N-CSR 1 a14-3471_27ncsr.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, 2013

 

 

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, 2013

JPZ

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund

JSN

Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund

JLA

Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund

JPG

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund



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Table

of Contents

Chairman's Letter to Shareholders

   

4

   

Portfolio Managers' Comments

   

5

   

Share Information

   

8

   

Risk Considerations

   

10

   

Performance Overviews and Holding Summaries

   

11

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

15

   

Portfolios of Investments

   

16

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

48

   

Statement of Operations

   

49

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

50

   

Financial Highlights

   

52

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

54

   

Additional Fund Information

   

64

   

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   

66

   

Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently

   

67

   

Board Members & Officers

   

68

   

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Chairman's Letter

to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

I am pleased to have this opportunity to introduce myself to you as the new independent chairman of the Nuveen Fund Board, effective July 1, 2013. I am honored to have been selected as chairman, with its primary responsibility to serve the interests of the Nuveen Fund shareholders. My predecessor, Robert Bremner, was the first independent director to serve as chairman of the Board and I, and my fellow Board members, plan to continue his legacy of strong independent oversight of your funds.

The global economy has hit major turning points over the last several months to a year. The developed world is gradually recovering from its financial crisis while the emerging markets appear to be struggling with the downshift of China's growth potential. Japan is entering a new era of growth after decades of economic stagnation and many of the Eurozone nations appear to be exiting their recession. Despite the positive events, there are still potential risks. Middle East tensions, rising oil prices, defaults in Europe and fallout from the financial stress in emerging markets could all reverse the recent progress in the global economy.

On the domestic front, recent events such as the Federal Reserve decision to slow down its bond buying program beginning in January of 2014 and the federal budget compromise that would guide government spending into 2015 are both positives for the economy moving forward. Corporate fundamentals are strong as earnings per share and corporate cash are at the highest level in two decades. Unemployment is trending down and the housing market has experienced a rebound, each assisting the positive economic scenario. However, there are some issues to be watched. Interest rates are expected to increase but significant uncertainty about the timing remains. Partisan politics in Washington D.C. with their troublesome outcomes add to the uncertainties that could cause problems for the economy going forward.

In the near term, governments are focused on economic recovery and the growth of their economies, which could lead to an environment of attractive investment opportunities. Over the long term, the uncertainties mentioned earlier could hinder the potential growth. Because of this, Nuveen's investment management teams work hard to balance return and risk with a range of investment strategies. I encourage you to read the following commentary on the management of your fund.

On behalf of the other members of the Nuveen Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

William J. Schneider
Chairman of the Nuveen Fund Board
February 21, 2014

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Portfolio Managers'

Comments

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)

These Funds feature portfolio management by Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC. Kenneth H. Toft and Michael T. Buckius are co-portfolio managers for all four Funds. During the reporting period, effective February 21, 2013, J. Patrick Rogers no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the Funds. Each Fund's investment objectives and investment strategies remain unchanged.

Here they discuss general market conditions and trends, their management strategies and the performance of the Funds for the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2013.

What factors affected the U.S. economy and the equity market during the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2013?

During the first part of this reporting period, markets staged a strong period of performance following the late December 2012 temporary resolution of the debt ceiling issue. However, widespread uncertainty about the next step for the Federal Reserve's (Fed) quantitative easing program and the potential impact on the economy and financial markets led to increased market volatility in the second quarter of 2013. After surprising the market in September 2013 with its decision to wait for additional evidence of an improving economy before making any adjustments to the program, the Fed announced on December 18th that it would begin tapering its monthly bond-buying program by $10 billion (to $75 billion) in January 2014. The outlook for the U.S. economy was clouded by uncertainty about global financial markets and the outcome of the "fiscal cliff." The tax consequences of the fiscal cliff situation were averted through a last-minute deal that raised payroll taxes, but left in place a number of tax breaks. However, lawmakers failed to reach a resolution on $1.2 trillion in spending cuts intended to address the federal budget deficit. This triggered a program of automatic spending cuts (or sequestration) that impacted federal programs beginning March 1, 2013. Although Congress later passed legislation that established federal funding levels for the remainder of fiscal 2013, the federal budget for fiscal 2014 continued to be debated.

On October 1, 2013, the start date for fiscal 2014, the federal government shut down for 16 days until an interim appropriations bill was signed into law, funding the government at sequestration levels through January 15, 2014, and suspending the debt limit until February 7, 2014. At the end of the reporting period, Congress passed a federal budget deal that would guide government spending into 2015 and defuse the chances of another shutdown. In addition to the ongoing political debate over federal spending, Chairman Bernanke's June 2013 remarks about tapering the Fed's asset purchase program touched off widespread uncertainty about the next step for the Fed's quantitative easing program and about the potential impact on the economy and financial markets, leading to increased market volatility.

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.

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Portfolio Managers' Comments (continued)

In the third quarter of 2013, the U.S. economy, as measured by the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), grew at an annualized rate of 4.1%, up from 2.5% for the second quarter of 2013, continuing the pattern of positive economic growth for the tenth consecutive quarter. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5% year-over-year as of December 2013, while the core CPI (which excludes food and energy) increased 1.7% during the same period, staying within the Fed's unofficial objective of 2.0% or lower for this inflation measure. Improvements in the labor markets continued to be slow, and unemployment remained above the Fed's target of 6.5%. As of December 2013, the national unemployment rate was 6.7%, down from 7.0% in November 2013. The housing market continued to deliver good news, as the average home price in the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of 20 major metropolitan areas rose 13.7% for the twelve months ended November 2013 (most recent data available at the time this report was prepared), the largest twelve-month percentage gain for the index since February 2006.

For much of the reporting period, low interest rates and a fairly benign macro environment caused U.S. investors to move out the risk spectrum, resulting in robust flows into U.S. equity funds. Leading U.S. stock market indexes, including the S&P 500® Index, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, each hit all-time highs during the reporting period. The S&P 500® Index gained 32.39%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 29.65% and the NASDAQ-100® Index gained 36.92% during the reporting period.

Volatility was low in the equity and equity index options markets. For the year, the S&P 500® Index and the NASDAQ-100® Index showed standard deviations of 11.07% and 12.36%, respectively. Not surprisingly, average S&P 500® Index option volatility in 2013, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility (CBOE) Index (the "VIX"), was 14.23%, also lower than its annual historical average of 20.20% calculated from its inception in 1990. The CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index (the "VXN"), which measures the implied volatility for the NASDAQ-100® Index options market, averaged slightly higher at 15.14% for 2013, but still below its historical average of 27.46% since its inception in 2001. The lower volatility for the cash equity market and ample liquidity conspired to dampen the implied volatility measures. Note, however, that the implied volatility expressed in options prices was appreciably higher than the realized volatility in the corresponding equity markets

What key strategies were used to manage the Funds during this twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2013?

Each Fund invests in an equity portfolio and writes (sells) index call options against all or a portion of the notional value of its stock portfolio. The premium generated by the index call options is intended to supplement the dividend yield on the underlying stock portfolio to support each Fund's distribution policy and to provide the potential for growth in value during rising markets and/or risk mitigation in the event of a market decline. These strategies remained consistent for each Fund throughout the reporting 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 (NDX). JLA seeks to replicate a 50/50 blend of the S&P 500® Index and the NDX. JPZ, JSN and JLA actively write (sell) listed index call options against the entire value of their stock portfolios. JPG differs in that its index option hedging activity is applied to 80% of equity portfolio valuation.

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 Funds to less risk. Those portions of the Funds subject to the overwrite sacrifice some of their upside potential in return for premium received for the written index call options. 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 comparative index. In rising markets, the options can hurt the Funds' total return relative to their comparative index.

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How did the Funds perform during this twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2013?

The tables in the Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section of this report provide total return performance for the Funds for the one-year, five-year and since inception periods ended December 31, 2013. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Funds' shares at net asset value (NAV) underperformed their respective comparative unhedged equity indexes. The two referenced indexes, the S&P 500® Index and the NDX, both advanced significantly during the reporting period. Concurrently, implied volatility, which affects option premiums on both indexes, was slightly below historical averages, primarily due to the presence of ample central bank liquidity. Nevertheless, rising equity markets and modest option premiums were sufficient so that the four Funds produced positive returns for the reporting period. Most importantly, all four Funds delivered their returns with less risk than long only equities.

The Funds seek to generate returns by selling at-the-money index call options, which substitute a less variable option premium for market price appreciation. The Funds' returns were aided by the overall positive trend in the equity market, which permitted the Funds to consistently earn option premium.

Call option premiums were subdued throughout the reporting period, as evidenced by below-normal levels of the VIX and VXN, although market rallies provided an orderly environment to accrue the premium income. Often, as is typical in strongly rising equity markets, premium income was less than the market appreciation in the associated indexes. As a result, the costs of hedging during these periods limited the upside participation in the rally.

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Share

Information

DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

The following information regarding each Fund's distributions is current as of December 31, 2013. Each Fund's distribution level may vary over time based on the Fund's investment activities and portfolio investment value changes.

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 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.

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The following table provides estimated information regarding each Fund's distributions and total return performance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. This information is intended to help you better understand whether the Funds' returns for the specified time period were sufficient to meet each Fund's distributions.

As of December 31, 2013

 

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, 2013:

 

Per share distribution:

 

From net investment income

 

$

0.20

   

$

0.16

   

$

0.13

   

$

0.22

   

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

   

0.88

     

0.96

     

1.01

     

0.90

   

Total per share distribution

 

$

1.08

   

$

1.12

   

$

1.14

   

$

1.12

   

Distribution rate on NAV

   

7.82

%

   

8.21

%

   

8.08

%

   

7.14

%

 

Current distribution rate*

   

8.64

%

   

8.82

%

   

8.99

%

   

7.93

%

 

Average annual total returns:

 
1-Year on NAV    

13.85

%

   

13.74

%

   

14.88

%

   

17.47

%

 
5-Year on NAV    

11.13

%

   

11.28

%

   

12.26

%

   

12.07

%

 

Since inception on NAV

   

5.59

%

   

5.68

%

   

5.93

%

   

5.74

%

 

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

SHARE REPURCHASES

During November 2013, the Nuveen Funds' Board of Directors/Trustees authorized an open-market share repurchase program, allowing each Fund to repurchase an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding shares. As of December 31, 2013, and since the inception of the Funds' repurchase programs, the Funds have cumulatively repurchased and retired shares as shown in the accompanying table.

 

JPZ

 

JSN

 

JLA

 

JPG

 

Shares Cummulatively Repurchase and Retired

   

460,238

     

550,600

     

462,633

     

383,763

   

Shares Authorized for Repurchase

   

3,845,000

     

6,650,000

     

2,570,000

     

1,615,000

   

During the current reporting period, the Funds did not repurchase any of their outstanding shares.

OTHER SHARE INFORMATION

As of December 31, 2013, and during the current reporting period, the Funds' share prices were trading at a premium/(discount) to their NAVs as shown in the accompanying table.

   

JPZ

 

JSN

 

JLA

 

JPG

 

Share NAV

 

$

13.81

   

$

13.65

   

$

14.11

   

$

15.68

   

Share Price

 

$

12.55

   

$

12.65

   

$

12.64

   

$

14.12

   

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

   

(9.12

)%

   

(7.33

)%

   

(10.42

)%

   

(9.95

)%

 

12-Month Average Premium/(Discount) to NAV

   

(7.76

)%

   

(7.64

)%

   

(9.39

)%

   

(8.61

)%

 

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Risk

Considerations

Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fund common shares are subject to a variety of risks including:

Investment, Market and Price Risk. An investment in common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in the corporate securities owned by the Funds, which generally trade in the over-the-counter markets. Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Funds frequently trade at a discount to NAV. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

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

Common Stock Risk. Common stock 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 their equity portfolios as fully as they 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 their equity portfolio.

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.

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.

Reinvestment Risk. If market interest rates decline, income earned from a Fund's portfolio may be reinvested at rates below that of the original bond that generated the income.

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JPZ

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of December 31, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual

 

 

1-Year

 

5-Year

  Since
Inception1
 

JPZ at NAV

   

13.85

%

   

11.13

%

   

5.59

%

 

JPZ at Share Price

   

15.53

%

   

13.56

%

   

4.58

%

 

S&P 500® Index

   

32.39

%

   

17.94

%

   

7.94

%

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund's shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Portfolio Allocation2

(as a % of net assets)

Common Stocks

   

101.1

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

1.9

%

 

Call Options Written

   

(3.1

)%

 

Other4

   

0.1

%

 

Portfolio Composition2,3

(as a % of total investments)

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

8.0

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

6.1

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

4.7

%

 

Software

   

3.9

%

 

IT Services

   

3.7

%

 

Media

   

3.5

%

 

Computers & Peripherals

   

3.5

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

3.0

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

2.8

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

2.8

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

2.6

%

 

Industrial Conglomerates

   

2.6

%

 

Chemicals

   

2.5

%

 

Insurance

   

2.5

%

 

Beverages

   

2.5

%

 

Semiconductors & Equipment

   

2.4

%

 

Machinery

   

2.4

%

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

   

2.3

%

 

Biotechnology

   

2.2

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

2.2

%

 

Capital Markets

   

2.2

%

 

Commercial Banks

   

2.1

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

2.0

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

2.0

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

1.9

%

 

Other

   

23.6

%

 

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this page.

1  Since inception returns are from 10/26/04.

2  Holdings are subject to change.

3  Excluding investments in derivatives.

4  Other assets less liabilities.

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JSN

Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of December 31, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual

 

 

1-Year

 

5-Year

  Since
Inception1
 

JSN at NAV

   

13.74

%

   

11.28

%

   

5.68

%

 

JSN at Share Price

   

14.50

%

   

14.15

%

   

4.86

%

 

JSN Blended Index (Comparative Index)

   

33.07

%

   

19.55

%

   

8.21

%

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund's shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Portfolio Allocation2

(as a % of net assets)

Common Stocks

   

101.2

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

2.0

%

 

Call Options Written

   

(3.3

)%

 

Other4

   

0.1

%

 

Portfolio Composition2,3

(as a % of total investments)

Computers & Peripherals

   

6.5

%

 

Software

   

6.1

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

5.8

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

5.2

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

4.9

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

4.1

%

 

Biotechnology

   

3.9

%

 

IT Services

   

3.6

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

3.6

%

 

Semiconductors & Equipment

   

3.4

%

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

   

2.7

%

 

Media

   

2.6

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

2.5

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

2.3

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

2.1

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

1.9

%

 

Commercial Banks

   

1.9

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

1.9

%

 

Machinery

   

1.8

%

 

Beverages

   

1.8

%

 

Insurance

   

1.8

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

1.7

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

1.7

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

2.0

%

 

Other

   

24.2

%

 

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this page.

1  Since inception returns are from 1/26/05.

2  Holdings are subject to change.

3  Excluding investments in derivatives.

4  Other assets less liabilities.

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JLA

Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of December 31, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual

 

 

1-Year

 

5-Year

  Since
Inception1
 

JLA at NAV

   

14.88

%

   

12.26

%

   

5.93

%

 

JLA at Share Price

   

16.23

%

   

14.89

%

   

4.75

%

 

JLA Blended Index (Comparative Index)

   

33.73

%

   

21.15

%

   

9.04

%

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund's shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Portfolio Allocation2

(as a % of net assets)

Common Stocks

   

101.2

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

2.1

%

 

Call Options Written

   

(3.5

)%

 

Other4

   

0.2

%

 

Portfolio Composition2,3

(as a % of total investments)

Internet Software & Services

   

9.7

%

 

Computers & Peripherals

   

8.5

%

 

Software

   

7.8

%

 

Biotechnology

   

5.6

%

 

Semiconductors & Equipment

   

5.3

%

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

   

4.3

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

4.0

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

3.8

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

3.7

%

 

Media

   

3.5

%

 

IT Services

   

3.3

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

2.7

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

2.6

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

1.8

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

1.8

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

1.7

%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

1.6

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

1.6

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

2.1

%

 

Other

   

24.6

%

 

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this page.

1  Since inception returns are from 5/25/05.

2  Holdings are subject to change.

3  Excluding investments in derivatives.

4  Other assets less liabilities.

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JPG

Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of December 31, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual

 

 

1-Year

 

5-Year

  Since
Inception1
 

JPG at NAV

   

17.47

%

   

12.07

%

   

5.74

%

 

JPG at Share Price

   

18.32

%

   

15.03

%

   

4.56

%

 

S&P 500® Index

   

32.39

%

   

17.94

%

   

7.08

%

 

Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund's shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Portfolio Allocation2

(as a % of net assets)

Common Stocks

   

101.1

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

1.3

%

 

Call Options Written

   

(2.5

)%

 

Other4

   

0.1

%

 

Portfolio Composition2,3

(as a % of total investments)

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

8.6

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

6.1

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

5.6

%

 

Media

   

4.0

%

 

Computers & Peripherals

   

3.7

%

 

IT Services

   

3.7

%

 

Software

   

3.6

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

3.1

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

3.0

%

 

Chemicals

   

2.9

%

 

Insurance

   

2.7

%

 

Commercial Banks

   

2.7

%

 

Machinery

   

2.6

%

 

Semiconductors & Equipment

   

2.4

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

2.4

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

2.2

%

 

Capital Markets

   

2.2

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

2.2

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

2.1

%

 

Household Products

   

2.1

%

 

Tobacco

   

2.1

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

2.1

%

 

Beverages

   

2.0

%

 

Short-Term Investments

   

1.2

%

 

Other

   

24.7

%

 

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this page.

