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FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21212
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Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nuveen Investments
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Kevin J. McCarthy
Nuveen Investments
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 917-7700
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Date of fiscal year end: August 31
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Date of reporting period: August 31, 2008
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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
ANNUAL REPORT | Nuveen Investments
August 31, 2008 | MUNICIPAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
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NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL
FUND, INC.
NPC
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL
FUND 2, INC.
NCL
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM INCOME
MUNICIPAL FUND
NCU
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE
MUNICIPAL FUND
NAC
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE
MUNICIPAL FUND 2
NVX
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE
MUNICIPAL FUND 3
NZH
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE
MUNICIPAL FUND
NKL
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA
TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE
MUNICIPAL FUND
NKX
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Chairman's
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
| Robert P. Bremner | Chairman of the Board
Dear Shareholders,
I'd like to use my initial letter to you to accomplish several things. First, I
want to report that after fourteen years of service on your Fund's Board,
including the last twelve as chairman, Tim Schwertfeger retired from the Board
in June. The Board has elected me to replace him as the chairman, the first time
this role has been filled by someone who is not an employee of Nuveen
Investments. Electing an independent chairman marks a significant milestone in
the management of your Fund, and it aligns us with what is now considered a
"best practice" in the fund industry. Further, it demonstrates the independence
with which your Board has always acted on your behalf.
Following Tim will not be easy. During my eleven previous years on the Nuveen
Fund Board, I found that Tim always set a very high standard by combining
insightful industry and market knowledge and sound, clear judgment. While the
Board will miss his wise counsel, I am certain we will retain the primary
commitment Tim shared with all of us - an unceasing dedication to creating and
retaining value for Nuveen Fund shareholders. This focus on value over time is a
touchstone that I and all the other Board members will continue to use when
making decisions on your behalf.
Second, I also want to report that we are very fortunate to be welcoming two new
Board members to our team. John Amboian, the current chairman and CEO of Nuveen
Investments, has agreed to replace Tim as Nuveen's representative on the Board.
John's presence will allow the independent Board members to benefit not only
from his leadership role at Nuveen but also his broad understanding of the fund
industry and Nuveen's role within it. We also are adding Terry Toth as an
independent director. A former CEO of the Northern Trust Company's asset
management group, Terry will bring extensive experience in the fund industry to
our deliberations.
Third, on behalf of the entire Board, I would like you to know that we are
closely monitoring the unprecedented market developments and their distressing
impact on the Funds. We believe that these Funds continue to be actively and
constructively managed for the long term and at the same time we are very aware
that these are trying times for our investors. We appreciate the patience you
have shown with the Board and with Nuveen Investments as they manage your
investment through this extremely difficult period.
Fourth, again on behalf of the entire Board, I would like to acknowledge the
effort the whole Nuveen organization is making to resolve the auction rate
preferred share situation in a satisfactory manner. As you know, we are actively
pursuing a number of possible solutions, all with the goal of providing
liquidity for preferred shareholders while preserving the potential benefits of
leverage for common shareholders. We appreciate the patience you have shown as
we've worked through the many details involved.
Finally, I urge you to take the time to review the Portfolio Manager's Comments,
the Common Share Dividend and Share Price Information, and the Performance
Overview sections of this report. All of us are grateful that you have chosen
Nuveen Investments as a partner as you pursue your financial goals, and, on
behalf of myself and the other members of your Fund's Board, let me say we look
forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert P. Bremner
Robert P. Bremner
Chairman of the Board
October 21, 2008
Portfolio Manager's COMMENTS
Nuveen Investments Municipal Closed-End Funds | NPC, NCL, NCU, NAC,
NVX, NZH, NKL, NKX
Portfolio manager Scott Romans discusses economic and municipal market
conditions at both the national and state levels, key investment strategies, and
the twelve-month performance of these Nuveen California Municipal Funds. Scott,
who joined Nuveen in 2000, has managed NCU, NAC, NVX, NZH, NKL, and NKX since
2003. He assumed portfolio management responsibility for NPC and NCL in 2005.
WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED THE U.S. ECONOMY AND MUNICIPAL MARKET DURING THE
TWELVE-MONTH REPORTING PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 2008?
During this period, developments in the credit markets led to increased price
volatility and reduced liquidity and a general "flight-to-quality". In September
2007, the Federal Reserve (Fed) responded to credit market volatility by
launching a series of interest rate cuts that lowered the fed funds rate by 325
basis points--from 5.25% to 2.00%--in eight months, including reductions of 125
basis points in January 2008 alone. Since April 2008, the Fed has left monetary
policy unchanged. (On October 8, 2008, after the close of this reporting period,
the Fed lowered the fed funds rate by 50 basis points, cutting this target rate
from 2.00% to 1.5%).
The Fed's rate-cutting actions also were a response to signs of slower growth in
the U.S. economy, as evidenced by changes in the U.S. gross domestic product
(GDP), a closely watched measure of economic performance. While GDP expanded at
4.8% in the third quarter of 2007, this measure fell into negative territory
(-0.2%) in the fourth quarter of 2007 before improving to 0.9% in the first
quarter of 2008 (all GDP numbers annualized). During the second quarter of 2008,
GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.8%, boosted by an acceleration in exports and
upturn in government spending, but reflecting a 13% decline in residential
investment. Driven largely by increased energy, transportation and food prices,
the Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered a 5.4% year-over-year gain as of
August 2008. The core CPI (which excludes food and energy) rose 2.5% between
September 2007 and August 2008, well above the Fed's unofficial target of 2.0%
or lower. In the labor markets, January 2008 marked the first of eight straight
months of decline in new job creation. The national unemployment rate for August
2008 was 6.1%, its highest level in five years, up from 4.7% in August 2007.
Discussions of specific investments are for illustrative purposes only and are
not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The views expressed
in this commentary represent those of the portfolio manager as of the date of
this report and are subject to change at any time, based on market conditions
and other factors. The Funds disclaim any obligation to advise shareholders of
such changes.
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In the municipal bond market, factors related to the sub-prime mortgage crisis
had an indirect, but important, influence on performance. General concerns about
the credit markets as well as more specific concerns about municipal bond
insurers with exposure to sub-prime mortgages caused some investors to curtail
purchases. In addition, hedge funds and other non-traditional buyers of
municipal bonds began to sell holdings of longer-maturity bonds into a market
already experiencing a lack of liquidity. Combined with the Fed rate cuts, this
selling produced a sharp steepening of the municipal yield curve, as longer-term
interest rates rose and short-term interest rates declined. In this environment,
bonds with shorter maturities generally outperformed longer-maturity bonds and
higher quality bonds tended to outperform lower quality credits.
Also of note in the municipal market, the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2008 ruled
that individual states could continue to offer their residents special tax
treatment on municipal bonds issued within their borders. The high court's
decision preserved tax rules in forty-two states, allowing them to continue to
exempt from taxation the income their residents earn on in-state municipal bonds
while taxing the income earned on municipal bonds issued in other states.
Over the twelve months ended August 2008, municipal bond issuance nationwide
totaled $462.4 billion, a decrease of 1% from the previous twelve months.
Despite disruptions in the markets, as of the end of this reporting period, up
to August 31st, new municipal issuance continued to be met with solid demand by
institutional and retail investors as well as some non-traditional buyers
returning to the market over the last few months.
HOW WERE THE ECONOMIC AND MARKET ENVIRONMENTS IN CALIFORNIA DURING THIS PERIOD?
The California economy has experienced a dramatic slowdown, with the state's
economic growth rate, as measured by GDP by state, falling from 3.8% in 2006 to
1.5% in 2007, compared with the 2007 national average of 2.0%. This dropped
California from its ranking as the thirteenth fastest growing state economy in
the U.S. to thirty-second. Declines in the construction, finance and insurance
sectors combined to
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account for the loss of one full percentage point from the state's 2007 GDP
growth. On the positive side, California's economy remained relatively diverse,
with international trade, technology, tourism and defense serving as key
drivers. Gains in manufacturing and private service production industries helped
to offset some of the current weakness. However, as of August 2008, California's
unemployment rate had risen to 7.7%, up from 5.5% in August 2007 and the highest
level since March 1996.
In addition, because California's housing market had greater exposure to
riskier, non-traditional mortgage products than most other states, the state was
hard hit by the sub-prime mortgage crisis as well as the downturn in the housing
sector. According to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index of
twenty major metropolitan areas, housing prices in Los Angeles, San Diego and
San Francisco fell 26.2%, 25.0%, and 24.8%, respectively, between August 2007
and July 2008, compared with an average decrease of 16.3% nationwide. This
placed them fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the country in loss of
home value, behind Las Vegas, Phoenix and Miami. The deterioration in household
credit quality caused by continuing problems in the housing market forced
downward revisions to revenue estimates from state and local governments, with
weaker-than-projected tax collections prompting the declaration of a state
fiscal emergency in January 2008. After a record delay of eighty-five days past
the official July 1st deadline, the $145 billion California state budget was
signed into law in late September 2008 (following the close of this reporting
period).
In April 2008, Moody's and Standard & Poor's confirmed their ratings on
California's general obligation bonds at A1 and A+, respectively, while Fitch
maintained its A+ rating, albeit with a negative outlook. Moody's and Standard
&Poor's maintained stable outlooks for the state. For the twelve months ended
August 31, 2008, municipal issuance in California totaled $66.6 billion, a
decrease of 7% from the previous twelve months. California remained the largest
state issuer in the nation, representing more than 14% of total issuance
nationwide for the twelve months ended August 31, 2008. In terms of debt per
capita, the state ranked tenth in the nation in 2007, while debt as a percent of
personal income was 4.6%, compared with the national median of 2.4%.
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WHAT KEY STRATEGIES WERE USED TO MANAGE THE CALIFORNIA FUNDS DURING THIS
REPORTING PERIOD?
During this twelve-month period, as the municipal market was characterized by
volatility and a steepening yield curve, we sought to capitalize on the
turbulent environment by continuing to focus on finding relative value by using
a fundamental approach to find sectors and individual credits with the potential
to perform well over the long term.
As municipal bonds responded to events in the general financial markets, we
found attractive opportunities in various sectors at different times. For
example, when hedge funds and high-yield funds began to sell holdings into an
illiquid market in order to meet margin requirements and redemption needs, we
took advantage of this situation in some of the Funds to add positions in
tobacco bonds and A rated health care bonds at attractive prices. We also bought
in selected new issues of lower-rated bonds. In the spring of 2008, we saw a
substantial increase in new issuance from California hospitals seeking fixed
rates on longer bonds. Many of these issues were rated AA or A and offered
attractive prices and yields, and we took this opportunity to add to our health
care positions. Our focus in the insured Funds(1) was on purchasing bonds that
we thought had underlying AA and A ratings.
To provide liquidity for purchases, we primarily sold short-dated bonds. Some of
our new additions also were funded with proceeds from bond calls.
As a key dimension of risk management, we employed a disciplined approach to
duration(2) positioning as an important component of our management strategies.
As part of this approach, we used inverse floating rate securities,(3) a type of
derivative financial instrument, in all eight of these Funds. Inverse floaters
typically provide the dual benefit of bringing the Funds' durations closer to
our strategic target and enhancing their income-generation capabilities. The
Funds also invested in other types of derivatives. The goal of this strategy in
all of the Funds except NZH was to lengthen their durations and help us manage
their common share net asset value (NAV) volatility without having a negative
impact on their income streams or common share dividends over the short
(1) As of March 2008, NPC and NCL can invest up to 20% of their assets in
uninsured bonds rated A to BBB.
(2) Duration is a measure of a bond's price sensitivity as interest rates
change, with longer duration bonds displaying more sensitivity to these changes
than bonds with shorter durations.
(3) An inverse floating rate security is a financial instrument designed to pay
long-term tax-exempt interest at a rate that varies inversely with a short-term
tax-exempt interest rate index. For the Nuveen Funds, the index typically used
is the Securities Industry and Financial Markets (SIFM) Municipal Swap Index
(previously referred to as the Bond Market Association Index or BMA). Inverse
floaters, including those inverse floating rate securities in which the Funds
invested during the reporting period, are further defined within the Notes to
Financial Statements and Glossary of Terms Used in This Report sections of this
shareholder report.
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term. In NZH, we used derivative positions throughout the period to shorten this
Fund's duration. During periods when interest rates were lower, we believed that
managing duration synthetically through derivative positions was more prudent
than buying bonds that would extend or reduce duration but also embed lower
yields in the portfolio. As of August 31, 2008, the inverse floaters remained in
place, while the other derivative positions had been removed from the Funds,
except for NZH which still held a derivative position as of August 31, 2008.
HOW DID THE FUNDS PERFORM?
Individual results for these Nuveen California Funds, as well as relevant index
and peer group information, are presented in the accompanying table.
Annualized Total Returns on Common Share Net Asset Value
For periods ended 8/31/08
Noninsured Funds: 1-Year 5-Year 10-Year
NCU 1.81% 5.50% 5.29%
NAC 1.85% 5.54% N/A
NVX 2.76% 5.89% N/A
NZH 0.60% 5.49% N/A
Lipper CA Municipal
Debt Funds Average(4) 0.70% 5.54% 4.78%
Lehman Brothers CA
Tax-Exempt Bond Index(5) 3.94% 4.70% 4.87%
S&P CA Municipal
Bond Index(6) 3.93% 4.87% 4.79%
Insured Funds:
NPC 4.23% 5.06% 5.02%
NCL 1.86% 4.62% 5.06%
NKL 2.98% 5.86% N/A
NKX 2.97% 6.07% N/A
Lipper Single-State
Insured Municipal Debt
Funds Average(7) 1.32% 4.77% 4.68%
Lehman Brothers
Insured CA Municipal
Bond Index(5) 3.67% 4.45% 4.87%
S&P CA Municipal
Bond Index(6) 3.93% 4.87% 4.79%
Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be
higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of
taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale
of Fund shares.
For additional information, see the individual Performance Overview for your
Fund in this report.
(4) The Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average is calculated using the
returns of all closed-end funds in this category for each period as follows: 1
year, 24 funds; 5 years, 24 funds; and 10 years, 12 funds. Fund and Lipper
returns assume reinvestment of dividends.
(5) The Lehman Brothers California Tax-Exempt Bond Index is an unleveraged,
unmanaged index comprising a broad range of investment-grade California
municipal bonds, while the Lehman Brothers Insured California Tax-Exempt Bond
Index is an unleveraged, unmanaged index containing a broad range of insured
California municipal bonds. Results for the Lehman indexes do not reflect any
expenses.
(6) The Standard & Poor's (S&P) California Municipal Bond Index is an
unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of
the investment-grade California municipal bond market.
(7) The Lipper Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average is calculated
using the returns of all closed-end funds in this category for each period as
follows: 1 year, 44 funds; 5 years, 44 funds; and 10 years, 24 funds. The
performance of the Lipper Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average
represents the overall average of returns for funds from eight different states
with a wide variety of municipal market conditions. Fund and Lipper returns
assume reinvestment of dividends.
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For the twelve months ended August 31, 2008, the total returns on common share
NAV for NCU, NAC, and NVX exceeded the average return for the Lipper California
Municipal Debt Funds Average, while NZH performed relatively in line with this
measure. All four of the non-insured Funds underperformed the Lehman Brothers
California Tax-Exempt Bond Index and the Standard & Poor's (S&P) California
Municipal Bond Index. Among the insured Funds, all four Funds outperformed the
average return for the Lipper Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average.
NPC also outperformed the Lehman Brothers Insured California Tax-Exempt Bond
Index and the S&P California Municipal Bond Index, while the other three insured
Funds underperformed these indexes.
Key management factors that influenced the Funds' returns included yield curve
and duration positioning, the use of derivatives, credit exposure and sector
allocations and individual security selection.
Over the period, bonds with maturities between two and eight years, especially
those maturing in approximately five years, benefited the most, while bonds
having the longest maturities (twenty-two years and longer) posting the worst
returns. Among these Funds, NPC, NVX and--to a more modest extent--NKL and NKX
had the best duration positioning during the period; that is, they were more
heavily weighted in the areas of the yield curve that performed well.
Conversely, NZH was not as well positioned, with more exposure to the
underperforming long part of the curve.
As mentioned earlier, all eight of these Funds used derivative positions during
this period to synthetically manage duration and move them closer to our
strategic duration target. In seven of the Funds (all except NZH), these
derivative instruments were used to synthetically extend the Funds' durations.
Despite the fact that longer duration municipal bonds generally underperformed
those with shorter durations, the use of these derivatives had a positive
overall impact on the total return performance of these seven Funds, especially
NPC, which had a shorter underlying duration and made the greatest use of
derivative positions. This positive impact was attributable to the fact that the
derivative positions provided exposure to taxable markets during a period when,
in contrast to historical trends, the taxable markets and the municipal market
moved in the opposite directions. As municipal market performance lagged the
gains in the taxable markets, these derivatives performed very well.
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NZH, however, had a duration that exceeded our target and the derivatives were
used to synthetically shorten it. Given the outperforming taxable markets, this
hurt the Fund's performance. In addition, the inverse floaters used by all eight
of these Funds generally had a negative impact on performance. This resulted
from the fact that the inverse floaters effectively increased the Funds'
exposure to longer-maturity bonds at a time when shorter maturities were in
favor in the market.
Because risk-averse investors generally sought higher quality investments as
disruptions in the financial and housing markets deepened, bonds rated AA and A
typically performed very well. NKL and NKX, in particular, benefited from their
holdings of uninsured, higher quality (AA/A) bonds. At the same time, the
performance of the AAA rated sector, although positive, was hampered to some
degree due to the impact of downgrades of the insurers. Insured holdings with
underlying credits that were rated BBB or non-rated, originally purchased
because of the higher yields they offered, were disproportionately impacted
(compared with bonds with underlying credits rated AA or A) if the insurer
backing the bond was downgraded from AAA. Bonds rated BBB or below and non-rated
bonds generally posted poor returns.
Sectors of the market that generally made positive contributions to the Funds'
performances included general obligation bonds, water and sewer, education, and
special tax issues. Pre-refunded bonds,(8) which are often backed by U.S.
Treasury bonds, or were one of the top performing segments of the market, due
primarily to their shorter effective maturities, higher credit quality, and
perceived safety. Among these Funds, NVX and NZH held the heaviest weightings of
pre-refunded bonds.
In general, any bonds that carried credit risk, regardless of sector, tended to
perform poorly. Revenue bonds as a whole, and the industrial development and
housing sectors in particular, underperformed the general municipal market. Next
to the industrial development revenue sector, zero coupon bonds were among the
worst performing categories in the municipal market. This negatively affected
the transportation sector, especially tollroads, as these projects are often
financed with longer duration zero coupon bonds. The health care sector also
performed poorly, as did lower-rated bonds backed by the 1998 master tobacco
settlement agreement.
Individual security selection was also a factor in the Funds' performance. Early
in the period, some of the Funds purchased natural gas bonds--a number of which
were
(8) Pre-refunded bonds, also known as advance refundings or refinancings, occur
when an issuer sells new bonds and uses the proceeds to fund principal and
interest payments of older existing bonds. This process often results in
lower borrowing costs for bond issuers.
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backed by investment banks--at distressed prices relative to new issuance.
Unfortunately, as the credit crisis continued to unfold, these bonds tended to
come under additional stress. The Funds were also negatively impacted as the
majority of their AAA and BBB rated holdings underperformed these same rating
categories in the municipal market as a whole.
IMPACT OF THE FUNDS' CAPITAL STRUCTURES AND LEVERAGE STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE
One of the factors impacting the performance of these Funds relative to those of
the unleveraged Lehman Brothers California Tax-Exempt Bond Index, Lehman
Brothers Insured California Tax-Exempt Bond Index, and S&P California Municipal
Bond Index was the use of financial leverage. While leverage offers
opportunities for additional income and total returns for common shareholders,
the benefits provided by leveraging are influenced by the general price
movements of the bonds in each Fund's portfolio. During this period, as the
yields on longer-term bonds rose and their prices correspondingly fell,
declining valuations had a negative effect on performance that was magnified by
the use of leverage. In addition, the Funds' borrowing costs remained relatively
high, negatively impacting their total returns. In the turbulent market
environment of the past twelve months, the impact of any valuation change in the
Funds' holdings--whether positive or negative--was magnified by the use of
leverage.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT
After the close of the reporting period, the nations' financial institutions and
financial markets - including the municipal bond market - have experienced
significant turmoil. Reductions in demand have decreased valuations of municipal
bonds across all credit ratings, especially those with lower credit ratings, and
this has generally reduced the Funds' net asset values. The municipal market is
one in which dealer firms make markets in bonds on a principal basis using their
proprietary capital and during the recent market turmoil in which these firms'
capital was severely constrained, these firms were unwilling to commit their
capital to purchase and to serve as a dealer for municipal bonds. Compounding
the situation was the fact that this reduction in demand was accompanied by
significant selling pressure, particularly with respect to lower-rated municipal
bonds, as institutional investors were generally removing money from the
municipal bond market. The selling pressure created by institutional investors
was at least in part caused by their need to reduce the leveraging of their
municipal investments. This deleveraging was in part driven by the overall
reduction in the
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amount of financing available for such leverage, the increased costs of such
leverage financing, and the need to reduce leverage ratios that had recently
increased due to the decline in municipal bond prices. Municipal bond prices
were further negatively impacted by concerns that the need for further
de-leveraging would cause selling pressure to persist for a period of time.
In addition, the recent market turmoil (after the period-end of this report) has
resulted in a significant increase in certain short-term interest rates and a
flattening of the municipal yield curve. This affected the Funds' cost of
leverage as the rates at which the Funds' auction rate preferred shares were
resetting after the close of the reporting period were significantly higher than
historical levels. As a result, the Funds experienced leveraging costs that have
been higher than the Funds' portfolio investment yields, negatively affecting
the Funds' net earnings and total returns. While the rates at which the auction
rate preferred shares have been resetting recently have been decreasing to
historically normal levels and the yield curve has steepened, it is not yet
clear if these rates will remain at such levels.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING BOND INSURANCE COMPANIES
Another factor that had an impact on the performance of these Funds was their
position in bonds backed by municipal bond insurers that experienced downgrades
in their credit ratings. During the period covered by this report, ACA, AMBAC,
FGIC, MBIA, RAAI, and XLCA experienced one or more rating reductions by at least
one or more rating agencies. At the time this report was prepared, at least one
rating agency has placed each of these insurers on "negative outlook" or
"negative credit watch," which may presage one or more rating reductions for
such insurer or insurers in the future. As concern increased about the balance
sheets of these insurers, prices on bonds insured by these companies--especially
those bonds with weaker underlying credits--declined, detracting from the Funds'
performance. In particular, NCL was overweighted in bonds insured by FGIC, which
negatively affected this Fund's performance. However, on the whole, the holdings
of all of our Funds continued to be well diversified not only between insured
and uninsured bonds, but also within the insured bond category. It is important
to note that municipal bonds historically have had a very low rate of default.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SECURITIES MARKETS
Beginning in February 2008, more shares for sale were submitted in the regularly
scheduled auctions for the auction rate preferred shares issued by these Funds
than there were offers to buy. This meant that these auctions "failed to clear"
and that many or all auction preferred shareholders who wanted to sell their
shares in these auctions were unable to do so. This decline in liquidity in
auction rate preferred shares did not lower the credit quality of these shares,
and auction rate preferred shareholders unable to sell their shares received
distributions at the "maximum rate" applicable to failed auctions as calculated
in accordance with the pre-established terms of the auction rate preferred
shares.
On June 11, 2008, Nuveen announced the Fund Board's approval of plans to use
tender option bonds (TOBs), also known as floating rate securities, to refinance
a portion of the municipal Funds' outstanding auction rate preferred shares, for
which auctions have been failing for several months. The plan includes an
initial phase of approximately $1 billion in forty-one Funds. During the
twelve-month reporting period, NCL, NAC, NZH and NKL redeemed and/or noticed for
redemption $15,175,000, $39,475,000, $27,075,000 and $9,750,000 of their
outstanding auction rate preferred shares, respectively, at liquidation value,
using the proceeds from the issuance of TOBs.
On August 7, 2008, NKX issued par redemption notices for all outstanding shares
of its auction rate preferred securities totaling $45 million. These redemptions
were achieved through the issuance of variable rate demand preferred shares
(VRDP) in conjunction with the proceeds from the creation of TOBs. VRDP is a new
instrument designed to replace the auction rate preferred securities used as
leverage in many Nuveen closed-end Funds. VRDP is offered only to qualified
institutional buyers, as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act
of 1933. During the twelve-month reporting period, NKX issued $35.5 million of
VRDP and redeemed and/or noticed for redemption all its outstanding auction rate
preferred securities.
For current, up-to-date information, please visit the Nuveen CEF Auction Rate
Preferred Resource Center at:
http://www.nuveen.com/ResourceCenter/AuctionRatePreferred.aspx.
13
Common Share
Dividend and Share Price
INFORMATION
As previously noted, all of the Funds in this report use leverage to potentially
enhance opportunities for additional income for common shareholders. While this
strategy continued to provide incremental income, the extent of this benefit was
reduced to some degree by the borrowing costs associated with leverage, which
were relatively high at some points during the period. Some of the Funds' income
streams also were impacted as the proceeds from older, higher-yielding bonds
that matured or were called were reinvested into bonds currently available in
the market, which generally offered lower yields than the maturing or called
bonds. These factors resulted in one monthly dividend reduction in NCL, NVX and
NKL over the twelve-month period ended August 31, 2008. The dividends of NPC,
NCU, NAC, NZH and NKX remained stable throughout this reporting period.
Due to capital gains generated by normal portfolio activity, common shareholders
of the following Funds received capital gains and net ordinary income
distributions at the end of December 2007 as follows:
Short-Term Capital Gains
Long-Term Capital Gains and/or Ordinary Income
(per share) (per share)
NPC $0.0056 $0.0078
NAC $0.0357 --
NKL $0.0223 --
All of the Funds in this report seek to pay stable dividends at rates that
reflect each Fund's past results and projected future performance. During
certain periods, each Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less
than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Fund during the
period. If a Fund has cumulatively earned more than it has paid in dividends, it
holds the excess in reserve as undistributed net investment income (UNII) as
part of the Fund's common share NAV. Conversely, if a Fund has cumulatively paid
dividends in excess of its earnings, the excess constitutes negative UNII that
is likewise reflected in the Fund's common share NAV. Each Fund will, over time,
pay all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of August
31, 2008, all of the Funds in this report had positive UNII balances for both
financial statement and tax purposes.
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COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES AND SHARE PRICE INFORMATION
On July 30, 2008, the Board of Directors/Trustees for each of Nuveen's 120
closed-end Funds approved a program under which each Fund may repurchase up to
10% of its common shares. No common shares were repurchased by these Nuveen
California Funds during the twelve-month reporting period ended August 31, 2008.
As of August 31, 2008, the Funds' common share prices were trading at discounts
to their common share NAVs as shown in the accompanying chart:
8/31/08 Twelve-Month
Discount Average Discount
NPC -6.97% -7.41%
NCL -10.40% -9.76%
NCU -7.97% -8.77%
NAC -6.86% -7.13%
NVX -11.95% -7.83%
NZH -5.51% -6.06%
NKL -7.60% -6.72%
NKX -2.89% -6.30%
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NPC
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc.
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1),(2)
Insured 71%
U.S. Guaranteed 29%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share(4)
Sep 0.0605
Oct 0.0605
Nov 0.0605
Dec 0.0605
Jan 0.0605
Feb 0.0605
Mar 0.0605
Apr 0.0605
May 0.0605
Jun 0.0605
Jul 0.0605
Aug 0.0605
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 15.03
14.81
14.5
14.12
14.43
14.3901
14.33
14.2
14.31
14.3456
13.8
13.5
13.7
13.788
13.99
13.8
13.87
13.9
14.57
14.68
14.69
14.6599
14.84
15.25
14.11
13.89
13.48
14.15
13.6
13.81
13.96
14.79
14.8
14.28
14.12
14.15
14.25
14.25
14.54
14.47
14.54
14.13
13.81
13.76
13.618
13.9
13.51
13.64
13.72
13.66
13.625
13.75
8/31/08 13.89
FUND SNAPSHOT
------------------------------------
Common Share Price $13.89
------------------------------------
Common Share
Net Asset Value $14.93
------------------------------------
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -6.97%
------------------------------------
Market Yield 5.23%
------------------------------------
Taxable-Equivalent Yield3 8.01%
------------------------------------
Net Assets Applicable
to Common Shares ($000) $96,462
------------------------------------
Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 15.43
------------------------------------
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 8.93
------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 11/19/92)
------------------------------------
ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
------------------------------------
1-Year -2.21% 4.23%
------------------------------------
5-Year 4.44% 5.06%
------------------------------------
10-Year 4.65% 5.02%
------------------------------------
INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)
------------------------------------
U.S. Guaranteed 29.0%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/Limited 25.0%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/General 21.4%
------------------------------------
Water and Sewer 14.7%
------------------------------------
Other 9.9%
------------------------------------
INSURERS
(as a % of total Insured investments)
------------------------------------
MBIA 41.0%
------------------------------------
AMBAC 19.3%
------------------------------------
FSA 18.7%
------------------------------------
FGIC 17.3%
------------------------------------
XLCA 2.3%
------------------------------------
AGC 1.4%
------------------------------------
(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets attributable to
Auction Rate Preferred shares) are invested in municipal securities that
are covered by insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities or U.S.
Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities to ensure the
timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial
Statements, Footnote 1 - Insurance, for more information.
(3) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
(4) The Fund paid shareholders capital gains and net ordinary income
distributions in December 2007 of $0.0134 per share.
16
NCL
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc.
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1),(2)
Insured 81%
U.S. Guaranteed 19%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share
Sep 0.056
Oct 0.053
Nov 0.053
Dec 0.053
Jan 0.053
Feb 0.053
Mar 0.053
Apr 0.053
May 0.053
Jun 0.053
Jul 0.053
Aug 0.053
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 13.71
14.09
14.06
13.71
13.84
13.6025
13.64
13.33
13.29
13.3
13.09
12.7899
13.13
13.14
13.16
12.83
12.81
12.95
13.41
13.66
13.459
13.67
13.62
13.74
12.9999
12.944
12.66
12.95
12.7
12.55
12.93
13.19
13.13
13.11
13.16
13.21
13.3
13.3
13.4
13.31
13.32
12.74
12.58
12.56
12.69
12.7799
12.5
12.47
12.49
12.45
12.58
12.56
8/31/08 12.66
FUND SNAPSHOT
------------------------------------
Common Share Price $12.66
------------------------------------
Common Share
Net Asset Value $14.13
------------------------------------
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -10.40%
------------------------------------
Market Yield 5.02%
------------------------------------
Taxable-Equivalent Yield3 7.69%
------------------------------------
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares ($000) $179,734
------------------------------------
Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 16.48
------------------------------------
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 13.09
------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 3/18/93)
------------------------------------
ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
------------------------------------
1-Year -3.06% 1.86%
------------------------------------
5-Year 2.93% 4.62%
------------------------------------
10-Year 4.04% 5.06%
------------------------------------
INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/Limited 33.2%
------------------------------------
U.S. Guaranteed 19.3%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/General 16.4%
------------------------------------
Water and Sewer 14.3%
------------------------------------
Utilities 5.3%
------------------------------------
Other 11.5%
------------------------------------
INSURERS
(as a % of total Insured investments)
------------------------------------
MBIA 31.5%
------------------------------------
AMBAC 28.6%
------------------------------------
FSA 20.8%
------------------------------------
FGIC 18.3%
------------------------------------
XLCA 0.8%
------------------------------------
(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets attributable to
Auction Rate Preferred shares) are invested in municipal securities that
are covered by insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities or U.S.
Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities to ensure the
timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial
Statements, Footnote 1 - Insurance, for more information.
(3) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
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NCU
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 23%
AA 46%
A 14%
BBB 12%
BB or Lower 4%
N/R 1%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share
Sep 0.0535
Oct 0.0535
Nov 0.0535
Dec 0.0535
Jan 0.0535
Feb 0.0535
Mar 0.0535
Apr 0.0535
May 0.0535
Jun 0.0535
Jul 0.0535
Aug 0.0535
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 13.03
13.3
13.288
12.96
13.02
12.97
13.0699
12.91
13
13.334
13.1619
13.16
13.07
12.8201
12.65
12.39
12.38
12.42
13.06
13.17
13.08
13.29
13.25
13.22
12.57
12.7
12.34
12.89
12.26
12.35
12.622
12.75
12.97
12.966
12.72
12.75
12.81
12.73
12.77
12.8
12.839
12.58
12.55
12.29
12.29
12.41
12.17
12.15
12.22
12.2601
12.28
12.36
8/31/08 12.58
FUND SNAPSHOT
------------------------------------
Common Share Price $12.58
------------------------------------
Common Share
Net Asset Value $13.67
------------------------------------
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -7.97%
------------------------------------
Market Yield 5.10%
------------------------------------
Taxable-Equivalent Yield(2) 7.81%
------------------------------------
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares ($000) $78,966
------------------------------------
Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 16.46
------------------------------------
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 11.83
------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 6/18/93)
------------------------------------
ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
------------------------------------
1-Year 1.51% 1.81%
------------------------------------
5-Year 5.09% 5.50%
------------------------------------
10-Year 4.84% 5.29%
------------------------------------
INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/Limited 28.9%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/General 17.6%
------------------------------------
Health Care 15.6%
------------------------------------
U.S. Guaranteed 13.7%
------------------------------------
Water and Sewer 7.1%
------------------------------------
Utilities 5.3%
------------------------------------
Other 11.8%
------------------------------------
(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
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NAC
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 37%
AA 26%
A 20%
BBB 9%
BB or Lower 1%
N/R 7%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share(3)
Sep 0.0615
Oct 0.0615
Nov 0.0615
Dec 0.0615
Jan 0.0615
Feb 0.0615
Mar 0.0615
Apr 0.0615
May 0.0615
Jun 0.0615
Jul 0.0615
Aug 0.0615
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 14.3299
14.39
14.43
14.06
14.22
14.23
13.99
13.93
13.8
13.914
13.65
13.42
13.44
13.3401
13.58
13.42
13.32
13.33
14.04
14.06
13.88
14.15
14.4
14.49
13.68
13.48
13.23
13.54
13.15
13.04
13.49
13.67
14.11
13.91
13.91
14.11
14.18
14.08
14.02
13.98
13.96
13.66
13.41
13.4
13.4432
13.19
13.06
13.11
13.46
13.47
13.14
13.25
8/31/08 13.44
FUND SNAPSHOT
------------------------------------
Common Share Price $13.44
------------------------------------
Common Share
Net Asset Value $14.43
------------------------------------
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -6.86%
------------------------------------
Market Yield 5.49%
------------------------------------
Taxable-Equivalent Yield(2) 8.41%
------------------------------------
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares ($000) $338,732
------------------------------------
Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 17.81
------------------------------------
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 12.12
------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 5/26/99)
------------------------------------
ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
------------------------------------
1-Year -0.84% 1.85%
------------------------------------
5-Year 4.96% 5.54%
------------------------------------
Since
Inception 5.00% 6.18%
------------------------------------
INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)
------------------------------------
U.S. Guaranteed 19.1%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/Limited 17.4%
------------------------------------
Health Care 15.1%
------------------------------------
Transportation 13.1%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/General 10.1%
------------------------------------
Water and Sewer 6.3%
------------------------------------
Utilities 6.0%
------------------------------------
Other 12.9%
------------------------------------
(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
(3) The Fund paid shareholders a capital gains distribution in December 2007 of
$0.0357 per share.
