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: 811-07420
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Name and address of agent for service:
David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Semiannual
Report |
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Delaware
Investments
Closed-End Municipal
Bond Funds
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September 30, 2011 |
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The figures in the semiannual
report for Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds represent
past results, which are not a guarantee of future results. A rise or fall
in interest rates can have a significant impact on bond prices. Funds that
invest in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise. |
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Closed-end funds |
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Table of contents
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> Sector/State
allocations |
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> Statements of
net assets |
3 |
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> Statements of
operations |
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> Statements of
changes in net assets |
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> Financial
highlights |
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> Notes to
financial statements |
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> Other Fund
information |
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> About the
organization |
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Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., and
its subsidiaries (collectively known by the marketing name of Delaware Investments) are wholly owned subsidiaries of
Macquarie Group Limited, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory,
investment and funds management services. For more information, including press
releases, please visit www.delawareinvestments.com.
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed
herein are current as of Sept. 30, 2011, and subject to change. Holdings are as
of the date indicated and subject to change.
Funds are not FDIC insured and are not
guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
Mutual fund advisory services are provided
by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust,
which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of
Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its
subsidiaries. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries
and affiliates worldwide.
Investments in Delaware Investments
Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds are not and will not be deposits with or
liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding
companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group),
and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and
loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or
will guarantee the performance of the Funds, the repayment of capital from the
Funds, or any particular rate of return.
© 2011 Delaware Management
Holdings, Inc.
All third-party trademarks cited are the
property of their respective owners.
Sector/State allocations
As of September 30, 2011
Sector designations may be different than
the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Delaware
Investments |
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Colorado Municipal
Income Fund, Inc. |
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Percentage |
Sector |
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of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds |
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96.73 |
% |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bond |
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1.17 |
% |
Education Revenue
Bonds |
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12.12 |
% |
Electric Revenue Bonds |
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7.27 |
% |
Healthcare Revenue
Bonds |
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12.75 |
% |
Housing Revenue Bonds |
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2.64 |
% |
Lease Revenue
Bonds |
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5.06 |
% |
Local General Obligation
Bonds |
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10.72 |
% |
Pre-Refunded
Bonds |
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14.59 |
% |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds |
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14.76 |
% |
State General
Obligation Bonds |
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5.45 |
% |
Transportation Revenue Bonds |
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4.83 |
% |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds |
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5.37 |
% |
Short-Term Investments |
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1.43 |
% |
Total Value of Securities |
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98.16 |
% |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of
Liabilities |
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1.84 |
% |
Total Net Assets |
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100.00 |
% |
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Delaware
Investments |
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Minnesota Municipal
Income Fund II, Inc. |
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Percentage |
Sector |
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of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds |
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99.07 |
% |
Corporate-Backed Revenue
Bonds |
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5.86 |
% |
Education Revenue
Bonds |
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9.41 |
% |
Electric Revenue Bonds |
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7.43 |
% |
Healthcare Revenue
Bonds |
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20.12 |
% |
Housing Revenue Bonds |
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7.87 |
% |
Lease Revenue
Bonds |
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6.19 |
% |
Local General Obligation
Bonds |
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9.85 |
% |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed
to Maturity Bonds |
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20.43 |
% |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds |
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5.05 |
% |
State General
Obligation Bond |
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0.93 |
% |
Transportation Revenue Bonds |
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5.00 |
% |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bond |
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0.93 |
% |
Short-Term Investments |
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0.42 |
% |
Total Value of Securities |
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99.49 |
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Receivables and Other Assets Net of
Liabilities |
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0.51 |
% |
Total Net Assets |
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100.00 |
% |
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Sector/State allocations
As of September 30, 2011
Sector designations may be different than
the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Delaware
Investments |
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National Municipal
Income Fund |
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Percentage |
Sector |
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of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds |
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87.19 |
% |
Corporate-Backed Revenue
Bonds |
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10.70 |
% |
Education Revenue
Bonds |
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13.80 |
% |
Electric Revenue Bonds |
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2.70 |
% |
Healthcare Revenue
Bonds |
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15.15 |
% |
Housing Revenue Bonds |
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1.18 |
% |
Lease Revenue
Bonds |
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4.92 |
% |
Local General Obligation
Bonds |
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4.66 |
% |
Pre-Refunded
Bonds |
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3.48 |
% |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds |
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12.93 |
% |
State General
Obligation Bonds |
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3.42 |
% |
Transportation Revenue Bonds |
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9.38 |
% |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds |
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4.87 |
% |
Short-Term Investments |
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11.71 |
% |
Total Value of Securities |
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98.90 |
% |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of
Liabilities |
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1.10 |
% |
Total Net Assets |
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100.00 |
% |
State |
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(as a % of fixed
income investments) |
Alaska |
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1.22 |
% |
Arizona |
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30.26 |
% |
California |
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6.71 |
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Colorado |
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1.48 |
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Delaware |
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0.63 |
% |
Florida |
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6.38 |
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Georgia |
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1.04 |
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Guam |
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0.51 |
% |
Hawaii |
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0.39 |
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Illinois |
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1.37 |
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Iowa |
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0.74 |
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Kansas |
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0.21 |
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Louisiana |
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1.19 |
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Maine |
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0.42 |
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Maryland |
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1.39 |
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Massachusetts |
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1.81 |
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Michigan |
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0.47 |
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Minnesota |
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4.81 |
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Missouri |
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1.68 |
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New Hampshire |
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0.44 |
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New Jersey |
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1.64 |
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New Mexico |
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0.70 |
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New York |
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8.33 |
% |
Ohio |
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1.63 |
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Oregon |
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0.19 |
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Pennsylvania |
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12.89 |
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Puerto Rico |
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6.39 |
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Texas |
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3.64 |
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Virginia |
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0.74 |
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Wyoming |
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0.35 |
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Washington D.C. |
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0.35 |
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Total |
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100.00 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal
Income Fund, Inc.
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
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Principal |
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Amount |
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Value |
Municipal
Bonds 96.73% |
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Corporate-Backed Revenue Bond 1.17% |
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Public Authority for Colorado
Energy |
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Natural
Gas Revenue |
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Series
2008 6.50% 11/15/38 |
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750,000 |
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$ |
806,250 |
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806,250 |
Education Revenue Bonds 12.12% |
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Colorado Educational & Cultural |
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Facilities
Authority Revenue |
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(Bromley
Charter School Project) |
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5.25%
9/15/32 (SGI) |
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1,000,000 |
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986,840 |
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(Johnson
& Wales University Project) |
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Series
A 5.00% 4/1/28 (SGI) |
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3,000,000 |
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2,887,439 |
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(Littleton
Charter School Project) |
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4.375%
1/15/36 (ASSURED GTY) |
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1,200,000 |
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1,013,064 |
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(Student
Housing - Campus |
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Village
Apartments) |
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5.00%
6/1/23 |
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1,065,000 |
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1,137,282 |
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Colorado State Board of Governors |
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Revenue
(University |
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Enterprise
System) |
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Series
A 5.00% 3/1/39 |
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700,000 |
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739,697 |
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University of Colorado Enterprise |
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Systems
Revenue |
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Series
A 5.375% 6/1/38 |
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750,000 |
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815,168 |
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Western State College 5.00%
5/15/34 |
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750,000 |
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792,525 |
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8,372,015 |
Electric Revenue Bonds 7.27% |
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Colorado Springs Utilities System |
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Improvement
Revenue |
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Series
C 5.50% 11/15/48 |
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750,000 |
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825,405 |
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Platte River Power Authority
Revenue |
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Series
HH 5.00% 6/1/28 |
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1,500,000 |
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1,661,294 |
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Puerto Rico Electric Power |
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Authority
Revenue |
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Series
TT 5.00% 7/1/37 |
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685,000 |
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684,452 |
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Series
WW 5.50% 7/1/38 |
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300,000 |
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308,394 |
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Series
XX 5.25% 7/1/40 |
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750,000 |
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761,243 |
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Series
ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26 |
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750,000 |
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782,273 |
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5,023,061 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds 12.75% |
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Aurora Hospital Revenue
(Childrens |
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Hospital
Association Project) |
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Series
A 5.00% 12/1/40 |
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500,000 |
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502,585 |
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Colorado Health Facilities |
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Authority
Revenue |
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(Catholic
Health Initiatives) |
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Series
A 5.00% 7/1/39 |
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750,000 |
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762,720 |
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Series
C-1 5.10% 10/1/41 (AGM) |
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1,000,000 |
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1,023,229 |
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Series
D 6.125% 10/1/28 |
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750,000 |
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846,263 |
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(Evangelical
Lutheran Good |
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Samaritan
Society) |
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5.25%
6/1/23 |
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1,000,000 |
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1,036,749 |
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Series
A 6.125% 6/1/38 |
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750,000 |
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757,808 |
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(Sisters
of Charity of Leavenworth |
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Health
System) 5.00% 1/1/40 |
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750,000 |
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754,733 |
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(Total
Long-Term Care) |
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Series
A 6.00% 11/15/30 |
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400,000 |
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414,896 |
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Colorado Springs Hospital |
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Revenue
Refunding |
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6.25%
12/15/33 |
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750,000 |
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782,408 |
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Denver Health & Hospital
Authority |
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Revenue
(Recovery Zone Facilities) |
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5.625%
12/1/40 |
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750,000 |
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719,873 |
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University of Colorado Hospital |
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Authority
Revenue Series A |
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5.00%
11/15/37 |
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500,000 |
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501,710 |
