Portfolio of Investments
|
|||||
Nuveen Build America Bond Opportunity Fund (NBD)
|
|||||
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
|
|||||
Principal
|
Optional Call
|
||||
Amount (000)
|
Description (1)
|
Provisions (2)
|
Ratings (3)
|
Value
|
|
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 105.0% (100.0% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 104.2% (99.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
California – 23.9% (22.7% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
$ 1,500
|
California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Build
|
No Opt. Call
|
A+
|
$ 2,323,980
|
|
America Taxable Bond Series 2009G-2, 8.361%, 10/01/34
|
|||||
2,500
|
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, California, Revenue Bonds, Loma Linda
|
No Opt. Call
|
BB+
|
2,815,125
|
|
University Medical Center, Series 2014B, 6.000%, 12/01/24
|
|||||
2,000
|
Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles County, California, General Obligation
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA+
|
7,958,100
|
|
Bonds, Tender Option Bond Trust TN027, 29.124%, 8/01/49 (IF) (4)
|
|||||
2,650
|
Los Angeles Department of Airports, California, Revenue Bonds, Los Angeles International
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
3,700,089
|
|
Airport, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series 2009C, 6.582%, 5/15/39
|
|||||
2,000
|
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Water System Revenue Bonds, Tender
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA+
|
7,573,800
|
|
Option Bond Trust T0003, 28.439%, 7/01/42 (IF) (4)
|
|||||
1,000
|
Oakland Redevelopment Agency, California, Subordinated Housing Set Aside Revenue Bonds,
|
No Opt. Call
|
A+
|
1,077,040
|
|
Federally Taxable Series 2011A-T, 7.500%, 9/01/19
|
|||||
2,200
|
San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, California, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds,
|
No Opt. Call
|
AAA
|
3,145,714
|
|
Build America Taxable Bonds Series 2010A, 5.911%, 4/01/48
|
|||||
1,500
|
San Francisco City and County Public Utilities Commission, California, Water Revenue Bonds,
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
2,283,540
|
|
Build America Taxable Bonds, Series 2010G, 6.950%, 11/01/50
|
|||||
675
|
San Francisco City and County Redevelopment Financing Authority, California, Tax Allocation
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
946,134
|
|
Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Redevelopment Projects, Taxable Series 2009E, 8.406%, 8/01/39
|
|||||
2,000
|
San Francisco City and County, California, Certificates of Participation, 525 Golden Gate
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA
|
5,189,900
|
|
Avenue, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Office Project, Tender Option Bond Trust
|
|||||
B001, 28.197%, 11/01/41 (IF)
|
|||||
315
|
Stanton Redevelopment Agency, California, Consolidated Project Tax Allocation Bonds, Series
|
No Opt. Call
|
A
|
352,888
|
|
2011A, 7.000%, 12/01/19
|
|||||
2,000
|
The Regents of the University of California, Medical Center Pooled Revenue Bonds, Build
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
2,893,740
|
|
America Taxable Bonds, Series 2010H, 6.548%, 5/15/48
|
|||||
20,340
|
Total California
|
40,260,050
|
|||
Colorado – 5.4% (5.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
4,000
|
Colorado State Bridge Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Federally Taxable Build America Series 2010A,
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA
|
5,454,920
|
|
6.078%, 12/01/40
|
|||||
2,555
|
Regional Transportation District, Colorado, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Fastracks Project, Build
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA+
|
3,733,008
|
|
America Series 2010B, 5.844%, 11/01/50
|
|||||
6,555
|
Total Colorado
|
9,187,928
|
|||
Connecticut – 0.9% (0.9% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
1,355
|
Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District, Connecticut, Special Obligation Revenue
|
4/20 at 100.00
|
N/R
|
1,584,551
|
|
Bonds, Harbor Point Project, Federally Taxable – Issuer Subsidy – Recovery Zone Economic
|
|||||
Development Bond Series 2010B, 12.500%, 4/01/39
|
|||||
Georgia – 2.8% (2.7% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
1,000
|
Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Cobb County
|
1/26 at 100.00
|
AAA
|
1,084,040
|
|
Coliseum Project, Taxable Series 2015, 4.500%, 1/01/47
|
|||||
3,000
|
Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project P Bonds, Refunding
|
No Opt. Call
|
A–
|
3,627,840
|
|
Taxable Build America Bonds Series 2010A, 7.055%, 4/01/57
|
|||||
4,000
|
Total Georgia
|
4,711,880
|
|||
Illinois – 9.3% (8.9% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
3,715
|
Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois, Sales Tax Receipts Revenue Bonds, Federally Taxable Build
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA
|
4,576,248
|
|
America Bonds, Series 2010B, 6.200%, 12/01/40
|
|||||
1,255
|