1  Since inception returns are from 11/22/05.

2  Holdings are subject to change.

3  Excluding investments in derivatives.

4  Other assets less liabilities.

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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, 2013, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with 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, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL
February 27, 2014

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JPZ

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2013

Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
   

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 101.1%

 
   

COMMON STOCKS – 101.1% (5)

 
   

Aerospace & Defense – 3.1%

 
 

40,566

   

Boeing Company

 

$

5,536,853

   
 

44,474

   

Honeywell International Inc.

   

4,063,589

   
 

32,905

   

Raytheon Company

   

2,984,484

   
 

35,076

   

United Technologies Corporation

   

3,991,649

   
   

Total Aerospace & Defense

   

16,576,575

   
   

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%

 
 

38,709

   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   

4,067,542

   
   

Airlines – 0.0%

 
 

3,957

   

United Continental Holdings Inc., (2)

   

149,693

   
   

Auto Components – 0.1%

 
 

30,296

   

Cooper Tire & Rubber

   

728,316

   
   

Automobiles – 0.8%

 
 

185,001

   

Ford Motor Company

   

2,854,565

   
 

8,800

   

General Motors Company, (2)

   

359,656

   
 

16,861

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

1,167,456

   
   

Total Automobiles

   

4,381,677

   
   

Beverages – 2.5%

 
 

156,685

   

Coca-Cola Company

   

6,472,657

   
 

14,723

   

Monster Beverage Corporation, (2)

   

997,778

   
 

72,442

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

6,008,339

   
   

Total Beverages

   

13,478,774

   
   

Biotechnology – 2.3%

 
 

40,799

   

Amgen Inc.

   

4,657,614

   
 

22,699

   

Celgene Corporation, (2)

   

3,835,223

   
 

47,374

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)

   

3,560,156

   
   

Total Biotechnology

   

12,052,993

   
   

Building Products – 0.2%

 
 

4,369

   

Allegion PLC, (2)

   

193,066

   
 

42,748

   

Masco Corporation

   

973,372

   
   

Total Building Products

   

1,166,438

   
   

Capital Markets – 2.2%

 
 

99,725

   

Charles Schwab Corporation

   

2,592,850

   
 

20,622

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

3,655,456

   
 

35,138

   

Legg Mason, Inc.

   

1,527,800

   
 

49,244

   

Morgan Stanley

   

1,544,292

   
 

38,635

   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

   

2,515,911

   
   

Total Capital Markets

   

11,836,309

   
   

Chemicals – 2.6%

 
 

48,008

   

Dow Chemical Company

   

2,131,555

   
 

42,638

   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

   

2,770,191

   

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Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
    Chemicals (continued)  
 

28,457

   

Eastman Chemical Company

 

$

2,296,480

   
 

22,507

   

Monsanto Company

   

2,623,191

   
 

53,293

   

Olin Corporation

   

1,537,503

   
 

60,403

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

2,507,329

   
   

Total Chemicals

   

13,866,249

   
   

Commercial Banks – 2.2%

 
 

33,724

   

Comerica Incorporated

   

1,603,239

   
 

16,998

   

HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR

   

937,100

   
 

17,184

   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

1,333,135

   
 

170,506

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

7,740,972

   
   

Total Commercial Banks

   

11,614,446

   
   

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.6%

 
 

3,549

   

Deluxe Corporation

   

185,222

   
 

40,642

   

Pitney Bowes Inc.

   

946,959

   
 

16,031

   

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

   

325,109

   
 

35,497

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

1,592,750

   
   

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

   

3,050,040

   
   

Communications Equipment – 2.0%

 
 

14,156

   

ADTRAN, Inc.

   

382,354

   
 

3,408

   

Ciena Corporation, (2)

   

81,553

   
 

222,389

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

4,992,633

   
 

11,034

   

JDS Uniphase Corporation, (2)

   

143,221

   
 

21,303

   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

   

1,437,953

   
 

50,347

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

3,738,265

   
   

Total Communications Equipment

   

10,775,979

   
   

Computers & Peripherals – 3.6%

 
 

28,795

   

Apple, Inc.

   

16,157,162

   
 

108,453

   

EMC Corporation

   

2,727,593

   
   

Total Computers & Peripherals

   

18,884,755

   
   

Consumer Finance – 0.7%

 
 

23,246

   

American Express Company

   

2,109,110

   
 

28,647

   

Discover Financial Services

   

1,602,800

   
   

Total Consumer Finance

   

3,711,910

   
   

Containers & Packaging – 0.5%

 
 

3,177

   

Avery Dennison Corporation

   

159,454

   
 

37,972

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

2,402,868

   
 

5,718

   

Sonoco Products Company

   

238,555

   
   

Total Containers & Packaging

   

2,800,877

   
   

Distributors – 0.5%

 
 

29,044

   

Genuine Parts Company

   

2,416,170

   
   

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%

 
 

7,623

   

Apollo Group, Inc., (2)

   

208,260

   
   

Diversified Financial Services – 4.8%

 
 

414,679

   

Bank of America Corporation

   

6,456,551

   
 

112,577

   

Citigroup Inc.

   

5,866,387

   
 

33,950

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

2,663,717

   
 

6,934

   

IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc.

   

1,559,595

   

Nuveen Investments
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JPZ  Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2013

Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
    Diversified Financial Services (continued)  
 

133,818

   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

 

$

7,825,677

   
 

39,312

   

Leucadia National Corporation

   

1,114,102

   
   

Total Diversified Financial Services

   

25,486,029

   
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.9%

 
 

211,856

   

AT&T Inc.

   

7,448,857

   
 

24,804

   

CenturyLink Inc.

   

790,007

   
 

248,097

   

Frontier Communications Corporation

   

1,153,651

   
 

118,769

   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

5,836,309

   
 

18,198

   

Windstream Holdings Inc.

   

145,220

   
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

15,374,044

   
   

Electric Utilities – 1.0%

 
 

14,367

   

Duke Energy Corporation

   

991,467

   
 

27,323

   

Great Plains Energy Incorporated

   

662,310

   
 

38,092

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

1,291,319

   
 

80,800

   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   

1,545,704

   
 

15,004

   

Southern Company

   

616,814

   
   

Total Electric Utilities

   

5,107,614

   
   

Electrical Equipment – 0.7%

 
 

28,305

   

Emerson Electric Company

   

1,986,445

   
 

14,553

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

1,719,582

   
   

Total Electrical Equipment

   

3,706,027

   
   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.4%

 
 

118,215

   

Corning Incorporated

   

2,106,591

   
   

Energy Equipment & Services – 2.1%

 
 

4,164

   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

   

237,015

   
 

18,452

   

Ensco PLC

   

1,055,085

   
 

75,115

   

Halliburton Company

   

3,812,086

   
 

8,300

   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   

210,156

   
 

52,180

   

Schlumberger Limited

   

4,701,940

   
 

16,157

   

Tidewater Inc.

   

957,625

   
   

Total Energy Equipment & Services

   

10,973,907

   
   

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.5%

 
 

39,079

   

CVS Caremark Corporation

   

2,796,884

   
 

38,696

   

SUPERVALU INC., (2)

   

282,094

   
 

59,540

   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

4,685,203

   
   

Total Food & Staples Retailing

   

7,764,181

   
   

Food Products – 1.1%

 
 

37,375

   

Kraft Foods Inc.

   

2,015,260

   
 

112,127

   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

3,958,083

   
   

Total Food Products

   

5,973,343

   
   

Gas Utilities – 1.2%

 
 

36,031

   

AGL Resources Inc.

   

1,701,744

   
 

12,516

   

Atmos Energy Corporation

   

568,477

   
 

22,995

   

National Fuel Gas Company

   

1,641,843

   
 

38,518

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

2,395,049

   
   

Total Gas Utilities

   

6,307,113

   

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Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.6%

 
 

72,041

   

Abbott Laboratories

 

$

2,761,332

   
 

4,460

   

Hologic Inc., (2)

   

99,681

   
 

3,342

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., (2)

   

1,283,595

   
 

78,706

   

Medtronic, Inc.

   

4,516,937

   
   

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

8,661,545

   
   

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.2%

 
 

6,002

   

Aetna Inc.

   

411,677

   
 

6,901

   

Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)

   

187,569

   
 

33,153

   

Express Scripts, Holding Company, (2)

   

2,328,667

   
 

13,578

   

HCA Holdings Inc., (2)

   

647,806

   
 

1,116

   

Henry Schein Inc., (2)

   

127,514

   
 

39,267

   

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

   

775,131

   
 

67,899

   

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

   

5,112,794

   
 

25,221

   

Wellpoint Inc.

   

2,330,168

   
   

Total Health Care Providers & Services

   

11,921,326

   
   

Health Care Technology – 0.0%

 
 

228

   

Cerner Corporation, (2)

   

12,709

   
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.0%

 
 

22,200

   

Carnival Corporation

   

891,774

   
 

42,761

   

International Game Technology

   

776,540

   
 

2,272

   

Interval Leisure Group Inc.

   

70,205

   
 

39,308

   

McDonald's Corporation

   

3,814,055

   
   

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

5,552,574

   
   

Household Durables – 1.0%

 
 

2,893

   

Garmin Limited

   

133,714

   
 

64,653

   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

   

2,095,404

   
 

13,864

   

Tupperware Corporation

   

1,310,564

   
 

11,356

   

Whirlpool Corporation

   

1,781,302

   
   

Total Household Durables

   

5,320,984

   
   

Household Products – 2.0%

 
 

29,756

   

Colgate-Palmolive Company

   

1,940,389

   
 

11,711

   

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

   

1,223,331

   
 

90,419

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

7,361,011

   
   

Total Household Products

   

10,524,731

   
   

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.7%

 
 

35,764

   

3M Co.

   

5,015,901

   
 

323,504

   

General Electric Company

   

9,067,816

   
 

57

   

Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR

   

7,895

   
   

Total Industrial Conglomerates

   

14,091,612

   
   

Insurance – 2.6%

 
 

47,749

   

Allstate Corporation

   

2,604,230

   
 

8,871

   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   

416,316

   
 

24,225

   

Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A

   

786,101

   
 

20,464

   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

741,411

   
 

13,665

   

Kemper Corporation

   

558,625

   
 

44,881

   

Lincoln National Corporation

   

2,316,757

   
 

63,707

   

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   

3,080,871

   
 

35,546

   

Travelers Companies, Inc.

   

3,218,335

   
   

Total Insurance

   

13,722,646

   

Nuveen Investments
19



JPZ  Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2013

Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
   

Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.8%

 
 

14,883

   

Amazon.com, Inc., (2)

 

$

5,935,192

   
 

8,921

   

FTD Companies Inc., (2)

   

290,646

   
 

3,103

   

Hosting Site Network, Inc.

   

193,317

   
 

2,786

   

priceline.com Incorporated, (2)

   

3,238,446

   
   

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

   

9,657,601

   
   

Internet Software & Services – 2.9%

 
 

10,937

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)

   

516,008

   
 

24,425

   

eBay Inc., (2)

   

1,340,688

   
 

8,710

   

Google Inc., Class A, (2)

   

9,761,383

   
 

6,372

   

United Online, Inc.

   

87,679

   
 

5,616

   

ValueClick, Inc., (2)

   

131,246

   
 

10,002

   

VeriSign, Inc., (2)

   

597,920

   
 

71,826

   

Yahoo! Inc., (2)

   

2,904,643

   
   

Total Internet Software & Services

   

15,339,567

   
   

IT Services – 3.8%

 
 

1,600

   

Alliance Data Systems Corporation, (2)

   

420,688

   
 

34,359

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

2,776,551

   
 

17,199

   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A, (2)

   

1,736,755

   
 

32,696

   

Fidelity National Information Services

   

1,755,121

   
 

23,813

   

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

   

4,466,604

   
 

3,197

   

Lender Processing Services Inc., (2)

   

119,504

   
 

5,819

   

MasterCard, Inc.

   

4,861,542

   
 

42,671

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

1,942,811

   
 

10,058

   

Visa Inc.

   

2,239,715

   
   

Total IT Services

   

20,319,291

   
   

Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.4%

 
 

15,522

   

Polaris Industries Inc.

   

2,260,624

   
   

Machinery – 2.5%

 
 

15,616

   

Caterpillar Inc.

   

1,418,089

   
 

15,272

   

Cummins Inc.

   

2,152,894

   
 

20,884

   

Deere & Company

   

1,907,336

   
 

13,600

   

Graco Inc.

   

1,062,432

   
 

13,107

   

Ingersoll Rand Company Limited, Class A

   

807,391

   
 

16,893

   

Parker Hannifin Corporation

   

2,173,116

   
 

11,767

   

Snap-on Incorporated

   

1,288,722

   
 

5,979

   

SPX Corporation

   

595,568

   
 

12,948

   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

   

1,044,774

   
 

12,000

   

Timken Company

   

660,840

   
   

Total Machinery

   

13,111,162

   
   

Media – 3.6%

 
 

41,236

   

CBS Corporation, Class B

   

2,628,383

   
 

86,888

   

Comcast Corporation, Class A

   

4,515,135

   
 

6,400

   

DISH Network Corporation – Class A, (2)

   

370,688

   
 

39,613

   

New York Times, Class A

   

628,658

   
 

2,025

   

News Corporation Class B Shares, (2)

   

36,106

   
 

35,396

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

2,632,401

   
 

113,479

   

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A

   

2,207,167

   
 

8,100

   

Twenty First Century Fox Inc., Class Bq Shares

   

280,260

   
 

73,604

   

Walt Disney Company

   

5,623,345

   
   

Total Media

   

18,922,143

   
   

Metals & Mining – 0.7%

 
 

88,284

   

Alcoa Inc.

   

938,459

   
 

8,274

   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   

312,261

   

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    Metals & Mining (continued)  
 

6,726

   

Newmont Mining Corporation

 

$

154,900

   
 

24,595

   

Nucor Corporation

   

1,312,881

   
 

32,749

   

Southern Copper Corporation

   

940,224

   
   

Total Metals & Mining

   

3,658,725

   
   

Multiline Retail – 1.1%

 
 

4,000

   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   

259,880

   
 

36,680

   

Macy's, Inc.

   

1,958,712

   
 

25,718

   

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

1,589,372

   
 

8,076

   

Sears Holding Corporation, (2)

   

396,047

   
 

26,723

   

Target Corporation

   

1,690,764

   
   

Total Multiline Retail

   

5,894,775

   
   

Multi-Utilities – 1.3%

 
 

40,212

   

Ameren Corporation

   

1,454,066

   
 

22,660

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

1,252,645

   
 

30,824

   

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

   

1,677,134

   
 

15,734

   

Northwestern Corporation

   

681,597

   
 

60,347

   

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated

   

1,933,518

   
   

Total Multi-Utilities

   

6,998,960

   
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.2%

 
 

9,051

   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

   

259,311

   
 

65,327

   

Chevron Corporation

   

8,159,996

   
 

59,011

   

ConocoPhillips

   

4,169,127

   
 

39,168

   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

   

1,489,951

   
 

22,581

   

Continental Resources Inc., (2)

   

2,540,814

   
 

16,151

   

EnCana Corporation

   

291,526

   
 

20,469

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

3,435,517

   
 

152,804

   

Exxon Mobil Corporation

   

15,463,764

   
 

36,332

   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

   

3,455,173

   
 

38,405

   

Phillips 66

   

2,962,178

   
 

4,626

   

Total SA, Sponsored ADR

   

283,435

   
 

22,108

   

Valero Energy Corporation

   

1,114,243

   
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

43,625,035

   
   

Pharmaceuticals – 6.3%

 
 

72,041

   

AbbVie Inc.

   

3,804,485

   
 

68,565

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

   

3,644,230

   
 

41,183

   

Eli Lilly and Company

   

2,100,333

   
 

98,400

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

9,012,456

   
 

132,433

   

Merck & Company Inc.

   

6,628,272

   
 

270,678

   

Pfizer Inc.

   

8,290,867

   
   

Total Pharmaceuticals

   

33,480,643

   
   

Professional Services – 0.1%

 
 

3,665

   

Manpower Inc.

   

314,677

   
 

6,949

   

Resources Connection, Inc.

   

99,579

   
   

Total Professional Services

   

414,256

   
   

Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.4%

 
 

96,573

   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

   

962,833

   
 

39,521

   

Brandywine Realty Trust

   

556,851

   
 

25,456

   

CommonWealth REIT

   

593,379

   
 

55,131

   

CubeSmart

   

878,788

   
 

15,432

   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

   

826,692

   
 

47,225

   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

   

1,006,365

   
 

45,684

   

Hospitality Properties Trust

   

1,234,839

   

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    Real Estate Investment Trust (continued)  
 

88,469

   

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

 

$

903,268

   
 

27,077

   

Liberty Property Trust

   

917,098

   
 

17,263

   

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

   

210,954

   
 

28,311

   

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.

   

199,876

   
 

26,716

   

Senior Housing Properties Trust

   

593,897

   
 

11,215

   

Sun Communities Inc.

   

478,208

   
 

25,238

   

Ventas Inc.

