N-CSRS 1 d916586dncsrs.htm NUVEEN MULTI-MARKET INCOME FUND Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund

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  

811-05642

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

 

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

Mark L. Winget

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (312) 917-7700                    

Date of fiscal year end:   June 30                       

Date of reporting period:   December 31, 2020                    

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Closed-End Funds

 

31 December 2020

 

Nuveen Closed-End Funds

 

JMM    Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund

 

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Table of Contents

 

Chair’s Letter to Shareholders

     4  

Portfolio Managers’ Comments

     5  

Fund Leverage

     8  

Common Share Information

     9  

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries

     11  

Portfolio of Investments

     13  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     22  

Statement of Operations

     23  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     24  

Statement of Cash Flows

     25  

Financial Highlights

     26  

Notes to Financial Statements

     28  

Shareholder Update

     38  

Risk Considerations

     39  

Additional Fund Information

     40  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     41  

Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently

     43  

 

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Chair’s Letter to Shareholders

 

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Dear Shareholders,

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has kindled the promise of a more normal economy in 2021. Until then, the economic shortfall is expected to be bridged by a combination of fiscal relief measures and easier financial conditions aimed at supporting individuals, businesses and state and local governments. The measures taken to date have already helped the U.S. economy make a significant, although incomplete, turnaround from the depths of a historic recession. In late December 2020, the U.S. government enacted another $900 billion in aid to individuals and businesses, extending some of the programs enacted earlier in the COVID-19 crisis, and more stimulus is anticipated. The U.S. Federal Reserve, along with other central banks around the world, have pledged to keep monetary conditions accommodative for as long as necessary.

While the markets’ longer-term outlook has brightened, we expect intermittent bouts of volatility to continue. COVID-19 cases are still alarmingly high in some regions, and recent economic indicators have shown the dampening effect of renewed restrictions on social and business activity in the latter months of 2020. The pandemic’s course can still be unpredictable, and achieving sufficient inoculation of the population depends on many variables, including logistics, public confidence, real-world efficacy and the emergence of variant virus strains. Additionally, the Biden administration’s full policy agenda and the potential for Congressional gridlock remain to be seen, which could cause investment outlooks to shift. Nevertheless, short-term market fluctuations can provide opportunities to invest in new ideas as well as upgrade existing positioning, within our goal of providing long-term value for our shareholders. For more than 120 years, the careful consideration of risk and reward has guided Nuveen’s focus on delivering long-term results to our shareholders.

The beginning of the year can be an opportune time to assess your portfolio’s resilience and readiness for what may come next. We encourage you to review your time horizon, risk tolerance and investment goals with your financial professional. On behalf of the other members of the Nuveen Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

 

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Terence J. Toth

Chair of the Board

February 22, 2021

 

 

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments

 

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (JMM)

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (JMM) features portfolio management by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NAM), an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisers, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund’s portfolio managers are Jason J. O’Brien, CFA, and Peter L. Agrimson, CFA.

Here the Fund’s portfolio management team discusses key investment strategies and the Fund’s performance for the six-month reporting period December 31, 2020.

An Update on COVID-19 Coronavirus and its Impact on the Securities Markets

The start of vaccinations across Western countries has been encouraging for the markets, although the discovery of new variants of the COVID-19 coronavirus could cause expectations to be reassessed. The vaccine rollouts have also been slower than expected in some regions. Nevertheless, there are more vaccines still in development, some of which have announced positive trial results, and governments are looking to adjust rollout plans to speed distribution.

The economic recovery moderated in late 2020, as a resurgence of infections triggered another tightening in restrictions. The slower pace is expected to persist into 2021, prompting pledges from central banks and governments to sustain the recovery with policy support. In late December 2020, the U.S. government approved a $900 billion relief package, and more stimulus is anticipated from the Biden administration in 2021.

Markets rallied on optimism for normalization in daily life and in the economy, furthering the recovery from the March 2020 sell-off. Although the detection of the virus in China was made public in December 2019, markets did not start to fully acknowledge the risks and potential economic impact until the latter portion of February 2020, when outbreaks outside of China were first reported. Global stock markets sold off severely, with the S&P 500® Index reaching a bear market (a 20% drop from the previous high) within three weeks, the fastest bear market decline in history. Even certain parts of the bond market suffered; below investment grade municipal and corporate bonds generally dropped the furthest, mostly out of concerns for the continued financial stability of lower quality issuers. Demand for safe-haven assets, along with mounting recession fears, drove the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note to 0.5% in March 2020, an all-time low. Additionally, oil prices collapsed to an 18-year low on supply glut concerns, as shut-downs across the global economy sharply reduced oil demand, although oil prices have recovered to well above those lows.

While most markets have recovered the majority of their losses, volatility will likely remain elevated until the health crisis itself is under control (via fewer new cases, lower infection rates and/or wider immunity across populations). The situation remains fluid, given production and logistical challenges with rolling out the vaccine as well as public trust in it, and the potential for more harmful variants of the virus. The distribution of phase 3-tested vaccines has narrowed the range of outcomes for the course of the pandemic itself and the global economy, but there is still uncertainty in the timing of a full recovery.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, and their portfolio management teams are monitoring the situation carefully and continuously refining their views and approaches to managing their funds to best pursue investment objectives while mitigating risks through all market environments.

What key strategies were used to manage the Fund during the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2020?

The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve high monthly income consistent with prudent risk to capital. The portfolio management team invests the Fund’s assets primarily in debt securities, including, but not limited to, U.S. agency and privately issued mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt securities, and asset-backed securities. At least 65% of the

 

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments (continued)

 

Fund’s total assets must be invested in securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade or of comparable quality. The Fund may utilize derivatives. The Fund uses leverage.

How did the Fund perform during the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2020?

The table in the Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section of this report provides total returns at net asset value (NAV) for the period ended December 31, 2020. The Fund’s total return at NAV is compared with the performance of a corresponding market index.

For the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2020, the Fund outperformed both the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index and its Blended Benchmark, which is composed of 75% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Index and 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, each of which are further described in the Glossary of Terms Used in This Report.

Economic growth rebounded strongly during the reporting period, although it slowed near the end relative to the dramatic post-COVID-19 crisis lockdown surge seen earlier in 2020. Unemployment continued to fall, industrial activity expanded and consumer spending held up well even amid continued concerns about the spread of COVID-19. Despite the severity of renewed outbreaks in many countries, lockdowns were significantly less restrictive than earlier in the reporting period, allowing economic activity to maintain its momentum. Surprisingly positive vaccine trial results later in the reporting period further boosted sentiment.

As expected, Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers left rates unchanged throughout the reporting period as the U.S. economy continued to recover from its deepest recession in history. In September 2020, the Fed indicated its intent to leave the Federal Funds rate at the current level through at least 2023. Policymakers also announced a more flexible approach to targeting an average inflation rate of 2% over time, which will allow inflation to run hotter before the central bank feels compelled to increase rates. At the December 2020 meeting, Fed policymakers issued a fresh set of economic projections, increasing 2020’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to -2.4%. The Fed also slightly increased GDP and inflation forecasts for the next two years and lowered the unemployment outlook as the economy recovered. In addition, the central bank continued its quantitative easing (QE) program, buying roughly $80 billion of Treasury securities a month across the yield curve. Despite the Fed’s QE buying operations, the combination of economic expansion and greater vaccine certainty pushed longer maturity Treasury yields higher. Meanwhile, rates at the front end remained firmly anchored by the Fed’s commitment to remain on hold, allowing the yield curve to steepen modestly. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 27 basis points over the six-month reporting period to end at 0.93%.

The ongoing and unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus continued to boost the credit markets, which enjoyed strong performance. Specifically, the Fed’s support through the Primary and Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facilities was a key driver in the recovery of corporate bond prices. Also, with yields low and volatility suppressed, investors gained confidence in moving down the credit spectrum. Investment grade corporations issued $1.8 trillion worth of bonds in 2020 (60% above 2019’s issuance level), which was easily absorbed by the market. Corporate issuers took advantage of low yields and strong investor appetite to improve balance sheet liquidity and extend the duration profile of their liabilities. Investment grade credit spreads tightened and the segment outperformed Treasuries driven by these strong technical dynamics, improved corporate earnings, reduced election uncertainty, positive vaccine developments and the signing of a $900 billion fiscal package at the end of the reporting period.

Agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) generated excess returns over Treasuries, but significantly lagged other major fixed income asset classes. Fed bond buying remained significant and supportive of the sector, which offers an attractive spread compared to Treasuries. Spreads for credit risk transfer (CRT) and non-agency MBS tightened versus Treasuries as investors sought excess yields outside of corporate bond alternatives.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) generated excess returns versus Treasuries. The CMBS market saw a significant rally in spreads even as supply came to the market, which was primarily

 

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the result of a “catch-up” trade to other non-securitized asset classes that had previously recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels. As the reporting period progressed, investors gained confidence that significant downside risk was unlikely in the CMBS market due to a sustained flattening of default rates. The ABS market shifted into a higher gear later in the reporting period, mostly driven by news of multiple COVID-19 vaccines. Spreads tightened in COVID-19 sensitive sectors such as aircraft ABS and almost any other securities offering attractive yields.

High yield credit outpaced the rest of the fixed income market as spreads tightened by more than 264 basis points overall versus Treasuries, led by the lower quality tiers as investors moved down the rating spectrum to pick up additional yield. The segment experienced significant inflows during the reporting period, which helped support the ongoing and robust new issue market. For the reporting period, domestic high yield new issuance totaled a record-breaking $450 billion on a gross basis, although approximately two-thirds was related to refinancings. The refinancing trend allowed companies to extend maturity profiles and essentially buy time, which benefited the fundamental backdrop within high yield. Refinancings also supported the technical backdrop by mitigating the amount of net new supply the market needed to absorb.

The Fund outperformed during the reporting period in large part due to its asset allocation breakdown. Markets continued to recover during the second half of the reporting period and all spread sectors posted positive excess returns over Treasuries. Specifically, the Fund’s overweight positions in ABS, CMBS, non-agency MBS and investment grade credit all benefited performance, mainly driven by the CMBS and ABS sectors. Esoteric ABS and lower rated investment grade CMBS performed well late in the reporting period as these segments recovered some of their underperformance from the first half of 2020. The Fund’s investment grade credit overweight also contributed favorably to performance. In addition, the Fund’s underweight to securities at the long end of yield curve proved beneficial to results as the curve steepened and prices for these longer maturity securities fell more.

Offsetting some of the positive effect from yield curve positioning, the Fund’s modestly longer duration stance versus its benchmark detracted from performance because interest rates rose during the reporting period. Also, an underweight position in the high yield sector early in the reporting period, as well as security selection within the segment, were modest drags on performance relative to the benchmark. Finally, the Fund’s up-in-quality bias among its high yield holdings detracted because lower quality credits outperformed during the reporting period.

We continued to manage the Fund with many of the same overarching investment themes, focusing on bottom-up security selection and sector positioning as the most significant drivers of performance. Our goal is to generate income through broad exposure to the securitized and corporate sectors of the bond market. From a positioning standpoint, the Fund maintained overweights to ABS, CMBS and MBS and remained focused on bottom-up security selection to generate income and price returns in those sectors. The ABS and CMBS sectors lagged during 2020’s initial recovery due to less direct benefit from Fed buying, but the spread gap for these segments compressed during this reporting period. Given this narrowing, the ABS and CMBS sectors ended the reporting period more fairly valued relative to corporates, which will continue to drive our focus on bottom-up analysis. Also, later in the reporting period, the Fund continued to rotate into high yield credit while selling investment grade credit because some of these securities reached their spread targets.

