NUVEEN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND INC
N-30D, 1995-05-04
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                                                      [NUVEEN LOGO APPEARS HERE]


Nuveen Tax-Free 
Mutual Funds

Dependable tax-free
income for generations

MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND






                                                  [PHOTO OF COUPLE APPEARS HERE]







ANNUAL REPORT/FEBRUARY 28, 1995
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     CONTENTS

  3  Dear shareholder
  5  Answering your questions
  9  Fund performance
 11  Portfolio of investments
 37  Statement of net assets
 38  Statement of operations
 39  Statement of changes in net assets
 40  Notes to financial statements
 50  Financial highlights
 52  Report of independent public accountants


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Dear
shareholder

[PHOTO OF RICHARD J. FRANKE APPEARS HERE]

"Providing secure income remains our top priority"

The 12 months ended February 28, 1995, were one of the most difficult periods
the bond markets have experienced in decades. The Federal Reserve Board raised
interest rates seven times since the beginning of 1994 to fend off future
inflation. As a result, the prices of all bonds and bond funds declined.

  The unusually high volatility of the past year has brought home a basic fact
about bonds: interest rates are subject to change, and sometimes the changes can
have marked effects on net asset values of bonds and bond funds.

  At Nuveen, we believe that the best approach to tax-free investing in such
tumultuous times is to focus on quality and income dependability. By this
standard, in one of the most challenging periods the municipal market has seen
in years, your Fund continued to meet its objectives relatively well, providing
an attractive level of tax-free income while holding portfolio values in line
with or better than the market as a whole.

  Looking first at income, at fiscal year end the current yield on offering
price for the Nuveen Municipal Bond Fund was 5.21% and the yield on offering
price for the Nuveen Insured Municipal Bond Fund was 5.66%. To equal these
yields, an investor in the 36% federal income tax bracket would need to earn at
least 8.14% and 8.84%, respectively, on taxable alternatives. This yield is
difficult to achieve on taxable investments of comparable credit quality.

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  Your Fund also maintained its value relatively well during the past year.
While the net asset value of the Municipal Bond Fund declined 3.02% and the
Class R shares of the Insured Municipal Bond Fund declined 3.98%, the Bond Buyer
40 index--a measure of the value of newly issued municipal bonds--declined by
even more, slipping 8.5% over the past 12 months. And 30-year Treasury bonds
declined by 10.0% during the year.

  In this context, we believe that your Fund met the demands of the past year's
market well. And when we take a long-range view of the municipal market, we
believe the outlook for your Fund is positively supported by several
considerations.

  First, from November of 1994 through February of 1995, municipal bond yields
declined by nearly a full percent and bond prices started to gain ground. This
development suggests that the underlying inflationary pressures that drove
interest rates higher and bond prices lower may be moderating.

  Second, and as we have noted in past reports, the municipal market's supply
and demand fundamentals continue to be sound. To put these trends in
perspective, in 1994, the supply of new municipal bonds declined by
approximately 40% from 1993; and market projections for new issue volume in 1995
are down over 20% from last year's already low level.

  Once investors perceive that the interest rate environment has stabilized,
demand for municipal investments, which has been subdued over the last 12 months
as a result of the market's extraordinary volatility, should resume its long-
term upward trend. This combination of lower supply, which may be reduced
further by the high volume of bond calls expected in 1995, and the likelihood of
rising demand should help support municipal bond prices in the long term.

  At Nuveen we are taking steps to increase the value our funds provide to
shareholders-steps reflected in last year's introduction of two new share
classes with different sales charge structures and service fees for the Insured
Municipal Bond Fund. These new share classes, designated A Shares and C Shares,
give you and your investment adviser added flexibility in designing a tax-free
investment program that meets your requirements. In addition, these classes also
encourage fund growth, which offsets redemptions and protects portfolio
integrity.

  We appreciate your trust in our family of funds, and we look forward to
helping you meet your tax-free investment objectives in the future.

Sincerely,

 
/s/ Richard J. Franke
Richard J. Franke
Chairman of the Board
April 17, 1995




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ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS

We spoke recently with Tom Spalding, head of Nuveen's portfolio management team,
and asked him about developments in the municipal market and the outlook for
Nuveen's Tax-Free Mutual Funds.


Why did my Fund's net asset value decline over the past year?


The past 12 months have been a difficult period for all fixed-income investors.
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates seven times from February 1994 through
February 1995, and its actions drove the prices of all bonds and bond funds
lower. Of course, changing interest rates are a fact of life for fixed-income
investments. The important point is that shareholders in these funds were less
affected by rising interest rates than the market overall. In fact, the net
asset values of the funds covered in this report declined less than 4.0% while
the municipal market overall, as measured by the Bond Buyer 40 index, was down
8.5% and as measured by the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond index, was off 3.97%.
The Bond Buyer 40 index reflects price movements of newly issued long-term
municipal bonds,




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[PHOTO OF TOM SPALDING APPEARS HERE]

Tom Spalding, head of Nuveen's portfolio management team, answers investors'
questions on developments in the municipal market.


What steps did you take to moderate the impact of rising interest rates on the
value of the funds' portfolios?




while the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond index reflects the broader municipal
market.

  This is one result of our conservative, value-oriented approach to investing;
our funds tend to hold their value better than the market as a whole when
interest rates are rising.

As value investors, we don't manage our portfolios to any specific interest rate
environment. We feel that it's impossible to predict changes in the economy or
interest rates with any degree of accuracy, and we don't try. Instead, we try to
buy bonds that will perform well in any interest rate environment, focusing
closely on relative values in the market.

  Because of that approach, we didn't need to make major changes in our
portfolios as interest rates rose. For a number of technical reasons, above all
the compression of yields between higher-rated and lower-rated issues that had
been taking place for some time-the best values, in our view, were to be found
in conservative bonds. For some time, we had been concentrating on higher-rated
bonds with maturities in the 15-to-20 year range, as well as bonds priced at
premiums to their par values and pre-refunded issues. We also benefited from an
increase in assets in many of our funds, driven by




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A record amount of municipal bonds were called in 1993-1994. How did these bond
calls affect my income and the net asset value of my shares?




both higher demand for tax-free investments and Nuveen's UIT reinvestment
programs. As a result, we weren't under pressure to sell into difficult markets
to meet redemptions.

In general, bond calls can mean some reduction in income for investors in both
individual bonds and bond funds, because bonds issued when interest rates were
higher need to be replaced with today's lower-yielding bonds.

  On the other hand, the fact that your fund's portfolio contained callable
bonds provided an important NAV benefit. Callable bonds with higher-than-market
coupons are priced at premiums to their par value or call price. Callable, high-
coupon long-term bonds, sometimes called "cushion bonds", tend to experience the
lower price volatility of intermediate-term or even shorter-term bonds when
rates are low but rising, as was the case in early 1994. As we saw last year,
the premium coupons of these bonds essentially act as a "cushion" that softens
the effect of rising interest rates.

  Of course, we manage all of our portfolios with calls in mind. As part of our
basic management process we continually evaluate opportunities to sell bonds
approaching their call dates and to reinvest the proceeds in bonds we think have
high potential to provide above-market returns.




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A number of fund managers have encountered problems recently related to the use 
of derivative securities. Do you use derivatives in your portfolios?


Over the last year, participants in the financial services industry, including
securities dealers, underwriters and investment advisers, received much
attention in the press relating to the use of certain types of derivative
financial instruments in the management of portfolios, including those of mutual
funds. There are many different types of derivative investments available in the
market today, including those derivatives whose market values respond to
interest rate changes with greater volatility than do others. In general,
derivatives used to speculate on the future course of interest rates pose the
greatest risk, while derivatives used for hedging purposes present less risk
and, if used properly, can often reduce risk. Synthetic money market securities
generally present no greater risk to investors than ordinary money market
securities.

  Although Nuveen Insured Municipal Bond Fund, and to a lesser extent Nuveen
Municipal Bond Fund, are authorized to invest in such financial instruments, and
may do so in the future, they did not make any such investments during the
fiscal year ended February 28, 1995, other than occasional purchases of high
quality synthetic money market securities, which were held temporarily pending
the investment in long-term portfolio securities.

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NUVEEN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

Muni Bond






INDEX COMPARISON

Nuveen Municipal Bond Fund and Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index Comparison
of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment




                             [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
 
                   COMPARISON OF NUVEEN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                   AND LEHMAN BROTHERS MUNICIPAL BOND INDEX
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
Measurement Period           NUVEEN MUNICIPAL            LEHMAN BROTHERS
(Fiscal Year Covered)        BOND FUND                   MUNICIPAL BOND INDEX
- -------------------          ----------------            --------------------
<S>                          <C>                         <C>  
Measurement Pt-
2/85                         $ 9,525                     $10,000
FYE  8/85                    $10,521                     $10,877  
FYE  2/86                    $12,210                     $12,813
FYE  8/86                    $12,848                     $13,390
FYE  2/87                    $13,683                     $14,375
FYE  8/87                    $13,262                     $14,010
FYE  2/88                    $14,142                     $14,752
FYE  8/88                    $14,361                     $14,973
FYE  2/89                    $15,196                     $15,667
FYE  8/89                    $16,139                     $16,615
FYE  2/90                    $16,635                     $17,273
FYE  8/90                    $17,034                     $17,681
FYE  2/91                    $18,045                     $18,865
FYE  8/91                    $18,939                     $19,767
FYE  2/92                    $19,828                     $20,750
FYE  8/92                    $20,867                     $21,974
FYE  2/93                    $22,017                     $23,606
FYE  8/93                    $22,797                     $24,654
FYE  2/94                    $23,072                     $24,911
FYE  8/94                    $23,038                     $24,690
FYE  2/95                    $23,902                     $25,381
</TABLE> 
 
     Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index -- Total $25,381
==== Nuveen Municipal Bond Fund -- Total $23,902
     ($25,094 at NAV)
Past performance is not predictive of future performance




Shareholders enjoyed a dividend increase during the period, bringing the Fund's
monthly dividend from 4.20 cents to 4.30 cents per share on February 28, 1995.
During the year, the Fund paid dividends totaling 51.10 cents per share.

  As yield differentials between higher- and lower-rated bond and longer- and
shorter- maturities narrowed, the Fund's manager focused attention on higher-
quality bonds with maturities in the 15-to-20 year range, as well as on pre-
refunded bonds.

  The Fund continues, in our view, to offer a relatively low-risk vehicle for
investing in longer-term tax-free securities.




<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
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ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                  1 year      5 year     10 year         
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>         <C>        <C> 
Offering price*                   -1.32%       6.48%      9.11%
  
NAV                                3.60%       7.52%      9.64%  
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE> 

* Maximum public offering price, which includes sales charges, which are reduced
for purchases over $100,000 and waived for reinvestment of dividends.

The Lehman Municipal Bond Index is comprised of a broad range of investment-
grade municipal bonds, and does not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses. The
Nuveen fund return depicted in the table reflects the maximum initial sales
charge (4.75%) and all ongoing fund expenses.




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NUVEEN INSURED
TAX-FREE BOND FUND, INC.

Insured Muni Bond




INDEX COMPARISON

Nuveen Insured Tax-Free Bond Fund R Shares* and Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond
Index Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment


                             [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
 
           COMPARISON OF NUVEEN INSURED TAX-FREE BOND FUND R SHARES*
                   AND LEHMAN BROTHERS MUNICIPAL BOND INDEX
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
Measurement Period           NUVEEN INSURED           LEHMAN BROTHERS 
(Fiscal Year Covered)        TAX-FREE BOND FUND R     MUNICIPAL BOND INDEX
- -------------------          --------------------     --------------------
<S>                          <C>                      <C>          
Measurement Pt-
11/86                        $ 9,525                  $10,000      
FYE  2/87                    $ 9,840                  $10,322      
FYE  8/87                    $ 9,375                  $10,060      
FYE  2/88                    $10,037                  $10,593      
FYE  8/88                    $10,163                  $10,751      
FYE  2/89                    $10,803                  $11,250
FYE  8/89                    $11,467                  $11,931
FYE  2/90                    $11,853                  $12,403
FYE  8/90                    $12,055                  $12,696
FYE  2/91                    $12,913                  $13,546
FYE  8/91                    $13,603                  $14,194
FYE  2/92                    $14,337                  $14,900
FYE  8/92                    $15,237                  $15,779
FYE  2/93                    $16,523                  $16,951
FYE  8/93                    $17,346                  $17,703
FYE  2/94                    $17,426                  $17,888
FYE  8/94                    $17,077                  $17,729
FYE  2/95                    $17,748                  $18,225
</TABLE> 

     Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index -- Total $18,225
==== Nuveen Insured Municipal Bond Fund -- Total $17,748
     ($18,633 at NAV)
Past performance is not predictive of future performance


<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
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ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  1 year    5 year    Since Inception 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>       <C>       <C>    
 R shares on NAV                   1.85%     8.41%         7.84%

 A shares on NAV                                           3.84%+
 
 A shares on offering price**                             -0.83%+ 

 C shares on NAV                                           3.09%+  
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</TABLE> 


Shareholders enjoyed a dividend increase during the period, bringing the Fund's
monthly dividend from 4.75 cents to 4.80 cents per share on February 28, 1995.
During the year, the Fund paid dividends totaling 57.95 cents per share.

  As interest rates rose and yield differentials between bonds of different
quality ratings and maturities continued to compress, the Fund's manager focused
on higher-quality bonds with maturities in the 15-to-20 year range.

  Late in the period, as the yield differential widened, general obligation
bonds were emphasized.

  Given the relative safety and marketability of insured bonds, the Fund was
invested in bonds with somewhat longer maturities and durations to enhance
overall portfolio yield.


* One-year, 5-year and life of fund total return figures for Class R Shares are
not representative for Class A Shares or Class C Shares because they do not take
into account (1) the difference between the maximum front-end sales charge
applicable to Class R Shares (none), Class A Shares (4.50%) and Class C Shares
(none); (2) the .25% annual 12b-1 service fee applicable to Class A and Class C
Shares: (3) the .75% annual 12b-1 distribution fee to be deducted from income
with respect to Class C Shares; and (4) other class-level expenses applicable to
Class A Shares and Class C Shares.

** Maximum public offering price, which includes sales charges, which are
reduced for purchases over $50,000 and waived for reinvestment of dividends.

+ Life of class; not annualized. Class A Shares and Class C Shares were first
issued at different times after September 6, 1994.


The Lehman Municipal Bond Index is comprised of a broad range of investment-
grade municipal bonds, and does not reflect any initial or ongoing expenses. The
Nuveen fund return depicted in the table reflects the initial maximum sales
charge applicable to R Shares at the time (4.75%) and all ongoing fund expenses.




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                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                        OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                     PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
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 <C>            <S>                        <C>              <C>       <C>
                ALASKA - 1.7%
                Alaska Housing Finance
                 Corporation, Insured
                 Mortgage Program:
 $    4,265,000 6.375%, 12/01/07                6/95 at 101        Aa $    4,299,291
      3,290,000 7.650%, 12/01/10               12/00 at 102        Aa      3,476,181
     10,885,000 7.800%, 12/01/30               12/00 at 102        Aa     11,444,162
                Alaska State Housing
                 Finance Corporation:
      3,675,000 6.375%, 12/01/12               12/02 at 102        Aa      3,977,122
     22,250,000 6.600%, 12/01/23               12/02 at 102        Aa     23,617,930
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                ARIZONA - 2.1%
                Salt River Project,
                 Agricultural
                 Improvement
                 and Power District:
      5,000,000 4.900%, 1/01/08                 1/04 at 102        AA      4,596,050
      9,145,000 5.000%, 1/01/10                 7/95 at 100        AA      8,358,896
     26,200,000 4.750%, 1/01/17                 1/04 at 102        AA     21,849,490
     20,350,000 5.500%, 1/01/28                 1/02 at 100        AA     18,438,525
      4,570,000 Scottsdale Industrial
                 Development Authority
                 (Scottsdale Memorial
                 Hospital), 8.500%,
                 9/01/07                        9/97 at 102       Aaa      5,016,580
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                ARKANSAS - 0.4%
     11,210,000 Jefferson County
                 Hospital, 6.000%,
                 7/01/06                        7/03 at 102       N/R     11,010,238
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                CALIFORNIA - 12.2%
                California Department of
                 Water Resources
                 (Central Valley
                 Project):
     15,515,000 5.700%, 12/01/16            6/03 at 101 1/2        AA     14,771,056
      8,500,000 5.750%, 12/01/19            6/03 at 101 1/2        AA      8,111,040
     12,250,000 5.500%, 12/01/23           12/03 at 101 1/2        AA     11,219,163
     20,000,000 4.875%, 12/01/27               12/03 at 101        AA     16,044,000
     13,025,000 California Health
                 Facilities Financing
                 Authority (Catholic
                 Healthcare West),
                 5.000%, 7/01/14                7/04 at 102       Aaa     11,517,747
     27,600,000 California Health
                 Facilities Financing
                 Authority (Daughters of
                 Charity), 9.250%,
                 3/01/15                        3/96 at 102        Aa     29,213,772
     12,000,000 California State Public
                 Works Board, Department
                 of Corrections
                 (California State
                 Prison, Monterey
                 County), 7.000%,
                 11/01/19                      11/04 at 102        A-     12,544,080
     32,795,000 California Statewide
                 Communities Development
                 Authority (St. Joseph
                 Health System),
                 5.500%, 7/01/23                7/03 at 102        AA     28,607,734
      9,000,000 East Bay Municipal
                 Utility District,
                 5.000%, 6/01/21                6/03 at 102       Aaa      7,679,880
                Los Angeles Department
                 of Water and Power:
     15,825,000 6.500%, 4/15/32                 4/02 at 102        AA     16,073,453
     13,100,000 6.125%, 1/15/33                 1/03 at 102        AA     12,862,235
</TABLE>
 
 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.--CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                       OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
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 <C>            <S>                        <C>             <C>       <C>
                CALIFORNIA (CONTINUED)
                Los Angeles Wastewater
                 System:
 $    7,000,000 5.700%, 6/01/20                6/03 at 102       Aaa $    6,649,440
     21,000,000 5.700%, 6/01/23                6/03 at 102       Aaa     19,899,600
                Los Angeles County
                 Metropolitan Transit
                 Authority: 5.500%,
     10,000,000  7/01/13                       7/03 at 102       AA-      9,228,100
     13,435,000 4.750%, 7/01/18                7/03 at 102       Aaa     11,104,834
     19,500,000 Los Angeles County
                 Sanitation District
                 Financing Authority,
                 5.000%, 10/01/23             10/03 at 100        AA     16,270,020
     25,000,000 Los Angeles County
                 Transportation
                 Commission,
                 6.750%, 7/01/19 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/02)          7/02 at 102       Aaa     27,713,000
                Southern California
                 Metropolitan Water
                 District:
      4,670,000 5.500%, 1/01/10            7/95 at 101 1/2       AA+      4,563,197
      5,000,000 5.500%, 7/01/19                7/02 at 102        AA      4,597,950
     12,750,000 Modesto Irrigation
                 District (Geysers
                 Geothermal Power
                 Project), Certificates
                 of Participation,
                 7.250%, 10/01/15             10/96 at 102        A1     13,180,185
     22,725,000 Northern California
                 Power Agency,
                 7.150%, 7/01/24               7/98 at 102        A-     23,330,621
     12,600,000 Sacramento Sanitation
                 District Finance
                 Authority,
                 4.750%, 12/01/23             12/03 at 102        AA      9,936,108
      2,179,452 San Diego County
                 (Contel), Certificates
                 of Participation,
                 7.500%, 2/08/96              No Opt. Call       N/R      2,221,341
      7,600,000 Santa Clara County
                 (Capital Project No.
                 1), Certificates of
                 Participation,
                 8.000%, 10/01/06 (Pre-
                 refunded to 10/01/96)        10/96 at 102       AAA      8,122,120
      8,050,000 University of
                 California,
                 6.875%, 9/01/16 (Pre-
                 refunded to 9/01/02)          9/02 at 102        A-      8,999,498
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                COLORADO - 2.1%
     31,750,000 Colorado Housing Finance
                 Authority,
                 7.250%, 11/01/31             11/01 at 102       AA-     32,901,573
                City and County of
                 Denver Airport System:
     12,075,000 8.375%, 8/01/11                4/95 at 101  Con(Baa)     12,227,024
      7,090,000 9.250%, 8/01/20                4/95 at 102  Con(Baa)      7,257,608
      4,250,000 7.250%, 11/15/25              11/02 at 102       Baa      4,335,298
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                CONNECTICUT - 0.5%
      9,820,000 Connecticut Housing
                 Finance Authority,
                 7.550%, 11/15/08             11/00 at 102        AA     10,424,126
      2,970,000 Connecticut Resources
                 Recovery Authority,
                 8.625%, 1/01/04               1/96 at 102         A      3,105,194
</TABLE>
 
 
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                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                        OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                     PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>              <C>       <C>
                DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -
                 0.3%
 $    7,635,000 CHT Housing, Inc., FHA-
                 Insured,
                 8.500%, 1/01/22                7/95 at 103       N/R $    7,917,571
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                FLORIDA - 4.6%
      4,500,000 Dade County Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Mt. Sinai Medical
                 Center),
                 8.400%, 12/01/07 (Pre-
                 refunded to 12/01/99)         12/99 at 102       Aaa      4,999,725
     31,000,000 Hillsborough County
                 Industrial Development
                 Authority, Pollution
                 Control (Tampa
                 Electric), 8.000%,
                 5/01/22                        5/02 at 103       Aa2     35,490,660
      9,500,000 Jacksonville Electric
                 Authority, 7.375%,
                 10/01/13 (Pre-refunded
                 to 10/01/95)              10/95 at 101 1/2       Aaa      9,785,665
      8,150,000 Jacksonville Electric
                 Authority (St. John's
                 River Power Park
                 System), 6.500%,
                 10/01/20                      10/95 at 100       Aa1      8,196,700
     26,950,000 North Broward Hospital
                 District, 8.000%,
                 1/01/14 (Pre-refunded
                 to 1/01/96)                    1/96 at 103       AAA     28,475,640
                Orlando Utilities
                 Commission:
     22,700,000 8.500%, 10/01/09 (Pre-
                 refunded to 10/01/95)         10/95 at 102       Aaa     23,649,768
      6,500,000 5.000%, 10/01/23               10/99 at 100       AA-      5,545,540
      8,005,000 Pensacola Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Daughters of Charity),
                 7.750%, 1/01/03 (Pre-
                 refunded to 1/01/98)       1/98 at 101 1/2       Aaa      8,702,716
                Sarasota Elderly Housing
                 Corporation:
         30,000 7.500%, 7/01/95                No Opt. Call         A         30,207
      1,520,000 7.500%, 7/01/09                 7/95 at 104         A      1,581,378
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                GEORGIA - 0.3%
      2,975,000 Appling County
                 Development Authority,
                 Pollution Control
                 (Georgia Power
                 Company),
                 10.600%, 10/01/15             10/95 at 102        A3      3,126,190
      4,000,000 Burke County Development
                 Authority, Pollution
                 Control (Georgia Power
                 Company),
                 10.125%, 6/01/15               6/95 at 102        A3      4,129,360
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                HAWAII - 0.3%
      8,000,000 Hawaii Department of
                 Budget and Finance
                 (Kapiolani Health Care
                 System),
                 7.650%, 7/01/19 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/01)           7/01 at 102       Aaa      9,148,000
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                ILLINOIS - 16.1%
      8,500,000 Illinois Development
                 Finance Authority
                 (Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini
                 Medical Center),
                 8.500%, 2/01/15                2/00 at 102      BBB+      9,070,605
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<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                   OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                       <C>          <C>       <C>
                ILLINOIS (CONTINUED)
 $    8,500,000 Illinois Educational
                 Facilities Authority
                 (The University of
                 Chicago), 5.600%,
                 7/01/24                   7/03 at 102       Aaa $    7,686,805
                Illinois General
                 Obligation:
     15,100,000 6.200%, 10/01/04          10/02 at 102       AA-     15,913,286
     14,750,000 5.875%, 6/01/10            6/02 at 102       AA-     14,784,958
      5,000,000 5.875%, 6/01/11            6/02 at 102       AA-      4,899,550
     10,000,000 5.700%, 4/01/18            4/03 at 102       AA-      9,366,500
      5,435,000 Illinois Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Rush Presbyterian),
                 6.900%, 10/01/02          4/95 at 100        A1      5,434,185
     12,420,000 Illinois Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (LaGrange Hospital),
                 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/96)      7/96 at 102         A     13,122,599
      5,000,000 Illinois Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Evanston Hospital),
                 9.750%, 9/01/15           9/95 at 102        AA      5,211,050
     10,900,000 Illinois Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Illinois Masonic
                 Medical Center),
                 10.250%, 9/01/15 (Pre-
                 refunded to 9/01/95)      9/95 at 102       AAA     11,418,295
     10,000,000 Illinois Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Highland Park
                 Hospital),
                 6.200%, 10/01/22         10/02 at 102       Aaa      9,973,000
     33,620,000 Illinois Health
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Rush Presbyterian-St.
                 Luke's Medical
                 Center), 5.500%,
                 11/15/25                 11/03 at 102       Aaa     30,275,482
     10,425,000 Illinois Independent
                 Higher Education Loan
                 Authority
                 (Northwestern
                 University),
                 8.000%, 12/01/07         12/96 at 102       AA-     11,195,512
                Illinois Sales Tax:
     21,670,000 6.000%, 6/15/18            6/01 at 100       AAA     21,189,143
     14,200,000 5.250%, 6/15/18            6/03 at 102       AAA     12,421,024
                Illinois Toll Highway
                 Authority:
     20,000,000 6.450%, 1/01/13            1/03 at 102        A1     20,215,400
      6,000,000 6.200%, 1/01/16            1/03 at 102       Aaa      5,999,340
                Chicago General
                 Obligation:
      4,900,000 9.000%, 1/01/99 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/95)      7/95 at 102       Aaa      5,076,057
      5,800,000 5.250%, 1/01/18            1/04 at 102       Aaa      5,144,020
     15,770,000 5.625%, 1/01/23            1/03 at 102       Aaa     14,495,153
     22,425,000 Chicago Metropolitan
                 Housing Development
                 Corporation, 6.900%,
                 7/01/22                   7/02 at 102        AA     22,776,400
      4,465,000 Chicago Motor Fuel Tax,
                 5.000%, 1/01/16           1/03 at 101       Aaa      3,851,866
     31,000,000 Chicago O'Hare
                 International Airport,
                 5.000%, 1/01/16           1/04 at 102        A1     26,516,470
     15,905,000 Cook County General
                 Obligation,
                 5.000%, 11/15/23         11/03 at 100       Aaa     13,414,277
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                    OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                 PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>          <C>       <C>
                ILLINOIS (CONTINUED)
                DuPage Water Commission,
                 General Obligation:
 $   51,290,000 7.875%, 3/01/11 (Pre-
                 refunded to 3/01/96)       3/96 at 102       Aaa $   53,892,968
     16,800,000 5.750%, 3/01/11             3/02 at 100       Aaa     16,747,584
      9,500,000 5.250%, 5/01/14             5/03 at 102        AA      8,703,995
      2,000,000 Hazel Crest (South
                 Suburban Hospital),
                 9.125%, 7/01/17 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/97)       7/97 at 102       AAA      2,226,880
     54,980,000 Metropolitan Pier and
                 Exposition Authority
                 (McCormick Place
                 Expansion Project),
                 6.500%, 6/15/27            6/03 at 102        A+     55,177,378
                Zion Elderly Housing
                 Corporation:
        310,000 7.250%, 3/01/98             9/95 at 102         A        319,675
      1,705,000 7.750%, 3/01/10             9/95 at 102         A      1,747,096
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                INDIANA - 1.5%
     10,500,000 Indiana Health
                 Facilities Financing
                 Authority (Methodist
                 Hospital), 5.750%,
                 9/01/11                    9/02 at 102       Aaa     10,163,265
     12,550,000 Indiana Office Building
                 Commission,
                 8.750%, 7/01/12 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/97)       7/97 at 102       Aaa     13,873,649
      2,500,000 Indianapolis Local
                 Public Improvement,
                 Bond Bank, 6.750%,
                 2/01/20                    2/03 at 102        A+      2,556,000
      3,135,000 Indianapolis Resource
                 Recovery (Ogden
                 Martin),
                 7.900%, 12/01/08          12/96 at 103         A      3,323,257
      6,660,000 Evansville Hospital
                 Authority
                 (Daughters of Charity),
                 10.125%, 11/01/15         11/95 at 102        Aa      7,004,788
      2,500,000 Southwind Housing, Inc.,
                 7.125%, 11/15/21          No Opt. Call        AA      2,835,375
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                IOWA - 0.3%
      4,350,000 Iowa Housing Finance
                 Authority,
                 5.875%, 8/01/08            8/95 at 101       Aa1      4,371,794
      3,500,000 Davenport (Mercy
                 Hospital), 6.625%,
                 7/01/14                    7/02 at 102       Aaa      3,631,530
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                KENTUCKY - 3.1%
                Kentucky Housing
                 Corporation:
     17,600,000 5.300%, 7/01/10             1/04 at 102       Aaa     16,093,616
     10,100,000 5.400%, 7/01/14             1/04 at 102       Aaa      9,080,506
      3,925,000 7.250%, 1/01/17             7/01 at 102       Aaa      4,101,507
                Kentucky Turnpike
                 Authority:
      9,860,000 8.000%, 7/01/03             7/97 at 102        A+     10,701,255
      8,980,000 5.000%, 7/01/08             7/97 at 100        A+      8,286,834
     34,500,000 Carroll County Pollution
                 Control
                 (Kentucky Utilities
                 Company),
                 7.450%, 9/15/16            9/02 at 102       Aa2     37,665,720
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                MAINE - 0.3%
     10,000,000 Maine Housing Authority,
                 5.700%, 11/15/26           2/04 at 102       AA-      8,966,700
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<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                    OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                 PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>          <C>       <C>
                MASSACHUSETTS - 4.0%
 $   15,000,000 Massachusetts Bay
                 Transportation
                 Authority,
                 Certificates of
                 Participation, 7.650%,
                 8/01/15                    8/00 at 102       Aaa $   16,539,000
     29,670,000 Massachusetts General
                 Obligation,
                 4.700%, 8/01/02           No Opt. Call        A1     28,289,752
     12,245,000 Massachusetts Housing
                 Finance Agency (GNMA),
                 9.125%, 12/01/20          12/95 at 102       Aaa     12,731,494
                Massachusetts Water
                 Resources Authority:
      9,765,000 5.250%, 3/01/13             3/03 at 102         A      8,905,094
      6,500,000 7.500%, 4/01/16 (Pre-
                 refunded to 4/01/00)       4/00 at 102       Aaa      7,270,185
      9,500,000 6.000%, 4/01/20             4/00 at 100         A      9,366,050
     24,650,000 5.250%, 12/01/20           12/04 at 102         A     21,769,155
      5,795,000 5.000%, 3/01/22             3/03 at 100         A      4,895,558
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                MICHIGAN - 5.8%
      3,000,000 Michigan Hospital
                 Finance Authority
                 (Genesys Health
                 System), 7.500%,
                 10/01/27                  10/05 at 100       BBB      2,900,670
      4,595,000 Michigan Housing
                 Development Authority,
                 6.750%, 7/01/05            7/95 at 100       Aa1      4,628,544
     10,000,000 Michigan Housing
                 Development Authority,
                 Rental Housing,
                 6.600%, 4/01/12           10/02 at 102        A+     10,191,100
      4,000,000 Michigan State Hospital
                 Finance Authority
                 (Henry Ford Hospital),
                 7.500%, 7/01/13
                 (Pre-refunded to
                 1/01/97)                   1/97 at 102       Aaa      4,262,560
                Michigan State Hospital
                 Finance Authority
                 (St. John Hospital):
                 9.125%, 12/01/02 (Pre-
      1,990,000  refunded to 12/01/95)     12/95 at 102        A1      2,093,002
      6,855,000  9.200%, 12/01/10 (Pre-
                 refunded to 12/01/95)     12/95 at 102       N/R      7,213,585
     41,500,000 Michigan State Hospital
                 Finance Authority
                 (Harper Grace and
                 Huron Valley
                 Hospitals), 10.000%,
                 10/01/16 (Pre-refunded
                 to 10/01/95)              10/95 at 102       AAA     43,560,060
                Michigan State Hospital
                 Finance Authority
                 (Detroit Medical
                 Center):
     19,585,000 5.750%, 8/15/13             8/04 at 102        A-     17,841,935
     49,000,000 5.500%, 8/15/23             8/04 at 102        A-     40,973,800
      5,000,000 Detroit Sewage Disposal
                 System,
                 8.250%, 7/01/05 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/97)       7/97 at 102        A-      5,467,900
     16,805,000 St. Joseph Hospital
                 Finance Authority
                 (Mercy Memorial
                 Medical Center
                 Obligated Group),
                 5.250%, 1/01/16            1/04 at 102       Aaa     14,949,728
      5,000,000 University of Michigan
                 Hospital,
                 6.625%, 12/01/10          12/96 at 100        AA      5,043,350
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                MINNESOTA - 0.8%
      2,520,000 Minnesota Housing
                 Finance Agency,
                 6.250%, 2/01/20            8/95 at 102        A1      2,513,524
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<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                        OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                     PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>              <C>       <C>
                MINNESOTA (CONTINUED)
 $   14,420,000 Minneapolis Convention
                 Center,
                 7.750%, 4/01/11 (Pre-
                 refunded to 4/01/96)           4/96 at 102       Aaa $   15,167,677
      5,000,000 University of Minnesota,
                 7.625%, 2/01/05 (Pre-
                 refunded to 2/01/96)           2/96 at 102       AAA      5,229,150
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                MISSOURI - 1.0%
      2,785,000 Missouri Environmental
                 Improvement and Energy
                 Resource Authority,
                 Pollution Control
                 (Associated Electric
                 Cooperative, Inc.),
                 7.900%, 11/15/14               5/96 at 103       Aa3      2,940,654
     15,750,000 Missouri Health and
                 Educational Facilities
                 Authority (Heartland
                 Health), 8.125%,
                 10/01/10                  10/99 at 102 1/2      BBB+     17,837,033
      6,195,000 Missouri Housing
                 Development Commission,
                 7.000%, 9/15/22                3/95 at 102       AA+      6,317,413
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                NEBRASKA - 1.6%
     40,835,000 Consumers Public Power
                 District, 5.100%,
                 1/01/03                        7/95 at 101        A1     40,941,988
      2,615,000 Hall County Hospital
                 Authority
                 (Sisters of Charity),
                 6.750%, 12/01/07               6/95 at 103        Aa      2,693,450
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                NEW HAMPSHIRE - 0.3%
      8,500,000 New Hampshire Industrial
                 Development Authority,
                 Pollution Control
                 (Central Maine Power
                 Company), 7.375%,
                 5/01/14                       12/01 at 103      Baa3      8,823,680
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                NEW JERSEY - 0.4%
     10,750,000 New Jersey Housing and
                 Mortgage Finance
                 Agency, 6.950%,
                 11/01/13                       5/02 at 102        A+     11,199,565
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                NEW YORK - 6.8%
      8,000,000 New York Local
                 Government
                 Assistance Corporation,
                 7.000%, 4/01/18 (Pre-
                 refunded to 4/01/02)           4/02 at 102       Aaa      8,970,800
     13,000,000 New York State Housing
                 Finance Agency,
                 Health Facilities (New
                 York City),
                 8.000%, 11/01/08              11/00 at 102      BBB+     14,379,430
     11,490,000 New York State Mortgage
                 Agency,
                 6.875%, 4/01/17               10/96 at 102        Aa     11,753,925
     10,725,000 Battery Park City
                 Authority, 5.000%,
                 11/01/13                      11/03 at 102        AA      9,122,149
                New York Municipal
                 Assistance Corporation:
     16,270,000 7.750%, 7/01/06                 7/97 at 102       AA-     17,618,295
     18,565,000 6.750%, 7/01/06                 7/97 at 102       AA-     19,578,278
     23,535,000 7.250%, 7/01/08                 7/96 at 102       AA-     24,627,024
     14,250,000 6.000%, 7/01/08                 7/97 at 100       AA-     14,400,195
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<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                        OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                     PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>              <C>       <C>
                NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
                New York City General
                 Obligation:
 $   24,685,000 6.700%, 2/01/96                No Opt. Call        A- $   25,095,265
     16,500,000 4.875%, 10/01/01               No Opt. Call        A-     15,299,955
      5,000,000 8.125%, 11/01/06 (Pre-
                 refunded to 11/01/97)     11/97 at 101 1/2       Aaa      5,492,800
      8,000,000 5.750%, 8/15/11                 8/03 at 102        A-      7,270,880
      8,525,000 6.625%, 8/01/12 (Pre-
                 refunded to 8/01/02)       8/02 at 101 1/2       Aaa      9,335,728
      5,000,000 Triborough Bridge and
                 Tunnel Authority,
                 General Purpose,
                 4.750%, 1/01/19                1/04 at 100        Aa      4,129,950
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                NORTH CAROLINA - 4.2%
                North Carolina Eastern
                 Municipal Power Agency:
     53,810,000 6.250%, 1/01/12                 1/03 at 102        A-     52,171,486
     17,290,000 8.000%, 1/01/21 (Pre-
                 refunded to 1/01/98)           1/98 at 102       Aaa     19,000,154
                North Carolina Municipal
                 Power Agency No. 1
                 (Catawba):
     13,880,000 9.000%, 1/01/14 (Pre-
                 refunded to 1/01/96)           1/96 at 102       Aaa     14,647,703
      5,545,000 7.625%, 1/01/14                 1/98 at 102       Aaa      5,939,471
     20,080,000 8.500%, 1/01/17 (Pre-
                 refunded to 1/01/96)           1/96 at 102       Aaa     21,105,285
                Wilmington Housing
                 Authority:
        210,000 7.750%, 6/01/98                No Opt. Call        AA        215,462
      1,195,000 7.750%, 6/01/10                No Opt. Call        AA      1,283,848
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                OHIO - 0.3%
      6,285,000 Ohio Building Authority
                 (Correctional
                 Facilities), 9.100%,
                 10/01/04 (Pre-refunded
                 to 10/01/95)                  10/95 at 103       Aaa      6,630,864
        500,000 Ohio Building Authority
                 (Toledo Center),
                 9.100%, 10/01/04              10/95 at 103        A1        527,395
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                OKLAHOMA - 0.2%
      5,375,000 Comanche County Hospital
                 Authority,
                 8.050%, 7/01/16 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/99)           7/99 at 102       AAA      6,089,391
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                PENNSYLVANIA - 4.7%
                Pennsylvania Housing
                 Finance Agency:
      4,025,000 8.100%, 7/01/13                 7/02 at 102       AAA      4,433,618
     16,830,000 8.200%, 7/01/24                 7/02 at 102       AAA     18,480,182
     14,000,000 Pennsylvania Housing
                 Finance Agency, Rental
                 Housing (FNMA), 5.750%,
                 7/01/14                        7/03 at 102       Aaa     13,408,360
     15,000,000 Pennsylvania
                 Intergovernmental
                 Cooperative Authority
                 (Philadelphia Funding
                 Program), 5.00%,
                 6/15/22                        6/03 at 100       Aaa     12,853,500
      5,000,000 Allegheny County
                 Hospital Development
                 Authority (St. Francis
                 Medical Center),
                 8.125%, 6/01/13 (Pre-
                 refunded to 6/01/96)           6/96 at 102       Aaa      5,307,600
      7,000,000 Geisinger Health System,
                 7.875%, 7/01/04                7/95 at 102        AA      7,212.940
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<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                        OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                     PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>              <C>       <C>
                PENNSYLVANIA (CONTINUED)
 $   10,000,000 Lehigh County Industrial
                 Development Authority,
                 Pollution Control
                 (Pennsylvania Power and
                 Light Company), 6.400%,
                 9/01/29                        9/04 at 102       Aaa $   10,138,100
      6,550,000 Monroeville Hospital
                 Authority
                 (Forbes Health System),
                 9.700%, 10/01/13 (Pre-
                 refunded to 10/01/95)         10/95 at 102       AAA      6,863,811
      9,300,000 Philadelphia Airport,
                 6.200%, 6/15/06                6/95 at 100       BBB      9,299,070
                Philadelphia Water and
                 Sewer System:
      5,890,000 7.250%, 7/01/14 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/96)           7/96 at 102       AAA      6,139,442
      7,000,000 7.000%, 8/01/18                 8/01 at 100       BBB      7,195,720
     28,075,000 Philadelphia Hospitals
                 and Higher Educational
                 Facilities Authority
                 (Pennsylvania
                 Hospital), 7.250%,
                 7/01/14                        7/96 at 101         A     28,588,211
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                RHODE ISLAND - 0.4%
      3,900,000 Rhode Island Housing and
                 Mortgage Finance
                 Corporation, 8.875%,
                 7/01/07                        7/95 at 100        A1      3,948,750
      7,595,000 Rhode Island Convention
                 Center Authority,
                 5.000%, 5/15/20                5/03 at 100       Aaa      6,371,825
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                TEXAS - 4.4%
                Austin Water, Sewer and
                 Electric:
     17,575,000 14.000%, 11/15/01              No Opt. Call         A     25,332,429
      4,000,000 11.000%, 11/15/02 (Pre-
                 refunded to 5/15/97)           5/97 at 100       AAA      4,509,000
                Dallas-Fort Worth
                 International Airport:
      9,400,000 9.000%, 11/01/05           11/95 at 102 1/2        A1      9,891,432
     15,945,000 9.125%, 11/01/15           11/95 at 102 1/2        A1     16,782,910
     19,400,000 Harris County Toll Road,
                 5.300%, 8/15/13                8/04 at 102       Aaa     18,080,218
      7,000,000 Harris County Health
                 Facilities Development
                 Corporation (St. Luke's
                 Episcopal Hospital),
                 6.750%, 2/15/21                2/01 at 102        AA      7,120,190
      3,345,000 Houston Water and Sewer
                 System, 8.200%,
                 12/01/15 (Pre-refunded
                 to 12/01/96)                  12/96 at 102       AAA      3,608,118
                San Antonio Electric and
                 Gas Systems:
      5,000,000 8.000%, 2/01/09 (Pre-
                 refunded to 2/01/98)           2/98 at 102       Aaa      5,504,100
      3,500,000 8.000%, 2/01/16 (Pre-
                 refunded to 2/01/98)           2/98 at 102       Aaa      3,852,870
     16,000,000 5.000%, 2/01/17                 2/02 at 101       Aa1     13,886,720
                San Antonio Sewer
                 System:
      6,750,000 8.000%, 5/01/10 (Pre-
                 refunded to 5/01/95)           5/95 at 102       Aaa      6,928,133
      5,615,000 7.900%, 5/01/14 (Pre-
                 refunded to 5/01/97)       5/97 at 101 1/2       Aaa      6,048,253
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<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                       OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>             <C>       <C>
                UTAH - 4.2%
                Intermountain Power
                 Agency:
 $    9,200,000 10.250%, 7/01/04           7/95 at 102 1/2        AA $    9,592,380
      6,345,000 10.000%, 7/01/10           7/95 at 102 1/2        AA      6,613,711
      6,300,000 5.500%, 7/01/13                7/03 at 103        AA      5,878,971
     32,080,000 7.875%, 7/01/14                7/96 at 102       AA-     33,670,847
      3,200,000 9.625%, 7/01/19                7/95 at 102        AA      3,315,648
     16,260,000 7.200%, 7/01/19                7/97 at 102       AA-     16,983,407
     18,225,000 7.000%, 7/01/23 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/95)          7/95 at 100       Aaa     18,396,497
     22,140,000 5.000%, 7/01/23                7/03 at 100        AA     18,535,165
      1,835,000 Layton Industrial
                 Development (K-Mart),
                 8.750%, 6/01/05           6/95 at 100 1/2      Baa1      1,859,442
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                VERMONT - 0.1%
        270,000 University of Vermont,
                 Housing, Dining and
                 Student Services,
                 6.300%, 7/01/06               7/95 at 101       AA-        274,136
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                VIRGINIA - 3.9%
                Virginia Housing
                 Development Authority:
     19,080,000 5.550%, 5/01/08                5/03 at 102        AA     18,253,645
     28,075,000 5.900%, 5/01/14                5/03 at 102        AA     26,386,570
      3,275,000 6.700%, 11/01/21               4/95 at 101        AA      3,304,573
     50,000,000 7.150%, 1/01/33                1/02 at 102       AA+     52,085,000
      6,240,000 Chesapeake Hospital
                 Authority
                 (Chesapeake General
                 Hospital),
                 7.625%, 7/01/18 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/98)          7/98 at 102       Aaa      6,859,757
      1,190,000 Chesapeake Industrial
                 Development Authority
                 (Camelot Hall Nursing
                 Home), 7.500%, 9/01/01       No Opt. Call       N/R      1,194,129
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                WASHINGTON - 7.3%
                Washington Public Power
                 Supply System,
                 Nuclear Project No. 1:
     14,260,000 7.000%, 7/01/07               No Opt. Call        AA     15,489,212
      7,805,000 7.000%, 7/01/09               No Opt. Call        AA      8,414,804
     18,500,000 5.750%, 7/01/13                7/03 at 102        AA     17,079,570
     10,000,000 5.375%, 7/01/15                7/03 at 102        AA      8,821,400
      5,000,000 7.125%, 7/01/16               No Opt. Call        AA      5,542,700
     10,000,000 5.700%, 7/01/17                7/03 at 102       Aaa      9,307,400
                Washington Public Power
                 Supply System,
                 Nuclear Project No. 3:
      9,180,000 5.300%, 7/01/10                7/03 at 102        AA      8,209,765
     51,070,000 5.375%, 7/01/15                7/03 at 102        AA     45,050,890
      2,095,000 15.000%, 7/01/18 (Pre-
                 refunded to 7/01/96)          7/96 at 103       Aaa      2,433,342
      8,835,000 5.700%, 7/01/18                7/03 at 102        AA      7,990,991
     11,545,000 5.500%, 7/01/18                7/03 at 102        AA     10,204,510
      6,635,000 Chelan County Public
                 Utility District No. 1,
                 5.125%, 7/01/23               7/95 at 100        A1      6,270,207
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                    OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT         DESCRIPTION                 PROVISIONS* RATINGS**   MARKET VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>            <S>                        <C>          <C>       <C>
                WASHINGTON (CONTINUED)
 $   33,576,000 Chelan County Public
                 Utility District No. 1
                 (Rocky Reach Hydro-
                 Electric System),
                 5.000%, 7/01/13            7/95 at 100        A1 $   33,573,313
     16,920,000 Columbia Storage Power
                 Exchange,
                 3.875%, 4/01/03            4/95 at 100        AA     16,919,491
      4,950,000 Seattle Metropolitan
                 Sewer,
                 7.400%, 1/01/16 (Pre-
                 refunded to 1/01/96)       1/96 at 102       Aaa      5,176,066
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                WISCONSIN - 2.2%
     13,500,000 Wisconsin Health and
                 Educational Facilities
                 Authority (Aurora
                 Health Care Obligated
                 Group), 5.250%, 8/15/23    8/03 at 102       Aaa     11,762,550
      3,250,000 Wisconsin Health and
                 Educational Facilities
                 Authority (Froedtert
                 Memorial Lutheran
                 Hospital), 5.875%,
                 10/01/13                  10/04 at 102       Aaa      3,137,614
                Wisconsin Housing and
                 Economic Development
                 Authority:
      2,760,000 9.875%, 11/01/03            3/95 at 101        A1      2,825,550
      3,205,000 10.000%, 11/01/10           3/95 at 101        A1      3,265,093
     23,200,000 5.800%, 11/01/13            1/04 at 104        A1     21,669,263
      4,500,000 5.800%, 6/01/17            No Opt. Call        AA      4,378,950
      8,500,000 7.050%, 11/01/22            4/02 at 102        A1      8,728,395
      4,815,000 Sheboygan Pollution
                 Control
                 (Wisconsin Electric
                 Power Company),
                 9.750%, 9/15/15            9/95 at 102       AA+      5,033,360
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PUERTO RICO - 0.3%
      8,000,000 Puerto Rico Aqueduct and
                 Sewer Authority,
                 7.875%, 7/01/17            7/98 at 102         A      8,772,240
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $2,727,460,452 Total Investments -
                 (cost $2,622,064,371) -
                 98.7%                                             2,704,785,376
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------
                TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS IN
                SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL
                SECURITIES - 0.1%
 $    2,700,000 Michigan Strategic Fund
                 (Dow Chemical Company),
                 Variable Rate Demand
                 Bonds, 3.800%, 2/01/09+                      P-1      2,700,000
- --------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Other Assets Less
                 Liabilities - 1.2%                                   33,692,723
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Net Assets - 100%                                 $2,741,178,099
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            NUMBER                 MARKET
                 STANDARD & POOR'S               MOODY'S OF ISSUES   MARKET VALUE PERCENT
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>             <C>               <C>                   <C>       <C>            <C>
 SUMMARY OF                    AAA                   Aaa        75 $  859,743,088     32%
 RATINGS**            AA+, AA, AA-     Aa1, Aa, Aa2, Aa3        81  1,028,411,785      38
 PORTFOLIO OF                   A+                    A1        24    344,778,946      13
 INVESTMENTS                 A, A-             A, A2, A3        26    347,109,113      13
 (EXCLUDING        BBB+, BBB, BBB- Baa1, Baa, Baa2, Baa3        11     95,185,580       3
 TEMPORARY               Non-rated             Non-rated         5     29,556,864       1
 INVESTMENTS):
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL                                                         222 $2,704,785,376    100%
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of independent public
accountants): Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call
or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later
dates.
** Ratings (not covered by the report of independent public accountants): Using
the higher of Standard & Poor's or Moody's rating.
N/R - Investment is not rated.
Con. Rating is conditional. Bonds for which the security depends upon the
completion of some act or the fulfillment of some condition are rated
conditionally. These are bonds secured by (a) earnings by projects under
construction, (b) earnings of projects unseasoned in operation experience, (c)
rentals which begin when facilities are completed, or (d) payments to which
some other limiting condition attaches. Parenthetical rating denotes probable
credit stature upon completion of construction or elimination of basis of
condition.
+ The security has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and
demand features which qualify it as a short-term security. The rate disclosed
is that currently in effect. This rate changes periodically based on market
conditions or a specified market index.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
NUVEEN INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                           <C>          <C>       <C>
              ALABAMA - 4.2%
 $  2,120,000 Albertville Water Supply
               Board, 6.700%, 3/01/11        3/02 at 102       Aaa $  2,244,762
    4,960,000 Auburn Government Utility
               Services Corporation,
               Wastewater Treatment,
               7.300%, 1/01/12              12/99 at 102       Aaa    5,288,104
      500,000 Auburn Water Works Board,
               5.750%, 9/01/22               9/02 at 102       Aaa      478,080
    1,875,000 Birmingham Special Care
               Facilities Financing
               Authority (Baptist Medical
               Center),
               7.000%, 1/01/21               1/01 at 102       Aaa    1,963,275
              Daphne Utilities Board,
               Water, Gas and Sewer:
    1,255,000 7.350%, 6/01/20 (Pre-
               refunded to 6/01/00)          6/00 at 102       Aaa    1,401,069
    1,225,000 7.350%, 6/01/20                6/00 at 102       Aaa    1,311,840
    3,000,000 Madison General Obligation,
               6.250%, 2/01/19               2/04 at 102       Aaa    3,044,880
    3,000,000 Mobile County General
               Obligation,
               6.700%, 2/01/11 (Pre-
               refunded to 2/01/00)          2/00 at 102       Aaa    3,252,030
    2,375,000 Muscle Shoals Utilities
               Board,
               Water and Sewer System,
               7.250%, 4/01/17 (Pre-
               refunded to 4/01/99)          4/99 at 102       Aaa    2,611,028
    3,000,000 Oneanta Utilities Board,
               6.900%, 11/01/24             11/04 at 102       Aaa    3,218,760
    1,250,000 Warrior River Water
               Authority, 5.350%, 8/01/23    8/03 at 102       Aaa    1,120,238
              West Morgan--East Lawrence
               Water Authority:
    2,200,000 6.800%, 8/15/19                8/04 at 102       Aaa    2,340,536
    3,000,000 6.850%, 8/15/25                8/04 at 102       Aaa    3,203,940
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ALASKA - 0.6%
    5,000,000 Anchorage General
               Obligation, 5.600%,
               1/01/14                       1/04 at 100       Aaa    4,721,800
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ARIZONA - 0.8%
    6,000,000 Tempe Union High School
               District No. 213, General
               Obligation, 6.000%,
               7/01/10                       7/04 at 101       Aaa    6,153,300
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              CALIFORNIA - 13.6%
    5,000,000 California Health
               Facilities Financing
               Authority (Catholic
               Healthcare West), 5.000%,
               7/01/14                       7/04 at 102       Aaa    4,421,400
              Brea Public Financing
               Authority, Tax Allocation:
    3,525,000 7.000%, 8/01/15 (Pre-
               refunded to 8/01/01)          8/01 at 102       Aaa    3,936,755
    1,475,000 7.000%, 8/01/15                8/01 at 102       Aaa    1,576,362
    5,000,000 Brea Redevelopment Agency,
               Tax Allocation,
               5.750%, 8/01/23               8/03 at 102       Aaa    4,771,300
    5,000,000 Contra Costa Water
               Authority, 5.750%,
               10/01/20                     10/02 at 102       Aaa    4,780,650
    4,150,000 Fairfield Public Finance
               Authority, 5.500%, 8/01/23    8/03 at 102       Aaa    3,789,531
              Lancaster Redevelopment
               Agency, Tax Allocation:
    2,500,000 6.100%, 8/01/19                8/01 at 102       Aaa    2,509,400
    2,500,000 5.800%, 8/01/23                8/03 at 102       Aaa    2,395,925
   10,700,000 Los Angeles Community
               Redevelopment Agency
               (Bunker Hill Project),
               5.625%, 12/01/23             12/03 at 102       Aaa    9,851,062
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                           <C>          <C>       <C>
              CALIFORNIA (CONTINUED)
 $ 14,740,000 Los Angeles Convention and
               Exhibition Center
               Authority, 5.375%, 8/15/18    8/03 at 102       Aaa $ 13,432,415
    4,570,000 Los Angeles Wastewater
               System, 5.800%, 6/01/21       6/03 at 102       Aaa    4,385,372
    4,500,000 Los Angeles County
               Metropolitan
               Transportation Authority,
               Sales Tax, 5.625%, 7/01/18    7/03 at 102       Aaa    4,262,085
    4,500,000 M-S-R Public Power Agency
               (San Juan Project),
               6.000%, 7/01/20               7/03 at 102       Aaa    4,441,860
    1,700,000 Monterey Regional Water
               Pollution Control Agency,
               Wastewater System,
               5.300%, 6/01/14               6/03 at 100       Aaa    1,548,751
    2,500,000 Moulton Niguel Water
               District, Certificates of
               Participation,
               5.300%, 9/01/23               9/03 at 102       Aaa    2,206,775
    2,500,000 Oakland General Obligation,
               6.000%, 6/15/22               6/02 at 102       Aaa    2,466,675
    3,000,000 Rancho Cucamonga
               Redevelopment Agency,
               5.500%, 9/01/23               3/04 at 102       Aaa    2,758,080
    5,295,000 Riverside County Desert,
               Justice Facility
               Corporation, Certificates
               of Participation,
               6.000%, 12/01/12             12/04 at 101       Aaa    5,331,959
    2,250,000 Sacramento Municipal
               Utility District,
               Electric System,
               6.500%, 9/01/21 (Pre-
               refunded to 9/01/01)          9/01 at 102       Aaa    2,456,325
    4,750,000 San Francisco City and
               County Sewer System,
               5.375%, 10/01/22             10/02 at 102       Aaa    4,275,238
    7,500,000 University of California
               Housing System,
               5.500%, 11/01/18             11/03 at 102       Aaa    6,948,225
   10,000,000 University of California,
               6.375%, 9/01/24               9/02 at 102       Aaa   10,145,700
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              COLORADO - 1.1%
    4,500,000 Denver Board of Water
               Commissioners,
               Certificates of
               Participation, 6.625%,
               11/15/11                     11/01 at 101       Aaa    4,747,005
    3,500,000 Jefferson County Equipment
               Lease, Certificates of
               Participation, 6.650%,
               12/01/08                     12/02 at 102       Aaa    3,831,905
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              DELAWARE - 0.5%
    3,600,000 Delaware Economic
               Development Authority,
               Pollution Control
               (Delmarva Power and
               Light Company), 6.750%,
               5/01/19                       5/02 at 102       Aaa    3,767,292
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 1.6%
              District of Columbia
               General Obligation:
    2,500,000 7.500%, 6/01/10 (Pre-
               refunded to 6/01/00)          6/00 at 102       Aaa    2,804,375
    6,000,000 6.100%, 6/01/11                6/04 at 102       Aaa    5,932,320
    2,000,000 District of Columbia
               (American College of
               Obstetricians and
               Gynecologists),
               6.500%, 8/15/18               8/01 at 102       Aaa    2,023,240
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                           <C>          <C>       <C>
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
               (CONTINUED)
 $  1,000,000 Washington Metropolitan
               Area Transit Authority,
               5.250%, 7/01/14               1/04 at 102       Aaa $    909,430
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              FLORIDA - 0.8%
              Florida Keys Aqueduct
               Authority:
      920,000 6.750%, 9/01/21 (Pre-
               refunded to 9/01/01)          9/01 at 101       Aaa    1,003,398
       80,000 6.750%, 9/01/21                9/01 at 101       Aaa       83,682
              Brevard County, Utility
               System:
    1,520,000 7.375%, 3/01/14 (Pre-
               refunded to 3/01/98)          3/98 at 102       Aaa    1,649,869
      295,000 7.375%, 3/01/14                3/98 at 102       Aaa      314,730
    2,405,000 South Broward Hospital
               District, 7.500%, 5/01/08     5/03 at 102       Aaa    2,726,693
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              GEORGIA - 2.5%
    5,000,000 Albany Sewerage System,
               6.625%, 7/01/17               7/02 at 102       Aaa    5,231,400
    5,000,000 Appling County Development
               Authority (Oglethorpe
               Power Corporation),
               7.150%, 1/01/21               1/04 at 101       Aaa    5,447,900
    1,000,000 Atlanta Board of Education,
               Certificates of
               Participation,
               7.125%, 6/01/12 (Pre-
               refunded to 6/01/00)          6/00 at 102       Aaa    1,106,140
    2,250,000 Chatham County Hospital
               Authority
               (Savannah Memorial Medical
               Center),
               7.000%, 1/01/21               1/01 at 102       Aaa    2,396,093
    1,500,000 Columbus Water and Sewerage
               System, 5.700%, 5/01/20      11/03 at 102       Aaa    1,441,785
    2,500,000 Fulton-DeKalb Hospital
               Authority
               (Grady Memorial),
               5.500%, 1/01/20               7/03 at 102       Aaa    2,309,125
    1,000,000 Georgia Municipal Electric
               Authority,
               6.500%, 1/01/26               1/04 at 102       Aaa    1,028,090
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ILLINOIS - 9.9%
    6,810,000 Illinois Health Facilities
               Authority
               (Methodist Health
               Services), 8.000%, 8/01/15    2/99 at 103       Aaa    7,444,011
    1,500,000 Illinois Health Facilities
               Authority
               (Rush-Presbyterian-St.
               Luke's Medical Center),
               5.500%, 11/15/25             11/03 at 102       Aaa    1,350,780
              Illinois Health Facilities
               Authority (Community
               Provider Pooled Loan
               Program):
       20,000 7.900%, 8/15/03 (Pre-
               refunded to 8/15/95)          8/95 at 102       Aaa       20,732
