N-CSR 1 a12-2815_15ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

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

811-21731

 

Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund

(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:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2011

 

 

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 policymaking roles.

 

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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 



Closed-End Funds

Nuveen Investments

Closed-End Funds

Seeks Attractive Quarterly Distributions from an Integrated Index Option and Equity Strategy

Annual Report

December 31, 2011

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund

JPZ

Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund

JSN

Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund

JLA

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund

JPG



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Table of Contents

Chairman's Letter to Shareholders   4  
Portfolio Managers' Comments   5  
Share Distribution and Price Information   9  
Performance Overviews   12  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   16  
Portfolios of Investments   17  
Statement of Assets & Liabilities   50  
Statement of Operations   51  
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   52  
Financial Highlights   54  
Notes to Financial Statements   56  
Board Members & Officers   68  
Reinvest Automatically Easily and Conveniently   73  
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report   75  
Additional Fund Information   79  



Chairman's
Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

These are perplexing times for investors. The global economy continues to struggle. The solutions being implemented in the eurozone to deal with the debt crises of many of its member countries are not yet seen as sufficient by the financial markets. The political paralysis in the U.S. has prevented the compromises necessary to deal with the fiscal imbalance and government spending priorities. The efforts by individual consumers, governments and financial institutions to reduce their debts are increasing savings but reducing demand for the goods and services that drive employment. These developments are undermining the rebuilding of confidence by consumers, corporations and investors that is so essential to a resumption of economic growth.

Although it is painfully slow, progress is being made. In Europe, the turnover of a number of national governments reflects the realization by politicians and voters alike that leaders who practiced business as usual had to be replaced by leaders willing to face problems and accept the hard choices needed to resolve them. The recent coordinated efforts by central banks in the U.S. and Europe to provide liquidity to the largest European banks indicates that these monetary authorities are committed to facilitating a recovery in the European banking sector.

In the U.S., the failure of the congressionally appointed Debt Reduction Committee was a blow to those who hoped for a bipartisan effort to finally begin addressing the looming fiscal crisis. Nevertheless, Congress and the administration cannot ignore the issue for long. The Bush era tax cuts are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012, and six months later the $1.2 trillion of mandatory across-the-board spending cuts under the Budget Control Act of 2011 begin to go into effect. Any legislative modification would require bipartisan support and the prospects for a bipartisan solution are unclear. The impact of these two developments would be a mixed blessing: a meaningful reduction in the annual budget deficit at the cost of slowing the economic recovery.

It is in these particularly volatile markets that professional investment management is most important. Skillful investment teams who have experienced challenging markets and remain committed to their investment disciplines are critical to the success of an investor's long-term objectives. In fact, many long-term investment track records are built during challenging markets when managers are able to protect investors against these economic crosscurrents. Experienced investment teams know that volatile markets put a premium on companies and investment ideas that will weather the short-term volatility and that compelling values and opportunities are opened up when markets overreact to negative developments. By maintaining appropriate time horizons, diversification and relying on practiced investment teams, we believe that investors can achieve their long-term investment objectives.

As always, I encourage you to contact your financial consultant if you have any questions about your investment in a Nuveen Fund. On behalf of the other members of your Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

Robert P. Bremner
Chairman of the Board
February 22, 2012

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Portfolio Managers' Comments

Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements. Discussions of specific investments are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The forward-looking statements and other views expressed herein are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report. Actual future results or occurrences may differ significantly from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements and the views expressed herein are subject to change at any time, due to numerous market and other factors. The Funds disclaim any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein.

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (JPZ)
Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund (JSN)
Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund (JLA)
the Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (JPG)

These Funds feature portfolio management by Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC. J. Patrick Rogers and Kenneth H. Toft serve as co-portfolio managers for JSN and JLA; Patrick and Michael T. Buckius are co-portfolio managers for JPZ and JPG. Patrick joined Gateway in 1989. He has been President and a Director of Gateway since 1995 and is the firm's Chief Executive Officer. Ken joined Gateway in 1992 and has been a Vice President and Portfolio Manager since 1997. Mike joined Gateway in 1999 and is currently Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Here they talk about their management strategies and the performance of the Funds for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2011.

What were the general market conditions for the reporting period?

During this period, the U.S. economy continued to recover from the recent recession, but progress remained slow. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew in 2011, but at a slower rate than in 2010 (1.7% vs. 3.0%). The unemployment picture showed some improvement, with the national unemployment rate standing at 8.5% as of December 2011, compared with 9.4% one year earlier. However, the housing market continued to be a weak spot. For the twelve months ended November 2011 (the most recent data available at the time this report was prepared), the average home price in the Standard & Poor's (S&P)/Case-Shiller Index lost 1.3%, with 18 of the 20 major metropolitan areas reporting lower values. In addition, the U.S. economic picture continued to be clouded by concerns about the European debt crisis and efforts to reduce the federal deficit.

In an attempt to improve the overall economic environment, the Federal Reserve (Fed) continued to hold the benchmark fed funds rate at the record low level of zero to 0.25% that it had established in December 2008. In January 2012 (following the close of this reporting period), the central bank stated that economic conditions would likely warrant maintaining this low rate through 2014. The Fed also implemented a program to extend the average maturity of its U.S. Treasury holdings by purchasing $400 billion of these securities with maturities of six to thirty years and selling an equal amount of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of three years or less. The goals of this program, which the Fed expects to complete by the end of June 2012, are to lower longer-term interest

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rates, support a stronger economic recovery and help ensure that inflation remains at levels consistent with the Fed's mandates of maximum employment and price stability.

The U.S. equity markets experienced periods of extreme volatility over the twelve-month reporting period, and posted mixed results for the full year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 8.38% in 2011, and the broader S&P 500 Index ended the year up 2.11%. The NASDAQ Composite Index finished in the red, slipping -0.83% during 2011, while the NASDAQ-100 Index finished up 2.70%.

What key strategies were used to manage the Funds during this reporting period?

The core strategy employed in each Fund consists of an investment in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities that seeks to substantially track the price movement of a stock market index or a custom blend of stock market indexes. The primary purpose of each equity portfolio is to support the index option-based risk management strategy employed by each Fund. These strategies remained consistent in each Fund throughout the period.

For JPZ and JPG, the equity portfolio seeks to track the price movements of the S&P 500 Index. The JSN equity portfolio is invested to replicate the price performance of a custom index consisting of 75% S&P 500 Index and 25% NASDAQ-100 Index. JLA seeks to replicate a 50/50 blend of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Indexes. JPZ, JSN and JLA actively write (sell) listed index call options against their entire stock portfolios. JPG differs in that its index option hedging activity is applied to 80% of the value of the equity portfolio.

The writing of call options on a broad equity index, while investing in a portfolio of equities, has the potential to enhance returns while exposing the fund to the additional risks of using options strategy. Those portions of the Funds subject to the overwrite have their upside potential capped at the amount of premium received for the option. The downside is buffered by the amount of the cash flow premium received. In flat or declining markets, the option premium can enhance total returns relative to the benchmark. In rising markets, the options can hurt the Funds' total return relative to their benchmarks. The reporting period was marked essentially flat market, with high volatility. This was one factor in the outperformance of each Fund during the period.

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Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares.

For additional information, see the Performance Overview page for your Fund in this report.

*  Refer to Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions.

How did the Funds perform over this twelve-month period?

The performance of the Funds, as well as for comparative indexes, is presented in the accompanying table.

Average Annual Total Returns on Net Asset Value

For periods ended 12/31/11

Fund   1-Year   5-Year  
JPZ     5.63 %     2.20 %  
S&P 500 Index*     2.11 %     -0.25 %  
JSN     5.78 %     2.81 %  
Comparative Index*     2.29 %     1.19 %  
JLA     6.35 %     3.28 %  
Comparative Index*     2.45 %     2.60 %  
JPG     4.89 %     1.57 %  
S&P 500 Index*     2.11 %     -0.25 %  

 

For the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2011, the Funds outperformed their respective comparative equity indexes.

During the first quarter, the comparative indexes continued a year-end 2010 rally before stalling in the second quarter amid concerns regarding European debt crisis contagion and the end of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program. However, in the third quarter, the sluggish economic gains could not offset the impact of the U. S. debt ceiling impasse and subsequent downgrade of U. S. Treasury debt by Standard & Poor's, coupled with intensifying worries of European contagion. In the fourth quarter, continued economic improvement in the U. S. and optimism over a European debt solution sparked a rally which allowed both the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ-100 Index to post modest positive returns for the year.

During the first, second and fourth quarters, each of the four Funds produced a positive return, consistent with their historical behavior in benign stock market environments. Not only did the comparative indexes' performance during these quarters support the Funds' net asset value (the "NAV") performance, but the dramatic spike in volatility which occurred during the third quarter sell-off also provided a strong tailwind to each Fund's performance heading into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter, therefore, witnessed the intersection of circumstances that have historically led to the strongest type of performance for a strategy such as that employed by the Funds: (1) high volatility, which allowed the managers to capture increased cash flow from index call options, and (2) a subsequent up trend in the stock market, which allowed the increased cash flow to directly benefit shareholders.

The most noticeable constraints on the Funds' performance relative to supporting the desired distribution occurred during the second and third quarters. In the second quarter, an intra-quarter whipsaw (rally through April 28, sell-off until mid-June, rally in the last half of June) resulted in modestly positive Fund performance. Although the Funds outperformed their comparative indexes, they did underperform the quarterly

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distribution rate. In the third quarter, the market sell-off caused a decline in the underlying stock portfolios exceeding the call premium earned from written index call options. Therefore, even before distributions, the NAV of each Fund declined during the quarter, although less than their underlying indexes.

RISK CONSIDERATIONS

Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fund common shares are subject to a variety of risks, including:

Investment Risk. The possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.

Price Risk. Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Funds frequently trade at a discount to their NAV. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the rein- vestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

Tax Risk. The tax treatment of Fund distributions may be affected by new IRS interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and future changes in tax laws and regulations. This is particularly true for funds employing a managed distribution program.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks returns often have experienced significant volatility.

Call Option Risk. The value of call options sold (written) by the Funds will fluctuate. The Funds may not participate in any appreciation of its equity portfolio as fully as it would if the Funds did not sell call options. In addition, the Funds will continue to bear the risk of declines in the value of the equity portfolio.

Derivatives Strategy Risk. Derivative securities, such as calls, puts, warrants, swaps and forwards, carry risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with the underlying investments.

Index Call Option Risk. Because index options are settled in cash, sellers of index call options, such as the Funds, cannot provide in advance for their potential settlement obligations by acquiring and holding the underlying securities.

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Share Distribution and
Price Information

Distribution Information

The following information regarding each Fund's distributions is current as of December 31, 2011, and likely will vary over time based on the Fund's investment activities and portfolio investment value changes.

During the twelve-month reporting period, JPZ, JSN and JLA each lowered their quarterly distribution in September, and again in December. JPG maintained a steady quarterly distribution through this reporting period. Some of the important factors affecting the amount and composition of these distributions are summarized below.

Each Fund has a managed distribution program. The goal of this program is to provide shareholders with relatively consistent and predictable cash flow by systematically converting the Fund's expected long-term return potential into regular distributions. As a result, regular distributions throughout the year are likely to include a portion of expected long-term gains (both realized and unrealized), along with net investment income.

Important points to understand about the managed distribution program are:

•  Each Fund seeks to establish a relatively stable distribution rate that roughly corresponds to the projected total return from its investment strategy over an extended period of time. However, you should not draw any conclusions about a Fund's past or future investment performance from its current distribution rate.

•  Actual returns will differ from projected long-term returns (and therefore a Fund's distribution rate), at least over shorter time periods. Over a specific timeframe, the difference between actual returns and total distributions will be reflected in an increasing (returns exceed distributions) or a decreasing (distributions exceed returns) Fund net asset value.

•  Each distribution is expected to be paid from some or all of the following sources:

•  net investment income (regular interest and dividends),

•  realized capital gains, and

•  unrealized gains, or, in certain cases, a return of principal (non-taxable distributions).

•  A non-taxable distribution is a payment of a portion of a Fund's capital. When a Fund's returns exceed distributions, it may represent portfolio gains generated, but not realized as a taxable capital gain. In periods when a Fund's return falls short of distributions, the shortfall will represent a portion of your original principal, unless the shortfall is offset during other time periods over the life of your investment (previous or subsequent) when a Fund's total return exceeds distributions.

•  Because distribution source estimates are updated during the year based on a Fund's performance and forecast for its current fiscal year (which is the calendar year for each Fund), estimates on the nature of your distributions provided at the time distributions

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are paid may differ from both the tax information reported to you in your Fund's IRS Form 1099 statement provided at year end, as well as the ultimate economic sources of distributions over the life of your investment.

The following table provides information regarding each Fund's distributions and total return performance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. This information is intended to help you better understand whether the Funds' returns for the specified time period were sufficient to meet each Funds' distributions.

As of 12/31/11   JPZ   JSN   JLA   JPG  
Inception date   10/26/04   1/26/05   5/25/05   11/22/05  
Fiscal year (calendar year) ended December 31, 2011:  
Per share distribution:  
From net investment income   $ 0.75     $ 1.03     $ 0.87     $ 0.40    
From long-term capital gains     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
From short-term capital gains     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Return of capital     0.41       0.17       0.35       0.72    
Total per share distribution   $ 1.16     $ 1.20     $ 1.22     $ 1.12    
Distribution rate on NAV     9.00 %     9.29 %     9.23 %     8.02 %  
Average annual total returns:  
1-Year on NAV     5.63 %     5.78 %     6.35 %     4.89 %  
5-Year on NAV     2.20 %     2.81 %     3.28 %     1.57 %  
Since inception on NAV     3.84 %     4.02 %     4.11 %     3.11 %  

 

Share Repurchases and Price Information

As of December 31, 2011, and since the inception of the Funds' repurchase programs, the Funds have cumulatively repurchased and retired their outstanding shares as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   Shares
Repurchased
and Retired
  % of
Outstanding Shares
 
JPZ     442,576       1.2 %  
JSN     545,900       0.8 %  
JLA     387,239       1.5 %  
JPG     369,963       2.3 %  

 

During the twelve-month reporting period, the Funds repurchased and retired their shares at a weighted average price and a weighted average discount per share as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   Shares
Repurchased
and Retired
  Weighted Average
Price Per Share
Repurchased
and Retired
  Weighted Average
Discount Per Share
Repurchased
and Retired
 
JPZ     178,376     $ 10.98       13.69 %  
JSN     66,600     $ 10.56       15.38 %  
JLA     119,189     $ 11.31       13.39 %  
JPG     145,263     $ 11.98       13.56 %  

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As of December 31, 2011, the Funds' share prices were trading at (-) discounts relative to their NAVs as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   12/31/11
(-) Discount
  Twelve-Month
Average
(-) Discount
 
JPZ     -13.27 %     -9.06 %  
JSN     -11.61 %     -8.60 %  
JLA     -13.31 %     -9.33 %  
JPG     -13.54 %     -9.77 %  

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Fund Snapshot

Share Price   $ 11.18    
Net Asset Value (NAV)   $ 12.89    
Premium/(Discount) to NAV     -13.27 %  
Current Distribution Rate1      9.70 %  
Net Assets ($000)   $ 496,085    

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(Inception 10/26/04)

    On Share Price   On NAV  
1-Year     -3.41 %     5.63 %  
5-Year     -0.57 %     2.20 %  
Since Inception     1.71 %     3.84 %  

 

Portfolio Composition3

(as a % of total common stocks)

Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     10.3 %  
Pharmaceuticals     7.6 %  
Computers & Peripherals     4.2 %  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     3.9 %  
IT Services     3.8 %  
Software     3.3 %  
Diversified Financial Services     2.9 %  
Commercial Banks     2.8 %  
Machinery     2.8 %  
Aerospace & Defense     2.6 %  
Industrial Conglomerates     2.6 %  
Real Estate Investment Trust     2.6 %  
Beverages     2.5 %  
Semiconductors & Equipment     2.5 %  
Specialty Retail     2.5 %  
Media     2.4 %  
Tobacco     2.4 %  
Multi-Utilities     2.3 %  
Chemicals     2.2 %  
Communications Equipment     2.2 %  
Energy Equipment & Services     2.2 %  
Internet Software & Services     2.2 %  
Health Care Providers & Services     2.1 %  
Insurance     2.1 %  
Household Products     2.0 %  
Electric Utilities     1.7 %  
Other     19.3 %  

JPZ

Performance

OVERVIEW

(Unaudited)

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund

  as of December 31, 2011

Fund Allocation (as a % of total net assets)3

2010-2011 Quarterly Distributions Per Share

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.

1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

2 Other assets less liabilities.

3 Holdings are subject to change.

4 Rounds to less than 0.1%.

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JSN

Performance

OVERVIEW

(Unaudited)

Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund

  as of December 31, 2011

Fund Allocation (as a % of total net assets)3

2010-2011 Quarterly Distributions Per Share

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.

1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

2 Other assets less liabilities.

3 Holdings are subject to change.

4 Rounds to less than 0.1%.

Fund Snapshot

Share Price   $ 11.42    
Net Asset Value (NAV)   $ 12.92    
Premium/(Discount) to NAV     -11.61 %  
Current Distribution Rate1      9.77 %  
Net Assets ($000)   $ 859,329    

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(Inception 1/26/05)

    On Share Price   On NAV  
1-Year     -2.02 %     5.78 %  
5-Year     0.78 %     2.81 %  
Since Inception     2.08 %     4.02 %  

 

Portfolio Composition3

(as a % of total common stocks)

Computers & Peripherals     8.3 %  
Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     7.4 %  
Pharmaceuticals     6.7 %  
Software     6.2 %  
Internet Software & Services     5.0 %  
Communications Equipment     4.0 %  
Semiconductors & Equipment     3.6 %  
Media     3.3 %  
IT Services     3.2 %  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     2.7 %  
Beverages     2.2 %  
Commercial Banks     2.2 %  
Specialty Retail     2.2 %  
Diversified Financial Services     2.1 %  
Food & Staples Retailing     2.1 %  
Health Care Providers & Services     2.0 %  
Machinery     2.0 %  
Aerospace & Defense     1.8 %  
Energy Equipment & Services     1.8 %  
Gas Utilities     1.8 %  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     1.8 %  
Real Estate Investment Trust     1.7 %  
Biotechnology     1.6 %  
Household Products     1.6 %  
Industrial Conglomerates     1.6 %  
Insurance     1.6 %  
Other     19.5 %  

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Fund Snapshot

Share Price   $ 11.46    
Net Asset Value (NAV)   $ 13.22    
Premium/(Discount) to NAV     -13.31 %  
Current Distribution Rate1      9.91 %  
Net Assets ($000)   $ 340,529    

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(Inception 5/25/05)

    On Share Price   On NAV  
1-Year     -1.82 %     6.35 %  
5-Year     0.27 %     3.28 %  
Since Inception     1.81 %     4.11 %  

 

Portfolio Composition3

(as a % of total common stocks)

Computers & Peripherals     11.3 %  
Software     10.0 %  
Internet Software & Services     6.7 %  
Semiconductors & Equipment     6.0 %  
Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     5.6 %  
Communications Equipment     5.1 %  
Pharmaceuticals     4.5 %  
IT Services     3.6 %  
Media     3.6 %  
Biotechnology     2.6 %  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     2.3 %  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     2.2 %  
Internet & Catalog Retail     2.2 %  
Specialty Retail     2.2 %  
Machinery     1.9 %  
Health Care Providers & Services     1.8 %  
Insurance     1.8 %  
Food & Staples Retailing     1.7 %  
Electrical Equipment     1.6 %  
Aerospace & Defense     1.5 %  
Commercial Banks     1.5 %  
Beverages     1.4 %  
Other     18.9 %  

JLA

Performance

OVERVIEW

(Unaudited)

Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund

  as of December 31, 2011

Fund Allocation (as a % of total net assets)3

2010-2011 Quarterly Distributions Per Share

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.