The Fund used U.S. Treasury futures as part of an overall portfolio construction strategy to manage portfolio duration and yield curve exposure. These future positions had a negligible impact on performance during the reporting period. The Fund also used interest rate swaps as part of an overall portfolio construction strategy to manage duration and overall portfolio yield curve exposure. The swap positions had a negative impact on performance during the reporting period.

The Fund may also purchase securities on a when-issued or forward commitment (delayed delivery) basis. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased in this manner can take place a month or more after the transaction date. Such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value if the Fund makes such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested.

 

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Fund Leverage

 

IMPACT OF THE FUND’S LEVERAGE STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE

One important factor impacting the returns of the Fund’s common shares relative to its comparative benchmarks was the Fund’s use of leverage through reverse repurchase agreements and mortgage dollar rolls. The Fund uses leverage because our research has shown that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income. The opportunity arises when short-term rates that the Fund pays on its leveraging instruments are lower than the interest the Fund earns on its portfolio securities that it has bought with the proceeds of that leverage. This has been particularly true in the recent market environment where short-term rates have been low by historical standards.

However, use of leverage can expose Fund common shares to additional price volatility. When the Fund uses leverage, the Fund’s common shares will experience a greater increase in their net asset value if the securities acquired through the use of leverage increase in value, but will also experience a correspondingly larger decline in their net asset value if the securities acquired through leverage decline in value. All this will make the shares’ total return performance more variable over time.

In addition, common share income in levered funds will typically decrease in comparison to unlevered funds when short-term interest rates increase and increase when short-term interest rates decrease. In recent quarters, fund leverage expenses have generally tracked the overall movement of short-term interest rates. While fund leverage expenses are somewhat higher than their recent lows, leverage nevertheless continues to provide the opportunity for incremental common share income, particularly over longer-term periods.

The Fund’s use of leverage had a positive impact on total return performance during this reporting period.

As of December 31, 2020, the Fund’s percentages of leverage are shown in the accompanying table.

 

     JMM  

Effective Leverage*

    23.10

Regulatory Leverage*

    0.00
*

Effective leverage is a Fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage and the leverage effects of reverse repurchase agreements, certain derivative and other investments in the Fund’s portfolio that increase the Fund’s investment exposure. Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued or borrowings of a Fund. Both of these are part of a Fund’s capital structure. The Fund, however, may from time to time borrow on a typically transient basis in connection with its day-to-day operations, primarily in connection with the need to settle portfolio trades. Such incidental borrowings are excluded from the calculation of the Fund’s effective leverage ratio. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

THE FUND’S LEVERAGE

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

As noted above, the Fund utilized reverse repurchase agreements in which, the Fund sells to a counterparty a security that it holds with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date. The Fund’s transactions in reverse repurchase agreements are as shown in the accompanying table.

 

Current Reporting Period           Subsequent to the Close of
the Reporting Period
 
July1, 2020     Sales     Purchases     December 31, 2020    

Average Balance

Outstanding

           Sales     Purchases     February 25, 2021  
  $24,776,000       $1,471,763       $(4,035,691)       $22,212,071       $(23,046,388)               $3,019,218       $(1,611,289)       $23,620,000  

Refer to Notes to Financial Statements, Note 8 – Fund Leverage for further details.

 

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Common Share Information

 

COMMON SHARE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

The following information regarding the Fund’s distributions is current as of December 31, 2020. The Fund’s distribution levels may vary over time based on the Fund’s investment activity and portfolio investment value changes.

During the current reporting period, the Fund’s distributions to common shareholders were as shown in the accompanying table.

 

Monthly Distributions (Ex-Dividend Date)   Per
Common
Share
Amounts
 

July 2020

  $ 0.0270  

August

    0.0270  

September

    0.0270  

October

    0.0245  

November

    0.0245  

December 2020

    0.0245  

Total Distributions from Net Investment Income

  $ 0.1545  

 

Current Distribution Rate*

    4.09
*

Current distribution rate is based on the Fund’s current annualized monthly distribution divided by the Fund’s current market price. The Fund’s monthly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the fiscal year the Fund’s cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund’s distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

The Fund seeks to pay regular monthly dividends out of its net investment income at a rate that reflects its past and projected net income performance. To permit the Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net income actually earned by the Fund during the period. Distributions to shareholders are determined on a tax basis, which may differ from amounts recorded in the accounting records. In instances where the monthly dividend exceeds the earned net investment income, the Fund would report a negative undistributed net ordinary income. Refer to Note 6 – Income Tax Information for additional information regarding the amounts of undistributed net ordinary income and undistributed net long-term capital gains and the character of the actual distributions paid by the Fund during its most recent tax year end.

All monthly dividends paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were paid from net investment income. If a portion of the Fund’s monthly distributions is sourced from or comprised of elements other than net investment income, including capital gains and/or a return of capital, shareholders will be notified of those sources. For financial reporting purposes, per share amounts of the Fund’s distributions for the reporting period are presented in this report’s Financial Highlights. For income tax purposes, distribution information for the Fund as of its most recent tax year end is presented in Note 6 – Income Tax Information within the Notes to Financial Statements of this report.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF LEVEL DISTRIBUTION POLICY

On February 25, 2021 (subsequent to the close of this reporting period), the Fund announced that its Board of Trustees approved the adoption of a level distribution policy. The level distribution policy is intended to provide shareholders with stable, but not guaranteed, cash flow, independent of the amount or timing of income earned or capital gains realized by the Fund. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net investment income through its regular monthly distribution and to distribute realized capital gains at least annually. In addition, in any monthly period, in order to maintain its level distribution amount, the Fund may pay out more or less than its net investment income

 

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Common Share Information (continued)

 

during the period. As a result, distribution sources may include net investment income, realized gains and return of capital. [If the Fund’s distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the Fund will provide a notice of its best estimate of the distribution sources at that time, which may be viewed at www.nuveen.com/CEFdistributions. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year’s distributions) contained in shareholders’ 1099-DIV forms delivered after the end of the calendar year.] The level distribution policy will become effective with the Fund’s March distribution.

NUVEEN CLOSED-END FUND DISTRIBUTION AMOUNTS

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COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES

During August 2020, the Fund’s Board of Trustees reauthorized an open-market common share repurchase program, allowing the Fund to repurchase an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding common shares.

As of December 31, 2020, and since the inception of the Fund’s repurchase program, the Fund has cumulatively repurchased and retired its outstanding common shares as shown in the accompanying table.

 

     JMM  

Common shares cummulatively repurchased and retired

    1,800  

Common shares authorized for repurchase

    945,000  

During the current reporting period, the Fund did not repurchase any of its outstanding common shares.

OTHER SHARE INFORMATION

As of December 31, 2020, and during the current reporting period, the Fund’s common share price was trading at premium/(discount) to its NAV as shown in the accompanying table.

 

Common share NAV

  $ 7.82  

Common share price

  $ 7.19  

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

    (8.06 )% 

6-Month average premium/(discount) to NAV

    (8.97 )% 

 

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JMM     

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of December 31, 2020

 

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2020

 

       Cumulative        Average Annual  
        6-Month        1-Year        5-Year        10-Year  
JMM at Common Share NAV        6.67%          1.86%          4.48%          4.95%  
JMM at Common Share Price        6.50%          1.77%          5.71%          4.65%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index        (0.22)%          6.36%          3.49%          3.16%  
Blended Benchmark1        2.57%          6.69%          4.79%          4.09%  

Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

 

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The Blended Benchmark consists of: 1) 25% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index and 2) 75% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Index.

 

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This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.

For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.

 

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

 

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities     98.5%  
Corporate Bonds     30.8%  
Sovereign Debt     1.7%  
Contingent Capital Securities     0.9%  
Municipal Bonds     0.7%  
Common Stock     0.2%  
Repurchase Agreements     2.0%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities     (4.8)%  

Net Assets Plus Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    130.0%  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (30.0)%  

Net Assets

    100%  

 

Portfolio Composition

(% of total investments)

 

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities     73.1%  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     2.3%  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trust     1.8%  
Media     1.5%  
Chemicals     1.5%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     1.4%  
Diversified Financial Services     1.4%  
Metals & Mining     1.0%  
Other     14.5%  
Repurchase Agreements     1.5%  

Total

    100%  

Portfolio Credit Quality

(% of total long-term
investments)

 

AAA     3.8%  
AA     3.1%  
A     7.2%  
BBB     24.2%  
BB or Lower     23.9%  
U.S. Treasury/Agency    
28.8%
 
N/R     8.8%  
N/A     0.2%  

Total

    100%  
 

 

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JMM   

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020

     (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
         Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
   

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 132.8% (98.5% of Total Investments)

 

          ASSET-BACKED AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 98.5% ( 73.1% of Total Investments)  
$ 207      

321 Henderson Receivables VI LLC, Series 2010-1A, 144A

    9.310%        7/15/61        Aaa      $ 247,474  
  250      

ACE Securities Corp Manufactured Housing Trust, Series 2003-MH1, 144A

    6.500%        8/15/30        A+        264,116  
  500      

Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1B,144A

    5.653%        11/15/48        BBB        528,852  
  61      

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-J3

    5.250%        11/25/33        Aaa        63,022  
  96      

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J2

    6.500%        3/25/34        AA+        98,227  
  1,658      

American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2015-SFR2 Trust, (I/O), 144A

    0.000%        10/17/52        N/R        17  
  175      

AMSR 2019-SFR1 Trust, 144A

    3.247%        1/19/39        Baa2        180,728  
  241      

Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-D

    5.500%        12/28/35        Aa3        239,684  
  33      

Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2006-C

    6.352%        11/28/36        Caa3        33,352  
  418      

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-XL, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 1.800% spread), (3)

    1.959%        10/15/36        N/R        414,549  
  500      

CARS-DB4 LP, Series 2020-1A, 144A

    4.520%        2/15/50        BBB        523,041  
  954      

CF Hippolyta LLC, Series 2020-1 B2, 144A

    2.600%        7/15/60        A-        963,502  
  94      

Chase Funding Trust, Series 2003-3

    5.160%        3/25/33        Ba1        97,133  
  500      

CHL GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.750% spread), (3)

    2.898%        5/25/23        N/R        492,606  
  425      

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC29

    4.151%        4/10/48        A-        434,603  
  600      

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P5, 144A

    3.000%        10/10/49        BBB-        442,445  
  450      

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-TBR, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 1.800% spread), (3)

    1.959%        12/15/36        BBB-        412,631  
  92      

Citigroup Global Markets Mortgage Securities VII Inc, Series 2003-1, 144A

    6.000%        9/25/33        BB        91,685  
  500      

COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust, 144A

    5.287%        8/10/46        BB-        446,326  
  775      

COMM 2015-CCRE22 Mortgage Trust

    4.106%        3/10/48        A-        818,725  
  450      

COMM 2015-CCRE25 Mortgage Trust

    4.538%        8/10/48        A-        465,289  
  500      

COMM 2015-CCRE26 Mortgage Trust

    4.480%        10/10/48        A-        529,161  
  69      

Commonbond Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-B-GS, 144A

    4.440%        9/25/42        Aa3        72,475  
  828      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2019-R07, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.100% spread), (3)

    2.248%        10/25/39        B        825,733  
  600      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2020-R02, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.000% spread), (3)

    2.148%        1/25/40        B        595,772  
  250      

CPT MORTGAGE TRUST, Series 2019-CPT, 144A

    2.997%        11/13/39        N/R        244,476  
  340      

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp, Series 2003-8

    6.183%        4/25/33        AAA        343,610  
  82      

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp, Series 2005-11

    6.000%        12/25/35        D        8,601  
  500      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates 2019-ICE4, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 1.600% spread), (3)

