-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TcblTh7M6BQATP6ZGzh/JWAVCD6q078vazzAALq/l1Nrb5hZYhaJSVgM2FluBb0R pVgbky7P+rJzFRziiWbXzw== 0000950137-03-003622.txt : 20030630 0000950137-03-003622.hdr.sgml : 20030630 20030630161015 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-03-003622 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030630 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20030630 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VAN KAMPEN NEW YORK QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000877467 IRS NUMBER: 363779779 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06360 FILM NUMBER: 03764537 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PARKVIEW PLZ STREET 2: VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC CITY: OAKBROOK TERRACE STATE: IL ZIP: 60181 BUSINESS PHONE: 6306846774 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC STREET 2: ONE PARKVIEW PLZ CITY: OAKBROOK TERRACE STATE: IL ZIP: 60181 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL NEW YORK QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VAN KAMPEN MERRITT NEW YORK QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 N-CSR 1 c77316nvcsr.txt SEMIANNUAL REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-CSR CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-6360 Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 1221 Avenue of the Americas NY NY 10020 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Ronald Robison 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000 ----------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/03 ----------- Date of reporting period: 04/30/03 ----------- Item 1. Report to Shareholders PERFORMANCE SUMMARY RETURN HIGHLIGHTS (as of April 30, 2003) - ------------------------------- NYSE Ticker Symbol - VNM - ------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Six-month total return(1) 7.81% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- One-year total return(1) 11.53% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Five-year average annual total return(1) 7.04% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten-year average annual total return(1) 6.48% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Life-of-Trust average annual total return(1) 7.32% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Commencement date 9/27/91 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution rate as a % of closing common share market price(2) 6.58% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Taxable-equivalent distribution rate as a % of closing common share market price(3) 11.50% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred share rate(4) 0.90% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value $17.20 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Closing common share market price $15.50 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Six-month high common share market price (04/22/03) $16.10 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Six-month low common share market price (12/19/02) $15.02 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------
NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE 1 (1) Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. (2) Distribution rate represents the monthly annualized distributions of the Trust at the end of the period and not the earnings of the Trust. (3) The taxable-equivalent distribution rate is calculated assuming the maximum 42.8% combined federal and state tax bracket effective for calendar year 2003, which takes into consideration the deductibility of individual state taxes paid. (4) See "Notes to Financial Statements" footnote #4, for more information concerning Preferred Share reset periods. A portion of the interest income may be taxable for those investors subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, common share market price and net asset value will fluctuate and Trust shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. An investment in the Trust is subject to investment risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Trust. As a result of recent market activity, current performance may vary from the figures shown. For more up-to-date information, please visit vankampen.com or speak with your financial advisor. 2 PORTFOLIO AT A GLANCE CREDIT QUALITY (as a percentage of long-term investments)
As of April 30, 2003 AAA/Aaa........................... 43.8% AA/Aa............................. 43.9% A/A............................... 6.6% BBB/Baa........................... 5.7%
TOP FIVE SECTORS (as a percentage of long-term investments)
As of April 30, 2003 Transportation.................... 23.6% General Purpose................... 18.5% Higher Education.................. 18.3% Water & Sewer..................... 12.7% Industrial Revenue................ 9.1%
Based upon the credit quality ratings as issued by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services/Moody's Investor Services, respectively. Subject to change daily. NET ASSET VALUE AND COMMON SHARE MARKET PRICE (based upon quarter-end values--April 1993 through April 2003) [LINE GRAPH]
NET ASSET VALUE COMMON SHARE MARKET PRICE --------------- ------------------------- 4/93 $17.4000 $16.5000 $17.4000 $16.5000 6/93 $17.6900 $17.0000 $17.6500 $16.6250 $17.9600 $17.2500 $18.2200 $17.5000 $18.2000 $17.3750 $17.8600 $16.8750 $18.1000 $17.5000 $18.3300 $17.8750 $17.7300 $16.3750 $16.6000 $15.2500 $16.5000 $15.2500 $16.6100 $15.5000 6/94 $16.4300 $15.7500 $16.6600 $15.6250 $16.6300 $15.3750 $16.1100 $14.7500 $15.5500 $14.1250 $14.7800 $13.8750 $15.0500 $13.6250 $15.4700 $14.6250 $16.0300 $15.1250 $16.1600 $14.7500 $16.0800 $14.7500 $16.6600 $15.6250 6/95 $16.3200 $15.2500 $16.3500 $15.8750 $16.4700 $15.5000 $16.4900 $15.3750 $16.7300 $15.7500 $17.0400 $16.6250 $17.2000 $16.2500 $17.1700 $16.8750 $16.9100 $16.3750 $16.4000 $15.7500 $16.2100 $15.2500 $16.1200 $15.3750 6/96 $16.2000 $15.5000 $16.3200 $15.7500 $16.1500 $16.5000 $16.3700 $16.3750 $16.5000 $16.5000 $16.7400 $16.5000 $16.5700 $15.7500 $16.4400 $15.3750 $16.5400 $15.7500 $16.1700 $15.3750 $16.2500 $15.5000 $16.4800 $15.8750 6/97 $16.6200 $15.7500 $17.1400 $16.1875 $16.8300 $16.1250 $16.9900 $16.0625 $17.0300 $15.9375 $17.0300 $16.0000 $17.2300 $16.3125 $17.3500 $16.6875 $17.2700 $16.5000 $17.1800 $16.3125 $16.9400 $15.6250 $17.1900 $16.0000 6/98 $17.2000 $16.1875 $17.1400 $16.3125 $17.3900 $16.7500 $17.5100 $16.5625 $17.4200 $16.8750 $17.3800 $16.7500 $17.3100 $16.8750 $17.4200 $16.1875 $17.2800 $16.6250 $17.1900 $16.3125 $17.1600 $16.0000 $16.9100 $15.8125 6/99 $16.5100 $18.3125 $16.4600 $15.4375 $16.2100 $15.0000 $16.0800 $14.8750 $15.7300 $13.3750 $15.8000 $13.3750 $15.5400 $13.0625 $15.3400 $13.3125 $15.5200 $13.4375 $15.8900 $13.3125 $15.6200 $13.3120 $15.3800 $13.2500 6/00 $15.9100 $13.7500 $16.1300 $14.0625 $16.3500 $14.3750 $16.0900 $14.1250 $16.2500 $13.7500 $16.3500 $13.4375 $16.9500 $14.4375 $16.9700 $14.6900 $16.9500 $14.5600 $17.1100 $14.5700 $16.6900 $14.4500 $16.8600 $14.8000 6/01 $16.9800 $14.7000 $17.2500 $14.8400 $17.6000 $15.4500 $17.2500 $14.9500 $17.3900 $15.3000 $17.0900 $15.4500 $16.6000 $14.7000 $16.9300 $15.9000 $17.1800 $15.7800 $16.5600 $15.5000 $16.8700 $15.4000 $16.9000 $15.6600 6/02 $16.9900 $15.9000 $17.2600 $16.0500 $17.5100 $16.1600 $18.0000 $16.5500 $17.4600 $15.4500 $17.1900 $15.2300 $17.0400 $15.5500 $16.7800 $15.2800 $17.1300 $15.6600 $17.0400 $15.4000 4/03 $17.2000 $15.5000
The solid line above represents the trust's net asset value (NAV), which indicates overall changes in value among the trust's underlying securities. The trust's common share market price is represented by the dashed line, which indicates the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the trust at a given time. Common Share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions. 3 Q&A WITH YOUR PORTFOLIO MANAGER WE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF VAN KAMPEN NEW YORK QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST ABOUT THE KEY EVENTS AND ECONOMIC FORCES THAT SHAPED THE MARKETS AND INFLUENCED THE TRUST'S RETURN DURING THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2003. DENNIS PIETRZAK, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, HAS MANAGED THE TRUST SINCE 1995 AND HAS WORKED IN THE INVESTMENT INDUSTRY SINCE 1968. THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION REFLECTS HIS VIEWS ON THE TRUST'S PERFORMANCE. Q WHAT WAS THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT OF THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND HOW DID THE TRUST PERFORM IN THAT ENVIRONMENT? A The environment over the past six months has been defined by two major themes. The first of these was the level of interest rates. The period began with interest rates at levels not seen in over three decades and, surprisingly for many, ended with rates slightly lower. The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) helped keep rates low with a widely anticipated rate cut in November, driven by economic uncertainty and geopolitical risk. The low level of rates led to a boom in issuance by municipalities seeking to lock in low financing costs. As a result, issuance reached a record level of $354 billion in 2002 and continued to be exceptional in the first quarter of 2003. The other theme in the market during the period was the relative attractiveness of municipal bonds, which produced enough demand to absorb the record issuance. Investors, wary of volatility in the equity market and in the geopolitical arena, flocked to perceived safe haven investments. Their risk aversion counteracted growing expectations for economic recovery and rising interest rates and was a key factor in keeping interest rates at historically low levels. In their ongoing preference for low-risk assets, investors bid Treasury prices up to such high levels that municipal bonds became as attractively valued as they have ever been relative to Treasuries. Insurance companies also moved heavily into municipal bonds as their mainstay corporate bond holdings became less attractive. At the same time, issuers recognized investor concerns over economic weakness by insuring roughly 50 percent of all issuance. This credit enhancement made municipal bonds even more attractive to risk-averse investors. While lower financing costs were a boon to municipal issuers, the continuing weakness in the economy had a negative impact on municipal credit quality, particularly in the first quarter of 2003. Moody's upgrades barely exceeded the number of downgrades in the first quarter with 4 credit quality facing continued pressure from rising social service costs and weak national and regional economic conditions. As a result, many municipalities face enormous deficits in 2003, when their combined shortfall is expected to reach $90 billion. Performance along the yield curve was varied. The Fed's November rate cut fueled a rally in short-term bonds that helped pull yields lower at the front end of the curve. Despite that rally, the best performing segment of the curve was the long-intermediate portion, where performance was largely driven by buying activity among institutional investors drawn to the bonds' attractive total return potential. The New York economy struggled along with the rest of the country, with both the state and New York City struggling to plug enormous budget deficits. Both the city and state's economies suffered from a drop in Wall Street profits stemming from the declining stock market and the ongoing fallout from the events of September 11, 2001. The state has also become mired in what appears to be an ongoing tradition of last minute wrangling over the budget between the legislature and Governor Pataki. Along with California (another state facing large deficits), New York was among the most active issuers of new and refunded debt during the period. The exemption from state income tax for in-state investors kept demand high for New York municipal bonds, and the ongoing issuance was largely well received. The trust's monthly dividend of $0.0850 per share translated to a distribution rate of 6.58 percent based on the trust's closing common share market price on April 30, 2003. Based on these figures, investors would have to earn a distribution rate of 11.50 percent on a taxable investment (for an investor in the 42.80 percent combined federal and state income tax bracket) to match the tax-exempt yield provided by the trust. For the six months through April 30, 2003, the trust produced a total return of 7.81 percent based on common share market price. By comparison, the Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index posted a total return of 3.50 percent for the same period. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return, common share market price and net asset value will fluctuate and trust shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. As a result of recent market activity, current performance may vary from the figures shown. For more up-to-date information, please visit vankampen.com or speak with your financial advisor. The Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged, broad-based statistical composite of municipal bonds. Index returns do not include any sales charges or fees that would be paid by an investor purchasing the securities the index represents. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. For additional information, please refer to the performance summary section. 5 Q WHAT STRATEGIES DID YOU PURSUE IN MANAGING THE TRUST? A With interest rates hovering near record lows, we focused on protecting the trust from the potential adverse effects of rising interest rates while maintaining the trust's yield. One of our primary methods for doing this was to purchase premium bonds with maturities between 16 and 20 years. Our quantitative analysis showed that this segment of the yield curve offered the optimal combination of total return potential as well as downside protection in the form of a comfortable yield cushion and an intermediate maturity profile. The funds for these purchases came from a number of sources. We trimmed the trust's holdings of zero coupon bonds that would be likely to underperform if interest rates began to climb. We followed a similar rationale in selling some of the portfolio's holdings of bonds in the shorter part of the intermediate segment of the yield curve. One of the sectors we avoided during the period was tobacco bonds. These bonds were issued by states seeking to securitize their future income streams resulting from settlements from class action suits against the major tobacco companies. Recent litigation in Illinois resulted in a judge awarding billions more in a suit alleging that the companies misled smokers about the amount of nicotine in "light" cigarettes. In order to appeal, the law required the companies to put up such substantial amounts of money that some began talking about potential bankruptcy, and the tobacco bonds' credit ratings and price performance suffered accordingly. Our decision not to invest in these securities seems to have been a benefit to shareholders during the period. 6 BY THE NUMBERS YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) THE FOLLOWING PAGES DETAIL YOUR TRUST'S PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AT THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD.
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE MUNICIPAL BONDS 144.2% NEW YORK 140.9% $1,000 Amherst, NY Indl Dev Agy Rev Fac Student Hsg Ser A (AMBAC Insd).......................... 5.750% 08/01/25 $ 1,119,660 3,700 Long Island Pwr Auth NY Elec Sys Rev Cap Apprec (FSA Insd)........................... * 06/01/21 1,615,457 2,000 Metropolitan Transn Auth NY Rev Ser A Rfdg (AMBAC Insd)................................ 5.500 11/15/19 2,228,420 1,500 Metropolitan Transn Auth NY Svc Contract Ser A Rfdg...................................... 5.125 01/01/29 1,543,005 1,000 Metropolitan Transn Auth NY Svc Contract Ser B (MBIA Insd)............................... 5.500 07/01/14 1,170,910 1,400 Monroe Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Rev Pub Impt Canal Ponds Park Ser A...................... 7.000 06/15/13 1,422,008 875 Monroe Cnty, NY Indl Dev Agy Rev Student Hsg Collegiate Ser A............................ 5.375 04/01/29 846,457 1,125 Nassau Cnty, NY Impt Ser E (FSA Insd)....... 6.000 03/01/20 1,299,127 2,000 Nassau Cnty, NY Interim Fin Auth Sales Tax Secd Ser A.................................. 5.750 11/15/15 2,247,340 2,795 Nassau Cnty, NY Interim Fin Auth Sales Tax Secd Ser A1 (AMBAC Insd).................... 5.375 11/15/16 3,108,096 2,000 New York City Fiscal 2003 Ser I............. 5.750 03/01/16 2,176,060 1,000 New York City Indl Dev Agy Fac Rev Royal Charter-NY Presbyterian (FSA Insd).......... 5.250 12/15/11 1,135,330 1,080 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl Arpt Fac Rev Airl JFK I LLC Proj Ser A................... 5.500 07/01/28 1,042,416 2,000 New York City Indl Dev Agy Spl Fac Rev Terminal One Group Assn Proj................ 6.000 01/01/15 2,037,740 2,000 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth Wtr & Swr Sys Rev Ser B (FSA Insd).................... 5.000 06/15/29 2,040,120 5,000 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth Wtr & Swr Sys Rev Ser F (Prerefunded @ 06/15/04) (AMBAC Insd)................................ 5.500 06/15/12 5,320,500 1,325 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Ser B............ 6.000 06/15/33 1,549,707 2,175 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Ser B (Prerefunded @ 06/15/10).................... 6.000 06/15/33 2,611,088