1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

2 Other assets less liabilities.

3 Holdings are subject to change.

4 Rounds to less than 0.1%.

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JPG

Performance

OVERVIEW

(Unaudited)

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund

  as of December 31, 2011

Fund Allocation (as a % of total net assets)3

2010-2011 Quarterly Distributions Per Share

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.

1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

2 Other assets less liabilities.

3 Holdings are subject to change.

4 Rounds to less than 0.1%.

Fund Snapshot

Share Price   $ 12.07    
Net Asset Value (NAV)   $ 13.96    
Premium/(Discount) to NAV     -13.54 %  
Current Distribution Rate1      9.28 %  
Net Assets ($000)   $ 225,664    

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(Inception 11/22/05)

    On Share Price   On NAV  
1-Year     -4.88 %     4.89 %  
5-Year     -0.32 %     1.57 %  
Since Inception     0.66 %     3.11 %  

 

Portfolio Composition3

(as a % of total common stocks)

Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     10.4 %  
Pharmaceuticals     7.9 %  
Computers & Peripherals     4.4 %  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     3.9 %  
IT Services     3.8 %  
Software     3.6 %  
Diversified Financial Services     3.3 %  
Insurance     3.2 %  
Specialty Retail     3.0 %  
Aerospace & Defense     2.7 %  
Commercial Banks     2.7 %  
Machinery     2.7 %  
Semiconductors & Equipment     2.6 %  
Communications Equipment     2.5 %  
Energy Equipment & Services     2.5 %  
Real Estate Investment Trust     2.5 %  
Internet Software & Services     2.4 %  
Chemicals     2.3 %  
Health Care Providers & Services     2.3 %  
Tobacco     2.3 %  
Beverages     2.2 %  
Multi-Utilities     2.2 %  
Household Products     2.0 %  
Food & Staples Retailing     1.9 %  
Media     1.9 %  
Other     18.8 %  

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Report of INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund
Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund
Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund
Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund, Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund, Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund, and Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (hereinafter referred to as the "Funds") at December 31, 2011, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds' management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL
February 28, 2012

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS

  December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Common Stocks – 98.1% (7)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 2.5%  
  44,366     Boeing Company   $ 3,254,246    
  70,902     Honeywell International Inc.     3,853,524    
  32,905     Raytheon Company     1,591,944    
  52,456     United Technologies Corporation     3,834,009    
    Total Aerospace & Defense     12,533,723    
    Air Freight & Logistics – 0.9%  
  59,382     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     4,346,169    
    Airlines – 0.0%  
  3,957     United Continental Holdings Inc., (2)     74,669    
    Auto Components – 0.1%  
  30,296     Cooper Tire & Rubber     424,447    
    Automobiles – 0.7%  
  195,811     Ford Motor Company     2,106,926    
  34,159     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     1,327,760    
    Total Automobiles     3,434,686    
    Beverages – 2.4%  
  105,041     Coca-Cola Company     7,349,719    
  69,676     PepsiCo, Inc.     4,623,003    
    Total Beverages     11,972,722    
    Biotechnology – 1.0%  
  41,504     Amgen Inc.     2,664,972    
  18,099     Celgene Corporation, (2)     1,223,492    
  23,687     Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)     969,509    
    Total Biotechnology     4,857,973    
    Building Products – 0.1%  
  42,748     Masco Corporation     447,999    
    Capital Markets – 1.4%  
  109,476     Charles Schwab Corporation     1,232,700    
  18,141     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     1,640,491    
  48,534     Jefferies Group, Inc.     667,343    
  40,593     Legg Mason, Inc.     976,262    
  113,376     Morgan Stanley     1,715,379    
  38,635     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     956,989    
    Total Capital Markets     7,189,164    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Chemicals – 2.1%  
  53,348     Dow Chemical Company   $ 1,534,288    
  62,002     E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company     2,838,452    
  45,510     Eastman Chemical Company     1,777,621    
  25,853     Monsanto Company     1,811,520    
  53,293     Olin Corporation     1,047,207    
  60,403     RPM International, Inc.     1,482,894    
    Total Chemicals     10,491,982    
    Commercial Banks – 2.7%  
  33,724     Comerica Incorporated     870,079    
  19,256     HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR     733,654    
  9,725     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     560,841    
  2,869     Toronto-Dominion Bank     214,630    
  165,384     U.S. Bancorp     4,473,637    
  246,827     Wells Fargo & Company     6,802,552    
    Total Commercial Banks     13,655,393    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.8%  
  3,177     Avery Dennison Corporation     91,116    
  56,149     Deluxe Corporation     1,277,951    
  16,700     NL Industries Inc.     216,599    
  40,642     Pitney Bowes Inc.     753,503    
  16,031     R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company     231,327    
  24,100     Standard Register Company     56,153    
  35,497     Waste Management, Inc.     1,161,107    
    Total Commercial Services & Supplies     3,787,756    
    Communications Equipment – 2.2%  
  14,156     ADTRAN, Inc.     426,945    
  3,408     Ciena Corporation, (2)     41,237    
  234,237     Cisco Systems, Inc.     4,235,005    
  11,034     JDS Uniphase Corporation, (2)     115,195    
  15,048     Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., (2)     583,862    
  28,950     Motorola Solutions Inc.     1,340,096    
  73,002     QUALCOMM, Inc.     3,993,209    
    Total Communications Equipment     10,735,549    
    Computers & Peripherals – 4.1%  
  39,578     Apple, Inc., (2)     16,029,088    
  67,332     Dell Inc., (2)     985,067    
  119,293     EMC Corporation, (2)     2,569,571    
  24,687     Hewlett-Packard Company     635,937    
    Total Computers & Peripherals     20,219,663    
    Consumer Finance – 0.3%  
  13,412     American Express Company     632,644    
  36,733     Discover Financial Services     881,592    
    Total Consumer Finance     1,514,236    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.3%  
  43,759     Packaging Corp. of America     1,104,477    
  5,718     Sonoco Products Company     188,465    
    Total Containers & Packaging     1,292,942    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Distributors – 0.4%  
  35,933     Genuine Parts Company   $ 2,199,100    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  7,623     Apollo Group, Inc., Class A, (2)     410,651    
    Diversified Financial Services – 2.9%  
  414,679     Bank of America Corporation     2,305,615    
  75,217     Citigroup Inc.     1,978,959    
  6,790     CME Group, Inc.     1,654,519    
  214,469     JP Morgan Chase & Co.     7,131,094    
  47,644     New York Stock Exchange Euronext     1,243,508    
    Total Diversified Financial Services     14,313,695    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.9%  
  334,337     AT&T Inc.     10,110,349    
  29,237     CenturyLink Inc.     1,087,616    
  250,097     Frontier Communications Corporation     1,288,000    
  161,529     Verizon Communications Inc.     6,480,543    
  18,198     Windstream Corporation     213,645    
    Total Diversified Telecommunication Services     19,180,153    
    Electric Utilities – 1.6%  
  110,157     Duke Energy Corporation     2,423,454    
  6,959     Exelon Corporation     301,812    
  27,323     Great Plains Energy Incorporated     595,095    
  80,800     Pepco Holdings, Inc.     1,640,240    
  29,370     Progress Energy, Inc.     1,645,307    
  31,669     Southern Company     1,465,958    
    Total Electric Utilities     8,071,866    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.7%  
  56,883     Emerson Electric Company     2,650,179    
  14,553     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     1,067,754    
    Total Electrical Equipment     3,717,933    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.3%  
  118,215     Corning Incorporated     1,534,431    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 2.2%  
  6,964     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     384,831    
  18,452     ENSCO International PLC, Sponsored ADR     865,768    
  90,453     Halliburton Company     3,121,533    
  16,059     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     320,859    
  77,647     Schlumberger Limited     5,304,067    
  16,157     Tidewater Inc.     796,540    
    Total Energy Equipment & Services     10,793,598    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 1.6%  
  74,719     CVS Caremark Corporation     3,047,041    
  38,696     SUPERVALU INC.     314,212    
  74,859     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     4,473,574    
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     7,834,827    
    Food Products – 1.1%  
  120,523     Kraft Foods Inc., Class A     4,502,739    
  57,000     Sara Lee Corporation     1,078,440    
    Total Food Products     5,581,179    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Gas Utilities – 1.2%  
  36,141     AGL Resources Inc.   $ 1,527,319    
  28,666     Atmos Energy Corporation     956,011    
  22,995     National Fuel Gas Company     1,278,062    
  23,291     ONEOK, Inc.     2,019,097    
    Total Gas Utilities     5,780,489    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.9%  
  4,460     Hologic Inc., (2)     78,095    
  3,518     Intuitive Surgical, Inc., (2)     1,628,869    
  78,706     Medtronic, Inc.     3,010,505    
    Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies     4,717,469    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 2.1%  
  6,901     Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)     120,008    
  15,450     Coventry Health Care, Inc., (2)     469,217    
  35,037     Express Scripts, Inc., (2)     1,565,804    
  6,521     HCA Holdings Inc., (2)     143,658    
  1,116     Henry Schein Inc., (2)     71,904    
  39,267     Kindred Healthcare Inc., (2)     462,173    
  30,795     Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (2)     1,721,441    
  78,493     UnitedHealth Group Incorporated     3,978,025    
  25,221     Wellpoint Inc.     1,670,891    
    Total Health Care Providers & Services     10,203,121    
    Health Care Technology – 0.0%  
  114     Cerner Corporation, (2)     6,983    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.5%  
  22,200     Carnival Corporation     724,608    
  42,761     International Game Technology     735,489    
  2,272     Interval Leisure Group Inc., (2)     30,922    
  62,094     McDonald's Corporation     6,229,891    
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     7,720,910    
    Household Durables – 0.7%  
  9,688     Garmin Limited     385,679    
  64,653     Newell Rubbermaid Inc.     1,044,146    
  22,404     Tupperware Corporation     1,253,952    
  13,735     Whirlpool Corporation     651,726    
    Total Household Durables     3,335,503    
    Household Products – 2.0%  
  15,477     Colgate-Palmolive Company     1,429,920    
  12,645     Kimberly-Clark Corporation     930,166    
  112,990     Procter & Gamble Company     7,537,563    
    Total Household Products     9,897,649    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 2.5%  
  28,842     3M Co.     2,357,257    
  574,978     General Electric Company     10,297,854    
  57     Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR     5,450    
    Total Industrial Conglomerates     12,660,561    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Insurance – 2.0%  
  47,749     Allstate Corporation   $ 1,308,800    
  11,874     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     397,067    
  46,985     Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A     748,471    
  26,683     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     433,599    
  52,700     Kemper Corporation     1,539,367    
  68,068     Lincoln National Corporation     1,321,881    
  67,700     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     2,140,674    
  38,298     Travelers Companies, Inc.     2,266,093    
    Total Insurance     10,155,952    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.8%  
  15,029     Amazon.com, Inc., (2)     2,601,520    
  3,103     HSN, Inc.     112,515    
  2,786     Priceline.com Incorporated, (2)     1,303,040    
    Total Internet & Catalog Retail     4,017,075    
    Internet Software & Services – 2.2%  
  10,937     Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)     353,046    
  54,590     eBay Inc., (2)     1,655,715    
  10,582     Google Inc., Class A, (2)     6,834,914    
  44,605     United Online, Inc.     242,651    
  5,616     ValueClick, Inc., (2)     91,485    
  10,122     VeriSign, Inc., (2)     361,558    
  72,091     Yahoo! Inc., (2)     1,162,828    
    Total Internet Software & Services     10,702,197    
    IT Services – 3.7%  
  34,496     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,863,129    
  17,199     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A, (2)     1,106,068    
  32,696     Fidelity National Information Services     869,387    
  52,148     International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)     9,588,974    
  3,197     Lender Processing Services Inc.     48,179    
  6,331     MasterCard, Inc.     2,360,323    
  42,671     Paychex, Inc.     1,284,824    
  13,859     Visa Inc.     1,407,104    
    Total IT Services     18,527,988    
    Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.3%  
  39,513     Eastman Kodak Company, (2)     25,664    
  23,696     Polaris Industries Inc.     1,326,502    
    Total Leisure Equipment & Products     1,352,166    
    Machinery – 2.7%  
  33,018     Caterpillar Inc.     2,991,431    
  21,029     Cummins Inc.     1,850,973    
  22,246     Deere & Company     1,720,728    
  13,600     Graco Inc.     556,104    
  13,107     Ingersoll Rand Company Limited, Class A     399,370    
  16,893     Parker Hannifin Corporation     1,288,091    
  11,767     Snap-on Incorporated     595,646    
  25,530     SPX Corporation     1,538,693    
  31,571     Stanley Black & Decker Inc.     2,134,200    
  12,000     Timken Company     464,520    
    Total Machinery     13,539,756    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Media – 2.4%  
  60,282     CBS Corporation, Class B   $ 1,636,053    
  117,549     Comcast Corporation, Class A     2,787,087    
  39,613     New York Times, Class A, (2)     306,208    
  35,396     Omnicom Group, Inc.     1,577,954    
  114,479     Regal Entertainment Group, Class A     1,366,879    
  112,686     Walt Disney Company     4,225,725    
    Total Media     11,899,906    
    Metals & Mining – 1.1%  
  88,284     Alcoa Inc.     763,657    
  3,200     BHP Billiton PLC, Sponsored ADR     226,016    
  48,046     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     1,767,612    
  6,726     Newmont Mining Corporation     403,627    
  31,562     Nucor Corporation     1,248,908    
  35,874     Southern Copper Corporation     1,082,677    
    Total Metals & Mining     5,492,497    
    Multiline Retail – 1.1%  
  10     Dollar Tree Stores Inc., (2)     831    
  4,000     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     230,640    
  36,680     Macy's, Inc.     1,180,362    
  40,802     Nordstrom, Inc.     2,028,267    
  8,076     Sears Holding Corporation, (2)     256,655    
  35,723     Target Corporation     1,829,732    
    Total Multiline Retail     5,526,487    
    Multi-Utilities – 2.3%  
  40,360     Ameren Corporation     1,337,127    
  28,149     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     1,746,082    
  71,595     Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     3,879,017    
  15,861     Northwestern Corporation     567,665    
  29,588     OGE Energy Corp.     1,677,935    
  60,504     Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated     1,997,237    
    Total Multi-Utilities     11,205,063    
    Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels – 10.1%  
  9,051     Cenovus Energy Inc.     300,493    
  100,907     Chevron Corporation     10,736,503    
  83,466     ConocoPhillips     6,082,167    
  39,168     CONSOL Energy Inc.     1,437,466    
  27,271     Continental Resources Inc., (2)     1,819,248    
  16,151     EnCana Corporation     299,278    
  32,690     EOG Resources, Inc.     3,220,292    
  229,014     Exxon Mobil Corporation     19,411,225    
  49,928     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     4,678,254    
  6,027     Total SA, Sponsored ADR     308,040    
  81,049     Valero Energy Corporation     1,706,081    
    Total Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     49,999,047    
    Pharmaceuticals – 7.5%  
  91,791     Abbott Laboratories     5,161,408    
  131,179     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     4,622,748    
  57,664     Eli Lilly and Company     2,396,516    
  129,934     Johnson & Johnson     8,521,072    
  175,145     Merck & Company Inc.     6,602,967    
  432,433     Pfizer Inc.     9,357,850    
  14,222     Sanofi-Aventis, Sponsored ADR     519,672    
    Total Pharmaceuticals     37,182,233    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Professional Services – 0.1%  
  3,665     Manpower Inc.   $ 131,024    
  20,209     Resources Connection, Inc.     214,013    
    Total Professional Services     345,037    
    Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.6%  
  125,406     Annaly Capital Management Inc.     2,001,480    
  46,493     Brandywine Realty Trust     441,684    
  44,183     CapLease Inc.     178,499    
  29,228     CommonWealth REIT     486,354    
  61,650     CubeSmart     655,956    
  21,835     Health Care REIT, Inc.     1,190,663    
  49,625     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.     922,529    
  45,684     Hospitality Properties Trust     1,049,818    
  88,469     Lexington Corporate Properties Trust     662,633    
  30,821     Liberty Property Trust     951,752    
  17,263     Medical Properties Trust Inc.     170,386    
  28,311     MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.     190,250    
  30,300     Senior Housing Properties Trust     679,932    
  11,215     Sun Communities Inc.     409,684    
  28,312     Ventas Inc.     1,560,841    
  63,288     Weyerhaeuser Company     1,181,587    
    Total Real Estate Investment Trust     12,734,048    
    Road & Rail – 0.8%  
  17,765     Norfolk Southern Corporation     1,294,358    
  25,475     Union Pacific Corporation     2,698,822    
    Total Road & Rail     3,993,180    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.5%  
  27,716     Analog Devices, Inc.     991,678    
  96,369     Applied Materials, Inc.     1,032,112    
  21,444     Broadcom Corporation, Class A     629,596    
  268,577     Intel Corporation     6,512,992    
  12,846     Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A     134,112    
  3,087     Lam Research Corporation, (2)     114,281    
  24,776     Microchip Technology Incorporated     907,545    
  27,856     NVIDIA Corporation, (2)     386,084    
  51,579     Texas Instruments Incorporated     1,501,465    
    Total Semiconductors & Equipment     12,209,865    
    Software – 3.3%  
  23,572     Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)     666,380    
  18,599     Autodesk, Inc., (2)     564,108    
  358,701     Microsoft Corporation     9,311,878    
  184,533     Oracle Corporation     4,733,271    
  9,475     Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)     961,334    
    Total Software     16,236,971    
    Specialty Retail – 2.4%  
  23,495     Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     1,147,496    
  46,762     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     714,991    
  21,475     Best Buy Co., Inc.     501,871    
  94,856     Home Depot, Inc.     3,987,746    
  40,195     Limited Brands, Inc.     1,621,868    
  74,638     Lowe's Companies, Inc.     1,894,312    
  364     Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, (2), (3), (8)     881    
  472     Ross Stores, Inc.     22,434    

 

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Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Specialty Retail (continued)  
  13,465     Tiffany & Co.   $ 892,191    
  18,051     TJX Companies, Inc.     1,165,192    
    Total Specialty Retail     11,948,982    
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.4%  
  7,159     Cherokee Inc.     83,546    
  16,238     VF Corporation     2,062,064    
    Total Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods     2,145,610    
    Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2%  
  36,703     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     229,394    
  60,610     New York Community Bancorp Inc.     749,746    
  38,788     TrustCo Bank Corporation NY     217,601    
    Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance     1,196,741    
    Tobacco – 2.3%  
  123,356     Altria Group, Inc.     3,657,505    
  87,230     Philip Morris International     6,845,810    
  21,468     Reynolds American Inc.     889,205    
  4,866     Vector Group Ltd.     86,420    
    Total Tobacco     11,478,940    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%  
  5,500     USA Mobility Inc.     76,285    
    Total Common Stocks (cost $414,638,155)     486,905,217    

 

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Preferred Stocks – 0.0%  
    Specialty Retail – 0.0%  
  364     Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, Series A, (2), (3), (8)     0.000 %       N/R   $ 881    
    Total Preferred Stocks (cost $3,181)                       881    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity     Value  
    Short-Term Investments – 6.5%  
$ 32,176     Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated
12/30/11, repurchase price $32,179,019, collateralized by $26,905,000
U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.750%, due 8/15/17, value $32,824,100
  0.010

%   1/03/12

        $ 32,175,983

 
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $32,175,983)                       32,175,983    
    Total Investments (cost $446,817,319) – 104.6%                       519,082,081    
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – (4.6)% (5)                       (22,996,747 )  
    Net Assets – 100%                     $ 496,085,334    

 

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Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011

Call Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (6)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
    Call Options Written – (4.7)%  
  (507 )   S&P 500 Index   $ (59,572,500 )   1/21/12   $ 1,175     $ (4,408,365 )  
  (451 )   S&P 500 Index     (54,120,000 )   1/21/12     1,200       (2,933,755 )  
  (449 )   S&P 500 Index     (55,002,500 )   1/21/12     1,225       (2,018,255 )  
  (473 )   S&P 500 Index     (59,125,000 )   1/21/12     1,250       (1,307,845 )  
  (478 )   S&P 500 Index     (57,360,000 )   2/18/12     1,200       (3,711,670 )  
  (997 )   S&P 500 Index     (122,132,500 )   2/18/12     1,225       (5,927,165 )  
  (445 )   S&P 500 Index     (54,512,500 )   3/17/12     1,225       (3,112,775 )  
  (3,800 )   Total Call Options Written (premiums received $23,565,960)   $ (461,825,000 )               $ (23,419,830 )  

    For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

  (1)  All percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

  (2)  Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

  (3)  Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees.

