Key Characteristics as of 6/30/10

Top Ten Holdings1
  Coupon Maturity Date  
Puerto Rico Comwlth. Govt. Dev. Bk. 5.000 12/1/2014 0.96%
North Tex. Twy. Auth. Dallas North Twy. Sys. Rev. Ser. C  6.000 1/1/2025 0.91%
Wake Cnty. NC G.O.  5.000 4/1/2018 0.87%
Michigan Mun. Bd. Auth.  5.000 10/1/2019 0.84%
New Jersey St. Var. Purp. G.O.  5.000 6/1/2021 0.84%
North Tex. Twy. Auth. Dallas North Twy. Sys. Rev. Ser. C  6.000 1/1/2023 0.83%
California St. Var. Purp. G.O.  6.500 4/1/2033 0.83%
New York St. Dorm. Auth. Lease Rev.  5.000 8/15/2021 0.81%
Fort Bend Tex. Indpt. Sch. Dist. G.O.  5.000 8/15/2027 0.81%
St. Mary Hosp. Auth. PA Health Sys. Rev.  5.000 11/15/2018 0.81%
Total     8.50%
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Characteristics
Number of Holdings 157
Average Maturity (Years) 17.44
Average Duration (Years) 6.31
Beta5 0.99
R-Squared5 0.95
Top Ten State Allocations2
Puerto Rico 8.8%
California 8.7%
Texas 8.4%
Massachusetts 6.7%
New York 5.5%
New Jersey 4.7%
Florida 4.1%
Georgia 3.6%
North Carolina 3.4%
Illinois 3.3%

Sector Allocations3
Municipal Bonds 95.6%
Short-Term/Other Assets and Liabilities 4.4%

Sector Allocations4
Revenue Bonds 73.9%
Local General Obligation Bonds 13.0%
State General Obligation Bonds 8.6%
Short-term/Other Assets and Liabilities 4.4%
1 Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities.

2 State Allocations are subject to change.

3 Asset Allocations are subject to change.

4 Sector Allocations are subject to change.

5 Risk characteristics are relative to the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index as of 6/30/10, and for the three-year period.

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