N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm NUVEEN MULTISTATE TRUST II Nuveen Multistate Trust II

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 811-07755

Nuveen Multistate Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kevin J. McCarthy

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 917-7700

Date of fiscal year end: February 28

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2007

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policy making roles.

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


 

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS MUTUAL FUNDS

 

Semiannual Report  

dated August 31, 2007  

   Dependable, tax-free income because
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Nuveen Investments

Municipal Bond Funds

Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund

Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

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Dear Shareholder,

Once again, I am pleased to report that during the period covered by this report your Fund provided tax-free income and solid performance from a carefully selected portfolio of California municipal bonds. Detailed information on your Fund’s performance can be found in the Portfolio Manager’s Comments and Fund Spotlight sections of this report.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to report some important news about Nuveen Investments. The company has accepted a buyout offer from a private equity investment firm. While this may affect the corporate structure of Nuveen Investments, it will have no impact on the investment objectives of the Funds, their portfolio management strategies or their dividend policies. We will provide you with additional information about this transaction as more details become available.

With the recent volatility in the market, you may be thinking about adjusting your current portfolios. We believe that it’s times like these that prove the true value of a trusted financial advisor. With the help of your advisor, you may be able to structure a well-balanced portfolio that can become an important component in achieving your long-term financial goals. In fact, a well-diversified portfolio may actually help to reduce your overall investment risk. Your advisor can help you understand how a municipal bond investment like your Nuveen Fund can be an important building block in a portfolio crafted to perform well through a variety of market conditions.

Since 1898, Nuveen Investments has offered financial products and solutions that incorporate careful research, diversification, and the application of conservative risk-management principles. We are grateful that you have chosen us as a partner as you pursue your financial goals. We look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

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Timothy R. Schwertfeger

Chairman of the Board

October 15, 2007

 

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“In fact, a

well-diversified

portfolio may

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to reduce

your overall

investment risk.”

 

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments for the Nuveen California High Yield

Municipal Bond Fund, the Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund and the Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund.

Portfolio managers John Miller, Johnathan N. Wilhelm, and Scott Romans examine key investment strategies and the performance of the Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund, the Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund, and the Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund. John Miller, who has 14 years of investment experience, has managed the Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund since its inception in March 2006, while John Wilhelm, who has 17 years of investment experience, joined the Fund in March 2007. Scott Romans, who has 7 years of investment experience, has managed the Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund since 2003 and the Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund since 2005.

 


 

How did the Funds perform during the six months ended August 31, 2007?

The chart on page three provides total return performance information for the three Funds and compares that performance with their corresponding Lipper peer fund category averages and the appropriate national and California-specific Lehman Brothers indexes.

For the six-month reporting period, the Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund’s Class A shares at net asset value significantly trailed the Fund’s Lipper peer group average as well as the national Lehman Brothers High Yield and the California-specific Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Indexes. The Fund’s relative underperformance over the period can be attributed to two main factors. First, the Fund’s duration in comparison to our internal target was relatively long, meaning that the portfolio was more sensitive to changes in interest rates. This greater exposure to interest rate risk was a negative in a difficult market environment. Falling municipal bond prices were triggered by a combination of heavy selling pressure, significant new issue volume in recent years, and an increasingly illiquid high-yield municipal market. As a result, longer-duration bonds underperformed their shorter-duration counterparts over this six-month period. Second, the Fund was more heavily weighted in bonds rated BBB and lower than the comparative indexes. This positioning detracted from performance because market investors became very risk-averse during the period and preferred higher-rated securities. On the positive side, some of our individual positions performed very well, as their underlying financial strength improved during the period. A strong performer was an assessment-bond-district issue for the City of Hesperia, California. The dollar price of this bond stayed relatively stable during the time period. Given that, and given the very high 8.50% coupon, the total return of the bond was relatively strong in a bear market in municipals. Another strong-performing holding was a California pollution-control bond issue backed by Browning-Ferris Industries.

For the same reporting period, the Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund’s Class A shares at net asset value lagged the Fund’s Lipper peer group average as well as both its national and California-specific Lehman Brothers indexes. Like the California High Yield Fund, the Fund was hurt by its relatively long duration, which hampered performance in an environment favoring shorter-duration bonds. Our inverse-floating-rate bonds (“inverse floaters”) were particular underperformers because of their long durations. Another negative was having significant exposure to long-duration, lower-rated bonds. As investors became more risk-averse and credit spreads widened – meaning that investors in lower-rated debt were demanding more income as compensation for buying riskier bonds – these holdings hampered the Fund’s results. The performance of our forward interest rate swaps was also a negative factor. As part of a strategy to hedge interest rate risk, the Fund entered into swap agreements whereby the Fund was exposed to a short position in long, taxable rate markets in exchange for receiving interest based on a shorter,

 


Discussions of specific investments are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The views expressed herein represent those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report and are subject to change at any time, based on market conditions and other factors. The Funds disclaim any obligation to advise shareholders of such changes.

 

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Class A Shares—

Average Annual Total Returns

as of 8/31/07


    6-Month   1-Year   5-Year   10-Year

Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
A Shares at NAV
A Shares at Offer

  -7.15%
-11.07%
  -3.35%
-7.42%
  N/A
N/A
  N/A
N/A

Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

  -2.00%   0.66%   3.62%   4.52%

Lehman Brothers California Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.91%   2.08%   4.31%   5.37%

Lehman Brothers High Yield Municipal Bond Index3

  -1.89%   2.71%   8.26%   6.32%

Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund
A Shares at NAV
A Shares at Offer

  -2.38%
-6.48%
  0.58%
-3.68%
  3.99%
3.10%
  4.34%
3.90%

Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

  -2.00%   0.66%   3.62%   4.52%

Lehman Brothers California Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.91%   2.08%   4.31%   5.37%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.57%   2.30%   4.16%   5.28%

Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund
A Shares at NAV
A Shares at Offer

  -1.46%
-5.64%
  1.29%
-2.93%
  3.50%
2.61%
  4.53%
4.09%

Lipper California Insured Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

  -1.63%   0.90%   3.24%   4.34%

Lehman Brothers California Insured Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.98%   2.11%   4.24%   5.43%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.57%   2.30%   4.16%   5.28%

Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Returns at NAV would be lower if the sales charge were included. Returns less than one year are cumulative. Current performance

may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. For the most recent month-end performance, visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Please see each Fund’s Spotlight Page later in this report for more complete performance data and expense ratios.

 

floating rate. These swaps were designed to reduce relative price volatility without income consequences. Contrary to historical trends, however, interest rates in the taxable and tax-exempt markets moved in opposite directions in July and August, causing our forward interest rate swaps to underperform our expectations and to sharply reduce the protection these hedges were designed to provide. On the positive side, the Fund’s short-duration, high-coupon bonds were some of our best performers during the past six months.

Many of these same factors had an equally significant performance impact on the Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund, whose Class A shares at net asset value slightly outpaced the Fund’s Lipper peer group average but trailed its California-specific and national Lehman Brothers indexes. Because this Fund is invested almost exclusively in AAA-rated insured municipal bonds, recent credit spread widening had a more muted impact on this Fund’s performance. The Fund’s very high credit quality was a positive in relative terms, because yields on insured bonds were much


 

1 The Lipper category averages shown represent the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the respective categories. The Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Category contained 119, 118, 105 and 97 funds for the six-month, one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended August 31, 2007, and the Lipper California Insured Municipal Debt Funds Category had 22, 22, 19 and 19 funds, respectively. The returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of dividends, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges. You cannot invest directly in a Lipper Category.

 

2 The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of a broad range of investment-grade municipal bonds. The Lehman Brothers California Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment grade, tax-exempt California bonds with maturities of two years or greater. The Lehman Brothers California Insured Municipal Bond Index is comprised of insured California municipal bond issues. The indexes do not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses and are not available for direct investment.

 

3 The Lehman Brothers High-Yield Municipal Bond Index is an unleveraged, unmanaged national index comprising municipal bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., below Baa by Moody’s Investors Service and below BBB by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch Ratings). Results for the Lehman indexes do not reflect any expenses. An index is not available for direct investment.

 

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more stable than those of lower-rated bonds during the period. As in the uninsured California Fund, however, our inverse-floater positions did particularly poorly because of their long durations. Our other long-duration holdings – including zero-coupon bonds, noncallable bonds, and long-maturity issues priced to long call dates – were the Fund’s worst performers overall. Conversely, our shortest-duration holdings – such as prerefunded bonds – tended to perform best.

What strategies were used to manage the Funds?

Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

During the six-month reporting period, the municipal market’s significant decline, accompanied by widening credit spreads, provided us with an opportunity to establish positions in securities that we believed offered excellent value to our shareholders.

We continued our bottom-up investment strategy – meaning we chose bonds one-by-one based on our evaluation of their financial condition and ability to provide shareholders with attractive total returns relative to their risk. As we have discussed before, we regularly favor essential service bonds – securities that go to fund vital community projects and, because they are so essential to their communities, are less likely to experience deteriorating financial strength. Among our new purchases during the six-month period were waste-disposal, higher-education, and charter-school bonds – all essential services. We also very selectively added special-taxing-district bonds when we believed that these districts offered adequate land values, strong developers, and attractive locations.

Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund

In the Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund, we took advantage of credit spreads at their widest levels in several years to actively add new lower-rated positions to the Fund. In fact, spreads widened even further after some of these purchases – leading to further underperformance but also offering additional opportunities to purchase bonds at even better values. As an example, the spread widening opened up new opportunities in community facilities district bonds. Until recently, we believed that yields on these bonds were too low to compensate us for the securities’ risk. However, following the municipal market’s challenges, yields on these securities reached six percent, providing what we believed were compelling opportunities in this sector for the first time in several years. Other recent purchases included lower-rated health care and tobacco issues. To fund these acquisitions, we generally were selling some of our shortest-duration holdings because we believed the acquired bonds had better long-term performance potential.

Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

In the insured California Fund, we favored bonds from sectors that, if they had been uninsured, would have seen significant spread widening. Specifically, we took advantage of value opportunities in insured health care, tobacco, and redevelopment agency bonds. In general, most of our new purchases tended to be on the long end of the yield curve – especially 25 years and longer. To finance our new purchases and to manage the portfolio’s call risk, as in the uninsured California Fund, we were selling some of our very short-dated bonds. In this Fund, as well as in the uninsured California Fund, we executed swaps on bonds that we had originally purchased earlier in the period when interest rates were much lower. As municipal yields rose, we saw opportunities to swap existing holdings for bonds offering similar levels of risk but higher prevailing yields. This strategy provided two benefits: we were able to add yield to the portfolio while also booking capital losses that we can apply against future capital gains.

Dividend Information

During the reporting period, there were no dividend changes to any of the three Funds. Each Fund seeks to pay dividends at a rate that reflects the past and projected performance of the Fund. To permit a

 

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Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Fund during the period. If the Fund has cumulatively earned more than it has paid in dividends, it will hold the excess in reserve as undistributed net investment income (UNII) as part of the Fund’s net asset value. Conversely, if the Fund has cumulatively paid in dividends more than it has earned, the excess will constitute a negative UNII that will likewise be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. Each Fund will, over time, pay all its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of August 31, 2007, all three Funds had negative UNII for financial statement purposes and positive UNII balances, based upon our best estimate, for tax purposes.

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $9.48   $9.47   $9.47   $9.47

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0375   $0.0310   $0.0325   $0.0390

Inception Date

  3/28/06   3/28/06   3/28/06   3/28/06

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Fund returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   -3.35%      -7.42%

Since Inception

   0.32%      -2.66%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   -4.09%      -7.79%

Since Inception

   -0.47%      -3.14%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   -3.82%       

Since Inception

   -0.23%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   -3.18%       

Since Inception

   0.48%       
Tax-Free Yields            
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield2

   4.75%      4.55%

SEC 30-Day Yield2

        5.04%

30-Day Yield2

   5.27%     

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   8.07%      7.72%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   3.93%       

30-Day Yield2

   4.54%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   6.95%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   4.12%       

30-Day Yield2

   4.73%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   7.24%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   4.94%       

SEC 30-Day Yield2

   5.49%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   8.41%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   -2.58%      -6.67%

Since Inception

   1.33%      -1.52%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   -3.33%      -7.06%

Since Inception

   0.54%      -2.01%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   -3.16%       

Since Inception

   0.70%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   -2.41%       

Since Inception

   1.50%       
Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $39,231

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   25.39

Average Duration

   14.88

 

Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   1.84%      1.43%      2/28/07

Class B

   2.69%      2.19%      2/28/07

Class C

   2.44%      1.99%      2/28/07

Class R

   1.58%      1.23%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect a contractual commitment by the fund’s investment adviser to waive fees and reimburse expenses through June 30, 2009. The Net Expense Ratios also reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the waiver and reimbursement and custodian fee credit, the Net Expense Ratios would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report because they are based on a different time period, and, if applicable, do not include expense waivers and reimbursements or custodian fee credits.


1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

3 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 34.7%.

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

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Industries1

Tax Obligation/Limited

   56.7%

Housing/Multifamily

   9.4%

Education and Civic Organizations

   8.4%

Industrials

   7.6%

Health Care

   6.7%

Other

   11.2%
1 As a percentage of total Investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 928.50   $ 924.80   $ 926.60   $ 929.30   $ 1,017.68   $ 1,013.90   $ 1,014.91   $ 1,018.64

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 7.25   $ 10.88   $ 9.92   $ 6.28   $ 7.59   $ 11.38   $ 10.37   $ 6.57

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.49%, 2.24%, 2.04% and 1.29% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $10.04   $10.03   $10.02   $10.03

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0355   $0.0290   $0.0310   $0.0375

Inception Date

  9/07/94   3/07/97   9/19/94   7/01/86

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A, C and R share returns are actual. Class B share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class R share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   0.58%      -3.68%

5-Year

   3.99%      3.10%

10-Year

   4.34%      3.90%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   -0.17%      -4.03%

5-Year

   3.22%      3.04%

10-Year

   3.72%      3.72%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   0.06%       

5-Year

   3.43%       

10-Year

   3.78%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   0.81%       

5-Year

   4.19%       

10-Year

   4.55%       
Tax-Free Yields            
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield2

   4.24%      4.06%

SEC 30-Day Yield2

        3.70%

30-Day Yield2

   3.86%     

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   5.91%      5.67%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   3.47%       

30-Day Yield2

   3.11%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   4.76%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   3.71%       

30-Day Yield2

   3.31%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   5.07%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   4.49%       

SEC 30-Day Yield2

   4.06%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   6.22%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   1.60%      -2.69%

5-Year

   3.90%      3.02%

10-Year

   4.41%      3.97%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   0.94%      -2.97%

5-Year

   3.15%      2.98%

10-Year

   3.78%      3.78%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.07%       

5-Year

   3.35%       

10-Year

   3.85%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.83%       

5-Year

   4.10%       

10-Year

   4.62%       
Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $317,140

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   19.53

Average Duration

   7.13

 

Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   1.09%      1.08%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.85%      1.83%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.64%      1.63%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.89%      0.88%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the custodian fee credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.

 


1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

3 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 34.7%.

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

LOGO

Industries1

Tax Obligation/Limited

   22.0%

Health Care

   16.5%

Tax Obligation/General

   16.1%

U.S. Guaranteed

   8.9%

Utilities

   8.7%

Water and Sewer

   6.4%

Transportation

   4.7%

Consumer Staples

   3.7%

Other

   13.0%
1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 976.20   $ 972.50   $ 974.50   $ 977.30   $ 1,019.94   $ 1,016.21   $ 1,017.22   $ 1,020.95

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 5.20   $ 8.87   $ 7.88   $ 4.21   $ 5.31   $ 9.07   $ 8.05   $ 4.30

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.04%, 1.78%, 1.58% and .84% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $10.47   $10.50   $10.43   $10.49

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0355   $0.0285   $0.0305   $0.0370

Latest Capital Gain Distribution2

  $0.0511   $0.0511   $0.0511   $0.0511

Inception Date

  9/07/94   3/07/97   9/13/94   7/01/86

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A, C and R share returns are actual. Class B share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class R share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   1.29%      -2.93%

5-Year

   3.50%      2.61%

10-Year

   4.53%      4.09%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   0.59%      -3.28%

5-Year

   2.72%      2.55%

10-Year

   3.91%      3.91%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   0.77%       

5-Year

   2.95%       

10-Year

   3.97%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.55%       

5-Year

   3.71%       

10-Year

   4.75%       
Tax-Free Yields            
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield3

   4.07%      3.90%

SEC 30-Day Yield3

        3.75%

30-Day Yield3

   3.92%     

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   6.00%      5.74%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.26%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.17%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.85%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.51%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.37%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.16%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   4.23%       

SEC 30-Day Yield3

   4.12%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   6.31%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   2.26%      -2.07%

5-Year

   3.27%      2.38%

10-Year

   4.60%      4.14%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.46%      -2.45%

5-Year

   2.49%      2.32%

10-Year

   3.97%      3.97%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.65%       

5-Year

   2.70%       

10-Year

   4.03%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   2.43%       

5-Year

   3.48%       

10-Year

   4.80%       
Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $232,215

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   19.61

Average Duration

   5.95

 

Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   0.86%      0.85%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.61%      1.61%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.41%      1.40%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.66%      0.66%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the custodian fee credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.


1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Paid December 1, 2006. Capital gains are subject to federal taxation.

 

3 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

4 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 34.7%.

 

Semiannual Report    Page 10


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

LOGO

The Fund features a portfolio of primarily investment-grade, long-term municipal investments. These investments are covered by insurance, guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest, or by an escrow or trust account containing enough U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities to ensure timely payment of principal and interest.

Industries1

Tax Obligation/General

   24.8%

Tax Obligation/Limited

   20.4%

U.S. Guaranteed

   10.8%

Transportation

   9.9%

Water and Sewer

   7.1%

Utilities

   6.3%

Health Care

   6.0%

Housing/Single Family

   5.7%

Education and Civic Organizations

   5.1%

Housing/Multifamily

   3.9%
1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 985.40   $ 982.50   $ 983.20   $ 987.20   $ 1,020.45   $ 1,016.67   $ 1,017.68   $ 1,021.46

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 4.72   $ 8.46   $ 7.47   $ 3.72   $ 4.80   $ 8.61   $ 7.59   $ 3.79

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of .94%, 1.69%, 1.49% and .74% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Semiannual Report    Page 11


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Consumer Discretionary – 1.4%               
$ 135   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, General Motors Corporation, Series 1984, 5.500%, 4/01/08

     10/07 at 100.00      B–      $ 134,721
  420   

Norfolk Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Empowerment Zone Facility Revenue Bonds, BBL Old Dominion University LLC Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.625%, 11/01/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      N/R        410,836
  555   

Total Consumer Discretionary

                     545,557
   Consumer Staples – 4.6%               
  1,000   

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Golden Gate Tobacco Funding Corporation, Turbo, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 6/01/47

     6/17 at 100.00      N/R        867,240
  250   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1, 5.125%, 6/01/47

     6/17 at 100.00      BBB        221,603
   Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, Senior Series 2001A:               
  50   

5.000%, 6/01/37

     6/14 at 100.00      BBB        44,649
  750   

5.125%, 6/01/46

     6/14 at 100.00      BBB        665,378
  2,050   

Total Consumer Staples

                     1,798,870
   Education and Civic Organizations – 9.0%               
  65   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Dominican University, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/36

     12/16 at 100.00      Baa3        59,984
  75   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35

     10/15 at 100.00      A3        73,664
  100   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2006, 5.000%, 11/01/36

     11/15 at 100.00      A2        100,493
  100   

California Municipal Finance Authority, Education Revenue Bonds, American Heritage Education Foundation Project, Series 2006A, 5.250%, 6/01/36

     6/16 at 100.00      BBB–        93,866
  1,065   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Drew School, Series 2007, 5.300%, 10/01/37

     10/15 at 102.00      N/R        1,006,179
  200   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, International School of the Peninsula, Palo Alto, California, Series 2006, 5.000%, 11/01/29

     11/16 at 100.00      N/R        181,904
  400   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montessori in Redlands School, Series 2007A, 5.125%, 12/01/36

     12/16 at 100.00      N/R        362,936
  125   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Series 2005A, 4.875%, 10/01/35

     10/15 at 100.00      BBB–        111,161
  100   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Viewpoint School, Series 2004, 5.000%, 10/01/28 – ACA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      A        93,860
  200   

Hawaii State Department of Budget and Finance, Private School Revenue Bonds, Montessori of Maui, Series 2007, 5.500%, 1/01/37

     2/17 at 100.00      N/R        186,648
  600   

La Vernia Education Financing Corporation, Texas, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Riverwalk Education Foundation, Series 2007A, 5.450%, 8/15/36

     8/11 at 100.00      N/R        547,650
  110   

Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Franklin Phonetic Charter School, Series 2006, 5.750%, 7/01/36

     7/16 at 100.00      N/R        104,012
  100   

Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Choice Education and Development Charter School Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 6.375%, 6/01/36

     6/16 at 100.00      N/R        101,426
  65   

Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Educational Revenue Bonds, Paradise Education Center Charter School, Series 2006, 6.000%, 6/01/36

     6/16 at 100.00      BB        62,794
  400   

Pingree Grove Village, Illinois, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Cambridge Lakes Learning Center, Series 2007, 6.000%, 6/01/36

     6/16 at 102.00      N/R        377,788
  60   

San Diego County, California, Certificates of Participation, Burnham Institute, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/34

     9/15 at 102.00      Baa3        56,488
  3,765   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     3,520,853

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Energy – 1.2%               
$ 500   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refinery Project Hovensa LLC, Series 2007, 4.700%, 7/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/15 at 100.00      BBB      $ 459,710
   Health Care – 7.2%               
  50   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System/West, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 3/01/33

     3/13 at 100.00      A        49,047
  345   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Downey Community Hospital, Series 1993, 5.750%, 5/15/15

     11/07 at 100.00      BB        344,983
  500   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, Residuals 1801, 5.171%, 11/15/46 (IF)

     11/16 at 100.00      AA–        528,500
  500   

California Municipal Financing Authority, Certificates of Participation, Community Hospitals of Central California, Series 2007, 5.250%, 2/01/46

     2/17 at 100.00      Baa2        473,600
  1,000   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, ValleyCare Health System, Series 2007A, 5.125%, 7/15/31

     7/17 at 100.00      N/R        909,080
   California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A:               
  100   

5.250%, 7/01/24

     7/15 at 100.00      BBB+        99,165
  15   

5.250%, 7/01/35

     7/15 at 100.00      BBB+        14,499
  50   

5.000%, 7/01/39

     7/15 at 100.00      BBB+        46,294
  200   

Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Midwest Regional Medical Center Galena-Stauss Hospital, Series 2006, 6.750%, 10/01/46

     10/16 at 100.00      N/R        193,198
  100   

Sierra Kings Health Care District, Fresno County, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.750%, 12/01/36

     12/16 at 100.00      N/R        99,919
  60   

Weatherford Hospital Authority, Oklahoma, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 6.000%, 5/01/31

     5/16 at 103.00      N/R        60,169
  2,920   

Total Health Care

                     2,818,454
   Housing/Multifamily – 10.0%               
  200   

California Mobile Home Park Financing Authority, Union City Tropics Mobile Home Park Subrodinate Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.375%, 12/15/31

     12/16 at 100.00      N/R        180,680
  900   

California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, University Students Coop Association, Series 2007, 4.750%, 4/01/27

     4/17 at 100.00      BBB–        821,151
  1,000   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Lancer Educational Student Housing Revenue Bonds, California Baptist University, Series 2007, 5.625%, 6/01/33

     6/17 at 102.00      N/R        970,149
  100   

Independent Cities Lease Finance Authority, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, San Juan Mobile Estates, Series 2006B, 5.850%, 5/15/41

     5/16 at 100.00      N/R        93,584
  120   

Multifamily Housing Revenue Bond Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-17, Stanford Arms Seniors Apartments 01-P2, 5.750%, 11/01/34 (Mandatory put 11/01/16) (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/11 at 100.00      N/R        123,042
  600   

Richmond, California, Joint Powers Financing Agency Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Westridge Hilltop Apartments, Series 2007, 5.000%, 12/15/33

     12/12 at 100.00      Baa3        545,736
  750   

Ventura County Area Housing Authority, California, Mira Vista Senior Apartments Project, Junior Subordinate Series 2006C, 6.500%, 12/01/39 (Mandatory put 7/01/16) (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      N/R        731,903
  500   

Wilson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Senior Living Revenue Bonds,
Rutland Place, Series 2007A, 6.300%, 7/01/37

     7/17 at 100.00      N/R        482,445
  4,170   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     3,948,690
   Housing/Single Family – 2.2%               
  500   

California Housing Finance Agency, California, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2007E, 4.800%, 8/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     2/17 at 100.00      Aa2        480,420
  500   

California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2007M, ROLS 11113-1, 5.501%, 8/01/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (IF)

     2/16 at 100.00      Aa2        392,615
  1,000   

Total Housing/Single Family

                     873,035

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Industrials – 8.1%               
$ 20   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Browning Ferris Industries Inc., Series 1989, 6.750%, 9/01/19 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     3/08 at 100.00      N/R      $ 20,093
  180   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Browning Ferris Industries Inc., Series 1996A, 5.800%, 12/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 101.00      BB–        181,073
  150   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Republic Services Inc., Series 2002C, 5.250%, 6/01/23 (Mandatory put 12/01/17) (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      BBB+        153,099
  500   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002B, 5.000%, 7/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/15 at 101.00      BBB        455,655
  1,000   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, EnerTech Regional Biosolids Project, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 12/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      BB        906,250
  265   

Kootenai County Industrial Development Corporation, Idaho, Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Coer d’Alene Fiber Fuels, Inc., Series 2006, 6.750%, 12/01/26

     12/16 at 100.00      N/R        254,771
  100   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Carter Plantation Hotel Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 6.000%, 9/01/36

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        96,594
  400   

Mission Economic Development Corporation, Texas, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Allied Waste Industries, Inc., Series 2007A, 5.200%, 4/01/18 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/12 at 100.00      B+        390,604
  750   

Western Reserve Port Authority, Ohio, Solid Waste Facility Revenue Bonds, Central Waste Inc., Series 2007A, 6.350%, 7/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/17 at 102.00      N/R        736,905
  3,365   

Total Industrials

                     3,195,044
   Long-Term Care – 0.2%               
  40   

ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, American Baptist Homes of the West, Series 1998A, 6.200%, 10/01/27

     10/07 at 102.00      BB+        40,469
  50   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, CDF Healthcare of Louisiana LLC, Series 2006A, 7.000%, 6/01/36

     6/16 at 101.00      N/R        49,401
  90   

Total Long-Term Care

                     89,870
   Tax Obligation/General – 1.0%               
  400   

Bessemer, Alabama, General Obligation Warrants, Series 2007, 6.500%, 2/01/37

     2/17 at 102.00      N/R        375,880
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 60.9%               
   ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Community Facilities District 2006-1 Rincon Hills Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:               
  100   

5.200%, 9/01/26

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        98,517
  100   

5.250%, 9/01/36

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        96,467
  200   

Alvord Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Community Facilities District Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2006-1A, 5.000%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        185,724
  300   

Austin Convention Enterprises Inc., Texas, Convention Center Hotel Revenue Bonds, First Tier Series 2001A, 9.750%, 1/01/26

     1/11 at 100.00      N/R        305,601
  1,000   

Azusa Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Merged West End Development, Series 2007B, 5.300%, 8/01/36

     No Opt. Call      N/R        971,859
  100   

Beaumont Financing Authority, California, Local Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.600%, 9/01/25

     9/15 at 102.00      N/R        102,328
  300   

Beaumont Financing Authority, California, Local Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.050%, 9/01/37

     9/08 at 103.00      N/R        280,480
  1,000   

Borrego Water District, California, Community Facilities District 2007-1 Montesoro, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.750%, 8/01/32

     8/17 at 102.00      N/R        957,247
  7,475   

Calabasas, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006, 4.500%, 12/01/41 – AMBAC Insured (UB)

     12/16 at 100.00      AAA        6,904,957
  150   

Calaveras County Community Facilities District 2, California, Special Tax Bonds, Saddle Creek, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/26

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        143,355
  135   

Carson Public Financing Authority, California, Reassessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 9/02/31

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        126,149

 


14


Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
$ 240   

Chino Hills, California, Certificates of Participation, Civic Center Interim Financing Project, Series 2007, 5.000%, 9/01/26

     9/07 at 100.00      A      $ 240,053
  100   

Chino Public Financing Authority, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/30

     9/14 at 102.00      N/R        93,829
  200   

Chino, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 06-2, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        185,724
  125   

Corona, California, Community Facilities District 2003-2, Special Tax Bonds, Highlands Collection, Series 2006, 5.150%, 9/01/26

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        121,678
  200   

Corona, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2002-1, Dos Lagos, Series 2007, 5.000%, 9/01/37

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        185,526
  500   

Corona-Norco Inified School District Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 9/01/36

     9/14 at 102.00      N/R        464,310
  200   

Eastern California Municipal Water District, Community Facilities District 2005-40 Mahogany Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        185,724
  100   

Eastern Municipal Water District, California, Community Facilities District 2001-1 Improvement Area A, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        94,665
  100   

Eastern Municipal Water District, California, Community Facility District No 2004-34, Faircrest, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.250%, 9/01/36

     3/17 at 100.00      N/R        96,467
  100   

Eastern Municipal Water District, California, Community Facility District No 2005-38 Improvement Area A, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.200%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        95,746
  50   

El Dorado County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2005-2, Series 2006, 5.100%, 9/01/36

     9/14 at 102.00      N/R        47,152
  200   

Escondido, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2006-1 Eureka Ranch, Series 2006, 5.150%, 9/01/36

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        190,050
  500   

Folsom Public Financing Authority, California, Subordinate Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.200%, 9/01/32

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        479,425
  600   

Fontana, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 31 Citrus Heights North Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        557,172
  200   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45

     6/15 at 100.00      A        196,156
  200   

Hemet Unified School District, California, Community Facilities District 2005-1 Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        177,458
  300   

Hesperia Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, Community Facilities District 2006-5 Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 9/01/37

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        278,289
  560   

Hesperia, California, Improvement Act of 1915, Assessment District, 91-1, Joshua West Main Street, Series 1992, 8.500%, 9/02/24

     3/08 at 103.00      N/R        585,038
  125   

Irvine, California, Community Facilities District 2005-2 Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.250%, 9/01/36

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        120,584
  125   

Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.125%, 9/01/36

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        118,331
  50   

Lake Elsinore, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2005-6, Center Townhomes, Series 2006, 5.350%, 9/01/36

     9/12 at 102.00      N/R        48,955
  100   

Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, Community Facilities District 2002, Mountain House Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/35

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        94,199
  745   

Lincoln Public Financing Authority, California, Community Facilities District 2003-1 Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 9/01/34

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        690,459
  200   

Menifee Union School District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facility District 2003-2, Improvement Area A, 5.000%, 9/01/36

     9/14 at 102.00      N/R        185,724
  130   

Merced, California, Community Facilities District 2005-1, Special Tax Bonds, Bellevue Ranch West, Series 2006, 5.300%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        126,344
  125   

Moorpark, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2004-1, Moorpark Highlands Project, Series 2006, 5.300%, 9/01/38

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        121,210

 


15


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
$ 65   

Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2006, 5.200%, 9/01/36

     3/16 at 100.00      N/R      $ 62,235
  1,000   

Moreno Valley, California, Community Facilities District 5, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 9/01/37

     9/17 at 100.00      N/R        927,630
  125   

Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2002-4, Series 2006B, 5.450%, 9/01/38

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        123,983
  500   

North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006D, 5.000%, 9/01/33

     9/14 at 102.00      N/R        467,930
  300   

Perris, California, Community Facilities District 2001-1 Improvement Area 5-A Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/37

     9/08 at 103.00      N/R        278,289
  750   

Pomona Public Financing Authority, California, Merged Projects Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 5.125%, 2/01/33

     2/12 at 100.00      BBB–        715,155
  600   

Poway Unified School District, San Diego County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 11, Stonebridge Estates Improvement Area B, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/30

     9/14 at 100.00      N/R        566,718
  125   

Poway Unified School District, San Diego County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 6, Improvement Area B, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/36

     9/15 at 100.00      N/R        118,331
  1,000   

Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District, California, Community Facilities District 1, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.125%, 9/01/30

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        954,530
  125   

Riverside Unified School District, California, Community Facilities District 24 Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.100%, 9/01/36

     9/14 at 102.00      N/R        117,880
  750   

Roseville Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 9/01/33

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        701,895
  125   

Roseville, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 Westpark, Series 2006, 5.250%, 9/01/37

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        120,523
  480   

Saint Louis, Missouri, Tax Increment Financing Reveneu Bonds, Grace Lofts Redevelopment Projects, Series 2007A, 6.000%, 3/27/26

     12/07 at 100.00      N/R        452,578
  100   

San Jacinto Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Community Facilities District 2006-1 Special Tax Bonds, Infrastructure Projects, Series 2006, 5.200%, 9/01/36

     9/07 at 102.00      N/R        95,746
  700   

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2004-1, Central Park Project, Series 2005, 5.050%, 9/01/30

     9/15 at 100.00      N/R        661,353
  800   

West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 8/01/09

     2/08 at 100.00      N/R        799,168
  300   

Westside Union School District, California, Community Facilities District 2005-3 Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/36

     9/14 at 102.00      N/R        278,586
  390   

Yorkville United City Business District, Illinois, Storm Water and Water Improvement Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 6.000%, 1/01/27

     1/17 at 102.00      N/R        368,055
  135   

Yuba County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2004-1, Edgewater, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/35

     3/15 at 100.00      N/R        127,169
  25,305   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     23,890,706
   Transportation – 1.6%               
  150   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Continental Airlines Inc., Series 1999, 6.250%, 9/15/29 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     9/09 at 101.00      B        152,099
   Palm Springs Financing Authority, California, Palm Springs International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2006:               
  25   

5.450%, 7/01/20 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/14 at 102.00      N/R        24,512
  50   

5.550%, 7/01/28 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/14 at 102.00      N/R        48,501
  230   

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, American Airlines Inc., Series 1985A, 6.450%, 12/01/25

     6/10 at 100.00      CCC+        231,578
  15   

Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, American Airlines Inc., Series 1993A, 6.300%, 6/01/23 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 100.00      CCC+        14,999

 


16


 

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value  
                 
   Transportation (continued)               
$ 145   

Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, American Airlines Inc., Series 1996A, 6.250%, 6/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 101.00      CCC+      $ 145,051  
  615   

Total Transportation

                     616,740  
   U.S. Guaranteed – 0.1% (3)               
   Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1:               
  10   

6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        10,958  
  15   

6.625%, 6/01/40 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        17,142  
  25   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                     28,100  
$ 44,760   

Total Investments (cost $44,597,519) – 107.5%

                     42,161,509  
                     
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (12.7)%

                 (4,980,000 )
      
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 5.2%

                 2,049,224  
      
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 39,230,733  
      

Futures Contracts outstanding at August 31, 2007:

 

Type    Contract
Position
   Number of
Contracts
    Contract
Expiration
   Value at
August 31, 2007
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds    Short    (68 )   12/07    $ (7,586,250 )   $ (87,318 )

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.

 

  N/R   Not rated.

 

  (IF)   Inverse floating rate investment.
  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Consumer Staples – 3.8%               
$ 3,500   

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Alameda County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, Series 2002, 5.750%, 6/01/29

     6/12 at 100.00      Baa3      $ 3,488,870
  615   

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21

     6/15 at 100.00      BBB        570,185
  12,135   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37

     6/22 at 100.00      BBB        7,983,858
  16,250   

Total Consumer Staples

                     12,042,913
   Education and Civic Organizations – 2.9%               
  1,775   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Occidental College, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/33 – MBIA Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,821,807
  150   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35

     10/15 at 100.00      A3        147,327
   California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2006:               
  105   

5.000%, 11/01/21

     11/15 at 100.00      A2        108,079
  135   

5.000%, 11/01/25

     11/15 at 100.00      A2        137,299
  2,960   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Woodbury University, Series 2006, 5.000%, 1/01/36

     1/15 at 100.00      BBB–        2,734,566
  2,500   

California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, University of California, Institute Projects, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 4/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     4/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,567,350
  1,500   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Certificates of Participation, San Diego Space and Science Foundation, Series 1996, 7.500%, 12/01/26

     12/07 at 104.00      N/R        1,566,525
  9,125   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     9,082,953
   Health Care – 16.7%               
  3,080   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Downey Community Hospital, Series 1993, 5.750%, 5/15/15

     11/07 at 100.00      BB        3,079,846
  875   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Insured Loan Program Small Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1994B, 7.500%, 4/01/22

     10/07 at 100.00      A+        877,188
  2,055   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Series 2005, 5.000%, 11/15/34

     11/15 at 100.00      A2        2,044,252
  2,000   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.250%, 3/01/45

     3/16 at 100.00      A+        2,003,400
  4,530   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, Residuals 1802, 7.195%, 11/15/46 (IF)

     11/16 at 100.00      AA-        4,788,210
  6,360   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB)

     11/16 at 100.00      AA-        6,473,780
  4,000   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 10/01/37

     10/17 at 100.00      A+        3,899,600
  3,670   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005G, 5.000%, 7/01/22

     7/15 at 100.00      BBB+        3,570,470
  5,315   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41

     3/16 at 100.00      A+        5,134,928
  1,615   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 8/01/31

     8/16 at 100.00      A+        1,630,375
  6,670   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2007A, 4.750%, 4/01/33

     4/17 at 100.00      A+        6,172,285
  5,825   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007C, Residuals 1975, 6.450%, 8/15/38 – AMBAC Insured (IF)

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        6,091,785
  6,460   

Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/38

     7/17 at 100.00      A3        6,281,446

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Health Care (continued)               
$ 1,000   

Sierra View Local Health Care District, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 5.250%, 7/01/37 (WI/DD, Settling 9/18/07)

     9/17 at 100.00      N/R      $ 978,540
  53,455   

Total Health Care

                     53,026,105
   Housing/Multifamily – 3.7%               
  1,950   

ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Multifamily Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, United Dominion/2000 Post Apartments, Series 2000B, 6.250%, 8/15/30 (Mandatory put 8/15/08)

     No Opt. Call      BBB        1,986,231
  3,125   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Irvine Apartment Communities Development, Series 1998A, 5.100%, 5/15/25 (Mandatory put 5/17/10)

     7/08 at 101.00      BBB        3,178,438
  2,500   

Daly City Housing Development Finance Agency, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Mobile Home Park Project, Series 2002A, 5.800%, 12/15/25

     12/13 at 102.00      A–        2,550,325
  2,000   

Riverside County, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Bravo Mobile Home Park Project, Series 1999A, 5.900%, 3/20/29

     3/09 at 102.00      N/R        2,003,400
  2,000   

San Dimas Housing Authority, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Charter Oak Mobile Home Estates Acquisition Project, Series 1998A, 5.700%, 7/01/28

     7/08 at 102.00      N/R        2,011,180
  11,575   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     11,729,574
   Housing/Single Family – 2.4%               
  5,900   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Sutter Health Revenue Bonds, Lehman Municipal Trust Receipts K43W, Series 2007, 4.713%, 8/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (IF)

     2/16 at 100.00      Aa2        4,590,082
  445   

California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     2/16 at 100.00      AAA        465,501
  40   

California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A, 7.000%, 9/01/29 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        40,586
  2,500   

California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Mortgage Backed Securities Program, Series 2007C, 5.400%, 8/01/35 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     2/17 at 104.00      Aaa        2,622,250
  8,885   

Total Housing/Single Family

                     7,718,419
   Industrials – 0.5%               
  750   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Republic Services Inc., Series 2002C, 5.250%, 6/01/23 (Mandatory put 12/01/17) (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      BBB+        765,495
  1,000   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002A, 5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/16 at 102.00      BBB        956,040
  1,750   

Total Industrials

                     1,721,535
   Long-Term Care – 2.6%               
   ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Cal-Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Elder Care Alliance of Union City, Series 2004:               
  1,850   

5.400%, 8/15/24

     8/14 at 100.00      A+        1,899,210
  2,130   

5.600%, 8/15/34

     8/14 at 100.00      A+        2,190,513
  4,250   

ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Certificates of Participation, American Baptist Homes of the West, Series 1997A, 5.850%, 10/01/27

     10/07 at 102.00      BBB–        4,251,148
  8,230   

Total Long-Term Care

                     8,340,871
   Tax Obligation/General – 16.4%               
  1,425   

Bassett Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.250%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,494,725
  5,000   

California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 4.250%, 8/01/33 – MBIA Insured

     2/17 at 100.00      AAA        4,495,250
  10,000   

California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 6.000%, 2/01/15 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        11,349,800
   California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004:               
  2,500   

5.000%, 2/01/20

     2/14 at 100.00      A+        2,580,850
  1,000   

5.000%, 4/01/21

     4/14 at 100.00      A+        1,030,190
  6,000   

5.125%, 4/01/23

     4/14 at 100.00      A+        6,202,740

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/General (continued)               
   Central Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A:               
$ 1,000   

5.500%, 7/01/22 – FGIC Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA      $ 1,093,540
  1,500   

5.500%, 7/01/24 – FGIC Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,640,310
   Glendora Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006A:               
  1,475   

5.250%, 8/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,571,627
  1,120   

5.250%, 8/01/25 – MBIA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,184,893
   Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B:               
  5,080   

5.000%, 8/01/21 – FGIC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        5,291,379
  2,350   

5.000%, 8/01/26 – FGIC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,425,083
  2,545   

Hemet Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 4.250%, 8/01/32 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,263,065
  2,000   

Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 9/01/26 – FGIC Insured

     9/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,043,640
  1,350   

Riverside Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005,
5.000%, 8/01/21 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,406,174
  275   

Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        283,599
  2,000   

San Diego Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 2000B, 5.125%, 7/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     7/10 at 100.00      AAA        2,072,900
  1,355   

San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/25 – MBIA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,401,477
  2,000   

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 8/01/20 – FSA Insured

     8/11 at 101.00      AAA        2,079,440
  49,975   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     51,910,682
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 22.0%               
  3,000   

Alameda County Redevelopment Agency, California, Eden Area Redevelopment Project, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 8/01/36 – MBIA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        3,050,610
  525   

California, Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 7/01/15

     7/14 at 100.00      AA+        559,482
  350   

Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        361,057
  2,500   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45 – AMBAC Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,519,775
  2,075   

Hesperia Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds,
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – XLCA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,101,622
   Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:               
  180   

5.000%, 9/01/26

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        173,061
  420   

5.125%, 9/01/36

     9/16 at 100.00      N/R        397,593
  2,000   

La Mirada Redevelopment Agency, California, Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Community Facilities District 89-1, Civic Theatre Project, Series 1998, 5.700%, 10/01/20

     10/08 at 102.00      N/R        2,013,400
  2,500   

Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate Lien Tax Allocation Bonds, Combined Redevelopment Project Areas, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 8/01/34 – FGIC Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,532,200
  1,870   

Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Combined Area Sheriff’s Facilities Projects, Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/01/23 – XLCA Insured

     12/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,913,795
  1,120   

Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Combined Fire Protection Facilities Project, Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/01/23 – XLCA Insured

     12/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,146,230
  630   

Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      Aaa        633,919
  2,500   

Los Angeles County Schools, California, Certificates of Participation, Pooled Financing Program, Regionalized Business Services Corporation, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 9/01/22 – FSA Insured

     9/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,553,875

 


20


Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
$ 995   

Milpitas, California, Local Improvement District 20 Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 1998A, 5.700%, 9/02/18

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R      $ 1,027,158
   Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2004:               
  805   

5.550%, 9/01/29

     9/14 at 100.00      N/R        809,122
  1,250   

5.650%, 9/01/34

     9/14 at 100.00      N/R        1,259,838
  7,100   

Murrieta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/37 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        7,235,964
  575   

Ontario, California, Assessment District 100C Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds, California Commerce Center Phase III, Series 1991, 8.000%, 9/02/11

     9/07 at 103.00      N/R        600,714
  1,600   

Pomona Public Financing Authority, California, Merged Projects Revenue Bonds, Series 2007AS, 5.000%, 2/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     2/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,633,072
  1,150   

Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Paugay Redevelopment Project, Series 2007, 5.000%, 6/15/30 – MBIA Insured

     6/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,176,289
  2,000   

Poway, California, Community Facilities District 88-1, Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Parkway Business Centre, Series 1998, 6.750%, 8/15/15

     8/08 at 102.00      N/R        2,072,740
  1,645   

Rancho Cucamonga, California, Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds, Masi Plaza Assessment District 93-1, Series 1997, 6.250%, 9/02/22

     9/07 at 100.00      N/R        1,653,258
  305   

Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – XLCA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        308,913
  380   

Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        386,304
  1,000   

Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.400%, 11/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,103,290
  500   

Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993B, 5.400%, 11/01/20

     No Opt. Call      AA–        547,125
  995   

Sacramento County, Laguna, California, Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 – Laguna Creek Ranch, Series 1997, 5.700%, 12/01/20

     12/07 at 102.00      N/R        1,008,313
  2,880   

San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Moscone Convention Center, Series 2004, 5.250%, 7/01/24 – AMBAC Insured

     7/11 at 102.00      AAA        2,990,765
  7,090   

San Marcos Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Affordable Housing Project, Series 1997A, 6.000%, 10/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/07 at 102.00      A        7,241,229
  2,805   

San Mateo County Transit District, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,920,314
  4,000   

Shafter Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Community Correctional Facility Acquisition Project, Series 1997A, 6.050%, 1/01/17

     1/08 at 100.50      A        4,045,320
  1,025   

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 9/01/23 – FGIC Insured

     9/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,072,294
  6,700   

Travis Unified School District, Solano County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/31 – FGIC Insured

     9/16 at 100.00      Aaa        6,809,276
  2,000   

Tustin, California, Community Facilities District 2007-1, Legacy-Retail Center Special Tax Bonds, 6.000%, 9/01/37 (WI/DD, Settling 9/11/07)

     9/17 at 100.00      N/R        2,041,440
  835   

Vallejo Public Financing Authority, California, Limited Obligation Revenue Refinancing Bonds, Fairground Drive Assessment District 65, Series 1998, 5.700%, 9/02/11

     No Opt. Call      N/R        851,116
  1,120   

Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2007, 5.125%, 8/01/37 – AMBAC Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,146,186
  68,425   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     69,896,659
   Transportation – 4.8%               
  2,750   

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999, 0.000%, 1/15/28

     1/14 at 101.00      BBB–        2,557,583

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)     Value
              
   Transportation (continued)            
   Palm Springs Financing Authority, California, Palm Springs International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2006:            
$ 285   

5.450%, 7/01/20 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/14 at 102.00      N/R     $ 279,440
  240   

5.550%, 7/01/28 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/14 at 102.00      N/R       232,805
   Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000K:            
  2,000   

5.500%, 11/01/09 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       2,073,040
  4,000   

5.750%, 11/01/29 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     5/10 at 100.00      AAA       4,156,160
  5,500   

Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2002M, 5.250%, 11/01/19 – FGIC Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA       5,826,975
  14,775   

Total Transportation

                    15,126,003
   U.S. Guaranteed – 9.1% (3)            
  3,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2001D, 5.000%, 4/01/16 (Pre-refunded 4/01/11)

     4/11 at 100.00      AA  (3)     3,143,520
  4,200   

California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12)

     5/12 at 101.00      Aaa       4,505,970
  3,115   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Pooled College and University Projects, Series 2000C, 6.750%, 6/01/30 (ETM)

     6/10 at 101.00      Baa3  (3)     3,368,748
  4,460   

California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, First Lien Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/22 – FSA Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       4,751,506
  1,000   

Central California Joint Powers Health Finance Authority, Certificates of Participation, Community Hospitals of Central California, Series 2001, 5.625%, 2/01/21 (Pre-refunded 2/01/11)

     2/11 at 101.00      AAA       1,073,540
  1,035   

Escondido Union School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 8/01/23 (Pre-refunded 8/01/12) – FSA Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA       1,112,501
  5,000   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1, 6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA       5,478,850
  2,190   

Los Angeles Harbors Department, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 1988, 7.600%, 10/01/18 (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       2,615,123
  2,475   

San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2002, Issue 28B, 5.250%, 5/01/22 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) – MBIA Insured

     5/12 at 100.00      AAA       2,651,938
  26,475   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                    28,701,696
   Utilities – 8.9%            
  2,595   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Rio Bravo Fresno Project, Series 1999A, 6.300%, 12/01/18

     12/07 at 100.50      N/R       2,497,713
   Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A-1:            
  5,000   

5.250%, 7/01/15

     7/11 at 100.00      AA–       5,262,500
  10,000   

5.250%, 7/01/21 – FSA Insured

     7/11 at 100.00      AAA       10,396,296
  500   

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA       518,330
  5,000   

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A-1, 5.000%, 7/01/31 – FSA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA       5,131,650
  615   

Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – XLCA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA       629,994
  3,470   

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Co-Generation Facility Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 6.625%, 6/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/10 at 101.00      Baa3       3,690,900
  27,180   

Total Utilities

                    28,127,383
   Water and Sewer – 6.5%            
  2,000   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Pooled Financing Program, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 10/01/23 – FSA Insured

     10/13 at 100.00      AAA       2,083,840
  1,680   

Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 8/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA       1,734,936
  1,250   

Cucamonga Valley Water District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/36 – MBIA Insured

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA       1,266,725

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value  
                 
   Water and Sewer (continued)               
$ 5,000   

Fortuna Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 – FSA Insured

     10/16 at 100.00      AAA      $ 5,133,850  
  455   

Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – MBIA Insured

     4/16 at 100.00      AAA        464,692  
  4,250   

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Waterworks Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.125%, 7/01/41

     7/11 at 100.00      AA        4,287,953  
  435   

Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 – MBIA Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA        441,903  
  1,500   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B-3, 5.000%, 10/01/29 – MBIA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,541,790  
  1,190   

Pasadena, California, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 6/01/20 – FGIC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,236,993  
  1,770   

Pomona Public Finance Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Water Facilities Project, Series 2007AY, 5.000%, 5/01/27 – AMBAC Insured

     5/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,830,923  
  625   

Sacramento County Sanitation District Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/31 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA        645,300  
  20,155   

Total Water and Sewer

                     20,668,905  
$ 316,255   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $318,215,097) – 100.3%

                     318,093,698  
                     
   Short-Term Investments – 1.3%               
  3,000   

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, Insured Revenue Bonds, Rand Corporation, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Series 2002B, 3.910%, 4/01/42 – AMBAC Insured (4)

          A-1+        3,000,000  
  1,000   

California, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Series 2004C-16, 3.860%, 7/01/23 – FSA Insured (4)

            A-1+        1,000,000  
$ 4,000   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $4,000,000)

                     4,000,000  
                     
  

Total Investments (cost $322,215,097) – 101.6%

                 322,093,698  
      
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (3.5)%

                 (10,905,000 )
      
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.9%

                 5,951,707  
      
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 317,140,405  
      

Forward Swaps outstanding at August 31, 2007:

 

Counterparty   Notional
Amount
   Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate
Index
   Fixed Rate
(Annualized)
    Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
   Effective
Date (5)
   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs   $ 10,000,000    Receive    3-Month USD-LIBOR    5.449 %   Semi-Annually    4/23/08    4/23/18    $ (170,586 )
Goldman Sachs     5,000,000    Receive    3-Month USD-LIBOR    5.614     Semi-Annually    4/23/08    4/23/38      (116,156 )
                                          $ (286,742 )

USD-LIBOR  (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)

 

       The Fund may invest in “zero coupon” securities. A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. Such securities are included in the Portfolio of Investments with a 0.000% coupon rate in their description. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Such investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.

 

  (4)   Investment has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features which qualify it as a short-term investment. The rate disclosed is that in effect at the end of the reporting period. This rate changes periodically based on market conditions or a specified market index.

 

  (5)   Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each forward swap contract.

 

  N/R   Not rated.

 

  WI/DD   Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

  (IF)   Inverse floating rate investment.