  (4)  Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Using the highest of Standard & Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch") rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor's, Baa by Moody's or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

  (5)  Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Value of derivative instruments as noted in Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011.

  (6)  For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

  (7)  The Fund may designate up to 100% of its common stock investments to cover outstanding call options written.

  (8)  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment categorized as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements Footnote 1—General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.

  N/R  Not rated.

  ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

    See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS

  December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Common Stocks – 97.8% (7)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 1.7%  
  52,115     Boeing Company   $ 3,822,635    
  58,489     Honeywell International Inc.     3,178,877    
  5,228     Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., (2)     163,532    
  21,464     Lockheed Martin Corporation     1,736,438    
  34,529     Northrop Grumman Corporation     2,019,256    
  32,796     Raytheon Company     1,586,670    
  32,442     United Technologies Corporation     2,371,186    
    Total Aerospace & Defense     14,878,594    
    Air Freight & Logistics – 0.9%  
  103,615     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     7,583,582    
    Auto Components – 0.4%  
  127,177     Gentex Corporation     3,763,167    
    Automobiles – 0.4%  
  168,773     Ford Motor Company     1,815,997    
  33,442     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     1,299,891    
    Total Automobiles     3,115,888    
    Beverages – 2.2%  
  159,768     Coca-Cola Company     11,178,967    
  114,075     PepsiCo, Inc.     7,568,876    
    Total Beverages     18,747,843    
    Biotechnology – 1.6%  
  106,815     Celgene Corporation, (2)     7,220,694    
  159,283     Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)     6,519,453    
    Total Biotechnology     13,740,147    
    Capital Markets – 1.2%  
  159,239     Charles Schwab Corporation     1,793,031    
  48,725     Eaton Vance Corporation     1,151,859    
  27,739     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     2,508,438    
  43,099     Legg Mason, Inc.     1,036,531    
  121,415     Morgan Stanley     1,837,009    
  93,004     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     2,303,709    
    Total Capital Markets     10,630,577    
    Chemicals – 1.4%  
  53,576     Dow Chemical Company     1,540,846    
  49,591     E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company     2,270,276    
  70,926     Eastman Chemical Company     2,770,370    
  42,416     Monsanto Company     2,972,089    
  2,617     Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan     108,030    
  103,452     RPM International, Inc.     2,539,747    
    Total Chemicals     12,201,358    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Commercial Banks – 2.1%  
  65,480     Fifth Third Bancorp.   $ 832,906    
  86,613     First Horizon National Corporation     692,904    
  2,289     HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR     87,211    
  6     Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Sponsored ADR, (2)     9    
  43,429     Toronto-Dominion Bank     3,248,923    
  197,603     U.S. Bancorp     5,345,161    
  288,037     Wells Fargo & Company     7,938,300    
    Total Commercial Banks     18,145,414    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.6%  
  81,168     Deluxe Corporation     1,847,384    
  49,936     R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company     720,576    
  77,545     Waste Management, Inc.     2,536,497    
    Total Commercial Services & Supplies     5,104,457    
    Communications Equipment – 3.9%  
  49,954     ADTRAN, Inc.     1,506,613    
  13,861     Aviat Networks Inc., (2)     25,366    
  617,348     Cisco Systems, Inc.     11,161,652    
  41,824     Harris Corporation     1,507,337    
  9,317     Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., (2)     361,500    
  14,940     Motorola Solutions Inc.     691,573    
  324,497     QUALCOMM, Inc.     17,749,986    
  60,051     Research In Motion Limited, (2)     870,740    
    Total Communications Equipment     33,874,767    
    Computers & Peripherals – 8.1%  
  144,746     Apple, Inc., (2)     58,622,130    
  155,158     Dell Inc., (2)     2,269,962    
  157,114     EMC Corporation, (2)     3,384,236    
  125,310     Hewlett-Packard Company     3,227,986    
  53,163     Network Appliance Inc., (2)     1,928,222    
    Total Computers & Peripherals     69,432,536    
    Consumer Finance – 0.7%  
  66,382     American Express Company     3,131,239    
  67,496     Discover Financial Services     1,619,904    
  77,393     SLM Corporation     1,037,066    
    Total Consumer Finance     5,788,209    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.4%  
  78,989     Packaging Corp. of America     1,993,682    
  50,628     Sonoco Products Company     1,668,699    
    Total Containers & Packaging     3,662,381    
    Distributors – 0.4%  
  55,680     Genuine Parts Company     3,407,616    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  35,953     Hillenbrand Inc.     802,471    
    Diversified Financial Services – 2.1%  
  452,047     Bank of America Corporation     2,513,381    
  108,359     Citigroup Inc.     2,850,925    
  11,226     CME Group, Inc.     2,735,439    
  110,655     ING Groep N.V, Sponsored ADR, (2)     793,396    
  267,870     JP Morgan Chase & Co.     8,906,678    
    Total Diversified Financial Services     17,799,819    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.6%  
  487,292     AT&T Inc.   $ 14,735,710    
  44,021     Frontier Communications Corporation     226,708    
  190,640     Verizon Communications Inc.     7,648,477    
    Total Diversified Telecommunication Services     22,610,895    
    Electric Utilities – 1.5%  
  128,436     Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored ADR     2,284,876    
  187,421     Duke Energy Corporation     4,123,262    
  112,676     Great Plains Energy Incorporated     2,454,083    
  129,707     Pepco Holdings, Inc.     2,633,052    
  25,438     Pinnacle West Capital Corporation     1,225,603    
    Total Electric Utilities     12,720,876    
    Electrical Equipment – 1.4%  
  23,275     Cooper Industries Inc.     1,260,341    
  66,509     Emerson Electric Company     3,098,654    
  11,240     Hubbell Incorporated, Class B     751,506    
  31,575     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     2,316,658    
  49,398     Roper Industries Inc.     4,291,204    
    Total Electrical Equipment     11,718,363    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.2%  
  131,698     Corning Incorporated     1,709,440    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 1.8%  
  25,308     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     1,398,520    
  36,079     ENSCO International PLC, Sponsored ADR     1,692,827    
  139,359     Halliburton Company     4,809,279    
  54,107     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     1,081,058    
  77,123     Schlumberger Limited     5,268,272    
  17,510     Tidewater Inc.     863,243    
    Total Energy Equipment & Services     15,113,199    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 2.1%  
  102,543     CVS Caremark Corporation     4,181,704    
  82,219     Kroger Co.     1,991,344    
  38,974     SUPERVALU INC.     316,469    
  68,576     Walgreen Co.     2,267,123    
  150,007     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     8,964,418    
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     17,721,058    
    Food Products – 0.9%  
  144,950     Kraft Foods Inc., Class A     5,415,332    
  109,395     Sara Lee Corporation     2,069,753    
    Total Food Products     7,485,085    
    Gas Utilities – 1.8%  
  75,740     AGL Resources Inc.     3,200,772    
  100,700     Atmos Energy Corporation     3,358,345    
  75,051     National Fuel Gas Company     4,171,335    
  49,805     ONEOK, Inc.     4,317,595    
    Total Gas Utilities     15,048,047    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.0%  
  65,107     Baxter International, Inc.     3,221,494    
  36,821     Hill Rom Holdings Inc.     1,240,499    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  
  106,091     Hologic Inc., (2)   $ 1,857,653    
  60,379     Medtronic, Inc.     2,309,497    
    Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies     8,629,143    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 1.9%  
  39,994     Aetna Inc.     1,687,347    
  62,293     Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)     1,083,275    
  27,564     Coventry Health Care, Inc., (2)     837,119    
  125,773     Express Scripts, Inc., (2)     5,620,795    
  90,568     UnitedHealth Group Incorporated     4,589,986    
  42,124     Wellpoint Inc.     2,790,715    
    Total Health Care Providers & Services     16,609,237    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7%  
  51,390     International Game Technology     883,908    
  1,237     Las Vegas Sands, (2)     52,857    
  98,148     McDonald's Corporation     9,847,189    
  21,179     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     1,015,957    
  27,477     Wynn Resorts Ltd     3,035,934    
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     14,835,845    
    Household Durables – 0.3%  
  97,917     KB Home     658,002    
  54,753     Newell Rubbermaid Inc.     884,261    
  19,851     Whirlpool Corporation     941,930    
    Total Household Durables     2,484,193    
    Household Products – 1.6%  
  37,780     Colgate-Palmolive Company     3,490,494    
  147,782     Procter & Gamble Company     9,858,537    
    Total Household Products     13,349,031    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 1.6%  
  22,571     3M Co.     1,844,728    
  644,410     General Electric Company     11,541,383    
    Total Industrial Conglomerates     13,386,111    
    Insurance – 1.6%  
  65,172     Allstate Corporation     1,786,365    
  10,390     American International Group, (2)     241,048    
  26,066     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     871,647    
  30,097     Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B, (2)     2,296,401    
  92,800     CNO Financial Group Inc., (2)     585,568    
  189,397     Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A     3,017,094    
  50,700     Genworth Financial Inc., Class A, (2)     332,085    
  13,651     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     221,829    
  13,952     Kemper Corporation     407,538    
  35,717     Lincoln National Corporation     693,624    
  103,489     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     3,272,322    
    Total Insurance     13,725,521    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.4%  
  64,997     Amazon.com, Inc., (2)     11,250,981    
  13,070     HSN, Inc.     473,918    
    Total Internet & Catalog Retail     11,724,899    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Internet Software & Services – 4.9%  
  39,603     Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)   $ 1,278,385    
  34,816     Baidu.com, Inc., Sponsored ADR, (2)     4,055,020    
  58,343     Earthlink, Inc.     375,729    
  199,069     eBay Inc., (2)     6,037,763    
  36,233     Google Inc., Class A, (2)     23,402,895    
  22,576     IAC/InterActiveCorp.     961,738    
  30,343     United Online, Inc.     165,066    
  83,134     VeriSign, Inc., (2)     2,969,546    
  152,916     Yahoo! Inc., (2)     2,466,535    
    Total Internet Software & Services     41,712,677    
    IT Services – 3.1%  
  117,025     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     6,320,520    
  61,069     Fidelity National Information Services     1,623,825    
  79,649     International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)     14,645,858    
  14,762     Lender Processing Services Inc.     222,463    
  108,876     Paychex, Inc.     3,278,256    
  9,449     Visa Inc.     959,357    
    Total IT Services     27,050,279    
    Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.4%  
  77,138     Mattel, Inc.     2,141,351    
  29,666     Polaris Industries Inc.     1,660,703    
    Total Leisure Equipment & Products     3,802,054    
    Machinery – 1.9%  
  33,076     Caterpillar Inc.     2,996,686    
  14,525     Deere & Company     1,123,509    
  43,913     Graco Inc.     1,795,603    
  27,670     Joy Global Inc.     2,074,420    
  53,447     SPX Corporation     3,221,251    
  40,513     Stanley Black & Decker Inc.     2,738,679    
  67,275     Timken Company     2,604,215    
    Total Machinery     16,554,363    
    Media – 3.2%  
  322,788     Comcast Corporation, Special Class A     7,604,885    
  97,817     New York Times, Class A, (2)     756,125    
  309,975     News Corporation, Class A     5,529,954    
  58,689     Omnicom Group, Inc.     2,616,356    
  118,487     Regal Entertainment Group, Class A     1,414,735    
  355,542     Sirius XM Radio Inc., (2)     647,086    
  44,293     Viacom Inc., Class B     2,011,345    
  188,861     Walt Disney Company     7,082,288    
    Total Media     27,662,774    
    Metals & Mining – 0.7%  
  74,680     Alcoa Inc.     645,982    
  6,261     Barrick Gold Corporation     283,310    
  40,405     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     1,486,500    
  78,900     Hecla Mining Company     412,647    
  110,872     Southern Copper Corporation     3,346,117    
    Total Metals & Mining     6,174,556    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Multiline Retail – 1.1%  
  59,243     Macy's, Inc.   $ 1,906,440    
  54,585     Nordstrom, Inc.     2,713,420    
  35,573     Sears Holding Corporation, (2)     1,130,510    
  78,403     Target Corporation     4,015,802    
    Total Multiline Retail     9,766,172    
    Multi-Utilities – 1.0%  
  62,041     Ameren Corporation     2,055,418    
  57,468     OGE Energy Corp.     3,259,010    
  97,043     Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated     3,203,389    
    Total Multi-Utilities     8,517,817    
    Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels – 7.2%  
  136,853     Chevron Corporation     14,561,159    
  2,747     CNOOC Limited, Sponsored ADR     479,846    
  114,249     ConocoPhillips     8,325,325    
  346,320     Exxon Mobil Corporation     29,354,083    
  24,173     Hess Corporation     1,373,026    
  58,407     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     5,472,736    
  3,274     PetroChina Company Limited, Sponsored ADR     406,991    
  8,201     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, Sponsored ADR     599,411    
  40,039     SandRidge Energy Inc., (2)     326,718    
  39,133     StatoilHydro ASA, Sponsored ADR     1,002,196    
  558     Suncor Energy, Inc.     16,087    
    Total Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     61,917,578    
    Pharmaceuticals – 6.5%  
  147,092     Abbott Laboratories     8,270,983    
  148,380     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     5,228,911    
  93,015     Eli Lilly and Company     3,865,703    
  13,432     GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR     612,902    
  211,672     Johnson & Johnson     13,881,450    
  264,911     Merck & Company Inc.     9,987,145    
  650,964     Pfizer Inc.     14,086,861    
    Total Pharmaceuticals     55,933,955    
    Professional Services – 0.3%  
  56,869     Manpower Inc.     2,033,067    
  66,137     Resources Connection, Inc.     700,391    
    Total Professional Services     2,733,458    
    Real Estate Investment Trust – 1.6%  
  60,679     Apartment Investment & Management Company, Class A     1,390,156    
  69,975     Brandywine Realty Trust     664,763    
  34,687     CBL & Associates Properties Inc.     544,586    
  129,993     CubeSmart     1,383,126    
  114,294     DCT Industrial Trust Inc.     585,185    
  49,733     Health Care REIT, Inc.     2,711,940    
  100,726     Lexington Corporate Properties Trust     754,438    
  46,608     Liberty Property Trust     1,439,255    
  82,863     Ventas Inc.     4,568,237    
    Total Real Estate Investment Trust     14,041,686    
    Road & Rail – 0.5%  
  4,035     Dollas Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., (2)     283,499    
  41,968     Union Pacific Corporation     4,446,090    
    Total Road & Rail     4,729,589    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 3.5%  
  92,274     Altera Corporation   $ 3,423,365    
  78,578     Analog Devices, Inc.     2,811,521    
  103,217     Broadcom Corporation, Class A, (2)     3,030,451    
  9,350     First Solar Inc., (2)     315,656    
  603,403     Intel Corporation     14,632,523    
  26,060     Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A     272,066    
  78,287     Linear Technology Corporation     2,350,959    
  125,065     Texas Instruments Incorporated     3,640,642    
    Total Semiconductors & Equipment     30,477,183    
    Software – 6.1%  
  296,620     Activision Blizzard Inc.     3,654,358    
  154,969     Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)     4,380,974    
  79,219     Autodesk, Inc., (2)     2,402,712    
  992,212     Microsoft Corporation     25,757,824    
  617,363     Oracle Corporation     15,835,361    
    Total Software     52,031,229    
    Specialty Retail – 2.1%  
  20,823     Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     1,016,995    
  59,432     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     908,715    
  51,495     Best Buy Co., Inc.     1,203,438    
  70,360     CarMax, Inc., (2)     2,144,573    
  73,397     Gap, Inc.     1,361,514    
  114,620     Home Depot, Inc.     4,818,625    
  91,766     Limited Brands, Inc.     3,702,758    
  118,515     Lowe's Companies, Inc.     3,007,911    
  1,606     Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, (2), (3), (8)     3,887    
    Total Specialty Retail     18,168,416    
    Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%  
  40,800     MGIC Investment Corporation, (2)     152,184    
  180,604     New York Community Bancorp Inc.     2,234,071    
    Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance     2,386,255    
    Tobacco – 1.6%  
  22,111     Altria Group, Inc.     655,591    
  144,281     Philip Morris International     11,323,173    
  36,132     Reynolds American Inc.     1,496,587    
    Total Tobacco     13,475,351    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  27,792     China Mobile Hong Kong Limited, Sponsored ADR     1,347,634    
  161,500     Sprint Nextel Corporation, (2)     377,910    
    Total Wireless Telecommunication Services     1,725,544    
    Total Common Stocks (cost $667,893,361)     840,410,705    

 

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Preferred Stocks – 0.0%  
    Specialty Retail – 0.0%  
  1,606     Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, Series A, (2), (3), (8)     0.000 %         N/R   $ 3,887    
    Total Preferred Stocks (cost $13,021)                       3,887    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity     Value  
    Short-Term Investments – 6.3%  
$ 54,402

  Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated
12/30/11, repurchase price $54,402,296, collateralized by $54,470,000
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, due 8/31/18, value $55,491,313
  0.010

%   1/03/12

        $ 54,402,236

 
        Total Short-Term Investments (cost $54,402,236)                 54,402,236    
        Total Investments (cost $722,308,618) – 104.1%                 894,816,828    
        Other Assets Less Liabilities – (4.1)% (5)                       (35,488,019 )  
        Net Assets – 100%                     $ 859,328,809    

 

Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011

Call Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (6)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
    Call Options Written – (4.2)%  
  (1,166 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index   $ (26,235,000 )   1/21/12   $ 225.0     $ (702,515 )  
  (1,104 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (25,116,000 )   1/21/12     227.5       (491,280 )  
  (1,095 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (25,185,000 )   1/21/12     230.0       (342,188 )  
  (1,166 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (27,109,500 )   1/21/12     232.5       (238,447 )  
  (2,252 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (50,670,000 )   2/18/12     225.0       (1,998,650 )  
  (2,110 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (48,002,500 )   2/18/12     227.5       (1,561,400 )  
  (627 )   S&P 500 Index     (73,672,500 )   1/21/12     1,175.0       (5,451,765 )  
  (602 )   S&P 500 Index     (72,240,000 )   1/21/12     1,200.0       (3,916,010 )  
  (614 )   S&P 500 Index     (75,215,000 )   1/21/12     1,225.0       (2,759,930 )  
  (608 )   S&P 500 Index     (76,000,000 )   1/21/12     1,250.0       (1,681,120 )  
  (620 )   S&P 500 Index     (74,400,000 )   2/18/12     1,200.0       (4,814,300 )  
  (1,321 )   S&P 500 Index     (161,822,500 )   2/17/12     1,225.0       (7,853,345 )  
  (588 )   S&P 500 Index     (72,030,000 )   3/17/12     1,225.0       (4,113,060 )  
  (13,873 )   Total Call Options Written (premiums received $39,105,309)   $ (807,698,000 )               $ (35,924,010 )  

 

    For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

  (1)  All percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

  (2)  Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

  (3)  Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees.