   

1,445,633

   
 

54,475

   

Weyerhaeuser Company

   

1,719,776

   
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trust

   

12,528,457

   
   

Road & Rail – 1.1%

 
 

17,765

   

Norfolk Southern Corporation

   

1,649,125

   
 

24,329

   

Union Pacific Corporation

   

4,087,272

   
   

Total Road & Rail

   

5,736,397

   
   

Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.5%

 
 

25,275

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

1,287,256

   
 

96,369

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

1,704,768

   
 

21,444

   

Broadcom Corporation, Class A

   

635,815

   
 

213,873

   

Intel Corporation

   

5,552,142

   
 

12,846

   

Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A

   

147,344

   
 

3,087

   

Lam Research Corporation, (2)

   

168,087

   
 

24,776

   

Microchip Technology Incorporated

   

1,108,726

   
 

27,856

   

NVIDIA Corporation

   

446,253

   
 

51,579

   

Texas Instruments Incorporated

   

2,264,834

   
   

Total Semiconductors & Equipment

   

13,315,225

   
   

Software – 4.0%

 
 

23,572

   

Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)

   

1,411,491

   
 

18,599

   

Autodesk, Inc., (2)

   

936,088

   
 

304,276

   

Microsoft Corporation

   

11,389,051

   
 

146,688

   

Oracle Corporation

   

5,612,283

   
 

37,900

   

Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)

   

2,091,701

   
   

Total Software

   

21,440,614

   
   

Specialty Retail – 2.7%

 
 

18,330

   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

   

603,240

   
 

41,497

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

597,557

   
 

21,475

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

856,423

   
 

7,749

   

CST Brands Inc.

   

284,543

   
 

50,218

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

4,134,949

   
 

36,675

   

L Brands Inc.

   

2,268,349

   
 

53,033

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

2,627,785

   
 

472

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

35,367

   
 

13,465

   

Tiffany & Co.

   

1,249,283

   
 

28,637

   

TJX Companies, Inc.

   

1,825,036

   
   

Total Specialty Retail

   

14,482,532

   
   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.2%

 
 

15,064

   

VF Corporation

   

939,090

   
   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%

 
 

36,703

   

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

   

346,109

   
 

60,610

   

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

   

1,021,279

   
   

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

   

1,367,388

   

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Tobacco – 1.7%

 
 

97,022

   

Altria Group, Inc.

 

$

3,724,675

   
 

45,868

   

Philip Morris International

   

3,996,479

   
 

20,787

   

Reynolds American Inc.

   

1,039,142

   
 

5,364

   

Vector Group Ltd.

   

87,809

   
   

Total Tobacco

   

8,848,105

   
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

 
 

5,500

   

USA Mobility Inc.

   

78,540

   
   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $323,246,746)

   

536,793,109

   

 

Principal
Amount (000)
 

Description (1)

 

Coupon

 

Maturity

     

Value

 
   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.9%

 

$

10,246
 
 
  Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/13,
repurchase price $10,245,579, collateralized by $10,705,000 U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.000%, due 11/30/20, value $10,450,756
  0.000
 
 

%

  1/02/14
 
 
   
 
 
 

$

10,245,579

 
       

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $10,245,579)

   

10,245,579

   
       

Total Investments (cost $333,492,325) – 103.0%

   

547,038,688

   
       

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (3.0)% (3)

   

(15,926,194

)

 
       

Net Assets – 100%

 

$

531,112,494

   

Investments in Derivatives as of December 31, 2013

Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
 

Type

  Notional
Amount (4)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
 

Value (3)

 
  (310

)

 

S&P 500® Index

 

$

(55,180,000

)

 

1/03/14

 

$

1,780

   

$

(2,165,350

)

 
  (322

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(58,282,000

)

 

1/10/14

   

1,810

     

(1,384,600

)

 
  (321

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(56,977,500

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,775

     

(2,523,060

)

 
  (265

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(47,435,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,790

     

(1,706,600

)

 
  (343

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(61,740,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,800

     

(1,913,940

)

 
  (343

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(62,083,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,810

     

(1,608,670

)

 
  (341

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(61,380,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,800

     

(2,177,285

)

 
  (284

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(51,404,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,810

     

(1,598,920

)

 
  (345

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(63,480,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,840

     

(1,238,550

)

 
  (2,874

)

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $7,923,665)

 

$

(517,961,500

)

                 

$

(16,316,975

)

 

  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 shown 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 listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.

(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 options written.

ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Value

 
   

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 101.2%

 
   

COMMON STOCKS – 101.2% (5)

 
   

Aerospace & Defense – 2.5%

 
 

37,352

   

Boeing Company

 

$

5,098,174

   
 

48,538

   

Honeywell International Inc.

   

4,434,917

   
 

8,874

   

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

   

798,749

   
 

17,575

   

Lockheed Martin Corporation

   

2,612,700

   
 

31,240

   

Northrop Grumman Corporation

   

3,580,416

   
 

32,796

   

Raytheon Company

   

2,974,597

   
 

31,622

   

United Technologies Corporation

   

3,598,584

   
   

Total Aerospace & Defense

   

23,098,137

   
   

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%

 
 

66,243

   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   

6,960,814

   
   

Auto Components – 0.2%

 
 

60,739

   

Gentex Corporation

   

2,003,780

   
   

Automobiles – 0.6%

 
 

213,263

   

Ford Motor Company

   

3,290,648

   
 

33,442

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

2,315,524

   
   

Total Automobiles

   

5,606,172

   
   

Beverages – 1.8%

 
 

235,730

   

Coca-Cola Company

   

9,738,006

   
 

28,504

   

Monster Beverage Corporation, (2)

   

1,931,716

   
 

61,746

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

5,121,213

   
   

Total Beverages

   

16,790,935

   
   

Biotechnology – 4.1%

 
 

48,142

   

Amgen Inc.

   

5,495,891

   
 

81,056

   

Celgene Corporation, (2)

   

13,695,222

   
 

236,655

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)

   

17,784,623

   
   

Total Biotechnology

   

36,975,736

   
   

Capital Markets – 1.5%

 
 

129,710

   

Charles Schwab Corporation

   

3,372,460

   
 

48,725

   

Eaton Vance Corporation

   

2,084,943

   
 

5,564

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

986,275

   
 

43,099

   

Legg Mason, Inc.

   

1,873,945

   
 

101,241

   

Morgan Stanley

   

3,174,918

   
 

31,993

   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

   

2,083,384

   
   

Total Capital Markets

   

13,575,925

   
   

Chemicals – 1.6%

 
 

35,894

   

Dow Chemical Company

   

1,593,694

   
 

26,873

   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

   

1,745,939

   
 

61,739

   

Eastman Chemical Company

   

4,982,337

   
 

37,024

   

Monsanto Company

   

4,315,147

   
 

10,878

   

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan

   

358,539

   
 

33,218

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

1,378,879

   
   

Total Chemicals

   

14,374,535

   

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Commercial Banks – 2.0%

 
 

71,851

   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

 

$

1,511,027

   
 

86,613

   

First Horizon National Corporation

   

1,009,041

   
 

143

   

HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR

   

7,884

   
 

6

   

Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Sponsored ADR, (2)

   

32

   
 

111,373

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

4,499,469

   
 

241,110

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

10,946,394

   
   

Total Commercial Banks

   

17,973,847

   
   

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.5%

 
 

23,371

   

Deluxe Corporation

   

1,219,732

   
 

49,936

   

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

   

1,012,702

   
 

53,708

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

2,409,878

   
   

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

   

4,642,312

   
   

Communications Equipment – 3.7%

 
 

45,063

   

ADTRAN, Inc.

   

1,217,152

   
 

630,518

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

14,155,129

   
 

19,247

   

Harris Corporation

   

1,343,633

   
 

14,940

   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

   

1,008,450

   
 

213,763

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

15,871,903

   
   

Total Communications Equipment

   

33,596,267

   
   

Computers & Peripherals – 6.7%

 
 

91,568

   

Apple, Inc.

   

51,379,720

   
 

157,114

   

EMC Corporation

   

3,951,417

   
 

114,325

   

Hewlett-Packard Company

   

3,198,814

   
 

65,269

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

2,685,167

   
   

Total Computers & Peripherals

   

61,215,118

   
   

Consumer Finance – 1.1%

 
 

51,885

   

American Express Company

   

4,707,526

   
 

55,844

   

Discover Financial Services

   

3,124,472

   
 

77,393

   

SLM Corporation

   

2,033,888

   
   

Total Consumer Finance

   

9,865,886

   
   

Containers & Packaging – 0.6%

 
 

59,259

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

3,749,910

   
 

50,628

   

Sonoco Products Company

   

2,112,200

   
   

Total Containers & Packaging

   

5,862,110

   
   

Distributors – 0.3%

 
 

31,204

   

Genuine Parts Company

   

2,595,861

   
   

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%

 
 

35,953

   

Hillenbrand Inc.

   

1,057,737

   
   

Diversified Financial Services – 4.2%

 
 

529,867

   

Bank of America Corporation

   

8,250,029

   
 

82,207

   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B, (2)

   

9,746,462

   
 

97,595

   

Citigroup Inc.

   

5,085,675

   
 

41,458

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

3,252,795

   
 

3,691

   

ING Groep N.V, Sponsored ADR, (2)

   

51,711

   
 

201,985

   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   

11,812,083

   
   

Total Diversified Financial Services

   

38,198,755

   

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Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.0%

 
 

263,253

   

AT&T Inc.

 

$

9,255,975

   
 

93,521

   

Frontier Communications Corporation

   

434,873

   
 

174,210

   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

8,560,679

   
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

18,251,527

   
   

Electric Utilities – 1.4%

 
 

43,811

   

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored ADR

   

341,288

   
 

44,184

   

Duke Energy Corporation

   

3,049,138

   
 

71,296

   

Great Plains Energy Incorporated

   

1,728,215

   
 

100,736

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

3,414,950

   
 

129,707

   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   

2,481,295

   
 

25,438

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

   

1,346,179

   
   

Total Electric Utilities

   

12,361,065

   
   

Electrical Equipment – 1.7%

 
 

14,520

   

Eaton PLC

   

1,105,262

   
 

51,549

   

Emerson Electric Company

   

3,617,709

   
 

11,240

   

Hubbell Incorporated, Class B

   

1,224,036

   
 

31,575

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

3,730,902

   
 

42,974

   

Roper Industries Inc.

   

5,959,634

   
   

Total Electrical Equipment

   

15,637,543

   
   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.2%

 
 

88,036

   

Corning Incorporated

   

1,568,802

   
   

Energy Equipment & Services – 1.9%

 
 

25,308

   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

   

1,440,531

   
 

36,079

   

Ensco PLC, Sponsored ADR

   

2,062,997

   
 

90,607

   

Halliburton Company

   

4,598,305

   
 

54,107

   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   

1,369,989

   
 

75,828

   

Schlumberger Limited

   

6,832,861

   
 

17,510

   

Tidewater Inc.

   

1,037,818

   
   

Total Energy Equipment & Services

   

17,342,501

   
   

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1%

 
 

40,610

   

CVS Caremark Corporation

   

2,906,458

   
 

82,219

   

Kroger Co.

   

3,250,117

   
 

38,974

   

SUPERVALU INC., (2)

   

284,120

   
 

62,176

   

Walgreen Co.

   

3,571,389

   
 

3,390

   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

266,759

   
   

Total Food & Staples Retailing

   

10,278,843

   
   

Food Products – 0.9%

 
 

49,868

   

Kraft Foods Inc.

   

2,688,883

   
 

149,606

   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

5,281,092

   
   

Total Food Products

   

7,969,975

   
   

Gas Utilities – 1.2%

 
 

34,085

   

Atmos Energy Corporation

   

1,548,141

   
 

41,373

   

National Fuel Gas Company

   

2,954,032

   
 

99,610

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

6,193,750

   
   

Total Gas Utilities

   

10,695,923

   
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.8%

 
 

91,444

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

3,505,049

   
 

68,517

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

4,765,357

   
 

36,821

   

Hill Rom Holdings Inc.

   

1,522,180

   

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Value

 
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  
 

97,109

   

Hologic Inc., (2)

 

$

2,170,386

   
 

69,279

   

Medtronic, Inc.

   

3,975,922

   
   

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

15,938,894

   
   

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.2%

 
 

52,702

   

Aetna Inc.

   

3,614,830

   
 

62,293

   

Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)

   

1,693,124

   
 

106,974

   

Express Scripts, Holding Company, (2)

   

7,513,854

   
 

54,234

   

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

   

4,083,820

   
 

28,746

   

Wellpoint Inc.

   

2,655,843

   
   

Total Health Care Providers & Services

   

19,561,471

   
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7%

 
 

51,390

   

International Game Technology

   

933,242

   
 

8,487

   

Las Vegas Sands

   

669,370

   
 

38,552

   

McDonald's Corporation

   

3,740,701

   
 

49,918

   

Starbucks Corporation

   

3,913,072

   
 

21,179

   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   

1,682,672

   
 

23,029

   

Wynn Resorts Ltd

   

4,472,462

   
   

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

15,411,519

   
   

Household Durables – 0.6%

 
 

38,947

   

KB Home

   

711,951

   
 

54,753

   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

   

1,774,545

   
 

19,851

   

Whirlpool Corporation

   

3,113,828

   
   

Total Household Durables

   

5,600,324

   
   

Household Products – 1.7%

 
 

83,232

   

Colgate-Palmolive Company

   

5,427,559

   
 

122,264

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

9,953,512

   
   

Total Household Products

   

15,381,071

   
   

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.7%

 
 

17,826

   

3M Co.

   

2,500,097

   
 

466,839

   

General Electric Company

   

13,085,497

   
   

Total Industrial Conglomerates

   

15,585,594

   
   

Insurance – 1.8%

 
 

59,372

   

Allstate Corporation

   

3,238,149

   
 

23,207

   

American International Group

   

1,184,717

   
 

26,066

   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   

1,223,277

   
 

92,800

   

CNO Financial Group Inc.

   

1,641,632

   
 

65,958

   

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A, (2)

   

1,024,328

   
 

23,657

   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

857,093

   
 

13,952

   

Kemper Corporation

   

570,358

   
 

35,717

   

Lincoln National Corporation

   

1,843,712

   
 

103,489

   

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   

5,004,728

   
   

Total Insurance

   

16,587,994

   
   

Internet & Catalog Retail – 2.8%

 
 

51,843

   

Amazon.com, Inc., (2)

   

20,674,470

   
 

27,170

   

Hosting Site Network, Inc.

   

1,692,691

   
 

2,747

   

priceline.com Incorporated, (2)

   

3,193,113

   
   

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

   

25,560,274

   

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Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2013

Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
   

Internet Software & Services – 6.0%

 
 

39,603

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)

 

$

1,868,470

   
 

58,343

   

Earthlink, Inc.

   

295,799

   
 

194,369

   

eBay Inc., (2)

   

10,668,914

   
 

107,717

   

Facebook Inc., Class A Shares, (2)

   

5,887,811

   
 

28,344

   

Google Inc., Class A, (2)

   

31,765,403

   
 

22,576

   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

   

1,550,745

   
 

45,334

   

VeriSign, Inc., (2)

   

2,710,067

   
   

Total Internet Software & Services

   

54,747,209

   
   

IT Services – 3.8%

 
 

105,019

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

8,486,585

   
 

61,069

   

Fidelity National Information Services

   

3,278,184

   
 

51,410

   

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

   

9,642,974

   
 

14,762

   

Lender Processing Services Inc., (2)

   

551,804

   
 

108,876

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

4,957,124

   
 

32,522

   

Visa Inc.

   

7,241,999

   
   

Total IT Services

   

34,158,670

   
   

Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.8%

 
 

70,638

   

Mattel, Inc.

   

3,360,956

   
 

29,666

   

Polaris Industries Inc.

   

4,320,556

   
   

Total Leisure Equipment & Products

   

7,681,512

   
   

Machinery – 1.9%

 
 

16,432

   

Caterpillar Inc.

   

1,492,190

   
 

18,970

   

Deere & Company

   

1,732,530

   
 

43,913

   

Graco Inc.

   

3,430,484

   
 

23,133

   

Joy Global Inc.

   

1,353,049

   
 

27,707

   

SPX Corporation

   

2,759,894

   
 

40,513

   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

   

3,268,994

   
 

50,568

   

Timken Company

   

2,784,780

   
   

Total Machinery

   

16,821,921

   
   

Media – 2.7%

 
 

97,817

   

New York Times, Class A

   

1,552,356

   
 

75,168

   

News Corporation, Class A Shares, (2)

   

1,354,527

   
 

58,689

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

4,364,701

   
 

82,498

   

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A

   

1,604,586

   
 

300,675

   

Twenty First Century Fox Inc., Class A Shares

   

10,577,746

   
 

60,260

   

Walt Disney Company

   

4,603,864

   
   

Total Media

   

24,057,780

   
   

Metals & Mining – 0.7%

 
 

268,308

   

Alcoa Inc.

   

2,852,114

   
 

20,083

   

Barrick Gold Corporation

   

354,063

   
 

53,761

   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   

2,028,940

   
 

148,596

   

Hecla Mining Company

   

457,676

   
 

16,325

   

Southern Copper Corporation

   

468,691

   
   

Total Metals & Mining

   

6,161,484

   
   

Multiline Retail – 1.0%

 
 

52,643

   

Macy's, Inc.

