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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 811-7056

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
(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: March 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2013

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, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Table of Contents
 
Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders
4
   
Portfolio Manager’s Comments
5
   
Share Information
11
   
Risk Considerations
13
   
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries
14
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
15
   
Portfolio of Investments
16
   
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
28
   
Statement of Operations
29
   
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
30
   
Financial Highlights
32
   
Notes to Financial Statements
34
   
Board Member & Officers
40
   
Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently
45
   
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
47
   
Additional Fund Information
51

 
 

 
 
Chairman’s
Letter to Shareholders
 
 
Dear Shareholders,
 
The global economy continues to struggle with low growth rates. The European Central Bank’s commitment to “do what it takes” to support sovereign debt markets has stabilized the broader euro area financial markets. The larger member states of the European Union (EU) are working diligently on a tighter financial and banking union and meaningful progress is being made. However, economic conditions in the southern tier members are not improving and their political leaders are becoming more forceful in their demands for loosening the current EU fiscal targets and timetables. Economic growth in emerging market countries continues to be buffeted by lower overseas demand for their manufactured products and raw materials.
 
In the U.S., the Fed’s commitment to low interest rates through Quantitative Easing is the subject of increasing debate in its policy making deliberations and many independent economists are expressing concern about the economic distortions resulting from negative real interest rates. There are encouraging signs in Congress that both political parties are working toward compromises on previously irreconcilable issues such as reforming immigration laws and the tax code. It is too early to tell whether those efforts will produce meaningful results or pave the way for cooperation on the major fiscal issues that loom ahead. Over the longer term, there are some positive trends for the U.S. economy: house prices are clearly recovering, banks and corporations continue to strengthen their financial positions and incentives for capital investment in the U.S. by domestic and foreign corporations are increasing due to more competitive energy and labor costs.
 
During the last eighteen months, U.S. investors have benefited from strong returns in the domestic equity markets and steady total returns in many fixed income markets. However, many macroeconomic risks remain unresolved, including negotiating through the many U.S. fiscal issues, achieving a better balance between fiscal discipline and encouraging economic growth in the euro area and reducing the potential economic impact of geopolitical issues, particularly in the Middle East and East Asia. In the face of these uncertainties, the experienced investment professionals at Nuveen Investments seek out investments that are enjoying positive and sustainable returns. At the same time they are always on the alert for risks in markets that are subject to the excessive optimism that can accompany an extended period of abnormally low interest rates. Monitoring this process is a critical function for the Fund Board as it oversees your Nuveen Fund on your behalf.
 
As always, I encourage you to communicate with 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
May 24, 2013

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments
 
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM)
 
Portfolio manager Paul Brennan reviews U.S. economic and municipal market conditions, key investment strategies and the twelve-month performance of the Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund. Paul has managed NIM since 2006.
 
What factors affected the U.S. economy and municipal market during the twelve-month reporting period ended March 31, 2013?
 
During this reporting period, the U.S. economy’s progress toward recovery from recession continued at a moderate pace. The Federal Reserve (Fed) maintained its efforts to improve the overall economic environment by holding the benchmark fed funds rate at the record low level of zero to 0.25% that it established in December 2008. At its May 2013 meeting (following the end of this reporting period), the central bank stated that it expected its “highly accommodative stance of monetary policy” would keep the fed funds rate in “this exceptionally low range” at least as long as the unemployment rate remained above 6.5% and the outlook for inflation one to two years ahead was no higher than 2.5%. The Fed also decided to continue its monthly purchases of $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities and $45 billion of longer-term Treasury securities in an open-ended effort to bolster growth. Taken together, the goals of these actions are to put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, make broader financial conditions more accommodative and support a stronger economic recovery as well as continued progress toward the Fed’s mandates of maximum employment and price stability.
 
In the first quarter of 2013, the U.S. economy, as measured by the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), grew at an annualized rate of 2.5%, compared with 0.4% for the fourth quarter of 2012, continuing the pattern of positive economic growth for the 15th consecutive quarter. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5% year-over-year as of March 2013, the smallest twelve-month increase since July 2012, while the core CPI (which excludes food and energy) increased 1.9% during the period, staying within the Fed’s unofficial objective of 2.0% or lower for this inflation measure. Labor market conditions continued to slowly show signs of improvement. As of March 2013, the national unemployment rate was 7.6%, the lowest level since December 2008, down from 8.2% in March 2012. The housing market, long a major weak spot in the economic recovery, also delivered some good news, as the average home price in the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of 20 major metropolitan areas rose 9.3% for the twelve months ended February 2013 (most recent data available at the time this report was prepared). This marked the largest twelve-month percentage gain for the index since May 2006, although housing prices continued to be off approximately 29% from their mid-2006 peak.
 
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 manager 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 Fund disclaims 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: Standard Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
 
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During this period, the outlook for the U.S. economy was clouded by uncertainty about global financial markets and the outcome of the “fiscal cliff.” The tax consequences of the fiscal cliff situation which had been scheduled to become effective in January 2013 were largely averted through a last-minute deal that raised payroll taxes but left in place a number of tax breaks. However, lawmakers postponed and then failed to reach a resolution on $1.2 trillion in spending cuts intended to address the federal budget deficit. As a result, automatic spending cuts (or sequestration) affecting both defense and non-defense programs (excluding Social Security and Medicaid) took effect March 1, 2013, with potential implications for economic growth over the next decade. In late March 2013, Congress passed legislation that established federal funding levels for the remainder of fiscal 2013, which ends on September 30, 2013, preventing a federal government shutdown. The proposed federal budget for fiscal 2014 remains under debate.
 
Municipal bond prices generally rallied nationally during this period, as strong demand and tight supply combined to create favorable market conditions for municipal bonds. However, the market also encountered some additional volatility generated by the political environment, particularly the fiscal cliff at the end of 2012 and the approach of federal tax season. Although the total volume of tax-exempt supply improved over that of the same period a year earlier, the issuance pattern remained light compared with long-term historical trends and new money issuance was relatively flat. This supply/demand dynamic served as a key driver of performance. At the state level, state governments in aggregate appeared to have made good progress in dealing with budget issues. On the revenue side, state tax collections have grown for eleven straight quarters, exceeding pre-recession levels beginning in September 2011, while on the expense side, the states made headway in cutting and controlling costs. The current low level of municipal issuance reflects the current political distaste for additional borrowing by state and local governments facing fiscal constraints and the prevalent atmosphere of municipal budget austerity. During this period, we continued to see municipal yields remain relatively low. Borrowers seeking to take advantage of the low rate environment sparked an increase in refunding activity, with approximately two-thirds of municipal paper issued by borrowers that were calling existing debt and refinancing at lower rates.
 
Over the twelve months ended March 31, 2013, municipal bond issuance nationwide totaled $375.8 billion, an increase of 15% over the issuance for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2012. As previously mentioned, the majority of this supply was attributable to refunding issues, rather than new money issuance. During this period, demand for municipal bonds remained very strong, especially from individual investors, but also from mutual funds, banks and insurance companies.
 
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How did the Fund perform during the twelve-month reporting period ended March 31, 2013? What strategies were used to manage the Fund during the reporting period and how did these strategies influence performance?
 
The table in NIM’s Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section of this report provides total returns for the Fund for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2013. The Fund’s total returns are compared with the performance of two corresponding market indexes.
 
For the twelve months ended March 31, 2013, the total return on net asset value (NAV) for NIM exceeded the return for the S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index and under-performed the return for the S&P Municipal Bond Index. Key management factors that influenced the Fund’s performance during this period included duration and yield curve positioning, credit exposure and sector allocation.
 
As interest rates continued to decline during much of this period, municipal bonds with longer maturities generally outperformed those with shorter maturities. Overall, credits at the longest end of the municipal yield curve posted the strongest returns, while bonds at the shortest end produced the weakest results. For this period, duration and yield curve positioning detracted slightly from NIM’s performance. In keeping with its investment parameters, NIM maintains an average effective maturity of 12 years or less for portfolio holdings. To maintain this intermediate-term orientation, the Fund balanced its allocations of longer bonds with heavier weightings of bonds with very short maturities. This overweight to the underperforming shortest end of the yield curve proved to be modestly negative during this period. However, NIM was generally helped by its allocations of long duration bonds, many of which had zero percent coupons, which outperformed the market as a whole during this period.
 
Credit exposure was an important positive factor in NIM’s performance during these twelve months, as lower quality bonds generally outperformed higher quality bonds. This outperformance was due in part to the greater demand for lower rated bonds as investors looked for investment vehicles offering higher yields. As investors became more comfortable taking on additional investment risk, credit spreads or the difference in yield spreads between U.S. Treasury securities and comparable investments such as municipal bonds, narrowed through a variety of rating categories. As a result of this spread compression, NIM, with its emphasis on bonds rated A and BBB, benefited from its holdings of lower rated credits.

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During this period, revenue bonds as a whole outperformed the general municipal market. Holdings that generally made positive contributions to NIM’s return included industrial development revenue (IDR) credits, health care (together with hospitals), education, transportation and housing bonds. In particular, the Fund’s health care exposure was positive for performance. Tobacco credits backed by the 1998 master tobacco settlement agreement also were one of the top performing market sectors, helped by their longer effective durations and the increased demand for higher yielding investments by investors who had become less risk-averse. In addition, based on recent data showing that cigarette sales had fallen less steeply than anticipated, the 46 states participating in the agreement stand to receive increased payments from the tobacco companies. During this period, as the tobacco sector rallied, NIM benefited from its exposure to tobacco credits.
 
In contrast, pre-refunded bonds, which are often backed by U.S. Treasury securities, were among the poorest performing market segments during this period. Also lagging the performance of the general municipal market for this period were general obligation (GO) bonds and utilities credits. The underperformance of pre-refunded bonds can be attributed primarily to their shorter effective maturities and higher credit quality. As of March 31, 2013, NIM was overweight in pre-refunded bonds relative to the market average, which detracted from its performance. We continued to hold pre-refunded bonds in our portfolios due to the higher yields they provided. In addition to these pre-refunded holdings, NIM also had some bonds advance refunded during this period. This was beneficial for the Fund’s performance, as it enhanced both NIM’s quality and price performance.
 
In light of recent events in the municipal marketplace, shareholders should be aware of two issues involving some of the Fund's holdings: the appointment of an Emergency Manager in Detroit, Michigan and the downgrades of Puerto Rico bonds. In Detroit, decades of population loss, changes in the auto manufacturing industry, and significant tax base deterioration have resulted in financial challenges that the city, to date, has been unable to adequately address. The state declared the city to be in a state of fiscal emergency last year. During this reporting period, the state appointed an emergency manager to Detroit and an initial financial and operating plan was submitted in mid-May 2013. This restructuring plan provides some guidelines, but specific strategies the emergency manager will pursue to restructure operations are not yet complete. Though a chapter 9 bankruptcy filing is still a possibility, state officials seem to recognize that such an action would negatively impact all local governments and school districts in the state. No local government in the state has ever filed for chapter 9. Shareholders of NIM should note that this Fund added some exposure to Detroit GO bonds late in the reporting period. At the time of the preparation of this report, the performance of these bonds has been favorable, but given their late addition to the Fund, the overall impact was muted.
 
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In December 2012, Moody’s downgraded Puerto Rico GO bonds to Baa3 from Baa1 based on Puerto Rico’s ongoing economic problems, unfunded pension liabilities, elevated debt levels and structural budget gaps. Earlier in the year (July 2012), bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (COFINA) also were downgraded by Moody’s to Aa3 from Aa2. The downgrade of the COFINA bonds was due mainly to the performance of Puerto Rico’s economy and its impact on the projected growth of sales tax revenues, and not to any sector or structural issues. In addition, the COFINA bonds were able to maintain a higher rating than the GOs because, unlike the revenue streams supporting some Puerto Rican issues, the sales taxes supporting the COFINA bonds cannot be diverted and used to support the commonwealth’s GO bonds. NIM’s holdings of Puerto Rico bonds, which comprise a very small percentage of the portfolio, consist mostly of the dedicated sales tax bonds issued by COFINA. We also added to our position in the COFINA bonds during this period, based on their credit strength and the value we believe they offer. Our Puerto Rico holdings were generally purchased as part of our efforts to keep the Fund fully invested and to provide higher yields, added diversification and triple exemption (i.e., exemption from federal, state and local taxes). For the reporting period ended March 31, 2013, Puerto Rico paper generally underperformed the market as whole. Because our positions were so small, they had little impact on NIM’s performance. As we continue to emphasize Puerto Rico’s stronger credits, we view the COFINA bonds as potentially long-term holdings and note that the commonwealth recently introduced various sales tax enforcement initiatives aimed at improving future collections.
 
