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NUVEEN CALIFORNIA SELECT TAX FREE INCOME PORTFOLIO

Regulatory Filings Dec 5, 2013

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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 811-6623

Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio

(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: March 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2013

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

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.

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Table of Contents

Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders 4
Portfolio Managers’ Comments 5
Fund Leverage 10
Share Information 11
Risk Considerations 13
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries 14
Shareholder Meeting Report 19
Portfolios of Investments 20
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 53
Statement of Operations 54
Statement of Changes in Net Assets 55
Financial Highlights 58
Notes to Financial Statements 64
Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process 72
Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently 81
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report 82
Additional Fund Information 87

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Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

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

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

On the domestic front, the U.S. economy is experiencing sustainable slow growth. Corporate fundamentals are strong as earnings per share and corporate cash are at the highest level in two decades. Unemployment is trending down and the housing market has experienced a rebound, each assisting the positive economic scenario. However, there are some issues to be watched. Interest rates are expected to increase but significant uncertainty about the timing remains. Partisan politics in Washington D.C. with their troublesome outcome add to the uncertainties that could cause problems for the economy going forward.

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

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

Sincerely,

William J. Schneider

Chairman of the Nuveen Fund Board

November 22, 2013

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP)

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2 (NXQ)

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 3 (NXR)

Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXC)

Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXN)

These Portfolios feature management by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, an affiliate of Nuveen Investments. Portfolio managers Thomas C. Spalding, CFA, and Scott R. Romans, PhD, review key investment strategies and the six-month performance of the Nuveen Select Portfolios. Tom has managed the three national Portfolios since 1999, while Scott has managed NXC since 2003 and NXN since 2011.

What key strategies were used to manage the Nuveen Select Portfolios during the six-month reporting period ended September 30, 2013?

During this reporting period, uncertainty about the next step for the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program and the potential impact on the economy and financial markets led to increased market volatility. Ongoing political debate over federal spending and headline credit stories involving Detroit and Puerto Rico also contributed to an unsettled environment and prompted an increase in selling by bondholders across the municipal market. Given this backdrop, municipal bond prices generally declined during this period, while the yield curve steepened. We continued to take a bottom-up approach to discovering sectors that appeared undervalued as well as individual credits that had the potential to perform well over the long term and helped us keep our Portfolios fully invested.

During this reporting period, NXP, NXQ and NXR found value in diversified areas of the market and included adding bonds with competitive yields to help support the Portfolios’ income streams. As part of this strategy we participated in the $2 billion new offering of bonds issued for the Grand Parkway in Houston, Texas, which, when completed will be the longest beltway in the U.S., at 184 miles. The BBB+ rated bonds provided funding for construction of 55 miles of new tollway, with traffic projected to be 90% commuter-based. The new section of tollway, which is expected to be completed in 2016, will provide congestion relief for the Houston area, currently the sixth most congested urban area in the country. All three Portfolios also purchased BB-rated bonds that were part of the $1.2 billion new issue by the Iowa Finance Authority for the Iowa Fertilizer Company project. These bonds will fund the construction of a nitrogen fertilizer plant located in southeast Iowa with a production capacity of 1.6 million tons per year. With growing demand

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

Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A, and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments (continued)

for nitrogen fertilizer in the U.S., 50% of which is currently supplied by imports, we believe this project is well positioned competitively because it is U.S. based, will offer reduced transportation costs and has access to cheaper sources of natural gas than foreign producers. During this reporting period, these Portfolios also added BBB-rated bonds issued by the Dallas based Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation for the Southwest Airlines project, which fund renovations at Love Field, including a new centralized concourse with 20 gates, a remodeled lobby, expanded baggage claim area and new ticketing wing. Aside from these new issues, our purchases for these Portfolios were largely made in the secondary market.

In NXC and NXN, we primarily focused on three strategies intended to enhance these Portfolios’ positioning and potentially increase income distribution. The first of these strategies involved purchasing bonds that we believed had the best prospects for advanced refunding, that is, bonds with higher coupons or slightly shorter calls. Carrying out this strategy did not involve selling bonds from our portfolios; instead we were reinvesting the proceeds from called bonds. The addition of these bonds enhanced the credit quality of our portfolios, provided higher levels of liquidity and reduced interest rate sensitivity. Once interest rates started to rise, our focus shifted to bond swaps. Virtually all of the bonds we added to our portfolios in 2012 and early 2013 were purchased at significant premiums. Because tax laws require that premiums be amortized, this reduces the amount of income available for distribution from the coupon. By executing a bond swap in a rising interest rate environment, the expense of amortization is basically converted into a capital loss, so that more of the income from the coupon can be distributed to shareholders. Most of the bonds we swapped offered similar risk characteristics and often involved the same credit, but with different maturity dates. An additional benefit of this strategy was the tax loss carry-forwards that can be used to offset future capital gains.

The third strategy involved an approach known as “couponing up.” Couponing up is the process of working to improve the book yields on the Portfolios’ holdings, which enables us to maintain and potentially improve the dividend stream. During this reporting period we sold some of the Portfolios’ holdings with 5% coupons in the 20-year maturity range at attractive prices into strong retail demand. We then used the proceeds from these sales to purchase more recent issuance from 2010-2011 with higher coupons (e.g., 5.75% to 6.50%). These bonds ultimately provide a more defensive structure and potentially enable us to increase income distributions. Strong retail bids for redevelopment agency and community facilities district bonds in California and general issuers such as Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York helped us execute this strategy in NXC and NXN.

During this reporting period, NXP, NXQ and NXR also focused on bonds with longer maturities to take advantage of a steep municipal yield curve. This enabled these Portfolios to add more attractive yields further out on the curve and also supplied some protection for the Portfolios’ duration and yield curve positioning. The bond calls also had an impact on the Portfolios’ durations, since the bonds called as part of current refundings were priced to short calls and therefore had negligible durations. Although it was not a strategy, reinvesting these call proceeds in anything other than cash had the effect of extending durations. In terms of credit quality, the national Portfolios generally found better opportunities in single-A and BBB-rated bonds and we reinvested much of our call proceeds into these

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categories. NXC and NXN also added to lower rated holdings, specifically bonds rated A and BBB and lower in NXC and single-A and BB-rated bonds and lower in NXN.

Activity during this reporting period was driven primarily by the reinvestment of proceeds from called and matured bonds, which was aimed at keeping the Portfolios fully invested and supporting their income streams. During the first part of this reporting period, we experienced an increased number of current bond calls as a result of an increase in refinancings, which provided a meaningful source of cash flow. In the latter months of the reporting period, as interest rates rose, refinancing activity declined. However, we continued to receive cash generated by maturing bonds, which we were able to reinvest at higher yields and lower prices in the rising rate environment. As the supply of new paper associated with the refinancings declined, we focused on the secondary market for the majority of our purchases. Other than the sales involved in NXC’s and NXN’s execution of the strategies described above, selling was minimal during this reporting period.

As of September 30, 2013, all five of these Portfolios continued to use inverse floating rate securities. We employ inverse floaters for a variety of reasons, including duration management, income enhancement and total return enhancement.

How did the Portfolios perform during the six-month reporting period ended September 30, 2013?

The tables in each Portfolio’s Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section of this report provide the Portfolios’ returns for the six-month, one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2013. Each Portfolio’s returns are compared with the performance of a corresponding market index and Lipper classification average.

For the six months ended September 30, 2013, the cumulative returns on net asset value (NAV) for the three national Select Portfolios underperformed the return for the national S&P Municipal Bond Index, and NXC and NXN underper-formed the returns on their respective state’s S&P Municipal Bond Index. For this same period, NXP, NXQ and NXR trailed the average return for the Lipper General and Insured Unleveraged Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average, while both NXC and NXN exceeded the returns on their respective state Lipper averages. Key management factors that influenced the Portfolios’ returns during this reporting period included yield curve and duration positioning, credit exposure and sector allocation.

As interest rates rose and the yield curve steepened, municipal bonds with shorter maturities generally outperformed those with longer maturities. Overall, credits at the shortest end of the municipal yield curve posted the best returns, while bonds at the longest end produced the weakest results. For the reporting period, the durations of all these Portfolios exceeded their duration targets. As a result, duration and yield curve positioning was the major factor detracting from the Portfolios’ performance.

Credit exposure also factored into the Portfolios’ performance, as events in the municipal market led investors to avoid risk and credit spreads, or the difference in yield spreads between U.S. Treasury securities and comparable investments such as municipal bonds, began to widen. For the reporting period, higher quality bonds generally outperformed lower quality bonds, specifically bonds rated single-A, BBB or lower. In NXC and NXN, allocations of

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments (continued)

bonds rated B and those rated BB, respectively, had the largest negative impact on performance. Credit exposure was less of a performance factor in the three national Portfolios.

After underperforming for many months, pre-refunded bonds, which are often backed by U.S. Treasury securities, were among the best performing market segments. The outperformance of these bonds can be attributed primarily to their shorter effective maturities and higher credit quality. During this reporting period, the three national Portfolios tended to be overweighted in pre-refunded bonds relative to the market average, which helped their investment performance, while NXC and NXN had smaller allocations of pre-refunded bonds. General obligation credits, housing bonds, and in the California market, redevelopment agency (RDA) and tax increment financing (TIF) district bonds also typically outperformed the general municipal market. NXC’s overweight in TIF credits benefited its performance during the reporting period.

In contrast, revenue bonds as a whole underperformed the municipal market. Among the revenue sectors that generally lagged municipal market performance by the widest margins for this reporting period were industrial development revenue (IDR), health care (including hospitals), utilities, transportation and water and sewer. Tobacco credits backed by the 1998 master tobacco settlement agreement also were among the poorest performing market sectors, due in part to their longer effective durations, lower credit ratings and the tendency of investors to avoid risk. As of September 30, 2013, NXQ and NXR had the heaviest weightings of lower rated tobacco bonds and NXN held the fewest of these credits.

During this reporting period, two noteworthy credit events weighed on the municipal market. On July 18, 2013, the City of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 in federal bankruptcy court. Detroit, burdened by decades of population loss, changes in the auto manufacturing industry and significant tax base deterioration, has been under severe financial stress for an extended period. Detroit’s bankruptcy filing will likely be a lengthy one, given the complexity of its debt portfolio, number of creditors, numerous union contracts, and significant legal questions that must be addressed. It is not yet clear how this bankruptcy will impact the actual creditworthiness, or the market’s perception of that creditwor-thiness, of other municipalities in Michigan. None of the Portfolios had any exposure to Detroit general obligation (GO) bonds, while the three national Portfolios have small holdings of Detroit water and sewer credits. NXP, NXQ and NXR also purchased additional Detroit water and sewer bonds during the reporting period The recently purchased credits are insured, which adds security and liquidity. During this reporting period, the water and sewer holdings had a negligible impact on the Portfolios’ investment performance due to the Detroit bankruptcy.

Shareholders also should be aware of issues impacting the Portfolios’ Puerto Rico holdings. In 2012, Moody’s downgraded Puerto Rico GO bonds to Baa3 from Baa1 and Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (COFINA) senior sales tax revenue bonds to Aa3 from Aa2 and COFINA subordinate sales tax revenue bonds to A3 from A1. (In October 2013, subsequent to the end of this reporting period, Moody’s further downgraded the COFINA senior sales tax bonds to A2, while affirming the subordinate bonds at A3.) These downgrades were based on Puerto Rico’s ongoing economic problems and, in the case of the COFINA bonds, the impact of these problems on the projected growth of sales tax revenues. However, the COFINA bonds were able to maintain a higher credit rating than the GOs because, unlike the revenue streams supporting some Puerto Rican issues, the sales taxes supporting the COFINA

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bonds cannot be diverted and used to support Puerto Rico’s GO bonds. For the reporting period ended September 30, 2013, Puerto Rico paper generally underperformed the municipal market as a whole. NXP, NXQ, NXR and NXC have limited exposure to Puerto Rico bonds, the majority of which are the subordinate sales tax bonds issued by COFINA, which we believe are the best of the Puerto Rico issuance. In addition, much of the Portfolios’ COFINA exposure is insured, which we believe adds a measure of value. NXQ also holds a small position in Puerto Rico housing bonds, and NXR holds insured highway bonds issued by the commonwealth. NXN does not have any exposure to paper issued by Puerto Rico. No Puerto Rico bonds were purchased or sold in the Portfolios during this reporting period. The small nature of their exposure helped to limit the impact of the Puerto Rico bonds’ underperformance on the Portfolios.

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Fund Leverage

IMPACT OF THE PORTFOLIOS’ LEVERAGE STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE

One important factor impacting the returns of NXP, NXQ, NXR, NXC and NXN relative to their benchmarks was the Portfolios’ use of leverage. The Portfolios use leverage because their managers believe that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income and total return for shareholders. However, use of leverage also can expose shareholders to additional volatility. For example, as the prices of securities held by a Portfolio decline, the negative impact of these valuation changes on NAV and shareholder total return is magnified by the use of leverage. Conversely, leverage may enhance share returns during periods when the prices of securities held by a Portfolio generally are rising. Leverage had a negative impact on the performance of the Portfolios over this reporting period.

As of September 30, 2013, the Portfolios’ percentages of effective leverage are as shown in the accompanying table.

NXP NXQ NXR NXC NXN
Effective Leverage* 1.40% 2.38% 0.57% 1.65% 8.91%
  • Effective Leverage is a Fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage and the leverage effects of certain derivative and other investments in a Fund’s portfolio that increase the Fund’s investment exposure. Currently, the leverage effects of Tender Option Bond (TOB) inverse floater holdings are included in effective leverage values.

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Share Information

DIVIDEND INFORMATION

During the current reporting period ended September 30, 2013, the Funds’ monthly dividends to shareholders were as shown in the accompanying table.

Per Share Amounts — NXP NXQ NXR NXC NXN
April $ 0.0525 $ 0.0525 $ 0.0525 $ 0.0570 $ 0.0525
May 0.0525 0.0525 0.0525 0.0570 0.0525
June 0.0525 0.0525 0.0525 0.0570 0.0525
July 0.0525 0.0525 0.0525 0.0570 0.0525
August 0.0525 0.0525 0.0525 0.0570 0.0525
September 0.0525 0.0525 0.0525 0.0570 0.0525
Market Yield** 4.83 % 5.04 % 4.91 % 5.05 % 4.84 %
Taxable-Equivalent Yield** 6.71 % 7.00 % 6.82 % 7.73 % 7.20 %

** Market Yield is based on the Fund’s current annualized monthly dividend divided by the Fund’s current market price as of the end of the reporting period. 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 28.0%, 34.7%, and 32.8% for National, California and New York Funds, respectively. When comparing a Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.

All of these Portfolios seek to pay stable dividends at rates that reflect each Portfolio’s past results and projected future performance. During certain periods, each Portfolio may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Portfolio during the period. If a Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s NAV. Conversely, if a Portfolio has cumulatively paid dividends in excess of its earnings, the excess constitutes negative UNII that is likewise reflected in the Portfolio’s NAV. Each Portfolio will, over time, pay all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of September 30, 2013, all of the Portfolios in this report had positive UNII balances, based upon our best estimate, for tax purposes and positive UNII balances for financial reporting purposes.

EQUITY SHELF PROGRAMS

The following Portfolios are authorized to issue additional shares through their ongoing equity shelf program. Under this program, each Portfolio, subject to market conditions, may raise additional capital from time to time in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above the Portfolio’s NAV per share.

NXP NXQ NXR
Additional Shares Authorized 1,600,000 1,700,000 1,300,000

During the current reporting period NXP, NXQ and NXR did not sell shares through their equity shelf programs.

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Share Information (continued)

Refer to Notes to Financial Statements, Note 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies for further details on the Portfolios’ Equity Shelf Programs.

SHARE REPURCHASES

Since the inception of the Portfolios’ repurchase programs, the Portfolios have not repurchased any of their outstanding shares.

OTHER SHARE INFORMATION

As of September 30, 2013, and during the current reporting period, the share prices of the Portfolios were trading at a premium/(discount) to their NAVs as shown in the accompanying table.

NAV $ 14.02 $ NXQ — 13.41 $ NXR — 13.93 $ NXC — 14.62 $ NXN — 13.68
Share Price $ 13.04 $ 12.51 $ 12.82 $ 13.55 $ 13.01
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (6.99 )% (6.71 )% (7.97 )% (7.32 )% (4.90 )%
6-Month Average Premium/(Discount) to NAV (5.83 )% (5.28 )% (5.62 )% (4.27 )% (3.57 )%

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Risk Considerations

Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fund shares are subject to a variety of risks, including:

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

Tax Risk. The tax treatment of Fund distributions may be affected by new IRS interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and future changes in tax laws and regulations.

Issuer Credit Risk. This is the risk that a security in a Fund’s portfolio will fail to make dividend or interest payments when due.

Interest Rate Risk. Fixed-income securities such as bonds, preferred, convertible and other debt securities will decline in value if market interest rates rise.

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

Call Risk or Prepayment Risk. Issuers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing a Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.

Inverse Floater Risk. The Funds may invest in inverse floaters. Due to their leveraged nature, these investments can greatly increase a Fund’s exposure to interest rate risk and credit risk. In addition, investments in inverse floaters involve the risk that the Fund could lose more than its original principal investment.

Leverage Risk. Each Fund’s use of effective leverage creates the possibility of higher volatility for the Fund’s per share NAV, market price, distributions and returns. There is no assurance that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.

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NXP
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of September 30, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2013

Cumulative — 6-Month Average Annual — 1-Year 5-Year 10-Year
NXP at NAV (4.65)% (2.45)% 5.73% 4.50%
NXP at Share Price (8.76)% (15.01)% 5.00% 4.47%
S&P Municipal Bond Index (3.47)% (2.25)% 6.00% 4.47%
Lipper General and Insured Unleveraged
Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average (4.23)% (1.98)% 5.56% 4.36%

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

Portfolio Composition 1
(as a % of total investments)
Health Care 20.3%
Tax Obligation/Limited 18.4%
Transportation 17.7%
U.S. Guaranteed 12.1%
Tax Obligation/General 11.0%
Consumer Staples 6.2%
Utilities 6.0%
Other 8.3%
Credit Quality 1,2,3
(as a % of total investment exposure)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 16.0%
AA 30.4%
A 31.4%
BBB 13.2%
BB or Lower 7.0%
N/R 1.3%
States 1
(as a % of total investments)
California 14.1%
Illinois 12.8%
Texas 12.7%
Colorado 7.7%
New Jersey 6.5%
New York 5.7%
Virginia 4.1%
Michigan 2.6%
Iowa 2.5%
Nevada 2.4%
Missouri 2.4%
Oklahoma 2.2%
New Mexico 2.2%
Florida 2.2%
Other 19.9%

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

1 Holdings are subject to change.
2 Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
3 Percentages may not add to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets less liabilities from the table.

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NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of September 30, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2013

Cumulative — 6-Month Average Annual — 1-Year 5-Year 10-Year
NXQ at NAV (4.58)% (1.78)% 5.55% 4.11%
NXQ at Share Price (8.38)% (11.94)% 4.41% 4.47%
S&P Municipal Bond Index (3.47)% (2.25)% 6.00% 4.47%
Lipper General and Insured Unleveraged
Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average (4.23)% (1.98)% 5.56% 4.36%

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

Portfolio Composition 1
(as a % of total investments)
Health Care 18.0%
Tax Obligation/General 15.7%
Transportation 15.7%
Tax Obligation/Limited 14.0%
U.S. Guaranteed 11.2%
Consumer Staples 7.7%
Utilities 6.6%
Other 11.1%
Credit Quality 1,2,3
(as a % of total investment exposure)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 19.0%
AA 20.4%
A 33.3%
BBB 13.8%
BB or Lower 6.9%
N/R 5.1%
States 1
(as a % of total investments)
Texas 13.4%
California 12.9%
Illinois 12.6%
Colorado 8.1%
New York 7.4%
Indiana 4.8%
Ohio 3.5%
Virginia 3.4%
Michigan 3.1%
New Mexico 3.1%
South Carolina 3.0%
Nevada 2.9%
Rhode Island 2.4%
Other 19.4%

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

1 Holdings are subject to change.
2 Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
3 Percentage may not add to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets less liabilities from the table.

