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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21212

Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kevin J. McCarthy

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 917-7700

Date of fiscal year end: February 28

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2010

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC COMBINATION WITH FAF ADVISORS

On July 29, 2010, Nuveen Investments, Inc. announced that U.S. Bancorp will receive a 9.5% stake in Nuveen Investments and cash consideration in exchange for the long-term asset business of U.S. Bancorp’s FAF Advisors (FAF). Nuveen Investments is the parent of Nuveen Asset Management (NAM), the investment adviser for the Funds included in this report.

FAF Advisors, which currently manages about $25 billion of long-term assets and serves as the advisor of the First American Funds, will be combined with NAM, which currently manages about $75 billion in municipal fixed income assets. Upon completion of the transaction, Nuveen Investments, which currently manages about $150 billion of assets across several high-quality affiliates, will manage a combined total of about $175 billion in institutional and retail assets.

This combination will not affect the investment objectives, strategies or policies of the Funds in this report. Over time, Nuveen Investments expects that the combination will provide even more ways to meet the needs of investors who work with financial advisors and consultants by enhancing the multi-boutique model of Nuveen Investments, which also includes highly respected investment teams at NWQ Investment Management, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors, Winslow Capital and Nuveen HydePark.

The transaction is expected to close late in 2010, subject to customary conditions.

Chairman’s

Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder,

Recent months have revealed the fragility and disparity of the global economic recovery. In the U.S., the rate of economic growth has slowed as various stimulus programs have started to wind down, exposing weakness in the underlying economy. In contrast, many emerging market countries are experiencing a return to comparatively high rates of growth. Confidence in global financial markets has been undermined by concerns about high sovereign debt levels in Europe and the U.S. Until these countries can begin credible programs to reduce their budgetary deficits, market unease and hesitation will remain. On a more positive note, even though the countries now enjoying the strongest recovery depend on exports to countries with trade deficits, these importing countries have resisted the temptation to damage world trade by erecting trade barriers.

The U.S. economy is subject to unusually high levels of uncertainty as it struggles to recover from a devastating financial crisis. Unemployment remains stubbornly high, due to what appears to be both cyclical and structural forces. Federal Reserve policy makers are considering novel approaches to provide support to the economy, and administration policy makers are debating additional stimulus measures. However, the high levels of debt owed both by U.S. consumers and the U.S. government limit their ability to engineer a stronger economic recovery.

The U.S. financial markets reflect the crosscurrents now impacting the U.S. economy. Today’s historically low interest rates reflect the Fed’s easy monetary policy and the demand for U.S. government debt by U.S. and overseas investors looking for a safe haven for investment. Despite a continued corporate earnings recovery, equity markets continue to reflect concern about the possibility of a “double dip” recession. Encouragingly, financial institutions are rebuilding their balance sheets and the financial reform legislation enacted this summer has the potential to address many of the most significant contributors to the financial crisis, although many details still have to be worked out.

In this difficult environment, your Nuveen investment team continues to seek sustainable investment opportunities and, at the same time, remains alert for potential risks that may result from a recovery still facing many headwinds. As your representative, the Nuveen Fund Board monitors the activities of each investment team to assure that all maintain their investment disciplines. As always, I encourage you to contact your financial consultant if you have any questions about your investment in a Nuveen Fund.

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

Sincerely,

Robert P. Bremner

Chairman of the Board

October 21, 2010

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments

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)

Portfolio manager Scott Romans examines key investment strategies and the performance of the Nuveen California Municipal Funds for the six-month period ended August 31, 2010. 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 key strategies were used to manage the California Funds during the six-month reporting period ended August 31, 2010?

During this period, the combination of strong demand and tighter supply of new tax-exempt municipal issuance continued to create favorable supply/demand conditions that helped to support municipal bond prices. One reason for the decline in new tax-exempt supply was the considerable issuance of taxable municipal debt under the Build America Bond program. These bonds, first issued in April 2009, offer municipal issuers a federal subsidy equal to 35% of a security’s interest payments, providing issuers with an attractive alternative to traditional tax-exempt debt. For the six months ended August 31, 2010, taxable Build America Bond issuance totaled $49.4 billion, representing more than 24% of new bonds in the municipal marketplace nationwide. Of that total, almost $9 billion in Build American Bonds were issued in California, accounting for approximately 30% of municipal supply in the state. Since California’s total new issuance—both tax-exempt and taxable—was already down substantially from the same period a year earlier, the availability of tax-exempt bonds in California was significantly impacted. Because interest payments from Build America Bonds represent taxable income, we do not view these bonds as good investment opportunities for the Funds.

For the four insured California Funds, the supply situation was compounded by the continued decline in the issuance of AAA rated insured bonds. Over the period, new insured paper accounted for approximately 7% of national issuance, compared with 11% a year earlier and historical levels of approximately 50%. In response to this situation, in May 2010 the Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees approved changes to the Funds’ investment policies that increased their investment flexibility while retaining the

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

Any reference to credit ratings for portfolio holdings refers to the highest rating assigned by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”) such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, or Fitch. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below investment grade. Holdings and ratings may change over time.

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insured nature of their portfolios. The insured California Funds can now invest at least 80% of their net assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance from insurers with a claims-paying ability rated at least BBB-at the time of purchase. In addition, the Funds may also invest up to 20% of their net assets in uninsured investment-grade credits rated BBB-or higher. The investment policy changes are discussed in more detail on page eight.

Despite the constrained issuance on tax-exempt municipal bonds, we continued to find attractive value opportunities by exploring both the primary and secondary markets for undervalued sectors and individual credits with the potential to perform well over the long term. We found value in a variety of sectors, including lower-rated health care credits, redevelopment agency (RDA) issues and bonds issued for school districts and community colleges. During this period, a number of bonds issued by redevelopment agencies became available in the secondary market. The proceeds of these bonds are used to fund programs to improve deteriorated, blighted and economically depressed areas. The quantity of RDA bonds available in the marketplace allowed us to be very selective in evaluating these bonds on a case by case basis, buying only those where our research indicated that we potentially would be compensated for taking on additional risk.

We also purchased zero coupon and convertible zero coupon 1 bonds issued for school districts and community colleges. These bonds, some of which were insured with underlying ratings of AA or A, offered longer durations with very attractive yields relative to their credit quality. Due to the low yield environment, bonds with longer durations were in less demand during this period, so this also meant very attractive pricing. Because the Funds tended to be at or short of their target duration, they were in a position to take advantage of this situation, benefiting from both the longer durations and strong yields of the bonds we added to our portfolios. With both the RDA bonds and the school district and community college credits, we were able to discover attractive candidates for purchase in both the insured and uninsured segments of the market.

Early in the period, we also added bonds issued by the state of California, including California general obligation (GO) and public works bonds, which are backed by appropriations of the state. We believed that these bonds offered good value, as credit spreads remained relatively wide. As the period progressed, these spreads began to tighten, and we reduced our purchases of California GOs as their spreads became less attractive.

Some of our investment activity during this period resulted from opportunities created by the provisions of the Build America Bond program. For example, tax-exempt supply was more plentiful in the health care sector because, as 501(c)(3) (non-profit) organizations, hospitals generally do not qualify for the Build America Bond program and must continue to issue bonds in the tax-exempt municipal market. Bonds with proceeds earmarked for refundings, working capital, and private activities also are not covered by the Build America Bond program, and this resulted in attractive opportunities in various other sectors of the market.

The impact of the Build America Bond program was also evident in the area of longer-term issuance, as municipal issuers sought to take full advantage of the attractive

1 Convertible zero coupon bonds are tax-exempt municipal bonds that can be converted into corporate bonds of the issuing company. These bonds are generally sold at a discount from par and mature at par.

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financing terms offered by these bonds. Approximately 70% of Build America Bonds were issued with maturities of at least 30 years. Even though this program significantly reduced the availability of tax-exempt credits with longer maturities, we continued to find good opportunities to purchase attractive longer-term bonds for these Funds.

Cash for new purchases during this period was generated primarily by the proceeds from called and maturing bonds, which we worked to redeploy to keep the Funds fully invested. Selling was relatively insignificant, as the bonds in our portfolios generally offered higher yields than those available in the current marketplace.

As of August 31, 2010, all eight of these Funds continued to use inverse floating rate securities. 2 We employ inverse floaters as a form of leverage for a variety of reasons, including duration management, income enhancement and total return enhancement.

How did the Funds perform?

Individual results for the Nuveen California Funds, as well as relevant index and peer group information, are presented in the accompanying table.

Average Annual Total Returns on Common Share Net Asset Value*

For periods ended 8/31/10

6-Month 1-Year 5-Year
Uninsured Funds
NCU 9.48 % 17.30 % 4.69 % 6.66 %
NAC 8.06 % 17.03 % 4.50 % 6.93 %
NVX 7.51 % 16.39 % 4.98 % N/A
NZH 7.51 % 17.91 % 3.64 % N/A
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) California Municipal Bond Index 3 6.71 % 10.79 % 4.56 % 5.49 %
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index 4 5.53 % 10.19 % 4.77 % 5.67 %
Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average 5 9.32 % 17.96 % 3.65 % 6.00 %
Insured Funds
NPC 7.69 % 12.75 % 4.73 % 6.24 %
NCL 9.69 % 15.91 % 4.89 % 6.30 %
NKL 7.62 % 14.52 % 5.06 % N/A
NKX 6.96 % 13.23 % 4.60 % N/A
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) California Municipal Bond Index 3 6.71 % 10.79 % 4.56 % 5.49 %
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Insured National Municipal Bond Index 6 5.72 % 10.21 % 4.73 % 5.80 %
Lipper Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average 7 7.90 % 14.13 % 4.67 % 6.26 %

For the six months ended August 31, 2010, the cumulative returns on common share net asset value (NAV) for all four of the uninsured Funds—NCU, NAC, NVX and NZH—exceeded the returns on the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) California Municipal Bond Index as well as the S&P National Municipal Bond Index. NCU also outperformed the average return for the Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average, while the other three uninsured Funds underperformed this Lipper average. For the same period, all four of the insured Funds—NPC, NCL, NKL and NKX—exceeded the returns on the S&P California Municipal Bond Index and the S&P Insured National Municipal Bond Index. NCL outper-

* Six-month returns are cumulative; all other returns are annualized.
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.
2 An inverse floating rate security, also known as an inverse floater, 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 this reporting period, are further defined within the Notes to Financial Statements and Glossary of Terms Used in this Report sections of this report.
3 The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) California Municipal Bond Index is an unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment-grade California municipal bond market. This index does not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses and is not available for direct investment.
4 The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index is an unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment-grade U.S. municipal bond market. This index does not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses and is not available for direct investment.
5 The Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average is calculated using the returns of all leveraged and unleveraged closed-end funds in this category for each period as follows: 6-month, 24 funds; 1-year, 24 funds; 5-year, 24 funds; and 10-year, 12 funds. Lipper returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of dividends, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges. The Lipper average is not available for direct investment.
6 The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Insured National Municipal Bond Index is an unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the insured segment of the U.S. municipal bond market. This index does not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses and is not available for direct investment.
7 The Lipper Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average is calculated using the returns of all leveraged and unleveraged closed-end funds in this category for each period as follows: 6-month, 44 funds; 1-year, 44 funds; 5-year, 44 funds; and 10-year, 24 funds. Lipper returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of dividends, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges. The Lipper average is not available for direct investment.

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formed the average return on the Lipper Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average, while the remaining three insured Funds trailed the Lipper average.

Key management factors that influenced the Funds’ returns during this period included yield curve positioning and duration, credit exposure and sector allocation. In addition, the use of structural leverage was an important positive factor during this period. The impact of structural leverage is discussed in more detail on page six.

For this period, municipal bonds with longer maturities generally outperformed those with shorter maturities, with credits at the longest end of the municipal yield curve posting the strongest returns. The outperformance of longer term bonds was due in part to the decline in interest rates, particularly at the longer end of the curve. The scarcity of tax-exempt bonds with longer maturities also drove up the prices of these bonds. Among these Funds, NCL and NCU were the most strongly positioned in terms of duration and yield curve, with overweights in the outperforming longer part of the yield curve and underexposure to the shorter end of the curve that did not perform as well. NVX, on the other hand, was relatively weaker in its duration and yield curve positioning, which negatively affected its performance. The net impact of duration and yield curve positioning varied in the other Funds from positive in NPC and NKX to neutral in NAC, NZH and NKL, depending upon their individual weightings along the yield curve.

During this period, we saw the demand for municipal bonds increase among both institutional and individual investors. This increase was driven by a variety of factors, including concerns about potential tax increases, the need to rebalance portfolio allocations and a growing appetite for additional risk for certain higher yielding bonds. Over time, this has caused credit spreads to narrow, and the trend greatly helped our lower-rated positions, especially those we bought at depressed values several years ago. At the same time, the supply of new tax-exempt municipal paper declined, due largely to the Build America Bond program. As investors bid up municipal bond prices, bonds rated A, BBB or below, and non-rated bonds generally outperformed those rated AAA or AA. NCU and NKL benefited from their heavier weightings in bonds rated A; NCU also had the smallest allocation of bonds rated AAA among these Funds. In NVX, an underweighting of the top-performing A rated credit category detracted from this Fund’s performance. Although the remaining Funds were generally helped by their allocations to lower-rated bonds, credit exposure tended to be a neutral factor in their performance for the period.

Holdings that positively contributed to the Funds’ returns during this period included health care and transportation bonds. Revenue bonds as a whole performed well, with leasing, special tax and education among the other sectors that outperformed the general municipal market. Zero coupon bonds also were among the strongest performers and general obligation (GO) and other tax-supported bonds outpaced the market for the first time in about a year. Most of these Funds, especially NZH, tended to be underweight in the tax-supported sector, particularly in California GOs, relative to the California market. This underweighting was due to the fact that California GOs comprise such a large portion of the tax-supported sector in California that it is very difficult to match the market weighting in our portfolios. During this period, the more underweight a Fund was in California GOs, the more it hurt that Fund’s performance.

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Among the poorest performers during this period were pre-refunded bonds, which are often backed by U.S. Treasury securities. The underperformance of these bonds can be attributed primarily to their shorter effective maturities and higher credit quality. As of August 31, 2010, NVX held the heaviest weightings of pre-refunded bonds among these Funds, while NCL had the smallest allocation of these bonds. Among the revenue sectors, resource recovery trailed the overall municipal market by the widest margin, and industrial development revenue (IDR), housing and electric utilities also turned in weaker performances. The performances of NPC and NKX also were hurt by their allocations to the “other revenue” sector, which focuses largely on community facilities district (CFD) or land development bonds, also known as “dirt deals.” This area of the market was hard hit in the states most affected by the housing crisis, including California.

IMPACT OF THE FUNDS’ LEVERAGE STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE

One important factor impacting the returns of these Funds relative to the comparative indexes was the Funds’ use of financial leverage. The Funds use leverage because their managers believe that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income and total return for common shareholders. However, use of leverage also can expose common shareholders to additional volatility. For example, as the prices of securities held by a Fund decline, the negative impact of these valuation changes on common share net asset value and common shareholder total return is magnified by the use of leverage. Conversely, leverage may enhance common share returns during periods when the prices of securities held by a Fund generally are rising.

Leverage made a positive contribution to the performance of all these Funds over this reporting period.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE FUNDS’ LEVERAGED CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Shortly after their inceptions, each of the Funds issued auction rate preferred shares (ARPS) to create financial leverage. As noted in past shareholder reports, the ARPS issued by many closed-end funds, including these Funds, have been hampered by a lack of liquidity since February 2008. Since that time, more ARPS have been submitted for sale in each of their regularly scheduled auctions than there have been offers to buy. In fact, offers to buy have been almost completely non-existent since late February 2008. This means that these auctions have “failed to clear,” and that many, or all, of the ARPS shareholders who wanted to sell their shares in these auctions were unable to do so. This lack of liquidity in ARPS did not lower the credit quality of these shares, and ARPS shareholders unable to sell their shares continued to receive distributions at the “maximum rate” applicable to failed auctions, as calculated in accordance with the pre-established terms of the ARPS. In the recent market, with short-term rates at multi-generational lows, those maximum rates also have been low.

One continuing implication for common shareholders from the auction failures is that each Fund’s cost of leverage likely has been incrementally higher at times than it otherwise might have been had the auctions continued to be successful. As a result, each Fund’s common share earnings likely have been incrementally lower at times than they otherwise might have been.

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As noted in past shareholder reports, the Nuveen funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees authorized several methods to refinance a portion of the Nuveen funds’ outstanding ARPS. Some funds have utilized tender option bonds (TOBs), also known as inverse floating rate securities, for leverage purposes. The amount of TOBs that a fund may use varies according to the composition of each fund’s portfolio. Some funds have a greater ability to use TOBs than others. Some funds have issued Variable Rate Demand Preferred (VRDP) Shares, a floating rate form of preferred stock. Some funds have issued MuniFund Term Preferred (MTP) Shares, a fixed rate form of preferred stock with a mandatory redemption period of five years.

While all these efforts have reduced the total amount of outstanding ARPS issued by the Nuveen funds, the funds cannot provide any assurance on when the remaining outstanding ARPS might be redeemed.

During 2010, 33 Nuveen leveraged closed-end funds, (including NAC, NZH and NKX), received a demand letter from a law firm on behalf of purported holders of common shares of each such fund, alleging that Nuveen and the funds’ officers and Board of Directors/ Trustees breached their fiduciary duties related to the redemption at par of the funds’ ARPS. In response, the Board established an ad hoc Demand Committee consisting of certain of its disinterested and independent Board members to investigate the claims. The Demand Committee retained independent counsel to assist it in conducting an extensive investigation. Based upon its investigation, the Demand Committee found that it was not in the best interests of each fund or its shareholders to take the actions suggested in the demand letters, and recommended that the full Board reject the demands made in the demand letters. After reviewing the findings and recommendation of the Demand Committee, the full Board of each fund unanimously adopted the Demand Committee’s recommendation.

Subsequently, twenty of the funds that received demand letters (including NKX) were named as nominal defendants in a putative shareholder derivative action complaint captioned Safier and Smith v. Nuveen Asset Management, et al. that was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division (the “Cook County Chancery Court”) on July 27, 2010. Three additional funds were named as nominal defendants in a similar complaint captioned Curbow v. Nuveen Asset Management, et al. filed in the Cook County Chancery Court on August 12, 2010, and three additional funds were named as nominal defendants in a similar complaint captioned Beidler v. Nuveen Asset Management, et al. filed in the Cook County Chancery Court on September 21, 2010 (collectively, the “Complaints”). The Complaints, filed on behalf of purported holders of each fund’s common shares, also name Nuveen Asset Management as a defendant, together with current and former Officers and interested Trustees of each of the funds (together with the nominal defendants, collectively, the “Defendants”). The Complaints contain the same basic allegations contained in the demand letters. The suits seek a declaration that the Defendants have breached their fiduciary duties, an order directing the Defendants not to redeem any ARPS at their liquidation value using fund assets, indeterminate monetary damages in favor of the funds and an award of plaintiffs’ costs and disbursements in pursuing the action. Nuveen Asset Management believes that the Complaints are without merit, and intends to defend vigorously against these charges.

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As of August 31, 2010, the amounts of ARPS redeemed by the Funds are as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund Auction Rate Preferred Shares Redeemed
NPC $ 45,000,000 100.0 %
NCL $ 21,675,000 22.8 %
NCU $ 8,625,000 20.1 %
NAC $ 39,475,000 22.6 %
NVX $ 16,225,000 14.8 %
NZH $ 117,500,000 62.8 %
NKL $ 14,250,000 12.1 %
NKX $ 45,000,000 100.0 %

As of August 31, 2010, NZH had issued and outstanding $86,250,000 of MTP.

During this six-month reporting period, NCU, NAC, NVX and NKL filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration statements seeking to register MTP. These registration statements, declared effective by the SEC, enable the Funds to issue to the public shares of MTP to refinance all or a portion of their ARPS. The issuance of MTP by these Funds is subject to market conditions. There is no assurance that these MTP shares will be issued.

As noted in previous shareholder reports, NKX has issued and outstanding $35.5 million of VRDP. During this six-month reporting period, NPC issued $42.7 million of VRDP to redeem at par its remaining outstanding ARPS. As noted previously, VRDP is a newly-developed instrument that essentially replaces all or a portion of the ARPS used as leverage and potentially could be used to refinance all or a portion of the ARPS of other Funds. VRDP shares include a liquidity feature that allows holders of VRDP to have their shares purchased by a liquidity provider in the event that sell orders have not been matched with purchase orders and successfully settled in a remarketing. VRDP is offered only to qualified institutional buyers, defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

During September 2010, subsequent to the reporting period, NCU completed the issuance of $35.25 million of 2.00%, Series 2015 MTP. The net proceeds from this offering were used to refinance the Fund’s remaining outstanding ARPS at par. The newly-issued MTP shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “NCU Pr C”. MTP is a fixed-rate form of preferred stock with a mandatory redemption period, in this case, of five years. By issuing MTP, the Fund seeks to take advantage of the current historically low interest rate environment to lock in an attractive federally tax-exempt cost of leverage for a period as long as the term of the MTP. The Fund’s managers believe that issuing MTP may help the Fund mitigate the risk of a significant increase in their cost of leverage should short-term interest rates rise sharply in the coming years. Using the proceeds from the issuance of MTP, NCU redeemed at par the remaining $34.375 million of its outstanding ARPS.

Refer to Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies and Footnote 4 – Fund Shares for further details on MTP and VRDP Shares.

As of August 31, 2010, 83 out of the 84 Nuveen closed-end municipal funds that had issued ARPS have redeemed at par all or a portion of these shares. These redemptions

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bring the total amount of Nuveen’s municipal closed-end funds’ ARPS redemptions to approximately $5.5 billion of the approximately $11 billion outstanding.

For up-to-date information, please visit the Nuveen CEF Auction Rate Preferred Resource Center at: http://www.nuveen.com/arps.

RECENT CHANGES TO INVESTMENT POLICIES OF NUVEEN INSURED FUNDS

As a result of the “credit crunch” that began in 2007 and that led to the financial crisis that peaked in late 2008, the financial strength ratings assigned to most municipal bond insurers have been downgraded by the primary ratings agencies. These ratings downgrades generally have reduced, and any additional ratings downgrades may further reduce, the effective rating of many of the bonds insured by those bond insurers, including bonds held by the Funds. This in turn has sharply reduced, and in some cases may have eliminated, the value provided by such insurance. Nonetheless, the Fund’s holdings continue to be well diversified and on the whole, the underlying credit quality of its holdings are of medium to high quality. It is also important to note that municipal bonds historically have had a very low rate of default.

On May 3, 2010, the Nuveen funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees approved changes to the investment policies of all of the Nuveen insured municipal bond closed-end funds, including NPC, NCL, NKL and NKX. The Board took this action in response to the continuing challenges faced by municipal bond insurers. The changes to each Fund’s investment policies are intended to increase the Fund’s investment flexibility in pursuing its investment objective, while retaining the insured nature of its portfolio.

The changes, which were effective immediately, provide that under normal circumstances, the Funds invest at least 80% of their net assets (as defined in Footnote 7—Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates) in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. For purposes of this 80%, insurers must have a claims-paying ability rated at least BBB-at the time of purchase by at least one independent rating agency. In addition, each Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities that are rated at least BBB-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 that are unrated but judged to be of similar credit quality by Nuveen Asset Management, or that are 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. Inverse floating rate securities with underlying bonds that are covered by insurance are included for purposes of the 80%. Each Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in municipal securities that are rated at least BBB-(based on the higher of the rating of the insurer, if any, or the underlying bond) or that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by Nuveen Asset Management.

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Common Share Dividend and Share Price Information

During the six-month reporting period ended August 31, 2010, NPC, NCU, NAC, NVX, NKL and NKX each had one monthly dividend increase. NPC, NCL and NCU also had an additional dividend increase that was declared just prior to the start of this reporting period and took effect in March 2010. The dividend of NCL and NZH remained stable throughout the period.

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 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 NAV. Each Fund will, over time, pay all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of August 31, 2010, all of the Funds in this report had positive UNII balances, based upon our best estimate, for tax purposes and positive UNII balances for financial reporting purposes.

COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES AND SHARE PRICE INFORMATION

As of August 31, 2010, and the since inception of the Funds’ repurchase program, the following Funds have cumulatively repurchased common shares as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund — NPC 17,700 0.3 %
NCL 53,500 0.4 %
NCU 42,100 0.7 %
NAC
NVX 50,700 0.3 %
NZH 12,900 0.1 %
NKL 32,700 0.2 %
NKX

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During the six-month reporting period, the Funds did not repurchased any of their outstanding common shares.

As of August 31, 2010, the Funds’ common share prices were trading at (-) discounts to their common share NAVs as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund — NPC -3.69 % -7.54 %
NCL -3.83 % -4.25 %
NCU -2.95 % -6.91 %
NAC -0.96 % -5.11 %
NVX -1.66 % -3.46 %
NZH -0.07 % -1.32 %
NKL -1.37 % -3.24 %
NKX -3.22 % -5.26 %

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NPC
Performance OVERVIEW
Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 14.86
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 15.43
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -3.69 %
Market Yield 5.85 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 3 8.99 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 99,399
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 16.57
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 8.93
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 11/19/92) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 15.18 % 7.69 %
1-Year 20.75 % 12.75 %
5-Year 4.82 % 4.73 %
10-Year 6.53 % 6.24 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 35.1 %
Tax Obligation/General 23.6 %
U.S. Guaranteed 19.0 %
Water and Sewer 13.0 %
Other 9.3 %
Insurers (as a % of total Insured investments)
NPFG 4 31.9 %
AGM 25.8 %
AMBAC 19.0 %
FGIC 13.5 %
AGC 7.6 %
SYNCORA GTY 2.2 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Insurance for more information. As of August 31, 2010, the Fund includes 81% (as a % of total investments) of Insured securities.
2 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
4 MBIA’s public finance subsidiary.

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NCL Performance OVERVIEW Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. as of August 31, 2010

Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 14.32
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 14.89
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -3.83 %
Market Yield 6.03 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 3 9.26 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 188,649
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 17.56
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 9.37
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 3/18/93) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 16.16 % 9.69 %
1-Year 20.92 % 15.91 %
5-Year 4.88 % 4.89 %
10-Year 6.20 % 6.30 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 41.7 %
Tax Obligation/General 20.8 %
Water and Sewer 14.4 %
U.S. Guaranteed 6.7 %
Utilities 5.6 %
Transportation 5.0 %
Other 5.8 %
Insurers (as a % of total Insured investments)
AMBAC 27.3 %
NPFG 4 21.7 %
AGM 20.7 %
FGIC 18.1 %
AGC 11.6 %
SYNCORA GTY 0.6 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Insurance for more information. As of August 31, 2010, the Fund includes 96% (as a % of total investments) of Insured securities.
2 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
4 MBIA’s public finance subsidiary.

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NCU Performance OVERVIEW Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund as of August 31, 2010

Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 14.13
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 14.56
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -2.95 %
Market Yield 6.16 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 2 9.46 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 83,486
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 17.61
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 8.87
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 6/18/93) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 20.51 % 9.48 %
1-Year 24.58 % 17.30 %
5-Year 5.52 % 4.69 %
10-Year 6.74 % 6.66 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 30.3 %
Tax Obligation/General 18.9 %
Health Care 17.8 %
U.S. Guaranteed 8.5 %
Utilities 5.3 %
Water and Sewer 5.0 %
Other 14.2 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. 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, 2010

Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 14.40
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 14.54
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -0.96 %
Market Yield 6.21 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 2 9.54 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 341,415
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 19.41
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 9.61
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 5/26/99) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 18.05 % 8.06 %
1-Year 25.62 % 17.03 %
5-Year 4.61 % 4.50 %
10-Year 7.24 % 6.93 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 22.7 %
Health Care 19.0 %
Tax Obligation/General 13.7 %
U.S. Guaranteed 11.7 %
Transportation 9.1 %
Water and Sewer 7.1 %
Education and Civic Organizations 4.7 %
Other 12.0 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.

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NVX Performance OVERVIEW Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 as of August 31, 2010

Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 14.83
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 15.08
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -1.66 %
Market Yield 6.47 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 2 9.94 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 222,421
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 14.80
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 8.73
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 3/27/01) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 13.10 % 7.51 %
1-Year 24.51 % 16.39 %
5-Year 5.68 % 4.98 %
Since Inception 6.17 % 6.48 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
U.S. Guaranteed 25.4 %
Health Care 13.9 %
Tax Obligation/Limited 11.1 %
Tax Obligation/General 9.0 %
Transportation 8.6 %
Water and Sewer 7.5 %
Utilities 6.3 %
Education and Civic Organizations 5.5 %
Other 12.7 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. 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, 2010

Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 13.69
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 13.70
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -0.07 %
Market Yield 6.57 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 2 10.09 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 330,409
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 16.90
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 8.77
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 9/25/01) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 11.79 % 7.51 %
1-Year 20.19 % 17.91 %
5-Year 5.06 % 3.64 %
Since Inception 5.24 % 5.45 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 28.4 %
Health Care 19.1 %
U.S. Guaranteed 13.4 %
Tax Obligation/General 11.7 %
Consumer Staples 5.2 %
Transportation 5.0 %
Water and Sewer 4.0 %
Other 13.2 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.

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NKL Performance OVERVIEW Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund as of August 31, 2010

Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 15.14
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 15.35
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -1.37 %
Market Yield 6.22 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 3 9.55 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 234,211
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 16.10
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 7.11
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 3/25/02) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 14.40 % 7.62 %
1-Year 22.68 % 14.52 %
5-Year 6.22 % 5.06 %
Since Inception 6.39 % 6.83 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 32.8 %
Tax Obligation/General 19.2 %
U.S. Guaranteed 11.6 %
Utilities 9.9 %
Water and Sewer 9.8 %
Health Care 4.4 %
Other 12.3 %
Insurers (as a % of total Insured investments)
AGM 26.5 %
AMBAC 26.0 %
NFPG 4 21.5 %
FGIC 17.4 %
SYNCORA GTY 5.3 %
Other 3.3 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Insurance for more information. As of August 31, 2010, the Fund includes 82% (as a % of total investments) of Insured securities.
2 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
4 MBIA’s public finance subsidiary.

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NKX Performance OVERVIEW Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund as of August 31, 2010

Fund Snapshot
Common Share Price $ 14.12
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV) $ 14.59
Premium/(Discount) to NAV -3.22 %
Market Yield 5.69 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield 3 8.74 %
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000) $ 85,868
Average Effective Maturity on Securities (Years) 18.24
Leverage-Adjusted Duration 8.88
Average Annual Total Return (Inception 11/21/02) — On Share Price On NAV
6-Month (Cumulative) 13.00 % 6.96 %
1-Year 17.57 % 13.23 %
5-Year 5.31 % 4.60 %
Since Inception 5.01 % 5.86 %
Portfolio Composition (as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 32.3 %
Health Care 16.3 %
Tax Obligation/General 12.9 %
U.S. Guaranteed 11.8 %
Water and Sewer 9.7 %
Transportation 5.6 %
Long-Term Care 5.1 %
Other 6.3 %
Insurers (as a % of total Insured investments)
AMBAC 44.7 %
NPFG 4 20.2 %
AGM 12.1 %
AGC 9.4 %
BHAC 5.5 %
SYNCORA GTY 4.5 %
FGIC 3.6 %
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview page.
1 The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Insurance for more information. As of August 31, 2010, the Fund includes 77% (as a % of total investments) of Insured securities.
2 Ratings shown are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. AAA includes bonds with an implied AAA rating since they are backed by U.S. Government or agency securities. AAA, AA, A and BBB ratings are investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D ratings are below-investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
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 34.9%. When comparing this Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
4 MBIA’s public finance subsidiary.

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Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc.
NPC Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Education and Civic Organizations – 4.5% (3.3% of Total Investments)
$ 750 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 9/10 at 100.00 Baa1 $ 750,735
1,500 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 5/15 at 100.00 Aa2 1,616,115
2,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 11/01/27 – NPFG Insured 11/15 at 100.00 Aa2 2,153,320
4,250 Total Education and Civic Organizations 4,520,170
Health Care – 5.4% (3.9% of Total Investments)
3,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Insured Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 1998A, 5.375%, 8/15/30 – NPFG Insured 2/11 at 100.00 Aa3 3,001,860
724 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554, 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 842,186
1,500 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Certificates of Participation, Sutter Health Obligated Group, Series 1999, 5.500%, 8/15/19 – AGM Insured 2/11 at 100.00 AAA 1,505,985
5,224 Total Health Care 5,350,031
Housing/Single Family – 0.2% (0.1% of Total Investments)
145 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 148,468
Tax Obligation/General – 32.6% (23.6% of Total Investments)
Bonita Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A:
1,890 5.250%, 8/01/23 – NPFG Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AA– 2,111,943
1,250 5.250%, 8/01/25 – NPFG Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AA– 1,382,638
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 AA– 2,918,831
1,775 5.250%, 9/01/22 – FGIC Insured 9/14 at 100.00 AA– 1,993,520
1,130 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668, 9.269%, 2/01/16 – AGM Insured (IF) No Opt. Call AAA 1,351,344
1,225 Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A, 6.550%, 8/01/20 – NPFG Insured 2/13 at 103.00 Aa3 1,407,378
1,180 Jurupa Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/21 – FGIC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 A 1,236,286
3,000 Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1997A, 6.500%, 8/01/19 – NPFG Insured 8/11 at 103.00 A 3,243,330
160 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– 169,304
3,000 Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/27 – NPFG Insured 7/15 at 100.00 Aa2 3,167,610
San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 2001C:
1,335 5.000%, 7/01/21 – AGM Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 1,408,398
3,500 5.000%, 7/01/22 – AGM Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 3,692,430
4,895 5.000%, 7/01/23 – AGM Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 5,164,127
3,000 San Jacinto Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 5.250%, 8/01/32 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 3,153,270
29,920 Total Tax Obligation/General 32,400,409
Tax Obligation/Limited – 48.5% (35.1% of Total Investments)
1,000 Brea and Olinda Unified School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 8/01/26 – AGM Insured 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 1,040,010

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
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– $ 1,299,430
1,615 5.000%, 12/01/21 – AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA– 1,709,962
195 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 198,058
595 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 9/16 at 101.00 A– 555,563
3,190 Chula Vista Public Financing Authority, California, Pooled Community Facility District Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 4.500%, 9/01/27 – NPFG Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 2,921,434
1,900 Corona-Norco Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 98-1, Series 2002, 5.100%, 9/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 9/12 at 100.00 N/R 1,908,588
5,000 El Monte, California, Senior Lien Certificates of Participation, Department of Public Services Facility Phase II, Series 2001, 5.250%, 1/01/34 – AMBAC Insured 1/11 at 100.00 A2 5,009,100
3,180 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bonds Trust 4686, 9.053%, 6/01/45 – AGC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 3,148,327
700 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, Redevelopment and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/17 at 100.00 Ba1 585,781
435 Indian Wells Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Consolidated Whitewater Project Area, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 9/01/20 – AMBAC Insured 9/13 at 100.00 A 448,276
345 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 322,951
895 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Bunker Hill Project, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 12/01/20 – AGM Insured 12/14 at 100.00 AAA 995,813
1,500 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A, 4.750%, 1/01/31 – FGIC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 A+ 1,502,760
3,150 Moreno Valley Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A– 2,878,376
7,000 Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, California, Housing Set-Aside Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/34 – NPFG Insured 9/17 at 100.00 A+ 6,712,090
165 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 155,250
205 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 208,465
5,150 San Jacinto Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2010, 5.375%, 9/01/40 – AGC Insured 9/20 at 100.00 AAA 5,343,640
1,500 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – NPFG Insured 8/15 at 100.00 A 1,516,545
3,565 Sweetwater Union High School District Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/25 – AGM Insured 9/15 at 100.00 AAA 3,678,617
3,250 Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Housing Bonds Series 2010, 5.250%, 9/01/39 – AGM Insured 9/20 at 100.00 AAA 3,359,850
2,805 Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 10/01/31 – NPFG Insured 10/11 at 100.00 A 2,738,802
48,555 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 48,237,688
Transportation – 2.5% (1.8% of Total Investments)
2,400 San Diego Unified Port District, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 5.000%, 9/01/29 – NPFG Insured 9/14 at 100.00 A+ 2,465,568
U.S. Guaranteed – 26.4% (19.0% of Total Investments) (4)
6,000 Huntington Park Redevelopment Agency, California, Single Family Residential Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1986A, 8.000%, 12/01/19 (ETM) No Opt. Call AAA 8,932,320
5,135 Palmdale Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Single Family Restructured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1986A, 8.000%, 3/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (ETM) No Opt. Call AAA 6,683,870

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NPC Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
U.S. Guaranteed (4) (continued)
$ 6,220 Riverside County, California, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1987A, 9.000%, 5/01/21 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (ETM) No Opt. Call AAA $ 8,697,488
1,485 San Jose, California, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1985A, 9.500%, 10/01/13 (ETM) No Opt. Call Aaa 1,890,257
18,840 Total U.S. Guaranteed 26,203,935
Utilities – 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)
345 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 322,892
Water and Sewer – 17.9% (13.0% of Total Investments)
2,200 Atwater Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3145, 17.905%, 5/01/40 – AGM Insured (IF) 5/19 at 100.00 AAA 2,555,344
5,255 El Dorado Irrigation District, California, Water and Sewer Certificates of Participation, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 3/01/20 – FGIC Insured 3/13 at 100.00 A1 5,527,577
1,230 El Dorado Irrigation District, California, Water and Sewer Certificates of Participation, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 3/01/21 – FGIC Insured 3/14 at 100.00 A1 1,298,954
235 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– 240,038
5,000 Indio Water Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/31 – AMBAC Insured 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 5,155,650
220 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 – NPFG Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A+ 226,008
1,500 Placerville Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater System Refinancing and Improvement Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/34 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 1,355,445
1,345 West Basin Municipal Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/20 – NPFG Insured 8/13 at 100.00 Aa2 1,471,686
16,985 Total Water and Sewer 17,830,702
$ 126,664 Total Investments (cost $129,201,536) – 138.3% 137,479,863
Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (43.0)% (5) (42,700,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 4.7% 4,618,697
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100% $ 99,398,560
The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, 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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
(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.
(5) Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a percentage of Total Investments is 31.1%.
N/R Not rated.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NCL Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Education and Civic Organizations – 5.0% (3.5% of Total Investments)
$ 620 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2000, 5.875%, 11/01/20 – NPFG Insured 11/10 at 100.00 AAA $ 622,641
750 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 9/10 at 100.00 Baa1 750,735
1,500 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 5/15 at 100.00 Aa2 1,616,115
6,000 University of California, Revenue Bonds, Multi-Purpose Projects, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 5/15/27 – AMBAC Insured (UB) 5/13 at 100.00 Aa1 6,441,540
8,870 Total Education and Civic Organizations 9,431,031
Health Care – 2.3% (1.6% of Total Investments)
1,410 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554, 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,640,168
2,000 The Regents of the University of California, Medical Center Pooled Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 5/15/37 – NPFG Insured 5/15 at 101.00 Aa2 1,975,360
650 University of California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, UCLA Medical Center, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 5/15/18 – AMBAC Insured 5/12 at 101.00 N/R 676,221
4,060 Total Health Care 4,291,749
Housing/Single Family – 1.0% (0.7% of Total Investments)
275 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 281,578
1,530 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006K, 5.500%, 2/01/42 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 Aaa 1,569,122
1,805 Total Housing/Single Family 1,850,700
Tax Obligation/General – 29.9% (20.8% of Total Investments)
1,425 Bassett Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.250%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured 8/16 at 100.00 A 1,492,730
3,000 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 4.500%, 9/01/36 – AGM Insured 9/16 at 100.00 AAA 2,917,080
4,400 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/31 – NPFG Insured 2/13 at 100.00 A1 4,443,164
3,200 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/31 – AGM Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,806,144
2,500 Corona-Norco Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2006 Series 2009B, 5.375%, 2/01/34 – AGC Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,684,700
East Side Union High School District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, 2008 Election Series 2010B:
3,490 5.000%, 8/01/27 – AGC Insured 8/19 at 100.00 AAA 3,749,482
3,545 5.000%, 8/01/28 – AGC Insured 8/19 at 100.00 AAA 3,775,709
3,110 5.000%, 8/01/29 – AGC Insured 8/19 at 100.00 AAA 3,286,244
2,210 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668, 9.269%, 2/01/16 – AGM Insured (IF) No Opt. Call AAA 2,642,895
1,255 Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/24 – AGM Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AAA 1,357,759
4,000 Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 7/01/24 – AGM Insured 7/17 at 100.00 AAA 4,214,960
Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, El Dorado and Yolo Counties, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C:
2,110 5.000%, 8/01/21 – AGM Insured (UB) 8/14 at 102.00 AAA 2,369,066
3,250 5.000%, 8/01/22 – AGM Insured (UB) 8/14 at 102.00 AAA 3,730,253
3,395 5.000%, 8/01/23 – AGM Insured (UB) 8/14 at 102.00 AAA 3,896,679
1,270 Merced City School District, Merced County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – FGIC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 A 1,380,109

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Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. (continued)
NCL Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/General (continued)
$ 305 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– $ 322,736
2,500 Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/27 – NPFG Insured 7/15 at 100.00 Aa2 2,639,675
1,125 San Diego Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 1999A, 0.000%, 7/01/21 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call Aa1 736,414
2,000 San Francisco Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 6/15/26 – FGIC Insured 6/11 at 101.00 Aa2 2,045,260
2,000 San Jacinto Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 5.250%, 8/01/32 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 2,102,180
1,000 San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/24 – AGM Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,096,970
2,445 Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 8/01/21 – FGIC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 A+ 2,681,089
53,535 Total Tax Obligation/General 56,371,298
Tax Obligation/Limited – 59.8% (41.7% of Total Investments)
Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C:
5,130 0.000%, 9/01/18 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 3,865,250
8,000 0.000%, 9/01/21 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 4,838,960
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– 1,632,258
1,780 5.000%, 12/01/23 – AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA– 1,868,911
3,725 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series 2005J, 5.000%, 1/01/17 – AMBAC Insured 1/16 at 100.00 A2 4,088,560
380 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 385,958
7,000 Chula Vista Public Financing Authority, California, Pooled Community Facility District Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 4.500%, 9/01/27 – NPFG Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 6,410,670
1,430 Cloverdale Community Development Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Cloverdale Redevelopment Project Series 2006, 5.000%, 8/01/36 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A– 1,357,313
5,625 El Monte, California, Senior Lien Certificates of Participation, Department of Public Services Facility Phase II, Series 2001, 5.000%, 1/01/21 – AMBAC Insured 1/11 at 100.00 A2 5,656,275
8,280 Fontana Public Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, North Fontana Redevelopment Project, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/32 – AMBAC Insured 10/15 at 100.00 A 8,058,341
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A:
7,250 5.000%, 6/01/35 – FGIC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 7,252,465
7,500 5.000%, 6/01/45 – AGC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 7,450,425
6,215 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bonds Trust 4686, 9.053%, 6/01/45 – AGC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 6,153,099
2,000 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bonds Trust 2040, 10.300%, 6/01/45 – FGIC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 A2 1,651,640
875 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, Redevelopment and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/17 at 100.00 Ba1 732,226
1,700 Hesperia Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, Certificates of Participation, Capital Improvement, Series 2007, 5.000%, 2/01/41 – AMBAC Insured 2/17 at 100.00 A– 1,576,223
1,810 Kern County Board of Education, California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Series 1998A, 5.200%, 5/01/28 – NPFG Insured 11/10 at 100.00 A 1,812,299
5,000 La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Redevelopment Project Area 1, Series 1998, 5.200%, 9/01/28 – AMBAC Insured 9/10 at 100.00 A+ 5,014,050
2,185 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 2,045,357

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 1,000 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Bunker Hill Project, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 12/01/20 – AGM Insured 12/14 at 100.00 AAA $ 1,112,640
1,250 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California, Proposition A First Tier Senior Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 7/01/19 – NPFG Insured 7/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,381,175
4,000 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, Municipal Improvement Corporation, Series 2003AW, 5.000%, 6/01/33 – AMBAC Insured 6/13 at 100.00 A+ 4,050,920
3,000 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A, 4.750%, 1/01/31 – FGIC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 A+ 3,005,520
6,120 Moreno Valley Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A– 5,592,272
2,810 Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Administration Building Projects, Series 2008B, 5.000%, 8/01/21 – AGC Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 3,125,675
4,140 Plumas County, California, Certificates of Participation, Capital Improvement Program, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 6/01/28 – AMBAC Insured 6/13 at 101.00 A– 4,153,000
390 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000, 5.750%, 6/15/33 – NPFG Insured 12/10 at 102.00 A 393,073
325 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 305,796
1,000 Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1, Series 2004, 5.000%, 9/01/25 – NPFG Insured 9/13 at 100.00 A 1,012,070
2,500 Roseville Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/33 – AMBAC Insured 9/17 at 100.00 N/R 2,339,525
405 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 411,845
4,655 San Bernardino Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Police Station Financing Project, Series 1999, 5.500%, 9/01/20 – NPFG Insured 9/10 at 101.00 A 4,719,099
1,500 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – NPFG Insured 8/15 at 100.00 A 1,516,545
5,510 Sweetwater Union High School District Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/28 – AGM Insured 9/15 at 100.00 AAA 5,633,369
1,205 Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Housing Bonds Series 2010, 5.000%, 9/01/30 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 1,254,080
1,020 Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2007, 5.125%, 8/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A 1,040,471
118,250 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 112,897,355
Transportation – 7.1% (5.0% of Total Investments)
6,500 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999, 0.000%, 1/15/18 – NPFG Insured 1/11 at 68.38 A 4,105,660
4,000 Orange County Transportation Authority, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, 91 Express Lanes Project, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/15/18 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 A1 4,354,840
5,000 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2001, Issue 27A, 5.250%, 5/01/31 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/11 at 100.00 A1 5,008,550
15,500 Total Transportation 13,469,050
U.S. Guaranteed – 9.7% (6.7% of Total Investments) (4)
1,380 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2000, 5.875%, 11/01/20 (Pre-refunded 11/01/10) – NPFG Insured 11/10 at 100.00 A2 (4) 1,393,069
1,900 Central Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1993, 5.625%, 3/01/18 – AMBAC Insured (ETM) 9/10 at 100.00 N/R (4) 1,945,600
3,000 Escondido Union High School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1996, 5.700%, 11/01/10 – NPFG Insured (ETM) No Opt. Call AAA 3,027,390

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Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. (continued)
NCL Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
U.S. Guaranteed (4) (continued)
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) – AGM Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AAA $ 1,180,110
1,000 5.250%, 8/01/22 (Pre-refunded 8/01/14) – AGM Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,180,110
1,610 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000, 5.750%, 6/15/33 (Pre-refunded 12/15/10) – NPFG Insured 12/10 at 102.00 AAA 1,668,041
4,320 Riverside County, California, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1987B, 8.625%, 5/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (ETM) No Opt. Call AAA 5,917,104
1,000 Sacramento County Sanitation District Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 5.500%, 12/01/20 (Pre-refunded 12/01/10) – AMBAC Insured 12/10 at 101.00 N/R (4) 1,023,270
905 University of California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, UCLA Medical Center, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 5/15/18 (Pre-refunded 5/15/12) – AMBAC Insured 5/12 at 101.00 N/R (4) 994,405
16,115 Total U.S. Guaranteed 18,329,099
Utilities – 8.1% (5.6% of Total Investments)
670 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 627,066
100 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Solid Waste and Redevelopment Projects, Series 1999, 5.800%, 12/01/19 – AMBAC Insured 12/10 at 101.00 N/R 101,800
1,950 Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 5.250%, 8/01/27 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 8/12 at 100.00 A+ 1,950,780
Santa Clara, California, Subordinate Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A:
2,800 5.000%, 7/01/24 – NPFG Insured 7/13 at 100.00 A1 2,926,840
5,000 5.000%, 7/01/28 – NPFG Insured 7/13 at 100.00 A1 5,170,350
4,000 Southern California Public Power Authority, California, Milford Wind Corridor Phase I Revenue Bonds, Series 2010-1, 5.000%, 7/01/28 No Opt. Call AA– 4,428,680
14,520 Total Utilities 15,205,516
Water and Sewer – 20.7% (14.4% of Total Investments)
1,100 Atwater Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3145, 17.905%, 5/01/40 – AGM Insured (IF) 5/19 at 100.00 AAA 1,277,672
2,000 El Dorado Irrigation District, California, Water and Sewer Certificates of Participation, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 3/01/21 – FGIC Insured 3/14 at 100.00 A1 2,112,120
750 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 – AGM Insured 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 769,133
460 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– 469,862
2,700 Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority, California, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 10/01/21 – AGM Insured 10/13 at 100.00 AAA 3,016,170
2,000 Los Angeles, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 4.500%, 6/01/29 – NPFG Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AA 2,044,940
430 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 – NPFG Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A+ 441,743
12,000 Orange County Sanitation District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/33 – FGIC Insured (UB) 8/13 at 100.00 AAA 12,361,920
1,520 San Buenaventura, California, Water Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 10/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 10/14 at 100.00 AA 1,586,287
1,000 San Diego County Water Authority, California, Water Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2008A, 5.000%, 5/01/38 – AGM Insured 5/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,056,960
3,675 San Dieguito Water District, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2004, 5.000%, 10/01/23 – FGIC Insured 10/14 at 100.00 AA+ 4,023,317

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Water and Sewer (continued)
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+ $ 1,517,208
445 5.000%, 2/01/20 – FGIC Insured 2/14 at 100.00 AA+ 477,730
465 5.000%, 2/01/21 – FGIC Insured 2/14 at 100.00 AA+ 496,569
2,500 West Basin Municipal Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/30 – NPFG Insured 8/13 at 100.00 Aa2 2,561,875
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 2,185,192
2,530 5.000%, 10/01/33 – FGIC Insured 10/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,686,405
36,985 Total Water and Sewer 39,085,103
$ 269,640 Total Investments (cost $260,027,897) – 143.6% 270,930,901
Floating Rate Obligations – (9.5)% (17,880,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 4.8% 8,923,092
Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (38.9)% (5) (73,325,000 )
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100% $ 188,648,993

The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, 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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

(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 27.1%.

