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   

811-21213

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Mark L. Winget

Vice President and Secretary

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 257-8787

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2025


Item 1.   Reports to Stockholders.


 

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Nuveen Municipal

Closed-End Funds

This semi-annual report contains the Funds’ unaudited financial statements.

 

   
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund    NAD
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund    NEA

 

 

Semi-Annual Report


Table

of Contents

 

 

Important Notices

     3  

Common Share Information

     4  

About the Funds’ Benchmarks

     5  

Fund Performance, Leverage and Holdings Summaries

     6  

Portfolios of Investments

     12  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     105  

Statement of Operations

     106  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     107  

Statement of Cash Flows

     108  

Financial Highlights

     110  

Notes to Financial Statements

     113  

Additional Fund Information

     125  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     126  

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     127  

 

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Important Notices

 

Portfolio manager commentaries: The Funds include portfolio manager commentary in their annual shareholder reports. For your Fund’s most recent annual portfolio manager discussion, please refer to the Portfolio Managers’ Comments section of the Fund’s annual shareholder report.

Fund changes: For changes that occurred to your Fund both during and after this reporting period, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section of this report.

Fund principal investment policies and principal risks: Refer to the Shareholder Update section of your Fund’s annual shareholder report for information on the Fund’s principal investment policies and principal risks.

Fund performance: For current information on your Fund’s average annual total returns please refer to the Fund’s website at www. nuveen.com. For average annual total returns as of the end of this reporting period, please refer to the Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section within this report.

 

3


Common Share Information

 

COMMON SHARE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

The following information regarding the Funds’ distributions is current as of April 30, 2025. Each Fund’s distribution levels may vary over time based on each Fund’s investment activity and portfolio investment value changes.

During the current reporting period, each Fund’s distributions to common shareholders were as shown in the accompanying table.

 

     Per Common Share Amounts  
Monthly Distributions (Ex-Dividend Date)    NAD     NEA  

November

     $0.0755       $0.0730  

December

     0.0755       0.0730  

January

     0.0755       0.0730  

February

     0.0755       0.0730  

March

     0.0755       0.0730  

April

     0.0755       0.0730  
     

Total Distributions from Net Investment Income

     $0.4530       $0.4380  
Yields    NAD     NEA  

Market Yield1

     8.02     8.05

Taxable-Equivalent Yield1

     13.56     13.60

 

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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 federal income tax rate of 40.8%. Your actual federal income tax rate may differ from the assumed rate. The Taxable-Equivalent Yield also takes into account the percentage of the Fund’s income generated and paid by the Fund (based on payments made during the previous calendar year) that was not exempt from federal income tax. Separately, if the comparison were instead to investments that generate qualified dividend income, which is taxable at a rate lower than an individual’s ordinary graduated tax rate, the fund’s Taxable-Equivalent Yield would be lower.

Each Fund’s distribution policy, which may be changed by the Board, is to make regular monthly cash distributions to holders of its common shares (stated in terms of a fixed cents per common share dividend distribution rate which may be set from time to time). The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net investment income each year through its regular monthly distribution and to distribute realized capital gains at least annually. In addition, in any monthly period, to maintain its declared per common share distribution amount, the Fund may distribute more or less than its net investment income during the period. In the event the Fund distributes more than its net investment income during any yearly period, such distributions may also include realized gains and/or a return of capital. To the extent that a distribution includes a return of capital the NAV per share may erode. If the Fund’s distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the Fund will provide a notice to shareholders of its best estimate of the distribution sources at that the time of the distribution. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year’s distributions) contained in shareholders’ 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.

NUVEEN CLOSED-END FUND DISTRIBUTION AMOUNTS

The Nuveen Closed-End Funds’ monthly and quarterly periodic distributions to shareholders are posted on www.nuveen.com and can be found on Nuveen’s enhanced closed-end fund resource page, which is at https://www.nuveen.com/resource-center-closedend funds, along with other Nuveen closed-end fund product updates. To ensure timely access to the latest information, shareholders may use a subscribe function, which can be activated at this web page (https://www.nuveen.com/subscriptions).

COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES

The Funds’ Board of Trustees reauthorized an open-market share repurchase program, allowing each Fund to repurchase and retire an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding common shares.

During the current reporting period, the Funds did not repurchase any of their outstanding common shares. As of April 30, 2025, (and since the inception of the Funds’ repurchase programs), each Fund has cumulatively repurchased and retired its outstanding common shares as shown in the accompanying table.

 

      NAD      NEA  

Common shares cumulatively repurchased and retired

     17,900        120,000  

Common shares authorized for repurchase

     23,340,000        29,895,000  

 

4


About the Funds’ Benchmarks

 

S&P Municipal Bond Index: An index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt 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 Investment Grade Index: An index designed to measure the performance of tax-exempt investment grade municipal bonds. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

S&P Municipal Bond High Yield Index: An index designed to measure the performance of tax-exempt high yield municipal bonds. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

5


Fund Performance, Leverage and Holdings Summaries

 

The Fund Performance, Leverage and Holding Summaries for each Fund are shown below within this section of the report.

Fund Performance

Performance data shown represents past performance and does not predict or guarantee 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. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Total returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized (i.e. cumulative returns). Since inception returns are shown for share classes that have less than 10-years of performance. For performance, current to the most recent month-end visit Nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Impact of Leverage

One important factor impacting the returns of the Funds’ common shares relative to their comparative benchmarks was the Funds’ use of leverage through their issuance of preferred shares and/or investments in inverse floating rate securities, which represent leveraged investments in underlying bonds. The Funds use leverage because our research has shown that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income. The opportunity arises when short-term rates that a Fund pays on its leveraging instruments are lower than the interest the Fund earns on its portfolio of long-term bonds that it has bought with the proceeds of that leverage.

However, use of leverage can expose Fund common shares to additional price volatility. When the Fund uses leverage, the Fund’s common shares will experience a greater increase in their net asset value if the securities acquired through the use of leverage increase in value, but will also experience a correspondingly larger decline in their net asset value if the securities acquired through leverage decline in value. All this will make the shares’ total return performance more variable over time.

In addition, common share income in levered funds will typically decrease in comparison to unlevered funds when short-term interest rates increase and increase when short-term interest rates decrease. In recent quarters, fund leverage expenses have generally tracked the overall movement of short-term interest rates. While fund leverage expenses are higher than their prior year lows, leverage nevertheless continues to provide the opportunity for incremental common share income, particularly over longer-term periods.

Leverage Ratios

Each Fund’s Effective Leverage and Regulatory Leverage Ratios are set forth below. “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, in addition to any regulatory leverage. “Regulatory Leverage” consists of preferred shares or borrowings of a Fund. Regulatory Leverage is a part of a Fund’s capital structure. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940. A Fund, however, may from time to time borrow for temporary purposes, typically on a transient basis in connection with its day-to-day operations, primarily in connection with the need to settle portfolio trades. Such temporary borrowings are excluded from the calculation of a Fund’s Effective Leverage and Regulatory Leverage ratios.

Holding Summaries

The Holdings Summaries data relates to the securities held in each Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of this reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change. Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for individual security information.

For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the lowest 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.

 

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AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.

 

7


NAD   

Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund

Fund Performance, Leverage and Holdings Summaries April 30, 2025

 

Performance*

 

                       

Total Returns as of     

  April 30,  2025       

       
            Cumulative             Average Annual         
     Inception
Date
     6-Month           1-Year           5-Year           10-Year  

NAD at Common Share NAV

     5/26/99        (2.96)%               0.28%               0.87%               2.28%  

NAD at Common Share Price

     5/26/99        (2.15)%         11.27%         2.40%         2.93%  

S&P Municipal Bond Index

            (0.45)%               2.28%               1.39%               2.20%  

NAD Blended Benchmark

            (0.51)%               2.54%               1.79%               2.42%  

*For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the NAD Blended Benchmark. The Fund’s Blended Benchmark consists of: 1) 80% S&P Municipal Bond Investment Grade Index and 2) 20% S&P Municipal Bond High Yield Index. The Fund’s performance was measured against the S&P Municipal Bond Index through September 11, 2016.

Daily Common Share NAV and Share Price

 

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    Common

     Share

      NAV

 

Common   

Share Price   

    

Premium/(Discount)

to NAV

    

Average

Premium/(Discount)

to NAV

 

   $12.03

    $11.29           (6.15)%        (6.90)%  

 

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Leverage and Holdings

 

Leverage         
Effective Leverage      41.97%  
Regulatory Leverage      37.05%  

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

        
Municipal Bonds      169.0%  
Investment Companies      0.0%  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net      3.3%  
Floating Rate Obligations      (13.5)%  
AMTP Shares, Net      (25.9)%  
MFP Shares, Net      (15.0)%  
VRDP Shares, Net      (17.9)%  
Net Assets      100%  

Bond Credit Quality

(% of total investments)

        
AAA      2.2%  
AA      29.8%  
A      39.0%  
BBB      14.5%  
BB or Lower      5.2%  
N/R (not rated)      9.3%  
Total      100%  

Portfolio Composition

(% of total investments)

        
Transportation      26.7%  
Health Care      21.1%  
Tax Obligation/Limited      18.4%  
Utilities      9.3%  
Tax Obligation/General      9.1%  
Education and Civic Organizations      4.8%  
U.S. Guaranteed      2.6%  
Other      8.0%  
Investment Companies      0.0%  
Total      100%  
States and Territories1 (% of total municipal bonds)         
Colorado      8.6%  
New York      7.9%  
Illinois      7.8%  
Texas      7.4%  
Florida      6.7%  
California      6.0%  
Pennsylvania      4.4%  
Maryland      4.0%  
New Jersey      3.3%  
Wisconsin      3.2%  
South Carolina      3.0%  
Missouri      3.0%  
Ohio      2.4%  
Michigan      2.4%  
Washington      1.9%  
Alabama      1.9%  
Georgia      1.8%  
Minnesota      1.7%  
Louisiana      1.6%  
Oregon      1.6%  
Other      19.4%  
Total      100%  
 

 

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See the Portfolio of Investments for the remaining states comprising “Other” and not listed in the table above.

 

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NEA   

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

Fund Performance, Leverage and Holdings Summaries April 30, 2025

 

Performance*

 

                       

Total Returns as  of     
  April 30, 2025       

       
            Cumulative             Average Annual         
     Inception
Date
     6-Month           1-Year           5-Year           10-Year  

NEA at Common Share NAV

     11/21/02        (3.03)%               0.05%               0.37%               2.22%  

NEA at Common Share Price

     11/21/02        (2.53)%         10.15%         1.81%         2.72%  

S&P Municipal Bond Index

            (0.45)%               2.28%               1.39%               2.20%  

NEA Blended Benchmark

            (0.51)%               2.54%               1.79%               2.42%  

*For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the NEA Blended Benchmark. The Fund’s Blended Benchmark consists of: 1) 80% S&P Municipal Bond Investment Grade Index and 2) 20% S&P Municipal Bond High Yield Index. The Fund’s performance was measured against the S&P Municipal Bond Index through September 11, 2016.

Daily Common Share NAV and Share Price

 

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    Common

      Share

       NAV

  

Common   

Share Price   

    

Premium/(Discount)

to NAV

    

Average

Premium/(Discount)

to NAV

 

     $11.59

     $10.88           (6.13)%        (6.52)%  

 

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Leverage and Holdings

 

Leverage         
Effective Leverage      41.62%  
Regulatory Leverage      37.19%  

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

  
        
Municipal Bonds      167.4%  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net      3.5%  
Floating Rate Obligations      (11.9)%  
AMTP Shares, Net      (1.5)%  
MFP Shares, Net      (24.2)%  
VRDP Shares, Net      (33.3)%  
Net Assets      100%  

Bond Credit Quality

(% of total investments)

        
AAA      3.4%  
AA      38.2%  
A      38.5%  
BBB      9.2%  
BB or Lower      3.7%  
N/R (not rated)      7.0%  
Total      100%  

Portfolio Composition

(% of total investments)

  
        
Health Care      22.2%  
Tax Obligation/Limited      19.4%  
Transportation      14.3%  
Utilities      12.3%  
Tax Obligation/General      12.0%  

Education and Civic

Organizations

     7.6%  
U.S. Guaranteed      4.4%  
Other      7.8%  
Total      100%  

States and Territories1

(% of total municipal bonds)

  
        
Colorado      9.3%  
Illinois      9.2%  
New York      7.3%  
Texas      6.4%  
Michigan      5.8%  
Florida      4.6%  
New Jersey      4.5%  
Pennsylvania      3.8%  
Wisconsin      3.5%  
Minnesota      3.3%  
Missouri      3.3%  
Georgia      2.9%  
District of Columbia      2.6%  
Washington      2.5%  
California      2.4%  
South Carolina      2.4%  
Ohio      2.2%  
North Carolina      2.1%  
Oregon      1.9%  
Massachusetts      1.7%  
Other      18.3%  
Total      100%  
 

 

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See the Portfolio of Investments for the remaining states comprising “Other” and not listed in the table above.

 

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025

NAD

 

(Unaudited)

 

     SHARES        DESCRIPTION              VALUE  
      LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 169.0% (100.0% of Total Investments)

 

     
      INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)

 

     
 

8,812

    BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund Inc

 

   $          99,664  
   

32,524

      Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust

 

              307,677  
     

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

(Cost $530,611)

 

 

        407,341  
     

 

 
   

PRINCIPAL

      DESCRIPTION      RATE        MATURITY                 VALUE  
      MUNICIPAL BONDS - 169.0% (100.0% of Total Investments)            
      ALABAMA - 3.1% (1.9% of Total Investments)            

$

 

5,000,000

 

(a)

  Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health, Series 2016C      5.000%        11/15/46           5,006,064  
 

5,000,000

    Alabama State Port Authority, Docks Facilities Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/33           5,066,186  
 

5,455,000

    Alabama State Port Authority, Docks Facilities Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/34           5,518,892  
 

5,550,000

    Alabama State Port Authority, Docks Facilities Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/35           5,606,288  
 

3,315,000

    Black Belt Energy Gas District, Alabama, Gas Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2024C, (Mandatory Put 7/01/31)      5.000      05/01/55           3,465,422  
 

3,000,000

    Black Belt Energy Gas District, Alabama, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2023 Sub B-2, (Mandatory Put 12/01/30)      5.250      12/01/53           3,183,184  
 

5,000,000

    Homewood Educational Building Authority, Alabama, Revenue Bonds, CHF-Horizons I, LLC Recreation Center Project at Samford University Series 2024A      5.500      10/01/49           5,117,535  
 

3,250,000

    Homewood Educational Building Authority, Alabama, Revenue Bonds, CHF-Horizons I, LLC Recreation Center Project at Samford University Series 2024A      5.500      10/01/54           3,310,141  
 

2,455,000

    Jefferson County, Alabama, Sewer Revenue Warrants, Series 2024      5.250      10/01/49           2,477,054  
 

2,255,000

    Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority, Alabama, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2022      5.000      12/01/45           2,326,004  
 

2,500,000

    Madison Water and Wastewater Board, Alabama, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2023      5.250      12/01/53           2,634,460  
 

3,500,000

    Mobile County Industrial Development Authority, Alabama, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, AM/NS Calvert LLC Project, Series 2024B, (AMT)      4.750      12/01/54           3,194,483  
 

7,590,000

    Pike Road, Alabama, General Obligation Warrants, Series 2023      5.000      03/01/52           7,773,559  
 

6,665,000

 

(a)

  Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, Alabama, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Project 2, Refunding Series 2024B, (Mandatory Put 5/01/32), (UB)      5.000      06/01/49           6,972,740  
 

10,000,000

    Southeast Energy Authority, Alabama, A Cooperative District Energy Supply Revenue Bonds Series 2024A      5.000      11/01/35           10,302,925  
 

1,000,000

    Southeast Energy Authority, Alabama, Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Project 3, Fixed Rate Series 2022A-1, (Mandatory Put 12/01/29)      5.500      01/01/53           1,060,440  
 

5,000,000

 

(a)

  Southeast Energy Authority, Alabama, Revenue Bonds Cooperative District Energy Supply Series 2024C, (Mandatory Put 11/01/32), (UB)      5.000      10/01/55           5,246,156  
 

5,815,000

 

(a)

  Southeast Energy Authority, Alabama, Revenue Bonds, Cooperative District Energy Supply Series 2025A, (Mandatory Put 6/01/35), (UB)      5.000      01/01/56           5,964,311  
   

4,165,000

 

(b)

  Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, Alabama, Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds, Hunt Refining Project, Refunding Series 2019A      5.250      05/01/44                 4,067,480  
      TOTAL ALABAMA               88,293,324  
     

 

 

 

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PRINCIPAL

       DESCRIPTION      RATE        MATURITY                 VALUE  
       ALASKA - 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)            

$

 

1,000,000

     Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, Snettisham Hydroelectric Project, Refunding Series 2015, (AMT)      5.000%        01/01/28      $          1,000,954  
 

1,075,000

     Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, Snettisham Hydroelectric Project, Refunding Series 2015, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/29           1,075,929  
   

300,000

       Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, Snettisham Hydroelectric Project, Refunding Series 2015, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/31                 300,219  
       TOTAL ALASKA               2,377,102  
      

 

 
       ARIZONA - 2.5% (1.5% of Total Investments)            
 

1,000,000

     Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue Bonds, Academies of Math & Science Projects, Series 2023      5.375      07/01/53           966,970  
 

11,795,000

     Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Banner Health, Refunding Series 2016A      4.000      01/01/36           11,658,956  
 

6,500,000

     Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation, Arizona, Airport Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/49           6,502,705  
 

15,935,000

     Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation, Arizona, Airport Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2017A, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/42           16,007,278  
 

7,000,000

     Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Civic Plaza Expansion Project, Series 2005B - FGIC Insured      5.500      07/01/39           8,158,297  
 

1,000,000

     Pinal County Electrical District 4, Arizona, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015 - AGM Insured      4.000      12/01/38           980,007  
 

500,000

     Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Energy Inc Prepay Contract Obligations, Series 2007      5.500      12/01/29           531,128  
 

24,765,000

     Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Energy Inc Prepay Contract Obligations, Series 2007      5.000      12/01/37           25,766,090  
   

1,000,000

 

(b)

   Sierra Vista Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Education Facility Revenue Bonds, American Leadership Academy Project, Series 2024      5.000      06/15/54                 927,995  
       TOTAL ARIZONA               71,499,426  
      

 

 
       ARKANSAS - 0.6% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
 

5,020,000

 

(b)

   Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Arkansas, Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, United States Steel Corporation, Green Series 2022, (AMT)      5.450      09/01/52           5,024,001  
 

6,550,000

     Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Arkansas, Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, United States Steel Corporation, Green Series 2023, (AMT)      5.700      05/01/53           6,640,364  
 

3,500,000

 

(b)

   Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Academy of Math and Science - Little Rock Project Series 2024A      7.000      07/01/59           3,198,689  
 

2,500,000

 

(b)

   Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Big River Steel Project, Series 2019, (AMT)      4.500      09/01/49           2,239,250  
   

1,000,000

 

(b)

   Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Big River Steel Project, Series 2020A, (AMT)      4.750      09/01/49                 929,773  
       TOTAL ARKANSAS               18,032,077  
      

 

 
       CALIFORNIA - 10.1% (6.0% of Total Investments)            
 

2,665,000

     Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Second Subordinate Lien Series 2022C - AGM Insured      5.000      10/01/52           2,750,265  
 

3,500,000

     Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Second Subordinate Lien Series 2022C - AGM Insured      5.450      10/01/52           1,959,133  
 

2,945,000

     Anaheim Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C - AGM Insured      0.000      09/01/27           2,719,224  
 

7,150,000

     Anaheim Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C - AGM Insured      0.000      09/01/28           6,367,574  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    13


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

      PRINCIPAL          DESCRIPTION      RATE        MATURITY                 VALUE  
       CALIFORNIA (continued)            

$

    2,455,000        Anaheim Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C - AGM Insured      0.000%        09/01/32      $          1,877,648  
    105,000     (c)    Anaheim Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C - AGM Insured, (ETM)      0.000      09/01/35           73,271  
    95,000        Anaheim Public Financing Authority, California, Lease Revenue Bonds, Public Improvement Project, Series 1997C - AGM Insured      0.000      09/01/35           63,503  
    1,055,000        Brisbane School District, San Mateo County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2003 Series 2005 - AGM Insured      0.000      07/01/35           711,692  
    60,000     (c)    Byron Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007B, (ETM)      0.000      08/01/32           46,496  
    235,000     (c)    Byron Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007B - SYNCORA GTY Insured, (ETM)      0.000      08/01/32           182,108  
    1,405,000        Byron Unified School District, Contra Costa County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007B - SYNCORA GTY Insured      0.000      08/01/32           1,060,822  
    3,685,000        Calexico Unified School District, Imperial County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2004 Series 2005B - FGIC Insured      0.000      08/01/31           2,915,396  
    4,505,000        Calexico Unified School District, Imperial County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2004 Series 2005B - FGIC Insured      0.000      08/01/33           3,287,124  
    4,495,000     (a)    California Community Choice Financing Authority, Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds, Green Series 2023G, (Mandatory Put 4/01/30), (UB)      5.250      11/01/54           4,725,649  
    5,000,000        California Community Choice Financing Authority, Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds, Green Series 2024B, (Mandatory Put 12/01/32)      5.000      01/01/55           5,159,844  
    9,000,000     (b)    California Community Housing Agency, Workforce Housing Revenue Bonds, Annadel Apartments, Series 2019A      5.000      04/01/49           7,288,592  
    2,500,000     (b)    California Enterprise Development Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Norton Science & Language Academy Project, Series 2021      4.000      07/01/61           1,834,760  
    2,855,000     (c)    California Health Facilities Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Refunding Series 2016B, (Pre- refunded 11/15/26)      5.000      11/15/46           2,950,951  
    10,000,000        California Health Facilities Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Refunding Series 2016B      5.000      11/15/46           10,020,789  
    16,665,000        California Health Facilities Financing Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Sutter Health, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000      11/15/48           16,689,474  
    5,000,000        California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health Energy Projects, Series 2024A      5.250      07/01/54           5,022,394  
    3,450,000     (b)    California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Brightline West Passenger Rail Project, Green Bond Series 2025A, (AMT), (Mandatory Put 1/01/35)      9.500      01/01/65           3,331,997  
    5,000,000        California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Linxs APM Project, Senior Lien Series 2018A, (AMT)      5.000      12/31/43           5,000,823  
    3,250,000        California Municipal Finance Authority, Reveue Bonds, Community Medical Centers, Series 2017A      5.000      02/01/47           3,251,699  
    2,930,000     (b)    California School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, CIty Charter School Obligated Group, Series 2016A      5.000      06/01/52           2,623,248  
    3,410,000     (b)    California School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy ? Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000      06/01/51           2,546,404  
    1,500,000     (b)    California School Finance Authority, School Facility Revenue Bonds, Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools Project, Series 2016C      5.000      07/01/46           1,501,107  
    500,000        California Statewide Communities Development Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2014A      5.250      12/01/44           496,998  
    4,550,000        California Statewide Communities Development Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2014A      5.500      12/01/54           4,499,345  

 

14    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

      PRINCIPAL          DESCRIPTION      RATE        MATURITY                 VALUE  
       CALIFORNIA (continued)            

$

    1,000,000     (b)    California Statewide Communities Development Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2016A      5.000%        12/01/46      $          974,436  
    17,715,000     (b)    California Statewide Communities Development Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2016A      5.250      12/01/56           17,694,651  
    5,772     (d),(e)    California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A      5.750      07/01/30           5,772  
    15,807     (d),(e)    California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A      5.500      07/01/39           15,807  
    4,890,000        Clovis Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006B - NPFG Insured      0.000      08/01/26           4,694,019  
    1,000,000        Coachella Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A - FGIC Insured      0.000      08/01/30           829,795  
    1,000,000        CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, California, Essential Housing Revenue Bonds, Wood Creek Apartments, Mezzanine Lien Series 2021A-2      4.000      12/01/58           710,502  
    3,010,000        El Camino Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2002 Series 2012C      0.000      08/01/25           2,985,695  
    3,500,000        Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2015A - AGM Insured      0.000      01/15/34           2,552,013  
    3,500,000     (c)    Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A - AGM Insured, (ETM)      0.000      06/01/26           3,382,768  
    1,260,000        Huntington Beach Union High School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation, Capital Project, Series 2007 - AGM Insured      0.000      09/01/35           850,832  
    5,240,000        Huntington Beach Union High School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005 - AGM Insured      0.000      08/01/30           4,409,139  
    2,500,000        Huntington Beach Union High School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007 - FGIC Insured      0.000      08/01/32           1,940,715  
    5,000,000        Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Authority, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007C-1.Turbo Capital Appreciation      0.000      06/01/36           2,239,422  
    1,045,000        Lake Tahoe Unified School District, El Dorado County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001B - NPFG Insured      0.000      08/01/31           838,508  
    12,835,000        Los Angeles Department of Airports, California, Revenue Bonds, Los Angeles International Airport, Subordinate Lien Series 2021D, (AMT)      5.000      05/15/46           12,900,028  
    40,000     (c)    Los Angeles Department of Airports, California, Revenue Bonds, Los Angeles International Airport, Subordinate Lien Series 2021D, (Pre-refunded 11/15/31), (AMT)      5.000      05/15/46           43,284  
    5,955,000     (f)    Mount San Antonio Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series 2013A      0.000      08/01/43           5,739,356  
    2,700,000        M-S-R Energy Authority, California, Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Prepay Contracts, Series 2009A      7.000      11/01/34           3,192,258  
    2,200,000        M-S-R Energy Authority, California, Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Prepay Contracts, Series 2009C      6.500      11/01/39           2,614,669  
    1,170,000        Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority, San Bernardino County, California, Revenue Bonds, Redevelopment Project 1, Refunding Series 1995 - NPFG Insured      7.400      08/01/25           1,178,042  
    4,930,000        Patterson Joint Unified School District, Stanislaus County, California, General Obligation Bonds, 2008 Election Series 2009B - AGM Insured      0.000      08/01/42           2,306,436  
    6,000,000     (c)    Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Orange County, California, Certificates of Participation, Series 2006 - FGIC Insured, (ETM)      0.000      10/01/34          
4,243,806
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    15


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       CALIFORNIA (continued)            

$

 

2,000,000

     Poway Unified School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Improvement District 2007-1, Series 2011A      0.000%        08/01/41      $          984,364  
 

5,000,000

     Rialto Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, 2010 Election Series 2011A - AGM Insured      7.350      08/01/41           5,962,553  
 

5,000,000

     Riverside County Asset Leasing Corporation, California, Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Riverside County Hospital Project, Series 1997 - NPFG Insured      0.000      06/01/25           4,985,931  
 

4,615,000

     Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, California, Tax Allocation Bonds, Jurupa Valley Project Area, Series 2011B      0.000      10/01/38           2,593,618  
 

10,990,000

     San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, California, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2021B, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/46           11,019,259  
 

10,175,000

     San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Refunding Second Series 2019A, (AMT)      5.000      05/01/49           10,176,104  
 

4,945,000

     San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2016B, (AMT)      5.000      05/01/41           4,950,226  
 

10,000,000

     San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2017A, (AMT)      5.000      05/01/42           10,031,300  
 

11,000,000

     San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2019E, (AMT)      5.000      05/01/45           11,025,377  
 

12,285,000

     San Francisco Airports Commission, California, Revenue Bonds, San Francisco International Airport, Second Series 2019E, (AMT)      5.000      05/01/50           12,250,275  
 

735,000

 

(b)

   San Francisco City and County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 2016-1 Treasure Island Improvement Area 2, Series 2023A      5.000      09/01/43           742,839  
 

635,000

     San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Orange County, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding Junior Lien Series 2014B      5.250      01/15/44           635,166  
 

5,000,000

     San Jose, California, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A, (AMT)      5.000      03/01/41           5,007,425  
 

5,000,000

     San Jose, California, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A, (AMT)      5.000      03/01/47           4,998,163  
 

14,985,000

     San Ysidro School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, 1997 Election Series 2012G - AGM Insured      0.000      08/01/40           7,565,020  
 

6,660,000

     San Ysidro School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      0.000      08/01/43           2,569,892  
 

2,460,000

     Santee School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation, Election 2006, Series 2008D - AGC Insured      0.000      08/01/33           1,824,274  
 

1,145,000

     Southern Kern Unified School District, Kern County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006C - AGM Insured      0.000      11/01/30           946,917  
 

1,175,000

     Southern Kern Unified School District, Kern County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010B - AGM Insured      0.000      11/01/35           787,899  
 

2,410,000

     Victor Elementary School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002A - FGIC Insured      0.000      08/01/26           2,311,990  
   

3,750,000

 

(f)

   Wiseburn School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011B - AGM Insured      0.000      08/01/36                 4,188,963  
       TOTAL CALIFORNIA               282,857,838  
      

 

 
       COLORADO - 14.7% (8.7% of Total Investments)            
 

2,285,000

     Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2019      5.000      12/01/51           2,072,239  
 

4,350,000

     Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2021      4.375      12/01/52           3,535,956  
 

3,000,000

     Anthem West Metropolitan District, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015 - BAM Insured      5.000      12/01/35           3,005,703  
 

2,000,000

     Arvada, Colorado, Water Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series 2022      4.000      12/01/48           1,868,801  
 

1,000,000

     Aviation Station North Metropolitan District 2, Denver County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2019A      5.000      12/01/39           962,576  

 

16    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            

$

 

4,195,000

 

(c)

   Boulder Larimer & Weld Counties School District RE-1J Saint Vrain Valley, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016C, (Pre-refunded 12/15/26)      4.000%        12/15/34      $          4,252,539  
 

5,500,000

    

Brighton, Colorado, Water Activity Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Water System Project,

Series 2022

     5.000      06/01/47           5,721,103  
 

1,456,000

 

(b)

   Centerra Metropolitan District 1, Loveland, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017      5.000      12/01/29           1,442,883  
 

2,165,000

    

Colorado Bridge and Tunnel Enterprise, Colorado, Senior Infrastructure Revenue Bonds,

Series 2024A - AGM Insured

     5.500      12/01/54           2,304,722  
 

6,314,000

     Colorado Crossing Metropolitan District 2, Colorado Springs, California, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Refunding Series 2020A-1      5.000      12/01/47           5,774,613  
 

1,500,000

     Colorado Crossing Metropolitan District 2, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2020A-1      5.000      12/01/50           1,338,891  
 

2,945,000

     Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Community Leadership Academy, Inc. Second Campus Project, Series 2013      7.350      08/01/43           2,949,489  
 

1,715,000

     Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Flagstaff Academy Project, Refunding Series 2016      3.625      08/01/46           1,353,445  
 

1,000,000

    

Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds,

Peak-to-Peak Charter School, Refunding Series 2014

     5.000      08/15/30           1,000,767  
 

3,915,000

     Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Weld County School District 6 - Frontier Academy, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      3.250      06/01/46           2,863,756  
 

545,000

     Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Project, Refunding Series 2017      3.625      09/01/31           542,564  
 

1,200,000

     Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Denver, Series 2017A      4.000      03/01/36           1,191,056  
 

1,600,000

     Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Denver, Series 2017A      4.000      03/01/37           1,578,136  
 

5,460,000

 

(a)

   Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, AdventHealth Obligated Group, Series 2019A      4.000      11/15/43           5,001,080  
 

17,905,000

     Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, AdventHealth Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000      11/15/46           16,182,802  
 

11,090,000

     Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, AdventHealth Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000      11/15/50           9,682,118  
 

4,600,000

     Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Christian Living Neighborhoods Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      01/01/37           4,602,872  
 

5,000,000

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health,

Series 2019A-2

     5.000      08/01/44           4,962,371  
 

5,395,000

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health,

Series 2019A-2

     4.000      08/01/49           4,665,097  
 

10,000,000

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health,

Series 2019A-2 - BAM Insured

     4.000      08/01/49           8,869,803  
 

2,725,000

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health,

Series 2022A

     5.500      11/01/47           2,837,257  
 

2,300,000

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health,

Series 2022A

     5.250      11/01/52           2,359,092  
 

1,390,000

     Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Frasier Meadows Project, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017A      5.250      05/15/47           1,380,415  
 

5,000,000

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Intermountain Healthcare,

Series 2022A

     5.000      05/15/52           5,110,724  
 

2,445,000

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Intermountain Healthcare,

Series 2024A

     5.000      05/15/54           2,494,805  
 

3,785,000

 

(c)

  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Parkview Medical Center,

Series 2020A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/30)

     4.000      09/01/50           3,916,366  
 

4,535,000

     Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2019A      5.000      11/01/44           4,505,620  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    17


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            

$

 

3,300,000

     Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, SCL Health System, Refunding Series 2019A      4.000%        01/01/37      $          3,169,720  
 

3,100,000

     Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, C-470 Express Lanes Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2017      5.000      12/31/56           3,019,418  
 

950,000

 

(c)

   Colorado State Board of Governors, Colorado State University Auxiliary Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017C, (Pre-refunded 3/01/28) - BAM Insured      5.000      03/01/43           1,001,249  
 

710,000

     Colorado State Board of Governors, Colorado State University Auxiliary Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017C - BAM Insured      5.000      03/01/43           717,029  
 

2,360,000

     Colorado State Board of Governors, Colorado State University Auxiliary Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017E      4.000      03/01/43           2,150,268  
 

3,420,000

     Colorado State, Building Excellent Schools Today, Certificates of Participation, Series 2020R      4.000      03/15/45           3,123,824  
 

4,000,000

     Colorado State, Building Excellent Schools Today, Certificates of Participation, Series 2021S      4.000      03/15/41           3,795,387  
 

7,250,000

 

(c)

   Commerce City, Colorado, Sales and Use Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 8/01/26)      5.000      08/01/46           7,428,844  
 

9,090,000

     Dawson Trails Metropolitan District 1, Colorado, In The Town of Castle Rock, Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Appreciation Turbo Bonds, Series 2024      0.000      12/01/31           5,195,181  
 

4,250,000

     Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A, (AMT)      4.125      11/15/53           3,730,304  
 

8,250,000

     Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A, (AMT)      5.500      11/15/53           8,570,549  
 

3,400,000

     Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B      5.250      11/15/53           3,550,941  
 

2,790,000

     Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022D, (AMT)      5.750      11/15/45           2,987,672  
 

5,000,000

     Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022D, (AMT)      5.000      11/15/53           5,035,012  
 

11,000,000

    

Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien

Series 2018A, (AMT)

     5.000      12/01/43           11,002,395  
 

11,750,000

 

(a)

  

Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien

Series 2018A, (AMT), (UB)

     5.000      12/01/48           11,709,692  
 

9,040,000

    

Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien

Series 2018A, (AMT)

     5.250      12/01/48           9,111,523  
 

4,095,000

    

Denver City and County, Colorado, Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Current Interest

Series 2018A-1

     5.000      08/01/48           4,111,480  
 

2,105,000

     Denver City and County, Colorado, Special Facilities Airport Revenue Bonds, United Airlines, Inc. Project, Refunding Series 2017, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/32           2,104,904  
 

5,130,000

     Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016      5.000      12/01/30           5,136,082  
 

3,900,000

     Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016      5.000      12/01/36           3,900,718  
 

3,000,000

     Denver Gateway Center Metropolitan District, In the City and County of Denver, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2018A      5.625      12/01/48           2,860,649  
 

385,000

    

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation

Series 2010A

     0.000      09/01/35           254,858  
 

150,000

    

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation

Series 2010A

     0.000      09/01/37           88,982  
 

75,000

    

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation

Series 2010A

     0.000      09/01/38           41,991  
 

20,000

    

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation

Series 2010A

     0.000      09/01/39           10,557  
 

110,000

    

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation

Series 2010A

     0.000      09/01/41           51,502  
 

18,380,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B - NPFG Insured      0.000      09/01/25           18,157,321  

 

18    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            

$

 

1,045,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000%        09/01/29      $          895,349  
 

2,175,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000      09/01/30           1,792,043  
 

25,050,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000      09/01/31           19,821,579  
 

23,305,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000      09/01/32           17,652,088  
 

100,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000      09/01/33           72,308  
 

12,500,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A - NPFG Insured      0.000      09/01/38           6,437,996  
 

385,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A - NPFG Insured      0.000      09/01/28           342,578  
 

60,000,000

     E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A - NPFG Insured      0.000      03/01/36           38,124,168  
 

2,200,000

     Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, Eagle County, Colorado, Enterprise Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2020A - AGM Insured      4.000      12/01/49           1,988,383  
 

8,000,000

     Ebert Metropolitan District, Denver Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2018A-1 - BAM Insured      5.000      12/01/43           8,102,382  
 

965,000

     Erie Highlands Metropolitan District 2, Weld County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Series 2018A      5.250      12/01/48           926,185  
 

3,550,000

 

(b)

   Falcon Area Water and Wastewater Authority (El Paso County, Colorado), Tap Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      6.750      12/01/34           3,424,927  
 

2,000,000

     Firestone, Colorado, Water Enterprise Revenue Bones, Series 2020 - BAM Insured      4.000      12/01/45           1,882,685  
 

3,935,000

     Flying Horse Metropolitan District 2, El Paso County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2020A - AGM Insured      4.000      12/01/50           3,517,239  
 

2,545,000

     Future Legends Sports Park Business Improvement District, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds Series 2022A and Subordinate Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds Series 2022B      6.000      12/01/52           2,195,116  
 

1,305,000

     Goldsmith Metropolitan District, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2021 - AGM Insured      4.000      12/01/51           1,170,201  
 

3,130,000

 

(b)

   Hess Ranch Metropolitan District 5, Parker, Colorado, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Special Improvement District 2, Series 2024      5.500      12/01/44           2,928,220  
 

1,000,000

     Kinston Metropolitan District 5, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A      5.125      12/01/50           893,285  
 

1,347,000

     Meadowbrook Crossing Metropolitan District, EL Paso County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Refunding Series 2020A      5.250      12/01/49           1,248,786  
 

1,500,000

     Meridian Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023 - AGM Insured      4.375      12/01/53           1,442,619  
 

1,860,000

 

(c)

   Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado, Institutional Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building Project, Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 12/01/25)      4.000      12/01/40           1,868,717  
 

1,750,000

     Midtown at Clear Creek Metropolitan District, Adams County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Limited Tax Series 2023A - BAM Insured      5.000      12/01/53           1,813,243  
 

9,520,000

     Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Building Corporation, Certificates of Participation, Refunding Series 2021      4.000      07/01/46           8,931,623  
 

3,250,000

     Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Building Corporation, Certificates of Participation, Refunding Series 2021      4.000      07/01/51           2,978,001  
 

1,565,000

     Park 70 Metropolitan District, Aurora, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.000      12/01/36           1,570,859  
 

2,100,000

     Park 70 Metropolitan District, Aurora, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.000      12/01/46           2,009,564  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    19


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            

$

 

8,000,000

     Park Creek Metropolitan District, Colorado, Senior Limited Property Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A      5.000%        12/01/46      $          8,006,540  
 

2,235,000

     Park Creek Metropolitan District, Colorado, Senior Limited Property Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A - AGM Insured      4.000      12/01/38           2,134,854  
 

5,300,000

 

(b)

   Peak Metropolitan District 1, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021A      5.000      12/01/51           4,270,014  
 

700,000

     Public Authority for Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Colorado Springs Utilities, Series 2008      6.500      11/15/38           817,992  
 

750,000

     Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District 2, Johnstown, Larimer County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Convertible to Unlimited Tax, Series 2016B - AGM Insured      5.000      12/01/36           761,347  
 

1,050,000

     Traditions Metropolitan District 2, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016 - BAM Insured      5.000      12/01/32           1,070,739  
 

1,000,000

     Traditions Metropolitan District 2, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016 - BAM Insured      4.125      12/01/37           989,633  
 

1,500,000

     Trails at Crowfoot Metropolitan District 3, Parker, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2024A      4.250      12/01/54           1,297,492  
 

500,000

     Transport Metropolitan District 3, In the City of Aurora, Adams County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Bonds, Series 2021A-1      5.000      12/01/51           367,108  
 

2,000,000

 

(b)

   Tree Farm Metropolitan District, Eagle County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2021      4.750      12/01/50           1,623,403  
 

2,000,000

     Vista Ridge Metropolitan District, In the Town of Erie, Weld County, Colorado, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2016A - BAM Insured      4.000      12/01/36           1,970,188  
 

6,225,000

     West Globeville Metropolitan District 1, Denver, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2022      6.750      12/01/52           5,641,416  
 

7,700,000

 

(b)

   West Globeville Metropolitan District 1, Denver, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2024A-2      8.000      12/01/54           4,378,978  
   

4,000,000

 

(b)

   Windler Public Improvement Authority, Aurora, Colorado, Limited Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A-1      4.125      12/01/51                 3,021,217  
       TOTAL COLORADO               412,728,778  
      

 

 
       CONNECTICUT - 1.4% (0.8% of Total Investments)            
 

2,135,000

     Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hartford HealthCare Issue, Series 2021A      4.000      07/01/51           1,868,512  
 

850,000

 

(b)

   Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, McLean Affiliates, Series 2020A      5.000      01/01/45           734,890  
 

5,355,000

 

(a)

   Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds, Social Series 2024A, (UB)      4.600      11/15/49           5,254,838  
 

14,775,000

    

Connecticut State, Special Tax Obligation Bonds, Transportation Infrastructure Purposes

Series 2018A

     5.000      01/01/34           15,302,345  
 

6,410,000

    

Connecticut State, Special Tax Obligation Bonds, Transportation Infrastructure Purposes

Series 2018A

     5.000      01/01/37           6,564,832  
 

6,000,000

    

Connecticut State, Special Tax Obligation Bonds, Transportation Infrastructure Purposes

Series 2018A

     5.000      01/01/38           6,121,334  
   

3,730,000

       University of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A      5.000      02/15/41                 3,870,109  
       TOTAL CONNECTICUT               39,716,860  
      

 

 
       DELAWARE - 0.6% (0.3% of Total Investments)            
 

5,550,000

     Delaware Economic Development Authority Retirement Communities, Revenue Bonds, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Series 2023B      5.250      11/15/53           5,628,975  
 

3,000,000

    

Delaware Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Beebe Medical Center Project,

Series 2018

     5.000      06/01/50           2,839,979  
 

800,000

    

Delaware Health Facilities Authroity, Revenue Bonds, Beebe Medical Center Project,

Series 2018

     5.000      06/01/48           763,641  
   

7,255,000

       Delaware Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, US 301 Project, Series 2015      5.000      06/01/55                 7,255,855  
       TOTAL DELAWARE               16,488,450  
      

 

 

 

20    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 2.7% (1.6% of Total Investments)            

$

 

250,000

     District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, GNMA Collateralized Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1988E-4, (AMT)      6.375%        06/01/26      $          250,501  
 

51,000,000

     District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006A      0.000      06/15/46           12,725,005  
 

5,000,000

     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Refunding & Subordinate Lien Series 2019B      5.000      10/01/47           5,048,626  
 

3,000,000

     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Refunding & Subordinate Lien Series 2019B      4.000      10/01/49           2,592,126  
 

5,000,000

     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital Improvement Projects, Refunding Second Senior Lien Series 2022A - AGM Insured      4.000      10/01/52           4,384,278  
 

2,000,000

     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Second Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000      10/01/36           1,227,228  
 

5,000,000

 

(c)

   Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Second Senior Lien Series 2009C, (Pre-refunded 10/01/26) - AGC Insured      6.500      10/01/41           5,232,766  
 

15,800,000

     Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2018A, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/43           15,872,176  
 

5,000,000

     Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019A, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/49           5,002,341  
 

8,000,000

     Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2021A, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/46           8,039,722  
 

3,500,000

     Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2023A, (AMT)      5.250      10/01/48           3,565,524  
 

7,400,000

     Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2023A, (AMT)      5.250      10/01/53           7,518,875  
   

4,000,000

       Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Second Lien Dedicated Revenue Bonds, Sustainability- Climate Transition, Series 2024A      5.250      07/15/59                 4,187,800  
       TOTAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA               75,646,968  
      

 

 
       FLORIDA - 11.4% (6.7% of Total Investments)            
 

1,480,000

     Atlantic Beach, Florida, Healthcare Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Fleet Landing Project, Series 2013A      5.000      11/15/37           1,465,716  
 

450,000

     Bay County, Florida, Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bay Haven Charter Academy, Inc. Project, Series 2013A      5.000      09/01/45           435,696  
 

2,260,000

     Bay County, Florida, Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bay Haven Charter Academy, Inc. Project, Series 2013A      5.000      09/01/48           2,171,214  
 

8,280,000

     Broward County, Florida, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/44           8,305,907  
 

1,090,000

 

(b)

   Capital Trust Agency, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Viera Charter School Project, Series 2017A      5.000      10/15/47           1,029,225  
 

3,465,000

 

(b)

   Capital Trust Authority, Florida, Educational Facilities Revenue      5.750      08/15/49           3,256,292  
       Bonds, Babcock Neighborhood School Inc Project, Series 2024            
 

3,250,000

 

(b)

   Capital Trust Authority, Florida, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, IPS Enterprises, Inc. Projects, Refunding Series 2023A      6.250      06/15/53           3,316,816  
 

4,485,000

     Florida Department of Transportation, Florida, Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge Construction Series 2018A      4.000      07/01/42           4,393,515  
 

175,000

 

(b)

   Florida Development Finance Corporation, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Renaissance Charter School, Inc. Projects, Series 2020C      5.000      09/15/40           161,784  
 

2,000,000

 

(b)

   Florida Development Finance Corporation, Florida, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Waste Pro USA, Inc. Project, Series 2019, (AMT)      5.000      05/01/29           2,011,132  
 

5,000,000

 

(a)

   Florida Development Finance Corporation, Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds, Tampa General Hospital Project, Series 2024A, (UB)      5.250      08/01/49           5,078,254  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    21


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       FLORIDA (continued)            

$

 

3,900,000

 

(b)

   Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Brightline Trains Florida LLC Issue, Series 2024, (AMT), (Mandatory Put 7/15/28)      12.000%        07/15/32      $          4,048,517  
 

4,200,000

     Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Brightline Trains Florida LLC Issue, Series 2024, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/41           4,077,133  
 

13,800,000

     Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Brightline Trains Florida LLC Issue, Series 2024 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/44           13,799,671  
 

10,100,000

     Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Brightline Trains Florida LLC Issue, Series 2024 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.250      07/01/47           10,181,858  
 

11,665,000

 

(a)

   Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Brightline Trains Florida LLC Issue, Series 2024 - AGM Insured, (AMT), (UB)      5.250      07/01/47           11,759,543  
 

7,710,000

     Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Brightline Trains Florida LLC Issue, Series 2024 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.250      07/01/53           7,747,126  
 

5,100,000

     Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Brightline Trains Florida LLC Issue, Series 2024, (AMT)      5.500      07/01/53           5,103,316  
 

12,535,000

 

(b)

   Florida Development Finance Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project, Series 2025A, (AMT), (Mandatory Put 8/13/25)      8.250      07/01/57           12,922,835  
 

31,985,000

     Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Florida, Orlando Airport Facilities Revenue Bonds, Priority Subordinated Series 2017A, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/42           32,146,905  
 

5,000,000

     Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Tampa International Airport, Series 2018E, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/43           5,022,841  
 

10,305,000

     Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Florida, Tampa International Airport Customer Facility Charge Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A      5.000      10/01/44           10,305,476  
 

10,000,000

     Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Florida Health Sciences Center Inc D/B/A Tampa General Hospital, Series 2020A      4.000      08/01/55           8,633,678  
 

825,000

 

(b)

   Lake County, Florida, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Imagine South Lake Charter School Project, Series 2019A      5.000      01/15/54           725,453  
 