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NVX
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 40%
AA 29%
A 15%
BBB 9%
BB or Lower 1%
N/R 6%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share
Sep 0.06
Oct 0.0575
Nov 0.0575
Dec 0.0575
Jan 0.0575
Feb 0.0575
Mar 0.0575
Apr 0.0575
May 0.0575
Jun 0.0575
Jul 0.0575
Aug 0.0575
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 13.8399
14.0999
13.85
13.7
13.82
13.7
13.63
13.43
13.47
13.5
13.2
12.75
12.84
13.05
13.1
12.91
12.9
13.15
13.84
13.75
13.69
13.89
13.84
13.97
13.24
13.29
12.85
13.3
12.79
12.92
13.27
13.59
13.56
13.48
13.34
13.32
13.33
13.38
13.47
13.4
13.47
13.08
12.77
12.71
12.9399
12.88
12.66
12.65
12.74
12.72
12.75
12.61
8/31/08 12.67
FUND SNAPSHOT
------------------------------------
Common Share Price $12.67
------------------------------------
Common Share
Net Asset Value $14.39
------------------------------------
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -11.95%
------------------------------------
Market Yield 5.45%
------------------------------------
Taxable-Equivalent Yield(2) 8.35%
------------------------------------
Net Assets Applicable
to Common Shares ($000) $212,890
------------------------------------
Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 15.31
------------------------------------
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 11.59
------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 3/27/01)
------------------------------------
ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
------------------------------------
1-Year -2.80% 2.76%
------------------------------------
5-Year 5.03% 5.89%
------------------------------------
Since
Inception 3.65% 5.80%
------------------------------------
INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)
------------------------------------
U.S. Guaranteed 28.7%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/Limited 15.2%
------------------------------------
Health Care 11.1%
------------------------------------
Education and Civic
Organizations 8.6%
------------------------------------
Transportation 7.2%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/General 6.6%
------------------------------------
Water and Sewer 6.2%
------------------------------------
Consumer Staples 4.9%
------------------------------------
Other 11.5%
------------------------------------
(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
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NZH
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1), (2)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 31%
AA 31%
A 19%
BBB 11%
BB or Lower 1%
N/R 7%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share
Sep 0.059
Oct 0.059
Nov 0.059
Dec 0.059
Jan 0.059
Feb 0.059
Mar 0.059
Apr 0.059
May 0.059
Jun 0.059
Jul 0.059
Aug 0.059
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 13.49
13.68
13.69
13.38
13.55
13.55
13.34
13.42
13.3
13.39
13.18
12.87
12.91
12.95
13.09
12.71
12.51
12.64
13.48
13.64
13.62
13.78
13.78
13.71
12.91
12.82
12.4
12.96
12.62
12.66
13.0198
13.08
13.08
13.18
13.15
13.27
13.3
13.28
13.33
13.35
13.44
13.13
12.63
12.5
12.69
12.69
12.5
12.57
12.57
12.89
13
12.72
8/31/08 12.87
FUND SNAPSHOT
------------------------------------
Common Share Price $12.87
------------------------------------
Common Share
Net Asset Value $13.62
------------------------------------
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -5.51%
------------------------------------
Market Yield 5.50%
------------------------------------
Taxable-Equivalent Yield(3) 8.42%
------------------------------------
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares ($000) $328,659
------------------------------------
Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 17.79
------------------------------------
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 12.89
------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 9/25/01)
------------------------------------
ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
------------------------------------
1-Year 0.46% 0.60%
------------------------------------
5-Year 6.25% 5.49%
------------------------------------
Since
Inception 3.73% 4.96%
------------------------------------
INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)(2)
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/Limited 26.2%
------------------------------------
Health Care 16.5%
------------------------------------
U.S. Guaranteed 15.2%
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/General 11.3%
------------------------------------
Water and Sewer 8.6%
------------------------------------
Consumer Staples 4.9%
------------------------------------
Transportation 4.9%
------------------------------------
Other 12.4%
------------------------------------
(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) Excluding derivative transactions.
(3) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
21
NKL
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1), (2)
Insured 74%
U.S. Guaranteed 14%
GNMA/FNMA Guaranteed 1%
A (Uninsured) 4%
BBB (Uninsured) 7%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share(4)
Sep 0.062
Oct 0.0595
Nov 0.0595
Dec 0.0595
Jan 0.0595
Feb 0.0595
Mar 0.0595
Apr 0.0595
May 0.0595
Jun 0.0595
Jul 0.0595
Aug 0.0595
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 14.55
14.71
14.72
14.16
14.35
14.4425
14.07
13.98
13.86
13.981
13.732
13.21
13.28
13.44
13.81
13.11
13.06
13.55
14.21
14.16
14.16
14.12
14.38
14.42
13.57
13.6506
13.212
13.55
13.13
13.27
13.6
13.63
14.11
14
13.95
14.02
14.1
14.09
14
14.05
14.13
13.73
13.653
13.36
13.39
13.36
13.32
13.58
13.55
13.46
13.8399
13.45
8/31/08 13.5
FUND SNAPSHOT
------------------------------------
Common Share Price $13.50
------------------------------------
Common Share
Net Asset Value $14.61
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Premium/(Discount) to NAV -7.60%
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Market Yield 5.29%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield3 8.10%
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Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares ($000) $223,356
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Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 17.19
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Leverage-Adjusted Duration 9.52
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 3/25/02)
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ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
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1-Year -0.03% 2.98%
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5-Year 5.30% 5.86%
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Since
Inception 4.36% 6.19%
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INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)
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Tax Obligation/Limited 32.9%
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Tax Obligation/General 18.4%
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U.S. Guaranteed 14.2%
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Utilities 10.9%
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Water and Sewer 7.3%
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Health Care 4.5%
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Other 11.8%
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INSURERS
(as a % of total Insured investments)
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AMBAC 27.5%
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MBIA 25.4%
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FGIC 21.4%
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FSA 19.1%
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XLCA 4.7%
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AGC 1.5%
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ACA 0.4%
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(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets attributable to
Auction Rate Preferred shares) are invested in municipal securities that
are covered by insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities or U.S.
Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities to ensure the
timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial
Statements, Footnote 1 - Insurance, for more information.
(3) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
(4) The Fund paid shareholders a capital gains distribution in December 2007 of
$0.0223 per share.
22
NKX
Performance
OVERVIEW
Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund
as of August 31, 2008
Pie Chart:
Credit Quality (as a % of total investments)(1), (2)
Insured 76%
U.S. Guaranteed 13%
A (Uninsured) 5%
BBB (Uninsured) 6%
Bar Chart:
2007-2008 Monthly Tax-Free Dividends Per Common Share
Sep 0.059
Oct 0.059
Nov 0.059
Dec 0.059
Jan 0.059
Feb 0.059
Mar 0.059
Apr 0.059
May 0.059
Jun 0.059
Jul 0.059
Aug 0.059
Line Chart:
Common Share Price Performance -- Weekly Closing Price
9/01/07 14.43
14.75
14.82
14.41
14.63
14.425
14.21
14.39
14.24
14.27
13.6999
13.47
13.5901
13.67
14.07
14.3
13.59
14.2
14.79
14.96
14.95
15.05
14.72
14.76
14.04
14.14
13.59
13.85
14.25
13.96
14.05
14.1501
14.38
14.26
14.17
14.27
14.5
14.51
14.1
14.05
14.014
13.93
13.61
13.4599
13.66
13.68
13.5
13.28
13.28
13.46
13.38
13.45
8/31/08 13.78
FUND SNAPSHOT
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Common Share Price $13.78
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Common Share
Net Asset Value $14.19
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Premium/(Discount) to NAV -2.89%
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Market Yield 5.14%
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Taxable-Equivalent Yield3 7.87%
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Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares ($000) $83,531
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Average Effective Maturity
on Securities (Years) 18.50
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Leverage-Adjusted Duration 9.93
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
(Inception 11/21/02)
------------------------------------
ON SHARE PRICE ON NAV
------------------------------------
1-Year 0.12% 2.97%
------------------------------------
5-Year 5.94% 6.07%
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Since
Inception 4.04% 5.29%
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INDUSTRIES
(as a % of total investments)
------------------------------------
Tax Obligation/Limited 31.0%
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Health Care 14.5%
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Tax Obligation/General 13.9%
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U.S. Guaranteed 13.1%
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Water and Sewer 9.5%
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Transportation 7.1%
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Other 10.9%
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INSURERS
(as a % of total Insured investments)
------------------------------------
AMBAC 45.1%
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MBIA 21.1%
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FSA 13.7%
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AGC 5.7%
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BHAC 5.1%
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XLCA 4.7%
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FGIC 4.6%
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(1) The percentages shown in the foregoing chart may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and XLCA as of August
31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio Manager's Commentary for an expanded
discussion of the affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings of the
underlying insurers both during the period and after period end.
(2) At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets attributable to
Auction Rate Preferred shares) are invested in municipal securities that
are covered by insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities or U.S.
Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities to ensure the
timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial
Statements, Footnote 1 - Insurance, for more information.
(3) Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a
fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an
after-tax basis. It is based on a combined federal and state income tax
rate of 34.7%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate
qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
23
Report of
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND, INC.
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND 2, INC.
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND 2
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND 3
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolios of investments, of Nuveen Insured California Premium Income
Municipal Fund, Inc., Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2,
Inc., Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Nuveen California
Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund, Nuveen California Dividend Advantage
Municipal Fund 2, Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3, Nuveen
Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund and Nuveen Insured
California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund (the "Funds"), as of August 31,
2008, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the
statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period
then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were
not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds' internal control over financial
reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of
securities owned as of August 31, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and
brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers
were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positions of
Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc., Nuveen Insured
California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc., Nuveen California Premium
Income Municipal Fund, Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund,
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2, Nuveen California
Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3, Nuveen Insured California Dividend
Advantage Municipal Fund and Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage
Municipal Fund at August 31, 2008, the results of their operations for the year
then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the
period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in
the period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
October 21, 2008
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Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 5.8% (4.0% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 2,125 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue 9/08 at 102.00 A2 $ 2,071,684
Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 -
MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,500 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, 5/15 at 100.00 AA 1,529,730
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
2,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, 11/15 at 100.00 AA 2,029,960
Series 2005C, 5.000%, 11/01/27 - MBIA Insured
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5,625 Total Education and Civic Organizations 5,631,374
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HEALTH CARE - 5.5% (3.8% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
3,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Insured Revenue 2/09 at 101.00 AA 3,032,910
Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 1998A, 5.375%, 8/15/30 -
MBIA Insured
724 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 747,935
Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554,
14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF)
1,500 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 8/09 at 101.00 AAA 1,557,900
Certificates of Participation, Sutter Health Obligated Group,
Series 1999, 5.500%, 8/15/19 - FSA Insured
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5,224 Total Health Care 5,338,745
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 0.3% (0.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
210 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aa2 213,627
Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 - FGIC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
100 California Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage 2/09 at 100.00 AA 100,254
Bonds II, Series 1997A-1, 6.000%, 8/01/20 - MBIA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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310 Total Housing/Single Family 313,881
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 31.4% (21.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
Bonita Unified School District, San Diego County, California,
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A:
1,890 5.250%, 8/01/23 - MBIA Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AA 1,988,979
1,250 5.250%, 8/01/25 - MBIA Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AA 1,306,275
2,000 California, General Obligation Veterans Welfare Bonds, 12/08 at 100.00 AA 1,999,840
Series 2001BZ, 5.375%, 12/01/24 - MBIA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
El Segundo Unified School District, Los Angeles County,
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004:
2,580 5.250%, 9/01/21 - FGIC Insured 9/14 at 100.00 A+ 2,720,378
1,775 5.250%, 9/01/22 - FGIC Insured 9/14 at 100.00 A+ 1,858,638
565 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 684,577
California, General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668,
13.010%, 8/01/28 - FSA Insured (IF)
1,225 Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, 2/13 at 103.00 AA 1,400,408
General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A,
6.550%, 8/01/20 - MBIA Insured
1,180 Jurupa Unified School District, Riverside County, California, 8/13 at 100.00 A 1,207,057
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/21 -
FGIC Insured
3,000 Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, 8/11 at 103.00 AA 3,344,790
General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1997A,
6.500%, 8/01/19 - MBIA Insured
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Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL (continued)
$ 160 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- $ 162,707
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
3,000 Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, 7/15 at 100.00 Aa3 3,067,770
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005,
5.000%, 7/01/27 - MBIA Insured
San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, California,
General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 2001C:
1,335 5.000%, 7/01/21 - FSA Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 1,444,977
3,500 5.000%, 7/01/22 - FSA Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 3,788,330
4,895 5.000%, 7/01/23 - FSA Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 5,298,250
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28,355 Total Tax Obligation/General 30,272,976
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 36.7% (25.0% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,000 Brea and Olinda Unified School District, Orange County, 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 1,010,390
California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Series 2002A,
5.125%, 8/01/26 - FSA Insured
California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue
Bonds, North County Center for Self-Sufficiency Corporation,
Series 2004:
1,215 5.000%, 12/01/19 - AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA 1,269,189
1,615 5.000%, 12/01/21 - AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA 1,667,568
195 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 189,560
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
595 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino 9/16 at 101.00 AA 570,914
Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006,
5.000%, 9/01/38 - AMBAC Insured
1,900 Corona-Norco Unified School District, Riverside County, 9/12 at 100.00 AA 1,946,455
California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 98-1,
Series 2002, 5.100%, 9/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
5,000 El Monte, California, Senior Lien Certificates of Participation, 1/11 at 100.00 AA 5,009,450
Department of Public Services Facility Phase II, Series 2001,
5.250%, 1/01/34 - AMBAC Insured
1,540 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 1,590,743
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Drivers Trust 2091,
14.214%, 6/01/45 - AGC Insured (IF)
1,000 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, Redevelopment 9/17 at 100.00 Baa1 884,510
and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 9/01/37 - XLCA Insured
435 Indian Wells Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 9/13 at 100.00 AA 447,693
Bonds, Consolidated Whitewater Project Area, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 9/01/20 - AMBAC Insured
345 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 335,226
Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project,
Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
895 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 12/14 at 100.00 AAA 919,299
Tax Allocation Bonds, Bunker Hill Project, Series 2004A,
5.000%, 12/01/20 - FSA Insured
1,500 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, 1/17 at 100.00 AA- 1,424,625
Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A,
4.750%, 1/01/31 - FGIC Insured
3,150 Moreno Valley Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 8/17 at 100.00 AA 3,022,520
Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/38 -
AMBAC Insured
7,000 Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, California, Housing 9/17 at 100.00 AA 6,840,610
Set-Aside Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/34 -
MBIA Insured
165 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 157,935
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
205 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, 8/13 at 100.00 AA 205,968
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
1,500 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 8/15 at 100.00 AA 1,479,465
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 -
MBIA Insured
26
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 3,565 Sweetwater Union High School District Public Financing 9/15 at 100.00 AAA $ 3,662,467
Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 9/01/25 - FSA Insured
2,805 Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino 10/11 at 100.00 AA 2,737,315
County, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds,
Series 2001A, 5.000%, 10/01/31 - MBIA Insured
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35,625 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 35,371,902
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TRANSPORTATION - 2.5% (1.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,400 San Diego Unified Port District, California, Revenue Bonds, 9/14 at 100.00 AA 2,406,168
Series 2004B, 5.000%, 9/01/29 - MBIA Insured
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 42.6% (29.0% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
California, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000:
7,995 5.750%, 3/01/22 (Pre-refunded 3/01/10) - MBIA Insured 3/10 at 101.00 AAA 8,502,203
2,000 5.750%, 3/01/27 (Pre-refunded 3/01/10) - MBIA Insured 3/10 at 101.00 AAA 2,126,880
2,500 Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, 8/09 at 102.00 AAA 2,583,025
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.125%, 8/01/26 -
FSA Insured (ETM)
6,000 Huntington Park Redevelopment Agency, California, Single No Opt. Call AAA 8,266,500
Family Residential Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds,
Series 1986A, 8.000%, 12/01/19 (ETM)
5,135 Palmdale Community Redevelopment Agency, California, No Opt. Call AAA 6,715,604
Single Family Restructured Mortgage Revenue Bonds,
Series 1986A, 8.000%, 3/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (ETM)
6,220 Riverside County, California, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities No Opt. Call AAA 8,674,411
Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1987A,
9.000%, 5/01/21 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (ETM)
1,485 San Jose, California, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, No Opt. Call Aaa 1,949,241
Series 1985A, 9.500%, 10/01/13 (ETM)
2,150 Santa Clara Valley Water District, California, Water Utility 6/10 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,266,337
System Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.125%, 6/01/31
(Pre-refunded 6/01/10) - FGIC Insured
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33,485 Total U.S. Guaranteed 41,084,201
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UTILITIES - 0.3% (0.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
345 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 315,827
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
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WATER AND SEWER - 21.6% (14.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
5,255 El Dorado Irrigation District, California, Water and Sewer 3/13 at 100.00 A2 5,352,901
Certificates of Participation, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 3/01/20 -
FGIC Insured
1,230 El Dorado Irrigation District, California, Water and Sewer 3/14 at 100.00 A 1,249,200
Certificates of Participation, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 3/01/21 -
FGIC Insured
235 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA 230,166
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
5,000 Indio Water Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, 4/16 at 100.00 AA 5,006,050
Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/31 - AMBAC Insured
220 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate 6/16 at 100.00 AA 217,041
of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 - MBIA Insured
1,500 Placerville Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 9/16 at 100.00 BBB- 1,325,235
System Refinancing and Improvement Project Revenue Bonds,
Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/34 - XLCA Insured
3,400 San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, California, 11/08 at 100.50 A+ 3,408,194
Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A, 5.250%, 5/15/22 -
FGIC Insured
1,310 Santa Fe Springs Public Financing Authority, California, 5/13 at 100.00 AA 1,319,668
Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 5/01/33 -
MBIA Insured
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Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
$ 1,345 West Basin Municipal Water District, California, Revenue 8/13 at 100.00 AA $ 1,385,175
Certificates of Participation, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/20 -
MBIA Insured
1,310 Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water District, Kern County, California, 11/08 at 100.00 AA 1,317,153
Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996, 5.700%, 11/01/15 -
AMBAC Insured
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20,805 Total Water and Sewer 20,810,783
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$ 132,174 Total Investments (cost $135,840,088) - 146.7% 141,545,857
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - (0.0)% (83,598)
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Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (46.7)% (5) (45,000,000)
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $ 96,462,259
====================================================================================================================
At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets
attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares) are invested
in municipal securities that are covered by insurance or
backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient
U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities or U.S.
Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities
to ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. See
Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 - Insurance, for
more information.
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a
percentage of Total Investments is 31.8%.
N/R Not rated.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc.
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 5.8% (3.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 620 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/10 at 100.00 A2 $ 656,983
University of the Pacific, Series 2000, 5.875%, 11/01/20 -
MBIA Insured
2,125 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue 9/08 at 102.00 A2 2,071,684
Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 -
MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,500 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, 5/15 at 100.00 AA 1,529,730
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
6,000 University of California, Revenue Bonds, Multi-Purpose Projects, 5/13 at 100.00 AA 6,095,160
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 5/15/27 - AMBAC Insured (UB)
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10,245 Total Education and Civic Organizations 10,353,557
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HEALTH CARE - 2.2% (1.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,410 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,456,615
Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554,
14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF)
2,000 The Regents of the University of California, Medical Center 5/15 at 101.00 AA 1,851,180
Pooled Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 5/15/37 -
MBIA Insured
650 University of California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, UCLA Medical 5/12 at 101.00 AA 695,624
Center, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 5/15/18 - AMBAC Insured
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4,060 Total Health Care 4,003,419
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 2.2% (1.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
400 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aa2 406,908
Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 - FGIC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,325 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aaa 2,363,107
Bonds, Series 2006K, 5.500%, 2/01/42 - AMBAC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,100 California Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage 2/09 at 100.75 AA 1,103,421
Bonds, Series 1997C-2-II, 5.625%, 8/01/20 - MBIA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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3,825 Total Housing/Single Family 3,873,436
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 24.4% (16.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,460 ABC Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, 8/10 at 101.00 A+ 1,554,710
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000B, 5.750%, 8/01/16 -
FGIC Insured
1,425 Bassett Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, 8/16 at 100.00 A- 1,440,575
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.250%, 8/01/30 -
FGIC Insured
3,000 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 9/16 at 100.00 AAA 2,783,760
4.500%, 9/01/36 - FSA Insured
4,400 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 2/13 at 100.00 AA 4,393,928
5.000%, 2/01/31 - MBIA Insured
3,000 California, General Obligation Veterans Welfare Bonds, 12/08 at 100.00 AA 2,999,760
Series 2001BZ, 5.375%, 12/01/24 - MBIA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
3,200 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,451,136
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/31 -
FSA Insured
1,105 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,338,862
General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668, 13.010%, 8/01/28 -
FSA Insured (IF)
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL (continued)
$ 1,910 Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, No Opt. Call AA $ 2,122,220
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 6.000%, 8/01/26 -
MBIA Insured
1,255 Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles County, 8/15 at 100.00 AAA 1,304,020
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 8/01/24 - FSA Insured
4,000 Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, 7/17 at 100.00 AAA 3,990,800
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 7/01/24 -
FSA Insured
Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, El Dorado and
Yolo Counties, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series
2006C:
2,110 5.000%, 8/01/21 - FSA Insured (UB) 8/14 at 102.00 AAA 2,236,558
3,250 5.000%, 8/01/22 - FSA Insured (UB) 8/14 at 102.00 AAA 3,434,828
3,395 5.000%, 8/01/23 - FSA Insured (UB) 8/14 at 102.00 AAA 3,574,018
1,270 Merced City School District, Merced County, California, General 8/13 at 100.00 A 1,305,052
Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/22 - FGIC Insured
305 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- 310,161
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
2,500 Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, 7/15 at 100.00 Aa3 2,556,475
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005,
5.000%, 7/01/27 - MBIA Insured
1,125 San Diego Unified School District, California, General Obligation No Opt. Call AA 596,745
Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 1999A, 0.000%, 7/01/21 -
FGIC Insured
2,000 San Francisco Community College District, California, General 6/10 at 102.00 Aa3 2,018,420
Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 6/15/26 - FGIC Insured
1,000 San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Contra Costa County, 8/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,027,270
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004,
5.000%, 8/01/24 - FSA Insured
2,445 Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, 8/13 at 100.00 A- 2,501,064
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 8/01/21 -
FGIC Insured
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44,155 Total Tax Obligation/General 43,940,362
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 49.5% (33.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lease
Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C:
5,130 0.000%, 9/01/18 - FSA Insured No Opt. Call AAA 3,281,097
8,000 0.000%, 9/01/21 - FSA Insured No Opt. Call AAA 4,230,160
California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue
Bonds, North County Center for Self-Sufficiency Corporation,
Series 2004:
1,535 5.000%, 12/01/20 - AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA 1,592,271
1,780 5.000%, 12/01/23 - AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA 1,821,955
3,725 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 1/16 at 100.00 AA 4,038,533
Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series 2005J,
5.000%, 1/01/17 - AMBAC Insured
380 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 369,398
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
6,000 El Monte, California, Senior Lien Certificates of Participation, 1/11 at 100.00 AA 6,052,259
Department of Public Services Facility Phase II, Series 2001,
5.000%, 1/01/21 - AMBAC Insured
8,280 Fontana Public Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation 10/15 at 100.00 AA 8,109,265
Revenue Bonds, North Fontana Redevelopment Project,
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/32 - AMBAC Insured
3,000 Galt Schools Joint Powers Authority, Sacramento County, 11/08 at 101.00 AA 3,043,320
California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, High School and
Elementary School Facilities, Series 1997A,
5.875%, 11/01/24 - MBIA Insured
3,015 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 3,114,344
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Drivers
Trust 2091, 14.214%, 6/01/45 - AGC Insured (IF)
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 4,500 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 A $ 3,165,480
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Residual
Series 2040, 10.510%, 6/01/45 - FGIC Insured (IF)
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California,
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A,
Trust 2448:
5,025 11.686%, 6/01/35 - FGIC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 A 3,361,323
585 11.691%, 6/01/38 - FGIC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 A 382,590
1,255 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, 9/17 at 100.00 Baa1 1,110,060
Redevelopment and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds,
Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - XLCA Insured
1,700 Hesperia Unified School District, San Bernardino County, 2/17 at 100.00 AA 1,628,192
California, Certificates of Participation, Capital Improvement,
Series 2007, 5.000%, 2/01/41 - AMBAC Insured
1,810 Kern County Board of Education, California, Certificates of 5/10 at 100.00 Aaa 1,820,516
Participation Refunding, Series 1998A, 5.200%, 5/01/28 -
MBIA Insured
5,000 La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 9/08 at 101.00 AA 5,013,050
Refunding Bonds, Redevelopment Project Area 1, Series 1998,
5.200%, 9/01/28 - AMBAC Insured
2,185 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 2,123,099
Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project,
Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
1,000 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 12/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,027,150
Tax Allocation Bonds, Bunker Hill Project, Series 2004A,
5.000%, 12/01/20 - FSA Insured
1,250 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 7/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,307,738
California, Proposition A First Tier Senior Sales Tax Revenue
Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 7/01/19 - MBIA Insured
4,000 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, Municipal 6/13 at 100.00 AA 3,977,200
Improvement Corporation, Series 2003AW, 5.000%, 6/01/33 -
AMBAC Insured
3,000 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, 1/17 at 100.00 AA- 2,849,250
Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A,
4.750%, 1/01/31 - FGIC Insured
6,120 Moreno Valley Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 8/17 at 100.00 AA 5,872,323
Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/38 -
AMBAC Insured
4,140 Plumas County, California, Certificates of Participation, Capital 6/13 at 101.00 AA 4,124,227
Improvement Program, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 6/01/28 -
AMBAC Insured
390 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 12/10 at 102.00 AAA 413,735
Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000,
5.750%, 6/15/33 - MBIA Insured
325 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 311,084
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
1,000 Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County, California, 9/13 at 100.00 AA 1,014,580
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1, Series 2004,
5.000%, 9/01/25 - MBIA Insured
405 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public 8/13 at 100.00 AA 406,912
Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
5,000 San Bernardino Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, 9/09 at 102.00 AA 5,238,650
Certificates of Participation Refunding, Police Station Financing
Project, Series 1999, 5.500%, 9/01/20 - MBIA Insured
1,500 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/15 at 100.00 AA 1,479,465
Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 -
MBIA Insured
5,510 Sweetwater Union High School District Public Financing Authority, 9/15 at 100.00 AAA 5,607,692
California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 9/01/28 - FSA Insured
1,020 Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, 8/17 at 100.00 AA 999,610
Certificates of Participation, Series 2007, 5.125%, 8/01/37 -
AMBAC Insured
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97,565 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 88,886,528
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TRANSPORTATION - 7.0% (4.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 6,500 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, 1/10 at 65.32 AA $ 3,745,690
Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999,
0.000%, 1/15/18 - MBIA Insured
4,000 Orange County Transportation Authority, California, Toll Road 8/13 at 100.00 AA 4,190,240
Revenue Bonds, 91 Express Lanes Project, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 8/15/18 - AMBAC Insured
5,000 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Refunding 5/11 at 100.00 AA 4,709,150
Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2001,
Issue 27A, 5.250%, 5/01/31 - MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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15,500 Total Transportation 12,645,080
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 28.8% (19.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
1,380 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/10 at 100.00 A2 (4) 1,492,056
University of the Pacific, Series 2000, 5.875%, 11/01/20
(Pre-refunded 11/01/10) - MBIA Insured
California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue
Bonds, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Series 2000:
1,295 5.500%, 6/01/19 (Pre-refunded 6/01/10) - MBIA Insured 6/10 at 101.00 AAA 1,384,756
1,000 5.500%, 6/01/20 (Pre-refunded 6/01/10) - MBIA Insured 6/10 at 101.00 AAA 1,069,310
2,250 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 4/14 at 100.00 AAA 2,498,243
5.000%, 4/01/31 (Pre-refunded 4/01/14) - AMBAC Insured
California, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000:
7,995 5.750%, 3/01/22 (Pre-refunded 3/01/10) - MBIA Insured 3/10 at 101.00 AAA 8,502,202
1,900 5.750%, 3/01/27 (Pre-refunded 3/01/10) - MBIA Insured 3/10 at 101.00 AAA 2,020,536
2,260 Central Unified School District, Fresno County, California, 3/09 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,296,341
General Obligation Bonds, Series 1993, 5.625%, 3/01/18 -
AMBAC Insured (ETM)
3,000 Escondido Union High School District, San Diego County, California, 11/08 at 100.00 AA (4) 3,017,910
General Obligation Bonds, Series 1996, 5.700%, 11/01/10 -
MBIA Insured (ETM)
Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General
Obligation Bonds, Series 2001F:
1,065 5.125%, 8/01/21 - FSA Insured (ETM) 8/09 at 102.00 AAA 1,106,429
1,160 5.125%, 8/01/22 - FSA Insured (ETM) 8/09 at 102.00 AAA 1,205,124
1,220 5.125%, 8/01/23 - FSA Insured (ETM) 8/09 at 102.00 AAA 1,267,458
1,500 Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Los Angeles County, 8/10 at 101.00 AA (4) 1,607,310
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A,
5.250%, 8/01/25 (Pre-refunded 8/01/10) - MBIA Insured
3,865 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 7/10 at 101.00 AA (4) 4,132,574
California, Proposition C Second Senior Lien Sales Tax Revenue
Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.250%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) -
FGIC Insured
Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County, California,
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004:
1,000 5.250%, 8/01/21 (Pre-refunded 8/01/14) - FSA Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,128,050
1,000 5.250%, 8/01/22 (Pre-refunded 8/01/14) - FSA Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,128,050
2,500 Oakland, California, Insured Revenue Bonds, 1800 Harrison 1/10 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,637,025
Foundation - Kaiser Permanente, Series 1999A,
6.000%, 1/01/29 (Pre-refunded 1/01/10) - AMBAC Insured
1,610 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 12/10 at 102.00 A2 (4) 1,771,596
Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000,
5.750%, 6/15/33 (Pre-refunded 12/15/10) - MBIA Insured
3,500 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, 7/12 at 101.00 AAA 3,866,695
Series 2002II, 5.125%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/12) -
FSA Insured
4,320 Riverside County, California, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities No Opt. Call AAA 5,646,154
Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1987B,
8.625%, 5/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (ETM)
1,690 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Capital 12/09 at 102.00 AA (4) 1,807,320
Improvement Revenue Bonds, Solid Waste and Redevelopment
Projects, Series 1999, 5.800%, 12/01/19 (Pre-refunded 12/01/09) -
AMBAC Insured
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U.S. GUARANTEED (4) (continued)
$ 1,000 Sacramento County Sanitation District Financing Authority, 12/10 at 101.00 AA (4) $ 1,084,510
California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.500%, 12/01/20
(Pre-refunded 12/01/10) - AMBAC Insured
905 University of California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, UCLA Medical 5/12 at 101.00 AA (4) 1,008,532
Center, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 5/15/18 (Pre-refunded 5/15/12) -
AMBAC Insured
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47,415 Total U.S. Guaranteed 51,678,181
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UTILITIES - 7.8% (5.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
3,740 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Revenue 9/09 at 101.00 AA 3,590,961
Refunding Bonds, Southern California Edison Company,
Series 1999B, 5.450%, 9/01/29 - MBIA Insured
670 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 613,345
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
100 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Capital 12/09 at 102.00 AA 105,943
Improvement Revenue Bonds, Solid Waste and Redevelopment
Projects, Series 1999, 5.800%, 12/01/19 - AMBAC Insured
1,950 Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, 8/12 at 100.00 AA 1,877,499
Series 2002, 5.250%, 8/01/27 - AMBAC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
Santa Clara, California, Subordinate Electric Revenue Bonds,
Series 2003A:
2,800 5.000%, 7/01/24 - MBIA Insured 7/13 at 100.00 AA 2,863,756
5,000 5.000%, 7/01/28 - MBIA Insured 7/13 at 100.00 AA 5,016,700
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14,260 Total Utilities 14,068,204
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WATER AND SEWER - 21.2% (14.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,975 Chino Basin Regional Finance Authority, California, Sewerage 2/09 at 100.00 AA 2,983,806
System Revenue Bonds, Inland Empire Utilities Agency,
Series 1994, 6.000%, 8/01/16 - AMBAC Insured
2,000 El Dorado Irrigation District, California, Water and Sewer 3/14 at 100.00 A 2,031,220
Certificates of Participation, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 3/01/21 -
FGIC Insured
750 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 751,448
Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 - FSA Insured
460 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA 450,538
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
2,700 Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority, 10/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,824,632
California, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 10/01/21 - FSA Insured
2,000 Los Angeles, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, 6/15 at 100.00 AA 1,904,900
Series 2005A, 4.500%, 6/01/29 - MBIA Insured
430 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate 6/16 at 100.00 AA 424,217
of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 - MBIA Insured
12,000 Orange County Sanitation District, California, Certificates of 8/13 at 100.00 AAA 11,965,917
Participation, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/33 - FGIC Insured
1,520 San Buenaventura, California, Water Revenue Certificates of 10/14 at 100.00 AA 1,528,649
Participation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 10/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
3,675 San Dieguito Water District, California, Water Revenue Bonds, 10/14 at 100.00 AA- 3,775,695
Series 2004, 5.000%, 10/01/23 - FGIC Insured
Santa Clara Valley Water District, California, Certificates of
Participation, Series 2004A:
1,400 5.000%, 2/01/19 - FGIC Insured 2/14 at 100.00 AA+ 1,463,224
445 5.000%, 2/01/20 - FGIC Insured 2/14 at 100.00 AA+ 461,216
465 5.000%, 2/01/21 - FGIC Insured 2/14 at 100.00 AA+ 479,671
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PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
$ 2,500 West Basin Municipal Water District, California, Revenue 8/13 at 100.00 AA $ 2,503,150
Certificates of Participation, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/30 -
MBIA Insured
Yorba Linda Water District, California, Certificates of Participation,
Highland Reservoir Renovation, Series 2003:
2,010 5.000%, 10/01/28 - FGIC Insured 10/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,035,105
2,530 5.000%, 10/01/33 - FGIC Insured 10/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,546,825
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37,860 Total Water and Sewer 38,130,213
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$ 274,885 Total Investments (cost $266,598,998) - 148.9% 267,578,980
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Floating Rate Obligations - (6.2)% (11,060,000)
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 1.7% 3,039,610
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Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (44.4)% (5) (79,825,000)
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $179,733,590
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At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets
attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares) are invested
in municipal securities that are covered by insurance or
backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient
U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities or U.S.
Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities
to ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. See
Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 - Insurance, for
more information.
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a
percentage of Total Investments is 29.8%.
N/R Not rated.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected
as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 140.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.8% (4.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 1,500 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco 6/12 at 100.00 Baa3 $ 1,394,700
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Alameda County Tobacco
Asset Securitization Corporation, Series 2002, 5.750%, 6/01/29
265 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco 6/15 at 100.00 BBB 241,513
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco
Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21
3,245 California Statewide Financing Authority, Tobacco Settlement 5/12 at 100.00 Baa3 2,981,182
Asset-Backed Bonds, Pooled Tobacco Securitization Program,
Series 2002A, 5.625%, 5/01/29
1,350 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 758,471
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37
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6,360 Total Consumer Staples 5,375,866
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 5.5% (3.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
70 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/15 at 100.00 A3 67,482
University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,
University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
45 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 45,783
60 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 60,427
556 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 3/18 at 100.00 AA- 525,109
University of California Regents, Trust 1065,
13.699%, 3/01/33 (IF)
2,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, 11/15 at 100.00 AA 2,029,960
Series 2005C, 5.000%, 11/01/27 - MBIA Insured
1,500 University of California, Revenue Bonds, Multi-Purpose 5/13 at 100.00 AA 1,618,185
Projects, Series 2003A, 5.125%, 5/15/17 - AMBAC Insured (UB)
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4,231 Total Education and Civic Organizations 4,346,946
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ENERGY - 0.5% (0.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
500 Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, 1/15 at 100.00 BBB 419,885
Refinery Project Hovensa LLC, Series 2007, 4.700%, 7/01/22
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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HEALTH CARE - 23.1% (15.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
4,705 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue 11/08 at 100.00 CCC 4,481,842
Bonds, Downey Community Hospital, Series 1993,
5.750%, 5/15/15
155 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 146,876
Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37
3,525 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 3,435,747
Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB)
1,500 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue 8/11 at 102.00 A+ 1,510,695
Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A,
5.550%, 8/01/31
685 California Municipal Financing Authority, Certificates of 2/17 at 100.00 Baa2 592,450
Participation, Community Hospitals of Central California,
Series 2007, 5.250%, 2/01/46
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HEALTH CARE (continued)
$ 377 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/18 at 100.00 AAA $ 388,947
Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554,
14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF)
1,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured 10/17 at 100.00 A+ 929,160
Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial
Hospital, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 10/01/37
2,180 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 2,051,838
Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006,
5.000%, 3/01/41
730 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 728,423
Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C,
5.250%, 8/01/31
1,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 4/17 at 100.00 A+ 910,540
Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2007A,
4.750%, 4/01/33
2,100 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue No Opt. Call AA 2,174,424
Bonds, Sherman Oaks Health System, Series 1998A,
5.000%, 8/01/22 - AMBAC Insured
1,000 The Regents of the University of California, Medical Center 5/15 at 101.00 AA 925,590
Pooled Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 5/15/37 -
MBIA Insured
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18,957 Total Health Care 18,276,532
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 0.5% (0.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
185 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aa2 188,195
Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 - FGIC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
175 California Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage 2/09 at 100.00 AA 175,445
Bonds II, Series 1997A-1, 6.000%, 8/01/20 - MBIA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
15 California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, No Opt. Call AAA 15,318
Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage
Revenue Bonds, Series 1996C, 7.500%, 8/01/27
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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375 Total Housing/Single Family 378,958
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INDUSTRIALS - 0.6% (0.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
500 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 428,725
Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002A,
5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 26.1% (17.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003:
1,000 5.250%, 11/01/19 - RAAI Insured 11/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,048,440
1,500 5.000%, 2/01/31 - MBIA Insured 2/13 at 100.00 AA 1,497,930
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004:
1,750 5.000%, 4/01/22 4/14 at 100.00 A+ 1,787,538
1,400 5.200%, 4/01/26 4/14 at 100.00 A+ 1,427,930
4,000 California, General Obligation Veterans Welfare Bonds, 12/08 at 100.00 AA- 3,824,800
Series 1999BR, 5.300%, 12/01/29 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
6,000 Hartnell Community College District, California, General 6/16 at 100.00 AAA 6,131,100
Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 6/01/29 -
FSA Insured (UB)
3,000 Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, 8/11 at 103.00 AA 3,357,840
General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1997A,
6.150%, 8/01/15 - MBIA Insured
15 Riverside Community College District, California, General 8/14 at 100.00 AA 15,877
Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 8/01/22 -
MBIA Insured
135 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- 137,284
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
1,355 San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, Santa Clara 9/15 at 100.00 AA 1,382,832
County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 9/01/25 - MBIA Insured
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20,155 Total Tax Obligation/General 20,611,571
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 42.8% (28.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 1,000 Bell Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 10/13 at 100.00 BBB+ $ 961,640
Bonds, Bell Project Area, Series 2003, 5.625%, 10/01/33 -
RAAI Insured
California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue
Bonds, North County Center for Self-Sufficiency Corporation,
Series 2004:
1,695 5.000%, 12/01/22 - AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA 1,741,341
1,865 5.000%, 12/01/24 - AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA 1,903,717
5,920 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 11/09 at 101.00 AA 6,172,131
Department of Veterans Affairs, Southern California Veterans
Home - Chula Vista Facility, Series 1999A, 5.600%, 11/01/19 -
AMBAC Insured
905 California, Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 7/14 at 100.00 AA+ 990,586
5.000%, 7/01/15
165 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 160,397
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
500 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino 9/16 at 101.00 AA 479,760
Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006,
5.000%, 9/01/38 - AMBAC Insured
1,450 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AA 1,019,988
Enhanced Asset Backed Settlement Revenue Bonds,
Series 2005A, Trust Series 1500, 10.450%, 6/01/45 -
AMBAC Insured (IF)
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities
District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
80 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 72,450
185 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 162,831
3,500 Livermore Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/11 at 100.00 AA 3,495,765
Revenue Bonds, Livermore Redevelopment Project Area,
Series 2001A, 5.000%, 8/01/26 - MBIA Insured
310 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 301,218
Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project,
Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
2,000 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, 1/17 at 100.00 AA- 1,899,500
Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A,
4.750%, 1/01/31 - FGIC Insured
3,230 Murrieta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/15 at 100.00 AA 3,118,662
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 8/01/35 - MBIA Insured
1,000 Poway, California, Community Facilities District 88-1, Special 2/09 at 102.00 N/R 1,022,520
Tax Refunding Bonds, Parkway Business Centre, Series 1998,
6.500%, 8/15/09
155 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 148,363
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
190 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, 8/13 at 100.00 AA 190,897
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
1,500 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue No Opt. Call AA 1,632,855
Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.400%, 11/01/20 -
MBIA Insured
3,000 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue No Opt. Call AA- 3,285,840
Refunding Bonds, Series 1993B, 5.400%, 11/01/20
San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, California, Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 1998:
1,500 5.800%, 9/01/18 9/08 at 101.00 Baa3 1,513,380
1,000 5.800%, 9/01/27 9/08 at 101.00 Baa3 993,740
325 San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, 12/17 at 100.00 AA 317,714
California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 12/15/30 - AMBAC Insured
2,050 Santa Barbara County, California, Certificates of Participation, 12/11 at 102.00 AA 2,173,451
Series 2001, 5.250%, 12/01/19 - AMBAC Insured
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33,525 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 33,758,746
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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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TRANSPORTATION - 3.4% (2.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 780 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco 4/16 at 100.00 AA $ 790,288
Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB)
165 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco 4/18 at 100.00 AA 174,263
Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2008, Trust 2921,
13.428%, 4/01/39 (IF)
2,000 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, 1/10 at 100.00 BBB- 1,750,840
Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.000%, 1/01/35
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2,945 Total Transportation 2,715,391
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 20.3% (13.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
2,250 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 2,483,573
Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18
(Pre-refunded 5/01/12)
3,000 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, First Lien No Opt. Call AAA 3,264,600
Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge,
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/22 - FSA Insured (ETM)
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California,
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003B:
1,000 5.625%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,107,300
1,000 5.500%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,101,820
3,495 Orange County Sanitation District, California, Certificates 8/13 at 100.00 AAA 3,904,998
of Participation, Series 2003, 5.250%, 2/01/21
(Pre-refunded 8/01/13) - FGIC Insured
2,000 Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, 7/10 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,127,760
Series 2000, 5.750%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) -
MBIA Insured
2,000 Vista, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Vista 3/24 at 100.00 N/R (4) 2,066,040
Manor Mobile Home Park Project, Series 1999A,
5.750%, 3/15/29 (Pre-refunded 3/15/24)
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14,745 Total U.S. Guaranteed 16,056,091
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UTILITIES - 7.8% (5.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
890 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas No Opt. Call A 830,094
Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 11/15/37
275 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power 7/13 at 100.00 AA 284,785
System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2, 5.000%, 7/01/21 -
MBIA Insured
295 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 270,055
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
4,580 Sacramento Municipal Utility District, California, Electric Revenue 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 4,780,879
Refunding Bonds, Series 2002Q, 5.250%, 8/15/20 - FSA Insured
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6,040 Total Utilities 6,165,813
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WATER AND SEWER - 10.5% (7.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,125 Burbank, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, 6/14 at 100.00 AA 1,147,455
Series 2004A, 5.000%, 6/01/23 - AMBAC Insured
5,000 Culver City, California, Wastewater Facilities Revenue Refunding 9/09 at 102.00 A+ 5,175,800
Bonds, Series 1999A, 5.700%, 9/01/29 - FGIC Insured
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
$ 205 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA $ 200,783
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
1,795 Woodbridge Irrigation District, California, Certificates of 7/13 at 100.00 BBB+ 1,752,117
Participation, Water Systems Project, Series 2003,
5.500%, 7/01/33
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8,125 Total Water and Sewer 8,276,155
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$ 116,458 Total Investments (cost $116,394,237) - 147.9% 116,810,679
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Floating Rate Obligations - (10.8)% (8,562,000)
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 17.4% 13,717,168
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Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (54.5)% (5) (43,000,000)
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $ 78,965,847
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(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a
percentage of Total Investments is 36.8%.
N/R Not rated.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected
as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 140.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.2% (4.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 1,145 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco 6/15 at 100.00 BBB $ 1,043,519
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco
Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21
7,500 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/17 at 100.00 BBB 6,278,550
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-1, 5.750%, 6/01/47
24,265 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 13,632,804
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37
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32,910 Total Consumer Staples 20,954,873
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 5.9% (4.0% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
290 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/15 at 100.00 A3 279,569
University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35
10,000 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/17 at 100.00 Aa1 9,467,200
University of Southern California, Series 2007A,
4.500%, 10/01/33 (UB)
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,
University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
200 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 203,482
265 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 266,887
2,343 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 3/18 at 100.00 AA- 2,212,823
University of California Regents, Trust 1065,
13.699%, 3/01/33 (IF)
615 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 10/13 at 100.00 N/R 608,266
Revenue Bonds, Notre Dame de Namur University,
Series 2003, 6.500%, 10/01/23
3,000 Long Beach Bond Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue 11/11 at 100.00 AA 3,197,550
Refunding Bonds, Long Beach Aquarium of the South Pacific,
Series 2001, 5.500%, 11/01/17 - AMBAC Insured
3,500 University of California, Revenue Bonds, Multi-Purpose Projects, 5/13 at 100.00 AA 3,775,765
Series 2003A, 5.125%, 5/15/17 - AMBAC Insured (UB)
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20,213 Total Education and Civic Organizations 20,011,542
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HEALTH CARE - 22.3% (15.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,160 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Health Facility 3/13 at 100.00 A 2,236,529
Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System/West, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 3/01/15
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006:
660 5.000%, 4/01/37 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 625,409
10,140 5.250%, 3/01/45 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 9,867,031
14,895 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 14,517,859
Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB)
10,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/16 at 100.00 AA 9,950,500
Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/42 - MBIA Insured
1,120 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue 3/15 at 100.00 A 1,051,994
Bonds, Adventist Health System West, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 3/01/35
1,586 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,638,433
Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554,
14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF)
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HEALTH CARE (continued)
$ 1,535 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/17 at 100.00 N/R $ 1,258,577
Revenue Bonds, ValleyCare Health System, Series 2007A,
5.125%, 7/15/31
9,280 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 8,734,429
Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006,
5.000%, 3/01/41
3,095 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 3,088,315
Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C,
5.250%, 8/01/31
10,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 3/16 at 100.00 AAA 9,936,500
Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, 5.000%, 3/01/41 -
BHAC Insured (UB)
10,500 Duarte, California, Certificates of Participation, City of Hope 4/09 at 101.00 A- 10,186,050
National Medical Center, Series 1999A, 5.250%, 4/01/31
2,570 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, 7/17 at 100.00 A3 2,347,438
Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 7/01/38
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77,541 Total Health Care 75,439,064
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 2.4% (1.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
5,000 Contra Costa County, California, Multifamily Housing Revenue 6/09 at 102.00 N/R 5,030,400
Bonds, Delta View Apartments Project, Series 1999C,
6.750%, 12/01/30 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
320 Independent Cities Lease Finance Authority, California, Mobile 5/16 at 100.00 N/R 292,918
Home Park Revenue Bonds, San Juan Mobile Estates,
Series 2006B, 5.850%, 5/15/41
1,725 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Senior Lien 9/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,661,744
Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003A,
5.750%, 9/15/38
1,120 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lien 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,121,938
Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003B,
6.625%, 9/15/38
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8,165 Total Housing/Multifamily 8,107,000
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 0.2% (0.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
770 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aa2 783,298
Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 - FGIC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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INDUSTRIALS - 1.7% (1.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 1,714,900
Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc.,
Series 2002A, 5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
5,120 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, No Opt. Call BB 4,197,120
Revenue Bonds, EnerTech Regional Biosolids Project,
Series 2007A, 5.500%, 12/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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7,120 Total Industrials 5,912,020
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LONG-TERM CARE - 2.5% (1.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
8,500 Riverside County Public Financing Authority, California, 5/09 at 101.00 BBB- 8,313,850
Certificates of Participation, Air Force Village West,
Series 1999, 5.800%, 5/15/29
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 14.8% (10.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,000 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 11/13 at 100.00 A+ 2,096,880
5.250%, 11/01/19 - RAAI Insured
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004:
5,000 5.125%, 4/01/23 4/14 at 100.00 A+ 5,117,950
4,150 5.125%, 4/01/25 4/14 at 100.00 A+ 4,225,406
4,435 California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, No Opt. Call AA 5,080,736
6.000%, 4/01/16 - AMBAC Insured
5,000 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, 8/16 at 100.00 AAA 5,219,050
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/24 -
FSA Insured
3,425 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,623,482
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/31 -
FSA Insured
5,000 Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, No Opt. Call AA 5,555,550
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 6.000%, 8/01/26 -
MBIA Insured
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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL (continued)
$ 5,150 Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Facilities Financing No Opt. Call AAA $ 5,457,764
Authority, California, General Obligation Revenue Bonds,
Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/01/26 - FSA Insured
5,210 Oak Valley Hospital District, Stanislaus County, California, 7/14 at 101.00 A3 5,059,796
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/35 -
FGIC Insured
575 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- 584,729
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
5,000 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, California, 7/13 at 101.00 AAA 5,510,600
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003E, 5.250%, 7/01/20 -
FSA Insured
3,605 West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County, 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 3,768,198
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003B,
5.000%, 8/01/21 - FSA Insured
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48,550 Total Tax Obligation/General 50,300,141
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 25.7% (17.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
Beaumont Financing Authority, California, Local Agency Revenue
Bonds, Series 2004D:
1,000 5.500%, 9/01/24 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 957,430
615 5.800%, 9/01/35 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 591,901
1,990 Borrego Water District, California, Community Facilities 8/17 at 102.00 N/R 1,860,292
District 2007-1 Montesoro, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007,
5.750%, 8/01/25
1,990 Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, California, 9/12 at 100.00 AAA 2,059,411
Infrastructure Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A,
5.125%, 9/02/24 - FSA Insured
Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, Contra Costa
County, California, Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds,
Series 2001:
1,110 5.375%, 11/01/18 - FSA Insured 11/11 at 100.00 AAA 1,180,674
1,165 5.375%, 11/01/19 - FSA Insured 11/11 at 100.00 AAA 1,239,176
2,000 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 2,011,560
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 90-2 - Talega,
Series 2003, 6.000%, 9/01/33
710 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 690,191
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
1,225 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino 9/16 at 101.00 AA 1,175,412
Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006,
5.000%, 9/01/38 - AMBAC Insured
3,490 Fontana, California, Senior Special Tax Refunding Bonds, 9/08 at 102.00 AA 3,603,251
Heritage Village Community Facilities District 2, Series 1998A,
5.250%, 9/01/17 - MBIA Insured
1,125 Fontana, California, Special Tax Bonds, Sierra Community 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,129,208
Facilities District 22, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34
3,980 Garden Grove, California, Certificates of Participation, Financing 3/12 at 101.00 AA 4,190,741
Project, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 3/01/22 - AMBAC Insured
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California,
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A,
Trust 2448:
9,425 11.686%, 6/01/35 - FGIC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 A 6,304,571
1,105 11.691%, 6/01/38 - FGIC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 A 722,670
2,850 Hesperia Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 2,727,963
Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
4,500 Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation No Opt. Call AA 4,780,080
Refunding Bonds, Merged Area Redevelopment Project,
Series 1998A, 5.250%, 5/01/23 - AMBAC Insured
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities
District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
345 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 312,442
795 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 699,735
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$ 675 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, 9/16 at 100.00 N/R $ 580,068
Community Facilities District 2002, Mountain House Special
Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/35
2,000 Lee Lake Water District, Riverside County, California, Special 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 2,010,580
Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 of Sycamore Creek,
Series 2003, 6.500%, 9/01/24
1,000 Lindsay Redevelopment Agency, California, Project 1 Tax Allocation 8/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 893,540
Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/01/37 - RAAI Insured
1,290 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 1,253,454
Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
1,750 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1/09 at 101.00 Aa3 1,755,880
California, Proposition C Second Senior Lien Sales Tax Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 7/01/23 -
AMBAC Insured
1,530 Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, 3/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,567,684
California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2005,
5.000%, 3/01/24 - FSA Insured
3,500 Murrieta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 8/17 at 100.00 AA 3,365,390
Series 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/37 - MBIA Insured
9,200 Norco Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding 3/11 at 102.00 AA 9,573,520
Bonds, Project Area 1, Series 2001, 5.000%, 3/01/19 -
MBIA Insured
North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Sacramento,
California, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006D:
545 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 487,982
250 5.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 218,270
3,290 Oakland Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate Lien 3/13 at 100.00 A- 3,549,976
Tax Allocation Bonds, Central District Redevelopment Project,
Series 2003, 5.500%, 9/01/16 - FGIC Insured
5,600 Palm Springs Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue 11/11 at 101.00 AA 5,740,224
Refunding Bonds, Convention Center Project, Series 2001A,
5.000%, 11/01/22 - MBIA Insured
1,000 Palmdale Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 12/14 at 100.00 AA 1,016,020
Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Redevelopment Project Areas,
Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/01/24 - AMBAC Insured
1,570 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 12/10 at 102.00 AAA 1,665,550
Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000,
5.750%, 6/15/33 - MBIA Insured
620 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 593,452
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
1,860 Riverside Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/13 at 100.00 AA 1,900,325
Refunding Bonds, Merged Project Areas, Series 2003,
5.250%, 8/01/22 - MBIA Insured
770 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public 8/13 at 100.00 AA 773,634
Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
2,500 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue No Opt. Call AA 2,680,075
Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.400%, 11/01/20 -
AMBAC Insured
1,150 Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, North Natomas 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,152,001
Community Facilities District 4, Series 2003C, 6.000%, 9/01/33
2,695 San Jose Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding 6/12 at 100.00 AA+ 2,839,587
Bonds, Civic Center Project, Series 2002B, 5.250%, 6/01/19 -
AMBAC Insured
1,000 Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, 8/17 at 100.00 AA 980,010
Certificates of Participation, Series 2007, 5.125%, 8/01/37 -
AMBAC Insured
2,810 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 2,899,976
Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2003B,
7.000%, 9/01/38
2,000 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 1,879,440
Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2004B,
6.000%, 9/01/39
1,350 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 1,295,487
Community Facilities District 2001-1, Series 2004A,
6.125%, 9/01/39
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89,375 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 86,908,833
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PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
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TRANSPORTATION - 19.3% (13.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 1,430 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco 4/16 at 100.00 AA $ 1,448,862
Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB)
610 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco 4/18 at 100.00 AA 644,245
Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2008, Trust 2921,
13.428%, 4/01/39 (IF)
8,150 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, 1/10 at 101.00 BBB- 7,924,571
Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999,
5.750%, 1/15/40
8,515 Los Angeles Harbors Department, California, Revenue Refunding 8/11 at 100.00 AA 8,650,048
Bonds, Series 2001B, 5.500%, 8/01/18 - AMBAC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
120 Palm Springs Financing Authority, California, Palm Springs 7/14 at 102.00 N/R 113,723
International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2006,
5.450%, 7/01/20 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
23,000 Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000K, 5/10 at 100.00 A+ 23,023,229
5.750%, 11/01/29 - FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
23,275 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, 5/10 at 101.00 AAA 23,610,625
San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2000,
Issue 24A, 5.750%, 5/01/30 - FSA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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65,100 Total Transportation 65,415,303
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 28.1% (19.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
9,750 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 10,762,148
Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18
(Pre-refunded 5/01/12)
115 California Department of Water Resources, Water System Revenue 12/11 at 100.00 Aaa 125,647
Bonds, Central Valley Project, Series 2001W, 5.250%, 12/01/22
(Pre-refunded 12/01/11) - FSA Insured
1,500 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 12/09 at 101.00 N/R (4) 1,593,735
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Series 1999A, 6.125%, 12/01/30
(Pre-refunded 12/01/09)
8,400 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/08 at 101.00 AAA 8,505,756
Kaiser Permanente System, Series 1998B,
5.250%, 10/01/14 (ETM)
715 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 10/15 at 100.00 N/R (4) 758,243
Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Series 2005A,
4.875%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/15)
8,000 Central California Joint Powers Health Finance Authority, 2/10 at 101.00 AAA 8,529,280
Certificates of Participation, Community Hospitals of Central
California Obligated Group, Series 2000, 6.000%, 2/01/30
(Pre-refunded 2/01/10)
4,850 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 5,291,641
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1,
6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)
1,940 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 2,290,616
Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2003A,
6.500%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13)
1,335 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 1,545,436
Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2004,
6.000%, 9/01/34 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13)
10,845 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General 7/12 at 100.00 AA (4) 11,858,247
Obligation Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.000%, 7/01/19
(Pre-refunded 7/01/12) - MBIA Insured
Northern California Tobacco Securitization Authority, Tobacco
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001A:
2,500 5.250%, 6/01/31 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11) 6/11 at 100.00 AAA 2,698,175
4,500 5.375%, 6/01/41 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11) 6/11 at 100.00 AAA
5,840 Orange County Water District, California, Revenue Certificates 8/09 at 101.00 AA+ (4) 6,036,166
of Participation, Series 1999A, 5.375%, 8/15/29 (ETM)
6,530 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 12/10 at 102.00 A2 (4) 7,185,416
Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000,
5.750%, 6/15/33 (Pre-refunded 12/15/10) - MBIA Insured
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U.S. GUARANTEED (4) (continued)
$ 4,000 Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, 7/10 at 100.00 AA (4) $ 4,255,520
Series 2000, 5.750%, 7/01/16 (Pre-refunded 7/01/10) -
MBIA Insured
2,860 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Tobacco 6/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,135,304
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, San Diego County Tobacco
Asset Securitization Corporation, Senior Series 2001A, 5.250%,
6/01/27 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12)
700 University of California, Certificates of Participation, San Diego 1/10 at 101.00 Aa1 (4) 736,946
and Sacramento Campus Projects, Series 2002A,
5.250%, 1/01/22 (Pre-refunded 1/01/10)
11,305 University of California, Revenue Bonds, Multi-Purpose Projects, 9/10 at 101.00 AA (4) 12,084,253
Series 2002O, 5.000%, 9/01/21 (Pre-refunded 9/01/10) -
FGIC Insured
2,500 Whittier, California, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian 6/12 at 101.00 A+ (4) 2,802,175
Intercommunity Hospital, Series 2002, 5.600%, 6/01/22
(Pre-refunded 6/01/12)
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88,185 Total U.S. Guaranteed 95,066,359
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UTILITIES - 8.8% (6.0% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
3,630 Imperial Irrigation District, California, Certificates of 11/13 at 100.00 AAA 3,767,722
Participation, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003,
5.250%, 11/01/23 - FSA Insured
3,775 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas No Opt. Call A 3,285,043
Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35
7,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, 7/11 at 100.00 AAA 7,281,820
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A-1,
5.250%, 7/01/21 - FSA Insured
8,370 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, 7/11 at 100.00 AA 8,795,949
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A-2,
5.375%, 7/01/19 - MBIA Insured
5,500 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, 7/15 at 100.00 Aaa 5,569,575
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A-1,
5.000%, 7/01/31 - FSA Insured (UB)
1,270 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 1,162,609
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
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29,545 Total Utilities 29,862,718
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WATER AND SEWER - 9.3% (6.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
9,050 California Department of Water Resources, Water System Revenue 12/11 at 100.00 AAA 9,487,296
Bonds, Central Valley Project, Series 2001W, 5.250%, 12/01/22 -
FSA Insured
875 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA 857,001
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
2,500 Indio Water Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, 4/16 at 100.00 AA 2,503,025
Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/31 - AMBAC Insured
835 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate 6/16 at 100.00 AA 823,769
of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 - MBIA Insured
8,250 Pico Rivera Water Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, 12/11 at 102.00 N/R 8,250,825
Series 2001A, 6.250%, 12/01/32
1,855 Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewerage Authority, Revenue Bonds, 7/18 at 100.00 BBB- 1,944,708
Senior Lien Series 2008A, 6.000%, 7/01/38
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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
$ 2,250 Sacramento County Sanitation District Financing Authority, 6/16 at 100.00 AA $ 2,264,200
California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/31 -
FGIC Insured
5,115 San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, 11/12 at 100.00 AA 5,348,500
California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A,
5.000%, 11/01/18 - MBIA Insured
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30,730 Total Water and Sewer 31,479,324
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$ 506,704 Total Investments (cost $502,078,399) - 147.2% 498,554,325
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Floating Rate Obligations - (9.6)% (32,605,000)
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 2.4% 8,307,313
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Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (40.0)% (5) (135,525,000)
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $338,731,638
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(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a
percentage of Total Investments is 27.2%.