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. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund
NCU Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Consumer Staples – 6.5% (4.5% of Total Investments)
$ 1,500 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Alameda County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, Series 2002, 5.750%, 6/01/29 6/12 at 100.00 Baa3 $ 1,500,585
215 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21 6/15 at 100.00 BBB 203,003
2,950 California Statewide Financing Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Pooled Tobacco Securitization Program, Series 2002A, 5.625%, 5/01/29 5/12 at 100.00 Baa3 2,917,845
1,350 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 846,950
6,015 Total Consumer Staples 5,468,383
Education and Civic Organizations – 6.2% (4.3% of Total Investments)
70 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35 10/15 at 100.00 A3 70,293
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
45 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 48,520
60 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 63,116
1,112 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, University of California Regents, Tender Option Bond Trust 1065, 9.041%, 3/01/33 (IF) 3/18 at 100.00 Aa2 1,173,583
2,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 11/01/27 – NPFG Insured 11/15 at 100.00 Aa2 2,153,320
University of California, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A:
255 5.125%, 5/15/17 – AMBAC Insured (UB) 5/13 at 100.00 Aa1 285,368
1,245 5.125%, 5/15/17 – AMBAC Insured (UB) 5/13 at 100.00 Aa1 1,377,530
4,787 Total Education and Civic Organizations 5,171,730
Energy – 0.6% (0.4% of Total Investments)
500 Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refinery Project Hovensa LLC, Series 2007, 4.700%, 7/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 1/15 at 100.00 Baa3 466,005
Health Care – 25.9% (17.8% of Total Investments)
3,435 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Downey Community Hospital, Series 1993, 5.750%, 5/15/15 (5) 11/10 at 100.00 N/R 2,275,825
155 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 155,668
3,525 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB) 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 3,572,376
1,500 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A, 5.550%, 8/01/31 8/11 at 102.00 A+ 1,534,305
685 California Municipal Financing Authority, Certificates of Participation, Community Hospitals of Central California, Series 2007, 5.250%, 2/01/46 2/17 at 100.00 Baa2 638,173
1,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 10/01/37 10/17 at 100.00 A– 978,180
1,740 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A, 5.250%, 7/01/30 7/15 at 100.00 BBB 1,604,837
490 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 490,701
730 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 8/01/31 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 748,228
3,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospital Project, Series 2009, 6.750%, 2/01/38 8/19 at 100.00 Aa2 3,422,490
2,100 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sherman Oaks Health System, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A1 2,201,892
1,690 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/15/43 11/15 at 100.00 Aa3 1,692,873

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Health Care (continued)
$ 377 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554, 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA $ 437,960
760 Loma Linda, California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2008A, 8.250%, 12/01/38 12/17 at 100.00 BBB 871,249
1,000 The Regents of the University of California, Medical Center Pooled Revenue Bonds, Series 2009E, 5.000%, 5/15/38 5/17 at 101.00 Aa2 1,036,470
22,187 Total Health Care 21,661,227
Housing/Single Family – 3.2% (2.2% of Total Investments)
2,500 California Housing Finance Agency, California, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2008L, 5.500%, 8/01/38 2/18 at 100.00 A 2,539,400
130 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 133,110
2,630 Total Housing/Single Family 2,672,510
Industrials – 0.6% (0.4% of Total Investments)
500 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002A, 5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 511,360
Tax Obligation/General – 27.5% (18.9% of Total Investments)
1,500 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/31 – NPFG Insured 2/13 at 100.00 A1 1,514,715
California, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2009:
2,350 6.000%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 A1 2,635,666
1,300 5.500%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 A1 1,397,188
4,000 California, General Obligation Veterans Welfare Bonds, Series 1999BR, 5.300%, 12/01/29 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 12/10 at 100.00 AA 4,001,080
6,000 Hartnell Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 6/01/29 – AGM Insured (UB) 6/16 at 100.00 AAA 6,325,620
3,000 Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1997A, 6.150%, 8/01/15 – NPFG Insured 8/11 at 103.00 A 3,238,830
15 Riverside Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 8/01/22 – NPFG Insured 8/14 at 100.00 Aa2 16,991
135 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– 142,850
1,355 San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/25 – NPFG Insured 9/15 at 100.00 Aa1 1,451,015
8,345 Yosemite Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation, Election 2004, Series 2010D, 0.000%, 8/01/42 No Opt. Call Aa2 2,260,243
28,000 Total Tax Obligation/General 22,984,198
Tax Obligation/Limited – 44.0% (30.3% of Total Investments)
1,000 Bell Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Bell Project Area, Series 2003, 5.625%, 10/01/33 – RAAI Insured 10/13 at 100.00 BBB+ 940,940
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– 1,787,683
1,865 5.000%, 12/01/24 – AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA– 1,949,951
5,920 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Veterans Affairs, Southern California Veterans Home – Chula Vista Facility, Series 1999A, 5.600%, 11/01/19 – AMBAC Insured 11/10 at 100.50 A2 5,987,487
1,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series 2009G-1, 5.750%, 10/01/30 10/19 at 100.00 A2 1,064,310
2,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series 2009I-1, 6.375%, 11/01/34 11/19 at 100.00 A2 2,217,140
535 California, Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 7/01/15 7/14 at 100.00 Aa3 610,398

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Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund (continued)
NCU Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 165 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A $ 167,587
500 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 9/16 at 101.00 A– 466,860
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
75 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 73,225
175 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 159,458
3,500 Livermore Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Livermore Redevelopment Project Area, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 8/01/26 – NPFG Insured 8/11 at 100.00 A 3,505,915
310 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 290,188
2,000 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A, 4.750%, 1/01/31 – FGIC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 A+ 2,003,680
3,230 Murrieta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 8/01/35 – NPFG Insured 8/15 at 100.00 A 2,977,285
155 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 145,841
190 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 193,211
1,500 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.400%, 11/01/20 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A1 1,663,335
3,000 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993B, 5.400%, 11/01/20 No Opt. Call A1 3,326,670
2,000 San Francisco City and County, California, Certificates of Participation, Multiple Capital Improvement Projects, Series 2009A, 5.200%, 4/01/26 4/19 at 100.00 AA– 2,159,260
San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998:
1,500 5.800%, 9/01/18 9/10 at 100.00 Baa3 1,513,605
1,000 5.800%, 9/01/27 9/10 at 100.00 Baa3 1,002,040
325 San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 12/15/30 – AMBAC Insured 12/17 at 100.00 AA– 319,485
2,050 Santa Barbara County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2001, 5.250%, 12/01/19 – AMBAC Insured 12/11 at 102.00 AA+ 2,195,817
35,690 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 36,721,371
Transportation – 3.5% (2.4% of Total Investments)
780 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006F, 5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB) 4/16 at 100.00 AA 824,538
220 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2008, Trust 3211, 13.243%, 10/01/32 (IF) 4/18 at 100.00 AA 286,147
2,000 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.000%, 1/01/35 1/11 at 100.00 BBB– 1,831,539
3,000 Total Transportation 2,942,224
U.S. Guaranteed – 12.4% (8.5% of Total Investments) (4)
2,000 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 2,179,780
3,000 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, First Lien Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/22 – AGM Insured (ETM) No Opt. Call AAA 3,727,530
370 California, Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 7/01/15 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) 7/14 at 100.00 AAA 431,217
3,495 Orange County Sanitation District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2003, 5.250%, 2/01/21 (Pre-refunded 8/01/13) – FGIC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AAA 3,987,236
8,865 Total U.S. Guaranteed 10,325,763

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Utilities – 7.7% (5.3% of Total Investments)
$ 890 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 11/15/37 No Opt. Call A $ 897,458
275 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – NPFG Insured 7/13 at 100.00 AA– 305,159
295 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 276,096
4,580 Sacramento Municipal Utility District, California, Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002Q, 5.250%, 8/15/20 – AGM Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 4,914,798
6,040 Total Utilities 6,393,511
Water and Sewer – 7.3% (5.0% of Total Investments)
1,125 Burbank, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 6/01/23 – AMBAC Insured 6/14 at 100.00 AA+ 1,189,969
205 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– 209,395
670 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 09-8B, 16.914%, 7/01/35 (IF) 7/19 at 100.00 AAA 929,290
1,500 Orange County Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Tender Option Bond Trust 11782-1, 17.261%, 2/15/35 (IF) 8/15 at 100.00 AAA 1,917,420
1,795 Woodbridge Irrigation District, California, Certificates of Participation, Water Systems Project, Series 2003, 5.500%, 7/01/33 7/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,815,463
5,295 Total Water and Sewer 6,061,537
$ 123,509 Total Investments (cost $116,309,786) – 145.4% 121,379,819
Floating Rate Obligations – (8.0)% (6,650,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 3.8% 3,131,401
Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (41.2)% (6) (34,375,000 )
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100% $ 83,486,220

(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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

(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.

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

(6) N/R Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a percentage of Total Investments is 28.3%. 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. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund
NAC Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Consumer Staples – 6.4% (4.4% of Total Investments)
$ 910 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21 6/15 at 100.00 BBB $ 859,222
7,500 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1, 5.750%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 BBB 5,618,025
24,265 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 15,223,133
32,675 Total Consumer Staples 21,700,380
Education and Civic Organizations – 6.9% (4.7% of Total Investments)
290 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35 10/15 at 100.00 A3 291,215
10,000 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Southern California, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 10/01/33 (UB) 10/17 at 100.00 AA+ 10,203,400
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
200 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 215,646
265 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 278,761
4,685 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, University of California Regents, Tender Option Bond Trust 1065, 9.041%, 3/01/33 (IF) 3/18 at 100.00 Aa2 4,944,455
615 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Notre Dame de Namur University, Series 2003, 6.500%, 10/01/23 10/13 at 100.00 N/R 607,503
3,000 Long Beach Bond Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Long Beach Aquarium of the South Pacific, Series 2001, 5.500%, 11/01/17 – AMBAC Insured 11/11 at 100.00 BBB 3,062,880
University of California, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A:
600 5.125%, 5/15/17 – AMBAC Insured (UB) 5/13 at 100.00 Aa1 671,454
2,900 5.125%, 5/15/17 – AMBAC Insured (UB) 5/13 at 100.00 Aa1 3,208,705
22,555 Total Education and Civic Organizations 23,484,019
Health Care – 27.6% (19.0% of Total Investments)
2,160 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System/West, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 3/01/15 3/13 at 100.00 A 2,287,591
660 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 662,845
10,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/42 – NPFG Insured 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 10,041,600
14,895 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB) 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 15,095,189
1,120 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System West, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 3/01/35 3/15 at 100.00 A 1,120,896
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, ValleyCare Health System, Series 2007A:
810 4.800%, 7/15/17 No Opt. Call N/R 815,144
3,325 5.125%, 7/15/31 7/17 at 100.00 N/R 2,992,001
1,760 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A, 5.250%, 7/01/24 7/15 at 100.00 BBB 1,751,323
19,420 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 19,447,771
3,095 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 8/01/31 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 3,172,282
9,980 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 – BHAC Insured (UB) 3/16 at 100.00 AA+ 10,252,554
2,250 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospital Project, Series 2009, 6.750%, 2/01/38 8/19 at 100.00 Aa2 2,566,868

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Health Care (continued)
$ 1,586 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554, 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA $ 1,844,899
10,500 Duarte, California, Certificates of Participation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Series 1999A, 5.250%, 4/01/31 10/10 at 100.50 A+ 10,530,555
1,000 Loma Linda, California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 12/01/23 12/15 at 100.00 BBB 967,000
2,860 Loma Linda, California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2008A, 8.250%, 12/01/38 12/17 at 100.00 BBB 3,278,647
1,000 Madera County, California, Certificates of Participation, Children’s Hospital Central California, Series 2010, 5.375%, 3/15/36 3/20 at 100.00 A– 1,017,520
675 Oak Valley Hospital District, Stanislaus County, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 6.500%, 11/01/29 11/20 at 100.00 BBB– 694,643
2,570 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/38 7/17 at 100.00 Baa1 2,412,099
3,000 Santa Clara County Financing Authority, California, Insured Revenue Bonds, El Camino Hospital, Series 2007A, 5.750%, 2/01/41 – AMBAC Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A+ 3,165,030
92,666 Total Health Care 94,116,457
Housing/Multifamily – 2.3% (1.6% of Total Investments)
4,895 Contra Costa County, California, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Delta View Apartments Project, Series 1999C, 6.750%, 12/01/30 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 12/10 at 101.00 N/R 4,796,562
320 Independent Cities Lease Finance Authority, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, San Juan Mobile Estates, Series 2006B, 5.850%, 5/15/41 5/16 at 100.00 N/R 294,435
1,725 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003A, 5.750%, 9/15/38 9/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,730,175
1,120 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003B, 6.625%, 9/15/38 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,136,733
8,060 Total Housing/Multifamily 7,957,905
Housing/Single Family – 0.6% (0.4% of Total Investments)
530 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 542,678
2,395 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3206, 8.347%, 2/01/24 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (IF) 2/17 at 100.00 A 1,385,627
2,925 Total Housing/Single Family 1,928,305
Industrials – 1.4% (1.0% of Total Investments)
2,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002A, 5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 2,045,440
5,120 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, EnerTech Regional Biosolids Project, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 12/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call BB 2,830,438
7,120 Total Industrials 4,875,878
Long-Term Care – 2.5% (1.7% of Total Investments)
1,000 California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Harbor Regional Center Project, Series 2009, 8.000%, 11/01/29 11/19 at 100.00 Baa1 1,066,120
8,500 Riverside County Public Financing Authority, California, Certificates of Participation, Air Force Village West, Series 1999, 5.800%, 5/15/29 11/10 at 100.50 BB+ 7,550,975
9,500 Total Long-Term Care 8,617,095
Tax Obligation/General – 19.9% (13.7% of Total Investments)
8,000 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2010, 5.500%, 3/01/40 3/20 at 100.00 A1 8,603,280
10,000 California, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2009, 6.000%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 A1 11,215,600
4,435 California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, 6.000%, 4/01/16 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A1 5,320,980

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (continued)
NAC Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/General (continued)
$ 38,365 Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/41 – AMBAC Insured 8/16 at 28.46 Aa1 $ 5,182,344
3,425 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/31 – AGM Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 3,003,451
5,150 Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Facilities Financing Authority, California, General Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/01/26 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 6,007,372
5,210 Oak Valley Hospital District, Stanislaus County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/35 – FGIC Insured 7/14 at 101.00 A1 5,158,473
575 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– 608,436
5,000 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003E, 5.250%, 7/01/20 – AGM Insured 7/13 at 101.00 AAA 5,649,000
3,605 West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 8/01/21 – AGM Insured 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 3,775,589
50,070 Yosemite Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation, Election 2004, Series 2010D, 0.000%, 8/01/42 No Opt. Call Aa2 13,561,460
133,835 Total Tax Obligation/General 68,085,985
Tax Obligation/Limited – 32.9% (22.7% 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 994,220
615 5.800%, 9/01/35 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 594,545
1,910 Borrego Water District, California, Community Facilities District 2007-1 Montesoro, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.750%, 8/01/25 (4), (5) 8/17 at 102.00 N/R 1,529,452
1,990 Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, California, Infrastructure Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 9/02/24 – AGM Insured 9/12 at 100.00 AAA 2,123,370
Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, Contra Costa County, California, Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2001:
1,110 5.375%, 11/01/18 – AGM Insured 11/11 at 100.00 AAA 1,164,945
1,165 5.375%, 11/01/19 – AGM Insured 11/11 at 100.00 AAA 1,221,689
1,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series 2009G-1, 5.750%, 10/01/30 10/19 at 100.00 A2 1,064,310
2,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series 2009I-1, 6.375%, 11/01/34 11/19 at 100.00 A2 2,217,140
2,000 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 90-2 – Talega, Series 2003, 6.000%, 9/01/33 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 2,016,340
710 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 721,133
1,225 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 9/16 at 101.00 A– 1,143,807
3,490 Fontana, California, Senior Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Heritage Village Community Facilities District 2, Series 1998A, 5.250%, 9/01/17 – NPFG Insured 9/10 at 100.00 A 3,510,661
1,125 Fontana, California, Special Tax Bonds, Sierra Community Facilities District 22, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,129,354
3,980 Garden Grove, California, Certificates of Participation, Financing Project, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 3/01/22 – AMBAC Insured 3/12 at 101.00 A 4,242,043
31,090 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/35 – FGIC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 31,100,567
2,850 Hesperia Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 BBB– 2,429,454
4,500 Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Merged Area Redevelopment Project, Series 1998A, 5.250%, 5/01/23 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call N/R 4,595,400

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
$ 325 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R $ 317,307
755 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 687,948
675 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, Community Facilities District 2002, Mountain House Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/35 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 595,053
2,000 Lee Lake Water District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 of Sycamore Creek, Series 2003, 6.500%, 9/01/24 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 2,030,600
1,000 Lindsay Redevelopment Agency, California, Project 1 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/01/37 – RAAI Insured 8/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 839,240
1,290 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 1,207,556
1,530 Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2005, 5.000%, 3/01/24 – AGM Insured 3/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,600,977
3,500 Murrieta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 8/01/37 – NPFG Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A 3,207,365
9,200 Norco Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Project Area 1, Series 2001, 5.000%, 3/01/19 – NPFG Insured 3/11 at 102.00 A 9,421,628
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 526,372
250 5.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 229,525
3,290 Oakland Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate Lien Tax Allocation Bonds, Central District Redevelopment Project, Series 2003, 5.500%, 9/01/16 – FGIC Insured 3/13 at 100.00 A 3,468,877
5,600 Palm Springs Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Convention Center Project, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 11/01/22 – NPFG Insured 11/11 at 101.00 A 5,730,256
1,000 Palmdale Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Redevelopment Project Areas, Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/01/24 – AMBAC Insured 12/14 at 100.00 A– 1,025,880
1,570 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000, 5.750%, 6/15/33 – NPFG Insured 12/10 at 102.00 AAA 1,582,372
620 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 583,364
1,860 Riverside Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Merged Project Areas, Series 2003, 5.250%, 8/01/22 – NPFG Insured 8/13 at 100.00 A 1,888,012
770 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 783,013
2,500 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.400%, 11/01/20 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A1 2,772,225
1,150 Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Series 2003C, 6.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,168,343
2,695 San Jose Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Civic Center Project, Series 2002B, 5.250%, 6/01/19 – AMBAC Insured 6/12 at 100.00 AA+ 2,886,965
1,000 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Housing Set-Aside Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Area Redevelopment Project, Series 2010A-1, 5.500%, 8/01/35 8/20 at 100.00 A1 1,025,700
1,000 Washington Unified School District, Yolo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2007, 5.125%, 8/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A 1,020,070
600 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Refunding Series 2009A, 8.625%, 9/01/39 9/14 at 105.00 N/R 646,722
2,810 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2003B, 7.000%, 9/01/38 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 2,612,569
2,000 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2004B, 6.000%, 9/01/39 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 1,625,380
1,350 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2001-1, Series 2004A, 6.125%, 9/01/39 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 1,116,761
112,645 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 112,398,510

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (continued)
NAC Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Transportation – 13.3% (9.1% of Total Investments)
$ 1,430 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006F, 5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB) 4/16 at 100.00 AA $ 1,511,653
830 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2008, Trust 3211, 13.243%, 10/01/32 (IF) 4/18 at 100.00 AA 1,079,556
11,150 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999, 5.750%, 1/15/40 1/11 at 100.50 BBB– 10,978,179
8,515 Los Angeles Harbors Department, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2001B, 5.500%, 8/01/18 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 8/11 at 100.00 AA 8,796,080
120 Palm Springs Financing Authority, California, Palm Springs International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.450%, 7/01/20 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/14 at 102.00 N/R 112,931
22,825 Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000K, 5.750%, 11/01/29 – FGIC Insured 11/10 at 100.00 A 22,834,815
44,870 Total Transportation 45,313,214
U.S. Guaranteed – 16.9% (11.7% of Total Investments) (6)
9,750 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 10,626,428
115 California Department of Water Resources, Water System Revenue Bonds, Central Valley Project, Series 2001W, 5.250%, 12/01/22 (Pre-refunded 12/01/11) – AGM Insured 12/11 at 100.00 AAA 122,247
715 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Series 2005A, 4.875%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/15) 10/15 at 100.00 N/R (6) 806,205
3,840 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1, 6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 4,296,000
1,940 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2003A, 6.500%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13) 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (6) 2,315,836
1,335 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13) 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (6) 1,573,832
10,845 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.000%, 7/01/19 (Pre-refunded 7/01/12) – NPFG Insured 7/12 at 100.00 AA– (6) 11,770,946
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 2,592,975
4,500 5.375%, 6/01/41 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11) 6/11 at 100.00 AAA 4,671,585
5,840 Orange County Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 1999A, 5.375%, 8/15/29 (ETM) 2/11 at 100.00 AAA 6,393,048
6,530 Poway Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Paguay Redevelopment Project, Series 2000, 5.750%, 6/15/33 (Pre-refunded 12/15/10) – NPFG Insured 12/10 at 102.00 AA (6) 6,765,407
2,860 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, Senior Series 2001A, 5.250%, 6/01/27 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12) 6/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,109,649
2,500 Whittier, California, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Series 2002, 5.600%, 6/01/22 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12) 6/12 at 101.00 N/R (6) 2,756,975
53,270 Total U.S. Guaranteed 57,801,133
Utilities – 4.3% (2.9% of Total Investments)
3,630 Imperial Irrigation District, California, Certificates of Participation, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, 5.250%, 11/01/23 – AGM Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AAA 4,016,777
3,775 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35 No Opt. Call A 3,563,109
5,500 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A-1, 5.000%, 7/01/31 – AGM Insured (UB) 7/15 at 100.00 AAA 5,829,780
1,270 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 1,188,618
14,175 Total Utilities 14,598,284

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Water and Sewer – 10.4% (7.1% of Total Investments)
$ 875 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– $ 893,760
2,500 Indio Water Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/31 – AMBAC Insured 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 2,577,825
835 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 – NPFG Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A+ 857,804
8,250 Pico Rivera Water Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, 6.250%, 12/01/32 12/11 at 102.00 N/R 8,200,005
2,250 Sacramento County Sanitation District Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/31 – FGIC Insured 6/16 at 100.00 AA 2,376,855
11,000 San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, California, Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2010A, 5.250%, 5/15/26 5/20 at 100.00 Aa3 12,758,570
5,115 San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 11/01/18 – NPFG Insured 11/12 at 100.00 Aa2 5,618,316
2,000 West Basin Municipal Water District, California, Certificates of Participation, Refunding Series 2008B, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – AGC Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,144,320
32,825 Total Water and Sewer 35,427,455
$ 567,121 Total Investments (cost $484,282,684) – 145.4% 496,304,620
Floating Rate Obligations – (8.4)% (28,545,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 2.7% 9,180,013
Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (39.7)% (7) (135,525,000 )
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100% $ 341,414,633

(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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

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

(5) Subsequent to the reporting period, the Adviser has concluded this issue is not likely to meet its future interest payment obligations and has directed the Fund’s custodian to cease accruing additional income on the Fund’s records.