  (4)  Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Using the highest of Standard & Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch") rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor's, Baa by Moody's or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

  (5)  Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Value of derivative instruments as noted in Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011.

  (6)  For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

  (7)  The Fund may designate up to 100% of its common stock investments to cover outstanding call options written.

  (8)  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment categorized as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements Footnote 1—General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.

  N/R  Not rated.

  ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

    See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS

  December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Common Stocks – 98.7% (7)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 1.4%  
  19,238     Boeing Company   $ 1,411,107    
  32,685     Honeywell International Inc.     1,776,430    
  23,488     United Technologies Corporation     1,716,738    
    Total Aerospace & Defense     4,904,275    
    Air Freight & Logistics – 0.5%  
  21,594     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     1,580,465    
    Airlines – 0.3%  
  5,693     Delta Air Lines, Inc., (2)     46,056    
  27,885     Lan Airlines S.A., Sponsored ADR     648,047    
  26,363     Southwest Airlines Co.     225,667    
    Total Airlines     919,770    
    Auto Components – 0.5%  
  10,102     American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc., (2)     99,909    
  28,366     Cooper Tire & Rubber     397,408    
  35,760     Gentex Corporation     1,058,138    
    Total Auto Components     1,555,455    
    Automobiles – 0.4%  
  71,118     Ford Motor Company     765,230    
  14,597     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     567,385    
    Total Automobiles     1,332,615    
    Beverages – 1.4%  
  42,206     Coca-Cola Company     2,953,154    
  26,928     PepsiCo, Inc.     1,786,673    
    Total Beverages     4,739,827    
    Biotechnology – 2.6%  
  69,098     Amgen Inc.     4,436,783    
  66,034     Celgene Corporation, (2)     4,463,898    
    Total Biotechnology     8,900,681    
    Capital Markets – 0.7%  
  34,959     Bank of New York Company, Inc.     696,034    
  62,652     Charles Schwab Corporation     705,462    
  49,137     Morgan Stanley     743,443    
  17,346     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     429,660    
    Total Capital Markets     2,574,599    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Chemicals – 1.2%  
  49,601     Dow Chemical Company   $ 1,426,525    
  40,027     E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company     1,832,436    
  10,514     Monsanto Company     736,716    
    Total Chemicals     3,995,677    
    Commercial Banks – 1.5%  
  9,487     Toronto-Dominion Bank     709,722    
  65,040     U.S. Bancorp     1,759,332    
  95,980     Wells Fargo & Company     2,645,209    
    Total Commercial Banks     5,114,263    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.2%  
  13,828     Deluxe Corporation     314,725    
  26,895     R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company     388,095    
    Total Commercial Services & Supplies     702,820    
    Communications Equipment – 5.0%  
  6,820     Aviat Networks Inc., (2)     12,481    
  399,665     Cisco Systems, Inc.     7,225,943    
  17,501     Harris Corporation     630,736    
  168,786     QUALCOMM, Inc.     9,232,594    
    Total Communications Equipment     17,101,754    
    Computers & Peripherals – 11.1%  
  88,843     Apple, Inc., (2)     35,981,413    
  54,919     EMC Corporation, (2)     1,182,955    
  27,257     Hewlett-Packard Company     702,140    
    Total Computers & Peripherals     37,866,508    
    Consumer Finance – 0.5%  
  29,174     American Express Company     1,376,138    
  27,215     SLM Corporation     364,681    
    Total Consumer Finance     1,740,819    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.2%  
  19,780     Packaging Corp. of America     499,247    
  4,824     Sonoco Products Company     158,999    
    Total Containers & Packaging     658,246    
    Distributors – 0.1%  
  3,449     Genuine Parts Company     211,079    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  4,119     ITT Educational Services, Inc., (2)     234,330    
  21,475     Service Corporation International     228,709    
    Total Diversified Consumer Services     463,039    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.9%  
  3,100     Bank of America Corporation     17,236    
  56,549     Citigroup Inc.     1,487,804    
  3,847     CME Group, Inc.     937,398    
  13,902     Moody's Corporation     468,219    
    Total Diversified Financial Services     2,910,657    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.2%  
  144,669     AT&T Inc.   $ 4,374,791    
  20,606     Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd, Sponsored ADR     685,768    
  1     Frontier Communications Corporation     5    
  65,077     Verizon Communications Inc.     2,610,889    
    Total Diversified Telecommunication Services     7,671,453    
    Electric Utilities – 1.3%  
  93,478     Duke Energy Corporation     2,056,516    
  48,358     Great Plains Energy Incorporated     1,053,237    
  28,722     Pinnacle West Capital Corporation     1,383,826    
    Total Electric Utilities     4,493,579    
    Electrical Equipment – 1.6%  
  15,491     Cooper Industries Inc.     838,838    
  33,415     Emerson Electric Company     1,556,805    
  11,238     Hubbell Incorporated, Class B     751,373    
  15,244     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     1,118,452    
  13,012     Roper Industries Inc.     1,130,352    
    Total Electrical Equipment     5,395,820    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.6%  
  25,502     Amphenol Corporation, Class A     1,157,536    
  58,160     Corning Incorporated     754,917    
    Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments     1,912,453    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 1.3%  
  26,765     Cameron International Corporation, (2)     1,316,570    
  9,396     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     519,223    
  33,334     Halliburton Company     1,150,356    
  19,559     Schlumberger Limited     1,336,075    
    Total Energy Equipment & Services     4,322,224    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 1.7%  
  39,630     CVS Caremark Corporation     1,616,111    
  27,808     Kroger Co.     673,510    
  28,483     Walgreen Co.     941,648    
  42,031     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     2,511,773    
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     5,743,042    
    Food Products – 0.9%  
  8,233     Archer-Daniels-Midland Company     235,464    
  47,590     Kraft Foods Inc., Class A     1,777,962    
  63,041     Sara Lee Corporation     1,192,736    
    Total Food Products     3,206,162    
    Gas Utilities – 0.5%  
  21,576     AGL Resources Inc.     911,802    
  26,900     Piedmont Natural Gas Company     914,062    
    Total Gas Utilities     1,825,864    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.8%  
  16,835     Baxter International, Inc.     832,996    
  9,327     CareFusion Corporation, (2)     236,999    
  4,652     Covidien PLC     209,387    
  12,334     Hill Rom Holdings Inc.     415,532    
  7,766     Medtronic, Inc.     297,050    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  
  11,540     Saint Jude Medical Inc.   $ 395,822    
  8,617     Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     460,320    
    Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies     2,848,106    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 1.8%  
  13,759     Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)     239,269    
  23,480     Cardinal Health, Inc.     953,523    
  25,434     Lincare Holdings     653,908    
  26,068     Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (2)     1,457,201    
  11,450     Omnicare, Inc.     394,453    
  48,700     Tenet Healthcare Corporation, (2)     249,831    
  15,892     UnitedHealth Group Incorporated     805,407    
  20,106     Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     781,319    
  8,528     Wellpoint Inc.     564,980    
    Total Health Care Providers & Services     6,099,891    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.2%  
  23,855     Carnival Corporation     778,627    
  21,506     International Game Technology     369,903    
  33,523     McDonald's Corporation     3,363,363    
  30,422     Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     1,459,343    
  19,573     Tim Hortons Inc.     947,725    
  84,855     Wendy's Company     454,823    
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     7,373,784    
    Household Durables – 0.3%  
  20,768     KB Home     139,561    
  36,936     Newell Rubbermaid Inc.     596,516    
  7,376     Whirlpool Corporation     349,991    
    Total Household Durables     1,086,068    
    Household Products – 0.7%  
  37,083     Procter & Gamble Company     2,473,807    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.8%  
  9,297     3M Co.     759,844    
  12,006     Danaher Corporation     564,762    
  72,788     General Electric Company     1,303,633    
    Total Industrial Conglomerates     2,628,239    
    Insurance – 1.8%  
  32,871     AFLAC Incorporated     1,421,999    
  3,318     Arch Capital Group Limited, (2)     123,529    
  26,516     Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A     422,400    
  34,143     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     1,079,602    
  28,726     Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,439,747    
  28,459     Travelers Companies, Inc.     1,683,919    
    Total Insurance     6,171,196    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 2.1%  
  39,592     Amazon.com, Inc., (2)     6,853,375    
  10,391     HSN, Inc.     376,778    
    Total Internet & Catalog Retail     7,230,153    

 

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Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Internet Software & Services – 6.6%  
  34,071     Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)   $ 1,099,812    
  2,017     AOL Inc., (2)     30,457    
  19,115     Baidu.com, Inc., Sponsored ADR, (2)     2,226,324    
  128,790     eBay Inc., (2)     3,906,201    
  21,813     Google Inc., Class A, (2)     14,089,017    
  20,300     IAC/InterActiveCorp.     864,780    
  26,927     Yahoo! Inc., (2)     434,333    
    Total Internet Software & Services     22,650,924    
    IT Services – 3.6%  
  62,894     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     3,396,905    
  23,280     Fidelity National Information Services     619,015    
  8,158     Global Payments Inc.     386,526    
  24,947     Infosys Technologies Limited, Sponsored ADR     1,281,777    
  19,762     International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)     3,633,837    
  12,871     Lender Processing Services Inc.     193,966    
  63,148     Paychex, Inc.     1,901,386    
  8,257     Visa Inc.     838,333    
    Total IT Services     12,251,745    
    Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%  
  15,384     Agilent Technologies, Inc., (2)     537,363    
    Machinery – 1.8%  
  26,092     Caterpillar Inc.     2,363,935    
  13,961     Deere & Company     1,079,883    
  22,173     Eaton Corporation     965,191    
  22,531     Graco Inc.     921,293    
  16,187     SPX Corporation     975,590    
    Total Machinery     6,305,892    
    Media – 3.5%  
  23,415     CBS Corporation, Class B     635,483    
  167,768     Comcast Corporation, Special Class A     3,952,614    
  76,433     DIRECTV Group, Inc., (2)     3,268,275    
  2,751     Liberty Media Corporation, Liberty Capital Class A Tracking Stock, (2)     214,716    
  51,552     News Corporation, Class B     937,215    
  20,124     Omnicom Group, Inc.     897,128    
  6,780     Time Warner Cable, Class A     431,005    
  9,864     Time Warner Inc.     356,485    
  36,801     Walt Disney Company     1,380,038    
    Total Media     12,072,959    
    Metals & Mining – 0.5%  
  8,735     AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Sponsored ADR     370,801    
  54,923     Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A., Sponsored ADR     449,270    
  27,600     Southern Copper Corporation     832,968    
    Total Metals & Mining     1,653,039    
    Multiline Retail – 0.9%  
  10,865     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     626,476    
  10,883     J.C. Penney Company, Inc.     382,537    
  4,511     Kohl's Corporation     222,618    
  30,719     Macy's, Inc.     988,537    
  16,535     Target Corporation     846,923    
    Total Multiline Retail     3,067,091    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Multi-Utilities – 0.8%  
  21,316     Integrys Energy Group, Inc.   $ 1,154,901    
  25,517     OGE Energy Corp.     1,447,069    
    Total Multi-Utilities     2,601,970    
    Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels – 5.5%  
  54,479     Chevron Corporation     5,796,566    
  53,583     ConocoPhillips     3,904,593    
  101,449     Exxon Mobil Corporation     8,598,817    
  5,224     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, Sponsored ADR     381,822    
    Total Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     18,681,798    
    Paper & Forest Products – 0.2%  
  21,984     International Paper Company     650,726    
    Pharmaceuticals – 4.5%  
  42,756     Abbott Laboratories     2,404,170    
  13,538     Allergan, Inc.     1,187,824    
  69,669     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     2,455,136    
  6,329     Eli Lilly and Company     263,033    
  19,598     Forest Laboratories, Inc., (2)     593,035    
  8,993     GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR     410,351    
  46,803     Johnson & Johnson     3,069,341    
  94,172     Merck & Company Inc.     3,550,284    
  6,190     Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR     353,882    
  41,298     Pfizer Inc.     893,689    
    Total Pharmaceuticals     15,180,745    
    Professional Services – 0.4%  
  18,950     Manpower Inc.     677,463    
  30,314     Robert Half International Inc.     862,736    
    Total Professional Services     1,540,199    
    Real Estate Investment Trust – 0.9%  
  18,413     Apartment Investment & Management Company, Class A     421,842    
  28,958     CubeSmart     308,113    
  4,590     Developers Diversified Realty Corporation     55,860    
  40,126     Senior Housing Properties Trust     900,427    
  25,511     Ventas Inc.     1,406,421    
    Total Real Estate Investment Trust     3,092,663    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 5.9%  
  54,140     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., (2)     292,356    
  55,645     Altera Corporation     2,064,430    
  25,698     Analog Devices, Inc.     919,474    
  96,224     Applied Materials, Inc.     1,030,559    
  93,518     Atmel Corporation, (2)     757,496    
  52,087     Broadcom Corporation, Class A, (2)     1,529,274    
  4,697     Cree, Inc., (2)     103,522    
  1,090     Cymer, Inc., (2)     54,238    
  11,761     Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, (2)     198,643    
  28,948     Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., Class A, (2)     348,534    
  17,789     Integrated Device Technology, Inc., (2)     97,128    
  363,454     Intel Corporation     8,813,760    
  2,596     Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A     27,102    
  45,919     Linear Technology Corporation     1,378,948    
  35,700     LSI Logic Corporation, (2)     212,415    
  5,819     MEMC Electronic Materials, (2)     22,927    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Semiconductors & Equipment (continued)  
  4,888     Novellus Systems, Inc., (2)   $ 201,826    
  87,497     NVIDIA Corporation, (2)     1,212,708    
  26,885     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Sponsored ADR     347,085    
  13,542     Texas Instruments Incorporated     394,208    
    Total Semiconductors & Equipment     20,006,633    
    Software – 9.9%  
  171,474     Activision Blizzard Inc.     2,112,560    
  67,370     Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)     1,904,550    
  43,406     Autodesk, Inc., (2)     1,316,504    
  65,185     CA Inc.     1,317,715    
  33,659     Cadence Design Systems, Inc., (2)     350,054    
  654,920     Microsoft Corporation     17,001,723    
  372,244     Oracle Corporation     9,548,059    
  2,118     SAP AG, Sponsored ADR     112,148    
    Total Software     33,663,313    
    Specialty Retail – 2.2%  
  16,694     Best Buy Co., Inc.     390,139    
  18,012     Gap, Inc.     334,123    
  47,264     Home Depot, Inc.     1,986,979    
  32,217     Limited Brands, Inc.     1,299,956    
  51,273     Lowe's Companies, Inc.     1,301,309    
  814     Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, (2), (3), (8)     1,970    
  18,563     TJX Companies, Inc.     1,198,242    
  35,381     Urban Outfitters, Inc., (2)     975,100    
    Total Specialty Retail     7,487,818    
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3%  
  15,790     Coach, Inc.     963,822    
    Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.0%  
  1,712     Tree.com Inc., (2)     9,570    
    Tobacco – 1.3%  
  51,573     Altria Group, Inc.     1,529,139    
  35,651     Philip Morris International     2,797,890    
    Total Tobacco     4,327,029    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.5%  
  9,319     Crown Castle International Corporation, (2)     417,491    
  45,343     Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR     1,270,964    
    Total Wireless Telecommunication Services     1,688,455    
    Total Common Stocks (cost $238,412,861)     336,188,144    

 

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Preferred Stocks – 0.0%  
    Specialty Retail – 0.0%  
  814     Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, Series A, (2), (3), (8)     0.000 %         N/R   $ 1,970    
    Total Preferred Stocks (cost $5,252)                       1,970    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity     Value  
    Short-Term Investments – 4.9%  
$ 16,764     Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated
12/30/11, repurchase price $16,764,423, collateralized by $14,665,000
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.750%, due 11/15/18, value $17,103,056
  0.010

%   1/03/12

        $ 16,764,404

 
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $16,764,404)                       16,764,404    
    Total Investments (cost $255,182,517) – 103.6%                       352,954,518    
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – (3.6)% (5)                       (12,425,868 )  
    Net Assets – 100%                     $ 340,528,650    

 

Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011

Call Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (6)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
    Call Options Written – (3.6)%  
  (958 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index   $ (21,555,000 )   1/21/12   $ 225.0     $ (577,195 )  
  (921 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (20,952,750 )   1/21/12     227.5       (409,845 )  
  (922 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (21,206,000 )   1/21/12     230.0       (288,125 )  
  (958 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (22,273,500 )   1/21/12     232.5       (195,911 )  
  (1,840 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (41,400,000 )   2/18/12     225.0       (1,633,000 )  
  (1,748 )   MINI-Nasdaq-100 Index     (39,767,000 )   2/18/12     227.5       (1,293,520 )  
  (162 )   S&P 500 Index     (19,035,000 )   1/21/12     1,175.0       (1,408,590 )  
  (160 )   S&P 500 Index     (19,200,000 )   1/21/12     1,200.0       (1,040,800 )  
  (161 )   S&P 500 Index     (19,722,500 )   1/21/12     1,225.0       (723,695 )  
  (159 )   S&P 500 Index     (19,875,000 )   1/21/12     1,250.0       (439,635 )  
  (151 )   S&P 500 Index     (18,120,000 )   2/18/12     1,200.0       (1,172,515 )  
  (343 )   S&P 500 Index     (42,017,500 )   2/18/12     1,225.0       (2,039,135 )  
  (166 )   S&P 500 Index     (20,335,000 )   3/17/12     1,225.0       (1,161,170 )  
  (8,649 )   Total Call Options Written (premiums received $14,772,216)   $ (325,459,250 )               $ (12,383,136 )  

 

    For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

  (1)  All percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

  (2)  Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

  (3)  Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees.