As previously discussed, municipal bond prices rallied nationally during this period, driven by strong demand and tight supply of new issuance. At the same time, yield continued to be relatively low. In this environment, we continued to take a bottom-up approach to discovering sectors that appeared undervalued as well as individual credits that had the potential to perform well over the long term and helped us keep NIM fully invested.
 
During this period, NIM found value in diversified areas of the market, including health care, transportation and GO bonds as well as other tax-backed credits. In the health care sector, NIM had the capacity to add several hospitals with ratings across the credit spectrum, with our purchases predominately A rated. We also continued to find the toll road segment of the transportation sector attractive, purchasing bonds issued for the Elizabeth River Crossing project in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. In the GO sector, we added to our position in bonds issued by the state of Illinois, which offered high yield premiums relative to the underlying risk. Despite the state’s well-publicized fiscal difficulties, we believe Illinois has taken small positive steps to begin addressing these problems and these bonds performed well for NIM.
 
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In general, our focus was on purchasing bonds with longer maturities in order to slightly extend NIM’s duration. The purchase of longer bonds also enabled us to take advantage of more attractive yields at the longer end of the municipal yield curve. Based on our economic and credit outlooks, we also looked for opportunities to marginally increase the Fund’s credit exposure. We accomplished this by purchasing bonds with solid A ratings and attractive yield premiums, rather than bonds rated AAA or AA, in the belief that the A rated bonds offered better value and more upside potential.
 
Cash for new purchases during this period was generated primarily by the proceeds from the increased number of bond calls resulting from refinancings. The elevated number of bond calls provided a meaningful source of liquidity, which drove much of our activity during this period as we worked to redeploy these proceeds, as well as those from maturing bonds, to keep NIM fully invested and support its income stream. In addition, NIM sold a few smaller holdings to provide additional cash when we identified attractive purchase opportunities in the market. Overall, selling was minimal during this period, as the bonds in our portfolios generally offered higher yields than those available in the current marketplace.
 
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Share Information
 
DIVIDEND INFORMATION
 
During the twelve-month reporting period ended March 31, 2013, the Fund’s monthly dividends to shareholders were as shown in the accompanying table.
 
   
Per Share Amounts
April
 
$0.0315
May
 
0.0315
June
 
0.0315
July
 
0.0315
August
 
0.0315
September
 
0.0315
October
 
0.0315
November
 
0.0315
December
 
0.0295
January
 
0.0295
February
 
0.0295
March
 
0.0295
     
Market Yield**
 
3.42%
Taxable-Equivalent Yield**
 
4.75%
 
**
Market Yield is based on the Fund’s current annualized monthly dividend divided by the Fund’s current market price as of the end of the reporting period. Taxable-Equivalent Yield represents the yield that must be earned on a fully taxable investment in order to equal the yield of the Fund on an after-tax basis. It is based on an income tax rate of 28.0%. When comparing the Fund to investments that generate qualified dividend income, the Taxable-Equivalent Yield is lower.
 
NIM seeks to pay stable dividends at rates that reflect the Fund’s past results and projected future performance. During certain periods, NIM may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the Fund during the period. If the Fund has cumulatively earned more than it has paid in dividends, it holds the excess in reserve as undistributed net investment income (UNII) as part of the Fund’s NAV. Conversely, if the Fund has cumulatively paid dividends in excess of its earnings, the excess constitutes negative UNII that is likewise reflected in the Fund’s NAV. NIM will, over time, pay all of its net investment income as dividends to shareholders. As of March 31, 2013, NIM had a positive UNII balance for both tax and financial reporting purposes.
 
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SHARE REPURCHASES
 
During November 2012, the Nuveen Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees reauthorized the Fund’s open-market share repurchase program, allowing the Fund to repurchase an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding shares. The Fund has not repurchased any of its outstanding shares since the inception of its share repurchase program.
 
OTHER SHARE INFORMATION
 
As of March 31, 2013, and during the twelve-month reporting period, the Fund’s share price was trading at a premium/(discount) to its NAV as shown in the accompanying table.
 
NAV
 
$
10.63
 
Share Price
 
$
10.35
 
Premium/(Discount) to NAV
   
(2.63
)%
12-Month Average Premium/(Discount) to NAV
   
1.42
%

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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, Market and Price Risk. An investment in common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in the municipal securities owned by the Fund, which generally trade in the over-the-counter markets. Shares of closed-end investment companies like this Fund frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value (NAV). 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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 a Fund’s portfolio may be reinvested at rates below that of the original bond that generated the income.
 
Call Risk or Prepayment Risk. Issuers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing a Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.
 
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Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM)
 
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of March 31, 2013
 
Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2013

   
Average Annual
 
   
1-Year
   
5-Year
   
10-Year
 
NIM at NAV
    5.32%       5.25%       4.70%  
NIM at Share Price
    4.77%       5.28%       5.05%  
S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index
    4.88%       6.12%       5.09%  
S&P Municipal Bond Index
    5.80%       6.11%       5.15%  
 
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. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
 
 
Portfolio Composition1
       
(as a % of total investments)
       
Tax Obligation/Limited
   
26.4
%
Utilities
   
13.9
%
U.S. Guaranteed
   
13.1
%
Tax Obligation/General
   
12.3
%
Health Care
   
11.2
%
Transportation
   
7.9
%
Consumer Staples
   
4.8
%
Other
   
10.4
%

Credit Quality1, 2
       
(as a % of total investments)
       
AAA/U.S.Guaranteed
   
17
%
AA
   
22
%
A
   
34
%
BBB
   
20
%
BB or Lower
   
2
%
N/R
   
5
%

States1
       
(as a % of total investments)
       
Illinois
   
14.5
%
Texas
   
9.4
%
Florida
   
8.0
%
Pennsylvania
   
7.0
%
Colorado
   
6.4
%
New York
   
5.5
%
South Carolina
   
5.2
%
California
   
4.8
%
New Jersey
   
4.3
%
Arizona
   
3.0
%
Michigan
   
2.5
%
Wisconsin
   
2.1
%
Ohio
   
2.1
%
Missouri
   
2.0
%
Connecticut
   
1.9
%
Nevada
   
1.8
%
Other
   
19.5
%
 
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this Fund’s Performance Overview and Holding Summaries page.
1
Holdings are subject to change.
2
Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. 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. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.
 
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Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund at March 31, 2013, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
 
Chicago, Illinois
May 24, 2013
 
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Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
NIM
 
Portfolio of Investments
   
March 31, 2013

 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Municipal Bonds – 98.4%
           
     
Alabama – 0.1%
           
$
180
 
Birmingham Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Alabama, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Health System Inc., Series 2005A, 5.000%, 11/15/30
 
11/15 at 100.00
Baa2
$
188,129
 
     
Alaska – 0.1%
           
 
155
 
Alaska State, Sport Fishing Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 5.000%, 4/01/21
 
4/20 at 100.00
A1
 
181,214
 
     
Arizona – 3.0%
           
     
Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Hospital System Revenue Bonds, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Refunding Series 2012A:
           
 
60
 
5.000%, 2/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
70,394
 
 
290
 
5.000%, 2/01/27
 
2/22 at 100.00
BBB+
 
318,954
 
     
Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, Senior Revenue Refunding Bonds, Multipurpose Stadium Facility Project, Series 2012A:
           
 
425
 
5.000%, 7/01/25
 
7/22 at 100.00
A1
 
491,202
 
 
685
 
5.000%, 7/01/26
 
7/22 at 100.00
A1
 
785,750
 
 
685
 
5.000%, 7/01/27
 
7/22 at 100.00
A1
 
776,338
 
 
100
 
Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Arizona, Revenue Bonds, Tucson Electric Power Company Project, Series 2013A, 4.000%, 9/01/29
 
3/23 at 100.00
BBB
 
100,323
 
     
Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas Revenue Bonds, Citigroup Energy Inc Prepay Contract Obligations, Series 2007:
           
 
100
 
5.000%, 12/01/17
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
111,683
 
 
100
 
5.250%, 12/01/19
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
116,039
 
 
35
 
5.000%, 12/01/32
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
39,483
 
 
380
 
5.000%, 12/01/37
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
425,121
 
 
750
 
Surprise Municipal Property Corporation, Arizona, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, 4.500%, 4/01/17
 
4/13 at 100.00
A–
 
757,455
 
 
3,610
 
Total Arizona
       
3,992,742
 
     
Arkansas – 1.2%
           
 
600
 
Independence County, Arkansas, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Arkansas Power and Light Company Project, Series 2013, 2.375%, 1/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
600,372
 
 
880
 
North Little Rock, Arkansas, Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1992A, 6.500%, 7/01/15 – NPFG Insured (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
Baa2 (4)
 
941,970
 
 
1,480
 
Total Arkansas
       
1,542,342
 
     
California – 4.8%
           
 
300
 
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 10/01/23
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
368,154
 
 
470
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2008H, 5.125%, 7/01/22
 
7/15 at 100.00
A
 
514,899
 
 
125
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Series 2008A, 1.450%, 8/15/33 (Mandatory put 3/15/17)
 
No Opt. Call
AA
 
126,800
 
 
160
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Series 2012C, 1.450%, 8/15/23 (Mandatory put 3/15/17)
 
No Opt. Call
AA
 
162,304
 
 
500
 
California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Series 2010, 5.500%, 3/01/40
 
3/20 at 100.00
A1
 
587,360
 
 
135
 
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Kaiser Permanente, Series 2012E-1, 5.000%, 4/01/44 (Mandatory put 5/01/17)
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
156,761
 
 
1,000
 
Ceres Unified School District, Stanislaus County, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2002B, 0.000%, 8/01/31 – FGIC Insured
 
8/13 at 34.89
A+
 
342,090
 
 
250
 
Delano, California, Certificates of Participation, Delano Regional Medical Center, Series 2012, 5.000%, 1/01/24
 
No Opt. Call
BBB–
 
278,028
 
 
400
 
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007A-1, 4.500%, 6/01/27
 
6/17 at 100.00
B
 
385,744
 

16
 
Nuveen Investments
 
 
 

 
 
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
California (continued)
           
$
365
 
Lake Elsinore Redevelopment Agency, California, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District 90-2, Series 2007A, 4.500%, 10/01/24 – AGM Insured
 
10/17 at 100.00
AA–
$
380,826
 
     
Moulton Niguel Water District, California, Certificates of Participation, Refunding Series 2003:
           
 
250
 
5.000%, 9/01/21 – AMBAC Insured
 
9/16 at 100.00
AAA
 
274,253
 
 
250
 
5.000%, 9/01/22 – AMBAC Insured
 
9/16 at 100.00
AAA
 
272,235
 
 
500
 
5.000%, 9/01/23 – AMBAC Insured
 
9/16 at 100.00
AAA
 
542,750
 
 
2,000
 
Palomar Pomerado Health, California, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A, 0.000%, 8/01/25 – AGC Insured
 
No Opt. Call
AA–
 
1,238,360
 
 
2,000
 
San Diego Community College District, California, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2011, 0.000%, 8/01/37
 
No Opt. Call
AA+
 
662,180
 
 
8,705
 
Total California
       
6,292,744
 
     
Colorado – 6.4%
           
 
2,895
 
Centennial Downs Metropolitan District, Colorado, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1999, 5.000%, 12/01/20 – AMBAC Insured
 
12/14 at 100.00
N/R
 
2,988,161
 
 
1,175
 
Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Classical Academy Charter School, Series 2003, 4.500%, 12/01/18 – SYNCORA GTY Insured
 
12/13 at 100.00
A
 
1,192,461
 
 
100
 
Colorado Housing Finance Authority, Single Family Program Senior Bonds, Series 2000D-2, 6.900%, 4/01/29 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
10/13 at 103.50
AA
 