1,500,000

     Lauderhill, Florida, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2023 - AGM Insured      5.000      10/01/53           1,542,770  
 

9,820,000

     Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, Florida, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, City Center/Historic Convention Village, Series 2015A - AGM Insured      5.000      02/01/44           9,865,878  
 

2,000,000

     Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Miami Jewish Health System Inc. Project, Series 2017      5.125      07/01/46           1,780,644  
 

10,000,000

     Miami, Florida, Special Obligation Non-Ad Valorem Revenue Bonds, New Administrative Building Series 2023A      5.250      03/01/53           10,305,080  
 

10,050,000

 

(a)

   Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, University of Miami, Series 2018A, (UB)      5.000      04/01/53           10,050,248  
 

1,500,000

     Miami-Dade County Health Facility Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      08/01/42           1,504,987  
 

5,000,000

     Miami-Dade County School District, Florida, General Obligation Bonds, School Series 2022A - BAM Insured      5.000      03/15/52           5,149,902  
 

3,000,000

     Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A - BAM Insured, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/38           3,001,787  
 

24,135,000

     Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017B, (AMT)      5.000      10/01/40           24,248,203  
 

7,400,000

 

(a)

   Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019A, (AMT), (UB)      5.000      10/01/49           7,371,789  
 

7,000,000

     Miami-Dade County, Florida, Seaport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2021A-2 - AGM Insured      4.000      10/01/49           6,341,585  

 

22    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       FLORIDA (continued)            

$

 

1,005,000

 

(a)

   Miami-Dade County, Florida, Seaport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2022A, (AMT), (UB)      5.250%        10/01/52      $          1,015,560  
 

1,210,000

 

(b)

   Miami-Dade County, Florida, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Ojus Sanitary Sewer Special Benefit Area, Series 2021      5.100      07/01/51           1,186,249  
 

5,000,000

     Miami-Dade County, Florida, Transit System Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds, Series 2022      5.000      07/01/51           5,094,185  
 

6,035,000

     Miami-Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B      4.000      10/01/49           5,134,553  
 

3,500,000

     Miami-Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021      4.000      10/01/46           3,211,230  
 

8,000,000

     Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Orlando Health Inc. Series 2025A      4.500      10/01/56           7,603,431  
 

5,000,000

     Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Orlando Health Obligated Group, Inc. Series 2025A      5.250      10/01/56           5,125,205  
 

7,000,000

     Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Orlando Health Obligated Group, Inc., Series 2022      4.000      10/01/52           6,029,079  
 

2,360,000

     Osceola County, Florida, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Osceola Parkway, Refunding & Improvement Series 2019A-1      5.000      10/01/49           2,388,133  
 

3,260,000

     Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Retirement Communities Revenue Bonds, ACTS Retirement - Life Communities, Inc Obligated Group, Series 2016      5.000      11/15/32           3,303,961  
 

1,530,000

     Pine Island Community Development District, Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Bella Collina, Series 2004      5.750      05/01/35           1,536,688  
 

4,635,000

     Port Saint Lucie, Florida, Public Service Tax Revenue Bonds, Recovery Zone Facility Bond Series 2014B      5.000      09/01/43           4,640,894  
 

2,500,000

     Putnam County Development Authority, Florida, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Seminole Electric Cooperatice, Inc. Project, Refunding Series 2018A      5.000      03/15/42           2,513,044  
 

2,000,000

     South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Baptist Health Systems of South Florida Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      08/15/42           2,013,179  
 

9,770,000

     South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Baptist Health Systems of South Florida Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      08/15/47           9,786,246  
 

600,000

 

(b)

   Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopement Agency, Florida, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A-1      5.000      03/01/30           600,651  
 

1,500,000

     Sumter County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Central Florida Health Alliance Projects, Series 2014A      5.250      07/01/44           1,500,215  
 

2,000,000

     Tallahassee, Florida, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Inc. Project, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000      12/01/40           1,999,996  
 

7,545,000

     Tampa, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Project, Series 2020B      5.000      07/01/50           7,556,587  
 

1,000,000

     Twisted Oaks Pointe Community Development District, Florida, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds Assessment Area Three Project Series 2024      6.000      05/01/55           992,135  
 

1,500,000

     Two Lakes Community Development District, Hialeah, Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2024      5.000      05/01/55           1,477,718  
   

6,510,000

       Volusia County Educational Facilities Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Stetson University Inc. Project, Series 2015      5.000      06/01/45                 6,142,796  
       TOTAL FLORIDA               320,114,511  
      

 

 
       GEORGIA - 3.1% (1.8% of Total Investments)            
 

1,890,000

     Atlanta Development Authority, Georgia, Economic Development Certificates, Gulch Enterprise Zone Project, Convertible Capital Appreciation Series 2024A-1 Class A      6.500      12/15/48           1,628,643  
 

1,775,000

     Atlanta Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, New Downtown Atlanta Stadium Project, Senior Lien Series 2015A-1      5.250      07/01/40           1,776,312  
 

3,400,000

 

(b)

   Atlanta Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Westside Gulch Area Project, Senior Series 2024A-2      5.500      04/01/39           3,413,193  
 

14,000,000

     Atlanta, Georgia, Airport General Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/52           14,051,380  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    23


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       GEORGIA (continued)            

$

 

2,600,000

     Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Wellstar Health System, Series 2017A      5.000%        04/01/47      $          2,572,744  
 

2,500,000

     Columbia County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, WellStar Health System, Inc. Project, Series 2023B      5.125      04/01/53           2,525,409  
 

3,575,000

     Crisp County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Crisp County Hospital Project, Series 2021      4.000      07/01/51           3,192,116  
 

390,000

     Dalton Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Certificates, Hamilton Health Care System Inc., Series 1996 - NPFG Insured      5.500      08/15/26           394,256  
 

2,000,000

     Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Project, Series 2019A      4.000      07/01/49           1,772,270  
 

3,500,000

     Georgia Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2021      4.000      07/01/51           3,174,139  
 

3,285,000

     Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000      05/15/43           3,319,364  
 

23,200,000

     Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000      05/15/49           23,484,446  
 

10,000,000

 

(b)

   Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2022C, (Mandatory Put 11/01/27)      4.000      08/01/52           9,920,863  
 

10,260,000

     Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project J Bonds, Series 2015A      5.000      07/01/60           10,196,718  
 

2,500,000

     Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project J Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000      01/01/49           2,480,298  
   

3,465,000

       Paulding County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, WellStar Health System Inc., Series 2022A      5.000      04/01/42                 3,571,937  
       TOTAL GEORGIA               87,474,088  
      

 

 
       GUAM - 0.5% (0.3% of Total Investments)            
 

2,000,000

     Government of Guam, Business Privilege Tax Bonds, Refunding Series 2015D      5.000      11/15/34           2,004,254  
 

1,710,000

     Guam Economic Development & Commerce Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A      5.250      06/01/32           1,653,504  
 

2,915,000

     Guam Economic Development & Commerce Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A      5.625      06/01/47           2,706,427  
 

245,000

    

Guam Government Waterworks Authority, Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds,

Series 2016

     5.000      07/01/27           247,852  
 

1,240,000

    

Guam Government Waterworks Authority, Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds,

Series 2016

     5.000      01/01/46           1,228,754  
 

2,000,000

     Guam Government, Limited Obligation Section 30 Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A      5.000      12/01/33           2,011,621  
 

2,260,000

     Guam Government, Limited Obligation Section 30 Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A      5.000      12/01/34           2,289,221  
 

1,175,000

     Guam Government, Limited Obligation Section 30 Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A      5.000      12/01/46           1,178,705  
   

355,000

       Guam Port Authority, Port Revenue Bonds, Private Activity Series 2018B, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/33                 360,806  
       TOTAL GUAM               13,681,144  
      

 

 
       HAWAII - 1.0% (0.6% of Total Investments)            
 

6,000,000

     Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, Special Purpose Revenue Bonds, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Projects, Refunding Series 2017B, (AMT)      4.000      03/01/37           5,519,060  
 

7,500,000

     Hawaii State, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/45           7,517,116  
 

6,000,000

     Hawaii State, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/38           6,209,192  
 

5,000,000

     Hawaii State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017FK      4.000      05/01/35           5,010,436  
   

3,720,000

       Honolulu City and County, Hawaii, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, First Bond Resolution, Green Senior Series 2023      5.000      07/01/48                 3,869,328  
       TOTAL HAWAII               28,125,132  
      

 

 

 

24    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       IDAHO - 1.3% (0.8% of Total Investments)            

$

 

9,495,000

     Boise City Water Renewal System, Idaho, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2022      5.000%        09/01/47      $          9,794,277  
 

11,205,000

    

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, CHE Trinity Helath Group,

Series 2017ID

     5.000      12/01/46           11,225,590  
 

1,700,000

     Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Madison Memorial Hospital Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      09/01/29           1,705,128  
 

5,585,000

    

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s Health System Project,

Series 2021A

     4.000      03/01/46           5,013,204  
 

1,335,000

    

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s Health System Project,

Series 2025A

     4.375      03/01/53           1,221,965  
 

4,040,000

 

(b)

   Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Nonprofit Facilities Revenue Bonds, Doral Academy of Idaho, Series 2021A      5.000      07/15/56           3,087,232  
 

1,155,000

     Idaho Water Resource Board, Water Resource Loan Program Revenue, Ground Water Rights Mitigation Series 2012A      4.750      09/01/26           1,155,260  
 

310,000

     Idaho Water Resource Board, Water Resource Loan Program Revenue, Ground Water Rights Mitigation Series 2012A      5.000      09/01/32           310,202  
   

2,680,000

 

(b)

   Spring Valley Community Infrastructure District 1, Eagle, Idaho, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2021      3.750      09/01/51                 2,394,421  
       TOTAL IDAHO               35,907,279  
      

 

 
       ILLINOIS - 13.2% (7.8% of Total Investments)            
 

6,000,000

    

Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Dedicated Capital Improvement Tax Revenue Bonds,

Series 2016

     6.000      04/01/46           6,115,328  
 

2,170,000

    

Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues

Series 2012A

     5.000      12/01/42           2,018,623  
 

1,000,000

     Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Refunding Series 2018D      5.000      12/01/46           930,292  
 

1,500,000

     Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Refunding Series 2018D      5.000      12/01/46           1,395,438  
 

9,250,000

    

Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues,

Series 2016A

     7.000      12/01/44           9,323,936  
 

2,400,000

    

Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues,

Series 2016B

     6.500      12/01/46           2,431,853  
 

11,295,000

 

(b)

  

Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues,

Series 2017A

     7.000      12/01/46           11,667,482  
 

7,140,000

     Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Tax Revenues, Series 1998B-1 - FGIC Insured      0.000      12/01/25           6,969,005  
 

4,325,000

     Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Tax Revenues, Series 1998B-1 - FGIC Insured      0.000      12/01/29           3,558,939  
 

4,235,000

     Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Tax Revenues, Series 1998B-1 - FGIC Insured      0.000      12/01/31           3,178,872  
 

6,050,000

     Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Tax Revenues, Series 1999A - NPFG Insured      5.500      12/01/26           6,122,347  
 

10,285,000

     Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2018A      5.000      01/01/48           10,250,181  
 

2,000,000

    

Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien

Series 2016F - BAM Insured

     4.250      01/01/47           1,836,979  
 

4,000,000

 

(a)

  

Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien

Series 2022A, (UB)

     4.625      01/01/53           3,818,060  
 

5,000,000

    

Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien

Series 2022A - AGM Insured

     5.500      01/01/53           5,134,699  
 

8,010,000

    

Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien

Series 2022A

     5.500      01/01/55           8,267,451  
 

5,000,000

    

Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien

Series 2024B, (UB)

     5.500      01/01/59           5,264,551  
 

4,115,000

     Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, City Colleges, Series 1999 - FGIC Insured      0.000      01/01/33           2,976,463  
 

29,600,000

     Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, City Colleges, Series 1999 - FGIC Insured      0.000      01/01/38           16,268,483  
 

4,000,000

     Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000      01/01/40           3,945,562  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    25


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       ILLINOIS (continued)            

$

  12,870,000   (a)    Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A      5.500%        01/01/49      $          12,894,470  
  11,575,000   (a)    Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A, (UB)      5.500      01/01/49           11,597,007  
  6,200,000      Chicago, Illinois, Wastewater Transmission Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Series 2001A - NPFG Insured      5.500      01/01/30           6,449,675  
  4,500,000      Cook County Community College District 508, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Chicago City Colleges, Series 2017      5.000      12/01/47           4,480,344  
  7,500,000      Cook County Community College District 508, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Chicago City Colleges, Series 2017, (UB)      5.000      12/01/47           7,467,240  
  3,000,000      Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000      11/15/31           3,058,696  
  500,000      Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2018      5.000      11/15/34           509,182  
  4,550,000      Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2018      5.000      11/15/35           4,628,781  
  5,000,000      Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Field Museum of Natural History, Series 2002.RMKT      4.450      11/01/36           5,038,041  
  815,000      Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Field Museum of Natural History, Series 2002.RMKT      4.500      11/01/36           805,164  
  2,785,000      Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Field Museum of Natural History, Series 2002.RMKT      5.500      11/01/36           2,790,157  
  410,000   (b)    Illinois Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Intrinsic Charter Schools Belmont School Project, Series 2015A      6.000      12/01/45           410,797  
  1,930,000      Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Advocate Health Care Network, Refunding Series 2015, (UB)      5.000      05/01/45           1,930,000  
  12,025,000   (a),(c)    Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Advocate Health Care Network, Refunding Series 2015, (Pre-refunded 5/01/25), (UB)      5.000      05/01/45           12,025,000  
  2,500,000      Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health/ fkaPresence Health Network, Series 2016C      5.000      02/15/33           2,547,127  
  10,000,000      Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health Corporation, Series 2016      5.000      12/01/46           9,656,274  
  10,745,000      Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, OSF Healthcare System, Series 2015A      5.000      11/15/45           10,595,934  
  560,000      Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Refunding Series 2015C      5.000      08/15/35           560,850  
  6,245,000      Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Refunding Series 2015C      5.000      08/15/44           6,074,427  
  10,000,000   (a)    Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Chicago Medicine, Series 2022A, (UB)      5.000      08/15/47           10,121,784  
  2,670,000   (c)    Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Chicago, Refunding Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 10/01/25)      5.000      10/01/46           2,687,128  
  15,030,000      Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Chicago, Series 2023A      5.250      05/15/54           15,469,399  
  1,830,000      Illinois Sports Facility Authority, State Tax Supported Bonds, Refunding Series 2014 - AGM Insured      5.250      06/15/32           1,832,938  
  450,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, December Series 2017A      5.000      12/01/39           455,726  
  3,500,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, January Series 2016      5.000      01/01/29           3,528,724  
  8,250,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, January Series 2016      5.000      01/01/32           8,304,197  
  4,200,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, June Series 2016      5.000      06/01/27           4,262,475  
  2,000,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, June Series 2022A      5.500      03/01/42           2,103,257  
  785,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, June Series 2022A      5.500      03/01/47           808,771  
  16,485,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, March Series 2021A      5.000      03/01/46           16,532,292  
  1,635,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2020      5.500      05/01/30           1,717,513  
  5,305,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2020      5.500      05/01/39           5,565,927  
  3,000,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2020      5.750      05/01/45           3,131,890  
  4,585,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2023B      5.250      05/01/43           4,716,148  
  4,525,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2023B      5.500      05/01/47           4,663,493  
  1,500,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, November Series 2016      5.000      11/01/37           1,509,869  
  3,510,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, October Series 2016      5.000      02/01/27           3,600,331  
  8,865,000      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, October Series 2022C      5.500      10/01/41           9,407,536  
  4,685,000      Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2015A      5.000      01/01/40           4,648,289  
  7,770,000      Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021A      4.000      01/01/42           7,432,143  

 

26    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       ILLINOIS (continued)            
$     10,000,000        Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021A      5.000%        01/01/46      $          10,297,696  
    5,000,000        Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2023A      5.250      01/01/45           5,284,973  
    1,890,000        Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Refunding Series 2015B      5.000      06/15/52           1,841,307  
    7,500,000        Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Refunding Series 2020A, (UB)      5.000      06/15/50           7,446,553  
    1,000,000       

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds,

Series 2015A

     5.500      06/15/53           1,001,946  
    4,780,000       

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds,

Series 2017A

     5.000      06/15/57           4,655,099  
    5,000,000        Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A - NPFG Insured      0.000      12/15/34           3,267,958  
    1,100,000        Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A - NPFG Insured      0.000      12/15/35           681,376  
    3,805,000        Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A - NPFG Insured      0.000      06/15/41           1,681,368  
    835,000     (c)    Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Hospitality Facility, Series 1996A, (ETM)      7.000      07/01/26           855,369  
    1,350,000        Northern Illinois University, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2020B - BAM Insured      4.000      04/01/41           1,231,533  
    2,495,000        Sangamon County School District 186 Springfield, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Alternate Revenue Source Series 2023 - AGM Insured      5.500      06/01/58           2,623,187  
      2,500,000          Sangamon County Water Reclamation District, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds Alternate Revenue Source, Project & Refunding Series 2019A - BAM Insured      4.000      01/01/44                 2,318,296  
       TOTAL ILLINOIS               370,680,201  
      

 

 
       INDIANA - 1.8% (1.1% of Total Investments)            
    1,480,000     (b)    Gary Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Drexel Foundation for Educational Excellence Project, Refunding Series 2020A      5.875      06/01/55           1,324,996  
    625,000        Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Seven Oaks Classical School Project, Series 2021A      5.000      06/01/51           529,513  
    2,000,000        Indiana Finance Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Alliance, Inc Obligated Group, Series 2016A      5.000      11/01/51           1,936,701  
    3,950,000        Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana University Health Obligation Group, Fixed Rate Series 2023A      5.000      10/01/46           4,085,106  
    2,000,000        Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana University Health Obligation Group, Fixed Rate Series 2023A      5.000      10/01/53           2,040,224  
    10,000,000     (a)    Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana University Health Obligation Group, Fixed Rate Series 2023A, (UB)      5.000      10/01/53           10,201,118  
    7,480,000        Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana Unversity Health Obligation Group, Refunding 2015A      5.000      12/01/40           7,483,492  
    2,500,000        Indiana Finance Authority, Indiana, Health Facilities Project Revenue Bonds, Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group, Series 2017A      5.000      08/15/51           2,454,388  
    4,500,000        Indiana Finance Authority, Wastewater Utility Revenue Bonds, CWA Authority Project, Series 2012A      4.000      10/01/42           4,068,764  
    2,605,000     (a)    Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024A-1, (UB)      4.650      07/01/49           2,571,628  
    8,150,000     (a)    Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024A-1, (UB)      4.750      07/01/54           8,087,592  
    1,000,000        Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel Senior Series 2023E      6.000      03/01/53           1,045,238  
    3,460,000        Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel Subordinate Series 2023F-1 - BAM Insured      5.000      03/01/53           3,536,820  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    27


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       INDIANA (continued)            

$

  1,660,000        Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, Indiana, Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series 2024      5.000%        01/01/54      $          1,694,541  
       TOTAL INDIANA               51,060,121  
      

 

 
       IOWA - 0.8% (0.5% of Total Investments)            
  2,550,000      Iowa Finance Authority Senior Living Facilities Revenue Bonds, Sunrise Retirement Community Project, Refunding Series 2021      5.000      09/01/41           2,108,848  
  2,000,000      Iowa Finance Authority Senior Living Facilities Revenue Bonds, Sunrise Retirement Community Project, Refunding Series 2021      5.000      09/01/51           1,472,410  
  2,505,000      Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Alcoa Inc. Project, Series 2012      4.750      08/01/42           2,390,173  
  9,535,000   (c)    Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Refunding Series 2022, (Pre-refunded 12/01/32)      5.000      12/01/50           10,645,941  
    6,235,000        Iowa State, Hospital Revenue Bonds, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, SUI Series 2022A      4.000      09/01/36                 6,175,089  
       TOTAL IOWA               22,792,461  
      

 

 
       KANSAS - 0.6% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
  6,770,000      Lawrence, Kansas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Series 2018A      5.000      07/01/43           6,790,486  
  7,600,000      Lawrence, Kansas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Series 2018A      5.000      07/01/48           7,604,223  
  3,625,000      Wyandotte County Unified School District 203, Piper, Kansas, General Obligation Bonds, Improvement and Refunding Series 2022A - AGM Insured      5.250      09/01/52           3,750,078  
       TOTAL KANSAS               18,144,787  
      

 

 
       KENTUCKY - 0.9% (0.5% of Total Investments)            
  6,000,000      Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Owensboro Health, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000      06/01/45           5,883,696  
  4,790,000      Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, Toll Revenue Bonds, Downtown Crossing Project, Convertible Capital Appreciation First Tier Series 2013C      6.750      07/01/43           5,402,289  
  3,655,000      Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, Toll Revenue Bonds, Downtown Crossing Project, Convertible Capital Appreciation First Tier Series 2013C      6.875      07/01/46           4,134,837  
  3,000,000      Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Kentucky, Hospital Revenue Bonds, UofL Health Project, Series 2022A      5.000      05/15/52           2,872,278  
    7,100,000   (a)    Public Energy Authority of Kentucky, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A-1, (Mandatory Put 7/01/30), (UB)      5.000      05/01/55                 7,376,672  
       TOTAL KENTUCKY               25,669,772  
      

 

 
       LOUISIANA - 2.8% (1.6% of Total Investments)            
  3,820,000      Ascension Parish Industrial development Board, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Impala Warehousing (US) LLC Project, Series 2013      6.000      07/01/36           3,820,749  
  3,130,000      Jefferson Sales Tax District, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Special Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B - AGM Insured      5.000      12/01/42           3,159,626  
  4,000,000      Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Womans Hospital Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000      10/01/44           3,970,983  
  10,000,000      Louisiana Publc Facilities Authority, Lousiana, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Series 2020A      4.000      05/15/49           8,829,083  
  6,530,000   (b)    Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Dock and Wharf Revenue Bonds, Impala Warehousing (US) LLC Project, Series 2013, (AMT)      6.500      07/01/36           6,531,143  
  1,265,000   (c)    Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Lafayette General Medical Center Project, Series 2016A, (Pre-refunded 11/01/25)      5.000      11/01/45           1,275,416  
  3,160,000      Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Loyola University of New Orleans Project, Refunding Series 2023A      5.250      10/01/48           3,175,155  
  5,340,000      Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Loyola University of New Orleans Project, Refunding Series 2023A      5.250      10/01/53           5,310,477  

 

28    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       LOUISIANA (continued)            

$

  7,000,000      Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2017      5.000%        05/15/46      $          6,946,241  
  1,830,000      Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2016      4.000      05/15/35           1,824,698  
  2,000,000      Louisiana Publics Facilities Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Public-Private Partnership Project, Senior Lien Series 2024, (AMT)      5.500      09/01/59           2,045,671  
  13,420,000      Louisiana Publics Facilities Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Public-Private Partnership Project, Senior Lien Series 2024, (AMT)      5.750      09/01/64           13,931,914  
  10,810,000      Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2023A      5.000      07/01/48           11,013,597  
  1,000,000   (b)    Plaquemines Port, Louisiana, Harbor and Terminal District Facilities Revenue Bonds NOLA Terminal LLC Project Dock and Wharf Series 2024A      9.000      12/01/44           854,663  
    5,655,000        Shreveport, Louisiana, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      5.000      12/01/40                 5,603,532  
       TOTAL LOUISIANA               78,292,948  
      

 

 
       MAINE - 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
  3,820,000      Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series 2016A      4.000      07/01/41           3,071,166  
  4,000,000      Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series 2016A      5.000      07/01/41           3,714,278  
  5,480,000      Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series 2016A      4.000      07/01/46           4,238,871  
  5,595,000      Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series 2016A      5.000      07/01/46           5,079,457  
    2,935,000        Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, MaineHealth Issue, Series 2018A      5.000      07/01/48                 2,936,631  
       TOTAL MAINE               19,040,403  
      

 

 
       MARYLAND - 6.8% (4.0% of Total Investments)            
  1,765,000      Anne Arundel County, Maryland, FNMA Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Glenview Gardens Apartments Project, Series 2009, (Mandatory Put 1/01/27)      5.000      01/01/28           1,767,001  
  1,180,000      Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Special Tax District Revenue Bonds, Villages of Dorchester & Farmington Village Projects, Series 2013      5.000      07/01/32           1,180,642  
  1,000,000      Baltimore County, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Oak Crest Village, Series 2016      3.625      01/01/37           928,387  
  2,220,000      Baltimore County, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Oak Crest Village, Series 2016      5.000      01/01/37           2,229,008  
  9,215,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Convention Center Hotel Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      09/01/42           8,852,730  
  4,000,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Wastewater Projects, Subordinate Series 2017A      5.000      07/01/46           4,010,621  
  1,430,000   (c)    Baltimore, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Water Projects, Refunding Series 1998A - FGIC Insured, (ETM)      5.000      07/01/28           1,465,684  
  2,500,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Water Projects, Subordinate Series 2014A      5.000      07/01/44           2,500,400  
  6,000,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Water Projects, Subordinate Series 2017A      5.000      07/01/41           6,018,566  
  1,450,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Center/West Development Project, Series 2017A      5.500      06/01/43           1,345,265  
  525,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Tax Increment Financing, Series 2015      5.000      06/15/30           525,277  
  425,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Tax Increment Financing, Series 2015      5.000      06/15/33           425,180  
  1,270,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, East Baltimore Research Park Project, Series 2017A      4.500      09/01/33           1,243,818  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    29


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MARYLAND (continued)            

$

  240,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, East Baltimore Research Park Project, Series 2017A      5.000%        09/01/38      $          238,339  
  1,895,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Harbor Point Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      06/01/36           1,883,048  
  250,000      Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Harbor Point Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.125      06/01/43           240,780  
  2,000,000   (b)    Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Harbor Point Project, Refunding Series 2019A      3.625      06/01/46           1,612,416  
  350,000   (b)    Baltimore, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Harbor Point Project, Refunding Series 2019B      3.875      06/01/46           287,466  
  450,000      Brunswick, Frederick County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Brunswick Crossing Special Taxing District, Refunding Series 2019      4.000      07/01/29           438,370  
  738,000      Brunswick, Frederick County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Brunswick Crossing Special Taxing District, Refunding Series 2019      5.000      07/01/36           738,366  
  3,000,000   (b)    Frederick County, Maryland, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mount Saint Mary’s University Inc., Series 2017A      5.000      09/01/37           2,889,446  
  1,750,000   (b)    Frederick County, Maryland, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mount Saint Mary’s University Inc., Series 2017A      5.000      09/01/45           1,610,738  
  286,000      Frederick County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Lake Linganore Village Community Development Series 2001A - RAAI Insured      5.700      07/01/29           286,481  
  1,240,000      Frederick County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Urbana Community Development Authority, Refunding Series 2020A      4.000      07/01/35           1,204,940  
  370,000      Frederick County, Maryland, Tax Increment and Special Tax B Limited Obligation Bonds, Oakdale-Lake Linganore Project, Series 2019      3.750      07/01/39           322,226  
  105,000   (b)    Frederick County, Maryland, Tax Increment and Special Tax Limited Obligation Bonds, Jefferson Technology Park Project, Refunding Series 2020B      4.625      07/01/43           96,522  
  2,000,000      Gaithersburg, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Asbury Methodist Obligated Group Project, Refunding Series 2018A      5.000      01/01/33           2,020,414  
  1,000,000      Gaithersburg, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Asbury Methodist Obligated Group Project, Refunding Series 2018A      5.000      01/01/36           1,005,357  
  1,500,000      Howard County Housing Commission, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Columbia Commons Apartments, Series 2014A      4.000      06/01/34           1,446,213  
  1,550,000      Howard County Housing Commission, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Columbia Commons Apartments, Series 2014A      5.000      06/01/44           1,549,926  
  1,995,000      Howard County Housing Commission, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, The Verona at Oakland Mills Project, Series 2013      4.625      10/01/28           1,996,660  
  2,995,000      Howard County Housing Commission, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, The Verona at Oakland Mills Project, Series 2013      5.000      10/01/28           2,998,258  
  1,000,000      Howard County Housing Commission, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Woodfield Oxford Square Apartments, Series 2017      5.000      12/01/42           1,004,248  
  1,290,000      Howard County, Maryland, Retirement Community Revenue Bonds, Vantage House, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      04/01/46           1,122,971  
  1,710,000      Howard County, Maryland, Retirement Community Revenue Bonds, Vantage House, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      04/01/36           1,639,436  
  1,500,000   (b)    Howard County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Downtown Columbia Project, Series 2017A      4.125      02/15/34           1,417,712  
  1,550,000   (b)    Howard County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Downtown Columbia Project, Series 2017A      4.375      02/15/39           1,438,243  
  850,000   (b)    Howard County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Downtown Columbia Project, Series 2017A      4.500      02/15/47           750,121  
  2,125,000      Hyattsville, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, University Town Center Project, Series 2016      5.000      07/01/31           2,089,183  
  1,640,000      Hyattsville, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, University Town Center Project, Series 2016      5.000      07/01/34           1,560,970  
  1,220,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A      2.800      07/01/45           878,674  

 

30    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MARYLAND (continued)            

$

  1,195,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2014D      3.900%        07/01/40      $          1,096,067  
  680,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2017C      3.550      07/01/42           600,898  
  700,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2020E      2.350      07/01/45           454,379  
  1,445,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Residential Revenue Bonds, Series 2019C      3.000      03/01/42           1,180,761  
  2,000,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Residential Revenue Bonds, Series 2020D      2.100      09/01/40           1,398,157  
  2,570,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Residential Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A      2.000      09/01/43           1,589,985  
  2,000,000      Maryland Community Development Administration Department of Housing and Community Development, Residential Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2019D      3.350      07/01/49           1,556,992  
  1,000,000      Maryland Community Development Administration, Department of Housing and Community Development, Multifamily Development Revenue Bonds, Marlborough Apartments, Series 2014I      3.450      12/15/31           985,261  
  1,000,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Transportation Facilities Project, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000      06/01/31           1,030,568  
  1,125,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Transportation Facilities Project, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000      06/01/32           1,157,440  
  3,360,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Transportation Facilities Project, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000      06/01/35           3,433,111  
  1,600,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Air Cargo Obligated Group Revenue Bonds, AFCO Airport Real Estate Group, Series 2019, (AMT)      4.000      07/01/39           1,472,243  
  1,250,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds Baltimore City Project, Subordinate Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2018C      4.000      06/01/48           972,766  
  1,080,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds Baltimore City Project, Subordinate Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2018C      4.000      06/01/58           788,226  
  3,725,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds, Baltimore City Project, Senior Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000      06/01/58           3,690,788  
  1,600,000   (b)    Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Port Facilities Revenue Bonds, Core Natural Resources Inc. Project, Refunding Series 2025, (Mandatory Put 3/27/35)      5.000      07/01/48           1,562,279  
  2,000,000   (d)    Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Revenue Bonds, Chesapeake Bay Hyatt Conference Center, Series 2006A      5.000      12/01/31           1,340,000  
  1,100,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Senior Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Towson University Project, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      07/01/36           1,105,948  
  470,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Senior Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Towson University Project, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      07/01/37           470,034  
  585,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Special Obligation Bonds, Metro Centre Owings Mills Project, Series 2017      4.375      07/01/36           547,157  
  265,000      Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Salisbury University Project, Refunding Series 2013      5.000      06/01/27           265,073  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    31


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MARYLAND (continued)            

$

 

500,000

     Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Salisbury University Project, Refunding Series 2013      5.000%        06/01/34      $          499,981  
 

1,510,000

     Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Sheppard Pratt University Village, Series 2012      5.000      07/01/33           1,471,691  
 

495,000

 

(c)

   Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, University of Maryland - Baltimore Project, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2015, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25)      5.000      07/01/39           496,213  
 

1,110,000

     Maryland Economic Development Corporation, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Project, Refunding Series 2016 - AGM Insured      3.600      07/01/35           1,032,622  
 

990,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Meritus Medical Center, Series 2015      4.000      07/01/32           979,602  
 

2,470,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Meritus Medical Center, Series 2015      4.250      07/01/35           2,404,239  
 

1,740,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Meritus Medical Center, Series 2015      5.000      07/01/45           1,714,604  
 

1,000,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Series 2001 - AMBAC Insured      5.000      07/01/27           1,007,668  
 

1,000,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Series 2001 - AMBAC Insured      5.000      07/01/34           1,007,749  
 

145,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Series 1996 - AMBAC Insured      5.500      07/01/26           146,114  
 

250,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds Doctors Community Hospital, Series 2017B      5.000      07/01/34           252,998  
 

4,820,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds Doctors Community Hospital, Series 2017B      5.000      07/01/38           4,847,575  
 

90,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Medical Center, Series 2016A      5.000      07/01/36           90,784  
 

1,450,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Medical Center, Series 2016A      5.000      07/01/38           1,459,084  
 

600,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Medical Center, Series 2016A      4.000      07/01/42           542,491  
 

1,400,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Healthcare, Series 2016A      5.500      01/01/36           1,420,475  
 

4,020,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Healthcare, Series 2016A      5.500      01/01/46           4,035,007  
 

2,125,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Charlestown Community Issue, Series 2016A      5.000      01/01/36           2,148,525  
 

4,090,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Charlestown Community Issue, Series 2016A      5.000      01/01/45           4,103,705  
 

1,000,000

     Maryland Health and HIgher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Frederick Health System Issue; Series 2020      3.250      07/01/39           789,066  
 

1,200,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Goucher College, Series 2017A      5.000      07/01/44           1,130,837  
 

265,000

 

(b)

   Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Green Street Academy, Series 2017A      5.125      07/01/37           257,055  
 

500,000

 

(b)

   Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Green Street Academy, Series 2017A      5.250      07/01/47           472,078  
 

1,340,000

 

(c)

   Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Helix Health, Series 1997 - AMBAC Insured, (ETM)      5.000      07/01/27           1,362,073  
 

2,500,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins Health System Issue, Series 2015A      4.000      05/15/40           2,379,208  
 

500,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins University, Series 2013B      5.000      07/01/38           500,111  
 

4,375,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins University, Series 2013B      4.250      07/01/41           4,085,105  
 

1,000,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, LifeBridge Health Issue, Series 2017      5.000      07/01/33           1,024,046  

 

32    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MARYLAND (continued)            

$

 

1,000,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, LifeBridge Health Issue, Series 2017      5.000%        07/01/44      $          1,000,193  
 

1,500,000

 

(c)

   Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, LifeBridge Health System, Series 2015, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25)      4.000      07/01/35           1,501,219  
 

1,125,000

 

(c)

   Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, LifeBridge Health System, Series 2015, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25)      5.000      07/01/40           1,127,757  
 

2,975,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, LifeBridge Health System, Series 2015      4.125      07/01/47           2,755,279  
 

175,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Maryland Institute College of Art, Series 2016      5.000      06/01/36           175,644  
 

525,000

 

(c)

   Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Maryland Institute College of Art, Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/26)      5.000      06/01/35           535,704  
 

1,000,000

 

(c)

   Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Maryland Institute College of Art, Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/26)      5.000      06/01/42           1,020,388  
 

2,500,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, MedStar Health Issue, Series 2015      5.000      08/15/38           2,500,883  
 

4,260,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2017MD      5.000      12/01/46           4,284,577  
 

1,000,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Maryland Medical System Issue, Series 2015      5.000      07/01/35           1,001,616  
 

5,500,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Maryland Medical System Issue, Series 2017B      5.000      07/01/39           5,571,293  
 

1,000,000

 

(c)

   Maryland Stadium Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baltimore City Public Schools Construction & Revitalization Program, Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 5/01/26)      5.000      05/01/35           1,019,868  
 

6,250,000

     Maryland Stadium Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baltimore City Public Schools Construction & Revitalization Program, Series 2018A      5.000      05/01/42           6,392,406  
 

7,000,000

     Maryland Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Transportation Facilities Projects, Series 2020      4.000      07/01/50           6,406,610  
 

1,500,000

     Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission, Maryland, Multifamily Housing Development Bonds, Series 2014A      3.875      07/01/39           1,376,250  
 

6,000,000

     Montgomery County, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2015      4.000      12/01/44           5,574,583  
 

320,000

 

(b)

   Prince George’s County Revenue Authority, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Suitland-Naylor Road Project, Series 2016      5.000      07/01/46           306,519  
 

1,050,000

     Prince George’s County, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Collington Episcopal Life Care Community Inc., Series 2017      5.250      04/01/37           1,024,674  
 

1,300,000

 

(b)

   Prince George’s County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Westphalia Town Center Project, Series 2018      5.125      07/01/39           1,283,133  
 

2,200,000

 

(b)

   Prince George’s County, Maryland, Special Obligation Bonds, Westphalia Town Center Project, Series 2018      5.250      07/01/48           2,182,803  
 

1,854,000

     Prince George’s County, Maryland, Special Tax District Bonds, Victoria Falls Project, Series 2005      5.250      07/01/35           1,856,096  
 

795,000

     Rockville Mayor and Council, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Ingleside King Farm Project, Refunding Series 2017A-2      5.000      11/01/31           798,605  
 

1,070,000

     Rockville Mayor and Council, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Ingleside King Farm Project, Series 2017A-1      5.000      11/01/28           1,077,018  
 

1,000,000

     Rockville Mayor and Council, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Ingleside King Farm Project, Series 2017A-1      5.000      11/01/37           979,048  
 

500,000

     Rockville Mayor and Council, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B      5.000      11/01/42           467,168  
 

1,000,000

     Rockville Mayor and Council, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B      5.000      11/01/47           904,414  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    33


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MARYLAND (continued)            

$

 

1,000,000

 

(c)

   Washington County County Commissioners, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project, Series 2019B, (ETM)      5.000%        01/01/29      $          1,062,690  
   

500,000

 

(c)

   Washington County County Commissioners, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project, Series 2019B, (Pre-refunded 1/01/29)      5.000      01/01/32                 531,345  
       TOTAL MARYLAND               190,336,725  
      

 

 
       MASSACHUSETTS - 1.2% (0.7% of Total Investments)            
 

5,000,000

     Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Subordinated Series 2021A-1      4.000      07/01/51           4,598,641  
 

539,969

 

(b),(d)

   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Health Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Adventcare Project, Series 2007A      6.750      10/15/37           5  
 

677,039

 

(d)

   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Health Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Adventcare Project, Series 2010      7.625      10/15/37           7  
 

4,000,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Boston Medical Center Issue, Series 2023G      5.250      07/01/52           4,000,371  
 

3,200,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Emerson College, Series 2015      4.500      01/01/45           2,920,189  
 

8,500,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, The Lowell General Hospital, Series 2013G      5.000      07/01/44           7,914,762  
 

1,500,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, UMass Memorial Health Care, Series 2016I      4.000      07/01/41           1,350,308  
 

1,145,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Western New England University, Series 2015      5.000      09/01/40           1,128,015  
 

1,280,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Western New England University, Series 2015      5.000      09/01/45           1,213,286  
 

2,000,000

     Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Housing Bonds, Series 2013B      4.500      06/01/56           1,910,631  
 

1,600,000

 

(a)

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Multifamily Housing Bonds, Green Sustainability Series 2024A1, (UB)      4.900      12/01/59           1,587,488  
 

4,485,000

 

(a)

   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024-234, (UB)      4.700      12/01/49           4,446,894  
   

2,000,000

       Massachusetts State, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan, Series 2024A      5.000      01/01/54                 2,065,638  
       TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS               33,136,235  
      

 

 
       MICHIGAN - 4.0% (2.3% of Total Investments)            
 

40,000

 

(c)

   Eastern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A, (Pre-refunded 3/01/28)      4.000      03/01/44           41,025  
 

960,000

     Eastern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A - AGM Insured      4.000      03/01/44           877,758  
 

4,180,000

     Hudsonville Public Schools, Ottawa and Allegan Counties, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Refunding Series 2023      5.000      05/01/53           4,255,149  
 

2,000,000

     Lansing Board of Water and Light, Michigan, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000      07/01/48           2,017,183  
 

10,000,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Distributable State Aid Revenue Bonds, Charter County of Wayne, Second Lien Refunding Series 2020      4.000      11/01/55           8,755,751  
 

10,125,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Distributable State Aid Revenue Bonds, Charter County of Wayne, Second Lien Refunding Series 2020      4.000      11/01/55           8,881,212  
 

6,395,000

 

(a)

   Michigan Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Beaumont Health Credit Group, Series 2016A, (UB)      5.000      11/01/44           6,388,998  
 

13,460,000

 

(a)

   Michigan Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc., Refunding Series 2019A, (UB)      5.000      05/15/54           13,243,062  
 

5,000,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, McLaren Health Care, Series 2019A      4.000      02/15/47           4,497,031  
 

3,000,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Fixed Rate Series 2022A-MI      4.000      12/01/47           2,752,845  
 

4,500,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Refunding Series 2019A-MI      4.000      12/01/49           3,884,038  

 

34    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MICHIGAN (continued)            

$

 

4,435,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, 2006 Sold Tobacco Receipts Senior Current Interest Series 2020A-2      5.000%        06/01/40      $          4,508,206  
 

4,385,000

 

(c)

   Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Refunding & Project Series 2010F-6, (Pre-refunded 11/15/26)      4.000      11/15/47           4,429,083  
 

615,000

     Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Refunding & Project Series 2010F-6      4.000      11/15/47           528,742  
 

2,500,000

     Michigan Housing Development Authority, Rental Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A      4.700      10/01/54           2,458,007  
 

2,450,000

 

(a)

   Michigan Housing Development Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024A, (UB)      4.650      12/01/49           2,418,538  
 

10,000,000

     Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Facilities Program, Refunding Series 2015-I      5.000      04/15/34           10,050,543  
 

8,000,000

     Michigan State, Trunk Line Fund Bonds, Rebuilding Michigan Program Series 2020B      4.000      11/15/45           7,393,143  
 

6,000,000

     Michigan State, Trunk Line Fund Bonds, Rebuilding Michigan Program, Series 2023      5.500      11/15/49           6,417,211  
 

5,000,000

     Troy School District, Oakland County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2023      5.000      05/01/47           5,182,615  
 

11,225,000

     Walled Lake Consolidated School District, Oakland County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2020      5.000      05/01/50           11,338,616  
   

1,200,000

       Wayne County Airport Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Series 2015D      5.000      12/01/45                 1,201,139  
       TOTAL MICHIGAN               111,519,895  
      

 

 
       MINNESOTA - 2.9% (1.7% of Total Investments)            
 

310,000

     Baytown Township, Minnesota Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Saint Croix Preparatory Academy, Refunding Series 2016A      4.000      08/01/36           282,519  
 

750,000

     City of Ham Lake, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, DaVinci Academy Project, Series 2016A      5.000      07/01/47           644,206  
 

500,000

     Deephaven, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Eagle Ridge Academy Project, Series 2016A      4.000      07/01/37           462,792  
 

6,905,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000      02/15/48           6,721,228  
 

11,925,000

 

(a)

   Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A, (UB)      5.000      02/15/53           11,494,982  
 

1,925,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.250      02/15/53           1,932,389  
 

3,000,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000      02/15/58           2,861,764  
 

1,125,000

     GFW Independent School District No. 2365, Sibley, Renville, McLeod and Nicollet Counties, Minnesota, General Obligation School Building Bonds, Series 2023A      4.125      02/01/52           1,070,679  
 

725,000

     Hawley Independent School District 150, Clay County, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2023A      4.000      02/01/43           700,983  
 

1,870,000

     Independence, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Beacon Academy Project, Series 2016A      5.000      07/01/48           1,569,984  
 

500,000

     Independence, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Paladin Career & Technical High School Project, Series 2021A      4.000      06/01/41           393,363  
 

2,010,000

     Independent School District 621, Mounds View, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2018A      4.000      02/01/42           1,922,410  
 

1,000,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/31           1,044,496  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    35


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MINNESOTA (continued)            

$

 

1,300,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000%        01/01/38      $          1,320,337  
 

3,420,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/44           3,430,060  
 

4,000,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/49           3,990,380  
 

2,295,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2016C      5.000      01/01/41           2,311,971  
 

470,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2016D, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/32           476,798  
 

450,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2016D, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/35           454,898  
 

580,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2016D, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/37           584,602  
 

750,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2016D, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/41           751,012  
 

2,745,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2022B, (AMT)      5.250      01/01/47           2,801,663  
 

1,300,000

     Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Carleton College, Refunding Series 2017      3.750      03/01/38           1,239,108  
 

1,460,000

     Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Carleton College, Refunding Series 2017      4.000      03/01/41           1,382,167  
 

270,000

     Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Housing Infrastructure State Appropriation Bonds, Series 2021A      3.000      08/01/36           238,100  
 

190,000

     Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Housing Infrastructure State Appropriation Bonds, Series 2021B      3.000      08/01/36           167,552  
 

2,910,000

     Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Housing Infrastructure State Appropriation Bonds, Series 2022A      5.000      08/01/41           3,055,126  
 

2,380,000

     Round Lake-Brewster Independent School District 2907, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2023A      4.000      02/01/44           2,266,464  
 

2,000,000

     Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Health Care Revenue Bonds, CentraCare Health System, Series 2019      5.000      05/01/48           1,990,598  
 

1,520,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Community of Peace Academy Project, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000      12/01/50           1,408,381  
 

1,395,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Community of Peace Academy Project, Series 2019      5.000      12/01/39           1,370,684  
 

2,625,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Refunding Series 2020A      5.000      09/01/40           2,556,092  
 

1,250,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Refunding Series 2020A      5.000      09/01/43           1,207,043  
 

780,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Refunding Series 2020A      5.000      09/01/55           715,499  
 

2,205,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Series 2016A      5.500      09/01/36           2,219,741  
 

2,500,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Series 2016A      5.750      09/01/46           2,510,595  

 

36    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MINNESOTA (continued)            

$

 

2,500,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Series 2016A      6.000%        09/01/51      $          2,512,447  
 

1,500,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Twin Cities German Immersion School, Series 2013A      5.000      07/01/44           1,365,837  
 

1,585,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority Minnesota, Senior Housing and Health Care Revenue Bonds, Episcopal Homes Project, Series 2013      5.000      05/01/33           1,507,178  
 

1,000,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority Minnesota, Senior Housing and Health Care Revenue Bonds, Episcopal Homes Project, Series 2013      5.125      05/01/48           826,222  
 

2,245,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Revenue Bonds, Fairview Health Services, Series 2017A      5.000      11/15/47           2,235,251  
 

1,000,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Lease Revenue Bonds, Hope Community Academy Project, Series 2015A      5.000      12/01/43           747,395  
 

750,000

 

(c)

   St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Hospital Revenue Bonds, HealthEast Inc., Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 11/15/25)      5.000      11/15/29           756,440  
   

2,000,000

       Wayzata, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Folkestone Senior Living Community, Refunding Series 2019      5.000      08/01/54                 1,869,092  
       TOTAL MINNESOTA               81,370,528  
      

 

 
       MISSISSIPPI - 0.8% (0.5% of Total Investments)            
 

1,500,000

     Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Series 2016A      5.000      09/01/36           1,508,228  
 

6,000,000

     Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Series 2016A      5.000      09/01/41           5,966,202  
   

15,500,000

       Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Series 2016A      5.000      09/01/46                 15,322,449  
       TOTAL MISSISSIPPI               22,796,879  
      

 

 
       MISSOURI - 5.0% (3.0% of Total Investments)            
 

1,000,000

    

Boone County, Missouri, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Boone Hospital Center, Refunding

Series 2016

     5.000      08/01/28           940,976  
 

2,010,000

     Bridgeton Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, The Sarah Community Project, Refunding Series 2016      3.625      05/01/30           1,983,648  
 

1,945,000

     Jefferson County School District R-1 Northwest, Missouri, General Obligation Bonds, Direct Deposit Program Series 2023      4.000      03/01/42           1,854,882  
 