  (4)  Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Using the highest of Standard & Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch") rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor's, Baa by Moody's or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

  (5)  Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Value of derivative instruments as noted in Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011.

  (6)  For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

  (7)  The Fund may designate up to 100% of its common stock investments to cover outstanding call options written.

  (8)  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment categorized as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements Footnote 1—General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.

  N/R  Not rated.

  ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

    See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

  December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Common Stocks – 99.0% (5)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 2.7%  
  22,589     Boeing Company   $ 1,656,903    
  5,209     Goodrich Corporation     644,353    
  26,777     Honeywell International Inc.     1,455,330    
  14,434     Raytheon Company     698,317    
  22,344     United Technologies Corporation     1,633,123    
    Total Aerospace & Defense     6,088,026    
    Air Freight & Logistics – 1.0%  
  29,593     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     2,165,912    
    Airlines – 0.1%  
  13,335     Lan Airlines S.A., Sponsored ADR     309,905    
    Auto Components – 0.1%  
  9,310     Cooper Tire & Rubber     130,433    
  5,900     Dana Holding Corporation, (2)     71,685    
    Total Auto Components     202,118    
    Automobiles – 0.4%  
  92,502     Ford Motor Company     995,322    
    Beverages – 2.2%  
  43,294     Coca-Cola Company     3,029,281    
  29,903     PepsiCo, Inc.     1,984,064    
    Total Beverages     5,013,345    
    Biotechnology – 0.8%  
  11,864     Celgene Corporation, (2)     802,006    
  20,273     Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)     829,774    
  10,546     PDL Biopahrma Inc.     65,385    
    Total Biotechnology     1,697,165    
    Capital Markets – 1.0%  
  53,257     Charles Schwab Corporation     599,674    
  24,627     Federated Investors Inc.     373,099    
  1,674     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     151,380    
  46,141     Morgan Stanley     698,113    
  14,786     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     366,249    
    Total Capital Markets     2,188,515    
    Chemicals – 2.2%  
  29,838     Dow Chemical Company     858,141    
  25,969     E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company     1,188,861    
  14,400     Eastman Chemical Company     562,464    
  11,108     Monsanto Company     778,338    
  27,935     Olin Corporation     548,923    
  8,609     PPG Industries, Inc.     718,765    
  16,530     RPM International, Inc.     405,812    
    Total Chemicals     5,061,304    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Commercial Banks – 2.7%  
  14,540     Comerica Incorporated   $ 375,132    
  12,783     Fifth Third Bancorp.     162,600    
  11,582     First Horizon National Corporation     92,656    
  8,574     FirstMerit Corporation     129,725    
  49,105     Huntington BancShares Inc.     269,586    
  33,673     Regions Financial Corporation     144,794    
  59,561     U.S. Bancorp     1,611,125    
  117,410     Wells Fargo & Company     3,235,820    
    Total Commercial Banks     6,021,438    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%  
  5,330     Avery Dennison Corporation     152,864    
  14,872     Deluxe Corporation     338,487    
  8,400     Kimball International Inc., Class B     42,588    
  11,117     Standard Register Company     25,903    
    Total Commercial Services & Supplies     559,842    
    Communications Equipment – 2.4%  
  125,480     Cisco Systems, Inc.     2,268,678    
  12,336     Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., (2)     478,637    
  14,740     Motorola Solutions Inc.     682,315    
  36,912     QUALCOMM, Inc.     2,019,086    
  2,984     Research In Motion Limited, (2)     43,268    
    Total Communications Equipment     5,491,984    
    Computers & Peripherals – 4.4%  
  18,716     Apple, Inc., (2)     7,579,979    
  30,455     Dell Inc., (2)     445,557    
  57,708     EMC Corporation, (2)     1,243,030    
  25,651     Hewlett-Packard Company     660,770    
    Total Computers & Peripherals     9,929,336    
    Consumer Finance – 0.5%  
  23,649     American Express Company     1,115,523    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.2%  
  19,132     Packaging Corp. of America     482,892    
    Distributors – 0.6%  
  21,089     Genuine Parts Company     1,290,647    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  5,562     Apollo Group, Inc., (2)     299,625    
    Diversified Financial Services – 3.3%  
  234,799     Bank of America Corporation     1,305,482    
  57,431     Citigroup Inc.     1,511,010    
  2,592     CME Group, Inc.     631,593    
  4,327     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., (2)     521,620    
  95,014     JP Morgan Chase & Co.     3,159,216    
  9,862     New York Stock Exchange Euronext     257,398    
    Total Diversified Financial Services     7,386,319    

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.8%  
  4,000     Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.   $ 12,040    
  152,745     AT&T Inc.     4,619,008    
  111,815     Frontier Communications Corporation     575,847    
  85,219     Verizon Communications Inc.     3,418,986    
    Total Diversified Telecommunication Services     8,625,881    
    Electric Utilities – 1.8%  
  67,373     Duke Energy Corporation     1,482,206    
  60,439     Great Plains Energy Incorporated     1,316,361    
  22,084     Progress Energy, Inc.     1,237,146    
    Total Electric Utilities     4,035,713    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.9%  
  5,127     Cooper Industries Inc.     277,627    
  26,811     Emerson Electric Company     1,249,124    
  6,854     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     502,878    
    Total Electrical Equipment     2,029,629    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.3%  
  48,583     Corning Incorporated     630,607    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 2.4%  
  12,531     Baker Hughes Incorporated     609,508    
  2,246     Carbo Ceramics Inc.     276,999    
  32,012     Halliburton Company     1,104,734    
  9,961     National-Oilwell Varco Inc.     677,248    
  12,997     Noble Corporation     392,769    
  34,242     Schlumberger Limited     2,339,071    
  1,869     Tidewater Inc.     92,142    
    Total Energy Equipment & Services     5,492,471    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 1.9%  
  28,828     CVS Caremark Corporation     1,175,606    
  23,426     SUPERVALU INC.     190,219    
  40,955     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     2,447,471    
  5,987     Whole Foods Market, Inc.     416,575    
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     4,229,871    
    Food Products – 1.3%  
  13,960     Archer-Daniels-Midland Company     399,256    
  33,648     ConAgra Foods, Inc.     888,307    
  46,877     Kraft Foods Inc.     1,751,325    
    Total Food Products     3,038,888    
    Gas Utilities – 0.5%  
  13,578     AGL Resources Inc.     573,806    
  7,318     ONEOK, Inc.     634,397    
    Total Gas Utilities     1,208,203    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.6%  
  28,854     Boston Scientific Corporation, (2)     154,080    
  3,976     Hologic Inc., (2)     69,620    
  31,998     Medtronic, Inc.     1,223,924    
    Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies     1,447,624    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Health Care Providers & Services – 2.3%  
  13,746     Aetna Inc.   $ 579,944    
  1,637     Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)     28,467    
  19,071     Express Scripts, Inc., (2)     852,283    
  5,614     Humana Inc.     491,843    
  3,420     Lincare Holdings     87,928    
  14,052     Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (2)     785,507    
  24,649     Tenet Healthcare Corporation, (2)     126,449    
  28,552     UnitedHealth Group Incorporated     1,447,015    
  11,994     Wellpoint Inc.     794,603    
    Total Health Care Providers & Services     5,194,039    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.5%  
  9,393     International Game Technology     161,560    
  24,698     McDonald's Corporation     2,477,950    
  13,188     MGM Mirage Inc., (2)     137,551    
  4,557     Tim Hortons Inc.     220,650    
  43,350     Wendy's Company     232,356    
  5,749     Wyndham Worldwide Corporation     217,485    
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     3,447,552    
    Household Durables – 0.3%  
  9,410     KB Home     63,235    
  7,325     Lennar Corporation, Class A     143,936    
  16,964     Newell Rubbermaid Inc.     273,969    
  2,527     Whirlpool Corporation     119,906    
    Total Household Durables     601,046    
    Household Products – 2.0%  
  5,228     Colgate-Palmolive Company     483,015    
  10,147     Kimberly-Clark Corporation     746,413    
  49,271     Procter & Gamble Company     3,286,868    
    Total Household Products     4,516,296    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 1.1%  
  16,204     3M Co.     1,324,353    
  61,200     General Electric Company     1,096,092    
    Total Industrial Conglomerates     2,420,445    
    Insurance – 3.2%  
  21,888     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     731,935    
  23,775     Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B, (2)     1,814,033    
  16,883     Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A     268,946    
  20,130     Genworth Financial Inc., Class A, (2)     131,852    
  12,560     Kemper Corporation     366,878    
  30,471     Lincoln National Corporation     591,747    
  27,710     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     876,190    
  16,648     Mercury General Corporation     759,482    
  17,482     Prudential Financial, Inc.     876,198    
  14,123     Travelers Companies, Inc.     835,658    
    Total Insurance     7,252,919    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.7%  
  8,655     Amazon.com, Inc., (2)     1,498,181    

 

 

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Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Internet Software & Services – 2.4%  
  6,629     Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)   $ 213,984    
  27,248     eBay Inc., (2)     826,432    
  5,599     Google Inc., Class A, (2)     3,616,394    
  22,961     United Online, Inc.     124,908    
  6,424     VeriSign, Inc., (2)     229,465    
  27,685     Yahoo! Inc., (2)     446,559    
    Total Internet Software & Services     5,457,742    
    IT Services – 3.8%  
  35,404     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,912,170    
  9,387     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A, (2)     603,678    
  11,474     Fidelity National Information Services     305,094    
  25,073     International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)     4,610,423    
  2,687     Lender Processing Services Inc.     40,493    
  10,484     Visa Inc.     1,064,441    
    Total IT Services     8,536,299    
    Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.7%  
  21,491     Eastman Kodak Company, (2)     13,958    
  28,842     Mattel, Inc.     800,654    
  15,596     Polaris Industries Inc.     873,064    
    Total Leisure Equipment & Products     1,687,676    
    Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%  
  1,370     Covance, Inc., (2)     62,636    
  4,213     Life Technologies Corporation, (2)     163,928    
    Total Life Sciences Tools & Services     226,564    
    Machinery – 2.7%  
  3,706     Briggs & Stratton Corporation     57,406    
  15,883     Caterpillar Inc.     1,439,000    
  7,899     Cummins Inc.     695,270    
  12,856     Deere & Company     994,412    
  16,689     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     779,543    
  5,351     Pentair, Inc.     178,135    
  11,866     Snap-on Incorporated     600,657    
  20,463     Stanley Black & Decker Inc.     1,383,299    
    Total Machinery     6,127,722    
    Media – 1.9%  
  12,544     CBS Corporation, Class B     340,444    
  96,336     Comcast Corporation, Class A     2,284,127    
  4,566     DIRECTV Group, Inc., (2)     195,242    
  8,126     Gannett Company Inc.     108,645    
  5,070     Lamar Advertising Company, (2)     139,425    
  28,121     New York Times, Class A, (2)     217,375    
  51,141     Regal Entertainment Group, Class A     610,624    
  45,144     Sirius XM Radio Inc., (2)     82,162    
  24,892     World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.     231,993    
    Total Media     4,210,037    
    Metals & Mining – 0.6%  
  4,770     Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A., Sponsored ADR     39,019    
  26,872     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     988,621    
  11,444     Southern Copper Corporation     345,380    
  3,047     United States Steel Corporation     80,624    
    Total Metals & Mining     1,453,644    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Multiline Retail – 0.7%  
  10,381     Nordstrom, Inc.   $ 516,040    
  20,117     Target Corporation     1,030,393    
    Total Multiline Retail     1,546,433    
    Multi-Utilities – 2.2%  
  14,000     Ameren Corporation     463,820    
  52,946     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     1,063,685    
  8,627     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     535,133    
  24,563     Dominion Resources, Inc.     1,303,804    
  29,328     Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     1,588,991    
    Total Multi-Utilities     4,955,433    
    Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels – 10.3%  
  32,095     Chesapeake Energy Corporation     715,398    
  45,970     Chevron Corporation     4,891,207    
  21,075     ConocoPhillips     1,535,735    
  11,317     CONSOL Energy Inc.     415,334    
  6,936     EOG Resources, Inc.     683,265    
  106,380     Exxon Mobil Corporation     9,016,766    
  7,395     Hess Corporation     420,036    
  20,768     Marathon Oil Corporation     607,879    
  10,284     Marathon Petroleum Corporation     342,354    
  22,300     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     2,089,510    
  25,363     Peabody Energy Corporation     839,769    
  24,031     Ship Financial International Limited     224,450    
  17,375     Southwestern Energy Company, (2)     554,958    
  23,750     StatoilHydro ASA, Sponsored ADR     608,238    
  18,401     Valero Energy Corporation     387,341    
    Total Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     23,332,240    
    Personal Products – 0.2%  
  21,857     Avon Products, Inc.     381,842    
    Pharmaceuticals – 7.9%  
  47,537     Abbott Laboratories     2,673,006    
  663     AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR     30,690    
  69,120     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     2,435,789    
  31,416     Eli Lilly and Company     1,305,649    
  57,590     Johnson & Johnson     3,776,752    
  81,692     Merck & Company Inc.     3,079,788    
  196,408     Pfizer Inc.     4,250,269    
  5,422     Sanofi-Aventis, Sponsored ADR     198,120    
    Total Pharmaceuticals     17,750,063    
    Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.5%  
  78,921     Annaly Capital Management Inc.     1,259,579    
  35,857     Brandywine Realty Trust     340,642    
  14,334     CubeSmart     152,514    
  16,606     Hospitality Properties Trust     381,606    
  54,457     Lexington Corporate Properties Trust     407,883    
  49,474     Senior Housing Properties Trust     1,110,197    
  29,878     Ventas Inc.     1,647,174    
  19,112     Weyerhaeuser Company     356,821    
    Total Real Estate Investment Trust     5,656,416    
    Road & Rail – 0.6%  
  13,398     Union Pacific Corporation     1,419,384    

 

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Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2011

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.6%  
  21,031     Analog Devices, Inc.   $ 752,489    
  35,188     Applied Materials, Inc.     376,863    
  959     First Solar Inc., (2)     32,376    
  121,003     Intel Corporation     2,934,323    
  19,056     Microchip Technology Incorporated     698,021    
  19,215     NVIDIA Corporation, (2)     266,320    
  28,759     Texas Instruments Incorporated     837,174    
    Total Semiconductors & Equipment     5,897,566    
    Software – 3.6%  
  16,588     Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)     468,943    
  8,286     Autodesk, Inc., (2)     251,314    
  181,072     Microsoft Corporation     4,700,628    
  82,095     Oracle Corporation     2,105,737    
  5,607     Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)     568,886    
    Total Software     8,095,508    
    Specialty Retail – 3.0%  
  6,646     Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     324,591    
  22,224     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     339,805    
  14,239     Best Buy Co., Inc.     332,765    
  17,720     Gap, Inc.     328,706    
  44,796     Home Depot, Inc.     1,883,224    
  22,979     Limited Brands, Inc.     927,203    
  46,189     Lowe's Companies, Inc.     1,172,277    
  7,658     Tiffany & Co.     507,419    
  14,127     TJX Companies, Inc.     911,898    
    Total Specialty Retail     6,727,888    
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.6%  
  10,506     VF Corporation     1,334,157    
    Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%  
  57,748     New York Community Bancorp Inc.     714,343    
    Tobacco – 2.3%  
  63,669     Altria Group, Inc.     1,887,786    
  30,574     Philip Morris International     2,399,448    
  20,536     Reynolds American Inc.     850,601    
    Total Tobacco     5,137,835    
    Trading Cos & Distributors – 0.3%  
  3,200     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     599,008    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  54,217     Sprint Nextel Corporation, (2)     126,868    
  3,446     Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR     96,591    
    Total Wireless Telecommunication Services     223,459    
    Total Common Stocks (cost $196,474,170)     223,439,842    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)     Coupon   Maturity   Value  
    Short-Term Investments – 4.8%  
$ 10,764     Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated
12/30/11, repurchase price $10,764,387, collateralized by $10,560,000
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, due 6/30/16, value $10,982,400
        0.010

%   1/03/12

  $ 10,764,375

 
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $10,764,375)                       10,764,375    
    Total Investments (cost $207,238,545) – 103.8%                       234,204,217    
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – (3.8)% (3)                       (8,539,753 )  
    Net Assets – 100%                     $ 225,664,464    

 

Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011

Call Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (4)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
    Call Options Written – (3.8)%  
  (174 )   S&P 500 Index   $ (20,445,000 )   1/21/12   $ 1,175     $ (1,512,930 )  
  (178 )   S&P 500 Index     (21,360,000 )   1/21/12     1,200       (1,157,890 )  
  (177 )   S&P 500 Index     (21,682,500 )   1/21/12     1,225       (795,615 )  
  (173 )   S&P 500 Index     (21,625,000 )   1/21/12     1,250       (478,345 )  
  (179 )   S&P 500 Index     (21,480,000 )   2/18/12     1,200       (1,389,935 )  
  (367 )   S&P 500 Index     (44,957,500 )   2/18/12     1,225       (2,181,815 )  
  (160 )   S&P 500 Index     (19,600,000 )   3/17/12     1,225       (1,119,200 )  
  (1,408 )   Total Call Options Written (premiums received $8,825,084)   $ (171,150,000 )           $ (8,635,730 )  

 

    For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

  (1)  All percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

  (2)  Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

  (3)  Other Assets Less Liabilities includes the Value of derivative instruments as noted in Investments in Derivatives at December 31, 2011.

  (4)  For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

  (5)  The Fund may designate up to 100% of its common stock investments to cover outstanding call options written.

  ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

    See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

ASSETS & LIABILITIES

  December 31, 2011

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Assets  
Investments, at value (cost $446,817,319, $722,308,618, $255,182,517
and $207,238,545, respectively)
  $ 519,082,081     $ 894,816,828     $ 352,954,518     $ 234,204,217    
Cash     5,364                      
Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $—, $2,947, $— and $—, respectively)           2,885                
Receivables:  
Dividends and interest     923,356       1,285,903       373,825       351,511    
Reclaims     1,262             145          
Other assets     41,728       65,087       26,077       16,010    
Total assets     520,053,791       896,170,703       353,354,565       234,571,738    
Liabilities  
Call options written, at value (premiums received $23,565,960, $39,105,309,
$14,772,216 and $8,825,084, respectively)
    23,419,830       35,924,010       12,383,136       8,635,730    
Payable for shares repurchased and retired                 22,865          
Accrued expenses:  
Management fees     337,946       526,964       252,188       163,403    
Other     210,681       390,920       167,726       108,141    
Total liabilities     23,968,457       36,841,894       12,825,915       8,907,274    
Net assets   $ 496,085,334     $ 859,328,809     $ 340,528,650     $ 225,664,464    
Shares outstanding     38,482,635       66,492,444       25,754,811       16,166,379    
Net asset value per share outstanding   $ 12.89     $ 12.92     $ 13.22     $ 13.96    
Net assets consist of:  
Shares, $.01 par value per share   $ 384,826     $ 664,924     $ 257,548     $ 161,664    
Paid-in surplus     484,026,750       772,680,680       283,809,680       238,991,572    
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income                          
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (60,737,134 )     (89,706,242 )     (43,699,659 )     (40,643,798 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     72,410,892       175,689,447       100,161,081       27,155,026    
Net assets   $ 496,085,334     $ 859,328,809     $ 340,528,650     $ 225,664,464    
Authorized shares     Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited    

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

OPERATIONS

  Year Ended December 31, 2011

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Investment Income  
Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld of $13,778, $41,992,
$31,827 and $11,555, respectively)
  $ 12,998,901     $ 19,187,275     $ 6,276,690     $ 6,062,868    
Interest     2,875       4,434       1,786       879    
Total investment income     13,001,776       19,191,709       6,278,476       6,063,747    
Expenses  
Management fees     4,442,986       7,601,394       3,038,464       1,983,270    
Shareholders' servicing agent fees and expenses     981       1,684       433       300    
Custodian's fees and expenses     90,516       151,109       77,463       49,737    
Trustees' fees and expenses     13,953       24,167       9,538       6,370    
Professional fees     29,998       31,982       28,796       28,406    
Shareholders' reports — printing and mailing expenses     118,958       199,976       70,452       52,952    
Stock exchange listing fees     12,826       22,155       8,918       8,918    
Investor relations expense     115,754       199,053       67,160       48,980    
Other expenses     67,097       183,974       104,599       44,414    
Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement     4,893,069       8,415,494       3,405,823       2,223,347    
Custodian fee credit     (542 )     (942 )     (418 )     (200 )  
Expense reimbursement     (651,198 )     (1,287,498 )     (148,061 )        
Net expenses     4,241,329       7,127,054       3,257,344       2,223,147    
Net investment income (loss)     8,760,447       12,064,655       3,021,132       3,840,600    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) from:  
Investments and foreign currency     16,618,497       35,216,557       8,482,789       (1,541,071 )  
Call options written     6,090,806       14,882,498       7,418,649       2,537,159    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:  
Investments and foreign currency     (8,413,092 )     (21,844,932 )     (1,596,017 )     3,980,788    
Call options written     4,282,450       8,297,702       3,585,041       1,703,631    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     18,578,661       36,551,825       17,890,462       6,680,507    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   $ 27,339,108     $ 48,616,480     $ 20,911,594     $ 10,521,107    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

CHANGES in NET ASSETS

    Equity Premium
Income (JPZ)
  Equity Premium
Opportunity (JSN)
 
    Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
  Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
 
Operations  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 8,760,447     $ 9,954,273     $ 12,064,655     $ 11,966,027    
Net realized gain (loss) from:  
Investments and foreign currency     16,618,497       9,503,305       35,216,557       21,515,009    
Call options written     6,090,806       (7,825,685 )     14,882,498       (29,954,329 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:  
Investments and foreign currency     (8,413,092 )     53,153,395       (21,844,932 )     93,964,137    
Call options written     4,282,450       (6,791,153 )     8,297,702       (4,554,496 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     27,339,108       57,994,135       48,616,480       92,936,348    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (28,891,374 )     (10,215,397 )     (68,934,322 )     (11,928,197 )  
Return of capital     (15,989,671 )     (37,794,887 )     (11,166,014 )     (74,396,142 )  
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders     (44,881,045 )     (48,010,284 )     (80,100,336 )     (86,324,339 )  
Capital Share Transactions  
Cost of shares repurchased or retired     (1,962,247 )           (704,719 )        
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions
          3,117,564             6,583,916    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions     (1,962,247 )     3,117,564       (704,719 )     6,583,916    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (19,504,184 )     13,101,415       (32,188,575 )     13,195,925    
Net assets at the beginning of period     515,589,518       502,488,103       891,517,384       878,321,459    
Net assets at the end of period   $ 496,085,334     $ 515,589,518     $ 859,328,809     $ 891,517,384    
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at
the end of period
  $     $     $     $    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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    Equity Premium
Advantage (JLA)
  Equity Premium
and Growth (JPG)
 
    Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
  Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
 
Operations  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 3,021,132     $ 2,772,387     $ 3,840,600     $ 3,951,510    
Net realized gain (loss) from:  
Investments and foreign currency     8,482,789       17,270,754       (1,541,071 )     (946,336 )  
Call options written     7,418,649       (18,924,466 )     2,537,159       (3,090,095 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:  
Investments and foreign currency     (1,596,017 )     33,445,516       3,980,788       29,743,368    
Call options written     3,585,041       1,116,328       1,703,631       (2,481,607 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     20,911,594       35,680,519       10,521,107       27,176,840    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (22,520,322 )     (2,769,975 )     (6,455,660 )     (3,953,391 )  
Return of capital     (8,943,289 )     (30,753,623 )     (11,765,192 )     (14,315,648 )  
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders     (31,463,611 )     (33,523,598 )     (18,220,852 )     (18,269,039 )  
Capital Share Transactions  
Cost of shares repurchased or retired     (1,350,259 )           (1,730,753 )        
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions
          375,777                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions     (1,350,259 )     375,777       (1,730,753 )        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (11,902,276 )     2,532,698       (9,430,498 )     8,907,801    
Net assets at the beginning of period     352,430,926       349,898,228       235,094,962       226,187,161    
Net assets at the end of period   $ 340,528,650     $ 352,430,926     $ 225,664,464     $ 235,094,962    
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at
the end of period
  $     $     $     $    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial

HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

       
        Investment Operations   Less Distributions                      
    Beginning
Net Asset
Value
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss) (a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
  Total   Net
Investment
Income
  Capital
Gains
  Return of
Capital
  Total   Offering
Costs
  Discount
From Shares
Repurchased
and Retired
  Ending
Net Asset
Value
  Ending
Market
Value
 
Equity Premium Income (JPZ)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011     $ 13.34     $ .23     $ .48     $ .71     $ (.75 )   $     $ (.41 )   $ (1.16 )   $     $ *   $ 12.89     $ 11.18    
  2010       13.08       .26       1.25       1.51       (.27 )           (.98 )     (1.25 )                 13.34       12.76    
  2009       12.75       .27       1.35       1.62       (.28 )     (.24 )     (.77 )     (1.29 )           *     13.08       13.00    
  2008       18.30       .39       (4.41 )     (4.02 )     (.39 )     (1.14 )           (1.53 )           *     12.75       10.74    
  2007       18.59       .44       .98       1.42       (.54 )           (1.17 )     (1.71 )                 18.30       16.41    
Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011       13.39       .18       .55       .73       (1.03 )           (.17 )     (1.20 )           *     12.92       11.42    
  2010       13.30       .18       1.21       1.39       (.18 )           (1.12 )     (1.30 )                 13.39       12.88    
  2009       12.69       .21       1.73       1.94       (.22 )           (1.12 )     (1.34 )           .01       13.30       13.20    
  2008       18.60       .30       (4.62 )     (4.32 )     (.62 )     (.97 )           (1.59 )           *     12.69       10.68    
  2007       18.36       .36       1.66       2.02       (.35 )           (1.43 )     (1.78 )                 18.60       16.34    
Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011       13.62       .12       .70       .82       (.87 )           (.35 )     (1.22 )           *     13.22       11.46    
  2010       13.54       .11       1.27       1.38       (.11 )           (1.19 )     (1.30 )                 13.62       12.90    
  2009       12.47       .13       2.25       2.38       (.14 )           (1.18 )     (1.32 )           .01       13.54       13.07    
  2008       18.57       .17       (4.67 )     (4.50 )     (.92 )     (.69 )           (1.61 )           .01       12.47       10.34    
  2007       18.35       .22       1.82       2.04       (.21 )           (1.61 )     (1.82 )                 18.57       16.45    
Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011       14.41       .24       .42       .66       (.40 )           (.72 )     (1.12 )           .01       13.96       12.07    
  2010       13.87       .24       1.42       1.66       (.24 )           (.88 )     (1.12 )                 14.41       13.85    
  2009       13.17       .26       1.55       1.81       (.27 )     (.21 )     (.64 )     (1.12 )           .01       13.87       13.09    
  2008       19.31       .36       (5.02 )     (4.66 )     (.40 )     (1.09 )           (1.49 )           .01       13.17       10.77    
  2007       19.60       .68       .65       1.33       (.79 )           (.83 )     (1.62 )     *           19.31       17.13    

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        Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    Total Returns       Ratios to Average Net Assets
Before Reimbursement
  Ratios to Average Net Assets
After Reimbursement(c)
     
    Based
on
Market
Value(b)
  Based
on
Net Asset
Value(b)
  Ending
Net Assets
(000)
  Expenses   Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Expenses   Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Equity Premium Income (JPZ)  
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011       (3.41 )%     5.63 %   $ 496,085       .97 %     1.60 %     .84 %     1.73 %     4 %  
  2010       8.10       12.22       515,590       .98       1.78       .77       1.99       3    
  2009       35.46       13.74       502,488       .99       1.93       .71       2.21       9    
  2008       (26.73 )     (23.27 )     491,706       .97       2.08       .67       2.39       6    
  2007       (6.07 )     7.80       707,933       .95       2.05       .65       2.35       7    
Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)  
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011       (2.02 )%     5.78 %     859,329       .96       1.23       .81       1.38       4 %  
  2010       7.85       11.17       891,517       .97       1.15       .75       1.37       3    
  2009       38.49       16.39       878,321       .98       1.35       .68       1.65       4    
  2008       (26.64 )     (24.65 )     841,579       .96       1.52       .66       1.82       8    
  2007       (3.03 )     11.35       1,237,527       .94       1.62       .64       1.93       4    
Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)  
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011       (1.82 )%     6.35 %     340,529       .98       .83       .94       .87       14 %  
  2010       8.95       10.83       352,431       1.00       .66       .85       .80       5    
  2009       41.37       20.21       349,898       1.01       .82       .81       1.02       10    
  2008       (29.22 )     (25.63 )     323,971       .99       .88       .79       1.08       12    
  2007       (5.15 )     11.50       484,998       .98       .99       .78       1.19       3    
Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)  
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011       (4.88 )%     4.89 %     225,664       .96       1.66       N/A       N/A       4 %  
  2010       14.90       12.60       235,095       .98       1.75       N/A       N/A       3    
  2009       33.63       14.77       226,187       .98       1.99       N/A       N/A       6    
  2008       (30.09 )     (25.38 )     216,044       .96       2.13       N/A       N/A       12    
  2007       (3.55 )     6.86       319,300       .95       3.40       N/A       N/A       26    

 

(a)  Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

  Total Return Based on Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund's market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

(c)  After expense reimbursement from Adviser, where applicable. Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund's net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable. As of May 31, 2011, the Advisor is no longer reimbursing Equity Premium Advantage (JLA) for any fees or expenses.

N/A  Fund does not have a contractual reimbursement with the Adviser.

*  Rounds to less than $.01 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Notes to

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies

General Information

The funds covered in this report and their corresponding NYSE Amex symbols are Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (JPZ), Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund (JSN), Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund (JLA) and Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (JPG) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as closed-end registered investment companies.

Equity Premium Income's (JPZ) investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and gains. The Fund invests its managed assets in a diversified equity portfolio that seeks to substantially replicate price movements of the Standard & Poor's ("S&P") 500 Stock Index. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of selling index call options in seeking to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all equity portfolio.

Equity Premium Opportunity's (JSN) primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and gains from net index option premiums. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund's strategy and its primary objective. The Fund invests its managed assets in a diversified equity portfolio that seeks to substantially replicate price movements of a 75% / 25% combination of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the NASDAQ-100 Stock Index, respectively. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of selling S&P 500 and NASDAQ Index call options in seeking to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all equity portfolio.

Equity Premium Advantage's (JLA) primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and gains from net index option premiums. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund's strategy and its primary objective. The Fund invests its managed assets in a diversified equity portfolio that seeks to substantially replicate price movements of a 50% / 50% combination of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the NASDAQ-100 Stock Index, respectively. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of selling S&P 500 and NASDAQ Index call options in seeking to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all equity portfolio.

Equity Premium and Growth's (JPG) primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and gains from net index option premiums. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund's strategy and its primary objective. The Fund invests its managed assets in a diversified equity portfolio that seeks to substantially replicate price movements of the S&P 500 Stock Index. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of selling index call options covering approximately 80% of the value of the Fund's equity portfolio in seeking to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all equity portfolio.

Effective January 1, 2011, Nuveen Asset Management (the "Adviser"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. ("Nuveen") changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.

Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted principles ("U.S. GAAP").

Investment Valuation

Common stocks and other equity-type securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded and are generally classified as Level 1 for fair value measurement purposes. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ National Market ("NASDAQ") are valued, except as indicated below, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price and are generally classified as Level 1. However, securities traded on a securities exchange or NASDAQ for which there were no transactions on a given day or securities not listed on a securities exchange or NASDAQ are valued at the last quoted bid price and are generally classified as Level 2. Prices of certain American Depositary Receipts ("ADR") held by the Funds that trade in only limited volume in the United States are valued based on the last traded price, official closing price, or the most recent bid price of the underlying non-U.S.-traded stock, adjusted as appropriate for the underlying-to-ADR conversion ratio and foreign exchange

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rate, and from time-to-time may also be adjusted further to take into account material events that may take place after the close of the local non-U.S. market but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), which generally represents a transfer from a Level 1 to a Level 2 security.

Index options are valued at the average of the closing bid and asked quotations. The close of trading of index options traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange normally occurs at 4:15 Eastern Time (ET), which is different from the normal 4:00 ET close of the NYSE (the time of day as of which each Fund's NAV is calculated). Under normal market circumstances, closing index option quotations are considered to reflect the index option contract values as of the close of the NYSE and will be used to value the option contracts. However, a significant change in the S&P 500 or NASDAQ-100 futures contracts between the NYSE close and the options market close will be considered as an indication that closing market quotations for index options do not reflect the value of the contracts as of the stock market close. In the event of such a significant change, the Fund's Board of Trustees or its designee will determine a value for the options. Any such valuation will likely take into account any information that may be available about the actual trading price of the affected option as of 4:00 ET, and if no such information is reliably available, the valuation of the option may take into account various option pricing methodologies, as determined to be appropriate under the circumstances. Index options are generally classified as Level 1.

Repurchase agreements are valued at contract amount plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Certain securities may not be able to be priced by the pre-established pricing methods as described above. Such securities may be valued by the Funds' Board of Trustees or its designee at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; debt securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market quotation; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund's net asset value (as may be the case in non-U.S. markets on which the security is primarily traded) or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, is not deemed to reflect the security's fair value. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor's credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Funds' Board of Trustees or its designee.

Refer to Footnote 2—Fair Value Measurements for further details on the leveling of securities held by the Funds as of the end of the reporting period.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the specific identification method, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for foreign securities, when information is available. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

Income Taxes

Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies ("RICs"). In any year when the Funds realize net capital gains, each Fund may choose to distribute all or a portion of its net capital gains to shareholders, or alternatively, to retain all or a portion of its net capital gains and pay federal corporate income taxes on such retained gains.

For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund makes quarterly cash distributions to shareholders of a stated dollar amount per share. Subject to approval and oversight by the Funds' Board of Trustees, each Fund seeks to maintain a stable distribution level designed to deliver the long-term return potential of each Fund's investment strategy through regular quarterly distributions (a "Managed Distribution Program"). Total

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Notes to

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

distributions during a calendar year generally will be made from each Fund's net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized capital gains in the Fund's portfolio, if any. The portion of distributions paid attributed to net unrealized gains, if any, is distributed from the Fund's assets and is treated by shareholders as a non-taxable distribution ("Return of Capital") for tax purposes. In the event that total distributions during a calendar year exceed a Fund's total return on net asset value, the difference will reduce net asset value per share. If a Fund's total return on net asset value exceeds total distributions during a calendar year, the excess will be reflected as an increase in net asset value per share. The final determination of the source and character of all distributions for the fiscal year are made after the end of the fiscal year and are reflected in the financial statements contained in the annual report as of December 31 each year.

The actual character of distributions made by the Funds during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

Foreign Currency Transactions

Each Fund is authorized to engage in foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward, futures, options and swap contracts. To the extent that the Funds invest in securities and/or contracts that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the Funds will be subject to currency risk, which is the risk that an increase in the U.S. dollar relative to the foreign currency will reduce returns or portfolio value. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Fund's investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value. Investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars on a spot (i.e. cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market at the time of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at 4:00 p.m. ET. Investments, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date of the transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Funds and the amounts actually received.

The realized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with other assets and liabilities on investments are recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency," on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.

The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with other assets and liabilities on investments are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency," on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.

Options Transactions

Each Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and is authorized to write (sell) call options in an attempt to manage such risk. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recognized as a component of "Call options written, at value" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently adjusted to reflect the current value of the written option until the option is exercised or expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. The changes in the value of options written during the fiscal period are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of call options written" on the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised or expires or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid at expiration or on executing a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from call options written " on the Statement of Operations. The Fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying instrument may be sold (called) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option. There is also the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, each Fund wrote call options on a broad equity index, while investing in a portfolio of equities, to enhance returns while foregoing some upside potential of its equity portfolio.

The average notional amount of call options written during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, for each Fund was as follows:

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Average notional amount of call options written*   $ (482,500,800 )   $ (840,444,800 )   $ (332,519,100 )   $ (177,895,100 )  

 

*  The average notional amount is calculated based on the outstanding notional at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal year.

Refer to Footnote 3—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Footnote 5 — Investment Transactions for further details on options activity.

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

In the normal course of business each Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose each Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of each Fund's exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts, when applicable, expose a Fund to minimal counterparty credit risk as they are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, which is counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Each Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when each Fund has an unrealized loss, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the pre-determined threshold amount.

Repurchase Agreements

In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is each Fund's policy that its custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the fair value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the counterparty defaults, and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral may be delayed or limited.

Custodian Fee Credit

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 a Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.