102,461
 
 
1,465
 
Denver West Metropolitan District, Colorado, General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2003, 4.500%, 12/01/18 (Pre-refunded 12/01/13) – RAAI Insured
 
12/13 at 100.00
A– (4)
 
1,507,353
 
 
55
 
E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2000B, 0.000%, 9/01/33 – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
Baa2
 
20,038
 
 
1,500
 
E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Senior Revenue Bonds, Series 2007C-2, 5.000%, 9/01/39 (Mandatory put 9/02/13) – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
Baa2
 
1,524,465
 
 
1,000
 
E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Toll Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B, 0.000%, 3/01/36 – NPFG Insured
 
9/20 at 41.72
Baa2
 
284,470
 
 
500
 
Plaza Metropolitan District 1, Lakewood, Colorado, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 12/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
N/R
 
560,075
 
 
200
 
Regional Transportation District, Colorado, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project Private Activity Bonds, Series 2010, 6.000%, 1/15/41
 
7/20 at 100.00
Baa3
 
230,344
 
 
8,890
 
Total Colorado
       
8,409,828
 
     
Connecticut – 1.9%
           
 
815
 
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Yale University, Series 2010A-3, 0.875%, 7/01/49 (Mandatory put 2/08/18)
 
No Opt. Call
AAA
 
812,873
 
     
Eastern Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, Solid Waste Revenue Bonds, Wheelabrator Lisbon Project, Series 1993A:
           
 
95
 
5.500%, 1/01/14 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
7/13 at 100.00
BBB
 
95,349
 
 
1,570
 
5.500%, 1/01/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
7/13 at 100.00
BBB
 
1,575,228
 
 
2,480
 
Total Connecticut
       
2,483,450
 
     
District of Columbia – 0.1%
           
 
120
 
District of Columbia Student Dormitory Revenue Bonds, Provident Group – Howard Properties LLC Issue, Series 2013, 5.000%, 10/01/30
 
10/22 at 100.00
BBB–
 
129,020
 
 
50
 
District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001, 6.500%, 5/15/33
 
No Opt. Call
Baa1
 
59,233
 
 
170
 
Total District of Columbia
       
188,253
 

Nuveen Investments
 
17
 
 
 

 
 
   
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued)
NIM
 
Portfolio of Investments
March 31, 2013
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Florida – 7.9%
           
$
70
 
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida, High Risk Assessment Revenue, Senior Secured Bonds, Series 2009A-1, 5.375%, 6/01/16
 
No Opt. Call
A+
$
79,416
 
 
160
 
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida, High-Risk Account Revenue Bonds, Coastal Account Senior Secured Series 2011A-1, 5.000%, 6/01/18
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
186,557
 
     
City of Tampa, Florida, Refunding and Capital Improvement Cigarette Tax Allocation Bonds, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Project, Series 2012A:
           
 
50
 
5.000%, 9/01/22
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
59,687
 
 
50
 
5.000%, 9/01/23
 
9/22 at 100.00
A+
 
58,974
 
 
150
 
5.000%, 9/01/25
 
9/22 at 100.00
A+
 
173,907
 
 
2,400
 
Deltona, Florida, Utility Systems Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, 5.250%, 10/01/17 – NPFG Insured
 
10/13 at 100.00
A1
 
2,459,832
 
     
Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, High Risk Account Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A:
           
 
1,215
 
5.000%, 3/01/15 – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
1,314,399
 
 
340
 
5.000%, 3/01/16 – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
378,845
 
     
Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Personal and Commercial Lines Account Bonds, Senior Secured Series 2012A-1:
           
 
50
 
5.000%, 6/01/18
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
58,299
 
 
455
 
5.000%, 6/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
541,245
 
 
600
 
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Forever Revenue Bonds, Series 2007B, 5.000%, 7/01/19 – NPFG Insured
 
7/17 at 101.00
AA–
 
691,932
 
 
25
 
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, Florida, Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.250%, 6/01/26
 
6/16 at 100.00
A–
 
26,603
 
 
125
 
Martin County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Indiantown Cogeneration LP, Series 2013, 4.200%, 12/15/25 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
6/20 at 100.00
BB
 
125,806
 
     
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Public Facilities Revenue Bonds, Jackson Health System, Series 2009:
           
 
10
 
5.500%, 6/01/29 – AGM Insured
 
6/19 at 100.00
AA–
 
11,110
 
 
10
 
5.625%, 6/01/34 – AGC Insured
 
6/19 at 100.00
AA–
 
11,022
 
 
750
 
North Sumter County Utility Dependent District, Florida, Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, 5.000%, 10/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
855,585
 
 
250
 
Orange County School Board, Florida, Certificates of Participation, Series 2005B, 5.000%,8/01/25 – AMBAC Insured
 
8/15 at 100.00
AA
 
273,928
 
 
2,000
 
Orange County, Florida, Tourist Development Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005, 5.000%, 10/01/22 – AMBAC Insured
 
10/15 at 100.00
AA–
 
2,200,040
 
 
165
 
Port Everglades Authority, Florida, Port Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1986, 7.125%, 11/01/16 (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
Aaa
 
186,820
 
 
670
 
South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Hospital Revenue, Baptist Health System Obligation Group, Series 2007, 5.000%, 8/15/27
 
8/17 at 100.00
AA
 
744,216
 
 
9,545
 
Total Florida
       
10,438,223
 
     
Georgia – 0.8%
           
 
330
 
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, 5.200%, 8/01/25 (Pre-refunded 8/01/22) – NPFG Insured
 
8/22 at 100.00
N/R (4)
 
387,958
 
 
600
 
Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, Revenue Bonds, Mercer University Project, Refunding Series 2012C, 5.250%, 10/01/23
 
10/22 at 100.00
Baa2
 
700,686
 
 
930
 
Total Georgia
       
1,088,644
 
     
Idaho – 0.1%
           
 
100
 
Madison County, Idaho, Hospital Revenue Certificates of Participation, Madison Memorial Hospital, Series 2006, 5.250%, 9/01/37
 
9/16 at 100.00
BB+
 
102,528
 

18
 
Nuveen Investments
 
 
 

 
 
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Illinois – 14.4%
           
$
200
 
Chicago, Illinois, Tax Increment Allocation Bonds, Irving/Cicero Redevelopment Project, Series 1998, 7.000%, 1/01/14
 
7/13 at 100.00
N/R
$
200,522
 
 
1,500
 
Cook County Township High School District 208, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/21 – NPFG Insured
 
12/15 at 100.00
Aa3
 
1,668,585
 
 
270
 
Cook County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012C, 5.000%, 11/15/21
 
No Opt. Call
AA
 
327,966
 
 
2,000
 
Huntley, Illinois, Special Service Area 9, Special Tax Bonds, Series 2007, 5.100%, 3/01/28 – AGC Insured
 
3/17 at 100.00
AA–
 
2,276,040
 
 
2,000
 
Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Art Institute of Chicago, Series 2000C, 4.450%, 3/01/34 (Mandatory put 3/01/15) (Pre-refunded 7/01/13)
 
7/13 at 102.00
A+ (4)
 
2,061,680
 
 
455
 
Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Centegra Health System, Series 2012, 5.000%, 9/01/27
 
9/22 at 100.00
A–
 
504,063
 
 
635
 
Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, OSF Healthcare System, Series 2007A, 5.750%, 11/15/37
 
11/17 at 100.00
A
 
696,271
 
 
250
 
Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Roosevelt University, Series 2007, 5.250%, 4/01/22
 
4/17 at 100.00
BBB
 
263,170
 
      Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sherman Health Systems, Series 1997:            
 
135
 
5.250%, 8/01/17 – AMBAC Insured
 
8/13 at 100.00
BBB
 
135,367
 
 
95
 
5.250%, 8/01/22 – AMBAC Insured
 
8/13 at 100.00
BBB
 
95,168
 
 
700
 
Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, Series 1999, 5.500%, 8/15/19
 
8/13 at 100.00
BBB–
 
701,456
 
 
175
 
Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Series 2002, 5.625%, 1/01/28
 
7/13 at 100.00
Baa2
 
175,567
 
 
100
 
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2006, 5.000%, 1/01/15
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
106,980
 
 
235
 
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2007B, 5.000%, 1/01/16
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
259,052
 
 
425
 
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2008, 4.250%, 4/01/16
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
462,370
 
 
1,165
 
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2010, 5.000%, 1/01/19
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
1,324,602
 
      Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2012:            
 
390
 
5.000%, 8/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
445,899
 
 
320
 
5.000%, 8/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
365,616
 
 
275
 
5.000%, 8/01/23
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
310,217
 
 
110
 
5.000%, 8/01/24
 
8/22 at 100.00
A2
 
121,807
 
 
230
 
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 1/01/17
 
1/16 at 100.00
A2
 
252,027
 
 
25
 
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A, 5.500%, 6/01/15
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
27,402
 
 
300
 
Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012A, 4.000%, 1/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
322,878
 
 
1,355
 
Kane & DeKalb Counties Community Unit School District 301, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 0.000%, 12/01/18 – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
Aa3
 
1,206,492
 
 
55
 
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Dedicated State Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 5.375%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) – FGIC Insured
 
6/13 at 100.00
AAA
 
55,502
 
 
1,000
 
Peoria Public Building Commission, Illinois, School District Facility Revenue Bonds, Peoria County School District 150 Project, Series 2009A, 0.000%, 12/01/22 – AGC Insured
 
12/18 at 79.62
AA–
 
669,200
 
     
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, Illinois, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2010:
           
 
500
 
5.000%, 6/01/19
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
588,525
 
 
1,000
 
5.250%, 6/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
1,207,737
 
 
700
 
Regional Transportation Authority, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1994D, 7.750%, 6/01/19 – FGIC Insured
 
No Opt. Call
AA
 
865,676
 
 
500
 
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, General Obligation Bonds, Alternate Revenue Source, Series 2012, 4.000%, 11/01/22
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
544,705
 
 
670
 
Williamson & Johnson Counties Community Unit School District 2, Marion, Illinois, Limited Tax General Obligation Lease Certificates, Series 2011, 7.000%, 10/15/22
 
10/19 at 103.00
BBB
 
760,182
 
 
17,770
 
Total Illinois
       
19,002,724
 

Nuveen Investments
 
19
 
 
 

 

   
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued)
NIM
 
Portfolio of Investments
March 31, 2013
 
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Indiana – 1.6%
           
$
230
 
Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Drexel Foundation For Educational Excellence, Inc., Series 2009A, 6.000%, 10/01/21
 
10/19 at 100.00
BB+
$
249,817
 
 
180
 
Indiana Finance Authority, Private Activity Bonds, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, Series 2013B, 5.000%, 1/01/19 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
1/17 at 100.00
BBB
 
200,801
 
 
1,000
 
Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Community Hospitals of Indiana, Series 2005A, 5.000%, 5/01/35 (Pre-refunded 5/01/15) – AMBAC Insured
 
5/15 at 100.00
A+ (4)
 
1,095,980
 
 
250
 
Jasper County, Indiana, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Northern Indiana Public Service Company Project, Series 1994A Remarketed, 5.850%, 4/01/19 – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
Baa2
 
294,013
 
 
250
 
Lake County Building Corporation, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 2012, 4.750%, 2/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
N/R
 
263,778
 
 
1,910
 
Total Indiana
       
2,104,389
 
     
Iowa – 0.4%
           
 
500
 
Ames, Iowa, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Mary Greeley Medical Center, Series 2011, 5.250%, 6/15/27
 
6/20 at 100.00
A2
 
556,880
 
     
Kansas – 0.2%
           
 
355
 
Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government, Kansas, Sales Tax Special Obligation Capital Appreciation Revenue Bonds Redevelopment Project Area B – Major Multi-Sport Athletic Complex Project, Subordinate Lien Series 2010B, 0.000%, 6/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
235,365
 
     
Kentucky – 1.1%
           
 
325
 
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Louisville Arena Project Revenue Bonds, Louisville Arena Authority, Inc., Series 2008-A1, 5.750%, 12/01/28 – AGC Insured
 
6/18 at 100.00
AA–
 
356,980
 
 
275
 
Kentucky Housing Corporation, Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2005G, 5.000%, 7/01/30 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
1/15 at 100.60
AAA
 