5,640,000

     Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Airport Special Obligation Bonds, Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization Project, Series 2019A, (AMT)      5.000      03/01/44           5,651,452  
 

2,965,000

     Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Airport Special Obligation Bonds, Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization Project, Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      03/01/39           2,997,334  
 

13,250,000

     Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Airport Special Obligation Bonds, Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization Project, Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      03/01/46           13,259,116  
 

10,425,000

     Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Airport Special Obligation Bonds, Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization Project, Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      03/01/54           10,334,765  
 

400,000

 

(b)

   Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Ward Parkway Center Community Improvement District, Senior Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.000      04/01/46           348,634  
 

7,000,000

     Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corporation, Missouri, Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2004B-1 - AMBAC Insured      0.000      04/15/27           6,503,449  
 

5,000,000

     Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corporation, Missouri, Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2004B-1 - AMBAC Insured      0.000      04/15/28           4,464,316  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    37


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MISSOURI (continued)            

$

 

5,000,000

     Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corporation, Missouri, Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2004B-1 - AMBAC Insured      0.000%        04/15/29      $          4,285,985  
 

6,185,000

     Kansas City, Missouri, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2023A      4.000      01/01/48           5,703,215  
 

1,000,000

     Missouri Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority, Revenue Bonds, Union Electric Company Project, Series 1998C      2.750      09/01/33           877,575  
 

1,000,000

     Missouri Health and Education Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s Health System, Inc., Series 2016      5.000      11/15/34           1,010,649  
 

11,010,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, BJC Health System, Series 2025A      4.000      04/01/45           10,001,851  
 

1,045,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, CoxHealth, Series 2013A      5.000      11/15/44           1,034,695  
 

11,090,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, CoxHealth, Series 2013A      5.000      11/15/48           10,738,062  
 

3,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017C      5.000      11/15/42           3,017,869  
 

6,265,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017C      5.000      11/15/47           6,273,069  
 

10,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2020      4.000      06/01/53           8,228,285  
 

1,800,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mosaic Health System, Series 2019A      4.000      02/15/44           1,651,898  
 

7,815,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mosaic Health System, Series 2019A      4.000      02/15/49           7,043,897  
 

2,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, SSM Health Care, Series 2018A      4.000      06/01/48           1,753,605  
 

7,925,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2016A      5.000      02/01/46           7,488,959  
 

4,370,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2016B      5.000      02/01/46           4,129,558  
 

725,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Louis University, Series 2017A      4.000      10/01/36           724,062  
 

3,510,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Louis University, Series 2017A      5.000      10/01/47           3,526,285  
 

6,440,000

     Missouri Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, First Place Home Ownership Loan Program Series 2024C      4.650      11/01/49           6,357,923  
 

1,490,000

     Missouri Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, First Place Home Ownership Loan Program Series 2024G      4.500      11/01/54           1,434,176  
 

1,165,000

     Missouri Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, First Place Homeownership Loan Program, Series 2024A      4.700      11/01/54           1,156,347  
 

1,330,000

     Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, MoPEP Facilities, Series 2018      5.000      12/01/37           1,354,438  
 

1,140,000

     Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, MoPEP Facilities, Series 2018      5.000      12/01/38           1,157,701  
 

2,185,000

     Missouri Southern State University, Auxiliary Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021      4.000      10/01/44           1,826,996  
 

375,000

     Saint Louis County Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Revenue Bonds, Friendship Village of Sunset Hills, Series 2013A      5.875      09/01/43           375,016  
   

1,000,000

       Saint Louis County Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Revenue Bonds, Friendship Village Saint Louis Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.125      09/01/48                 962,126  
       TOTAL MISSOURI               140,452,814  
      

 

 
       MONTANA - 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)            
 

2,090,000

     Montana Facility Finance Authority, Healthcare Facility Revenue Bonds, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Series 2018B      5.000      07/01/43           2,093,288  

 

38    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MONTANA (continued)            

$

 

6,830,000

       Montana State Board of Regents of Higher Education, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 - AGM Insured      5.250%        11/15/52      $          7,142,093  
       TOTAL MONTANA               9,235,381  
      

 

 
       NEBRASKA - 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)            
 

1,625,000

     Douglas County Hospital Authority 2, Nebraska, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Children’s Hospital Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2020A      4.000      11/15/40           1,539,232  
 

1,635,000

     Douglas County Hospital Authority 3, Nebraska, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Nebraska Methodist Health System, Refunding Series 2015      4.125      11/01/36           1,580,911  
   

1,000,000

       Douglas County Hospital Authority 3, Nebraska, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Nebraska Methodist Health System, Refunding Series 2015      5.000      11/01/45                 986,489  
       TOTAL NEBRASKA               4,106,632  
      

 

 
       NEVADA - 0.6% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
 

8,835,000

     Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Nevada, Convention Center Expansion Revenue Bonds, Series 2018B      5.000      07/01/43           8,923,208  
 

7,500,000

     Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Nevada, Convention Center Expansion Revenue Bonds, Series 2018B      4.000      07/01/49           6,465,166  
   

2,400,000

       Nevada System of Higher Education, Community College Revenue Bonds, Series 2017      4.000      07/01/41                 2,265,612  
       TOTAL NEVADA               17,653,986  
      

 

 
       NEW HAMPSHIRE - 0.6% (0.3% of Total Investments)            
 

3,000,000

 

(b)

   National Finance Authority, New Hampshire, Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, Covanta Project, Refunding Series 2018B      4.625      11/01/42           2,678,476  
 

1,500,000

 

(b)

   National Finance Authority, New Hampshire, Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, Covanta Project, Refunding Series 2020A, (Mandatory Put 7/02/40)      3.625      07/01/43           1,212,636  
 

2,535,000

     New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Concord Hospital, Series 2017      5.000      10/01/47           2,534,305  
 

4,000,000

     New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000      08/01/35           4,074,027  
   

5,000,000

       New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group, Series 2020A - AGM Insured      5.000      08/01/59                 5,071,836  
       TOTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE               15,571,280  
      

 

 
       NEW JERSEY - 5.6% (3.3% of Total Investments)            
 

5,000,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, New Jersey, Transit Transportation Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2020A      5.000      11/01/40           5,125,546  
 

1,965,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Private Activity Bonds, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, Series 2013 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/31           1,971,673  
 

1,865,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Private Activity Bonds, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, Series 2013 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.125      01/01/39           1,868,382  
 

1,585,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Private Activity Bonds, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, Series 2013 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.125      07/01/42           1,587,495  
 

6,030,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, New Jersey Transit Corporation Projects Sublease, Refunding Series 2017B      5.000      11/01/25           6,076,663  
 

2,000,000

 

(c)

   New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Refunding Series 2016BBB, (Pre-refunded 12/15/26)      5.500      06/15/31           2,079,344  
 

6,770,000

    

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds,

Series 2005N-1 - NPFG Insured

     5.500      09/01/27           7,109,562  
 

2,410,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Social Series 2021QQQ      4.000      06/15/50           2,104,813  
 

5,275,000

     New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000      07/01/51           4,768,867  
 

2,020,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series 2016A-1      5.000      06/15/28           2,053,956  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    39


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEW JERSEY (continued)            

$

 

3,340,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series 2016A-1      5.000%        06/15/29      $          3,391,671  
 

8,155,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Program Bonds, Series 2023AA      4.250      06/15/44           7,697,885  
 

4,890,000

 

(a)

  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Program Bonds,

Series 2023BB, (UB)

     5.250      06/15/50           5,068,151  
 

1,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2010A      0.000      12/15/26           944,894  
 

21,120,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AMBAC Insured      0.000      12/15/28           18,537,917  
 

10,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AGM Insured      0.000      12/15/32           7,485,202  
 

20,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AGM Insured      0.000      12/15/33           14,287,010  
 

25,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AMBAC Insured      0.000      12/15/35           16,042,863  
 

30,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AMBAC Insured      0.000      12/15/36           18,270,591  
 

2,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2009A      0.000      12/15/32           1,491,454  
 

1,690,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2015AA      5.250      06/15/33           1,692,149  
 

2,840,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2015AA      5.000      06/15/45           2,793,896  
 

2,800,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000      12/15/36           2,880,231  
 

2,460,000

     New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B      4.000      01/01/34           2,460,336  
 

5,250,000

 

(a)

   New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B, (UB)      5.250      01/01/52           5,503,617  
 

7,810,000

     South Jersey Transportation Authority, New Jersey, Transportation System Revenue Bonds, Series 2020A      5.000      11/01/45           7,900,142  
 

3,215,000

     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000      06/01/36           3,259,753  
 

1,405,000

     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000      06/01/46           1,386,917  
   

1,200,000

       Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2018B      5.000      06/01/46                 1,164,943  
       TOTAL NEW JERSEY               157,005,923  
      

 

 
       NEW MEXICO - 0.4% (0.2% of Total Investments)            
 

3,370,000

     New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Series 2017A      5.000      08/01/46           3,348,257  
 

7,000,000

     New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Series 2019A      4.000      08/01/48           6,210,905  
   

1,505,000

       Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Correctional System Gross Receipts Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 1997 - AGM Insured      6.000      02/01/27                 1,553,472  
       TOTAL NEW MEXICO               11,112,634  
      

 

 
       NEW YORK - 13.4% (7.9% of Total Investments)            
 

6,600,000

     Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York, Payment in Lieu of Taxes Revenue Bonds, Barclays Center Project, Series 2009      0.000      07/15/44           2,486,039  
 

490,000

     Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health System, Inc. Project, Series 2015      5.250      07/01/35           478,656  
 

4,000,000

 

(a)

   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, General Revenue Bonds, Northwell Health Obligated Group, Series 2022A, (UB)      4.250      05/01/52           3,681,822  
 

600,000

 

(b)

   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Orange Regional Medical Center Obligated Group, Series 2017      5.000      12/01/34           584,583  
 

2,295,000

    

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, White Plains Hospital,

Series 2024

     5.250      10/01/49           2,320,903  
 

3,000,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose Series 2022A      5.000      03/15/46           3,092,967  
 

20,000,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2019D      4.000      02/15/47           18,415,986  

 

40    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEW YORK (continued)            

$

 

3,760,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A      5.000%        03/15/44      $          3,782,987  
 

5,000,000

     Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Goldman Sachs Headquarter Revenue Bonds, Series 2005      5.250      10/01/35           5,586,595  
 

5,000,000

     Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      5.000      09/01/37           5,185,526  
 

10,000,000

     Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Dedicated Tax Fund Bonds, Refunding Series 2012A      0.000      11/15/32           7,512,399  
 

9,220,000

     Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Green Refunding Series 2024A - BAM Insured      4.000      11/15/48           8,082,411  
 

2,000,000

     Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017D      4.000      11/15/42           1,794,760  
 

8,715,000

 

(a)

   Nassau County, New York, General Obligation Bonds, General Improvement Series 2024A, (UB)      4.000      04/01/54           7,912,990  
 

740,000

     New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York, Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 8 Spruce Street, Taxable Class E Series 2024      4.375      12/15/31           747,137  
 

500,000

 

(d)

   New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Bronx Parking Development Company, LLC Project, Series 2007      2.300      10/01/37           320,000  
 

1,000,000

 

(d)

   New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Bronx Parking Development Company, LLC Project, Series 2007      2.350      10/01/46           640,000  
 

5,000,000

     New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 2020 Series EE      4.000      06/15/42           4,726,151  
 

3,255,000

     New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 2021 Series CC-1      4.000      06/15/51           2,967,226  
 

6,140,000

     New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 2023 Series AA-1      5.250      06/15/52           6,418,946  
 

2,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2017 Series A-1      5.000      05/01/40           2,012,414  
 

5,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2019 Series A-1      5.000      08/01/40           5,105,058  
 

20,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2019 Subseries C-1      4.000      11/01/42           18,860,172  
 

9,530,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2022 Subseries B-1      4.000      08/01/45           8,783,967  
 

5,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2022 Subseries F-1      5.000      02/01/47           5,154,424  
 

6,250,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal Series 2025C-1      4.000      05/01/51           5,592,417  
 

3,530,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal Series 2025D      4.250      05/01/54           3,255,273  
 

11,210,000

 

(a)

   New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal Series 2025D, (UB)      4.250      05/01/54           10,337,567  
 

2,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal Series 2025E      5.000      11/01/53           2,061,402  
 

3,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal Series 2025H-1      5.250      11/01/48           3,188,368  
 

2,060,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2017 Series B-1      5.000      12/01/41           2,078,877  
 

2,000,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2021 Series F-1      5.000      03/01/43           2,075,412  
 

3,000,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2022 Series A-1      5.000      08/01/47           3,073,784  
 

2,000,000

     New York Convention Center Development Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Hotel Unit Fee Secured, Refunding Series 2015      5.000      11/15/45           1,994,946  
 

55,000

     New York Counties Tobacco Trust I, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through Bonds, Series 2000B      6.500      06/01/35           55,019  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    41


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEW YORK (continued)            

$

 

840,000

     New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, New York, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through Bonds, Series Series 2016A-1      5.625%        06/01/35      $          849,234  
 

29,320,000

 

(b)

   New York Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Liberty Revenue Bonds, 3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1 Series 2014      5.000      11/15/44           29,193,660  
 

7,210,000

     New York State Thruway Authority, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A-1      4.000      03/15/55           6,375,660  
 

10,000,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Green Series 2023A      5.000      03/15/56           10,290,794  
 

13,370,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2020C      5.000      03/15/47           13,712,888  
 

4,120,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2020C      5.000      03/15/50           4,219,666  
 

2,000,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2022A      5.000      03/15/46           2,078,535  
 

19,000,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Empire Series 2021A      4.000      03/15/47           17,287,042  
 

500,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facilities Bonds, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series 2016A, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/41           500,040  
 

15,390,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facilities Bonds, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series 2016A, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/46           15,077,740  
 

28,800,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facilities Bonds, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series 2016A, (AMT)      5.250      01/01/50           28,561,818  
 

6,115,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Terminal 6 John F Kennedy International Airport Redevelopment Project, Senior Green Series 2024A, (AMT)      5.250      12/31/54           6,213,319  
 

75,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, American Airlines, Inc. John F Kennedy International Airport Project, Refunding Series 2016, (AMT)      5.000      08/01/26           75,008  
 

5,940,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, American Airlines, Inc. John F Kennedy International Airport Project, Refunding Series 2016, (AMT)      5.000      08/01/31           5,940,646  
 

3,105,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, American Airlines, Inc. John F Kennedy International Airport Project, Series 2020, (AMT)      5.250      08/01/31           3,215,903  
 

1,000,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, John F Kennedy International Airport New Terminal 1 Project, Green Series 2024, (AMT)      5.500      06/30/54           1,015,228  
 

8,305,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, John F Kennedy International Airport New Terminal 1 Project, Green Series 2024 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.250      06/30/60           8,427,070  
 

10,060,000

 

(a)

   New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, John F Kennedy International Airport New Terminal 1 Project, Green Series 2024 - AGM Insured, (AMT), (UB)      5.250      06/30/60           10,207,866  
 

14,000,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, John F Kennedy International Airport New Terminal 1 Project, Green Series 2024, (AMT)      5.500      06/30/60           14,194,377  
 

2,790,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, New Terminal 1 John F Kennedy International Airport Project, Green Series 2023 - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.000      06/30/49           2,800,531  
 

2,000,000

     New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, New Terminal 1 John F Kennedy International Airport Project, Green Series 2023, (AMT)      6.000      06/30/54           2,097,583  

 

42    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEW YORK (continued)            
$     3,000,000        New York Transportation Development Corporation, New York, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Terminal 4 John F Kennedy International Airport Project, Series 2022, (AMT)      5.000%        12/01/39      $          3,041,212  
    3,050,000        New York Transportation Development Corporation, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project, Series 2018, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/33           3,080,928  
    1,000,000        New York Transportation Development Corporation, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project, Series 2020, (AMT)      4.375      10/01/45           906,288  
    1,100,000        New York Transportation Development Corporation, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project, Series 2023, (AMT)      6.000      04/01/35           1,200,929  
    5,000,000        Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, Two Hundred Seventeen Series 2019      5.000      11/01/44           5,147,465  
    2,835,000        Syracuse Industrial Development Authority, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Carousel Center Project, Refunding Series 2016A, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/29           2,239,026  
    2,700,000        Syracuse Industrial Development Authority, New York, PILOT Revenue Bonds, Carousel Center Project, Refunding Series 2016A, (AMT)      5.000      01/01/34           2,023,928  
    4,455,000        Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Real Estate Transfer Tax Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, TBTA Capital Lockbox Fund, Series 2025A      4.500      12/01/56           4,289,684  
    6,110,000        Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, TBTA Capital Lockbox- City Sales Tax, Series 2024A-1 - BAM Insured      5.250      05/15/64           6,383,787  
    1,250,000        TSASC Inc., New York, Tobacco Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006      5.000      06/01/45           1,137,732  
    2,850,000        TSASC Inc., New York, Tobacco Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006      5.000      06/01/48           2,575,198  
      820,000          Westchester County Local Development Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Westchester Medical Center Obligated Group Project, Series 2023 - AGM Insured      5.750      11/01/48                 887,844  
       TOTAL NEW YORK               375,615,813  
      

 

 
       NORTH CAROLINA - 1.4% (0.8% of Total Investments)            
    2,500,000        Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority, North Carolina, Airport System Revenue Bonds Series 2022A - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.500      07/01/47           2,610,700  
    7,555,000        North Carolina Department of Transportation, Private Activity Revenue Bonds, I-77 Hot Lanes Project, Series 2015, (AMT)      5.000      06/30/54           7,387,821  
    4,160,000        North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, 1998 Trust Agreement Series 54-A      4.700      07/01/50           4,138,815  
    11,145,000        North Carolina Medial Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Rex Healthcare, Series 2020A      4.000      07/01/49           10,296,276  
    1,570,000        North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Southminster Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      10/01/31           1,580,389  
    1,655,000        North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, Refunding First Mortgage Series 2016      5.000      11/01/37           1,662,219  
    500,000        North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000      01/01/32           503,920  
      11,480,000          North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2019      5.000      01/01/49                 11,405,200  
       TOTAL NORTH CAROLINA               39,585,340  
      

 

 
       NORTH DAKOTA - 0.2% (0.1% of Total Investments)            
    520,000        Grand Forks, North Dakota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Altru Health System Obligated Group, Series 2023A - AGM Insured      5.000      12/01/53           523,315  
    700,000        Grand Forks, North Dakota, Senior Housing & Nursing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Valley Homes and Services Obligated Group, Series 2017      5.000      12/01/36           664,242  
    1,400,000       

Horace, Cass County, North Dakota, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Improvement

Series 2024C

     5.000      05/01/50           1,355,354  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    43


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NORTH DAKOTA (continued)            
$     1,350,000     (a)    North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Finance Program Bonds, Social Series 2024A, (UB)      4.750%        01/01/52      $          1,326,455  
      3,000,000          Ward County Health Care, North Dakota, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Obligated Group, Series 2017C      5.000      06/01/48                 2,810,782  
       TOTAL NORTH DAKOTA               6,680,148  
      

 

 
       OHIO - 4.1% (2.4% of Total Investments)            
    6,250,000        Akron, Bath and Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Summa Health System, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.250      11/15/46           6,273,817  
    6,000,000        Allen County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017A      4.000      08/01/36           5,831,891  
    22,740,000        Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Capital Appreciation Series 2020B-3 Class 2      11.310      06/01/57           2,175,720  
    8,000,000        Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2020B-2 Class 2      5.000      06/01/55           6,991,480  
    3,960,000        Butler County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, UC Health, Refunding Series 2017      4.000      11/15/34           3,707,602  
    3,000,000        Butler County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, UC Health, Refunding Series 2017      4.000      11/15/35           2,776,874  
    2,875,000        Chillicothe, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Adena Health System Obligated Group Project, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017      5.000      12/01/47           2,815,664  
    2,000,000        Columbus Regional Airport Authority, Ohio, Revenue Bonds, John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Series 2025A, (AMT)      5.500      01/01/55           2,082,433  
    2,500,000     (b)    Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, Ohio, Revenue Bonds, Bridge Park G Block Project, Public Infrastructure Series 2022      5.000      12/01/45           2,404,646  
    2,000,000        Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, Ohio, Tax Increment Financing Revenue Bonds, Bridge Park D Block Project, Series 2019A-1      5.000      12/01/51           1,873,564  
    1,000,000        County of Lucas, Ohio, Hospital Revenue Bonds, ProMedica Healthcare Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.250      11/15/48           979,512  
    4,795,000        Fairfield County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Fairfield Medical Center Project, Series 2013      5.000      06/15/43           4,061,521  
    5,000,000        Hamilton County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, TriHealth, Inc. Obligated Group Project, Series 2017A      5.000      08/15/42           5,024,013  
    1,000,000        Hamilton County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, UC Health, Series 2025A      5.500      08/01/51           1,001,752  
    3,780,000     (b)    Jefferson County Port Authority, Ohio, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc. Project, Series 2023, (AMT), (Mandatory Put 12/01/28)      5.000      12/01/53           3,802,457  
    8,360,000     (c)    Lake County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Lake Hospital System, Inc., Refunding Series 2015, (Pre-refunded 8/15/25)      5.000      08/15/45           8,398,246  
    2,000,000        Muskingum County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Genesis HealthCare System Obligated Group Project, Series 2013      5.000      02/15/33           2,007,515  
    5,500,000     (b)    Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Ohio, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds, AMG Vanadium Project, Series 2019, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/49           4,964,472  
    1,200,000        Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Ohio, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, FirstEnergy Generation Corporation Project, Refunding Series 2009D, (Mandatory Put 9/15/21)      3.375      08/01/29           1,148,004  
    1,000,000        Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Ohio, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Refunding Series 2009A, (Mandatory Put 6/01/22)      4.750      06/01/33           1,013,915  
    1,500,000        Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Higher Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, John Carroll University 2020 Project, Series 2020      4.000      10/01/50           1,192,138  
    2,000,000        Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Higher Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, John Carroll University 2022 Project, Series 2022      4.000      10/01/52           1,564,138  

 

44    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       OHIO (continued)            
$     3,710,000        Ohio State, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructutre Commission Infrastructure Projects, Junior Lien, Capital Appreciation Series 2013A-3      5.800%        02/15/36      $          4,162,427  
    3,375,000        Ohio State, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructutre Commission, Infrastructure Projects, Junior Lien Series 2018A      4.000      02/15/38           3,332,206  
    16,325,000        Ohio State, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructutre Commission, Infrastructure Projects, Junior Lien Series 2018A      5.000      02/15/43           16,537,907  
    5,450,000        Ohio Water Development Authority, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generating Corporation Project, Series 2009A      4.750      06/01/33           5,525,834  
    4,250,000        Pickerington Local School District, Fairfield and Franklin Counties, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Construction & Improvement, Series 2023      5.250      12/01/59           4,434,070  
    3,770,000        Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, Ohio, Duke Energy Convention Center Project, TOT First Subordinate Development Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2024B - AGM Insured      4.250      12/01/48           3,601,092  
      6,000,000          West Holmes Local School District, Ohio, Certificates of Participation, Series 2023 - BAM Insured      5.250      12/01/53                 6,202,887  
       TOTAL OHIO               115,887,797  
      

 

 
       OKLAHOMA - 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
    1,700,000        Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds, OU Medicine Project, Series 2018B      5.500      08/15/57           1,706,067  
    1,800,000        Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds, OU Medicine Project, Taxable Series 2022      5.500      08/15/41           1,816,997  
    6,815,000        Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, Second Senior Series 2017C      5.000      01/01/47           6,887,152  
    10,000,000        Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, Second Senior Series 2025A      4.250      01/01/55           9,378,804  
      1,000,000          Tulsa County Industrial Authority, Oklahoma, Senior Living Community Revenue Bonds, Montereau, Inc Project, Refunding Series 2017      5.250      11/15/37                 1,004,334  
       TOTAL OKLAHOMA               20,793,354  
      

 

 
       OREGON - 2.7% (1.6% of Total Investments)            
    1,500,000        Astoria Hospital Facilities Authority, Oregon, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Columbia Memorial Hospital Project, Series 2024      5.250      08/01/54           1,523,335  
    2,435,000        Beaverton School District 48J, Washington and Multnomah Counties, Oregon, General Obligation Bonds, Convertible Deferred Interest Series 2017D      5.000      06/15/36           2,485,689  
    725,000        Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Revenue Bonds, Rose Villa Inc., Series 2020A      5.250      11/15/50           676,784  
    4,875,000        Deschutes County Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Saint Charles Health System, Inc., Series 2016A      5.000      01/01/48           4,804,913  
    3,180,000        Oregon Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Legacy Health Project, Series 2016A      5.000      06/01/46           3,138,655  
    2,410,000        Oregon Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Legacy Health Project, Series 2022A      5.000      06/01/52           2,411,684  
    1,500,000        Oregon Health and Science University, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016B      5.000      07/01/39           1,509,093  
    4,250,000        Port of Portland, Oregon, International Airport Revenue Bonds, Green Series 2023-29, (AMT)      5.500      07/01/53           4,414,555  
    10,645,000        Port of Portland, Oregon, International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2017-24B, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/47           10,645,571  
    15,440,000        Salem Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Revenue Bonds, Salem Health Projects, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000      05/15/46           15,242,706  
    30,870,000        Salem Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Revenue Bonds, Salem Health Projects, Series 2019A      4.000      05/15/49           27,135,462  
      2,000,000          University of Oregon, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000      04/01/48                 2,032,281  
       TOTAL OREGON               76,020,728  
      

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    45


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       PENNSYLVANIA - 7.4% (4.4% of Total Investments)            
$     13,000,000     (a)    Allegheny County Airport Authority, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds, Pittsburgh International Airport, Series 2021A, (AMT), (UB)      5.000%        01/01/56      $          12,944,139  
    1,000,000        Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2020B      4.000      06/01/45           941,096  
    1,765,000        Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2020B      4.000      06/01/50           1,596,102  
    3,800,000        Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, FirstEnergy Generation Project, Refunding Series 2006A, (Mandatory Put 7/01/33)      4.750      01/01/35           3,845,337  
    345,000        Commonwealth Financing Authority, Pennsylvania, State Appropriation Lease Bonds, Master Settlement, Series 2018      5.000      06/01/34           353,157  
    3,500,000        Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017      5.000      07/01/37           3,580,912  
    8,385,000        Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017      5.000      07/01/42           8,492,484  
    5,400,000        Lehigh County Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Allentown Concession, Capital Appreciation Series 2013B      0.000      12/01/33           3,841,589  
    11,000,000        Lehigh County Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Allentown Concession, Capital Appreciation Series 2013B      0.000      12/01/38           5,997,199  
    2,400,000        Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2018A      5.000      09/01/35           2,471,118  
    5,410,000     (a)    Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2018A, (UB)      5.000      09/01/48           5,349,272  
    235,000        Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds, National Gypsum Company, Refunding Series 2014, (AMT)      5.500      11/01/44           235,386  
    1,000,000        Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds, PPL Energy Supply, LLC Project, Refunding Series 2009C, (Mandatory Put 6/01/27)      5.250      12/01/37           1,001,731  
    7,730,000     (a)    Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Villanova University Project, Series 2024, (UB)      4.000      08/01/54           6,911,391  
    1,000,000     (b)    Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Core Natural Resources Inc., Project, Series 2025, (AMT), (Mandatory Put 3/27/35)      5.450      01/01/51           991,332  
    2,000,000     (b)    Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Covanta Project, Green Series 2019A, (AMT)      3.250      08/01/39           1,580,556  
    6,670,000     (a)    Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2024B-1, (UB)      4.250      11/01/48           6,059,445  
    12,920,000     (a)    Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2024B-1, (UB)      4.250      11/01/51           11,921,146  
    10,000,000     (a)    Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2024B-2, (UB)      4.375      11/01/54           9,382,479  
    4,000,000        Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2024B-2      5.000      11/01/54           3,989,561  
    12,000,000        Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2024B-2, (UB)      5.000      11/01/54           11,968,682  
    9,575,000        Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Series 2019      4.000      08/15/44           8,825,391  
    6,000,000        Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Trustees, Series 2025A      4.250      02/15/55           5,635,801  
    12,000,000     (a)   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social

Series 2024-144A, (UB)

     4.600      10/01/49           11,778,083  
    3,000,000       

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social

Series 2024-145A

     4.750      10/01/49           2,992,735  
    16,750,000       

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation

Series 2009E

     6.375      12/01/38           17,680,240  

 

46    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       PENNSYLVANIA (continued)            

$

 

4,210,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2015B      5.000%        12/01/45      $          4,216,761  
 

7,235,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2021B      5.000      12/01/51           7,399,504  
 

3,635,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B      5.250      12/01/52           3,806,601  
 

14,500,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate
Series 2009C - AGM Insured
     6.250      06/01/33           14,924,280  
 

6,890,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2015B-1      5.000      12/01/45           6,893,928  
 

7,500,000

     Philadelphia School District, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021A - BAM Insured      4.000      09/01/46           6,961,297  
 

2,000,000

     Union County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Evangelical Community Hospital Project, Series 2018B      5.000      08/01/48           1,978,074  
   

10,000,000

       Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Municipal Service Revenue Bonds, Series 2016 - BAM Insured      5.000      08/15/38                 10,034,337  
       TOTAL PENNSYLVANIA               206,581,146  
      

 

 
       PUERTO RICO - 2.7% (1.6% of Total Investments)            
 

2,380,000

     Children’s Trust Fund, Puerto Rico, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Refunding Series 2002      5.500      05/15/39           2,392,466  
 

90,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      0.000      07/01/27           82,329  
 

88,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      0.000      07/01/29           74,192  
 

114,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      0.000      07/01/31           87,943  
 

128,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      0.000      07/01/33           90,080  
 

1,093,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      4.500      07/01/34           1,072,774  
 

21,208,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      0.000      07/01/51           5,034,957  
 

12,965,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      4.750      07/01/53           12,053,810  
 

42,350,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      5.000      07/01/58           40,517,808  
 

3,875,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2      4.329      07/01/40           3,643,601  
 

3,291,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2      4.329      07/01/40           3,094,475  
 

20,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2      4.536      07/01/53           17,567  
   

7,000,000

       Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2      4.784      07/01/58                 6,461,582  
       TOTAL PUERTO RICO               74,623,584  
      

 

 
       RHODE ISLAND - 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)            
 

3,320,000

     Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation, Hospital Financing Revenue Bonds, Lifespan Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      05/15/39           3,322,587  
   

30,175,000

       Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A      0.000      06/01/52                 5,449,705  
       TOTAL RHODE ISLAND               8,772,292  
      

 

 
       SOUTH CAROLINA - 5.1% (3.0% of Total Investments)            
 

1,500,000

     Lancaster County, South Carolina, Assessment Revenue Bonds, Walnut Creek Improvement District, Series 2016A-1      5.000      12/01/37           1,463,102  
 

7,500,000

     Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., South Carolina, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lexington Medical Center, Series 2016      5.000      11/01/41           7,511,759  
 

21,565,000

     Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds,
Series 2004A-2 - AMBAC Insured
     0.000      01/01/30           18,047,395  
 

1,250,000

     Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds,
Series 2004A-2 - AGC Insured
     0.000      01/01/31           1,009,150  
 

6,000,000

     Rock Hill, South Carolina, Combined Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2016      5.000      01/01/41           6,022,627  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    47


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       SOUTH CAROLINA (continued)            

$

 

1,640,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Furman University, Refunding Series 2015      5.000%        10/01/45      $          1,646,007  
 

3,500,000

 

(b)

   South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Hilton Head Christian Academy, Series 2020      5.000      01/01/55           2,890,629  
 

1,000,000

 

(b)

   South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Virtus Academy Project, Series 2021A      5.000      06/15/51           781,599  
 

2,100,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Novant Health Group, Series 2024A      5.500      11/01/50           2,243,081  
 

10,000,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Novant Health Group, Series 2024A      4.500      11/01/54           9,428,401  
 

10,000,000

 

(a)

   South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Novant Health Group, Series 2024A, (UB)      4.500      11/01/54           9,428,401  
 

500,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Healthcare Revenue Bonds, Beaufort Memorial Hospital & South of Broad Healthcare Project, Series 2024      5.750      11/15/54           509,283  
 

10,060,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc, Series 2020A      5.000      12/01/46           10,105,207  
 

1,000,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, McLeod Health Projects, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      5.000      11/01/43           1,006,891  
 

2,500,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, McLeod Health Projects, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      4.000      11/01/48           2,244,125  
 

6,610,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, McLeod Health Projects, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      5.000      11/01/48           6,610,749  
 

9,135,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding & Improvement Series 2015A      5.000      12/01/50           9,134,675  
 

9,750,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2016B      5.000      12/01/46           9,758,673  
 

9,000,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2016B      5.000      12/01/56           8,989,374  
 

2,500,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2022A      4.000      12/01/52           2,159,011  
 

6,587,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2022B      4.000      12/01/43           6,079,579  
 

860,000

 

(c)

   South Carolina State Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25), (AMT)      5.250      07/01/55           862,097  
 

2,100,000

     South Carolina State Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/48           2,100,788  
 

2,750,000

     South Carolina State Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/55           2,704,699  
 

10,000,000

     South Carolina State Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/44           10,048,106  
   

10,365,000

 

(a)

   South Carolina State Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B, (AMT), (UB)      5.000      07/01/54                 10,212,615  
       TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA               142,998,023  
      

 

 
       SOUTH DAKOTA - 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
 

3,750,000

     Clay County, South Dakota, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023      5.000      12/01/44           3,862,885  
 

5,915,000

     South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Regional Health, Refunding Series 2017      5.000      09/01/40           5,909,987  
 

3,500,000

     South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2014B      5.000      11/01/44           3,453,822  
   

5,165,000

       South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2015      5.000      11/01/45                 5,168,856  
       TOTAL SOUTH DAKOTA               18,395,550  
      

 

 

 

48    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TENNESSEE - 2.5% (1.5% of Total Investments)            

$

 

7,885,000

 

(a)

   Chattanooga Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health, Series 2019A-2, (UB)      5.000%        08/01/49      $          7,715,956  
 

6,400,000

     Cleveland Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Hamilton Health Care System, Inc. Project, Series 2024A      5.250      08/15/54           6,653,713  
 

9,000,000

     Greeneville Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Ballad Health, Series 2018A      5.000      07/01/36           9,155,769  
 

17,000,000

     Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Covenant Health, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000      01/01/42           17,069,899  
 

1,350,000

    

Knox County Health, Educational, and Housing Facilities Board, Revenue Bonds, Provident Group - UTK Properties LLC - University of Tennessee Project, Student Housing

Series 2024A-1 - BAM Insured

     5.500      07/01/54           1,416,208  
 

6,000,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Sports Authority, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Stadium Project, Subordinate Senior Series 2023A - AGM Insured      5.250      07/01/48           6,304,377  
 

3,000,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Belmont University, Series 2023      5.250      05/01/48           3,046,044  
 

4,500,000

 

(a)

   Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee, Airport Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B, (AMT), (UB)      5.250      07/01/47           4,579,685  
 

2,000,000

 

(a)

   Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee, Airport Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B, (AMT), (UB)      5.500      07/01/52           2,065,855  
 

5,205,000

     Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/49           5,185,125  
 

2,005,000

 

(a)

   Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Residential Finance Program Bonds, Social Series 2024-1A, (UB)      4.700      07/01/49           1,985,585  
 

1,080,000

 

(g)

   Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Residential Finance Program Bonds, Social Series 2025-1A      5.000      07/01/50           1,084,507  
   

4,000,000

       The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A      5.250      09/01/26                 4,059,796  
       TOTAL TENNESSEE                                 70,322,519  
       TEXAS - 12.5% (7.4% of Total Investments)            
 

1,975,000

     Allen Independent School District, Collin County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2016      5.000      02/15/39           1,981,846  
 

2,600,000

     Allen Independent School District, Collin County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2025      4.375      02/15/50           2,504,428  
 

3,430,000

     Arlington Higher Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Education Revenue Bonds, Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas Project, Refunding Series 2021A      4.375      02/15/51           2,517,372  
 

3,000,000

     Arlington Higher Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Education Revenue Bonds, Lifeschool of Dallas Series 2024      4.125      08/15/54           2,671,445  
 

16,615,000

     Austin, Texas, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B, (AMT)      5.000      11/15/44           16,668,625  
 

17,300,000

 

(a)

   Austin, Texas, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B, (AMT), (UB)      5.000      11/15/48           17,241,073  
 

3,000,000

     Austin, Texas, Electric Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000      11/15/38           3,007,540  
 

1,450,000

     Austin, Texas, Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      11/15/41           1,457,842  
 

800,000

 

(b)

   Bastrop County, Texas, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Double Eagle Ranch Public Improvement District Improvement Area 2 Project Series 2024      5.500      09/01/54           757,636  
 

4,390,000

     Bastrop Independent School District, Bastrop County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2023      5.000      02/15/53           4,507,771  
 

2,000,000

     Brownsville, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      5.000      09/01/31           2,007,864  
 

625,000

 

(b)

   Celina, Texas, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Mosaic Public Improvement District Improvement Area 2 Project Series 2024      5.500      09/01/54           579,597  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    49


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TEXAS (continued)            

$

 

1,880,000

 

(b)

   Celina, Texas, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, The Parks at Wilson Creek Public Improvement District Initial Major Improvement Project, Series 2021      4.500%        09/01/51      $          1,536,718  
 

2,945,000

     Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010      0.000      01/01/36           1,871,799  
 

2,205,000

     Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010      0.000      01/01/37           1,313,998  
 

2,160,000

     Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010      0.000      01/01/38           1,209,403  
 

1,000,000

     Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010      0.000      01/01/40           488,812  
 

2,600,000

 

(c)

   Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25)      5.000      01/01/35           2,607,031  
 

3,035,000

 

(c)

   Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25)      5.000      01/01/45           3,043,208  
 

1,000,000

     Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Education Revenue Bonds, Uplift Education Charter School, Series 2013A      4.350      12/01/42           914,225  
 

1,000,000

     Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Education Revenue Bonds, Uplift Education Charter School, Series 2013A      4.400      12/01/47           879,591  
 

2,000,000

     Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Texas, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Senior Lien Series 2021B      5.000      12/01/47           2,055,232  
 

1,680,000

 

(c)

   Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Texas, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A, (Pre-refunded 12/01/25)      5.000      12/01/48           1,698,278  
 

5,000,000

     Dallas, Texas, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000      10/01/41           5,056,254  
 

5,000,000

     Deer Park Independent School District, Harris County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2022      5.000      08/15/47           5,175,920  
 

8,120,000

     Fredericksburg Independent School District, Gillespie, Blanco, and Kendall Counties, Texas, School Building Series 2022      5.000      02/15/47           8,419,444  
 

1,000,000

     Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier Series 2020C - AGM Insured      4.000      10/01/49           900,688  
 

5,295,000

     Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2018A. Tela Supported      5.000      10/01/48           5,344,218  
 

1,895,000

     Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Houston Methodist Hospital System, Series 2015      4.000      12/01/45           1,717,757  
 

4,850,000

     Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Houston Methodist Hospital System, Series 2015      5.000      12/01/45           4,849,743  
 

1,330,000

     Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Young Men’s Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area, Series 2013A      5.000      06/01/28           1,318,351  
 

3,000,000

     Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Young Men’s Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area, Series 2013A      5.000      06/01/38           2,687,644  
 

5,000,000

     Harris County Flood Control District, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Improvement, Green Series 2023A      4.000      09/15/48           4,537,534  
 

5,150,000

     Harris County, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016A      5.000      08/15/41           5,182,161  
 

5,000,000

     Harris County, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2018A      4.000      08/15/48           4,491,611  
 

510,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000      11/15/41           229,736  
 

1,020,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000      11/15/42           432,369  
 

1,255,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000      11/15/43           501,287  
 

3,305,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000      11/15/44           1,245,095  

 

50    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TEXAS (continued)            

$

 

4,460,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000%        11/15/45      $          1,589,874  
 

6,500,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000      11/15/47           2,074,332  
 

50,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured, (ETM)      0.000      11/15/29           42,571  
 

4,390,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured, (ETM)      0.000      11/15/29           3,737,703  
 

625,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured, (ETM)      0.000      11/15/30           512,679  
 

105,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured, (ETM)      0.000      11/15/30           86,130  
 

4,065,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured, (ETM)      0.000      11/15/31           3,208,729  
 

3,505,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/31           2,678,960  
 

210,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/32           150,017  
 

260,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H      0.000      11/15/33           173,496  
 

2,045,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/34           1,275,246  
 

210,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H, (Pre-refunded 11/15/31) - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/36           122,014  
 

920,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/36           500,248  
 

3,675,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/38           1,742,306  
 

695,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H, (Pre-refunded 11/15/31) - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/38           356,558  
 

1,585,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/39           700,777  
 

675,000

 

(c)

   Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2001H, (Pre-refunded 11/15/31) - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/39           325,312  
 

3,440,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2001G - NPFG Insured      0.000      11/15/41           1,349,719  
 

5,000,000

     Houston, Texas, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2023A - AGM Insured, (AMT)      5.250      07/01/53           5,096,889  
 

5,000,000

     Houston, Texas, Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, United Airlines, Inc. Technical Operations Center Project, Series 2018, (AMT)      5.000      07/15/28           5,029,752  
 

380,000

     Houston, Texas, Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project, Refunding Series 2014, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/29           379,995  
 

1,885,000

     Houston, Texas, Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project, Refunding Series 2020A, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/27           1,893,741  
 

1,000,000

     Houston, Texas, Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, United Airlines, Inc. Terminal Improvements Project, Refunding Series 2020B-2, (AMT)      5.000      07/15/27           1,004,692  
 

1,015,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department, Refunding Series 2014      5.000      09/01/34           1,015,912  
 

3,250,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B - AMBAC Insured      0.000      09/01/25           3,209,040  
 

4,130,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B - AMBAC Insured      0.000      09/01/26           3,939,049  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    51


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TEXAS (continued)            

$

 

3,130,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B - AMBAC Insured      0.000%        09/01/30      $          2,528,123  
 

12,030,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B - AMBAC Insured      0.000      09/01/31           9,285,517  
 

1,470,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B - AMBAC Insured      0.000      09/01/32           1,080,320  
 

8,000,000

     Leander Independent School District, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      4.000      08/15/37           7,793,128  
 

2,275,000

     Leander Independent School District, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000      08/15/40           2,282,087  
 

1,750,000

     Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, Texas, General Airport Revenue Bonds Series 2015, (AMT)      5.000      11/01/35           1,752,408  
 

4,660,000

     Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas, Transmission Contract Revenue Bonds, LCRA Transmission Services Corporation Project, Refunding Series 2020A      5.000      05/15/50           4,686,453  
 

9,180,000

     Matagorda County Navigation District 1, Texas, Collateralized Revenue Refunding Bonds, Houston Light and Power Company, Series 1997 - AMBAC Insured, (AMT)      5.125      11/01/28           9,487,304  
 

1,000,000

     McCamey County Hospital District, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013      5.750      12/01/33           1,001,461  
 

3,000,000

     McCamey County Hospital District, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013      6.125      12/01/38           3,003,597  
 

3,470,000

     Midland, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2022B      5.000      03/01/47           3,571,904  
 

2,835,000

 

(b)

   Mission Economic Development Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Natgasoline Project, Senior Lien Series 2018, (AMT)      4.625      10/01/31           2,813,986  
 

4,735,000

     New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, CHF-Collegiate Housing Foundation - College Station I LLC - Texas A&M University Project, Series 2014A - AGM Insured      5.000      04/01/46           4,725,858  
 

245,000

 

(c)

   North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Healthcare System, Series 1996A - NPFG Insured, (ETM)      5.750      06/01/26           248,149  
 

3,860,000

     North Harris County Regional Water Authority, Texas, Water Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2013      5.000      12/15/33           3,863,107  
 

4,030,000

 

(c)

   North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Convertible Capital Appreciation Series 2011C, (Pre-refunded 9/01/31)      7.000      09/01/43           4,779,297  
 

8,470,000

 

(c)

   North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Convertible Capital Appreciation Series 2011C, (Pre-refunded 9/01/31)      6.750      09/01/45           10,084,260  
 

2,500,000

     North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier, Series 2008D - AGC Insured      0.000      01/01/36           1,624,211  
 

4,750,000

 

(b)

   Port Beaumont Navigation District, Jefferson County, Texas, Dock and Wharf Facility Revenue Bonds, Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Project, Series 2024A, (AMT)      5.125      01/01/44           4,571,807  
 

1,425,000

     Port of Houston Authority, Harris County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010E      0.000      10/01/35           953,913  
 

1,250,000

 

(b)

   Princeton, Texas, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Southridge Public Improvement District Improvement Area 2 Project, Series 2024      5.500      09/01/54           1,207,503  
 

205,000

     Reagan Hospital District of Reagan County, Texas, Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A      5.125      02/01/39           195,247  
 

2,500,000

     San Antonio, Texas, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/27           2,500,372  
 

5,000,000

     Splendora Independent School District, Montgomery County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2024      5.000      02/15/54           5,147,492  
 

1,925,000

     Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.000      10/15/42           1,962,575  

 

52    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TEXAS (continued)            

$

 

7,500,000

     Tarrant County College District, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022      5.000%        08/15/40      $          7,916,454  
 

5,000,000

 

(a)

   Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Series 2025, (UB)      5.250      12/01/49           5,248,557  
 

5,675,000

     Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospital of Dallas, Series 2022      4.000      10/01/47           5,035,960  
 

2,185,000

     Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Scott & White Healthcare Project, Series 2022D      5.500      11/15/47           2,295,623  
 

3,195,000

     Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Christus Health, Series 2022A      4.000      07/01/53           2,803,486  
 

2,000,000

     Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Texas Health Resources System, Series 2016A      5.000      02/15/41           2,011,898  
 

3,000,000

     Tarrant Regional Water District, Texas, Water Transmission Facilities Contract Revenue Bonds, Dallas Project, Series 2025      4.250      09/01/55           2,793,240  
 

2,735,000

     Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation I, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2008D      6.250      12/15/26           2,811,029  
 

8,330,000

     Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transpiration Corporation, Revenue Bonds, NTE Mobility Partners LLC North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, Senior Lien Series 2023, (AMT)      5.500      12/31/58           8,544,477  
 

17,985,000

     Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transporation Corporation, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segments 3C Project, Series 2019, (AMT)      5.000      06/30/58           17,481,208  
 

1,875,000

     Texas Transportation Commission, State Highway 249 System Revenue Bonds, First Tier Toll Series 2019A      5.000      08/01/57           1,876,938  
 

10,000,000

 

(a)

   Texas Water Development Board, State Water Implementation Revenue Fund Bonds, Master Trust Series 2017A, (UB)      4.000      10/15/42           9,284,793  
 

2,500,000

     Texas Water Development Board, State Water Implementation Revenue Fund Bonds, Master Trust Series 2021      4.000      10/15/51           2,230,691  
 

10,000,000

 

(a)

   Texas Water Development Board, State Water Implementation Revenue Fund Bonds, Master Trust Series 2024A, (UB)      4.250      10/15/51           9,429,052  
 

5,000,000

     Texas Water Development Board, State Water Implementation Revenue Fund Bonds, Master Trust Series 2024A      4.375      10/15/59           4,734,358  
 

2,490,000

     Uptown Development Authority, Houston, Texas, Tax Increment Contract Revenue Bonds, Infrastructure Improvement Facilities, Series 2018      5.000      09/01/40           2,466,083  
 

105,000

     Winter Garden Housing Finance Corporation, Texas, GNMA/ FNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1994, (AMT)      6.950      10/01/27           105,262  
 

780,000

 

(c)

   Wylie Independent School District, Collin County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2015, (Pre- refunded 8/15/25)      0.000      08/15/50           274,267  
 

1,000,000

 