 

  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Education and Civic Organizations – 5.3%               
$ 2,125   

California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     3/08 at 102.00      Aaa      $ 2,170,156
  2,500   

California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, University of California, Institute Projects, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 4/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     4/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,567,350
  2,250   

California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/01/25 – AMBAC Insured

     5/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,319,930
  5,000   

Long Beach Bond Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Long Beach Aquarium of the South Pacific, Series 2001, 5.250%, 11/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     11/11 at 101.00      AAA        5,153,400
  11,875   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     12,210,836
   Health Care – 6.2%               
  2,000   

Antelope Valley Healthcare District, California, Insured Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1997A, 5.200%, 1/01/27 – FSA Insured

     1/08 at 102.00      AAA        2,046,540
  2,000   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/42 – MBIA Insured

     11/16 at 100.00      AAA        2,010,840
  4,000   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Certificates of Participation, Sutter Health Obligated Group, Series 1999, 5.500%, 8/15/31 – FSA Insured

     8/09 at 101.00      AAA        4,141,080
  6,670   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2007A, 4.750%, 4/01/33

     4/17 at 100.00      A+        6,172,285
  14,670   

Total Health Care

                     14,370,745
   Housing/Multifamily – 4.0%               
  4,180   

California Statewide Community Development Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Senior Bonds, Westgate Courtyards Apartments, Series 2001X-1, 5.420%, 12/01/34 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/11 at 100.00      AAA        4,212,897
  3,865   

Los Angeles, California, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Park Plaza West Senior Apartments, Series 2001B, 5.400%, 1/20/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/11 at 102.00      AAA        3,904,500
  1,285   

Santa Cruz County Housing Authority, California, GNMA Collateralized Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Northgate Apartments, Series 1999A, 5.500%, 7/20/40 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/09 at 102.00      AAA        1,295,858
  9,330   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     9,413,255
   Housing/Single Family – 5.9%               
   California Department of Veterans Affairs, Home Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A:               
  3,500   

5.300%, 12/01/21 – AMBAC Insured

     6/12 at 101.00      AAA        3,655,890
  5,000   

5.350%, 12/01/27 – AMBAC Insured

     6/12 at 101.00      AAA        5,186,450
  380   

California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     2/16 at 100.00      AAA        397,507
  1,905   

California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, FNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2002D, 5.250%, 6/01/34 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/12 at 101.00      Aaa        1,925,612
  2,500   

California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Mortgage Backed Securities Program, Series 2007C, 5.400%, 8/01/35 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     2/17 at 104.00      Aaa        2,622,250
  13,285   

Total Housing/Single Family

                     13,787,709
   Tax Obligation/General – 25.6%               
   Bonita Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A:               
  1,425   

5.250%, 8/01/20 – MBIA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,530,593
  1,570   

5.250%, 8/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,678,110
  6,900   

Central Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/31 – FSA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        7,117,557
  2,040   

Chaffey Joint Union High School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 8/01/23 – FGIC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,117,540
  1,365   

El Segundo Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 9/01/20 – FGIC Insured

     9/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,466,638

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/General (continued)               
$ 1,610   

Eureka Unified School District, Humboldt County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.250%, 8/01/23 – FSA Insured

     8/12 at 101.00      AAA      $ 1,693,479
  1,000   

Fremont Unified School District, Alameda County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/21 – FGIC Insured

     8/12 at 101.00      AAA        1,036,880
   Glendora Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2006A:
              
  1,900   

5.250%, 8/01/24 – MBIA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        2,015,824
  1,000   

5.250%, 8/01/25 – MBIA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,057,940
   Golden West Schools Financing Authority, California, General Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, School District Program, Series 1998A:               
  2,650   

0.000%, 8/01/19 – MBIA Insured

     8/13 at 68.56      AAA        1,375,430
  2,755   

0.000%, 8/01/20 – MBIA Insured

     8/13 at 63.85      AAA        1,325,486
  11,225   

Greenfield Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006,
4.750%, 2/01/37 – AMBAC Insured (UB)

     2/16 at 100.00      AAA        10,904,077
  5,000   

Grossmont Healthcare District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/15/37 – AMBAC Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      Aaa        5,087,450
  2,500   

Huntington Beach Union High School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – FSA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,588,075
   Imperial Community College District, Imperial County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005:               
  1,330   

5.000%, 8/01/23 – FGIC Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,380,553
  1,510   

5.000%, 8/01/24 – FGIC Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,565,357
  1,460   

Jurupa Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/24 – FGIC Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,497,493
  1,255   

Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/24 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,301,008
  2,405   

Oak Valley Hospital District, Stanislaus County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/31 – FGIC Insured

     7/14 at 101.00      Aaa        2,442,999
  270   

Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        278,443
  1,590   

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/27 – MBIA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,639,258
  4,070   

San Benito Health Care District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/31 – XLCA Insured

     7/14 at 101.00      AAA        4,129,015
  1,000   

San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/24 – FSA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,030,000
  3,040   

Sulphur Springs Union School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1991A, 0.000%, 9/01/15 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        2,192,022
  1,000   

Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – FGIC Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,029,870
  61,870   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     59,481,097
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 21.0%               
  1,915   

Alameda County Redevelopment Agency, California, Eden Area Redevelopment Project, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 8/01/36 – MBIA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,947,306
  315   

Barstow Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Central Redevelopment Project, Series 1994A, 7.000%, 9/01/14 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        347,798
  1,655   

Bell Community Housing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/36 – AMBAC Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,675,241
  2,250   

Brea and Olinda Unified School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 8/01/26 – FSA Insured

     8/11 at 101.00      AAA        2,297,385

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
$ 1,960   

California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, North County Center for Self-Sufficiency Corporation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/01/25 – AMBAC Insured

     12/13 at 100.00      AAA      $ 2,009,529
  335   

Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        345,583
  960   

Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 – AMBAC Insured

     9/16 at 101.00      AAA        987,014
  1,400   

Chula Vista Public Financing Authority, California, Pooled Community Facility District Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/29 – MBIA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,423,534
  2,285   

Folsom Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Improvement District 1, Series 2004B, 5.000%, 10/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,373,772
  1,185   

Folsom Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Improvement District 2, Series 2004B, 5.000%, 10/01/27 – FSA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,214,767
  2,500   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45 – AMBAC Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,519,775
  1,840   

Hawthorne Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Project Area 2 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/26 – XLCA Insured

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,879,450
  4,555   

Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Multiple Project Tax Allocation Bonds, Housing and Gas Utility Financing Project Areas, Series 2005A-1, 5.000%, 8/01/35 – AMBAC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        4,603,784
  1,830   

Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,841,383
  1,000   

Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Bunker Hill Project, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 12/01/20 – FSA Insured

     12/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,038,410
  1,460   

Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2005, 5.000%, 3/01/23 – FSA Insured

     3/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,491,259
  14,050   

Paramount Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Redevelopment Project Area 1, Series 1998, 0.000%, 8/01/26 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        5,550,874
  1,150   

Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Paugay Redevelopment Project, Series 2007, 5.000%, 6/15/30 – MBIA Insured

     6/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,176,289
  290   

Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – XLCA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        293,721
  8,000   

Riverside County, California, Asset Leasing Corporate Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Riverside County Hospital Project, Series 1997B, 5.000%, 6/01/19 – MBIA Insured

     6/12 at 101.00      AAA        8,285,996
  360   

Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        365,972
  3,560   

Roseville, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 – Woodcreek West, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,617,494
  1,490   

Tulare Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Capital Facilities Project, Series 1997, 5.125%, 10/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     10/07 at 102.00      AAA        1,521,230
  56,345   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     48,807,566
   Transportation – 10.3%               
  6,500   

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.000%, 1/01/35 – MBIA Insured

     1/10 at 100.00      AAA        6,530,810
  3,255   

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds,
Series 1999, 5.750%, 1/15/40 – MBIA Insured

     1/10 at 101.00      AAA        3,408,376
  2,000   

Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000K, 5.750%, 11/01/29 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     5/10 at 100.00      AAA        2,078,080
  625   

San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2000, Issue 26B, 5.000%, 5/01/21 – FGIC Insured

     5/10 at 101.00      AAA        639,550
  3,470   

San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series Issue 16A, 5.375%, 5/01/16 – FSA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     5/08 at 101.00      AAA        3,529,476

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Transportation (continued)               
$ 5,000   

San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2001, Issue 27A, 5.250%, 5/01/31 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     5/11 at 100.00      AAA      $ 5,041,050
  1,290   

San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Special Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, SFO Fuel Company LLC, Series 1997A, 5.250%, 1/01/22 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/08 at 101.00      AAA        1,306,525
  1,320   

San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Special Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, SFO Fuel Company LLC, Series 2000A, 6.100%, 1/01/20 – FSA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/08 at 102.00      AAA        1,354,703
  23,460   

Total Transportation

                     23,888,570
   U.S. Guaranteed – 11.2% (3)               
  620   

Barstow Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Central Redevelopment Project, Series 1994A, 7.000%, 9/01/14 – MBIA Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        691,784
  3,200   

California, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000, 5.750%, 3/01/27 (Pre-refunded 3/01/10) – MBIA Insured

     3/10 at 101.00      AAA        3,394,080
  3,305   

Centinela Valley Union High School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002C, 5.200%, 8/01/32 – FGIC Insured (ETM)

     8/10 at 102.00      AAA        3,428,310
  3,195   

Desert Community College District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 8/01/23 (Pre-refunded 8/01/14) – MBIA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        3,432,804
  5,000   

Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.125%, 1/01/27 (Pre-refunded 7/01/12) – MBIA Insured

     7/12 at 100.00      AAA        5,340,950
  1,280   

Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded 7/01/13) – FSA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,366,182
  5,000   

Oakland, California, Insured Revenue Bonds, 1800 Harrison Foundation – Kaiser Permanente, Series 1999A, 6.000%, 1/01/29 (Pre-refunded 1/01/10) – AMBAC Insured

     1/10 at 100.00      AAA        5,271,150
  1,000   

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A, 6.000%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded 7/01/09) – FGIC Insured

     7/09 at 102.00      Aaa        1,061,900
  1,930   

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, California, Limited Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 1992A, 6.000%, 3/01/10 – FGIC Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,984,503
  24,530   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                     25,971,663
   Utilities – 6.6%               
  5,000   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Remarketed Revenue Bonds, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Series 1996A, 5.350%, 12/01/16 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/11 at 102.00      AAA        5,254,150
  1,000   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Southern California Edison Company, Series 1999B, 5.450%, 9/01/29 – MBIA Insured

     9/09 at 101.00      AAA        1,034,030
  595   

Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – XLCA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        609,506
  3,500   

Northern California Power Agency, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Hydroelectric Project 1, Series 1998A, 5.125%, 7/01/23 – MBIA Insured

     7/08 at 101.00      AAA        3,564,470
  1,950   

Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 5.250%, 8/01/27 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,983,677
  2,700   

Santa Clara, California, Subordinate Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/23 – MBIA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,771,199
  14,745   

Total Utilities

                     15,217,032
   Water and Sewer – 7.4%               
  3,070   

California Special District Finance Program, Certificates of Participation, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Jurupa Community Services District, Series 2001NN, 5.250%, 9/01/32 – MBIA Insured

     9/10 at 100.00      AAA        3,140,764
  1,000   

Fortuna Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 – FSA Insured

     10/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,026,770

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value  
                 
   Water and Sewer (continued)               
$ 400   

Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – MBIA Insured

     4/16 at 100.00      AAA      $ 408,520  
  2,850   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A,
5.000%, 7/01/37 – FGIC Insured

     1/08 at 101.00      AAA        2,873,826  
  6,000   

Orange County Sanitation District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2003,
5.000%, 2/01/33 – FGIC Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        6,065,520  
  1,000   

Orange County Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 8/15/24 – MBIA Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,022,770  
  2,500   

Westlands Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 9/01/30 – MBIA Insured

     3/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,566,825  
  16,820   

Total Water and Sewer

                     17,104,995  
$ 246,930   

Total Investments (cost $234,794,406) – 103.5%

                     240,253,468  
                     
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (3.2)%

                 (7,475,000 )
      
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.3)%

                 (563,038 )
      
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 232,215,430  
      

 

 

 

       The Fund primarily invests in bonds that are either covered by Original Issue Insurance, Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance, or are backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, any of which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.

 

       The Fund may invest in “zero coupon” securities. A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. Such securities are included in the Portfolio of Investments with a 0.000% coupon rate in their description. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

August 31, 2007

      California
High Yield
       California        California
Insured
 

Assets

            

Investments, at value (cost $44,597,519, $322,215,097 and $234,794,406, respectively)

   $ 42,161,509        $ 322,093,698        $ 240,253,468  

Cash

              1,528,127           

Receivables:

            

Interest

     605,167          4,091,401          2,625,959  

Investments sold

     117,850          3,881,792          105,000  

Shares sold

     3,745,218          1,828,771          36,754  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     25,500                    

Other assets

              13,824          18,349  

Total assets

     46,655,244          333,437,613          243,039,530  

Liabilities

            

Cash overdraft

     2,160,978                   2,166,729  

Unrealized depreciation on forward swaps

              286,742           

Floating rate obligations

     4,980,000          10,905,000          7,475,000  

Payables:

            

Investments purchased

              2,989,780           

Shares redeemed

     113,374          750,323          176,998  

Accrued expenses:

            

Management fees

     9,088          138,931          104,317  

12b-1 distribution and service fees

     9,004          40,170          31,608  

Other

     4,577          72,139          72,892  

Dividends payable

     147,490          1,114,123          796,556  

Total liabilities

     7,424,511          16,297,208          10,824,100  

Net assets

   $ 39,230,733        $ 317,140,405        $ 232,215,430  

Class A Shares

            

Net assets

   $ 31,892,501        $ 112,298,366        $ 88,480,836  

Shares outstanding

     3,365,930          11,184,850          8,448,119  

Net asset value per share

   $ 9.48        $ 10.04        $ 10.47  

Offering price per share (net asset value per share plus
maximum sales charge of 4.20% of offering price)

   $ 9.90        $ 10.48        $ 10.93  

Class B Shares

            

Net assets

   $ 162,056        $ 8,162,398        $ 9,891,817  

Shares outstanding

     17,118          813,422          942,266  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.47        $ 10.03        $ 10.50  

Class C Shares

            

Net assets

   $ 6,111,435        $ 24,554,630        $ 13,396,673  

Shares outstanding

     645,380          2,451,703          1,284,965  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.47        $ 10.02        $ 10.43  

Class R Shares

            

Net assets

   $ 1,064,741        $ 172,125,011        $ 120,446,104  

Shares outstanding

     112,378          17,158,674          11,486,669  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.47        $ 10.03        $ 10.49  

Net Assets Consist of:

                              

Capital paid-in

   $ 42,258,828        $ 322,553,110        $ 225,413,554  

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income

     (7,512 )        (414,106 )        (187,094 )

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments and derivative transactions

     (497,255 )        (4,590,458 )        1,529,908  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivative transactions

     (2,523,328 )        (408,141 )        5,459,062  

Net assets

   $ 39,230,733        $ 317,140,405        $ 232,215,430  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2007

      California
High Yield
       California        California
Insured
 

Investment Income

   $ 948,410        $ 7,792,073        $ 5,974,774  

Expenses

            

Management fees

     93,797          789,042          634,247  

12b-1 service fees – Class A

     26,522          98,166          89,742  

12b-1 distribution and service fees – Class B

     455          44,351          54,367  

12b-1 distribution and service fees – Class C

     17,284          86,163          50,821  

Shareholders’ servicing agent fees and expenses

     1,362          62,776          49,872  

Interest expense on floating rate obligations

     98,648          352,738          160,782  

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     13,954          48,792          31,318  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     266          4,896          2,779  

Professional fees

     11,511          10,642          8,372  

Shareholders’ reports – printing and mailing expenses

     1,169          18,821          16,400  

Federal and state registration fees

     4,749          2,687          2,812  

Other expenses

     111          4,442          4,723  

Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement

     269,828          1,523,516          1,106,235  

Custodian fee credit

     (7,169 )        (27,473 )        (11,181 )

Expense reimbursement

     (9,661 )                  

Net expenses

     252,998          1,496,043          1,095,054  

Net investment income

     695,412          6,296,030          4,879,720  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

            

Net realized gain (loss) from:

            

Investments

     (378,043 )        1,264,887          1,228,988  

Futures

     (118,896 )                  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

            

Investments

     (2,836,903 )        (14,329,037 )        (9,510,423 )

Futures

     (88,544 )                  

Forward swaps

              (286,742 )         

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3,422,386 )        (13,350,892 )        (8,281,435 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (2,726,974 )      $ (7,054,862 )      $ (3,401,715 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

    California High Yield     California     California Insured  
     Six Months Ended
8/31/07
    For the period 3/28/06
(commencement of
operations) through
2/28/07
   

Six Months Ended
8/31/07

    Year Ended
2/28/07
   

Six Months Ended
8/31/07

    Year Ended
2/28/07
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

  $ 695,412     $ 317,546     $ 6,296,030     $ 11,808,032     $ 4,879,720     $ 10,038,256  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

           

Investments

    (378,043 )     (316 )     1,264,887       1,111,507       1,228,988       1,146,837  

Futures

    (118,896 )                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

           

Investments

    (2,836,903 )     400,893       (14,329,037 )     814,867       (9,510,423 )     (623,653 )

Futures

    (88,544 )     1,226                          

Forward swaps

                (286,742 )                  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    (2,726,974 )     719,349       (7,054,862 )     13,734,406       (3,401,715 )     10,561,440  

Distributions to Shareholders

           

From net investment income:

           

Class A

    (589,581 )     (261,484 )     (1,997,490 )     (3,602,213 )     (1,786,764 )     (3,548,915 )

Class B

    (1,612 )     (778 )     (157,661 )     (373,717 )     (182,190 )     (448,392 )

Class C

    (86,597 )     (60,912 )     (408,076 )     (786,140 )     (229,770 )     (442,081 )

Class R

    (21,566 )     (1,321 )     (3,703,266 )     (7,010,240 )     (2,609,579 )     (5,648,298 )

From accumulated net realized gains:

           

Class A

                                  (418,252 )

Class B

                                  (61,892 )

Class C

                                  (60,807 )

Class R

                                  (618,275 )

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

    (699,356 )     (324,495 )     (6,266,493 )     (11,772,310 )     (4,808,303 )     (11,246,912 )

Fund Share Transactions

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    36,639,788       18,049,490       70,330,676       47,505,864       7,319,201       15,098,958  

Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions

    307,429       106,767       3,570,900       6,718,385       2,871,031       6,580,713  
    36,947,217       18,156,257       73,901,576       54,224,249       10,190,232       21,679,671  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (12,067,955 )     (773,310 )     (35,347,549 )     (35,928,294 )     (14,729,109 )     (31,006,451 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

    24,879,262       17,382,947       38,554,027       18,295,955       (4,538,877 )     (9,326,780 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    21,452,932       17,777,801       25,232,672       20,257,951       (12,748,895 )     (10,012,252 )

Net assets at the beginning of period

    17,777,801             291,907,733       271,649,782       244,964,325       254,976,577  

Net assets at the end of period

  $ 39,230,733     $ 17,777,801     $ 317,140,405     $ 291,907,733     $ 232,215,430     $ 244,964,325  

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period

  $ (7,512 )   $ (3,568 )   $ (414,106 )   $ (443,643 )   $ (187,094 )   $ (258,511 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2007

 

      California
High Yield
 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   $ (2,726,974 )

Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

  

Purchases of investments

     (27,562,763 )

Proceeds from sales of investments

     5,165,399  

Proceeds from sales of futures contracts

     (118,896 )

Amortization/(Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net

     5,371  

(Increase) Decrease in receivable for interest

     (313,404 )

(Increase) Decrease in receivable for investments sold

     (117,850 )

(Increase) Decrease in receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

     (24,274 )

(Increase) Decrease in other assets

     3  

Increase (Decrease) in payable for investments purchased

     (317,224 )

Increase (Decrease) in accrued management fees

     8,765  

Increase (Decrease) in accrued 12b-1 distribution and service fees

     5,027  

Increase (Decrease) in accrued other liabilities

     (6,143 )

Net realized (gain) loss from investments

     378,043  

Net realized (gain) loss from futures

     118,896  

Change in net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments

     2,836,903  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (22,669,121 )

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

  

Increase (Decrease) in cash overdraft balance

     2,149,008  

Cash distributions paid to shareholders

     (306,147 )

Proceeds from sale of shares

     32,915,565  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (12,089,305 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     22,669,121  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash

      

Cash at the beginning of period

      

Cash at the End of Period

   $  

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestments of share distributions of $307,429.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies

The Nuveen Multistate Trust II (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (“California High Yield”), Nuveen California Municipal Bond Fund (“California”) and Nuveen California Insured Municipal Bond Fund (“California Insured”) (collectively, the “Funds”), among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 1, 1996. The Funds were each organized as a series of predecessor trusts or corporations prior to that date.

California High Yield seeks to provide a high level of tax-free income through investments in a diversified portfolio of high yield municipal bonds.

California and California Insured seek to provide tax-free income and preservation of capital through investments in diversified portfolios of municipal bonds.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Investment Valuation

The prices of municipal bonds in each Fund’s investment portfolio are provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. When market price quotes are not readily available (which is usually the case for municipal securities), the pricing service may establish fair value based on yields or prices of municipal bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, indications of value from securities dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral and general market conditions. Prices of forward swap contracts are also provided by an independent pricing service approved by each Fund’s Board of Trustees. Futures contracts are valued using the closing settlement price, or, in the absence of such price, at the mean of the bid and asked prices. If the pricing service is unable to supply a price for a municipal bond, forward swap contract or futures contract, each Fund may use a market price or fair market value quote provided by a major broker/dealer in such investments. If it is determined that the market price or fair market value for an investment or derivative transaction is unavailable or inappropriate, the Board of Trustees of the Funds, or its designee, may establish a fair value for the investment. Temporary investments in securities that have variable rate and demand features qualifying them as short-term investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from transactions are determined on the specific identification method. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have instructed the custodian to segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At August 31, 2007, California had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $2,989,780. There were no such outstanding purchase commitments in California High Yield or California Insured.

Investment Income

Interest income, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also includes paydown gains and losses, if any.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Tax-exempt net investment income is declared monthly as a dividend. Generally, payment is made or reinvestment is credited to shareholder accounts on the first business day after month-end. Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are distributed to shareholders not less frequently than annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.

Distributions to shareholders of tax-exempt net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Income Taxes

Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore, each Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal and California state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Funds. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds are subject to federal taxation.

Insurance

California Insured invests primarily in municipal securities which are either covered by insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, both of which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Each insured municipal security is covered by Original Issue Insurance, Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance. Such insurance does not guarantee the market value of the municipal securities or the value of the Fund’s shares. Original Issue Insurance and Secondary Market Insurance remain in effect as long as the municipal securities covered thereby remain outstanding and the insurer remains in business, regardless of whether the Fund ultimately disposes of such municipal securities. Consequently, the market value of the municipal securities covered by Original Issue Insurance or Secondary Market Insurance may reflect value attributable to the insurance. Portfolio Insurance, in contrast, is effective only while the municipal securities are held by the Fund. Accordingly, neither the prices used in determining the market value of the underlying municipal securities nor the net asset value of the Fund’s shares include value, if any, attributable to the Portfolio Insurance. Each policy of the Portfolio Insurance does, however, give the Fund the right to obtain permanent insurance with respect to the municipal security covered by the Portfolio Insurance policy at the time of its sale.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Flexible Sales Charge Program

Each Fund offers Class A, B, C and R Shares. Class A Shares are generally sold with an up-front sales charge and incur a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. Class A Share purchases of $1 million or more are sold at net asset value without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase. Class B Shares are sold without an up-front sales charge but incur a .75% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. An investor purchasing Class B Shares agrees to pay a CDSC of up to 5% depending upon the length of time the shares are held by the investor (CDSC is reduced to 0% at the end of six years). Class B Shares convert to Class A Shares eight years after purchase. Class C Shares are sold without an up-front sales charge but incur a .55% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. An investor purchasing Class C Shares agrees to pay a CDSC of 1% if Class C Shares are redeemed within one year of purchase. Class R Shares are not subject to any sales charge or 12b-1 distribution or service fees. Class R Shares are available only under limited circumstances.

Inverse Floating Rate Securities

Each Fund may invest in inverse floating rate securities. An inverse floating rate security is created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. In turn, this trust (a) issues floating rate certificates, in face amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, that typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties, and (b) issues to a long-term investor (such as one of the Funds) an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) that represents all remaining or residual interest in the trust. The income received by the inverse floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the inverse floater holder bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk and also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. The price of an inverse floating rate security will be more volatile than that of the underlying bond because the interest rate is dependent on not only the fixed coupon rate of the underlying bond but also on the short-term interest paid on the floating rate certificates, and because the inverse floating rate security essentially bears the risk of loss of the greater face value of the underlying bond.

A Fund may purchase an inverse floating rate security in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond (referred to as an “externally-deposited inverse floater”), or instead by first selling a fixed-rate bond to a broker-dealer for deposit into the special purpose trust and receiving in turn the residual interest in the trust (referred to as a “self-deposited inverse floater”). An investment in an externally-deposited inverse floater is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as an “Inverse floating rate investment”. An investment in a self-deposited inverse floater is accounted for as a financing transaction in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 140 “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities”. In such instances, a fixed-rate bond deposited into a special purpose trust is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as an “Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust”, with the Fund accounting for the short-term floating rate certificates issued by the trust as “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, the Fund reflects in Investment Income the entire earnings of the underlying bond and accounts for the related interest paid to the holders of the short-term floating rate certificates as “Interest expense on floating rate obligations” in the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, each Fund invested in externally-deposited inverse floaters and/or self-deposited inverse floaters.

The average floating rate obligations outstanding and average annual interest rate related to self-deposited inverse floaters during the six months ended August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      California
High Yield
    California     California
Insured
 

Average floating rate obligations

   $ 4,980,000     $ 17,839,103     $ 8,111,522  

Average annual interest rate and fees

     3.93 %     3.92 %     3.93 %

Forward Swap Transactions

The Funds are authorized to invest in forward interest rate swap transactions. The Fund’s use of forward interest rate swap transactions is intended to help the Fund manage its overall interest rate sensitivity, either shorter or longer, generally to more closely align the Fund’s interest rate sensitivity with that of the broader municipal market. Forward interest rate swap transactions involve each Fund’s agreement with a counterparty to pay, in the future, a fixed or variable rate payment in exchange for the counterparty paying the Fund a variable or fixed rate payment, the accruals for which would begin at a specified date in the future (the “effective date”). The amount of the payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the forward swap contract and the termination date of the swap (which is akin to a bond’s maturity). The value of the Fund’s swap commitment would increase or decrease based primarily on the extent to which long-term interest rates for bonds having a maturity of the swap’s termination date increases or decreases. The Funds may terminate a swap contract prior to the effective date, at which point a realized gain or loss is recognized. When a forward swap is terminated, it ordinarily does not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal, but rather is settled in cash on a net basis. Each Fund intends, but is not obligated, to terminate its forward swaps before the effective date. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to the credit risk associated with a counterparty failing to honor its commitment to pay any realized gain to the Fund upon termination. To reduce such credit risk, all counterparties are required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of each swap) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when any of the Funds have an unrealized loss on a swap contract, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the swap valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the predetermined threshold amount.

 


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Futures Contracts

The Funds are authorized to invest in futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or liquid securities equal to a specified percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation of the value of the contract.

During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as an unrealized gain or loss by “marking-to-market” on a daily basis to reflect the changes in market value of the contract. When the contract is closed or expired, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract on the closing date and value of the contract when originally entered into. Cash held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts, if any, is recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Additionally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflects a receivable or payable for the variation margin when applicable. California High Yield was the only Fund to invest in futures contracts during the six months ended August 31, 2007.

Risks of investments in futures contracts include the possible adverse movement of the securities or indices underlying the contracts, the possibility that there may not be a liquid secondary market for the contracts and/or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with a change in the value of the underlying securities or indices.

Expense Allocation

Expenses of the Funds that are not directly attributable to a specific class of shares are prorated among the classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares, which presently only include 12b-1 distribution and service fees, are recorded to the specific class.

Custodian Fee Credit

Each Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby certain custodian fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on each Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight investments. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on which the Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.

Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

2. Fund Shares

Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

     California High Yield  
    

Six Months Ended

8/31/07

       For the Period 3/28/06
(commencement of operations)
through 2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   3,020,327        $ 30,495,132        1,452,634        $ 14,836,462  

Class B

   10,081          100,000        6,877          69,995  

Class C

   395,077          3,950,782        299,699          3,038,033  

Class R

   204,341          2,093,874        10,088          105,000  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment
of distributions:

                 

Class A

   23,846          241,670        8,585          87,854  

Class B

   118          1,203        42          424  

Class C

   4,634          47,040        1,728          17,740  

Class R

   1,721          17,516        73          749  
     3,660,145          36,947,217        1,779,726          18,156,257  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (1,072,280 )        (10,550,491 )      (67,182 )        (694,263 )

Class B

                             

Class C

   (48,061 )        (463,990 )      (7,697 )        (79,047 )

Class R

   (103,845 )        (1,053,474 )                
     (1,224,186 )        (12,067,955 )      (74,879 )        (773,310 )

Net increase (decrease)

   2,435,959        $ 24,879,262        1,704,847        $ 17,382,947  

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

     California  
    

Six Months Ended
8/31/07

       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   4,525,293        $ 45,951,795        2,784,912        $ 28,729,699  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   19,427          201,523        46,646          484,144  

Class B

   8,515          88,437        30,137          312,531  

Class C

   472,755          4,776,574        442,294          4,580,104  

Class R

   1,882,856          19,312,347        1,293,534          13,399,386  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment
of distributions:

                 

Class A

   82,072          849,259        145,262          1,506,868  

Class B

   8,051          83,338        17,609          182,452  

Class C

   16,415          169,576        30,912          319,957  

Class R

   238,710          2,468,727        454,123          4,709,108  
     7,254,094          73,901,576        5,245,429          54,224,249  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (2,156,903 )        (21,829,119 )      (1,779,755 )        (18,406,960 )

Class B

   (144,335 )        (1,470,556 )      (300,059 )        (3,104,843 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (19,438 )        (201,523 )      (46,689 )        (484,144 )

Class C

   (240,316 )        (2,457,736 )      (305,031 )        (3,158,249 )

Class R

   (915,168 )        (9,388,615 )      (1,040,380 )        (10,774,098 )
     (3,476,160 )        (35,347,549 )      (3,471,914 )        (35,928,294 )

Net increase (decrease)

   3,777,934        $ 38,554,027        1,773,515        $ 18,295,955  
     California Insured  
    

Six Months Ended
8/31/07

       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   536,679        $ 5,668,803        960,841        $ 10,319,857  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   63,792          689,440        111,280          1,191,344  

Class B

   9,219          97,276        24,612          266,031  

Class C

   67,378          712,903        214,128          2,297,258  

Class R

   14,073          150,779        95,619          1,024,468  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment
of distributions:

                 

Class A

   88,506          946,422        174,280          1,880,477  

Class B

   6,098          65,419        16,579          179,186  

Class C

   11,806          125,659        24,497          262,963  

Class R

   161,892          1,733,531        394,452          4,258,087  
     959,443          10,190,232        2,016,288          21,679,671  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (483,344 )        (5,111,490 )      (938,737 )        (10,075,035 )

Class B

   (191,919 )        (2,032,053 )      (155,498 )        (1,670,535 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (63,674 )        (689,440 )      (111,073 )        (1,191,344 )

Class C

   (45,596 )        (480,383 )      (178,001 )        (1,901,975 )

Class R

   (604,046 )        (6,415,743 )      (1,502,070 )        (16,167,562 )
     (1,388,579 )        (14,729,109 )      (2,885,379 )        (31,006,451 )

Net increase (decrease)

   (429,136 )      $ (4,538,877 )      (869,091 )      $ (9,326,780 )

 


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3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) during the six months ended August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      California
High Yield
   California   

California

Insured

Purchases

   $ 27,562,763    $ 91,032,913    $ 30,697,713

Sales and maturities

     5,165,399      40,092,634      33,116,077

4. Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to the treatment of paydown gains and losses, timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the treatment of investments in inverse floating rate transactions subject to SFAS No. 140. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset values of the Funds.

At August 31, 2007, the cost of investments was as follows:

 

      California
High Yield
   California   

California

Insured

Cost of investments

   $ 39,615,348    $ 311,302,277    $ 227,108,948

Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      California
High Yield
    California    

California

Insured

 

Gross unrealized:

      

Appreciation

   $ 51,496     $ 5,419,212     $ 7,526,306  

Depreciation

     (2,486,123 )     (5,525,056 )     (1,857,500 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ (2,434,627 )   $ (105,844 )   $ 5,668,806  

The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at February 28, 2007, the Funds’ last tax year end, were as follows:

 

      California
High Yield
   California   

California

Insured

Undistributed net tax-exempt income*

   $ 57,560    $ 521,376    $ 358,082

Undistributed net ordinary income**

     174           35

Undistributed net long-term capital gains

     736           300,885

 

*   Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on February 9, 2007, paid on March 1, 2007.
** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ last tax year ended February 28, 2007, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

 

      California
High Yield*
   California    California
Insured

Distributions from net tax-exempt income

   $ 262,784    $ 11,703,523    $ 10,137,262

Distributions from net ordinary income**

              

Distribution from net long-term capital gains

               1,159,226

 

* For the period March 28, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.
** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

At February 28, 2007, the Funds’ last tax year end, California had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. If not applied, the carryforwards will expire as follows:

 

Expiration year:

      

2011

   $ 657,896

2012

     5,101,139

2013

     84,061

Total

   $ 5,843,096

5. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Each Fund’s management fee is separated into two components – a complex-level component, based on the aggregate amount of all fund assets managed by Nuveen Asset Management (the “Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., (“Nuveen”), and a specific fund-level component, based only on the amount of assets within each individual Fund. This pricing structure enables Nuveen fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within each individual fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    California High Yield
Fund-Level Fee Rate
 

For the first $125 million

   .4000 %

For the next $125 million

   .3875  

For the next $250 million

   .3750  

For the next $500 million

   .3625  

For the next $1 billion

   .3500  

For net assets over $2 billion

   .3250  

 

Average Daily Net Assets   

California

California Insured

Fund-Level Fee Rate

 

For the first $125 million

   .3500 %

For the next $125 million

   .3375  

For the next $250 million

   .3250  

For the next $500 million

   .3125  

For the next $1 billion

   .3000  

For the next $3 billion

   .2750  

For net assets over $5 billion

   .2500  

The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, which is additive to the fund-level fee, for all Nuveen sponsored funds in the U.S., is based on the aggregate amount of total fund assets managed as stated in the table below. As of August 31, 2007, the complex-level fee rate was .1841%.

Effective August 20, 2007, the complex-level fee schedule is as follows:

 

Complex-Level Asset Breakpoint Level(1)    Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  

$55 billion

   .2000 %

$56 billion

   .1996  

$57 billion

   .1989  

$60 billion

   .1961  

$63 billion

   .1931  

$66 billion

   .1900  

$71 billion

   .1851  

$76 billion

   .1806  

$80 billion

   .1773  

$91 billion

   .1691  

$125 billion

   .1599  

$200 billion

   .1505  

$250 billion

   .1469  
$300 billion    .1445  

 


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Prior to August 20, 2007, the complex-level fee schedule was as follows:

 

Complex-Level Asset Breakpoint Level(1)    Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  

$55 billion

   .2000 %

$56 billion

   .1996  

$57 billion

   .1989  

$60 billion

   .1961  

$63 billion

   .1931  

$66 billion

   .1900  

$71 billion

   .1851  

$76 billion

   .1806  

$80 billion

   .1773  

$91 billion

   .1698  

$125 billion

   .1617  

$200 billion

   .1536  

$250 billion

   .1509  
$300 billion    .1490  

 

(1) The complex-level fee component of the management fee for the funds is calculated based upon the aggregate Managed Assets (“Managed Assets” means the average daily net assets of each fund including assets attributable to preferred stock issued by or borrowings by the Nuveen funds) of Nuveen-sponsored funds in the U.S.

The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Trust pays no compensation directly to those of its Trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its Officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board of Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen advised funds.

The Adviser agreed to waive part of its management fees or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund in order to limit total expenses (excluding 12b-1 distribution and service fees, interest expense, taxes, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding .75% of the average daily net assets of California High Yield through June 30, 2009 (1.00% after June 30, 2009), .75% of the average daily net assets of California and .975% of the average daily net assets of California Insured. The Adviser may also voluntarily reimburse additional expenses from time to time. Voluntary reimbursements may be terminated at any time at the Adviser’s discretion.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, Nuveen Investments, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen, collected sales charges on purchases of Class A Shares, the majority of which were paid out as concessions to financial intermediaries as follows:

 

     

California

High Yield

   California    California
Insured

Sales charges collected

   $ 807,270    $ 72,459    $ 94,313

Paid to financial intermediaries

     719,029      65,616      80,979

The Distributor also received 12b-1 service fees on Class A Shares, substantially all of which were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Distributor compensated financial intermediaries directly with commission advances at the time of purchase as follows:

 

     

California

High Yield

   California    California
Insured

Commission advances

   $ 143,593    $ 39,765    $ 27,829

To compensate for commissions advanced to financial intermediaries, all 12b-1 service fees collected on Class B Shares during the first year following a purchase, all 12b-1 distribution fees collected on Class B Shares, and all 12b-1 service and distribution fees collected on Class C Shares during the first year following a purchase are retained by the Distributor. During the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Distributor retained such 12b-1 fees as follows:

 

     

California

High Yield

   California    California
Insured

12b-1 fees retained

   $ 14,281    $ 50,176    $ 52,081

The remaining 12b-1 fees charged to the Funds were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The Distributor also collected and retained CDSC on share redemptions during the six months ended August 31, 2007, as follows:

 

     

California

High Yield

   California    California
Insured

CDSC retained

   $ 10,212    $ 20,503    $ 11,927

At August 31, 2007, the Adviser owned 500 shares of each class of California High Yield.

Agreement and Plan of Merger

On June 20, 2007, Nuveen Investments announced that it had entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Windy City Investments, Inc. (“Windy City”), a corporation formed by investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, pursuant to which Windy City would acquire Nuveen Investments. Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The investors include an affiliate of Merrill Lynch. It is anticipated that Merrill Lynch and its affiliates will be indirect “affiliated persons” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds upon and after the acquisition. One important implication of this is that the Funds will not be able to buy securities from or sell securities to Merrill Lynch; however, the portfolio management teams and Fund management do not expect that this will significantly impact the ability of the Funds to pursue their investment objectives and policies. Under the terms of the merger, each outstanding share of Nuveen Investments’ common stock (other than dissenting shares) will be converted into the right to receive a specified amount of cash, without interest. The merger is expected to be completed by the end of the year, subject to customary conditions. The obligations of Windy City to consummate the merger are not conditioned on its obtaining financing.

The consummation of the merger will be deemed to be an “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment management agreement between each Fund and the Adviser, and will result in the automatic termination of each Fund’s agreement. The Board of Trustees of each Fund has approved a new investment management agreement with the Adviser. On October 12, 2007, at a meeting of the respective Funds’ shareholders, California and California Insured received the required number of shareholder votes to approve the new investment management agreements. The new agreements will take effect upon consummation of the merger of Nuveen Investments and Windy City. California High Yield adjourned its shareholder meeting prior to obtaining the necessary shareholder approval, and will continue to solicit shareholder votes until they reconvene on November 8, 2007. There can be no assurance that the merger described above will be consummated as contemplated or that necessary shareholder approvals will be obtained.

6. New Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48

Effective August 31, 2007, the Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that require recognition in the Funds’ financial statements. Consequently, the adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on the net assets or results of operations of the Funds.

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this standard relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of August 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements included within the Statement of Operations for the period.

7. Subsequent Events

Distributions to Shareholders

The Funds declared dividend distributions from their tax-exempt net investment income which were paid on October 1, 2007, to shareholders of record on September 7, 2007, as follows:

 

     

California

High Yield

   California   

California

Insured

Dividend per share:

        

Class A

   $ .0375    $ .0355    $ .0355

Class B

     .0310      .0290      .0285

Class C

     .0325      .0310      .0305

Class R

     .0390      .0375      .0370

 


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Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                    
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
CALIFORNIA HIGH YIELD                                             Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
  Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(f)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(f)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(f)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (3/06)                                

2008(g)

  $ 10.43   $ .22   $ (.94 )   $ (.72 )   $ (.23 )   $  —   $ (.23 )   $ 9.48   (7.15 )%   $ 31,893   1.60 %*   4.29 %*   1.54 %*   4.35 %*   1.49 %*   4.39 %*   14 %

2007(e)

    10.00     .39     .42       .81       (.38 )         (.38 )     10.43   8.19       14,539   1.84 *   3.63 *   1.52 *   3.96 *   1.43 *   4.04 *   3  
Class B (3/06)                                

2008(g)

    10.42     .18     (.94 )     (.76 )     (.19 )         (.19 )     9.47   (7.52 )     162   2.37 *   3.58 *   2.28 *   3.67 *   2.24 *   3.71 *   14  

2007(e)

    10.00     .31     .42       .73       (.31 )         (.31 )     10.42   7.40       72   2.69 *   2.80 *   2.27 *   3.22 *   2.19 *   3.30 *   3  
Class C (3/06)                                

2008(g)

    10.42     .19     (.94 )     (.75 )     (.20 )         (.20 )     9.47   (7.34 )     6,111   2.15 *   3.74 *   2.09 *   3.81 *   2.04 *   3.85 *   14  

2007(e)

    10.00     .33     .42       .75       (.33 )         (.33 )     10.42   7.56       3,061   2.44 *   2.99 *   2.07 *   3.36 *   1.99 *   3.45 *   3  
Class R (3/06)                                

2008(g)

    10.43     .23     (.96 )     (.73 )     (.23 )         (.23 )     9.47   (7.07 )     1,065   1.39 *   4.41 *   1.34 *   4.46 *   1.29 *   4.51 *   14  

2007(e)

    10.00     .45     .37       .82       (.39 )         (.39 )     10.43   8.35       106   1.58 *   4.32 *   1.31 *   4.58 *   1.23 *   4.66 *   3  

 

* Annualized.
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) For the period March 28, 2006 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2007.
(f) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such periods expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense
on Floating Rate Obligations
to Average Net Assets

2008(g)

   .61%*

2007(e)

   .58*

 

(g) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                    
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
CALIFORNIA                                                     Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
  Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
   

Expenses(e)

    Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (9/94)                                  

2008(f)

  $ 10.50   $ .21   $ (.46 )   $ (.25 )   $ (.21 )   $  —   $ (.21 )   $ 10.04   (2.38 )%   $ 112,298   1.05 %*   4.11 %*   1.05 %*   4.11 %*   1.04 %*   4.12 %*   13 %

2007

    10.43     .43     .07       .50       (.43 )         (.43 )     10.50   4.88       91,465   1.09     4.13     1.09     4.13     1.08     4.14     20  

2006

    10.45     .45     (.01 )     .44       (.46 )         (.46 )     10.43   4.28       78,408   .85     4.30     .85     4.30     .85     4.30     15  

2005

    10.52     .48     (.08 )     .40       (.47 )         (.47 )     10.45   4.02       69,151   .86     4.62     .86     4.62     .86     4.62     16  

2004

    10.30     .49     .22       .71       (.49 )         (.49 )     10.52   7.08       58,671   .88     4.74     .88     4.74     .87     4.75     28  

2003

    10.25     .50     .06       .56       (.51 )         (.51 )     10.30   5.67       53,441   .89     4.91     .89     4.91     .88     4.92     25  
Class B (3/97)                                  

2008(f)

    10.49     .18     (.47 )     (.29 )     (.17 )         (.17 )     10.03   (2.75 )     8,162   1.80 *   3.36 *   1.80 *   3.36 *   1.78 *   3.38 *   13  

2007

    10.42     .35     .07       .42       (.35 )         (.35 )     10.49   4.10       10,076   1.85     3.38     1.85     3.38     1.83     3.39     20  

2006

    10.44     .37     (.01 )     .36       (.38 )         (.38 )     10.42   3.51       13,129   1.60     3.55     1.60     3.55     1.60     3.55     15  

2005

    10.51     .40     (.07 )     .33       (.40 )         (.40 )     10.44   3.24       16,258   1.61     3.87     1.61     3.87     1.61     3.87     16  

2004

    10.29     .41     .22       .63       (.41 )         (.41 )     10.51   6.30       17,139   1.63     3.99     1.63     3.99     1.62     4.00     28  

2003

    10.24     .43     .06       .49       (.44 )         (.44 )     10.29   4.88       18,431   1.64     4.16     1.64     4.16     1.63     4.17     25  
Class C (9/94)                                  

2008(f)

    10.47     .18     (.44 )     (.26 )     (.19 )         (.19 )     10.02   (2.55 )     24,555   1.60 *   3.56 *   1.60 *   3.56 *   1.58 *   3.58 *   13  

2007

    10.41     .37     .06       .43       (.37 )         (.37 )     10.47   4.25       23,067   1.64     3.58     1.64     3.58     1.63     3.59     20  

2006

    10.43     .39     (.01 )     .38       (.40 )         (.40 )     10.41   3.75       21,180   1.40     3.75     1.40     3.75     1.40     3.75     15  

2005

    10.50     .42     (.07 )     .35       (.42 )         (.42 )     10.43   3.49       19,165   1.41     4.07     1.41     4.07     1.41     4.07     16  

2004

    10.29     .43     .21       .64       (.43 )         (.43 )     10.50   6.42       18,341   1.43     4.19     1.43     4.19     1.42     4.20     28  

2003

    10.25     .45     .05       .50       (.46 )         (.46 )     10.29   5.02       17,320   1.44     4.37     1.44     4.37     1.43     4.37     25  
Class R (7/86)                                  

2008(f)

    10.49     .22     (.45 )     (.23 )     (.23 )         (.23 )     10.03   (2.27 )     172,125   .85 *   4.31 *   .85 *   4.31 *   .84 *   4.32 *   13  

2007

    10.43     .45     .06       .51       (.45 )         (.45 )     10.49   5.03       167,300   .89     4.33     .89     4.33     .88     4.34     20  

2006

    10.45     .47     (.01 )     .46       (.48 )         (.48 )     10.43   4.52       158,933   .65     4.50     .65     4.50     .65     4.50     15  

2005

    10.52     .50     (.07 )     .43       (.50 )         (.50 )     10.45   4.26       164,422   .66     4.82     .66     4.82     .66     4.82     16  

2004

    10.31     .51     .21       .72       (.51 )         (.51 )     10.52   7.22       172,001   .68     4.94     .68     4.94     .67     4.95     28  

2003

    10.26     .52     .07       .59       (.54 )         (.54 )     10.31   5.92       176,687   .69     5.12     .69     5.12     .68     5.12     25  

 

* Annualized.
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such periods expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense
on Floating Rate Obligations
to Average Net Assets

2008(g)

   .23%*

2007

   .26    

2006

   —    

2005

   —    

2004

   —    

2003

   —    

 

(f) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                      
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
CALIFORNIA INSURED                                               Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
    Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (9/94)                                  

2008(f)

  $ 10.84   $ .22   $ (.38 )   $ (.16 )   $ (.21 )   $     $ (.21 )   $ 10.47   (1.46 )%   $ 88,481   .95 %*   4.00 %*   .95 %*   4.00 %*   .94 %*   4.01 %*   12 %

2007

    10.87     .43     .03       .46       (.44 )     (.05 )     (.49 )     10.84   4.33       89,343   .86     4.02     .86     4.02     .85     4.03     16  

2006

    10.91     .45           .45       (.45 )     (.04 )     (.49 )     10.87   4.19       86,224   .84     4.10     .84     4.10     .83     4.10     14  

2005

    11.19     .46     (.26 )     .20       (.47 )     (.01 )     (.48 )     10.91   1.88       81,346   .84     4.25     .84     4.25     .84     4.26     22  

2004

    11.06     .48     .15       .63       (.48 )     (.02 )     (.50 )     11.19   5.84       83,966   .86     4.38     .86     4.38     .86     4.38     14  

2003

    10.92     .49     .23       .72       (.50 )     (.08 )     (.58 )     11.06   6.73       77,312   .86     4.47     .86     4.47     .86     4.48     25  
Class B (3/97)                                  

2008(f)

    10.86     .18     (.37 )     (.19 )     (.17 )           (.17 )     10.50   (1.75 )     9,892   1.70 *   3.25 *   1.70 *   3.25 *   1.69 *   3.26 *   12  

2007

    10.89     .35     .02       .37       (.35 )     (.05 )     (.40 )     10.86   3.52       12,845   1.61     3.27     1.61     3.27     1.61     3.28     16  

2006

    10.92     .36     .02       .38       (.37 )     (.04 )     (.41 )     10.89   3.48       15,325   1.58     3.34     1.58     3.34     1.58     3.35     14  

2005

    11.20     .38     (.26 )     .12       (.39 )     (.01 )     (.40 )     10.92   1.10       18,560   1.59     3.50     1.59     3.50     1.59     3.51     22  

2004

    11.07     .40     .15       .55       (.40 )     (.02 )     (.42 )     11.20   5.04       21,346   1.61     3.63     1.61     3.63     1.61     3.63     14  

2003

    10.94     .41     .21       .62       (.41 )     (.08 )     (.49 )     11.07   5.82       21,602   1.61     3.72     1.61     3.72     1.61     3.73     25  
Class C (9/94)                                  

2008(f)

    10.79     .18     (.36 )     (.18 )     (.18 )           (.18 )     10.43   (1.68 )     13,397   1.50 *   3.45 *   1.50 *   3.45 *   1.49 *   3.46 *   12  

2007

    10.81     .37     .03       .40       (.37 )     (.05 )     (.42 )     10.79   3.81       13,500   1.41     3.47     1.41     3.47     1.40     3.48     16  

2006

    10.85     .38           .38       (.38 )     (.04 )     (.42 )     10.81   3.58       12,872   1.39     3.55     1.39     3.55     1.38     3.55     14  

2005

    11.12     .40     (.25 )     .15       (.41 )     (.01 )     (.42 )     10.85   1.37       12,952   1.40     3.70     1.40     3.70     1.39     3.71     22  

2004

    10.99     .42     .14       .56       (.41 )     (.02 )     (.43 )     11.12   5.25       13,751   1.41     3.83     1.41     3.83     1.41     3.83     14  

2003

    10.86     .43     .21       .64       (.43 )     (.08 )     (.51 )     10.99   6.04       13,082   1.41     3.93     1.41     3.93     1.41     3.93     25  
Class R (7/86)                                  

2008(f)

    10.85     .23     (.37 )     (.14 )     (.22 )           (.22 )     10.49   (1.28 )     120,446   .75 *   4.20 *   .75 *   4.20 *   .74 *   4.21 *   12  

2007

    10.87     .45     .04       .49       (.46 )     (.05 )     (.51 )     10.85   4.60       129,276   .66     4.22     .66     4.22     .66     4.22     16  

2006

    10.91     .47           .47       (.47 )     (.04 )     (.51 )     10.87   4.36       140,555   .64     4.29     .64     4.29     .63     4.30     14  

2005

    11.19     .49     (.27 )     .22       (.49 )     (.01 )     (.50 )     10.91   2.05       146,949   .65     4.45     .65     4.45     .64     4.46     22  

2004

    11.05     .50     .16       .66       (.50 )     (.02 )     (.52 )     11.19   6.11       154,110   .66     4.58     .66     4.58     .66     4.58     14  

2003

    10.91     .51     .22       .73       (.51 )     (.08 )     (.59 )     11.05   6.91       160,678   .66     4.67     .66     4.67     .66     4.68     25  

 

* Annualized.
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such period expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense
on Floating Rate Obligations
to Average Net Assets

2008(g)

   .13%*

2007

   .03    

2006

   —    

2005

   —    

2004

   —    

2003

   —    

 

(f) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process

The Board Members are responsible for overseeing the performance of the investment adviser to the Funds and determining whether to continue the advisory arrangements. At the annual review meeting held on May 21, 2007 (the “May Meeting”), the Board Members of the Funds, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Management Agreement between each Fund (each, a “Fund”) and Nuveen Asset Management (“NAM”). The foregoing Investment Management Agreements with NAM are hereafter referred to as “Original Investment Management Agreements.”

Subsequent to the May Meeting, Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), the parent company of NAM, entered into a merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Nuveen by Windy City Investments, Inc., a corporation formed by investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”), a private equity investment firm (the “Transaction”). Each Original Investment Management Agreement, as required by Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), provides for its automatic termination in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act). Any change in control of the adviser is deemed to be an assignment. The consummation of the Transaction will result in a change of control of NAM as well as its affiliated sub-advisers and therefore cause the automatic termination of each Original Investment Management Agreement, as required by the 1940 Act. Accordingly, in anticipation of the Transaction, at a meeting held on July 31, 2007 (the “July Meeting”), the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved new Investment Management Agreements (the “New Investment Management Agreements”) with NAM on behalf of each Fund to take effect immediately after the Transaction or shareholder approval of the new advisory contracts, whichever is later. The 1940 Act also requires that each New Investment Management Agreement be approved by the respective Fund’s shareholders in order for it to become effective. Accordingly, to ensure continuity of advisory services, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved Interim Investment Management Agreements to take effect upon the closing of the Transaction if shareholders have not yet approved the New Investment Management Agreements.

Because the information provided and considerations made at the annual review at the May Meeting continue to be relevant with respect to the evaluation of the New Investment Management Agreements, the Board considered the foregoing as part of its deliberations of the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, as indicated, the discussions immediately below outline the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with the Board’s prior annual review and the analysis undertaken and the conclusions reached by the Board Members when determining to continue the Original Investment Management Agreements.

I. Approval of the Original Investment Management Agreements

During the course of the year, the Board received a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by NAM and the performance of the Funds. At each of its quarterly meetings, the Board reviewed investment performance and various matters relating to the operations of the Funds and other Nuveen funds, including the compliance program, shareholder services, valuation, custody, distribution and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by NAM. Between the regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board Members received information on particular matters as the need arose.

In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Independent Board Members also received extensive materials, well in advance of the meeting, which outlined or are related to, among other things:

 

   

the nature, extent and quality of services provided by NAM;

 

   

the organization and business operations of NAM, including the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel;

 

   

each Fund’s past performance as well as the Fund’s performance compared to funds with similar investment objectives based on data and information provided by an independent third party and to customized benchmarks;

 

   

the profitability of Nuveen and certain industry profitability analyses for unaffiliated advisers;

 

   

the expenses of Nuveen in providing the various services;

 

   

the advisory fees and total expense ratios of each Fund, including comparisons of such fees and expenses with those of comparable, unaffiliated funds based on information and data provided by an independent third party (the “Peer Universe) as well as compared to a subset of funds within the Peer Universe (the “Peer Group”) of the respective Fund (as applicable);

 

   

the advisory fees NAM assesses to other types of investment products or clients;

 

   

the soft dollar practices of NAM, if any; and

 

   

from independent legal counsel, a legal memorandum describing among other things, applicable laws, regulations and duties in reviewing and approving advisory contracts.

At the May Meeting, NAM made a presentation to, and responded to questions from, the Board. The Independent Board Members also met privately with their legal counsel to review the Board’s duties in reviewing advisory contracts and considering the renewal of the advisory contracts. The Independent Board Members, in consultation with independent counsel, reviewed the factors set out

 


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in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) directives relating to the renewal of advisory contracts. As outlined in more detail below, the Board Members considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by NAM; (b) the investment performance of the Fund and NAM; (c) the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Nuveen and its affiliates; (d) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized; and (e) whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In addition, as noted, the Board Members met regularly throughout the year to oversee the Funds. In evaluating the Original Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members also relied upon their knowledge of NAM, its services and the Funds resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year. It is with this background that the Board Members considered each Original Investment Management Agreement.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering the renewal of the Original Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members considered the nature, extent and quality of NAM’s services. The Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, Nuveen’s organization and business; the types of services that NAM or its affiliates provide or are expected to provide to the Funds; the performance record of the applicable Fund (as described in further detail below); and at the annual review, any initiatives Nuveen had taken for the municipal fund product line. As noted, the Board Members were already familiar with the organization, operations and personnel of NAM due to the Board Members’ experience in governing the respective Funds and working with NAM on matters relating to the Funds.

At the May Meeting, the Board Members also recognized NAM’s investment in additional qualified personnel throughout the various groups in the organization and recommended to NAM that it continue to review staffing needs as necessary. In addition, the Board Members reviewed materials describing the current status, and, in particular, the developments in 2006 with respect to NAM’s investment process, investment strategies (including additional tools used in executing such strategies), personnel (including portfolio management and research teams), trading process, hedging activities, risk management operations (e.g., reviewing credit quality, duration limits, and derivatives use, as applicable), and investment operations (such as enhancements to trading procedures, pricing procedures, and client services). The Board Members also recognized NAM’s investment of resources and efforts to continue to enhance and refine its investment processes.

In addition to advisory services, the Independent Board Members considered the quality of administrative and non-advisory services provided by NAM and noted that NAM and its affiliates provide the Funds with a wide variety of services and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds, including:

 

   

product management;

 

   

fund administration;

 

   

oversight by shareholder services and other fund service providers;

 

   

administration of Board relations;

 

   

regulatory and portfolio compliance; and

 

   

legal support.

As the Funds operate in a highly regulated industry and given the importance of compliance, the Board Members considered, in particular, NAM’s compliance activities for the Funds and enhancements thereto. In this regard, the Board Members recognized the quality of NAM’s compliance team. The Board Members further noted NAM’s negotiations with other service providers and the corresponding reduction in certain service providers’ fees at the May Meeting.

Based on their review, the Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Funds under the respective Original Investment Management Agreement were satisfactory.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and NAM

At the May Meeting, the Board considered the investment performance for each Fund, including the Fund’s historic performance as well as its performance compared to funds with similar investment objectives (the “Performance Peer Group”) based on data provided by an independent third party (as described below). In addition, the Board Members reviewed portfolio level performance (which does not reflect fund level fees and expenses) against customized benchmarks, as described in further detail below.

In evaluating the performance information during the annual review at the May Meeting, in certain instances, the Board Members noted that the closest Performance Peer Group for a fund may not adequately reflect such fund’s investment objectives and strategies, thereby limiting the usefulness of the comparisons of such fund’s performance with that of the Performance Peer Group. These Performance Peer Groups include those for the Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund (although such Fund has been reclassified in a more appropriate peer group for 2007).

In addition to the foregoing, with respect to state specific municipal funds, the Board Members also recognized that certain funds do not have a corresponding state specific Performance Peer Group in which case their performance is measured against a more

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

 

general municipal category for various states. The open-end state municipal funds that utilize the more general category are the Nuveen New Mexico Municipal Bond Fund and the Nuveen Wisconsin Municipal Bond Fund.

Further, with respect to each Fund, the Board Members reviewed performance information including, among other things, total return information compared with such Fund’s Performance Peer Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods (as applicable) ending December 31, 2006. The Board Members also reviewed each Fund’s portfolio level performance (which does not reflect fund level fees and expenses) compared to customized portfolio level benchmarks for the one- and three-year periods ending December 31, 2006 (as applicable). The analysis was used to assess the efficacy of investment decisions against appropriate measures of risk and total return, within specific market segments. This information supplemented the Fund performance information provided to the Board at each of its quarterly meetings. Based on their review, the Board Members determined that each Fund’s investment performance over time had been satisfactory.

C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

1. Fees and Expenses

During the annual review, the Board evaluated the management fees and expenses of each Fund reviewing, among other things, such Fund’s advisory fees (net and gross management fees) and total expense ratios (before and after expense reimbursements and/or waivers) in absolute terms as well as comparisons to the gross management fees (before waivers), net management fees (after waivers) and total expense ratios (before and after waivers) of comparable funds in the Peer Universe and the Peer Group. In reviewing the fee schedule for a Fund, the Board Members considered the fund-level and complex-wide breakpoint schedules (described in further detail below) and any fee waivers and reimbursements provided by Nuveen. The Board Members further reviewed data regarding the construction of Peer Groups as well as the methods of measurement for the fee and expense analysis and the performance analysis. In certain cases, due to the small number of peers in the Peer Universe, the Peer Universe and Peer Group had significant overlap or even consisted entirely of the same unaffiliated funds. In reviewing the comparisons of fee and expense information, the Board Members recognized that in certain cases, the size of the fund relative to peers, the small size and odd composition of the Peer Group (including differences in objectives and strategies), expense anomalies, timing of information used or other factors impacting the comparisons thereby limited some of the usefulness of the comparative data. Based on their review of the fee and expense information provided, the Board Members determined that each Fund’s net total expense ratio was within an acceptable range compared to peers.

2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients

At the annual review, the Board Members further reviewed data comparing the advisory fees of NAM with fees NAM charges to other clients. Such clients include NAM’s municipal separately managed accounts. In general, the advisory fees charged for separate accounts are somewhat lower than the advisory fees assessed to the Funds. The Board Members considered the differences in the product types, including, but not limited to, the services provided, the structure and operations, product distribution and costs thereof, portfolio investment policies, investor profiles, account sizes and regulatory requirements. The Board Members noted, in particular, that the range of services provided to the Funds (as discussed above) is much more extensive than that provided to separately managed accounts. As described in further detail above, such additional services include, but are not limited to: product management, fund administration, oversight of third party service providers, administration of Board relations, and legal support. The Board Members noted that the Funds operate in a highly regulated industry requiring extensive compliance functions compared to other investment products. Given the inherent differences in the products, particularly the extensive services provided to the Funds, the Board Members believe such facts justify the different levels of fees.

