares).
Arizona Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (June 1994 inception) was 2nd out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 5th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 1-year period, 3rd out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 4th quintile
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the Performance Universe for the 3-year period, 2nd out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Universe for the 5-year period, and 1st out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 1st quintile the Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The Portfolio underperformed the Index in all periods reviewed. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month and the year-to-date periods the Portfolio had lagged the Lipper Arizona Municipal Debt Funds Average and the Index. Based on their review and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Portfolio’s recent underperformance, the trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s performance over time had been acceptable.
Massachusetts Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (March 1994 inception) was in the 4th quintile of the Performance Group and 5th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 1-year period, in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Group and the Performance Universe for the 3- and 5-year periods, and in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Group and the Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The Portfolio outperformed the Index in the since inception period but lagged the Index in all other periods reviewed. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month period the Portfolio had lagged the Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds Average (the “Lipper Average”) but almost matched the Index and in the year-to-date period the Portfolio had outperformed the Lipper Average and the Index. The trustees discussed with the Adviser the Portfolio’s poor relative performance and were advised that the Adviser believed that the performance reflected primarily the fact that the Portfolio holds generally higher quality and shorter duration securities than most competitors and that it also believed that the Portfolio’s portfolio is well positioned in light of the Adviser’s market outlook. Based on their review, and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Portfolio’s recent underperformance, the trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory.
Michigan Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (February 1994 inception) was in the 5th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 1-year period, in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Universe for the 3-year period, in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Universe for the 5-year period, and in the 1st quintile of the Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The trustees noted the small number of other funds in the Performance Universe. Performance information for the Performance Group was not available. The Portfolio underperformed the Index in all periods reviewed. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month and year-to-date periods the Portfolio had lagged both the Lipper Michigan Municipal Debt Funds Average and the Index. The trustees discussed with the Adviser the Portfolio’s poor relative performance and were advised that the Adviser believed that the performance reflected primarily the fact that the Portfolio holds generally higher quality and shorter duration securities than most
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competitors and that it also believed that the Portfolio’s portfolio is well positioned in light of the Adviser’s market outlook. Based on their review and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Portfolio’s recent underperformance, the trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance over time had been satisfactory.
Minnesota Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (June 1993 inception) was in the 5th quintile of the Performance Group and the Performance Universe for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, and in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Group and the Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The Portfolio underperformed the Index in all periods reviewed. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month and year-to-date periods the Portfolio had lagged both the Lipper Minnesota Municipal Debt Funds Average and the Index. The trustees discussed with the Adviser the Portfolio’s poor relative performance and were advised that the Adviser believed that the performance reflected primarily the fact that the Portfolio holds generally higher quality and shorter duration securities than most competitors and that it also believed that the Portfolio’s portfolio is well positioned in light of the Adviser’s market outlook. Based on their review and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Portfolio’s performance, the trustees concluded that they retained confidence in the Adviser’s ability to advise the Portfolio.
New Jersey Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (June 1993 inception) was in the 4th quintile of the Performance Group and 3rd quintile of the Performance Universe for the 1-year period, in the 4th quintile of the Performance Group and the Performance Universe for the 3-year period, in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Group and 4th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 5-year period, and in the 4th quintile of the Performance Group and 5th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The Portfolio outperformed the Index in the 1-year period but lagged the Index in the 3-, 5- and 10-year and the since inception periods. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month period the Portfolio had lagged the Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds Average (the “Lipper Average”) but almost matched the Index and in the year-to-date period the Portfolio outperformed both the Lipper Average and the Index. Based on their review, the trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance was acceptable.
Ohio Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (June 1993 inception) was 1st out of 4 of the Performance Group and in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Universe for the 1-year period, 2nd out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 4th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 3-year period, 2nd out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Universe for the
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5-year period, and 1st out of 3 of the Performance Group and in the 1st quintile of the Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The Portfolio underperformed the Index in all periods reviewed. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month and year-to-date periods the Portfolio had lagged both the Lipper Ohio Municipal Debt Funds Average and the Index. Based on their review, the trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance was satisfactory.
Pennsylvania Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (June 1993 inception) was in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Group and the Performance Universe for the 1-year period, in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Group and 4th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 3-year period, in the 3rd quintile of the Performance Group and the Performance Universe for the 5-year period, and in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Group and 3rd quintile of the Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The Portfolio outperformed the Index in the 1-year period but lagged the Index in all other periods reviewed. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month period the Portfolio had lagged both the Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds Average (the “Lipper Average”) and the Index and in the year-to-date period the Portfolio had outperformed both the Lipper Average and the Index. Based on their review, the trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance was satisfactory.
Virginia Portfolio
The trustees noted that the Portfolio (April 1994 inception) was 4th out of 4 of the Performance Group and in the 5th quintile of the Performance Universe for the 1-year period, 2nd out of 4 of the Performance Group and in the 2nd quintile of the Performance Universe for the 3-year period, and 1st out of 4 of the Performance Group and in the 1st quintile of the Performance Universe for the 5- and 10-year periods. The trustees noted the small number of other funds in the Expense Group and the Expense Universe. The Portfolio outperformed the Index in the since inception period but lagged the Index in all other periods reviewed. The trustees also noted that in the 3-month and the year-to-date periods the Portfolio had outperformed the Lipper Virginia Municipal Debt Funds Average but lagged the Index. Based on their review, the trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s relative performance was acceptable.