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NXR
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 3
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of September 30, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2013

Cumulative — 6-Month Average Annual — 1-Year 5-Year 10-Year
NXR at NAV (4.68)% (2.45)% 5.73% 4.55%
NXR at Share Price (9.36)% (15.20)% 5.10% 4.79%
S&P Municipal Bond Index (3.47)% (2.25)% 6.00% 4.47%
Lipper General and Insured Unleveraged
Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average (4.23)% (1.98)% 5.56% 4.36%

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

Portfolio Composition 1
(as a % of total investments)
Health Care 18.4%
Tax Obligation/Limited 18.2%
Tax Obligation/General 14.7%
Transportation 14.5%
U.S. Guaranteed 9.9%
Consumer Staples 7.2%
Utilities 6.5%
Other 10.6%
Credit Quality 1,2,3
(as a % of total investment exposure)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 17.1%
AA 29.1%
A 31.5%
BBB 11.7%
BB or Lower 9.4%
N/R 0.5%
States 1
(as a % of total investments)
California 17.6%
Illinois 13.4%
Texas 11.5%
Colorado 7.0%
New York 6.4%
Indiana 4.6%
Ohio 3.9%
Virginia 3.3%
Nevada 2.8%
Washington 2.8%
New Mexico 2.8%
Iowa 2.7%
Puerto Rico 2.4%
Other 18.8%

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

1 Holdings are subject to change.
2 Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
3 Percentage may not add to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets less liabilities from the table.

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NXC
Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of September 30, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2013

Cumulative — 6-Month Average Annual — 1-Year 5-Year 10-Year
NXC at NAV (4.85)% (1.90)% 6.73% 4.91%
NXC at Share Price (7.91)% (11.24)% 7.28% 5.15%
S&P Municipal Bond California Index (3.14)% (1.37)% 6.41% 4.75%
S&P Municipal Bond Index (3.47)% (2.25)% 6.00% 4.47%
Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average (7.28)% (4.62)% 8.20% 5.10%

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

Portfolio Composition 1
(as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/General 39.0%
Tax Obligation/Limited 27.0%
Health Care 9.4%
Utilities 6.9%
Education and Civic Organizations 4.0%
Other 13.7%
Credit Quality 1,2,3
(as a % of total investment exposure)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 3.9%
AA 27.3%
A 47.8%
BBB 9.3%
BB or Lower 4.3%
N/R 4.0%

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

1 Holdings are subject to change.
2 Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
3 Percentage may not add to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets less liabilities from the table.

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NXN
Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of September 30, 2013

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2013

Cumulative — 6-Month Average Annual — 1-Year 5-Year 10-Year
NXN at NAV (4.82)% (4.13)% 5.44% 4.15%
NXN at Share Price (10.44)% (9.35)% 5.45% 4.47%
S&P Municipal Bond New York Index (2.86)% (1.89)% 5.88% 4.46%
S&P Municipal Bond Index (3.47)% (2.25)% 6.00% 4.47%
Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average (7.40)% (6.59)% (7.05)% 4.60%

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

Portfolio Composition 1
(as a % of total investments)
Tax Obligation/Limited 34.6%
Education and Civic Organizations 15.9%
Health Care 9.1%
Utilities 7.5%
Tax Obligation/General 6.7%
Transportation 5.1%
Housing/Single Family 4.6%
U.S. Guaranteed 4.2%
Other 12.3%
Credit Quality 1,2,3
(as a % of total investment exposure)
AAA/U.S. Guaranteed 30.0%
AA 27.6%
A 21.2%
BBB 5.9%
BB or Lower 7.0%
N/R 1.5%

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

1 Holdings are subject to change.
2 Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
3 Percentage may not add to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets less liabilities from the table.

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NXP
NXQ Shareholder Meeting Report The annual meeting of shareholders was held in the offices of Nuveen Investments on August 7, 2013; at this meeting the shareholders were asked to vote on the election of Board Members.
NXR
NXC
NXN
NXP NXQ NXR NXC NXN
Common Common Common Common Common
shares shares shares shares shares
Approval of the Board Members was reached as follows:
William C. Hunter
For 13,705,695 15,989,558 11,172,342 4,653,854 3,260,743
Withhold 435,170 378,497 282,826 214,009 51,565
Total 14,140,865 16,368,055 11,455,168 4,867,863 3,312,308
Judith M. Stockdale
For 13,739,113 15,939,252 11,134,348 4,657,382 3,257,355
Withhold 401,752 428,803 320,820 210,481 54,953
Total 14,140,865 16,368,055 11,455,168 4,867,863 3,312,308
Carole E. Stone
For 13,737,123 15,958,773 11,142,190 4,657,214 3,257,355
Withhold 403,742 409,282 312,978 210,649 54,953
Total 14,140,865 16,368,055 11,455,168 4,867,863 3,312,308
Virginia L. Stringer
For 13,735,471 15,976,750 11,150,845 4,650,196 3,257,355
Withhold 405,394 391,305 304,323 217,667 54,953
Total 14,140,865 16,368,055 11,455,168 4,867,863 3,312,308

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NXP
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.3%
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 99.3%
Alaska – 1.9%
$ 2,475 Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003E, 5.250%, 12/01/23 (Pre-refunded 12/01/13) – NPFG Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA (4) $ 2,496,409
2,675 Northern Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Alaska, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 6/01/46 6/14 at 100.00 B2 1,863,512
5,150 Total Alaska 4,359,921
Arizona – 1.4%
2,500 Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2011B-1&2, 5.250%, 3/01/39 3/21 at 100.00 A 2,540,550
625 Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Tucson Electric Power Company, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 10/01/40 10/20 at 100.00 BBB 620,538
3,125 Total Arizona 3,161,088
Arkansas – 0.4%
5,915 Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Arkansas Cancer Research Center Project, Series 2006, 0.000%, 7/01/46 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call Aa2 973,372
California – 14.0%
2,000 Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2004A, 5.450%, 10/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 10/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 2,128,340
4,195 Anaheim City School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2002 Series 2007, 0.000%, 8/01/31 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 1,587,136
2,340 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C, 0.000%, 9/01/30 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 910,120
3,000 Bay Area Toll Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge, Series 2013S-4, 5.000%, 4/01/38 4/23 at 100.00 A+ 3,077,580
2,310 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Joseph Health System, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 7/01/33 7/23 at 100.00 AA– 2,372,647
895 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospital Project, Series 2009, 6.750%, 2/01/38 8/19 at 100.00 Aa2 1,040,661
3,790 Coast Community College District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 8/01/36 – AGM Insured 8/16 at 33.78 Aa1 1,115,587
2,645 Cypress Elementary School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A, 0.000%, 5/01/34 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA 841,718
2,130 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 0.000%, 6/01/28 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A2 1,096,183
2,350 Golden Valley Unified School District, Madera County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2006 Series 2007A, 0.000%, 8/01/29 – AGM Insured 8/17 at 56.07 AA– 979,974
3,030 Grossmont Union High School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 0.000%, 8/01/25 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call Aa2 1,876,206
365 Los Angeles, California, Parking System Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A, 5.250%, 5/01/29 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call AA– 366,106
1,000 Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 0.000%, 8/01/23 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AA– 638,570
1,160 Mount San Antonio Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series 2013A, 0.000%, 8/01/43 8/35 at 100.00 AA 546,000

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
California (continued)
$ 5,395 Napa Valley Community College District, Napa and Sonoma Counties, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2002 Series 2007C, 0.000%, 8/01/32 – NPFG Insured 8/17 at 46.57 Aa2 $ 2,083,549
3,000 New Haven Unified School District, Alameda County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A, 0.000%, 8/01/28 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call Aa3 1,405,920
590 Palomar Pomerado Health Care District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2009, 6.750%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 Baa3 608,007
4,390 Pittsburg Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Los Medanos Community Development Project, Series 1999, 0.000%, 8/01/29 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A 1,762,936
1,700 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006, 0.000%, 10/01/34 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A+ 504,356
8,000 Poway Unified School District, San Diego County, California, School Facilities Improvement District 2007-1 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A, 0.000%, 8/01/33 No Opt. Call Aa2 2,764,080
2,930 San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Orange County, California, Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1997A, 0.000%, 1/15/27 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 1,299,719
1,250 San Jose, California, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2004D, 5.000%, 3/01/28 – NPFG Insured 3/14 at 100.00 A 1,263,950
2,110 Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2006, Series 2006A, 0.000%, 11/01/28 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call AA 936,165
1,195 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2005A-1, 5.500%, 6/01/45 6/15 at 100.00 B– 907,148
1,150 Woodside Elementary School District, San Mateo County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 0.000%, 10/01/30 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call AAA 489,555
62,920 Total California 32,602,213
Colorado – 7.6%
2,950 Colorado Department of Transportation, Revenue Anticipation Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.250%, 12/15/15 (Pre-refunded 12/15/13) – AMBAC Insured 12/13 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,981,241
3,000 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2006A, 4.500%, 9/01/38 9/16 at 100.00 AA– 2,779,470
1,000 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corporation, Series 2010A, 5.000%, 1/01/40 1/20 at 100.00 AA 1,004,190
1,900 Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 1991D, 7.750%, 11/15/13 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call A+ 1,917,290
1,935 Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2013B, 5.000%, 11/15/43 11/23 at 100.00 A 1,936,413
3,000 Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Senior Lien Series 2003A, 5.000%, 12/01/23 (Pre-refunded 12/01/13) – SYNCORA GTY Insured 12/13 at 100.00 N/R (4) 3,024,420
500 Denver, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003B, 5.000%, 11/15/33 (Pre-refunded 11/15/13) – SYNCORA GTY Insured 11/13 at 100.00 A+ (4) 503,035
160 E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B, 0.000%, 9/01/29 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 67,139
2,000 E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 0.000%, 9/01/32 – NPFG Insured 9/20 at 50.83 A 686,800
12,500 E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 0.000%, 9/01/38 – NPFG Insured 9/26 at 54.77 A 2,865,000
28,945 Total Colorado 17,764,998
Florida – 2.2%
3,125 Collier County, Florida, Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 4.000%, 10/01/13 No Opt. Call AA 3,125,344
2,000 Halifax Hospital Medical Center, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.375%, 6/01/46 6/16 at 100.00 A– 1,863,200
5,125 Total Florida 4,988,544

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NXP
Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Georgia – 0.9%
$ 2,000 Franklin County Industrial Building Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center Project, Series 2010, 8.125%, 12/01/45 12/20 at 100.00 N/R $ 2,069,140
Illinois – 12.7%
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, Housing and Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A:
2,465 0.000%, 4/01/20 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 1,887,500
2,000 0.000%, 4/01/23 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 1,269,320
735 Chicago Board of Education, Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues Series 2011A, 5.000%, 12/01/41 12/21 at 100.00 A+ 655,679
2,000 Chicago, Illinois, Third Lien General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Series 2003F, 5.500%, 1/01/15 – CIFG Insured 1/14 at 100.00 AA– 2,025,920
DuPage County Community School District 200, Wheaton, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003B:Insured
805 5.250%, 11/01/20 (Pre-refunded 11/01/13) – AGM Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AA3 (4) 808,526
195 5.250%, 11/01/20 (Pre-refunded 1/01/14) – AGM Insured 1/14 at 100.00 AA (4) 197,500
750 Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Northwestern University, Series 2003, 5.000%, 12/01/38 12/13 at 100.00 AAA 753,930
1,050 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loyola University of Chicago, Tender Option Bond Trust 1137, 9.242%, 7/01/15 (IF) No Opt. Call AA+ 1,063,041
4,000 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 8/15/43 (Pre-refunded 8/15/14) 8/14 at 100.00 N/R (4) 4,183,440
260 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Series 2013A, 6.000%, 7/01/43 7/23 at 100.00 A– 268,793
1,000 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Series 2009, 6.875%, 8/15/38 8/19 at 100.00 BBB+ 1,080,370
2,100 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Series 2008A, 5.500%, 8/15/30 8/18 at 100.00 BBB+ 2,147,082
2,275 Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Series 2002, 6.250%, 1/01/17 11/13 at 100.00 Baa2 2,283,759
2,190 Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 8/01/23 No Opt. Call A– 2,311,808
1,000 Kendall, Kane, and Will Counties Community Unit School District 308 Oswego, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008, 0.000%, 2/01/24 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call Aa2 629,600
1,990 Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 1993A, 0.010%, 6/15/17 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A 1,840,452
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A:
1,720 0.000%, 12/15/29 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 706,008
810 0.000%, 6/15/30 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 318,257
6,070 0.000%, 12/15/31 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 2,154,607
5,000 0.000%, 12/15/36 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 1,267,950
1,300 Schaumburg, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004B, 5.250%, 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/14) – FGIC Insured 12/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,375,660
310 University of Illinois, Health Services Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2013, 6.000%, 10/01/42 10/23 at 100.00 A 314,948
40,025 Total Illinois 29,544,150
Indiana – 1.5%
1,000 Franklin Community Multi-School Building Corporation, Johnson County, Indiana, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 7/15/22 (Pre-refunded 7/15/14) – FGIC Insured 7/14 at 100.00 A+ (4) 1,038,220
670 Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Columbus Regional Hospital, Series 1993, 7.000%, 8/15/15 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 714,769
1,000 Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Series 2007, 5.500%, 3/01/37 3/17 at 100.00 A– 1,017,850
750 West Clark 2000 School Building Corporation, Clark County, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/15/22 – NPFG Insured 1/15 at 100.00 AA+ 791,498
3,420 Total Indiana 3,562,337

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Iowa – 2.5%
$ 1,665 Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Series 2013, 5.000%, 12/01/19 No Opt. Call BB– $ 1,621,810
1,000 Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Asset Backed Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2005C, 5.375%, 6/01/38 6/15 at 100.00 B+ 802,350
4,000 Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.600%, 6/01/34 6/17 at 100.00 B+ 3,392,520
6,665 Total Iowa 5,816,680
Kansas – 0.5%
500 Lawrence, Kansas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Refunding Series 2006, 4.875%, 7/01/36 7/16 at 100.00 A1 496,565
750 Wamego, Kansas, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Kansas Gas and Electric Company, Series 2004, 5.300%, 6/01/31 – NPFG Insured 6/14 at 100.00 A 754,710
1,250 Total Kansas 1,251,275
Kentucky – 1.1%
2,500 Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group, Series 2011, 5.250%, 8/15/46 8/21 at 100.00 AA– 2,542,575
Massachusetts – 1.0%
500 Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, CareGroup Inc., Series 2008E-1 &2, 5.000%, 7/01/28 7/18 at 100.00 A– 509,805
1,865 Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Housing Bonds, Series 2009F, 5.700%, 6/01/40 12/18 at 100.00 AA– 1,910,040
2,365 Total Massachusetts 2,419,845
Michigan – 2.6%
355 Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2012A, 5.250%, 7/01/39 7/22 at 100.00 BBB+ 321,563
1,500 Detroit, Michigan, Sewer Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Second Lien, Series 2001E, 5.750%, 7/01/31 – BHAC Insured 7/18 at 100.00 AA+ 1,536,750
2,450 Detroit, Michigan, Sewer Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Second Lien, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 7/01/33 – FGIC Insured 7/16 at 100.00 A 2,229,133
2,075 Detroit, Michigan, Water Supply System Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 4.500%, 7/01/25 – NPFG Insured 7/16 at 100.00 A 1,908,793
6,380 Total Michigan 5,996,239
Missouri – 2.3%
360 Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, Mass Transit Sales Tax Appropriation Bonds, Refunding Combined Lien Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/28 10/18 at 100.00 AA+ 384,876
Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corporation, Missouri, Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B-1:
1,165 0.000%, 4/15/23 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call AA– 837,775
5,000 0.000%, 4/15/30 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call AA– 2,216,100
2,000 Missouri State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, CoxHealth, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 11/15/38 11/23 at 100.00 A2 2,008,560
8,525 Total Missouri 5,447,311
Nevada – 2.3%
750 Clark County, Nevada, Airport Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust Series 11823, 20.185%, 1/01/18 (IF) 1/20 at 100.00 A+ 1,076,550
1,000 Clark County, Nevada, Passenger Facility Charge Revenue Bonds, Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 7/01/42 1/20 at 100.00 A+ 1,027,790
1,500 Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Nevada, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A, 8.000%, 6/15/30 6/19 at 100.00 BBB– 1,616,745
1,600 Las Vegas Valley Water District, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/18 – FGIC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AA+ 1,716,464
4,850 Total Nevada 5,437,549

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NXP
Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
New Jersey – 6.4%
$ 2,500 New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Somerset Medical Center, Series 2003, 5.500%, 7/01/23 12/13 at 100.00 Ba2 $ 2,500,700
35,000 New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 12/15/34 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 10,670,800
2,500 Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007-1A, 5.000%, 6/01/41 6/17 at 100.00 B2 1,797,500
40,000 Total New Jersey 14,969,000
New Mexico – 2.2%
1,000 New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, St Anthony, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 9/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 9/17 at 100.00 N/R 968,180
4,000 University of New Mexico, FHA-Insured Hospital Mortgage Revenue Bonds, University of Mexico Hospital Project, Series 2004, 4.625%, 7/01/25 – AGM Insured 7/14 at 100.00 AA– 4,033,560
5,000 Total New Mexico 5,001,740
New York – 5.7%
1,000 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Kaleida Health, Series 2004, 5.050%, 2/15/25 (Pre-refunded 2/15/14) 2/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,017,830
500 Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Senior Fiscal 2012 Series 2011A, 5.250%, 2/15/47 2/21 at 100.00 A 511,140
1,810 Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 2/15/47 – FGIC Insured 2/17 at 100.00 A 1,816,263
3,750 Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 9/01/34 – BHAC Insured 9/14 at 100.00 AA+ 3,852,563
2,385 Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2010A, 5.000%, 5/01/14 No Opt. Call A– 2,447,249
2,500 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2007B, 4.750%, 11/01/27 5/17 at 100.00 AAA 2,664,125
780 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Eighth Series 2010, 6.000%, 12/01/42 12/20 at 100.00 BBB 838,110
12,725 Total New York 13,147,280
North Carolina – 0.5%
1,000 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2008C, 6.750%, 1/01/24 1/19 at 100.00 A– 1,176,810
Ohio – 2.1%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-2:
1,670 6.000%, 6/01/42 6/17 at 100.00 BB+ 1,281,257
1,000 6.500%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 B 820,810
1,975 Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-3, 6.250%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 B 1,575,161
1,105 Ohio Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Infrastructure Project, Junior Lien Series 2013A-1, 5.000%, 2/15/48 2/23 at 100.00 A+ 1,116,039
5,750 Total Ohio 4,793,267
Oklahoma – 2.2%
1,000 Norman Regional Hospital Authority, Oklahoma, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.375%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 BBB– 948,250
4,000 Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, St. John Health System, Series 2004, 5.000%, 2/15/24 (Pre-refunded 2/15/14) 2/14 at 100.00 A+ (4) 4,071,360
5,000 Total Oklahoma 5,019,610