3. Profitability of Nuveen

In conjunction with its review of fees, the Board Members also considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities (which incorporated Nuveen’s wholly-owned affiliated sub-advisers) and its financial condition. At the annual review, the Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of Nuveen’s advisory activities for the last three years, the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data as well as the 2006 Annual Report for Nuveen. The Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Board Members noted the enhanced dialogue and information regarding profitability with NAM during the year, including more frequent meetings and updates from Nuveen’s corporate finance group. The Board Members considered Nuveen’s profitability compared with other fund sponsors prepared by three independent third party service providers as well as comparisons of the revenues, expenses and profit margins of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts of assets under management prepared by Nuveen.

In reviewing profitability, the Board Members recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors including the allocation of expenses. Further, the Board Members recognized the difficulties in making comparisons as the profitability of other advisers generally is not publicly available and the profitability information that is available for certain advisers or management firms may not be representative of the industry and may be affected by, among other things, the adviser’s particular business mix, capital costs, types of funds managed and expense allocations.

 


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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board Members reviewed Nuveen’s methodology at the annual review and assumptions for allocating expenses across product lines to determine profitability. Last year, the Board Members also designated an Independent Board Member as a point person for the Board to review the methodology determinations during the year and any refinements thereto, which relevant information produced from such process was reported to the full Board. In reviewing profitability, the Board Members recognized Nuveen’s increased investment in its fund business. Based on its review, the Board Members concluded that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the services provided.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Board Members also considered other amounts paid to NAM by the Funds as well as any indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) NAM and its affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable to the management of the Funds, if any. See Section E below for additional information on indirect benefits NAM may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds. Based on their review of the overall fee arrangement of each Fund, the Board Members determined that the advisory fees and expenses were reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

With respect to economies of scale, the Board Members recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a Fund being spread over a larger asset base. To help ensure the shareholders share in these benefits, the Board Members reviewed and considered the breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules that reduce advisory fees. In addition to advisory fee breakpoints, the Board also approved a complex-wide fee arrangement in 2004. Pursuant to the complex-wide fee arrangement, the fees of the funds in the Nuveen complex, including the Funds, are reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. In evaluating the complex-wide fee arrangement, the Board Members noted that the last complex-wide asset level breakpoint for the complex-wide fee schedule was at $91 billion and that the Board Members anticipated further review and/or negotiations prior to the assets of the Nuveen complex reaching such threshold. Based on their review, the Board Members concluded that the breakpoint schedule and complex-wide fee arrangement were acceptable and desirable in providing benefits from economies of scale to shareholders, subject to further evaluation of the complex-wide fee schedule as assets in the complex increase. See Section II, Paragraph D –“Approval of the New Investment Management Agreements – Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale” for information regarding subsequent modifications to the complex-wide fee.

E. Indirect Benefits

In evaluating fees, the Board Members also considered any indirect benefits or profits NAM or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with each Fund. In this regard, during the annual review, the Board Members considered, among other things, any sales charges and distribution fees received and retained by the Funds’ principal underwriter, Nuveen Investments, LLC, an affiliate of NAM. The Board Members also recognized that an affiliate of NAM provides distribution and shareholder services to the Funds and their shareholders for which it may be compensated pursuant to a 12b-1 plan. The Board Members, therefore, considered the 12b-1 fees retained by Nuveen during the last calendar year.

In addition to the above, the Board Members considered whether NAM received any benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a Fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research that may be useful to NAM in managing the assets of the Funds and other clients. With respect to NAM, the Board Members noted that NAM does not currently have any soft dollar arrangements; however, to the extent certain bona fide agency transactions that occur on markets that traditionally trade on a principal basis and riskless principal transactions are considered as generating “commissions,” NAM intends to comply with the applicable safe harbor provisions.

Based on their review, the Board Members concluded that any indirect benefits received by NAM as a result of its relationship with the Funds were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.

F. Other Considerations

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling in their considerations to continue an advisory contract. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Original Investment Management Agreements are fair and reasonable, that NAM’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to each Fund and that the Original Investment Management Agreements be renewed.

II. Approval of the New Investment Management Agreements

Following the May Meeting, the Board Members were advised of the potential Transaction. As noted above, the completion of the Transaction would terminate each of the Original Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, at the July Meeting, the Board of each Fund, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the New Investment Management Agreements on behalf of the respective Funds. Leading up to the July Meeting, the Board Members had several meetings and deliberations with and without Nuveen management present, and with the advice of legal counsel, regarding the proposed Transaction as outlined below.

On June 8, 2007, the Board Members held a special telephonic meeting to discuss the proposed Transaction. At that meeting, the Board Members established a special ad hoc committee comprised solely of Independent Board Members to focus on the Transaction and to keep the Independent Board Members updated with developments regarding the Transaction. On June 15, 2007, the ad hoc committee discussed with representatives of NAM the Transaction and modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional fee savings at specified levels of complex-wide asset growth. Following the foregoing meetings and

 


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several subsequent telephonic conferences among Independent Board Members and independent counsel, and between Independent Board Members and representatives of Nuveen, the Board met on June 18, 2007 to further discuss the proposed Transaction. Immediately prior to and then again during the June 18, 2007 meeting, the Independent Board Members met privately with their independent legal counsel. At that meeting, the Board met with representatives of MDP, of Goldman Sachs, Nuveen’s financial adviser in the Transaction, and of the Nuveen Board to discuss, among other things, the history and structure of MDP, the terms of the proposed Transaction (including the financing terms), and MDP’s general plans and intentions with respect to Nuveen (including with respect to management, employees, and future growth prospects). On July 9, 2007, the Board also met to be updated on the Transaction as part of a special telephonic Board meeting. The Board Members were further updated at a special in-person Board meeting held on July 19, 2007 (one Independent Board Member participated telephonically). Subsequently, on July 27, 2007, the ad hoc committee held a telephonic conference with representatives of Nuveen and MDP to further discuss, among other things, the Transaction, the financing of the Transaction, retention and incentive plans for key employees, the effect of regulatory restrictions on transactions with affiliates after the Transaction, and current volatile market conditions and their impact on the Transaction.

In connection with their review of the New Investment Management Agreements, the Independent Board Members, through their independent legal counsel, also requested in writing and received additional information regarding the proposed Transaction and its impact on the provision of services by NAM and its affiliates.

The Independent Board Members received, well in advance of the July Meeting, materials which outlined, among other things:

 

   

the structure and terms of the Transaction, including MDP’s co-investor entities and their expected ownership interests, and the financing arrangements that will exist for Nuveen following the closing of the Transaction;

 

   

the strategic plan for Nuveen following the Transaction;

 

   

the governance structure for Nuveen following the Transaction;

 

   

any anticipated changes in the operations of the Nuveen funds following the Transaction, including changes to NAM’s and Nuveen’s day-to-day management, infrastructure and ability to provide advisory, distribution or other applicable services to the Funds;

 

   

any changes to senior management or key personnel who work on Fund related matters (including portfolio management, investment oversight, and legal/compliance) and any retention or incentive arrangements for such persons;

 

   

any anticipated effect on each Fund’s expense ratio (including advisory fees) following the Transaction;

 

   

any benefits or undue burdens imposed on the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

any legal issues for the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

the nature, quality and extent of services expected to be provided to the Funds following the Transaction, changes to any existing services and policies affecting the Funds, and cost-cutting efforts, if any, that may impact such services or policies;

 

   

any conflicts of interest that may arise for Nuveen or MDP with respect to the Funds;

 

   

the costs associated with obtaining necessary shareholder approvals and who would bear those costs; and

 

   

from legal counsel, a memorandum describing the applicable laws, regulations and duties in approving advisory contracts, including, in particular, with respect to a change of control.

Immediately preceding the July Meeting, representatives of MDP met with the Board to further respond to questions regarding the Transaction. After the meeting with MDP, the Independent Board Members met with independent legal counsel in executive session. At the July Meeting, Nuveen also made a presentation and responded to questions. Following the presentations and discussions of the materials presented to the Board, the Independent Board Members met again in executive session with their counsel. As outlined in more detail below, the Independent Board Members considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the impact that the Transaction could be expected to have on the following: (a) the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided; (b) the investment performance of the Funds; (c) the costs of the services and profits to be realized by Nuveen and its affiliates; (d) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized; and (e) whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of investors. As noted above, during the past year, the Board Members had completed their annual review of the respective Original Investment Management Agreements and many of the factors considered at such reviews were applicable to their evaluation of the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, in evaluating such agreements, the Board Members relied upon their knowledge and experience with NAM and considered the information received and their evaluations and conclusions drawn at the reviews. While the Board reviewed many Nuveen funds at the July Meeting, the Independent Board Members evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.

 


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A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In evaluating the nature, quality and extent of the services expected to be provided by NAM under the New Investment Management Agreements, the Independent Board Members considered, among other things, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of NAM; the potential implications of regulatory restrictions on the Funds following the Transaction; the ability of NAM and its affiliates to perform their duties after the Transaction; and any anticipated changes to the current investment and other practices of the Funds.

The Board noted that the terms of each New Investment Management Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, are substantially identical to those of the Original Investment Management Agreement relating to the same Fund (with both reflecting reductions to fee levels in the complex-wide fee schedule for complex-wide assets in excess of $80 billion that have an effective date of August 20, 2007). The Board considered that the services to be provided and the standard of care under the New Investment Management Agreements are the same as the corresponding Original Investment Management Agreements. The Board Members further noted that key personnel of NAM who have responsibility for the Funds in each area, including portfolio management, investment oversight, fund management, fund operations, product management, legal/compliance and board support functions, are expected to be the same following the Transaction. The Board Members considered and are familiar with the qualifications, skills and experience of such personnel. The Board also considered certain information regarding any anticipated retention or incentive plans designed to retain key personnel. Further, the Board Members noted that no changes to Nuveen’s infrastructure or operations as a result of the Transaction were anticipated other than potential enhancements as a result of an expected increase in the level of investment in such infrastructure and personnel. The Board noted MDP’s representations that it does not plan to have a direct role in the management of Nuveen, appointing new management personnel, or directly impacting individual staffing decisions. The Board Members also noted that there were not any planned “cost cutting” measures that could be expected to reduce the nature, extent or quality of services. After consideration of the foregoing, the Board Members concluded that no diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Funds and their shareholders by NAM is expected.

In addition to the above, the Board Members considered potential changes in the operations of each Fund. In this regard, the Board Members considered the potential effect of regulatory restrictions on the Funds’ transactions with future affiliated persons. During their deliberations, it was noted that, after the Transaction, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch is expected to have an ownership interest in Nuveen at a level that will make Merrill Lynch an affiliated person of Nuveen. The Board Members recognized that applicable law would generally prohibit the Funds from engaging in securities transactions with Merrill Lynch as principal, and would also impose restrictions on using Merrill Lynch for agency transactions. They recognized that having MDP and Merrill Lynch as affiliates may restrict the Nuveen funds’ ability to invest in securities of issuers controlled by MDP or issued by Merrill Lynch and its affiliates even if not bought directly from MDP or Merrill Lynch as principal. They also recognized that various regulations may require the Nuveen funds to apply investment limitations on a combined basis with affiliates of Merrill Lynch. The Board Members considered information provided by NAM regarding the potential impact on the Nuveen funds’ operations as a result of these regulatory restrictions. The Board Members considered, in particular, the Nuveen funds that may be impacted most by the restricted access to Merrill Lynch, including: municipal funds (particularly certain state-specific funds), senior loan funds, taxable fixed income funds, preferred security funds and funds that heavily use derivatives. The Board Members considered such funds’ historic use of Merrill Lynch as principal in their transactions and information provided by NAM regarding the expected impact resulting from Merrill Lynch’s affiliation with Nuveen and available measures that could be taken to minimize such impact. NAM informed the Board Members that, although difficult to determine with certainty, its management did not believe that MDP’s or Merrill Lynch’s status as an affiliate of Nuveen would have a material adverse effect on any Nuveen fund’s ability to pursue its investment objectives and policies.

In addition to the regulatory restrictions considered by the Board, the Board Members also considered potential conflicts of interest that could arise between the Nuveen funds and various parties to the Transaction and discussed possible ways of addressing such conflicts.

Based on its review along with its considerations regarding services at the annual review, the Board concluded that the Transaction was not expected to adversely affect the nature, quality or extent of services provided by NAM and that the expected nature, quality and extent of such services supported approval of the New Investment Management Agreements.

B. Performance of the Funds

With respect to the performance of the Funds, the Board considered that the portfolio management personnel responsible for the management of the Funds’ portfolios were expected to continue to manage the portfolios following the completion of the Transaction.

In addition, the Board Members recently reviewed Fund performance at the May Meeting as described above and determined such Funds’ performance was satisfactory or better. The Board Members further noted that the investment policies and strategies were not expected to change as a result of the Transaction.

In light of the foregoing factors, along with the prior findings regarding performance at the annual review, the Board concluded that its findings with respect to performance supported approval of the New Investment Management Agreements.

 


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C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

As described in more detail above, during the annual review, the Board Members considered, among other things, the management fees and expenses of the Funds, the breakpoint schedules, and comparisons of such fees and expenses with peers. At the annual review, the Board Members determined that the respective Fund’s advisory fees and expenses were reasonable. In evaluating the profitability of Nuveen under the New Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members considered their conclusions at their prior reviews and whether the management fees or other expenses would change as a result of the Transaction. As described above, the investment management fee for NAM is composed of two components – a fund-level component and complex-wide level component. The fee schedule under the New Investment Management Agreements to be paid to NAM is identical to that under the Original Investment Management Agreements, including the modified complex-wide fee schedule. As noted above, the Board recently approved a modified complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional fee savings on complex-wide assets above $80 billion. The modifications have an effective date of August 20, 2007 and are part of the Original Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, the terms of the complex-wide component under the New Investment Management Agreements are the same as under the Original Investment Management Agreements. The Board Members also noted that Nuveen has committed for a period of two years from the date of closing of the Transaction that it will not increase gross management fees for any Nuveen fund and will not reduce voluntary expense reimbursement levels for any Nuveen fund from their currently scheduled prospective levels (subject to certain potential adjustments noted below). Based on the information provided, the Board Members did not expect that overall Fund expenses would increase as a result of the Transaction.

In addition, the Board Members considered that additional fund launches were anticipated after the Transaction which would result in an increase in total assets under management in the complex and a corresponding decrease in overall management fees under the complex-wide fee schedule. Taking into consideration the Board’s prior evaluation of fees and expenses at the annual renewal, and the modification to the complex-wide fee schedule, the Board determined that the management fees and expenses were reasonable.

While it is difficult to predict with any degree of certainty the impact of the Transaction on Nuveen’s profitability for its advisory activities, at the recent annual review, the Board Members were satisfied that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable. During the year, the Board Members had noted the enhanced dialogue regarding profitability and the appointment of an Independent Board Member as a point person to review methodology determinations and refinements in calculating profitability. Given their considerations at the annual review and the modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule, the Board Members were satisfied that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities continues to be reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

The Board Members have been cognizant of economies of scale and the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a Fund being spread over a larger asset base. To help ensure that shareholders share in the benefits derived from economies of scale, the Board adopted the complex-wide fee arrangement in 2004. At the May Meeting, the Board Members reviewed the complex-wide fee arrangements and noted that additional negotiations may be necessary or appropriate as the assets in the complex approached the $91 billion threshold. In light of this assessment coupled with the upcoming Transaction, at the June 15, 2007 meeting, the ad hoc committee met with representatives of Nuveen to further discuss modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional savings for shareholders as the assets of the complex grow. The proposed terms for the complex-wide fee schedule are expressed in terms of targeted cumulative savings at specified levels of complex-wide assets, rather than in terms of targeted marginal complex-wide fee rates. Under the modified schedule, the schedule would generate additional fee savings beginning at complex-wide assets of $80 billion in order to achieve targeted cumulative annual savings at $91 billion of $28 million on a complex-wide level (approximately $0.6 million higher than those generated under the then current schedule) and generate additional fee savings for asset growth above complex-wide assets of $91 billion in order to achieve targeted annual savings at $125 billion of assets of approximately $50 million on a complex-wide level (approximately $2.2 million higher annually than that generated under the then current schedule). At the July Meeting, the Board approved the modified complex-wide fee schedule for the Original Investment Management Agreements and these same terms will apply to the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, the Board Members believe that the breakpoint schedules and revised complex-wide fee schedule are appropriate and desirable in ensuring that shareholders participate in the benefits derived from economies of scale.

E. Indirect Benefits

During their recent annual review, the Board Members considered any indirect benefits that NAM may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds, as described above. As the policies and operations of Nuveen are not anticipated to change significantly after the Transaction, such indirect benefits should remain after the Transaction. The Board Members further considered any additional indirect benefits to be received by NAM or its affiliates after the Transaction. The Board Members noted that other than benefits from its ownership interest in Nuveen and indirect benefits from fee revenues paid by the Funds under the management agreements and other Board-approved relationships, it was currently not expected that MDP or its affiliates would derive any benefit from the Funds as a result of the Transaction or transact any business with or on behalf of the Funds (other than perhaps potential Fund acquisitions, in secondary market transactions, of securities issued by MDP portfolio companies); or that Merrill Lynch or its affiliates would derive any benefits from the Funds as a result of the Transaction (noting that, indeed, Merrill Lynch would stand to experience the discontinuation of principal transaction activity with the Nuveen funds and likely would experience a noticeable reduction in the volume of agency transactions with the Nuveen funds).

 

 


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F. Other Considerations

In addition to the factors above, the Board Members also considered the following with respect to the Funds:

 

   

Nuveen would rely on the provisions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act. Section 15(f) provides, in substance, that when a sale of a controlling interest in an investment adviser occurs, the investment adviser or any of its affiliated persons may receive any amount or benefit in connection with the sale so long as (i) during the three-year period following the consummation of a transaction, at least 75% of the investment company’s board of directors must not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment adviser or predecessor adviser and (ii) an “unfair burden” (as defined in the 1940 Act, including any interpretations or no-action letters of the SEC) must not be imposed on the investment company as a result of the transaction relating to the sale of such interest, or any express or implied terms, conditions or understanding applicable thereto. In this regard, to help ensure that an unfair burden is not imposed on the Nuveen funds, Nuveen has committed for a period of two years from the date of the closing of the Transaction (i) not to increase gross management fees for any Nuveen fund; (ii) not to reduce voluntary expense reimbursement levels for any Nuveen fund from their currently scheduled prospective levels during that period (such commitment, however, may exclude or be adjusted for the impact of future class-specific expense allocation protocol changes for a particular mutual fund); (iii) that no Nuveen fund whose portfolio is managed by a Nuveen affiliate shall use Merrill Lynch as a broker with respect to portfolio transactions done on an agency basis, except as may be approved in the future by the Compliance Committee of the Board; and (iv) that NAM shall not cause the Funds and other municipal funds that NAM manages, as a whole, to enter into portfolio transactions with or through the other minority owners of Nuveen, on either a principal or an agency basis, to a significantly greater extent than both what one would expect an investment team to use such firm in the normal course of business, and what NAM has historically done, without prior Board or Compliance Committee approval (excluding the impact of proportionally increasing the use of such other “minority owners” to fill the void necessitated by not being able to use Merrill Lynch).

 

   

The Funds would not incur any costs in seeking the necessary shareholder approvals for the New Investment Management Agreements (except for any costs attributed to seeking shareholder approvals of Fund specific matters unrelated to the Transaction, such as approval of Board Members, in which case a portion of such costs will be borne by the applicable Funds).

 

   

The reputation, financial strength and resources of MDP.

 

   

The long-term investment philosophy of MDP and anticipated plans to grow Nuveen’s business to the benefit of the Nuveen funds.

 

   

The benefits to the Nuveen funds as a result of the Transaction including: (i) as a private company, Nuveen may have more flexibility in making additional investments in its business; (ii) as a private company, Nuveen may be better able to structure compensation packages to attract and retain talented personnel; (iii) as certain of Nuveen’s distribution partners are expected to be equity or debt investors in Nuveen, Nuveen may be able to take advantage of new or enhanced distribution arrangements with such partners; and (iv) MDP’s experience, capabilities and resources that may help Nuveen identify and acquire investment teams or firms and finance such acquisitions.

G. Conclusion

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of the New Investment Management Agreements are fair and reasonable, that the fees therein are reasonable in light of the services to be provided to each Fund and that the New Investment Management Agreements should be approved and recommended to shareholders.

III. Approval of Interim Contracts

As noted above, at the July Meeting, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the Interim Investment Management Agreements. If necessary to assure continuity of advisory services, the Interim Investment Management Agreements will take effect upon the closing of the Transaction if shareholders have not yet approved the New Investment Management Agreements. The terms of each Interim Investment Management Agreement are substantially identical to those of the corresponding Original Investment Management Agreement and New Investment Management Agreement, respectively, except for certain term and escrow provisions. In light of the foregoing, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously determined that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Funds under the respective Interim Investment Management Agreement are at least equivalent to the scope and quality of services provided under the applicable Original Investment Management Agreement.

 


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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report


 

Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or offer price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

Average Effective Maturity: The average of the number of years to maturity of the bonds in a Fund’s portfolio, computed by weighting each bond’s time to maturity (the date the security comes due) by the market value of the security. This figure does not account for the likelihood of prepayments or the exercise of call provisions unless an escrow account has been established to redeem the bond before maturity. The market value weighting for an investment in an inverse floating rate security is the value of the portfolio’s residual interest in the inverse floating rate trust, and does not include the value of the floating rate securities issued by the trust.

Average Duration: Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s (or bond fund’s) value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond or Fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or Fund will change as interest rates change.

Dividend Yield (also known as Market Yield or Current Yield): An investment’s current annualized dividend divided by its current offering price.

Net Asset Value (NAV): A Fund’s NAV is the dollar value of one share in the Fund. It is calculated by subtracting the liabilities of the Fund from its total assets and then dividing the remainder by the number of shares outstanding. Fund NAVs are calculated at the end of each business day.

Inverse Floaters: Inverse floating rate securities are created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. This trust, in turn, (a) issues floating rate certificates typically paying short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties in amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) issues an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) to an investor (such as a Fund) interested in gaining investment exposure to a long-term municipal bond. The income received by the holder of the inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the holder of the inverse floater bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk. The holder of the inverse floater typically also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. Hence, an inverse floater essentially represents an investment in the underlying bond on a leveraged basis.

SEC 30-Day Yield: A standardized measure of a Fund’s yield that accounts for the future amortization of premiums or discounts of bonds held in the Fund’s portfolio.

Taxable-Equivalent Yield: The yield necessary from a fully taxable investment to equal, on an after-tax basis at a specified assumed tax rate, the yield of a municipal bond investment.

Zero Coupon Bond: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the bond. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the bond comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the bond at issuance and the par value of the bond at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon bonds generally are more volatile than the market prices of bonds that pay interest periodically.

 


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Fund Information

 


Fund Manager

Nuveen Asset Management

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Chicago, IL

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Boston, MA

 

Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services

Boston Financial

Data Services, Inc.

 

Nuveen Investor Services

P.O. Box 8530

Boston, MA 02266-8530

(800) 257-8787


 

Investment Policy Change: On September 19, 2007, the Board of Trustees voted to authorize all of Nuveen’s non-insured open-end municipal bond Funds not already so authorized the capability of investing up to 20% of their net assets in below-investment grade (“high yield” or “junk”) municipal securities. This investment policy change, effective October 31, 2007, will give the Funds’ portfolio managers greater flexibility to enhance: (1) income, (2) potential total return, both absolute and on a risk-adjusted basis, and (3) portfolio diversification.


 

Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting Information: Each Fund’s (i) quarterly portfolio of investments, (ii) information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2007, and (iii) a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are available without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com.

You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at 1-202-942-8090 for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section at 450 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20549.


 

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Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen Investments to provide dependable investment solutions. Over this time, Nuveen Investments has adhered to the belief that the best approach to investing is to apply conservative risk-management principles to help minimize volatility.

Building on this tradition, we today offer a range of high quality equity and fixed-income solutions that can be integral parts of a well-diversified core portfolio. Our clients have come to appreciate this diversity, as well as our continued adherence to proven, long-term investing principles.

We offer many different investing solutions for our clients’ different needs.

Managing approximately $170 billion in assets as of September 30, 2007, Nuveen Investments offers access to a number of different asset classes and investing solutions through a variety of products. Nuveen Investments markets its capabilities under six distinct brands: NWQ, specializing in value-style equities; Nuveen, managing fixed-income investments; Santa Barbara, committed to growth equities; Tradewinds specializing in global value equities; Rittenhouse, focused on “blue-chip” growth equities; and Symphony, with expertise in alternative investments as well as equity and income portfolios.

Find out how we can help you reach your financial goals.

An investor should carefully consider the Fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For a prospectus containing this and other information about the Fund, please contact your financial advisor or Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

 

 

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NUVEEN INVESTMENTS MUTUAL FUNDS

 

Semiannual Report  

dated August 31, 2007  

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Dear Shareholder,

Once again, I am pleased to report that during the period covered by this report your Fund provided tax-free income and solid performance from a carefully selected portfolio of municipal bonds. Detailed information on your Fund’s performance can be found in the Portfolio Manager’s Comments and Fund Spotlight sections of this report.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to report some important news about Nuveen Investments. The company has accepted a buyout offer from a private equity investment firm. While this may affect the corporate structure of Nuveen Investments, it will have no impact on the investment objectives of the Funds, their portfolio management strategies or their dividend policies. We will provide you with additional information about this transaction as more details become available.

With the recent volatility in the market, you may be thinking about adjusting your current portfolios. We believe that it’s times like these that prove the true value of a trusted financial advisor. With the help of your advisor, you may be able to structure a well-balanced portfolio that can become an important component in achieving your long-term financial goals. In fact, a well-diversified portfolio may actually help to reduce your overall investment risk. Your advisor can help you understand how a municipal bond investment like your Nuveen Fund can be an important building block in a portfolio crafted to perform well through a variety of market conditions.

Since 1898, Nuveen Investments has offered financial products and solutions that incorporate careful research, diversification, and the application of conservative risk-management principles. We are grateful that you have chosen us as a partner as you pursue your financial goals. We look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

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October 15, 2007

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments for the Nuveen Connecticut,

New Jersey, New York and New York Insured Municipal Bond Funds

Portfolio manager Cathryn Steeves discusses key investment strategies and the performance of the Nuveen Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and New York Insured Municipal Bond Funds for the six months ending August 31, 2007. Cathryn, who has 11 years of investment experience, has managed the Funds since July 2006.

 


 

How did the Funds perform during the six months ended August 31, 2007?

The chart on page three provides the Funds’ total return performance information for the six-month, one-year, five-year, and ten-year periods ended August 31, 2007. Each Fund’s total return performance is compared with the Fund’s corresponding Lipper peer fund category, as well as with the national Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index and state-specific Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Indexes.

For the six-month period ended August 31, 2007, the Nuveen Connecticut, New York and New York Insured Municipal Bond Funds all saw their Class A shares at net asset value outperform their respective Lipper peer group averages, while all three Funds trailed the national Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index and their corresponding state-specific Lehman Brothers Municipal Bonds Index. During the same period, the Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund outperformed the Lipper peer group average and underperformed the national Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index while producing a return relatively in line with the Lehman Brothers New Jersey Municipal Bond Index.

For the six-month reporting period, yield curve positioning contributed favorably to performance across all four Funds. Although the returns were negative, the Funds benefited from their relative overweight in intermediate-duration bonds, which enjoyed favorable results. Similarly, in the New Jersey, New York, and New York Insured Funds, a slight underweight in the market’s longest bonds added to performance as these holdings were poor performers during the period. On the other hand, in the Connecticut Fund, the positive impact from the intermediate segment of the yield curve was counterbalanced by the significant underweighting of this Fund in short–duration bonds. Owning more of these strong performers would have been beneficial in a market environment in which investors favored securities with less interest-rate risk.

Our derivative positions in all four Funds were helpful. For most of the period, we held forward interest-rate swaps in all of these Funds. In Connecticut, we also owned U.S. Treasury bond futures that we sold later in the period. Contrary to historical trends, the U.S. Treasury market moved in the opposite direction of the municipal market during the period, performing quite well and helping the performance of our derivative investments.

Security selection in all the Funds had a mixed impact on results. Because high-quality bonds make-up a significant portion of the Connecticut municipal market, the Fund tended to be underweighted in lower- and sub-investment-grade bonds – which resulted in a positive influence on performance in a highly risk-averse investment environment. Not surprisingly, the New York Insured portfolio benefited as well from its near-total allocation to insured municipal bonds, which investors were favoring during this period for their additional security. By contrast, the New Jersey and New York uninsured Funds maintained a somewhat higher relative allocation to lower-grade municipal securities, hampering results. Some of the New Jersey Fund’s lower-rated tobacco bonds did not perform as well as we would have liked during the past six months. Another negative factor was our position in bonds backed by lower-rated municipal insurers – especially Radian Asset

 


Discussions of specific investments are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The views expressed herein represent those of the portfolio manager as of the date of this report and are subject to change at any time, based on market conditions and other factors. The Funds disclaim any obligation to advise shareholders of such changes.

 

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Class A Shares—

Average Annual Total Returns

as of 8/31/07


     6-Month    1-Year    5-Year    10-Year

Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund
A Shares at NAV
A Shares at Offer

   -1.04%

-5.21%

   1.60%

-2.70%

   3.93%

3.05%

   4.72%

4.27%

Lipper Connecticut Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

   -1.18%    1.29%    3.17%    4.35%

Lehman Brothers Connecticut Municipal Bond Index2

   0.42%    2.84%    3.55%    4.90%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

   -0.57%    2.30%    4.16%    5.28%

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
A Shares at NAV
A Shares at Offer

   -1.05%

-5.17%

   1.63%

-2.62%

   3.87%

2.98%

   4.71%

4.25%

Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

   -1.42%    1.28%    3.61%    4.36%

Lehman Brothers New Jersey Municipal Bond Index2

   -1.01%    2.22%    4.26%    5.34%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

   -0.57%    2.30%    4.16%    5.28%

Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund
A Shares at NAV
A Shares at Offer

   -0.94%

-5.13%

   1.56%

-2.67%

   4.17%

3.28%

   4.91%

4.46%

Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

   -1.45%    1.14%    3.51%    4.42%

Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index2

   -0.35%    2.45%    4.10%    5.31%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

   -0.57%    2.30%    4.16%    5.28%
     6-Month    1-Year    5-Year    10-Year

Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund
A Shares at NAV
A Shares at Offer

   -0.77%

-4.89%

   1.61%

-2.62%

   3.90%

3.01%

   4.67%

4.23%

Lipper Insured Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

   -1.36%    1.05%    3.23%    4.27%

Lehman Brothers New York Insured Municipal Bond Index2

   -0.71%    2.24%    4.32%    5.49%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

   -0.57%    2.30%    4.16%    5.28%

Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Returns at NAV would be lower if the sales charge were included. Returns less than one year are cumulative. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. For the most recent month-end performance, visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Please see each Fund’s Spotlight Page later in this report for more complete performance data and expense ratios.


 

1 For each Fund, the Lipper category average shown represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds for the periods ended August 31, 2007. The Lipper categories contained 24, 23, 22 and 22 funds in the Lipper Connecticut Municipal Debt Funds Category, 50, 50, 44 and 42 funds in the Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds Category, 99, 99, 94 and 89 funds in the Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Category and 56, 56, 53 and 53 funds in the Lipper Insured Municipal Debt Funds Category for the respective six-month and one-, five- and ten-year periods ended August 31, 2007. The returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of dividends, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges. You cannot invest directly in a Lipper Category.

 

2 The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of a broad range of investment-grade municipal bonds. The Lehman Brothers Connecticut Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment grade, tax-exempt Connecticut bonds with maturities of two years or greater. The Lehman Brothers New Jersey Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment grade, tax-exempt New Jersey bonds with maturities of two years or greater. The Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment grade, tax-exempt New York bonds with maturities of two years or greater. The Lehman Brothers New York Insured Municipal Bond Index is comprised of insured New York municipal bond issues. The indexes do not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses and are not available for direct investment.

 

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Assurance. Radian Asset Assurance is owned by Radian Group, which also provides mortgage insurance; because of this, investors worried how the subprime mortgage crisis would affect this company’s financial statements. Since we didn’t believe that Radian Asset Assurance was at significant risk, we continued to buy Radian-insured bonds, even as those holdings cheapened and detracted from the Fund’s performance during the period.

What strategies were used to manage the Funds, and how did these strategies influence performance?

During the six-month reporting period, careful duration management remained our focus in all four Funds. To keep each portfolio’s interest-rate sensitivity in line with target levels, we took advantage of suitable opportunities to sell some of our holdings in shorter-duration bonds and reinvest the proceeds in longer-dated securities. A particular focus was on bonds with maturities between 2027 and 2037, which broadly represented the part of the municipal yield curve that we believed offered particular value for shareholders. As an example of our duration-management efforts, we also invested a small portion of the Connecticut Fund in long-dated Puerto Rico bonds.3 These holdings helped us maintain our desired interest-rate sensitivity amid the relatively limited supply of new Connecticut bonds during the period. Similarly, we also invested in some very-long-duration, Puerto Rico sales-tax bonds for the New Jersey Fund. We believed that these securities – maturing in 2057 and offering 5.25 percent in coupon interest – offered shareholders good value and a solid income stream.

As an additional part of our duration-management efforts, we also invested small portions of the four Funds in forward interest-rate swaps. For most of the past six months, the forward interest-rate swaps were tied to LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate), a widely used interest-rate index. Late in the period, however, we did diversify our exposure and take advantage of better values by shifting some of this allocation into Securities Industry and Financial Markets (SIFM) Municipal Swap Index swaps (previously referred to as the Bond Market Association Index or BMA). These derivative positions enabled us to reduce portfolio volatility and manage duration without having to sell positions in the portfolios that we believed were attractive.

As the period progressed, investors seemingly became more risk averse and started to demand additional income as compensation for buying lower-rated bonds. In light of this credit spread widening, we took advantage of a variety of opportunities that began to surface in the month of August, at the tail end of the municipal market’s significant decline. While we saw relatively fewer opportunities to add attractive new lower-rated bonds to the Connecticut Fund – in part because of tight supplies in the state – we were able to find numerous values for the New Jersey Fund, including several hospital bond issues that we believed offered our shareholders a particularly favorable risk/reward balance. In the New York uninsured Fund, recent lower-rated purchase opportunities included charter school bonds as well as securities issued to help finance the new headquarters of investment bank Goldman Sachs – part of the redevelopment project for Lower Manhattan. The latter bonds were available at attractive values because of the market’s concern about the subprime mortgage crisis and its effect on Goldman’s finances; however we remained confident in these holdings. We also added some higher-rated, longer-dated hospital and multifamily housing project bonds that allowed us to accomplish both our duration and income-generation objectives.

Another strategy actively pursued in all four Funds was to implement tax-loss swaps when appropriate. As interest rates rose during the summer, market

 


 

3 The Puerto Rico zero coupon and non-callable bonds are used in all the portfolios as an efficient duration management tool. They are generally available in greater quantities than specialty state paper and because of their structure, allow us to reduce duration risk in relation to the benchmark while holding onto higher coupon bonds that are in the portfolios.

 

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conditions provided us with an opportunity to sell existing bonds in the portfolio and reinvest in newer bonds offering similar risk characteristics but more attractive yields. With this approach, we were able to improve the Funds’ yields while simultaneously booking capital losses that can be used to offset future realized capital gains.

Dividend Information

During the reporting period, there were no dividend changes to any of the four Funds. Each Fund seeks to pay dividends at a rate that reflects the past and projected performance of the Fund. To permit a Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Fund during the period. If the Fund has cumulatively earned more than it has paid in dividends, it will hold the excess in reserve as undistributed net investment income (UNII) as part of the Fund’s net asset value. Conversely, if the Fund has cumulatively paid in dividends more than it has earned, the excess will constitute a negative UNII that will likewise be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. Each Fund will, over time, pay all its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of August 31, 2007, the Connecticut, New Jersey and New York Insured Funds had negative UNII balances for financial statement purposes and positive UNII balances, based upon our best estimate, for tax purposes. The uninsured New York Fund had a positive UNII balance for financial statement purposes and a positive UNII balance, based upon our best estimates, for tax purposes.

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $10.35   $10.34   $10.34   $10.39

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0350   $0.0285   $0.0300   $0.0370

Latest Capital Gain and Ordinary Income Distribution2

  $0.0318   $0.0318   $0.0318   $0.0318

Inception Date

  7/13/87   2/11/97   10/04/93   2/25/97

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A and C share returns are actual. Class B and R share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class A share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and (in the case of Class B) expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   1.60%      -2.70%

5-Year

   3.93%      3.05%

10-Year

   4.72%      4.27%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   0.86%      -3.03%

5-Year

   3.14%      2.97%

10-Year

   4.10%      4.10%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.03%       

5-Year

   3.35%       

10-Year

   4.15%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.83%       

5-Year

   4.12%       

10-Year

   4.93%       
Tax-Free Yields
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield3

   4.06%      3.89%

SEC 30-Day Yield3

   —         3.42%

30-Day Yield3

   3.72%      —   

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.44%      5.00%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.31%       

30-Day Yield3

   2.98%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.36%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.48%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.18%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.65%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   4.27%       

SEC 30-Day Yield3

   3.92%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.73%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   2.50%      -1.82%

5-Year

   3.74%      2.86%

10-Year

   4.79%      4.33%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.75%      -2.18%

5-Year

   2.97%      2.80%

10-Year

   4.17%      4.17%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.92%       

5-Year

   3.18%       

10-Year

   4.21%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   2.72%       

5-Year

   3.95%       

10-Year

   4.98%       

 

Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $310,814

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   15.79

Average Duration

   6.27

 

Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   1.12%      1.11%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.87%      1.86%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.67%      1.66%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.92%      0.91%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.

 


1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Paid December 1, 2006. Capital gains and/or ordinary income are subject to federal taxation.

 

3 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

4 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 31.6%.

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

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Industries1

Tax Obligation/General

   21.9%

Education and Civic Organizations

   17.3%

U.S. Guaranteed

   14.2%

Tax Obligation/Limited

   7.8%

Health Care

   7.8%

Utilities

   7.4%

Water and Sewer

   7.0%

Long-Term Care

   5.1%

Other

   11.5%

 

1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 989.60   $ 985.90   $ 986.80   $ 990.80   $ 1,019.76   $ 1,015.98   $ 1,016.99   $ 1,020.77

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 5.42   $ 9.16   $ 8.16   $ 4.42   $ 5.50   $ 9.30   $ 8.29   $ 4.48

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.08%, 1.83%, 1.63% and .88% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $10.50   $10.51   $10.47   $10.53

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0345   $0.0275   $0.0295   $0.0360

Latest Capital Gain Distribution2

  $0.0129   $0.0129   $0.0129   $0.0129

Inception Date

  9/06/94   2/03/97   9/21/94   2/28/92

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A, C and R share returns are actual. Class B share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class R share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   1.63%      -2.62%

5-Year

   3.87%      2.98%

10-Year

   4.71%      4.25%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   0.84%      -3.06%

5-Year

   3.11%      2.93%

10-Year

   4.06%      4.06%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.07%       

5-Year

   3.32%       

10-Year

   4.13%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.80%       

5-Year

   4.09%       

10-Year

   4.91%       
Tax-Free Yields
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield3

   3.94%      3.78%

SEC 30-Day Yield3

   —         3.68%

30-Day Yield3

   3.85%      —   

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.71%      5.46%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.14%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.27%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.85%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.38%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.47%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.15%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   4.10%       

30-Day Yield3

   4.21%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   6.25%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   2.32%      -1.95%

5-Year

   3.73%      2.84%

10-Year

   4.73%      4.28%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.62%      -2.32%

5-Year

   2.97%      2.79%

10-Year

   4.09%      4.09%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.76%       

5-Year

   3.16%       

10-Year

   4.15%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   2.58%       

5-Year

   3.94%       

10-Year

   4.94%       

 

Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $193,131

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   15.64

Average Duration

   6.44

 

Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   1.00%      0.98%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.75%      1.73%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.55%      1.53%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.80%      0.78%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.

 


1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Paid December 1, 2006. Capital gains are subject to federal taxation.

 

3 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

4 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 32.6%.

 

Semiannual Report    Page 8


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

LOGO

 

Industries1

Tax Obligation/Limited

   20.4%

Transportation

   18.3%

U.S. Guaranteed

   16.6%

Health Care

   11.5%

Tax Obligation/General

   8.3%

Education and Civic Organizations

   7.9%

Long-Term Care

   5.8%

Other

   11.2%

 

1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 989.50   $ 985.60   $ 986.70   $ 990.30   $ 1,020.42   $ 1,016.64   $ 1,017.64   $ 1,021.42

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 4.76   $ 8.51   $ 7.51   $ 3.76   $ 4.84   $ 8.64   $ 7.63   $ 3.82

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of .95%, 1.70%, 1.50% and .75% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Semiannual Report    Page 9


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $10.54   $10.54   $10.55   $10.57

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0365   $0.0300   $0.0320   $0.0385

Latest Capital Gain and Ordinary Income Distribution2

  $0.0115   $0.0115   $0.0115   $0.0115

Inception Date

  9/07/94   2/03/97   9/14/94   12/22/86

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A, C and R share returns are actual. Class B share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class R share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   1.56%      -2.67%

5-Year

   4.17%      3.28%

10-Year

   4.91%      4.46%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   0.83%      -3.07%

5-Year

   3.38%      3.21%

10-Year

   4.28%      4.28%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.05%       

5-Year

   3.60%       

10-Year

   4.34%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.78%       

5-Year

   4.37%       

10-Year

   5.11%       
Tax-Free Yields
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield3

   4.16%      3.98%

SEC 30-Day Yield3

   —         3.44%

30-Day Yield3

   3.59%      —   

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.35%      5.13%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.42%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.00%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.47%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.64%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.20%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.77%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   4.37%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.94%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.87%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   2.25%      -2.08%

5-Year

   3.97%      3.09%

10-Year

   4.94%      4.49%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.51%      -2.41%

5-Year

   3.20%      3.03%

10-Year

   4.31%      4.31%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.73%       

5-Year

   3.41%       

10-Year

   4.37%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   2.47%       

5-Year

   4.17%       

10-Year

   5.15%       

 

Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $400,397

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   15.97

Average Duration

   6.26

 

Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   1.14%      1.13%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.89%      1.88%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.69%      1.68%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.94%      0.93%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.

 


 

1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Paid December 1, 2006. Capital gains and/or ordinary income are subject to federal taxation.

 

3 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

4 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 32.9%.

 

Semiannual Report    Page 10


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

LOGO

Industries1

Tax Obligation/Limited

   20.8%

U.S. Guaranteed

   17.0%

Health Care

   13.0%

Education and Civic Organizations

   11.2%

Transportation

   11.0%

Utilities

   7.8%

Housing/Multifamily

   5.0%

Tax Obligation/General

   4.5%

Other

   9.7%
1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 990.60   $ 987.00   $ 988.10   $ 991.70   $ 1,019.46   $ 1,015.68   $ 1,016.69   $ 1,020.47

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 5.72   $ 9.47   $ 8.47   $ 4.72   $ 5.80   $ 9.60   $ 8.59   $ 4.79

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.14%, 1.89%, 1.69% and .94% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Semiannual Report    Page 11


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $10.09   $10.12   $10.10   $10.13

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0335   $0.0270   $0.0285   $0.0350

Latest Capital Gain and Ordinary Income Distribution2

  $0.0452   $0.0452   $0.0452   $0.0452

Inception Date

  9/07/94   2/11/97   9/14/94   12/22/86

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A, C and R share returns are actual. Class B share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class R share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   1.61%      -2.62%

5-Year

   3.90%      3.01%

10-Year

   4.67%      4.23%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   0.94%      -2.96%

5-Year

   3.13%      2.97%

10-Year

   4.06%      4.06%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.12%       

5-Year

   3.33%       

10-Year

   4.10%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.78%       

5-Year

   4.08%       

10-Year

   4.87%       
Tax-Free Yields
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield3

   3.98%      3.82%

SEC 30-Day Yield3

   —         3.31%

30-Day Yield3

   3.45%      —   

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.14%      4.93%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.20%       

30-Day Yield3

   2.86%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.26%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.39%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.05%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.55%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   4.15%       

30-Day Yield3

   3.80%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.66%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   2.42%      -1.91%

5-Year

   3.60%      2.73%

10-Year

   4.71%      4.26%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.65%      -2.28%

5-Year

   2.84%      2.67%

10-Year

   4.09%      4.09%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.83%       

5-Year

   3.06%       

10-Year

   4.14%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   2.60%       

5-Year

   3.83%       

10-Year

   4.92%       

 

Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $308,424

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   16.60

Average Duration

   5.59

 

Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   1.03%      1.02%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.78%      1.77%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.58%      1.57%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.83%      0.82%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.


 

1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Paid December 1, 2006. Capital gains and/or ordinary income are subject to federal taxation.

 

3 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

4 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 32.9%.

 

Semiannual Report    Page 12


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

LOGO

The Fund features a portfolio of primarily investment-grade, long-term municipal investments. These investments are covered by insurance, guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest, or by an escrow or trust account containing enough U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities to ensure timely payment of principal and interest.

Industries1

Tax Obligation/Limited

   26.4%

Transportation

   17.1%

Health Care

   14.1%

Tax Obligation/General

   12.1%

Education and Civic Organizations

   9.7%

Utilities

   5.6%

U.S. Guaranteed

   5.0%

Other

   10.0%
1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 992.30   $ 988.60   $ 990.40   $ 993.20   $ 1,019.61   $ 1,015.88   $ 1,016.89   $ 1,020.62

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 5.57   $ 9.27   $ 8.28   $ 4.57   $ 5.65   $ 9.40   $ 8.39   $ 4.63

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.11%, 1.85%, 1.65% and .91% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Semiannual Report    Page 13


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description     

Optional Call

Provisions (1)

     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Consumer Staples – 1.4%               
$ 4,505   

Puerto Rico, The Children’s Trust Fund, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, 5.375%, 5/15/33

     5/12 at 100.00      BBB      $ 4,224,699
   Education and Civic Organizations – 18.1%               
  2,000   

Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Connecticut College, Series 2007G, 4.500%, 7/01/37 – MBIA Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,879,600
  2,000   

Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Quinnipiac University, Series 2006, 5.000%, 7/01/36 – AMBAC Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AAA        2,055,220
  2,000   

Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Trinity College, Series 2007J, 4.500%, 7/01/37 – MBIA Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,879,600
   Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority, University of Hartford Revenue Bonds, Series 2006G:               
  4,995   

5.250%, 7/01/26 – RAAI Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AA        5,005,140
  2,250   

5.250%, 7/01/36 – RAAI Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AA        2,191,163
  1,540   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Brunswick School, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 7/01/33 – MBIA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,575,451
  1,490   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Canterbury School, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 7/01/18 – RAAI Insured

     7/08 at 101.00      AA        1,493,010
  450   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Canterbury School, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 7/01/36 – RAAI Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AA        420,075
  1,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Connecticut State University System, Series 2003F, 5.000%, 11/01/13 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,071,500
  2,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, Series 1999A, 5.625%, 7/01/29 – MBIA Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      Aaa        2,073,940
  650   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kent School, Series 2004D, 5.000%, 7/01/16 – MBIA Insured

     1/15 at 100.00      Aaa        688,591
  900   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loomis Chaffee School, Series 2001E, 5.250%, 7/01/21

     7/11 at 101.00      A2        928,773
  1,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loomis Chaffee School, Series 2005F, 5.250%, 7/01/18 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        1,089,210
  1,125   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sacred Heart University, Series 1998E, 5.000%, 7/01/28 – RAAI Insured

     7/08 at 101.00      AA        1,079,910
  1,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Suffield Academy, Series 1997A, 5.400%, 7/01/27 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 102.00      AAA        1,021,040
  650   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Trinity College, Series 2004H, 5.000%, 7/01/17 – MBIA Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        690,294
   Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Hartford, Series 2002E:               
  1,000   

5.500%, 7/01/22 – RAAI Insured

     7/12 at 101.00      AA        1,060,170
  6,000   

5.250%, 7/01/32 – RAAI Insured

     7/12 at 101.00      AA        5,893,319
  4,500   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Yale University, Series 2002W, 5.125%, 7/01/27

     7/09 at 100.00      AAA        4,581,225
  735   

Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, Revenue Bonds, Family Education Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.250%, 11/15/18 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/11 at 100.00      Aaa        753,030
   Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Chase Collegiate School, Series 2007A:               
  360   

5.000%, 7/01/27 – RAAI Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AA        348,102
  400   

5.000%, 7/01/32 – RAAI Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AA        377,708
  1,435   

University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 1/15/16 – MBIA Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,520,253
  2,670   

University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 2/15/17 – FSA Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,847,528

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description     

Optional Call

Provisions (1)

     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Education and Civic Organizations (continued)               
   University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006A:               
$ 6,200   

5.000%, 2/15/19 – FGIC Insured

     2/16 at 100.00      AAA      $ 6,569,767
  1,605   

5.000%, 2/15/23 – FGIC Insured

     2/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,677,546
  2,160   

University of Connecticut, Student Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 5/15/18

     5/12 at 100.00      AA–        2,275,106
  3,120   

University of Connecticut, Student Fee Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 11/15/20 – FGIC Insured

     11/12 at 101.00      AAA        3,321,989
  55,235   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     56,368,260
   Energy – 0.2%               
  500   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refinery Project Hovensa LLC, Series 2007, 4.700%, 7/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/15 at 100.00      BBB        459,710
   Health Care – 8.1%               
  2,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Bridgeport Hospital Issue, Series 1992A, 6.625%, 7/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        2,008,240
  2,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Bristol Hospital, Series 2002B, 5.500%, 7/01/32 – RAAI Insured

     7/12 at 101.00      AA        2,023,660
  1,500   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health East, Series 1999F, 5.750%, 11/15/29 – MBIA Insured

     11/09 at 101.00      AAA        1,565,625
   Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Danbury Hospital, Series 1999G:               
  500   

5.700%, 7/01/22 – AMBAC Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      AAA        519,250
  1,000   

5.625%, 7/01/25 – AMBAC Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      AAA        1,036,970
  640   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Series 2000A, 6.000%, 7/01/25 – RAAI Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      AA        675,149
  950   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hospital For Special Care, Series 2007C, 5.250%, 7/01/32 – RAAI Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AA        933,109
  800   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, New Britain General Hospital Issue, Series 1994B, 6.000%, 7/01/24 – AMBAC Insured

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        812,456
  90   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Series 2002D, 5.000%, 7/01/22 – RAAI Insured

     7/12 at 101.00      AA        89,158
  1,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Stamford Hospital, Series 1999G, 5.000%, 7/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      Aaa        1,027,380
  2,725   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Waterbury Hospital, Series 1999C, 5.750%, 7/01/20 – RAAI Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      AA        2,822,146
  11,460   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Series 2006J-1, 5.000%, 7/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AAA        11,709,594
  24,665   

Total Health Care

                     25,222,737
   Housing/Multifamily – 2.7%               
  1,885   

Bridgeport Housing Authority, Connecticut, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Stratfield Apartments, Series 1999, 7.250%, 12/01/24 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/09 at 102.00      N/R        1,981,116
  2,000   

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds, Series 1999D-2, 6.200%, 11/15/41 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/09 at 100.00      AAA        2,065,560
  3,000   

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Multifamily Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds, Series 2006G-2, 4.800%, 11/15/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,870,700
  1,350   

New Britain Senior Citizens Housing Development Corporation, Connecticut, FHA-Insured Section 8 Assisted Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Nathan Hale Apartments, Series 1992A, 6.875%, 7/01/24

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        1,401,840
  65   

Stamford Housing Authority, Connecticut, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Fairfield Apartments, Series 1998, 4.750%, 12/01/28 (Mandatory put 12/01/08) (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      A–        65,449
  8,300   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     8,384,665

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description     

Optional Call

Provisions (1)

     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Housing/Single Family – 4.3%               
   Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds, Series 2001C:               
$ 1,595   

5.300%, 11/15/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/10 at 100.00      AAA      $ 1,600,694
  5,160   

5.450%, 11/15/43 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/10 at 100.00      AAA        5,176,822
   Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds, Series 2006-A1:               
  1,610   

4.700%, 11/15/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,528,776
  1,735   

4.800%, 11/15/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,643,357
  3,500   

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds, Series 2006D, 4.650%, 11/15/27

     5/16 at 100.00      AAA        3,444,350
  13,600   

Total Housing/Single Family

                     13,393,999
   Industrials – 2.0%               
  5,250   

Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, Revenue Bonds, American Ref-Fuel Company of Southeastern Connecticut LP, Series 1992A, 6.450%, 11/15/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/07 at 100.00      BB+        5,255,093
  1,000   

Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, Revenue Bonds, American Ref-Fuel Company of Southeastern Connecticut LP, Series 1998A-II, 5.500%, 11/15/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/11 at 102.00      Baa2        1,021,090
  6,250   

Total Industrials

                     6,276,183
   Long-Term Care – 5.3%               
   Connecticut Development Authority, First Mortgage Gross Revenue Refunding Healthcare Bonds, Church Homes Inc. – Congregational Avery Heights, Series 1997:               
  1,700   

5.700%, 4/01/12

     10/07 at 102.00      BBB–        1,747,651
  2,560   

5.800%, 4/01/21

     10/07 at 102.00      BBB–        2,638,182
   Connecticut Development Authority, First Mortgage Gross Revenue Refunding Healthcare Bonds, Connecticut Baptist Homes Inc., Series 1999:               
  1,000   

5.500%, 9/01/15 – RAAI Insured

     9/09 at 102.00      AA        1,043,040
  500   

5.625%, 9/01/22 – RAAI Insured

     9/09 at 102.00      AA        521,900
  1,875   

Connecticut Development Authority, First Mortgage Gross Revenue Refunding Healthcare Bonds, Elim Park Baptist Home Inc., Series 1998A, 5.375%, 12/01/18

     12/07 at 102.00      BBB+        1,883,494
  1,000   

Connecticut Development Authority, First Mortgage Gross Revenue Refunding Healthcare Bonds, Mary Wade Home Inc., Series 1999A, 6.375%, 12/01/18

     12/09 at 102.00      N/R        1,064,810
   Connecticut Development Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Duncaster Inc., Series 1999A:               
  2,200   

5.250%, 8/01/19 – RAAI Insured

     2/10 at 102.00      AA        2,221,582
  3,910   

5.375%, 8/01/24 – RAAI Insured

     2/10 at 102.00      AA        3,938,465
  1,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Hebrew Home and Hospital, Series 1999B, 5.200%, 8/01/38

     8/08 at 102.00      AAA        1,013,030
  500   

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Group Home Mortgage Finance Program Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2000GH-5, 5.850%, 6/15/30 – AMBAC Insured

     6/10 at 102.00      AAA        524,415
  16,245   

Total Long-Term Care

                     16,596,569
   Materials – 0.3%               
  1,000   

Sprague, Connecticut, Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, International Paper Company, Series 1997A, 5.700%, 10/01/21 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/07 at 102.00      BBB        1,005,880
   Tax Obligation/General – 22.4%               
  1,500   

Bridgeport, Connecticut, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.375%, 8/15/19 – FGIC Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      Aaa        1,594,980
  325   

Canterbury, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1989, 7.200%, 5/01/09

     No Opt. Call      A3        342,407
  395   

Colchester, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.500%, 6/15/14 – FGIC Insured

     6/11 at 102.00      Aaa        426,406
  8,565   

Connecticut State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 5/01/16

     No Opt. Call      AA        9,198,295
  3,330   

Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004C, 5.000%, 4/01/23 – FGIC Insured

     4/14 at 100.00      AAA        3,445,884
  5,500   

Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006A, 4.750%, 12/15/24

     12/16 at 100.00      AA        5,617,755
  2,200   

Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 5.000%, 6/01/23 – FSA Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA        2,297,306

 


16


Principal
Amount (000)
   Description     

Optional Call

Provisions (1)

     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/General (continued)               
   Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001C:               
$ 5,000   

5.500%, 12/15/13 (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AA      $ 5,481,750
  10,000   