Advisory Fees and Other Expenses
The trustees considered the advisory fee rate paid by each Portfolio to the Adviser and information prepared by Lipper concerning advisory fee rates paid by other funds in the same Lipper category as such Portfolio at a common asset level. The trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds.
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The Adviser informed the trustees that there are no institutional products managed by it that have an investment style substantially similar to that of each of the Portfolios. The trustees reviewed relevant fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and noted that the Adviser charged institutional clients lower fees for advising comparably sized institutional accounts using strategies that differ from those of the Portfolios but which involved investments in securities of the same type that the Portfolios invest in (i.e., fixed income municipal securities).
The Adviser reviewed with the trustees the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Portfolios relative to institutional clients. The Adviser also noted that because mutual funds are constantly issuing and redeeming shares, they are more difficult to manage than an institutional account, where the assets tend to be relatively stable. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to funds such as the Portfolios, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.
The trustees also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of each Portfolio in comparison to the fees and expenses of funds within two comparison groups created by Lipper: an Expense Group and an Expense Universe. Lipper described an Expense Group as a representative sample of funds similar to a Portfolio and an Expense Universe as a broader group, consisting of all funds in the Portfolio’s investment classification/objective with a similar load type as the Portfolio. The trustees noted that because of the small number of funds in the Portfolio’s Lipper category, at the request of the Adviser and the Fund’s Senior Officer, Lipper had expanded the Expense Group of each Portfolio except the Massachusetts Portfolio, New Jersey Portfolio and Pennsylvania Portfolio to include peers that had a similar (but not the same) Lipper investment objective/classification. The Expense Universe for those Portfolios was also expanded by Lipper pursuant to Lipper’s standard guidelines. The Class A expense ratio of each Portfolio was based on the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year. The expense ratio of each of the Arizona Portfolio, Massachusetts Portfolio, Michigan Portfolio, Minnesota Portfolio, New Jersey Portfolio, Ohio Portfolio, Pennsylvania Portfolio and Virginia Portfolio reflected fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements as a result of undertakings by the Adviser. The trustees noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some funds in each Portfolio’s Lipper category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary and temporary. The trustees view the expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to each Portfolio by others.
Arizona Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points, plus the
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5 basis point impact of the administrative expense reimbursement in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was lower than the Expense Group and the Expense Universe medians. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was satisfactory.
Massachusetts Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the administrative expense reimbursement was 6 basis points in the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year, and that as a result the rate of total compensation received by the Adviser from the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement was about the same as the Expense Group median. The trustees also noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was lower than the Expense Group and the Expense Universe medians. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was satisfactory.
Michigan Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that in the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year, the administrative expense reimbursement of 9 basis points had been waived by the Adviser. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was higher than the Expense Group and the Expense Universe medians. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s small asset base of approximately $112 million (the Expense Group median is approximately 10% larger) impacted the Portfolio’s expense ratio. The trustees also noted that the Portfolio’s Class A 12b-1 fee, which is included in the total expense ratio, is 5 basis points higher than that of the Expense Group median. The trustees also noted that the Adviser had reviewed with them steps being taken that are intended to reduce the expenses of the AllianceBernstein Funds generally. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable.
Minnesota Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the administrative expense reimbursement was 9 basis points in the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year, and that as a result the rate of total compensation received by the Adviser from the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement was slightly higher than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was higher than the Expense Group and the Expense Universe medians. The trustees noted that the
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Portfolio’s small asset base of approximately $131 million impacted the Portfolio’s expense ratio. The trustees also noted that the Adviser had reviewed with them steps being taken that are intended to reduce the expenses of the AllianceBernstein Funds generally. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable.
New Jersey Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points, plus the 6 basis point impact of the administrative expense reimbursement in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was higher than the Expense Group and the Expense Universe medians. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s small asset base of approximately $172 million (the Expense Group median is approximately 40% larger) impacted the Portfolio’s expense ratio. The trustees also noted that the Portfolio’s Class A 12b-1 fee, which is included in the total expense ratio, is 10 basis points higher than that of the Expense Group median. The trustees also noted that the Adviser had reviewed with them steps being taken that are intended to reduce the expenses of the AllianceBernstein Funds generally. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable.
Ohio Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the administrative expense reimbursement was 7 basis points in the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year, and that as a result the rate of total compensation received by the Adviser from the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement was slightly higher than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was the same as the Expense Group median and higher than the Expense Universe median. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was satisfactory.
Pennsylvania Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the administrative expense reimbursement was 7 basis points in the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year, and that as a result the rate of total compensation received by the Adviser from the Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement was higher than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was higher than the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s small asset base of approximately $138 million (the Expense Group
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median is approximately 41% larger) impacted the Portfolio’s expense ratio. The trustees also noted that the Portfolio’s Class A 12b-1 fee, which is included in the total expense ratio, is 9 basis points higher than that of the Expense Group median. The trustees also noted that the Adviser had reviewed with them steps being taken that are intended to reduce the expenses of the AllianceBernstein Funds generally. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable.
Virginia Portfolio
The information reviewed by the trustees showed that, at the Portfolio’s current size, its contractual effective advisory fee rate of 45 basis points was lower than the Expense Group median. The trustees noted that in the Portfolio’s latest fiscal year, the administrative expense reimbursement of 5 basis points had been waived by the Adviser. The trustees noted that the Portfolio’s total expense ratio, which had been capped by the Adviser, was lower than the Expense Group and the Expense Universe medians. The trustees concluded that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was satisfactory.