Chicago, Illinois, General Airport Revenue Bonds, O’Hare International Airport, Third Lien,
|
1/20 at 100.00
|
A
|
1,428,654
|
|
Build America Taxable Bond Series 2010B, 6.845%, 1/01/38
|
|||||
2,000
|
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series 2010-5,
|
No Opt. Call
|
BBB+
|
2,245,620
|
|
7.350%, 7/01/35
|
|||||
5,000
|
Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Toll Highway Revenue Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds,
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
6,747,250
|
|
Senior Lien Series 2009A, 6.184%, 1/01/34
|
|||||
365
|
Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency, Power Project Revenue Bonds, Prairie State Project,
|
No Opt. Call
|
A2
|
455,323
|
|
Build America Bond Series 2009C, 6.859%, 1/01/39
|
|||||
205
|
Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency, Power Project Revenue Bonds, Prairie State Project,
|
No Opt. Call
|
A2
|
286,762
|
|
Build America Taxable Bond Series 2010A, 7.820%, 1/01/40
|
|||||
12,540
|
Total Illinois
|
15,739,857
|
|||
Indiana – 0.8% (0.8% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
1,000
|
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series
|
No Opt. Call
|
Aa1
|
1,398,520
|
|
2010B-2, 6.116%, 1/15/40
|
|||||
Kentucky – 2.6% (2.4% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
3,000
|
Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, Kentucky, Sewer and Drainage
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA
|
4,309,440
|
|
System Revenue Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds Series 2010A, 6.250%, 5/15/43
|
|||||
Massachusetts – 3.4% (3.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,000
|
Massachusetts, Transportation Fund Revenue Bonds, Accelerated Bridge Program, Tender Option
|
No Opt. Call
|
AAA
|
5,699,300
|
|
Bond Trust T0004, 23.930%, 6/01/40 (IF) (4)
|
|||||
Michigan – 1.2% (1.1% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,000
|
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds,
|
No Opt. Call
|
B–
|
1,942,020
|
|
Taxable Turbo Series 2006A, 7.309%, 6/01/34
|
|||||
Mississippi – 1.6% (1.5% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,085
|
Mississippi State, General Obligation Bonds, Build America Taxable Bond Series 2010F,
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA+
|
2,644,677
|
|
5.245%, 11/01/34
|
|||||
Nevada – 2.7% (2.6% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
1,950
|
Clark County, Nevada, Airport Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2009B, 6.881%, 7/01/42
|
7/19 at 100.00
|
AA–
|
2,233,413
|
|
1,500
|
Clark County, Nevada, Airport Revenue Bonds, Taxable Direct Payment Build America Bond Series
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
2,323,605
|
|
2010C, 6.820%, 7/01/45
|
|||||
3,450
|
Total Nevada
|
4,557,018
|
|||
New Jersey – 3.3% (3.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,000
|
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series 2010A,
|
No Opt. Call
|
A+
|
3,048,300
|
|
7.102%, 1/01/41
|
|||||
2,000
|
Rutgers State University, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Build America Taxable Bond Series 2010H,
|
No Opt. Call
|
Aa3
|
2,567,100
|
|
5.665%, 5/01/40
|
|||||
4,000
|
Total New Jersey
|
5,615,400
|
|||
New York – 14.0% (13.3% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,000
|
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, Tender
|
No Opt. Call
|
AAA
|
5,541,000
|
|
Option Bond Trust B004, 23.643%, 3/15/40 (IF)
|
|||||
1,270
|
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Federally
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
1,834,388
|
|
Taxable Issuer Subsidy Build America Bonds, Series 2010A, 6.668%, 11/15/39
|
|||||
1,500
|
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System Revenue
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA+
|
2,043,030
|
|
Bonds, Second Generation Resolution, Build America Taxable Bonds, Fiscal 2011 Series AA,
|
|||||
5.440%, 6/15/43 (4)
|
|||||
2,000
|
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, Water and Sewer System
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA+
|
6,408,900
|
|
Revenue Bonds, Second Generation Resolution, Taxable Tender Option Bonds Trust T30001-2,
|
|||||
25.608%, 6/15/44 (IF)
|
|||||
3,500
|
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York, Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Build
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA
|
5,020,435
|
|
America Taxable Bond Fiscal 2011 Series 2010S-1B, 6.828%, 7/15/40
|
|||||
1,500
|
New York City, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Federally Taxable Build America Bonds,
|
12/20 at 100.00
|
AA
|
1,791,930
|
|
Series 2010-F1, 6.646%, 12/01/31
|
|||||
1,000
|
New York Transportation Development Corporation, Special Facilities Bonds, LaGuardia Airport
|
No Opt. Call
|
BBB
|
1,027,100
|
|
Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Taxable Series 2016B, 3.673%, 7/01/30
|
|||||
12,770
|
Total New York
|
23,666,783
|
|||
North Carolina – 1.3% (1.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
1,955
|