5.500%, 12/15/14 (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AA        11,050,100
  545   

East Lyme, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/15/16 – FGIC Insured

     7/11 at 102.00      Aaa        577,313
   Hartford, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A:               
  1,195   

5.000%, 8/01/20 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,248,954
  595   

5.000%, 8/01/21 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        619,758
  1,210   

4.375%, 8/01/24 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,177,923
  100   

New London, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1988, 7.300%, 12/01/07

     No Opt. Call      A+        100,873
   North Haven, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006:               
  1,200   

5.000%, 7/15/20

     No Opt. Call      Aa2        1,284,156
  1,455   

5.000%, 7/15/21

     No Opt. Call      Aa2        1,558,145
  485   

5.000%, 7/15/24

     No Opt. Call      Aa2        518,480
   Old Saybrook, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1989:               
  160   

7.400%, 5/01/08

     No Opt. Call      Aa3        163,821
  160   

7.400%, 5/01/09

     No Opt. Call      Aa3        169,235
   Old Saybrook, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1991:               
  275   

6.500%, 2/15/10 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        293,277
  270   

6.500%, 2/15/11 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        294,800
   Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2001A:               
  700   

5.500%, 7/01/14 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        770,770
  2,125   

5.500%, 7/01/16 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        2,367,633
  2,500   

5.500%, 7/01/17 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        2,799,025
  2,870   

5.500%, 7/01/18 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        3,201,169
  1,875   

5.500%, 7/01/19 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        2,092,931
  420   

Regional School District 15, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/15/22 – FSA Insured

     8/10 at 101.00      Aaa        429,185
   Regional School District 16, Beacon Falls and Prospect, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000:               
  650   

5.500%, 3/15/18 – FSA Insured

     3/10 at 101.00      Aaa        682,156
  650   

5.625%, 3/15/19 – FSA Insured

     3/10 at 101.00      Aaa        684,268
  650   

5.700%, 3/15/20 – FSA Insured

     3/10 at 101.00      Aaa        685,438
  2,050   

Stratford, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 4.000%, 2/15/16 – FSA Insured

     2/12 at 100.00      AAA        2,054,367
   Suffield, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005:               
  600   

5.000%, 6/15/17

     No Opt. Call      AA        645,654
  600   

5.000%, 6/15/19

     No Opt. Call      AA        643,656
   Watertown, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005:               
  1,055   

5.000%, 8/01/14 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        1,128,228
  1,060   

5.000%, 8/01/15 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        1,136,712
  2,170   

West Hartford, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 10/01/17

     10/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,323,658
  

Winchester, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1990:

              
  140   

6.750%, 4/15/08

     No Opt. Call      A2        142,590
  140   

6.750%, 4/15/09

     No Opt. Call      A2        146,644
  140   

6.750%, 4/15/10

     No Opt. Call      A2        150,552
  64,860   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     69,546,254
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 8.2%               
  2,600   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Child Care Facilities Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2006F, 5.000%, 7/01/36 – AGC Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AAA        2,626,650
  825   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Child Care Facilities Program, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 7/01/28 – AMBAC Insured

     7/08 at 102.00      AAA        833,077
  2,895   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, New Opportunities for Waterbury Inc., Series 1998A, 6.750%, 7/01/28

     7/08 at 105.00      A        3,073,390

 


17


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description     

Optional Call

Provisions (1)

     Ratings (2)     Value
              
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)            
   Connecticut, Certificates of Participation, Juvenile Training School, Series 2001:            
$ 1,275   

5.000%, 12/15/20

     12/11 at 101.00      AA–     $ 1,308,545
  1,000   

5.000%, 12/15/30

     12/11 at 101.00      AA–       1,014,070
  1,150   

Connecticut, Special Tax Obligation Transportation Infrastructure Purpose Bonds, Series 1992B, 6.125%, 9/01/12

     No Opt. Call      AA       1,245,243
  4,000   

Connecticut, Special Tax Obligation Transportation Infrastructure Purpose Bonds, Series 2002B, 5.000%, 12/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     12/12 at 100.00      AAA       4,161,920
  1,000   

Connecticut, Special Tax Obligation Transportation Infrastructure Purpose Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 1/01/23 – FGIC Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA       1,026,670
  4,000   

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2007N, 5.250%, 7/01/33 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA       4,361,640
  4,650   

Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 8/01/16 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA       4,976,709
  700   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A,
5.250%, 8/01/57 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      A+       717,094
  24,095   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                    25,345,008
   Transportation – 1.2%            
  2,100   

Connecticut, General Airport Revenue Bonds, Bradley International Airport, Series 2001A, 5.125%, 10/01/26 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/11 at 101.00      AAA       2,119,950
  1,360   

New Haven, Connecticut, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Air Rights Parking Facility, Series 2002, 5.375%, 12/01/14 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA       1,487,065
  250   

Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, American Airlines Inc., Series 1996A, 6.250%, 6/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 101.00      CCC+       250,088
  3,710   

Total Transportation

                    3,857,103
   U.S. Guaranteed – 14.9% (3)            
  1,000   

Bridgeport, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A, 6.000%, 7/15/19
(Pre-refunded 7/15/10) – FGIC Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      AAA       1,072,070
  1,440   

Bridgeport, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 9/15/22
(Pre-refunded 9/15/13) – FSA Insured

     9/13 at 100.00      AAA       1,554,523
   Cheshire, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1999:            
  660   

5.625%, 10/15/18 (Pre-refunded 10/15/09)

     10/09 at 101.00      Aa2  (3)     691,984
  660   

5.625%, 10/15/19 (Pre-refunded 10/15/09)

     10/09 at 101.00      Aa2  (3)     691,984
  750   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Connecticut College, Series 2000D, 5.750%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) – MBIA Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      AAA       797,820
   Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Series 2000A:            
  1,305   

6.000%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) – RAAI Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      AA  (3)     1,396,898
  55   

6.000%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) – RAAI Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      N/R  (3)     58,842
  925   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Greenwich Academy, Series 2001B, 5.000%, 3/01/32 (Pre-refunded 3/01/11) – FSA Insured

     3/11 at 101.00      AAA       973,674
  1,000   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loomis Chaffee School, Series 2001D, 5.500%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11)

     7/11 at 101.00      A2  (3)     1,073,720
  1,140   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran General Healthcare System – Parkside Lodges Projects, Series 1989, 7.375%, 7/01/19 (ETM)

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA       1,362,448
  2,250   

Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Trinity College, Series 2001G, 5.000%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11) – AMBAC Insured

     7/11 at 101.00      AAA       2,373,503
  1,000   

Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001D, 5.000%, 11/15/20 (Pre-refunded 11/15/11)

     11/11 at 100.00      AA  (3)     1,051,940
  1,000   

Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.375%, 4/15/19 (Pre-refunded 4/15/12)

     4/12 at 100.00      AA  (3)     1,072,940
  2,000   

Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002B, 5.500%, 6/15/21 (Pre-refunded 6/15/12)

     6/12 at 100.00      AA  (3)     2,161,560
  470   

East Lyme, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/15/16
(Pre-refunded 7/15/11) – FGIC Insured

     7/11 at 102.00      Aaa       500,644

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description     

Optional Call

Provisions (1)

     Ratings (2)     Value
              
   U.S. Guaranteed (3) (continued)            
$ 1,000   

Hartford, Connecticut, Parking System Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 6.500%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10)

     7/10 at 100.00      Baa2  (3)   $ 1,073,620
   New Haven, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A:            
  365   

5.000%, 11/01/20 (Pre-refunded 11/01/11) – FGIC Insured

     11/11 at 100.00      AAA       382,454
  1,265   

5.000%, 11/01/20 (Pre-refunded 11/01/10) – FGIC Insured

     11/10 at 101.00      AAA       1,326,277
  975   

Northern Mariana Islands, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A, 6.000%, 6/01/20
(Pre-refunded 6/01/10) – ACA Insured

     6/10 at 100.00      AAA       1,035,811
  1,000   

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B,
5.750%, 7/01/19 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) – MBIA Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      AAA       1,065,990
   Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A:            
  2,540   

5.500%, 10/01/32

     10/10 at 101.00      AAA       2,668,473
  4,500   

5.500%, 10/01/40

     10/10 at 101.00      AAA       4,722,255
  1,300   

Puerto Rico, The Children’s Trust Fund, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2000, 5.750%, 7/01/20 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10)

     7/10 at 100.00      AAA       1,342,406
  1,460   

Regional School District 8, Andover, Hebron and Marlborough, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 5/01/21 (Pre-refunded 5/01/11) – FSA Insured

     5/11 at 101.00      Aaa       1,539,380
  2,105   

Stamford, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/15/15 (Pre-refunded 8/15/12)

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA       2,233,026
  135   

University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.550%, 3/01/18
(Pre-refunded 3/01/10) – FGIC Insured

     3/10 at 101.00      AAA       142,259
   University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A:            
  3,065   

5.375%, 4/01/17 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12)

     4/12 at 100.00      AA  (3)     3,286,845
  1,000   

5.375%, 4/01/18 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12)

     4/12 at 100.00      AA  (3)     1,072,380
  1,000   

5.375%, 4/01/19 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12)

     4/12 at 100.00      AA  (3)     1,072,380
  500   

University of Connecticut, Special Obligation Student Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.750%, 11/15/29 (Pre-refunded 11/15/10) – FGIC Insured

     11/10 at 101.00      AAA       535,680
  2,000   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note, Series 1999A, 6.500%, 10/01/24 (Pre-refunded 10/01/10)

     10/10 at 101.00      BBB+  (3)     2,182,920
   Waterbury, Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A:            
  1,500   

5.375%, 4/01/16 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) – FSA Insured

     4/12 at 100.00      AAA       1,608,570
  1,090   

5.375%, 4/01/17 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) – FSA Insured

     4/12 at 100.00      AAA       1,168,894
  910   

Waterbury, Connecticut, General Obligation Tax Revenue Intercept Bonds, Series 2000, 6.000%, 2/01/18 (Pre-refunded 2/01/09) – RAAI Insured

     2/09 at 101.00      AA  (3)     947,647
  43,365   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                    46,241,817
   Utilities – 7.8%            
  3,800   

Bristol Resource Recovery Facility Operating Committee, Connecticut, Solid Waste Revenue Bonds, Covanta Bristol Inc., Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/12 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA       4,000,298
  2,025   

Connecticut Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Connecticut Light and Power Company, Series 1993A, 5.850%, 9/01/28

     10/08 at 102.00      Baa1       2,084,373
   Eastern Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, Solid Waste Revenue Bonds, Wheelabrator Lisbon Project, Series 1993A:            
  1,370   

5.500%, 1/01/14 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/08 at 100.00      BBB       1,370,534
  2,705   

5.500%, 1/01/20 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/08 at 100.00      BBB       2,706,055
   Guam Power Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A:            
  2,280   

5.125%, 10/01/29 – MBIA Insured

     10/09 at 101.00      AAA       2,309,891
  1,000   

5.125%, 10/01/29 – AMBAC Insured

     10/09 at 101.00      AAA       1,013,110
   Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002:            
  5,000   

5.000%, 7/01/19 – MBIA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       5,350,450
  5,000   

5.000%, 7/01/20 – MBIA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       5,349,850
  23,180   

Total Utilities

                    24,184,561

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description     

Optional Call

Provisions (1)

     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Water and Sewer – 7.3%               
$ 1,750   

Connecticut Development Authority, Water Facilities Revenue Bonds, Bridgeport Hydraulic Company, Series 1995, 6.150%, 4/01/35 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/07 at 102.00      N/R      $ 1,786,803
  1,550   

Connecticut, State Revolving Fund General Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 10/01/16

     10/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,642,535
   Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority, Connecticut, Regional Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A:               
  3,840   

5.000%, 11/15/30 – MBIA Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,939,763
  4,670   

5.000%, 8/15/35 – MBIA Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        4,775,309
   South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, Water System Revenue Bonds, Eighteenth Series 2003A:               
  3,000   

5.000%, 8/01/20 – MBIA Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        3,119,700
  3,955   

5.000%, 8/01/33 – MBIA Insured

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        4,043,157
  2,760   

South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, Water System Revenue Bonds, Twentieth Series, 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/30 – MBIA Insured

     8/16 at 100.00      AAA        2,853,178
  550   

Stamford, Connecticut, Water Pollution Control System and Facility Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 11/15/32

     11/13 at 100.00      AA+        556,979
  22,075   

Total Water and Sewer

                     22,717,424
$ 311,585   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $319,455,657) – 104.2%

                     323,824,869
                     
   Short-Term Investments – 0.5%               
$ 1,550   

Puerto Rico Government Development Bank, Adjustable Refunding Bonds, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Series 1985, 3.730%, 12/01/15 – MBIA Insured (4)

            VMIG-1        1,550,000
                     
  

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,550,000)

                 1,550,000
    
  

Total Investments (cost $321,005,657) – 104.7%

                 325,374,869
    
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (7.2)%

                 (22,370,000)
    
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 2.5%

                 7,809,321
    
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 310,814,190
    

Forward Swaps outstanding at August 31, 2007:

 

Counterparty    Notional
Amount
   Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating
Rate Index
   Fixed Rate
(Annualized)
    Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
   Effective
Date (5)
   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Morgan Stanley    $ 3,800,000    Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR    5.559 %   Semi-Annually    4/23/08    4/23/23    $ 72,284
Royal Bank of Canada      4,200,000    Pay    SIFM    4.335     Quarterly    8/06/08    8/06/37      88,790
                                           $ 161,074

USD – LIBOR (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)

SIFM – The daily arithmetic average of the weekly SIFM (the Securities Industry and Financial Markets) Municipal Sweep Index.

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Such investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.

 

  (4)   Investment has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features which qualify it as a short-term investment. The rate disclosed is that in effect at the end of the reporting period. This rate changes periodically based on market conditions or a specified market index.

 

  (5)   Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each forward swap contract.

 

  N/R   Not rated.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 


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See accompanying notes to financial statements.


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Consumer Discretionary – 0.4%               
   Middlesex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Senior Revenue Bonds, Heldrich Center Hotel/Conference Center Project, Series 2005A:               
$ 280   

5.000%, 1/01/32

     1/15 at 100.00      Baa3      $ 261,856
  240   

5.125%, 1/01/37

     1/15 at 100.00      Baa3        226,450
  520   

Total Consumer Discretionary

                     488,306
   Consumer Staples – 2.7%               
   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007-1A:               
  1,635   

4.750%, 6/01/34

     6/17 at 100.00      BBB        1,380,545
  4,500   

5.000%, 6/01/41

     6/17 at 100.00      BBB        3,900,825
  6,135   

Total Consumer Staples

                     5,281,370
   Education and Civic Organizations – 8.1%               
  1,000   

New Brunswick Housing Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Rutgers University, Series 1998, 4.750%, 7/01/18 – FGIC Insured

     1/09 at 101.00      AAA        1,017,280
  375   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, The Seeing Eye Inc., Series 2005, 5.000%, 12/01/24 – AMBAC Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        387,746
  2,500   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Series 2002D, 5.250%, 7/01/32 – ACA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      A        2,410,775
  425   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Georgian Court University, Series 2007D, 5.250%, 7/01/37

     7/17 at 100.00      BBB+        421,800
  1,495   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kean University, Series 2007D, 5.000%, 7/01/32 – FGIC Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,542,975
  45   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, Series 2004L, 5.125%, 7/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        47,167
  1,400   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, Series 2005F, 5.000%, 7/01/16 – FGIC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,495,214
  1,035   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, Series 2006, 5.000%, 7/01/36 – AMBAC Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      Aaa        1,063,576
   New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Series 2004B:               
  930   

5.000%, 7/01/18 – AMBAC Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA        975,161
  425   

5.000%, 7/01/19 – AMBAC Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA        443,207
  1,030   

4.750%, 7/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,054,545
  815   

4.250%, 7/01/24 – AMBAC Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA        782,245
  290   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rider University, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 7/01/23 – RAAI Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AA        296,096
  290   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rider University, Series 2007C, 5.000%, 7/01/37 – RAAI Insured

     7/12 at 100.00      AA        268,241
  500   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rowan College, Series 2007B, 4.250%, 7/01/34 – FGIC Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        461,845
  115   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Trenton State College Issue, Series 1976D, 6.750%, 7/01/08

     1/08 at 100.00      A–        115,223
  1,000   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, William Paterson University, Series 2004A, 5.125%, 7/01/21 – FGIC Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,048,160
  365   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Monmouth College, Series 1993A, 5.625%, 7/01/13

     1/08 at 100.00      BBB+        365,350
  1,500   

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ana G. Mendez University System, Series 2002, 5.500%, 12/01/31

     12/12 at 101.00      BBB–        1,503,390
  15,535   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     15,699,996

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Financials – 0.5%               
$ 1,000   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, Series 2002, 5.750%, 10/01/21

     No Opt. Call      Baa3      $ 1,039,670
   Health Care – 11.8%               
  350   

Camden County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Cooper Health System, Series 2004A, 5.750%, 2/15/34

     8/14 at 100.00      BBB        355,093
  4,375   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Jersey City Medical Center, Series 2001, 5.000%, 8/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     8/11 at 100.00      AAA        4,523,049
  1,160   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Series 2007, 5.000%, 7/01/37

     7/17 at 100.00      A+        1,125,803
  1,500   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, CentraState Medical Center, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 7/01/30 – AGC Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      Aaa        1,539,180
  140   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Children’s Specialized Hospital, Series 2005A, 5.500%, 7/01/36

     7/15 at 100.00      Baa3        138,491
  450   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hunterdon Medical Center, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 7/01/36

     7/16 at 100.00      A–        437,256
  210   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hunterdon Medical Center, Series 2006, 5.125%, 7/01/35

     7/16 at 100.00      A–        208,293
   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kennedy Health System Obligated Group, Series 2001:               
  600   

5.500%, 7/01/21

     7/11 at 100.00      A2        613,974
  265   

5.625%, 7/01/31

     7/11 at 100.00      A2        269,908
  305   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Palisades Medical Center of New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, Series 2002, 6.625%, 7/01/31

     7/12 at 101.00      BBB–        324,105
  2,000   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Series 2000, 5.750%, 7/01/31

     7/10 at 100.00      A2        2,075,100
  900   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, RWJ Health Care Corporation, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 7/01/35 – RAAI Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AA        841,644
  750   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 7/01/29

     1/17 at 100.00      BBB        707,618
   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Somerset Medical Center, Series 2003:               
  125   

5.500%, 7/01/23

     7/13 at 100.00      Ba1        121,264
  1,125   

5.500%, 7/01/33

     7/13 at 100.00      Ba1        1,047,330
   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, South Jersey Hospital System, Series 2006:               
  860   

5.000%, 7/01/36

     7/16 at 100.00      Baa1        806,955
  830   

5.000%, 7/01/46

     7/16 at 100.00      Baa1        755,425
  845   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, St. Clare’s Hospital, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 7/01/20 – RAAI Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AA        852,174
  1,660   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, St. Peter’s University Hospital, Series 2000A, 6.875%, 7/01/30

     7/10 at 100.00      Baa1        1,730,666
  1,500   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Virtua Health System, Series 1998, 5.250%, 7/01/10 – FSA Insured

     1/09 at 101.00      AAA        1,546,260
  1,710   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bayshore Community Hospital, Series 2002, 5.000%, 7/01/22 – RAAI Insured

     1/12 at 100.00      AA        1,720,140
  1,000   

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Auxilio Mutuo Hospital, Series 1995A, 6.250%, 7/01/16 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        1,002,030
  22,660   

Total Health Care

                     22,741,758

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Housing/Multifamily – 2.1%               
$ 1,000   

Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, FNMA Enhanced Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Ballantyne House Project, Series 2002, 4.750%, 11/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/12 at 100.00      Aaa      $ 967,900
  1,500   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds,
Series 2000A-1, 6.350%, 11/01/31 – FSA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     3/10 at 100.00      AAA        1,540,125
  630   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2000E-1, 5.750%, 5/01/25 – FSA Insured

     8/10 at 100.00      AAA        646,336
  925   

Newark Housing Authority, New Jersey, GNMA Collateralized Housing Revenue Bonds, Fairview Apartments Project, Series 2000A, 6.300%, 10/20/19 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/09 at 102.00      Aaa        965,830
  4,055   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     4,120,191
   Housing/Single Family – 2.9%               
  3,085   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Home Buyer Program Revenue Bonds, Series 1997U, 5.700%, 10/01/14 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/07 at 101.50      AAA        3,133,465
  510   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Home Buyer Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2000CC, 5.875%, 10/01/31 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/10 at 100.00      AAA        518,318
  2,000   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2007T, 4.700%, 10/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/17 at 100.00      AA        1,835,880
  205   

Virgin Islands Housing Finance Corporation, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995A, 6.450%, 3/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     9/07 at 100.00      N/R        207,001
  5,800   

Total Housing/Single Family

                     5,694,664
   Industrials – 1.1%               
  2,000   

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Solid Waste Resource Recovery Revenue Refunding Bonds, Waste Management Inc. Project, Series 1999B, 6.850%, 12/01/29 (Mandatory put 12/01/09)

     No Opt. Call      BBB        2,101,720
   Long-Term Care – 6.0%               
  1,300   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, First Mortgage Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds, Cadbury Corporation, Series 1998A, 5.500%, 7/01/18 – ACA Insured

     7/08 at 102.00      A        1,316,016
  375   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Winchester Gardens at Wards Homestead, Series 2004A, 5.750%, 11/01/24

     11/14 at 100.00      N/R        380,790
  5,100   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan New Jersey, Series 1999, 5.900%, 12/01/31

     12/09 at 101.00      Aa3        5,303,234
  600   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Masonic Charity Foundation of New Jersey, Series 2001, 5.875%, 6/01/18

     6/11 at 102.00      A–        641,748
  140   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Masonic Charity Foundation of New Jersey, Series 2002, 5.250%, 6/01/32

     6/13 at 102.00      A–        144,402
  1,500   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, United Methodist Homes of New Jersey Obligated Group, Series 1998, 5.125%, 7/01/25

     1/08 at 102.00      BB+        1,408,095
   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, House of the Good Shepherd Obligated Group, Series 2001:               
  1,000   

5.100%, 7/01/21 – RAAI Insured

     7/11 at 100.00      AA        1,008,060
  1,350   

5.200%, 7/01/31 – RAAI Insured

     7/11 at 100.00      AA        1,353,618
  11,365   

Total Long-Term Care

                     11,555,963
   Materials – 0.2%               
  250   

Union County Pollution Control Financing Authority, New Jersey, Revenue Refunding Bonds, American Cyanamid Company, Series 1994, 5.800%, 9/01/09

     No Opt. Call      Baa1        254,500
   Tax Obligation/General – 7.7%               
  1,445   

Clifton, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 1/15/19 – FGIC Insured

     1/11 at 100.00      AAA        1,489,867
  500   

Hillsborough Township School District, Somerset County, New Jersey, General Obligation School Bonds, Series 1992, 5.875%, 8/01/11

     No Opt. Call      AA        540,150

 


23


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/General (continued)               
$ 1,500   

Jersey City, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 9/01/22 – AMBAC Insured

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA      $ 1,565,730
  250   

Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1992, 6.375%, 11/01/10 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        270,768
  5,000   

Union County Utilities Authority, New Jersey, Solid Waste System County Deficiency Revenue Bonds, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 6/15/28 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/08 at 102.00      AA+        5,017,699
  1,000   

Washington Township Board of Education, Gloucester County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 2/01/15 – MBIA Insured

     2/13 at 100.00      Aaa        1,053,360
   Washington Township Board of Education, Mercer County, New Jersey, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005:               
  2,550   

5.000%, 1/01/16 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        2,733,728
  2,110   

5.000%, 1/01/21 – FSA Insured

     1/16 at 100.00      Aaa        2,207,144
  14,355   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     14,878,446
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 20.9%               
  650   

Bergen County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, County Administration Complex Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 11/15/26

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        693,622
  1,005   

Burlington County Bridge Commission, New Jersey, Governmental Leasing Program Revenue Bonds, County Guaranteed, Series 2003, 5.000%, 8/15/15

     8/13 at 100.00      AA        1,058,476
   Burlington County Bridge Commission, New Jersey, Guaranteed Pooled Loan Bonds, Series 2003:               
  1,000   

5.000%, 12/01/20 – MBIA Insured

     12/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,041,670
  695   

5.000%, 12/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     12/13 at 100.00      AAA        721,792
  345   

Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Guaranteed Pooled Revenue Bonds, Series 1992A, 6.500%, 12/01/12

     12/07 at 100.00      A1        345,618
  3,000   

Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2003,
5.000%, 12/15/12 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        3,183,390
  825   

Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Project Consolidation Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 5.250%, 12/15/22 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        901,907
  900   

Garden State Preservation Trust, New Jersey, Open Space and Farmland Preservation Bonds, Series 2005C, 5.125%, 11/01/18 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        976,473
  1,000   

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 9/01/23 – MBIA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,035,660
   Hudson County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County Secured Lease Revenue Bonds, County Services Building Project, Series 2005:               
  395   

5.000%, 4/01/25 – AMBAC Insured

     4/15 at 100.00      AAA        406,660
  920   

5.000%, 4/01/35 – AMBAC Insured

     4/15 at 100.00      AAA        939,458
  220   

Little Ferry Board of Education, Bergen County, New Jersey, Certificates of Participation, Series 1994, 6.300%, 1/15/08

     No Opt. Call      N/R        220,893
  3,025   

Middlesex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, County Guaranteed Open Space Trust Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 1999, 5.250%, 9/15/15

     9/09 at 100.00      AAA        3,108,430
  3,000   

Middlesex County, New Jersey, Certificates of Participation, Series 2001, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     8/11 at 100.00      AAA        3,057,510
  1,560   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.750%, 6/15/34

     6/14 at 100.00      BBB        1,622,431
  1,000   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, Liberty State Park Project, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 3/01/27 – FSA Insured

     3/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,027,370
  2,600   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 7/01/15 – MBIA Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,801,370
   New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Newark Downtown District Management Corporation Prject, Series 2007:               
  85   

5.125%, 6/15/27

     6/17 at 100.00      Baa3        83,031
  145   

5.125%, 6/15/37

     6/17 at 100.00      Baa3        138,186

 


24


Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
$ 700   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/15 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA      $ 751,086
   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Human Services – Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, Series 2005:               
  1,050   

5.000%, 9/15/18 – AMBAC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,104,957
  1,875   

5.000%, 9/15/24 – AMBAC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,935,694
  1,325   

5.000%, 9/15/28 – AMBAC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,361,597
  1,295   

New Jersey Transit Corporation, Lease Appropriation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/15/18 – FGIC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,355,865
   New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Aid Grant Anticipation Bonds, Series 2006:               
  560   

5.000%, 6/15/17 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA        596,249
  1,000   

5.000%, 6/15/18 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA        1,059,730
  1,500   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2004B,
5.500%, 12/15/16 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,671,195
  1,390   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2005D,
5.000%, 6/15/19 – FSA Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,458,430
  1,900   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2006A,
5.500%, 12/15/22

     No Opt. Call      AA–        2,096,042
   New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2006C:               
  4,000   

0.000%, 12/15/32 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,152,960
  5,450   

0.000%, 12/15/34 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,416,183
  170   

Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewerage Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995, 5.000%, 7/01/15

     1/08 at 100.75      BBB–        170,989
  485   

Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 4.500%, 7/01/36 – CIFG Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AAA        478,414
  450   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A,
5.250%, 8/01/57 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      A+        460,989
  45,520   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     40,434,327
   Transportation – 18.8%               
   Delaware River and Bay Authority, Delaware and New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Series 2005:               
  1,335   

5.000%, 1/01/26 – MBIA Insured

     1/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,376,639
  500   

5.000%, 1/01/27 – MBIA Insured

     1/15 at 100.00      AAA        514,335
  500   

5.000%, 1/01/28 – MBIA Insured

     1/15 at 100.00      AAA        514,335
  3,500   

Delaware River Port Authority, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Series 1999,
5.750%, 1/01/22 – FSA Insured

     1/10 at 100.00      AAA        3,637,305
  10,000   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 1/01/19 – FGIC Insured (UB)

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        10,425,300
   New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 1991C:               
  40   

6.500%, 1/01/16

     No Opt. Call      A        45,354
  485   

6.500%, 1/01/16 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        552,328
  1,300   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.250%, 1/01/29 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,428,011
  2,500   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Fortieth
Series 2005, 5.000%, 12/01/28 – XLCA Insured

     6/15 at 101.00      AAA        2,582,650
  6,000   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Thirty-Fourth Series 2004, 5.000%, 7/15/34

     1/14 at 101.00      AA–        6,103,978
  565   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty Eighth Consolidated Revenue Bonds, RITES Trust 1516, 6.431%, 8/15/32 – FSA Insured (IF)

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        619,867

 


25


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)     Value
              
   Transportation (continued)            
   Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air Terminal LLC, Sixth Series 1997:            
$ 2,125   

6.250%, 12/01/08 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      AAA     $ 2,188,601
  1,000   

7.000%, 12/01/12 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       1,142,750
  2,000   

5.750%, 12/01/22 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 102.00      AAA       2,047,700
  3,125   

5.750%, 12/01/25 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 100.00      AAA       3,137,656
  34,975   

Total Transportation

                    36,316,809
   U.S. Guaranteed – 17.0% (3)            
  2,500   

Bergen County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic Project, Series 2002, 6.000%, 9/15/27 (Pre-refunded 9/01/12)

     9/12 at 101.00      N/R  (3)     2,740,900
  1,550   

Essex County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, General Obligation Lease Revenue Bonds, Correctional Facilities Project, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 10/01/28 (Pre-refunded 10/01/13) – FGIC Insured

     10/13 at 100.00      Aaa       1,652,300
  750   

Garden State Preservation Trust, New Jersey, Open Space and Farmland Preservation Bonds,
Series 2003A, 5.250%, 11/01/19 (Pre-refunded 11/01/13) – FSA Insured

     11/13 at 100.00      AAA       810,315
  755   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic, Series 1993, 8.000%, 9/15/18 (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      N/R  (3)     908,220
  1,000   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Series 2003F,
5.250%, 6/15/21 (Pre-refunded 6/15/13) – FGIC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA       1,076,000
  420   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kean University, Series 2005B,
5.000%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/16) – MBIA Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AAA       450,488
  515   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, Series 2004L, 5.125%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) – MBIA Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      Aaa       555,222
   New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Montclair State University, Series 2005F:            
  1,825   

5.000%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded 7/01/15) – FGIC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA       1,956,108
  625   

5.000%, 7/01/32 (Pre-refunded 7/01/15) – FGIC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA       669,900
  1,025   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ramapo College, Series 2001D,
5.000%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11) – AMBAC Insured

     7/11 at 100.00      AAA       1,073,841
  500   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rowan University, Series 2003I,
5.125%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded 7/01/13) – FGIC Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA       535,020
  335   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hackensack Hospital, Series 1979A, 8.750%, 7/01/09 (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      Aaa       351,974
  1,250   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, South Jersey Hospital System, Series 2002, 5.875%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded 7/01/12)

     7/12 at 100.00      Baa1  (3)     1,362,025
  510   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Trinitas Hospital Obligated Group, Series 2000, 7.500%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10)

     7/10 at 101.00      BBB–  (3)     564,856
  1,110   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2005D,
5.000%, 6/15/19 (Pre-refunded 6/15/15) – FSA Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      Aaa       1,189,343
   New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 1991C:            
  10   

6.500%, 1/01/16 (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       11,438
  165   

6.500%, 1/01/16 – MBIA Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       188,720
  600   

6.500%, 1/01/16 (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       686,256
  165   

6.500%, 1/01/16 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       188,720
  115   

6.500%, 1/01/16 – MBIA Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       131,532
  10   

6.500%, 1/01/16 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       11,438
  375   

Newark Housing Authority, New Jersey, Port Authority Terminal Revenue Bonds, Series 2004,
5.250%, 1/01/21 (Pre-refunded 1/01/14) – MBIA Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA       405,004
  3,900   

Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.375%, 10/01/24

     10/10 at 101.00      AAA       4,096,014
  4,000   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation, Commonwealth Appropriation Bonds, Series 1998A,
5.125%, 6/01/24 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA       4,277,479
   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2002:            
  3,985   

5.750%, 6/01/32 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12)

     6/12 at 100.00      AAA       4,266,779
  1,000   

6.000%, 6/01/37 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12)

     6/12 at 100.00      AAA       1,099,050

 


26


 

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   U.S. Guaranteed (3) (continued)               
   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003:               
$ 710   

6.125%, 6/01/24 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12)

     6/12 at 100.00      AAA      $ 755,823
  750   

6.375%, 6/01/32 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        844,530
  30,455   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                     32,859,295
   Utilities – 0.6%               
  1,250   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 3/01/12

     No Opt. Call      Baa1        1,252,738
   Water and Sewer – 1.0%               
  1,380   

Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority, New Jersey, Water System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 4/01/18 – XLCA Insured

     4/13 at 100.00      Aaa        1,435,297
  500   

North Hudson Sewerage Authority, New Jersey, Sewerage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 8/01/19 – FGIC Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      Aaa        527,745
  1,880   

Total Water and Sewer

                     1,963,042
$ 197,755   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $195,079,941) – 101.8%

                     196,682,795
                     
   Short-Term Investments – 0.8%               
$ 1,500   

Puerto Rico Government Development Bank, Adjustable Refunding Bonds, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Series 1985, 3.730%, 12/01/15 – MBIA Insured (4)

            VMIG-1        1,500,000
                     
  

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,500,000)

                 1,500,000
    
  

Total Investments (cost $196,579,941) – 102.6%

                 198,182,795
    
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (3.4)%

                 (6,600,000)
    
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.8%

                 1,548,446
    
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 193,131,241
    

Forward Swaps outstanding at August 31, 2007:

 

Counterparty    Notional
Amount
   Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate
Index
   Fixed Rate
(Annualized)
    Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
   Effective
Date (5)
   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPMorgan    $ 1,750,000    Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR    5.388 %   Semi-Annually    4/25/08    4/25/35    $ (14,956 )
Royal Bank of Canada      2,600,000    Pay    SIFM    4.335     Quarterly    8/06/08    8/06/37      54,966  
                                           $ 40,010  

USD – LIBOR (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)

SIFM – The daily arithmetic average of the weekly SIFM (the Securities Industry and Financial Markets) Municipal Swap Index.

 

       The Fund may invest in “zero coupon” securities. A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. Such securities are included in the Portfolio of Investments with a 0.000% coupon rate in their description. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Such investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.

 

  (4)   Investment has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features which qualify it as a short-term investment. The rate disclosed is that in effect at the end of the reporting period. This rate changes periodically based on market conditions or a specified market index.

 

  (5)   Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each forward swap contract.

 

  N/R   Not rated.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

  (IF)   Inverse floating rate investment.

 

  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 


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See accompanying notes to financial statements.


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Consumer Discretionary – 0.2%               
$ 665   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Liberty Revenue Bonds, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/35

     9/15 at 100.00      BBB–      $ 626,729
   Consumer Staples – 1.5%               
  915   

New York Counties Tobacco Trust II, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through Bonds, Series 2001,
5.250%, 6/01/25

     6/11 at 101.00      BBB        905,036
  1,305   

Puerto Rico, The Children’s Trust Fund, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, 5.375%, 5/15/33

     5/12 at 100.00      BBB        1,223,803
  505   

Rensselaer Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, New York, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.200%, 6/01/25

     6/12 at 100.00      BBB        493,799
   TSASC Inc., New York, Tobacco Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006:               
  2,545   

4.750%, 6/01/22

     6/16 at 100.00      BBB        2,399,070
  1,225   

5.000%, 6/01/26

     6/16 at 100.00      BBB        1,169,103
  6,495   

Total Consumer Staples

                     6,190,811
   Education and Civic Organizations – 11.0%               
  2,000   

Albany Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Albany Law School, Series 2000A, 5.750%, 10/01/30 – RAAI Insured

     10/10 at 100.00      AA        2,080,780
  660   

Albany Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Albany Law School, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/31

     7/17 at 100.00      BBB        627,766
  290   

Albany Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Brighter Choice Charter Schools, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 4/01/37

     4/17 at 100.00      N/R        259,797
  215   

Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, St. Bonaventure University, Series 2006, 5.000%, 5/01/23

     5/16 at 100.00      BBB–        205,422
  2,820   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, Manhattan College, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/41 – RAAI Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AA        2,674,657
  1,880   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, Saint Johns University,
Series 2007A, 5.250%, 7/01/32 – MBIA Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,984,039
  685   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Insured Revenue Bonds, D’Youville College, Series 2001, 5.250%, 7/01/20 – RAAI Insured

     7/11 at 102.00      AA        699,954
  1,850   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Insured Revenue Bonds, New York Medical College,
Series 1998, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     7/08 at 101.00      AAA        1,886,482
   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Lease Revenue Bonds, State University Dormitory Facilities, Series 2003B:               
  1,250   

5.250%, 7/01/31 (Mandatory put 7/01/13) – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,336,213
  2,000   

5.250%, 7/01/32 (Mandatory put 7/01/13) – XLCA Insured

     No Opt. Call
     AAA        2,137,940
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, City University of New York, Series 2005A, 5.500%, 7/01/18 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,115,390
  2,700   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Marymount Manhattan College,
Series 1999, 6.250%, 7/01/29 – RAAI Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      AA        2,819,799
  1,250   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Pratt Institute, Series 1999,
6.000%, 7/01/24 – RAAI Insured

     7/09 at 102.00      AA        1,310,913
  4,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, State University Educational Facilities, 1989 Resolution, Series 2000C, 5.750%, 5/15/16 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call
     AAA        4,516,960
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, State University Educational Facilities, Series 1993C, 5.250%, 5/15/19

     5/14 at 100.00      AA–        1,072,400
  550   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Second General Resolution Consolidated Revenue Bonds, City University System, Series 1990C, 7.500%, 7/01/10

     No Opt. Call      A1        583,539
  2,845   

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Bard College Project, Series 2007-A2, 4.500%, 8/01/36

     8/17 at 100.00      A3        2,564,398
  615   

Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Adelphi University, Civic Facility Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/35

     10/15 at 100.00      A–        607,294

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Education and Civic Organizations (continued)               
$ 1,565   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, American Council of Learned Societies, Series 2002, 5.250%, 7/01/27

     7/12 at 100.00      A1      $ 1,611,606
   New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, College of New Rochelle, Series 1995:               
  630   

6.200%, 9/01/10

     9/07 at 100.00      Baa2        631,140
  1,000   

6.300%, 9/01/15

     9/07 at 100.00      Baa2        1,001,610
  3,910   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds Yankee Stadium Project, 4.500%, 3/01/39 – FGIC Insured (UB)

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA        3,660,268
  700   

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, New York, Revenue Bonds, Museum of American Folk Art, Series 2000, 6.000%, 7/01/22 – ACA Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      A        738,444
  1,000   

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, New York, Revenue Bonds, Museum of Modern Art, Series 2001D, 5.125%, 7/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     7/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,015,530
  300   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Revenue Bonds, Yankee Stadium, Series 2006, Residuals 1875, 6.431%, 3/01/46 – FGIC Insured (IF)

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA        310,668
   Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Niagara University, Series 2001A:               
  3,000   

5.500%, 11/01/16 – RAAI Insured

     11/11 at 101.00      AA        3,150,960
  1,000   

5.350%, 11/01/23 – RAAI Insured

     11/11 at 101.00      AA        1,031,710
  430   

Seneca County Industrial Development Authority, New York, Revenue Bonds, New York Chiropractic College, Series 2007, 5.000%, 10/01/27

     10/17 at 100.00      BBB        402,794
  1,000   

Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Dowling College, Series 1996, 6.700%, 12/01/20

     12/07 at 101.00      BB+        1,019,610
   Utica Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Utica College, Series 1998A:               
  70   

5.300%, 8/01/08

     No Opt. Call      N/R        70,012
  1,000   

5.750%, 8/01/28

     8/08 at 102.00      N/R        1,004,600
  43,215   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     44,132,695
   Energy – 0.1%               
  500   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refinery Project Hovensa LLC, Series 2007, 4.700%, 7/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/15 at 100.00      BBB        459,710
   Financials – 1.1%               
  500   

Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Goldman Sachs Headquarter Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.250%, 10/01/35

     No Opt. Call      AA–        522,995
  3,475   

Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Goldman Sachs Headquarters Revenue Bonds Series 2007, 5.500%, 10/01/37

     No Opt. Call      AA–        3,798,245
  3,975   

Total Financials

                     4,321,240
   Health Care – 13.8%               
  3,300   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Nursing Home Revenue Bonds, Menorah Campus Inc., Series 1997, 5.950%, 2/01/17

     2/08 at 101.00      AAA        3,371,280
  2,250   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Nursing Home Revenue Bonds, Rosalind and Joseph Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center of Long Island, Series 1997, 5.700%, 2/01/37 – AMBAC Insured

     2/08 at 101.00      AAA        2,298,015
  5,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Series 1999, 4.750%, 2/15/37

     2/17 at 100.00      AA        4,895,050
   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Revenue Bonds, Montefiore Medical Center, Series 2005:               
  3,000   

5.000%, 2/01/22 – FGIC Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,096,450
  1,775   

5.000%, 2/01/28 – FGIC Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,814,086
  4,400   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Revenue Bonds, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, Series 2005, 4.900%, 8/15/31

     8/15 at 100.00      AA        4,412,276

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Health Care (continued)               
$ 3,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group – St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Series 2000A, 6.500%, 7/01/20

     7/10 at 101.00      Baa1      $ 3,188,670
  2,400   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Lenox Hill Hospital Obligated Group, Series 2001, 5.500%, 7/01/30

     7/11 at 101.00      Ba2        2,403,336
  7,465   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Series 2006-1, 5.000%, 7/01/35

     7/16 at 100.00      AA        7,595,186
  1,650   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Mount Sinai NYU Health Obligated Group, Series 2000A, 6.500%, 7/01/25

     7/10 at 101.00      Baa1        1,718,855
  3,205   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 8/15/15 – FSA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        3,438,645
  600   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, North Shore Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/01/34

     11/16 at 100.00      A3        583,452
  1,500   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Series 2003B, 5.500%, 7/01/23

     7/13 at 100.00      Baa1        1,515,135
  2,400   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, The New York and Presbyterian Hospital Project, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/15/36 (WI/DD, Settling 9/20/07) – FSA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,431,584
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Winthrop-South Nassau University Hospital Association, Series 2003A, 5.500%, 7/01/32

     7/13 at 100.00      Baa1        1,001,650
  2,550   

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York, Health System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 2/15/22 – AMBAC Insured

     2/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,673,828
  735   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Staten Island University Hospital, Series 2001B, 6.375%, 7/01/31

     7/12 at 100.00      B2        741,902
  2,150   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Staten Island University Hospital, Series 2002C, 6.450%, 7/01/32

     7/12 at 101.00      B2        2,183,519
  1,260   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds, North Shore Jewish Obligated Group, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 5/01/32

     5/17 at 100.00      A3        1,230,239
  165   

New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Hospital and Nursing Home Projects, Series 1992B, 6.200%, 8/15/22

     2/08 at 100.00      AAA        166,023
  1,380   

Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, New York, Hospital Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 1993A, 7.600%, 9/01/15

     9/07 at 100.00      N/R        1,381,380
   Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Huntington Hospital, Series 2002C:               
  850   

6.000%, 11/01/22

     11/12 at 100.00      Baa1        876,316
  1,220   

5.875%, 11/01/32

     11/12 at 100.00      Baa1        1,238,044
  1,000   

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Series 2001A, 7.125%, 7/01/31

     7/11 at 101.00      B+        1,054,960
  54,255   

Total Health Care

                     55,309,881
   Housing/Multifamily – 5.3%               
  335   

East Syracuse Housing Authority, New York, FHA-Insured Section 8 Assisted Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bennet Project, Series 2001A, 6.700%, 4/01/21

     4/10 at 102.00      AAA        355,941
  1,000   

Madison County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Morrisville State College Foundation, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/37 – CIFG Insured

     6/15 at 101.00      AAA        1,019,450
   New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A:               
  2,000   

5.500%, 11/01/31

     5/11 at 101.00      AA        2,049,800
  2,000   

5.600%, 11/01/42

     5/11 at 101.00      AA        2,048,820
  2,000   

New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2001C-2, 5.400%, 11/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/11 at 100.00      AA        2,012,800

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Housing/Multifamily (continued)               
   New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A:               
$ 910   

5.375%, 11/01/23 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     5/12 at 100.00      AA      $ 919,419
  450   

5.500%, 11/01/34 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     5/12 at 100.00      AA        454,662
  2,000   

New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 11/01/30

     5/14 at 100.00      AA        2,057,020
  1,080   

New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2005F-1, 4.750%, 11/01/35

     11/15 at 100.00      AA        1,060,992
   New York State Housing Finance Agency, FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1992A:               
  85   

6.950%, 8/15/12

     2/08 at 100.00      AA        86,204
  45   

7.000%, 8/15/22

     2/08 at 100.00      AA        45,517
  1,920   

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Housing Project, Series 1996A, 6.125%, 11/01/20 – FSA Insured

     11/07 at 101.00      AAA        1,942,445
  1,860   

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Cannon Street Senior Housing Project, Series 2007A, 5.300%, 2/15/39 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     2/17 at 100.00      Aa1        1,863,367
  1,000   

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Secured Mortgage Program Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2001G, 5.400%, 8/15/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     8/11 at 100.00      Aa1        1,006,150
  1,220   

Tonawanda Housing Authority, New York, Housing Revenue Bonds, Kibler Senior Housing LP, Series 1999A, 7.750%, 9/01/31

     9/09 at 103.00      N/R        1,112,542
  3,030   

Westchester County Industrial Development Agency, New York, GNMA Collateralized Mortgage Loan Revenue Bonds, Living Independently for the Elderly Inc., Series 2001A, 5.400%, 8/20/32

     8/11 at 102.00      Aaa        3,143,534
  20,935   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     21,178,663
   Housing/Single Family – 1.6%               
  2,375   

New York State Mortgage Agency, Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 130, 4.650%, 4/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/15 at 100.00      Aa1        2,228,106
  690   

New York State Mortgage Agency, Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 82, 5.650%, 4/01/30 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/09 at 100.00      Aa1        712,894
  1,470   

New York State Mortgage Agency, Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 95, 5.625%, 4/01/22

     4/10 at 100.00      Aa1        1,503,016
  1,660   

New York State Mortgage Agency, Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Thirty-Third Series A, 4.750%, 4/01/23 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/13 at 101.00      Aaa        1,604,041
  280   

New York State Mortgage Agency, Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Twenty-Ninth Series, 5.450%, 4/01/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/10 at 100.00      Aaa        281,758
  6,475   

Total Housing/Single Family

                     6,329,815
   Long-Term Care – 3.0%               
  300   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Augustana Lutheran Home for the Aged Inc., Series 2001, 5.400%, 2/01/31 – MBIA Insured

     2/12 at 101.00      AAA        311,046
  1,670   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, W.K. Nursing Home Corporation, Series 1996, 5.950%, 2/01/16

     2/08 at 101.00      AAA        1,675,110
  1,100   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, GNMA Collateralized Revenue Bonds, Cabrini of Westchester Project, Series 2006, 5.200%, 2/15/41

     2/17 at 103.00      AA        1,134,925
  650   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Non-State Supported Debt, Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 11/01/31

     11/16 at 100.00      Aa3        653,140
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association, Series 2000B, 6.375%, 7/01/29 – ACA Insured

     7/10 at 102.00      A        1,073,430
   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Providence Rest, Series 2005:               
  50   

5.125%, 7/01/30 – ACA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      A        48,109
  415   

5.000%, 7/01/35 – ACA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      A        386,971
  1,320   

East Rochester Housing Authority, New York, GNMA Secured Revenue Refunding Bonds, Genesee Valley Presbyterian Nursing Center, Series 2001, 5.200%, 12/20/24

     12/11 at 101.00      Aaa        1,365,487

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Long-Term Care (continued)               
$ 250   

Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series 2001C-1, 7.250%, 7/01/16

     7/11 at 101.00      N/R      $ 263,533
  5,000   

Syracuse Housing Authority, New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Loretto Rest Residential Healthcare Facility, Series 1997A, 5.800%, 8/01/37

     2/08 at 102.00      AAA        5,131,700
  11,755   

Total Long-Term Care

                     12,043,451
   Materials – 0.2%               
  700   

Essex County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, International Paper Company, Series 1999A, 6.450%, 11/15/23 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/09 at 101.00      BBB        723,674
   Tax Obligation/General – 4.8%               
  1,000   

Erie County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 12/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     12/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,056,660
  855   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 1997D, 5.875%, 11/01/11

     11/08 at 100.00      AA        869,202
  1,650   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2004C, 5.250%, 8/15/16

     8/14 at 100.00      AA        1,770,401
  3,000   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2004E, 5.000%, 11/01/19 – FSA Insured

     11/14 at 100.00      AAA        3,131,940
  3,620   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2005F-1, 5.000%, 9/01/19 – XLCA Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,794,484
  1,725   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/16 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,836,556
   South Orangetown Central School District, Rockland County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1990:               
  390   

6.875%, 10/01/08

     No Opt. Call      Aa3        402,823
  390   

6.875%, 10/01/09

     No Opt. Call      Aa3        414,231
   United Nations Development Corporation, New York, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A:               
  880   

5.250%, 7/01/23

     1/08 at 100.00      A3        883,168
  750   

5.250%, 7/01/24

     1/08 at 100.00      A3        752,700
  2,150   

West Islip Union Free School District, Suffolk County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/18 – FSA Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      Aaa        2,269,798
  2,085   

Yonkers, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 8/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,194,713
  18,495   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     19,376,676
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 22.2%               
  300   

Albany Housing Authority, Albany, New York, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 1995, 5.850%, 10/01/07

     9/07 at 101.00      A3        300,441
  1,500   

Albany Parking Authority, New York, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1992A, 0.000%, 11/01/17

     No Opt. Call      Baa1        884,985
  3,000   

Battery Park City Authority, New York, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 11/01/22

     11/13 at 100.00      AAA        3,177,240
   Canton Human Services Initiative Inc., New York, Facility Revenue Bonds, Series 2001:               
  920   

5.700%, 9/01/24

     9/11 at 102.00      Baa2        957,085
  1,155   

5.750%, 9/01/32

     9/11 at 102.00      Baa2        1,195,194
  5   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Improvement Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities, Series 1997A, 5.750%, 8/15/22 – MBIA Insured

     2/08 at 101.00      Aaa        5,108
  190   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities Improvements, Series 1997B, 5.625%, 2/15/21

     2/08 at 101.00      AA–        194,028
  570   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities Improvements, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 2/15/30 – AMBAC Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        581,178
  375   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005F, 5.000%, 3/15/21 – FSA Insured

     3/15 at 100.00      AAA        390,176
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Dedicated Tax Fund Bonds, Series 2002A:               
  4,400   

5.250%, 11/15/25 – FSA Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA        4,599,056
  2,000   

5.000%, 11/15/30

     11/12 at 100.00      AA        2,030,520
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, State Service Contract Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A:               
  1,825   

5.750%, 7/01/18

     No Opt. Call      AA–        2,061,429
  4,400   

5.125%, 1/01/29

     7/12 at 100.00      AA–        4,468,332

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
$ 1,680   

Monroe Newpower Corporation, New York, Power Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, 5.500%, 1/01/34

     1/13 at 102.00      BBB      $ 1,651,188
   New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, YMCA of Greater New York, Series 2006:               
  5,520   

5.000%, 8/01/26

     8/16 at 100.00      A–        5,557,260
  2,000   

5.000%, 8/01/36

     8/16 at 100.00      A–        1,971,320
  2,000   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Queens Baseball Stadium Project, Series 2006, 5.000%, 1/01/46 – AMBAC Insured

     1/17 at 100.00      AAA        2,024,420
   New York City Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation, New York, Dedicated Revenue Bonds, Local Government Assistance Corporation, Series 2004A:               
  3,900   

5.000%, 10/15/25 – MBIA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        4,035,525
  1,930   

5.000%, 10/15/26 – MBIA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,993,497
  4,300   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Fiscal Series 2007S-2, 5.000%, 1/15/28 – FGIC Insured

     1/17 at 100.00      AAA        4,447,748
  2,665   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003E, 5.000%, 2/01/23

     2/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,733,464
  3,705   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2007C-1, 5.000%, 11/01/27

     11/17 at 100.00      AAA        3,843,863
  2,000   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Refunding Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003D, 5.000%, 2/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     2/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,055,260
  1,000   

New York Convention Center Development Corporation, Hotel Unit Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2005,
5.000%, 11/15/44 – AMBAC Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,010,520
  1,180   

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, Infrastructure Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 3/15/21

     3/14 at 100.00      AA–        1,218,138
  1,000   

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Refunding Bonds, New York City Health Facilities, Series 1996A, 6.000%, 11/01/08

     11/07 at 100.75      AA–        1,009,200
  10   

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Service Contract Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 6.375%, 9/15/15

     9/07 at 100.00      AA–        10,020
  2,100   

New York State Housing Finance Agency, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Economic Development and Housing, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 3/15/36

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,143,848
  3,125   

New York State Local Government Assistance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Series 1993E, 5.250%, 4/01/16 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        3,382,938
  5,500   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Second Generation, Series 2005B, 5.500%, 4/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        6,150,263
  2,850   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 4/01/27

     10/17 at 100.00      AA        2,946,843
   New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1:               
  3,300   

5.250%, 6/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        3,470,841
  2,755   

5.250%, 6/01/21 – AMBAC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,891,896
  4,945   

5.250%, 6/01/22 – AMBAC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        5,183,003
  3,000   

New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003B-1C, 5.500%, 6/01/21

     6/13 at 100.00      AA–        3,175,980
  3,255   

New York State Urban Development Corporation, Service Contract Revenue Bonds, Correctional and Youth Facilities, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 1/01/17 (Mandatory put 1/01/11)

     No Opt. Call      AA–        3,421,851
  5,000   

Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 0.000%, 7/01/44 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        762,900
  840   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Convention Center Bonds, Series 1990E,
7.250%, 1/01/10

     No Opt. Call      AA–        877,052
  90,200   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     88,813,610

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)     Value
              
   Transportation – 11.7%            
$ 7,000   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 11/15/31

     11/16 at 100.00      A     $ 7,110,528
  1,500   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 11/15/15 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA       1,609,170
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A:            
  1,500   

5.500%, 11/15/19 – AMBAC Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA       1,613,820
  1,000   

5.125%, 11/15/22 – FGIC Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA       1,035,640
  500   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, British Airways PLC, Series 1998, 5.250%, 12/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/08 at 102.00      BB+       456,030
   New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005F:            
  5,265   

5.000%, 1/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     1/15 at 100.00      AAA       5,487,657
  1,000   

5.000%, 1/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     1/15 at 100.00      AAA       1,026,160
  600   

New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005G, 5.000%, 1/01/30 – FSA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA       616,992
  1,000   

Niagara Frontier Airport Authority, New York, Airport Revenue Bonds, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Series 1999A, 5.625%, 4/01/29 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/09 at 101.00      AAA       1,031,790
   Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Fortieth Series 2005:            
  2,500   

5.000%, 12/01/28 – XLCA Insured

     6/15 at 101.00      AAA       2,582,650
  625   

5.000%, 12/01/31 – XLCA Insured

     6/15 at 101.00      AAA       642,194
  1,150   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty Eighth Consolidated Revenue Bonds, RITES Trust 1516, 6.431%, 8/15/32 – FSA Insured (IF)

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA       1,261,677
  1,500   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air Terminal LLC, Sixth Series 1997, 5.750%, 12/01/25 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 100.00      AAA       1,506,075
  250   

Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, American Airlines Inc., Series 1996A,
6.250%, 6/01/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 101.00      CCC+       250,088
  15,000   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002B, 5.250%, 11/15/19 (UB)

     11/12 at 100.00      Aa2
 
    15,904,950
  1,500   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A,
5.000%, 1/01/19

     1/12 at 100.00      Aa2       1,544,310
   Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Subordinate Lien General Purpose Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002E:            
  780   

5.500%, 11/15/20 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA       875,605
  2,300   

5.250%, 11/15/22 – MBIA Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA       2,415,345
  44,970   

Total Transportation

                    46,970,681
   U.S. Guaranteed – 18.1% (3)            
  1,000   

Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Jamestown Community College, Series 2000A, 6.500%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10)

     7/10 at 102.00      Baa1  (3)     1,094,190
  1,520   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Nursing Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Shorefront Jewish Geriatric Center Inc., Series 2002, 5.200%, 2/01/32 (Pre-refunded 2/01/13)