N/R Not rated.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected
as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 140.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.4% (4.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 710 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco 6/15 at 100.00 BBB $ 647,073
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco
Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21
4,625 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco 6/12 at 100.00 Baa3 4,134,473
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Stanislaus County Tobacco
Funding Corporation, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 6/01/33
4,000 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/17 at 100.00 BBB 3,348,560
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-1, 5.750%, 6/01/47
13,480 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 7,573,468
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37
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22,815 Total Consumer Staples 15,703,574
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 13.0% (8.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,000 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 6/11 at 101.00 AAA 2,035,940
Stanford University, Series 2001Q, 5.250%, 12/01/32
180 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/15 at 100.00 A3 173,525
University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,
University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
125 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 127,176
165 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 166,175
6,375 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue 9/08 at 102.00 A2 6,215,051
Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 -
MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,472 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 3/18 at 100.00 AA- 1,390,216
University of California Regents, Trust 1065, 13.699%, 3/01/33 (IF)
10,570 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 10/12 at 100.00 AAA 11,258,423
University of California, UCLA Replacement Hospital Project,
Series 2002A, 5.375%, 10/01/18 - FSA Insured
620 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 10/13 at 100.00 N/R 613,211
Bonds, Notre Dame de Namur University, Series 2003,
6.500%, 10/01/23
3,000 Long Beach Bond Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue 11/11 at 101.00 AA 3,008,670
Refunding Bonds, Long Beach Aquarium of the South Pacific,
Series 2001, 5.250%, 11/01/30 - AMBAC Insured
2,680 University of California, Revenue Bonds, Multi-Purpose Projects, 5/13 at 100.00 AA 2,673,407
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 5/15/33 - AMBAC Insured (UB)
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27,187 Total Education and Civic Organizations 27,661,794
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HEALTH CARE - 16.7% (11.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 4/12 at 100.00 BBB+ 2,035,820
Casa Colina Inc., Series 2001, 6.000%, 4/01/22
415 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 393,250
Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37
9,260 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 9,025,536
Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB)
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PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
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HEALTH CARE (continued)
$ 500 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue 8/11 at 102.00 A+ $ 503,565
Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A,
5.550%, 8/01/31
2,520 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 3/15 at 100.00 A 2,366,986
Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System West, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 3/01/35
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue
Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554:
998 14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,030,477
1,325 14.144%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,368,805
960 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue 7/17 at 100.00 N/R 787,123
Bonds, ValleyCare Health System, Series 2007A, 5.125%, 7/15/31
2,185 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Health No Opt. Call A+ 2,355,496
Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Memorial Health Services,
Series 2003A, 6.000%, 10/01/11
2,500 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Hospital 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,659,450
Revenue Bonds, Monterey Peninsula Hospital, Series 2003B,
5.250%, 6/01/18 - FSA Insured
7,775 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 7,317,908
Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41
425 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 424,082
Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 8/01/31
5,785 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, 7/17 at 100.00 A3 5,284,019
Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 7/01/38
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36,648 Total Health Care 35,552,517
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 5.2% (3.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
5,962 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 6/11 at 102.00 AAA 6,153,201
Multifamily Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, Claremont
Village Apartments, Series 2001D, 5.500%, 6/01/31
(Mandatory put 6/01/16) (Alternative Minimum Tax)
205 Independent Cities Lease Finance Authority, California, Mobile 5/16 at 100.00 N/R 187,651
Home Park Revenue Bonds, San Juan Mobile Estates,
Series 2006B, 5.850%, 5/15/41
1,055 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Senior Lien Revenue 9/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,016,313
Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003A,
5.750%, 9/15/38
700 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lien 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 701,211
Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003B,
6.625%, 9/15/38
3,045 Yucaipa Redevelopment Agency, California, Mobile Home Park 5/11 at 102.00 N/R 3,109,645
Revenue Bonds, Rancho del Sol and Grandview, Series 2001A,
6.750%, 5/15/36
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10,967 Total Housing/Multifamily 11,168,021
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 1.0% (0.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
480 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aa2 488,290
Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 - FGIC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
1,925 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 AA- 954,280
Bonds, Series 2007M, Trust 1021, 9.741%, 8/01/31
(Alternative Minimum Tax) (IF)
480 California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, 6/11 at 102.00 AAA 491,366
Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage
Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.650%, 12/01/31
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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2,885 Total Housing/Single Family 1,933,936
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INDUSTRIALS - 1.7% (1.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,250 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 1,071,813
Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc.,
Series 2002A, 5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
3,175 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, No Opt. Call BB 2,602,706
Revenue Bonds, EnerTech Regional Biosolids Project,
Series 2007A, 5.500%, 12/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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4,425 Total Industrials 3,674,519
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LONG-TERM CARE - 2.4% (1.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 1,550 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cal-Mortgage 1/13 at 100.00 A+ $ 1,568,817
Insured Revenue Bonds, Northern California Retired Officers
Community Corporation - Paradise Valley Estates, Series 2002,
5.125%, 1/01/22
3,750 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 12/17 at 100.00 Baa1 3,511,463
Revenue Bonds, Inland Regional Center Project, Series 2007,
5.375%, 12/01/37
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5,300 Total Long-Term Care 5,080,280
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 10.0% (6.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
10,000 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006CD, 12/15 at 100.00 AA- 8,406,000
4.600%, 12/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
3,615 Colton Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino County, 8/12 at 102.00 A 3,856,012
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A,
5.500%, 8/01/22 - FGIC Insured
Contra Costa County Community College District, California,
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002:
3,005 5.000%, 8/01/21 - FGIC Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AA 3,105,938
3,300 5.000%, 8/01/22 - FGIC Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AA 3,396,987
2,000 Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, No Opt. Call AA 2,074,800
Series 2001A, 5.500%, 7/01/20 - MBIA Insured
355 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- 361,007
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
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22,275 Total Tax Obligation/General 21,200,744
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 22.9% (15.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
Beaumont Financing Authority, California, Local Agency Revenue
Bonds, Series 2004D:
650 5.500%, 9/01/24 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 622,330
385 5.800%, 9/01/35 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 370,539
1,240 Borrego Water District, California, Community Facilities 8/17 at 102.00 N/R 1,159,177
District 2007-1 Montesoro, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007,
5.750%, 8/01/25
4,900 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 12/13 at 100.00 A 5,326,006
Department of Corrections, Series 2003C, 5.500%, 6/01/16
2,105 California, Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 7/14 at 100.00 AA+ 2,304,070
5.000%, 7/01/15
1,200 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,206,936
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 90-2 - Talega,
Series 2003, 6.000%, 9/01/33
435 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 422,864
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
4,845 Encinitas Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue 10/08 at 102.00 AA 4,917,723
Bonds, Acquisition Project, Series 2001A, 5.250%, 4/01/31 -
MBIA Insured
750 Fontana, California, Special Tax Bonds, Sierra Community 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 752,805
Facilities District 22, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34
1,785 Hawthorne Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Project 9/16 at 100.00 A- 1,769,471
Area 2 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.250%, 9/01/36 -
XLCA Insured
1,800 Hesperia Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, 2/17 at 100.00 AA 1,723,968
Certificates of Participation, Capital Improvement, Series 2007,
5.000%, 2/01/41 - AMBAC Insured
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities
District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
215 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 194,710
495 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 435,684
2,000 Lake Elsinore Public Finance Authority, California, Local Agency 10/13 at 102.00 N/R 2,029,940
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003H, 6.000%, 10/01/20
415 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 356,634
Community Facilities District 2002, Mountain House Special
Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/35
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 1,265 Lee Lake Water District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax 9/13 at 102.00 N/R $ 1,271,692
Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 of Sycamore Creek,
Series 2003, 6.500%, 9/01/24
800 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 777,336
Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project,
Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
2,795 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1/09 at 101.00 Aa3 2,804,391
California, Proposition C Second Senior Lien Sales Tax Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 7/01/23 -
AMBAC Insured
495 North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Sacramento, 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 432,175
California, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006D, 5.000%, 9/01/33
2,000 Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities 8/11 at 101.00 N/R 1,939,300
District 02-1 of Ladera Ranch, Series 2003A, 5.550%, 8/15/33
385 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 368,514
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
475 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, 8/13 at 100.00 AA 477,242
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
700 Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, North Natomas 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 701,218
Community Facilities District 4, Series 2003C, 6.000%, 9/01/33
1,530 San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, California, Tax Allocation 8/15 at 100.00 AA 1,477,261
Bonds, Project Areas 2 and 3, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 8/01/35 -
AMBAC Insured
825 San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, 12/17 at 100.00 AA 806,504
California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 12/15/30 - AMBAC Insured
1,330 Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, 8/17 at 100.00 AA 1,303,413
Certificates of Participation, Series 2007, 5.125%, 8/01/37 -
AMBAC Insured
1,930 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 1,978,578
Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2003B,
6.750%, 9/01/30
500 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 469,860
Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2004B,
6.000%, 9/01/39
850 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 815,677
Bonds, Community Facilities District 2001-1, Series 2004A,
6.125%, 9/01/39
10,000 Western Placer Unified School District, Placer County, California, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 9,540,600
Certificates of Participation, Series 2008, 5.000%, 8/01/47 -
AGC Insured
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49,100 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 48,756,618
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TRANSPORTATION - 10.9% (7.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,930 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco 4/16 at 100.00 AA 1,955,457
Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB)
1,055 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco 4/18 at 100.00 AA 1,114,228
Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2008, Trust 2921,
13.428%, 4/01/39 (IF)
7,000 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, 1/14 at 101.00 BBB- 6,586,720
Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999,
0.000%, 1/15/27
5,585 Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2002N, 11/12 at 100.00 AA 5,613,819
5.000%, 11/01/16 - MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds,
San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2003, Issue
29A:
2,430 5.250%, 5/01/18 - FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/13 at 100.00 A1 2,426,890
2,555 5.250%, 5/01/19 - FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/13 at 100.00 A1 2,528,913
1,000 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, 5/13 at 100.00 A1 1,042,430
San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2003,
Issue 29B, 5.125%, 5/01/17 - FGIC Insured
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TRANSPORTATION (continued)
$ 2,000 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue 5/12 at 100.00 AA $ 2,017,380
Refunding Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second
Series 2002, Issue 28A, 5.250%, 5/01/17 - MBIA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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23,555 Total Transportation 23,285,837
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 43.2% (28.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
9,000 Anitoch Area Public Facilities Financing Agency, California, 8/11 at 100.00 AA (4) 9,770,489
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1989-1,
Series 2001, 5.250%, 8/01/25 (Pre-refunded 8/01/11) -
MBIA Insured
6,000 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 6,622,860
Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18
(Pre-refunded 5/01/12)
450 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 10/15 at 100.00 N/R (4) 477,216
Bonds, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Series 2005A,
4.875%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/15)
4,000 Daly City Housing Development Finance Agency, California, 12/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 4,648,520
Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Mobile
Home Park Project, Series 2002A, 5.850%, 12/15/32
(Pre-refunded 12/15/13)
4,900 East Bay Municipal Utility District, Alameda and Contra Costa 6/11 at 100.00 AA+ (4) 5,272,204
Counties, California, Water System Subordinated Revenue
Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 6/01/26 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11) -
MBIA Insured
2,985 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 3,256,814
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1,
6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)
1,170 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 1,381,454
Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2003A,
6.500%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13)
885 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 1,024,503
Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2004,
6.000%, 9/01/34 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13)
7,530 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General 7/10 at 100.00 AA- (4) 7,995,505
Obligation Bonds, Series 2000D, 5.375%, 7/01/25
(Pre-refunded 7/01/10) - FGIC Insured
9,510 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General 7/12 at 100.00 AA (4) 10,398,518
Obligation Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.000%, 7/01/19
(Pre-refunded 7/01/12) - MBIA Insured
3,000 Northern California Tobacco Securitization Authority, Tobacco 6/11 at 100.00 AAA 3,247,770
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001A,
5.375%, 6/01/41 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11)
2,000 Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation, Commonwealth No Opt. Call AAA 2,324,460
Appropriation Bonds, Series 2002E, 6.000%, 8/01/26 (ETM)
6,000 Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax 10/11 at 102.00 AA (4) 6,648,960
Allocation Bonds, Jurupa Valley Project Area, Series 2001,
5.250%, 10/01/35 (Pre-refunded 10/01/11) - AMBAC Insured
12,090 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, California, Sales 6/11 at 100.00 AAA 12,998,320
Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 6/01/25
(Pre-refunded 6/01/11) - MBIA Insured
4,050 Santa Rosa High School District, Sonoma County, California, 5/11 at 101.00 A+ (4) 4,417,133
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.300%, 5/01/26
(Pre-refunded 5/01/11) - FGIC Insured
6,200 Southwestern Community College District, San Diego County, 8/11 at 101.00 AA (4) 6,810,762
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001,
5.375%, 8/01/25 (Pre-refunded 8/01/11) - AMBAC Insured
2,800 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Tobacco 6/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,094,448
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, San Diego County Tobacco
Asset Securitization Corporation, Senior Series 2001A, 5.500%,
6/01/36 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12)
1,500 Whittier, California, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian 6/12 at 101.00 A+ (4) 1,681,305
Intercommunity Hospital, Series 2002, 5.600%, 6/01/22
(Pre-refunded 6/01/12)
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84,070 Total U.S. Guaranteed 92,071,241
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UTILITIES - 7.2% (4.8% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
5,000 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Second Lien 10/14 at 100.00 AA 5,210,300
Electric Distribution Revenue Bonds, Series 2004,
5.250%, 10/01/21 - MBIA Insured
2,355 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas No Opt. Call A 2,049,345
Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35
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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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UTILITIES (continued)
$ 1,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, 7/13 at 100.00 AA $ 1,024,520
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2,
5.000%, 7/01/23 - MBIA Insured
500 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power 7/15 at 100.00 Aaa 506,325
System Revenue Bonds, Series 2008, 5.000%, 7/01/31 -
FSA Insured (UB)
790 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 723,198
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
2,000 Santa Clara, California, Subordinate Electric Revenue Bonds, 7/13 at 100.00 AA 2,101,080
Series 2003A, 5.250%, 7/01/20 - MBIA Insured
4,000 Southern California Public Power Authority, Natural Gas Project 1 No Opt. Call AA- 3,713,440
Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/01/33
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15,645 Total Utilities 15,328,208
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WATER AND SEWER - 9.3% (6.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,400 Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, Certificates of Participation, 8/16 at 100.00 AA 1,393,672
Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/36 - MBIA Insured
545 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA 533,789
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
750 Sacramento County Sanitation District Financing Authority, 6/16 at 100.00 AA 754,733
California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/31 -
FGIC Insured
1,700 San Buenaventura, California, Wastewater Revenue Certificates 3/14 at 100.00 AA 1,728,611
of Participation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 3/01/24 - MBIA Insured
4,785 San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, California, 8/12 at 100.00 AA 4,927,020
Subordinate Lien Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2002,
5.000%, 8/01/21 - MBIA Insured
10,000 San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, 4/13 at 100.00 AA 10,512,999
California, Clean Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A,
5.250%, 10/01/20 - MBIA Insured
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19,180 Total Water and Sewer 19,850,824
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$ 324,052 Total Investments (cost $319,536,900) - 150.9% 321,268,113
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Floating Rate Obligations - (4.7)% (10,004,000)
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 5.5% 11,625,854
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Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (51.7)% (5) (110,000,000)
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $212,889,967
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(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a
percentage of Total Investments is 34.2%.
N/R Not rated.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected
as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 140.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.3% (4.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 1,150 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco 6/15 at 100.00 BBB $ 1,048,076
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco
Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21
7,500 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/17 at 100.00 BBB 6,278,550
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-1, 5.750%, 6/01/47
29,660 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 16,663,876
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37
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38,310 Total Consumer Staples 23,990,502
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 6.5% (4.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
290 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/15 at 100.00 A3 279,569
University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,
University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
200 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 203,482
270 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 271,922
3,825 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan 9/08 at 102.00 A2 3,729,031
Revenue Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A,
5.400%, 3/01/21 - MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
2,354 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 3/18 at 100.00 AA- 2,223,212
University of California Regents, Trust 1065,
13.699%, 3/01/33 (IF)
3,600 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 10/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,899,196
University of California, UCLA Replacement Hospital Project,
Series 2002A, 5.375%, 10/01/17 - FSA Insured
6,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, 11/15 at 100.00 AA 6,089,880
Series 2005C, 5.000%, 11/01/27 - MBIA Insured
620 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 10/13 at 100.00 N/R 613,211
Bonds, Notre Dame de Namur University, Series 2003,
6.500%, 10/01/23
4,000 University of California, Revenue Bonds, Multi-Purpose Projects, 5/13 at 100.00 AA 4,100,880
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 5/15/23 - AMBAC Insured (UB)
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21,159 Total Education and Civic Organizations 21,410,383
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HEALTH CARE - 24.5% (16.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Casa Colina Inc., Series 2001:
4,000 6.000%, 4/01/22 4/12 at 100.00 BBB+ 4,071,640
2,000 6.125%, 4/01/32 4/12 at 100.00 BBB+ 2,016,040
670 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 634,885
Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37
9,330 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 8,385,058
Sutter Health Residual Trust 2061, 14.853%, 11/15/46 (IF)
2,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 11/16 at 100.00 AA 1,990,100
Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/42 - MBIA Insured
9,000 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue 8/11 at 102.00 A+ 9,064,170
Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A,
5.550%, 8/01/31
2,520 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 3/15 at 100.00 A 2,366,986
Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System West, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 3/01/35
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PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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HEALTH CARE (continued)
$ 1,594 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/18 at 100.00 AAA $ 1,646,181
Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554,
14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF)
1,575 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/17 at 100.00 N/R 1,291,374
Revenue Bonds, ValleyCare Health System, Series 2007A,
5.125%, 7/15/31
6,525 California Statewide Community Development Authority, No Opt. Call A+ 7,107,487
Health Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Memorial Health
Services, Series 2003A, 6.000%, 10/01/12
6,450 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 6,861,381
Hospital Revenue Bonds, Monterey Peninsula Hospital,
Series 2003B, 5.250%, 6/01/18 - FSA Insured
4,500 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured 7/17 at 100.00 AAA 4,623,255
Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West,
Series 2008K, 5.500%, 7/01/41 - AGC Insured
7,665 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 11/09 at 102.00 A+ 7,814,161
Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mission Community
Hospital, Series 2001, 5.375%, 11/01/21
12,425 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 11,694,534
Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006,
5.000%, 3/01/41
645 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 643,607
Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C,
5.250%, 8/01/31
Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California,
Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2007A:
5,790 5.000%, 7/01/38 7/17 at 100.00 A3 5,288,586
5,540 5.000%, 7/01/47 7/17 at 100.00 A3 4,969,879
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82,229 Total Health Care 80,469,324
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 3.3% (2.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
325 Independent Cities Lease Finance Authority, California, Mobile 5/16 at 100.00 N/R 297,495
Home Park Revenue Bonds, San Juan Mobile Estates,
Series 2006B, 5.850%, 5/15/41
1,735 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Senior Lien 9/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,671,378
Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park,
Series 2003A, 5.750%, 9/15/38
1,125 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lien 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,126,946
Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park,
Series 2003B, 6.625%, 9/15/38
3,610 San Bernardino County Housing Authority, California, 11/11 at 105.00 Aaa 3,733,859
GNMA Collateralized Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bonds,
Pacific Palms Mobile Home Park, Series 2001A,
6.700%, 12/20/41
San Jose, California, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, GNMA
Mortgage-Backed Securities Program, Lenzen Housing, Series
2001B:
1,250 5.350%, 2/20/26 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 8/11 at 102.00 AAA 1,207,738
2,880 5.450%, 2/20/43 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 8/11 at 102.00 AAA 2,646,432
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10,925 Total Housing/Multifamily 10,683,848
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 1.5% (1.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
785 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aa2 798,557
Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 - FGIC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
8,485 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 AA- 4,206,269
Bonds, Series 2007M, Trust 1021, 9.741%, 8/01/31
(Alternative Minimum Tax) (IF)
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9,270 Total Housing/Single Family 5,004,826
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INDUSTRIALS - 1.8% (1.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 1,714,900
Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002A,
5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
5,205 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, No Opt. Call BB 4,266,799
Revenue Bonds, EnerTech Regional Biosolids Project,
Series 2007A, 5.500%, 12/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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7,205 Total Industrials 5,981,699
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LONG-TERM CARE - 1.6% (1.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 2,450 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cal-Mortgage 1/13 at 100.00 A+ $ 2,479,743
Insured Revenue Bonds, Northern California Retired Officers
Community Corporation - Paradise Valley Estates, Series 2002,
5.125%, 1/01/22
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Insured Senior
Living Revenue Bonds, Aldersly Project, Series 2002A:
1,500 5.125%, 3/01/22 3/12 at 101.00 A+ 1,518,930
1,315 5.250%, 3/01/32 3/12 at 101.00 A+ 1,304,467
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5,265 Total Long-Term Care 5,303,140
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 16.8% (11.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
9,335 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, No Opt. Call AAA 10,879,102
6.000%, 2/01/16 - FSA Insured
10 California, General Obligation Veterans Welfare Bonds, 12/08 at 100.00 AA- 10,090
Series 1997BJ, 5.500%, 12/01/18 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
14,300 California, General Obligation Veterans Welfare Bonds, 12/08 at 100.00 AA 14,300,857
Series 2001BZ, 5.350%, 12/01/21 - MBIA Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
3,000 Contra Costa County Community College District, California, 8/12 at 100.00 AA 3,072,990
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/01/23 -
FGIC Insured
2,500 Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Orange County, 8/12 at 100.00 Aaa 2,568,225
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A,
5.000%, 8/01/23 - FSA Insured
2,260 Jurupa Unified School District, Riverside County, California, 8/11 at 101.00 A 2,336,365
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/22 -
FGIC Insured
870 Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, 7/11 at 100.00 AAA 881,580
Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/01/24 - FSA Insured
575 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- 584,729
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
10,810 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 11,700,527
California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998,
Series 2001C, 5.000%, 7/01/26 - FSA Insured
4,000 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, 7/12 at 101.00 AA 4,356,520
California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998,
Series 2002D, 5.250%, 7/01/21 - FGIC Insured
2,715 San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, 9/15 at 100.00 AA 2,770,766
Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/25 - MBIA Insured
1,630 West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County, 8/11 at 101.00 A- 1,660,122
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003C,
5.000%, 8/01/22 - FGIC Insured
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52,005 Total Tax Obligation/General 55,121,873
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 38.8% (26.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,040 Borrego Water District, California, Community Facilities 8/17 at 102.00 N/R 1,907,033
District 2007-1 Montesoro, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007,
5.750%, 8/01/25
7,135 Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, Contra Costa 11/11 at 100.00 AAA 7,256,224
County, California, Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds,
Series 2001, 5.000%, 11/01/25 - FSA Insured
8,210 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 12/13 at 100.00 A 8,923,777
Department of Corrections, Series 2003C, 5.500%, 6/01/16
4,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 3/12 at 100.00 AA 4,003,800
Department of General Services, Series 2002B,
5.000%, 3/01/27 - AMBAC Insured
4,510 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 12/11 at 102.00 AA 4,488,262
Department of Mental Health, Hospital Addition, Series 2001A,
5.000%, 12/01/26 - AMBAC Insured
Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California,
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 90-2 - Talega,
Series 2003:
1,750 5.875%, 9/01/23 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,763,545
550 6.000%, 9/01/33 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 553,179
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 715 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R $ 695,052
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
2,160 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino 9/16 at 101.00 AA 2,072,563
Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006,
5.000%, 9/01/38 - AMBAC Insured
1,125 Fontana, California, Special Tax Bonds, Sierra Community 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,129,208
Facilities District 22, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34
1,000 Fullerton Community Facilities District 1, California, Special 9/12 at 100.00 N/R 1,016,460
Tax Bonds, Amerige Heights, Series 2002, 6.100%, 9/01/22
5,000 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AA 4,505,650
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds,
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45 - AMBAC Insured
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities
District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
350 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 316,971
805 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 708,537
3,000 Lake Elsinore Public Finance Authority, California, Local Agency 10/13 at 102.00 N/R 3,044,910
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003H, 6.000%, 10/01/20
685 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 588,662
Community Facilities District 2002, Mountain House Special
Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/35
5,250 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, 9/12 at 101.00 N/R 5,319,248
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District of Mountain
House, Series 2002, 6.300%, 9/01/24
2,000 Lee Lake Water District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 2,010,580
Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 of Sycamore Creek,
Series 2003, 6.500%, 9/01/24
1,000 Lindsay Redevelopment Agency, California, Project 1 Tax Allocation 8/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 893,540
Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/01/37 - RAAI Insured
5,425 Lodi, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Improvement 10/12 at 100.00 AA 5,458,635
Financing Project, Series 2002, 5.000%, 10/01/26 - MBIA Insured
1,310 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 1,272,888
Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project,
Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
1,675 Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, 3/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,708,065
California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2005,
5.000%, 3/01/26 - FSA Insured
North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Sacramento,
California, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006D:
545 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 487,982
250 5.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 218,270
3,000 Oakland Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate 3/13 at 100.00 A- 3,124,470
Lien Tax Allocation Bonds, Central District Redevelopment
Project, Series 2003, 5.500%, 9/01/19 - FGIC Insured
4,520 Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority, California, Lease 8/11 at 101.00 AA 4,594,670
Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2001,
5.000%, 8/01/24 - AMBAC Insured
2,000 Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community 8/11 at 101.00 N/R 1,939,300
Facilities District 02-1 of Ladera Ranch, Series 2003A,
5.550%, 8/15/33
11,165 Palm Desert Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation 4/12 at 102.00 AA 10,604,070
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project Area 1, Series 2002,
5.100%, 4/01/30 - MBIA Insured
3,250 Pomona Public Financing Authority, California, Revenue 2/11 at 100.00 AA 3,258,678
Refunding Bonds, Merged Redevelopment Projects,
Series 2001AD, 5.000%, 2/01/27 - MBIA Insured
6,000 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway No Opt. Call BBB+ 5,927,280
Revenue Bonds, Series 2007N, 5.250%, 7/01/39 - FGIC Insured
625 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 598,238
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 780 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public 8/13 at 100.00 AA $ 783,682
Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
1,145 Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, North Natomas 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,146,992
Community Facilities District 4, Series 2003C, 6.000%, 9/01/33
14,505 San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 9/11 at 101.00 AAA 14,613,497
Bonds, Centre City Project, Series 2001, 5.000%, 9/01/26 -
FSA Insured (UB)
2,300 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, California, 7/11 at 100.00 AA+ 2,322,862
Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/01/26 -
AMBAC Insured
1,345 San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, 12/17 at 100.00 AA 1,314,845
California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1,
Series 2007A, 5.000%, 12/15/30 - AMBAC Insured
8,710 South Orange County Public Financing Authority, California, 8/15 at 100.00 AA 8,461,068
Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Ladera Ranch, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 8/15/32 - AMBAC Insured
2,810 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 2,899,976
Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1,
Series 2003B, 7.000%, 9/01/38
2,000 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 1,879,440
Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1,
Series 2004B, 6.000%, 9/01/39
1,375 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 1,319,478
Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2001-1,
Series 2004A, 6.125%, 9/01/39
2,500 Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, 10/11 at 100.00 AA 2,511,950
San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation
Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 10/01/26 -
MBIA Insured
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128,520 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 127,643,537
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TRANSPORTATION - 7.2% (4.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,690 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, 4/16 at 100.00 AA 1,712,291
San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006,
5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB)
1,305 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, 4/18 at 100.00 AA 1,378,263
San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2008,
Trust 2921, 13.428%, 4/01/39 (IF)
11,750 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, 1/14 at 101.00 BBB- 10,973,560
Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999,
0.000%, 1/15/28
San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue
Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second
Series 2003, Issue 29B:
4,110 5.125%, 5/01/17 - FGIC Insured 5/13 at 100.00 A1 4,284,387
5,140 5.125%, 5/01/19 - FGIC Insured 5/13 at 100.00 A1 5,297,695
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23,995 Total Transportation 23,646,196
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 22.6% (15.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
4,000 Beaumont Financing Authority, California, Local Agency 9/12 at 102.00 N/R (4) 4,688,160
Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 6.750%, 9/01/25
(Pre-refunded 9/01/12)
11,240 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco 6/12 at 100.00 Baa3 (4) 12,139,536
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Merced County Tobacco
Funding Corporation, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 6/01/33
(Pre-refunded 6/01/12) (5)
California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply
Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A:
3,500 5.375%, 5/01/17 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) - XLCA Insured 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 3,893,890
9,000 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 9,934,290
720 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 10/15 at 100.00 N/R (4) 763,546
Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson School of Law,
Series 2005A, 4.875%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/15)
1,770 Central California Joint Powers Health Finance 2/10 at 101.00 AAA 1,887,103
Authority, Certificates of Participation, Community Hospitals
of Central California Obligated Group, Series 2000,
6.000%, 2/01/20 (Pre-refunded 2/01/10)
2,000 Daly City Housing Development Finance Agency, California, 12/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 2,333,380
Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Mobile Home
Park Project, Series 2002A, 5.800%, 12/15/25
(Pre-refunded 12/15/13)
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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
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U.S. GUARANTEED (4) (continued)
$ 5,690 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/13 at 100.00 AAA $ 6,208,131
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1,
6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)
1,940 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 2,290,616
Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2003A,
6.500%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13)
1,335 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (4) 1,545,436
Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2004,
6.000%, 9/01/34 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13)
1,525 Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County, 8/14 at 100.00 A1 (4) 1,720,276
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A,
5.250%, 8/01/22 (Pre-refunded 8/01/14) - FGIC Insured
5,500 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway 7/12 at 100.00 AAA 5,981,525
Revenue Bonds, Series 2002D, 5.375%, 7/01/36
(Pre-refunded 7/01/12)
4,725 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, California, Sales 7/11 at 100.00 AA+ (4) 5,087,691
Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/01/26
(Pre-refunded 7/01/11) - AMBAC Insured
7,595 San Francisco State University Foundation Inc., California, 9/11 at 101.00 AA (4) 8,266,930
Auxiliary Organization Student Housing Revenue Bonds,
Series 2001, 5.000%, 9/01/26 (Pre-refunded 9/01/11) -
MBIA Insured
4,200 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, 6/12 at 100.00 AAA 4,641,672
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, San Diego County
Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, Senior Series 2001A,
5.500%, 6/01/36 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12)
2,500 Whittier, California, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, 6/12 at 101.00 A+ (4) 2,802,175
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Series 2002,
5.600%, 6/01/22 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12)
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67,240 Total U.S. Guaranteed 74,184,357
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UTILITIES - 3.5% (2.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
3,815 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas No Opt. Call A 3,319,851
Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35
1,285 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 1,176,340
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
5,000 Merced Irrigation District, California, Revenue Certificates 9/13 at 102.00 Baa3 4,880,450
of Participation, Electric System Project, Series 2003,
5.700%, 9/01/36
2,250 Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, 8/12 at 100.00 AA 2,181,330
Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/22 - AMBAC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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12,350 Total Utilities 11,557,971
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WATER AND SEWER - 12.8% (8.6% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,070 Burbank, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, 6/14 at 100.00 AA 1,095,156
Series 2004A, 5.000%, 6/01/22 - AMBAC Insured
7,000 Carmichael Water District, Sacramento County, California, 9/09 at 102.00 AA 7,035,770
Water Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 1999,
5.125%, 9/01/29 - MBIA Insured
Eastern Municipal Water District, California, Water and Sewerage
System Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2008, Trust 2965:
2,750 13.177%, 7/01/33 (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AA 2,714,800
1,230 13.177%, 7/01/35 (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AA 1,193,789
1,125 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 1,127,171
Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 - FSA Insured
890 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA 871,693
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
850 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate 6/16 at 100.00 AA 838,568
of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 - MBIA Insured
1,000 Pico Rivera Water Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, 12/11 at 102.00 N/R 1,000,100
Series 2001A, 6.250%, 12/01/32
1,000 San Buenaventura, California, Wastewater Revenue Certificates 3/14 at 100.00 AA 1,016,830
of Participation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 3/01/24 - MBIA Insured
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, California,
Subordinate Lien Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2002:
$ 2,500 5.000%, 8/01/23 - MBIA Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AA $ 2,546,200
6,260 5.000%, 8/01/24 - MBIA Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AA 6,366,670
San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission,
California, Clean Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A:
3,315 5.250%, 10/01/18 - MBIA Insured 4/13 at 100.00 AA 3,507,668
12,000 5.250%, 10/01/19 - MBIA Insured 4/13 at 100.00 AA 12,697,439
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40,990 Total Water and Sewer 42,011,854
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$ 499,463 Total Investments (cost $494,013,497) - 148.2% 487,009,510
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Floating Rate Obligations - (4.6)% (15,142,000)
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 5.1% 16,716,159
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Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (48.7)% (6) (159,925,000)
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $328,658,669
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FORWARD SWAPS OUTSTANDING AT AUGUST 31, 2008:
FUND FIXED RATE UNREALIZED
NOTIONAL PAY/RECEIVE FLOATING RATE FIXED RATE PAYMENT EFFECTIVE TERMINATION APPRECIATION
COUNTERPARTY AMOUNT FLOATING RATE INDEX (ANNUALIZED) FREQUENCY DATE (7) DATE (DEPRECIATION)
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Citigroup Inc. $10,000,000 Receive 3-Month USD-LIBOR 5.323% Semi-Annually 7/29/09 7/29/38 $(595,545)
====================================================================================================================================
USD-LIBOR (United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate).
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Portion of investment, with an aggregate market value of
$313,209, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment
obligations under forward swap contracts.
(6) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a
percentage of Total Investments is 32.8%.
(7) Effective Date represents the date on which both the Fund
and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each
forward swap contract.