    1.759%        5/15/36        Baa3        494,983  
  219      

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, Series 2007-SP1, 144A

    5.021%        12/25/37        Aaa        224,395  
  250      

CSMC 2014-USA OA LLC, 144A

    4.373%        9/15/37        B-        183,050  
  120      

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-7

    6.000%        8/25/36        Caa3        77,362  
  56      

CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Series 2004-13

    5.603%        5/25/35        Aaa        56,539  
  1,167      

DB Master Finance LLC, Series 2017-1A, 144A

    4.030%        11/20/47        BBB        1,239,261  
  1,149      

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 2015-1A, 144A

    4.474%        10/25/45        BBB+        1,214,252  
  121      

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, 144A

    3.082%        7/25/47        BBB+        121,897  
  604      

Driven Brands Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, 144A

    4.739%        4/20/48        BBB-        640,571  
  1,449      

Driven Brands Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, 144A

    4.641%        4/20/49        BBB-        1,540,588  
  1,500      

Fannie Mae TBA, (MDR), (WI/DD)

    2.000%        TBA        Aaa        1,557,947  
  2,000      

Fannie Mae TBA, (MDR), (WI/DD)

    3.000%        TBA        Aaa        2,097,020  
  12      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 709700, (4)

    5.500%        6/01/33        N/R        14,297  
      (12)  

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 745279, (4)

    5.000%        2/01/21        N/R        6  
  66      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 745324, (4)

    6.000%        3/01/34        Aaa        72,917  
  28      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 763687, (4)

    6.000%        1/01/34        N/R        31,285  
  66      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 766070, (4)

    5.500%        2/01/34        N/R        75,263  
  24      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 828346, (4)

    5.000%        7/01/35        N/R        27,520  
  12      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 878059, (4)

    5.500%        3/01/36        N/R        13,886  
  13      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 882685, (4)

    6.000%        6/01/36        N/R        14,103  
  42      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN 995018, (4)

    5.500%        6/01/38        N/R        49,540  
  943      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN AS8583, (4)

    3.500%        1/01/47        Aaa        1,004,775  
  722      

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN AW4182, (4)

    3.500%        2/01/44        N/R        775,364  

 

13


JMM    Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      ASSET-BACKED AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)  
$ 69    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN BH4019, (4)

    4.000%        9/01/47        N/R      $ 74,533  
  1,331    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN BM5126, (4)

    3.500%        1/01/48        N/R        1,454,250  
  351    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN BM5839, (4)

    3.500%        11/01/47        Aaa        383,001  
  405    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN BM6038, (4)

    4.000%        1/01/45        Aaa        443,406  
  1,399    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN MA3305, (4)

    3.500%        3/01/48        N/R        1,482,720  
  91    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN MA3332, (4)

    3.500%        4/01/48        Aaa        96,120  
  1,178    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN MA3333, (4)

    4.000%        4/01/48        Aaa        1,260,842  
  2,476    

Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN MA4159, (4)

    2.500%        10/01/50        N/R        2,612,061  
  73    

Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2002-W1

    5.501%        2/25/42        Aaa        81,542  
  363    

Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2003-W1

    3.174%        12/25/42        AAA        131,523  
  155    

Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2018-81, (I/O)

    3.000%        11/25/48        Aaa        17,939  
  155    

Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2018-81

    0.000%        11/25/48        N/R        141,784  
  300    

Four Seas LP, 144A

    4.950%        8/28/27        N/R        292,559  
  15    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG C00676, (4)

    6.500%        11/01/28        N/R        16,534  
  1,906    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G08528, (4)

    3.000%        4/01/43        Aaa        2,027,188  
  644    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G08566, (4)

    3.500%        1/01/44        N/R        692,101  
  1,519    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G08747, (4)

    3.000%        2/01/47        Aaa        1,606,612  
  982    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G18497, (4)

    3.000%        1/01/29        N/R        1,032,451  
  1,170    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G60138, (4)

    3.500%        8/01/45        Aaa        1,285,903  
  624    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG G60238, (4)

    3.500%        10/01/45        Aaa        681,910  
  993    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q40718, (4)

    3.500%        5/01/46        N/R        1,061,122  
  1,428    

Freddie Mac Gold Pool FG Q40841, (4)

    3.000%        6/01/46        N/R        1,501,558  
  1,909    

Freddie Mac Pool FR ZT0541, (4)

    4.000%        6/01/48        N/R        2,082,322  
  511    

Freddie Mac Pool FR ZT0542, (4)

    4.000%        7/01/48        N/R        561,540  
  724    

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series STARC 2019-HQA1, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.350% spread), (3)

    2.498%        2/25/49        BB-        722,075  
  446    

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series STARC 2019-HQA4, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.050% spread), (3)

    2.198%        11/25/49        B+        444,977  
  500    

FREMF 2017-K724 Mortgage Trust, 144A

    3.484%        11/25/23        BBB-        518,147  
  138    

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN 604567, (4)

    5.500%        8/15/33        N/R        162,201  
  79    

Ginnie Mae I Pool GN 631574, (4)

    6.000%        7/15/34        N/R        91,409  
  500    

GS Mortgage Securities Corp Trust, Series 2018-TWR, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 0.900% spread), (3)

    1.059%        7/15/31        AAA        495,808  
  67    

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2001-2, 144A

    7.500%        6/19/32        N/R        66,796  
  382    

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2003-3, 144A

    7.000%        6/25/43        N/R        434,158  
  359    

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-RP1, 144A

    8.500%        1/25/35        B2        412,423  
  495    

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-RP2, 144A

    7.500%        3/25/35        AAA        517,412  
  476    

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-RP3, 144A

    7.500%        9/25/35        AAA        496,655  
  310    

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-RP3, 144A

    8.000%        9/25/35        Caa1        334,368  
  500    

Hardee’s Funding LLC, Series 2020-1A A2, 144A

    3.981%        12/20/50        BBB        512,535  
  478    

Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd, Series 2019-1, 144A

    4.703%        7/15/39        BBB        409,538  
  244    

Horizon Aircraft Finance III Ltd, Series 2019-2, 144A

    4.458%        11/15/39        BBB        209,216  
  212    

Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust, Series 2000-3

    8.000%        10/25/30        CC        207,516  
  494    

JG Wentworth XXXVII LLC, Series 2016-1A, 144A

    5.190%        6/17/69        Baa2        575,258  
  823    

JGWPT XXV LLC, Series 2012-1A, 144A

    7.140%        2/15/67        Aa3        1,052,910  
  353    

JGWPT XXVI LLC, Series 2012-2A, 144A

    6.770%        10/17/61        A1        441,358  
  241    

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-S1

    6.500%        3/25/36        D        192,763  
  500    

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP4, 144A

    3.421%        12/15/49        BBB-        403,239  
  500    

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-BCON, 144A

    3.756%        1/05/31        BBB-        496,107  
  500    

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C7, 144A

    3.000%        10/15/50        BBB-        439,828  
  400    

Manhattan West, Series 2020-1MW, 144A

    2.335%        9/10/39        Baa3        401,227  
  267    

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-1

    7.000%        1/25/34        Aaa        287,836  
  190    

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-5

    7.000%        6/25/34        AA+        198,484  
  167    

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2003-11

    5.250%        12/25/33        A        171,466  
  288    

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, 144A

    7.500%        8/25/34        N/R        262,088  
  635    

Mid-State Capital Corp 2004-1 Trust

    6.005%        8/15/37        AA+        676,105  
  43    

Mid-State Capital Corp 2004-1 Trust

    8.900%        8/15/37        A1        47,906  
  621    

Mid-State Capital Corp 2005-1 Trust

    5.745%        1/15/40        AA        669,884  
  240    

Mid-State Capital Trust, Series 2010-1, 144A

    5.250%        12/15/45        AAA        246,856  
  205    

Mid-State Capital Trust, Series 2010-1, 144A

    7.000%        12/15/45        AAA        213,462  
  196    

Mid-State Trust XI

    5.598%        7/15/38        Baa3        209,438  
  500    

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C28

    4.628%        1/15/49        A3        486,441  

 

14


  
  
  

 

Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      ASSET-BACKED AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)  
$ 67    

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-2

    5.750%        2/25/36        N/R      $ 65,866  
  500    

MSCG Trust 2015-ALDR, 144A

    3.462%        6/07/35        BBB-        386,661  
  316    

MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1, 144A

    2.420%        12/20/34        AAA        323,735  
  1,000    

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-MILE, 144A, 1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.750% spread), (3)

    2.909%        7/15/36        N/R        967,810  
  272    

New Residential Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-FNT2, 144A

    4.920%        7/25/54        N/R        271,842  
  412    

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2014-1, 144A

    6.047%        1/25/54        BBB        446,643  
  714    

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2015-2, 144A

    5.524%        8/25/55        Baa1        770,493  
  262    

NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2018-FNT1 144A

    4.690%        5/25/23        N/R        261,308  
  489    

Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2018-FT1, 144A

    4.666%        9/05/48        BBB-        487,127  
  500    

PNMAC FMSR ISSUER TRUST, Series 2018-FT1, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.350% spread), (3)

    2.498%        4/25/23        N/R        483,627  
  500    

PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Series 2018-GT1, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.850% spread), (3)

    2.998%        2/25/23        N/R        491,547  
  500    

PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, Series 2018-GT2, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.650% spread), (3)

    2.798%        8/25/25        N/R        482,750  
  307    

RALI Series 2005-QS12 Trust

    5.500%        8/25/35        Caa2        306,362  
  485    

RBS Commercial Funding Inc 2013-SMV Trust, 144A

    3.584%        3/11/31        BBB-        449,720  
  276    

Sesac Finance LLC, Series 2019-1,144A

    5.216%        7/25/49        N/R        292,935  
  344    

Sierra Timeshare 2019-3 Receivables Funding LLC, 144A

    4.180%        8/20/36        BB        337,825  
  490    

Sonic Capital LLC, Series 2018-1A, 144A

    4.026%        2/20/48        BBB        503,448  
  382    

Sonic Capital LLC, Series 2020-1A, 144A

    3.845%        1/20/50        BBB        407,364  
  500    

Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC, Series 2020-1A A2, 144A

    1.893%        8/25/45        A-        505,277  
  750    

STACR Trust, Series 2018-HRP2, 144A, (1-Month LIBOR reference rate + 2.400% spread), (3)

    2.548%        2/25/47        BBB-        750,953  
  330    

START Ireland, Series 2019-1, 144A

    5.095%        3/15/44        BB        280,637  
  361    

Start Ltd/Bermuda, Series 2018-1, 144A

    4.089%        5/15/43        BBB+        351,070  
  183    

Structured Receivables Finance, Series 2010-A LLC, 144A

    5.218%        1/16/46        AAA        196,276  
  482    

Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2016-1A, 144A

    4.377%        5/25/46        BBB        485,231  
  603    

Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2016-1A, 144A

    4.970%        5/25/46        BBB        650,470  
  312    

Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd, Series 2017-A, 144A

    4.212%        5/17/32        A        300,722  
  500    

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust, Series 2019-NPL2, 144A

    6.292%        2/25/49        N/R        484,457  
  150    

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust, Series 2019-NPL7, 144A

    3.967%        10/25/49        N/R        149,808  
  500    

Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2017-1, 144A

    5.273%        1/25/47        A        519,462  
  1,000    

VOLT LXXXIV LLC, Series 2019-NP10, 144A

    3.967%        12/27/49        N/R        999,820  
  207    

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-MS4 Trust

    5.500%        2/25/33        N/R        209,326  
  14    

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-RA3 Trust

    5.978%        8/25/38        Aaa        15,024  
  970    

Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, 144A

    3.573%        3/15/48        BBB        999,915  
  482    

Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, 144A

    3.783%        6/15/49        BBB        511,223  
  750    

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C3, 144A

    5.335%        3/15/44        A1        738,213  
  1,000    

Wingstop Funding LLC, Series 2020-1A A2, 144A

    2.841%        12/05/50        N/R        1,020,270  
$ 72,741    

Total Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $71,447,588)