     2/13 at 102.00      AAA       1,650,766
  1,250   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, North Shore Long Island Jewish Group, Series 2003, 5.375%, 5/01/23 (Pre-refunded 5/01/13)

     5/13 at 100.00      Aaa       1,351,775
   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, State University Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, 1999 Resolution, Series 2000B:            
  2,500   

5.750%, 5/15/14 (Pre-refunded 5/15/10) – FSA Insured (UB)

     5/10 at 101.00      AAA       2,660,600
  1,500   

5.750%, 5/15/16 (Pre-refunded 5/15/10) – FSA Insured (UB)

     5/10 at 101.00      AAA       1,596,360
  2,000   

5.750%, 5/15/17 (Pre-refunded 5/15/10) – FSA Insured (UB)

     5/10 at 101.00      AAA       2,128,480
  1,750   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, University of Rochester, Series 1999B, 5.625%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded 7/01/09)

     7/09 at 101.00      A+  (3)     1,826,878
  220   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Suffolk County, Lease Revenue Bonds, Judicial Facilities, Series 1991A, 9.500%, 4/15/14 (ETM)

     10/07 at 108.43      Baa1  (3)     289,333

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)     Value
              
   U.S. Guaranteed (continued)            
$ 980   

Erie County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, New York, Senior Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2000, 6.000%, 7/15/20 (Pre-refunded 7/15/10)

     7/10 at 101.00      AAA     $ 1,050,629
  2,000   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A,
5.375%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/11)

     9/11 at 100.00      A–  (3)     2,133,620
  1,000   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2001L,
5.375%, 5/01/33 (Pre-refunded 5/01/11)

     5/11 at 100.00      AAA       1,061,540
  855   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Commuter Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B, 5.000%, 7/01/20 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     11/07 at 102.00      AAA       872,989
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Dedicated Tax Fund Bonds, Series 1999A:            
  1,000   

5.250%, 4/01/23 (Pre-refunded 10/01/14) – FSA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA       1,091,550
  2,000   

5.000%, 4/01/29 (Pre-refunded 10/01/14) – FSA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA       2,152,260
   Monroe Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, New York, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2000:            
  250   

6.000%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded 6/01/10)

     6/10 at 101.00      AAA       267,678
  775   

6.150%, 6/01/25 (Pre-refunded 6/01/10)

     6/10 at 101.00      AAA       819,470
  965   

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series 2001B-1, 7.250%, 7/01/16 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11)

     7/11 at 101.00      AAA       1,084,206
  1,500   

Nassau County Tobacco Settlement Corporation, New York, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 1999A, 6.500%, 7/15/27 (Pre-refunded 7/15/09)

     7/09 at 101.00      AAA       1,589,640
  855   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series 2000, 8.125%, 7/01/19 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10)

     7/10 at 102.00      N/R  (3)     939,474
  4,000    New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2000C:            
  

5.875%, 11/01/16 (Pre-refunded 5/01/10) (UB)

     5/10 at 101.00      AAA       4,264,921
  585    New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Residual Interest Certificates, Series 319: 8.962%, 11/01/16 (Pre-refunded 5/01/10) (IF)      5/10 at 101.00      AAA       700,275
  180   

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Construction Fund Bonds, State University, Series 1986A,
8.000%, 5/01/11 (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA       193,954
   New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Series 2000B:            
  2,210   

5.750%, 4/01/15 (Pre-refunded 4/01/10) – FGIC Insured (UB)

     4/10 at 101.00      AAA       2,347,153
  3,230   

5.750%, 4/01/16 (Pre-refunded 4/01/10) – FGIC Insured (UB)

     4/10 at 101.00      AAA       3,430,454
  1,520   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Residual Interest Certificates, Series 368, 8.673%, 4/01/14 (Pre-refunded 4/01/10) – FGIC Insured (IF)

     4/10 at 101.00      AAA       1,802,811
  1,500   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Second Generation, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 4/01/23 (Pre-refunded 4/01/13) – MBIA Insured

     4/13 at 100.00      AAA       1,613,520
  2,170   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Second Generation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 4/01/20 (Pre-refunded 4/01/14) – MBIA Insured

     4/14 at 100.00      AAA       2,324,916
  1,535   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Series 2002A,
5.250%, 4/01/18 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) – FSA Insured

     4/12 at 100.00      AAA       1,640,424
  2,415   

New York State Thruway Authority, Local Highway and Bridge Service Contract Bonds, DRIVERS, Series 145, 8.713% 4/01/16 (Pre-refunded 4/01/10) – AMBAC Insured (IF)

     4/10 at 101.00      AAA       2,864,601
  

New York State Thruway Authority, Local Highway and Bridge Service Contract Bonds, Series 2000:

           
  5,000   

5.750%, 4/01/16 (Pre-refunded 4/01/10) – AMBAC Insured (UB)

     4/10 at 101.00      AAA       5,310,300
  5,000   

5.750%, 4/01/17 (Pre-refunded 4/01/10) – AMBAC Insured (UB)

     4/10 at 101.00      AAA       5,310,300

 


35


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)     Value
              
   U.S. Guaranteed (3) (continued)            
$ 1,500   

New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, State Facilities and Equipment, Series 2002A, 5.375%, 3/15/18 (Pre-refunded 3/15/12)

     3/12 at 100.00      AAA     $ 1,609,965
  2,000   

New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, State Facilities and Equipment, Series 2002C-1, 5.000%, 3/15/33 (Pre-refunded 3/15/13)

     3/13 at 100.00      AAA       2,125,500
  1,420   

Niagara Falls City School District, Niagara County, New York, Certificates of Participation, High School Facility, Series 2000, 6.625%, 6/15/28 (Pre-refunded 6/15/09)

     6/09 at 101.00      BBB–  (3)     1,505,654
  2,750   

TSASC Inc., New York, Tobacco Flexible Amortization Bonds, Series 1999-1, 6.250%, 7/15/27
(Mandatory put 7/15/19) (Pre-refunded 7/15/09)

     7/09 at 101.00      AAA       2,902,020
  1,250   

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note, Series 1999A, 6.500%, 10/01/24 (Pre-refunded 10/01/10)

     10/10 at 101.00      BBB+  (3)     1,364,325
  2,500   

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, New York, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 1999, 6.750%, 7/15/29 (Pre-refunded 7/15/10)

     7/10 at 101.00      AAA       2,733,700
  505   

White Plains, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 5/15/22 (Pre-refunded 5/15/11)

     5/11 at 100.00      AA+  (3)     529,831
  1,960   

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Community Development Properties – Yonkers Inc. Project, Series 2001A, 6.625%, 2/01/26 (Pre-refunded 2/01/11)

     2/11 at 100.00      BBB–  (3)     2,151,257
  67,150   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                    72,387,319
   Utilities – 8.3%            
  2,350   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A,
0.000%, 6/01/20 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA       1,335,787
  6,000   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2003C,
5.000%, 9/01/16 – CIFG Insured

     9/13 at 100.00      AAA       6,364,198
   Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A:            
  5,500   

5.000%, 12/01/23 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA       5,714,885
  1,200   

5.000%, 12/01/24 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA       1,244,244
  215   

5.000%, 12/01/25 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA       222,297
  500   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 12/01/35 – CIFG Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA       510,445
  2,450   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners LP, Series 1997, 5.750%, 10/01/36 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/08 at 102.00      BBB–       2,450,882
  3,500   

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, New York State Electric and Gas Corporation, Series 2005A, 4.100%, 3/15/15 – MBIA Insured

     3/08 at 101.50      AAA       3,514,490
  1,500   

Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Bonds, American Ref-Fuel Company of Niagara LP, Series 2001A, 5.450%, 11/15/26 (Mandatory put 11/15/12) (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     11/11 at 101.00      Baa3       1,527,525
  200   

Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, American Ref-Fuel Company of Niagara LP, Series 2001D, 5.550%, 11/15/24 (Mandatory put 11/15/15)

     11/11 at 101.00      Baa3       205,200
  3,000   

Power Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.250%, 11/15/40

     11/10 at 100.00      Aa2       3,058,620
   Power Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A:            
  780   

5.000%, 11/15/18 – FGIC Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA       823,992
  520   

5.000%, 11/15/19 – FGIC Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA       546,380
   Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Nissequogue Cogeneration Partners Facility, Series 1998:            
  1,800   

5.300%, 1/01/13 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/09 at 101.00      N/R       1,757,861
  4,000   

5.500%, 1/01/23 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/09 at 101.00      N/R       3,817,159
  100   

Westchester County Industrial Development Agency, Westchester County, New York, Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, RESCO Company, Series 1996, 5.500%, 7/01/09 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/08 at 100.00      BBB       100,887
  33,615   

Total Utilities

                    33,194,852

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Water and Sewer – 2.8%               
$ 2,225   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003A, 5.375%, 6/15/19

     6/12 at 100.00      AA+      $ 2,364,462
  4,000   

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, State Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Funds Revenue Bonds, Pooled Loan Issue, Series 2002F, 5.250%, 11/15/18

     11/12 at
100.00
     AAA        4,249,039
  2,950   

Niagara Falls Public Water Authority, New York, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Series 2005,
5.000%, 7/15/27 – XLCA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,018,233
  1,455   

Western Nassau County Water Authority, New York, Water System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 5/01/18 – AMBAC Insured

     5/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,532,492
  10,630   

Total Water and Sewer

                     11,164,226
$ 414,030   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $416,625,842) – 105.7%

                     423,224,033
                     
   Short-Term Investments – 0.9%               
$ 3,600   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Pratt Institute Project, Series 2005, 5.900%, 7/01/34 (4)

            VMIG-1        3,600,000
                     
  

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,600,000)

                 3,600,000
    
  

Total Investments (cost $420,225,842) – 106.6%

                 426,824,033
    
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (8.0)%

                 (32,075,000)
    
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.4%

                 5,647,675
    
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 400,396,708
    

Forward Swaps outstanding at August 31, 2007:

 

Counterparty    Notional
Amount
   Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate
Index
   Fixed Rate
(Annualized)
    Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
   Effective
Date (5)
   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Goldman Sachs    $ 4,400,000    Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR    5.902 %   Semi-Annually    7/01/08    7/01/33    $ 255,740
Royal Bank of Canada      6,600,000    Pay    SIFM    4.335     Quarterly    8/06/08    8/06/37      139,528
                                           $ 395,268

USD – LIBOR (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)

SIFM – The daily arithmetic average of the weekly SIFM (the Securities Industry and Financial Markets) Municipal Swap Index.

 

       The Fund may invest in “zero coupon” securities. A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. Such securities are included in the Portfolio of Investments with a 0.000% coupon rate in their description. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Such investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.

 

  (4)   Investment has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features which qualify it as a short-term investment. The rate disclosed is that in effect at the end of the reporting period. This rate changes periodically based on market conditions or a specified market index.

 

  (5)   Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each forward swap contract.

 

  N/R   Not rated.

 

  WI/DD   Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

  (IF)   Inverse floating rate investment.

 

  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 


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See accompanying notes to financial statements.


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Education and Civic Organizations – 10.2%               
$ 1,000   

Allegany County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Alfred University, Series 1998, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – MBIA Insured

     8/08 at 102.00      Aaa      $ 1,009,130
  1,110   

Amherst Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, UBF Faculty/Student Housing Corporation, University of Buffalo Creekside Project, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – AMBAC Insured

     8/12 at 101.00      AAA        1,143,156
  3,095   

Amherst Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, UBF Faculty/Student Housing Corporation, University of Buffalo Project, Series 2000A, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     8/10 at 102.00      AAA        3,296,856
  4,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, City University System, Series 1993A, 5.750%, 7/01/13 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        4,291,040
  2,610   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, Manhattan College, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/32 – RAAI Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AA        2,526,872
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, New York University,
Series 2001-1, 5.500%, 7/01/40 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,133,840
  605   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Insured Revenue Bonds, Fordham University, Series 2002, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – FGIC Insured

     7/12 at 100.00      AAA        627,681
  2,890   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Insured Revenue Bonds, Ithaca College, Series 1998, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – AMBAC Insured

     7/08 at 101.00      Aaa        2,946,991
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Insured Revenue Bonds, Yeshiva University, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     7/11 at 100.00      AAA        1,014,730
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Lease Revenue Bonds, State University Dormitory Facilities, Series 2003B, 5.250%, 7/01/32 (Mandatory put 7/01/13) – XLCA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,068,970
  435   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Barnard College, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 7/01/37 – FGIC Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        446,362
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Canisius College, Series 2000,
5.250%, 7/01/30 – MBIA Insured

     7/11 at 101.00      AAA        1,033,240
  1,345   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, City University of New York, Series 2005A, 5.500%, 7/01/18 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,500,200
  2,500   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Polytechnic University, Series 2007, 5.250%, 11/01/37 – ACA Insured

     11/17 at 100.00      A        2,399,400
  3,555   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Yankee Stadium Project, 4.500%, 3/01/39 – FGIC Insured (UB)

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA        3,327,942
  1,500   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Revenue Bonds, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Series 2005B-1, 5.000%, 6/01/35 – XLCA Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,533,240
  720   

New York City Industrial Development Authority, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Yankee Stadium Project, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/31 – FGIC Insured

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA        739,692
  735    New York City Industrial Development Agency, Revenue Bonds, Yankee Stadium, Series 2006, Residuals 1875:               
  

6.431%, 3/01/46 – FGIC Insured (IF)

     9/16 at 100.00      AAA        761,137
  585   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds, New York University, Series 2007, 5.000%, 7/01/32 – AMBAC Insured

     7/17 at 100.00      Aaa        602,609
  30,685   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     31,403,088
   Health Care – 14.8%               
  400   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Hospital for Special Surgery, Series 2005, 5.000%, 8/15/33 – MBIA Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        406,332
  3,305   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Millard Fillmore Hospitals, Series 1997, 5.375%, 2/01/32 – AMBAC Insured

     2/08 at 102.00      AAA        3,374,570
  2,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Montefiore Medical Center, Series 1999, 5.500%, 8/01/38 – AMBAC Insured

     8/09 at 101.00      AAA        2,069,540
  6,115   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Series 1998, 4.750%, 8/01/27 – AMBAC Insured

     2/08 at 101.00      AAA        6,119,585

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Health Care (continued)               
$ 1,910   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, St. Barnabas Hospital, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 2/01/22 – AMBAC Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA      $ 1,960,367
  1,910   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Montefiore Hospital, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/29 – FGIC Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,948,448
  4,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, United Health Services, Series 1997, 5.375%, 8/01/27 – AMBAC Insured

     2/08 at 102.00      AAA        4,101,240
  2,260   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group – St. Francis Hospital, Series 1999A, 5.500%, 7/01/29 – MBIA Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      AAA        2,338,603
  3,125   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group – St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Series 1999A, 5.500%, 7/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     7/09 at 101.00      AAA        3,241,563
  2,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Series 2003-1, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,075,400
  1,020   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 8/15/15 – FSA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,094,358
  1,650   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, North Shore Health System Obligated Group, Series 1998, 5.000%, 11/01/23 – MBIA Insured

     11/08 at 101.00      AAA        1,677,786
  5,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Winthrop South Nassau University Health System Obligated Group, Series 2001A, 5.250%, 7/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     7/11 at 101.00      AAA        5,127,550
  2,500   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Secured Hospital Insured Revenue Bonds, Southside Hospital, Series 1998, 5.000%, 2/15/25 – MBIA Insured

     2/08 at 101.50      AAA        2,526,950
   New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York, Health System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A:               
  2,000   

5.250%, 2/15/21 – AMBAC Insured

     2/13 at 100.00      AAA        2,100,400
  1,750   

5.250%, 2/15/22 – AMBAC Insured

     2/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,834,980
  735   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds, North Shore Jewish Obligated Group, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 7/01/34 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        807,559
  2,890   

New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Montefiore Medical Center, Series 1995A, 5.750%, 2/15/15 – AMBAC Insured

     2/08 at 100.00      AAA        2,947,367
  44,570   

Total Health Care

                     45,752,598
   Housing/Multifamily – 4.7%               
   New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Capital Fund Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A:               
  400   

5.000%, 7/01/14 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        426,768
  400   

5.000%, 7/01/16 – FGIC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        425,128
  4,030   

5.000%, 7/01/25 – FGIC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        4,146,789
  889   

New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1991C, 6.500%, 2/20/19 – AMBAC Insured

     9/07 at 105.00      AAA        935,616
   New York State Housing Finance Agency, Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Housing Project, Series 1996A:               
  4,335   

6.100%, 11/01/15 – FSA Insured

     11/07 at 101.00      AAA        4,386,240
  4,270   

6.125%, 11/01/20 – FSA Insured

     11/07 at 101.00      AAA        4,319,916
  14,324   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     14,640,457
   Industrials – 0.8%               
  2,235   

Syracuse Industrial Development Authority, New York, PILOT Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Carousel Center Project, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 1/01/36 – XLCA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/17 at 100.00      AAA        2,246,443
   Long-Term Care – 2.6%               
  2,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Nursing Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Augustana Lutheran Home for the Aged Inc., Series 2000A, 5.500%, 8/01/38 – MBIA Insured

     8/10 at 101.00      AAA        2,093,360
  3,665   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Nursing Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center, Series 2001, 5.200%, 8/01/36 – MBIA Insured

     8/11 at 101.00      AAA        3,742,222

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Long-Term Care (continued)               
$ 2,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Insured Revenue Bonds, NYSARC Inc., Series 2005A,
5.000%, 7/01/34 – FSA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA      $ 2,040,660
  7,665   

Total Long-Term Care

                     7,876,242
   Tax Obligation/General – 12.8%               
  1,000   

Erie County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 3/15/16 – FGIC Insured

     3/13 at 100.00      Aaa        1,069,120
  2,000   

Erie County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 12/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     12/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,113,320
  8,675   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A,
5.000%, 2/15/47 – FGIC Insured (UB)

     2/17 at 100.00      AAA        8,785,693
  2,250   

Monroe County, New York, General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2002,
5.000%, 3/01/16 – FGIC Insured

     3/12 at 100.00      AAA        2,366,235
  2,000   

Monroe-Woodbury Central School District, Orange County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 4.250%, 5/15/22 – FGIC Insured

     5/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,949,680
   Mount Sinai Union Free School District, Suffolk County, New York, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1992:               
  500   

6.200%, 2/15/15 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        574,465
  1,035   

6.200%, 2/15/16 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,201,325
  1,505   

Nassau County, North Hempstead, New York, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1992B,
6.400%, 4/01/14 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,725,302
  60   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 1992C, 6.250%, 8/01/10 – FSA Insured

     2/08 at 100.00      AAA        60,120
  3,000   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2001D, 5.250%, 8/01/15 – MBIA Insured

     8/10 at 101.00      AAA        3,138,510
  2,460   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2002A, 5.250%, 11/01/15 – MBIA Insured

     11/11 at 101.00      AAA        2,608,559
   New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2004E:               
  2,500   

5.000%, 11/01/19 – FSA Insured

     11/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,609,950
  1,050   

5.000%, 11/01/20 – FSA Insured

     11/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,092,357
  600   

New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2005J, 5.000%, 3/01/19 – FGIC Insured

     3/15 at 100.00      AAA        628,248
   Rensselaer County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1991:               
  960   

6.700%, 2/15/13 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,096,752
  960   

6.700%, 2/15/14 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,114,637
  960   

6.700%, 2/15/15 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,133,789
   Rondout Valley Central School District, Ulster County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1991:               
  550   

6.850%, 6/15/09 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        580,047
  550   

6.850%, 6/15/10 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        595,634
   Saratoga County, Half Moon, New York, Public Improvement Bonds, Series 1991:               
  385   

6.500%, 6/01/09 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        403,376
  395   

6.500%, 6/01/10 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        424,119
  395   

6.500%, 6/01/11 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        433,963
  1,500   

West Islip Union Free School District, Suffolk County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/16 – FSA Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,601,610
  1,985   

Yonkers, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 8/01/17 – MBIA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,100,408
  37,275   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     39,407,219
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 27.8%               
  245   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Improvement Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities, Series 1999D, 5.250%, 2/15/29 – FSA Insured

     8/09 at 101.00      AAA        252,115
  115   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Improvement Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities, Series 2000D, 5.250%, 8/15/30 – FSA Insured

     8/10 at 100.00      AAA        118,482
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Lease Revenue Bonds, Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Education Services, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/15/23 – FSA Insured

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,028,650

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
$ 2,410   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Department of Health, Series 2004-2,
5.000%, 7/01/20 – FGIC Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA      $ 2,512,594
  950   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities Improvements, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 2/15/30 – AMBAC Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        968,630
  1,000   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities Improvements, Series 2005D1, 5.000%, 8/15/23 – FGIC Insured

     2/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,030,390
   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, School Districts Financing Program, Series 2002D:               
  6,275   

5.250%, 10/01/23 – MBIA Insured

     10/12 at 100.00      AAA        6,572,936
  875   

5.000%, 10/01/30 – MBIA Insured

     10/12 at 100.00      AAA        886,716
  310   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005F, 5.000%, 3/15/21 – FSA Insured

     3/15 at 100.00      AAA        322,546
  1,000   

Erie County Industrial Development Agency, New York, School Facility Revenue Bonds, Buffalo City School District, Series 2003, 5.750%, 5/01/19 – FSA Insured

     5/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,079,730
  1,100   

Erie County Industrial Development Agency, New York, School Facility Revenue Bonds, Buffalo City School District, Series 2004, 5.750%, 5/01/26 – FSA Insured

     5/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,212,486
  5,000   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Dedicated Tax Fund Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 11/15/25 – FSA Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA        5,226,200
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, State Service Contract Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A:               
  2,000   

5.500%, 1/01/20 – MBIA Insured

     7/12 at 100.00      AAA        2,140,060
  1,350   

5.000%, 7/01/25 – FGIC Insured

     7/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,377,189
  1,000   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Queens Baseball Stadium Project, Series 2006, 5.000%, 1/01/46 – AMBAC Insured

     1/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,012,210
   New York City Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation, New York, Dedicated Revenue Bonds, Local Government Assistance Corporation, Series 2004A:               
  1,670   

5.000%, 10/15/25 – MBIA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,728,033
  1,225   

5.000%, 10/15/26 – MBIA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,265,303
  4,020   

5.000%, 10/15/29 – AMBAC Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        4,139,876
  500   

5.000%, 10/15/32 – AMBAC Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        513,685
  3,500   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Fiscal Series 2007S-2, 5.000%, 1/15/28 – FGIC Insured

     1/17 at 100.00      AAA        3,620,260
  1,645   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2002B, 5.000%, 5/01/30 – MBIA Insured

     11/11 at 101.00      AAA        1,676,749
   New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003C:               
  1,435   

5.250%, 8/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,519,220
  1,700   

5.250%, 8/01/22 – AMBAC Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,787,737
  1,330   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003E, 5.250%, 2/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     2/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,398,961
  3,000   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Refunding Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003D, 5.000%, 2/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     2/13 at 100.00      AAA        3,082,890
   New York Convention Center Development Corporation, Hotel Unit Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2005:               
  1,330   

5.000%, 11/15/30 – AMBAC Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,365,471
  3,170   

5.000%, 11/15/44 – AMBAC Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,203,348
  2,000   

New York State Local Government Assistance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Series 1993E, 5.250%, 4/01/16 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        2,165,080
   New York State Municipal Bond Bank Agency, Buffalo, Special Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A:               
  1,185   

5.250%, 5/15/25 – AMBAC Insured

     5/11 at 100.00      AAA        1,228,039
  1,250   

5.250%, 5/15/26 – AMBAC Insured

     5/11 at 100.00      AAA        1,295,400
  1,000   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Second Generation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 4/01/23 – MBIA Insured

     4/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,033,650

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)               
   New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Second Generation, Series 2005B:               
$ 5,385   

5.500%, 4/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA      $ 6,021,668
  1,500   

5.000%, 4/01/21 – AMBAC Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,564,230
  1,500   

New York State Thruway Authority, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A,
5.000%, 3/15/24 – AMBAC Insured

     9/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,550,730
   New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1:               
  3,900   

5.250%, 6/01/20 – AMBAC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        4,101,903
  250   

5.250%, 6/01/21 – AMBAC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        262,423
  5,400   

5.250%, 6/01/22 – AMBAC Insured

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        5,659,901
  1,200   

New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 3/15/30 – FSA Insured

     3/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,231,416
  675   

Niagara Falls City School District, Niagara County, New York, Certificates of Participation, High School Facility, Series 2005, 5.000%, 6/15/28 – FSA Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        690,464
   Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002E:               
  1,525   

5.500%, 7/01/14 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,679,162
  4,000   

5.500%, 7/01/18 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        4,461,560
  1,850   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 8/01/57 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      A+        1,895,177
  81,775   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     85,883,270
   Transportation – 18.0%               
  2,500   

Albany County Airport Authority, New York, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1997, 5.500%, 12/15/19 – FSA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 102.00      AAA        2,558,450
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Refunding Bonds,
Series 2002E:
              
  3,185   

5.500%, 11/15/18 – MBIA Insured (UB)

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA        3,426,678
  7,155   

5.500%, 11/15/19 – MBIA Insured (UB)

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA        7,697,921
  1,500   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 11/15/15 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,609,170
  4,250   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 11/15/18 – AMBAC Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA        4,572,490
  1,415   

New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005F, 5.000%, 1/01/30 – AMBAC Insured

     1/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,452,016
  1,000   

New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005G, 5.000%, 1/01/30 – FSA Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,028,320
   Niagara Frontier Airport Authority, New York, Airport Revenue Bonds, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Series 1998:               
  1,000   

5.000%, 4/01/18 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/08 at 101.00      AAA        1,012,270
  1,500   

5.000%, 4/01/28 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/08 at 101.00      AAA        1,503,900
  3,000   

Niagara Frontier Airport Authority, New York, Airport Revenue Bonds, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Series 1999A, 5.625%, 4/01/29 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     4/09 at 101.00      AAA        3,095,370
   Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Fortieth Series 2005:               
  1,000   

5.000%, 12/01/19 – FSA Insured

     6/15 at 101.00      AAA        1,055,560
  2,000   

5.000%, 12/01/28 – XLCA Insured

     6/15 at 101.00      AAA        2,066,120
  1,100   

5.000%, 12/01/31 – XLCA Insured

     6/15 at 101.00      AAA        1,130,261
  2,000   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Twentieth Series 2000, 5.750%, 10/15/26 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     10/07 at 101.00      AAA        2,023,920
  900   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty Eighth Consolidated Revenue Bonds, RITES Trust 1516, 6.431%, 8/15/32 – FSA Insured (IF)

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        987,399

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Transportation (continued)               
$ 3,000   

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air Terminal LLC, Sixth Series 1997, 5.750%, 12/01/25 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 100.00      AAA      $ 3,012,150
  

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Subordinate Lien General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A:

              
  5,320   

5.250%, 11/15/19 – AMBAC Insured (UB)

     11/13 at 100.00      AAA        5,674,365
  5,275   

5.250%, 11/15/20 – AMBAC Insured (UB)

     11/13 at 100.00      AAA        5,626,368
  2,500   

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A,
5.250%, 1/01/19 – FGIC Insured

     1/12 at 100.00      AAA        2,623,575
   Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Subordinate Lien General Purpose Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002E:               
  780   

5.500%, 11/15/20 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        875,605
  2,300   

5.250%, 11/15/22 – MBIA Insured

     11/12 at 100.00      AAA        2,415,345
  52,680   

Total Transportation

                     55,447,253
   U.S. Guaranteed – 5.2% (3)               
   Camden Central School District, Oneida County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1991:               
  600   

7.100%, 6/15/09 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        635,736
  275   

7.100%, 6/15/10 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        300,218
  105   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Improvement Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Services Facilities, Series 2000D, 5.250%, 8/15/30 (Pre-refunded 8/15/10) – FSA Insured

     8/10 at 100.00      Aaa        109,830
  1,350   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, North Shore Health System Obligated Group, Series 1998, 5.000%, 11/01/23 (Pre-refunded 11/01/08) – MBIA Insured

     11/08 at 101.00      Aaa        1,384,047
  5,280   

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, University of Rochester, Series 2000A, 6.050%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) – MBIA Insured

     7/10 at 101.00      AAA        4,790,650
  1,000   

Erie County Water Authority, New York, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1990B, 6.750%, 12/01/14 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     12/09 at 100.00      AAA        1,119,410
  500   

Greece Central School District, Monroe County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, School District Bonds, Series 1992, 6.000%, 6/15/09 – FGIC Insured (ETM)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        520,465
  1,295   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Commuter Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B,
5.125%, 7/01/24 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     11/07 at 102.00      AAA        1,322,273
  3,500   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Commuter Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1997E,
5.000%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded 7/01/13) – AMBAC Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        3,729,985
  500   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Dedicated Tax Fund Bonds, Series 1999A, 5.000%, 4/01/29 (Pre-refunded 10/01/14) – FSA Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        538,065
  55   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2002B, 5.000%, 5/01/30 (Pre-refunded 11/01/11) – MBIA Insured

     11/11 at 101.00      Aaa        58,386
  565   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003C, 5.250%, 8/01/20 (Pre-refunded 8/01/12) – AMBAC Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      Aaa        605,725
  1,000   

New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 4/01/19 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) – FSA Insured

     4/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,068,680
  16,025   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                     16,183,470
   Utilities – 5.9%               
  6,000   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 1998A,
0.000%, 12/01/19 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        3,512,100
   Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A:               
  2,000   

0.000%, 6/01/24 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        917,020
  2,000   

0.000%, 6/01/25 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        866,240
  1,500   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A,
5.000%, 9/01/27 – FSA Insured

     9/11 at 100.00      AAA        1,521,150

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Utilities (continued)               
   Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A:               
$ 3,300   

5.000%, 12/01/23 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA      $ 3,428,931
  6,400   

5.000%, 12/01/25 – FGIC Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA        6,617,213
  250   

Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 12/01/35 – CIFG Insured

     6/16 at 100.00      AAA        255,223
  1,000   

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Electric Facilities Revenue Bonds, Long Island Lighting Company, Series 1995A, 5.300%, 8/01/25 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     3/09 at 102.00      AAA        1,028,820
  22,450   

Total Utilities

                     18,146,697
   Water and Sewer – 2.6%               
  405   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal Series 2000B, 6.000%, 6/15/33 – MBIA Insured

     6/10 at 101.00      AAA        431,487
  3,340   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Fiscal Series 2005C, 5.000%, 6/15/27 – MBIA Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,440,733
  25   

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Pooled Revenue Bonds, Series 1990C, 7.200%, 3/15/11 – MBIA Insured

     9/07 at 100.00      AAA        25,069
  4,000   

Suffolk County Water Authority, New York, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series 2005C,
5.000%, 6/01/28 – MBIA Insured

     6/15 at 100.00      AAA        4,120,119
  7,770   

Total Water and Sewer

                     8,017,408
$ 317,454   

Total Investments (cost $318,287,811) – 105.4%

                     325,004,145
                     
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (7.1)%

                 (21,965,000)
    
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.7%

                 5,384,811
    
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 308,423,956
    

Forward Swaps outstanding at August 31, 2007:

 

Counterparty    Notional
Amount
   Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate
Index
   Fixed Rate
(Annualized)
    Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
   Effective
Date (4)
   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPMorgan    $ 700,000    Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR    5.388 %   Semi-Annually    4/25/08    4/25/35    $ (5,982 )
Royal Bank of Canada      1,100,000    Pay    SIFM    4.335     Quarterly    8/06/08    8/06/37      23,254  
                                           $ 17,272  

USD – LIBOR (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)

SIFM – The daily arithmetic average of the weekly SIFM (the Securities Industry and Financial Markets) Municipal Swap Index.

 

       The Fund may invest in “zero coupon” securities. A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. Such securities are included in the Portfolio of Investments with a 0.000% coupon rate in their description. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

 

       The Fund primarily invests in bonds that are either covered by Original Issue Insurance, Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance, or are backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, any of which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.

 

  (4)   Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each forward swap contract.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

  (IF)   Inverse floating rate investment.

 

  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 


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See accompanying notes to financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

August 31, 2007

      Connecticut     New Jersey     New York     New York
Insured
 

Assets

        

Investments, at value (cost $321,005,657, $196,579,941, $420,225,842 and
$318,287,811, respectively)

   $ 325,374,869     $ 198,182,795     $ 426,824,033     $ 325,004,145  

Cash

     1,244,307             6,648,243       3,275,679  

Receivables:

        

Interest

     3,548,480       2,350,618       5,208,037       3,459,411  

Investments sold

                 330,000       5,000  

Shares sold

     4,831,888       115,330       1,054,306       55,233  

Unrealized appreciation on forward swaps

     161,074       54,966       395,268       23,254  

Other assets

     17,762       68       24,095       37,891  

Total assets

     335,178,380       200,703,777       440,483,982       331,860,613  

Liabilities

        

Cash overdraft

           23,660              

Floating rate obligations

     22,370,000       6,600,000       32,075,000       21,965,000  

Unrealized depreciation on forward swaps

           14,956             5,982  

Payables:

        

Investments purchased

                 5,977,164        

Shares redeemed

     703,602       134,489       290,198       147,254  

Accrued expenses:

        

Management fees

     136,000       86,357       175,252       136,865  

12b-1 distribution and service fees

     78,780       44,969       80,478       32,217  

Other

     67,681       49,664       123,910       111,682  

Dividends payable

     1,008,127       618,441       1,365,272       1,037,657  

Total liabilities

     24,364,190       7,572,536       40,087,274       23,436,657  

Net assets

   $ 310,814,190     $ 193,131,241     $ 400,396,708     $ 308,423,956  

Class A Shares

        

Net assets

   $ 238,297,042     $ 84,950,270     $ 187,318,578     $ 87,250,830  

Shares outstanding

     23,020,674       8,091,473       17,766,225       8,647,896  

Net asset value per share

   $ 10.35     $ 10.50     $ 10.54     $ 10.09  

Offering price per share (net asset value per share plus
maximum sales charge of 4.20% of offering price)

   $ 10.80     $ 10.96     $ 11.00     $ 10.53  

Class B Shares

        

Net assets

   $ 16,147,816     $ 16,210,965     $ 23,296,398     $ 11,267,532  

Shares outstanding

     1,560,935       1,543,064       2,209,909       1,113,648  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 10.34     $ 10.51     $ 10.54     $ 10.12  

Class C Shares

        

Net assets

   $ 41,543,796     $ 27,810,735     $ 47,744,544     $ 13,489,978  

Shares outstanding

     4,016,091       2,657,496       4,526,325       1,336,058  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 10.34     $ 10.47     $ 10.55     $ 10.10  

Class R Shares

        

Net assets

   $ 14,825,536     $ 64,159,271     $ 142,037,188     $ 196,415,616  

Shares outstanding

     1,426,241       6,095,530       13,443,881       19,398,579  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 10.39     $ 10.53     $ 10.57     $ 10.13  

Net Assets Consist of:

                                

Capital paid-in

   $ 306,708,417     $ 191,126,714     $ 393,366,003     $ 301,118,542  

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income

     (266,684 )     (84,885 )     109,429       (469,797 )

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments and derivative transactions

     (157,829 )     446,548       (72,183 )     1,041,605  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivative transactions

     4,530,286       1,642,864       6,993,459       6,733,606  

Net assets

   $ 310,814,190     $ 193,131,241     $ 400,396,708     $ 308,423,956  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2007

      Connecticut        New Jersey        New York        New York
Insured
 

Investment Income

   $ 7,705,365        $ 4,719,182        $ 10,371,337        $ 7,916,779  

Expenses

                 

Management fees

     803,228          515,040          1,032,644          832,570  

12b-1 service fees – Class A

     234,497          85,212          182,418          89,100  

12b-1 distribution and service fees – Class B

     84,994          80,504          117,614          57,924  

12b-1 distribution and service fees – Class C

     152,602          106,875          181,134          51,512  

Shareholders’ servicing agent fees and expenses

     60,321          53,850          104,591          86,920  

Interest expense on floating rate obligations

     446,153          130,847          648,948          432,731  

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     36,257          20,930          51,188          64,420  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     3,515          2,349          5,169          3,821  

Professional fees

     9,650          7,545          11,356          10,723  

Shareholders’ reports – printing and mailing expenses

     18,576          14,456          31,034          24,483  

Federal and state registration fees

     2,721          1,644          3,148          2,168  

Other expenses

     3,906          2,343          4,815          3,617  

Total expenses before custodian fee credit

     1,856,420          1,021,595          2,374,059          1,659,989  

Custodian fee credit

     (24,106 )        (14,596 )        (25,126 )        (14,839 )

Net expenses

     1,832,314          1,006,999          2,348,933         
1,645,150
 

Net investment income

     5,873,051          3,712,183          8,022,404          6,271,629  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

                 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

                 

Investments

     (189,760 )        360,263          (75,323 )        639,447  

Forward swaps

     (9,189 )                 (33,425 )        (24,965 )

Futures

     (86,560 )                           

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

                 

Investments

     (8,912,312 )        (6,335,221 )        (11,734,947 )        (9,208,407 )

Forward swaps

     161,074          40,010          152,136          17,272  

Futures

     (48,548 )                           

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (9,085,295 )        (5,934,948 )        (11,691,559 )        (8,576,653 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (3,212,244 )      $ (2,222,765 )      $ (3,669,155 )      $ (2,305,024 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

       Connecticut        New Jersey  
        Six Months Ended
8/31/07
      

Year Ended
2/28/07

       Six Months Ended
8/31/07
      

Year Ended
2/28/07

 

Operations

                   

Net investment income

     $ 5,873,051        $ 11,332,103        $ 3,712,183        $ 6,934,050  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

                   

Investments

       (189,760 )        570,517          360,263          183,798  

Forward swaps

       (9,189 )                           

Futures

       (86,560 )        144,513                    

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

                   

Investments

       (8,912,312 )        318,646          (6,335,221 )        890,749  

Forward swaps

       161,074                   40,010           

Futures

       (48,548 )        48,548                    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       (3,212,244 )        12,414,327          (2,222,765 )        8,008,597  

Distributions to Shareholders

                   

From net investment income:

                   

Class A

       (4,666,980 )        (8,929,302 )        (1,648,572 )        (3,156,809 )

Class B

       (290,796 )        (713,167 )        (260,681 )        (603,392 )

Class C

       (694,624 )        (1,320,161 )        (473,988 )        (931,006 )

Class R

       (281,471 )        (326,053 )        (1,288,393 )        (2,161,344 )

From accumulated net realized gains:

                   

Class A

                (614,542 )                 (99,858 )

Class B

                (57,137 )                 (22,633 )

Class C

                (106,191 )                 (34,159 )

Class R

                (27,738 )                 (71,737 )

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

       (5,933,871 )        (12,094,291 )        (3,671,634 )        (7,080,938 )

Fund Share Transactions

                   

Proceeds from sale of shares

       38,601,127          47,243,649          16,259,445          42,048,774  

Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due
to reinvestment of distributions

       2,935,666          5,742,107          2,239,838          4,551,028  
       41,536,793          52,985,756          18,499,283          46,599,802  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (22,066,798 )        (46,047,260 )        (14,698,798 )        (25,742,288 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

       19,469,995          6,938,496          3,800,485          20,857,514  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

       10,323,880          7,258,532          (2,093,914 )        21,785,173  

Net assets at the beginning of period

       300,490,310          293,231,778          195,225,155          173,439,982  

Net assets at the end of period

     $ 310,814,190        $ 300,490,310        $ 193,131,241        $ 195,225,155  

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income
at the end of period

     $ (266,684 )      $ (205,864 )      $ (84,885 )      $ (125,434 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) (continued)

       New York        New York Insured  
        Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
       Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
 

Operations

                   

Net investment income

     $ 8,022,404        $ 15,536,142        $ 6,271,629        $ 13,171,133  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

                   

Investments

       (75,323 )        533,873          639,447          1,581,968  

Forward swaps

       (33,425 )                 (24,965 )         

Futures

                                   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

                   

Investments

       (11,734,947 )        308,049          (9,208,407 )        (1,869,948 )

Forward swaps

       152,136          243,132          17,272           

Futures

                                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       (3,669,155 )        16,621,196          (2,305,024 )        12,883,153  

Distributions to Shareholders

                   

From net investment income:

                   

Class A

       (3,708,825 )        (6,756,557 )        (1,747,460 )        (3,511,068 )

Class B

       (415,300 )        (955,404 )        (191,927 )        (474,465 )

Class C

       (865,131 )        (1,584,875 )        (229,033 )        (494,502 )

Class R

       (3,037,298 )        (5,909,837 )        (4,149,302 )        (8,648,662 )

From accumulated net realized gains:

                   

Class A

                (176,765 )                 (394,162 )

Class B

                (28,337 )                 (61,300 )

Class C

                (48,412 )                 (62,591 )

Class R

                (145,842 )                 (903,073 )

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

       (8,026,554 )        (15,606,029 )        (6,317,722 )        (14,549,823 )

Fund Share Transactions

                   

Proceeds from sale of shares

       51,642,618          72,572,501          5,217,946          17,476,007  

Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due
to reinvestment of distributions

       4,803,411          9,604,181          4,516,158          10,587,473  
       56,446,029          82,176,682          9,734,104          28,063,480  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (41,645,547 )        (58,080,677 )        (18,452,476 )        (45,875,001 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

       14,800,482          24,096,005          (8,718,372 )        (17,811,521 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

       3,104,773          25,111,172          (17,341,118 )        (19,478,191 )

Net assets at the beginning of period

       397,291,935          372,180,763          325,765,074          345,243,265  

Net assets at the end of period

     $ 400,396,708        $ 397,291,935        $ 308,423,956        $ 325,765,074  

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income
at the end of period

     $ 109,429        $ 113,579        $ (469,797 )      $ (423,704 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies

The Nuveen Multistate Trust II (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund (“Connecticut”), Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund (“New Jersey”), Nuveen New York Municipal Bond Fund (“New York”) and Nuveen New York Insured Municipal Bond Fund (“New York Insured”) (collectively, the “Funds”), among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 1, 1996. The Funds were each organized as a series of predecessor trusts or corporations prior to that date.

The Funds seek to provide tax-free income and preservation of capital through investments in diversified portfolios of municipal bonds.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Investment Valuation

The prices of municipal bonds in each Fund’s investment portfolio are provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. When market price quotes are not readily available (which is usually the case for municipal securities), the pricing service may establish fair value based on yields or prices of municipal bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, indications of value from securities dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral and general market conditions. Prices of forward swap contacts are also provided by an independent pricing service approved by each Fund’s Board of Trustees. Futures contracts are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, at the mean of the bid and asked prices. If the pricing service is unable to supply a price for a municipal bond, forward swap contact or futures contract, each Fund may use a market price or fair market value quote provided by a major broker/dealer in such investments. If it is determined that the market price or fair market value for an investment or derivative transaction is unavailable or inappropriate, the Board of Trustees of the Funds, or its designee, may establish a fair value for the investment. Temporary investments in securities that have variable rate and demand features qualifying them as short-term investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from transactions are determined on the specific identification method. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have instructed the custodian to segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At August 31, 2007, New York had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $2,376,000. There were no such outstanding purchase commitments in Connecticut, New Jersey or New York Insured.

Investment Income

Interest income, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also includes paydown gains and losses, if any.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Tax-exempt net investment income is declared monthly as a dividend. Generally, payment is made or reinvestment is credited to shareholder accounts on the first business day after month-end. Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are distributed to shareholders not less frequently than annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.

Distributions to shareholders of tax-exempt net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Income Taxes

Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore, each Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal and designated state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Funds. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds are subject to federal taxation.

Insurance

New York Insured invests primarily in municipal securities which are either covered by insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, both of which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Each insured municipal security is covered by Original Issue Insurance, Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance. Such insurance does not guarantee the market value of the municipal securities or the value of the Fund’s shares. Original Issue Insurance and Secondary Market Insurance remain in effect as long as the municipal securities covered

 


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thereby remain outstanding and the insurer remains in business, regardless of whether the Fund ultimately disposes of such municipal securities. Consequently, the market value of the municipal securities covered by Original Issue Insurance or Secondary Market Insurance may reflect value attributable to the insurance. Portfolio Insurance, in contrast, is effective only while the municipal securities are held by the Fund. Accordingly, neither the prices used in determining the market value of the underlying municipal securities nor the net asset value of the Fund’s shares include value, if any, attributable to the Portfolio Insurance. Each policy of the Portfolio Insurance does, however, give the Fund the right to obtain permanent insurance with respect to the municipal security covered by the Portfolio Insurance policy at the time of its sale.

Flexible Sales Charge Program

Each Fund offers Class A, B, C and R Shares. Class A Shares are generally sold with an up-front sales charge and incur a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. Class A Share purchases of $1 million or more are sold at net asset value without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase. Class B Shares are sold without an up-front sales charge but incur a .75% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. An investor purchasing Class B Shares agrees to pay a CDSC of up to 5% depending upon the length of time the shares are held by the investor (CDSC is reduced to 0% at the end of six years). Class B Shares convert to Class A Shares eight years after purchase. Class C Shares are sold without an up-front sales charge but incur a .55% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. An investor purchasing Class C Shares agrees to pay a CDSC of 1% if Class C Shares are redeemed within one year of purchase. Class R Shares are not subject to any sales charge or 12b-1 distribution or service fees. Class R Shares are available only under limited circumstances.

Inverse Floating Rate Securities

Each Fund may invest in inverse floating rate securities. An inverse floating rate security is created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. In turn, this trust (a) issues floating rate certificates, in face amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, that typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties, and (b) issues to a long-term investor (such as one of the Funds) an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) that represents all remaining or residual interest in the trust. The income received by the inverse floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the inverse floater holder bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk and also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. The price of an inverse floating rate security will be more volatile than that of the underlying bond because the interest rate is dependent on not only the fixed coupon rate of the underlying bond but also on the short-term interest paid on the floating rate certificates, and because the inverse floating rate security essentially bears the risk of loss of the greater face value of the underlying bond.

A Fund may purchase an inverse floating rate security in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond (referred to as an “externally-deposited inverse floater”), or instead by first selling a fixed-rate bond to a broker-dealer for deposit into the special purpose trust and receiving in turn the residual interest in the trust (referred to as a “self-deposited inverse floater”). An investment in an externally-deposited inverse floater is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as an “Inverse floating rate investment”. An investment in a self-deposited inverse floater is accounted for as a financing transaction in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 140 “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities”. In such instances, a fixed-rate bond deposited into a special purpose trust is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as an “Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust”, with the Fund accounting for the short-term floating rate certificates issued by the trust as “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, the Fund reflects in Investment Income the entire earnings of the underlying bond and accounts for the related interest paid to the holders of the short-term floating rate certificates as “Interest expense on floating rate obligations” in the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, each Fund invested in externally deposited inverse floaters and/or self-deposited inverse floaters.

The average floating rate obligations outstanding and average annual interest rate and fees related to self-deposited inverse floaters during the six months ended August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      Connecticut    New Jersey    New York    New York
Insured

Average floating rate obligations

   22,370,000    6,600,000    32,735,842    21,839,348

Average annual interest rate and fees

   3.96%    3.93%    3.93%    3.93%

 


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Forward Swap Transactions

The Funds are authorized to invest in forward interest rate swap transactions. Each Fund’s use of forward interest rate swap transactions is intended to help the Fund manage its overall interest rate sensitivity, either shorter or longer, generally to more closely align the Fund’s interest rate sensitivity with that of the broader municipal market. Forward interest rate swap transactions involve each Fund’s agreement with a counterparty to pay, in the future, a fixed or variable rate payment in exchange for the counterparty paying the Fund a variable or fixed rate payment, the accruals for which would begin at a specified date in the future (the “effective date”). The amount of the payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the forward swap contract and the termination date of the swap (which is akin to a bond’s maturity). The value of the Fund’s swap commitment would increase or decrease based primarily on the extent to which long-term interest rates for bonds having a maturity of the swap’s termination date increases or decreases. The Funds may terminate a swap contract prior to the effective date, at which point a realized gain or loss is recognized. When a forward swap is terminated, it ordinarily does not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal, but rather is settled in cash on a net basis. Each Fund intends, but is not obligated, to terminate its forward swaps before the effective date. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to the credit risk associated with a counterparty failing to honor its commitment to pay any realized gain to the Fund upon termination. To reduce such credit risk, all counterparties are required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of each swap) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when any of the Funds have an unrealized loss on a swap contract, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the swap valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the predetermined threshold amount.

Futures Contracts

The Funds are authorized to invest in futures contracts. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or liquid securities equal to a specified percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation of the value of the contract.

 


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During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as an unrealized gain or loss by “marking-to-market” on a daily basis to reflect the changes in market value of the contract. When the contract is closed or expired, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract on the closing date and value of the contract when originally entered into. Cash held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts, if any, is recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Additionally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflects a receivable or payable for the variation margin when applicable. None of the Funds invested in any new futures contracts during the six months ended August 31, 2007.

Risks of investments in futures contracts include the possible adverse movement of the securities or indices underlying the contracts, the possibility that there may not be a liquid secondary market for the contracts and/or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with a change in the value of the underlying securities or indices.

Expense Allocation

Expenses of the Funds that are not directly attributable to a specific class of shares are prorated among the classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares, which presently only include 12b-1 distribution and service fees, are recorded to the specific class.

Custodian Fee Credit

Each Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby certain custodian fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on each Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight investments. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on which the Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.

Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 


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2. Fund Shares

Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

     Connecticut  
     Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   2,656,781        $ 27,847,571        2,658,640        $ 28,153,881  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   80,480          847,014        207,835          2,206,329  

Class B

   31,709          334,819        31,726          335,772  

Class C

   555,782          5,823,946        723,228          7,640,536  

Class R

   356,430          3,747,777        838,440          8,907,131  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions:

                 

Class A

   230,760          2,430,124        442,065          4,683,997  

Class B

   13,455          141,656        31,626          334,918  

Class C

   27,658          290,956        56,100          593,864  

Class R

   6,891          72,930        12,152          129,328  
     3,959,946          41,536,793        5,001,812          52,985,756  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (1,377,266 )        (14,411,841 )      (3,074,045 )        (32,447,496 )

Class B

   (229,364 )        (2,399,323 )      (360,529 )        (3,805,315 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (80,517 )        (847,014 )      (207,975 )        (2,206,329 )

Class C

   (315,549 )        (3,311,767 )      (623,110 )        (6,573,426 )

Class R

   (103,703 )        (1,096,853 )      (95,486 )        (1,014,694 )
     (2,106,399 )        (22,066,798 )      (4,361,145 )        (46,047,260 )

Net increase (decrease)

   1,853,547        $ 19,469,995        640,667        $ 6,938,496  
     New Jersey  
     Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   631,627        $ 6,708,260        1,025,662        $ 10,980,530  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   33,593          357,549        177,422          1,897,867  

Class B

   58,647          622,407        107,021          1,146,305  

Class C

   139,493          1,485,938        416,461          4,440,866  

Class R

   663,542          7,085,291        2,200,700          23,583,206  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions:

                 

Class A

   105,890          1,131,966        210,344          2,255,175  

Class B

   12,807          137,033        29,190          313,017  

Class C

   24,108          256,925        49,374          527,639  

Class R

   66,596          713,914        135,420          1,455,197  
     1,736,303          18,499,283        4,351,594          46,599,802  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (479,096 )        (5,087,635 )      (1,033,930 )        (11,068,893 )

Class B

   (153,291 )        (1,639,999 )      (331,816 )        (3,548,252 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (33,562 )        (357,549 )      (177,382 )        (1,897,867 )

Class C

   (196,567 )        (2,090,628 )      (386,672 )        (4,118,636 )

Class R

   (516,594 )        (5,522,987 )      (476,371 )        (5,108,640 )
     (1,379,110 )        (14,698,798 )      (2,406,171 )        (25,742,288 )

Net increase (decrease)

   357,193        $ 3,800,485        1,945,423        $ 20,857,514  

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

     New York  
     Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   3,550,624        $ 37,691,717        4,347,224        $ 46,760,681  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   93,799          1,002,677        124,161          1,340,449  

Class B

   41,982          450,195        115,486          1,245,586  

Class C

   342,286          3,659,077        1,106,466          11,933,099  

Class R

   830,256          8,838,952        1,046,736          11,292,686  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions:

                 

Class A

   190,679          2,044,915        362,948          3,912,210  

Class B

   18,313          196,449        45,436          489,582  

Class C

   38,616          414,316        70,809          764,133  

Class R

   199,829          2,147,731        410,881          4,438,256  
     5,306,384          56,446,029        7,630,147          82,176,682  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (2,762,201 )        (29,398,117 )      (2,901,947 )        (31,215,418 )

Class B

   (141,140 )        (1,506,520 )      (569,624 )        (6,131,485 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (93,804 )        (1,002,677 )      (124,169 )        (1,340,449 )

Class C

   (319,260 )        (3,409,191 )      (670,210 )        (7,213,713 )

Class R

   (591,600 )        (6,329,042 )      (1,129,022 )        (12,179,612 )
     (3,908,005 )        (41,645,547 )      (5,394,972 )        (58,080,677 )

Net increase (decrease)

   1,398,379        $ 14,800,482        2,235,175        $ 24,096,005  
     New York Insured  
     Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   386,203        $ 3,929,069        1,390,593        $ 14,363,000  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   27,038          278,091        128,618          1,323,889  

Class B

   14,847          150,559        39,631          408,625  

Class C

   50,460          512,936        65,122          672,072  

Class R

   33,877          347,291        68,570          708,421  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions:

                 

Class A

   113,275          1,160,383        262,141          2,708,770  

Class B

   11,426          117,417        29,804          308,713  

Class C

   10,211          104,667        25,627          264,889  

Class R

   304,885          3,133,691        704,781          7,305,101  
     952,222          9,734,104        2,714,887          28,063,480  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (598,406 )        (6,095,087 )      (1,770,925 )        (18,259,690 )

Class B

   (179,216 )        (1,838,004 )      (359,035 )        (3,719,314 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (26,982 )        (278,091 )      (128,330 )        (1,323,889 )

Class C

   (115,309 )        (1,183,446 )      (215,144 )        (2,216,948 )

Class R

   (886,966 )        (9,057,848 )      (1,971,601 )        (20,355,160 )
     (1,806,879 )        (18,452,476 )      (4,445,035 )        (45,875,001 )

Net increase (decrease)

   (854,657 )      $ (8,718,372 )      (1,730,148 )      $ (17,811,521 )

 


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3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) during the six months ended August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

Purchases

   $ 34,663,668      $ 19,351,452      $ 56,872,230      $ 30,511,003

Sales and maturities

     21,172,546        13,050,438        35,084,886        29,912,988

4. Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to the treatment of paydown gains and losses, timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the treatment of investments in inverse floating rate transactions subject to SFAS No. 140. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset values of the Funds.

At August 31, 2007, the cost of investments was as follows:

 

      Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

Cost of investments

   $ 298,531,935      $ 189,930,433      $ 387,945,656      $ 296,297,027

Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      Connecticut        New Jersey        New York        New York
Insured
 

Gross unrealized:

                 

Appreciation

   $ 7,161,327        $ 4,255,674        $ 10,253,169        $ 8,348,920  

Depreciation

     (2,675,073 )        (2,601,878 )        (3,448,517 )        (1,600,300 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ 4,486,254        $ 1,653,796        $ 6,804,652        $ 6,748,620  

The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at February 28, 2007, the Funds’ last tax year end, were as follows:

 

        Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

Undistributed net tax-exempt income*

     $ 624,949      $ 433,470      $ 1,091,564      $ 578,876

Undistributed net ordinary income**

       2,344               359        69

Undistributed net long-term capital gains

       173,883        86,286        50,696        427,120

  * Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on February 9, 2007, paid on March 1, 2007.

** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ last tax year ended February 28, 2007, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

 

      Connecticut    New Jersey    New York    New York
Insured

Distributions from net tax-exempt income

   $ 11,182,792    $ 6,780,511    $ 15,109,485    $ 13,164,067

Distributions from net ordinary income **

     108,558           8,596      21,291

Distributions from net long-term capital gains

     769,028      228,387      399,356      1,421,126

  ** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

5. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Each Fund’s management fee is separated into two components – a complex-level component, based on the aggregate amount of all fund assets managed by Nuveen Asset Management (the “Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc, (“Nuveen”), and a specific fund-level component, based only on the amount of assets within each individual Fund. This pricing structure enables Nuveen fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within each individual fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Fund-Level Fee Rate  

For the first $125 million

   .3500 %

For the next $125 million

   .3375  

For the next $250 million

   .3250  

For the next $500 million

   .3125  

For the next $1 billion

   .3000  

For the next $3 billion

   .2750  

For net assets over $5 billion

   .2500  

The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, which is additive to the fund-level fee, for all Nuveen sponsored funds in the U.S., is based on the aggregate amount of total fund assets managed as stated in the tables below. As of August 31, 2007, the complex-level fee rate was .1841%.