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6.00%
11/15/29 |
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650,000 |
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703,515 |
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8,806,489 |
Housing Revenue Bonds 2.64% |
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Colorado Housing & Finance |
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Authority
(Single Family |
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Mortgage
- Class 1) Series A |
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5.50%
11/1/29 (FHA) (VA) (HUD) |
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425,000 |
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438,018 |
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Puerto Rico Housing Finance
Authority |
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Subordinated-Capital
Fund |
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Modernization |
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5.125%
12/1/27 |
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1,000,000 |
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1,045,040 |
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5.50%
12/1/18 |
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300,000 |
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342,579 |
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1,825,637 |
Lease Revenue Bonds 5.06% |
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Aurora Certificates of
Participation |
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Refunding
Series A 5.00% 12/1/30 |
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630,000 |
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671,467 |
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Glendale Certificates of
Participation |
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5.00%
12/1/25 (SGI) |
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1,500,000 |
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1,573,275 |
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Puerto Rico Public Buildings |
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Authority
Revenue (Guaranteed |
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Government
Facilities) |
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Series
M-2 5.50% 7/1/35 (AMBAC) |
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700,000 |
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758,296 |
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Regional Transportation District |
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Certificates
of Participation |
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Series
A 5.375% 6/1/31 |
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460,000 |
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492,177 |
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3,495,215 |
Local General Obligation Bonds
10.72% |
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Adams & Arapahoe Counties Joint |
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School
District #28J (Aurora) |
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6.00%
12/1/28 |
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600,000 |
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702,852 |
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Arapahoe County Water & |
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Wastewater
Public Improvement |
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District
Series A 5.125% 12/1/32 |
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(NATL-RE) |
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635,000 |
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641,058 |
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Boulder, Larimer & Weld Counties St. |
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Vrain
Valley School District No. Re-1J |
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5.00%
12/15/33 |
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750,000 |
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814,860 |
(continues) 3
Statements of net
assets
Delaware Investments
Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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Principal |
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Amount |
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Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) |
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Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) |
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Bowles Metropolitan
District |
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5.00%
12/1/33 (AGM) |
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$ |
2,000,000 |
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$ |
2,026,319 |
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Denver City & County |
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(Better
Denver & Zoo) |
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Series
A 5.00% 8/1/25 |
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650,000 |
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752,096 |
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Denver City &
County School District #1 |
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Series
A 5.00% 12/1/29 |
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240,000 |
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265,466 |
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Jefferson County School District
#R-1 |
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5.25%
12/15/24 |
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750,000 |
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932,693 |
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Rangely Hospital
District |
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6.00%
11/1/26 |
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750,000 |
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795,083 |
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Sand Creek Metropolitan
District |
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Refunding
& Improvement |
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5.00%
12/1/31 (SGI) |
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500,000 |
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471,760 |
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7,402,187 |
§Pre-Refunded Bonds 14.59% |
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Colorado Educational
& Cultural |
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Facilities
Authority |
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(University
of Colorado Foundation |
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Project)
5.00% 7/1/27-12 (AMBAC) |
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3,900,000 |
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4,036,967 |
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(University
of Denver Project) |
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Series
B 5.25% 3/1/35-16 (FGIC) |
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1,000,000 |
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1,195,200 |
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Denver Convention Center
Hotel |
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Authority
Revenue Senior Lien |
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Series
A 5.00% 12/1/33-13 (SGI) |
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3,000,000 |
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3,270,570 |
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Westminster Building
Authority |
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Certificates
of Participation |
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5.25%
12/1/22-11 (NATL-RE) |
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1,555,000 |
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1,568,062 |
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10,070,799 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds 14.76% |
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Denver Convention Center
Hotel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Revenue Refunding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
12/1/35 (SGI) |
|
|
1,575,000 |
|
|
1,384,361 |
|
Denver International
Business Center |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metropolitan
District No. 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
12/1/30 |
|
|
650,000 |
|
|
636,227 |
|
Puerto Rico Highway &
Transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
K 5.00% 7/1/30 |
|
|
750,000 |
|
|
738,728 |
|
Puerto Rico Sales Tax
Financing Corp |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50%
8/1/37 |
|
|
700,000 |
|
|
735,497 |
|
Puerto Rico Sales Tax
Financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
First Subordinate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.75% 8/1/37 |
|
|
590,000 |
|
|
627,990 |
|
Series
C 6.00% 8/1/39 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
545,770 |
|
Regional
Transportation District |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
Series A 5.25% 11/1/18 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,225,410 |
|
(FasTracks
Project) Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.375%
11/1/31 (AMBAC) |
|
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
1,269,325 |
|
4.50%
11/1/36 (AGM) |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
3,026,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,189,437 |
State General Obligation Bonds 5.45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guam Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 7.00% 11/15/39 |
|
|
750,000 |
|
|
784,223 |
|
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Public
Improvement) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.50% 7/1/19 (NATL-RE) |
|
|
2,250,000 |
|
|
2,454,120 |
|
Series
C 6.00% 7/1/39 |
|
|
505,000 |
|
|
523,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,761,957 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds 4.83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denver City & County Airport
System |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
Series A 5.25% 11/15/36 |
|
|
750,000 |
|
|
808,245 |
|
E-470 Public Highway
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
Series C 5.25% 9/1/25 |
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
306,072 |
|
Regional Transportation
District |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Denver Transit Partners) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00%
1/15/41 |
|
|
2,175,000 |
|
|
2,220,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,335,232 |
Water & Sewer
Revenue Bonds 5.37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Water
Resources & Power |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Parker
Water & Sanitation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
District)
Series D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.125%
9/1/34 (NATL-RE) |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,508,820 |
|
5.25%
9/1/43 (NATL-RE) |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,013,600 |
|
Guam Government Waterworks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Revenue 5.625% 7/1/40 |
|
|
195,000 |
|
|
188,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,710,540 |
Total
Municipal Bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost $64,649,317) |
|
|
|
|
|
66,798,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Investments
1.43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
¤Variable Rate Demand
Notes 1.43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado Educational
& Cultural |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(National
Jewish Federation) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
D3 0.14% 12/1/37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOCJPMorgan
Chase Bank) |
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
600,000 |
|
Colorado Health Facilities
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(NCMC Inc. Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 0.15% 5/15/24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOCWells
Fargo Bank N.A.) |
|
|
385,000 |
|
|
385,000 |
Total Short-Term
Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$985,000) |
|
|
|
|
|
985,000 |
|
Total Value of Securities
98.16% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$65,634,317) |
|
|
|
|
|
67,783,819 |
Receivables and Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of Liabilities
1.84% |
|
|
|
|
|
1,273,024 |
Net Assets Applicable to
4,837,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Outstanding; Equivalent
to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$14.28 Per Share
100.00% |
|
|
|
|
$ |
69,056,843 |
4
|
|
|
|
|
Components of Net Assets at September 30,
2011: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200
million shares |
|
|
|
|
authorized to the
Fund |
|
$ |
66,918,121 |
|
Undistributed net
investment income |
|
|
353,483 |
|
Accumulated net realized loss on
investments |
|
|
(364,263 |
) |
Net unrealized
appreciation of investments |
|
|
2,149,502 |
|
Total net assets |
|
$ |
69,056,843 |
|
|
Variable
rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of September 30, 2011.
Interest rates reset periodically. |
§ |
Pre-Refunded bonds.
Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury
bonds. For Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year
in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 9 in Notes to financial
statements. |
¤ |
Tax-exempt
obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment
formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the
unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period
(generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer
or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee or insurance issued
with respect to such instrument. The rate shown is the rate as of
September 30, 2011. |
Summary of
Abbreviations:
AGM Insured by Assured Guaranty
Municipal Corporation
AMBAC Insured by AMBAC Assurance
Corporation
ASSURED GTY Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
FGIC
Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHA Federal Housing
Administration
HUD Housing & Urban Development Section 8
LOC
Letter of Credit
NATL-RE Insured by National
Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
SGI Insured by Syncora Guarantee
Inc.
VA Veterans Administration
Collateral
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
(continues) 5
Statements of net
assets
Delaware Investments Minnesota
Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds 99.07% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds 5.86% |
|
|
|
|
Cloquet Pollution
Control Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Potlatch
Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 |
|
$ |
5,500,000 |
|
$ |
5,289,020 |
|
Laurentian Energy Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cogeneration
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.00% 12/1/21 |
|
|
3,325,000 |
|
|
3,411,517 |
|
Sartell Environmental
Improvement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(International Paper) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.20% 6/1/27 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,700,687 |
Education Revenue Bonds 9.41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota Higher Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Augsburg
College) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
6-J1 5.00% 5/1/28 |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,512,900 |
|
(Carleton
College) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
D 5.00% 3/1/30 |
|
|
1,120,000 |
|
|
1,223,936 |
|
Series
6-T 5.00% 1/1/28 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,092,040 |
|
(College
of St. Benedict) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
5-W 5.00% 3/1/20 |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,045,180 |
|
(St.
Marys University) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
5-U 4.80% 10/1/23 |
|
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
1,424,892 |
|
(St.
Scholastic College) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
H 5.25% 12/1/35 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,030,390 |
|
(University
of St. Thomas) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
6-X 5.00% 4/1/29 |
|
|
2,250,000 |
|
|
2,372,085 |
|
Series
7-A 5.00% 10/1/39 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,066,140 |
|
University of
Minnesota |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.25% 4/1/29 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,130,440 |
|
Series
C 5.00% 12/1/19 |
|
|
1,290,000 |
|
|
1,561,313 |
|
University of Minnesota
Special |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purpose
Revenue (State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supported
Biomed Science) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
8/1/35 |
|
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
1,137,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,596,681 |
Electric Revenue Bonds 7.43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chaska Electric
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Generating
Facilities) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.25% 10/1/25 |
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
266,353 |
|
Minnesota Municipal Power
Agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric
Revenue Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
10/1/34 |
|
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
1,972,827 |
|
5.25%
10/1/19 |
|
|
1,610,000 |
|
|
1,739,492 |
|
Southern Minnesota
Municipal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Power
Agency Supply Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.25% 1/1/14 (AMBAC) |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
3,274,470 |
|
Western Minnesota Municipal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Power
Agency Supply Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 5.00% 1/1/30 (NATL-RE) |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
5,063,550 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,316,692 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds 20.12% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bemidji Health Care
Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(North Country |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health
Services) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
9/1/24 (RADIAN) |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,506,060 |
|
Fergus Falls Health Care
Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Lake Region Healthcare) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
8/1/30 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
994,500 |
|
Glencoe Health Care
Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Glencoe Regional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health
Services Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
4/1/25 |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,007,200 |
|
Maple Grove Health Care
System |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Maple Grove Hospital) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.25%
5/1/37 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,190 |
|
Minneapolis & St.
Paul Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
&
Redevelopment Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health
Care Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Childrens
Hospital) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A1 5.00% 8/15/34 (AGM) |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
518,285 |
|
Minneapolis Health Care
System |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Fairview Health Services) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 6.625% 11/15/28 |
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
670,554 |
|
Series
B 6.50% 11/15/38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ASSURED
GTY) |
|
|
295,000 |
|
|
334,545 |
|
Series
D 5.00% 11/15/34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(AMBAC) |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,011,360 |
|
Minneapolis Revenue
(National |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marrow
Donor Program Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.875%
8/1/25 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
962,990 |
|
Minnesota Agricultural &
Economic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Board Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Un-Refunded
Balance Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.75%
11/15/26 (NATL-RE) |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,090 |
|
6.375%
11/15/29 |
|
|
195,000 |
|
|
195,289 |
|
Rochester Health Care
& Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Samaritan Bethany) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 7.375% 12/1/41 |
|
|
1,220,000 |
|
|
1,256,332 |
|
Shakopee Health Care
Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(St. Francis Regional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medical
Center) 5.25% 9/1/34 |
|
|
1,560,000 |
|
|
1,564,742 |
|
St. Cloud Health Care
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Centracare
Health System Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50%
5/1/39 (ASSURED GTY) |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,587,735 |
|
Series
A 5.125% 5/1/30 |
|
|
3,425,000 |
|
|
3,582,139 |
|
St. Louis Park Health Care |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Park