Economies of Scale
The trustees noted that the advisory fee schedule for each Portfolio contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The trustees also considered presentations by an independent consultant discussing economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AllianceBernstein Funds, as well as a presentation by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The trustees believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The trustees noted that there is no established methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The trustees observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Portfolios, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The trustees also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the trustees concluded that each Portfolio’s breakpoint arrangements would result in a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Portfolio’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUMMARY OF SENIOR OFFICER’S EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
The following is a summary of the evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) and AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II (the “Trust”) in respect of the following Portfolios:2
Arizona Portfolio
Massachusetts Portfolio
Michigan Portfolio
Minnesota Portfolio
New Jersey Portfolio
Ohio Portfolio
Pennsylvania Portfolio
Virginia Portfolio
The evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement was prepared by Philip L. Kirstein, the Senior Officer of the Trust, for the Trustees of the Trust, as required by the September 1, 2004 Assurance of Discontinuance (“AOD”) between the Adviser and the New York State Attorney General (“the NYAG”). The Senior Officer’s evaluation of the Investment Advisory Agreement is not meant to diminish the responsibility or authority of the Trustees of the Trust to perform its duties pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “40 Act”) and applicable state law. The purpose of the summary is to provide shareholders with a synopsis of the independent evaluation of the reasonableness of the advisory fees proposed to be paid by the Portfolios, which was provided to the Trustees in connection with their review of the proposed approval of the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Senior Officer’s evaluation considered the following factors:
| 1. | Advisory fees charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for like services; |
| 2. | Advisory fees charged by other mutual fund companies for like services; |
| 3. | Costs to the Adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the advisory agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; |
| 4. | Profit margins of the Adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services; |
| 5. | Possible economies of scale as the Portfolios grow larger; and |
1 | | It should be noted that Senior Officer’s fee evaluation was completed on October 21, 2010 and discussed with the Board of Trustees on November 2-4, 2010. |
2 | | Future references to the Portfolios do not include “AllianceBernstein.” References in the fee summary pertaining to performance and expense ratios refer to the Class A shares of the Portfolios. |
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| 6. | Nature and quality of the Adviser’s services including the performance of the Portfolios. |
These factors, with the exception of the first factor, are generally referred to as the “Gartenberg factors,” which were articulated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1982. The first factor is an additional factor required to be considered by the AoD. The Supreme Court recently held the Gartenberg decision was correct in its basic formulation of what Section 36(b) of the 40 Act requires: to face liability under Section 36(b), “an investment adviser must charge a fee that is so disproportionately large that it bears no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and could not have been the product of arms length bargaining.” Jones v. Harris Associates L.P., (No. 08-586), slip op. at 9, 559 U.S. 2010. In the Jones decision, the Court stated the Gartenberg approach fully incorporates the correct understanding of fiduciary duty within the context of Section 36(b) and noted with approval that “Gartenberg insists that all relevant circumstances be taken into account” and “uses the range of fees that might result from arms-length bargaining as the benchmark for reviewing challenged fees.”3
PORTFOLIO ADVISORY FEES, EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS, CAPS & RATIOS
The Adviser proposed that each Portfolio pays the advisory fee set forth in the table below for receiving the services to be provided pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The fee schedule below, implemented in January 2004 in consideration of the Adviser’s settlement with the NYAG in December 2003, is based on a master schedule that contemplates eight categories of funds with almost all funds in each category having the same advisory fee schedule.4
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Category | | Advisory Fee5 | | Trust |
Low Risk Income | | 45 bp on 1st $2.5 billion 40 bp on next $2.5 billion 35 bp on the balance | | Arizona Portfolio
Massachusetts Portfolio Michigan Portfolio Minnesota Portfolio New Jersey Portfolio Ohio Portfolio Pennsylvania Portfolio Virginian Portfolio |
4 | | Most of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, which the Adviser manages, were affected by the Adviser’s settlement with the NYAG. |
5 | | The advisory fees for each Portfolio are based on the percentage of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets, not a combination of any of the Portfolios. |
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The Portfolios’ net assets on September 30, 2010 are set forth below:
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Portfolio | | September 30, 2010 Net Assets ($MM) | |
Arizona Portfolio | | $ | 201.5 | |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | $ | 261.9 | |
Michigan Portfolio | | $ | 112.5 | |
Minnesota Portfolio | | $ | 130.1 | |
New Jersey Portfolio | | $ | 172.7 | |
Ohio Portfolio | | $ | 170.0 | |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | $ | 138.3 | |
Virginia Portfolio | | $ | 269.3 | |
The Adviser is reimbursed as specified in the Investment Advisory Agreement for certain clerical, legal, accounting, administrative, and other services. Indicated below are the reimbursement amounts, which the Adviser received from the Portfolios during their most recently completed fiscal year; expressed in dollars and as a percentage of average daily net assets:
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Portfolio | | Amount | | | As a % of Average Daily Net Assets | |