                               72,839,284  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
 

CORPORATE BONDS – 30.8% (22.8% of Total Investments)

 

 

Aerospace & Defense – 1.1%

 

$ 300    

Boeing Co/The, (4)

    3.450%        11/01/28        Baa2      $ 321,746  
  100    

Howmet Aerospace Inc

    6.875%        5/01/25        BBB-        118,000  
  200    

Rolls-Royce PLC, 144A

    5.750%        10/15/27        BB-        221,500  
  150    

Triumph Group Inc

    5.250%        6/01/22        CCC-        142,875  
  750    

Total Aerospace & Defense

                               804,121  
      Air Freight & Logistics – 0.1%                           
  100    

Cargo Aircraft Management Inc, 144A

    4.750%        2/01/28        Ba3        103,125  
      Airlines – 0.2%                           
  100    

Delta Air Lines Inc, 144A

    7.000%        5/01/25        Baa2        115,434  

 

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JMM    Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      Auto Components – 1.1%                           
$ 250    

Adient Global Holdings Ltd, 144A

    4.875%        8/15/26        B      $ 256,875  
  100    

Adient US LLC, 144A

    9.000%        4/15/25        Ba3        111,500  
  200    

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co, 144A

    8.500%        5/15/27        CCC+        217,282  
  250    

Dana Inc

    5.375%        11/15/27        BB+        265,000  
  800    

Total Auto Components

                               850,657  
      Automobiles – 0.8%                           
  125    

Ford Motor Co

    8.500%        4/21/23        BB+        140,947  
  400    

General Motors Financial Co Inc, (4)

    3.600%        6/21/30        BBB        446,277  
  525    

Total Automobiles

                               587,224  
      Banks – 0.3%                           
  250    

Caelus Re VI Ltd, 144A, (3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill reference rate + 5.500% spread), (3)

    5.558%        6/07/23        N/R        254,025  
      Capital Markets – 0.4%                           
  200    

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc

    8.250%        10/15/24        B        212,000  
  100    

LPL Holdings Inc, 144A

    4.625%        11/15/27        BB        103,500  
  300    

Total Capital Markets

                               315,500  
      Chemicals – 2.0%                           
  250    

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp, 144A

    11.000%        4/15/25        B-        252,500  
  200    

CF Industries Inc

    3.450%        6/01/23        BB+        208,500  
  50    

Kraton Polymers LLC / Kraton Polymers Capital Corp, 144A

    4.250%        12/15/25        BB-        51,005  
  375    

NOVA Chemicals Corp, 144A

    5.000%        5/01/25        BB-        392,812  
  200    

OCI NV, 144A

    4.625%        10/15/25        BB        207,500  
  50    

Rayonier AM Products Inc, 144A

    7.625%        1/15/26        B1        52,138  
  175    

Tronox Inc, 144A

    6.500%        5/01/25        Ba3        187,250  
  100    

Univar Solutions USA Inc/Washington, 144A

    5.125%        12/01/27        BB        105,625  
  1,400    

Total Chemicals

                               1,457,330  
      Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.7%                           
  50    

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp

    3.250%        2/15/29        Ba2        50,985  
  100    

GFL Environmental Inc, 144A

    4.250%        6/01/25        BB-        103,750  
  150    

GFL Environmental Inc, 144A

    3.500%        9/01/28        BB-        153,031  
  200    

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance Inc, 144A

    5.750%        4/15/26        BB-        219,000  
  500    

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                               526,766  
      Communications Equipment – 0.6%                           
  100    

CommScope Inc, 144A

    8.250%        3/01/27        B3        106,750  
  325    

Gray Television Inc, 144A

    4.750%        10/15/30        BB-        329,875  
  425    

Total Communications Equipment

                               436,625  
      Consumer Finance – 0.3%                           
  200    

Curo Group Holdings Corp, 144A

    8.250%        9/01/25        B-        190,000  
      Containers & Packaging – 0.2%                           
  75    

Ball Corp

    2.875%        8/15/30        BB+        74,813  
  100    

Silgan Holdings Inc

    4.125%        2/01/28        BB        103,875  
  175    

Total Containers & Packaging

                               178,688  
      Distributors – 0.1%                           
  100    

H&E Equipment Services Inc, 144A

    3.875%        12/15/28        BB-        100,753  
      Diversified Financial Services – 1.9%                           
  500    

GE Capital International Funding Co Unlimited Co

    3.373%        11/15/25        BBB+        556,372  
  300    

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp, 144A

    6.250%        6/03/26        BB        310,594  
  250    

Navient Corp

    0.061%        3/25/24        Ba3        266,875  
  225    

Quicken Loans LLC, 144A

    5.250%        1/15/28        Ba1        240,188  
  1,275    

Total Diversified Financial Services

                               1,374,029  

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.9%                           
$ 300    

AT&T Inc, (4)

    4.300%        2/15/30        A-      $ 358,356  
  100    

Avaya Inc, 144A

    6.125%        9/15/28        BB-        106,826  
  500    

Qwest Corp

    6.750%        12/01/21        BBB-        523,075  
  50    

Switch Ltd, 144A

    3.750%        9/15/28        BB        50,750  
  200    

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl, 144A

    5.500%        3/01/28        BB+        213,294  
  175    

Zayo Group Holdings Inc, 144A

    4.000%        3/01/27        B1        175,438  
  1,325    

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                               1,427,739  
      Electric Utilities – 0.3%                           
  50    

NRG Energy Inc, 144A

    3.375%        2/15/29        BB+        51,190  
  200    

Talen Energy Supply LLC

    6.500%        6/01/25        B        163,000  
  250    

Total Electric Utilities

                               214,190  
      Energy Equipment & Services – 0.4%                           
  250    

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp, 144A

    6.875%        4/01/27        B+        269,063  
      Entertainment – 0.1%                           
  100    

Cinemark USA Inc, 144A

    8.750%        5/01/25        BB+        108,000  
      Equity Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.4%                           
  150    

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc

    4.000%        1/15/31        BBB-        163,683  
  250    

Iron Mountain Inc, 144A

    5.250%        3/15/28        BB-        263,822  
  75    

Iron Mountain Inc, 144A

    4.500%        2/15/31        BB-        78,563  
  150    

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 144A

    5.750%        11/01/28        B-        146,625  
  325    

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp

    3.500%        3/15/31        BBB-        335,562  
  500    

Regency Centers LP, (4)

    2.950%        9/15/29        BBB+        534,157  
  250    

SITE Centers Corp

    4.250%        2/01/26        BBB        269,870  
  1,700    

Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trust

                               1,792,282  
      Food & Staples Retailing – 0.9%                           
  250    

Albertsons Cos Inc / Safeway Inc / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 144A

    7.500%        3/15/26        BB-        279,762  
  250    

Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp Inc, 144A

    4.625%        11/15/28        B1        253,750  
  150    

Del Monte Foods Inc, 144A

    11.875%        5/15/25        CCC+        170,250  
  650    

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                               703,762  
      Gas Utilities – 0.3%                           
  200    

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp

    5.875%        3/01/27        BB-        209,000  
      Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.1%                           
  50    

RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 144A

    5.250%        12/15/25        B-        52,296  
      Health Care Providers & Services – 1.2%                           
  100    

Centene Corp

    4.250%        12/15/27        BBB-        106,000  
  100    

Centene Corp

    4.625%        12/15/29        BBB-        111,021  
  50    

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc, 144A

    5.625%        3/15/27        B        53,762  
  50    

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc, 144A

    6.000%        1/15/29        B        54,013  
  100    

DaVita Inc, 144A

    4.625%        6/01/30        Ba3        106,000  
  50    

Encompass Health Corp

    4.625%        4/01/31        B+        53,500  
  250    

Global Medical Response Inc, 144A

    6.500%        10/01/25        B        261,250  
  100    

Molina Healthcare Inc, 144A

    4.375%        6/15/28        BB-        105,250  
  50    

Tenet Healthcare Corp, 144A

    4.625%        6/15/28        BB-        52,375  
  850    

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                               903,171  
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.7%                           
  100    

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co / Magnum Management Corp / Millennium Op, 144A

    5.500%        5/01/25        Ba2        104,250  
  50    

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc, 144A

    4.625%        6/15/25        BB+        53,550  
  250    

Scientific Games International Inc, 144A

    8.625%        7/01/25        B-        273,750  

 

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JMM    Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)                           
$ 100    

Yum! Brands Inc, 144A

    7.750%        4/01/25        B+      $ 110,750  
  500    

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                               542,300  
      Household Durables – 0.4%                           
  50    

Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc / KIK Custom Products Inc, 144A

    5.000%        12/31/26        B2        52,125  
  250    

M/I Homes Inc

    5.625%        8/01/25        BB-        260,000  
  300    

Total Household Durables

                               312,125  
      Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.3%                           
  200    

Calpine Corp, 144A

    3.750%        3/01/31        BB+        198,066  
      Interactive Media & Services – 0.1%                           
  50    

Arches Buyer Inc, 144A

    4.250%        6/01/28        B1        50,635  
      Internet Software & Services – 0.5%                           
  175    

J2 Global Inc, 144A

    4.625%        10/15/30        BB        184,625  
  200    

Rackspace Technology Global Inc, 144A

    5.375%        12/01/28        B-        209,540  
  375    

Total Internet Software & Services

                               394,165  
      IT Services – 0.4%                           
  50    

Austin BidCo Inc, 144A

    7.125%        12/15/28        CCC+        52,188  
  50    

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc, 144A

    3.875%        9/01/28        Ba2        51,500  
  200    

Unisys Corp, 144A

    6.875%        11/01/27        BB-        218,500  
  300    

Total IT Services

                               322,188  
      Leisure Products – 0.4%                           
  250    

Mattel Inc, 144A

    6.750%        12/31/25        BB-        263,868  
      Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%                           
  75    

Avantor Funding Inc, 144A

    4.625%        7/15/28        BB        79,313  
      Machinery – 0.5%                           
  200    

Mueller Water Products Inc, 144A

    5.500%        6/15/26        BB        207,250  
  150    

Navistar International Corp, 144A

    6.625%        11/01/25        B3        157,147  
  350    

Total Machinery

                               364,397  
      Media – 2.0%                           
  500    

Altice France SA/France, 144A

    7.375%        5/01/26        B        526,250  
  200    

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 144A

    3.875%        9/15/27        B+        201,250  
  200    

DISH DBS Corp

    5.875%        11/15/24        B2        209,707  
  250    

Entercom Media Corp, 144A

    7.250%        11/01/24        CCC+        249,375  
  90    

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co, 144A

    5.000%        4/15/22        BB-        90,237  
  200    

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance Inc, 144A

    4.500%        9/15/26        B1        206,250  
  1,440    

Total Media

                               1,483,069  
      Metals & Mining – 1.3%                           
  250    

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 144A

    6.125%        5/15/28        BB+        273,125  
  250    

First Quantum Minerals Ltd, 144A

    6.875%        10/15/27        B-        271,250  
  150    

Freeport-McMoRan Inc

    3.875%        3/15/23        Ba1        156,495  
  100    

Freeport-McMoRan Inc

    5.250%        9/01/29        Ba1        111,250  
  50    

Hudbay Minerals Inc, 144A

    6.125%        4/01/29        B+        53,875  
  85    

Joseph T Ryerson & Son Inc, 144A

    8.500%        8/01/28        B        96,262  
  885    

Total Metals & Mining

                               962,257  
      Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust – 0.2%                           
  125    