(6) 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.

(7) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a percentage of Total Investments is 27.3%.

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. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2
NVX Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Consumer Staples – 7.1% (4.9% of Total Investments)
$ 565 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21 6/15 at 100.00 BBB $ 533,473
4,230 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Stanislaus County Tobacco Funding Corporation, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 6/01/33 6/12 at 100.00 Baa3 3,799,894
4,000 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1, 5.750%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 BBB 2,996,280
13,480 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 8,456,948
22,275 Total Consumer Staples 15,786,595
Education and Civic Organizations – 7.9% (5.5% of Total Investments)
2,000 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Stanford University, Series 2001Q, 5.250%, 12/01/32 6/11 at 101.00 AAA 2,080,700
2,745 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Southern California, Tender Option Bond Trust 09-11B, 17.064%, 10/01/38 (IF) 10/18 at 100.00 AA+ 3,579,041
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
125 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 134,779
165 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 173,568
2,250 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 9/10 at 100.00 Baa1 2,252,205
2,945 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, University of California Regents, Tender Option Bond Trust 1065, 9.041%, 3/01/33 (IF) 3/18 at 100.00 Aa2 3,108,094
620 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Notre Dame de Namur University, Series 2003, 6.500%, 10/01/23 10/13 at 100.00 N/R 612,442
3,000 Long Beach Bond Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Long Beach Aquarium of the South Pacific, Series 2001, 5.250%, 11/01/30 – AMBAC Insured 11/11 at 101.00 BBB 2,957,580
2,680 University of California, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 5/15/33 – AMBAC Insured (UB) 5/13 at 100.00 Aa1 2,744,802
16,530 Total Education and Civic Organizations 17,643,211
Health Care – 20.0% (13.9% of Total Investments)
2,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Casa Colina Inc., Series 2001, 6.000%, 4/01/22 4/12 at 100.00 BBB+ 2,037,460
415 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 416,789
9,260 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB) 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 9,384,454
500 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A, 5.550%, 8/01/31 8/11 at 102.00 A+ 511,435
2,520 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System West, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 3/01/35 3/15 at 100.00 A 2,522,016
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, ValleyCare Health System, Series 2007A:
810 4.800%, 7/15/17 No Opt. Call N/R 815,144
2,225 5.125%, 7/15/31 7/17 at 100.00 N/R 2,002,166
2,185 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Health Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Memorial Health Services, Series 2003A, 6.000%, 10/01/11 No Opt. Call AA– 2,309,742
2,500 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Monterey Peninsula Hospital, Series 2003B, 5.250%, 6/01/18 – AGM Insured 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,725,250
1,755 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 1,757,510

38 Nuveen Investments

Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Health Care (continued)
$ 425 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 8/01/31 8/16 at 100.00 A+ $ 435,612
1,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2004D, 5.050%, 8/15/38 – AGM Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,041,510
California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2005A:
2,705 5.000%, 11/15/43 11/15 at 100.00 Aa3 2,709,599
3,315 5.000%, 11/15/43 (UB) 11/15 at 100.00 Aa3 3,320,636
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554:
1,325 18.071%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,541,293
998 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,160,332
2,000 Loma Linda, California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2008A, 8.250%, 12/01/38 12/17 at 100.00 BBB 2,292,760
1,610 Madera County, California, Certificates of Participation, Children’s Hospital Central California, Series 2010, 5.375%, 3/15/36 3/20 at 100.00 A– 1,638,207
455 Oak Valley Hospital District, Stanislaus County, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 6.500%, 11/01/29 11/20 at 100.00 BBB– 468,241
5,785 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/38 7/17 at 100.00 Baa1 5,429,570
43,788 Total Health Care 44,519,726
Housing/Multifamily – 5.0% (3.5% of Total Investments)
5,962 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, Claremont Village Apartments, Series 2001D, 5.500%, 6/01/31 (Mandatory put 6/01/16) (Alternative Minimum Tax) 6/11 at 102.00 AAA 6,168,464
205 Independent Cities Lease Finance Authority, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, San Juan Mobile Estates, Series 2006B, 5.850%, 5/15/41 5/16 at 100.00 N/R 188,623
1,055 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003A, 5.750%, 9/15/38 9/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,058,165
700 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003B, 6.625%, 9/15/38 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 710,458
3,045 Yucaipa Redevelopment Agency, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Rancho del Sol and Grandview, Series 2001A, 6.750%, 5/15/36 5/11 at 102.00 N/R 3,105,078
10,967 Total Housing/Multifamily 11,230,788
Housing/Single Family – 2.6% (1.8% of Total Investments)
325 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 332,774
5,775 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006M, 4.650%, 8/01/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 4,899,048
420 California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority, Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.650%, 12/01/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 6/11 at 102.00 A– 440,765
6,520 Total Housing/Single Family 5,672,587
Industrials – 1.4% (0.9% of Total Investments)
1,250 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002A, 5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 1,278,400
3,175 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, EnerTech Regional Biosolids Project, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 12/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call BB 1,755,204
4,425 Total Industrials 3,033,604

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (continued)
NVX Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Long-Term Care – 2.3% (1.6% of Total Investments)
$ 1,550 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cal-Mortgage Insured Revenue Bonds, Northern California Retired Officers Community Corporation – Paradise Valley Estates, Series 2002, 5.125%, 1/01/22 1/13 at 100.00 A– $ 1,602,716
3,750 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Inland Regional Center Project, Series 2007, 5.375%, 12/01/37 12/17 at 100.00 Baa1 3,557,250
5,300 Total Long-Term Care 5,159,966
Tax Obligation/General – 13.0% (9.0% of Total Investments)
10,000 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006CD, 4.600%, 12/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 12/15 at 100.00 AA 9,372,700
3,615 Colton Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 8/01/22 – FGIC Insured 8/12 at 102.00 Aa3 3,941,977
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 Aa1 3,239,600
3,300 5.000%, 8/01/22 – FGIC Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa1 3,517,833
1,285 Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009D, 5.000%, 7/01/27 7/19 at 100.00 Aa2 1,408,309
2,000 Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 7/01/20 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 2,247,000
355 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– 375,643
17,510 Yosemite Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation, Election 2004, Series 2010D, 0.000%, 8/01/42 No Opt. Call AA– 4,742,584
41,070 Total Tax Obligation/General 28,845,646
Tax Obligation/Limited – 16.0% (11.1% 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 646,243
385 5.800%, 9/01/35 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 372,195
1,190 Borrego Water District, California, Community Facilities District 2007-1 Montesoro, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.750%, 8/01/25 (4), (5) 8/17 at 102.00 N/R 952,904
4,900 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Corrections, Series 2003C, 5.500%, 6/01/16 12/13 at 100.00 A2 5,302,143
1,245 California, Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 7/01/15 7/14 at 100.00 Aa3 1,420,458
1,200 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 90-2 – Talega, Series 2003, 6.000%, 9/01/33 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,209,804
435 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 441,821
750 Fontana, California, Special Tax Bonds, Sierra Community Facilities District 22, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 752,903
1,785 Hawthorne Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Project Area 2 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.250%, 9/01/36 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/16 at 100.00 A– 1,736,894
1,800 Hesperia Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, Certificates of Participation, Capital Improvement, Series 2007, 5.000%, 2/01/41 – AMBAC Insured 2/17 at 100.00 A– 1,668,942
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
205 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 200,148
470 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 428,259
2,000 Lake Elsinore Public Finance Authority, California, Local Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003H, 6.000%, 10/01/20 10/13 at 102.00 N/R 2,067,500
415 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, Community Facilities District 2002, Mountain House Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/35 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 365,847
1,265 Lee Lake Water District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 of Sycamore Creek, Series 2003, 6.500%, 9/01/24 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 1,284,355

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 800 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 $ 748,872
495 North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006D, 5.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 454,460
2,000 Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 02-1 of Ladera Ranch, Series 2003A, 5.550%, 8/15/33 8/11 at 101.00 N/R 2,001,540
385 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 362,250
475 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 483,028
700 Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Series 2003C, 6.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 711,165
San Buenaventura Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Project Areas Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2008:
1,000 7.750%, 8/01/28 8/16 at 102.00 A 1,145,070
1,325 8.000%, 8/01/38 8/16 at 102.00 A 1,494,799
1,530 San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Project Areas 2 and 3, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 8/01/35 – AMBAC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 A– 1,439,669
825 San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 12/15/30 – AMBAC Insured 12/17 at 100.00 AA– 811,000
415 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Refunding Series 2009A, 8.625%, 9/01/39 9/14 at 105.00 N/R 447,316
1,930 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2003B, 6.750%, 9/01/30 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 1,794,418
500 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2004B, 6.000%, 9/01/39 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 406,345
850 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2001-1, Series 2004A, 6.125%, 9/01/39 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 703,146
3,715 Western Placer Unified School District, Placer County, California, Certiciates of Particpation, Series 2008, 5.000%, 8/01/47 – AGC Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 3,755,271
35,640 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 35,608,765
Transportation – 12.5% (8.6% of Total Investments)
3,000 Bay Area Governments Association, California, BART SFO Extension, Airport Premium Fare Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/32 – AMBAC Insured 8/12 at 100.00 N/R 2,527,230
1,930 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006F, 5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB) 4/16 at 100.00 AA 2,040,203
1,430 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2008, Trust 3211, 13.243%, 10/01/32 (IF) 4/18 at 100.00 AA 1,859,958
7,000 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999, 5.875%, 1/15/27 1/14 at 101.00 BBB– 7,172,270
5,585 Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2002N, 5.000%, 11/01/16 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 11/12 at 100.00 A 5,811,807
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 2,542,606
2,555 5.250%, 5/01/19 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/13 at 100.00 A1 2,658,631
1,000 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2003, Issue 29B, 5.125%, 5/01/17 – FGIC Insured 5/13 at 100.00 A1 1,077,130
2,000 San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2002, Issue 28A, 5.250%, 5/01/17 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/12 at 100.00 A1 2,109,800
26,930 Total Transportation 27,799,635

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (continued)
NVX Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
U.S. Guaranteed – 36.7% (25.4% of Total Investments) (6)
$ 9,000 Anitoch Area Public Facilities Financing Agency, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1989-1, Series 2001, 5.250%, 8/01/25 (Pre-refunded 8/01/11) – NPFG Insured 8/11 at 100.00 A (6) $ 9,420,120
6,000 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 6,539,340
450 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Series 2005A, 4.875%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/15) 10/15 at 100.00 N/R (6) 507,402
860 California, Economic Recovery Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 7/01/15 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) 7/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,002,287
4,000 Daly City Housing Development Finance Agency, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Mobile Home Park Project, Series 2002A, 5.850%, 12/15/32 (Pre-refunded 12/15/13) 12/13 at 102.00 N/R (6) 4,747,320
4,900 East Bay Municipal Utility District, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California, Water System Subordinated Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 6/01/26 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11) – NPFG Insured 6/11 at 100.00 AAA 5,071,549
2,365 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1, 6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,645,844
1,170 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2003A, 6.500%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13) 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (6) 1,396,664
885 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13) 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (6) 1,043,327
9,510 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.000%, 7/01/19 (Pre-refunded 7/01/12) – NPFG Insured 7/12 at 100.00 AA– (6) 10,321,964
3,000 Northern California Tobacco Securitization Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.375%, 6/01/41 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11) 6/11 at 100.00 AAA 3,114,390
2,000 Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation, Commonwealth Appropriation Bonds, Series 2002E, 6.000%, 8/01/26 (ETM) No Opt. Call AAA 2,665,860
6,000 Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Jurupa Valley Project Area, Series 2001, 5.250%, 10/01/35 (Pre-refunded 10/01/11) – AMBAC Insured 10/11 at 102.00 N/R (6) 6,440,940
12,090 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 6/01/25 (Pre-refunded 6/01/11) – NPFG Insured 6/11 at 100.00 AAA 12,529,099
2,700 Santa Rosa High School District, Sonoma County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.300%, 5/01/26 (Pre-refunded 5/01/11) – FGIC Insured 5/11 at 101.00 A+ (6) 2,819,448
6,200 Southwestern Community College District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001, 5.375%, 8/01/25 (Pre-refunded 8/01/11) – AMBAC Insured 8/11 at 101.00 Aa2 (6) 6,558,422
2,800 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, 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) 6/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,056,620
1,500 Whittier, California, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Series 2002, 5.600%, 6/01/22 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12) 6/12 at 101.00 N/R (6) 1,654,185
75,430 Total U.S. Guaranteed 81,534,781
Utilities – 9.1% (6.3% of Total Investments)
5,000 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Second Lien Electric Distribution Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 10/01/21 – NPFG Insured 10/14 at 100.00 A+ 5,432,600
2,355 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35 No Opt. Call A 2,222,814
1,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2, 5.000%, 7/01/23 – NPFG Insured 7/13 at 100.00 AA– 1,092,920
500 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A-1, 5.000%, 7/01/31 – AGM Insured (UB) 7/15 at 100.00 AAA 529,980
Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005:
790 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 739,377
1,500 5.250%, 9/01/36 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 1,389,930
2,000 Santa Clara, California, Subordinate Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 7/01/20 – NPFG Insured 7/13 at 100.00 A1 2,136,440

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Utilities (continued)
$ 2,500 Southern California Public Power Authority, California, Milford Wind Corridor Phase I Revenue Bonds, Series 2010-1, 5.000%, 7/01/28 No Opt. Call AA– $ 2,767,925
4,000 Southern California Public Power Authority, Natural Gas Project 1 Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/01/33 No Opt. Call A 3,877,000
19,645 Total Utilities 20,188,986
Water and Sewer – 10.8% (7.5% of Total Investments)
1,400 Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/36 – NPFG Insured 8/16 at 100.00 AA– 1,425,032
545 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– 556,685
1,160 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 09-8B, 16.914%, 7/01/35 (IF) 7/19 at 100.00 AAA 1,608,920
1,500 Orange County Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Tender Option Bond Trust 11782-1, 17.261%, 7/01/35 (IF) 8/20 at 100.00 AAA 1,917,420
750 Sacramento County Sanitation District Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/31 – FGIC Insured 6/16 at 100.00 AA 792,285
1,700 San Buenaventura, California, Wastewater Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 3/01/24 – NPFG Insured 3/14 at 100.00 AA 1,794,214
4,785 San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, California, Subordinate Lien Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/01/21 – NPFG Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa3 5,120,620
10,000 San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, California, Clean Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 10/01/20 – NPFG Insured 4/13 at 100.00 AA– 10,913,300
21,840 Total Water and Sewer 24,128,476
$ 330,360 Total Investments (cost $309,617,366) – 144.4% 321,152,766
Floating Rate Obligations – (5.1)% (11,390,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 2.9% 6,433,696
Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (42.2)% (7) (93,775,000 )
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100% $ 222,421,462

(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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

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

(5) Subsequent to the reporting period, the Adviser has concluded this issue is not likely to meet its future interest payment obligations and has directed the Fund’s custodian to cease accruing additional income on the Fund’s records.

(6) 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.

(7) Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a percentage of Total Investments is 29.2%.

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. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3
NZH Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Consumer Staples – 7.6% (5.2% of Total Investments)
$ 915 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 4.250%, 6/01/21 6/15 at 100.00 BBB $ 863,943
7,500 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1, 5.750%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 BBB 5,618,025
29,660 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 BBB 18,607,794
38,075 Total Consumer Staples 25,089,762
Education and Civic Organizations – 4.2% (2.9% of Total Investments)
290 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35 10/15 at 100.00 A3 291,215
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
200 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 215,646
270 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 284,021
1,500 California Educational Facilities Authority, Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Cal Loan Program, Series 2001A, 5.400%, 3/01/21 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 9/10 at 100.00 Baa1 1,501,470
6,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, Series 2005C, 5.000%, 11/01/27 – NPFG Insured 11/15 at 100.00 Aa2 6,459,960
615 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Notre Dame de Namur University, Series 2003, 6.500%, 10/01/23 10/13 at 100.00 N/R 607,503
4,000 University of California, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 5/15/23 – AMBAC Insured (UB) 5/13 at 100.00 Aa1 4,367,840
12,875 Total Education and Civic Organizations 13,727,655
Health Care – 27.6% (19.1% 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+ 4,074,920
2,000 6.125%, 4/01/32 4/12 at 100.00 BBB+ 2,016,480
670 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 672,888
2,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/42 – NPFG Insured 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 2,008,320
3,735 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Tender Option Bonds Trust 3765, 18.348%, 5/15/39 (IF) (4) 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 3,935,644
9,000 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A, 5.550%, 8/01/31 8/11 at 102.00 A+ 9,205,830
2,520 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System West, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 3/01/35 3/15 at 100.00 A 2,522,016
1,650 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System West, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 3/01/37 – AGC Insured 3/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,690,788
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, ValleyCare Health System, Series 2007A:
805 4.800%, 7/15/17 No Opt. Call N/R 810,112
3,435 5.125%, 7/15/31 7/17 at 100.00 N/R 3,090,985
6,525 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Health Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Memorial Health Services, Series 2003A, 6.000%, 10/01/12 No Opt. Call AA– 7,173,846
6,450 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Monterey Peninsula Hospital, Series 2003B, 5.250%, 6/01/18 – AGM Insured 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 7,031,145

44 Nuveen Investments

Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Health Care (continued)
$ 4,500 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2008K, 5.500%, 7/01/41 – AGC Insured 7/17 at 100.00 AAA $ 4,736,205
7,665 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mission Community Hospital, Series 2001, 5.375%, 11/01/21 11/10 at 102.00 A– 7,770,854
2,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A, 5.250%, 7/01/35 7/15 at 100.00 BBB 1,793,200
12,425 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 12,442,768
645 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 8/01/31 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 661,106
5,600 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Tender Option Bond Trust 3102, 18.100%, 11/15/46 (IF) 11/16 at 100.00 Aa3 5,900,944
1,594 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554, 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 1,853,623
2,950 Loma Linda, California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2008A, 8.250%, 12/01/38 12/17 at 100.00 BBB 3,381,821
695 Oak Valley Hospital District, Stanislaus County, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 6.500%, 11/01/29 11/20 at 100.00 BBB– 715,225
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 Baa1 5,434,262
2,500 5.000%, 7/01/47 7/17 at 100.00 Baa1 2,289,775
89,154 Total Health Care 91,212,757
Housing/Multifamily – 3.4% (2.3% of Total Investments)
325 Independent Cities Lease Finance Authority, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, San Juan Mobile Estates, Series 2006B, 5.850%, 5/15/41 5/16 at 100.00 N/R 299,036
1,735 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003A, 5.750%, 9/15/38 9/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,740,205
1,125 Rohnert Park Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds, Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park, Series 2003B, 6.625%, 9/15/38 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,141,808
3,610 San Bernardino County Housing Authority, California, GNMA Collateralized Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Pacific Palms Mobile Home Park, Series 2001A, 6.700%, 12/20/41 11/11 at 105.00 Aaa 3,826,239
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 1,278,163
2,880 5.450%, 2/20/43 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 8/11 at 102.00 AAA 2,921,645
10,925 Total Housing/Multifamily 11,207,096
Housing/Single Family – 2.7% (1.9% of Total Investments)
540 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 552,917
California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3206:
10,180 7.974%, 2/01/24 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (IF) 2/16 at 100.00 A 6,320,457
3,805 8.347%, 2/01/24 (Alternative Minimum Tax) (IF) 2/17 at 100.00 A 2,201,383
14,525 Total Housing/Single Family 9,074,757
Industrials – 3.3% (2.3% of Total Investments)
3,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2002A, 5.000%, 1/01/22 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 1/16 at 102.00 BBB 3,068,160
5,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Management Inc., Series 2005C, 5.125%, 11/01/23 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 11/15 at 101.00 BBB 5,091,150
5,205 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, EnerTech Regional Biosolids Project, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 12/01/33 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call BB 2,877,428
13,205 Total Industrials 11,036,738

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (continued)
NZH Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Long-Term Care – 2.0% (1.3% of Total Investments)
$ 2,450 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cal-Mortgage Insured Revenue Bonds, Northern California Retired Officers Community Corporation – Paradise Valley Estates, Series 2002, 5.125%, 1/01/22 1/13 at 100.00 A– $ 2,533,325
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– 1,529,565
1,315 5.250%, 3/01/32 3/12 at 101.00 A– 1,319,734
1,000 California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Harbor Regional Center Project, Series 2009, 8.000%, 11/01/29 11/19 at 100.00 Baa1 1,066,120
6,265 Total Long-Term Care 6,448,744
Tax Obligation/General – 16.9% (11.7% of Total Investments)
1,960 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2010, 5.500%, 3/01/40 3/20 at 100.00 A1 2,107,804
9,335 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 6.000%, 2/01/16 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 11,257,077
California, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2009:
3,040 6.000%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 A1 3,409,542
3,500 5.500%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 A1 3,761,660
1,955 California, General Obligation Veterans Welfare Bonds, Series 2001BZ, 5.350%, 12/01/21 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 12/10 at 100.00 AA 1,956,896
3,000 Contra Costa County Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/01/23 – FGIC Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa1 3,198,030
2,500 Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/23 – AGM Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa2 2,587,175
2,260 Jurupa Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/22 – FGIC Insured 8/11 at 101.00 A 2,319,958
870 Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/01/24 – AGM Insured 7/11 at 100.00 AAA 879,083
575 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– 608,436
10,810 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 2001C, 5.000%, 7/01/26 – AGM Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 11,404,334
4,000 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 2002D, 5.250%, 7/01/21 – FGIC Insured 7/12 at 101.00 Aa1 4,355,360
2,715 San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/25 – NPFG Insured 9/15 at 100.00 Aa1 2,907,385
1,630 West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003C, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – FGIC Insured 8/11 at 101.00 A 1,661,671
12,520 Yosemite Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation, Election 2004, Series 2010D, 0.000%, 8/01/42 No Opt. Call Aa2 3,391,042
60,670 Total Tax Obligation/General 55,805,453
Tax Obligation/Limited – 41.0% (28.4% of Total Investments)
1,960 Borrego Water District, California, Community Facilities District 2007-1 Montesoro, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.750%, 8/01/25 (5), (6) 8/17 at 102.00 N/R 1,569,490
7,135 Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, Contra Costa County, California, Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 11/01/25 – AGM Insured 11/11 at 100.00 AAA 7,429,890
8,210 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Corrections, Series 2003C, 5.500%, 6/01/16 12/13 at 100.00 A2 8,883,795
4,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of General Services, Series 2002B, 5.000%, 3/01/27 – AMBAC Insured 3/12 at 100.00 A2 4,022,080
4,510 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Mental Health, Hospital Addition, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 12/01/26 – AMBAC Insured 12/11 at 102.00 A2 4,575,124