Arizona Portfolio | | $ | 99,502 | | | | 0.049 | % |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | $ | 102,731 | | | | 0.056 | % |
Michigan Portfolio6 | | $ | 94,652 | | | | 0.085 | % |
Minnesota Portfolio | | $ | 94,879 | | | | 0.094 | % |
New Jersey Portfolio | | $ | 95,439 | | | | 0.060 | % |
Ohio Portfolio | | $ | 101,488 | | | | 0.067 | % |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | $ | 92,920 | | | | 0.070 | % |
Virginia Portfolio6 | | $ | 103,410 | | | | 0.052 | % |
The Adviser has agreed to waive that portion of its advisory fees and/or reimburse certain of the Portfolios for that portion of the Portfolios’ total operating expenses to the degree necessary to limit each Portfolio’s expense ratios to the amounts set forth below for each Portfolio’s current fiscal year. The waiver agreement is terminable by the Adviser at the end of the Portfolios’ fiscal year upon at least 60 days written notice. In addition, set forth below are the gross expense ratios of the Portfolios, annualized for the most recent semi-annual period:
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Portfolio | | Expense Cap Pursuant to Expense Limitation Undertaking | | | Gross Expense Ratio (3/31/10)7 | | | Fiscal Year End | |
Arizona Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 0.78
1.48 1.48 | %
% % | |
| 0.93
1.65 1.64 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
6 | | The Adviser waived the amount in its entirety. |
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Portfolio | | Expense Cap Pursuant to Expense Limitation Undertaking | | | Gross Expense Ratio (3/31/10)7 | | | Fiscal Year End | |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 0.82
1.52 1.52 | %
% % | |
| 0.93
1.65 1.63 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
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Michigan Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 1.01
1.71 1.71 | %
% % | |
| 1.06
1.77 1.76 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
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Minnesota Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 0.90
1.60 1.60 | %
% % | |
| 1.02
1.76 1.73 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
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New Jersey Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 0.87
1.57 1.57 | %
% % | |
| 0.96
1.68 1.66 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
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Ohio Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 0.85
1.55 1.55 | %
% % | |
| 1.00
1.72 1.70 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
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Pennsylvania Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 0.95
1.65 1.65 | %
% % | |
| 1.01
1.73 1.71 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
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Virginia Portfolio | | Class A
Class B Class C | |
| 0.72
1.42 1.42 | %
% % | |
| 0.92
1.64 1.62 | %
% % | | | September 30 | |
I. | ADVISORY FEES CHARGED TO INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER CLIENTS |
The advisory fees charged to investment companies which the Adviser manages and sponsors are normally higher than those charged to similar sized institutional accounts, including pension plans and sub-advised investment companies. The fee differential reflects, among other things, different services provided to such clients, and different liabilities assumed. Services provided by the Adviser to the Portfolios that are not provided to non-investment company clients include providing office space and personnel to serve as Fund Officers, who among other responsibilities make the certifications required under the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, and coordinating with and monitoring the Portfolios’ third party service providers such as Fund counsel, auditors, custodians, transfer agents and pricing services. The accounting, administrative, legal and compliance requirements for the Portfolios are more costly than those for institutional client assets due to the greater complexities and time required for investment companies, although as previously noted, the Adviser is reimbursed for providing such services. Also, retail mutual funds managed by the Adviser are widely held. Servicing the Portfolios’ investors is more time consuming and labor intensive compared to institutional clients since the Adviser needs to communicate with a more extensive network of financial intermediaries and shareholders. The Adviser also
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believes that it incurs substantial entrepreneurial risk when offering a new mutual fund since establishing a new mutual fund requires a large upfront investment, and it may take a long time for the fund to achieve profitability since the fund must be priced to scale from inception in order to be competitive and assets are acquired one account at a time. In addition, managing the cash flow of an investment company may be more difficult than that of a stable pool of assets, such as an institutional client account with little cash movement in either direction, particularly, if a fund is in net redemption and the Adviser is frequently forced to sell securities to raise cash for redemptions. However, managing a fund with positive cash flow may be easier at times than managing a stable pool of assets. Finally, in recent years, investment advisers have been sued by institutional clients and have suffered reputational damage both by the attendant publicity and outcomes other than complete victories. Accordingly, the legal and reputational risks associated with institutional accounts are greater than previously thought, although arguably still not equal to those related to the mutual fund industry.
Notwithstanding the Adviser’s view that managing an investment company is not comparable to managing other institutional accounts because the services provided are different, the Supreme Court has indicated consideration should be given to the advisory fees charged to institutional accounts that have a substantially similar investment style as the Portfolios.8 However, with respect to the Portfolios, the Adviser represented that there is no institutional product in the Adviser’s Form ADV that has a substantially similar investment style as the Portfolios. It should be noted that the Adviser represented that it does manage separately managed accounts that invest principally in municipal securities but those mandates have a substantially lower risk profile (credit and interest rate risk) that the Portfolios.
The Adviser represented that it does not sub-advise any registered investment companies of other fund families with a substantially similar investment style as any of the Portfolios.