(c)

   Wylie Independent School District, Collin County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2015B, (Pre-refunded 8/15/25)      0.000      08/15/45           436,682  
 

8,000,000

     Wylie Independent School District, Collin County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2015B      0.000      08/15/45           2,748,536  
 

1,850,000

 

(c)

   Wylie Independent School District, Collin County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2015B, (Pre-refunded 8/15/25)      0.000      08/15/50           650,505  
   

4,370,000

       Wylie Independent School District, Collin County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2015B      0.000      08/15/50                 1,130,156  
       TOTAL TEXAS               351,266,221  
      

 

 
       UTAH - 1.5% (0.9% of Total Investments)            
 

2,000,000

 

(b)

   MIDA Mountain Village Public Infrastructure District, Utah, Subordinate Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Series 2024-1      5.125      06/15/54           1,816,806  
 

11,750,000

     Salt Lake City, Utah, Airport Revenue Bonds, International Airport Series 2018A, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/43           11,779,203  
 

15,665,000

     Salt Lake City, Utah, Airport Revenue Bonds, International Airport Series 2021A, (AMT)      5.000      07/01/46           15,665,498  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    53


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       UTAH (continued)            

$

 

1,645,000

     Salt Lake City, Utah, Airport Revenue Bonds, International Airport Series 2023A, (AMT)      5.250%        07/01/53      $          1,662,563  
 

4,250,000

     Salt Lake City, Utah, Airport Revenue Bonds, International Airport Series 2023A, (AMT)      5.500      07/01/53           4,414,555  
 

1,705,000

 

(b)

   Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Leadership Learning Academy Project, Series 2019A      5.000      06/15/39           1,620,243  
 

1,670,000

 

(b)

   Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Leadership Learning Academy Project, Series 2019A      5.000      06/15/50           1,487,332  
   

3,180,000

 

(b)

   Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wallace Stegner Academy Project, Series 2019A      5.000      06/15/49                 2,817,769  
       TOTAL UTAH               41,263,969  
      

 

 
       VERMONT - 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)            
   

2,858,000

       Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Multiple Purpose Bonds, Social Series 2024C      4.650      11/01/50                 2,814,685  
       TOTAL VERMONT               2,814,685  
      

 

 
       VIRGIN ISLANDS - 0.4% (0.2% of Total Investments)            
 

3,825,000

     Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization Corporation, Virgin Islands, Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      5.000      10/01/32           3,934,225  
 

1,800,000

 

(b)

   Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Loan Note Revenue Bonds, Series 2015      5.000      09/01/33           1,804,394  
 

2,000,000

     Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note, Refunding Series 2006 - FGIC Insured      5.000      10/01/27           2,010,338  
   

2,240,000

 

(b)

   Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note, Working Capital Series 2014A - AGM Insured      5.000      10/01/34                 2,242,083  
       TOTAL VIRGIN ISLANDS               9,991,040  
      

 

 
       VIRGINIA - 2.3% (1.3% of Total Investments)            
 

285,000

     Amherst Industrial Development Authority, Virginia, Revenue Bonds, Sweet Briar College, Series 2006      5.000      09/01/26           282,706  
 

1,435,000

     Arlington County Industrial Development Authority, Virginia, Hospital Facility Revenue Bonds, Virginia Hospital Center, Series 2020      4.000      07/01/45           1,323,516  
 

515,000

     Chesapeake, Virginia, Transportation System Senior Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2012B      4.875      07/15/40           499,445  
 

1,000,000

     Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Virginia, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, FHA-Insured Mortgage - Cedar Ridge Project, Series 2007, (AMT)      4.850      10/01/48           946,427  
 

11,555,000

 

(a)

   Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, Virginia, Revenue Bonds, Hampton Roads Transportation Fund, Senior Lien Series 2022A, (UB)      4.000      07/01/52           10,385,970  
 

350,000

     James City County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Williamsburg Landing Inc., Series 2024A      6.875      12/01/58           374,472  
 

6,250,000

     Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, Transportation District Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, Transforming Rail In Virginia Program, Green Series 2022      5.000      06/01/47           6,536,164  
 

6,115,000

     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of Virginia, Tobacco Settlement Asset Backed Bonds, Series 2007B1      5.000      06/01/47           5,481,850  
 

1,500,000

     Virginia Beach Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, Series 2023A      7.000      09/01/53           1,653,194  
 

2,140,000

     Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Interstate 81 Corridor Program Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021      5.000      05/15/57           2,197,450  
 

1,000,000

     Virginia Housing Development Authority, Commonwealth Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023E-I      4.550      10/01/49           985,110  
 

10,250,000

     Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Private Activity Revenue Bonds, Transform 66 P3 Project, Senior Lien Series 2017, (AMT)      5.000      12/31/52           9,837,928  
 

14,605,000

     Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Private Activity Revenue Bonds, Transform 66 P3 Project, Senior Lien Series 2017, (AMT)      5.000      12/31/56           13,876,650  

 

54    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       VIRGINIA (continued)            

$

 

9,625,000

       Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 95 Express Lanes LLC Project, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2022, (AMT)      5.000%        12/31/47      $          9,671,651  
       TOTAL VIRGINIA               64,052,533  
      

 

 
       WASHINGTON - 3.2% (1.9% of Total Investments)            
 

2,375,000

 

(c)

   Grant County Public Utility District 2, Washington, Revenue Bonds, Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project, Refunding Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 1/01/26)      5.000        01/01/41           2,403,129  
 

5,090,000

     King County Public Hospital District 2, Washington, General Obligation Bonds, EvergreenHealth, Limited Tax 2020A      4.000        12/01/45           4,442,065  
 

2,270,000

     Port Everett, Washington, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016      5.000        12/01/46           2,276,294  
 

15,220,000

 

(a)

   Port of Seattle, Washington, Revenue Bonds, Intermediate Lien Series 2018A, (AMT), (UB)      5.000        05/01/43           15,223,265  
 

13,725,000

     Port of Seattle, Washington, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Intermediate Lien Series 2021C, (AMT)      5.000        08/01/46           13,689,649  
 

15,000,000

     Seattle, Washington, Municipal Light and Power Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2021A      4.000        07/01/47           13,787,260  
 

10,000,000

     Seattle, Washington, Municipal Light and Power Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2023      5.000        03/01/53           10,274,893  
 

4,000,000

     Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Providence Health & Services, Refunding Series 2012A      5.000        10/01/32           4,009,233  
 

12,260,000

     Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Series 2015A      5.000        10/01/45           12,262,747  
 

6,200,000

     Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, Lodging Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series2021B. Exchange Purchase      3.000        07/01/58           3,876,169  
 

4,000,000

     Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, Lodging Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      5.000        07/01/58           3,851,170  
 

2,410,000

     Washington State Higher Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seattle University, Series 2020      4.000        05/01/50           2,063,097  
   

305,000

       Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Revenue Bonds, Riverview Retirement Community, Refunding Series 2012      5.000        01/01/48                 270,651  
       TOTAL WASHINGTON               88,429,622  
      

 

 
       WEST VIRGINIA - 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)            
 

1,000,000

 

(b)

   South Charleston, West Virginia, Special District Excise Tax Revenue Improvement Bonds, South Charleston Park Place Project, Series 2022A      4.500        06/01/50           758,820  
 

5,000,000

     West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, West Virginia University Health System Obligated Group, Improvement Series 2017A      5.000        06/01/47           5,000,353  
   

3,000,000

       West Virginia Parkways Authority, Turnpike Toll Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021      4.000        06/01/43                 2,811,801  
       TOTAL WEST VIRGINIA               8,570,974  
      

 

 
       WISCONSIN - 5.3% (3.2% of Total Investments)            
 

3,235,000

     Milwaukee, Wisconsin, General Obligation Bonds, Promissory Note Series 2022-B4 - AGM Insured      5.000        04/01/36           3,444,970  
 

1,325,000

 

(b)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Corvian Community School Bonds, North Carolina, Series 2019A      5.000        06/15/39           1,206,909  
 

2,000,000

 

(b)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Corvian Community School Bonds, North Carolina, Series 2019A      5.000        06/15/49           1,690,517  
 

1,000,000

 

(b)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Charter School Revenue Bonds, High Desert Montessori Charter School, Series 2021A      5.000        06/01/51           765,880  
 

34,226

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/47           973  
 

29,918

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/48           799  
 

29,439

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/49           737  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    55


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       WISCONSIN (continued)            

$

 

28,482

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000%        01/01/50      $          659  
 

28,003

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/51           610  
 

36,381

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/52           734  
 

35,902

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/53           683  
 

34,705

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/54           618  
 

33,987

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/55           570  
 

33,269

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/56           528  
 

1,810,675

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      5.500        07/01/56           1,304,592  
 

36,859

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/57           549  
 

35,902

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/58           503  
 

34,944

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/59           464  
 

34,226

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/60           425  
 

33,748

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/61           393  
 

32,790

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/62           360  
 

32,072

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/63           333  
 

31,354

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/64           309  
 

30,876

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/65           285  
 

33,269

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/66           284  
 

400,670

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, First Tier Series 2018A-1      0.000        01/01/67           3,088  
 

59,473

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/46           1,835  
 

58,635

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/47           1,666  

 

56    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       WISCONSIN (continued)            

$

 

58,216

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000%        01/01/48      $          1,556  
 

57,797

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/49           1,447  
 

56,960

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/50           1,317  
 

62,405

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/51           1,359  
 

1,606,485

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      3.750        07/01/51           1,079,614  
 

61,986

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/52           1,250  
 

61,149

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/53           1,163  
 

60,730

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/54           1,081  
 

59,892

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/55           1,004  
 

59,054

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/56           937  
 

58,635

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/57           873  
 

57,797

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/58           810  
 

57,379

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/59           762  
 

56,960

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/60           707  
 

56,123

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/61           654  
 

55,704

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/62           612  
 

54,866

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/63           570  
 

54,447

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/64           537  
 

54,028

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/65           499  
 

53,191

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/66           454  
 

692,746

 

(b),(d)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/67           5,339  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    57


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NAD

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       WISCONSIN (continued)            

$

 

5,455,000

 

(a)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Cone Health, Series 2022A, (UB)      4.000%        10/01/52      $          4,772,636  
 

2,000,000

 

(b)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Limited Obligation PILOT Revenue Bonds, American Dream @ Meadowlands Project, Series 2017      6.750        12/01/42           2,018,121  
 

17,500,000

 

(b)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Limited Obligation PILOT Revenue Bonds, American Dream @ Meadowlands Project, Series 2017      7.000        12/01/50           17,723,193  
 

3,000,000

     Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, SearStone Retirement Community, Series 2023A      5.000        06/01/52           2,678,400  
 

2,549,679

     Public Finance Authority Wisconsin, Tax Exempt Pooled Securities, Certificates Series 2024-2 Class A, (Mandatory Put 8/01/27)      4.000        08/01/59           2,507,194  
 

5,330,000

     Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin, Educational Revenue Bonds, Lake Norman Charter School, Series 2024A      5.000        06/15/64           5,060,918  
 

4,210,000

 

(b)

   Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin, Tax Increment Revenue Senior Bonds, World Center Project Series 2024A      5.000        06/01/41           4,214,693  
 

4,695,000

     University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sustainability Series 2024A      4.250        04/01/52           4,282,237  
 

270,000

 

(c)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Alliance Senior Credit Group, Series 2013B-1, (Pre-refunded 5/15/28)      4.000        11/15/43           275,402  
 

2,275,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Alliance Senior Credit Group, Series 2013B-1      4.000        11/15/43           2,060,151  
 

10,715,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Aspirus, Inc. Obligated Group, Inc. Project, Series 2021      4.000        08/15/46           9,830,847  
 

5,810,000

 

(a)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated Series 2022B, (UB)      5.250        12/01/48           6,001,248  
 

1,690,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, PHW Muskego, Inc. Project, Series 2021      4.000        10/01/41           1,371,566  
 

2,000,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, PHW Muskego, Inc. Project, Series 2021      4.000        10/01/61           1,348,698  
 

5,345,000

 

(a)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Aspirus, Inc. Obligated Group, Series 2017, (UB)      5.000        08/15/52           5,291,602  
 

4,220,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc., Series 2017      4.000        08/15/42           3,886,436  
 

4,315,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic Health System Inc Series 2024A      5.500        02/15/54           4,565,043  
 

11,440,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic, Series 2016A      5.000        02/15/42           11,382,665  
 

7,000,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic, Series 2016A      5.000        02/15/46           6,920,918  
 

2,000,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Oakwood Lutheran Senior Ministries, Series 2021      4.000        01/01/47           1,622,563  
 

10,235,000

 

(a)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Saint John’s Communities Inc., Refunding Series 2022A, (UB)      5.000        04/01/52           10,391,569  
 

8,770,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, ThedaCare Inc, Series 2019      4.000        12/15/49           7,594,063  
 

11,720,000

 

(a)

   Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024A, (UB)      4.750        09/01/50           11,778,558  

 

58    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       WISCONSIN (continued)            

$

 

12,500,000

 

(a)

   Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024B, (UB)      4.750%        03/01/51      $          12,558,793  
       TOTAL WISCONSIN               149,670,332  
      

 

 
      

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Cost $4,792,137,657)

              4,745,258,252  
      

 

 
      

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $4,792,668,268)

              4,745,665,593  
      

 

 
       FLOATING RATE OBLIGATIONS - (13.5)%               (377,985,000
      

 

 
       AMTP SHARES, NET - (25.9)%(h)               (727,332,560
      

 

 
       MFP SHARES, NET - (15.0)%(i)               (420,453,479
      

 

 
       VRDP SHARES, NET - (17.9)%(j)               (503,964,602
      

 

 
       OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 3.3%               92,077,533  
      

 

 
       NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES - 100%          $          2,808,007,485  
      

 

 

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted.

 

AMT

Alternative Minimum Tax

ETM

Escrowed to maturity

UB

Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. Inverse floating rate trust is a Recourse Trust unless otherwise noted.

 

(a)

Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions.

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate value of these securities is $267,272,263 or 5.6% of Total Investments.

(c)

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.

(d)

Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy.

(e)

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3.

(f)

Step-up coupon bond, a bond with a coupon that increases (“steps up”), usually at regular intervals, while the bond is outstanding. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period.

(g)

When-issued or delayed delivery security.

(h)

AMTP Shares, Net as a percentage of Total Investments is 15.3%.

(i)

MFP Shares, Net as a percentage of Total Investments is 8.9%.

(j)

VRDP Shares, Net as a percentage of Total Investments is 10.6%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    59


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025

NEA

 

(Unaudited)

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 167.4% (100.0% of Total Investments)

 

     
       MUNICIPAL BONDS - 167.4% (100.0% of Total Investments)

 

     
       ALABAMA - 1.5% (0.9% of Total Investments)

 

     

$

 

15,520,000

 

(a)

   Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health, Series 2016B      5.000%        11/15/46      $          15,538,823  
 

5,920,000

     Autauga County Board of Education, Alabama, Special Tax Warrants, Series 2021      4.000        04/01/51           5,216,742  
 

35,000

     Birmingham Airport Authority, Alabama, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2020 - BAM Insured      4.000        07/01/35           35,264  
 

4,250,000

     Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of Mobile, Alabama, Revenue Bonds, Infirmary Health System, Inc., Series 2016A      5.000        02/01/41           4,255,464  
 

9,365,000

     Jefferson County, Alabama, Sewer Revenue Warrants, Series 2024      5.250        10/01/49           9,449,130  
 

4,685,000

     Mobile Spring Hill College Educational Building Authority, Alabama, Revenue Bonds, Spring Hill College Project, Series 2015      5.875        04/15/45           3,282,607  
 

2,410,000

     Pike Road, Alabama, General Obligation Warrants, Series 2023      5.000        03/01/52           2,468,284  
 

5,500,000

     Southeast Energy Authority, Alabama, A Cooperative District Energy Supply Revenue Bonds Series 2024A      5.000        11/01/35           5,666,609  
 

1,000,000

     Southeast Energy Authority, Alabama, Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Project 3, Fixed Rate Series 2022A-1, (Mandatory Put 12/01/29)      5.500        01/01/53           1,060,440  
   

5,310,000

 

(b)

   Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, Alabama, Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds, Hunt Refining Project, Refunding Series 2019A      5.250        05/01/44           5,185,671  
       TOTAL ALABAMA               52,159,034  
      

 

 
       ARIZONA - 2.5% (1.5% of Total Investments)            
 

6,970,000

 

(a)

   Arizona Industrial Development Authority, (UB)      4.650        10/01/48           7,022,272  
 

1,150,000

     Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Education Revenue Bonds, Academies of Math & Science Projects, Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/47           1,116,583  
 

1,400,000

 

(b)

   Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Education Revenue Bonds, Social Bonds ? Pensar Academy Project, Series 2020      5.000        07/01/45           1,268,577  
 

1,965,000

 

(a)

   Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A, (UB)      4.700        10/01/51           1,967,921  
 

7,115,000

     Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2015B - AGM Insured      5.000        07/01/43           7,132,438  
 

1,315,000

     Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Hospital Revenue Bonds, HonorHealth, Series 2019A      5.000        09/01/42           1,332,751  
 

8,895,000

     Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Hospital Revenue Bonds, HonorHealth, Series 2021A      4.000        09/01/51           7,615,630  
 

5,135,000

     Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Banner Health, Refunding Series 2016A      4.000        01/01/36           5,075,773  
 

3,130,000

     Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Banner Health, Series 2017D      4.000        01/01/48           2,781,987  
 

5,000,000

     Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Banner Health, Series 2019A      4.000        01/01/44           4,585,249  
 

6,550,000

     Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation, Arizona, Airport Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2019A      4.000        07/01/49           5,850,655  
 

1,500,000

     Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation, Arizona, Airport Revenue Bonds, Junior Lien Series 2019A      5.000        07/01/49           1,510,154  
 

6,545,000

     Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Civic Plaza Expansion Project, Series 2005B - FGIC Insured      5.500        07/01/37           7,625,368  
 

10,000,000

     Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Civic Plaza Expansion Project, Series 2005B - FGIC Insured      5.500        07/01/40           11,642,607  
 

1,465,000

 

(b)

   Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Education Facility Revenue Bonds, Imagine East Mesa Charter Schools Project, Series 2019      5.000        07/01/49           1,332,861  

 

60    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       ARIZONA (continued)            
$     5,000,000        Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Arizona, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A      5.000%        01/01/54      $          5,195,148  
     11,080,000        Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Energy Inc Prepay Contract Obligations, Series 2007      5.000      12/01/37           11,527,893  
      2,135,000          Yuma Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Yuma Regional Medical Center, Series 2024A      5.250      08/01/54                 2,177,622  
       TOTAL ARIZONA                                   86,761,489  
       ARKANSAS - 0.1% (0.0% of Total Investments)            
      1,750,000     (b)    Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Academy of Math and Science - Little Rock Project Series 2024A      7.000      07/01/59           1,599,344  
       TOTAL ARKANSAS                                 1,599,344  
       CALIFORNIA - 4.1% (2.4% of Total Investments)            
    3,335,000        Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Second Subordinate Lien Series 2022C - AGM Insured      5.000      10/01/52           3,441,701  
    4,225,000        Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B - AGM Insured      0.000      08/01/28           3,792,337  
    3,450,000        Antelope Valley Joint Union High School District, Los Angeles and Kern Counties, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004B - NPFG Insured      0.000      08/01/29           2,991,193  
    8,000,000        Beverly Hills Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, 2008 Election Series 2009      0.000      08/01/33           6,029,560  
    50,000        California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Los Angeles County Securitization Corporation, Series 2020B-1      5.000      06/01/49           49,241  
    7,615,000        California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Loyola Marymount University, Series 2001A - NPFG Insured      0.000      10/01/25           7,506,585  
    1,350,000        California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Loyola Marymount University, Series 2001A - NPFG Insured      0.000      10/01/39           727,647  
    1,500,000        California Municipal Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Eisenhower Medical Center, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000      07/01/42           1,508,030  
    965,000        California Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Series 2017      5.000      10/15/47           926,949  
    5,000,000        California State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Various Purpose Series 2017      4.000      08/01/36           4,951,117  
    5,000        California State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004 - AMBAC Insured      5.000      04/01/31           5,006  
    9,130,000     (b)    California Statewide Communities Development Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2016A      5.250      12/01/56           9,119,512  
    8,516     (c),(d)    California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A      5.750      07/01/30           8,516  
    10,931     (c),(d)    California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A      5.750      07/01/35           10,931  
    13,118     (c),(d)    California Statewide Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series 2005A      5.500      07/01/39           13,118  
    10,445,000        Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, Certificates of Participation, Water System Improvement Project, Series 1999a - AMBAC Insured      0.000      08/01/29           9,093,881  
    4,775,000     (e)    Clovis Unified School District, Fresno County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A - FGIC Insured, (ETM)      0.000      08/01/25           4,733,165  
    7,775,000        Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2015A - AGM Insured      0.000      01/15/34           5,669,116  
    910,000        Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013A      6.850      01/15/42           1,039,871  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    61


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       CALIFORNIA (continued)            
$     5,000,000        Huntington Beach Union High School District, Orange County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007 - FGIC Insured      0.000%        08/01/32      $          3,881,430  
     1,500,000        Lincoln Unified School District, Placer County, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 1, Series 2005 - AMBAC Insured      0.000      09/01/26           1,426,346  
    995,000     (e)    Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Electric Plant Revenue Bonds, Series 1994, (ETM)      5.375      02/15/34           1,014,944  
    2,490,000        Madera Unified School District, Madera County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2002 Series 2005 - NPFG Insured      0.000      08/01/27           2,305,910  
    10,335,000     (f)    Mount San Antonio Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series 2013A      0.000      08/01/43           9,960,747  
    5,500,000        M-S-R Energy Authority, California, Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Prepay Contracts, Series 2009B      6.500      11/01/39           6,536,672  
    14,100,000        New Haven Unified School District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2009 - AGC Insured      0.000      08/01/34           10,130,763  
    2,500,000        Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election 2002 Series 2005B      0.000      08/01/29           2,156,691  
    375,000        Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority, San Bernardino County, California, Revenue Bonds, Redevelopment Project 1, Refunding Series 1995 - NPFG Insured      7.400      08/01/25           377,578  
    1,745,000     (e)    Orange County Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2003B, (Pre-refunded 8/15/32) - NPFG Insured      5.000      08/15/34           1,968,463  
    1,490,000     (e)    Orange County Water District, California, Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2003B - NPFG Insured, (ETM)      5.000      08/15/34           1,619,834  
    1,000,000        Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005B - AGM Insured      0.000      08/01/29           868,100  
    9,320,000        Palomar Pomerado Health, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A - AGC Insured      0.000      08/01/33           6,182,699  
    1,800,000        Rialto Unified School District, San Bernardino County, California, General Obligation Bonds, 2010 Election Series 2011A      0.000      08/01/28           1,618,255  
    4,080,000        San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, California, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2017A      5.000      07/01/47           4,120,387  
    2,965,000        San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004A - NPFG Insured      0.000      08/01/28           2,665,625  
    4,005,000        San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2000, Series 2002B - FGIC Insured      0.000      09/01/26           3,841,689  
    15,750,000        San Ysidro School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, 1997 Election Series 2012G - AGM Insured      0.000      08/01/39           8,411,779  
    5,000,000        San Ysidro School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      0.000      08/01/46           1,625,219  
    6,570,000        San Ysidro School District, San Diego County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      0.000      08/01/47           2,012,149  
    20,990,000        Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed, Capital Appreciation Bonds, San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, Refunding Senior Series 2019B-Class 2      0.000      06/01/54           4,212,475  
      2,630,000          Union Elementary School District, Santa Clara County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001B - FGIC Insured      0.000      09/01/25           2,602,275  
       TOTAL CALIFORNIA                                  141,157,506  
       COLORADO - 15.6% (9.3% of Total Investments)            
    1,785,000        Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2019      5.000      12/01/51           1,618,795  
    6,600,000        Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2021      4.375      12/01/52           5,364,899  
    1,250,000     (b)    Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2024      5.500      12/01/44           1,234,230  

 

62    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            
$     2,500,000        Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019      4.000%        12/01/38      $          2,452,556  
     1,610,000        Arvada, Colorado, Water Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series 2022      4.000      12/01/48             1,504,384  
    2,220,000        Arvada, Colorado, Water Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series 2022      4.000      12/01/52           2,033,249  
    3,315,000        Aurora, Colorado, Sewer Improvement Revenue Bonds, Seam Facility and Other System Improvements Project, First Lien Series 2021      4.000      08/01/46           3,142,104  
    2,000,000        Aurora, Colorado, Sewer Improvement Revenue Bonds, Seam Facility and Other System Improvements Project, First Lien Series 2021      4.000      08/01/51           1,845,285  
    9,000,000        Boulder Valley School District RE2, Boulder County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A      4.000      12/01/48           8,166,047  
    3,010,000        Brighton, Colorado, Water Activity Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Water System Project, Series 2022      5.000      06/01/42           3,165,404  
    7,975,000        Brighton, Colorado, Water Activity Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Water System Project, Series 2022      5.000      06/01/52           8,225,278  
    1,150,000        Castle Oaks Metropolitan District 3, Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2020 - AGM Insured      4.000      12/01/50           1,022,658  
    1,060,000        Centerra Metropolitan District 1, Loveland, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2018      5.250      12/01/48           966,807  
    1,575,000     (b)    Centerra Metropolitan District 1, Loveland, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017      5.000      12/01/37           1,501,418  
    3,620,000     (b)    Centerra Metropolitan District 1, Loveland, Colorado, Special Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017      5.000      12/01/47           3,209,794  
    1,445,000        Colorado Bridge and Tunnel Enterprise, Colorado, Senior Infrastructure Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A - AGM Insured      5.500      12/01/54           1,538,256  
    2,375,000     (g)    Colorado Bridge and Tunnel Enterprise, Colorado, Senior Infrastructure Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A      5.250      12/01/50           2,466,970  
    2,545,000        Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Denver, Series 2017A      5.000      03/01/47           2,565,363  
    2,005,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project, Refunding Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/27)      5.000      06/01/34           2,077,925  
    4,615,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project, Refunding Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/27)      5.000      06/01/35           4,782,854  
    7,205,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project, Refunding Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/27)      5.000      06/01/36           7,467,057  
    8,715,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project, Refunding Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/27)      5.000      06/01/37           9,031,978  
    4,105,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project, Refunding Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/27)      5.000      06/01/42           4,254,305  
    8,545,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project, Refunding Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 6/01/27)      5.000      06/01/47           8,855,794  
    10,575,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, AdventHealth Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000      11/15/46           9,557,840  
    33,390,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, AdventHealth Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000      11/15/50           29,151,120  
    3,000,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000      11/15/48           3,031,340  
    1,000,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Christian Living Neighborhoods Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      01/01/31           1,002,710  
    4,290,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Christian Living Neighborhoods Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000      01/01/37           4,292,678  
    21,340,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health, Series 2019A-2      5.000      08/01/44           21,179,399  
    17,205,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health, Series 2019A-2 - BAM Insured      4.000      08/01/49           15,260,496  

 

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            
$     11,075,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health, Series 2019A-2      4.000%        08/01/49      $          9,576,637  
    3,410,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health, Series 2022A      5.500        11/01/47           3,550,476  
    3,500,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Covenant Living Communities & Services, Series 2020A      4.000        12/01/50           2,879,331  
    750,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Frasier Meadows Project, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017A      5.250        05/15/37           757,607  
    1,500,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Parkview Medical Center, Refunding Series 2015B, (Pre-refunded 9/01/25)      4.000        09/01/34           1,503,008  
    7,080,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Parkview Medical Center, Series 2020A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/30)      4.000        09/01/45           7,325,726  
    3,000,000     (e)    Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Parkview Medical Center, Series 2020A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/30)      4.000        09/01/50           3,104,122  
    4,000,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2019A      4.000        11/01/39           3,853,370  
    3,300,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, SCL Health System, Refunding Series 2019A      4.000        01/01/38           3,140,334  
    5,000,000        Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, SCL Health System, Refunding Series 2019B      4.000        01/01/40           4,709,971  
    4,150,000        Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, C-470 Express Lanes Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2017      5.000        12/31/56           4,042,124  
    1,889,000        Colorado International Center Metropolitan District 14, Denver, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      5.625        12/01/32           1,873,484  
    2,660,000        Colorado International Center Metropolitan District 14, Denver, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      5.875        12/01/46           2,552,199  
    2,000,000        Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees, Golden, Colorado, Institutional Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series 2023C      5.250        12/01/53           2,085,899  
    1,500,000     (e)    Colorado State Board of Governors, Colorado State University Auxiliary Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016B, (Pre-refunded 3/01/27)      5.000        03/01/41           1,555,056  
    6,000,000        Colorado State Board of Governors, Colorado State University Auxiliary Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017E      4.000        03/01/43           5,466,784  
    7,000,000        Colorado State, Building Excellent Schools Today, Certificates of Participation, Series 2019O      4.000        03/15/44           6,447,571  
    2,550,000        Colorado State, Certificates of Participation, Lease Purchase Agreement Department of Transportation Second Amended & Restated Headquaters Facilities, Refunding Series 2020      4.000        06/15/41           2,415,280  
    5,000,000        Colorado State, Certificates of Participation, Rural Series 2018A      4.000        12/15/35           4,992,768  
    7,115,000     (e)    Commerce City, Colorado, Sales and Use Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 8/01/26)      5.000        08/01/41           7,290,514  
    1,000,000     (e)    Commerce City, Colorado, Sales and Use Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 8/01/26)      5.000        08/01/46           1,024,668  
    1,250,000        Copper Ridge Metropolitan District, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Tax Increment and Sales Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2019      5.000        12/01/39           1,115,816  
     15,370,000        Dawson Trails Metropolitan District 1, Colorado, In The Town of Castle Rock, Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Appreciation Turbo Bonds, Series 2024      0.000        12/01/31             8,784,372  
    2,930,000        Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B      5.000        11/15/47           3,009,103  
    6,700,000        Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B      5.250        11/15/53           6,997,442  
    5,000,000        Denver City and County, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2018B      5.000        12/01/43           5,063,214  
    6,500,000        Denver City and County, Colorado, Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Current Interest Series 2018A-1      5.000        08/01/48           6,526,159  
    10,000,000        Denver City and County, Colorado, Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A      4.000        08/01/51           8,871,934  

 

64    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            
$      5,120,000        Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016      5.000%        12/01/32      $          5,127,548  
    2,935,000        Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016      5.000        12/01/35           2,937,430  
    1,800,000        Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Colorado, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016      5.000        12/01/40           1,792,074  
    325,000     (b)    Denver Urban Renewal Authority, Colorado, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, 9th and Colorado Urban Redevelopment Area, Series 2018A      5.250        12/01/39           308,380  
    1,500,000     (b)    DIATC Metropolitan District, Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2019      5.000        12/01/49           1,332,923  
    45,540,000        E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000        09/01/30             37,521,672  
    16,635,000        E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000        09/01/32           12,599,978  
    49,250,000        E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000        09/01/33           35,611,828  
    9,310,000        E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A - NPFG Insured      0.000        09/01/28           8,284,169  
    2,900,000        E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A - NPFG Insured      0.000        09/01/34           1,997,511  
    18,500,000        E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A - NPFG Insured      0.000        03/01/36           11,754,952  
    5,950,000     (b)    Falcon Area Water and Wastewater Authority (El Paso County, Colorado), Tap Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      6.750        12/01/34           5,740,371  
    3,850,000        Firestone, Colorado, Water Enterprise Revenue Bones, Series 2020 - BAM Insured      4.000        12/01/49           3,558,629  
    5,000,000        Gunnison Watershed School District RE1J, Gunnison and Saguache Counties, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023      5.000        12/01/47           5,235,670  
    4,070,000     (b)    Hess Ranch Metropolitan District 5, Parker, Colorado, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Special Improvement District 2, Series 2024      5.500        12/01/44           3,807,622  
    5,700,000        Johnstown, Colorado, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 - AGM Insured      4.000        12/01/46           5,234,521  
    1,440,000        Johnstown, Colorado, Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 - AGM Insured      4.000        12/01/51           1,286,776  
    2,000,000        Leyden Rock Metropolitan District, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Convertible to Unlimited Tax, Refunding & Improvement Series 2021 - AGM Insured      4.000        12/01/51           1,759,608  
    1,000,000        Lorson Ranch Metropolitan District 2, El Paso County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016      5.000        12/01/36           1,008,448  
    1,000,000        Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax, Series 2017      4.000        12/01/36           1,000,989  
    1,730,000        Meridian Ranch Metropolitan District 2018, Subdistrict, El Paso County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2022      6.750        12/01/52           1,716,316  
    1,230,000        North Pine Vistas Metropolitan District 3, Castle Pines, Douglas County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Senior Series 2021A - AGM Insured      4.000        12/01/51           1,078,446  
    1,085,000        North Range Metropolitan District 2, Adams County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Special Revenue & Improvement Series 2017A      5.750        12/01/47           1,043,150  
    5,000,000        Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Building Corporation, Certificates of Participation, Refunding Series 2021      4.000        07/01/51           4,581,541  

 

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            
$     2,325,000        Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Certificates of Participation, Series 2022      5.000%        07/01/42      $          2,413,842  
    16,320,000        Park Creek Metropolitan District, Colorado, Senior Limited Property Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        12/01/45           16,347,298  
    3,680,000        Park Creek Metropolitan District, Colorado, Senior Limited Property Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/46           3,683,008  
    4,055,000        Park Creek Metropolitan District, Colorado, Senior Limited Property Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A - AGM Insured      4.000        12/01/39           3,847,513  
    3,000,000        Parker Water and Sanitation District, Douglas County, Colorado, Water and Sewer Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2022      4.000        11/01/47           2,812,115  
    4,861,000     (b)    Platte River Metropolitan District, Weld County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Refunding Series 2023A      6.500        08/01/53           4,841,749  
    600,000     (b)    Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority, Colorado, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, EVRAZ Project, Series 2021A      4.750        12/01/45           523,627  
    9,865,000        Rampart Range Metropolitan District 1, Lone Tree, Colorado, Limited Tax Supported and Special Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017      5.000        12/01/42           9,981,283  
     3,600,000        Rampart Range Metropolitan District 1, Lone Tree, Colorado, Limited Tax Supported and Special Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2017      5.000        12/01/47             3,624,110  
    2,350,000        Roaring Fork Transporation Authority, Colorado, Property Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A      4.000        12/01/46           2,221,530  
    850,000        Sierra Ridge Metropolitan District 2, Douglas County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Bonds, Series 2022 - AGM Insured      5.000        12/01/52           859,186  
    1,000,000     (b)    Sky Ranch Community Authority Board (Arapahoe County, Colorado), Limited Tax Supported District No. 3 Senior Bonds (Tax-Exempt Fixed Rate), Series 2022A and Subordinate Bonds (Tax-Exempt Fixed Rate), Series 2022B(3)      5.750        12/01/52           899,222  
    1,000,000        STC Metropolitan District 2, Superior, Boulder County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation and Special Revenue Bonds, Refunding & improvement Series 2019A      5.000        12/01/49           1,030,181  
    3,250,000        Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District 2, Johnstown, Larimer County, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Convertible to Unlimited Tax, Series 2016B - AGM Insured      5.000        12/01/46           3,266,941  
    600,000     (b)    Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District 6, Larimer County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Convertible to Unlimited Tax Series 2020      3.000        12/01/30           534,882  
    1,300,000     (b)    Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District 6, Larimer County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Convertible to Unlimited Tax Series 2020      5.000        12/01/44           1,202,565  
    995,000        Transport Metropolitan District 3, In the City of Aurora, Adams County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Bonds, Series 2021A-1      5.000        12/01/51           730,546  
    1,000,000        Triview Metropolitan District, El Paso County, Colorado, Water and Wastewater Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Green Series 2020 - BAM Insured      3.250        12/01/45           815,744  
    2,500,000        University of Colorado, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Green Series 2021A      4.000        06/01/46           2,345,247  
    2,500,000        Vista Ridge Metropolitan District, In the Town of Erie, Weld County, Colorado, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2016A - BAM Insured      4.000        12/01/36           2,462,736  
    5,000,000        Weld County School District 6, Greeley, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020      5.000        12/01/44           5,123,844  
    2,175,000        Weld County School District RE1, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017      5.000        12/15/30           2,223,387  
    5,650,000        Weld County School District RE-4, Windsor, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023      5.250        12/01/47           5,962,044  
    7,810,000        West Globeville Metropolitan District 1, Denver, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2022      6.750        12/01/52           7,077,824  
    10,825,000     (b)    West Globeville Metropolitan District 1, Denver, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2024A-2      8.000        12/01/54           6,156,160  

 

66    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       COLORADO (continued)            
$     1,785,000     (b)    West Meadow Metropolitan District, Town of Fraser, Grand County, Colorado, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Senior Series 2023A      6.500%        12/01/50      $          1,800,889  
      500,000          Westerly Metropolitan District 4, Weld County, Colorado, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2021A-1      5.000        12/01/50                 451,831  
       TOTAL COLORADO                                 542,043,818  
       CONNECTICUT - 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
    1,650,000        Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Fairfield University, Series 2016Q-1      5.000        07/01/46           1,650,185  
    6,000,000        Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hartford HealthCare Issue, Series 2021A      4.000        07/01/51           5,251,088  
    2,800,000     (b)    Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, McLean Affiliates, Series 2020A      5.000        01/01/55           2,271,111  
    7,165,000        Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Quinnipiac University, Refunding Series 2015L      5.000        07/01/45           7,016,303  
    500,000        Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sacred Heart University, Series 2017I-1      5.000        07/01/34           511,045  
      7,500,000          Connecticut State, Special Tax Obligation Bonds, Transportation Infrastructure Purposes, Series 2020A      5.000        05/01/37                 7,910,927  
       TOTAL CONNECTICUT                                   24,610,659  
       DELAWARE - 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)            
      1,000,000          Delaware Health Facilities Authroity, Revenue Bonds, Beebe Medical Center Project, Series 2018      5.000        06/01/48                 954,551  
       TOTAL DELAWARE                                 954,551  
       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 4.3% (2.6% of Total Investments)            
    1,250,000        District of Columbia Student Dormitory Revenue Bonds, Provident Group - Howard Properties LLC Issue, Series 2013      5.000        10/01/45           1,159,709  
     107,000,000        District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006A      0.000        06/15/46           26,697,559  
    19,035,000        District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Public Utility Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2014C      4.000        10/01/41           17,762,352  
    5,000,000        District of Columbia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021D      4.000        02/01/46           4,585,125  
    6,600,000        District of Columbia, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024A      5.000        08/01/49           6,843,465  
    3,500,000        District of Columbia, Revenue Bonds, Georgetown University, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        04/01/35           3,549,516  
    3,440,000        District of Columbia, Revenue Bonds, Georgetown University, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        04/01/36           3,482,045  
    60,000     (e)    District of Columbia, Revenue Bonds, Georgetown University, Refunding Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 4/01/27)      5.000        04/01/36           62,243  
    5,455,000        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Refunding & Subordinate Lien Series 2019B      4.000        10/01/44           4,908,096  
    4,750,000        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Refunding & Subordinate Lien Series 2019B      5.000        10/01/47           4,796,194  
    13,710,000        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Refunding & Subordinate Lien Series 2019B      4.000        10/01/49           11,846,017  
    7,000,000        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Second Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000        10/01/36           4,295,297  
    32,000,000     (e)    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail & Capital improvement Projects, Second Senior Lien Series 2009C, (Pre-refunded 10/01/26) - AGC Insured      6.500        10/01/41           33,489,702  
    18,000,000        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Dulles Metrorail Capital Appreciation, Second Senior Lien Series 2010B      6.500        10/01/44           19,174,862  
    3,000,000        Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, District of Columbia, Gross Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      5.000        07/01/43           3,017,832  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    67


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (continued)            
$     4,270,000          Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Second Lien Dedicated Revenue Bonds, Sustainability- Climate Transition, Series 2024A      5.250%        07/15/59      $          4,470,476  
       TOTAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                                   150,140,490  
       FLORIDA - 7.6% (4.6% of Total Investments)            
    2,800,000        Bay County, Florida, Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bay Haven Charter Academy, Inc. Project, Series 2016      5.000        09/01/46           2,721,772  
    2,830,000        City of Miami Beach, Florida, Stormwater Revenue Bonds, Series 2015      5.000        09/01/41           2,838,916  
    5,810,000        Collier County, Florida, Tourist Development Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      4.000        10/01/43           5,563,939  
    530,000     (b)    Florida Development Finance Corporation, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Renaissance Charter School, Inc. Projects, Series 2020C      5.000        09/15/50           459,875  
    6,925,000     (a)    Florida Housing Finance Corp, (UB)      4.700        07/01/49           6,856,283  
    6,060,000     (a)    Florida Housing Finance Corp, (UB)      4.750        07/01/54           6,013,596  
    1,040,000        Florida Municipal Loan Council, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000        11/01/25           1,017,335  
    1,590,000        Florida Municipal Loan Council, Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000        11/01/26           1,492,717  
    2,000,000        Fort Myers, Florida, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019A      4.000        10/01/49           1,791,130  
    5,875,000        Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Health System Revenue Bonds, BayCare Health System Series 2024C      5.250        11/15/49           6,154,595  
    3,760,000     (a)    Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Health System Revenue Bonds, BayCare Health System Series 2024C, (UB)      4.125        11/15/51           3,430,334  
    13,480,000        Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Florida Health Sciences Center Inc D/B/A Tampa General Hospital, Series 2020A      4.000        08/01/50           11,557,972  
    5,060,000        Hollywood, Florida, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022      5.000        07/01/47           5,201,954  
    3,810,000        Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, Florida, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, City Center/Historic Convention Village, Series 2015A - AGM Insured      5.000        02/01/40           3,828,451  
    19,145,000        Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, Florida, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, City Center/Historic Convention Village, Series 2015A - AGM Insured      5.000        02/01/44           19,234,444  
    205,000        Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Miami Jewish Health System Inc. Project, Series 2017      5.000        07/01/32           197,337  
    5,035,000        Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Miami Jewish Health System Inc. Project, Series 2017      5.125        07/01/46           4,482,771  
    2,420,000        Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, University of Miami, Refunding Series 2024B      5.250        04/01/45           2,512,227  
    27,470,000        Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, University of Miami, Series 2018A      5.000        04/01/53           27,470,679  
    10,000,000        Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, Florida, Toll System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A      5.000        07/01/35           10,020,197  
    5,560,000        Miami-Dade County Health Facility Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Project, Refunding Series 2021A      4.000        08/01/51           4,887,314  
    3,000,000        Miami-Dade County Industrual Development Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Doral Academy, Seres 2018      5.000        01/15/48           2,845,813  
    7,000,000     (a)    Miami-Dade County School District, Florida, General Obligation Bonds, School Series 2022A - BAM Insured, (UB)      5.000        03/15/52           7,209,863  
    14,015,000        Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        10/01/41           14,080,868  
    4,715,000        Miami-Dade County, Florida, Public Facilities Revenue Bonds, Jackson Health System, Series 2017      5.000        06/01/38           4,796,786  
    7,000,000        Miami-Dade County, Florida, Transit System Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      4.000        07/01/48           6,225,162  

 

68    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       FLORIDA (continued)            
$     5,000,000        Miami-Dade County, Florida, Transit System Sales Surtax Revenue Bonds, Series 2022      5.000%        07/01/51      $          5,094,185  
    6,000,000        Miami-Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B      4.000        10/01/44           5,589,894  
    3,965,000        Miami-Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B      4.000        10/01/49           3,373,405  
    8,900,000        Miami-Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A      5.250        10/01/54           9,287,841  
    11,240,000        Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Orlando Health Obligated Group, Inc., Series 2022      4.000        10/01/52           9,680,978  
    3,260,000        Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Retirement Communities Project, Series 2024      5.000        08/01/54           3,134,119  
    1,095,000        Osceola County, Florida, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Osceola Parkway, Refunding & Improvement Capital Appreciation Series 2019A-2      0.000        10/01/32           813,282  
    4,250,000        Osceola County, Florida, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Osceola Parkway, Refunding & Improvement Series 2019A-1      5.000        10/01/49           4,300,663  
    2,155,000        Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Florida Retirement Communities Revenue Bonds, ACTS Retirement - Life Communities, Inc Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000        11/15/45           2,105,133  
    4,680,000        Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Retirement Communities Revenue Bonds, ACTS Retirement - Life Communities, Inc Obligated Group, Series 2016      5.000        11/15/32           4,743,110  
    8,200,000        Putnam County Development Authority, Florida, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Seminole Electric Cooperatice, Inc. Project, Refunding Series 2018A      5.000        03/15/42           8,242,785  
    12,170,000        Sarasota County Public Hospital District, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Sarasota Memorial Hospital Project, Series 2018      4.000        07/01/48           10,757,131  
    6,625,000        South Broward Hospital District, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      4.000        05/01/33           6,625,164  
    8,000,000        South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Baptist Health Systems of South Florida Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        08/15/42           8,052,715  
    8,595,000        South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Baptist Health Systems of South Florida Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        08/15/47           8,609,293  
    310,000        Tampa Sports Authority, Hillsborough County, Florida, Sales Tax Payments Special Purpose Bonds, Stadium Project, Series 1995 - NPFG Insured      5.750        10/01/25           313,070  
    4,000,000        Tampa, Florida, Health System Revenue Bonds, Baycare Health System, Series 2016A      4.000        11/15/46           3,489,822  
      7,400,000          Volusia County Educational Facilities Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Stetson University Inc. Project, Series 2015      5.000        06/01/45                 6,982,594  
       TOTAL FLORIDA                                 264,087,514  
       GEORGIA - 4.9% (2.9% of Total Investments)            
    10,235,000        Clarke County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Project, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/46           10,249,934  
    2,000,000        Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Wellstar Health System, Series 2017A      5.000        04/01/42           2,004,780  
    10,000,000        Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Wellstar Health System, Series 2017A      5.000        04/01/47           9,895,169  
    2,500,000        Columbia County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, WellStar Health System, Inc. Project, Series 2023B      5.125        04/01/53           2,525,408  
    5,300,000        Crisp County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Crisp County Hospital Project, Series 2021      4.000        07/01/46           4,813,719  
    5,725,000        Fayette County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Project, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/46           5,733,353  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    69


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL           DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       GEORGIA (continued)            
$     4,330,000        Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Wellstar Health System, Inc Project, Series 2017A      5.000%        04/01/42      $          4,340,348  
    7,250,000        Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Wellstar Health System, Inc Project, Series 2017A      5.000        04/01/47           7,173,998  
    6,370,000        Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Wellstar Health System, Inc Project, Series 2017A      4.000        04/01/50           5,527,431  
    9,495,000     (a)    Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Georgia Tech Facilities, Series 2024, (UB)      5.000        06/15/56           9,776,878  
    4,000,000        Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Project, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/46           4,005,836  
    5,000,000        Fulton County Development Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Project, Series 2019A      4.000        07/01/49           4,430,675  
    7,500,000        Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Northeast Georgia Health Services Inc., Series 2017B      5.500        02/15/42           7,614,207  
    2,000,000        Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Northeast Georgia Health Services Inc., Series 2021A      4.000        02/15/40           1,905,001  
    6,665,000        Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage Bonds, Series 2024A      4.700        12/01/54           6,604,686  
    8,000,000        Georgia Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2021      4.000        07/01/51           7,255,175  
    1,860,000        Georgia Ports Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2022      4.000        07/01/52           1,680,485  
    11,000,000        Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Authority, Georgia, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Wellstar Health System Inc., Series 2017A      4.000        04/01/42           10,003,326  
    1,350,000        Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2005      5.250        02/01/27           1,401,671  
    1,860,000        Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000        05/15/43           1,879,457  
    14,100,000        Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000        05/15/49           14,272,875  
    3,425,000        Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2023C, (Mandatory Put 9/01/30)      5.000        09/01/53           3,582,529  
    10,160,000     (a)    Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Georgia, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2023C, (Mandatory Put 9/01/30), (UB)      5.000        09/01/53           10,627,299  
    6,310,000        Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Third Indenture, Series 2015B      5.000        07/01/43           6,359,942  
    5,680,000        Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project J Bonds, Series 2015A      5.000        07/01/60           5,644,967  
    3,300,000        Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project J Bonds, Series 2015A      5.500        07/01/60           3,301,798  
    3,750,000        Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Project One Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2024A      5.250        01/01/49           3,945,096  
    4,710,000        Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Project One Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2024A - BAM Insured      5.250        01/01/54           4,927,548  
      8,230,000          Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Mercer University, Series 2015      5.000        10/01/40                 8,238,873  
       TOTAL GEORGIA                                 169,722,464  
       HAWAII - 0.4% (0.2% of Total Investments)            
    10,000,000     (a)    Hawaii State, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series 2025B, (UB)      5.000        07/01/49           10,373,159  
      3,500,000          Honolulu City and County, Hawaii, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, First Bond Resolution, Green Senior Series 2023      5.000        07/01/48           3,640,497  
       TOTAL HAWAII                                 14,013,656  
       IDAHO - 1.0% (0.6% of Total Investments)            
    5,000,000        Boise City Water Renewal System, Idaho, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2022      5.000        09/01/47           5,157,597  
    855,000        Boise State University, Idaho, General Revenue Bonds, Project & Refunding Series 2025A      5.000        04/01/50           884,712  
    3,860,000        Boise State University, Idaho, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A      5.250        04/01/53           4,012,423  