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 1,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series 2009G-1, 5.750%, 10/01/30 10/19 at 100.00 A2 $ 1,064,310
2,260 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series 2010A-1, 5.750%, 3/01/30 3/20 at 100.00 A2 2,410,719
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 1,802,973
550 6.000%, 9/01/33 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 554,494
715 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 726,211
2,160 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 9/16 at 101.00 A– 2,016,835
1,125 Fontana, California, Special Tax Bonds, Sierra Community Facilities District 22, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,129,354
3,500 Fremont, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1, Pacific Commons, Series 2005, 6.300%, 9/01/31 3/11 at 101.00 N/R 3,540,775
1,000 Fullerton Community Facilities District 1, California, Special Tax Bonds, Amerige Heights, Series 2002, 6.100%, 9/01/22 9/12 at 100.00 N/R 1,021,450
Irvine, California, Unified School District, Community Facilities District Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006A:
330 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 322,189
760 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 692,504
3,000 Lake Elsinore Public Finance Authority, California, Local Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003H, 6.000%, 10/01/20 10/13 at 102.00 N/R 3,101,250
685 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, Community Facilities District 2002, Mountain House Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/35 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 603,869
5,250 Lammersville School District, San Joaquin County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District of Mountain House, Series 2002, 6.300%, 9/01/24 9/12 at 101.00 N/R 5,366,183
2,000 Lee Lake Water District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1 of Sycamore Creek, Series 2003, 6.500%, 9/01/24 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 2,030,600
1,000 Lindsay Redevelopment Agency, California, Project 1 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/01/37 – RAAI Insured 8/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 839,240
5,425 Lodi, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Improvement Financing Project, Series 2002, 5.000%, 10/01/26 – NPFG Insured 10/12 at 100.00 A 5,529,486
1,310 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 1,226,278
1,675 Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2005, 5.000%, 3/01/26 – AGM Insured 3/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,738,901
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 526,372
250 5.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 102.00 N/R 229,525
3,000 Oakland Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate Lien Tax Allocation Bonds, Central District Redevelopment Project, Series 2003, 5.500%, 9/01/19 – FGIC Insured 3/13 at 100.00 A 3,111,990
4,520 Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2001, 5.000%, 8/01/24 – AMBAC Insured 8/11 at 101.00 A+ 4,713,411
2,000 Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 02-1 of Ladera Ranch, Series 2003A, 5.550%, 8/15/33 8/11 at 101.00 N/R 2,001,540
11,165 Palm Desert Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project Area 1, Series 2002, 5.100%, 4/01/30 – NPFG Insured 4/12 at 102.00 A 10,704,099

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (continued)
NZH Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 3,250 Pomona Public Financing Authority, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Merged Redevelopment Projects, Series 2001AD, 5.000%, 2/01/27 – NPFG Insured 2/11 at 100.00 A $ 3,252,178
1,000 Poway Unified School District, San Diego County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 14 Del Sur, Series 2006, 5.125%, 9/01/26 3/11 at 103.00 N/R 946,190
6,000 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2007N, 5.250%, 7/01/39 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A3 6,379,860
625 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 588,069
3,375 Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, California, Interstate 215 Corridor Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010E, 6.500%, 10/01/40 10/20 at 100.00 A– 3,479,186
780 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 793,182
1,145 Sacramento, California, Special Tax Bonds, North Natomas Community Facilities District 4, Series 2003C, 6.000%, 9/01/33 9/14 at 100.00 N/R 1,163,263
14,505 San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate Lien Tax Allocation Bonds, Centre City Project, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 9/01/26 – AGM Insured 9/11 at 101.00 AAA 14,852,830
2,300 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/01/26 – AMBAC Insured 7/11 at 100.00 AA+ 2,362,100
1,345 San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 12/15/30 – AMBAC Insured 12/17 at 100.00 AA– 1,322,175
8,710 South Orange County Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Ladera Ranch, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/15/32 – AMBAC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 BBB+ 8,400,447
600 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Refunding Series 2009A, 8.625%, 9/01/39 9/14 at 105.00 N/R 646,722
2,810 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2003B, 7.000%, 9/01/38 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 2,612,569
2,000 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 01-1, Series 2004B, 6.000%, 9/01/39 9/13 at 102.00 N/R 1,625,380
1,375 West Patterson Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2001-1, Series 2004A, 6.125%, 9/01/39 9/13 at 103.00 N/R 1,137,441
2,500 Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A, 5.000%, 10/01/26 – NPFG Insured 10/11 at 100.00 A 2,507,850
135,110 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 135,554,379
Transportation – 7.2% (5.0% of Total Investments)
1,690 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2006F, 5.000%, 4/01/31 (UB) 4/16 at 100.00 AA 1,786,499
11,750 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999, 5.875%, 1/15/28 1/14 at 101.00 BBB– 11,984,530
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 4,427,004
5,140 5.125%, 5/01/19 – FGIC Insured 5/13 at 100.00 A1 5,474,408
22,690 Total Transportation 23,672,441
U.S. Guaranteed – 19.4% (13.4% of Total Investments) (7)
4,000 Beaumont Financing Authority, California, Local Agency Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 6.750%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/12) 9/12 at 102.00 N/R (7) 4,572,960
8,880 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Merced County Tobacco Funding Corporation, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12) 6/12 at 100.00 BBB (7) 9,426,742

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
U.S. Guaranteed (7) (continued)
California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A:
$ 3,500 5.375%, 5/01/17 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) – SYNCORA GTY Insured 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa $ 3,829,140
8,000 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa 8,719,120
720 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Series 2005A, 4.875%, 10/01/31 (Pre-refunded 10/01/15) 10/15 at 100.00 N/R (7) 811,843
2,000 Daly City Housing Development Finance Agency, California, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Mobile Home Park Project, Series 2002A, 5.800%, 12/15/25 (Pre-refunded 12/15/13) 12/13 at 102.00 N/R (7) 2,370,420
4,505 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1, 6.250%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 5,039,969
1,940 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2003A, 6.500%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13) 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (7) 2,315,836
1,335 Lincoln, California, Special Tax Bonds, Lincoln Crossing Community Facilities District 03-1, Series 2004, 6.000%, 9/01/34 (Pre-refunded 9/01/13) 9/13 at 102.00 N/R (7) 1,573,832
5,500 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2002D, 5.375%, 7/01/36 (Pre-refunded 7/01/12) 7/12 at 100.00 AAA 5,987,080
3,975 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11) – AMBAC Insured 7/11 at 100.00 AA+ (7) 4,131,218
7,595 San Francisco State University Foundation Inc., California, Auxiliary Organization Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 9/01/26 (Pre-refunded 9/01/11) – NPFG Insured 9/11 at 101.00 A (7) 8,035,738
4,200 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, 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) 6/12 at 100.00 AAA 4,584,930
2,500 Whittier, California, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Series 2002, 5.600%, 6/01/22 (Pre-refunded 6/01/12) 6/12 at 101.00 N/R (7) 2,756,975
58,650 Total U.S. Guaranteed 64,155,803
Utilities – 3.6% (2.5% of Total Investments)
3,815 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35 No Opt. Call A 3,600,864
1,285 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 1,202,657
5,000 Merced Irrigation District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Electric System Project, Series 2003, 5.700%, 9/01/36 9/13 at 102.00 Baa3 4,826,050
2,250 Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/22 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 8/12 at 100.00 A+ 2,264,378
12,350 Total Utilities 11,893,949
Water and Sewer – 5.8% (4.0% of Total Investments)
1,070 Burbank, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 6/01/22 – AMBAC Insured 6/14 at 100.00 AA+ 1,137,699
1,125 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 – AGM Insured 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 1,153,699
890 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– 909,082
850 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 – NPFG Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A+ 873,214
1,000 Pico Rivera Water Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, 6.250%, 12/01/32 12/11 at 102.00 N/R 993,940
1,000 San Buenaventura, California, Wastewater Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 3/01/24 – NPFG Insured 3/14 at 100.00 AA 1,055,420

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Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (continued)
NZH Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
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 – NPFG Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa3 $ 2,656,200
6,260 5.000%, 8/01/24 – NPFG Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa3 6,651,125
3,315 San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, California, Clean Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 10/01/18 – NPFG Insured 4/13 at 100.00 AA– 3,630,555
18,010 Total Water and Sewer 19,060,934
$ 492,504 Total Investments (cost $471,099,574) – 144.7% 477,940,468
Floating Rate Obligations – (1.2)% (3,845,000 )
MuniFund Term Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (26.1)% (8) (86,250,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 3.6% 12,063,240
Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (21.0)% (8) (69,500,000 )
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100% $ 330,408,708

(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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

(4) Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives and/or inverse floating rate transactions.

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

(6) Subsequent to the reporting period, the Adviser has concluded this issue is not likely to meet its future interest payment obligations and has directed the Fund’s custodian to cease accruing additional income on the Fund’s records.

(7) 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.

(8) MuniFund Term Preferred Shares and Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value as a percentage of Total Investments are 18.0% and 14.5%, respectively.

N/R Not rated.

(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.

(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund
NKL Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Consumer Staples – 3.8% (2.6% of Total Investments)
$ 14,155 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 BBB $ 8,880,422
Education and Civic Organizations – 4.8% (3.3% of Total Investments)
1,675 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of San Diego, Series 2002A, 5.250%, 10/01/30 10/12 at 100.00 A2 1,718,751
9,000 California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 11/01/26 – AMBAC Insured 11/12 at 100.00 Aa2 9,466,290
10,675 Total Education and Civic Organizations 11,185,041
Health Care – 6.4% (4.4% of Total Investments)
5,000 ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Cal-Mortgage Insured Revenue Bonds, Sansum-Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, Series 2002A, 5.600%, 4/01/26 4/12 at 100.00 A– 5,078,750
2,815 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Series 2003C, 5.000%, 8/15/20 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA 2,934,947
1,748 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554, 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,032,762
5,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 5,007,150
14,563 Total Health Care 15,053,609
Housing/Multifamily – 1.3% (0.9% of Total Investments)
1,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, EAH – Irvine East Campus Apartments, LLC Project, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 8/01/22 – ACA Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Baa1 1,011,900
1,905 Los Angeles, California, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Park Plaza West Senior Apartments, Series 2001B, 5.300%, 1/20/21 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 1,964,055
2,905 Total Housing/Multifamily 2,975,955
Housing/Single Family – 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)
350 California Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006H, 5.750%, 8/01/30 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 A 358,372
Industrials – 1.1% (0.8% of Total Investments)
2,435 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Republic Services Inc., Series 2002C, 5.250%, 6/01/23 (Mandatory put 12/01/17) (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call BBB 2,536,783
Long-Term Care – 1.3% (0.9% of Total Investments)
3,000 ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Insured Senior Living Revenue Bonds, Odd Fellows Home of California, Series 2003A, 5.200%, 11/15/22 11/12 at 100.00 A– 3,057,000
Tax Obligation/General – 27.7% (19.2% of Total Investments)
900 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/21 8/13 at 100.00 A1 978,435
8,250 California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 2/01/22 – NPFG Insured 2/12 at 100.00 A1 8,624,303
20,750 Coachella Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation, Election 2005 Series 2010C, 0.000%, 8/01/43 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 2,719,288
3,375 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/31 – AGM Insured 8/18 at 100.00 AAA 2,959,605
230 El Monte Union High School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 6/01/28 – AGM Insured 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 236,856
2,730 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668, 9.269%, 2/01/16 – AGM Insured (IF) No Opt. Call AAA 3,264,752

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Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (continued)
NKL Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/General (continued)
$ 10,000 Fremont Unified School District, Alameda County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – FGIC Insured 8/12 at 101.00 Aa2 $ 10,733,500
1,000 Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, El Dorado and Yolo Counties, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AGM Insured (UB) 8/14 at 102.00 AAA 1,140,560
1,500 Madera Unified School District, Madera County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – AGM Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 1,566,015
2,000 Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 4.500%, 9/01/30 – AGM Insured 9/17 at 100.00 AAA 2,033,040
2,500 Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.250%, 8/01/21 – FGIC Insured 8/12 at 100.00 A1 2,621,550
375 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– 396,806
3,250 San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1998, Series 2001C, 5.000%, 7/01/22 – AGM Insured 7/11 at 102.00 AAA 3,428,685
1,500 San Juan Capistano, California, General Obligation Bonds, Open Space Program, Tender Option Bond Trust 3646, 17.470%, 8/01/17 (IF) No Opt. Call AAA 1,953,060
3,500 San Mateo County Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 9/01/26 – FGIC Insured 9/12 at 100.00 Aaa 3,695,860
15,780 Sylvan Union School District, Stanislaus County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2006, Series 2010, 0.000%, 8/01/49 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AAA 4,308,413
10,000 Vista Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/23 – AGM Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 10,325,800
3,905 West Kern Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2004, Series 2007C, 5.000%, 10/01/32 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 11/17 at 100.00 A+ 4,030,468
91,545 Total Tax Obligation/General 65,016,996
Tax Obligation/Limited – 47.5% (32.8% of Total Investments)
1,450 Baldwin Park Public Financing Authority, California, Sales Tax and Tax Allocation Bonds, Puente Merced Redevelopment Project, Series 2003, 5.250%, 8/01/21 8/13 at 102.00 BBB 1,506,768
6,895 Brea and Olinda Unified School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation Refunding, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 8/01/26 – AGM Insured 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 7,170,869
2,200 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Los Angeles County, Revenue Bonds, Department of Public Social Services, Series 2003, 5.000%, 9/01/28 – AMBAC Insured 9/13 at 101.00 N/R 2,132,724
3,100 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Health Services, Richmond Lab, Series 2005B, 5.000%, 11/01/30 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 11/15 at 100.00 A2 3,108,866
465 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 472,291
1,400 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 9/16 at 101.00 A– 1,307,208
7,035 Corona-Norco Unified School District, Riverside County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 98-1, Series 2003, 5.000%, 9/01/28 – NPFG Insured 9/13 at 100.00 A 7,108,094
3,145 Culver City Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Redevelopment Project, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 11/01/25 – NPFG Insured 5/11 at 101.00 A 3,089,491
8,170 El Monte, California, Senior Lien Certificates of Participation, Department of Public Services Facility Phase II, Series 2001, 5.000%, 1/01/21 – AMBAC Insured 1/11 at 100.00 A2 8,215,425
4,000 Folsom Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 9/01/21 – AMBAC Insured 9/12 at 102.00 N/R 4,115,960
7,780 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45 – AMBAC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 A2 7,518,281
7,700 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bonds Trust 4686, 9.053%, 6/01/45 – AGC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 7,623,303

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 910 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, Redevelopment and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/17 at 100.00 Ba1 $ 761,515
2,115 Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Merged Area Redevelopment Project, Series 1998A, 5.250%, 5/01/23 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call N/R 2,159,838
3,500 La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Redevelopment Project Area 1, Series 2001, 5.100%, 9/01/31 – AMBAC Insured 9/11 at 102.00 A+ 3,520,755
3,400 La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Redevelopment Project Area 1, Series 2002, 5.000%, 9/01/22 – AMBAC Insured 9/12 at 102.00 A+ 3,537,258
845 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 790,996
1,460 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, Municipal Improvement Corporation, Series 2003AW, 5.000%, 6/01/33 – AMBAC Insured 6/13 at 100.00 A+ 1,478,586
7,000 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2002, 5.200%, 4/01/27 – AMBAC Insured 4/12 at 100.00 A+ 7,117,740
8,470 Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2001, 5.200%, 8/01/29 – AMBAC Insured 8/11 at 101.00 A+ 8,815,576
5,000 Palm Desert Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project Area 1, Series 2002, 5.000%, 4/01/25 – NPFG Insured 4/12 at 102.00 A 5,008,700
405 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 381,069
3,000 Riverside County Public Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Multiple Projects, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 10/15 at 100.00 BBB 2,597,670
4,475 Riverside County, California, Asset Leasing Corporate Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Riverside County Hospital Project, Series 1997B, 5.000%, 6/01/19 – NPFG Insured 6/12 at 101.00 A 4,603,030
2,500 Roseville Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/33 – AMBAC Insured 9/17 at 100.00 N/R 2,339,525
505 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 513,535
3,175 San Buenaventura, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 2/01/31 – AMBAC Insured 2/11 at 101.00 N/R 3,177,350
3,730 San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate Lien Tax Increment and Parking Revenue Bonds, Centre City Project, Series 2003B, 5.250%, 9/01/26 9/10 at 100.50 Baa2 3,738,430
4,000 San Jose Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Convention Center Project, Series 2001F, 5.000%, 9/01/19 – NPFG Insured 9/11 at 100.00 AA+ 4,162,600
1,000 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – NPFG Insured 8/15 at 100.00 A 1,011,030
2,160 Temecula Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Redevelopment Project 1, Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/27 – NPFG Insured 2/11 at 100.00 A 2,160,367
110,990 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 111,244,850
Transportation – 5.3% (3.7% of Total Investments)
7,500 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999, 5.875%, 1/15/29 1/14 at 101.00 BBB– 7,632,225
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 2,323,398
2,300 5.250%, 5/01/17 – FGIC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 5/13 at 100.00 A1 2,419,807
11,985 Total Transportation 12,375,430

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NKL Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
U.S. Guaranteed – 16.7% (11.6% of Total Investments) (4)
$ 6,000 California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 5/01/18 (Pre-refunded 5/01/12) 5/12 at 101.00 Aaa $ 6,539,340
35 California Department of Water Resources, Water System Revenue Bonds, Central Valley Project, Series 2002X, 5.150%, 12/01/23 (Pre-refunded 12/01/12) – FGIC Insured 12/12 at 100.00 AAA 38,737
2,250 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, First Lien Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 7/01/36 (Pre-refunded 1/01/28) – AMBAC Insured 1/28 at 100.00 AAA 2,811,218
8,900 Eastern Municipal Water District, California, Water and Sewerage System Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2001B, 5.000%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded 7/01/11) – FGIC Insured 7/11 at 100.00 AA (4) 9,259,738
4,500 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2, 7.900%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 5,368,860
5,000 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002E, 5.125%, 1/01/27 (Pre-refunded 7/01/12) – NPFG Insured 7/12 at 100.00 AA– (4) 5,438,300
3,380 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2004, 5.875%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) 7/14 at 100.00 Baa1 (4) 4,043,967
2,980 Santa Clarita Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.125%, 8/01/26 (Pre-refunded 8/01/11) – FGIC Insured 8/11 at 101.00 AA (4) 3,145,450
2,460 Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 5.000%, 8/01/26 (Pre-refunded 8/01/11) – AGM Insured 8/11 at 101.00 AAA 2,593,775
35,505 Total U.S. Guaranteed 39,239,385
Utilities – 14.4% (9.9% of Total Investments)
9,000 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Electric System Distribution Facilities, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 10/01/27 – AGM Insured 10/12 at 100.00 AAA 9,471,960
10,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Remarketed Revenue Bonds, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Series 1996A, 5.350%, 12/01/16 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 4/11 at 102.00 A 10,358,500
2,490 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 11/15/35 No Opt. Call A 2,350,236
830 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 776,814
1,775 Northern California Power Agency, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Hydroelectric Project 1, Series 1998A, 5.200%, 7/01/32 – NPFG Insured 1/11 at 100.00 A 1,775,586
3,000 Sacramento Municipal Utility District, California, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2001N, 5.000%, 8/15/28 – NPFG Insured 8/11 at 100.00 A+ 3,036,240
5,630 Southern California Public Power Authority, Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Transmission Project, Series 2002A, 4.750%, 7/01/19 – AGM Insured 7/12 at 100.00 AAA 5,878,227
32,725 Total Utilities 33,647,563
Water and Sewer – 14.2% (9.8% of Total Investments)
2,965 California Department of Water Resources, Water System Revenue Bonds, Central Valley Project, Series 2002X, 5.150%, 12/01/23 – FGIC Insured 12/12 at 100.00 AAA 3,223,667
750 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 – AGM Insured 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 769,133
570 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– 582,221
4,500 Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority, California, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Projects, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 10/01/23 – AGM Insured 10/13 at 100.00 AAA 4,973,490
2,085 Manteca Financing Authority, California, Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 12/01/33 – NPFG Insured 12/13 at 100.00 Aa3 2,089,358
500 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 – NPFG Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A+ 513,655

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Water and Sewer (continued)
$ 9,185 Orange County Sanitation District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2003, 5.000%, 2/01/33 – FGIC Insured (UB) 8/13 at 100.00 AAA $ 9,462,020
8,000 San Diego County Water Authority, California, Water Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2008A, 5.000%, 5/01/38 – AGM Insured 5/18 at 100.00 AAA 8,455,680
Semitropic Water Storage District, Kern County, California, Water Banking Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A:
1,315 5.500%, 12/01/20 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 12/14 at 100.00 AA 1,502,164
1,415 5.500%, 12/01/21 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 12/14 at 100.00 AA 1,616,397
31,285 Total Water and Sewer 33,187,785
$ 362,118 Total Investments (cost $323,952,023) – 144.6% 338,759,191
Floating Rate Obligations – (3.2)% (7,385,000)
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 2.9% 6,586,862
Auction Rate Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (44.3)% (5) (103,750,000)
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100% $ 234,211,053
The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, 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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
(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 30.6%.
N/R Not rated.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NKX Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3 ) Value
Consumer Staples – 4.4% (3.1% of Total Investments)
$ 6,070 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 0.000%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 BBB $ 3,808,136
Health Care – 23.0% (16.3% of Total Investments)
1,630 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 7/01/38 – AGC Insured 7/20 at 100.00 AAA 1,683,627
1,800 California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Hospital Assistance LLC, Series 2001A, 5.550%, 8/01/31 8/11 at 102.00 A+ 1,841,166
4,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Insured Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2008K, 5.500%, 7/01/41 – AGC Insured 7/17 at 100.00 AAA 4,209,960
1,815 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 1,817,595
5,020 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 – BHAC Insured (UB) 3/16 at 100.00 AA+ 5,157,096
4,060 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sherman Oaks Health System, Series 1998A, 5.000%, 8/01/22 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A1 4,256,991
662 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Trust 2554, 18.104%, 7/01/47 – AGM Insured (IF) 7/18 at 100.00 AAA 769,483
18,987 Total Health Care 19,735,918
Housing/Multifamily – 1.4% (1.0% of Total Investments)
1,165 Poway, California, Housing Revenue Bonds, Revenue Bonds, Poinsettia Mobile Home Park, Series 2003, 5.000%, 5/01/23 5/13 at 102.00 AA– 1,198,587
Long-Term Care – 7.2% (5.1% of Total Investments)
3,000 ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Cal-Mortgage Insured Revenue Bonds, Channing House, Series 2010, 6.125%, 5/15/40 5/20 at 100.00 A– 3,098,250
1,000 ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corporations, California, Insured Senior Living Revenue Bonds, Odd Fellows Home of California, Series 2003A, 5.200%, 11/15/22 11/12 at 100.00 A– 1,019,000
2,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cal-Mortgage Insured Revenue Bonds, Northern California Retired Officers Community Corporation – Paradise Valley Estates, Series 2002, 5.250%, 1/01/26 1/13 at 100.00 A– 2,051,020
6,000 Total Long-Term Care 6,168,270
Tax Obligation/General – 18.3% (12.9% of Total Investments)
2,000 Butte-Glenn Community College District, Butte and Glenn Counties, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/26 – NPFG Insured 8/12 at 101.00 Aa2 2,124,820
1,030 Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Trust 2668, 9.269%, 2/01/16 – AGM Insured (IF) No Opt. Call AAA 1,231,756
450 Fremont Unified School District, Alameda County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – FGIC Insured 8/12 at 101.00 Aa2 483,008
2,000 Los Angeles, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 9/01/22 – NPFG Insured 9/12 at 100.00 Aa2 2,141,220
1,000 Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 9/01/26 – FGIC Insured 9/13 at 100.00 Aa2 1,074,530
1,000 Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds , Series 2007, 4.500%, 9/01/30 – AGM Insured 9/17 at 100.00 AAA 1,016,520
140 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds , Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA– 148,141