Effective August 20, 2007, the complex-level fee schedule is as follows:

 

Complex-Level Asset Breakpoint Level(1)    Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  

$55 billion

   .2000 %

$56 billion

   .1996  

$57 billion

   .1989  

$60 billion

   .1961  

$63 billion

   .1931  

$66 billion

   .1900  

$71 billion

   .1851  

$76 billion

   .1806  

$80 billion

   .1773  

$91 billion

   .1691  

$125 billion

   .1599  

$200 billion

   .1505  

$250 billion

   .1469  

$300 billion

   .1445  

Prior to August 20, 2007, the complex-level fee schedule was as follows:

 

Complex-Level Asset Breakpoint Level(1)    Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  

$55 billion

   .2000 %

$56 billion

   .1996  

$57 billion

   .1989  

$60 billion

   .1961  

$63 billion

   .1931  

$66 billion

   .1900  

$71 billion

   .1851  

$76 billion

   .1806  

$80 billion

   .1773  

$91 billion

   .1698  

$125 billion

   .1617  

$200 billion

   .1536  

$250 billion

   .1509  

$300 billion

   .1490  

 

(1) The complex-level fee component of the management fee for the funds is calculated based upon the aggregate Managed Assets (“Managed Assets” means the average daily net assets of each fund including assets attributable to preferred stock issued by or borrowings by the Nuveen funds) of Nuveen-sponsored funds in the U.S.

The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Trust pays no compensation directly to those of its Trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its Officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board of Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen advised funds.

The Adviser agreed to waive part of its management fees or reimburse certain expenses of New York and New York Insured in order to limit total expenses (excluding 12b-1 distribution and service fees, interest expense, taxes, fees incurred in acquiring and

 


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disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding .75% of the average daily net assets of New York and .975% of the average daily net assets of New York Insured. The Adviser may also voluntarily reimburse additional expenses from time to time in any of the Funds. Voluntary reimbursements may be terminated at any time at the Adviser’s discretion.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, Nuveen Investments, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen, collected sales charges on purchases of Class A Shares, the majority of which were paid out as concessions to financial intermediaries as follows:

 

      Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

Sales charges collected

   $ 199,084      $ 33,986      $ 142,586      $ 47,992

Paid to financial intermediaries

     178,506        29,624        122,490        41,541

The Distributor also received 12b-1 service fees on Class A Shares, substantially all of which were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Distributor compensated financial intermediaries directly with commission advances at the time of purchase as follows:

 

      Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

Commission advances

   $ 125,878      $ 30,859      $ 59,361      $ 14,344

To compensate for commissions advanced to financial intermediaries, all 12b-1 service fees collected on Class B Shares during the first year following a purchase, all 12b-1 distribution fees collected on Class B Shares, and all 12b-1 service and distribution fees collected on Class C Shares during the first year following a purchase are retained by the Distributor. During the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Distributor retained such 12b-1 fees as follows:

 

      Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

12b-1 fees retained

   $ 101,659      $ 80,129      $ 136,909      $ 50,123

The remaining 12b-1 fees charged to the Funds were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.

The Distributor also collected and retained CDSC on share redemptions during the six months ended August 31, 2007, as follows:

 

      Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

CDSC retained

   $ 15,866      $ 10,733      $ 12,654      $ 15,874

Agreement and Plan of Merger

On June 20, 2007, Nuveen Investments announced that it had entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Windy City Investments, Inc. (“Windy City”), a corporation formed by investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, pursuant to which Windy City would acquire Nuveen Investments. Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The investors include an affiliate of Merrill Lynch. It is anticipated that Merrill Lynch and its affiliates will be indirect “affiliated persons” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds upon and after the acquisition. One important implication of this is that the Funds will not be able to buy securities from or sell securities to Merrill Lynch; however, the portfolio management teams and Fund management do not expect that this will significantly impact the ability of the Funds to pursue their investment objectives and policies. Under the terms of the merger, each outstanding share of Nuveen Investments’ common stock (other than dissenting shares) will be converted into the right to receive a specified amount of cash, without interest. The merger is expected to be completed by the end of the year, subject to customary conditions. The obligations of Windy City to consummate the merger are not conditioned on its obtaining financing.

The consummation of the merger will be deemed to be an “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment management agreement between each Fund and the Adviser, and will result in the automatic termination of each Fund’s agreement. The Board of Trustees of each Fund has approved a new investment management agreement with the Adviser. On October 12, 2007, at a meeting of the respective Funds’ shareholders, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York Insured received the required number of shareholder votes to approve the new investment management agreements. On October 22, 2007, at a meeting of New York’s shareholders, the Fund received the required number of shareholder votes to approve the new investment management agreement. The new agreements will take effect upon consummation of the merger of Nuveen Investments and Windy City.

 

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

6. New Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48

Effective August 31, 2007, the Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that require recognition in the Funds’ financial statements. Consequently, the adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on the net assets or results of operations of the Funds.

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this standard relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of August 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements included within the Statement of Operations for the period.

7. Subsequent Events

Distributions to Shareholders

The Funds declared dividend distributions from their tax-exempt net investment income which were paid on October 1, 2007, to shareholders of record on September 7, 2007, as follows:

 

      Connecticut      New Jersey      New York      New York
Insured

Dividend per share:

                 

Class A

   $ .0350      $ .0345      $ .0365      $ .0335

Class B

     .0285        .0275        .0300        .0270

Class C

     .0300        .0295        .0320        .0285

Class R

     .0370        .0360        .0385        .0350

 


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Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                      
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
CONNECTICUT                                                       Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
 

Net

Invest-
ment
Income(a)

  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
    Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (7/87)                                

2008(g)

  $ 10.67   $ .21   $ (.32 )   $ (.11 )   $ (.21 )   $     $ (.21 )   $ 10.35   (1.04 )%   $ 238,297   1.10 %*   3.91 %*   1.10 %*   3.91 %*   1.08 %*   3.93 %*   7 %

2007

    10.65     .42     .05       .47       (.42 )     (.03 )     (.45 )     10.67   4.54       228,582   1.12     4.00     1.12     4.00     1.11     4.01     14  

2006(f)

    10.77     .44     (.06 )     .38       (.45 )     (.05 )     (.50 )     10.65   3.55       225,785   1.05     4.13     1.05     4.13     1.04     4.14     12  

2005

    10.99     .48     (.18 )     .30       (.48 )     (.04 )     (.52 )     10.77   2.89       221,463   .83     4.45     .83     4.45     .83     4.45     8  

2004

    10.88     .50     .15       .65       (.50 )     (.04 )     (.54 )     10.99   6.21       227,787   .85     4.60     .85     4.60     .84     4.60     8  

2003

    10.67     .52     .26       .78       (.53 )     (.04 )     (.57 )     10.88   7.51       234,133   .85     4.82     .85     4.82     .84     4.82     19  
Class B (2/97)                                

2008(g)

    10.66     .17     (.32 )     (.15 )     (.17 )           (.17 )     10.34   (1.41 )     16,148   1.85 *   3.16 *   1.85 *   3.16 *   1.83 *   3.18 *   7  

2007

    10.65     .34     .04       .38       (.34 )     (.03 )     (.37 )     10.66   3.67       19,462   1.87     3.25     1.87     3.25     1.86     3.27     14  

2006(f)

    10.76     .36     (.06 )     .30       (.36 )     (.05 )     (.41 )     10.65   2.84       24,816   1.80     3.38     1.80     3.38     1.79     3.39     12  

2005

    10.98     .40     (.18 )     .22       (.40 )     (.04 )     (.44 )     10.76   2.09       29,587   1.58     3.70     1.58     3.70     1.58     3.70     8  

2004

    10.87     .42     .15       .57       (.42 )     (.04 )     (.46 )     10.98   5.40       31,678   1.60     3.85     1.60     3.85     1.59     3.85     8  

2003

    10.65     .43     .27       .70       (.44 )     (.04 )     (.48 )     10.87   6.78       31,987   1.60     4.06     1.60     4.06     1.59     4.07     19  
Class C (10/93)                                

2008(g)

    10.66     .18     (.32 )     (.14 )     (.18 )           (.18 )     10.34   (1.32 )     41,544   1.65 *   3.37 *   1.65 *   3.37 *   1.63 *   3.38 *   7  

2007

    10.64     .37     .04       .41       (.36 )     (.03 )     (.39 )     10.66   3.96       39,949   1.67     3.45     1.67     3.45     1.66     3.46     14  

2006(f)

    10.76     .38     (.06 )     .32       (.39 )     (.05 )     (.44 )     10.64   2.98       38,228   1.60     3.58     1.60     3.58     1.59     3.59     12  

2005

    10.98     .42     (.18 )     .24       (.42 )     (.04 )     (.46 )     10.76   2.32       35,767   1.38     3.90     1.38     3.90     1.38     3.90     8  

2004

    10.87     .44     .15       .59       (.44 )     (.04 )     (.48 )     10.98   5.62       41,194   1.40     4.05     1.40     4.05     1.39     4.05     8  

2003

    10.66     .46     .26       .72       (.47 )     (.04 )     (.51 )     10.87   6.92       38,312   1.40     4.26     1.40     4.26     1.39     4.27     19  
Class R (2/97)                                

2008(g)

    10.71     .22     (.32 )     (.10 )     (.22 )           (.22 )     10.39   (.92 )     14,826   .90 *   4.11 *   .90 *   4.11 *   .88 *   4.13 *   7  

2007

    10.70     .45     .04       .49       (.45 )     (.03 )     (.48 )     10.71   4.66       12,497   .92     4.19     .92     4.19     .91     4.20     14  

2006(f)

    10.82     .47     (.07 )     .40       (.47 )     (.05 )     (.52 )     10.70   3.77       4,403   .85     4.33     .85     4.33     .84     4.34     12  

2005

    11.03     .50     (.17 )     .33       (.50 )     (.04 )     (.54 )     10.82   3.16       3,666   .63     4.65     .63     4.65     .63     4.65     8  

2004

    10.92     .52     .15       .67       (.52 )     (.04 )     (.56 )     11.03   6.36       4,005   .65     4.79     .65     4.79     .64     4.80     8  

2003

    10.70     .54     .27       .81       (.55 )     (.04 )     (.59 )     10.92   7.76       3,878   .65     5.01     .65     5.01     .64     5.02     19  

 

* Annualized
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such periods expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense
on Floating Rate Obligations
to Average Net Assets

2008(g)

   .29%*

2007

   .29

2006(f)

   .22

2005

  

2004

  

2003

  

 

(f) Each Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets and the Portfolio Turnover Rate for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006, in the above table have been restated to give effect to recording the self-deposited inverse floaters as financing transactions.
(g) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                      
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
NEW JERSEY                                                       Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
    Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (9/94)                                

2008(f)

  $ 10.82   $ .21   $ (.32 )   $ (.11 )   $ (.21 )   $  —     $ (.21 )   $ 10.50   (1.05 )%   $ 84,950   .96 %*   3.87 %*   .96 %*   3.87 %*   .95 %*   3.88 %*   7 %

2007

    10.78     .42     .04       .46       (.41 )     (.01 )     (.42 )     10.82   4.44       84,421   1.00     3.88     1.00     3.88     .98     3.90     7  

2006

    10.85     .43     (.02 )     .41       (.44 )     (.04 )     (.48 )     10.78   3.89       80,009   .86     3.96     .86     3.96     .85     3.97     15  

2005

    10.97     .45     (.11 )     .34       (.46 )           (.46 )     10.85   3.20       73,687   .88     4.22     .88     4.22     .87     4.23     15  

2004

    10.79     .46     .18       .64       (.46 )           (.46 )     10.97   6.07       77,021   .90     4.26     .90     4.26     .89     4.27     17  

2003

    10.60     .46     .20       .66       (.47 )           (.47 )     10.79   6.36       74,067   .91     4.29     .91     4.29     .90     4.30     6  
Class B (2/97)                                

2008(f)

    10.83     .17     (.32 )     (.15 )     (.17 )           (.17 )     10.51   (1.44 )     16,211   1.71 *   3.12 *   1.71 *   3.12 *   1.70 *   3.13 *   7  

2007

    10.78     .34     .05       .39       (.33 )     (.01 )     (.34 )     10.83   3.72       17,960   1.75     3.13     1.75     3.13     1.73     3.15     7  

2006

    10.85     .35     (.02 )     .33       (.36 )     (.04 )     (.40 )     10.78   3.09       21,908   1.61     3.21     1.61     3.21     1.60     3.22     15  

2005

    10.96     .37     (.11 )     .26       (.37 )           (.37 )     10.85   2.49       25,273   1.63     3.47     1.63     3.47     1.62     3.48     15  

2004

    10.78     .38     .17       .55       (.37 )           (.37 )     10.96   5.26       27,140   1.65     3.51     1.65     3.51     1.64     3.52     17  

2003

    10.59     .38     .20       .58       (.39 )           (.39 )     10.78   5.58       26,926   1.66     3.54     1.66     3.54     1.65     3.55     6  
Class C (9/94)                                

2008(f)

    10.79     .18     (.32 )     (.14 )     (.18 )           (.18 )     10.47   (1.33 )     27,811   1.51 *   3.32 *   1.51 *   3.32 *   1.50 *   3.34 *   7  

2007

    10.75     .36     .04       .40       (.35 )     (.01 )     (.36 )     10.79   3.87       29,028   1.55     3.33     1.55     3.33     1.53     3.35     7  

2006

    10.82     .37     (.02 )     .35       (.38 )     (.04 )     (.42 )     10.75   3.33       28,068   1.41     3.41     1.41     3.41     1.40     3.42     15  

2005

    10.94     .39     (.11 )     .28       (.40 )           (.40 )     10.82   2.63       27,914   1.43     3.67     1.43     3.67     1.42     3.68     15  

2004

    10.76     .40     .18       .58       (.40 )           (.40 )     10.94   5.50       28,226   1.45     3.72     1.45     3.72     1.44     3.73     17  

2003

    10.56     .40     .21       .61       (.41 )           (.41 )     10.76   5.88       21,192   1.46     3.74     1.46     3.74     1.45     3.75     6  
Class R (2/92)                                

2008(f)

    10.85     .22     (.32 )     (.10 )     (.22 )           (.22 )     10.53   (.97 )     64,159   .76 *   4.07 *   .76 *   4.07 *   .75 *   4.08 *   7  

2007

    10.80     .44     .05       .49       (.43 )     (.01 )     (.44 )     10.85   4.70       63,816   .80     4.08     .80     4.08     .78     4.10     7  

2006

    10.87     .45     (.02 )     .43       (.46 )     (.04 )     (.50 )     10.80   4.06       43,455   .67     4.16     .67     4.16     .65     4.17     15  

2005

    10.98     .48     (.12 )     .36       (.47 )           (.47 )     10.87   3.46       43,464   .68     4.42     .68     4.42     .67     4.43     15  

2004

    10.80     .48     .17       .65       (.47 )           (.47 )     10.98   6.24       45,807   .70     4.46     .70     4.46     .69     4.47     17  

2003

    10.60     .48     .21       .69       (.49 )           (.49 )     10.80   6.63       45,043   .71     4.49     .71     4.49     .70     4.50     6  

 

* Annualized
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such periods expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense
on Floating Rate Obligations
to Average Net Assets

2008(f)

   .13%*

2007

   .14

2006

  

2005

  

2004

  

2003

  

 

(f) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                              
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
NEW YORK                                                       Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
    Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (9/94)                                

2008(g)

  $ 10.86   $ .22   $ (.32 )   $ (.10 )   $ (.22 )   $     $ (.22 )   $ 10.54   (.94 )%   $ 187,319   1.15 %*   4.06 %*   1.15 %*   4.06 %*   1.14 %*   4.08 %*   8 %

2007

    10.84     .45     .02       .47       (.44 )     (.01 )     (.45 )     10.86   4.44       181,313   1.14     4.15     1.14     4.15     1.13     4.17     9  

2006(f)

    10.93     .47     (.05 )     .42       (.46 )     (.05 )     (.51 )     10.84   3.88       159,947   1.08     4.29     1.08     4.29     1.06     4.31     12  

2005

    11.10     .50     (.17 )     .33       (.50 )           (.50 )     10.93   3.12       127,502   .86     4.59     .86     4.59     .85     4.60     8  

2004

    10.88     .52     .22       .74       (.52 )           (.52 )     11.10   6.94       122,569   .88     4.76     .88     4.76     .88     4.76     12  

2003

    10.72     .52     .22       .74       (.54 )     (.04 )     (.58 )     10.88   7.11       113,197   .88     4.87     .88     4.87     .87     4.87     23  
Class B (2/97)                                

2008(g)

    10.86     .18     (.32 )     (.14 )     (.18 )           (.18 )     10.54   (1.30 )     23,296   1.90 *   3.31 *   1.90 *   3.31 *   1.89 *   3.33 *   8  

2007

    10.84     .37     .02       .39       (.36 )     (.01 )     (.37 )     10.86   3.69       25,898   1.89     3.41     1.89     3.41     1.88     3.42     9  

2006(f)

    10.94     .39     (.06 )     .33       (.38 )     (.05 )     (.43 )     10.84   3.05       31,620   1.83     3.54     1.83     3.54     1.81     3.56     12  

2005

    11.11     .42     (.17 )     .25       (.42 )           (.42 )     10.94   2.38       36,125   1.61     3.84     1.61     3.84     1.60     3.85     8  

2004

    10.90     .44     .21       .65       (.44 )           (.44 )     11.11   6.07       41,579   1.63     4.01     1.63     4.01     1.63     4.01     12  

2003

    10.73     .44     .23       .67       (.46 )     (.04 )     (.50 )     10.90   6.43       40,951   1.63     4.11     1.63     4.11     1.62     4.12     23  
Class C (9/94)                                

2008(g)

    10.87     .19     (.32 )     (.13 )     (.19 )           (.19 )     10.55   (1.19 )     47,745   1.70 *   3.51 *   1.70 *   3.51 *   1.69 *   3.53 *   8  

2007

    10.85     .39     .02       .41       (.38 )     (.01 )     (.39 )     10.87   3.92       48,525   1.69     3.60     1.69     3.60     1.68     3.62     9  

2006(f)

    10.95     .41     (.06 )     .35       (.40 )     (.05 )     (.45 )     10.85   3.27       42,934   1.63     3.74     1.63     3.74     1.61     3.76     12  

2005

    11.12     .44     (.16 )     .28       (.45 )           (.45 )     10.95   2.60       37,221   1.41     4.04     1.41     4.04     1.40     4.05     8  

2004

    10.91     .46     .22       .68       (.47 )           (.47 )     11.12   6.30       35,832   1.43     4.21     1.43     4.21     1.43     4.21     12  

2003

    10.75     .46     .23       .69       (.49 )     (.04 )     (.53 )     10.91   6.56       27,687   1.43     4.31     1.43     4.31     1.42     4.32     23  
Class R (12/86)                                

2008(g)

    10.88     .23     (.31 )     (.08 )     (.23 )           (.23 )     10.57   (.83 )     142,037   .96 *   4.26 *   .96 *   4.26 *   .94 *   4.27 *   8  

2007

    10.86     .47     .02       .49       (.46 )     (.01 )     (.47 )     10.88   4.66       141,556   .94     4.35     .94     4.35     .93     4.37     9  

2006(f)

    10.96     .49     (.06 )     .43       (.48 )     (.05 )     (.53 )     10.86   4.01       137,680   .88     4.49     .88     4.49     .86     4.51     12  

2005

    11.13     .52     (.17 )     .35       (.52 )           (.52 )     10.96   3.34       139,964   .66     4.79     .66     4.79     .65     4.80     8  

2004

    10.91     .54     .23       .77       (.55 )           (.55 )     11.13   7.06       150,963   .68     4.96     .68     4.96     .68     4.96     12  

2003

    10.75     .55     .22       .77       (.57 )     (.04 )     (.61 )     10.91   7.33       146,759   .68     5.07     .68     5.07     .67     5.07     23  

 

* Annualized
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such periods expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense
on Floating Rate Obligations
to Average Net Assets

2008(g)

   .33%*

2007

   .30

2006(f)

   .24

2005

  

2004

  

2003

  

 

(f) Each Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets and the Portfolio Turnover Rate for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006, in the above table have been restated to give effect to recording the self-deposited inverse floaters as financing transactions.
(g) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


61


Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                      
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
NEW YORK INSURED                                                       Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
    Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (9/94)                                

2008(f)

  $ 10.37   $ .20   $ (.28 )   $ (.08 )   $ (.20 )   $     $ (.20 )   $ 10.09   (.77 )%   $ 87,251   1.11 %*   3.85 %*   1.11 %*   3.85 %*   1.11 %*   3.86 %*   9 %

2007

    10.41     .40           .40       (.40 )     (.04 )     (.44 )     10.37   4.02       90,400   1.03     3.89     1.03     3.89     1.02     3.90     9  

2006

    10.71     .42     (.09 )     .33       (.42 )     (.21 )     (.63 )     10.41   3.19       90,706   .84     3.93     .84     3.93     .83     3.94     22  

2005

    10.98     .45     (.18 )     .27       (.45 )     (.09 )     (.54 )     10.71   2.59       87,032   .85     4.17     .85     4.17     .85     4.18     12  

2004

    10.92     .46     .21       .67       (.47 )     (.14 )     (.61 )     10.98   6.37       78,526   .86     4.28     .86     4.28     .86     4.28     10  

2003

    10.59     .47     .40       .87       (.48 )     (.06 )     (.54 )     10.92   8.46       73,936   .88     4.40     .88     4.40     .87     4.40     21  
Class B (2/97)                              

2008(f)

    10.40     .16     (.28 )     (.12 )     (.16 )           (.16 )     10.12   (1.14 )     11,268   1.86 *   3.10 *   1.86 *   3.10 *   1.85 *   3.11 *   9  

2007

    10.44     .33     (.01 )     .32       (.32 )     (.04 )     (.36 )     10.40   3.23       13,447   1.78     3.14     1.78     3.14     1.77     3.15     9  

2006

    10.73     .34     (.09 )     .25       (.33 )     (.21 )     (.54 )     10.44   2.47       17,871   1.59     3.17     1.59     3.17     1.58     3.18     22  

2005

    11.00     .37     (.18 )     .19       (.37 )     (.09 )     (.46 )     10.73   1.79       22,881   1.60     3.42     1.60     3.42     1.60     3.42     12  

2004

    10.93     .38     .22       .60       (.39 )     (.14 )     (.53 )     11.00   5.64       27,104   1.61     3.53     1.61     3.53     1.61     3.53     10  

2003

    10.60     .39     .40       .79       (.40 )     (.06 )     (.46 )     10.93   7.64       27,786   1.63     3.65     1.63     3.65     1.62     3.66     21  
Class C (9/94)                                

2008(f)

    10.37     .17     (.27 )     (.10 )     (.17 )           (.17 )     10.10   (.96 )     13,490   1.66 *   3.30 *   1.66 *   3.30 *   1.65 *   3.31 *   9  

2007

    10.42     .35     (.02 )     .33       (.34 )     (.04 )     (.38 )     10.37   3.31       14,426   1.58     3.34     1.58     3.34     1.57     3.35     9  

2006

    10.71     .36     (.08 )     .28       (.36 )     (.21 )     (.57 )     10.42   2.70       15,783   1.39     3.37     1.39     3.37     1.38     3.38     22  

2005

    10.98     .39     (.18 )     .21       (.39 )     (.09 )     (.48 )     10.71   2.02       17,470   1.40     3.62     1.40     3.62     1.40     3.63     12  

2004

    10.92     .40     .21       .61       (.41 )     (.14 )     (.55 )     10.98   5.78       21,246   1.42     3.73     1.42     3.73     1.41     3.73     10  

2003

    10.59     .41     .40       .81       (.42 )     (.06 )     (.48 )     10.92   7.85       14,446   1.43     3.84     1.43     3.84     1.42     3.85     21  
Class R (12/86)                                

2008(f)

    10.40     .21     (.27 )     (.06 )     (.21 )           (.21 )     10.13   (.68 )     196,416   .92 *   4.05 *   .92 *   4.05 *   .91 *   4.06 *   9  

2007

    10.45     .42     (.01 )     .41       (.42 )     (.04 )     (.46 )     10.40   4.08       207,492   .83     4.09     .83     4.09     .82     4.10     9  

2006

    10.74     .44     (.08 )     .36       (.44 )     (.21 )     (.65 )     10.45   3.45       220,883   .64     4.13     .64     4.13     .63     4.13     22  

2005

    11.00     .47     (.17 )     .30       (.47 )     (.09 )     (.56 )     10.74   2.85       237,657   .65     4.37     .65     4.37     .65     4.37     12  

2004

    10.94     .49     .20       .69       (.49 )     (.14 )     (.63 )     11.00   6.53       258,263   .66     4.48     .66     4.48     .66     4.48     10  

2003

    10.60     .49     .41       .90       (.50 )     (.06 )     (.56 )     10.94   8.72       263,572   .68     4.60     .68     4.60     .67     4.61     21  

 

* Annualized
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such periods expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense

on Floating Rate Obligations

to Average Net Assets

2008(f)

   .27%*

2007

   .18

2006

  

2005

  

2004

  

2003

  

 

(f) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process

The Board Members are responsible for overseeing the performance of the investment adviser to the Funds and determining whether to continue the advisory arrangements. At the annual review meeting held on May 21, 2007 (the “May Meeting”), the Board Members of the Funds, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Management Agreement between each Fund (each, a “Fund”) and Nuveen Asset Management (“NAM”). The foregoing Investment Management Agreements with NAM are hereafter referred to as “Original Investment Management Agreements.”

Subsequent to the May Meeting, Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), the parent company of NAM, entered into a merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Nuveen by Windy City Investments, Inc., a corporation formed by investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”), a private equity investment firm (the “Transaction”). Each Original Investment Management Agreement, as required by Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), provides for its automatic termination in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act). Any change in control of the adviser is deemed to be an assignment. The consummation of the Transaction will result in a change of control of NAM as well as its affiliated sub-advisers and therefore cause the automatic termination of each Original Investment Management Agreement, as required by the 1940 Act. Accordingly, in anticipation of the Transaction, at a meeting held on July 31, 2007 (the “July Meeting”), the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved new Investment Management Agreements (the “New Investment Management Agreements”) with NAM on behalf of each Fund to take effect immediately after the Transaction or shareholder approval of the new advisory contracts, whichever is later. The 1940 Act also requires that each New Investment Management Agreement be approved by the respective Fund’s shareholders in order for it to become effective. Accordingly, to ensure continuity of advisory services, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved Interim Investment Management Agreements to take effect upon the closing of the Transaction if shareholders have not yet approved the New Investment Management Agreements.

Because the information provided and considerations made at the annual review at the May Meeting continue to be relevant with respect to the evaluation of the New Investment Management Agreements, the Board considered the foregoing as part of its deliberations of the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, as indicated, the discussions immediately below outline the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with the Board’s prior annual review and the analysis undertaken and the conclusions reached by the Board Members when determining to continue the Original Investment Management Agreements.

I. Approval of the Original Investment Management Agreements

During the course of the year, the Board received a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by NAM and the performance of the Funds. At each of its quarterly meetings, the Board reviewed investment performance and various matters relating to the operations of the Funds and other Nuveen funds, including the compliance program, shareholder services, valuation, custody, distribution and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by NAM. Between the regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board Members received information on particular matters as the need arose.

In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Independent Board Members also received extensive materials, well in advance of the meeting, which outlined or are related to, among other things:

 

   

the nature, extent and quality of services provided by NAM;

 

   

the organization and business operations of NAM, including the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel;

 

   

each Fund’s past performance as well as the Fund’s performance compared to funds with similar investment objectives based on data and information provided by an independent third party and to customized benchmarks;

 

   

the profitability of Nuveen and certain industry profitability analyses for unaffiliated advisers;

 

   

the expenses of Nuveen in providing the various services;

 

   

the advisory fees and total expense ratios of each Fund, including comparisons of such fees and expenses with those of comparable, unaffiliated funds based on information and data provided by an independent third party (the “Peer Universe) as well as compared to a subset of funds within the Peer Universe (the “Peer Group”) of the respective Fund (as applicable);

 

   

the advisory fees NAM assesses to other types of investment products or clients;

 

   

the soft dollar practices of NAM, if any; and

 

   

from independent legal counsel, a legal memorandum describing among other things, applicable laws, regulations and duties in reviewing and approving advisory contracts.

At the May Meeting, NAM made a presentation to, and responded to questions from, the Board. The Independent Board Members also met privately with their legal counsel to review the Board’s duties in reviewing advisory contracts and considering the renewal of the advisory contracts. The Independent Board Members, in consultation with independent counsel, reviewed the factors set out

 


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in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) directives relating to the renewal of advisory contracts. As outlined in more detail below, the Board Members considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by NAM; (b) the investment performance of the Fund and NAM; (c) the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Nuveen and its affiliates; (d) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized; and (e) whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In addition, as noted, the Board Members met regularly throughout the year to oversee the Funds. In evaluating the Original Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members also relied upon their knowledge of NAM, its services and the Funds resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year. It is with this background that the Board Members considered each Original Investment Management Agreement.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering the renewal of the Original Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members considered the nature, extent and quality of NAM’s services. The Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, Nuveen’s organization and business; the types of services that NAM or its affiliates provide or are expected to provide to the Funds; the performance record of the applicable Fund (as described in further detail below); and at the annual review, any initiatives Nuveen had taken for the municipal fund product line. As noted, the Board Members were already familiar with the organization, operations and personnel of NAM due to the Board Members’ experience in governing the respective Funds and working with NAM on matters relating to the Funds.

At the May Meeting, the Board Members also recognized NAM’s investment in additional qualified personnel throughout the various groups in the organization and recommended to NAM that it continue to review staffing needs as necessary. In addition, the Board Members reviewed materials describing the current status, and, in particular, the developments in 2006 with respect to NAM’s investment process, investment strategies (including additional tools used in executing such strategies), personnel (including portfolio management and research teams), trading process, hedging activities, risk management operations (e.g., reviewing credit quality, duration limits, and derivatives use, as applicable), and investment operations (such as enhancements to trading procedures, pricing procedures, and client services). The Board Members also recognized NAM’s investment of resources and efforts to continue to enhance and refine its investment processes.

In addition to advisory services, the Independent Board Members considered the quality of administrative and non-advisory services provided by NAM and noted that NAM and its affiliates provide the Funds with a wide variety of services and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds, including:

 

   

product management;

 

   

fund administration;

 

   

oversight by shareholder services and other fund service providers;

 

   

administration of Board relations;

 

   

regulatory and portfolio compliance; and

 

   

legal support.

As the Funds operate in a highly regulated industry and given the importance of compliance, the Board Members considered, in particular, NAM’s compliance activities for the Funds and enhancements thereto. In this regard, the Board Members recognized the quality of NAM’s compliance team. The Board Members further noted NAM’s negotiations with other service providers and the corresponding reduction in certain service providers’ fees at the May Meeting.

Based on their review, the Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Funds under the respective Original Investment Management Agreement were satisfactory.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and NAM

At the May Meeting, the Board considered the investment performance for each Fund, including the Fund’s historic performance as well as its performance compared to funds with similar investment objectives (the “Performance Peer Group”) based on data provided by an independent third party (as described below). In addition, the Board Members reviewed portfolio level performance (which does not reflect fund level fees and expenses) against customized benchmarks, as described in further detail below.

In evaluating the performance information during the annual review at the May Meeting, in certain instances, the Board Members noted that the closest Performance Peer Group for a fund may not adequately reflect such fund’s investment objectives and strategies, thereby limiting the usefulness of the comparisons of such fund’s performance with that of the Performance Peer Group. These Performance Peer Groups include those for the Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund (although such Fund has been reclassified in a more appropriate peer group for 2007).

In addition to the foregoing, with respect to state specific municipal funds, the Board Members also recognized that certain funds do not have a corresponding state specific Performance Peer Group in which case their performance is measured against a more

 


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general municipal category for various states. The open-end state municipal funds that utilize the more general category are the Nuveen New Mexico Municipal Bond Fund and the Nuveen Wisconsin Municipal Bond Fund.

Further, with respect to each Fund, the Board Members reviewed performance information including, among other things, total return information compared with such Fund’s Performance Peer Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods (as applicable) ending December 31, 2006. The Board Members also reviewed each Fund’s portfolio level performance (which does not reflect fund level fees and expenses) compared to customized portfolio level benchmarks for the one- and three-year periods ending December 31, 2006 (as applicable). The analysis was used to assess the efficacy of investment decisions against appropriate measures of risk and total return, within specific market segments. This information supplemented the Fund performance information provided to the Board at each of its quarterly meetings. Based on their review, the Board Members determined that each Fund’s investment performance over time had been satisfactory.

C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

1. Fees and Expenses

During the annual review, the Board evaluated the management fees and expenses of each Fund reviewing, among other things, such Fund’s advisory fees (net and gross management fees) and total expense ratios (before and after expense reimbursements and/or waivers) in absolute terms as well as comparisons to the gross management fees (before waivers), net management fees (after waivers) and total expense ratios (before and after waivers) of comparable funds in the Peer Universe and the Peer Group. In reviewing the fee schedule for a Fund, the Board Members considered the fund-level and complex-wide breakpoint schedules (described in further detail below) and any fee waivers and reimbursements provided by Nuveen. The Board Members further reviewed data regarding the construction of Peer Groups as well as the methods of measurement for the fee and expense analysis and the performance analysis. In certain cases, due to the small number of peers in the Peer Universe, the Peer Universe and Peer Group had significant overlap or even consisted entirely of the same unaffiliated funds. In reviewing the comparisons of fee and expense information, the Board Members recognized that in certain cases, the size of the fund relative to peers, the small size and odd composition of the Peer Group (including differences in objectives and strategies), expense anomalies, timing of information used or other factors impacting the comparisons thereby limited some of the usefulness of the comparative data. Based on their review of the fee and expense information provided, the Board Members determined that each Fund’s net total expense ratio was within an acceptable range compared to peers.

2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients

At the annual review, the Board Members further reviewed data comparing the advisory fees of NAM with fees NAM charges to other clients. Such clients include NAM’s municipal separately managed accounts. In general, the advisory fees charged for separate accounts are somewhat lower than the advisory fees assessed to the Funds. The Board Members considered the differences in the product types, including, but not limited to, the services provided, the structure and operations, product distribution and costs thereof, portfolio investment policies, investor profiles, account sizes and regulatory requirements. The Board Members noted, in particular, that the range of services provided to the Funds (as discussed above) is much more extensive than that provided to separately managed accounts. As described in further detail above, such additional services include, but are not limited to: product management, fund administration, oversight of third party service providers, administration of Board relations, and legal support. The Board Members noted that the Funds operate in a highly regulated industry requiring extensive compliance functions compared to other investment products. Given the inherent differences in the products, particularly the extensive services provided to the Funds, the Board Members believe such facts justify the different levels of fees.

3. Profitability of Nuveen

In conjunction with its review of fees, the Board Members also considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities (which incorporated Nuveen’s wholly-owned affiliated sub-advisers) and its financial condition. At the annual review, the Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of Nuveen’s advisory activities for the last three years, the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data as well as the 2006 Annual Report for Nuveen. The Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Board Members noted the enhanced dialogue and information regarding profitability with NAM during the year, including more frequent meetings and updates from Nuveen’s corporate finance group. The Board Members considered Nuveen’s profitability compared with other fund sponsors prepared by three independent third party service providers as well as comparisons of the revenues, expenses and profit margins of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts of assets under management prepared by Nuveen.

In reviewing profitability, the Board Members recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors including the allocation of expenses. Further, the Board Members recognized the difficulties in making comparisons as the profitability of other advisers generally is not publicly available and the profitability information that is available for certain advisers or management firms may not be representative of the industry and may be affected by, among other things, the adviser’s particular business mix, capital costs, types of funds managed and expense allocations.

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board Members reviewed Nuveen’s methodology at the annual review and assumptions for allocating expenses across product lines to determine profitability. Last year, the Board Members also designated an Independent Board Member as a point person for the Board to review the methodology determinations during the year and any refinements thereto, which relevant information produced from such process was reported to the full Board. In reviewing profitability, the Board Members recognized Nuveen’s increased investment in its fund business. Based on its review, the Board Members concluded that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the services provided.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Board Members also considered other amounts paid to NAM by the Funds as well as any indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) NAM and its affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable to the management of the Funds, if any. See Section E below for additional information on indirect benefits NAM may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds. Based on their review of the overall fee arrangement of each Fund, the Board Members determined that the advisory fees and expenses were reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

With respect to economies of scale, the Board Members recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a Fund being spread over a larger asset base. To help ensure the shareholders share in these benefits, the Board Members reviewed and considered the breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules that reduce advisory fees. In addition to advisory fee breakpoints, the Board also approved a complex-wide fee arrangement in 2004. Pursuant to the complex-wide fee arrangement, the fees of the funds in the Nuveen complex, including the Funds, are reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. In evaluating the complex-wide fee arrangement, the Board Members noted that the last complex-wide asset level breakpoint for the complex-wide fee schedule was at $91 billion and that the Board Members anticipated further review and/or negotiations prior to the assets of the Nuveen complex reaching such threshold. Based on their review, the Board Members concluded that the breakpoint schedule and complex-wide fee arrangement were acceptable and desirable in providing benefits from economies of scale to shareholders, subject to further evaluation of the complex-wide fee schedule as assets in the complex increase. See Section II, Paragraph D –“Approval of the New Investment Management Agreements – Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale” for information regarding subsequent modifications to the complex-wide fee.

E. Indirect Benefits

In evaluating fees, the Board Members also considered any indirect benefits or profits NAM or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with each Fund. In this regard, during the annual review, the Board Members considered, among other things, any sales charges and distribution fees received and retained by the Funds’ principal underwriter, Nuveen Investments, LLC, an affiliate of NAM. The Board Members also recognized that an affiliate of NAM provides distribution and shareholder services to the Funds and their shareholders for which it may be compensated pursuant to a 12b-1 plan. The Board Members, therefore, considered the 12b-1 fees retained by Nuveen during the last calendar year.

In addition to the above, the Board Members considered whether NAM received any benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a Fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research that may be useful to NAM in managing the assets of the Funds and other clients. With respect to NAM, the Board Members noted that NAM does not currently have any soft dollar arrangements; however, to the extent certain bona fide agency transactions that occur on markets that traditionally trade on a principal basis and riskless principal transactions are considered as generating “commissions,” NAM intends to comply with the applicable safe harbor provisions.

Based on their review, the Board Members concluded that any indirect benefits received by NAM as a result of its relationship with the Funds were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.

F. Other Considerations

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling in their considerations to continue an advisory contract. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Original Investment Management Agreements are fair and reasonable, that NAM’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to each Fund and that the Original Investment Management Agreements be renewed.

II. Approval of the New Investment Management Agreements

Following the May Meeting, the Board Members were advised of the potential Transaction. As noted above, the completion of the Transaction would terminate each of the Original Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, at the July Meeting, the Board of each Fund, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the New Investment Management Agreements on behalf of the respective Funds. Leading up to the July Meeting, the Board Members had several meetings and deliberations with and without Nuveen management present, and with the advice of legal counsel, regarding the proposed Transaction as outlined below.

On June 8, 2007, the Board Members held a special telephonic meeting to discuss the proposed Transaction. At that meeting, the Board Members established a special ad hoc committee comprised solely of Independent Board Members to focus on the Transaction and to keep the Independent Board Members updated with developments regarding the Transaction. On June 15, 2007, the ad hoc committee discussed with representatives of NAM the Transaction and modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional fee savings at specified levels of complex-wide asset growth. Following the foregoing meetings and

 


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several subsequent telephonic conferences among Independent Board Members and independent counsel, and between Independent Board Members and representatives of Nuveen, the Board met on June 18, 2007 to further discuss the proposed Transaction. Immediately prior to and then again during the June 18, 2007 meeting, the Independent Board Members met privately with their independent legal counsel. At that meeting, the Board met with representatives of MDP, of Goldman Sachs, Nuveen’s financial adviser in the Transaction, and of the Nuveen Board to discuss, among other things, the history and structure of MDP, the terms of the proposed Transaction (including the financing terms), and MDP’s general plans and intentions with respect to Nuveen (including with respect to management, employees, and future growth prospects). On July 9, 2007, the Board also met to be updated on the Transaction as part of a special telephonic Board meeting. The Board Members were further updated at a special in-person Board meeting held on July 19, 2007 (one Independent Board Member participated telephonically). Subsequently, on July 27, 2007, the ad hoc committee held a telephonic conference with representatives of Nuveen and MDP to further discuss, among other things, the Transaction, the financing of the Transaction, retention and incentive plans for key employees, the effect of regulatory restrictions on transactions with affiliates after the Transaction, and current volatile market conditions and their impact on the Transaction.

In connection with their review of the New Investment Management Agreements, the Independent Board Members, through their independent legal counsel, also requested in writing and received additional information regarding the proposed Transaction and its impact on the provision of services by NAM and its affiliates.

The Independent Board Members received, well in advance of the July Meeting, materials which outlined, among other things:

 

   

the structure and terms of the Transaction, including MDP’s co-investor entities and their expected ownership interests, and the financing arrangements that will exist for Nuveen following the closing of the Transaction;

 

   

the strategic plan for Nuveen following the Transaction;

 

   

the governance structure for Nuveen following the Transaction;

 

   

any anticipated changes in the operations of the Nuveen funds following the Transaction, including changes to NAM’s and Nuveen’s day-to-day management, infrastructure and ability to provide advisory, distribution or other applicable services to the Funds;

 

   

any changes to senior management or key personnel who work on Fund related matters (including portfolio management, investment oversight, and legal/compliance) and any retention or incentive arrangements for such persons;

 

   

any anticipated effect on each Fund’s expense ratio (including advisory fees) following the Transaction;

 

   

any benefits or undue burdens imposed on the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

any legal issues for the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

the nature, quality and extent of services expected to be provided to the Funds following the Transaction, changes to any existing services and policies affecting the Funds, and cost-cutting efforts, if any, that may impact such services or policies;

 

   

any conflicts of interest that may arise for Nuveen or MDP with respect to the Funds;

 

   

the costs associated with obtaining necessary shareholder approvals and who would bear those costs; and

 

   

from legal counsel, a memorandum describing the applicable laws, regulations and duties in approving advisory contracts, including, in particular, with respect to a change of control.

Immediately preceding the July Meeting, representatives of MDP met with the Board to further respond to questions regarding the Transaction. After the meeting with MDP, the Independent Board Members met with independent legal counsel in executive session. At the July Meeting, Nuveen also made a presentation and responded to questions. Following the presentations and discussions of the materials presented to the Board, the Independent Board Members met again in executive session with their counsel. As outlined in more detail below, the Independent Board Members considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the impact that the Transaction could be expected to have on the following: (a) the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided; (b) the investment performance of the Funds; (c) the costs of the services and profits to be realized by Nuveen and its affiliates; (d) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized; and (e) whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of investors. As noted above, during the past year, the Board Members had completed their annual review of the respective Original Investment Management Agreements and many of the factors considered at such reviews were applicable to their evaluation of the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, in evaluating such agreements, the Board Members relied upon their knowledge and experience with NAM and considered the information received and their evaluations and conclusions drawn at the reviews. While the Board reviewed many Nuveen funds at the July Meeting, the Independent Board Members evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

 

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In evaluating the nature, quality and extent of the services expected to be provided by NAM under the New Investment Management Agreements, the Independent Board Members considered, among other things, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of NAM; the potential implications of regulatory restrictions on the Funds following the Transaction; the ability of NAM and its affiliates to perform their duties after the Transaction; and any anticipated changes to the current investment and other practices of the Funds.

The Board noted that the terms of each New Investment Management Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, are substantially identical to those of the Original Investment Management Agreement relating to the same Fund (with both reflecting reductions to fee levels in the complex-wide fee schedule for complex-wide assets in excess of $80 billion that have an effective date of August 20, 2007). The Board considered that the services to be provided and the standard of care under the New Investment Management Agreements are the same as the corresponding Original Investment Management Agreements. The Board Members further noted that key personnel of NAM who have responsibility for the Funds in each area, including portfolio management, investment oversight, fund management, fund operations, product management, legal/compliance and board support functions, are expected to be the same following the Transaction. The Board Members considered and are familiar with the qualifications, skills and experience of such personnel. The Board also considered certain information regarding any anticipated retention or incentive plans designed to retain key personnel. Further, the Board Members noted that no changes to Nuveen’s infrastructure or operations as a result of the Transaction were anticipated other than potential enhancements as a result of an expected increase in the level of investment in such infrastructure and personnel. The Board noted MDP’s representations that it does not plan to have a direct role in the management of Nuveen, appointing new management personnel, or directly impacting individual staffing decisions. The Board Members also noted that there were not any planned “cost cutting” measures that could be expected to reduce the nature, extent or quality of services. After consideration of the foregoing, the Board Members concluded that no diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Funds and their shareholders by NAM is expected.

In addition to the above, the Board Members considered potential changes in the operations of each Fund. In this regard, the Board Members considered the potential effect of regulatory restrictions on the Funds’ transactions with future affiliated persons. During their deliberations, it was noted that, after the Transaction, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch is expected to have an ownership interest in Nuveen at a level that will make Merrill Lynch an affiliated person of Nuveen. The Board Members recognized that applicable law would generally prohibit the Funds from engaging in securities transactions with Merrill Lynch as principal, and would also impose restrictions on using Merrill Lynch for agency transactions. They recognized that having MDP and Merrill Lynch as affiliates may restrict the Nuveen funds’ ability to invest in securities of issuers controlled by MDP or issued by Merrill Lynch and its affiliates even if not bought directly from MDP or Merrill Lynch as principal. They also recognized that various regulations may require the Nuveen funds to apply investment limitations on a combined basis with affiliates of Merrill Lynch. The Board Members considered information provided by NAM regarding the potential impact on the Nuveen funds’ operations as a result of these regulatory restrictions. The Board Members considered, in particular, the Nuveen funds that may be impacted most by the restricted access to Merrill Lynch, including: municipal funds (particularly certain state-specific funds), senior loan funds, taxable fixed income funds, preferred security funds and funds that heavily use derivatives. The Board Members considered such funds’ historic use of Merrill Lynch as principal in their transactions and information provided by NAM regarding the expected impact resulting from Merrill Lynch’s affiliation with Nuveen and available measures that could be taken to minimize such impact. NAM informed the Board Members that, although difficult to determine with certainty, its management did not believe that MDP’s or Merrill Lynch’s status as an affiliate of Nuveen would have a material adverse effect on any Nuveen fund’s ability to pursue its investment objectives and policies.

In addition to the regulatory restrictions considered by the Board, the Board Members also considered potential conflicts of interest that could arise between the Nuveen funds and various parties to the Transaction and discussed possible ways of addressing such conflicts.

Based on its review along with its considerations regarding services at the annual review, the Board concluded that the Transaction was not expected to adversely affect the nature, quality or extent of services provided by NAM and that the expected nature, quality and extent of such services supported approval of the New Investment Management Agreements.

B. Performance of the Funds

With respect to the performance of the Funds, the Board considered that the portfolio management personnel responsible for the management of the Funds’ portfolios were expected to continue to manage the portfolios following the completion of the Transaction.

In addition, the Board Members recently reviewed Fund performance at the May Meeting as described above and determined such Funds’ performance was satisfactory or better. The Board Members further noted that the investment policies and strategies were not expected to change as a result of the Transaction.

In light of the foregoing factors, along with the prior findings regarding performance at the annual review, the Board concluded that its findings with respect to performance supported approval of the New Investment Management Agreements.

 


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C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

As described in more detail above, during the annual review, the Board Members considered, among other things, the management fees and expenses of the Funds, the breakpoint schedules, and comparisons of such fees and expenses with peers. At the annual review, the Board Members determined that the respective Fund’s advisory fees and expenses were reasonable. In evaluating the profitability of Nuveen under the New Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members considered their conclusions at their prior reviews and whether the management fees or other expenses would change as a result of the Transaction. As described above, the investment management fee for NAM is composed of two components – a fund-level component and complex-wide level component. The fee schedule under the New Investment Management Agreements to be paid to NAM is identical to that under the Original Investment Management Agreements, including the modified complex-wide fee schedule. As noted above, the Board recently approved a modified complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional fee savings on complex-wide assets above $80 billion. The modifications have an effective date of August 20, 2007 and are part of the Original Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, the terms of the complex-wide component under the New Investment Management Agreements are the same as under the Original Investment Management Agreements. The Board Members also noted that Nuveen has committed for a period of two years from the date of closing of the Transaction that it will not increase gross management fees for any Nuveen fund and will not reduce voluntary expense reimbursement levels for any Nuveen fund from their currently scheduled prospective levels (subject to certain potential adjustments noted below). Based on the information provided, the Board Members did not expect that overall Fund expenses would increase as a result of the Transaction.

In addition, the Board Members considered that additional fund launches were anticipated after the Transaction which would result in an increase in total assets under management in the complex and a corresponding decrease in overall management fees under the complex-wide fee schedule. Taking into consideration the Board’s prior evaluation of fees and expenses at the annual renewal, and the modification to the complex-wide fee schedule, the Board determined that the management fees and expenses were reasonable.

While it is difficult to predict with any degree of certainty the impact of the Transaction on Nuveen’s profitability for its advisory activities, at the recent annual review, the Board Members were satisfied that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable. During the year, the Board Members had noted the enhanced dialogue regarding profitability and the appointment of an Independent Board Member as a point person to review methodology determinations and refinements in calculating profitability. Given their considerations at the annual review and the modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule, the Board Members were satisfied that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities continues to be reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

The Board Members have been cognizant of economies of scale and the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a Fund being spread over a larger asset base. To help ensure that shareholders share in the benefits derived from economies of scale, the Board adopted the complex-wide fee arrangement in 2004. At the May Meeting, the Board Members reviewed the complex-wide fee arrangements and noted that additional negotiations may be necessary or appropriate as the assets in the complex approached the $91 billion threshold. In light of this assessment coupled with the upcoming Transaction, at the June 15, 2007 meeting, the ad hoc committee met with representatives of Nuveen to further discuss modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional savings for shareholders as the assets of the complex grow. The proposed terms for the complex-wide fee schedule are expressed in terms of targeted cumulative savings at specified levels of complex-wide assets, rather than in terms of targeted marginal complex-wide fee rates. Under the modified schedule, the schedule would generate additional fee savings beginning at complex-wide assets of $80 billion in order to achieve targeted cumulative annual savings at $91 billion of $28 million on a complex-wide level (approximately $0.6 million higher than those generated under the then current schedule) and generate additional fee savings for asset growth above complex-wide assets of $91 billion in order to achieve targeted annual savings at $125 billion of assets of approximately $50 million on a complex-wide level (approximately $2.2 million higher annually than that generated under the then current schedule). At the July Meeting, the Board approved the modified complex-wide fee schedule for the Original Investment Management Agreements and these same terms will apply to the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, the Board Members believe that the breakpoint schedules and revised complex-wide fee schedule are appropriate and desirable in ensuring that shareholders participate in the benefits derived from economies of scale.

E. Indirect Benefits

During their recent annual review, the Board Members considered any indirect benefits that NAM may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds, as described above. As the policies and operations of Nuveen are not anticipated to change significantly after the Transaction, such indirect benefits should remain after the Transaction. The Board Members further considered any additional indirect benefits to be received by NAM or its affiliates after the Transaction. The Board Members noted that other than benefits from its ownership interest in Nuveen and indirect benefits from fee revenues paid by the Funds under the management agreements and other Board-approved relationships, it was currently not expected that MDP or its affiliates would derive any benefit from the Funds as a result of the Transaction or transact any business with or on behalf of the Funds (other than perhaps potential Fund acquisitions, in secondary market transactions, of securities issued by MDP portfolio companies); or that Merrill Lynch or its affiliates would derive any benefits from the Funds as a result of the Transaction (noting that, indeed, Merrill Lynch would stand to experience the discontinuation of principal transaction activity with the Nuveen funds and likely would experience a noticeable reduction in the volume of agency transactions with the Nuveen funds).

 

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

 

F. Other Considerations

In addition to the factors above, the Board Members also considered the following with respect to the Funds:

 

   

Nuveen would rely on the provisions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act. Section 15(f) provides, in substance, that when a sale of a controlling interest in an investment adviser occurs, the investment adviser or any of its affiliated persons may receive any amount or benefit in connection with the sale so long as (i) during the three-year period following the consummation of a transaction, at least 75% of the investment company’s board of directors must not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment adviser or predecessor adviser and (ii) an “unfair burden” (as defined in the 1940 Act, including any interpretations or no-action letters of the SEC) must not be imposed on the investment company as a result of the transaction relating to the sale of such interest, or any express or implied terms, conditions or understanding applicable thereto. In this regard, to help ensure that an unfair burden is not imposed on the Nuveen funds, Nuveen has committed for a period of two years from the date of the closing of the Transaction (i) not to increase gross management fees for any Nuveen fund; (ii) not to reduce voluntary expense reimbursement levels for any Nuveen fund from their currently scheduled prospective levels during that period (such commitment, however, may exclude or be adjusted for the impact of future class-specific expense allocation protocol changes for a particular mutual fund); (iii) that no Nuveen fund whose portfolio is managed by a Nuveen affiliate shall use Merrill Lynch as a broker with respect to portfolio transactions done on an agency basis, except as may be approved in the future by the Compliance Committee of the Board; and (iv) that NAM shall not cause the Funds and other municipal funds that NAM manages, as a whole, to enter into portfolio transactions with or through the other minority owners of Nuveen, on either a principal or an agency basis, to a significantly greater extent than both what one would expect an investment team to use such firm in the normal course of business, and what NAM has historically done, without prior Board or Compliance Committee approval (excluding the impact of proportionally increasing the use of such other “minority owners” to fill the void necessitated by not being able to use Merrill Lynch).

 

   

The Funds would not incur any costs in seeking the necessary shareholder approvals for the New Investment Management Agreements (except for any costs attributed to seeking shareholder approvals of Fund specific matters unrelated to the Transaction, such as approval of Board Members, in which case a portion of such costs will be borne by the applicable Funds).

 

   

The reputation, financial strength and resources of MDP.

 

   

The long-term investment philosophy of MDP and anticipated plans to grow Nuveen’s business to the benefit of the Nuveen funds.

 

   

The benefits to the Nuveen funds as a result of the Transaction including: (i) as a private company, Nuveen may have more flexibility in making additional investments in its business; (ii) as a private company, Nuveen may be better able to structure compensation packages to attract and retain talented personnel; (iii) as certain of Nuveen’s distribution partners are expected to be equity or debt investors in Nuveen, Nuveen may be able to take advantage of new or enhanced distribution arrangements with such partners; and (iv) MDP’s experience, capabilities and resources that may help Nuveen identify and acquire investment teams or firms and finance such acquisitions.

G. Conclusion

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of the New Investment Management Agreements are fair and reasonable, that the fees therein are reasonable in light of the services to be provided to each Fund and that the New Investment Management Agreements should be approved and recommended to shareholders.

III. Approval of Interim Contracts

As noted above, at the July Meeting, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the Interim Investment Management Agreements. If necessary to assure continuity of advisory services, the Interim Investment Management Agreements will take effect upon the closing of the Transaction if shareholders have not yet approved the New Investment Management Agreements. The terms of each Interim Investment Management Agreement are substantially identical to those of the corresponding Original Investment Management Agreement and New Investment Management Agreement, respectively, except for certain term and escrow provisions. In light of the foregoing, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously determined that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Funds under the respective Interim Investment Management Agreement are at least equivalent to the scope and quality of services provided under the applicable Original Investment Management Agreement.

 


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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report


 

Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or offer price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

Average Effective Maturity: The average of the number of years to maturity of the bonds in a Fund’s portfolio, computed by weighting each bond’s time to maturity (the date the security comes due) by the market value of the security. This figure does not account for the likelihood of prepayments or the exercise of call provisions unless an escrow account has been established to redeem the bond before maturity. The market value weighting for an investment in an inverse floating rate security is the value of the portfolio’s residual interest in the inverse floating rate trust, and does not include the value of the floating rate securities issued by the trust.

Average Duration: Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s (or bond fund’s) value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond or Fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or Fund will change as interest rates change.

Dividend Yield (also known as Market Yield or Current Yield): An investment’s current annualized dividend divided by its current offering price.

