N-CSRS 1 ncsrs.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2021
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: 811-21168
NEUBERGER BERMAN MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices – Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 476-8800
Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc.
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002
Arthur C. Delibert, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1600
(Names and addresses of agents for service)

Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2021
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, as amended (“Act”) (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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Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
Following is a copy of the semi-annual report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.





       

Neuberger Berman
Municipal Closed-End Funds


Neuberger Berman California
Municipal Fund Inc.

Neuberger Berman Municipal
Fund Inc.

Neuberger Berman New York
Municipal Fund Inc.





 

 

 

 
 
           
                                    




 

Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2021


As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website www.nb.com/CEFliterature, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 800.877.9700 or by sending an e-mail request to fundinfo@nb.com.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 800.877.9700 or send an email request to fundinfo@nb.com to inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund.




             
 
          
                                
             

     
      Contents      




 





PRESIDENT’S LETTER
1




 





PORTFOLIO COMMENTARIES
2




 





SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS





California Municipal Fund Inc.
6




Municipal Fund Inc.
11




New York Municipal Fund Inc.
23




 





FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
29




 





FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS





California Municipal Fund Inc.
40




Municipal Fund Inc.
41




New York Municipal Fund Inc.
42




 





Distribution Reinvestment Plan for each Fund
45




Directory
48




Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
49




Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
49




Privacy Notice
Located after the Funds’ Report




 

The “Neuberger Berman” name and logo and “Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC” name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund names in this piece are either service marks or registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC. ©2021 Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC. All rights reserved.




 

President’s Letter

Dear Stockholder,

I am pleased to present this semi-annual report for Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. (NBW), Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc. (NBH) and Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund Inc. (NBO and, together with NBW and NBH, the Funds) for the six months ended April 30, 2021 (the reporting period). The report includes for each Fund a portfolio commentary, a listing of the Fund’s investments and its unaudited financial statements for the reporting period.

Each Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax and, for the state-specific Funds, NBW seeks to provide income that is also exempt from California’s personal income taxes and NBO seeks to provide income that is also exempt from New York State and New York City personal income tax. The Funds may invest in securities the interest on which is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

We maintain a conservative investment philosophy and disciplined investment process in an effort to provide you with tax-exempt current income over the long term with less volatility and risk.

Neuberger Berman continues to monitor the ongoing developments related to COVID-19 with a particular focus on two areas: the safety and health of its employees and clients, and the ability to continue to conduct effectively its investment and business operations, including all critical services. Neuberger Berman has a dedicated Business Continuity Management team staffed with full-time professionals, who partner with over 60 Business Continuity Coordinators covering all business functions across all geographies. Neuberger Berman currently has not experienced a significant impact on its operating model and will continue to monitor the potential long-term implications for global economies. Neuberger Berman will remain flexible and look to adapt, as necessary, the firm’s operations and processes to most effectively manage portfolios.

Thank you for your confidence in the Funds. We will continue to do our best to retain your trust in the years to come.

Sincerely,

Joseph V. Amato
President and CEO
Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund Inc.


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Neuberger Berman Municipal Closed-End Funds
Portfolio Commentaries

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2021 (the reporting period), on a net asset value (NAV) basis, all three of the Neuberger Berman Municipal Closed-End Funds outperformed their benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index (the Index). Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund (NBW), Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund (NBH) and Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund (NBO and, together with NBW and NBH, the Funds) posted 4.65%, 5.93% and 5.61% total returns, respectively, whereas the Index generated a 2.32% total return. The use of leverage (typically a performance enhancer in up markets and a detractor during market retreats) contributed to performance given the positive price return for the municipal market during the reporting period. (Fund performance on a market price basis is provided in the table immediately following this commentary.)

The investment-grade municipal bond market generated a positive absolute return and outperformed the investment-grade taxable bond market during the reporting period. All told, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index gained 2.62% for the reporting period, whereas the overall investment-grade taxable bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned -1.52%. U.S. Treasury yields moved higher across the curve during the reporting period. Short-term yields were fairly well anchored, as the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) maintained the federal funds rate in a range between 0.00% and 0.25%. In contrast, longer-term yields rose sharply. This was driven by the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, improving economic data and an uptick in inflation. Despite this improving economic backdrop, the Fed continued to say it planned to maintain its highly accommodative monetary policy.

The Funds maintained a lower credit quality relative to that of the Index, as we sought to generate additional yield. In particular, an overweight to securities rated BBB and below versus the Index was positive for results. They outperformed higher quality bonds given aggressive monetary and fiscal stimulus and strong investor demand. Security selection in the tobacco sector was also rewarded in all three Funds. For NBO, an allocation to Illinois and Chicago general obligation bonds was beneficial, as they were purchased at attractive valuations and they rallied over the reporting period. Elsewhere, yield curve positioning was additive for the Funds’ performance given their overweight to the longer end of the curve. On the downside, the Funds’ allocations to high-quality securities rated AAA were a drag on relative performance.

Among the changes made to the Funds during the reporting period, we reduced the duration heading into 2021, as we anticipated an upturn in rates, which came to pass. We also pared the Funds’ exposure to securities rated BBB, while increasing their allocation to securities rated BB.

For the past dozen years since the financial crisis, the overall environment for fixed income investors has been largely unchanged. Global growth has been sluggish across bond markets and central banks have unleashed a range of programs aimed at supporting growth and financial assets. Fixed income investors have been persistently rewarded for positioning for low nominal yields, low real yields and a low-inflation (or even disinflationary) environment. We believe this backdrop may be quickly changing, and we think investors should consider positioning for a different and more complex environment. In our view, this is not a temporary shift, but likely the beginning of a multi-year transition to a different fixed income world. We feel that the changes will be particularly acute for the municipal market. With over 60,000 individual state and local government issuers, opportunities abound but so do various levels of financial, legislative, market and political risk. In a market characterized by frequent volatility, we believe that our long-established investment process will be well equipped to handle the challenges ahead.

Sincerely,

James L. Iselin and S. Blake Miller
Portfolio Co-Managers

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of each Fund are subject to change without notice.

The opinions expressed are those of the Funds’ portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.

The value of securities owned by a Fund, as well as the market value of shares of the Fund’s common stock, may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Fund; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional, national or global political, social or economic instability; regulatory or legislative developments; price and interest rate fluctuations, including those resulting from changes in central bank policies; and changes in investor sentiment.

The bond rating(s) noted above represent segments of the Bloomberg Barclays 10-Year Municipal Bond Index, which are determined based on the average ratings issued by S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch.


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TICKER SYMBOLS

California Municipal Fund Inc.       NBW
Municipal Fund Inc.
NBH
New York Municipal Fund Inc.
NBO

CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL


FUND INC. PORTFOLIO


BY STATE AND TERRITORY


(as a % of Total Investments*)


American Samoa       0.5 %
California
88.2
Guam
0.9
Illinois
0.8
Kansas
0.3
Louisiana
0.4
New Jersey
0.4
New York
0.5
North Carolina
0.2
Ohio
3.3
Puerto Rico
3.7
South Carolina
0.3
Texas
0.3
Wisconsin
0.2
Total
100.0 %

* Does not include the impact of the Fund’s open positions in derivatives, if any.

NEW YORK MUNICIPAL


FUND INC. PORTFOLIO


BY STATE AND TERRITORY


(as a % of Total Investments*)


American Samoa       0.5 %
California
3.0
Guam
0.8
Illinois
0.9
Kansas
0.3
Louisiana
0.5
New York
87.3
Ohio
0.2
Puerto Rico
4.8
Texas
0.3
Wisconsin
0.3
Other
1.1
Total
100.0 %

* Does not include the impact of the Fund’s open positions in derivatives, if any.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS1




Six Month
Average Annual Total Return




Period
Ended 04/30/2021


Inception
Ended

At NAV2
Date
04/30/2021
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of Fund
California Municipal Fund   9/24/2002     4.65 %     15.62 %   4.02 %   5.65 %   5.65 %
Municipal Fund
9/24/2002

5.93 %

16.13 %
4.04 %
6.35 %
5.97 %
New York Municipal Fund
9/24/2002

5.61 %

15.38 %
3.34 %
4.79 %
5.09 %
At Market Price3


















California Municipal Fund
9/24/2002

10.93 %

21.11 %
1.29 %
5.13 %
4.78 %
Municipal Fund
9/24/2002

20.71 %

29.57 %
5.50 %
7.20 %
6.21 %
New York Municipal Fund
9/24/2002

10.31 %

19.93 %
1.17 %
4.15 %
4.15 %
Index


















Bloomberg Barclays 10-Year


















Municipal Bond Index4



2.32 %

7.36 %
3.53 %
4.52 %
4.54 %

Listed closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continually offered. Generally, there is an initial public offering and, once issued, shares of common stock of closed-end funds are sold in the secondary market on a stock exchange.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, please visit www.nb.com/cef-performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of shares of a Fund’s common stock.

The investment return and market price will fluctuate and shares of a Fund’s common stock may trade at prices above or below NAV. Shares of a Fund’s common stock, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not waived a portion of its investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. The waived fees are from prior years that are no longer disclosed in the Financial Highlights.

MUNICIPAL FUND INC. PORTFOLIO BY STATE AND TERRITORY
(as a % of Total Investments*)




Alabama     0.7 %       New Jersey       6.7
American Samoa
0.4

New Mexico
0.3
Arizona
1.5

New York
11.1
California
19.7

North Carolina
2.0
Colorado
3.3

Ohio
3.4
Connecticut
0.2

Oklahoma
0.7
District of Columbia
1.2

Oregon
-
Florida
5.3

Pennsylvania
3.6
Georgia
0.7

Puerto Rico
4.1
Hawaii
1.7

Rhode Island
0.7
Illinois
12.4

South Carolina
0.8
Indiana
0.8

Tennessee
0.5
Iowa
0.5

Texas
3.3
Kentucky
0.3

Utah
1.8
Louisiana
1.3

Vermont
1.4
Massachusetts
1.2

Virginia
0.1
Michigan
3.3

Washington
2.0
Minnesota
0.1

Wisconsin
1.0
Mississippi
1.1

Loan Assignments
0.2
Nevada
0.4

Total
100.0 %
New Hampshire
0.2






* Does not include the impact of the Fund’s open positions in derivatives, if any.


3



 
Endnotes

1 A portion of each Fund’s income may be a tax preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax for certain stockholders.
   
2 Returns based on the NAV of each Fund.
   
3 Returns based on the market price of shares of each Fund’s common stock on the NYSE American.
   
4 Please see “Description of Index” on page 5 for a description of the index.

For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman Municipal Closed-End Funds, call Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC at (800) 877-9700, or visit our website at www.nb.com.

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Description of Index

Bloomberg Barclays 10-Year
Municipal Bond Index:

     

The index is the 10-year (8-12 years to maturity) component of the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, long-term, tax-exempt bond market and has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds and prerefunded bonds.

Please note that the index does not take into account any fees and expenses or any tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that it tracks and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of this index are prepared or obtained by NBIA and include reinvestment of all income dividends and other distributions, if any. Each Fund may invest in securities not included in the above described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in the index.

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Schedule of Investments California Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) April 30, 2021

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
Municipal Notes 162.0%



 
American Samoa 0.8%



$ 600,000       American Samoa Econ. Dev. Au. Gen. Rev. Ref., Ser. 2015-A, 6.25%, due 9/1/2029       $ 690,430
 
California 142.8%




1,000,000
Bay Area Toll Au. Toll Bridge Rev., Ser. 2013-S-4, 5.00%, due 4/1/2027 Pre-Refunded

1,093,395



4/1/2023






California Ed. Facs. Au. Ref. Rev. (Univ. of Redlands)




250,000
       Ser. 2016-A, 5.00%, due 10/1/2028

297,027

260,000
       Ser. 2016-A, 3.00%, due 10/1/2029

279,413

400,000
       Ser. 2016-A, 3.00%, due 10/1/2030

426,006

1,000,000
California Ed. Facs. Au. Rev. (Green Bond- Loyola Marymount Univ.), Ser. 2018-B, 5.00%,

1,215,945



due 10/1/2048




1,273,584
California HFA Muni. Cert., Ser. 2019-2, Class A, 4.00%, due 3/20/2033

1,492,443

1,000,000
California Hlth. Facs. Fin. Au. Rev. (Children’s Hosp. Los Angeles), Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%,

1,058,865



due 11/15/2026




998,825
California Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Muni. Cert., Ser. 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, due 11/20/2035

1,161,357

500,000
California Infrastructure & Econ. Dev. Bank Rev. (Wonderful Foundations Charter Sch.

569,659 (a) 



Portfolio Proj.), Ser. 2020-A-1, 5.00%, due 1/1/2055




1,000,000
California Infrastructure & Econ. Dev. Bank St. Sch. Fund Lease Rev. (King City Joint Union

1,001,603



High Sch. Dist. Fin.), Ser. 2010, 5.13%, due 8/15/2024




1,000,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Lease Rev. (Sycamore Academy Proj.), Ser. 2014,

1,079,435 (a) 



5.63%, due 7/1/2044




500,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Lease Rev. (Vista Charter Middle Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2014,

542,141



5.13%, due 7/1/2029






California Muni. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Rev. (John Adams Academics Proj.)




255,000
       Ser. 2015-A, 4.50%, due 10/1/2025

267,884

1,115,000
       Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 10/1/2049

1,185,866 (a) 

1,000,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Rev. (Palmdale Aerospace Academy Proj.), Ser. 2016,

1,127,479 (a) 



5.00%, due 7/1/2031




500,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Rev. (Baptist Univ.), Ser. 2015-A, 5.00%, due 11/1/2030

564,589 (a) 



California Muni. Fin. Au. Rev. (Biola Univ.)




375,000
       Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 10/1/2025

404,335

410,000
       Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 10/1/2026

440,673

455,000
       Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 10/1/2027

487,618

600,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Rev. (Southwestern Law Sch.), Ser. 2011, 6.00%, due 11/1/2026

614,992



California Muni. Fin. Au. Rev. (Touro College & Univ. Sys. Obligated Group)




605,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.00%, due 1/1/2027

649,148

630,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.00%, due 1/1/2028

672,957

330,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.00%, due 1/1/2029

351,139

2,000,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Std. Hsg. Rev. (CHF-Davis I, LLC-West Village Std. Hsg. Proj.),

2,248,747



Ser. 2018, (BAM Insured), 4.00%, due 5/15/2048






California Pub. Fin. Au. Ref. (Henry Mayo Newhall Hosp.)




400,000
       Ser. 2021-A, 4.00%, due 10/15/2027

465,894

360,000
       Ser. 2021-A, 4.00%, due 10/15/2028

423,134

400,000
California Sch. Fac. Fin. Au. Rev. (Alliance College - Ready Pub. Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2015-A,

457,624 (a) 



5.00%, due 7/1/2030




1,500,000
California Sch. Fac. Fin. Au. Rev. (Green Dot Pub. Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2018-A, 5.00%, due

1,761,872 (a) 



8/1/2048






California Sch. Fac. Fin. Au. Rev. (KIPP LA Proj.)




400,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 4.00%, due 7/1/2023

428,939 (a) 

290,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.13%, due 7/1/2024

306,742

375,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 7/1/2025

437,445 (a) 

130,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 7/1/2027

159,683 (a) 

2,195,000
California St. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Home Purchase Ref. Rev., Ser. 2016-A, 3.00%,

2,321,060



due 6/1/2029






California St. Dept. of Wtr. Res. Ctr. Valley Proj. Rev. (Wtr. Sys.)




15,000
       Ser. 2012-AN, 5.00%, due 12/1/2021

15,421

540,000
       Ser. 2012-AN, 5.00%, due 12/1/2021

555,270



California St. G.O.




1,500,000
       Ser. 2012, 5.00%, due 2/1/2027

1,554,025

2,000,000
       Ser. 2020, 3.00%, due 11/1/2050

2,140,719

See Notes to Financial Statements 6



 
Schedule of Investments California Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
$ 1,390,000       California St. Hlth. Fac. Fin. Au. Rev. (Commonspirit Hlth. Oblig.), Ser. 2020-A, 4.00%,       $ 1,600,621



due 4/1/2049




2,000,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Rev. (San Jose Wtr. Co. Proj.), Ser. 2016, 4.75%,

2,284,627



due 11/1/2046




710,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Aemerage Redak Svcs. So. California

355,000 (a)(b)



LLC Proj.), Ser. 2016, 7.00%, due 12/1/2027




600,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Calplant I Green Bond Proj.),

183,000 (a)(b)



Ser. 2019, 7.50%, due 12/1/2039




550,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Green Bond-Rialto Bioenergy Fac.