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/General (continued)
$ 3,855 San Rafael City High School District, Marin County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – AGM Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AAA $ 4,062,322
12,520 Yosemite Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation, Election 2004, Series 2010D, 0.000%, 8/01/42 No Opt. Call AA– 3,391,042
23,995 Total Tax Obligation/General 15,673,359
Tax Obligation/Limited – 45.5% (32.3% of Total Investments)
550 Baldwin Park Public Financing Authority, California, Sales Tax and Tax Allocation Bonds, Puente Merced Redevelopment Project, Series 2003, 5.250%, 8/01/21 8/13 at 102.00 BBB 571,533
1,165 Burbank Public Financing Authority, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Golden State Redevelopment Project, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 12/01/22 – AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 A 1,201,721
4,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of General Services, Capital East End Project, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 12/01/27 – AMBAC Insured 12/12 at 100.00 A2 4,032,280
170 Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/24 – FGIC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A 172,666
525 Chino Redevelopment Agency, California, Merged Chino Redevelopment Project Area Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/38 – AMBAC Insured 9/16 at 101.00 A– 490,203
1,610 Folsom Public Financing Authority, California, Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 9/01/21 – AMBAC Insured 9/12 at 102.00 N/R 1,656,674
3,285 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/45 – AMBAC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 A2 3,174,493
2,905 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bonds Trust 4686, 9.053%, 6/01/45 – AGC Insured (IF) 6/15 at 100.00 AAA 2,876,066
700 Hesperia Public Financing Authority, California, Redevelopment and Housing Projects Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/17 at 100.00 Ba1 585,781
5,540 Irvine Public Facilities and Infrastructure Authority, California, Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2003C, 5.000%, 9/02/21 – AMBAC Insured 9/13 at 100.00 N/R 5,614,014
315 Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Manchester Social Services Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/37 – AMBAC Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A1 294,868
1,770 Los Angeles Unified School District, California, Certificates of Participation, Administration Building Project II, Series 2002C, 5.000%, 10/01/27 – AMBAC Insured 10/12 at 100.00 Aa3 1,788,921
2,000 Los Angeles, California, Certificates of Participation, Municipal Improvement Corporation, Series 2003AW, 5.000%, 6/01/33 – AMBAC Insured 6/13 at 100.00 A+ 2,025,460
1,500 Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement Corporation, Lease Revenue Bonds, Police Headquarters, Series 2006A, 4.750%, 1/01/31 – FGIC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 A+ 1,502,760
1,500 Los Osos, California, Improvement Bonds, Community Services Wastewater Assessment District 1, Series 2002, 5.000%, 9/02/33 – NPFG Insured 9/10 at 103.00 A 1,401,855
150 Rialto Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 A– 141,137
190 Roseville, California, Certificates of Participation, Public Facilities, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AA– 193,211
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– 3,037,320
3,300 5.000%, 2/01/32 – AMBAC Insured 2/12 at 100.00 AA– 3,322,506
1,200 San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinate Lien Tax Increment and Parking Revenue Bonds, Centre City Project, Series 2003B, 5.250%, 9/01/26 9/10 at 100.50 Baa2 1,202,712
2,770 San Jose Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Civic Center Project, Series 2002B, 5.000%, 6/01/32 – AMBAC Insured 6/12 at 100.00 AA+ 2,803,794

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Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund (continued)
NKX Portfolio of Investments August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 1,000 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Project Area, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 8/01/28 – NPFG Insured 8/15 at 100.00 A $ 1,011,030
39,145 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 39,101,005
Transportation – 7.8% (5.6% of Total Investments)
5,480 Bay Area Governments Association, California, BART SFO Extension, Airport Premium Fare Revenue Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 8/01/26 – AMBAC Insured 8/12 at 100.00 N/R 4,902,134
2,000 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.000%, 1/01/35 1/11 at 100.00 BBB– 1,831,540
7,480 Total Transportation 6,733,674
U.S. Guaranteed – 16.7% (11.8% of Total Investments) (4)
1,000 Berryessa Union School District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003C, 5.000%, 8/01/21 (Pre-refunded 8/01/12) – AGM Insured 8/12 at 100.00 AAA 1,090,060
California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002:
1,000 5.000%, 4/01/27 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) – AMBAC Insured 4/12 at 100.00 AAA 1,074,100
2,945 5.250%, 4/01/30 (Pre-refunded 4/01/12) – SYNCORA GTY Insured 4/12 at 100.00 A1 (4) 3,174,828
500 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 4/01/34 (Pre-refunded 4/01/14) 4/14 at 100.00 AAA 584,920
1,625 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2, 7.900%, 6/01/42 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) 6/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,938,755
2,030 Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 (Pre-refunded 8/01/13) – AGM Insured 8/13 at 100.00 AAA 2,301,188
1,260 Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 2004, 5.875%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) 7/14 at 100.00 Baa1 (4) 1,507,514
2,390 Solano County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2002, 5.250%, 11/01/24 (Pre-refunded 11/01/12) – NPFG Insured 11/12 at 100.00 AA– (4) 2,632,561
12,750 Total U.S. Guaranteed 14,303,926
Utilities – 3.1% (2.2% of Total Investments)
1,000 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Second Lien Electric Distribution Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 10/01/21 – NPFG Insured 10/14 at 100.00 A+ 1,086,520
945 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 11/15/37 No Opt. Call A 952,919
275 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A-2, 5.000%, 7/01/21 – NPFG Insured 7/13 at 100.00 AA– 305,159
310 Merced Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.125%, 9/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/15 at 100.00 N/R 290,135
2,530 Total Utilities 2,634,733
Water and Sewer – 13.6% (9.7% of Total Investments)
1,000 Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/36 – NPFG Insured 8/16 at 100.00 AA– 1,017,880
750 Fortuna Public Finance Authority, California, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/36 – AGM Insured 10/16 at 100.00 AAA 769,133
215 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– 219,610
770 Manteca Financing Authority, California, Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 12/01/33 – NPFG Insured 12/13 at 100.00 Aa3 771,609
170 Marina Coast Water District, California, Enterprise Certificate of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 6/01/31 – NPFG Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A+ 174,643

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Water and Sewer (continued)
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, California, Subordinate Lien Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2002:
$ 3,000 5.000%, 8/01/22 – NPFG Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa3 $ 3,210,420
2,500 5.000%, 8/01/23 – NPFG Insured 8/12 at 100.00 Aa3 2,656,200
1,180 South Feather Water and Power Agency, California, Water Revenue Certificates of Participation, Solar Photovoltaic Project, Series 2003, 5.375%, 4/01/24 4/13 at 100.00 A 1,199,977
1,600 Sunnyvale Financing Authority, California, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, 5.000%, 10/01/26 – AMBAC Insured 10/11 at 100.00 AAA 1,683,152
11,185 Total Water and Sewer 11,702,624
$ 129,307 Total Investments (cost $118,056,528) – 141.0% 121,060,232
Floating Rate Obligations – (3.9)% (3,360,000)
Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, at Liquidation Value – (41.3)% (5) (35,500,000)
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 4.2% 3,668,113
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100% $ 85,868,345
The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, 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: 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: Using the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.
(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 29.3%.
N/R Not rated.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
California Premium Income (NCU) California Dividend Advantage (NAC)
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $129,201,536, $260,027,897, $116,309,786 and $484,282,684, respectively) $ 137,479,863 $ 270,930,901 $ 121,379,819 $ 496,304,620
Cash 2,123,833 226,906
Receivables:
Interest 2,536,667 3,421,632 1,496,018 7,601,850
Investments sold 2,326,875 7,537,035 3,338,050
Deferred offering costs 844,923
Other assets 49,282 59,442 21,466 135,967
Total assets 143,237,610 281,949,010 125,021,136 507,607,393
Liabilities
Cash overdraft 220,323 967,664
Floating rate obligations 17,880,000 6,650,000 28,545,000
Payables:
Auction Rate Preferred share dividends 5,571 932 5,934
Common share dividends 422,165 844,821 390,145 1,688,254
Interest
Offering costs 372,233
MuniFund Term Preferred shares, at liquidation value
Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, at liquidation value 42,700,000
Accrued expenses:
Management fees 77,168 148,725 66,110 267,849
Other 47,161 128,236 52,729 160,723
Total liabilities 43,839,050 19,975,017 7,159,916 30,667,760
Auction Rate Preferred shares, at liquidation value 73,325,000 34,375,000 135,525,000
Net assets applicable to Common shares $ 99,398,560 $ 188,648,993 $ 83,486,220 $ 341,414,633
Common shares outstanding 6,442,132 12,665,422 5,733,088 23,480,254
Net asset value per Common share outstanding (net assets applicable to Common shares, divided by Common shares outstanding) $ 15.43 $ 14.89 $ 14.56 $ 14.54
Net assets applicable to Common shares consist of:
Common shares, $.01 par value per share $ 64,421 $ 126,654 $ 57,331 $ 234,803
Paid-in surplus 89,211,338 175,788,190 77,894,732 334,306,843
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income 1,478,237 3,246,426 1,427,661 5,739,396
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) 366,237 (1,415,281 ) (963,537 ) (10,888,345 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 8,278,327 10,903,004 5,070,033 12,021,936
Net assets applicable to Common shares $ 99,398,560 $ 188,648,993 $ 83,486,220 $ 341,414,633
Authorized shares:
Common 200,000,000 200,000,000 Unlimited Unlimited
Auction Rate Preferred 1,000,000 1,000,000 Unlimited Unlimited
MuniFund Term Preferred
Variable Rate Demand Preferred Unlimited

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX)
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $309,617,366, $471,099,574, $323,952,023 and $118,056,528, respectively) $ 321,152,766 $ 477,940,468 $ 338,759,191 $ 121,060,232
Cash 3,336,889 1,884,896
Receivables:
Interest 4,482,594 7,577,989 4,231,830 1,485,742
Investments sold 4,950,984 12,510,114 390,000 300,000
Deferred offering costs 1,430,299 498,078
Other assets 83,529 132,307 86,005 30,412
Total assets 330,669,873 499,591,177 346,803,915 125,259,360
Liabilities
Cash overdraft 1,644,746 6,929,296
Floating rate obligations 11,390,000 3,845,000 7,385,000 3,360,000
Payables:
Auction Rate Preferred share dividends 1,970 7,055 5,977
Common share dividends 1,143,905 1,738,377 1,151,963 381,662
Interest 212,031
Offering costs 314,240 81,639
MuniFund Term Preferred shares, at liquidation value 86,250,000
Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, at liquidation value 35,500,000
Accrued expenses:
Management fees 159,882 223,550 154,569 58,386
Other 132,908 162,920 145,353 9,328
Total liabilities 14,473,411 99,682,469 8,842,862 39,391,015
Auction Rate Preferred shares, at liquidation value 93,775,000 69,500,000 103,750,000
Net assets applicable to Common shares $ 222,421,462 $ 330,408,708 $ 234,211,053 $ 85,868,345
Common shares outstanding 14,746,722 24,123,725 15,256,178 5,887,263
Net asset value per Common share outstanding (net assets applicable to Common shares, divided by Common shares outstanding) $ 15.08 $ 13.70 $ 15.35 $ 14.59
Net assets applicable to Common shares consist of:
Common shares, $.01 par value per share $ 147,467 $ 241,237 $ 152,562 $ 58,873
Paid-in surplus 209,634,495 342,694,682 216,718,484 83,086,089
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income 3,798,373 4,193,072 4,029,623 735,870
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) (2,694,273 ) (23,561,177 ) (1,496,784 ) (1,016,191 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 11,535,400 6,840,894 14,807,168 3,003,704
Net assets applicable to Common shares $ 222,421,462 $ 330,408,708 $ 234,211,053 $ 85,868,345
Authorized shares:
Common Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Auction Rate Preferred Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
MuniFund Term Preferred Unlimited
Variable Rate Demand Preferred Unlimited

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Operations
Six Months Ended August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Investment Income Insured California Premium Income (NPC) — $ 3,699,701 $ 6,978,564 $ 3,289,135 $ 13,517,994
Expenses
Management fees 452,399 869,914 387,014 1,576,291
Auction fees 7,804 56,034 25,994 102,479
Dividend disbursing agent fees 10,082 5,041 10,082
Shareholders’ servicing agent fees and expenses 3,512 5,691 2,558 1,971
Interest expense and amortization of offering costs 86,339 63,137 22,179 103,232
Liquidity fees 193,040
Custodian’s fees and expenses 14,637 26,003 14,137 47,265
Directors’/Trustees’ fees and expenses 1,784 3,179 1,438 5,862
Professional fees 7,109 11,761 6,842 12,562
Shareholders’ reports – printing and mailing expenses 20,300 33,719 18,021 44,862
Stock exchange listing fees 4,572 4,572 402 4,572
Investor relations expense 5,198 9,402 4,569 14,886
Other expenses 6,105 4,049 6,548 14,937
Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement 802,799 1,097,543 494,743 1,939,001
Custodian fee credit (405 ) (418 ) (431 ) (523 )
Expense reimbursement
Net expenses 802,394 1,097,125 494,312 1,938,478
Net investment income 2,897,307 5,881,439 2,794,823 11,579,516
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) from investments 176,646 3,806,738 26,464 3,923,725
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,141,597 7,381,190 4,607,116 10,722,505
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 4,318,243 11,187,928 4,633,580 14,646,230
Distributions to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders
From net investment income (25,864 ) (155,104 ) (72,453 ) (282,064 )
Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares from distributions to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders (25,864 ) (155,104 ) (72,453 ) (282,064 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations $ 7,189,686 $ 16,914,263 $ 7,355,950 $ 25,943,682

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Investment Income California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) — $ 8,950,272 $ 13,775,904 $ 9,011,131 $ 3,159,614
Expenses
Management fees 1,024,129 1,571,722 1,082,753 392,443
Auction fees 70,910 52,554 78,868 18,144
Dividend disbursing agent fees 10,082 10,082 10,082
Shareholders’ servicing agent fees and expenses 859 1,452 913 495
Interest expense and amortization of offering costs 34,516 1,526,716 27,162 290,782
Liquidity fees 147,173
Custodian’s fees and expenses 29,967 42,840 30,382 12,472
Directors’/Trustees’ fees and expenses 3,888 5,931 4,148 2,105
Professional fees 11,267 16,423 12,343 6,792
Shareholders’ reports – printing and mailing expenses 30,218 47,130 34,406 16,938
Stock exchange listing fees 1,036 1,694 1,071 414
Investor relations expense 10,567 14,917 10,801 4,208
Other expenses 13,631 11,065 6,950 15,578
Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement 1,241,070 3,302,526 1,299,879 907,544
Custodian fee credit (138 ) (285 ) (387 ) (610 )
Expense reimbursement (95,692 ) (253,633 ) (188,016 ) (49,407 )
Net expenses 1,145,240 3,048,608 1,111,476 857,527
Net investment income 7,805,032 10,727,296 7,899,655 2,302,087
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) from investments 296,316 (1,087,594 ) 93,037 105,652
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 7,863,953 13,852,120 9,118,059 3,222,481
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 8,160,269 12,764,526 9,211,096 3,328,133
Distributions to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders
From net investment income (196,473 ) (145,520 ) (218,750 )
Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares from distributions to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders (196,473 ) (145,520 ) (218,750 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations $ 15,768,828 $ 23,346,302 $ 16,892,001 $ 5,630,220

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
Insured California Premium Income (NPC) — Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Operations
Net investment income $ 2,897,307 $ 6,202,024 $ 5,881,439 $ 12,393,332 $ 2,794,823 $ 5,420,568
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 176,646 208,253 3,806,738 905,377 26,464 771,424
Forward swaps 2,508,000
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of:
Investments 4,141,597 3,266,189 7,381,190 10,832,050 4,607,116 5,758,190
Forward swaps (1,751,141 )
Distributions to Auction Rate Preferred
Shareholders:
From net investment income (25,864 ) (160,577 ) (155,104 ) (280,372 ) (72,453 ) (196,230 )
From accumulated net realized gains (125,550 ) (219,424 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations 7,189,686 9,390,339 16,914,263 24,387,822 7,355,950 11,753,952
Distributions to Common Shareholders
From net investment income (2,734,685 ) (4,841,052 ) (5,470,727 ) (9,927,691 ) (2,450,895 ) (4,156,357 )
Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares from distributions to Common shareholders (2,734,685 ) (4,841,052 ) (5,470,727 ) (9,927,691 ) (2,450,895 ) (4,156,357 )
Capital Share Transactions
Common shares:
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 36,242
Repurchased and retired (137,066 ) (122,212 ) (276,239 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from capital share transactions (137,066 ) 36,242 (122,212 ) (276,239 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares 4,455,001 4,412,221 11,479,778 14,337,919 4,905,055 7,321,356
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the beginning of period 94,943,559 90,531,338 177,169,215 162,831,296 78,581,165 71,259,809
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the end of period $ 99,398,560 $ 94,943,559 $ 188,648,993 $ 177,169,215 $ 83,486,220 $ 78,581,165
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period $ 1,478,237 $ 1,341,479 $ 3,246,426 $ 2,990,818 $ 1,427,661 $ 1,156,186

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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California Dividend Advantage (NAC) — Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Operations
Net investment income $ 11,579,516 $ 23,628,358 $ 7,805,032 $ 15,761,479 $ 10,727,296 $ 23,612,940
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 3,923,725 1,654,622 296,316 (224,116 ) (1,087,594 ) (1,481,783 )
Forward swaps (1,938,000 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of:
Investments 10,722,505 36,206,667 7,863,953 21,083,029 13,852,120 37,608,511
Forward swaps 2,841,843
Distributions to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders:
From net investment income (282,064 ) (466,845 ) (196,473 ) (520,453 ) (145,520 ) (747,503 )
From accumulated net realized gains (387,199 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations 25,943,682 60,635,603 15,768,828 36,099,939 23,346,302 59,896,008
Distributions to Common Shareholders
From net investment income (10,319,572 ) (19,065,967 ) (7,034,186 ) (12,903,633 ) (10,854,389 ) (20,091,489 )
Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares from distributions to Common shareholders (10,319,572 ) (19,065,967 ) (7,034,186 ) (12,903,633 ) (10,854,389 ) (20,091,489 )
Capital Share Transactions
Common shares:
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 56,651
Repurchased and retired (333,589 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from capital share transactions (333,589 ) 56,651
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares 15,624,110 41,569,636 8,734,642 22,862,717 12,548,564 39,804,519
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the beginning of period 325,790,523 284,220,887 213,686,820 190,824,103 317,860,144 278,055,625
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the end of period $ 341,414,633 $ 325,790,523 $ 222,421,462 $ 213,686,820 $ 330,408,708 $ 317,860,144
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period $ 5,739,396 $ 4,761,516 $ 3,798,373 $ 3,224,000 $ 4,193,072 $ 4,465,685

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) (continued)
Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) — Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Operations
Net investment income $ 7,899,655 $ 16,095,615 $ 2,302,087 $ 5,027,504
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 93,037 53,877 105,652 (4,642 )
Forward swaps
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of:
Investments 9,118,059 15,219,178 3,222,481 6,385,845
Forward swaps
Distributions to Auction Rate Preferred
Shareholders:
From net investment income (218,750 ) (548,107 )
From accumulated net realized gains
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations 16,892,001 30,820,563 5,630,220 11,408,707
Distributions to Common Shareholders
From net investment income (7,024,373 ) (12,835,656 ) (2,348,820 ) (4,491,527 )
Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares from distributions to Common shareholders (7,024,373 ) (12,835,656 ) (2,348,820 ) (4,491,527 )
Capital Share Transactions
Common shares:
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 42,871 8,413
Repurchased and retired (151,512 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from capital share transactions 42,871 (151,512 ) 8,413
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares 9,910,499 17,833,395 3,289,813 6,917,180
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the beginning of period 224,300,554 206,467,159 82,578,532 75,661,352
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the end of period $ 234,211,053 $ 224,300,554 $ 85,868,345 $ 82,578,532
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period $ 4,029,623 $ 3,373,091 $ 735,870 $ 782,603

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Cash Flows
Six Months Ended August 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Insured California Premium Income (NPC)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations $ 7,189,686 $ 23,346,302 $ 5,630,220
Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Purchases of investments (5,926,979 ) (51,473,918 ) (10,429,041 )
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 10,165,438 64,378,348 8,974,794
Proceeds from (Purchases of) short-term investments, net 3,000,000
Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net 198,315 (689,514 ) (168,947 )
(Increase) Decrease in receivable for interest (167,732 ) (26,095 ) 15,014
(Increase) Decrease in receivable for investments sold 7,057,650 (11,506,964 ) (300,000 )
(Increase) Decrease in other assets (34,044 ) 5,601 (29,975 )
Increase (Decrease) in payable for investments purchased (6,185,626 )
Increase (Decrease) in payable for Auction Rate Preferred share dividends (2,160 ) (385 )
Increase (Decrease) in payable for interest 52,851
Increase (Decrease) in accrued management fees 8,976 46,634 6,205
Increase (Decrease) in accrued other liabilities (10,747 ) (19,862 ) (3,875 )
Net realized (gain) loss from investments (176,646 ) 1,087,594 (105,652 )
Change in net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments (4,141,597 ) (13,852,120 ) (3,222,481 )
Taxes paid on undistributed capital gains (91 ) (49 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 7,974,443 11,348,423 3,366,262
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Increase (Decrease) in cash overdraft balance (2,516,093 ) 6,570,572
Increase (Decrease) in floating rate obligations (7,255,000 )
Cash distributions paid to Common shareholders (2,685,660 ) (10,799,381 ) (2,334,468 )
(Increase) Decrease in deferred offering costs (844,923 ) 166,146 8,539
Increase (Decrease) in payable for offering costs 372,233 (30,760 ) 81,639
Increase (Decrease) in Auction Rate Preferred shares, at liquidation value (45,000,000 )
Increase (Decrease) in Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, at liquidation value 42,700,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (7,974,443 ) (11,348,423 ) (2,244,290 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash 1,121,972
Cash at the beginning of period 762,924
Cash at the End of Period $ — $ $ 1,884,896
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Insured California Premium Income (NPC ) California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH ) Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX )
Cash paid for interest (excluding amortization of offering costs, where applicable) $ 74,263 $ 1,148,538 $ 82,230

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestments of Common share distributions of $56,651 and $8,413 for California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX), respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Notes to
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
  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 (“NYSE”) 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 NYSE Amex. 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 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 (“U.S. GAAP”).

Investment Valuation

Prices of fixed-income securities and forward swap contracts are provided by a pricing service approved by the Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2. Fixed-income securities and forward swap contracts are valued by a pricing service that values portfolio securities at the mean between the quoted bid and ask prices or the yield equivalent when quotations are readily available. Securities for which quotations are not readily available (which is usually the case for municipal securities) are valued at fair value as determined by the pricing service using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. The pricing service may employ electronic data processing techniques and/or a matrix system to determine valuations. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information provided by Nuveen Asset Management (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”) in establishing a fair valuation for the security. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Temporary investments in securities that have variable rate and demand features qualifying them as short-term investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. These securities are generally classified as Level 1.

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

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

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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, 2010, 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.

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 that 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.

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

Dividends and Distributions to 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. GAAP.

Auction Rate Preferred Shares

The following Funds have issued and outstanding Auction Rate Preferred Shares (“ARPS”), $25,000 stated value per share, which approximates market value, as a means of effecting financial leverage. Each Fund’s ARPS 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, and is payable at the end of each rate period. As of August 31, 2010, the number of ARPS outstanding, by Series and in total, for each Fund is as follows:

Insured — California California California California California Insured — California
Premium Premium Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend
Income 2 Income Advantage Advantage 2 Advantage 3 Advantage
(NCL ) (NCU ) (NAC ) (NVX ) (NZH ) (NKL )
Number of shares:
Series M 1,375 1,875 1,389
Series T 1,467 2,075
Series TH 1,466 2,710 1,391
Series F 2,711 1,876 2,075
Total 2,933 1,375 5,421 3,751 2,780 4,150

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Beginning in February 2008, more shares for sale were submitted in the regularly scheduled auctions for the ARPS issued by the Funds than there were offers to buy. This meant that these auctions “failed to clear,’’ and that many ARPS shareholders who wanted to sell their shares in these auctions were unable to do so. ARPS 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 ARPS. As of August 31, 2010, the aggregate amount of outstanding ARPS redeemed by each Fund is as follows:

California California California California
Premium Premium Premium Dividend
Income Income 2 Income Advantage
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU ) (NAC )
ARPS redeemed, at liquidation value $ 45,000,000 $ 21,675,000 $ 8,625,000 $ 39,475,000
Insured Insured
California California California California
Dividend Dividend Dividend Tax-Free
Advantage 2 Advantage 3 Advantage Advantage
(NVX ) (NZH ) (NKL ) (NKX )
ARPS redeemed, at liquidation value $ 16,225,000 $ 117,500,000 $ 14,250,000 $ 45,000,000

MuniFund Term Preferred Shares

California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) has issued and outstanding $86,250,000, of 2.95%, Series 2015 MuniFund Term Preferred (“MTP”) Shares, with a $10 stated value per share. Proceeds from the issuance of MTP Shares, net of offering expenses, were used to redeem a portion of the Fund’s outstanding ARPS. Dividends, which are recognized as interest expense for financial reporting purposes, are paid monthly at a fixed annual rate of 2.95%, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

The Fund is obligated to redeem its MTP Shares on January 1, 2015, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased by the Fund. MTP Shares are subject to optional and mandatory redemption in certain circumstances. As of January 1, 2011, the MTP Shares will be subject to redemption at the option of the Fund, subject to payment of a premium until December 31, 2011, and at par thereafter. The MTP Shares also will be subject to redemption, at the option of the Fund, at par in the event of certain changes in the credit rating of the MTP Shares. The Fund may be obligated to redeem certain of the MTP Shares if the Fund fails to maintain certain asset coverage and leverage ratio 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. The MTP Shares trade on NYSE under the ticker symbol “NZH Pr C.”

