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

811-21333

 

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Kevin J. McCarthy

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(312) 917-7700

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

June 30, 2011

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, Date: 27-AUG-2009 inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 



Closed-End Funds

Nuveen Investments

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Domestic and Foreign Equities, and Debt Instruments

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund

JPC

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2

JQC



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Table of Contents

Chairman's Letter to Shareholders   4  
Portfolio Managers' Comments   5  
Common Share Distribution and Share Price Information   14  
Performance Overviews   17  
Shareholder Meeting Report   19  
Portfolios of Investments   20  
Statement of Assets & Liabilities   81  
Statement of Operations   82  
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   83  
Statement of Cash Flows   84  
Financial Highlights   86  
Notes to Financial Statements   88  
Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process   103  
Reinvest Automatically Easily and Conveniently   111  
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report   113  
Other Useful Information   114  



Chairman's
Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

The global economy continues to be weighed down by an unusual combination of pressures facing the larger developed economies. Japanese leaders continue to work through the economic aftereffects of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Political leaders in Europe and the U.S. have resolved some of the near term fiscal problems, but the financial markets are not convinced that these leaders are able to address more complex longer term fiscal issues. Despite improved earnings and capital increases, the largest banks in these countries continue to be vulnerable to deteriorating mortgage portfolios and sovereign credit exposure, adding another source of uncertainty to the global financial system.

In the U.S., recent economic statistics indicate that the economic recovery may be losing momentum. Consumption, which represents about 70% of the gross domestic product, faces an array of challenges from seemingly intractable declines in housing values, increased energy costs and limited growth in the job market. The failure of Congress and the administration to agree on the debt ceiling increase on a timely basis and the deep divisions between the political parties over fashioning a balanced program to address growing fiscal imbalances that led to the recent S&P ratings downgrade add considerable uncertainty to the domestic economic picture.

On a more positive note, corporate earnings continue to hold up well and the municipal bond market is recovering from recent weakness as states and municipalities implement various programs to reduce their budgetary deficits. In addition, the Federal Reserve System has made it clear that it stands ready to take additional steps should the economic recovery falter. However, there are concerns that the Fed is approaching the limits of its resources to intervene in the economy.

These perplexing times highlight the importance of professional investment management. Your Nuveen investment team is working hard to develop an appropriate response to increased risk, and they continue to seek opportunities created by stressful markets using proven investment disciplines to designed to help your Fund achieve its investment objectives. On your behalf, we monitor their activities to assure that they maintain their investment disciplines.

As always, I encourage you to contact your financial consultant if you have any questions about your investment in a Nuveen Fund. On behalf of the other members of your Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

Robert P. Bremner
Chairman of the Board
August 23, 2011

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Portfolio Managers' Comments

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

Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: S&P, Moody's or Fitch. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A, and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC/CC/C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are given an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated NR are not rated by a national rating agency.

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (JPC)
Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (JQC)

These Funds are advised by Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., which determines and oversees the Funds' asset allocations. Nuveen Fund Advisors uses a team of sub-advisers with specialties in different asset classes to manage the Funds' portfolios. These sub-advisers include Spectrum Asset Management, Inc., Symphony Asset Management, LLC, and Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC. Symphony and Tradewinds are affiliates of Nuveen Investments.

Spectrum, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Principal Global Investors, LLC, manages the preferred securities positions within the income-oriented portion of each Fund's portfolio. Mark Lieb and Phil Jacoby, who have more than 50 years of combined experience in the preferred securities and other debt markets, lead the team at Spectrum.

Symphony has primary responsibility for investments in convertible, high yield and senior loan securities, and for domestic and international equity investments. The team at Symphony managing the convertible, high yield and senior loan portions of each portfolio is led by Gunther Stein, the firm's Chief Investment Officer, who has more than 20 years of investment management experience. The Symphony team responsible for managing domestic and international equity investments is led by Ross Sakamoto, who has more than 20 years of investment management experience.

Tradewinds invests its portion of each Fund's assets in global equities and manages each Fund's options strategy. The Tradewinds team is led by Dave Iben, who is Chief Investment Officer of that firm and has more than 25 years of investment management experience.

Here representatives from Spectrum, Symphony and Tradewinds talk about their management strategies and the performance of both Funds for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011

What key strategies were used to manage the Funds during this reporting period?

Within the preferred securities portion of both Funds' portfolios, our basic strategy is to stay relatively balanced between the retail investor-oriented $25 par sector and the institutional investor-oriented $1000 par capital securities sector. This was because of unique short-term capital performance differences and broad diversification benefits of the combined universe, which together, help to augment total risk-adjusted rates of return.

Our risk-averse posture toward security structure and portfolio structure are important core aspects of our strategy, which over the long-term seeks to preserve capital and

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income distributions. We also maintain an approximate 60% weight to U.S. names and a 40% weight to foreign names, which keep the Funds in a neutral position relative to the benchmark.

In the senior loan and other debt portion of each Fund's portfolio, risk assets traded positively as the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing initiative was underway, optimism about stability (and growth) increased, and sovereign concerns stayed on the back burner until mid-May, when volatility began to increase as macro concerns about Europe (and later the U.S.) drove markets lower.

Nonetheless, the corporate credit market remained positive during the first half of the year, despite a selloff late in the period with convertibles, high yield bonds and senior loans all showing positive returns for the six months. Overall, consensus opinion in the loan and high yield market centered on optimism regarding a low default environment, with the default rate for the U.S. market decreasing 20 basis points to 1.05% for the twelve-month period ended June 2011. While the average recovery rate has dropped, such a low default rate makes the average recovery rate less meaningful—particularly for higher quality portfolios within the non-investment grade space. Within convertibles, sentiment was more mixed as the equity markets continue to trade volatility with little conviction to the upside.

In the core domestic and international equity portions of both Funds' portfolios that are managed by Symphony, we used both quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate opportunities. The quantitative screening process served as the starting point for decision-making, with the qualitative process then providing a systematic way of researching companies from a broad perspective, as fundamental analysts actively sought catalysts that we believed would drive upside price movements. Symphony uses a "bottom-up" approach to stock picking, seeking to maximize return per unit of risk while obeying limits on position size, industry weights, beta, and other portfolio constraints. Quantitative tools provide the risk diagnostic measurements which guide these limits and keep forecasted risk within acceptable tolerances. The overall result is an investment process which is disciplined, repeatable, and we think blends the most effective elements of both quantitative and qualitative investing.

For the global equity portion of the Funds' portfolios managed by Tradewinds, our basic investment philosophy continued to focus on buying good or improving business franchises around the globe whose securities were selling below their intrinsic value, maintaining a disciplined, opportunistic investing approach in this unique environment. We found that the best value opportunities in the securities of those businesses were the most leveraged to the growth of the global economy.

In the first half of 2011, Tradewinds continued to like materials, food, agriculture and energy stocks which benefit from increased global demand. Within the equity asset class, both the long and short equity exposure remained generally unchanged, as measured at the beginning and end of the six-month period, while the convertible bond position decreased by the end of the period. We continued to write covered call options on individual stocks in an effort to enhance returns, although this did cause the Funds potentially to forego some upside opportunities. We also held put options on one stock to benefit in the event its price declines.

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Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares.

For additional information, see the Performance Overview for your Fund in this report.

*  Six-month returns are cumulative; all other returns are annualized.

1.  Comparative benchmark performance is a blended return consisting of: 1) 27.5% of the Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock Hybrid Securities Index, an unmanaged index of investment-grade, exchange traded preferred issues with outstanding market values of at least $100 million and at least one year to maturity. 2) 22.5% of the Barclays Capital Tier 1 Capital Securities Index, an unmanaged index that includes securities that can generally be viewed as hybrid fixed-income securities that either receive regulatory capital treatment or a degree of "equity credit" from a rating agency. 3) 10.0% of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. 4) 10.0% of the MSCI EAFE Index. The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. 5) 10.0% of the MSCI All Country World Index. The MSCI ACWI is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. 6) 6.7% of the Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index consisting of approximately 595 securities with par value greater than $50 million that were issued by U.S. companies or non-U.S. based issuers that have a significant business presence in the U.S. 7) 6.7% of the CSFB High Yield Index, which includes approximately $515 billion of $U.S.-denominated high yield debt with a minimum of $75 million in par value and at least one rating below investment-grade. 8) 6.6% of the CSFB Leverage Loan Index, which includes approximately $611 billion of $U.S.-denominated Leveraged Loans at least one rating below investment-grade. Benchmark returns do not include the effects of any sales charges or management fees. It is not possible to invest directly in this benchmark.

2.  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes all investment-grade, publicly issued, fixed-rate, dollar denominated, nonconvertible debt issues and commercial mortgage backed securities with maturities of at least one year and outstanding par values of $150 million or more. Index returns do not include the effects of any sales charges or management fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

How did the Funds perform over the reporting period?

The performance of JPC and JQC, as well as a comparative benchmark and a general fixed income market index, is presented in the accompanying table.

Average Annual Total Return on Common Share Net Asset Value*

For periods ended 6/30/11

    6-Month   1-Year   5-Year  
JPC     5.31 %     25.87 %     2.12 %  
JQC     5.54 %     25.50 %     2.93 %  
Comparative Benchmark1     4.79 %     19.78 %     4.57 %  
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2     2.72 %     3.90 %     6.52 %  

 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the total return on net asset value for both Funds outperformed the comparative benchmark and the general market index.

Among the largest positive contributors in the preferred securities portion of both Funds over the period were Deutsche Bank, Aegon, ING, XL Capital and Centaur Funding. We also bought call protection and traded out of premium paper in favor of discount paper to provide more opportunity for capital upside. We reduced the European banking concentration the first two weeks of May by reducing French banking by 50% and Spanish banking by 25% ahead of the sovereign debt turmoil that played out into mid-June.

We increased concentration in Australian P&C insurance by 50%, which helped to preserve capital amidst declines in the European banking sector. We ended the period overweight in capital securities by 7% relative to the custom benchmark in order to more fully benefit from the technical value inherent in certain hybrid securities—this is in keeping with the trends underway in the hybrid preferred securities market that are reducing overall sector volatility.

The market had two shocks to contend with during the period: 1) The reinsurance industry had catastrophe loss payments to satisfy claims from the tsunami damage in Japan, and 2) the protracted European sovereign debt concerns revalued financial risk in foreign bank names within the region, as well in some of foreign insurance issues. Both events constrained performance for the reporting period. Specifically, the main performance detractors for the Funds were Daiachi Life, AXA Insurance, Lloyd's Capital and Credit Suisse.

The senior loan and high yield sleeves of both Funds benefited from several positions that performed well. Specifically, Burlington Coat Factory continued to show positive earnings and free cash-flow momentum and an ability to translate that into debt paydowns. Other positions that performed well were Western Refining bonds, as well as Infor Global Solutions.

The Funds' exposure to senior loans was a drag on performance as the senior loan asset class had a lower average coupon than its high yield counterparts in a largely flat secondary market trading environment. We continued to believe that senior loans offered better risk-adjusted return potential, particularly as we believe that volatility and uncertainty in the current economic environment will be high.

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In the core domestic equities portion of each Fund managed by Symphony, a top performer for the period included Watson Pharmaceuticals, a generic drug manufacturer. The company is seeing steady growth and margin improvements as the generic drug pipeline remains attractive and Watson's push into overseas markets is seeing positive results. Also positively contributing was Humana, a U.S. focused managed health care company. The company raised its full year outlook, noting a better than expected medical loss ratio and rising revenues due in part to the Medicare Advantage membership program.

Tesoro also positively contributed to the Fund's overall return. The company is engaged in the refining and retail marketing of refined petroleum products. The company operates seven refineries, including the largest refineries in Hawaii and Utah and the second-largest in northern California. Improving prices, a restructuring plan that was received favorably, and an attractive valuation relative to its peers led Tesoro shares to perform strongly during the period.

Several positions detracted from performance, including Freeport McMoran, a copper, gold and molybdenum mining company. After a strong run, shares underperformed the broader market during the period. Chinese demand for copper and other commodities has been a key driver of metals prices in recent years. As China took steps to temper its high economic growth by raising interest rates, investors took profits in Freeport's shares.

Arch Coal is a coal mining corporation. Shares underperformed on the back of a tepid response to the company's intention to acquire International Coal Group. Investors turned to other opportunities in the space as concerns regarding the implied purchase price, greater financial leverage, and operating/integration risks pressured the shares.

In the global equity sleeve of the Funds managed by Tradewinds, the Fund's long equity holdings in the health care sector were the most significant contributor to positive performance in the period. Aetna Incorporated, which provides managed health care benefits through group, individual, Medicare and Medicaid programs, was the top performer in absolute terms due to, in our view, more benign prospects for health care reform, and shares performed well after the company beat first quarter 2011 earnings estimates. The industrials sector also contributed positively, notably due to the performance of the equities of French defense electronics company Thales S.A. and U.S. defense contactor Lockheed Martin Corporation.

In the international equity portion of the portfolio managed by Symphony, the Funds benefited from stock selection in the U.K. and Portugal as well as our non-benchmark positions in Canada. Our top three performers were Jeronimo Martins, ABB Limited, and Fresenius Medical Care. In the U.K., Burberry, Next, and Aggreko were among the top relative return contributors to the portfolios. Our stock selection in the Industrials and Consumer Staples sectors also added to performance, but our overweight in Information Technology hurt performance during the first half of 2011. Since the MSCI Germany USD Index outperformed the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index by 8.5%, our underweight position in Germany was a drag on relative performance. Our overweight positions in Nidec and Nippon Electric Glass also adversely affected performance. Overall, our emphasis

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on selecting companies with good growth characteristics and sound fundamentals performed well in this period.

Tradewinds' worst performer for the period was our long equity position in Canadian-based Cameco Corporation, the world's largest uranium producer. Its share price was severely impacted by troubling news regarding the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. Nuclear power still meets important global energy requirements, and we took advantage of the price correction to add to the Funds' holdings of high quality nuclear energy-related companies. Another equity position that significantly negatively affected absolute performance was Finnish mobile communication company Nokia Corporation.

Other significant underperformers included long equity positions in Canadian-based gold producer Barrick Gold Corporation and South African-based gold miner Gold Fields Limited. During the period, precious metals companies mostly underperformed the spot prices of the metals they produce. While the environment for these stocks is currently gloomy, we think it's important to weigh the somewhat countervailing aspects of world-class mining firms priced at what we believe to be bargain levels. Tradewinds has a bias to precious metals companies with low costs and high quality metal reserves. In our view, it's very likely that increasing demand will be set against dwindling supply as mining becomes more costly and difficult, and in such a situation, companies with superior assets and a low cost of production stand to outpace their peers. The materials sector holdings continued to be significantly overweight versus the benchmark and proved to be a significant detractor from performance this period.

Our covered call writing strategy also detracted from the Fund's absolute performance, even though the Funds' short equity holdings represented a limited percentage of overall assets. The short equity positions are concentrated in several companies that we characterize as members of the "contemporary nifty fifty"—high momentum growth companies that we believe are overvalued. The Fund's greatest detractor from performance was specialty coffee and coffee maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Incorporated. However, as "value" investors, we remain patient.

During the period, each Fund also entered into interest rate swaps to partially fix the interest cost of leverage, which each Fund uses through the use of bank borrowings. This portion of the Funds is overseen by Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., also an affiliate of Nuveen Investments.

IMPACT OF THE FUNDS' LEVERAGE STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE

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

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returns during periods when the prices of securities held by a Fund generally are rising. Leverage made a positive contribution to the performance of the Fund over this reporting period.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE FUND'S REDEMPTION OF AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES

Shortly after its inception, the Funds issued auction rate preferred shares (ARPS) to create structural leverage. As noted in past shareholder reports, the weekly auctions for those ARPS shares began in February 2008 to consistently fail, causing the Fund to pay the so called "maximum rate" to ARPS shareholders under the terms of the ARPS in the Fund's charter documents. The Fund redeemed its ARPS at par in 2009 and since then has relied upon bank borrowings to create structural leverage.

During 2010 and 2011, certain Nuveen leveraged closed-end funds (including these Funds) received a demand letter on behalf of purported holders of common shares of each such fund, alleging that Nuveen and the funds' officers and Board of Directors/Trustees breached their fiduciary duties related to the redemption at par of the funds' ARPS. In response, the Board established an ad hoc Demand Committee consisting of certain of its disinterested and independent Board members to investigate the claims. The Demand Committee retained independent counsel to assist it in conducting an extensive investigation. Based upon its investigation, the Demand Committee found that it was not in the best interests of each fund or its shareholders to take the actions suggested in the demand letters, and recommended that the full Board reject the demands made in the demand letters. After reviewing the findings and recommendation of the Demand Committee, the full Board of each fund unanimously adopted the Demand Committee's recommendation.

Subsequently, 33 of the funds that received demand letters (including these Funds) were named in a consolidated complaint as nominal defendants in a putative shareholder derivative action captioned Martin Safier, et al. v. Nuveen Asset Management, et al. that was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division (the "Cook County Chancery Court") on February 18, 2011 (the "Complaint"). The Complaint, filed on behalf of purported holders of each fund's common shares, also name Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. as a defendant, together with current and former Officers and interested Directors/Trustees of each of the funds (together with the nominal defendants, collectively, the "Defendants"). The Complaint contains the same basic allegations contained in the demand letters. The suits seek a declaration that the Defendants have breached their fiduciary duties, an order directing the Defendants not to redeem any ARPS at their liquidation value using fund assets, indeterminate monetary damages in favor of the funds and an award of plaintiffs' costs and disbursements in pursuing the action. The funds and other Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss the suit, which is still pending before the court. Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. believes that the Complaint is without merit, and is defending vigorously against these charges.

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Regulatory Matters

During May 2011, Nuveen Securities, LLC, known as Nuveen Investments, LLC, prior to April 30, 2011, entered into a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) with respect to certain allegations regarding Nuveen-sponsored closed-end fund ARPS marketing brochures. As part of this settlement, Nuveen Securities, LLC neither admitted to nor denied FINRA's allegations. Nuveen Securities, LLC is the broker-dealer subsidiary of Nuveen Investments.

The settlement with FINRA concludes an investigation that followed the widespread failure of auctions for ARPS and other auction rate securities, which generally began in mid-February 2008. In the settlement, FINRA alleged that certain marketing materials provided by Nuveen Securities, LLC were false and misleading. Nuveen Securities, LLC agreed to a censure and the payment of a $3 million fine.

FUND REPOSITIONINGS

Subsequent to the end of the reporting period, the Board of Trustees of each of JPC and JQC approved repositioning each Fund's current portfolio.

JPC

For JPC, the Board adopted a single-strategy, preferred securities approach. JPC's investment objective of high current income with a secondary objective of total return will remain unchanged. The Board also approved changing the Fund's name to Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund once the repositioning is completed.

The goal of the proposed repositioning is to increase the attractiveness of the Fund's common shares and narrow the fund's trading discount by:

•  Simplifying the Fund to focus on one of its current core portfolio strategies;

•  Positioning the Fund in a closed-end fund category that is well understood and has historically seen more consistent secondary market demand; and

•  Differentiating the Fund from similar funds, including other Nuveen closed-end funds in the same fund category.

In connection with the repositioning and subject to shareholder approval, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC ("NAM") and NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC ("NWQ"), affiliates of Nuveen Investments, would assume portfolio management responsibilities from JPC's existing sub-advisers and each would manage approximately half of JPC's investment portfolio. The Fund will hold a special shareholder meeting later this year to seek approval of sub-advisory agreements with NAM and NWQ.

Upon completion of its proposed repositioning, the Fund also will discontinue its managed distribution policy (in which distributions may be sourced not just from income but also from realized capital gains and, if necessary, from capital), and shift from quarterly to monthly distributions. The repositioning is not expected to initially affect the level of the Fund's annualized distribution per share.

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A Proxy Statement relating to the proposed repositioning will be filed with the SEC in the coming weeks and will contain important information relating to the repositioning. Shareholders are urged to read the Proxy Statement carefully. After they are filed, free copies of the Proxy Statement will be available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

JQC

For JQC, the Board approved repositioning the Fund's current portfolio and adopting a single-strategy, debt-oriented approach. JQC's investment objective of high current income with a secondary objective of total return will remain unchanged. The Board also approved changing the Fund's name to Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund once the repositioning is completed.

The goal of each proposed repositioning is to increase the attractiveness of the Fund's common shares and narrow the Fund's trading discount by:

•  Simplifying the Fund to focus on one of its current core portfolio strategies;

•  Positioning the Fund in a closed-end fund category that is well understood and has historically seen more consistent secondary market demand; and

•  Differentiating the Fund from similar funds, including other Nuveen closed-end funds in the same fund category.

In connection with the proposed repositioning, Symphony Asset Management, LLC, an existing JQC sub-adviser and affiliate of Nuveen Investments, will assume sole responsibility for managing JQC's investment portfolio. The Fund will hold a special shareholder meeting later this year to seek approval of removing the Fund's existing fundamental policy of concentrating portfolio investments in the financial services industry. This policy reflects JQC's current 50% target allocation to preferred securities, which are predominantly issued by companies in the financial services industry.

Upon completion of its proposed repositioning, the Fund also will discontinue its managed distribution policy (in which distributions may be sourced not just from income but also from realized capital gains and, if necessary, from capital), and shift from quarterly to monthly distributions. The repositioning is not expected to initially affect the level of the Fund's annualized distribution per share.

A Proxy Statement relating to the proposed repositioning will be filed with the SEC in the coming weeks and will contain important information relating to the repositioning. Shareholders are urged to read the Proxy Statement carefully. After they are filed, free copies of the Proxy Statement will be available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

RISK CONSIDERATIONS

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

Investment Risk. The possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.

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Price Risk. Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

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

Tax Risk. The tax treatment of Fund distributions may be affected by new IRS interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and future changes in tax laws and regulations. This is particularly true for funds employing a managed distribution program.

Common Stock Risk. Common stock returns often have experienced significant volatility.

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

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in non-U.S securities involve special risks not typically associated with domestic investments including currency risk and adverse political, social and economic development. These risks often are magnified in emerging markets.

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

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

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stocks are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company's capital structure, and therefore are subject to greater credit risk.

Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible fixed-income securities of similar credit quality.

Currency Risk. Changes in exchange rates will affect the value of each Fund's investments.

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Common Share Distribution
and Share Price Information

The following information regarding your Fund's distributions is current as of June 30, 2011, and likely will vary over time based on the Fund's investment activities and portfolio investment value changes.

During the six-month reporting period, the Funds' quarterly distribution to common shareholders increased in March and June. Some of the important factors affecting the amount and composition of these distributions are summarized below.

The Funds employ financial leverage through the use of bank borrowings. Financial leverage provides the potential for higher earnings (net investment income), total returns and distributions over time, but–as noted earlier–also increases the variability of common shareholders' net asset value per share in response to changing market conditions.

Each Fund has a managed distribution program. The goal of this program is to provide common shareholders with relatively consistent and predictable cash flow by systematically converting the Fund's expected long-term return potential into regular distributions. As a result, regular common share distributions throughout the year are likely to include a portion of expected long-term gains (both realized and unrealized), along with net investment income.

Important points to understand about the managed distribution program are:

•  Each Fund seeks to establish a relatively stable common share distribution rate that roughly corresponds to the projected total return from its investment strategy over an extended period of time. However, you should not draw any conclusions about a Fund's past or future investment performance from its current distribution rate.

•  Actual common share returns will differ from projected long-term returns (and therefore a Fund's distribution rate), at least over shorter time periods. Over a specific timeframe, the difference between actual returns and total distributions will be reflected in an increasing (returns exceed distributions) or a decreasing (distributions exceed returns) Fund net asset value.

•  Each distribution is expected to be paid from some or all of the following sources:

•  net investment income (regular interest and dividends),

•  realized capital gains, and

•  unrealized gains, or, in certain cases, a return of principal (non-taxable distributions).

•  A non-taxable distribution is a payment of a portion of a Fund's capital. When a Fund's returns exceed distributions, it may represent portfolio gains generated, but not realized as a taxable capital gain. In periods when a Fund's returns fall short of distributions, the shortfall will represent a portion of your original principal, unless the shortfall

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is offset during other time periods over the life of your investment (previous or subsequent) when a Fund's total return exceeds distributions.

•  Because distribution source estimates are updated during the year based on a Fund's performance and forecast for its current fiscal year (which is the calendar year for each Fund), estimates on the nature of your distributions provided at the time distributions are paid may differ from both the tax information reported to you in your Fund's IRS Form 1099 statement provided at year end, as well as the ultimate economic sources of distributions over the life of your investment.

The following table provides estimated information regarding each Fund's common share distributions and total return performance for the six months ended June 30, 2011. This information is presented on a tax basis rather than on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis. This information is intended to help you better understand whether the Fund's returns for the specified time period were sufficient to meet each Fund's distributions.

As of 6/30/11 (Common Shares)   JPC   JQC  
Inception date   3/26/03   6/25/03  
Six months ended June 30, 2011:  
Per share distribution:  
From net investment income   $ 0.27     $ 0.28    
From realized capital gains     0.10       0.11    
Return of capital     0.00       0.00    
Total per share distribution   $ 0.37     $ 0.39    
Annualized distribution rate on NAV     7.64 %     7.64 %  
Average annual total returns:  
Six-month (cumulative) on NAV     5.31 %     5.54 %  
1-Year on NAV     25.87 %     25.50 %  
5-Year on NAV     2.12 %     2.93 %  
Since inception on NAV     4.14 %     4.26 %  

 

Common Share Repurchases and Share Price Information

As of June 30, 2011, and since the inception of the Funds' repurchase program, the Funds have cumulatively repurchased and retired shares of their common stock as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   Common Shares
Repurchased and Retired
  % of Outstanding
Common Shares
 
JPC     2,658,200       2.7 %  
JQC     4,129,654       3.0 %  

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During the six-month reporting period, the Funds' common shares were repurchased and retired at a weighted average price and a weighted average discount per common share as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   Common Shares
Repurchased and Retired
  Weighted Average Price
Per Common Share
Repurchased and Retired
  Weighted Average Discount
Per Common Share
Repurchased and Retired
 
JPC     534,950     $ 8.48       13.94 %  
JQC     710,259     $ 8.93       14.01 %  

 

At June 30, 2011, the Funds' common share prices were trading at (–) discounts to their common share NAVs as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   6/30/11
(–) Discount
  Six-Month Average
(–) Discount
 
JPC     -9.83 %     -12.86 %  
JQC     -11.26 %     -13.50 %  

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JPC

Performance

OVERVIEW

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund

  as of June 30, 2011

Portfolio Allocation (as a % of total investments)2,4

2010-2011 Distributions Per Common Share

Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.

1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

2 Excluding common stocks sold short and investments in derivatives.

3 Excluding short-term investments, common stocks sold short and investments in derivatives.

4 Holdings are subject to change.

5 Rounds to less than 0.1%.

6 As defined in Footnote 7—Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Fund Snapshot

Common Share Price   $ 8.81    
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV)   $ 9.77    
Premium/(Discount) to NAV     -9.83 %  
Current Distribution Rate1     8.63 %  
Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shares ($000)
  $ 947,787    

 

Leverage

(as a % of managed assets)6

Structural Leverage     22.74 %  
Effective Leverage     22.74 %  

 

Average Annual Total Return

(Inception 3/26/03)

    On Share Price   On NAV  
6-Month (Cumulative)     10.06 %     5.31 %  
1-Year     30.36 %     25.87 %  
5-Year     3.46 %     2.12 %  
Since Inception     3.33 %     4.14 %  

 

Portfolio Composition

(as a % of total investments)2,4

Insurance     14.3 %  
Commercial Banks     11.1 %  
Real Estate     8.4 %  
Media     5.5 %  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     5.5 %  
Diversified Financial Services     4.1 %  
Metals & Mining     3.9 %  
Capital Markets     3.9 %  
Health Care Providers & Services     2.3 %  
Electric Utilities     2.2 %  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     2.2 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.2 %  
Food Products     2.0 %  
Pharmaceuticals     1.8 %  
Food & Staples Retailing     1.5 %  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     1.5 %  
Specialty Retail     1.5 %  
IT Services     1.5 %  
Semiconductors & Equipment     1.4 %  
Communications Equipment     1.4 %  
Chemicals     1.2 %  
Machinery     1.2 %  
Other     19.4 %  

 

Country Allocation

(as a % of total investments)2,4

United States     67.0 %  
United Kingdom     5.4 %  
Canada     4.2 %  
Netherlands     3.6 %  
Bermuda     3.5 %  
France     2.7 %  
Japan     2.3 %  
Ireland     1.2 %  
Switzerland     1.2 %  
Other     8.9 %  

 

Top Five Issuers

(as a % of total investments)3,4

Wachovia Corporation     1.8 %  
Deutsche Bank AG     1.8 %  
Commonwealth REIT     1.3 %  
ING Groep N.V.     1.3 %  
Viacom Inc.     1.3 %  

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Fund Snapshot

Common Share Price   $ 9.14    
Common Share Net Asset Value (NAV)   $ 10.30    
Premium/(Discount) to NAV     -11.26 %  
Current Distribution Rate1      8.75 %  
Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shares ($000)
  $ 1,404,562    

 

Leverage

(as a % of managed assets)6

Structural Leverage     22.69 %  
Effective Leverage     22.69 %  

 

Average Annual Total Return

(Inception 6/25/03)

    On Share Price   On NAV  
6-Month (Cumulative)     8.38 %     5.54 %  
1-Year     27.49 %     25.50 %  
5-Year     4.17 %     2.93 %  
Since Inception     3.25 %     4.26 %  

 

Portfolio Composition

(as a % of total investments)2,4

Insurance     15.1 %  
Commercial Banks     12.3 %  
Real Estate     7.5 %  
Media     5.3 %  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     5.3 %  
Capital Markets     4.0 %  
Metals & Mining     3.9 %  
Electric Utilities     2.9 %  
Diversified Financial Services     2.9 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.6 %  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     2.4 %  
Health Care Providers & Services     2.2 %  
Pharmaceuticals     1.8 %  
Food Products     1.8 %  
IT Services     1.5 %  
Food & Staples Retailing     1.5 %  
Investment Companies     1.5 %  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     1.4 %  
Semiconductors & Equipment     1.3 %  
Communications Equipment     1.3 %  
Specialty Retail     1.3 %  
Road & Rail     1.3 %  
Other     18.9 %  

 

Country Allocation

(as a % of total investments)2,4

United States     64.7 %  
United Kingdom     7.2 %  
Canada     4.1 %  
Netherlands     3.8 %  
Bermuda     3.6 %  
France     3.1 %  
Japan     2.5 %  
Switzerland     1.7 %  
Other     9.3 %  

 

Top Five Issuers

(as a % of total investments)3,4

Wachovia Corporation     1.8 %  
HSBC Bank PLC     1.5 %  
Credit Suisse Group     1.5 %  
Comcast Corporation     1.5 %  
Aegon N.V.     1.5 %  

JQC

Performance

OVERVIEW

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2

  as of June 30, 2011

Portfolio Allocation (as a % of total investments)2,4

2010-2011 Distributions Per Common Share

Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund's Performance Overview page.

1 Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

2 Excluding common stocks sold short and investments in derivatives.

3 Excluding short-term investments, common stocks sold short and investments in derivatives.

4 Holdings are subject to change.

5 Rounds to less than 0.1%.

6 As defined in Footnote 7—Management Fees and Other Transactions with affiliates.

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JPC

JQC

Shareholder MEETING REPORT

The annual meeting of shareholders was held in the offices of Nuveen Investments on May 6, 2011; at this meeting the shareholders were asked to vote on the election of Board Members.

