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JTA   

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total
Return Strategy Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019

     (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                       Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 141.9% (97.1% of Total Investments)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 103.1% (70.6% of Total Investments)

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 3.4%

 

  169,340    

Deutsche Post AG, (2)

 

   $ 5,510,824  
      Airlines – 3.4%  
  106,449    

Delta Air Lines Inc., (3)

                                             5,498,091  
      Automobiles – 1.6%  
  45,890    

Daimler AG, (2)

                                             2,692,974  
      Banks – 16.7%  
  1,337,381    

AIB Group PLC, (2)

               6,018,257  
  68,510    

CIT Group Inc., (3)

               3,286,425  
  91,400    

Citigroup Inc., (3)

               5,686,908  
  466,480    

ING Groep NV, (3)

               5,663,067  
  24,902    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

               2,520,829  
  55,725    

The Bank of NT Butterfield and Son Limited

               1,999,413  
  2,039,750    

Unicaja Banco SA, 144A, (2), (4)

                                             2,193,901  
 

Total Banks

                                             27,368,800  
      Biotechnology – 1.8%  
  44,645    

Gilead Sciences Inc.

                                             2,902,371  
      Capital Markets – 4.9%  
  64,095    

Aurelius AG, (2)

               2,916,845  
  516,000    

Daiwa Securities Group Inc., (2)

               2,515,146  
  201,880    

Deutsche Boerse AG, ADR, (2), (3)

                                             2,579,017  
 

Total Capital Markets

                                             8,011,008  
      Chemicals – 3.3%  
  100,425    

DowDuPont Inc., (3)

                                             5,353,657  
      Diversified Financial Services – 1.1%  
  308,140    

Challenger Limited, (2)

                                             1,816,088  
      Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.1%  
  59,235    

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation, ADR, (2)

               2,530,519  
  213,325    

Telefonica Brasil SA

                                             2,588,003  
 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                                             5,118,522  
      Electric Utilities – 2.5%  
  97,160    

FirstEnergy Corporation, (3)

                                             4,042,828  
      Electrical Equipment – 1.6%  
  33,610    

Eaton Corporation PLC, (3)

                                             2,707,622  
      Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%  
  3,683    

Transocean Limited

                                             32,079  
      Entertainment – 3.5%  
  14,100    

Nintendo Co. Limited, (2)

               4,042,341  
  59,330    

Viacom Inc.

                                             1,665,393  
 

Total Entertainment

                                             5,707,734  

 

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JTA    Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019
   (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                       Value  
      Food Products – 2.1%  
  450,434    

Orkla ASA, ADR, (3)

                                           $ 3,445,820  
      Gas Utilities – 1.6%  
  423,400    

Italgas SpA, (2)

                                             2,616,224  
      Health Care Providers & Services – 0.0%                                     
  6,594    

Millennium Health LLC, (2), (4)

               264  
  6,140    

Millennium Health LLC, (4), (5)

               6,373  
  5,767    

Millennium Health LLC, (4), (5)

                                             5,982  
 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                                             12,619  
      Household Durables – 2.2%                                     
  215,100    

Sekisui House Limited, (2)

                                             3,564,521  
      Industrial Conglomerates – 2.3%  
  35,090    

Siemens AG, (2)

                                             3,773,666  
      Insurance – 7.6%                                     
  79,949    

Ageas, (2)

               3,856,465  
  118,189    

Allianz S.E., ADR, (2), (3)

               2,624,978  
  55,990    

CNA Financial Corporation, (3)

               2,427,167  
  24,095    

RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited, (3)

                                             3,457,632  
 

Total Insurance

                                             12,366,242  
      Marine – 0.0%                                     
  262    

HGIM Corporation, (2), (4)

                                             9,432  
      Media – 0.2%                                     
  5,606    

Cumulus Media Inc., (4)

               100,964  
  2,099    

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., (2), (4)

               153,227  
  3,185    

Tribune Media Company, (2)

                                             2,070  
 

Total Media

                                             256,261  
      Multi-Utilities – 3.1%                                     
  229,100    

Veolia Environnement SA, (2)

                                             5,125,855  
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 12.6%                                     
  34,004    

Chevron Corporation, (3)

               4,188,613  
  208,050    

Enterprise Products Partners LP, (3)

               6,054,255  
  134,787    

Equitrans Midstream Corporation, (3)

               2,935,661  
  1,923    

Fieldwood Energy LLC , (4), (5)

               62,259  
  388    

Fieldwood Energy LLC, (2), (4)

               12,675  
  110,350    

Suncor Energy Inc., (3)

               3,578,650  
  68,200    

TOTAL SA, ADR

                                             3,795,330  
 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                                             20,627,443  
      Pharmaceuticals – 7.8%                                     
  63,400    

AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR

               2,563,262  
  37,950    

Bayer AG, (2)

               2,443,673  
  123,350    

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR, (3)

               5,154,796  
  75,590    

Roche Holdings AG, (2)

                                             2,599,540  
 

Total Pharmaceuticals

                                             12,761,271  
      Real Estate Management & Development – 1.2%                     
  382,900    

Great Eagle Holdings Limited, (2)

                                             1,952,715  
      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.7%                     
  164,400    

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

 

         2,452,848  
  100,610    

Infineon Technologies AG, (2)

 

                     1,997,352  
 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

                     4,450,200  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                       Value  
      Software – 4.7%                           
  31,526    

Microsoft Corporation, (3)

             $ 3,718,176  
  74,010    

Oracle Corporation

                                             3,975,077  
 

Total Software

 

                             7,693,253  
      Specialty Retail – 1.5%                                     
  788,150    

Kingfisher PLC, (2)

                                             2,417,031  
      Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.5%                     
  74,600    

Samsung Electronics Co. Limited, (2)

                                             2,388,705  
      Tobacco – 3.6%                                     
  81,785    

Imperial Brands PLC, ADR, (2), (3)

               2,827,307  
  35,150    

Philip Morris International Inc.

                                             3,106,909  
 

Total Tobacco

                                             5,934,216  
      Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.5%                           
  160,000    

Mitsui & Co. Limited, (2)

                                             2,489,669  
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $155,651,560)

                                             168,647,741  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon (6)     Reference
Rate (6)
    Spread (6)     Maturity (7)     Ratings (8)      Value  
 

VARIABLE RATE SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS – 26.2% (18.0% of Total Investments) (6)

 

    
      Aerospace & Defense – 0.4%                                     
$ 186    

Rexnord LLC/ RBS Global, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       8/21/24       BB+      $ 184,366  
  486    

Transdigm, Inc., Term Loan F

    4.999%       1-Month LIBOR       2.500%       6/09/23       B+        476,033  
  672    

Total Aerospace & Defense

                                             660,399  
      Airlines – 0.3%                                     
  490    

American Airlines, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.484%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       12/14/23       BB+        481,548  
      Auto Components – 0.1%                                     
  150    

Johnson Controls Inc., Term Loan B, (WI/DD)

    TBD       TBD       TBD       TBD       B        148,499  
      Beverages – 0.3%  
  480    

Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Term Loan B

    4.500%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       11/01/25       Ba2        476,882  
      Biotechnology – 0.4%  
  735    

Grifols, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.660%       1-Week LIBOR       2.250%       1/31/25       BB        731,365  
      Building Products – 0.3%  
  432    

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       11/15/23       BB–        422,908  
      Capital Markets – 0.3%  
  472    

RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan B6

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       3/27/23       BBB–        469,829  
      Chemicals – 1.1%  
  648    

Axalta Coating Systems, Term Loan, First Lien

    4.351%       3-Month LIBOR       1.750%       6/01/24       BBB–        635,655  
  452    

H.B. Fuller Company, Term Loan B

    4.488%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       10/22/24       BB+        444,946  
  165    

Mineral Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B2

    4.750%       N/A       N/A       5/07/21       BB+        163,784  
  590    

Univar, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.749%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       7/01/24       BB+        584,615  
  1,855    

Total Chemicals

                                             1,829,000  
      Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%  
  510    

Formula One Group, Term Loan B

    4.999%       1-Month LIBOR       2.500%       2/01/24       B+        492,386  
  43    

West Corporation, Incremental Term Loan B1

    6.129%       3-Month LIBOR       3.500%       10/10/24       B        39,508  
  553    

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                                             531,894  

 

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JTA    Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon (6)     Reference
Rate (6)
    Spread (6)     Maturity (7)     Ratings (8)     Value  
      Communications Equipment – 1.1%  
$ 500    

CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, (WI/DD)

    TBD       TBD       TBD       TBD       BB     $ 500,415  
  1,347    

Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan C5

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       3/15/24       B       1,271,872  
  1,847    

Total Communications Equipment

                                            1,772,287  
      Consumer Finance – 0.5%  
  495    

Vantiv LLC, Repriced Term Loan B4

    4.208%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       8/09/24       BBB–       494,602  
  282    

Verscend Technologies, Tern Loan B

    6.999%       1-Month LIBOR       4.500%       8/27/25       B+       280,995  
  777    

Total Consumer Finance

 

                    775,597  
      Containers & Packaging – 0.2%  
  349    

Berry Global, Inc., Term Loan Q

    4.610%       2-Month LIBOR       2.000%       10/01/22       BBB-       347,632  
      Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
  249    

Refinitiv, Term Loan B

    6.249%       1-Month LIBOR       3.750%       10/01/25       B       242,562  
      Diversified Financial Services – 0.8%                    
  247    

Fly Funding II S.a r.l., Term Loan B

    4.700%       3-Month LIBOR       2.000%       2/09/23       BB+       243,330  
  426    

Hilton Hotels, Term Loan B

    4.236%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       10/25/23       BBB–       425,793  
  420    

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Term Loan B

    4.749%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       3/24/25       BB–       415,259  
  228    

Veritas US, Inc., Term Loan B1

    7.021%       1-Month LIBOR       4.500%       1/27/23       B       211,755  
  1,321    

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

                    1,296,137  
      Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.0%  
  988    

CenturyLink, Inc., Term Loan B

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       1/31/25       BBB–       970,224  
  40    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A., Term Loan B4

    6.990%       1-Month LIBOR       4.500%       1/02/24       B1       40,225  
  64    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A., Term Loan B5

    6.625%       N/A       N/A       1/02/24       B1       64,176  
  499    

Numericable Group S.A., Term Loan B13

    6.484%       1-Month LIBOR       4.000%       8/14/26       B       479,424  
  1,591    

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

                    1,554,049  
      Electric Utilities – 0.4%  
  398    

Vistra Operations Co., Term Loan B1

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       8/01/23       BBB–       394,177  
  205    

Vistra Operations Co., Term Loan B3

    4.486%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       12/31/25       BBB–       202,031  
  603    

Total Electric Utilities

 

                    596,208  
      Equity Real Estate Investment Trust – 0.2%  
  322    

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., Shortfall Term Loan

    7.499%       1-Month LIBOR       5.000%       10/24/22       CCC       315,546  
      Food & Staples Retailing – 0.8%                    
  688    

Albertson’s LLC, Term Loan B7

    5.499%       1-Month LIBOR       3.000%       11/17/25       BB–       680,691  
  571    

US Foods, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       6/27/23       BBB–       564,004  
  1,259    

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                                            1,244,695  
      Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.3%  
  436    

Acelity, Term Loan B

    5.851%       3-Month LIBOR       3.250%       2/02/24       B       434,557  
      Health Care Providers & Services – 1.2%                    
  40    

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    6.736%       1-Month LIBOR       4.250%       3/14/25       B       37,993  
  212    

Brightspring Health, Term Loan B

    6.982%       1-Month LIBOR       4.500%       3/05/26       B       208,608  
  19    

Brightspring Health, Delayed Draw, Term Loan, (12)

    4.500%       N/A       4.500%       3/05/26       B       18,964  
  792    

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Tranche B, Term Loan

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       6/24/21       BBB–       792,444  
  728    

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B10

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       3/13/25       BBB–       727,951  
  46    

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B11

    4.249%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       3/17/23       BBB–       46,356  
  324    

Millennium Laboratories, Inc., Term Loan B, First Lien

    8.999%       1-Month LIBOR       6.500%       12/21/20       CCC+       157,040  
  2,161    

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

                    1,989,356  
      Health Care Technology – 0.4%  
  720    

Emdeon, Inc., Term Loan

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       3/01/24       B+       711,565  

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon (6)     Reference
Rate (6)
    Spread (6)     Maturity (7)     Ratings (8)     Value  
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.4%  
$ 509    

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan B

    5.999%       1-Month LIBOR       3.500%       5/30/25       B+     $ 509,037  
  466    

Aramark Corporation, Term Loan

    4.249%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       3/11/25       BBB–       463,344  
  1,009    

Burger King Corporation, Term Loan B3

    4.749%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       2/16/24       B+       994,954  
  741    

Caesars Resort Collection, Term Loan, First Lien

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       12/23/24       BB       732,026  
  499    

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Term Loan B

    4.749%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       8/29/25       BB+       496,880  
  728    

MGM Growth Properties, Term Loan B

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       3/21/25       BB+       718,734  
  1,117    

Seaworld Parks and Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B5

    5.499%       1-Month LIBOR       3.000%       4/01/24       B       1,108,936  
  488    

YUM Brands, Term Loan B

    4.232%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       4/03/25       BBB–       485,566  
  5,557    

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

                    5,509,477  
      Household Products – 0.5%  
  747    

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       2/05/23       B+       739,928  
      Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.2%  
  385    

NRG Energy, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.249%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       6/30/23       BBB–       381,178  
      Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.3%  
  496    

Uber Technologies, Inc., Term Loan

    6.493%       1-Month LIBOR       4.000%       4/04/25       N/R       497,243  
      IT Services – 1.8%  
  825    

First Data Corporation, Term Loan, First Lien

    4.486%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       4/26/24       BB       823,496  
  357    

Gartner, Inc., Term Loan A

    3.999%       1-Month LIBOR       1.500%       3/21/22       BB+       356,093  
  475    

Leidos Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.250%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       8/22/25       BBB–       474,657  
  491    

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B

    5.499%       1-Month LIBOR       3.000%       5/01/24       B       487,323  
  250    

Travelport LLC, Term Loan B, (WI/DD)

    TBD       TBD       TBD       TBD       B+       243,438  
  159    

West Corporation, Term Loan B

    6.629%       3-Month LIBOR       4.000%       10/10/24       B       149,602  
  486    

WEX, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.749%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       7/01/23       BB–       482,734  
  3,043    

Total IT Services

 

                    3,017,343  
      Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%  
  248    

Inventiv Health, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       8/01/24       BB       246,526  
      Machinery – 0.1%  
  208    

Gates Global LLC, Term Loan B

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       4/01/24       B+       205,518  
      Marine – 0.1%  
  112    

Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc., Exit Term Loan

    8.743%       6-Month LIBOR       6.000%       7/02/23       B       111,159  
      Media – 2.9%  
  884    

Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan B

    4.734%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       1/15/26       BB       860,007  
  473    

Charter Communications Operating Holdings LLC, Term Loan B

    4.500%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       4/30/25       BBB–       470,196  
  236    

Cineworld Group PLC, Term Loan B

    4.999%       1-Month LIBOR       2.500%       2/28/25       BB–       231,168  
  92    

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Term Loan E, (9)

    0.000%       N/A       N/A       7/30/19       NR       65,997  
  747    

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Tranche D, Term Loan, (9)

    0.000%       N/A       N/A       1/30/20       NR       535,041  
  434    

Cumulus Media, Inc., Exit Term Loan

    7.000%       1-Month LIBOR       4.500%       5/13/22       B       427,546  
  261    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A., Term Loan B

    6.240%       1-Month LIBOR       3.750%       11/30/23       B       257,464  
  455    

Meredith Corporation, Tranche Term Loan B1

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       1/31/25       BB       454,189  
  235    

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan B3

    4.746%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       1/17/24       BB+       231,737  
  43    

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan B3

    4.739%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       1/17/24       BB+       42,650  
  495    

Sinclair Television Group, Term Loan B2

    4.750%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       1/03/24       BB+       491,071  
  356    

Springer Science & Business Media, Inc., Term Loan B13, First Lien

    5.999%       1-Month LIBOR       3.500%       8/15/22       B       355,322  
  260    

WideOpenWest Finance LLC, Term Loan B

    5.741%       1-Month LIBOR       3.250%       8/18/23       B       250,649  
  4,971    

Total Media

 

                    4,673,037  
      Multiline Retail – 0.1%                    
  248    

EG America LLC, Term Loan, First Lien

    6.601%       3-Month LIBOR       4.000%       2/07/25       B       242,303  
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%                    
  208    

Fieldwood Energy LLC, Exit Term Loan

    7.749%       1-Month LIBOR       5.250%       4/11/22       B+       201,041  
  267    

Fieldwood Energy LLC, Exit Term Loan, Second Lien

    9.749%       1-Month LIBOR       7.250%       4/11/23       B+       228,396  
  475    

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

                    429,437  

 

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JTA    Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon (6)     Reference
Rate (6)
    Spread (6)     Maturity (7)     Ratings (8)     Value  
      Pharmaceuticals – 0.0%                                    
$ 28    

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    5.481%       1-Month LIBOR       3.000%       6/02/25       BB–     $ 28,135  
      Professional Services – 0.5%  
  391    

Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan B4

    4.493%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       10/04/23       BBB–       384,736  
  479    

On Assignment, Inc., Term Loan B

    4.499%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       4/02/25       BB       476,616  
  870    

Total Professional Services

                                            861,352  
      Road & Rail – 0.3%                                    
  448    

Avolon LLC, Term Loan B

    4.488%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       1/15/25       BBB–       444,772  
      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.4%  
  159    

Microchip Technology., Inc., Term Loan B

    4.500%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       5/29/25       BB+       157,966  
  500    

MKS Instruments, Inc., Term Loan

    4.739%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       2/02/26       BB+       500,625  
  659    

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                                            658,591  
      Software – 2.9%                                    
  471    

BMC Software, Inc., Term Loan B

    6.851%       3-Month LIBOR       4.250%       10/02/25       B       461,686  
  696    

Ellucian, Term Loan B, First Lien

    5.851%       3-Month LIBOR       3.250%       9/30/22       B       692,717  
  607    

Infor (US), Inc., Term Loan B

    5.249%       1-Month LIBOR       2.750%       2/01/22       B       605,386  
  284    

McAfee LLC, Term Loan B

    6.249%       1-Month LIBOR       3.750%       9/30/24       B       283,997  
  128    

Micro Focus International PLC, New Term Loan

    4.999%       1-Month LIBOR       2.500%       6/21/24       BB–       124,688  
  862    

Micro Focus International PLC, Term Loan B

    4.999%       1-Month LIBOR       2.500%       6/21/24       BB–       842,047  
  504    

SS&C Technologies, Inc./ Sunshine Acquisition II, Inc., Term Loan B3

    4.749%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       4/16/25       BB+       500,357  
  363    

SS&C Technologies, Inc./ Sunshine Acquisition II, Inc., Term Loan B4

    4.749%       1-Month LIBOR       2.250%       4/16/25       BB       360,897  
  906    

TIBCO Software, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    6.000%       1-Month LIBOR       3.500%       12/04/20       B       904,072  
  4,821    

Total Software

                                            4,775,847  
      Specialty Retail – 0.3%  
  458    

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B1

    5.994%       3-Month LIBOR       3.250%       1/26/23       CCC+       349,871  
  246    

Petsmart Inc., Term Loan B, First Lien, (DD1)

    5.490%       1-Month LIBOR       3.000%       3/11/22       CCC       221,119  
  704    

Total Specialty Retail

                                            570,990  
      Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.1%  
  734    

Dell International LLC, Refinancing Term Loan B

    4.500%       1-Month LIBOR       2.000%       9/07/23       BBB–       726,835  
  1,055    

Western Digital, Term Loan B

    4.249%       1-Month LIBOR       1.750%       4/29/23       BBB–       1,029,374  
  1,789    

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                                            1,756,209  
      Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4%  
  735    

Sprint Corporation, Term Loan, First Lien

    5.000%       1-Month LIBOR       2.500%       2/02/24       BB–       717,360  
$ 44,018    

Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests (cost $43,930,554)

 

                    42,898,920  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)                 Coupon     Maturity     Ratings (8)     Value  
 

$1,000 PAR (OR SIMILAR) INSTITUTIONAL PREFERRED – 5.9% (4.0% of Total Investments)

 

       
      Automobiles – 0.2%                                    
$ 65    

General Motors Financial Company Inc.

        6.500%       N/A (10)       BB+     $ 59,820  
  310    

General Motors Financial Company Inc.

                    5.750%       N/A (10)       BB+       271,637  
  375    

Total Automobiles

                                            331,457  
      Banks – 2.4%                                    
  475    

CIT Group Inc.

        5.800%       N/A (10)       Ba3       470,250  
  275    

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

        5.500%       N/A (10)       BB+       277,750  
  50    

CoBank Agricultural Credit Bank

        6.250%       N/A (10)       BBB+       52,375  

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon                   Maturity     Ratings (8)     Value  
      Banks (continued)                                    
$ 200    

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    5.700%           N/A (10)       Baa3     $ 195,000  
  600    

M&T Bank Corporation

    6.450%           N/A (10)       Baa2       639,000  
  700    

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

    6.750%           N/A (10)       Baa2       743,750  
  450    

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    5.625%           N/A (10)       Baa3       455,625  
  500    

Wells Fargo & Company

    5.875%           N/A (10)       Baa2       534,250  
  500    

Zions Bancorporation

    7.200%                       N/A (10)       BB+       529,375  
  3,750    

Total Banks

                                            3,897,375  
      Capital Markets – 0.2%                                    
  275    

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

    5.300%           N/A (10)       Ba1       276,787  
  125    

Morgan Stanley

    5.550%                       N/A (10)       BB+       127,200  
  400    

Total Capital Markets

                                            403,987  
      Consumer Finance – 0.6%                                    
  540    

Capital One Financial Corporation

    5.550%           N/A (10)       Baa3       548,100  
  525    

Discover Financial Services

    5.500%                       N/A (10)       Ba2       498,750  
  1,065    

Total Consumer Finance

                                            1,046,850  
      Diversified Financial Services – 1.5%                                    
  425    

Bank of America Corporation

    6.500%           N/A (10)       BBB–       461,142  
  70    

Bank of America Corporation

    6.300%           N/A (10)       BBB–       76,038  
  600    

Citigroup Inc.

    6.250%           N/A (10)       BB+       631,500  
  225    

Citigroup Inc.

    5.800%           N/A (10)       BB+       226,687  
  500    

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    6.750%           N/A (10)       Baa2       548,165  
  79    

JPMorgan Chase & Co, (3-Month LIBOR reference rate + 3.470% spread), (11)

    6.221%           N/A (10)       Baa2       79,395  
  200    

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    6.100%           N/A (10)       Baa2       210,566  
  225    

Voya Financial Inc.

    6.125%                       N/A (10)       BB+       228,375  
  2,324    

Total Diversified Financial Services

                                            2,461,868  
      Food Products – 0.5%                                    
  800    

Land O’ Lakes Inc., 144A

    8.000%                       N/A (10)       BB       824,000  
      Industrial Conglomerates – 0.3%                                    
  465    

General Electric Capital Corporation

    5.000%                       N/A (10)       BBB–       433,403  
      Insurance – 0.2%                                    
  250    

Progressive Corp

    5.375%                       N/A (10)       BBB+       247,813  
$ 9,429    

Total $1,000 Par (or similar) Institutional Preferred (cost $9,618,415)

 

            9,646,753  
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon                          Ratings (8)     Value  
 

$25 PAR (OR SIMILAR) RETAIL PREFERRED – 5.0% (3.4% of Total Investments)

 

 
      Banks – 2.0%                                    
  4,625    

CoBank ACB, 144A, (2)

    6.250%             BBB+     $ 469,293  
  3,250    

CoBank ACB, (2)

    6.125%             BBB+       330,687  
  8,622    

Fifth Third Bancorp

    6.625%             Baa3       232,363  
  9,162    

FNB Corp/PA

    7.250%             Ba2       263,866  
  16,275    

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    6.250%             Baa3       425,266  
  7,550    

KeyCorp

    6.125%             Baa3       201,283  
  12,600    

People’s United Financial Inc.

    5.625%             BB+       312,858  
  18,844    

Regions Financial Corp

    6.375%             BB+       504,265  
  19,300    

US Bancorp

    6.500%                               A3       516,854  
 

Total Banks

                                            3,256,735  
      Capital Markets – 1.1%                                    
  19,400    

Charles Schwab Corporation

    6.000%             BBB       504,982  
  21,300    

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.

    8.000%             N/R       524,406  
  17,925    

Morgan Stanley

    7.125%             BB+       504,051  
  4,700    

Morgan Stanley

    6.375%             BB+       125,396  

 

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JTA    Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019
   (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                        Coupon     Ratings (8)     Value  
      Capital Markets (continued)                                    
  7,396    

Stifel Financial Corporation

                            6.250%       BB–     $ 196,734  
 

Total Capital Markets

                                            1,855,569  
      Consumer Finance – 0.2%                                    
  12,800    

Capital One Financial Corp

                            6.700%       Baa3       328,064  
      Food Products – 0.4%                                    
  3,757    

CHS Inc.

          7.875%       N/R       102,566  
  12,132    

CHS Inc.

          7.100%       N/R       321,862  
  11,205    

CHS Inc.

                            6.750%       N/R       289,425  
 

Total Food Products

                                            713,853  
      Insurance – 0.6%                                    
  13,500    

Enstar Group Limited

          7.000%       BB+       343,845  
  8,175    

National General Holdings Corporation

          7.500%       N/R       188,597  
  13,882    

PartnerRe Limited

                            7.250%       BBB       375,786  
 

Total Insurance

                                            908,228  
      Multi-Utilities – 0.1%                                    
  7,600    

Duke Energy Corp, (2)

                            5.750%       BBB       193,572  
      Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.6%                                    
  24,450    

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp

          6.875%       N/R       640,590  
  12,000    

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

                            6.375%       Ba1       309,960  
 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

                                            950,550  
 

Total $25 Par (or similar) Retail Preferred (cost $7,894,803)

 

            8,206,571  
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon     Issue price     Cap Price     Maturity            Value  
      STRUCTURED NOTES – 1.2% (0.8% of Total Investments)        
  27,000    

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mandatory Exchangeable Note, Linked to Common Stock of Qorvo, Inc. (Cap 116.43% of Issue Price), 144A, (2)

    10.000%     $ 65.358     $ 76.096       8/02/19             $ 1,898,100  
 

Total Structured Notes (cost $1,764,666)

                                            1,898,100  
Shares     Description (1)                 Coupon            Ratings (8)     Value  
      CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES – 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)                                
      Banks – 0.3%                                    
  225    

Bank of America Corporation

        7.250%         BBB–     $ 292,921  
  170    

Wells Fargo & Company

                    7.500%               Baa2       219,699  
 

Total Convertible Preferred Securities (cost $475,033)

                                            512,620  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)                 Coupon     Maturity     Ratings (8)     Value  
      CORPORATE BONDS – 0.2% (0.1% of Total Investments)                                    
      Food Products – 0.1%                                    
$ 125    

Land O’ Lakes Inc., 144A

                    7.000%       N/A (10)       BB     $ 120,313  
      Media – 0.1%                                    
  133    

iHeartCommunications Inc., (9)

                    9.000%       12/15/19       CCC       94,430  
$ 258    

Total Corporate Bonds (cost $249,437)

 

            214,743  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                                                                Value  
      WARRANTS – 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)        
      Marine – 0.0%                                    
  1,176    

HGIM Corp, (2)

                                          $ 42,336  
 

Total Warrants (cost $47,040)

                                            42,336  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $219,631,508)

                                            232,067,784  
Principal
Amount (000)/
Shares
    Description (1)                 Coupon     Maturity            Value  
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.2% (2.9% of Total Investments)                                    
      REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 2.9% (2.0% of Total Investments)                                    
$ 4,783    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,
dated 3/29/19, repurchase price $4,783,179,
collateralized by $4,765,000 U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.500%, due 3/31/23, value $4,879,555

                    1.200%       4/01/19             $ 4,782,701  
      INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.3% (0.9% of Total Investments)                                    
  2,076,581    

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, (13)

                    2.292% (14)       N/A               2,076,581  
 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $6,859,282)

 

                    6,859,282  
 

Total Investments (cost $226,490,790) – 146.1%

 

                    238,927,066  
 

Borrowings – (44.3)% (15), (16)

 

                    (72,500,000
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (1.8)% (17)

 

                    (2,845,164
 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%

 

                  $ 163,581,902  

Investments in Derivatives

Interest Rate Swaps – OTC Uncleared

 

Counterparty   Notional
Amount
   

Fund

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate

    Floating
Rate Index
    Fixed Rate
(Annualized)
   

Fixed Rate

Payment
Frequency

    Effective
Date (18)
   

Optional

Termination
Date

    Maturity
Date
    Value    

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  $ 41,800,000       Receive       1-Month LIBOR       1.969     Monthly       6/01/18       7/01/25       7/01/27     $ 250,628     $ 250,628  

Part F of Form N-PORT was prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and in conformity with the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) related to interim filings. Part F of Form N-PORT does not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report pursuant to the rules of the SEC. For a full set of the Fund’s notes to financial statements, please refer to the Fund’s most recently filed annual or semi-annual report.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

 

Level 1 –   Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.).
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

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JTA    Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019
   (Unaudited)

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:

 

        Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Long-Term Investments:

             

Common Stocks

     $ 94,901,846      $ 73,671,281      $ 74,614      $ 168,647,741  

Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests

              42,898,920               42,898,920  

$1,000 Par (or similar) Institutional Preferred

              9,646,753               9,646,753  

$25 par (or similar) Retail Preferred

       7,213,019        993,552               8,206,571  

Structured Notes

              1,898,100               1,898,100  

Convertible Preferred Securities

       512,620                      512,620  

Corporate Bonds

              214,743               214,743  

Warrants

              42,336               42,336  

Short-Term Investments:

             

Repurchase Agreements

              4,782,701               4,782,701  

Investment Companies

       2,076,581                      2,076,581  

Investments in Derivatives:

             

Interest Rate Swaps*

              250,628               250,628  

Total

     $ 104,704,066      $ 134,399,014      $ 74,614      $ 239,177,694  
*

Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted.

 

(2)

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 2.

 

(3)

Investment, or portion of investment, is hypothecated. The total value of investments hypothecated as of the end of the reporting period was $67,626,308.

 

(4)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

 

(5)

Investments valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3.

 

(6)

Senior loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term, floating lending rate (Reference Rate) plus an assigned fixed rate (Spread). These floating lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate referenced by the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks. Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(7)

Senior loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for a borrower to prepay, prepayments of senior loans may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of senior loans held may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

 

(8)

For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

 

(9)

Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy.

 

(10)

Perpetual security. Maturity date is not applicable.

 

(11)

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(12)

Investment, or portion of investment, represents an outstanding unfunded senior loan commitment.

 

(13)

A copy of the most recent financial statements for these investment companies can be obtained directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission on its website at the http://www.sec.gov.

 

(14)

The rate shown is the annualized seven-day subsidized yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(15)

Borrowings as a percentage of Total Investments is 30.3%.

 

(16)

The Fund may pledge up to 100% of its eligible investments (excluding any investments separately pledged as collateral for specific investments in derivatives, when applicable) in the Portfolio of Investments as collateral for borrowings. As of the end of the reporting period, investments with a value of $163,228,976 have been pledged as collateral for borrowings.

 

(17)

Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives as well as the OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives, when applicable.

 

(18)

Effective date represents the date on which both the Fund and counterparty commence interest payment accruals on each contract.

 

144A

Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

 

DD1

Portion of investment purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

 

LIBOR

London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

 

TBD

Senior loan purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date of the transaction. In addition, senior loans typically trade without accrued interest and therefore a coupon rate is not available prior to settlement. At settlement, if still unknown, the borrower or counterparty will provide the Fund with the final coupon rate and maturity date.

 

WI/DD

Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

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