497K 1 d497k.htm FIRST AMERICAN INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC. First American Investment Funds, Inc.

Nuveen Intermediate Tax Free Fund

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Summary Prospectus   |   March 21, 2011

Ticker: Class A–FAMBX, Class C1–FMBCX, Class I–FMBIX

 

This summary prospectus is designed to provide investors with key fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s complete prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund online at www.nuveen.com/MF/resources/eReports.aspx. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 257-8787 or by sending an e-mail request to mutualfunds@nuveen.com. If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the prospectus and other information will also be available from your financial intermediary. The fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated March 21, 2011, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus and may be obtained, free of charge, at the website, phone number or e-mail address noted above.

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the fund is to provide current income that is exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 65 of the prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 67 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page 106 of the fund’s statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

      Class A      Class C1      Class I  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)      3.00%         None         None   
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)
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     None         1.00%         None   
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends      None         None         None   
Exchange Fees      None         None         None   

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

      Class A      Class C1      Class I  
Management Fees      0.58%          0.58%         0.58%   
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees      0.20%          0.65%         0.00%   
Other Expenses      0.06%          0.06%         0.06%   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses      0.01%          0.01%         0.01%   
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses2      0.85%          1.30%         0.65%   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements      -0.09%          0.00%         0.00%   
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements3      0.76%          1.30%         0.65%   
1 The CDSC on Class C1 shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

 

2 Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees and the payment by the fund of certain networking and sub-transfer agency fees previously paid by the fund’s administrator.

 

3 The fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Class A share 12b-1 fees through March 31, 2012 to the extent necessary so that total annual fund operating expenses, after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements and excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, do not exceed 0.75% for Class A shares. Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will not be terminated prior to that time without the approval of the fund’s board of directors. In addition, the fund’s distributor has contractually agreed to limit its Class A share 12b-1 fees to 0.15% of average daily net assets through March 31, 2012.

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, the fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the contractual

 

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fee waivers currently in place are not renewed beyond the first year of each period indicated. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    Redemption              No Redemption          
     A      C1      I              A      C1      I          
1 Year   $ 375       $ 132       $ 66          $ 375       $ 132       $ 66      
3 Years   $ 554       $ 412       $ 208          $ 554       $ 412       $ 208      
5 Years   $ 749       $ 713       $ 362          $ 749       $ 713       $ 362      
10 Years   $ 1,309       $ 1,568       $ 810                $ 1,309       $ 1,568       $ 810            

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, as a fundamental policy, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax.

The fund normally may invest up to 20% of its net assets in taxable obligations, including obligations the interest on which is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

The fund may invest in:

 

 

“general obligation” bonds;

 

“revenue” bonds;

 

participation interests in municipal leases; and

 

zero coupon municipal securities.

The fund invests mainly in securities that, at the time of purchase, are either rated investment grade or are unrated and determined to be of comparable quality by the fund’s sub-adviser. However, the fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated lower than investment grade or are unrated and of comparable quality (securities commonly referred to as “high-yield” securities or “junk bonds”). If the rating of a security is reduced or discontinued after purchase, the fund is not required to sell the security, but may consider doing so.

In selecting securities for the fund, the fund’s sub-adviser first determines its economic outlook and the direction in which inflation and interest rates are expected to move. In selecting individual securities consistent with this outlook, the sub-adviser evaluates factors such as credit quality, yield, maturity, liquidity, portfolio diversification, and geographical diversification. The sub-adviser conducts research on potential and current holdings in the fund to determine whether the fund should purchase or retain a security. This is a continuing process, the focus of which changes according to market conditions, the availability of various permitted investments, and cash flows into and out of the fund.

The fund will attempt to maintain the weighted average maturity of its portfolio securities at three to ten years under normal market conditions.

The fund may utilize futures contracts and options on futures contracts in an attempt to manage market risk, credit risk and yield curve risk, and to manage the effective maturity or duration of securities in the fund’s portfolio. The fund may not use such instruments to gain exposure to a security or type of security that it would be prohibited by its investment restrictions from purchasing directly.