    JPC   JQC  
    Common Shares   Common Shares  
Approval of the Board Members was reached as follows:  
John P. Amboian  
For     87,285,069       121,166,163    
Withhold     1,775,808       2,808,993    
Total     89,060,877       123,975,156    
David J. Kundert  
For     87,238,910       121,130,590    
Withhold     1,821,967       2,844,566    
Total     89,060,877       123,975,156    
Terence J. Toth  
For     87,301,050       121,069,039    
Withhold     1,759,827       2,906,117    
Total     89,060,877       123,975,156    

 

 

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JPC

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS

  June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Common Stocks – 36.2% (27.7% of Total Investments)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 1.2%  
  602     Alliant Techsystems Inc., (2)   $ 42,941    
  29,962     Aveos Fleet Performance Inc., (2), (16)     434,449    
  2,159     BE Aerospace Inc., (2)     88,109    
  2,920     Esterline Technologies Corporation, (2)     223,088    
  134,000     Finmeccanica SPA, (16)     1,621,358    
  3,335     GeoEye, Inc., (2)     124,729    
  11,610     Honeywell International Inc.     691,840    
  2,500     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     218,625    
  36,828     Lockheed Martin Corporation, (3)     2,981,963    
  11,290     Textron Inc.     266,557    
  97,550     Thales S.A., (16)     4,201,185    
  2,240     United Technologies Corporation     198,262    
    Total Aerospace & Defense     11,093,106    
    Airlines – 0.0%  
  7,030     United Continental Holdings Inc.     159,089    
    Auto Components – 0.1%  
  3,317     Cooper Tire & Rubber     65,643    
  9,820     TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation, (2)     579,675    
    Total Auto Components     645,318    
    Automobiles – 0.5%  
  63,589     Honda Motor Company Limited, (16)     2,449,888    
  1,000     Toyota Motor Corporation, Sponsored ADR     82,420    
  46,524     Toyota Motor Corporation, (16)     1,915,821    
    Total Automobiles     4,448,129    
    Beverages – 0.7%  
  220,983     Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, (16)     2,711,439    
  21,881     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV     2,035,152    
  30,450     Coca-Cola Company     2,048,981    
  4,085     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group     171,284    
    Total Beverages     6,966,856    
    Biotechnology – 0.3%  
  9,830     Amgen Inc., (2)     573,581    
  5,950     Biogen Idec Inc., (2)     636,174    
  6,320     BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., (2)     171,967    
  2,480     Celgene Corporation, (2)     149,594    
  13,820     Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)     572,286    
  4,380     Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., (2)     82,957    
  15,461     Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, (2)     83,180    
  11,970     Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.     96,359    
  10,810     PDL Biopahrma Inc.     63,455    
  2,780     Targacept, Inc.     58,575    
    Total Biotechnology     2,488,128    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Building Products – 0.1%  
  36,123     Masonite Worldwide Holdings, (2), (16)   $ 1,282,367    
    Capital Markets – 0.5%  
  3,540     Affiliated Managers Group Inc., (2)     359,133    
  3,340     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     192,651    
  13,160     Apollo Investment Corporation     134,364    
  14,420     Ares Capital Corporation     231,729    
  3,900     Artio Global Investors Inc.     44,070    
  4,200     Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Class A     60,984    
  333,000     Egyptian Financial Group – Hermes Holdings, (16)     1,121,864    
  139,000     GP Investments     537,065    
  16,160     Invesco LTD     378,144    
  6,740     T. Rowe Price Group Inc.     406,692    
  45,240     UBS AG, (16)     825,610    
  45,000     Uranium Participation Corporation, (2)     296,749    
  6,740     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     244,999    
    Total Capital Markets     4,834,054    
    Chemicals – 1.0%  
  14,780     Celanese Corporation, Series A     787,922    
  680     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     96,336    
  1,520     FMC Corporation     130,750    
  11,480     Interpid Potash Inc., (2)     373,100    
  80,252     Kuraray Company Limited, (16)     1,175,693    
  2,350     Minerals Technologies Inc.     155,782    
  16,544     Mosaic Company     1,120,525    
  27,125     Nitto Denko Corporation, (16)     1,378,251    
  24,360     Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan     1,391,206    
  3,580     Scotts Miracle Gro Company     183,690    
  5,430     Solutia Inc., (2)     124,076    
  49,607     Umicore, (16)     2,705,683    
  2,040     Westlake Chemical Corporation     105,876    
    Total Chemicals     9,728,890    
    Commercial Banks – 2.3%  
  25,153     Associated Banc-Corp.     349,627    
  77,919     Banco Itau Holdings Financeira, S.A., Sponsred ADR     1,834,992    
  88,591     Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A., (16)     1,020,581    
  12,100     BNP Paribas SA, (16)     933,018    
  9,216     Commerce Bancshares Inc.     396,288    
  6,495     Community Bank System Inc.     161,011    
  199,562     DnB NOR ASA, (16)     2,780,199    
  10,030     East West Bancorp Inc.     202,706    
  7,430     First Financial Bancorp.     124,007    
  76,091     Hang Seng Bank, (16)     1,217,179    
  156,530     HSBC Holdings PLC, (16)     1,551,953    
  60,780     KeyCorp.     506,297    
  6,340     M&T Bank Corporation     557,603    
  91,571     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., ADR, (16)     446,256    
  298,117     Mizuho Financial Group, (16)     489,993    
  14,800     Societe Generale, (16)     876,545    
  83,163     Standard Chartered PLC, (16)     2,184,498    
  437,000     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, (16)     1,521,079    
  14,845     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, (16)     457,741    
  21,355     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, (16)     73,034    
  26,000     Toronto-Dominion Bank     2,204,656    
  15,280     U.S. Bancorp     389,793    
  28,460     Wells Fargo & Company     798,588    
  28,550     Zions Bancorporation     685,486    
    Total Commercial Banks     21,763,130    

 

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JPC

Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.2%  
  27,660     Aggreko PLC, (16)   $ 856,976    
  1,600     Clean Harbors, Inc., (2)     165,200    
  18,245     Republic Services, Inc.     562,858    
  4,047     Stericycle Inc., (2)     360,669    
  8,700     Waste Management, Inc.     324,249    
    Total Commercial Services & Supplies     2,269,952    
    Communications Equipment – 0.5%  
  7,381     Cisco Systems, Inc., (2)     115,217    
  1,900     Comtech Telecom Corporation, (2)     53,276    
  2,375     Interdigital Inc., (2)     97,019    
  12,450     Motorola Solutions Inc.     573,198    
  372,000     Nokia Oyj, ADR, (3)     2,388,240    
  2,520     Plantronics Inc.     92,056    
  27,220     QUALCOMM, Inc.     1,545,824    
    Total Communications Equipment     4,864,830    
    Computers & Peripherals – 0.4%  
  9,031     Apple, Inc., (2)     3,031,436    
  11,620     EMC Corporation, (2)     320,131    
  6,450     Network Appliance Inc., (2)     340,431    
  5,590     SanDisk Corporation, (2)     231,985    
  6,910     Seagate Technology, (2)     111,666    
  1,573     Western Digital Corporation, (2)     57,226    
    Total Computers & Peripherals     4,092,875    
    Construction & Engineering – 0.1%  
  27,130     Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, (16)     1,283,707    
  1,762     Shaw Group Inc., (2)     53,230    
    Total Construction & Engineering     1,336,937    
    Construction Materials – 0.2%  
  547,000     India Cements Limited, GDR, (16)     871,376    
  172,359     India Cements Limited, GDR, (16)     273,758    
  1,750,000     Luks Group Vietnam Holdings Company Limited, (16)     466,338    
  3,450     Vulcan Materials Company     132,929    
    Total Construction Materials     1,744,401    
    Consumer Finance – 0.0%  
  8,260     Discover Financial Services     220,955    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.0%  
  10,510     Boise Inc.     81,873    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%  
  3,230     Sothebys Holdings Inc.     140,505    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%  
  23,509     Citigroup Inc.     978,915    
  52,000     Guoco Group Ltd, ADR, (16)     637,902    
    Total Diversified Financial Services     1,616,817    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.9%  
  15,100     CenturyLink Inc.     610,493    
  60,500     KT Corporation, Sponsored ADR     1,176,120    
  86,800     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, ADR, (3)     2,098,824    
  56,440     PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, ADR     1,947,180    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  
  26,650     Telecom Egypt SAE, (16)   $ 67,804    
  1,455,000     Telecom Italia S.p.A., (16)     1,692,713    
  2,082     Telus Corporation     109,513    
  25,970     Verizon Communications Inc.     966,863    
    Total Diversified Telecommunication Services     8,669,510    
    Electric Utilities – 1.8%  
  146,484     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., PFD B ADR     2,510,736    
  17,950     Duke Energy Corporation     337,999    
  2,280     Edison International     88,350    
  15,650     Electricite de France S.A., (16)     122,853    
  93,000     Electricite de France S.A., (16)     3,646,055    
  96,023     Exelon Corporation, (3)     4,113,625    
  152,632     Korea Electric Power Corporation, Sponsored ADR     2,025,427    
  14,610     Northeast Utilities     513,834    
  4,470     Portland General Electric Company     113,002    
  12,310     Progress Energy, Inc.     591,003    
  24,292     RusHydro, (2), (16)     117,816    
  363,000     RusHydro, (2), (16)     1,746,310    
  24,580     Southern Company     992,540    
  4,680     UIL Holdings Corporation     151,398    
    Total Electric Utilities     17,070,948    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.8%  
  51,392     ABB Limited, ADR     1,333,622    
  67,689     ABB Limited, (16)     1,758,716    
  20,041     Areva CI     747,341    
  5,480     Cooper Industries Inc.     326,992    
  18,364     Nidec Corporation, (16)     1,714,468    
  53,350     Sensata Techologies Holdings     2,008,628    
    Total Electrical Equipment     7,889,767    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.4%  
  3,700     FLIR Systems Inc., (2)     124,727    
  59,801     Hoya Corporation, (16)     1,323,906    
  6,800     Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A, (2)     123,352    
  125,982     Nippon Electric Glass Company Limited, (16)     1,616,492    
  1,459     Tech Data Corporation, (2)     71,331    
    Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments     3,259,808    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 0.5%  
  62,771     AMEC PLC, (16)     1,096,833    
  7,915     Cooper Cameron Corporation, (2)     398,045    
  2,740     FMC Technologies Inc., (2)     122,725    
  5,500     Global Geophysical Services Inc.     97,900    
  4,725     Halliburton Company     240,975    
  3,830     Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc.     105,325    
  7,410     Oil States International Inc., (2)     592,133    
  31,230     Parker Drilling Company, (2)     182,696    
  8,010     Schlumberger Limited     692,064    
  48,010     Subsea 7 SA, (16)     1,227,960    
    Total Energy Equipment & Services     4,756,656    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 1.4%  
  2,131     BJ's Wholesale Club, (2)     107,296    
  4,480     Costco Wholesale Corporation     363,955    
  15,290     CVS Caremark Corporation     574,598    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Food & Staples Retailing (continued)  
  130,811     Jeronimo Martins SGPS, (16)   $ 2,512,312    
  83,645     Koninklijke Ahold N.V., (16)     1,124,629    
  114,724     Kroger Co., (3)     2,845,155    
  98,506     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (3)     5,234,609    
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     12,762,554    
    Food Products – 1.1%  
  2,696     Archer-Daniels-Midland Company     81,284    
  1,050     Diamond Foods Inc.     80,157    
  5,790     Flowers Foods Inc.     127,612    
  8,740     General Mills, Inc.     325,303    
  14,850     H.J. Heinz Company     791,208    
  18,235     Hershey Foods Corporation     1,036,660    
  8,290     Kraft Foods Inc.     292,057    
  1,890     McCormick & Company, Incorporated     93,687    
  21,460     Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Class A Shares     1,449,623    
  31,966     Nestle S.A., (16)     1,989,196    
  2,780     Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.     81,343    
  74,824     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A, (3)     1,453,082    
  76,130     Unilever PLC, ADR, (16)     2,456,414    
    Total Food Products     10,257,626    
    Gas Utilities – 0.1%  
  2,600     National Fuel Gas Company     189,280    
  16,940     Questar Corporation     300,007    
    Total Gas Utilities     489,287    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.3%  
  5,770     Align Technology, Inc., (2)     131,556    
  3,920     Baxter International, Inc.     233,985    
  9,080     Becton, Dickinson and Company     782,424    
  1,810     C. R. Bard, Inc.     198,847    
  18,190     CareFusion Corporation, (2)     494,222    
  1,390     Cooper Companies, Inc.     110,144    
  5,910     Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, (2)     515,234    
  5,760     Hologic Inc., (2)     116,179    
  5,120     Masimo Corporation     151,962    
  2,300     Steris Corporation     80,454    
    Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies     2,815,007    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 1.1%  
  81,109     Aetna Inc., (3)     3,576,096    
  1,550     Air Methods Corporation, (2)     115,847    
  25,410     AmerisourceBergen Corporation     1,051,974    
  2,280     Centene Corporation, (2)     81,008    
  7,580     Express Scripts, Inc., (2)     409,168    
  12,750     Five Star Quality Care Inc.     74,078    
  26,233     Fresenius Medical Care, ADR, (16)     1,962,095    
  7,340     HealthSouth Corporation, (2)     192,675    
  7,470     Humana Inc., (2)     601,634    
  3,247     Lincare Holdings     95,040    
  13,680     McKesson HBOC Inc.     1,144,332    
  2,950     Molina Healthcare Inc.     80,004    
  3,660     Owens and Minor Inc.     126,233    
  68,000     Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos Farmaceuticos SA     649,217    
  4,760     Quest Diagnostics Incorporated     281,316    
    Total Health Care Providers & Services     10,440,717    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.2%  
  6,110     Ameristar Casinos, Inc.   $ 144,868    
  800     Chipotle Mexican Grill, (2)     271,207    
  19,731     Herbst Gaming Inc., (16)     234,307    
  10,130     MGM Mirage Inc., (2)     133,817    
  2,200     Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (2)     80,036    
  16,350     Scientific Games Corporation     169,059    
  14,030     Starbucks Corporation     554,045    
  3,030     Vail Resorts, Inc.     140,047    
  4,180     YUM! Brands, Inc.     230,903    
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     1,958,289    
    Household Durables – 0.3%  
  57,999     Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.     575,350    
  6,877     Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.     67,740    
  267,112     Oriental Weavers Company, (16)     1,320,151    
  1,965     Tempur Pedic International Inc., (2)     133,266    
  2,530     Tupperware Corporation     170,649    
  3,518     Whirlpool Corporation     286,084    
    Total Household Durables     2,553,240    
    Household Products – 0.2%  
  2,020     Colgate-Palmolive Company     176,568    
  9,870     Kimberly-Clark Corporation     656,947    
  9,880     Procter & Gamble Company     628,072    
    Total Household Products     1,461,587    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.0%  
  7,440     AES Corporation, (2)     94,786    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.5%  
  233,172     Fraser and Neave Limited, (16)     1,101,700    
  58,480     General Electric Company     1,102,933    
  14,980     Rheinmetall AG, (16)     1,325,169    
  9,350     Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR, (16)     1,284,884    
    Total Industrial Conglomerates     4,814,686    
    Insurance – 1.3%  
  6,350     Alterra Capital Holdings Limited     141,605    
  16,642     Aon Corporation     853,735    
  2,493     Axis Capital Holdings Limited     77,183    
  3,680     Delphi Financial Group, Inc.     107,493    
  1,022     Endurance Specialty Holdings Limited     42,239    
  4,110     Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd     335,993    
  42,354     Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, (16)     2,202,660    
  9,680     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     255,262    
  22,322     Lincoln National Corporation     635,954    
  928     Loews Corporation     39,060    
  4,100     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     127,879    
  8,820     Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.     87,406    
  49,000     Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited, (16)     1,146,935    
  6,694     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdiongs Inc., (16)     77,918    
  9,290     National Financial Partners Corp., (2)     107,207    
  6,388     Old Republic International Corporation     75,059    
  1,970     PartnerRe Limited     135,635    
  6,310     Primerica Inc.     138,631    
  105,446     Prudential Corporation PLC, (16)     1,217,565    
  3,400     Prudential Financial, Inc.     216,206    
  4,270     Reinsurance Group of America Inc.     259,872    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Insurance (continued)  
  42,790     SCOR SE, ADR, (16)   $ 1,214,556    
  18,250     Symetra Financial Corporation     245,098    
  5,060     Tower Group Inc.     120,529    
  33,560     Willis Group Holdings PLC     1,379,652    
  5,810     WR Berkley Corporation     188,476    
  25,020     XL Capital Ltd, Class A     549,940    
    Total Insurance     11,979,748    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.1%  
  1,190     Amazon.com, Inc., (2)     243,343    
  17,920     Expedia, Inc.     519,501    
    Total Internet & Catalog Retail     762,844    
    Internet Software & Services – 0.2%  
  3,070     Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)     96,613    
  1,341     eBay Inc., (2)     43,274    
  918     Google Inc., Class A, (2)     464,857    
  5,340     IAC/InterActiveCorp., (2)     203,828    
  3,256     Rackspace Hosting Inc., (2)     139,161    
  25,145     Tencent Holdings Limited, (16)     686,917    
    Total Internet Software & Services     1,634,650    
    IT Services – 0.6%  
  11,820     Accenture Limited     714,164    
  24,210     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,275,383    
  7,270     CoreLogic Inc.     121,482    
  5,450     CSG Systems International Inc., (2)     100,716    
  14,225     International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)     2,440,299    
  1,175     MasterCard, Inc.     354,075    
  1,900     Maximus Inc.     157,187    
  3,880     Teradata Corporation, (2)     233,576    
  2,981     VeriFone Holdings Inc., (2)     132,207    
  3,125     Wright Express Corporation, (2)     162,719    
    Total IT Services     5,691,808    
    Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.1%  
  1,491     Polaris Industries Inc.     165,754    
  16,000     Sankyo Company Ltd, (16)     826,681    
    Total Leisure Equipment & Products     992,435    
    Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%  
  7,600     Affymetrix, Inc., (2)     60,268    
  1,910     Agilent Technologies, Inc., (2)     97,620    
  920     Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., (2)     109,811    
  7,780     Life Technologies Corporation, (2)     405,105    
  7,140     Waters Corporation, (2)     683,584    
    Total Life Sciences Tools & Services     1,356,388    
    Machinery – 1.0%  
  1,104     AGCO Corporation, (2)     54,493    
  2,980     Astecx Industries Inc.     110,200    
  12,420     Caterpillar Inc.     1,322,233    
  12,460     Cummins Inc.     1,289,485    
  3,020     Deere & Company     248,999    
  1,910     Dover Corporation     129,498    
  6,460     Eaton Corporation     332,367    
  4,340     Greenbrier Companies Inc., (2)     85,758    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Machinery (continued)  
  839     Japan Steel Works Limited, (16)   $ 57,035    
  35,991     Kone OYJ, (16)     2,261,076    
  7,836     Meritor Inc.     125,689    
  29,433     Nabtesco Corporation     708,542    
  1,760     Nordson Corporation     96,536    
  5,120     Oshkosh Truck Corporation, (2)     148,173    
  6,180     Parker Hannifin Corporation     554,593    
  1,860     Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.     93,725    
  12,910     Timken Company     650,664    
  2,700     Trinity Industries Inc.     94,176    
  3,097     Twin Disc, Inc.     119,637    
  11,080     Vallourec SA, (16)     1,350,826    
    Total Machinery     9,833,705    
    Marine – 0.1%  
  39,600     Stolt-Nielsen S.A.     902,811    
    Media – 0.6%  
  32,027     Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, (2)     1,068,100    
  23,245     Comcast Corporation, Class A     589,028    
  11,896     DIRECTV Group, Inc., (2)     604,555    
  6,350     Liberty Media Starz, (2)     477,774    
  2,455     Madison Square Garden Inc., (2)     67,586    
  14,297     Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (16)     320,371    
  10,100     Scripps Networks Interactive, Class A Shares     493,688    
  1,104     Time Warner Cable, Class A     86,156    
  18,920     Viacom Inc., Class B     964,920    
  9,940     Virgin Media, Inc.     297,504    
  78,450     WPP Group PLC, (16)     982,810    
    Total Media     5,952,492    
    Metals & Mining – 3.7%  
  89,335     AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Sponsored ADR, (3)     3,760,110    
  122,250     Barrick Gold Corporation, (3)     5,536,703    
  44,513     BHP Billiton PLC, ADR, (16)     2,103,724    
  1,280     Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.     118,336    
  28,100     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     1,486,490    
  287,031     Gold Fields Limited, Sponsored ADR, (3)     4,187,782    
  360,000     Gran Colombia Gold Corporation     302,348    
  81,160     Iluka Resources Limited, (16)     1,468,121    
  21,159     Kinross Gold Corporation     334,312    
  3,636     Newcrest Mining Limited, Sponsored ADR, (16)     147,258    
  95,300     Newcrest Mining Limited, (16)     3,861,531    
  92,381     Newmont Mining Corporation, (3)     4,985,803    
  11,201     NovaGold Resources Inc., (2)     103,049    
  69,540     Polyus Gold Company, ADR, (16)     2,190,510    
  31,660     Rio Tinto Limited, (16)     2,833,846    
  3,090     RTI International Metals, Inc., (2)     118,563    
  5,200     Steel Dynamics Inc.     84,500    
  3,660     Stillwater Mining Company     80,557    
  12,160     Titanium Metals Corporation, (2)     222,771    
  2,179,909     Village Main Reef Limited, (16)     399,681    
  9,490     Walter Industries Inc.     1,098,942    
    Total Metals & Mining     35,424,937    
    Multiline Retail – 0.3%  
  3,305     Dillard's, Inc., Class A     172,323    
  17,420     Macy's, Inc.     509,361    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Multiline Retail (continued)  
  46,951     Next PLC, (16)   $ 1,754,165    
    Total Multiline Retail     2,435,849    
    Multi-Utilities – 0.2%  
  8,837     Ameren Corporation     254,859    
  7,720     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     411,013    
  14,800     Dominion Resources, Inc.     714,396    
  2,440     OGE Energy Corp.     122,781    
  2,950     Sempra Energy     155,996    
    Total Multi-Utilities     1,659,045    
    Office Electronics – 0.1%  
  23,343     Canon Inc., (16)     1,110,340    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.5%  
  2,480     Apache Corporation     306,007    
  9,273     Arch Coal Inc.     247,218    
  97,730     BG Group PLC, (16)     2,219,050    
  154,130     Cameco Corporation, (3)     4,061,326    
  93,861     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, (3)     2,786,733    
  5,400     Cimarex Energy Company     485,568    
  7,990     Cloud Peak Energy Inc.     170,187    
  11,120     ConocoPhillips     836,113    
  14,300     Continental Resources Inc., (2)     928,213    
  4,760     Devon Energy Corporation     375,136    
  10,430     El Paso Corporation     210,686    
  2,220     EOG Resources, Inc.     232,101    
  2,810     Exxon Mobil Corporation     228,678    
  84,000     Gazprom OAO, ADR, (16)     1,226,228    
  8,795     Hess Corporation     657,514    
  4,300     Murphy Oil Corporation     282,338    
  4,510     Newfield Exploration Company, (2)     306,770    
  146,560     Nexen Inc., (3)     3,297,600    
  7,200     Niko Resources Limited     449,491    
  4,495     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     467,660    
  5,850     Peabody Energy Corporation     344,624    
  2,900     Petrobras Energia S.A., ADR     56,173    
  13,500     Petrohawk Energy Corporation, (2)     333,045    
  10,590     Petroquest Energy Inc., (2)     74,342    
  3,500,000     PT Medco Energi Internasional TBK, (16)     962,161    
  6,550     QEP Resources Inc., (2)     273,987    
  39,030     Range Resources Corporation, (3)     2,166,165    
  34,290     Repsol YPF S.A, (16)     1,189,365    
  74,170     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B, Sponsored ADR, (16)     2,646,826    
  3,230     SM Energy Company     237,340    
  44,170     StatoilHydro ASA, Sponsored ADR, (16)     1,118,208    
  7,110     Stone Energy Corporation, (2)     216,073    
  47,618     Suncor Energy, Inc., (3)     1,861,864    
  15,620     Tesoro Corporation     357,854    
  28,675     Total S.A., (16)     1,657,801    
  1,620     Whiting Petroleum Corporation, (2)     92,194    
    Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     33,362,639    
    Paper & Forest Products – 0.1%  
  4,440     Domtar Corporation     420,557    
    Personal Products – 0.0%  
  11,080     Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.     142,267    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Pharmaceuticals – 1.7%  
  24,800     AstraZeneca Group, Sponsored ADR, (3)   $ 1,241,736    
  27,280     AstraZeneca Group, (16)     1,363,490    
  19,278     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     558,291    
  81,728     Eli Lilly and Company, (3)     3,067,252    
  1,524     Forest Laboratories, Inc., (2)     59,954    
  24,370     Johnson & Johnson, (3)     1,621,092    
  16,455     Merck & Company Inc.     580,697    
  21,236     Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR, (16)     1,301,493    
  12,720     Novo Nordisk A/S, (16)     1,593,552    
  29,670     Pfizer Inc., (3)     611,202    
  20,817     Sanofi-Aventis, S.A., (16)     1,674,532    
  24,490     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Sponsored ADR     1,180,908    
  2,650     Warner Chilcott Limited, (2)     63,945    
  21,530     Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., (2)     1,479,757    
    Total Pharmaceuticals     16,397,901    
    Professional Services – 0.0%  
  2,630     Acacia Research, (2)     96,495    
  1,560     Towers Watson & Company, Class A Shares     102,508    
    Total Professional Services     199,003    
    Real Estate – 0.6%  
  30,860     Annaly Capital Management Inc.     556,714    
  23,530     Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation     176,710    
  2,340     Camden Property Trust     148,871    
  11,160     Digital Realty Trust Inc.     689,465    
  10,950     Duke Realty Corporation     153,410    
  5,900     Dupont Fabros Technology Inc.     148,680    
  2,720     Equity Lifestyles Properties Inc.     169,837    
  1,400     Essex Property Trust Inc.     189,406    
  2,120     Home Properties New York, Inc.     129,066    
  5,450     LaSalle Hotel Properties     143,553    
  2,272     PS Business Parks Inc.     125,187    
  5,540     Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust     68,585    
  9,180     Rayonier Inc.     599,913    
  6,089     Simon Property Group, Inc.     707,724    
  2,400     Taubman Centers Inc.     142,080    
  111,300     Westfield Group, (16)     1,037,376    
  111,300     Westfield Realty Trust, (16)     324,434    
    Total Real Estate     5,511,011    
    Real Estate Management & Development – 0.4%  
  67,160     Brookfield Properties Corporation     1,297,310    
  246,918     Hysan Development Company, (16)     1,229,695    
  2,300     Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.     216,890    
  31,500     Solidere, GDR, 144A, (16)     550,305    
    Total Real Estate Management & Development     3,294,200    
    Road & Rail – 0.5%  
  19,530     CSX Corporation     512,077    
  7,967     East Japan Railway Company, (16)     76,324    
  21,700     East Japan Railway Company, (16)     1,242,776    
  3,640     Genesee & Wyoming Inc.     213,450    
  7,150     Hertz Global Holdings Inc., (2)     113,542    
  5,560     J.B. Hunt Transports Serives Inc.     261,820    
  15,440     Kansas City Southern Industries, (2)     916,055    
  2,550     Norfolk Southern Corporation     191,072    
  7,430     Ryder System, Inc.     422,396    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Road & Rail (continued)  
  16,500     West Japan Railway Company, (16)   $ 644,143    
    Total Road & Rail     4,593,655    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.3%  
  46,880     ASM Lithography Holding NV, (16)     1,729,157    
  23,240     Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, (2)     491,294    
  15,000     Intel Corporation     332,400    
  8,860     KLA-Tencor Corporation     358,653    
  11,890     Micron Technology, Inc., (2)     88,937    
  10,660     ON Semiconductor Corporation, (2)     111,610    
  14,780     Silicon Image, Inc., (2)     95,479    
    Total Semiconductors & Equipment     3,207,530    
    Software – 0.5%  
  3,240     Advent Software Inc., (2)     91,271    
  5,150     Ansys Inc., (2)     281,551    
  2,350     BMC Software, Inc., (2)     128,545    
  3,150     CommVault Systems, Inc., (2)     140,018    
  2,740     Manhattan Associates Inc., (2)     94,366    
  1,270     Micros Systems, Inc., (2)     63,132    
  114,750     Microsoft Corporation, (3)     2,983,500    
  21,690     Oracle Corporation     713,818    
  2,080     Rovi Corporation, (2)     119,309    
  1,050     Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)     156,429    
  2,190     VirnetX Holding Corporation     63,379    
    Total Software     4,835,318    
    Specialty Retail – 0.4%  
  5,590     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     326,959    
  7,100     Best Buy Co., Inc.     223,011    
  2,320     Body Central Corporation     54,590    
  9,740     CarMax, Inc., (2)     322,102    
  7,350     Home Depot, Inc.     266,216    
  13,280     Limited Brands, Inc.     510,615    
  6,330     Tiffany & Co.     497,030    
  13,050     Tractor Supply Company     872,783    
  24,330     Williams-Sonoma Inc.     887,801    
    Total Specialty Retail     3,961,107    
    Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.5%  
  70,570     Burberry Group PLC, (16)     1,641,080    
  800     Fossil Inc., (2)     94,175    
  9,710     LVMH Moet Hennessy, (16)     1,744,857    
  3,830     Oxford Industries Inc.     129,300    
  455,455     Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited, (16)     1,448,801    
    Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     5,058,213    
    Tobacco – 0.5%  
  17,950     Alliance One International, Inc., (2)     57,978    
  23,710     Altria Group, Inc.     626,180    
  33,910     British American Tobacco PLC, (16)     1,487,006    
  29,500     Eastern Tobacco, (16)     520,403    
  19,415     Philip Morris International     1,296,339    
  14,290     Reynolds American Inc.     529,444    
    Total Tobacco     4,517,350    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3%  
  4,657     CAI International Inc.   $ 96,213    
  146,464     Mitsui & Company Limited, (16)     2,532,380    
  5,410     United Rentals Inc.     137,413    
    Total Trading Companies & Distributors     2,766,006    
    Water Utilities – 0.0%  
  2,230     American Water Works Company     65,673    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.6%  
  23,556     Millicom International Cellular S.A., (16)     2,467,947    
  128,286     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., ADR, (3)     1,738,274    
  460,240     Vodafone Group PLC, (16)     1,220,390    
    Total Wireless Telecommunication Services     5,426,611    
    Total Common Stocks (cost $299,336,162)     342,568,773    

 