278,638
 
 
340
 
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Public Facilities Corporation, Kentucky State Lease Revenue Bonds, Eastern State Hospital Project, Series 2011A, 5.250%, 6/01/29
 
6/21 at 100.00
Aa3
 
393,615
 
 
150
 
Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Kentucky, Environmental Facilities Revenue, Louisville Gas & Electric Company Project, Series 2007B, 1.600%, 6/01/33 (Mandatory put 6/01/17)
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
153,281
 
 
320
 
Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Kentucky, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Louisville Gas and Electric Company Project, Series 2003A, 1.650%, 10/01/33 (Mandatory put 4/03/17)
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
327,398
 
 
1,410
 
Total Kentucky
       
1,509,912
 
     
Louisiana – 1.6%
           
 
935
 
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baton Rouge General Hospital, Series 2004, 5.250%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded 7/01/14) – NPFG Insured
 
7/14 at 100.00
Baa2 (4)
 
989,959
 
 
55
 
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, Series 2007A, 5.250%, 5/15/38
 
5/17 at 100.00
Baa1
 
57,623
 
 
385
 
Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana, Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, Valero Project, Series 2010, 4.000%, 12/01/40 (Mandatory put 6/01/22)
 
No Opt. Call
BBB
 
422,795
 
     
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Louisiana, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2001B:
           
 
330
 
5.500%, 5/15/30
 
5/13 at 100.00
A1
 
332,888
 
 
245
 
5.875%, 5/15/39
 
5/13 at 100.00
A–
 
248,063
 
 
1,950
 
Total Louisiana
       
2,051,328
 
     
Maine – 0.1%
           
 
30
 
Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series 2013, 3.000%, 7/01/23
 
No Opt. Call
Baa1
 
29,478
 
 
35
 
Portland, Maine, General Airport Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013, 5.000%, 7/01/22 (WI/DD, Settling 4/04/13)
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
41,318
 
 
65
 
Total Maine
       
70,796
 

20
 
Nuveen Investments
 
 
 

 
 
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Massachusetts – 1.0%
           
$
500
 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Orchard Cove, Series 2007, 5.000%, 10/01/19
 
10/17 at 100.00
N/R
$
517,100
 
 
250
 
Massachusetts Development Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, 100 Cambridge Street Redevelopment, M/SRBC Project, Series 2002A, 5.125%, 2/01/34 – NPFG Insured
 
8/13 at 100.00
Baa2
 
250,225
 
     
Massachusetts Port Authority, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Delta Air Lines Inc., Series 2001A:
           
 
100
 
5.200%, 1/01/20 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
7/13 at 100.00
N/R
 
100,035
 
 
470
 
5.000%, 1/01/27 – AMBAC Insured (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
7/13 at 100.00
N/R
 
469,502
 
 
1,320
 
Total Massachusetts
       
1,336,862
 
     
Michigan – 2.5%
           
 
400
 
Detroit, Michigan, Downtown Development Authority, Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Development Area 1 Projects, Series 1996B, 0.000%, 7/01/23
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
239,932
 
 
1,000
 
Detroit, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A-1, 5.375%, 4/01/18 – NPFG Insured
 
4/13 at 100.00
Baa2
 
942,290
 
 
280
 
Michigan Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Detroit City School District, Series 2012, 5.000%, 6/01/18
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
318,142
 
 
200
 
Michigan Finance Authority, Unemployment Obligation Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 7/01/22
 
7/16 at 100.00
AAA
 
225,827
 
 
1,000
 
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding and Project Revenue Bonds, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Series 2010F-5, 1.500%, 11/15/47 (Mandatory put 3/15/17)
 
No Opt. Call
AA+
 
1,020,989
 
 
500
 
Wayne County Airport Authority, Michigan, Revenue Bonds, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Refunding Series 2010C, 5.000%, 12/01/16
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
570,559
 
 
3,380
 
Total Michigan
       
3,317,739
 
     
Minnesota – 0.2%
           
 
250
 
Northern Municipal Power Agency, Minnesota, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2009A, 5.000%, 1/01/15 – AGC Insured
 
No Opt. Call
AA–
 
269,968
 
     
Mississippi – 0.5%
           
     
Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Series 2004B-1:
           
 
100
 
5.000%, 9/01/16
 
9/14 at 100.00
AA
 
105,627
 
 
300
 
5.000%, 9/01/24
 
9/14 at 100.00
AA
 
317,076
 
 
250
 
Warren County, Mississippi, Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, International Paper Company, Series 2006A, 4.800%, 8/01/30
 
8/13 at 100.00
BBB
 
250,740
 
 
650
 
Total Mississippi
       
673,443
 
     
Missouri – 1.2%
           
 
335
 
St. Louis County, Missouri, GNMA Collateralized Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1989A, 8.125%,8/01/20 (Pre-refunded 7/01/20) (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
7/20 at 100.00
AA+ (4)
 
410,476
 
 
1,000
 
St. Louis, Missouri, Airport Revenue Bonds, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Series 2005, 5.500%, 7/01/19 – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
A–
 
1,204,570
 
 
1,335
 
Total Missouri
       
1,615,046
 
     
Montana – 0.3%
           
 
260
 
Billings, Montana, Tax Increment Urban Renewal Revenue Bonds, Expanded North 27th Street, Series 2013A, 5.000%, 7/01/33 (WI/DD, Settling 4/01/13)
 
1/23 at 100.00
N/R
 
267,982
 
 
90
 
University of Montana, Revenue Bonds, Series 1996D, 5.375%, 5/15/19 – NPFG Insured (ETM)
 
5/13 at 100.00
N/R (4)
 
106,398
 
 
350
 
Total Montana
       
374,380
 
     
Nebraska – 0.9%
           
 
1,000
 
Dodge County School District 1, Nebraska, Fremont Public Schools, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 12/15/19 – AGM Insured
 
12/14 at 100.00
Aa3
 
1,075,980
 
 
100
 
Douglas County School District 10 Elkhorn, Nebraska, General Obligation Bonds, Public Schools Series 2012, 4.000%, 6/15/23
 
6/22 at 100.00
AA–
 
112,440
 
 
1,100
 
Total Nebraska
       
1,188,420
 

Nuveen Investments
 
21
 
 
 

 

   
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued)
NIM
 
Portfolio of Investments
March 31, 2013
 
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Nevada – 1.8%
           
$
1,000
 
Clark County, Nevada, Airport Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien Series 2010B, 5.750%, 7/01/42
 
1/20 at 100.00
A+
$
1,162,060
 
 
250
 
Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Nevada, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A, 8.000%, 6/15/30
 
6/19 at 100.00
BBB–
 
285,170
 
 
775
 
Washoe County, Nevada, General Obligation Bonds, Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority, Refunding Series 2011, 5.000%, 7/01/23
 
7/21 at 100.00
AA
 
912,090
 
 
2,025
 
Total Nevada
       
2,359,320
 
     
New Hampshire – 0.5%
           
 
600
 
New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Speare Memorial Hospital, Series 2004, 5.500%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded 7/01/15)
 
7/15 at 100.00
BBB– (4)
 
667,494
 
     
New Jersey – 4.2%
           
 
250
 
Bayonne Redevelopment Agency, New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Royal Caribbean Cruises Project, Series 2006A, 4.750%, 11/01/16 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
No Opt. Call
BB
 
252,828
 
     
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2004:
           
 
230
 
5.375%, 6/15/14 (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
Aaa
 
244,352
 
 
15
 
5.375%, 6/15/15 – RAAI Insured (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
Aaa
 
16,670
 
 
120
 
5.500%, 6/15/16 – RAAI Insured (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
Aaa
 
139,184
 
     
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012:
           
 
60
 
4.000%, 6/15/19
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
66,463
 
 
200
 
5.000%, 6/15/21
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
235,402
 
 
325
 
5.000%, 6/15/22
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
383,308
 
 
350
 
5.000%, 6/15/23
 
6/22 at 100.00
BBB+
 
408,671
 
 
210
 
5.000%, 6/15/24
 
6/22 at 100.00
BBB+
 
241,830
 
 
85
 
4.250%, 6/15/27
 
6/22 at 100.00
BBB+
 
88,862
 
 
25
 
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, State Contract Bonds, Hospital Asset Transformation Program, Series 2008A, 5.250%, 10/01/38
 
10/18 at 100.00
A+
 
27,129
 
 
1,730
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Capital Appreciation Series 2010A, 0.000%, 12/15/33
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
675,081
 
 
1,515
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Series 2010D, 5.000%, 12/15/23
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
1,837,089
 
 
260
 
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B, 5.000%, 1/01/19
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
311,046
 
 
250
 
South Jersey Port Corporation, New Jersey, Marine Terminal Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012Q, 3.000%, 1/01/22
 
No Opt. Call
A1
 
254,928
 
 
425
 
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2007-1A, 4.500%, 6/01/23
 
6/17 at 100.00
B1
 
425,264
 
 
6,050
 
Total New Jersey
       
5,608,107
 
     
New York – 5.4%
           
 
220
 
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, New York, Payment in Lieu of Taxes Revenue Bonds, Barclays Center Project, Series 2009, 6.000%, 7/15/30
 
1/20 at 100.00
BBB–
 
263,215
 
 
1,000
 
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Brooklyn Law School, Series 2003A, 5.500%, 7/01/15 (Pre-refunded 7/01/13) – RAAI Insured
 
7/13 at 100.00
BBB+ (4)
 
1,013,580
 
 
770
 
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Third General Resolution Revenue Bonds, State University Educational Facilities Issue, Series 2012A, 5.000%, 5/15/25
 
5/22 at 100.00
AA–
 
921,390
 
 
415
 
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, New York, Revenue Bonds, Senior Fiscal 2012 Series 2011A, 5.750%, 2/15/47
 
2/21 at 100.00
A
 
486,666
 
 
75
 
Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2000A, 0.000%, 6/01/22 – AGM Insured
 
No Opt. Call
AA–
 
60,174
 
     
Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2006E:
           
 
25
 
5.000%, 12/01/17 – FGIC Insured
 
12/16 at 100.00
A
 
28,478
 
 
350
 
5.000%, 12/01/18 – NPFG Insured
 
12/16 at 100.00
A
 
399,501
 
 
100
 
5.000%, 12/01/21 – FGIC Insured
 
12/16 at 100.00
A
 
112,946
 
 
190
 
Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series 2006F, 5.000%, 5/01/19 – NPFG Insured
 
11/16 at 100.00
A
 
214,111
 

22
 
Nuveen Investments
 
 
 

 
 
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
New York (continued)
           
$
100
 
New York City Industrial Development Agency, New York, Civic Facility Revenue Bonds, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series 2008A-1, 5.700%, 7/01/13
 
No Opt. Call
N/R
$
100,330
 
     
New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003A-1:
           
 
250
 
5.250%, 6/01/20 – AMBAC Insured
 
6/13 at 100.00
AA–
 
252,158
 
 
200
 
5.250%, 6/01/21 – AMBAC Insured
 
6/13 at 100.00
AA–
 
201,720
 
 
640
 
5.250%, 6/01/22 – AMBAC Insured
 
6/13 at 100.00
AA–
 
645,453
 
     
New York State Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed and State Contingency Contract-Backed Bonds, Series 2003B-1C:
           
 
500
 
5.500%, 6/01/21
 
6/13 at 100.00
AA–
 
504,625
 
 
365
 
5.500%, 6/01/22
 
6/13 at 100.00
AA–
 
368,285
 
     
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New York, Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, State Contingency Contract Secured, Series 2011B:
           
 
360
 
5.000%, 6/01/17
 
No Opt. Call
AA–
 
419,713
 
 
565
 
5.000%, 6/01/18
 
No Opt. Call
AA–
 
672,373
 
 
400
 
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, General Purpose Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2013B, 5.000%, 11/15/21
 
No Opt. Call
AA–
 
495,036
 
 
6,525
 
Total New York
       
7,159,754
 
     
North Carolina – 1.6%
           
 
200
 
North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2012A, 5.000%, 1/01/19
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
240,124
 
 
1,880
 
Union County, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation, Series 2003, 5.000%, 6/01/18 (Pre-refunded 6/01/13) – AMBAC Insured
 