569,828 (a)



LLC, Proj.), Ser. 2019, 7.50%, due 12/1/2040




1,910,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Wtr. Furnishing Rev., Ser. 2012, 5.00%, due 7/1/2027

2,049,819 (a)

415,000
California St. Sch. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Rev. (Downtown College Prep-Oblig. Group),

451,843 (a)



Ser. 2016, 4.50%, due 6/1/2031




400,000
California St. Sch. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Rev. (Rocketship Ed.), Ser. 2016-A, 5.00%,

441,775 (a)



due 6/1/2031




1,060,000
California St. Sch. Fin. Au. Ed. Facs. Rev. (New Designs Charter Sch. Administration Campus

1,160,881 (a)



Proj.), Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2050




365,000
California St. Sch. Fin. Au. Ed. Facs. Rev. (Partnerships Uplifts Comm. Valley Proj.),

384,795 (a)



Ser. 2014-A, 5.35%, due 8/1/2024




1,200,000
California Statewide CDA College Hsg. Rev. (NCCD-Hooper Street LLC-College of the Arts

1,255,808 (a)



Proj.), Ser. 2019, 5.25%, due 7/1/2052




1,325,000
California Statewide CDA Hosp. Rev. (Methodist Hosp. of Southern Proj.), Ser. 2018, 4.25%,

1,483,843



due 1/1/2043




300,000
California Statewide CDA Multi-Family Hsg. Rev. (Irvine Apt. Comm. LP), (LOC: Wells Fargo

300,000 (c)



Bank N.A.), Ser. 2001-W-1, 0.05%, due 8/1/2034




720,000
California Statewide CDA Rev. (Henry Mayo Newhall Mem. Hosp.), Ser. 2014-A,

830,414



(AGM Insured), 5.00%, due 10/1/2026 Pre-Refunded 10/4/2024




500,000
California Statewide CDA Rev. (Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr.), Ser. 2018-A, 5.50%,

592,400 (a)



due 12/1/2058




700,000
California Statewide CDA Rev. (Redwoods Proj.), Ser. 2013, 5.00%, due 11/15/2028

772,337

600,000
California Statewide CDA Rev. Ref. (Lancer Ed. Std. Hsg. Proj.), Ser. 2016-A, 5.00%,

662,629 (a)



due 6/1/2036




1,500,000
California Statewide CDA Rev. Ref. (Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr.), Ser. 2014-A, 5.25%,

1,711,427



due 12/1/2029




1,500,000
California Statewide CDA Rev. Ref. (Redlands Comm. Hosp.), Ser. 2016, 4.00%,

1,606,269



due 10/1/2041




800,000
California Statewide CDA Spec. Tax Rev. Ref. (Comm. Facs. Dist. #2007-01 Orinda Wilder

912,079



Proj.), Ser. 2015, 4.50%, due 9/1/2025




2,055,000
California Statewide CDA Std. Hsg. Rev. (Univ. of Irvin Campus Apts. Phase IV), Ser. 2017-A,

2,466,906



5.00%, due 5/15/2032




500,000
California Statewide CDA Std. Hsg. Rev. Ref. (Baptist University), Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%,

584,920 (a)



due 11/1/2032




2,000,000
Contra Costa Co. Redev. Agcy. Successor Agcy. Tax Allocation Ref., Ser. 2017-A, (BAM

2,472,172



Insured), 5.00%, due 8/1/2031






Corona Norco Unified Sch. Dist. Pub. Fin. Au. Sr. Lien Rev.




350,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%, due 9/1/2026

389,383

560,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%, due 9/1/2027

623,012

700,000
Daly City Hsg. Dev. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Ref. (Franciscan Mobile Home Park), Ser. 2007-A, 5.00%,

701,543



due 12/15/2021




2,000,000
Davis Joint Unified Sch. Dist. Cert. of Participation (Yolo Co.), Ser. 2014, (BAM Insured),

2,225,542



4.00%, due 8/1/2024




1,250,000
Emeryville Redev. Agcy. Successor Agcy. Tax Allocation Ref. Rev., Ser. 2014-A,

1,429,965



(AGM Insured), 5.00%, due 9/1/2025




1,500,000
Foothill-Eastern Trans. Corridor Agcy. Toll Road Rev. Ref., Subser. 2014-B2, 3.50%,

1,673,143



due 1/15/2053






Golden St. Tobacco Securitization Corp. Tobacco Settlement Rev. Ref.




2,000,000
       Ser. 2018-A-1, 5.00%, due 6/1/2047

2,066,287

5,000,000
       Ser. 2018-A-2, 5.00%, due 6/1/2047

5,165,717

1,000,000
Imperial Comm. College Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2010), Ser. 2011-A,

1,260,536



(AGM Insured), 6.75%, due 8/1/2040 Pre-Refunded 8/1/2025




1,000,000
Inglewood Unified Sch. Dist. Facs. Fin. Au. Rev., Ser. 2007, (AGM Insured), 5.25%,

1,174,411



due 10/15/2026




See Notes to Financial Statements 7  



 
Schedule of Investments California Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
  



Irvine Spec. Tax (Comm. Facs. Dist. Number 2005-2)



$ 150,000              Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 9/1/2023       $ 163,275

300,000
       Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 9/1/2024

325,848

450,000
       Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 9/1/2025

487,906

645,000
       Ser. 2013, 3.50%, due 9/1/2026

688,828

690,000
       Ser. 2013, 3.63%, due 9/1/2027

736,626

680,000
Jurupa Pub. Fin. Auth. Spec. Tax Rev., Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 9/1/2024

778,362



La Verne Cert. of Participation (Brethren Hillcrest Homes)




315,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 5/15/2026 Pre-Refunded 5/15/2022

333,735

500,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 5/15/2029 Pre-Refunded 5/15/2022

529,739

1,105,000
Lodi Pub. Fin. Au. Lease Rev., Ser. 2012, 5.25%, due 10/1/2026

1,153,028

1,500,000
Los Angeles City Dept. of Arpts. Arpt. Rev., Ser. 2020-C, 4.00%, due 5/15/2050

1,737,260

3,150,000
Los Angeles Co. Metro. Trans. Au. Rev. (Green Bond), Ser. 2020-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2031

4,237,135

2,000,000
Los Angeles Muni. Imp. Corp. Lease Ref. Rev. (Real Property), Ser. 2012-C, 5.00%,

2,081,305



due 3/1/2027 Pre-Refunded 3/1/2022




1,385,000
Ohlone Comm. College Dist. G.O. (Election 2010), Ser. 2014-B, 0.00%, due 8/1/2029

1,106,639

500,000
Oroville Rev. (Oroville Hosp.), Ser. 2019, 5.25%, due 4/1/2049

572,083

1,490,000
Oxnard Harbor Dist. Rev., Ser. 2011-B, 4.50%, due 8/1/2024

1,622,036

1,250,000
Palomar Hlth. Ref. Rev., Ser. 2016, 4.00%, due 11/1/2039

1,356,066

1,000,000
Rancho Cucamonga Redev. Agcy. Successor Agcy. Tax Allocation Rev. (Rancho Redev. Proj.),

1,140,719



Ser. 2014, (AGM Insured), 5.00%, due 9/1/2027






Riverside Co. Comm. Facs. Dist. Spec. Tax Rev. (Scott Road)




105,000
       Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 9/1/2021

106,310

600,000
       Ser. 2013, 5.00%, due 9/1/2025

636,777



Riverside Co. Trans. Commission Toll Rev. Sr. Lien (Cap. Appreciation)




1,320,000
       Ser. 2013-B, 0.00%, due 6/1/2022

1,299,657

1,500,000
       Ser. 2013-B, 0.00%, due 6/1/2023

1,452,908



Romoland Sch. Dist. Spec. Tax Ref. (Comm. Facs. Dist. Number 2006-1)




100,000
       Ser. 2017, 4.00%, due 9/1/2029

114,382

200,000
       Ser. 2017, 4.00%, due 9/1/2030

226,560

525,000
       Ser. 2017, 3.25%, due 9/1/2031

561,783

1,700,000
Sacramento Area Flood Ctrl. Agcy. Ref. (Consol Cap. Assessment Dist. Number 2),

2,037,810



Ser. 2016-A, 5.00%, due 10/1/2047






Sacramento City Fin. Au. Ref. Rev. (Master Lease Prog. Facs.)




1,000,000
       Ser. 2006-E, (AMBAC Insured), 5.25%, due 12/1/2024

1,178,621

400,000
       Ser. 2006-E, (AMBAC Insured), 5.25%, due 12/1/2026

505,199

1,950,000
Sacramento Co. Arpt. Sys. Rev. Ref., Ser. 2018-C, 5.00%, due 7/1/2033

2,394,888

500,000
Sacramento Spec. Tax (Natomas Meadows Comm. Facs. Dist. Number 2007-01), Ser. 2017,

557,020 (a)



5.00%, due 9/1/2047




230,000
San Jose Multi-Family Hsg. Rev. (Fallen Leaves Apts. Proj.), Ser. 2002-J1, (AMBAC Insured),

230,465



4.95%, due 12/1/2022




685,000
San Mateo Foster City Sch. Dist. G.O. (Election 2015), Ser. 2016-A, 4.00%, due 8/1/2029

790,488



Pre-Refunded 8/1/2025






San Mateo Union High Sch. Dist. G.O. (Election 2010)




105,000
       Ser. 2011-A, 0.00%, due 9/1/2025 Pre-Refunded 9/1/2021

82,740

895,000
       Ser. 2011-A, 0.00%, due 9/1/2025 Pre-Refunded 9/1/2021

705,698

1,390,000
San Rafael Redev. Agcy. Tax Allocation Ref. (Central San Rafael Redev. Proj.), Ser. 2009,

1,395,116



(Assured Guaranty Insured), 5.00%, due 12/1/2021






Santa Maria Bonita Sch. Dist. Cert. of Participation (New Sch. Construction Proj.)




310,000
       Ser. 2013, (BAM Insured), 3.25%, due 6/1/2025

326,976

575,000
       Ser. 2013, (BAM Insured), 3.50%, due 6/1/2026

608,070

325,000
       Ser. 2013, (BAM Insured), 3.50%, due 6/1/2027

342,550

270,000
       Ser. 2013, (BAM Insured), 3.50%, due 6/1/2028

283,627

1,000,000
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Sch. Dist. Ref. G.O., Ser. 2013, 3.00%, due 8/1/2027

1,055,901

1,000,000
Successor Agcy. to the Monrovia Redev. Agcy. Tax Allocation Rev. (Cent. Redev. Proj.),

1,055,061



Ser. 2013, 5.00%, due 8/1/2026




170,000
Sulphur Springs Union Sch. Dist. Cert. of Participation Conv. Cap. Appreciation Bonds,

188,074



Ser. 2010, (AGM Insured), 6.50%, due 12/1/2037




1,145,000
Sulphur Springs Union Sch. Dist. Cert. of Participation Conv. Cap. Appreciation Bonds

1,434,311



(Unrefunded), Ser. 2010, (AGM Insured), 6.50%, due 12/1/2037




2,000,000
Sweetwater Union High Sch. Dist. Pub. Fin. Au. Rev., Ser. 2013, (BAM Insured), 5.00%,

2,204,409



due 9/1/2025




See Notes to Financial Statements 8  



 
Schedule of Investments California Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
$ 500,000       Tobacco Securitization Au. Southern California Tobacco Settlement Rev. Ref. (San Diego Co.       $ 618,542



Asset Securitization Corp.), Ser. 2019-A, Class 1, 5.00%, due 6/1/2048




3,000,000
Victor Valley Comm. College Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2008), Ser. 2009-C,

4,265,660



6.88%, due 8/1/2037




3,500,000
William S. Hart Union High Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2001), Ser. 2005-B,

3,344,679



(AGM Insured), 0.00%, due 9/1/2026




2,250,000
Wiseburn Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2010), Ser. 2011-B, (AGM Insured),

2,543,515 (d)



0.00%, due 8/1/2036









123,701,863
 
Guam 1.4%




1,000,000
Guam Gov’t Hotel Occupancy Tax Rev. Ref., Ser. 2021-A, 5.00%, due 11/1/2040

1,239,333
 
Illinois 1.3%




1,000,000
Chicago Ref. G.O., Ser. 2003-B, 5.00%, due 1/1/2023

1,067,904
 
Kansas 0.5%




390,000
Goddard Kansas Sales Tax Spec. Oblig. Rev. Ref. (Olympic Park Star Bond Proj.), Ser. 2019,

394,047



3.60%, due 6/1/2030



 
Louisiana 0.6%




500,000
Louisiana Pub. Facs. Au. Rev. (Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy Foundation Proj.), Ser.

537,789



2013-A, 7.63%, due 12/15/2028



 
New Jersey 0.7%




580,000
New Jersey St. Econ. Dev. Au. Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc., Proj.), Ser. 1999, 5.13%, due

615,120



9/15/2023



 
New York 0.8%




650,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev., Ser. 2014, 5.25%, due 11/1/2034

709,183
 
North Carolina 0.4%




345,000
North Carolina Med. Care Commission Hlth. Care Fac. First Mtge. Rev. (Lutheran Svcs. for

348,927



Aging, Inc.), Ser. 2012-A, 4.25%, due 3/1/2024



 
Ohio 5.4%




3,900,000
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Fin. Au. Asset-Backed Sr. Ref. Rev., Ser. 2020-B-2, Class 2,

4,381,053



5.00%, due 6/1/2055




280,000
So. Ohio Port Exempt Fac. Au. Rev., (PureCycle Ohio LLC), Ser. 2020-A, 7.00%, due

316,770 (a)



12/1/2042









4,697,823
 
Puerto Rico 5.9%




1,000,000
Puerto Rico Muni. Fin. Agcy. Rev., Ser. 2002-A, (AGM Insured), 5.25%, due 8/1/2021

1,005,842

3,662,000
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin. Corp. Sales Tax Rev., Ser. 2018-A-1, 5.00%, due 7/1/2058

4,125,463






5,131,305
 
South Carolina 0.5%




400,000
South Carolina St. Jobs Econ. Dev. Au. Econ. Dev. Rev. (River Park Sr. Living Proj.), Ser. 2017-

400,183



A, 7.75%, due 10/1/2057



 
Texas 0.5%




294,783
Mission Econ. Dev. Corp. Wtr. Supply Rev. (Green Bond-Env. Wtr. Minerals Proj.), Ser. 2015,

23,582 (a)(b)



7.75%, due 1/1/2045




450,000
New Hope Cultural Ed. Facs. Fin. Corp. Sr. Living Rev. (Bridgemoor Plano Proj.), Ser. 2018-A,

405,586



7.25%, due 12/1/2053









429,168

See Notes to Financial Statements 9  



 
Schedule of Investments California Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
Wisconsin 0.4%



$ 300,000       Pub. Fin. Au. Retirement Fac. Rev. Ref. (Friends Homes), Ser. 2019, 5.00%, due 9/1/2054       $ 333,519 (a)



Total Investments 162.0% (Cost $128,624,796)

140,296,594



Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.5%

1,302,956



Liquidation Preference of Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares (net of unamortized

(54,986,718 )



deferred offering costs of $13,282) (63.5)%






Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders 100.0%
$ 86,612,832

(a) Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or are otherwise restricted and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors or may have other restrictions on resale. At April 30, 2021, these securities amounted to $17,696,180, which represents 20.4% of net assets applicable to common stockholders of the Fund.
       
(b) Defaulted security.
 
(c) Variable rate demand obligation where the stated interest rate is not based on a published reference rate and spread. Rather, the interest rate generally resets daily or weekly and is determined by the remarketing agent. The rate shown represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2021.
 
(d) Currently a zero coupon security; will convert to 7.30% on August 1, 2026.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs       Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total
Investments:









Municipal Notes(a)
$—
$ 140,296,594
$—
$ 140,296,594
Total Investments
$—
$ 140,296,594
$—
$ 140,296,594

(a) The Schedule of Investments provides information on the state/territory for the portfolio.
       