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Convertible Preferred Securities – 1.0% (0.8% of Total Investments)  
    Capital Markets – 0.0%  
  5,800     AMG Capital Trust II, Convertible Bond     5.150 %         BB   $ 246,500    
    Commercial Banks – 0.4%  
  3,500     Credit Suisse AG     7.875 %         BBB+     3,631,250    
    Food Products – 0.1%  
  5,300     Bunge Limited, Convertible Bonds     4.875 %         Ba1     532,650    
    Gas Utilities – 0.0%  
  3,915     El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, Convertible Preferred     4.750 %         B     174,296    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.0%  
  8,350     Omnicare Capital Trust II, Series B     4.000 %         B     401,635    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  14,462     AES Trust III, Convertible Preferred     6.750 %         B     712,398    
    Insurance – 0.0%  
  5,150     Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited     5.625 %         BBB-     266,770    
    Machinery – 0.1%  
  7,050     Stanley, Black, and Decker Inc.     4.750 %         BBB+     857,774    
    Media – 0.0%  
  100     Interpublic Group Companies Inc., Convertible Notes     0.000 %         B+     106,500    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%  
  1,000     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Convertible     5.750 %         B+     1,260,000    
    Real Estate – 0.2%  
  22,483     CommonWealth REIT, Convertible Debt     6.500 %         Baa3     501,371    
  19,650     Health Care REIT, Inc., Convertible Bonds     6.500 %         Baa3     1,012,171    
    Total Real Estate                         1,513,542    
    Total Convertible Preferred Securities (cost $9,457,955)                         9,703,315    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    $25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities – 31.7% (24.2% of Total Investments)  
    Capital Markets – 3.2%  
  91,000     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     7.750 %         A   $ 2,497,040    
  70,437     BNY Capital Trust V, Series F     5.950 %         A1     1,779,943    
  95,044     Credit Suisse     7.900 %         A3     2,500,608    
  886,930     Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust II     6.550 %         BBB     21,241,974    
  8,000     Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust IX     6.625 %         BBB     192,240    
  20,300     Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series 2004-4 (CORTS)     6.000 %         A3     470,554    
  8,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series GSC-3 (PPLUS)     6.000 %         A3     184,480    
  1,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     6.125 %         A1     24,940    
  1,500,000     Macquarie PMI LLC     8.375 %         BBB     1,590,075    
  600     Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III     6.250 %         Baa2     14,676    
  2,700     Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IV     6.250 %         Baa2     65,178    
    Total Capital Markets                         30,561,708    
    Commercial Banks – 2.6%  
  1,000     ABN AMRO North America Capital Funding, 144A     6.968 %         BB     685,938    
  334,600     Banco Santander Finance     10.500 %         A-     9,395,568    
  14,600     Barclays Bank PLC     7.750 %         A-     374,928    
  36,900     Barclays Bank PLC     7.100 %         A+     935,415    
  59,300     BB&T Capital Trust VI     9.600 %         Baa1     1,594,577    
  73,300     BB&T Capital Trust VII     8.100 %         Baa1     1,918,994    
  3,450     Fifth Third Bancorp, Convertible Bond     8.500 %         Ba1     488,037    
  2,000,000     HSBC Bank PLC     1.000 %         A     1,220,000    
  16,300     HSBC Holdings PLC, (2)     8.000 %         A-     443,197    
  22,700     HSBC Holdings PLC     6.200 %         A-     554,334    
  14,500     HSBC USA Inc., Series F     2.858 %         A-     688,750    
  1,900     KeyCorp Capital Trust IX     6.750 %         Baa3     48,051    
  79,592     Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V     7.280 %         Baa3     1,976,269    
  500,000     National Australia Bank     8.000 %         A+     542,600    
  400     National City Capital Trust II     6.625 %         BBB     10,200    
  3,600     Wells Fargo & Company, Convertible Bond     7.500 %         A-     3,816,000    
    Total Commercial Banks                         24,692,858    
    Diversified Financial Services – 3.2%  
  3,060     Bank of America Corporation     7.250 %         BB+     3,063,672    
  33,000     Citigroup Capital Trust XI     6.000 %         BB+     769,560    
  5,400     Citigroup Capital Trust XII     8.500 %         BB+     139,428    
  125,768     Citigroup Capital XIII     7.875 %         BB+     3,493,835    
  40,000     Citigroup Capital XVI     6.450 %         BB+     964,000    
  16,300     Citigroup Capital XVII     6.350 %         BB+     389,244    
  32,600     Countrywide Capital Trust IV     6.750 %         Baa3     806,850    
  644,975     ING Groep N.V     7.050 %         BBB-     15,763,189    
  114,469     JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust XI     5.875 %         A2     2,862,870    
  38,700     JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust XXIX     6.700 %         A2     983,754    
  2,200     MBNA Corporation, Capital Trust     8.125 %         Baa3     55,880    
  43,650     Merrill Lynch Capital Trust II     6.450 %         Baa3     1,033,196    
    Total Diversified Financial Services                         30,325,478    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.4%  
  164,547     Telephone and Data Systems Inc.     6.875 %         Baa2     4,146,584    
    Electric Utilities – 0.2%  
  59,800     Entergy Texas Inc.     7.875 %         BBB+     1,734,200    
    Food Products – 0.2%  
  25,000     Dairy Farmers of America Inc., 144A     7.875 %         BBB-     2,244,533    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Insurance – 5.3%  
  624,430     Aegon N.V.     6.375 %         BBB   $ 14,742,792    
  24,200     Allianz SE     8.375 %         A+     633,738    
  2,611     Arch Capital Group Limited, Series B     7.875 %         BBB     66,319    
  332,571     Arch Capital Group Limited     8.000 %         BBB     8,430,675    
  2,505     Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings     6.250 %         A+     57,665    
  2,750,000     Dai-Ichi Mutual Life, 144A     7.250 %         A3     2,748,386    
  275,756     EverestRe Capital Trust II     6.200 %         Baa1     6,714,659    
  557,569     PartnerRe Limited     6.750 %         BBB+     13,755,227    
  64,810     PLC Capital Trust III     7.500 %         BBB     1,637,749    
  5,800     PLC Capital Trust IV     7.250 %         BBB     145,058    
  2,000     RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, Series C     6.080 %         BBB+     47,740    
  32,197     RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, Series D     6.600 %         BBB+     801,383    
    Total Insurance                         49,781,391    
    Media – 4.3%  
  464,395     CBS Corporation     6.750 %         BBB-     11,823,497    
  475,431     Comcast Corporation     7.000 %         BBB+     12,075,947    
  97,000     Comcast Corporation     6.625 %         BBB+     2,495,810    
  577,046     Viacom Inc.     6.850 %         BBB+     14,639,657    
    Total Media                         41,034,911    
    Multi-Utilities – 1.1%  
  216,300     Dominion Resources Inc.     8.375 %         BBB     6,188,343    
  157,583     Xcel Energy Inc.     7.600 %         BBB     4,333,533    
    Total Multi-Utilities                         10,521,876    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.1%  
  422,177     Nexen Inc.     7.350 %         BB+     10,740,183    
    Real Estate – 9.3%  
  626,822     CommomWealth REIT     7.125 %         Baa3     15,739,500    
  2,300     Duke Realty Corporation, Series O     8.375 %         Baa3     62,238    
  1,400     Harris Preferred Capital Corporation, Series A     7.375 %         A-     35,294    
  317,306     Kimco Realty Corporation, Series F     6.650 %         Baa2     7,888,227    
  109,832     Kimco Realty Corporation, Series G     7.750 %         Baa2     2,862,222    
  35,862     Kimco Realty Corporation, Series H     6.900 %         Baa2     902,647    
  40,882     Prologis Inc.     8.540 %         Baa3     2,199,963    
  2,000     PS Business Parks, Inc.     0.000 %         BBB-     50,640    
  33,774     Public Storage, Inc., Series C     6.600 %         BBB+     852,118    
  43,700     Public Storage, Inc., Series E     6.750 %         BBB+     1,106,047    
  9,359     Public Storage, Inc., Series H     6.950 %         BBB+     236,596    
  21,539     Public Storage, Inc., Series M     6.625 %         BBB+     554,629    
  23,500     Public Storage, Inc., Series Q     6.500 %         BBB+     602,070    
  214,997     Public Storage, Inc.     6.750 %         BBB+     5,493,173    
  205,058     Realty Income Corporation     6.750 %         Baa2     5,243,333    
  109,768     Regency Centers Corporation     7.450 %         Baa3     2,773,837    
  143,828     Vornado Realty LP     7.875 %         BBB     3,940,887    
  857,862     Wachovia Preferred Funding Corporation     7.250 %         A-     22,158,575    
  583,830     Weingarten Realty Trust, Preferred Securities     6.750 %         Baa3     14,560,720    
    Total Real Estate                         87,262,716    
    U.S. Agency – 0.7%  
  108,000     Cobank Agricultural Credit Bank, 144A     7.000 %         N/R     4,900,500    
  31,000     Cobank Agricultural Credit Bank     11.000 %         A     1,627,500    
    Total U.S. Agency                         6,528,000    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  17,026     Telephone and Data Systems Inc.     7.000 %         Baa2   $ 430,076    
  5,000     United States Cellular Corporation     6.950 %         Baa2     125,249    
    Total Wireless Telecommunication Services                             555,325    
    Total $25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities (cost $294,536,174)                             300,129,763    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Maturity (5)   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests – 8.7% (6.6% of Total Investments) (6)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%  
$ 574     DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B1     5.280 %   7/31/14   B+   $ 573,990    
  552     DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2     5.280 %   7/31/14   B+     551,512    
  1,126     Total Aerospace & Defense                       1,125,502    
    Airlines – 0.1%  
  1,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc., Term Loan     5.500 %   4/20/17   Ba2     992,917    
    Automobiles – 0.2%  
  1,200     Chrysler Group LLC, Term Loan     6.000 %   5/24/17   Ba2     1,172,000    
  398     Ford Motor Company, Term Loan     2.940 %   12/15/13   Ba2     397,799    
  1,598     Total Automobiles                       1,569,799    
    Biotechnology – 0.1%  
  900     Grifols, Term Loan     6.000 %   6/01/17   BB     905,250    
    Chemicals – 0.1%  
  995     Univar, Inc., Term Loan     5.000 %   6/30/17   B2     994,733    
    Communications Equipment – 0.6%  
  1,312     Avaya Inc., Term Loan     5.250 %   10/24/14   B+     1,265,231    
  2,636     Avaya Inc., Term Loan     1.000 %   10/26/17   B1     2,548,068    
  1,122     CommScope Inc., Term Loan     5.000 %   1/14/18   BB     1,127,546    
  867     Intelsat, Term Loan     5.250 %   4/02/18   N/R     870,639    
  5,937     Total Communications Equipment                       5,811,484    
    Consumer Finance – 0.1%  
  900     Springleaf Financial Funding Company, Term Loan     5.500 %   5/06/17   B3     884,156    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  953     Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan     2.500 %   7/03/14   B+     857,500    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%  
  175     Pinafore LLC, Term Loan     4.250 %   9/29/16   BB     174,935    
    Electric Utilities – 0.1%  
  930     TXU Corporation, 2014 Term Loan     3.690 %   10/10/14   B2     780,490    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.0%  
  224     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., Term Loan     2.940 %   8/07/14   B     220,253    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 0.2%  
  1,990     U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan     2.690 %   7/03/14   B2     1,870,259    
    Food Products – 0.5%  
  2,250     Del Monte Foods Company, Term Loan     4.500 %   3/08/18   Ba3     2,247,538    
  1,200     JBS USA LLC, Term Loan     4.250 %   5/25/18   BB     1,200,376    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Maturity (5)   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Food Products (continued)  
$ 993     Pierre Foods, Inc., Term Loan     7.000 %   9/30/16   B+   $ 1,000,978    
  4,443     Total Food Products                       4,448,892    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.7%  
  80     Community Health Systems, Inc., Delayed Term Loan     2.504 %   7/25/14   BB-     77,421    
  439     Community Health Systems, Inc., Extended Term Loan     3.754 %   1/25/17   B3     429,096    
  1,586     Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan     2.504 %   7/25/14   BB     1,535,589    
  898     Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan     5.250 %   5/25/18   B+     896,067    
  1,200     Golden Living, Term Loan     5.000 %   5/04/18   B1     1,178,994    
  750     HCA, Inc., Tranche B3, Term Loan     3.496 %   5/01/18   BB+     739,636    
  1,122     National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Tranche B     7.000 %   2/09/17   B+     1,121,626    
  1,200     Select Medical Corporation, Term Loan     5.500 %   6/01/18   BB-     1,180,500    
  7,275     Total Health Care Providers & Services                       7,158,929    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.7%  
  1,480     CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan     7.000 %   3/01/17   B3     1,501,707    
  507     Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., Term Loan B2     3.247 %   1/28/15   B-     456,553    
  345     Herbst Gaming, LLC, Term Loan     10.000 %   12/31/15   B+     355,760    
  132     OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, Revolver     2.499 %   6/14/13   CCC     126,836    
  1,359     OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, Term Loan     2.500 %   6/14/14   B+     1,304,440    
  554     Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., US Term Loan     4.250 %   2/09/18   BB     552,218    
  134     Travelport LLC, Letter of Credit     4.746 %   8/23/15   Caa1     128,605    
  470     Travelport LLC, Term Loan     4.746 %   8/21/15   Ba2     450,627    
  422     Venetian Casino Resort LLC, Delayed Term Loan     2.690 %   11/23/16   B2     409,908    
  1,329     Venetian Casino Resort LLC, Tranche B, Term Loan     2.690 %   11/23/16   B2     1,290,246    
  6,732     Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure                       6,576,900    
    Household Products – 0.1%  
  995     Visant Corporation, Term Loan     5.250 %   12/22/16   B3     994,690    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  1,017     AES Corporation, Term Loan     4.250 %   5/27/18   BB+     1,019,994    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%  
  599     U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien     5.750 %   3/31/17   B3     582,540    
    IT Services – 0.6%  
  620     First Data Corporation, Extended Term Loan     4.186 %   3/24/18   B1     570,316    
  66     First Data Corporation, Term Loan B1     2.936 %   9/24/14   Ba3     61,274    
  864     Frac Tech International LLC, Term Loan     6.250 %   5/03/16   B+     863,806    
  814     Infor Global Solutions Intermediate Holdings, Ltd., Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan     5.940 %   7/28/15   N/R     789,967    
  1,000     Infor Global Solutions Intermediate Holdings, Ltd., Term Loan B2, WI/DD   TBD   TBD   B+     990,000    
  1,561     Infor Global Solutions Intermediate Holdings, Ltd., Term Loan     5.940 %   7/28/15   B+     1,521,612    
  768     SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Term Loan B     1.939 %   2/28/14   BB     750,819    
  5,693     Total IT Services                       5,547,794    
    Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.1%  
  477     Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan     4.000 %   12/15/17   Ba2     479,263    
    Media – 1.3%  
  555     Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan B     2.190 %   11/05/13   B-     551,491    
  2,925     Charter Communications Operating Holdings LLC, Term Loan C     3.500 %   9/06/16   N/R     2,919,237    
  401     Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, Term Loan, (7)     4.250 %   12/30/16   Baa3     401,518    
  654     Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B     3.700 %   12/31/14   B     643,909    
  33     Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan A     2.190 %   8/09/13   Ba3     32,566    
  1,225     Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan B     3.940 %   5/02/16   BB     1,224,757    
  542     Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan C     3.440 %   5/02/16   B+     540,266    
  332     SuperMedia, Term Loan     11.000 %   12/31/15   B-     201,527    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Maturity (5)   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Media (continued)  
$ 675     Tribune Company, Term Loan B, (8), (9)     0.000 %   6/04/14   D   $ 459,468    
  5,281     Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan     4.436 %   3/31/17   B2     5,027,242    
  12,623     Total Media                       12,001,981    
    Metals & Mining – 0.1%  
  773     John Maneely Company, Term Loan     4.750 %   4/01/17   BB-     776,435    
    Multiline Retail – 0.1%  
  1,200     Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Term Loan     4.750 %   5/16/18   BB-     1,186,841    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%  
  1,935     CCS Income Trust, Term Loan     3.246 %   11/14/14   BB-     1,843,969    
    Personal Products – 0.1%  
  931     NBTY, Inc., Term Loan B1     4.250 %   10/01/17   BB-     931,582    
    Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
  960     Quintiles Transnational Corporation, Term Loan B     5.000 %   6/08/18   BB-     955,500    
  1,000     Royalty Pharma Finance Trust, Unsecured Term Loan     7.750 %   5/15/15   Baa2     1,040,000    
  1,960     Total Pharmaceuticals                       1,995,500    
    Real Estate – 0.2%  
  1,673     iStar Financial, Inc., Tranche A1     5.000 %   6/28/13   B2     1,650,743    
    Real Estate Management & Development – 0.3%  
  987     Capital Automotive LP, Tranche B     5.000 %   3/11/17   B+     989,085    
  1,050     LNR Property Corporation, Term Loan     4.750 %   4/29/16   Ba2     1,053,281    
  1,133     Realogy Corporation, Delayed Term Loan     4.518 %   10/10/16   Caa1     1,011,218    
  3,170     Total Real Estate Management & Development                       3,053,584    
    Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  1,135     Swift Transportation Company, Inc., Term Loan     6.000 %   12/21/16   B1     1,144,188    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.3%  
  1,987     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Term Loan     4.436 %   12/01/16   B1     1,980,526    
  998     NXP Semiconductor LLC, Term Loan     4.500 %   3/04/17   B3     1,003,423    
  2,985     Total Semiconductors & Equipment                       2,983,949    
    Specialty Retail – 1.0%  
  440     Toys "R" Us – Delaware, Inc., Term Loan     5.250 %   5/17/18   B1     437,140    
  1,149     Toys "R" Us – Delaware, Inc., Term Loan     6.000 %   9/01/16   BB-     1,149,583    
  2,244     Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, Term Loan B     6.250 %   2/23/17   B-     2,242,972    
  1,237     Claire's Stores, Inc., Term Loan B     3.023 %   5/29/14   N/R     1,129,912    
  1,000     J Crew Group, Term Loan     4.750 %   3/07/18   BB+     963,063    
  1,833     Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan     4.750 %   3/16/18   B+     1,810,416    
  821     Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B1     2.537 %   10/31/13   N/R     808,854    
  1,105     Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B2     4.787 %   7/31/16   B     1,103,236    
  9,829     Total Specialty Retail                       9,645,176    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  1,928     Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Tranche B, Term Loan     3.836 %   1/29/16   Caa1     1,630,108    
$ 84,101     Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests (cost $82,254,370)                       81,840,336    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Convertible Bonds – 11.3% (8.7% of Total Investments)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%  
$ 350     Alliant Techsystems Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.750 %   9/15/11   BB-   $ 351,313    
  650     L-3 Communications Corporation, Convertible Bond     3.000 %   8/01/35   BB+     662,188    
  300     Orbital Sciences Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.438 %   1/15/27   BB-     309,000    
  1,300     Total Aerospace & Defense                       1,322,501    
    Auto Components – 0.1%  
  400     BorgWarner Inc.     3.500 %   4/15/12   BBB     988,000    
  200     TRW Automotive Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.500 %   12/01/15   Ba2     422,500    
  600     Total Auto Components                       1,410,500    
    Automobiles – 0.1%  
  650     Ford Motor Company, Convertible Bonds     4.250 %   11/15/16   Ba3     1,113,938    
    Beverages – 0.0%  
  250     Molson Coors Brewing Company, Convertible Notes     2.500 %   7/30/13   BBB-     274,375    
    Biotechnology – 0.3%  
  2,411     Amgen Inc.     0.375 %   2/01/13   A+     2,420,041    
  400     BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.     1.875 %   4/23/17   B     576,500    
  2,811     Total Biotechnology                       2,996,541    
    Capital Markets – 0.3%  
  700     Affiliated Managers Group Inc.     3.950 %   8/15/38   BBB-     777,000    
  500     Ares Capital Corporation, Convertible Bond     5.125 %   6/01/16   BBB     505,625    
  511     Jefferies Group Inc., Convertible Bond     3.875 %   11/01/29   BBB     511,000    
  400     MF Global Holdings, Convertible Bond     1.875 %   2/01/16   Baa2     396,500    
  200     MF Global Limited, Convertible Bonds     9.000 %   6/20/38   Baa2     230,500    
  2,311     Total Capital Markets                       2,420,625    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.0%  
  300     Covanta Holding Corporation, Convertible Bonds     3.250 %   6/01/14   Ba3     340,875    
    Communications Equipment – 0.4%  
  400     Ciena Corporation, Convertible Bond     0.250 %   5/01/13   B     389,500    
  700     Ciena Corporation, Convertible Bond     0.875 %   6/15/17   B     592,375    
  3,175     Lucent Technologies Inc., Series B     2.875 %   6/15/25   B1     3,095,625    
  4,275     Total Communications Equipment                       4,077,500    
    Computers & Peripherals – 0.9%  
  1,000     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds, 144A     1.750 %   12/01/11   A-     1,713,750    
  600     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds, 144A     1.750 %   12/01/13   A-     1,051,500    
  1,050     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds     1.750 %   12/01/11   A-     1,799,438    
  750     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds     1.750 %   12/01/13   A-     1,314,375    
  1,400     Sandisk Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.000 %   5/15/13   BB-     1,352,750    
  850     Sandisk Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.500 %   8/15/17   BB-     898,875    
  5,650     Total Computers & Peripherals                       8,130,688    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.1%  
  695     Owens-Brockway Glass Containers     3.000 %   6/01/15   BB     684,575    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  200     Coinstar Inc., Convertible Bond     4.000 %   9/01/14   BB+     306,500    
  250     Sotheby's Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     3.125 %   6/15/13   BB     351,250    
  450     Total Diversified Consumer Services                       657,750    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%  
$ 600     NASDAQ Stock Market Inc., Convertible Bond     2.500 %   8/15/13   BBB   $ 602,250    
  300     PHH Corporation, Convertible Bond     4.000 %   9/01/14   BB+     325,875    
  900     Total Diversified Financial Services                       928,125    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  685     Time Warner Telecom Inc., Convertible Bond     2.375 %   4/01/26   B-     839,981    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.1%  
  487     General Cable Corporation, Convertible Bonds     0.875 %   11/15/13   Ba3     525,960    
  323     General Cable Corporation, Convertible Bonds     4.500 %   11/15/29   B     444,529    
  810     Total Electrical Equipment                       970,489    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.2%  
  364     Anixter International Inc., Convertible Bond     1.000 %   2/15/13   B+     431,795    
  350     Itron Inc.     2.500 %   8/01/26   B+     350,875    
  461     Tech Data Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.750 %   12/15/26   BBB-     479,440    
  200     Vishay Intertechnology Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.250 %   11/15/40   BB+     239,250    
  1,375     Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments                       1,501,360    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 0.7%  
  1,280     Bristow Group Convertible Bond     3.000 %   6/15/38   BB     1,331,200    
  546     Cameron International Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.500 %   6/15/26   BBB+     781,463    
  350     Exterran Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     4.250 %   6/15/14   B+     388,063    
  500     SESI LLC, Convertible Bond, 144A     1.500 %   12/15/26   BB+     507,500    
  2,000     Transocean Inc.     1.500 %   12/15/37   BBB     1,997,500    
  1,300     Transocean Inc.     1.500 %   12/15/37   BBB     1,274,000    
  5,976     Total Energy Equipment & Services                       6,279,726    
    Food Products – 0.3%  
  250     Archer Daniels Midland Company, Convertible Bonds, 144A     0.875 %   2/15/14   A     263,750    
  750     Archer Daniels Midland Company, Convertible Bonds     0.875 %   2/15/14   A     791,250    
  300     Chiquita Brands International Inc., Convertible Bond     4.250 %   8/15/16   B-     291,750    
  550     Smithfield Foods Inc., Convertible Bond     4.000 %   6/30/13   B+     646,938    
  650     Tyson Foods inc., Convertible Bond     3.250 %   10/15/13   BB+     838,500    
  2,500     Total Food Products                       2,832,188    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.6%  
  100     Beckman Coulter Inc., Convertible Bonds, 144A     2.500 %   12/15/36   BBB     119,375    
  500     Beckman Coulter Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.500 %   12/15/36   BBB     596,875    
  1,015     Hologic Inc. Convertible Bond     2.000 %   12/15/37   BB+     984,550    
  750     Hologic Inc. Convertible Bond     2.000 %   12/15/37   BB+     856,875    
  600     Kinetic Concepts Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.250 %   4/15/15   BB-     765,750    
  2,000     Medtronic, Inc.     1.625 %   4/15/13   AA-     2,045,000    
  400     Teleflex Inc., Convertible Bond     3.875 %   8/01/17   BB-     461,000    
  5,365     Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies                       5,829,425    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.3%  
  200     AmeriGroup Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.000 %   5/15/12   BB+     332,250    
  200     Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings     0.000 %   9/11/21   BBB     258,750    
  300     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Convertible Bond     3.250 %   8/15/25   B     309,375    
  400     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.500 %   5/15/14   B     428,000    
  700     Omnicare, Inc.     3.750 %   12/15/25   BB     933,625    
  379     Omnicare, Inc.     3.250 %   12/15/35   B+     362,419    
  250     PSS World Medical Inc. Convertible Note, 144A     3.125 %   8/01/14   BB     357,500    
  2,429     Total Health Care Providers & Services                       2,981,919    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.2%  
$ 800     Host Hotels and Resorts Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     2.500 %   10/15/29   BB+   $ 1,085,000    
  800     International Game Technology     3.250 %   5/01/14   BBB     954,000    
  1,600     Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure                       2,039,000    
    Household Durables – 0.2%  
  650     D.R. Horton, Inc.     2.000 %   5/15/14   BB-     719,875    
  500     Lennar Corporation, 144A     2.750 %   12/15/20   B+     534,375    
  300     Lennar Corporation     2.000 %   12/01/20   B+     301,125    
  1,450     Total Household Durables                       1,555,375    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  300     Allegheny Technologies Inc., Convetible Bond     4.250 %   6/01/14   BBB-     496,500    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%  
  600     Textron Inc.     4.500 %   5/01/13   BBB-     1,121,250    
    Insurance – 0.1%  
  350     CNO Financial Group Inc., Convertible Bond     7.000 %   12/30/16   B     562,625    
  500     Old Republic International Corporation     8.000 %   5/15/12   BBB+     560,625    
  850     Total Insurance                       1,123,250    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.1%  
  450     Priceline.com Inc., Convertible Bond     1.250 %   3/15/15   BBB-     798,188    
    Internet Software & Services – 0.2%  
  750     Equinix Inc., Convertible Bond     3.000 %   10/15/14   B-     837,188    
  600     Equinix Inc.     4.750 %   6/15/16   B-     847,500    
  1,350     Total Internet Software & Services                       1,684,688    
    IT Services – 0.0%  
  150     Macrovision Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.625 %   8/15/11   BB-     304,688    
    Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%  
  400     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     2.250 %   6/15/13   BB+     419,500    
  500     Invitrogen Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.500 %   2/15/24   BBB     571,250    
  900     Total Life Sciences Tools & Services                       990,750    
    Machinery – 0.4%  
  850     Danaher Corporation, Convertible Bonds     0.000 %   1/22/21   A+     1,307,938    
  369     Ingersoll Rand     4.500 %   4/15/12   BBB+     940,489    
  500     Navistar International Corporation, Convertible Bond     3.000 %   10/15/14   B1     654,375    
  200     Terex Corporation     4.000 %   6/01/15   B     375,500    
  450     Trinity Industries Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.875 %   6/01/36   Ba2     469,688    
  2,369     Total Machinery                       3,747,990    
    Media – 0.7%  
  900     Interpublic Group Companies Inc., Convertible Notes     4.250 %   3/15/23   BB+     1,029,375    
  750     Liberty Media Corporation, Senior Debentures,
Exchangeable for PCS Common Stock, Series 1
    4.000 %   11/15/29   BB-     436,875    
  2,200     Liberty Media Corporation     3.125 %   3/30/23   BB-     2,626,250    
  750     Omnicom Group Inc., Convertible Bond     0.000 %   7/01/38   BBB+     825,938    
  550     Omnicom Group, Inc.     0.000 %   7/31/32   BBB+     574,750    
  700     XM Satellite Radio Inc., 144A     7.000 %   12/01/14   BB-     1,029,000    
  5,850     Total Media                       6,522,188    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Metals & Mining – 0.8%  
$ 550     Alcoa Inc., Convertible Bond     5.250 %   3/15/14   BBB-   $ 1,394,938    
  2,230     First Uranium Corporation     4.250 %   6/30/12   N/R     1,768,832    
  2,000     Gold Reserve, Inc., Convertible Bonds     5.500 %   6/15/22   N/R     1,510,000    
  150     Newmont Mining Corp., Senior Convertible Note     1.625 %   7/15/17   BBB+     201,750    
  450     Newmont Mining Corporation, 144A     1.625 %   7/15/17   BBB+     605,250    
  250     Newmont Mining Corporation     3.000 %   2/15/12   BBB+     306,250    
  600     Newmont Mining Corporation     1.250 %   7/15/14   BBB+     781,500    
  250     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     5.125 %   6/15/14   BB+     298,125    
  600     United States Steel Corporation     4.000 %   5/15/14   BB     953,250    
  7,080     Total Metals & Mining                       7,819,895    
    Multiline Retail – 0.0%  
  350     Saks, Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.000 %   3/15/24   BB-     364,875    
    Multi-Utilities – 0.1%  
  500     CMS Energy Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.875 %   12/01/24   BB+     767,500    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.6%  
  400     Alpha Natural Resouces Inc., Convertible Bond     2.375 %   4/15/15   B+     468,000    
  450     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.750 %   11/15/35   BB+     497,813    
  1,050     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.500 %   5/15/37   BB+     1,105,125    
  750     Massey Energy Company, Convertible Bond     3.250 %   8/01/15   BB-     795,938    
  800     Peabody Energy Corp., Convertible Bond     4.750 %   12/15/66   Ba3     978,000    
  500     Pioneer Natural Resouces Company, Convertible Bond     2.875 %   1/15/38   BB+     773,750    
  1,500     USEC Inc., Convertible Bond     3.000 %   10/01/14   Caa2     1,076,250    
  5,450     Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                       5,694,876    
    Personal Products – 0.1%  
  650     RadioShack Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.500 %   8/01/13   Ba2     649,188    
    Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
  700     Mylan Labs, Inc., Convertible Bonds, 144A     3.750 %   9/15/15   BB     1,376,375    
  550     Mylan Labs, Inc., Convertible Bonds     1.250 %   3/15/12   BB     611,875    
  350     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Company LLC, Convertible Bonds     0.250 %   2/01/26   A-     390,688    
  1,600     Total Pharmaceuticals                       2,378,938    
    Real Estate – 0.8%  
  950     Boston Properties Limited Partnership, Convertible Bonds, 144A     3.625 %   2/15/14   A-     1,055,688    
  850     Boston Properties Limited Partnership, Convertible Bonds, 144A     2.875 %   2/15/37   A-     852,125    
  300     Duke Realty Corporation, Series D, 144A     3.750 %   12/01/11   BBB-     303,000    
  450     ERP Operating LP     3.850 %   8/15/26   BBB+     460,665    
  500     Health Care REIT, Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.000 %   12/01/29   Baa2     560,625    
  850     Host Hotels and Resorts Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     2.625 %   4/15/27   BB+     850,000    
  500     Istar Financial Inc., Convertible Bond     0.805 %   10/01/12   B+     450,000    
  450     National Retail Properties Inc., Convertible Bonds     5.125 %   6/15/28   BBB     499,500    
  400     Prologis Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.250 %   3/15/15   BBB-     457,500    
  1,107     Prologis Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.250 %   4/01/37   BBB-     1,102,849    
  250     Rayonier Trust Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     3.750 %   10/15/12   BBB+     306,250    
  250     Ventas Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.875 %   11/15/11   BBB-     309,688    
  333     Vornado Realty, Convertible Bond     3.875 %   4/15/25   BBB     375,874    
  7,190     Total Real Estate                       7,583,764    
    Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  500     Hertz Global Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     5.250 %   6/01/14   B-     1,018,750    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 1.0%  
  1,737     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Convertible Bonds, 144A     6.000 %   5/01/15   B+     1,760,884    
  637     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Convertible Bonds     5.750 %   8/15/12   B+     652,925    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Semiconductors & Equipment (continued)  
$ 1,261     Intel Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.950 %   12/15/35   A-   $ 1,303,559    
  2,050     Intel Corporation, Convertible Bond     3.250 %   8/01/39   A2     2,500,999    
  1,561     Micron Technology, Inc.     1.875 %   6/01/14   BB-     1,521,974    
  750     ON Semiconductor Corporation     2.625 %   12/15/26   BB     908,437    
  300     Xilinx Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.125 %   3/15/37   BB+     380,249    
  600     Xilinx Inc., Convertible Bond     3.125 %   3/15/37   BB+     760,499    
  8,896     Total Semiconductors & Equipment                       9,789,526    
    Software – 0.2%  
  700     Microsoft Corporation, Convertible Bond, 144A, (3)     0.000 %   6/15/13   AAA     715,749    
  1,250     Symantec Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.000 %   6/15/13   BBB     1,518,749    
  1,950     Total Software                       2,234,498    
    Specialty Retail – 0.1%  
  500     Best Buy Co., Inc.     2.250 %   1/15/22   Baa3     503,749    
    Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.1%  
  586     Iconix Brand Group, Inc., Convertible Notes, 144A     1.875 %   6/30/12   B+     613,834    
    Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%  
  261     United Rentals Inc., Convertible Bonds     4.000 %   11/15/15   B     625,094    
  290     WESCO International Inc., Convertible Bond     6.000 %   9/15/29   B     603,199    
  551     Total Trading Companies & Distributors                       1,228,293    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  900     Liberty Media Corporation, Convertible Bonds     3.750 %   2/15/30   BB-     502,874    
$ 91,904     Total Convertible Bonds (cost $96,773,471)                       107,127,508    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Corporate Bonds – 12.4% (9.5% of Total Investments)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 0.0%  
$ 333     Hexcel Corporation, Term Loan     6.750 %   2/01/15   BB+   $ 338,828    
    Airlines – 0.1%  
  600     United Airlines Inc., 144A     12.000 %   11/01/13   B3     643,500    
    Auto Components – 0.2%  
  800     Cooper Standard Automitve     8.500 %   5/01/18   B+     844,000    
  1,200     Titan Wheels International Inc., 144A     7.875 %   10/01/17   B+     1,254,000    
  2,000     Total Auto Components                       2,098,000    
    Biotechnology – 0.3%  
  800     Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc.     4.004 %   12/01/13   N/R     712,000    
  1,900     Gilead Sciences Inc., Convertible Bonds     1.625 %   5/01/16   A-     2,201,625    
  2,700     Total Biotechnology                       2,913,625    
    Building Products – 0.0%  
  360     Libbey Glass Inc.     10.000 %   2/15/15   B     390,600    
    Capital Markets – 0.1%  
  650     Ares Capital Corporation, Convertible Bond     5.750 %   2/01/16   BBB     682,500    
    Chemicals – 0.5%  
  1,950     Hexion US Finance Corporation     8.875 %   2/01/18   B3     2,028,000    
  800     NOVA Chemicals Corporation     8.625 %   11/01/19   Ba2     891,000    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Chemicals (continued)  
$ 350     Phibro Animal Health Corporation, 144A     9.250 %   7/01/18   B-   $ 369,250    
  1,400     Rockwood Specialties Group Inc., Series WI     7.500 %   11/15/14   B+     1,431,500    
  4,500     Total Chemicals                       4,719,750    
    Commercial Banks – 0.7%  
  200     Ally Financial Inc.     8.000 %   3/15/20   B+     212,500    
  2,100     Groupe BCPE     3.800 %   12/30/49   BBB+     1,447,320    
  2,900     LBG Capital I PLC, 144A     7.875 %   11/01/20   BB     2,711,500    
  2,800     Lloyds Banking Group LBG Capital 1, 144A     8.000 %   6/15/20   BB-     2,506,000    
  8,000     Total Commercial Banks                       6,877,320    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%  
  800     Avis Budget Car Rental     8.250 %   1/15/19   B     810,000    
  1,000     International Lease Finance Corporation, 144A     8.750 %   3/15/17   BBB-     1,093,750    
  400     McJunkin Red Man Corporation, 144A     9.500 %   12/15/16   B-     407,000    
  800     Ticketmaster     10.750 %   8/01/16   B     872,000    
  3,000     Total Commercial Services & Supplies                       3,182,750    
    Communications Equipment – 0.3%  
  1,200     Avaya Inc., 144A     7.000 %   4/01/19   B1     1,161,000    
  350     Avaya Inc.     10.125 %   11/01/15   CCC+     359,625    
  800     IntelSat Bermuda Limited     11.250 %   2/04/17   CCC+     859,000    
  2,350     Total Communications Equipment                       2,379,625    
    Consumer Finance – 0.1%  
  600     Ally Financial Inc.     7.500 %   9/15/20   B+     627,000    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.0%  
  400     Boise Paper Holdings Company     8.000 %   4/01/20   BB     420,000    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.6%  
  650     CIT Group Inc.     7.000 %   5/01/17   B+     648,375    
  5,200     Fortis Hybrid Financing     8.250 %   8/27/49   BBB     5,018,000    
  5,850     Total Diversified Financial Services                       5,666,375    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.3%  
  800     Cequel Communication Holdings I, 144A     8.625 %   11/15/17   B-     832,000    
  200     Insight Communications, 144A     9.375 %   7/15/18   B-     219,500    
  800     IntelSat Jackson Holding, 144A     7.250 %   10/15/20   B     796,000    
  800     Windstream Corporation     7.875 %   11/01/17   Ba3     849,000    
  2,600     Total Diversified Telecommunication Services                       2,696,500    
    Electric Utilities – 0.6%  
  400     Calpine Corporation, 144A     7.875 %   7/31/20   B+     418,000    
  600     Energy Future Holdings     10.250 %   1/15/20   B-     636,876    
  2,000     FPL Group Capital Inc.     6.650 %   6/15/17   BBB     2,000,000    
  2,900     WPS Resource Corporation     6.110 %   12/01/16   Baa2     2,867,375    
  5,900     Total Electric Utilities                       5,922,251    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.1%  
  800     Kemet Corporation     10.500 %   5/01/18   B+     884,000    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.0%  
  350     Amkor Technology Inc.     7.375 %   5/01/18   BB     355,688    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Food & Staples Retailing – 0.5%  
$ 3,750     CVS Caremark Corporation     6.302 %   6/01/37   BBB-   $ 3,651,563    
  800     Stater Brothers Holdings Inc.     7.375 %   11/15/18   B+     830,000    
  4,550     Total Food & Staples Retailing                       4,481,563    
    Food Products – 0.4%  
  800     Dole Foods Company, 144A     8.000 %   10/01/16   B+     838,000    
  2,243     Dole Foods Company     8.750 %   7/15/13   B-     2,439,263    
  800     JBS USA LLC     7.250 %   6/01/21   BB     778,000    
  3,843     Total Food Products                       4,055,263    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.1%  
  500     Biomet Inc.     10.000 %   10/15/17   B-     545,000    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.8%  
  400     Aurora Diagnostics Holdings LLC, 144A     10.750 %   1/15/18   B3     414,000    
  350     Capella Healthcare Inc., 144A     9.250 %   7/01/17   B     369,250    
  2,000     Community Health Systems, Inc.     8.875 %   7/15/15   B     2,060,000    
  1,000     HCA Inc.     9.250 %   11/15/16   BB-     1,061,250    
  1,200     HCA Inc.     8.500 %   4/15/19   BB     1,326,000    
  1,453     Select Medical Corporation     7.625 %   2/01/15   CCC+     1,438,470    
  1,200     Select Medical Corporation     6.211 %   9/15/15   CCC+     1,146,000    
  7,603     Total Health Care Providers & Services                       7,814,970    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.9%  
  800     CCM Merger Inc., 144A     8.000 %   8/01/13   CCC+     786,000    
  800     GWR Operating Partnership     10.875 %   4/01/17   BB-     866,000    
  1,550     Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.     11.250 %   6/01/17   B     1,710,813    
  600     Landry's Restaurants Inc.     11.625 %   12/01/15   B     642,000    
  200     MGM Resorts International     9.000 %   3/15/20   Ba3     219,000    
  400     Peninsula Gaming LLC     8.375 %   8/15/15   BB     420,000    
  400     Penn National Gaming Inc.     8.750 %   8/15/19   BB-     435,000    
  800     Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.     8.750 %   5/15/20   B     838,000    
  1,750     Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc., 144A     2.752 %   3/15/14   BB     1,636,250    
  400     Universal City Development Partners     8.875 %   11/15/15   Baa2     445,000    
  7,700     Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure                       7,998,063    
    Household Products – 0.1%  
  1,150     Central Garden & Pet Company, Senior Subordinate Notes     8.250 %   3/01/18   B+     1,187,375    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  1,000     NRG Energy Inc.     7.375 %   1/15/17   BB-     1,047,500    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.0%  
  200     Reynolds Group, 144A     9.000 %   4/15/19   B-     197,500    
    Insurance – 0.8%  
  7,500     QBE Capital Funding Trust II, 144A     7.250 %   5/24/41   BBB+     7,525,305    
    IT Services – 0.7%  
  200     Fidelity National Information Services Inc.     7.875 %   7/15/20   Ba2     212,250    
  1,650     First Data Corporation, 144A     7.375 %   6/15/19   B+     1,662,375    
  1,200     First Data Corporation, 144A     8.875 %   8/15/20   B+     1,281,000    
  933     First Data Corporation     10.550 %   9/24/15   B-     968,397    
  400     First Data Corporation     9.875 %   9/24/15   B-     411,000    
  400     First Data Corporation     11.250 %   3/31/16   CCC+     394,000    
  400     ManTech International Company     7.250 %   4/15/18   BB+     418,000    
  750     Seagate HDD Cayman     6.875 %   5/01/20   BB+     744,375    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    IT Services (continued)  
$ 400     Sungard Data Systems Inc.     7.625 %   11/15/20   B   $ 404,000    
  6,333     Total IT Services                       6,495,397    
    Machinery – 0.0%  
  250     AGCO Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.250 %   12/15/36   BB+     335,000    
    Media – 0.3%  
  400     Allbritton Communications Company, 144A     8.000 %   5/15/18   B     407,000    
  300     Cablevision Systems Corporation     7.750 %   4/15/18   B+     319,875    
  200     Cablevision Systems Corporation     8.000 %   4/15/20   B+     214,500    
  700     Clear Channel Communications, Inc.     10.750 %   8/01/16   CCC-     631,750    
  200     Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 144A     6.875 %   6/15/18   CCC-     133,000    
  350     Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.     9.250 %   12/15/17   B     381,500    
  200     NexStar Mission Broadcast     8.875 %   4/15/17   B     210,500    
  600     Nielsen Finance LLC Co     7.750 %   10/15/18   B+     630,000    
  2,950     Total Media                       2,928,125    
    Metals & Mining – 0.4%  
  600     Essar Steel Algoma Inc., 144A     9.375 %   3/15/15   B+     601,500    
  3,700     MagIndustries Corporation, (10)     11.000 %   12/14/12   N/R     3,593,566    
  4,300     Total Metals & Mining                       4,195,066    
    Multiline Retail – 0.1%  
  800     Sprectum Brands Inc., 144A     9.500 %   6/15/18   B1     876,000    
    Multi-Utilities – 0.1%  
  800     Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc.     10.250 %   3/15/14   B-     800,000    
    Municipal – 0.1%  
  400     Tops Markets     10.125 %   10/15/15   B     424,500    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.9%  
  1,000     Alta Mesa Holdings Finance, 144A     9.625 %   10/15/18   B     1,000,000    
  800     Arch Coal Inc., 144A     7.250 %   6/15/21   B+     801,000    
  1,650     Chaparral Energy Inc.     8.875 %   2/01/17   B-     1,707,750    
  400     CONSOL Energy Inc.     8.000 %   4/01/17   BB     436,000    
  400     CONSOL Energy Inc.     8.250 %   4/01/20   BB     436,000    
  500     Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc., 144A     7.750 %   6/15/19   B     497,500    
  800     Genesis Energy LP, 144A     7.875 %   12/15/18   B+     796,000    
  800     Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Company, 144A     7.625 %   4/15/21   BB-     836,000    
  300     Western Refining Inc., 144A     10.750 %   6/15/14   B     321,000    
  700     Western Refining Inc.     11.250 %   6/15/17   B     787,500    
  1,000     Whiting Petroleum Corporation     7.000 %   2/01/14   BB     1,075,000    
  8,350     Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                       8,693,750    
    Paper & Forest Products – 0.0%  
  350     Catalyst Paper Corporation, 144A     11.000 %   12/15/16   B3     299,250    
    Personal Products – 0.2%  
  1,200     Prestige Brands Inc.     8.250 %   4/01/18   B     1,257,000    
  400     Revlon Consumer Products     9.750 %   11/15/15   B     430,000    
  1,600     Total Personal Products                       1,687,000    
    Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
  600     Mylan Inc., 144A     7.875 %   7/15/20   BB     658,500    
  1,200     Warner Chilcott Company LLC, 144A     7.750 %   9/15/18   BB     1,210,500    
  1,800     Total Pharmaceuticals                       1,869,000    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Real Estate – 0.1%  
$ 800     Entertainment Properties Trust     7.750 %   7/15/20   Baa3   $ 902,000    
    Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  600     Avis Budget Car Rental     9.625 %   3/15/18   B     640,500    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.2%  
  1,400     Freescale Semiconductor Inc.     9.250 %   4/15/18   B1     1,508,500    
  174     NXP BV     3.028 %   10/15/13   B-     173,130    
  1,574     Total Semiconductors & Equipment                       1,681,630    
    Software – 0.1%  
  700     SoftBrands Inc/Atlantis, 144A, WI/DD     11.500 %   7/15/18   Caa1     645,001    
    Specialty Retail – 0.5%  
  771     Brookstone Company Inc.     13.000 %   10/15/14   CCC+     653,423    
  900     Claires Stores, Inc.     9.250 %   6/01/15   CCC     868,500    
  800     Claires Stores, Inc.     10.500 %   6/01/17   CCC     754,000    
  200     Express LLC     8.750 %   3/01/18   B+     216,000    
  800     Toys "R" Us, Inc.     7.375 %   10/15/18   B3     777,000    
  1,000     Toys "R" Us Property Company II LLC     8.500 %   12/01/17   Ba1     1,045,000    
  4,471     Total Specialty Retail                       4,313,923    
    Transportation Infrastructure – 0.1%  
  1,142     AWAS Aviation Capital Limited, 144A     7.000 %   10/15/16   BBB-     1,172,387    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4%  
  1,500     IPCS, Inc.     2.398 %   5/01/13   BB-     1,466,249    
  2,450     Sprint Nextel Corporation     8.375 %   8/15/17   BB-     2,691,937    
  3,950     Total Wireless Telecommunication Services                       4,158,186    
$ 116,209     Total Corporate Bonds (cost $112,975,386)                       117,767,566    
Principal
Amount (000)/
Shares
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Capital Preferred Securities – 25.1% (19.2% of Total Investments)  
    Capital Markets – 1.0%  
  500     ABN AMRO North America Holding Capital, 144A     6.523 %   12/31/49   BB+   $ 462,500    
  6,445     Credit Suisse Guernsey     0.951 %   5/15/17   A3     5,243,523    
  3,600     Dresdner Funding Trust I, 144A     8.151 %   6/30/31   Baa3     3,447,000    
    Total Capital Markets                             9,153,023    
    Commercial Banks – 8.4%  
  655     AgFirst Farm Credit Bank     8.393 %   12/15/11   A     677,925    
  2,600     AgFirst Farm Credit Bank     7.300 %   12/15/53   A     2,531,490    
  2,584     Banco Santander Finance     10.500 %   9/29/49   A-     2,819,578    
  1,500     BankAmerica Institutional Capital Trust, Series B, 144A     7.700 %   12/31/26   Baa3     1,522,500    
  1,000     BankAmerica Institutional Trust, 144A     8.070 %   12/31/26   Baa3     1,020,000    
  1,281     Barclays Bank PLC, 144A     7.434 %   12/15/17   A-     1,306,620    
  3,500     Barclays Bank PLC     6.278 %   12/15/34   A-     3,036,250    
  800     BB&T Capital Trust I     5.850 %   8/18/35   Baa1     788,000    
  4,200     BB&T Capital Trust IV     6.820 %   6/12/37   Baa1     4,252,500    
  800     BBVA International Unipersonal     5.919 %   4/18/17   A-     662,310    
  500     Credit Suisse thru Claudius Limited     8.250 %   6/27/49   A3     515,000    
  9,000     First Empire Capital Trust I     8.234 %   2/01/27   Baa2     9,010,836    
  3,100     Fulton Capital Trust I     6.290 %   2/01/36   Baa3     2,666,000    
  300     HBOS Capital Funding LP, 144A     6.071 %   6/30/14   BB     259,500    
  1,000     HSBC Bank PLC     0.850 %   6/11/49   A     610,000    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)/
Shares
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Commercial Banks (continued)  
  550     HSBC Capital Funding LP, Debt     10.176 %   6/30/50   A-   $ 728,750    
  900     NB Capital Trust II     7.830 %   12/15/26   Baa3     913,500    
  4,200     Nordea Bank AB     8.375 %   3/25/15   A-     4,494,000    
  8,000     North Fork Capital Trust II     8.000 %   12/15/27   Baa3     8,160,000    
  5,145     Rabobank Nederland, 144A     11.000 %   6/30/19   AA-     6,565,020    
  600     Reliance Capital Trust I, Series B     8.170 %   5/01/28   N/R     612,637    
  1,600     Societe Generale, 144A     1.051 %   12/31/49   BBB+     1,123,056    
  7,324     Societe Generale     8.750 %   10/07/49   BBB+     7,507,100    
  2,000     Sparebanken Rogaland, Notes, 144A     6.443 %   5/01/49   Ba1     1,886,894    
  3,300     Standard Chartered PLC, 144A     7.014 %   7/30/37   BBB     3,164,885    
  800     Suntrust Capital Trust VIII     6.100 %   12/01/66   Baa3     784,000    
  (11)   Union Planters Preferred Fund, 144A     7.750 %   7/15/53   B     12,217,563    
    Total Commercial Banks                     79,835,914    
    Consumer Finance – 0.3%  
  1,000     Capital One Capital IV Corporation     6.745 %   2/17/32   Baa3     1,013,750    
  1,700     Capital One Capital VI     8.875 %   5/15/40   Baa3     1,753,394    
    Total Consumer Finance                     2,767,144    
    Diversified Financial Services – 1.3%  
  7     AMG Capital Trust II, Convertible Bond     5.150 %   10/15/37   BB     301,750    
  1,200     Bank One Capital III     8.750 %   9/01/30   A2     1,521,252    
  7,500     JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust XX Ser T     6.550 %   9/29/36   A2     7,518,420    
  2,450     JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV     6.800 %   10/01/37   A2     2,423,351    
    Total Diversified Financial Services                     11,764,773    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.2%  
  10     Centaur Funding Corporation, Series B     9.080 %   4/21/20   BBB     11,332,311    
    Electric Utilities – 0.2%  
  2,300     FPL Group Capital Inc.     6.350 %   10/01/16   BBB     2,282,750    
    Insurance – 11.2%  
  2,393     Allstate Corporation     6.125 %   5/15/17   Baa1     2,375,053    
  3,900     AXA     8.600 %   12/15/30   A3     4,646,460    
  15     Axis Capital Holdings Limited     7.500 %   12/01/15   BBB     1,440,225    
  5,800     Catlin Insurance Company Limited     7.249 %   1/19/17   BBB+     5,524,500    
  9,925     Glen Meadows Pass Through Trust     6.505 %   2/15/17   BB+     8,734,000    
  8,000     Great West Life & Annuity Capital I, 144A     6.625 %   11/15/34   A-     7,424,000    
  5,900     Liberty Mutual Group, 144A     7.800 %   3/15/37   Baa3     5,885,250    
  3,900     Lincoln National Corporation     7.000 %   5/17/16   BBB     3,907,020    
  3,500     Lincoln National Corporation     6.050 %   4/20/17   BBB     3,368,750    
  7,300     MetLife Capital Trust IV, 144A     7.875 %   12/15/37   BBB     7,626,361    
  400     MetLife Capital Trust X, 144A     9.250 %   4/08/68   BBB     488,000    
  7,800     National Financial Services Inc.     6.750 %   5/15/37   Baa2     7,328,100    
  1,150     Nationwide Financial Services Capital Trust     7.899 %   3/01/37   Baa2     1,002,438    
  6,400     Oil Insurance Limited, 144A     7.558 %   6/30/11   Baa1     5,860,480    
  2,500     Old Mutual Capital Funding, Notes     8.000 %   6/22/53   Baa3     2,475,000    
  5,600     Progressive Corporation     6.700 %   6/15/67   A2     5,817,280    
  3,800     Prudential Financial Inc.     8.875 %   6/15/18   BBB+     4,436,500    
  3,200     Prudential PLC     6.500 %   6/29/49   A-     3,040,000    
  4,600     QBE Capital Funding Trust II, 144A     6.797 %   6/01/49   BBB+     4,227,451    
  3,800     Swiss Re Capital I     6.854 %   5/25/16   A-     3,653,643    
  900     White Mountains Re Group Limited     7.506 %   6/30/17   BB     858,681    
  12,600     XL Capital Ltd     6.500 %   10/15/57   BBB-     11,560,500    
  4,700     ZFS Finance USA Trust II 144A     6.450 %   12/15/65   A     4,770,500    
    Total Insurance                     106,450,192    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)/
Shares
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.7%  
  6,700     TranCanada Pipelines Limited     6.350 %   5/15/17   Baa1   $ 6,735,276    
    Road & Rail – 0.7%  
  6,400     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Funding Trust I     6.613 %   1/15/26   BBB     6,639,999    
    U.S. Agency – 0.1%  
  1     Farm Credit Bank of Texas     10.000 %   12/15/60   A3     912,499    
    Total Capital Preferred Securities (cost $231,881,870)                             237,873,881    
Shares   Description (1)         Value  
    Investment Companies – 1.4% (1.1% of Total Investments)  
  354,750     BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II                     $ 3,600,713    
  298,160     Flaherty and Crumrine/Claymore Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc.                       5,307,248    
  259,567     John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III                       4,552,805    
    Total Investment Companies (cost $17,660,648)                             13,460,766    
Shares   Description (1)         Value  
    Warrants – 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)  
  105,500     Gran Colombia Gold Corporation                     $ 33,364    
  5,404     Medianews Group Inc., (10)                       11,759    
    Total Warrants (cost $83,175)                             45,123    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity     Value  
    Short-Term Investments – 2.8% (2.2% of Total Investments)  
$ 22,903     Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/11,     0.010 %   7/01/11         $ 22,903,431    
    repurchase price $22,903,437, collateralized by:              
 