Principal Risks

The price and yield of this fund will change daily due to changes in interest rates and other factors, which means you could lose money. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The principal risks of investing in this fund are described below:

Active Management Risk—Because the fund is actively managed, the fund could underperform its benchmark or other mutual funds with similar investment objectives.

Call Risk—If an issuer calls higher-yielding bonds held by the fund, performance could be adversely impacted.

Credit Risk—The issuer of a debt security could suffer adverse changes in financial condition that result in a payment default or a downgrade of the security. Parties to contracts with the fund could default on their obligations.

 

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Futures Contract Risk—The use of futures contracts involves additional risks and transaction costs which could leave the fund in a worse position than if it had not used these instruments. Futures contracts may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest. As a result, a small investment in futures contracts could have a large impact on performance.

High-Yield Securities Risk—High-yield securities generally are less liquid, have more volatile prices, and have greater credit risk than investment grade securities.

Income Risk—The fund’s income could decline during periods of falling interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk—Interest rate increases can cause the value of debt securities to decrease.

Liquidity Risk—Trading opportunities are more limited for debt securities that have received ratings below investment grade.

Municipal Lease Obligations Risk—Participation interests in municipal leases pose special risks, including non-appropriation risk which may result in the fund not recovering the full principal amount of the obligation.

Political and Economic Risks—The values of municipal securities held by the fund may be adversely affected by local political and economic conditions and developments. Adverse conditions in an industry significant to a local economy could have a correspondingly adverse effect on the financial condition of local issuers.

Fund Performance

The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com or by calling (800) 257-8787.

The bar chart below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Class A Annual Total Return

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During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2010, the fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 5.95% and -3.12%, respectively, for the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2010.

The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing the variability of the fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated to that of the Barclays Capital 1-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, the fund’s benchmark index, which is a broad measure of market performance, and to that of the Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Category Average benchmark. The Barclays Capital 1-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of fixed-rate, investment-grade tax-exempt bonds with remaining maturities between one and seventeen years. The Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Category Average benchmark is a custom benchmark that represents funds that invest primarily in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years. The performance information reflects sales charges and fund expenses. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects any fee waivers in effect during the periods presented. If these waivers were not in place, performance would be reduced.

 

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           Average Annual Total Returns
for the Periods Ended
December 31, 2010
 
      Inception
Date
    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Inception
(Class C1)
 
Nuveen Intermediate Tax Free Fund:           

Class A (return before taxes)

     12/22/87        -0.13     3.33     3.98     N/A   

Class A (return after taxes on distributions)

       -0.16     3.29     3.95     N/A   

Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares)

       1.32     3.41     3.99     N/A   

Class C1 (return before taxes)

     10/28/09        2.39     N/A        N/A        3.22

Class I (return before taxes)

     2/4/94        2.98     4.04     4.40     N/A   
Barclays Capital 1-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
       2.97     4.55     4.78     3.58
Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Category Average
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
             2.31     3.49     3.92     2.97

Management

Investment Adviser

Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.

Sub-Adviser

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC

Portfolio Manager

 

   

Title

 

Portfolio Manager of Fund Since:

Paul L. Brennan, CFA   Senior Vice President   January 2011

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the fund on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the fund through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary or directly from the fund. Class C1 shares are not available for new accounts or for additional investment into existing accounts, but Class C1 shares can be issued for purposes of dividend reinvestment. The fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although the fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:

 

        Class A    Class I
Eligibility and Minimum Initial Investment      $3,000   

Available only through fee-based programs, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.

 

$100,000 for all accounts except:

 

•    $250 for clients of financial intermediaries that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).

 

•    No minimum for certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.

Minimum Additional Investment      $100    No minimum.

Tax Information

The fund intends to make distributions that are exempt from regular federal income tax. All or a portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax and state and local taxes.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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