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Pennsylvania – 1.1%
$ 500 Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Widener University, Series 2003, 5.250%, 7/15/24 11/13 at 100.00 A– $ 501,570
1,490 Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, 0.000%, 12/01/30 12/20 at 100.00 AA 1,359,238
700 Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 12/01/31 – AMBAC Insured 12/14 at 100.00 A+ 726,047
2,690 Total Pennsylvania 2,586,855
Puerto Rico – 1.9%
1,000 Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2009A, 6.000%, 8/01/42 8/19 at 100.00 A+ 815,830
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A:
17,500 0.000%, 8/01/41 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AA– 2,880,325
1,000 0.000%, 8/01/43 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AA– 144,210
7,000 0.000%, 8/01/54 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call AA– 480,410
26,500 Total Puerto Rico 4,320,775
Rhode Island – 0.5%
1,125 Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2005A, 4.625%, 7/01/26 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/15 at 100.00 A 1,109,509
South Carolina – 1.2%
1,250 Dorchester County School District 2, South Carolina, Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, GROWTH, Series 2004, 5.250%, 12/01/20 (Pre-refunded 12/01/14) 12/14 at 100.00 AA– (4) 1,322,050
1,500 Lexington County Health Service District, South Carolina, Hospital Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2003, 6.000%, 11/01/18 (Pre-refunded 11/01/13) 11/13 at 100.00 AA– (4) 1,507,545
2,750 Total South Carolina 2,829,595
Texas – 12.6%
1,000 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2005, 5.000%, 1/01/35 (Pre-refunded 1/01/15) – FGIC Insured 1/15 at 100.00 A (4) 1,058,400
250 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2011, 6.000%, 1/01/41 1/21 at 100.00 Baa2 253,195
5,565 Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, First Tier Series 2013A, 5.500%, 4/01/53 10/23 at 100.00 BBB+ 5,556,096
2,300 Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Thermal Utility Revenue Bonds, TECO Project, Series 2003, 5.000%, 11/15/30 (Pre-refunded 11/15/13) – NPFG Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,313,731
3,415 Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H, 0.000%, 11/15/30 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 1,155,329
4,165 Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Third Lien Series 2004A-3, 0.000%, 11/15/35 – NPFG Insured 11/24 at 52.47 A 979,566
4,015 Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A, 0.000%, 11/15/38 – NPFG Insured 11/30 at 61.17 A 806,814
1,780 Leander Independent School District, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 0.000%, 8/15/37 8/16 at 35.23 AAA 545,018
2,260 Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, Texas, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Southwest Airlines Company, Series 2010, 5.250%, 11/01/40 11/20 at 100.00 BBB– 2,234,123
2,000 North Texas Tollway Authority, First Tier System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2008I, 0.000%, 1/01/43 1/25 at 100.00 A2 2,082,860
4,500 Richardson Hospital Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Richardson Regional Medical Center, Series 2004, 6.000%, 12/01/34 12/13 at 100.00 A+ 4,528,935
5,000 Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation III, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2012, 5.000%, 12/15/26 No Opt. Call A3 5,064,850

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Texas (continued)
$ 1,750 Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Water Financial Assistance Program, Series 2003A, 5.125%, 8/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 12/13 at 100.00 AAA $ 1,750,385
830 Wood County Central Hospital District, Texas, Revenue Bonds, East Texas Medical Center Quitman Project, Series 2011, 6.000%, 11/01/41 11/21 at 100.00 Baa2 866,935
38,830 Total Texas 29,196,237
Virginia – 4.1%
1,000 Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facilities Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Goodwin House, Inc., Series 2007A, 5.125%, 10/01/42 10/17 at 100.00 BBB 1,002,870
1,000 Henrico County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Westminster Canterbury of Richmond, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/35 11/13 at 100.00 BBB 990,130
2,000 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail Capital Appreciation, Series 2010B, 0.000%, 10/01/44 10/28 at 100.00 BBB+ 1,586,200
1,935 Route 460 Funding Corporation, Virginia, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.125%, 7/01/49 No Opt. Call BBB– 1,709,843
400 Stafford County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, MediCorp Health System, Series 2006, 5.250%, 6/15/37 6/16 at 100.00 Baa1 382,472
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Elizabeth River Crossing, Opco LLC Project, Series 2012:
1,000 5.250%, 1/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 943,850
650 6.000%, 1/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 652,119
1,010 5.500%, 1/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 948,087
1,390 Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Wellmont Health System Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 9/01/37 9/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 1,339,529
10,385 Total Virginia 9,555,100
Washington – 1.7%
990 Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Series 2011A, 5.625%, 1/01/35 1/21 at 100.00 A 1,015,968
1,790 Washington State Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 6.500%, 6/01/26 11/13 at 100.00 A3 1,785,507
2,115 Washington State, Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003F, 0.000%, 12/01/27 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AA+ 1,232,516
4,895 Total Washington 4,033,991
West Virginia – 0.9%
500 West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, United Hospital Center Inc. Project, Series 2006A, 4.500%, 6/01/26 – AMBAC Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A 504,585
1,500 West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, West Virginia United Health System Obligated Group, Refunding and Improvement Series 2013A, 5.500%, 6/01/44 (WI/DD, Settling 10/03/13) 6/23 at 100.00 A 1,529,740
2,000 Total West Virginia 2,034,325
Wisconsin – 1.3%
1,645 Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Alliance, Inc., Series 2012, 5.000%, 6/01/39 6/22 at 100.00 A2 1,622,644
1,325 Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2003-3, 5.000%, 11/01/26 11/13 at 100.00 AA 1,330,327
2,970 Total Wisconsin 2,952,971
$ 350,780 Total Municipal Bonds (cost $224,574,685) 230,664,302

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Amount (000) Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (3) Value
CORPORATE BONDS – 0.0%
Transportation – 0.0%
$ 193 Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) 5.500% 7/15/19 N/R $ 29,201
56 Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) 3.000% 7/15/55 N/R 5,638
$ 249 Total Corporate Bonds (cost $7,312) 34,839
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $224,581,997) 230,699,141
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.7% 1,614,662
Net Assets – 100% $ 232,313,803
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(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 Investors 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities.
(5) Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2 – Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information.
(6) During January 2010, Las Vegas Monorail Company (“Las Vegas Monorail”) filed for federal bankruptcy protection. During March 2012, Las Vegas Monorail emerged from federal bankruptcy with the acceptance of a reorganization plan assigned by the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Under the reorganization plan, the Fund surrendered its Las Vegas Monorail Project Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series 2000 and in turn received two senior interest corporate bonds: the first with an annual coupon rate of 5.500% maturing on July 15, 2019 and the second with an annual coupon rate of 3.000% (5.500% after December 31, 2015) maturing on July 15, 2055. The Fund’s custodian is not accruing income on the Fund’s records for either senior interest corporate bond.
WI/DD Investment, or portion of investment, purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 98.8%
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 98.8%
Alaska – 0.3%
$ 1,000 Northern Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Alaska, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 6/01/32 6/14 at 100.00 B2 $ 767,450
Arizona – 2.3%
2,500 Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2011B-1&2, 5.250%, 3/01/39 3/21 at 100.00 A 2,540,550
600 Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Tucson Electric Power Company, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 10/01/40 10/20 at 100.00 BBB 595,716
2,250 Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Energy Inc Prepay Contract Obligations, Series 2007, 5.000%, 12/01/37 No Opt. Call A– 2,220,773
215 Sedona Wastewater Municipal Property Corporation, Arizona, Excise Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 1998, 0.000%, 7/01/20 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 170,377
5,565 Total Arizona 5,527,416
California – 12.8%
1,000 Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2004A, 5.450%, 10/01/25 – AMBAC Insured 10/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 1,064,170
11,000 Alhambra Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2009B, 0.000%, 8/01/41 – AGC Insured No Opt. Call AA– 2,174,150
3,600 Arcadia Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2006 Series 2007A, 0.000%, 8/01/33 – AGM Insured 2/17 at 44.77 Aa2 1,242,036
500 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Community Colleges Projects, Series 1998A, 5.250%, 12/01/16 12/13 at 100.00 A2 501,950
540 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Various University of California Projects, Series 1993A, 5.500%, 6/01/14 No Opt. Call Aa2 559,273
2,500 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 3/01/31 3/16 at 100.00 A1 2,575,650
60 California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1997, 5.000%, 10/01/18 – AMBAC Insured 11/13 at 100.00 A1 60,236
2,440 Eureka Unified School District, Humboldt County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002, 0.000%, 8/01/27 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 1,240,838
3,290 Folsom Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Improvement District 4, Series 2007A, 0.000%, 10/01/24 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A+ 1,935,540
1,000 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1, 5.125%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 B 700,660
3,030 Grossmont Union High School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 0.000%, 8/01/25 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call Aa2 1,876,206
1,495 Huntington Beach Union High School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 0.000%, 8/01/33 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call Aa2 509,257
1,160 Mount San Antonio Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series 2013A, 0.000%, 8/01/43 8/35 at 100.00 AA 546,000
450 M-S-R Energy Authority, California, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2009C, 6.500%, 11/01/39 No Opt. Call A 519,831
1,195 Palmdale Elementary School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003, 0.000%, 8/01/28 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 582,718
590 Palomar Pomerado Health Care District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2009, 6.750%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 Baa3 608,007
4,620 Palomar Pomerado Health, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2004, Series 2007A, 0.000%, 8/01/24 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A+ 2,862,552

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
California (continued)
$ 4,400 Pittsburg Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Los Medanos Community Development Project, Series 1999, 0.000%, 8/01/29 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A $ 1,766,952
2,500 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006, 0.000%, 10/01/34 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A+ 741,700
2,755 Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, 0.000%, 7/01/25 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call A1 1,576,797
San Joaquin Delta Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2004 Series 2008B:
1,000 0.000%, 8/01/30 – AGM Insured 8/18 at 50.12 Aa2 393,870
1,890 0.000%, 8/01/31 – AGM Insured 8/18 at 47.14 Aa2 679,096
1,500 San Jose, California, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2004D, 5.000%, 3/01/28 – NPFG Insured 3/14 at 100.00 A 1,516,740
6,025 Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007C, 0.000%, 8/01/30 No Opt. Call AA– 2,514,112
2,080 Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2005A-1, 5.500%, 6/01/45 6/15 at 100.00 B– 1,578,970
60,620 Total California 30,327,311
Colorado – 8.0%
500 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2009A, 5.500%, 7/01/34 7/19 at 100.00 AA– 544,355
1,975 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corporation, Series 2010A, 5.000%, 1/01/40 1/20 at 100.00 AA 1,983,275
1,000 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Valley View Hospital Association, Series 2007, 5.250%, 5/15/42 5/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 986,090
565 Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 1991D, 7.750%, 11/15/13 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call A+ 570,142
1,935 Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2013B, 5.000%, 11/15/43 11/23 at 100.00 A 1,936,413
3,000 Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Senior Lien Series 2003A, 5.000%, 12/01/23 (Pre-refunded 12/01/13) – SYNCORA GTY Insured 12/13 at 100.00 N/R (4) 3,024,420
2,230 Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Senior Lien Series 2006, 4.750%, 12/01/35 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 11/16 at 100.00 BBB– 2,051,912
E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B:
5,140 0.000%, 9/01/24 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 3,080,659
8,100 0.000%, 9/01/29 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 3,398,922
4,475 0.000%, 9/01/33 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 1,432,761
28,920 Total Colorado 19,008,949
Florida – 1.5%
1,000 Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Tampa General Hospital, Series 2006, 5.250%, 10/01/41 10/16 at 100.00 A3 1,008,140
2,500 JEA, Florida, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series Three 2006A, 5.000%, 10/01/41 – AGM Insured 4/15 at 100.00 Aa2 2,550,300
3,500 Total Florida 3,558,440
Georgia – 0.4%
1,000 Franklin County Industrial Building Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center Project, Series 2010, 8.125%, 12/01/45 12/20 at 100.00 N/R 1,034,570
Illinois – 12.5%
1,400 Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, Housing and Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A, 0.000%, 4/01/23 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 888,524
735 Chicago Board of Education, Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues Series 2011A, 5.000%, 12/01/41 12/21 at 100.00 A+ 655,679
190 Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation, Illinois, FHA-Insured Section 8 Assisted Housing Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1992, 6.800%, 7/01/17 1/14 at 100.00 AA 190,705

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Illinois (continued)
$ 1,000 Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Project & Refunding Series 2006A, 4.625%, 1/01/31 – AGM Insured 1/16 at 100.00 AA– $ 948,050
590 Chicago, Illinois, Motor Fuel Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 1/01/33 – AMBAC Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AA+ 590,124
1,665 Chicago, Illinois, Third Lien General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 1/01/33 – FGIC Insured 1/16 at 100.00 A 1,638,593
1,050 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loyola University of Chicago, Tender Option Bond Trust 1137, 9.242%, 7/01/15 (IF) No Opt. Call Aa1 1,063,041
200 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Palos Community Hospital, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 5/15/32 – NPFG Insured 5/17 at 100.00 AA– 200,546
2,185 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, YMCA of Southwest Illinois, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/31 – RAAI Insured 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 1,795,720
1,750 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Series 2008A, 5.500%, 8/15/30 8/18 at 100.00 BBB+ 1,789,235
1,035 Illinois Finance Authority, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Educational Advancement Fund Inc., University Center Project, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 5/01/25 11/16 at 100.00 BBB+ 1,024,195
1,000 Illinois Housing Development Authority, Housing Finance Bonds, Series 2005E, 4.750%, 7/01/30 – FGIC Insured 1/15 at 100.00 AA 1,038,580
2,190 Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 8/01/23 No Opt. Call A– 2,311,808
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A:
6,350 0.000%, 12/15/31 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 2,253,996
1,350 0.000%, 6/15/35 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 374,882
5,000 0.000%, 12/15/36 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 1,267,950
9,170 0.000%, 6/15/39 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 2,000,986
5,045 Sauk Village, Illinois, General Obligation Alternate Revenue Source Bonds, Tax Increment, Series 2002A, 5.000%, 6/01/22 – RAAI Insured 11/13 at 100.00 N/R 4,575,109
Sauk Village, Illinois, General Obligation Alternate Revenue Source Bonds, Tax Increment, Series 2002B:
1,060 0.000%, 12/01/17 – RAAI Insured No Opt. Call N/R 869,401
1,135 0.000%, 12/01/18 – RAAI Insured No Opt. Call N/R 871,578
1,100 Schaumburg, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004B, 5.250%, 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/14) – FGIC Insured 12/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,164,020
2,000 Springfield, Illinois, Electric Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2007, 5.000%, 3/01/22 – NPFG Insured 3/17 at 100.00 A 2,077,560
47,200 Total Illinois 29,590,282
Indiana – 4.7%
1,000 Franklin Community Multi-School Building Corporation, Johnson County, Indiana, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 7/15/22 (Pre-refunded 7/15/14) – FGIC Insured 7/14 at 100.00 A+ (4) 1,038,220
1,600 Indiana Bond Bank, Special Program Bonds, Carmel Junior Waterworks Project, Series 2008B, 0.000%, 6/01/30 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 741,184
825 Indiana Health and Educational Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health, Series 2006B-5, 5.000%, 11/15/36 11/16 at 100.00 AA+ 829,686
670 Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospitals Inc., Series 2001, 5.375%, 9/15/22 3/14 at 100.00 BBB 670,784
1,000 Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Series 2007, 5.500%, 3/01/37 3/17 at 100.00 A– 1,017,850
2,000 Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 1/01/42 – NPFG Insured 1/17 at 100.00 A+ 2,006,980
750 West Clark 2000 School Building Corporation, Clark County, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/15/22 – NPFG Insured 1/15 at 100.00 AA+ 791,498
3,840 Whiting Redevelopment District, Indiana, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Lakefront Development Project, Series 2010, 6.000%, 1/15/19 No Opt. Call N/R 4,102,656
11,685 Total Indiana 11,198,858

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Iowa – 1.6%
$ 1,665 Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Series 2013, 5.000%, 12/01/19 No Opt. Call BB– $ 1,621,810
1,645 Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Asset Backed Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2005C, 5.375%, 6/01/38 6/15 at 100.00 B+ 1,319,866
1,000 Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.600%, 6/01/34 6/17 at 100.00 B+ 848,130
4,310 Total Iowa 3,789,806
Kansas – 0.5%
795 Lawrence, Kansas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Refunding Series 2006, 4.875%, 7/01/36 7/16 at 100.00 A1 789,538
380 Overland Park Development Corporation, Kansas, Second Tier Revenue Bonds, Overland Park Convention Center, Series 2007B, 5.125%, 1/01/22 – AMBAC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 BB+ 378,833
1,175 Total Kansas 1,168,371
Kentucky – 1.1%
2,500 Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group, Series 2011, 5.250%, 8/15/46 8/21 at 100.00 AA– 2,542,575
Louisiana – 0.9%
2,020 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baton Rouge General Hospital, Series 2004, 5.250%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) – NPFG Insured 7/14 at 100.00 A (4) 2,092,538
Massachusetts – 0.9%
500 Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, CareGroup Inc., Series 2008E-1 &2, 5.000%, 7/01/28 7/18 at 100.00 A– 509,805
970 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 1993C, 5.250%, 12/01/15 – NPFG Insured (ETM) No Opt. Call A (4) 1,022,729
635 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 1993C, 5.250%, 12/01/15 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call Aa1 668,680
2,105 Total Massachusetts 2,201,214
Michigan – 3.1%
355 Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2012A, 5.250%, 7/01/39 7/22 at 100.00 BBB+ 321,563
2,500 Detroit, Michigan, Sewer Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Second Lien, Series 2001E, 5.750%, 7/01/31 – BHAC Insured 7/18 at 100.00 AA+ 2,561,250
2,450 Detroit, Michigan, Sewer Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Second Lien, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 7/01/33 – FGIC Insured 7/16 at 100.00 A 2,229,133
2,060 Detroit, Michigan, Water Supply System Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 4.500%, 7/01/25 – NPFG Insured 7/16 at 100.00 A 1,894,994
250 Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, Michigan, Hospital Revenue Bonds, William Beaumont Hospital, Refunding Series 2009V, 8.250%, 9/01/39 9/18 at 100.00 A1 300,555
7,615 Total Michigan 7,307,495
Minnesota – 0.5%
1,210 Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Residential Housing Finance Bonds, Series 2007-I, 4.850%, 7/01/38 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/16 at 100.00 AA+ 1,206,455
Mississippi – 0.2%
500 Mississippi Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Mississippi Municipal Energy Agency, Mississippi Power, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 3/01/21 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 3/16 at 100.00 Baa1 517,380
Missouri – 0.1%
270 Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, Mass Transit Sales Tax Appropriation Bonds, Refunding Combined Lien Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/28 10/18 at 100.00 AA+ 288,657

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Nevada – 2.9%
$ 1,250 Clark County, Nevada, Airport Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust Series 11823, 20.185%, 1/01/36 (IF) 1/20 at 100.00 A+ $ 1,794,250
1,000 Clark County, Nevada, Passenger Facility Charge Revenue Bonds, Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 7/01/42 1/20 at 100.00 A+ 1,027,790
1,600 Las Vegas Valley Water District, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/18 – FGIC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AA+ 1,716,464
2,500 North Las Vegas, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 5/01/36 – NPFG Insured 5/16 at 100.00 A 2,307,450
6,350 Total Nevada 6,845,954
New Jersey – 1.1%
2,500 New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Somerset Medical Center, Series 2003, 5.500%, 7/01/23 11/13 at 100.00 Ba2 2,500,700
New Mexico – 3.0%
1,000 New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, St Anthony, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 9/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 9/17 at 100.00 N/R 968,180
University of New Mexico, FHA-Insured Hospital Mortgage Revenue Bonds, University of Mexico Hospital Project, Series 2004:
555 4.625%, 1/01/25 – AGM Insured 7/14 at 100.00 AA– 559,840
660 4.625%, 7/01/25 – AGM Insured 7/14 at 100.00 AA– 665,537
2,000 4.750%, 7/01/27 – AGM Insured 7/14 at 100.00 AA– 2,013,640
3,000 4.750%, 1/01/28 – AGM Insured 7/14 at 100.00 AA– 3,016,020
7,215 Total New Mexico 7,223,217
New York – 7.3%
1,700 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Kaleida Health, Series 2006, 4.700%, 2/15/35 8/16 at 100.00 AAA 1,665,099
2,075 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Education Series 2007C, 5.000%, 3/15/14 No Opt. Call AAA 2,121,501
500 Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Senior Fiscal 2012 Series 2011A, 5.250%, 2/15/47 2/21 at 100.00 A 511,140
1,805 Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 2/15/47 – FGIC Insured 2/17 at 100.00 A 1,811,245
1,250 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012F, 5.000%, 11/15/26 11/22 at 100.00 A 1,368,875
2,000 New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 5.000%, 6/15/36 – AGM Insured (UB) 12/14 at 100.00 AAA 2,018,660
3,000 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2013 Series I, 5.000%, 5/01/38 5/23 at 100.00 AAA 3,149,010
3,485 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2011E, 5.000%, 11/01/13 No Opt. Call AAA 3,499,707
1,135 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Eighth Series 2010, 6.000%, 12/01/42 12/20 at 100.00 BBB 1,219,558
16,950 Total New York 17,364,795
Ohio – 3.5%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-2:
2,080 5.375%, 6/01/24 6/17 at 100.00 B– 1,821,560
795 5.125%, 6/01/24 6/17 at 100.00 B– 678,827
2,475 5.875%, 6/01/30 6/17 at 100.00 B 1,975,768
775 5.750%, 6/01/34 6/17 at 100.00 B 590,457
2,680 5.875%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 B 2,018,522
1,105 Ohio Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Infrastructure Project, Junior Lien Series 2013A-1, 5.000%, 2/15/48 2/23 at 100.00 A+ 1,116,039
9,910 Total Ohio 8,201,173