    $45,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.250%, due 5/15/30, value $58,725,              
 
    $20,695,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500%, due 12/31/13, value $21,160,638, and              
 
    $2,075,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.750%, due 3/31/14, value $2,142,438                  
  3,930     Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/11,
repurchase price $3,929,850, collateralized by
$3,955,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375%, due 3/15/12, value $4,009,381
    0.010 %   7/01/11           3,929,849    
$ 26,833     Total Short-Term Investments (cost $26,833,280)                 26,833,280    
    Total Investments (cost $1,171,792,491) – 130.6%                             1,237,350,311    
Shares   Description (1)         Value  
    Common Stocks Sold Short – (0.7)%  
    Chemicals – (0.1)%  
  (10,500 )   Sigma-Aldrich Corporation                     $ (770,490 )  
    Computers & Peripherals – (0.0)%  
  (875 )   Apple, Inc., (2)                       (293,711 )  
    Food Products – (0.1)%  
  (9,000 )   Green Mountain Coffee Inc., (2)                       (803,340 )  
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (0.2)%  
  (2,000 )   Chipotle Mexican Grill, (2)                       (616,380 )  
  (6,700 )   Panera Bread Company, (2)                       (841,922 )  
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure                             (1,458,302 )  
    Household Products – (0.0)%  
  (5,300 )   Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC                       (292,730 )  

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Internet & Catalog Retail – (0.1)%  
  (2,800 )   Amazon.com, Inc., (2)   $ (572,572 )  
  (1,600 )   NetFlix.com Inc., (2)     (420,304 )  
    Total Internet & Catalog Retail     (992,876 )  
    Software – (0.1)%  
  (2,600 )   Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)     (387,348 )  
    Specialty Retail – (0.1)%  
  (8,800 )   Tiffany & Co.     (690,976 )  
  (17,000 )   Urban Outfitters, Inc., (2)     (478,550 )  
    Total Specialty Retail     (1,169,526 )  
    Total Common Stocks Sold Short (proceeds $3,868,087)     (6,168,323 )  
    Borrowings – (29.4)% (12), (13)     (278,900,000 )  
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.5)% (14)     (4,494,629 )  
    Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%   $ 947,787,359    

 

Investments in Derivatives

Put Options Purchased outstanding at June 30, 2011:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (15)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
  71     Autozone Inc.   $ 1,420,000     1/21/12   $ 200.0     $ 9,053    
  71     Total Put Options Purchased (premiums paid $158,961)   $ 1,420,000                 $ 9,053    

 

Call Options Written outstanding at June 30, 2011:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (15)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
  (710 )   Aetna Inc.   $ (2,485,000 )   1/21/12   $ 35.0     $ (711,774 )  
  (391 )   AngloGold Ashanti Limited     (1,759,500 )   1/21/12     45.0       (109,480 )  
  (51 )   AngloGold Ashanti Limited     (255,000 )   1/21/12     50.0       (7,140 )  
  (248 )   AstraZeneca PLC     (1,240,000 )   1/21/12     50.0       (71,300 )  
  (580 )   Barrick Gold Corporation     (2,900,000 )   1/21/12     50.0       (127,310 )  
  (578 )   Cameco Corporation     (2,023,000 )   1/21/12     35.0       (28,900 )  
  (468 )   Cameco Corporation     (1,872,000 )   1/21/12     40.0       (9,360 )  
  (156 )   Cameco Corporation     (702,000 )   1/21/12     45.0       (1,560 )  
  (588 )   Chesapeake Energy Corporation     (1,470,000 )   1/21/12     25.0       (346,920 )  
  (196 )   Chesapeake Energy Corporation     (588,000 )   1/21/12     30.0       (54,488 )  
  (203 )   Electricite de France S.A.     (690,200 )   9/17/11     34.0       (294 )  
  (713 )   Eli Lilly & Company     (2,495,500 )   1/21/12     35.0       (228,160 )  
  (877 )   Exelon Corporation     (3,727,250 )   1/21/12     42.5       (184,170 )  
  (565 )   Gold Fields Limited     (847,500 )   1/21/12     15.0       (67,518 )  
  (454 )   Gold Fields Limited     (726,400 )   1/21/12     16.0       (37,682 )  
  (383 )   Gold Fields Limited     (670,250 )   1/21/12     17.5       (17,618 )  
  (1,080 )   Kroger Company     (2,430,000 )   1/21/12     22.5       (334,800 )  
  (339 )   Lockheed Martin Corporation     (2,712,000 )   1/21/12     80.0       (159,330 )  
  (449 )   Microsoft Corporation     (1,347,000 )   1/21/12     30.0       (15,491 )  
  (426 )   Newmont Mining Corporation     (2,449,500 )   1/21/12     57.5       (129,930 )  
  (725 )   Nexen Inc.     (1,885,000 )   9/17/11     26.0       (32,625 )  
  (351 )   Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation     (877,500 )   9/17/11     25.0       (16,673 )  
  (1,530 )   Nokia Corporation     (1,530,000 )   1/21/12     10.0       (19,890 )  
  (1,110 )   Nokia Corporation     (1,387,500 )   1/21/12     12.5       (5,550 )  
  (354 )   Range Resources Corporation     (1,327,500 )   1/21/12     37.5       (667,290 )  
  (459 )   Suncor Energy Inc.     (1,836,000 )   1/21/12     40.0       (158,355 )  
  (4,877 )   Thales S.A.     (13,655,600 )   3/17/12     28.0       (253,898 )  
  (293 )   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     (439,500 )   7/16/11     15.0       (8,790 )  
  (293 )   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     (512,750 )   7/16/11     17.5       (2,930 )  
  (640 )   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     (960,000 )   10/22/11     15.0       (27,200 )  
  (706 )   Tyson Foods, Inc.     (1,235,500 )   1/21/12     17.5       (201,210 )  
  (414 )   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     (2,380,500 )   1/21/12     57.5       (26,289 )  
  (414 )   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     (2,484,000 )   1/21/12     60.0       (9,936 )  
  (21,621 )   Total Call Options Written (premiums received $3,934,055)   $ (63,901,450 )               $ (4,073,861 )  

 

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Interest Rate Swaps outstanding at June 30, 2011:

Counterparty   Notional
Amount
  Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate*   Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
  Termination
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPMorgan   $ 69,725,000     Receive   1-Month USD-LIBOR     0.360 %   Monthly   3/21/12   $ (38,325 )  
JPMorgan     69,725,000     Receive   1-Month USD-LIBOR     1.193     Monthly   3/21/14     (505,802 )  
Morgan Stanley     69,725,000     Receive   1-Month USD-LIBOR     2.064     Monthly   3/21/16     (737,917 )  
    $ (1,282,044 )  

 

*  Annualized.

    For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

  (1)  All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless otherwise noted.

  (2)  Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

  (3)  Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.

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

  (5)  Senior Loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for a Borrower to prepay, prepayments of Senior Loans may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of Senior Loans held may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

  (6)  Senior Loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term, floating lending rate plus an assigned fixed rate. These floating lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate referenced by the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), or (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks.

    Senior Loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent Bank and/or Borrower prior to the disposition of a Senior Loan.

  (7)  At or subsequent to the end of the reporting period, this security is non-income producing. Non-income producing security, in the case of a senior loan or bond, generally denotes that the issuer has (1) defaulted on the payment of principal or interest, (2) is under the protection of the Federal Bankruptcy Court or (3) the Fund's Adviser has concluded that the issue is not likely to meet its future interest payment obligations and has directed the Fund's custodian to cease accruing additional income on the Fund's records.

  (8)  At or subsequent to June 30, 2011, this issue was under the protection of the Federal Bankruptcy Court.

  (9)  Non-income producing security, in the case of a Senior Loan, denotes that the issuer has defaulted on the payment of principal or interest or has filed for bankruptcy.

  (10)  Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment categorized as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.

  (11)  Principal Amount (000) rounds to less than $1,000.

  (12)  Borrowings as a percentage of Total Investments is 22.5%.

  (13)  The Fund may pledge up to 100% of its eligible investments in the Portfolio of Investments as collateral for Borrowings. As of June 30, 2011, investments with a value of $628,980,632 have been pledged as collateral for Borrowings.

  (14)  Other Assets Less Liabilities includes Value and/or Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of derivative instruments as noted within Investments in Derivatives.

  (15)  For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

  (16)  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, Common Stock categorized as Level 2. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.

  N/R  Not rated.

  WI/DD  Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

  144A  Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers

  ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

  CORTS  Corporate Backed Trust Securities.

  PPLUS  PreferredPlus Trust.

  TBD  Senior Loan purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date of the transaction. In addition, Senior Loans typically trade without accrued interest and therefore a weighted average coupon rate is not available prior to settlement. At settlement, if still unknown, the Borrower or counterparty will provide the Fund with the final weighted average coupon rate and maturity date.

  USD-LIBOR  United States Dollar–London Inter-Bank Offered Rate.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS

  June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Common Stocks – 36.4% (27.8% of Total Investments)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 1.2%  
  907     Alliant Techsystems Inc., (2)   $ 64,696    
  3,140     BE Aerospace Inc., (2)     128,143    
  4,255     Esterline Technologies Corporation, (2)     325,082    
  207,000     Finmeccanica SPA, (15)     2,504,634    
  4,855     GeoEye, Inc., (2)     181,577    
  17,150     Honeywell International Inc.     1,021,969    
  3,620     L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     316,569    
  56,910     Lockheed Martin Corporation, (3)     4,608,003    
  16,680     Textron Inc.     393,815    
  150,200     Thales S.A., (15)     6,468,662    
  3,250     United Technologies Corporation     287,658    
    Total Aerospace & Defense     16,300,808    
    Airlines – 0.0%  
  10,330     United Continental Holdings Inc.     233,768    
    Auto Components – 0.1%  
  4,834     Cooper Tire & Rubber     95,665    
  14,330     TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation, (2)     845,900    
    Total Auto Components     941,565    
    Automobiles – 0.5%  
  94,011     Honda Motor Company Limited, (15)     3,621,954    
  1,509     Toyota Motor Corporation, Sponsored ADR     124,372    
  68,528     Toyota Motor Corporation, (15)     2,821,927    
    Total Automobiles     6,568,253    
    Beverages – 0.7%  
  325,953     Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, (15)     3,999,411    
  32,149     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV     2,990,178    
  44,980     Coca-Cola Company     3,026,704    
  5,950     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group     249,484    
    Total Beverages     10,265,777    
    Biotechnology – 0.3%  
  14,270     Amgen Inc., (2)     832,655    
  8,880     Biogen Idec Inc., (2)     949,450    
  9,215     BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., (2)     250,740    
  3,710     Celgene Corporation, (2)     223,787    
  20,640     Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)     854,702    
  6,380     Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., (2)     120,837    
  22,520     Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, (2)     121,158    
  17,430     Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.     140,312    
  15,740     PDL Biopahrma Inc.     92,394    
  4,050     Targacept, Inc.     85,334    
    Total Biotechnology     3,671,369    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Building Products – 0.1%  
  36,123     Masonite Worldwide Holdings, (2), (15)   $ 1,282,367    
    Capital Markets – 0.5%  
  5,160     Affiliated Managers Group Inc., (2)     523,482    
  4,880     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     281,478    
  19,160     Apollo Investment Corporation     195,624    
  20,900     Ares Capital Corporation     335,863    
  5,680     Artio Global Investors Inc.     64,184    
  6,110     Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Class A     88,717    
  512,000     Egyptian Financial Group – Hermes Holdings, (15)     1,724,908    
  215,000     GP Investments     830,712    
  23,480     Invesco LTD     549,432    
  9,860     T. Rowe Price Group Inc.     594,952    
  66,430     UBS AG, (15)     1,212,319    
  137,000     Uranium Participation Corporation, (2)     903,437    
  10,060     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     365,681    
    Total Capital Markets     7,670,789    
    Chemicals – 1.0%  
  21,760     Celanese Corporation, Series A     1,160,026    
  990     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     140,253    
  2,200     FMC Corporation     189,244    
  16,660     Interpid Potash Inc., (2)     541,450    
  117,887     Kuraray Company Limited, (15)     1,727,046    
  3,430     Minerals Technologies Inc.     227,375    
  24,532     Mosaic Company     1,661,552    
  39,177     Nitto Denko Corporation, (15)     1,990,627    
  35,790     Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan     2,043,977    
  5,230     Scotts Miracle Gro Company     268,351    
  7,910     Solutia Inc., (2)     180,744    
  72,873     Umicore, (15)     3,974,666    
  2,975     Westlake Chemical Corporation     154,403    
    Total Chemicals     14,259,714    
    Commercial Banks – 2.3%  
  36,526     Associated Banc-Corp.     507,711    
  114,352     Banco Itau Holdings Financeira, S.A., Sponsred ADR     2,692,990    
  130,066     Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A., (15)     1,498,378    
  17,770     BNP Paribas SA, (15)     1,370,226    
  13,689     Commerce Bancshares Inc.     588,627    
  9,470     Community Bank System Inc.     234,761    
  294,358     DnB NOR ASA, (15)     4,100,849    
  14,530     East West Bancorp Inc.     293,651    
  10,810     First Financial Bancorp.     180,419    
  111,780     Hang Seng Bank, (15)     1,788,073    
  229,950     HSBC Holdings PLC, (15)     2,279,893    
  88,230     KeyCorp.     734,956    
  9,340     M&T Bank Corporation     821,453    
  134,693     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., ADR, (15)     656,404    
  438,484     Mizuho Financial Group, (15)     720,704    
  21,730     Societe Generale, (15)     1,286,981    
  122,317     Standard Chartered PLC, (15)     3,212,983    
  678,000     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, (15)     2,359,935    
  21,836     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, (15)     673,306    
  36,545     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, (15)     124,984    
  38,200     Toronto-Dominion Bank     3,239,148    
  22,150     U.S. Bancorp     565,047    
  41,640     Wells Fargo & Company     1,168,418    
  41,890     Zions Bancorporation     1,005,779    
    Total Commercial Banks     32,105,676    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.2%  
  40,610     Aggreko PLC, (15)   $ 1,258,200    
  2,340     Clean Harbors, Inc., (2)     241,605    
  26,545     Republic Services, Inc.     818,913    
  5,878     Stericycle Inc., (2)     523,847    
  12,990     Waste Management, Inc.     484,137    
    Total Commercial Services & Supplies     3,326,702    
    Communications Equipment – 0.5%  
  11,115     Cisco Systems, Inc., (2)     173,505    
  2,760     Comtech Telecom Corporation, (2)     77,390    
  3,460     Interdigital Inc., (2)     141,341    
  18,290     Motorola Solutions Inc.     842,072    
  576,000     Nokia Oyj, ADR, (3)     3,697,920    
  3,675     Plantronics Inc.     134,248    
  40,020     QUALCOMM, Inc.     2,272,736    
    Total Communications Equipment     7,339,212    
    Computers & Peripherals – 0.4%  
  13,225     Apple, Inc., (2)     4,439,236    
  16,990     EMC Corporation, (2)     468,075    
  9,420     Network Appliance Inc., (2)     497,188    
  8,150     SanDisk Corporation, (2)     338,225    
  10,020     Seagate Technology, (2)     161,923    
  2,369     Western Digital Corporation, (2)     86,184    
    Total Computers & Peripherals     5,990,831    
    Construction & Engineering – 0.1%  
  39,730     Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, (15)     1,879,900    
  2,654     Shaw Group Inc., (2)     80,177    
    Total Construction & Engineering     1,960,077    
    Construction Materials – 0.2%  
  840,000     India Cements Limited, GDR, (15)     1,338,128    
  70,247     India Cements Limited, GDR, (15)     111,573    
  2,700,000     Luks Group Vietnam Holdings Company Limited, (15)     719,492    
  4,990     Vulcan Materials Company     192,265    
    Total Construction Materials     2,361,458    
    Consumer Finance – 0.0%  
  11,970     Discover Financial Services     320,198    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.0%  
  15,310     Boise Inc.     119,265    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%  
  4,700     Sothebys Holdings Inc.     204,450    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%  
  34,536     Citigroup Inc.     1,438,079    
  80,000     Guoco Group Ltd, ADR, (15)     981,388    
    Total Diversified Financial Services     2,419,467    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.9%  
  22,210     CenturyLink Inc.     897,950    
  93,800     KT Corporation, Sponsored ADR     1,823,472    
  134,300     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, ADR, (3)     3,247,374    
  86,500     PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, ADR     2,984,250    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  
  41,600     Telecom Egypt SAE, (15)   $ 105,840    
  2,240,000     Telecom Italia S.p.A., (15)     2,605,964    
  3,135     Telus Corporation     164,901    
  38,140     Verizon Communications Inc.     1,419,952    
    Total Diversified Telecommunication Services     13,249,703    
    Electric Utilities – 1.9%  
  231,574     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., PFD B ADR     3,969,178    
  26,020     Duke Energy Corporation     489,957    
  3,330     Edison International     129,038    
  23,566     Electricite de France S.A., (15)     184,993    
  143,400     Electricite de France S.A., (15)     5,621,982    
  148,536     Exelon Corporation, (3)     6,363,282    
  233,614     Korea Electric Power Corporation, Sponsored ADR     3,100,058    
  21,820     Northeast Utilities     767,409    
  6,520     Portland General Electric Company     164,826    
  18,380     Progress Energy, Inc.     882,424    
  36,582     RusHydro, (2), (15)     177,423    
  560,000     RusHydro, (2), (15)     2,694,031    
  36,430     Southern Company     1,471,043    
  6,810     UIL Holdings Corporation     220,304    
    Total Electric Utilities     26,235,948    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.8%  
  75,818     ABB Limited, ADR     1,967,477    
  99,841     ABB Limited, (15)     2,594,099    
  30,441     Areva CI     1,135,163    
  8,010     Cooper Industries Inc.     477,957    
  27,108     Nidec Corporation, (15)     2,530,811    
  78,470     Sensata Techologies Holdings     2,954,396    
    Total Electrical Equipment     11,659,903    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.3%  
  5,390     FLIR Systems Inc., (2)     181,697    
  87,696     Hoya Corporation, (15)     1,941,460    
  10,239     Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A, (2)     185,735    
  185,058     Nippon Electric Glass Company Limited, (15)     2,374,504    
  2,163     Tech Data Corporation, (2)     105,749    
    Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments     4,789,145    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 0.5%  
  92,619     AMEC PLC, (15)     1,618,384    
  11,585     Cooper Cameron Corporation, (2)     582,610    
  3,990     FMC Technologies Inc., (2)     178,712    
  8,020     Global Geophysical Services Inc.     142,756    
  6,840     Halliburton Company     348,840    
  5,580     Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc.     153,450    
  10,810     Oil States International Inc., (2)     863,827    
  45,480     Parker Drilling Company, (2)     266,058    
  11,690     Schlumberger Limited     1,010,016    
  70,800     Subsea 7 SA, (15)     1,810,864    
    Total Energy Equipment & Services     6,975,517    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 1.4%  
  3,112     BJ's Wholesale Club, (2)     156,689    
  6,560     Costco Wholesale Corporation     532,934    
  22,280     CVS Caremark Corporation     837,282    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Food & Staples Retailing (continued)  
  192,823     Jeronimo Martins SGPS, (15)   $ 3,703,294    
  123,375     Koninklijke Ahold N.V., (15)     1,658,810    
  176,627     Kroger Co., (3)     4,380,350    
  151,319     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (3)     8,041,092    
    Total Food & Staples Retailing     19,310,451    
    Food Products – 1.1%  
  4,062     Archer-Daniels-Midland Company     122,469    
  1,530     Diamond Foods Inc.     116,800    
  8,430     Flowers Foods Inc.     185,797    
  13,050     General Mills, Inc.     485,721    
  21,900     H.J. Heinz Company     1,166,832    
  26,495     Hershey Foods Corporation     1,506,241    
  12,020     Kraft Foods Inc.     423,465    
  2,760     McCormick & Company, Incorporated     136,813    
  31,440     Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Class A Shares     2,123,772    
  46,904     Nestle S.A., (15)     2,918,765    
  4,050     Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.     118,503    
  115,370     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A, (3)     2,240,485    
  111,340     Unilever PLC, ADR, (15)     3,592,502    
    Total Food Products     15,138,165    
    Gas Utilities – 0.1%  
  3,780     National Fuel Gas Company     275,184    
  24,640     Questar Corporation     436,374    
    Total Gas Utilities     711,558    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.3%  
  8,410     Align Technology, Inc., (2)     191,748    
  5,730     Baxter International, Inc.     342,024    
  13,440     Becton, Dickinson and Company     1,158,125    
  2,700     C. R. Bard, Inc.     296,622    
  26,490     CareFusion Corporation, (2)     719,733    
  2,020     Cooper Companies, Inc.     160,065    
  8,820     Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, (2)     768,928    
  8,400     Hologic Inc., (2)     169,428    
  7,450     Masimo Corporation     221,116    
  3,350     Steris Corporation     117,183    
    Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies     4,144,972    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 1.1%  
  124,406     Aetna Inc., (3)     5,485,061    
  2,250     Air Methods Corporation, (2)     168,165    
  37,590     AmerisourceBergen Corporation     1,556,226    
  3,325     Centene Corporation, (2)     118,137    
  11,320     Express Scripts, Inc., (2)     611,054    
  18,550     Five Star Quality Care Inc.     107,776    
  38,587     Fresenius Medical Care, ADR, (15)     2,886,111    
  10,685     HealthSouth Corporation, (2)     280,481    
  10,840     Humana Inc., (2)     873,054    
  4,730     Lincare Holdings     138,447    
  19,990     McKesson HBOC Inc.     1,672,164    
  4,290     Molina Healthcare Inc.     116,345    
  5,340     Owens and Minor Inc.     184,177    
  105,000     Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos Farmaceuticos SA     1,002,467    
  7,110     Quest Diagnostics Incorporated     420,201    
    Total Health Care Providers & Services     15,619,866    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.2%  
  8,910     Ameristar Casinos, Inc.   $ 211,256    
  1,290     Chipotle Mexican Grill, (2)     397,565    
  29,596     Herbst Gaming Inc., (15)     351,460    
  14,820     MGM Mirage Inc., (2)     195,772    
  3,210     Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (2)     116,780    
  23,810     Scientific Games Corporation     246,195    
  20,380     Starbucks Corporation     804,806    
  4,405     Vail Resorts, Inc.     203,599    
  6,100     YUM! Brands, Inc.     336,964    
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     2,864,397    
    Household Durables – 0.3%  
  85,506     Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.     848,220    
  10,092     Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.     99,408    
  411,037     Oriental Weavers Company, (15)     2,031,474    
  2,870     Tempur Pedic International Inc., (2)     194,643    
  3,780     Tupperware Corporation     254,961    
  5,188     Whirlpool Corporation     421,888    
    Total Household Durables     3,850,594    
    Household Products – 0.2%  
  3,020     Colgate-Palmolive Company     263,978    
  14,740     Kimberly-Clark Corporation     981,094    
  14,760     Procter & Gamble Company     938,293    
    Total Household Products     2,183,365    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.0%  
  10,850     AES Corporation, (2)     138,229    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.5%  
  342,952     Fraser and Neave Limited, (15)     1,620,393    
  86,260     General Electric Company     1,626,864    
  22,000     Rheinmetall AG, (15)     1,946,177    
  13,730     Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR, (15)     1,886,787    
    Total Industrial Conglomerates     7,080,221    
    Insurance – 1.3%  
  9,250     Alterra Capital Holdings Limited     206,275    
  24,528     Aon Corporation     1,258,286    
  3,755     Axis Capital Holdings Limited     116,255    
  5,365     Delphi Financial Group, Inc.     156,712    
  1,539     Endurance Specialty Holdings Limited     63,607    
  6,110     Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd     499,493    
  62,476     Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, (15)     3,249,123    
  14,030     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     369,971    
  32,841     Lincoln National Corporation     935,640    
  1,399     Loews Corporation     58,884    
  6,175     Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     192,598    
  12,840     Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.     127,244    
  76,000     Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited, (15)     1,778,919    
  10,090     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdiongs Inc., (15)     117,448    
  13,520     National Financial Partners Corp., (2)     156,021    
  9,620     Old Republic International Corporation     113,035    
  2,950     PartnerRe Limited     203,108    
  9,190     Primerica Inc.     201,904    
  155,544     Prudential Corporation PLC, (15)     1,796,037    
  4,930     Prudential Financial, Inc.     313,499    
  6,190     Reinsurance Group of America Inc.     376,723    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Insurance (continued)  
  63,090     SCOR SE, ADR, (15)   $ 1,790,753    
  26,440     Symetra Financial Corporation     355,089    
  7,370     Tower Group Inc.     175,553    
  49,290     Willis Group Holdings PLC     2,026,312    
  8,470     WR Berkley Corporation     274,767    
  36,320     XL Capital Ltd, Class A     798,314    
    Total Insurance     17,711,570    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.1%  
  1,740     Amazon.com, Inc., (2)     355,813    
  26,200     Expedia, Inc.     759,538    
    Total Internet & Catalog Retail     1,115,351    
    Internet Software & Services – 0.2%  
  4,480     Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)     140,986    
  2,020     eBay Inc., (2)     65,185    
  1,367     Google Inc., Class A, (2)     692,221    
  7,980     IAC/InterActiveCorp., (2)     304,597    
  4,745     Rackspace Hosting Inc., (2)     202,801    
  36,860     Tencent Holdings Limited, (15)     1,006,949    
    Total Internet Software & Services     2,412,739    
    IT Services – 0.6%  
  17,290     Accenture Limited     1,044,662    
  35,730     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,882,256    
  10,540     CoreLogic Inc.     176,123    
  7,940     CSG Systems International Inc., (2)     146,731    
  20,985     International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)     3,599,977    
  1,715     MasterCard, Inc.     516,798    
  2,760     Maximus Inc.     228,335    
  5,680     Teradata Corporation, (2)     341,936    
  4,336     VeriFone Holdings Inc., (2)     192,302    
  4,550     Wright Express Corporation, (2)     236,919    
    Total IT Services     8,366,039    
    Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.1%  
  2,172     Polaris Industries Inc.     241,461    
  24,500     Sankyo Company Ltd, (15)     1,265,855    
    Total Leisure Equipment & Products     1,507,316    
    Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%  
  11,070     Affymetrix, Inc., (2)     87,785    
  2,790     Agilent Technologies, Inc., (2)     142,597    
  1,340     Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., (2)     159,942    
  11,300     Life Technologies Corporation, (2)     588,391    
  10,390     Waters Corporation, (2)     994,739    
    Total Life Sciences Tools & Services     1,973,454    
    Machinery – 1.0%  
  1,662     AGCO Corporation, (2)     82,036    
  4,340     Astecx Industries Inc.     160,493    
  18,340     Caterpillar Inc.     1,952,476    
  18,370     Cummins Inc.     1,901,111    
  4,420     Deere & Company     364,429    
  2,790     Dover Corporation     189,162    
  9,420     Eaton Corporation     484,659    
  6,320     Greenbrier Companies Inc., (2)     124,883    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Machinery (continued)  
  1,263     Japan Steel Works Limited, (15)   $ 85,858    
  52,839     Kone OYJ, (15)     3,319,523    
  11,418     Meritor Inc.     183,145    
  43,397     Nabtesco Corporation     1,044,698    
  2,580     Nordson Corporation     141,513    
  7,420     Oshkosh Truck Corporation, (2)     214,735    
  8,980     Parker Hannifin Corporation     805,865    
  2,710     Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.     136,557    
  18,810     Timken Company     948,024    
  3,940     Trinity Industries Inc.     137,427    
  4,509     Twin Disc, Inc.     174,183    
  16,200     Vallourec SA, (15)     1,975,035    
    Total Machinery     14,425,812    
    Marine – 0.1%  
  61,000     Stolt-Nielsen S.A.     1,390,693    
    Media – 0.7%  
  53,378     Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, (2)     1,780,156    
  33,685     Comcast Corporation, Class A     853,578    
  24,385     Dex One Corporation, (2)     61,694    
  17,655     DIRECTV Group, Inc., (2)     897,227    
  9,200     Liberty Media Starz, (2)     692,208    
  3,577     Madison Square Garden Inc., (2)     98,475    
  56,735     Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (15)     1,271,335    
  14,700     Scripps Networks Interactive, Class A Shares     718,536    
  1,663     Time Warner Cable, Class A     129,781    
  27,850     Viacom Inc., Class B     1,420,350    
  14,440     Virgin Media, Inc.     432,189    
  115,380     WPP Group PLC, (15)     1,445,464    
    Total Media     9,800,993    
    Metals & Mining – 3.9%  
  138,408     AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Sponsored ADR, (3)     5,825,593    
  189,200     Barrick Gold Corporation, (3)     8,568,868    
  65,667     BHP Billiton PLC, ADR, (15)     3,103,481    
  1,870     Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.     172,882    
  41,342     Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     2,186,992    
  443,173     Gold Fields Limited, Sponsored ADR, (3)     6,465,894    
  552,000     Gran Colombia Gold Corporation     463,601    
  119,650     Iluka Resources Limited, (15)     2,164,375    
  31,924     Kinross Gold Corporation     504,399    
  5,476     Newcrest Mining Limited, Sponsored ADR, (15)     221,778    
  147,000     Newcrest Mining Limited, (15)     5,956,401    
  142,214     Newmont Mining Corporation, (3)     7,675,290    
  16,868     NovaGold Resources Inc., (2)     155,186    
  107,156     Polyus Gold Company, ADR, (15)     3,375,414    
  46,480     Rio Tinto Limited, (15)     4,160,365    
  4,500     RTI International Metals, Inc., (2)     172,665    
  7,000,000     Simmer & Jack Mines, (2)     31,057    
  7,580     Steel Dynamics Inc.     123,175    
  5,330     Stillwater Mining Company     117,313    
  17,790     Titanium Metals Corporation, (2)     325,913    
  3,317,253     Village Main Reef Limited, (15)     608,211    
  14,030     Walter Industries Inc.     1,624,674    
    Total Metals & Mining     54,003,527    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Multiline Retail – 0.2%  
  4,814     Dillard's, Inc., Class A   $ 251,002    
  25,300     Macy's, Inc.     739,772    
  69,059     Next PLC, (15)     2,580,155    
    Total Multiline Retail     3,570,929    
    Multi-Utilities – 0.2%  
  13,330     Ameren Corporation     384,437    
  11,530     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     613,857    
  22,100     Dominion Resources, Inc.     1,066,767    
  3,560     OGE Energy Corp.     179,139    
  4,290     Sempra Energy     226,855    
    Total Multi-Utilities     2,471,055    
    Office Electronics – 0.1%  
  34,257     Canon Inc., (15)     1,629,478    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.6%  
  3,600     Apache Corporation     444,204    
  13,646     Arch Coal Inc.     363,802    
  144,110     BG Group PLC, (15)     3,272,150    
  237,630     Cameco Corporation, (3)     6,261,551    
  143,130     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, (3)     4,249,530    
  7,900     Cimarex Energy Company     710,368    
  11,640     Cloud Peak Energy Inc.     247,932    
  16,233     ConocoPhillips     1,220,559    
  21,145     Continental Resources Inc., (2)     1,372,522    
  6,890     Devon Energy Corporation     543,001    
  15,110     El Paso Corporation     305,222    
  3,250     EOG Resources, Inc.     339,788    
  4,070     Exxon Mobil Corporation     331,217    
  130,000     Gazprom OAO, ADR, (15)     1,897,733    
  12,950     Hess Corporation     968,142    
  6,280     Murphy Oil Corporation     412,345    
  6,540     Newfield Exploration Company, (2)     444,851    
  226,386     Nexen Inc., (3)     5,093,685    
  11,000     Niko Resources Limited     686,723    
  6,520     Occidental Petroleum Corporation     678,341    
  8,500     Peabody Energy Corporation     500,735    
  2,314     Petrobras Energia S.A., ADR     44,822    
  19,640     Petrohawk Energy Corporation, (2)     484,519    
  15,420     Petroquest Energy Inc., (2)     108,248    
  5,400,000     PT Medco Energi Internasional TBK, (15)     1,484,476    
  9,490     QEP Resources Inc., (2)     396,967    
  59,870     Range Resources Corporation, (3)     3,322,785    
  50,570     Repsol YPF S.A, (15)     1,754,045    
  109,360     Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B, Sponsored ADR, (15)     3,902,614    
  4,710     SM Energy Company     346,091    
  65,140     StatoilHydro ASA, Sponsored ADR, (15)     1,649,084    
  10,350     Stone Energy Corporation, (2)     314,537    
  73,693     Suncor Energy, Inc., (3)     2,881,396    
  22,710     Tesoro Corporation     520,286    
  42,285     Total S.A., (15)     2,444,642    
  2,360     Whiting Petroleum Corporation, (2)     134,308    
    Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     50,133,221    
    Paper & Forest Products – 0.1%  
  6,580     Domtar Corporation     623,258    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Personal Products – 0.0%  
  16,140     Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.   $ 207,238    
    Pharmaceuticals – 1.7%  
  38,200     AstraZeneca Group, Sponsored ADR, (3)     1,912,674    
  40,130     AstraZeneca Group, (15)     2,005,749    
  28,317     Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     820,060    
  125,706     Eli Lilly and Company, (3)     4,717,746    
  2,295     Forest Laboratories, Inc., (2)     90,285    
  35,995     Johnson & Johnson, (3)     2,394,387    
  23,972     Merck & Company Inc.     845,972    
  31,154     Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR, (15)     1,909,339    
  18,670     Novo Nordisk A/S, (15)     2,338,964    
  43,000     Pfizer Inc.     885,800    
  30,703     Sanofi-Aventis, S.A., (15)     2,469,768    
  36,500     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Sponsored ADR     1,760,030    
  3,860     Warner Chilcott Limited, (2)     93,142    
  31,710     Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., (2)     2,179,428    
    Total Pharmaceuticals     24,423,344    
    Professional Services – 0.0%  
  3,830     Acacia Research, (2)     140,523    
  2,280     Towers Watson & Company, Class A Shares     149,819    
    Total Professional Services     290,342    
    Real Estate – 0.6%  
  45,750     Annaly Capital Management Inc.     825,330    
  34,250     Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation     257,218    
  3,400     Camden Property Trust     216,308    
  16,390     Digital Realty Trust Inc.     1,012,574    
  15,970     Duke Realty Corporation     223,740    
  8,590     Dupont Fabros Technology Inc.     216,468    
  3,970     Equity Lifestyles Properties Inc.     247,887    
  2,040     Essex Property Trust Inc.     275,992    
  3,080     Home Properties New York, Inc.     187,510    
  7,940     LaSalle Hotel Properties     209,140    
  3,310     PS Business Parks Inc.     182,381    
  8,070     Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust     99,907    
  13,360     Rayonier Inc.     873,076    
  8,978     Simon Property Group, Inc.     1,043,513    
  3,500     Taubman Centers Inc.     207,200    
  163,410     Westfield Group, (15)     1,523,069    
  163,410     Westfield Realty Trust, (15)     476,332    
    Total Real Estate     8,077,645    
    Real Estate Management & Development – 0.3%  
  98,560     Brookfield Properties Corporation     1,903,855    
  363,545     Hysan Development Company, (15)     1,810,519    
  3,360     Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.     316,848    
  49,000     Solidere, GDR, 144A, (15)     856,030    
    Total Real Estate Management & Development     4,887,252    
    Road & Rail – 0.5%  
  28,320     CSX Corporation     742,550    
  11,349     East Japan Railway Company, (15)     108,723    
  33,500     East Japan Railway Company, (15)     1,918,571    
  5,310     Genesee & Wyoming Inc.     311,378    
  10,430     Hertz Global Holdings Inc., (2)     165,628    
  8,140     J.B. Hunt Transports Serives Inc.     383,313    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Road & Rail (continued)  
  22,470     Kansas City Southern Industries, (2)   $ 1,333,145    
  3,810     Norfolk Southern Corporation     285,483    
  10,870     Ryder System, Inc.     617,960    
  25,500     West Japan Railway Company, (15)     995,494    
    Total Road & Rail     6,862,245    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.3%  
  68,820     ASM Lithography Holding NV, (15)     2,538,408    
  33,910     Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, (2)     716,857    
  21,875     Intel Corporation     484,750    
  13,140     KLA-Tencor Corporation     531,907    
  17,330     Micron Technology, Inc., (2)     129,628    
  15,525     ON Semiconductor Corporation, (2)     162,547    
  21,530     Silicon Image, Inc., (2)     139,084    
    Total Semiconductors & Equipment     4,703,181    
    Software – 0.5%  
  4,720     Advent Software Inc., (2)     132,962    
  7,515     Ansys Inc., (2)     410,845    
  3,420     BMC Software, Inc., (2)     187,074    
  4,595     CommVault Systems, Inc., (2)     204,248    
  4,000     Manhattan Associates Inc., (2)     137,760    
  1,850     Micros Systems, Inc., (2)     91,964    
  171,894     Microsoft Corporation, (3)     4,469,244    
  31,660     Oracle Corporation     1,041,931    
  3,040     Rovi Corporation, (2)     174,374    
  1,530     Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)     227,939    
  3,180     VirnetX Holding Corporation     92,029    
    Total Software     7,170,370    
    Specialty Retail – 0.4%  
  8,170     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     477,863    
  10,694     Best Buy Co., Inc.     335,899    
  3,370     Body Central Corporation     79,296    
  14,230     CarMax, Inc., (2)     470,586    
  10,980     Home Depot, Inc.     397,696    
  19,410     Limited Brands, Inc.     746,315    
  9,260     Tiffany & Co.     727,095    
  19,210     Tractor Supply Company     1,284,765    
  35,750     Williams-Sonoma Inc.     1,304,518    
    Total Specialty Retail     5,824,033    
    Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.5%  
  103,790     Burberry Group PLC, (15)     2,413,601    
  1,170     Fossil Inc., (2)     137,732    
  14,220     LVMH Moet Hennessy, (15)     2,555,292    
  5,580     Oxford Industries Inc.     188,381    
  669,880     Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited, (15)     2,130,887    
    Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     7,425,893    
    Tobacco – 0.5%  
  26,140     Alliance One International, Inc., (2)     84,432    
  35,410     Altria Group, Inc.     935,178    
  49,760     British American Tobacco PLC, (15)     2,182,055    
  45,000     Eastern Tobacco, (15)     793,836    
  28,579     Philip Morris International     1,908,219    
  21,340     Reynolds American Inc.     790,646    
    Total Tobacco     6,694,366    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3%  
  6,775     CAI International Inc.   $ 139,971    
  217,792     Mitsui & Company Limited, (15)     3,765,650    
  7,880     United Rentals Inc.     200,151    
    Total Trading Companies & Distributors     4,105,772    
    Water Utilities – 0.0%  
  3,240     American Water Works Company     95,417    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.6%  
  34,632     Millicom International Cellular S.A., (15)     3,628,373    
  200,735     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., ADR, (3)     2,719,958    
  676,090     Vodafone Group PLC, (15)     1,792,747    
    Total Wireless Telecommunication Services     8,141,078    
    Total Common Stocks (cost $448,811,885)     511,337,391    