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 144A

    6.000%        4/15/25        BB+        133,750  

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.0%                           
$ 250    

Enable Midstream Partners LP, (4)

    4.400%        3/15/27        BBB-      $ 252,191  
  100    

EnLink Midstream LLC

    5.375%        6/01/29        BB+        97,250  
  200    

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp

    5.625%        6/15/24        B+        194,500  
  500    

MPLX LP, (4)

    4.800%        2/15/29        BBB        603,988  
  100    

NuStar Logistics LP

    5.750%        10/01/25        BB-        106,500  
  200    

Occidental Petroleum Corp

    5.875%        9/01/25        Ba2        213,000  
  50    

Occidental Petroleum Corp

    5.500%        12/01/25        Ba2        52,131  
  275    

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp

    7.250%        6/15/25        B+        178,265  
  200    

Southwestern Energy Co

    7.500%        4/01/26        BB        209,800  
  250    

Western Midstream Operating LP

    5.050%        2/01/30        BB        278,125  
  2,125    

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                               2,185,750  
      Pharmaceuticals – 0.8%                           
  100    

Bausch Health Cos Inc, 144A

    5.000%        1/30/28        B        103,054  
  225    

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco Inc, 144A

    5.875%        10/15/24        B+        227,812  
  220    

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

    6.750%        3/01/28        Ba2        248,875  
  545    

Total Pharmaceuticals

                               579,741  
      Professional Services – 0.3%                           
  200    

Dun & Bradstreet Corp/The, 144A

    6.875%        8/15/26        BB+        215,000  
      Real Estate Management & Development – 0.3%                           
  250    

Hunt Cos Inc, 144A

    6.250%        2/15/26        BB-        256,250  
      Road & Rail – 0.4%                           
  250    

United Rentals North America Inc

    4.875%        1/15/28        BB-        266,250  
      Software – 0.1%                           
  50    

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 144A

    3.625%        9/01/28        Ba3        51,188  
      Specialty Retail – 0.6%                           
  50    

L Brands Inc, 144A

    6.875%        7/01/25        BB        54,289  
  50    

L Brands Inc, 144A

    6.625%        10/01/30        B+        55,625  
  100    

Lithia Motors Inc, 144A

    4.375%        1/15/31        BB        107,250  
  200    

Staples Inc, 144A

    10.750%        4/15/27        B3        199,000  
  400    

Total Specialty Retail

                               416,164  
      Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.6%                           
  300    

Air Lease Corp, (4)

    3.875%        7/03/23        BBB        320,313  
  50    

WESCO Distribution Inc, 144A

    7.125%        6/15/25        BB-        54,992  
  50    

WESCO Distribution Inc, 144A

    7.250%        6/15/28        BB-        56,864  
  400    

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

                               432,169  
      Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4%                           
  250    

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp

    6.625%        8/01/26        BB        282,868  
$ 21,595    

Total Corporate Bonds (cost $21,935,204)

                               22,765,293  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      SOVEREIGN DEBT – 1.7% (1.2% of Total Investments)                           
      Bahrain – 0.4%                           
$ 250    

Bahrain Government International Bond, 144A

    7.000%        10/12/28        B+      $ 289,202  
      Egypt – 0.6%                           
  400    

Egypt Government International Bond, 144A

    5.875%        6/11/25        B+        433,851  
      El Salvador – 0.1%                           
  100    

El Salvador Government International Bond, 144A

    5.875%        1/30/25        B+        94,500  

 

19


JMM    Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      Sri Lanka – 0.2%                           
$ 250    

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 144A

    6.125%        6/03/25        CCC+      $ 148,200  
      Turkey – 0.4%                           
  250    

Turkey Government International Bond

    5.950%        1/15/31        B2        260,625  
$ 1,250    

Total Sovereign Debt (cost $1,245,107)

                               1,226,378  
Principal
(000)
    Description (1), (5)   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (2)      Value  
      CONTINGENT CAPITAL SECURITIES – 0.9% (0.7% of Total Investments)         
      Banks – 0.6%                           
$ 200    

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    6.500%        N/A (6)        Ba2      $ 213,124  
  200    

Societe Generale SA, 144A

    6.750%        N/A (6)        BB        224,074  
  400    

Total Banks

                               437,198  
      Capital Markets – 0.3%                           
  200    

UBS Group AG, 144A

    7.000%        N/A (6)        BBB        219,250  
$ 600    

Total Contingent Capital Securities (cost $600,000)

                               656,448  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)           Optional Call
Provisions (7)
     Ratings (2)      Value  
 

MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.7% (0.5%of Total Investments)

          
      Tax Obligation/General – 0.7%                           
$ 500    

Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Pension Funding Series 2003, 5.100%, 6/01/33

             No Opt. Call        BBB-      $ 538,485  
$ 500    

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $514,718)

                               538,485  
Shares     Description (1)                           Value  
 

COMMON STOCKS – 0.2% (0.2% of Total Investments)

          
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%                           
  7,399    

Denbury Inc, (8)

                             $ 190,080  
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $247,931)

                               190,080  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $95,990,548)

                               98,215,968  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity              Value  
 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0%% (1.5% of Total Investments)

          
      REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 2.0% (1.5% of Total Investments)                           
$ 1,492    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/20, repurchase price $1,492,205, collateralized $1,411,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.750%, due 8/31/23, value $1,522,075

    0.000%        1/04/21               $ 1,492,205  
 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,492,205)

                               1,492,205  
 

Total Investments (cost $97,482,753) – 134.8%

                               99,708,173  
 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements – (30.0)% (9)

                               (22,212,071
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (4.8)% (10)

                               (3,538,783
 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%

                             $ 73,957,319  

 

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Investments in Derivatives

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Contract
Position
     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount*
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Variation
Margin
Receivable/
(Payable)
 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note

     Short        (36      3/21      $ (4,963,128    $ (4,970,812    $ (7,684    $ (3,938

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Note

     Short        (14      3/21        (2,197,612      (2,189,031      8,581        (3,063

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     Short        (10      3/21        (1,749,280      (1,731,875      17,404        (3,437

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     Long        30        3/21        6,498,503        6,406,875        (91,628      22,500  
                                $ (2,411,517    $ (2,484,843    $ (73,327    $ 12,062  

Total receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

 

                     $ 22,500  

Total payable for variation margin on futures contracts

 

                     $ (10,438
*

The aggregate amount of long and short positions is $6,498,503 and $(8,910,020), respectively.

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 (11)
    Optional
Termination
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  $ 17,000,000       Receive       1-Month LIBOR       1.994     Monthly       6/01/18       7/01/25       7/01/27     $ (1,710,287   $ (1,710,287

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 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.

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives and/or reverse repurchase agreements. As of the end of the reporting period, investments with a value of $22,921,574 have been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(5)

Contingent Capital Securities (“CoCos”) are hybrid securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer. For example, the terms may specify an automatic write-down of principal or a mandatory conversion into the issuer’s common stock under certain adverse circumstances, such as the issuer’s capital ratio falling below a specified level.

 

(6)

Perpetual security. Maturity date is not applicable.

 

(7)

Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns.

 

(8)

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

 

(9)

Reverse Repurchase Agreements as a percentage of Total Investments is 22.3%.

 

(10)

Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives is recognized as part of the cash collateral at brokers and/or the receivable or payable for variation margin as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.

 

(11)

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

 

(12)

Principal Amount (000) rounds to less than $1,000.

 

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.

 

LIBOR

London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

 

I/O

Interest only security.

 

MDR

Denotes investment is subject to dollar roll transactions.

 

N/A

Not Applicable.

 

TBA

To be announced. Maturity date not known prior to settlement of this transaction.

 

WI/DD

Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets

  

Long-term investments, at value (cost $95,990,548)

   $ 98,215,968  

Short-term investments, at value (cost approximates value)

     1,492,205  

Cash collateral at broker for investments in futures contracts(1)

     192,554  

Cash collateral at broker for investments in reverse repurchase agreements(1)

     926,041  

Receivable for:

  

Interest

     536,987  

Investments sold

     2,412,660  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     22,500  

Total assets

     103,798,915  

Liabilities

  

Reverse repurchase agreements

     22,212,071  

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

     1,710,287  

Payable for:

  

Investments purchased – when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement

     5,733,750  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     10,438  

Accrued expenses:

  

Interest

     5,648  

Management fees

     72,740  

Trustees fees

     552  

Other

     96,110  

Total liabilities

     29,841,596  

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 73,957,319  

Common shares outstanding

     9,462,350  

Net asset value (“NAV”) per common share outstanding

   $ 7.82  

Net assets applicable to common shares consist of:

        

Common shares, $0.01 par value per share

   $ 94,624  

Paid-in surplus

     82,347,965  

Total distributable earnings

     (8,485,270

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 73,957,319  

Authorized common shares

     Unlimited  
(1)

Cash pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Six Months Ended December 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Investment Income

  

Interest

   $ 1,830,509  

Total investment income

     1,830,509  

Expenses

  

Management fees

     431,338  

Interest expense

     37,544  

Custodian fees

     45,550  

Trustees fees

     1,457  

Professional fees

     21,427  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     13,113  

Shareholder servicing agent fees

     3,101  

Stock exchange listing fees

     3,336  

Investor relations expense

     2,294  

Other

     7,396  

Total expenses

     566,556  

Net investment income (loss)

     1,263,953  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments

     (198,016

Futures contracts

     (12,883

Swaps

     (155,750

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     3,497,460  

Futures contracts

     (63,628

Swaps

     308,036  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3,375,219  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations

   $ 4,639,172  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

(Unaudited)

 

     

Six Months

Ended
12/31/20

    

Year Ended
6/30/20

 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,263,953      $ 2,846,108  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments

     (198,016      (183,919

Futures contracts

     (12,883      (74,189

Swaps

     (155,750      (35,576

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

     3,497,460        (2,958,899

Futures contracts

     (63,628      186,441  

Swaps

     308,036        (1,546,405

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations

     4,639,172        (1,766,439

Distributions to Common Shareholders

     

Dividends

     (1,461,933      (3,292,898

Decrease in net assets applicable to common shares from distributions to common shareholders

     (1,461,933      (3,292,898

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares

     3,177,239        (5,059,337

Net assets applicable to common shares at the beginning of period

     70,780,080        75,839,417  

Net assets applicable to common shares at the end of period

   $ 73,957,319      $ 70,780,080  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended December 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations

   $ 4,639,172  

Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

  

Purchases of investments

     (52,914,271

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

     53,908,739  

Proceeds from (Purchases of) short-term investments, net

     6,806  

Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net

     12,938  

(Increase) Decrease in:

  

Receivable for interest

     (21,790

Receivable for investments sold

     (1,171,764

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

     (7,656

Other assets

     4,262  

Increase (Decrease) in:

  

Investments purchased - when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement

     1,714,791  

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

     (22,562

Accrued interest

     5,166  

Accrued management fees

     2,367  

Accrued Trustees fees

     13  

Accrued other expenses

     9,261  

Net realized (gain) loss from:

  

Investments

     198,016  

Paydowns

     212,432  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     (3,497,460

Swaps

     (308,036

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     2,770,424  

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

  

Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements

     1,471,763  

(Purchase) for reverse repurchase agreements

    
(4,035,691

Cash distributions paid to shareholders

     (1,703,109

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (4,267,037

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Collateral at Brokers

     (1,496,613

Cash and cash collateral at brokers at the beginning of period

     2,615,208  

Cash and cash collateral at brokers at the end of period

   $ 1,118,595  
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information        

Cash paid for interest

   $ 32,378  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

          Investment Operations     Less Distributions to
Common Shareholders
    Common Share  
    