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System State Annual Appropriation
|
1/19 at 100.00
|
AA
|
2,190,812
|
|
Revenue Bonds, Federally Taxable Issuer Subsidy Build America Bonds, Series 2009B,
|
|||||
6.700%, 1/01/39
|
|||||
Ohio – 5.0% (4.7% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
1,500
|
American Municipal Power Inc., Ohio, Meldahl Hydroelectric Projects Revenue Bonds, Build
|
No Opt. Call
|
A
|
2,216,040
|
|
America Bond Series 2010B, 7.499%, 2/15/50
|
|||||
2,650
|
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Wastewater Improvement Revenue Bonds, Build America
|
11/20 at 100.00
|
AA+
|
3,060,247
|
|
Taxable Bonds, Series 2010, 6.038%, 11/15/40
|
|||||
3,075
|
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, Ohio, Special Obligation TIF Revenue Bonds,
|
1/26 at 100.00
|
N/R
|
3,107,718
|
|
Cooperative Township Public Parking, Kenwood Collection Redevelopment, Senior Lien Series
|
|||||
2016A, 6.600%, 1/01/39
|
|||||
7,225
|
Total Ohio
|
8,384,005
|
|||
Pennsylvania – 2.0% (1.9% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,575
|
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series
|
No Opt. Call
|
A1
|
3,392,279
|
|
2010B, 5.511%, 12/01/45
|
|||||
South Carolina – 6.0% (5.7% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
6,735
|
South Carolina Public Service Authority, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Santee Cooper,
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
9,618,320
|
|
Federally Taxable Build America Series 2010C, 6.454%, 1/01/50 (UB)
|
|||||
155
|
South Carolina Public Service Authority, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Santee Cooper,
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA–
|
486,785
|
|
Federally Taxable Build America Tender Option Bond Trust T30002, 27.542%, 1/01/50 (IF)
|
|||||
6,890
|
Total South Carolina
|
10,105,105
|
|||
Tennessee – 3.3% (3.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
4,060
|
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Convention Center Authority, Tennessee,
|
No Opt. Call
|
Aa3
|
5,640,964
|
|
Tourism Tax Revenue Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2010B,
|
|||||
6.731%, 7/01/43
|
|||||
Texas – 8.3% (7.9% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,520
|
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Texas, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series
|
No Opt. Call
|
AA+
|
3,652,160
|
|
2009B, 5.999%, 12/01/44
|
|||||
2,000
|
Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corporation, Texas, Hotel Revenue Bonds, Build
|
No Opt. Call
|
A1
|
2,828,120
|
|
America Taxable Bonds, Series 09B, 7.088%, 1/01/42
|
|||||
2,350
|
North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue Bonds, Taxable Build America Bond Series 2009B,
|
No Opt. Call
|
A1
|
3,608,190
|
|
6.718%, 1/01/49
|
|||||
2,000
|
North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue Bonds, Taxable Build America Bonds, Series
|
2/20 at 100.00
|
Baa2
|
2,393,200
|
|
2010-B2, 8.910%, 2/01/30
|
|||||
1,500
|
Texas Public Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA),
|
7/19 at 100.00
|
N/R
|
1,554,120
|
|
Series 2014, 8.250%, 7/01/24
|
|||||
10,370
|
Total Texas
|
14,035,790
|
|||
Virginia – 2.8% (2.7% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
1,110
|
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia, Dulles Toll Road Second Senior Lien
|
No Opt. Call
|
BBB+
|
1,720,345
|
|
Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, Series 2009D, 7.462%, 10/01/46 – AGC Insured
|
|||||
3,560
|
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of Virginia, Tobacco Settlement Asset Backed Bonds,
|
9/16 at 100.00
|
B–
|
3,024,505
|
|
Refunding Senior Lien Series 2007A, 6.706%, 6/01/46
|
|||||
4,670
|
Total Virginia
|
4,744,850
|
|||
Washington – 2.3% (2.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,855
|
Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, Lodging Tax Revenue Bonds,
|
No Opt. Call
|
Aa3
|
3,847,712
|
|
Build America Taxable Bond Series 2010B, 6.790%, 7/01/40
|
|||||
West Virginia – 1.3% (1.2% of Total Investments)
|
|||||
2,320
|
Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
|
No Opt. Call
|
B2
|
2,230,541
|
|
Taxable Turbo Series 2007A, 7.467%, 6/01/47
|
|||||
$ 118,015
|
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $121,420,659)
|
175,889,482
|
Principal
|
||||||
Amount (000)
|
Description (1)
|
Coupon
|
Maturity
|
Ratings (3)
|
Value
|
|
CORPORATE BONDS – 0.8% (0.8% of Total Investments)
|
||||||
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.8% (0.8% of Total Investments)
|
||||||
$ 1,300
|
BCOM Investment Partners LLC, Taxable Notes, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Series
|
7.500%
|
9/01/45
|
N/R
|
$ 1,356,460
|
|
2015, 144A
|
||||||
$ 1,300
|
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $1,300,000)
|
1,356,460
|
||||
Total Long-Tem Investments (cost $122,720,659)
|
177,245,942
|
|||||
Borrowings – (7.1)% (5), (6)
|
(12,000,000)
|
|||||
Floating Rate Obligations – (3.2)%
|
(5,390,000)
|
|||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 5.3% (7)
|
8,932,743
|