6/13 at 101.00
Aa2 (4)
 
1,914,630
 
 
2,080
 
Total North Carolina
       
2,154,754
 
     
Ohio – 2.1%
           
 
45
 
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-1, 5.000%, 6/01/17
 
No Opt. Call
Baa1
 
51,233
 
 
1,200
 
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, Series 2007A-2, 5.125%, 6/01/24
 
6/17 at 100.00
B–
 
1,107,012
 
 
250
 
Lake County, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Lake Hospital System, Inc., Refunding Series 2008C, 5.500%, 8/15/24
 
8/18 at 100.00
A3
 
282,210
 
     
New Albany Community Authority, Ohio, Community Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012C:
           
 
25
 
4.000%, 10/01/18
 
No Opt. Call
A1
 
27,889
 
 
30
 
4.000%, 10/01/19
 
No Opt. Call
A1
 
33,629
 
 
40
 
4.000%, 10/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
A1
 
44,979
 
 
45
 
5.000%, 10/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
A1
 
53,944
 
 
35
 
5.000%, 10/01/22
 
No Opt. Call
A1
 
41,987
 
 
1,000
 
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Ohio, Port Revenue Bonds, Cargill Inc., Series 2004B, 4.500%, 12/01/15
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
1,062,760
 
 
2,670
 
Total Ohio
       
2,705,643
 
     
Oklahoma – 0.8%
           
 
1,000
 
Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, State Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2005F, 5.000%, 7/01/27 – AMBAC Insured
 
7/15 at 100.00
AA
 
1,086,150
 
     
Pennsylvania – 6.9%
           
 
935
 
Beaver County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Project, Series 2006B, 2.500%, 12/01/41 (Mandatory put 6/01/17)
 
No Opt. Call
BBB–
 
942,761
 
 
100
 
Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Presbyterian Homes Inc., Refunding Series 2005A, 5.000%, 12/01/15 – RAAI Insured
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
107,516
 

Nuveen Investments
 
23
 
 
 

 

   
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued)
NIM
 
Portfolio of Investments
March 31, 2013
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Pennsylvania (continued)
           
$
200
 
Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania, Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2009, 7.750%, 12/15/27
 
12/19 at 100.00
N/R
$
209,888
 
 
105
 
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Health System Revenue Bonds , Albert Einstein Healthcare, Series 2009A, 6.250%, 10/15/23
 
10/19 at 100.00
BBB+
 
123,312
 
 
495
 
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, College Revenue Bonds, Ninth Series 1976, 7.625%, 7/01/15 (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
Aaa
 
536,135
 
 
225
 
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, University of the Arts, Series 1999, 5.150%, 3/15/20 – RAAI Insured (ETM)
 
9/13 at 100.00
N/R (4)
 
261,128
 
 
580
 
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, 0.000%, 12/01/34
 
12/20 at 100.00
AA
 
566,463
 
 
4,120
 
Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Eighteenth Series 2004, 5.000%, 8/01/15 – AMBAC Insured
 
8/14 at 100.00
BBB+
 
4,313,433
 
 
1,235
 
Philadelphia Gas Works, Pennsylvania, Revenue Bonds, Twelfth Series 1990B, 7.000%, 5/15/20 – NPFG Insured (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
N/R (4)
 
1,512,689
 
 
175
 
St. Mary Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Bonds, Catholic Health East, Series 2009D, 6.250%, 11/15/34
 
5/19 at 100.00
A+
 
201,181
 
 
330
 
Union County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Evangelical Community Hospital Project, Refunding and Improvement Series 2011, 5.750%, 8/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
BBB+
 
390,026
 
 
8,500
 
Total Pennsylvania
       
9,164,532
 
     
Puerto Rico – 1.2%
           
 
500
 
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Revenue Bonds, Ana G. Mendez University System Project, Refunding Series 2012, 5.000%, 4/01/27
 
No Opt. Call
BBB–
 
505,420
 
 
1,000
 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2009A, 0.000%, 8/01/32
 
8/26 at 100.00
A+
 
1,035,270
 
 
75
 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2010A, 0.000%, 8/01/32
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
25,125
 
 
25
 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, First Subordinate Series 2010C, 0.000%, 8/01/38
 
No Opt. Call
A+
 
5,527
 
 
25
 
Puerto Rico, General Obligation and Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2002A, 5.500%, 7/01/17 – SYNCORA GTY Insured
 
No Opt. Call
BBB–
 
26,807
 
 
1,625
 
Total Puerto Rico
       
1,598,149
 
     
Rhode Island – 1.0%
           
     
Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2002A:
           
 
430
 
6.125%, 6/01/32
 
6/13 at 100.00
BBB+
 
434,270
 
 
865
 
6.250%, 6/01/42
 
6/13 at 100.00
BBB–
 
890,950
 
 
1,295
 
Total Rhode Island
       
1,325,220
 
     
South Carolina – 5.1%
           
 
750
 
Berkeley County School District, South Carolina, Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Securing Assets for Education, Series 2003, 5.250%, 12/01/19
 
12/13 at 100.00
Aa3
 
774,473
 
 
255
 
Greenville County School District, South Carolina, Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 12/01/24
 
12/16 at 100.00
AA
 
290,471
 
 
1,540
 
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 1991, 6.750%, 1/01/19 – FGIC Insured (ETM)
 
No Opt. Call
Baa1 (4)
 
2,008,637
 
 
2,885
 
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, South Carolina, Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 1991, 6.750%, 1/01/19 – FGIC Insured
 
No Opt. Call
Baa1
 
3,683,597
 
 
5,430
 
Total South Carolina
       
6,757,178
 

24
 
Nuveen Investments
 
 
 

 
 
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
South Dakota – 0.8%
           
$
1,000
 
South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Sanford Health, Series 2007, 5.000%, 11/01/27
 
5/17 at 100.00
A+
$
1,064,070
 
     
Tennessee – 0.6%
           
     
Knox County Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Tennessee, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Covenant Health, Series 2012A:
           
 
100
 
4.000%, 1/01/22
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
109,545
 
 
180
 
5.000%, 1/01/23
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
211,835
 
 
400
 
The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, 5.000%, 9/01/13
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
407,332
 
 
680
 
Total Tennessee
       
728,712
 
     
Texas – 9.3%
           
 
1,055
 
Austin, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004, 5.000%, 9/01/20 (Pre-refunded 9/01/14) – NPFG Insured
 
9/14 at 100.00
AAA
 
1,126,476
 
 
565
 
Bexar County Housing Finance Corporation, Texas, FNMA Guaranteed Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Villas Sonterra Apartments Project, Series 2007A, 4.700%, 10/01/15 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
No Opt. Call
N/R
 
593,335
 
 
25
 
Brazos River Authority, Texas, Collateralized Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Texas Utilities Electric Company, Series 2003D, 5.400%, 10/01/29 (Mandatory put 10/01/14)
 
No Opt. Call
CC
 
4,250
 
 
2,000
 
Brazos River Authority, Texas, Collateralized Revenue Bonds, CenterPoint Energy Inc., Refunding Series 2004B, 4.250%, 12/01/17 – FGIC Insured
 
6/14 at 100.00
A
 
2,084,100
 
 
500
 
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, 6.250%, 1/01/46
 
1/21 at 100.00
BBB–
 
586,560
 
 
1,875
 
Denton Independent School District, Denton County, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006, 5.000%, 8/15/20
 
8/16 at 100.00
AAA
 
2,137,388
 
 
1,000
 
Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department, Refunding Series 2011B, 5.250%, 9/01/25
 
9/16 at 100.00
A2
 
1,115,460
 
 
500
 
Houston, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax and Special Revenue Bonds, Convention and Entertainment Project, Series 2001B, 0.000%, 9/01/23 – AMBAC Insured
 
No Opt. Call
A2
 
329,690
 
 
300
 
Kerrville Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital Project, Series 2005, 5.125%, 8/15/26
 
2/16 at 100.00
BBB–
 
309,990
 
 
200
 
Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation, Texas, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Southwest Airlines Company, Series 2010, 5.250%, 11/01/40
 
11/20 at 100.00
BBB–
 
218,136
 
     
North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation, Texas, Revenue Bonds, Children’s Medical Center Dallas Project, Series 2012:
           
 
400
 
5.000%, 8/15/24
 
8/22 at 100.00
AA
 
479,740
 
 
380
 
5.000%, 8/15/25
 
8/22 at 100.00
AA
 
449,019
 
 
325
 
North Texas Tollway Authority, Second Tier System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008F, 5.750%, 1/01/38
 
1/18 at 100.00
A3
 
367,650
 
 
750
 
North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Current Interest Series 2011D, 5.000%, 9/01/24
 
9/21 at 100.00
AA
 
900,593
 
     
North Texas Tollway Authority, Special Projects System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A:
           
 
100
 
0.000%, 9/01/43
 
9/31 at 100.00
AA
 
74,173
 
 
490
 
0.000%, 9/01/45
 
9/31 at 100.00
AA
 
397,150
 
 
1,040
 
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation I, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, 0.737%, 12/15/17
 
7/13 at 100.00
A–
 
1,020,926
 
 
100
 
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation III, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series 2012, 5.000%, 12/15/32
 
No Opt. Call
A3
 
105,712
 
 
11,605
 
Total Texas
       
12,300,348
 

Nuveen Investments
 
25
 
 
 

 

   
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (continued)
NIM
 
Portfolio of Investments
March 31, 2013
 
Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Virgin Islands – 0.4%
           
$
525
 
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Matching Fund Loan Notes Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Series 2010A, 5.000%, 10/01/29
 
10/20 at 100.00
BBB+
$
576,056
 
     
Virginia – 0.6%
           
 
250
 
Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Marymount University, Series 1998, 5.100%, 7/01/18 – RAAI Insured
 
7/13 at 100.00
N/R
 
250,570
 
 
500
 
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Elizabeth River Crossing, Opco LLC Project, Series 2012, 5.500%, 1/01/42 (Alternative Minimum Tax)
 
7/22 at 100.00
BBB–
 
539,445
 
 
750
 
Total Virginia
       
790,015
 
     
Washington – 1.6%
           
 
1,050
 
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Series 2011A, 5.375%, 1/01/31
 
1/21 at 100.00
A
 
1,155,336
 
 
330
 
Washington Public Power Supply System, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Nuclear Project 3, Series 1989B, 7.125%, 7/01/16 – NPFG Insured
 
No Opt. Call
Aa1
 
399,911
 
 
565
 
Washington State Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, 6.500%, 6/01/26
 
6/13 at 100.00
A3
 
578,543
 
 
1,945
 
Total Washington
       
2,133,790
 
     
Wisconsin – 2.1%
           
     
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A:
           
 
755
 
4.000%, 4/01/20
 
No Opt. Call
Aa3
 
859,107
 
 
25
 
5.000%, 4/01/21
 
No Opt. Call
Aa3
 
30,288
 
 
15
 
5.000%, 4/01/22
 
No Opt. Call
Aa3
 
18,183
 
 
320
 
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Aurora Health Care, Inc., Series 2010B, 5.000%, 7/15/20
 
No Opt. Call
A
 
378,221
 
 
675
 
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Aurora Health Care, Inc., Series 2012A, 5.000%, 7/15/25
 
7/21 at 100.00
A
 
767,319
 
     
Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare System, Series 2006A:
           
 
500
 
5.250%, 8/15/18
 
8/16 at 100.00
A–
 
564,289
 
 
180
 
5.250%, 8/15/34
 
8/16 at 100.00
A–
 
190,630
 
 
2,470
 
Total Wisconsin
       
2,808,037
 
$
125,365
 
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $121,428,870)
       
130,202,678
 

 
Principal
                 
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Coupon
Maturity
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Corporate Bonds – 0.0%
             
     
Nevada – 0.0%
             
$
15
 
Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6)
 
5.500%
7/15/19
N/R
$
3,678
 
 
4
 
Las Vegas Monorail Company, Senior Interest Bonds (5), (6)
 
3.000%
7/15/55
N/R
 
882
 
$
19
 
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $ —)
         
4,560
 

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Principal
     
Optional Call
       
 
Amount (000)
 
Description (1)
 