Indemnifications

Under the Funds' organizational documents, their officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

2. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing

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Notes to

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including management's assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of each Fund's fair value measurements as of December 31, 2011:

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
Investments:  
Common Stocks   $ 486,904,336     $     $ 881     $ 486,905,217    
Preferred Stocks                 881       881    
Short-Term Investments           32,175,983             32,175,983    
Derivatives:  
Call Options Written     (23,419,830 )                 (23,419,830 )  
Total   $ 463,484,506     $ 32,175,983     $ 1,762     $ 495,662,251    
Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
Investments:  
Common Stocks   $ 840,406,818     $     $ 3,887     $ 840,410,705    
Preferred Stocks                 3,887       3,887    
Short-Term Investments           54,402,236             54,402,236    
Derivatives:  
Call Options Written     (35,924,010 )                 (35,924,010 )  
Total   $ 804,482,808     $ 54,402,236     $ 7,774     $ 858,892,818    
Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
Investments:  
Common Stocks   $ 336,186,174     $     $ 1,970     $ 336,188,144    
Preferred Stocks                 1,970       1,970    
Short-Term Investments           16,764,404             16,764,404    
Derivatives:  
Call Options Written     (12,383,136 )                 (12,383,136 )  
Total   $ 323,803,038     $ 16,764,404     $ 3,940     $ 340,571,382    
Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
Investments:  
Common Stocks   $ 223,439,842     $     $     $ 223,439,842    
Short-Term Investments           10,764,375             10,764,375    
Derivatives:  
Call Options Written     (8,635,730 )                 (8,635,730 )  
Total   $ 214,804,112     $ 10,764,375     $     $ 225,568,487    

 

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The following is a reconciliation of the following Fund's Level 3 investments held at the beginning and end of the measurement period:

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)   Level 3
Common
Stocks
  Level 3
Preferred
Stocks
  Level 3
Total
 
Balance at the beginning of period   $     $     $    
Gains (losses):  
Net realized gains (losses)                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,300 )     (2,300 )     (4,600 )  
Purchases at cost     3,181       3,181       6,362    
Sales at proceeds                    
Net discounts (premiums)                    
Transfers in to                    
Transfers out of                    
Balance at the end of period   $ 881     $ 881     $ 1,762    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during
the period of Level 3 securities held as of December 31, 2011
  $ (2,300 )   $ (2,300 )   $ (4,600 )  
Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)   Level 3
Common
Stocks
  Level 3
Preferred
Stocks
  Level 3
Total
 
Balance at the beginning of period   $     $     $    
Gains (losses):  
Net realized gains (losses)                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (9,134 )     (9,134 )     (18,268 )  
Purchases at cost     13,021       13,021       26,042    
Sales at proceeds                    
Net discounts (premiums)                    
Transfers in to                    
Transfers out of                    
Balance at the end of period   $ 3,887     $ 3,887     $ 7,774    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during
the period of Level 3 securities held as of December 31, 2011
  $ (9,134 )   $ (9,134 )   $ (18,268 )  
Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)   Level 3
Common
Stocks
  Level 3
Preferred
Stocks
  Level 3
Total
 
Balance at the beginning of period   $     $     $    
Gains (losses):  
Net realized gains (losses)                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (3,281 )     (3,281 )     (6,562 )  
Purchases at cost     5,251       5,251       10,502    
Sales at proceeds                    
Net discounts (premiums)                
Transfers in to                
Transfers out of                
Balance at the end of period   $ 1,970     $ 1,970     $ 3,940    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during
the period of Level 3 securities held as of December 31, 2011
  $ (3,281 )   $ (3,281 )   $ (6,562 )  

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the Funds recognized no significant transfers to or from Level 1 or Level 2. Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 are shown using end of period values.

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds' investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes. For additional information on the derivative instruments in which each Fund was invested during and at the end of the reporting period, refer to the Portfolios of Investments, Financial Statements and Footnote 1—General Information and Significant Accounting Policies.

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Notes to

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The following tables present the fair value of all derivative instruments held by the Funds as of December 31, 2011, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and the primary underlying risk exposure.

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)

        Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Underlying   Derivative   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Risk Exposure   Instrument   Location   Value   Location   Value  
Equity Price   Options         $     Call options written, at value   $ 23,419,830    

 

Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)

        Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Underlying   Derivative   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Risk Exposure   Instrument   Location   Value   Location   Value  
Equity Price   Options         $     Call options written, at value   $ 35,924,010    

 

Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)

        Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Underlying   Derivative   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Risk Exposure   Instrument   Location   Value   Location   Value  
Equity Price   Options         $     Call options written, at value   $ 12,383,136    

 

Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)

        Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Underlying   Derivative   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Risk Exposure   Instrument   Location   Value   Location   Value  
Equity Price   Options         $     Call options written, at value   $ 8,635,730    

 

The following tables present the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, on derivative instruments, as well as the primary risk exposure associated with each.

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Call Options Written   Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Risk Exposure  
Equity Price   $ 6,090,806     $ 14,882,498     $ 7,418,649     $ 2,537,159    
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of
Call Options Written
  Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Risk Exposure  
Equity Price   $ 4,282,450     $ 8,297,702     $ 3,585,041     $ 1,703,631    

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4. Fund Shares

Transactions in shares were as follows:

    Equity Premium
Income (JPZ)
  Equity Premium
Opportunity (JSN)
 
    Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
  Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
 
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions           243,124             500,507    
Shares repurchased and retired     (178,376 )           (66,600 )        
Weighted average:  
Price per share repurchased and retired   $ 10.98           $ 10.56          
Discount per share repurchased and retired     13.69 %           15.38 %        
    Equity Premium
Advantage (JLA)
  Equity Premium
and Growth (JPG)
 
    Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
  Year
Ended
12/31/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
 
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions           27,509                
Shares repurchased and retired     (119,189 )           (145,263 )        
Weighted average:  
Price per share repurchased and retired   $ 11.31           $ 11.89          
Discount per share repurchased and retired     13.39 %           13.56 %        

 

5. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, were as follows:

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Purchases   $ 17,715,491     $ 38,256,803     $ 46,552,209     $ 8,466,066    
Sales     56,905,086       104,755,981       65,982,557       23,047,364    

 

Transactions in call options written during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, were as follows:

    Equity Premium
Income (JPZ)
  Equity Premium
Opportunity (JSN)
 
    Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
  Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
 
Outstanding, beginning of period     4,084     $ 15,172,360       10,814     $ 28,230,630    
Options written     34,085       137,458,738       123,848       245,821,748    
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions     (34,369 )     (129,065,138 )     (119,465 )     (234,015,754 )  
Options expired                 (1,324 )     (931,315 )  
Outstanding, end of period     3,800     $ 23,565,960       13,873     $ 39,105,309    
    Equity Premium
Advantage (JLA)
  Equity Premium
and Growth (JPG)
 
    Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
  Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
 
Outstanding, beginning of period     6,083     $ 11,764,119       1,501     $ 5,575,988    
Options written     74,449       99,213,577       12,522       50,637,659    
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions     (70,900 )     (95,500,512 )     (12,615 )     (47,388,563 )  
Options expired     (983 )     (704,968 )              
Outstanding, end of period     8,649     $ 14,772,216       1,408     $ 8,825,084    

 

6. Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recording income, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the recognition of unrealized gain or loss for tax (mark-to-market) on option contracts. To the

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Notes to

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset values of the Funds.

At December 31, 2011, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (excluding investments in derivatives), as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Cost of investments   $ 447,060,332     $ 722,393,863     $ 255,165,398     $ 207,221,444    
Gross unrealized:  
Appreciation   $ 136,261,760     $ 237,312,998     $ 102,800,710     $ 52,685,046    
Depreciation     (64,240,011 )     (64,890,033 )     (5,011,590 )     (25,702,273 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   $ 72,021,749     $ 172,422,965     $ 97,789,120     $ 26,982,773    

 

Permanent differences, primarily due to Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) adjustments, return of capital distributions and tax basis earnings and profit adjustments resulted in reclassifications among the Funds' components of net assets at December 31, 2011, the Funds' tax year-end, as follows:

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Paid-in surplus   $ (20,215,038 )   $ (56,976,889 )   $ (19,536,329 )   $ (2,660,546 )  
Undistributed (Over-distribution) of net investment income     20,130,927       56,869,667       19,499,190       2,615,060    
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     84,111       107,222       37,139       45,486    

 

The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at December 31, 2011, the Funds' tax year end, were as follows:

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Undistributed net ordinary income   $     $     $     $    
Undistributed net long-term capital gains                          

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds' tax years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

2011   Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Distributions from net ordinary income *   $ 28,891,374     $ 68,934,322     $ 22,520,322     $ 6,455,660    
Distributions from net long-term capital gains                          
Return of capital     15,989,671       11,166,014       8,943,289       11,765,192    

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2010   Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Distributions from net ordinary income *   $ 10,215,397     $ 11,928,197     $ 2,769,975     $ 3,953,391    
Distributions from net long-term capital gains                          
Return of capital     37,794,887       74,396,142       30,753,623       14,315,648    

 

*  Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends and interest, and current year earnings and profits attributed to realized gains.

At December 31, 2011, the Funds' tax year end, the Funds 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:

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Expiration:  
December 31, 2017   $ 55,219,862     $ 47,988,639     $ 26,956,858     $ 30,503,738    
December 31, 2018     4,958,903       38,327,754       14,352,958       7,655,485    
Total   $ 60,178,765     $ 86,316,393     $ 41,309,816     $ 38,159,223    

 

During the Funds' tax year ended December 31, 2011, the following Funds utilized their capital loss carryforwards as follows:

    Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Utilized capital loss carryforwards   $ 20,223,084     $ 56,964,259     $ 19,523,618     $ 2,667,174    

 

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the "Act") was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of RICs. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. One of the more prominent changes addresses capital loss carryforwards. Under the Act, each Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.

The Act also contains several provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by fiscal year RICs during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31 or December 31, reducing the circumstances under which RICs might be required to file amended Forms 1099 to restate previously reported distributions.

During the Funds' tax year ended December 31, 2011, there were no post-enactment capital losses generated by any of the Funds.

The following Fund has elected to defer losses incurred from November 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the Fund's tax year end, in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Fund has elected to defer losses as follows:

    Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 
Post-October capital losses   $ 2,273,890    
Late-year ordinary losses        

 

7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Each Fund's management fee consists of two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within the Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables Fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within their 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 (continued)

The annual fund-level fee for each Fund, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:

Average Daily Managed Assets*   Equity Premium Income (JPZ)
Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)
Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)
Fund-Level Fee Rate
 
For the first $500 million     .7000 %  
For the next $500 million     .6750    
For the next $500 million     .6500    
For the next $500 million     .6250    
For managed assets over $2 billion     .6000    
Average Daily Managed Assets*   Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)
Fund-Level Fee Rate
 
For the first $500 million     .6800 %  
For the next $500 million     .6550    
For the next $500 million     .6300    
For the next $500 million     .6050    
For managed assets over $2 billion     .5800    

 

The annual complex-level fee for each Fund, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:

Complex-Level Managed Asset Breakpoint Level*   Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  
$55 billion     .2000 %  
$56 billion     .1996    
$57 billion     .1989    
$60 billion     .1961    
$63 billion     .1931    
$66 billion     .1900    
$71 billion     .1851    
$76 billion     .1806    
$80 billion     .1773    
$91 billion     .1691    
$125 billion     .1599    
$200 billion     .1505    
$250 billion     .1469    
$300 billion     .1445    

 

*  For the fund-level and complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes the funds' use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust's issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen Funds that constitute "eligible assets." Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen Funds and assets in excess of $2 billion added to the Nuveen Fund complex in connection with the Adviser's assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, the complex-level fee rate for each of these Funds was .1767%.

The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Adviser is responsible for each Fund's overall investment strategy and asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC ("Gateway"), under which Gateway manages the investment portfolios of the Funds. Gateway is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser.

The Funds pay no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Funds from the Adviser or its affiliates. The 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

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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.

For the first eight years of Equity Premium Income's (JPZ) operations, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily managed assets, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending
October 31,
  Year Ending
October 31,
 
  2004 *     .30 %     2009       .30 %  
  2005       .30       2010       .22    
  2006       .30       2011       .14    
  2007       .30       2012       .07    
  2008       .30                

 

*  From the commencement of operations.

The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse Equity Premium Income (JPZ) for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond October 31, 2012.

For the first eight years of Equity Premium Opportunity's (JSN) operations, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily managed assets, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending
January 31,
  Year Ending
January 31,
 
  2005 *     .30 %     2010       .30 %  
  2006       .30       2011       .22    
  2007       .30       2012       .14    
  2008       .30       2013       .07    
  2009       .30                

 

*  From the commencement of operations.

The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN) for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond January 31, 2013.

For the first six years of Equity Premium Advantage's (JLA) operations, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily managed assets, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending
May 31,
  Year Ending
May 31,
 
  2005 *     .20 %     2009       .20 %  
  2006       .20       2010       .20    
  2007       .20       2011       .10    
  2008       .20                

 

*  From the commencement of operations.

The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse Equity Premium Advantage (JLA) for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond May 31, 2011.

8. New Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements

On April 15, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-03 ("ASU No. 2011-03"). The guidance in ASU No. 2011-03 is intended to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other similar agreements. Specifically, ASU No. 2011-03 modifies the criteria for determining when these transactions would be accounted for as financings (secured borrowings/lending agreements) as opposed to sales (purchases) with commitments to repurchase (resell). The effective date of ASU No. 2011-03 is for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have to the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 modifying Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. At the same time, the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") issued International Financial Reporting Standard ("IFRS") 13, Fair Value Measurement. The objective of the FASB and IASB is convergence of their guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. Specifically, ASU No. 2011-04 requires reporting entities to disclose i) the amounts of any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 and the reasons for the transfers and ii) for Level 3 fair value measurements, a) quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used, b) a description of the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and c) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs if a change in those inputs might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The effective date of ASU No. 2011-04 is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have to the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.

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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited)

The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Board Members of the Funds. The number of board members of the Fund is currently set at ten. None of the board members who are not "interested" persons of the Funds (referred to herein as "independent board members") has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the board members and officers of the Funds, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.

Name, Birthdate
and Address

  Position(s) Held with
the Funds

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
and Term(1)
  Principal Occupation(s)
Including other Directorships
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Board Member
 
Independent Board Members:    
g ROBERT P. BREMNER(2)    
8/22/40
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Chairman of
the Board
and Board Member
  1996
Class III
  Private Investor and Management Consultant; Treasurer and Director, Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.; Board Member, Independent Directors Council (affiliated with the Investment Company Institute.)   238  
g JACK B. EVANS    
10/22/48
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   1999
Class III
  President, The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation (since 1996); Director and Chairman, United Fire Group, a publicly held company; member of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System; Director, Source Media Group; Life Trustee of Coe College and the Iowa College Foundation; formerly, Director, Alliant Energy; formerly, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer, SCI Financial Group, Inc., a regional financial services firm.   238  
g WILLIAM C. HUNTER    
3/6/48
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   2004
Class I
  Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (since 2006); Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation; Director (since 2005), Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society; Director of Wellmark, Inc. (since 2009); formerly, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Finance, School of Business at the University of Connecticut (2003-2006); previously, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995-2003); formerly, Director (1997-2007), Credit Research Center at Georgetown University.   238  

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Name, Birthdate
and Address

  Position(s) Held with
the Funds

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
and Term(1)
  Principal Occupation(s)
Including other Directorships
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Board Member
 
Independent Board Members (continued):    
g DAVID J. KUNDERT(2)    
10/28/42
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   2005
Class II
  Director, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company; retired (since 2004) as Chairman, JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, President and CEO, Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation, and President, One Group Mutual Funds; prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Banc One Corporation and Chairman and CEO, Banc One Investment Management Group; Member, Board of Regents, Luther College; member of the Wisconsin Bar Association; member of Board of Directors, Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens; member of Board of Directors and Chair of Investment Committee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation.   238  
g WILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER(2)    
9/24/44
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   1997
Class III
  Chairman of Miller-Valentine Partners Ltd., a real estate investment company; formerly, Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2004) of Miller- Valentine Group; member, University of Dayton Business School Advisory Council; member, Mid-America Health System Board; formerly, member and chair, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association; formerly, member, Business Advisory Council, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank.   238  
g JUDITH M. STOCKDALE    
12/29/47
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   1997
Class I
  Executive Director, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994).   238  
g CAROLE E. STONE(2)    
6/28/47
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   2007
Class I
  Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange (since 2006); Director, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (since 2009); formerly, Commissioner, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (2005-2010); formerly, Chair, New York Racing Association Oversight Board (2005-2007).   238  
g VIRGINIA L. STRINGER    
8/16/44
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   2011   Board Member, Mutual Fund Directors Forum; Member, Governing Board, Investment Company Institute's Independent Directors Council; governance consultant and non-profit board member; former Owner and President, Strategic Management Resources, Inc. a management consulting firm; previously, held several executive positions in general management, marketing and human resources at IBM and The Pillsbury Company; Independent Director, First American Fund Complex (1987-2010) and Chair (1997-2010).   238  

 

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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Name, Birthdate
and Address

  Position(s) Held with
the Funds

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
and Term(1)
  Principal Occupation(s)
Including other Directorships
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Board Member
 
Independent Board Members (continued):    
g TERENCE J. TOTH(2)    
9/29/59
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   2008
Class II
  Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (since 2008); Managing Partner, Promus Capital (since 2008); formerly, CEO and President, Northern Trust Global Investments (2004-2007); Executive Vice President, Quantitative Management & Securities Lending (2000-2004); prior thereto, various positions with Northern Trust Company (since 1994); member: Goodman Theatre Board (since 2004), Chicago Fellowship Board (since 2005) and Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008); formerly, member: Northern Trust Mutual Funds Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Global Investments Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Japan Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities Inc. Board (2003-2007) and Northern Trust Hong Kong Board (1997-2004).   238  
Interested Board Member:    
g JOHN P. AMBOIAN(3)    
6/14/61
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Board Member   2008
Class II
  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (since 2007) and Director (since 1999) of Nuveen Investments, Inc., formerly, President (1999-2007); Chief Executive Officer (since 2007) of Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc.; Director (since 1998) formerly, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.   238  
Name, Birthdate
and Address

  Position(s) Held with
the Funds

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed(4)
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Officer
 
Officers of the Funds:    
g GIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN    
9/9/56
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Chief
Administrative
Officer
  1988   Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2004) and Assistant Secretary (since 1994) of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary (since 1997) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, of Symphony Asset Management LLC (since 2003); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC (since 2002), Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc. (since 2002), Tradewinds Global Investors LLC, and Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), Nuveen HydePark Group LLC and Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007) and of Winslow Capital Management Inc. (since 2010); Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst.   238  

 

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Name, Birthdate
and Address

  Position(s) Held with
the Funds

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed(4)
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Officer
 
Officers of the Funds (continued):    
g WILLIAM ADAMS IV    
6/9/55
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President   2007   Senior Executive Vice President, Global Structured Products (since 2010), formerly, Executive Vice President (1999-2010) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Co-President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (since 2011); President (since August 2011), formerly, Managing Director (2010-2011) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC.   133  
g CEDRIC H. ANTOSIEWICZ    
1/11/62
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President   2007   Managing Director of Nuveen Securities, LLC.   133  
g MARGO L. COOK    
4/11/64
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President   2009   Executive Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investments, Inc. and of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (since 2011); Managing Director-Investment Services of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since August 2011), previously, Head of Institutional Asset Management (2007-2008) of Bear Stearns Asset Management; Head of Institutional Asset Management (1986-2007) of Bank of NY Mellon; Chartered Financial Analyst.   238  
g LORNA C. FERGUSON    
10/24/45
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President   1998   Managing Director (since 2005) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. and Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2004).   238  
g STEPHEN D. FOY    
5/31/54
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President
and Controller
  1998   Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) and Funds Controller of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Vice President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; (since 2010) Certified Public Accountant.   238  
g SCOTT S. GRACE    
8/20/70
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President
and Treasurer
  2009   Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Development, Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director and Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc., Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc., Nuveen Investments Holdings Inc. and (since 2011) Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Vice President and Treasurer of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC and Winslow Capital Management, Inc.; Vice President of Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC; formerly, Treasurer (2006-2009), Senior Vice President (2008-2009), previously, Vice President (2006-2008) of Janus Capital Group, Inc.; formerly, Senior Associate in Morgan Stanley's Global Financial Services Group (2000-2003); Chartered Accountant Designation.   238  

 

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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Name, Birthdate
and Address

  Position(s) Held with
the Funds

  Year First
Elected or
Appointed(4)
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Officer
 
Officers of the Funds (continued):    
g WALTER M. KELLY    
2/24/70
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Chief Compliance
Officer and
Vice President
  2003   Senior Vice President (since 2008) and Assistant Secretary (since 2003) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.   238  
g TINA M. LAZAR    
8/27/61
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President   2002   Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.   238  
g KEVIN J. MCCARTHY    
3/26/66
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President
and Secretary
  2007   Managing Director (since 2008), formerly, Vice President (2007-2008), Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; Vice President (since 2007) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc., NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors LLC, NWQ Holdings, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC, Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC, Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc. (since 2007) and of Winslow Capital Management, Inc. (since 2010); Vice President and Secretary (since 2010) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; prior thereto, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP (1997-2007).   238  
g KATHLEEN L. PRUDHOMME    
3/30/53
901 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   2011   Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; formerly, Deputy General Counsel, FAF Advisors, Inc. (2004-2010).   238  

 

(1)  The Board Members serve three year terms. The Board of Trustees is divided into three classes. Class I, Class II, and Class III, with each being elected to serve until the third succeeding annual shareholders' meeting subsequent to its election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are duly elected or appointed. The first year elected or appointed represents the year in which the board member was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex.