|||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%
|
$ 168,788,685
|
Investment in Derivatives as of June 30, 2016
|
|||||||||||
Interest Rate Swaps
|
|||||||||||
Variation
|
|||||||||||
Fund
|
Fixed Rate
|
Optional
|
Margin
|
Unrealized
|
|||||||
Notional
|
Pay/Receive
|
Floating Rate
|
Fixed Rate
|
Payment
|
Effective
|
Termination |
Termination
|
Receivable/
|
Appreciation
|
||
Counterparty
|
Amount
|
Floating Rate
|
Index
|
(Annualized)
|
Frequency
|
Date (8)
|
Date
|
Date
|
Value
|
(Payable)
|
(Depreciation)
|
Barclays Bank PLC
|
$29,500,000
|
Receive
|
1-Month USD
LIBOR-ICE |
1.655%
|
Monthly
|
1/03/17
|
6/01/18
|
6/01/20
|
$ (939,904)
|
$ —
|
$(1,277,524)
|
Barclays Bank PLC*
|
14,700,000
|
Receive
|
3-Month USD
LIBOR-ICE |
2.329
|
Semi-Annually
|
1/25/17
|
N/A
|
1/25/37
|
(1,421,522)
|
101,019
|
(1,421,522)
|
Barclays Bank PLC*
|
20,000,000
|
Receive
|
3-Month USD
LIBOR-ICE |
2.971
|
Semi-Annually
|
7/13/16
|
N/A
|
7/13/45
|
(5,447,466)
|
215,116
|
(5,447,466)
|
Morgan Stanley &
|
3-Month USD | ||||||||||
Co. LLC*
|
34,200,000
|
Receive
|
LIBOR-ICE
|
1.972
|
Semi-Annually
|
4/13/17
|
N/A
|
4/13/27
|
(1,585,299)
|
78,361
|
(1,585,299)
|
$98,400,000
|
$(9,394,191)
|
$394,496
|
$(9,731,811)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Long-Term Investments:
|
||||
Municipal Bonds
|
$ —
|
$175,889,482
|
$ —
|
$175,889,482
|
Corporate Bonds
|
—
|
1,356,460
|
—
|
1,356,460
|
Investments in Derivatives:
|
||||
Interest Rate Swaps*
|
—
|
(9,731,811)
|
—
|
(9,731,811)
|
Total
|
$ —
|
$167,514,131
|
$ —
|
$167,514,131
|
Gross unrealized:
|
|
Appreciation
|
$54,257,748
|
Depreciation
|
(14,073)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
|
$54,243,675
|
(1)
|
All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common
|
|
shares unless otherwise noted.
|
||
(2)
|
Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption.
|
|
There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities
|
||
may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.
|
||
(3)
|
For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group
|
|
(“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors 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.
|
|
(4)
|
Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for
|
|
investments in derivatives and/or inverse floating rate transactions.
|
||
(5)
|
Borrowings as a percentage of Total Investments is 6.8%.
|
|
(6)
|
The Fund may pledge up to 100% of its eligible investments (excluding any investments separately pledged
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as collateral for specific investments in derivatives, when applicable) as collateral for borrowings.
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(7)
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Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the counter
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(“OTC”) derivatives as well as the OTC-cleared and exchange-traded derivatives, when applicable.
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(8)
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Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and Counterparty commence interest payment
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accruals on each contract.
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(IF)
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Inverse floating rate investment.
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(UB)
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Underlying bond of an inverse floating rate trust reflected as a financing transaction.
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144A
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Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally
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those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.
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N/A
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Not applicable
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USD LIBOR-ICE
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United States Dollar-London Inter-Bank Offered Rate Intercontinental Exchange
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a.
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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)).
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b.
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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.
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By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy |
Kevin J. McCarthy
Vice President and Secretary
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By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman |
Gifford R. Zimmerman
Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)
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By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Stephen D. Foy |
Stephen D. Foy
Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer)
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