Provisions (2)
Ratings (3)
 
Value
 
     
Short-Term Investments – 0.8%
           
     
Missouri – 0.8%
           
$
1,000
 
St. Louis, Missouri, Airport Revenue Bonds, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Variable Rate Demand Obligations, Tender Option Bond Trust DCL-017, 0.500%, 7/01/22 (7)
 
No Opt. Call
A-2
$
1,000,000
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,000,000)
       
1,000,000
 
     
Total Investments (cost $122,428,870) – 99.2%
       
131,207,238
 
     
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.8%
       
1,070,074
 
     
Net Assets – 100%
     
$
132,277,312
 

(1)
 
All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investment are based on net assets
(2)
 
Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): 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)
 
Ratings (not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm): Using 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)
 
Backed by an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency securities, which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest. Certain bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are regarded as having an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities.
(5)
 
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 classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Footnote 1 – General Information and Significant accounting Policies, Investment Valuation for more information.
(6)
 
During January 2010, Las Vegas Monorail Company (“Las Vegas Monorail”) filed for federal bankruptcy protection. During March 2012, Las Vegas Monorail emerged from federal bankruptcy with the acceptance of a reorganization plan assigned by the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Under the reorganization plan, the Fund surrendered its Las Vegas Monorail Project Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series 2000 and in turn received two senior interest corporate bonds: the first with an annual coupon rate of 5.500% maturing on July 15, 2019 and the second with an annual coupon rate of 3.000% (5.500% after December 31, 2015) maturing on July 15, 2055. The Fund’s custodian is not accruing income on the Fund’s records for either senior interest corporate bond.
(7)
 
Investment has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features which qualify it as a short-term investment. The rate disclosed is that in effect at the end of the reporting period. The rate changes periodically based on market conditions or a specified market index.
N/R
 
Not rated.
WI/DD
 
Investment, or portion of investment, purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
(ETM)
 
Escrowed to maturity.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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Statement of
   
Assets & Liabilities
   
March 31, 2013

Assets
     
Investments, at value (cost $122,428,870)
  $ 131,207,238  
Cash
    254,307  
Receivables:
       
Interest
    1,555,798  
Investments sold
    35,000  
Other assets
    6,965  
Total assets
    133,059,308  
Liabilities
       
Payables:
       
Dividends
    355,337  
Investments purchased
    318,102  
Accrued expenses:
       
Management fees
    52,397  
Trustees fees
    777  
Other
    55,383  
Total liabilities
    781,996  
Net assets
  $ 132,277,312  
Shares outstanding
    12,439,123  
Net asset value per share outstanding
  $ 10.63  
Net assets consist of:
       
Shares, $.01 par value per share
  $ 124,391  
Paid-in surplus
    123,792,467  
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income
    189,357  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
    (607,271 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    8,778,368  
Net assets
  $ 132,277,312  
Authorized shares
 
Unlimited
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Statement of
   
Operations
   
Year Ended March 31, 2013

Investment Income
 
$
5,363,922
 
Expenses
       
Management fees
   
618,692
 
Shareholder servicing agent fees and expenses
   
6,438
 
Custodian fees and expenses
   
31,769
 
Trustees fees and expenses
   
3,672
 
Professional fees
   
19,811
 
Shareholder reporting expenses
   
17,458
 
Stock exchange listing fees
   
8,488
 
Investor relations expenses
   
16,088
 
Other expenses
   
12,156
 
Total expenses
   
734,572
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
4,629,350
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized gain (loss) from investments
   
193,826
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
   
2,117,368
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
2,311,194
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
 
$
6,940,544
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of
   
Changes in Net Assets

   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
3/31/13
   
3/31/12
 
Operations
           
Net investment income (loss)
  $ 4,629,350     $ 5,017,204  
Net realized gain (loss) from investments
    193,826       (395,603 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    2,117,368       5,682,964  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
    6,940,544       10,304,565  
Distributions to Shareholders
               
From net investment income
    (4,601,245 )     (5,064,360 )
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
    (4,601,245 )     (5,064,360 )
Capital Share Transactions
               
Net proceeds from shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions
    69,682       78,825  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
    69,682       78,825  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    2,408,981       5,319,030  
Net assets at the beginning of period
    129,868,331       124,549,301  
Net assets at the end of period
  $ 132,277,312     $ 129,868,331  
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period
  $ 189,357     $ 196,357  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Financial
   
Highlights
     
  Selected data for a Common share outstanding throughout each period: 
 
         
Investment Operations
   
Less Distributions
             
         
Net
   
Net
               
From
                   
   
Beginning
   
Investment
   
Realized/
         
From Net
   
Accumulated
         
Ending
   
Ending
 
   
Net Asset
   
Income
   
Unrealized
         
Investment
   
Net Realized
         
Net Asset
   
Market
 
   
Value
    (Loss)     Gain (Loss)    
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Value
   
Value
 
Year Ended 3/31:
                                                   
2013
  $ 10.45     $ .37     $ .18     $ .55     $ (.37 )   $     $ (.37 )   $ 10.63     $ 10.35  
2012
    10.02       .40       .44       .84       (.41 )           (.41 )     10.45       10.23  
2011
    10.22       .43       (.21 )     .22       (.42 )           (.42 )     10.02       9.81  
2010
    9.68       .44       .52       .96       (.42 )           (.42 )     10.22       10.42  
2009
    10.07       .43       (.38 )     .05       (.44 )           (.44 )     9.68       9.98  

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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Returns
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets
       
Based on
Market
Value
(a)
 
Based on
Net Asset
Value
(a)
 
Ending
Net Assets
(000
)
 
Expenses
   
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss
)
 
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
                                 
4.77
%
 
5.32
%
$
132,277
   
.56
%
 
3.51
%
 
17
%
8.49
   
8.49
   
129,868
   
.62
   
3.92
   
17
 
(1.89
)
 
2.15
   
124,549
   
.59
   
4.22
   
8
 
8.83
   
10.06
   
126,832
   
.59
   
4.38
   
5
 
6.53
   
.52
   
120,012
   
.61
   
4.43
   
8
 
 
(a)
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 Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in 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.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Notes to
   
Financial Statements
 
1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
 
General Information
The fund covered in this report and its corresponding New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) symbol is Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM) (the “Fund”). The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified closed-end registered investment company.
 
On December 31, 2012, the Fund’s investment adviser converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company. As a result, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), changed its name to Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”). There were no changes to the identities or roles of any personnel as a result of the change.
 
The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital by investing in an investment-grade quality portfolio of municipal obligations with intermediate characteristics. In managing its portfolio, the Fund has purchased municipal obligations having remaining effective maturities of no more than fifteen years with respect to 80% of its total assets that, in the opinion of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, represent the best value in terms of the balance between yield and capital preservation currently available from the intermediate sector of the municipal market. The Sub-Adviser will actively monitor the effective maturities of the Fund’s investments in response to prevailing market conditions, and will adjust its portfolio consistent with its investment policy of maintaining an average effective remaining maturity of twelve years or less.
 
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
Investment Valuation
Prices of municipal bonds and other fixed income securities are provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 for fair value measurement purposes. 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.
 
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 Fund’s 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 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 Fund’s Board of Trustees or its designee.
 
Refer to Footnote 2 – Fair Value Measurements for further details on the leveling of securities held by the Fund as of the end of the reporting period.
 
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Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. 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 Fund has instructed the custodian to earmark securities in the Fund’s portfolio with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. As of March 31, 2013, the Fund had outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments of $307,442.
 
Investment Income
Investment income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and includes accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also reflects paydown gains and losses, if any.
 
Professional Fees
Professional fees presented on the Statement of Operations consist of legal fees incurred in the normal course of operations, audit fees, tax consulting fees and, in some cases, workout expenditures. Workout expenditures are incurred in an attempt to protect or enhance an investment, or to pursue other claims or legal actions on behalf of Fund shareholders. Legal fee refund presented on the Statement of Operations reflects a refund of workout expenditures paid in a prior reporting period, when applicable.
 
Income Taxes
The 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. Furthermore, the Fund intends to satisfy conditions that will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from regular federal and designated state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to shareholders of the Fund. Net realized capital gains and ordinary income distributions paid by the Fund are subject to federal taxation.
 
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Fund 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 Fund 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.
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income are declared monthly. Net realized capital gains and/or market discount from investment transactions, if any, are distributed to shareholders at least annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.
 
Distributions to shareholders of net investment income, net realized capital gains and/or market discount, if any, 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.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments, including futures, options and swap contracts. Although the Fund is authorized to invest in such derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, it did not make any such investments during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
 
Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
In the normal course of business the 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 the Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of the 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.
 
The 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 the Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when the Fund has an unrealized loss, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Fund 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.
 
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Notes to
   
Financial Statements (continued)
 
Zero Coupon Securities
The 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.
 
Indemnifications
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects 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 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 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:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Long-Term Investments*:
                       
Municipal Bonds
  $     $ 130,202,678     $     $ 130,202,678  
Corporate Bonds
                4,560       4,560  
Short-Term Investments*:
                               
Municipal Bonds
          1,000,000             1,000,000  
Total
  $     $ 131,202,678     $ 4,560     $ 131,207,238  
 
*
 
Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for state classifications and breakdown of Corporate Bonds classified as Level 3.
 
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.

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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.
 
3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Fund records derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes. The Fund did not invest in derivative instruments during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
 
4. Fund Shares
The Fund has not repurchased any of its outstanding shares since the inception of its share repurchase program.
 
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
 
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
3/31/13
   
3/31/12
 
Shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions
    6,549       7,598  
 
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales (including maturities but excluding short-term investments) during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, aggregated $25,939,657 and $21,697,993, respectively.
 
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 timing differences in recognizing taxable market discount 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 value of the Fund.
 
As of March 31, 2013, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Cost of investments
 
$
122,256,566
 
Gross unrealized:
       
Appreciation
 
$
9,047,045
 
Depreciation
   
(96,373
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
 
$
8,950,672
 
 
Permanent differences, primarily due to federal taxes paid, taxable market discount and expiration of capital loss carryforwards, resulted in reclassifications among the Fund’s components of net assets as of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, as follows:

Paid-in-surplus
 
$
(840
)
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income
   
(35,106
)
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
   
35,946
 
 
The tax components of undistributed net tax-exempt income, net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, were as follows:
 
Undistributed net tax-exempt income1
 
$
358,855
 
Undistributed net ordinary income2
   
12,178
 
Undistributed net long-term capital gains
   
 
 
1
Undistributed net tax-exempt income (on a tax basis) has not been reduced for the dividend declared on March 1, 2013, paid on April 1, 2013.
2
Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.
 
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Notes to
   
Financial Statements (continued)
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the Fund’s tax years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

2013
       
Distributions from net tax-exempt income3
 
$
4,625,917
 
Distributions from net ordinary income2
   
 
Distributions from net long-term capital gains
   
 
 
2012
       
Distributions from net tax-exempt income
 
$
5,107,608
 
Distributions from net ordinary income2
   
 
Distributions from net long-term capital gains
   
 
 
2
Net ordinary income consists of taxable market discount income and net short-term capital gains, if any.
3
The Fund hereby designates this amount paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, as Exempt Interest Dividends.
 
As of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, the Fund 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 shown in the following table. The losses not subject to expiration retain the character reflected and will be utilized first by the Fund, while the losses subject to expiration are considered short-term:

Expiration:
       
March 31, 2014
 
$
14,448
 
March 31, 2015
   
11,084
 
March 31, 2016
   
44,763
 
March 31, 2017
   
148,403
 
Not subject to expiration:
       
Short-term losses:
   
 
Long-term losses:
   
374,258
 
Total
 
$
592,956
 
 
As of March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end, $4,977 of the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards expired.
 
The Fund has elected to defer late-year losses in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. The Fund has elected to defer losses as follows:

Post-October capital losses1
 
$
1,346
 
Late-year ordinary losses2
   
 
 
1
Capital losses incurred from November 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013, the Fund’s tax year end.
2
Ordinary losses incurred from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013, and specified losses incurred from November 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013.
 
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7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The 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 the Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.
 