 

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Convertible Preferred Securities – 1.1% (0.9% of Total Investments)  
    Capital Markets – 0.0%  
  8,150     AMG Capital Trust II, Convertible Bond     5.150 %         BB   $ 346,375    
    Commercial Banks – 0.5%  
  7,300     Credit Suisse AG     7.875 %         BBB+     7,573,750    
    Food Products – 0.1%  
  7,450     Bunge Limited, Convertible Bonds     4.875 %         Ba1     748,725    
    Gas Utilities – 0.0%  
  5,475     El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, Convertible Preferred     4.750 %         B     243,747    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.0%  
  11,650     Omnicare Capital Trust II, Series B     4.000 %         B     560,365    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  20,238     AES Trust III, Convertible Preferred     6.750 %         B     996,924    
    Insurance – 0.0%  
  7,200     Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited     5.625 %         BBB-     372,960    
    Machinery – 0.1%  
  9,850     Stanley, Black, and Decker Inc.     4.750 %         BBB+     1,198,450    
    Media – 0.0%  
  150     Interpublic Group Companies Inc., Convertible Notes     0.000 %         B+     159,750    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%  
  1,400     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Convertible     5.750 %         B+     1,764,000    
    Real Estate – 0.2%  
  31,528     CommonWealth REIT, Convertible Debt     6.500 %         Baa3     703,074    
  27,500     Health Care REIT, Inc., Convertible Bonds     6.500 %         Baa3     1,416,525    
    Total Real Estate                         2,119,599    
    Total Convertible Preferred Securities (cost $15,685,743)                         16,084,645    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    $25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities – 34.2% (26.2% of Total Investments)  
    Capital Markets – 3.8%  
  58,500     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     7.750 %         A   $ 1,605,240    
  103,604     BNY Capital Trust V, Series F     5.950 %         A1     2,618,073    
  683,077     Credit Suisse     7.900 %         A3     17,971,756    
  1,179,057     Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust II     6.550 %         BBB     28,238,415    
  3,200     Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust IX     6.625 %         BBB     76,896    
  68,200     Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III     7.600 %         BBB     1,755,468    
  15,300     Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series 2004-4 (CORTS)     6.000 %         A3     354,654    
  18,600     Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series GSC-3 (PPLUS)     6.000 %         A3     428,916    
  5,000     Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     6.200 %         Baa2     125,600    
  15,900     Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V     5.750 %         Baa2     375,876    
  2,500     Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII     6.600 %         Baa2     61,425    
    Total Capital Markets                         53,612,319    
    Commercial Banks – 4.2%  
  1,500     ABN AMRO North America Capital Funding, 144A     6.968 %         BB     1,028,906    
  574,816     Banco Santander Finance     10.500 %         A-     16,140,833    
  28,400     Barclays Bank PLC     7.750 %         A-     729,312    
  170,400     BB&T Capital Trust VI     9.600 %         Baa1     4,582,056    
  35,309     BB&T Capital Trust VII     8.100 %         Baa1     924,390    
  4,800     Fifth Third Bancorp, Convertible Bond     8.500 %         Ba1     679,008    
  2,800     Fifth Third Capital Trust V     7.250 %         Baa3     70,700    
  1,000,000     HSBC Bank PLC     1.000 %         A     610,000    
  367,100     HSBC Holdings PLC, (2)     8.000 %         A-     9,981,449    
  1,400     HSBC Holdings PLC     6.200 %         A-     34,188    
  15,100     HSBC USA Inc., Series F     2.858 %         A-     717,250    
  150,200     Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V     7.280 %         Baa3     3,729,466    
  355,241     National City Capital Trust II     6.625 %         BBB     9,058,646    
  11,000     Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L     5.750 %         BB     200,970    
  5,400,000     Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     7.648 %         BB     4,860,000    
  5,050     Wells Fargo & Company, Convertible Bond     7.500 %         A-     5,353,000    
  9,700     Wells Fargo Capital Trust VII     5.850 %         A-     243,470    
    Total Commercial Banks                         58,943,644    
    Diversified Financial Services – 2.7%  
  4,290     Bank of America Corporation     7.250 %         BB+     4,295,148    
  69,000     Citigroup Capital Trust XI     6.000 %         BB+     1,609,080    
  72,000     Citigroup Capital Trust XII     8.500 %         BB+     1,859,040    
  178,500     Citigroup Capital XIII     7.875 %         BB+     4,958,730    
  2,000     Countrywide Capital Trust III     7.000 %         Baa3     49,840    
  63,600     Countrywide Capital Trust IV     6.750 %         Baa3     1,574,100    
  188,023     ING Groep N.V     7.200 %         BBB-     4,647,929    
  755,475     ING Groep N.V     7.050 %         BBB-     18,463,809    
  6,600     JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust XXIX     6.700 %         A2     167,772    
    Total Diversified Financial Services                         37,625,448    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  69,063     AT&T Inc.     6.375 %         A2     1,847,435    
  52,000     Telephone and Data Systems Inc.     6.875 %         Baa2     1,310,400    
    Total Diversified Telecommunication Services                         3,157,835    
    Electric Utilities – 0.5%  
  259,300     Entergy Texas Inc.     7.875 %         BBB+     7,519,700    
    Food Products – 0.2%  
  33,100     Dairy Farmers of America Inc., 144A     7.875 %         BBB-     2,971,761    

 