N/R Not rated.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected
as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 140.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.6% (2.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 14,155 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/22 at 100.00 BBB $ 7,952,704
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37
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EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - 4.8% (3.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,675 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 10/12 at 100.00 A2 1,695,787
University of San Diego, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 10/01/30
9,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, 11/12 at 100.00 AA 9,105,390
Series 2002A, 5.125%, 11/01/26 - AMBAC Insured
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10,675 Total Education and Civic Organizations 10,801,177
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HEALTH CARE - 6.6% (4.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
5,000 ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, 4/12 at 100.00 A+ 5,108,050
Cal-Mortgage Insured Revenue Bonds, Sansum-Santa
Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, Series 2002A,
5.600%, 4/01/26
5,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 4,865,400
Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006,
5.250%, 3/01/45
2,815 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue 8/13 at 100.00 AA 2,919,971
Bonds, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital,
Series 2003C, 5.000%, 8/15/20 - AMBAC Insured
1,748 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,805,272
Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554,
14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF)
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14,563 Total Health Care 14,698,693
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 1.3% (0.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, 8/12 at 100.00 Baa1 987,990
Student Housing Revenue Bonds, EAH - Irvine East Campus
Apartments, LLC Project, Series 2002A,
5.500%, 8/01/22 - ACA Insured
1,905 Los Angeles, California, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 1,894,637
Program Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Park Plaza
West Senior Apartments, Series 2001B, 5.300%, 1/20/21
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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2,905 Total Housing/Multifamily 2,882,627
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HOUSING/SINGLE FAMILY - 0.3% (0.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
505 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue 2/16 at 100.00 Aa2 513,721
Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 - FGIC Insured
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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INDUSTRIALS - 1.2% (0.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
3,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, No Opt. Call BBB+ 2,788,260
Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Republic Services Inc.,
Series 2002C, 5.250%, 6/01/23 (Mandatory put 12/01/17)
(Alternative Minimum Tax)
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LONG-TERM CARE - 1.4% (0.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
3,000 ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, 11/12 at 100.00 A+ 3,045,270
Insured Senior Living Revenue Bonds, Odd Fellows Home of
California, Series 2003A, 5.200%, 11/15/22
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 27.1% (18.4% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 5,920 Cajon Valley Union School District, San Diego County, 8/10 at 102.00 AA $ 5,945,811
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002B,
5.125%, 8/01/32 - MBIA Insured
2,900 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/21 8/13 at 100.00 A+ 2,967,135
8,250 California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, 2/12 at 100.00 AA 8,368,718
5.000%, 2/01/22 - MBIA Insured
3,375 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,585,183
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/31 -
FSA Insured
230 El Monte Union High School District, Los Angeles County, 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 233,579
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 6/01/28 - FSA Insured
1,365 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,653,889
California, General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668,
13.010%, 8/01/28 - FSA Insured (IF)
10,000 Fremont Unified School District, Alameda County, California, 8/12 at 101.00 Aa3 10,209,400
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 -
FGIC Insured
1,000 Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, El Dorado 8/14 at 102.00 Aaa 1,046,550
and Yolo Counties, California, General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - FSA Insured (UB)
1,500 Madera Unified School District, Madera County, California, 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 1,508,955
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/01/28 -
FSA Insured
2,000 Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, 9/17 at 100.00 AAA 1,908,540
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007,
4.500%, 9/01/30 - FSA Insured
2,500 Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County, California, 8/12 at 100.00 BBB+ 2,537,275
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.250%, 8/01/21 -
FGIC Insured
375 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- 381,345
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
3,250 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 3,517,735
California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998,
Series 2001C, 5.000%, 7/01/22 - FSA Insured
3,500 San Mateo County Community College District, California, 9/12 at 100.00 Aa1 3,548,125
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 9/01/26 -
FGIC Insured
10,000 Vista Unified School District, San Diego County, California, 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 10,275,599
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/23 -
FSA Insured
3,905 West Kern Community College District, California, General 11/17 at 100.00 A+ 3,856,344
Obligation Bonds, Election 2004, Series 2007C,
5.000%, 10/01/32 - XLCA Insured
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60,070 Total Tax Obligation/General 60,544,183
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 48.4% (32.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,450 Baldwin Park Public Financing Authority, California, Sales 8/13 at 102.00 BBB 1,491,963
Tax and Tax Allocation Bonds, Puente Merced Redevelopment
Project, Series 2003, 5.250%, 8/01/21
6,895 Brea and Olinda Unified School District, Orange County, 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 6,966,639
California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Series 2002A,
5.125%, 8/01/26 - FSA Insured
2,200 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, 9/13 at 101.00 AA 2,226,158
Los Angeles County, Revenue Bonds, Department of
Public Social Services, Series 2003, 5.000%, 9/01/28 -
AMBAC Insured
3,100 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 11/15 at 100.00 A 3,071,077
Department of Health Services, Richmond Lab, Series 2005B,
5.000%, 11/01/30 - XLCA Insured
465 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 452,027
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
1,400 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino 9/16 at 101.00 AA 1,343,328
Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds,
Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 - AMBAC Insured
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 7,035 Corona-Norco Unified School District, Riverside County, 9/13 at 100.00 AA $ 7,146,927
California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 98-1,
Series 2003, 5.000%, 9/01/28 - MBIA Insured
3,145 Culver City Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 5/11 at 101.00 AA 3,192,584
Revenue Bonds, Redevelopment Project, Series 2002A,
5.125%, 11/01/25 - MBIA Insured
8,720 El Monte, California, Senior Lien Certificates of Participation, 1/11 at 100.00 AA 8,795,951
Department of Public Services Facility Phase II,
Series 2001, 5.000%, 1/01/21 - AMBAC Insured
4,000 Folsom Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax 9/12 at 102.00 AA 4,064,240
Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 9/01/21 -
AMBAC Insured
3,735 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 3,858,068
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Drivers
Trust 2091, 14.214%, 6/01/45 - AGC Insured (IF)
8,780 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AA 7,911,921
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds,
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45 - AMBAC Insured
1,300 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, Redevelopment 9/17 at 100.00 Baa1 1,149,863
and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 9/01/37 - XLCA Insured
2,115 Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation No Opt. Call AA 2,246,638
Refunding Bonds, Merged Area Redevelopment Project,
Series 1998A, 5.250%, 5/01/23 - AMBAC Insured
3,500 La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 9/11 at 102.00 AA 3,506,125
Bonds, Redevelopment Project Area 1, Series 2001,
5.100%, 9/01/31 - AMBAC Insured
3,400 La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 9/12 at 102.00 AA 3,485,000
Bonds, Redevelopment Project Area 1, Series 2002,
5.000%, 9/01/22 - AMBAC Insured
845 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 821,061
Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project,
Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
1,640 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1/09 at 101.00 Aa3 1,645,510
California, Proposition C Second Senior Lien Sales Tax
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 7/01/23 -
AMBAC Insured
1,460 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, Municipal 6/13 at 100.00 AA 1,451,678
Improvement Corporation, Series 2003AW, 5.000%, 6/01/33 -
AMBAC Insured
7,000 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, 4/12 at 100.00 AA 7,107,100
Series 2002, 5.200%, 4/01/27 - AMBAC Insured
8,470 Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority, California, Lease 8/11 at 101.00 AA 8,553,768
Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2001, 5.200%, 8/01/29 -
AMBAC Insured
5,000 Palm Desert Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation 4/12 at 102.00 AA 5,080,150
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project Area 1, Series 2002,
5.000%, 4/01/25 - MBIA Insured
3,000 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway No Opt. Call BBB+ 2,963,640
Revenue Bonds, Series 2007N, 5.250%, 7/01/39 - FGIC Insured
405 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, 9/15 at 100.00 A- 387,658
Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 -
XLCA Insured
4,475 Riverside County, California, Asset Leasing Corporate Leasehold 6/12 at 101.00 AA 4,604,551
Revenue Bonds, Riverside County Hospital Project,
Series 1997B, 5.000%, 6/01/19 - MBIA Insured
505 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public 8/13 at 100.00 AA 507,384
Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
3,175 San Buenaventura, California, Certificates of Participation, 2/11 at 101.00 AA 3,183,541
Series 2001C, 5.250%, 2/01/31 - AMBAC Insured
3,730 San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate 9/09 at 101.00 Baa2 3,657,675
Lien Tax Increment and Parking Revenue Bonds, Centre City
Project, Series 2003B, 5.250%, 9/01/26
4,000 San Jose Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue 9/11 at 100.00 AA+ 4,166,840
Refunding Bonds, Convention Center Project, Series 2001F,
5.000%, 9/01/19 - MBIA Insured
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 1,000 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/15 at 100.00 AA $ 986,310
Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 -
MBIA Insured
2,160 Temecula Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/09 at 101.00 AA 2,169,504
Revenue Bonds, Redevelopment Project 1, Series 2002,
5.125%, 8/01/27 - MBIA Insured
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108,105 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 108,194,879
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TRANSPORTATION - 5.1% (3.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
7,500 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, 1/14 at 101.00 BBB- 6,958,050
Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999,
0.000%, 1/15/29
San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds,
San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2003, Issue
29A:
2,185 5.250%, 5/01/16 - FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/13 at 100.00 A1 2,201,016
2,300 5.250%, 5/01/17 - FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/13 at 100.00 A1 2,304,922
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11,985 Total Transportation 11,463,988
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 20.9% (14.2% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
6,000 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Revenue 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 6,622,860
Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12)
35 California Department of Water Resources, Water System Revenue 12/12 at 100.00 Aa2 (4) 38,730
Bonds, Central Valley Project, Series 2002X, 5.150%, 12/01/23
(Pre-refunded 12/01/12) - FGIC Insured
2,250 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, First Lien 1/28 at 100.00 AAA 2,441,340
Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 7/01/36 (Pre-refunded 1/01/28) - AMBAC Insured
9,000 Eastern Municipal Water District, California, Water and Sewerage 7/11 at 100.00 AA (4) 9,680,580
System Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2001B,
5.000%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11) - FGIC Insured
Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General
Obligation Bonds, Series 2002B:
1,135 5.125%, 8/01/23 - FGIC Insured (ETM) 8/10 at 102.00 A+ (4) 1,184,463
1,190 5.125%, 8/01/24 - FGIC Insured (ETM) 8/10 at 102.00 A+ (4) 1,240,087
1,245 5.125%, 8/01/25 - FGIC Insured (ETM) 8/10 at 102.00 A+ (4) 1,296,580
1,255 5.125%, 8/01/26 - FGIC Insured (ETM) 8/10 at 102.00 A+ (4) 1,272,507
2,070 Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, 8/10 at 102.00 AAA 2,149,053
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002G, 5.125%, 8/01/26 -
FSA Insured (ETM)
4,500 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 5,418,990
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds,
Series 2003A-2, 7.900%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)
5,000 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General 7/12 at 100.00 AA (4) 5,489,900
Obligation Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.125%, 1/01/27
(Pre-refunded 7/01/12) - MBIA Insured
3,380 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, 7/14 at 100.00 A3 (4) 3,845,358
Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2004,
5.875%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14)
2,980 Santa Clarita Community College District, Los Angeles County, 8/11 at 101.00 AA- (4) 3,252,581
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002,
5.125%, 8/01/26 (Pre-refunded 8/01/11) - FGIC Insured
2,460 Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County, California, 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 2,676,357
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/01/26
(Pre-refunded 8/01/11) - FSA Insured
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42,500 Total U.S. Guaranteed 46,609,386
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UTILITIES - 16.0% (10.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
9,000 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, 10/12 at 100.00 AAA 9,095,670
Electric System Distribution Facilities, Series 2002A,
5.000%, 10/01/27 - FSA Insured
10,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Remarketed 4/11 at 102.00 AA 10,115,700
Revenue Bonds, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Series 1996A,
5.350%, 12/01/16 - MBIA Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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UTILITIES (continued)
$ 2,490 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas No Opt. Call A $ 2,166,823
Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35
3,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, 7/11 at 100.00 AAA 3,120,780
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A-1, 5.250%, 7/01/21 -
FSA Insured
830 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 759,815
Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
1,775 Northern California Power Agency, Revenue Refunding Bonds, 7/10 at 100.00 AAA 1,780,733
Hydroelectric Project 1, Series 1998A, 5.200%, 7/01/32 -
MBIA Insured
3,000 Sacramento Municipal Utility District, California, Electric 8/11 at 100.00 AA 2,988,690
Revenue Bonds, Series 2001N, 5.000%, 8/15/28 - MBIA Insured
5,630 Southern California Public Power Authority, Subordinate Revenue 7/12 at 100.00 AAA 5,793,777
Refunding Bonds, Transmission Project, Series 2002A,
4.750%, 7/01/19 - FSA Insured
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35,725 Total Utilities 35,821,988
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WATER AND SEWER - 10.8% (7.3% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,965 California Department of Water Resources, Water System 12/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,086,180
Revenue Bonds, Central Valley Project, Series 2002X,
5.150%, 12/01/23 - FGIC Insured
750 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 751,448
Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 - FSA Insured
570 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA 558,275
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
4,500 Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority, 10/13 at 100.00 AAA 4,665,555
California, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects,
Series 2003A, 5.000%, 10/01/23 - FSA Insured
2,425 Manteca Financing Authority, California, Sewerage Revenue 12/13 at 100.00 A2 2,468,868
Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 12/01/33 - MBIA Insured
500 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate 6/16 at 100.00 AA 493,275
of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 - MBIA Insured
9,185 Orange County Sanitation District, California, Certificates 8/13 at 100.00 AAA 9,158,915
of Participation, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/33 - FGIC Insured
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WATER AND SEWER (continued)
Semitropic Water Storage District, Kern County, California,
Water Banking Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A:
$ 1,315 5.500%, 12/01/20 - XLCA Insured 12/14 at 100.00 A $ 1,381,815
1,415 5.500%, 12/01/21 - XLCA Insured 12/14 at 100.00 A 1,477,345
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23,625 Total Water and Sewer 24,041,676
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$ 330,813 Total Investments (cost $323,929,350) - 147.5% 329,358,552
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Floating Rate Obligations - (0.3)% (750,000)
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 1.3% 2,997,216
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Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (48.5)% (5) (108,250,000)
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $223,355,768
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At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets
attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares) are invested
in municipal securities that are covered by insurance or
backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient
U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities or U.S.
Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities
to ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. See
Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 - Insurance, for
more information.
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a
percentage of Total Investments is 32.9%.
N/R Not rated.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected
as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 140.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.1% (2.8% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 6,070 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/22 at 100.00 BBB $ 3,410,308
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37
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HEALTH CARE - 21.0% (14.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,815 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 1,766,140
Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.250%, 3/01/45
1,800 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue 8/11 at 102.00 A+ 1,812,834
Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A,
5.550%, 8/01/31
4,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured 7/17 at 100.00 AAA 4,109,560
Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West,
Series 2008K, 5.500%, 7/01/41 - AGC Insured
5,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue 3/16 at 100.00 AAA 4,968,250
Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, 5.000%, 3/01/41 -
BHAC Insured (UB)
4,060 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue No Opt. Call AA 4,203,886
Bonds, Sherman Oaks Health System, Series 1998A,
5.000%, 8/01/22 - AMBAC Insured
662 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 683,369
Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554,
14.166%, 7/01/47 - FSA Insured (IF)
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17,337 Total Health Care 17,544,039
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HOUSING/MULTIFAMILY - 1.3% (0.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,165 Poway, California, Housing Revenue Bonds, Revenue Bonds, 5/13 at 102.00 A+ 1,091,722
Poinsettia Mobile Home Park, Series 2003, 5.000%, 5/01/23
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LONG-TERM CARE - 3.6% (2.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,000 ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, 11/12 at 100.00 A+ 1,015,090
Insured Senior Living Revenue Bonds, Odd Fellows Home of
California, Series 2003A, 5.200%, 11/15/22
2,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cal-Mortgage 1/13 at 100.00 A+ 2,019,140
Insured Revenue Bonds, Northern California Retired Officers
Community Corporation - Paradise Valley Estates, Series 2002,
5.250%, 1/01/26
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3,000 Total Long-Term Care 3,034,230
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL - 20.2% (13.9% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
2,000 Butte-Glenn Community College District, Butte and Glenn Counties, 8/12 at 101.00 A1 2,023,400
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A,
5.000%, 8/01/26 - MBIA Insured
California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002:
2,460 5.000%, 4/01/27 - AMBAC Insured 4/12 at 100.00 AA 2,475,129
55 5.250%, 4/01/30 - XLCA Insured 4/12 at 100.00 A1 55,570
515 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 623,995
California, General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668,
13.010%, 8/01/28 - FSA Insured (IF)
450 Fremont Unified School District, Alameda County, California, 8/12 at 101.00 Aa3 459,423
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 -
FGIC Insured
2,000 Los Angeles, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 9/12 at 100.00 AA 2,065,340
5.000%, 9/01/22 - MBIA Insured
1,000 Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, 9/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,011,910
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 9/01/26 - FGIC Insured
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AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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TAX OBLIGATION/GENERAL (continued)
$ 1,000 Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, 9/17 at 100.00 AAA $ 954,270
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007,
4.500%, 9/01/30 - FSA Insured
140 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, 8/15 at 100.00 AA- 142,369
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 - FGIC Insured
3,000 San Diego Unified School District, California, General 7/10 at 100.00 AA 3,147,780
Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 2000B,
5.125%, 7/01/22 - MBIA Insured
3,855 San Rafael City High School District, Marin County, 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,893,087
California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A,
5.000%, 8/01/28 - FSA Insured
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16,475 Total Tax Obligation/General 16,852,273
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED - 44.8% (31.0% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
550 Baldwin Park Public Financing Authority, California, Sales 8/13 at 102.00 BBB 565,917
Tax and Tax Allocation Bonds, Puente Merced Redevelopment
Project, Series 2003, 5.250%, 8/01/21
1,165 Burbank Public Financing Authority, California, Revenue 12/13 at 100.00 AA 1,191,725
Refunding Bonds, Golden State Redevelopment Project,
Series 2003A, 5.250%, 12/01/22 - AMBAC Insured
4,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, 12/12 at 100.00 AA 4,013,360
Department of General Services, Capital East End Project,
Series 2002A, 5.000%, 12/01/27 - AMBAC Insured
170 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 165,257
Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005,
5.000%, 9/01/24 - FGIC Insured
525 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino 9/16 at 101.00 AA 503,748
Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006,
5.000%, 9/01/38 - AMBAC Insured
1,610 Folsom Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax 9/12 at 102.00 AA 1,635,857
Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 9/01/21 -
AMBAC Insured
1,410 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 1,456,460
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Drivers
Trust 2091, 14.214%, 6/01/45 - AGC Insured (IF)
3,285 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/15 at 100.00 AA 2,960,212
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds,
Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45 - AMBAC Insured
1,000 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, Redevelopment 9/17 at 100.00 Baa1 884,510
and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A,
5.000%, 9/01/37 - XLCA Insured
5,540 Irvine Public Facilities and Infrastructure Authority, California, 9/13 at 100.00 AA 5,692,956
Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2003C, 5.000%, 9/02/21 -
AMBAC Insured
315 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 306,076
Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project,
Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 - AMBAC Insured
1,770 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, Certificates 10/12 at 100.00 AA 1,771,221
of Participation, Administration Building Project II, Series 2002C,
5.000%, 10/01/27 - AMBAC Insured
2,000 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, 6/13 at 100.00 AA 1,988,600
Municipal Improvement Corporation, Series 2003AW,
5.000%, 6/01/33 - AMBAC Insured
1,500 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, 1/17 at 100.00 AA- 1,424,625
Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A,
4.750%, 1/01/31 - FGIC Insured
1,500 Los Osos, California, Improvement Bonds, Community Services 9/10 at 103.00 AA 1,364,670
Wastewater Assessment District 1, Series 2002,
5.000%, 9/02/33 - MBIA Insured
150 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 9/15 at 100.00 A- 143,577
Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A,
5.000%, 9/01/35 - XLCA Insured
190 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public 8/13 at 100.00 AA 190,897
Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 - AMBAC Insured
San Buenaventura, California, Certificates of Participation,
Golf Course Financing Project, Series 2002D:
3,000 5.000%, 2/01/27 - AMBAC Insured 2/12 at 100.00 AA 3,001,740
3,300 5.000%, 2/01/32 - AMBAC Insured 2/12 at 100.00 AA 3,241,755
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NKX
Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund (continued)
Portfolio of INVESTMENTS August 31, 2008
PRINCIPAL OPTIONAL CALL
AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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TAX OBLIGATION/LIMITED (continued)
$ 1,200 San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate 9/09 at 101.00 Baa2 $ 1,176,732
Lien Tax Increment and Parking Revenue Bonds, Centre
City Project, Series 2003B, 5.250%, 9/01/26
2,770 San Jose Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue 6/12 at 100.00 AA+ 2,776,371
Refunding Bonds, Civic Center Project, Series 2002B,
5.000%, 6/01/32 - AMBAC Insured
1,000 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/15 at 100.00 AA 986,310
Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 -
MBIA Insured
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37,950 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 37,442,576
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TRANSPORTATION - 10.3% (7.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
5,480 Bay Area Governments Association, California, BART SFO 8/12 at 100.00 AA 5,512,716
Extension, Airport Premium Fare Revenue Bonds,
Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/26 - AMBAC Insured
2,000 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, 1/10 at 100.00 BBB- 1,750,840
Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.000%, 1/01/35
1,300 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, 5/10 at 101.00 A1 1,314,235
San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2000,
Issue 26B, 5.000%, 5/01/25 - FGIC Insured
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8,780 Total Transportation 8,577,791
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U.S. GUARANTEED - 19.0% (13.1% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS) (4)
1,000 Berryessa Union School District, Santa Clara County, California, 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 1,094,910
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003C, 5.000%, 8/01/21
(Pre-refunded 8/01/12) - FSA Insured
California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002:
1,290 5.000%, 4/01/27 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) - AMBAC Insured 4/12 at 100.00 AAA 1,404,410
2,945 5.250%, 4/01/30 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) - XLCA Insured 4/12 at 100.00 A1 (4) 3,231,372
500 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 4/14 at 100.00 AAA 561,580
5.250%, 4/01/34 (Pre-refunded 4/01/14)
1,625 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,956,858
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds,
Series 2003A-2, 7.900%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13)
2,030 Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Los Angeles 8/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,244,896
County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003B,
5.000%, 8/01/27 (Pre-refunded 8/01/13) - FSA Insured
1,260 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, 7/14 at 100.00 A3 (4) 1,433,477
Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2004,
5.875%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14)
1,220 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation 8/10 at 101.00 AA (4) 1,301,557
Bonds, Merged Area Redevelopment Project, Series 2002,
5.000%, 8/01/32 (Pre-refunded 8/01/10) - MBIA Insured
2,390 Solano County, California, Certificates of Participation, 11/12 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,650,582
Series 2002, 5.250%, 11/01/24 (Pre-refunded 11/01/12) -
MBIA Insured
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14,260 Total U.S. Guaranteed 15,879,642
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UTILITIES - 6.8% (4.7% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
1,000 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Second Lien 10/14 at 100.00 AA 1,042,060
Electric Distribution Revenue Bonds, Series 2004,
5.250%, 10/01/21 - MBIA Insured
945 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas No Opt. Call A 881,392
Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 11/15/37
3,055 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, 7/11 at 100.00 AAA 3,177,994
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A-1,
5.250%, 7/01/22 - FSA Insured
275 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, 7/13 at 100.00 AA 284,785
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2,
5.000%, 7/01/21 - MBIA Insured
310 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System 9/15 at 100.00 BBB- 283,786
Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 - XLCA Insured
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5,585 Total Utilities 5,670,017
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AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION (1) PROVISIONS (2) RATINGS (3) VALUE
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WATER AND SEWER - 13.7% (9.5% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS)
$ 1,000 Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, Certificates of Participation, 8/16 at 100.00 AA $ 995,480
Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/36 - MBIA Insured
750 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 751,448
Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 - FSA Insured
215 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater 4/16 at 100.00 AA 210,577
Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 - MBIA Insured
895 Manteca Financing Authority, California, Sewerage Revenue 12/13 at 100.00 A2 911,191
Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 12/01/33 - MBIA Insured
170 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate 6/16 at 100.00 AA 167,714
of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 - MBIA Insured
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, California,
Subordinate Lien Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2002:
3,000 5.000%, 8/01/22 - MBIA Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AA 3,061,920
2,500 5.000%, 8/01/23 - MBIA Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AA 2,546,200
1,180 South Feather Water and Power Agency, California, 4/13 at 100.00 BBB 1,171,941
Water Revenue Certificates of Participation, Solar Photovoltaic
Project, Series 2003, 5.375%, 4/01/24
1,600 Sunnyvale Financing Authority, California, Water and Wastewater 10/11 at 100.00 AA 1,614,496
Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 10/01/26 -
AMBAC Insured
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11,310 Total Water and Sewer 11,430,967
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$ 121,932 Total Investments (cost $120,979,271) - 144.8% 120,933,565
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Floating Rate Obligations - (4.5)% (3,750,000)
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Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value - (42.5)% (5) (35,500,000)
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Other Assets Less Liabilities - 2.2% 1,847,695
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $ 83,531,260
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At least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including net assets
attributable to Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares) are
invested in municipal securities that are covered by
insurance or backed by an escrow or trust account containing
sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency
securities or U.S. Treasury-issued State and Local
Government Series securities to ensure the timely payment of
principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements,
Footnote 1 - Insurance, for more information.
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are
based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless
otherwise noted.
(2) Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of
independent registered public accounting firm): Dates (month
and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or
redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying
prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
(3) Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered
public accounting firm): Using the higher of Standard &
Poor's Group ("Standard & Poor's") or Moody's Investor
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating. Ratings below BBB by
Standard & Poor's or Baa by Moody's are considered to be
below investment grade.
The Portfolio of Investments may reflect the ratings on
certain bonds insured by ACA, AMBAC, FGIC, MBIA, RAAI and
XLCA as of August 31, 2008. Please see the Portfolio
Manager's Commentary for an expanded discussion of the
affect on the Fund of changes to the ratings of certain
bonds in the portfolio resulting from changes to the ratings
of the underlying insurers both during the period and after
period end.
(4) Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S.
Government or U.S. Government agency securities which ensure
the timely payment of principal and interest. Such
investments are normally considered to be equivalent to AAA
rated securities.
(5) Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value,
as a percentage of Total Investments is 29.4%. N/R Not
rated.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected
as a financing transaction pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 140.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
August 31, 2008
INSURED
INSURED CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
PREMIUM INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
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ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $135,840,088, $266,598,998, $116,394,237
and $502,078,399, respectively) $141,545,857 $267,578,980 $116,810,679 $498,554,325
Cash -- 7,814,106 12,514,451 2,023,540
Time deposit, 2.050%, maturity 9/05/08 -- -- -- --
Receivables:
Interest 2,446,438 3,630,449 1,608,634 7,985,884
Investments sold -- -- -- 25,000
Deferred offering costs -- -- -- --
Other assets 8,039 41,591 1,092 58,655
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Total assets 144,000,334 279,065,126 130,934,856 508,647,404
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LIABILITIES
Cash overdraft 2,055,917 -- -- --
Payable for Auction Rate Preferred shares redeemed and/or
noticed for redemption, at liquidation value -- 7,575,000 -- --
Floating rate obligations -- 11,060,000 8,562,000 32,605,000
Unrealized depreciation on forward swaps -- -- -- --
Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, at liquidation value -- -- -- --
Accrued expenses:
Management fees 76,025 145,486 65,595 228,963
Other 44,944 85,384 35,450 134,351
Common share dividends payable 344,295 613,640 287,491 1,372,303
Auction Rate Preferred share dividends payable 16,894 27,026 18,473 50,149
Offering costs payable -- -- -- --
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Total liabilities 2,538,075 19,506,536 8,969,009 34,390,766
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Auction Rate Preferred shares, at liquidation value 45,000,000 79,825,000 43,000,000 135,525,000
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Net assets applicable to Common shares $ 96,462,259 $179,733,590 $ 78,965,847 $338,731,638
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Common shares outstanding 6,459,832 12,716,370 5,775,188 23,480,254
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Net asset value per Common share outstanding
(net assets applicable to Common shares,
divided by Common shares outstanding) $ 14.93 $ 14.13 $ 13.67 $ 14.43
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NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES CONSIST OF:
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Common shares, $.01 par value per share $ 64,598 $ 127,164 $ 57,752 $ 234,803
Paid-in surplus 89,426,693 176,235,765 78,312,931 333,573,985
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income 149,112 707,293 150,354 234,601
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments
and derivative transactions 1,116,087 1,683,386 28,368 8,212,323
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation ) of investments
and derivative transactions 5,705,769 979,982 416,442 (3,524,074)
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Net assets applicable to Common shares $ 96,462,259 $179,733,590 $ 78,965,847 $338,731,638
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Authorized shares:
Common 200,000,000 200,000,000 Unlimited Unlimited
Auction Rate Preferred and Variable Rate Demand Preferred 1,000,000 1,000,000 Unlimited Unlimited
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
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ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $319,536,900, $494,013,497, $323,929,350
and $120,979,271, respectively) $321,268,113 $487,009,510 $329,358,552 $120,933,565
Cash 8,152,614 11,333,506 9,853,404 312,714
Time deposit, 2.050%, maturity 9/05/08 -- -- -- 45,000,000
Receivables:
Interest 4,521,100 7,624,158 3,995,245 1,604,986
Investments sold 15,000 25,000 -- --
Deferred offering costs -- -- -- 528,790
Other assets 35,546 39,071 35,153 3,617
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Total assets 333,992,373 506,031,245 343,242,354 168,383,672
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LIABILITIES
Cash overdraft -- -- -- --
Payable for Auction Rate Preferred shares redeemed and/or
noticed for redemption, at liquidation value -- -- 9,750,000 45,000,000
Floating rate obligations 10,004,000 15,142,000 750,000 3,750,000
Unrealized depreciation on forward swaps -- 595,545 -- --
Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, at liquidation value -- -- -- 35,500,000
Accrued expenses:
Management fees 129,963 174,049 122,763 43,085
Other 95,161 127,653 88,461 40,452
Common share dividends payable 821,626 1,355,556 873,145 333,507
Auction Rate Preferred share dividends payable 51,656 52,773 52,217
10,368
Offering costs payable -- -- -- 175,000
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Total liabilities 11,102,406 17,447,576 11,636,586 84,852,412
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Auction Rate Preferred shares, at liquidation value 110,000,000 159,925,000 108,250,000 --
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Net assets applicable to Common shares $212,889,967 $328,658,669 $223,355,768 $ 83,531,260
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Common shares outstanding 14,797,422 24,132,334 15,286,005 5,886,667
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Net asset value per Common share outstanding
(net assets applicable to Common shares,
divided by Common shares outstanding) $ 14.39 $ 13.62 $ 14.61 $ 14.19
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NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES CONSIST OF:
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Common shares, $.01 par value per share $ 147,974 $ 241,323 $ 152,860 $ 58,867
Paid-in surplus 210,182,679 342,810,815 217,031,715 83,049,473
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income 265,440 718,052 310,679 51,473
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments
and derivative transactions 562,661 (7,511,989) 431,312 417,153
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
and derivative transactions 1,731,213 (7,599,532) 5,429,202 (45,706)
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Net assets applicable to Common shares $212,889,967 $328,658,669 $223,355,768 $ 83,531,260
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Authorized shares:
Common Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Auction Rate Preferred and Variable Rate Demand Preferred Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
OPERATIONS
Year Ended August 31, 2008
INSURED
INSURED CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
PREMIUM INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
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INVESTMENT INCOME $ 7,281,324 $14,344,641 $ 6,389,691 $27,872,039
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EXPENSES
Management fees 906,873 1,750,979 786,957 3,202,468
Auction fees 112,500 237,344 107,500 425,770
Dividend disbursing agent fees 10,000 20,000 10,000 20,000
Shareholders' servicing agent fees and expenses 8,083 13,391 5,736 3,895
Interest expense -- 40,691 92,394 374,756
Custodian's fees and expenses 51,209 70,900 29,070 163,424
Directors'/Trustees' fees and expenses 3,510 6,800 2,909 12,491
Professional fees 18,332 25,570 13,445 32,767
Shareholders' reports - printing and mailing expenses 15,312 38,137 8,496 53,728
Stock exchange listing fees 9,385 9,367 709 9,459
Investor relations expense 14,047 26,761 12,510 46,677
Other expenses 14,874 22,375 15,410 26,003
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Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement 1,164,125 2,262,315 1,085,136 4,371,438
Custodian fee credit (11,540) (20,298) (13,211) (49,217)
Expense reimbursement -- -- -- (497,428)
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Net expenses 1,152,585 2,242,017 1,071,925 3,824,793
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Net investment income 6,128,739 12,102,624 5,317,766 24,047,246
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 328,360 1,445,377 118,683 4,832,689
Forward swaps 863,429 856,758 239,634 4,168,843
Futures -- -- -- --
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments (1,420,724) (7,171,193) (2,804,244) (18,634,531)
Forward swaps (364,728) (656,230) 1,018 (2,275,676)
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (593,663) (5,525,288) (2,444,909) (11,908,675)
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS
From net investment income (1,447,316) (3,061,483) (1,399,028) (5,502,755)
From accumulated net realized gains (25,344) -- -- (260,925)
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Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares
from distributions to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders (1,472,660) (3,061,483) (1,399,028) (5,763,680)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares
from operations $ 4,062,416 $ 3,515,853 $ 1,473,829 $ 6,374,891
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
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INVESTMENT INCOME $16,999,827 $27,744,430 $17,573,242 $ 6,514,310
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EXPENSES
Management fees 2,046,464 3,238,100 2,158,393 829,062
Auction fees 275,000 459,548 295,000 114,925
Dividend disbursing agent fees 20,000 20,000 20,000 11,028
Shareholders' servicing agent fees and expenses 1,908 3,315 2,025 996
Interest expense 190,552 72,436 3,167 66,087
Custodian's fees and expenses 96,770 147,034 103,861 40,157
Directors'/Trustees' fees and expenses 7,274 12,533 8,358 3,178
Professional fees 24,722 35,261 26,405 13,962
Shareholders' reports - printing and mailing expenses 35,728 48,260 35,898 17,031
Stock exchange listing fees 1,816 2,962 1,876 722
Investor relations expense 21,070 46,560 31,530 12,352
Other expenses 1,450 27,782 20,755 32,083
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Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement 2,722,754 4,113,791 2,707,268 1,141,583
Custodian fee credit (34,119) (60,420) (19,336) (21,466)
Expense reimbursement (587,369) (1,068,648) (793,160) (339,627)
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Net expenses 2,101,266 2,984,723 1,894,772 780,490
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Net investment income 14,898,561 24,759,707 15,678,470 5,733,820
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments (313,737) (978,786) 1,337,028 1,101,623
Forward swaps 1,314,381 (1,478,000) 731,015 128,891
Futures -- (291,364) -- --
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments (6,006,208) (14,054,312) (6,994,006) (3,013,642)
Forward swaps (396,451) 57,314 (24,419) (12,888)
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (5,402,015) (16,745,148) (4,950,382) (1,796,016)
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS
From net investment income (3,691,110) (6,076,255) (3,886,043) (1,400,428)
From accumulated net realized gains -- -- (116,419) --
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Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares
from distributions to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders (3,691,110) (6,076,255) (4,002,462) (1,400,428)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares
from operations $ 5,805,436 $ 1,938,304 $ 6,725,626 $ 2,537,376
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
CHANGES in NET ASSETS
INSURED CALIFORNIA INSURED CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM INCOME (NPC) PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL) PREMIUM INCOME (NCU)
----------------------------- ----------------------------- -----------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
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OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 6,128,739 $ 5,834,849 $ 12,102,624 $ 11,372,772 $ 5,317,766 $ 5,169,371
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 328,360 132,902 1,445,377 (30,877) 118,683 (251,856)
Forward swaps 863,429 159,600 856,758 419,200 239,634 (57,143)
Futures -- -- -- -- -- --
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments (1,420,724) (2,928,553) (7,171,193) (6,140,606) (2,804,244) (2,648,488)
Forward swaps (364,728) 35,238 (656,230) (181,996) 1,018 (1,018)
Futures -- -- -- -- -- --
Distributions to Auction
Rate Preferred shareholders:
From net investment income (1,447,316) (1,373,537) (3,061,483) (3,120,823) (1,399,028) (1,400,856)
From accumulated net
realized gains (25,344) (118,110) -- -- -- (50,482)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
applicable to Common shares
from operations 4,062,416 1,742,389 3,515,853 2,317,670 1,473,829 759,528
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
From net investment income (4,689,975) (4,725,196) (8,125,762) (8,545,402) (3,707,671) (3,863,107)
From accumulated net
realized gains (86,562) (486,696) -- -- -- (177,846)
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Decrease in net assets
applicable to
Common shares from
distributions to
Common shareholders (4,776,537) (5,211,892) (8,125,762) (8,545,402) (3,707,671) (4,040,953)
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from Common shares
issued to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions -- 65,214 -- -- -- 14,098
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
applicable to Common shares from
capital share transactions -- 65,214 -- -- -- 14,098
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Net increase (decrease)
in net assets
applicable to Common shares (714,121) (3,404,289) (4,609,909) (6,227,732) (2,233,842) (3,267,327)
Net assets applicable to Common
shares at the
beginning of year 97,176,380 100,580,669 184,343,499 190,571,231 81,199,689 84,467,016
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Net assets applicable to Common
shares at the end of year $96,462,259 $ 97,176,380 $179,733,590 $184,343,499 $78,965,847 $81,199,689
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Undistributed (Over-distribution of)
net investment income
at the end of year $ 149,112 $ 158,730 $ 707,293 $ (179,908) $ 150,354 $ (60,685)
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NAC) DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX) DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
----------------------------- ---------------------------- -----------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
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OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 24,047,246 $ 23,391,916 $ 14,898,561 $ 14,244,418 $ 24,759,707 $ 23,582,231
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 4,832,689 1,330,465 (313,737) (394,576) (978,786) (1,177,206)
Forward swaps 4,168,843 (824,000) 1,314,381 352,500 (1,478,000) (401,000)
Futures -- 29,877 -- -- (291,364) --
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments (18,634,531) (14,848,472) (6,006,208) (8,830,002) (14,054,312) (15,582,514)
Forward swaps (2,275,676) 1,437,247 (396,451) (351,758) 57,314 (652,859)
Futures -- (27,339) -- -- -- --
Distributions to Auction Rate
Preferred shareholders:
From net investment income (5,502,755) (5,740,999) (3,691,110) (3,680,820) (6,076,255) (6,425,421)
From accumulated net
realized gains (260,925) (310,662) -- -- -- --
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
applicable to Common shares
from operations 6,374,891 4,438,033 5,805,436 1,339,762 1,938,304 (656,769)
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
From net investment income (17,328,427) (18,656,213) (10,247,217) (11,272,438) (17,085,692) (18,308,241)
From accumulated net
realized gains (838,245) (1,250,132) -- -- -- --
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Decrease in net assets
applicable to
Common shares from
distributions to
Common shareholders (18,166,672) (19,906,345) (10,247,217) (11,272,438) (17,085,692) (18,308,241)
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from Common shares
issued to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions -- 475,567 -- 104,551 -- 298,310
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
applicable to Common shares from
capital share transactions -- 475,567 -- 104,551 -- 298,310
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Net increase (decrease)
in net assets
applicable to Common shares (11,791,781) (14,992,745) (4,441,781) (9,828,125) (15,147,388) (18,666,700)
Net assets applicable to Common
shares at the
beginning of year 350,523,419 365,516,164 217,331,748 227,159,873 343,806,057 362,472,757
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Net assets applicable to Common
shares at the end of year $338,731,638 $350,523,419 $212,889,967 $217,331,748 $328,658,669 $343,806,057
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Undistributed (Over-distribution of)
net investment income
at the end of year $ 234,601 $ (979,692) $ 265,440 $ (655,912) $ 718,052 $ (878,892)
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of
CHANGES in NET ASSETS (continued)
INSURED CALIFORNIA INSURED CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NKL) TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE (NKX)
---------------------------- ----------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
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OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 15,678,470 $ 15,395,108 $ 5,733,820 $ 5,654,749
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 1,337,028 653,722 1,101,623 91,706
Forward swaps 731,015 (200,000) 128,891 (57,143)
Futures -- -- -- --
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments (6,994,006) (8,944,129) (3,013,642) (2,767,618)
Forward swaps (24,419) 24,419 (12,888) 12,888
Futures -- -- -- --
Distributions to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders:
From net investment income (3,886,043) (4,037,528) (1,400,428) (1,431,890)
From accumulated net realized gains (116,419) (10,666) -- --
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
applicable to Common shares
from operations 6,725,626 2,880,926 2,537,376 1,502,692
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
From net investment income (10,952,422) (11,778,209) (4,167,394) (4,166,045)
From accumulated net realized gains (340,878) (39,709) -- --
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Decrease in net assets applicable to
Common shares from distributions to
Common shareholders (11,293,300) (11,817,918) (4,167,394) (4,166,045)
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from Common shares
issued to shareholders due to
reinvestment of distributions -- 335,845 17,615 32,211
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
applicable to Common shares from
capital share transactions -- 335,845 17,615 32,211
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets
applicable to Common shares (4,567,674) (8,601,147) (1,612,403) (2,631,142)
Net assets applicable to Common
shares at the beginning of year 227,923,442 236,524,589 85,143,663 87,774,805
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Net assets applicable to Common
shares at the end of year $223,355,768 $227,923,442 $83,531,260 $85,143,663
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Undistributed (Over-distribution of)
net investment income
at the end of year $ 310,679 $ (520,310) $ 51,473 $ (109,506)
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The funds covered in this report and their corresponding Common share stock
exchange symbols are Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund,
Inc. (NPC), Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc.