^ A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements 10  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) April 30, 2021

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 



Municipal Notes 157.5%      


 






Alabama 1.0%



$ 300,000       Columbia IDB PCR Rev. Ref. (Alabama Pwr. Co. Proj.), Ser. 1998, 0.08%, due 6/1/2028
$ 300,000 (a) 

1,900,000
Selma IDB Rev. (Int’l Paper Co. Proj.), Ser. 2011-A, 5.38%, due 12/1/2035

1,948,528

715,000
Wilsonville IDB PCR Rev. Ref. (Alabama Pwr. Co.), Ser. 2005-D, 0.05%, due 1/1/2024

715,000 (a) 






2,963,528
 




American Samoa 0.7%




1,700,000
American Samoa Econ. Dev. Au. Gen. Rev. Ref., Ser. 2015-A, 6.25%, due 9/1/2029

1,956,220
 






Arizona 2.4%




500,000
Maricopa Co. Ind. Dev. Au. Ed. Ref. Rev. (Paradise Sch. Proj. Paragon Management, Inc.),

556,540 (b) 



Ser. 2016, 5.00%, due 7/1/2036




1,205,000
Maricopa Co. Ind. Dev. Au. Sr. Living Facs. Rev. (Christian Care Surprise, Inc. Proj.),

1,225,386 (b) 



Ser. 2016, 5.00%, due 1/1/2026




2,250,000
Navajo Nation Ref. Rev., Ser. 2015-A, 5.00%, due 12/1/2025

2,490,441 (b) 

1,810,000
Phoenix Ind. Dev. Au. Ed. Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Proj.), Ser. 2014, 3.75%,

1,892,409



due 7/1/2024




395,000
Phoenix Ind. Dev. Au. Rev. (Deer Valley Veterans Assisted Living Proj.), Ser. 2016-A,

404,622



5.13%, due 7/1/2036




400,000
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arpt. Au. Spec. Fac. Rev. (Mesa Proj.), Ser. 2012, 5.00%,

422,127



due 7/1/2024









6,991,525
 



California 31.1%




1,000,000
California Hlth. Facs. Fin. Au. Rev. (Children’s Hosp. Los Angeles), Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%,

1,058,865



due 11/15/2026




1,725,000
California Infrastructure & Econ. Dev. Bank St. Sch. Fund Rev. (King City Joint Union High

1,727,765



Sch.), Ser. 2010, 5.13%, due 8/15/2024






California Muni. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Lease Rev. (Sycamore Academy Proj.)




465,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2024

489,378 (b) 

630,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.13%, due 7/1/2029

683,097 (b) 



California Muni. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Lease Rev. (Vista Charter Middle Sch. Proj.)




595,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2024

626,873

430,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.13%, due 7/1/2029

466,241

500,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Charter Sch. Rev. (Palmdale Aerospace Academy Proj.), Ser. 2016,

563,740 (b) 



5.00%, due 7/1/2031




570,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Rev. (Baptist Univ.), Ser. 2015-A, 5.00%, due 11/1/2030

643,632 (b) 

585,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Rev. (Touro College & Univ. Sys. Obligated Group), Ser. 2014-A,

629,752



4.00%, due 1/1/2026




2,000,000
California Muni. Fin. Au. Std. Hsg. Rev. (CHF-Davis I, LLC-West Village Std. Hsg. Proj.),

2,351,759



Ser. 2018, 5.00%, due 5/15/2051




1,300,000
California Sch. Fac. Fin. Au. Rev. (Alliance College - Ready Pub. Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2015-A,

1,487,277 (b) 



5.00%, due 7/1/2030






California St. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Home Purchase Ref. Rev.




2,155,000
       Ser. 2016-A, 2.90%, due 6/1/2028

2,300,258

2,450,000
       Ser. 2016-A, 2.95%, due 12/1/2028

2,602,218

470,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Aemerage Redak Svcs. So. California

235,000 (b)(c) 



LLC Proj.), Ser. 2016, 7.00%, due 12/1/2027




2,000,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Calplant I Green Bond Proj.),

610,000 (b)(c) 



Ser. 2019, 7.50%, due 12/1/2039




1,855,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Green Bond-Rialto Bioenergy Fac.

1,921,873 (b) 



LLC, Proj.), Ser. 2019, 7.50%, due 12/1/2040




4,780,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Wtr. Furnishing Rev., Ser. 2012, 5.00%, due 7/1/2027

5,129,914 (b) 

400,000
California Statewide CDA Multi-Family Hsg. Rev. (Irvine Apt. Comm. LP), Ser. 2001-W-1,

400,000 (a) 



(LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.), 0.05%, due 8/1/2034




See Notes to Financial Statements 11



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT       VALUE
 






$ 2,000,000       Emery Unified Sch. Dist. G.O. (Election 2010), Ser. 2011-A, 6.50%, due 8/1/2033
$ 2,030,918



Pre-Refunded 8/1/2021




1,000,000
Golden St. Tobacco Securitization Corp. Tobacco Settlement Rev. Ref., Ser. 2018-A-2,

1,033,143



5.00%, due 6/1/2047




2,000,000
Imperial Comm. College Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2010), Ser. 2011-A, (AGM

2,521,072



Insured), 6.75%, due 8/1/2040 Pre-Refunded 8/1/2025




590,000
La Verne Cert. of Participation Ref. (Brethren Hillcrest Homes), Ser. 2014, 5.00%,

625,092



due 5/15/2029 Pre-Refunded 5/15/2022




2,250,000
Los Angeles Reg. Arpt. Imp. Corp. Lease Rev. Ref. (Laxfuel Corp.), Ser. 2012, 4.50%,

2,310,743



due 1/1/2027




3,620,000
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation, Ser. 2005-B, (AGM Insured),

3,555,070



0.00%, due 8/1/2024




5,750,000
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2002), Ser. 2009-E,

7,242,000 (d) 



(Assured Guaranty Insured), 0.00%, due 8/1/2029




5,000,000
Redondo Beach Unified Sch. Dist. G.O., Ser. 2009, 6.38%, due 8/1/2034

6,447,705

4,000,000
Sacramento City Fin. Au. Ref. Rev. (Master Lease Prog. Facs.), Ser. 2006-E, (AMBAC

5,051,991



Insured), 5.25%, due 12/1/2026




2,000,000
San Bernardino Comm. College Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election), Ser. 2009-B,

2,388,062



6.38%, due 8/1/2034 Pre-Refunded 8/1/2024




6,000,000
San Mateo Foster City Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2008), Ser. 2010-A,

7,162,751 (e) 



0.00%, due 8/1/2032




1,540,000
Successor Agcy. to the Monrovia Redev. Agcy. Tax Allocation Rev. (Cent. Redev. Proj.),

1,624,794



Ser. 2013, 5.00%, due 8/1/2026




2,040,000
Sweetwater Union High Sch. Dist. Pub. Fin. Au. Rev., Ser. 2013, (BAM Insured),

2,248,498



5.00%, due 9/1/2025




150,000
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, Ser. 2020, (LOC: Mizuho Cap. Markets

150,000 (a)(b) 



LLC), 0.26%, due 7/1/2032




9,070,000
Victor Valley Comm. College Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2008), Ser. 2009-C,

12,896,511



6.88%, due 8/1/2037




5,095,000
Victor Valley Joint Union High Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation Bonds, Ser. 2009,

4,794,321



(Assured Guaranty Insured), 0.00%, due 8/1/2026




3,000,000
Wiseburn Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2010), Ser. 2011-B, (AGM Insured),

3,391,353 (f) 



0.00%, due 8/1/2036









89,401,666
 



Colorado 5.1%






Colorado Ed. & Cultural Facs. Au. Rev. (Charter Sch.- Atlas Preparatory Sch. Proj.)




1,050,000
       Ser. 2015, 4.50%, due 4/1/2025

1,088,521 (b) 

1,000,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.13%, due 4/1/2035

1,047,298 (b) 

1,350,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.25%, due 4/1/2045

1,402,029 (b) 

750,000
Colorado Ed. & Cultural Facs. Au. Rev. Ref., Ser. 2014, 4.50%, due 11/1/2029

806,376

5,000,000
Denver City & Co. Arpt. Sys. Rev., Ser. 2011-B, 5.00%, due 11/15/2024 Pre-Refunded

5,126,112



11/15/2021




2,550,000
Plaza Metro. Dist. Number 1 Tax Allocation Rev., Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 12/1/2023

2,641,145 (b) 

8,000,000
Villages at Castle Rock Co. Metro. Dist. #6 (Cabs - Cobblestone Ranch Proj.), Ser. 2007-2,

2,655,185



0.00%, due 12/1/2037









14,766,666
 



Connecticut 0.3%




750,000
Hamden G.O., Ser. 2013, (AGM Insured), 3.13%, due 8/15/2025

793,465
 



District of Columbia 2.0%




1,615,000
Dist. of Columbia HFA Rev. (Capitol Hill Towers Proj.), Ser. 2011, (Fannie Mae Insured),

1,645,924



4.10%, due 12/1/2026




1,275,000
Dist. of Columbia Rev. (Friendship Pub. Charter Sch.), Ser. 2012, 3.55%, due 6/1/2022

1,298,561

See Notes to Financial Statements 12



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
     
     


$ 650,000
Dist. of Columbia Std. Dorm. Rev. (Provident Group-Howard Prop.), Ser. 2013, 5.00%,
$ 661,560



due 10/1/2045




2,000,000
Metro. Washington Dist. of Columbia Arpt. Au. Sys. Rev., Ser. 2011-C, 5.00%,

2,039,084



due 10/1/2026









5,645,129
 



Florida 8.4%




800,000
Cap. Trust Agcy. Sr. Living Rev. (H-Bay Ministries, Inc. Superior Residences-Third Tier),

241,171 (b) 



Ser. 2018-C, 7.50%, due 7/1/2053




1,000,000
Cityplace Comm. Dev. Dist. Spec. Assessment Rev. Ref., Ser. 2012, 5.00%, due 5/1/2026

1,139,655



Florida Dev. Fin. Corp. Ed. Facs. Rev. (Renaissance Charter Sch., Inc.)




350,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 5.50%, due 6/15/2022

356,511 (b) 

3,120,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 6.75%, due 12/15/2027

3,439,533

1,750,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.75%, due 6/15/2029

1,914,360

1,075,000
Florida Dev. Fin. Corp. Ed. Facs. Rev. Ref. (Pepin Academies, Inc.), Ser. 2016-A, 5.00%,

1,117,487



due 7/1/2036




1,200,000
Florida Dev. Fin. Corp. Sr. Living Rev. (Tuscan Isle Champions Gate Proj.), Ser. 2016-A,

840,000 (b)(c) 



6.38%, due 6/1/2046




100,000
Greater Orlando Aviation Au. Arpt. Facs. Ref. Rev. (JetBlue Airways Corp. Proj.), Ser. 2013,

105,899



5.00%, due 11/15/2036




9,000,000
Hillsborough Co. Ind. Dev. Au. Hosp. Rev. (Tampa General Hosp. Proj.), Ser. 2020-A,

9,641,996



3.50%, due 8/1/2055




1,135,000
Lakeland Ed. Facs. Rev. Ref. (Florida So. College Proj.), Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 9/1/2027

1,198,935

2,000,000
Lee Co. Arpt. Ref. Rev., Ser. 2011-A, 5.63%, due 10/1/2025

2,028,342

885,000
Village Comm. Dev. Dist. Number 11 Spec. Assessment Rev., Ser. 2014, 4.13%,

921,892



due 5/1/2029




995,000
Village Comm. Dev. Dist. Number 13 Spec. Assessment Rev., Ser. 2019, 3.70%,

1,056,903



due 5/1/2050









24,002,684
 



Georgia 1.0%




1,750,000
Cobb Co. Dev. Au. Sr. Living Ref. Rev. (Provident Village Creekside Proj.), Ser. 2016-A,

1,314,266 (b)(c) 



6.00%, due 7/1/2036




2,000,000
DeKalb Co. Hsg. Au. Sr. Living Rev. Ref. (Baptist Retirement Comm. of Georgia Proj.),

1,635,712 (b) 



Ser. 2019-A, 5.13%, due 1/1/2049









2,949,978
 



Hawaii 2.6%




5,200,000
Hawaii St. Arpt. Sys. Ref. Rev., Ser. 2011, 4.13%, due 7/1/2024

5,231,366

2,250,000
Hawaii St. Dept. of Budget & Fin. Spec. Purp. Rev. (Hawaiian Elec. Co., Inc. - Subsidiary),

2,347,661



Ser. 2019, 3.50%, due 10/1/2049









7,579,027
 






Illinois 19.5%




5,705,000
Berwyn G.O., Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%, due 12/1/2027

6,080,779



Chicago G.O.




250,000
       Ser. 2002-2002B, 5.13%, due 1/1/2027

283,572

2,000,000
       Ser. 2002-B, 5.00%, due 1/1/2025

2,281,096

1,000,000
       Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 1/1/2044

1,176,315



Chicago Ref. G.O.




1,000,000
       Ser. 2005-D, 5.50%, due 1/1/2040

1,115,298

2,500,000
       Ser. 2012-C, 5.00%, due 1/1/2024

2,567,414

700,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 1/1/2027

766,483

3,000,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 6.00%, due 1/1/2038

3,635,303



Cook Co. Sch. Dist. Number 83 G.O. (Mannheim)




1,350,000
       Ser. 2013-C, 5.45%, due 12/1/2030

1,527,300

1,960,000
       Ser. 2013-C, 5.50%, due 12/1/2031

2,219,924

1,560,000
Illinois Fin. Au. Ref. Rev. (Presence Hlth. Network Obligated Group), Ser. 2016-C, 5.00%,

1,909,376



due 2/15/2031




See Notes to Financial Statements 13



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT       VALUE


     




$ 2,000,000
Illinois Fin. Au. Rev. Ref. (Northwestern Mem. Hlth. Care Obligated Group), Ser. 2017-A,
$ 2,261,642



4.00%, due 7/15/2047




1,905,000
Illinois Sports Facs. Au. Cap. Appreciation Rev. (St. Tax Supported), Ser. 2001, (AMBAC

1,728,685



Insured), 0.00%, due 6/15/2026






Illinois St. G.O.




3,900,000
       Ser. 2012, 4.00%, due 8/1/2025

4,058,304

1,000,000
       Ser. 2013, 5.00%, due 7/1/2023

1,095,340

5,200,000
       Ser. 2017-D, 5.00%, due 11/1/2028

6,246,936

4,250,000
Illinois St. G.O. Ref., Ser. 2016, 5.00%, due 2/1/2024

4,750,766

1,180,000
Pingree Grove Village Rev. (Cambridge Lakes Learning Ctr. Proj.), Ser. 2011, 8.00%,

1,186,859



due 6/1/2026 Pre-Refunded 6/1/2021






So. Illinois Univ. Cert. of Participation (Cap. Imp. Proj.)




945,000
       Ser. 2014-A-1, (BAM Insured), 5.00%, due 2/15/2027

1,047,234

1,375,000
       Ser. 2014-A-1, (BAM Insured), 5.00%, due 2/15/2028

1,518,709

715,000
       Ser. 2014-A-1, (BAM Insured), 5.00%, due 2/15/2029

787,114



Univ. of Illinois (Hlth. Svc. Facs. Sys.)




2,725,000
       Ser. 2013, 5.00%, due 10/1/2027

2,985,731

2,875,000
       Ser. 2013, 5.75%, due 10/1/2028

3,201,540

1,500,000
Upper Illinois River Valley Dev. Au. Rev. Ref. (Cambridge Lakes Learning Ctr.), Ser. 2017-A,

1,602,458 (b) 



5.25%, due 12/1/2047









56,034,178
 






Indiana 1.3%




3,055,000
Indiana Trans. Fin. Au. Hwy. Ref. Rev., Ser. 2004-B, (National Public Finance Guarantee

3,154,374



Corp. Insured), 5.75%, due 12/1/2021




435,000
Valparaiso Exempt Facs. Rev. (Pratt Paper LLC Proj.), Ser. 2013, 5.88%, due 1/1/2024

466,176






3,620,550
 






Iowa 0.8%






Iowa St. Higher Ed. Loan Au. Rev. (Des Moines Univ. Proj.)




1,105,000
       Ser. 2020, 5.00%, due 10/1/2028

1,389,575

775,000
       Ser. 2020, 4.00%, due 10/1/2045

870,819






2,260,394
 






Kentucky 0.5%




1,350,000
Ashland City, Kentucky Med. Ctr. Ref. Rev. (Ashland Hosp. Corp. DBA Kings Daughter Med.

1,412,352



Ctr.), Ser. 2019, (AGM Insured), 3.00%, due 2/1/2040



 






Louisiana 2.1%




1,715,000
Louisiana Local Gov’t. Env. Facs. & Comm. Dev. Au. Rev. Ref. (Westside Habilitation Ctr.

1,873,925 (b) 



Proj.), Ser. 2017-A, 5.75%, due 2/1/2032




775,000
Louisiana Pub. Facs. Au. Rev. (Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy Foundation Proj.),

833,572



Ser. 2013-A, 7.63%, due 12/15/2028




700,000
Louisiana St. Local Gov’t Env. Facs. & Comm. Dev. Au. Rev. (Lafourche Parish Gomesa Proj.),

726,617 (b) 



Ser. 2019, 3.95%, due 11/1/2043




1,655,000
St. Charles Parish Gulf Zone Opportunity Rev. (Valero Energy Corp.), Ser. 2010, 4.00%,

1,718,250



due 12/1/2040 Putable 6/1/2022




800,000
St. John the Baptist Parish LA Rev. Ref. (Marathon Oil Corp. Proj.), Subser. 2017-A-1,

817,070



2.00%, due 6/1/2037 Putable 4/1/2023









5,969,434
 




Massachusetts 1.9%






Massachusetts St. Dev. Fin. Agcy. Rev. (Milford Reg. Med. Ctr.)