During the six months ended August 31, 2010, California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) had an average liquidation value of $86,250,000 MTP Shares outstanding.

For financial reporting purposes only, the liquidation value of MTP Shares is recorded as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Unpaid dividends on MTP Shares are recognized as “Interest payable” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends paid on MTP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations.

Net amounts earned by Nuveen as underwriter of the Fund’s MTP Share offering were recorded as reductions of offering costs recognized by the Fund. For the six months ended August 31, 2010, the net amount earned by California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) was $6,122.

Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares

Insured California Premium Income (NPC) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) have issued and outstanding 427 Series 1 and 355 Series 2 Variable Rate Demand Preferred (“VRDP”) Shares, $100,000 liquidation value per share, respectively.

Insured California Premium Income (NPC) issued its 427 Series 1 VRDP Shares in a privately negotiated offering in March 2010.

Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) issued its 355 Series 1 VRDP Shares in a privately negotiated offering in August 2008. Concurrent with renewing agreements with the liquidity provider for its VRDP Shares in June 2010. Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) exchanged all its 355 Series 1 VRDP Shares for 355 Series 2 VRDP Shares. The principal difference in terms between Series 1 and Series 2 VRDP Shares is the requirement that the Fund redeem VRDP Shares owned by the liquidity provider if the VRDP Shares have been owned by the liquidity provider through six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing. Proceeds of each Fund’s offering were used to redeem a portion of each Fund’s outstanding ARPS. The VRDP Shares were offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and have a maturity date of March 1, 2040, for Insured California Premium Income (NPC) and June 1, 2040, for Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX).

VRDP Shares include a liquidity feature that allows VRDP shareholders to have their shares purchased by a liquidity provider with whom the Fund has contracted in the event that purchase orders for VRDP Shares in a remarketing are not sufficient in number to be matched with the sale orders in that remarketing. Each Fund is required to redeem any VRDP Shares that are still owned by the liquidity provider after six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing.

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Dividends on the VRDP Shares (which are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes) are set weekly at a rate established by a remarketing agent; therefore, the market value of the VRDP Shares is expected to approximate its liquidation value. If remarketing for VRDP Shares is continuously unsuccessful for six months, the maximum rate is designed to escalate according to a specified schedule in order to enhance the remarketing agent’s ability to successfully remarket the VRDP Shares.

Subject to certain conditions, VRDP 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 VRDP 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 Premium Income (NPC) had all $42,700,000 of its VRDP Shares issued and outstanding during the period March 31, 2010 through August 31, 2010, with an annualized dividend rate of 0.21%. Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) had all $35,500,000 of its VRDP Shares outstanding during the six months ended August 31, 2010, with an annualized dividend rate of 0.19%.

For financial reporting purposes only, the liquidation value of VRDP Shares is recognized as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Unpaid dividends on VRDP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest payable” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends paid on the VRDP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. In addition to interest expense, each Fund also pays a per annum liquidity fee to the liquidity provider, which is recognized as “Liquidity fees” on the Statement of Operations.

Insurance

During the period March 1, 2010 through May 2, 2010, except to the extent that Insured California Premium Income (NPC) invests in temporary investments, all of the net assets (as defined in Footnote 7 – Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates) of the Fund were invested in municipal securities that were covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest or backed by an escrow or trust account containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities to ensure timely payment of principal and interest. Insurers had a claims paying ability rated “Aaa” by Moody’s or “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s. Municipal securities backed by an escrow account or trust account did not constitute more than 20% of the Fund’s net assets.

Under normal circumstances, and during the period March 1, 2010 through May 2, 2010, Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) invested at least 80% of their net assets (as defined in Footnote 7 – Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates) in municipal securities that were covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. For purposes of this 80%, insurers had a claims paying ability rated at least “A” at the time of purchase by at least one independent rating agency. In addition, each of Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) invested at least 80% of their net assets in municipal securities that were rated at least “BBB” 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 the Adviser, or are 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. Inverse floating rate securities whose underlying bonds are covered by insurance were included for purposes of this 80%. Each of Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) also invested up to 20% of its net assets in municipal securities rated at least “BBB” (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.

On May 3, 2010, the Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees approved changes to Insured California Premium Income’s (NPC), Insured California Premium Income 2’s (NCL), Insured California Dividend Advantage’s (NKL) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage’s (NKX) insurance investment policies in response to the continuing challenges faced by municipal bond insurers. The changes to Insured California Premium Income (NPC), Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage’s (NKX) investment policies are intended to increase the Funds’ investment flexibility in pursuing their investment objective, while retaining the insured nature of their portfolios.

The changes, which were effective immediately, provide that 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) invest at least 80% of their managed assets in municipal securities that are covered by insurance guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest. In addition, the municipal securities in which Insured California Premium Income (NPC), Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL), Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) invests will be investment grade at the time of purchase (including (i) bonds insured by investment grade insurers or rated investment grade; (ii) unrated bonds that are judged to be investment grade by the Adviser; and (iii) escrowed bonds). Ratings below BBB by one or more national rating agencies are considered to be below investment grade.

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 and is reflected as an expense over the term of the policy, when applicable. Accordingly, neither the

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Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

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 “(IF) – Inverse floating rate investment.” An investment in a self-deposited inverse floater is accounted for as a financing transaction. In such instances, a fixed-rate bond deposited into a special purpose trust is identified in the Portfolio of Investments as “(UB) – Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction,” 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 recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended August 31, 2010, each Fund invested in externally-deposited inverse floaters and/or self-deposited inverse floaters.

Each Fund may also enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements (sometimes referred to as a “recourse trust” or “credit recovery swap”) (such agreements referred to herein as “Recourse Trusts”) 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 issued by the trust plus any shortfalls in interest cash flows. Under these agreements, a Fund’s potential exposure to losses related to or on inverse floaters may increase beyond the value of a Fund’s inverse floater investments as a Fund may potentially be liable to fulfill all amounts owed to holders of the floating rate certificates. At period end, any such shortfall is recognized as “Unrealized depreciation on Recourse Trusts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

At August 31, 2010, each Fund’s maximum exposure to externally-deposited Recourse Trusts, is as follows:

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 )
Maximum exposure to Recourse Trusts $ 9,780,000 $ 9,515,000 $ 6,510,000 $ 3,590,000 $ 16,210,000 $ 69,935,000 $ 7,700,000 $ 2,905,000

The average floating rate obligations outstanding and average annual interest rate and fees related to self-deposited inverse floaters for the following Funds during the six months ended August 31, 2010, were as follows:

California California California
Premium Premium Dividend
Income 2 Income Advantage
(NCL ) (NCU ) (NAC )
Average floating rate obligations outstanding $ 17,880,000 $ 6,650,000 $ 28,545,000
Average annual interest rate and fees 0.70 % 0.66 % 0.72 %

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California California California California
Dividend Dividend Dividend Tax-Free
Advantage 2 Advantage 3 Advantage Advantage
(NVX ) (NZH ) (NKL ) (NKX )
Average floating rate obligations outstanding $ 9,836,875 $ 10,902,853 $ 7,385,000 $ 3,360,000
Average annual interest rate and fees 0.70 % 0.65 % 0.73 % 0.89 %

Forward Swap Contracts

Each Fund is authorized to enter into forward interest rate swap contracts consistent with their investment objectives and policies to reduce, increase or otherwise alter its risk profile or to alter its portfolio characteristics (i.e. duration, yield curve positioning and credit quality).

Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. 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 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. Forward interest rate swap contracts are valued daily. The net amount recorded on these transactions for each counterparty is recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of “Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward swaps” with the change during the fiscal period recognized on the Statement of Operations as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward swaps.”

Each Fund 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. Net realized gains and losses during the fiscal period are recognized on the Statement of Operations as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from forward swaps.” 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. The Funds did not invest in forward interest rate swap transactions during the six months ended August 31, 2010.

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

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

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

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. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

Offering Costs

Cost incurred by California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) in connection with its offering of MTP Shares ($1,658,750) were recorded as a deferred charge, which will be amortized over the 5-year life of the shares. Costs incurred by Insured California Premium Income (NPC) and Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) in connection with their offerings of VRDP Shares ($857,000 and $530,000, respectively) were recorded as deferred charges which will be amortized over the 30-year life of the shares. Costs incurred by Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) in connection with its

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exchange of Series 1 VRDP Shares for Series 2 VRDP Shares were expensed as incurred. Each Fund’s amortized deferred charges are included as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” 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. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

In determining the value of each Fund’s investments, various inputs are used. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of each Fund’s fair value measurements as of August 31, 2010:

Insured California Premium Income (NPC)
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 137,479,863 $ — $ 137,479,863
Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 270,930,901 $ — $ 270,930,901
California Premium Income (NCU) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 119,103,994 $ 2,275,825 $ 121,379,819
California Dividend Advantage (NAC) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 494,775,168 $ 1,529,452 $ 496,304,620
California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 320,199,862 $ 952,904 $ 321,152,766
California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 476,370,978 $ 1,569,490 $ 477,940,468
Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 338,759,191 $ — $ 338,759,191
Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Investments:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 121,060,232 $ — $ 121,060,232

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

California Premium Income (NCU) Level 3 Municipal Bonds California Dividend Advantage (NAC) Level 3 Municipal Bonds California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) Level 3 Municipal Bonds California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) Level 3 Municipal Bonds
Balance at the beginning of period $ — $ — $ — $ —
Gains (losses):
Net realized gains (losses)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
Net purchases at cost (sales at proceeds)
Net discounts (premiums)
Net transfers in to (out of) at end of period fair value 2,275,825 1,529,452 952,904 1,569,490
Balance at the end of period $ 2,275,825 $ 1,529,452 $ 952,904 $ 1,569,490

“Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments” presented on the Statement of Operations includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to securities classified as Level 3 at period end as follows:

Level 3 net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) California Premium Income (NCU) — $ 223,899 California Dividend Advantage (NAC) — $ (147,477 ) California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) — $ (91,866 ) California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) — $ (151,563 )
  1. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes. The Funds did not invest in derivative instruments during the six months ended August 31, 2010.

  1. Fund Shares

Common Shares

Transactions in Common shares were as follows:

Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Common shares:
Issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 2,552
Repurchased and retired (11,500 ) (11,700 )
Weighted average Common share:
Price per share repurchased and retired $ 11.90 $ 10.43
Discount per share repurchased and retired 16.06 % 18.03 %
Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Common shares:
Issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions
Repurchased and retired (27,400 )
Weighted average Common share:
Price per share repurchased and retired $ 10.06
Discount per share repurchased and retired 19.22 %

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Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Common shares:
Issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 4,291
Repurchased and retired (32,400 )
Weighted average Common share:
Price per share repurchased and retired $ 10.28
Discount per share repurchased and retired 19.87 %
Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Common shares:
Issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 2,873 596
Repurchased and retired (13,700 )
Weighted average Common share:
Price per share repurchased and retired $ 11.04
Discount per share repurchased and retired 18.04 %

Preferred Shares

California Dividend Advantage (NAC) did not redeem any of its outstanding ARPS during the six months ended August 31, 2010 or the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010. Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) redeemed all of its outstanding ARPS during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.

Transactions in ARPS were as follows:

Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL) — Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount
ARPS redeemed:
Series T 1,800 $ 45,000,000 $ — 130 $ 3,250,000 $ —
Series TH 130 3,250,000
Total 1,800 $ 45,000,000 $ — 260 $ 6,500,000 $ —
Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) — Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount
ARPS redeemed:
Series M $ — 260 $ 6,500,000 $ — 325 $ 8,125,000
Series F 324 8,100,000
Total $ — 260 $ 6,500,000 $ — 649 $ 16,225,000

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Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10 Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) — Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount
ARPS redeemed:
Series M $ — 1,692 $ 42,300,000 $ — $ —
Series T 90 2,250,000
Series TH 1,691 42,275,000
Series F 90 2,250,000
Total $ — 3,383 $ 84,575,000 180 $ 4,500,000 $ —

Transactions in MTP Shares were as follows:

Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Shares Amount Shares Amount
MTP Shares issued:
Series 2015 $ — 8,625,000 $ 86,250,000

Transactions in VRDP Shares were as follows:

Six Months Ended 8/31/10 Year Ended 2/28/10
Shares Amount Shares Amount
VRDP Shares issued:
Series 1 427 $ 42,700,000 $ —

During the six months ended August 31, 2010, Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) completed a private exchange offer in which all of its 355 Series 1 VRDP Shares were exchanged for 355 Series 2 VRDP Shares.

  1. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments) during the six months ended August 31, 2010, were as follows:

California California California California
Premium Premium Premium Dividend
Income Income 2 Income Advantage
(NPC) (NCL) (NCU) (NAC)
Purchases $ 5,926,979 $ 48,016,101 $ 4,583,311 $ 71,718,842
Sales and maturities 10,165,438 58,120,454 5,837,768 73,148,334
California California California California
Dividend Dividend Dividend Tax-Free
Advantage 2 Advantage 3 Advantage Advantage
(NVX) (NZH) (NKL) (NKX)
Purchases $ 11,426,189 $ 51,473,918 $ 18,595,802 $ 10,429,041
Sales and maturities 10,885,491 64,378,348 24,678,111 8,974,794
  1. 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 securities reflected as financing transactions, if any. To the extent that differences

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Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

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, 2010, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Cost of investments Insured California Premium Income (NPC) — $ 129,126,486 $ 241,871,661 $ 109,562,988 $ 455,410,026
Gross unrealized:
Appreciation $ 9,216,684 $ 13,137,581 $ 7,333,544 $ 26,622,808
Depreciation (863,307 ) (1,959,080 ) (2,169,683 ) (14,267,598 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments $ 8,353,377 $ 11,178,501 $ 5,163,861 $ 12,355,210
Cost of investments California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) — $ 298,195,676 $ 467,128,297 $ 316,269,919 $ 114,664,577
Gross unrealized:
Appreciation $ 19,517,740 $ 21,846,093 $ 19,689,826 $ 5,704,641
Depreciation (7,947,178 ) (14,878,922 ) (4,585,102 ) (2,666,500 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments $ 11,570,562 $ 6,967,171 $ 15,104,724 $ 3,038,141

The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at February 28, 2010, the Funds’ last tax year end, were as follows:

Insured California Premium Income (NPC) Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL) California Premium Income (NCU) California Dividend Advantage (NAC)
Undistributed net tax-exempt income * $ 1,674,185 $ 3,564,683 $ 1,427,246 $ 5,997,103
Undistributed net ordinary income ** 24,968 5,784 47,938
Undistributed net long-term capital gains 189,500
California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX)
Undistributed net tax-exempt income * $ 4,247,557 $ 6,317,898 $ 4,081,372 $ 1,124,400
Undistributed net ordinary income ** 1,239 5,352
Undistributed net long-term capital gains
* Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on February 1, 2010, paid on March 1, 2010.
** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

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The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ last tax year ended February 28, 2010, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

Insured California Premium Income (NPC) Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL) California Premium Income (NCU) California Dividend Advantage (NAC)
Distributions from net tax-exempt income $ 5,137,076 $ 10,331,450 $ 4,307,774 $ 19,787,318
Distributions from net ordinary income ** 78,012 18,216 209,009
Distributions from net long-term capital gains 47,538 201,208 178,190
California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX)
Distributions from net tax-exempt income $ 13,349,752 $ 20,781,977 $ 13,395,977 $ 4,573,073
Distributions from net ordinary income **
Distributions from net long-term capital gains

** Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

At February 28, 2010, the Funds’ last tax year end, the following Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. If not applied, the carryforwards will expire as follows:

Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL) California Premium Income (NCU) California Dividend Advantage (NAC) California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX) California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL) Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX)
Expiration:
February 28, 2011 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,816,211 $ — $ —
February 29, 2012 323,840
February 29, 2016 3,869,938
February 28, 2017 88,523 14,137,598 926,547 4,536,999 240,670 590,949
February 28, 2018 5,325,933 881,108 731,149 1,921,563 10,646,251 1,227,051 530,894
Total $ 5,325,933 $ 969,631 $ 14,868,747 $ 2,848,110 $ 22,193,239 $ 1,467,721 $ 1,121,843

California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH) elected to defer net realized losses from investments incurred from November 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010, the Fund’s last tax year end, (“post-October losses”) in accordance with federal income tax regulations. Post-October capital losses of $307,631 are treated as having arisen on the first day of the current fiscal year.

  1. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Each Fund’s management fee is separated into two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within each individual Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables each Fund’s shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within their respective Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

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Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

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

Average Daily Net Assets*
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
Average Daily Net Assets*
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 for each Fund, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:

Complex-Level Managed Asset 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
  • The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen funds, with such daily managed assets defined separately for each fund in its management agreement, but excluding assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen funds. For the complex-level and fund-level fees, daily net assets and managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes the funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. As of August 31, 2010, the complex-level fee rate was .1831%.

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.

As of July 31, 2009, the Adviser is no longer reimbursing California Dividend Advantage (NAC) for any portion of its fees or expenses.

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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, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending — March 31, Year Ending — 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.

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, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending — September 30, Year Ending — 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, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending — March 31, Year Ending — 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, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending — November 30, Year Ending — 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.

  1. New Accounting Standards

Fair Value Measurements

On January 21, 2010, Financial Accounting Standards Board issued changes to the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP for fair value measurements. The objective of which is to provide guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities disclose Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the Level 3 roll-forward on a gross

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Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

basis rather than as one net number. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have to the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.

  1. Subsequent Events

MTP Shares

During September 2010, California Premium Income (NCU) successfully completed the issuance of $35.25 million of 2.00%, Series 2015 MTP Shares. The newly-issued MTP Shares trade on the NYSE under the symbol “NCU Pr C.”

ARPS Noticed for Redemption

During September 2010, California Premium Income (NCU) noticed for redemption all $34.375 million of its ARPS, at liquidation value, using the proceeds from the issuance of MTP Shares as described above.

Other Matters

During July 2010, lawsuits pursuing claims made in the demand letter alleging that Insured California Tax-Free Advantage’s (NKX) Board of Trustees breached their fiduciary duties related to the redemption at par of its ARPS had been filed on behalf of shareholders of Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX), against the Adviser, the Nuveen holding company, the majority owner of the holding company, the lone interested trustee, and current and former officers of Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX). Nuveen and the other named defendants believe these lawsuits to be without merit, and all named parties intend to defend themselves vigorously. Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX) believes that these lawsuits will not have a material effect on it or on the Adviser’s ability to serve as investment adviser to it.

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Highlights (Unaudited)

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Financial
Highlights (Unaudited)

Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:

Beginning Common Share Net Asset Value Investment Operations — Net Investment Income Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) Distributions from Net Investment Income to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders(a) Distributions from Capital Gains to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders(a) Total Net Investment Income to Common Share-holders Capital Gains to Common Share-holders Total Discount from Common Shares Repurchased and Retired Ending Common Share Net Asset Value Ending Market Value
Insured California Premium Income (NPC)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ 14.74 $ .45 $ .66 $ ** $ — $ 1.11 $ (.42 ) $ — $ (.42 ) $ — $ 15.43 $ 14.86
2010 14.03 .96 .55 (.03 ) (.02 ) 1.46 (.75 ) (.75 ) ** 14.74 13.30
2009(f) 14.93 .47 (.74 ) (.11 ) (.02 ) (.40 ) (.36 ) (.14 ) (.50 ) ** 14.03 12.04
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 15.04 .95 (.10 ) (.22 ) ** .63 (.73 ) (.01 ) (.74 ) 14.93 13.89
2007 15.58 .90 (.40 ) (.21 ) (.02 ) .27 (.73 ) (.08 ) (.81 ) 15.04 14.96
2006 16.21 .92 (.38 ) (.18 ) (.02 ) .34 (.83 ) (.14 ) (.97 ) 15.58 15.08
2005 16.23 .95 .22 (.10 ) (.01 ) 1.06 (.92 ) (.16 ) (1.08 ) 16.21 15.90
Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 13.99 .46 .88 (.01 ) 1.33 (.43 ) (.43 ) 14.89 14.32
2010 12.85 .98 .99 (.03 ) (.02 ) 1.92 (.78 ) (.78 ) ** 13.99 12.72
2009(f) 14.13 .44 (1.12 ) (.10 ) (.02 ) (.80 ) (.34 ) (.14 ) (.48 ) ** 12.85 10.89
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.50 .95 (.44 ) (.24 ) .27 (.64 ) (.64 ) 14.13 12.66
2007 14.99 .89 (.46 ) (.25 ) .18 (.67 ) (.67 ) 14.50 13.71
2006 15.33 .90 (.28 ) (.20 ) .42 (.76 ) (.76 ) 14.99 14.19
2005 15.12 .91 .29 (.11 ) 1.09 (.88 ) (.88 ) 15.33 15.05
Auction Rate Preferred Shares at End of Period — Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) Liquidation Value Per Share Asset Coverage Per Share Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares at End of Period — Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) Liquidation Value Per Share Asset Coverage Per Share
Insured California Premium Income (NPC)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ — $ — $ — $ 42,700 $ 100,000 $ 332,784
2010 45,000 25,000 77,746
2009(f) 45,000 25,000 75,295
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
Insured California Premium Income 2 (NCL)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 73,325 25,000 89,319
2010 79,825 25,000 80,487
2009(f) 79,825 25,000 75,996
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

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares(c)(d)
Based on Market Value (b) Based on Common Share Net Asset Value (b) Ending Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (000) Expenses Including Interest (e) Expenses Excluding Interest Net Investment Income Portfolio Turnover Rate
15.18 % 7.69 % $ 99,399 1.66 %* 1.51 %* 6.00 %* 4 %
17.13 10.66 94,944 1.19 1.19 6.68 10
(9.25 ) (2.43 ) 90,531 1.27 * 1.27 * 6.88 * 1
(2.21 ) 4.23 96,462 1.19 1.19 6.24 17
4.61 1.70 97,176 1.22 1.16 5.84 9
1.00 2.23 100,581 1.16 1.16 5.89 9
7.58 6.74 104,510 1.14 1.14 5.85 9
16.16 9.69 188,649 1.21 * 1.14 * 6.47 * 18
24.41 15.35 177,169 1.27 1.18 7.25 7
(9.95 ) (5.40 ) 162,831 1.53 * 1.24 * 7.15 * 9
(3.06 ) 1.86 179,734 1.23 1.21 6.56 12
1.26 1.18 184,343 1.24 1.18 6.00 19
(.63 ) 2.91 190,571 1.20 1.20 6.05 14
5.10 7.42 194,895 1.17 1.17 6.03 7
(a) The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
(b) Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on 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.
(c) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders; Net Investment Income ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares and/or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, where applicable.
(d) Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund’s net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios reflect, among other things, payments to Variable Rate Demand Preferred shareholders and/or the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, both as described in Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares and Inverse Floating Rate Securities, respectively.
(f) For the six months ended February 28, 2009.
(g) For the six months ended August 31, 2010.
* Annualized.
** Rounds to less than $.01 per share.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Highlights (Unaudited)(continued)

Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:

Beginning Common Share Net sset Value Investment Operations — Net Investment Income Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) Distributions from Net Investment Income to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders (a) Distributions from Capital Gains to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders (a) Total Net Investment Income to Common Share- holders Capital Gains to Common Share- holders Total Discount from Common Shares Repurchased and Retired Ending Common Share Net Asset Value Ending Market Value
California Premium Income (NCU)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ 13.71 $ .49 $ .80 $ (.01 ) $ — $ 1.28 $ (.43 ) $ — $ (.43 ) $ — $ 14.56 $ 14.13
2010 12.37 .95 1.13 (.03 ) 2.05 (.72 ) (.72 ) .01 13.71 12.11
2009(f) 13.67 .43 (1.29 ) (.10 ) ** (.96 ) (.33 ) (.01 ) (.34 ) ** 12.37 10.06
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.06 .92 (.43 ) (.24 ) .25 (.64 ) (.64 ) 13.67 12.58
2007 14.63 .90 (.52 ) (.24 ) (.01 ) .13 (.67 ) (.03 ) (.70 ) 14.06 13.03
2006 15.03 .89 (.30 ) (.21 ) .38 (.77 ) (.01 ) (.78 ) 14.63 14.01
2005 14.51 .90 .60 (.12 ) 1.38 (.86 ) (.86 ) 15.03 14.37
California Dividend Advantage (NAC)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 13.88 .49 .62 (.01 ) 1.10 (.44 ) (.44 ) 14.54 14.40
2010 12.10 1.01 1.63 (.03 ) (.02 ) 2.59 (.81 ) (.81 ) 13.88 12.60
2009(f) 14.43 .49 (2.07 ) (.09 ) (.02 ) (1.69 ) (.38 ) (.26 ) (.64 ) 12.10 10.82
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.93 1.02 (.50 ) (.23 ) (.01 ) .28 (.74 ) (.04 ) (.78 ) 14.43 13.44
2007 15.59 1.00 (.56 ) (.24 ) (.01 ) .19 (.80 ) (.05 ) (.85 ) 14.93 14.34
2006 15.98 1.01 (.25 ) (.21 ) .55 (.91 ) (.03 ) (.94 ) 15.59 15.97
2005 15.59 1.04 .50 (.12 ) 1.42 (.98 ) (.05 ) (1.03 ) 15.98 16.07
Auction Rate Preferred Shares at End of Period — Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) Liquidation Value Per Share Asset Coverage Per Share
California Premium Income (NCU)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ 34,375 $ 25,000 $ 85,717
2010 34,375 25,000 82,150
2009(f) 40,875 25,000 68,584
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
California Dividend Advantage (NAC)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 135,525 25,000 87,980
2010 135,525 25,000 85,098
2009(f) 135,525 25,000 77,430
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

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares Before Reimbursement(c) Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares After Reimbursement(c)(d)
Based on Market Value (b) Based on Common Share Net Asset Value (b) Ending Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (000) Expenses Including Interest (e) Expenses Excluding Interest Net Investment Income Expenses Including Interest (e) Expenses Excluding Interest Net Investment Income Portfolio Turnover Rate
20.51 % 9.48 % $ 83,486 1.23 %* 1.17 %* 6.93 %* N/A N/A N/A 4 %
28.13 17.06 78,581 1.30 1.24 7.18 N/A N/A N/A 10
(17.22 ) (6.92 ) 71,260 1.57 * 1.37 * 7.06 * N/A N/A N/A 14
1.51 1.81 78,966 1.34 1.23 6.56 N/A N/A N/A 5
(2.21 ) .82 81,200 1.29 1.21 6.14 N/A N/A N/A 11
3.14 2.72 84,467 1.23 1.23 6.09 N/A N/A N/A 20
11.76 9.75 86,785 1.21 1.21 6.08 N/A N/A N/A 13
18.05 8.06 341,415 1.17 * 1.10 * 6.96 * 1.17 %* 1.10 %* 6.96 %* 15
24.62 21.97 325,791 1.21 1.13 7.63 1.18 1.10 7.66 4
(14.14 ) (11.45 ) 284,221 1.31 * 1.17 * 7.92 * 1.24 * 1.10 * 7.99 * 14
(.84 ) 1.85 338,732 1.26 1.15 6.77 1.11 1.00 6.92 19
(5.19 ) 1.16 350,523 1.17 1.12 6.24 .95 .90 6.46 20
5.47 3.63 365,516 1.13 1.13 6.22 .84 .84 6.50 13
14.62 9.41 374,265 1.12 1.12 6.22 .75 .75 6.59 4
(a) The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
(b) Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on 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.
(c) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders; Net Investment Income ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares.
(d) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable. Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund’s net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable. As of July 31, 2009, the Adviser is no longer reimbursing California Dividend Advantage (NAC) for any fees or expenses.
(e) The expense ratios reflect, among other things, the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, as described in Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Inverse Floating Rate Securities.
(f) For the six months ended February 28, 2009.
(g) For the six months ended August 31, 2010.
* Annualized.
** Rounds to less than $.01 per share.
N/A Fund does not have a contractual reimbursement agreement with the Adviser.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial
Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:

Beginning Common Share Net Asset Value Net Investment Income Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) Distributions from Net Investment Income to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders (a) Distributions from Capital Gains to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders (a) Total Net Investment Income to Common Share- holders Capital Gains to Common Share- holders Total Discount from Common Shares Repurchased and Retired Ending Common Share Net Asset Value Ending Market Value
California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ 14.49 $ .53 $ .55 $ (.01 ) $ — $ 1.07 $ (.48 ) $ — $ (.48 ) $ — $ 15.08 $ 14.83
2010 12.91 1.07 1.43 (.04 ) 2.46 (.88 ) (.88 ) ** 14.49 13.56
2009(f) 14.39 .51 (1.47 ) (.11 ) (.01 ) (1.08 ) (.36 ) (.04 ) (.40 ) ** 12.91 10.51
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.69 1.01 (.37 ) (.25 ) .39 (.69 ) (.69 ) 14.39 12.67
2007 15.36 .96 (.62 ) (.25 ) .09 (.76 ) (.76 ) 14.69 13.73
2006 15.63 .97 (.19 ) (.21 ) .57 (.84 ) (.84 ) 15.36 14.95
2005 14.97 .98 .71 (.12 ) 1.57 (.91 ) (.91 ) 15.63 15.19
California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 13.18 .44 .54 (.01 ) .97 (.45 ) (.45 ) 13.70 13.69
2010 11.53 .98 1.53 (.03 ) 2.48 (.83 ) (.83 ) 13.18 12.67
2009(f) 13.62 .50 (2.13 ) (.09 ) (1.72 ) (.37 ) (.37 ) ** 11.53 10.23
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.25 1.03 (.70 ) (.25 ) .08 (.71 ) (.71 ) 13.62 12.87
2007 15.03 .98 (.73 ) (.27 ) (.02 ) (.76 ) (.76 ) 14.25 13.52
2006 15.31 .97 (.20 ) (.22 ) .55 (.83 ) (.83 ) 15.03 14.84
2005 14.65 .97 .68 (.13 ) 1.52 (.86 ) (.86 ) 15.31 14.49
Auction Rate Preferred Shares at End of Period — Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) Liquidation Value Per Share Asset Coverage Per Share MuniFund Term Preferred Shares at End of Period — Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) Liquidation Value Per Share Ending Market Value Per Share Average Market Value Per Share Asset Coverage Per Share Auction Rate Preferred Shares and MuniFund Term Preferred Shares at End of Period — Asset Coverage Per $1 Liquidation Preference
California Dividend Advantage 2 (NVX)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ 93,775 $ 25,000 $ 84,297 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
2010 93,775 25,000 81,968
2009(f) 110,000 25,000 68,369
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
California Dividend Advantage 3 (NZH)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 69,500 25,000 78,035 86,250 10.00 10.28 10.14 31.21 3.12
2010 69,500 25,000 76,021 86,250 10.00 10.11 10.09^ 30.41 3.04
2009(f) 154,075 25,000 70,117
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

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares Before Reimbursement(c) Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares After Reimbursement(c)(d)
Based on Market Value (b) Based on Common Share Net Asset Value (b) Ending Net Assets Applicable to Common S har es (000) Expenses Including Interest (e) Expenses Excluding Interest Net Investment Income Expenses Including Interest (e) Expenses Excluding Interest Net Investment Income Portfolio Turnover Rate
13.10 % 7.51 % $ 222,421 1.14 %* 1.11 %* 7.11 %* 1.06 %* 1.02 %* 7.19 %* 3 %
38.29 19.52 213,687 1.20 1.16 7.58 1.04 1.01 7.74 4
(13.83 ) (7.40 ) 190,824 1.37 * 1.32 * 7.85 * 1.14 * 1.09 * 8.08 * 7
(2.80 ) 2.76 212,890 1.25 1.16 6.56 .99 .90 6.83 20
(3.39 ) .46 217,332 1.25 1.17 5.97 .91 .83 6.31 21
4.19 3.82 227,160 1.16 1.16 5.94 .74 .74 6.35 9
14.98 10.80 231,140 1.16 1.16 5.94 .71 .71 6.39 3
11.79 7.51 330,409 2.04 * 1.20 * 6.48 * 1.89 * 1.05 * 6.64 * 11
32.93 22.17 317,860 1.36 1.17 7.68 1.16 .97 7.88 6
(17.58 ) (12.54 ) 278,056 1.39 * 1.27 * 8.50 * 1.13 * 1.01 * 8.75 * 9
.46 .60 328,659 1.21 1.19 6.96 .90 .88 7.27 23
(4.12 ) (.32 ) 343,806 1.22 1.16 6.16 .83 .78 6.54 23
8.50 3.81 362,473 1.16 1.16 6.08 .71 .71 6.53 10
15.75 10.69 369,262 1.17 1.17 6.05 .71 .71 6.50 5
(a) The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
(b) Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on 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.
(c) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders; Net Investment Income ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares and/or MuniFund Term Preferred shares, where applicable. (d) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable. Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund’s net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios reflect, among other things, payments to MuniFund Term Preferred shareholders and/or the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, both as described in Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Polices, MuniFund Term Preferred Shares and Inverse Floating Rate Securities, respectively.
(f) For the six months ended February 28, 2009.
(g) For the six months ended August 31, 2010.
* Annualized.
** Rounds to less than $.01 per share.
^ For the period December 21, 2009 (first issuance dates of shares) through February 28, 2010.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial
Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:

Beginning Common Share Net Asset Value Net Investment Income Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) Distributions from Net Investment Income to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders (a) Distributions from Capital Gains to Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders (a) Total Net Investment Income to Common Share- holders Capital Gains to Common Share- holders Total Discount from Common Shares Repurchased and Retired Ending Common Share Net Asset Value Ending Market Value
Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ 14.71 $ .52 $ .59 $ (.01 ) $ — $ 1.10 $ (.46 ) $ — $ (.46 ) $ — $ 15.35 $ 15.14
2010 13.52 1.06 1.01 (.04 ) 2.03 (.84 ) (.84 ) ** 14.71 13.66
2009(f) 14.61 .50 (1.07 ) (.10 ) (.01 ) (.68 ) (.37 ) (.04 ) (.41 ) ** 13.52 11.16
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.91 1.03 (.33 ) (.25 ) (.01 ) .44 (.72 ) (.02 ) (.74 ) 14.61 13.50
2007 15.50 1.01 (.57 ) (.26 ) ** .18 (.77 ) ** (.77 ) 14.91 14.24
2006 15.81 1.01 (.25 ) (.22 ) .54 (.85 ) (.85 ) 15.50 15.70
2005 15.35 1.01 .52 (.12 ) 1.41 (.90 ) (.05 ) (.95 ) 15.81 15.00
Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 14.03 .39 .57 .96 (.40 ) (.40 ) 14.59 14.12
2010 12.85 .85 1.09 1.94 (.76 ) (.76 ) 14.03 12.87
2009(f) 14.19 .39 (1.32 ) ** (.01 ) (.94 ) (.35 ) (.05 ) (.40 ) 12.85 11.75
Year Ended 8/31:
2008 14.47 .97 (.30 ) (.24 ) .43 (.71 ) (.71 ) 14.19 13.78
2007 14.92 .96 (.46 ) (.24 ) .26 (.71 ) (.71 ) 14.47 14.47
2006 15.17 .95 (.25 ) (.21 ) .49 (.74 ) (.74 ) 14.92 14.27
20 0 5 14.62 .96 .57 (.13 ) 1.40 (.85 ) (.85 ) 15.17 14.38
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) Liquidation Value Per Share Asset Coverage Per Share Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000) Liquidation Value Per Share Asset Coverage Per Share
Insured California Dividend Advantage (NKL)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) $ 103,750 $ 25,000 $ 81,436 $ — $ — $ —
2010 108,250 25,000 76,802
2009(f) 108,250 25,000 72,683
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
Insured California Tax-Free Advantage (NKX)
Year Ended 2/28:
2011(g) 35,500 100,000 341,883
2010 35,500 100,000 332,616
2009(f) 35,500 100,000 313,131
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

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares Before Reimbursement(c) Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares After Reimbursement(c)(d)
Based on Market Value (b) Based on Common Share Net Asset Value (b) Ending Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares (000) Expenses Including Interest (e) Expenses Excluding Interest Net Investment Income Expenses Including Interest (e) Expenses Excluding Interest Net Investment Income Portfolio Turnover Rate
14.40 % 7.62 % $ 234,211 1.14 %* 1.12 %* 6.76 %* .97 %* .95 * % 6.92 %* 6 %
30.55 15.42 224,301 1.19 1.16 7.21 .95 .93 7.45 1
(14.22 ) (4.50 ) 206,467 1.32 * 1.23 * 7.36 * 1.01 * .92 * 7.67 * 3
(.03 ) 2.98 223,356 1.19 1.19 6.52 .84 .84 6.87 6
(4.64 ) 1.13 227,923 1.21 1.16 6.12 .79 .74 6.54 12
10.72 3.62 236,525 1.17 1.17 6.12 .71 .71 6.58 3
9.00 9.46 241,254 1.16 1.16 6.06 .72 .72 6.50 4
13.00 6.96 85,868 2.17 * 1.98 * 5.39 * 2.06 * 1.86 * 5.51 * 8
16.39 15.49 82,579 1.68 1.46 6.11 1.47 1.25 6.32 ***
(11.55 ) (6.42 ) 75,661 2.57 * 1.54 * 5.89 * 2.27 * 1.24 * 6.19 * 3
.12 2.97 83,531 1.33 1.26 6.28 .94 .86 6.67 28
6.35 1.69 85,144 1.27 1.21 5.95 .79 .73 6.43 15
4.56 3.43 87,775 1.22 1.22 5.97 .74 .74 6.45 4
7.46 9.84 89,272 1.21 1.21 5.95 .74 .74 6.42 3
(a) The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.
(b) Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.
Total Return Based on 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.
(c) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Auction Rate Preferred shareholders; Net Investment Income ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to Auction Rate Preferred shares and/or Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares, where applicable.
(d) After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable. Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund’s net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable.
(e) The expense ratios reflect, among other things, payments to Variable Rate Demand Preferred shareholders and/or the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund, where applicable, both as described in Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares and Inverse Floating Rate Securities, respectively.
(f) For the six months ended February 28, 2009.
(g) For the six months ended August 31, 2010.
* Annualized.
** Rounds to less than $.01 per share.
*** Calculates to less than 1%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Annual Investment Management

Agreement Approval Process (Unaudited)

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 25-26, 2010 (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 agreements (each an “ Advisory Agreement ”) between each Fund and Nuveen Asset Management (the “ Adviser ”) for an additional one-year period. In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Board also held a separate meeting on April 21-22, 2010 (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, the Independent Board Members reviewed a broad range of information relating to the Funds and the Adviser, including absolute and comparative performance, fee and expense information for the Funds (as described in more detail below), 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 the Adviser. 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 the Adviser, 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

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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.

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 the Adviser’s services, including advisory services and administrative services. The Independent Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, the Adviser’s organization and business; the types of services that the Adviser 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, including continued activities to refinance auction rate preferred securities, manage leverage during periods of market turbulence and implement an enhanced leverage management process, modify investment mandates in light of market conditions and seek shareholder approval as necessary, maintain the fund share repurchase program and maintain shareholder communications to keep shareholders apprised of Nuveen’s efforts in refinancing preferred shares. In addition to the foregoing, the Independent Board Members also noted the additional services that the Adviser or its affiliates provide to closed-end funds, including, in particular, 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 provide timely information and education to financial advisers and investors; providing marketing for the closed-end funds; maintaining and enhancing a closed-end fund website; participating in conferences and having direct communications with analysts and financial advisors.

As part of their review, the Independent Board Members also evaluated the background, experience and track record of the Adviser’s investment personnel. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered any changes in the personnel, and the impact on the level of services provided to the Funds, if any. The Independent Board Members also reviewed information regarding portfolio manager compensation arrangements to evaluate the Adviser’s ability to attract and retain high quality investment personnel, preserve stability, and reward performance but not provide an incentive for taking undue risks.

In addition to advisory services, the Independent Board Members considered the quality of administrative services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates including product management, fund administration, oversight of service providers, shareholder services,

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administration of Board relations, regulatory and portfolio compliance and legal support. Given the importance of compliance, the Independent Board Members also considered the Adviser’s compliance program, including the report of the chief compliance officer regarding the Funds’ compliance policies and procedures.

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 the Adviser

The Board considered the performance results of each Fund over various time periods. The Board reviewed, among other things, each Fund’s historic investment performance as well as information comparing the Fund’s performance information with that of other funds (the “ Performance Peer Group ”) based on data provided by an independent provider of mutual fund data and with recognized and/or customized benchmarks. In this regard, the Board reviewed each Fund’s total return information compared to its Performance Peer Group for the quarter, one-, three-and five-year periods ending December 31, 2009 and for the same periods ending March 31, 2010 (or for the periods available for Funds that did not exist during part of the foregoing time frame). In addition, the Board reviewed each Fund’s total return information compared to recognized and/or customized benchmarks for the quarter, one-and three-year periods ending December 31, 2009 and for the same periods ending March 31, 2010 (or for the periods available for Funds that did not exist during part of the foregoing time frame). Moreover, the Board reviewed the peer ranking of the Nuveen municipal funds advised by the Adviser in the aggregate. The Independent Board Members also reviewed historic premium and discount levels. This information supplemented the Fund performance information provided to the Board at each of its quarterly meetings.

In reviewing peer comparison information, the Independent Board Members recognized that the Performance Peer Group of certain funds may not adequately represent the objectives and strategies of the funds, thereby limiting the usefulness of comparing a fund’s performance with that of its Performance Peer Group. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered that the Performance Peer Groups of certain funds (including the Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc., Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc., Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund and Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund) were classified as having significant differences from such funds based on considerations such as special fund objectives, potential investable universe and the composition of the peer set ( e.g ., the number and size of competing funds and number of competing managers).

Based on their review, the Independent Board Members determined that each Fund’s investment performance over time had been satisfactory. The Independent Board Members noted that the Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund

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generally demonstrated favorable performance in comparison to peers, performing in the top two quartiles in the one-, three-and five-year periods ending March 31, 2010. The Independent Board Members noted that the Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc., Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc., Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund and Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund underperformed their benchmarks in the three-year period but outperformed their benchmarks in the one-year period. The performance of the Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund over time was satisfactory compared to peers, falling within the second or third quartile over various periods. While the Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 lagged its peers somewhat in the short-term one-year period, it demonstrated more favorable performance in the longer three-and five-year periods. Although the performance of the Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 lagged its peers somewhat in the longer periods, the performance had improved in the one-year period, performing in the first or second quartile.

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, net management fees and net expense ratios in absolute terms as well as compared to the fee and expenses of a comparable universe of funds based on data provided by an independent fund data provider (the “Peer Universe”) and in certain cases, to a more focused subset of funds in the Peer Universe (the “Peer Group”) and any expense limitations.

The Independent Board Members further reviewed the methodology regarding the construction of the applicable Peer Universe and/or Peer Group. 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 asset level of a fund relative to peers; the limited size and particular composition of the Peer Universe or Peer Group; the investment objectives of the peers; expense anomalies; changes in the funds comprising the Peer Universe or Peer Group from year to year; levels of reimbursement; the timing of information used; the differences in the type and use of leverage; and differences in the states reflected in the Peer Universe or Peer Group may impact the comparative data, thereby limiting the ability to make a meaningful comparison with peers, including, in particular, the Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund and Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund.

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). Except

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as set forth in the following sentence, the Independent Board Members noted that the Funds had net management fees and/or net expense ratios below, at or near (within 5 basis point or less) the peer averages of their Peer Group or Peer Universe. Although the net management fees of the Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund were above the peer average and the available peer set was limited, the net expense ratio was below or near the peer average. In addition, although the Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc., Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc., Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund and Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund had net advisory fees and net expense ratios above the peer average, the Board members recognized the limited peers available for comparison.

Based on their review of the fee and expense information provided, the Independent Board Members determined that each Fund’s management fees were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund.

  1. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients

The Independent Board Members further reviewed information regarding the nature of services and fee rates offered by the Adviser to other clients, including municipal separately managed accounts and passively managed municipal bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are sub-advised by the Adviser. 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.

  1. 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, the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data and an analysis of the key drivers behind the changes in revenues and expenses that impacted profitability in 2009. The Independent Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information

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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 also considered Nuveen’s revenues for advisory activities, expenses, and profit margin compared to that of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts of assets under management and relatively comparable asset composition prepared by Nuveen.

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 Nuveen’s investment in its fund business. Based on their 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 the Adviser by the Funds as well as any indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) the Adviser 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 the Adviser 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 have recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a fund being spread over a larger asset base, although economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, particularly on a fund-by-fund basis. One method to help ensure the shareholders share in these benefits is to include breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule. Generally, management fees for funds in the Nuveen complex are comprised of a fund-level

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Annual Investment Management Agreement

Approval Process (Unaudited) (continued)

component and a complex-level component, subject to certain exceptions. Accordingly, the Independent Board Members reviewed and considered the applicable fund-level breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules that reduce advisory fees as asset levels increase. Further, the Independent Board Members noted that although closed-end funds may from time-to-time make additional share offerings, the growth of their assets will occur primarily through the appreciation of such funds’ 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 are generally reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. The complex-wide fee arrangement seeks to provide the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund 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 schedules and complex-wide fee arrangement were acceptable and reflect economies of scale to be shared with shareholders when assets under management increase.

E. Indirect Benefits

In evaluating fees, the Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding potential “fall out” or ancillary benefits the Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of its relationship with each Fund. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered any revenues received by affiliates of the Adviser for serving as agent at Nuveen’s trading desk and as co-manager in initial public offerings of new closed-end funds.

In addition to the above, the Independent Board Members considered whether the Adviser 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 the Adviser in managing the assets of the Funds and other clients. The Independent Board Members noted that the Adviser 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,” the Adviser intends to comply with the applicable safe harbor provisions.

Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that any indirect benefits received by the Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Funds were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.

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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 the Adviser’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

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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.

Flexible

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

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

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

Call today to start reinvesting 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, also known as inverse floaters, 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.

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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 NAV per common share is calculated by subtracting the liabilities of the Fund (including any Preferred shares issued in order to leverage the Fund) from its total assets and then dividing the remainder by the number of common shares outstanding. Fund NAVs are calculated at the end of each business day.
Pre-refunding: Pre-refunding, also known as advanced refundings or refinancings, is a procedure used by state and local governments to refinance municipal bonds to lower interest expenses. The issuer sells new bonds with a lower yield and uses the proceeds to buy U.S. Treasury securities, the interest from which is used to make payments on the higher-yielding bonds. Because of this collateral, pre-refunding generally raises a bond’s credit rating and thus its value.
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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Notes

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Other Useful Information

Board of

Directors/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

Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting Information

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

You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at (202) 942-8090 for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to [email protected] 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 SEC the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Common and Preferred Share Information

Each Fund intends to repurchase and/or redeem shares of its own common and/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, the Funds repurchased and/or redeemed shares of their common and/or auction rate preferred stock as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund — NPC 1,800
NCL 260
NCU
NAC
NVX
NZH
NKL 180
NKX

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

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Nuveen Investments:

Serving Investors for Generations

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

Focused on meeting investor needs.

Nuveen Investments 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. We market our growing range of specialized investment solutions under the high-quality brands of HydePark, NWQ, Nuveen, Santa Barbara, Symphony, Tradewinds and Winslow Capital. In total, Nuveen Investments managed more than $160 billion of assets on September 30, 2010.

Find out how we can help you.

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

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Nuveen Investments, LLC

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

www.nuveen.com

ESA-B-0810D

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

(a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable to this filing.

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

Not applicable to this filing.

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 of Directors or Trustees implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

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

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

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable to this filing.

(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: See 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: See 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

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy

Kevin J. McCarthy

(Vice President and Secretary)

Date: November 8, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman

Gifford R. Zimmerman

Chief Administrative Officer

(principal executive officer)

Date: November 8, 2010

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Stephen D. Foy

Stephen D. Foy

Vice President and Controller

(principal financial officer)

Date: November 8, 2010

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