 

70    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL          DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
        IDAHO (continued)            

$

 

7,885,000

      Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s Health System Project, Series 2021A      4.000%        03/01/51      $          6,828,199  
 

2,080,000

      Idaho Housing and Finance Association, GNMA Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, Wedgewood Terrace Project, Series 2002A-1      7.250        03/20/37           2,103,378  
 

5,500,000

  

(b)

   Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Nonprofit Facilities Revenue Bonds, The College of Idaho Project, Series 2023      5.875        11/01/53           5,483,027  
 

2,680,000

  

(a)

   Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds,
Series 2024A, (UB)
     4.600        01/01/49           2,628,219  
 

4,790,000

  

(a)

   Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds,
Series 2024A, (UB)
     4.650        01/01/54           4,695,195  
   

3,325,000

        Spring Valley Community Infrastructure District 1, Eagle, Idaho, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2024      6.250        09/01/53                 3,409,863  
        TOTAL IDAHO               35,202,613  
       

 

 
        ILLINOIS - 15.4% (9.2% of Total Investments)            
 

1,000,000

      Board of Regents of Illinois State University, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A - AGM Insured      5.000        04/01/34           1,031,671  
 

285,000

      Board of Regents of Illinois State University, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A - AGM Insured      5.000        04/01/37           291,986  
 

1,370,000

      Board of Regents of Illinois State University, Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A - AGM Insured      5.000        04/01/38           1,399,929  
 

4,595,000

      Bolingbrook, Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2002B - FGIC Insured      0.000        01/01/32           3,426,566  
 

4,000,000

      Bolingbrook, Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2002B - FGIC Insured      0.000        01/01/34           2,696,390  
 

11,000,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Dedicated Capital Improvement Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2016      6.000        04/01/46           11,211,435  
 

3,155,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Dedicated Capital Improvement Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2023      5.750        04/01/48           3,315,800  
 

5,750,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Refunding Series 2017H      5.000        12/01/36           5,570,448  
 

6,920,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Refunding Series 2018D      5.000        12/01/46           6,437,621  
 

11,450,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Series 2016A      7.000        12/01/44           11,541,521  
 

1,785,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Series 2016B      6.500        12/01/46           1,808,691  
 

23,535,000

  

(b)

   Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Series 2017A      7.000        12/01/46           24,311,128  
 

2,900,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Series 2022A      5.000        12/01/47           2,743,967  
 

2,175,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Revenues, Series 2023A      6.000        12/01/49           2,292,521  
 

685,000

      Chicago Board of Education, Illinois, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Dedicated Tax Revenues, Series 1999A - NPFG Insured      5.500        12/01/26           693,191  
 

4,000,000

     

Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois, Sales Tax Receipts Revenue Bonds, Second Lien

Series 2020A

     4.000        12/01/50           3,470,027  
 

14,765,000

     

Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois, Sales Tax Receipts Revenue Bonds, Second Lien

Series 2020A - BAM Insured

     4.000        12/01/50           13,005,948  
 

4,000,000

      Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien Series 2018B      5.000        01/01/53           4,001,384  
 

15,000,000

  

(a)

   Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien Series 2024B, (UB)      5.250        01/01/53           15,724,979  
 

1,000,000

  

(a)

   Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Chicago Works Series 2023A, (UB)      5.500        01/01/40           1,038,163  
 

4,000,000

      Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000        01/01/40           3,945,562  
 

5,425,000

      Chicago, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A      5.500        01/01/49           5,435,315  
 

12,190,000

     

Chicago, Illinois, Wastewater Transmission Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Project,

Series 2023A - AGM Insured

     5.250        01/01/53           12,717,276  
 

2,000,000

     

Chicago, Illinois, Wastewater Transmission Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Project,

Series 2023A - AGM Insured

     5.250        01/01/58           2,065,922  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    71


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       ILLINOIS (continued)            

$

 

7,240,000

 

(a)

   Chicago, Illinois, Water Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Series 2023A - AGM Insured, (UB)      5.250%        11/01/53      $          7,479,975  
 

6,030,000

     Chicago, Illinois, Water Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Series 2023A - AGM Insured      5.500        11/01/62           6,353,860  
 

4,500,000

     Cook County Community College District 508, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Chicago City Colleges, Series 2017      5.000        12/01/47           4,480,344  
 

3,500,000

     Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Corporate Purpose Series 2018A      4.000        12/01/43           3,190,709  
 

2,750,000

     Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Field Museum of Natural History, Series 2002.RMKT      3.900        11/01/36           2,720,690  
 

5,265,000

     Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Field Museum of Natural History, Series 2002.RMKT      5.500        11/01/36           5,274,749  
 

3,215,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Health Services Facility Lease Revenue Bonds, Provident Group - UIC Surgery Center, LLC - University of Illinois Health Services Facility Project, Series 2020      4.000        10/01/50           2,710,224  
 

790,000

 

(e)

   Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Alliance, Series 2016C, (Pre-refunded 2/15/27)      4.000        02/15/41           799,827  
 

25,090,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Alliance, Series 2016C      4.000        02/15/41           23,082,542  
 

3,500,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health/fkaPresence Health Network, Series 2016C      5.000        02/15/32           3,569,278  
 

55,000

 

(e)

   Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health/fkaPresence Health Network, Series 2016C, (Pre-refunded 2/15/27)      4.000        02/15/41           55,684  
 

1,200,000

 

(e)

   Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health/fkaPresence Health Network, Series 2016C, (Pre-refunded 2/15/27)      4.000        02/15/41           1,214,927  
 

3,000,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health/fkaPresence Health Network, Series 2016C      5.000        02/15/41           3,019,448  
 

2,500,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Bradley University, Refunding Series 2021A      4.000        08/01/51           2,000,922  
 

1,000,000

 

(b)

   Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, DePaul College Prep Foundation, Series 2023A      5.625        08/01/53           1,025,440  
 

16,165,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health Corporation, Series 2016      5.000        12/01/40           16,165,171  
 

10,945,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Northshore - Edward-Elmhurst Health Credit Group, Series 2022A      4.000        08/15/42           10,153,592  
 

5,285,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Northshore - Edward-Elmhurst Health Credit Group, Series 2022A      5.000        08/15/51           5,389,175  
 

22,590,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, OSF Healthcare System, Series 2015A      5.000        11/15/45           22,276,607  
 

7,285,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Refunding Series 2015C      5.000        08/15/35           7,296,058  
 

4,135,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Refunding Series 2015C      5.000        08/15/44           4,022,058  
 

5,410,000

     Illinois FInance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises, Inc., Series 2017A      5.000        03/01/47           5,271,672  
 

14,200,000

     Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, The Carle Foundation, Fixed Period Series 2021A      4.000        08/15/41           13,104,106  
 

11,860,000

 

(a)

   Illinois Housing Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024I, (UB)      4.625        04/01/50           11,647,541  
 

5,000,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, December Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/34           5,110,017  
 

2,000,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, December Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/35           2,039,562  
 

5,420,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, December Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/39           5,488,967  
 

1,750,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, January Series 2016      5.000        01/01/32           1,761,496  
 

3,565,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, June Series 2016      5.000        06/01/26           3,624,272  
 

4,170,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, June Series 2022A      5.500        03/01/47           4,296,276  
 

17,000,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2018A      6.000        05/01/26           17,414,970  
 

4,485,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2018A      6.000        05/01/27           4,693,900  
 

1,115,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2020      5.500        05/01/30           1,171,270  
 

5,305,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2020      5.500        05/01/39           5,565,928  
 

2,360,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2020      5.750        05/01/45           2,463,753  
 

4,825,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, May Series 2023B      5.500        05/01/47           4,972,675  

 

72    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       ILLINOIS (continued)            

$

 

9,710,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, October Series 2016      5.000%        02/01/27      $          9,959,889  
 

5,000,000

     Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, October Series 2022C      5.500        10/01/41           5,305,999  
 

29,430,000

     Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2015A      5.000        01/01/40           29,199,392  
 

10,000,000

     Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2019A      5.000        01/01/44           10,167,028  
 

12,010,000

     Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2020A      5.000        01/01/45           12,276,329  
 

9,640,000

     Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021A      4.000        01/01/42           9,220,831  
 

10,455,000

     Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021A      5.000        01/01/46           10,766,241  
 

5,410,000

     Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2023A      5.250        01/01/43           5,735,170  
 

5,420,000

     Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Illinois FIRST Program, Series 2001 - FGIC Insured      6.000        11/01/26           5,509,753  
 

1,175,000

     Macon and DeWitt Counties Community Unit School District 2 Maroa-Forsyth, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021 - AGM Insured      4.000        12/01/41           1,126,757  
 

5,080,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Refunding Series 2020A      5.000        06/15/50           5,043,798  
 

8,800,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Series 2015A      5.500        06/15/53           8,817,122  
 

4,750,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Series 2017A      5.000        06/15/57           4,625,882  
 

33,000,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Capital Appreciation Refunding Series 2010B-1 - AGM Insured      0.000        06/15/45           11,918,485  
 

5,355,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Capital Appreciation Refunding Series 2010B-1 - AGM Insured      0.000        06/15/46           1,818,883  
 

195,000

 

(e)

   Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A, (ETM)      0.000        06/15/30           162,853  
 

3,505,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A      0.000        06/15/30           2,834,384  
 

28,000,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A - AGM Insured      0.000        12/15/35           18,005,431  
 

3,280,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A - NPFG Insured      0.000        06/15/37           1,854,667  
 

11,715,000

     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series 2002A - NPFG Insured      0.000        12/15/38           6,051,097  
 

2,955,000

 

(e)

   Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Revenue Bonds, McCormick Place Hospitality Facility, Series 1996A, (ETM)      7.000        07/01/26           3,027,083  
 

2,300,000

     Regional Transportation Authority, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000A - NPFG Insured      6.500        07/01/30           2,545,964  
 

2,855,000

     Sangamon County School District 186 Springfield, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Alternate Revenue Source Series 2023 - AGM Insured      5.500        06/01/58           3,001,683  
   

2,500,000

       Sangamon County Water Reclamation District, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds Alternate Revenue Source, Project & Refunding Series 2019A - BAM Insured      4.000        01/01/44                 2,318,296  
       TOTAL ILLINOIS               532,378,143  
      

 

 
       INDIANA - 2.7% (1.6% of Total Investments)            
 

6,000,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Valparaiso University Project, Series 2014      5.000        10/01/44           5,762,545  
 

7,000,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana Unversity Health Obligation Group, Fixed Rate Series 2019A      4.000        12/01/49           6,141,113  
 

1,875,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana Unversity Health Obligation Group, Refunding 2015A      4.000        12/01/40           1,747,347  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    73


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       INDIANA (continued)            

$

 

3,400,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Indiana Unversity Health Obligation Group, Refunding 2015A      5.000%        12/01/40      $          3,401,587  
 

13,415,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Reid Health Series 2022 - AGM Insured      5.000        01/01/52           13,244,650  
 

11,000,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Wastewater Utility Revenue Bonds, CWA Authority Project, First Lien Green Series 2016A      5.000        10/01/46           11,043,463  
 

12,820,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Wastewater Utility Revenue Bonds, CWA Authority Project, First Lien Green Series 2022B      5.250        10/01/52           13,241,401  
 

5,130,000

     Indiana Finance Authority, Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Citizens Energy Group Project, First Lien Series 2016A      5.000        10/01/46           5,168,449  
 

8,000,000

 

(a)

   Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024D-1, (UB)      4.750        07/01/54           7,938,741  
 

1,000,000

     Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel Senior Series 2023E      6.000        03/01/53           1,045,238  
 

3,460,000

     Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Revenue Bonds, Convention Center Hotel Subordinate Series 2023F-1 - BAM Insured      5.000        03/01/53           3,536,820  
 

8,040,000

     Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Revenue Bonds, Stormwater Project, Green Series 2022C      5.000        01/01/52           8,285,768  
 

9,560,000

     Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Series 1999E - AMBAC Insured      0.000        02/01/26           9,300,421  
 

1,000,000

     Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, Indiana, Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series 2024      5.250        01/01/49           1,051,392  
   

1,580,000

       Zionsville Community Schools Building Corporation, Boone County, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2005Z - AGM Insured      0.000        01/15/28                 1,433,645  
       TOTAL INDIANA               92,342,580  
      

 

 
       IOWA - 1.0% (0.6% of Total Investments)            
 

6,775,000

     Iowa Finance Authority Senior Living Facilities Revenue Bonds, Sunrise Retirement Community Project, Refunding Series 2021      5.000        09/01/51           4,987,791  
 

8,250,000

 

(e)

   Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Refunding Series 2022, (Pre-refunded 12/01/32)      5.000        12/01/50           9,211,223  
 

7,000,000

 

(e)

   Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa, Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds, Iowa Fertilizer Company Project, Refunding Series 2022, (Pre-refunded 12/01/32), (Mandatory Put 12/01/42)      5.000        12/01/50           7,815,583  
 

3,085,000

     Iowa Finance Authority, Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Northcrest Inc. Project, Series 2018A      5.000        03/01/48           2,817,866  
 

4,700,000

 

(e)

   Xenia Rural Water District, Iowa, Water Revenue Bonds, Refunding Capital Loan Note Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 12/01/26)      5.000        12/01/36           4,847,533  
   

5,990,000

 

(e)

   Xenia Rural Water District, Iowa, Water Revenue Bonds, Refunding Capital Loan Note Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 12/01/26)      5.000        12/01/41                 6,178,027  
       TOTAL IOWA               35,858,023  
      

 

 
       KANSAS - 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
 

5,000,000

     Ellis County Unified School District 489 Hays, Kansas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2022B - AGM Insured      5.000        09/01/42           5,189,106  
 

3,050,000

     Ellis County Unified School District 489 Hays, Kansas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2022B - AGM Insured      5.000        09/01/47           3,136,465  
 

3,700,000

     Kansas Municipal Energy Agency, Power Project Revenue Bonds, Dogwood Project, Series 2018A - BAM Insured      5.000        04/01/38           3,759,295  
 

6,000,000

     Lawrence, Kansas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Series 2018A      5.000        07/01/43           6,018,156  
   

6,465,000

       Lawrence, Kansas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Series 2018A      5.000        07/01/48                 6,468,593  
       TOTAL KANSAS               24,571,615  
      

 

 

 

74    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       KENTUCKY - 1.1% (0.7% of Total Investments)            

$

 

6,010,000

     Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds, Norton Healthcare Inc., Series 2000B - NPFG Insured      0.000%        10/01/28      $          5,162,997  
 

1,300,000

     Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Owensboro Health, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000        06/01/37           1,304,151  
 

700,000

 

(a)

   Kentucky Housing Corporation, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2024C, (UB)      4.400        07/01/44           684,251  
 

1,290,000

 

(a)

   Kentucky Housing Corporation, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2024C, (UB)      4.600        07/01/49           1,264,253  
 

4,855,000

 

(a)

   Kentucky Housing Corporation, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2024C, (UB)      4.650        01/01/55           4,749,834  
 

5,000,000

     Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, Toll Revenue Bonds, Downtown Crossing Project, Convertible Capital Appreciation First Tier Series 2013C      6.750        07/01/43           5,639,133  
 

8,610,000

     Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, Toll Revenue Bonds, Downtown Crossing Project, Convertible Capital Appreciation First Tier Series 2013C      6.875        07/01/46           9,740,341  
   

10,000,000

 

(a)

   Public Energy Authority of Kentucky, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A-1, (Mandatory Put 7/01/30), (UB)      5.000        05/01/55                 10,389,679  
       TOTAL KENTUCKY               38,934,639  
      

 

 
       LOUISIANA - 2.2% (1.3% of Total Investments)            
 

5,945,000

     Ascension Parish Industrial development Board, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Impala Warehousing (US) LLC Project, Series 2013      6.000        07/01/36           5,946,166  
 

5,000,000

     East Baton Rouge Parish Capital Improvement District, Louisiana, MOVEBR Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2019      5.000        08/01/48           5,043,342  
 

1,870,000

     Jefferson Sales Tax District, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Special Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B - AGM Insured      5.000        12/01/42           1,887,700  
 

3,900,000

 

(a)

   Louisiana Housing Corporation, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Home Ownership Program, Series 2024A, (UB)      4.550        12/01/49           3,846,121  
 

1,875,000

 

(a)

   Louisiana Housing Corporation, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Home Ownership Program, Series 2024A, (UB)      4.650        12/01/54           1,837,395  
 

1,965,000

     Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission Projects, Refunding Series 2023      5.000        02/01/41           2,040,220  
 

3,600,000

 

(b)

   Louisiana Publc Facilities Authority, Lousiana, Revenue Bonds, Young Audiences Charter School, Series 2019A      5.000        04/01/49           3,007,927  
 

1,695,000

     Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, Provident Group-Flagship Properties LLC - Louisiana State University Nicolson Gateway Project, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/46           1,669,191  
 

13,590,000

     Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        05/15/46           13,485,630  
 

20,000

 

(e)

   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 5/15/26)      4.000        05/15/35           20,168  
 

2,345,000

     Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2016      4.000        05/15/36           2,315,883  
 

20,000

 

(e)

   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Refunding Series 2016, (Pre-refunded 5/15/26)      5.000        05/15/47           20,371  
 

3,615,000

     Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2023A      5.000        07/01/48           3,683,085  
 

10,765,000

     Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2023A      5.250        07/01/53           11,039,088  
 

3,500,000

     New Orleans Aviation Board, Louisiana, General Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2024C-1      5.000        01/01/54           3,559,628  
 

10,000,000

     New Orleans, Louisiana, General Obligation Bonds, Public Improvement Series 2024A      5.000        12/01/53           10,161,812  
 

5,000,000

     Saint Tammany Parish Hospital Service District 1, Louisiana, Hospital Revenue Bonds, St. Tammany Parish Hospital Project, Refunding Series 2018A      5.000        07/01/48           4,847,255  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    75


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       LOUISIANA (continued)            

$

 

1,355,000

       Shreveport, Louisiana, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      5.000%        12/01/40      $          1,342,668  
       TOTAL LOUISIANA               75,753,650  
      

 

 
       MAINE - 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
 

6,300,000

     Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/41           5,849,987  
 

8,675,000

     Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, MaineHealth Issue, Series 2018A      5.000        07/01/43           8,726,518  
   

11,150,000

       Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, MaineHealth Issue, Series 2020A      4.000        07/01/50                 9,657,106  
       TOTAL MAINE               24,233,611  
      

 

 
       MARYLAND - 1.6% (0.9% of Total Investments)            
 

5,905,000

     Baltimore, Maryland, Convention Center Hotel Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        09/01/46           5,643,815  
 

8,610,000

     Baltimore, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Water Projects, Subordinate Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/41           8,684,680  
 

2,000,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, LifeBridge Health Issue, Series 2016      5.000        07/01/47           1,974,516  
 

4,000,000

     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Maryland Medical System Issue, Taxable Series 2017D      4.000        07/01/48           3,576,701  
 

4,125,000

     Maryland Stadium Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, Built To Learn, Series 2022A      4.000        06/01/47           3,825,934  
 

17,000,000

     Maryland Stadium Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baltimore City Public Schools Construction & Revitalization Program, Series 2018A      5.000        05/01/42           17,387,345  
 

3,000,000

     Maryland Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Transportation Facilities Projects, Series 2020      4.000        07/01/39           2,948,275  
 

3,000,000

     Maryland Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Transportation Facilities Projects, Series 2020      4.000        07/01/50           2,745,690  
 

4,000,000

     Montgomery County, Maryland, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2015      5.000        12/01/44           3,984,675  
 

1,150,000

     Rockville Mayor and Council, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Ingleside King Farm Project, Series 2017A-1      5.000        11/01/37           1,125,905  
   

2,250,000

       Rockville Mayor and Council, Maryland, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B      5.000        11/01/47                 2,034,931  
       TOTAL MARYLAND               53,932,467  
      

 

 
       MASSACHUSETTS - 2.8% (1.7% of Total Investments)            
 

4,000,000

     Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical School District, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, School Series 2025      4.000        04/01/49           3,639,362  
 

6,035,000

     Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical School District, Massachusetts, General Obligation Bonds, School Series 2025      4.000        04/01/50           5,459,586  
 

10,000,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Boston Children’s Hospital Series 2024T      5.250        03/01/54           10,498,678  
 

930,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Boston Medical Center Issue, Green Bonds, Series 2015D      5.000        07/01/44           913,152  
 

3,890,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Boston University, Refunding Series 2023FF      5.000        10/01/48           4,043,110  
 

3,630,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, CareGroup Issue, Series 2018J-2      5.000        07/01/53           3,631,077  
 

1,100,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Issue, Series 2016N      5.000        12/01/46           1,085,923  
 

2,070,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Emerson College, Series 2015      4.500        01/01/45           1,888,997  
 

4,100,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Partners HealthCare System Issue, Series 2017S-1      4.000        07/01/36           4,008,970  
 

1,380,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Western New England University, Series 2015      5.000        09/01/40           1,359,529  
 

1,545,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Western New England University, Series 2015      5.000        09/01/45           1,464,474  
 

3,000,000

     Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, WGBH Educational Foundation, Series 2002A - AMBAC Insured      5.750        01/01/42           3,437,228  

 

76    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MASSACHUSETTS (continued)            

$

 

26,750,000

     Massachusetts State, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan, Series 2015B      4.000%        05/01/45      $          24,912,205  
 

5,000,000

     Massachusetts State, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan, Series 2022C      5.250        10/01/52           5,241,306  
 

14,000,000

     Massachusetts State, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan, Series 2023A      5.000        05/01/48           14,480,511  
   

12,000,000

       Massachusetts State, Transportation Fund Revenue Bonds, Rail Enhancement Program, Series 2022B      5.000        06/01/52                 12,274,205  
       TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS               98,338,313  
      

 

 
       MICHIGAN - 9.7% (5.8% of Total Investments)            
 

315,000

     Advanced Technology Academy, Michigan, Public School Academy Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019      5.000        11/01/34           317,162  
 

1,000,000

     Conner Creek Academy East, Michigan, Public School Revenue Bonds, Series 2007      5.250        11/01/36           775,734  
 

2,000,000

     County of Calhoun Hospital Finance Authority, Michigan, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Oaklawn Hospital, Refunding Series 2016      5.000        02/15/47           1,825,868  
 

2,350,000

     Detroit, Michigan, Senior Lien Sewerage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001B - NPFG Insured      5.500        07/01/29           2,449,124  
 

15,000

     Detroit, Michigan, Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Second Lien Series 2004A - AGM Insured      5.000        07/01/34           15,025  
 

1,700,000

     Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority, Michigan, Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 - AGM Insured      5.000        04/01/43           1,723,165  
 

1,100,000

     Eastern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A - BAM Insured      5.000        03/01/33           1,120,323  
 

2,270,000

     Eastern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A - BAM Insured      5.000        03/01/36           2,305,192  
 

455,000

 

(e)

   Eastern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A, (Pre-refunded 3/01/28)      4.000        03/01/44           466,655  
 

10,710,000

     Eastern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A - AGM Insured      4.000        03/01/44           9,792,491  
 

8,900,000

     Grand Rapids and Kent County Joint Building Authority, Michigan, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Devos Place Project, Series 2001      0.000        12/01/25           8,725,229  
 

3,000,000

     Grand Rapids and Kent County Joint Building Authority, Michigan, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Devos Place Project, Series 2001      0.000        12/01/26           2,849,622  
 

100,000

     Grand Rapids and Kent County Joint Building Authority, Michigan, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Devos Place Project, Series 2001      0.000        12/01/27           91,817  
 

4,305,000

     Grand Rapids and Kent County Joint Building Authority, Michigan, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Devos Place Project, Series 2001      0.000        12/01/29           3,685,467  
 

1,000,000

     Grand Rapids Public Schools, Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding School Building & Site Series 2016 - AGM Insured      5.000        05/01/38           1,009,425  
 

1,250,000

     Grand Rapids Public Schools, Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2019 - AGM Insured      5.000        11/01/42           1,274,104  
 

1,850,000

     Grand Rapids Public Schools, Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2019 - AGM Insured      5.000        11/01/43           1,880,079  
 

2,500,000

     Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      5.000        01/01/43           2,535,140  
 

6,055,000

     Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      5.000        01/01/48           6,139,440  
 

4,295,000

     Grand Rapids, Michigan, Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Series 2020      5.000        01/01/45           4,391,415  
 

1,720,000

     Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Munson Healthcare, Series 2019A      5.000        07/01/36           1,767,684  
 

1,995,000

     Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Munson Healthcare, Series 2019A      5.000        07/01/39           2,031,464  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    77


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MICHIGAN (continued)            

$

 

1,005,000

     Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan, Sewer Disposal System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Second Lien Series 2016C      5.000%        07/01/32      $          1,017,376  
 

6,245,000

     Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan, Water Supply Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016C      5.000        07/01/32           6,340,472  
 

10,000,000

     Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan, Water Supply Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2016C      5.000        07/01/35           10,107,993  
 

27,955,000

     Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan, Water Supply Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/46           28,039,813  
 

6,910,000

     Hudsonville Public Schools, Ottawa and Allegan Counties, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2020-I      4.000        05/01/47           6,304,333  
 

1,265,000

     Jenison Public Schools, Ottawa County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017      5.000        05/01/30           1,308,120  
 

1,000,000

     Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Capital Improvement Series 2016      5.000        06/01/31           1,021,444  
 

1,445,000

     Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Capital Improvement Series 2016      5.000        06/01/34           1,472,263  
 

1,570,000

     Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Capital Improvement Series 2017A      5.000        06/01/36           1,619,281  
 

1,650,000

     Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Tax Capital Improvement Series 2017A      5.000        06/01/37           1,699,375  
 

2,375,000

     Kentwood Public Schools, Kent County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2023-II - AGM Insured      5.000        05/01/49           2,451,299  
 

2,395,000

     Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 - AGM Insured      5.000        01/15/38           2,445,669  
 

4,000,000

     Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 - AGM Insured      5.000        01/15/43           4,040,358  
 

10,900,000

     Lansing Board of Water and Light, Michigan, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000        07/01/44           11,064,115  
 

3,000,000

     Lansing Board of Water and Light, Michigan, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000        07/01/48           3,025,774  
 

11,835,000

     Lansing Board of Water and Light, Michigan, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A      5.000        07/01/51           12,120,118  
 

1,325,000

     Lansing School District, Ingham County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building and Site Series 2019II      5.000        05/01/40           1,366,086  
 

2,085,000

     Lansing School District, Ingham County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016I      5.000        05/01/38           2,110,574  
 

2,200,000

     Lansing School District, Ingham County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016I      5.000        05/01/41           2,224,179  
 

2,200,000

     Lansing Township Downtown Development Authority, Ingham County, Michigan, Tax Increment Bonds, Series 2013A      5.950        02/01/42           2,079,843  
 

500,000

     Marquettte, Michigan, Electric Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/33           506,631  
 

1,500,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Distributable State Aid Revenue Bonds, Charter County of Wayne Criminal Justice Center Project, Senior Lien Series 2018      5.000        11/01/43           1,515,292  
 

17,500,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Distributable State Aid Revenue Bonds, Charter County of Wayne, Second Lien Refunding Series 2020      4.000        11/01/50           15,544,559  
 

10,005,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Distributable State Aid Revenue Bonds, Charter County of Wayne, Second Lien Refunding Series 2020      4.000        11/01/55           8,760,129  
 

3,500,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Higher Education Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds, Kalamazoo College Project, Refunding Series 2018      5.000        12/01/43           3,499,197  
 

4,665,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Local Government Loan Program Revenue Bonds, Detroit Water & Sewerage Department Sewage Disposal System Local Project, Second Lien Series 2015C      5.000        07/01/34           4,672,533  
 

1,070,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Local Government Loan Program Revenue Bonds, Detroit Water & Sewerage Department Sewage Disposal System Local Project, Second Lien Series 2015C      5.000        07/01/35           1,068,396  

 

78    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MICHIGAN (continued)            

$

 

175,000

 

(e)

   Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Refunding Series 2016MI, (Pre-refunded 6/01/26)      5.000%        12/01/45      $       

 

178,474

 

 

5,340,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Refunding Series 2016MI      5.000        12/01/45           5,325,783  
 

9,000,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Refunding Series 2016MI-2      4.000        03/01/51           7,676,597  
 

10,000,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Refunding Series 2017A-MI      4.000        12/01/36           9,552,981  
 

1,900,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Refunding Series 2017MI      5.000        12/01/30           1,949,817  
 

2,000,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Health Credit Group, Refunding Series 2019A-MI      4.000        12/01/49           1,726,239  
 

11,730,000

     Michigan Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset- Backed Bonds, 2006 Sold Tobacco Receipts Senior Current Interest Series 2020A-2      5.000        06/01/40           11,923,621  
 

9,060,000

 

(e)

   Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Refunding & Project Series 2010F-6, (Pre-refunded 11/15/26)      4.000        11/15/47           9,151,081  
 

1,270,000

     Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Refunding & Project Series 2010F-6      4.000        11/15/47           1,091,874  
 

10,000,000

 

(a)

   Michigan Housing Development Authority, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2025A, (UB)      4.850        12/01/45           10,180,744  
 

180,000

     Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, American Montessori Academy, Series 2007      6.500        12/01/37           180,015  
 

2,085,000

 

(e)

   Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Facilities Program, Refunding Series 2015-I, (Pre-refunded 10/15/25)      5.000        04/15/31           2,100,138  
 

14,915,000

     Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Facilities Program, Refunding Series 2015-I      5.000        04/15/31           14,996,035  
 

5,615,000

     Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Facilities Program, Refunding Series 2015-I      5.000        04/15/38           5,630,307  
 

8,300,000

     Michigan State University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019C      4.000        02/15/44           7,733,038  
 

3,000,000

     Michigan State University, General Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2019A      5.000        02/15/48           3,035,873  
 

1,950,000

     Michigan State, Comprehensive Transportation Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      5.000        11/15/29           1,953,258  
 

1,350,000

     Muskegon County, Michigan, General Obligation Wastewater Bonds, Management System 1, Refunding Series 2015      5.000        11/01/33           1,361,029  
 

1,730,000

     Muskegon County, Michigan, General Obligation Wastewater Bonds, Management System 1, Refunding Series 2015      5.000        11/01/36           1,743,190  
 

400,000

     Northern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000        12/01/33           417,756  
 

650,000

     Northern Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000        12/01/35           678,282  
 

665,000

     Novi Community School District, Oakland County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2022-II      4.000        05/01/47           614,653  
 

1,510,000

     Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Limited Tax Series 2018      5.000        04/01/43           1,547,999  
 

810,000

     Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/35           818,379  
 

5,240,000

     Troy School District, Oakland County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2023      5.000        05/01/52           5,376,346  
 

1,065,000

 

(e)

   University of Michigan, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 4/01/27)      5.000        04/01/36           1,104,810  
 

2,000,000

 

(e)

   University of Michigan, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 4/01/27)      5.000        04/01/42           2,074,760  
 

5,000,000

 

(e)

   University of Michigan, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 4/01/27)      5.000        04/01/47           5,186,902  
 

7,200,000

 

(a),(e)

   University of Michigan, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 4/01/27), (UB)      5.000        04/01/47           7,469,138  
 

1,000,000

     Wayne County Airport Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Senior Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/42           1,011,203  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    79


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MICHIGAN (continued)            

$

 

2,200,000

     Wayne County Airport Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Series 2015D      5.000%        12/01/45      $          2,202,088  
 

5,000,000

     Wayne State University, Michigan, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000        11/15/43           5,072,024  
 

2,590,000

     West Bloomfield School District, Oakland County, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, School Building & Site Series 2017 - AGM Insured      5.000        05/01/36           2,657,044  
 

1,500,000

     Western Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        11/15/40           1,500,241  
 

850,000

     Western Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        11/15/45           850,107  
 

3,335,000

     Western Michigan University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019A      5.000        11/15/44           3,381,581  
 

175,000

     Williamston Community School District, Michigan, Unlimited Tax General Obligation QSBLF Bonds, Series 1996 - NPFG Insured      5.500        05/01/25           175,000  
   

2,700,000

       Wyandotte, Michigan, Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A - BAM Insured      5.000        10/01/44                 2,710,671  
       TOTAL MICHIGAN               336,935,925  
      

 

 
       MINNESOTA - 5.5% (3.3% of Total Investments)            
 

285,000

     Baytown Township, Minnesota Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Saint Croix Preparatory Academy, Refunding Series 2016A      4.000        08/01/36           259,735  
 

875,000

     Bethel, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Spectrum High School Project, Series 2024      5.000        07/01/59           805,686  
 

3,565,000

     Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Tesfa International dba Twin Lakes STEM Academy Project, Series 2021A      5.250        06/15/56           2,376,650  
 

730,000

     Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Tesfa International dba Twin Lakes STEM Academy Project, Taxable Series 2021B      6.000        06/15/31           687,787  
 

350,000

     Chatfield, Minnesota, Healthcare and Housing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Chosen Valley Care Center Project, Refunding Series 2019      4.000        09/01/39           288,791  
 

1,700,000

     City of Ham Lake, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, DaVinci Academy Project, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/36           1,595,470  
 

4,005,000

     City of Milaca, Minnesota Refunding Revenue Bonds, Grandview Christian Home Project, Series 2016      5.000        10/01/41           3,868,276  
 

265,000

 

(b)

   Dakota County Community Development Agency, Minnesota, Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Walker Highview Hills LLC Project, Refunding Series 2016A      3.500        08/01/25           263,999  
 

1,000,000

 

(b)

   Dakota County Community Development Agency, Minnesota, Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Walker Highview Hills LLC Project, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        08/01/46           926,287  
 

590,000

     Deephaven, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Eagle Ridge Academy Project, Series 2015A      5.250        07/01/37           590,442  
 

3,600,000

 

(b)

   Deephaven, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Seven Hills Preparatory Academy Project, Series 2024A      6.125        06/15/61           3,320,571  
 

2,000,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      4.250        02/15/43           1,858,812  
 

1,300,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000        02/15/43           1,282,703  
 

4,050,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000        02/15/48           3,942,212  
 

6,650,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000        02/15/53           6,410,200  
 

3,000,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.250        02/15/53           3,011,515  

 

80    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MINNESOTA (continued)            

$

 

7,240,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.250%        02/15/58      $          7,275,312  
 

3,600,000

     Duluth Economic Development Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group, Series 2022B      5.250        06/15/47           3,710,753  
 

1,980,000

     GFW Independent School District No. 2365, Sibley, Renville, McLeod and Nicollet Counties, Minnesota, General Obligation School Building Bonds, Series 2023A      5.000        02/01/42           2,064,326  
 

1,125,000

     GFW Independent School District No. 2365, Sibley, Renville, McLeod and Nicollet Counties, Minnesota, General Obligation School Building Bonds, Series 2023A      4.125        02/01/52           1,070,679  
 

535,000

     Independence, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Paladin Career & Technical High School Project, Series 2021A      4.000        06/01/41           420,898  
 

9,840,000

     Independent School District 621, Mounds View, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2018A      4.000        02/01/41           9,594,280  
 

2,800,000

     Itasca County Independent School District 318, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A      4.000        02/01/37           2,800,604  
 

1,000,000

     Maple River Independent School District 2135, Minnesota, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2020A      4.000        02/01/50           904,090  
 

405,000

     Minneapolis, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Cyber Village Academy Project, Series 2022A      5.500        06/01/57           358,702  
 

2,250,000

     Minneapolis, Minnesota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Allina Health System, Series 2021      4.000        11/15/40           2,114,405  
 

2,530,000

     Minneapolis, Minnesota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Fairview Health Services, Series 2018A      4.000        11/15/48           2,125,133  
 

1,000,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2019A      5.000        01/01/33           1,060,039  
 

2,245,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2019A      5.000        01/01/44           2,271,831  
 

3,500,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2019A      5.000        01/01/49           3,523,693  
 

1,630,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2016C      5.000        01/01/37           1,653,400  
 

7,000,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2016C      5.000        01/01/46           7,024,145  
 

2,000,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2022A      4.125        01/01/47           1,846,618  
 

2,000,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2022A      4.250        01/01/52           1,841,779  
 

12,345,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2022A      5.000        01/01/52           12,534,698  
 

7,335,000

     Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2024A      5.000        01/01/52           7,480,572  
 

5,000,000

     Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series 2024A      5.250        01/01/54           5,133,715  
 

610,000

     Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Saint Thomas, Series 2022B      4.125        10/01/42           577,040  
 

1,000,000

     Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Saint Thomas, Series 2022B      4.125        10/01/42           945,968  
 

2,140,000

     Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Saint Thomas, Series 2022B      5.000        10/01/47           2,148,219  
 

1,000,000

     Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Housing Infrastructure State Appropriation Bonds, Series 2020D      4.000        08/01/42           960,298  
 

3,165,000

     Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Housing Infrastructure State Appropriation Bonds, Series 2021C      4.000        08/01/43           2,952,390  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    81


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MINNESOTA (continued)            

$

 

3,805,000

     Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Housing Infrastructure State Appropriation Bonds, Series 2022C      5.000%        08/01/41      $          3,994,761  
 

2,000,000

     Rochester, Minnesota, Electric Utility Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/42           2,031,488  
 

10,325,000

     Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Health Care Revenue Bonds, CentraCare Health System, Series 2019      5.000        05/01/48           10,276,461  
 

6,000,000

     Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Health Care Revenue Bonds, CentraCare Health System, Series 2019      4.000        05/01/49           5,206,846  
 

4,825,000

 

(b)

   Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Community School of Excellence, Series 2023      5.500        03/01/53           4,773,166  
 

2,000,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Refunding Series 2020A      5.000        09/01/55           1,834,613  
 

2,000,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Series 2016A      5.750        09/01/46           2,008,476  
 

530,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Hope Community Academy Project, Series 2020A      3.875        12/01/30           455,831  
 

4,170,000

     Saint Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Nova Classical Academy, Series 2016A      4.125        09/01/47           3,523,123  
 

1,000,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facility Revenue Bonds, HealthPartners Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        07/01/29           1,001,309  
 

4,000,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facility Revenue Bonds, HealthPartners Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        07/01/31           4,003,163  
 

3,420,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Facility Revenue Bonds, HealthPartners Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        07/01/33           3,420,619  
 

595,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Revenue Bonds, Fairview Health Services, Series 2017A      4.000        11/15/35           567,242  
 

1,470,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Revenue Bonds, Fairview Health Services, Series 2017A      4.000        11/15/43           1,255,140  
 

3,315,000

     Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Health Care Revenue Bonds, Fairview Health Services, Series 2017A      5.000        11/15/47           3,300,604  
 

800,000

     Saint Paul Port Authority, Minnesota, District Energy Revenue Bonds, Series 2023-3      4.750        10/01/43           779,818  
 

150,000

     Saint Paul, Minnesota, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      6.500        06/01/29           151,679  
 

1,070,000

     Saint Paul, Minnesota, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      6.375        06/01/42           1,050,772  
 

3,055,000

     Saint Paul, Minnesota, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      6.500        06/01/57           3,003,384  
 

850,000

     Sartell, Minnesota, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Country Manor Campus LLC Project, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        09/01/42           767,582  
 

4,270,000

     St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Higher Ground Academy Charter School, Series 2018      5.000        12/01/43           4,109,089  
 

3,595,000

 

(e)

   St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Hospital Revenue Bonds, HealthEast Inc., Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 11/15/25)      5.000        11/15/40           3,625,869  
 

5,315,000

 

(e)

   St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, Hospital Revenue Bonds, HealthEast Inc., Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 11/15/25)      5.000        11/15/44           5,360,638  
 

300,000

     Wayzata, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Folkestone Senior Living Community, Refunding Series 2019      5.000        08/01/32           301,780  
 

150,000

     Wayzata, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Folkestone Senior Living Community, Refunding Series 2019      5.000        08/01/33           150,809  

 

82    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MINNESOTA (continued)            

$

 

250,000

     Wayzata, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Folkestone Senior Living Community, Refunding Series 2019      5.000%        08/01/35      $          251,042  
 

600,000

     Wayzata, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Folkestone Senior Living Community, Refunding Series 2019      4.000        08/01/39           549,390  
 

2,000,000

     Wayzata, Minnesota Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Folkestone Senior Living Community, Refunding Series 2019      5.000        08/01/49           1,909,859  
 

3,000,000

     Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Minnesota, Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000        01/01/49           3,026,916  
   

730,000

       Winona Port Authority, Minnesota, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Bluffview Montessori School Project, Refunding Series 2016      4.750        06/01/46                 599,590  
       TOTAL MINNESOTA               189,173,782  
      

 

 
       MISSISSIPPI - 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)            
   

4,500,000

       Medical Center Educational Building Corporation, Mississippi, Revenue Bonds, University of Mississippi Medical Center New Facilities & Refinancing Project, Series 2017A      4.000        06/01/47                 4,125,946  
       TOTAL MISSISSIPPI               4,125,946  
      

 

 
       MISSOURI - 5.5% (3.3% of Total Investments)            
 

2,470,000

     Boone County, Missouri, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Boone Hospital Center, Refunding Series 2016      4.000        08/01/33           1,989,407  
 

4,590,000

     Boone County, Missouri, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Boone Hospital Center, Refunding Series 2016      5.000        08/01/35           3,850,199  
 

3,700,000

     Hannibal Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, Series 2017      5.000        10/01/47           3,386,460  
 

2,000,000

     Hazelwood School District, St. Louis County, Missouri, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding and Improvement Series 2023A - BAM Insured      5.000        03/01/42           2,082,185  
 

6,940,000

 

(a)

   Jackson County, Missouri, Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2023A, (UB)      5.250        12/01/47           7,258,950  
 

8,150,000

     Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corporation, Missouri, Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2004B-1 - AMBAC Insured      0.000        04/15/27           7,571,873  
 

5,000,000

     Kansas City Municipal Assistance Corporation, Missouri, Leasehold Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2004B-1 - AMBAC Insured      0.000        04/15/31           3,935,506  
 

2,475,000

     Kansas City, Missouri, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2018A      4.000        01/01/38           2,432,631  
 

4,470,000

     Kansas City, Missouri, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2018A      4.000        01/01/42           4,163,738  
 

1,475,000

     Kansas City, Missouri, Special Obligation Bonds, Kansas City Missouri Projects, Series 2021A      5.000        04/01/40           1,547,803  
 

1,750,000

     Kansas City, Missouri, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A      4.000        12/01/47           1,626,269  
 

2,490,000

     Maryland Heights, Missouri, Tax Increment and Special District Revenue Bonds, Westport Plaza Redevelopment Area, Series 2020      4.125        11/01/38           2,305,696  
 

2,450,000

     Metropolitan St. Louis Sewerage District, Missouri, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Improvement Series 2022B      5.250        05/01/52           2,565,664  
 

2,695,000

     Metropolitan St. Louis Sewerage District, Missouri, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B      5.000        05/01/44           2,774,694  
 

2,160,000

     Missouri Development Finance Board, Infrastructure Facilities Revenue Bonds, City of Independence Annual Appropriation Electric System, Refunding Series 2022 - AGM Insured      5.000        06/01/34           2,316,549  
 

3,000,000

     Missouri Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority, Revenue Bonds, Union Electric Company Project, Refunding Series 1998A      2.900        09/01/33           2,665,098  
 

1,350,000

     Missouri Health and Education Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Saint Luke’s Health System, Inc., Series 2016      5.000        11/15/35           1,363,200  
 

1,400,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Series 2017A      5.000        06/01/42           1,410,607  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    83


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MISSOURI (continued)            

$

 

1,830,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, BJC Health System, Series 2021A      4.000%        07/01/40      $          1,764,478  
 

14,000,000

 

(a)

   Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, BJC Health System, Series 2025A, (UB)      4.000        04/01/45           12,718,066  
 

1,500,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, BJC Health System, Variable Rate Demand Obligation Series 2013C, (Mandatory Put 1/01/46)      4.000        01/01/50           1,340,878  
 

4,165,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, CoxHealth, Fixed Series 2019A      4.000        11/15/44           3,863,071  
 

4,220,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, CoxHealth, Fixed Series 2019A      4.000        11/15/49           3,694,820  
 

17,300,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, CoxHealth, Series 2013A      5.000        11/15/48           16,750,990  
 

5,110,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, CoxHealth, Series 2015A      5.000        11/15/39           5,116,953  
 

1,400,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2014F      5.000        11/15/45           1,380,578  
 

1,050,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017C      4.000        11/15/36           1,031,726  
 

2,980,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017C      4.000        11/15/37           2,905,185  
 

2,620,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017C      5.000        11/15/42           2,635,606  
 

2,500,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017C      5.000        11/15/47           2,503,220  
 

28,565,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2020      4.000        06/01/53           23,504,096  
 

1,500,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mosaic Health System, Series 2019A      4.000        02/15/44           1,376,582  
 

2,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mosaic Health System, Series 2019A      4.000        02/15/49           1,802,660  
 

8,725,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mosaic Health System, Series 2019A      4.000        02/15/54           7,583,846  
 

3,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, SSM Health Care, Series 2022A      4.000        06/01/52           2,668,504  
 

10,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Series 2017A      4.000        05/15/42           9,244,659  
 

1,150,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2016A      5.000        02/01/46           1,086,726  
 

700,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2016B      5.000        02/01/34           701,294  
 

1,950,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2019A      5.000        02/01/42           1,951,915  
 

1,500,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2019C      5.000        02/01/42           1,502,978  
 

1,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2019C      4.000        02/01/48           813,390  
 

1,000,000

     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series 2024A      5.250        02/01/54           986,102  
 

5,000,000

     Saint Charles County Francis Howell School District, Missouri, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022      5.000        03/01/41           5,186,234  
 

2,000,000

     Saint Charles County Francis Howell School District, Missouri, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022      5.000        03/01/42           2,058,403  
 

1,675,000

     Saint Charles County Public Water Supply District 2, Missouri, Certificates of Participation, Refudning Series 2016C      4.000        12/01/31           1,678,133  
 

2,535,000

     Saint Charles County Public Water Supply District 2, Missouri, Certificates of Participation, Refudning Series 2016C      5.000        12/01/32           2,550,423  
 

3,500,000

     Saint Louis County Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Ranken-Jordan Project, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.000        11/15/41           3,300,400  
 

220,000

     Saint Louis County Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Revenue Bonds, Friendship Village of Sunset Hills, Series 2013A      5.875        09/01/43           220,009  