See Notes to Financial Statements 7 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE NEW YORK (CONTINUED) $1,200 New York City Ser G......................... 5.250% 08/01/16 $ 1,251,636 2,000 New York City Ser H (FGIC Insd)............. 6.000 08/01/12 2,354,600 1,750 New York City Transitional Fin Auth Rev Future Tax Secd Ser B (MBIA Insd)........... 5.250 05/01/16 1,931,510 950 New York City Transitional Fin Auth Rev Future Tax Secd Ser C....................... 5.000 05/01/29 965,970 2,000 New York City Transitional Fin Auth Rev Ser A........................................... 5.000 11/15/26 2,046,440 1,500 New York City Transitional Future Tax Secd Ser D (MBIA Insd)........................... 5.250 02/01/19 1,635,540 2,000 New York St Dorm Auth Lease Rev St Univ Dorm Fac......................................... 5.375 07/01/16 2,219,780 1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Lease Rev St Univ Dorm Fac......................................... 5.375 07/01/20 1,084,240 2,000 New York St Dorm Auth Lease Rev St Univ Dorm Fac......................................... 5.000 07/01/32 2,038,920 3,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City Univ Cons Third Gen Ser 1 (FGIC Insd)................. 5.250 07/01/25 3,686,935 1,625 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City Univ Sys Cons Ser A....................................... 5.625 07/01/16 1,883,245 2,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City Univ Sys Third Gen Res Ser 2 (Prerefunded @ 07/01/06)................................... 6.000 07/01/20 2,884,825 2,360 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd NY Sarc Inc Ser A (FSA Insd)............................ 5.000 07/01/10 2,636,521 1,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Mem Sloan- Kettering Ctr Ser 1 (MBIA Insd)............. 5.000 07/01/20 1,580,370 605 New York St Dorm Auth Rev NY Pub Lib (Escrowed to Maturity) (MBIA Insd).......... * 07/01/07 548,959 1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev NY Pub Lib (Escrowed to Maturity) (MBIA Insd).......... * 07/01/09 829,150 1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Sch Dist Fin Pgm Ser C (MBIA Insd)........................... 5.375 10/01/15 1,128,350 1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Secd Hosp North Gen Hosp Rfdg............................... 5.750 02/15/18 1,115,240 1,370 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St Personal Income Tax Ed Ser A................................ 5.375 03/15/20 1,496,067 1,500 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St Univ Ed Fac (Prerefunded @ 05/15/06).................... 5.750 05/15/10 1,713,195 2,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St Univ Ed Fac 1989 Res (MBIA Insd)........................ 6.000 05/15/16 2,345,260 2,600 New York St Dorm Auth Rev St Univ Ed Fac Ser A (MBIA Insd)............................... 5.250 05/15/15 2,962,882
See Notes to Financial Statements 8 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE NEW YORK (CONTINUED) $1,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Winthrop Univ Hosp Assn Ser A (a).............................. 5.500% 07/01/32 $ 992,020 3,500 New York St Energy Resh & Dev Auth Elec Fac Rev Cons Edison Co NY Inc Proj (MBIA Insd) (b)......................................... 6.000 03/15/28 3,574,480 3,000 New York St Energy Resh & Dev Auth Gas Fac Rev Brooklyn Union Gas Ser C (MBIA Insd).... 5.600 06/01/25 3,065,520 300 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Revolving Fd Ser A (Escrowed to Maturity)................................ 5.750 06/15/12 356,844 1,290 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Revolving Fd Ser E........... 6.600 06/15/09 1,385,641 1,925 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Revolving Fd Ser E (Prerefunded @ 06/15/04).................... 6.600 06/15/09 2,072,224 95 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Ser 02....................... 5.750 06/15/12 111,618 605 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Pollutn Ctl Rev St Wtr Ser 02 (Escrowed to Maturity)................................... 5.750 06/15/12 719,635 2,000 New York St Environmental Fac Corp Solid Waste Disp Rev Occidental Petroleum Corp Proj........................................ 6.100 11/01/30 2,017,180 1,565 New York St Environmental Fac Corp St Clean Wtr & Drinking Revolving Fd Ser B........... 5.000 06/15/20 1,657,194 1,595 New York St Hsg Fin Agy Rev Newburgh Interfaith Hsg Ser A........................ 7.050 11/01/12 1,605,830 3,000 New York St Loc Govt Assistance Corp Ser E Rfdg........................................ 6.000 04/01/14 3,575,490 2,000 New York St Med Care Fac Fin Agy Rev Presbyterian Hosp Ser A Rfdg (FHA Gtd)...... 5.375 02/15/25 2,093,500 2,915 New York St Mtg Agy Rev Homeowner Mtg Ser 79.......................................... 5.300 04/01/29 3,012,128 2,000 New York St Twy Auth Hwy & Brdg Tr Fd Ser A (FSA Insd).................................. 5.250 04/01/19 2,166,420 2,750 New York St Twy Auth Hwy & Brdg Tr Fd Ser B (FGIC Insd)................................. 5.000 04/01/16 2,928,063 5,000 New York St Twy Auth Svc Contract Rev Loc Hwy & Brdg.................................. 5.250 04/01/14 5,518,650 5,000 New York St Twy Auth Svc Contract Rev Loc Hwy & Brdg.................................. 5.500 04/01/16 5,615,650
See Notes to Financial Statements 9 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
PAR AMOUNT MARKET (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE NEW YORK (CONTINUED) $1,500 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Personal Income Tax Ser C-1 (FGIC Insd).............. 5.500% 03/15/19 $ 1,676,160 2,000 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Personal Income Tax St Fac Ser A..................... 5.375 03/15/19 2,185,680 1,000 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Correctional Cap Fac Ser 4 (Prerefunded @ 1/01/04)....... 5.375 01/01/23 1,048,590 1,115 New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Proj Pine Barrens..................................... 5.375 04/01/17 1,200,888 1,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Purp Ser A....................................... 5.250 01/01/17 1,090,380 1,500 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Purp Ser A....................................... 5.250 01/01/18 1,625,280 4,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Purp Ser A....................................... 5.000 01/01/32 4,074,400 5,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Gen Purp Ser B Rfdg.................................. 5.125 11/15/29 5,159,850 1,500 Yonkers, NY Indl Dev Agy Civic Fac Rev Cmnty Dev Ppty Yonkers Inc Ser A.................. 6.625 02/01/26 1,606,650 ------------ 136,989,041 ------------ GUAM 1.1% 1,000 Guam Pwr Auth Rev Ser A (Prerefunded @ 10/01/04)................................... 6.625 10/01/14 1,096,750 ------------ U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 2.2% 2,000 Virgin Islands Pub Fin Auth Rev Gross Rcpt Taxes Ln Nt Ser A (ACA Insd)................ 6.125 10/01/29 2,152,460 ------------ TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 144.2% (Cost $128,931,575)................................................... 140,238,251 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.8% (Cost $2,700,000)..................................................... 2,700,000 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS 147.0% (Cost $131,631,575)................................................... 142,938,251
