Key Characteristics as of 12/31/11

Top Ten Holdings1
  Coupon Maturity Date  
Regl. Transn. Dist. CO Private Activity Rev. 6.000 1/15/2041 1.80%
Kentucky Economic Dev. Fin. Auth. Hosp. Facs. Rev.  6.375 3/1/2040 1.54%
New Jersey Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. 5.750 6/15/2034 1.53%
Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City KS Unified Govt. Poll. Ctl. Rev. 6.000 6/1/2025 1.48%
Village Cmnty. Dev. Dist. No. 8 FLA Spl. Assessment Rev.  6.125 5/1/2039 1.43%
California St. Pub. Wrks. Brd. Lease Rev. 6.625 11/1/2034 1.33%
Tex. Private Activity Bd. Surface Transn. Corp.  7.500 6/30/2033 1.32%
District of Columbia Rev. 6.875 7/1/2040 1.31%
Tex. Private Activity Bd. Surface Transn. Corp.  7.000 6/30/2040 1.27%
New Jersey St. Trans. Trust Fund Auth. Rev.  5.250 6/15/2030 1.26%
Total     14.27%
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Characteristics
Number of Positions 101
Average Maturity (Years) 21.55
Average Duration (Years)2 5.94
Top Ten State Allocations3
California 13.2%
Texas 9.3%
Puerto Rico 6.9%
Illinois 6.6%
New Jersey 6.5%
Florida 4.7%
Pennsylvania 4.1%
New York 3.7%
Massachusetts 3.4%
South Carolina 2.9%

Sector Allocations4
Municipal Bonds 95.1%
Short-Term/Other Assets and Liabilities 5.0%

Sector Allocations5
Transportation 21.8%
Industrial Revenue/Power 18.7%
Hospital/Nursing Home/Health Care 17.7%
General Obligation Bonds 13.2%
Education 10.6%
Special Tax 7.7%
Housing 2.9%
Water and Sewer 1.8%
Resource Recovery 0.6%
Short-Term/Other Assets and Liabilities 4.9%
1 Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities.

2 Average Duration is a measure of bond price's sensitivity to a given change in interest rates. Generally, the longer a bond's duration, the greater the price sensitivity to a change in interest rates.

3 State Allocations are subject to change.

4 Asset Allocations are subject to change.

5 Sector Allocations are subject to change.

 

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