Beginning

Common

Share

NAV

    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
    Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Total     From
Net
Investment
Income
    From
Accumulated
Net
Realized
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total     Discount
From
Shares
Repurchase
and Retired
    Ending
NAV
    Ending
Share
Price
 

Year Ended 6/30:

                     

2021(f)

  $ 7.48     $ 0.13     $ 0.36     $ 0.49     $ (0.15   $   —     $   —     $ (0.15   $   —     $ 7.82     $ 7.19  

2020

    8.01       0.30       (0.48   $ (0.18     (0.35                 (0.35           7.48       6.90  

2019

    7.97       0.32       0.08       0.40       (0.36                 (0.36           8.01       7.33  

2018

    8.15       0.35       (0.13     0.22       (0.40                 (0.40           7.97       7.00  

2017

    8.07       0.39       0.12       0.51       (0.43                 (0.43           8.15       7.49  

2016

    8.40       0.41       (0.26     0.15       (0.48                 (0.48         8.07       7.48  

 

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            Common Share Supplemental Data/
Ratios Applicable to Common Shares
 
    
Common Share
Total Returns
          Ratios to Average Net Assets
Before Reimbursement(c)
    Ratios to Average Net Assets
After Reimbursement(c)(d)
       
Based
on
NAV(b)
        
Based
on
Share
Price(b)
    Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
    Expenses     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
    Expenses     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(e)
 
             
  6.67     6.50   $ 73,957       1.55 %**      3.46 %**      1.55 %**      3.46 %**      47
  (2.34     (1.14     70,780       2.24       3.88       2.24       3.88       87  
  5.16       10.14       75,839       2.19       4.08       2.19       4.08       159  
  2.60       (1.37     75,408       1.88       4.28       1.88       4.28       165  
  6.62       6.08       77,147       1.71       4.72       1.64       4.79       191  
  1.89       10.86       76,350       1.68       4.66       1.30       5.05       205  

 

(a)

Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)

Total Return Based on Common Share NAV is the combination of changes in common share NAV, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending NAV. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its NAV), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

Total Return Based on Common Share Price is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

(c)     Net Investment Income (Loss) ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to reverse repurchase agreements (as described in Note 8 – Fund Leverage), where applicable.
    Each ratio includes the effect of all interest expenses paid and other costs related to reverse repurchase agreements, where applicable, as follows:

 

Ratios of Interest Expense
to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares
 

Year Ended 6/30:

 

2021(f)

    0.10

2020

    0.75  

2019

    0.69  

2018

    0.41  

2017

    0.23  

2016

    0.15  
 

 

(d)

After fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement from the Adviser, where applicable. As of September 8, 2016, the Adviser is no longer contractually reimbursing the Fund for any fees and expenses.

(e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives) divided by the average long-term market value during the period.

(f)

For the six months ended December 31, 2020.

*

Rounds to less than $0.01 per common share.

**

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1. General Information

Fund Information

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol “JMM.” The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on May 27, 2014 (previously organized as a Virginia corporation).

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is December 31, 2020, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended December 31, 2020 (the “current fiscal period”).

Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser

The Fund’s investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC (“Nuveen”). Nuveen is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). The Adviser has overall responsibility for management of the Fund, oversees the management of the Fund’s portfolio, manages the Fund’s business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services, and, if necessary, asset allocation decisions. The Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a subsidiary of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the Fund’s investment portfolio.

Other Matters

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and subsequent global pandemic began significantly impacting the U.S. and global financial markets and economies during the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2020. The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has created significant uncertainty in the global economy. The duration and extent of COVID-19 over the long term cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and the extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Fund’s normal course of business, results of operations, investments, and cash flows will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and difficult to predict. Management continues to monitor and evaluate this situation.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The net asset value (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing security and common share transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and common share transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing security and common share transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.

Compensation

The Fund pays no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Fund from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.

Distributions to Common Shareholders

Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Investments and Investment Income

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are based upon the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for foreign securities, when information is available. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date and recorded at fair value. Interest income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and includes accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income also reflects payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest, fees earned from reverse repurchase agreements and paydown gains and losses, if any. PIK interest represents income received in the form of securities in lieu of cash. Fees earned from reverse repurchase agreements are further described in Note 8 – Fund Leverage, Reverse Repurchase Agreements.

Netting Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Fund may enter into transactions subject to enforceable master repurchase agreements, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) master agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows the Fund to offset certain securities and derivatives with a specific counterparty, when applicable, as well as any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, the Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis.

The Fund’s investments subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, if any, are further described in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives.

New Accounting Pronouncements and Rule Issuances

Reference Rate Reform

In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The main objective of the new guidance is to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates at the end of 2021, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) quotes by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new guidance allows companies to, provided the only changes to existing contracts are a change to an approved benchmark interest rate, account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis. For new and existing contracts, the Fund may elect to apply the optional expedients as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has not yet elected to apply the optional expedients, but is currently assessing the impact of the ASU’s adoption to the Fund’s financial statements and various filings.

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Adopts New Rules to Modernize Fund Valuation Framework

In December 2020, the SEC voted to adopt a new rule governing fund valuation practices. New Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 will permit fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, which requires a fund to fair value a security when market quotation are not readily available. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth the recordkeeping requirements associated with fair value determinations. Finally, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues, including the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4 will become effective on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. A fund may voluntarily comply with the rules after the effective date, and in advance of the compliance date, under certain conditions. Management is currently assessing the impact of these provisions on the Fund’s financial statements.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value utilizing valuation methods approved by the Board. 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. U.S. GAAP establishes the three-tier hierarchy which 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 management’s 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major classifications of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

Equity securities and exchange-traded funds listed or traded on a national market or exchange are valued based on their sale price at the official close of business of such market or exchange on the valuation date. Foreign equity securities are valued at the last sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange where traded and converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange on the date of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and that valuation adjustments are not applied, they are generally classified as Level 1. If there is no official close of business, then the latest available sale price is utilized. If no sales are reported, then the mean of the latest available bid and ask prices is utilized and are generally classified as Level 2.

Prices of fixed-income securities are generally provided by an independent pricing service (“pricing service”) approved by the Board. The pricing service establishes a security’s fair value using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Repurchase agreements are valued at contract amount plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Futures contracts are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the last traded price and are generally classified as Level 1.

Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily based upon a price supplied by a pricing service. Swaps are generally classified as Level 2.

Any portfolio security or derivative for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the market value of the Funds’ investments as of the end of the reporting period, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Long-Term Investments*:

           

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $      $ 72,839,284      $         —      $ 72,839,284  

Corporate Bonds

            22,765,293               22,765,293  

Sovereign Debt

            1,226,378               1,226,378  

Contingent Capital Securities

            656,448               656,448  

Municipal Bonds

            538,485               538,485  

Common Stock

     190,080                      190,080  

Short-Term Investments:

           

Repurchase Agreements

            1,492,205               1,492,205  

Investments in Derivatives:

           

Futures Contracts**

     (73,327                    (73,327

Interest Rate Swaps**

            (1,710,287             (1,710,287

Total

   $ 116,753      $ 97,807,806      $      $ 97,924,559  
*

Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for industry and country classifications, where applicable.

**

Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

4. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives

Portfolio Securities

Dollar Roll Transactions

The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which a Fund sells mortgage securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain (loss), and simultaneously contracts to repurchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, a Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase price at the future date. The difference between the sales proceeds and the repurchase price is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

 

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Repurchase Agreements

In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the fair value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the counterparty defaults, and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral may be delayed or limited.

The following table presents the repurchase agreements for the Fund that are subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, and the collateral delivered related to those repurchase agreements.

 

Counterparty    Short-Term
Investments, at Value
       Collateral
Pledged (From)
Counterparty*
       Net
Exposure
 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

   $ 1,492,205        $ (1,492,205      $  
*

As of the end of the reporting period, the value of the collateral pledged from the counterparty exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements. Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for details on the repurchase agreements.

Zero Coupon Securities

A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

Investment Transactions

Long-term purchases and sales (including maturities and dollar roll transactions, but excluding derivative transactions) during the current fiscal period aggregated $52,914,271 and $53,908,739 respectively.

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may have extended settlement periods; interest income is not accrued until settlement date. Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Fund has earmarked securities in its portfolio with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed-delivery purchase commitments. If the Fund has outstanding when-issued/delayed-delivery purchases commitments as of the end of the reporting period, such amounts are recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Investments in Derivatives

The Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments such as futures, options and swap contracts. The Fund limits its investments in futures, options on futures and swap contracts to the extent necessary for the Adviser to claim the exclusion from registration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator with respect to the Fund. The Fund records derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.

Futures Contracts

Upon execution of a futures contract, the Fund is obligated to deposit cash or eligible securities, also known as “initial margin,” into an account at its clearing broker equal to a specified percentage of the contract amount. Cash held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts, if any, is recognized as “Cash collateral at brokers for investments in futures contracts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Investments in futures contracts obligate the Fund and the clearing broker to settle monies on a daily basis representing changes in the prior days “mark-to-market” of the open contracts. If the Fund has unrealized appreciation the clearing broker will credit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to appreciation. Conversely, if the Fund has unrealized depreciation the clearing broker will debit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to depreciation. These daily cash settlements are also known as “variation margin.” Variation margin is recognized as a receivable and/or payable for “Variation margin on futures contracts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as an unrealized gain or loss by “marking-to-market” on a daily basis to reflect the changes in market value of the contract, which is recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations. When the contract is closed or expired, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract on the closing date and value of the contract when originally entered into, which is recognized as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Risks of investments in futures contracts include the possible adverse movement in the price of the securities or indices underlying the contracts, the possibility that there may not be a liquid secondary market for the contracts and/or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with a change in the value of the underlying securities or indices.

During the current fiscal period, the Fund used U.S. Treasury futures as part of an overall portfolio construction strategy to manage portfolio duration and yield curve exposure.

The average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding during the current fiscal period was as follows:

 

Average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding*

    $16,030,897  
*

The average notional amount is calculated based on the absolute aggregate notional amount of contracts outstanding at the beginning of the current fiscal period and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal period.

The following table presents the fair value of all futures contracts held by the Fund as of the end of the reporting period, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the primary underlying risk exposure.

 

        

Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 
Underlying
Risk Exposure
   Derivative
Instrument
 

Asset Derivatives

         

(Liability) Derivatives

 
  Location   Value            Location   Value  
Interest rate    Futures contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ (91,628           Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 18,301  
*

Value represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments and not the asset and/or liability derivative location as described in the table above.

The following table presents the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations during the current fiscal period, and the primary underlying risk exposure.

 

Underlying Risk Exposure     

Derivative

Instrument

     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from Futures
Contracts
       Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) of
Futures Contracts
 
Interest rate      Futures contracts      $ (12,883      $ (63,628

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

Interest rate swap contracts involve the Fund’s agreement with the counterparty to pay or receive a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty receiving or paying a variable rate payment. Forward interest rate swap contracts involve the Fund’s agreement with a counterparty to pay, in the future, a fixed or variable rate payment in exchange for the counterparty paying the Fund a variable or fixed rate payment, the accruals for which would begin at a specified date in the future (the “effective date”).

The amount of the payment obligation for an interest rate swap is based on the notional amount and the termination date of the contract. Interest rate swap contracts do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to the swap counterparty on such transactions is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is to receive.

Interest rate swap contracts are valued daily. Upon entering into an interest rate swap contract (and beginning on the effective date for a forward interest rate swap contract), the Fund accrues the fixed rate payment expected to be paid or received and the variable rate payment expected to be received or paid on the interest rate swap contracts on a daily basis, and recognizes the daily change in the fair value of the Fund’s contractual rights and obligations under the contracts. For an over-the-counter (“OTC”) swap that is not cleared through a clearing house (“OTC Uncleared”), the amount recorded on these transactions is recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of “Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on interest rate swaps.”