 

84    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       MISSOURI (continued)            

$

 

7,250,000

     Saint Louis County Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Revenue Bonds, Friendship Village Saint Louis Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.250%        09/01/53      $          6,980,000  
 

2,300,000

 

(b)

   Taney County Industrial Development Authority, Missouri, Sales Tax Revenue Improvement Bonds, Big Cedar Infrastructure Project Series 2023      6.000        10/01/49           2,182,461  
   

500,000

       The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri, Development Financing Revenue Bonds, Ballpark Village Development Project, Series 2017A      3.875        11/15/29                 478,379  
       TOTAL MISSOURI               188,809,294  
      

 

 
       MONTANA - 0.6% (0.3% of Total Investments)            
 

2,975,000

     Kalispell, Montana, Housing and Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds, Immanuel Lutheran Corporation, Series 2017A      5.250        05/15/47           2,523,063  
 

4,965,000

     Montana Facility Finance Authority, Healthcare Facility Revenue Bonds, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Series 2018B      5.000        07/01/48           4,918,628  
 

3,310,000

     Montana Facility Finance Authority, Montana, Health Facilities Reveue Bonds, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services Obligated Group, Series 2018      5.000        06/01/48           3,275,614  
 

1,825,000

     Montana Facility Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Billings Clinic Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000        08/15/48           1,807,217  
   

6,130,000

       Montana State Board of Regents of Higher Education, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 - AGM Insured      5.250        11/15/52                 6,410,106  
       TOTAL MONTANA               18,934,628  
      

 

 
       NEBRASKA - 1.2% (0.7% of Total Investments)            
 

14,165,000

     Central Plains Energy Project, Nebraska, Gas Project 3 Revenue Bonds, Refunding Crossover Series 2017A      5.000        09/01/42           14,725,758  
 

3,500,000

     Douglas County Hospital Authority 3, Nebraska, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Nebraska Methodist Health System, Refunding Series 2015      5.000        11/01/45           3,452,713  
 

1,900,000

     Douglas County School District 54, Ralston, Nebraska, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023      5.000        12/15/48           1,959,561  
 

2,150,000

     Madison County Hospital Authority 1, Nebraska, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Faith Regional Health Services Project, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/29           2,187,737  
 

2,000,000

     Madison County Hospital Authority 1, Nebraska, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Faith Regional Health Services Project, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/30           2,033,509  
 

1,000,000

     Madison County Hospital Authority 1, Nebraska, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Faith Regional Health Services Project, Series 2018      5.000        07/01/32           1,000,229  
 

820,000

     Madison County Hospital Authority 1, Nebraska, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Faith Regional Health Services Project, Series 2018      5.000        07/01/33           820,194  
 

2,000,000

     Madison County Hospital Authority 1, Nebraska, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Faith Regional Health Services Project, Series 2018      5.000        07/01/34           2,000,429  
 

5,110,000

     Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        04/01/38           5,223,638  
   

8,500,000

 

(a)

   Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024C, (UB)      4.800        09/01/54                 8,459,210  
       TOTAL NEBRASKA               41,862,978  
      

 

 
       NEVADA - 1.2% (0.7% of Total Investments)            
 

6,480,000

     Carson City, Nevada, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Project, Series 2017A      5.000        09/01/47           6,276,397  
 

7,525,000

     Clark County, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Stadium Improvement, Limited Tax Additionally Secured by Pledged Revenues, Series 2018A      5.000        05/01/48           7,577,054  
 

365,000

 

(b)

   Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Somerset Academy, Series 2018A      5.000        12/15/38           360,890  
 

2,170,000

     Henderson, Nevada, Limited Obligation Bonds, Local Improvement District T-18 Inspirada, Refunding Series 2016      4.000        09/01/26           2,161,024  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    85


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEVADA (continued)            

$

 

1,445,000

     Henderson, Nevada, Limited Obligation Bonds, Local Improvement District T-18 Inspirada, Refunding Series 2016      4.000%        09/01/27      $          1,426,267  
 

2,500,000

     Henderson, Nevada, Limited Obligation Bonds, Local Improvement District T-18 Inspirada, Refunding Series 2016      4.000        09/01/29           2,418,450  
 

2,745,000

     Henderson, Nevada, Limited Obligation Bonds, Local Improvement District T-18 Inspirada, Refunding Series 2016      4.000        09/01/30           2,619,630  
   

18,000,000

       Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Nevada, Convention Center Expansion Revenue Bonds, Series 2018B      5.000        07/01/43                 18,179,712  
       TOTAL NEVADA               41,019,424  
      

 

 
       NEW HAMPSHIRE - 0.2% (0.1% of Total Investments)            
 

1,500,000

     New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Concord Hospital, Series 2017      5.000        10/01/47           1,499,588  
 

1,115,000

     New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000        08/01/36           1,132,687  
   

2,935,000

       New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group, Series 2018A      5.000        08/01/37                 2,975,114  
       TOTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE               5,607,389  
      

 

 
       NEW JERSEY - 7.5% (4.5% of Total Investments)            
 

10,600,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, New Jersey Transit Corporation Projects Sublease, Refunding Series 2017B      5.000        11/01/25           10,682,027  
 

6,000,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Provident Group - Montclair Properties LLC, Montclair State University Student Housing Project, Refunding Series 2017 - AGM Insured      5.000        06/01/42           6,036,987  
 

20,890,000

 

(e)

   New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Refunding Series 2016BBB, (Pre-refunded 12/15/26)      5.500        06/15/30           21,718,746  
 

370,000

 

(e)

   New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Series 2018EEE, (Pre-refunded 12/15/28)      5.000        06/15/43           396,900  
 

2,515,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Series 2018EEE      5.000        06/15/43           2,547,171  
 

2,415,000

     New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction Bonds, Social Series 2021QQQ      4.000        06/15/50           2,109,179  
 

2,500,000

     New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/37           2,538,031  
 

26,320,000

     New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/43           26,250,728  
 

12,775,000

     New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000        07/01/51           11,549,246  
 

3,050,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series 2016A-1      5.000        06/15/28           3,101,270  
 

7,795,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series 2016A-1      5.000        06/15/29           7,915,592  
 

5,450,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Program Bonds, Series 2022BB      4.000        06/15/46           4,888,565  
 

4,390,000

 

(e)

   New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Program Bonds, Series 2022CC, (Pre-refunded 12/15/32)      5.500        06/15/50           5,082,961  
 

4,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Program Bonds, Series 2023AA      5.000        06/15/40           4,206,165  
 

4,890,000

 

(a)

   New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Program Bonds, Series 2023BB, (UB)      5.250        06/15/50           5,068,151  
 

5,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2010A      0.000        12/15/26           4,724,468  
 

16,495,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2010A      0.000        12/15/33           11,733,505  
 

1,815,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C      0.000        12/15/26           1,718,267  

 

86    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEW JERSEY (continued)            

$

 

10,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - FGIC Insured      0.000%        12/15/30      $          8,109,595  
 

38,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AGM Insured      0.000        12/15/33           27,145,319  
 

45,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AMBAC Insured      0.000        12/15/35           28,877,152  
 

10,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Refunding Series 2006C - AMBAC Insured      0.000        12/15/36           6,090,197  
 

5,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000        12/15/32           5,266,659  
 

5,000,000

     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2019BB      4.000        06/15/44           4,563,150  
 

12,370,000

     New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2005D-1 - AGM Insured      5.250        01/01/26           12,560,571  
 

1,160,000

     New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2017B      4.000        01/01/34           1,160,159  
 

1,500,000

     New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2017G      4.000        01/01/33           1,502,450  
 

5,500,000

 

(a)

   New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B, (UB)      5.000        01/01/46           5,706,117  
 

3,000,000

     Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, New Jersey, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A - NPFG Insured      0.000        09/01/25           2,964,826  
 

5,000,000

     South Jersey Transportation Authority, New Jersey, Transportation System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      5.250        11/01/52           5,134,569  
 

10,355,000

     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2018A      5.000        06/01/46           10,221,727  
 

4,710,000

     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2018A      5.250        06/01/46           4,729,707  
   

2,280,000

       Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2018B      5.000        06/01/46                 2,213,393  
       TOTAL NEW JERSEY               258,513,550  
      

 

 
       NEW MEXICO - 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)            
 

3,955,000

     New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Series 2019A      4.000        08/01/48           3,509,161  
   

1,000,000

       University of New Mexico, Revenue Bonds, System Improvement Series 2023 - AGM Insured      5.500        06/01/53                 1,069,373  
       TOTAL NEW MEXICO               4,578,534  
      

 

 
       NEW YORK - 12.2% (7.3% of Total Investments)            
 

7,000,000

     Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York, Payment in Lieu of Taxes Revenue Bonds, Barclays Center Project, Series 2009      0.000        07/15/45           2,482,570  
 

900,000

 

(e)

   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, New School University, Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25)      5.000        07/01/50           902,221  
 

11,930,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, New School University, Series 2015A      5.000        07/01/50           11,959,441  
 

1,000,000

 

(b)

   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Orange Regional Medical Center Obligated Group, Series 2017      5.000        12/01/33           981,724  
 

10,000,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose Series 2022A      4.000        03/15/39           9,643,920  
 

3,980,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose Series 2022A      5.000        03/15/46           4,103,336  
 

15,355,000

 

(a)

   Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose Series 2022A, (UB)      5.000        03/15/46           15,830,838  
 

4,115,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose Series 2022A      4.000        03/15/49           3,744,921  
 

14,800,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2019A. Bidding Group 1,2,3,4      4.000        03/15/48           13,389,896  
 

36,975,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2019D      4.000        02/15/47           34,046,554  
 

10,000,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2018E Group 2      5.000        03/15/40           10,245,358  
 

5,000,000

     Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A      5.000        03/15/54           5,167,201  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    87


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEW YORK (continued)            

$

 

1,645,000

     Genesee County Funding Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Rochester Regional Health Project, Series 2022A      5.250%        12/01/52      $          1,654,380  
 

10,000,000

     Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Goldman Sachs Headquarter Revenue Bonds, Series 2005      5.250        10/01/35           11,173,191  
 

5,000,000

     Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      5.000        09/01/37           5,185,526  
 

15,000,000

     Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Dedicated Tax Fund Bonds, Green Series 2024B-1      5.000        11/15/49           15,532,661  
 

8,620,000

 

(a)

   Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, University of Rochester Project, Series 2023A, (UB)      5.000        07/01/53           8,996,714  
 

5,000,000

     New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 2020 Series EE      4.000        06/15/42           4,726,151  
 

5,500,000

     New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 2020 Series GG-1      4.000        06/15/50           5,031,294  
 

6,140,000

     New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 2025 Series AA-1      5.250        06/15/53           6,482,612  
 

5,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2019 Series A-1      5.000        08/01/40           5,105,058  
 

6,300,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2021 Subseries C-1      4.000        05/01/46           5,762,896  
 

10,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2021 Subseries E-1      4.000        02/01/42           9,469,440  
 

13,000,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2022 Subseries F-1      5.000        02/01/47           13,401,501  
 

11,500,000

     New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Future Tax Secured Bonds, Subordinate Fiscal 2022 Subseries F-1      5.000        02/01/51           11,765,345  
 

2,060,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2017 Series B-1      5.000        12/01/41           2,078,877  
 

10,370,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2020 Series A-1      4.000        08/01/42           9,584,964  
 

3,500,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2020 Series D-1      4.000        03/01/50           3,098,695  
 

12,000,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2021 Series F-1      4.000        03/01/47           10,724,899  
 

12,000,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2022 Series A-1      5.000        08/01/47           12,295,134  
 

5,365,000

 

(a)

   New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 2024 Series A, (UB)      5.000        08/01/51           5,519,388  
 

5,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 1996J      5.500        02/15/26           5,008  
 

5,000

     New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal Series 1997H      6.125        08/01/25           5,009  
 

23,920,000

 

(b)

   New York Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Liberty Revenue Bonds, 3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1 Series 2014      5.000        11/15/44           23,816,929  
 

1,590,000

     New York Liberty Development Corporation, New York, Liberty Revenue Bonds, Secured by Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, Refunding Series 1WTC-2021 - BAM Insured      4.000        02/15/43           1,468,539  
 

5,900,000

     New York State Thruway Authority, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Bidding Group 1 Series 2022A      4.000        03/15/50           5,386,979  
 

4,000,000

     New York State Thruway Authority, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Transportation Series 2021A-1      4.000        03/15/44           3,717,962  
 

10,000,000

 

(a)

   New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Green Series 2023A, (UB)      5.000        03/15/63           10,241,861  
 

25,035,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2022A      5.000        03/15/45           26,114,877  
 

5,500,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, General Purpose, Series 2022A      5.000        03/15/46           5,715,971  

 

88    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NEW YORK (continued)            

$

 

7,500,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000%        03/15/40      $          7,713,656  
 

9,385,000

     New York State Urban Development Corporation, State Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A      5.000        03/15/49           9,698,786  
 

5,000,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        11/15/50           5,003,260  
 

10,725,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2013A      0.000        11/15/31           8,351,206  
 

1,105,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Lien Series 2013A      0.000        11/15/32           822,178  
 

1,300,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Series 2020A      5.000        11/15/54           1,315,824  
 

3,265,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Payroll Mobility Tax Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2022 A      5.000        05/15/44           3,404,247  
 

9,695,000

 

(a)

   Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Payroll Mobility Tax Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2022A - BAM Insured, (UB)      5.000        05/15/57           9,950,849  
 

4,360,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Real Estate Transfer Tax Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, TBTA Capital Lockbox Fund, Series 2025A      5.000        12/01/46           4,527,008  
 

6,500,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, TBTA Capital Lockbox-City Sales Tax, Series 2022A      5.000        05/15/47           6,704,357  
 

12,000,000

     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, TBTA Capital Lockbox-City Sales Tax, Series 2022A      5.250        05/15/52           12,509,438  
 

10,000,000

 

(a)

   Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, TBTA Capital Lockbox-City Sales Tax, Series 2024A-1 - BAM Insured, (UB)      5.250        05/15/59           10,485,736  
 

5,000,000

     TSASC Inc., New York, Tobacco Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2006      5.000        06/01/45           4,550,926  
   

820,000

       Westchester County Local Development Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Westchester Medical Center Obligated Group Project, Series 2023 - AGM Insured      5.750        11/01/48                 887,845  
       TOTAL NEW YORK               422,485,157  
      

 

 
       NORTH CAROLINA - 3.4% (2.1% of Total Investments)            
 

1,000,000

     Catawba County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Obligation Series 2014A      5.000        06/01/30           1,000,864  
 

730,000

     Catawba County, North Carolina, General Obligation Bonds, Limited Obligation Series 2014A      5.000        06/01/31           730,614  
 

1,365,000

     Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/42           1,378,184  
 

5,390,000

     Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International, Refunding Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/47           5,421,243  
 

5,000,000

     Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Charlotte Douglas International, Series 2023A      5.000        07/01/48           5,163,908  
 

2,325,000

     Charlotte, North Carolina, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      5.000        07/01/40           2,327,651  
 

4,000,000

     Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, North Carolina, Health Care Revenue Bonds, Doing Business as Atrium Health, Refunding Series 2018A      5.000        01/15/36           4,168,710  
 

2,000,000

 

(e)

   Greensboro, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Coliseum Complex Project, Series 2018A, (Pre-refunded 4/01/28)      5.000        04/01/42           2,113,720  
 

500,000

     Henderson County, North Carolina, Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2015      5.000        10/01/31           502,997  
 

6,140,000

 

(e)

   New Hanover County, North Carolina, Hospital Revenue Bonds, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Series 2017, (Pre-refunded 10/01/27)      5.000        10/01/47           6,418,449  
 

1,800,000

     North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        10/01/40           1,807,263  
 

2,500,000

     North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2023      5.000        10/01/52           2,567,730  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    89


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NORTH CAROLINA (continued)            

$

 

3,900,000

     North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Duke University Project, Refunding Series 2016B      5.000%        07/01/42      $          3,913,290  
 

1,605,000

 

(e)

   North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Duke University Project, Series 2015 A, (Pre-refunded 10/01/25)      5.000        10/01/55           1,617,297  
 

9,485,000

 

(a),(e)

   North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Duke University Project, Series 2015 A, (Pre-refunded 10/01/25), (UB)      5.000        10/01/55           9,557,673  
 

5,000,000

     North Carolina Capital Facilities Financing Agency, Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, Wake Forest University, Refunding Series 2016      4.000        01/01/37           4,990,579  
 

2,500,000

     North Carolina Capital Facilities Financing Agency, Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, Wake Forest University, Series 2018      5.000        01/01/48           2,529,220  
 

700,000

     North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Southminster Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000        10/01/31           704,632  
 

2,720,000

     North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Southminster Project, Refunding Series 2016      5.000        10/01/37           2,722,036  
 

3,000,000

     North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Wake Forest Baptist Obligated Group, Series 2012A      5.000        12/01/45            3,003,836  
 

1,545,000

     North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        01/01/28           1,559,105  
 

1,500,000

     North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        01/01/32           1,511,760  
 

835,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C      0.000        07/01/28           731,921  
 

800,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C      0.000        07/01/30           637,272  
 

850,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C      0.000        07/01/31           643,616  
 

2,400,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C      0.000        07/01/33           1,641,015  
 

3,160,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C      0.000        07/01/36           1,844,604  
 

3,100,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C      0.000        07/01/37           1,716,726  
 

1,900,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2017C      0.000        07/01/40           887,772  
 

2,200,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2017 - AGM Insured      5.000        01/01/39           2,228,910  
 

1,000,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2018      5.000        01/01/40           1,020,382  
 

150,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000        01/01/31           121,841  
 

4,375,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000        01/01/33           3,258,629  
 

2,300,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000        01/01/34           1,634,167  
 

2,380,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000        01/01/35           1,611,846  
 

7,575,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000        01/01/37           4,623,609  
 

1,470,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B - AGC Insured      0.000        01/01/38           848,954  
 

10,000,000

     North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2019      5.000        01/01/49           9,934,843  
 

3,040,000

     Oak Island, North Carolina, Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015      5.000        06/01/33           3,042,338  
 

2,500,000

     Raleigh, North Carolina, Combined Enterprise System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2016A      4.000        03/01/46           2,378,133  
 

1,250,000

     Sampson County, North Carolina, Limited Obligaiton Bonds, Refunding Series 2017      4.000        09/01/35           1,222,758  

 

90    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       NORTH CAROLINA (continued)            

$

 

1,265,000

     Sampson County, North Carolina, Limited Obligaiton Bonds, Refunding Series 2017      4.000%        09/01/36      $          1,233,796  
 

1,000,000

     Sampson County, North Carolina, Limited Obligaiton Bonds, Refunding Series 2017      4.000        09/01/37           972,474  
 

4,735,000

     University of North Carolina, Charlotte, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2017      5.000        10/01/42           4,805,701  
 

4,765,000

     University of North Carolina, Greensboro, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      5.000        04/01/43           4,833,831  
   

1,250,000

       Western Carolina University, North Carolina, General Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        10/01/45                 1,255,198  
       TOTAL NORTH CAROLINA               118,841,097  
      

 

 
       NORTH DAKOTA - 1.3% (0.8% of Total Investments)            
 

1,000,000

     Grand Forks, North Dakota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Altru Health System Obligated Group, Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/37           1,002,994  
 

8,525,000

     Grand Forks, North Dakota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Altru Health System Obligated Group, Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/42           8,442,103  
 

7,070,000

     Grand Forks, North Dakota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Altru Health System Obligated Group, Series 2017A      4.000        12/01/47           5,865,903  
 

1,800,000

     Grand Forks, North Dakota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Altru Health System Obligated Group, Series 2021      4.000        12/01/51           1,542,246  
 

645,000

     Grand Forks, North Dakota, Health Care System Revenue Bonds, Altru Health System Obligated Group, Series 2023A - AGM Insured      5.000        12/01/53           649,112  
 

900,000

     Grand Forks, North Dakota, Senior Housing & Nursing Facilities Revenue Bonds, Valley Homes and Services Obligated Group, Series 2017      5.000        12/01/36           854,026  
 

13,000,000

 

(a)

   North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Program Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024D, (UB)      4.650        07/01/49           12,855,032  
 

2,700,000

     University of North Dakota, Certificates of Participation, Housing Infrastructure Project, Series 2021A - AGM Insured      4.000        06/01/51           2,346,167  
 

11,065,000

     Ward County Health Care, North Dakota, Revenue Bonds, Trinity Obligated Group, Series 2017C      5.000        06/01/43           10,493,987  
   

975,666

 

(c)

   Williston, North Dakota, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Eagle Crest Apartments LLC Project, Series 2013      7.750        09/01/38                 102,445  
       TOTAL NORTH DAKOTA               44,154,015  
      

 

 
       OHIO - 3.6% (2.2% of Total Investments)            
 

3,020,000

     Akron, Bath and Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Summa Health System, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.250        11/15/41           3,040,734  
 

8,255,000

     Akron, Bath and Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Summa Health System, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.250        11/15/46           8,286,457  
 

10,940,000

     Allen County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Refunding & Improvement Series 2015A      5.000        11/01/43           10,941,271  
 

8,655,000

     Allen County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mercy Health, Series 2017A      4.000        08/01/38           8,234,806  
 

10,000,000

     Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Capital Appreciation Series 2020B-3 Class 2      11.310        06/01/57           956,781  
 

1,095,000

     Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2020A-2 Class 1      4.000        06/01/48           919,944  
 

11,500,000

     Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2020B-2 Class 2      5.000        06/01/55           10,050,253  
 

5,000,000

     Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Ohio, Martin County Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2019B      4.000        01/01/43           4,713,156  
 

2,750,000

     Columbus Regional Airport Authority, Ohio, Revenue Bonds, John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Series 2025B      5.000        01/01/45           2,848,853  
 

2,335,000

     Columbus Regional Airport Authority, Ohio, Revenue Bonds, John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Series 2025B      5.250        01/01/50           2,446,647  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    91


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       OHIO (continued)            

$

 

5,165,000

     Cuyahoga Community College District, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds, Facilities Construction & Improvement Series 2018      4.000%        12/01/38      $          4,986,064  
 

5,975,000

     Fairfield County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Fairfield Medical Center Project, Series 2013      5.000        06/15/43           5,061,019  
 

1,500,000

     Hamilton County, Ohio, Healthcare Revenue Bonds, Life Enriching Communities Project, Series 2017A      5.000        01/01/47           1,459,086  
 

1,120,000

     Hamilton County, Ohio, Healthcare Revenue Bonds, Life Enriching Communities Project, Series 2017A      5.000        01/01/52           1,076,292  
 

3,425,000

     Hamilton County, Ohio, Healthcare Revenue Bonds, Life Enriching Communities, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.000        01/01/46           3,329,839  
 

6,000,000

     Hamilton County, Ohio, Healthcare Revenue Bonds, Life Enriching Communities, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016      5.000        01/01/51           5,737,089  
 

3,000,000

     Hamilton County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, TriHealth, Inc. Obligated Group Project, Series 2017A      5.000        08/15/42           3,014,408  
 

5,000,000

     Miami County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Kettering Health Network Obligated Group Project, Refunding Improvement Series 2019      5.000        08/01/49           4,933,685  
 

6,000,000

     Middletown City School District, Butler County, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2007 - AGM Insured      5.250        12/01/31           6,538,073  
 

3,000,000

     Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Revenue Bonds, University of Dayton, Series 2018A      5.000        12/01/48           3,000,062  
 

1,755,000

 

(a)

   Ohio Housing Finance Agency, Residential Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Mortgage-Backed Securities Program, Social Series 2024A, (UB)      4.550        09/01/49           1,729,151  
 

3,195,000

     Ohio State, Hospital Revenue Bonds, University Hospitals Health System, Inc., Fixed Interest Rate Series 2020A      5.000        01/15/50           3,181,112  
 

7,065,000

     Ohio State, Hospital Revenue Bonds, University Hospitals Health System, Inc., Series 2021A      4.000        01/15/46           6,470,793  
 

7,550,000

     Ohio State, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructutre Commission Infrastructure Projects, Junior Lien, Capital Appreciation Series 2013A-3      5.800        02/15/36           8,470,707  
 

2,400,000

     Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Revenue Bonds, Green Series 2023B      5.000        12/01/43           2,536,872  
 

4,250,000

     Pickerington Local School District, Fairfield and Franklin Counties, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds, School Facilities Construction & Improvement, Series 2023      5.250        12/01/59           4,434,071  
 

4,190,000

     Springboro Community City School District, Warren County, Ohio, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2007 - AGM Insured      5.250        12/01/26           4,319,864  
   

3,670,000

       Tuscarawas County Economic Development and Finance Alliance, Ohio, Higher Education Facilities Revenue Bonds, Ashland University, Refunding & Improvement Series 2015      6.000        03/01/45                 3,542,664  
       TOTAL OHIO               126,259,753  
      

 

 
       OKLAHOMA - 1.4% (0.9% of Total Investments)            
 

3,135,000

     Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds, OU Medicine Project, Series 2018B      5.500        08/15/52           3,147,100  
 

6,340,000

     Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds, OU Medicine Project, Series 2018B      5.500        08/15/57           6,362,625  
 

9,040,000

 

(a)

   Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Homeownership Loan Program, Series 2024B, (UB)      4.600        09/01/44           9,010,940  
 

3,080,000

     Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, Second Senior Series 2025A      5.250        01/01/47           3,293,591  
 

25,000,000

 

(a)

   Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, Second Senior Series 2025A, (UB)      5.500        01/01/54           26,946,855  
   

1,125,000

       Tulsa County Industrial Authority, Oklahoma, Senior Living Community Revenue Bonds, Montereau, Inc Project, Refunding Series 2017      5.250        11/15/37                 1,129,876  
       TOTAL OKLAHOMA               49,890,987  
      

 

 

 

92    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       OREGON - 3.1% (1.9% of Total Investments)            

$

 

1,035,000

     Astoria Hospital Facilities Authority, Oregon, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Columbia Memorial Hospital Project, Series 2024      5.250%        08/01/49      $          1,058,451  
 

760,000

     Clackamas Community College District, Oregon, General Obligation Bonds, Deferred Interest Series 2017A      5.000        06/15/38           773,341  
 

1,000,000

     Clackamas Community College District, Oregon, General Obligation Bonds, Deferred Interest Series 2017A      5.000        06/15/39           1,015,926  
 

1,725,000

     Clackamas Community College District, Oregon, General Obligation Bonds, Deferred Interest Series 2017A      5.000        06/15/40           1,749,672  
 

1,185,000

     Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Revenue Bonds, Rose Villa Inc., Series 2020A      5.375        11/15/55           1,108,926  
 

4,170,000

     Eugene, Oregon, Electric Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2020A      4.000        08/01/45           3,904,484  
 

2,250,000

     Eugene, Oregon, Water Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2023      5.000        08/01/52           2,331,774  
 

2,820,000

     Oregon Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Legacy Health Project, Series 2016A      5.000        06/01/46           2,783,336  
 

7,895,000

     Oregon Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Legacy Health Project, Series 2022A      5.000        06/01/52           7,900,517  
 

6,275,000

     Oregon Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Samaritan Health Services, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        10/01/35           6,281,495  
 

2,120,000

     Oregon Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Samaritan Health Services, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        10/01/46           2,095,719  
 

140,000

 

(e)

   Oregon Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Samaritan Health Services, Refunding Series 2016A, (Pre-refunded 10/01/26)      5.000        10/01/46           143,610  
 

23,400,000

     Oregon Health and Science University, Revenue Bonds, Green Series 2021A      4.000        07/01/51           21,329,456  
 

4,100,000

     Port of Portland, Oregon, Portland International Airport, Revenue Bonds, Series 2019 25A      5.000        07/01/49           4,127,754  
 

3,250,000

 

(a)

   Portland, Oregon, Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Refunding Series 2025A, (UB)      5.000        10/01/49           3,379,519  
 

2,500,000

 

(a)

   Portland, Oregon, Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Second Lien Refunding Series 2025A, (UB)      5.000        10/01/54           2,571,410  
 

4,000,000

     Salem Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Revenue Bonds, Salem Health Projects, Refunding Series 2016A      4.000        05/15/41           3,592,748  
 

13,220,000

     Salem Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Revenue Bonds, Salem Health Projects, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        05/15/46           13,051,073  
 

8,005,000

     Salem Hospital Facility Authority, Oregon, Revenue Bonds, Salem Health Projects, Series 2019A      5.000        05/15/44           8,091,880  
 

10,805,000

     Tualatin Valley Water District, Oregon, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2023      5.000        06/01/48           11,147,644  
   

10,000,000

       University of Oregon, General Revenue Bonds, Series 2020A      5.000        04/01/50                 10,232,080  
       TOTAL OREGON               108,670,815  
      

 

 
       PENNSYLVANIA - 6.3% (3.8% of Total Investments)            
 

1,670,000

     Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2020B      4.000        06/01/45           1,571,629  
 

2,000,000

     Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Pennsylvania, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2020B      4.000        06/01/50           1,808,615  
 

3,155,000

     Bethlehem Authority, Northampton and Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania, Guaranteed Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 - AGM Insured      0.000        05/15/26           3,043,943  
 

4,145,000

     Bethlehem Authority, Northampton and Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania, Guaranteed Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/26           3,930,429  
 

2,800,000

     Bethlehem Authority, Northampton and Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania, Guaranteed Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 - AGM Insured      0.000        05/15/28           2,514,272  
 

3,000,000

     Bethlehem Authority, Northampton and Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania, Guaranteed Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/28           2,645,061  
 

1,200,000

     Centre County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mount Nittany Medical Center Project, Series 2018A      5.000        11/15/42           1,204,018  
 

895,000

     Commonwealth Financing Authority, Pennsylvania, State Appropriation Lease Bonds, Master Settlement, Series 2018      5.000        06/01/34           916,161  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    93


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       PENNSYLVANIA (continued)            

$

 

3,595,000

     Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017      5.000%        07/01/42      $          3,641,083  
 

5,000,000

     Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bridge System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017      5.000        07/01/47           5,009,207  
 

95,000

     Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Pennsylvania, Local Government Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B - AMBAC Insured      5.700        07/01/27           99,822  
 

5,000,000

     Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Penn State Health, Series 2021      5.000        11/01/51           4,951,553  
 

4,915,000

     Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, United Zion Retirement Community, Series 2017A      5.000        12/01/47           3,912,811  
 

4,480,000

     Lehigh County Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Allentown Concession, Capital Appreciation Series 2013B      0.000        12/01/31           3,495,483  
 

5,180,000

     Lehigh County Authority, Pennsylvania, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Allentown Concession, Capital Appreciation Series 2013B      0.000        12/01/32           3,863,779  
 

5,210,000

     Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2018A      5.000        09/01/43           5,235,896  
 

1,000,000

     Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2019      4.000        09/01/44           904,012  
 

2,905,000

     Neshaminy School District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022      4.000        11/01/43           2,762,362  
 

630,207

 

(c)

   Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Recovery Revenue Bonds, Northampton Generating Project, Senior Lien Series 2013A0 & AE2      2.200        06/30/27           277,291  
 

347,128

 

(c)

   Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Recovery Revenue Bonds, Northampton Generating Project, Senior Lien Taxable Series 2013B, (cash 5.000%, PIK 5.000%)      0.900        06/30/27           62,483  
 

2,525,000

     Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Villanova University Project, Series 2024      5.000        08/01/49           2,627,839  
 

10,000,000

 

(a)

   Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Thomas Jefferson University, Series 2024B-1, (UB)      5.000        11/01/51           10,176,475  
 

5,910,000

     Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Series 2019      4.000        08/15/44           5,447,317  
 

5,250,000

 

(a)

   Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024-144A, (UB)      4.650        10/01/51           5,250,868  
 

16,000,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Oil Franchise Tax Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021A      4.000        12/01/51           14,729,576  
 

16,805,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2009E      6.375        12/01/38           17,738,294  
 

6,580,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2015B      5.000        12/01/40           6,594,822  
 

8,510,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2015B      5.000        12/01/45           8,523,666  
 

5,800,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A      5.000        12/01/49           5,877,816  
 

6,500,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2021B      5.000        12/01/46           6,683,581  
 

17,375,000

 

(a)

   Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A, (UB)      5.250        12/01/53           18,259,389  
 

19,250,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2009C - AGM Insured      6.250        06/01/33           19,813,268  
 

7,000,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2019A      4.000        12/01/49           6,090,421  
 

7,475,000

     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Series 2021A      4.000        12/01/45           6,779,647  
 

1,445,000

     Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Senior Living Facilities, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Wesley Enhanced Living Obligated Group, Series 2017A      5.000        07/01/37           1,424,875  

 

94    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       PENNSYLVANIA (continued)            

$

 

7,500,000

     Philadelphia School District, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021A - BAM Insured      4.000%        09/01/46      $          6,961,297  
 

3,410,000

 

(e)

   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A - AMBAC Insured, (ETM)      5.125        08/01/27           3,552,418  
 

12,500,000

     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series 2024C      5.250        09/01/54           13,035,869  
   

8,135,000

       Southcentral Pennsylvania General Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wellspan Health Obligated Group, Series 2019A      4.000        06/01/49                 7,004,074  
       TOTAL PENNSYLVANIA               218,421,422  
      

 

 
       PUERTO RICO - 2.1% (1.2% of Total Investments)            
 

3,996,324

     Cofina Class 2 Trust Tax-Exempt Class 2054, Puerto Rico. Unit Exchanged From Cusip 74529JAP0      0.000        08/01/54           767,893  
 

625,000

     Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2005SS - SYNCORA GTY Insured      5.000        07/01/25           624,438  
 

5,281,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      4.500        07/01/34           5,183,276  
 

6,000,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      0.000        07/01/51           1,424,451  
 

23,031,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      4.750        07/01/53           21,412,363  
 

24,161,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured 2018A-1      5.000        07/01/58           23,115,720  
 

1,370,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2A      4.550        07/01/40           1,295,061  
 

5,000,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2      4.329        07/01/40           4,701,420  
 

5,951,000

     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2      4.329        07/01/40           5,595,631  
   

8,291,000

       Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Restructured Cofina Project Series 2019A-2      4.784        07/01/58                 7,653,283  
       TOTAL PUERTO RICO               71,773,536  
      

 

 
       RHODE ISLAND - 1.0% (0.6% of Total Investments)            
 

3,000,000

     Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation, Hospital Financing Revenue Bonds, Lifespan Obligated Group Issue Series 2024      5.250        05/15/54           3,035,032  
 

1,315,000

     Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation, Hospital Financing Revenue Bonds, Lifespan Obligated Group, Refunding Series 2016      5.000        05/15/39           1,316,025  
   

174,390,000

       Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A      0.000        06/01/52                 31,495,409  
       TOTAL RHODE ISLAND               35,846,466  
      

 

 
       SOUTH CAROLINA - 4.0% (2.4% of Total Investments)            
 

5,000,000

     Charleston County Airport District, South Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2024B      5.250        07/01/54           5,249,341  
 

25,200,000

     Charleston County Airport District, South Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2024B, (UB)      5.250        07/01/54           26,456,679  
 

1,290,000

     Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., South Carolina, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lexington Medical Center, Series 2016      5.000        11/01/41           1,292,023  
 

4,000,000

     Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., South Carolina, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Lexington Medical Center, Series 2016      5.000        11/01/46           3,950,562  
 

26,955,000

     Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A-2 - AMBAC Insured      0.000        01/01/31           21,640,673  
 

15,420,000

     Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A-2 - AMBAC Insured      0.000        01/01/32           11,849,530  
 

4,000,000

     Rock Hill, South Carolina, Combined Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A      5.000        01/01/54           4,056,792  
 

1,370,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community, Series 2019A      5.000        04/01/54           1,310,229  
 

1,000,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Riverwalk Academy Project Series 2023A      7.000        06/15/43           1,018,417  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    95


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       SOUTH CAROLINA (continued)            

$

 

1,095,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Riverwalk Academy Project Series 2023A      7.125%        06/15/53      $          1,112,129  
 

12,000,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc, Series 2020A      4.000        12/01/44           11,052,705  
 

9,030,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, McLeod Health Projects, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      5.000        11/01/43           9,092,227  
 

6,210,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, McLeod Health Projects, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      4.000        11/01/48           5,574,405  
 

5,195,000

     South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, McLeod Health Projects, Refunding & Improvement Series 2018      5.000        11/01/48           5,195,589  
 

6,800,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2016B      5.000        12/01/46           6,806,049  
 

10,000,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2016B      5.000        12/01/56           9,988,194  
 

5,000,000

     South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2022A      4.000        12/01/52           4,318,023  
   

8,686,000

       South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Revenue Obligations, Refunding Series 2022B      4.000        12/01/39                 8,313,558  
       TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA               138,277,125  
      

 

 
       SOUTH DAKOTA - 1.2% (0.7% of Total Investments)            
 

4,000,000

     Clay County, South Dakota, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023      5.000        12/01/52           4,076,760  
 

3,000,000

     Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Dow Rummel Village Project, Series 2017      5.000        11/01/42           2,685,725  
 

3,150,000

     Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Dow Rummel Village Project, Series 2017      5.125        11/01/47           2,747,758  
 

22,800,000

     South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Monument Health, Inc., Series 2020A      4.000        09/01/50           20,145,120  
 

2,500,000

     South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2014B      5.000        11/01/44           2,467,016  
   

9,325,000

       South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2015      5.000        11/01/45                 9,331,961  
       TOTAL SOUTH DAKOTA               41,454,340  
      

 

 
       TENNESSEE - 1.7% (1.0% of Total Investments)            
 

2,180,000

     Greeneville Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Ballad Health, Series 2018A      5.000        07/01/35           2,225,260  
 

5,000,000

     Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, University Health System, Inc., Series 2016      5.000        09/01/36           5,011,390  
 

1,000,000

     Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, University Health System, Inc., Series 2016      5.000        09/01/47           982,469  
 

445,000

     Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, University Health System, Inc., Series 2017      5.000        04/01/31           450,253  
 

1,755,000

     Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, University Health System, Inc., Series 2017      5.000        04/01/36           1,759,748  
 

5,400,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Sports Authority, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Stadium Project, Subordinate Senior Series 2023A - AGM Insured      5.250        07/01/48           5,673,939  
 

11,670,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Sports Authority, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Stadium Project, Subordinate Senior Series 2023A - AGM Insured      5.250        07/01/56           12,082,171  
 

4,170,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Belmont University, Series 2023      5.250        05/01/53           4,197,743  

 

96    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TENNESSEE (continued)            

$

 

2,225,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Lipscomb University, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016A      5.000%        10/01/41      $          2,225,795  
 

2,910,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Lipscomb University, Refunding & Improvement Series 2016A      5.000        10/01/45           2,885,709  
 

5,000,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/40           5,007,009  
 

6,000,000

     Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County Health and Educational Facilities Board, Tennessee, Revenue Bonds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series 2016A      5.000        07/01/46           5,965,574  
 

2,750,000

     Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, Tennessee, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A      5.250        06/01/54           2,861,305  
 

390,000

 

(b)

   Shelby County Health, Educational, Housing, and Facility Board, Tennessee, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Madrone Memphis Student Housing, I LLC - University of Memphis Project Series 2024A-1      5.250        06/01/56           375,133  
   

7,325,000

       The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2023A-1, (Mandatory Put 5/01/28)      5.000        05/01/53                 7,515,128  
       TOTAL TENNESSEE               59,218,626  
      

 

 
       TEXAS - 10.8% (6.4% of Total Investments)            
 

2,260,000

     Austin, Texas, Electric Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2023      5.000        11/15/48           2,335,344  
 

14,615,000

 

(a)

   Austin, Texas, Electric Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A, (UB)      5.000        11/15/45           14,624,758  
 

8,805,000

     Bastrop Independent School District, Bastrop County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2023      5.000        02/15/53           9,041,213  
 

1,000,000

     Cedar Hill Independent School District, Dallas County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2002 - FGIC Insured      0.000        08/15/32           751,870  
 

7,750,000

 

(e)

   Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2015A, (Pre-refunded 7/01/25)      5.000        01/01/45           7,770,958  
 

1,925,000

     Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Education Revenue Bonds, Uplift Education Charter School, Series 2013A      4.350        12/01/42           1,759,884  
 

1,000,000

     Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Education Revenue Bonds, Uplift Education Charter School, Series 2013A      4.400        12/01/47           879,591  
 

10,000,000

     Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Texas, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Senior Lien Series 2021B      5.000        12/01/47           10,276,159  
 

5,000,000

     Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, Joint Revenue Bonds Refunding and Improvement Series 2024      4.000        11/01/45           4,626,012  
 

6,125,000

     Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, Joint Revenue Bonds Refunding Series 2021B      4.000        11/01/45           5,666,864  
 

10,000,000

     Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, Joint Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2021A      4.000        11/01/46           9,163,111  
 

19,215,000

     Ector County, Texas, Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024, (UB)      5.000        02/15/50           19,561,998  
 

3,700,000

     El Paso Independent School District, El Paso County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2017      5.000        08/15/42           3,740,352  
 

3,500,000

     Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier Series 2020C      4.000        10/01/40           3,327,629  
 

10,000,000

     Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier Series 2020C      4.000        10/01/45           9,114,556  
 

12,695,000

     Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier Series 2020C - AGM Insured      4.000        10/01/49           11,434,235  
 

8,500,000

     Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier Series 2020C      4.000        10/01/49           7,538,261  
 

5,295,000

     Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation, Texas, System Toll Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2018A. Tela Supported      5.000        10/01/48           5,344,218  
 

7,500,000

     Greenwood Independent School District, Midland County, Texas, School Building Bonds, Series 2024      5.000        02/15/49           7,757,315  
 

9,275,000

     Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Memorial Hermann Health System, Series 2022A      4.125        07/01/52           8,255,618  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    97


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TEXAS (continued)            

$

 

2,845,000

     Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Houston Methodist Hospital System, Series 2015      4.000%        12/01/45      $          2,578,902  
 

2,320,000

     Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Houston Methodist Hospital System, Series 2015      5.000        12/01/45           2,319,877  
 

7,570,000

 

(a)

   Harris County, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Lien Series 2024A, (UB)      5.250        08/15/54           7,933,989  
 

5,000,000

     Harris County, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Refunding Senior Lien Series 2018A      4.000        08/15/48           4,491,611  
 

4,040,000

 

(a),(b)

   Harris County, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Tender Options Bond Trust 2015-XF2184. Formerly Tender Options Bond Trust 3028 - AGM Insured, (IF)      7.323        08/15/28           4,866,467  
 

1,195,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/41           538,304  
 

2,390,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/42           1,013,100  
 

2,660,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/43           1,062,489  
 

7,260,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/44           2,735,064  
 

10,440,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/45           3,721,588  
 

7,165,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/49           2,024,722  
 

3,000,000

     Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Refunding Senior Lien Series 2014A - AGM Insured      0.000        11/15/52           710,876  
 

2,710,000

     Houston, Texas, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Subordinate Lien Series 2018B      5.000        07/01/48           2,725,200  
 

5,000,000

     Houston, Texas, Combined Utility System Revenue Bonds, Combined First Lien Series 2024A      5.250        11/15/54           5,224,155  
 

10,850,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B - AMBAC Insured      0.000        09/01/25           10,709,732  
 

1,715,000

     Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B - AMBAC Insured      0.000        09/01/32           1,260,374  
 

2,725,000

     Leander Independent School District, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      5.000        08/15/40           2,733,488  
 

4,000,000

     Leander Independent School District, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2015A      4.000        08/15/41           3,768,456  
 

1,780,000

     McCamey County Hospital District, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013      5.750        12/01/33           1,782,600  
 

1,800,000

     McCamey County Hospital District, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013      6.125        12/01/38           1,802,158  
 

9,750,000

     Midland Independent School District, Midland County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, School Building Series 2024      4.000        02/15/54           8,725,189  
 

16,285,000

     Midtown Redevelopment Authority, Texas, Tax Increment Contract Revenue, Refunding Series 2017      5.000        01/01/36           16,628,356  
 

10,040,000

     Midtown Redevelopment Authority, Texas, Tax Increment Contract Revenue, Refunding Series 2017 - AGM Insured      5.000        01/01/38           10,199,517  
 

2,100,000

     Montgomery County Toll Road Authority, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2018      5.000        09/15/43           2,102,988  
 

1,815,000

     Montgomery County Toll Road Authority, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2018      5.000        09/15/48           1,815,825  

 

98    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       TEXAS (continued)            

$

 

4,240,000

     New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2022      5.000%        07/01/47      $          4,335,511  
 

3,900,000

     New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Student Housing Revenue Bonds, CHF-Collegiate Housing Foundation - College Station I LLC - Texas A&M University Project, Series 2014A - AGM Insured      5.000        04/01/46           3,892,470  
 

1,880,000

 

(e)

   North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Convertible Capital Appreciation Series 2011C, (Pre-refunded 9/01/31)      7.000        09/01/43           2,229,548  
 

7,990,000

 

(e)

   North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Convertible Capital Appreciation Series 2011C, (Pre-refunded 9/01/31)      6.750        09/01/45           9,512,779  
 

2,125,000

     North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier, Series 2008D - AGC Insured      0.000        01/01/28           1,929,895  
 

14,610,000

     North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue Bonds, Refunding First Tier, Series 2017A      5.000        01/01/43           14,819,030  
 

5,000,000

     North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Second Tier Series 2018      5.000        01/01/48           5,045,935  
 

10,500,000

 

(a)

   Port of Houston Authority, Harris County, Texas, Revenue Bonds, First Lien Series 2023, (UB)      5.000        10/01/53           10,762,345  
 

2,250,000

     Red River Education Finance Corporation, Texas, Higher Education Revenue Bonds, Saint Edward?s University Project, Series 2016      4.000        06/01/36           2,029,266  
 

2,000,000

     San Antonio, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, General Improvement Series 2021      4.000        08/01/41           1,932,175  
 

7,975,000

     Tarrant County College District, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022      5.000        08/15/39           8,462,243  
 

2,500,000

     Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospital of Dallas, Series 2022      4.000        10/01/47           2,218,484  
 

1,500,000

     Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Christus Health, Series 2022A      4.000        07/01/53           1,316,191  
 

2,500,000

     Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Texas Health Resources System, Series 2016A      5.000        02/15/41           2,514,872  
 

10,500,000

 

(a)

   Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Residential Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 2024C, (UB)      5.125        01/01/54           10,693,245  
 

1,300,000

     Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC IH-635 Managed Lanes Project, Refunding Series 2020A      4.000        06/30/39           1,226,937  
 

1,000,000

     Texas Transportation Commission, State Highway 249 System Revenue Bonds, First Tier Toll Series 2019A      5.000        08/01/57           1,001,034  
 

4,000,000

     Texas Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, First Tier Series 2002A - AMBAC Insured      0.000        08/15/25           3,955,627  
 

5,000,000

     Texas Water Development Board, State Water Implementation Revenue Fund Bonds, Master Trust Series 2019A      4.000        10/15/49           4,533,524  
 

9,500,000

     Texas Water Development Board, State Water Implementation Revenue Fund Bonds, Master Trust Series 2024A      4.375        10/15/59           8,995,281  
 

17,220,000

     University of Houston, Texas, Consolidated Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2022A      5.000        02/15/52           17,659,787  
   

7,000,000

       West Harris County Regional Water Authority, Texas, Water System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 - AGM Insured      5.000        12/15/57                 7,152,123  
       TOTAL TEXAS               372,663,275  
      

 

 
       UTAH - 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)            
 

1,045,000

 

(b)

   Black Desert Public Infrastructure District, Washington County, Utah, Special Assessment Bonds, Black Desert Assessment Area 1, Series 2024      5.625        12/01/53           1,017,714  
 

1,250,000

 

(b)

