X0203 3 2009-02-28 0 0000868449 NUVEEN NEW YORK INVESTMENT QUALITY MUNICIPAL FUND INC NQN 0001000275 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA \ 200 BAY STREET TORONTO M5J 2J5 0 0 1 0 Auction Rate Preferred 569 I By subsidiary The Auction Preferred Shares ("Shares") reported in Table 1 represent 569 Shares beneficially owned by RBC Capital Markets Corporation, which is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC"). The 569 Shares reported herein represent RBC's combined holdings in multiple series of auction preferred securities of the issuer, which are treated herein as one class of securities in accordance with the Auction Rate Securities - Global Exemptive Relief no-action letter issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 22, 2008. RBC undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, complete information regarding the number of securities purchased or sold at each different price and date of all transactions in such securities that occurred after RBC became a 10% owner but prior to the date of this filing. Royal Bank of Canada, By: /s/ Tom Smee, Senior Vice President 2009-03-06 /s/ Bryan Osmar, Senior Vice President 2009-03-06