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Oklahoma – 1.7%
$ 1,000 Norman Regional Hospital Authority, Oklahoma, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.375%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 BBB– $ 948,250
3,000 Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint John Health System, Series 2007, 5.000%, 2/15/42 2/17 at 100.00 A+ 3,041,160
4,000 Total Oklahoma 3,989,410
Pennsylvania – 0.6%
1,500 Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, 0.000%, 12/01/30 12/20 at 100.00 AA 1,368,360
Puerto Rico – 1.7%
1,035 Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Capital Fund Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 12/01/20 12/13 at 100.00 AA– 1,043,384
1,965 Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Capital Fund Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, 5.000%, 12/01/20 (Pre-refunded 12/01/13) 12/13 at 100.00 Aaa 1,981,192
15,000 Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 0.000%, 8/01/54 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call AA– 1,029,450
18,000 Total Puerto Rico 4,054,026
Rhode Island – 2.4%
5,835 Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2002A, 6.250%, 6/01/42 11/13 at 100.00 BBB– 5,712,582
South Carolina – 3.0%
475 College of Charleston, South Carolina, Academic and Administrative Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 5.125%, 4/01/30 (Pre-refunded 4/01/14) – SYNCORA GTY Insured 4/14 at 100.00 A1 (4) 486,652
700 Dorchester County School District 2, South Carolina, Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, GROWTH, Series 2004, 5.250%, 12/01/20 (Pre-refunded 12/01/14) 12/14 at 100.00 AA– (4) 740,348
2,500 Lexington County Health Service District, South Carolina, Hospital Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2003, 6.000%, 11/01/18 (Pre-refunded 11/01/13) 11/13 at 100.00 AA– (4) 2,512,575
Medical University Hospital Authority, South Carolina, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A:
500 5.250%, 8/15/20 (Pre-refunded 8/15/14) – NPFG Insured 8/14 at 100.00 A (4) 521,520
2,735 5.250%, 2/15/21 (Pre-refunded 8/15/14) – NPFG Insured 8/14 at 100.00 A (4) 2,852,714
6,910 Total South Carolina 7,113,809
South Dakota – 0.4%
1,000 South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sioux Valley Hospitals, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 11/01/34 11/14 at 100.00 A+ 1,003,560
Texas – 13.3%
1,500 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2005, 5.000%, 1/01/45 (Pre-refunded 1/01/15) – FGIC Insured 1/15 at 100.00 A (4) 1,587,600
250 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2011, 6.000%, 1/01/41 1/21 at 100.00 Baa2 253,195
5,560 Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, First Tier Series 2013A, 5.500%, 4/01/53 10/23 at 100.00 BBB+ 5,551,104
2,500 Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Texas Children’s Hospital, Series 1995, 5.500%, 10/01/16 – NPFG Insured (ETM) No Opt. Call A (4) 2,722,850
3,000 Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Thermal Utility Revenue Bonds, TECO Project, Series 2003, 5.000%, 11/15/30 (Pre-refunded 11/15/13) – NPFG Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AA (4) 3,017,910
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H:
510 0.000%, 11/15/24 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 265,639
12,050 0.000%, 11/15/41 – NPFG Insured 11/31 at 53.78 A 1,862,569
575 Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B, 0.000%, 9/01/24 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A2 343,160
1,400 Kerrville Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital Project, Series 2005, 5.375%, 8/15/35 2/16 at 100.00 BBB– 1,401,456

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Texas (continued)
$ 335 Live Oak, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.250%, 8/01/20 – NPFG Insured 8/14 at 100.00 Aa3 $ 342,166
2,255 Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, Texas, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Southwest Airlines Company, Series 2010, 5.250%, 11/01/40 11/20 at 100.00 BBB– 2,229,180
2,500 Richardson Hospital Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Richardson Regional Medical Center, Series 2004, 6.000%, 12/01/34 12/13 at 100.00 A+ 2,516,075
1,000 San Antonio, Texas, Water System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 4.750%, 5/15/37 – NPFG Insured 5/15 at 100.00 AA+ 1,035,020
5,000 Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation III, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2012, 5.000%, 12/15/26 No Opt. Call A3 5,064,850
1,425 Texas State University System, Financing Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/15/28 – AGM Insured 3/16 at 100.00 Aa2 1,522,356
945 Texas Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, Second Tier Series 2002, 0.000%, 8/15/35 – AMBAC Insured 8/14 at 28.37 A– 255,434
1,560 Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Water Financial Assistance Program, Series 2003A, 5.125%, 8/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 11/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,560,343
42,365 Total Texas 31,530,907
Utah – 1.3%
1,435 Salt Lake City and Sandy Metropolitan Water District, Utah, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) – AMBAC Insured 7/14 at 100.00 AA+ (4) 1,487,277
5,465 Utah Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 0.000%, 6/15/36 6/17 at 38.77 A1 1,518,450
6,900 Total Utah 3,005,727
Vermont – 0.0%
85 Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing Bonds, Series 1999C, 5.800%, 8/15/16 – AGM Insured 2/14 at 100.00 AA– 85,257
Virginia – 3.3%
1,000 Henrico County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Westminster Canterbury of Richmond, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/35 11/13 at 100.00 BBB 990,130
1,500 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 2009C, 0.000%, 10/01/41 – AGC Insured 10/26 at 100.00 AA– 1,385,160
2,500 Route 460 Funding Corporation, Virginia, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.125%, 7/01/49 No Opt. Call BBB– 2,209,100
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Elizabeth River Crossing, Opco LLC Project, Series 2012:
1,000 5.250%, 1/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 943,850
500 6.000%, 1/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 501,630
1,010 5.500%, 1/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 948,080
1,000 Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Wellmont Health System Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 9/01/37 9/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 963,690
8,510 Total Virginia 7,941,640
Washington – 0.4%
990 Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Series 2011A, 5.625%, 1/01/35 1/21 at 100.00 A 1,015,968
Wisconsin – 1.5%
2,000 Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Gundersen Lutheran, Series 2011A, 5.250%, 10/15/39 10/21 at 100.00 A+ 2,034,720
1,646 Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Alliance, Inc., Series 2012, 5.000%, 6/01/39 6/22 at 100.00 A2 1,622,644
3,646 Total Wisconsin 3,657,364
$ 323,861 Total Municipal Bonds (cost $233,191,090) 234,742,216

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Amount (000) Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (3) Value
CORPORATE BONDS – 0.0%
Transportation – 0.0%
$ 302 Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) 5.500% 7/15/19 N/R $ 45,671
87 Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) 3.000% 7/15/55 N/R 8,818
$ 389 Total Corporate Bonds (cost $11,438) 54,489
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $233,202,528) 234,796,705
Floating Rate Obligations – (0.4)% (1,000,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.6% 3,801,794
Net Assets – 100% $ 237,598,499
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(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 Investors 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities.
(5) Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2 – Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information.
(6) During January 2010, Las Vegas Monorail Company (“Las Vegas Monorail”) filed for federal bankruptcy protection. During March 2012, Las Vegas Monorail emerged from federal bankruptcy with the acceptance of a reorganization plan assigned by the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Under the reorganization plan, the Fund surrendered its Las Vegas Monorail Project Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series 2000 and in turn received two senior interest corporate bonds: the first with an annual coupon rate of 5.500% maturing on July 15, 2019 and the second with an annual coupon rate of 3.000% (5.500% after December 31, 2015) maturing on July 15, 2055. The Fund’s custodian is not accruing income on the Fund’s records for either senior interest corporate bond.
(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, Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

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Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.4%
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 99.4%
Alaska – 1.1%
$ 2,675 Northern Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Alaska, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 6/01/32 6/14 at 100.00 B2 $ 2,052,929
California – 17.5%
12,500 Anaheim Public Finance Authority, California, Subordinate Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C, 0.000%, 9/01/35 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 3,406,375
1,000 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Los Angeles County Securitization Corporation, Series 2006A, 5.600%, 6/01/36 12/18 at 100.00 BB– 817,590
1,125 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Sonoma County Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Series 2005, 5.000%, 6/01/26 6/15 at 100.00 B– 1,016,786
2,595 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanante System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/37 4/16 at 100.00 A+ 2,599,515
890 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospital Project, Series 2009, 6.750%, 2/01/38 8/19 at 100.00 Aa2 1,034,848
290 California Statewide Financing Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Pooled Tobacco Securitization Program, Series 2002A, 5.625%, 5/01/29 11/13 at 100.00 BBB 280,181
2,275 Folsom Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Improvement District 4, Series 2007A, 0.000%, 10/01/28 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A+ 1,005,072
2,885 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 0.000%, 6/01/28 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A2 1,484,736
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1:
750 4.500%, 6/01/27 6/17 at 100.00 B 649,178
2,090 5.000%, 6/01/33 6/17 at 100.00 B 1,619,144
4,055 Kern Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A, 0.000%, 3/01/28 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call Aa2 2,017,606
1,160 Mount San Antonio Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series 2013A, 0.000%, 8/01/43 8/35 at 100.00 AA 546,000
11,985 Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2002, Series 2007C, 0.000%, 8/01/32 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 4,328,982
3,000 Palomar Pomerado Health, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2004, Series 2007A, 0.000%, 8/01/25 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A+ 1,728,930
8,040 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006, 0.000%, 10/01/34 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A+ 2,385,307
1,500 Placer Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004C, 0.000%, 8/01/32 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA 548,790
8,000 Poway Unified School District, San Diego County, California, School Facilities Improvement District 2007-1 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A, 0.000%, 8/01/32 No Opt. Call Aa2 2,964,720
3,940 Rancho Mirage Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Combined Whitewater and 1984 Project Areas, Series 2003A, 0.000%, 4/01/35 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A+ 1,116,754
1,030 Riverside Public Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, University Corridor, Series 2007C, 5.000%, 8/01/37 – NPFG Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A 945,983
1,250 San Jose, California, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2004D, 5.000%, 3/01/28 – NPFG Insured 3/14 at 100.00 A 1,263,950
70,360 Total California 31,760,447

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Colorado – 7.0%
$ 1,540 Arkansas River Power Authority, Colorado, Power Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.250%, 10/01/40 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 10/16 at 100.00 BBB– $ 1,415,337
400 Colorado Department of Transportation, Certificates of Participation, Series 2004, 5.000%, 6/15/34 (Pre-refunded 6/15/14) – NPFG Insured 6/14 at 100.00 AA– (4) 413,688
2,000 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corporation, Series 2010A, 5.000%, 1/01/40 1/20 at 100.00 AA 2,008,380
1,000 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Valley View Hospital Association, Series 2007, 5.250%, 5/15/42 5/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 986,090
475 Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 1991D, 7.750%, 11/15/13 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call A+ 479,323
1,935 Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2013B, 5.000%, 11/15/43 11/23 at 100.00 A 1,936,413
3,000 Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Senior Lien Series 2003A, 5.000%, 12/01/24 (Pre-refunded 12/01/13) – SYNCORA GTY Insured 12/13 at 100.00 N/R (4) 3,024,420
5,520 E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 0.000%, 9/01/28 – NPFG Insured 9/20 at 63.98 A 2,439,564
15,870 Total Colorado 12,703,215
District of Columbia – 0.1%
240 District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001, 6.250%, 5/15/24 11/13 at 100.00 A1 242,347
Florida – 1.8%
2,340 Collier County, Florida, Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 4.000%, 10/01/13 No Opt. Call AA 2,340,257
1,000 Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Tampa General Hospital, Series 2006, 5.250%, 10/01/41 10/16 at 100.00 A3 1,008,140
3,340 Total Florida 3,348,397
Illinois – 13.3%
3,500 Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1999A, 0.000%, 12/01/28 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A+ 1,379,035
15 Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation, Illinois, FHA-Insured Section 8 Assisted Housing Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1992, 6.850%, 7/01/22 1/14 at 100.00 AA 15,038
2,000 Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Project & Refunding Series 2006A, 4.625%, 1/01/31 – AGM Insured 1/16 at 100.00 AA– 1,896,100
1,050 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loyola University of Chicago, Tender Option Bond Trust 1137, 9.242%, 7/01/15 (IF) No Opt. Call Aa1 1,063,041
260 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Series 2013A, 6.000%, 7/01/43 7/23 at 100.00 A– 268,793
2,185 Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, YMCA of Southwest Illinois, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/31 – RAAI Insured 9/15 at 100.00 Aa3 1,795,720
750 Illinois Finance Authority, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Educational Advancement Fund Inc., University Center Project, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 5/01/25 11/16 at 100.00 BBB+ 742,170
1,500 Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Evangelical Hospitals Corporation, Series 1992C, 6.250%, 4/15/22 (ETM) No Opt. Call N/R (4) 1,857,255
2,255 Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Series 2002, 6.250%, 1/01/17 11/13 at 100.00 Baa2 2,263,682
1,675 Illinois Housing Development Authority, Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2006C2, 5.050%, 8/01/27 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 2/16 at 100.00 AA 1,700,996
2,190 Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 8/01/23 No Opt. Call A– 2,311,808
1,000 Kankakee & Will Counties Community Unit School District 5, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 0.000%, 5/01/23 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call Aa3 671,380

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Illinois (continued)
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A:
$ 2,500 0.000%, 12/15/30 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA $ 955,200
4,775 0.000%, 12/15/31 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 1,694,934
5,000 0.000%, 12/15/36 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 1,267,950
2,000 0.000%, 6/15/37 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AAA 491,280
1,300 Schaumburg, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004B, 5.250%, 12/01/34 (Pre-refunded 12/01/14) – FGIC Insured 12/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,375,660
2,000 Springfield, Illinois, Electric Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2007, 5.000%, 3/01/22 – NPFG Insured 3/17 at 100.00 A 2,077,560
310 University of Illinois, Health Services Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2013, 6.000%, 10/01/42 10/23 at 100.00 A 314,948
36,265 Total Illinois 24,142,550
Indiana – 4.6%
1,000 Franklin Community Multi-School Building Corporation, Johnson County, Indiana, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 7/15/22 (Pre-refunded 7/15/14) – FGIC Insured 7/14 at 100.00 A+ (4) 1,038,220
3,520 Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospitals Inc., Series 2001, 5.375%, 9/15/22 3/14 at 100.00 BBB 3,524,118
840 Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Columbus Regional Hospital, Series 1993, 7.000%, 8/15/15 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 896,129
2,295 Shelbyville Central Renovation School Building Corporation, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2005, 4.375%, 7/15/25 – NPFG Insured 7/15 at 100.00 AA+ 2,365,984
1,000 Zionsville Community Schools Building Corporation, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2005Z, 0.000%, 7/15/28 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 523,790
8,655 Total Indiana 8,348,241
Iowa – 2.7%
2,745 Iowa Finance Authority, Health Facility Revenue Bonds, Care Initiatives Project, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 7/01/20 7/16 at 100.00 BB+ 2,762,321
1,330 Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Series 2013, 5.000%, 12/01/19 No Opt. Call BB– 1,295,500
950 Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.600%, 6/01/34 6/17 at 100.00 B+ 805,724
5,025 Total Iowa 4,863,545
Kansas – 1.2%
Lawrence, Kansas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Refunding Series 2006:
1,425 5.125%, 7/01/26 7/16 at 100.00 A1 1,455,495
700 4.875%, 7/01/36 7/16 at 100.00 A1 695,191
2,125 Total Kansas 2,150,686
Maryland – 0.3%
550 Baltimore, Maryland, Senior Lien Convention Center Hotel Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.250%, 9/01/23 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 9/16 at 100.00 BB+ 549,973
Michigan – 2.3%
355 Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2012A, 5.250%, 7/01/39 7/22 at 100.00 BBB+ 321,563
3,510 Detroit, Michigan, Sewer Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Second Lien, Series 2006B, 4.625%, 7/01/34 – FGIC Insured 7/16 at 100.00 A 3,027,094
640 Detroit, Michigan, Water Supply System Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2006C, 5.000%, 7/01/33 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call AA– 589,382
250 Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, Michigan, Hospital Revenue Bonds, William Beaumont Hospital, Refunding Series 2009V, 8.250%, 9/01/39 9/18 at 100.00 A1 300,555
4,755 Total Michigan 4,238,594

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Mississippi – 0.4%
$ 725 Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Series 2004B-1, 5.000%, 9/01/24 9/14 at 100.00 AA– $ 750,571
Missouri – 0.2%
270 Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, Mass Transit Sales Tax Appropriation Bonds, Refunding Combined Lien Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/28 10/18 at 100.00 AA+ 288,657
Montana – 0.8%
1,440 Montana Facilities Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corporation, Camposite Deal Series 2010A, 4.750%, 1/01/40 1/20 at 100.00 AA 1,443,758
Nevada – 2.8%
1,000 Clark County, Nevada, Passenger Facility Charge Revenue Bonds, Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series 2010A, 5.250%, 7/01/42 1/20 at 100.00 A+ 1,027,790
1,625 Las Vegas Valley Water District, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/18 – FGIC Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AA+ 1,743,284
2,500 North Las Vegas, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 5/01/36 – NPFG Insured 5/16 at 100.00 A 2,307,450
5,125 Total Nevada 5,078,524
New Jersey – 1.2%
4,570 New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2006C, 0.000%, 12/15/28 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A+ 2,099,595
New Mexico – 2.8%
1,000 New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, St Anthony, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 9/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 9/17 at 100.00 N/R 968,180
4,000 University of New Mexico, FHA-Insured Hospital Mortgage Revenue Bonds, University of Mexico Hospital Project, Series 2004, 4.625%, 1/01/25 – AGM Insured 7/14 at 100.00 AA– 4,034,880
5,000 Total New Mexico 5,003,060
New York – 6.4%
1,025 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA Insured Mortgage Hospital Revenue Bonds, Kaleida Health, Series 2006, 4.700%, 2/15/35 8/16 at 100.00 AAA 1,003,957
3,750 Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 9/01/34 – BHAC Insured 9/14 at 100.00 AA+ 3,852,563
2,385 Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2010A, 5.000%, 5/01/14 No Opt. Call A– 2,447,249
1,250 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012F, 5.000%, 11/15/26 11/22 at 100.00 A 1,368,875
2,500 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2007B, 4.750%, 11/01/27 5/17 at 100.00 AAA 2,664,125
265 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Eighth Series 2010, 6.000%, 12/01/42 12/20 at 100.00 BBB 284,743
11,175 Total New York 11,621,512
Ohio – 3.9%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-2:
1,345 5.375%, 6/01/24 6/17 at 100.00 B– 1,177,884
1,465 6.000%, 6/01/42 6/17 at 100.00 BB+ 1,123,977
435 5.875%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 B 327,633
3,720 Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-3, 6.250%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 B 2,966,886
1,475 Ohio Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Infrastructure Project, Junior Lien Series 2013A-1, 5.000%, 2/15/48 2/23 at 100.00 A+ 1,489,735
8,440 Total Ohio 7,086,115