   

2,811,136

   
 

44,360

   

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

2,741,448

   
 

21,415

   

Sears Holding Corporation, (2)

   

1,050,192

   
 

37,279

   

Target Corporation

   

2,358,642

   
   

Total Multiline Retail

   

8,961,418

   

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Value

 
   

Multi-Utilities – 0.6%

 
 

62,041

   

Ameren Corporation

 

$

2,243,403

   
 

97,043

   

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated

   

3,109,258

   
   

Total Multi-Utilities

   

5,352,661

   
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.4%

 
 

97,595

   

Chevron Corporation

   

12,190,591

   
 

2,747

   

CNOOC Limited, Sponsored ADR

   

515,502

   
 

81,203

   

ConocoPhillips

   

5,736,992

   
 

160,904

   

Exxon Mobil Corporation

   

16,283,484

   
 

27,119

   

Hess Corporation

   

2,250,877

   
 

51,327

   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

   

4,881,198

   
 

3,274

   

PetroChina Company Limited, Sponsored ADR

   

359,289

   
 

54,850

   

Phillips 66

   

4,230,581

   
 

122,639

   

SandRidge Energy Inc., (2)

   

744,419

   
 

39,133

   

StatoilHydro ASA, Sponsored ADR

   

944,279

   
 

23,753

   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   

832,543

   
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

48,969,755

   
   

Pharmaceuticals – 5.1%

 
 

83,632

   

AbbVie Inc.

   

4,416,606

   
 

151,837

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

   

8,070,137

   
 

84,570

   

Eli Lilly and Company

   

4,313,070

   
 

1,112

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR

   

59,370

   
 

118,167

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

10,822,915

   
 

174,141

   

Merck & Company Inc.

   

8,715,757

   
 

308,024

   

Pfizer Inc.

   

9,434,775

   
   

Total Pharmaceuticals

   

45,832,630

   
   

Professional Services – 0.3%

 
 

29,079

   

Manpower Inc.

   

2,496,723

   
 

18,692

   

Resources Connection, Inc.

   

267,856

   
   

Total Professional Services

   

2,764,579

   
   

Real Estate Investment Trust – 1.2%

 
 

60,679

   

Apartment Investment & Management Company, Class A

   

1,572,193

   
 

69,975

   

Brandywine Realty Trust

   

985,948

   
 

34,687

   

CBL & Associates Properties Inc.

   

622,979

   
 

129,993

   

CubeSmart

   

2,072,088

   
 

114,294

   

DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

   

814,916

   
 

43,378

   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

   

2,323,759

   
 

79,809

   

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

   

814,850

   
 

46,608

   

Liberty Property Trust

   

1,578,613

   
 

8,511

   

Ventas Inc.

   

487,510

   
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trust

   

11,272,856

   
   

Road & Rail – 0.8%

 
 

41,968

   

Union Pacific Corporation

   

7,050,624

   
   

Semiconductors & Equipment – 3.5%

 
 

98,918

   

Altera Corporation

   

3,217,803

   
 

64,144

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

3,266,854

   
 

107,440

   

Broadcom Corporation, Class A

   

3,185,596

   
 

699,018

   

Intel Corporation

   

18,146,506

   
 

26,060

   

Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A

   

298,908

   
 

81,111

   

Linear Technology Corporation

   

3,694,606

   
   

Total Semiconductors & Equipment

   

31,810,273

   

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Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2013

Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
   

Software – 6.3%

 
 

154,461

   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

 

$

2,754,040

   
 

134,980

   

Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)

   

8,082,602

   
 

79,219

   

Autodesk, Inc., (2)

   

3,987,092

   
 

920,600

   

Microsoft Corporation

   

34,458,057

   
 

200,553

   

Oracle Corporation

   

7,673,158

   
   

Total Software

   

56,954,949

   
   

Specialty Retail – 2.4%

 
 

20,823

   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

   

685,285

   
 

59,432

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

855,821

   
 

51,495

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

2,053,621

   
 

58,779

   

CarMax, Inc., (2)

   

2,763,789

   
 

73,397

   

Gap, Inc.

   

2,868,355

   
 

38,435

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

3,164,738

   
 

58,013

   

L Brands Inc.

   

3,588,104

   
 

111,815

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

5,540,433

   
   

Total Specialty Retail

   

21,520,146

   
   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%

 
 

40,800

   

MGIC Investment Corporation, (2)

   

344,352

   
 

56,714

   

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

   

955,631

   
   

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

   

1,299,983

   
   

Tobacco – 1.4%

 
 

72,934

   

Altria Group, Inc.

   

2,799,936

   
 

95,982

   

Philip Morris International

   

8,362,912

   
 

36,132

   

Reynolds American Inc.

   

1,806,239

   
   

Total Tobacco

   

12,969,087

   
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%

 
 

4,018

   

China Mobile Limited, Sponsored ADR

   

210,101

   
 

116,407

   

Sprint Corporation, (2)

   

1,251,375

   
   

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

1,461,476

   
   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $519,370,589)

   

917,976,260

   

 

Principal
Amount (000)
 

Description (1)

 

Coupon

 

Maturity

     

Value

 
   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0%

 

$

18,587
 
 
  Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/13,
repurchase price $18,587,179, collateralized by $19,550,000 U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.500%, due 8/15/23, value $18,963,500
  0.000
 
 

%

  1/02/14
 
 
   
 
 
 

$

18,587,179
 
 
 
       

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $18,587,179)

   

18,587,179

   
       

Total Investments (cost $537,957,768) – 103.2%

   

936,563,439

   
       

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (3.2)% (3)

   

(29,057,343

)

 
       

Net Assets – 100%

 

$

907,506,096

   

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Investments in Derivatives as of December 31, 2013

  Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
 

Type

  Notional
Amount (4)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
 

Value (3)

 
  (80

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

 

$

(27,200,000

)

 

1/18/14

 

$

3,400

   

$

(1,606,400

)

 
  (77

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(26,565,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

3,450

     

(1,177,330

)

 
  (80

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(27,800,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

3,475

     

(1,038,000

)

 
  (80

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(28,400,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

3,550

     

(546,400

)

 
  (83

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(28,220,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,400

     

(1,762,505

)

 
  (73

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(25,367,500

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,475

     

(1,099,745

)

 
  (83

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(29,050,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,500

     

(1,088,130

)

 
  (76

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(26,980,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,550

     

(729,220

)

 
  (389

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(69,242,000

)

 

1/03/14

   

1,780

     

(2,717,165

)

 
  (429

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(77,649,000

)

 

1/10/14

   

1,810

     

(1,844,700

)

 
  (426

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(75,615,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,775

     

(3,348,360

)

 
  (348

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(62,292,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,790

     

(2,241,120

)

 
  (409

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(73,620,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,800

     

(2,282,220

)

 
  (420

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(76,020,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,810

     

(1,969,800

)

 
  (456

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(82,080,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,800

     

(2,911,560

)

 
  (358

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(64,798,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,810

     

(2,015,540

)

 
  (448

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(82,432,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,840

     

(1,608,320

)

 
  (4,315

)

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $15,265,138)

 

$

(883,330,500

)

                 

$

(29,986,515

)

 

  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 shown 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 listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.

(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 options written.

ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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JLA

Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund

Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2013

Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
   

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 101.2%

 
   

COMMON STOCKS – 101.2% (5)

 
   

Aerospace & Defense – 1.5%

 
 

15,279

   

Boeing Company

 

$

2,085,431

   
 

16,032

   

Honeywell International Inc.

   

1,464,844

   
 

15,314

   

United Technologies Corporation

   

1,742,733

   
   

Total Aerospace & Defense

   

5,293,008

   
   

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.7%

 
 

22,785

   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   

2,394,248

   
   

Airlines – 0.2%

 
 

12,008

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

329,860

   
 

26,363

   

Southwest Airlines Co.

   

496,679

   
   

Total Airlines

   

826,539

   
   

Auto Components – 0.1%

 
 

10,102

   

American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc., (2)

   

206,586

   
   

Automobiles – 0.5%

 
 

49,165

   

Ford Motor Company

   

758,616

   
 

14,597

   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   

1,010,696

   
   

Total Automobiles

   

1,769,312

   
   

Beverages – 1.3%

 
 

36,625

   

Coca-Cola Company

   

1,512,979

   
 

15,729

   

Monster Beverage Corporation, (2)

   

1,065,954

   
 

24,602

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

2,040,490

   
   

Total Beverages

   

4,619,423

   
   

Biotechnology – 5.8%

 
 

55,224

   

Amgen Inc.

   

6,304,372

   
 

36,471

   

Celgene Corporation, (2)

   

6,162,140

   
 

113,472

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)

   

8,527,421

   
   

Total Biotechnology

   

20,993,933

   
   

Capital Markets – 1.3%

 
 

28,551

   

Bank of New York Company, Inc.

   

997,572

   
 

62,652

   

Charles Schwab Corporation

   

1,628,952

   
 

1,581

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

280,248

   
 

24,475

   

Morgan Stanley

   

767,536

   
 

17,346

   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

   

1,129,572

   
   

Total Capital Markets

   

4,803,880

   
   

Chemicals – 1.1%

 
 

973

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

226,748

   
 

18,504

   

Dow Chemical Company

   

821,578

   
 

22,041

   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

   

1,432,004

   
 

10,514

   

Monsanto Company

   

1,225,407

   
 

4,219

   

Mosaic Company

   

199,432

   
   

Total Chemicals

   

3,905,169

   

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Commercial Banks – 1.4%

 
 

47,336

   

U.S. Bancorp

 

$

1,912,374

   
 

66,560

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

3,021,824

   
   

Total Commercial Banks

   

4,934,198

   
   

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.1%

 
 

10,378

   

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

   

210,466

   
   

Communications Equipment – 4.2%

 
 

348,053

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

7,813,790

   
 

98,669

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

7,326,173

   
   

Total Communications Equipment

   

15,139,963

   
   

Computers & Peripherals – 8.8%

 
 

51,048

   

Apple, Inc.

   

28,643,543

   
 

28,119

   

EMC Corporation

   

707,193

   
 

19,045

   

Hewlett-Packard Company

   

532,879

   
 

24,916

   

Western Digital Corporation

   

2,090,452

   
   

Total Computers & Peripherals

   

31,974,067

   
   

Consumer Finance – 0.5%

 
 

8,310

   

American Express Company

   

753,966

   
 

6,671

   

Capital One Financial Corporation

   

511,065

   
 

27,215

   

SLM Corporation

   

715,210

   
   

Total Consumer Finance

   

1,980,241

   
   

Containers & Packaging – 0.4%

 
 

19,780

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

1,251,678

   
 

4,824

   

Sonoco Products Company

   

201,257

   
   

Total Containers & Packaging

   

1,452,935

   
   

Distributors – 0.1%

 
 

3,449

   

Genuine Parts Company

   

286,922

   
   

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%

 
 

4,119

   

ITT Educational Services, Inc., (2)

   

138,316

   
 

21,475

   

Service Corporation International

   

389,342

   
   

Total Diversified Consumer Services

   

527,658

   
   

Diversified Financial Services – 2.7%

 
 

149,582

   

Bank of America Corporation

   

2,328,992

   
 

3,641

   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B, (2)

   

431,677

   
 

39,530

   

Citigroup Inc.

   

2,059,908

   
 

19,235

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

1,509,178

   
 

39,922

   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   

2,334,639

   
 

13,902

   

Moody's Corporation

   

1,090,890

   
   

Total Diversified Financial Services

   

9,755,284

   
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.3%

 
 

56,804

   

AT&T Inc.

   

1,997,229

   
 

1

   

Frontier Communications Corporation

   

5

   
 

58,014

   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

2,850,808

   
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

4,848,042

   
   

Electric Utilities – 1.4%

 
 

26,993

   

Duke Energy Corporation

   

1,862,787

   
 

48,358

   

Great Plains Energy Incorporated

   

1,172,198

   

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13,768

   

OGE Energy Corp.

 

$

466,735

   
 

28,722

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

   

1,519,968

   
   

Total Electric Utilities

   

5,021,688

   
   

Electrical Equipment – 1.9%

 
 

29,489

   

Eaton PLC

   

2,244,703

   
 

23,896

   

Emerson Electric Company

   

1,677,021

   
 

11,238

   

Hubbell Incorporated, Class B

   

1,223,818

   
 

13,491

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

1,594,097

   
   

Total Electrical Equipment

   

6,739,639

   
   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.6%

 
 

17,200

   

Amphenol Corporation, Class A

   

1,533,896

   
 

30,310

   

Corning Incorporated

   

540,124

   
   

Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments

   

2,074,020

   
   

Energy Equipment & Services – 1.3%

 
 

23,374

   

Cameron International Corporation, (2)

   

1,391,454

   
 

9,396

   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

   

534,820

   
 

25,616

   

Halliburton Company

   

1,300,012

   
 

15,853

   

Schlumberger Limited

   

1,428,514

   
   

Total Energy Equipment & Services

   

4,654,800

   
   

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.8%

 
 

28,444

   

CVS Caremark Corporation

   

2,035,737

   
 

27,808

   

Kroger Co.

   

1,099,250

   
 

23,214

   

Walgreen Co.

   

1,333,412

   
 

28,013

   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

2,204,343

   
   

Total Food & Staples Retailing

   

6,672,742

   
   

Food Products – 1.1%

 
 

10,080

   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

   

437,472

   
 

15,863

   

Kraft Foods Inc.

   

855,333

   
 

72,807

   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

2,570,087

   
   

Total Food Products

   

3,862,892

   
   

Gas Utilities – 0.4%

 
 

21,576

   

AGL Resources Inc.

   

1,019,034

   
 

15,026

   

Piedmont Natural Gas Company

   

498,262

   
   

Total Gas Utilities

   

1,517,296

   
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.7%

 
 

41,688

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

1,597,901

   
 

15,735

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

1,094,369

   
 

9,327

   

CareFusion Corporation, (2)

   

371,401

   
 

5,822

   

Covidien PLC

   

396,478

   
 

12,334

   

Hill Rom Holdings Inc.

   

509,888

   
 

10,331

   

Medtronic, Inc.

   

592,896

   
 

10,240

   

Saint Jude Medical Inc.

   

634,368

   
 

8,617

   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

   

803,018

   
   

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

6,000,319

   
   

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.8%

 
 

13,759

   

Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)

   

373,970

   
 

22,180

   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   

1,481,846

   
 

47,084

   

Express Scripts, Holding Company, (2)

   

3,307,180

   
 

1,520

   

McKesson HBOC Inc.

   

245,328

   

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11,450

   

Omnicare, Inc.

 

$

691,122

   
 

12,175

   

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, (2)

   

512,811

   
 

15,630

   

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

   

1,176,939

   
 

19,206

   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

   

1,560,680

   
 

8,528

   

Wellpoint Inc.

   

787,902

   
   

Total Health Care Providers & Services

   

10,137,778

   
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7%

 
 

20,714

   

Carnival Corporation

   

832,081

   
 

17,543

   

International Game Technology

   

318,581

   
 

22,319

   

McDonald's Corporation

   

2,165,613

   
 

12,224

   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   

971,197

   
 

84,855

   

The Wendy's Company

   

739,936

   
 

17,576

   

Tim Hortons Inc.

   

1,026,087

   
   

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

6,053,495

   
   

Household Durables – 0.9%

 
 

41,536

   

KB Home

   

759,278

   
 

36,936

   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

   

1,197,096

   
 

7,376

   

Whirlpool Corporation

   

1,156,999

   
   

Total Household Durables

   

3,113,373

   
   

Household Products – 0.7%

 
 

32,355

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

2,634,021

   
   

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.3%

 
 

8,803

   

3M Co.

   

1,234,621

   
 

13,006

   

Danaher Corporation

   

1,004,063

   
 

82,528

   

General Electric Company

   

2,313,260

   
   

Total Industrial Conglomerates

   

4,551,944

   
   

Insurance – 1.4%

 
 

12,439

   

American International Group

   

635,011

   
 

824

   

Arch Capital Group Limited, (2)

   

49,185

   
 

26,516

   

Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A

   

860,444

   
 

24,192

   

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   

1,169,925

   
 

13,163

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

1,213,892

   
 

14,688

   

Travelers Companies, Inc.

   

1,329,852

   
   

Total Insurance

   

5,258,309

   
   

Internet & Catalog Retail – 4.5%

 
 

27,694

   

Amazon.com, Inc., (2)

   

11,044,090

   
 

10,391

   

Hosting Site Network, Inc.

   

647,359

   
 

3,853

   

priceline.com Incorporated, (2)

   

4,478,727

   
   

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

   

16,170,176

   
   

Internet Software & Services – 10.0%

 
 

19,016

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)

   

897,175

   
 

2,017

   

AOL Inc., (2)

   

94,033

   
 

15,082

   

Baidu Inc., Sponsored ADR, (2)

   

2,682,786

   
 

82,285

   

eBay Inc., (2)

   

4,516,624

   
 

98,180

   

Facebook Inc., Class A Shares, (2)

   

5,366,519

   
 

16,044

   

Google Inc., Class A, (2)

   

17,980,671

   
 

19,941

   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

   

1,369,747

   
 

85,817

   

Yahoo! Inc., (2)

   

3,470,439

   
   

Total Internet Software & Services

   

36,377,994

   

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IT Services – 3.4%

 
 

45,367

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

$

3,666,107

   
 

21,780

   

Fidelity National Information Services

   

1,169,150

   
 

8,158

   

Global Payments Inc.

   

530,188

   
 

8,467

   

Infosys Technologies Limited, Sponsored ADR

   

479,232

   
 

9,631

   

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

   

1,806,487

   
 

9,508

   

Lender Processing Services Inc., (2)

   

355,409

   
 

58,743

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

2,674,569

   
 

7,718

   

Visa Inc.

   

1,718,644

   
   

Total IT Services

   

12,399,786

   
   

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%

 
 

15,384

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

879,811

   
   

Machinery – 1.3%

 
 

9,726

   

Caterpillar Inc.

   

883,218

   
 

7,028

   

Deere & Company

   

641,867

   
 

22,531

   

Graco Inc.