II. | MANAGEMENT FEES CHARGED BY OTHER MUTUAL FUNDS COMPANIES FOR LIKE SERVICES. |
Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an analytical service that is not affiliated with the Adviser, compared the fees charged to the Portfolios with fees charged to other
8 | | It should be noted that the Supreme Court stated that “courts may give such comparisons the weight that they merit in light of the similarities and differences between the services that the clients in question require, but the courts must be wary of inapt comparisons.” Among the significant differences the Supreme Court noted that may exist between services provided to mutual funds and institutional accounts are “higher marketing costs.” Jones v. Harris at 13. |
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investment companies for similar services by other investment advisers.9 Lipper’s analysis included the Portfolios’ ranking with respect to the contractual management fee relative to the median of the Portfolios’ Lipper Expense Group (“EG”)10 at the approximate current asset level of the subject Portfolios.11
Lipper describes an EG as a representative sample of comparable funds. Lipper’s standard methodology for screening funds to be included in an EG entails the consideration of several fund criteria, including fund type, investment classification/objective, load type and similar 12b-1/non-12b-1 service fees, asset (size) comparability, and expense components and attributes.12 An EG will typically consist of seven to twenty funds. Certain of the Portfolios had original EGs that had an insufficient number of peers. Consequently Lipper expanded the
9 | | In considering this section, it should be noted that the Supreme Court cautioned against accepting mutual fund fee comparisons without careful scrutiny since “these comparisons are problematic because these fees, like those challenged, may not be the product of the negotiations conducted at arms length.” Jones v. Harris at 14. |
10 | | It should be noted that Lipper does not consider average account size when constructing EGs. Portfolios with relatively small average account sizes tend to have higher transfer agent expense ratios than comparable sized funds that have relatively large average account sizes. Note that there are limitations on Lipper expense category data because different funds categorize expenses differently. |
11 | | The contractual management fee is calculated by Lipper using the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate at a hypothetical asset level. The hypothetical asset level is based on the combined net assets of all classes of the Portfolio, rounded up to the next $25 million. Lipper’s total expense ratio information is based on the most recent annual report except as otherwise noted. A ranking of “1” means that the Portfolio has the lowest effective fee rate in the Lipper peer group. |
12 | | Lipper does not consider average account size when constructing EGs. Portfolios with relatively small average account sizes tend to have higher transfer agent expense ratios than comparable sized funds that have relatively large average account sizes. Note that there are limitations on Lipper expense category data because different funds categorize expenses differently. |
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EGs of the Portfolios to include peers that had a similar but not the same Lipper investment classification/objective.
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Portfolio | | Contractual Management Fee13 | | | Lipper Exp. Group Median | | | Rank |
Arizona Portfolio14,15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.545 | | | 2/13 |
Massachusetts Portfolio15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.498 | | | 2/8 |
Michigan Portfolio14,15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.520 | | | 2/10 |
Minnesota Portfolio14,15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.500 | | | 2/13 |
New Jersey Portfolio15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.523 | | | 2/8 |
Ohio Portfolio14,15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.495 | | | 2/10 |
Pennsylvania Portfolio15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.478 | | | 2/9 |
Virginia Portfolio14,15 | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.490 | | | 3/11 |
Because Lipper had expanded certain of the Portfolios’ EGs, under Lipper’s standard guidelines, those Portfolios’ Lipper Expense Universes (“EU”) were also expanded to include the universes of the peers that had a similar but not the same Lipper investment objective/classification as the subject Portfolio. A “normal” EU will include funds that have the same investment objective/classification as the subject Portfolio.16
It should be noted that Lipper uses expense ratio data from financial statements of the most current fiscal year in their database. This has several implications: the total expense ratio of each fund that Lipper uses in their report is based on each fund’s average net assets during its fiscal year. Since funds have different fiscal year ends, the total expense ratios of the funds may cover different twelve month periods, depending on the funds’ fiscal year ends. This is the process that Lipper always follows but given the volatile market conditions during 2008 and 2009, notably the last three months of 2008 through the first three months of 2009 when equity markets declined substantially, and conversely through the remainder of 2009 when equity markets rallied, the effects on the funds’ total
13 | | The contractual management fees for the Portfolios do not reflect any expense reimbursements made by the Portfolios to the Adviser for certain clerical, legal, accounting, administrative, and other services. In addition, the contractual management fees do not reflect any management waivers for expense caps that effectively reduce the contractual management fee. |
14 | | The Portfolio’s EG was expanded by Lipper. |
15 | | Note that one of the Portfolio’s peers is excluded in the contractual management fee rankings because Lipper is unable to calculate the fund’s contractual management fee due to the fund’s breakpoint gross income component. |
16 | | Except for asset size comparability, Lipper uses the same criteria for selecting an EG peer when selecting an EU peer. Unlike the EG, the EU allows for the same adviser to be represented by more than just one fund. |
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expense ratios caused by the differences in fiscal year ends may be more pronounced in 2008 and 2009 compared to other years under more normal market conditions.17
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Portfolio | | Expense Ratio (%)18 | | | Lipper Exp. Group Median (%) | | | Lipper Group Rank | | Lipper Exp. Universe Median (%) | | | Lipper Universe Rank |
Arizona Portfolio19 | | | 0.780 | | | | 0.803 | | | 6/14 | | | 0.802 | | | 31/78 |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | | 0.819 | | | | 0.852 | | | 3/9 | | | 0.852 | | | 5/13 |
Michigan Portfolio19 | | | 1.009 | | | | 0.851 | | | 10/11 | | | 0.815 | | | 45/50 |
Minnesota Portfolio19 | | | 0.899 | | | | 0.859 | | | 10/14 | | | 0.849 | | | 30/43 |
New Jersey Portfolio | | | 0.869 | | | | 0.841 | | | 8/9 | | | 0.827 | | | 10/12 |
Ohio Portfolio19 | | | 0.849 | | | | 0.849 | | | 6/11 | | | 0.826 | | | 20/34 |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | 0.949 | | | | 0.829 | | | 9/10 | | | 0.824 | | | 15/17 |
Virginia Portfolio19 | | | 0.720 | | | | 0.813 | | | 2/12 | | | 0.815 | | | 8/42 |
Based on this analysis, the Portfolios’ contractual management fees are lower than their respective Lipper EG medians. The total expense ratios of Arizona Portfolio, Massachusetts Portfolio and Virginia Portfolio are lower than their respective EG and EU medians. The total expense ratios of Michigan Portfolio, Minnesota Portfolio, New Jersey Portfolio and Pennsylvania Portfolio are higher than their respective EG and EU medians. Ohio Portfolio’s total expense ratio is equal to the EG median and is lower than the EU median.