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Oklahoma – 1.7%
$ 3,000 Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, St. John Health System, Series 2004, 5.000%, 2/15/24 (Pre-refunded 2/15/14) 2/14 at 100.00 A+ (4) $ 3,053,520
Pennsylvania – 2.3%
2,435 Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Water Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Dauphin Consolidated Water Supply Company, Series 1992B, 6.700%, 6/01/17 No Opt. Call A– 2,821,873
500 Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Widener University, Series 2003, 5.250%, 7/15/24 11/13 at 100.00 A– 501,570
1,000 Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, 0.000%, 12/01/30 12/20 at 100.00 AA 912,240
3,935 Total Pennsylvania 4,235,683
Puerto Rico – 2.4%
945 Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2007N, 5.250%, 7/01/31 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call BBB 728,123
1,000 Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2009A, 6.000%, 8/01/42 8/19 at 100.00 A+ 815,830
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A:
1,170 0.000%, 8/01/40 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AA– 205,043
12,000 0.000%, 8/01/41 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call AA– 1,975,080
9,015 0.000%, 8/01/54 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call AA– 618,699
24,130 Total Puerto Rico 4,342,775
Rhode Island – 0.6%
1,150 Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2005A, 4.625%, 7/01/26 – NPFG Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/15 at 100.00 A 1,134,165
South Carolina – 1.7%
1,500 Lexington County Health Service District, South Carolina, Hospital Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2003, 6.000%, 11/01/18 (Pre-refunded 11/01/13) 11/13 at 100.00 AA– (4) 1,507,545
1,500 Medical University Hospital Authority, South Carolina, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 8/15/20 (Pre-refunded 8/15/14) – NPFG Insured 8/14 at 100.00 A (4) 1,564,560
3,000 Total South Carolina 3,072,105
South Dakota – 0.5%
1,000 South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sioux Valley Hospitals, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 11/01/34 11/14 at 100.00 A+ 1,003,560
Texas – 11.5%
1,500 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2005, 5.000%, 1/01/45 (Pre-refunded 1/01/15) – FGIC Insured 1/15 at 100.00 A (4) 1,587,600
250 Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2011, 6.000%, 1/01/41 1/21 at 100.00 Baa2 253,195
4,640 Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, First Tier Series 2013A, 5.500%, 4/01/53 10/23 at 100.00 BBB+ 4,632,576
2,500 Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Thermal Utility Revenue Bonds, TECO Project, Series 2003, 5.000%, 11/15/30 (Pre-refunded 11/15/13) – NPFG Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AA (4) 2,514,925
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H:
1,095 0.000%, 11/15/32 – NPFG Insured 11/31 at 94.05 A 319,817
2,510 0.000%, 11/15/36 – NPFG Insured 11/31 at 73.51 A 548,008

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Texas (continued)
$ 2,035 Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Third Lien Series 2004A-3, 0.000%, 11/15/32 – NPFG Insured 11/24 at 62.70 A $ 594,362
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2001A:
2,695 0.000%, 11/15/34 – NPFG Insured 11/30 at 78.27 A 728,405
4,095 0.000%, 11/15/38 – NPFG Insured 11/30 at 61.17 A 822,890
1,275 Kerrville Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital Project, Series 2005, 5.375%, 8/15/35 2/16 at 100.00 BBB– 1,276,326
2,255 Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, Texas, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Southwest Airlines Company, Series 2010, 5.250%, 11/01/40 11/20 at 100.00 BBB– 2,229,180
290 North Texas Tollway Authority, First Tier System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2008I, 0.000%, 1/01/42 – AGC Insured 1/25 at 100.00 AA– 303,807
2,000 Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation III, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2012, 5.000%, 12/15/32 No Opt. Call A3 1,897,940
2,410 Texas Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, First Tier Series 2002A, 0.000%, 8/15/25 – AMBAC Insured No Opt. Call A– 1,358,903
1,750 Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Water Financial Assistance Program, Series 2003A, 5.125%, 8/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 11/13 at 100.00 AAA 1,750,385
31,300 Total Texas 20,818,319
Utah – 0.8%
5,465 Utah Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 0.000%, 6/15/36 6/17 at 38.77 A1 1,518,450
Virginia – 3.3%
3,500 Chesapeake, Virginia, Transportation System Senior Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2012B, 0.000%, 7/15/32 7/28 at 100.00 BBB 1,719,795
1,000 Henrico County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Westminster Canterbury of Richmond, Series 2006, 5.000%, 10/01/35 11/13 at 100.00 BBB 990,130
1,500 Route 460 Funding Corporation, Virginia, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.125%, 7/01/49 No Opt. Call BBB– 1,325,460
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Elizabeth River Crossing, Opco LLC Project, Series 2012:
500 6.000%, 1/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 501,630
1,510 5.500%, 1/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 7/22 at 100.00 BBB– 1,417,437
8,010 Total Virginia 5,954,452
Washington – 2.8%
990 Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Series 2011A, 5.625%, 1/01/35 1/21 at 100.00 A 1,015,968
4,000 Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Providence Health & Services, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 10/01/32 10/22 at 100.00 AA 4,049,880
4,990 Total Washington 5,065,848
Wisconsin – 1.4%
1,250 Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 2/15/32 2/22 at 100.00 A– 1,246,213
1,325 Wisconsin, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2003-3, 5.000%, 11/01/26 11/13 at 100.00 AA 1,330,321
2,575 Total Wisconsin 2,576,534
$ 275,160 Total Municipal Bonds (cost $176,864,784) 180,548,127

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (3) Value
CORPORATE BONDS – 0.0%
Transportation – 0.0%
$ 85 Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) 5.500% 7/15/19 N/R $ 12,870
25 Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6) 3.000% 7/15/55 N/R 2,485
$ 110 Total Corporate Bonds (cost $3,223) 15,355
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $176,868,007) 180,563,482
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.6% 1,170,236
Net Assets – 100% $ 181,733,718
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(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 Investors 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities.
(5) Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2 – Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information.
(6) During January 2010, Las Vegas Monorail Company (“Las Vegas Monorail”) filed for federal bankruptcy protection. During March 2012, Las Vegas Monorail emerged from federal bankruptcy with the acceptance of a reorganization plan assigned by the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Under the reorganization plan, the Fund surrendered its Las Vegas Monorail Project Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series 2000 and in turn received two senior interest corporate bonds: the first with an annual coupon rate of 5.500% maturing on July 15, 2019 and the second with an annual coupon rate of 3.000% (5.500% after December 31, 2015) maturing on July 15, 2055. The Fund’s custodian is not accruing income on the Fund’s records for either senior interest corporate bond.
(ETM) Escrowed to maturity.
(IF) Inverse floating rate investment.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 98.3%
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 98.3%
Consumer Staples – 3.8%
$ 95 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 BB+ $ 89,690
385 California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Fresno County Tobacco Funding Corporation, Series 2002, 5.625%, 6/01/23 11/13 at 100.00 A3 385,982
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1:
1,065 5.750%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 B 821,477
1,885 5.125%, 6/01/47 6/17 at 100.00 B 1,320,744
1,095 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-2, 5.300%, 6/01/37 6/22 at 100.00 B 825,028
4,525 Total Consumer Staples 3,442,921
Education and Civic Organizations – 3.9%
3,000 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Santa Clara University, Series 2008A, 5.625%, 4/01/37 4/18 at 100.00 Aa3 3,201,600
45 California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Redlands, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 10/01/35 10/15 at 100.00 A3 45,362
California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Pacific, Series 2006:
35 5.000%, 11/01/21 11/15 at 100.00 A2 36,683
45 5.000%, 11/01/25 11/15 at 100.00 A2 46,496
250 California Statewide Communities Development Authority, School Facility Revenue Bonds, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Series 2011A, 7.000%, 7/01/46 7/21 at 100.00 BBB– 261,350
3,375 Total Education and Civic Organizations 3,591,491
Health Care – 9.3%
235 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, Series 2011, 5.250%, 8/15/41 8/21 at 100.00 A+ 241,775
2,550 California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/15/46 (UB) 11/16 at 100.00 AA– 2,561,756
425 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/15/47 8/17 at 100.00 BBB+ 381,778
545 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2001C, 5.250%, 8/01/31 8/16 at 100.00 A+ 553,486
1,505 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2007A, 4.750%, 4/01/33 4/17 at 100.00 A+ 1,492,719
540 Loma Linda, California, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2008A, 8.250%, 12/01/38 12/17 at 100.00 BBB 591,338
1,100 Palomar Pomerado Health Care District, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2010, 6.000%, 11/01/41 11/20 at 100.00 Baa3 1,070,828
670 San Buenaventura, California, Revenue Bonds, Community Memorial Health System, Series 2011, 7.500%, 12/01/41 12/21 at 100.00 BB 734,528
800 Upland, California, Certificates of Participation, San Antonio Community Hospital, Series 2011, 6.500%, 1/01/41 1/21 at 100.00 A 877,008
8,370 Total Health Care 8,505,216

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Housing/Multifamily – 0.8%
$ 375 California Municipal Finance Authority, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Caritas Projects Series 2010A, 6.400%, 8/15/45 8/20 at 100.00 BBB $ 388,823
395 California Municipal Finance Authority, Mobile Home Park Revenue Bonds, Caritas Projects Series 2012A, 5.500%, 8/15/47 8/22 at 100.00 BBB 385,492
770 Total Housing/Multifamily 774,315
Housing/Single Family – 0.1%
40 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 BBB 41,829
Industrials – 1.2%
1,015 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 1,089,623
Tax Obligation/General – 38.3%
750 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 2/01/23 2/14 at 100.00 A1 760,853
1,650 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2009, 5.500%, 11/01/39 11/19 at 100.00 A1 1,776,011
1,965 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2011, 5.000%, 10/01/41 10/21 at 100.00 A1 2,011,846
2,000 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2012, 5.250%, 4/01/35 4/22 at 100.00 A1 2,120,960
6,225 Escondido Union High School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009, 0.000%, 8/01/36 – AGM Insured No Opt. Call Aa2 1,795,166
Golden West Schools Financing Authority, California, General Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, School District Program, Series 1999A:
4,650 0.000%, 8/01/16 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 4,267,766
1,750 0.000%, 2/01/17 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 1,561,893
2,375 0.000%, 8/01/17 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 2,075,703
2,345 0.000%, 2/01/18 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 2,008,539
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Capital Appreciation Bonds, Series 1995C:
1,015 0.000%, 5/01/17 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call Aa1 962,870
1,080 0.000%, 5/01/18 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call Aa1 991,084
Palomar Pomerado Health, California, General Obligation Bonds, Convertible Capital Appreciation, Election 2004 Series 2010A:
10,825 0.000%, 8/01/34 No Opt. Call A+ 3,322,407
3,250 0.000%, 8/01/35 No Opt. Call A+ 936,520
3,220 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 A1 3,378,358
8,075 San Bernardino Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008 Series 2009B, 0.000%, 8/01/44 No Opt. Call Aa2 1,236,121
7,560 Southwestern Community College District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series 2011C, 0.000%, 8/01/46 No Opt. Call Aa2 1,103,231
2,565 Sunnyvale School District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 9/01/26 – AGM Insured 9/15 at 100.00 AA 2,749,295
4,250 West Hills Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Improvement District 3, 2008 Election Series 2011, 0.000%, 8/01/38 – AGM Insured 8/31 at 100.00 AA– 2,108,085
65,550 Total Tax Obligation/General 35,166,708
Tax Obligation/Limited – 26.5%
1,000 Bell Community Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Bell Project Area, Series 2003, 5.625%, 10/01/33 – RAAI Insured 11/13 at 100.00 N/R 844,650
2,190 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Corrections, Calipatria State Prison, Series 1991A, 6.500%, 9/01/17 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 2,409,986
1,500 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series 2009-I, 6.375%, 11/01/34 11/19 at 100.00 A2 1,727,250
120 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 120,944

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 360 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– $ 349,502
2,000 Escondido Joint Powers Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Water System Financing, Series 2012, 5.000%, 9/01/41 3/22 at 100.00 AA– 2,006,740
1,000 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 990,320
270 Fontana Redevelopment Agency, California, Jurupa Hills Redevelopment Project, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, 1997 Series A, 5.500%, 10/01/27 11/13 at 100.00 A– 270,716
250 Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Redevelopment Project, Subordinate Lien Series 2007A-1, 5.000%, 5/01/23 – AMBAC Insured 5/17 at 100.00 BB+ 242,945
Irvine Unified School District, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District Series 2006A:
55 5.000%, 9/01/26 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 55,013
130 5.125%, 9/01/36 9/16 at 100.00 N/R 124,995
1,215 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 1,234,161
135 National City Community Development Commission, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, National City Redevelopment Project, Series 2011, 6.500%, 8/01/24 8/21 at 100.00 A– 160,627
280 Norco Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Project Area 1, Refunding, School District Pass-Through, Series 2004, 5.000%, 3/01/32 – RAAI Insured 3/14 at 100.00 N/R 258,714
1,000 Norco Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Project Area 1, Series 2009, 7.000%, 3/01/34 3/18 at 100.00 A 1,110,550
50 Novato Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Hamilton Field Redevelopment Project, Series 2011, 6.750%, 9/01/40 9/21 at 100.00 BBB+ 54,806
1,300 Orange County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 03-1 of Ladera Ranch, Series 2004A, 5.625%, 8/15/34 11/13 at 100.00 N/R 1,300,988
Patterson Public Finance Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Community Facilities District 2001-1, Senior Series 2013A:
350 5.250%, 9/01/30 9/23 at 100.00 N/R 341,933
320 5.750%, 9/01/39 9/23 at 100.00 N/R 317,850
60 Patterson Public Finance Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Community Facilities District 2001-1, Subordinate Lien Series 2013B , 5.875%, 9/01/39 9/23 at 100.00 N/R 59,017
Perris Union High School District Financing Authority, Riverside County, California, Revenue Bonds, Series 2011:
50 6.000%, 9/01/33 11/13 at 100.00 N/R 50,720
100 6.125%, 9/01/41 11/13 at 100.00 N/R 100,710
415 Pittsburg Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Los Medanos Community Development Project, Refunding Series 2008A, 6.500%, 9/01/28 9/18 at 100.00 BBB– 427,521
160 Rancho Santa Fe CSD Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Superior Lien Series 2011A, 5.750%, 9/01/30 9/21 at 100.00 BBB+ 169,154
30 Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Jurupa Valley Project Area, Series 2011B, 6.500%, 10/01/25 10/21 at 100.00 A– 33,094
605 Sacramento City Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A, 5.400%, 11/01/20 – NPFG Insured No Opt. Call A 679,597
1,365 San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 4/01/42 4/22 at 100.00 AAA 1,432,445
25 San Francisco Redevelopment Finance Authority, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Mission Bay North Redevelopment Project, Series 2011C, 6.750%, 8/01/41 2/21 at 100.00 A– 27,934
San Francisco Redevelopment Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project, Series 2011D:
25 7.000%, 8/01/33 2/21 at 100.00 BBB 27,125
30 7.000%, 8/01/41 2/21 at 100.00 BBB 32,077
615 San Jose Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Merged Area Redevelopment Project, Series 2006C, 5.000%, 8/01/25 – NPFG Insured 8/17 at 100.00 A 616,445
3,000 San Mateo County Transit District, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 6/01/21 – NPFG Insured 6/15 at 100.00 AA 3,218,578

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Tax Obligation/Limited (continued)
$ 1,000 Santa Clara County Board of Education, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2002, 5.000%, 4/01/25 – NPFG Insured 11/13 at 100.00 A $ 999,570
1,000 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – AMBAC Insured 4/17 at 100.00 AA+ 1,036,720
40 Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency, California, Project 1 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2011, 7.000%, 10/01/26 4/21 at 100.00 N/R 41,509
1,000 Travis Unified School District, Solano County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006, 5.000%, 9/01/26 – FGIC Insured 9/16 at 100.00 Baa1 1,004,940
360 Turlock Public Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 7.500%, 9/01/39 3/21 at 100.00 BBB+ 381,298
70 Yorba Linda Redevelopment Agency, Orange County, California, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Yorba Linda Redevelopment Project, Subordinate Lien Series 2011A, 6.500%, 9/01/32 9/21 at 100.00 A– 79,188
23,475 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 24,340,332
Transportation – 2.2%
1,150 Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, 5.000%, 1/01/35 1/14 at 100.00 BBB– 1,026,732
955 Port of Oakland, California, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012P, 5.000%, 5/01/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call A+ 972,983
2,105 Total Transportation 1,999,715
U.S. Guaranteed – 2.4% (4)
1,000 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Department of Mental Health, Coalinga State Hospital, Series 2004A, 5.500%, 6/01/23 (Pre-refunded 6/01/14) 6/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,035,550
800 California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.125%, 2/01/27 (Pre-refunded 2/01/14) 2/14 at 100.00 AAA 813,352
100 Roseville Joint Union High School District, Placer County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B, 5.000%, 8/01/27 (Pre-refunded 8/01/15) – FGIC Insured 8/15 at 100.00 AA (4) 108,605
225 San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, California, Certificates of Participation, Phase 1, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 12/15/30 (Pre-refunded 12/15/17) – AMBAC Insured 12/17 at 100.00 AA- (4) 262,557
2,125 Total U.S. Guaranteed 2,220,064
Utilities – 6.8%
1,000 Imperial Irrigation District, California, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2011A, 5.500%, 11/01/41 11/20 at 100.00 AA– 1,048,310
645 Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, California, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 11/15/37 No Opt. Call A 668,330
7,600 Merced Irrigation District, California, Certificates of Participation, Water and Hydroelectric Series 2008B, 0.000%, 9/01/23 9/16 at 64.56 A 4,267,094
215 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 215,320
9,460 Total Utilities 6,199,054
Water and Sewer – 3.0%
1,000 Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency, California, Revenue Bonds, Capital Cost Recovery Prepayment Program, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/34 4/23 at 100.00 AA– 1,058,130
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Water Furnishing Revenue Bonds, Poseidon Resources Channelside LP Desalination Project, Series 2012:
535 5.000%, 7/01/37 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call Baa3 480,136
1,000 5.000%, 11/21/45 (Alternative Minimum Tax) No Opt. Call Baa3 839,620

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Water and Sewer (continued)
$ 150 Healdsburg Public Financing Authority, California, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 4/01/36 – NPFG Insured 4/16 at 100.00 AA– $ 152,139
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 262,718
2,935 Total Water and Sewer 2,792,743
$ 123,745 Total Long-Term Investments (cost $87,451,665) 90,164,011
Floating Rate Obligations – (1.7)% (1,540,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 3.4% 3,088,392
Net Assets – 100% $ 91,712,403
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(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 Investors 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities.
(UB) Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