The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:
 
Average Daily Net Assets*
   
Fund-Level Fee Rate
For the first $125 million
   
.3000
%
For the next $125 million
   
.2875
 
For the next $250 million
   
.2750
 
For the next $500 million
   
.2625
 
For the next $1 billion
   
.2500
 
For net assets over $2 billion
   
.2375
 
 
The annual complex-level fee, 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 or 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 March 31, 2013, the complex-level fee rate for the Fund was .1668%.
 
The management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Adviser is responsible for the Fund’s overall investment strategy and asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolio of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Fund from the management fees paid to the Adviser.
 
The Fund pays 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 Fund 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.
 
8. New Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
In January 2013, Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, replaced ASU 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2013-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013. ASU 2011-11 was intended to enhance disclosure requirements on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities. ASU 2013-01 limits the scope of the new balance sheet offsetting disclosures to derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (1) offset in the financial statements or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. Management is currently evaluating the application of ASU 2013-01 and its impact to the financial statements and footnote disclosures, if any.

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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited)
 
The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the board members of the Funds. The number of board members of the Funds is currently set at ten. None of the board members who are not “interested” persons of the Funds (referred to herein as “independent board members”) has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the board members and officers of the Funds, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.

 
Name,
 
Position(s) Held
 
Year First
 
Principal
 
Number
 
Birthdate
 
with the Funds
 
Elected or
 
Occupation(s)
 
of Portfolios
 
& Address
 
   
Appointed
 
including other
 
in Fund Complex
         
and Term(1)
 
Directorships
 
Overseen by
             
During Past 5 Years
 
Board Member
                   
Independent Board Members:
               
                 
 
 
               
ROBERT P. BREMNER
8/22/40
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Chairman of
the Board
and Board Member
 
 
1996
Class III
 
Private Investor and Management Consultant; Treasurer and Director, Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.; Board Member, Independent Directors Council affiliated with the Investment Company Institute.
 
 
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JACK B. EVANS
10/22/48
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
1999
Class III
 
President, The Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation (since 1996); Chairman, United Fire Group, a publicly held company; formerly, President of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System; Director, Source Media Group; Life Trustee of Coe College; formerly, Director, Alliant Energy; formerly, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer, SCI Financial Group, Inc., a regional financial services firm; Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe College and an MBA from the University of Iowa.
 
 
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WILLIAM C. HUNTER
3/6/48
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
2004
Class I
 
Dean Emeritus (since June 30, 2012), formerly, Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (2006-2012); Director (since 2004) of Xerox Corporation; Director (since 2005), and President (since July 2012) Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., The International Honor Society; Director of Wellmark, Inc. (since 2009); formerly, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Finance, School of Business at the University of Connecticut (2003-2006); previously, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995-2003); formerly, Director (1997-2007), Credit Research Center at Georgetown University.
 
 
204
                   
DAVID J. KUNDERT
10/28/42
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
2005
Class II
 
Formerly, Director, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company; (2007-2013) retired (since 2004) as Chairman, JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, President and CEO, Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation, and President, One Group Mutual Funds; prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Banc One Corporation and Chairman and CEO, Banc One Investment Management Group; Regent Emeritus, Member of Investment Committee, Luther College; member of the Wisconsin Bar Association; member of Board of Directors, Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens; member of Board of Directors and Chair of Investment Committee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation; member of the Board of Directors (Milwaukee), College Possible.
 
 
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WILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER
9/24/44
333 W. Wacker Drive|
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
1996
Class III
 
Chairman of Miller-Valentine Partners Ltd., a real estate investment company; formerly, Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2004) of Miller-Valentine Group; Member of two Miller Valentine real estate LLC companies; member, University of Dayton Business School Advisory Council;member, Mid-America Health System Board; Board Member of Tech Town, Inc., a not-for-profit community development company; Board Member of WDPR Public Radio; formerly, member and chair, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association; formerly, member, Business Advisory Council, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank.
 
 
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Name,
 
Position(s) Held
 
Year First
 
Principal
 
Number
 
Birthdate
 
with the Funds
 
Elected or
 
Occupation(s)
 
of Portfolios
 
& Address
 
   
Appointed
 
Including other
 
in Fund Complex
         
and Term(1)
 
Directorships
 
Overseen by
             
During Past 5 Years
 
Board Member
                   
Independent Board Members:
           
             
JUDITH M. STOCKDALE
12/29/47
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
1997
Class I
 
Formerly, Executive Director (1994-2012), Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (since 1994); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994).
 
 
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CAROLE E. STONE
6/28/47
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
2007
Class I
 
Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange (since 2006); Director, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (since 2009); formerly, Commissioner, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (2005-2010); formerly, Chair, New York Racing Association Oversight Board (2005-2007).
 
 
204
                   
VIRGINIA L. STRINGER
8/16/44
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
2011
Class I
 
Board Member, Mutual Fund Directors Forum; former governance consultant and non-profit board member; former Owner and President, Strategic Management Resources, Inc. a management consulting firm; former Member, Governing Board, Investment Company Institute’s Independent Directors Council; previously, held several executive positions in general management, marketing and human resources at IBM and The Pillsbury Company; Independent Director, First American Fund Complex (1987-2010) and Chair (1997-2010).
 
 
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TERENCE J. TOTH
9/29/59
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
2008
Class II
 
Managing Partner, Promus Capital (since 2008); Director, Fulcrum IT Service LLC (since 2010), Quality Control Corporation (since 2012) and LogicMark LLC (since 2012); formerly, Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (2008-2013); formerly, CEO and President, Northern Trust Global Investments (2004-2007); Executive Vice President, Quantitative Management & Securities Lending (2000-2004); prior thereto, various positions with Northern Trust Company (since 1994); member: Chicago Fellowship Board (since 2005), Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008) and Mather Foundation Board (since 2012), and a member of its investment committee; formerly, Member, Northern Trust Mutual Funds Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Global Investments Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Japan Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities Inc. Board (2003-2007) and Northern Trust Hong Kong Board (1997-2004).
 
 
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Interested Board Member:
           
             
JOHN P. AMBOIAN(2)
6/14/61
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Board Member
 
 
2008
Class II
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (since 2007) and Director (since 1999) of Nuveen Investments, Inc., formerly, President (1999-2007); Chief Executive Officer (since 2007) of Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc.; Director (since 1998) formerly, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC.
 
 
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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
 
 
Name,
 
Position(s) Held
 
Year First
 
Principal
 
Number
 
Birthdate
 
with the Funds
 
Elected or
 
Occupation(s)
 
of Portfolios
 
and Address
 
   
Appointed(3)
 
During Past 5 Years
 
in Fund Complex
                 
Overseen
                 
by Officer
                   
Officers of the Funds:
               
                 
GIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN
9/9/56
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Chief
Administrative
Officer
 
 
1988
 
Managing Director (since 2002), and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2004) and Assistant Secretary (since 1994) of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Managing Director (since 2002), Assistant Secretary (since 1997) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, of Symphony Asset Management LLC (since 2003); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC (since 2002), Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc. (since 2002), Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (since 2006), and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC, (since 2010); Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst.
 
 
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WILLIAM ADAMS IV
6/9/55
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Vice President
 
 
2007
 
Senior Executive Vice President, Global Structured Products (since 2010), formerly, Executive Vice President (1999-2010) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Co-President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); President (since 2011), formerly, Managing Director (2010-2011) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC.
 
 
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CEDRIC H. ANTOSIEWICZ
1/11/62
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Vice President
 
 
2007
 
Managing Director of Nuveen Securities, LLC.
 
 
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MARGO L. COOK
4/11/64
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Vice President
 
 
2009
 
Executive Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investments, Inc. and of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2011); Managing Director-Investment Services of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since August 2011), previously, Head of Institutional Asset Management (2007-2008) of Bear Stearns Asset Management; Head of Institutional Asset Management (1986-2007) of Bank of NY Mellon; Chartered Financial Analyst.
 
 
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LORNA C. FERGUSON
10/24/45
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Vice President
 
 
1998
 
Managing Director (since 2005) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC and Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2004).
 
 
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STEPHEN D. FOY
5/31/54
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Vice President
and Controller
 
 
1998
 
Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) and Funds Controller of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Vice President of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chief Financial Officer of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (since 2010); Certified Public Accountant.
 
 
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Name,
 
Position(s) Held
 
Year First
 
Principal
 
Number
 
Birthdate
 
with the Funds
 
Elected or
 
Occupation(s)
 
of Portfolios
 
and Address
 
   
Appointed(3)
 
During Past 5 Years
 
in Fund Complex
                 
Overseen
                 
by Officer
                 
Officers of the Funds:
               
                 
SCOTT S. GRACE
8/20/70
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Vice President
and Treasurer
 
 
2009
 
Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Development, Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director and Treasurer (since 2009) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Investments Advisers, Inc., Nuveen Investments Holdings Inc. and (since 2011) Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Vice President and Treasurer of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC and Winslow Capital Management, LLC.; Vice President of Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC; formerly, Treasurer (2006-2009), Senior Vice President (2008-2009), previously, Vice President (2006-2008) of Janus Capital Group, Inc.; formerly, Senior Associate in Morgan Stanley’s Global Financial Services Group (2000-2003); Chartered Accountant Designation.
 
 
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WALTER M. KELLY
2/24/70
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Chief Compliance
Officer and
Vice President
 
 
2003
 
Senior Vice President (since 2008) and Assistant Secretary (since 2003) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Senior Vice President (since 2008) of Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; formerly, Senior Vice President (2008-2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC.
 
 
204
                   
TINA M. LAZAR
8/27/61
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Vice President
 
 
2002
 
Senior Vice President (since 2010), formerly, Vice President (2005-2010) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC.
 
 
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KEVIN J. MCCARTHY
3/26/66
333 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 
 
Vice President
and Secretary
 
 
2007
 
Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2008), Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director (since 2008), and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Investment Holdings, Inc.; Vice President (since 2007) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Investments Advisers Inc., NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, NWQ Holdings, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC, and of Winslow Capital Management, LLC. (since 2010); Vice President and Secretary (since 2010) of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC; prior thereto, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP (1997-2007).
 
 
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Board Members & Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
 
 
Name,
 
Position(s) Held
 
Year First
 
Principal
 
Number
 
Birthdate
 
with the Funds
 
Elected or
 
Occupation(s)
 
of Portfolios
 
and Address
 
   
Appointed(3)
 
During Past 5 Years
 
in Fund Complex
                 
Overseen
                 
by Officer
                 
Officers of the Funds:
               
                 
KATHLEEN L. PRUDHOMME
3/30/53
901 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402
 
Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
 
 
2011
 
Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Co-General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel (since 2011) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2011) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; formerly, Deputy General Counsel, FAF Advisors, Inc. (2004-2010).
 
 
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(1)
The Board of Trustees is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III, with each being elected to serve until the third succeeding annual shareholders’ meeting subsequent to its election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are duly elected or appointed. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the board member was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex.
   
(2)
Mr. Amboian is an interested trustee because of his position with Nuveen Investments, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, which are affiliates of the Nuveen Funds.
   
(3)
Officers serve one year terms through August of each year. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the Officer was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen Complex.
 
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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 month 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

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Reinvest Automatically,
Easily and Conveniently (continued)
 
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 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 investment 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

Auction Rate Bond: An auction rate bond is a security whose interest payments are adjusted periodically through an auction process, which process typically also serves as a means for buying and selling the bond. Auctions that fail to attract enough buyers for all the shares offered for sale are deemed to have “failed,” with current holders receiving a formula-based interest rate until the next scheduled auction.
   
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.
   
Duration: Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s or bond Fund’s value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond’s or Fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or Fund will change as interest rates change.
   
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country/region in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports.
   
Net Asset Value (NAV): The net market value of all securities held in a portfolio.
   
Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: The market value of one share of a mutual fund or closed-end fund. For a Fund, the NAV is calculated daily by taking the Fund’s total assets (securities, cash, and accrued earnings), subtracting the Fund’s liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.
   
Pre-Refunding: Pre-Refunding, also known as advanced refundings or refinancings, is a procedure used by state and local governments to refinance municipal bonds to lower interest expenses. The issuer sells new bonds with a lower yield and uses the proceeds to buy U.S. Treasury securities, the interest from which is used to make payments on the higher-yielding bonds. Because of this collateral, pre-refunding generally raises a bond’s credit rating and thus its value.
 