III. | COSTS TO THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES OF SUPPLYING SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE ADVISORY FEE ARRANGEMENT, EXCLUDING ANY INTRA-CORPORATE PROFIT. |
The Adviser utilizes two profitability reporting systems, which operate independently but are aligned with each other, to estimate the Adviser’s profitability in connection with investment advisory services provided to the Portfolios. The Senior Officer has retained an independent consultant to provide independent advice regarding the alignment of the two profitability systems as well as the methodologies and allocations utilized by both profitability systems. See Section IV for additional discussion.
IV. | PROFIT MARGINS OF THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FOR SUPPLYING SUCH SERVICES. |
The Adviser’s profitability information for the Portfolios prepared by the Adviser for the Trustees of the Trust was reviewed by the Senior Officer and the
17 | | To cite an example, the average net assets and total expense ratio of a fund with a fiscal year end of March 31, 2009 will not be reflective of the market rally that occurred post March 2009, in contrast to a fund with a fiscal year end of December 31, 2009. |
18 | | Most recently completed fiscal year Class A share total expense ratio. As previously mentioned, the Portfolios’ total expense ratios are capped. |
19 | | The Portfolio’s EG and EU were expanded by Lipper. |
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independent consultant. The Adviser’s profitability from providing investment advisory services to the Portfolios increased during the calendar year 2009, relative to 2008.
In addition to the Adviser’s direct profits from managing the Portfolios, certain of the Adviser’s affiliates have business relationships with the Portfolios and may earn a profit from providing other services to the Adviser. The courts have referred to this type of business opportunity as “fall-out benefits” to the Adviser and indicated that they should be factored into the evaluation of the total relationship between the Portfolios and the Adviser. Neither case law nor common business practice precludes the Adviser’s affiliates from earning a reasonable profit on this type of relationship. These affiliates provide transfer agent and distribution services to the Portfolios and receive transfer agent fees, front-end sales loads, Rule 12b-1 payments and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”).
ABI retained the following amounts for Class A front-end load sales charges from sales of the Portfolios’ Class A shares during the Portfolios’ most recently completed fiscal year:
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Portfolio | | Amount Received | |
Arizona Portfolio | | $ | 20,009 | |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | $ | 22,388 | |
Michigan Portfolio | | $ | 8,226 | |
Minnesota Portfolio | | $ | 7,541 | |
New Jersey Portfolio | | $ | 8,354 | |
Ohio Portfolio | | $ | 8,876 | |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | $ | 6,111 | |
Virginia Portfolio | | $ | 21,330 | |
ABI received the following Rule 12b-1 fees and CDSC for the Portfolios during the Portfolios’ most recently completed fiscal year:
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Portfolio | | 12b-1 Fee Received | | | CDSC Received | |
Arizona Portfolio | | $ | 906,251 | | | $ | 23,392 | |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | $ | 882,203 | | | $ | 36,819 | |
Michigan Portfolio | | $ | 626,173 | | | $ | 12,212 | |
Minnesota Portfolio | | $ | 431,954 | | | $ | 13,424 | |
New Jersey Portfolio | | $ | 769,216 | | | $ | 16,302 | |
Ohio Portfolio | | $ | 806,277 | | | $ | 7,998 | |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | $ | 648,686 | | | $ | 9,761 | |
Virginia Portfolio | | $ | 923,667 | | | $ | 10,446 | |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (“ABI”), an affiliate of the Adviser, is the Portfolios’ principal underwriter. ABI and the Adviser have disclosed in the Portfolios’ prospectus that they may make revenue sharing payments from their own resources, in addition to revenues derived from sales loads and Rule 12b-1 fees, to firms that sell shares of the Portfolios. In 2009, ABI paid approximately
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0.04% of the average monthly assets of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds or approximately $13.8 million for distribution services and educational support (revenue sharing payments).
Fees and reimbursements for out of pocket expenses charged by AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), the affiliated transfer agent for the Portfolios, are charged on a per account basis, based on the level of service provided and the class of share held by the account. ABIS also receives a fee per shareholder sub-account for each account maintained by an intermediary on an omnibus basis. Set forth below are the net fees which ABIS retained from the Portfolios during the Portfolios’ most recently completed fiscal year:20
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Portfolio | | ABIS Fee | | | Expense Offset | |
Arizona Portfolio | | $ | 32,082 | | | $ | 146 | |
Massachusetts Portfolio | | $ | 37,026 | | | $ | 138 | |
Michigan Portfolio | | $ | 34,993 | | | $ | 128 | |
Minnesota Portfolio | | $ | 25,236 | | | $ | 80 | |
New Jersey Portfolio | | $ | 44,450 | | | $ | 163 | |
Ohio Portfolio | | $ | 38,053 | | | $ | 154 | |
Pennsylvania Portfolio | | $ | 39,991 | | | $ | 131 | |
Virginia Portfolio | | $ | 35,730 | | | $ | 130 | |
V. | POSSIBLE ECONOMIES OF SCALE |
The Adviser has indicated that economies of scale are being shared with shareholders through fee structures,21 subsidies and enhancement to services. Based on some of the professional literature that has considered economies of scale in the mutual fund industry, it is thought that to the extent economies of scale exist, they may more often exist across a fund family as opposed to a specific fund. This is because the costs incurred by the Adviser, such as investment research or technology for trading or compliance systems, can be spread across a greater asset base as the fund family increases in size. It is also possible that as the level of services required to operate a successful investment company has increased over time, and advisory firms have made such investments in their business to provide services, there may be a sharing of economies of scale without a reduction in advisory fees.