   

1,760,122

   
 

16,187

   

SPX Corporation

   

1,612,387

   
   

Total Machinery

   

4,897,594

   
   

Media – 3.6%

 
 

19,288

   

CBS Corporation, Class B

   

1,229,417

   
 

49,965

   

DirecTV, (2)

   

3,452,082

   
 

2,751

   

Liberty Media Corporation, (2)

   

402,884

   
 

2,751

   

Starz – Class A, (2)

   

80,439

   
 

12,888

   

News Corporation Class B Shares, (2)

   

229,793

   
 

20,124

   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   

1,496,622

   
 

5,242

   

Time Warner Cable, Class A

   

710,291

   
 

21,163

   

Time Warner Inc.

   

1,475,484

   
 

51,552

   

Twenty First Century Fox Inc., Class Bq Shares

   

1,783,699

   
 

30,876

   

Walt Disney Company

   

2,358,926

   
   

Total Media

   

13,219,637

   
   

Metals & Mining – 0.3%

 
 

4,949

   

AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Sponsored ADR

   

58,002

   
 

7,972

   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

   

208,946

   
 

54,923

   

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A., Sponsored ADR

   

340,523

   
 

5,432

   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   

205,004

   
 

1,736

   

Newmont Mining Corporation

   

39,980

   
 

7,686

   

United States Steel Corporation

   

226,737

   
   

Total Metals & Mining

   

1,079,192

   
   

Multiline Retail – 0.3%

 
 

10,865

   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   

705,899

   
 

4,575

   

J.C. Penney Company, Inc., (2)

   

41,861

   
 

4,511

   

Kohl's Corporation

   

255,999

   
   

Total Multiline Retail

   

1,003,759

   
   

Multi-Utilities – 0.3%

 
 

21,316

   

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

   

1,159,804

   
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.9%

 
 

1,231

   

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

   

97,643

   
 

9,342

   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

   

362,096

   
 

30,857

   

Chevron Corporation

   

3,854,348

   
 

30,285

   

ConocoPhillips

   

2,139,635

   
 

51,660

   

Exxon Mobil Corporation

   

5,227,992

   
 

1,606

   

Marathon Oil Corporation

   

56,692

   

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6,095

   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

 

$

579,635

   
 

22,649

   

Phillips 66

   

1,746,917

   
 

1,685

   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, Sponsored ADR

   

120,090

   
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

14,185,048

   
   

Paper & Forest Products – 0.1%

 
 

10,899

   

International Paper Company

   

534,378

   
   

Pharmaceuticals – 3.9%

 
 

34,838

   

AbbVie Inc.

   

1,839,795

   
 

12,438

   

Allergan, Inc.

   

1,381,613

   
 

40,636

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

   

2,159,803

   
 

6,117

   

Eli Lilly and Company

   

311,967

   
 

13,675

   

Forest Laboratories, Inc., (2)

   

820,910

   
 

3,397

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR

   

181,366

   
 

20,631

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

1,889,593

   
 

727

   

Mallinckrodt PLC, (2)

   

37,993

   
 

52,757

   

Merck & Company Inc.

   

2,640,488

   
 

3,747

   

Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR

   

301,184

   
 

80,536

   

Pfizer Inc.

   

2,466,818

   
   

Total Pharmaceuticals

   

14,031,530

   
   

Professional Services – 0.8%

 
 

18,950

   

Manpower Inc.

   

1,627,047

   
 

30,314

   

Robert Half International Inc.

   

1,272,885

   
   

Total Professional Services

   

2,899,932

   
   

Real Estate Investment Trust – 0.9%

 
 

18,413

   

Apartment Investment & Management Company, Class A

   

477,081

   
 

28,958

   

CubeSmart

   

461,591

   
 

4,590

   

Developers Diversified Realty Corporation

   

70,548

   
 

40,126

   

Senior Housing Properties Trust

   

892,001

   
 

25,511

   

Ventas Inc.

   

1,461,270

   
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trust

   

3,362,491

   
   

Road & Rail – 0.2%

 
 

23,916

   

CSX Corporation

   

688,063

   
   

Semiconductors & Equipment – 5.5%

 
 

54,140

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., (2)

   

209,522

   
 

44,181

   

Altera Corporation

   

1,437,208

   
 

25,698

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

1,308,799

   
 

65,680

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

1,161,879

   
 

1,253

   

ASML Holding NV, Sponsored ADR

   

117,406

   
 

47,386

   

Atmel Corporation, (2)

   

371,032

   
 

44,195

   

Broadcom Corporation, Class A

   

1,310,382

   
 

4,697

   

Cree, Inc., (2)

   

293,891

   
 

11,761

   

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

   

123,491

   
 

28,948

   

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., Class A, (2)

   

386,456

   
 

17,789

   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc., (2)

   

181,270

   
 

336,820

   

Intel Corporation

   

8,743,847

   
 

2,596

   

Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A

   

29,776

   
 

8,733

   

Lam Research Corporation, (2)

   

475,512

   
 

45,919

   

Linear Technology Corporation

   

2,091,610

   
 

35,700

   

LSI Logic Corporation

   

393,414

   
 

76,193

   

NVIDIA Corporation

   

1,220,612

   
 

5,819

   

SunEdison Inc., (2)

   

75,938

   
 

2,774

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Sponsored ADR

   

48,379

   
   

Total Semiconductors & Equipment

   

19,980,424

   

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Software – 8.1%

 
 

62,768

   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

 

$

1,119,153

   
 

43,455

   

Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)

   

2,602,085

   
 

31,158

   

Autodesk, Inc., (2)

   

1,568,182

   
 

62,885

   

CA Inc.

   

2,116,080

   
 

33,659

   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., (2)

   

471,899

   
 

496,139

   

Microsoft Corporation

   

18,570,483

   
 

73,727

   

Oracle Corporation

   

2,820,795

   
   

Total Software

   

29,268,677

   
   

Specialty Retail – 1.7%

 
 

1,126

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

44,905

   
 

16,073

   

Gap, Inc.

   

628,133

   
 

26,305

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

2,165,955

   
 

29,574

   

L Brands Inc.

   

1,829,152

   
 

2,484

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

123,082

   
 

10,184

   

TJX Companies, Inc.

   

649,026

   
 

23,096

   

Urban Outfitters, Inc., (2)

   

856,862

   
   

Total Specialty Retail

   

6,297,115

   
   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.2%

 
 

13,384

   

Coach, Inc.

   

751,244

   
   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.0%

 
 

1,712

   

Tree.com Inc., (2)

   

56,222

   
   

Tobacco – 0.7%

 
 

20,575

   

Altria Group, Inc.

   

789,874

   
 

20,620

   

Philip Morris International

   

1,796,621

   
   

Total Tobacco

   

2,586,495

   
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%

 
 

9,319

   

Crown Castle International Corporation, (2)

   

684,294

   
   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $190,095,904)

   

366,727,856

   

 

Principal
Amount (000)
 

Description (1)

 

Coupon

 

Maturity

     

Value

 
   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.1%

 

$

7,680
 
 
  Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/13,
repurchase price $7,680,103, collateralized by $8,025,000 U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.000%, due 11/30/20, value $7,834,406
  0.000
 
 

%

  1/02/14
 
 
   
 
 

$

7,680,103
 
 
 
       

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $7,680,103)

   

7,680,103

   
       

Total Investments (cost $197,776,007) – 103.3%

   

374,407,959

   
       

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (3.3)% (3)

   

(12,049,653

)

 
       

Net Assets – 100%

 

$

362,358,306

   

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Investments in Derivatives as of December 31, 2013

  Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
 

Type

  Notional
Amount (4)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
 

Value (3)

 
  (62

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

 

$

(21,080,000

)

 

1/18/14

 

$

3,400

   

$

(1,244,960

)

 
  (61

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(21,045,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

3,450

     

(932,690

)

 
  (64

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(22,240,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

3,475

     

(830,400

)

 
  (63

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(22,365,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

3,550

     

(430,290

)

 
  (66

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(22,440,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,400

     

(1,401,510

)

 
  (62

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(21,545,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,475

     

(934,030

)

 
  (64

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(22,400,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,500

     

(839,040

)

 
  (64

)

 

MINI-NASDAQ-100 Index

   

(22,720,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

3,550

     

(614,080

)

 
  (107

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(19,046,000

)

 

1/03/14

   

1,780

     

(747,395

)

 
  (116

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(20,996,000

)

 

1/10/14

   

1,810

     

(498,800

)

 
  (113

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(20,057,500

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,775

     

(888,180

)

 
  (88

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(15,752,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,790

     

(566,720

)

 
  (108

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(19,440,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,800

     

(602,640

)

 
  (115

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(20,815,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,810

     

(539,350

)

 
  (121

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(21,780,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,800

     

(772,585

)

 
  (94

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(17,014,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,810

     

(529,220

)

 
  (120

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(22,080,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,840

     

(430,800

)

 
  (1,488

)

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $6,784,410)

 

$

(352,815,500

)

                 

$

(12,802,690

)

 

  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 shown 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 listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.

(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 options written.

ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Value

 
   

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 101.1%

 
   

COMMON STOCKS – 101.1% (5)

 
   

Aerospace & Defense – 3.0%

 
 

17,408

   

Boeing Company

 

$

2,376,018

   
 

19,938

   

Honeywell International Inc.

   

1,821,735

   
 

11,161

   

Raytheon Company

   

1,012,303

   
 

21,581

   

United Technologies Corporation

   

2,455,918

   
   

Total Aerospace & Defense

   

7,665,974

   
   

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.6%

 
 

15,007

   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   

1,576,936

   
   

Airlines – 0.1%

 
 

13,205

   

Latam Airlines Group S.A, Sponsored ADR

   

215,374

   
   

Auto Components – 0.1%

 
 

9,310

   

Cooper Tire & Rubber

   

223,812

   
 

5,900

   

Dana Holding Corporation

   

115,758

   
   

Total Auto Components

   

339,570

   
   

Automobiles – 0.6%

 
 

92,502

   

Ford Motor Company

   

1,427,306

   
   

Beverages – 2.1%

 
 

70,266

   

Coca-Cola Company

   

2,902,688

   
 

28,103

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

2,330,863

   
   

Total Beverages

   

5,233,551

   
   

Biotechnology – 1.9%

 
 

11,565

   

Celgene Corporation, (2)

   

1,954,022

   
 

35,792

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)

   

2,689,769

   
 

10,546

   

PDL Biopahrma Inc.

   

89,008

   
   

Total Biotechnology

   

4,732,799

   
   

Capital Markets – 2.2%

 
 

46,972

   

Charles Schwab Corporation

   

1,221,272

   
 

24,627

   

Federated Investors Inc.

   

709,258

   
 

7,757

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

1,375,006

   
 

44,507

   

Morgan Stanley

   

1,395,740

   
 

14,786

   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

   

962,864

   
   

Total Capital Markets

   

5,664,140

   
   

Chemicals – 2.9%

 
 

22,557

   

Dow Chemical Company

   

1,001,531

   
 

17,703

   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

   

1,150,164

   
 

14,249

   

Eastman Chemical Company

   

1,149,894

   
 

10,640

   

Monsanto Company

   

1,240,092

   
 

27,207

   

Olin Corporation

   

784,922

   
 

7,340

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

1,392,104

   
 

16,530

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

686,160

   
   

Total Chemicals

   

7,404,867

   

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Commercial Banks – 2.7%

 
 

12,743

   

Comerica Incorporated

 

$

605,802

   
 

12,783

   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

268,826

   
 

11,582

   

First Horizon National Corporation

   

134,930

   
 

8,574

   

FirstMerit Corporation

   

190,600

   
 

49,105

   

Huntington BancShares Inc.

   

473,863

   
 

33,673

   

Regions Financial Corporation

   

333,026

   
 

33,569

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

1,356,188

   
 

78,213

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

3,550,870

   
   

Total Commercial Banks

   

6,914,105

   
   

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.2%

 
 

9,103

   

Deluxe Corporation

   

475,086

   
 

8,400

   

Kimball International Inc., Class B

   

126,252

   
   

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

   

601,338

   
   

Communications Equipment – 2.2%

 
 

2,984

   

Blackberry Limited, (2)

   

22,231

   
 

103,837

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

2,331,141

   
 

11,542

   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

   

779,085

   
 

32,090

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

2,382,683

   
   

Total Communications Equipment

   

5,515,140

   
   

Computers & Peripherals – 3.8%

 
 

14,183

   

Apple, Inc.

   

7,958,223

   
 

40,436

   

EMC Corporation

   

1,016,965

   
 

25,651

   

Hewlett-Packard Company

   

717,715

   
   

Total Computers & Peripherals

   

9,692,903

   
   

Consumer Finance – 0.7%

 
 

20,573

   

American Express Company

   

1,866,588

   
   

Containers & Packaging – 0.5%

 
 

5,330

   

Avery Dennison Corporation

   

267,513

   
 

15,192

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

961,350

   
   

Total Containers & Packaging

   

1,228,863

   
   

Distributors – 0.0%

 
 

796

   

Genuine Parts Company

   

66,219

   
   

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%

 
 

5,562

   

Apollo Group, Inc., (2)

   

151,954

   
   

Diversified Financial Services – 5.8%

 
 

200,358

   

Bank of America Corporation

   

3,119,574

   
 

27,775

   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B, (2)

   

3,293,004

   
 

52,605

   

Citigroup Inc.

   

2,741,247

   
 

10,081

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

790,955

   
 

3,704

   

IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc.

   

833,104

   
 

64,689

   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   

3,783,013

   
   

Total Diversified Financial Services

   

14,560,897

   
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.5%

 
 

3,700

   

Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc., (2)

   

7,844

   
 

96,576

   

AT&T Inc.

   

3,395,612

   
 

111,815

   

Frontier Communications Corporation

   

519,940

   
 

47,132

   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

2,316,066

   
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

6,239,462

   

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Electric Utilities – 0.8%

 
 

27,724

   

Duke Energy Corporation

 

$

1,913,233

   
 

876

   

Great Plains Energy Incorporated

   

21,234

   
   

Total Electric Utilities

   

1,934,467

   
   

Electrical Equipment – 1.0%

 
 

3,151

   

Eaton PLC

   

239,854

   
 

22,224

   

Emerson Electric Company

   

1,559,680

   
 

6,854

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

809,869

   
   

Total Electrical Equipment

   

2,609,403

   
   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.4%

 
 

48,583

   

Corning Incorporated

   

865,749

   
   

Energy Equipment & Services – 2.1%

 
 

12,363

   

Baker Hughes Incorporated

   

683,179

   
 

1,152

   

Carbo Ceramics Inc.

   

134,243

   
 

24,408

   

Halliburton Company

   

1,238,706

   
 

9,961

   

National-Oilwell Varco Inc.

   

792,198

   
 

12,997

   

Noble Corporation PLC

   

486,998

   
 

20,806

   

Schlumberger Limited

   

1,874,829

   
 

1,869

   

Tidewater Inc.

   

110,776

   
   

Total Energy Equipment & Services

   

5,320,929

   
   

Food & Staples Retailing – 2.2%

 
 

28,828

   

CVS Caremark Corporation

   

2,063,220

   
 

23,426

   

SUPERVALU INC., (2)

   

170,776

   
 

34,385

   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

2,705,756

   
 

11,974

   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   

692,456

   
   

Total Food & Staples Retailing

   

5,632,208

   
   

Food Products – 1.5%

 
 

13,960

   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

   

605,864

   
 

17,628

   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   

594,064

   
 

15,625

   

Kraft Foods Inc.

   

842,500

   
 

46,877

   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

1,654,758

   
   

Total Food Products

   

3,697,186

   
   

Gas Utilities – 0.6%

 
 

13,418

   

AGL Resources Inc.

   

633,732

   
 

14,636

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

910,066

   
   

Total Gas Utilities

   

1,543,798

   
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.6%

 
 

45,691

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

1,751,336

   
 

28,854

   

Boston Scientific Corporation, (2)

   

346,825

   
 

3,976

   

Hologic Inc., (2)

   

88,864

   
 

31,998

   

Medtronic, Inc.

   

1,836,365

   
   

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

4,023,390

   
   

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.0%

 
 

9,358

   

Aetna Inc.

   

641,865

   
 

1,637

   

Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)

   

44,494

   
 

16,284

   

Express Scripts, Holding Company, (2)

   

1,143,788

   
 

5,614

   

Humana Inc.

   

579,477

   
 

6,162

   

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, (2)

   

259,543

   
 

21,124

   

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

   

1,590,637

   
 

9,222

   

Wellpoint Inc.

   

852,021

   
   

Total Health Care Providers & Services

   

5,111,825

   

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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.4%

 
 

9,393

   

International Game Technology

 

$

170,577

   
 

21,646

   

McDonald's Corporation

   

2,100,311

   
 

13,188

   

MGM Resorts International Inc., (2)

   

310,182

   
 

43,350

   

The Wendy's Company

   

378,012

   
 

4,557

   

Tim Hortons Inc.

   

266,038

   
 

5,749

   

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

   

423,644

   
   

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

3,648,764

   
   

Household Durables – 0.6%

 
 

9,410

   

KB Home

   

172,015

   
 

7,325

   

Lennar Corporation, Class A

   

289,777

   
 

16,964

   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

   

549,803

   
 

2,393

   

Whirlpool Corporation

   

375,366

   
   

Total Household Durables

   

1,386,961

   
   

Household Products – 2.2%

 
 

10,456

   

Colgate-Palmolive Company

   

681,836

   
 

9,977

   

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

   

1,042,197

   
 

46,510

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

3,786,379

   
   

Total Household Products

   

5,510,412

   
   

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.0%

 
 

15,041

   

3M Co.

   

2,109,500

   
 

108,753

   

General Electric Company

   

3,048,347

   
   

Total Industrial Conglomerates

   

5,157,847

   
   

Insurance – 2.8%

 
 

16,090

   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   

755,104

   
 

16,883

   

Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A

   

547,853

   
 

20,130

   

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A, (2)

   

312,619

   
 

12,560

   

Kemper Corporation

   

513,453

   
 

26,486

   

Lincoln National Corporation

   

1,367,207

   
 

26,240

   

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   

1,268,966

   
 

5,504

   

Mercury General Corporation

   

273,604

   
 

10,189

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

939,630

   
 

11,626

   

Travelers Companies, Inc.

   

1,052,618

   
   

Total Insurance

   

7,031,054

   
   

Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.3%

 
 

7,722

   

Amazon.com, Inc., (2)

   

3,079,456

   
 

4,592

   

FTD Companies Inc., (2)

   

149,607

   
   

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

   

3,229,063

   
   

Internet Software & Services – 3.2%

 
 

3,711

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)

   

175,085

   
 

25,659

   

eBay Inc., (2)

   

1,408,423

   
 

4,340

   

Google Inc., Class A, (2)

   

4,863,881

   
 

3,280

   

United Online, Inc.

   

45,133

   
 

6,424

   

VeriSign, Inc., (2)

   

384,027

   
 

27,685

   

Yahoo! Inc., (2)

   

1,119,581

   
   

Total Internet Software & Services

   

7,996,130

   
   

IT Services – 3.8%

 
 

28,378

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

2,293,226

   
 

9,387

   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A, (2)

   

947,899

   
 

11,474

   

Fidelity National Information Services

   

615,924

   
 

18,769

   

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

   

3,520,501

   

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Value

 
    IT Services (continued)  
 

2,687

   

Lender Processing Services Inc., (2)

 

$

100,440

   
 

9,814

   

Visa Inc.

   

2,185,382

   
   

Total IT Services

   

9,663,372

   
   

Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.4%

 
 

21,208

   

Mattel, Inc.

   

1,009,077

   
 

634

   

Polaris Industries Inc.

   

92,336

   
   

Total Leisure Equipment & Products

   

1,101,413

   
   

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%

 
 

1,370

   

Covance, Inc., (2)

   

120,642

   
 

4,213

   

Life Technologies Corporation, (2)

   

319,345

   
   

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

   

439,987

   
   

Machinery – 2.7%

 
 

3,706

   

Briggs & Stratton Corporation

   

80,643

   
 

12,391

   

Caterpillar Inc.

   

1,125,227

   
 

3,049

   

Cummins Inc.

   

429,818

   
 

11,246

   

Deere & Company

   

1,027,097

   
 

13,943

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

1,172,327

   
 

5,351

   

Pentair Limited

   

415,612

   
 

11,866

   

Snap-on Incorporated

   

1,299,564

   
 

15,824

   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

   

1,276,839

   
   

Total Machinery

   

6,827,127

   
   

Media – 4.1%

 
 

12,544

   

CBS Corporation, Class B

   

799,555

   
 

55,015

   

Comcast Corporation, Class A

   

2,858,854

   
 

14,912

   

DirecTV, (2)

   

1,030,270

   
 

8,126

   

Gannett Company Inc.

   

240,367

   
 

5,070

   

Lamar Advertising Company, (2)

   

264,908

   
 

28,121

   

New York Times, Class A

   

446,280

   
 

27,140

   

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A

   

527,873

   
 

45,144

   

Sirius XM Holdings Inc., (2)

   

157,553

   
 

66,379

   

Twenty First Century Fox Inc., Class A Shares

   

2,335,213

   
 

17,340

   

Walt Disney Company

   

1,324,776

   
 

24,892

   

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

   

412,709

   
   

Total Media

   

10,398,358

   
   

Metals & Mining – 0.5%

 
 

4,770

   

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A., Sponsored ADR

   

29,574

   
 

23,593

   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   

890,400

   
 

10,237

   

Southern Copper Corporation

   

293,904

   
 

3,047

   

United States Steel Corporation

   

89,887

   
   

Total Metals & Mining

   

1,303,765

   
   

Multiline Retail – 0.7%

 
 

7,375

   

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

455,775

   
 

18,749

   

Target Corporation

   

1,186,249

   
   

Total Multiline Retail

   

1,642,024

   
   

Multi-Utilities – 1.4%

 
 

14,000

   

Ameren Corporation

   

506,240

   
 

52,946

   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

1,227,288

   
 

7,260

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

401,333

   
 

22,250

   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   

1,439,353

   
   

Total Multi-Utilities

   

3,574,214

   

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Description (1)

 

Value

 
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.8%

 
 

25,995

   

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

 

$

705,504

   
 

34,906

   

Chevron Corporation

   

4,360,108

   
 

20,462

   

ConocoPhillips

   

1,445,640

   
 

11,317

   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

   

430,499

   
 

6,936

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

1,164,138

   
 

70,915

   

Exxon Mobil Corporation

   

7,176,598

   
 

7,395

   

Hess Corporation

   

613,785

   
 

20,768

   

Marathon Oil Corporation

   

733,110

   
 

10,284

   

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

   

943,351

   
 

16,727

   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

   

1,590,738

   
 

17,748

   

Peabody Energy Corporation

   

346,618

   
 

10,973

   

Phillips 66

   

846,347

   
 

24,031

   

Ship Financial International Limited

   

393,628

   
 

17,375

   

Southwestern Energy Company, (2)

   

683,359

   
 

16,856

   

Valero Energy Corporation

   

849,542

   
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

22,282,965

   
   

Personal Products – 0.1%

 
 

21,653

   

Avon Products, Inc.

   

372,865

   
   

Pharmaceuticals – 6.3%

 
 

38,882

   

AbbVie Inc.

   

2,053,358

   
 

476

   

AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR

   

28,260

   
 

36,576

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

   

1,944,014

   
 

12,124

   

Eli Lilly and Company

   

618,324

   
 

52,429

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

4,801,972

   
 

56,106

   

Merck & Company Inc.

   

2,808,105

   
 

108,416

   

Pfizer Inc.

   

3,320,782

   
 

5,422

   

Sanofi-Aventis, Sponsored ADR

   

290,782

   
   

Total Pharmaceuticals

   

15,865,597

   
   

Real Estate Investment Trust – 1.9%

 
 

46,182

   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

   

460,435

   
 

35,857

   

Brandywine Realty Trust

   

505,225

   
 

14,334

   

CubeSmart

   

228,484

   
 

16,442

   

Hospitality Properties Trust

   

444,427

   
 

54,457

   

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

   

556,006

   
 

32,604

   

Senior Housing Properties Trust

   

724,787

   
 

23,740

   

Ventas Inc.

   

1,359,827

   
 

19,112

   

Weyerhaeuser Company

   

603,366

   
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trust

   

4,882,557

   
   

Road & Rail – 0.8%

 
 

12,155

   

Union Pacific Corporation

   

2,042,040

   
   

Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.5%

 
 

15,548

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

791,860

   
 

35,188

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

622,476

   
 

959

   

First Solar Inc., (2)

   

52,400

   
 

99,422

   

Intel Corporation

   

2,580,996

   
 

17,124

   

Microchip Technology Incorporated

   

766,299

   
 

19,215

   

NVIDIA Corporation

   

307,824

   
 

27,352

   

Texas Instruments Incorporated

   

1,201,026

   
   

Total Semiconductors & Equipment

   

6,322,881

   
   

Software – 3.7%

 
 

16,588

   

Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)

   

993,289

   
 

8,286

   

Autodesk, Inc., (2)

   

417,034

   
 

122,975

   

Microsoft Corporation

   

4,602,954

   

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JPG  Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (continued)
Portfolio of Investments December 31, 2013

Shares

 

Description (1)

 

Value

 
    Software (continued)  
 

65,063

   

Oracle Corporation

 

$

2,489,310

   
 

16,980

   

Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)

   

937,126

   
   

Total Software

   

9,439,713

   
   

Specialty Retail – 2.3%

 
 

6,506

   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

   

214,112

   
 

19,409

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

279,490

   
 

14,239

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

567,851

   
 

1,872

   

CST Brands Inc.

   

68,740

   
 

10,523

   

Gap, Inc.

   

411,239

   
 

15,188

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

1,250,581

   
 

13,955

   

L Brands Inc.

   

863,117

   
 

14,954

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

740,971

   
 

7,525

   

Tiffany & Co.

   

698,170

   
 

10,968

   

TJX Companies, Inc.

   

698,991

   
   

Total Specialty Retail

   

5,793,262

   
   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.5%

 
 

20,604

   

VF Corporation

   

1,284,453

   
   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%

 
 

41,183

   

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

   

693,934

   
   

Tobacco – 2.1%

 
 

50,557

   

Altria Group, Inc.

   

1,940,883

   
 

28,556

   

Philip Morris International

   

2,488,084

   
 

17,888

   

Reynolds American Inc.

   

894,221

   
   

Total Tobacco

   

5,323,188

   
   

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3%

 
 

3,200

   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   

817,344

   
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

 
 

3,490

   

Sprint Corporation, (2)

   

37,518

   
 

1,065

   

Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR

   

41,865

   
   

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

79,383

   
   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $158,236,829)

   

255,947,614

   

 

Principal
Amount (000)
 

Description (1)

 

Coupon

 

Maturity

     

Value

 
   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.3%

 

$

3,222
 
 
 
  Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/13,
repurchase price $3,221,863, collateralized by $3,090,000 U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.000%, due 11/30/20, value $3,016,613 and collateralized by $235,000 U.S. Treasury
Bonds, 4.625%, due 2/15/40, value $270,838
  0.000
 
 
 

%

  1/02/14
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 

$

3,221,863
 
 
 
 
       

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,221,863)

   

3,221,863

   
       

Total Investments (cost $161,458,692) – 102.4%

   

259,169,477

   
       

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (2.4)% (3)

   

(5,953,670

)

 
       

Net Assets – 100%

 

$

253,215,807

   

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Investments in Derivatives as of December 31, 2013

  Options Written outstanding:

Number of
Contracts
 

Type

  Notional
Amount (4)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
 

Value (3)

 
  (126

)

 

S&P 500® Index

 

$

(22,428,000

)

 

1/03/14

 

$

1,780

   

$

(880,110

)

 
  (123

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(22,263,000

)

 

1/10/14

   

1,810

     

(528,900

)

 
  (130

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(23,075,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,775

     

(1,021,800

)

 
  (102

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(18,258,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,790

     

(656,880

)

 
  (133

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(23,940,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,800

     

(742,140

)

 
  (131

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(23,711,000

)

 

1/18/14

   

1,810

     

(614,390

)

 
  (129

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(23,220,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,800

     

(823,665

)

 
  (101

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(18,281,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,810

     

(568,630

)

 
  (128

)

 

S&P 500® Index

   

(23,552,000

)

 

2/22/14

   

1,840

     

(459,520

)

 
  (1,103

)

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $3,027,743)

 

$

(198,728,000

)

                 

$

(6,296,035

)

 

  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 shown 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 listed within Investments in Derivatives as of the end of the reporting period.

(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 options written.

ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

Assets and Liabilities  December 31, 2013

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

Assets

 
Long-term Investments, at value (cost $323,246,746, $519,370,589,
$190,095,904 and $158,236,829, respectively)
 

$

536,793,109

   

$

917,976,260

   

$

366,727,856

   

$

255,947,614

   

Short-term Investments, at value (cost approximates value)

   

10,245,579

     

18,587,179

     

7,680,103

     

3,221,863

   

Cash

   

     

     

     

123,900

   

Receivable for:

 

Dividends

   

936,239

     

1,180,059

     

352,043

     

375,505

   

Premiums on options written

   

334,530

     

1,059,725

     

966,740

     

136,290

   

Reclaims

   

571

     

     

145

     

   

Other assets

   

58,170

     

92,006

     

36,760

     

23,215

   

Total assets

   

548,368,198

     

938,895,229

     

375,763,647

     

259,828,387

   

Liabilities

 

Cash overdraft

   

331,470

     

353,115

     

161,069

     

   
Options written, at value (premiums received $7,923,665, $15,265,138,
$6,784,410 and $3,027,743, respectively)
   

16,316,975

     

29,986,515

     

12,802,690

     

6,296,035

   

Accrued expenses:

 

Management fees

   

390,172

     

659,551

     

266,848

     

181,384

   

Trustees fees

   

58,027

     

92,415

     

36,503

     

22,769

   

Other

   

159,060

     

297,537

     

138,231

     

112,392

   

Total liabilities

   

17,255,704

     

31,389,133

     

13,405,341

     

6,612,580

   

Net assets

 

$

531,112,494

   

$

907,506,096

   

$

362,358,306

   

$

253,215,807

   

Shares outstanding

   

38,464,973

     

66,487,744

     

25,679,417

     

16,152,579

   

Net asset value per share outstanding

 

$

13.81

   

$

13.65

   

$

14.11

   

$

15.68

   

Net assets consist of:

 

Shares, $.01 par value per share

 

$

384,650

   

$

664,877

   

$

256,794

   

$

161,526

   

Paid-in surplus

   

417,601,785

     

648,392,177

     

231,640,499

     

210,272,946

   

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income

   

     

     

     

   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

   

(92,026,994

)

   

(125,435,252

)

   

(40,152,659

)

   

(51,661,158

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

205,153,053

     

383,884,294

     

170,613,672

     

94,442,493

   

Net assets

 

$

531,112,494

   

$

907,506,096

   

$

362,358,306

   

$

253,215,807

   

Authorized shares

   

Unlimited

     

Unlimited

     

Unlimited

     

Unlimited

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

Operations  Year Ended December 31, 2013

    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 $5,076, $28,771,
$8,040 and $7,615, respectively)
 

$

12,749,480

   

$

19,261,948

   

$

6,876,688

   

$

5,866,791

   

Interest

   

875

     

1,679

     

575

     

357

   

Total investment income

   

12,750,355

     

19,263,627

     

6,877,263

     

5,867,148

   

Expenses

 

Management fees

   

4,530,741

     

7,672,785

     

3,067,850

     

2,076,493

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses

   

1,000

     

1,624

     

551

     

266

   

Custodian fees and expenses

   

89,961

     

145,114

     

74,652

     

52,062

   

Trustees fees and expenses

   

21,444

     

36,650

     

14,553

     

10,057

   

Professional fees

   

49,349

     

63,157

     

43,044

     

39,030

   

Shareholder reporting expenses

   

105,337

     

185,225

     

61,770

     

45,669

   

Stock exchange listing fees

   

12,285

     

21,235

     

8,586

     

8,586

   

Investor relations expenses

   

115,912

     

195,787

     

63,713

     

72,579

   

Other expenses

   

72,813

     

226,247

     

107,052

     

48,845

   

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

   

4,998,842

     

8,547,824

     

3,441,771

     

2,353,587

   

Expense reimbursement

   

     

(52,297

)

   

     

   

Net expenses

   

4,998,842

     

8,495,527

     

3,441,771

     

2,353,587

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

7,751,513

     

10,768,100

     

3,435,492

     

3,513,561

   

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments and foreign currency

   

45,642,380

     

96,187,770

     

49,444,447

     

17,602,323

   

Options written

   

(69,124,090

)

   

(122,051,010

)

   

(48,969,808

)

   

(26,053,355

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Investments and foreign currency

   

90,331,208

     

142,463,927

     

50,810,979

     

46,841,353

   

Options written

   

(6,774,541

)

   

(12,057,093

)

   

(5,382,212

)

   

(2,602,360

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

60,074,957

     

104,543,594

     

45,903,406

     

35,787,961

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

67,826,470

   

$

115,311,694

   

$

49,338,898

   

$

39,301,522

   

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
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
  Year
Ended
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
 

Operations

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

7,751,513

   

$

9,410,446

   

$

10,768,100

   

$

12,936,622

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments and foreign currency

   

45,642,380

     

14,716,979

     

96,187,770

     

36,351,932

   

Options written

   

(69,124,090

)

   

(22,510,016

)

   

(122,051,010

)

   

(45,753,145

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Investments and foreign currency

   

90,331,208

     

50,950,393

     

142,463,927

     

83,633,596

   

Options written

   

(6,774,541

)

   

(1,764,899

)

   

(12,057,093

)

   

(5,845,583

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

67,826,470

     

50,802,903

     

115,311,694

     

81,323,422

   

Distributions to Shareholders

 

From net investment income

   

(7,703,790

)

   

(9,513,512

)

   

(10,773,289

)

   

(13,421,449

)

 

Return of capital

   

(33,992,241

)

   

(32,189,236

)

   

(63,427,033

)

   

(60,782,807

)

 

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

   

(41,696,031

)

   

(41,702,748

)

   

(74,200,322

)

   

(74,204,256

)

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Cost of shares repurchased or retired

   

     

(203,434

)

   

     

(53,251

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

     

(203,434

)

   

     

(53,251

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

26,130,439

     

8,896,721

     

41,111,372

     

7,065,915

   

Net assets at the beginning of period

   

504,982,055

     

496,085,334

     

866,394,724

     

859,328,809

   

Net assets at the end of period

 

$

531,112,494

   

$

504,982,055

   

$

907,506,096

   

$

866,394,724

   

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
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
  Year
Ended
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
 

Operations

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

3,435,492

   

$

3,614,555

   

$

3,513,561

   

$

4,074,097

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments and foreign currency

   

49,444,447

     