See Notes to Financial Statements 10 YOUR TRUST'S INVESTMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
MARKET DESCRIPTION VALUE LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (0.7%)........................... $ (662,532) PREFERRED SHARES (INCLUDING ACCRUED DISTRIBUTIONS) (46.3%)............. (45,009,986) ------------ NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES 100.0%.......................... $ 97,265,733 ============
* Zero coupon bond (a) Security purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. (b) Asset segregated as collateral for when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments. ACA--American Capital Access AMBAC--AMBAC Indemnity Corp. FGIC--Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. FHA--Federal Housing Administration FSA--Financial Security Assurance Inc. MBIA--Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp. See Notes to Financial Statements 11 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of Assets and Liabilities April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) ASSETS: Total Investments (Cost $131,631,575)....................... $142,938,251 Cash........................................................ 69,695 Receivables: Interest.................................................. 2,023,217 Investments Sold.......................................... 60,000 Other....................................................... 275 ------------ Total Assets............................................ 145,091,438 ------------ LIABILITIES: Payables: Investments Purchased..................................... 2,539,400 Investment Advisory Fee................................... 69,641 Administrative Fee........................................ 5,803 Affiliates................................................ 4,753 Trustees' Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans........ 152,102 Accrued Expenses............................................ 44,020 ------------ Total Liabilities....................................... 2,815,719 Preferred Shares (including accrued distributions).......... 45,009,986 ------------ NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES...................... $ 97,265,733 ============ NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE ($97,265,733 divided by 5,655,638 shares outstanding)............................. $ 17.20 ============ NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: Common Shares ($.01 par value with an unlimited number of shares authorized, 5,655,638 shares issued and outstanding).............................................. $ 56,556 Paid in Surplus............................................. 83,576,969 Net Unrealized Appreciation................................. 11,306,676 Accumulated Net Realized Gain............................... 1,304,408 Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income............. 1,021,124 ------------ NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES...................... $ 97,265,733 ============ PREFERRED SHARES ($.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares, 1,800 issued with liquidation preference of $25,000 per share)........................................ $ 45,000,000 ============ NET ASSETS INCLUDING PREFERRED SHARES....................... $142,265,733 ============
See Notes to Financial Statements 12 Statement of Operations For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) INVESTMENT INCOME: Interest.................................................... $ 3,529,661 ----------- EXPENSES: Investment Advisory Fee..................................... 420,230 Preferred Share Maintenance................................. 62,917 Administrative Fee.......................................... 35,019 Trustees' Fees and Related Expenses......................... 23,210 Legal....................................................... 9,750 Custody..................................................... 4,298 Other....................................................... 71,666 ----------- Total Expenses.......................................... 627,090 ----------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME....................................... $ 2,902,571 =========== REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS: Net Realized Gain........................................... $ 1,260,560 ----------- Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation: Beginning of the Period................................... 10,181,375 End of the Period......................................... 11,306,676 ----------- Net Unrealized Appreciation During the Period............... 1,125,301 ----------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN............................ $ 2,385,861 =========== DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS..................... $ (276,788) =========== NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES FROM OPERATIONS................................................ $ 5,011,644 ===========