   MIDA Mountain Village Public Infrastructure District, Utah, Subordinate Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds, Series 2024-2      5.750        06/15/44           1,236,312  
 

6,000,000

 

(a)

   Millard School District, Utah, Lease Revenue Bonds, Local Building Authority Series 2024 - BAM Insured, (UB)      5.000        05/15/59           6,190,438  
 

3,560,000

     Salt Lake City, Utah, Airport Revenue Bonds, International Airport Series 2017B      5.000        07/01/42           3,593,654  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    99


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       UTAH (continued)            

$

 

1,975,000

     Salt Lake City, Utah, Airport Revenue Bonds, International Airport Series 2017B      5.000%        07/01/47      $          1,982,413  
 

4,000,000

     Salt Lake City, Utah, Airport Revenue Bonds, International Airport Series 2018B      5.000        07/01/48           4,022,435  
 

1,000,000

     Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Utah Charter Academies Project, Series 2018      5.000        10/15/38           1,011,088  
 

2,320,000

     Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Utah Charter Academies Project, Series 2018      5.000        10/15/43           2,324,614  
 

2,040,000

     Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Revenue Bonds, Utah Charter Academies Project, Series 2018      5.000        10/15/48           2,027,497  
   

1,940,000

 

(a)

   Utah Housing Corporation, Single Family Mortgage Bonds, Series 2024C, (UB)      4.700        01/01/54                 1,901,813  
       TOTAL UTAH               25,307,978  
      

 

 
       VERMONT - 0.4% (0.2% of Total Investments)            
 

1,000,000

     University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015      4.000        10/01/40           952,954  
 

10,000,000

     University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015      5.000        10/01/45           10,035,393  
   

2,730,000

       Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, Revenue Bonds, Middlebury College Project, Series 2023      5.000        11/01/52                 2,812,413  
       TOTAL VERMONT               13,800,760  
      

 

 
       VIRGIN ISLANDS - 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)            
   

2,645,000

       Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization Corporation, Virgin Islands, Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A      5.000        10/01/32                 2,720,530  
       TOTAL VIRGIN ISLANDS               2,720,530  
      

 

 
       VIRGINIA - 0.9% (0.6% of Total Investments)            
 

1,610,000

     Arlington County Industrial Development Authority, Virginia, Hospital Facility Revenue Bonds, Virginia Hospital Center, Series 2020      4.000        07/01/40           1,546,565  
 

430,000

     Chesapeake, Virginia, Transportation System Senior Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2012B      4.875        07/15/40           417,012  
 

4,000,000

 

(a)

   Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, Virginia, Healthcare Revenue Bonds, Inova Health System, Series 2018A, (UB)      4.000        05/15/48           3,668,831  
 

8,075,000

     Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, Virginia, Revenue Bonds, Hampton Roads Transportation Fund, Senior Lien Series 2022A      4.000        07/01/52           7,258,045  
 

425,000

     James City County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Williamsburg Landing Inc., Series 2024A      6.875        12/01/58           454,716  
 

1,800,000

     Virginia Beach Development Authority, Virginia, Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds, Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, Series 2023A      7.000        09/01/53           1,983,833  
 

10,000,000

     Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Interstate 81 Corridor Program Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021      5.000        05/15/57           10,268,457  
   

7,505,000

       Virginia Resources Authority, Infrastructure and State Moral Obligation Revenue Bonds, Pooled Loan Bond Program, State Moral Series 2024A      4.000        11/01/49                 6,828,189  
       TOTAL VIRGINIA               32,425,648  
      

 

 
       WASHINGTON - 4.3% (2.5% of Total Investments)            
 

7,000,000

     Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Washington, Sales Tax and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bonds, Green Series 2016S-1      5.000        11/01/41           7,051,867  
 

12,235,000

     Chelan County Public Utility District 1, Washington, Columbia River-Rock Island Hydro-Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1997A - NPFG Insured      0.000        06/01/26           11,792,467  
 

7,000,000

     Douglas County Public Utility District 1, Washington, Revenue Bonds, Wells Hydroelectric, Series 2022B      5.000        09/01/47           7,245,227  
 

5,000,000

     Fircrest Properties, Washington, Lease Revenue Bonds, Washington State Department of Social & Health Services Project Series 2024      5.500        06/01/49           5,324,345  

 

100    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL          DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
        WASHINGTON (continued)            

$

 

4,200,000

      King County Public Hospital District 1, Washington, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Valley Medical Center, Refunding Series 2016      5.000%        12/01/36      $          4,256,568  
 

7,500,000

      King County Public Hospital District 1, Washington, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, Valley Medical Center, Refunding Series 2018      5.000        12/01/43           7,540,840  
 

10,630,000

      King County Public Hospital District 2, Washington, General Obligation Bonds, EvergreenHealth, Limited Tax 2020A      4.000        12/01/45           9,276,847  
 

10,535,000

      Seattle, Washington, Drainage and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Improvement Series 2023      5.000        02/01/49           10,902,582  
 

15,000,000

      Seattle, Washington, Municipal Light and Power Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2021A      4.000        07/01/51           13,391,029  
 

3,750,000

      Seattle, Washington, Municipal Light and Power Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2022      5.000        07/01/52           3,845,654  
 

10,000,000

      Seattle, Washington, Municipal Light and Power Revenue Bonds, Refunding & Improvement Series 2023      5.000        03/01/53           10,274,893  
 

1,185,000

   (a)    Spokane County, Washington, Airport Revenue Bonds, Spokane International Airport Series 2024A, (UB)      5.000        01/01/41           1,248,766  
 

1,245,000

   (a)    Spokane County, Washington, Airport Revenue Bonds, Spokane International Airport Series 2024A, (UB)      5.000        01/01/42           1,305,229  
 

1,310,000

   (a)    Spokane County, Washington, Airport Revenue Bonds, Spokane International Airport Series 2024A, (UB)      5.000        01/01/43           1,367,783  
 

7,645,000

   (a)    Spokane County, Washington, Airport Revenue Bonds, Spokane International Airport Series 2024A, (UB)      5.250        01/01/54           7,942,701  
 

5,250,000

      Tacoma, Washington, Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2018      4.000        12/01/48           4,747,937  
 

6,180,000

      Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, CommonSpirit Health, Series 2019A-2      5.000        08/01/44           6,133,491  
 

4,000,000

      Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Providence Health & Services, Refunding Series 2012A      5.000        10/01/32           4,009,233  
 

10,000,000

      Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Providence Health & Services, Refunding Series 2012A      4.250        10/01/40           9,377,791  
 

3,000,000

      Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Providence Health & Services, Series 2014D      5.000        10/01/41           3,000,788  
 

5,160,000

      Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Series 2015A      4.000        10/01/45           4,728,575  
 

2,600,000

      Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, Lodging Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding Subordinate Series 2021B. Exchange Purchase      3.000        07/01/58           1,584,082  
 

2,525,000

      Washington State Higher Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Seattle University, Series 2020      4.000        05/01/45           2,279,817  
 

500,000

   (b)    Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Non-profit Housing Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Proejct, Refunding Series 2016A      5.000        01/01/46           453,226  
   

9,000,000

        Washington State, Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003C - FGIC Insured      0.000        06/01/28                 8,124,974  
        TOTAL WASHINGTON               147,206,712  
       

 

 
        WEST VIRGINIA - 0.6% (0.3% of Total Investments)            
 

12,690,000

      West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, West Virginia University Health System Obligated Group, Improvement Series 2017A      5.000        06/01/47           12,690,896  
 

2,065,000

      West Virginia Parkways Authority, Turnpike Toll Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2021      5.000        06/01/47           2,086,026  
   

5,750,000

        West Virginia State, General Obligation Bonds, State Road Competitive Series 2018B      4.000        06/01/42                 5,328,528  
        TOTAL WEST VIRGINIA               20,105,450  
       

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    101


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
       WISCONSIN - 5.8% (3.5% of Total Investments)            

$

 

43,035

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000%        01/01/46      $          1,328  
 

42,429

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/47           1,206  
 

42,126

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/48           1,126  
 

41,823

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/49           1,047  
 

41,217

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/50           953  
 

45,157

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/51           984  
 

1,162,471

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      3.750        07/01/51           781,221  
 

44,853

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/52           904  
 

44,247

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/53           841  
 

43,944

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/54           782  
 

43,338

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/55           726  
 

42,732

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/56           678  
 

42,429

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/57           631  
 

41,823

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/58           586  
 

41,519

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/59           551  
 

41,217

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/60           512  
 

40,611

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/61           474  
 

40,307

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/62           443  
 

39,701

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/63           413  
 

39,398

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/64           389  
 

39,095

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/65           361  

 

102    See Notes to Financial Statements


 

     PRINCIPAL         DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
      

WISCONSIN (continued)

           

$

 

38,489

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000%        01/01/66      $          328  
 

501,278

 

(b),(c)

   Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Conference Center and Hotel Revenue Bonds, Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, Second Tier Series 2018B      0.000        01/01/67           3,863  
 

1,950,000

     Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Obligated Group, Series 2021A      4.000        07/01/56           1,401,313  
 

8,335,000

 

(b)

   Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin, Educational Revenue Bonds, Lake Norman Charter School, Series 2018A      5.000        06/15/48           8,030,690  
 

1,060,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Alliance Senior Credit Group, Series 2013B-1, (Pre-refunded 5/15/28)      4.000        11/15/43           1,081,209  
 

8,940,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Alliance Senior Credit Group, Series 2013B-1      4.000        11/15/43           8,095,712  
 

9,830,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Aspirus, Inc. Obligated Group, Inc. Project, Series 2021      4.000        08/15/46           9,018,874  
 

8,000,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Aspirus, Inc. Obligated Group, Inc. Project, Series 2021      4.000        08/15/51           7,063,983  
 

10,000,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Inc., Series 2017C      5.000        02/15/47           9,891,598  
 

2,000,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic, Series 2016B      5.000        02/15/35           2,011,185  
 

7,625,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Mercy Alliance, Inc., Series 2012      5.000        06/01/39           7,632,785  
 

2,415,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, PHW Muskego, Inc. Project, Series 2021      4.000        10/01/51           1,740,828  
 

2,470,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, PHW Muskego, Inc. Project, Series 2021      4.000        10/01/61           1,665,642  
 

5,155,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Alliance Senior Credit Group, Series 2016A      4.000        11/15/34           5,028,072  
 

20,000,000

 

(a)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Aspirus Inc., Series 2025, (UB)      5.250        08/15/55           20,645,126  
 

1,110,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Benevolent Corporation Cedar Community, Series 2017      5.000        06/01/37           1,061,819  
 

955,000

     Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Benevolent Corporation Cedar Community, Series 2017      5.000        06/01/41           883,336  
 

1,000,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministry, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/27)      5.000        09/01/30           1,038,143  
 

1,110,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministry, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/27)      5.000        09/01/31           1,152,339  
 

1,100,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministry, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/27)      5.000        09/01/32           1,141,958  
 

1,725,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministry, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/27)      5.000        09/01/33           1,790,797  
 

1,775,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministry, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/27)      5.000        09/01/34           1,842,704  
 

1,910,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministry, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/27)      5.000        09/01/35           1,982,854  
 

2,065,000

 

(e)

   Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministry, Series 2017A, (Pre-refunded 9/01/27)      5.000        09/01/36           2,143,766  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements    103


Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2025 (continued)

NEA

 

     PRINCIPAL          DESCRIPTION    RATE      MATURITY              VALUE  
        WISCONSIN (continued)            

$

 

15,000,000

      Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Froedtert Health, Inc. Obligated Group, Series 2022A      4.000%        04/01/41         $ 14,033,599  
 

18,595,000

      Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Marquette University, Series 2016      5.000        10/01/46           18,636,409  
 

8,215,000

      Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic, Series 2016A      5.000        02/15/42           8,173,828  
 

5,000,000

      Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Series 2016      5.000        12/01/41           5,035,621  
 

10,000,000

      Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Series 2022      4.000        12/01/46           9,080,687  
 

10,000,000

      Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Series 2022      4.000        12/01/51           9,029,798  
 

1,525,000

      Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds, Oakwood Lutheran Senior Ministries, Series 2021      4.000        01/01/57           1,143,717  
 

29,080,000

   (a)    Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024B, (UB)      4.750        03/01/51           29,216,775  
 

10,400,000

      Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, Social Series 2024C, (UB)      4.750        03/01/51           10,448,915  
       

 

 
        TOTAL WISCONSIN               201,944,429  
       

 

 
       

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

(Cost $5,873,089,077)

              5,799,825,750  
       

 

 
       

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $5,873,089,077)

              5,799,825,750  
       

 

 
        FLOATING RATE OBLIGATIONS - (11.9)%               (410,720,000 ) 
       

 

 
        AMTP SHARES, NET - (1.5)%(h)               (52,984,540 ) 
       

 

 
        MFP SHARES, NET - (24.2)%(i)               (837,581,216 ) 
       

 

 
        VRDP SHARES, NET - (33.3)%(j)               (1,155,385,917 ) 
       

 

 
        OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET - 3.5%               121,630,099  
       

 

 
        NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES - 100%          $          3,464,784,176  
       

 

 

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted.

 

ETM    Escrowed to maturity
IF    Inverse floating rate security issued by a tender option bond (“TOB”) trust, the interest rate on which varies inversely with the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) short-term rate, which resets weekly, or a similar short-term rate, and is reduced by the expenses related to the TOB trust.
PIK    Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Depending on the terms of the security, income may be received in the form of cash, securities, or a combination of both. The PIK rate shown, where applicable, represents the annualized rate of the last PIK payment made by the issuer as of the end of the reporting period.
UB    Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction. Inverse floating rate trust is a Recourse Trust unless otherwise noted.
(a)    Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in inverse floating rate transactions.
(b)    Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are deemed liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate value of these securities is $141,564,221 or 2.4% of Total Investments.
(c)    Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy.
(d)    For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3.
(e)    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.
(f)    Step-up coupon bond, a bond with a coupon that increases (“steps up”), usually at regular intervals, while the bond is outstanding. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period.
(g)    When-issued or delayed delivery security.
(h)    AMTP Shares, Net as a percentage of Total Investments is 0.9%.
(i)    MFP Shares, Net as a percentage of Total Investments is 14.4%.
(j)    VRDP Shares, Net as a percentage of Total Investments is 19.9%.

 

104    See Notes to Financial Statements


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

April 30, 2025 (Unaudited)   NAD     NEA  

ASSETS

   

Long-term investments, at value

  $  4,745,665,593     $  5,799,825,750  

Cash

    33,887,040       54,207,876  

Receivables:

   

Dividends

    524        

Interest

    72,692,832       83,202,894  

Investments sold

    69,183,557       40,784,960  

Other

    732,872       1,581,055  

Total assets

    4,922,162,418       5,979,602,535  

LIABILITIES

   

Floating rate obligations

    377,985,000       410,720,000  

AMTP Shares, Net*

    727,332,560       52,984,540  

MFP Shares, Net**

    420,453,479       837,581,216  

VRDP Shares, Net***

    503,964,602       1,155,385,917  

Payables:

   

Management fees

    2,184,226       2,641,267  

Dividends

    16,693,100       20,956,969  

Interest

    7,427,184       7,305,774  

Investments purchased - regular settlement

    56,272,069       23,843,784  

Investments purchased - when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement

    1,080,000       2,430,480  

Accrued expenses:

   

Custodian fees

    191,160       213,729  

Investor relations

    53,638       69,612  

Trustees fees

    391,105       509,661  

Professional fees

    18,041       19,443  

Shareholder reporting expenses

    78,700       110,355  

Shareholder servicing agent fees

    22,833       24,315  

Other

    7,236       21,297  

Total liabilities

    2,114,154,933       2,514,818,359  

Commitments and contingencies(1)

               

Net assets applicable to common shares

  $ 2,808,007,485     $ 3,464,784,176  

Common shares outstanding

    233,404,655       298,992,392  

Net asset value (“NAV”) per common share outstanding

  $ 12.03     $ 11.59  

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES CONSIST OF:

               

Common shares, $0.01 par value per share

  $ 2,334,047     $ 2,989,924  

Paid-in capital

    3,195,509,116       3,945,054,278  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    (389,835,678     (483,260,026

Net assets applicable to common shares

  $ 2,808,007,485     $ 3,464,784,176  

Authorized shares:

   

Common

    Unlimited       Unlimited  

Preferred

    Unlimited       Unlimited  

 Long-term investments, cost

  $  4,792,668,268     $ 5,873,089,077  

*  AMTP Shares, liquidation preference

  $  727,500,000     $ 53,000,000  

**  MFP Shares, liquidation preference

  $ 420,800,000     $ 838,900,000  

***  VRDP Shares, liquidation preference

  $ 504,300,000     $ 1,159,400,000  

 

(1) 

As disclosed in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

105


Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2025 (Unaudited)            NAD             NEA  

INVESTMENT INCOME

          

Dividends

   $          15,459     $           

Interest

        114,851,421          135,362,082  
         

Total investment income

              114,866,880                135,362,082  

EXPENSES

          

Management fees

        13,556,022          16,399,192  

Shareholder servicing agent fees

        88,712          114,860  

Interest expense and amortization of offering costs

        39,296,688          40,440,389  

Trustees fees

        83,741          103,682  

Custodian expenses, net

        187,747          215,943  

Excise tax liability expense

        3,151          6,678  

Investor relations expenses

        319,291          389,264  

Liquidity fees

        1,936,811          5,694,841  

Professional fees

        167,933          454,655  

Remarketing fees

        253,551          1,165,002  

Shareholder reporting expenses

        72,657          102,855  

Stock exchange listing fees

        36,647          46,946  

Other

        56,530          97,460  
         

Total expenses

        56,059,481          65,231,767  
         

Net investment income (loss)

              58,807,399                70,130,315  

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

          

Realized gain (loss) from:
Investments

        (11,551,007        (16,164,037

Net realized gain (loss)

              (11,551,007              (16,164,037
         

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments

              (132,930,423              (163,538,567

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

        (132,930,423        (163,538,567
         

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

              (144,481,430              (179,702,604

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations

   $          (85,674,031   $          (109,572,289

 

 

106

   See Notes to Financial Statements


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     NAD            NEA  
     

Unaudited
Six Months Ended

4/30/25

    Year Ended
10/31/24
           

Unaudited
Six Months Ended

4/30/25

    Year Ended
10/31/24
        

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 58,807,399     $ 109,031,857        $ 70,130,315     $ 129,239,305    

Net realized gain (loss)

     (11,551,007     (23,429,889        (16,164,037     (18,303,691  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (132,930,423     382,026,632          (163,538,567     460,040,981    
             

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations

     (85,674,031     467,628,600                (109,572,289     570,976,595          

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

             

Dividends

     (105,732,309     (122,000,551        (130,958,667     (139,293,798  

Return of Capital

           (43,600,052              (65,964,481  
             

Total distributions

     (105,732,309     (165,600,603              (130,958,667     (205,258,279        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares

     (191,406,340     302,027,997                (240,530,956     365,718,316          

Net assets applicable to common shares at the beginning of the period

     2,999,413,825       2,697,385,828          3,705,315,132       3,339,596,816    
             

Net assets applicable to common shares at the end of the period

   $   2,808,007,485     $   2,999,413,825              $   3,464,784,176     $   3,705,315,132          

 

  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2025 (Unaudited)    NAD     NEA  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations

   $ (85,674,031   $ (109,572,289

Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Purchases of investments

     (505,555,899     (420,590,967

Proceeds from sale and maturities of investments

     615,427,829       574,179,587  

Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net

     (5,627,214     (5,800,319

Amortization of deferred offering costs

     170,189       441,502  

(Increase) Decrease in:

    

Receivable for interest

     (3,500,851     (3,708,657

Receivable for investments sold

     (24,137,100     27,597,515  

Other assets

     59,495       (96,759

Increase (Decrease) in:

    

Payable for interest

     3,490,915       4,944,609  

Payable for investments purchased - regular settlement

     49,166,055       14,488,322  

Payable for investments purchased - when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement

     (13,038,287     (50,722,070

Payable for management fees

     (171,952     (206,044

Accrued custodian fees

     (139,445     (141,152

Accrued investor relations fees

     51,113       64,567  

Accrued Trustees fees

     (63,678     (95,623

Accrued professional fees

     (19,636     (91,138

Accrued shareholder reporting expenses

     16,411       20,609  

Accrued shareholder servicing agent fees

     6,859       11,266  

Accrued other expenses

     6,321       17,978  

Net realized (gain) loss from investments

     11,551,007       16,164,037  

Net realized (gain) loss from paydowns

           (3,774

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments

     132,930,423       163,538,567  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     174,948,524       210,439,767  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from borrowings

     28,226,120       29,107,849  

(Repayments) of borrowings

     (28,226,120     (29,107,849

Proceeds from floating rate obligations

     125,850,000       172,875,000  

(Repayments of) floating rate obligations

     (112,805,000     (39,250,000

(Repayments for) AMTP Shares redeemed, at liquidation preference

           (25,000,000

(Repayments for) MFP Shares redeemed, at liquidation preference

     (35,000,000     (125,000,000

Increase (Decrease) in:

    

Cash overdraft

     (13,312,099     (8,899,405

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders

     (105,794,385     (130,957,486
     

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (141,061,484     (156,231,891

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     33,887,040       54,207,876  

Cash at the beginning of period

            

Cash at the end of period

   $ 33,887,040     $ 54,207,876  
     

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

     NAD       NEA  

Cash paid for interest

   $   35,513,535     $   35,013,400  

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The following data is for a common share outstanding for each fiscal year end unless otherwise noted:

 

            Investment Operations             Less Distributions to
Common Shareholders
            Common Share  
    

Common

Share

Net Asset

Value,

Beginning

of Period

    

Net

Investment

Income (NII)

(Loss)(a)

    

Net

Realized/

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

     Total     

From

NII

    

From Net

Realized

Gains

    

Return of

Capital

     Total     

Discount

Per

Share

Repurchased

and Retired

    

Net Asset

Value,

End of

Period

    

Share

Price,

End of

Period

 

NAD

                                                                                                  

4/30/25(d)

     $12.85        $0.25        $(0.62)        $(0.37)        $(0.45)        $—        $—        $(0.45)        $—        $12.03        $11.29  

10/31/24

     11.56        0.47        1.53        2.00        (0.52)               (0.19)        (0.71)               12.85        11.99  

10/31/23

     11.85        0.48        (0.29)        0.19        (0.48)                      (0.48)               11.56        9.81  

10/31/22

     16.11        0.63        (4.21)        (3.58)        (0.68)                      (0.68)               11.85        10.63  

10/31/21

     15.75        0.72        0.35        1.07        (0.71)                      (0.71)               16.11        15.63  

10/31/20

     15.91        0.70        (0.19)        0.51        (0.67)                      (0.67)               15.75        14.44  

NEA

                                                                                                  

4/30/25(d)

     12.39        0.23        (0.59)        (0.36)        (0.44)                      (0.44)               11.59        10.88  

10/31/24

     11.17        0.43        1.48        1.91        (0.47)               (0.22)        (0.69)               12.39        11.60  

10/31/23

     11.49        0.44        (0.32)        0.12        (0.44)                      (0.44)        (f)        11.17        9.47  

10/31/22

     15.71        0.60        (4.17)        (3.57)        (0.65)                      (0.65)               11.49        10.32  

10/31/21

     15.50        0.69        0.22        0.91        (0.70)                      (0.70)               15.71        15.18  

10/31/20

     15.58        0.69        (0.11)        0.58        (0.66)                      (0.66)               15.50        14.33  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Total Return Based on Common Share NAV is the combination of changes in common share NAV, reinvested dividend income at Common Share NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, 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 NAV. 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 NAV), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

Total Return Based on Common Share Price is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

 

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Common Share Supplemental Data/

Ratios Applicable to Common Shares

Common Share

Total Returns

     

Ratios to Average

Net Assets

   

Based

on

Net Asset

Value(b)

 

Based

on

Share
Price(b)

 

Net

Assets,

End of

Period (000)

  Expenses(c)  

Net
Investment

Income

(Loss)

 

Portfolio
Turnover

Rate

                                                         
           (2.96 )%        (2.15 )%     $ 2,808,007       3.85 %(e)       4.03 %(e)       10 %
    17.34         29.88       2,999,414       3.92       3.59       18
    1.26         (3.68 )       2,697,386       3.73       3.72       24
    (22.79       (28.38 )       2,765,632       2.02       4.44       37
    6.85         13.31       3,759,374       1.44       4.43       10
    3.27         4.89       3,334,252       1.87       4.47       15
                                                         
    (3.03       (2.53 )       3,464,784       3.63  (e)        3.90  (e)        7
    17.10         30.16       3,705,315       3.81       3.43       12
    0.72         (4.42 )       3,339,597       3.68       3.53       23
    (23.31       (28.47 )       3,436,743       2.01       4.31       36
    5.91         10.92       4,697,314       1.44       4.31       12
    3.84         5.74       4,318,384       1.85       4.46       16

 

(c)

• Net Investment Income (Loss) ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to preferred shares, borrowings and/or reverse repurchase agreements (as described in Notes to Financial Statements), where applicable.

• The expense ratios reflect, among other things, all interest expense and other costs related to preferred shares, borrowings and/or reverse repurchase agreements (as described in Notes to Financial Statements) and/or the interest expense deemed to have been paid by the Fund on the floating rate certificates issued by the special purpose trusts for the self-deposited inverse floaters held by the Fund (as described in Notes to Financial Statements), where applicable, as follows:

 

       Ratios of Interest Expense to
Average Net Assets Applicable
to Common Shares
 
        NAD      NEA  
 

4/30/25(d)

     2.85%(e)        2.63%(e)  
 

10/31/24

     2.94        2.84  
 

10/31/23

     2.77        2.72  
 

10/31/22

     1.06        1.06  
 

10/31/21

     0.53        0.53  
 

10/31/20

     0.94        0.94  

 

(d)

Unaudited.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

Value rounded to zero.

 

  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

The following table sets forth information regarding each Fund’s outstanding senior securities as of the end of each of the Fund’s last five fiscal periods, as applicable.

 

     AMTP Shares    MFP Shares    VRDP Shares     
    

Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding

(000)(a)

  

Asset
Coverage

Per

$100,000

Share(b)

  

Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding

(000)(a)

  

Asset
Coverage

Per

$100,000

Share(b),(d)

  

Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding

(000)(a)

  

Asset
Coverage

Per

$100,000

Share(b)

  

Asset
Coverage

Per $1
Liquidation

Preference(e)

NAD

                                                                            

4/30/25(f)

       $727,500        $269,915        $420,800        $269,915        $504,300        $269,915        $2.70

10/31/24

       727,500        277,733        455,800        277,733        504,300        277,733        2.78

10/31/23

       727,500        241,165        679,000        241,165        504,300        241,165        2.41

10/31/22

       727,500        240,874        679,000        240,874        504,300        240,874        2.41

10/31/21

       727,500        284,419        679,000        284,419        632,000        284,419        2.84

10/31/20

       545,500        279,599        679,000        279,599        632,000        279,599        2.80

NEA

                                                                            

4/30/25(f)

       53,000        268,907        838,900        268,907        1,159,400        268,907        2.69

10/31/24

       78,000        268,324        963,900        268,324        1,159,400        268,324        2.68

10/31/23

       173,000        240,834        1,038,900        240,834        1,159,400        240,834        2.41

10/31/22

       173,000        240,229        1,088,900        240,229        1,159,400        240,229        2.40

10/31/21

       316,500        283,145        1,088,900        283,145        1,159,400        283,145        2.83

10/31/20

       143,500        280,550        958,000        280,550        1,290,300        280,550        2.81

 

(a)

Aggregate Amount Outstanding: Aggregate amount outstanding represents the liquidation preference as of the end of the relevant fiscal year.

(b)

Asset Coverage Per $100,000: Asset coverage per $100,000 is calculated by subtracting the Fund’s liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities from the Fund’s total assets, dividing the result by the aggregate amount of the Fund’s senior securities representing indebtedness then outstanding (if applicable,) plus the aggregate of the involuntary liquidation preference of the outstanding preferred shares, if applicable, and multiplying the result by 100,000.

(c)

Asset Coverage Per $1,000: Asset coverage per $1,000 is calculated by subtracting the Fund’s liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities from the Fund’s total assets, dividing the result by the aggregate amount of the Fund’s senior securities representing indebtedness then outstanding (if applicable,) plus the aggregate of the involuntary liquidation preference of the outstanding preferred shares, if applicable, and multiplying the result by 1,000.

(d)

NEA’s Series D MFP Shares have a $1,000 liquidation preference per share, while all other MFP Shares have a $100,000 liquidation preference per share. The asset coverage per $1,000 share for NEA’s Series D MFP Shares were as follows:

 

            

Asset
Coverage

Per

$1,000

Share(c)

  NEA           
 

4/30/25(f)

     $2,689
 

10/31/24

     2,683
 

10/31/23

     2,408
 

10/31/22

     2,402
 

10/31/21

     2,831
 

10/31/20

     2,805

 

(e)

Includes all preferred shares presented for the Fund.

(f)

Unaudited.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.

General Information

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

 

   

Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD)

 

   

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA)

The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as closed-end management investment companies. NAD and NEA were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on January 15, 1999 and July 29, 2002, respectively.

Current Fiscal Period: The end of the reporting period for the Funds is April 30, 2025, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended April 30, 2025 (the “current fiscal period”).

Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser: The Funds’ investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC (“Nuveen”). Nuveen is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). The Adviser has overall responsibility for management of the Funds, oversees the management of the Funds’ portfolios, manages the Funds’ business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services, and, if necessary, asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a subsidiary of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds.

 

2.

Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The net asset value (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing security and shareholder transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and shareholder transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing security and shareholder transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.

Compensation: The Funds pay no compensation directly to those of its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Funds from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) 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.

Custodian Fee Credit: As an alternative to overnight investments, each Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company, (the “Custodian”) whereby certain custodian fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on each Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on which a Fund overdraws its account at the Custodian. The amount of custodian fee credit earned by a Fund is recognized on the Statement of Operations as a component of “Custodian expenses, net.” During the current reporting period, the custodian fee credit earned by each Fund was as follows:

 

Fund   

Gross

 Custodian Fee

Credits

 

NAD

   $  

NEA

      

Distributions to Common Shareholders: Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

The Funds’ distribution policy, which may be changed by the Board, is to make regular monthly cash distributions to holders of their common shares (stated in terms of a fixed cents per common share dividend distributions rate which may be set from time to time). Each Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net investment income each year through its regular monthly distribution and to distribute realized capital gains at least annually. In addition, in any monthly period, to maintain its declared per common share distribution amount, a Fund may distribute more or less than its net investment income during the period. In the event a Fund distributes more than its net investment income during any yearly period, such distributions may also include realized gains and/or a return of capital. To the extent that a distribution includes a return of capital the NAV per share may erode.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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 expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Investments and Investment Income: Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are based upon the specific identification method. Investment income is comprised of interest income, which is recorded on an accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums for financial reporting purposes. Investment income also reflects payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and paydown gains and losses, if any. PIK interest represents income received in the form of securities in lieu of cash. Investment income also reflects dividend income, which is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Netting Agreements: In the ordinary course of business, the Funds may enter into transactions subject to enforceable International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) master agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows each Fund to offset certain securities and derivatives with a specific counterparty, when applicable, as well as any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, each Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the netting agreements, collateral posted to the Funds is held in a segregated account by the Funds’ custodian and/or with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the Funds’ Portfolio of Investments or Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds’ investments subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, if any, are further described later in these Notes to Financial Statements.

Segment Reporting: In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). The amendments in ASU 2023-07 improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 also requires a public entity that has a single reportable segment to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in ASU 2023-07 and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Funds adopted ASU 2023-07 during the current reporting period. Adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Funds’ financial positions or the results of their operations.

The officers of the Funds act as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). Each Fund represents a single operating segment. The CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole and is responsible for each Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Fund’s portfolio managers as a team. The financial information in the form of the Fund’s portfolio composition, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets (i.e., changes in net assets resulting from operations, subscriptions and redemptions), which are used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance versus the Fund’s comparative benchmarks and to make resource allocation decisions for the Fund’s single segment, is consistent with that presented within the Fund’s financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “total assets” and significant segment revenues and expenses are listed on the Statement of Operations.

New Accounting Pronouncement: In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) Improvements to Income tax disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). The primary purpose of the amendments within ASU 2023-09 is to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation table and income taxes paid information. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

 

3.

Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

The Funds’ investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value utilizing valuation methods approved by the Adviser, subject to oversight of the Board. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received 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. U.S. GAAP establishes the three-tier hierarchy which 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 management’s 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, credit spreads, etc.).

 

  Level 

3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major classifications of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

 

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Prices of fixed-income securities are generally provided by pricing services approved by the Adviser, which is subject to review by the Adviser and oversight of the Board. Pricing services establish 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, pricing services may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Investments in investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs or share price on the valuation date and are generally classified as Level 1.

For any portfolio security or derivative for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the Adviser deems the valuations derived using the valuation procedures described above not to reflect fair value, the Adviser will determine a fair value in good faith using alternative procedures approved by the Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Board. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is 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. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be classified as Level 2; otherwise they would be classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the market value of the Funds’ investments as of the end of the reporting period, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

NAD    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Long-Term Investments:

           

Investment Companies

   $    407,341      $      $      $ 407,341  

Municipal Bonds

            4,745,236,673        21,579        4,745,258,252  

Total

   $ 407,341      $   4,745,236,673      $    21,579      $  4,745,665,593  
NEA    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Long-Term Investments:

           

Municipal Bonds

   $      $ 5,799,793,185      $ 32,565      $ 5,799,825,750  

Total

   $      $ 5,799,793,185      $ 32,565      $ 5,799,825,750  

The Funds hold liabilities in floating rate obligations and preferred shares, where applicable, which are not reflected in the tables above. The fair values of the Funds’ liabilities for floating rate obligations approximate their liquidation values. Floating rate obligations are generally classified as Level 2 and further described in these Notes to Financial Statements. The fair values of the Funds’ liabilities for preferred shares approximate their liquidation preference. Preferred shares are generally classified as Level 2 and further described in these Notes to Financial Statements.

 

4.

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 (referred to as an “Underlying Bond”), typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose tender option bond (“TOB”) trust (referred to as the “TOB Trust”) created by or at the direction of one or more Funds. In turn, the TOB Trust issues (a) floating rate certificates (referred to as “Floaters”), in face amounts equal to some fraction of the Underlying Bond’s par amount or market value, and (b) an inverse floating rate certificate (referred to as an “Inverse Floater”) that represents all remaining or residual interest in the TOB Trust. Floaters typically pay short-term tax-exempt interest rates to third parties who are also provided a right to tender their certificate and receive its par value, which may be paid from the proceeds of a remarketing of the Floaters, by a loan to the TOB Trust from a third party liquidity provider (“Liquidity Provider”), or by the sale of assets from the TOB Trust. The Inverse Floater is issued to a long term investor, such as one or more Funds. The income received by the Inverse Floater holder varies inversely with the short-term rate paid to holders of the Floaters, 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 value of an Inverse Floater 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 Floaters, and because the Inverse Floater essentially bears the risk of loss (and possible gain) of the greater face value of the Underlying Bond.

The Inverse Floater held by a Fund gives the Fund the right to (a) cause the holders of the Floaters to tender their certificates at par (or slightly more than par in certain circumstances), and (b) have the trustee of the TOB Trust (the “Trustee”) transfer the Underlying Bond held by the TOB Trust to the Fund, thereby collapsing the TOB Trust.

A Fund may acquire an Inverse Floater in a transaction where it (a) transfers an Underlying Bond that it owns to a TOB Trust created by a third party or (b) transfers an Underlying Bond that it owns, or that it has purchased in a secondary market transaction for the purpose of creating an Inverse Floater, to a TOB Trust created at its direction, and in return receives the Inverse Floater of the TOB Trust (referred to as a “self-deposited Inverse Floater”). A Fund may also purchase an Inverse Floater in a secondary market transaction from a third party creator of the TOB Trust without first owning the Underlying Bond (referred to as an “externally-deposited Inverse Floater”).

 

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An investment in a self-deposited Inverse Floater is accounted for as a “financing” transaction (i.e., a secured borrowing). For a self-deposited Inverse Floater, the Underlying Bond deposited into the TOB Trust is identified in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as “(UB) – Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction,” with the Fund recognizing as liabilities, labeled “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, (a) the liquidation value of Floaters issued by the TOB Trust, and (b) the amount of any borrowings by the TOB Trust from a Liquidity Provider to enable the TOB Trust to purchase outstanding Floaters in lieu of a remarketing. In addition, the Fund recognizes in “Investment Income” the entire earnings of the Underlying Bond, and recognizes (a) the interest paid to the holders of the Floaters or on the TOB Trust’s borrowings, and (b) other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust, as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. Earnings due from the Underlying Bond and interest due to the holders of the Floaters as of the end of the reporting period are recognized as components of “Receivable for interest” and “Payable for interest” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, respectively.

In contrast, an investment in an externally-deposited Inverse Floater is accounted for as a purchase of the Inverse Floater and is identified in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as “(IF) – Inverse floating rate investment.” For an externally-deposited Inverse Floater, a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities recognizes the Inverse Floater and not the Underlying Bond as an asset, and the Fund does not recognize the Floaters, or any related borrowings from a Liquidity Provider, as a liability. Additionally, the Fund reflects in “Investment Income” only the net amount of earnings on the Inverse Floater (net of the interest paid to the holders of the Floaters or the Liquidity Provider as lender, and the expenses of the Trust), and does not show the amount of that interest paid or the expenses of the TOB Trust as described above as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

Fees paid upon the creation of a TOB Trust for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters are recognized as part of the cost basis of the Inverse Floater and are capitalized over the term of the TOB Trust.

As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate value of Floaters issued by each Fund’s TOB Trust for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters was as follows:

 

Fund    Floating Rate
Obligations: Self-
Deposited
Inverse Floaters
     Floating Rate
Obligations:
Externally-Deposited
Inverse Floaters
     Total  

NAD

   $    377,985,000      $      $ 377,985,000  

NEA

     410,720,000         8,070,000         418,790,000  

During the current fiscal period, the average amount of Floaters (including any borrowings from a Liquidity Provider) outstanding, and the average annual interest rates and fees related to self-deposited Inverse Floaters, were as follows:

 

Fund    Average Floating
Rate Obligations
Outstanding
          Average Annual
Interest Rate
And Fees
 

NAD

   $    381,067,164        3.60%  

NEA

     311,688,110               3.84

TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a Liquidity Provider pursuant to which the Liquidity Provider agrees, in the event that Floaters are (a) tendered to the Trustee for remarketing and the remarketing does not occur, or (b) subject to mandatory tender pursuant to the terms of the TOB Trust agreement, to either purchase Floaters or to provide the Trustee with an advance from a loan facility to fund the purchase of Floaters by the TOB Trust. In certain circumstances, the Liquidity Provider may otherwise elect to have the Trustee sell the Underlying Bond to retire the Floaters that were tendered and not remarketed prior to providing such a loan. In these circumstances, the Liquidity Provider remains obligated to provide a loan to the extent that the proceeds of the sale of the Underlying Bond are not sufficient to pay the purchase price of the Floaters.

The size of the commitment under the loan facility for a given TOB Trust is at least equal to the balance of that TOB Trust’s outstanding Floaters plus any accrued interest. In consideration of the loan facility, fee schedules are in place and are charged by the Liquidity Provider(s). Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased Floaters held by the TOB Trust. Interest paid on any outstanding loan balances will be effectively borne by the Fund that owns the Inverse Floaters of the TOB Trust that has incurred the borrowing and may be at a rate that is greater than the rate that would have been paid had the Floaters been successfully remarketed.

As described above, any amounts outstanding under a liquidity facility are recognized as a component of “Floating rate obligations” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by the Fund holding the corresponding Inverse Floaters issued by the borrowing TOB Trust. As of the end of the reporting period, there were no loans outstanding under any such facility.

Each Fund may also enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements (sometimes referred to as a “recourse arrangement”) (TOB Trusts involving such agreements are referred to herein as “Recourse Trusts”), under which a Fund agrees to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for the Trust’s Floaters, in certain circumstances, for the amount (if any) by which the liquidation value of the Underlying Bond held by the TOB Trust may fall short of the sum of the liquidation value of the Floaters issued by the TOB Trust plus any amounts borrowed by the TOB Trust from the Liquidity Provider, plus any shortfalls in interest cash flows (sometimes referred to as “shortfall payments”). Under these agreements, a Fund’s potential exposure to losses

 

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related to or on an Inverse Floater may increase beyond the value of the Inverse Floater as a Fund may potentially be liable to fulfill all amounts owed to holders of the Floaters or the Liquidity Provider. Any such shortfall amount in the aggregate is recognized as “Unrealized depreciation on Recourse Trusts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

As of the end of the reporting period, each Fund’s maximum exposure to the Floaters issued by Recourse Trusts for self-deposited Inverse Floaters and externally-deposited Inverse Floaters was as follows:

 

Fund    Maximum Exposure
to Recourse Trusts:
Self-Deposited
Inverse Floaters
     Maximum Exposure
to Recourse Trusts:
Externally-Deposited
Inverse Floaters
     Total  

NAD

   $    377,985,000      $      $ 377,985,000  

NEA

     410,720,000         8,070,000         418,790,000  

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.

Purchases and sales: Long-term purchases and sales during the current fiscal period were as follows:

 

Fund    Non-U.S.
Government
Purchases
       Non-U.S.
Government Sales
and Maturities
 

NAD

   $    505,555,899        $    615,427,829  

NEA

     420,590,967        574,179,587  

The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may have extended settlement periods; interest income is not accrued until settlement date. Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. If a Fund has outstanding when-issued/delayed-delivery purchases commitments as of the end of the reporting period, such amounts are recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

5.

Derivative Investments

Each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments. As defined by U.S. GAAP, a derivative is a financial instrument whose value is derived from an underlying security price, foreign exchange rate, interest rate, index of prices or rates, or other variables. Investments in derivatives as of the end of and/or during the current fiscal period, if any, are included within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively.

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.

 

6.

Fund Shares

Common Share Transactions: During the Funds’ current and prior fiscal period, the funds had no transactions in common shares.

Preferred Shares

Adjustable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares: The Funds have issued and have outstanding Adjustable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred (“AMTP”) Shares, with a $100,000 liquidation preference per share. AMTP Shares are issued via private placement and are not publicly available.

 

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As of the end of the reporting period, NAD and NEA had $727,332,560 and $52,984,540 of AMTP Shares at liquidation preference, net of deferred offering costs, respectively. Further details of each Fund’s AMTP Shares outstanding as of the end of the reporting period, were as follows:

 

Fund    Series      Shares
Outstanding
     Liquidation
Preference
 

NAD

     2028        3,370        $337,000,000  
     2028-1        2,085        $208,500,000  
       2028-2        1,820        $182,000,000  

NEA

     2028-1        530        $53,000,000  

Each Fund is obligated to redeem its AMTP Shares by the date as specified in its offering document (“Term Redemption Date”), unless earlier redeemed by the Fund. AMTP Shares are subject to optional and mandatory redemption in certain circumstances. The AMTP Shares may be redeemed at the option of the Fund, subject to payment of premium for approximately six months following the date of issuance (“Premium Expiration Date”), and at the redemption price per share thereafter. The redemption price per share is equal to the sum of the liquidation preference per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends.

AMTP Shares are short-term or short/intermediate-term instruments that pay a variable dividend rate tied to a short-term index, plus an additional fixed “spread” amount which is initially established at the time of issuance and may be adjusted in the future based upon a mutual agreement between the majority owner and the Fund. From time-to-time the majority owner may propose to the Fund an adjustment to the dividend rate. Should the majority owner and the Fund fails to agree upon an adjusted dividend rate, and such proposed dividend rate adjustment is not withdrawn, the Fund will be required to redeem all outstanding shares upon the end of a notice period.

In addition, the Fund may be obligated to redeem a certain amount of the AMTP Shares if the Fund fails to maintain certain asset coverage and leverage ratio requirements and such failures are not cured by the applicable cure date. The Term Redemption Date and Premium Expiration Date for the Fund’s AMTP Shares are as follows:

 

Fund    Notice
Period
     Series      Term
Redemption Date
    Premium
Expiration Date
 

NAD

     180-day        2028        December 1, 2028     November 30, 2019  
     180-day        2028-1        December 1, 2028     November 30, 2019  
       180-day        2028-2        December 1, 2028     November 30, 2019  

NEA

     360-day        2028-1        December 1, 2028     December 13, 2019  

 

*

Subject to early termination by either the Fund or the holder.

The average liquidation preference of AMTP Shares outstanding and annualized dividend rate for the Fund during the current fiscal period were as follows:

 

Fund    Average
Liquidation
Preference of
AMTP
Shares
Outstanding
     Annualized
Dividend Rate
 

NAD

   $   727,500,000        4.31%  

NEA

     70,127,072        3.96

AMTP Shares are subject to restrictions on transfer, generally do not trade, and market quotations are generally not available. The fair value of AMTP Shares is expected to be approximately their liquidation preference so long as the fixed “spread” on the AMTP Shares remains roughly in line with the “spread” being demanded by investors on instruments having similar terms in the current market environment. In present market conditions, the Funds’ Adviser has determined that the fair value of AMTP Shares is approximately their liquidation preference, but their fair value could vary if market conditions change materially. For financial reporting purposes, the liquidation preference of AMTP Shares is a liability and is recognized as a component of “AMTP Shares, net” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

AMTP Share dividends are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes. Unpaid dividends on AMTP Shares are recognized as a component of “Payable for interest” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends accrued on AMTP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations.

Costs incurred in connection with the Fund’s offering of AMTP Shares were recorded as deferred charges, which are amortized over the life of the shares and are recognized as components of “AMTP Shares, net” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations.

MuniFund Preferred Shares: The Funds have issued and have outstanding MuniFund Preferred (“MFP”) Shares, with a $100,000 ($1,000 for NEA’s Series D) liquidation preference per share. These MFP Shares were issued via private placement and are not publically available.

 

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The Funds are obligated to redeem their MFP Shares by the date as specified in its offering documents (“Term Redemption Date”), unless earlier redeemed by the Funds. MFP Shares are initially issued in a pre-specified mode, however, MFP Shares can be subsequently designated as an alternative mode at a later date at the discretion of the Funds. The modes within MFP Shares detail the dividend mechanics and are described as follows. At a subsequent date, the Funds may establish additional mode structures with the MFP Share.

• Variable Rate Remarketed Mode (“VRRM”) – Dividends for MFP Shares within this mode will be established by a remarketing agent; therefore, market value of the MFP Shares is expected to approximate its liquidation preference. Shareholders have the ability to request a best-efforts tender of its shares upon seven days notice. If the remarketing agent is unable to identify an alternative purchaser, the shares will be retained by the shareholder requesting tender and the subsequent dividend rate will increase to its step-up dividend rate. If after one consecutive year of unsuccessful remarketing attempts, the Fund will be required to designate an alternative mode or redeem the shares.

Each Fund will pay a remarketing fee on the aggregate principal amount of all MFP Shares while designated in VRRM. Payments made by the Fund to the remarketing agent are recognized as “Remarketing fees” on the Statement of Operations.

• Variable Rate Mode (“VRM”) – Dividends for MFP Shares designated in this mode are based upon a short-term index plus an additional fixed “spread” amount established at the time of issuance or renewal / conversion of its mode. At the end of the period of the mode, the Fund will be required to either extend the term of the mode, designate an alternative mode or redeem the MFP Shares.