(NCL), Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund (NCU), Nuveen California
Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NAC), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage
Municipal Fund 2 (NVX), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3
(NZH), Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NKL) and
Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund (NKX) (collectively,
the "Funds"). Common shares of Insured California Premium Income (NPC), Insured
California Premium Income 2 (NCL) and California Dividend Advantage (NAC) are
traded on the New York Stock Exchange while Common shares of California Premium
Income (NCU), California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX), California Dividend
Advantage 3 (NZH), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) and Insured
California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) are traded on the American Stock Exchange.
The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
as closed-end management investment companies.
Each Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from both regular federal and
California state income taxes, and in the case of Insured California Tax-Free
Advantage (NKX) the alternative minimum tax applicable to individuals, by
investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued
by state and local government authorities within the state of California or
certain U.S. territories.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the
Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
Investment Valuation
The prices of municipal bonds in each Fund's investment portfolio are provided
by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Directors/Trustees. When
market price quotes are not readily available (which is usually the case for
municipal securities), the pricing service may establish fair value based on
yields or prices of municipal bonds of comparable quality, type of issue,
coupon, maturity and rating, indications of value from securities dealers,
evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral and general market
conditions. Prices of forward swap contracts are also provided by an independent
pricing service approved by each Fund's Board of Directors/Trustees. Futures
contracts are valued using the closing settlement price, or in the absence of
such a price, at the mean of the bid and asked prices. If the pricing service is
unable to supply a price for an investment or derivative instrument, each Fund
may use market quotes provided by major broker/dealers in such investments. If
it is determined that the market price for an investment or derivative
instrument is unavailable or inappropriate, the Board of Directors/Trustees of
the Funds, or its designee, may establish fair value in accordance with
procedures established in good faith by the Board of Directors/Trustees.
Temporary investments in securities that have variable rate and demand features
qualifying them as short-term investments are valued at amortized cost, which
approximates value.
Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and
losses from transactions are determined on the specific identification method.
Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended
settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market
fluctuation during this period. The Funds have instructed the custodian to
segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the
when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At August 31, 2008, there
were no such outstanding purchase commitments in any of the Funds.
Investment Income
Interest income, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of
discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis.
Investment income also includes paydown gains and losses, if any.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Income Taxes
Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund
intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net
capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Furthermore,
each Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable interest from
municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal and California state
income taxes, and in the case of Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) the
alternative minimum tax applicable to individuals, to retain such tax-exempt
status when distributed to shareholders of the Funds. Net realized capital gains
and ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds are subject to federal
taxation.
Effective February 29, 2008, the Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes"
(FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be
recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN
48 requires the affirmative evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be
taken in the course of preparing the Funds' tax returns to determine whether it
is "more-likely-than-not" (i.e., a greater than 50-percent likelihood) of being
sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the
more-likely-than-not threshold may result in a tax expense in the current year.
Implementation of FIN 48 required management of the Funds to analyze all open
tax years, as defined by the statute of limitations, for all major
jurisdictions, which includes federal and certain states. Open tax years are
those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally, the
last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). The Funds have
no examinations in progress.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions through the end of the
reporting period, management of the Funds has reviewed all tax positions taken
or expected to be taken in the preparation of the Funds' tax returns and
concluded the adoption of FIN 48 resulted in no impact to the Funds' net assets
or results of operations as of and during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.
The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably
possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly
change in the next twelve months.
Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders
Dividends from tax-exempt net investment income are declared monthly. Net
realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if
any, are distributed to shareholders at least annually. Furthermore, capital
gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss
carryforwards.
Distributions to Common shareholders of tax-exempt net investment income, net
realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in
accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
Auction Rate Preferred Shares
The following Funds have issued and outstanding Auction Rate Preferred shares,
$25,000 stated value per share, as a means of effecting financial leverage. Each
Fund's Auction Rate Preferred shares are issued in one or more Series. The
dividend rate paid by the Funds on each Series is determined every seven days,
pursuant to a dutch auction process overseen by the auction agent,
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and is payable at the end of each rate period. As of August 31, 2008, the number
of Auction Rate Preferred shares outstanding, by Series and in total, for each
Fund is as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
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Number of shares:
Series M -- -- 1,720 --
Series T 1,800 1,597 -- --
Series TH -- 1,596 -- 2,710
Series F -- -- -- 2,711
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Total 1,800 3,193 1,720 5,421
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INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL)
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Number of shares:
Series M 2,200 3,198 --
Series T -- -- 2,165
Series TH -- 3,199 --
Series F 2,200 -- 2,165
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Total 4,400 6,397 4,330
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Beginning in February 2008, more shares for sale were submitted in the regularly
scheduled auctions for the Auction Rate Preferred shares issued by the Funds
than there were offers to buy. This meant that these auctions "failed to clear,"
and that many Auction Rate Preferred shareholders who wanted to sell their
shares in these auctions were unable to do so. Auction Rate Preferred
shareholders unable to sell their shares received distributions at the "maximum
rate" applicable to failed auctions as calculated in accordance with the
pre-established terms of the Auction Rate Preferred shares.
These developments generally do not affect the management or investment policies
of the Funds. However, one implication of these auction failures for Common
shareholders is that the Funds' cost of leverage will likely be higher, at least
temporarily, than it otherwise would have been had the auctions continued to be
successful. As a result, the Funds' future Common share earnings may be lower
than they otherwise would have been.
On June 11, 2008, Nuveen Investments, Inc. ("Nuveen") announced the Fund Board's
approval of plans to use tender option bonds (TOBs), also known as "floaters" or
floating rate obligations, to refinance a portion of the municipal funds'
outstanding Auction Rate Preferred shares, whose auctions have been failing for
several months. The plan included an initial phase of approximately $1 billion
in forty-one funds. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, Insured
California Premium Income 2 (NCL), California Dividend Advantage (NAC),
California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) and Insured California Dividend Advantage
(NKL) redeemed and/or noticed for redemption $15,175,000, $39,475,000,
$27,075,000 and $9,750,000 of their outstanding Auction Rate Preferred shares,
respectively, at liquidation value, using the proceeds from the issuance of
TOBs.
Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares
On August 7, 2008, Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) issued 355 Series
1 Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, $100,000 liquidation value per share,
in a privately negotiated offering. Proceeds of this offering along with the
proceeds from the Fund's creation of TOBs, discussed above, will be used to
redeem all of the Fund's outstanding Auction Rate Preferred shares totaling
$45,000,000. The Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares were offered to
institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act
of 1933, have a maturity date of August 1, 2038, and include a liquidity feature
that allows the Variable Rate Demand Preferred shareholders to have their shares
purchased by the liquidity provider in the event that sell orders are not
matched with purchase orders in a remarketing. Dividends on the Variable Rate
Demand Preferred shares (which are treated as interest payments for financial
reporting purposes) are set weekly at a rate established by a remarketing agent;
therefore, the liquidation value of the Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares
approximates fair value.
Subject to certain conditions, Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the Fund. The Fund
may also redeem certain of the Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares if the Fund
fails to maintain certain asset coverage requirements and such failures are not
cured by the applicable cure date. The redemption price per share is equal to
the sum of the liquidation value per share plus any accumulated but unpaid
dividends.
Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) had $35,500,000 Variable Rate Demand
Preferred shares outstanding for the period August 7, 2008 through August 31,
2008 with an annualized interest rate of 1.98%.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
For financial reporting purposes only, Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, at
the liquidation value are recorded as a liability on the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities and the dividends paid on the Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares
are included as a component of "Interest expense" on the Statement of
Operations.
Insurance
Under normal circumstances, Insured California Premium Income (NPC), Insured
California Premium Income 2 (NCL), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL)
and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) will invest at least 80% of
their net assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred
shares or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares) in municipal securities that
are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and
interest. For purposes of this 80% test, insurers must have a claims paying
ability rated at least "A" at the time of purchase by at least one independent
rating agency. In addition, each Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets
(including net assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares or Variable
Rate Demand Preferred shares) in municipal securities that are rated at least
"AA" at the time of purchase (based on the higher of the rating of the insurer,
if any, or the underlying security) by at least one independent rating agency,
or are unrated but judged to be of similar credit quality by Nuveen Asset
Management (the "Adviser"), or municipal bonds backed by an escrow or trust
account containing sufficient U.S. government or U.S. government agency
securities or U.S. Treasury-issued State and Local Government Series securities
to ensure timely payment of principal and interest. Each Fund may also invest up
to 20% of its net assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate
Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares) in municipal
securities rated below "AA" (based on the higher rating of the insurer, if any,
or the underlying bond) or are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by
the Adviser.
Each insured municipal security is covered by Original Issue Insurance,
Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance. Such insurance does not
guarantee the market value of the municipal securities or the value of the
Funds' Common shares. Original Issue Insurance and Secondary Market Insurance
remain in effect as long as the municipal securities covered thereby remain
outstanding and the insurer remains in business, regardless of whether the Funds
ultimately dispose of such municipal securities. Consequently, the market value
of the municipal securities covered by Original Issue Insurance or Secondary
Market Insurance may reflect value attributable to the insurance. Portfolio
Insurance, in contrast, is effective only while the municipal securities are
held by the Funds. Accordingly, neither the prices used in determining the
market value of the underlying municipal securities nor the Common share net
asset value of the Funds include value, if any, attributable to the Portfolio
Insurance. Each policy of the Portfolio Insurance does, however, give the Funds
the right to obtain permanent insurance with respect to the municipal security
covered by the Portfolio Insurance policy at the time of its sale.
Inverse Floating Rate Securities
Each Fund is authorized to invest in inverse floating rate securities. An
inverse floating rate security is created by depositing a municipal bond,
typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a
broker-dealer. In turn, this trust (a) issues floating rate certificates, in
face amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond's par amount or market
value, that typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties,
and (b) issues to a long-term investor (such as one of the Funds) an inverse
floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an "inverse floater") that
represents all remaining or residual interest in the trust. The income received
by the inverse floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to
the floating rate certificates' holders, and in most circumstances the inverse
floater holder bears substantially all of the underlying bond's downside
investment risk and also benefits disproportionately from any potential
appreciation of the underlying bond's value. The price of an inverse floating
rate security will be more volatile than that of the underlying bond because the
interest rate is dependent on not only the fixed coupon rate of the underlying
bond but also on the short-term interest paid on the floating rate certificates,
and because the inverse floating rate security essentially bears the risk of
loss of the greater face value of the underlying bond.
A Fund may purchase an inverse floating rate security in a secondary market
transaction without first owning the underlying bond (referred to as an
"externally-deposited inverse floater"), or instead by first selling a
fixed-rate bond to a broker-dealer for deposit into the special purpose trust
and receiving in turn the residual interest in the trust (referred to as a
"self-deposited inverse floater"). The inverse floater held by a Fund gives the
Fund the right (a) to cause the holders of the floating rate certificates to
tender their notes at par, and (b) to have the broker transfer the fixed-rate
bond held by the trust to the Fund, thereby collapsing the trust. An investment
in an externally-deposited inverse floater is identified in the Portfolio of
Investments as an "Inverse floating rate investment". An investment in a
self-deposited inverse floater is accounted for as a financing transaction in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 140
"Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
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Extinguishment of Liabilities". In such instances, a fixed-rate bond deposited
into a special purpose trust is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as an
"Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust", with the Fund accounting
for the short-term floating rate certificates issued by the trust as "Floating
rate obligations" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, the
Fund reflects in Investment Income the entire earnings of the underlying bond
and the related interest paid to the holders of the short-term floating rate
certificates is included as a component of "Interest expense" on the Statement
of Operations.
Each Fund may also enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements (sometimes
referred to as a "recourse trust" or "credit recovery swap") with a
broker-dealer by which a Fund agrees to reimburse the broker-dealer, in certain
circumstances, for the difference between the liquidation value of the
fixed-rate bond held by the trust and the liquidation value of the floating rate
certificates, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. Under these
agreements, a Fund's potential exposure to losses related to or on inverse
floaters increases beyond the value of the investments included in the Fund's
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as the Fund may potentially be liable to
fulfill all amounts owed to holders of the floating rate certificates.
During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, each Fund invested in externally
deposited inverse floaters and/or self-deposited inverse floaters.
At August 31, 2008, each Fund's maximum exposure to recourse
trusts and/or credit recovery swaps is as follows:
INSURED INSURED INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC) (NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ -- $16,845,000 $ -- $31,560,000 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
==========================================================================================================
The average floating rate obligations outstanding and average annual interest
rate and fees related to self-deposited inverse floaters during the fiscal year
ended August 31, 2008, were as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average floating rate obligations -- $1,891,913 $3,678,148 $14,883,298
Average annual interest rate and fees -- 2.15% 2.51% 2.52%
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INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average floating rate obligations $7,179,923 $3,301,240 $151,639 $829,918
Average annual interest rate and fees 2.65% 2.19% 2.09% 2.03%
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Forward Swap Transactions
Each Fund is authorized to invest in forward interest rate swap transactions.
Each Fund's use of forward interest rate swap transactions is intended to help
the Fund manage its overall interest rate sensitivity, either shorter or longer,
generally to more closely align the Fund's interest rate sensitivity with that
of the broader municipal market. Forward interest rate swap transactions involve
each Fund's agreement with a counterparty to pay, in the future, a fixed or
variable rate payment in exchange for the counterparty paying the Fund a
variable or fixed rate payment, the accruals for which would begin at a
specified date in the future (the "effective date"). The amount of the payment
obligation is based on the notional amount of the forward swap contract and the
termination date of the swap (which is akin to a bond's maturity). The value of
the Fund's swap commitment would increase or decrease based primarily on the
extent to which long-term interest rates for bonds having a maturity of the
swap's termination date increases or decreases. The Funds may terminate a swap
contract prior to the effective date, at which point a realized gain or loss is
recognized. When a forward swap is terminated, it ordinarily does not involve
the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal, but rather
is settled in cash on a net basis. Each Fund intends, but is not obligated, to
terminate its forward swaps before the effective date. Accordingly, the risk of
loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to
the credit risk associated with a counterparty failing to honor its commitment
to pay any realized gain to the Fund upon termination. To reduce such credit
risk, all counterparties are required to pledge collateral daily (based on the
daily valuation of each swap) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately
equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold.
Reciprocally, when any of the Funds have an unrealized loss on a swap contract,
the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as
collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss
above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and
subsequently adjusted if and when the swap valuations fluctuate, either up or
down, by at least the predetermined threshold amount.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Futures Contracts
Each Fund is authorized to invest in futures contracts. Upon entering into a
futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker an amount of
cash or liquid securities equal to a specified percentage of the contract
amount. This is known as the "initial margin." Subsequent payments ("variation
margin") are made or received by a Fund each day, depending on the daily
fluctuation of the value of the contract.
During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the
contract are recognized as an unrealized gain or loss by "marking-to-market" on
a daily basis to reflect the changes in market value of the contract. When the
contract is closed or expired, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to
the difference between the value of the contract on the closing date and value
of the contract when originally entered into. Cash held by the broker to cover
initial margin requirements on open futures contracts, if any, is recognized on
the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Additionally, the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities reflects a receivable or payable for the variation margin when
applicable. California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) was the only Fund to invest in
futures contracts during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.
Risks of investments in futures contracts include the possible adverse movement
of the securities or indices underlying the contracts, the possibility that
there may not be a liquid secondary market for the contracts and/or that a
change in the value of the contract may not correlate with a change in the value
of the underlying securities or indices.
Zero Coupon Securities
Each Fund is authorized to invest in zero coupon securities. A zero coupon
security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life
of the security. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the security comes from
accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security
at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively
paid at maturity. Such securities are included in the Portfolios of Investments
with a 0.000% coupon rate in their description. The market prices of zero coupon
securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that
pay interest periodically.
Offering Costs
Costs incurred by Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) in connection with
its offering of the Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares ($530,000) were
recorded as a deferred charge which will be amortized over the 30-year life of
the shares and is included as a component of "Interest expense" on the Statement
of Operations.
Custodian Fee Credit
Each Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby certain custodian
fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on each Fund's cash on
deposit with the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight
investments. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on
which a Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.
Indemnifications
Under the Funds' organizational documents, their Officers and Directors/Trustees
are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of
their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the
Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other
parties. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this
would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet
occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to
these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and
decreases in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations during the
reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
2. FUND SHARES
Common Share Repurchases
On July 30, 2008, the Funds' Board of Directors/Trustees approved a program
under which each Fund may repurchase up to 10% of its common shares. The Funds
did not repurchase any of their common shares during the fiscal year ended
August 31, 2008.
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Transactions in Common shares were as follows:
INSURED CALIFORNIA INSURED CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM INCOME (NPC) PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL) PREMIUM INCOME (NCU)
--------------------- -------------------- --------------------
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common shares issued to shareholders
due to reinvestment of distributions -- 4,166 -- -- -- 972
==================================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND
ADVANTAGE (NAC) ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX) ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
--------------------- -------------------- --------------------
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common shares issued to shareholders
due to reinvestment of distributions -- 29,993 -- 6,762 -- 19,501
==================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE (NKL) ADVANTAGE (NKX)
-------------------- --------------------
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common shares issued to shareholders
due to reinvestment of distributions -- 21,450 1,226 2,139
==================================================================================================================
Transactions in Auction Rate Preferred shares were as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM INCOME (NPC) PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL)
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auction Rate Preferred
shares redeemed and/or
noticed for redemption:
Series M -- $ -- -- $ -- -- $ -- -- $ --
Series T -- -- -- -- 303 7,575,000 -- --
Series TH -- -- -- -- 304 7,600,000 -- --
Series F -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total -- $ -- -- $ -- 607 $15,175,000 -- $ --
=====================================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND
PREMIUM INCOME (NCU) ADVANTAGE (NAC)
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auction Rate Preferred
shares redeemed and/or
noticed for redemption:
Series M -- $ -- -- $ -- -- $ -- -- $ --
Series T -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Series TH -- -- -- -- 790 19,750,000 -- --
Series F -- -- -- -- 789 19,725,000 -- --
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total -- $ -- -- $ -- 1,579 $39,475,000 -- $ --
=====================================================================================================================
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND
ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX) ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auction Rate Preferred
shares redeemed and/or
noticed for redemption:
Series M -- $ -- -- $ -- 542 $13,550,000 -- $ --
Series T -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Series TH -- -- -- -- 541 $13,525,000 -- --
Series F -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total -- $ -- -- $ -- 1,083 $27,075,000 -- $ --
=======================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE (NKL) ADVANTAGE (NKX)
------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07 8/31/08 8/31/07
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auction Rate Preferred
shares redeemed and/or
noticed for redemption:
Series M -- $ -- -- $ -- -- $ -- -- $ --
Series T 195 4,875,000 -- -- -- -- -- --
Series TH -- -- -- -- 1,800 45,000,000 -- --
Series F 195 4,875,000 -- -- -- -- -- --
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Total 390 $9,750,000 -- $ -- 1,800 $45,000,000 -- $ --
=======================================================================================================================
Transactions in Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares were as follows:
INSURED
CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE (NKX)
------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
8/31/08 8/31/07
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares issued:
Series 1 355 $35,500,000 -- $ --
=======================================================================================================================
3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments
and derivative transactions) during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, were
as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Purchases $24,476,645 $34,316,455 $5,947,420 $100,123,596
Sales and maturities 24,477,060 35,625,054 11,794,660 117,435,613
====================================================================================================================
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INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Purchases $64,122,478 $119,657,892 $21,900,905 $34,917,108
Sales and maturities 68,545,230 153,537,475 38,036,895 44,533,576
====================================================================================================================
4. INCOME TAX INFORMATION
The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences
between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are
primarily due to timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount,
timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment
transactions and the treatment of investments in inverse floating rate
transactions subject to SFAS No.140. To the extent that differences arise that
are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital
accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual
report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not
require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the
net asset values of the Funds.
At August 31, 2008, the cost of investments was as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of investments $135,787,726 $255,335,448 $107,769,507 $469,222,970
==================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of investments $309,644,085 $478,818,423 $323,037,760 $117,205,395
==================================================================================================================
Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments
at August 31, 2008, were as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross unrealized:
Appreciation $ 6,972,873 $ 7,113,290 $ 3,407,995 $ 14,237,419
Depreciation (1,214,742) (5,928,400) (2,928,675) (17,511,427)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments $ 5,758,131 $ 1,184,890 $ 479,320 $ (3,274,008)
=====================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross unrealized:
Appreciation $ 11,894,981 $ 13,169,005 $12,055,425 $ 2,767,668
Depreciation (10,275,181) (20,119,880) (6,484,638) (2,789,498)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments $ 1,619,800 $ (6,950,875) $ 5,570,787 $ (21,830)
=====================================================================================================================
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income
and net long-term capital gains at August 31, 2008, the Funds' tax year end,
were as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed net tax-exempt income * $504,463 $1,265,455 $394,553 $1,551,788
Undistributed net ordinary income ** 759,818 212,980 -- 4,390,503
Undistributed net long-term capital gains 356,269 1,408,325 48,738 3,748,751
==================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed net tax-exempt income * $1,134,252 $2,157,520 $983,345 $350,039
Undistributed net ordinary income ** 35,139 11,584 616,317 43,459
Undistributed net long-term capital gains 672,624 -- 153,290 408,931
==================================================================================================================
* Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced
for the dividend declared on August 1, 2008, paid on September 2, 2008.
** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net
short-term capital gains, if any.
The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds' tax years ended August
31, 2008 and August 31, 2007, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid
deduction as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
2008 (NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions from net tax-exempt income *** $6,134,637 $11,218,712 $5,106,134 $22,909,598
Distributions from net ordinary income ** 65,183 -- -- --
Distributions from net long-term capital gains **** 46,723 -- -- 1,099,170
==================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
2008 (NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions from net tax-exempt income *** $13,977,615 $23,159,643 $14,876,094 $5,562,376
Distributions from net ordinary income ** -- -- -- --
Distributions from net long-term capital gains **** -- -- 457,297 --
==================================================================================================================
** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net
short-term capital gains, if any.
*** The Funds hereby designate these amounts paid during the fiscal year ended
August 31, 2008, as Exempt Interest Dividends.
**** The Funds designated as a long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce
earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero for
the tax year ended August 31, 2008.
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INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
2007 (NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions from net tax-exempt income $6,064,156 $11,716,879 $5,291,072 $24,556,552
Distributions from net ordinary income ** 46,600 -- -- 395
Distributions from net long-term capital gains 604,806 -- 228,328 1,560,803
==================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
2007 (NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions from net tax-exempt income $15,011,893 $24,913,042 $15,884,429 $5,618,698
Distributions from net ordinary income ** -- -- -- --
Distributions from net long-term capital gains -- -- 50,375 --
==================================================================================================================
** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net
short-term capital gains, if any.
At August 31, 2008, the Fund's tax year end, the following Fund had unused
capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to be
applied against future capital gains, if any. If not applied, the carryforwards
will expire as follows:
CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND
ADVANTAGE 3
(NZH)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expiration:
August 31, 2011 $2,816,211
August 31, 2012 323,840
August 31, 2016 3,869,938
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total $7,009,989
================================================================================
The following Funds have elected to defer net realized losses from investments
incurred from November 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008, the Funds' tax year end,
("post-October losses") in accordance with federal income tax regulations.
Post-October losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the
following fiscal year:
INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND
ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE
(NZH) (NKL)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Post-October capital losses $529,587 $190,813
================================================================================
5. MANAGEMENT FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Each Fund's management fee is separated into two components - a complex-level
component, based on the aggregate amount of all fund assets managed by the
Adviser, and a specific fund-level component, based only on the amount of assets
within each individual Fund. This pricing structure enables Nuveen fund
shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within each individual fund as
well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is based upon the
average daily net assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate
Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares) of each Fund as
follows:
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NPC)
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL)
AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS (INCLUDING NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NCU)
TO AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES OR VARIABLE RATE DEMAND PREFERRED SHARES) FUND-LEVEL FEE RATE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the first $125 million .4500%
For the next $125 million .4375
For the next $250 million .4250
For the next $500 million .4125
For the next $1 billion .4000
For the next $3 billion .3875
For net assets over $5 billion .3750
==================================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NAC)
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX)
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
INSURED CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NKL)
AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS (INCLUDING NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE (NKX)
AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES OR VARIABLE RATE DEMAND PREFERRED SHARES) FUND-LEVEL FEE RATE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the first $125 million .4500%
For the next $125 million .4375
For the next $250 million .4250
For the next $500 million .4125
For the next $1 billion .4000
For net assets over $2 billion .3750
==================================================================================================================
The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, which is additive to the
fund-level fee, for all Nuveen sponsored funds in the U.S., is based on the
aggregate amount of total fund assets managed as stated in the table below. As
of August 31, 2008, the complex-level fee rate was .1867%.
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The complex-level fee schedule is as follows:
COMPLEX-LEVEL ASSET BREAKPOINT LEVEL (1) EFFECTIVE RATE AT BREAKPOINT LEVEL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$55 billion .2000%
$56 billion .1996
$57 billion .1989
$60 billion .1961
$63 billion .1931
$66 billion .1900
$71 billion .1851
$76 billion .1806
$80 billion .1773
$91 billion .1691
$125 billion .1599
$200 billion .1505
$250 billion .1469
$300 billion .1445
================================================================================
(1) The complex-level fee component of the management fee for the funds is
calculated based upon the aggregate daily net assets of all
Nuveen-sponsored funds in the United States, with such daily net assets to
include assets attributable to Preferred stock (Auction Rate Preferred
shares or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares) issued by or borrowings by
such funds but to exclude assets attributable to investments in other
Nuveen-sponsored funds.
The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and
administrative services and general office facilities. The Funds pay no
compensation directly to those of its Directors/Trustees who are affiliated with
the Adviser or to its Officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their
services to the Funds from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board of
Directors/Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent
Directors/Trustees that enables Directors/Trustees to elect to defer receipt of
all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from
certain Nuveen advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as
though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen advised
funds.
For the first ten years of California Dividend Advantage's (NAC) operations, the
Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily net
assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares or
Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares), for fees and expenses in the amounts and
for the time periods set forth below:
YEAR ENDING YEAR ENDING
JULY 31, JULY 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999* .30% 2005 .25%
2000 .30 2006 .20
2001 .30 2007 .15
2002 .30 2008 .10
2003 .30 2009 .05
2004 .30
================================================================================
* From the commencement of operations.
The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse California Dividend Advantage (NAC) for
any portion of its fees and expenses beyond July 31, 2009.
For the first ten years of California Dividend Advantage 2's (NVX) operations,
the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily
net assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares
or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, for fees and expenses in the amounts
and for the time periods set forth below:
YEAR ENDING YEAR ENDING
MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2001* .30% 2007 .25%
2002 .30 2008 .20
2003 .30 2009 .15
2004 .30 2010 .10
2005 .30 2011 .05
2006 .30
================================================================================
* From the commencement of operations.
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Notes to
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX)
for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond March 31, 2011.
For the first ten years of California Dividend Advantage 3's (NZH) operations,
the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily
net assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares
or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares), for fees and expenses in the amounts
and for the time periods set forth below:
YEAR ENDING YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2001* .30% 2007 .25%
2002 .30 2008 .20
2003 .30 2009 .15
2004 .30 2010 .10
2005 .30 2011 .05
2006 .30
================================================================================
* From the commencement of operations.
The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH)
for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond September 30, 2011.
For the first ten years of Insured California Dividend Advantage's (NKL)
operations, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of
average daily net assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate
Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares), for fees and
expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:
YEAR ENDING YEAR ENDING
MARCH 31, MARCH 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002* .30% 2008 .25%
2003 .30 2009 .20
2004 .30 2010 .15
2005 .30 2011 .10
2006 .30 2012 .05
2007 .30
================================================================================
* From the commencement of operations.
The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse Insured California Dividend Advantage
(NKL) for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond March 31, 2012.
For the first eight years of Insured California Tax-Free Advantage's (NKX)
operations, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of
average daily net assets (including net assets attributable to Auction Rate
Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares), for fees and
expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:
YEAR ENDING YEAR ENDING
NOVEMBER 30, NOVEMBER 30,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002* .32% 2007 .32%
2003 .32 2008 .24
2004 .32 2009 .16
2005 .32 2010 .08
2006 .32
================================================================================
* From the commencement of operations.
The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse Insured California Tax-Free Advantage
(NKX) for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond November 30, 2010.
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Agreement and Plan of Merger
On June 20, 2007, Nuveen announced that it had entered into a definitive
Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") with Windy City Investments,
Inc. ("Windy City"), a corporation formed by investors led by Madison Dearborn
Partners, LLC ("Madison Dearborn"), pursuant to which Windy City would acquire
Nuveen. Madison Dearborn is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago,
Illinois. The merger was consummated on November 13, 2007.
The consummation of the merger was deemed to be an "assignment" (as that term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the investment management
agreement between each Fund and the Adviser, and resulted in the automatic
termination of each Fund's agreement. The Board of Directors/Trustees of each
Fund considered and approved a new investment management agreement with the
Adviser on the same terms as the previous agreements. Each new ongoing
investment management agreement, was approved by the shareholders of each Fund
and took effect on November 13, 2007.
The investors led by Madison Dearborn includes an affiliate of Merrill Lynch. As
a result, Merrill Lynch is an indirect "affiliated person" (as that term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of each Fund. Certain conflicts
of interest may arise as a result of such indirect affiliation. For example, the
Funds are generally prohibited from entering into principal transactions with
Merrill Lynch and its affiliates. The Adviser does not believe that any such
prohibitions or limitations as a result of Merrill Lynch's affiliation will
significantly impact the ability of the Funds to pursue their investment
objectives and policies.
6. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 157
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This
standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a
framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about
fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already
required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007,
and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally
accepted accounting principles from the application of this standard relate to
the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the
expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of August 31, 2008,
management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the
financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required
about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of
the measurements included within the Statement of Operations for the period.