An independent consultant, retained by the Senior Officer, provided the Board of Trustees an update of the Deli22 study on advisory fees and various fund
20 | | The fees disclosed are net of any expense offsets with ABIS. An expense offset is created by the interest earned on the positive cash balance that occur within the transfer agent account as there is a one day lag with regards to money movement from the shareholder’s account to the transfer agent’s account and then from the transfer agent’s account to the Portfolio’s account. |
21 | | Fee structures include fee reductions, pricing at scale and breakpoints in advisory fee schedules. |
22 | | The Deli study was originally published in 2002 based on 1997 data. |
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characteristics.23 The independent consultant first reiterated the results of his previous two dimensional comparison analysis (fund size and family size) with the Board of Trustees.24 The independent consultant then discussed the results of the regression model that was utilized to study the effects of various factors on advisory fees. The regression model output indicated that the bulk of the variation in fees predicted were explained by various factors, but substantially by fund assets under management (“AUM”), family AUM, index fund indicator and investment style. The independent consultant also compared the advisory fees of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds to similar funds managed by 19 other large asset managers, regardless of fund size and the large asset manager’s proportion of mutual fund assets to non-mutual fund assets.
VI. | NATURE AND QUALITY OF THE ADVISER’S SERVICES INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PORTFOLIOS. |
With assets under management of $484 billion as of September 30, 2010, the Adviser has the investment experience to manage and provide non-investment services (described in Section I) to the Portfolios.
23 | | As mentioned previously, the Supreme Court cautioned against accepting mutual fund fee comparisons without careful scrutiny since the fees may not be the product of negotiations conducted at arms length. See Jones V. Harris at 14. |
24 | | The two dimensional analysis also showed patterns of lower advisory fees for funds with larger asset sizes and funds from larger family sizes compared to funds with smaller asset sizes and funds from smaller family sizes, which according to the independent consultant is indicative of a sharing of economies of scale and scope. However, in less liquid and active markets, such is not the case, as the empirical analysis showed potential for diseconomies of scale in those markets. The empirical analysis also showed diminishing economies of scale and scope as funds surpassed a certain high level of assets. |
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The information below, prepared by Lipper, shows the 1, 3, 5 and 10 year net performance returns and rankings of the Portfolios25 relative to their Lipper Performance Group (“PG”) and Lipper Performance Universe (“PU”)26 for the periods ended July 31, 2010.27
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| | Portfolio Return (%) | | | PG Median (%) | | | PU Median (%) | | | PG Rank | | | PU Rank | |
Arizona Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 8.22 | | | | 8.22 | | | | 9.38 | | | | 2/3 | | | | 12/14 | |
3 year | | | 4.48 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 4.55 | | | | 3/3 | | | | 8/12 | |
5 year | | | 4.05 | | | | 4.05 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 2/3 | | | | 4/11 | |
10 year | | | 5.13 | | | | 5.06 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 1/3 | | | | 1/11 | |
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Massachusetts Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 8.44 | | | | 9.41 | | | | 9.58 | | | | 7/9 | | | | 11/13 | |
3 year | | | 5.34 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 3/9 | | | | 4/13 | |
5 year | | | 4.49 | | | | 4.22 | | | | 4.24 | | | | 2/9 | | | | 3/12 | |
10 year | | | 5.19 | | | | 5.19 | | | | 5.19 | | | | 5/9 | | | | 5/11 | |
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Michigan Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 7.10 | | | | N/A | | | | 9.40 | | | | N/A | | | | 7/7 | |
3 year | | | 4.41 | | | | N/A | | | | 4.39 | | | | N/A | | | | 3/7 | |
5 year | | | 3.96 | | | | N/A | | | | 3.83 | | | | N/A | | | | 2/6 | |
10 year | | | 5.21 | | | | N/A | | | | 4.89 | | | | N/A | | | | 1/6 | |
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Minnesota Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 6.38 | | | | 8.40 | | | | 8.40 | | | | 7/7 | | | | 13/13 | |
3 year | | | 4.53 | | | | 4.73 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 6/7 | | | | 11/13 | |
5 year | | | 3.97 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 4.13 | | | | 7/7 | | | | 10/12 | |
10 year | | | 5.00 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 4/7 | | | | 6/12 | |
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New Jersey Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 10.41 | | | | 10.59 | | | | 10.50 | | | | 6/9 | | | | 7/12 | |
3 year | | | 4.15 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 4.41 | | | | 6/9 | | | | 9/12 | |
5 year | | | 3.86 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 4.07 | | | | 4/8 | | | | 7/11 | |
10 year | | | 4.47 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 5.02 | | | | 6/8 | | | | 9/11 | |
25 | | The performance returns and rankings are for the Class A shares of the Portfolios. It should be noted that the performance returns of the Portfolios that were shown were provided by Lipper. Lipper maintains its own database that includes the Portfolios’ performance returns. However, differences in the distribution price (ex-date versus payable date) and rounding differences may cause the Adviser’s own performance returns of the Portfolios to be different from Lipper. |
26 | | The Portfolios PG/PU may not be necessarily identical to the Portfolios EG/EU as the criteria for including or excluding a fund in/from a PG/PU are somewhat different than that of an EU/EG. |
27 | | Note that the current Lipper investment classification/objective dictates the PG and PU throughout the life of each Portfolio even if a Portfolio may have had a different investment classification/objective at different points in time. |
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| | Portfolio Return (%) | | | PG Median (%) | | | PU Median (%) | | | PG Rank | | | PU Rank | |
Ohio Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 7.99 | | | | 7.42 | | | | 7.71 | | | | 1/4 | | | | 6/14 | |
3 year | | | 4.44 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 4.66 | | | | 2/3 | | | | 8/13 | |
5 year | | | 4.04 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 3.95 | | | | 2/3 | | | | 4/12 | |
10 year | | | 5.07 | | | | 4.80 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 1/3 | | | | 2/11 | |
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Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 10.57 | | | | 9.41 | | | | 10.20 | | | | 3/10 | | | | 5/17 | |
3 year | | | 4.17 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 6/10 | | | | 11/17 | |
5 year | | | 3.84 | | | | 3.90 | | | | 3.81 | | | | 6/10 | | | | 8/16 | |