The fair value of MFP Shares while in VRM are expected to approximate their liquidation preference so long as the fixed “spread” on the shares remains roughly in line with the “spread” being demanded by investors on instruments having similar terms in the current market. During the current reporting period, the Adviser has determined that the fair value of the shares approximated their liquidation preference.

• Variable Rate Demand Mode (“VRDM”) – Dividends for MFP Shares designated in this mode will be established by a remarketing agent; therefore, the market value of the MFP Shares is expected to approximate its liquidation preference. While in this mode, shares will have an unconditional liquidity feature that enable its shareholders to require a liquidity provider, which the Fund has entered into a contractual agreement, to purchase shares in the event that the shares are not able to be successfully remarketed. In the event that shares within this mode are unable to be successfully remarketed and are purchased by the liquidity provider, the dividend rate will be the maximum rate which is designed to escalate according to a specified schedule in order to enhance the remarketing agent’s ability to successfully remarket the shares. Each Fund is required to redeem any shares that are still owned by a liquidity provider after six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing.

The Fund will pay a liquidity and remarketing fee on the aggregate principal amount of all MFP shares while within VRDM. Payments made by the Fund to the liquidity provider and remarketing agent are recognized as “Liquidity fees” and “Remarketing fees”, respectively, on the Statement Operations.

For financial reporting purposes, the liquidation preference of MFP Shares is recorded as a liability and is recognized as a component of “MFP Shares, Net” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends on the MFP shares are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes. Unpaid dividends on MFP shares are recognized as a component on “Payable for interest” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends accrued on MFP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations.

Subject to certain conditions, MFP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the Fund. The Fund may also be required to redeem certain MFP Shares if the Fund fails to maintain certain asset coverage requirements and such failures are not cured by the applicable cure date. The redemption price per share in all circumstances is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends.

Costs incurred in connection with the Fund’s offering of MFP Shares were recorded as a deferred charge and are being amortized over the life of the shares. These offering costs are recognized as a component of “MFP Shares, Net” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations.

As of the end of the reporting period, NAD and NEA had $420,453,479 and $837,581,216 of MFP Shares at liquidation preference, net of deferred available offering costs, respectively. Further details of each Fund’s MFP Shares outstanding as of the end of the reporting period, were as follows.

 

Fund    Series    Shares
Outstanding
     Term
Redemption Date
     Mode      Mode
Termination Date
 

NAD

   A      3,488        January 3, 2028        VRM        January 3, 2028*  
     B      720        September 1, 2047        VRM        N/A  

NEA

   A      1,350        February 3, 2048        VRDM        February 3, 2048*  
   B      1,350        March 2, 2028        VRM        March 2, 2028*  
   C      2,380        March 2, 2028        VRDM        March 2, 2028*  
     D      330,900        March 1, 2029        VRRM        N/A  

 

*

Subject to earlier termination by either the Fund or the holder.

The average liquidation preference of MFP Shares outstanding and annualized dividend rate for each Fund during the current fiscal period were as follows:

 

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Fund    Average
Liquidation
Preference of MFP
Shares
Outstanding
     Annualized
Dividend Rate
 

NAD

   $   428,148,066        4.17%  

NEA

     882,684,530        3.47

Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares: The following Funds have issued and have outstanding Variable Rate Demand Preferred (“VRDP”) Shares, with a $100,000 liquidation preference per share. VRDP Shares are issued via private placement and are not publicly available.

As of the end of the reporting period, NAD and NEA had $503,964,602 and $1,155,385,917 of VRDP Shares at liquidation preference, net of deferred offering costs, respectively. Further details of the Funds’ VRDP Shares outstanding as of the end of the reporting period, were as follows:

 

Fund    Series      Shares
Outstanding
     Remarketing
Fees*
     Liquidation
Preference
     Special Rate
Period Expiration
     Maturity  

NAD

     1        2,368        0.10%      $ 236,800,000        N/A        September 11, 2026  
       2        2,675        0.10%      $ 267,500,000        N/A        September 11, 2026  

NEA

     1        2,190        0.10%      $ 219,000,000        N/A        June 1, 2040  
     3        3,509        0.05%      $ 350,900,000        N/A        March 1, 2040  
     4        4,895        0.10%      $ 489,500,000        N/A        September 11, 2026  
       5        1,000        0.10%      $ 100,000,000        N/A        October 1, 2046  

 

*

Remarketing fees as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all VRDP Shares outstanding for each series.

VRDP Shares include a liquidity feature that allows VRDP shareholders to have their shares purchased by a liquidity provider with whom each Fund has contracted in the event that the VRDP Shares are not able to be successfully remarketed. Each Fund is required to redeem any VRDP Shares that are still owned by the liquidity provider after six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing. Each Fund pays an annual remarketing fee on the aggregate principal amount of all VRDP Shares outstanding. Each Fund’s VRDP Shares have successfully remarketed since issuance.

Dividends on the VRDP Shares (which are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes) are set at a rate established by a remarketing agent; therefore, the market value of the VRDP Shares is expected to approximate its liquidation preference. In the event that VRDP Shares are unable to be successfully remarketed, the dividend rate will be the maximum rate which is designed to escalate according to a specified schedule in order to enhance the remarketing agent’s ability to successfully remarket the VRDP Shares.

Subject to certain conditions, VRDP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of each Fund. Each Fund may also redeem certain of the VRDP Shares if the Fund fails to maintain certain asset coverage requirements and such failures are not cured by the applicable cure date. The redemption price per share is equal to the sum of the liquidation preference per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends.

The average liquidation preference of VRDP Shares outstanding and annualized dividend rate for each Fund during the current fiscal period were as follows:

 

Fund    Average
Liquidation
Preference of
VRDP
Shares
Outstanding
     Annualized
Dividend Rate
 

NAD

   $ 504,300,000        3.16%  

NEA

      1,159,400,000        3.09

For financial reporting purposes, the liquidation preference of VRDP Shares is a liability and is recognized as a component of “VRDP Shares, net” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Unpaid dividends on VRDP Shares are recognized as a component of “Payable for interest” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. Dividends accrued on VRDP Shares are recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. Costs incurred by the Funds in connection with their offerings of VRDP Shares were recorded as a deferred charge, which are amortized over the life of the shares and are recognized as a component of “VRDP Shares, Net” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. In addition to interest expense, each Fund may also pay a per annum liquidity fee to the liquidity provider, as well as a remarketing fee, which are recognized as “Liquidity fees” and “Remarketing fees,” respectively, on the Statement of Operations.

Preferred Share Transactions: Transactions in preferred shares during the Funds’ current and prior fiscal period, where applicable, are noted in the following tables.

Transactions in AMTP Shares for the Funds, where applicable, were as follows:

 

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Six Months Ended

April 30, 2025

    

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

 
NEA          Series      Shares      Amount      Series      Shares      Amount  

AMTP Shares redeemed

     2028-1        (250)        $(25,000,000)        2028-1        (950)        $(95,000,000)  

Transactions in MFP Shares for the Funds, where applicable, were as follows:

 

    

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2025

    

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

 
NAD          Series      Shares      Amount      Series      Shares      Amount  

MFP Shares redeemed

     A        (350)        $(35,000,000)        A        (2,232)        $(223,200,000)  
    

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2025

    

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

 
NEA          Series      Shares      Amount      Series      Shares      Amount  

MFP Shares redeemed

     B        (1,250)        $(125,000,000)        B        (750)        $(75,000,000)  

 

7.

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 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.

Each Fund intends to satisfy conditions that will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal income tax, and in the case of NEA the AMT applicable to individuals to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Funds. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds are subject to federal taxation.

Each Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state and local jurisdictions. A Fund’s federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three fiscal years after being filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional period of time depending on the jurisdiction. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of all investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund    Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
    

Gross

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

    

Net

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

NAD

     $  4,409,439,363        $    77,431,701        $  (119,190,471)        $    (41,758,770)  

NEA

     5,453,605,805      99,303,638        (163,803,559)        (64,499,921)  

For purposes of this disclosure, tax cost generally includes the cost of portfolio investments as well as up-front fees or premiums exchanged on derivatives and any amounts unrealized for income statement reporting but realized income and/or capital gains for tax reporting, if applicable.

As of prior fiscal period end, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
    

Undistributed
Ordinary

Income

     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Late-Year Loss
Deferrals
    

Other

Book-to-Tax
Differences

     Total  

NAD

     $       —        $     15,002        $       —        $    91,326,469        $   (272,148,758)        $        —        $   (17,622,051)        $   (198,429,338)  

NEA

          31,795           98,090,127      (319,024,547)           (21,826,445)      (242,729,070)  

As of prior fiscal period end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards, which will not expire:

 

Fund    Short-Term      Long-Term      Total  

NAD1

     $   137,555,797        $   134,592,961        $   272,148,758  

NEA1

     156,845,347      162,179,200      319,024,547  

 

1 

A portion of NAD’s and NEA’s capital loss carryforwards is subject to limitation under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations.

 

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8.

Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Management Fees: Each Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for the 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 each individual Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables each Fund’s shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within their respective Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

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

 

Average Daily Managed Assets*    Fund-Level Fee
Rate
 

For the first $125 million

     0.4500

For the next $125 million

     0.4375  

For the next $250 million

     0.4250  

For the next $500 million

     0.4125  

For the next $1 billion

     0.4000  

For the next $3 billion

     0.3750  

For managed assets over $5 billion

     0.3625  
The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, for each fund is calculated according to the following schedule:

 

Complex-Level Asset Breakpoint Level*    Complex-Level Fee  

For the first $124.3 billion

     0.1600

For the next $75.7 billion

     0.1350  

For the next $200 billion

     0.1325  

For eligible assets over $400 billion

     0.1300  

 

*

The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily “eligible assets” of all Nuveen-branded closed-end funds and Nuveen branded open-end funds (“Nuveen Mutual Funds”). Except as described below, eligible assets include the assets of all Nuveen-branded closed-end funds and Nuveen Mutual Funds organized in the United States. Eligible assets do not include the net assets of: Nuveen fund-of-funds, Nuveen money market funds, Nuveen index funds, Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Equity Fund or Nuveen Life Large Cap Responsible Equity Fund. In addition, eligible assets include a fixed percentage of the aggregate net assets of the active equity and fixed income Nuveen Mutual Funds advised by the Adviser’s affiliate, Teachers Advisors, LLC (except those identified above). The fixed percentage will increase annually until May 1, 2033, at which time eligible assets will include all of the aggregate net assets of the active equity and fixed income Nuveen Mutual Funds advised by Teachers Advisors, LLC (except those identified above). Eligible assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes the closed-end 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 eligible assets in certain circumstances.

As of April 30, 2025, the annual complex-level fee for each fund was as follows:

 

Fund    Complex-Level Fee  

NAD

     0.1585%  

NEA

     0.1585%  

Other Transactions with Affiliates: Each Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other funds or accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser or by an affiliate of the Adviser (each an, “Affiliated Entity”) under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board (“cross-trade”). These procedures have been designed to ensure that any cross-trade of securities by the Fund from or to an Affiliated Entity by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common officer and/or common trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. These transactions are effected at the current market price (as provided by an independent pricing service) without incurring broker commissions.

During the current fiscal period, the Funds engaged in cross-trades pursuant to these procedures as follows:

 

Fund    Purchases      Sales      Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

NAD

   $   44,971,635      $      $  

NEA

     21,300,930        10,014,365        (220,065)  

 

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9.

Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into a variety of agreements that may expose the Fund to some risk of loss. These could include recourse arrangements for certain TOB Trusts and certain agreements related to preferred shares, which are described elsewhere in these Notes to Financial Statements. The risk of future loss arising from such agreements, while not quantifiable, is expected to be remote. As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds did not have any unfunded commitments other then those disclosed in the Notes to Financial Statements, when applicable.

From time to time, the Funds may be party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of the Funds’ rights under contracts. As of the end of the reporting period, management has determined that any legal proceeding(s) the Funds are subject to, including those described within this report, are unlikely to have a material impact to any of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

10.

Borrowing Arrangements

Committed Line of Credit: The Funds, along with certain funds managed by the Adviser and by an affiliate of the Adviser (“Participating Funds”), have established a 364-day, $2.700 billion standby credit facility with a group of lenders, under which the Participating Funds may borrow for temporary purposes (other than on-going leveraging for investment purposes). Each Participating Fund is allocated a designated proportion of the facility’s capacity (and its associated costs, as described below) based upon a multi-factor assessment of the likelihood and frequency of its need to draw on the facility, the size of the Fund and its anticipated draws, and the potential importance of such draws to the operations and well-being of the Fund, relative to those of the other Funds. A Fund may effect draws on the facility in excess of its designated capacity if and to the extent that other Participating Funds have undrawn capacity. The credit facility expires in June 2026 unless extended or renewed.

The credit facility has the following terms: 0.15% per annum on unused commitment amounts and a drawn interest rate equal to the higher of (a) OBFR (Overnight Bank Funding Rate) plus 1.20% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 1.20% per annum on amounts borrowed. Interest expense incurred by the Participating Funds, when applicable, is recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which are recognized as a component of “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs” on the Statement of Operations, and along with commitment fees, have been allocated among such Participating Funds based upon the relative proportions of the facility’s aggregate capacity reserved for them and other factors deemed relevant by the Adviser and the Board of each Participating Fund.

During the current fiscal period, the following Funds utilized this facility. The Fund’s maximum outstanding balance during the utilization period was as follows:

 

Fund    Maximum
Outstanding
Balance
 

NAD

   $   22,077,520   

NEA

     29,107,849   

During the Fund’s utilization period(s) during the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding and average annual interest rate on the Borrowings were as follows:

 

Fund    Utilization
Period (Days
Outstanding)
     Average
Daily Balance
Outstanding
     Average Annual
Interest Rate
 

NAD

     3      $   16,767,880        5.53%  

NEA

     2      29,107,849        5.53

Borrowings outstanding as of the end of the reporting period, if any, are recognized as “Borrowings” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending: The SEC has granted an exemptive order permitting registered open-end and closed-end Nuveen funds to participate in an inter-fund lending facility whereby the Nuveen funds may directly lend to and borrow money from each other for temporary purposes (e.g., to satisfy redemption requests or when a sale of securities “fails,” resulting in an unanticipated cash shortfall) (the “Inter-Fund Program”). The closed-end Nuveen funds, including the Funds covered by this shareholder report, will participate only as lenders, and not as borrowers, in the Inter-Fund Program because such closed-end funds rarely, if ever, need to borrow cash to meet redemptions. The Inter-Fund Program is subject to a number of conditions, including, among other things, the requirements that (1) no fund may borrow or lend money through the Inter-Fund Program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than is typically available from a bank or other financial institution for a comparable transaction; (2) no fund may borrow on an unsecured basis through the Inter-Fund Program unless the fund’s outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the inter-fund borrowing total 10% or less of its total assets; provided that if the borrowing fund has a secured borrowing outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another fund, the inter-fund loan must be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value; (3) if a fund’s total outstanding borrowings immediately after an inter-fund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the fund may borrow through the inter-fund loan on a secured basis only; (4)

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

no fund may lend money if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the Inter-Fund Program to exceed 15% of its net assets at the time of the loan; (5) a fund’s inter-fund loans to any one fund shall not exceed 5% of the lending fund’s net assets; (6) the duration of inter-fund loans will be limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event more than seven days; and (7) each inter-fund loan may be called on one business day’s notice by a lending fund and may be repaid on any day by a borrowing fund. In addition, a Nuveen fund may participate in the Inter-Fund Program only if and to the extent that such participation is consistent with the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Inter-Fund Program.

The limitations detailed above and the other conditions of the SEC exemptive order permitting the Inter-Fund Program are designed to minimize the risks associated with Inter-Fund Program for both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. However, no borrowing or lending activity is without risk. When a fund borrows money from another fund, there is a risk that the loan could be called on one day’s notice or not renewed, in which case the fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher rate or take other actions to payoff such loan if an inter-fund loan is not available from another fund. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

During the current reporting period, none of the Funds covered by this shareholder report have entered into any inter-fund loan activity.

 

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Additional Fund Information

 

(Unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees

           

Joseph A. Boateng

  Michael A. Forrester   Thomas J. Kenny   Amy B.R. Lancellotta   Joanne T. Medero   Albin F. Moschner   John K. Nelson

Loren M. Starr

  Matthew Thornton III   Terence J. Toth   Margaret L. Wolff   Robert L. Young    

 

 

 

Investment Adviser   Custodian   Legal Counsel   Independent Registered   Transfer Agent and
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC   State Street Bank   Chapman and Cutler   Public Accounting Firm   Shareholder Services
333 West Wacker Drive   & Trust Company   LLP   PricewaterhouseCoopers   Computershare Trust Company,
Chicago, IL 60606   One Congress Street   Chicago, IL 60606   LLP   N.A.
  Suite 1     One North Wacker Drive   150 Royall Street
  Boston, MA 02114-2016     Chicago, IL 60606   Canton, MA 02021
        (800) 257-8787

 

 

Portfolio of Investments Information The 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 as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. You may obtain this information on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

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 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 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 (CEO) 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 CEO and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

Common Share Repurchases Each Fund intends to repurchase, through its open-market share repurchase program, shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, each 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.

 

      NAD            NEA  

Common shares repurchased

     0             0  

FINRA BrokerCheck: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA member firms and associated investment professionals. This information as well as an investor brochure describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available to the public by calling the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline number at (800) 289-9999 or by visiting www.FINRA.org.

 

125


Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

(Unaudited)

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 offer 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 below) 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.

Inverse Floating Rate Securities: Inverse floating rate securities are the residual interest in a tender option bond (TOB) trust, sometimes referred to as “inverse floaters”, are created by depositing a municipal bond, typically with a fixed interest rate, into a special purpose trust. 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.

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-Refunded Bond/Pre-Refunding: Pre-Refunded bond/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 forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Tax Obligation/General Bonds: Bonds backed by the general revenues of an issuer, including taxes, where the issuer has the ability to increase taxes by an unlimited amount to pay the bonds back.

Tax Obligation/Limited Bonds: Bonds backed by the general revenues of an issuer, including taxes, where the issuer doesn’t have the ability to increase taxes by an unlimited amount to pay the bonds back.

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.

 

126


Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

(Unaudited)

Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

The Approval Process

At meetings held on April 28 and 29, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Boards of Directors or Trustees (as the case may be) of the group of funds advised by Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (“NFAL” or the “Adviser”), including the Funds (as defined below), and the group of funds advised by Teachers Advisors, LLC (“TAL” and all such funds, collectively, the “Nuveen funds” or the “funds”) approved the renewal of the investment management agreements (each, an “Investment Management Agreement”) with NFAL and TAL, respectively. TAL and NFAL are affiliates as NFAL is a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC, the investment arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), and TAL is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA. The Boards of Trustees of the Funds also approved the renewal of the sub-advisory agreements (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”). The Sub-Adviser is also an affiliate of the Adviser.

The Boards of Directors or Trustees of the Nuveen funds are each a “Board” or collectively the “Board” (as the context may dictate) and the directors or trustees (as the case may be) are each a “Board Member.” The Board Members of each Board are not “interested persons” (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) and, therefore, each Board is deemed to be comprised of all disinterested Board Members. References to a Board and the Board Members are interchangeable.

In accordance with applicable law, following up to an initial two-year period, the Board of each Fund considers the renewal of each Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Fund on an annual basis. The Investment Management Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements,” and the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are collectively the “Fund Advisers” and each a “Fund Adviser.” Below is a summary of the annual review process the Board undertook related to its most recent renewal of the Advisory Agreements with respect to each Nuveen fund covered by this report (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”).

To reach their determination, the Board Members considered the review of the Advisory Agreements to be an ongoing process. The Board Members employed the accumulated information, knowledge and experience they had gained during their tenure as disinterested Board Members on the respective Board of the Nuveen funds and its committees in overseeing the applicable funds and working with the respective investment advisers and sub-advisers in their review of the advisory agreements for the fund complex. The Board and its committees meet regularly throughout the year and at these meetings, the Board Members received materials and discussed information covering a wide range of topics pertinent to the annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. Such topics include, but are not limited to, the investment performance of the funds over various periods; investment oversight matters; economic, market and regulatory developments; any significant organizational or other developments impacting a Fund Adviser and its strategic plans for its business; product initiatives for various funds; fund expenses; compliance, regulatory and risk management matters; trading practices; the derivatives risk management program; management of distributions; valuation of securities; payments to financial intermediaries; securities lending (as applicable); and closed-end fund market activity, capital management initiatives, institutional ownership, management of leverage financing, the secondary market trading of the closed-end funds and any actions taken to address market discounts to net asset value. The Board also seeks to meet at its regular quarterly meetings with members of senior management to discuss various topics, including market conditions, industry developments and any significant developments or strategic plans for the Fund Advisers, if any.

To help with the review of performance, the Board and/or its committees periodically received and discussed presentations from member(s) of investment teams throughout the year, culminating in an annual performance review of the Nuveen funds at the Board’s meeting held on February 25-26, 2025 (the “February Meeting”). The presentations, discussions and meetings during the year provide a means for the Board Members to evaluate and consider the level, breadth and quality of services provided by the Fund Advisers and any changes to such services over time in light of new or modified regulatory requirements, changes to market conditions or other factors.

In addition to the materials and discussions that occurred at prior meetings, the Board, through its independent legal counsel, requested and received extensive materials and information prepared specifically for its review of the Advisory Agreements. During the year, management worked with an ad hoc committee established by the Board to help enhance and streamline the materials provided in connection with the annual review of the Advisory Agreements. The materials provided at the Meeting and/or prior meetings covered a wide range of matters including, but not limited to, a description of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Fund Advisers; a review of the Sub-Adviser and applicable investment team; an analysis of fund performance with a focus on funds considered to have met certain challenged performance measurements; an analysis of the fees and expense ratios of the Nuveen funds with a focus on funds considered to have certain expense characteristics; a list of management fee and sub-advisory fee schedules; an analysis of advisory fees compared to fees assessed to other types of clients; a description of portfolio manager compensation; certain profitability and/or financial data; and a description of indirect benefits received by the Fund Advisers as a result of their relationships with the Nuveen funds. The Board also considered information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, comparing fee and expense levels of each respective Fund to those of a peer universe.

The information prepared specifically for the annual review supplemented the information provided to the Board and its committees and the evaluations of the Nuveen funds by the Board and its committees during the year. The Board’s review of the Advisory Agreements is based on all the information provided to the Board and its committees over time. The performance, fee and expense data and other information provided by a Fund Adviser, Broadridge or other service providers were not independently verified by the Board Members.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

As part of their review, the Board Members and independent legal counsel met in executive session on April 9, 2025 to review and discuss materials provided in connection with their annual review of the Advisory Agreements. After reviewing this information, the Board Members requested, directly or through independent legal counsel, additional information, and the Board subsequently reviewed and discussed the responses to these follow-up questions and requests. The Board Members and independent legal counsel met again in executive session on April 17, 2025 (together with the April 9, 2025 executive session, the “Executive Sessions”) to discuss the responses to the initial supplemental information request and, following their review of the data provided, requested management present certain additional information at the Meeting. In addition to the Executive Sessions, the Board Members met in additional executive sessions prior to and during the Meeting. During the Meeting, the Board Members considered the responses, invited representatives of management to provide additional information and determined that the information provided (whether oral or written) was responsive to their requests.

The Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel during the annual review process as well as throughout the year, including meeting in executive sessions with such counsel at which no representatives of management were present. In connection with their annual review, the Board Members also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel outlining their fiduciary duties and legal standards in reviewing the Advisory Agreements, including guidance from court cases evaluating advisory fees.

After the discussions and with the background and knowledge described above, the Board Members approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements on behalf of the applicable Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, but rather each decision reflected the comprehensive consideration of all the information (written or oral) provided to the Board and its committees throughout the year as well as the materials prepared specifically in connection with the annual review process. The contractual arrangements may reflect the results of prior year(s) of review, negotiation and information provided in connection with the Board’s annual review of the Funds’ advisory arrangements and oversight of the Funds. Each Board Member may have attributed different levels of importance to the various factors and information considered in connection with the annual review process and may have placed different emphasis on the relevant information year to year in light of, among other things, changing market and economic conditions. A summary of the principal factors and information, but not all the factors, the Board considered in deciding to renew the Advisory Agreements is set forth below.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In evaluating the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Board Members received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of the applicable Fund Adviser’s services provided to each respective Fund. With this approach, they considered the roles of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in providing services to the Funds.

The Board considered that the Adviser provides a wide array of management, oversight and other services to manage and operate the Funds. The Board considered the Adviser and its affiliates’ dedication of resources, time, people and capital as well as consistent program of improvement and innovation aimed at keeping the Nuveen fund complex relevant and attractive for existing and new investors and meeting the needs of an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Among the information provided in connection with the review of services at the Meeting and/or prior meetings, the Board considered a description of the organizational changes at the Adviser during the year, the management teams that comprise the various support and investment functions for the funds and the background of certain personnel who support the funds. The Board considered the significant resources, both financial and personnel, the Adviser and its affiliates had committed over the past several years in working to bring the asset management businesses of Nuveen and TIAA under one centralized umbrella and to consolidate their respective fund families to the benefit of the funds through, among other things, enhanced operating efficiencies, centralized investment leadership and a centralized shared resources and support model. To help ensure the continuation of services, the Board considered, among other things, management’s emphasis on succession planning and key person risk evaluation pursuant to which certain management team(s) meet annually to conduct a comprehensive review of successors to key positions, to develop and monitor corporate-wide standards and procedures in seeking to help ensure the firm may continue to operate in the event of business disruptions, and to review staffing and compensation levels to help remain competitive with peers in the industry. The Board considered a description of the application of business continuity plans and the periodic testing and review of such plans. As noted below, the Board also considered certain financial data of the Adviser and TIAA in assessing the financial stability and condition of the Adviser to provide a high level of quality of services to the Funds.

In its review, the Board considered that the Funds operated in a highly regulated industry and the scope and complexity of the services and resources that the Adviser and its affiliates must provide to manage and operate the Funds have expanded over the years due to regulatory, market and other developments. Such services included maintaining and monitoring the Nuveen funds’ compliance programs, risk management programs, liquidity risk management programs, derivatives risk management programs and cybersecurity programs. The Board and/or its Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee received reports regarding the Nuveen funds’ compliance policies and procedures and matters undertaken thereunder as well as other compliance initiatives on a regular basis.

In considering the breadth and quality of services the Adviser and its various teams provide, the Board considered that the Adviser provides investment advisory services. With respect to the Funds, such Funds utilize the Sub-Adviser to manage the portfolios of the Funds subject to the supervision of the Adviser. Accordingly, the Board considered that the Adviser and its affiliates, among other things, oversee and review the performance of the Sub-Adviser and its investment team(s); evaluate Fund performance and market conditions; evaluate investment strategies and recommend changes thereto; oversee trade execution and, as applicable, securities lending; evaluate investment risks; and manage valuation matters. As noted below, the Board also considered the funds’ performance over various time periods throughout the year.

In addition to the portfolio management services provided to the Funds (including indirectly by overseeing the Sub-Adviser), the Board considered the extensive compliance, regulatory, administrative and other services the Adviser and its various teams or affiliates provide to manage and operate the applicable funds, including but not limited to: distribution management services pursuant to which management seeks to implement distribution policies and set distribution levels consistent with each fund’s product design and positioning; compliance services including establishing and maintaining broad-based compliance policies across the Nuveen fund complex, evaluating the compliance programs of various fund services providers, conducting ongoing risk assessments and testing, monitoring portfolio compliance with investment and regulatory requirements and

 

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providing a comprehensive compliance training program; providing regulatory advocacy services, including submitting comments on regulatory proposals and monitoring regulatory developments that may impact the fund(s); providing support to the Board and its committees throughout the year, including providing reports on a wide range of topics relating to the operations and management of the funds, helping to refine the materials provided to the Board and/or its committees and providing educational sessions on various topics; establishing and reviewing the services provided by other fund service providers (such as a fund’s custodian, accountant, and transfer agent); providing legal support services; and evaluating trade allocation and execution.

Such services also include managing leverage; providing capital management and secondary market services (such as implementing common share shelf offerings, capital return programs and common share repurchases); and maintaining a closed-end fund investor relations program. The Board considered that management actively monitors any discount from net asset value per share at which a fund’s common stock trades and evaluates potential avenues to mitigate the discount, including evaluating the level of distributions that the fund pays.

Aside from the services provided, the Board considered the financial resources of the Adviser and/or its affiliates and their willingness to make investments to support the funds. The Board considered the funds’ access to a seed capital budget provided by the Adviser and/or its affiliates to support new or existing funds and/or facilitate changes for a respective fund. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is a part of a large fund complex with a variety of investment disciplines, capabilities, and expertise. The Board considered the overall reputation and capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates and the Adviser’s continuing commitment to provide high quality services.

In its review, the Board also considered the significant risks borne by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their services to the Nuveen funds, including entrepreneurial risks in sponsoring and supporting new funds and smaller funds and ongoing risks with managing the Funds, such as investment, operational, reputational, regulatory, compliance and litigation risks.

The Board considered the division of responsibilities between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and considered that the Sub-Adviser and its investment personnel, as noted, generally are responsible for the management of the respective Fund’s portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser and the Board. The Board considered an analysis of the Sub-Adviser provided by the Adviser which included, among other things, a summary of changes (if any) in the leadership teams and/or portfolio manager teams; the performance of the funds sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser over various periods of time that met certain performance screening measurements; and data reflecting product changes (if any) taken with respect to certain funds. The Board considered that the Adviser recommended the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreements.

Based on its review, the Board determined, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the respective Funds under each applicable Advisory Agreement.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and Fund Advisers

In evaluating the quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, the Board also considered a variety of investment performance data of the Funds. In leading up to the annual review, the Board and/or its Investment Committee considered, among other things, Fund performance (based on net asset value net of fees) over the quarter, one-, three- and five-year periods ending December 31, 2024 on an absolute basis and as compared to the performance of comparable peers (the “Performance Peer Group”) and to a benchmark for the prescribed periods. Prior to the Meeting, the Board also received updated Fund performance over the quarter, one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2025 on an absolute basis and in comparison to the Performance Peer Group and a benchmark for the prescribed periods. In its review of relative performance, the Board considered a Fund’s performance relative to its Performance Peer Group, among other things, by evaluating its quartile ranking with the 1st quartile representing the top performing funds within the Performance Peer Group and the 4th quartile representing the lowest performing funds.

The Board took into account the performance data, presentations and discussions (written and oral) that were provided at the Meeting and in prior meetings over time in evaluating fund performance, including particular focus on management’s analysis of the performance of funds that met certain screening measurements as determined pursuant to a methodology approved by the Board or additional measurements as determined by management’s investment analysts. As various Nuveen funds have modified their portfolio teams and/or made significant changes to their portfolio strategies over time, the Board reviewed, among other things, certain tracking performance data over specific periods comparing performance before and after such changes.

In evaluating performance, the Board considered some of the limitations of the performance data. The Board considered, among other things, that performance data reflects performance over a specified period which may differ significantly depending on the ending dates selected, particularly during periods of market volatility. Further, the Board considered that regardless of the performance period reviewed by the Board, shareholders may evaluate performance based on their own respective holding periods which may differ from the performance periods reviewed by the Board and lead to differing results. With respect to comparative performance, the Board considered that differing investment objectives, investment strategies, dates of inception, type and cost of leverage (if any), asset size and other factors between the Performance Peer Group and the respective Fund necessarily lead to differences in performance results. Similarly, differences in the investment objective(s) and strategies of a Fund and its benchmark (particularly an actively managed fund that does not directly follow an index) as well as the costs of operating a Fund would contribute to differences in performance results. To assist the Board in its review of the comparability of the relative performance, management generally has ranked the relevancy of the Performance Peer Groups to the applicable funds (subject to certain exceptions) as low, medium or high.

The Board also considered that secondary market trading of shares of the closed-end funds also continues to be a priority for the Board given its importance to shareholders, and therefore, the Board and/or its Closed-End Fund Committee reviews certain performance data reflecting, among other things, the premiums and discounts at which the shares of the closed-end funds have traded as of specified dates at their quarterly meetings with an annual review of the closed-end fund market for the 2024 calendar year at its February Meeting. In its review, the Board considered, among other things, market conditions for closed-end funds, changes to investment mandates and guidelines, distribution policies, and leverage

 

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management; additional share offerings, share repurchases (if any) and similar capital market actions; and effective communications programs to build greater awareness and deepen understanding of closed-end funds. As applicable, the Board considered, among other things, the impact of leverage on a closed-end fund’s common share earnings and total return.

The Board evaluated performance in light of various relevant factors which may include, among other things, general market conditions, issuer-specific information, asset class information, leverage and fund cash flows. The Board considered that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance and that a single investment theme could disproportionately affect performance. Further, the Board considered that market and economic conditions may significantly impact a Fund’s performance, particularly over shorter periods, and such performance may be more reflective of such economic or market events and not necessarily reflective of management skill. Although the Board reviews short-, intermediate- and longer-term performance data, the Board considered that longer periods of performance may reflect full market cycles.

In their review from year to year, the Board Members consider and may place different emphasis on the relevant information in light of changing circumstances in market and economic conditions. In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. However, depending on the facts and circumstances, including any differences between the respective fund and its benchmark and/or Performance Peer Group, the Board may be satisfied with a fund’s performance notwithstanding that its performance may be below that of its benchmark and/or peer group for certain periods. With respect to any funds for which the Board has identified performance issues, the Board seeks to monitor such funds more closely until performance improves, discuss with the Adviser the reasons for such results, consider whether any steps are necessary or appropriate to address such issues, discuss and evaluate the potential consequences of such steps and review the results of any steps undertaken.

The performance determinations with respect to each Fund are summarized below:

 

   

For Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (the “Quality Municipal Fund”), the Board considered that although the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its benchmark for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2024, the Fund ranked in the third quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one- and three-year periods and second quartile for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024. On the basis of the Board’s ongoing review of investment performance and all relevant factors, including the relative market conditions during certain reporting periods, the Fund’s investment objective(s) and management’s discussion of performance, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance supported renewal of the Advisory Agreements.

 

   

For Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (the “AMT-Free Quality Municipal Fund”), the Board considered that although the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its benchmark for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2024, and the Fund ranked in the fourth quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one- and three-year periods, the Fund ranked in the third quartile for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024. The Board considered management’s commentary on the Fund’s performance, including the factors that contributed to or detracted from performance and the improved relative performance in the first quarter of 2025 in which the Fund ranked in the third quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. On the basis of the Board’s ongoing review of investment performance and all relevant factors, including the relative market conditions during certain reporting periods, the Fund’s investment objective(s) and management’s discussion of performance, the Board supported renewal of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements.

C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

 

1.

Fees and Expenses

As part of the annual review, the Board Members considered, among other things, the management fee schedules for the respective Fund. In addition to the management fee arrangements, the Board Members considered a Fund’s operating expense ratio as it more directly reflected a shareholder’s total costs in investing in the respective Fund.

In its review, the Board considered that the management fees of the Funds were generally comprised of two components, a fund-level component and a complex-level component, each with its own breakpoint schedule, subject to certain exceptions. The Board considered that in 2024, the Board approved a revised complex-wide breakpoint schedule which simplified and reduced the complex-level fee rates at various thresholds and expanded the eligible funds whose assets would be included in calculating the complex-level fee, effective May 1, 2024. The Board considered that the complex-level component is intended to be an efficient mechanism designed to help share cost efficiencies with shareholders as the complex-wide assets grow.

The Board also considered comparative fee and expense information prepared by an independent third-party provider of fund data. More specifically, the Board Members generally reviewed, among other things, each Fund’s management fee rates and net total expense ratio in relation to similar data for a comparable universe of peers (the “Expense Universe”). In their review, the Board Members considered, in particular, each fund with a net total expense ratio (based on common assets and excluding investment-related costs such as the costs of leverage and taxes) meeting certain expense screening criteria adopted by the Board when compared to its Expense Universe and management’s commentary as to the factors contributing to each such fund’s relative net total expense ratio. The Board also considered, in relevant part, a fund’s management fee in light of its performance history with particular focus on any fund identified as having a higher management fee and/or expense ratio compared to peers coupled with experiencing a period of challenged performance.

 

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In their review, the Board Members considered the methodology Broadridge employed to establish its Expense Universe. The Board further considered that differences between the applicable Fund and its Expense Universe, as well as changes to the composition of the Expense Universe from year to year, may limit some of the value of the comparative data. The Board Members also considered that it can be difficult to compare management fees among funds with peers as there are variations in the services that are included for the fees paid. The Board Members took these limitations and differences into account when reviewing comparative peer data.

In addition, although the Board reviewed net total expense ratio both including and excluding investment-related expenses (e.g., leverage costs), as applicable, the Board considered that leverage expenses will vary across funds and peers because of differences in the forms and terms of leverage employed by the respective fund and therefore generally considered each closed-end fund’s net total expense ratio and fees excluding investment-related costs and taxes. The Board also considered that the use of leverage may create a conflict of interest for the respective Adviser and Sub-Adviser given the increase of assets from leverage upon which an advisory or sub-advisory fee is based but also considered the impact of leverage on the fund’s return. The Board Members considered, however, that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser would seek to manage the potential conflict by recommending to the Board to leverage the applicable fund or increase such leverage when the respective Fund Adviser has determined that such action would be in the best interests of the respective fund and its common shareholders and by periodically reviewing with the Board the fund’s performance and the impact of the use of leverage on that performance.

With respect to the Sub-Adviser, the Board also considered, among other things, the sub-advisory fee schedule paid to the Sub-Adviser in light of the sub-advisory services provided to the respective Fund. In its review, the Board considered that the compensation paid to the Sub-Adviser is the responsibility of the Adviser, not the Funds.

The Board’s considerations regarding the comparative fee data for each Fund are set forth below:

• Although the Quality Municipal Fund’s actual management fee rate was above the Expense Universe median, the Fund’s contractual management fee rate matched the Expense Universe median, and the net total expense ratio was slightly above (within 5 basis points) the Expense Universe median.

• Although the AMT-Free Quality Municipal Fund’s actual management fee rate was above the Expense Universe median, the Fund’s contractual management fee rate matched its Expense Universe median, and the net total expense ratio was slightly above (within 5 basis points) the Expense Universe median.

Based on its review of the information provided, the Board determined that each Fund’s management fees (as applicable) to a Fund Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund.

 

2.

Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients

In evaluating the appropriateness of fees, the Board also considered that the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and/or their affiliate(s) provide investment management services to other types of clients which may include, among others: separately managed accounts (“SMAs”), retail managed accounts, foreign funds (UCITS), other investment companies (as sub-advisers), limited partnerships and collective investment trusts. The Board considered certain fee data for these other types of clients managed in a similar manner to certain of the funds compared to the management fee of the applicable fund. The Board considered a description of various factors which contribute to the differences in the management fee rates of the funds compared to those charged to these other types of clients which limited the comparability of the data. In this regard, the Board considered that the differences in, among other things, the breadth of services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the funds compared to those provided to other clients; the expenses the Adviser and its affiliates incur in launching, operating and supporting a fund; the support services provided to shareholders; the extensive regulatory, disclosure and governance requirements applicable to funds; the establishment and maintenance of servicing relationships with various service providers for the funds; the manner of managing such assets; investment policies; investor profiles; and account sizes all may contribute to the variations in relative fee rates. Differences in the level of advisory services required for passively managed funds also contribute to differences in the management fee levels of such funds compared to actively managed funds. In addition, differences in the client base; governing bodies, regulatory and legal requirements; distribution; jurisdiction and operational complexities also would contribute to variations in management fees assessed the funds compared to foreign fund clients. Further, differences in the level of advisory and non-advisory services required and risk incurred when serving as a sub-adviser to other investment companies compared to serving as the Adviser to a Nuveen fund contribute to differences in the fees assessed. In this regard, the Board further considered the significant entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risks that the Adviser incurs in sponsoring and managing the Funds. As a general matter, higher fee levels reflect higher levels of service provided by the Adviser, increased investment management complexity, greater product management requirements, and higher levels of business risk or some combination of these factors. The Board further considered that the Sub-Adviser’s fee is essentially for portfolio management services and therefore more comparable to the fees received for retail wrap accounts and other external sub-advisory mandates. The Board concluded that the varying levels of fees were reasonable given the foregoing.

 

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3.

Profitability of the Fund Advisers

In considering the costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser (which encompassed the Sub-Adviser) from its relationship with the Funds, the Board Members considered a variety of estimated profitability data from various perspectives including, among other things, (a) historical pre-distribution and post-distribution margins over specified periods for the Adviser’s services to the applicable funds; (b) certain profitability data on behalf of the Adviser attributable to servicing all applicable funds for 2024 and 2023; (c) certain profitability data of both the Adviser and TAL (as an adviser of certain other Nuveen funds) on a combined basis derived from types of funds in the aggregate (i.e., from closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, interval funds and open-end funds) for 2024 and 2023; and (d) certain profitability data of both the Adviser and TAL on a combined basis by asset grouping of Nuveen funds in the aggregate (i.e., from equity, fund of funds, index, municipal bond and taxable fixed income funds). In addition, the Board considered profitability data at the per fund level for the respective adviser.

In reviewing the profitability data, the Board Members considered the subjective nature of calculating profitability as the information is not audited and is necessarily dependent on cost allocation methodologies to allocate expenses throughout the complex and among the various advisory products. The Board reviewed, among other things, a description of the cost allocation methodology employed to develop the profitability data. However, the Board Members considered that given there is no single universally recognized expense allocation methodology, other reasonable and valid allocation methodologies could be employed and could lead to significantly different profit and loss results and therefore developing profitability data is difficult, particularly on a per fund level.

Further, in considering the comparative margin data with peers, the Board Members considered the limitations of the comparative data given that peer data is not generally public and the calculation of profitability is subjective and affected by numerous factors (such as types of funds a peer manages, its business mix, its cost of capital, the numerous assumptions underlying the methodology used to allocate expenses and other factors) that can have a significant impact on the results. Given that the peer profitability data may reflect the different business mix of the respective peer firm, the Board also considered the pre- and post-distribution margins of Nuveen, LLC for each of the calendar years from 2020 through 2024.

Aside from the foregoing profitability data, the Board also considered, among other things, the audited statutory-basis financial statements of TIAA as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the related statutory-basis statements of operations, of changes in capital and contingency reserves and of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Board considered the benefit of an investment adviser and its parent with significant resources, particularly during periods of market volatility. The Board also considered the investments the Adviser, its parent and/or other affiliates made into their business.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Board Members also considered the indirect benefits the Adviser or Sub-Adviser received that were directly attributable to the management of the applicable funds as discussed in further detail below. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Adviser’s (together with the Sub-Adviser) level of profitability from its relationship with the applicable Fund was not unreasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the funds, whether these economies of scale have been appropriately shared with the funds and whether there is potential for realization of further economies of scale. Although the Board considered that economies of scale are difficult to measure with any precision and the rates at which certain expenses are incurred may not decline with a rise in assets, the Board considered that there are a variety of methods that may be employed to help share the benefits of economies of scale, including, among other things, through the use of breakpoints in the management fee schedule, the pricing of funds at scale at inception and investments in the Adviser’s business which can enhance the services provided to the funds for the fees paid. The Board considered such factors applicable to the particular Fund’s advisory fee structure.

As noted above, the Board considered that the management fee of the Adviser for the Funds generally was comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component each with its own breakpoint schedule. The Board also approved a revised complex-wide breakpoint schedule in 2024 which reduced the complex-level fee rates at various thresholds and expanded the assets included when calculating the complex-level fee. With this structure, the Board considered that the complex-level breakpoint schedule was designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to shareholders when the assets of the eligible participating funds in the complex pass certain thresholds even if the assets of a particular fund are unchanged or have declined, and the fund-level breakpoint schedules were designed to share economies of scale with shareholders if the particular fund grows. The Board reviewed the fund-level and complex-level fee schedules.

Although closed-end funds may make additional share offerings from time to time, the Board considered that closed-end funds have a more limited ability to increase their assets to attain additional economies of scale because the growth of their assets will occur primarily from the appreciation of their investment portfolios.

The Board Members also considered the continued reinvestment in Nuveen’s business to enhance its capabilities and services to the benefit of its various clients. The Board considered that many of these investments were not specific to individual Nuveen funds, but rather initiatives from which the family of funds as a whole may benefit. The Board further considered that the scope of the services of the Adviser and its affiliates have expanded over time without raising advisory fees to the funds, and this was also a means of sharing economies of scale with the funds and their shareholders. The Board considered the Adviser’s and/or its affiliates’ ongoing efforts to streamline the product line-up, among other things, to create more scaled funds which may help improve both expense and trading economies for participating funds.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the current fee arrangements together with the reinvestment in management’s business appropriately shared any economies of scale with shareholders.

 

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E. Indirect Benefits

The Board Members received and considered information regarding various indirect benefits the respective Fund Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationship with the funds. These benefits included, among other things, economies of scale to the extent the Adviser or its affiliates share investment resources and/or personnel with other clients of the Adviser. Certain funds may also be used as investment options for other products or businesses offered by the Adviser and/or its affiliates, such as variable products, fund of funds and 529 education savings plans, and affiliates of the Adviser may serve as sub-adviser to various funds in which case all advisory and sub-advisory fees generated by such funds stay within Nuveen.

Further, the funds may pay the Adviser and/or its affiliates for other services, such as distribution. In this regard, the Board considered that an affiliate of the Adviser received compensation in 2024 for serving as an underwriter on shelf offerings of existing closed-end funds and reviewed the amounts paid for such services in 2024 and 2023.

In addition, the Board Members considered that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser (except as noted) may utilize soft dollar brokerage arrangements attributable to the respective fund(s) to obtain research and other services for any or all of their clients, although the Board Members also considered with respect to the Nuveen funds advised by the Adviser, reimbursements of such costs by the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser.

The Adviser and its affiliates may also benefit from the advisory relationships with the Nuveen funds to the extent this relationship results in potential investors viewing the TIAA group of companies as a leading retirement plan provider in the academic and nonprofit market and a single source for all their financial service needs. The Adviser and/or its affiliates may further benefit to the extent that they have pricing or other information regarding vendors the funds utilize in establishing arrangements with such vendors for other products.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that any indirect benefits received by the Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided.

F. Other Considerations

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement were reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser’s fees were reasonable in light of the services provided to each Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed for an additional one-year period.

 

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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.

Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Portfolio of Investments filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)

Not applicable.


Item 7.

Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to closed-end investment companies.


Item 8.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to closed-end investment companies.


Item 9.

Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to closed-end investment companies.


Item 10.

Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to closed-end investment companies.


Item 11.

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

See Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract in Item 1.


Item 12.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this filing.


Item 13.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this filing.


Item 14.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.


Item 15.

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 16.

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 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 17.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 18.

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.


Item 19.

Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

   Not applicable to this filing.

(a)(2)

   Not applicable to this filing.

(a)(3)

   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(4)

   Not applicable.

(a)(5)

   Not applicable.

(b)

   Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is 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.

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

 

Date: July 7, 2025     By:   /s/ David J. Lamb           
     

David J. Lamb

Chief Administrative Officer

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.

 

Date: July 7, 2025     By:   /s/ David J. Lamb           
     

David J. Lamb

Chief Administrative Officer

(principal executive officer)

Date: July 7, 2025     By:   /s/ Marc Cardella           
     

Marc Cardella

Vice President and Controller

(principal financial officer)


ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT