SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2022

(unaudited)

 

CEF Muni Income ETF XMPT
High Yield Muni ETF HYD
HIP Sustainable Muni ETF SMI
Intermediate Muni ETF ITM
Long Muni ETF MLN
Muni Allocation ETF MAAX
Short High Yield Muni ETF SHYD
Short Muni ETF SMB

 

         
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President’s Letter 1
Explanation of Expenses 3
Schedule of Investments  
CEF Muni Income ETF 5
High Yield Muni ETF 7
HIP Sustainable Muni ETF 50
Intermediate Muni ETF 53
Long Muni ETF 92
Muni Allocation ETF 108
Short High Yield Muni ETF 110
Short Muni ETF 130
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 146
Statements of Operations 148
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 150
Financial Highlights  
CEF Muni Income ETF 154
High Yield Muni ETF 155
HIP Sustainable Muni ETF 156
Intermediate Muni ETF 157
Long Muni ETF 158
Muni Allocation ETF 159
Short High Yield Muni ETF 160
Short Muni ETF 161
Notes to Financial Statements 162
Approval of Investment Management Agreements 169

 

 

Certain information contained in this President’s Letter represents the opinion of the investment adviser which may change at any time. This information is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Current market conditions may not continue. Also, unless otherwise specifically noted, any discussion of the Funds’ holdings, the Funds’ performance, and the views of the investment adviser are as of October 31, 2022.

 

VANECK ETFs

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

Back in July, I said that Market Volatility Has One Final Act.1 Stocks and bonds historically do not perform well when the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) tightens monetary conditions, and that’s just what the Fed announced it would be doing at the end of 2021. This would include raising rates and changing its balance sheet actions, which doesn’t create a great environment for financial assets. If we’re in the last, third act of the play, the third act may last a very long time.

 

There are three things investors are currently facing, none of which is either particularly positive for financial assets or likely to change soon. But bond prices have dropped significantly, and so you will see at the end of the letter that we are bullish bonds.

 

1. Monetary Policy: Tightening

 

The typical range for the rate of growth of money supply is in the low single digits. This increased during the global financial crisis and then exploded during the COVID–19 pandemic, but the recent rate of growth of money supply is close to 0% or even negative.

 

Another component to monetary policy is the Fed balance sheet. After buying bonds during the pandemic, the Fed is now going to start shrinking the balance sheet—one estimate indicates $279B net out through the end of the year. The Fed has only shrunk its balance sheet once before, so we are facing a big unknown.

 

Commodity prices and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) receive much focus, but I think what the Fed is really fighting is wage inflation. That is the kind of inflation that is endemic and hard to manage once it takes hold, not least because it creates a spiraling effect. I think the Fed knows it can’t control oil prices or supply chain directly, but it wants to manage this wage inflation psychology.

 

Services typically don’t reflect the price of commodities and, this year, we have seen services inflation increase from 3% to 6%. That’s not slowing down, and this is a battle the Fed is fighting that I think will last for an extended period of time.

 

Last year when my colleagues and I spoke about inflation,2 I had noted that we wouldn’t know about wage inflation until the second half of this year, and now we know. Wage inflation is here. Another factor, which has only happened a couple times in a hundred years, is the pandemic. We don’t know how wage inflation is going to react, because the labor market is still tight in the U.S. and many workers have changed their behaviors and expectations. I think it will take another 6–12 months before we know whether wage inflation will be endemic and how the Fed responds. And the latest data still shows a strong labor market with low unemployment.

 

2. Fiscal Tightening

 

Inflation has caused real take-home pay to shrink over the past year. This should result in a midterm effect in which Republicans take one or both houses, which means a higher likelihood of government gridlock. Even if the Democrats win, as Larry Summers pointed out, stimulus spending during the pandemic led to inflation, so we’re unlikely to see another big stimulus spending bill regardless of who controls government.

 

3. Global Growth Has Almost Stopped

 

Looking at global growth today, we see Europe in a recession and China has slowed down. Over the last 20 years, U.S. and China have been the two main pillars of global growth. China is now going to have a much lower GDP growth rate for the foreseeable future. Think about China growth being 2%, not the 6–8% of the past decades. China has anti–business regulatory policies, and there is a decoupling happening, spurred in part by the tariff fight and in part by re–appraisal of supply chain vulnerabilities, which may mean less foreign investment in China. While 2% GDP growth for China will still be a significant contributor to global growth, we will likely have to look to India, Indonesia and Africa to take up the baton as pillars of higher percentage global growth.

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VANECK ETFs

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

(unaudited) (continued)

 

I believe that these conditions are going to be sticking around for a while, and what the markets are looking at now is the pressure on corporate profitability. Stocks are down because P/E ratios are down, but earnings are still flat. We don’t know yet what earnings will be like, so there will be a lot of information for equity investors to gather over the next few quarters. Monetary and fiscal policy, as well as global growth, are all contractionary.

 

Amidst all this market turbulence, bond investments are now offering attractive yields, so this is our favorite asset class to buy now. (See What to Buy? Bonds. When? Now.)3 Because of higher interest rates, bonds can offer adequate returns like they did in the 1970’s even though that decade was the worst for interest rates in the last 100 years.

 

We thank you for investing in VanEck’s investment strategies. On the following pages, you will find financial statements for each of the funds for the six month period ended October 31, 2022. As always, we value your continued confidence in us and look forward to helping you meet your investment goals in the future.

 

 

Jan F. van Eck
CEO and President
VanEck ETF Trust

 

November 8, 2022

 

PS The investing outlook can change suddenly, as it certainly did in 2021. To get our quarterly investment outlooks, please subscribe to “VanEck News & Insights”. Should you have any questions regarding fund performance, please contact us at 800.826.2333 or visit our website.

 

1 Market Volatility Has One Final Act, https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/investment-outlook/jan-van-eck-market-volatility-has-one-final-act/.

2 Navigating the Markets: Inflation and the Risks to Goldilocks, https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/investment-outlook/jan-van-eck-navigating-the-markets-inflation-and-the-risks-to-goldilocks/.

3 What to Buy? Bonds. When? Now, https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/investment-outlook/jan-van-eck-what-to-buy-bonds-when-now/.

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VANECK ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(unaudited)

 

Hypothetical $1,000 investment at beginning of period

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur operating expenses, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This disclosure is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The disclosure is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
May 1, 2022
  Ending
Account
Value
October 31, 2022
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During Period
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
May 1, 2022 -
October 31, 2022(a)
 
CEF Muni Income ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $865.90   0.41%   $1.93  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,023.14   0.41%   $2.09  
High Yield Muni ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $905.40   0.35%   $1.68  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,023.44   0.35%   $1.79  
HIP Sustainable Muni ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $955.10   0.24%   $1.18  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,024.00   0.24%   $1.22  
Intermediate Muni ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $962.90   0.24%   $1.19  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,024.00   0.24%   $1.22  
Long Muni ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $904.60   0.24%   $1.15  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,024.00   0.24%   $1.22  
Muni Allocation ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $932.30   0.08%   $0.39  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,024.80   0.08%   $0.41  
Short High Yield Muni ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $960.70   0.35%   $1.73  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,023.44   0.35%   $1.79  
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VANECK ETF TRUST

EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES

(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
May 1, 2022
  Ending
Account
Value
October 31, 2022
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
During Period
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
May 1, 2022 -
October 31, 2022(a)
 
Short Muni ETF                  
Actual   $1,000.00   $989.80   0.20%   $1.00  
Hypothetical (b)   $1,000.00   $1,024.20   0.20%   $1.02  

 

(a)  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (for the six months ended October 31, 2022), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by the number of the days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).
(b)  Assumes annual return of 5% before expenses
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VANECK CEF MUNI INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  
CLOSED-END FUNDS: 99.9% (a)                
Alliance Bernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.     148,178     $ 1,514,379  
Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.     43,109       468,164  
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust     34,873       306,882  
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.     123,025       1,173,659  
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust     318,902       6,559,814  
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.     379,647       3,952,125  
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust     96,076       979,014  
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust     229,503       2,079,297  
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II     248,015       2,341,262  
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.     247,453       2,657,645  
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.     99,590       933,158  
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.     109,558       1,045,183  
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.     433,642       2,753,627  
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.     240,946       2,296,215  
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.     70,556       664,638  
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.     319,156       3,204,326  
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.     339,065       3,600,870  
BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc.     42,791       426,198  
BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.     116,593       682,069  
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.     229,444       1,238,998  
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.     288,341       1,730,046  
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund     90,902       945,072  
DWS Municipal Income Trust     206,437       1,641,174  
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund     369,179       3,488,742  
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust     28,531       530,249  
    Number
of Shares
    Value  
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust     182,293     $ 1,739,075  
Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust     58,301       925,237  
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II     208,516       1,636,851  
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust     148,795       821,348  
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust     343,909       3,022,960  
Invesco Municipal Trust     283,867       2,492,352  
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust ‡     272,219       2,409,138  
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals     278,714       2,525,149  
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust     176,358       1,989,318  
MFS High Income Municipal Trust     164,355       539,084  
MFS Municipal Income Trust     214,654       1,023,900  
Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund, Inc.     96,648       931,687  
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund     760,112       8,384,035  
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund     82,776       1,091,815  
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund     1,025,861       10,586,886  
Nuveen Dynamic Municipal Opportunities Fund     211,577       1,995,171  
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund     764,953       8,284,441  
Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund     167,394       1,739,224  
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund     327,250       3,223,413  
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc.     749,734       6,260,279  
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund     990,489       10,528,898  
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio     169,737       2,208,278  
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund     63,285       646,140  
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II     151,282       1,340,359  
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III     84,353       673,137  


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK CEF MUNI INCOME ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

  Number
of Shares
    Value  
Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund, Inc.     122,675     $ 912,702  
Pioneer Municipal High Income Fund Trust     125,679       1,002,918  
Pioneer Municipal High Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.     96,801       919,610  
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust     154,594       888,916  
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust     91,629       948,360  
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc.     224,676       2,132,175  
Total Closed-End Funds: 99.9%
(Cost: $188,743,312)
            131,035,662  
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%             176,169  
NET ASSETS: 100.0%           $ 131,211,831  


 

 

Footnotes:

(a) Each underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

    Value
4/30/2022
  Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
  Realized Gain
(Loss)
  Dividend
Income
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Value
10/31/2022
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust   $–(a)   $587,578   $(570,228)   $(76,402)   $69,914   $(312,424)   $2,409,138

 

(a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector          % of
Investments
    Value  
Financials   100.0%   $ 131,035,662  

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Value  
Closed-End Funds   $ 131,035,662     $     $     $ 131,035,662  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK HIGH YIELD MUNI ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
MUNICIPAL BONDS: 97.7%                
Alabama: 2.2%                
Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Methodist Home for Aging (RB)                
5.25%, 06/01/25   $ 315     $ 307,217  
5.75%, 06/01/26 (c)     2,000       1,698,271  
5.75%, 06/01/26 (c)     1,400       1,270,340  
6.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     5,900       5,056,020  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, Project No. 8, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 12/01/29 (c) (p)

    3,960       3,707,250  

Hoover Industrial Development Board, United States Steel Corp. Project (RB)

6.38%, 11/01/30 (p)

    1,180       1,281,828  

Hoover Industrial Development Board, United States Steel Corp. Project (RB) (SD CRED PROG)

5.75%, 10/01/29 (c)

    10,040       10,141,972  
Jefferson County, Sewer Revenue, Series D (RB)                
6.00%, 10/01/23 (c)     10,000       10,666,656  
6.50%, 10/01/23 (c)     9,000       9,628,932  
Jefferson County, Sewer Revenue, Series E (RB)                
0.00%, 10/01/23 (c) ^     100       46,809  
0.00%, 10/01/23 (c) ^     60       23,833  

Lower Alabama Gas District, Project No. 2 (RB) (SAW)

4.00%, 12/01/25 (c) (p)

    1,000       971,298  

Montgomery Alabama Medical Clinic Board of Health Care Facility, Jackson Hospital and Clinic (RB)

5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)

    1,350       1,226,660  

Southeast Energy Authority, A Cooperative District Commodity Supply, Project No.2, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 12/01/31 (c) (p)

    1,000       900,869  

Sumter County, Alabama Industrial Development Authority Exempt Facilities, Enviva, Inc. Project (RB)

6.00%, 07/15/32 (c) (p)

    8,000       7,238,381  

Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, Hunt Refining Project, Series A (RB)

4.50%, 05/01/29 (c)

    5,127       4,356,703  
              58,523,039  
Alaska: 0.2%                

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Series A (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/31 (c)

    1,500       1,178,896  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Alaska (continued)                

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Series B-1 (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/31 (c)

  $ 4,030     $ 3,739,857  

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Series B-2 (RB)

0.00%, 06/01/31 (c) ^

    3,000       262,363  
              5,181,116  
American Samoa: 0.2%                
American Samoa Economic Development Authority, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 09/01/31 (c)     2,750       2,753,888  
6.50%, 09/01/28     250       268,751  
6.62%, 09/01/25 (c)     1,000       1,049,462  
              4,072,101  
Arizona: 2.7%                

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Facility, Leman Academy of Excellence Projects, Series A (RB)

4.50%, 07/01/29 (c)

    1,000       793,812  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Academies of Math and Science, Series B (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/27 (c)

    200       196,654  
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, American Charter School Foundation Project (RB)                
6.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     2,940       2,924,541  
6.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     1,320       1,336,973  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center, Inc. Project, Series B (RB)

5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)

    1,545       1,426,669  
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Basis School Project, Series A (RB)                
5.12%, 07/01/26 (c)     250       243,078  
5.25%, 07/01/26 (c)     500       469,726  
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Basis School Project, Series D (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     270       241,503  
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     515       453,814  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Basis School Project, Series G (RB) (AGM)

5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)

    500       447,228  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Doral Academy - Fire Mesa and Red Rock Campus, Series A (RB)

3.55%, 07/15/27 (c)

    1,155       1,030,683  


 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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VANECK HIGH YIELD MUNI ETF

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Arizona (continued)                
5.00%, 07/15/27 (c)   $ 400     $ 361,522  
5.00%, 07/15/27 (c)     300       253,967  
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Education Facility, Series A (RB)                
5.25%, 07/01/23 (c)     1,050       989,442  
5.50%, 07/01/23 (c)     2,100       1,927,999  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Kaizen Education Project (RB)

5.70%, 07/01/26 (c)

    1,000       1,004,169  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Legacy Cares, Inc. Project, Series A (RB) (AGM)

6.62%, 07/01/27

    1,000       910,000  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Legacy Cares, Inc. Project, Series C (RB) (AGM)

6.75%, 07/01/27 (c)

    2,000       1,700,000  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Leman Academy of Excellence, East Tucson and Central Tucson Projects, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/24 (c)

    500       460,963  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada-Cadence Campus Project, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 07/15/28 (c)

    1,370       1,080,954  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada Project, Series A (RB)

4.50%, 07/15/25 (c)

    500       469,841  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Somerset Academy of Las Vegas, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 12/15/29 (c)

    1,400       1,001,732  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., Series B (RB) (AGM)

4.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    1,040       906,421  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., Series B (RB) (BAM-TCRS ST AID WITHHLDG)

5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    6,990       6,710,791  
Glendale Industrial Development Authority, Beatitudes Campus Project (RB)                
4.00%, 11/15/24 (c)     250       233,276  
5.00%, 11/15/24 (c)     1,000       842,004  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, Royal Oaks Inspirata Pointe Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)

    1,340       1,117,339  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Arizona (continued)                
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Basis Schools, Inc. Project, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 07/01/25   $ 315     $ 308,444  
5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)     900       874,449  
5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)     1,000       904,787  
5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)     500       454,555  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Downtown Student Housing, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/28 (c)

    750       676,844  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Legacy Traditional School Project (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)

    2,320       2,068,416  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Legacy Traditional School Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    750       708,052  

Maricopa County Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Commercial Metals Company Project (RB)

4.00%, 01/01/26 (c)

    5,830       4,300,832  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Benjamin Franklin Charter School Projects, Series A (RB)

6.00%, 07/01/28 (c)

    1,000       1,005,137  
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A (RB) (SD CRED PROG)                
5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)     1,400       1,353,681  
5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)     1,300       1,268,630  
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series B (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)     500       463,134  
5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)     500       431,333  
5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)     1,990       1,741,047  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Paradise School Project (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    1,750       1,540,347  

Peoria Industrial Development Authority, Sierra Winds Life Care Community Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 11/15/24

    255       243,757  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Arizona (continued)                

Phoenix Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Falcon Properties LLC, Project, Series A (RB)

4.15%, 12/01/31 (c)

  $ 5,000     $ 3,331,935  

Pima County Industrial Development Authority, American Leadership Academy Project (RB)

5.62%, 06/15/25 (c)

    1,250       1,163,107  

Pima County Industrial Development Authority, American Leadership Academy Project (RB) (SD CRED PROG)

5.00%, 06/15/25 (c)

    500       418,268  
Pima County Industrial Development Authority, Edkey Charter Schools Project (RB)                
5.25%, 07/01/26 (c)     250       233,978  
5.38%, 07/01/26 (c)     250       223,673  
5.50%, 07/01/26 (c)     250       225,318  

Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Edkey Charter School Project (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    1,000       968,177  
Salt Verde Financial Corp. (RB)                
5.00%, 12/01/37     9,605       9,478,236  
5.25%, 12/01/23     290       293,129  
5.25%, 12/01/24     305       310,650  
5.25%, 12/01/25     265       271,613  
5.25%, 12/01/27     215       221,961  
5.25%, 12/01/28     245       253,379  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority, Friendship Village of Tempe (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/26 (c)

    355       285,588  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority, Friendship Village of Tempe (RB) (AGM)

5.00%, 12/01/26 (c)

    250       204,345  
Tempe Industrial Development Authority, Mirabella at ASU Project, Series A (RB)                
6.00%, 10/01/27 (c)     1,200       1,059,560  
6.12%, 10/01/27 (c)     5,300       4,488,327  
6.12%, 10/01/27 (c)     600       499,655  
              71,809,445  
Arkansas: 0.6%                
Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Big River Steel Project (RB)                
4.50%, 09/01/26 (c)     16,070       12,606,105  
4.75%, 09/01/27 (c)     2,000       1,636,439  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Arkansas (continued)                

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Environmental Improvement, United States Steel Corporation Project (RB)

5.45%, 09/01/25 (c)

  $ 3,000     $ 2,714,313  
              16,956,857  
California: 11.7%                
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Second Subordinate Lien, Series B (RB)                
5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)     3,000       3,022,692  
5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)     5,000       5,016,283  
5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)     1,650       1,659,821  
5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)     2,055       2,065,242  
Anaheim Community Facilities District No. 08-1 (ST)                
4.00%, 09/01/23 (c)     615       518,973  
4.00%, 09/01/23 (c)     160       142,896  
4.00%, 09/01/23 (c)     420       338,241  
Antelope Valley Healthcare District, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)     1,610       1,399,267  
5.25%, 03/01/26 (c)     1,480       1,467,079  

California Community College Financing Authority, Orange Coast College Project (RB)

5.25%, 05/01/28 (c)

    695       628,712  

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Arbors, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 08/01/30 (c)

    3,100       2,550,008  

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Creekwood, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    11,735       8,117,935  

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Glendale Properties, Series A-1 (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    6,000       4,502,117  

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Glendale Properties, Series A-2 (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    2,000       1,351,311  

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Glendale Properties, Series A-2 (RB) (AGM)

4.00%, 08/01/32 (c)

    3,000       1,853,467  

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Mira Vista Hills Apartments, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    4,000       2,787,961  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Serenity at Larkspur, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 02/01/30 (c)

  $ 3,000     $ 2,488,123  

California Community Housing Agency, Essential Housing, Summit at Sausalito Apartments, Series A-2 (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/32 (c)

    2,000       1,371,005  

California Community Housing Agency, Series A-1 (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    4,500       3,375,458  

California Community Housing Agency, Stoneridge Apartments, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 02/01/31 (c)

    6,000       4,166,747  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Alameda County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. (RB)

5.88%, 12/01/22 (c)

    15       15,241  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Golden Gate Tobacco, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 11/16/22 (c)

    15       13,789  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/30 (c)

    1,170       908,651  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Children’s Hospital, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 08/15/27 (c)     250       199,924  
4.20%, 08/15/27 (c)     500       435,739  
4.25%, 11/15/22 (c)     80       80,030  
5.00%, 08/15/27 (c)     990       947,384  
5.00%, 08/15/27 (c)     460       450,261  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Commonspirit Health, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 04/01/30 (c)

    3,110       2,400,510  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Sutter Health, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 11/15/27 (c)

    2,500       2,475,371  
California Housing Finance Agency, Series A (RB)                
3.50%, 11/20/35     977       835,849  
4.00%, 03/20/33     955       903,915  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, California State Teachers Retirement System (RB)

5.00%, 08/01/29 (c)

    1,085       1,153,611  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, Wonderful Foundations Charter School Portfolio Project, Series A-1 (RB)                
5.00%, 01/01/31 (c)   $ 2,500     $ 1,785,139  
5.00%, 07/01/30 (c)     1,000       717,172  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Azusa Pacific University Project, Series B (RB) (NATL)

5.00%, 04/01/25 (c)

    1,910       1,734,367  
California Municipal Finance Authority, California Baptist University, Series A (RB)                
5.50%, 11/01/25 (c)     500       500,063  
6.12%, 11/01/23 (c)     1,000       1,015,771  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Charter School Santa Rosa Academy Project, (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/32 (c)

    1,000       822,297  

California Municipal Finance Authority, CHF-Davis I, LLC - West Village Student Housing Project (RB)

5.00%, 11/15/28 (c)

    500       482,704  

California Municipal Finance Authority, CHF-Davis I, LLC - West Village Student Housing Project (RB) (BAM)

4.00%, 11/15/28 (c)

    150       122,005  
California Municipal Finance Authority, CHF-Davis II, LLC - Orchard Park Student Housing Project (RB) (BAM)                
3.00%, 05/15/31 (c)     3,650       2,341,810  
4.00%, 05/15/31 (c)     5,000       4,256,487  

California Municipal Finance Authority, CHF-Davis II, LLC - Orchard Park Student Housing Project, Series A (RB) (BAM)

4.00%, 05/15/31 (c)

    1,500       1,329,628  
California Municipal Finance Authority, Eisenhower Medical Center, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     200       204,624  
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     250       255,325  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Holy Names University (RB)

7.00%, 10/01/29 (c)

    2,500       2,478,847  
California Municipal Finance Authority, John Adams Academies Lincoln Project, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 10/01/27 (c)     500       399,821  
5.00%, 10/01/27 (c)     500       412,325  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                
5.00%, 10/01/27 (c)   $ 500     $ 442,442  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Julian Charter School Project, Series A (RB)

5.62%, 03/01/25 (c)

    2,390       2,109,374  
California Municipal Finance Authority, LINXS APM Project, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     500       510,036  
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     2,490       2,358,657  
5.00%, 06/30/28     65       66,441  
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     600       612,447  
California Municipal Finance Authority, LINXS APM Project, Series A (RB) (AGM)                
3.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     1,950       1,685,687  
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     3,405       3,158,055  
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     1,000       979,505  
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     700       694,406  
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     2,040       2,015,269  
5.00%, 06/30/28 (c)     1,035       1,051,380  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Northbay Healthcare Group, Series A (RB)

5.25%, 11/01/26 (c)

    230       217,555  
California Municipal Finance Authority, Palmdale Aerospace Academy, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)     500       452,077  
5.00%, 07/01/28 (c)     130       119,884  
5.00%, 07/01/28 (c)     1,000       864,146  

California Municipal Finance Authority, UCR Dundee- Glasgow Student Housing Project (RB) (BAM)

4.00%, 11/15/28 (c)

    250       203,342  

California Municipal Finance Authority, United Airlines, Inc., International Airport Project (RB)

4.00%, 07/15/29

    12,500       11,608,954  
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal, CalPlant I Project (RB)                
7.00%, 07/01/22 (d) *     1,000       600,000  
7.50%, 12/01/22 (c) (d) *     10,500       6,300,000  
7.50%, 12/01/29 (c) (d) *     7,000       350,000  
8.00%, 07/01/27 (c) (d) *     6,635       3,981,000  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal, CalPlant I Project (RB) (SAW)

7.50%, 07/01/32 (d) *

    1,000       680,000  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                
California Public Finance Authority, Enso Village Project, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 11/15/29 (c)   $ 1,000     $ 878,322  
5.00%, 11/15/29 (c)     1,000       809,478  
5.00%, 06/01/27 (c)     400       346,140  
California Public Finance Authority, NCCD-Claremont Properties LLC, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     1,000       699,454  
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     300       223,080  
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     485       379,989  
5.00%, 07/01/27     110       92,632  

California School Finance Authority, Charter School Facility, Grimmway School, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    2,000       1,933,965  

California School Finance Authority, Charter School Ivy Academia, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/28 (c)

    1,150       868,917  

California School Finance Authority, Charter School, John Adams Academies, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/30 (c)

    1,000       836,825  

California School Finance Authority, Hawking Steam Charter School Project (RB)

5.50%, 07/01/29 (c)

    1,000       882,460  
California School Finance Authority, NCCD-Santa Rosa Properties LLC, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 11/01/31 (c)     1,000       652,939  
4.00%, 11/01/31 (c)     2,700       1,710,618  
California School Finance Authority, River Springs Charter School Project, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     1,000       827,418  
6.38%, 07/01/25 (c)     2,000       2,160,959  
California School Finance Authority, Rocketship Education, Series A (RB)                
5.12%, 06/01/26 (c)     250       219,151  
5.25%, 06/01/26 (c)     250       219,499  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Baptist University, Series A (RB)                
3.50%, 11/01/27     1,500       1,415,540  
5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)     1,000       963,190  
6.38%, 11/01/23 (c)     1,000       1,013,019  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, College Housing (RB)

5.25%, 07/01/29 (c)

    250       203,619  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series A (RB)                
5.50%, 12/01/22 (c)   $ 65     $ 60,640  
5.75%, 12/01/22 (c)     12       11,602  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Daughters of Charity Health System, Series H (RB)

5.75%, 12/01/22 (c)

    2       1,702  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Irvine East Campus Armaments, CHF-Irvine, LLC (RB)                
5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)     385       391,473  
5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)     545       549,200  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, John Muir Health, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)

    2,305       2,299,814  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Lancer Educational Student Housing Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/29 (c)

    435       394,782  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Lancer Plaza Project (RB)

5.62%, 11/01/23 (c)

    75       75,047  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     1,100       1,100,363  
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     350       351,678  
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     2,445       2,240,643  
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     1,595       1,503,635  
5.25%, 12/01/24 (c)     1,740       1,751,980  
5.25%, 12/01/24 (c)     8,975       8,891,224  
5.25%, 06/01/26 (c)     13,380       12,168,731  
5.25%, 06/01/28 (c)     1,000       915,002  
5.50%, 12/01/24 (c)     13,005       12,652,878  
5.50%, 06/01/28 (c)     6,500       6,081,806  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Provident Group Pomona Properties LLC, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     3,230       2,827,094  
5.75%, 01/15/23 (c)     125       123,445  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, University of California, Irvine East Campus Apartments (RB)

3.50%, 05/15/26 (c)

  $ 615     $ 512,168  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, University of California, Irvine East Campus Apartments, Phase IV-A (RB)

5.00%, 05/15/27 (c)

    3,170       2,974,080  

California Statewide Financing Authority, Pooled Tobacco Securitization Program, Series B (RB)

6.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    3,175       3,228,889  

California Statewide Financing Authority, Pooled Tobacco Securitization Program, Series C (RB)

6.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    900       915,273  

City of Fontana, Community Facilities District No. 90 (ST)

4.00%, 09/01/28 (c)

    500       387,674  

City of Fremont, Community Facilities District No. 1 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

    250       250,108  
City of Irvine, Community Facilities District No. 2013-3 (ST)              
4.00%, 09/01/23 (c)     250       228,791  
4.00%, 09/01/23 (c)     250       231,349  
4.00%, 09/01/23 (c)     230       215,568  

City of Irvine, Reassessment District No. 15-2 (SA)

5.00%, 09/02/25 (c)

    750       750,247  

City of Oroville Hospital (RB)

5.25%, 04/01/29 (c)

    2,500       2,224,559  

City of Rancho Cordova, Sunridge Anatolia community Facilities District No. 2003-1 (ST)

4.00%, 09/01/26 (c)

    180       159,282  

City of Rocklin, Community Facilities District No. 10 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

    810       814,728  
City of Roseville, Fiddyment Ranch Community Facilities District No. 1 (ST)                
3.75%, 09/01/27 (c)     500       421,371  
5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)     130       131,337  
5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)     155       157,208  

City of Roseville, Fiddyment Ranch Community Facilities District No. 5 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)

    2,000       1,937,116  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                

City of Roseville, Westpark Community Facility District No. 1 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

  $ 200     $ 202,055  

City of San Clemente, Facilities District No. 2006-1 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

    1,045       1,045,453  

CMFA Special Finance Agency I, Essential Housing, Series A-2 (RB)

4.00%, 04/01/31 (c)

    6,000       4,224,547  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII, Essential Housing, Series A-2 (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    1,995       1,332,689  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII, Essential Housing, Series A-1 (RB)

3.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    6,650       3,992,743  

CMFA Special Finance Agency XII, Essential Housing, Series A-2 (RB)

4.38%, 02/01/32 (c)

    1,000       695,439  

CMFA Special Finance Agency, Essential Housing, Series A-1 (RB)

4.00%, 02/01/32 (c)

    2,500       1,872,082  
Compton Public Finance Authority (RB)                
4.00%, 09/01/24 (c)     1,000       963,313  
4.50%, 09/01/24 (c)     1,585       1,501,513  

County of Los Angeles CA Community Facilities District No 2021-01 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/29 (c)

    1,000       918,032  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Atlanta-Glendale, Series A-1 (RB)

3.50%, 10/01/31 (c)

    1,000       687,566  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Atlanta-Glendale, Series A-2 (RB)

4.00%, 10/01/31 (c)

    7,750       5,346,422  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, City Anaheim, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/31 (c)

    11,800       9,675,219  
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Essential Housing Mezzanine Lien, Series B (RB)                
4.00%, 04/01/32 (c)     1,000       632,897  
4.00%, 05/01/32 (c)     1,500       947,989  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Essential Housing, The Link Glendale, Series A-1 (RB)

3.00%, 07/01/31 (c)

  $ 1,000     $ 668,361  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Essential Housing, Westgate Phase, Series A-2 (RB)

3.12%, 06/01/31 (c)

    3,000       1,807,871  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Link- Glendale, Series A-2 (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/31 (c)

    5,350       3,694,309  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Millennium South Bay- Hawthorne, Series A-1 (RB)

3.25%, 07/01/32 (c)

    2,000       1,198,346  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Monterey Station Apartments, Series A-1 (RB)

3.00%, 07/01/32 (c)

    2,500       1,714,672  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Parallel-Anaheim, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    2,000       1,432,926  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Park Crossing Apartments, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/32 (c)

    1,000       667,397  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Pasadena Portfolio, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 12/01/31 (c)

    1,000       645,281  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Union South Bay, Series A-2 (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/31 (c)

    8,200       5,741,078  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, Vineyard Gardens Apartments, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 04/01/32 (c)

    500       330,937  
Dublin Community Facilities District No 2015-1 (ST)                
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     500       500,768  
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     500       508,220  
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     500       495,788  
5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)     485       459,429  
5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)     1,150       1,153,036  

Folsom Ranch Financing Authority (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)

    1,100       1,126,077  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                
5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)   $ 2,000     $ 2,026,712  
5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)     1,000       976,713  
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road Revenue, Series A (RB)                
5.75%, 01/15/24 (c)     1,000       1,030,778  
6.00%, 01/15/24 (c)     2,860       2,955,364  

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road Revenue, Series B-1 (RB)

3.95%, 07/15/27 (c)

    100       77,968  

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road Revenue, Series B-2 (RB)

3.50%, 07/15/29 (c)

    475       337,747  

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road Revenue, Series C (RB)

6.50%, 01/15/24 (c)

    1,000       1,038,593  

Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road, Series A (RB)

6.00%, 01/15/24 (c)

    1,115       1,152,179  
Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/30 (c)     1,850       1,523,085  
5.00%, 07/01/30 (c)     1,000       766,029  

Independent Cities Finance Authority, Mobil Home Park, Series A (RB)

3.75%, 10/15/26 (c)

    250       174,329  

Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority, Local Agency (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

    405       405,176  

Lincoln Public Financing Authority, Twelve Bridges, Series B (SA)

6.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    37       37,075  

Los Angeles Unified School District, Series C (GO)

5.00%, 07/01/24 (c)

    1,600       1,645,420  

MSR Energy Authority, Series A (RB)

6.12%, 11/01/29

    485       522,973  

Ontario International Airport Authority, Series A (RB) (AGM)

4.00%, 05/15/31 (c)

    1,400       1,185,628  
Orange County Community Facilities District No. 1, Series A (ST)                
4.25%, 08/15/25 (c)     975       881,976  
5.25%, 08/15/25 (c)     455       456,861  

Palomar Health (RB)

5.00%, 11/01/26 (c)

    250       253,510  

Palomar Pomerado Health, Series A (GO) (NATL)

0.00%, 08/01/25 ^

    125       111,516  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                

Perris Union High School District Financing Authority (ST)

5.00%, 03/01/25 (c)

  $ 1,000     $ 1,000,309  

Poway Unified School District Public Financing Authority, Series A (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

    750       758,908  

River Islands Public Financing Authority, Community Facilities District No. 2003-1, Series A-1 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)

    500       495,701  

River Islands Public Financing Authority, Phase 2 Public Improvements (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)

    750       740,304  

Romoland School District No. 2004-1 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

    500       483,192  
Sacramento County, Community Facilities District No. 2005-2 (ST)                
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     495       485,221  
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     345       345,205  
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 07/01/31 (c)     2,000       1,690,374  
5.00%, 07/01/31 (c)     745       733,718  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Series B (RB) (AGM)

4.00%, 07/01/31 (c)

    2,960       2,402,686  

San Francisco City & County, International Airport, Series A (RB) (BAM-TCRS)

5.00%, 05/01/24 (c)

    4,750       4,684,231  

San Jacinto Unified School District Financing Authority (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)

    300       285,635  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Junior Lien Toll Road, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/15/25 (c)

    500       519,416  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Junior Lien Toll Road, Series B (RB)

5.25%, 01/15/25 (c)

    200       199,779  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Senior Lien Toll Road, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 01/15/32 (c)

    2,000       1,651,043  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
California (continued)                
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road, Series A (RB) (NATL)                
0.00%, 01/15/25 ^   $ 1,000     $ 910,942  
0.00%, 01/15/32 ^     145       91,525  
0.00%, 01/15/36 ^     105       51,972  

Saugus Hart School Facilities Financing Authority, Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 (ST)

5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)

    500       490,836  

Thousand Oaks, California Community Facilities, District No. 1994-1 (ST)

5.38%, 03/01/23 (c)

    1,035       1,038,155  

Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority. Community Facilities District Nos. 2006-1 and 2006-2, Series A (ST)

4.00%, 09/01/28 (c)

    1,290       1,028,663  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California (RB)

4.00%, 12/01/30 (c)

    4,500       3,578,635  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/29 (c)

    3,495       3,365,772  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 12/01/30 (c)

    1,205       1,112,802  
Tustin Community Facilities District, Series A (ST)                
5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)     100       100,331  
5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)     100       98,420  

Val Verde Unified School District (ST)

5.00%, 03/01/25 (c)

    750       753,938  
Western Hills Water District, Diablo Grande Community Facilities District No. 1 (ST)                
4.00%, 09/01/21 (d) *     850       382,500  
5.30%, 03/01/23 (c) (d) *     530       238,500  

William S. Hart Union High School District No. 2015-1 (ST)

5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)

    445       441,939  
              310,735,095  
Colorado: 3.1%                

Arista Metropolitan District in the City and County of Broomfield, Series A (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/23 (c)

    500       454,596  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Colorado (continued)                

Arkansas River Power Authority, Power Supply System, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/28 (c)

  $ 2,010     $ 1,897,506  

Base Village Metropolitan District No. 2, Series A (GO)

5.75%, 12/01/22 (c)

    1,000       950,861  
Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District No. 6, Series A (GO)                
5.00%, 12/01/25 (c)     500       449,642  
5.00%, 12/01/25 (c)     500       429,929  
Broadway Station Metropolitan District No. 3, Series A (GO)                
5.00%, 06/01/24 (c)     1,425       1,082,346  
5.00%, 06/01/24 (c)     4       3,265  
Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1 (TA)                
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     500       454,853  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     500       425,199  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     500       483,066  

City and County of Denver, United Airlines, Inc. Project (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/23 (c)

    5,195       5,007,830  

City of Fruita, Colorado Healthcare Canyons Hospital and Medical Center, Series B (RB)

5.50%, 01/01/28 (c)

    4,250       3,705,931  

City of Lakewood, Colorado Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1 (TA)

5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    1,035       929,162  

Colorado Crossing Metropolitan District No. 2, Series A-2 (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/25 (c)

    3,000       2,387,456  

Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Loveland Classical Schools Project, Thompson School District R2-J (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    1,000       844,358  

Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Project (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/27 (c)

    500       428,876  
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CommonSpirit Health, Series A-1 (RB)                
4.00%, 08/01/29 (c)     510       436,383  
5.00%, 08/01/29     1,000       1,037,582  
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, CommonSpirit Health, Series A-2 (RB)                
3.25%, 08/01/29 (c)     5       3,205  
4.00%, 08/01/29 (c)     7,735       6,031,396  
5.00%, 08/01/29 (c)     1,045       997,976  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Colorado (continued)                

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Senior Living Second Tier, American Eagle Portfolio Project Series B-1 (RB)

2.00%, 07/01/32 (c)

  $ 536     $ 268,081  
Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, C-470 Express Lanes (RB)                
5.00%, 12/31/24 (c)     250       233,726  
5.00%, 12/31/24 (c)     350       330,460  
Creekwalk Marketplace Business Improvement District, Series A (RB)                
5.50%, 12/01/26 (c)     500       415,708  
5.75%, 12/01/26 (c)     500       402,095  

Crowfoot Valley Ranch Metropolitan District No. 2, Series A (GO)

5.62%, 12/01/23 (c)

    1,000       946,733  

Dominion Water and Sanitation District (RB)

5.88%, 12/01/28 (c)

    1,000       896,252  
Fountain Urban Renewal Authority, South Academy Highlands Project, Series A (TA)                
4.50%, 11/01/25 (c)     840       758,587  
5.25%, 11/01/25 (c)     2,345       2,110,431  
5.50%, 11/01/25 (c)     1,865       1,644,369  

Green Valley Ranch East Metropolitan District No. 6, Series A (GO)

5.88%, 09/01/25 (c)

  1,000       862,497  

Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No. 1, Series A-2 (RB)

4.38%, 12/01/23 (c)

    1,000       784,112  

Kinston Metropolitan District No. 5, Series A (GO)

5.12%, 12/01/25 (c)

    2,000       1,623,372  

Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/24 (c)

    1,000       898,197  

Peak Metropolitan District No. 1, El Paco County, Series A (GO)

4.00%, 03/01/26 (c)

    540       439,210  

Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority, Evraz Project, Series A (TA)

4.75%, 12/01/30 (c)

    5,030       3,885,589  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Series A-2 (RB)

3.62%, 06/01/26 (c)

    1,000       681,092  

Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5, Colorado Limited Tax Supported and Special Bonds (RB)

4.00%, 10/01/26 (c)

    5,750       3,713,479  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Colorado (continued)                

Regional Transportation District, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 07/15/39

  $ 1,500     $ 1,286,364  

Regional Transportation District, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 07/15/40

    1,615       1,367,296  
Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District, Series A (GO)                
5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)     1,000       806,696  
5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)     6,850       5,072,367  

Southglenn Metropolitan District (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    1,000       871,533  

Southlands Metropolitan District No. 1, Series A-1 (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)

    1,200       1,039,770  
Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, Colorado Limited Tax, Series A (RB)                
4.25%, 12/01/25 (c)     1,000       746,328  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     1,000       1,021,375  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     500       510,687  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     5,000       5,106,874  
Transport Metropolitan District No. 3 (GO)                
5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)     4,000       2,949,829  
5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)     4,200       3,484,026  
Velocity Metropolitan District No. 3 (GO)                
5.12%, 12/01/23 (c)     500       472,196  
5.38%, 12/01/23 (c)     1,500       1,399,481  

Verve Metropolitan District No. 1 (GO)

5.00%, 03/01/26 (c)

    1,025       952,371  
Windler Public Improvement Authority, Series A-1 (RB) (BAM)                
4.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     1,000       742,070  
4.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     1,000       676,284  
4.12%, 09/01/26 (c)     4,980       3,107,966  
              80,948,921  
Connecticut: 0.6%                

Bridgeport Housing Authority, Energy Performance Equipment (RB)

5.60%, 11/14/22 (c)

    630       603,212  

Connecticut Airport Authority, Ground Transportation Center Project, Series A (RB) (AMBAC)

4.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    2,000       1,517,152  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Connecticut (continued)                
Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Church Home of Harford, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)   $ 3,000     $ 2,514,643  
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     2,500       2,156,647  
Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Griffin Hospital, Series G (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)     2,630       2,162,198  
5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)     1,100       929,904  

Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Mary Wade Home Issue, Series A-1 (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/24 (c)

    3,000       2,583,188  

Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Masonicare Issue, Series F (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    1,000       913,022  

Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, McLean Issue, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/26 (c)

    2,000       1,721,336  

Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, University of Hartford, Series N (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    250       186,065  

Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities Authority, University of Hartford, Series N (RB) (SD CRED PROG)

4.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    250       177,745  

Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities, Nuvance Health, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    500       418,370  
              15,883,482  
Delaware: 0.2%                

County of Kent, Delaware Student Housing and Dinning Facility, State University Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/28 (c)

    1,450       1,211,571  
Delaware Economic Development Authority, Aspira Chapter School, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 06/01/32 (c)     915       646,481  
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     1,000       886,126  
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     250       237,222  

Delaware River & Bay Authority (RB)

4.00%, 01/01/32 (c)

    1,540       1,339,400  
    Par  
(000’s
)     Value  
Delaware (continued)                

Delaware State Economic Development Authority (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)

  $ 1,100     $ 955,835  
              5,276,635  
District of Columbia: 0.7%                

District of Columbia, Federal Highway Grant Anticipation (RB) (SAW)

5.00%, 12/01/29 (c)

    1,975       2,144,461  
District of Columbia, Ingleside at Rock Creek Project, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/24 (c)     250       230,809  
5.00%, 07/01/24 (c)     1,180       998,897  
District of Columbia, Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School Issue (RB)                
5.00%, 06/01/30 (c)     500       461,955  
5.00%, 06/01/30 (c)     2,500       2,195,199  

District of Columbia, Rocketship Education Public Charter School, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/29 (c)

    1,000       861,618  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Dulles Toll Road, Series A (RB)

0.01%, 10/01/37

    11,325       4,975,541  
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Dulles Toll Road, Series B (RB)                
0.00%, 10/01/37 ^     2,020       927,690  
4.00%, 10/01/29 (c)     250       225,668  
4.00%, 10/01/29 (c)     7,315       6,122,440  
6.50%, 10/01/28 (c)     245       266,054  
              19,410,332  
Florida: 4.7%                

Aqua One Community Development District (SA)

5.75%, 05/01/28 (c)

    940       907,080  

Brevard County, Florida Health Facilities Authority, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 04/01/32 (c)

    1,000       956,348  

Broward County, Florida Port Facilities (RB)

5.50%, 09/01/32 (c)

    2,985       3,065,940  

Cape Coral Health Facilities Authority, Gulf Care, Inc. Project (RB)

6.00%, 07/01/25 (c)

    295       255,260  

Capital Trust Agency, Education Growth Fund, Series A-1 (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/31 (c)

    7,200       6,019,429  

Capital Trust Agency, Educational Facilities, Franklin Academy Projects (RB)

5.00%, 07/15/26 (c)

    250       233,312  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Florida (continued)                
Capital Trust Agency, Educational Facilities, Franklin Academy Projects (RB) (SD CRED PROG)

5.00%, 07/15/26 (c)

  $ 500     $ 449,263  
Capital Trust Agency, Educational Facilities, Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, Inc., Series A (RB)                
4.50%, 01/01/29 (c)     500       474,523  
5.12%, 01/01/29 (c)     500       453,289  
5.25%, 01/01/29 (c)     500       433,140  
5.38%, 01/01/29 (c)     500       434,396  
Capital Trust Agency, Educational Facilities, Renaissance Charter School, Inc., Series A (RB)                
4.38%, 06/15/27     300       286,969  
5.25%, 06/15/27 (c)     500       438,112  
Capital Trust Agency, University Bridge, LLC Student Housing Project, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 12/01/28     2,200       1,987,870  
5.25%, 12/01/28 (c)     2,000       1,758,830  
5.25%, 12/01/28 (c)     2,200       1,819,323  
Capital Trust Agency, Wonderful Foundations Charter Schools Portfolio Projects, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 01/01/31 (c)     1,850       1,303,714  
5.00%, 07/01/30 (c)     2,250       1,592,615  
Central Florida Expressway Authority, Senior Lien (RB) (BAM)

5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)

    1,745       1,784,565  
City of Orlando, Tourist Development Tax, Series A (RB) (AGM)                
5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)     2,500       2,645,039  
5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)     3,000       3,181,887  
5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)     500       520,628  
5.00%, 11/01/27     1,100       1,176,769  
City of Tallahassee, Health Facilities Authority, Memorial Healthcare, Inc. Project (RB)                
4.00%, 06/01/25 (c)     230       198,558  
5.00%, 06/01/25 (c)     300       284,913  
5.00%, 06/01/25 (c)     1,210       1,172,057  
Collier County Industrial Development Authority, Arlington of Naples Project, Series A (RB)                
7.00%, 05/15/24 (d) *     590       377,600  
8.12%, 05/15/24 (c) (d) *     460       294,400  
Escambia County Health Facilities Authority, Baptist Health Care Corp. Obligated Group, Series A (RB) (SAW)

5.00%, 02/15/30 (c)

    2,650       2,626,280  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Florida (continued)                
Florida Development Finance Corp., Central Charter School Project (RB)

5.88%, 08/01/32 (c)

  $ 1,000     $ 853,280  
Florida Development Finance Corp., Educational Facilities, Mater Academy Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 06/15/27 (c)

    2,225       2,018,189  
Florida Development Finance Corp., Glenridge on Palmer Ranch Project (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/28 (c)

    425       370,761  
Florida Development Finance Corp., Mayflower Retirement Community Project, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 06/01/28 (c)     1,600       1,179,017  
4.00%, 06/01/28 (c)     1,250       805,058  
5.25%, 06/01/27 (c)     1,000       863,399  
Florida Development Finance Corp., Renaissance Charter School, Inc. Project, Series A (RB)                
5.75%, 06/15/24 (c)     1,000       1,011,930  
6.00%, 06/15/25 (c)     500       507,566  
6.12%, 06/15/25 (c)     685       693,099  
Florida Development Finance Corp., Renaissance Charter School, Inc. Project, Series C (RB)

5.00%, 09/15/27 (c)

    1,000       894,240  
Florida Development Finance Corp., UF Health Jacksonville Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 02/01/32 (c)

    3,700       3,152,123  
Florida Development Finance Corp., Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project, Series A (RB)                
6.25%, 01/01/24 (c) (p)     6,000       5,714,735  
6.38%, 01/01/26 (c) (p)     9,695       8,736,698  
6.50%, 01/01/29 (c) (p)     9,750       8,590,822  
FRERC Community Development District (SA) (AGM)                
5.38%, 11/01/29 (c)     1,500       1,384,530  
5.50%, 11/01/29 (c)     2,450       2,203,488  
Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, Tampa General Hospital Project, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 02/01/31 (c)

    6,500       5,156,505  
Lake County, Florida Retirement Facility, Lakeside at Waterman Village Project, Series B (RB)

4.25%, 12/01/22 (c)

    2,800       2,610,671  


 

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    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Florida (continued)                
Lee County Industrial Development Authority, Community Charter Schools, LLC Projects, Series A (RB)

5.75%, 12/01/22 (c)

  $ 500     $ 485,660  
Lee County Industrial Development Authority, Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida, Inc. Project, Series A (RB)

5.25%, 10/01/29 (c)

    1,000       818,897  
Lee County Industrial Development Authority, Shell Point/Alliance Obligated Group, Shell Point/Waterside Health Project (RB)

5.00%, 11/15/26 (c)

    2,500       2,387,488  
Lee County, Florida Airport, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/25

    1,000       1,024,138  
Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, Mount Sinai Medical Center (RB)

5.00%, 11/15/24 (c)

    380       372,121  
Miami World Center Community Development District (SA)                
5.12%, 11/01/27 (c)     750       720,717  
5.25%, 11/01/27 (c)     250       234,011  
Miami-Dade County Health Facilities Authority Hospital, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Project, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/31 (c)

    1,000       800,422  
Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority (RB)

5.50%, 07/01/29 (c)

    1,000       820,828  
Miami-Date County, Florida Subordinate Special (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)

    1,360       1,423,402  
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, First Senior Lien, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 10/01/25 (c)     500       500,782  
5.00%, 10/01/25 (c)     1,500       1,470,249  
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, Second Senior Lien, Series C (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/25 (c)

    1,000       967,689  
Midtown Miami Community Development District, Parking Garage Project, Series A (SA)                
4.25%, 05/01/23 (c)     705       701,068  
5.00%, 05/01/23 (c)     4,135       3,978,806  
North Broward Hospital District, Series B (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/28 (c)

    155       156,389  
North Miami Beach Florida Water, Series A (RB) (SAW)

5.00%, 08/01/30 (c)

    1,000       1,039,812  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Florida (continued)                
Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, Unit of Development No. 2C (RB)                
5.00%, 08/01/27 (c)   $ 200     $ 192,708  
5.00%, 08/01/27 (c)     200       183,695  
Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Orlando Health Obligated Group (RB)

4.00%, 04/01/32 (c)

    2,800       2,179,279  
Osceola County, Florida Transportation Improvement, Refunding Bonds, Series A (RB)                
0.00%, 10/01/29 (c) ^     1,250       425,213  
0.00%, 10/01/29 (c) ^     3,905       1,239,340  
Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Atlantic University Housing Project, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 04/01/29 (c)     1,000       872,777  
5.00%, 04/01/29 (c)     2,500       2,016,643  
Palm Cost Park Community Development District (SA)

5.70%, 12/01/22 (c)

    170       170,026  
Polk Country Industrial Development Authority, Florida Industrial Development (RB)

5.88%, 01/01/33

    5,000       4,867,315  
Seminole County Industrial Development Authority, Retirement Facility, Legacy Pointe at UCF Project, Series A (RB)

5.50%, 11/15/26 (c)

    500       399,368  
Seminole County Industrial Development Authority, Retirement Facility, Legacy Pointe at UCF Project, Series B-1 (RB)

4.25%, 12/01/22 (c)

    2,600       2,376,171  
Village Community Development District No. 12 (SA)                
3.25%, 05/01/26     195       186,578  
3.62%, 05/01/26 (c)     2,340       2,142,009  
3.88%, 05/01/26 (c)     2,395       1,914,459  
4.25%, 05/01/28 (c)     925       786,115  
Village Community Development District No. 12 (SA) (SAW)

4.38%, 05/01/28 (c)

    10       8,206  
Village Community Development District No. 13 (SA)                
3.00%, 05/01/29     725       619,941  
3.38%, 05/01/29 (c)     970       772,501  
3.55%, 05/01/29 (c)     2,795       2,088,891  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Florida (continued)                
Village Community Development District No. 13 (SA) (SBG)

3.70%, 05/01/29 (c)

  $ 30     $ 20,351  
              125,242,285  
Georgia: 1.1%                
Burke County Development Authority, Series C (RB) (SAW)

4.12%, 02/01/28 (c)

    1,000       805,300  
Burke County Development Authority, Series D (RB)

4.12%, 02/01/28 (c)

    2,000       1,610,599  
DeKalb County Housing Authority, Baptist Retirement Communities of Georgia, Inc. and Clairmont Crest, Inc., Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/29 (c)

    1,000       704,238  
Floyd County Development Authority, Spires at Berry College Project, Series A (RB) (SBG)

5.50%, 12/01/24 (c)

    1,250       1,178,385  
Gainesville and Hall County Development Authority, Educational Facilities, Riverside Military Academy, Inc. Project (RB) (BAM)

5.00%, 03/01/27 (c)

    700       501,410  
George L Smith II World Congress Center Authority, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 01/01/31 (c)

    2,250       1,696,806  
Georgia Local Government, Grantor Trust, Series A (CP) (NATL)

4.75%, 06/01/28

    416       424,599  
Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority, Academy for Classical Education, Inc., Series A (RB)

5.75%, 06/15/27 (c)

    250       242,064  
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Series C (RB)                
4.00%, 11/01/27 (c) (p)     7,000       6,467,510  
5.00%, 05/15/49     2,405       2,213,854  
Marietta Development Authority, Life University, Inc. Project, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)     5,000       4,645,512  
5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)     1,000       872,521  
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)

    375       346,184  
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, Series B (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/28 (c)

    4,500       4,039,488  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Georgia (continued)                
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Series A (RB) (BAM-TCRS)

4.00%, 01/01/32 (c)

  $ 2,900     $ 2,412,418  
White County Development Authority, Truett McConnell University Project, Series A (RB)                
5.12%, 10/01/26 (c)     500       416,464  
5.25%, 10/01/26 (c)     500       393,085  
              28,970,437  
Guam: 0.8%                
Guam Government, Business Privilege Tax, Series D (RB)                
4.00%, 11/15/25 (c)     600       465,104  
5.00%, 11/15/25 (c)     1,040       1,000,436  
5.00%, 11/15/25 (c)     1,085       1,007,953  
5.00%, 11/15/25 (c)     4,500       4,380,426  
5.00%, 11/15/25 (c)     1,100       1,051,871  
Guam Government, Business Privilege Tax, Series F (RB)

4.00%, 01/01/31 (c)

    4,000       3,144,096  
Guam Government, Department of Education, John F. Kennedy High School Refunding and Energy Efficiency Project, Series A (CP)                
4.25%, 02/01/30     500       457,548  
5.00%, 02/01/30 (c)     500       448,460  
Guam Government, Hotel Occupancy Tax, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 11/01/30

    750       746,138  
Guam Government, Limited Obligation, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/26 (c)

    3,120       2,764,473  
Guam Government, Waterworks Authority, Water and Wastewater System (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    1,375       1,336,103  
Guam Government, Waterworks Authority, Water and Wastewater System, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/30 (c)

    3,205       3,042,435  
Guam Power Authority, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/27 (c)

    500       501,473  
              20,346,516  
Hawaii: 0.4%                
Hawaii State Department Budget and Finance Special Purpose Revenue, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 03/01/27 (c)

    5,000       4,395,856  
Kuakini, Hawaii Health System, Series A (RB)

6.38%, 12/01/22 (c)

    1,775       1,608,276  


 

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    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Hawaii (continued)                
State of Hawaii, Department of Budget and Finance, Series A (RB)                
6.25%, 07/01/23 (c)   $ 1,400     $ 1,403,908  
6.62%, 07/01/23 (c)     2,085       2,092,461  
              9,500,501  
Idaho: 0.1%                
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Madison Memorial Hospital Project (RB)                
3.50%, 09/01/26 (c)     450       362,120  
5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)     1,135       1,084,743  
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, St. Luke’s Health System Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 03/01/24 (c)

    1,435       1,424,690  
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Terraces of Boise, Series A (RB)

3.80%, 10/01/28 (c)

    100       83,324  
              2,954,877  
Illinois: 13.6%                
Board of Education of the City of Chicago, Series H (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)

    2,000       1,876,242  
Chicago Board of Education, Series A (GO)                
4.00%, 12/01/31 (c)     10,000       7,405,361  
4.00%, 12/01/31 (c)     4,975       3,826,697  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     15,055       13,356,081  
5.00%, 12/01/28 (c)     1,265       1,234,928  
5.00%, 12/01/28 (c)     250       239,255  
5.00%, 12/01/29     1,000       981,902  
5.00%, 12/01/29 (c)     1,195       1,168,157  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     5,000       4,541,103  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     7,240       6,687,475  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     4,100       3,924,159  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     5,575       5,380,681  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     395       374,088  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     1,610       1,476,691  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     100       93,602  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     5,950       5,430,134  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     7,850       7,083,809  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     4,300       3,860,139  
5.00%, 12/01/31 (c)     8,000       6,905,318  
7.00%, 12/01/25 (c)     14,210       14,845,257  
7.00%, 12/01/25 (c)     5,200       5,526,771  
7.00%, 12/01/27 (c)     2,250       2,389,577  
Chicago Board of Education, Series A (GO) (AGM)                
5.00%, 12/01/23     300       304,198  
5.00%, 12/01/25     1,000       1,023,611  
5.00%, 12/01/28 (c)     250       251,347  
Chicago Board of Education, Series A (GO) (AMBAC)                
5.50%, 12/01/25     145       149,821  
5.50%, 12/01/26     175       182,369  
5.50%, 12/01/30     2,500       2,673,787  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Illinois (continued)                
Chicago Board of Education, Series A (GO) (NATL)                
0.01%, 12/01/27   $ 760     $ 596,403  
0.01%, 12/01/28     390       290,070  
0.01%, 12/01/30     55       36,627  
5.50%, 12/01/26     355       367,689  
Chicago Board of Education, Series B (GO)                
4.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     150       126,652  
4.00%, 12/01/31 (c)     5,000       4,050,484  
4.00%, 12/01/31 (c)     4,130       3,253,791  
4.00%, 12/01/31 (c)     5,000       3,994,549  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     3,235       3,066,188  
5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     1,105       1,059,822  
5.00%, 12/01/27     1,500       1,483,489  
5.00%, 12/01/29 (c)     200       190,944  
5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)     3,600       3,498,954  
6.50%, 12/01/26 (c)     1,100       1,136,436  
Chicago Board of Education, Series C (GO)                
5.00%, 12/01/23     500       502,306  
5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)     2,625       2,490,155  
5.00%, 12/01/27     2,000       1,977,986  
5.25%, 12/01/24 (c)     3,485       3,339,143  
5.25%, 12/01/24 (c)     4,430       4,106,804  
6.00%, 12/01/24 (c)     1,160       1,184,830  
Chicago Board of Education, Series D (GO) (AGM)

5.00%, 12/01/28 (c)

    7,500       6,532,379  
Chicago Board of Education, Series E (GO)

5.12%, 12/01/24 (c)

    2,415       2,352,037  
Chicago Board of Education, Series G (GO)                
5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)     3,600       3,416,083  
5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)     3,000       2,642,056  
Chicago Board of Education, Series H (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)

    5,080       4,431,170  
Chicago Midway International Airport, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/24 (c)

    2,500       2,522,091  
Chicago Midway International Airport, Series A (RB) (AGM)

5.00%, 01/01/24 (c)

    4,000       4,011,291  
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (RB)                
5.50%, 01/01/23 (c)     400       401,000  
5.75%, 01/01/23 (c)     8,915       8,923,412  
5.75%, 01/01/23 (c)     1,585       1,586,686  
Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    1,500       1,449,781  
Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, Series A (GO) (NATL)                
0.01%, 12/01/23     300       286,416  
0.01%, 12/01/25     355       308,461  
0.01%, 12/01/29     1,460       1,029,295  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Illinois (continued)                
Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, Series B-1 (GO) (NATL)                
0.00%, 12/01/28 ^   $ 690     $ 513,201  
0.00%, 12/01/29 ^     645       454,722  
0.01%, 12/01/24     1,165       1,062,031  
0.01%, 12/01/25     1,650       1,433,691  
0.01%, 12/01/26     1,630       1,346,845  
0.01%, 12/01/27     1,030       808,283  
0.01%, 12/01/31     520       325,793  
Chicago Transit Authority, Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula (RB)                
5.00%, 06/01/26     100       102,521  
5.00%, 06/01/29     1,000       1,040,466  
City of Chicago, City Colleges (GO) (NATL)                
0.00%, 01/01/30 ^     420       300,847  
0.01%, 01/01/28     345       273,890  
0.01%, 01/01/33     985       589,880  
0.01%, 01/01/34     760       431,531  
City of Chicago, Neighborhoods Alive 21 Program, Series B (GO)

5.00%, 01/01/25

    235       235,879  
City of Chicago, Series A (GO)                
5.00%, 01/01/27     200       199,861  
5.00%, 01/01/27     1,000       999,305  
5.00%, 01/01/31 (c)     3,000       2,849,453  
5.00%, 01/01/31 (c)     3,000       2,876,125  
6.00%, 01/01/27 (c)     5,000       5,094,054  
City of Chicago, Series A (GO) (NATL)

0.00%, 01/01/29 ^

    140       105,650  
City of Chicago, Series A (GO) (SAW)

5.00%, 01/01/29

    2,775       2,756,724  
City of Chicago, Series B (GO)

5.25%, 01/01/25 (c)

    2,195       2,198,582  
City of Chicago, Series C (GO)                
0.00%, 01/01/32 ^     195       121,925  
5.00%, 01/01/24     1,110       1,113,890  
5.00%, 01/01/25     1,760       1,766,967  
5.00%, 01/01/26 (c)     250       249,596  
5.00%, 01/01/26     380       380,778  
City of Chicago, Series D (GO)

5.50%, 01/01/25 (c)

    5,000       4,885,650  
City of Chicago, Water Revenue, Second Lien (RB) (AMBAC)

5.75%, 11/01/30

    1,020       1,069,250  
City of Harvey, Series A (GO)                
5.50%, 12/01/22 (c) (d) *     465       426,056  
5.62%, 12/01/22 (c) (d) *     3,600       3,298,500  
Cook County, Illinois, Series B (GO)

4.00%, 11/15/26

    1,200       1,198,828  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Illinois (continued)                
Illinois Finance Authority Health Services Facility, University of Illinois Health Services (RB)

4.00%, 10/01/30 (c)

  $ 3,000     $ 2,302,457  
Illinois Finance Authority, Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (RB)

4.00%, 10/01/31 (c)

    1,000       754,154  
Illinois Finance Authority, Admiral Lake Project (RB)                
5.00%, 05/15/24 (c)     1,120       896,068  
5.12%, 05/15/24 (c)     390       290,982  
Illinois Finance Authority, Central Baptist Village (RB)

5.38%, 12/01/22 (c)

    35       32,934  
Illinois Finance Authority, CHF - Cook, LLC - Northeastern Illinois University Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)

    1,000       887,177  
Illinois Finance Authority, Christian Homes, Inc. (RB)

5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)

    1,875       1,728,713  
Illinois Finance Authority, Franciscan Communities, Inc., Series A (RB)                
4.75%, 05/15/23 (c)     615       574,734  
5.12%, 05/15/23 (c)     230       205,915  
5.25%, 05/15/23 (c)     750       675,548  
Illinois Finance Authority, Friendship Village of Schaumburg (RB)                
5.00%, 02/15/27 (d) *     3,000       1,470,000  
5.00%, 02/15/27 (c) (d) *     6,500       3,185,000  
5.12%, 02/15/27 (c) (d) *     6,130       3,003,700  
Illinois Finance Authority, Greenfields of Geneva Project (RB)

7.10%, 11/01/27 (c)

    100       85,251  
Illinois Finance Authority, Intrinsic School Project, Series A (RB)

6.00%, 12/01/25 (c)

    500       508,383  
Illinois Finance Authority, Lutheran Life Communities Obligated Group, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 11/01/26 (c)     500       470,135  
5.00%, 11/01/26 (c)     250       231,604  
5.00%, 11/01/26 (c)     5       4,352  
Illinois Finance Authority, Mercy Health Corp. (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)

    3,000       2,819,558  
Illinois Finance Authority, Roosevelt University (RB)

5.50%, 12/01/22 (c)

    475       446,367  
Illinois Finance Authority, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Center, Series C (RB)

5.00%, 08/15/25 (c)

    5,000       4,849,853  


 

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    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Illinois (continued)                
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (RB)                
5.00%, 06/15/28   $ 1,000     $ 988,480  
5.00%, 06/15/29     1,000       984,381  
5.00%, 06/15/29 (c)     3,055       2,994,956  
5.00%, 06/15/30     1,000       977,045  
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (RB) (AGM)

5.00%, 06/15/24 (c)

    1,000       1,015,184  
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (RB) (AMBAC)

0.00%, 06/15/26 ^

    690       589,572  
Illinois State, Series A (GO)                
5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)     1,500       1,492,370  
5.00%, 05/01/28 (c)     500       460,015  
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series A (RB)                
0.00%, 12/15/31 (c) ^     1,125       509,865  
0.00%, 12/15/31 (c) ^     1,025       479,316  
0.00%, 12/15/31 (c) ^     1,175       513,992  
3.00%, 12/15/24 (c)     2,000       1,921,117  
4.00%, 12/15/31 (c)     75       60,835  
5.00%, 12/15/27 (c)     935       846,932  
5.50%, 12/15/25 (c)     1,400       1,379,511  
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series A (RB) (NATL)                
0.00%, 12/15/34 ^     590       306,881  
0.00%, 06/15/29 ^     840       609,780  
0.00%, 06/15/31 ^     125       81,090  
0.00%, 06/15/34 ^     190       102,143  
0.00%, 06/15/39 ^     115       44,649  
0.01%, 12/15/30     475       317,635  
0.01%, 06/15/30     745       512,421  
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series B (RB) (NATL)

0.00%, 06/15/28 ^

    1,080       826,883  
Northeastern Illinois University, Capital Improvement Project (CP)

4.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    585       445,613  
Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (RB)

5.35%, 12/01/22 (c)

    230       130,171  
Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, United States Steel Corp. Project (RB)

5.75%, 12/01/22 (c)

    2,000       1,926,720  
State of Illinois (GO)                
3.50%, 06/01/26 (c)     935       858,478  
3.50%, 06/01/26 (c)     175       156,489  
4.00%, 01/01/26 (c)     500       466,537  
4.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     150       147,390  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Illinois (continued)                
4.00%, 05/01/24   $ 660     $ 656,350  
4.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     460       389,067  
4.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     360       315,783  
4.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     1,720       1,554,171  
4.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     3,000       2,673,528  
4.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     270       233,638  
4.12%, 11/01/26 (c)     600       552,192  
4.12%, 12/01/22 (c)     160       154,017  
5.00%, 11/01/24     200       201,776  
5.00%, 12/01/24     820       827,054  
5.00%, 02/01/24 (c)     350       350,728  
5.00%, 02/01/24 (c)     375       376,140  
5.00%, 02/01/26     2,750       2,771,085  
5.00%, 02/01/27     500       503,382  
5.00%, 03/01/28     805       807,559  
5.00%, 03/01/31 (c)     1,000       964,553  
5.00%, 04/01/24 (c)     1,470       1,470,531  
5.00%, 05/01/24 (c)     2,005       2,006,856  
5.00%, 05/01/24 (c)     175       171,491  
5.00%, 05/01/24 (c)     1,025       1,027,193  
5.00%, 05/01/24 (c)     100       97,249  
5.00%, 05/01/24 (c)     2,390       2,267,812  
5.00%, 05/01/24 (c)     275       275,233  
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     1,040       1,041,982  
5.00%, 06/01/26     125       125,931  
5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)     800       803,608  
5.25%, 02/01/24 (c)     5,000       5,016,568  
5.25%, 07/01/23 (c)     290       290,374  
5.25%, 07/01/23 (c)     510       510,872  
5.25%, 07/01/23 (c)     550       551,044  
5.50%, 07/01/23 (c)     560       560,514  
5.50%, 07/01/23 (c)     1,165       1,171,168  
6.00%, 05/01/25     500       515,741  
6.00%, 05/01/26     880       914,630  
State of Illinois (GO) (AGC)                
5.50%, 05/01/30     1,500       1,547,170  
5.75%, 05/01/30 (c)     3,710       3,721,579  
State of Illinois (RB)

3.00%, 06/15/26 (c)

    100       86,527  
State of Illinois, Series A (GO)                
4.00%, 12/01/22 (c)     100       94,127  
5.00%, 10/01/28 (c)     7,500       7,391,820  
5.00%, 10/01/28     500       501,120  
5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)     100       97,428  
5.00%, 03/01/30     2,740       2,741,809  
5.00%, 03/01/31 (c)     775       766,155  
5.00%, 04/01/23 (c)     110       105,438  
5.00%, 05/01/28 (c)     365       338,947  
5.00%, 05/01/28 (c)     270       253,518  
5.00%, 05/01/28 (c)     1,000       969,060  
State of Illinois, Series C (GO)

5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)

    13,425       13,436,669  
State of Illinois, Series D (GO)                
3.25%, 11/01/26     1,755       1,657,425  
5.00%, 11/01/23     1,270       1,280,173  
5.00%, 11/01/25     1,920       1,935,388  
5.00%, 11/01/26     7,715       7,770,478  
5.00%, 11/01/27 (c)     9,700       9,716,972  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Illinois (continued)                
5.00%, 11/01/27   $ 6,000     $ 6,023,611  
Village of Bolingbrook, Special Service Area No. 1 (ST)

5.25%, 03/01/28 (c)

    500       431,774  
Village of Bridgeview (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    360       306,900  
Will County Community High School District No. 210, Series B (GO)                
0.00%, 01/01/29 ^     90       68,700  
0.00%, 01/01/31 ^     245       168,997  
0.00%, 01/01/33 ^     540       328,427  
              361,808,182  
Indiana: 0.6%                
City of Anderson, Indiana Economic Development, Anderson University (RB)

4.75%, 12/01/22 (c)

    215       197,256  
Indiana Finance Authority Educational Facilities, Earlham College Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/23 (c)

    150       150,352  
Indiana Finance Authority, Baptist Healthcare System, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 08/15/27 (c)

    4,000       3,878,226  
Indiana Finance Authority, Deaconess Health System, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 09/01/26 (c)

    1,000       1,058,182  
Indiana Finance Authority, Ohio Valley Electric Corp. Project, Series A (RB)

4.25%, 11/01/30

    1,000       929,855  
Indiana Finance Authority, Ohio Valley Electric Corp. Project, Series B (RB)

3.00%, 11/01/30

    3,500       2,972,727  
Indiana Finance Authority, United States Steel Corp. Project, Series A (RB)

4.12%, 12/01/26

    5,500       5,267,374  
Valparaiso, Indiana Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper, LLC Project (RB)

5.88%, 01/01/24

    300       303,329  
              14,757,301  
Iowa: 1.0%                
City of Coralville, Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Series E (CP)

4.00%, 06/01/24 (c)

    1,025       972,660  
Iowa Finance Authority, Lifespace Communities, Inc., Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 11/15/26 (c)     3,365       2,739,189  
5.00%, 05/15/27 (c)     2,770       2,317,335  
5.00%, 05/15/27 (c)     655       563,029  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Iowa (continued)                
Iowa Finance Authority, Midwestern Disaster Area, Alcoa Inc. Project (RB)

4.75%, 12/01/22 (c)

  $ 7,025     $ 6,111,639  
Iowa Finance Authority, Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/42 (c) (p)

    7,500       6,687,204  
Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, Wartburg College Project (RB)                
4.00%, 10/01/25     1,660       1,602,315  
5.00%, 10/01/25 (c)     990       923,082  
5.00%, 10/01/25 (c)     2,115       1,882,114  
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Series B-1 (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/31 (c)

    2,500       2,284,081  
              26,082,648  
Kansas: 0.5%                
City of Hutchinson, Regional Medical Center, Inc. (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/26 (c)

    250       224,255  
City of Lenexa, Kansas Health Care Facility, Lakeview Village, Inc., Series A (RB)

5.00%, 05/15/27 (c)

    1,000       909,140  
City of Manhattan, Kansas Health Care Facilities Authority, Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/28 (c)

    2,000       1,427,329  
City of Manhattan, Kansas Sales Tax, Downtown Redevelopment Star Project Area (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/25 (c)

    1,000       977,955  
City of Wichita, Health Care Facilities, Series III (RB)

5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)

    250       222,309  
Kansas Development Finance Authority, Village Shalom Project, Series A (RB) (AGC)

5.25%, 11/15/23 (c)

    1,000       687,181  
Wyandotte County, Kansas City Unified Government, Legends Apartments Garage and West Lawn Project (RB)

4.50%, 12/01/26 (c)

    810       690,473  
Wyandotte County, Kansas City Unified Government, Vacation Village Project Area 1 and 2A, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)     315       289,400  
5.75%, 09/01/25 (c)     4,565       4,004,243  
6.00%, 09/01/25 (c)     2,125       1,851,186  


 

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    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Kansas (continued)                
Wyandotte County, Kansas City Unified Government, Vacation Village Project Area 4 (RB)

0.00%, 09/01/34 ^

  $ 7,500     $ 2,137,108  
              13,420,579  
Kentucky: 0.6%                
Christian County, Jennie Stuart Medical Center (RB)

5.38%, 02/01/26 (c)

    100       100,777  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Louisville Arena Authority, Inc., Series A (RB) (AGM)

5.00%, 12/01/22 (c)

    1,600       1,521,616  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Louisville Arena Project, Series A (RB) (AGM)

5.00%, 12/01/27 (c)

    4,655       4,447,670  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Masonic Home Independent Living II, Inc., Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)     250       196,553  
5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)     545       498,079  
5.00%, 05/15/26 (c)     350       302,177  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. (RB)                
5.38%, 11/21/22 (c)     400       359,010  
5.50%, 11/21/22 (c)     250       202,297  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway Project, Series A (RB)

4.25%, 07/01/25 (c)

    3,365       3,048,453  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Owensboro Health System, Inc., Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 06/01/26     175       180,409  
5.00%, 06/01/27 (c)     990       920,381  
5.25%, 06/01/27 (c)     750       734,064  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Owensboro Health System, Inc., Series B (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/27 (c)

    500       468,853  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Series A-2 (RB)

5.00%, 08/01/29 (c)

    1,000       929,349  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Kentucky (continued)                
Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, Project No. 115 (RB) (BAM)

5.00%, 04/01/27 (c)

  $ 2,000     $ 2,097,512  
Paducah Electric Plant Board, Series A (RB) (AGM)

5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)

    1,045       1,108,576  
              17,115,776  
Louisiana: 1.4%                
Calcasieu Parish Memorial Hospital Service District (RB)                
5.00%, 12/01/29 (c)     1,750       1,727,194  
5.00%, 12/01/29 (c)     4,950       4,712,356  
Calcasieu Parish Service District, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Project (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/28

    1,000       1,014,185  
City of Shreveport, Water and Sewer Revenue, Series C (RB) (BAM)                
4.00%, 12/01/28 (c)     3,220       3,048,264  
5.00%, 12/01/25     100       103,384  
Hospital Service District No. 1 of Parish of Tangipahoa, North Oaks Health System Project (RB)

4.00%, 02/01/31 (c)

    2,075       1,686,308  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Student Housing, Provident Group ULM Properties LLC, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    500       398,304  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, CDF Healthcare of Louisiana, LLC Project, Series A (RB)

5.62%, 06/01/25 (c)

    950       775,136  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, City of New Orleans Gomesa Project (RB)

4.00%, 11/01/30 (c)

    2,000       1,381,648  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Parc Fontaine Apartments, Series A (RB)

4.25%, 12/01/22 (c)

    175       134,949  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Louisiana (continued)                
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, St. James Place of Baton Rouge Project, Series A (RB)

6.25%, 11/15/25 (c)

  $ 1,000     $ 913,719  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, University of Louisiana at Monroe Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/29 (c)

    500       356,347  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project (RB)

3.50%, 11/01/27 (c)

    2,550       2,283,566  
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Loyola University Project, (RB)

5.25%, 10/01/33 (c)

    1,500       1,324,661  
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Louisiana Pellets, Inc. Project (RB)

7.75%, 07/01/24 (c) (d) *

    1,647       16  
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, Louisiana Pellets, Inc. Project, Series A (RB)                
7.50%, 07/01/23 (d) *     2,259       22  
8.38%, 07/01/24 (c) (d) *     1,389       14  
Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District Senior Revenue, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/23 (c)

    2,555       2,570,586  
Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/23 (c)

    2,400       2,414,798  
New Orleans Aviation Board, North Terminal Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/25 (c)

    3,160       3,039,750  
Parish of St James, Nustar Logistics, LP Project (RB)                
5.85%, 06/01/25 (p)     750       765,037  
6.35%, 06/01/30 (c)     4,000       4,210,756  
Parish of St James, Nustar Logistics, LP Project, Series A (RB)

6.35%, 06/01/30 (c)

    3,000       3,158,067  
              36,019,067  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Maine: 0.2%                
Maine Finance Authority, GO Lab Madison, LLC Project (RB)

8.00%, 12/01/36 (c)

  $ 1,000     $ 701,794  
Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Eastern Maine Medical Center Obligated Group Issue, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 07/01/26 (c)     1,270       984,857  
5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)     3,825       3,463,410  
              5,150,061  
Maryland: 1.2%                
Baltimore Maryland, Special Obligation, Harbor Point Project (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/31 (c)

    1,000       867,714  
City of Baltimore, East Baltimore Research Park Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)

    500       478,331  
City of Baltimore, Harbor Point Project (RB)

5.12%, 06/01/26 (c)

    250       233,354  
County of Baltimore, Riderwood Village, Inc. Facility (RB)

4.00%, 01/01/27 (c)

    1,000       856,745  
County of Frederick, Maryland Educational Facilities Project, Mount Saunt Mary's University, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)

    1,000       923,868  
County of Prince George's, Chesapeake Lighthouse Chapter School Project, Series A (RB)

7.00%, 11/01/25 (c)

    500       511,061  
Frederick County Maryland, Urban Community Development Authority, Series A (ST)

4.00%, 07/01/30 (c)

    2,000       1,571,237  
Frederick County, Education Facilities Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 09/01/27 (c)

    4,100       3,566,015  
Howard County, Series A (TA)

4.50%, 02/15/26 (c)

    500       414,721  
Maryland Economic Development Corp., CNX Marine Terminal, Inc. Port of Baltimore Facility (RB)

5.75%, 12/01/22 (c)

    7,785       7,782,282  
Maryland Economic Development Corp., Metro Centre at Owings Mills Project (TA)                
3.75%, 01/01/27 (c)     100       94,414  
4.38%, 01/01/27 (c)     470       419,346  
4.50%, 01/01/27 (c)     530       450,920  


 

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    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Maryland (continued)                
Maryland Economic Development Corp., Port Covington Project (TA)                
3.25%, 09/01/30   $ 500     $ 434,977  
4.00%, 09/01/30 (c)     500       409,717  
4.00%, 09/01/30 (c)     3,250       2,422,331  
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Adventist Healthcare, Inc., Series A (RB)

5.50%, 01/01/27 (c)

    2,675       2,622,889  
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Mercy Medical Center, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 07/01/26 (c)     400       317,865  
5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)     250       245,483  
Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Meritus Medical Center (RB)                
4.00%, 07/01/25 (c)     210       196,683  
4.25%, 07/01/25 (c)     145       128,697  
5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)     1,500       1,422,446  
5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)     625       628,617  
5.00%, 07/01/25 (c)     500       491,291  
Maryland Health and Higher Educational facilities, Stevenson University, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/31 (c)

    750       588,078  
Maryland Stadium Authority Built to Learn Revenue (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/31 (c)

    2,700       2,169,421  
Prince George County, Collington Episcopal Life Care Community, Inc. (RB)

5.25%, 04/01/27 (c)

    1,000       881,557  
Prince George's County, Suitland-Naylor Road Project (TA)

4.75%, 01/01/26 (c)

    500       482,897  
              31,612,957  
Massachusetts: 1.2%                
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (RB)

5.00%, 06/15/26 (c)

    365       331,922  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (RB) (NATL)

5.50%, 01/01/25

    1,220       1,268,836  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Boston Medical Center Issue , Series D (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/25 (c)

    535       412,277  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Boston Student Housing Project (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)

    1,000       842,783  
    Par          
    (000’s )   Value  
Massachusetts (continued)                
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Emerson College (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/25 (c)

  $ 500     $ 496,900  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Emmanuel College, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)

    1,035       961,228  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Lasell University (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/31 (c)

    2,400       1,738,462  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Lawrence General Hospital (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)

    1,000       867,365  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Lawrence General Hospital, Series A (RB)

5.25%, 07/01/24 (c)

    350       310,638  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Linden Ponds, Inc. Facility (RB)                
5.00%, 11/15/25 (c)     500       491,921  
5.12%, 11/15/25 (c)     500       480,223  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Newbridge on the Charles, Inc. (RB)                
4.00%, 11/21/22 (c)     1,000       965,769  
4.12%, 11/21/22 (c)     2,500       2,297,101  
5.00%, 11/21/22 (c)     9,820       9,862,004  
5.00%, 11/21/22 (c)     1,400       1,412,069  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, South Shore Hospital Issue, Series I (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/26 (c)

    3,500       3,114,523  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Springfield College Issue, Series A (RB) (AGM)

4.00%, 06/01/30 (c)

    5       3,768  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, UMass Boston Student Housing Project (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/26 (c)

    1,930       1,698,684  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, UMass Dartmouth Student Housing Project (RB)

5.00%, 10/01/28 (c)

    2,000       1,603,062  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group Issue, Series I (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)     510       483,465  
5.00%, 07/01/26 (c)     190       196,088  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
Massachusetts (continued)                
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Wellforce Issue, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/29 (c)

  $ 1,000     $ 950,582  
              30,789,670  
Michigan: 1.1%                
Calhoun County Hospital Finance Authority, Oaklawn Hospital (RB)

5.00%, 02/15/27 (c)

    290       267,948  
City of Detroit, Michigan Unlimited Tax (GO)

5.50%, 04/01/30 (c)

    250       248,789  
City of Detroit, Michigan Unlimited Tax, Series A (GO)

5.00%, 04/01/31 (c)

    1,150       1,057,012  
Detroit Service Learning Academy, Public School Academy (RB) (AGM Q-SBLF)

4.00%, 07/01/28 (c)

    1,000       737,121  
Flint Hospital Building Authority, Hurley Medical Center (RB)

4.00%, 07/01/30 (c)

    500       393,722  
Flint Michigan Hospital Building Authority (RB)

4.75%, 07/01/23 (c)

    30       30,248  
Flint Michigan Hospital Building Authority, Series B (RB)

4.75%, 07/01/23 (c)

    395       396,001  
Michigan Finance Authority, Mid Michigan Health Credit Group (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/24 (c)

    1,040       1,068,321  
Michigan Finance Authority, Presbyterian Villages of Michigan (RB)                
5.25%, 11/15/25 (c)     250       224,423  
5.50%, 11/15/25 (c)     300       259,291  
Michigan Finance Authority, Public Lighting Authority Local Project, Series B (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/24 (c)     215       207,799  
5.00%, 07/01/24 (c)     3,575       3,362,114  
Michigan Finance Authority, Series B-1 (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/30 (c)

    3,235       3,012,376  
Michigan Finance Authority, Sold Tobacco Receipts, Series A-2 (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/30

    10,000       9,592,932  
Michigan Finance Authority, Thomas M. Cooley Law School Project (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/24 (c)

    795       788,854  
Michigan Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Series B-2 (RB)

0.01%, 12/01/30 (c)

    15,500       1,042,766  
    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
Michigan (continued)                
Michigan State Building Authority, Series F (RB)

4.00%, 10/01/24

  $ 100     $ 98,905  
Michigan Strategic Fund, Evangelical Homes Project (RB)                
5.25%, 12/01/22 (c)     2,450       2,255,324  
5.50%, 12/01/22 (c)     2,000       1,708,303  
Michigan Strategic Fund, I-75 Improvement Project (RB)                
5.00%, 12/31/28 (c)     600       587,695  
5.00%, 12/31/28 (c)     700       675,681  
5.00%, 12/31/28 (c)     1,250       1,090,446  
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Series B (RB)

0.01%, 11/16/22 (c)

    260       24,036  
Summit Academy North, Michigan Public School (RB)

4.00%, 11/01/28 (c)

    1,000       776,984  
              29,907,091  
Minnesota: 0.6%                
Chippewa County, Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital Project (RB)

4.00%, 03/01/26 (c)

    135       115,861  
City of Anoka, Homestead at Anoka, Inc. Project (RB)

4.25%, 11/01/24 (c)

    500       465,969  
City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Multifamily Housing, Series A (RB)

5.50%, 12/01/22 (c) (d) *

    1,900       1,175,141  
City of Brooklyn Park, Charter School, Athlos Leadership Academy Project, Series A (RB)                
5.50%, 07/01/25 (c)     245       201,587  
5.50%, 07/01/25 (c)     250       216,921  
City of Crookston, Health Care Facilities, Riverview Health Project (RB)

5.00%, 05/01/29 (c)

    3,000       2,755,065  
City of Deephaven, Charter School, Eagle Ridge Academy Project, Series A (RB)                
5.25%, 07/01/25 (c)     500       474,824  
5.50%, 07/01/25 (c)     2,860       2,700,948  
City of Forest Lake, International Language Academy, Series A (RB) (SAW)

5.38%, 08/01/27 (c)

    500       452,358  
City of Maple Grove, Minnesota Health Care Facilities (RB)

3.38%, 05/01/27 (c)

    115       96,862  
City of St. Louis Park, Place Via Sol Project (RB) (AMBAC)

6.00%, 07/01/27 (d) (p) *

    2,000       1,800,000  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
Minnesota (continued)                
City of St. Paul, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 07/01/25 (c)   $ 1,000     $ 937,099  
5.75%, 09/01/26 (c)     325       309,682  
City of West St. Paul, Housing and Health Care Facilities, Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project (RB)

5.00%, 11/01/25 (c)

    500       405,674  
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Augsburg College, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 05/01/26 (c)

    3,730       3,225,442  
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Augsburg College, Series B (RB)

4.25%, 11/21/22 (c)

    975       774,590  
Township of Baytown, St. Croix Preparatory Academy Project, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 08/01/26 (c)

    250       202,426  
              16,310,449  
Mississippi: 0.2%                
Mississippi Business Finance Corp. (RB)

2.38%, 06/01/26 (c)

    1,250       747,348  
Mississippi Development Bank, Magnolia Regional Health Center Project (RB)

4.00%, 10/01/31 (c)

    3,500       2,637,075  
Mississippi Development Bank, Water and Sewer System (RB) (AGM)

6.88%, 12/01/23 (c)

    1,000       1,021,959  
              4,406,382  
Missouri: 1.1%                
Boone County, Boone Hospital Center (RB)                
3.00%, 08/01/26 (c)     410       306,126  
4.00%, 08/01/26 (c)     565       452,783  
5.00%, 08/01/26 (c)     1,000       1,005,632  
5.00%, 08/01/26 (c)     1,000       1,009,693  
Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority, Missouri Health Facilities (RB)

3.00%, 03/01/31 (c)

    3,750       2,238,339  
Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 03/01/27 (c)

    1,000       1,012,638  
City of Blue Springs, Adams Farm Project, Series A (TA)

4.00%, 06/01/24 (c)

    70       65,653  
City of Liberty, Liberty Commons Project, Series A (TA)

5.75%, 06/01/25 (c)

    500       440,250  
    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
Missouri (continued)                
City of Nevada, Regional Medical Center (RB) (ACA)

4.30%, 12/01/22 (c)

  $ 40     $ 38,656  
City of St. Ann, Northwest Plaza Redevelopment Project, Series A (TA)

4.62%, 11/01/27 (c)

    1,000       926,864  
City of St. Louis, Industrial Development Authority, Ballpark Village Development Project, Series A (RB)

4.38%, 11/15/26 (c)

    250       199,245  
Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Lutheran Senior Services Projects, Series C (RB)

4.00%, 02/01/29 (c)

    475       366,925  
I-470 Western Gateway Transportation Development District, Series A (RB)                
4.50%, 12/01/26 (c)     400       380,388  
5.25%, 12/01/26 (c)     1,100       1,023,298  
Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, Methodist Retire Home, Series B (RB)

5.00%, 11/15/46

    5,352       3,913,903  
Kansas City Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority, Convention Center Hotel Project, Series B (TA) (AGM)

5.00%, 02/01/28 (c)

    4,475       2,972,804  
Kansas City Missouri, International Airport Terminal Modernization Project, Series B (RB) (AMBAC)

5.00%, 03/01/29 (c)

    1,000       984,300  
Kirkwood Industrial Development Authority, Missouri Retirement Community, Series A (RB)                
5.25%, 05/15/27 (c)     1,500       1,303,657  
5.25%, 05/15/27 (c)     4,000       3,154,308  
Lees Summit Industrial Development Authority, John Knox Village, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 08/15/24 (c)     1,550       1,380,462  
5.00%, 08/15/25 (c)     2,000       1,696,046  
Lee’s Summit, Missouri Summit Fair Project (TA)

4.88%, 11/01/27 (c)

    2,500       2,114,892  
Rolla Industrial Development Authority, Westside Marketplace Redevelopment Project, Series A (TA)

5.38%, 05/01/25 (c)

    860       745,122  


 

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(unaudited) (continued)

 

    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
Missouri (continued)                
St. Joseph Industrial Development Authority, Missouri Healthcare, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 01/01/26 (c)

  $ 1,000     $ 740,022  
St. Louis County, Industrial Development Authority, Friendship Village St. Louis, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 09/01/25 (c)

    500       429,588  
St. Louis County, Industrial Development Authority, St. Andrew’s Resources, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 12/01/25 (c)

    150       141,327  
              29,042,921  
Montana: 0.2%                
City of Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana Pollution Control, Series A (RB)

3.90%, 03/01/23 (c)

    2,000       1,858,915  
Montana Facility Finance Authority, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 06/01/31 (c)

    1,500       1,256,774  
Montana Facility Finance Authority, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Series B (RB)                
4.12%, 07/01/28 (c)     500       427,966  
5.00%, 07/01/28 (c)     1,270       1,198,384  
              4,742,039  
Nebraska: 0.1%                
Central Plains Energy Project, Gas Project Crossover No. 3, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 09/01/34     1,000       998,543  
5.00%, 09/01/36     500       494,794  
5.00%, 09/01/42     1,780       1,705,390  
              3,198,727  
Nevada: 0.5%                
City of Las Vegas, Special Improvement District No. 814 (SA)                
4.00%, 06/01/29 (c)     245       195,958  
4.00%, 06/01/29 (c)     555       430,495  
City of Reno, Tax Increment Senior Lien, Series C (TA)

5.40%, 12/01/22 (c)

    1,175       1,136,793  
Clark County School District, Series A (GO)

5.00%, 06/15/26

    2,000       2,098,761  
Clark County School District, Series B (GO) (BAM)

3.00%, 06/15/30 (c)

    1,000       774,654  
Clark County, Nevada Airport System Subordinate Lien, Series A-2 (RB)

5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)

    1,050       1,067,352  
    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
Nevada (continued)                
Clark County, Nevada School District, Series B (GO) (BAM)

3.00%, 06/15/31 (c)

  $ 2,000     $ 1,523,227  
Clark County, Special Improvement District No. 159 (SA)

5.00%, 08/01/25 (c)

    170       167,432  
Henderson Local Improvement District No. T-18 (SA)

4.00%, 09/01/26 (c)

    625       540,349  
North Las Vegas, Special Improvement District No. 64 (SA)

4.62%, 12/01/28 (c)

    230       196,024  
North Las Vegas, Special Improvement District No. 64 (SA) (SAW)

4.62%, 12/01/28 (c)

    480       422,842  
State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry, Somerset Academy, Series A (RB)                
5.00%, 12/15/25 (c)     2,000       1,903,425  
5.00%, 12/15/25 (c)     500       442,213  
5.00%, 12/15/25 (c)     400       374,712  
5.12%, 12/15/25 (c)     1,000       912,216  
              12,186,453  
New Hampshire: 0.5%                
National Finance Authority, Ascentria Care Alliance Project (RB)                
5.00%, 07/01/28 (c)     1,220       934,473  
5.00%, 07/01/28 (c)     2,000       1,488,809  
National Finance Authority, Covanta Project, Series B (RB)                
3.75%, 07/02/40 (c) (p)     2,250       1,690,911  
4.62%, 07/01/23 (c)     4,000       3,323,633  
National Finance Authority, Resource Recovery, Series A (RB)

3.62%, 07/02/40 (c) (p)

    3,665       2,705,047  
National Finance Authority, The Vista Project, Series A (RB)

5.62%, 07/01/25 (c)

    1,600       1,419,549  
New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Hillside Village, Series A (RB)                
6.12%, 07/01/24 (c) (d) *     1,500       585,000  
6.12%, 07/01/24 (c) (d) *     1,000       390,000  
6.25%, 07/01/24 (c) (d) *     500       195,000  
              12,732,422  
New Jersey: 3.6%                
Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 02/15/24 (c)

    150       148,857  
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (RB)

5.25%, 11/01/24 (c)

    1,410       1,419,957  


 

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    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
New Jersey (continued)                
5.25%, 11/01/24 (c)   $ 8,450     $ 8,484,574  
City of Atlantic City, New Jersey Tax Appeal (GO)

5.00%, 12/01/23 (c)

    65       64,231  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Bancroft Neurohealth Project, Series A (RB)

5.00%, 06/01/26 (c)

    470       438,321  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project (RB)                
5.25%, 12/01/22 (c)     5,000       4,921,001  
5.50%, 06/20/23 (c)     60       58,450  
5.62%, 03/05/24 (c)     285       281,293  
5.62%, 03/05/24 (c)     2,035       2,008,534  
5.75%, 12/01/22 (c)     4,825       4,827,484  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Kapkowski Road Landfill Reclamation Improvement District Project (SA)

5.75%, 04/01/31

    55       53,533  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Lions Gate Project (RB)                
4.88%, 01/01/24 (c)     655       616,157  
5.00%, 01/01/24 (c)     500       448,775  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Motor Vehicle Surcharges, Series A (RB)                
4.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     1,640       1,541,904  
4.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     2,000       1,829,207  
5.00%, 07/01/27 (c)     1,890       1,909,165  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Motor Vehicle Surcharges, Series B (RB) (XLCA)

0.00%, 07/01/26 ^

    515       440,444  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, New Jersey Transit Corp. Project, Series A (RB)

4.00%, 11/01/27

    1,250       1,242,902  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, New Jersey Transit Corp. Project, Series B (RB)

4.00%, 11/01/25

    120       120,227  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series AAA (RB)                
5.00%, 12/15/26 (c)     725       727,593  
5.00%, 12/15/26 (c)     305       305,101  
    Par  
(000’s
)   Value  
New Jersey (continued)                
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series BBB (RB)                
4.75%, 12/15/26 (c)   $ 2,545     $ 2,685,833  
5.50%, 12/15/26 (c)     165       179,058  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series EEE (RB)

5.00%, 12/15/28 (c)

    2,880       2,756,219  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series II (RB)                
5.00%, 11/28/22 (c)     470       470,311  
5.00%, 11/28/22 (c)     10       10,034  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series KK (RB)

5.00%, 11/28/22 (c)

    125       125,016  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series LLL (RB)                
5.00%, 12/15/29 (c)     600       591,714  
5.00%, 12/15/29 (c)     2,125       2,090,836  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series MMM (RB)

4.00%, 12/15/29 (c)

    500       455,587  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, School Facilities Construction, Series NN (RB)                
5.00%, 03/01/23 (c)     15       15,049  
5.00%, 03/01/23 (c)     285       286,696