200,000
       Ser. 2014-F, 5.00%, due 7/15/2024

214,872

415,000
       Ser. 2014-F, 5.00%, due 7/15/2025

444,735

200,000
       Ser. 2014-F, 5.00%, due 7/15/2026

213,818

See Notes to Financial Statements 14



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 




$ 190,000              Ser. 2014-F, 5.00%, due 7/15/2027       $ 202,595

150,000
       Ser. 2014-F, 5.00%, due 7/15/2028

159,520



Massachusetts St. Ed. Fin. Au. Rev.




1,005,000
       Ser. 2011-J, 5.00%, due 7/1/2023

1,012,321

1,405,000
       Ser. 2012-J, 4.70%, due 7/1/2026

1,413,265

1,815,000
       Ser. 2013-K, 4.50%, due 7/1/2024

1,897,247






5,558,373
 
Michigan 5.2%






City of Detroit MI G.O.




3,000,000
       Ser. 2021-A, 5.00%, due 4/1/2046

3,644,904

3,850,000
       Ser. 2021-A, 5.00%, due 4/1/2050

4,652,879

1,500,000
Detroit Downtown Dev. Au. Tax Increment Rev. Ref. (Catalyst Dev. Proj.), Ser. 2018-A,

1,682,628



(AGM Insured), 5.00%, due 7/1/2048






Michigan St. Hsg. Dev. Au. Rev.




1,935,000
       Ser. 2016-C, 2.05%, due 12/1/2022

1,975,200

1,835,000
       Ser. 2016-C, 2.15%, due 6/1/2023

1,886,134

750,000
Michigan St. Strategic Fund Ltd. Oblig. Rev. (Improvement Proj.), Ser. 2018, 5.00%,

900,698



due 6/30/2048




100,000
Summit Academy Pub. Sch. Academy Ref. Rev., Ser. 2005, 6.38%, due 11/1/2035

100,120






14,842,563
 
Minnesota 0.2%




400,000
St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Au. Charter Sch. Lease Rev. (Metro Deaf Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2018-A,

428,810 (b)



5.00%, due 6/15/2038



 
Mississippi 1.7%





Mississippi St. Bus. Fin. Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone Rev. (Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Proj.) 
     

2,100,000
       Ser. 2010-L, 0.03%, due 11/1/2035

2,100,000 (a)

1,350,000
       Ser. 2011-B, 0.03%, due 11/1/2035

1,350,000 (a)

1,500,000
Mississippi St. Bus. Fin. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Sys. Energy Res., Inc. Proj.), Ser. 2019, 2.50%,

1,508,392



due 4/1/2022









4,958,392
 
Nevada 0.6%






Director of the St. of Nevada Dept. of Bus. & Ind. Rev. (Somerset Academy)




1,100,000
       Ser. 2015-A, 4.00%, due 12/15/2025

1,157,050 (b)

500,000
       Ser. 2015-A, 5.13%, due 12/15/2045

549,519 (b)






1,706,569
 
New Hampshire 0.3%




750,000
Nat’l Fin. Au. Rev. (Green Bond), Ser. 2020-B, 3.75%, due 7/1/2045 Putable 7/2/2040

777,465 (b)
 
New Jersey 10.6%




1,930,000
New Jersey Econ. Dev. Au. Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc., Proj.), Ser. 1999, 5.13%,

2,046,864



due 9/15/2023




1,230,000
New Jersey Econ. Dev. Au. Rev. (Sch. Facs. Construction), Ser. 2019-LLL, 5.00%,

1,547,778



due 6/15/2028






New Jersey Econ. Dev. Au. Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Proj.)




500,000
       Ser. 2013, 5.25%, due 1/1/2025

563,106

500,000
       Ser. 2013, 5.50%, due 1/1/2026

565,765


New Jersey Econ. Dev. Au. Rev. (United Methodist Homes of New Jersey Obligated Group) 
     

1,420,000
       Ser. 2013, 3.50%, due 7/1/2024

1,457,464

1,470,000
       Ser. 2013, 3.63%, due 7/1/2025

1,510,751

1,520,000
       Ser. 2013, 3.75%, due 7/1/2026

1,563,198

765,000
       Ser. 2013, 4.00%, due 7/1/2027

789,760

See Notes to Financial Statements 15  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
$ 1,730,000       New Jersey Higher Ed. Assist. Au. Rev. (Std. Loan Rev.), Ser. 2012-1A, 4.38%,       $ 1,817,781



due 12/1/2026






New Jersey St. Econ. Dev. Au. Sch. Rev. (Beloved Comm. Charter, Sch., Inc. Proj.)




1,105,000
       Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 6/15/2049

1,195,045 (b)

725,000
       Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 6/15/2054

781,828 (b)

8,250,000
New Jersey St. Trans. Trust Fund Au., Ser. 2019-BB, 4.00%, due 6/15/2050

9,228,327



New Jersey St. Trans. Trust Fund Au. Trans. Sys. Rev. Ref.




1,250,000
       Ser. 2018-A, 5.00%, due 12/15/2036

1,542,679

4,000,000
       Ser. 2018-A, 4.25%, due 12/15/2038

4,627,881

1,000,000
       Ser. 2018-A, (BAM Insured), 4.00%, due 12/15/2037

1,155,375






30,393,602
               
New Mexico 0.5%






Winrock Town Ctr. Tax Increment Dev. Dist. Number 1 Tax Allocation Sr. Lien Rev. (Gross






Receipts Tax Increment Bond)




443,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.25%, due 5/1/2025

452,208 (b)

1,000,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.75%, due 5/1/2030

1,020,761 (b)






1,472,969
               
New York 17.5%




225,000
Buffalo & Erie Co. Ind. Land Dev. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Charter Sch. for Applied Technologies

248,156



Proj.), Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2035




625,000
Buffalo & Erie Co. Ind. Land Dev. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Orchard Park), Ser. 2015, 5.00%,

694,646



due 11/15/2029




1,345,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Ref. Rev. (New York Law Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2016, 4.00%, due 7/1/2045

1,406,470



Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev.




1,100,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 11/1/2024

1,224,135

835,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.25%, due 11/1/2029

920,143

975,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.50%, due 11/1/2044

1,060,198

250,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev. (Metro. Lighthouse Charter Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%,

276,833 (b)



due 6/1/2047




825,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev. (New Dawn Charter Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2019, 5.75%, due 2/1/2049

896,014 (b)



Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev. (South Bronx Charter Sch. for Int’l Cultures and the Arts)




205,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 3.88%, due 4/15/2023

210,307

1,450,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%, due 4/15/2043

1,496,645

815,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Solid Waste Disp. Ref. Rev. (Pratt Paper, Inc. Proj.), Ser. 2014,

871,561 (b)



4.50%, due 1/1/2025






Hempstead Town Local Dev. Corp. Rev. (Molloy College Proj.)




700,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2023

762,778

735,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2024

828,403

390,000
       Ser. 2018, 5.00%, due 7/1/2030

478,464

1,400,000
Jefferson Co. IDA Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Green Bond-Reenergy Black River LLC Proj.),

1,358,765 (b)



Ser. 2014, 5.25%, due 1/1/2024






Metro. Trans. Au. Rev. (Green Bond)




8,500,000
       Ser. 2020-D-3, 4.00%, due 11/15/2049

9,659,896

3,000,000
       Ser. 2020-D-3, 4.00%, due 11/15/2050

3,405,972

5,000,000
New York City IDA Rev. (Yankee Stadium Proj.), Ser. 2020, 3.00%, due 3/1/2049

5,113,495

500,000
New York Liberty Dev. Corp. Ref. Rev. (3 World Trade Ctr. Proj.), Ser. 2014-2, 5.38%,

557,606 (b)



due 11/15/2040




3,200,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Univ. Facs.), Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%,

3,536,503



due 7/1/2028 Pre-Refunded 7/1/2023




2,300,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Ref. Non St. Supported Debt (Montefiore Oblig. Group),

2,808,630



Ser. 2018-A, 5.00%, due 8/1/2035




2,000,000
New York St. Mtge. Agcy. Homeowner Mtge. Ref. Rev., Ser. 2014-189, 3.45%,

2,098,827



due 4/1/2027




1,000,000
New York St. Trans. Dev. Corp. Fac. Rev. (Empire St. Thruway Svc. Areas Proj.), Ser. 2021,

1,133,631



4.00%, due 4/30/2053




2,000,000
New York St. Trans. Dev. Corp. Spec. Fac. Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.-LaGuardia Arpt. Term.

2,428,861



C&D Redev.), Ser. 2018, 5.00%, due 1/1/2033




See Notes to Financial Statements 16  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 


      Newburgh G.O. (Deficit Liquidation)      


$ 520,000
       Ser. 2012-B, 5.00%, due 6/15/2021
$ 522,198

550,000
       Ser. 2012-B, 5.00%, due 6/15/2022

572,649

1,435,000
Niagara Area Dev. Corp. Rev. (Niagara Univ. Proj.), Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 5/1/2023

1,495,872



Pre-Refunded 5/1/2022




1,155,000
Suffolk Co. Judicial Facs. Agcy. Lease Rev. (H. Lee Dennison Bldg.), Ser. 2013, 4.25%,

1,208,804



due 11/1/2026




2,000,000
Utility Debt Securitization Au. Rev., Ser. 2013-TE, 5.00%, due 12/15/2028

2,249,173

600,000
Westchester Co. Local Dev. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Wartburg Sr. Hsg. Proj.), Ser. 2015-A, 5.00%,

600,852 (b)



due 6/1/2030









50,126,487
 
North Carolina 3.1%




3,985,000
North Carolina HFA Homeownership Ref. Rev., Ser. 2020-45, (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC

4,063,068



Insured), 2.20%, due 7/1/2040




855,000
North Carolina Med. Care Commission Hlth. Care Facs. Rev. (Lutheran Svc. For Aging, Inc.),

864,733



Ser. 2012-A, 4.25%, due 3/1/2024






North Carolina Med. Care Commission Retirement Facs. Rev.




1,070,000
       Ser. 2013, 5.13%, due 7/1/2023

1,095,419

2,000,000
       Ser. 2020-A, 4.00%, due 9/1/2050

2,110,835

700,000
North Carolina Med. Care Commission Retirement Facs. Rev. (Twin Lakes Comm.), Ser.

783,928



2019-A, 5.00%, due 1/1/2049









8,917,983
 
Ohio 5.4%




7,220,000
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Fin. Au. Asset-Backed Sr. Ref. Rev., Ser. 2020-B-2, Class 2,

8,110,565



5.00%, due 6/1/2055




2,060,000
Cleveland Arpt. Sys. Rev. Ref., Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 1/1/2027 Pre-Refunded 1/1/2022

2,126,551

500,000
Ohio St. Air Quality Dev. Au. Exempt Facs. Rev. (AMG Vanadium LLC), Ser. 2019, 5.00%,

552,805 (b)



due 7/1/2049




1,000,000
Ohio St. Air Quality Dev. Au. Rev. (Ohio Valley Elec. Corp. Proj.), Ser. 2014-B, 2.60%, due

1,062,301



6/1/2041 Putable 10/1/2029




3,500,000
Port Au. of Greater Cincinnati Dev. Rev. (Convention Ctr. Hotel Acquisition and Demolition

3,504,535



Proj.), Ser. 2020-A, 3.00%, due 5/1/2023









15,356,757
 
Oklahoma 1.1%




2,000,000
Oklahoma St. Dev. Fin. Au. Hlth. Sys. Rev. (OU Medicine Proj.), Ser. 2018-B, 5.00%, due

2,436,681



8/15/2033






Tulsa Arpt. Imp. Trust Ref. Rev.




250,000
       Ser. 2015-A, (BAM Insured), 5.00%, due 6/1/2024

283,065

400,000
       Ser. 2015-A, (BAM Insured), 5.00%, due 6/1/2025

452,774






3,172,520
 
Oregon 0.0%(g)




30,000
Oregon St. Hsg. & Comm. Svc. Dept. Multi-Family Rev., Ser. 2012-B, (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC/

30,118



FHA Insured), 3.50%, due 7/1/2027



 
Pennsylvania 5.7%






Indiana Co. Ind. Dev. Au. Rev. (Std. Cooperative Assoc., Inc.)




500,000
       Ser. 2012, 3.50%, due 5/1/2025

514,006

350,000
       Ser. 2012, 3.60%, due 5/1/2026

360,074

2,830,000
Lancaster Co. Hosp. Au. Ref. Rev. (Hlth. Centre-Landis Homes Retirement Comm. Proj.),

2,989,933



Ser. 2015-A, 4.25%, due 7/1/2030




1,250,000
Lancaster Ind. Dev. Au. Rev. (Garden Spot Village Proj.), Ser. 2013, 5.38%, due 5/1/2028

1,379,044



Pre-Refunded 5/1/2023




See Notes to Financial Statements 17  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
$ 3,430,000       Norristown Area Sch. Dist. Cert. of Participation (Installment Purchase), Ser. 2012, 4.50%,       $ 3,557,369



due 4/1/2027 Pre-Refunded 4/1/2022




2,625,000
Pennsylvania Econ. Dev. Fin. Au. Exempt Facs. Rev. Ref. (Amtrak Proj.), Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%,

2,797,974



due 11/1/2024




2,350,000
Pennsylvania Econ. Dev. Fin. Au. Rev. Ref. (Tapestry Moon Sr. Hsg. Proj.), Ser. 2018-A,

1,386,500 (b)



6.75%, due 12/1/2053




44,858
Pennsylvania St. Econ. Dev. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (CarbonLite P LLC Proj.), Ser.

14,382 (h)(i)(j)



2019, 5.75%, due 6/1/2036




3,000,000
Pennsylvania St. Turnpike Commission Turnpike Rev., Subser. 2019-A, 4.00%, due

3,444,127



12/1/2049









16,443,409
 

Puerto Rico 6.4%




16,373,000
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin. Corp. Sales Tax Rev., Ser. 2018-A-1, 5.00%, due 7/1/2058

18,445,167
 

Rhode Island 1.1%




3,045,000
Rhode Island St. Hsg. & Mtge. Fin. Corp. Rev. (Homeownership Opportunity), Ser. 2020-73-

3,091,303



A, 2.30%, due 10/1/2040



 

South Carolina 1.3%




1,500,000
South Carolina Jobs Econ. Dev. Au. Econ. Dev. Rev. (River Park Sr. Living Proj.), Ser. 2017-A,

1,500,687



7.75%, due 10/1/2057




2,325,000
South Carolina Jobs Econ. Dev. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Green Bond-Jasper Pellets LLC,

2,050,254 (b)



Proj.), Ser. 2018-A, 7.00%, due 11/1/2038




750,000
South Carolina Jobs Econ. Dev. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Repower South Berkeley LLC

300,000 (b)(c)



Proj.), Ser. 2017, 6.25%, due 2/1/2045









3,850,941
 

Tennessee 0.8%




2,000,000
Tennessee St. Energy Acquisition Corp. Gas Rev. (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), Ser. 2006-A,

2,218,636



5.25%, due 9/1/2023



 

Texas 5.3%






250,000
Anson Ed. Facs. Corp. Ed. Rev. (Arlington Classics Academy), Ser. 2016-A, 5.00%,

277,021



due 8/15/2045






Arlington Higher Ed. Fin. Corp. Rev. (Universal Academy)




340,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.88%, due 3/1/2024

360,503

1,000,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 6.63%, due 3/1/2029

1,096,009

730,000
Austin Comm. College Dist. Pub. Fac. Corp. Lease Rev., Ser. 2018-C, 4.00%, due 8/1/2042

824,591

750,000
Central Texas Reg. Mobility Au. Sr. Lien Ref. Rev., Ser. 2020-E, 5.00%, due 1/1/2045

932,153

320,000
Clifton Higher Ed. Fin. Corp. Rev. (Uplift Ed.), Ser. 2013-A, 3.10%, due 12/1/2022

324,267

250,000
Dallas Co. Flood Ctrl. Dist. Ref. G.O., Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 4/1/2028

260,032 (b)

2,000,000
Fort Bend Co. Ind. Dev. Corp. Rev. (NRG Energy, Inc.), Ser. 2012-B, 4.75%, due 11/1/2042

2,103,650

1,000,000
Harris Co. Cultural Ed. Facs. Fin. Corp. Rev. (Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Proj.),

1,055,450



Ser. 2013-B, 5.75%, due 1/1/2028






Houston Higher Ed. Fin. Corp. Rev. (Cosmos Foundation)




85,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 4.00%, due 2/15/2022

87,206

1,000,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 2/15/2032

1,025,023



New Hope Cultural Ed. Facs. Fin. Corp. Rev. (Beta Academy)




545,000
       Ser. 2019, 5.00%, due 8/15/2039

573,904 (b)

520,000
       Ser. 2019, 5.00%, due 8/15/2049

543,592 (b)

1,225,000
New Hope Cultural Ed. Facs. Fin. Corp. Sr. Living Rev. (Bridgemoor Plano Proj.), Ser. 2018-A,

1,104,094



7.25%, due 12/1/2053




500,000
New Hope Cultural Ed. Facs. Fin. Corp. Sr. Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. Village On The Park

375,332



Carriage), Ser. 2016-C, 5.50%, due 7/1/2046




See Notes to Financial Statements 18  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 
$ 1,250,000       Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Trans. Corp. Sr. Lien Rev. Ref. (North Tarrant Express       $ 1,443,688



Managed Lanes Proj.), Ser. 2019-A, 4.00%, due 12/31/2039




1,500,000
Texas Pub. Fin. Au. Rev. (So. Univ. Fin. Sys.), Ser. 2013, (BAM Insured), 5.00%,

1,532,052



due 11/1/2021




1,000,000
Texas St. Private Activity Bond Surface Trans. Corp. Rev. (Segment 3C Proj.), Ser. 2019,

1,201,355



5.00%, due 6/30/2058









15,119,922
 
Utah 2.9%






Salt Lake City Arpt. Rev.