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 161
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This standard is intended to enhance
financial statement disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging
activities and enable investors to understand: a) how and why a fund uses
derivative instruments, b) how derivative instruments and related hedge items
are accounted for, and c) how derivative instruments and related hedge items
affect a fund's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. SFAS
No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. As of August 31, 2008,
management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will impact the
financial statement amounts; however, additional footnote disclosures may be
required about the use of derivative instruments and hedging items.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Distributions to Common Shareholders
The Funds declared Common share dividend distributions from their tax-exempt net
investment income which were paid on October 1, 2008, to shareholders of record
on September 15, 2008, as follows:
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM PREMIUM PREMIUM DIVIDEND
INCOME INCOME 2 INCOME ADVANTAGE
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividend per share $.0605 $.0560 $.0555 $.0630
==================================================================================================================
INSURED INSURED
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA
DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND TAX-FREE
ADVANTAGE 2 ADVANTAGE 3 ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividend per share $.0605 $.0615 $.0620 $.0590
==================================================================================================================
91
Financial
HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:
Investment Operations Less Distributions
----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
Distributions Distributions
from Net from Net
Beginning Investment Capital Investment Capital
Common Net Income to Gains to Income to Gains to
Share Net Realized/ Auction Rate Auction Rate Common Common
Net Asset Investment Unrealized Preferred Preferred Share- Share-
Value Income Gain (Loss) Shareholders+ Shareholders+ Total holders holders Total
===============================================================================================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NPC)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $15.04 $.95 $(.10) $(.22) $ --*** $ .63 $(.73) $(.01) $ (.74)
2007 15.58 .90 (.40) (.21) (.02) .27 (.73) (.08) (.81)
2006 16.21 .92 (.38) (.18) (.02) .34 (.83) (.14) (.97)
2005 16.23 .95 .22 (.10) (.01) 1.06 (.92) (.16) (1.08)
2004 15.59 .99 .68 (.05) -- 1.62 (.93) (.05) (.98)
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.50 .95 (.44) (.24) -- .27 (.64) -- (.64)
2007 14.99 .89 (.46) (.25) -- .18 (.67) -- (.67)
2006 15.33 .90 (.28) (.20) -- .42 (.76) -- (.76)
2005 15.12 .91 .29 (.11) -- 1.09 (.88) -- (.88)
2004 14.60 .96 .53 (.06) -- 1.43 (.91) -- (.91)
===============================================================================================================================
Total Returns
--------------------
Based
Ending on
Common Based Common
Share Ending on Share Net
Net Asset Market Market Asset
Value Value Value* Value*
==============================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NPC)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $14.93 $13.89 (2.21)% 4.23%
2007 15.04 14.96 4.61 1.70
2006 15.58 15.08 1.00 2.23
2005 16.21 15.90 7.58 6.74
2004 16.23 15.81 11.80 10.64
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.13 12.66 (3.06) 1.86
2007 14.50 13.71 1.26 1.18
2006 14.99 14.19 (.63) 2.91
2005 15.33 15.05 5.10 7.42
2004 15.12 15.18 12.71 10.02
==============================================================
Ratios/Supplemental Data
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets Ratios to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares Applicable to Common Shares
Before Credit/Reimbursement After Credit/Reimbursement**
----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Ending
Net
Assets
Applicable Expenses Expenses Net Expenses Expenses Net Portfolio
to Common Including Excluding Investment Including Excluding Investment Turnover
Shares (000) Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Rate
===================================================================================================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NPC)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $ 96,462 1.19% 1.19% 6.24% 1.17% 1.17% 6.25% 17%
2007 97,176 1.22 1.16 5.84 1.20 1.14 5.87 9
2006 100,581 1.16 1.16 5.89 1.15 1.15 5.90 9
2005 104,510 1.14 1.14 5.85 1.13 1.13 5.86 9
2004 104,618 1.17 1.17 6.17 1.16 1.16 6.17 25
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 179,734 1.23 1.21 6.56 1.22 1.19 6.57 12
2007 184,343 1.24 1.18 6.00 1.22 1.17 6.01 19
2006 190,571 1.20 1.20 6.05 1.19 1.19 6.05 14
2005 194,895 1.17 1.17 6.03 1.17 1.17 6.03 7
2004 192,035 1.19 1.19 6.38 1.19 1.19 6.38 35
===================================================================================================================================
Auction Rate Preferred Shares Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares
at End of Period at End of Period
-------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Aggregate Liquidation Aggregate Liquidation
Amount and Market Asset Amount and Market Asset
Outstanding Value Coverage Outstanding Value Coverage
(000) Per Share Per Share (000) Per Share Per Share
==================================================================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NPC)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $45,000 $25,000 $78,590 $ -- $ -- $ --
2007 45,000 25,000 78,987 -- -- --
2006 45,000 25,000 80,878 -- -- --
2005 45,000 25,000 83,061 -- -- --
2004 45,000 25,000 83,121 -- -- --
INSURED CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME 2 (NCL)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 87,400 25,000 76,411 -- -- --
2007 95,000 25,000 73,511 -- -- --
2006 95,000 25,000 75,150 -- -- --
2005 95,000 25,000 76,288 -- -- --
2004 95,000 25,000 75,535 -- -- --
==================================================================================================
* Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the
market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and
reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid
per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the
period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following
month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual
reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place
over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market
price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price
used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on Common Share Net Asset Value is the combination of
changes in Common share net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net
asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value,
if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid
on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be
reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the
last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund's
market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different
from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
** After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
*** Rounds to less than $.01 per share.
+ The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
++ Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate
Preferred shareholders; income ratios reflect income earned on assets
attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand
Preferred shares, where applicable.
(a) Interest expense arises from payments to Variable Rate Demand Preferred
shareholders and the application of SFAS No. 140 to certain inverse
floating rate transactions entered into by the Fund as more fully described
in Footnote 1 - Inverse Floating Rate Securities, where applicable.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
92-93 spread
Financial
HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:
Investment Operations Less Distributions
----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
Distributions Distributions
from Net from Net
Beginning Investment Capital Investment Capital
Common Net Income to Gains to Income to Gains to
Share Net Realized/ Auction Rate Auction Rate Common Common
Net Asset Investment Unrealized Preferred Preferred Share- Share-
Value Income Gain (Loss) Shareholders+ Shareholders+ Total holders holders Total
===============================================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NCU)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $14.06 $ .92 $ (.43) $(.24) $ -- $ .25 $(.64) $ -- $ (.64)
2007 14.63 .90 (.52) (.24) (.01) .13 (.67) (.03) (.70)
2006 15.03 .89 (.30) (.21) -- .38 (.77) (.01) (.78)
2005 14.51 .90 .60 (.12) -- 1.38 (.86) -- (.86)
2004 13.66 .94 .85 (.06) -- 1.73 (.88) -- (.88)
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NAC)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.93 1.02 (.50) (.23) (.01) .28 (.74) (.04) (.78)
2007 15.59 1.00 (.56) (.24) (.01) .19 (.80) (.05) (.85)
2006 15.98 1.01 (.25) (.21) -- .55 (.91) (.03) (.94)
2005 15.59 1.04 .50 (.12) -- 1.42 (.98) (.05) (1.03)
2004 14.82 1.05 .76 (.06) -- 1.75 (.98) -- (.98)
===============================================================================================================================
Total Returns
--------------------
Based
Ending on
Common Based Common
Share Ending on Share Net
Net Asset Market Market Asset
Value Value Value* Value*
===============================================================
CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NCU)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $13.67 $12.58 1.51% 1.81%
2007 14.06 13.03 (2.21) .82
2006 14.63 14.01 3.14 2.72
2005 15.03 14.37 11.76 9.75
2004 14.51 13.67 12.04 12.94
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NAC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.43 13.44 (.84) 1.85
2007 14.93 14.34 (5.19) 1.16
2006 15.59 15.97 5.47 3.63
2005 15.98 16.07 14.62 9.41
2004 15.59 15.00 12.07 12.11
===============================================================
Ratios/Supplemental Data
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets Ratios to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares Applicable to Common Shares
Before Credit/Reimbursement After Credit/Reimbursement**
----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Ending
Net
Assets
Applicable Expenses Expenses Net Expenses Expenses Net Portfolio
to Common Including Excluding Investment Including Excluding Investment Turnover
Shares (000) Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Rate
====================================================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NCU)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $ 78,966 1.34% 1.23% 6.56% 1.33% 1.21% 6.57% 5%
2007 81,200 1.29 1.21 6.14 1.27 1.19 6.16 11
2006 84,467 1.23 1.23 6.09 1.21 1.21 6.10 20
2005 86,785 1.21 1.21 6.08 1.20 1.20 6.09 13
2004 83,772 1.23 1.23 6.62 1.22 1.22 6.63 19
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NAC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 338,732 1.26 1.15 6.77 1.10 .99 6.93 19
2007 350,523 1.17 1.12 6.24 .94 .89 6.47 20
2006 365,516 1.13 1.13 6.22 .83 .83 6.51 13
2005 374,265 1.12 1.12 6.22 .75 .75 6.59 4
2004 365,066 1.14 1.14 6.38 .70 .70 6.83 12
====================================================================================================================================
Auction Rate Preferred Shares Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares
at End of Period at End of Period
-------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Aggregate Liquidation Aggregate Liquidation
Amount and Market Asset Amount and Market Asset
Outstanding Value Coverage Outstanding Value Coverage
(000) Per Share Per Share (000) Per Share Per Share
==================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA PREMIUM INCOME (NCU)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $ 43,000 $25,000 $70,910 $ -- $ -- $ --
2007 43,000 25,000 72,209 -- -- --
2006 43,000 25,000 74,109 -- -- --
2005 43,000 25,000 75,456 -- -- --
2004 43,000 25,000 73,704 -- -- --
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NAC)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 135,525 25,000 87,485 -- -- --
2007 175,000 25,000 75,075 -- -- --
2006 175,000 25,000 77,217 -- -- --
2005 175,000 25,000 78,466 -- -- --
2004 175,000 25,000 77,152 -- -- --
==================================================================================================
* Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the
market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and
reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid
per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the
period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following
month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual
reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place
over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market
price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price
used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on Common Share Net Asset Value is the combination of
changes in Common share net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net
asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value,
if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid
on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be
reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the
last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund's
market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different
from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
** After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
+ The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
++ Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate
Preferred shareholders; income ratios reflect income earned on assets
attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand
Preferred shares, where applicable.
(a) Interest expense arises from payments to Variable Rate Demand Preferred
shareholders and the application of SFAS No. 140 to certain inverse
floating rate transactions entered into by the Fund as more fully described
in Footnote 1 - Inverse Floating Rate Securities, where applicable.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
94-95 spread
Financial
HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:
Investment Operations Less Distributions
----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
Distributions Distributions
from Net from Net
Beginning Investment Capital Investment Capital
Common Net Income to Gains to Income to Gains to
Share Net Realized/ Auction Rate Auction Rate Common Common
Net Asset Investment Unrealized Preferred Preferred Share- Share-
Value Income Gain (Loss) Shareholders+ Shareholders+ Total holders holders Total
===============================================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $14.69 $1.01 $(.37) $(.25) $ -- $ .39 $(.69) $ -- $(.69)
2007 15.36 .96 (.62) (.25) -- .09 (.76) -- (.76)
2006 15.63 .97 (.19) (.21) -- .57 (.84) -- (.84)
2005 14.97 .98 .71 (.12) -- 1.57 (.91) -- (.91)
2004 14.18 .99 .77 (.06) -- 1.70 (.91) -- (.91)
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.25 1.03 (.70) (.25) -- .08 (.71) -- (.71)
2007 15.03 .98 (.73) (.27) -- (.02) (.76) -- (.76)
2006 15.31 .97 (.20) (.22) -- .55 (.83) -- (.83)
2005 14.65 .97 .68 (.13) -- 1.52 (.86) -- (.86)
2004 13.72 .98 .88 (.07) -- 1.79 (.86) -- (.86)
===============================================================================================================================
Total Returns
--------------------
Based
Ending on
Common Based Common
Share Ending on Share Net
Net Asset Market Market Asset
Value Value Value* Value*
===============================================================
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $14.39 $12.67 (2.80)% 2.76%
2007 14.69 13.73 (3.39) .46
2006 15.36 14.95 4.19 3.82
2005 15.63 15.19 14.98 10.80
2004 14.97 14.08 13.60 12.11
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 13.62 12.87 .46 .60
2007 14.25 13.52 (4.12) (.32)
2006 15.03 14.84 8.50 3.81
2005 15.31 14.49 15.75 10.69
2004 14.65 13.33 11.97 13.36
===============================================================
Ratios/Supplemental Data
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets Ratios to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares Applicable to Common Shares
Before Credit/Reimbursement After Credit/Reimbursement**
----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Ending
Net
Assets
Applicable Expenses Expenses Net Expenses Expenses Net Portfolio
to Common Including Excluding Investment Including Excluding Investment Turnover
Shares (000) Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Rate
====================================================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $212,890 1.25% 1.16% 6.56% .97% .88% 6.85% 20%
2007 217,332 1.25 1.17 5.97 .89 .81 6.33 21
2006 227,160 1.16 1.16 5.94 .73 .73 6.36 9
2005 231,140 1.16 1.16 5.94 .70 .70 6.40 3
2004 221,395 1.18 1.18 6.24 .72 .72 6.70 13
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 328,659 1.21 1.19 6.96 .88 .86 7.29 23
2007 343,806 1.22 1.16 6.16 .81 .76 6.56 23
2006 362,473 1.16 1.16 6.08 .70 .70 6.54 10
2005 369,262 1.17 1.17 6.05 .70 .70 6.51 5
2004 353,360 1.20 1.20 6.32 .73 .73 6.78 13
====================================================================================================================================
Auction Rate Preferred Shares Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares
at End of Period at End of Period
-------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Aggregate Liquidation Aggregate Liquidation
Amount and Market Asset Amount and Market Asset
Outstanding Value Coverage Outstanding Value Coverage
(000) Per Share Per Share (000) Per Share Per Share
==================================================================================================
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 2 (NVX)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $110,000 $25,000 $73,384 $ -- $ -- $ --
2007 110,000 25,000 74,394 -- -- --
2006 110,000 25,000 76,627 -- -- --
2005 110,000 25,000 77,532 -- -- --
2004 110,000 25,000 75,317 -- -- --
CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE 3 (NZH)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 159,925 25,000 76,377 -- -- --
2007 187,000 25,000 70,963 -- -- --
2006 187,000 25,000 73,459 -- -- --
2005 187,000 25,000 74,367 -- -- --
2004 187,000 25,000 72,241 -- -- --
==================================================================================================
* Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the
market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and
reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid
per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the
period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following
month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual
reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place
over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market
price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price
used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on Common Share Net Asset Value is the combination of
changes in Common share net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net
asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value,
if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid
on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be
reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the
last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund's
market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different
from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
** After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
+ The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
++ Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate
Preferred shareholders; income ratios reflect income earned on assets
attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand
Preferred shares, where applicable.
(a) Interest expense arises from payments to Variable Rate Demand Preferred
shareholders and the application of SFAS No. 140 to certain inverse
floating rate transactions entered into by the Fund as more fully described
in Footnote 1 - Inverse Floating Rate Securities, where applicable.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
96-97 spread
Financial
HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:
Investment Operations Less Distributions
----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
Distributions Distributions
from Net from Net
Beginning Investment Capital Investment Capital
Common Net Income to Gains to Income to Gains to
Share Net Realized/ Auction Rate Auction Rate Common Common
Net Asset Investment Unrealized Preferred Preferred Share- Share-
Value Income Gain (Loss) Shareholders+ Shareholders+ Total holders holders Total
===============================================================================================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NKL)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $14.91 $1.03 $(.33) $(.25) $(.01) $.44 $(.72) $(.02) $ (.74)
2007 15.50 1.01 (.57) (.26) --*** .18 (.77) --*** (.77)
2006 15.81 1.01 (.25) (.22) -- .54 (.85) -- (.85)
2005 15.35 1.01 .52 (.12) -- 1.41 (.90) (.05) (.95)
2004 14.60 1.02 .84 (.06) (.01) 1.79 (.91) (.13) (1.04)
INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE (NKX)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.47 .97 (.30) (.24) -- .43 (.71) -- (.71)
2007 14.92 .96 (.46) (.24) -- .26 (.71) -- (.71)
2006 15.17 .95 (.25) (.21) -- .49 (.74) -- (.74)
2005 14.62 .96 .57 (.13) -- 1.40 (.85) -- (.85)
2004 13.79 .96 .84 (.06) -- 1.74 (.91) -- (.91)
===============================================================================================================================
Total Returns
--------------------
Based
Ending on
Common Based Common
Share Ending on Share Net
Net Asset Market Market Asset
Value Value Value* Value*
===============================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NKL)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $14.61 $13.50 (.03)% 2.98%
2007 14.91 14.24 (4.64) 1.13
2006 15.50 15.70 10.72 3.62
2005 15.81 15.00 9.00 9.46
2004 15.35 14.67 12.54 12.53
INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE (NKX)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.19 13.78 .12 2.97
2007 14.47 14.47 6.35 1.69
2006 14.92 14.27 4.56 3.43
2005 15.17 14.38 7.46 9.84
2004 14.62 14.19 11.54 12.86
===============================================================
Ratios/Supplemental Data
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to Average Net Assets Ratios to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares Applicable to Common Shares
Before Credit/Reimbursement After Credit/Reimbursement**
----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Ending
Net
Assets
Applicable Expenses Expenses Net Expenses Expenses Net Portfolio
to Common Including Excluding Investment Including Excluding Investment Turnover
Shares (000) Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Interest++(a) Interest++(a) Income++ Rate
====================================================================================================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NKL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $223,356 1.19% 1.19% 6.52% .83% .83% 6.88% 6%
2007 227,923 1.21 1.16 6.12 .78 .73 6.55 12
2006 236,525 1.17 1.17 6.12 .71 .71 6.58 3
2005 241,254 1.16 1.16 6.06 .71 .71 6.51 4
2004 234,186 1.18 1.18 6.28 .72 .72 6.74 14
INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE (NKX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 83,531 1.33 1.26 6.28 .91 .83 6.70 28
2007 85,144 1.27 1.21 5.95 .77 .71 6.45 15
2006 87,775 1.22 1.22 5.97 .73 .73 6.46 4
2005 89,272 1.21 1.21 5.95 .73 .73 6.43 3
2004 86,008 1.23 1.23 6.17 .73 .73 6.67 20
====================================================================================================================================
Auction Rate Preferred Shares Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares
at End of Period at End of Period
-------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Aggregate Liquidation Aggregate Liquidation
Amount and Market Asset Amount and Market Asset
Outstanding Value Coverage Outstanding Value Coverage
(000) Per Share Per Share (000) Per Share Per Share
==================================================================================================
INSURED CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE (NKL)
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Year Ended 8/31:
2008 $118,000 $25,000 $72,321 $ -- $ -- $ --
2007 118,000 25,000 73,289 -- -- --
2006 118,000 25,000 75,111 -- -- --
2005 118,000 25,000 76,113 -- -- --
2004 118,000 25,000 74,616 -- -- --
INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE (NKX)
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Year Ended 8/31:
2008 -- -- -- 35,500 100,000 335,299
2007 45,000 25,000 72,302 -- -- --
2006 45,000 25,000 73,764 -- -- --
2005 45,000 25,000 74,595 -- -- --
2004 45,000 25,000 72,782 -- -- --
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* Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the
market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and
reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid
per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the
period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following
month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual
reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place
over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market
price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price
used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on Common Share Net Asset Value is the combination of
changes in Common share net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net
asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value,
if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid
on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be
reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the
last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund's
market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different
from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
** After custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement, where applicable.
*** Rounds to less than $.01 per share.
+ The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
++ Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate
Preferred shareholders; income ratios reflect income earned on assets
attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand
Preferred shares, where applicable.
(a) Interest expense arises from payments to Variable Rate Demand Preferred
shareholders and the application of SFAS No. 140 to certain inverse
floating rate transactions entered into by the Fund as more fully described
in Footnote 1 - Inverse Floating Rate Securities, where applicable.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
98-99 spread
Board Members & Officers
The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties
performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Board
Members of the Funds. The number of board members of the Fund is currently set
at nine. None of the board members who are not "interested" persons of the Funds
(referred to herein as "independent board members") has ever been a director or
employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business
addresses of the board members and officers of the Funds, their principal
occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of
portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.
NAME, POSITION(S) HELD YEAR FIRST NUMBER PRINCIPAL
BIRTHDATE WITH THE FUNDS ELECTED OR OF PORTFOLIOS OCCUPATION(S)
& ADDRESS APPOINTED IN FUND COMPLEX INCLUDING OTHER
AND TERM(1) OVERSEEN BY DIRECTORSHIPS
BOARD MEMBER DURING PAST 5 YEARS
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS:
[] ROBERT P. BREMNER Private Investor and Management Consultant.
8/22/40 Chairman of 1997
333 W. Wacker Drive the Board CLASS III 186
Chicago, IL 60606 and Board member
[] JACK B. EVANS President, The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a
10/22/48 1999 private philanthropic corporation (since
333 W. Wacker Drive Board member CLASS III 186 1996); Director and Vice Chairman, United
Chicago, IL 60606 Fire Group, a publicly held company; Member
of the Board of Regents for the State of
Iowa University System; Director, Gazette
Companies; Life Trustee of Coe College and
Iowa College Foundation; Member of the
Advisory Council of the Department of
Finance in the Tippie College of Business,
University of Iowa; formerly, Director,
Alliant Energy; formerly, Director, Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President
and Chief Operating Officer, SCI Financial
Group, Inc., a regional financial services
firm.
[] WILLIAM C. HUNTER Dean, Tippie College of Business, University
3/6/48 2004 of Iowa (since July 2006); formerly, Dean
333 W. Wacker Drive Board member ANNUAL 186 and Distinguished Professor of Finance,
Chicago, IL 60606 School of Business at the University of
Connecticut (2003-2006); previously, Senior
Vice President and Director of Research at
the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(1995-2003); Director (since 1997), Credit
Research Center at Georgetown University;
Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation;
Director (since 2005), Beta Gamma Sigma
International Honor Society; Director, SS&C
Technologies, Inc. (May 2005-October 2005).
[] DAVID J. KUNDERT Director, Northwestern Mutual Wealth
10/28/42 2005 Management Company; Retired (since 2004) as
333 W. Wacker Drive Board member CLASS II 186 Chairman, JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management,
Chicago, IL 60606 President and CEO, Banc One Investment
Advisors Corporation, and President, One
Group Mutual Funds; prior thereto, Executive
Vice President, Banc One Corporation and
Chairman and CEO, Banc One Investment
Management Group; Member, Board of Regents,
Luther College; member of the Wisconsin Bar
Association; member of Board of Directors,
Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens; member
of Investment Committee, Greater Milwaukee
Foundation.
[] WILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER Chairman, formerly, Senior Partner and Chief
9/24/44 1997 Operating Officer (retired, 2004) of
333 W. Wacker Drive Board member ANNUAL 186 Miller-Valentine Partners Ltd., a real
Chicago, IL 60606 estate investment company; Director, Dayton
Development Coalition; formerly, member,
Business Advisory Council, Cleveland Federal
Reserve Bank.
100
NAME, POSITION(S) HELD YEAR FIRST NUMBER PRINCIPAL
BIRTHDATE WITH THE FUNDS ELECTED OR OF PORTFOLIOS OCCUPATION(S)
& ADDRESS APPOINTED IN FUND COMPLEX INCLUDING OTHER
AND TERM(1) OVERSEEN BY DIRECTORSHIPS
BOARD MEMBER DURING PAST 5 YEARS
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS:
[] JUDITH M. STOCKDALE Executive Director, Gaylord and Dorothy
12/29/47 1997 Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior
333 W. Wacker Drive Board member CLASS I 186 thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes
Chicago, IL 60606 Protection Fund (from 1990 to 1994).
[] CAROLE E. STONE Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange
6/28/47 2007 (since 2006); Commissioner, New York State
333 W. Wacker Drive Board member CLASS I 186 Commission on Public Authority Reform (since
Chicago, IL 60606 2005); formerly, Chair New York Racing
Association Oversight Board (2005-2007);
formerly, Director, New York State Division
of the Budget (2000-2004), Chair, Public
Authorities Control Board (2000-2004) and
Director, Local Government Assistance
Corporation (2000-2004).
[] TERENCE J. TOTH(2)
9/29/59 2008 Private Investor (since 2007); CEO and
333 W. Wacker Drive Board Member CLASS II 186 President, Northern Trust Investments
Chicago, IL 60606 (2004-2007); Executive Vice President,
Quantitative Management & Securities Lending
(2007-2004); prior thereto, various
positions with Northern Trust Company (since
1994); Member: Goodman Theatre Board (Since
2004); Chicago Fellowship Boards (since
2005), University of Illinois Leadership
Council Board (since 2007) and Catalyst
Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008);
formerly Member: Northern Trust Mutual Funds
Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Japan
Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities
Inc. Board (2003-2007) and Northern Trust
Hong Kong Board (1997-2004).
INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER:
[] JOHN P. AMBOIAN(2)(3) Chief Executive Officer (since July 2007)
6/14/61 2008 and Director (since 1999) of Nuveen
333 W. Wacker Drive Board Member CLASS II 186 Investments, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer
Chicago, IL 60606 (since 2007) of Nuveen Asset Management,
Rittenhouse Asset Management, Nuveen
Investments Advisors, Inc. formerly,
President (1999-2004) of Nuveen Advisory
Corp. and Nuveen Institutional Advisory
Corp.(4)
OFFICERS OF THE FUND:
[] GIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant
9/9/56 Chief Secretary and Associate General Counsel,
333 W. Wacker Drive Administrative 1988 186 formerly, Vice President and Assistant
Chicago, IL 60606 Officer General Counsel, of Nuveen Investments, LLC;
Managing Director (since 2002), Associate
General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, of
Nuveen Asset Management; Vice President and
Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment
Management Company, LLC. (since 2002),
Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc. (since
2002), Symphony Asset Management LLC, and
NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC
(since 2003), Tradewinds Global Investors,
LLC, and Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC
(since 2006), Nuveen HydePark Group LLC and
Richards & Tierney, Inc. (since 2007);
Managing Director, Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary of Rittenhouse Asset
Management, Inc. (since 2003); Managing
Director (since 2004) and Assistant
Secretary (since 1994) of Nuveen
Investments, Inc.; formerly, Managing
Director (2002-2004), General Counsel
(1998-2004) and Assistant Secretary of
Nuveen Advisory Corp. and Nuveen
Institutional Advisory Corp.(4); Chartered
Financial Analyst.
[] WILLIAM ADAMS IV Executive Vice President of Nuveen
6/9/55 Investments, Inc.; Executive Vice President,
333 W. Wacker Drive Vice President 2007 120 U.S. Structured Products of Nuveen
Chicago, IL 60606 Investments, LLC, (since 1999), prior
thereto, Managing Director of Structured
Investments.
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NAME, POSITION(S) HELD YEAR FIRST NUMBER PRINCIPAL
BIRTHDATE WITH THE FUNDS ELECTED OR OF PORTFOLIOS OCCUPATION(S)
AND ADDRESS APPOINTED(5) IN FUND COMPLEX DURING PAST 5 YEARS
OVERSEEN
BY OFFICER
OFFICERS OF THE FUND:
[] CEDRIC H. ANTOSIEWICZ Managing Director, (since 2004) previously,
1/11/62 Vice President (1993-2004) of Nuveen
333 W. Wacker Drive Vice President 2007 120 Investments, LLC.
Chicago, IL 60606
[] MICHAEL T. ATKINSON Vice President (since 2002) of Nuveen
2/3/66 Vice President Investments, LLC.
333 W. Wacker Drive and Assistant 2000 186
Chicago, IL 60606 Secretary
[] LORNA C. FERGUSON Managing Director (since 2004), formerly,
10/24/45 Vice President of Nuveen Investments, LLC,
333 W. Wacker Drive Vice President 1998 186 Managing Director (2004) formerly, Vice
Chicago, IL 60606 President (1998-2004) of Nuveen Advisory
Corp. and Nuveen Institutional Advisory
Corp.(4); Managing Director (since 2005) of
Nuveen Asset Management.
[] STEPHEN D. FOY Vice President (since 1993) and Funds
5/31/54 Vice President Controller (since 1998) of Nuveen
333 W. Wacker Drive and Controller 1998 186 Investments, LLC; formerly, Vice President
Chicago, IL 60606 and Funds Controller (1998-2004) of Nuveen
Investments, Inc.; Certified Public
Accountant.
[] WALTER M. KELLY Senior Vice President (since 2008), Vice
2/24/70 Chief Compliance President (2006-2008) formerly, Assistant
333 W. Wacker Drive Officer and 2003 186 Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
Chicago, IL 60606 Vice President (2003-2006) of Nuveen Investments, LLC; Vice
President (since 2006) and Assistant
Secretary (since 2008) of Nuveen Asset
Management.
[] DAVID J. LAMB Vice President (since 2000) of Nuveen
3/22/63 Investments, LLC; Certified Public
333 W. Wacker Drive Vice President 2000 186 Accountant.
Chicago, IL 60606
[] TINA M. LAZAR Vice President of Nuveen Investments, LLC
8/27/61 (since 1999).
333 W. Wacker Drive Vice President 2002 186
Chicago, IL 60606
[] LARRY W. MARTIN Vice President, Assistant Secretary and
7/27/51 Vice President Assistant General Counsel of Nuveen
333 W. Wacker Drive and Assistant 1988 186 Investments, LLC; Vice President (since
Chicago, IL 60606 Secretary 2005) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen
Investments, Inc.; Vice President (since
2005) and Assistant Secretary (since 1997)
of Nuveen Asset Management; Vice President
(since 2000), Assistant Secretary and
Assistant General Counsel (since 1998) of
Rittenhouse Asset Management, Inc.; Vice
President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen
Investments Advisers Inc. (since 2002); NWQ
Investment Management Company, LLC (since
2002), Symphony Asset Management LLC (since
2003), Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC,
Santa Barbara Asset Management LLC (since
2006) and of Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC and
Richards &Tierney, Inc. (since 2007);
formerly, Vice President and Assistant
Secretary of Nuveen Advisory Corp. and
Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp.(4)
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NAME, POSITION(S) HELD YEAR FIRST NUMBER PRINCIPAL
BIRTHDATE WITH THE FUNDS ELECTED OR OF PORTFOLIOS OCCUPATION(S)
AND ADDRESS APPOINTED(5) IN FUND COMPLEX DURING PAST 5 YEARS
OVERSEEN
BY OFFICER
OFFICERS OF THE FUND:
[] KEVIN J. MCCARTHY Managing Director (since 2008), formerly,
3/26/66 Vice President Vice President (2007-2008), Nuveen
333 W. Wacker Drive and Secretary 2007 186 Investments, LLC; Vice President, and
Chicago, IL 60606 Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Asset
Management, Rittenhouse Asset Management,
Inc., Nuveen Investment Advisers Inc.,
Nuveen Investment Institutional Services
Group LLC, NWQ Investment Management
Company, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors
LLC, NWQHoldings, LLC, Symphony Asset
Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset
Management LLC, Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC
and Richards &Tierney, Inc. (since 2007);
prior thereto, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd
LLP (1997-2007).
[] JOHN V. MILLER Managing Director (since 2007), formerly,
4/10/67 Vice President Vice President (2002-2007) of Nuveen
333 W. Wacker Drive 2007 186 Investments, LLC; Chartered Financial
Chicago, IL 60606 Analyst.
[] CHRISTOPHER M. ROHRBACHER Vice President, Nuveen Investments, LLC
8/1/71 Vice President (since 2008); Vice President and Assistant
333 W. Wacker Drive and Assistant 2008 186 Secretary, Nuveen Asset Management (since
Chicago, IL 60606 Secretary 2008); prior thereto, Associate, Skadden,
Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP (2002-2008).
[] JAMES F. RUANE Vice President, Nuveen Investments, LLC
7/3/62 Vice President (since 2007); prior thereto, Partner,
333 W. Wacker Drive and Assistant 2007 186 Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (since 2005),
Chicago, IL 60606 Secretary formerly, senior tax manager (since 2002);
Certified Public Accountant.
[] MARK L. WINGET Vice President, Nuveen Investments, LLC
12/21/68 Vice President (since 2008); Vice President and Assistant
333 W. Wacker Drive and Assistant 2008 186 Secretary, Nuveen Asset Management (since
Chicago, IL 60606 Secretary 2008); prior thereto, Counsel, Vedder Price
P.C. (1997-2007).
(1) For California Premium Income (NCU), California Dividend Advantage (NAC),
California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX), California Dividend Advantage 3
(NZH), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL), and Insured California
Tax-Free Advantage (NKX), Board Members serve three year terms, except for
two board members who are elected by the holders of Preferred shares. The
Board of Trustees for NCU, NAC, NVX, NZH, NKL, and NKX is divided into
three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III, with each being elected to
serve until the third succeeding annual shareholders' meeting subsequent to
its election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are
duly elected or appointed, except two board members are elected by the
holders of Preferred shares to serve until the next annual shareholders'
meeting subsequent to its election or thereafter in each case when its
respective successors are duly elected or appointed. For Insured California
Premium Income (NPC) and Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL), the
Board Members serve a one year term to serve until the next annual meeting
or until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The
first year elected or appointed represents the year in which the board
member was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex.
(2) Mr. Amboian and Mr. Toth were appointed to the Board of Trustees of certain
Nuveen Funds, effective July 1, 2008, and were subsequently elected to the
Boards of the remaining Nuveen Funds on July 28, 2008. In connection with
the appointment of Mr. Amboian as trustee, Timothy R. Schwertfeger, an
interested trustee, resigned from the Board of Trustees, effective July 1,
2008.
(3) Mr. Amboian is an interested trustee because of his position with Nuveen
Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of
the Nuveen Funds.
(4) Nuveen Advisory Corp. and Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp. were
reorganized into Nuveen Asset Management, effective January 1, 2005.
(5) Officers serve one year terms through July of each year. The year first
elected or appointed represents the year in which the Officer was first
elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex.
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Annual Investment
Management Agreement
APPROVAL PROCESS
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in
substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its
investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its
continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board members, including
by a vote of a majority of the board members who are not parties to the advisory
agreement or "interested persons" of any parties (the "Independent Board
Members"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering
such approval. In connection with such approvals, the fund's board members must
request and evaluate, and the investment adviser is required to furnish, such
information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the advisory
agreement. Accordingly, at a meeting held on May 28-29, 2008 (the "May
Meeting"), the Boards of Trustees or Directors (as the case may be)(each, a
"Board" and each Trustee or Director, a "Board Member") of the Funds, including
a majority of the Independent Board Members, considered and approved the
continuation of the advisory agreement (each, an "Advisory Agreement") between
each Fund and Nuveen Asset Management ("NAM") for an additional one-year period.
In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Board also held
a separate meeting on April 23, 2008 (the "April Meeting"). Accordingly, the
factors considered and determinations made regarding the renewals by the
Independent Board Members include those made at the April Meeting.
In addition, in evaluating the Advisory Agreements, as described in further
detail below, the Independent Board Members reviewed a broad range of
information relating to the Funds and NAM, including absolute performance, fee
and expense information for the Funds as well as comparative performance, fee
and expense information for a comparable peer group of funds, the performance
information of recognized benchmarks (as applicable), the profitability of
Nuveen for its advisory activities (which includes its wholly owned
subsidiaries), and other information regarding the organization, personnel, and
services provided by NAM. The Independent Board Members also met quarterly as
well as at other times as the need arose during the year and took into account
the information provided at such meetings and the knowledge gained therefrom.