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Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Insurance – 7.6%  
  1,122,600     Aegon N.V.     6.375 %         BBB   $ 26,504,586    
  35,900     Allianz SE     8.375 %         A+     940,131    
  182,626     Arch Capital Group Limited, Series B     7.875 %         BBB     4,638,700    
  349,824     Arch Capital Group Limited     8.000 %         BBB     8,868,038    
  6,250,000     Dai-Ichi Mutual Life, 144A     7.250 %         A3     6,246,331    
  29,400     Delphi Financial Group, Inc.     7.376 %         BB+     723,240    
  197,751     EverestRe Capital Trust II     6.200 %         Baa1     4,815,237    
  79,805     Markel Corporation     7.500 %         BBB     2,037,422    
  845,085     PartnerRe Limited     6.750 %         BBB+     20,848,247    
  143,693     PLC Capital Trust III     7.500 %         BBB     3,631,122    
  14,000     PLC Capital Trust IV     7.250 %         BBB     350,140    
  22,317     Protective Life Corporation     7.250 %         BBB     556,809    
  136,730     Prudential Financial Inc.     9.000 %         BBB+     3,809,298    
  24,617     Prudential PLC     6.750 %         A-     616,656    
  1,000,000     Reinsurance Group of America Inc.     6.750 %         BBB-     955,349    
  87,828     RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, Series C     6.080 %         BBB+     2,096,454    
  171,414     RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, Series D     6.600 %         BBB+     4,266,494    
  587,891     W. R. Berkley Corporation, Capital Trust II     6.750 %         BBB-     14,744,306    
    Total Insurance                         106,648,560    
    Media – 4.1%  
  597,221     CBS Corporation     6.750 %         BBB-     15,205,247    
  986,613     Comcast Corporation     7.000 %         BBB+     25,059,970    
  30,000     Comcast Corporation     6.625 %         BBB+     771,900    
  641,540     Viacom Inc.     6.850 %         BBB+     16,275,870    
    Total Media                         57,312,987    
    Multi-Utilities – 0.7%  
  122,534     Dominion Resources Inc.     8.375 %         BBB     3,505,698    
  224,400     Xcel Energy Inc.     7.600 %         BBB     6,171,000    
    Total Multi-Utilities                         9,676,698    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.1%  
  608,144     Nexen Inc.     7.350 %         BB+     15,471,183    
    Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%  
  39,481     Bristol Myers Squibb Company (CORTS)     6.250 %         A+     1,013,872    
    Real Estate – 8.1%  
  59,800     CommomWealth REIT     7.500 %         BBB     1,285,700    
  4,000     CommomWealth REIT     7.250 %         Baa3     99,960    
  528,517     CommomWealth REIT     7.125 %         Baa3     13,271,062    
  199,813     Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, Series H     7.375 %         Ba1     5,019,303    
  6,800     Duke Realty Corporation, Series K     6.500 %         Baa3     165,784    
  71,421     Duke Realty Corporation, Series L     6.600 %         Baa3     1,750,529    
  121,700     Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation     6.625 %         Baa3     2,977,999    
  113,920     Equity Residential Properties Trust, Series N     6.480 %         BBB-     2,882,176    
  630,420     Kimco Realty Corporation, Series G     7.750 %         Baa2     16,428,745    
  23,000     Kimco Realty Corporation, Series H     6.900 %         Baa2     578,910    
  3,997     Prologis Inc.     8.540 %         Baa3     215,089    
  51,275     Prologis Inc.     6.750 %         Baa3     1,238,291    
  20,000     PS Business Parks, Inc.     0.000 %         BBB-     506,400    
  27,632     Public Storage, Inc., Series C     6.600 %         BBB+     697,155    
  147,869     Public Storage, Inc., Series E     6.750 %         BBB+     3,742,564    
  67,911     Public Storage, Inc., Series H     6.950 %         BBB+     1,716,790    
  13,400     Public Storage, Inc., Series Q     6.500 %         BBB+     343,308    
  29,949     Public Storage, Inc.     6.875 %         BBB+     813,415    
  235,263     Public Storage, Inc.     6.750 %         BBB+     6,010,970    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Coupon     Ratings (4)   Value  
    Real Estate (continued)  
  22,344     Realty Income Corporation     6.750 %         Baa2   $ 571,336    
  626,351     Vornado Realty LP     7.875 %         BBB     17,162,017    
  1,227,443     Wachovia Preferred Funding Corporation     7.250 %         A-     31,704,853    
  5,517     Weingarten Realty Trust     8.100 %         BBB     129,870    
  117,000     Weingarten Realty Trust     6.950 %         Baa3     2,943,720    
  96,725     Weingarten Realty Trust     6.500 %         Baa3     2,413,289    
    Total Real Estate                             114,669,235    
    U.S. Agency – 0.7%  
  155,500     Cobank Agricultural Credit Bank, 144A     7.000 %         N/R     7,055,813    
  48,000     Cobank Agricultural Credit Bank     11.000 %         A     2,520,000    
    Total U.S. Agency                             9,575,813    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  26,700     Telephone and Data Systems Inc.     7.000 %         Baa2     674,442    
  70,000     United States Cellular Corporation     6.950 %         Baa2     1,753,500    
    Total Wireless Telecommunication Services                             2,427,942    
    Total $25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities (cost $465,169,392)                             480,626,997    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Maturity (5)   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests – 7.4% (5.6% of Total Investments) (6)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%  
$ 574     DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B1     5.280 %   7/31/14   B   $ 573,990    
  552     DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2     5.280 %   7/31/14   B     551,512    
  1,126     Total Aerospace & Defense                       1,125,502    
    Airlines – 0.1%  
  1,500     Delta Air Lines, Inc., Term Loan     5.500 %   4/20/17   Ba2     1,489,376    
    Automobiles – 0.2%  
  1,800     Chrysler Group LLC, Term Loan     6.000 %   5/24/17   BB     1,758,001    
  596     Ford Motor Company, Term Loan     2.940 %   12/15/13   Baa3     596,698    
  2,396     Total Automobiles                       2,354,699    
    Biotechnology – 0.1%  
  900     Grifols, Term Loan     6.000 %   6/01/17   BB     905,250    
    Chemicals – 0.1%  
  995     Univar, Inc., Term Loan     5.000 %   6/30/17   B     994,733    
    Communications Equipment – 0.5%  
  1,638     Avaya Inc., Term Loan     5.250 %   10/24/14   B+     1,579,090    
  3,290     Avaya Inc., Term Loan     1.000 %   10/26/17   B1     3,180,153    
  1,122     CommScope Inc., Term Loan     5.000 %   1/14/18   BB     1,127,546    
  867     Intelsat, Term Loan     5.250 %   4/02/18   BB-     870,639    
  6,917     Total Communications Equipment                       6,757,428    
    Consumer Finance – 0.1%  
  1,350     Springleaf Financial Funding Company, Term Loan     5.500 %   5/06/17   B+     1,326,235    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  943     Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan     2.500 %   7/03/14   B+     848,750    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Maturity (5)   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%  
$ 175     Pinafore LLC, Term Loan     4.250 %   9/29/16   BB   $ 174,935    
    Electric Utilities – 0.2%  
  2,664     TXU Corporation, 2014 Term Loan     3.690 %   10/10/14   B2     2,235,183    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.1%  
  1,570     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., Term Loan     2.940 %   8/07/14   B+     1,541,774    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 0.1%  
  1,990     U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan     2.690 %   7/03/14   B3     1,870,259    
    Food Products – 0.3%  
  2,250     Del Monte Foods Company, Term Loan     4.500 %   3/08/18   Ba3     2,247,538    
  1,800     JBS USA LLC, Term Loan     4.250 %   5/25/18   BB     1,800,563    
  993     Pierre Foods, Inc., Term Loan     7.000 %   9/30/16   B+     1,000,978    
  5,043     Total Food Products                       5,049,079    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.7%  
  137     Community Health Systems, Inc., Delayed Term Loan     2.504 %   7/25/14   BB     132,766    
  838     Community Health Systems, Inc., Extended Term Loan     3.754 %   1/25/17   BB     819,383    
  2,714     Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan     2.504 %   7/25/14   BB     2,627,060    
  1,347     Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan     5.250 %   5/25/18   B+     1,344,100    
  1,800     Golden Living, Term Loan     5.000 %   5/04/18   B+     1,768,491    
  1,122     National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Tranche B     7.000 %   2/09/17   B+     1,121,626    
  1,800     Select Medical Corporation, Term Loan     5.500 %   6/01/18   BB-     1,770,750    
  9,758     Total Health Care Providers & Services                       9,584,176    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.6%  
  2,220     CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan     7.000 %   3/01/17   B+     2,252,560    
  991     Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., Term Loan B2     3.247 %   1/28/15   B     892,252    
  518     Herbst Gaming, LLC, Term Loan     10.000 %   12/31/15   B+     533,640    
  901     Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan     3.225 %   7/25/14   B+     831,528    
  132     OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, Revolver     2.499 %   6/14/13   B+     126,836    
  1,359     OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, Term Loan     2.500 %   6/14/14   B+     1,304,440    
  554     Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., US Term Loan     4.250 %   2/09/18   BB     552,218    
  1,360     Travelport LLC, Delayed Term Loan     4.746 %   8/21/15   Ba3     1,304,102    
  134     Travelport LLC, Letter of Credit     4.746 %   8/23/15   Ba3     128,605    
  470     Travelport LLC, Term Loan     4.746 %   8/21/15   Ba3     450,627    
  209     Venetian Casino Resort LLC, Delayed Term Loan     2.690 %   11/23/16   BB     203,061    
  273     Venetian Casino Resort LLC, Tranche B, Term Loan     2.690 %   11/23/16   BB     265,459    
  9,121     Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure                       8,845,328    
    Household Products – 0.1%  
  995     Visant Corporation, Term Loan     5.250 %   12/22/16   BB-     994,690    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  1,526     AES Corporation, Term Loan     4.250 %   5/27/18   BB+     1,529,990    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%  
  898     U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien     5.750 %   3/31/17   B-     873,810    
    IT Services – 0.6%  
  1,721     First Data Corporation, Extended Term Loan     4.186 %   3/24/18   B+     1,582,168    
  183     First Data Corporation, Term Loan B1     2.936 %   9/24/14   B+     169,985    
  1,296     Frac Tech International LLC, Term Loan     6.250 %   5/03/16   B+     1,295,710    
  1,180     Infor Global Solutions Intermediate Holdings, Ltd.,
Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan
    5.940 %   7/28/15   B+     1,144,545    
  1,000     Infor Global Solutions Intermediate Holdings, Ltd., Term Loan B2, WI/DD   TBD   TBD   B+     990,000    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Maturity (5)   Ratings (4)   Value  
    IT Services (continued)  
$ 2,262     Infor Global Solutions Intermediate Holdings, Ltd., Term Loan     5.940 %   7/28/15   B+   $ 2,204,593    
  1,153     SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Term Loan B     1.939 %   2/28/14   BB     1,126,228    
  8,795     Total IT Services                       8,513,229    
    Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.1%  
  722     Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan     4.000 %   12/15/17   Ba2     725,454    
    Media – 0.9%  
  738     Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan B     2.190 %   11/05/13   Ba2     733,590    
  3,183     Charter Communications Operating Holdings LLC, Term Loan C     3.500 %   9/06/16   BB+     3,176,764    
  669     Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, Term Loan, (7)     4.250 %   12/30/16   Baa3     669,196    
  1,107     Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B     3.700 %   12/31/14   B     1,089,693    
  50     Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan A     2.190 %   8/09/13   Ba2     49,057    
  1,845     Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan B     3.940 %   5/02/16   BB     1,844,980    
  817     Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan C     3.440 %   5/02/16   Ba2     813,860    
  337     SuperMedia, Term Loan     11.000 %   12/31/15   B-     204,596    
  675     Tribune Company, Term Loan B, (8), (9)     0.000 %   6/04/14   Ca     459,468    
  5,477     Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan     4.436 %   3/31/17   B+     5,213,436    
  14,898     Total Media                       14,254,640    
    Metals & Mining – 0.1%  
  823     John Maneely Company, Term Loan     4.750 %   4/01/17   BB     826,528    
    Multiline Retail – 0.1%  
  1,800     Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Term Loan     4.750 %   5/16/18   BB-     1,780,261    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%  
  2,902     CCS Income Trust, Term Loan     3.246 %   11/14/14   B     2,765,954    
    Personal Products – 0.1%  
  931     NBTY, Inc., Term Loan B1     4.250 %   10/01/17   BB-     931,582    
    Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
  1,440     Quintiles Transnational Corporation, Term Loan B     5.000 %   6/08/18   BB-     1,433,251    
  1,000     Royalty Pharma Finance Trust, Unsecured Term Loan     7.750 %   5/15/15   Baa3     1,040,000    
  2,440     Total Pharmaceuticals                       2,473,251    
    Real Estate – 0.1%  
  1,673     iStar Financial, Inc., Tranche A1     5.000 %   6/28/13   BB-     1,650,743    
    Real Estate Management & Development – 0.2%  
  987     Capital Automotive LP, Tranche B     5.000 %   3/11/17   Ba3     989,085    
  1,575     LNR Property Corporation, Term Loan     4.750 %   4/29/16   BB+     1,579,922    
  1,191     Realogy Corporation, Delayed Term Loan     4.518 %   10/10/16   B1     1,063,170    
  3,753     Total Real Estate Management & Development                       3,632,177    
    Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  1,135     Swift Transportation Company, Inc., Term Loan     6.000 %   12/21/16   BB-     1,144,188    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.2%  
  1,987     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Term Loan     4.436 %   12/01/16   B1     1,980,526    
  998     NXP Semiconductor LLC, Term Loan     4.500 %   3/04/17   B-     1,003,423    
  2,985     Total Semiconductors & Equipment                       2,983,949    
    Software – 0.1%  
  869     IPC Systems, Inc., Term Loan     2.496 %   6/02/14   B1     849,850    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Maturity (5)   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Specialty Retail – 0.7%  
$ 440     Toys "R" Us – Delaware, Inc., Term Loan     5.250 %   5/17/18   BB-   $ 437,140    
  1,723     Toys "R" Us – Delaware, Inc., Term Loan     6.000 %   9/01/16   BB-     1,724,376    
  2,244     Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, Term Loan B     6.250 %   2/23/17   B-     2,242,972    
  1,237     Claire's Stores, Inc., Term Loan B     3.023 %   5/29/14   B     1,129,912    
  1,000     J Crew Group, Term Loan     4.750 %   3/07/18   B1     963,063    
  1,833     Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan     4.750 %   3/16/18   B+     1,810,416    
  971     Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B1     2.537 %   10/31/13   B+     956,051    
  1,306     Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B2     4.787 %   7/31/16   B+     1,304,005    
  10,754     Total Specialty Retail                       10,567,935    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  1,928     Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Tranche B, Term Loan     3.836 %   1/29/16   CCC+     1,630,108    
$ 106,275     Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests (cost $103,567,310)                       103,231,046    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Convertible Bonds – 10.8% (8.3% of Total Investments)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%  
$ 500     Alliant Techsystems Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.750 %   9/15/11   BB-   $ 501,875    
  920     L-3 Communications Corporation, Convertible Bond     3.000 %   8/01/35   BB+     937,250    
  400     Orbital Sciences Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.438 %   1/15/27   BB-     412,000    
  1,820     Total Aerospace & Defense                       1,851,125    
    Auto Components – 0.1%  
  500     BorgWarner Inc.     3.500 %   4/15/12   BBB     1,235,000    
  250     TRW Automotive Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.500 %   12/01/15   Ba2     528,125    
  750     Total Auto Components                       1,763,125    
    Automobiles – 0.1%  
  900     Ford Motor Company, Convertible Bonds     4.250 %   11/15/16   Ba3     1,542,375    
    Beverages – 0.0%  
  400     Molson Coors Brewing Company, Convertible Notes     2.500 %   7/30/13   BBB-     439,000    
    Biotechnology – 0.3%  
  3,375     Amgen Inc.     0.375 %   2/01/13   A+     3,387,656    
  600     BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.     1.875 %   4/23/17   B     864,750    
  3,975     Total Biotechnology                       4,252,406    
    Capital Markets – 0.2%  
  950     Affiliated Managers Group Inc.     3.950 %   8/15/38   BBB-     1,054,500    
  700     Ares Capital Corporation, Convertible Bond     5.125 %   6/01/16   BBB     707,875    
  750     Jefferies Group Inc., Convertible Bond     3.875 %   11/01/29   BBB     750,000    
  600     MF Global Holdings, Convertible Bond     1.875 %   2/01/16   Baa2     594,750    
  255     MF Global Limited, Convertible Bonds     9.000 %   6/20/38   Baa2     293,888    
  3,255     Total Capital Markets                       3,401,013    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.0%  
  450     Covanta Holding Corporation, Convertible Bonds     3.250 %   6/01/14   Ba3     511,313    
    Communications Equipment – 0.4%  
  600     Ciena Corporation, Convertible Bond     0.250 %   5/01/13   B     584,250    
  950     Ciena Corporation, Convertible Bond     0.875 %   6/15/17   B     803,938    
  4,750     Lucent Technologies Inc., Series B     2.875 %   6/15/25   B1     4,631,250    
  6,300     Total Communications Equipment                       6,019,438    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Computers & Peripherals – 0.8%  
$ 1,400     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds, 144A     1.750 %   12/01/11   A-   $ 2,399,250    
  700     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds, 144A     1.750 %   12/01/13   A-     1,226,750    
  1,500     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds     1.750 %   12/01/11   A-     2,570,625    
  1,200     EMC Corporation, Convertible Bonds     1.750 %   12/01/13   A-     2,103,000    
  2,000     Sandisk Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.000 %   5/15/13   BB-     1,932,500    
  1,161     Sandisk Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.500 %   8/15/17   BB-     1,227,758    
  7,961     Total Computers & Peripherals                       11,459,883    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.1%  
  950     Owens-Brockway Glass Containers     3.000 %   6/01/15   BB     935,750    
    Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  261     Coinstar Inc., Convertible Bond     4.000 %   9/01/14   BB+     399,983    
  400     Sotheby's Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     3.125 %   6/15/13   BB     562,000    
  661     Total Diversified Consumer Services                       961,983    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%  
  800     NASDAQ Stock Market Inc., Convertible Bond     2.500 %   8/15/13   BBB     803,000    
  450     PHH Corporation, Convertible Bond     4.000 %   9/01/14   BB+     488,813    
  1,250     Total Diversified Financial Services                       1,291,813    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  915     Time Warner Telecom Inc., Convertible Bond     2.375 %   4/01/26   B-     1,122,019    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.1%  
  650     General Cable Corporation, Convertible Bonds     0.875 %   11/15/13   Ba3     702,000    
  462     General Cable Corporation, Convertible Bonds     4.500 %   11/15/29   B     635,828    
  1,112     Total Electrical Equipment                       1,337,828    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.2%  
  500     Anixter International Inc., Convertible Bond     1.000 %   2/15/13   B+     593,125    
  500     Itron Inc.     2.500 %   8/01/26   B+     501,250    
  700     Tech Data Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.750 %   12/15/26   BBB-     728,000    
  300     Vishay Intertechnology Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.250 %   11/15/40   BB+     358,875    
  2,000     Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments                       2,181,250    
    Energy Equipment & Services – 0.6%  
  1,950     Bristow Group Convertible Bond     3.000 %   6/15/38   BB     2,028,000    
  764     Cameron International Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.500 %   6/15/26   BBB+     1,093,475    
  450     Exterran Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     4.250 %   6/15/14   B+     498,938    
  650     SESI LLC, Convertible Bond, 144A     1.500 %   12/15/26   BB+     659,750    
  2,800     Transocean Inc.     1.500 %   12/15/37   BBB     2,796,500    
  1,875     Transocean Inc.     1.500 %   12/15/37   BBB     1,837,500    
  8,489     Total Energy Equipment & Services                       8,914,163    
    Food Products – 0.3%  
  400     Archer Daniels Midland Company, Convertible Bonds, 144A     0.875 %   2/15/14   A     422,000    
  1,000     Archer Daniels Midland Company, Convertible Bonds     0.875 %   2/15/14   A     1,055,000    
  450     Chiquita Brands International Inc., Convertible Bond     4.250 %   8/15/16   B-     437,625    
  800     Smithfield Foods Inc., Convertible Bond     4.000 %   6/30/13   B+     941,000    
  950     Tyson Foods inc., Convertible Bond     3.250 %   10/15/13   BB+     1,225,500    
  3,600     Total Food Products                       4,081,125    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.6%  
  200     Beckman Coulter Inc., Convertible Bonds, 144A     2.500 %   12/15/36   BBB     238,750    
  700     Beckman Coulter Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.500 %   12/15/36   BBB     835,625    
  1,439     Hologic Inc. Convertible Bond     2.000 %   12/15/37   BB+     1,395,830    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  
$ 1,089     Hologic Inc. Convertible Bond     2.000 %   12/15/37   BB+   $ 1,244,183    
  850     Kinetic Concepts Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.250 %   4/15/15   BB-     1,084,813    
  2,750     Medtronic, Inc.     1.625 %   4/15/13   AA-     2,811,875    
  550     Teleflex Inc., Convertible Bond     3.875 %   8/01/17   BB-     633,875    
  7,578     Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies                       8,244,951    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.3%  
  300     AmeriGroup Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.000 %   5/15/12   BB+     498,375    
  300     Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings     0.000 %   9/11/21   BBB     388,125    
  450     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Convertible Bond     3.250 %   8/15/25   B     464,063    
  525     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.500 %   5/15/14   B     561,750    
  976     Omnicare, Inc.     3.750 %   12/15/25   BB     1,301,740    
  538     Omnicare, Inc.     3.250 %   12/15/35   B+     514,463    
  300     PSS World Medical Inc. Convertible Note, 144A     3.125 %   8/01/14   BB     429,000    
  3,389     Total Health Care Providers & Services                       4,157,516    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.2%  
  1,100     Host Hotels and Resorts Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     2.500 %   10/15/29   BB+     1,491,875    
  1,150     International Game Technology     3.250 %   5/01/14   BBB     1,371,375    
  2,250     Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure                       2,863,250    
    Household Durables – 0.2%  
  911     D.R. Horton, Inc.     2.000 %   5/15/14   BB-     1,008,933    
  750     Lennar Corporation, 144A     2.750 %   12/15/20   B+     801,563    
  361     Lennar Corporation     2.000 %   12/01/20   B+     362,354    
  2,022     Total Household Durables                       2,172,850    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  450     Allegheny Technologies Inc., Convetible Bond     4.250 %   6/01/14   BBB-     744,750    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%  
  850     Textron Inc.     4.500 %   5/01/13   BBB-     1,588,438    
    Insurance – 0.1%  
  450     CNO Financial Group Inc., Convertible Bond     7.000 %   12/30/16   B     723,375    
  750     Old Republic International Corporation     8.000 %   5/15/12   BBB+     840,938    
  1,200     Total Insurance                       1,564,313    
    Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.1%  
  650     Priceline.com Inc., Convertible Bond     1.250 %   3/15/15   BBB-     1,152,938    
    Internet Software & Services – 0.2%  
  1,050     Equinix Inc., Convertible Bond     3.000 %   10/15/14   B-     1,172,063    
  850     Equinix Inc.     4.750 %   6/15/16   B-     1,200,625    
  1,900     Total Internet Software & Services                       2,372,688    
    IT Services – 0.0%  
  250     Macrovision Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.625 %   8/15/11   BB-     507,813    
    Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%  
  550     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     2.250 %   6/15/13   BB+     576,813    
  750     Invitrogen Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.500 %   2/15/24   BBB     856,875    
  1,300     Total Life Sciences Tools & Services                       1,433,688    
    Machinery – 0.4%  
  1,200     Danaher Corporation, Convertible Bonds     0.000 %   1/22/21   A+     1,846,500    
  500     Ingersoll Rand     4.500 %   4/15/12   BBB+     1,274,375    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Machinery (continued)  
$ 650     Navistar International Corporation, Convertible Bond     3.000 %   10/15/14   B1   $ 850,688    
  250     Terex Corporation     4.000 %   6/01/15   B     469,375    
  600     Trinity Industries Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.875 %   6/01/36   Ba2     626,250    
  3,200     Total Machinery                       5,067,188    
    Media – 0.6%  
  1,300     Interpublic Group Companies Inc., Convertible Notes     4.250 %   3/15/23   BB+     1,486,875    
  1,061     Liberty Media Corporation, Senior Debentures,
Exchangeable for PCS Common Stock, Series 1
    4.000 %   11/15/29   BB-     618,033    
  3,100     Liberty Media Corporation     3.125 %   3/30/23   BB-     3,700,625    
  1,050     Omnicom Group Inc., Convertible Bond     0.000 %   7/01/38   BBB+     1,156,313    
  800     Omnicom Group, Inc.     0.000 %   7/31/32   BBB+     836,000    
  965     XM Satellite Radio Inc., 144A     7.000 %   12/01/14   BB-     1,418,550    
  8,276     Total Media                       9,216,396    
    Metals & Mining – 0.8%  
  750     Alcoa Inc., Convertible Bond     5.250 %   3/15/14   BBB-     1,902,188    
  3,450     First Uranium Corporation     4.250 %   6/30/12   N/R     2,736,534    
  3,000     Gold Reserve, Inc., Convertible Bonds     5.500 %   6/15/22   N/R     2,265,000    
  250     Newmont Mining Corp., Senior Convertible Note     1.625 %   7/15/17   BBB+     336,250    
  650     Newmont Mining Corporation, 144A     1.625 %   7/15/17   BBB+     874,250    
  400     Newmont Mining Corporation     3.000 %   2/15/12   BBB+     490,000    
  900     Newmont Mining Corporation     1.250 %   7/15/14   BBB+     1,172,250    
  350     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     5.125 %   6/15/14   BB+     417,375    
  900     United States Steel Corporation     4.000 %   5/15/14   BB     1,429,875    
  10,650     Total Metals & Mining                       11,623,722    
    Multiline Retail – 0.0%  
  450     Saks, Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.000 %   3/15/24   BB-     469,125    
    Multi-Utilities – 0.1%  
  700     CMS Energy Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.875 %   12/01/24   BB+     1,074,500    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.6%  
  550     Alpha Natural Resouces Inc., Convertible Bond     2.375 %   4/15/15   B+     643,500    
  600     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.750 %   11/15/35   BB+     663,750    
  1,461     Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Convertible Bonds     2.500 %   5/15/37   BB+     1,537,703    
  1,050     Massey Energy Company, Convertible Bond     3.250 %   8/01/15   BB-     1,114,313    
  1,150     Peabody Energy Corp., Convertible Bond     4.750 %   12/15/66   Ba3     1,405,875    
  700     Pioneer Natural Resouces Company, Convertible Bond     2.875 %   1/15/38   BB+     1,083,250    
  2,246     USEC Inc., Convertible Bond     3.000 %   10/01/14   Caa2     1,611,505    
  7,757     Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                       8,059,896    
    Personal Products – 0.1%  
  950     RadioShack Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.500 %   8/01/13   Ba2     948,813    
    Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
  961     Mylan Labs, Inc., Convertible Bonds, 144A     3.750 %   9/15/15   BB     1,889,566    
  750     Mylan Labs, Inc., Convertible Bonds     1.250 %   3/15/12   BB     834,375    
  450     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Company LLC, Convertible Bonds     0.250 %   2/01/26   A-     502,313    
  2,161     Total Pharmaceuticals                       3,226,254    
    Real Estate – 0.8%  
  1,350     Boston Properties Limited Partnership, Convertible Bonds, 144A     3.625 %   2/15/14   A-     1,500,188    
  950     Boston Properties Limited Partnership, Convertible Bonds, 144A     2.875 %   2/15/37   A-     952,375    
  250     Boston Properties Limited Partnership, Convertible Bonds     2.875 %   2/15/37   A2     250,625    
  450     Duke Realty Corporation, Series D, 144A     3.750 %   12/01/11   BBB-     454,500    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings   Value  
    Real Estate (continued)  
$ 600     ERP Operating LP     3.850 %   8/15/26   BBB+   $ 614,220    
  750     Health Care REIT, Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.000 %   12/01/29   Baa2     840,938    
  1,200     Host Hotels and Resorts Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     2.625 %   4/15/27   BB+     1,200,000    
  750     Istar Financial Inc., Convertible Bond     0.805 %   10/01/12   B+     675,000    
  600     National Retail Properties Inc., Convertible Bonds     5.125 %   6/15/28   BBB     666,000    
  550     Prologis Inc., Convertible Bonds     3.250 %   3/15/15   BBB-     629,063    
  1,500     Prologis Inc., Convertible Bonds     2.250 %   4/01/37   BBB-     1,494,375    
  400     Rayonier Trust Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     3.750 %   10/15/12   BBB+     490,000    
  400     Ventas Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.875 %   11/15/11   BBB-     495,499    
  450     Vornado Realty, Convertible Bond     3.875 %   4/15/25   BBB     507,937    
  10,200     Total Real Estate                       10,770,720    
    Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  649     Hertz Global Holdings Inc., Convertible Bond     5.250 %   6/01/14   B-     1,322,337    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.9%  
  2,498     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Convertible Bonds, 144A     6.000 %   5/01/15   B+     2,532,347    
  924     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Convertible Bonds     5.750 %   8/15/12   B+     947,099    
  1,800     Intel Corporation, Convertible Bond     2.950 %   12/15/35   A-     1,860,749    
  2,850     Intel Corporation, Convertible Bond     3.250 %   8/01/39   A2     3,476,999    
  2,150     Micron Technology, Inc.     1.875 %   6/01/14   BB-     2,096,249    
  1,000     ON Semiconductor Corporation     2.625 %   12/15/26   BB     1,211,249    
  450     Xilinx Inc., Convertible Bond, 144A     3.125 %   3/15/37   BB+     570,374    
  850     Xilinx Inc., Convertible Bond     3.125 %   3/15/37   BB+     1,077,374    
  12,522     Total Semiconductors & Equipment                       13,772,440    
    Software – 0.2%  
  950     Microsoft Corporation, Convertible Bond, 144A     0.000 %   6/15/13   AAA     971,374    
  1,750     Symantec Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.000 %   6/15/13   BBB     2,126,249    
  2,700     Total Software                       3,097,623    
    Specialty Retail – 0.1%  
  700     Best Buy Co., Inc.     2.250 %   1/15/22   Baa3     705,249    
    Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.1%  
  850     Iconix Brand Group, Inc., Convertible Notes, 144A     1.875 %   6/30/12   B+     890,374    
    Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%  
  400     United Rentals Inc., Convertible Bonds     4.000 %   11/15/15   B     957,999    
  386     WESCO International Inc., Convertible Bond     6.000 %   9/15/29   B     802,879    
  786     Total Trading Companies & Distributors                       1,760,878    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  1,250     Liberty Media Corporation, Convertible Bonds     3.750 %   2/15/30   BB-     698,437    
$ 130,428     Total Convertible Bonds (cost $136,992,584)                       151,572,756    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Corporate Bonds – 11.9% (9.1% of Total Investments)  
    Aerospace & Defense – 0.0%  
$ 333     Hexcel Corporation, Term Loan     6.750 %   2/01/15   BB+   $ 338,828    
    Airlines – 0.1%  
  900     United Airlines Inc., 144A     12.000 %   11/01/13   B3     965,250    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Auto Components – 0.2%  
$ 1,200     Cooper Standard Automitve     8.500 %   5/01/18   B+   $ 1,266,000    
  1,800     Titan Wheels International Inc., 144A     7.875 %   10/01/17   B+     1,881,000    
  3,000     Total Auto Components                       3,147,000    
    Biotechnology – 0.3%  
  1,200     Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc.     4.004 %   12/01/13   N/R     1,068,000    
  2,650     Gilead Sciences Inc., Convertible Bonds, (3)     1.625 %   5/01/16   A-     3,070,688    
  3,850     Total Biotechnology                       4,138,688    
    Building Products – 0.0%  
  540     Libbey Glass Inc.     10.000 %   2/15/15   B     585,900    
    Capital Markets – 0.1%  
  950     Ares Capital Corporation, Convertible Bond     5.750 %   2/01/16   BBB     997,500    
    Chemicals – 0.5%  
  2,850     Hexion US Finance Corporation     8.875 %   2/01/18   B3     2,964,000    
  1,200     NOVA Chemicals Corporation     8.625 %   11/01/19   Ba2     1,336,500    
  450     Phibro Animal Health Corporation, 144A     9.250 %   7/01/18   B-     474,750    
  2,100     Rockwood Specialties Group Inc., Series WI     7.500 %   11/15/14   B+     2,147,250    
  6,600     Total Chemicals                       6,922,500    
    Commercial Banks – 0.9%  
  300     Ally Financial Inc.     8.000 %   3/15/20   B+     318,750    
  1,400     Den Norske Bank     0.875 %   2/18/35   Baa1     840,000    
  1,400     Den Norske Bank     0.657 %   2/24/37   Baa1     854,000    
  2,915     Groupe BCPE     3.800 %   12/30/49   BBB+     2,009,018    
  7,076     LBG Capital I PLC, 144A     7.875 %   11/01/20   BB     6,616,060    
  2,900     Lloyds Banking Group LBG Capital 1, 144A     8.000 %   6/15/20   BB-     2,595,500    
  15,991     Total Commercial Banks                       13,233,328    
    Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%  
  1,200     Avis Budget Car Rental     8.250 %   1/15/19   B     1,215,000    
  1,500     International Lease Finance Corporation, 144A     8.750 %   3/15/17   BBB-     1,640,625    
  600     McJunkin Red Man Corporation, 144A     9.500 %   12/15/16   B-     610,500    
  1,200     Ticketmaster     10.750 %   8/01/16   B     1,308,000    
  4,500     Total Commercial Services & Supplies                       4,774,125    
    Communications Equipment – 0.2%  
  1,800     Avaya Inc., 144A     7.000 %   4/01/19   B1     1,741,500    
  450     Avaya Inc.     10.125 %   11/01/15   CCC+     462,375    
  1,200     IntelSat Bermuda Limited     11.250 %   2/04/17   CCC+     1,288,500    
  3,450     Total Communications Equipment                       3,492,375    
    Consumer Finance – 0.1%  
  900     Ally Financial Inc.     7.500 %   9/15/20   B+     940,500    
    Containers & Packaging – 0.1%  
  600     Boise Paper Holdings Company     8.000 %   4/01/20   BB     630,000    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%  
  950     CIT Group Inc.     7.000 %   5/01/17   B+     947,625    
  200     Fortis Hybrid Financing     8.250 %   8/27/49   BBB     193,000    
  1,150     Total Diversified Financial Services                       1,140,625    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.4%  
$ 1,200     Cequel Communication Holdings I, 144A     8.625 %   11/15/17   B-   $ 1,248,000    
  350     Insight Communications, 144A     9.375 %   7/15/18   B-     384,125    
  1,200     IntelSat Jackson Holding, 144A     7.250 %   10/15/20   B     1,194,000    
  1,200     Windstream Corporation     7.875 %   11/01/17   Ba3     1,273,500    
  1,000     Windstream Corporation     7.500 %   4/01/23   Ba3     1,000,000    
  4,950     Total Diversified Telecommunication Services                       5,099,625    
    Electric Utilities – 0.6%  
  600     Calpine Corporation, 144A     7.875 %   7/31/20   B+     627,000    
  900     Energy Future Holdings     10.250 %   1/15/20   B-     955,314    
  6,400     WPS Resource Corporation     6.110 %   12/01/16   Baa2     6,328,000    
  7,900     Total Electric Utilities                       7,910,314    
    Electrical Equipment – 0.1%  
  1,200     Kemet Corporation     10.500 %   5/01/18   B+     1,326,000    
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.0%  
  450     Amkor Technology Inc.     7.375 %   5/01/18   BB     457,313    
    Food & Staples Retailing – 0.5%  
  5,450     CVS Caremark Corporation     6.302 %   6/01/37   BBB-     5,306,938    
  1,200     Stater Brothers Holdings Inc.     7.375 %   11/15/18   B+     1,245,000    
  6,650     Total Food & Staples Retailing                       6,551,938    
    Food Products – 0.4%  
  1,200     Dole Foods Company, 144A     8.000 %   10/01/16   B+     1,257,000    
  2,700     Dole Foods Company     8.750 %   7/15/13   B-     2,936,250    
  1,200     JBS USA LLC     7.250 %   6/01/21   BB     1,167,000    
  5,100     Total Food Products                       5,360,250    
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.0%  
  500     Biomet Inc.     10.000 %   10/15/17   B-     545,000    
    Health Care Providers & Services – 0.7%  
  600     Aurora Diagnostics Holdings LLC, 144A     10.750 %   1/15/18   B3     621,000    
  450     Capella Healthcare Inc., 144A     9.250 %   7/01/17   B     474,750    
  2,000     Community Health Systems, Inc.     8.875 %   7/15/15   B     2,060,000    
  1,000     HCA Inc.     9.250 %   11/15/16   BB-     1,061,250    
  1,800     HCA Inc.     8.500 %   4/15/19   BB     1,989,000    
  2,140     Select Medical Corporation     7.625 %   2/01/15   CCC+     2,118,600    
  1,800     Select Medical Corporation     6.211 %   9/15/15   CCC+     1,719,000    
  9,790     Total Health Care Providers & Services                       10,043,600    
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.8%  
  1,200     CCM Merger Inc., 144A     8.000 %   8/01/13   CCC+     1,179,000    
  1,200     GWR Operating Partnership     10.875 %   4/01/17   BB-     1,299,000    
  2,250     Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.     11.250 %   6/01/17   B     2,483,438    
  900     Landry's Restaurants Inc.     11.625 %   12/01/15   B     963,000    
  300     MGM Resorts International     9.000 %   3/15/20   Ba3     328,500    
  600     Peninsula Gaming LLC     8.375 %   8/15/15   BB     630,000    
  600     Penn National Gaming Inc.     8.750 %   8/15/19   BB-     652,500    
  1,200     Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.     8.750 %   5/15/20   B     1,257,000    
  1,750     Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc., 144A     2.752 %   3/15/14   BB     1,636,250    
  600     Universal City Development Partners     8.875 %   11/15/15   Baa2     667,500    
  10,600     Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure                       11,096,188    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Household Products – 0.1%  
$ 1,650     Central Garden & Pet Company, Senior Subordinate Notes     8.250 %   3/01/18   B+   $ 1,703,625    
    Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
  1,000     NRG Energy Inc.     7.375 %   1/15/17   BB-     1,047,500    
    Industrial Conglomerates – 0.0%  
  300     Reynolds Group, 144A     9.000 %   4/15/19   B-     296,250    
    Insurance – 0.7%  
  10,000     QBE Capital Funding Trust II, 144A     7.250 %   5/24/41   BBB+     10,033,740    
    IT Services – 0.7%  
  300     Fidelity National Information Services Inc.     7.875 %   7/15/20   Ba2     318,375    
  2,350     First Data Corporation, 144A     7.375 %   6/15/19   B+     2,367,625    
  1,800     First Data Corporation, 144A     8.875 %   8/15/20   B+     1,921,500    
  1,400     First Data Corporation     10.550 %   9/24/15   B-     1,452,596    
  600     First Data Corporation     9.875 %   9/24/15   B-     616,500    
  1,600     First Data Corporation     11.250 %   3/31/16   CCC+     1,576,000    
  600     ManTech International Company     7.250 %   4/15/18   BB+     627,000    
  1,050     Seagate HDD Cayman     6.875 %   5/01/20   BB+     1,042,125    
  600     Sungard Data Systems Inc.     7.625 %   11/15/20   B     606,000    
  10,300     Total IT Services                       10,527,721    
    Machinery – 0.0%  
  400     AGCO Corporation, Convertible Bond     1.250 %   12/15/36   BB+     536,000    
    Media – 0.4%  
  600     Allbritton Communications Company, 144A     8.000 %   5/15/18   B     610,500    
  2,000     AMC Entertainment Inc.     8.000 %   3/01/14   CCC+     2,005,000    
  450     Cablevision Systems Corporation     7.750 %   4/15/18   B+     479,813    
  300     Cablevision Systems Corporation     8.000 %   4/15/20   B+     321,750    
  1,050     Clear Channel Communications, Inc.     10.750 %   8/01/16   CCC-     947,625    
  300     Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 144A     6.875 %   6/15/18   CCC-     199,500    
  450     Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.     9.250 %   12/15/17   B     490,500    
  300     NexStar Mission Broadcast     8.875 %   4/15/17   B     315,750    
  900     Nielsen Finance LLC Co     7.750 %   10/15/18   B+     945,000    
  6,350     Total Media                       6,315,438    
    Metals & Mining – 0.4%  
  900     Essar Steel Algoma Inc., 144A     9.375 %   3/15/15   B+     902,250    
  5,200     MagIndustries Corporation, (10)     11.000 %   12/14/12   N/R     5,050,417    
  6,100     Total Metals & Mining                       5,952,667    
    Multiline Retail – 0.1%  
  1,200     Sprectum Brands Inc., 144A     9.500 %   6/15/18   B1     1,314,000    
    Multi-Utilities – 0.1%  
  1,200     Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc.     10.250 %   3/15/14   B-     1,200,000    
    Municipal – 0.1%  
  600     Tops Markets     10.125 %   10/15/15   B     636,750    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.9%  
  1,500     Alta Mesa Holdings Finance, 144A     9.625 %   10/15/18   B     1,500,000    
  1,200     Arch Coal Inc., 144A     7.250 %   6/15/21   B+     1,201,500    
  2,400     Chaparral Energy Inc.     8.875 %   2/01/17   B-     2,484,000    
  600     CONSOL Energy Inc.     8.000 %   4/01/17   BB     654,000    
  600     CONSOL Energy Inc.     8.250 %   4/01/20   BB     654,000    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  
$ 700     Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc., 144A     7.750 %   6/15/19   B   $ 696,500    
  1,200     Genesis Energy LP, 144A     7.875 %   12/15/18   B+     1,194,000    
  1,200     Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Company, 144A     7.625 %   4/15/21   BB-     1,254,000    
  450     Western Refining Inc., 144A     10.750 %   6/15/14   B     481,500    
  1,050     Western Refining Inc.     11.250 %   6/15/17   B     1,181,250    
  1,500     Whiting Petroleum Corporation     7.000 %   2/01/14   BB     1,612,500    
  12,400     Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                       12,913,250    
    Paper & Forest Products – 0.0%  
  650     Catalyst Paper Corporation, 144A     11.000 %   12/15/16   B3     555,750    
    Personal Products – 0.2%  
  1,800     Prestige Brands Inc.     8.250 %   4/01/18   B     1,885,500    
  600     Revlon Consumer Products     9.750 %   11/15/15   B     645,000    
  2,400     Total Personal Products                       2,530,500    
    Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
  900     Mylan Inc., 144A     7.875 %   7/15/20   BB     987,750    
  1,800     Warner Chilcott Company LLC, 144A     7.750 %   9/15/18   BB     1,815,750    
  2,700     Total Pharmaceuticals                       2,803,500    
    Real Estate – 0.1%  
  1,200     Entertainment Properties Trust     7.750 %   7/15/20   Baa3     1,353,000    
    Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  900     Avis Budget Car Rental     9.625 %   3/15/18   B     960,750    
    Semiconductors & Equipment – 0.2%  
  2,000     Freescale Semiconductor Inc.     9.250 %   4/15/18   B1     2,155,000    
  261     NXP BV     3.028 %   10/15/13   B-     259,695    
  2,261     Total Semiconductors & Equipment                       2,414,695    
    Software – 0.1%  
  1,000     SoftBrands Inc/Atlantis, 144A, WI/DD     11.500 %   7/15/18   Caa1     921,430    
    Specialty Retail – 0.5%  
  1,154     Brookstone Company Inc.     13.000 %   10/15/14   CCC+     978,015    
  1,350     Claires Stores, Inc.     9.250 %   6/01/15   CCC     1,302,750    
  1,200     Claires Stores, Inc.     10.500 %   6/01/17   CCC     1,131,000    
  300     Express LLC     8.750 %   3/01/18   B+     324,000    
  1,200     Toys "R" Us, Inc.     7.375 %   10/15/18   B3     1,165,500    
  1,500     Toys "R" Us Property Company II LLC     8.500 %   12/01/17   Ba1     1,567,500    
  6,704     Total Specialty Retail                       6,468,765    
    Transportation Infrastructure – 0.1%  
  1,714     AWAS Aviation Capital Limited, 144A     7.000 %   10/15/16   BBB-     1,758,581    
    Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4%  
  1,500     IPCS, Inc.     2.398 %   5/01/13   BB-     1,466,249    
  3,550     Sprint Nextel Corporation     8.375 %   8/15/17   BB-     3,900,562    
  5,050     Total Wireless Telecommunication Services                       5,366,811    
$ 165,983     Total Corporate Bonds (cost $159,739,166)                       167,307,570    

 

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Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount (000)/
Shares
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Capital Preferred Securities – 23.5% (18.0% of Total Investments)  
    Capital Markets – 0.5%  
  2,800     ABN AMRO North America Holding Capital, 144A     6.523 %   12/31/49   BB+   $ 2,590,000    
  1,600     Credit Suisse Guernsey     0.951 %   5/15/17   A3     1,301,728    
  3,100     Dresdner Funding Trust I, 144A     8.151 %   6/30/31   Baa3     2,968,250    
    Total Capital Markets                     6,859,978    
    Commercial Banks – 8.1%  
  9,350     AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, (3)     7.300 %   12/15/53   A     9,103,628    
  2,120     Banco Santander Finance     10.500 %   9/29/49   A-     2,313,276    
  3,000     BankAmerica Capital II, Series 2     8.000 %   12/15/26   Baa3     3,052,500    
  3,200     BankAmerica Institutional Capital Trust, Series B, 144A     7.700 %   12/31/26   Baa3     3,248,000    
  2,500     BankAmerica Institutional Trust, 144A     8.070 %   12/31/26   Baa3     2,550,000    
  4,875     Barclays Bank PLC, 144A     7.434 %   12/15/17   A-     4,972,500    
  2,000     Barclays Bank PLC, 144A     6.860 %   6/15/32   A-     1,835,000    
  1,000     Barclays Bank PLC     6.278 %   12/15/34   A-     867,500    
  3,000     BB&T Capital Trust II     6.750 %   6/07/36   Baa1     3,047,433    
  3,800     BB&T Capital Trust IV     6.820 %   6/12/37   Baa1     3,847,500    
  1,950     BBVA International Unipersonal     5.919 %   4/18/17   A-     1,614,382    
  5,750     First Empire Capital Trust I     8.234 %   2/01/27   Baa2     5,756,923    
  3,500     First Union Capital Trust II, Series A     7.950 %   11/15/29   A-     3,852,104    
  4,800     Fulton Capital Trust I     6.290 %   2/01/36   Baa3     4,128,000    
  1,450     HBOS Capital Funding LP, 144A     6.071 %   6/30/14   BB     1,254,250    
  1,300     HSBC America Capital Trust I, 144A     7.808 %   12/15/26   A-     1,326,000    
  1,000     HSBC Bank PLC     0.850 %   6/11/49   A     610,000    
  9,300     HSBC Capital Funding LP, Debt     10.176 %   6/30/50   A-     12,322,500    
  100     HSBC Financial Capital Trust IX     5.911 %   11/30/15   Baa1     94,500    
  4,000     KeyCorp Capital III     7.750 %   7/15/29   Baa3     4,199,744    
  4,150     NB Capital Trust II     7.830 %   12/15/26   Baa3     4,212,250    
  10,000     North Fork Capital Trust II     8.000 %   12/15/27   Baa3     10,200,000    
  5,290     Rabobank Nederland, 144A     11.000 %   6/30/19   AA-     6,750,040    
  2,000     Reliance Capital Trust I, Series B     8.170 %   5/01/28   N/R     2,042,124    
  1,100     Societe Generale, 144A     1.051 %   12/31/49   BBB+     772,101    
  10,310     Societe Generale     8.750 %   10/07/49   BBB+     10,567,750    
  6,500     Standard Chartered PLC, 144A     7.014 %   7/30/37   BBB     6,233,864    
  3,400     Suntrust Capital Trust VIII     6.100 %   12/01/66   Baa3     3,332,000    
    Total Commercial Banks                     114,105,869    
    Consumer Finance – 0.4%  
  5,500     Capital One Capital IV Corporation     6.745 %   2/17/32   Baa3     5,575,625    
    Diversified Financial Services – 0.8%  
  10     AMG Capital Trust II, Convertible Bond     5.150 %   10/15/37   BB     420,750    
  5,270     Bank One Capital III     8.750 %   9/01/30   A2     6,680,832    
  4,300     JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV     6.800 %   10/01/37   A2     4,253,229    
    Total Diversified Financial Services                     11,354,811    
    Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.5%  
  19     Centaur Funding Corporation, Series B     9.080 %   4/21/20   BBB     21,715,425    
    Electric Utilities – 0.7%  
  8,200     Dominion Resources Inc.     7.500 %   6/30/16   BBB     8,661,250    
  1,600     PPL Capital Funding, Inc.     6.700 %   3/30/17   BB+     1,588,000    
    Total Electric Utilities                     10,249,250    
    Insurance – 10.1%  
  3,600     Allstate Corporation     6.125 %   5/15/17   Baa1     3,573,000    
  1,500     Allstate Corporation     6.500 %   5/15/37   Baa1     1,496,250    
  7,675     AXA SA, 144A     6.379 %   12/14/36   Baa1     6,715,625    

 

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Principal
Amount (000)/
Shares
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity   Ratings (4)   Value  
    Insurance (continued)  
  6,100     AXA     8.600 %   12/15/30   A3   $ 7,267,540    
  8,065     Catlin Insurance Company Limited     7.249 %   1/19/17   BBB+     7,681,913    
  4,000     Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.     6.600 %   5/15/37   Baa1     3,845,000    
  16,025     Glen Meadows Pass Through Trust     6.505 %   2/15/17   BB+     14,102,000    
  2,000     Great West Life & Annuity Capital I, 144A     6.625 %   11/15/34   A-     1,856,000    
  750     Great West Life and Annuity Insurance Company, 144A     7.153 %   5/16/16   A-     772,500    
  8,900     Liberty Mutual Group, 144A     7.800 %   3/15/37   Baa3     8,877,750    
  11,370     MetLife Capital Trust IV, 144A     7.875 %   12/15/37   BBB     11,878,319    
  9,700     National Financial Services Inc.     6.750 %   5/15/37   Baa2     9,113,150    
  1,550     Nationwide Financial Services Capital Trust     7.899 %   3/01/37   Baa2     1,351,112    
  9,100     Oil Insurance Limited, 144A     7.558 %   6/30/11   Baa1     8,332,870    
  8,500     Old Mutual Capital Funding, Notes     8.000 %   6/22/53   Baa3     8,415,000    
  2,700     Progressive Corporation     6.700 %   6/15/67   A2     2,804,760    
  3,100     Prudential Financial Inc.     8.875 %   6/15/18   BBB+     3,619,250    
  4,000     Prudential PLC     6.500 %   6/29/49   A-     3,800,000    
  8,300     Swiss Re Capital I     6.854 %   5/25/16   A-     7,980,326    
  1,200     White Mountains Re Group Limited     7.506 %   6/30/17   BB     1,144,908    
  19,200     XL Capital Ltd     6.500 %   10/15/57   BBB-     17,616,000    
  8,000     ZFS Finance USA Trust II 144A     6.450 %   12/15/65   A     8,120,000    
  1,100     ZFS Finance USA Trust V     6.500 %   5/09/67   A     1,094,500    
    Total Insurance                             141,457,773    
    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.4%  
  5,360     TranCanada Pipelines Limited     6.350 %   5/15/17   Baa1     5,388,219    
    Road & Rail – 0.9%  
  12,410     Burlington Northern Santa Fe Funding Trust I     6.613 %   1/15/26   BBB     12,875,374    
    U.S. Agency – 0.1%  
  1     Farm Credit Bank of Texas     10.000 %   12/15/60   A3     1,026,562    
    Total Capital Preferred Securities (cost $324,040,545)                             330,608,886    
Shares   Description (1)         Value  
    Investment Companies – 2.0% (1.5% of Total Investments)  
  682,749     BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II                     $ 6,929,902    
  679,959     Flaherty and Crumrine/Claymore Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc.                       12,103,270    
  469,287     John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III                       8,231,294    
    Total Investment Companies (cost $36,235,695)                             27,264,466    
Shares   Description (1)         Value  
    Warrants – 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)  
  161,766     Gran Colombia Gold Corporation                     $ 51,157    
  10,945     Medianews Group Inc., (10)                       23,817    
    Total Warrants (cost $127,535)                             74,974    
Principal
Amount (000)
  Description (1)   Coupon   Maturity     Value  
    Short-Term Investments – 3.4% (2.6% of Total Investments)  
$ 35,967     Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated     0.010 %   7/01/11         $ 35,966,864    
    6/30/11, repurchase price $35,966,874, collateralized by $28,115,000              
 
    U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6,250%, due 5/15/30, value $36,690,075                  
  12,369     Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated
6/30/11, repurchase price $12,368,823, collateralized by $12,450,000
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375%, due 3/15/12, value $12,621,188
    0.010 %   7/01/11           12,368,820    
$ 48,336     Total Short-Term Investments (cost $48,335,684)                 48,335,684    
    Total Investments (cost $1,738,705,539) – 130.7%                             1,836,444,415    

 

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description (1)   Value  
    Common Stocks Sold Short – (0.7)%  
    Chemicals – (0.1)%  
  (15,600 )   Sigma-Aldrich Corporation   $ (1,144,728 )  
    Computers & Peripherals – (0.0)%  
  (1,300 )   Apple, Inc., (2)     (436,371 )  
    Food Products – (0.1)%  
  (12,600 )   Green Mountain Coffee Inc., (2)     (1,124,676 )  
    Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (0.2)%  
  (3,100 )   Chipotle Mexican Grill, (2)     (955,389 )  
  (10,400 )   Panera Bread Company, (2)     (1,306,864 )  
    Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     (2,262,253 )  
    Household Products – (0.0)%  
  (8,000 )   Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     (441,857 )  
    Internet & Catalog Retail – (0.1)%  
  (5,100 )   Amazon.com, Inc., (2)     (1,042,899 )  
  (2,400 )   NetFlix.com Inc., (2)     (630,456 )  
    Total Internet & Catalog Retail     (1,673,355 )  
    Software – (0.1)%  
  (4,000 )   Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)     (595,920 )  
    Specialty Retail – (0.1)%  
  (13,800 )   Tiffany & Co.     (1,083,576 )  
  (18,700 )   Urban Outfitters, Inc., (2)     (526,405 )  
    Total Specialty Retail     (1,609,981 )  
    Total Common Stocks Sold Short (proceeds $5,805,250)     (9,289,141 )  
    Borrowings – (29.4)% (11), (12)     (412,300,000 )  
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.6)% (13)     (10,292,791 )  
    Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%   $ 1,404,562,483    

 

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Investments in Derivatives

Put Options Purchased outstanding at June 30, 2011:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (14)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
  125     Autozone Inc.   $ 2,500,000     1/21/12   $ 200.0     $ 15,938    
  125     Total Put Options Purchased (premiums paid $279,861)   $ 2,500,000                 $ 15,938    

 

Call Options Written outstanding at June 30, 2011:

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Notional
Amount (14)
  Expiration
Date
  Strike
Price
  Value  
  (1,096 )   Aetna Inc.   $ (3,836,000 )   1/21/12   $ 35.0     $ (1,098,740 )  
  (605 )   AngloGold Ashanti Limited     (2,722,500 )   1/21/12     45.0       (169,400 )  
  (80 )   AngloGold Ashanti Limited     (400,000 )   1/21/12     50.0       (11,200 )  
  (382 )   AstraZeneca PLC     (1,910,000 )   1/21/12     50.0       (109,825 )  
  (895 )   Barrick Gold Corporation     (4,475,000 )   1/21/12     50.0       (196,453 )  
  (896 )   Cameco Corporation     (3,136,000 )   1/21/12     35.0       (44,800 )  
  (720 )   Cameco Corporation     (2,880,000 )   1/21/12     40.0       (14,400 )  
  (240 )   Cameco Corporation     (1,080,000 )   1/21/12     45.0       (2,400 )  
  (900 )   Chesapeake Energy Corporation     (2,250,000 )   1/21/12     25.0       (531,000 )  
  (300 )   Chesapeake Energy Corporation     (900,000 )   1/21/12     30.0       (83,400 )  
  (314 )   Electricite de France S.A.     (1,067,600 )   9/17/11     34.0       (455 )  
  (1,100 )   Eli Lilly & Company     (3,850,000 )   1/21/12     35.0       (352,000 )  
  (1,360 )   Exelon Corporation     (5,780,000 )   1/21/12     42.5       (285,600 )  
  (434 )   Gold Fields Limited     (651,000 )   1/21/12     15.0       (51,863 )  
  (710 )   Gold Fields Limited     (1,136,000 )   1/21/12     16.0       (58,930 )  
  (1,021 )   Gold Fields Limited     (1,786,750 )   1/21/12     17.5       (46,966 )  
  (1,665 )   Kroger Company     (3,746,250 )   1/21/12     22.5       (516,150 )  
  (525 )   Lockheed Martin Corporation     (4,200,000 )   1/21/12     80.0       (246,750 )  
  (690 )   Microsoft Corporation     (2,070,000 )   1/21/12     30.0       (23,805 )  
  (657 )   Newmont Mining Corporation     (3,777,750 )   1/21/12     57.5       (200,385 )  
  (1,120 )   Nexen Inc.     (2,912,000 )   9/17/11     26.0       (50,400 )  
  (546 )   Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation     (1,365,000 )   9/17/11     25.0       (25,935 )  
  (2,370 )   Nokia Corporation     (2,370,000 )   1/21/12     10.0       (30,810 )  
  (1,710 )   Nokia Corporation     (2,137,500 )   1/21/12     12.5       (8,550 )  
  (546 )   Range Resources Corporation     (2,047,500 )   1/21/12     37.5       (1,029,210 )  
  (711 )   Suncor Energy Inc.     (2,844,000 )   1/21/12     40.0       (245,295 )  
  (7,510 )   Thales S.A.     (21,028,000 )   3/17/12     28.0       (390,973 )  
  (450 )   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     (675,000 )   7/16/11     15.0       (13,500 )  
  (450 )   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     (787,500 )   7/16/11     17.5       (4,500 )  
  (1,000 )   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS     (1,500,000 )   10/22/11     15.0       (42,500 )  
  (1,090 )   Tyson Foods, Inc.     (1,907,500 )   1/21/12     17.5       (310,650 )  
  (639 )   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     (3,674,250 )   1/21/12     57.5       (40,577 )  
  (639 )   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     (3,834,000 )   1/21/12     60.0       (15,336 )  
  (33,371 )   Total Call Options Written (premiums received $6,014,464)   $ (98,737,100 )               $ (6,252,758 )  

 

Interest Rate Swaps outstanding at June 30, 2011:

Counterparty   Notional
Amount
  Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate*   Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
  Termination
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPMorgan   $ 103,075,000     Receive   1-Month USD-LIBOR     0.360 %   Monthly   3/21/12   $ (56,656 )  
JPMorgan     103,075,000     Receive   1-Month USD-LIBOR     1.193 %   Monthly   3/21/14     (747,732 )  
Morgan Stanley     103,075,000     Receive   1-Month USD-LIBOR     2.064 %   Monthly   3/21/16     (1,090,868 )  
    $ (1,895,256 )  

 

*  Annualized.