Inverse Floaters: Inverse floating rate securities are created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. This trust, in turn, (a) issues floating rate certificates typically paying short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties in amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) issues an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) to an investor (such as a Fund) interested in gaining investment exposure to a long-term municipal bond. The income received by the holder of the inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the holder of the inverse floater bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk. The holder of the inverse floater typically also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. Hence, an inverse floater essentially represents an investment in the underlying bond on a leveraged basis.

Net Asset Value (NAV): A Fund’s NAV is the dollar value of one share in the Fund. It is calculated by subtracting the liabilities of the Fund from its total assets and then dividing the remainder by the number of shares outstanding. Fund NAVs are calculated at the end of each business day.

SEC 30-Day Yield: A standardized measure of a Fund’s yield that accounts for the future amortization of premiums or discounts of bonds held in the Fund’s portfolio.

Taxable-Equivalent Yield: The yield necessary from a fully taxable investment to equal, on an after-tax basis at a specified assumed tax rate, the yield of a municipal bond investment.

BMA Index: The Bond Market Association Municipal Swap Index (“BMA Index”) is the market benchmark for short-term, tax-exempt rates comprised of over 200 active high-grade, governmental, tax-exempt, variable rate demand obligation bonds with weekly interest resets.

Zero Coupon Bond: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the bond. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the bond comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the bond at issuance and the par value of the bond at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon bonds generally are more volatile than the market prices of bonds that pay interest periodically.

 


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Notes

 


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Fund Information

 


Fund Manager

Nuveen Asset Management

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Chicago, IL

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Boston, MA

 

Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services

Boston Financial

Data Services, Inc.

 

Nuveen Investor Services

P.O. Box 8530

Boston, MA 02266-8530

(800) 257-8787

 


 

Investment Policy Change: On September 19, 2007, the Board of Trustees voted to authorize all of Nuveen’s non-insured open-end municipal bond Funds not already so authorized the capability of investing up to 20% of their net assets in below-investment grade (“high yield” or “junk”) municipal securities. This investment policy change, effective October 31, 2007, will give the Funds’ portfolio managers greater flexibility to enhance: (1) income, (2) potential total return, both absolute and on a risk-adjusted basis, and (3) portfolio diversification.


 

Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting information: Each Fund’s (i) quarterly portfolio of investments, (ii) information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2007, and (iii) a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are available without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com.

You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at 1-202-942-8090 for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section at 450 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20549.

 


 

NASD Regulation, Inc. provides a Public Disclosure Program which supplies certain information regarding the disciplinary history of NASD members and their associated persons in response to either telephone inquiries at (800) 289-9999 or written inquiries at www.nasdr.com. NASD Regulation, Inc. also provides an investor brochure that includes information describing the Public Disclosure Program.

 


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Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen Investments to provide dependable investment solutions. Over this time, Nuveen Investments has adhered to the belief that the best approach to investing is to apply conservative risk-management principles to help minimize volatility.

Building on this tradition, we today offer a range of high quality equity and fixed-income solutions that can be integral parts of a well-diversified core portfolio. Our clients have come to appreciate this diversity, as well as our continued adherence to proven, long-term investing principles.

We offer many different investing solutions for our clients’ different needs.

Managing approximately $170 billion in assets as of September 30, 2007, Nuveen Investments offers access to a number of different asset classes and investing solutions through a variety of products. Nuveen Investments markets its capabilities under six distinct brands: NWQ, specializing in value-style equities; Nuveen, managing fixed-income investments; Santa Barbara, committed to growth equities; Tradewinds, specializing in global value equities; Rittenhouse, focused on “blue-chip” growth equities; and Symphony, with expertise in alternative investments as well as equity and income portfolios.

Find out how we can help you reach your financial goals.

An investor should carefully consider the Fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For a prospectus containing this and other information about the Fund, please contact your financial advisor or Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

 

 

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Once again, I am pleased to report that during the period covered by this report your Fund provided tax-free income and solid performance from a carefully selected portfolio of Massachusetts municipal bonds. Detailed information on your Fund’s performance can be found in the Portfolio Manager’s Comments and Fund Spotlight sections of this report.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to report some important news about Nuveen Investments. The company has accepted a buyout offer from a private equity investment firm. While this may affect the corporate structure of Nuveen Investments, it will have no impact on the investment objectives of the Funds, their portfolio management strategies or their dividend policies. We will provide you with additional information about this transaction as more details become available.

With the recent volatility in the market, you may be thinking about adjusting your current portfolios. We believe that it’s times like these that prove the true value of a trusted financial advisor. With the help of your advisor, you may be able to structure a well-balanced portfolio that can become an important component in achieving your long-term financial goals. In fact, a well-diversified portfolio may actually help to reduce your overall investment risk. Your advisor can help you understand how a municipal bond investment like your Nuveen Fund can be an important building block in a portfolio crafted to perform well through a variety of market conditions.

Since 1898, Nuveen Investments has offered financial products and solutions that incorporate careful research, diversification, and the application of conservative risk-management principles. We are grateful that you have chosen us as a partner as you pursue your financial goals. We look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

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October 15, 2007

 

“In fact, a well-diversified portfolio may actually help to reduce your overall investment risk.”

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments for the Nuveen Massachusetts

Municipal Bond Fund, and the Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio manager Cathryn Steeves discusses key investment strategies and the performance of the Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund and the Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund. Cathryn, who has 11 years of investment experience, has managed the Funds since July 2006.

 


 

How did the Funds perform during the six-months ended August 31, 2007?

The chart on page three provides the Funds’ total return performance information for the six-month, one-year, five-year, and ten-year periods ended August 31, 2007, along with comparisons to the Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds category average as well as the national Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers Massachusetts and Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Indexes.

For the six-month period ended August 31, 2007, the total return of the Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund’s Class A shares at net asset value produced a return relatively in line with the Lipper peer group average and underperformed the national Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers Massachusetts Municipal Bond Index. During the same period, the Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund’s Class A shares at net asset value outperformed the Lipper peer group average as well as the national Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index and Lehman Brothers Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Index.

The uninsured Massachusetts Fund was hampered by its relatively long duration throughout this period, meaning it had greater exposure to interest-rate risk than the national municipal market. Our overweight position in more-interest-rate-sensitive securities was a negative factor for performance in a risk-averse market environment. Similarly, our relative underweighting in shorter-duration bonds – those with maturities of up to two years – was another source of underperformance for the Fund, as the short duration holdings performed well during the period. On the positive side, however, our relative overweighting in the stronger-performing intermediate portion of the yield curve was helpful.

On the other hand, our duration positioning contributed favorably to performance in the Massachusetts Insured Fund. Specifically, the Fund benefited from our relative underweighting in the long end of the yield curve, which tended to be poor performers during this period, and from our relative overweighting in intermediate-duration bonds, which performed well. The positive impact from the intermediate segment of the yield curve was counterbalanced by the significant underweighting of this Fund in short-duration bonds.

Security selection in both Funds had a mixed impact on results. A negative factor was our position in bonds backed by lower-rated municipal insurers – especially Radian Asset Assurance. Radian Asset Assurance is owned by Radian Group, which also provides mortgage insurance; because of this, investors worried how the subprime mortgage crisis would affect this company’s financial statements. Since we didn’t believe that Radian Asset Assurance was at significant risk, we

continued to hold Radian-insured bonds in the uninsured Massachusetts Fund, even as those holdings cheapened and detracted from the Fund’s performance during the period.

 


Discussions of specific investments are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The views expressed herein represent those of the portfolio manager as of the date of this report and are subject to change at any time, based on market conditions and other factors. The Funds disclaim any obligation to advise shareholders of such changes.

 

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Class A Shares—

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07


    6-Month   1-Year   5-Year   10-Year

Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund

       

A Shares at NAV

  -1.44%   1.29%   3.98%   4.54%

A Shares at Offer

  -5.55%   -2.97%   3.10%   4.09%

Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

  -1.38%   1.18%   3.36%   4.34%

Lehman Brothers Massachusetts Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.46%   2.44%   4.02%   5.29%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.57%   2.30%   4.16%   5.28%

Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund

       

A Shares at NAV

  -0.46%   2.01%   3.54%   4.41%

A Shares at Offer

  -4.60%   -2.25%   2.66%   3.96%

Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds Category Average1

  -1.38%   1.18%   3.36%   4.34%

Lehman Brothers Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Index2

  -1.07%   2.07%   4.35%   5.61%

Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index2

  -0.57%   2.30%   4.16%   5.28%

Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Returns at NAV would be lower if the sales charge were included. Returns less than one year are cumulative. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. For the most recent month-end performance, visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Please see each Fund’s Spotlight Page later in this report for more complete performance data and expense ratios.

 

What strategies were used to manage the Funds and how did these strategies influence performance?

During the six-month reporting period, careful duration management remained a significant theme for both Funds. As the period went on, we took advantage of suitable opportunities to sell some of the holdings in shorter-duration bonds and reinvest the proceeds in longer-dated securities. A particular focus was on bonds with maturities between 2027 and 2037, which allowed us to keep the portfolio’s interest-rate sensitivity in line with target levels as well as provide additional income to the Funds. Specifically, in the uninsured Massachusetts Fund, we invested in a AAA-rated housing bond deal that offered some extra yield over other bonds of comparable credit quality because of their perceived call risk. In the Massachusetts Insured Fund, we sought to take advantage of investing in longer-duration bonds as they became available. However, we were not particularly active in adding new positions because of a relative lack of insured Massachusetts issuance during the period.

As the period progressed, investors seemingly became more risk averse and started to demand additional income as compensation for buying lower-rated bonds. In light of this credit spread widening, we took advantage of a variety of opportunities – like our investment in a new bond issue for a continuing care facility for the uninsured Fund – that began to surface in August, at the tail end of the municipal market’s significant decline. Then, when credit spreads widened even further, we invested in more of these bonds because we continued to believe these securities provided our shareholders with a favorable risk-reward tradeoff.

Another strategy actively pursued in both Funds was to implement tax-loss swaps when appropriate.


 

1

The Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds category average shown represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds for the periods ended August 31, 2007. The Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds Category contained 55, 55, 50 and 49 funds for the respective six-month and one-, five- and ten-year periods ended August 31, 2007. The returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of dividends, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges. You cannot invest directly in a Lipper Category.

 

2

The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of a broad range of investment-grade municipal bonds. The Lehman Brothers Massachusetts Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment grade, Massachusetts tax-exempt bonds with maturities of two years or greater. The Lehman Brothers Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Index is comprised of insured Massachusetts municipal bond issues. The indexes do not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses and are not available for direct investment.

 

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As interest rates rose during the summer, market conditions provided us with an opportunity to sell existing bonds in the portfolio and reinvest in newer bonds offering similar risk characteristics but more attractive yields. With this approach, we were able to improve the Funds’ yields while simultaneously booking capital losses that can be used to offset future realized capital gains.

Dividend Information

During the reporting period, there were no dividend changes to either Fund. Each Fund seeks to pay dividends at a rate that reflects the past and projected performance of the Fund. To permit a Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Fund during the period. If the Fund has cumulatively earned more than it has paid in dividends, it will hold the excess in reserve as undistributed net investment income (UNII) as part of the Fund’s net asset value. Conversely, if the Fund has cumulatively paid in dividends more than it has earned, the excess will constitute a negative UNII that will likewise be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. Each Fund will, over time, pay all its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of August 31, 2007, both Funds had positive UNII balances for financial statement purposes and positive UNII balances, based upon our best estimates, for tax purposes.

 

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Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $9.78   $9.79   $9.70   $9.76

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0310   $0.0250   $0.0265   $0.0325

Inception Date

  9/07/94   3/07/97   10/06/94   12/22/86

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A, C and R share returns are actual. Class B share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class R share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares    NAV      Offer

1-Year

   1.29%      -2.97%

5-Year

   3.98%      3.10%

10-Year

   4.54%      4.09%
B Shares    w/o CDSC      w/CDSC

1-Year

   0.47%      -3.43%

5-Year

   3.21%      3.03%

10-Year

   3.93%      3.93%
C Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   0.65%       

5-Year

   3.42%       

10-Year

   3.97%       
R Shares    NAV        

1-Year

   1.48%       

5-Year

   4.19%       

10-Year

   4.75%       
Tax-Free Yields            
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield2

   3.80%      3.64%

SEC 30-Day Yield2

        3.86%

30-Day Yield2

   4.03%     

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   5.91%      5.66%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   3.06%       

30-Day Yield2

   3.29%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   4.82%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   3.28%       

30-Day Yield2

   3.49%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   5.12%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield2

   4.00%       

SEC 30-Day Yield2

   4.24%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield3

   6.22%       
Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares   

NAV

    

Offer

1-Year

   2.14%      -2.14%

5-Year

   3.80%      2.92%

10-Year

   4.62%      4.17%
B Shares   

w/o CDSC

    

w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.40%      -2.53%

5-Year

   3.05%      2.87%

10-Year

   4.01%      4.01%
C Shares   

NAV

       

1-Year

   1.70%       

5-Year

   3.24%       

10-Year

   4.06%       
R Shares   

NAV

       

1-Year

   2.42%       

5-Year

   4.02%       

10-Year

   4.84%       
Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $158,431

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   17.55

Average Duration

   6.76
Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   0.87%      0.85%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.62%      1.60%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.42%      1.40%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.67%      0.65%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.

 


1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

3 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 31.8%.

 

Semiannual Report    Page 5


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

LOGO

Industries1

Health Care

   16.6%

Tax Obligation/General

   16.2%

Education and Civic Organizations

   14.6%

Tax Obligation/Limited

   11.4%

U.S. Guaranteed

   8.0%

Water and Sewer

   7.6%

Transportation

   7.4%

Long-Term Care

   7.1%

Housing/Multifamily

   5.1%

Other

   6.0%
1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 985.60   $ 981.10   $ 981.80   $ 986.50   $ 1,020.92   $ 1,017.19   $ 1,018.20   $ 1,021.93

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 4.25   $ 7.94   $ 6.94   $ 3.25   $ 4.33   $ 8.08   $ 7.07   $ 3.31

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of .85%, 1.59%, 1.39% and .65% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Semiannual Report    Page 6


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Quick Facts                
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

NAV

  $10.13   $10.15   $10.14   $10.17

Latest Monthly Dividend1

  $0.0320   $0.0255   $0.0270   $0.0335

Latest Capital Gain and Ordinary Income Distribution2

  $0.0328   $0.0328   $0.0328   $0.0328

Inception Date

  9/07/94   3/06/97   9/15/94   12/22/86

Returns quoted represent past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Returns without sales charges would be lower if the sales charge were included. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Income is generally exempt from regular federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. For the most recent month-end performance visit www.nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Class A, C and R share returns are actual. Class B share returns are actual for the period since class inception; returns prior to class inception are Class R share returns adjusted for differences in sales charges and expenses, which are primarily differences in distribution and service fees. Class A shares have a 4.2% maximum sales charge. Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), also known as a back-end sales charge, that for redemptions begins at 5% and declines periodically until after 6 years when the charge becomes 0%. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares have a 1% CDSC for redemptions within less than one year, which is not reflected in the one-year total return. Class R shares have no sales charge and may be purchased under limited circumstances or by specified classes of investors.

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/07
A Shares   

NAV

    

Offer

1-Year

   2.01%      -2.25%

5-Year

   3.54%      2.66%

10-Year

   4.41%      3.96%
B Shares   

w/o CDSC

    

w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.34%      -2.59%

5-Year

   2.79%      2.61%

10-Year

   3.77%      3.77%
C Shares   

NAV

       

1-Year

   1.61%       

5-Year

   2.99%       

10-Year

   3.85%       
R Shares   

NAV

       

1-Year

   2.28%       

5-Year

   3.75%       

10-Year

   4.62%       
Tax-Free Yields            
A Shares    NAV      Offer

Dividend Yield3

   3.79%      3.63%

SEC 30-Day Yield3

        3.38%

30-Day Yield3

   3.53%     

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.18%      4.96%
B Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.01%       

30-Day Yield3

   2.78%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.08%       
C Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.20%       

30-Day Yield3

   2.98%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   4.37%       
R Shares    NAV        

Dividend Yield3

   3.95%       

SEC 30-Day Yield3

   3.73%       

Taxable-Equivalent Yield4

   5.47%       

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/07
A Shares   

NAV

    

Offer

1-Year

   2.82%      -1.46%

5-Year

   3.33%      2.44%

10-Year

   4.45%      4.00%
B Shares   

w/o CDSC

    

w/CDSC

1-Year

   1.95%      -2.00%

5-Year

   2.55%      2.38%

10-Year

   3.82%      3.82%
C Shares   

NAV

       

1-Year

   2.22%       

5-Year

   2.77%       

10-Year

   3.89%       
R Shares   

NAV

       

1-Year

   2.99%       

5-Year

   3.53%       

10-Year

   4.67%       
Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets ($000)

   $77,402

Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years)

   14.93

Average Duration

   5.85
Expense Ratios                   
Share Class    Gross
Expense
Ratios
     Net
Expense
Ratios
     As of
Date

Class A

   1.06%      1.05%      2/28/07

Class B

   1.81%      1.80%      2/28/07

Class C

   1.61%      1.60%      2/28/07

Class R

   0.86%      0.85%      2/28/07

The expense ratios shown factor in Annual Fund Operating Expenses including management fees and other fees and expenses. The Net Expense Ratios reflect custodian fee credits from the custodian bank whereby certain fees and expenses are reduced by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. There is no guarantee that the Fund will earn such credits in the future. Absent the credit, expenses would be higher and total returns would be less. These expense ratios may vary from the expense ratios shown elsewhere in this report.

 


1 Paid September 4, 2007. This is the latest monthly tax-exempt dividend declared during the period ended August 31, 2007.

 

2 Paid December 1, 2006. Capital gains and/or ordinary income are subject to federal taxation.

 

3 Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the appropriate price per share. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum offer price per share. The 30-Day Yield is computed under the same formula but is based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share. The Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the Fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.

 

4 The Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis at a specified tax rate. With respect to investments that generate qualified dividend income that is taxable at a maximum rate of 15%, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield is based on the Fund’s 30-Day Yield on the indicated date and a combined federal and state income tax rate of 31.8%.

 

Semiannual Report    Page 7


Fund Spotlight as of 8/31/07 Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 


 

Bond Credit Quality1

LOGO

The Fund features a portfolio of primarily investment-grade, long-term municipal investments. These investments are covered by insurance, guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest, or by an escrow or trust account containing enough U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities to ensure timely payment of principal and interest.

Industries1

Tax Obligation/General

   33.4%

U.S. Guaranteed

   12.4%

Health Care

   10.8%

Tax Obligation/Limited

   8.4%

Education and Civic Organizations

   7.7%

Transportation

   7.5%

Long-Term Care

   7.4%

Housing/Multifamily

   5.9%

Other

   6.5%
1 As a percentage of total investments as of August 31, 2007. Holdings are subject to change.

 


Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees, where applicable; and other Fund expenses. 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 below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front and back end sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, where applicable. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds or share classes. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

                    Hypothetical Performance
    Actual Performance   (5% annualized return before expenses)
     A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares   A Shares   B Shares   C Shares   R Shares

Beginning Account Value (3/01/07)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value (8/31/07)

  $ 995.40   $ 992.60   $ 993.40   $ 996.30   $ 1,019.72   $ 1,015.94   $ 1,016.95   $ 1,020.73

Expenses Incurred During Period

  $ 5.47   $ 9.23   $ 8.23   $ 4.47   $ 5.54   $ 9.34   $ 8.33   $ 4.52

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of .1.09%, 1.84%, 1.64% and .89% for Classes A, B, C and R, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Semiannual Report    Page 8


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Consumer Discretionary – 0.9%               
$ 1,485   

Boston Industrial Development Financing Authority, Massachusetts, Senior Revenue Bonds, Crosstown Center Project, Series 2002, 6.500%, 9/01/35 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     9/12 at 102.00      Ba3      $ 1,498,677
   Consumer Staples – 0.6%               
  875   

Puerto Rico, The Children’s Trust Fund, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, 5.375%, 5/15/33

     5/12 at 100.00      BBB        820,558
   Education and Civic Organizations – 14.9%               
  2,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Boston College, Series 2007P, 5.000%, 7/01/38

     7/17 at 100.00      AA–        2,016,100
  1,135   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Boston University, Series 2005T-1, 5.000%, 10/01/39 – AMBAC Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,154,965
  1,800   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Western New England College, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/33 – AGC Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,831,464
  1,500   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Williston Northampton School, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 10/01/37 – XLCA Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,519,335
  3,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Curry College, Series 1999A, 5.500%, 3/01/29 – ACA Insured

     3/09 at 101.00      A        3,000,480
  50   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Series 2003C, 6.375%, 7/01/23

     7/13 at 101.00      A–        54,808
  3,075   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Series 2005D, 5.000%, 7/01/27 – AGC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        3,131,641
  750   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Milton Academy, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 9/01/19

     9/13 at 100.00      AA–        787,823
  895   

Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority, Educational Loan Revenue Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.000%, 1/01/13 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/12 at 100.00      AAA        907,637
  1,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Boston College, Series 1993K, 5.375%, 6/01/14

     No Opt. Call      AA–        1,085,310
  1,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Series 2004M, 5.250%, 7/01/15

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,094,910
  500   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wellesley College, Series 2003H, 5.000%, 7/01/26

     7/13 at 100.00      AA+        510,615
  500   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Williams College, Series 2003H, 5.000%, 7/01/21

     7/13 at 100.00      AA+        517,285
  2,230   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Williams College, Series 2007L, 5.000%, 7/01/31

     7/16 at 100.00      AA+        2,296,454
  425   

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Revenue Bonds, Ana G. Mendez University System, Series 1999, 5.375%, 2/01/19

     2/09 at 101.00      BBB–        429,599
   University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Senior Lien Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2005-1:               
  1,495   

5.000%, 5/01/14 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,595,898
  1,585   

5.000%, 5/01/15 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,696,029
  22,940   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     23,630,353
   Health Care – 16.9%               
  2,900   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Northern Berkshire Community Services Inc., Series 1999A, 6.250%, 8/15/29 – ACA Insured

     8/09 at 101.00      A        2,969,861
  1,250   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Berkshire Health System, Series 2001E, 6.250%, 10/01/31

     10/11 at 101.00      BBB+        1,307,100
  3,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Cape Cod Health Care Inc., Series 2001C, 5.250%, 11/15/31 – RAAI Insured

     11/11 at 101.00      AA        2,903,940
  50   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Caritas Christi Obligated Group, Series 1999A, 5.750%, 7/01/28

     1/09 at 101.00      BBB        51,337

 


9


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Health Care (continued)               
$ 1,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Caritas Christi Obligated Group, Series 2002B, 6.250%, 7/01/22

     7/12 at 101.00      BBB      $ 1,041,710
  1,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Covenant Health Systems Obligated Group, Series 2002, 6.000%, 7/01/31

     1/12 at 101.00      A        1,042,950
  1,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group, Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/22 – FSA Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,035,190
  1,250   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Emerson Hospital, Series 2005E, 5.000%, 8/15/35 – RAAI Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AA        1,142,988
  1,500   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Series 1998A, 4.750%, 7/01/22 – FSA Insured

     7/08 at 101.00      AAA        1,501,290
  2,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 8/15/21 – FGIC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,056,100
  2,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lahey Medical Center, Series 2007D, 5.250%, 8/15/28

     8/17 at 100.00      A        2,016,920
  2,040   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Milford Regional Medical Center, Series 2007E, 5.000%, 7/15/32

     7/17 at 100.00      BBB–        1,842,487
  1,400   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Milton Hospital Project, Series 2005D, 5.250%, 7/01/30

     7/15 at 100.00      BBB–        1,294,776
  600   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Series 2002H, 5.375%, 5/15/19 – FGIC Insured

     5/12 at 100.00      AAA        633,054
  105   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Partners HealthCare System Inc., Series 2001C, 5.750%, 7/01/32

     7/11 at 101.00      AA        113,045
  375   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, UMass Memorial Health Care, Series 2001C, 6.625%, 7/01/32

     7/11 at 100.00      BBB        393,323
  2,565   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, UMass Memorial Health Care, Series 2005D, 5.000%, 7/01/33

     7/15 at 100.00      BBB        2,427,901
  3,000   

Massachusetts State, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Partners HealthCare System Inc., Series 2007G, 5.000%, 7/01/32

     7/17 at 100.00      AA        3,000,960
  27,035   

Total Health Care

                     26,774,932
   Housing/Multifamily – 5.2%               
  1,115   

Framingham Housing Authority, Massachusetts, GNMA Collateralized Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Beaver Terrace Apartments, Series 2000A, 6.350%, 2/20/32

     8/10 at 105.00      AAA        1,204,211
  2,160   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Emerson Manor Project, Series 2007, 4.800%, 7/20/48

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        2,090,426
  2,795   

Massachusetts Development Financing Authority, Assisted Living Revenue Bonds, Prospect House Apartments, Series 1999, 7.000%, 12/01/31

     12/09 at 102.00      N/R        2,868,145
  530   

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Housing Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.100%, 12/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/15 at 100.00      AA–        516,792
  500   

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2003S, 5.050%, 12/01/23 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/13 at 100.00      AA–        500,085
  1,000   

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Bonds, Hudner Associates Projects, Series 1997, 5.650%, 1/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 102.00      AAA        1,025,390
  8,100   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     8,205,049
   Housing/Single Family – 1.1%               
  1,590   

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2006-122, 4.875%, 12/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/15 at 100.00      AA        1,496,556
  290   

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 4.875%, 6/01/34 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/13 at 100.00      AAA        291,813
  1,880   

Total Housing/Single Family

                     1,788,369

 


10


Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Industrials – 0.6%               
$ 565   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Pioneer Valley Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, Eco/Springfield LLC, Series 2006, 5.875%, 7/01/14 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     No Opt. Call      N/R      $ 561,407
  400   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2003, 5.450%, 6/01/14

     No Opt. Call      BBB        407,304
  965   

Total Industrials

                     968,711
   Long-Term Care – 7.2%               
  1,500   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Human Service Provider Revenue Bonds, Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates Issue, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – RAAI Insured

     9/15 at 100.00      AA        1,393,485
  1,590   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Orchard Cove, Series 2007, 5.250%, 10/01/26

     10/12 at 102.00      BBB–        1,495,888
  50   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Berkshire Retirement Community – Edgecombe Project, Series 2001A, 6.750%, 7/01/21

     7/11 at 102.00      BBB–        53,165
  1,790   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, May Institute, Series 1999, 5.750%, 9/01/24 – RAAI Insured

     9/09 at 102.00      AA        1,873,342
  885   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Cable Housing and Health Services, Series 1993A, 5.625%, 7/01/13 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        886,159
  250   

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, FHA-Insured Project Revenue Bonds, Heights Crossing LP, Series 1995, 6.000%, 2/01/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     2/08 at 100.00      AAA        251,403
  610   

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Berkshire Retirement Community, Series 1994B, 4.750%, 7/01/17

     1/11 at 101.00      BBB–        589,718
  2,020   

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, GNMA Collateralized Assisted Living Facility Revenue Bonds, Arbors at Taunton LP, Series 1999, 5.500%, 6/20/40 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/09 at 102.00      AAA        2,056,946
   Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, GNMA Collateralized Assisted Living Facility Revenue Bonds, TNG Draper Place Project, Series 1998:               
  205   

5.400%, 8/20/12 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     8/08 at 105.00      AA        206,210
  2,490   

6.450%, 8/20/39 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     8/08 at 105.00      AA        2,648,862
  11,390   

Total Long-Term Care

                     11,455,178
   Tax Obligation/General – 16.4%               
  1,085   

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 11/15/17 – FSA Insured

     11/15 at 101.00      AAA        1,166,505
  500   

Ashland, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 5/15/23 – AMBAC Insured

     5/15 at 100.00      Aaa        532,025
  1,160   

Beverly, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 11/01/21 – MBIA Insured

     11/13 at 100.00      Aaa        1,200,844
  1,000   

Boston, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001B, 5.000%, 8/01/15

     8/11 at 100.00      AA+        1,044,890
  1,500   

Boston, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 1/01/17

     1/15 at 100.00      AA+        1,599,345
  3,130   

Boston, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 1/01/20

     1/16 at 100.00      AA+        3,291,977
  1,000   

Erving, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.500%, 6/15/16

     6/12 at 101.00      BBB        1,046,260
  1,000   

Fall River, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/21 – FSA Insured

     2/13 at 101.00      AAA        1,040,110
  1,145   

Falmouth, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 2/01/19

     2/12 at 101.00      AA+        1,197,052
  2,500   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, General Obligation Transportation System Bonds, Series 1991A, 7.000%, 3/01/21

     No Opt. Call      AAA        3,022,375
  1,250   

Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan, Series 2002D, 5.500%, 8/01/19

     No Opt. Call      AA        1,392,263
  1,490   

Northbridge, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.250%, 2/15/18 – AMBAC Insured

     2/12 at 101.00      AAA        1,580,607
  1,700   

Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.500%, 7/01/29 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,913,044
  1,000   

Randolph, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 9/01/13 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,067,270
  1,000   

Reading, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 3/15/15 – MBIA Insured

     3/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,063,590

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/General (continued)               
   Westfield, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004:               
$ 695   

5.000%, 8/01/18 – AMBAC Insured

     8/14 at 100.50      AAA      $ 734,080
  690   

5.000%, 8/01/19 – AMBAC Insured

     8/14 at 100.50      AAA        725,404
  500   

Woburn, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 11/15/19 – MBIA Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      Aaa        527,490
  1,825   

Worcester, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 7/01/19 – FGIC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,914,042
  24,170   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     26,059,173
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 11.6%               
  680   

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, Massachusetts, Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 5/01/32 – AMBAC Insured

     5/13 at 100.00      AAA        688,650
  395   

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, Massachusetts, Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 5/01/26 – AMBAC Insured

     5/14 at 100.00      AAA        406,814
  770   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Senior Lien Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2004C, 5.250%, 7/01/21

     No Opt. Call      AAA        840,162
  2,925   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Senior Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 7/01/26

     7/18 at 100.00      AAA        3,032,611
  550   

Massachusetts College Building Authority, Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A,
5.000%, 5/01/19 – MBIA Insured

     5/14 at 100.00      AAA        573,375
  815   

Massachusetts College Building Authority, Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A,
5.000%, 5/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     5/16 at 100.00      AAA        837,739
   Massachusetts College Building Authority, Project Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003B:               
  1,025   

5.375%, 5/01/22 – XLCA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,125,686
  1,125   

5.375%, 5/01/23 – XLCA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,236,746
   Massachusetts School Building Authority, Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A:               
  2,100   

5.000%, 8/15/20 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,189,481
  2,000   

5.000%, 8/15/22 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,071,620
  670   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 1/01/20 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        714,823
  2,000   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation Refunding Notes, Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Note Program, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 12/15/13 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      Aaa        2,127,960
   Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2007N:               
  200   

5.250%, 7/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        217,316
  100   

5.250%, 7/01/33 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        109,041
  350   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A,
5.250%, 8/01/57

     8/17 at 100.00      A+        358,547
  1,700   

Puerto Rico, Highway Revenue Bonds, Highway and Transportation Authority, Series 2003AA, 5.500%, 7/01/19 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,897,591
  17,405   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     18,428,162
   Transportation – 7.5%               
  1,800   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, BOSFUEL Corporation, Series 2007, 5.000%, 7/01/32 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/17 at 100.00      Aaa        1,801,260
  3,835   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/24 – MBIA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        3,932,175
  2,500   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 7/01/23 – AMBAC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        2,589,125
  3,525   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Delta Air Lines Inc., Series 2001A, 5.000%, 1/01/27 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/11 at 101.00      AAA        3,544,528
  11,660   

Total Transportation

                     11,867,088
   U.S. Guaranteed – 8.2% (3)               
  90   

Lawrence, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 2/01/21
(Pre-refunded 2/01/11) – AMBAC Insured

     2/11 at 100.00      Aaa        93,823

 


12


 

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
               
   U.S. Guaranteed (3) (continued)             
$ 75   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Senior Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/18)

     7/18 at 100.00      Aa2  (3)    $ 80,750
  2,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Series 1999B, 6.625%, 7/01/20 (Pre-refunded 1/01/10)

     1/10 at 101.00      AAA        2,148,080
  1,240   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, FHA-Insured Revenue Bonds, Malden Hospital, Series 1982A, 5.000%, 8/01/16 (Pre-refunded 8/01/10)

     8/10 at 100.00      AAA        1,259,294
  2,680   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Partners HealthCare System Inc., Series 2001C, 5.750%, 7/01/32 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11)

     7/11 at 101.00      Aa2  (3)      2,897,321
  2,945   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Winchester Hospital, Series 2000E, 6.750%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10)

     7/10 at 101.00      N/R  (3)      3,171,793
  445   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 1982, 13.000%, 7/01/13 (ETM)

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        574,998
  1,500   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 1/01/25 (Pre-refunded 1/01/14) – FGIC Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,615,635
  1,000   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Senior Lien Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2004-1, 5.250%, 11/01/24 (Pre-refunded 11/01/14) – AMBAC Insured

     11/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,089,840
  11,975   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                     12,931,534
   Utilities – 3.0%             
  1,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, SEMass System, Series 2001A, 5.625%, 1/01/16 – MBIA Insured

     1/12 at 101.00      AAA        1,074,080
  1,000   

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ogden Haverhill Project, Series 1998A, 5.600%, 12/01/19 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/08 at 102.00      BBB        1,021,710
  2,500   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, Series 2004PP, 5.000%, 7/01/22 – FGIC Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,593,525
  4,500   

Total Utilities

                     4,689,315
   Water and Sewer – 7.7%             
  2,000   

Boston Water and Sewerage Commission, Massachusetts, General Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2004A, 5.000%, 11/01/25

     11/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,063,660
  380   

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, Pooled Loan Program Bonds, Series 10, 5.000%, 8/01/26

     8/14 at 100.00      AAA        389,356
  1,750   

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, Pooled Loan Program Bonds, Series 11, 4.500%, 8/01/29

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,694,455
  60   

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, Pooled Loan Program Bonds, Series 9, 5.000%, 8/01/22

     8/13 at 100.00      AAA        61,792
  1,500   

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, Revenue Bonds, MWRA Loan Program, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 8/01/20

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,581,855
   Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A:             
  1,650   

5.000%, 8/01/27 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,704,005
  1,585   

5.000%, 8/01/28 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,638,161
  2,080   

5.000%, 8/01/29 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        2,148,078
  1,125   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 4.000%, 8/01/46

     8/16 at 100.00      AA        931,388
  12,130   

Total Water and Sewer

                     12,212,750
$ 156,510   

Total Investments (cost $160,694,899) – 101.8%

                     161,329,849
                   
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (1.8)%

               (2,898,854)
    
  

Net Assets – 100%

             $ 158,430,995
    
  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Such investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA rated securities.

 

  N/R   Not rated.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


13


Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Education and Civic Organizations – 8.0%               
$ 865   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Boston University, Series 2005T-1,
5.000%, 10/01/39 – AMBAC Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      AAA      $ 880,215
  1,500   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Williston Northampton School, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 10/01/37 – XLCA Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,519,335
  895   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Worcester Polytecnic Institute, Series 2007, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – MBIA Insured

     9/17 at 100.00      AAA        914,439
  1,790   

Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority, Educational Loan Revenue Bonds, Series 2002E,
5.000%, 1/01/13 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,815,275
  1,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Massachusetts, Series 2005D, 5.250%, 10/01/24 – FGIC Insured

     10/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,050,900
  6,050   

Total Education and Civic Organizations

                     6,180,164
   Health Care – 11.3%               
  2,000   

Boston, Massachusetts, Special Obligation Bonds, Boston Medical Center, Series 2002,
5.000%, 8/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA        2,080,700
  10   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Capital Asset Program, Series 1989G-2, 7.200%, 7/01/09 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        10,026
  1,205   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, CareGroup Inc., Series 1998A, 5.000%, 7/01/25 – MBIA Insured

     7/08 at 102.00      AAA        1,219,822
  1,000   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group, Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/22 – FSA Insured

     8/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,035,190
  1,400   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 8/15/21 – FGIC Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,439,270
  600   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Series 2002H, 5.375%, 5/15/19 – FGIC Insured

     5/12 at 100.00      AAA        633,054
  2,290   

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Auxilio Mutuo Hospital, Series 1995A, 6.250%, 7/01/16 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 100.00      AAA        2,294,649
  8,505   

Total Health Care

                     8,712,711
   Housing/Multifamily – 6.1%               
  1,125   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Emerson Manor Project, Series 2007, 4.800%, 7/20/48

     7/17 at 100.00      AAA        1,088,764
  340   

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Housing Development Revenue Bonds, Series 1998A, 5.375%, 6/01/16 – MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     6/08 at 101.00      AAA        342,254
  640   

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Bonds, Hudner Associates Projects, Series 1997, 5.650%, 1/01/22 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 102.00      AAA        656,250
  2,575   

Somerville Housing Authority, Massachusetts, GNMA Collateralized Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Clarendon Hill Towers, Series 2002, 5.200%, 11/20/22

     5/12 at 103.00      AAA        2,651,143
  4,680   

Total Housing/Multifamily

                     4,738,411
   Long-Term Care – 7.7%               
  2,500   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, GNMA Collateralized Assisted Living Facility Revenue Bonds, Arbors at Chicopee, Series 2001A, 6.250%, 9/20/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     3/12 at 105.00      AAA        2,688,275
  3,185   

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, GNMA Collateralized Assisted Living Facility Revenue Bonds, Arbors at Amherst LP, Series 1997, 5.950%, 6/20/39 (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     12/07 at 102.00      AAA        3,258,796
  5,685   

Total Long-Term Care

                     5,947,071
   Tax Obligation/General – 33.8%               
  1,520   

Fall River, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.250%, 2/01/17 – FSA Insured

     2/13 at 101.00      AAA        1,631,522
  1,265   

Freetown Lakeville Regional School District, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 1/01/15 – MBIA Insured

     1/13 at 101.00      AAA        1,346,365

 


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Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   Tax Obligation/General (continued)               
$ 1,000   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, General Obligation Transportation System Bonds, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 3/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     3/08 at 101.00      AAA      $ 1,015,170
  3,000   

Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan, Series 2001D, 6.000%, 11/01/13 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        3,362,759
  1,500   

Monson, Massachusetts, Unlimited Tax General Obligation School Refunding Bonds, Series 1993, 5.500%, 10/15/10 – MBIA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,580,445
  1,250   

Northampton, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 9/01/19 – MBIA Insured

     9/12 at 101.00      Aaa        1,301,850
  190   

Northfield, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1992, 6.350%, 10/15/09 – MBIA Insured

     10/07 at 100.00      AAA        190,597
  1,350   

Norwell, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 2/15/25 – AMBAC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,402,299
  1,230   

Pioneer Valley Regional School District, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.375%, 6/15/19 – AMBAC Insured

     6/12 at 101.00      Aaa        1,317,871
  

Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2001A:

              
  420   

5.500%, 7/01/14 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        462,462
  1,275   

5.500%, 7/01/16 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,420,580
  1,500   

5.500%, 7/01/17 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,679,415
  1,725   

5.500%, 7/01/18 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,924,048
  1,125   

5.500%, 7/01/19 – FSA Insured (UB)

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,255,759
  1,800   

5.500%, 7/01/29 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        2,025,576
  1,770   

Reading, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 3/15/16 – MBIA Insured

     3/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,873,120
  1,000   

Tantasqua Regional School District, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/16 – FSA Insured

     10/15 at 100.00      Aaa        1,069,170
  220   

Taunton, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1991, 6.800%, 9/01/09 – MBIA Insured

     9/07 at 100.00      AAA        220,552
  500   

Woburn, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 11/15/19 – MBIA Insured

     11/15 at 100.00      Aaa        527,490
  545   

Worcester, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.500%, 8/15/18 – FGIC Insured

     8/11 at 100.00      AAA        578,000
  24,185   

Total Tax Obligation/General

                     26,185,050
   Tax Obligation/Limited – 8.8%               
  560   

Massachusetts College Building Authority, Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 5/01/31 – AMBAC Insured

     5/16 at 100.00      AAA        575,624
  1,000   

Massachusetts College Building Authority, Project Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.375%, 5/01/22 – XLCA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,098,230
  1,100   

Massachusetts School Building Authority, Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/15/20 – FSA Insured

     8/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,146,871
  900   

Massachusetts School Building Authority, Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 4.750%, 8/15/32 – AMBAC Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        899,325
  460   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 1/01/20 – FGIC Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        490,774
  475   

Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 4.500%, 7/01/36 – CIFG Insured

     7/16 at 100.00      AAA        468,550
  2,000   

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2004J, 5.000%, 7/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,103,780
  6,495   

Total Tax Obligation/Limited

                     6,783,154
   Transportation – 7.8%               
  800   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, BOSFUEL Corporation, Series 2007, 5.000%, 7/01/32 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     7/17 at 100.00      Aaa        800,560
  1,000   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2003C, 5.000%, 7/01/18 – MBIA Insured

     7/13 at 100.00      AAA        1,045,430
  1,630   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 7/01/23 – AMBAC Insured

     7/15 at 100.00      AAA        1,688,110
  530   

Massachusetts Port Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Delta Air Lines Inc., Series 2001A, 5.000%, 1/01/27 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)

     1/11 at 101.00      AAA        532,936
  2,000   

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Metropolitan Highway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 1997A, 5.000%, 1/01/37 – MBIA Insured

     1/08 at 101.00      AAA        2,006,900
  5,960   

Total Transportation

                     6,073,936

 


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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund (continued)

August 31, 2007

Principal
Amount (000)
   Description      Optional Call
Provisions (1)
     Ratings (2)      Value
                 
   U.S. Guaranteed – 12.9% (3)               
$ 455   

Lawrence, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 2/01/21
(Pre-refunded 2/01/11) – AMBAC Insured

     2/11 at 100.00      Aaa      $ 474,328
  2,500   

Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, GNMA Collateralized Revenue Bonds, VOA Concord Assisted Living Inc., Series 2000A, 6.900%, 10/20/41 (Pre-refunded 10/20/11)

     10/11 at 105.00      AAA        2,911,375
  295   

Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, CareGroup Inc., Series 1998A, 5.000%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/21) – MBIA Insured

     7/21 at 100.00      AAA        313,650
  850   

Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, Nuclear Project 6, Series 1993A, 5.000%, 7/01/10 – AMBAC Insured (ETM)

     11/07 at 100.00      AAA        865,368
  1,000   

Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan, Series 2002B, 5.500%, 3/01/17 (Pre-refunded 3/01/12) – FSA Insured

     3/12 at 100.00      AAA        1,072,490
  2,000   

Massachusetts, Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 1/01/21 (Pre-refunded 1/01/14) – FGIC Insured

     1/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,154,180
  2,000   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Senior Lien Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2004-1, 5.375%, 11/01/18 (Pre-refunded 11/01/14) – AMBAC Insured

     11/14 at 100.00      AAA        2,195,240
  9,100   

Total U.S. Guaranteed

                     9,986,631
   Utilities – 2.1%               
  1,500   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, SEMass System, Series 2001A, 5.625%, 1/01/16 – MBIA Insured

     1/12 at 101.00      AAA        1,611,120
   Water and Sewer – 4.7%               
  1,000   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2002J, 5.250%, 8/01/19 – FSA Insured

     No Opt. Call      AAA        1,093,590
  750   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – MBIA Insured

     8/17 at 100.00      AAA        775,155
  875   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 4.000%, 8/01/46

     8/16 at 100.00      AA        724,413
  1,000   

Springfield Water and Sewerage Commission, Massachusetts, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/23 – MBIA Insured

     7/14 at 100.00      AAA        1,031,740
  3,625   

Total Water and Sewer

                     3,624,898
$ 75,785   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $78,269,488) – 103.2%

                     79,843,146
                     
   Short-Term Investments – 0.9%               
$ 700   

Puerto Rico Government Development Bank, Adjustable Refunding Bonds, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Series 1985, 3.730%, 12/01/15 – MBIA Insured (4)

            VMIG-1        700,000
                     
  

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $700,000)

                 700,000
    
  

Total Investments (cost $78,969,488) – 104.1%

                 80,543,146
    
  

Floating Rate Obligations – (5.0)%

                 (3,845,000)
    
  

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.9%

                 703,780
    
  

Net Assets – 100%

               $ 77,401,926
    

 


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Forward Swaps outstanding at August 31, 2007:

 

Counterparty    Notional
Amount
   Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate
Index
   Fixed Rate
(Annualized)
    Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
   Effective
Date (5)
   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPMorgan    $ 1,000,000    Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR    5.388 %   Semi-Annually    4/25/08    4/25/35    $ (8,546 )

USD-LIBOR (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate)

 

 

      The Fund primarily invests in bonds that are either covered by Original Issue Insurance, Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance, or are backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, any of which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.

 

  (1)   Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

  (2)   Ratings: Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s Group or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. are considered to be below investment grade.

 

  (3)   Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.

 

  (4)   Investment has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features which qualify it as a short-term investment. The rate disclosed is that in effect at the end of the reporting period. This rate changes periodically based on market conditions or a specified market index.

 

  (5)   Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each forward swap contract.

 

  (ETM)   Escrowed to maturity.

 

  (UB)   Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 140.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

August 31, 2007

 

        Massachusetts      Massachusetts
Insured

Assets

         

Investments, at value (cost $160,694,899 and $78,969,488, respectively)

     $ 161,329,849      $ 80,543,146

Cash

              125,168

Receivables:

         

Interest

       1,723,001        927,169

Investments sold

       5,388,500       

Shares sold

       29,408        206

Other assets

       60        35

Total assets

       168,470,818        81,595,724

Liabilities

         

Cash overdraft

       8,601,707       

Unrealized depreciation on forward swaps

              8,546

Floating Rate obligations

              3,845,000

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

       753,160        23,000

Accrued expenses:

         

Management fees

       74,305        34,894

12b-1 distribution and service fees

       26,110        13,470

Other

       49,787        26,447

Dividends payable

       534,754        242,441

Total liabilities

       10,039,823        4,193,798

Net assets

     $ 158,430,995      $ 77,401,926

Class A Shares

         

Net assets

     $ 87,100,450      $ 20,040,475

Shares outstanding

       8,907,855        1,977,525

Net asset value per share

     $ 9.78      $ 10.13

Offering price per share (net asset value per share plus
maximum sales charge of 4.20% of offering price)

     $ 10.21      $ 10.57

Class B Shares

         

Net assets

     $ 4,124,263      $ 5,246,736

Shares outstanding

       421,149        517,131

Net asset value and offering price per share

     $ 9.79      $ 10.15

Class C Shares

         

Net assets

     $ 11,065,530      $ 9,532,906

Shares outstanding

       1,140,510        940,560

Net asset value and offering price per share

     $ 9.70      $ 10.14

Class R Shares

         

Net assets

     $ 56,140,752      $ 42,581,809

Shares outstanding

       5,751,310        4,186,330

Net asset value and offering price per share

     $ 9.76      $ 10.17

Net Assets Consist of:

                 

Capital paid-in

     $ 157,031,391      $ 75,444,521

Undistributed (over-distribution of) net investment income

       107,110        101,905

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments

       657,544        290,388

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivative transactions

       634,950        1,565,112

Net assets

     $ 158,430,995      $ 77,401,926

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2007

        Massachusetts        Massachusetts
Insured
 

Investment Income

     $ 4,046,646        $ 1,934,419  

Expenses

         

Management fees

       457,613          212,294  

12b-1 service fees – Class A

       98,854          20,602  

12b-1 distribution and service fees – Class B

       20,836          25,933  

12b-1 distribution and service fees – Class C

       42,039          34,597  

Shareholders’ servicing agent fees and expenses

       45,678          25,487  

Interest expense on floating rate obligations

                78,862  

Custodian’s fees and expenses

       33,391          24,695  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

       1,962          1,030  

Professional fees

       7,604          5,346  

Shareholders’ reports – printing and mailing expenses

       17,364          9,000  

Federal and state registration fees

       3,596          2,990  

Other expenses

       2,137          1,308  

Total expenses before custodian fee credit

       731,074          442,144  

Custodian fee credit

       (9,751 )        (5,834 )

Net expenses

       721,323          436,310  

Net investment income

       3,325,323          1,498,109  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

         

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

       452,437          151,746  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

         

Investments

       (6,411,828 )        (1,989,255 )

Forward swaps

                (8,546 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       (5,959,391 )        (1,846,055 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     $ (2,634,068 )      $ (347,946 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

     Massachusetts        Massachusetts Insured  
      Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
       Six Months Ended
8/31/07
       Year Ended
2/28/07
 

Operations

                 

Net investment income

   $ 3,325,323        $ 6,450,407        $ 1,498,109        $ 3,203,105  

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     452,437          215,621          151,746          138,762  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

                 

Investments

     (6,411,828 )        1,372,320          (1,989,255 )        50,473  

Forward swaps

                       (8,546 )         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (2,634,068 )        8,038,348          (347,946 )        3,392,340  

Distributions to Shareholders

                 

From net investment income:

                 

Class A

     (1,849,405 )        (3,355,123 )        (385,158 )        (882,629 )

Class B

     (65,495 )        (159,330 )        (81,294 )        (176,509 )

Class C

     (180,268 )        (390,834 )        (145,310 )        (282,435 )

Class R

     (1,139,235 )        (2,354,731 )        (865,437 )        (1,822,106 )

From accumulated net realized gains:

                 

Class A

                                (74,035 )

Class B

                                (18,358 )

Class C

                                (26,500 )

Class R

                                (144,728 )

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

     (3,234,403 )        (6,260,018 )        (1,477,199 )        (3,427,300 )

Fund Share Transactions

                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     14,050,111          48,525,877          2,914,404          2,972,935  

Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due
to reinvestment of distributions

     1,310,547          2,636,778          1,009,557          2,270,324  
     15,360,658          51,162,655          3,923,961          5,243,259  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (29,564,219 )        (26,282,798 )        (5,490,578 )        (13,269,081 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     (14,203,561 )        24,879,857          (1,566,617 )        (8,025,822 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (20,072,032 )        26,658,187          (3,391,762 )        (8,060,782 )

Net assets at the beginning of period

     178,503,027          151,844,840          80,793,688          88,854,470  

Net assets at the end of period

   $ 158,430,995        $ 178,503,027        $ 77,401,926        $ 80,793,688  

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period

   $ 107,110        $ 16,190        $ 101,905        $ 80,995  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies

The Nuveen Multistate Trust II (the “Trust”) is an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is comprised of Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund (“Massachusetts”) and Nuveen Massachusetts Insured Municipal Bond Fund (“Massachusetts Insured”) (collectively, the “Funds”), among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 1, 1996. The Funds were each organized as a series of predecessor trusts or corporations prior to that date.

The Funds seek to provide tax-free income and preservation of capital through investments in diversified portfolios of municipal bonds.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Investment Valuation

The prices of municipal bonds in each Fund’s investment portfolio are provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. When market price quotes are not readily available (which is usually the case for municipal securities), the pricing service may establish fair value based on yields or prices of municipal bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, indications of value from securities dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral and general market conditions. Prices of forward swap contracts are also provided by an independent pricing service approved by each Fund’s Board of Trustees. If the pricing service is unable to supply a price for a municipal bond or forward swap contract, each Fund may use a market price or fair market value quote provided by a major broker/dealer in such investments. If it is determined that the market price or fair market value for an investment or derivative transaction is unavailable or inappropriate, the Board of Trustees of the Funds, or its designee, may establish a fair value for the investment. Temporary investments in securities that have variable rate and demand features qualifying them as short-term investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from transactions are determined on the specific identification method. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have instructed the custodian to segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At August 31, 2007, there were no such outstanding purchase commitments in either of the Funds.

Investment Income

Interest income, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also includes paydown gains and losses, if any.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Tax-exempt net investment income is declared monthly as a dividend. Generally, payment is made or reinvestment is credited to shareholder accounts on the first business day after month-end. Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are distributed to shareholders not less frequently than annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.

Distributions to shareholders of tax-exempt net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Income Taxes

Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore, each Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal and Massachusetts state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Funds. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds are subject to federal taxation.

Insurance

Massachusetts Insured invests primarily in municipal securities which are either covered by insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, both of which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Each insured municipal security is covered by Original Issue Insurance, Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance. Such insurance does not guarantee the market value of the municipal securities or the value of the Fund’s shares. Original Issue Insurance and Secondary Market Insurance remain in effect as long as the municipal securities covered thereby remain outstanding and the insurer remains in business, regardless of whether the Fund ultimately disposes of such municipal securities. Consequently, the market value of the municipal securities covered by Original Issue Insurance or Secondary Market Insurance may reflect value attributable to the insurance. Portfolio Insurance, in contrast, is effective only while the

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

municipal securities are held by the Fund. Accordingly, neither the prices used in determining the market value of the underlying municipal securities nor the net asset value of the Fund’s shares include value, if any, attributable to the Portfolio Insurance. Each policy of the Portfolio Insurance does, however, give the Fund the right to obtain permanent insurance with respect to the municipal security covered by the Portfolio Insurance policy at the time of its sale.

Flexible Sales Charge Program

Each Fund offers Class A, B, C and R Shares. Class A Shares are generally sold with an up-front sales charge and incur a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. Class A Share purchases of $1 million or more are sold at net asset value without an up-front sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if redeemed within 18 months of purchase. Class B Shares are sold without an up-front sales charge but incur a .75% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. An investor purchasing Class B Shares agrees to pay a CDSC of up to 5% depending upon the length of time the shares are held by the investor (CDSC is reduced to 0% at the end of six years). Class B Shares convert to Class A Shares eight years after purchase. Class C Shares are sold without an up-front sales charge but incur a .55% annual 12b-1 distribution fee and a .20% annual 12b-1 service fee. An investor purchasing Class C Shares agrees to pay a CDSC of 1% if Class C Shares are redeemed within one year of purchase. Class R Shares are not subject to any sales charge or 12b-1 distribution or service fees. Class R Shares are available only under limited circumstances.

Inverse Floating Rate Securities

Each Fund may invest in inverse floating rate securities. An inverse floating rate security is created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. In turn, this trust (a) issues floating rate certificates, in face amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, that typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties, and (b) issues to a long-term investor (such as one of the Funds) an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) that represents all remaining or residual interest in the trust. The income received by the inverse floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the inverse floater holder bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk and also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. The price of an inverse floating rate security will be more volatile than that of the underlying bond because the interest rate is dependent on not only the fixed coupon rate of the underlying bond but also on the short-term interest paid on the floating rate certificates, and because the inverse floating rate security essentially bears the risk of loss of the greater face value of the underlying bond.

A Fund may purchase an inverse floating rate security in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond (referred to as an “externally-deposited inverse floater”), or instead by first selling a fixed-rate bond to a broker-dealer for deposit into the special purpose trust and receiving in turn the residual interest in the trust (referred to as a “self-deposited inverse floater”). An investment in an externally-deposited inverse floater is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as an “Inverse floating rate investment”. An investment in a self-deposited inverse floater is accounted for as a financing transaction in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 140 “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities”. In such instances, a fixed-rate bond deposited into a special purpose trust is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as an “Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust”, with the Fund accounting for the short-term floating rate certificates issued by the trust as “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, the Fund reflects in Investment Income the entire earnings of the underlying bond and accounts for the related interest paid to the holders of the short-term floating rate certificates as “Interest expense on floating rate obligations” in the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, Massachusetts Insured invested in externally-deposited and/or self-deposited inverse floaters. Massachusetts did not invest in any such instruments during the six months ended August 31, 2007.

The average floating rate obligations outstanding and average annual interest rate and fees related to self-deposited inverse floaters during the six months ended August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      Massachusetts
Insured

Average floating rate obligations

   $ 3,845,000

Average annual interest rate and fees

     4.07%

Forward Swap Transactions

The Funds are authorized to invest in forward interest rate swap transactions. The Fund’s use of forward interest rate swap transactions is intended to help the Fund manage its overall interest rate sensitivity, either shorter or longer, generally to more closely align the Fund’s interest rate sensitivity with that of the broader municipal market. Forward interest rate swap transactions involve each Fund’s agreement with a counterparty to pay, in the future, a fixed or variable rate payment in exchange for the counterparty paying the Fund a variable or fixed rate payment, the accruals for which would begin at a specified date in the future (the “effective date”). The amount of the payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the forward swap contract and the termination date of the swap (which is akin to a bond’s maturity). The value of the Fund’s swap commitment would increase or decrease based primarily on the extent to which long-term interest rates for bonds having a maturity of the swap’s termination date

 


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increases or decreases. The Funds may terminate a swap contract prior to the effective date, at which point a realized gain or loss is recognized. When a forward swap is terminated, it ordinarily does not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal, but rather is settled in cash on a net basis. Each Fund intends, but is not obligated, to terminate its forward swaps before the effective date. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to the credit risk associated with a counterparty failing to honor its commitment to pay any realized gain to the Fund upon termination. To reduce such credit risk, all counterparties are required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of each swap) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when any of the Funds have an unrealized loss on a swap contract, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the swap valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the predetermined threshold amount. Massachusetts did not invest in forward interest rate swap contracts during the six months ended August 31, 2007.

