N-CSRS 1 sr113013itaf.htm DWS INTERMEDIATE TAX/AMT FREE FUND sr113013itaf.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM N-CSRS

Investment Company Act file number:  811-03632

 
DWS Tax Free Trust
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154-0004
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 250-3220

Paul Schubert
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Date of fiscal year end:
5/31
   
Date of reporting period:
11/30/2013

ITEM 1.
REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS
   

 
November 30, 2013
 
Semiannual Report
 
to Shareholders
 
DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund
 
Contents
3 Letter to Shareholders
4 Performance Summary
8 Portfolio Management Team
9 Portfolio Summary
10 Investment Portfolio
31 Statement of Assets and Liabilities
33 Statement of Operations
34 Statement of Changes in Net Assets
35 Financial Highlights
40 Notes to Financial Statements
49 Information About Your Fund's Expenses
51 Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation
56 Account Management Resources
58 Privacy Statement
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a summary prospectus, if available, or prospectus for any of our funds, refer to the Account Management Resources information provided in the back of this booklet. We advise you to consider the fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The summary prospectus and prospectus contain this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
 
Bond investments are subject to interest-rate and credit risks. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Although the fund seeks income that is exempt from federal income taxes, a portion of the fund's distributions may be subject to federal, state and local taxes, including the alternative minimum tax. See the prospectus for details.
 
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management represents the asset management and wealth management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries, including the Advisor and DWS Investments Distributors, Inc.
 
NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
 
Letter to Shareholders
 
Dear Shareholder:
 
Having recently joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management as president of the DWS funds and head of Fund Administration, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I come with 20 years of experience in asset management and the mutual fund industry. My job is to work closely with your fund board to ensure optimal oversight of the DWS funds' management and operations. I look forward to serving in this role on your behalf.
 
As for the economy, experts seem to agree that both the U.S. and global economies are recovering. Interest rates, while destined to rise to a level more in line with historical "normal" at some point, will likely remain relatively low for the foreseeable future. The stock markets continue to demonstrate strength as housing rebounds, American manufacturing strengthens, the U.S. budget deficit improves and unemployment continues to move lower. However, uncertainty persists regarding the pace of the recovery, the eventual tapering of government bond purchases, the potential for further political gridlock around the fiscal impasse and lingering effects of the financial crisis. All this uncertainty may well contribute to volatility in both the bond and stock markets.
 
It may help to remember that market fluctuations are not unusual. However, significant market swings may also reflect behavior that is driven more by investor emotion than any fundamental factors relating to the securities in question. If volatility is making you nervous, it may be time to review your investments. A trusted financial advisor can help you determine if a strategy change is appropriate and identify risk management strategies that serve your specific goals and situation.
 
Best regards,
Brian Binder
President, DWS Funds
 
Performance Summary November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Class A
 
6-Month
   
1-Year
   
5-Year
   
10-Year
 
Average Annual Total Returns as of 11/30/13
 
Unadjusted for Sales Charge
    -2.32 %     -4.36 %     4.90 %     3.59 %
Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 2.75% load)
    -5.00 %     -6.99 %     4.32 %     3.30 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
    -0.76 %     -1.77 %     5.54 %     4.49 %
Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/13 (most recent calendar quarter end)
 
Unadjusted for Sales Charge
            -3.06 %     4.95 %     3.57 %
Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 2.75% load)
            -5.72 %     4.37 %     3.28 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
            -0.84 %     5.81 %     4.45 %
Class B
 
6-Month
   
1-Year
   
5-Year
   
10-Year
 
Average Annual Total Returns as of 11/30/13
 
Unadjusted for Sales Charge
    -2.70 %     -5.11 %     4.05 %     2.77 %
Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 4.00% CDSC)
    -6.56 %     -7.91 %     3.88 %     2.77 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
    -0.76 %     -1.77 %     5.54 %     4.49 %
Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/13 (most recent calendar quarter end)
 
Unadjusted for Sales Charge
            -3.80 %     4.10 %     2.76 %
Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 4.00% CDSC)
            -6.63 %     3.93 %     2.76 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
            -0.84 %     5.81 %     4.45 %
Class C
 
6-Month
   
1-Year
   
5-Year
   
10-Year
 
Average Annual Total Returns as of 11/30/13
 
Unadjusted for Sales Charge
    -2.68 %     -5.00 %     4.11 %     2.80 %
Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 1.00% CDSC)
    -3.65 %     -5.00 %     4.11 %     2.80 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
    -0.76 %     -1.77 %     5.54 %     4.49 %
Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/13 (most recent calendar quarter end)
 
Unadjusted for Sales Charge
            -3.72 %     4.17 %     2.79 %
Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 1.00% CDSC)
            -3.72 %     4.17 %     2.79 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
            -0.84 %     5.81 %     4.45 %
Class S
 
6-Month
   
1-Year
   
5-Year
   
10-Year
 
Average Annual Total Returns as of 11/30/13
 
No Sales Charges
    -2.13 %     -4.09 %     5.08 %     3.80 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
    -0.76 %     -1.77 %     5.54 %     4.49 %
Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/13 (most recent calendar quarter end)
 
No Sales Charges
            -2.88 %     5.13 %     3.77 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
            -0.84 %     5.81 %     4.45 %
Institutional Class
 
6-Month
   
1-Year
   
5-Year
   
Life of Class*
 
Average Annual Total Returns as of 11/30/13
 
No Sales Charges
    -2.17 %     -4.01 %     5.18 %     3.94 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
    -0.76 %     -1.77 %     5.54 %     4.58 %
Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/13 (most recent calendar quarter end)
 
No Sales Charges
            -2.71 %     5.25 %     3.96 %
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index
            -0.84 %     5.81 %     4.61 %
 
Performance in the Average Annual Total Returns table(s) above and the Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment line graph that follows is historical and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may differ from performance data shown. Please visit dws-investments.com for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Fund performance includes reinvestment of all distributions. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had.
 
The gross expense ratios of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated October 1, 2013 are 0.78%, 1.56%, 1.54%, 0.61% and 0.51% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class S and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report.
 
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
 
Performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
A portion of the Fund's distributions may be subject to federal, state and local taxes.
 
Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment (Adjusted for Maximum Sales Charge)
Yearly periods ended November 30
 
The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 2.75%. This results in a net initial investment of $9,725.
 
The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.
 
Performance of other share classes will vary based on the sales charges and the fee structure of those classes.
 
* Institutional Class shares commenced operations on December 20, 2004. The performance shown for the index is for the time period of December 31, 2004 through November 30, 2013 (through September 30, 2013 for the most recent calendar quarter end returns), which is based on the performance period of the life of Institutional Class.
 
The Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged, total return subset of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. It includes maturities of six to eight years.
 
Total returns shown for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
   
Class A
   
Class B
   
Class C
   
Class S
   
Institutional Class
 
Net Asset Value
 
11/30/13
  $ 11.56     $ 11.57     $ 11.56     $ 11.57     $ 11.57  
5/31/13
  $ 11.99     $ 12.00     $ 11.99     $ 11.99     $ 12.00  
Distribution Information as of 11/30/13
 
Income Dividends, Six Months
  $ .15     $ .11     $ .11     $ .16     $ .17  
November Income Dividend
  $ .0259     $ .0189     $ .0188     $ .0284     $ .0289  
SEC 30-day Yield‡‡
    1.77 %     1.07 %     1.07 %     2.07 %     2.11 %
Tax Equivalent Yield‡‡
    3.13 %     1.89 %     1.89 %     3.66 %     3.73 %
Current Annualized Distribution Rate‡‡
    2.69 %     1.96 %     1.95 %     2.95 %     3.00 %
 
†† The SEC yield is net investment income per share earned over the month ended November 30, 2013, shown as an annualized percentage of the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period. The SEC yield is computed in accordance with a standardized method prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC yield would have been 1.76%, 1.02%, 1.05% and 1.96% for Classes A, B, C and S shares, respectively, had certain expenses not been reduced. Tax equivalent yield is based on the Fund's yield and a marginal federal income tax rate of 43.4%. Current annualized distribution rate is the latest monthly dividend shown as an annualized percentage of net asset value on November 30, 2013. Distribution rate simply measures the level of dividends and is not a complete measure of performance. The current annualized distribution rate would have been 2.68%, 1.91%, 1.93% and 2.84% for Classes A, B, C and S shares, respectively, had certain expenses not been reduced. Yields and distribution rates are historical, not guaranteed and will fluctuate.
 
Portfolio Management Team
 
Philip G. Condon, Managing Director
 
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund. Joined the fund in 1998.
 
Joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management in 1983.
 
Head of US Retail Fixed Income Funds.
 
BA and MBA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
 
Ashton P. Goodfield, CFA, Managing Director
 
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund. Joined the fund in 1990.
 
Joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management in 1986.
 
BA, Duke University.
 
Shelly L. Deitert, Director
 
Portfolio Manager of the fund. Joined the fund in 2002. On leave through February 10, 2014.
 
Joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management in 1997.
 
BA, Taylor University.
 
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
 
 
Investment Portfolio as of November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
   
Principal Amount ($)
   
Value ($)
 
       
Municipal Bonds and Notes 99.2%
 
Alabama 0.2%
 
Alabama, State Public School & College Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 5/1/2024
    3,000,000       3,342,630  
Alaska 0.3%
 
Alaska, State Housing Finance Corp., Mortgage Revenue, Series A, 4.0%, 6/1/2040
    3,955,000       4,224,256  
North Slope Boro, AK, General Obligation, Series A, 2.5%, 6/30/2014
    1,175,000       1,191,274  
        5,415,530  
Arizona 2.3%
 
Arizona, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Banner Health, Series A, 5.0%, 1/1/2020
    3,000,000       3,316,710  
Arizona, State Transportation Board Excise Tax Revenue, Maricopa County Regional Area Road, 5.0%, 7/1/2025
    3,000,000       3,317,970  
Arizona, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2024
    4,000,000       4,556,680  
Arizona, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Revenue, Water Quality, Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2030
    3,750,000       4,203,562  
Maricopa County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, Hospital Facility Revenue, Samaritan Health Services, Series B, ETM, 6.0%, 12/1/2019, INS: NATL
    2,400,000       2,762,952  
Phoenix, AZ, Civic Improvement Corp., Airport Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2028
    4,000,000       4,217,680  
Phoenix, AZ, Civic Improvement Corp., Wastewater System Revenue, 5.5%, 7/1/2022
    2,545,000       2,979,050  
Phoenix, AZ, General Obligation, Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2018
    10,000,000       11,426,200  
Pima County, AZ, Sewer Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2021
    650,000       750,770  
        37,531,574  
California 11.5%
 
California, Bay Area Toll Authority, Toll Bridge Revenue, San Francisco Bay Area:
               
Series F-1, 5.0%, 4/1/2028
    10,000,000       11,006,400  
Series F-1, 5.25%, 4/1/2029
    2,500,000       2,777,450  
California, General Obligation, Economic Recovery, Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2014, INS: NATL
    10,000,000       10,301,600  
California, Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.0%, 7/1/2029
    4,000,000       4,426,480  
California, State Department Water Resources Center, Valley Project Revenue, Series AL, 5.0%, 12/1/2013
    2,835,000       2,835,794  
California, State Economic Recovery, Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2021
    5,000,000       5,930,900  
California, State General Obligation:
 