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Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 94.4%
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 94.4%
Consumer Discretionary – 0.2%
$ 100 New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Liberty Revenue Bonds, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Series 2005, 5.000%, 9/01/35 9/15 at 100.00 BBB $ 95,324
Consumer Staples – 1.5%
TSASC Inc., New York, Tobacco Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006:
335 4.750%, 6/01/22 6/16 at 100.00 BBB– 327,992
540 5.000%, 6/01/26 6/16 at 100.00 BB– 477,149
875 Total Consumer Staples 805,141
Education and Civic Organizations – 15.0%
100 Albany Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Albany Law School, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/31 7/17 at 100.00 BBB 100,094
165 Albany Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Brighter Choice Charter Schools, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 4/01/37 4/17 at 100.00 BB+ 138,876
280 Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation, New York, Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds, Enterprise Charter School Project, Series 2011A, 7.500%, 12/01/40 12/20 at 100.00 BB 299,110
30 Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, St. Bonaventure University, Series 2006, 5.000%, 5/01/23 5/16 at 100.00 BBB– 30,194
430 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, Manhattan College, Series 2007A, 5.000%, 7/01/41 – RAAI Insured 7/17 at 100.00 N/R 402,153
1,000 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Housing Revenue Bonds, Fashion Institute of Technology, Series 2007, 5.250%, 7/01/34 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A 1,018,990
50 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Lease Revenue Bonds, State University Dormitory Facilities, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 7/01/29 – NPFG Insured 7/15 at 100.00 Aa2 52,185
1,000 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Columbia University, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 10/01/41 4/21 at 100.00 AAA 1,062,270
120 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, St. Joseph’s College, Series 2010, 5.250%, 7/01/35 7/20 at 100.00 Baa1 120,803
815 Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Bard College Refunding, Series 2007-A1, 5.000%, 8/01/46 8/17 at 100.00 Baa1 784,087
100 Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Adelphi University, Civic Facility Project, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/35 10/15 at 100.00 A 100,446
2,000 Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, University of Rochester Project, Series 2011B, 5.000%, 7/01/41 7/21 at 100.00 AA– 2,043,680
100 New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, St. Francis College, Series 2004, 5.000%, 10/01/34 10/14 at 100.00 A– 100,422
100 New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Vaughn College of Aeronautics, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 12/01/28 12/16 at 100.00 BB 92,278
New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Queens Baseball Stadium Project, Series 2006:
500 5.000%, 1/01/31 – AMBAC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 Ba1 466,260
430 4.750%, 1/01/42 – AMBAC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 Ba1 357,493
New York City Industrial Development Authority, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Yankee Stadium Project, Series 2006:
590 4.500%, 3/01/39 – FGIC Insured 9/16 at 100.00 BBB 540,647
300 4.750%, 3/01/46 – NPFG Insured 9/16 at 100.00 A 289,824
65 Seneca County Industrial Development Authority, New York, Revenue Bonds, New York Chiropractic College, Series 2007, 5.000%, 10/01/27 10/17 at 100.00 BBB 65,798
8,175 Total Education and Civic Organizations 8,065,610

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Financials – 3.0%
$ 1,050 Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Goldman Sachs Headquarter Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.250%, 10/01/35 No Opt. Call A $ 1,113,767
435 Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Goldman Sachs Headquarters Revenue Bonds Series 2007, 5.500%, 10/01/37 No Opt. Call A 474,842
1,485 Total Financials 1,588,609
Health Care – 8.5%
1,000 California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente System, Series 2006, 5.000%, 3/01/41 3/16 at 100.00 A+ 1,001,200
450 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Montefiore Hospital, Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/29 – FGIC Insured 2/15 at 100.00 A 455,526
100 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Highland Hospital of Rochester Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 5.200%, 7/01/32 7/20 at 100.00 A2 102,886
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Orange Regional Medical Center Obligated Group Revenue Bonds, Series 2008:
250 6.000%, 12/01/15 No Opt. Call Ba1 253,315
160 6.500%, 12/01/21 12/18 at 100.00 Ba1 166,152
305 6.250%, 12/01/37 12/18 at 100.00 Ba1 304,588
950 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Series 2006-1, 5.000%, 7/01/35 7/16 at 100.00 AA 953,800
350 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 8/15/15 – AGM Insured 8/14 at 100.00 AA– 364,336
750 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, NYU Hospitals Center, Series 2011A, 6.000%, 7/01/40 7/20 at 100.00 A– 807,818
Madison County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Oneida Health System, Series 2007A:
100 5.250%, 2/01/27 2/17 at 100.00 BBB– 96,863
90 5.500%, 2/01/32 2/17 at 100.00 BBB– 85,172
4,505 Total Health Care 4,591,656
Housing/Multifamily – 2.6%
860 New Hartford-Sunset Woods Funding Corporation, New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Sunset Woods Apartments II Project, Series 2002, 5.350%, 2/01/20 8/14 at 100.00 AA+ 871,008
250 New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, 5.250%, 11/01/30 5/14 at 100.00 AA 255,440
275 New York State Housing Finance Agency, Affordable Housing Revenue, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 11/01/38 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 11/17 at 100.00 Aa2 276,977
1,385 Total Housing/Multifamily 1,403,425
Housing/Single Family – 4.3%
2,320 New York State Mortgage Agency, Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Thirty-First Series A, 5.300%, 10/01/31 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 4/14 at 100.00 Aaa 2,321,021
Long-Term Care – 3.7%
100 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Non-State Supported Debt, Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 11/01/31 11/16 at 100.00 Ba3 85,215
50 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Providence Rest, Series 2005, 5.000%, 7/01/35 – ACA Insured 7/15 at 100.00 N/R 42,989
1,390 East Rochester Housing Authority, New York, FHA-Insured Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Jewish Home of Rochester, Series 2002, 4.625%, 2/15/17 8/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,400,773
185 Erie County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Revenue Bonds, Orchard Park CCRC Inc. Project, Series 2006A, 6.000%, 11/15/36 11/16 at 100.00 N/R 166,665
25 Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series 2008-B1, 5.500%, 7/01/18 7/16 at 100.00 N/R 23,734
275 Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facilities Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program Bonds, Series 2008-C1, 5.500%, 7/01/18 7/16 at 101.00 N/R 261,071
2,025 Total Long-Term Care 1,980,447

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Materials – 0.2%
$ 90 Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, International Paper Company Project, Series 2003A, 5.200%, 12/01/20 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 12/13 at 100.00 BBB $ 90,021
Tax Obligation/General – 6.3%
1,260 New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2008 Series D, 5.125%, 12/01/25 12/17 at 100.00 AA 1,438,101
10 New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2004C, 5.250%, 8/15/16 8/14 at 100.00 AA 10,429
200 New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2005J, 5.000%, 3/01/19 – FGIC Insured 3/15 at 100.00 AA 212,504
1,000 New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2006J-1, 5.000%, 6/01/25 6/16 at 100.00 AA 1,087,860
600 Yonkers, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 10/01/24 – AGM Insured 10/21 at 100.00 AA– 655,878
3,070 Total Tax Obligation/General 3,404,772
Tax Obligation/Limited – 32.6%
600 Battery Park City Authority, New York, Lease Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2003A, 5.000%, 11/01/23 11/13 at 100.00 AAA 602,448
1,050 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose Series 2012D, 5.000%, 2/15/37 No Opt. Call AAA 1,096,673
2,000 Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Senior Fiscal 2012 Series 2011A, 5.750%, 2/15/47 2/21 at 100.00 A 2,119,820
1,500 Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 2/15/47 2/17 at 100.00 A 1,505,190
5,800 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Dedicated Tax Fund Bonds, Refunding Series 2012A, 0.000%, 11/15/32 No Opt. Call AA 2,409,610
New York City Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation, New York, Dedicated Revenue Bonds, Local Government Assistance Corporation, Series 2004A:
250 5.000%, 10/15/25 – NPFG Insured 10/14 at 100.00 AAA 261,468
200 5.000%, 10/15/26 – NPFG Insured 10/14 at 100.00 AAA 208,960
1,225 5.000%, 10/15/29 – AMBAC Insured 10/14 at 100.00 AAA 1,271,452
600 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Fiscal Series 2007S-2, 5.000%, 1/15/28 – FGIC Insured 1/17 at 100.00 AA– 639,744
10 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2003E, 5.000%, 2/01/23 – FGIC Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AAA 10,040
550 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Fiscal Series 2007C-1, 5.000%, 11/01/27 11/17 at 100.00 AAA 606,155
535 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3545, 13.883%, 5/01/32 (IF) 5/19 at 100.00 AAA 595,824
1,000 New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, SubSeries 2011D-1, 5.250%, 2/01/30 2/21 at 100.00 AAA 1,108,220
775 New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A, 5.000%, 12/15/26 (UB) 12/17 at 100.00 AAA 863,358
425 New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Series 2007, 5.000%, 4/01/27 10/17 at 100.00 AA 459,353
570 New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Series 2005B, 5.500%, 4/01/20 – AMBAC Insured (UB) (4) No Opt. Call AA 687,420
New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1:
1,000 5.250%, 6/01/20 – AMBAC Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AA– 1,007,340
250 5.250%, 6/01/21 – AMBAC Insured 11/13 at 100.00 AA– 250,753
1,000 New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 09-6W, 13.211%, 3/15/37 (IF) (4) 3/17 at 100.00 AAA 1,069,670
4,000 Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2011C, 0.000%, 8/01/39 No Opt. Call AA– 747,240
23,340 Total Tax Obligation/Limited 17,520,738

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Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Transportation – 4.8%
$ 500 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, 5.000%, 11/15/15 – FGIC Insured No Opt. Call A $ 546,550
1,000 New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, British Airways PLC, Series 1998, 5.250%, 12/01/32 (Alternative Minimum Tax) 12/13 at 100.00 BB 874,930
250 New York Liberty Development Corporation, Liberty Revenue Bonds, 4 World Trade Center Project, Series 2011, 5.000%, 11/15/44 11/21 at 100.00 A+ 251,813
100 New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2005G, 5.000%, 1/01/30 – AGM Insured 7/15 at 100.00 AA– 104,460
105 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Fortieth Series 2005, 5.000%, 12/01/31 – SYNCORA GTY Insured 6/15 at 101.00 AA– 110,306
120 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Forty Eighth Series 2007, Tender Option Bond Trust 2920, 17.644%, 8/15/32 – AGM Insured (IF) 8/17 at 100.00 AA– 152,083
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Project Bonds, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Eighth Series 2010:
290 6.500%, 12/01/28 12/15 at 100.00 BBB 304,648
215 6.000%, 12/01/36 12/20 at 100.00 BBB 232,372
2,580 Total Transportation 2,577,162
U.S. Guaranteed – 4.0% (5)
490 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Judicial Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds, Suffolk County Issue, Series 1986, 7.375%, 7/01/16 (ETM) No Opt. Call Aaa 544,816
500 Erie County Industrial Development Agency, New York, School Facility Revenue Bonds, Buffalo City School District, Series 2004, 5.750%, 5/01/26 (Pre-refunded 5/01/14) – AGM Insured 5/14 at 100.00 AA– (5) 516,240
290 New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 2004C, 5.250%, 8/15/16 (Pre-refunded 8/15/14) 8/14 at 100.00 Aa2 (5) 302,824
250 New York State Thruway Authority, Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds, Second General, Series 2004A, 5.000%, 4/01/21 (Pre-refunded 4/01/14) – NPFG Insured 4/14 at 100.00 AA (5) 256,028
500 New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003B-1C, 5.500%, 6/01/21 (Pre-refunded 8/15/14) 8/14 at 100.00 AA– (5) 502,220
2,030 Total U.S. Guaranteed 2,122,128
Utilities – 7.1%
550 Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, New York, Exempt Facility Revenue Bonds, NRG Dunkirk Power Project, Series 2009, 5.875%, 4/01/42 2/20 at 100.00 Baa3 557,926
35 Guam Power Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 10/01/34 10/22 at 100.00 BBB 33,636
Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A:
570 5.000%, 12/01/23 – FGIC Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A 613,719
430 5.000%, 12/01/25 – FGIC Insured 6/16 at 100.00 A 463,011
1,025 Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2009A, 5.700%, 4/01/30 4/19 at 100.00 A– 1,113,786
400 Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A, 5.000%, 5/01/38 5/21 at 100.00 A– 404,762
735 Niagara Area Development Corporation, New York, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Covanta Energy Project, Series 2012A, 5.250%, 11/01/42 No Opt. Call BB+ 624,022
3,745 Total Utilities 3,810,862

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Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
Amount (000) Description (1) Optional Call — Provisions (2) Ratings (3) Value
Water and Sewer – 0.6%
$ 275 New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust 3484, 17.975%, 6/15/32 (IF) 6/18 at 100.00 AA+ $ 312,169
$ 56,000 Total Long-Investments (cost $50,173,699) 50,689,085
Floating Rate Obligations – (1.9)% (1,005,000 )
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 7.5% 4,010,435
Net Assets – 100% $ 53,694,520
(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(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 Investors 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 inverse floating rate transactions.
(5) 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities.
(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, Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities for more information.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Assets & Liabilities

September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

Select — Tax-Free Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free 3 Select Tax-Free Select Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $224,581,997, $233,202,528, $176,868,007, $87,451,665 and $50,173,699, respectively) $ 230,699,141 $ 234,796,705 $ 180,563,482 $ 90,164,011 $ 50,689,085
Cash 1,332,455 1,934,813 2,572,904 3,432,769
Receivable for:
Interest 2,465,574 2,795,101 1,990,328 1,032,560 755,780
Investments sold 117,396 10,121 117,396 45,000
Deferred offering costs 160,000 160,000 160,000
Other assets 39,609 41,288 31,182 16,628 11,306
Total assets 234,814,175 239,738,028 182,862,388 93,786,103 54,933,940
Liabilities
Cash overdraft 260,496
Floating rate obligations 1,000,000 1,540,000 1,005,000
Payable for:
Dividends 804,393 883,251 653,495 337,056 195,114
Investments purchased 1,456,635 131,207
Accrued expenses:
Management fees 39,971 50,518 38,792 19,970 11,683
Shelf offering costs 101,701 103,639 98,856
Trustees fees 38,708 40,450 29,916 14,685 9,073
Other 58,964 61,671 47,115 30,782 18,550
Total liabilities 2,500,372 2,139,529 1,128,670 2,073,700 1,239,420
Net assets $ 232,313,803 $ 237,598,499 $ 181,733,718 $ 91,712,403 $ 53,694,520
Shares outstanding 16,570,310 17,713,727 13,045,560 6,272,729 3,923,976
Net asset value per share outstanding $ 14.02 $ 13.41 $ 13.93 $ 14.62 $ 13.68
Net assets consist of:
Shares, $.01 par value per share $ 165,703 $ 177,137 $ 130,456 $ 62,727 $ 39,240
Paid-in surplus 230,367,741 247,159,308 179,537,064 87,352,066 53,843,094
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income 1,435,609 848,459 982,737 260,545 66,436
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) (5,772,394 ) (12,180,582 ) (2,612,014 ) 1,324,719 (769,636 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 6,117,144 1,594,177 3,695,475 2,712,346 515,386
Net assets $ 232,313,803 $ 237,598,499 $ 181,733,718 $ 91,712,403 $ 53,694,520
Authorized shares Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Operations

Six Months ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

Select — Tax-Free Select — Tax-Free 2 Select — Tax-Free 3 California — Select Tax-Free New York — Select Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Investment Income $ 5,729,254 $ 5,924,877 $ 4,418,984 $ 2,301,473 $ 1,305,845
Expenses
Management fees 253,448 320,122 246,795 126,643 74,102
Shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses 9,699 9,047 7,148 2,545 2,184
Interest expense and amortization of offering costs 3,357 4,049 1,936
Custodian fees and expenses 23,090 25,150 19,214 11,543 7,897
Trustees fees and expenses 3,039 3,110 2,383 1,200 700
Professional fees 13,301 13,393 12,520 11,133 10,569
Shareholder reporting expenses 26,962 29,242 20,590 10,419 7,918
Stock exchange listing fees 4,374 4,328 4,339 4,315 4,321
Investor relations expenses 466 679 270 58
Other expenses 7,845 8,277 5,138 5,782 5,309
Total expenses 342,224 416,705 318,127 177,899 114,994
Net investment income (loss) 5,387,030 5,508,172 4,100,857 2,123,574 1,190,851
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) from investments 1,285,743 102,154 106,337 (233,990 ) (785,766 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (18,273,720 ) (17,126,049 ) (13,283,808 ) (6,626,783 ) (3,167,332 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (16,987,977 ) (17,023,895 ) (13,177,471 ) (6,860,773 ) (3,953,098 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations $ (11,600,947 ) $ (11,515,723 ) $ (9,076,614 ) $ (4,737,199 ) $ (2,762,247 )

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
Select Tax-Free (NXP) — Six Months Year Six Months Year Six Months Year
Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended
9/30/13 3/31/13 9/30/13 3/31/13 9/30/13 3/31/13
Operations
Net investment income (loss) $ 5,387,030 $ 11,499,102 $ 5,508,172 $ 11,465,877 $ 4,100,857 $ 8,618,606
Net realized gain (loss) from investments 1,285,743 520,500 102,154 443,542 106,337 315,072
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (18,273,720 ) 7,403,576 (17,126,049 ) 8,010,449 (13,283,808 ) 6,333,666
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (11,600,947 ) 19,423,178 (11,515,723 ) 19,919,868 (9,076,614 ) 15,267,344
Distributions to Shareholders
From net investment income (5,219,649 ) (11,443,792 ) (5,579,825 ) (11,196,253 ) (4,109,353 ) (8,586,309 )
From accumulated net realized gains
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (5,219,649 ) (11,443,792 ) (5,579,825 ) (11,196,253 ) (4,109,353 ) (8,586,309 )
Capital Share Transactions
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 463,628 186,345 228,701
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions 463,628 186,345 228,701
Net increase (decrease) in net assets (16,820,596 ) 8,443,014 (17,095,548 ) 8,909,960 (13,185,967 ) 6,909,736
Net assets at the beginning of period 249,134,399 240,691,385 254,694,047 245,784,087 194,919,685 188,009,949
Net assets at the end of period $ 232,313,803 $ 249,134,399 $ 237,598,499 $ 254,694,047 $ 181,733,718 $ 194,919,685
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period $ 1,435,609 $ 1,268,228 $ 848,459 $ 920,112 $ 982,737 $ 991,233

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

California Select Tax-Free (NXC) — Six Months Year Six Months Year
Ended Ended Ended Ended
9/30/13 3/31/13 9/30/13 3/31/13
Operations
Net investment income (loss) $ 2,123,574 $ 4,331,855 $ 1,190,851 $ 2,485,935
Net realized gain (loss) from investments (233,990 ) 2,271,936 (785,766 ) 55,939
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (6,626,783 ) 1,748,172 (3,167,332 ) 652,675
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (4,737,199 ) 8,351,963 (2,762,247 ) 3,194,549
Distributions to Shareholders
From net investment income (2,145,273 ) (4,288,796 ) (1,236,052 ) (2,555,601 )
From accumulated net realized gains (217,215 )
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (2,145,273 ) (4,288,796 ) (1,236,052 ) (2,772,816 )
Capital Share Transactions
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 84,643 9,245 91,698
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions 84,643 9,245 91,698
Net increase (decrease) in net assets (6,882,472 ) 4,147,810 (3,989,054 ) 513,431
Net assets at the beginning of period 98,594,875 94,447,065 57,683,574 57,170,143
Net assets at the end of period $ 91,712,403 $ 98,594,875 $ 53,694,520 $ 57,683,574
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period $ 260,545 $ 282,244 $ 66,436 $ 111,637

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial
Highl ights (Unaudited)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

Beginning Net Asset Value Investment Operations — Net Investment Income (Loss) Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) Total Less Distributions — From Net Investment Income From Accumulated Net Realized Gains Total Ending Net Asset Value Ending Market Value
Select Tax-Free (NXP)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) $ 15.03 $ .33 $ (1.02 ) $ (.69 ) $ (.32 ) $ — $ (.32 ) $ 14.02 $ 13.04
2013 14.55 .69 .48 1.17 (.69 ) (.69 ) 15.03 14.63
2012 13.58 .73 .96 1.69 (.72 ) (.72 ) 14.55 14.57
2011 14.19 .71 (.61 ) .10 (.71 ) (.71 ) 13.58 13.25
2010 13.52 .73 .66 1.39 (.72 ) (.72 ) 14.19 14.74
2009 14.30 .71 (.81 ) (.10 ) (.68 ) (.68 ) 13.52 13.67
Select Tax-Free 2 (NXQ)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) 14.38 .31 (.96 ) (.65 ) (.32 ) (.32 ) 13.41 12.51
2013 13.89 .65 .47 1.12 (.63 ) (.63 ) 14.38 13.99
2012 12.89 .66 .98 1.64 (.64 ) (.64 ) 13.89 13.63
2011 13.53 .64 (.61 ) .03 (.67 ) (.67 ) 12.89 12.40
2010 12.63 .68 .89 1.57 (.67 ) (.67 ) 13.53 13.81
2009 13.93 .67 (1.30 ) (.63 ) (.67 ) (.67 ) 12.63 13.14
(a)
Total Return Based on Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns Ratios to Average Net Assets
Based on Net Asset Value (a) Based on Market Value (a) Ending Net Assets (000) Expenses (b) Net Investment Income (Loss) Portfolio Turnover Rate (d)
(4.65 )% (8.76 )% $ 232,314 .29 %* 4.50 %* 22 %
8.16 5.14 249,134 .28 4.64 24
12.72 15.72 240,691 .31 5.18 19
.69 (5.40 ) 224,268 .32 5.05 6
10.45 13.45 233,869 .32 5.20 3
(.65 ) .89 222,114 .33 5.12 11
(4.58 ) (8.38 ) 237,598 .34 * 4.50 * 12
8.20 7.29 254,694 .33 4.54 19
12.97 15.32 245,784 .35 4.94 20
.13 (5.56 ) 228,016 .39 4.81 6
12.62 10.45 239,100 .37 5.12 4
(4.63 ) .24 222,771 .39 5.08 6

