Nuveen TN Municipal Bond A  FTNTX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Muni Single State Long Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-10-31
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 11.20
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
12.65%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
362
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Nuveen TN Municipal Bond A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Muni Single State Long
Index: BarCap Municipal TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1987-11-02 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 12.65 12.63 3.82 4.02 5.37 6.21
+/- Category -5.10 -2.33 1.70 0.85 0.60 ---
+/- BarCap Municipal TR USD 0.51 0.96 -0.43 -0.34 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 9.29 8.93 3.00 3.47 4.94 6.11
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 7.54 9.93 2.31 2.95 4.92 6.01
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 9.76 2.23 2.89 4.88 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 8.04 2.52 3.08 4.86 ---
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# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 320 funds), (5 yrs : out of 285 funds), (10 yrs : out of 268 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 4.20%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
General Obligations 10.87
Advance Refunded 7.23
State Appropriated Tobacco ---
Non-state Appropriated Tobacco ---
Education 2.42
Health 20.37
Housing 8.09
Industrial 2.39
Transportation ---
Utilities 15.86
Water/Sewer 18.06
Misc. Revenue 14.72
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 30.6
AA 40.2
A 18.4
BBB 8.3
BB 0.9
B 0.5
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 1.2
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.0
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 100.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-10-31 Data through 2009-10-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 9
Total Number of Bond Holdings 129 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.81
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 25.91 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
Met Govt Nashville & Davidson Subordina 2021-06-01 18,670 11,607 3.29
Memphis-Shelby Cnty Tenn Sport Re 5.125% 2028-11-01 10,000 11,190 3.17
Harpeth Vy Utils Dist 5.25% 2042-09-01 10,610 10,937 3.10
Johnson City Tenn Health & Edl Rev 5.25% 2028-07-01 9,395 9,509 2.70
Met Govt Nashville & Davidson Rev Bds 5% 2039-10-01 9,000 9,404 2.67
Metropolitan Govt Nashville & Rev 5.125% 2026-05-15 9,000 9,150 2.59
Johnson City Tenn Health & Edl Re 5.125% 2025-07-01 7,795 7,899 2.24
Metropolitan Govt Nashville & Rev Bds 2011-05-15 7,800 7,696 2.18
Shelby Cnty Tenn Health Edl & Rev Bds 5% 2036-07-01 7,500 7,546 2.14
Knoxville Tenn G.O. Bds 5% 2025-05-01 6,070 6,445 1.83
Data through 2009-10-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1987-11-02
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Daniel J. Close  (2007-03-01)
Mr. Close is a co-portfolio manager of the Nuveen Preferred Securities Fund from Jan.8,2008. He is an Assistant Vice President of NAM. He joined Nuveen Investments in 2000 as a member of Nuveens product management and development team. He then served as a research analyst for Nuveens municipal investing team, covering corporate-backed, energy, transportation and utility credits. Close holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-09-30)
Front: 4.20
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.82
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-05-31)
Correspondence Information
John Nuveen & Co Inc
333 W. Wacker Drive 32nd Floor
Chicago,  IL  60606
United States
Telephone:
800-257-8787
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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