4.0%, 9/1/2014
    16,000,000       16,464,320  
5.0%, 2/1/2014
    4,285,000       4,321,123  
5.25%, 10/1/2025
    10,000,000       10,925,800  
California, State General Obligation, Various Purposes:
 
5.25%, 9/1/2027
    10,000,000       11,138,100  
5.75%, 4/1/2027
    5,000,000       5,668,150  
6.0%, 4/1/2018
    1,700,000       2,056,456  
6.0%, 3/1/2033
    3,765,000       4,378,996  
California, State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 4.0%, 3/1/2014
    700,000       706,881  
California, State Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Republic Services, Inc., Series B, 0.45%*, Mandatory Put 2/3/2014 @ 100, 8/1/2024
    2,000,000       2,000,000  
California, State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue, Capital Projects, Series I-1, 6.25%, 11/1/2021
    7,000,000       8,414,910  
California, State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue, Department of General Services, Buildings 8 & 9, Series A, 6.125%, 4/1/2028
    2,000,000       2,297,880  
California, State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue, Judicial Council Projects, Series A, 5.0%, 3/1/2024
    1,000,000       1,112,950  
California, University Revenues, Limited Project, Series E, 5.0%, 5/15/2021
    5,000,000       5,798,750  
Los Angeles, CA, Department of Airports Revenue, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A, 5.0%, 5/15/2031
    10,000,000       10,543,300  
Los Angeles, CA, General Obligation:
 
Series A, Prerefunded 9/1/2015 @ 100, 5.0%, 9/1/2019, INS: AGMC
    6,340,000       6,866,600  
Series A, Prerefunded 9/1/2015 @ 100, 5.0%, 9/1/2020, INS: AGMC
    5,915,000       6,406,300  
Orange County, CA, Airport Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2025
    3,000,000       3,364,710  
Sacramento, CA, Municipal Utility District, Electric Revenue, Series U, 5.0%, 8/15/2023, INS: AGMC
    7,000,000       7,890,400  
San Diego, CA, Public Facilities Financing Authority, Sewer Revenue, Series A, 5.125%, 5/15/2029
    4,000,000       4,329,000  
San Diego, CA, Public Facilities Financing Authority, Water Revenue:
               
Series A, 5.25%, 8/1/2027
    5,000,000       5,587,050  
Series A, 5.25%, 8/1/2028
    5,000,000       5,549,100  
San Francisco, CA, City & County Airports Commission, International Airport Revenue, Series E, 5.25%, 5/1/2024
    9,000,000       10,297,890  
San Francisco, CA, City & County Airports Commission, International Airport Revenue, Governmental Purpose:
               
Series C, 5.0%, 5/1/2025
    2,000,000       2,180,400  
Series C, 5.0%, 5/1/2026
    2,850,000       3,081,477  
South Orange County, CA, Public Finance Authority, Special Tax Revenue, Foothill Area, Series A, 5.25%, 8/15/2016, INS: NATL
    6,260,000       6,472,402  
Turlock, CA, Public Financing Authority Revenue, 5.25%, 9/1/2015
    10,000       10,029  
Ventura County, CA, Certificates of Participation, Public Financing Authority III, 6.0%, 8/15/2026
    3,370,000       3,897,169  
        189,038,767  
Colorado 1.2%
 
Aurora, CO, Water Improvement Revenue, First Lien, Series A, 5.0%, 8/1/2021, INS: AMBAC
    7,000,000       7,931,910  
Colorado, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Sisters Leavenworth, Series A, 5.25%, 1/1/2025
    2,500,000       2,719,400  
Colorado, State Building Excellent School Today, Certificate of Participation, Series G, 5.0%, 3/15/2025
    3,285,000       3,635,279  
Colorado, University Enterprise System Revenue, Series A, 5.5%, 6/1/2023
    1,000,000       1,180,330  
Denver City & County, CO, Airport Revenue System:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 11/15/2020
    500,000       582,495  
Series B, 5.0%, 11/15/2021
    500,000       579,030  
Series B, 5.0%, 11/15/2022
    2,350,000       2,678,329  
University of Colorado, Hospital Authority Revenue, Series A, 4.0%, 11/15/2014
    605,000       626,363  
        19,933,136  
Connecticut 0.9%
 
Connecticut, State General Obligation:
 
Series C, 4.0%, 6/1/2014
    2,070,000       2,110,675  
Series C, 5.0%, 6/1/2017, INS: AGMC
    3,170,000       3,500,980  
Connecticut, State Special Tax Obligation Revenue, Transportation Infrastructure, Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2027
    8,000,000       8,934,720  
        14,546,375  
Delaware 0.3%
 
Delaware, Transportation Authority Revenue, 5.0%, 9/1/2024
    5,115,000       5,710,642  
District of Columbia 0.6%
 
District of Columbia, Income Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 12/1/2023
    5,000,000       5,645,000  
Metropolitan Washington, DC, Airports Authority System Revenue, Series D-2, 0.05%*, 10/1/2039, LOC: TD Bank NA
    3,885,000       3,885,000  
        9,530,000  
Florida 5.7%
 
Broward County, FL, Airport System Revenue:
 
Series Q-1, 5.0%, 10/1/2019
    1,800,000       2,094,534  
Series P-2, 5.0%, 10/1/2021
    4,825,000       5,553,527  
Series Q-1, 5.0%, 10/1/2021
    1,200,000       1,381,188  
Series Q-1, 5.0%, 10/1/2024
    1,850,000       2,041,919  
Broward County, FL, Water & Sewer Utility Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2024
    2,745,000       3,116,289  
Dade County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue, Baptist Hospital of Miami Project, Series A, ETM, 5.75%, 5/1/2021, INS: NATL
    3,135,000       3,684,001  
Florida, Citizens Property Insurance Corp.:
 
Series A-1, 5.0%, 6/1/2020
    7,275,000       8,269,129  
Series A-1, 5.0%, 6/1/2021
    5,090,000       5,752,413  
Florida, Housing Finance Corp. Revenue, Homeowner Mortgage Special Program, Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2028
    1,955,000       2,092,573  
Jacksonville, FL, Sales Tax Revenue, Better Jacksonville, 5.0%, 10/1/2021
    1,335,000       1,525,237  
Miami Beach, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 3.0%, 11/15/2014
    700,000       713,475  
Miami-Dade County, FL, Aviation Revenue:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 10/1/2024
    4,000,000       4,350,480  
Series A, 5.75%, 10/1/2026
    8,000,000       8,838,240  
Miami-Dade County, FL, Aviation Revenue, Miami International Airport:
               
Series A-1, 5.5%, 10/1/2025
    3,000,000       3,312,990  
Series A-1, 5.5%, 10/1/2026
    4,400,000       4,806,384  
Miami-Dade County, FL, School Board, Certificates of Participation, Series A, 5.0%, 5/1/2019, INS: NATL
    3,000,000       3,374,430  
Miami-Dade County, FL, Transit Sales Surtax Revenue, 5.0%, 7/1/2024
    4,500,000       4,965,300  
Miami-Dade County, FL, Water & Sewer Systems Revenue, 5.0%, 10/1/2027, INS: AGMC
    10,000,000       10,700,700  
Orlando & Orange County, FL, Expressway Authority Revenue:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2022
    2,000,000       2,287,880  
Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2028
    7,500,000       7,881,600  
South Florida, Water Management District, Certificates of Participation, 5.0%, 10/1/2018, INS: AMBAC
    4,000,000       4,466,440  
South Miami, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue, Baptist Health South Florida Group, 5.0%, 8/15/2021
    2,500,000       2,818,950  
        94,027,679  
Georgia 5.1%
 
Appling County, GA, Development Authority, State Power Co., Plant Hatch Project, 0.08%*, 9/1/2041
    1,300,000       1,300,000  
Atlanta, GA, Airport Passenger Facility Charge Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 1/1/2021
    8,345,000       9,491,102  
Atlanta, GA, Airport Revenue, Series C, 5.75%, 1/1/2023
    2,460,000       2,911,459  
Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Revenue:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 11/1/2022
    3,000,000       3,468,180  
Series B, 5.25%, 11/1/2027, INS: AGMC
    10,000,000       11,225,500  
DeKalb County, GA, Water & Sewer Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 10/1/2029
    10,300,000       11,259,960  
Fulton Dekalb, GA, Hospital Authority, Hospital Revenue Certificates:
               
5.25%, 1/1/2016, INS: AGMC
    2,685,000       2,696,492  
Prerefunded 1/1/2014 @ 100, 5.25%, 1/1/2016, INS: AGMC
    5,815,000       5,841,633  
Gainesville & Hall County, GA, Hospital Authority Revenue, Anticipation Certificates, Northeast Georgia Healthcare, Series B, 5.5%, 2/15/2029
    8,900,000       9,481,081  
Georgia, Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Project Revenue, Series A, 5.5%, 9/15/2024
    1,705,000       1,881,894  
Georgia, Municipal Electric Authority, Comb Cycle Project:
 
Series A, 5.0%, 11/1/2022
    1,000,000       1,155,210  
Series A, 5.0%, 11/1/2027
    1,000,000       1,078,300  
Georgia, Municipal Electric Authority, General Resolution Projects, Series A, 5.25%, 1/1/2019
    2,500,000       2,932,200  
Georgia, Municipal Electric Authority, Project One, Series A, 5.0%, 1/1/2021
    3,420,000       3,936,249  
Georgia, State Municipal Electric Authority, Series GG, 5.0%, 1/1/2022
    10,000,000       11,488,700  
Georgia, State Road & Tollway Authority Revenue, Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Bonds, Series A, 5.0%, 6/1/2021
    2,500,000       2,835,700  
Henry County, GA, School District, 3.0%, 12/1/2013
    750,000       750,120  
        83,733,780  
Guam 0.1%
 
Guam, Government Limited Obligation Revenue, Section 30, Series A, 5.375%, 12/1/2024
    1,000,000       1,040,170  
Hawaii 1.7%
 
Hawaii, State Airports Systems Revenue:
 
Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2027
    2,335,000       2,524,975  
Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2028
    5,010,000       5,369,417  
Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2029
    3,155,000       3,347,550  
Hawaii, State General Obligation:
 
Series EC, 5.0%, 12/1/2013
    4,455,000       4,456,203  
Series DK, 5.0%, 5/1/2021
    9,000,000       10,233,360  
Honolulu City & County, HI, Wastewater Systems Revenue, First Bond Resolution, Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2022
    2,250,000       2,671,875  
        28,603,380  
Illinois 6.3%
 
Chicago, IL, Core City General Obligation, Capital Appreciation Project, Series A, 5.3%, 1/1/2016, INS: NATL
    1,100,000       1,182,324  
Chicago, IL, General Obligation:
 
Series C, 5.0%, 1/1/2020
    2,970,000       3,173,653  
Series C, 5.0%, 1/1/2021
    8,000,000       8,464,000  
Chicago, IL, Higher Education Revenue, City Colleges, Zero Coupon, 1/1/2014, INS: NATL
    11,570,000       11,559,818  
Chicago, IL, O'Hare International Airport Revenue:
 
Series D, 5.0%, 1/1/2023
    6,540,000       7,281,701  
Series C, 5.25%, 1/1/2030, INS: AGC
    10,000,000       10,282,500  
Chicago, IL, Park District, Harbor Facilities, Series D, 5.0%, 1/1/2024
    1,000,000       1,103,280  
Chicago, IL, Waterworks Revenue:
 
4.0%, 11/1/2021
    1,000,000       1,055,300  
5.0%, 11/1/2021
    500,000       558,005  
Du Page County, IL, Special Services Area No. 11, 6.75%, 1/1/2014
    115,000       115,127  
Illinois, Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Revenue, McCormick Place Project, Series B, 5.0%, 12/15/2026
    5,000,000       5,349,050  
Illinois, Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply, Series A, 5.25%, 2/1/2018, INS: NATL
    2,000,000       2,186,840  
Illinois, Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority Revenue:
 
5.0%, 6/1/2019
    3,500,000       3,963,435  
5.25%, 6/1/2020
    3,000,000       3,412,230  
Illinois, Regional Transportation Authority, Series A, 5.5%, 7/1/2024, INS: NATL
    5,000,000       5,716,500  
Illinois, State General Obligation:
 
4.0%, 8/1/2014
    10,000,000       10,226,300  
Series A, 5.0%, 4/1/2015
    4,500,000       4,737,870  
5.5%, 7/1/2024
    2,000,000       2,155,120  
Illinois, State Toll Highway Authority Revenue:
 
Series A, 5.0%, 1/1/2027
    1,250,000       1,347,388  
Series A, 5.0%, 1/1/2028
    1,250,000       1,335,575  
Series A-1, 5.25%, 1/1/2030
    5,000,000       5,271,050  
Illinois, State Unemployment Insurance Fund, Building Receipts Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 12/15/2019
    1,120,000       1,193,080  
Illinois, Will, Grundy Etc. Counties, Community College District Number 525, Joliet Jr. College, 6.25%, 6/1/2021
    1,000,000       1,147,300  
Joliet, IL, Regional Port District Marine Term Revenue, Exxon Mobil Corp., 0.04%*, 10/1/2024
    2,450,000       2,450,000  
Rockford-Concord Commons, IL, Housing Facility, Concord Commons Project, Series A, 6.15%, 11/1/2022
    970,000       971,843  
University of Illinois, Higher Education Revenue, Auxiliary Facilities System:
               
Series A, 5.5%, 4/1/2015, INS: AMBAC
    3,860,000       4,121,669  
Series A, 5.5%, 4/1/2016, INS: AMBAC
    3,580,000       3,972,833  
        104,333,791  
Indiana 2.3%
 
Indiana, Finance Authority, Water Utility Revenue, Citizens Energy, 3.0%, 10/1/2014
    1,800,000       1,840,140  
Indiana, State Finance Authority Revenue, State Revolving Fund Program, Series B, 5.0%, 2/1/2029
    2,240,000       2,504,947  
Indiana, State Finance Authority, Economic Development Revenue, Republic Services, Inc. Project, Series B, 0.6%*, Mandatory Put 3/3/2014 @ 100, 5/1/2028
    7,000,000       7,000,000  
Indiana, Transportation Finance Authority Highway Revenue, Series A, 5.5%, 12/1/2022
    10,000,000       12,082,000  
Indiana, Wastewater Utility Revenue, CWA Authority Project:
 
Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2026
    2,000,000       2,193,600  
Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2027
    1,565,000       1,696,851  
Indianapolis, IN, Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Series K, 5.0%, 6/1/2026
    5,355,000       5,730,975  
Indianapolis, IN, State Agency Revenue Lease, Local Improvements, Series D, 6.75%, 2/1/2014
    1,930,000       1,951,191  
Jasper County, IN, Pollution Control Revenue, Northern Indiana Public Service, Series C, 5.85%, 4/1/2019, INS: NATL
    2,000,000       2,292,460  
        37,292,164  
Iowa 0.6%
 
Iowa, State Finance Authority, Health Facilities Revenue, Iowa Health System, 5.25%, 2/15/2029, INS: AGC
    10,000,000       10,541,200  
Kansas 2.0%
 
Johnson County, KS, School District General Obligation, Unified School District No. 231, Series A, 5.25%, 10/1/2014, INS: AGMC
    2,220,000       2,310,731  
Kansas, State Department of Transportation Highway Revenue, Series A-2, 0.28%**, 9/1/2014
    1,135,000       1,136,464  
Kansas, State Development Finance Authority Hospital Revenue, Adventist Health, 5.5%, 11/15/2022
    4,470,000       5,154,223  
Kansas, State Development Finance Authority Revenue, Sisters Leavenworth, Series A, 5.25%, 1/1/2025
    7,500,000       8,132,550  
Olathe, KS, Health Facilities Revenue, Olathe Medical Center, Inc., 144A, 0.07%*, 9/1/2032, LOC: Bank of America NA
    17,020,000       17,020,000  
        33,753,968  
Kentucky 0.8%
 
Kentucky, Asset/Liability Commission Agency Revenue, Federal Highway Trust, First Series, 5.25%, 9/1/2019, INS: NATL
    1,000,000       1,183,580  
Kentucky, State Economic Development Finance Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Republic Services, Inc. Project, Series B, 0.6%*, Mandatory Put 3/3/2014 @ 100, 4/1/2031(a)
    6,450,000       6,450,000  
Louisville & Jefferson County, KY, Metropolitan Government Revenue, Catholic Health Initiatives:
               
Series A, 5.0%, 12/1/2023
    2,600,000       2,866,162  
Series A, 5.0%, 12/1/2024
    3,000,000       3,266,370  
        13,766,112  
Louisiana 0.4%
 
Louisiana, Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, LCTCS Facilities Corp. Project, Series B, 5.0%, 10/1/2027, INS: AGC
    1,365,000       1,431,394  
Louisiana, Regional Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 5.0%, 12/1/2025, INS: AGMC
    1,550,000       1,685,129  
Louisiana, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Regional Transportation Authority, Series A, 144A, 7.95%, 12/1/2013, INS: NATL
    2,815,000       2,815,985  
        5,932,508  
Maine 0.5%
 
Maine, Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2031
    8,040,000       8,375,509  
Maryland 0.3%
 
Maryland, General Obligation, State & Local Facilities Loan, Series 2, 5.0%, 8/1/2019
    5,000,000       5,704,350  
Massachusetts 2.5%
 
Massachusetts, Bay Transportation Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2021
    2,500,000       2,975,300  
Massachusetts, Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp., Systemwide Parking Revenue, Senior Lien, 5.0%, 7/1/2028
    3,760,000       4,014,026  
Massachusetts, State Development Finance Agency Revenue, Harvard University, Series B-3, 5.0%, 1/1/2022
    9,210,000       10,847,630  
Massachusetts, State General Obligation, Series D, 5.5%, 11/1/2015, INS: NATL
    1,000,000       1,100,570  
Massachusetts, State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Suffolk University, Series A, 6.0%, 7/1/2024
    5,000,000       5,589,050  
Massachusetts, State Housing Finance Agency, Series 162, 2.75%, 12/1/2041
    1,445,000       1,496,904  
Massachusetts, State School Building Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 10/15/2027
    7,000,000       7,767,270  
Massachusetts, State Water Resources Authority, Series C, 5.0%, 8/1/2029
    6,000,000       6,571,080  
        40,361,830  
Michigan 2.8%
 
Brighton, MI, School District General Obligation, Series II, Zero Coupon, 5/1/2016, INS: AMBAC
    5,000,000       4,865,450  
Detroit, MI, City School District Building & Site:
 
Series A, 5.0%, 5/1/2020
    3,110,000       3,446,626  
Series A, 5.0%, 5/1/2021
    2,100,000       2,313,045  
Detroit, MI, Sewer Disposal Revenue, Series C-1, 7.0%, 7/1/2027, INS: AGMC
    10,000,000       10,539,400  
Michigan, State Building Authority Revenue, Facilities Program, Series II-A, 5.0%, 10/15/2024
    1,610,000       1,738,558  
Michigan, State Finance Authority Revenue, Local Government Loan Program, Series C, 3.0%, 11/1/2014
    500,000       510,005  
Michigan, State Finance Authority Revenue, Unemployment Obligation Assessment, Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2021
    11,825,000       13,363,078  
Michigan, State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Series B, 5.0%, 11/15/2025
    5,920,000       6,387,325  
Michigan, State Trunk Line, 5.0%, 11/1/2024
    3,000,000       3,268,260  
        46,431,747  
Minnesota 0.9%
 
Minnesota, State General Fund Revenue:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 3/1/2021
    2,000,000       2,358,540  
Series B, 5.0%, 3/1/2023
    5,945,000       6,899,886  
Minnesota, State General Obligation, 5.0%, 6/1/2020
    4,535,000       5,012,082  
        14,270,508  
Mississippi 1.3%
 
Mississippi, Business Financial Corp., Mississippi Retirement Facilities Revenue, Wesley Manor, Series A, 5.45%, 5/20/2034
    2,380,000       2,248,219  
Mississippi, Development Bank Special Obligation, Department of Corrections:
               
Series C, 5.25%, 8/1/2027
    6,110,000       6,578,393  
Series D, 5.25%, 8/1/2027
    5,000,000       5,383,300  
Mississippi, Home Corp., Single Family Mortgage Revenue, Series C-1, 5.6%, 6/1/2038
    2,525,000       2,549,265  
Mississippi, State Business Finance Comission, Gulf Opportunity Zone, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Series C, 144A, 0.05%*, 11/1/2035, GTY: Chevron Corp.
    1,700,000       1,700,000  
Rankin County, MS, School District General Obligation, 5.25%, 2/1/2015, INS: NATL
    2,845,000       3,005,174  
        21,464,351  
Missouri 1.2%
 
Cape Girardeau County, MO, Industrial Development Authority, St. Francis Medical Center:
               
Series A, 5.0%, 6/1/2022
    1,570,000       1,778,480  
Series A, 5.0%, 6/1/2023
    1,375,000       1,533,359  
Missouri, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Washington University, Series A, 5.5%, 6/15/2016
    3,200,000       3,612,480  
Missouri, State Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Revenue, Homeownership Loan Program, Series D, 4.8%, 3/1/2040
    1,440,000       1,478,707  
Missouri, State Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Revenue, Special Homeownership Loan Program Market Bonds, Series E-1, 5.0%, 11/1/2027
    865,000       931,008  
North Kansas City, MO, Hospital Revenue, 0.07%*, 11/1/2033, LOC: Bank of America NA
    10,000,000       10,000,000  
        19,334,034  
Nebraska 0.8%
 
Nebraska, State Investment Finance Authority, Single Family Housing Revenue:
               
Series E, 3.0%, 3/1/2043
    2,400,000       2,504,736  
Series C, 4.5%, 9/1/2043
    9,145,000       9,735,310  
Omaha, NE, School District General Obligation, Series A, ETM, 6.5%, 12/1/2013
    1,500,000       1,500,525  
        13,740,571  
Nevada 0.9%
 
Clark County, NV, Board Bank:
 
5.0%, 6/1/2024
    3,040,000       3,288,429  
5.0%, 6/1/2025
    3,190,000       3,427,495  
Clark County, NV, General Obligation, Series A, 5.0%, 12/1/2026
    3,025,000       3,254,961  
Nevada, State Unemployment Compensation Fund, Special Revenue, 4.0%, 12/1/2015
    4,300,000       4,611,449  
        14,582,334  
New Hampshire 0.4%
 
New Hampshire, State Health & Education Facilities Authority Revenue, Wentworth-Douglas Hospital Physician Corp., 0.06%*, 1/1/2031, LOC: TD Bank NA
    2,000,000       2,000,000  
New Hampshire, State Turnpike Systems:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 2/1/2020
    1,575,000       1,833,158  
Series B, 5.0%, 2/1/2024
    1,775,000       1,999,200  
        5,832,358  
New Jersey 2.6%
 
New Jersey, Economic Development Authority Revenue, Cigarette Tax, ETM, 5.375%, 6/15/2014
    2,280,000       2,345,026  
New Jersey, Economic Development Authority Revenue, School Facilities Construction:
               
Series O, Prerefunded 3/1/2015 @ 100, 5.0%, 3/1/2017
    3,300,000       3,497,736  
Series W, 5.0%, 3/1/2019
    3,000,000       3,398,910  
New Jersey, State Building Authority, Series A, 5.0%, 6/15/2015
    1,740,000       1,864,166  
New Jersey, State Economic Development Authority Revenue:
 
5.0%, 6/15/2020
    2,500,000       2,767,725  
5.0%, 6/15/2021
    5,000,000       5,481,200  
5.0%, 6/15/2023
    4,000,000       4,311,080  
New Jersey, State Economic Development Authority Revenue, School Facilities Construction:
               
Series NN, 5.0%, 3/1/2025
    5,000,000       5,539,850  
Series NN, 5.0%, 3/1/2026
    2,500,000       2,749,275  
New Jersey, State Transportation Trust Fund Authority:
 
Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/2025
    5,000,000       5,538,900  
Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/2026
    5,000,000       5,490,400  
        42,984,268  
New Mexico 0.2%
 
New Mexico, Mortgage Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage:
               
"I", Series E, 5.3%, 9/1/2040
    1,255,000       1,331,430  
"I", Series D, 5.35%, 9/1/2040
    1,105,000       1,172,714  
Series I-B-2, 5.65%, 9/1/2039
    605,000       659,093  
        3,163,237  
New York 6.6%
 
New York, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue:
 
Series B-2, 5.0%, 11/15/2021
    5,000,000       5,763,300  
Series A, 5.5%, 11/15/2014, INS: AMBAC
    5,000,000       5,255,150  
New York, State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue:
               
Series A, 5.0%, 3/15/2019
    5,000,000       5,612,950  
Series A, 5.0%, 12/15/2021
    3,000,000       3,538,470  
New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Non-State Supported Debt, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Series 1, 4.0%, 7/1/2021
    1,500,000       1,635,135  
New York, State Dormitory Authority Revenues, Non-State Supported Debt, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2021
    1,000,000       1,131,870  
New York, State Environmental Facilities Corp., State Clean Water & Drinking Revolving Funds, New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Projects, 5.0%, 6/15/2029
    10,000,000       10,959,100  
New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Revenue, Series AA, 5.0%, 6/15/2021
    10,000,000       11,632,900  
New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Systems Revenue:
               
Series B-3, 0.05%*, 6/15/2025, SPA: Bank of America NA
    9,000,000       9,000,000  
Series B-3, 0.05%*, 6/15/2045, SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co.
    1,250,000       1,250,000  
New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Revenue, Future Tax Secured:
               
Series 3, 0.05%*, 11/1/2022, SPA: Royal Bank of Canada
    400,000       400,000  
Series B, 5.0%, 11/1/2021
    10,000,000       11,877,100  
Series D-1, 5.0%, 11/1/2028
    9,715,000       10,687,180  
Series E-1, 5.0%, 2/1/2029
    3,055,000       3,328,239  
New York, NY, General Obligation:
 
Series A-5, 0.04%*, 8/1/2036, SPA: Bank of Nova Scotia
    2,000,000       2,000,000  
Series A-2, 0.05%*, 10/1/2038, LOC: Mizuho Corporate Bank
    1,300,000       1,300,000  
Series F, 5.0%, 8/1/2024
    9,000,000       10,188,180  
Series D-1, 5.0%, 8/1/2029
    8,620,000       9,362,958  
Series J, Prerefunded 5/15/2014 @ 100, 5.25%, 5/15/2015, INS: NATL
    4,000,000       4,094,360  
Oneida County, NY, Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Civic Facilities, 5.0%, 3/1/2014, LOC: HSBC Bank PLC
    120,000       121,392  
        109,138,284  
North Carolina 1.4%
 
Charlotte, NC, Airport Revenue, Series A, 5.5%, 7/1/2034
    1,000,000       1,079,480  
North Carolina, Eastern Municipal Power Agency Systems Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 1/1/2026
    4,200,000       4,503,366  
North Carolina, Electric Revenue, Catawba Municipal Power Agency No. 1, Series A, 5.25%, 1/1/2020
    2,000,000       2,237,240  
North Carolina, State Capital Improvement Obligation, Series A, 5.0%, 5/1/2024
    10,745,000       12,042,889  
North Carolina, State Municipal Power Agency No. 1, Catawba Electric Revenue:
               
Series A, 4.0%, 1/1/2020
    1,250,000       1,376,050  
Series A, 5.0%, 1/1/2020
    1,000,000       1,157,490  
        22,396,515  
North Dakota 0.1%
 
Fargo, ND, Sanford Health Systems Revenue, 5.5%, 11/1/2021
    1,250,000       1,467,238  
Ohio 2.1%
 
Cleveland, OH, Airport Systems Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 1/1/2027
    3,000,000       3,100,650  
Columbus, OH, General Obligation:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 2/15/2021
    2,450,000       2,913,197  
Series 1, 5.0%, 7/1/2023
    5,125,000       6,110,230  
Lucas County, OH, Hospital Revenue, Promedica Healthcare, Series D, 5.0%, 11/15/2024
    2,800,000       3,059,588  
Ohio, American Municipal Power, Inc. Revenue, Fremont Energy Center Project:
               
Series B, 5.0%, 2/15/2020
    1,130,000       1,290,607  
Series B, 5.0%, 2/15/2021
    1,300,000       1,479,634  
Ohio, Capital Housing Corp. Mortgage, Georgetown Section 8, Series A, 6.625%, 7/1/2022
    550,000       553,174  
Ohio, State Capital Facilities Lease Appropriation-Administration Building Fund Projects, Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2022
    2,355,000       2,751,582  
Ohio, State Higher Educational Facility Commission Revenue, Cleveland Clinic Health, Series A, 5.25%, 1/1/2021
    2,150,000       2,366,096  
Ohio, State Higher Educational Facility Commission Revenue, Summa Health Systems 2010 Project, 5.5%, 11/15/2030, INS: AGMC
    5,000,000       5,233,300  
Ohio, State Housing Finance Agency, Residential Mortgage Revenue, Mortgage-Backed Securities Program, Series E, 5.0%, 9/1/2039
    1,005,000       1,079,481  
Ohio, State Turnpike Commission, Infrastructure Projects, Series A-1, 5.25%, 2/15/2029
    1,310,000       1,430,834  
Ohio, Water & Sewer Revenue, Water Development Authority, Pure Water Improvement Project, Series B, 5.5%, 6/1/2015, INS: AGMC
    2,280,000       2,460,781  
        33,829,154  
Oklahoma 0.1%
 
Oklahoma, Ordinance Works Authority, Ralston Purina Project, 6.3%, 9/1/2015
    1,500,000       1,505,790  
Oregon 1.9%
 
Clackamas County, OR, North Clackamas School District No. 12, Convertible Deferred Interest, Series B, 5.0%, 6/15/2027, INS: AGMC
    6,535,000       7,114,720  
Oregon, State Department of Administrative Services Lottery Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 4/1/2028
    2,000,000       2,263,060  
Oregon, State General Obligation:
 
Series L, 5.0%, 5/1/2025
    3,000,000       3,389,490  
Series J, 5.0%, 5/1/2029
    5,425,000       5,960,176  
Port of Portland, OR, Airport Revenue, Passenger Facility Charge, Portland International Airport:
               
Series A, 5.5%, 7/1/2026
    4,025,000       4,503,331  
Series A, 5.5%, 7/1/2029
    7,000,000       7,633,360  
        30,864,137  
Pennsylvania 2.0%
 
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Systems of Higher Education, University of Pittsburgh Capital Project, Series B, 5.5%, 9/15/2024
    1,000,000       1,150,280  
Pennsylvania, Saint Mary Hospital Authority, Health System Revenue, Catholic Health East, Series A, 5.0%, 11/15/2021
    8,000,000       8,910,960  
Pennsylvania, State Economic Development Financing Authority, Unemployment Compensation Revenue:
               
Series A, 3.0%, 1/1/2014
    5,250,000       5,263,597  
Series A, 4.0%, 7/1/2014
    6,000,000       6,137,160  
Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2021
    2,215,000       2,521,312  
Pennsylvania, State Industrial Development Authority, Economic Development, 4.0%, 7/1/2014
    1,830,000       1,870,791  
Pennsylvania, State Turnpike Commission Revenue:
 
Series B, 1.21%*, 12/1/2019
    500,000       502,365  
Series C, 5.5%, 12/1/2026
    2,120,000       2,419,217  
Series C, 5.5%, 12/1/2027
    2,820,000       3,181,270  
Series C, 5.5%, 12/1/2028
    1,000,000       1,118,310  
Philadelphia, PA, Redevelopment Authority, Multi-Family Housing Revenue, Woodstock, 5.45%, 2/1/2023
    455,000       461,734  
Williamsport, PA, Multi-Family Housing Authority, Series A, 5.25%, 1/1/2015, INS: NATL
    130,000       130,462  
        33,667,458  
Puerto Rico 0.4%
 
Puerto Rico, Electric Power Authority Revenue, Series NN, 5.25%, 7/1/2021, INS: NATL
    3,000,000       2,764,440  
Puerto Rico, Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Revenue:
 
Series A, 5.5%, 8/1/2028
    4,955,000       4,349,796  
Series A, Prerefunded 8/1/2019 @ 100, 5.5%, 8/1/2028
    45,000       54,739  
        7,168,975  
Rhode Island 0.3%
 
Rhode Island, State & Providence Plantations, Construction Capital Development Loan, Series A, 5.0%, 8/1/2017, INS: AGMC
    5,000,000       5,541,200  
South Carolina 0.2%
 
Greenwood County, SC, Hospital Revenue, Self Regional Healthcare, Series B, 5.0%, 10/1/2025
    2,755,000       2,930,494  
Tennessee 0.8%
 
Tennessee, Housing Development Agency, Residential Financing Program Revenue, Series 1C, 3.0%, 7/1/2038
    7,335,000       7,656,933  
Tennessee, State Housing Development Agency, Homeownership Program:
               
Series 2C, 4.0%, 7/1/2038
    2,485,000       2,699,828  
Series 1C, 4.5%, 7/1/2037
    2,675,000       2,954,351  
        13,311,112  
Texas 18.1%
 
Allen, TX, Independent School District, 5.0%, 2/15/2025
    1,640,000       1,864,319  
Brownsville, TX, Electric Revenue, ETM, 6.25%, 9/1/2014, INS: NATL
    1,160,000       1,212,386  
Comal, TX, Independent School District, School Building Improvements, 5.25%, 2/1/2020
    2,330,000       2,649,932  
Cypress-Fairbanks, TX, Independent School District, School House Building Improvements:
               
5.0%, 2/15/2019
    1,300,000       1,471,548  
5.0%, 2/15/2021
    1,850,000       2,091,592  
Dallas, TX, Certificates Obligation, 5.0%, 2/15/2021
    1,955,000       2,320,292  
Dallas, TX, Waterworks & Sewer Systems Revenue:
 
Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2021
    14,925,000       17,788,212  
5.0%, 10/1/2029
    4,000,000       4,370,080  
5.0%, 10/1/2030
    5,000,000       5,438,150  
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 11/1/2028
    5,000,000       5,253,150  
El Paso, TX, Independent School District, School Building Improvements, 5.0%, 8/15/2022
    4,885,000       5,596,989  
Fort Bend, TX, Independent School District, 5.0%, 8/15/2026
    2,000,000       2,291,500  
Fort Worth, TX, Independent School District, School Building, 5.0%, 2/15/2028
    9,210,000       10,366,315  
Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue, Memorial Herman Hospital Health System:
               
Series B, 0.25%**, 6/1/2014
    420,000       419,891  
Series B, 0.35%**, 6/1/2015
    1,000,000       999,220  
Harris County, TX, Flood Control District, Contract Tax, Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2029
    5,000,000       5,462,600  
Harris County, TX, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sales & Use Tax, Series A, 5.0%, 11/1/2031
    2,795,000       2,979,190  
Harris County, TX, Permanent Improvement, Series A, 5.0%, 10/1/2028
    10,000,000       11,046,900  
Harris County, TX, Port Houston Authority, Series D-1, 5.0%, 10/1/2035
    12,190,000       13,025,259  
Houston, TX, Airport Systems Revenue:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2026
    4,000,000       4,346,800  
Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2027
    9,600,000       10,371,456  
Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/2029
    8,000,000       8,649,440  
Houston, TX, Public Improvement, Series A, 5.0%, 3/1/2026
    8,000,000       9,050,560  
Houston, TX, Utility Systems Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/2028
    2,500,000       2,842,225  
Houston, TX, Water & Sewer Revenue, Water Conveyance Systems Contract, Series J, 6.25%, 12/15/2013, INS: AMBAC
    2,500,000       2,505,000  
Humble, TX, Independent School District, School Building, Series A, 5.0%, 2/15/2029
    1,335,000       1,461,585  
Lewisville, TX, Independent School District, School Building, 5.0%, 8/15/2026
    6,360,000       7,237,744  
Longview, TX, Independent School District, School Building Improvements, 5.0%, 2/15/2022
    2,000,000       2,280,820  
Lubbock, TX, General Obligation, 5.0%, 2/15/2029
    2,000,000       2,169,720  
Mission, TX, State Economic Development Corp., Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Republic Services, Inc., Series A, 0.6%*, Mandatory Put 1/2/2014 @ 100, 1/1/2020
    4,000,000       4,000,000  
North Texas, Tollway Authority Revenue, First Tier:
 
Series E-3, 5.75%*, Mandatory Put 1/1/2016 @ 100, 1/1/2038
    4,900,000       5,369,714  
Series A, 6.0%, 1/1/2022
    7,000,000       8,031,590  
North Texas, Tollway Authority Revenue, Special Projects Systems:
               
Series D, 5.25%, 9/1/2027
    9,080,000       10,070,356  
Series A, 5.5%, 9/1/2028
    1,240,000       1,389,209  
Pasadena, TX, Independent School District, 5.0%, 2/15/2027
    6,960,000       7,688,364  
Plano, TX, General Obligation, 5.0%, 9/1/2029
    1,635,000       1,767,811  
San Antonio, TX, Electric & Gas Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 2/1/2026
    7,000,000       7,988,540  
San Antonio, TX, General Improvement, Series 2006, 5.5%, 8/1/2014, INS: NATL
    3,000,000       3,108,600  
San Antonio, TX, Water Systems Revenue, Junior Lien, Series E, 5.0%, 5/15/2027
    1,900,000       2,122,205  
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue, Texas Health Resources:
               
Series A, 5.0%, 2/15/2018
    2,000,000       2,239,700  
Series A, 5.0%, 2/15/2019
    2,480,000       2,736,209  
Series A, 5.0%, 2/15/2020
    6,180,000       6,825,377  
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Hospital Revenue, Scott & White Healthcare, 5.25%, 8/15/2023
    2,500,000       2,762,100  
Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Revenue:
 
Series A, 5.0%, 11/1/2018
    1,000,000       1,160,620  
Series A, 5.0%, 11/1/2019
    1,250,000       1,444,550  
Series D, 5.0%, 11/1/2024
    2,250,000       2,437,313  
Series C, 5.0%, 11/1/2025
    4,605,000       4,937,435  
Series C, 5.0%, 11/1/2026
    3,290,000       3,476,214  
Texas, Grand Parkway Transporation Corp., System Toll Revenue, Series C, 2.0%, Mandatory Put 2/15/2014 @ 100, 10/1/2017
    8,440,000       8,467,092  
Texas, Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District Building, 5.0%, 8/15/2031
    3,465,000       3,767,044  
Texas, Lower Colorado River Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.875%, 5/15/2014, INS: AGMC
    540,000       542,592  
Texas, Midtown Redevelopment Authority, Tax Increment Contract Revenue, 4.0%, 1/1/2014
    625,000       626,931  
Texas, Municipal Power Agency Revenue:
 
Zero Coupon, 9/1/2014, INS: NATL
    1,760,000       1,755,547  
ETM, Zero Coupon, 9/1/2014, INS: NATL
    40,000       39,938  
Texas, SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp., Gas Supply Revenue:
               
5.25%, 8/1/2017
    5,690,000       6,273,737  
5.5%, 8/1/2020
    3,790,000       4,281,222  
Texas, State Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Residential Mortgage Revenue, Series A, 5.375%, 1/1/2039
    4,230,000       4,484,054  
Texas, State Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp., III Gas Supply Revenue, 5.0%, 12/15/2022
    5,000,000       5,294,600  
Texas, State Transportation Commission Revenue, First Tier, 5.0%, 4/1/2022
    10,000,000       11,288,300  
Texas, State Veterans Housing Assistance Program, Fund II, Series A, 5.25%, 12/1/2023
    4,000,000       4,685,400  
Texas, Water Development Board Revenue, State Revolving Fund:
               
Series B, Prerefunded 7/15/2014 @ 100, 5.0%, 7/15/2017
    3,000,000       3,091,470  
Series A, 5.0%, 7/15/2020
    3,150,000       3,603,001  
Series B, 5.25%, 7/15/2021
    3,000,000       3,439,890  
West Harris County, TX, Regional Water Authority, Water Systems Revenue:
               
5.0%, 12/15/2026
    2,640,000       2,859,146  
5.0%, 12/15/2027
    2,770,000       2,975,950  
5.0%, 12/15/2028
    2,905,000       3,104,573  
        297,699,269  
Utah 0.2%
 
Intermountain Power Agency, UT, Power Supply Revenue, Series A, ETM, 6.15%, 7/1/2014, INS: NATL
    205,000       210,396  
Riverton, UT, Hospital Revenue, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.0%, 8/15/2020
    2,825,000       3,215,019  
        3,425,415  
Virgin Islands 0.1%
 
Virgin Islands, Public Finance Authority Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 10/1/2019
    1,250,000       1,399,463  
Washington 6.5%
 
King County, WA, Public Hospital District No. 2:
 
5.0%, 12/1/2021
    6,670,000       7,655,693  
5.0%, 12/1/2022
    6,865,000       7,863,720  
Seattle, WA, Municipal Light & Power Revenue, Series B, 5.0%, 2/1/2025
    7,250,000       8,052,140  
Seattle, WA, Water System Revenue:
 
5.0%, 2/1/2020
    3,870,000       4,389,431  
5.0%, 2/1/2025, INS: AGMC
    5,695,000       6,320,425  
Washington, State Economic Development Finance Authority, Solid Waste Dispensary Revenue, Waste Management, Inc., Series D, 2.0%, Mandatory Put 9/2/2014 @ 100, 11/1/2017
    5,000,000       5,047,700  
Washington, State General Obligation:
 
Series R-2014A, 3.0%, 7/1/2015
    5,000,000       5,219,100  
Series 2011-A, 5.0%, 8/1/2028
    15,000,000       17,148,150  
Series 2011-A, 5.0%, 8/1/2031
    17,845,000       19,716,227  
Series A, 5.0%, 8/1/2032
    14,000,000       15,069,600  
Washington, State Housing Finance Commission, Homeownership Program, Series A, 4.7%, 10/1/2028
    900,000       944,280  
Washington, State Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax:
 
Series B, 5.0%, 7/1/2025, INS: AGMC
    2,000,000       2,253,460  
Series 2010-B, 5.0%, 8/1/2027
    6,000,000       6,772,380  
        106,452,306  
West Virginia 0.2%
 
West Virginia, Transportation/Tolls Revenue, 5.25%, 5/15/2015, INS: NATL
    2,940,000       3,148,064  
Wisconsin 1.5%
 
Wisconsin, State Clean Water Revenue:
 
Series 1, 5.0%, 6/1/2031
    2,500,000       2,673,550  
Series 3, 5.5%, 6/1/2025
    5,000,000       5,726,850  
Wisconsin, State General Appropriation Revenue, Series A, 6.0%, 5/1/2026
    5,000,000       5,963,950  
Wisconsin, State General Obligation:
 
Series 1, 5.0%, 5/1/2027
    3,000,000       3,388,470  
Series A, 5.25%, 5/1/2026
    3,500,000       4,018,805  
Wisconsin, State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Series B, 5.375%, 8/15/2024
    1,000,000       1,095,470  
Wisconsin, WPPI Energy Power Supply Revenue, Series A, 5.0%, 7/1/2027
    1,750,000       1,885,293  
        24,752,388  
 

   
% of Net Assets
   
Value ($)
 
       
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $1,575,960,136)
    99.2       1,633,015,765  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
    0.8       13,744,399  
Net Assets
    100.0       1,646,760,164  
 
* Variable rate demand notes are securities whose interest rates are reset periodically at market levels. These securities are often payable on demand and are shown at their current rates as of November 30, 2013.
 
** Floating rate securities' yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the U.S. Treasury Bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of November 30, 2013.
 
The cost for federal income tax purposes was $1,575,379,458. At November 30, 2013, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $57,636,307. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $67,092,038 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $9,455,731.
 
(a) When-issued security.
 
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
AGC: Assured Guaranty Corp.
 
AGMC: Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
 
AMBAC: Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
 
ETM: Bonds bearing the description ETM (escrow to maturity) are collateralized usually by U.S. Treasury securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest on bonds so designated.
 
INS: Insured
 
LOC: Letter of Credit
 
NATL: National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
 
Prerefunded: Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized usually by U.S. Treasury securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest on tax-exempt issues and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
 
SPA: Standby Bond Purchase Agreement
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2013 in valuing the Fund's investments. For information on the Fund's policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note A in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Assets
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
   
Municipal Investments (b)
  $     $ 1,633,015,765     $     $ 1,633,015,765  
Total
  $     $ 1,633,015,765     $     $ 1,633,015,765  
 
There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2013.
 
(b) See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
Assets
 
Investments in non-affiliated securities, at value (cost $1,575,960,136)
  $ 1,633,015,765  
Cash
    47,958  
Receivable for investments sold
    835,063  
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    2,186,752  
Interest receivable
    20,846,797  
Due from Advisor
    49,401  
Other assets
    104,681  
Total assets
    1,657,086,417  
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased — when-issued securities
    6,450,000  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
    1,654,460  
Distributions payable
    793,100  
Accrued management fee
    430,770  
Accrued Trustees' fees
    26,520  
Other accrued expenses and payables
    971,403  
Total liabilities
    10,326,253  
Net assets, at value
  $ 1,646,760,164  
Net Assets Consist of
 
Undistributed net investment income
    778,672  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    57,055,629  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
    (14,793,082 )
Paid-in capital
    1,603,718,945  
Net assets, at value
  $ 1,646,760,164  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2013 (Unaudited) (continued)
 
Net Asset Value
 
Class A
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($356,336,083 ÷ 30,816,666 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
  $ 11.56  
Maximum offering price per share (100 ÷ 97.25 of $11.56)
  $ 11.89  
Class B
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($779,513 ÷ 67,361 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
  $ 11.57  
Class C
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($81,461,442 ÷ 7,047,549 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
  $ 11.56  
Class S
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($655,959,947 ÷ 56,716,175 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
  $ 11.57  
Institutional Class
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($552,223,179 ÷ 47,742,876 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
  $ 11.57  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
Statement of Operations
for the six months ended November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
Investment Income
 
Income:
Interest
  $ 29,326,424  
Expenses:
Management fee
    2,704,904  
Administration fee
    858,700  
Services to shareholders
    1,125,452  
Distribution and service fees
    946,485  
Custodian fee
    12,078  
Professional fees
    53,741  
Reports to shareholders
    41,724  
Registration fees
    60,390  
Trustees' fees and expenses
    35,136  
Other
    52,777  
Total expenses before expense reductions
    5,891,387  
Expense reductions
    (179,016 )
Total expenses before expense reductions
    5,712,371  
Net investment income
    23,614,053  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) from investments
    (12,226,213 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (57,316,716 )
Net gain (loss)
    (69,542,929 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (45,928,876 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
Six Months Ended November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
   
Year Ended May 31, 2013
 
Operations:
Net investment income
  $ 23,614,053     $ 49,002,797  
Operations:
Net investment income
  $ 23,614,053     $ 49,002,797  
Net realized gain (loss)
    (12,226,213 )     1,631,118  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (57,316,716 )     (16,073,074 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (45,928,876 )     34,560,841  
Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income:
Class A
    (5,166,445 )     (11,676,690 )
Class B
    (7,398 )     (18,145 )
Class C
    (844,566 )     (1,751,653 )
Class S
    (10,142,312 )     (20,968,511 )
Institutional Class
    (7,378,131 )     (14,452,982 )
Total distributions
    (23,538,852 )     (48,867,981 )
Fund share transactions:
Proceeds from shares sold
    322,583,586       866,892,556  
Reinvestment of distributions
    17,671,410       37,000,366  
Payments for shares redeemed
    (525,931,758 )     (656,727,782 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions
    (185,676,762 )     247,165,140  
Increase (decrease) in net assets
    (255,144,490 )     232,858,000  
Net assets at beginning of period
    1,901,904,654       1,669,046,654  
Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $778,672 and $703,471, respectively)
  $ 1,646,760,164     $ 1,901,904,654  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
Financial Highlights
       
Years Ended May 31,
 
Class A
 
 
Six Months Ended 11/30/13 (Unaudited)
2013
 
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Selected Per Share Data
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 11.99     $ 12.07     $ 11.40     $ 11.46     $ 11.15     $ 11.06  
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income
    .15       .30       .35       .36       .40       .42  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.43 )     (.08 )     .67       (.06 )     .32       .12  
Total from investment operations
    (.28 )     .22       1.02       .30       .72       .54  
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
    (.15 )     (.30 )     (.35 )     (.36 )     (.40 )     (.42 )
Net realized gains
                            (.01 )     (.03 )
Total distributions
    (.15 )     (.30 )     (.35 )     (.36 )     (.41 )     (.45 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.56     $ 11.99     $ 12.07     $ 11.40     $ 11.46     $ 11.15  
Total Return (%)a
    (2.32 )b**     1.80       9.08       2.71       6.58       5.06  
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
    356       466       426       349       296       152  
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    .79 *     .78       .78       .76 c     .79 c     .84 c
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    .79 *     .78       .78       .76 c     .79 c     .84 c
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (excluding interest expense) (%)
    .79 *     .78       .78       .76       .77       .78  
Ratio of net investment income (%)
    2.62 *     2.45       2.99       3.21       3.51       3.84  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
    45 **     35       48       50       59       61  
a Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.
b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
c Interest expense represents interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate securities. Interest income from such transactions is included in income from investment operations.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
 
 

       
Years Ended May 31,
 
Class B
 
 
Six Months Ended 11/30/13 (Unaudited)
2013
 
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Selected Per Share Data
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 12.00     $ 12.08     $ 11.41     $ 11.47     $ 11.16     $ 11.07  
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income
    .11       .20       .26       .27       .30       .33  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.43 )     (.08 )     .67       (.06 )     .32       .12  
Total from investment operations
    (.32 )     .12       .93       .21       .62       .45  
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
    (.11 )     (.20 )     (.26 )     (.27 )     (.30 )     (.33 )
Net realized gains
                            (.01 )     (.03 )
Total distributions
    (.11 )     (.20 )     (.26 )     (.27 )     (.31 )     (.36 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.57     $ 12.00     $ 12.08     $ 11.41     $ 11.47     $ 11.16  
Total Return (%)a
    (2.70 )b**     1.00       8.20       1.87       5.68       4.22  
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
    1       1       1       2       2       2  
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    1.60 *     1.56       1.57       1.58 c     1.61 c     1.64 c
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    1.58 *     1.56       1.57       1.58 c     1.61 c     1.64 c
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (excluding interest expense) (%)
    1.58 *     1.56       1.57       1.58       1.59       1.58  
Ratio of net investment income (%)
    1.84 *     1.67       2.20       2.39       2.69       3.04  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
    45 **     35       48       50       59       61  
a Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.
b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
c Interest expense represents interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate securities. Interest income from such transactions is included in income from investment operations.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
 
 

       
Years Ended May 31,
 
Class C
 
 
Six Months Ended 11/30/13 (Unaudited)
2013
 
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Selected Per Share Data
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 11.99     $ 12.07     $ 11.40     $ 11.46     $ 11.15     $ 11.06  
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income
    .11       .21       .26       .27       .31       .34  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.43 )     (.08 )     .67       (.06 )     .32       .12  
Total from investment operations
    (.32 )     .13       .93       .21       .63       .46  
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
    (.11 )     (.21 )     (.26 )     (.27 )     (.31 )     (.34 )
Net realized gains
                            (.01 )     (.03 )
Total distributions
    (.11 )     (.21 )     (.26 )     (.27 )     (.32 )     (.37 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.56     $ 11.99     $ 12.07     $ 11.40     $ 11.46     $ 11.15  
Total Return (%)a
    (2.68 )b**     1.03       8.26       1.91       5.76       4.27  
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
    81       106       92       66       57       22  
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    1.55 *     1.54       1.53       1.55 c     1.57 c     1.61 c
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    1.55 *     1.54       1.53       1.55 c     1.57 c     1.61 c
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (excluding interest expense) (%)
    1.55 *     1.54       1.53       1.55       1.55       1.55  
Ratio of net investment income (%)
    1.86 *     1.69       2.23       2.42       2.73       3.07  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
    45 **     35       48       50       59       61  
a Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.
b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
c Interest expense represents interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate securities. Interest income from such transactions is included in income from investment operations.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
 
 

       
Years Ended May 31,
 
Class S
 
 
Six Months Ended 11/30/13 (Unaudited)
2013
 
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Selected Per Share Data
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 11.99     $ 12.07     $ 11.41     $ 11.47     $ 11.15     $ 11.07  
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income
    .16       .32       .37       .38       .41       .44  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.42 )     (.08 )     .66       (.06 )     .33       .11  
Total from investment operations
    (.26 )     .24       1.03       .32       .74       .55  
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
    (.16 )     (.32 )     (.37 )     (.38 )     (.41 )     (.44 )
Net realized gains
                            (.01 )     (.03 )
Total distributions
    (.16 )     (.32 )     (.37 )     (.38 )     (.42 )     (.47 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.57     $ 11.99     $ 12.07     $ 11.41     $ 11.47     $ 11.15  
Total Return (%)
    (2.13 )a**     1.97 a     9.17 a     2.88 a     6.81       5.16  
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
    656       809       749       667       590       397  
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    .64 *     .61       .61       .63 b     .64 b     .65 b
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (including interest expense) (%)
    .59 *     .61       .60       .59 b     .64 b     .65 b
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (excluding interest expense) (%)
    .59 *     .61       .60       .59       .62       .59  
Ratio of net investment income (%)
    2.82 *     2.62       3.16       3.38       3.66       4.03  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
    45 **     35       48       50       59       61  
a Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
b Interest expense represents interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate securities. Interest income from such transactions is included in income from investment operations.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
 
 

       
Years Ended May 31,
 
Institutional Class
 
 
Six Months Ended 11/30/13 (Unaudited)
2013
 
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Selected Per Share Data
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 12.00     $ 12.08     $ 11.41     $ 11.47     $ 11.15     $ 11.07  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income
    .17       .33       .38       .39       .43       .45  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.43 )     (.08 )     .67       (.06 )     .33       .11  
Total from investment operations
    (.26 )     .25       1.05       .33       .76       .56  
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
    (.17 )     (.33 )     (.38 )     (.39 )     (.43 )     (.45 )
Net realized gains
                            (.01 )     (.03 )
Total distributions
    (.17 )     (.33 )     (.38 )     (.39 )     (.44 )     (.48 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.57     $ 12.00     $ 12.08     $ 11.41     $ 11.47     $ 11.15  
Total Return (%)
    (2.17 )**     2.07       9.37       2.98       6.95       5.27  
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
    552       520       401       304       230       119  
Ratio of expenses (including interest expense) (%)
    .51 *     .51       .50       .49 a     .51 a     .55 a
Ratio of expenses (excluding interest expense) (%)
    .51 *     .51       .50       .49       .49       .49  
Ratio of net investment income (%)
    2.91 *     2.71       3.26       3.48       3.79       4.13  
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
    45 **     35       48       50       59       61  
a Interest expense represents interest and fees on short-term floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floating rate securities. Interest income from such transactions is included in income from investment operations.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
A. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
 
DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified series of DWS Tax Free Trust (the "Trust"), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
 
The Fund offers multiple classes of shares which provide investors with different purchase options. Class A shares are offered to investors subject to an initial sales charge. Class B shares of the Fund are closed to new purchases, except exchanges or the reinvestment of dividends or other distributions. Class B shares were offered to investors without an initial sales charge and are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares six years after issuance. Class C shares are offered to investors without an initial sales charge but are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions within one year of purchase. Class C shares do not automatically convert into another class. Institutional Class shares are generally available only to qualified institutions, are not subject to initial or contingent deferred sales charges and generally have lower ongoing expenses than other classes. Class S shares are not subject to initial or contingent deferred sales charges and are only available to a limited group of investors.
 
Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and service fees, services to shareholders and certain other class-specific expenses. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.
 
The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
 
Security Valuation. Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading.
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
 
Municipal Debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Fund's Board. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, prepayment speeds and other data, as well as broker quotes. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, debt securities are valued at the average of the most recent reliable bid quotations or evaluated prices, as applicable, obtained from broker-dealers. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2.
 
Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures, factors used in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.
 
Disclosure about the classification of fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio.
 
When-Issued/Delayed Delivery Securities. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security is reflected in the net asset value. The price of such security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the Fund until payment takes place. At the time the Fund enters into this type of transaction, it is required to segregate cash or other liquid assets at least equal to the amount of the commitment.
 
Certain risks may arise upon entering into when-issued or delayed delivery securities from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.
 
Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable and tax-exempt income to its shareholders.
 
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses incurred post-enactment may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term. Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses. As a transition rule, the Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.
 
At May 31, 2013, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of approximately $3,091,000, including $1,320,000 of pre-enactment losses, which may be applied against any realized net taxable capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until May 31, 2018, the expiration date, whichever occurs first; and approximately $1,771,000 of post-enactment short-term losses, which may be applied against realized net taxable capital gains indefinitely.
 
The Fund has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years as of May 31, 2013 and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
Distribution of Income and Gains. Net investment income of the Fund is declared as a daily dividend and is distributed to shareholders monthly. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed, and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually. The Fund may also make additional distributions for tax purposes if necessary.
 
The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to certain securities sold at a loss and accretion of market discount on debt securities. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.
 
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
 
Expenses. Expenses of the Trust arising in connection with a specific fund are allocated to that fund. Other Trust expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trust based upon the relative net assets or other appropriate measures.
 
Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.
 
B. Purchases and Sales of Securities
 
During the six months ended November 30, 2013, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $764,833,999 and $921,902,651, respectively.
 
C. Related Parties
 
Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor directs the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Fund.
 
The management fee payable under the Investment Management Agreement is at an annualized rate of 0.315% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.
 
For the period from June 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, the Advisor had contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each class as follows:
Class A
.86%
Class B
1.61%
Class C
1.61%
Class S
.61%
Institutional Class
.61%
 
Effective October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses (excluding certain expense such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each of class as follows:
Class A
.79%
Class B
1.54%
Class C
1.54%
Class S
.54%
Institutional Class
.54%
 
Administration Fee. Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement, DIMA provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee ("Administration Fee") of 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For the six months ended November 30, 2013, the Administration Fee was $858,700, of which $136,752 is unpaid.
 
Service Provider Fees. DWS Investments Service Company ("DISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent of the Fund. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DISC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DISC has delegated certain transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent functions to DST. DISC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fee it receives from the Fund. For the six months ended November 30, 2013, the amounts charged to the Fund by DISC were as follows:
Services to Shareholders
 
Total Aggregated
   
Waived
   
Unpaid at November 30, 2013
 
Class A
  $ 14,030     $ 758     $ 4,838  
Class B
    162       73        
Class C
    5,124       3,180        
Class S
    75,301       75,301        
Institutional Class
    28,548             8,093  
    $ 123,165     $ 79,312     $ 12,931  
 
In addition, for the six months ended November 30, 2013, the Advisor reimbursed $99,704 of sub-recordkeeping expenses for Class S shares.
 
Distribution and Service Fees. Under the Fund's Class B and Class C 12b-1 Plans, DWS Investments Distributors, Inc. ("DIDI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, receives a fee ("Distribution Fee") of 0.75% of average daily net assets of each of Class B and C shares. In accordance with the Fund's Underwriting and Distribution Services Agreement, DIDI enters into related selling group agreements with various firms at various rates for sales of Class B and C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2013, the Distribution Fee was as follows:
Distribution Fee
 
Total Aggregated
   
Unpaid at November 30, 2013
 
Class B
  $ 3,059     $ 485  
Class C
    341,827       50,935  
    $ 344,886     $ 51,420  
 
In addition DIDI provides information and administrative services for a fee ("Service Fee") to Class A, B and C shareholders at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets for each such class. DIDI in turn has various agreements with financial services firms that provide these services and pays these fees based upon the assets of shareholder accounts the firms service. For the six months ended November 30, 2013, the Service Fee was as follows:
Service Fee
 
Total Aggregated
   
Unpaid at November 30, 2013
   
Annualized Effective Rate
 
Class A
  $ 486,835     $ 220,817       .25 %
Class B
    1,020       495       .25 %
Class C
    113,744       52,961       .25 %
    $ 601,599     $ 274,273          
 
Underwriting Agreement and Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. DIDI is the principal underwriter for the Fund. Underwriting commissions paid in connection with the distribution of Class A shares for the six months ended November 30, 2013 aggregated $4,629.
 
In addition, DIDI receives any contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") from Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of purchase. There is no such charge upon redemption of any share appreciation or reinvested dividends. The CDSC is based on declining rates ranging from 4% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the value of the shares redeemed. For the six months ended November 30, 2013, the CDSC for Class B and C shares aggregated $685 and $13,832, respectively. A deferred sales charge of up to 0.50% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2013, DIDI received $29,404 for Class A shares.
 
Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DIMA, DIMA is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the six months ended November 30, 2013, the amount charged to the Fund by DIMA included in the Statement of Operations under "reports to shareholders" aggregated $10,248, of which $5,271 is unpaid.
 
Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Fund paid retainer fees to each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor, plus specified amounts to the Board Chairperson and Vice Chairperson and to each committee Chairperson.
 
D. Line of Credit
 
The Fund and other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $375 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks. The Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated based on net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25 percent plus if LIBOR exceeds the Federal Funds Rate the amount of such excess. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement. The Fund had no outstanding loans at November 30, 2013.
 
E. Share Transactions
 
The following table summarizes share and dollar activity in the Fund:
   
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2013
   
Year Ended
May 31, 2013
 
   
Shares
   
Dollars
   
Shares
   
Dollars
 
Shares sold
 
Class A
    2,118,581     $ 24,583,183       13,776,730     $ 167,737,189  
Class B
    2,020       23,353       133       1,624  
Class C
    398,740       4,613,361       2,960,490       36,013,714  
Class S
    7,533,054       87,029,869       24,423,190       297,218,157  
Institutional Class
    17,760,739       206,333,820       30,087,296       365,921,872  
            $ 322,583,586             $ 866,892,556  
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
 
Class A
    377,141     $ 4,334,194       811,358     $ 9,869,950  
Class B
    496       5,704       1,154       14,053  
Class C
    48,776       560,377       94,990       1,155,191  
Class S
    541,646       6,228,957       1,033,664       12,574,950  
Institutional Class
    568,659       6,542,178       1,099,777       13,386,222  
            $ 17,671,410             $ 37,000,366  
Shares redeemed
 
Class A
    (10,532,423 )   $ (121,821,335 )     (11,018,292 )   $ (134,070,756 )
Class B
    (6,411 )     (73,587 )     (30,009 )     (366,275 )
Class C
    (2,221,958 )     (25,598,461 )     (1,857,996 )     (22,601,955 )
Class S
    (18,822,159 )     (216,884,699 )     (20,043,967 )     (244,009,191 )
Institutional Class
    (13,961,096 )     (161,553,676 )     (20,990,179 )     (255,679,605 )
            $ (525,931,758 )           $ (656,727,782 )
Net increase (decrease)
 
Class A
    (8,036,701 )   $ (92,903,958 )     3,569,796     $ 43,536,383  
Class B
    (3,895 )     (44,530 )     (28,722 )     (350,598 )
Class C
    (1,774,442 )     (20,424,723 )     1,197,484       14,566,950  
Class S
    (10,747,459 )     (123,625,873 )     5,412,887       65,783,916  
Institutional Class
    4,368,302       51,322,322       10,196,894       123,628,489  
            $ (185,676,762 )           $ 247,165,140  
 
Information About Your Fund's Expenses
 
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class S shares limited these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013).
 
The tables illustrate your Fund's expenses in two ways:
 
Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.
 
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. Subject to certain exceptions, an account maintenance fee of $20.00 assessed once per calendar year for Classes A, B, C and S shares may apply for accounts with balances less than $10,000. This fee is not included in these tables. If it was, the estimate of expenses paid for Classes A, B, C and S shares during the period would be higher, and account value during the period would be lower, by this amount.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
 for the six months ended November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
Actual Fund Return
 
Class A
   
Class B
   
Class C
   
Class S
   
Institutional Class
 
Beginning Account Value 6/1/13
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 11/30/13
  $ 976.80     $ 973.00     $ 973.20     $ 978.70     $ 978.30  
Expenses Paid per $1,000*
  $ $3.91     $ 7.81     $ 7.67     $ 2.93     $ 2.53  
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return
 
Class A
   
Class B
   
Class C
   
Class S
   
Institutional Class
 
Beginning Account Value 6/1/13
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 11/30/13
  $ 1,021.11     $ 1,017.15     $ 1,017.30     $ 1,022.11     $ 1,022.51  
Expenses Paid per $1,000*
  $ 4.00     $ 7.99     $ 7.84     $ 2.99     $ 2.59  
 
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.
 
Annualized Expense Ratios
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class S
Institutional Class
DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund
.79%
1.58%
1.55%
.59%
.51%
 
For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.
 
For an analysis of the fees associated with an investment in the Fund or similar funds, please refer to http://apps.finra.org/fundanalyzer/1/fa.aspx.
 
Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation
 
The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund's investment management agreement (the "Agreement") with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA") in September 2013.
 
In terms of the process that the Board followed prior to approving the Agreement, shareholders should know that:
 
In September 2013, all of the Fund's Trustees were independent of DIMA and its affiliates.
 
The Trustees met frequently during the past year to discuss fund matters and dedicated a substantial amount of time to contract review matters. Over the course of several months, the Board's Contract Committee, in coordination with the Board's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Oversight Committee, reviewed comprehensive materials received from DIMA, independent third parties and independent counsel. These materials included an analysis of the Fund's performance, fees and expenses, and profitability compiled by a fee consultant retained by the Fund's Independent Trustees (the "Fee Consultant"). The Board also received extensive information throughout the year regarding performance of the Fund.
 
The Independent Trustees regularly meet privately with their independent counsel to discuss contract review and other matters. In addition, the Independent Trustees were also advised by the Fee Consultant in the course of their review of the Fund's contractual arrangements and considered a comprehensive report prepared by the Fee Consultant in connection with their deliberations.
 
In connection with reviewing the Agreement, the Board also reviewed the terms of the Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan, distribution agreement, administrative services agreement, transfer agency agreement and other material service agreements.
 
Based on its evaluation of the information provided, the Contract Committee presented its findings and recommendations to the Board. The Board then reviewed the Contract Committee's findings and recommendations.
 
In connection with the contract review process, the Contract Committee and the Board considered the factors discussed below, among others. The Board also considered that DIMA and its predecessors have managed the Fund since its inception, and the Board believes that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious advisor is in the best interests of the Fund. The Board considered, generally, that shareholders chose to invest or remain invested in the Fund knowing that DIMA managed the Fund, and that the Agreement was approved by the Fund's shareholders. DIMA is part of Deutsche Bank AG, a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services. The Board believes that there are advantages to being part of a global asset management business that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including hundreds of portfolio managers and analysts with research capabilities in many countries throughout the world.
 
As part of the contract review process, the Board carefully considered the fees and expenses of each DWS fund overseen by the Board in light of the fund's performance. In many cases, this led to a negotiation with DIMA of lower expense caps as part of the 2012 and 2013 contract review processes than had previously been in place. As part of these negotiations, the Board indicated that it would consider relaxing these new lower caps in future years following sustained improvements in performance, among other considerations.
 
In June 2012, Deutsche Bank AG ("DB"), DIMA's parent company, announced that DB would combine its Asset Management (of which DIMA was a part) and Wealth Management divisions. DB has advised the Independent Trustees that the U.S. asset management business is a critical and integral part of DB, and that it has, and will continue to, reinvest a significant portion of the substantial savings it expects to realize by combining its Asset Management and Wealth Management divisions into the new Asset and Wealth Management ("AWM") division, including ongoing enhancements to its investment capabilities. DB also has confirmed its commitment to maintaining strong legal and compliance groups within the AWM division.
 
While shareholders may focus primarily on fund performance and fees, the Fund's Board considers these and many other factors, including the quality and integrity of DIMA's personnel and such other issues as back-office operations, fund valuations, and compliance policies and procedures.
 
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered the terms of the Agreement, including the scope of advisory services provided under the Agreement. The Board noted that, under the Agreement, DIMA provides portfolio management services to the Fund and that, pursuant to a separate administrative services agreement, DIMA provides administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management and investment personnel, the resources made available to such personnel, the ability of DIMA to attract and retain high-quality personnel, and the organizational depth and stability of DIMA. The Board reviewed the Fund's performance over short-term and long-term periods and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including market indices and a peer universe compiled by the Fee Consultant using information supplied by Morningstar Direct ("Morningstar"), an independent fund data service. The Board also noted that it has put into place a process of identifying "Focus Funds" (e.g., funds performing poorly relative to their benchmark or a peer universe compiled by an independent fund data service), and receives more frequent reporting and information from DIMA regarding such funds, along with DIMA's remedial plans to address underperformance. The Board believes this process is an effective manner of identifying and addressing underperforming funds. Based on the information provided, the Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance (Class A shares) was in the 2nd quartile of the applicable Morningstar universe (the 1st quartile being the best performers and the 4th quartile being the worst performers). The Board also observed that the Fund has outperformed its benchmark in the one-year period and has underperformed its benchmark in the three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2012.
 
Fees and Expenses. The Board considered the Fund's investment management fee schedule, operating expenses and total expense ratios, and comparative information provided by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") and the Fee Consultant regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds (1st quartile being the most favorable and 4th quartile being the least favorable). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Board noted that the contractual fee rates paid by the Fund, which include a 0.10% fee paid to DIMA under the Fund's administrative services agreement, were lower than the median (1st quartile) of the applicable Lipper peer group (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2012). The Board noted that the Fund's Class A shares total (net) operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees) were expected to be lower than the median (2nd quartile) of the applicable Lipper expense universe (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2012, and analyzing Lipper expense universe Class A (net) expenses less any applicable 12b-1 fees) ("Lipper Universe Expenses"). The Board also reviewed data comparing each share class's total (net) operating expenses to the applicable Lipper Universe Expenses. The Board considered the Fund's management fee rate as compared to fees charged by DIMA to comparable funds and considered differences between the Fund and the comparable funds. The Board also considered how the Fund's total (net) operating expenses compared to the total (net) operating expenses of a more customized peer group selected by Lipper (based on such factors as asset size). The Board also noted that the expense limitations agreed to by DIMA helped to ensure that the Fund's total (net) operating expenses would remain competitive.
 
The information considered by the Board as part of its review of management fees included information regarding fees charged by DIMA and its affiliates to similar institutional accounts and to similar funds offered primarily to European investors ("DWS Europe funds"), in each case as applicable. The Board observed that advisory fee rates for institutional accounts generally were lower than the management fees charged by similarly managed DWS U.S. mutual funds ("DWS Funds"), but also took note of the differences in services provided to DWS Funds as compared to institutional accounts. In the case of DWS Europe funds, the Board observed that fee rates for DWS Europe funds generally were higher than for similarly managed DWS Funds, but noted that differences in the types of services provided to DWS Funds relative to DWS Europe funds made it difficult to compare such fees.
 
On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that management fees were reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, quality and extent of services provided by DIMA.
 
Profitability. The Board reviewed detailed information regarding revenues received by DIMA under the Agreement. The Board considered the estimated costs and pre-tax profits realized by DIMA from advising the DWS Funds, as well as estimates of the pre-tax profits attributable to managing the Fund in particular. The Board also received information regarding the estimated enterprise-wide profitability of DWS and its affiliates with respect to all fund services in totality and by fund. The Board and the Fee Consultant reviewed DIMA's methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Fund. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that the pre-tax profits realized by DIMA in connection with the management of the Fund were not unreasonable. The Board also reviewed information regarding the profitability of certain similar investment management firms. The Board noted that while information regarding the profitability of such firms is limited (and in some cases is not necessarily prepared on a comparable basis), DIMA and its affiliates' overall profitability with respect to the DWS fund complex (after taking into account distribution and other services provided to the funds by DIMA and its affiliates) was lower than the overall profitability levels of many comparable firms for which such data was available.
 
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund and whether the Fund benefits from any economies of scale. The Board concluded that the Fund's fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing between the Fund and DIMA of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Fund at current asset levels.
 
Other Benefits to DIMA and Its Affiliates. The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by DIMA and its affiliates, including any fees received by DIMA for administrative services provided to the Fund and any fees received by an affiliate of DIMA for distribution services. The Board also considered benefits to DIMA related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, including allocating brokerage to pay for research generated by parties other than the executing broker dealers, which pertain primarily to funds investing in equity securities, along with the incidental public relations benefits to DIMA related to DWS Funds advertising and cross-selling opportunities among DIMA products and services. The Board concluded that management fees were reasonable in light of these fallout benefits.
 
Compliance. The Board considered the significant attention and resources dedicated by DIMA to documenting and enhancing its compliance processes in recent years. The Board noted in particular (i) the experience and seniority of both DIMA's chief compliance officer and the Fund's chief compliance officer; (ii) the large number of DIMA compliance personnel; and (iii) the substantial commitment of resources by DIMA and its affiliates to compliance matters.
 
Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board unanimously determined that the continuation of the Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund. In making this determination, the Board did not give particular weight to any single factor identified above. The Board considered these factors over the course of numerous meetings, certain of which were in executive session with only the Independent Trustees and their independent counsel present. It is possible that individual Trustees may have weighed these factors differently in reaching their individual decisions to approve the continuation of the Agreement.
 
Account Management Resources
 
For More Information
 
The automated telephone system allows you to access personalized account information and obtain information on other DWS funds using either your voice or your telephone keypad. Certain account types within Classes A, B, C and S also have the ability to purchase, exchange or redeem shares using this system.
For more information, contact your financial advisor. You may also access our automated telephone system or speak with a Shareholder Service representative by calling:
(800) 728-3337
Web Site
 
dws-investments.com
View your account transactions and balances, trade shares, monitor your asset allocation, subscribe to fund and account updates by e-mail, and change your address, 24 hours a day.
Obtain prospectuses and applications, blank forms, interactive worksheets, news about DWS funds, retirement planning information, and more.
Written Correspondence
 
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
PO Box 219151
Kansas City, MO 64121-9151
Proxy Voting
 
The fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — dws-investments.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 728-3337.
Portfolio Holdings
 
Following the fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. This form will be available on the SEC's Web site at sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The fund's portfolio holdings are also posted on dws-investments.com from time to time. Please see the fund's current prospectus for more information.
Principal Underwriter
 
If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:
DWS Investments Distributors, Inc.
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808
(800) 621-1148
Investment Management
 
Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), which is part of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, is the investment advisor for the fund. DIMA and its predecessors have more than 80 years of experience managing mutual funds and DIMA provides a full range of investment advisory services to both institutional and retail clients.
DIMA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank AG is a major global banking institution engaged in a wide variety of financial services, including investment management, retail, private and commercial banking, investment banking and insurance.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management is the retail brand name in the U.S. for the wealth management and asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG and DIMA. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management is committed to delivering the investing expertise, insight and resources of this global investment platform to American investors.
 

   
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class S
Institutional Class
Nasdaq Symbol
 
SZMAX
SZMBX
SZMCX
SCMTX
SZMIX
CUSIP Number
 
23337X-103
23337X-202
23337X-301
23337X-509
23337X-707
Fund Number
 
445
645
745
2045
1445
 
Privacy Statement
FACTS
 
What Does Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Do With Your Personal Information?
Why?
 
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?
 
The types of personal information we collect and share can include:
Social Security number
Account balances
Purchase and transaction history
Bank account information
Contact information such as mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number
How?
 
All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information, the reasons Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management chooses to share and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons we can share your personal information
 
Does Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management share?
Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders or legal investigations
 
Yes
No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you
 
Yes
No
For joint marketing with other financial companies
 
No
We do not share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences
 
No
We do not share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness
 
No
We do not share
For non-affiliates to market to you
 
No
We do not share
Questions?
 
Call (800) 728-3337 or e-mail us at service@dws.com
 
 

         
Who we are
Who is providing this notice?
 
DWS Investments Distributors, Inc.; Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.; DeAM Investor Services, Inc.; DWS Trust Company; the DWS Funds
What we do
How does Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management protect my personal information?
 
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
How does Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management collect my personal information?
 
We collect your personal information, for example. When you:
open an account
give us your contact information
provide bank account information for ACH or wire transactions
tell us where to send money
seek advice about your investments
Why can't I limit all sharing?
 
Federal law gives you the right to limit only
sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness
affiliates from using your information to market to you
sharing for non-affiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
Definitions
Affiliates
 
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial or non-financial companies. Our affiliates include financial companies with the DWS or Deutsche Bank ("DB") name, such as DB AG Frankfurt and DB Alex Brown.
Non-affiliates
 
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
Non-affiliates we share with include account service providers, service quality monitoring services, mailing service providers and verification services to help in the fight against money laundering and fraud.
Joint marketing
 
A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management does not jointly market.
     
Rev. 09/2013
 
 
   
ITEM 2.
CODE OF ETHICS
   
 
Not applicable.
   
ITEM 3.
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
   
 
Not applicable
   
ITEM 4.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
   
 
Not applicable
   
ITEM 5.
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
   
 
Not applicable
   
ITEM 6.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
   
 
Not applicable
   
ITEM 7.
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
   
 
Not applicable
   
ITEM 8.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
   
 
Not applicable
   
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 were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board. The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to Kenneth C. Froewiss, Independent Chairman, DWS Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 78, Short Hills, NJ 07078.
   
ITEM 11.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
   
 
(a)
The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
   
 
(b)
There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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 controls over financial reporting.
   
ITEM 12.
EXHIBITS
   
 
(a)(1)
Not applicable
   
 
(a)(2)
Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
   
 
(b)
Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.



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:
DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund, a series of DWS Tax Free Trust
   
   
By:
/s/Brian E. Binder
Brian E. Binder
President
   
Date:
January 29, 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:
/s/Brian E. Binder
Brian E. Binder
President
   
Date:
January 29, 2014
   
   
   
By:
/s/Paul Schubert
Paul Schubert
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
Date:
January 29, 2014