(2)  Also serves as a trustee of the Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund, an exchange-traded commodity pool managed by Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.

(3)  Mr. Amboian is an interested Trustee because of his position with Nuveen Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of the Nuveen Funds.

(4)  Officers serve one year terms through August of each year. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the Officer was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex.

 

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Reinvest Automatically
Easily and Conveniently

Nuveen makes reinvesting easy. A phone call is all it takes to set up your reinvestment account.

Nuveen Closed-End Funds Automatic Reinvestment Plan

Your Nuveen Closed-End Fund allows you to conveniently reinvest distributions in additional Fund shares.

By choosing to reinvest, you'll be able to invest money regularly and automatically, and watch your investment grow through the power of compounding. Just like distributions in cash, there may be times when income or capital gains taxes may be payable on distributions that are reinvested.

It is important to note that an automatic reinvestment plan does not ensure a profit, nor does it protect you against loss in a declining market.

Easy and convenient

To make recordkeeping easy and convenient, each quarter you'll receive a statement showing your total distributions, the date of investment, the shares acquired and the price per share, and the total number of shares you own.

How shares are purchased

The shares you acquire by reinvesting will either be purchased on the open market or newly issued by the Fund. If the shares are trading at or above net asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of the net asset value or 95% of the then-current market price. If the shares are trading at less than net asset value, shares for your account will be purchased on the open market. If the Plan Agent begins purchasing Fund shares on the open market while shares are trading below net asset value, but the Fund's shares subsequently trade at or above their net asset value before the Plan Agent is able to complete its purchases, the Plan Agent may cease open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the distribution in newly-issued Fund shares at a price equal to the greater of the shares' net asset value or 95% of the shares' market value on the last business day immediately prior to the purchase date. Distributions received to purchase shares in the open market will normally be invested shortly after the distribution payment date. No interest will be paid on distributions awaiting reinvestment. Because the market price of the shares may increase before purchases are completed, the average purchase price per share may exceed the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. A pro rata portion of any applicable brokerage commissions on open market purchases will be paid

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Reinvest Automatically
Easily and Conveniently (continued)

by Plan participants. These commissions usually will be lower than those charged on individual transactions.

Flexible

You may change your distribution option or withdraw from the Plan at any time, should your needs or situation change.

You can reinvest whether your shares are registered in your name, or in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee. Ask your financial advisor if his or her firm will participate on your behalf. Participants whose shares are registered in the name of one firm may not be able to transfer the shares to another firm and continue to participate in the Plan.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Although the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants, there is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan at this time.

Call today to start reinvesting distributions

For more information on the Nuveen Automatic Reinvestment Plan or to enroll in or withdraw from the Plan, speak with your financial advisor or call us at (800) 257-8787.

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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 market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

•  Comparative Index for JLA: A blended return consisting of: 1) 50% of the return of the S&P 500 Index, and 2) 50% of the NASDAQ-100 Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

•  Comparative Index for JSN: A blended return consisting of: 1) 75% of the return of the S&P 500 Index, and 2) 25% of the NASDAQ-100 Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

•  Current Distribution Rate: Current distribution rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a tax return of capital.

•  NASDAQ-100 Index: An index including 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The NASDAQ-100 Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

•  Net Asset Value (NAV): The net market value of all securities held in a portfolio.

•  Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: The market value of one share of a mutual fund or closed-end fund. For a Fund, the NAV is calculated daily by taking the Fund's total assets (securities, cash, and accrued earnings), subtracting the Fund's liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.

•  S&P 500 Index: An unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Notes

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Notes

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Notes

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Additional Fund Information

Board of Trustees

John P. Amboian
Robert P. Bremner
Jack B. Evans
William C. Hunter
David J. Kundert
William J. Schneider
Judith M. Stockdale
Carole E. Stone
Virginia L. Stringer
Terence J. Toth

Fund Manager

Nuveen Fund Advisers, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company
Boston, MA

Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services

State Street Bank & Trust Company
Nuveen Funds
P.O. Box 43071
Providence, RI 02940-3071
(800) 257-8787

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, IL

Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting Information

You may obtain (i) each Fund's quarterly portfolio of investments, (ii) information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, and (iii) a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen's website at www.nuveen.com.

You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at (202) 942-8090 for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.

CEO Certification Disclosure

Each Fund's Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

Each Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Distribution Information

The Funds hereby designate their percentages of dividends paid from net ordinary income as dividends qualifying for the 70% dividends received deduction (DRD) for corporations and their percentages as qualified dividend income (QDI) for individuals under Section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code as shown in the accompanying table. The actual qualified dividend income distributions will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to shareholders shortly after calendar year end.

Fund   % of DRD   % of QDI  
JPZ     41.45 %     42.02 %  
JSN     25.80 %     26.51 %  
JLA     25.35 %     26.55 %  
JPG     86.76 %     87.65 %  

 

Common Share Information

Each Fund intends to repurchase shares of its own common stock in the future at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Funds repurchased shares of their common stock as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   Shares
Repurchased
 
JPZ     178,376    
JSN     66,600    
JLA     119,189    
JPG     145,263    

 

Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.

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Nuveen Investments:
Serving Investors for Generations

Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen Investments to provide dependable investment solutions through continued adherence to proven, long-term investing principles. Today, we offer a range of high quality equity and fixed-income solutions designed to be integral components of a well-diversified core portfolio.

Focused on meeting investor needs.

Nuveen Investments provides high-quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutional and individual investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets a wide range of specialized investment solutions which provide investors access to capabilities of its high-quality boutique investment affiliates—Nuveen Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, NWQ Investment Management Company, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors, Winslow Capital Management and Gresham Investment Management. In total, Nuveen Investments managed $220 billion as of December 31, 2011.

Find out how we can help you.

To learn more about how the products and services of Nuveen Investments may be able to help you meet your financial goals, talk to your financial advisor, or call us at (800) 257-8787. Please read the information provided carefully before you invest. Investors should consider the investment objective and policies, risk considerations, charges and expenses of any investment carefully. Where applicable, be sure to obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other relevant information. To obtain a prospectus, please contact your securities representative or Nuveen Investments, 333 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Learn more about Nuveen Funds at: www.nuveen.com/cef

Distributed by
Nuveen Securities, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
www.nuveen.com/cef

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no amendments to or waivers from the Code during the period covered by this report. The registrant has posted the code of ethics on its website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Info/Shareholder/. (To view the code, click on Fund Governance and then click on Code of Conduct.)

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

The registrant’s Board of Directors or Trustees (“Board”) determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The registrant’s audit committee financial expert is Carole E. Stone, who is “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Ms. Stone served for five years as Director of the New York State Division of the Budget.  As part of her role as Director, Ms. Stone was actively involved in overseeing the development of the State’s operating, local assistance and capital budgets, its financial plan and related documents; overseeing the development of the State’s bond-related disclosure documents and certifying that they fairly presented the State’s financial position; reviewing audits of various State and local agencies and programs; and coordinating the State’s system of internal audit and control.  Prior to serving as Director, Ms Stone worked as a budget analyst/examiner with increasing levels of responsibility over a 30 year period, including approximately five years as Deputy Budget Director.   Ms. Stone has also served as Chair of the New York State Racing Association Oversight Board, as Chair of the Public Authorities Control Board, as a Commissioner on the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform and as a member of the Boards of Directors of several New York State public authorities.  These positions have involved overseeing operations and finances of certain entities and assessing the adequacy of project/entity financing and financial reporting.  Currently, Ms. Stone is on the Board of Directors of CBOE Holdings, Inc., of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and of C2 Options Exchange.  Ms. Stone’s position on the boards of these entities and as a member of both CBOE Holdings’ Audit Committee and its Finance Committee has involved, among other things, the oversight of audits, audit plans and preparation of financial statements.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund

 

The following tables show the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Fund’s auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years. For engagements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provided to the Fund, except for those non-audit services that were subject to the pre-approval exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “pre-approval exception”). The pre-approval exception for services provided directly to the Fund waives the pre-approval requirement for services other than audit, review or attest services if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee’s attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the audit is completed.

 

The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).

 

SERVICES THAT THE FUND’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE FUND

 

 

 

Audit Fees Billed

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

Tax Fees

 

All Other Fees

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

to Fund (1)

 

Billed to Fund (2)

 

Billed to Fund (3)

 

Billed to Fund (4)

 

December 31, 2011

 

$

26,942

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

 

0

%

0

%

0

%

0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

$

27,035

 

$

0

 

$

1,905

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

 

0

%

0

%

0

%

0

%

 


(1) “Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

(2) “Audit Related Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees”.

 

(3) “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning.

 

(4) “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services for agreed upon procedures engagements performed for leveraged funds.

 

SERVICES THAT THE FUND’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE

ADVISER AND AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

The following tables show the amount of fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (formerly Nuveen Asset Management) (the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years.

 

The tables also show the percentage of fees subject to the pre-approval exception. The pre-approval exception for services provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider (other than audit, review or attest services) waives the pre-approval requirement if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the Fund, the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee’s attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the Fund’s audit is completed.

 

 

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

Tax Fees Billed to

 

All Other Fees

 

 

 

Billed to Adviser and

 

Adviser and

 

Billed to Adviser

 

 

 

Affiliated Fund

 

Affiliated Fund

 

and Affiliated Fund

 

Fiscal Year Ended 

 

Service Providers

 

Service Providers

 

Service Providers

 

December 31, 2011

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

 

0

%

0

%

0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

 

0

%

0

%

0

%

 



 

NON-AUDIT SERVICES

 

The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP billed during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Services Provider, if the engagement related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting (except for those subject to the pre-approval exception described above). The Audit Committee requested and received information from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP about any non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s independence.

 

 

 

 

 

Total Non-Audit Fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

billed to Adviser and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Fund Service

 

Total Non-Audit Fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Providers (engagements

 

billed to Adviser and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

related directly to the

 

Affiliated Fund Service

 

 

 

 

 

Total Non-Audit Fees

 

operations and financial

 

Providers (all other

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

Billed to Fund

 

reporting of the Fund)

 

engagements)

 

Total

 

December 31, 2011

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

December 31, 2010

 

$

1,905

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,905

 

 

“Non-Audit Fees billed to Fund” for both fiscal year ends represent “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” billed to Fund in their respective amounts from the previous table.

 

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund’s independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountants for the Fund and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Fund) such engagements will be (i) pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee chairman for his verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under $10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under $5,000.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

The registrant’s Board has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). The members of the audit committee are Robert P. Bremner, David J. Kundert, William J. Schneider, Carole E. Stone and Terence J. Toth.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

The Adviser, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., has engaged Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway” or the “Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. As part of these services, the Adviser has also delegated to the Sub-Adviser the full responsibility for proxy voting and related duties in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s policy and procedures. The Adviser periodically will monitor the Sub-Adviser’s voting to ensure that they are carrying out their duties. The Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures are summarized as follows:

 

Gateway recognizes that voting rights are financial assets of a client’s account and that they must be managed accordingly, with voting decisions made in the client’s best interest.  To that end and because of increasing complexity in administering voting policies, Gateway has contracted with Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), a subsidiary of RiskMetrics and a nationally-recognized proxy voting agent, to assist in administering client proxy votes and to provide voting recommendations on each ballot issue.  ISS has developed its U.S. and Global Proxy Voting Guidelines for proxy voting, which are designed to serve the best interests of investors.  For all client ballots received by ISS, Gateway has instructed ISS to vote according to these guidelines.

 

Gateway’s Proxy Voting Policy addresses the rare circumstances in which ISS’s voting recommendations may not be followed.  The Policy also addresses conflicts of interest.  From time to time, Gateway or an employee may have a conflict of interest with respect to a proxy vote.  A conflict of interest may exist, for example, if Gateway has a business relationship (or potential business relationship) with either the company soliciting the proxy or a third party that has a material interest in the outcome of a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for a particular outcome of a proxy vote.  Only in those instances where an ISS voting recommendation is not being followed, any individual with knowledge of any actual or potential conflict of interest shall disclose that conflict to Gateway’s Legal and Compliance Department. In such cases, the Legal and Compliance Department will determine and record how the proxies in question will be voted.

 

Gateway’s Proxy Voting Policy also states that if voting on any particular security compromises Gateway’s ability to later transact in such security (e.g. “shareblocking” practices) or if, in Gateway’s judgment, the expected cost associated with the vote exceeds the expected benefits of the vote, then Gateway will abstain from voting on a particular security.

 



 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

The Adviser has engaged Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway”, or the “Sub-Adviser”), as sub-adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services.  The following section provides information on the portfolio managers at the Sub-Adviser.

 

Item 8 (a)(1).  PORTFOLIO MANAGER BIOGRAPHIES

 

J. Patrick Rogers and Kenneth H. Toft- J. Patrick Rogers, CFA, and Kenneth H. Toft, CFA, are the portfolio managers at Gateway responsible for investing the Managed Assets of the Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity and Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Funds.   Mr. Rogers is Gateway’s Chief Executive Officer.  He joined Gateway in 1989 and has been the President and a member of the Board of Directors of Gateway since 1995.  Mr. Rogers also serves as co-portfolio manager of Gateway’s flagship open-end fund, the Gateway Fund. Mr. Toft joined Gateway in 1992 and has been Vice President and Portfolio Manager since 1997, prior to which he held the position of Senior Trader and Research Analyst.

 

Item 8 (a)(2).  OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

As of December 31, 2011, Mr. Rogers was responsible for day-to-day management of 2 registered investment company accounts (excluding the Funds) having assets of approximately $5.4 billion.  Mr. Toft was not responsible for day-to-day management of any investment company accounts other than the above-referenced Nuveen Funds.  Mr. Rogers was responsible for day-to-day management of 1 other pooled investment vehicle having assets of approximately $33 million.  Mr. Rogers was responsible for day-to-day management of 25 other accounts having assets of approximately $706 million in the aggregate, and Mr. Toft was responsible for day-to-day management of 10 other accounts having assets of approximately $268 million in the aggregate. Neither Mr. Rogers nor Mr. Toft managed any accounts having a performance based investment advisory fee.

 

POTENTIAL MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

As described above, the portfolio managers may manage other accounts with investment strategies similar to the Funds, including other investment companies and separately managed accounts.  Fees earned by Gateway may vary among these accounts and the portfolio managers may personally invest in some but not all of these accounts.  These factors could create conflicts of interest because a portfolio manager may have incentives to favor certain accounts over others, resulting in other accounts outperforming one or more of the Funds.  A conflict may also exist if a portfolio manager identified a limited investment opportunity that may be appropriate for more than one account, but one or more of the Funds are not able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to the need to allocate that opportunity among multiple accounts.  In addition, the portfolio manager may execute transactions for another account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by one or more of the Funds.  However, Gateway believes that these risks are mitigated by the fact that accounts with like investment strategies managed by a particular portfolio manager are generally managed in a similar fashion, subject to exceptions to account for particular investment restrictions or policies applicable only to certain accounts,

 



 

differences in cash flows and account sizes, and similar factors.  In addition, Gateway has adopted trade allocation procedures that require equitable allocation of trade orders for a particular security among participating accounts.

 

Item 8 (a)(3).  FUND MANAGER COMPENSATION

 

Messrs. Rogers and Toft are compensated for their services by Gateway.  Their compensation consists of a fixed salary, incentive compensation related to the financial performance of Gateway (but not based on the investment performance of any of the Funds or any other managed account, either absolutely or in relation to any benchmark), and a retirement plan.  The incentive compensation component is anticipated to be larger than the base salary component.  Messrs. Rogers and Toft are parties to employment agreements that provide for automatic renewals for successive one-calendar-year periods and, among other things, a specified base salary and certain undertakings not to compete with the Adviser or solicit its clients.  For Mr. Rogers, those undertakings will expire the later of February 15, 2016 or three years from the termination of Mr. Rogers’ employment.  For Mr. Toft, the non-competition and non-solicitation undertakings will expire the later of one year from the termination of employment, or one year after the period during which severance payments are made pursuant to the agreement.  The incentive compensation plan applicable to Messrs. Rogers and Toft provides for both a long-term incentive pool and a short-term incentive pool, the sizes of which are determined based on profitability of Gateway.

 

Item 8 (a)(4).  OWNERSHIP OF JLA SECURITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

 

Dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned
in Fund

J. Patrick Rogers

 

$

0

Kenneth Toft

 

$

0

 



 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)*

 

 

 

(a)

 

AVERAGE

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES

 

MAXIMUM NUMBER (OR

 

 

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF

 

PRICE

 

(OR UNITS) PURCHASED AS

 

APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE) OF

 

 

 

SHARES (OR

 

PAID PER

 

PART OF PUBLICLY

 

SHARES (OR UNITS) THAT MAY YET

 

 

 

UNITS)

 

SHARE (OR

 

ANNOUNCED PLANS OR

 

BE PURCHASED UNDER THE PLANS OR

 

Period*

 

PURCHASED

 

UNIT)

 

PROGRAMS

 

PROGRAMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 1-31, 2011

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 1-28, 2011

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARCH 1-31, 2011

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 1-30, 2011

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAY 1-31, 2011

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 1-30, 2011

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JULY 1-31, 2011

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 1-31, 2011

 

10,900

 

$

10.70

 

10,900

 

2,574,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 1-30, 2011

 

5,000

 

$

10.92

 

5,000

 

2,569,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 1-31, 2011

 

5,000

 

$

11.61

 

5,000

 

2,564,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 1-30, 2011

 

38,905

 

$

11.33

 

38,905

 

2,551,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 1-31, 2011

 

59,384

 

$

11.33

 

59,384

 

2,481,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

119,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


* The registrant’s repurchase program, for the repurchase of 2,585,000 shares, was authorized November 16, 2010.  The program was reauthorized for a maximum repurchase amount of 2,580,000 shares on November 16, 2011.  Any repurchases made by the registrant pursuant to the program were made through open-market transactions.

 

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. Letter or number the

 



 

exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable because the code is posted on registrant’s website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Info/Shareholder/ and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on Fund Governance and then Code of Conduct.)

 

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: 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.

 

(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 registrant 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 Equity Premium Advantage Fund

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy

 

 

Kevin J. McCarthy

 

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

 

Date: March 9, 2012

 

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: March 9, 2012

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Stephen D. Foy

 

 

Stephen D. Foy

 

 

Vice President and Controller

 

 

(principal financial officer)

 

 

Date: March 9, 2012