(b) 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 Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities, as follows:

Select Tax-Free (NXP)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) — %
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Select Tax-Free 2 (NXQ)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) %***
2013 **
2012 **
2011
2010
2009 .01
(c) For the six months ended September 30, 2013.
(d) Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period.
* Annualized.
** Rounds to less than .01%.
*** Rounds to less than .01% annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

Beginning Net Asset Value Investment Operations — Net Investment Income (Loss) Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) Total Less Distributions — From Net Investment Income From Accumulated Net Realized Gains Total Ending Net Asset Value Ending Market Value
Select Tax-Free 3 (NXR)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) $ 14.94 $ .31 $ (1.00 ) $ (.69 ) $ (.32 ) $ — $ (.32 ) $ 13.93 $ 12.82
2013 14.43 .66 .51 1.17 (.66 ) (.66 ) 14.94 14.48
2012 13.51 .69 .92 1.61 (.65 ) (.04 ) (.69 ) 14.43 14.34
2011 14.06 .66 (.57 ) .09 (.64 ) * (.64 ) 13.51 13.03
2010 13.38 .67 .65 1.32 (.64 ) * (.64 ) 14.06 14.22
2009 13.98 .66 (.62 ) .04 (.64 ) (.64 ) 13.38 13.57
California Select Tax-Free (NXC)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) 15.72 .34 (1.10 ) (.76 ) (.34 ) (.34 ) 14.62 13.55
2013 15.07 .69 .64 1.33 (.68 ) (.68 ) 15.72 15.07
2012 13.43 .70 1.62 2.32 (.68 ) (.68 ) 15.07 14.80
2011 13.97 .68 (.55 ) .13 (.67 ) (.67 ) 13.43 12.59
2010 13.24 .67 .73 1.40 (.67 ) (.67 ) 13.97 13.08
2009 14.09 .66 (.84 ) (.18 ) (.67 ) (.67 ) 13.24 12.00
(a)
Total Return Based on Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns Ratios to Average Net Assets
Based on Net Asset Value (a) Based on Market Value (a) Ending Net Assets (000) Expenses (b) Net Investment Income (Loss) Portfolio Turnover Rate (d)
(4.68 )% (9.36 )% $ 181,734 .34 %** 4.38 %** 20 %
8.20 5.54 194,920 .33 4.45 28
12.23 15.69 188,010 .38 4.94 16
.62 (3.98 ) 175,846 .37 4.75 4
10.05 9.70 182,779 .38 4.81 3
.34 3.51 173,678 .39 4.83 5
(4.85 ) (7.91 ) 91,712 .38 ** 4.49 ** 7
8.98 6.43 98,595 .37 4.44 19
17.64 23.56 94,447 .42 4.87 11
.83 1.18 84,199 .38 4.89 8
10.71 14.71 87,548 .41 4.87 4
(1.30 ) (10.34 ) 82,953 .43 4.85 12

(b) 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 Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities, as follows:

Select Tax-Free 3 (NXR)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) — %
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
California Select Tax-Free (NXC)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) .01 %**
2013 .01
2012 .01
2011 .01
2010 .02
2009 .02
(c) For the six months ended September 30, 2013.
(d) Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period.
* Rounds to less than $.01 per share.
** Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

Beginning Net Asset Value Investment Operations — Net Investment Income (Loss) Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) Total Less Distributions — From Net Investment Income From Accumulated Net Realized Gains Total Ending Net Asset Value Ending Market Value
New York Select Tax-Free (NXN)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) $ 14.70 $ .30 $ (1.00 ) $ (.70 ) $ (.32 ) $ — $ (.32 ) $ 13.68 $ 13.01
2013 14.59 .63 .19 .82 (.65 ) (.06 ) (.71 ) 14.70 14.87
2012 13.71 .66 .86 1.52 (.64 ) (.64 ) 14.59 14.10
2011 14.06 .64 (.38 ) .26 (.61 ) (.61 ) 13.71 13.06
2010 13.37 .62 .68 1.30 (.61 ) (.61 ) 14.06 13.80
2009 13.79 .62 (.43 ) .19 (.61 ) (.61 ) 13.37 13.08
(a)
Total Return Based on Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns Ratios to Average Net Assets
Based on Net Asset Value (a) Based on Market Value (a) Ending Net Assets (000) Expenses (b) Net Investment Income (Loss) Portfolio Turnover Rate (d)
(4.82 )% (10.44 )% $ 53,695 .42 %* 4.30 %* 13 %
5.66 10.60 57,684 .39 4.27 23
11.25 13.05 57,170 .50 4.62 19
1.84 (1.08 ) 53,705 .41 4.55 3
9.89 10.31 55,007 .44 4.50 1
1.47 (.57 ) 52,268 .47 4.57 1

(b) 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 Note 3 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives, Inverse Floating Rate Securities, as follows:

New York Select Tax-Free (NXN)
Year Ended 3/31:
2014(c) .01 %*
2013 .01
2012 .01
2011 .01
2010 .02
2009 .02
(c) For the six months ended September 30, 2013.
(d) Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period.
* Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Notes to
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
  1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies

General Information

Fund Information

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

• Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP) (“Select Tax-Free (NXP)”)

• Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2 (NXQ) (“Select Tax-Free 2 (NXQ)”)

• Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 3 (NXR) (“Select Tax-Free 3 (NXR)”)

• Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXC) (“California Select Tax-Free (NXC)”)

• Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXN) (“New York Select Tax-Free (NXN)”)

The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as diversified closed-end registered investment companies. Select Tax-Free (NXP), Select Tax-Free 2 (NXQ), Select Tax-Free 3 (NXR), California Select Tax-Free (NXC) and New York Select Tax-Free (NXN) were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on January 29, 1992, March 30, 1992, May 28, 1992, March 30, 1992 and March 30, 1992 respectively.

Each Fund seeks to provide current income and stable dividends, exempt from regular federal and designated state income taxes, where applicable, consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in a portfolio of municipal obligations.

Investment Adviser

The Funds’ investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”). The Adviser is responsible for each Fund’s overall investment strategy and asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with the Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, (the “Sub-Adviser”), a subsidiary of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds.

Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the specific identification method, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. 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 earmark securities in the Funds’ portfolios with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. As of September 30, 2013, outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments were as follow:

Tax-Free
(NXP )
Outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments $ 1,456,635

Investment Income

Interest income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and includes accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also reflects paydown gains and losses, if any.

Professional Fees

Professional fees presented on the Statement of Operations consist of legal fees incurred in the normal course of operations, audit fees, tax consulting fees and, in some cases, workout expenditures. Workout expenditures are incurred in an attempt to protect or enhance an investment, or to pursue

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other claims or legal actions on behalf of Fund shareholders. Should a Fund receive a refund of workout expenditures paid in a prior reporting period, such amounts will be recognized as “Legal fee refund” on the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from 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 shareholders of 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.

Equity Shelf Programs and Offering Costs

During the prior reporting period, the following Funds each filed initial registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) authorizing the Funds to issue additional shares through equity shelf programs (“Shelf Offerings”), which became effective with the SEC during the current fiscal period.

Under these Shelf Offerings, the Funds, subject to market conditions, may raise additional equity capital from time to time in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Authorized shares, shares issued and offering proceeds, net of offering costs under each Fund’s shelf offering during the six months ended September 30, 2013, were as follows:

Select — Tax-Free Select — Tax-Free 2 Select — Tax-Free 3
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR )
Authorized shares 1,600,000 1,700,000 1,300,000
Shares issued
Offering proceeds, net of offering costs

Costs incurred by the Funds in connection with their initial Shelf Offerings are recorded as a deferred charge, which are amortized over the period such additional shares are sold not to exceed the one-year life of the Shelf Offering period and are recognized as a component of “Deferred offering costs” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Ongoing Shelf Offering costs, and any additional costs the Funds may incur in connection with the Shelf Offerings, are expensed as incurred and recorded as a component of “Proceeds from shelf offering, net of offering costs” on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Indemnifications

Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

Netting Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Funds may enter into transactions subject to enforceable International Swaps and Derivative Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows each Fund to offset any exposure to a specific counterparty with any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, a Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis. As of September 30, 2013, the Funds were not invested in any portfolio securities or derivative instruments that are subject to netting agreements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

  1. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investment Valuation

Prices of municipal bonds and other fixed income securities are provided by a pricing service approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 for fair value measurement purposes. The pricing service establishes a security’s fair value 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. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

Certain securities may not be able to be priced by the pre-established pricing methods as described above. Such securities may be valued by the Funds’ Board of Trustees or its designee at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; debt securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market quotation; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value (as may be the case in non-U.S. markets on which the security is primarily traded) or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, is not deemed to reflect the security’s fair value. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Funds’ Board of Trustees or its designee.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

Select Tax-Free (NXP)
Long-Term Investments*:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 230,664,302 $ — $ 230,664,302
Corporate Bonds 34,839 34,839
Total $ — $ 230,664,302 $ 34,839 $ 230,699,141
Select Tax-Free 2 (NXQ) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 234,742,216 $ — $ 234,742,216
Corporate Bonds 54,489 54,489
Total $ — $ 234,742,216 $ 54,489 $ 234,796,705
Select Tax-Free 3 (NXR) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 180,548,127 $ — $ 180,548,127
Corporate Bonds 15,355 15,355
Total $ — $ 180,548,127 $ 15,355 $ 180,563,482
California Select Tax-Free (NXC) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 90,164,011 $ — $ 90,164,011
New York Select Tax-Free (NXN) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:
Municipal Bonds $ — $ 50,689,085 $ — $ 50,689,085
  • Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for industry/state classifications.

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

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

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

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

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

  1. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives

Portfolio Securities

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, at their liquidation value, 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 as a component of “Interest expense on floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Operations.

During the six months ended September 30, 2013, 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

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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.

As of September 30, 2013, each Fund’s maximum exposure to the floating rate obligations issued by externally-deposited Recourse Trusts, was as follows:

Select Select Select California — Select New York — Select
Tax-Free Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free 3 Tax-Free Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Maximum exposure to Recourse Trusts $ — $ $ $ $ 2,000,000

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 September 30, 2013, were as follows:

Select California — Select New York — Select
Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free Tax-Free
(NXQ ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Average floating rate obligations outstanding $ 1,000,000 $ 1,540,000 $ 1,005,000
Average annual interest rate and fees .67 % .52 % .38 %

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. 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.

Investments in Derivatives

Each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments such as futures, options and swap contracts. Each Fund will limit its investments in futures, options on futures and swap contracts to the extent necessary for the Adviser to claim the exclusion from registration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator with respect to the Fund. The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes. Although the Funds are authorized to invest in derivative instruments and may do so in future, they did not make any such investments during the six months ended September 30, 2013.

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

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

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

  1. Fund Shares

Since the inception of the Funds’ repurchase programs, the Funds have not repurchased any of their outstanding shares.

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Transactions in shares were as follows:

Tax-Free (NXP) Tax-Free 2 (NXQ) Tax-Free 3 (NXR)
Six Months Year Six Months Year Six Months Year
Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended
9/30/13 3/31/13 9/30/13 3/31/13 9/30/13 3/31/13
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 30,980 13,014 15,386
Tax-Free (NXC) Tax-Free (NXN)
Six Months Year Six Months Year
Ended Ended Ended Ended
9/30/13 3/31/13 9/30/13 3/31/13
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions 5,438 628 6,149
  1. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments, where applicable) during the six months ended September 30, 2013, were as follows:

Select Select Select California — Select New York — Select
Tax-Free Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free 3 Tax-Free Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Purchases $ 51,342,719 $ 31,563,778 $ 38,511,963 $ 6,122,254 $ 6,968,684
Sales and maturities 52,090,521 30,005,000 36,510,000 9,281,345 9,521,849
  1. Income Tax Information

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 designated state income taxes, 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.

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 arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset values of the Funds.

As of September 30, 2013, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Select Select Select California — Select New York — Select
Tax-Free Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free 3 Tax-Free Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Cost of investments $ 223,578,604 $ 231,561,029 $ 176,014,290 $ 85,882,284 $ 49,150,840
Gross unrealized:
Appreciation $ 11,573,059 $ 8,095,275 $ 8,491,664 $ 5,007,380 $ 1,673,973
Depreciation (4,452,522 ) (5,859,599 ) (3,942,472 ) (2,270,038 ) (1,138,047 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments $ 7,120,537 $ 2,235,676 $ 4,549,192 $ 2,737,342 $ 535,926

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

Permanent differences, primarily due to federal taxes paid and taxable market discount, resulted in reclassifications among the Funds’ components of net assets as of March 31, 2013, the Funds’ last tax year end, as follows:

Select Select Select California — Select New York — Select
Tax-Free Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free 3 Tax-Free Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Paid-in-surplus $ 6,304 $ 21,349 $ 349 $ $ (6,147 )
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income (7,871 ) (31,737 ) (13,432 ) (7 ) (3,866 )
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) 1,567 10,388 13,083 7 10,013

The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of March 31, 2013, the Funds’ last tax year end, were as follows:

Select Select Select California — Select New York — Select
Tax-Free Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free 3 Tax-Free Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Undistributed net tax-exempt income 1 $ 1,243,432 $ 1,288,337 $ 976,853 $ 620,749 $ 303,118
Undistributed net ordinary income 2 1,353
Undistributed net long-term capital gains 1,558,707 16,129
1 Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on March 1, 2013, paid on April 1, 2013.
2 Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ last tax year ended March 31, 2013 was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

Select Select Select California — Select New York — Select
Tax-Free Tax-Free 2 Tax-Free 3 Tax-Free Tax-Free
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR ) (NXC ) (NXN )
Distributions from net tax-exempt income $ 11,324,975 $ 11,155,080 $ 8,604,761 $ 4,288,487 $ 2,563,112
Distributions from net ordinary income 2 232,966 40,490 13,316
Distributions from net long-term capital gains 217,215

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

As of March 31, 2013, 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 shown in the following table. The losses not subject to expiration retain the character reflected and will be utilized first by a Fund, while the losses subject to expiration are considered short-term.

Tax-Free Select — Tax-Free 2 Select — Tax-Free 3
(NXP ) (NXQ ) (NXR )
Expiration:
March 31, 2015 $ 260,316 $ 862,250 $
March 31, 2016 7,597
March 31, 2017 400,800
March 31, 2019 335,742
Not subject to expiration:
Short-term losses
Long-term losses 6,797,823 10,676,349 2,718,349
Total $ 7,058,139 $ 12,282,738 $ 2,718,349

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During the Funds’ last tax year ended March 31, 2013, the following Fund utilized its capital loss carryforwards as follows:

Select
Tax-Free
(NXC )
Utilized capital loss carryforwards $ 459,219
  1. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Each Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser.

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

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

Select Tax-Free 2 (NXQ)
Select Tax-Free 3 (NXR)
California Select Tax-Free (NXC)
Select Tax-Free (NXP) New York Select Tax-Free (NXN)
Average Daily Managed Assets* Fund-Level Fee Rate Fund-Level Fee Rate
For the first $125 million .0500 % .1000 %
For the next $125 million .0375 .0875
For the next $250 million .0250 .0750
For the next $500 million .0125 .0625

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

Complex-Level Managed Asset Breakpoint Level* Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level
$55 billion .2000 %
$56 billion .1996
$57 billion .1989
$60 billion .1961
$63 billion .1931
$66 billion .1900
$71 billion .1851
$76 billion .1806
$80 billion .1773
$91 billion .1691
$125 billion .1599
$200 billion .1505
$250 billion .1469
$300 billion .1445
  • For the fund-level and complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen Funds that constitute “eligible assets.” Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen Funds or assets in excess of $2 billion added to the Nuveen Fund complex in connection with the Adviser’s assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011. As of September 30, 2013, the complex-level fee rate for each of these Funds was .1686%.

The Funds pay no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Funds from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board of Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.

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Annual Investment Management

Agreement Approval Process (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees (each, a “ Board ” and each Trustee, a “ Board Member ”) of the Funds, including the Board Members who are not parties to the Funds’ advisory or sub-advisory agreements or “interested persons” of any such parties (the “ Independent Board Members ”), is responsible for approving the advisory agreements (each, an “ Investment Management Agreement ”) between each Fund and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “ Adviser ”) and the sub-advisory agreements (each, a “ Sub-Advisory Agreement ”) between the Adviser and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “ Sub-Adviser ”) (the Investment Management Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to collectively as the “ Advisory Agreements ”) and their periodic continuation. Pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ”), the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Advisory Agreements on an annual basis. Accordingly, at an in-person meeting held on May 20-22, 2013 (the “ May Meeting ”), the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, considered and approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for the Funds for an additional one-year period.

In preparation for its considerations at the May Meeting, the Board requested and received extensive materials prepared in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. The materials provided a broad range of information regarding the Funds, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are collectively, the “ Fund Advisers ” and each, a “ Fund Adviser” ). As described in more detail below, the information provided included, among other things, a review of Fund performance, including Fund investment performance assessments against peer groups and appropriate benchmarks; a comparison of Fund fees and expenses relative to peers; a description and assessment of shareholder service levels for the Funds; a summary of the performance of certain service providers; a review of product initiatives and shareholder communications; and an analysis of the Adviser’s profitability with comparisons to comparable peers in the managed fund business. As part of its annual review, the Board also held a separate meeting on April 17-18, 2013, to review the Funds’ investment performance and consider an analysis provided by the Adviser of the Sub-Adviser which generally evaluated the Sub-Adviser’s investment team, investment mandate, organizational structure and history, investment philosophy and process, performance of the applicable Fund, and significant changes to the foregoing. As a result of its review of the materials and discussions, the Board presented the Adviser with questions and the Adviser responded.

The materials and information prepared in connection with the annual review of the Advisory Agreements supplement the information and analysis provided to the Board during the year. In this regard, throughout the year, the Board, acting directly or through its committees, regularly reviews the performance and various services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. The Board meets at least quarterly as well as at other times as the need arises. At its quarterly meetings, the Board reviews reports by the Adviser regarding, among other things, fund performance, fund expenses, premium and discount levels of closed-end funds, the performance of the investment teams, and compliance, regulatory and risk management matters. In addition to regular reports, the Adviser provides special reports to the Board or a committee thereof from time to time to enhance the Board’s understanding of various topics that impact some or all the Nuveen funds (such as accounting and financial statement presentations of the various forms

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of leverage that may be used by a closed-end fund or an update on the valuation policies and procedures), to update the Board on regulatory developments impacting the investment company industry or to update the Board on the business plans or other matters impacting the Adviser. The Board also meets with key investment personnel managing the fund portfolios during the year. In October 2011, the Board also created two standing committees (the Open-End Fund Committee and the Closed-End Fund Committee) to assist the full Board in monitoring and gaining a deeper insight into the distinctive business practices of open-end and closed-end funds. These Committees meet prior to each quarterly Board meeting, and the Adviser provides presentations to these Committees permitting them to delve further into specific matters or initiatives impacting the respective product line.