Nicollet Health Services) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.75%
7/1/39 |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,536,090 |
|
Series
C 5.50% 7/1/23 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,072,940 |
6
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
St. Paul Housing
& Redevelopment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Health Care Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Allina Health
System) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
11/15/18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(NATL-RE) |
$ |
1,380,000 |
|
$ |
1,553,811 |
|
Series A-1
5.25% 11/15/29 |
|
1,395,000 |
|
|
1,453,423 |
|
(Franciscan
Health Elderly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project) 5.40%
11/20/42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(GNMA)
(FHA) |
|
2,700,000 |
|
|
2,713,446 |
|
(Health East
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00%
11/15/35 |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
1,962,360 |
|
(Health
Partners Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group Project)
5.25% 5/15/36 |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
1,960,600 |
|
(Regions
Hospital Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.30%
5/15/28 |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,070 |
|
(Senior
Carondelet Village |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project) Series
A 6.00% 8/1/42 |
|
770,000 |
|
|
780,310 |
|
Winona Health Care Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Winona Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligated Group) 5.00% 7/1/23 |
|
1,010,000 |
|
|
1,015,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,340,747 |
Housing Revenue Bonds 7.87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chanhassen
Multifamily Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Heritage Park |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apartments
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.20% 7/1/30
(FHA) (HUD) (AMT) |
|
1,105,000 |
|
|
1,106,094 |
|
Minneapolis Multifamily
Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gaar Scott Loft
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.95% 5/1/30 (AMT) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOC-U.S. Bank N.A.) |
|
870,000 |
|
|
871,453 |
|
(Olson Townhomes Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% 12/1/19 (AMT) |
|
705,000 |
|
|
705,381 |
|
(Seward Towers Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 5/20/36 (GNMA) |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,033,119 |
|
(Sumner Housing Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.15% 2/20/45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(GNMA) (AMT) |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,003,980 |
|
Minnesota State
Housing Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Rental
Housing) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
2/1/35 (AMT) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,001,930 |
|
Series D 5.95%
2/1/18 (NATL-RE) |
|
90,000 |
|
|
90,396 |
|
(Residential
Housing) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B-1
5.35% 1/1/33 (AMT) |
|
1,325,000 |
|
|
1,325,371 |
|
Series D 4.75% 7/1/32 (AMT) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
987,580 |
|
Series I 5.15%
7/1/38 (AMT) |
|
695,000 |
|
|
698,496 |
|
Series L 5.10%
7/1/38 (AMT) |
|
1,460,000 |
|
|
1,465,548 |
|
Washington County Housing
& |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redevelopment Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Woodland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Park Apartments Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.70% 10/1/32 |
|
750,000 |
|
|
752,535 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,041,883 |
Lease Revenue Bonds 6.19% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andover Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Public Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease Revenue
(Andover |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Community
Center) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.125%
2/1/24 |
|
202,660 |
|
|
222,294 |
|
5.20%
2/1/29 |
|
403,039 |
|
|
445,293 |
|
Puerto Rico Public Buildings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue Un-Refunded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance (Guaranteed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government Facilities) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D 5.25% 7/1/27 |
|
530,000 |
|
|
530,360 |
|
St. Paul Port
Authority Lease Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Cedar Street
Office Building Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
12/1/22 |
|
2,385,000 |
|
|
2,476,703 |
|
5.25%
12/1/27 |
|
2,800,000 |
|
|
2,856,672 |
|
(Robert Street
Office |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Building
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series 3-11
5.00% 12/1/27 |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,061,840 |
|
Virginia Housing &
Redevelopment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Health Care Facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.25% 10/1/25 |
|
680,000 |
|
|
688,976 |
|
5.375% 10/1/30 |
|
965,000 |
|
|
972,585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,254,723 |
Local General Obligation Bonds 9.85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dakota County
Community |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Senior Housing
Facilities) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
1/1/23 |
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,169,575 |
|
Hopkins Independent School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
District #270 5.00% 2/1/28 |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,136,890 |
|
Minneapolis Special
School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
District #1
5.00% 2/1/19 (AGM) |
|
1,175,000 |
|
|
1,235,078 |
|
Morris Independent School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
District #769 5.00% 2/1/28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(NATL-RE) |
|
3,750,000 |
|
|
3,952,050 |
|
Rocori Independent
School District #750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(School
Building) Series B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
2/1/22 |
|
1,010,000 |
|
|
1,173,691 |
|
5.00%
2/1/24 |
|
1,075,000 |
|
|
1,226,231 |
|
5.00%
2/1/25 |
|
1,115,000 |
|
|
1,258,712 |
|
5.00%
2/1/26 |
|
1,155,000 |
|
|
1,294,339 |
|
Washington County Housing
& |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redevelopment Authority Series B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50% 2/1/22 (NATL-RE) |
|
1,705,000 |
|
|
1,728,682 |
|
5.50% 2/1/32 (NATL-RE) |
|
2,140,000 |
|
|
2,149,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,325,028 |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds
20.43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andover Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Public Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease Revenue
(Andover |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Community
Center) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.125%
2/1/24-14 |
|
291,633 |
|
|
319,886 |
|
5.20%
2/1/29-14 |
|
579,983 |
|
|
640,787 |
(continues)
7
Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Minnesota
Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds
(continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dakota-Washington
Counties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing &
Redevelopment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Bloomington
Single Family |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
Mortgage) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 8.375%
9/1/21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(GNMA) (FHA)
(VA) (AMT) |
$ |
7,055,000 |
|
$ |
10,082,582 |
|
Southern Minnesota Municipal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Power Agency Supply |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Refunding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.75% 1/1/18-13 |
|
3,715,000 |
|
|
4,050,539 |
|
St. Louis Park Health
Care Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Park
Nicollet Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Services)
Series B 5.25% 7/1/30-14 |
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
1,404,238 |
|
St. Paul Housing &
Redevelopment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Sales Tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Civic Center Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.55% 11/1/23 |
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
2,569,100 |
|
5.55% 11/1/23 (NATL-RE) (IBC) |
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
4,691,400 |
|
University of
Minnesota Hospital & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinics 6.75%
12/1/16 |
|
2,580,000 |
|
|
3,176,935 |
|
University of Minnesota |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.50% 7/1/21 |
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
4,843,720 |
|
University of the
Virgin Islands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.375%
6/1/34-14 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
571,900 |
|
Western Municipal Power
Agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supply Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 6.625% 1/1/16 |
|
1,315,000 |
|
|
1,492,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,843,809 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds 5.05% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minneapolis Community
Planning |
|
|
|
|
|
|
& Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department
(Limited Tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supported
Common Bond Fund) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series 1 6.75%
12/1/25 (AMT) |
|
865,000 |
|
|
867,690 |
|
Series 5 5.70%
12/1/27 |
|
375,000 |
|
|
376,729 |
|
Minneapolis Development
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Limited Tax Supported |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Bond Fund) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.25% 12/1/30 |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,113,920 |
|
Series 1 5.50% 12/1/24 (AMT) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,035,680 |
|
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infrastructure
Financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Special Tax Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 5.00%
7/1/46 |
|
800,000 |
|
|
756,432 |
|
Puerto Rico Sales Tax
Financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue First Subordinate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50% 8/1/42 |
|
1,425,000 |
|
|
1,494,269 |
|
5.75% 8/1/37 |
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
1,277,268 |
|
St. Paul Port
Authority (Brownsfields |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redevelopment
Tax) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series 2 5.00%
3/1/37 |
|
895,000 |
|
|
930,890 |
|
Virgin Islands Public Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue (Senior Lien |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matching Fund Loan Notes) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25% 10/1/23 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
511,055 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,363,933 |
State General
Obligation Bond 0.93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Improvement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.75%
7/1/41 |
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,537,545 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,537,545 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds 5.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Metropolitan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Airports Commission |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 1/1/22 (NATL-RE) |
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
3,053,220 |
|
5.00% 1/1/28 (NATL-RE) |
|
2,120,000 |
|
|
2,139,970 |
|
5.00% 1/1/35 (AMBAC) |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,036,780 |
|
5.25% 1/1/16 (NATL-RE) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,045,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,275,610 |
Water & Sewer
Revenue Bond 0.93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
St. Paul Sewer
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D 5.00%
12/1/21 |
|
1,325,000 |
|
|
1,541,611 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,541,611 |
Total Municipal Bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$155,407,236) |
|
|
|
|
164,138,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Investments
0.42% |
|
|
|
|
|
¤Variable Rate Demand
Notes 0.42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minneapolis & St.
Paul Housing & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redevelopment
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Allina Health
System) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B-2
0.13% 11/15/35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOC-JPMorgan
Chase Bank) |
|
300,000 |
|
|
300,000 |
|
St. Paul Housing &
Redevelopment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Minnesota Public Radio Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.21% 5/1/22 (LOC-JPMorgan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chase Bank) |
|
400,000 |
|
|
400,000 |
Total Short-Term
Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$700,000) |
|
|
|
|
700,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Value of Securities
99.49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$156,107,236) |
|
|
|
|
164,838,949 |
Receivables and Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of Liabilities
0.51% |
|
|
|
|
843,170 |
Net Assets Applicable to
11,504,975 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Outstanding; Equivalent
to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$14.40 Per Share
100.00% |
|
|
|
$ |
165,682,119 |
8
|
|
|
|
Components of Net Assets at September 30,
2011: |
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200
million shares |
|
|
|
authorized to the Fund |
$ |
157,931,075 |
|
Undistributed net
investment income |
|
1,036,687 |
|
Accumulated net realized loss on
investments |
|
(2,017,356 |
) |
Net unrealized
appreciation of investments |
|
8,731,713 |
|
Total net assets |
$ |
165,682,119 |
|
|
Variable rate security. The rate
shown is the rate as of September 30, 2011. Interest rates reset
periodically. |
§ |
Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal
bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For
Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which
the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 9 in Notes to financial
statements. |
¤ |
Tax-exempt obligations that
contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an
unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal
balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to
30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on
a bank letter of credit, a guarantee or insurance issued with respect to
such instrument. The rate shown is the rate as of September 30,
2011. |
Summary of
Abbreviations:
AGM Insured by Assured
Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC Insured
by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT Subject to Alternative Minimum
Tax
ASSURED GTY Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
FHA Federal
Housing Administration
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
Collateral
HUD Housing & Urban Development Section 8
IBC Insured
Bond Certificate
LOC Letter of Credit
NATL-RE Insured by National
Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
RADIAN Insured by Radian Asset
Assurance
VA Veterans Administration Collateral
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
(continues)
9
Statements of net
assets
Delaware Investments National Municipal
Income Fund
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds 87.19% |
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds 10.70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco
Settlement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
Authority Asset-Backed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Turbo
Series A-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.50%
6/1/47 |
$ |
430,000 |
|
$ |
331,659 |
|
Delaware State Economic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Authority Exempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities (Indian River Power) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.375% 10/1/45 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
464,285 |
|
Golden State,
California Tobacco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securitization
Corporate Settlement |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Asset-Backed Senior |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes) Series
A-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.125%
6/1/47 |
|
370,000 |
|
|
236,489 |
|
5.75%
6/1/47 |
|
1,165,000 |
|
|
825,623 |
|
Harris County, Texas
Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Solid Waste Disposal |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Deer
Park Refining Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 2/1/23 |
|
150,000 |
|
|
161,007 |
|
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement |
|
|
|
|
|
Authority 6.25%
6/1/24 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
527,615 |
|
Iowa Finance Authority
Pollution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Control Facilities Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Interstate Power & Light Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 7/1/14 (FGIC) |
|
500,000 |
|
|
543,260 |
|
Louisiana Local
Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Environmental
Facilities & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Community
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
(Westlake Chemical) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A-1
6.50% 11/1/35 |
|
255,000 |
|
|
266,355 |
|
Maricopa County, Arizona
Pollution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Control Revenue (Public Service Co.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 5.20% 6/1/43 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
524,130 |
|
Maryland Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Port Facilities
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(CNX Marine
Terminals) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.75%
9/1/25 |
|
175,000 |
|
|
176,864 |
|
Navajo County, Arizona
Pollution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Control Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D 5.75% 6/1/34 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
566,764 |
|
New York City, New
York Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Agency Special |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities
Revenue (American |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Airlines - JFK
International Airport) |
|
|
|
|
|
7.625% 8/1/25
(AMT) |
|
450,000 |
|
|
450,923 |
|
New York Liberty Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Goldman Sachs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Headquarters) 5.25% 10/1/35 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
515,230 |
|
Ohio State Air
Quality Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Revenue (First Energy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Generation)
Series A 5.70% 8/1/20 |
260,000 |
|
|
285,106 |
|
Pennsylvania Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Authority Exempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities Revenue (Allegheny |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy Supply) 7.00% 7/15/39 |
|
345,000 |
|
|
375,553 |
|
Pima County, Arizona
Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pollution
Control Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Tucson
Electric Power San Juan) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.75%
9/1/29 |
|
250,000 |
|
|
253,815 |
|
Salt Verde Financial, Arizona |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas Revenue Senior Note |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 12/1/37 |
|
400,000 |
|
|
360,228 |
|
St. John the Baptist
Parish, Louisiana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Marathon
Oil) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.125%
6/1/37 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
493,915 |
|
Valdez, Alaska Marine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(BP Pipelines Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 5.00% 1/1/21 |
|
345,000 |
|
|
391,127 |
|
Valdez, Alaska
Terminal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(BP Pipelines
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series C 5.00%
1/1/21 |
|
175,000 |
|
|
198,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,948,346 |
Education Revenue Bonds 13.80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona Board of Regents
System |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (University of Arizona) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00% 6/1/39 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
535,615 |
|
Arizona Health
Facilities Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Healthcare
Education Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Kirksville
College) 5.125% 1/1/30 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
516,260 |
|
Bowling Green, Ohio Student |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Revenue (CFP I State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
University Project) 6.00% 6/1/45 |
|
270,000 |
|
|
263,496 |
|
California Statewide
Communities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Authority School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility
Revenue (Aspire Public |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schools) 6.125%
7/1/46 |
|
625,000 |
|
|
613,031 |
|
California Statewide
Communities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Authority Student |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Revenue (Irvine, LLC - UCI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
East Campus) 6.00% 5/15/23 |
|
470,000 |
|
|
491,615 |
|
Glendale, Arizona
Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Midwestern
University) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
5/15/31 |
|
350,000 |
|
|
358,537 |
|
Marietta, Georgia Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue (Life University |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project) 7.00% 6/15/39 |
|
430,000 |
|
|
424,754 |
|
Maryland State
Economic Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student Housing
Revenue (University |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Maryland
College Park Projects) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.75%
6/1/33 |
|
370,000 |
|
|
384,164 |
|
Massachusetts State Health
& |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Educational Facilities Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Harvard University) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00% 12/15/29 |
|
600,000 |
|
|
681,798 |
|
Missouri State Health
& Educational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Washington
University) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 5.00%
11/15/30 |
|
600,000 |
|
|
678,612 |
10
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monroe County, New
York Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Revenue
(Nazareth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
College Rochester
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50% 10/1/41 |
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
515,320 |
|
Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Higher Education & Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue (Arcadia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
University) 5.25% 4/1/30 |
|
550,000 |
|
|
557,337 |
|
New Jersey Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue (MSU
Student |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Project) 5.875%
6/1/42 |
|
215,000 |
|
|
218,408 |
|
New York City, New York Trust
for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cultural Resources (Whitney |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Museum of American Art) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 7/1/31 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
510,175 |
|
Northern Arizona
University |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certificates of
Participation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Northern Arizona
University |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 9/1/30
(AMBAC) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,010,409 |
|
Oregon State Facilities
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Concordia University |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project) Series A 6.125% 9/1/30 |
|
135,000 |
|
|
137,826 |
|
Pennsylvania State
Higher |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Educational Facilities
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student Housing
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Edinboro University
Foundation) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.80% 7/1/30 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
301,605 |
|
(University Properties
East |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stroudsburg
University) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.25% 7/1/19 |
|
510,000 |
|
|
533,404 |
|
Troy, New York Capital
Resource |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Rensselaer Polytechnic) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.125% 9/1/40 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
307,104 |
|
University of Puerto
Rico System |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Series Q 5.00%
6/1/36 |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
954,270 |
|
Wyoming Community Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Student Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (CHF-Wyoming, LLC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.50% 7/1/43 |
|
250,000 |
|
|
260,975 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,254,715 |
Electric Revenue Bonds 2.70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
California State
Department of Water |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resources Power Supply
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series N 5.00%
5/1/21 |
|
445,000 |
|
|
536,857 |
|
Puerto Rico Electric Power |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37 |
|
100,000 |
|
|
99,920 |
|
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 |
|
200,000 |
|
|
205,596 |
|
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 |
|
805,000 |
|
|
817,067 |
|
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26 |
|
330,000 |
|
|
344,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,003,640 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds 15.15% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona Health
Facilities Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Catholic
Healthcare West) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D 5.00%
7/1/28 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
508,155 |
|
Brevard County, Florida
Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Heath First Project) 7.00% 4/1/39 |
|
90,000 |
|
|
100,047 |
|
Butler County,
Pennsylvania Hospital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue
(Butler Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
System Project) 7.125%
7/1/29 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
335,517 |
|
Glendale, Arizona Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Authority Hospital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (John C. Lincoln Health) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 12/1/42 |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
852,820 |
|
Hawaii Pacific Health
Special Purpose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Series A 5.50%
7/1/40 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
289,686 |
|
Illinois Finance Authority
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Silver Cross & Medical Centers) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.00% 8/15/44 |
|
450,000 |
|
|
476,717 |
|
Koyukuk, Alaska
Revenue (Tanana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chiefs Conference Health
Care |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility Project) 7.75%
10/1/41 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
305,622 |
|
Louisiana Public Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue (Ochsner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinic Foundation Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.50% 5/15/37 |
|
105,000 |
|
|
113,042 |
|
Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Health System
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Susquehanna Health
System |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project) Series A 5.50%
7/1/28 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
502,930 |
|
Maine Health & Higher
Educational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Maine General Medical Center) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.75% 7/1/41 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
307,272 |
|
Maricopa County,
Arizona Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Authority
Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities Revenue
(Catholic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Healthcare West) Series
A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.25% 7/1/32 |
|
235,000 |
|
|
238,767 |
|
6.00% 7/1/39 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
525,695 |
|
Massachusetts State Health
& |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education Facilities Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Caregroup) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series E-2 5.375% 7/1/19 |
|
360,000 |
|
|
407,894 |
|
Missouri State Health
& Educational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities Authority
(Lutheran |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Services) 6.00%
2/1/41 |
|
200,000 |
|
|
200,618 |
|
New Hampshire Health &
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Center) 6.00% 8/1/38 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
326,220 |
|
New Jersey Health
Care Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Authority
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refunding (St. Peters
University |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hospital) 6.25%
7/1/35 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
303,345 |
(continues)
11
Statements of net assets
Delaware
Investments National Municipal Income Fund
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Mexico State
Hospital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment Loan
Council Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Presbyterian
Healthcare) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00%
8/1/39 |
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
512,840 |
|
Ohio State Hospital Facilities
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refunding (Cleveland Clinic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health) Series A 5.50% 1/1/39 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
316,752 |
|
Orange County,
Florida Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Orlando
Regional Healthcare) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 6.25%
10/1/18 (NATL-RE) |
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,286,802 |
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hospitals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
& Higher Education Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue (Temple |
|
|
|
|
|
|
University Health System) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.50% 7/1/30 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
278,760 |
|
Rochester, Minnesota
(Mayo Clinic) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 4.00%
11/15/38 |
|
475,000 |
|
|
531,957 |
|
Scottsdale, Arizona
Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Authority Hospital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Scottsdale Healthcare) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25% 9/1/30 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
503,285 |
|
University Medical
Center, Tucson, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona
Hospital Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.50%
7/1/39 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
522,340 |
|
Yavapai County, Arizona
Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Yavapai Regional Medical Center) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25% 8/1/21 (RADIAN) |
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,512,885 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,259,968 |
Housing Revenue Bonds 1.18% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
California Municipal
Finance Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile Home
Park Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Caritas
Projects) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 6.40%
8/15/45 |
|
435,000 |
|
|
436,653 |
|
Florida Housing Finance
Homeowner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage Revenue Series 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.90% 7/1/29 (NATL-RE) (AMT) |
|
240,000 |
|
|
242,834 |
|
Puerto Rico Housing
Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
(Subordinated-Capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
Modernization) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50%
12/1/18 |
|
175,000 |
|
|
199,838 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
879,325 |
Lease Revenue Bonds 4.92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona Game & Fish Department
& |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commission Beneficial Interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certificates (AGF Administration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Building Project) 5.00% 7/1/26 |
|
640,000 |
|
|
665,024 |
|
Arizona State
Certificates of Participation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department
Administration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25%
10/1/25 (AGM) |
|
295,000 |
|
|
320,355 |
|
Capital Area, Austin, Texas
Cultural |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education Facilities Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporation Revenue (Roman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Catholic Diocese) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 6.125% 4/1/45 |
|
105,000 |
|
|
109,120 |
|
Michigan State
Building Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
(Facilities Program) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I-A
5.00% 10/15/20 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
343,827 |
|
New Jersey Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority (School Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction) Series EE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 9/1/17 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
343,422 |
|
5.00% 9/1/18 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
342,831 |
|
Nogales, Arizona
Municipal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Authority Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue 5.00%
6/1/30 (AMBAC) |
|
500,000 |
|
|
503,880 |
|
Pima County, Arizona
Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Authority Lease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Metro Police Facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Nevada Project) Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.25% 7/1/31 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
511,945 |
|
5.375% 7/1/39 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
518,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,658,959 |
Local General Obligation Bonds 4.66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denver City &
County (Better Denver |
|
|
|
|
|
|
& Zoo)
Series A 5.00% 8/1/25 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
578,535 |
|
Gila County, Arizona Unified
School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
District #10 (Payson School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Improvement Project of 2006) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25% 7/1/27 (AMBAC) |
|
500,000 |
|
|
531,935 |
|
Maricopa County,
Arizona School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
District #6
(Washington) Refunding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.375%
7/1/13 (AGM) |
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
1,353,562 |
|
New York City, New York |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal 2003 Subordinate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series I-1 5.375% 4/1/36 |
|
250,000 |
|
|
273,873 |
|
Fiscal 2009 Subordinate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A-1 5.25% 8/15/21 |
|
250,000 |
|
|
292,348 |
|
Scottsdale, Arizona
5.00% 7/1/21 |
|
350,000 |
|
|
429,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,459,290 |
§Pre-Refunded Bonds 3.48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salt River Project, Arizona |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Improvement & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Power District Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00% 1/1/31-12 |
|
230,000 |
|
|
235,120 |
|
Series B 5.00% 1/1/25-13 |
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
1,304,787 |
|
Southern Arizona
Capital Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance
(University of Arizona Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 9/1/23-12
(NATL-RE) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,043,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,583,267 |
12
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
Special Tax Revenue Bonds 12.93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anne Arundel County,
Maryland Special |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligation Revenue
(National |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business Park-North
Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.10% 7/1/40 |
$ |
200,000 |
|
$ |
200,986 |
|
Brooklyn Arena Local
Development, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York Pilot Revenue (Barclays |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
320,553 |
|
California State
Economic Recovery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25%
7/1/21 |
|
260,000 |
|
|
303,711 |
|
Flagstaff, Arizona Aspen
Place |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sawmill Improvement District |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue 5.00% 1/1/32 |
|
245,000 |
|
|
245,130 |
|
Glendale, Arizona
Municipal Property |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00% 7/1/33
(AMBAC) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,016,280 |
|
Jacksonville, Florida
Transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue 5.25% 10/1/29 (NATL-RE) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,980 |
|
Massachusetts Bay
Transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Senior |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25%
7/1/29 |
|
200,000 |
|
|
243,740 |
|
Miami-Dade County, Florida |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Obligation (Capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appreciation & Income) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B 5.00% 10/1/35 (NATL-RE) |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,038,819 |
|
Mosaic District,
Virginia Community |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 6.875%
3/1/36 |
|
520,000 |
|
|
545,860 |
|
New York City, New York |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00% 8/1/19 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
357,129 |
|
New York City, New
York Transitional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance Authority Future
Tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secured Fiscal 2011
Series D 5.00% 2/1/26 |
|
150,000 |
|
|
170,792 |
|
Series C 5.25%
11/1/25 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
352,416 |
|
New York State Dormitory
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(State Personal Income Tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue - Education) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00% 3/15/38 |
|
570,000 |
|
|
612,328 |
|
Peoria, Arizona
Municipal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales Tax & Excise
Shared Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Senior Lien &
Subordinate Lien) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 1/1/18 |
|
1,085,000 |
|
|
1,263,254 |
|
Puerto Rico Sales Tax
Financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue First Subordinate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.75% 8/1/37 |
|
245,000 |
|
|
260,776 |
|
Ω(Capital
Appreciation) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.75% 8/1/32 |
|
220,000 |
|
|
195,686 |
|
Series C 6.00%
8/1/39 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
327,462 |
^ |
Wyandotte County, Kansas
City, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas Unified Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Obligation Revenue (Capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appreciation) Sales Tax Subordinate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lien Series B 6.07% 6/1/21 |
|
260,000 |
|
|
154,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,610,750 |
State General Obligation Bonds 3.42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
California State
Various Purpose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 9/1/41 |
|
460,000 |
|
|
474,320 |
|
5.25% 11/1/40 |
|
320,000 |
|
|
335,898 |
|
6.00% 4/1/38 |
|
105,000 |
|
|
117,163 |
|
New York State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00% 2/15/39 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
324,255 |
|
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Public
Improvement) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50% 7/1/19
(NATL-RE) |
|
395,000 |
|
|
430,834 |
|
5.75% 7/1/41 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
512,515 |
|
Series C 6.00%
7/1/39 |
|
335,000 |
|
|
347,348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,542,333 |
Transportation Revenue Bonds 9.38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central Texas Regional
Mobility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue Senior Lien |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% 1/1/41 |
|
520,000 |
|
|
526,937 |
|
Harris County, Texas
Metropolitan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
11/1/24 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
583,385 |
|
Maryland State Economic
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Transportation Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project) Series A 5.75% 6/1/35 |
|
255,000 |
|
|
257,751 |
|
Metropolitan
Transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority, New
York |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
11/15/41 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
523,650 |
|
Metropolitan Washington D.C.
Airports |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(First Senior Lien) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.25% 10/1/44 |
|
245,000 |
|
|
257,654 |
|
North Texas Tollway
Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Projects
System |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
9/1/20 |
|
250,000 |
|
|
294,458 |
|
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Subordinate (Special |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motor License Foundation) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 12/1/22 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
576,245 |
|
Series B 5.25% 6/1/39 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
313,746 |
|
Phoenix, Arizona
Civic Improvement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Airport
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Junior Lien) Series A
5.25% 7/1/33 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
529,630 |
|
(Senior Lien) Series B
5.25% 7/1/27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(NATL-RE) (FGIC)
(AMT) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,005,820 |
|
Port Authority of New York &
New |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jersey Special Obligation Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(JFK International Air Terminal) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00% 12/1/42 |
|
230,000 |
|
|
238,326 |
|
Regional
Transportation, Colorado |
|
|
|
|
|
|
District Revenue (Denver
Transit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partners) 6.00%
1/15/41 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
510,555 |
|
St. Louis, Missouri Airport
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Lambert-St Louis International) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A-1 6.625% 7/1/34 |
|
325,000 |
|
|
354,965 |
(continues)
13
Statements of net
assets
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
|
|
Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas Private
Activity Bond Surface |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
Senior Lien |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LBJ
Infrastructure) 7.00% 6/30/40 |
$ |
285,000 |
|
$ |
308,604 |
|
|
7.50%
6/30/33 |
|
315,000 |
|
|
354,063 |
|
|
(NTE Mobility
Partners) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.50%
12/31/31 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
336,789 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,972,578 |
|
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds 4.87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atlanta, Georgia Water &
Wastewater |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Series A 6.25% 11/1/39 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
337,299 |
|
|
Florida Water
Pollution Control Financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue (Water
Pollution Control) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
1/15/25 |
|
15,000 |
|
|
17,403 |
|
|
Guam Government Waterworks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority 5.625% 7/1/40 |
|
390,000 |
|
|
376,241 |
|
|
New York State
Environmental Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Revolving
Funds Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Master
Financing Program) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A 5.00%
8/15/16 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
355,431 |
|
|
Phoenix Civic Improvement
Wastewater |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Systems Revenue (Junior Lien) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.00% 7/1/24 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,001,439 |
|
|
Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 |
|
900,000 |
|
|
974,079 |
|
|
San Francisco City
& County Public |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities
Commission Subordinate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series F 5.00%
11/1/27 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
557,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,619,202 |
|
Total Municipal Bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$62,233,985) |
|
|
|
|
64,792,373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Investments
11.71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes 11.71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
Development Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue 0.11%
7/1/27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOC PNC Bank
N.A.) |
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
Minneapolis & St. Paul,
Minnesota |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing & Redevelopment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Allina Health System) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B-1 0.16% 11/15/35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOC JPMorgan Chase Bank) |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
Series B-2 0.13% 11/15/35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOC JPMorgan Chase Bank) |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Hospitals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
& Higher
Education Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authority
Revenue Series A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Children s
Hospital Project) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.13% 7/1/22
(LOC JPMorgan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chase
Bank) |
|
600,000 |
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
Southeastern Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation
Authority Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
0.11% 3/1/22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOC PNC Bank
N.A.) |
|
3,600,000 |
|
|
3,600,000 |
|
Total Short-Term
Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$8,700,000) |
|
|
|
|
8,700,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Value of Securities
98.90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(cost
$70,933,985) |
|
|
|
|
73,492,373 |
|
Receivables and Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of Liabilities
1.10% |
|
|
|
|
817,010 |
|
Net Assets Applicable to
5,522,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Outstanding; Equivalent
to |
|
|
|
|
|
$13.46 Per Share
100.00% |
|
|
|
$ |
74,309,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of Net Assets at September
30, 2011: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01
par value, unlimited shares |
|
|
|
|
authorized to
the Fund |
|
|
|
$ |
73,858,235 |
|
Undistributed net investment income |
|
|
|
|
312,039 |
|
Accumulated net
realized loss on investments |
|
|
(2,419,265 |
) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments |
|
|
2,558,374 |
|
Total net
assets |
|
|
|
$ |
74,309,383 |
|
|
Variable rate
security. The rate shown is the rate as of September 30, 2011. Interest
rates reset periodically. |
§ |
Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal
bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For
Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which
the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 9 in Notes to financial
statements. |
Ω |
Step coupon bond. Indicates
security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a
predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes
effective. |
^ |
Zero coupon security. The rate
shown is the yield at the time of purchase. |
¤ |
Tax-exempt obligations that
contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an
unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal
balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to
30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on
a bank letter of credit, a guarantee or insurance issued with respect to
such instrument. The rate shown is the rate as of September 30,
2011. |
Summary of
Abbreviations:
AGM Insured by Assured
Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC Insured by AMBAC Assurance
Corporation
AMT Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
FGIC Insured by
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
LOC Letter of Credit
NATL-RE Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee
Corporation
RADIAN Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
14
Statements of operations
Delaware Investments Closed-End
Municipal Bond Funds
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
|
Delaware |
|
Delaware |
|
Delaware |
|
Investments |
|
Investments |
|
Investments |
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Income |
|
Income |
|
Income |
|
Fund, Inc. |
|
Fund II, Inc. |
|
Fund |
Investment
Income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
$ |
1,624,213 |
|
$ |
3,988,713 |
|
|
$ |
1,361,623 |
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management fees |
|
134,669 |
|
|
325,396 |
|
|
|
109,989 |
Legal fees |
|
29,099 |
|
|
56,870 |
|
|
|
96,985 |
Accounting and administration expenses |
|
13,230 |
|
|
31,966 |
|
|
|
10,796 |
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and
expenses |
|
10,506 |
|
|
27,961 |
|
|
|
43,177 |
Audit and tax |
|
7,163 |
|
|
9,517 |
|
|
|
9,652 |
Reports and statements to shareholders |
|
7,124 |
|
|
13,895 |
|
|
|
23,403 |
Taxes (Pennsylvania franchise tax) |
|
2,500 |
|
|
6,525 |
|
|
|
|
Stock exchange fees |
|
2,216 |
|
|
5,373 |
|
|
|
15,313 |
Pricing fees |
|
2,136 |
|
|
2,636 |
|
|
|
4,696 |
Directors/Trustees fees |
|
1,709 |
|
|
4,137 |
|
|
|
1,386 |
Insurance fees |
|
1,232 |
|
|
2,502 |
|
|
|
856 |
Dues and services |
|
751 |
|
|
1,680 |
|
|
|
2,229 |
Registration fees |
|
485 |
|
|
395 |
|
|
|
593 |
Custodian fees |
|
386 |
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
558 |
Consulting fees |
|
240 |
|
|
595 |
|
|
|
161 |
Directors/Trustees expenses |
|
102 |
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
78 |
Total operating expenses |
|
213,548 |
|
|
490,718 |
|
|
|
319,872 |
Net Investment
Income |
|
1,410,665 |
|
|
3,497,995 |
|
|
|
1,041,751 |
|
Net Realized and
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
136,458 |
|
|
(154,815 |
) |
|
|
254,673 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of
investments |
|
4,198,921 |
|
|
7,962,788 |
|
|
|
2,811,585 |
Net Realized and
Unrealized Gain on Investments |
|
4,335,379 |
|
|
7,807,973 |
|
|
|
3,066,258 |
|
Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations |
$ |
5,746,044 |
|
$ |
11,305,968 |
|
|
$ |
4,108,009 |
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
15
Statements of changes in net
assets
Delaware Investments Closed-End
Municipal Bond Funds
|
Delaware
Investments |
|
Delaware
Investments |
|
Colorado
Municipal |
|
Minnesota
Municipal |
|
Income Fund,
Inc. |
|
Income Fund II,
Inc. |
|
|
Six Months |
|
Year |
|
Six Months |
|
Year |
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
9/30/11 |
|
3/31/11 |
|
9/30/11 |
|
3/31/11 |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from
Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
$ |
1,410,665 |
|
|
$ |
2,907,637 |
|
|
$ |
3,497,995 |
|
|
$ |
7,039,279 |
|
Net
realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
136,458 |
|
|
|
163,754 |
|
|
|
(154,815 |
) |
|
|
338,820 |
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments |
|
4,198,921 |
|
|
|
(3,275,673 |
) |
|
|
7,962,788 |
|
|
|
(4,887,725 |
) |
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
5,746,044 |
|
|
|
(204,282 |
) |
|
|
11,305,968 |
|
|
|
2,490,374 |
|
|
Dividends and Distributions to Common
Shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
|
(1,378,574 |
) |
|
|
(2,757,147 |
) |
|
|
(3,278,918 |
) |
|
|
(6,557,836 |
) |
|
|
(1,378,574 |
) |
|
|
(2,757,147 |
) |
|
|
(3,278,918 |
) |
|
|
(6,557,836 |
) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets |
|
4,367,470 |
|
|
|
(2,961,429 |
) |
|
|
8,027,050 |
|
|
|
(4,067,462 |
) |
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
64,689,373 |
|
|
|
67,650,802 |
|
|
|
157,655,069 |
|
|
|
161,722,531 |
|
End of
period |
$ |
69,056,843 |
|
|
$ |
64,689,373 |
|
|
$ |
165,682,119 |
|
|
$ |
157,655,069 |
|
|
Undistributed net investment income |
$ |
353,483 |
|
|
$ |
323,399 |
|
|
$ |
1,036,687 |
|
|
$ |
827,677 |
|
|
Delaware
Investments |
|
National
Municipal |
|
Income
Fund |
|
|
Six Months |
|
Year |
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
9/30/11 |
|
3/31/11 |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from
Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
$ |
1,041,751 |
|
|
$ |
1,477,681 |
|
Net realized gain (loss)
on investments |
|
254,673 |
|
|
|
(25,702 |
) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of
investments |
|
2,811,585 |
|
|
|
(1,265,634 |
) |
Net increase in net
assets resulting from operations |
|
4,108,009 |
|
|
|
186,345 |
|
|
Dividends and Distributions to Common
Shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
(1,072,535 |
) |
|
|
(1,277,711 |
) |
|
|
(1,072,535 |
) |
|
|
(1,277,711 |
) |
|
Capital Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets from merger to Common Shareholders* |
|
40,715,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,715,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets |
|
43,750,621 |
|
|
|
(1,091,366 |
) |
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
30,558,762 |
|
|
|
31,650,128 |
|
End of period |
$ |
74,309,383 |
|
|
$ |
30,558,762 |
|
|
Undistributed net
investment income |
$ |
312,039 |
|
|
$ |
344,090 |
|
*See Note 7 in Notes to financial
statements.
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
16
Financial
highlights
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal
Income Fund, Inc.
Selected data for each share of the Fund
outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
9/30/111 |
|
|
3/31/11 |
|
3/31/10 |
|
3/31/09 |
|
3/31/08 |
|
3/31/07 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of
period |
|
$13.370 |
|
|
|
$13.990 |
|
|
$13.220 |
|
|
$14.260 |
|
|
$15.100 |
|
|
$15.260 |
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
0.292 |
|
|
|
0.601 |
|
|
0.607 |
|
|
0.755 |
|
|
0.937 |
|
|
0.985 |
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
0.903 |
|
|
|
(0.651 |
) |
|
0.733 |
|
|
(0.965 |
) |
|
(0.604 |
) |
|
0.069 |
|
|
Dividends on preferred stock
from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.173 |
) |
|
(0.264 |
) |
|
(0.274 |
) |
|
Net realized gain on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.050 |
) |
|
(0.019 |
) |
|
Total dividends on preferred
stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.173 |
) |
|
(0.314 |
) |
|
(0.293 |
) |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
1.195 |
|
|
|
(0.050 |
) |
|
1.340 |
|
|
(0.383 |
) |
|
0.019 |
|
|
0.761 |
|
|
|
|
Less dividends and distributions to
common shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
(0.285 |
) |
|
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.657 |
) |
|
(0.720 |
) |
|
(0.850 |
) |
|
Net realized gain on
investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.139 |
) |
|
(0.071 |
) |
|
Total dividends and
distributions |
|
(0.285 |
) |
|
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.657 |
) |
|
(0.859 |
) |
|
(0.921 |
) |
|
|
|
Net asset value, end of
period |
|
$14.280 |
|
|
|
$13.370 |
|
|
$13.990 |
|
|
$13.220 |
|
|
$14.260 |
|
|
$15.100 |
|
|
|
|
Market value, end of
period |
|
$13.450 |
|
|
|
$12.450 |
|
|
$13.390 |
|
|
$11.240 |
|
|
$15.060 |
|
|
$15.940 |
|
|
|
|
Total investment return based
on:2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value |
|
0.95% |
|
|
|
(3.00% |
) |
|
24.49% |
|
|
(21.63% |
) |
|
(0.14% |
) |
|
(9.86% |
) |
|
Net asset
value |
|
3.17% |
|
|
|
(0.30% |
) |
|
10.55% |
|
|
(2.66% |
) |
|
(0.19% |
) |
|
4.35% |
|
|
|
|
Ratios and supplemental
data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets applicable to common shares,
end of period (000 omitted) |
|
$69,057 |
|
|
|
$64,689 |
|
|
$67,651 |
|
|
$63,952 |
|
|
$68,973 |
|
|
$73,056 |
|
|
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets applicable to common shares3 |
|
0.64% |
|
|
|
0.56% |
|
|
0.56% |
|
|
0.91% |
|
|
1.03% |
|
|
1.01% |
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
applicable to common shares3 |
|
4.20% |
|
|
|
4.31% |
|
|
4.41% |
|
|
5.55% |
|
|
6.37% |
|
|
6.49% |
|
|
Ratio of net
investment income to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
applicable to common shares net of dividends to preferred
shares4 |
|
4.20% |
|
|
|
4.31% |
|
|
4.41% |
|
|
4.28% |
|
|
4.23% |
|
|
4.56% |
|
|
Portfolio turnover |
|
16% |
|
|
|
10% |
|
|
20% |
|
|
16% |
|
|
16% |
|
|
11% |
|
|
|
|
Leverage analysis: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value of preferred shares outstanding
(000 omitted)5 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$40,000 |
|
|
$40,000 |
|
|
Net asset coverage
per share of preferred shares, end of period5 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$136,216 |
|
|
$141,320 |
|
|
Liquidation value per share of preferred
shares5,6 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$50,000 |
|
|
$50,000 |
|
|
1 Ratios
have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been
annualized. |
2 Total
investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the
opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each
period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the
purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the
Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return
based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based
on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a
decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from
the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment
return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return
based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount
or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value
from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
3 Ratios do
not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders, if
applicable. |
4 Ratio
reflects total net investment income less dividends paid to preferred
shareholders, if applicable, divided by average net assets applicable to
common shareholders. |
5 In 2008,
the Fund redeemed all of its preferred shares at par plus accumulated
dividends amounting to $40,042,778. |
6 Excluding
any accumulated but unpaid dividends. |
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
(continues) 17
Financial
highlights
Delaware Investments Minnesota
Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
Selected data for each share of the Fund
outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
9/30/111 |
|
|
3/31/11 |
|
3/31/10 |
|
3/31/09 |
|
3/31/08 |
|
3/31/07 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of
period |
|
$13.700 |
|
|
|
$14.060 |
|
|
$13.140 |
|
|
$14.190 |
|
|
$14.880 |
|
|
$14.730 |
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
0.304 |
|
|
|
0.612 |
|
|
0.602 |
|
|
0.776 |
|
|
0.962 |
|
|
0.963 |
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
0.681 |
|
|
|
(0.402 |
) |
|
0.888 |
|
|
(1.013 |
) |
|
(0.674 |
) |
|
0.225 |
|
|
Dividends on preferred stock
from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.175 |
) |
|
(0.318 |
) |
|
(0.298 |
) |
|
Total dividends on
preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.175 |
) |
|
(0.318 |
) |
|
(0.298 |
) |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
0.985 |
|
|
|
0.210 |
|
|
1.490 |
|
|
(0.412 |
) |
|
(0.030 |
) |
|
0.890 |
|
|
|
|
Less dividends to common shareholders
from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
(0.285 |
) |
|
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.638 |
) |
|
(0.660 |
) |
|
(0.740 |
) |
|
Total
dividends |
|
(0.285 |
) |
|
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.570 |
) |
|
(0.638 |
) |
|
(0.660 |
) |
|
(0.740 |
) |
|
|
|
Net asset value, end of
period |
|
$14.400 |
|
|
|
$13.700 |
|
|
$14.060 |
|
|
$13.140 |
|
|
$14.190 |
|
|
$14.880 |
|
|
|
|
Market value, end of
period |
|
$13.110 |
|
|
|
$12.600 |
|
|
$12.740 |
|
|
$11.250 |
|
|
$13.450 |
|
|
$14.640 |
|
|
|
|
Total investment return based
on:2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value |
|
3.81% |
|
|
|
3.32% |
|
|
18.58% |
|
|
(11.91% |
) |
|
(3.58% |
) |
|
(5.13% |
) |
|
Net asset
value |
|
4.30% |
|
|
|
1.80% |
|
|
12.04% |
|
|
(2.48% |
) |
|
0.08% |
|
|
6.05% |
|
|
|
|
Ratios and supplemental
data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets applicable to common shares,
end of period (000 omitted) |
|
$165,682 |
|
|
|
$157,655 |
|
|
$161,723 |
|
|
$151,184 |
|
|
$163,305 |
|
|
$171,143 |
|
|
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets applicable to common shares3,5 |
|
0.60% |
|
|
|
0.56% |
|
|
0.56% |
|
|
0.98% |
|
|
1.18% |
|
|
1.20% |
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
applicable to
common shares3 |
|
4.31% |
|
|
|
4.35% |
|
|
4.36% |
|
|
5.74% |
|
|
6.61% |
|
|
6.52% |
|
|
Ratio of net
investment income to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
applicable to
common shares net of dividends to preferred shares4 |
|
4.31% |
|
|
|
4.35% |
|
|
4.36% |
|
|
4.45% |
|
|
4.43% |
|
|
4.50% |
|
|
Portfolio turnover |
|
3% |
|
|
|
9% |
|
|
19% |
|
|
15% |
|
|
6% |
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
|
Leverage analysis: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value of preferred shares outstanding
(000 omitted)6 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$95,000 |
|
|
$95,000 |
|
|
Net asset coverage
per share of preferred shares, end of period6 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$135,950 |
|
|
$140,075 |
|
|
Liquidation value per share of preferred
shares6,7 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$50,000 |
|
|
$50,000 |
|
|
1 Ratios
have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been
annualized. |
2 Total
investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the
opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each
period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the
purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the
Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return
based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based
on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a
decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from
the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment
return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return
based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount
or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value
from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
3 Ratios do
not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders, if
applicable. |
4 Ratio
reflects total net investment income less dividends paid to preferred
shareholders, if applicable, divided by average net assets applicable to
common shareholders. |
5 The ratio
of expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares includes
interest and related expenses which include, but are not limited to,
interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees fees in
connection with the Funds participation in inverse floater programs for
the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. See Notes 1 and 8 in
Notes to financial statements. |
6 In 2008,
the Fund redeemed all of its preferred shares at par plus accumulated
dividends amounting to $95,083,577. |
7 Excluding any accumulated but unpaid
dividends. |
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
18
Delaware Investments National Municipal
Income Fund
Selected data for each share of the Fund
outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
9/30/111 |
|
|
3/31/11 |
|
3/31/10 |
|
3/31/09 |
|
3/31/08 |
|
3/31/07 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of
period |
|
$12.620 |
|
|
|
$13.070 |
|
|
$11.960 |
|
|
$13.360 |
|
|
$14.560 |
|
|
$14.650 |
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from investment
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
0.250 |
|
|
|
0.610 |
|
|
0.571 |
|
|
0.704 |
|
|
0.919 |
|
|
0.960 |
|
|
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
0.847 |
|
|
|
(0.532 |
) |
|
1.049 |
|
|
(1.367 |
) |
|
(1.081 |
) |
|
0.141 |
|
|
Dividends on preferred stock
from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.172 |
) |
|
(0.311 |
) |
|
(0.285 |
) |
|
Net realized gain on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.015 |
) |
|
(0.018 |
) |
|
Total dividends on
preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.172 |
) |
|
(0.326 |
) |
|
(0.303 |
) |
|
Total from investment
operations |
|
1.097 |
|
|
|
0.078 |
|
|
1.620 |
|
|
(0.835 |
) |
|
(0.488 |
) |
|
0.798 |
|
|
|
|
Less dividends and distributions to
common shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
(0.257 |
) |
|
|
(0.528 |
) |
|
(0.510 |
) |
|
(0.565 |
) |
|
(0.668 |
) |
|
(0.820 |
) |
|
Net realized gain on
investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.044 |
) |
|
(0.068 |
) |
|
Total dividends and
distributions |
|
(0.257 |
) |
|
|
(0.528 |
) |
|
(0.510 |
) |
|
(0.565 |
) |
|
(0.712 |
) |
|
(0.888 |
) |
|
|
|
Net asset value, end of
period |
|
$13.460 |
|
|
|
$12.620 |
|
|
$13.070 |
|
|
$11.960 |
|
|
$13.360 |
|
|
$14.560 |
|
|
|
|
Market value, end of
period |
|
$13.060 |
|
|
|
$12.200 |
|
|
$12.140 |
|
|
$10.850 |
|
|
$11.950 |
|
|
$14.530 |
|
|
|
|
Total investment return based
on:2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value |
|
4.09% |
|
|
|
4.78% |
|
|
16.69% |
|
|
(4.31% |
) |
|
(13.11% |
) |
|
(4.12% |
) |
|
Net asset
value |
|
2.88% |
|
|
|
0.67% |
|
|
13.97% |
|
|
(5.65% |
) |
|
(3.05% |
) |
|
5.27% |
|
|
|
|
Ratios and supplemental
data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets applicable to common shares,
end of period (000 omitted) |
|
$74,309 |
|
|
|
$30,559 |
|
|
$31,650 |
|
|
$28,967 |
|
|
$32,365 |
|
|
$35,256 |
|
|
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
applicable to
common shares3 |
|
1.16% |
|
|
|
0.65% |
|
|
0.63% |
|
|
1.06% |
|
|
1.16% |
|
|
1.10% |
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
applicable to common shares3 |
|
3.79% |
|
|
|
4.64% |
|
|
4.48% |
|
|
5.63% |
|
|
6.54% |
|
|
6.58% |
|
|
Ratio of net
investment income to average net assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
applicable to
common shares net of dividends to preferred shares4 |
|
3.79% |
|
|
|
4.64% |
|
|
4.48% |
|
|
4.25% |
|
|
4.22% |
|
|
4.51% |
|
|
Portfolio turnover |
|
32% |
|
|
|
50% |
|
|
69% |
|
|
36% |
|
|
17% |
|
|
9% |
|
|
|
|
Leverage analysis: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value of preferred shares outstanding
(000 omitted)5 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$20,000 |
|
|
$20,000 |
|
|
Net asset coverage
per share of preferred shares, end of period5 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$130,914 |
|
|
$138,141 |
|
|
Liquidation value per share of preferred
shares5,6 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$50,000 |
|
|
$50,000 |
|
|
1 Ratios
have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been
annualized. |
2 Total
investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the
opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each
period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the
purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the
Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return
based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based
on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a
decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from
the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment
return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return
based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount
or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value
from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
3 Ratios do
not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders, if
applicable. |
4 Ratio
reflects total net investment income less dividends paid to preferred
shareholders, if applicable, divided by average net assets applicable to
common shareholders. |
5 In 2008,
the Fund redeemed all of its preferred shares at par plus accumulated
dividends amounting to $20,019,516. |
6 Excluding
any accumulated but unpaid dividends. |
See accompanying notes, which are an
integral part of the financial statements.
19
Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments Closed-End
Municipal Bond Funds
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal
Income Fund, Inc. (Colorado Municipal Fund) and Delaware Investments Minnesota
Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (Minnesota Municipal Fund II) are organized as
Minnesota corporations and Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
(National Municipal Fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust (each
referred to as a Fund and collectively as the Funds). Colorado Municipal Fund,
Minnesota Municipal Fund II and National Municipal Fund are considered
diversified closed-end management investment companies under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Funds shares trade on the NYSE Amex
Equities, the successor to the American Stock Exchange.
The investment objective of each Fund is
to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax and from state
personal income tax, if any, consistent with the preservation of capital. Each
of Colorado Municipal Fund and Minnesota Municipal Fund II seek to achieve its
investment objective by investing substantially all of its net assets in
investment grade, tax-exempt municipal obligations of its respective state. The
National Municipal Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing
at least 80% of its net assets in securities the income from which is exempt
from federal income tax.
1. Significant Accounting
Policies
The following accounting policies are in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and
are consistently followed by the Funds.
Security Valuation Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by
an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. To the
extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take
into account developments related to the specific security, as well as
transactions in comparable securities. Short-term debt securities are valued at
market value. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations
are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith
under the direction of each Funds Board of Directors/Trustees (each a Board,
and collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are
readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken
into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a
security.
Federal Income Taxes No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each
Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The
Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of
preparing the Funds tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are
more-likely-than-not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax
positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as
a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds
tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (March
31, 2008 March 31, 2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal
income tax is required in the Funds financial statements.
Interest and Related Expenses
Interest and related expenses include, but
are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and
trustees fees from the Funds participation in inverse floater programs where a
Fund has transferred its own bonds to a trust that issues floating rate
securities with an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal of the
transferred bonds. In conveyance of the bond, the Funds receive the inverse
floating rate securities and cash from the trust. As a result of certain rights
retained by the Funds, the transfer of the bond is not considered a sale, but
rather a form of financing for accounting purposes whereby the cash received is
recorded as a liability and interest expense is recorded based on the interest
rate of the floating rate securities. Remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and
trustees expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. There were no interest and
related expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2011.
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the
differences could be material.
Other Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that
Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware
Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated amongst such
funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other
expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the
securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes.
Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment
securities are those of the specific securities sold. Interest income is
recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums are amortized to interest
income over the lives of the respective securities. Each Fund declares and pays
dividends from net investment income monthly and distributions from net realized
gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute income dividends
and capital gains more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and
distributions, if any, are recorded on ex-dividend date.
The Funds may receive earnings credits
from their custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used
to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the six months ended
September 30, 2011.
The Funds may receive earnings credits
from their transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which are
used to offset transfer agent fees. There were no earnings credits for the six
months ended September 30, 2011.
20
2. Investment Management,
Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its
respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management
Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment
manager, an annual fee of 0.40% which is calculated daily based on the adjusted
average daily net assets of each Fund.
Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an
affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration
oversight services to the Funds. For these services, the Funds pay DSC fees
based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments®
Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion;
0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of
aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to
DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in
the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis.
For the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Funds were charged as
follows:
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
Municipal
|
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
$1,664 |
|
$4,021 |
|
$1,358 |
At September 30, 2011, each Fund had
liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
Investment management fees payable to DMC |
|
$22,598 |
|
|
|
$54,268 |
|
|
|
$24,280 |
|
Accounting
administration and other expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
payable to DSC |
|
281 |
|
|
|
674 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
Other
expenses payable to DMC and affiliates* |
|
4,244 |
|
|
|
9,493 |
|
|
|
5,622 |
|
*DMC, as part of its administrative services, pays operating expenses on
behalf of each Fund and is reimbursed on a periodic basis. Expenses include
items such as printing of shareholder reports, fees for audit, legal and tax
services, registration fees and directors/trustees fees.
As provided in the investment management
agreement, each Fund bears the cost of certain legal and tax services, including
internal legal and tax services provided to each Fund by DMC and/or its
affiliates employees. For the six months ended September 30, 2011, each Fund
was charged for internal legal and tax services provided by DMC and/or its
affiliates employees as follows:
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
$17,624 |
|
$35,497 |
|
$9,441 |
Directors/Trustees fees include expenses
accrued by the Funds for each Directors/Trustees retainer and meeting fees.
Certain officers of DMC and DSC are officers and/or Directors/Trustees of the
Trust. These officers and Directors/Trustees are paid no compensation by the
Funds.
3. Investments
For the six months ended September 30,
2011, the Funds made purchases and sales of investment securities other than
short-term investments as follows:
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
Purchases |
$ |
10,300,514 |
|
|
$ |
5,110,792 |
|
|
$ |
16,889,597 |
|
Sales |
|
11,504,835 |
|
|
|
4,499,638 |
|
|
|
25,525,341 |
|
At September 30, 2011, the cost of
investments for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax
characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At September 30,
2011, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for
each Fund were as follows:
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
Cost of investments |
|
$ |
65,625,952 |
|
|
|
$ |
156,010,671 |
|
|
|
$ |
70,948,367 |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation |
|
$ |
2,808,270 |
|
|
|
$ |
9,295,184 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,902,297 |
|
Aggregate unrealized depreciation |
|
|
(650,403 |
) |
|
|
|
(466,906 |
) |
|
|
|
(358,291 |
) |
Net
unrealized appreciation |
|
$ |
2,157,867 |
|
|
|
$ |
8,828,278 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,544,006 |
|
(continues) 21
Notes to financial
statements
Delaware Investments
Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
3. Investments
(continued)
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price
that the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under
current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value measurements
has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of
an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer
broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the
asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data
obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs
reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions that market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the
best information available under the circumstances. Each Funds investment in
its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs
which are significant to the overall valuation. The three level hierarchy of
inputs is summarized below.
Level 1 |
inputs are quoted prices in active
markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end
investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts) |
|
|
Level 2 |
other observable inputs (including,
but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in
markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or
liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted
prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest
rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities,
credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
(e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign
currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international
fair value pricing) |
|
|
Level 3 |
inputs are significant unobservable
inputs (including the Funds own assumptions used to determine the fair
value of investments) (e.g., broker-quoted securities, fair valued
securities) |
The following table summarizes the
valuation of each Funds investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of
September 30, 2011:
|
Colorado Municipal Fund |
|
Level 2 |
Municipal
Bonds |
|
$ |
66,798,819 |
|
Short-Term Investments |
|
|
985,000 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
67,783,819 |
|
|
|
|
Minnesota Municipal Fund
II |
|
Level 2 |
Municipal
Bonds |
|
$ |
164,138,949 |
|
Short-Term Investments |
|
|
700,000 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
164,838,949 |
|
|
|
|
National Municipal Fund |
|
Level 2 |
Municipal
Bonds |
|
$ |
64,792,373 |
|
Short-Term Investments |
|
|
8,700,000 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
73,492,373 |
|
There were no unobservable inputs used to
value investments at the beginning or end of the period.
During the six months ended September 30,
2011, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments
or Level 3 investments that had a material impact to the Funds.
22
4. Dividend and
Distribution Information
Income and long-term capital
gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax
regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from
net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary
income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and
distributions paid during the six months ended September 30, 2011 and the year
ended March 31, 2011 was as follows:
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
Six Months Ended 9/30/11* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax-exempt income |
|
$ |
1,378,574 |
|
|
|
$ |
3,278,918 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,072,535 |
|
|
|
Year Ended 3/31/11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary income |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
395 |
|
|
|
$ |
24,594 |
|
Tax-exempt income |
|
|
2,757,147 |
|
|
|
|
6,557,441 |
|
|
|
|
1,253,117 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
2,757,147 |
|
|
|
$ |
6,557,836 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,277,711 |
|
*Tax information for the six
months ended September 30, 2011 is an estimate and the tax character of
dividends and distributions may be redesigned at fiscal year end.
5. Components of Net
Assets on a Tax Basis
The components of net assets
are estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal
year end. As of September 30, 2011, the estimated components of net assets on a
tax basis were as follows:
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
Shares of beneficial interest |
|
$ |
66,918,121 |
|
|
|
$ |
157,931,075 |
|
|
|
$ |
73,858,235 |
|
Undistributed tax-exempt income |
|
|
353,483 |
|
|
|
|
1,036,687 |
|
|
|
|
312,039 |
|
Realized gains (losses) 4/1/11
9/30/11 |
|
|
136,455 |
|
|
|
|
(154,606 |
) |
|
|
|
89,734 |
|
Capital loss carryforwards as of 3/31/11 |
|
|
(509,083 |
) |
|
|
|
(1,959,315 |
) |
|
|
|
(2,494,617 |
) |
Unrealized appreciation of
investments |
|
|
2,157,867 |
|
|
|
|
8,828,278 |
|
|
|
|
2,543,992 |
|
Net
assets |
|
$ |
69,056,843 |
|
|
|
$ |
165,682,119 |
|
|
|
$ |
74,309,383 |
|
The differences between book
basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax
treatment of market discount on debt instruments.
For financial reporting
purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of
permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax
treatment of market discount on debt instruments. Results of operations and net
assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the six months ended
September 30, 2011, the Funds recorded an estimate of these differences since
final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year
end.
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
Undistributed net investment
income |
|
$ |
(2,007 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(10,067 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(1,267 |
) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) |
|
|
2,007 |
|
|
|
|
10,067 |
|
|
|
|
1,267 |
|
For federal income tax
purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against
future capital gains. Capital loss carryforwards remaining at March 31, 2011
will expire as follows:
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
Year of
Expiration |
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
2017 |
|
$ |
509,083 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,695,121 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,634,822 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
264,194 |
|
|
|
|
859,795 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
509,083 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,959,315 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,494,617 |
|
(continues) 23
Notes to
financial statements
Delaware
Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
5. Components of Net
Assets on a Tax Basis (continued)
On December 22, 2010, the
Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act) was enacted,
which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated
investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years
beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the Funds will be
permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning
after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses
incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior
to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration
date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss
carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment
capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or
long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as
permitted under previous regulation.
For the six months ended
September 30, 2011, the Funds had capital gains (losses), as follows, which may
reduce (increase) the capital loss carryforwards:
|
|
Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
National |
|
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
Municipal |
|
|
Fund |
|
Fund II |
|
Fund |
|
|
$136,455 |
|
$(154,606) |
|
$89,734 |
6. Capital
Stock
Pursuant to their articles
of incorporation, Colorado Municipal Fund and Minnesota Municipal Fund II each
have 200 million shares of $0.01 par value common shares authorized. National
Municipal Fund has been authorized to issue an unlimited amount of $0.01 par
value common shares. The Funds did not repurchase any shares under the Share
Repurchase Program during the six months ended September 30, 2011. Shares
issuable under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan are purchased by the Funds
transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, in the open market.
On February 18, 2011, the
National Municipal Funds Board approved a tender offer for shares of the
Arizona Municipal Funds common stock. The tender offer authorized the National
Municipal Fund to purchase for cash up to 18% of the then-outstanding shares of
the Arizona Municipal Funds common stock after the reorganization (Common
Stock) at a per share price equal to 99% of the net asset value per share of the
Common Stock at the expiration of the tender offer.
In connection with the
tender offer, the National Municipal Fund purchased 994,051 shares of capital
stock at a total cost of approximately $13,240,759. The tender offer was
oversubscribed and all tenders of shares were subject to pro-ration (at a ratio
of approximately 0.58504231) in accordance with the terms of its tender
offer.
7. Fund
Merger
On June 20, 2011, the
National Municipal Fund acquired all of the assets of the Delaware Investments
Arizona Municipal Fund, Inc. (Acquired Fund), a closed-end investment company,
in exchange for the shares of the National Municipal Fund (Acquiring Fund)
pursuant to a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization (Reorganization). The
shareholders of the Acquired Fund received shares of the Acquiring Fund equal to
the aggregate net asset value of their share in the Acquired Fund prior to the
Reorganization, as shown in the following table:
|
Acquiring |
|
Acquired |
|
|
|
Fund |
|
Fund |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Shares |
|
Value |
Common Stock |
2,422,200 |
|
3,100,925 |
|
$40,715,147 |
The Reorganization was
treated as a non-taxable event and, accordingly, the Acquired Funds basis in
securities acquired reflected historical cost basis as of the date of transfer.
The net assets and net unrealized appreciation of the Acquired Fund as of the
close of business on June 17, 2011, were as follows:
Net assets |
|
$40,715,147 |
Net
unrealized appreciation |
|
65,229 |
The net assets of the
Acquiring Fund before the acquisition were $31,792,649. The net assets of the
Acquiring Fund immediately following the acquisition were
$72,507,796.
24
Assuming that the
acquisition had been completed on April 1, 2011, the beginning of the Acquiring
Funds reporting period, the Acquiring Funds pro forma results of operations
for the six months ended September 30, 2011, would have been as
follows:
Net investment income |
|
$1,309,770 |
Net
realized gain on investments |
|
254,675 |
Change in unrealized appreciation |
|
4,271,078 |
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
|
5,835,523 |
Because the combined
investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since
the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of
revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the
National Municipal Funds statement of operations since June 20,
2011.
8.
Derivatives
U.S. GAAP requires enhanced
disclosures that enable investors to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses
derivatives; 2) how they are accounted for; and 3) how they affect an entitys
results of operations and financial position.
Inverse Floaters
Each Fund may participate in
inverse floater programs where a fund transfers its own bonds to a trust that
issues floating rate securities and inverse floating rate securities (inverse
floaters) with an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal of the
transferred bonds. The inverse floaters received by the Funds are derivative
tax-exempt obligations with floating or variable interest rates that move in the
opposite direction of short-term interest rates, usually at an accelerated
speed. Consequently, the market values of the inverse floaters will generally be
more volatile than other tax-exempt investments. The Funds typically use inverse
floaters to adjust the duration of their portfolio. Duration measures a
portfolios sensitivity to changes in interest rates. By holding inverse
floaters with a different duration than the underlying bonds that a Fund
transferred to the trust, the Fund seeks to adjust its portfolios sensitivity
to changes in interest rates. The Funds may also invest in inverse floaters to
add additional income to the Funds or to adjust the Funds exposure to a
specific segment of the yield curve. At September 30, 2011, and during the year
then ended, the Funds held no investments in inverse floaters.
9. Credit and Market
Risk
The Funds concentrate their
investments in securities issued by municipalities. The value of these
investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the states,
regional or local and national economic conditions, as applicable and differing
levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure
repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of
loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that
market value may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no assurance that the
insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in
creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of
insured bonds held in each Fund. At September 30, 2011, the percentages of each
Funds net assets insured by insurers are listed below and these securities have
been identified in the statements of net assets.
Colorado Municipal Fund |
33% |
Minnesota Municipal Fund II |
20% |
National Municipal Fund |
19% |
The Funds invest a portion
of their assets in high yield fixed income securities, which carry ratings of BB
or lower by Standard & Poors Rating Group (S&P) and/or Ba or lower by
Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys). Investments in these higher yielding
securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than
higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more
susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than
investment grade securities.
The Funds may invest in
advanced refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds or defeased bonds. Under current
federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are
permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer
refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or
alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding
transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days
from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a current refunding.
Advance refunded bonds are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains
outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue.
In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to
purchase high grade interest bearing debt securities which are then deposited in
an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future
payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded
bond. Bonds are escrowed to maturity when the proceeds of the refunding issue
are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the
principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity
dates.
Bonds are considered
pre-refunded when the refunding issues proceeds are escrowed only until a
permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being
redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become defeased
when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the
pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are
substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities)
sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the
first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from
Moodys, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the
escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit
agreement.
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Notes to
financial statements
Delaware
Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
9. Credit and Market Risk
(continued)
Each Fund may invest up to
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with
contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under
Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which
may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may
impair each Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price
when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, each
Funds Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining
whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each Funds limitation
on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant
to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Funds
15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of September 30, 2011, there
were no Rule 144A securities and no securities have been determined to be
illiquid under the Funds Liquidity Procedures.
10. Contractual
Obligations
The Funds enter into
contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of
indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is
unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to
these contracts. Management has reviewed each Funds existing contracts and
expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. Investments in
Municipal Securities Issued by the State of Arizona
On May 23, 2011,
shareholders of the National Municipal Fund and shareholders of the Delaware
Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (Arizona Muni Fund) approved the
acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Arizona Muni Fund in exchange
for newly issued common shares of the National Municipal Fund, which was
structured as a tax-free transaction. This acquisition was completed after the
close of business on June 17, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, municipal bonds
issued by the state of Arizona constitute approximately 30% of the Funds
portfolio. These investments could make the National Municipal Fund more
sensitive to economic conditions in Arizona than other more geographically
diversified national municipal income funds.
12. Subsequent
Events
On November 15, 2011,
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (VCF) and Delaware
Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (VMM) issued $30,000,000
and $75,000,000, respectively, Series 2016 Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred
(VMTP) Shares, with $100,000 liquidation value per share in a privately
negotiated offering. Proceeds from the issuance of VMTP Shares, net of offering
expenses, were invested in accordance with each funds investment objective. The
VMTP Shares were offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Each Fund is obligated to
redeem its VMTP Shares on December 1, 2016, unless earlier redeemed or
repurchased by the Fund. VMTP Shares are subject to optional and mandatory
redemption in certain circumstances. The VMTP Shares are subject to redemption
at the option of a Fund, subject to payment of a premium until December 1, 2013,
and at par thereafter. The Funds may be obligated to redeem certain of the VMTP
Shares if the Fund fails to maintain certain asset coverage and leverage ratio
requirements and such failures are not cured by the applicable cure date. The
redemption price per share is equal to the sum of the liquidation value per
share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends. Dividends on the VMTP Shares
(which are treated as interest payments for financial reporting purposes) are
set weekly.
The Funds use leverage
because their managers believe that, over time, leveraging may provide
opportunities for additional income and total return for common shareholders.
However, the use of leverage also can expose common shareholders to additional
volatility. For example, as the prices of securities held by a fund decline, the
negative impact of these valuation changes on common share net asset value and
common shareholder total return is magnified by the use of leverage;
accordingly, the use of structural leverage may hurt a funds overall
performance.
Leverage may also cause the
Funds to incur certain costs. In the event that the Funds are unable to meet
certain criteria (including, but not limited to, maintaining certain ratings
with Fitch Ratings and Moodys Investor Service, funding dividend payments or
funding redemptions), the Funds will pay additional fees with respect to the
leverage.
Management has determined
that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to September
30, 2011 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds financial
statements.
26
Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments
Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds (the Funds)
Board Consideration of
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments
Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments National Municipal
Income Fund and Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
Investment Advisory Agreement
At a meeting held on August
16-17, 2011 (the Annual Meeting), the Board of Directors (the Board),
including a majority of disinterested or independent Directors, approved the
renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements for the Delaware Investments
Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.; Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal
Income Fund, Inc.; Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund; and
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (each, a Fund
and together, the Funds). In making its decision, the Board considered
information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the
Investment Advisory Agreements with Delaware Management Company (DMC), which
included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (Delaware Investments)
concerning, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of services
provided to the Funds, the costs of such services to the Funds, economies of
scale and the financial condition and profitability of Delaware Investments. In
addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, reports were provided in May
2011 and included independent historical and comparative reports provided by
Lipper. The Lipper reports compared each Funds investment performance and
expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The independent Directors
reviewed and discussed the Lipper reports with independent legal counsel to the
independent Directors. The Board requested and received information regarding
DMCs policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy;
the structure of portfolio manager compensation; the investment managers
profitability; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of
securities in certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited,
or which were likely in the future to inhibit, DMCs ability to invest fully in
accordance with Fund policies.
In considering information
relating to the approval of each Funds advisory agreement, the independent
Directors received assistance and advice from and met separately with
independent legal counsel to the independent Directors. Although the Board gave
attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies,
under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board
during its contract renewal considerations.
Nature, Extent And
Quality of Service. The Board
considered the services provided by Delaware Investments to the Funds and their
shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent and quality of services, the Board
considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters
such as the relative performance of each Fund, compliance of portfolio managers
with the investment policies, strategies and restrictions for each Fund,
compliance by DMC (Management) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted
throughout the Delaware Investments Family of Funds complex and adherence to
fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased
with the current staffing of the Funds investment advisor and the emphasis
placed on research in the investment process. The Board gave favorable
consideration to DMCs efforts to control expenditures while maintaining service
levels committed to fund matters. The Board was satisfied with the nature,
extent and quality of the overall services provided by Delaware
Investments.
Investment Performance.
The Board placed significant
emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of its importance to
shareholders. Although the Board gave appropriate consideration to performance
reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the
year, the Board gave particular weight to the Lipper reports furnished for the
Annual Meeting. The Lipper reports prepared for each Fund showed the investment
performance of its shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected
by Lipper (the Performance Universe). A fund with the highest performance
ranked first, and a fund with the lowest ranked last. The highest/best
performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile;
the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the
lowest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the
fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for
the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2011. The
Boards objective is that each Funds performance for the periods considered be
at or above the median of its Performance Universe. The following paragraphs
summarize the performance results for the Funds and the Boards view of such
performance.
Delaware Investments Arizona
Municipal Income Fund, Inc. The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of
the Fund and all closedend other state municipal debt funds as selected by
Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Funds total return for the
one-year period was in the second quartile. The report further showed that the
Funds total return for the three-, five- and ten-year periods was in the fourth
quartile of its Performance Universe. The Funds performance results were mixed.
However, in evaluating the Funds performance, the Board considered the Funds
improved short term performance. The Board also noted the Funds pending
reorganization. The Board was satisfied that Management was taking action to
improve Fund performance and to meet the Boards performance
objective.
Delaware Investments
Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc. The Performance Universe for the Fund
consisted of the Fund and all closedend other state municipal debt funds as
selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Funds total
return for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods was in the fourth
quartile of its Performance Universe. The Funds performance results were not in
line with the Boards objective. In evaluating the Funds performance, the Board
considered the fact that the Fund was currently an unlevered fund measured
within a levered peer group, and noted that Management was pursuing leverage
opportunities for the Fund.
Delaware Investments
Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. The Performance Universe for the Fund
consisted of the Fund and all closedend other state municipal debt funds as
selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Funds total
return for the three- and five-year periods was in the fourth quartile of its
Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Funds performance for
the one- and ten-year periods was in the first and third quartiles,
respectively. The Funds performance results were not in line with the Boards
objective. However, in evaluating
(continues) 27
Other Fund
information
(Unaudited)
Delaware
Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds (the Funds)
Board Consideration of
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments
Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments National Municipal
Income Fund and Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)
the Funds performance, the
Board considered the Funds one-year performance results. The Board also
considered the numerous investment and performance reports delivered by
Management personnel to the Boards Investments Committee. The Board was
satisfied that Management was taking action to improve Fund performance and to
meet the Boards performance objective.
Delaware Investments
National Municipal Income Fund The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted
of the Fund and all non-leveraged closedend general and insured municipal debt
funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Funds
total return for the one-year period was in the third quartile. The report
further showed that the Funds total return for the three- and five-year periods
was ranked fourth of the four funds in the Performance Universes and the Funds
total return for the ten-year period was ranked third out of the four funds in
the Performance Universe. In evaluating the Funds performance, the Board
considered the limited size of the Funds Performance Universe. The Board also
considered the numerous investment and performance reports delivered by
Management personnel to the Boards Investments Committee. The Board was
satisfied that Management was taking effective action to enhance Fund
performance and meet the Boards performance objective.
Comparative
Expenses. The Board considered
expense comparison data for the Delaware Investments Family of Funds. Management
provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for
each Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused
on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense
ratios of each Fund versus effective management fees and expense ratios of a
group of similar closed-end funds as selected by Lipper (the Expense Group).
In reviewing comparative costs, each Funds contractual management fee and the
actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual
management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to
the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the
Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers.
Each Funds total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group.
The Board considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for non-management
services. The Boards objective is to limit each Funds total expense ratio to
be competitive with that of the Expense Group. The following paragraphs
summarize the expense results for the Funds and the Boards view of such
expenses.
Delaware Investments Arizona
Municipal Income Fund, Inc. The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that
its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the
lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the
management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its
Expense Group.
Delaware Investments
Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc. The expense comparisons for the Fund
showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile
with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the
management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its
Expense Group.
Delaware Investments
Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. The expense comparisons for the Fund
showed that its management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the
lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the
management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its
Expense Group.
Delaware Investments
National Municipal Income Fund The expense comparisons for the Fund showed
that its management fee were ranked first of the three funds in the expense
Group and its total expenses were ranked second of the three Funds in the
Expense Group. In evaluating the Funds total expenses, the Board considered the
limited number of funds in the Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with
Managements efforts to improve the Series total expense ratio and bring it in
line with the Boards objective.
Management Profitability.
The Board considered the level of
profits, if any, realized by Delaware Investments in connection with the
operation of the Funds. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment
Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of
Delaware Investments business in providing management and other services to
each of the individual funds and the Delaware Investments Family of Funds as a
whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating
costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the
level of profits of Delaware Investments, to a certain extent, reflect recent
operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments. The
Board considered Delaware Investments efforts to improve services provided to
fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements
resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission
initiatives. The Board also considered the extent to which Delaware Investments
might derive ancillary benefits from fund operations, including the potential
for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility
associated with its role as service provider to the Delaware Investments Family
of Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading
efficiencies. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light
of the services rendered and the profitability of Delaware Investments.
Economies of
Scale. As closed-end funds, the
Funds do not issue shares on a continuous basis. Fund assets increase only to
the extent that the values of the underlying securities in the Fund increase.
Accordingly, the Board determined that each Fund was not likely to experience
significant economies of scale due to asset growth and, therefore, a fee
schedule with breakpoints to pass the benefit of economies of scale on to
shareholders was not likely to provide the intended effect.
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Change in Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm. Due to independence matters under the Securities and Exchange
Commissions auditor independence rules relating to the January 4, 2010
acquisition of Delaware Investments (including DMC) by Macquarie Group, Ernst
& Young LLP (E&Y) has resigned as the independent registered public
accounting firm for Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.,
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc., and Delaware
Investments National Municipal Income Fund (the Funds) effective May 27, 2010.
At a meeting held on February 18, 2010, the Board of Directors/Trustees of the
Funds, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to serve as the independent registered public
accounting firm for the Funds for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, E&Ys audit reports on the
financial statements of the Funds did not contain any adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements
between the Funds and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements
disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of
E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their
reports. None of the Funds nor anyone on their behalf has consulted with PwC at
any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting
principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type
of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds financial
statements.
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About the
organization
This
semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Investments Closed-End
Municipal Bond Funds shareholders. Notice is hereby given in accordance with
Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Funds may, from
time to time, purchase shares of their common stock on the open market at market
prices.
Board of
directors/trustees
Patrick P.
Coyne
Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
Philadelphia,
PA
Thomas L.
Bennett
Private Investor
Rosemont, PA
John A. Fry
President
Drexel
University
Philadelphia, PA
Anthony D.
Knerr
Founder
and Managing Director
Anthony Knerr & Associates
New York,
NY
Lucinda S.
Landreth
Former Chief Investment Officer
Assurant, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
Ann R. Leven
Consultant
ARL Associates
New
York, NY
Frances A.
Sevilla-Sacasa
Executive Advisor to Dean,
University of Miami School
of Business
Administration
Coral Gables, FL
Janet L.
Yeomans
Vice
President and Treasurer
3M Corporation
St. Paul, MN
J. Richard
Zecher
Founder
Investor Analytics
Scottsdale, AZ
Your reinvestment
options
Each
of the Funds offers an automatic dividend reinvestment program. If you would
like to reinvest dividends, and shares are registered in your name, contact BNY
Mellon Shareowner Services at 800 851-9677. You will be asked to put your
request in writing. If you have shares registered in street name, contact the
broker/dealer holding the shares or your financial advisor.
Affiliated
officers
David F.
Connor
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel,
and
Secretary
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia,
PA
Daniel V.
Geatens
Vice
President and Treasurer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
David P.
OConnor
Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
and Chief Legal
Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
Richard Salus
Senior Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
Each Fund
files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year
on Form N-Q. Each Funds Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and
procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any)
relating to portfolio securities are available without charge (i) upon request,
by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a description of the
policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if
any) relating to portfolio securities and each Funds Schedule of Investments
are available without charge on the Funds website at www.delawareinvestments.com. Each
Funds Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room
in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.
Information
(if any) regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities
during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available
without charge (i) through the Funds website at www.delawareinvestments.com; and
(ii) on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
Contact
information
Investment
manager
Delaware Management Company,
a series of Delaware
Management
Business Trust
Philadelphia, PA
Principal office of the
Funds
2005
Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7057
Independent registered
public
accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
2001
Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registrar and stock
transfer
agent
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
800
851-9677
For securities dealers
and
financial institutions
representatives
800 362-7500
Website
www.delawareinvestments.com
Delaware Investments is the
marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
Number of recordholders as
of |
|
|
September 30,
2011
|
|
|
Colorado Municipal |
|
|
Income Fund |
|
100 |
Minnesota Municipal
Income |
|
|
Fund II |
|
485 |
National Municipal Income
Fund |
|
119 |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Applicable to Form N-CSRs filed after fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2005.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s second fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) (1) Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Not applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
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.
Name of Registrant:
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
PATRICK P. COYNE |
By: |
Patrick P. Coyne |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Date: |
November 28, 2011 |
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.
PATRICK P. COYNE |
By: |
Patrick P. Coyne |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Date: |
November 28, 2011 |
|
|
RICHARD SALUS |
By: |
Richard Salus |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: |
November 28, 2011 |