24,558,199

     

17,602,323

     

5,360,151

   

Options written

   

(48,969,808

)

   

(21,432,485

)

   

(26,053,355

)

   

(7,866,299

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Investments and foreign currency

   

50,810,979

     

28,048,972

     

46,841,353

     

23,903,760

   

Options written

   

(5,382,212

)

   

(3,025,148

)

   

(2,602,360

)

   

(855,286

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   

49,338,898

     

31,764,093

     

39,301,522

     

24,616,423

   

Distributions to Shareholders

 

From net investment income

   

(3,442,882

)

   

(5,357,420

)

   

(3,514,811

)

   

(4,142,189

)

 

Return of capital

   

(25,728,936

)

   

(23,850,406

)

   

(14,576,077

)

   

(13,959,339

)

 

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

   

(29,171,818

)

   

(29,207,826

)

   

(18,090,888

)

   

(18,101,528

)

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Cost of shares repurchased or retired

   

     

(893,691

)

   

     

(174,186

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

     

(893,691

)

   

     

(174,186

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

20,167,080

     

1,662,576

     

21,210,634

     

6,340,709

   

Net assets at the beginning of period

   

342,191,226

     

340,528,650

     

232,005,173

     

225,664,464

   

Net assets at the end of period

 

$

362,358,306

   

$

342,191,226

   

$

253,215,807

   

$

232,005,173

   

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

  From
Net
Investment
Income
  From
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains
  Return of
Capital
 

Total

  Discount
From Shares
Repurchased
and Retired
  Ending
Net Asset
Value
  Ending
Market
Value
 

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)

         

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

 

$

13.13

   

$

.20

   

$

1.56

   

$

1.76

   

$

(.20

)

 

$

   

$

(.88

)

 

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

13.81

   

$

12.55

   

2012

   

12.89

     

.24

     

1.08

     

1.32

     

(.25

)

   

     

(.83

)

   

(1.08

)

   

*

   

13.13

     

11.83

   

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

   

Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)

         

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

   

13.03

     

.16

     

1.58

     

1.74

     

(.16

)

   

     

(.96

)

   

(1.12

)

   

     

13.65

     

12.65

   

2012

   

12.92

     

.19

     

1.04

     

1.23

     

(.20

)

   

     

(.92

)

   

(1.12

)

   

*

   

13.03

     

12.07

   

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

   

Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)

         

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

   

13.33

     

.13

     

1.79

     

1.92

     

(.13

)

   

     

(1.01

)

   

(1.14

)

   

     

14.11

     

12.64

   

2012

   

13.22

     

.14

     

1.11

     

1.25

     

(.21

)

   

     

(.93

)

   

(1.14

)

   

*

   

13.33

     

11.90

   

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

   

Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)

         

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

   

14.36

     

.22

     

2.22

     

2.44

     

(.22

)

   

     

(.90

)

   

(1.12

)

   

     

15.68

     

14.12

   

2012

   

13.96

     

.25

     

1.27

     

1.52

     

(.26

)

   

     

(.86

)

   

(1.12

)

   

*

   

14.36

     

12.93

   

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

   

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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
Net Asset
Value(b)
  Based
on
Market
Value(b)
  Ending
Net Assets
(000)
 

Expenses

  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
 

Expenses

  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(d)
 

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)

 

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

   

13.85

%

   

15.53

%

 

$

531,112

     

.96

%

   

1.48

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

%**

 

2012

   

10.43

     

15.58

     

504,982

     

.96

     

1.78

     

.91

%

   

1.84

%

   

3

   

2011

   

5.63

     

(3.41

)

   

496,085

     

.97

     

1.60

     

.84

     

1.73

     

4

   

2010

   

12.22

     

8.10

     

515,590

     

.98

     

1.78

     

.77

     

1.99

     

3

   

2009

   

13.74

     

35.46

     

502,488

     

.99

     

1.93

     

.71

     

2.21

     

9

   

Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)

 

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

   

13.74

     

14.50

     

907,506

     

.95

     

1.20

     

.95

     

1.20

     

1

   

2012

   

9.62

     

15.68

     

866,395

     

.96

     

1.39

     

.88

     

1.47

     

6

   

2011

   

5.78

     

(2.02

)

   

859,329

     

.96

     

1.23

     

.81

     

1.38

     

4

   

2010

   

11.17

     

7.85

     

891,517

     

.97

     

1.15

     

.75

     

1.37

     

3

   

2009

   

16.39

     

38.49

     

878,321

     

.98

     

1.35

     

.68

     

1.65

     

4

   

Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)

 

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

   

14.88

     

16.23

     

362,358

     

.97

     

.97

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

6

   

2012

   

9.54

     

13.89

     

342,191

     

.99

     

1.04

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

6

   

2011

   

6.35

     

(1.82

)

   

340,529

     

.98

     

.83

     

.94

     

.87

     

14

   

2010

   

10.83

     

8.95

     

352,431

     

1.00

     

.66

     

.85

     

.80

     

5

   

2009

   

20.21

     

41.37

     

349,898

     

1.01

     

.82

     

.81

     

1.02

     

10

   

Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)

 

Year Ended 12/31:

 

2013

   

17.47

     

18.32

     

253,216

     

.96

     

1.43

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

1

   

2012

   

11.03

     

16.58

     

232,005

     

.96

     

1.74

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

1

   

2011

   

4.89

     

(4.88

)

   

225,664

     

.96

     

1.66

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

4

   

2010

   

12.60

     

14.90

     

235,095

     

.98

     

1.75

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

3

   

2009

   

14.77

     

33.63

     

226,187

     

.98

     

1.99

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

6

   

(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. As of October 31, 2012, January 31, 2013 and May 31, 2011, the Adviser is no longer reimbursing Equity Premium Income (JPZ), Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN) and Equity Premium Advantage (JLA), respectively, for any fees or expenses.

(d)  Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period.

N/A  Fund no longer has a contractual reimbursement agreement with the Adviser.

*  Rounds to less than $.01 per share.

**  Rounds to less than 1%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Notes to

Financial Statements

1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies

General Information

Fund Information

The funds covered in this report and their corresponding New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") symbols are as follows (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):

•  Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (JPZ) ("Equity Premium Income (JPZ)")

•  Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund (JSN) ("Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)")

•  Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund (JLA) ("Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)")

•  Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund (JPG) ("Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)")

The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as diversified closed-end registered investment companies. Equity Premium Income (JPZ), Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN), Equity Premium Advantage (JLA) and Equity Premium and Growth (JPG) were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on July 23, 2004, November 11, 2004, February 22, 2005 and November 11, 2004, respectively.

Investment Adviser

The Funds' investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the "Adviser"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. ("Nuveen"). 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 Funds' investment portfolios.

Investment Objectives

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 S&P 500® Index. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of writing (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® Index and the NASDAQ-100 Index, respectively. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of writing (selling) S&P 500® Index 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® Index and the NASDAQ-100 Index, respectively. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of writing (selling) S&P 500® Index 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® Index. The Fund also uses an index option strategy of writing (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.

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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP").

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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.

Professional Fees

Professional fees presented on the Statement of Operations consist of legal fees incurred in the normal course of operations, audit fees, tax consulting fees and, in some cases, workout expenditures. Workout expenditures are incurred in an attempt to protect or enhance an investment, or to pursue other claims or legal actions on behalf of Fund shareholders. Should a Fund receive a refund of workout expenditures paid in a prior reporting period, such amounts will be recognized as "Legal fee refund" on the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

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 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, 2013 and December 31, 2012, are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

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.

Netting Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Funds may enter into transactions subject to enforceable master repurchase agreements, International Swaps and Derivative Association, Inc. ("ISDA") master agreements or other similar arrangements ("netting agreements"). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows each Fund to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, each Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis. As of December 31, 2013, the Funds were not invested in any portfolio securities or derivatives, other than repurchase agreements further described in Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives that are subject to netting agreements.

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. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

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

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

the Funds that trade 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 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 NYSE. These securities may represent a transfer from a Level 1 to a Level 2 security.

Index options are valued at the 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) close price of the NYSE. The values of exchange-traded options are based on the mean of the closing bid and ask prices. Index and exchange-traded options are generally classified as Level 1. Options traded in the over-the-counter market are valued using an evaluated mean price and are generally classified as Level 2.

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.

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 the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management's assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of each Fund's fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Long-Term Investments*:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

536,793,109

   

$

   

$

   

$

536,793,109

   

Short-Term Investments:

 

Repurchase Agreements

   

     

10,245,579

     

     

10,245,579

   

Derivatives:

 

Options Written

   

(16,316,975

)

   

     

     

(16,316,975

)

 

Total

 

$

520,476,134

   

$

10,245,579

   

$

   

$

530,721,713

   

Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Long-Term Investments*:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

917,976,260

   

$

   

$

   

$

917,976,260

   

Short-Term Investments:

 

Repurchase Agreements

   

     

18,587,179

     

     

18,587,179

   

Derivatives:

 

Options Written

   

(29,986,515

)

   

     

     

(29,986,515

)

 

Total

 

$

887,989,745

   

$

18,587,179

   

$

   

$

906,576,924

   

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Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Long-Term Investments*:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

366,727,856

   

$

   

$

   

$

366,727,856

   

Short-Term Investments:

 

Repurchase Agreements

   

     

7,680,103

     

     

7,680,103

   

Derivatives:

 

Options Written

   

(12,802,690

)

   

     

     

(12,802,690

)

 

Total

 

$

353,925,166

   

$

7,680,103

   

$

   

$

361,605,269

   

Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Long-Term Investments*:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

255,947,614

   

$

   

$

   

$

255,947,614

   

Short-Term Investments:

 

Repurchase Agreements

   

     

3,221,863

     

     

3,221,863

   

Derivatives:

 

Options Written

   

(6,296,035

)

   

     

     

(6,296,035

)

 

Total

 

$

249,651,579

   

$

3,221,863

   

$

   

$

252,873,442

   

*  Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications.

The Nuveen funds' Board of Directors/Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the oversight of the daily valuation process to the Adviser's Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the funds' pricing policies and reporting to the Board of Directors/Trustees. The Valuation Committee is aided in its efforts by the Adviser's dedicated Securities Valuation Team, which is responsible for administering the daily valuation process and applying fair value methodologies as approved by the Valuation Committee. When determining the reliability of independent pricing services for investments owned by the funds, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of the pricing services and monitors the quality of security prices received through various testing reports conducted by the Securities Valuation Team.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making a fair value determination, based on the facts and circumstances specific to the portfolio instrument. Fair value determinations generally will be derived as follows, using public or private market information:

(i)  If available, fair value determinations shall be derived by extrapolating from recent transactions or quoted prices for identical or comparable securities.

(ii)  If such information is not available, an analytical valuation methodology may be used based on other available information including, but not limited to: analyst appraisals, research reports, corporate action information, issuer financial statements and shelf registration statements. Such analytical valuation methodologies may include, but are not limited to: multiple of earnings, discount from market value of a similar freely-traded security, discounted cash flow analysis, book value or a multiple thereof, risk premium/yield analysis, yield to maturity and/or fundamental investment analysis.

The purchase price of a portfolio instrument will be used to fair value the instrument only if no other valuation methodology is available or deemed appropriate, and it is determined that the purchase price fairly reflects the instrument's current value.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such testing and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors/Trustees.

3. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives

Portfolio Securities

Foreign Currency Transactions

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 Funds' investments denominated in that currency will lose value because their 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.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at 4:00 p.m. ET. Investments transactions, 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. The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates associated with forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options purchased, options written and swaps contracts are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options purchased, options written and swap contracts, respectively" on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.

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.

The following table presents the repurchase agreements for the Funds that are subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, and the collateral delivered related to those repurchase agreements.

Fund  

Counterparty

  Short-Term
Investments, at Value
  Collateral
Pledged (From)
Counterparty*
  Net
Exposure
 

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

 

$

10,245,579

   

$

(10,245,579

)

 

$

   

Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

 

$

18,587,179

   

$

(18,587,179

)

 

$

   

Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

 

$

7,680,103

   

$

(7,680,103

)

 

$

   

Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

 

$

3,221,863

   

$

(3,221,863

)

 

$

   

*  As of December 31, 2013, the value of the collateral pledged from the counterparty exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements. Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for details on the repurchase agreements.

Investments in Derivatives

Each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments, such as futures, options and swap contracts. Each Fund limits its investments in futures, options on futures and swap contracts to the extent necessary for the Adviser to claim the exclusion from regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator with respect to the Fund. The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds' investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.

Options Transactions

When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recognized as a component of "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 a 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 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 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.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, each Fund wrote options on a stock index, or a blend of stock indexes, while investing in a portfolio of equities, to enhance returns while foregoing some upside potential of its equity portfolio. Equity Premium Income (JPZ) and Equity Premium and Growth (JPG) wrote options on the S&P 500® Index. Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN) and Equity Premium Advantage (JLA) wrote options on a blend of the S&P 500® and NASDAQ 100 Indexes.

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The average notional amount of outstanding options contracts during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, 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 outstanding options written*

 

$

(504,057,300

)

 

$

(862,987,700

)

 

$

(342,056,350

)

 

$

(190,146,000

)

 

*  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.

The following table presents the fair value of all options held by the Funds as of December 31, 2013, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the primary underlying risk exposure.

       

Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

Underlying

 

Derivative

 

Asset Derivatives

 

(Liability) Derivatives

 

Risk Exposure

 

Instrument

 

Location

 

Value

 

Location

 

Value

 

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)

 

Equity price

 

Options

   

   

$

   

Options written, at value

 

$

(16,316,975

)

 

Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)

 

Equity price

 

Options

   

   

$

   

Options written, at value

 

$

(29,986,515

)

 

Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)

 

Equity price

 

Options

   

   

$

   

Options written, at value

 

$

(12,802,690

)

 

Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)

 

Equity price

 

Options

   

   

$

   

Options written, at value

 

$

(6,296,035

)

 

The following table presents the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized on options contracts during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, and the primary underlying risk exposure.

Fund

  Underlying
Risk Exposure
  Derivative
Instrument
  Net Realized Gain (Loss)
from Options Written
  Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
of Options Written
 

Equity Premium Income (JPZ)

 

Equity price

 

Options

 

$

(69,124,090

)

 

$

(6,774,541

)

 

Equity Premium Opportunity (JSN)

 

Equity price

 

Options

   

(122,051,010

)

   

(12,057,093

)

 

Equity Premium Advantage (JLA)

 

Equity price

 

Options

   

(48,969,808

)

   

(5,382,212

)

 

Equity Premium and Growth (JPG)

 

Equity price

 

Options

   

(26,053,355

)

   

(2,602,360

)

 

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

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

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

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

4. Fund Shares

Transactions in shares were as follows:

    Equity Premium
Income (JPZ)
  Equity Premium
Opportunity (JSN)
 
    Year
Ended
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
  Year
Ended
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
 

Shares repurchased and retired

   

     

(17,662

)

   

     

(4,700

)

 

Weighted average:

 

Price per share repurchased and retired

 

$

   

$

11.50

   

$

   

$

11.31

   

Discount per share repurchased and retired

   

%

   

19.37

%

   

%

   

12.12

%

 
    Equity Premium
Advantage (JLA)
  Equity Premium
and Growth (JPG)
 
    Year
Ended
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
  Year
Ended
12/31/13
  Year
Ended
12/31/12
 

Shares repurchased and retired

   

     

(75,394

)

   

     

(13,800

)

 

Weighted average:

 

Price per share repurchased and retired

 

$

   

$

11.83

   

$

   

$

12.60

   

Discount per share repurchased and retired

   

%

   

12.36

%

   

%

   

11.72

%

 

5. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

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

Purchases

 

$

1,302,494

   

$

13,299,352

   

$

19,697,610

   

$

3,334,549

   

Sales

   

102,675,024

     

201,156,118

     

93,781,919

     

44,312,873

   

Transactions in options written during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

    Equity Premium
Income (JPZ)
  Equity Premium
Opportunity (JSN)
 
    Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
  Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
 
Options outstanding, beginning of period    

3,475

   

$

12,043,556

   

12,388

   

$

21,157,896

   

Options written

   

29,905

     

91,423,433

     

80,745

     

160,287,942

   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

   

(30,506

)

   

(95,543,324

)

   

(88,818

)

   

(166,180,700

)

 
Options outstanding, end of period    

2,874

   

$

7,923,665

   

4,315

   

$

15,265,138

   
    Equity Premium
Advantage (JLA)
  Equity Premium
and Growth (JPG)
 
    Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
  Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
 
Options outstanding, beginning of period    

7,522

   

$

8,436,242

   

1,303

   

$

4,537,048

   

Options written

   

43,417

     

64,584,380

     

11,263

     

34,398,983

   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

   

(49,451

)

   

(66,236,212

)

   

(11,463

)

   

(35,908,288

)

 
Options outstanding, end of period    

1,488

   

$

6,784,410

   

1,103

   

$

3,027,743

   

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6. Income Tax Information

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. 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.

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 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.

As of December 31, 2013, 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

 

$

333,766,027

   

$

538,131,910

   

$

197,761,637

   

$

161,429,838

   

Gross unrealized:

 

Appreciation

 

$

240,779,901

   

$

419,274,037

   

$

177,573,463

   

$

108,237,557

   

Depreciation

   

(27,507,240

)

   

(20,842,508

)

   

(927,141

)

   

(10,497,918

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

 

$

213,272,661

   

$

398,431,529

   

$

176,646,322

   

$

97,739,639

   

Permanent differences, primarily due to foreign currency reclassifications, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) adjustments, reclassification of litigation proceeds and return of capital distributions, resulted in reclassifications among the Funds' components of net assets as of December 31, 2013, 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

 

$

(33,983,778

)

 

$

(63,437,105

)

 

$

(25,738,444

)

 

$

(14,583,953

)

 

Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income

   

33,944,518

     

63,432,222

     

25,736,326

     

14,577,327

   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

   

39,260

     

4,883

     

2,118

     

6,626

   

The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of December 31, 2013, 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

   

     

     

     

   

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds' tax years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

2013   Equity
Premium
Income
(JPZ)
  Equity
Premium
Opportunity
(JSN)
  Equity
Premium
Advantage
(JLA)
  Equity
Premium
and Growth
(JPG)
 

Distributions from net ordinary income1

 

$

7,703,790

   

$

10,773,289

   

$

3,442,882

   

$

3,514,811

   

Distributions from net long-term capital gains

   

     

     

     

   

Return of capital

   

33,992,241

     

63,427,033

     

25,728,936

     

14,576,077

   

2012

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

Distributions from net ordinary income1

 

$

9,513,512

   

$

13,421,449

   

$

5,357,420

   

$

4,142,189

   

Distributions from net long-term capital gains

   

     

     

     

   

Return of capital

   

32,189,236

     

60,782,807

     

23,850,406

     

13,959,339

   

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

As of December 31, 2013, 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 shown in the following table. The losses not subject to expiration will be utilized first by a Fund.

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

Expiration:

 

December 31, 2017

 

$

55,219,856

   

$

47,988,639

   

$

25,262,705

   

$

30,503,738

   

December 31, 2018

   

4,958,903

     

38,327,754

     

14,352,958

     

7,655,485

   

Not subject to expiration:

   

26,177,861

     

39,677,239

     

1,632,124

     

14,389,045

   

Total

 

$

86,356,620

   

$

125,993,632

   

$

41,247,787

   

$

52,548,268

   

The Funds have elected to defer late-year losses in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Funds have elected to defer losses as follows:

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

Post-October capital losses2

 

$

13,651,461

   

$

13,891,831

   

$

4,922,389

   

$

2,381,183

   

Late-year ordinary losses3

   

     

     

     

   

2  Capital losses incurred from November 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, the Funds' tax year end.

3  Specified losses incurred from November 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. Gateway is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser.

Each Fund's management fee consists of two components — a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within 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 respective Funds as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

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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 certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the funds' use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust's issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen 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, 2013, the complex-level fee rate for each of these Funds was .1686%.

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 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 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.

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Additional

Fund Information

Board of Trustees

William Adams IV*

 

Robert P. Bremner

 

Jack B. Evans

 

William C. Hunter

 

David J. Kundert

 

John K. Nelson

 

William J. Schneider

 

Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.*

 

Judith M. Stockdale

 

Carole E. Stone

 

Virginia L. Stringer

 

Terence J. Toth

 

* Interested Board Member

Fund Manager
Nuveen Fund Advisers, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Boston, MA 02111
  Legal Counsel
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL 60603
  Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, IL 60606
  Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services
State Street Bank &
Trust Company
Nuveen Funds
P.O. Box 43071
Providence, RI 02940-3071
(800) 257-8787
 

Quarterly Form N-Q Portfolio of Investments Information

Each Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. You may obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC toll-free at (800) SEC -0330 for room hours and operation.

Nuveen Funds' Proxy Voting Information

You may obtain (i) information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen's website at www.nuveen.com and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments toll free at (800) 257-8787. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.

CEO Certification Disclosure

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

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

Common Share Information

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

 

JPZ

 

JSN

 

JLA

 

JPG

 

Shares Repurchased

   

     

     

     

   

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

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Distribution Information

Each Fund hereby designates its percentage of dividends paid from net ordinary income as dividends qualifying for the 70% dividends received deduction (DRD) for corporations and its percentage 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.

 

JPZ

 

JSN

 

JLA

 

JPG

 
% QDI    

100

%

   

100

%

   

100

%

   

100

%

 
% DRD    

100

%

   

100

%

   

100

%

   

100

%

 

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Glossary of Terms

Used in this Report

n  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.

n  Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index (the "VXN"): A measure of market expectations of 30-day volatility for the NASDAQ-100® Index, as implied by the price of near-term options on this index. The VXN index is a widely watched gauge of market sentiment and volatility for the NASDAQ-100® Index, which includes the top 100 U.S. and international non-financial securities by market capitalization listed on the NASDAQ. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

n  Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index (the "VIX"): A measure of market expectations of 30-day volatility. It is constructed using the implied volatilities of a wide range of S&P 500 index options. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

n  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.

n  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.

n  Dow Jones Industrial Average: A price-weighted index of the 30 largest, most widely held stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

n  Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country/region in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports.

n  NASDAQ-100® Index (the "NDX"): 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.

n  Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund's Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash, accrued earnings and receivables) less its total liabilities. NAV per share is equal to the fund's Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding.

n  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.

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

Flexible

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

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

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

Call today to start reinvesting distributions

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

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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 of Trustees of the Funds. The number of trustees of the Funds is currently set at twelve. None of the trustees who are not "interested" persons of the Funds (referred to herein as "independent trustees") has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the trustees 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,
Year of Birth
& 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:

     
nWILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER      
1944
333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
 
Chairman and
Board Member
  1996
Class III
 

Chairman of Miller-Valentine Partners Ltd., a real estate investment company; formerly, Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2004) of Miller-Valentine Group; an owner in several other Miller Valentine entities; Board Member of Mid-America Health System, Tech Town, Inc., a not-for-profit community development company, Board Member of WDPR Public Radio station; formerly, member, Business Advisory Council, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank and University of Dayton Business School Advisory Council.

 
206
 
nROBERT P. BREMNER      
1940
333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  1996
Class lll
 

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.

 
206
 
nJACK B. EVANS      
1948
333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  1999
Class lll
 

President, The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation (since 1996); Chairman, United Fire Group, a publicly held company; formerly, Member and President Pro-Tem of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System; Director, Source Media Group; Life Trustee of Coe College; formerly, Director, Alliant Energy; formerly, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer, SCI Financial Group, Inc., a regional financial services firm.

 
206
 
nWILLIAM C. HUNTER      
1948
333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2004
Class l
 

Dean Emeritus (since June 30, 2012), formerly, Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (2006-2012); Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation; Director (since 2005), and President (since July 2012) Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., The International Honor Society; Director of Wellmark, Inc. (since 2009); formerly, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Finance, School of Business at the University of Connecticut (2003-2006); previously, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995-2003); formerly, Director (1997-2007), Credit Research Center at Georgetown University.

 
206
 
nDAVID J. KUNDERT      
1942
333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2005
Class ll
 

Formerly, Director, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (2006-2013), retired (since 2004) as Chairman, JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, President and CEO, Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation, and President, One Group Mutual Funds; prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Banc One Corporation and Chairman and CEO, Banc One Investment Management Group; Regent Emeritus, Member of Investment Committee, Luther College; member of the Wisconsin Bar Association; member of Board of Directors, Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens; member of Board of Directors and Chair of Investment Committee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation; member of the Board of Directors (Milwaukee), College Possible.

 
206
 

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Name,
Year of Birth
& 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):

     
nJOHN K. NELSON      
1962
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2013
Class ll
 

Senior external advisor to the financial services practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP (since 2012); Member of Board of Directors of Core12 LLC (since 2008), a private firm which develops branding, marketing and communications strategies for clients; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Marian University (since 2010 as trustee, 2011 as Chairman); Director of The Curran Center for Catholic American Studies (since 2009) and The President's Council, Fordham University (since 2010); formerly, Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO N.V. North America, and Global Head of its Financial Markets Division (2007-2008); prior senior positions held at ABN AMRO include Corporate Executive Vice President and Head of Global Markets-the Americas (2006-2007), CEO of Whole- sale Banking North America and Global Head of Foreign Exchange and Futures Markets (2001-2006), and Regional Commercial Treasurer and Senior Vice President Trading-North America (1996-2001); formerly, Trustee at St. Edmund Preparatory School in New York City.

 
206
 
nJUDITH M. STOCKDALE      
1947
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  1997
Class l
 

Formerly, Executive Director (1994-2012), Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994).

 
206
 
nCAROLE E. STONE      
1947
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2007
Class l
 

Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange (since 2006); Director, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (since 2009); Director, CBOE Holdings, Inc. (since 2010); formerly, Commissioner, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (2005-2010); formerly, Chair, New York Racing Association Oversight Board (2005-2007).

 
206
 
nVIRGINIA L. STRINGER      
1944
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2011
Class l
 

Board Member, Mutual Fund Directors Forum; former governance consultant and non-profit board member; former Owner and President, Strategic Management Resources, Inc., a management consulting firm; former Member, Governing Board, Investment Company Institute's Independent Directors Council; previously, held several executive positions in general management, marketing and human resources at IBM and The Pillsbury Company; Independent Director, First American Fund Complex (1987-2010) and Chair (1997-2010).

 
206
 
nTERENCE J. TOTH      
1959
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2008
Class lI
 

Managing Partner, Promus Capital (since 2008); Director, Fulcrum IT Service LLC (since 2010), Quality Control Corporation (since 2012) and LogicMark LLC (since 2012); formerly, Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (2008-2013); formerly, CEO and President, Northern Trust Global Investments (2004-2007); Executive Vice President, Quantitative Management & Securities Lending (2000-2004); prior thereto, various positions with Northern Trust Company (since 1994); member: Chicago Fellowship Board (since 2005), Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008) and Chairman, and Mather Foundation Board (since 2012), and a member of its investment committee; formerly, Member, Northern Trust Mutual Funds Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Global Investments Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Japan Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities Inc. Board (2003-2007) and Northern Trust Hong Kong Board (1997-2004).

 
206
 

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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Name,
Year of Birth
& 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
 

Interested Board Members:

     
nWILLIAM ADAMS IV(2)      
1955
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2013
Class ll
 

Senior Executive Vice President, Global Structured Products (since 2010); formerly, Executive Vice President, U.S. Structured Products, of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (1999-2010); Co-President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); President (since 2011), formerly, Managing Director (2010-2011) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Board Member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and of Gilda s Club Chicago.

 
132
 
nTHOMAS S. SCHREIER, JR.(2)      
1962
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Board Member
  2013
Class lll
 

Vice Chairman, Wealth Management of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (since 2011); Co-President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chairman of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2011); Co-Chief Executive Officer of Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2011); Member of Board of Governors and Chairman's Council of the Investment Company Institute; formerly, Chief Executive Officer (2000-2010) and Chief Investment Officer (2007-2010) of FAF Advisors, Inc.; formerly, President of First American Funds (2001-2010).

 
132
 
Name,
Year of Birth
& Address
  Position(s) Held
with the Funds
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed(3)
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number
of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Officer
 

Officers of the Funds:

     
nGIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN      
1956
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Chief
Administrative
Officer
 

1988

 

Managing Director (since 2002), and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2004) and Assistant Secretary (since 1994) of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary (since 1997) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, of Symphony Asset Management LLC (since 2003); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC (since 2002), Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc. (since 2002), Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC, (since 2010); Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2013), formerly, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (2006-2013) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst.

 
206
 
nCEDRIC H. ANTOSIEWICZ      
1962
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Vice President
 

2007

 

Managing Director of Nuveen Securities, LLC.

 
100
 
nMARGO L. COOK      
1964
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Vice President
 

2009

 

Executive Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investments, Inc. and of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director-Investment Services of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since August 2011), previously, Head of Institutional Asset Management (2007-2008) of Bear Stearns Asset Management; Head of Institutional Asset Management (1986-2007) of Bank of NY Mellon; Chartered Financial Analyst.

 
206
 
nLORNA C. FERGUSON      
1945
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Vice President
 

1998

 

Managing Director (since 2005) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC and Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2004).

 
206
 

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Name,
Year of Birth
& Address
  Position(s) Held
with the Funds
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed(3)
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number
of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Officer
 

Officers of the Funds (continued):

     
nSTEPHEN D. FOY      
1954
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 

Vice President and Controller

 

1998

 

Senior Vice President (2010-2011), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) and Funds Controller of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Senior Vice President (since 2013), formerly, Vice President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010); Certified Public Accountant.

 
206
 
nSCOTT S. GRACE      
1970
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President
and Treasurer
 

2009

 

Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Development, Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director and Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc., Nuveen Investments Holdings Inc. and (since 2011) Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Vice President and Treasurer of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC and Winslow Capital Management, LLC.; Vice President of Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC; formerly, Treasurer (2006-2009), Senior Vice President (2008-2009), previously, Vice President (2006-2008) of Janus Capital Group, Inc.; formerly, Senior Associate in Morgan Stanley's Global Financial Services Group (2000-2003); Chartered Accountant Designation.

 
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nWALTER M. KELLY      
1970
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Chief Compliance Officer and
Vice President
 

2003

 

Senior Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.

 
206
 
nTINA M. LAZAR      
1961
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Vice President
 

2002

 

Senior Vice President of Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.

 
206
 
nKEVIN J. MCCARTHY      
1966
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President
and Secretary
 

2007

 

Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2008), Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; Vice President (since 2007) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc., NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, NWQ Holdings, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC, and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC. (since 2010); Vice President and Secretary (since 2010) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC.

 
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nKATHLEEN L. PRUDHOMME      
1953
901 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402
  Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
 

2011

 

Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; formerly, Deputy General Counsel, FAF Advisors, Inc. (2004-2010).

 
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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Name,
Year of Birth
& Address
  Position(s) Held
with the Funds
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed(3)
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number
of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Officer
 

Officers of the Funds (continued):

     
nJOEL T. SLAGER      
1978
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
 

2013

 

Fund Tax Director for Nuveen Funds (since May, 2013); previously, Vice President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc., Assistant Treasurer of the Morgan Stanley Funds (from 2010 to 2013); Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (from 2008 to 2010).

 
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(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)  "Interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of his position with Nuveen Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of the Nuveen Funds.

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

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Notes



Notes



Notes



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 approximately $215 billion as of September 30, 2013.

Find out how we can help you.

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

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/Shareholder/FundGovernance.aspx. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

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

 

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

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

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, 2013

 

$

27,630

 

$

0

 

$

3,250

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

 

0

%

0

%

0

%

0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

$

26,309

 

$

0

 

$

1,960

 

$

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 that are not reported under “Audit Fees”. These fees include offerings related to the Fund’s common shares and leverage.

 

(3) “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. These fees include: all global withholding tax services; excise and state tax reviews; capital gain, tax equalization and taxable basis calculation performed by the principal accountant.

 

(4) “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”. These fees represent all “Agreed-Upon Procedures” engagements pertaining to the Fund’s use of leverage.

 

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, LLC (formerly Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.) (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, 2013

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

 

0

%

0

%

0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

$

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, 2013

 

$

3,250

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

3,250

 

December 31, 2012

 

$

1,960

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,960

 

 

“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.

 

Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

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, Jack B. Evans, David J. Kundert, 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.

 

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly known as Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”).  The Adviser is responsible for the on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services.  The Adviser has engaged Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway” or “Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services.  As part of these services, the Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser the full responsibility for proxy voting on securities held in the registrant’s portfolio and related duties in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures.  The Adviser periodically monitors the Sub-Adviser’s voting to ensure that it is carrying out its 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.

 

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly known as Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (“NFALLC”), is the registrant’s investment adviser (NFALLC is also referred to as the “Adviser”). NFALLC is responsible for the selection and on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. 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

 

Michael T. Buckius and Kenneth H. Toft - Michael T. Buckius, CFA and Kenneth H. Toft, CFA, are responsible for investing the Managed Assets of the Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund, Nuveen Equity Premium and Growth Fund, Nuveen Equity Premium Opportunity Fund, and Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund.  Mr. Buckius is Gateway’s Chief Investment Officer as well as a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager.  He joined Gateway in 1999 as Vice President and Portfolio Manager, prior to which he worked as an equity derivative sales professional at Bear Stearns & Co. and Bankers Trust Company. Mr. Toft joined Gateway in 1992 and is currently a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager.  He had been a Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the firm since 1997, prior to which he held the position of Senior Trader and Research Analyst.  Messrs. Buckius and Toft also serve as co-portfolio managers of Gateway’s flagship open-end fund, the Gateway Fund.

 

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

 

As of December 31, 2013, Mr. Buckius and Mr. Toft were responsible for day-to-day management of 4 registered investment company accounts (excluding the Funds) having assets of approximately $8.6 billion.  Mr. Buckius and Mr. Toft were responsible for day-to-day management of 1 other pooled investment vehicle having assets of approximately $5 million.  Mr. Buckius was responsible for day-to-day management of 23 other accounts having assets of approximately $1.5 billion in the aggregate, and Mr. Toft was responsible for day-to-day management of 15 other accounts having assets of approximately $259 million in aggregate.  Neither Mr. Toft nor Mr. Buckius 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. Buckius and Toft are compensated for their services by Gateway.  Their compensation consists of a fixed salary, retention incentives, 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. Buckius 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, a one-time retention incentive payment and certain undertakings not to compete with the Adviser or solicit its clients.  Their 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. Buckius 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, 2013

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

 

Dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned
in Fund

 

Michael T. Buckius

 

None

 

Kenneth H. Toft

 

$10,001 - $50,000

 

 



 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable because the code is posted on registrant’s website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Shareholder/FundGovernance.aspx and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on 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 6, 2014

 

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 6, 2014

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Stephen D. Foy

 

 

Stephen D. Foy

 

 

Vice President and Controller

 

 

(principal financial officer)

 

 

Date: March 6, 2014