See Notes to Financial Statements 13 Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2003 OCTOBER 31, 2002 ----------------------------------- FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: Operations: Net Investment Income................................ $ 2,902,571 $ 6,104,576 Net Realized Gain.................................... 1,260,560 3,918,187 Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation During the Period............................................. 1,125,301 (2,591,261) Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: Net Investment Income.............................. -0- (533,147) Net Realized Gain.................................. (276,788) (235,454) ----------- ----------- Change in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations......................................... 5,011,644 6,662,901 Distributions to Common Shareholders: Net Investment Income.............................. (2,869,601) (5,507,957) Net Realized Gain.................................. (3,597,551) (798,576) ----------- ----------- NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES......................... (1,455,508) 356,368 NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES: Beginning of the Period.............................. 98,721,241 98,364,873 ----------- ----------- End of the Period (Including accumulated undistributed net investment income of $1,021,124 and $988,154, respectively)........................ $97,265,733 $98,721,241 =========== ===========
See Notes to Financial Statements 14 Financial Highlights (Unaudited) THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE PRESENTS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR ONE COMMON SHARE OF THE TRUST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED.
SIX MONTHS TWO MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ENDED APRIL 30, -------------------------------------- OCTOBER 31, 2003 2002 (a) 2001 2000 1999 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD................................... $ 17.46 $ 17.39 $ 16.25 $ 15.73 $ 17.42 $ 17.39 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net Investment Income.................... .51 1.07 1.13 1.16 1.18 .20 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss.... .42 .24 1.07 .57 (1.65) .03 Common Share Equivalent of Distributions Paid to Preferred Shareholders: Net Investment Income.................. -0- (.09) (.26) (.32) (.25) (.05) Net Realized Gain...................... (.05) (.04) -0- -0- (.02) -0- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Total from Investment Operations.......... .88 1.18 1.94 1.41 (.74) .18 Distributions Paid to Common Shareholders: Net Investment Income.................. (.51) (.97) (.80) (.89) (.90) (.15) Net Realized Gain...................... (.63) (.14) -0- -0- (.05) -0- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- NET ASSET VALUE, END OF THE PERIOD........ $ 17.20 $ 17.46 $ 17.39 $ 16.25 $ 15.73 $ 17.42 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======== Common Share Market Price at End of the Period................................... $ 15.50 $ 15.45 $ 15.30 $ 13.75 $13.375 $ 16.875 Total Return (b).......................... 7.81%* 8.37% 17.45% 9.64% -15.88% 1.64%* Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares at End of the Period (In millions).......... $ 97.3 $ 98.7 $ 98.4 $ 91.9 $ 89.0 $ 98.5 Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (c).......... 1.31% 1.38% 1.61% 1.73% 1.66% 1.67% Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (c)............................... 6.08% 6.31% 6.62% 7.37% 7.03% 6.78% Portfolio Turnover........................ 11%* 43% 17% 39% 45% 1%* SUPPLEMENTAL RATIOS: Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Preferred Shares (c)........... .90% .94% 1.09% 1.15% 1.13% 1.15% Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (d)............................... 6.08% 5.76% 5.11% 5.31% 5.53% 5.23% SENIOR SECURITIES: Total Preferred Shares Outstanding........ 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 900 Asset Coverage Per Preferred Share (e).... $79,042 $79,871 $79,647 $76,055 $74,438 $159,452 Involuntary Liquidating Preference Per Preferred Share.......................... $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $ 50,000 Average Market Value Per Preferred Share.................................... $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $ 50,000
* Non-Annualized (a) As required, effective November 1, 2001, the Trust has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began accreting market discount on fixed income securities. The effect of this change for the period ended October 31, 2002 was to increase net investment income per share by $.01, decrease net realized and unrealized gains and losses per share by $.01 and increase the ratio of net investment income to average net asset applicable to common shares by .07%. Per share, ratios and supplemental data for the periods prior to October 31, 2002 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation. (b) Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. (c) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders. (d) Ratios reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders. (e) Calculated by subtracting the Trust's total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust's total assets and dividing this by the number of preferred shares outstanding. 15
YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, --------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 16.83 $ 16.15 $ 16.47 $ 16.63 $ 17.96 $ 16.30 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 1.21 1.22 1.25 1.24 1.30 1.31 .56 .73 (.23) .17 (1.16) 1.64 (.28) (.28) (.29) (.26) (.21) (.19) -0- -0- -0- (.04) (.03) (.02) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 1.49 1.67 .73 1.11 (.10) 2.74 (.93) (.99) (1.05) (1.05) (1.05) (1.01) -0- -0- -0- (.22) (.18) (.07) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- $ 17.39 $ 16.83 $ 16.15 $ 16.47 $ 16.63 $ 17.96 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== $ 16.75 $ 16.125 $ 16.50 $ 15.50 $ 15.375 $ 17.25 9.94% 3.94% 13.62% 9.73% -4.08% 17.94%* $ 98.3 $ 95.2 $ 91.2 $ 92.9 $ 93.9 $ 101.3 1.64% 1.68% 1.74% 1.76% 1.66% 1.66% 7.08% 7.44% 7.52% 7.74% 7.53% 7.73% 26% 17% 23% 50% 21% 25%* 1.12% 1.13% 1.18% 1.17% 1.14% 1.13% 5.42% 5.73% 5.77% 6.08% 6.31% 6.58% 900 900 900 900 900 900 $159,258 $155,768 $151,333 $153,270 $154,297 $162,610 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000
