UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-22482
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Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||||||||||
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333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Kevin J. McCarthy—Vice President and Secretary |
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(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
312-917-7700 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
November 30 |
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Date of reporting period: |
August 31, 2012 |
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Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Schedule of Investments
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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) |
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Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund (JMF) |
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August 31, 2012 |
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Shares/ |
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Description (1) |
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Master Limited Partnerships & MLP Affiliates – 128.5% (91.0% of Total Investments) |
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Energy Equipment & Services – 1.3% (0.9% of Total Investments) |
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407,695 |
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Exterran Partners LP |
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$ 8,683,904 |
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Metals & Mining – 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments) |
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43,280 |
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Hi-Crush Partners LP |
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842,229 |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 127.1% (90.0% of Total Investments) |
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45,300 |
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Access Midstream Partners LP |
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1,364,889 |
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134,100 |
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Alliance Holding GP LP |
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6,490,440 |
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57,996 |
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Alliance Resource Partner |
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3,591,692 |
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139,450 |
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American Midstream Partners LP |
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2,710,908 |
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382,700 |
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BreitBurn Energy Partners LP |
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7,489,439 |
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389,848 |
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Buckeye Partners LP, Class B Shares, (2), (3), (4) |
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18,181,345 |
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1,179,695 |
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Copano Energy LLC |
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36,204,840 |
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135,531 |
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Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Class C Shares, (2), (3), (4) |
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3,259,819 |
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1,305,154 |
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DCP Midstream Partners LP |
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56,304,343 |
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586,775 |
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El Paso Pipeline Partners LP |
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21,235,387 |
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1,836,240 |
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Enbridge Energy Partners LP |
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54,095,630 |
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1,744,332 |
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Energy Transfer Equity LP |
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76,663,391 |
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1,466,154 |
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Enterprise Products Partners LP |
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78,292,624 |
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455,865 |
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EV Energy Partners LP |
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28,614,646 |
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945,154 |
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Genesis Energy LP |
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30,547,377 |
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36,000 |
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Golar LNG Partners LP |
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1,145,340 |
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108,695 |
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Holly Energy Partners LP |
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7,320,608 |
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1,426,630 |
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Inergy LP |
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30,758,143 |
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669,040 |
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Inergy Midstream LP |
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15,588,632 |
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1,955,275 |
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Kinder Morgan Management LLC, (3) |
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69,940,187 |
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120,898 |
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Magellan Midstream Partners LP |
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10,030,907 |
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340,200 |
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MarkWest Energy Partners LP |
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18,064,620 |
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241,600 |
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NGL Energy Partners LP |
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6,134,224 |
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469,100 |
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NuStar GP Holdings LLC |
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14,293,477 |
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30,000 |
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Oiltanking Partners LP |
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1,103,400 |
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362,906 |
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ONEOK Partners LP |
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20,620,319 |
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709,615 |
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Oxford Resource Partners LP |
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6,443,304 |
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706,014 |
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Plains All American Pipeline LP |
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61,091,391 |
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977,168 |
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Regency Energy Partners LP |
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22,611,668 |
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440,076 |
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Spectra Energy Partners LP |
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14,091,234 |
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203,285 |
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Sunoco Logistics Partners LP |
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9,483,245 |
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362,015 |
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Targa Resources Partners LP |
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14,668,848 |
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509,969 |
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TC PipeLines LP |
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23,162,792 |
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880,929 |
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Teekay Offshore Partners LP |
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25,009,574 |
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10,000 |
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Tesoro Logistics LP |
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435,700 |
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268,586 |
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TransMontaigne Partners LP |
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9,814,132 |
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636,670 |
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Western Gas Partners LP |
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30,400,993 |
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1,092,002 |
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Williams Partners LP |
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56,325,463 |
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Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
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893,584,971 |
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Total Master Limited Partnerships & MLP Affiliates (cost $773,495,573) |
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903,111,104 |
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Principal |
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Amount (000) |
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Description (1) |
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Coupon |
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Maturity |
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Value |
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Short-Term Investments – 12.7% (9.0% of Total Investments) |
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$ 89,605 |
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Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank, dated 8/31/12, repurchase price $89,605,201, collateralized by $91,100,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, due 4/15/15, value $91,399,628 |
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0.010% |
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9/04/12 |
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$ 89,605,101 |
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Total Short-Term Investments (cost $89,605,101) |
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89,605,101 |
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Total Investments (cost $863,100,674) – 141.2% |
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992,716,205 |
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Borrowings – (32.0)% (5), (6) |
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(225,000,000) |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities – (9.2)% |
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(64,839,207) |
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Net Assets – 100% |
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$ 702,876,998 |
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Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund 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 following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels. Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Level 3 – Prices are determined using 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 risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period: | |||||||||
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Level 1 |
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Level 3 |
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Total |
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Long-Term Investments: |
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Master Limited Partnerships & MLP Affiliates* |
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$ 881,669,940 |
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$ 21,441,164 |
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$ 903,111,104 |
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Short-Term Investments: |
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Repurchase Agreements |
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89,605,101 |
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89,605,101 |
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$ 881,669,940 |
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$ 111,046,265 |
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$ 992,716,205 |
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* Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for industry breakdown of Master Limited Partnerships & MLP Affiliates classified as Level 2. |
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The Nuveen funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the oversight of the daily valuation process to the Adviser’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the funds’ pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors/Trustees. The Valuation Committee is aided in its efforts by the Adviser’s dedicated Securities Valuation Team, which is responsible for administering the daily valuation process and applying fair value methodologies as approved by the Valuation Committee. When determining the reliability of independent pricing services for investments owned by the funds, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of the pricing services and monitors the quality of security prices received through various testing reports conducted by the Securities Valuation Team.
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such testing and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors/Trustees. |
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Income Tax Information |
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At August 31, 2012, the cost of investments was $863,386,342. |
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Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at August 31, 2012, were as follows: |
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Gross unrealized: |
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Appreciation |
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$ 158,135,721 |
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Depreciation |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
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$ 129,329,863 |
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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. | |||||||||
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All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets unless otherwise noted. | |||||||||
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For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, Master Limited Partnership & MLP Affiliate categorized as Level 2. | |||||||||
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Security is restricted and may be resold only in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. | |||||||||
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Borrowings Payable as a percentage of Total Investments is 22.7%. | |||||||||
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The Fund may pledge up to 100% of its eligible investments in the Portfolio of Investments as collateral for Borrowings. As of August 31, 2012, investments with a value of $648,644,213 have been pledged as collateral for Borrowings. | |||||||||
Item 2. 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 Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
File as exhibits as part of this Form 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)), exactly as set forth below: EX-99 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.
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(Registrant) |
Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund |
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By (Signature and Title) |
/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy |
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Kevin J. McCarthy |
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Vice President and Secretary |
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Date: October 30, 2012
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.
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By (Signature and Title) |
/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman |
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Gifford R. Zimmerman |
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Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer) |
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Date: October 30, 2012
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By (Signature and Title) |
/s/ Stephen D. Foy |
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Stephen D. Foy |
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Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer) |
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Date: October 30, 2012