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Glossary of Terms
Used in this Report (continued)

S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index containing all of the bonds in the S&P Municipal Bond Index with maturity dates between 3 and 14.999 years. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
   
S&P Municipal Bond Index: An unleveraged, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the tax-exempt, investment-grade U.S. municipal bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
   
Zero Coupon Bond: A zero coupon bond does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the bond. Tax-exempt income to the holder of the bond comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the bond at issuance and the par value of the bond at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon bonds generally are more volatile than the market prices of bonds that pay interest periodically.
 
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Additional Fund 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, LLC
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 Form N-Q Portfolio of Investments Information
 
Each Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. You may obtain this information directly from the SEC. 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 toll-free at (800) SEC -0330 for room hours and operation.
 
Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information
 
You may obtain (i) information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen Investments toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.
 
CEO Certification Disclosure
 
The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
 
The 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.
 
Share Information
 
The Fund intends to repurchase shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Fund did not repurchase any of its common shares.
 
Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.
 
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Nuveen Investments:
Serving Investors for Generations
 
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 provides high-quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutional and individual investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets a wide range of specialized investment solutions which provide investors access to capabilities of its high-quality boutique investment affiliates—Nuveen Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, NWQ Investment Management Company, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Tradewinds Global Investors, Winslow Capital Management and Gresham Investment Management. In total, Nuveen Investments managed $224 billion as of March 31, 2013.
 
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/cef
 
Distributed by
Nuveen Securities, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
www.nuveen.com/cef

EAN-A-0313D
 
 
 

 
 
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no amendments to or waivers from the Code during the period covered by this report. The registrant has posted the code of ethics on its website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Shareholder/FundGovernance.aspx. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant's Board of Directors or Trustees (“Board”) determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The registrant's audit committee financial expert is Carole E. Stone, who is “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Ms. Stone served for five years as Director of the New York State Division of the Budget. As part of her role as Director, Ms. Stone was actively involved in overseeing the development of the State's operating, local assistance and capital budgets, its financial plan and related documents; overseeing the development of the State's bond-related disclosure documents and certifying that they fairly presented the State's financial position; reviewing audits of various State and local agencies and programs; and coordinating the State's system of internal audit and control. Prior to serving as Director, Ms. Stone worked as a budget analyst/examiner with increasing levels of responsibility over a 30 year period, including approximately five years as Deputy Budget Director.  Ms. Stone has also served as Chair of the New York State Racing Association Oversight Board, as Chair of the Public Authorities Control Board, as a Commissioner on the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform and as a member of the Boards of Directors of several New York State public authorities. These positions have involved overseeing operations and finances of certain entities and assessing the adequacy of project/entity financing and financial reporting. Currently, Ms. Stone is on the Board of Directors of CBOE Holdings, Inc., of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and of C2 Options Exchange. Ms. Stone's position on the boards of these entities and as a member of both CBOE Holdings' Audit Committee and its Finance Committee has involved, among other things, the oversight of audits, audit plans and preparation of financial statements.
 
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund

The following tables show the amount of fees that Ernst & Young LLP, the Fund's auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two full fiscal years. For engagements with Ernst & Young LLP the Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that Ernst & Young LLP provided to the Fund, except for those non-audit services that were subject to the pre-approval exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “pre-approval exception”). The pre-approval exception for services provided directly to the Fund waives the pre-approval requirement for services other than audit, review or attest services if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee's attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the audit is completed.

The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).

SERVICES THAT THE FUND'S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE FUND


   
Audit Fees Billed
   
Audit-Related Fees
   
Tax Fees
   
All Other Fees
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
to Fund 1
   
Billed to Fund 2
   
Billed to Fund 3
   
Billed to Fund 4
 
March 31, 2013
  $ 16,750     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
                                 
Percentage approved
    0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %
pursuant to
                               
pre-approval
                               
exception
                               
                                 
March 31, 2012
  $ 16,200     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
                                 
Percentage approved
    0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %
pursuant to
                               
pre-approval
                               
exception
                               
 
1 "Audit Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for the audit of the Fund's annual financial statements and services provided in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
     
         
2 "Audit Related Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of
financial statements that are not reported under "Audit Fees". These fees include offerings related to the Fund's common shares and leverage.
         
3 "Tax Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. These fees include: all global
withholding tax services; excise and state tax reviews; capital gain, tax equalization and taxable basis calculation performed by the principal accountant.
         
4 "All Other Fees" are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than "Audit Fees", "Audit-Related Fees" and "Tax Fees". These fees
represent all "Agreed-Upon Procedures" engagements pertaining to the Fund's use of leverage.
 


SERVICES THAT THE FUND'S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE ADVISER AND AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS

The following tables show the amount of fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP to Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (formerly Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.) (the “Adviser” or “NFA”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund's operations and financial reporting, during the Fund's last two full fiscal years.
 
The tables also show the percentage of fees subject to the pre-approval exception. The pre-approval exception for services provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider (other than audit, review or attest services) waives the pre-approval requirement if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to Ernst & Young LLP by the Fund, the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee's attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the Fund's audit is completed.

 
Audit-Related Fees
Tax Fees Billed to
All Other Fees
 
Billed to Adviser and
Adviser and
Billed to Adviser
 
Affiliated Fund
Affiliated Fund
and Affiliated Fund
Fiscal Year Ended
Service Providers
Service Providers
Service Providers
March 31, 2013
 $                                0
 $                                      0
 $                                    0
       
Percentage approved
0%
0%
0%
pursuant to
     
pre-approval
     
exception
     
March 31, 2012
 $                                0
 $                                      0
 $                                    0
       
Percentage approved
0%
0%
0%
pursuant to
     
pre-approval
     
exception
     


NON-AUDIT SERVICES

The following table shows the amount of fees that Ernst & Young LLP billed during the Fund's last two full fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve non-audit services that Ernst & Young LLP provides to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Services Provider, if the engagement related directly to the Fund's operations and financial reporting (except for those subject to the pre-approval exception described above). The Audit Committee requested and received information from Ernst & Young LLP about any non-audit services that Ernst & Young LLP rendered during the Fund's last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating Ernst & Young LLP's independence.

   
Total Non-Audit Fees
   
   
billed to Adviser and
   
   
Affiliated Fund Service
Total Non-Audit Fees
 
   
Providers (engagements
billed to Adviser and
 
   
related directly to the
Affiliated Fund Service
 
 
Total Non-Audit Fees
operations and financial
Providers (all other
 
Fiscal Year Ended
Billed to Fund
reporting of the Fund)
engagements)
Total
March 31, 2013
 $                                0
 $                                      0
 $                                    0
 $                           0
March 31, 2012
 $                                0
 $                                      0
 $                                    0
 $                           0
 
"Non-Audit Fees billed to Fund" for both fiscal year ends represent "Tax Fees" and "All Other Fees" billed to Fund in their respective
amounts from the previous table.
       
         
Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were
attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.
 

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund's independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Fund's independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountants for the Fund and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Fund) such engagements will be (i) pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee chairman for his verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under $10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under $5,000.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

The registrant's Board has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). The members of the audit committee are Robert P. Bremner, Terence J. Toth, William J. Schneider, Carole E. Stone and David J. Kundert.

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.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly known as Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”). The Adviser is responsible for the on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. As part of these services, the Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser the full responsibility for proxy voting on securities held in the registrant’s portfolio and related duties in accordance with the Sub-Adviser's policies and procedures. The Adviser periodically monitors the Sub-Adviser's voting to ensure that it is carrying out its duties. The Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to this filing as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly known as Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”).  The Adviser is responsible for the selection and on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services.  The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management” or “Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. The following section provides information on the portfolio manager at the Sub-Adviser:

The Portfolio Manager

The following individual has primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the registrant’s investment strategies:
 
Name
Fund
Paul Brennan
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund

Other Accounts Managed. In addition to managing the registrant, the portfolio manager is also primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the following accounts:
 
Portfolio Manager
Type of Account
Managed
Number of
Accounts
Assets*
Paul Brennan
Registered Investment Company
21
$15.14 billion
 
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
0
$0
 
Other Accounts
3
$323 million
*
Assets are as of March 31, 2013.  None of the assets in these accounts are subject to an advisory fee based on performance.

POTENTIAL MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple accounts are presented a number of potential conflicts, including, among others, those discussed below.

The management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. Nuveen Asset Management seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most accounts managed by a portfolio manager in a particular investment strategy are managed using the same investment models.

If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one account, an account may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible accounts. To deal with these situations, Nuveen Asset Management has adopted procedures for allocating limited opportunities across multiple accounts.

With respect to many of its clients’ accounts, Nuveen Asset Management determines which broker to use to execute transaction orders, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts, Nuveen Asset Management may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, Nuveen Asset Management may place separate, non-simultaneous, transactions for a Fund and other accounts which may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of the Fund or the other accounts.

Some clients are subject to different regulations. As a consequence of this difference in regulatory requirements, some clients may not be permitted to engage in all the investment techniques or transactions or to engage in these transactions to the same extent as the other accounts managed by the portfolio manager. Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where Nuveen Asset Management has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of some accounts, with respect to which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.

Nuveen Asset Management has adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts common among investment managers. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

Item 8(a)(3).
FUND MANAGER COMPENSATION

Portfolio manager compensation consists primarily of base pay, an annual cash bonus and long term incentive payments.

Base pay. Base pay is determined based upon an analysis of the portfolio manager’s general performance, experience, and market levels of base pay for such position.

Annual cash bonus.  The Fund’s portfolio managers are eligible for an annual cash bonus based on investment performance, qualitative evaluation and financial performance of Nuveen Asset Management.

A portion of each portfolio manager’s annual cash bonus is based on the Fund’s investment performance, generally measured over the past one- and three or five-year periods unless the portfolio manager’s tenure is shorter. Investment performance for the Fund generally is determined by evaluating the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark(s) and/or Lipper industry peer group.

A portion of the cash bonus is based on a qualitative evaluation made by each portfolio manager’s supervisor taking into consideration a number of factors, including the portfolio manager’s team collaboration, expense management, support of personnel responsible for asset growth, and his or her compliance with Nuveen Asset Management’s policies and procedures.
 
The final factor influencing a portfolio manager’s cash bonus is the financial performance of Nuveen Asset Management based on its operating earnings.

Long-term incentive compensation. Certain key employees of Nuveen Investments and its affiliates, including certain portfolio managers, have received equity interests in the parent company of Nuveen Investments. In addition, certain key employees of Nuveen Asset Management, including certain portfolio managers, have received profit interests in Nuveen Asset Management which entitle their holders to participate in the firm’s growth over time.

There are generally no differences between the methods used to determine compensation with respect to the Fund and the Other Accounts shown in the table above.

Beneficial Ownership of Securities.  As of March 31, 2013 the portfolio manager beneficially owned the following dollar range of equity securities issued by the Registrant and other Nuveen Funds managed by Nuveen Asset Management’s municipal investment team.

Name of Portfolio Manager
Fund
Dollar range of
equity securities
beneficially
owned in Fund
Dollar range of equity
securities beneficially
owned in the remainder of
Nuveen funds managed by
Nuveen Asset Management’s
municipal investment team
Paul Brennan
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund
$0
$500,001-$1,000,000

PORTFOLIO MANAGER BIO:

Paul Brennan, CFA, CPA, manages several Nuveen municipal national and state mutual funds and closed-end bond funds.  Paul began his career in the investment business in 1991, as a municipal credit analyst for Flagship Financial, before becoming a portfolio manager in 1994.  He joined Nuveen Investments in 1997, when Nuveen acquired Flagship Financial.  He earned his B.S. in Accountancy and Finance from Wright State University.  He is a CPA, has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and currently sits on the Nuveen Asset Management Investment Management Committee.
 
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

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 because the code is posted on registrant's website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Shareholder/FundGovernance.aspx and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)

(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 Select Maturities Municipal Fund

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy
Kevin J. McCarthy
Vice President and Secretary

Date: June 7, 2013

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: June 7, 2013
 
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Stephen D. Foy
Stephen D. Foy
Vice President and Controller
(principal financial officer)

Date: June 7, 2013