In addition, the Board continues its program of seeking to have the Board Members or a subset thereof visit each sub-adviser to the Nuveen funds at least once over a multiple year rotation, meeting with key investment and business personnel. In this regard, the Independent Board Members visited certain of the Sub-Adviser’s investment teams in Minneapolis in September 2012, and the Sub-Adviser’s municipal team in November 2012. In addition, the ad hoc Securities Lending Committee of the Board met with certain service providers and the Audit Committee of the Board made a site visit to three pricing service providers.

The Board considers the information provided and knowledge gained at these meetings and visits during the year when performing its annual review of the Advisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members also are assisted throughout the process by independent legal counsel. Counsel provided materials describing applicable law and the duties of directors or trustees in reviewing advisory contracts. During the course of the year and during their deliberations regarding the review of advisory contracts, the Independent Board Members met with independent legal counsel in executive sessions without management present. In addition, it is important to recognize that the management arrangements for the Nuveen funds are the result of many years of review and discussion between the Independent Board Members and fund management and that the Board Members’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of fee arrangements and other factors developed in previous years.

The Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, (b) the investment performance of the Fund and Fund Advisers, (c) the advisory fees and costs of the services to be provided to the Fund and the profitability of the Fund Advisers, (d) the extent of any economies of scale, (e) any benefits derived by the Fund Advisers from the relationship with the Fund and (f) other factors. 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 Agreements. 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 Fund Adviser’s services, including advisory services and the resulting Fund performance and administrative services. The Independent Board Members further considered the overall reputation and capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates, the commitment of the Adviser to provide high quality service to the Funds, their overall confidence in the capability and integrity of the Adviser and its staff and the Adviser’s responsiveness to questions and concerns raised by

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them. The Independent Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, the Fund Adviser’s organization and business; the types of services that the Fund Adviser or its affiliates provide to the Funds; the performance record of the applicable Fund (as described in further detail below); and any applicable initiatives Nuveen had taken for the closed-end fund product line.

In considering advisory services, the Board recognized that the Adviser provides various oversight, administrative, compliance and other services for the Funds and the Sub-Adviser generally provides the portfolio investment management services to the Funds. In reviewing the portfolio management services provided to each Fund, the Board reviewed the materials provided by the Nuveen Investment Services Oversight Team analyzing, among other things, the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and changes thereto, organization and history, assets under management, the investment team’s philosophy and strategies in managing the Fund, developments affecting the Sub-Adviser or Fund and Fund performance. The Independent Board Members also reviewed portfolio manager compensation arrangements to evaluate each Fund Adviser’s ability to attract and retain high quality investment personnel, preserve stability, and reward performance but not provide an inappropriate incentive to take undue risks. In addition, the Board considered the Adviser’s execution of its oversight responsibilities over the Sub-Adviser. Given the importance of compliance, the Independent Board Members also considered Nuveen’s compliance program, including the report of the chief compliance officer regarding the Funds’ compliance policies and procedures; the resources dedicated to compliance; and the record of compliance with the policies and procedures. Given the Adviser’s emphasis on business risk, the Board also appointed an Independent Board Member as a point person to review and keep the Board apprised of developments in this area during the year.

In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality and extent of administrative and other non-investment advisory services the Adviser and its affiliates provide to the Funds, including product management, investment services (such as oversight of investment policies and procedures, risk management, and pricing), fund administration, oversight of service providers, shareholder services and communications, administration of Board relations, regulatory and portfolio compliance, legal support, managing leverage and promoting an orderly secondary market for common shares. The Board further recognized Nuveen’s additional investments in personnel, including in compliance and risk management.

In reviewing the services provided, the Board considered the new services and service enhancements that the Adviser has implemented since the various advisory agreements were last reviewed. In reviewing the activities of 2012, the Board recognized the Adviser’s focus on product rationalization for both closed-end and open-end funds during the year, consolidating certain Nuveen funds through mergers that were designed to improve efficiencies and economies of scale for shareholders, repositioning various Nuveen funds through updates in their investment policies and guidelines with the expectation of bringing greater value to shareholders, and liquidating certain Nuveen funds. The Board recognized the Adviser’s significant investment in technology initiatives to, among other things, create a central repository for fund and other Nuveen product data, develop a group within the Adviser designed to handle and analyze fund performance data, and implement a data system to support the risk oversight group. The Board also recognized the enhancements in the valuation group within the Adviser, including upgrading the team and process and automating certain basic systems, and in the compliance group with the addition of personnel, particularly within the testing group. With the advent of the Open-End Fund Committee and Closed-End Fund Committee, the Board also noted the enhanced support and comprehensive in-depth presentations provided by the Adviser to these committees.

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In addition to the foregoing actions, the Board also considered other initiatives related to the Nuveen closed-end funds, including the significant level of oversight and administration necessary to manage leverage that has become increasingly varied and complex and the ongoing redesign of technology systems to manage and track the various forms of leverage; continued capital management services, including developing shelf offering programs for various funds; the implementation of projects designed to enhance data integrity for information published on the web and to increase the use of data received from third parties to gain market intelligence; and the continued communication efforts with shareholders, fund analysts and financial advisers. With respect to the latter, the Independent Board Members noted Nuveen’s continued commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its closed-end funds through a comprehensive secondary market communication program and campaigns designed to raise investor and analyst awareness and understanding of closed-end funds. Nuveen’s support services included, among other things: developing materials covering the Nuveen closed-end fund product line and educational materials regarding closed-end funds; designing and executing various marketing campaigns; supporting and promoting the alternative minimum tax (AMT)-free funds; sponsoring and participating in conferences; communicating with closed-end fund analysts and financial advisers throughout the year; providing marketing and product updates for the closed-end funds; and maintaining and enhancing a closed-end fund website.

Based on their review, the Independent Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the respective Funds under each applicable Advisory Agreement were satisfactory.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and Fund Advisers

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the performance history of each Fund over various time periods. The Board reviewed reports, including an analysis of the Funds’ performance and the applicable investment team. In general, in considering a fund’s performance, the Board recognized that a fund’s performance can be reviewed through various measures including the fund’s absolute return, the fund’s return compared to the performance of other peer funds, and the fund’s performance compared to its respective benchmark. Accordingly, 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 ”) and with recognized and/or customized benchmarks (i.e., generally benchmarks derived from multiple recognized benchmarks) for the quarter, one-, three- and five-year periods ending December 31, 2012 as well as performance information reflecting the first quarter of 2013. In addition, with respect to closed-end funds (such as the Funds), the Independent Board Members also reviewed historic premium and discount levels, including a summary of actions taken to address or discuss other developments affecting the secondary market discounts of various funds. This information supplemented the fund performance information provided to the Board at each of its quarterly meetings.

In evaluating performance, the Board recognized several factors that may impact the performance data as well as the consideration given to particular performance data. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of time, in this case as of the end of the most recent calendar year or quarter. The Board noted that selecting a different performance period could derive significantly different results. Further, the Board recognized that it is possible that long-term performance can be adversely affected by even one period of significant underperformance so that a single investment decision or theme has the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance. The Independent Board Members also noted that the investment experience of a particular shareholder in the Nuveen funds will vary

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depending on when such shareholder invests in the applicable fund, the class held (if multiple classes are offered in a fund) and the performance of the fund (or respective class) during that shareholder’s investment period.

With respect to the comparative performance information, the Board recognized that the usefulness of comparative performance data as a frame of reference to measure a fund’s performance may be limited because the Performance Peer Group, among other things, does not adequately reflect the objectives and strategies of the fund, has a different investable universe, or the composition of the peer set may be limited in size or number as well as other factors. In this regard, the Board noted that the Adviser classified, in relevant part, the Performance Peer Groups of certain funds as having significant differences from the funds but to still be somewhat relevant while the Performance Peer Groups of other funds (including the Funds) were classified as having such significant differences as to be irrelevant. Accordingly, while the Board is cognizant of the relative performance of a fund’s peer set and/or benchmark(s), the Board evaluated fund performance in light of the respective fund’s investment objectives, investment parameters and guidelines and considered that the variations between the objectives and investment parameters or guidelines of the funds with their peers and/or benchmarks result in differences in performance results. In addition, with respect to any Nuveen funds for which the Board has identified performance concerns, the Board monitors such funds closely until performance improves, discusses with the Adviser the reasons for such results, considers those steps necessary or appropriate to address such issues, and reviews the results of any efforts undertaken.

In considering the performance data for the Funds, given that, as noted above, the Performance Peer Group for each Fund was classified as irrelevant, thereby limiting the usefulness of the peer comparison data, the Independent Board Members also considered the Funds’ performance compared to their respective benchmarks and noted that the Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio, the Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 3 and the Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio had outperformed their respective benchmarks for the one-, three- and five-year periods. In addition, the Independent Board Members observed that although the Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2 underperformed its benchmark for the five-year period, such Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods and that the Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods and provided generally comparable returns to its benchmark for the five-year period.

Based on their review, the Independent Board Members determined that each Fund’s investment performance had been satisfactory.

C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

  1. Fees and Expenses

The Board evaluated the management fees and expenses of each Fund reviewing, among other things, such Fund’s gross management fees, net management fees and net expense ratio in absolute terms as well as compared to the fees and expenses of a comparable universe of funds provided by an independent fund data provider (the “ Peer Universe ”) and any expense limitations.

The Independent Board Members further reviewed the methodology regarding the construction of the applicable Peer Universe. 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 limited size and particular composition of the Peer Universe (including the inclusion of other Nuveen funds in the peer set); expense anomalies; changes in the funds

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comprising the Peer Universe from year to year; levels of reimbursement or fee waivers; the timing of information used; the differences in the type and use of leverage; and differences in the states reflected in the Peer Universe may impact the comparative data, thereby limiting somewhat the ability to make a meaningful comparison with peers.

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. In reviewing fees and expenses (excluding leverage costs and leveraged assets, as applicable), the Board considered the expenses and fees to be higher if they were over 10 basis points higher, slightly higher if they were approximately 6 to 10 basis points higher, in line if they were within approximately 5 basis points higher than the peer average and below if they were below the peer average of the Peer Universe. In reviewing the reports, the Board noted that the majority of the Nuveen funds were at, close to or below their peer set average based on the net total expense ratio.

The Independent Board Members noted that the Funds had net management fees and net expense ratios (including fee waivers and expense reimbursements) that were below their respective peer averages.

Based on their review of the fee and expense information provided, the Independent Board Members determined that each Fund’s management fees to a Fund Adviser 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 Board recognized that all Nuveen funds have a sub-adviser (which, in the case of the Funds, is an affiliated sub-adviser), and therefore, the overall fund management fee can be divided into two components, the fee retained by the Adviser and the fee paid to the sub-adviser. In general terms, the fee to the Adviser reflects the administrative services it provides to support the funds, and while some administrative services may occur at the sub-adviser level, the fee generally reflects the portfolio management services provided by the sub-adviser. The Independent Board Members reviewed information regarding the nature of services provided by the Adviser, including through the Sub-Adviser, and the range of fees and average fee the Sub-Adviser assessed for such services to other clients. Such other clients include municipal separately managed accounts and passively managed exchange traded funds (ETFs) 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. Many of the additional administrative services provided by the Adviser are not required for institutional clients. Given the inherent differences in the various 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 Fund Advisers

In conjunction with their review of fees, the Independent Board Members also considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities and its financial condition. The Independent Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of Nuveen’s advisory activities for the last two calendar years, the allocation methodology

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used in preparing the profitability data and an analysis of the key drivers behind the changes in revenues and expenses that impacted profitability in 2012. The Independent Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted that they have an Independent Board Member serve 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 comparable assets under management (based on asset size and asset composition).

In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized the Adviser’s continued investment in its business to enhance its services, including capital improvements to investment technology, updated compliance systems, and additional personnel. In addition, in evaluating profitability, the Independent Board Members also recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors including the allocation of expenses and that various allocation methodologies may each be reasonable but yield different results. 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. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the services provided.

With respect to sub-advisers affiliated with Nuveen, including the Sub-Adviser, the Independent Board Members reviewed the sub-adviser’s revenues, expenses and profitability margins (pre- and post-tax) for its advisory activities and the methodology used for allocating expenses among the internal sub-advisers. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members were satisfied that the Sub-Adviser’s level of profitability 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 a Fund Adviser by the Funds as well as indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements), if any, the Fund Adviser and its affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable to the management of the Funds. See Section E below for additional information on indirect benefits a Fund 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

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Nuveen complex are comprised of a fund-level 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. In addition, with the acquisition of the funds previously advised by FAF Advisors, Inc. at the end of 2010, the Board noted that a portion of such funds’ assets at the time of acquisition were deemed eligible to be included in the complex-wide fee calculation in order to deliver fee savings to shareholders in the combined complex and such funds were subject to differing complex-level fee rates.

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 respective Fund 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 co-manager in initial public offerings of new closed-end funds as well as revenues received in connection with secondary offerings.

In addition to the above, the Independent Board Members considered whether the Fund Advisers 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 Fund Adviser in managing the assets of the Funds and other clients. The Funds’ portfolio transactions are determined by the Sub-Adviser. Accordingly, the Independent Board Members considered that the Sub-Adviser may benefit from its soft dollar arrangements pursuant to which it receives research from brokers that execute the Funds’ portfolio transactions. With respect to fixed income securities, however, the Board recognized that such securities generally trade on a principal basis that does not generate soft dollar credits. Nevertheless, the Sub-Adviser may also engage in soft dollar arrangements on behalf of other clients, and the Funds as well as the Sub-Adviser may benefit from the research or other services received. Similarly, the Board recognized that the research received pursuant to soft dollar arrangements by the Sub-Adviser may also benefit a Fund and shareholders to the extent the research enhances the ability of the Sub-Adviser to manage the Fund. The Independent Board Members noted that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability may be somewhat lower if it did not receive the research services pursuant to the soft dollar arrangements and had to acquire such services directly.

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

F. Other Considerations

The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable, that the respective Fund 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,

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Nuveen makes reinvesting easy. A phone call is all it takes to set up your reinvestment account.

Nuveen Closed-End Funds Automatic Reinvestment Plan

Nuveen Closed-End Fund allows you to conveniently reinvest distributions in additional Fund shares. By choosing to reinvest, you’ll be able to invest money regularly and automatically, and watch your investment grow through the power of compounding. Just like distributions in cash, there may be times when income or capital gains taxes may be payable on distributions that are reinvested. It is important to note that an automatic reinvestment plan does not ensure a profit, nor does it protect you against loss in a declining market.

Easy and convenient

To make recordkeeping easy and convenient, each month you’ll receive a statement showing your total distributions, the date of investment, the shares acquired and the price per share, and the total number of shares you own.

How shares are purchased

The shares you acquire by reinvesting will either be purchased on the open market or newly issued by the Fund. If the shares are trading at or above net asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of the net asset value or 95% of the then-current market price. If the shares are trading at less than net asset value, shares for your account will be purchased on the open market. If the Plan Agent begins purchasing Fund shares on the open market while shares are trading below net asset value, but the Fund’s shares subsequently trade at or above their net asset value before the Plan Agent is able to complete its purchases, the Plan Agent may cease open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the distribution in newly-issued Fund shares at a price equal to the greater of the shares’ net asset value or 95% of the shares’ market value on the last business day immediately prior to the purchase date. Distributions received to purchase shares in the open market will normally be invested shortly after the distribution payment date. No interest will be paid on distributions awaiting reinvestment. Because the market price of the shares may increase before purchases are completed, the average purchase price per share may exceed the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. A pro rata portion of any applicable brokerage commissions on open market purchases will be paid by Plan participants. These commissions usually will be lower than those charged on individual transactions.

Flexible

You may change your distribution option or withdraw from the Plan at any time, should your needs or situation change. You can reinvest whether your shares are registered in your name, or in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee. Ask your investment advisor if his or her firm will participate on your behalf. Participants whose shares are registered in the name of one firm may not be able to transfer the shares to another firm and continue to participate in the Plan. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Although the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants, there is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan at this time.

Call today to start reinvesting distributions

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

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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.
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.
Effective Leverage: Effective leverage is a fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage (see leverage) and the leverage effects of certain derivative investments in the fund’s portfolio. Currently, the leverage effects of Tender Option Bond (TOB) inverse floater holdings are included in effective leverage values, in addition to any regulatory leverage.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country/region in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports.
Inverse Floating Rate Securities: Inverse floating rate securities, also known as inverse floaters or tender option bonds (TOBs), are created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust created by a broker-dealer. This trust, in turn, (a) issues floating rate certificates typically paying short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties in amounts equal to some fraction of the deposited bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) issues an inverse floating rate certificate (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) to an investor (such as a fund) interested in gaining investment exposure to a long-term municipal bond. The income received by the holder of the inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to the floating rate certificates’ holders, and in most circumstances the holder of the inverse floater bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk. The holder of the inverse floater typically also benefits disproportionately from any potential appreciation of the underlying bond’s value. Hence, an inverse floater essentially represents an investment in the underlying bond on a leveraged basis.
Leverage: Leverage is created whenever a fund has investment exposure (both reward and/or risk) equivalent to more than 100% of the investment capital.
Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average: Calculated using the returns of all closed-end funds in this category. Lipper returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges.

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Lipper General and Insured Unleveraged Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average: Calculated using the returns of all closed-end funds in this category. Lipper returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges.
Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Classification Average: Calculated using the returns of all closed-end funds in this category. Lipper returns account for the effects of management fees and assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges.
Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund’s Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash, accrued earnings and receivables) less its total liabilities. NAV per share is equal to the fund’s Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding.
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.
Regulatory Leverage: Regulatory Leverage consists of preferred shares issued by or borrowings of a fund. Both of these are part of a fund’s capital structure. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
S&P Municipal Bond California Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment grade California municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
S&P Municipal Bond Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment grade U.S. municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
S&P Municipal Bond New York Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment grade New York municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
Total Investment Exposure: Total investment exposure is a fund’s assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes a fund’s use of preferred stock and borrowings and 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.
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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Additional Fund Information

Board of Trustees — William Adams IV* Robert P. Bremner Jack B. Evans William C. Hunter David J. Kundert John K. Nelson
William J. Schneider Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.* Judith M. Stockdale Carole E. Stone Virginia L. Stringer Terence J. Toth
  • Interested Board Member.
Fund Manager Custodian Legal Counsel Independent Registered Transfer Agent and
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC State Street Bank Chapman and Cutler LLP Public Accounting Firm Shareholder Services
333 West Wacker Drive & Trust Company Chicago, IL 60603 Ernst & Young LLP State Street Bank
Chicago, IL 60606 Boston, MA 02111 Chicago, IL 60606 & Trust Company
Nuveen Funds
P.O. Box 43071
Providence, RI 02940-3071
(800) 257-8787

Quarterly Form N-Q Portfolio of Investments Information

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

Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information

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

CEO Certification Disclosure

Each Fund’s Chief Executive Officer 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.

Share Information

Each Fund intends to repurchase shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Fund repurchased shares of its common stock as shown in the accompanying table. Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.

NXP NXQ NXR NXC NXN
Shares repurchased

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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 provides high-quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutional and individual investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets a wide range of specialized investment solutions which provide investors access to capabilities of its high-quality boutique investment affiliates—Nuveen Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, NWQ Investment Management Company, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors, Winslow Capital Management and Gresham Investment Management. In total, Nuveen Investments managed approximately $215 billion as of September 30, 2013.

Find out how we can help you.

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

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ESA-B-0913D

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 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 California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio

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

Kevin J. McCarthy

Vice President and Secretary

Date: December 5, 2013

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: December 5, 2013

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

Stephen D. Foy

Vice President and Controller

(principal financial officer)

Date: December 5, 2013

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