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Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (continued)

Portfolio of INVESTMENTS June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

    For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

  (1)  All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to Common shares unless otherwise noted.

  (2)  Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

  (3)  Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.

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

  (5)  Senior Loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for a Borrower to prepay, prepayments of Senior Loans may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of Senior Loans held may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

  (6)  Senior Loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term, floating lending rate plus an assigned fixed rate. These floating lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate referenced by the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), or (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks.

    Senior Loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent Bank and/or Borrower prior to the disposition of a Senior Loan.

  (7)  At or subsequent to the end of the reporting period, this security is non-income producing. Non-income producing security, in the case of a senior loan or bond, generally denotes that the issuer has (1) defaulted on the payment of principal or interest, (2) is under the protection of the Federal Bankruptcy Court or (3) the Fund's Adviser has concluded that the issue is not likely to meet its future interest payment obligations and has directed the Fund's custodian to cease accruing additional income on the Fund's records.

  (8)  At or subsequent to June 30, 2011, this issue was under the protection of the Federal Bankruptcy Court.

  (9)  Non-income producing security, in the case of a Senior Loan, denotes that the issuer has defaulted on the payment of principal or interest or has filed for bankruptcy.

  (10)  Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board of Trustees. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment categorized as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.

  (11)  Borrowings as a percentage of Total Investments is 22.5%.

  (12)  The Fund may pledge up to 100% of its eligible investments in the Portfolio of Investments as collateral for Borrowings. As of June 30, 2011, investments with a value of $888,446,848 have been pledged as collateral for Borrowings.

  (13)  Other Assets Less Liabilities includes Value and/or Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of derivative instruments as noted in Investments in Derivatives.

  (14)  For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

  (15)  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, Common Stock categorized as Level 2. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.

  N/R  Not rated.

  WI/DD  Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

  144A  Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers

  ADR  American Depositary Receipt.

  CORTS  Corporate Backed Trust Securities.

  PPLUS  PreferredPlus Trust.

  TBD  Senior Loan purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date of the transaction. In addition, Senior Loans typically trade without accrued interest and therefore a weighted average coupon rate is not available prior to settlement. At settlement, if still unknown, the Borrower or counterparty will provide the Fund with the final weighted average coupon rate and maturity date.

  USD-LIBOR  United States Dollar–London Inter-Bank Offered Rate.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

ASSETS & LIABILITIES

  June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

    Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Assets  
Investments, at value (cost $1,171,792,491 and $1,738,705,539, respectively)   $ 1,237,350,311     $ 1,836,444,415    
Put options purchased, at value (premiums paid $158,961 and $279,861, respectively)     9,053       15,938    
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short and options written     6,124,866       8,939,271    
Cash     156,541          
Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $370,901 and $525,588, respectively)     372,923       529,558    
Receivables:  
Dividends     1,354,299       2,495,872    
Interest     5,909,954       8,222,891    
Investments sold     10,338,843       12,901,196    
Matured senior loans     598,016       843,776    
Reclaims     126,715       218,333    
Other assets     225,541       299,383    
Total assets     1,262,567,062       1,870,910,633    
Liabilities  
Borrowings     278,900,000       412,300,000    
Cash overdraft           48,155    
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $3,868,087 and $5,805,250, respectively)     6,168,323       9,289,141    
Call options written, at value (premiums received $3,934,055 and $6,014,464, respectively)     4,073,861       6,252,758    
Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps     1,282,044       1,895,256    
Payables:  
Common share dividends     17,975,477       26,689,837    
Dividends for securities sold short     2,552       4,002    
Investments purchased     4,983,800       8,036,852    
Accrued expenses:  
Interest on borrowings     18,836       27,881    
Management fees     867,007       1,141,882    
Other     507,803       662,386    
Total liabilities     314,779,703       466,348,150    
Net assets applicable to Common shares   $ 947,787,359     $ 1,404,562,483    
Common shares outstanding     97,056,428       136,366,146    
Net asset value per Common share outstanding (net assets applicable to Common shares,
divided by Common shares outstanding)
  $ 9.77     $ 10.30    
Net assets applicable to Common shares consist of:  
Common shares, $.01 par value per share   $ 970,564     $ 1,363,661    
Paid-in surplus     1,320,042,664       1,885,264,974    
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income     (22,333,250 )     (35,653,722 )  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (412,588,730 )     (538,288,970 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     61,696,111       91,876,540    
Net assets applicable to Common shares   $ 947,787,359     $ 1,404,562,483    
Authorized shares:  
Common     Unlimited       Unlimited    
FundPreferred     Unlimited       Unlimited    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

OPERATIONS

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

    Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Investment Income  
Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld of $357,309 and $569,233, respectively)   $ 16,787,601     $ 25,304,672    
Interest     16,934,571       24,688,993    
Total investment income     33,722,172       49,993,665    
Expenses  
Management fees     5,283,137       7,684,386    
Dividend expense on securities sold short     23,578       36,081    
Shareholders' servicing agent fees and expenses     3,158       4,101    
Interest expense on borrowings     1,751,728       2,593,070    
Custodian's fees and expenses     213,958       270,743    
Trustees' fees and expenses     17,869       26,392    
Professional fees     34,032       70,632    
Shareholders' reports – printing and mailing expenses     145,302       190,497    
Stock exchange listing fees     16,055       22,551    
Investor relations expense     117,652       163,893    
Other expenses     87,830       126,157    
Total expenses before custodian fee credit and expense reimbursement     7,694,299       11,188,503    
Custodian fee credit     (537 )     (916 )  
Expense reimbursement     (243,344 )     (727,047 )  
Net expenses     7,450,418       10,460,540    
Net investment income (loss)     26,271,754       39,533,125    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) from:  
Investments and foreign currency     16,499,786       26,259,775    
Securities sold short     (13,075 )     (19,873 )  
Call options written     3,266,009       5,023,654    
Interest rate swaps     (512,311 )     (757,353 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:  
Investments and foreign currency     4,888,433       6,977,637    
Securities sold short     (1,071,107 )     (1,639,763 )  
Call options written     1,429,587       2,525,388    
Interest rate swaps     (1,282,044 )     (1,895,256 )  
Put options purchased     (29,642 )     (52,187 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     23,175,636       36,422,022    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from operations   $ 49,447,390     $ 75,955,147    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

CHANGES in NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

    Multi-Strategy
Income and Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and Growth 2 (JQC)
 
    Six Months
Ended
6/30/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
  Six Months
Ended
6/30/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
 
Operations  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 26,271,754     $ 48,694,903     $ 39,533,125     $ 72,927,887    
Net realized gain (loss) from:  
Investments and foreign currency     16,499,786       1,305,162       26,259,775       5,964,210    
Securities sold short     (13,075 )     (405,274 )     (19,873 )     (621,682 )  
Call options written     3,266,009       5,739,320       5,023,654       8,855,989    
Interest rate swaps     (512,311 )           (757,353 )        
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:  
Investments and foreign currency     4,888,433       114,649,646       6,977,637       164,383,472    
Securities sold short     (1,071,107 )     (1,005,081 )     (1,639,763 )     (1,512,851 )  
Call options written     1,429,587       430,714       2,525,388       79,481    
Interest rate swaps     (1,282,044 )           (1,895,256 )        
Put options purchased     (29,642 )     (120,266 )     (52,187 )     (211,736 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares
from operations
    49,447,390       169,289,124       75,955,147       249,864,770    
Distributions to Common Shareholders  
From and in excess of net investment income     (35,954,679 )           (53,270,410 )        
From net investment income           (55,633,444 )           (82,345,674 )  
Return of capital           (10,876,168 )           (13,885,777 )  
Decrease in net assets applicable to Common shares from distributions
to Common shareholders
    (35,954,679 )     (66,509,612 )     (53,270,410 )     (96,231,451 )  
Capital Share Transactions  
Common shares repurchased and retired     (4,549,108 )     (3,782,168 )     (6,357,588 )     (8,196,512 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares from
capital share transactions
    (4,549,108 )     (3,782,168 )     (6,357,588 )     (8,196,512 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common shares     8,943,603       98,997,344       16,327,149       145,436,807    
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the beginning of period     938,843,756       839,846,412       1,388,235,334       1,242,798,527    
Net assets applicable to Common shares at the end of period   $ 947,787,359     $ 938,843,756     $ 1,404,562,483     $ 1,388,235,334    
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at
the end of period
  $ (22,333,250 )   $ (12,650,325 )   $ (35,653,722 )   $ (21,916,437 )  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of

CASH FLOWS

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

    Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations   $ 49,447,390     $ 75,955,147    
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 and securities sold short     (293,754,931 )     (411,196,457 )  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments and securities sold short     270,881,867       380,911,542    
Proceeds from (Purchases of) short-term investments, net     21,535,585       20,695,429    
Proceeds from (Payments for) cash denominated in foreign currencies, net     (302,233 )     (420,794 )  
Proceeds from (Payments for) interest rate swap contracts     (512,311 )     (757,353 )  
Cash paid for terminated call options written     (1,428,925 )     (2,170,557 )  
Premiums received for options written     3,772,239       5,757,420    
Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net     (77,425 )     (164,674 )  
(Increase) Decrease in:  
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short and options written     2,138,333       2,856,286    
Receivable for dividends     (515,938 )     (871,368 )  
Receivable for interest     (8,685 )     (180,500 )  
Receivable for investments sold     (9,018,167 )     (10,945,068 )  
Matured senior loans     3,782       5,336    
Receivable for reclaims     (34,345 )     (54,167 )  
Other assets     (31,045 )     (43,769 )  
Increase (Decrease) in:  
Payable for dividends for securities sold short     352       552    
Payable for investments purchased     (4,919,963 )     (2,257,430 )  
Accrued interest on borrowings     44       41    
Accrued management fees     67,062       (22,045 )  
Accrued other expenses     (8,054 )     (24,329 )  
Net realized (gain) loss from:  
Investments and foreign currency     (16,499,786 )     (26,259,775 )  
Securities sold short     13,075       19,873    
Interest rate swaps     512,311       757,353    
Call options written     (3,266,009 )     (5,023,654 )  
Paydowns     (1,010,841 )     (1,484,161 )  
Change in net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of:  
Investments and foreign currency     (4,888,433 )     (6,977,637 )  
Securities sold short     1,071,107       1,639,763    
Call options written     (1,429,587 )     (2,525,388 )  
Interest rate swaps     1,282,044       1,895,256    
Put options purchased     29,642       52,187    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     13,048,155       19,167,059    
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:  
Increase (Decrease) in Borrowings     8,900,000       12,300,000    
Increase (Decrease) in cash overdraft balance           48,155    
Cash distributions paid to Common shareholders     (17,979,202 )     (26,580,573 )  
Cost of Common shares repurchased and retired     (4,549,108 )     (6,357,588 )  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (13,628,310 )     (20,590,006 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash     (580,155 )     (1,422,947 )  
Cash at the beginning of period     736,696       1,422,947    
Cash at the End of Period   $ 156,541     $    
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information  
Cash paid for interest on borrowings (excluding amortization of borrowing costs) was $1,751,684 and $2,593,029 for Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC) and Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC), respectively.  

 

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Financial

HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)

Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period:

       
        Investment Operations   Less Distributions  
    Beginning
Common
Share
Net Asset
Value
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
  Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income to
Fund-
Preferred
Share-
holders(b)
  Distributions
from Capital
Gains to
Fund-
Preferred
Share-
holders(b)
  Total   Net
Investment
Income to
Common
Share-
holders
  Capital
Gains to
Common
Share-
holders
  Return of
Capital to
Common
Share-
holders
  Total  
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011 (f)   $ 9.62     $ .27     $ .24     $     $     $ 0.51     $ (.37 )*   $     $     $ (.37 )  
  2010       8.56       .50       1.23                   1.73       (.57 )           (.11 )     (.68 )  
  2009       5.60       .54       3.03       *           3.57       (.61 )           (.02 )     (.63 )  
  2008       12.38       .86       (6.49 )     (.15 )           (5.78 )     (.69 )           (.31 )     (1.00 )  
  2007       14.26       .97       (1.34 )     (.28 )     (.09 )     (.74 )     (.77 )     (.25 )     (.12 )     (1.14 )  
  2006       14.18       1.02       .50       (.31 )     (.03 )     1.18       (.87 )     (.08 )     (.15 )     (1.10 )  
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011 (f)     10.13       .29       .26                   .55       (.39 )*                 (.39 )  
  2010       9.00       .53       1.29                   1.82       (.60 )           (.10 )     (.70 )  
  2009       6.04       .59       3.01       *           3.60       (.65 )           ***     (.65 )  
  2008       12.46       .86       (6.14 )     (.14 )           (5.42 )     (.72 )           (.28 )     (1.00 )  
  2007       14.29       .97       (1.30 )     (.26 )     (.10 )     (.69 )     (.79 )     (.30 )     (.05 )     (1.14 )  
  2006       14.20       1.04       .48       (.30 )     (.03 )     1.19       (.93 )     (.09 )     (.08 )     (1.10 )  
    FundPreferred Shares at End of Period   Borrowings at End of Period  
    Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding
(000)
  Liquidation
Value
Per Share
  Asset
Coverage
Per Share
  Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding
(000)
  Asset
Coverage
Per $1,000
 
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011 (f)   $     $     $     $ 278,900     $ 4,398    
  2010                         270,000       4,477    
  2009                         270,000       4,111    
  2008       118,650       25,000       142,298       145,545       5,640    
  2007       708,000       25,000       64,444                
  2006       708,000       25,000       75,210                
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)      
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011 (f)                       412,300       4,407    
  2010                         400,000       4,471    
  2009                         400,000       4,107    
  2008       165,800       25,000       152,182       224,200       5,502    
  2007       965,000       25,000       70,102                
  2006       965,000       25,000       77,025                

 

(a)  Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  The amounts shown are based on Common share equivalents.

(c)  Total Return Based on Market Value is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

  Total Return Based on Common Share Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in Common share net asset value, reinvested dividend income at net asset value and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending net asset value. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund's market price (and not its net asset value), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

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            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
                Total Returns       Ratios to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares
Before Reimbursement(e)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares
After Reimbursement(d)(e)
     
    Discount
from
Common
Shares
Repurchased
and Retired
  Ending
Common
Share
Net Asset
Value
  Ending
Market
Value
  Based
on
Market
Value(c)
  Based
on
Common
Share
Net
Asset
Value(c)
  Ending Net
Assets
Applicable to
Common
Shares (000)
  Expenses   Net
Investment
Income
  Expenses   Net
Investment
Income
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)  
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011 (f)   $ .01     $ 9.77     $ 8.81       10.06 %     5.31 %   $ 947,787       1.61 %**     5.46 %**     1.56 %**     5.51 %**     22 %  
  2010       .01       9.62       8.35       21.28       21.06       938,844       1.67       5.39       1.54       5.52       49    
  2009       .02       8.56       7.49       81.73       67.37       839,846       1.80       7.76       1.57       7.99       50    
  2008       ***     5.60       4.60       (51.80 )     (49.27 )     556,698       2.47       8.14       2.04       8.57       36    
  2007       ***     12.38       10.93       (16.28 )     (5.71 )     1,230,342       1.53       6.54       1.05       7.03       84    
  2006       ***     14.26       14.29       29.81       8.71       1,421,951       1.49       6.80       1.00       7.28       72    
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)  
Year Ended 12/31:  
  2011 (f)     .01       10.30       9.14       8.38 %     5.54 %     1,404,562       1.59 **     5.50 **     1.48 **     5.61 **     21    
  2010       .01       10.13       8.80       24.26       21.02       1,388,235       1.64       5.41       1.48       5.57       48    
  2009       .01       9.00       7.69       76.23       63.01       1,242,799       1.75       8.01       1.48       8.27       55    
  2008       ***     6.04       4.87       (49.39 )     (45.84 )     843,469       2.41       8.00       1.95       8.45       37    
  2007       ***     12.46       11.00       (14.70 )     (5.34 )     1,740,952       1.50       6.51       1.02       6.99       78    
  2006       ***     14.29       14.11       26.71       8.73       2,008,154       1.44       6.90       .96       7.37       77    

 

(d)  After expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable. Ratios do not reflect the effect of custodian fee credits earned on the Fund's net cash on deposit with the custodian bank, where applicable. As of March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, the Adviser is no longer reimbursing Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC) and Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC), respectively, for any fees or expenses.

(e)  • Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to FundPreferred shareholders, where applicable.

  • Net Investment Income ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to FundPreferred shares and/or borrowings, where applicable.

  • Each ratio includes the effect of dividend expense on securities sold short and interest expense paid on borrowings as follows:

    Ratios of Dividend Expense
on Securities Sold Short
to Average Net Assets Applicable
to Common Shares
  Ratios of Borrowings
Interest Expense
to Average Net Assets Applicable
to Common Shares(g)
 
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)      
  Year Ended 12/31:            
  2011 (f)     0.01 %**     0.37 %**  
  2010       ****     0.40    
  2009       ****     0.45    
  2008       0.01       0.82    
  2007       ****        
  2006                
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)      
  Year Ended 12/31:            
  2011 (f)     0.01 **     0.37 **  
  2010       ****     0.40    
  2009       ****     0.46    
  2008       0.01       0.83    
  2007       ****        
  2006                

 

(f)  For the six months ended June 30, 2011.

(g)  Borrowings Interest Expense includes all interest expense and other costs related to borrowings.

*  Represents distributions paid "From and in excess of net investment income" for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

**  Annualized.

***  Rounds to less than $.01 per share.

****  Rounds to less than .01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Notes to

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies

General Information

The funds covered in this report and their corresponding Common share New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") symbols are Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund (JPC) and Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 (JQC) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as closed-end registered investment companies.

Effective January 1, 2011, the Fund's adviser, Nuveen Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. ("Nuveen"), changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser").

Each Fund seeks to provide high current income by maintaining a portfolio exposure target of approximately 70% in income-oriented debt securities (preferred securities and fixed- and floating-rate debt including high yield debt and senior loans), and 30% in equities and equity-like securities (convertibles and domestic and international equities). The exact portfolio composition will vary over time as a result of market changes as well as the Adviser's view of the portfolio composition that best enables the Funds to achieve their investment objectives consistent with a strategic 70%/30% income/equity mix. Each Fund's secondary objective is total return.

Significant Accounting Policies

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

Investment Valuation

Common stocks and other equity-type securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded and are generally classified as Level 1 for fair value measurement purposes. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ National Market ("NASDAQ") are valued, except as indicated below, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price and are generally classified as Level 1. However, securities traded on a securities exchange or NASDAQ for which there were no transactions on a given day or securities not listed on a securities exchange or NASDAQ are valued at the quoted bid price. Prices of certain American Depository Receipts ("ADR") held by the Fund that trade in the United States are valued based on the last traded price, official closing price, or the most recent bid price of the underlying non-U.S.-traded stock, adjusted as appropriate for the underlying-to-ADR conversion ratio and foreign exchange rate, and from time-to-time foreign currencies may also be adjusted further to take into account material events that may take place after the close of the local non-U.S. market but before the close of the NYSE. These securities generally represent a transfer from a Level 1 to a Level 2 security. Investments in investment companies are valued at their respective net asset values on the valuation date. These investment vehicles are generally classified as Level 1.

Prices of fixed-income securities and interest rate swaps are provided by a pricing service approved by the Funds' Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2. When price quotes are not readily available the pricing service establishes a security's fair value using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor's credit characteristics considered relevant. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer, or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs. Highly rated zero coupon fixed-income securities, like U.S. Treasury Bills, issued with maturities of one year or less, are valued using the amortized cost method when 60 days or less remain until maturity. With amortized cost, any discount or premium is amortized each day, regardless of the impact of fluctuating rates on the market value of the security. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Like most fixed income instruments, the senior and subordinated loans in which the Funds invest are not listed on an organized exchange. The secondary market of such instruments may be less liquid relative to markets for other fixed-income securities.

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Consequently, the value of senior and subordinated loans, determined as described above, may differ significantly from the value that would have been determined had there been an active market for that senior loan. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

The value of exchange-traded options are based on the mean of the closing bid and ask prices. Exchange-traded options are generally classified as Level 1. Options traded in the over-the-counter market are valued using an evaluated mean price and are generally classified as Level 2.

Repurchase agreements are valued at contract amount plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

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

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

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Trade date for senior and subordinated loans purchased in the "primary market" is considered the date on which the loan allocations are determined. Trade date for senior and subordinated loans purchased in the "secondary market" is the date on which the transaction is entered into. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the specific identification method, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have instructed the custodian to segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. At June 30, 2011, Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC) and Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC) had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $1,605,400 and $1,881,749, respectively.

Investment Income

Dividend income on securities purchased and dividend expense on securities sold short are recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for foreign securities, when information is available. Interest income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and includes accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income also reflects paydown gains and losses, and fee income, if any. Fee income consists primarily of amendment fees. Amendment fees are earned as compensation for evaluating and accepting changes to an original senior loan agreement and are recognized when received. Other income includes the increase of the net realizable value of the receivable of matured senior loans during the current fiscal period, when applicable.

Income Taxes

Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

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

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Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders

Distributions to Common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Each Fund makes quarterly cash distributions to Common shareholders of a stated dollar amount per share. Subject to approval and oversight by the Funds' Board of Trustees, each Fund seeks to maintain a stable distribution level designed to deliver the long-term return potential of each Fund's investment strategy through regular quarterly distributions (a "Managed Distribution Program"). Total distributions during a calendar year generally will be made from each Fund's net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized capital gains in the Fund's portfolio, if any. The portion of distributions paid attributed to net unrealized gains, if any, is distributed from the Fund's assets and is treated by shareholders as a non-taxable distribution ("Return of Capital") for tax purposes. In the event that total distributions during a calendar year exceed a Fund's total return on net asset value, the difference will reduce net asset value per share. If a Fund's total return on net asset value exceeds total distributions during a calendar year, the excess will be reflected as an increase in net asset value per share. The final determination of the source and character of all distributions for the fiscal year are made after the end of the fiscal year and are reflected in the financial statements contained in the annual report as of December 31 each year.

The actual character of distributions made by the Funds during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, is reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

The distributions made by the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 2011, are provisionally classified as being "From and in excess of net investment income," and those distributions will be classified as being from net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or a return of capital for tax purposes after the fiscal year end. For purposes of calculating "Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income" as of June 30, 2011, the distribution amounts provisionally classified as "From and in excess of net investment income" were treated as being entirely from net investment income. Consequently, the financial statements at June 30, 2011, reflect an over-distribution of net investment income.

FundPreferred Shares

The Funds are authorized to issue auction rate preferred ("FundPreferred") shares. As of December 31, 2009, Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC) and Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC) redeemed all of their outstanding FundPreferred shares, at liquidation values of $708,000,000 and $965,000,000, respectively.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, lawsuits pursuing claims made in a demand letter alleging that the Funds' Board of Trustees breached their fiduciary duties related to the redemption at par of the Funds' FundPreferred shares had been filed on behalf of shareholders of the Funds, against the Adviser, the Nuveen holding company, the majority owner of the holding company, the lone interested trustee, and current and former officers of the Funds. Nuveen and the other defendants have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuits, which are still pending before the court. Nuveen and the other named defendants believe these lawsuits to be without merit, and all named parties are defending themselves vigorously against these charges.

During the current reporting period, Nuveen Investments, LLC, known as Nuveen Securities, LLC, effective April 30, 2011, ("Nuveen Securities") entered into a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") with respect to certain allegations regarding Nuveen-sponsored closed-end fund ARPS marketing brochures. As part of this settlement, Nuveen Securities neither admitted to nor denied FINRA's allegations. Nuveen Securities is the broker-dealer subsidiary of Nuveen.

The settlement with FINRA concludes an investigation that followed the widespread failure of auctions for ARPS and other auction rate securities, which generally began in mid-February 2008. In the settlement, FINRA alleged that certain marketing materials provided by Nuveen Securities were false and misleading. Nuveen Securities agreed to a censure and the payment of a $3 million fine.

Foreign Currency Transactions

Each Fund is authorized to engage in foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forwards, futures, options and swap contracts. To the extent that the Funds invest in securities and/or contracts that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the Fund will be subject to currency risk, which is the risk that an increase in the U.S. dollar relative to the foreign currency will reduce returns or portfolio value. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Fund's investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar

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falls in relative value. Investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars on a spot (i.e. cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market at the time of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Investments, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date of the transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of a Fund and the amounts actually received.

The realized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with other assets and liabilities on investments, foreign currency forwards, futures, options purchased, options written and swaps are recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency" on the Statement of Operations when applicable.

The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with other assets and liabilities on investments are recognized as a component of "Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency" on the Statement of Operations when applicable. The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates associated with foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options purchased, options written and swaps are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, options purchased, options written and swap contracts, respectively " on the Statement of Operations when applicable.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

Each Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and is authorized to invest in interest rate swap transactions in an attempt to manage such risk. Each Fund's use of interest rate swap contracts is intended to mitigate the negative impact that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on Common share net earnings as a result of leverage. Interest rate swap contracts involve each Fund's agreement with the counterparty to pay or receive a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty receiving or paying a variable rate payment that is intended to approximate each Fund's variable rate payment obligation on FundPreferred shares or any variable rate borrowing. The payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the interest rate swap contract. Interest rate swap contracts do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to the net amount of interest payments that each Fund is to receive. Interest rate swap positions are valued daily. Each Fund accrues the fixed rate payment expected to be paid or received and the variable rate payment expected to be received or paid on interest rate swap contracts on a daily basis, and recognizes the daily change in the fair value of the Fund's contractual rights and obligations under the contracts. The net amount recorded for these transactions for each counterparty is recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of "Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on interest rate swaps" with the change during the fiscal period recognized on the Statement of Operations as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of interest rate swaps." Income received or paid by each Fund is recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from interest rate swaps" on the Statement of Operations, in addition to the net realized gains or losses recognized upon the termination of an interest rate swap contract and are equal to the difference between the Fund's basis in the interest rate swap and the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction. Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recognized as a component of "Interest rate swap premiums paid and/or received" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For tax purposes, periodic payments are treated as ordinary income or expense.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, each Fund used interest rate swaps to partially fix the interest cost of leverage, which each Fund uses through the use of bank borrowing.

The average notional amount of interest rate swap contracts outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2011, was as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Average notional amount of interest rate swap contracts outstanding*   $ 139,450,000     $ 206,150,000    

 

*  The average notional amount is calculated based on the notional amount at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal period.

Refer to Footnote 3—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for further details on interest rate swap contract activity.

Options Transactions

Each Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and is authorized to purchase and write (sell) call and put options, in an attempt to manage such risk. The purchase of put options involves the risk of loss of all or a part of the cash paid for the options (the premium). The market risk associated with purchasing put options is limited to the premium paid. The counterparty credit risk of purchasing options, however, needs also to take into account the current value of the option, as this is the

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performance expected from the counterparty. When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (the premium plus commission) is recognized as a component of "Call and/or Put options purchased, at value" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recognized as a component of "Call and/or Put options written, at value" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently adjusted to reflect the current value of the written option until the option is exercised or expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. The changes in the value of options purchased during the fiscal period are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of call and/or put options purchased" on the Statement of Operations. The changes in the value of options written during the fiscal period are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of call and/or put options written" on the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised or expires or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid at expiration or on executing a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from options purchased and/or written "on the Statement of Operations. The Fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying instrument may be sold (called) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option. There is also the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

During six months ended June 30, 2011, each Fund wrote call options on individual stocks held in its portfolio to enhance returns while foregoing some upside potential, and held put options on a single stock to benefit in the event its price declines.

The Funds did not purchase call options or write put options during the six months ended June 30, 2011. The average notional amount of put options purchased and call options written during the six months ended June 30, 2011, were as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Average notional amount of put options purchased*   $ 1,420,000     $ 2,500,000    
    Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Average notional amount of call options written*   $ (53,093,420 )   $ (81,956,767 )  

 

*  The average notional amount is calculated based on the outstanding notional amount at the beginning of the fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal year.

Refer to Footnote 3—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Footnote 5—Investment Transactions for further details on options activity.

Short Sales

Each Fund is authorized to make short sales of securities. To secure its obligation to deliver securities sold short, each Fund has instructed the custodian to segregate assets of the Fund, which are then held at the applicable broker, as collateral with an equivalent amount of the securities sold short. The collateral required is determined by reference to the market value of the short positions. Each Fund is obligated to pay to the party to which the securities were sold short, dividends declared on the stock by the issuer and recognizes such amounts as "Dividend expense on securities sold short" on the Statement of Operations. Short sales are valued daily and the corresponding unrealized gains or losses are recognized as a component of "Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities sold short" on the Statement of Operations.

Liabilities for securities sold short are reported at market value in the accompanying financial statements. Short sale transactions result in off-balance sheet risk because the ultimate obligation may exceed the related amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Each Fund will incur a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. Each Fund's loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain. Each Fund will realize a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates. Gains and

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losses from securities sold short are recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold short" on the Statement of Operations.

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

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

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

Repurchase Agreements

In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is each Fund's policy that its custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the fair value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the counterparty defaults, and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral may be delayed or limited.

Zero Coupon Securities

Each Fund is authorized to invest in zero coupon securities. A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

Custodian Fee Credit

Each Fund has an arrangement with the custodian bank whereby certain custodian fees and expenses are reduced by net credits earned on each Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. Such deposit arrangements are an alternative to overnight investments. Credits for cash balances may be offset by charges for any days on which a Fund overdraws its account at the custodian bank.

Indemnifications

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

Use of Estimates

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

2. Fair Value Measurements

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

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

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Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including management's assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of each Fund's fair value measurements as of June 30, 2011:

Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
Investments:  
Common Stocks*   $ 206,295,943     $ 136,272,830     $     $ 342,568,773    
Convertible Preferred Securities     4,032,915       5,670,400             9,703,315    
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities     278,242,697       21,887,066             300,129,763    
Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests           81,840,336             81,840,336    
Convertible Bonds           107,127,508             107,127,508    
Corporate Bonds           114,174,000       3,593,566       117,767,566    
Capital Preferred Securities           237,873,881             237,873,881    
Investment Companies     13,460,766                   13,460,766    
Warrants     33,364             11,759       45,123    
Short-Term Investments           26,833,280             26,833,280    
Common Stocks Sold Short     (6,168,323 )                 (6,168,323 )  
Derivatives:  
Put Options Purchased     9,053                   9,053    
Call Options Written     (4,073,862 )                 (4,073,862 )  
Interest Rate Swaps**           (1,282,044 )           (1,282,044 )  
Total   $ 491,832,553     $ 730,397,257     $ 3,605,325     $ 1,225,835,135    
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
Investments:  
Common Stocks*   $ 309,271,237     $ 202,066,154     $     $ 511,337,391    
Convertible Preferred Securities     5,651,795       10,432,850             16,084,645    
$25 Par (or similar) Preferred Securities     448,264,887       32,362,110             480,626,997    
Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests           103,231,046             103,231,046    
Convertible Bonds           151,572,756             151,572,756    
Corporate Bonds           162,257,153       5,050,417       167,307,570    
Capital Preferred Securities           330,608,886             330,608,886    
Investment Companies     27,264,466                   27,264,466    
Warrants     51,157             23,817       74,974    
Short-Term Investments           48,335,684             48,335,684    
Common Stocks Sold Short     (9,289,141 )                 (9,289,141 )  
Derivatives:  
Put Options Purchased     15,938                   15,938    
Call Options Written     (6,252,758 )                 (6,252,758 )  
Interest Rate Swaps**           (1,895,256 )           (1,895,256 )  
Total   $ 774,977,581     $ 1,038,971,383     $ 5,074,234     $ 1,819,023,198    

 

*  Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for industry breakdown of Common Stocks classified as Level 2.

**  Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

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

Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)   Level 3
Corporate Bonds
  Level 3
Warrants
  Level 3
Total
 
Balance at the beginning of period   $ 3,657,866     $     $ 3,657,866    
Gains (losses):  
Net realized gains (losses)     (1,893,878 )           (1,893,878 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     1,790,887       11,759       1,802,646    
Purchases at cost                    
Sales at proceeds                    
Net discounts (premiums)     38,691             38,691    
Transfers in to                    
Transfers out of                    
Balance at the end of period   $ 3,593,566     $ 11,759     $ 3,605,325    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period of Level 3 securities held as of June 30, 2011   $ (94,521 )   $ 11,759     $ (82,762 )  
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)   Level 3
Corporate Bonds
  Level 3
Warrants
  Level 3
Total
 
Balance at the beginning of period   $ 5,140,906     $     $ 5,140,906    
Gains (losses):  
Net realized gains (losses)     (3,866,440 )           (3,866,440 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     3,719,513       23,817       3,743,330    
Purchases at cost                    
Sales at proceeds                    
Net discounts (premiums)     56,438             56,438    
Transfers in to                    
Transfers out of                    
Balance at the end of period   $ 5,050,417     $ 23,817     $ 5,074,234    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period of Level 3 securities held as of June 30, 2011   $ (132,840 )   $ 23,817     $ (109,023 )  

 

The table below presents the transfers in and out of the three valuation levels for the Funds as of the end of the reporting period when compared to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year. Changes in the leveling of investments are primarily due to changes in the pricing source used by the Funds.

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3  
    Transfers In   (Transfers Out)   Transfers In   (Transfers Out)   Transfers In   (Transfers Out)  
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)   $     $ (119,470,634 )   $ 119,470,634     $     $     $    
Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)           (177,266,471 )     177,266,471                      

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds' investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes. For additional information on the derivative instruments in which the Funds were invested during and at the end of the reporting period, refer to the Portfolios of Investments, Financial Statements and Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant Accounting Policies.

The following tables present the fair value of all derivative instruments held by the Funds as of June 30, 2011, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and the primary underlying risk exposure.

Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC)

        Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Underlying   Derivative   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Risk Exposure   Instrument   Location   Value   Location   Value  
Equity Price   Options   Put options purchased, at value   $ 9,053     Call options written, at value   $ 4,073,861    
Interest Rate   Swaps   Unrealized appreciation
on interest rate swaps*
  $     Unrealized depreciation   $1,282,044
on interest rate swaps*
 
Total           $ 9,053         $ 5,355,905    

 

*  Value represents cumulative gross appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts as reported in each Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

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Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC)

        Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Underlying   Derivative   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Risk Exposure   Instrument   Location   Value   Location   Value  
Equity Price   Options   Put options purchased, at value   $ 15,938     Call options written, at value   $ 6,252,758    
Interest Rate   Swaps
  Unrealized appreciation
on interest rate swaps*
  $
  Unrealized depreciation
on interest rate swaps*
  $ 1,895,256
 
Total           $ 15,938         $ 8,148,014    

 

*  Value represents cumulative gross appreciation (depreciation) of swap contracts as reported in each Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

The following tables present the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2011, on derivative instruments, as well as the primary risk exposure associated with each.

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Call Options Written   Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Risk Exposure  
Equity Price   $ 3,266,009     $ 5,023,654    
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Interest Rate Swaps   Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Risk Exposure  
Interest Rate   $ (512,311 )   $ (757,353 )  
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Call Options Written   Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Risk Exposure  
Equity Price   $ 1,429,587     $ 2,525,388    
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Interest Rate Swaps   Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Risk Exposure  
Interest Rate   $ (1,282,044 )   $ (1,895,256 )  
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Put Options Purchased   Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Risk Exposure  
Equity Price   $ (29,643 )   $ (52,188 )  

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4. Fund Shares

Common Shares

Transactions in Common shares were as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and Growth 2 (JQC)
 
    Six Months
Ended
6/30/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
  Six Months
Ended
6/30/11
  Year
Ended
12/31/10
 
Common shares repurchased and retired     (534,950 )     (485,500 )     (710,259 )     (999,820 )  
Weighted average:  
Price per Common share repurchased and retired   $ 8.48     $ 7.77     $ 8.93     $ 8.18    
Discount per Common share repurchased and retired     13.94 %     14.20 %     14.01 %     14.30 %  

 

5. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales (including maturities and proceeds from securities sold short, but excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) during the six months ended June 30, 2011, were as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth
(JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income
and Growth 2
(JQC)
 
Purchases   $ 293,754,931     $ 411,196,457    
Sales, maturities and proceeds from securities sold short     270,881,867       380,911,542    

 

Transactions in call options written during the six months ended June 30, 2011, were as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and Growth 2 (JQC)
 
    Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
  Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
 
Outstanding, beginning of period     21,004     $ 4,856,749       32,745     $ 7,451,256    
Call options written     21,630       3,772,239       33,411       5,757,420    
Call options terminated in closing purchase transactions     (4,564 )     (867,423 )     (6,881 )     (1,295,078 )  
Call options exercised     (14,382 )     (3,593,903 )     (22,844 )     (5,551,979 )  
Call options expired     (2,067 )     (233,607 )     (3,060 )     (347,155 )  
Outstanding, end of period     21,621     $ 3,934,055       33,371     $ 6,014,464    

 

6. Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to the treatment of paydown gains and losses, recognition of premium amortization, timing differences in the recognition of income on real estate investment trust ("REIT") investments and timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset values of the Funds.

At June 30, 2011, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (excluding common stocks sold short and investments in derivatives), as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Cost of investments   $ 1,177,305,775     $ 1,747,472,465    
Gross unrealized:  
Appreciation   $ 92,729,327     $ 140,979,130    
Depreciation     (32,684,791 )     (52,007,180 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   $ 60,044,536     $ 88,971,950    

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Permanent differences, primarily due to complex securities character adjustments, adjustments for REITs, adjustments for passive foreign investment companies "PFIC", foreign currency reclasses, and return of capital distributions resulted in reclassifications among the Funds' components of Common share net assets at December 31, 2010, the Funds' last tax year end, as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Paid-in-surplus   $ (10,387,911 )   $ (12,996,332 )  
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income     20,454,334       27,404,533    
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (10,066,423 )     (14,408,201 )  

 

The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains at December 31, 2010, the Funds' last tax year end, were as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Undistributed net ordinary income *   $     $    
Undistributed net long-term capital gains              

 

*  Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds' last tax year ended December 31, 2010, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Distributions from net ordinary income *   $ 55,633,444     $ 82,345,674    
Distributions from net long-term capital gains              
Return of capital     10,876,168       13,885,777    

 

*  Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.

At December 31, 2010, the Funds' last tax year end, the Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. If not applied, the carryforwards will expire as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Expiration:  
December 31, 2016   $ 215,894,596     $ 268,355,995    
December 31, 2017     204,895,930       289,143,715    
December 31, 2018     9,385,427       8,513,146    
Total   $ 430,175,953     $ 566,012,856    

 

The Funds have elected to defer net realized losses from investments incurred from November 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, the Funds' last tax year end, ("post-October losses") in accordance with federal income tax regulations. Post-October losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the current fiscal year. The Funds have elected to defer post-October losses as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Post-October currency and PFIC losses   $ 251,072     $ 359,316    

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7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

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

Average Daily Managed Assets*   Fund-Level Fee Rate  
For the first $500 million     .7000 %  
For the next $500 million     .6750    
For the next $500 million     .6500    
For the next $500 million     .6250    
For managed assets over $2 billion     .6000    

 

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

Complex-Level Managed Asset Breakpoint Level*   Effective Rate at Breakpoint Level  
$55 billion     .2000 %  
$56 billion     .1996    
$57 billion     .1989    
$60 billion     .1961    
$63 billion     .1931    
$66 billion     .1900    
$71 billion     .1851    
$76 billion     .1806    
$80 billion     .1773    
$91 billion     .1691    
$125 billion     .1599    
$200 billion     .1505    
$250 billion     .1469    
$300 billion     .1445    

 

*  For the fund-level and complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to financial leverage. For these purposes, financial leverage includes the funds' use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust's issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen Funds that constitute "eligible assets." Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen Funds and assets in excess of $2 billion added to the Nuveen Fund complex in connection with the Adviser's assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011. As of June 30, 2011, the complex-level fee rate for these Funds was .1774%.

The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Adviser is responsible for the overall investment strategy and asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. ("Spectrum"), Symphony Asset Management, LLC ("Symphony") and Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC ("Tradewinds"). Symphony and Tradewinds are both subsidiaries of Nuveen. Spectrum manages the portion of the Funds' investment portfolios allocated to preferred securities. Symphony manages the portion of the Funds' investment portfolios allocated to debt securities and certain equity investments. Tradewinds manages the portion of the Funds' investment portfolios allocated to global equities, common stocks sold short and options strategies. The Adviser is responsible for overseeing the Funds' investments in interest rate swap contracts. Each sub-adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser. Spectrum also receives compensation on certain portfolio transactions for providing brokerage services to the Funds.

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

For the first eight years of Multi-Strategy Income and Growth's (JPC) operations, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily managed assets, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending
March 31,
  Year Ending
March 31,
 
  2003 *     .32 %     2008       .32 %  
  2004       .32       2009       .24    
  2005       .32       2010       .16    
  2006       .32       2011       .08    
  2007       .32            

 

*  From the commencement of operations.

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The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC) for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond March 31, 2011.

For the first eight years of Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2's (JQC) operations, the Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund, as a percentage of average daily managed assets, for fees and expenses in the amounts and for the time periods set forth below:

Year Ending
June 30,
  Year Ending
June 30,
 
  2003 *     .32 %     2008       .32 %  
  2004       .32       2009       .24    
  2005       .32       2010       .16    
  2006       .32       2011       .08    
  2007       .32            

 

*  From the commencement of operations.

The Adviser has not agreed to reimburse Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC) for any portion of its fees and expenses beyond June 30, 2011.

8. Senior Loan Commitments

Unfunded Commitments

Pursuant to the terms of certain of the variable rate senior loan agreements, each Fund may have unfunded senior loan commitments. Each Fund will maintain with its custodian, cash, liquid securities and/or liquid senior loans having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of unfunded senior loan commitments. At June 30, 2011, Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC) and Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC) had no unfunded senior loan commitments.

Participation Commitments

With respect to the senior loans held in each Fund's portfolio, the Funds may: 1) invest in assignments; 2) act as a participant in primary lending syndicates; or 3) invest in participations. If a Fund purchases a participation of a senior loan interest, a Fund would typically enter into a contractual agreement with the lender or other third party selling the participation, rather than directly with the borrower. As such, the Fund not only assumes the credit risk of the borrower, but also that of the selling participant or other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. At June 30, 2011, there were no such outstanding participation commitments in either Fund.

9. Borrowing Arrangements

Each Fund has entered into prime brokerage facilities with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. ("BNP") as a means of financial leverage. Each Fund's maximum commitment amount under these borrowings is as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Maximum commitment amount   $ 290,000,000     $ 430,000,000    

 

As of June 30, 2011, each Fund's outstanding balance on its borrowings was as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Outstanding borrowings   $ 278,900,000     $ 412,300,000    

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On January 19, 2011, each Fund amended its prime brokerage facility with BNP. Prior to January 19, 2011, each Fund's maximum commitment amount was as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Maximum commitment amount   $ 270,000,000     $ 400,000,000    

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the average daily balance outstanding and average annual interest rate on each Fund's borrowings were as follows:

    Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth (JPC)
  Multi-Strategy
Income and
Growth 2 (JQC)
 
Average daily balance outstanding   $ 277,965,746     $ 411,008,840    
Average annual interest rate     1.24 %     1.24 %  

 

In order to maintain these borrowing facilities, the Funds must meet certain collateral, asset coverage and other requirements. Borrowings outstanding are fully secured by securities held in each Fund's portfolio of investments. Interest is charged on these borrowings for each Fund at 3-Month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus .95% on the amounts borrowed and .50% on the undrawn balance. Each Fund also incurred a one-time .25% amendment fee on the increase to the maximum commitment amount, which was fully expensed during the current reporting period.

Borrowings outstanding are recognized as "Borrowings" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest expense incurred on each Fund's borrowed amount and undrawn balance and the one-time amendment fee are recognized as a component of "Interest expense on borrowings" on the Statement of Operations.

10. New Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements

On April 15, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-03 ("ASU No. 2011-03"). The guidance in ASU No. 2011-03 is intended to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other similar agreements. Specifically, ASU No. 2011-03 modifies the criteria for determining when these transactions would be accounted for as financings (secured borrowings/lending agreements) as opposed to sales (purchases) with commitments to repurchase (resell). The effective date of ASU No. 2011-03 is for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have to the financial statement amounts or footnote disclosures, if any.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 modifying Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. At the same time, the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") issued International Financial Reporting Standard ("IFRS") 13, Fair Value Measurement. The objective of the FASB and IASB is convergence of their guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. Specifically, ASU No. 2011-04 requires reporting entities to disclose i) the amounts of any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, and the reasons for the transfers, ii) for Level 3 fair value measurements, a) quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used, b) a description of the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and c) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs if a change in those inputs might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The effective date of ASU No. 2011-04 is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.

11. Subsequent Events

Fund Repositionings

Subsequent to the end of the reporting period, the Board of Trustees of each of Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC) and Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC) approved repositioning each Fund's current portfolio.

For Multi-Strategy Income and Growth (JPC), the Board adopted a single-strategy, preferred securities approach. Multi-Strategy Income and Growth's (JPC) investment objective of high current income with a secondary objective of total return will remain unchanged. The Board also approved changing the Fund's name to Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund (JPC) once the repositioning is completed.

The goal of the proposed repositioning is to increase the attractiveness of the Fund's common shares and narrow the Fund's trading discount by:

• Simplifying the Fund to focus on one of its current core portfolio strategies;

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• Positioning the Fund in a closed-end fund category that is well understood and has historically seen more consistent secondary market demand; and

• Differentiating the Fund from similar funds, including other Nuveen closed-end funds in the same fund category.

In connection with the repositioning and subject to shareholder approval, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC ("NAM") and NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC ("NWQ"), affiliates of Nuveen, would assume portfolio management responsibilities from Multi-Strategy Income and Growth's (JPC) existing sub-advisers and each would manage approximately half of the Fund's investment portfolio. The Fund will hold a special shareholder meeting later this year to seek approval of sub-advisory agreements with NAM and NWQ.

Upon completion of its proposed repositioning, the Fund also will discontinue its managed distribution policy (in which distributions may be sourced not just from income but also from realized capital gains and, if necessary, from capital), and shift from quarterly to monthly distributions. The repositioning is not expected to initially affect the level of the Fund's annualized distribution per share.

A Proxy Statement relating to the proposed repositioning will be filed with the SEC in the coming weeks and will contain important information relating to the repositioning. Shareholders are urged to read the Proxy Statement carefully. After they are filed, free copies of the Proxy Statement will be available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

For Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC), the Board approved repositioning the Fund's current portfolio and adopting a single-strategy, debt-oriented approach. Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2's (JQC) investment objective of high current income with a secondary objective of total return will remain unchanged. The Board also approved changing the Fund's name to Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC) once the repositioning is completed.

The goal of each proposed repositioning is to increase the attractiveness of the Fund's common shares and narrow the Fund's trading discount by:

• Simplifying the Fund to focus on one of its current core portfolio strategies;

• Positioning the Fund in a closed-end fund category that is well understood and has historically seen more consistent secondary market demand; and

• Differentiating the Fund from similar funds, including other Nuveen closed-end funds in the same fund category.

In connection with the proposed repositioning, Symphony, an existing Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2 (JQC) sub-adviser and affiliate of Nuveen, will assume sole responsibility for managing Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2's (JQC) investment portfolio. The Fund will hold a special shareholder meeting later this year to seek approval of removing the Fund's existing fundamental policy of concentrating portfolio investments in the financial services industry. This policy reflects Multi-Strategy Income and Growth 2's (JQC) current 50% target allocation to preferred securities, which are predominantly issued by companies in the financial services industry.

Upon completion of its proposed repositioning, the Fund also will discontinue its managed distribution policy (in which distributions may be sourced not just from income but also from realized capital gains and, if necessary, from capital), and shift from quarterly to monthly distributions. The repositioning is not expected to initially affect the level of the Fund's annualized distribution per share.

A Proxy Statement relating to the proposed repositioning will be filed with the SEC in the coming weeks and will contain important information relating to the repositioning. Shareholders are urged to read the Proxy Statement carefully. After they are filed, free copies of the Proxy Statement will be available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

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Annual Investment Management
Agreement Approval Process
(Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees (each, a "Board" and each Trustee, a "Board Member") of the Funds, including the Board Members who are not parties to the Funds' advisory or sub-advisory agreements or "interested persons" of any such parties (the "Independent Board Members"), are responsible for approving the advisory agreements (each, an "Investment Management Agreement") between each Fund and Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") and the sub-advisory agreements (each, a "Sub-Advisory Agreement") between the Advisor and Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. ("Spectrum"), the Advisor and Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC ("Tradewinds") and the Advisor and Symphony Asset Management LLC ("Symphony") (Spectrum, Tradewinds and Symphony are each a "Sub-Advisor") (the Investment Management Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to collectively as the "Advisory Agreements") and their periodic continuation. Pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), the Board is required to consider the continuation of advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements on an annual basis. Accordingly, at an in-person meeting held on May 23-25, 2011 (the "May Meeting"), the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, considered and approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for the Funds for an additional one-year period.

In preparation for their considerations at the May Meeting, the Board requested and received extensive materials prepared in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. The materials provided a broad range of information regarding the Funds, the Advisor and each Sub-Advisor (the Advisor and each Sub-Advisor are collectively, the "Fund Advisers" and each, a "Fund Adviser"). As described in more detail below, the information provided included, among other things, a review of Fund performance, including Fund investment performance assessments against peer groups and appropriate benchmarks, a comparison of Fund fees and expenses relative to peers, a description and assessment of shareholder service levels for the Funds, a summary of the performance of certain service providers, a review of product initiatives and shareholder communications and an analysis of the Advisor's profitability with comparisons to comparable peers in the managed fund business. As part of their annual review, the Board also held a separate meeting on April 19-20, 2011, to review the Funds' investment performance and consider an analysis provided by the Advisor of each Sub-Advisor which generally evaluated the Sub-Advisor's investment team, investment mandate, organizational structure and history, investment philosophy and process, performance of the applicable Fund, and significant changes to the foregoing. As a result of their review of the materials and discussions, the Board presented the Advisor with questions and the Advisor responded.

The materials and information prepared in connection with the annual review of the Advisory Agreements supplement the information provided to the Board during the year. In this

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Annual Investment Management Agreement
Approval Process (Unaudited) (continued)

regard, throughout the year, the Board, acting directly or through its committees, regularly reviews the performance and various services provided by the Advisor and each Sub-Advisor. The Board meets at least quarterly as well as at other times as the need arises. At its quarterly meetings, the Board reviews reports by the Advisor which include, among other things, Fund performance, a review of the investment teams and compliance reports. The Board also meets with key investment personnel managing the Fund portfolios during the year. In addition, the Board continues its program of seeking to visit each sub-advisor to the Nuveen funds at least once over a multiple year rotation, meeting with key investment and business personnel. In this regard, the Independent Board Members met with Tradewinds and Symphony in 2010 and 2011. The Board also met with State Street Bank & Trust Company, the Funds' accountant and custodian, in 2010. The Board considers factors and information that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements at these meetings held throughout the year. Accordingly, the Board considers the information provided and knowledge gained at these meetings when performing its annual review of the Advisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members are assisted throughout the process by independent legal counsel who provided materials describing applicable law and the duties of directors or trustees in reviewing advisory contracts and met with the Independent Board Members in executive sessions without management present.

The Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, (b) the investment performance of the Funds and Fund Advisers, (c) the advisory fees and costs of the services to be provided to the Funds and the profitability of the Fund Advisers, (d) the extent of any economies of scale, (e) any benefits derived by the Fund Advisers from the relationship with the Funds and (f) other factors. Each Board Member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to a Fund's Advisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor as all important or controlling. The Independent Board Members' considerations were instead based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information presented. The principal factors considered by the Board and its conclusions are described below.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members considered the nature, extent and quality of the Fund Adviser's services, including advisory services and the resulting Fund performance and administrative services. The Independent Board Members reviewed materials outlining, among other things, the Fund Adviser's organization and business; the types of services that the Fund Adviser or its affiliates provide to the Funds; the performance record of the applicable Fund (as described in further detail below); and any initiatives Nuveen had taken for the applicable fund product line.

In considering advisory services, the Board recognized that the Advisor provides various oversight, administrative, compliance and other services for the Funds and each Sub-Advisor provides the portfolio investment management services to the Funds. Accordingly, in reviewing the portfolio management services provided to each Fund, the Board reviewed the materials provided by the Nuveen Investment Services Oversight Team analyzing, among other things, each Sub-Advisor's investment team and changes

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thereto, organization and history, assets under management, Fund objectives and mandate, the investment teams' philosophy and strategies in managing the Fund, developments affecting a Sub-Advisor or the Fund and performance of the Fund and each portion of the Fund's portfolio allocated to such Sub-Advisor. The Independent Board Members also reviewed portfolio manager compensation arrangements to evaluate each Fund Adviser's ability to attract and retain high quality investment personnel, preserve stability, and reward performance but not provide an incentive to take undue risks. In addition, the Board considered the Advisor's execution of its oversight responsibilities over each Sub-Advisor. Given the importance of compliance, the Independent Board Members also considered Nuveen's compliance program, including the report of the chief compliance officer regarding the Funds' compliance policies and procedures.

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

In reviewing the services provided, the Board also reviewed materials describing various notable initiatives and projects the Advisor performed in connection with the closed-end fund product line. These initiatives included continued activities to refinance auction rate preferred securities; ongoing services to manage leverage that has become increasingly complex; continued secondary market offerings and share repurchases for certain funds; and continued communications efforts with shareholders, fund analysts and financial advisers. With respect to the latter, the Independent Board Members noted Nuveen's continued commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its closed-end funds through a comprehensive secondary market communication program designed to raise investor and analyst awareness and understanding of closed-end funds. Nuveen's support services included, among other things: continuing communications in support of refinancing efforts related to auction rate preferred securities; participating in conferences; communicating continually with closed-end fund analysts covering the Nuveen funds; providing marketing for the closed-end funds; share purchases; and maintaining and enhancing a closed-end fund website.

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

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and Fund Advisers

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund over various time periods. The Board reviewed, among other things, each Fund's historic investment performance as well as information comparing the Fund's performance information with that of other funds (the "Performance Peer Group") based on data provided by an independent provider of mutual fund data and with recognized and/or customized benchmarks.

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Annual Investment Management Agreement
Approval Process (Unaudited) (continued)

The Board reviewed reports, including a comprehensive analysis of the Funds' performance and the applicable investment team. In this regard, the Board reviewed each Fund's total return information compared to the returns of its Performance Peer Group and recognized and/or customized benchmarks for the quarter, one-, three- and five-year periods ending December 31, 2010 and for the same periods ending March 31, 2011. The Independent Board Members also reviewed, among other things, the returns of each sleeve of each Fund relative to the benchmark of such sleeve for the quarter, one- and three-year periods ending December 31, 2010 and for the same periods ending March 31, 2011.

The Independent Board Members also reviewed historic premium and discount levels, including a summary of actions taken to address or discuss other developments affecting the secondary market discounts of various funds, including each of the Funds. This information supplemented the Fund performance information provided to the Board at each of its quarterly meetings.

In reviewing performance comparison information, the Independent Board Members recognized that the usefulness of the comparisons of the performance of certain funds with the performance of their respective Performance Peer Group may be limited because the Performance Peer Group may not adequately represent the objectives and strategies of the applicable funds or may be limited in size or number.

In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted that the Performance Peer Groups of each Fund were classified as having significant differences from such Funds based on various considerations such as special fund objectives, potential investable universe and the composition of the peer set (e.g., the number and size of competing funds and number of competing managers). The Independent Board Members also noted that the investment experience of a particular shareholder in the Nuveen funds will vary depending on when such shareholder invests in the applicable fund, the class held (if multiple classes are offered) and the performance of the fund (or respective class) during that shareholder's investment period. With respect to any Nuveen funds that underperformed their peers and/or benchmarks from time to time, the Board monitors such funds closely and considers any steps necessary or appropriate to address such issues.

With respect to each of the Funds which, as noted above, had significant differences from its Performance Peer Group, the Independent Board Members considered the performance of such Fund compared to its benchmark. In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted that: (a) although the Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund underperformed its benchmark for the three-year period, it outperformed its benchmark for the one-year period; and (b) the Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2 outperformed its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods.

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

C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability

1. Fees and Expenses

The Board evaluated the management fees and expenses of each Fund reviewing, among other things, such Fund's gross management fees, net management fees and net expense ratios in absolute terms as well as compared to the fee and expenses of

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a comparable universe of funds based on data provided by an independent fund data provider (the "Peer Universe") and in certain cases, to a more focused subset of funds in the Peer Universe (the "Peer Group") and any expense limitations.

The Independent Board Members further reviewed the methodology regarding the construction of the applicable Peer Universe and Peer Group (if any). In reviewing the comparisons of fee and expense information, the Independent Board Members took into account that in certain instances various factors such as: the asset level of a fund relative to peers; the limited size and particular composition of the Peer Universe or Peer Group; the investment objectives of the peers; expense anomalies; changes in the funds comprising the Peer Universe or Peer Group from year to year; levels of reimbursement; the timing of information used; and the differences in the type and use of leverage may impact the comparative data thereby limiting the ability to make a meaningful comparison with peers.

In reviewing the fee schedule for a Fund, the Independent Board Members also considered the fund-level and complex-wide breakpoint schedules (described in further detail below) and any fee waivers and reimbursements provided by Nuveen (applicable, in particular, for certain closed-end funds launched since 1999). In reviewing fees and expenses, the Board considered the expenses and fees to be higher if they were over 10 basis points higher, slightly higher if they were 6 to 10 basis points higher, in line if they were within 5 basis points higher than the peer average and below if they were below the peer average of the Peer Group (if available) or Peer Universe if there was no separate Peer Group. The Independent Board Members observed that the Funds had net management fees and net expense ratios below their peer averages.

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

2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients

The Independent Board Members further reviewed information regarding the nature of services and fee rates offered by the Advisor to other clients, including separately managed accounts (both retail and institutional accounts), foreign investment funds offered by Nuveen, and funds that are not offered by Nuveen but are sub-advised by one of Nuveen's investment management teams. In evaluating the comparisons of fees, the Independent Board Members noted that the fee rates charged to the Funds and other clients vary, among other things, because of the different services involved and the additional regulatory and compliance requirements associated with registered investment companies, such as the Funds. Accordingly, the Independent Board Members considered the differences in the product types, including, but not limited to, the services provided, the structure and operations, product distribution and costs thereof, portfolio investment policies, investor profiles, account sizes and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members noted, in particular, that the range of services provided to the Funds (as discussed above) is much more extensive than that provided to separately managed accounts. Given the inherent differences in the

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Annual Investment Management Agreement
Approval Process (Unaudited) (continued)

products, particularly the extensive services provided to the Funds, the Independent Board Members believe such facts justify the different levels of fees.

In considering the fees of a Sub-Advisor, the Independent Board Members also considered the pricing schedule or fees that the Sub-Advisor charges for similar investment management services for other fund sponsors or clients (such as retail and/or institutional managed accounts) as applicable. With respect to Symphony, the Independent Board Members also reviewed the fees it assesses for equity and taxable fixed-income hedge funds it manages, which include a performance fee. The Independent Board Members noted that with respect to Spectrum, the Sub-Advisor that is unaffiliated with Nuveen, such fees were the result of arm's-length negotiations.

3. Profitability of Fund Advisers

In conjunction with its review of fees, the Independent Board Members also considered the profitability of Nuveen for its advisory activities (which incorporated Nuveen's wholly-owned affiliated sub-advisers) and its financial condition. The Independent Board Members reviewed the revenues and expenses of Nuveen's advisory activities for the last two years, the allocation methodology used in preparing the profitability data and an analysis of the key drivers behind the changes in revenues and expenses that impacted profitability in 2010. The Independent Board Members noted this information supplemented the profitability information requested and received during the year to help keep them apprised of developments affecting profitability (such as changes in fee waivers and expense reimbursement commitments). In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted that they have an Independent Board Member serve as a point person to review and keep them apprised of changes to the profitability analysis and/or methodologies during the year. The Independent Board Members also considered Nuveen's revenues for advisory activities, expenses, and profit margin compared to that of various unaffiliated management firms with similar amounts of assets under management and relatively comparable asset composition prepared by Nuveen.

In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized the subjective nature of determining profitability which may be affected by numerous factors including the allocation of expenses. Further, the Independent Board Members recognized the difficulties in making comparisons as the profitability of other advisers generally is not publicly available and the profitability information that is available for certain advisers or management firms may not be representative of the industry and may be affected by, among other things, the adviser's particular business mix, capital costs, types of funds managed and expense allocations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Independent Board Members reviewed Nuveen's methodology and assumptions for allocating expenses across product lines to determine profitability. In reviewing profitability, the Independent Board Members recognized Nuveen's investment in its fund business. Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the Advisor's level of profitability for its advisory activities was reasonable in light of the services provided.

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With respect to Tradewinds and Symphony, the Independent Board Members reviewed each such Sub-Advisor's revenues, expenses and pre-tax profitability margins. Similarly, with respect to Spectrum, which is unaffiliated with Nuveen, the Independent Board Members also considered such Sub-Advisor's revenues, expenses and profitability margins (pre- and post-tax). Based on their review, the Independent Board Members were satisfied that the respective Sub-Advisor's level of profitability was reasonable in light of the services provided.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Independent Board Members also considered other amounts paid to a Fund Adviser by the Funds as well as any indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements, if any) the Fund Adviser and its affiliates receive, or are expected to receive, that are directly attributable to the management of the Funds, if any. See Section E below for additional information on indirect benefits the Fund Adviser may receive as a result of its relationship with the Funds. Based on their review of the overall fee arrangements of each Fund, the Independent Board Members determined that the advisory fees and expenses of the respective Fund were reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Board Members have recognized the potential benefits resulting from the costs of a fund being spread over a larger asset base, although economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, particularly on a fund-by-fund basis. One method to help ensure the shareholders share in these benefits is to include breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule. Generally, management fees for funds in the Nuveen complex are comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component, subject to certain exceptions. Accordingly, the Independent Board Members reviewed and considered the applicable fund-level breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules that reduce advisory fees as asset levels increase. Further, the Independent Board Members noted that although closed-end funds may from time-to-time make additional share offerings, the growth of their assets will occur primarily through the appreciation of such funds' investment portfolio.

In addition to fund-level advisory fee breakpoints, the Board also considered the Funds' complex-wide fee arrangement. Pursuant to the complex-wide fee arrangement, the fees of the funds in the Nuveen complex are generally reduced as the assets in the fund complex reach certain levels. The complex-wide fee arrangement seeks to provide the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund complex assets increase, even if assets of a particular fund are unchanged or have decreased. The approach reflects the notion that some of Nuveen's costs are attributable to services provided to all its funds in the complex and therefore all funds benefit if these costs are spread over a larger asset base.

Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the breakpoint schedules and complex-wide fee arrangement were acceptable and reflect economies of scale to be shared with shareholders when assets under management increase.

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Annual Investment Management Agreement
Approval Process (Unaudited) (continued)

E. Indirect Benefits

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

In addition to the above, the Independent Board Members considered whether the Fund Advisers received any benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a Fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research that may be useful to the Fund Adviser in managing the assets of the Funds and other clients. With respect to the Advisor, the Independent Board Members recognized that the Advisor has the authority to pay a higher commission in return for brokerage and research services if it determines in good faith that the commission paid is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided. With respect to Tradewinds, the Independent Board Members considered that such Sub-Advisor may benefit from its soft dollar arrangements pursuant to which it receives research from brokers that execute the applicable Fund's portfolio transactions. The Independent Board Members noted that the profitability of the Advisor and Tradewinds may be somewhat lower if they did not receive the research services pursuant to the soft dollar arrangements and had to acquire such services directly.

With respect to Spectrum and Symphony, the following soft dollar arrangements were noted. With respect to Spectrum, the Board noted that Spectrum does not direct trades through non-affiliated broker-dealers and therefore does not have any brokerage to provide in order to receive research or related services on a soft dollar basis. Spectrum, however, may from time to time receive research from various firms with which it transacts client business, but it has no arrangements with these firms. Spectrum also serves as its own broker for portfolio transactions for the Funds and therefore may receive some indirect compensation. With respect to Symphony, the Board also considered that Symphony currently does not enter into soft dollar arrangements; however, it has adopted a soft dollar policy in the event it does so in the future.

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

F. Other Considerations

The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser's fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to each Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed.

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Reinvest Automatically
Easily and Conveniently

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

Nuveen Closed-End Funds Automatic Reinvestment Plan

Your Nuveen Closed-End Fund allows you to conveniently reinvest distributions in additional Fund shares.

By choosing to reinvest, you'll be able to invest money regularly and automatically, and watch your investment grow through the power of compounding. Just like distributions in cash, there may be times when income or capital gains taxes may be payable on distributions that are reinvested.

It is important to note that an automatic reinvestment plan does not ensure a profit, nor does it protect you against loss in a declining market.

Easy and convenient

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

How shares are purchased

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

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Reinvest Automatically
Easily and Conveniently (continued)

by Plan participants. These commissions usually will be lower than those charged on individual transactions.

Flexible

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

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

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

Call today to start reinvesting distributions

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

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Glossary of Terms
Used in this Report

•  Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment's performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment's actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

•  Beta: Beta is a measure describing the relationship between a security's return and the return of the security's asset class as a whole. Higher beta securities often show greater volatility than the general market, while lower beta securities have less perceived volatility.

•  Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs): Collateralized debt obligations are a type of asset-backed security constructed from a portfolio of fixed-income assets. CDOs usually are divided into different tranches having different ratings and paying different interest rates. Losses, if any, are applied in reverse order of seniority and so junior tranches generally offer higher coupons to compensate for added default risk.

•  Current Distribution Rate: Current distribution rate is based on the Fund's current annualized quarterly distribution divided by the Fund's current market price. The Fund's quarterly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the calendar year the Fund's cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund's distributions, a tax return of capital.

•  Effective Leverage: Effective leverage is a Fund's effective economic leverage, and includes both structural leverage and the leverage effects of certain derivative investments in the Fund's portfolio.

•  Leverage: Using borrowed money to invest in securities or other assets.

•  Net Asset Value (NAV): A Fund's NAV per common share is calculated by subtracting the liabilities of the Fund (including any debt or preferred shares issued in order to leverage the Fund) from its total assets and then dividing the remainder by the number of common shares outstanding. Fund NAVs are calculated at the end of each business day.

•  Structural Leverage: Structural Leverage consists of preferred shares or debt issued by the fund. Both of these are part of a fund's capital structure. Structural leverage is sometimes referred to as "'40 Act Leverage" and is subject to asset coverage limits set in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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Other Useful Information

Board of Trustees

John P. Amboian
Robert P. Bremner
Jack B. Evans
William C. Hunter
David J. Kundert
William J. Schneider
Judith M. Stockdale
Carole E. Stone
Virginia L. Stringer
Terence J. Toth

Fund Manager

Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company
Boston, MA

Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services

State Street Bank & Trust Company
Nuveen Funds
P.O. Box 43071
Providence, RI 02940-3071
(800) 257-8787

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL

Quarterly Portfolio of Investments and Proxy Voting Information

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

You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at (202) 942-8090 for room hours and operation. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.

CEO Certification Disclosure

Each Fund's Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

Each Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Common Share Information

Each Fund intends to repurchase shares of its own common stock in the future at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Funds repurchased shares of their common stock as shown in the accompanying table.

Fund   Common
Shares
Repurchased
 
JPC   534,950  
JQC   710,259  

 

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

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Nuveen Investments makes it easy, with the ultimate online resource.

At nuveen.com/understand, you have access to comprehensive educational tools, video libraries and daily pricing for Nuveen's more than 130* closed-end funds–so you can stay up to date on the latest income-investing news and information.

All the tools and resources you need on closed-end funds are just a click away. www.nuveen.com/understand

* There are risks inherent in any investment, including market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and the possible loss of principal. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved and income is not guaranteed. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. Diversification does not ensure against loss.

  * As of 5/31/11



Nuveen Investments:
Serving Investors for Generations

Distributed by
Nuveen Securities, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
www.nuveen.com/performance

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

Focused on meeting investor needs.

Nuveen Investments is a global investment management firm that seeks to help secure the long-term goals of institutions and high net worth investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. We market our growing range of specialized investment solutions under the high-quality brands of HydePark, NWQ, Nuveen Asset Management, Santa Barbara, Symphony, Tradewinds and Winslow Capital. In total, Nuveen Investments managed approximately $210 billion of assets as of June 30, 2011.

Find out how we can help you.

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

Learn more about Nuveen Funds at: www.nuveen.com/performance

ESA-F-0611D




 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.

 

b) Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

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

 

Not applicable to this filing.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)*

 

 

 

(a)

 

AVERAGE

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES

 

MAXIMUM NUMBER (OR

 

 

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF

 

PRICE

 

(OR UNITS) PURCHASED AS

 

APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE) OF

 

 

 

SHARES (OR

 

PAID PER

 

PART OF PUBLICLY

 

SHARES (OR UNITS) THAT MAY YET

 

 

 

UNITS)

 

SHARE (OR

 

ANNOUNCED PLANS OR

 

BE PURCHASED UNDER THE PLANS OR

 

Period*

 

PURCHASED

 

UNIT)

 

PROGRAMS

 

PROGRAMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 1-31, 2011

 

180,400

 

8.74

 

180,400

 

13,400,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 1-28, 2011

 

103,223

 

8.92

 

103,223

 

13,297,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARCH 1-31, 2011

 

87,997

 

8.84

 

87,997

 

13,209,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 1-30, 2011

 

164,428

 

8.98

 

164,428

 

13,044,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAY 1-31, 2011

 

108,545

 

9.19

 

108,545

 

12,936,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 1-30, 2011

 

65,666

 

9.05

 

65,666

 

12,870,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

710,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


* The registrant’s repurchase program, which authorized the repurchase of 13,720,000 shares, was announced November 16, 2010.  Any repurchases made by the registrant pursuant to the program were made through open-market transactions.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this item.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

 

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

 

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: Ex-99.CERT attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable.

 

(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)); Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. Ex-99.906 CERT attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income and Growth Fund 2

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy

 

 

Kevin J. McCarthy

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

Date: September 7, 2011

 

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

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman

 

 

Gifford R. Zimmerman

 

Chief Administrative Officer

 

(principal executive officer)

 

Date: September 7, 2011

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Stephen D. Foy

 

 

Stephen D. Foy

 

Vice President and Controller

 

(principal financial officer)

 

Date: September 7, 2011