See Notes to Financial Statements 16 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust (the "Trust") is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal as well as New York State and New York City income taxes, consistent with preservation of capital. The Trust will invest in a portfolio consisting substantially of New York municipal obligations rated investment grade at the time of investment, but may invest up to 20% of its assets in unrated securities which are believed to be of comparable quality to those rated investment grade. The Trust commenced investment operations on September 27, 1991. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. A. SECURITY VALUATION Municipal bonds are valued by independent pricing services or dealers using the mean of the bid and asked prices or, in the absence of market quotations, at fair value based upon yield data relating to municipal bonds with similar characteristics and general market conditions. Securities which are not valued by independent pricing services or dealers are valued at fair value using procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. B. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses are determined on an identified cost basis. The Trust may purchase and sell securities on a "when-issued" or "delayed delivery" basis, with settlement to occur at a later date. The value of the security so purchased is subject to market fluctuations during this period. The Trust will maintain, in a segregated account with its custodian, assets having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments until payment is made. At April 30, 2003, the Trust had $959,029 of when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments. 17 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) C. INVESTMENT INCOME Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Bond premium is amortized and discount is accreted over the expected life of each applicable security. D. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES It is the Trust's policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. At April 30, 2003 the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation are as follows: Cost of investments for tax purposes........................ $131,295,765 ============ Gross tax unrealized appreciation........................... $ 11,658,368 Gross tax unrealized depreciation........................... (15,882) ------------ Net tax unrealized appreciation on investments.............. $ 11,642,486 ============
E. DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS The Trust declares and pays monthly dividends from net investment income to common shareholders. Net realized gains, if any, are distributed annually on a pro rata basis to common and preferred shareholders. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains, which are included as ordinary income for tax purposes. The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2002 was as follows:
2002 Distributions paid from: Ordinary income........................................... $ 11,749 Long-term capital gain.................................... 1,034,054 ---------- $1,045,803 ==========
As of October 31, 2002, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows: Undistributed ordinary income............................... $ 114,067 Undistributed long-term capital gain........................ 3,892,679
18 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) 2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Under the terms of the Trust's Investment Advisory Agreement, Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. (the "Adviser") will provide investment advice and facilities to the Trust for an annual fee payable monthly of .60% of the average daily net assets of the Trust. In addition, the Trust will pay a monthly administrative fee to Van Kampen Investments Inc. or its affiliates (collectively "Van Kampen"), the Trust's Administrator, at an annual rate of ..05% of the average daily net assets of the Trust. The administrative services provided by the Administrator include record keeping and reporting responsibilities with respect to the Trust's portfolio and preferred shares and providing certain services to shareholders. For the six months ended April 30, 2003, the Trust recognized expenses of approximately $3,700 representing legal services provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois), counsel to the Trust, of which a trustee of the Trust is an affiliated person. Under separate Accounting Services and Legal Services agreements, the Adviser provides accounting and legal services to the Trust. The Adviser allocates the cost of such services to each trust. For the six months ended April 30, 2003, the Trust recognized expenses of approximately $14,500 representing Van Kampen's cost of providing accounting and legal services to the Trust, which are reported as part of "Other" and "Legal" expenses, respectively, in the Statement of Operations. Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers and directors of Van Kampen. The Trust does not compensate its officers or trustees who are officers of Van Kampen. The Trust has implemented deferred compensation and retirement plans for its trustees who are not officers of Van Kampen. Under the deferred compensation plan, trustees may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation to a later date. Benefits under the retirement plan are payable upon retirement for a ten-year period and are based upon each trustee's years of service to the Trust. The maximum annual benefit per trustee under the plan is $2,500. 3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS During the period, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were $14,913,544 and $16,579,216, respectively. 19 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS April 30, 2003 (Unaudited) 4. PREFERRED SHARES The Trust has outstanding 1,800 Auction Preferred Shares ("APS"). Dividends are cumulative and the dividend rate is reset through an auction process every 28 days. The rate in effect on April 30, 2003 was .900%. During the six months ended April 30, 2003, the rates ranged from .900% to 1.730%. The Trust pays annual fees equivalent to .25% of the preferred share liquidation value for the remarketing efforts associated with the preferred auctions. These fees are included as a component of "Preferred Share Maintenance" expense. The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust in whole or in part at the liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is subject to certain asset coverage tests and the APS are subject to mandatory redemption if the tests are not met. 20 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IMPORTANT ADDRESSES VAN KAMPEN NEW YORK QUALITY MUNICIPAL TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES DAVID C. ARCH ROD DAMMEYER HOWARD J KERR THEODORE A. MYERS RICHARD F. POWERS, III* - Chairman HUGO F. SONNENSCHEIN WAYNE W. WHALEN* INVESTMENT ADVISER VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENT ADVISORY CORP. 1 Parkview Plaza P.O. Box 5555 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-5555 CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY c/o EquiServe P.O. Box 43011 Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3011 LEGAL COUNSEL SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (ILLINOIS) 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 180 North Stetson Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60601 * "Interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 21 Van Kampen Privacy Notice The Van Kampen companies and investment products* respect your right to privacy. We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain nonpublic personal information about you. This is information we collect from you on applications or other forms, and from the transactions you make with us, our affiliates, or third parties. We may also collect information you provide when using our web site, and text files (a.k.a. "cookies") may be placed on your computer to help us to recognize you and to facilitate transactions you initiate. We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you or any of our former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law. For instance, so that we may continue to offer you Van Kampen investment products and services that meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions that you request or authorize, we may disclose the information we collect to companies that perform services on our behalf, such as printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials. These companies will use this information only for the services for which we hired them, and are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose. To protect your nonpublic personal information internally, we permit access to it only by authorized employees, and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. * Includes Van Kampen Investments Inc., Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp., Van Kampen Asset Management Inc., Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Management Inc., Van Kampen Funds Inc., Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., Van Kampen Trust Company, Van Kampen System Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., as well as the many Van Kampen mutual funds and Van Kampen unit investment trusts. Van Kampen Funds Inc. 1 Parkview Plaza, P.O. Box 5555 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-5555 www.vankampen.com [VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO] Copyright (C)2003 Van Kampen Funds Inc. All rights reserved. VNM SAR 6/03 Member NASD/SIPC. 11175F03-AS-6/03 Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 6. [Reserved.] Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable for semi-annual reports. Item 8. [Reserved.] Item 9. The Trust's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report. There were no significant changes or corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Trust's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Trust's internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. Item 10. Exhibits. (a) Code of Ethics - Not applicable for semi-annual reports. (b) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT. 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) Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust ------------------------------------------------------------------- By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: June 23, 2003 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: June 23, 2003 By: /s/ John L. Sullivan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: John Sullivan Title: Principal Financial Officer Date: June 23, 2003 EX-99.CERT 3 c77316exv99wcert.txt CERTIFICATION I, Ronald E. Robison, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ Ronald E. Robison --------------------------- Principal Executive Officer 1 I, John Sullivan, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ John L. Sullivan --------------------------- Principal Financial Officer 2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Name of Issuer: Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2003 that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ Ronald E. Robison ---------------------- Ronald E. Robison Principal Executive Officer A signed original of this written statement requires by Section 906 has been provided to Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust and will be retained by Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. 3 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Name of Issuer: Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2003 that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. Date: June 23, 2003 /s/ John L. Sullivan --------------------- John Sullivan Principal Financial Officer A signed original of this written statement requires by Section 906 has been provided to Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust and will be retained by Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. 4 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----