Upon the execution of an OTC swap cleared through a clearing house (“OTC Cleared”), the Fund is obligated to deposit cash or eligible securities, also known as “initial margin,” into an account at its clearing broker equal to a specified percentage of the contract amount. Cash deposited by the Fund to cover initial margin requirements on open swap contracts, if any, is recognized as a component of “Cash collateral at brokers for investments in swaps” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Investments in OTC Cleared swaps obligate the Fund and the clearing broker to settle monies on a daily basis representing changes in the prior day’s “mark-to-market” of the swap contract. If the Fund has unrealized appreciation, the clearing broker will credit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to the appreciation. Conversely, if the Fund has unrealized depreciation, the clearing broker will debit the Fund’s account with an amount equal to the depreciation. These daily cash settlements are also known as “variation margin.” Variation margin for OTC Cleared swaps is recognized as a receivable and/or payable for “Variation margin on swap contracts” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Upon the

 

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execution of an OTC Uncleared swap, neither the Fund nor the counterparty is required to deposit initial margin as the trades are recorded bilaterally between both parties to the swap contract, and the terms of the variation margin are subject to a predetermined threshold negotiated by the Fund and the counterparty. Variation margin for OTC Uncleared swaps is recognized as a component of “Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on interest rate swaps” as described in the preceding paragraph.

The net amount of periodic payments settled in cash are recognized as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from swaps” on the Statement of Operations, in addition to the net realized gain or loss recorded upon the termination of the swap contract. For tax purposes, payments expected to be received or paid on the swap contracts are treated as ordinary income or expense, respectively. Changes in the value of the swap contracts during the fiscal period are recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps” on the Statement of Operations. In certain instances, payments are made or received upon entering into the swap contract to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreements and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period, if any, are recognized as “Interest rate swaps premiums received and/or paid” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

During the current fiscal period, the Fund used interest rate swap contracts as part of an overall portfolio construction strategy to manage duration and overall portfolio yield curve exposure.

The average notional amount of interest rate swap contracts outstanding during the current fiscal period was as follows:

 

Average notional amount of interest rate swap contracts outstanding*

  $ 17,000,000  
*

The average notional amount is calculated based on the outstanding notional at the beginning of the current fiscal period and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal period.

The following table presents the fair value of all swap contracts held by the Fund as of the end of the reporting period, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the primary underlying risk exposure.

 

       

Location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

Underlying

Risk Exposure

 

Derivative

Instrument

 

Asset Derivatives

         

(Liability) Derivatives

 
  Location   Value            Location   Value  
Interest rate   Swaps (OTC Uncleared)     $             Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps   $ (1,710,287

The following table presents the swap contracts subject to netting agreements and the collateral delivered related to those swap contracts as of the end of the reporting period.

 

                      Gross Amounts not
offset on the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
       
Counterparty   Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
on Interest
Rate Swaps**
    Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
on Interest
Rate Swaps**
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Interest Rate
Swaps
    Interest
Rate Swaps
Premiums Paid
   

Collateral
Pledged

to (from)
Counterparty

    Net
Exposure
 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  $     $ (1,710,287   $ (1,710,287   $     $ 1,601,473     $ (108,814
**

Represents gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the counterparty as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

The following table presents the amount of net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) recognized on swap contracts on the Statement of Operations during the current fiscal period, and the primary underlying risk exposure.

 

Underlying Risk Exposure

     Derivative
Instrument
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from Swaps
       Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
of Swaps
 
Interest rate             Swaps      $ (155,750      $ 308,036  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

In the normal course of business the Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of the Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when the Fund has an unrealized loss, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Fund as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the pre-determined threshold amount.

5. Fund Shares

Common Share Transactions

The Fund did not have any transactions in common shares during the current and prior fiscal periods.

6. Income Tax Information

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income to common shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Fund is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the common share NAV of the Fund.

The table below presents the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, as determined on a federal income tax basis as of December 31, 2020.

For purposes of this disclosure, derivative tax cost is generally the sum of any upfront fees or premiums exchanged and any amounts unrealized for income statement reporting but realized in income and/or capital gains for tax reporting. If a particular derivative category does not disclose any tax unrealized appreciation or depreciation, the change in value of those derivatives have generally been fully realized for tax purposes.

 

Tax cost of investments

     $ 97,607,080  

Gross unrealized:

    

Appreciation

     $ 3,447,097  

Depreciation

       (3,129,618

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     $ 317,479  
Permanent differences, primarily due to paydowns, bond premium amortization adjustments, treatment of notional principal contracts and complex securities character adjustments, resulted in reclassifications among the Fund’s components of net assets as of June 30, 2020, the Fund’s last tax year end.

 

The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of June 30, 2020, the Fund’s last tax year end, were as follows:

 

Undistributed net ordinary income1

     $     264,816  

Undistributed net long-term capital gains

        
1 

Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the Fund’s last tax year ended June 30, 2020, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:

 

Distributions from net ordinary income1

     $     3,292,898  

Distributions from net long-term capital gains

        
1 

Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.

As of June 30, 2020, the Fund’s last tax year end, the Fund had unused capital losses carrying forward available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. The capital losses are not subject to expiration.

 

Not subject to expiration:

          

Short-term

     $ 300,253  

Long-term

       7,927,603  

Total

     $ 8,227,856  

7. Management Fees

The Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Fund from the management fees paid to the Adviser.

The Fund’s management fee consists of two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within the Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables Fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within the Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:

 

Average Daily Managed Assets*      Fund-Level Fee Rate  

For the first $125 million

       0.7000

For the next $125 million

       0.6875  

For the next $150 million

       0.6750  

For the next $600 million

       0.6625  

For managed assets over $1 billion

       0.6500  

The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated by multiplying the current complex-wide fee rate, determined according to the following schedule by the Fund’s daily managed assets:

 

Complex-Level Eligible Asset Breakpoint Level*      Effective Complex-Level Fee Rate at Breakpoint Level  

$55 billion

       0.2000

$56 billion

       0.1996  

$57 billion

       0.1989  

$60 billion

       0.1961  

$63 billion

       0.1931  

$66 billion

       0.1900  

$71 billion

       0.1851  

$76 billion

       0.1806  

$80 billion

       0.1773  

$91 billion

       0.1691  

$125 billion

       0.1599  

$200 billion

       0.1505  

$250 billion

       0.1469  

$300 billion

       0.1445  
*

For the complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen open-end and closed-end funds that constitute “eligible assets.” Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen funds or assets in excess of a determined amount (originally $2 billion) added to the Nuveen fund complex in connection with the Adviser’s assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011, but do include certain assets of certain Nuveen Funds that were reorganized into funds advised by an affiliate of the Adviser during the 2019 calendar year. As of December 31, 2020, the complex-level fee for the Fund was 0.1557%.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

8. Fund Leverage

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

During the current fiscal period, the Fund entered into reverse repurchase agreements as a means of leverage.

In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells to the counterparty a security that it holds with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date, with the Fund retaining the risk of loss that is associated with that security. The Fund will segregate assets determined to be liquid by the Adviser to cover its obligations under reverse repurchase agreements. Securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements are recorded as a liability and recognized as “Reverse repurchase agreements” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Interest payments made on reverse repurchase agreements are recognized as a component of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, the Fund receives a fee for use of the security by the counterparty. This results in interest income to the Fund, which is recognized as a component of “Interest income” on the Statement of Operations.

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s outstanding balances on its reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

 

Counterparty    Coupon        Principal
Amount
       Maturity        Value        Value and
Accrued
Interest
 
BNP Paribas      0.300      $ (16,506,000        4/01/21        $ (16,506,000      $ (16,510,127
Goldman Sachs      0.320        (5,706,071        4/01/21          (5,706,071        (5,707,593
                  (22,212,071                   (22,212,071        (22,217,720

During the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding (which was for the entire current reporting period) and average interest rate on the Fund’s reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

 

Average daily balance outstanding   $ 23,042,782  
Average interest rate     0.32%  

The following table presents the reverse repurchase agreements subject to netting agreements and the collateral delivered related to those reverse repurchase agreements.

 

Counterparty    Reverse Repurchase
Agreements*
       Collateral Pledged
to Counterparty**
       Net
Exposure
 
BNP Paribas      (16,510,127        (16,510,127      $  
Goldman Sachs      (5,707,593        (5,707,593         
       (22,217,720        (22,217,720      $         —  
*

Represents gross value and accrued interest for the counterparty as reported in the preceding table.

**

As of the end of the reporting period, the value of the collateral pledged to the counterparty exceeded the value of the reverse repurchase agreements.

9. Borrowing Arrangements

Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has granted an exemptive order permitting registered open-end and closed-end Nuveen funds to participate in an inter-fund lending facility whereby the Nuveen funds may directly lend to and borrow money from each other for temporary purposes (e.g., to satisfy redemption requests or when a sale of securities “fails,” resulting in an unanticipated cash shortfall) (the “Inter-Fund Program”). The closed-end Nuveen funds, including the Fund covered by this shareholder report, will participate only as lenders, and not as borrowers, in the Inter-Fund Program because such closed-end funds rarely, if ever, need to borrow cash to meet redemptions. The Inter-Fund Program is subject to a number of conditions, including, among other things, the requirements that (1) no fund may borrow or lend money through the Inter-Fund Program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than is typically available from a bank or other financial institution for a comparable transaction; (2) no fund may borrow on an unsecured basis through the Inter-Fund Program unless the fund’s outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the inter-fund borrowing total 10% or less of its total assets; provided that if the borrowing fund has a secured borrowing outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another fund, the inter-fund loan must be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value; (3) if a fund’s total outstanding borrowings immediately after an inter-fund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the fund may borrow through the inter-fund loan on a secured basis only; (4) no fund may lend money if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the Inter-Fund Program to exceed 15% of its net assets at the time of the loan; (5) a fund’s inter-fund loans to any one fund shall not exceed 5% of the lending fund’s net assets; (6) the duration of inter-fund loans will be limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event more than seven days; and (7) each inter-fund loan may be called on one business day’s notice by a lending fund and may be repaid on any day by a

 

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borrowing fund. In addition, a Nuveen fund may participate in the Inter-Fund Program only if and to the extent that such participation is consistent with the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Inter-Fund Program.

The limitations detailed above and the other conditions of the SEC exemptive order permitting the Inter-Fund Program are designed to minimize the risks associated with Inter-Fund Program for both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. However, no borrowing or lending activity is without risk. When a fund borrows money from another fund, there is a risk that the loan could be called on one day’s notice or not renewed, in which case the fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher rate or take other actions to payoff such loan if an inter-fund loan is not available from another fund. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

During the current reporting period, the Fund did not enter into any inter-fund loan activity.

10. Subsequent Events

Distributions to Common Shareholders

On February 25, 2021, the Fund announced that the Board approved the adoption of a level distribution policy. The level distribution policy is intended to provide shareholders with stable, but not guaranteed, cash flow, independent of the amount or timing of income earned or capital gains realized by the Fund. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net investment income through its regular monthly distribution and to distribute realized capital gains at least annually. In addition, in any monthly period, in order to maintain its level distribution amount, the Fund may pay out more or less than its net investment income during the period. As a result, distribution sources may include net investment income, realized gains and return of capital. The level distribution policy will become effective with the Fund’s March distribution.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

By February 2020, the Fund increased the outstanding balance on its reverse repurchase agreements to $23,620,000.

 

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Shareholder Update

 

Changes Occurring During the Reporting Period

The following information in this semi-annual report is a summary of certain changes during the reporting period. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased shares of the Fund.