1,000,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 7/1/2042

1,191,285

2,000,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 7/1/2047

2,377,997

1,000,000
       Ser. 2018-A, 5.00%, due 7/1/2043

1,208,619

3,000,000
Salt Lake Co. Hosp. Rev. (IHC Hlth. Svc., Inc.), Ser. 2001, (AMBAC Insured), 5.40%,

3,482,368



due 2/15/2028






Utah Hsg. Corp. Single Family Mtge. Rev.




40,000
       Ser. 2011-A2, Class I, 5.25%, due 7/1/2021

40,074

45,000
       Ser. 2011-A2, Class I, 5.45%, due 7/1/2022

45,094






8,345,437
 
Vermont 2.2%






Vermont Std. Assist. Corp. Ed. Loan Rev.




1,600,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 6/15/2021

1,606,800

190,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 4.25%, due 6/15/2024

195,697

435,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 4.35%, due 6/15/2025

447,683

655,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 4.45%, due 6/15/2026

673,618

210,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 4.55%, due 6/15/2027

215,787

1,800,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 6/15/2024

2,031,212

1,105,000
       Ser. 2015-A, 4.13%, due 6/15/2027

1,188,952






6,359,749
 
Virginia 0.1%




360,000
Fairfax Co. Econ. Dev. Au. Residential Care Fac. Rev. (Vinson Hall LLC), Ser. 2013-A, 4.00%,

371,357



due 12/1/2022



 
Washington 3.2%




6,700,000
Vancouver Downtown Redev. Au. Rev. (Conference Ctr. Proj.), Ser. 2013, 4.00%,

7,150,032



due 1/1/2028




1,000,000
Washington St. Econ. Dev. Fin. Au. Env. Facs. Rev. (Green Bond), Ser. 2020-A, 5.63%, due

1,129,028 (b)



12/1/2040




790,000
Washington St. Hlth. Care Fac. Au. Rev. Ref. (Virginia Mason Med. Ctr.), Ser. 2017, 5.00%,

942,748



due 8/15/2026









9,221,808
 
Wisconsin 1.6%




870,000
Pub. Fin. Au. Ed. Rev. (Pine Lake Preparatory, Inc.), Ser. 2015, 4.95%, due 3/1/2030

944,282 (b)

200,000
Pub. Fin. Au. Ed. Rev. (Resh Triangle High Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2015-A, 5.38%, due 7/1/2035

216,397 (b)

1,115,000
Pub. Fin. Au. Rev. Ref. (Roseman Univ. Hlth. Sciences Proj.), Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due

1,206,427



4/1/2025




2,000,000
Pub. Fin. Au. Sr. Rev. (Wonderful Foundations Charter Sch. Portfolio Proj.), Ser. 2020-A-1,

2,227,606 (b)



5.00%, due 1/1/2055









4,594,712
 



Total Municipal Notes (Cost $410,419,779)

452,151,845

See Notes to Financial Statements 19  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE
 



Loan Assignments 0.2%



Environmental 0.2%



$ 225,457       CarbonLite P LLC, Term Loan DIP, 12.00%, due 9/5/2021       $ 225,457 (h)(i)(j)

456,434
CarbonLite P LLC, LLC, Roll Up Term Loan, 12.00%, due 9/6/2021

456,434 (h)(i)(j)



Total Loan Assignments (Cost $225,591)

681,891



Total Investments 157.7% (Cost $410,645,370)

452,833,736



Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.7%

4,639,761



Liquidation Preference of Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred

(170,386,722 )



Shares (net of unamortized deferred offering costs of $13,278)






(59.4)%






Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders 100.0%
$ 287,086,775

(a) Variable rate demand obligation where the stated interest rate is not based on a published reference rate and spread. Rather, the interest rate generally resets daily or weekly and is determined by the remarketing agent. The rate shown represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2021.
       
(b) Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or are otherwise restricted and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors or may have other restrictions on resale. At April 30, 2021, these securities amounted to $52,064,648, which represents 18.1% of net assets applicable to common stockholders of the Fund.
 
(c) Defaulted security.
 
(d) Currently a zero coupon security; will convert to 5.50% on August 1, 2021.
 
(e) Currently a zero coupon security; will convert to 6.13% on August 1, 2023.
 
(f) Currently a zero coupon security; will convert to 7.30% on August 1, 2026.
 
(g) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets applicable to common stockholders of the Fund.
 
(h) Security fair valued as of April 30, 2021 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Total value of all such securities at April 30, 2021 amounted to $696,273, which represents 0.2% of net assets applicable to common stockholders of the Fund.
 
(i) Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
 
(j) These securities have been deemed by the investment manager to be illiquid, and are subject to restrictions on resale. At April 30, 2021, these securities amounted to $696,273, which represents 0.2% of net assets applicable to common stockholders of the Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements 20  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

















Fair Value









Acquisition Cost





Percentage of Net









Percentage of Net





Assets Applicable









Assets Applicable to
Value
to Common


Acquisition





Common Stockholders
as of
Stockholders as of
Restricted Security       Date(s)       Acquisition Cost       as of Acquisition Date       4/30/2021       4/30/2021
CarbonLite P LLC
3/10/2021 & 4/13/2021
     $ 218,693    
0.1%
  $ 225,457  
0.1%
CarbonLite P LLC
3/10/2021 – 4/30/2021


5,434

0.0%


456,434

0.1%
Pennsylvania St. Econ.















Dev. Fin. Au. Solid















Waste Disp. Rev.















(CarbonLite P LLC















Proj.), Ser. 2019
7/24/2019


528,445

0.2%


14,382

0.0%
Total



$ 752,572

0.3%

$ 696,273

0.2%

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs       Level 1       Level 2       Level 3(b)       Total
Investments:











Municipal Notes











     Pennsylvania
      $
$ 16,429,027
$ 14,382
$ 16,443,409
     Other Municipal Notes(a)



435,708,436



435,708,436
Total Municipal Notes



452,137,463

14,382

452,151,845
Loan Assignments(a)





681,891

681,891
Total Investments
$
$ 452,137,463
$ 696,273
$ 452,833,736

(a) The Schedule of Investments provides information on the state/territory or industry for the portfolio.
       
(b) The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

































Net change
































in unrealized
































appreciation/
































(depreciation)


Beginning








Change in
















from


balance,
Accrued





unrealized







Transfers
Transfers
Balance,
investments


as of
discounts/

Realized

appreciation/







into
out of
as of
still held as of


11/1/2020    (premiums)
   gain/(loss)
   (depreciation)    Purchases    Sales
   Level 3    Level 3    4/30/2021    4/30/2021
(000’s omitted)





























Investments in





























Securities:   































Municipal
































Notes(c)
          $
            $ (1 )
       $ (436 )
              $ 6
         $
$ (42 )
       $ 487
         $
       $ 14
              $ 6
Loan
































Assignments(c)



1





457

224








682

457
Total
$
$

$ (436 )
$ 463
$ 224
   $ (42 )
$ 487
$
$ 696
$ 463

See Notes to Financial Statements 21  



 
Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

(c) Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements:
       












Impact to












valuation


Fair value
Valuation
Unobservable
Input value/
Weighted
from increase
Investment type      at 4/30/2021      approach      input(s)      range      average(d)      in input(e)
Municipal Notes
$14,382
Recovery Value
Recovery Value
$32.06
$32.06
Increase
Loan Assignments
681,891
Market Approach
Recovery Value
$100.00
$100.00
Increase

(d) The weighted averages disclosed in the table above were weighted by relative fair value.
       
(e) Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase or decrease in the corresponding input. Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.
 
^ A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements 22  



 

Schedule of Investments New York Municipal Fund Inc.^

(Unaudited) April 30, 2021

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE

       


Municipal Notes 160.6%




 



American Samoa 0.8%



$ 500,000       American Samoa Econ. Dev. Au. Gen. Rev. Ref., Ser. 2015-A, 6.25%, due 9/1/2029
$ 575,359

 





California 4.9%




250,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Aemerge Redak Svcs. So. California LLC

125,000 (a)(b) 



Proj.), Ser. 2016, 7.00%, due 12/1/2027




345,000
California St. Poll. Ctrl. Fin. Au. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Green Bond-Rialto Bioenergy Fac. LLC,

357,437 (a) 



Proj.), Ser. 2019, 7.50%, due 12/1/2040




3,115,000
Corona-Norca Unified Sch. Dist. G.O. Cap. Appreciation (Election 2006), Ser. 2009-C, (AGM

3,056,163



Insured), 0.00%, due 8/1/2024









3,538,600

 





Guam 1.3%




750,000
Guam Gov’t Hotel Occupancy Tax Rev., Ser. 2021-A, 5.00%, due 11/1/2035

944,577

 





Illinois 1.5%




1,000,000
Chicago G.O. Ref., Ser. 2003-B, 5.00%, due 1/1/2023

1,067,903

 





Kansas 0.6%




395,000
Goddard Kansas Sales Tax Spec. Oblig. Rev. Ref. (Olympic Park Star Bond Proj.), Ser. 2019,

399,099



3.60%, due 6/1/2030




 



Louisiana 0.7%




500,000
Louisiana St. Pub. Facs. Au. Rev. (Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy Foundation Proj.), Ser.

537,788



2013-A, 7.63%, due 12/15/2028



 



New York 141.7%






Albany Cap. Res. Corp. Ref. Rev. (Albany College of Pharmacy & Hlth. Sciences)




380,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 12/1/2027

432,074

375,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 12/1/2028

424,464

270,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 12/1/2029

304,186

1,645,000
Broome Co. Local Dev. Corp. Rev. (United Hlth. Svc.), Ser. 2020, (AGM Insured), 3.00%, due

1,696,050



4/1/2045




500,000
Buffalo & Erie Co. Ind. Land Dev. Corp. Rev. (Tapestry Charter Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%,

553,513



due 8/1/2047




1,325,000
Buffalo & Erie Co. Ind. Land Dev. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Charter Sch. for Applied Technologies Proj.),

1,461,364



Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2035






Buffalo & Erie Co. Ind. Land Dev. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Orchard Park)




500,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 11/15/2027

559,136

500,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 11/15/2028

557,309



Build NYC Res. Corp. Ref. Rev. (City Univ. - Queens College)




270,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2026

309,094

225,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2029

255,645



Build NYC Res. Corp. Ref. Rev. (Methodist Hosp. Proj.)




250,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2022

263,876

500,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2029 Pre-Refunded 7/1/2024

573,302

1,250,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Ref. Rev. (New York Law Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2016, 4.00%, due 7/1/2045

1,307,128



Build NYC Res. Corp. Ref. Rev. (Packer Collegiate Institute Proj.)




155,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 6/1/2026

178,284

125,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 6/1/2027

143,294

195,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 6/1/2028

222,621

220,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 6/1/2029

250,039

325,000
       Ser. 2015, 5.00%, due 6/1/2030

368,137

565,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev., Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 11/1/2024

628,760

See Notes to Financial Statements 23



 

Schedule of Investments New York Municipal Fund Inc.^

(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE

 





$ 750,000       Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev. (Metro. Lighthouse Charter Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%,       $ 830,498 (a) 



due 6/1/2047




575,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev. (New Dawn Charter Sch. Proj.), Ser. 2019, 5.75%, due 2/1/2049

624,495 (a) 

205,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Rev. (South Bronx Charter Sch. Int’l Cultures), Ser. 2013-A, 3.88%,

210,307



due 4/15/2023




160,000
Build NYC Res. Corp. Solid Waste Disp. Ref. Rev. (Pratt Paper, Inc. Proj.), Ser. 2014, 4.50%,

171,104 (a) 



due 1/1/2025






Dutchess Co. Local Dev. Corp. Rev. (Culinary Institute of America Proj.)




200,000
       Ser. 2016-A-1, 5.00%, due 7/1/2041

224,377

275,000
       Ser. 2016-A-1, 5.00%, due 7/1/2046

306,571

1,000,000
Dutchess Co. Local Dev. Corp. Rev. (Marist College Proj.), Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 7/1/2021

1,007,284

1,270,000
Geneva Dev. Corp. Rev. (Hobart & William Smith College Proj.), Ser. 2012, 5.00%, due 9/1/2021

1,290,088



Hempstead Town Local Dev. Corp. Rev. (Molloy College Proj.)




405,000
       Ser. 2018, 5.00%, due 7/1/2031

494,579

425,000
       Ser. 2018, 5.00%, due 7/1/2032

517,444

450,000
       Ser. 2018, 5.00%, due 7/1/2033

545,887

580,000
Islip, G.O., Ser. 2012, 3.00%, due 8/1/2025

583,794



Metro. Trans. Au. Rev. (Green Bond)




1,500,000
       Ser. 2020-C-1, 5.00%, due 11/15/2050

1,835,257

2,000,000
       Ser. 2020-D-3, 4.00%, due 11/15/2049

2,272,917

300,000
Monroe Co. Ind. Dev. Corp. Rev. (Monroe Comm. College), Ser. 2014, (AGM Insured), 5.00%,

332,925



due 1/15/2029






Monroe Co. Ind. Dev. Corp. Rev. (Nazareth College of Rochester Proj.)




500,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%, due 10/1/2024

549,993

500,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%, due 10/1/2025

548,505

250,000
       Ser. 2013-A, 4.00%, due 10/1/2026

266,045



Monroe Co. Ind. Dev. Corp. Rev. (St. John Fisher College)




1,120,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2023

1,172,310

210,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2025

219,327

1,265,000
Montgomery Co. Cap. Res. Corp. Lease Ref. Rev. (HFM Boces Proj.), Ser. 2014, (AGM Insured),

1,444,831



5.00%, due 9/1/2027




2,000,000
Nassau Co. G.O. (Gen. Imp. Bonds), Ser. 2013-B, 5.00%, due 4/1/2028 Pre-Refunded 4/1/2023

2,185,982



Nassau Co. Local Econ. Assist. Corp. Rev. (Catholic Hlth. Svcs. of Long Island Obligated






Group Proj.)




500,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2023

549,034

1,000,000
       Ser. 2014, 5.00%, due 7/1/2027

1,134,451

4,175,000
Nassau Co. Tobacco Settlement Corp. Asset Backed, Ser. 2006-A-3, 5.13%, due 6/1/2046

4,253,178

1,500,000
New York City IDA Rev. (Queens Ballpark Co. LLC), Ser. 2021-A, (AGM Insured), 3.00%,

1,570,630



due 1/1/2046




3,000,000
New York City IDA Rev. (Yankee Stadium Proj.), Ser. 2020, (AGM Insured), 3.00%, due 3/1/2049

3,151,470

750,000
New York City Trust for Cultural Res. Ref. Rev. (Lincoln Ctr. for the Performing Arts, Inc.), Ser.

893,762



2020-A, 4.00%, due 12/1/2035




500,000
New York Liberty Dev. Corp. Ref. Rev. (3 World Trade Ctr. Proj.), Ser. 2014, 5.38%, due

557,606 (a) 



11/15/2040




2,000,000
New York Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev. (Goldman Sachs Headquarters), Ser. 2005, 5.25%, due

2,849,235



10/1/2035




750,000
New York Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Proj.), Ser.

750,489



2019, Class 3, 2.80%, due 9/15/2069




1,815,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Ref. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Pratt Institute), Ser. 2015-A, 3.00%,

1,965,338



due 7/1/2027 Pre-Refunded 7/1/2024




780,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Culinary Institute of America), Ser. 2013,

839,521



4.63%, due 7/1/2025




750,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Fordham Univ.), Ser. 2020, 4.00%, due

860,175



7/1/2046




2,000,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Oblig.

2,000,000



Group), Ser. 2011-A, 4.38%, due 5/1/2026 Pre-Refunded 5/1/2021




1,375,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Rochester Institute of Technology), Ser.

1,436,241



2012, 4.00%, due 7/1/2028 Pre-Refunded 7/1/2022




See Notes to Financial Statements 24



 

Schedule of Investments New York Municipal Fund Inc.^

(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
VALUE

 





$ 2,540,000       New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (St. Univ. Dorm. Fac.), Ser. 2018-A,       $ 3,051,249



5.00%, due 7/1/2048






New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Touro College & Univ. Sys.






Obligated Group)




460,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.00%, due 1/1/2026

495,189

470,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.00%, due 1/1/2027

504,297

200,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.00%, due 1/1/2028

213,637

275,000
       Ser. 2014-A, 4.13%, due 1/1/2029

293,665

1,350,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Univ. Facs.), Ser. 2013-A, 5.00%,

1,491,962



due 7/1/2028 Pre-Refunded 7/1/2023




750,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Non St. Supported Debt (Vaughn College of Aeronautics &

799,443 (a) 



Technology), Ser. 2016, 5.00%, due 12/1/2026




1,500,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Ref. Non St. Supported Debt (Montefiore Oblig. Group),

1,831,715



Ser. 2018-A, 5.00%, due 8/1/2035






New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. Ref. Non St. Supported Debt (Orange Reg. Med. Ctr.)




400,000
       Ser. 2017, 5.00%, due 12/1/2035

460,889 (a) 

200,000
       Ser. 2017, 5.00%, due 12/1/2036

229,558 (a) 

400,000
       Ser. 2017, 5.00%, due 12/1/2037

457,442 (a) 

2,000,000
New York St. Dorm. Au. Rev. St. Personal Income Tax Rev., Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 12/15/2026

2,148,100



New York St. Env. Facs. Corp. Solid Waste Disp. Rev. (Casella Waste Sys. Inc. Proj.)




500,000
       Ser. 2014, 2.88%, due 12/1/2044 Putable 12/3/2029

514,784 (a) 

500,000
       Ser. 2020-R-1, 2.75%, due 9/1/2050 Putable 9/2/2025

516,817

1,000,000
New York St. HFA Rev., Ser. 2020-H, 2.45%, due 11/1/2044

995,816

960,000
New York St. HFA Rev. (Affordable Hsg.), Ser. 2012-F, (SONYMA Insured), 3.05%, due 11/1/2027

982,053



New York St. Mtge. Agcy. Homeowner Mtge. Ref. Rev.




700,000
       Ser. 2006, (SPA: Bank of America N.A.), 0.07%, due 10/1/2037

700,000 (c) 

1,045,000
       Ser. 2014-189, 3.45%, due 4/1/2027

1,096,637

2,000,000
New York St. Trans. Dev. Corp. Fac. Rev. (Empire St. Thruway Svc. Areas proj.),

2,267,263



Ser. 2021, 4.00%, due 4/30/2053




1,500,000
New York St. Trans. Dev. Corp. Spec. Fac. Ref. Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.-John F Kennedy Int’l

1,515,203



Arpt. Proj.), Ser. 2016, 5.00%, due 8/1/2031




2,000,000
New York St. Trans. Dev. Corp. Spec. Fac. Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.-LaGuardia Arpt. Term. C&D

2,428,861



Redev.), Ser. 2018, 5.00%, due 1/1/2033




1,545,000
New York St. Trans. Dev. Corp. Spec. Fac. Rev. (LaGuardia Arpt. Term. B Redev. Proj.),

1,670,739



Ser. 2016-A, 4.00%, due 7/1/2041






New York St. Trans. Dev. Corp. Spec. Fac. Rev. Ref. (JFK Int’l Arpt. Term. 4 Proj.)




250,000
       Ser. 2020-A, 5.00%, due 12/1/2023

278,718

100,000
       Ser. 2020-A, 4.00%, due 12/1/2042

115,135

1,500,000
       Ser. 2020-C, 4.00%, due 12/1/2042

1,756,628

785,000
Newburgh, G.O., Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 6/15/2022

817,326



Niagara Area Dev. Corp. Rev. (Niagara Univ. Proj.)




640,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 5/1/2025 Pre-Refunded 5/1/2022

667,148

300,000
       Ser. 2012-A, 5.00%, due 5/1/2026 Pre-Refunded 5/1/2022

312,726

1,000,000
Niagara Area Dev. Corp. Solid Waste Disp. Fac. Rev. Ref. (Covanta Proj.), Ser. 2018-A,

1,046,528 (a) 



4.75%, due 11/1/2042




1,100,000
Niagara Falls City Sch. Dist. Ref. Cert. of Participation (High Sch. Fac.), Ser. 2015,

1,205,957



(AGM Insured), 4.00%, due 6/15/2026






Niagara Frontier Trans. Au. Rev. Ref. (Buffalo Niagara Int’l Arpt.)




375,000
       Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 4/1/2037

462,852

350,000
       Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 4/1/2038

430,943

350,000
       Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%, due 4/1/2039

429,931



Oneida Co. Local Dev. Corp. Rev. Ref. (Mohawk Valley Hlth. Sys. Proj.)




1,250,000
       Ser. 2019-A, (AGM Insured), 3.00%, due 12/1/2044

1,299,299

2,000,000
       Ser. 2019-A, (AGM Insured), 4.00%, due 12/1/2049

2,244,349

500,000
Port Au. New York & New Jersey Cons. Bonds Rev. Ref. (Two Hundred), Ser. 2017, 5.00%,

590,441



due 4/15/2057




1,410,000
St. Lawrence Co. IDA Civic Dev. Corp. Rev. (St. Lawrence Univ. Proj.), Ser. 2012, 5.00%,

1,507,702



due 7/1/2028




1,980,000
Suffolk Co. Judicial Facs. Agcy. Lease Rev. (H. Lee Dennison Bldg.), Ser. 2013, 5.00%,

2,114,849



due 11/1/2025




See Notes to Financial Statements 25



 

Schedule of Investments New York Municipal Fund Inc.^

(Unaudited) (cont’d)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE

 





$ 105,000       Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Au. Spec. Oblig., Ser. 1998-A, (National Public Finance       $ 110,352



Guarantee Corp. Insured), 4.75%, due 1/1/2024






TSASC Inc. Rev. Ref.




580,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2028

717,566

3,000,000
       Ser. 2017-A, 5.00%, due 6/1/2041

3,484,437

3,000,000
Utility Debt Securitization Au. Rev., Ser. 2013-TE, 5.00%, due 12/15/2028

3,373,759

1,000,000
Westchester Co. Local Dev. Corp. Ref. Rev. (Wartburg Sr. Hsg. Proj.), Ser. 2015-A, 5.00%,

1,001,420 (a) 



due 6/1/2030






Westchester Co. Local Dev. Corp. Ref. Rev. (Westchester Med. Ctr.)




825,000
       Ser. 2016, 5.00%, due 11/1/2030

949,106

1,000,000
       Ser. 2016, 3.75%, due 11/1/2037

1,031,772

665,000
Yonkers Econ. Dev. Corp. Ed. Rev. (Charter Sch. of Ed. Excellence Proj.), Ser. 2019-A, 5.00%,

751,400



due 10/15/2049









102,299,589
 


Ohio 0.4%



230,000
So. Ohio Port Exempt Fac. Au. Rev., Ser. 2020-A, 7.00%, due 12/1/2042

260,204 (a) 
 
Puerto Rico 7.8%



5,017,000
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin. Corp. Sales Tax Rev., Ser. 2018-A-1, 5.00%, due 7/1/2058

5,651,952
 
Texas 0.4%



393,043
Mission Econ. Dev. Corp. Wtr. Supply Rev. (Green Bond-Env. Wtr. Minerals Proj.),

31,444 (a)(b) 



Ser. 2015, 7.75%, due 1/1/2045




325,000
New Hope Cultural Ed. Facs. Fin. Corp. Sr. Living Rev. (Bridgemoor Plano Proj.),

292,923



Ser. 2018-A, 7.25%, due 12/1/2053









324,367
 
Wisconsin 0.5%



300,000
Pub. Fin. Au. Retirement Fac. Rev. Ref. (Friends Homes), Ser. 2019, 5.00%, due 9/1/2054

333,519 (a) 
 



Total Municipal Notes (Cost $108,736,146)

115,932,957
 
UNITS


 

Liquidating Trust - Real Estate 1.8%




600   CMS Liquidating Trust (Cost $3,105,388)

1,326,000 *(d)(e)
 


Total Investments 162.4% (Cost $111,841,534)

117,258,957


Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.7%

1,212,340


Liquidation Preference of Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares (net of unamortized deferred

(46,286,718 )


offering costs of $13,282) (64.1)%





Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders 100.0%
$ 72,184,579

* Non-income producing security.

 
(a) Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or are otherwise restricted and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors or may have other restrictions on resale. At April 30, 2021, these securities amounted to $7,801,371, which represents 10.8% of net assets applicable to common stockholders of the Fund.

 
(b) Defaulted security.

 
(c) Variable rate demand obligation where the stated interest rate is not based on a published reference rate and spread. Rather, the interest rate generally resets daily or weekly and is determined by the remarketing agent. The rate shown represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2021.

See Notes to Financial Statements 26



 
Schedule of Investments New York Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

(d) Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
   
(e) This security has been deemed by the investment manager to be illiquid, and is subject to restrictions on resale.

At April 30, 2021, this security amounted to $1,326,000, which represents 1.8% of net assets applicable to common stockholders of the Fund.







Acquisition Cost


Fair Value






Percentage of Net


Percentage of Net






Assets Applicable


Assets Applicable






to Common


to Common






Stockholders as of
Value as of
Stockholders as
Restricted Security       Acquisition Date       Acquisition Cost       Acquisition Date       4/30/2021       of 4/30/2021
CMS Liquidating Trust
11/21/2012
$3,105,388
4.1%
$1,326,000
1.8%

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs       Level 1       Level 2       Level 3(b)       Total
Investments:











Municipal Notes(a)
        $
$ 115,932,957
$
$ 115,932,957
Liquidating Trust - Real Estate





1,326,000

1,326,000
Total Investments
$
$ 115,932,957
$ 1,326,000
$ 117,258,957

(a) The Schedule of Investments provides information on the state/territory for the portfolio.
   
(b) The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:





















Net change




















in unrealized




















appreciation/




















(depreciation)


Beginning




Change in










from


balance,
Accrued


unrealized




Transfers
Transfers
Balance,
investments
(000’s
as of
discounts/
Realized
appreciation/




into
out of
as of
still held as of
omitted)     11/1/2020     (premiums)     gain/(loss)     (depreciation)     Purchases     Sales     Level 3     Level 3     4/30/2021     4/30/2021
Investments in

















Securities:



















Units



















       Liquidating



















       Trust—Real



















       Estate(c)
$1,620
$—
$—
$(294)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$1,326
$(294)
Total
$1,620
$—
$—
$(294)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$1,326
$(294)

See Notes to Financial Statements 27



 
Schedule of Investments New York Municipal Fund Inc.^
(Unaudited) (cont’d)

(c) Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements:













Impact to












valuation












from
Investment
Fair value
Valuation
Unobservable
Input value/
Weighted
increase in
type       at 4/30/2021       approach       input(s)       range       average(d)       input(e)
Units
$1,326,000
Income Approach
Discount Rate
10.0%
10.0%
Decrease

(d) The weighted averages disclosed in the table above were weighted by relative fair value.
   
(e) Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase or decrease in the corresponding input. Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.
   
^ A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements 28



 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman








 








CALIFORNIA



NEW YORK


MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL


FUND INC.
FUND INC.
FUND INC.

      April 30, 2021       April 30, 2021       April 30, 2021
Assets








Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:








Unaffiliated issuers(a)
  $ 140,296,594
  $ 452,833,736
  $ 117,258,957
Cash

44,110

373,189

44,503
Interest receivable

1,681,007

5,797,476

1,522,817
Receivable for securities sold



87,037

Prepaid expenses and other assets



2

2
Total Assets

142,021,711

459,091,440

118,826,279
Liabilities








Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares, Series A ($100,000 liquidation








preference per share; 550, 1,704 and 463 shares outstanding for California Fund,








Municipal Fund and New York Fund, respectively) † (Note A)

54,986,718

170,386,722

46,286,718
Distributions payable—preferred shares

43,503

134,779

36,621
Distributions payable—common stock

248,687

1,175,343

199,695
Payable to investment manager (Note B)

29,087

93,898

24,305
Payable to administrator (Note B)

34,905

112,678

29,167
Payable to directors

6,317

6,317

6,317
Other accrued expenses and payables

59,662

94,928

58,877
Total Liabilities

55,408,879

172,004,665

46,641,700
Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders
$ 86,612,832
$ 287,086,775
$ 72,184,579
Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders consist of:








Paid-in capital—common stock
$ 77,403,189
$ 258,204,389
$ 70,290,130
Total distributable earnings/(losses)

9,209,643

28,882,386

1,894,449
Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders
$ 86,612,832
$ 287,086,775
$ 72,184,579
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding ($0.0001 par value; 999,996,410,








999,990,206 and 999,996,517 shares authorized for California Fund, Municipal








Fund and New York Fund, respectively)

5,551,044

18,823,553

5,077,417
Net Asset Value Per Share of Common Stock Outstanding
$ 15.60
$ 15.25
$ 14.22
* Cost of Investments:








(a) Unaffiliated Issuers
$ 128,624,796
$ 410,645,370
$ 111,841,534
 
† Net of unamortized deferred offering costs of:
$ 13,282
$ 13,278
$ 13,282

See Notes to Financial Statements 29



 
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman                
                 


CALIFORNIA




NEW YORK


MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL


FUND INC.
FUND INC.
FUND INC.


For the Six
For the Six
For the Six


Months Ended
Months Ended
Months Ended

      April 30, 2021       April 30, 2021       April 30, 2021
Investment Income:









Income (Note A):









Interest and other income-unaffiliated issuers
        $ 2,595,560
     $ 9,300,889

       $ 2,032,930
Expenses:









Investment management fees (Note B)

175,291

566,028


146,278
Administration fees (Note B)

210,350

679,234


175,534
Audit fees

25,197

24,974


25,197
Basic maintenance (Note A)

6,199

6,199


6,199
Custodian and accounting fees

36,903

48,396


35,956
Insurance

2,537

8,205


2,125
Legal fees

12,730

37,474


12,876
Stockholder reports

4,446

15,312


4,118
Stock exchange listing fees

2,491

8,063


2,097
Stock transfer agent fees

11,186

11,245


11,202
Distributions to Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shareholders and









amortization of offering costs (Note A)

270,910

824,230


229,196
Directors' fees and expenses

23,609

23,609


23,609
Interest

969

1,889


639
Miscellaneous

13,211

14,244


13,130
Total expenses

796,029

2,269,102


688,156
Net investment income/(loss)
$ 1,799,531
$ 7,031,787

$ 1,344,774
 









Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):









Net realized gain/(loss) on:









Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

377,062

(438,283 )

382,688
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:









Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

1,562,199

9,905,820


1,989,525
Net gain/(loss) on investments

1,939,261

9,467,537


2,372,213
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Stockholders









resulting from operations
$ 3,738,792
$ 16,499,324

$ 3,716,987

See Notes to Financial Statements 30



 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Neuberger Berman                    
                     


CALIFORNIA









MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
MUNICIPAL FUND INC.


Six Months




Six Months





Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year


April 30, 2021
Ended
April 30, 2021
Ended


(Unaudited)
October 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2020
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable      


     


     


     


to Common Stockholders:















From Operations (Note A):















Net investment income/(loss)
   $ 1,799,531

        $ 3,423,489

$ 7,031,787

      $ 12,724,561
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

377,062


160,540


(438,283 )

(607,097 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of















investments

1,562,199


(2,738,602 )

9,905,820


(8,887,682 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets applicable to















Common Stockholders resulting from operations

3,738,792


845,427


16,499,324


3,229,782
Distributions to Common Stockholders From (Note A):















Distributable earnings

(1,492,121 )

(2,984,241 )

(7,050,693 )

(14,096,302 )
From Capital Share Transactions (Note D):















Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions







84,610


187,009
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to















Common Stockholders

2,246,671


(2,138,814 )

9,533,241


(10,679,511 )
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders:















Beginning of period

84,366,161


86,504,975


277,553,534


288,233,045
End of period
$ 86,612,832

$ 84,366,161

$ 287,086,775

$ 277,553,534

See Notes to Financial Statements 31  



 

 


NEW YORK
MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
Six Months




Ended
Fiscal Year
April 30, 2021
Ended
(Unaudited)       October 31, 2020      
 
 
 
  $ 1,344,774

       $ 2,485,485


382,688


(245,279 )
               

1,989,525


(1,556,889 )
               

3,716,987


683,317

 

(1,198,169 )

(2,396,338 )
 






 

2,518,818


(1,713,021 )
 

69,665,761


71,378,782

$ 72,184,579

$ 69,665,761


See Notes to Financial Statements 32  



 

Notes to Financial Statements Municipal Closed-End Funds (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1

General: Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. (“California Fund”), Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc. (“Municipal Fund”) and Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund Inc. (“New York Fund”), (each individually a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”) were organized as Maryland corporations on July 29, 2002. California Fund and New York Fund registered as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies and Municipal Fund registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Under the 1940 Act, the status of a Fund that was registered as non-diversified may, under certain circumstances, change to that of a diversified fund. Each Fund is currently a diversified fund. Each Fund’s Board of Directors (“Board”) may classify or re-classify any unissued shares of capital stock into one or more classes of preferred stock without the approval of stockholders.

A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.

The assets of each Fund belong only to that Fund, and the liabilities of each Fund are borne solely by that Fund and no other.

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.”

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“Management” or “NBIA”) to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


       
2

Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), all investments held by each of the Funds are carried at the value that Management believes a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Funds’ investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Funds’ investments in municipal notes and liquidating trust - real estate is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations such as yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions (generally Level 2 inputs). Other Level 2 and 3 inputs used by independent pricing services to value municipal notes and liquidating trust - real estate include current trades, bid-wanted



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lists (which inform the market that a holder is interested in selling a position and that offers will be considered), offerings, general information on market movement, direction, trends, appraisals, bid offers and specific data on specialty issues.

The value of loan assignments is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on broker quotes (generally Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available).

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount a Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements.  The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act, the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The rule became effective on March 8, 2021, however, the SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date. Management is currently evaluating this guidance.


 
3

Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statements of Operations.


 
4

Income tax information: Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its stockholders. To the extent a Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to stockholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Funds have adopted the provisions of ASC 740 “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of April 30, 2021, the Funds did not have any unrecognized tax positions.



34  



 

       

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of investments held at April 30, 2021 were as follows:






Gross
Gross
Net Unrealized




Unrealized
Unrealized
Appreciation/
          Cost       Appreciation       Depreciation       (Depreciation)
California Fund
   $ 128,750,265   
    $ 12,793,180    
    $ 1,246,851    
    $ 11,546,329    
Municipal Fund


410,875,986



47,334,576



5,376,826



41,957,750
New York Fund


112,102,326



7,772,655



2,616,024



5,156,631

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences, if any, are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, net operating losses written off and taxable overdistribution.

Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, net asset value (“NAV”) or NAV per share of common stock of the Funds. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds recorded permanent reclassifications primarily related to one or more of the following: non-deductible stock issuance costs, adjustments to the prior period accumulated balances and net operating losses written off. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications:





Total Distributable

      Paid-in Capital       Earnings/(Losses)
California Fund
      $ (14,552)      
       $ 14,552       
Municipal Fund


(14,550)



14,550
New York Fund


(41,407)



41,407

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2020, and October 31, 2019, was as follows:



Distributions Paid From:






Long-Term





Ordinary
Tax-Exempt
Capital
Return of



Income
Income
Gain
Capital
Total

     2020      2019      2020      2019      2020      2019      2020      2019      2020     2019
California Fund
$ 15,220
$ 19,798
$ 3,871,277
$ 4,316,185
   $   
   $   
   $   
$ 117,592
$ 3,886,497
$ 4,453,575
Municipal Fund

228,692

258,542

16,662,963

18,343,429















16,891,655

18,601,971
New York Fund



2,016

3,155,873

3,500,458













114,699

3,155,873

3,617,173

As of October 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:



Undistributed
Undistributed
Undistributed
Unrealized
Loss
Other





Ordinary
Tax-Exempt
Long-Term
Appreciation/
Carryforwards
Temporary




      Income/Loss      Income      Capital Gain      (Depreciation)      and Deferrals      Differences      Total
California Fund
     $     
   $ 469,969
     $     
   $ 9,984,130
  $ (3,194,898 )
$ (296,229 )
$ 6,962,972
Municipal Fund





1,707,888





32,051,930

(13,003,770 )

(1,322,293 )

19,433,755
New York Fund





88,286





3,167,106

(3,640,045 )

(239,716 )

(624,369 )

The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to: defaulted bond adjustments, timing differences of fund level distributions and tax adjustments related to partnerships and other investments.

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To the extent each Fund’s net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of each Fund not to distribute such gains. Capital loss carryforward rules allow for RICs to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term. As determined at October 31, 2020, the following Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:



Capital Loss Carryforwards

     Long-Term      Short-Term
California Fund
   $ 2,509,456   
    $ 685,442    
Municipal Fund


11,221,416



1,782,354
New York Fund


2,895,802



744,243

During the year ended October 31, 2020, California Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $169,980.

5         Distributions to common stockholders: Each Fund earns income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. It is the policy of each Fund to declare and pay monthly distributions to common stockholders. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally distributed in December. Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-date. Distributions to preferred stockholders are accrued and determined as described in Note A-7.

On May 17, 2021, each Fund declared a monthly distribution to common stockholders payable June 15, 2021, to stockholders of record on May 28, 2021, with an ex-date of May 27, 2021 as follows:



      Distribution per share
California Fund           $ 0.04480        
Municipal Fund


0.06244
New York Fund


0.03933

On June 15, 2021, each Fund declared a monthly distribution to common stockholders payable July 15, 2021, to stockholders of record on June 30, 2021, with an ex-date of June 29, 2021 as follows:


      Distribution per share
California Fund
         $ 0.04480        
Municipal Fund


0.06244
New York Fund


0.03933

6         Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company (e.g., a Fund) are allocated among the Funds and the other investment companies or series thereof in the complex on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies or series thereof in the complex can otherwise be made fairly.
     
7         Financial leverage: California Fund, Municipal Fund and New York Fund issued Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares (“VMTPS”) on June 30, 2014, July 1, 2014 and July 2, 2014, respectively, as follows:


      Shares
California Fund
590
Municipal Fund
1,794
New York Fund
483

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On April 1, 2019, the Funds extended the maturity and completed a partial redemption of VMTPS. After such partial redemptions, the Funds had VMTPS outstanding as follows:



Shares
Shares

     Redeemed      Outstanding
California Fund
40
     550     
Municipal Fund
90

1,704
New York Fund
20

463

Each Fund’s VMTPS have a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid distributions, whether or not earned or declared by the Fund, but excluding interest thereon (“VMTPS Liquidation Value”). Distributions on the VMTPS are accrued daily and paid monthly at a floating rate. For financial reporting purposes only, the liquidation preference of the VMTPS is recognized as a liability in each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The distribution rate for each Fund’s VMTPS is calculated based on the applicable SIFMA (“Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association”) Municipal Swap Index plus a spread. The table below sets forth key terms of each Fund’s VMTPS.





Term


Aggregate




Redemption
Shares
Liquidation
Fund       Series       Date       Outstanding            Preference
California Fund
Series A
3/31/2022
550
$55,000,000
Municipal Fund
Series A
3/31/2022
1,704
$170,400,000
New York Fund
Series A
3/31/2022
463
$46,300,000


       

The Funds have paid up front expenses in connection with offering the VMTPS, which are being amortized over the life of the VMTPS. The expenses are included in the “Distributions to Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shareholders and amortization of offering costs (Note A)” line item that is reflected in the Statements of Operations.

Each Fund may redeem its VMTPS, in whole or in part, at its option after giving notice to the relevant holders of its VMTPS. Each Fund is also subject to certain restrictions relating to the VMTPS. Failure to comply with these restrictions could preclude a Fund from declaring any distributions to common stockholders or repurchasing common stock and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of its VMTPS at the VMTPS Liquidation Value. The holders of the VMTPS are entitled to one vote per share and will vote with holders of common stock as a single class, except that the holders of the VMTPS will vote separately as a class on certain matters, as required by law or the Fund’s organizational documents. The holders of the VMTPS, voting as a separate class, are entitled at all times to elect two Directors of the Fund, and to elect a majority of the Directors of the Fund if the Fund fails to pay distributions on its VMTPS for two consecutive years.

During the six months ended April 30, 2021, the average aggregate liquidation preference value outstanding and average annualized distribution rate of the VMTPS were $55,000,000 and 0.97%, $170,400,000 and 0.97%, and $46,300,000 and 0.97%, for California Fund, Municipal Fund and New York Fund, respectively.
     
8
Securities lending: Each Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender’s fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statements of Operations under the caption “Income from securities loaned-net” and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.

The initial cash collateral received by a Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day’s market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Thereafter, the value of the cash collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and cash collateral is moved daily between a counterparty and a Fund until the close of the transaction. A Fund may only receive collateral in the form of cash

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(U.S. dollars). Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to the Fund.

During the six months ended April 30, 2021, the Funds did not participate in securities lending.
     
9
Concentration of risk: The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments, including those particular to a specific industry or region. California Fund and New York Fund normally invest a substantial portion of their assets in municipal bonds of issuers located in the state of California and the state of New York, respectively. The value of each of these Funds’ securities are more susceptible to adverse economic, political, regulatory or other factors affecting the issuers of such municipal bonds than a fund that does not limit its investments to such issuers.
     
10         Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Funds’ organizational documents provide that their officers (“Officers”) and directors (“Directors”) are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, both in some of their principal service contracts and in the normal course of their business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against each Fund.
     
11
Arrangements with certain non-affiliated service providers: In order to satisfy rating agency requirements, each Fund is required to provide the rating agency that rates its VMTPS a report on a monthly basis verifying that each Fund is maintaining eligible assets having a discounted value equal to or greater than the Preferred Shares Basic Maintenance Amount, which is a minimum level set by the rating agency as one of the conditions to maintain its rating on the VMTPS. “Discounted value” refers to the fact that the rating agency requires each Fund, in performing this calculation, to discount portfolio securities below their face value, at rates determined by the rating agency. Each Fund pays a fee to State Street for the preparation of this report which is reflected in the Statements of Operations under the caption “Basic maintenance (Note A).”
     
12
Other matters—Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact the issuers of the securities held by the Funds.

Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

Each Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, each Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. Managed Assets equal the total assets of the Fund, less liabilities other than the aggregate indebtedness entered into for purposes of leverage. For purposes of calculating Managed Assets, any VMTPS liquidation preference is not considered a liability.

Each Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each Fund pays NBIA an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily Managed Assets under this agreement. Additionally, NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.

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Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended April 30, 2021, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities as follows:


      Purchases       Sales
California Fund
$ 9,793,445
$ 9,345,466
Municipal Fund

29,155,827

29,469,463
New York Fund

10,174,211

10,080,547

Note D—Capital:

Transactions in shares of common stock for the six months ended April 30, 2021 and for the year ended October 31, 2020 were as follows:



For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2021
For the Year Ended October 31, 2020


Stock Issued on
Net Increase/
Stock Issued on
Net Increase/


Reinvestment of
(Decrease)
Reinvestment of
(Decrease)


Dividends
in Common Stock
Dividends
in Common Stock

      and Distributions       Outstanding       and Distributions       Outstanding
California Fund
                 
                 
                 
                 
Municipal Fund

5,457


5,457


12,293


12,293
New York Fund











Note E—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of each Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

California Municipal Fund Inc.

The following table includes selected data for a share of common stock outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A “-” indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.



Six Months





















Ended





















April 30, 2021
Year Ended October 31,

      (Unaudited)       2020       2019       2018       2017       2016
Common Stock Net Asset Value,























Beginning of Period
$ 15.20

$ 15.58

$ 14.33

$ 15.22

$ 15.67

$ 15.34
 
Income From Investment Operations























Applicable to Common Stockholders:























Net Investment Income/(Loss)@

0.32


0.62


0.54


0.51


0.61


0.63
Net Gains or Losses on Securities























(both realized and unrealized)

0.35


(0.46 )

1.25


(0.83 )

(0.41 )

0.47
Total From Investment Operations























Applicable to Common Stockholders

0.67


0.16


1.79


(0.32 )

0.20


1.10
 
Less Distributions to Common























Stockholders From:























       Net Investment Income

(0.27 )

(0.54 )

(0.52 )

(0.54 )

(0.65 )

(0.77 )
       Tax Return of Capital







(0.02 )

(0.03 )





Total Distributions to Common























Stockholders

(0.27 )

(0.54 )

(0.54 )

(0.57 )

(0.65 )

(0.77 )
Common Stock Net Asset Value,























End of Period
$ 15.60

$ 15.20

$ 15.58

$ 14.33

$ 15.22

$ 15.67
Common Stock Market Value,























End of Period
$ 13.99

$ 12.86

$ 13.92

$ 12.08

$ 13.91

$ 15.57
Total Return, Common Stock Net























Asset Value

4.65 %*

1.57 %

13.19 %

(1.59 )%

1.60 %a

7.28 %
Total Return, Common Stock Market Value

10.93 %*

(3.82 )%

19.96 %

(9.23 )%

(6.55 )%a

6.67 %
 
Supplemental Data/Ratios























Net Assets Applicable to Common























Stockholders, End of Period (in millions)
$ 86.6

$ 84.4

$ 86.5

$ 79.6

$ 84.5

$ 87.0
Preferred Stock Outstanding,























End of Period (in millions)
$ 55.0 ØØ 
$ 55.0 ØØ 
$ 55.0 ØØ 
$ 59.0 ØØ 
$ 59.0 ØØ 
$ 59.0
Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference























Per Share
$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000
Ratios are Calculated Using























Average Net Assets Applicable























to Common Stockholders























Ratio of Gross ExpensesØ

1.86 %**

2.35 %

3.05 %

3.17 %

2.76 %

2.40 %
Ratio of Net ExpensesØ

1.86 %**

2.35 %

3.05 %

3.17 %

2.70 %b

2.40 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)

4.20 %**

4.06 %

3.59 %

3.41 %

4.04 %b

3.95 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate

7 %*

27 %

25 %

30 %

36 %

12 %
Asset Coverage Per Share of Preferred























Stock, End of Period¢
  $ 257,533

$ 253,442

$ 257,409

$ 235,042

$ 243,283

$ 247,614

See Notes to Financial Highlights 40



 
Financial Highlights

Municipal Fund Inc.

The following table includes selected data for a share of common stock outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A “-” indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.



Six Months





















Ended





















April 30, 2021
Year Ended October 31,

      (Unaudited)       2020       2019       2018       2017       2016
Common Stock Net Asset Value,























Beginning of Period
$ 14.75

$ 15.33

$ 14.52

$ 15.49

$ 16.06

$ 15.84
 
Income From Investment Operations























Applicable to Common Stockholders:























Net Investment Income/(Loss)@

0.37


0.68


0.66


0.69


0.74


0.77
Net Gains or Losses on Securities























(both realized and unrealized)

0.50


(0.51 )

0.90


(0.89 )

(0.48 )

0.35
Total From Investment Operations























Applicable to Common Stockholders

0.87


0.17


1.56


(0.20 )

0.26


1.12
 
Less Distributions to Common























Stockholders From:























       Net Investment Income

(0.37 )

(0.75 )

(0.75 )

(0.77 )

(0.83 )

(0.90 )
Common Stock Net Asset Value,























End of Period
$ 15.25

$ 14.75

$ 15.33

$ 14.52

$ 15.49

$ 16.06
Common Stock Market Value,























End of Period
$ 16.67

$ 14.15

$ 15.57

$ 12.62

$ 14.92

$ 15.34
Total Return, Common Stock Net























Asset Value

5.93 %*

1.40 %

11.18 %

(0.85 )%

1.83 %a

7.19 %
Total Return, Common Stock Market Value

20.71 %*

(4.23 )%

29.92 %

(10.54 )%

2.68 %a

4.42 %
 
Supplemental Data/Ratios























Net Assets Applicable to Common























Stockholders, End of Period (in millions)
$ 287.1

$ 277.6

$ 288.2

$ 273.0

$ 291.3

$ 301.8
Preferred Stock Outstanding,























End of Period (in millions)
$ 170.4 ØØ 
$ 170.4 ØØ 
$ 170.4 ØØ 
$ 179.4 ØØ 
$ 179.3 ØØ 
$ 179.4
Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference























Per Share
$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000
Ratios are Calculated Using























Average Net Assets Applicable























to Common Stockholders























Ratio of Gross ExpensesØ

1.60 %**

2.03 %

2.66 %

2.69 %

2.31 %

2.00 %
Ratio of Net ExpensesØ

1.60 %**

2.03 %

2.66 %

2.69 %

2.29 %b

2.00 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)

4.96 %**

4.54 %

4.39 %

4.54 %

4.78 %b

4.70 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate

6 %*

39 %

44 %

24 %

20 %

19 %
Asset Coverage Per Share of Preferred























Stock, End of Period¢
  $ 268,549

$ 262,958

$ 269,321

$ 252,390

$ 262,497

$ 268,414

See Notes to Financial Highlights 41



 
Financial Highlights

New York Municipal Fund Inc.

The following table includes selected data for a share of common stock outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A “-” indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.



Six Months





















Ended





















April 30, 2021
Year Ended October 31,

      (Unaudited)       2020       2019       2018       2017       2016
Common Stock Net Asset Value,























Beginning of Period
$ 13.72

$ 14.06

$ 13.29

$ 14.10

$ 14.56

$ 14.31
 
Income From Investment Operations























Applicable to Common Stockholders:























Net Investment Income/(Loss)@

0.26


0.49


0.48


0.50


0.55


0.57
Net Gains or Losses on Securities























(both realized and unrealized)

0.48


(0.36 )

0.76


(0.82 )

(0.47 )

0.30
Total From Investment Operations























Applicable to Common Stockholders

0.74


0.13


1.24


(0.32 )

0.08


0.87
 
Less Distributions to Common























Stockholders From:























       Net Investment Income

(0.24 )

(0.47 )

(0.45 )

(0.49 )

(0.54 )

(0.62 )
       Tax Return of Capital







(0.02 )








Total Distributions to























Common Stockholders

(0.24 )

(0.47 )

(0.47 )

(0.49 )

(0.54 )

(0.62 )
Common Stock Net Asset Value,























End of Period
$ 14.22

$ 13.72

$ 14.06

$ 13.29

$ 14.10

$ 14.56
Common Stock Market Value,























End of Period
$ 12.60

$ 11.64

$ 12.39

$ 11.13

$ 12.44

$ 13.44
Total Return, Common Stock Net























Asset Value

5.61 %*

1.45 %

9.96 %

(1.69 )%

1.04 %a

6.27 %
Total Return, Common Stock























Market Value

10.31 %*

(2.33 )%

15.71 %

(6.68 )%

(3.43 )%a

1.87 %
 
Supplemental Data/Ratios























Net Assets Applicable to Common























Stockholders, End of Period (in millions)
$ 72.2

$ 69.7

$ 71.4

$ 67.5

$ 71.6

$ 73.9
Preferred Stock Outstanding,























End of Period (in millions)
$ 46.3 ØØ 
$ 46.3 ØØ 
$ 46.3 ØØ 
$ 48.3 ØØ 
$ 48.3 ØØ 
$ 48.3
Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference























Per Share
$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000

$ 100,000
Ratios are Calculated Using























Average Net Assets Applicable























to Common Stockholders























Ratio of Gross ExpensesØ

1.94 %**

2.44 %

3.10 %

3.16 %

2.75 %

2.39 %
Ratio of Net ExpensesØ

1.94 %**

2.44 %

3.10 %

3.16 %

2.69 %b

2.39 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)

3.78 %**

3.56 %

3.45 %

3.65 %

3.92 %b

3.90 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate

9 %*

29 %

29 %

19 %

25 %

10 %
Asset Coverage Per Share of Preferred























Stock, End of Period¢
  $ 255,957

$ 250,508

$ 254,281

$ 239,886

$ 248,341

$ 253,212

See Notes to Financial Highlights 42



 
Notes to Financial Highlights Municipal Closed-End
Funds (Unaudited)

@ Calculated based on the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each fiscal period.
 
Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of each Fund during each fiscal period. Total return based on per share market value assumes the purchase of shares of common stock at the market price on the first day and sale of common stock at the market price on the last day of the period indicated. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under each Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns will fluctuate and shares of common stock when sold may be worth more or less than original cost.
 
* Not annualized.
 
** Annualized.
 
Ø Distributions on VMTPS are included in expense ratios. The annualized ratios of distributions on VMTPS to average net assets applicable to common stockholders were:

        

Six Months Ended April 30,
Year Ended October 31,


      2021       2020       2019       2018       2017       2016

California Fund
              0.62 %              
1.07 %
1.75 %
1.83 %
1.41 %
1.06 %

Municipal Fund

0.58 %

1.00 %
1.59 %
1.62 %
1.24 %
0.92 %

New York Fund

0.62 %

1.09 %
1.74 %
1.78 %
1.36 %
1.01 %

ØØ Net of unamortized deferred issuance costs. The unamortized deferred issuance costs were:
          

        

Six Months Ended April 30,
Year Ended October 31,


      2021       2020       2019       2018       2017

California Fund
$13,282
$20,479
$35,031
$19,412
$48,977

Municipal Fund
13,278
20,475
35,027
37,703
94,807

New York Fund
13,282
20,479
35,031
18,355
46,048

¢ Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (excluding the liquidation preference of VMTPS and accumulated unpaid distributions on VMTPS) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the number of VMTPS outstanding.
 
a In May 2016, the Funds’ custodian, State Street, announced that it had identified inconsistencies in the way in which the Funds were invoiced for categories of expenses, particularly those deemed “out-of-pocket” costs, from 1998 through November 2015, and refunded to the Funds certain expenses, plus interest, determined to be payable to the Funds for the period. These amounts had no impact on the Funds’ total returns for the year ended October 31, 2017.

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b The custodian expenses refund noted in (a) above is non-recurring and is included in these ratios. Had the Funds not received the refund, the annualized ratio of net expenses to average net assets applicable to common stockholders and the annualized ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets applicable to common stockholders would have been:

        

Ratio of Net Expenses
Ratio of Net Investment



to Average Net Assets
Income/ (Loss) to Average



Applicable to Common
Net Assets Applicable to



Stockholders
Common Stockholders



Year Ended
Year Ended
     
      October 31, 2017       October 31, 2017

California Fund
2.76%
3.98%

Municipal Fund
2.31%
4.75%

New York Fund
2.75%
3.86%

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Distribution Reinvestment Plan for each Fund

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “Plan Agent”) will act as Plan Agent for stockholders who have not elected in writing to receive dividends and distributions in cash (each a “Participant”), will open an account for each Participant under the Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“Plan”) in the same name as their then-current shares of the Fund’s common stock (“Shares”) are registered, and will put the Plan into effect for each Participant as of the first record date for a dividend or capital gains distribution.

Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or distribution with respect to the Shares, each Participant will receive such dividends and distributions in additional Shares, including fractional Shares acquired by the Plan Agent and credited to each Participant’s account. If on the payment date for a cash dividend or distribution, the net asset value is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent shall automatically receive such Shares, including fractions, for each Participant’s account. Except in the circumstances described in the next paragraph, the number of additional Shares to be credited to each Participant’s account shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend or distribution payable on their Shares by the greater of the net asset value per Share determined as of the date of purchase or 95% of the then-current market price per Share on the payment date.

Should the net asset value per Share exceed the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions on the payment date for a cash dividend or distribution, the Plan Agent or a broker-dealer selected by the Plan Agent shall endeavor, for a purchase period lasting until the last business day before the next date on which the Shares trade on an “ex-dividend” basis, but in no event, except as provided below, more than 30 days after the payment date, to apply the amount of such dividend or distribution on each Participant’s Shares (less their pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of such dividend or distribution) to purchase Shares on the open market for each Participant’s account. No such purchases may be made more than 30 days after the payment date for such dividend or distribution except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchase is necessary to comply with applicable provisions of federal securities laws. If, at the close of business on any day during the purchase period the net asset value per Share equals or is less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will not make any further open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of such dividend or distribution. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend or distribution amount through open-market purchases during the purchase period, the Plan Agent shall request that, with respect to the uninvested portion of such dividend or distribution amount, the Fund issue new Shares at the close of business on the earlier of the last day of the purchase period or the first day during the purchase period on which the net asset value per Share equals or is less than the market price per Share, plus estimated brokerage commissions, such Shares to be issued in accordance with the terms specified in the third paragraph hereof. These newly issued Shares will be valued at the then-current market price per Share at the time such Shares are to be issued.

For purposes of making the reinvestment purchase comparison under the Plan, (a) the market price of the Shares on a particular date shall be the last sales price on the New York Stock Exchange (or if the Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, such other exchange on which the Shares are principally traded) on that date, or, if there is no sale on such Exchange (or if not so listed, in the over-the-counter market) on that date, then the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations for such Shares on such Exchange on such date and (b) the net asset value per Share on a particular date shall be the net asset value per Share most recently calculated by or on behalf of the Fund. All dividends, distributions and other payments (whether made in cash or Shares) shall be made net of any applicable withholding tax.

Open-market purchases provided for above may be made on any securities exchange where the Fund’s Shares are traded, in the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions and may be on such terms as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Plan Agent shall determine. Each Participant’s uninvested funds held by the Plan Agent will not bear interest, and it is understood that, in any event, the Plan Agent shall have no liability in connection with any inability to purchase Shares within 30 days after the initial date of such purchase as herein provided, or with the timing

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of any purchases effected. The Plan Agent shall have no responsibility as to the value of the Shares acquired for each Participant’s account. For the purpose of cash investments, the Plan Agent may commingle each Participant’s funds with those of other stockholders of the Fund for whom the Plan Agent similarly acts as agent, and the average price (including brokerage commissions) of all Shares purchased by the Plan Agent as Plan Agent shall be the price per Share allocable to each Participant in connection therewith.

The Plan Agent may hold each Participant’s Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan together with the Shares of other stockholders of the Fund acquired pursuant to the Plan in noncertificated form in the Plan Agent’s name or that of the Plan Agent’s nominee. The Plan Agent will forward to each Participant any proxy solicitation material and will vote any Shares so held for each Participant only in accordance with the instructions set forth on proxies returned by the Participant to the Fund.

The Plan Agent will confirm to each Participant each acquisition made for their account as soon as practicable but not later than 60 days after the date thereof. Although each Participant may from time to time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to three decimal places) in a Share, no certificates for a fractional Share will be issued. However, dividends and distributions on fractional Shares will be credited to each Participant’s account. In the event of termination of a Participant’s account under the Plan, the Plan Agent will adjust for any such undivided fractional interest in cash at the market value of the Shares at the time of termination, less the pro rata expense of any sale required to make such an adjustment.

Any Share dividends or split Shares distributed by the Fund on Shares held by the Plan Agent for Participants will be credited to their accounts. In the event that the Fund makes available to its stockholders rights to purchase additional Shares or other securities, the Shares held for each Participant under the Plan will be added to other Shares held by the Participant in calculating the number of rights to be issued to each Participant.

The Plan Agent’s service fee for handling capital gains and other distributions or income dividends will be paid by the Fund. Participants will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

Each Participant may terminate their account under the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in writing. Such termination will be effective immediately if the Participant’s notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten days prior to any dividend or distribution record date, otherwise such termination will be effective the first trading day after the payment date for such dividend or distribution with respect to any subsequent dividend or distribution. The Plan may be terminated by the Plan Agent or the Fund upon notice in writing mailed to each Participant at least 30 days prior to any record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Fund.

These terms and conditions may be amended or supplemented by the Plan Agent or the Fund at any time or times but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to each Participant appropriate written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement shall be deemed to be accepted by each Participant unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Plan Agent receives written notice of the termination of their account under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Plan Agent in its place and stead of a successor Plan Agent under these terms and conditions, with full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Plan Agent under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment of any Plan Agent for the purpose of receiving dividends and distributions, the Fund will be authorized to pay to such successor Plan Agent, for each Participant’s account, all dividends and distributions payable on Shares held in their name or under the Plan for retention or application by such successor Plan Agent as provided in these terms and conditions.

The Plan Agent shall at all times act in good faith and agrees to use its best efforts within reasonable limits to ensure the accuracy of all services performed under this Agreement and to comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error is caused by the Plan Agent’s negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.

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Reinvested dividends and distributions are taxed in the same manner as cash dividends and distributions — i.e., reinvestment in additional Shares does not relieve stockholders of, or defer the need to pay, any income tax that may be payable (or that is required to be withheld) on Fund dividends and distributions. Participants should contact their tax professionals for information on how the Plan impacts their personal tax situation. For additional information about the Plan, please contact the Plan Agent by telephone at 1-866-227-2136 or by mail at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11219 or online at www.astfinancial.com.

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Directory


Investment Manager and Administrator Plan Agent
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas Plan Administration Department
New York, NY 10104-0002 P.O. Box 922
877.461.1899 Wall Street Station
  New York, NY 10269-0560
 
 
Custodian Overnight correspondence should be sent to:
State Street Bank and Trust Company American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
One Lincoln Street 6201 15th Avenue
Boston, MA 02111 Brooklyn, NY 11219
 
 
Transfer Agent Legal Counsel
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC K&L Gates LLP
6201 15th Avenue 1601 K Street, NW
Brooklyn, NY 11219 Washington, DC 20006-1600
Shareholder Services 866.227.2136  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman’s website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

Each Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. Each Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Forms N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free).

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FACTS

     

WHAT DOES NEUBERGER BERMAN
DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

Why?


Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?


The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other numerical identifiers
Names and addresses
Driver’s licenses, passports and other identification documents
Usernames and passwords
Internet protocol addresses and other network activity information
Income, credit history, credit scores, assets, transaction history and other financial information

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How?


All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Neuberger Berman chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information

Does Neuberger
Berman share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes—
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes—
to offer our products and services to you

Yes

No

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes—
information about your transactions and experiences

Yes

No

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes—
information about your creditworthiness

No

We don’t share

For nonaffiliates to market to you

No

We don’t share

 
 


Questions?

     

Call 646.497.4003 or 866.483.1046 (toll-free)
Email NBPrivacyOfficer@nb.com

This is not part of the Funds’ stockholder report.





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Who we are


Who is providing this notice?

Entities within the Neuberger Berman family of companies, mutual funds, and private investment funds.

 

What we do


How does Neuberger Berman protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include physical, electronic and procedural safeguards, including secured files and buildings.

We restrict access to customer information to those employees who need to know such information in order to perform their job responsibilities.

How does Neuberger Berman collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information directly from you or your representatives, for example, when you

seek advice about your investments
give us your contact or income information
provide account information or open an account
direct us to buy or sell securities, or complete other transactions
visit one of our websites, portals or other online locations

We may also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness
affiliates from using your information to market to you
sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions


Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

Our affiliates include companies with a Neuberger Berman name; financial companies, such as investment advisers or broker dealers; mutual funds, and private investment funds.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

Nonaffiliates we share with can include companies that perform administrative services on our behalf (such as vendors that provide data processing, transaction processing, and printing services) or other companies such as brokers, dealers, or counterparties in connection with servicing your account.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

Neuberger Berman doesn’t jointly market.

This is not part of the Funds’ stockholder report.








   


         




Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104–0002
Internal Sales & Services
877.461.1899
www.nb.com



 





Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Funds. This report is prepared for the general information of stockholders and is not an offer for shares of the Funds.

 







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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc. (“Registrant” or “Fund”) 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 (“Code of Ethics”).  During the period covered by this Form N-CSR, there were no substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics and there were no waivers from the Code of Ethics granted to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
A copy of the Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to the Neuberger Berman Income Funds’ Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-03802 (filed June 30, 2020). The Code of Ethics is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a)
The complete schedule of investments for the Registrant is disclosed in the Registrant’s semi-annual report, which is included as Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b)
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a)
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.

(b)
There have been no changes in any of the Portfolio Managers since the Registrant’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
No reportable purchases for the period covered by this report.
Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Board.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and President and the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)
There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a)
The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity during its most recent fiscal year.
(b)
The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity and no services were provided by the securities lending agent to the Fund during its most recent fiscal year.
Item 13. Exhibits.
 (a)(1)
 (a)(2)
(a)(3)
Not applicable to the Registrant.
(a)(4)
Not applicable to the Registrant.

(b)
The certification furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), 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, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.




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.
Neuberger Berman  Municipal Fund Inc.
By: /s/ Joseph V. Amato          
Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President
Date: June 30, 2021


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:/s/ Joseph V. Amato          
Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President
Date: June 30, 2021


By: /s/ John M. McGovern          
John M. McGovern
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer

Date:  June 30, 2021