10 year | | | 5.14 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 5.06 | | | | 4/10 | | | | 7/16 | |
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Virginia Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 year | | | 8.35 | | | | 8.49 | | | | 8.54 | | | | 4/4 | | | | 7/8 | |
3 year | | | 4.90 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 2/4 | | | | 2/8 | |
5 year | | | 4.31 | | | | 4.12 | | | | 4.01 | | | | 1/4 | | | | 1/7 | |
10 year | | | 5.22 | | | | 5.09 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 1/4 | | | | 1/7 | |
Set forth below are the 1, 3, 5, 10 year and since inception net performance returns of the Portfolios (in bold)28 versus its benchmarks.29 Portfolio and benchmark volatility and reward-to-variability ratio (“Sharpe Ratio”) information is also shown.30 Note that each Portfolio’s benchmark is the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index.
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| | Periods Ending July 31, 2010 Annualized Net Performance | |
| | 1 Year (%) | | | 3 Year (%) | | | 5 Year (%) | | | 10 Year (%) | | | Since Inception (%) | | | Annualized | | | Risk Period (Year) | |
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Arizona Portfolio | | | 8.09 | | | | 4.40 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 5.10 | | | | 5.75 | | | | 3.96 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.96 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: June 1, 1994 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
28 | | The performance returns and risk measures shown in the table are for the Class A shares of the Portfolios. |
29 | | The Adviser provided Portfolio and benchmark performance return information for periods through July 31, 2010. |
30 | | Portfolio and benchmark volatility and Sharpe Ratio information was obtained through Lipper LANA, a database maintained by Lipper. Volatility is a statistical measure of the tendency of a market price or yield to vary over time. A Sharpe Ratio is a risk adjusted measure of return that divides a fund’s return in excess of the riskless return by the fund’s standard deviation. A fund with a greater volatility would be seen as more risky than a fund with equivalent performance but lower volatility; for that reason, a greater return would be demanded for the more risky fund. A fund with a higher Sharpe Ratio would be viewed as better performing than a fund with a lower Sharpe Ratio. |
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| | Periods Ending July 31, 2010 Annualized Net Performance | |
| | 1 Year (%) | | | 3 Year (%) | | | 5 Year (%) | | | 10 Year (%) | | | Since Inception (%) | | | Annualized | | | Risk Period (Year) | |
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Massachusetts Portfolio | | | 8.32 | | | | 5.26 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 5.17 | | | | 6.02 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.93 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: March 29, 1994 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Michigan Portfolio | | | 6.98 | | | | 4.33 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 5.19 | | | | 5.76 | | | | 3.93 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.64 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: February 25, 1994 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Minnesota Portfolio | | | 6.26 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 5.06 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.61 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: June 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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New Jersey Portfolio | | | 10.27 | | | | 4.06 | | | | 3.81 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 4.82 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.61 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: June 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ohio Portfolio | | | 7.86 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 5.05 | | | | 5.07 | | | | 4.13 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.61 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: June 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Pennsylvania Portfolio | | | 10.44 | | | | 4.09 | | | | 3.80 | | | | 5.12 | | | | 5.27 | | | | 4.15 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.61 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: June 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Virginia Portfolio | | | 8.23 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 4.26 | | | | 5.20 | | | | 5.95 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 10 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index | | | 9.15 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.91 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 10 | |
Inception Date: April 29, 1994 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CONCLUSION:
Based on the factors discussed above the Senior Officer’s conclusion is that the proposed fees for the Portfolios are reasonable and within the range of what would have been negotiated at arms-length in light of all the surrounding circumstances. This conclusion in respect of the Portfolios is based on an evaluation of all of these factors and no single factor was dispositive.
Dated: November 22, 2010
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We also offer Exchange Reserves,** which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AllianceBernstein mutual funds.
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any AllianceBernstein fund/portfolio carefully before investing. For free copies of our prospectuses, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.alliancebernstein.com or contact your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
* | | Prior to August 31, 2010, Equity Income Fund was named Utility Income Fund. Prior to September 27, 2010, Real-Asset Strategy was named Multi-Asset Inflation Strategy. Prior to February 3, 2011, Unconstrained Bond Fund was named Diversified Yield Fund. |
** | An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. |
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:
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EXHIBIT NO. | | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
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12 (b) (1) | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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12 (b) (2) | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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12 (c) | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II
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By: | | /s/ Robert M. Keith |
| | Robert M. Keith |
| | President |
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Date: | | May 26, 2011 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Robert M. Keith |
| | Robert M. Keith |
| | President |
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Date: | | May 26, 2011 |
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By: | | /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo |
| | Joseph J. Mantineo |
| | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | | May 26, 2011 |