Amended and Restated By-Laws

On October 5, 2020, after a rigorous and deliberative review, and consistent with the interests of the Fund’s long-term shareholders, the Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted Amended and Restated By-Laws.

Among other changes, the Amended and Restated By-Laws require compliance with certain amended deadlines and procedural and informational requirements in connection with advance notice of shareholder proposals or nominations, including certain information about the proponent and the proposal, or in the case of a nomination, the nominee. Any shareholder considering making a nomination or other proposal should carefully review and comply with those provisions of the Amended and Restated By-Laws.

The Amended and Restated By-Laws also include provisions (the “Control Share By-Law”) pursuant to which, in summary, a shareholder who obtains beneficial ownership of common shares of the Fund in a “Control Share Acquisition” may exercise voting rights with respect to such shares only to the extent the authorization of such voting rights is approved by other shareholders of the Fund. The Control Share By-Law is primarily intended to protect the interests of the Fund and its long-term shareholders by limiting the risk that the Fund will become subject to undue influence by opportunistic traders pursuing short-term agendas adverse to the best interests of the Fund and its long-term shareholders. The Control Share By-Law does not eliminate voting rights for common shares acquired in Control Share Acquisitions, but rather entrusts the Fund’s other “non-interested” shareholders with determining whether to approve the authorization of the voting rights of the person acquiring such shares.

Subject to various conditions and exceptions, the Control Share By-Law defines a “Control Share Acquisition” to include an acquisition of common shares that, but for the Control Share By-Law, would give the beneficial owner, upon the acquisition of such shares, the ability to exercise voting power in the election of Trustees of the Fund in any of the following ranges:

 

  (i)

one-tenth or more, but less than one-fifth of all voting power;

 

  (ii)

one-fifth or more, but less than one-third of all voting power;

 

  (iii)

one-third or more, but less than a majority of all voting power; or

 

  (iv)

a majority or more of all voting power.

The Control Share By-Law generally excludes certain acquisitions of common shares from the definition of a Control Share Acquisition, including acquisitions of common shares that occurred prior to October 5, 2020, though such shares are included in assessing whether any subsequent share acquisition exceeds one of the enumerated thresholds.

Subject to certain conditions and procedural requirements set forth in the Control Share By-Law, including the delivery of a “Control Share Acquisition Statement” to the Fund’s Secretary setting forth certain required information, a shareholder who obtains or proposes to obtain beneficial ownership of common shares in a Control Share Acquisition generally may demand a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of considering whether the voting rights of such acquiring person with respect to such shares shall be authorized.

This discussion is only a high-level summary of certain aspects of the Amended and Restated By-Laws, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated By-Laws. Shareholders should refer to the Amended and Restated By-Laws for more information. A copy of the Amended and Restated By-Laws can be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2020, which is available at www.sec.gov, and may also be obtained by writing to the Secretary of the Fund at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

 

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Risk

Considerations

 

Risk Considerations

Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (JMM)

Investing in closed-end funds involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. Closed-end fund shares may frequently trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Investing in mortgage-backed securities entails credit risk, the risk that the servicer fails to perform its duties, liquidity risks, interest rate risks, structure risks, pre-payment risk, and geographical concentration risks. Leverage increases return volatility and magnifies the Fund’s potential return and its risks; there is no guarantee a fund’s leverage strategy will be successful. These and other risk considerations including hedging risk are described in more detail on the Fund’s web page at www.nuveen.com/JMM.

 

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Additional Fund Information

 

Board of Trustees        
Jack B. Evans   William C. Hunter   Albin F. Moschner   John K. Nelson   Judith M. Stockdale
Carole E. Stone  

Matthew Thornton III

 

Terence J. Toth

 

Margaret L. Wolff

  Robert L. Young

 

         

Investment Adviser

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Custodian

State Street Bank
& Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Chicago, IL 60603

 

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

200 East Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601

 

Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services

Computershare Trust

Company, N.A.

150 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

(800) 257-8787

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments Information

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. You may obtain this information on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information

You may obtain (i) information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll free at (800) 257-8787. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

CEO Certification Disclosure

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its CEO and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

Common Share Repurchases

The Fund intends to repurchase, through its open-market share repurchase program, shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Fund repurchased shares of its common stock, as shown in the accompanying table. Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.

 

     JMM  

Common shares repurchased

    0  

FINRA BrokerCheck

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA member firms and associated investment professionals. This information as well as an investor brochure describing FlNRA BrokerCheck is available to the public by calling the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline number at (800) 289-9999 or by visiting www.FINRA.org.

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms

Used in this Report

 

 

Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

 

 

Beta: A measure of the variability of the change in the share price for a fund in relation to a change in the value of the fund’s market benchmark. Securities with betas higher than 1.0 have been, and are expected to be, more volatile than the benchmark; securities with betas lower than 1.0 have been, and are expected to be, less volatile than the benchmark.

 

 

Blended Benchmark: A two index blend comprised of weightings approximating the Fund’s proposed portfolio: 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index and 75% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Index. 1) Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index: An unmanaged index that covers the universe of domestic fixed-rate non-investment grade debt; and 2) Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Index: An unmanaged index considered representative of U.S. government treasury securities and agency mortgage-back securities. Benchmark returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index: The index measures the performance of U.S. government bonds and mortgage-related securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

 

Contingent Capital Securities (CoCos): CoCos are debt or capital securities of primarily non-U.S. issuers with loss absorption contingency mechanisms built into the terms of the security, for example a mandatory conversion into common stock of the issuer, or a principal write-down, which if triggered would likely cause the CoCo investment to lose value. Loss absorption mechanisms would become effective upon the occurrence of a specified contingency event, or at the discretion of a regulatory body. Specified contingency events, as identified in the CoCo’s governing documents, usually reference a decline in the issuer’s capital below a specified threshold level, and/or certain regulatory events. A loss absorption contingency event for CoCos would likely be the result of, or related to, the deterioration of the issuer’s financial condition and/or its status as a going concern. In such a case, with respect to CoCos that provide for conversion into common stock upon the occurrence of the contingency event, the market price of the issuer’s common stock received by the Acquiring Fund will have likely declined, perhaps substantially, and may continue to decline after conversion. CoCos rated below investment grade should be considered high yield securities, or “junk,” but often are issued by entities whose more senior securities are rated investment grade. CoCos are a relatively new type of security; and there is a risk that CoCo security issuers may suffer the sort of future financial distress that could materially increase the likelihood (or the market’s perception of the likelihood) that an automatic write-down or conversion event on those issuers’ CoCos will occur. Additionally, the trading behavior of a given issuer’s CoCo may be strongly impacted by the trading behavior of other issuers’ CoCos, such that negative information from an unrelated CoCo security may cause a decline in value of one or more CoCos held by the Fund. Accordingly, the trading behavior of CoCos may not follow the trading behavior of other types of debt and preferred securities. Despite these concerns, the prospective reward vs. risk characteristics of at least certain CoCos may be very attractive relative to other fixed-income alternatives.

 

 

Duration: Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s or bond fund’s value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond’s or fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or fund will change as interest rates change.

 

 

Effective Leverage: Effective leverage is a fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage (see below) and the leverage effects of certain derivative investments in the fund’s portfolio.

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report (continued)

 

 

Leverage: Leverage is created whenever a fund has investment exposure (both reward and/or risk) equivalent to more than 100% of the investment capital.

 

 

Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund’s Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash, accrued earnings and receivables) less its total liabilities. NAV per share is equal to the fund’s Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding.

 

 

Regulatory Leverage: Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued by or borrowings of the fund. Both of these are part of the fund’s capital structure. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

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Reinvest Automatically, Easily and Conveniently

 

Nuveen makes reinvesting easy. A phone call is all it takes to set up your reinvestment account.

 

 

Nuveen Closed-End Funds Automatic Reinvestment Plan

Your Nuveen Closed-End Fund allows you to conveniently reinvest distributions in additional Fund shares.

By choosing to reinvest, you’ll be able to invest money regularly and automatically, and watch your investment grow through the power of compounding. Just like distributions in cash, there may be times when income or capital gains taxes may be payable on distributions that are reinvested.

It is important to note that an automatic reinvestment plan does not ensure a profit, nor does it protect you against loss in a declining market.

Easy and convenient

To make recordkeeping easy and convenient, each quarter you’ll receive a statement showing your total distributions, the date of investment, the shares acquired and the price per share, and the total number of shares you own.

How shares are purchased

The shares you acquire by reinvesting will either be purchased on the open market or newly issued by the Fund. If the shares are trading at or above net asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of the net asset value or 95% of the then-current market price. If the shares are trading at less than net asset value, shares for your account will be purchased on the open market. If the Plan Agent begins purchasing Fund shares on the open market while shares are trading below net asset value, but the Fund’s shares subsequently trade at or above their net asset value before the Plan Agent is able to complete its purchases, the Plan Agent may cease open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the distribution in newly-issued Fund shares at a price equal to the greater of the shares’ net asset value or 95% of the shares’ market value on the last business day immediately prior to the purchase date. Distributions received to purchase shares in the open market will normally be invested shortly after the distribution payment date. No interest will be paid on distributions awaiting reinvestment. Because the market price of the shares may increase before purchases are completed, the average purchase price per share may exceed the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. A pro rata portion of any applicable brokerage commissions on open market purchases will be paid by Plan participants. These commissions usually will be lower than those charged on individual transactions.

Flexible

You may change your distribution option or withdraw from the Plan at any time, should your needs or situation change.

You can reinvest whether your shares are registered in your name, or in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee. Ask your investment advisor if his or her firm will participate on your behalf. Participants whose shares are registered in the name of one firm may not be able to transfer the shares to another firm and continue to participate in the Plan.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Although the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants, there is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan at this time.

Call today to start reinvesting distributions

For more information on the Nuveen Automatic Reinvestment Plan or to enroll in or withdraw from the Plan, speak with your financial professional or call us at (800) 257-8787.

 

 

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LOGO

 

Nuveen:

Serving Investors for Generations

Since 1898, financial professionals and their clients have relied on Nuveen to provide
dependable investment solutions through continued adherence to proven, long-term investing
principles. Today, we offer a range of high quality solutions designed to
be integral components of a well-diversified core portfolio.

Focused on meeting investor needs.

Nuveen is the investment manager of TIAA. We have grown into one of the world’s premier global asset managers, with specialist knowledge across all major asset classes and particular strength in solutions that provide income for investors and that draw on our expertise in alternatives and responsible investing. Nuveen is driven not only by the independent investment processes across the firm, but also the insights, risk management, analytics and other tools and resources that a truly world-class platform provides. As a global asset manager, our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to create solutions which help them secure their financial future.

Find out how we can help you.

To learn more about how the products and services of Nuveen may be able to help you meet your financial goals, talk to your financial professional, or call us at (800) 257-8787. Please read the information provided carefully before you invest. Investors should consider the investment objective and policies, risk considerations, charges and expenses of any investment carefully. Where applicable, be sure to obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other relevant information. To obtain a prospectus, please contact your securities representative or Nuveen, 333 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Learn more about Nuveen Funds at: www.nuveen.com/closed-end-funds

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activity for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item  2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable to this filing.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: See EX-99.CERT attached hereto.

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable.

(a)(4) Change in registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

(b) If the report is filed under Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 (b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section  1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an Exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section  18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registration specifically incorporates it by reference: See EX-99.906 CERT attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Mark L. Winget

  
   Mark L. Winget   
   Vice President and Secretary   

Date: March 5, 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 (Signature and Title)   

/s/ David J. Lamb

  
   David J. Lamb   
   Chief Administrative Officer   
   (principal executive officer)   

Date: March 5, 2021

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham

  
   E. Scott Wickerham   
   Vice President and Controller   
   (principal financial officer)   

Date: March 5, 2021