Prior to approving the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board
Members reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal counsel
and with management, reviewed materials from independent legal counsel
describing applicable law and their duties in reviewing advisory contracts, and
met with independent legal counsel in private sessions without management
present. The Independent Board Members considered the legal advice provided by
independent legal counsel and relied upon their knowledge of NAM, its services
and the Funds resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout
the year and their own business judgment in determining the factors to be
considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreements. Each Board Member may have
accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her
conclusions with respect to a Fund's Advisory Agreement. The Independent Board
Members did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling. The
Independent Board Members' considerations were instead based on a comprehensive
consideration of all the information presented. The principal factors considered
by the Board and its conclusions are described below.
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A. NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES
In considering renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members
considered the nature, extent and quality of NAM's services, including advisory
services and administrative services. The Independent Board Members reviewed
materials outlining, among other things, NAM's organization and business; the
types of services that NAM or its affiliates provide and are expected to provide
to the Funds; the performance record of the applicable Fund (as described in
further detail below); and any initiatives Nuveen had taken for the applicable
fund product line. With respect to personnel, the Independent Board Members
evaluated the background, experience and track record of NAM's investment
personnel. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered the
additional investment in personnel to support Nuveen fund advisory activities,
including in operations, product management and marketing as well as related
fund support functions, including sales, executive, finance, human resources and
information technology. The Independent Board Members also reviewed information
regarding portfolio manager compensation arrangements to evaluate NAM's ability
to attract and retain high quality investment personnel.
In evaluating the services of NAM, the Independent Board Members also considered
NAM's ability to supervise the Funds' other service providers and given the
importance of compliance, NAM's compliance program. Among other things, the
Independent Board Members considered the report of the chief compliance officer
regarding the Funds' compliance policies and procedures.
In addition to advisory services, the Independent Board Members considered the
quality of administrative services provided by NAM and its affiliates including
product management, fund administration, oversight of service providers,
shareholder services, administration of Board relations, regulatory and
portfolio compliance and legal support.
In addition to the foregoing services, the Independent Board Members also noted
the additional services that NAM or its affiliates provide to closed-end funds,
including, in particular, its secondary market support activities and the costs
of such activities. The Independent Board Members recognized Nuveen's continued
commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its
closed-end funds through a variety of programs designed to raise investor and
analyst awareness and understanding of closed-end funds. These efforts include
maintaining an investor relations program to timely provide information and
education to financial advisers and investors; providing advertising and
marketing for the closed-end funds; maintaining its closed-end fund website; and
providing educational seminars. With respect to closed-end funds that utilize
leverage through the issuance of auction rate preferred securities ("ARPS"), the
Board has recognized the unprecedented market conditions in the auction rate
market industry with the failure of the auction process. The Independent Board
Members noted Nuveen's efforts and the resources and personnel employed to
analyze the situation, explore potential alternatives and develop and implement
solutions that serve the interests of the affected funds and all of their
respective shareholders. The Independent Board Members further noted Nuveen's
commitment and efforts to keep investors and financial advisers informed as to
its progress in addressing the ARPS situation through, among other things,
conference calls, press releases, and information posted on its website as well
as its refinancing activities. The Independent Board Members also noted Nuveen's
continued support for holders of preferred shares of its closed-end funds by,
among other things, seeking distribution for preferred shares with new market
participants, managing relations with remarketing agents and the broker
community, maintaining the leverage and risk management of leverage and
maintaining systems necessary to test compliance with rating agency criteria.
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ANNUAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
APPROVAL PROCESS (continued)
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members found that, overall, the
nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to
the respective Funds under the Advisory Agreements were satisfactory.
B. THE INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNDS AND NAM
The Board considered the investment performance of each Fund, including the
Fund's historic performance as well as its performance compared to funds with
similar investment objectives (the "Performance Peer Group") based on data
provided by an independent third party (as described below). The Independent
Board Members also reviewed portfolio level performance (which does not reflect
fund level fees, expenses and leverage), as described in further detail below.
In evaluating the performance information, the Board considered whether the Fund
has operated within its investment objectives and parameters and the impact that
the investment mandates may have had on performance. In addition, in comparing a
Fund's performance with that of its Performance Peer Group, the Independent
Board Members took into account that the closest Performance Peer Group in
certain instances may not adequately reflect the respective fund's investment
objectives and strategies thereby hindering a meaningful comparison of the
fund's performance with that of the Performance Peer Group.
The Independent Board Members also recognized that certain funds lack comparable
peers in which case their performance is measured against a more general
municipal category for various states. The closed-end municipal funds that do
not have corresponding state-specific Performance Peer Groups are from states
other than New York, California, Florida, New Jersey, Michigan, and
Pennsylvania.
The Independent Board Members reviewed performance information including, among
other things, total return information compared with the Fund's Performance Peer
Group and recognized benchmarks for the one-, three- and five-year periods (as
applicable) ending December 31, 2007 and with the Performance Peer Group for the
quarter and same yearly periods ending March 31, 2008 (as applicable). The
Independent Board Members also reviewed the Fund's portfolio level performance
(which does not reflect fund level fees and expenses (and leverage for
closed-end funds)) compared to recognized benchmarks for the one- three, and
five-year periods ending December 31, 2007 (as applicable). The analysis was
used to assess the efficacy of investment decisions against appropriate measures
of risk and total return, within specific market segments. This information
supplemented the Fund performance information provided to the Board at each of
its quarterly meetings. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members
determined that each Fund's investment performance over time had been
satisfactory.
C. FEES, EXPENSES AND PROFITABILITY
1. FEES AND EXPENSES
The Board evaluated the management fees and expenses of each Fund
reviewing, among other things, such Fund's gross management fees (which
take into account breakpoints), net management fees (which take into
account fee waivers or reimbursements) and total expense ratios (before and
after expense reimbursements and/or waivers) in absolute terms as well as
compared to the gross management fees, net management fees (after waivers
and/or reimbursements) and total expense ratios (before and after waivers)
of a comparable universe of unaffiliated funds based on data provided by an
independent data provider (the "Peer Universe") and/or a more focused
subset of funds therein (the "Peer Group"). The
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Independent Board Members further reviewed data regarding the construction of
Peer Groups as well as the methods of measurement for the fee and expense
analysis and the performance analysis. In reviewing the comparisons of fee and
expense information, the Independent Board Members took into account that in
certain instances various factors such as the size of the Fund relative to
peers, the size and particular composition of the Peer Group, the investment
objectives of the peers, expense anomalies, and the timing of information used
may impact the comparative data, thereby limiting the ability to make a
meaningful comparison. The Independent Board Members also considered, among
other things, the differences in the use of leverage and the differences in the
use of insurance as well as the states reflected in a respective Peer Group for
the state municipal funds (such as the use of a general "other states" category
for closed-end state funds (other than New York and California)). In reviewing
the fee schedule for a Fund, the Independent Board Members also considered the
fund-level and complex-wide breakpoint schedules (described in further detail
below) and any fee waivers and reimbursements provided by Nuveen (applicable, in
particular, for certain closed-end funds launched since 1999). Based on their
review of the fee and expense information provided, the Independent Board
Members determined that each Fund's management fees and net total expense ratio
were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided
to the Fund.
2. COMPARISONS WITH THE FEES OF OTHER CLIENTS
The Independent Board Members further reviewed information regarding the nature
of services and fee rates offered by NAM to other clients. Such other clients
include NAM's municipal separately managed accounts. In evaluating the
comparisons of fees, the Independent Board Members noted that the fee rates
charged to the Funds and other clients vary, among other things, because of the
different services involved and the additional regulatory and compliance
requirements associated with registered investment companies, such as the Funds.
Accordingly, the Independent Board Members considered the differences in the
product types, including, but not limited to, the services provided, the
structure and operations, product distribution and costs thereof, portfolio
investment policies, investor profiles, account sizes and regulatory
requirements. The Independent Board Members noted, in particular, that the range
of services provided to the Funds (as discussed above) is much more extensive
than that provided to separately managed accounts. Given the inherent
differences in the products, particularly the extensive services provided to the
Funds, the Independent Board Members believe such facts justify the different
levels of fees.
3. PROFITABILITY OF NUVEEN
In conjunction with its review of fees, the Independent Board Members also
considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities (which
incorporated Nuveen's wholly-owned affiliated sub-advisers) and its financial
condition. The Independent Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of
Nuveen's advisory activities for the last two years and the allocation
methodology used in preparing the profitability data. The Independent Board
Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information
requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of
developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense
reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted
that they had also appointed an Independent Board Member as a point person to
review and keep them apprised of changes to the profitability analysis and/or
methodologies during the year. The Independent Board Members considered Nuveen's
profitability compared with other fund sponsors prepared by two independent
third party service providers as well as comparisons of the revenues, expenses
and profit margins of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts
of assets under management prepared by Nuveen.
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ANNUAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
APPROVAL PROCESS (continued)
In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized the
subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous
factors including the allocation of expenses. Further, the Independent Board
Members recognized the difficulties in making comparisons as the profitability
of other advisers generally is not publicly available and the profitability
information that is available for certain advisers or management firms may not
be representative of the industry and may be affected by, among other things,
the adviser's particular business mix, capital costs, types of funds managed and
expense allocations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Independent Board Members reviewed Nuveen's
methodology and assumptions for allocating expenses across product lines to
determine profitability. In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board
Members recognized Nuveeninvestment in its fund business.
Based on its review, the Independent Board Members concluded that Nuveen's level
of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the
services provided.
In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Independent Board
Members also considered other amounts paid to NAM by the Funds as well as any
indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) NAM and its
affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable
to the management of the Funds, if any. See Section E below for additional
information on indirect benefits NAM may receive as a result of its relationship
with the Funds. Based on their review of the overall fee arrangements of each
Fund, the Independent Board Members determined that the advisory fees and
expenses of the respective Fund were reasonable.
D. ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND WHETHER FEE LEVELS REFLECT THESE ECONOMIES OF SCALE
With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Board Members recognized the
potential benefits resulting from the costs of a fund being spread over a larger
asset base. The Independent Board Members therefore considered whether the Funds
have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is
potential realization of any further economies of scale. In considering
economies of scale, the Independent Board Members have recognized that economies
of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, particularly on a
fund-by-fund basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, one method to help ensure the
shareholders share in these benefits is to include breakpoints in the advisory
fee schedule. Accordingly, the Independent Board Members reviewed and considered
the fund-level breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules that reduce advisory
fees. In this regard, given that the Funds are closed-end funds, the Independent
Board Members recognized that although the Funds may from time to time make
additional share offerings, the growth in their assets will occur primarily
through appreciation of each Fund's investment portfolio.
In addition to fund-level advisory fee breakpoints, the Board also considered
the Funds' complex-wide fee arrangement. Pursuant to the complex-wide fee
arrangement, the fees of the funds in the Nuveen complex, including the Funds,
are reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. In
evaluating the complex-wide fee arrangement, the Independent Board Members
recognized that the complex-wide fee schedule was recently revised in 2007 to
provide for additional fee savings to shareholders and considered the amended
schedule. The Independent Board Members further considered that the complex-wide
fee arrangement seeks to provide the benefits of economies of scale to fund
shareholders when total fund
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complex assets increase, even if assets of a particular fund are unchanged or
have decreased. The approach reflects the notion that some of Nuveen's costs are
attributable to services provided to all its funds in the complex and therefore
all funds benefit if these costs are spread over a larger asset base. Based on
their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the breakpoint
schedule and complex-wide fee arrangement were acceptable and desirable in
providing benefits from economies of scale to shareholders.
E. INDIRECT BENEFITS
In evaluating fees, the Independent Board Members received and considered
information regarding potential "fall out" or ancillary benefits NAM or its
affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with each Fund. In this
regard, the Independent Board Members considered revenues received by affiliates
of NAM for serving as agent at Nuveen's preferred trading desk and for serving
as a co-manager in the initial public offering of new closed-end exchange traded
funds.
In addition to the above, the Independent Board Members considered whether NAM
received any benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby a portion of the
commissions paid by a Fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research that
may be useful to NAM in managing the assets of the Funds and other clients. The
Independent Board Members noted that NAM does not currently have any soft dollar
arrangements; however, to the extent certain bona fide agency transactions that
occur on markets that traditionally trade on a principal basis and riskless
principal transactions are considered as generating "commissions," NAM intends
to comply with the applicable safe harbor provisions.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that any indirect
benefits received by NAM as a result of its relationship with the Funds were
reasonable and within acceptable parameters.
F. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed
previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the
Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Advisory
Agreements are fair and reasonable, that NAM's fees are reasonable in light of
the services provided to each Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed.
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Reinvest Automatically
EASILY and CONVENIENTLY
NUVEEN MAKES REINVESTING EASY. A PHONE CALL IS ALL IT TAKES TO SET UP YOUR
REINVESTMENT ACCOUNT.
NUVEEN CLOSED-END FUNDS DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
Your Nuveen Closed-End Fund allows you to conveniently reinvest dividends and/or
capital gains distributions in additional Fund shares.
By choosing to reinvest, you'll be able to invest money regularly and
automatically, and watch your investment grow through the power of tax-free
compounding. Just like dividends or distributions in cash, there may be times
when income or capital gains taxes may be payable on dividends or distributions
that are reinvested.
It is important to note that an automatic reinvestment plan does not ensure a
profit, nor does it protect you against loss in a declining market.
EASY AND CONVENIENT
To make recordkeeping easy and convenient, each month you'll receive a statement
showing your total dividends and distributions, the date of investment, the
shares acquired and the price per share, and the total number of shares you own.
HOW SHARES ARE PURCHASED
The shares you acquire by reinvesting will either be purchased on the open
market or newly issued by the Fund. If the shares are trading at or above net
asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the
greater of the net asset value or 95% of the then-current market price. If the
shares are trading at less than net asset value, shares for your account will be
purchased on the open market. If the Plan Agent begins purchasing Fund shares on
the open market while shares are trading below net asset value, but the Fund's
shares subsequently trade at or above their net asset value before the Plan
Agent is able to complete its purchases, the Plan Agent may cease open-market
purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the distribution in
newly-issued Fund shares at a price equal to the greater of the shares' net
asset value or 95% of the shares' market value on the last business day
immediately prior to the purchase date. Dividends and distributions received to
purchase shares in the open market will normally be invested shortly after the
dividend payment date. No interest will be paid on dividends and distributions
awaiting reinvestment. Because the market price of the shares may increase
before purchases are completed, the average purchase price per share may exceed
the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the acquisition of fewer
shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in shares issued by
the Fund. A pro rata portion of any applicable brokerage commissions on open
market purchases will be paid by Plan participants. These commissions usually
will be lower than those charged on individual transactions.
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FLEXIBLE
You may change your distribution option or withdraw from the Plan at any time,
should your needs or situation change. Should you withdraw, you can receive a
certificate for all whole shares credited to your reinvestment account and cash
payment for fractional shares, or cash payment for all reinvestment account
shares, less brokerage commissions and a $2.50 service fee.
You can reinvest whether your shares are registered in your name, or in the name
of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee. Ask your investment advisor if his
or her firm will participate on your behalf. Participants whose shares are
registered in the name of one firm may not be able to transfer the shares to
another firm and continue to participate in the Plan.
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Although
the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge
payable by the participants, there is no direct service charge to participants
in the Plan at this time.
CALL TODAY TO START REINVESTING DIVIDENDS AND/OR DISTRIBUTIONS
For more information on the Nuveen Automatic Reinvestment Plan or to enroll in
or withdraw from the Plan, speak with your financial advisor or call us at (800)
257-8787.
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Glossary of
TERMS USED in this REPORT
[] AUCTION RATE BOND: An auction rate bond is a security whose interest
payments are adjusted periodically through an auction process, which
process typically also serves as a means for buying and selling the bond.
Auctions that fail to attract enough buyers for all the shares offered for
sale are deemed to have "failed", with current holders receiving a
formula-based interest rate until the next scheduled auction.
[] AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN: This is a commonly used method to express an
investment's performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period.
It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal
the investment's actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or
market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if
any) over the time period being considered.
[] AVERAGE EFFECTIVE MATURITY: The average of the number of years to maturity
of the bonds in a Fund's portfolio, computed by weighting each bond's time
to maturity (the date the security comes due) by the market value of the
security. This figure does not account for the likelihood of prepayments or
the exercise of call provisions unless an escrow account has been
established to redeem the bond before maturity. The market value weighting
for an investment in an inverse floating rate security is the value of the
portfolio's residual interest in the inverse floating rate trust, and does
not include the value of the floating rate securities issued by the trust.
[] INVERSE FLOATERS: Inverse floating rate securities are created by
depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a
special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. This trust, in turn, (a)
issues floating rate certificates typically paying short-term tax-exempt
interest rates to third parties in amounts equal to some fraction of the
deposited bond's par amount or market value, and (b) issues an inverse
floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an "inverse floater")
to an investor (such as a Fund) interested in gaining investment exposure
to a long-term municipal bond. The income received by the holder of the
inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the
floating rate certificates' holders, and in most circumstances the holder
of the inverse floater bears substantially all of the underlying bond's
downside investment risk. The holder of the inverse floater typically also
benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the
underlying bond's value. Hence, an inverse floater essentially represents
an investment in the underlying bond on a leveraged basis.
[] LEVERAGE-ADJUSTED DURATION: Duration is a measure of the expected period
over which a bond's principal and interest will be paid, and consequently
is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond's or bond Fund's value to changes
when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond's or Fund's
duration, the more the price of the bond or Fund will change as interest
rates change. Leverage-adjusted duration takes into account the leveraging
process for a Fund and therefore is longer than the duration of the Fund's
portfolio of bonds.
[] MARKET YIELD (ALSO KNOWN AS DIVIDEND YIELD OR CURRENT YIELD): An
investment's current annualized dividend divided by its current market
price.
[] NET ASSET VALUE (NAV): A Fund's common share NAV per share is calculated by
subtracting the liabilities of the Fund (including any Auction Rate
Preferred shares or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares issued in order
to leverage the Fund) from its total assets and then dividing the remainder
by the number of shares outstanding. Fund NAVs are calculated at the end of
each business day.
[] TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT YIELD: The yield necessary from a fully taxable
investment to equal, on an after-tax basis, the yield of a municipal bond
investment.
[] ZERO COUPON BOND: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon
to its holders during the life of the bond. Tax-exempt income to the holder
of the bond comes from accretion of the difference between the original
purchase price of the bond at issuance and the par value of the bond at
maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero
coupon bonds generally are more volatile than the market prices of bonds
that pay interest periodically.
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Other Useful INFORMATION
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AND PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
You may obtain (i) each Fund's quarterly portfolio of investments, (ii)
information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio
securities held during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2008, and (iii) a
description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how
to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request,
by calling Nuveen Investments toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen's website
at www.nuveen.com.
You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this
information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the
SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at (202) 942-8090
for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending
an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public
References Section at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.
CEO CERTIFICATION DISCLOSURE
Each Fund's Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the
NYSE Listed Company Manual.
Each Fund has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John P. Amboian
Robert P. Bremner
Jack B. Evans
William C. Hunter
David J. Kundert
William J. Schneider
Judith M. Stockdale
Carole E. Stone
Terence J. Toth
FUND MANAGER
Nuveen Asset Management
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AGENT AND
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Nuveen Funds
P.O. Box 43071
Providence, RI 02940-3071
(800) 257-8787
LEGAL COUNSEL
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL
Each Fund intends to repurchase or redeem shares of its own common or auction
rate preferred stock in the future at such times and in such amounts as is
deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report NCL, NAC, NZH, NKL
and NKXredeemed and/or noticed for redemption 607, 1,579, 1,083, 390 and 1,800
auction rate preferred shares, respectively. Any future repurchases or
redemptions will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual
report.
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Nuveen Investments:
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SERVING INVESTORS FOR GENERATIONS
Since 1898, financial advisors and their clients have relied on Nuveen
Investments to provide dependable investment solutions. For the past century,
Nuveen Investments has adhered to the belief that the best approach to investing
is to apply conservative risk-management principles to help minimize volatility.
Building on this tradition, we today offer a range of high quality equity and
fixed-income solutions that are integral to a well-diversified core portfolio.
Our clients have come to appreciate this diversity, as well as our continued
adherence to proven, long-term investing principles.
We offer many different investing solutions for our clients' different needs.
Nuveen Investments is a global investment management firm that seeks to help
secure the long-term goals of institutions and high net worth investors as well
as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments
markets its growing range of specialized investment solutions under the
high-quality brands of HydePark, NWQ, Nuveen, Rittenhouse, Santa Barbara,
Symphony and Tradewinds. In total, the Company managed $152 billion of assets on
June 30, 2008.
Find out how we can help you reach your financial goals.
To learn more about the products and services Nuveen Investments offers, talk to
your financial advisor, or call us at (800) 257-8787. Please read the
information provided carefully before you invest. Be sure to obtain a
prospectus, where applicable. Investors should consider the investment objective
and policies, risk considerations, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully
before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information relevant to
an investment in the Fund. For a prospectus, please contact your securities
representative or Nuveen Investments, 333 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606.
Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
Learn more about Nuveen Funds at: www.nuveen.com/etf
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a
code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or
persons performing similar functions. There were no amendments to or waivers
from the Code during the period covered by this report. The registrant has
posted the code of ethics on its website at www.nuveen.com/etf. (To view the
code, click on the Shareholder Resources drop down menu box, click on Fund
Governance and then click on Code of Conduct.)
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The registrant's Board of Directors or Trustees determined that the registrant
has at least one "audit committee financial expert" (as defined in Item 3 of
Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The registrant's audit committee
financial expert is Jack B. Evans, who is "independent" for purposes of Item 3
of Form N-CSR.
Mr. Evans was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of SCI Financial
Group, Inc., a full service registered broker-dealer and registered investment
adviser ("SCI"). As part of his role as President and Chief Operating Officer,
Mr. Evans actively supervised the Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO") and
actively supervised the CFO's preparation of financial statements and other
filings with various regulatory authorities. In such capacity, Mr. Evans was
actively involved in the preparation of SCI's financial statements and the
resolution of issues raised in connection therewith. Mr. Evans has also served
on the audit committee of various reporting companies. At such companies, Mr.
Evans was involved in the oversight of audits, audit plans, and the preparation
of financial statements. Mr. Evans also formerly chaired the audit committee of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund
The following tables show the amount of fees that Ernst & Young LLP, the Fund's
auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two full fiscal years. For
engagements with Ernst & Young LLP the Audit Committee approved in advance all
audit services and non-audit services that Ernst & Young LLP provided to the
Fund, except for those non-audit services that were subject to the pre-approval
exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the "pre-approval exception"). The
pre-approval exception for services provided directly to the Fund waives the
pre-approval requirement for services other than audit, review or attest
services if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes
no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its
accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the
Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the
engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee's
attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the
audit is completed.
The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its
Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).
SERVICES THAT THE FUND'S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE FUND
AUDIT FEES BILLED AUDIT-RELATED FEES TAX FEES ALL OTHER FEES
FISCAL YEAR ENDED TO FUND (1) BILLED TO FUND (2) BILLED TO FUND (3) BILLED TO FUND (4)
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August 31, 2008 $ 11,215 $ 0 $ 0 $ 800
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Percentage approved 0% 0% 0% 0%
pursuant to
pre-approval
exception
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August 31, 2007 $ 9,861 $ 0 $ 500 1,500
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Percentage approved 0% 0% 0% 0%
pursuant to
pre-approval
exception
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(1) "Audit Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for
the audit of the Fund's annual financial statements and services provided
in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
(2) "Audit Related Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for assurance and
related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or
review of financial statements and are not reported under "Audit Fees".
(3) "Tax Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax
advice, tax compliance, and tax planning.
(4) "All Other Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for products and services
for agreed upon procedures engagements performed for leveraged funds.
SERVICES THAT THE FUND'S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE
ADVISER AND AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS
The following tables show the amount of fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP to
Nuveen Asset Management ("NAM" or the "Adviser"), and any entity controlling,
controlled by or under common control with NAM ("Control Affiliate") that
provides ongoing services to the Fund ("Affiliated Fund Service Provider"), for
engagements directly related to the Fund's operations and financial reporting,
during the Fund's last two full fiscal years.
The tables also show the percentage of fees subject to the pre-approval
exception. The pre-approval exception for services provided to the Adviser and
any Affiliated Fund Service Provider (other than audit, review or attest
services) waives the pre-approval requirement if: (A) the aggregate amount of
all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of
revenues paid to Ernst & Young LLP by the Fund, the Adviser and Affiliated Fund
Service Providers during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that
would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; (B) the Fund did not
recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and
(C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee's attention, and
the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the Fund's audit is
completed.
FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUDIT-RELATED FEES TAX FEES BILLED TO ALL OTHER FEES
BILLED TO ADVISER AND ADVISER AND BILLED TO ADVISER
AFFILIATED FUND AFFILIATED FUND AND AFFILIATED FUND
SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVIDERS
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August 31, 2008 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
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Percentage approved 0% 0% 0%
pursuant to
pre-approval
exception
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August 31, 2007 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
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Percentage approved 0% 0% 0%
pursuant to
pre-approval
exception
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NON-AUDIT SERVICES
The following table shows the amount of fees that Ernst & Young LLP billed
during the Fund's last two full fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit
Committee is required to pre-approve non-audit services that Ernst & Young LLP
provides to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Services Provider, if the
engagement related directly to the Fund's operations and financial reporting
(except for those subject to the de minimis exception described above). The
Audit Committee requested and received information from Ernst & Young LLP about
any non-audit services that Ernst & Young LLP rendered during the Fund's last
fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The
Committee considered this information in evaluating Ernst & Young LLP's
independence.
FISCAL YEAR ENDED TOTAL NON-AUDIT FEES
BILLED TO ADVISER AND
AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE TOTAL NON-AUDIT FEES
PROVIDERS (ENGAGEMENTS BILLED TO ADVISER AND
RELATED DIRECTLY TO THE AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE
TOTAL NON-AUDIT FEES OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL PROVIDERS (ALL OTHER
BILLED TO FUND REPORTING OF THE FUND) ENGAGEMENTS) TOTAL
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August 31, 2008 $ 800 $ 0 $ 0 $ 800
August 31, 2007 $ 2,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 2,000
"Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser" for both fiscal year ends represent "Tax
Fees" billed to Adviser in their respective amounts from the previous table.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit
Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Fund
by the Fund's independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services
to be performed by the Fund's independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund
Service Providers with respect to operations and financial reporting of the
Fund. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent
accountants for the Fund and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to
operations and financial reports of the Fund) such engagements will be (i)
pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts
greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee chairman for his
verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under
$10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at
the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under
$5,000.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
The registrant's Board of Directors or Trustees has a separately designated
Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). As of
September 29, 2008, the members of the audit committee are Robert P. Bremner,
Jack B. Evans, Terence J. Toth, William J. Schneider and David J. Kundert.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
The registrant invests its assets primarily in municipal bonds and cash
management securities. On rare occasions the registrant may acquire, directly or
through a special purpose vehicle, equity securities of a municipal bond issuer
whose bonds the registrant already owns when such bonds have deteriorated or are
expected shortly to deteriorate significantly in credit quality. The purpose of
acquiring equity securities generally will be to acquire control of the
municipal bond issuer and to seek to prevent the credit deterioration or
facilitate the liquidation or other workout of the distressed issuer's credit
problem. In the course of exercising control of a distressed municipal issuer,
NAM may pursue the registrant's interests in a variety of ways, which may entail
negotiating and executing consents, agreements and other arrangements, and
otherwise influencing the management of the issuer. NAM does not consider such
activities proxy voting for purposes of Rule 206(4)-6 under the 1940 Act, but
nevertheless provides reports to the registrant's Board of Trustees on its
control activities on a quarterly basis.
In the rare event that a municipal issuer were to issue a proxy or that the
registrant were to receive a proxy issued by a cash management security, NAM
would either engage an independent third party to determine how the proxy should
be voted or vote the proxy with the consent, or based on the instructions, of
the registrant's Board of Trustees or its representative. A member of NAM's
legal department would oversee the administration of the voting, and ensure that
records were maintained in accordance with Rule 206(4)-6, reports were filed
with the SEC on Form N-PX, and the results provided to the registrant's Board of
Trustees and made available to shareholders as required by applicable rules.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER
The following individual has primary responsibility for the day-to-day
implementation of the registrant's investment strategies:
NAME FUND
Scott R. Romans Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund
Other Accounts Managed. In addition to managing the registrant, the portfolio
manager is also primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of
the following accounts:
TYPE OF ACCOUNT NUMBER OF
PORTFOLIO MANAGER MANAGED ACCOUNTS ASSETS*
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Scott R. Romans Registered Investment Company 28 $5.793 billion
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles 0 $0
Other Accounts 3 $.556 million
* Assets are as of August 31, 2008. None of the assets in these accounts are
subject to an advisory fee based on performance.
Compensation. Each portfolio manager's compensation consists of three basic
elements--base salary, cash bonus and long-term incentive compensation. The
compensation strategy is to annually compare overall compensation to the market
in order to create a compensation structure that is competitive and consistent
with similar financial services companies. As discussed below, several factors
are considered in determining each portfolio manager's total compensation. In
any year these factors may include, among others, the effectiveness of the
investment strategies recommended by the portfolio manager's investment team,
the investment performance of the accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and
the overall performance of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (the parent company of NAM).
Although investment performance is a factor in determining the portfolio
manager's compensation, it is not necessarily a decisive factor. The portfolio
manager's performance is evaluated in part by comparing manager's performance
against a specified investment benchmark. This fund-specific benchmark is a
customized subset (limited to bonds in each Fund's specific state and with
certain maturity parameters) of the S&P/Investortools Municipal Bond index, an
index comprised of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of
Standard & Poor's Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily and whose fund
holdings aggregate at least $2 million. As of September 30, 2008, the
S&P/Investortools Municipal Bond index was comprised of 53,005 securities with
an aggregate current market value of $1,060 billion.
Base salary. Each portfolio manager is paid a base salary that is set at a level
determined by NAM in accordance with its overall compensation strategy discussed
above. NAM is not under any current contractual obligation to increase a
portfolio manager's base salary.
Cash bonus. Each portfolio manager is also eligible to receive an annual cash
bonus. The level of this bonus is based upon evaluations and determinations made
by each portfolio manager's supervisors, along with reviews submitted by his
peers. These reviews and evaluations often take into account a number of
factors, including the effectiveness of the investment strategies recommended to
the NAM's investment team, the performance of the accounts for which he serves
as portfolio manager relative to any benchmarks established for those accounts,
his effectiveness in communicating investment performance to stockholders and
their representatives, and his contribution to the NAM's investment process and
to the execution of investment strategies. The cash bonus component is also
impacted by the overall performance of Nuveen Investments, Inc. in achieving its
business objectives.
Long-term incentive compensation. In connection with the acquisition of Nuveen
Investments, Inc., by a group of investors lead by Madison Dearborn Partners in
November 2007, certain employees, including portfolio managers, received profit
interests in Nuveen's parent. These profit interests entitle the holders to
participate in the appreciation in the value of Nuveen beyond the issue date and
vest over five to seven years, or earlier in the case of a liquidity event.
Material Conflicts of Interest. Each portfolio manager's simultaneous management
of the registrant and the other accounts noted above may present actual or
apparent conflicts of interest with respect to the allocation and aggregation of
securities orders placed on behalf of the Registrant and the other account. NAM,
however, believes that such potential conflicts are mitigated by the fact that
the NAM has adopted several policies that address potential conflicts of
interest, including best execution and trade allocation policies that are
designed to ensure (1) that portfolio management is seeking the best price for
portfolio securities under the circumstances, (2) fair and equitable allocation
of investment opportunities among accounts over time and (3) compliance with
applicable regulatory requirements. All accounts are to be treated in a
non-preferential manner, such that allocations are not based upon account
performance, fee structure or preference of the portfolio manager. In addition,
NAM has adopted a Code of Conduct that sets forth policies regarding conflicts
of interest.
Beneficial Ownership of Securities. As of August 31, 2008, the portfolio manager
beneficially owned the following dollar range of equity securities issued by the
Registrant and other Nuveen Funds managed by NAM's municipal investment team.
DOLLAR RANGE OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
DOLLAR BENEFICIALLY
RANGE OF OWNED
EQUITY IN THE REMAINDER
SECURITIES OF NUVEEN
BENEFICIALLY FUNDS MANAGED BY
NAME OF PORTFOLIO OWNED IN NAM'S MUNICIPAL
MANAGER FUND FUND INVESTMENT TEAM
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Scott R. Romans Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund $0 $10,001--$50,000
PORTFOLIO MANAGER BIO:
Scott R. Romans, PhD, joined Nuveen Investments in 2000 as a senior analyst in
the education sector. In 2003, he was assigned management responsibility for
several closed- and open-ended municipal bond funds most of which are state
funds covering California and other western states. He has been Vice President
of NAM since 2004, Portfolio Manager since 2003, and was, formerly, Assistant
Vice President (2003-2004) and Senior Analyst (2000-2003). Currently, he manages
investments for 29 Nuveen-sponsored investment companies. He holds an
undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA and PhD from
the University of Chicago.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may
recommend nominees to the registrant's Board implemented after the registrant
last provided disclosure in response to this item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers,
or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule
30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within
90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure
required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls
and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR
270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")
(17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act
(17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter
of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the
exhibits in the sequence indicated.
(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the
disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to
satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable
because the code is posted on registrant's website at www.nuveen.com/etf and
there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the
code, click on the Investor Resources drop down menu box, click on Fund
Governance and then Code of Conduct.)
(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and
principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under
the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: Ex-99.CERT
Attached hereto.
(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under
the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the
report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR
270.30a-2(b)); Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of
the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished
pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of
that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by
reference. Ex-99.906 CERT attached hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund
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By (Signature and Title) /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy
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Kevin J. McCarthy
Vice President and Secretary
Date: November 7, 2008
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
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Gifford R. Zimmerman
Chief Administrative Officer
(principal executive officer)
Date: November 7, 2008
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By (Signature and Title) /s/ Stephen D. Foy
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Stephen D. Foy
Vice President and Controller
(principal financial officer)
Date: November 7, 2008
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