Expense Allocation

Expenses of the Funds that are not directly attributable to a specific class of shares are prorated among the classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares, which presently only include 12b-1 distribution and service fees, are recorded to the specific class.

Custodian Fee Credit

Each Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby certain custodian fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on each Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight investments. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on which the Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.

Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

2. Fund Shares

Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

     Massachusetts  
    

Six Months Ended

8/31/07

       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   1,211,144        $ 11,930,214        4,518,079        $ 44,861,404  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   12,676          127,137        54,003          539,806  

Class B

   18,161          181,641        15,367          152,516  

Class C

   146,400          1,430,520        251,755          2,490,719  

Class R

   38,125          380,599        48,477          481,432  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment
of distributions:

                 

Class A

   39,069          390,175        73,593          734,649  

Class B

   2,914          29,163        7,826          78,207  

Class C

   9,067          89,888        18,058          178,864  

Class R

   80,349          801,321        165,096          1,645,058  
     1,557,905          15,360,658        5,152,254          51,162,655  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (2,445,953 )        (23,996,615 )      (1,787,873 )        (17,743,859 )

Class B

   (39,669 )        (395,020 )      (113,156 )        (1,133,161 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (12,660 )        (127,137 )      (53,915 )        (539,806 )

Class C

   (195,985 )        (1,932,607 )      (310,529 )        (3,073,099 )

Class R

   (313,189 )        (3,112,840 )      (381,218 )        (3,792,873 )
     (3,007,456 )        (29,564,219 )      (2,646,691 )        (26,282,798 )

Net increase (decrease)

   (1,449,551 )      $ (14,203,561 )      2,505,563        $ 24,879,857  

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Massachusetts Insured  
    

Six Months Ended

8/31/07

       Year Ended
2/28/07
 
      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares sold:

                 

Class A

   100,619        $ 1,029,917        171,749        $ 1,764,504  

Class A – automatic conversion of Class B shares

   8,283          85,747        13,607          140,568  

Class B

   6,702          68,705        16,540          169,360  

Class C

   155,926          1,592,010        59,940          616,247  

Class R

   13,501          138,025        27,463          282,256  

Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment
of distributions:

                 

Class A

   24,612          252,288        55,656          573,182  

Class B

   4,664          47,859        7,628          78,692  

Class C

   8,496          87,077        17,481          180,007  

Class R

   60,491          622,333        139,208          1,438,443  
     383,294          3,923,961        509,272          5,243,259  

Shares redeemed:

                 

Class A

   (177,143 )        (1,810,750 )      (549,883 )        (5,647,219 )

Class B

   (28,785 )        (293,428 )      (57,692 )        (594,495 )

Class B – automatic conversion to Class A shares

   (8,275 )        (85,747 )      (13,594 )        (140,568 )

Class C

   (62,924 )        (638,493 )      (193,337 )        (1,978,540 )

Class R

   (260,377 )        (2,662,160 )      (476,122 )        (4,908,259 )
     (537,504 )        (5,490,578 )      (1,290,628 )        (13,269,081 )

Net increase (decrease)

   (154,210 )      $ (1,566,617 )      (781,356 )      $ (8,025,822 )

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) during the six months ended August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

Purchases

   $ 17,638,165    $ 5,819,169

Sales and maturities

     25,974,494      9,792,538

4. Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to the treatment of paydown gains and losses, timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the treatment of investments in inverse floating rate transactions subject to SFAS No. 140. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require classification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset values of the Funds.

At August 31, 2007, the cost of investments was as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

Cost of investments

   $ 160,683,650    $ 75,069,881

Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at August 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      Massachusetts     Massachusetts
Insured
 

Gross unrealized:

                

Appreciation

   $ 2,759,775     $ 2,032,799  

Depreciation

     (2,113,576 )     (402,990 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   $ 646,199     $ 1,629,809  

 


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The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at February 28, 2007, the Funds’ last tax year end, were as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

Undistributed net tax-exempt income*

   $ 533,966    $ 268,524

Undistributed net ordinary income**

     6,153     

Undistributed net long-term capital gains

     205,121      138,642

*   Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on February 9, 2007, paid on March 1, 2007.

** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ last tax year ended February 28, 2007, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

Distributions from net tax-exempt income

   $ 6,174,799    $ 3,179,642

Distributions from net ordinary income**

          2,043

Distributions from net long-term capital gains

          263,621

**   Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

5. Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Each Fund’s management fee is separated into two components – a complex-level component, based on the aggregate amount of all fund assets managed by Nuveen Asset Management (the “Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), and a specific fund-level component, based only on the amount of assets within each individual Fund. This pricing structure enables Nuveen fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within each individual fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Fund-Level Fee Rate  

For the first $125 million

   .3500 %

For the next $125 million

   .3375  

For the next $250 million

   .3250  

For the next $500 million

   .3125  

For the next $1 billion

   .3000  

For the next $3 billion

   .2750  

For net assets over $5 billion

   .2500  

The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, which is additive to the fund-level fee, for all Nuveen sponsored funds in the U.S., is based on the aggregate amount of total fund assets managed as stated in the table below. As of August 31, 2007, the complex-level fee rate was .1841%.

Effective August 20, 2007, the complex-level fee schedule is as follows:

 

Complex-Level Assets Breakpoint Level(1)    Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  

$55 billion

   .2000 %

$56 billion

   .1996  

$57 billion

   .1989  

$60 billion

   .1961  

$63 billion

   .1931  

$66 billion

   .1900  

$71 billion

   .1851  

$76 billion

   .1806  

$80 billion

   .1773  

$91 billion

   .1691  

$125 billion

   .1599  

$200 billion

   .1505  

$250 billion

   .1469  

$300 billion

   .1445  

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Prior to August 20, 2007, the complex-level fee schedule was as follows:

 

Complex-Level Assets Breakpoint Level(1)    Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  

$55 billion

   .2000 %

$56 billion

   .1996  

$57 billion

   .1989  

$60 billion

   .1961  

$63 billion

   .1931  

$66 billion

   .1900  

$71 billion

   .1851  

$76 billion

   .1806  

$80 billion

   .1773  

$91 billion

   .1698  

$125 billion

   .1617  

$200 billion

   .1536  

$250 billion

   .1509  

$300 billion

   .1490  

 

(1) The complex-level fee component of the management fee for the funds is calculated based upon the aggregate Managed Assets (“Managed Assets” means the average daily net assets of each fund including assets attributable to preferred stock issued by or borrowings by the Nuveen funds) of Nuveen-sponsored funds in the U.S.

The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Trust pays no compensation directly to those of its Trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its Officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board of Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent Trustees that enables Trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen advised funds.

The Adviser has agreed to waive part of its management fees or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund in order to limit total expenses (excluding 12b-1 distribution and service fees, interest expense, taxes, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding .75% of the average daily net assets of Massachusetts and .975% of the average daily net assets of Massachusetts Insured. The Adviser may also voluntarily reimburse additional expenses from time to time. Voluntary reimbursements may be terminated at any time at the Adviser’s discretion.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, Nuveen Investments, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen, collected sales charges on purchases of Class A Shares, the majority of which were paid out as concessions to financial intermediaries as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

Sales charges collected

   $ 46,984    $ 13,338

Paid to financial intermediaries

     40,313      10,383

The Distributor also received 12b-1 service fees on Class A Shares, substantially all of which were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.

During the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Distributor compensated financial intermediaries directly with commission advances at the time of purchase as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

Commission advances

   $ 16,774    $ 15,461

To compensate for commissions advanced to financial intermediaries, all 12b-1 service fees collected on Class B Shares during the first year following a purchase, all 12b-1 distribution fees collected on Class B Shares, and all 12b-1 service and distribution fees collected on Class C Shares during the first year following a purchase are retained by the Distributor. During the six months ended August 31, 2007, the Distributor retained such 12b-1 fees as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

12b-1 fees retained

   $ 25,454    $ 24,920

 


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The remaining 12b-1 fees charged to the Funds were paid to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders relating to their investments.

The Distributor also collected and retained CDSC on share redemptions during the six months ended August 31, 2007, as follows:

 

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

CDSC retained

   $ 9,568    $ 2,440

Agreement and Plan of Merger

On June 20, 2007, Nuveen Investments announced that it had entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Windy City Investments, Inc. (“Windy City”), a corporation formed by investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, pursuant to which Windy City would acquire Nuveen Investments. Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The investors include an affiliate of Merrill Lynch. It is anticipated that Merrill Lynch and its affiliates will be indirect “affiliated persons” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds upon and after the acquisition. One important implication of this is that the Funds will not be able to buy securities from or sell securities to Merrill Lynch; however, the portfolio management teams and Fund management do not expect that this will significantly impact the ability of the Funds to pursue their investment objectives and policies. Under the terms of the merger, each outstanding share of Nuveen Investments’ common stock (other than dissenting shares) will be converted into the right to receive a specified amount of cash, without interest. The merger is expected to be completed by the end of the year, subject to customary conditions. The obligations of Windy City to consummate the merger are not conditioned on its obtaining financing.

The consummation of the merger will be deemed to be an “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment management agreement between each Fund and the Adviser, and will result in the automatic termination of each Fund’s agreement. The Board of Trustees of each Fund has approved a new investment management agreement with the Adviser. On October 12, 2007, at a meeting of the respective Funds’ shareholders, Massachusetts and Massachusetts Insured received the required number of shareholder votes to approve the new investment management agreements. The new agreements will take effect upon consummation of the merger of Nuveen Investments and Windy City.

6. New Accounting Pronouncement

Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48

Effective August 31, 2007, the Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance regarding how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that require recognition in the Funds’ financial statements. Consequently, the adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on the net assets or results of operations of the Funds.

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this standard relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of August 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements included within the Statement of Operations for the period.

7. Subsequent Events

Distributions to Shareholders

The Funds declared dividend distributions from their tax-exempt net investment income which were paid on October 1, 2007, to shareholders of record on September 7, 2007, as follows:

      Massachusetts    Massachusetts
Insured

Dividend per share:

     

Class A

   $ .0310    $ .0320

Class B

     .0250      .0255

Class C

     .0265      .0270

Class R

     .0325      .0335

 


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Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                      
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
MASSACHUSETTS                                                      

Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement

    Ratios to Average
Net Assets After
Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)
       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
    Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (9/94)                                  

2008(e)

  $ 10.11   $ .19   $ (.33 )   $ (.14 )   $ (.19 )   $   —     $ (.19 )   $ 9.78   (1.44 )%   $ 87,100   .86 %*   3.82 %*   .86 %*   3.82 %*   .85 %*   3.83 %*   10 %

2007

    10.03     .38     .07       .45       (.37 )           (.37 )     10.11   4.62       102,045   .87     3.82     .87     3.82     .85     3.84     4  

2006

    10.09     .39     (.03 )     .36       (.39 )     (.03 )     (.42 )     10.03   3.65       72,519   .88     3.86     .88     3.86     .86     3.87     9  

2005

    10.13     .41     (.04 )     .37       (.41 )           (.41 )     10.09   3.75       45,302   .91     4.06     .91     4.06     .91     4.06     11  

2004

    9.98     .42     .16       .58       (.43 )           (.43 )     10.13   5.95       28,720   .94     4.25     .94     4.25     .93     4.25     22  

2003

    9.75     .45     .24       .69       (.46 )           (.46 )     9.98   7.27       21,751   .95     4.62     .95     4.62     .94     4.63     14  
Class B (3/97)                                

2008(e)

    10.13     .15     (.34 )     (.19 )     (.15 )           (.15 )     9.79   (1.89 )     4,124   1.61 *   3.07 *   1.61 *   3.07 *   1.59 *   3.08 *   10  

2007

    10.04     .31     .08       .39       (.30 )           (.30 )     10.13   3.96       5,989   1.62     3.07     1.62     3.07     1.60     3.09     4  

2006

    10.11     .31     (.03 )     .28       (.32 )     (.03 )     (.35 )     10.04   2.80       5,989   1.64     3.09     1.64     3.09     1.62     3.11     9  

2005

    10.15     .33     (.04 )     .29       (.33 )           (.33 )     10.11   3.00       7,300   1.66     3.30     1.66     3.30     1.65     3.31     11  

2004

    10.01     .35     .15       .50       (.36 )           (.36 )     10.15   5.07       7,976   1.68     3.49     1.68     3.49     1.68     3.50     22  

2003

    9.77     .38     .25       .63       (.39 )           (.39 )     10.01   6.58       8,031   1.70     3.87     1.70     3.87     1.69     3.88     14  
Class C (10/94)                                

2008(e)

    10.04     .16     (.34 )     (.18 )     (.16 )           (.16 )     9.70   (1.82 )     11,066   1.41 *   3.27 *   1.41 *   3.27 *   1.39 *   3.28 *   10  

2007

    9.95     .33     .08       .41       (.32 )           (.32 )     10.04   4.19       11,853   1.44     3.30     1.44     3.30     1.40     3.29     4  

2006

    10.02     .33     (.03 )     .30       (.34 )     (.03 )     (.37 )     9.95   3.01       12,160   1.44     3.30     1.44     3.30     1.42     3.32     9  

2005

    10.06     .35     (.04 )     .31       (.35 )           (.35 )     10.02   3.21       11,160   1.46     3.50     1.46     3.50     1.45     3.51     11  

2004

    9.92     .37     .14       .51       (.37 )           (.37 )     10.06   5.31       11,025   1.48     3.69     1.48     3.69     1.48     3.70     22  

2003

    9.69     .40     .24       .64       (.41 )           (.41 )     9.92   6.73       9,703   1.50     4.07     1.50     4.07     1.49     4.08     14  
Class R (12/86)                                  

2008(e)

    10.09     .20     (.33 )     (.13 )     (.20 )           (.20 )     9.76   (1.35 )     56,141   .66 *   4.02 *   .66 *   4.02 *   .65 *   4.03 *   10  

2007

    10.01     .40     .07       .47       (.39 )           (.39 )     10.09   4.81       60,022   .67     4.02     .67     4.02     .65     4.04     4  

2006

    10.07     .41     (.03 )     .38       (.41 )     (.03 )     (.44 )     10.01   3.84       61,177   .68     4.05     .68     4.05     .67     4.06     9  

2005

    10.11     .42     (.04 )     .38       (.42 )           (.42 )     10.07   3.95       63,379   .71     4.25     .71     4.25     .70     4.26     11  

2004

    9.96     .44     .16       .60       (.45 )           (.45 )     10.11   6.16       65,483   .73     4.45     .73     4.45     .72     4.45     22  

2003

    9.73     .47     .24       .71       (.48 )           (.48 )     9.96   7.59       66,545   .75     4.83     .75     4.83     .74     4.84     14  

 

* Annualized.
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

Class (Commencement Date)                                                                                      
        Investment Operations     Less Distributions               Ratios/Supplemental Data  
MASSACHUSETTS INSURED                                              

Ratios to Average
Net Assets
Before Credit/
Reimbursement

   

Ratios to Average
Net Assets After
Reimbursement(c)

   

Ratios to Average
Net Assets
After Credit/
Reimbursement(d)

       
Year Ended
February 28/29,
  Beginning
Net
Asset
Value
  Net
Invest-
ment
Income(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Total     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Capital
Gains
    Total     Ending
Net
Asset
Value
  Total
Return(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
  Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Expenses(e)     Net
Invest-
ment
Income
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Class A (9/94)                                

2008(f)

  $ 10.37   $ .19   $ (.24 )   $ (.05 )   $ (.19 )   $   —     $ (.19 )   $ 10.13   (.46 )%   $ 20,040   1.11 *   3.74 %*   1.11 %*   3.74 %*   1.09 %*   3.76 %*   7 %

2007

    10.37     .39     .02       .41       (.38 )     (.03 )     (.41 )     10.37   3.48       20,958   1.06     3.75     1.06     3.75     1.05     3.76     6  

2006

    10.44     .40     (.04 )     .36       (.39 )     (.04 )     (.43 )     10.37   3.48       24,153   .90     3.79     .90     3.79     .89     3.81     14  

2005

    10.72     .41     (.21 )     .20       (.42 )     (.06 )     (.48 )     10.44   1.95       21,233   .91     3.95     .91     3.95     .90     3.95     26  

2004

    10.54     .43     .19       .62       (.44 )           (.44 )     10.72   6.03       21,179   .93     4.11     .93     4.11     .92     4.12     36  

2003

    10.36     .45     .23       .68       (.47 )     (.03 )     (.50 )     10.54   6.74       23,212   .93     4.36     .93     4.36     .92     4.38     18  
Class B (3/97)                                

2008(f)

    10.38     .16     (.24 )     (.08 )     (.15 )           (.15 )     10.15   (.74 )     5,247   1.85 *   3.00 *   1.85 *   3.00 *   1.84 *   3.01 *   7  

2007

    10.38     .31     .03       .34       (.31 )     (.03 )     (.34 )     10.38   3.33       5,635   1.81     3.00     1.81     3.00     1.80     3.02     6  

2006

    10.45     .32     (.04 )     .28       (.31 )     (.04 )     (.35 )     10.38   2.70       6,121   1.65     3.04     1.65     3.04     1.64     3.05     14  

2005

    10.73     .33     (.21 )     .12       (.34 )     (.06 )     (.40 )     10.45   1.19       6,759   1.66     3.20     1.66     3.20     1.65     3.20     26  

2004

    10.55     .35     .19       .54       (.36 )           (.36 )     10.73   5.24       7,183   1.68     3.37     1.68     3.37     1.67     3.37     36  

2003

    10.37     .38     .23       .61       (.40 )     (.03 )     (.43 )     10.55   5.94       6,361   1.68     3.59     1.68     3.59     1.67     3.61     18  
Class C (9/94)                                

2008(f)

    10.37     .17     (.24 )     (.07 )     (.16 )           (.16 )     10.14   (.66 )     9,533   1.66 *   3.20 *   1.66 *   3.20 *   1.64 *   3.21 *   7  

2007

    10.36     .33     .03       .36       (.32 )     (.03 )     (.35 )     10.37   3.62       8,700   1.61     3.21     1.61     3.21     1.60     3.22     6  

2006

    10.44     .34     (.05 )     .29       (.33 )     (.04 )     (.37 )     10.36   2.78       9,895   1.45     3.24     1.45     3.24     1.44     3.25     14  

2005

    10.71     .35     (.20 )     .15       (.36 )     (.06 )     (.42 )     10.44   1.46       11,981   1.46     3.40     1.46     3.40     1.45     3.40     26  

2004

    10.53     .37     .19       .56       (.38 )           (.38 )     10.71   5.43       12,879   1.48     3.56     1.48     3.56     1.47     3.57     36  

2003

    10.35     .40     .22       .62       (.41 )     (.03 )     (.44 )     10.53   6.14       12,935   1.48     3.79     1.48     3.79     1.47     3.81     18  
Class R (12/86)                                

2008(f)

    10.41     .20     (.24 )     (.04 )     (.20 )           (.20 )     10.17   (.37 )     42,582   .91 *   3.94 *   .91 *   3.94 *   .89 *   3.96 *   7  

2007

    10.40     .41     .03       .44       (.40 )     (.03 )     (.43 )     10.41   4.39       45,501   .86     3.96     .86     3.96     .85     3.97     6  

2006

    10.47     .42     (.04 )     .38       (.41 )     (.04 )     (.45 )     10.40   3.64       48,685   .70     3.99     .70     3.99     .69     4.00     14  

2005

    10.75     .43     (.21 )     .22       (.44 )     (.06 )     (.50 )     10.47   2.12       50,432   .71     4.15     .71     4.15     .70     4.15     26  

2004

    10.56     .45     .20       .65       (.46 )           (.46 )     10.75   6.30       54,344   .73     4.31     .73     4.31     .72     4.32     36  

2003

    10.38     .48     .22       .70       (.49 )     (.03 )     (.52 )     10.56   6.91       56,496   .73     4.58     .73     4.58     .72     4.59     18  

 

* Annualized.
(a) Per share Net Investment Income is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total return is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable.
(d) After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios in the above table reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, as described in Footnote 1 – Inverse Floating Rate Securities. The amount of this deemed interest expense for such periods expressed as a percentage of average net assets for each share class was as follows:

 

Interest Expense

on Floating Rate Obligations

to Average Net Assets

2008(f)

   .20%*

2007

   .17

2006

   —     

2005

   —     

2004

   —     

2003

   —     

 

(f) For the six months ended August 31, 2007.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process

The Board Members are responsible for overseeing the performance of the investment adviser to the Funds and determining whether to continue the advisory arrangements. At the annual review meeting held on May 21, 2007 (the “May Meeting”), the Board Members of the Funds, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Management Agreement between each Fund (each, a “Fund”) and Nuveen Asset Management (“NAM”). The foregoing Investment Management Agreements with NAM are hereafter referred to as “Original Investment Management Agreements.”

Subsequent to the May Meeting, Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), the parent company of NAM, entered into a merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Nuveen by Windy City Investments, Inc., a corporation formed by investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”), a private equity investment firm (the “Transaction”). Each Original Investment Management Agreement, as required by Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), provides for its automatic termination in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act). Any change in control of the adviser is deemed to be an assignment. The consummation of the Transaction will result in a change of control of NAM as well as its affiliated sub-advisers and therefore cause the automatic termination of each Original Investment Management Agreement, as required by the 1940 Act.

Accordingly, in anticipation of the Transaction, at a meeting held on July 31, 2007 (the “July Meeting”), the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved new Investment Management Agreements (the “New Investment Management Agreements”) with NAM on behalf of each Fund to take effect immediately after the Transaction or shareholder approval of the new advisory contracts, whichever is later. The 1940 Act also requires that each New Investment Management Agreement be approved by the respective Fund’s shareholders in order for it to become effective. Accordingly, to ensure continuity of advisory services, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved Interim Investment Management Agreements to take effect upon the closing of the Transaction if shareholders have not yet approved the New Investment Management Agreements.

Because the information provided and considerations made at the annual review at the May Meeting continue to be relevant with respect to the evaluation of the New Investment Management Agreements, the Board considered the foregoing as part of its deliberations of the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, as indicated, the discussions immediately below outline the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with the Board’s prior annual review and the analysis undertaken and the conclusions reached by the Board Members when determining to continue the Original Investment Management Agreements.

I. Approval of the Original Investment Management Agreements

During the course of the year, the Board received a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by NAM and the performance of the Funds. At each of its quarterly meetings, the Board reviewed investment performance and various matters relating to the operations of the Funds and other Nuveen funds, including the compliance program, shareholder services, valuation, custody, distribution and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by NAM. Between the regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board Members received information on particular matters as the need arose.

In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Independent Board Members also received extensive materials, well in advance of the meeting, which outlined or are related to, among other things:

 

   

the nature, extent and quality of services provided by NAM;

 

   

the organization and business operations of NAM, including the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel;

 

   

each Fund’s past performance as well as the Fund’s performance compared to funds with similar investment objectives based on data and information provided by an independent third party and to customized benchmarks;

 

   

the profitability of Nuveen and certain industry profitability analyses for unaffiliated advisers;

 

   

the expenses of Nuveen in providing the various services;

 

   

the advisory fees and total expense ratios of each Fund, including comparisons of such fees and expenses with those of comparable, unaffiliated funds based on information and data provided by an independent third party (the “Peer Universe) as well as compared to a subset of funds within the Peer Universe (the “Peer Group”) of the respective Fund (as applicable);

 

   

the advisory fees NAM assesses to other types of investment products or clients;

 

   

the soft dollar practices of NAM, if any; and

 

   

from independent legal counsel, a legal memorandum describing among other things, applicable laws, regulations and duties in reviewing and approving advisory contracts.

At the May Meeting, NAM made a presentation to, and responded to questions from, the Board. The Independent Board Members also met privately with their legal counsel to review the Board’s duties in reviewing advisory contracts and considering the renewal of the advisory contracts. The Independent Board Members, in consultation with independent counsel, reviewed the factors set out

 


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in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) directives relating to the renewal of advisory contracts. As outlined in more detail below, the Board Members considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by NAM; (b) the investment performance of the Fund and NAM; (c) the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Nuveen and its affiliates; (d) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized; and (e) whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. In addition, as noted, the Board Members met regularly throughout the year to oversee the Funds. In evaluating the Original Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members also relied upon their knowledge of NAM, its services and the Funds resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year. It is with this background that the Board Members considered each Original Investment Management Agreement.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering the renewal of the Original Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members considered the nature, extent and quality of NAM’s services. The Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, Nuveen’s organization and business; the types of services that NAM or its affiliates provide or are expected to provide to the Funds; the performance record of the applicable Fund (as described in further detail below); and at the annual review, any initiatives Nuveen had taken for the municipal fund product line. As noted, the Board Members were already familiar with the organization, operations and personnel of NAM due to the Board Members’ experience in governing the respective Funds and working with NAM on matters relating to the Funds.

At the May Meeting, the Board Members also recognized NAM’s investment in additional qualified personnel throughout the various groups in the organization and recommended to NAM that it continue to review staffing needs as necessary. In addition, the Board Members reviewed materials describing the current status, and, in particular, the developments in 2006 with respect to NAM’s investment process, investment strategies (including additional tools used in executing such strategies), personnel (including portfolio management and research teams), trading process, hedging activities, risk management operations (e.g., reviewing credit quality, duration limits, and derivatives use, as applicable), and investment operations (such as enhancements to trading procedures, pricing procedures, and client services). The Board Members also recognized NAM’s investment of resources and efforts to continue to enhance and refine its investment processes.

In addition to advisory services, the Independent Board Members considered the quality of administrative and non-advisory services provided by NAM and noted that NAM and its affiliates provide the Funds with a wide variety of services and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds, including:

 

   

product management;

 

   

fund administration;

 

   

oversight by shareholder services and other fund service providers;

 

   

administration of Board relations;

 

   

regulatory and portfolio compliance; and

 

   

legal support.

As the Funds operate in a highly regulated industry and given the importance of compliance, the Board Members considered, in particular, NAM’s compliance activities for the Funds and enhancements thereto. In this regard, the Board Members recognized the quality of NAM’s compliance team. The Board Members further noted NAM’s negotiations with other service providers and the corresponding reduction in certain service providers’ fees at the May Meeting.

Based on their review, the Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Funds under the respective Original Investment Management Agreement were satisfactory.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and NAM

At the May Meeting, the Board considered the investment performance for each Fund, including the Fund’s historic performance as well as its performance compared to funds with similar investment objectives (the “Performance Peer Group”) based on data provided by an independent third party (as described below). In addition, the Board Members reviewed portfolio level performance (which does not reflect fund level fees and expenses) against customized benchmarks, as described in further detail below.

In evaluating the performance information during the annual review at the May Meeting, in certain instances, the Board Members noted that the closest Performance Peer Group for a fund may not adequately reflect such fund’s investment objectives and strategies, thereby limiting the usefulness of the comparisons of such fund’s performance with that of the Performance Peer Group. These Performance Peer Groups include those for the Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund (although such Fund has been reclassified in a more appropriate peer group for 2007).

In addition to the foregoing, with respect to state specific municipal funds, the Board Members also recognized that certain funds do not have a corresponding state specific Performance Peer Group in which case their performance is measured against a more

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

 

general municipal category for various states. The open-end state municipal funds that utilize the more general category are the Nuveen New Mexico Municipal Bond Fund and the Nuveen Wisconsin Municipal Bond Fund.

Further, with respect to each Fund, the Board Members reviewed performance information including, among other things, total return information compared with such Fund’s Performance Peer Group for the one-, three- and five-year periods (as applicable) ending December 31, 2006. The Board Members also reviewed each Fund’s portfolio level performance (which does not reflect fund level fees and expenses) compared to customized portfolio level benchmarks for the one- and three-year periods ending December 31, 2006 (as applicable). The analysis was used to assess the efficacy of investment decisions against appropriate measures of risk and total return, within specific market segments. This information supplemented the Fund performance information provided to the Board at each of its quarterly meetings. Based on their review, the Board Members determined that each Fund’s investment performance over time had been satisfactory.

C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

1. Fees and Expenses

During the annual review, the Board evaluated the management fees and expenses of each Fund reviewing, among other things, such Fund’s advisory fees (net and gross management fees) and total expense ratios (before and after expense reimbursements and/or waivers) in absolute terms as well as comparisons to the gross management fees (before waivers), net management fees (after waivers) and total expense ratios (before and after waivers) of comparable funds in the Peer Universe and the Peer Group. In reviewing the fee schedule for a Fund, the Board Members considered the fund-level and complex-wide breakpoint schedules (described in further detail below) and any fee waivers and reimbursements provided by Nuveen. The Board Members further reviewed data regarding the construction of Peer Groups as well as the methods of measurement for the fee and expense analysis and the performance analysis. In certain cases, due to the small number of peers in the Peer Universe, the Peer Universe and Peer Group had significant overlap or even consisted entirely of the same unaffiliated funds. In reviewing the comparisons of fee and expense information, the Board Members recognized that in certain cases, the size of the fund relative to peers, the small size and odd composition of the Peer Group (including differences in objectives and strategies), expense anomalies, timing of information used or other factors impacting the comparisons thereby limited some of the usefulness of the comparative data. Based on their review of the fee and expense information provided, the Board Members determined that each Fund’s net total expense ratio was within an acceptable range compared to peers.

2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients

At the annual review, the Board Members further reviewed data comparing the advisory fees of NAM with fees NAM charges to other clients. Such clients include NAM’s municipal separately managed accounts. In general, the advisory fees charged for separate accounts are somewhat lower than the advisory fees assessed to the Funds. The Board Members considered the differences in the product types, including, but not limited to, the services provided, the structure and operations, product distribution and costs thereof, portfolio investment policies, investor profiles, account sizes and regulatory requirements. The Board Members noted, in particular, that the range of services provided to the Funds (as discussed above) is much more extensive than that provided to separately managed accounts. As described in further detail above, such additional services include, but are not limited to: product management, fund administration, oversight of third party service providers, administration of Board relations, and legal support. The Board Members noted that the Funds operate in a highly regulated industry requiring extensive compliance functions compared to other investment products. Given the inherent differences in the products, particularly the extensive services provided to the Funds, the Board Members believe such facts justify the different levels of fees.

3. Profitability of Nuveen

In conjunction with its review of fees, the Board Members also considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities (which incorporated Nuveen’s wholly-owned affiliated sub-advisers) and its financial condition. At the annual review, the Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of Nuveen’s advisory activities for the last three years, the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data as well as the 2006 Annual Report for Nuveen. The Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Board Members noted the enhanced dialogue and information regarding profitability with NAM during the year, including more frequent meetings and updates from Nuveen’s corporate finance group. The Board Members considered Nuveen’s profitability compared with other fund sponsors prepared by three independent third party service providers as well as comparisons of the revenues, expenses and profit margins of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts of assets under management prepared by Nuveen.

In reviewing profitability, the Board Members recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors including the allocation of expenses. Further, the Board Members recognized the difficulties in making comparisons as the profitability of other advisers generally is not publicly available and the profitability information that is available for certain advisers or management firms may not be representative of the industry and may be affected by, among other things, the adviser’s particular business mix, capital costs, types of funds managed and expense allocations.

 


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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board Members reviewed Nuveen’s methodology at the annual review and assumptions for allocating expenses across product lines to determine profitability. Last year, the Board Members also designated an Independent Board Member as a point person for the Board to review the methodology determinations during the year and any refinements thereto, which relevant information produced from such process was reported to the full Board. In reviewing profitability, the Board Members recognized Nuveen’s increased investment in its fund business. Based on its review, the Board Members concluded that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the services provided.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Board Members also considered other amounts paid to NAM by the Funds as well as any indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) NAM and its affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable to the management of the Funds, if any. See Section E below for additional information on indirect benefits NAM may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds. Based on their review of the overall fee arrangement of each Fund, the Board Members determined that the advisory fees and expenses were reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

With respect to economies of scale, the Board Members recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a Fund being spread over a larger asset base. To help ensure the shareholders share in these benefits, the Board Members reviewed and considered the breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules that reduce advisory fees. In addition to advisory fee breakpoints, the Board also approved a complex-wide fee arrangement in 2004. Pursuant to the complex-wide fee arrangement, the fees of the funds in the Nuveen complex, including the Funds, are reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. In evaluating the complex-wide fee arrangement, the Board Members noted that the last complex-wide asset level breakpoint for the complex-wide fee schedule was at $91 billion and that the Board Members anticipated further review and/or negotiations prior to the assets of the Nuveen complex reaching such threshold. Based on their review, the Board Members concluded that the breakpoint schedule and complex-wide fee arrangement were acceptable and desirable in providing benefits from economies of scale to shareholders, subject to further evaluation of the complex-wide fee schedule as assets in the complex increase. See Section II, Paragraph D –“Approval of the New Investment Management Agreements – Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale” for information regarding subsequent modifications to the complex-wide fee.

E. Indirect Benefits

In evaluating fees, the Board Members also considered any indirect benefits or profits NAM or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with each Fund. In this regard, during the annual review, the Board Members considered, among other things, any sales charges and distribution fees received and retained by the Funds’ principal underwriter, Nuveen Investments, LLC, an affiliate of NAM. The Board Members also recognized that an affiliate of NAM provides distribution and shareholder services to the Funds and their shareholders for which it may be compensated pursuant to a 12b-1 plan. The Board Members, therefore, considered the 12b-1 fees retained by Nuveen during the last calendar year.

In addition to the above, the Board Members considered whether NAM received any benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a Fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research that may be useful to NAM in managing the assets of the Funds and other clients. With respect to NAM, the Board Members noted that NAM does not currently have any soft dollar arrangements; however, to the extent certain bona fide agency transactions that occur on markets that traditionally trade on a principal basis and riskless principal transactions are considered as generating “commissions,” NAM intends to comply with the applicable safe harbor provisions.

Based on their review, the Board Members concluded that any indirect benefits received by NAM as a result of its relationship with the Funds were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.

F. Other Considerations

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling in their considerations to continue an advisory contract. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Original Investment Management Agreements are fair and reasonable, that NAM’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to each Fund and that the Original Investment Management Agreements be renewed.

II. Approval of the New Investment Management Agreements

Following the May Meeting, the Board Members were advised of the potential Transaction. As noted above, the completion of the Transaction would terminate each of the Original Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, at the July Meeting, the Board of each Fund, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the New Investment Management Agreements on behalf of the respective Funds. Leading up to the July Meeting, the Board Members had several meetings and deliberations with and without Nuveen management present, and with the advice of legal counsel, regarding the proposed Transaction as outlined below.

On June 8, 2007, the Board Members held a special telephonic meeting to discuss the proposed Transaction. At that meeting, the Board Members established a special ad hoc committee comprised solely of Independent Board Members to focus on the Transaction and to keep the Independent Board Members updated with developments regarding the Transaction. On June 15, 2007, the ad hoc committee discussed with representatives of NAM the Transaction and modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional fee savings at specified levels of complex-wide asset growth. Following the foregoing meetings and

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

 

several subsequent telephonic conferences among Independent Board Members and independent counsel, and between Independent Board Members and representatives of Nuveen, the Board met on June 18, 2007 to further discuss the proposed Transaction. Immediately prior to and then again during the June 18, 2007 meeting, the Independent Board Members met privately with their independent legal counsel. At that meeting, the Board met with representatives of MDP, of Goldman Sachs, Nuveen’s financial adviser in the Transaction, and of the Nuveen Board to discuss, among other things, the history and structure of MDP, the terms of the proposed Transaction (including the financing terms), and MDP’s general plans and intentions with respect to Nuveen (including with respect to management, employees, and future growth prospects). On July 9, 2007, the Board also met to be updated on the Transaction as part of a special telephonic Board meeting. The Board Members were further updated at a special in-person Board meeting held on July 19, 2007 (one Independent Board Member participated telephonically). Subsequently, on July 27, 2007, the ad hoc committee held a telephonic conference with representatives of Nuveen and MDP to further discuss, among other things, the Transaction, the financing of the Transaction, retention and incentive plans for key employees, the effect of regulatory restrictions on transactions with affiliates after the Transaction, and current volatile market conditions and their impact on the Transaction.

In connection with their review of the New Investment Management Agreements, the Independent Board Members, through their independent legal counsel, also requested in writing and received additional information regarding the proposed Transaction and its impact on the provision of services by NAM and its affiliates.

The Independent Board Members received, well in advance of the July Meeting, materials which outlined, among other things:

 

   

the structure and terms of the Transaction, including MDP’s co-investor entities and their expected ownership interests, and the financing arrangements that will exist for Nuveen following the closing of the Transaction;

 

   

the strategic plan for Nuveen following the Transaction;

 

   

the governance structure for Nuveen following the Transaction;

 

   

any anticipated changes in the operations of the Nuveen funds following the Transaction, including changes to NAM’s and Nuveen’s day-to-day management, infrastructure and ability to provide advisory, distribution or other applicable services to the Funds;

 

   

any changes to senior management or key personnel who work on Fund related matters (including portfolio management, investment oversight, and legal/compliance) and any retention or incentive arrangements for such persons;

 

   

any anticipated effect on each Fund’s expense ratio (including advisory fees) following the Transaction;

 

   

any benefits or undue burdens imposed on the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

any legal issues for the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

the nature, quality and extent of services expected to be provided to the Funds following the Transaction, changes to any existing services and policies affecting the Funds, and cost-cutting efforts, if any, that may impact such services or policies;

 

   

any conflicts of interest that may arise for Nuveen or MDP with respect to the Funds;

 

   

the costs associated with obtaining necessary shareholder approvals and who would bear those costs; and

 

   

from legal counsel, a memorandum describing the applicable laws, regulations and duties in approving advisory contracts, including, in particular, with respect to a change of control.

Immediately preceding the July Meeting, representatives of MDP met with the Board to further respond to questions regarding the Transaction. After the meeting with MDP, the Independent Board Members met with independent legal counsel in executive session. At the July Meeting, Nuveen also made a presentation and responded to questions. Following the presentations and discussions of the materials presented to the Board, the Independent Board Members met again in executive session with their counsel. As outlined in more detail below, the Independent Board Members considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the impact that the Transaction could be expected to have on the following: (a) the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided; (b) the investment performance of the Funds; (c) the costs of the services and profits to be realized by Nuveen and its affiliates; (d) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized; and (e) whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of investors. As noted above, during the past year, the Board Members had completed their annual review of the respective Original Investment Management Agreements and many of the factors considered at such reviews were applicable to their evaluation of the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, in evaluating such agreements, the Board Members relied upon their knowledge and experience with NAM and considered the information received and their evaluations and conclusions drawn at the reviews. While the Board reviewed many Nuveen funds at the July Meeting, the Independent Board Members evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.

 


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A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In evaluating the nature, quality and extent of the services expected to be provided by NAM under the New Investment Management Agreements, the Independent Board Members considered, among other things, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of NAM; the potential implications of regulatory restrictions on the Funds following the Transaction; the ability of NAM and its affiliates to perform their duties after the Transaction; and any anticipated changes to the current investment and other practices of the Funds.

The Board noted that the terms of each New Investment Management Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, are substantially identical to those of the Original Investment Management Agreement relating to the same Fund (with both reflecting reductions to fee levels in the complex-wide fee schedule for complex-wide assets in excess of $80 billion that have an effective date of August 20, 2007). The Board considered that the services to be provided and the standard of care under the New Investment Management Agreements are the same as the corresponding Original Investment Management Agreements. The Board Members further noted that key personnel of NAM who have responsibility for the Funds in each area, including portfolio management, investment oversight, fund management, fund operations, product management, legal/compliance and board support functions, are expected to be the same following the Transaction. The Board Members considered and are familiar with the qualifications, skills and experience of such personnel. The Board also considered certain information regarding any anticipated retention or incentive plans designed to retain key personnel. Further, the Board Members noted that no changes to Nuveen’s infrastructure or operations as a result of the Transaction were anticipated other than potential enhancements as a result of an expected increase in the level of investment in such infrastructure and personnel. The Board noted MDP’s representations that it does not plan to have a direct role in the management of Nuveen, appointing new management personnel, or directly impacting individual staffing decisions. The Board Members also noted that there were not any planned “cost cutting” measures that could be expected to reduce the nature, extent or quality of services. After consideration of the foregoing, the Board Members concluded that no diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Funds and their shareholders by NAM is expected.

In addition to the above, the Board Members considered potential changes in the operations of each Fund. In this regard, the Board Members considered the potential effect of regulatory restrictions on the Funds’ transactions with future affiliated persons. During their deliberations, it was noted that, after the Transaction, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch is expected to have an ownership interest in Nuveen at a level that will make Merrill Lynch an affiliated person of Nuveen. The Board Members recognized that applicable law would generally prohibit the Funds from engaging in securities transactions with Merrill Lynch as principal, and would also impose restrictions on using Merrill Lynch for agency transactions. They recognized that having MDP and Merrill Lynch as affiliates may restrict the Nuveen funds’ ability to invest in securities of issuers controlled by MDP or issued by Merrill Lynch and its affiliates even if not bought directly from MDP or Merrill Lynch as principal. They also recognized that various regulations may require the Nuveen funds to apply investment limitations on a combined basis with affiliates of Merrill Lynch. The Board Members considered information provided by NAM regarding the potential impact on the Nuveen funds’ operations as a result of these regulatory restrictions. The Board Members considered, in particular, the Nuveen funds that may be impacted most by the restricted access to Merrill Lynch, including: municipal funds (particularly certain state-specific funds), senior loan funds, taxable fixed income funds, preferred security funds and funds that heavily use derivatives. The Board Members considered such funds’ historic use of Merrill Lynch as principal in their transactions and information provided by NAM regarding the expected impact resulting from Merrill Lynch’s affiliation with Nuveen and available measures that could be taken to minimize such impact. NAM informed the Board Members that, although difficult to determine with certainty, its management did not believe that MDP’s or Merrill Lynch’s status as an affiliate of Nuveen would have a material adverse effect on any Nuveen fund’s ability to pursue its investment objectives and policies.

In addition to the regulatory restrictions considered by the Board, the Board Members also considered potential conflicts of interest that could arise between the Nuveen funds and various parties to the Transaction and discussed possible ways of addressing such conflicts.

Based on its review along with its considerations regarding services at the annual review, the Board concluded that the Transaction was not expected to adversely affect the nature, quality or extent of services provided by NAM and that the expected nature, quality and extent of such services supported approval of the New Investment Management Agreements.

B. Performance of the Funds

With respect to the performance of the Funds, the Board considered that the portfolio management personnel responsible for the management of the Funds’ portfolios were expected to continue to manage the portfolios following the completion of the Transaction.

In addition, the Board Members recently reviewed Fund performance at the May Meeting as described above and determined such Funds’ performance was satisfactory or better. The Board Members further noted that the investment policies and strategies were not expected to change as a result of the Transaction.

In light of the foregoing factors, along with the prior findings regarding performance at the annual review, the Board concluded that its findings with respect to performance supported approval of the New Investment Management Agreements.

 


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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

 

C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

As described in more detail above, during the annual review, the Board Members considered, among other things, the management fees and expenses of the Funds, the breakpoint schedules, and comparisons of such fees and expenses with peers. At the annual review, the Board Members determined that the respective Fund’s advisory fees and expenses were reasonable. In evaluating the profitability of Nuveen under the New Investment Management Agreements, the Board Members considered their conclusions at their prior reviews and whether the management fees or other expenses would change as a result of the Transaction. As described above, the investment management fee for NAM is composed of two components – a fund-level component and complex-wide level component. The fee schedule under the New Investment Management Agreements to be paid to NAM is identical to that under the Original Investment Management Agreements, including the modified complex-wide fee schedule. As noted above, the Board recently approved a modified complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional fee savings on complex-wide assets above $80 billion. The modifications have an effective date of August 20, 2007 and are part of the Original Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, the terms of the complex-wide component under the New Investment Management Agreements are the same as under the Original Investment Management Agreements. The Board Members also noted that Nuveen has committed for a period of two years from the date of closing of the Transaction that it will not increase gross management fees for any Nuveen fund and will not reduce voluntary expense reimbursement levels for any Nuveen fund from their currently scheduled prospective levels (subject to certain potential adjustments noted below). Based on the information provided, the Board Members did not expect that overall Fund expenses would increase as a result of the Transaction.

In addition, the Board Members considered that additional fund launches were anticipated after the Transaction which would result in an increase in total assets under management in the complex and a corresponding decrease in overall management fees under the complex-wide fee schedule. Taking into consideration the Board’s prior evaluation of fees and expenses at the annual renewal, and the modification to the complex-wide fee schedule, the Board determined that the management fees and expenses were reasonable.

While it is difficult to predict with any degree of certainty the impact of the Transaction on Nuveen’s profitability for its advisory activities, at the recent annual review, the Board Members were satisfied that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable. During the year, the Board Members had noted the enhanced dialogue regarding profitability and the appointment of an Independent Board Member as a point person to review methodology determinations and refinements in calculating profitability. Given their considerations at the annual review and the modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule, the Board Members were satisfied that Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities continues to be reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

The Board Members have been cognizant of economies of scale and the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a Fund being spread over a larger asset base. To help ensure that shareholders share in the benefits derived from economies of scale, the Board adopted the complex-wide fee arrangement in 2004. At the May Meeting, the Board Members reviewed the complex-wide fee arrangements and noted that additional negotiations may be necessary or appropriate as the assets in the complex approached the $91 billion threshold. In light of this assessment coupled with the upcoming Transaction, at the June 15, 2007 meeting, the ad hoc committee met with representatives of Nuveen to further discuss modifications to the complex-wide fee schedule that would generate additional savings for shareholders as the assets of the complex grow. The proposed terms for the complex-wide fee schedule are expressed in terms of targeted cumulative savings at specified levels of complex-wide assets, rather than in terms of targeted marginal complex-wide fee rates. Under the modified schedule, the schedule would generate additional fee savings beginning at complex-wide assets of $80 billion in order to achieve targeted cumulative annual savings at $91 billion of $28 million on a complex-wide level (approximately $0.6 million higher than those generated under the then current schedule) and generate additional fee savings for asset growth above complex-wide assets of $91 billion in order to achieve targeted annual savings at $125 billion of assets of approximately $50 million on a complex-wide level (approximately $2.2 million higher annually than that generated under the then current schedule). At the July Meeting, the Board approved the modified complex-wide fee schedule for the Original Investment Management Agreements and these same terms will apply to the New Investment Management Agreements. Accordingly, the Board Members believe that the breakpoint schedules and revised complex-wide fee schedule are appropriate and desirable in ensuring that shareholders participate in the benefits derived from economies of scale.

E. Indirect Benefits

During their recent annual review, the Board Members considered any indirect benefits that NAM may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds, as described above. As the policies and operations of Nuveen are not anticipated to change significantly after the Transaction, such indirect benefits should remain after the Transaction. The Board Members further considered any additional indirect benefits to be received by NAM or its affiliates after the Transaction. The Board Members noted that other than benefits from its ownership interest in Nuveen and indirect benefits from fee revenues paid by the Funds under the management agreements and other Board-approved relationships, it was currently not expected that MDP or its affiliates would derive any benefit from the Funds as a result of the Transaction or transact any business with or on behalf of the Funds (other than perhaps potential Fund acquisitions, in secondary market transactions, of securities issued by MDP portfolio companies); or that Merrill Lynch or its affiliates would derive any benefits from the Funds as a result of the Transaction (noting that, indeed, Merrill Lynch would stand to experience the discontinuation of principal transaction activity with the Nuveen funds and likely would experience a noticeable reduction in the volume of agency transactions with the Nuveen funds).

 

 


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F. Other Considerations

In addition to the factors above, the Board Members also considered the following with respect to the Funds:

 

   

Nuveen would rely on the provisions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act. Section 15(f) provides, in substance, that when a sale of a controlling interest in an investment adviser occurs, the investment adviser or any of its affiliated persons may receive any amount or benefit in connection with the sale so long as (i) during the three-year period following the consummation of a transaction, at least 75% of the investment company’s board of directors must not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment adviser or predecessor adviser and (ii) an “unfair burden” (as defined in the 1940 Act, including any interpretations or no-action letters of the SEC) must not be imposed on the investment company as a result of the transaction relating to the sale of such interest, or any express or implied terms, conditions or understanding applicable thereto. In this regard, to help ensure that an unfair burden is not imposed on the Nuveen funds, Nuveen has committed for a period of two years from the date of the closing of the Transaction (i) not to increase gross management fees for any Nuveen fund; (ii) not to reduce voluntary expense reimbursement levels for any Nuveen fund from their currently scheduled prospective levels during that period (such commitment, however, may exclude or be adjusted for the impact of future class-specific expense allocation protocol changes for a particular mutual fund); (iii) that no Nuveen fund whose portfolio is managed by a Nuveen affiliate shall use Merrill Lynch as a broker with respect to portfolio transactions done on an agency basis, except as may be approved in the future by the Compliance Committee of the Board; and (iv) that NAM shall not cause the Funds and other municipal funds that NAM manages, as a whole, to enter into portfolio transactions with or through the other minority owners of Nuveen, on either a principal or an agency basis, to a significantly greater extent than both what one would expect an investment team to use such firm in the normal course of business, and what NAM has historically done, without prior Board or Compliance Committee approval (excluding the impact of proportionally increasing the use of such other “minority owners” to fill the void necessitated by not being able to use Merrill Lynch).

 

   

The Funds would not incur any costs in seeking the necessary shareholder approvals for the New Investment Management Agreements (except for any costs attributed to seeking shareholder approvals of Fund specific matters unrelated to the Transaction, such as approval of Board Members, in which case a portion of such costs will be borne by the applicable Funds).

 

   

The reputation, financial strength and resources of MDP.

 

   

The long-term investment philosophy of MDP and anticipated plans to grow Nuveen’s business to the benefit of the Nuveen funds.

 

   

The benefits to the Nuveen funds as a result of the Transaction including: (i) as a private company, Nuveen may have more flexibility in making additional investments in its business; (ii) as a private company, Nuveen may be better able to structure compensation packages to attract and retain talented personnel; (iii) as certain of Nuveen’s distribution partners are expected to be equity or debt investors in Nuveen, Nuveen may be able to take advantage of new or enhanced distribution arrangements with such partners; and (iv) MDP’s experience, capabilities and resources that may help Nuveen identify and acquire investment teams or firms and finance such acquisitions.

G. Conclusion

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of the New Investment Management Agreements are fair and reasonable, that the fees therein are reasonable in light of the services to be provided to each Fund and that the New Investment Management Agreements should be approved and recommended to shareholders.

III. Approval of Interim Contracts

As noted above, at the July Meeting, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the Interim Investment Management Agreements. If necessary to assure continuity of advisory services, the Interim Investment Management Agreements will take effect upon the closing of the Transaction if shareholders have not yet approved the New Investment Management Agreements. The terms of each Interim Investment Management Agreement are substantially identical to those of the corresponding Original Investment Management Agreement and New Investment Management Agreement, respectively, except for certain term and escrow provisions. In light of the foregoing, the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously determined that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Funds under the respective Interim Investment Management Agreement are at least equivalent to the scope and quality of services provided under the applicable Original Investment Management Agreement.

 


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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report


 

Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or offer price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

Average Effective Maturity: The average of the number of years to maturity of the bonds in a Fund’s portfolio, computed by weighting each bond’s time to maturity (the date the security comes due) by the market value of the security. This figure does not account for the likelihood of prepayments or the exercise of call provisions unless an escrow account has been established to redeem the bond before maturity. The market value weighting for an investment in an inverse floating rate security is the value of the portfolio’s residual interest in the inverse floating rate trust, and does not include the value of the floating rate securities issued by the trust.

Average Duration: Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s (or bond fund’s) value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond or Fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or Fund will change as interest rates change.

Dividend Yield (also known as Market Yield or Current Yield): An investment’s current annualized dividend divided by its current offering price.

Inverse Floaters: Inverse floating rate securities are created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. This trust, in turn, (a) issues floating rate certificates typically paying short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties in amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) issues an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) to an investor (such as a Fund) interested in gaining investment exposure to a long-term municipal bond. The income received by the holder of the inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the holder of the inverse floater bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk. The holder of the inverse floater typically also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. Hence, an inverse floater essentially represents an investment in the underlying bond on a leveraged basis.

Net Asset Value (NAV): A Fund’s NAV is the dollar value of one share in the Fund. It is calculated by subtracting the liabilities of the Fund from its total assets and then dividing the remainder by the number of shares outstanding. Fund NAVs are calculated at the end of each business day.

SEC 30-Day Yield: A standardized measure of a Fund’s yield that accounts for the future amortization of premiums or discounts of bonds held in the Fund’s portfolio.

Taxable-Equivalent Yield: The yield necessary from a fully taxable investment to equal, on an after-tax basis at a specified assumed tax rate, the yield of a municipal bond investment.

Zero Coupon Bond: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the bond. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the bond comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the bond at issuance and the par value of the bond at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon bonds generally are more volatile than the market prices of bonds that pay interest periodically.

 


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Fund Information

 


Fund Manager

Nuveen Asset Management

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Chicago, IL

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Boston, MA

 

Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services

Boston Financial

Data Services, Inc.

 

Nuveen Investor Services

P.O. Box 8530

Boston, MA 02266-8530

(800) 257-8787

 


 

Investment Policy Change: On September 19, 2007, the Board of Trustees voted to authorize all of Nuveen’s non-insured open-end municipal bond Funds not already so authorized the capability of investing up to 20% of their net assets in below-investment grade (“high yield” or “junk”) municipal securities. This investment policy change, effective October 31, 2007, will give the Funds’ portfolio managers greater flexibility to enhance: (1) income, (2) potential total return, both absolute and on a risk-adjusted basis, and (3) portfolio diversification.


 

Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting information: Each Fund’s (i) quarterly portfolio of investments, (ii) information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2007, and (iii) a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are available without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com.

You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at 1-202-942-8090 for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section at 450 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20549.

 


 

NASD Regulation, Inc. provides a Public Disclosure Program which supplies certain information regarding the disciplinary history of NASD members and their associated persons in response to either telephone inquiries at (800) 289-9999 or written inquiries at www.nasdr.com. NASD Regulation, Inc. also provides an investor brochure that includes information describing the Public Disclosure Program.

 


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about Nuveen Funds at

www.nuveen.com/mf

 

Nuveen Investments:

SERVING Investors

For GENERATIONS

Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen Investments to provide dependable investment solutions. Over this time, Nuveen Investments has adhered to the belief that the best approach to investing is to apply conservative risk-management principles to help minimize volatility.

Building on this tradition, we today offer a range of high quality equity and fixed-income solutions that can be integral parts of a well-diversified core portfolio. Our clients have come to appreciate this diversity, as well as our continued adherence to proven, long-term investing principles.

We offer many different investing solutions for our clients’ different needs.

Managing approximately $170 billion in assets as of September 30, 2007, Nuveen Investments offers access to a number of different asset classes and investing solutions through a variety of products. Nuveen Investments markets its capabilities under six distinct brands: NWQ, specializing in value-style equities; Nuveen, managing fixed-income investments; Santa Barbara, committed to growth equities; Tradewinds, specializing in global value equities; Rittenhouse, focused on “blue-chip” growth equities; and Symphony, with expertise in alternative investments as well as equity and income portfolios.

Find out how we can help you reach your financial goals.

An investor should carefully consider the Fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For a prospectus containing this and other information about the Fund, please contact your financial advisor or Nuveen Investments at (800) 257-8787. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable to this registrant.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to this registrant.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to this registrant.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable to this registrant.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable to this filing.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: EX-99.CERT Attached hereto.

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable to this registrant.

(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an Exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registration specifically incorporates it by reference. EX-99.906 CERT attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Nuveen Multistate Trust II

 

By   (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy  
   

Kevin J. McCarthy

Vice President and Secretary

 

Date November 9, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By   (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman  
   

Gifford R. Zimmerman

Chief Administrative Officer

(principal executive officer)

 

Date November 9, 2007

 

By   (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Stephen D. Foy  
   

Stephen D. Foy

Vice President and Controller

(principal financial officer)

 

Date November 9, 2007

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.