      159,000 7.900%, 8/15/03               No Opt. Call       Aaa      186,540
    1,304,000 7.900%, 8/15/03                8/95 at 102       Aaa    1,350,475
              Illinois Health Facilities
               Authority
               (Ingalls Health System):
    7,000,000 6.250%, 5/15/14                5/04 at 102       Aaa    7,038,360
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                        <C>             <C>       <C>
              ILLINOIS (CONTINUED)
 $  2,100,000 7.000%, 1/01/19 (Pre-
               refunded to 1/01/00)          1/00 at 102       Aaa $  2,299,143
    4,000,000 Illinois Health
               Facilities Authority
               (Northwestern Medical
               Faculty Foundation),
               6.500%, 11/15/15             11/04 at 102       Aaa    4,123,600
    7,705,000 Illinois Toll Highway
               Authority,
               6.200%, 1/01/16               1/03 at 102       Aaa    7,704,152
    2,500,000 Chicago General
               Obligation
               (Central Public Library
               Project),
               6.850%, 1/01/17 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/01/02)      7/02 at 101 1/2       Aaa    2,760,050
    5,000,000 Chicago General
               Obligation,
               6.250%, 1/01/12               1/02 at 102       Aaa    5,060,350
    1,500,000 Chicago Public Building
               Commission (Community
               College District No.
               508), 7.700%, 1/01/08        No Opt. Call       Aaa    1,650,795
   18,300,000 Chicago Public Building
               Commission (Board of
               Education),
               5.750%, 12/01/18             12/03 at 102       Aaa   17,411,901
    6,540,000 Cicero General
               Obligation,
               6.400%, 12/01/14             12/04 at 102       Aaa    6,445,497
    2,500,000 Community College
               District No. 508, Cook
               County, 8.750%, 1/01/07      No Opt. Call       Aaa    3,182,250
    2,370,000 Eastern Illinois
               University,
               6.375%, 4/01/16               4/04 at 102       Aaa    2,427,544
    4,000,000 Northlake General
               Obligation,
               6.250%, 12/01/11             12/01 at 102       Aaa    4,080,520
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              INDIANA - 7.1%
    5,000,000 Indiana Health
               Facilities Financing
               Authority (Community
               Hospitals Project),
               6.400%, 5/01/12               5/02 at 102       Aaa    5,107,150
              Indiana Municipal Power
               Agency,
               Power Supply System:
    1,000,000 7.100%, 1/01/15 (Pre-
               refunded to 1/01/00)          1/00 at 102       Aaa    1,099,290
    5,000,000 6.125%, 1/01/19                1/03 at 102       Aaa    4,946,950
    3,750,000 Indianapolis Gas Utility
               System, 6.200%, 6/01/23       6/02 at 102       Aaa    3,757,388
    2,000,000 Allen County
               Certificates of
               Participation, 6.500%,
               11/01/17                      5/02 at 101        Aa    2,036,500
    5,350,000 Jasper County Pollution
               Control
               (Northern Indiana
               Public Service
               Company),
               7.100%, 7/01/17               7/01 at 102       Aaa    5,677,153
    2,000,000 Lawrence Central High
               School Building
               Corporation, First
               Mortgage,
               7.250%, 7/01/08               7/00 at 102       Aaa    2,141,760
              Marion County Convention
               and Recreational
               Facilities Authority,
               Excise Taxes Lease
               Rental:
    3,300,000 7.000%, 6/01/21 (Pre-
               refunded to 6/01/01)          6/01 at 102       Aaa    3,665,112
      500,000 7.000%, 6/01/21                6/01 at 102       Aaa      528,455
    2,250,000 Monroe County Hospital
               Authority
               (Bloomington Hospital),
               7.125%, 5/01/11               5/99 at 101       Aaa    2,368,058
    1,000,000 Princeton Pollution
               Control (Public Service
               Company of Indiana),
               7.375%, 3/15/12               3/00 at 102       Aaa    1,074,360
    1,800,000 Randolph County Jail
               Building Corporation,
               First Mortgage,
               6.250%, 8/01/13               8/02 at 101       Aaa    1,823,382
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                           <C>          <C>       <C>
              INDIANA (CONTINUED)
 $  4,000,000 Richmond Hospital Authority
               (Reid Hospital and Health
               Care), 6.250%, 1/01/12        1/02 at 102       Aaa $  4,053,760
              St. Joseph County Hospital
               Authority
               (Memorial Hospital of
               South Bend):
    2,000,000 7.000%, 8/15/20                8/01 at 102       Aaa    2,109,440
    2,500,000 6.250%, 8/15/22                2/03 at 102       Aaa    2,483,675
    2,190,000 Shelby County Jail Building
               Corporation,
               First Mortgage,
               6.500%, 7/15/09               7/02 at 102       Aaa    2,293,061
              South Bend Community School
               Building Corporation,
               First Mortgage:
    4,000,000 7.000%, 1/15/11 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/15/99)          7/99 at 100       Aaa    4,315,800
    1,380,000 6.650%, 1/15/14 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/15/00)          7/00 at 100       Aaa    1,479,443
    2,265,000 Southwest Allen Multi-
               School Building
               Corporation,
               6.375%, 1/15/09               1/02 at 101       Aaa    2,339,020
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              KENTUCKY - 0.3%
              Louisville and Jefferson
               County Metropolitan Sewer
               District:
    1,000,000 7.000%, 5/01/09 (Pre-
               refunded to 5/01/99)          5/99 at 102       Aaa    1,091,890
    1,000,000 7.350%, 5/01/19 (Pre-
               refunded to 5/01/00)          5/00 at 102       Aaa    1,115,310
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              LOUISIANA - 3.4%
              Louisiana General
               Obligation:
    5,000,000 6.500%, 5/01/09                5/02 at 102       Aaa    5,265,850
    2,000,000 6.500%, 5/01/12                5/02 at 102       Aaa    2,088,320
    1,700,000 Louisiana Public Facilities
               Authority
               (Our Lady of Lourdes
               Regional Medical Center),
               6.450%, 2/01/22               2/02 at 102       Aaa    1,724,752
    7,000,000 Louisiana Public Facilities
               Authority
               (Southern Baptist
               Hospital), 6.800%, 5/15/12    5/02 at 102       Aaa    7,396,130
    1,655,000 Louisiana Public Facilities
               Authority (West Jefferson
               Medical Center), 7.900%,
               12/01/15                     12/98 at 102       Aaa    1,805,539
    1,000,000 Louisiana State University
               and Agricultural and
               Mechanical College,
               5.750%, 7/01/74               7/04 at 102       Aaa      969,290
              Tangipahoa Parish Hospital
               Service District No. 1:
    1,250,000 6.125%, 2/01/14                2/04 at 102       Aaa    1,255,350
    4,750,000 6.250%, 2/01/24                2/04 at 102       Aaa    4,764,583
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              MAINE - 0.6%
    3,175,000 Maine Health and Higher
               Educational Facilities
               Authority, 7.00%, 7/01/24     7/04 at 102       Aaa    3,379,311
              Old Orchard Beach General
               Obligation:
      750,000 6.650%, 9/01/09                9/02 at 103       Aaa      806,820
      500,000 6.650%, 9/01/10                9/02 at 103       Aaa      535,015
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                           <C>          <C>       <C>
              MARYLAND - 0.6%
 $  3,000,000 Maryland Health and Higher
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (Frederick
               Memorial Hospital),
               5.000%, 7/01/23               7/03 at 102       Aaa $  2,548,380
    1,000,000 Morgan State University,
               Academic and Auxiliary
               Fees, 7.000%, 7/01/20
               (Pre-refunded to 7/01/00)     7/00 at 102       Aaa    1,101,570
    1,000,000 Prince George's County
               Industrial
               Development Authority
               (Upper Marlboro
               Justice Center Project),
               7.000%, 6/30/19 (Pre-
               refunded to 6/30/99)          6/99 at 102       Aaa    1,093,600
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              MASSACHUSETTS - 4.3%
    2,000,000 Massachusetts General
               Obligation,
               7.000%, 6/01/09 (Pre-
               refunded to 6/01/99)          6/99 at 102       Aaa    2,184,720
    2,500,000 Massachusetts Bay
               Transportation Authority,
               General Transportation
               System,
               7.100%, 3/01/13 (Pre-
               refunded to 3/01/99)          3/99 at 102       Aaa    2,730,525
    1,250,000 Massachusetts Bay
               Transportation Authority,
               Certificates of
               Participation,
               7.650%, 8/01/15               8/00 at 102       Aaa    1,378,250
    2,000,000 Massachusetts Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (Capital Asset
               Program), 7.300%, 10/01/18    4/00 at 102       Aaa    2,161,300
    3,400,000 Massachusetts Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (New England
               Medical Center),
               6.625%, 7/01/25               7/02 at 102       Aaa    3,505,774
    4,000,000 Massachusetts Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (South Shore
               Hospital), 6.500%, 7/01/22    7/02 at 102       Aaa    4,075,160
    1,000,000 Massachusetts Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (Falmouth
               Hospital), 5.625%, 7/01/11    7/03 at 102       Aaa      955,180
    2,800,000 Massachusetts Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (Lahey Clinic
               Medical Center),
               5.625%, 7/01/15               7/03 at 102       Aaa    2,645,916
    3,875,000 Massachusetts Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (Cape Cod Health
               System),
               5.250%, 11/15/21             11/03 at 102       AAA    3,351,914
    2,500,000 Massachusetts Housing
               Finance Agency, Housing
               Project, 6.150%, 10/01/15     4/03 at 102       Aaa    2,479,650
    1,660,000 Massachusetts Turnpike
               Authority, 5.125%, 1/01/23    1/03 at 102       Aaa    1,434,423
    3,500,000 Boston City Hospital (FHA-
               Insured),
               7.625%, 2/15/21 (Pre-
               refunded to 8/15/00)          8/00 at 102       Aaa    3,951,955
    1,150,000 Haverhill General
               Obligation,
               7.000%, 6/15/12               6/02 at 102       Aaa    1,244,737
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                        <C>             <C>       <C>
              MICHIGAN - 4.9%
 $  1,535,000 Michigan Housing
               Development Authority,
               5.625%, 10/15/18             10/03 at 103       Aaa $  1,397,863
    2,400,000 Michigan Hospital
               Finance Authority
               (Henry Ford Health
               System),
               5.750%, 9/01/17               9/02 at 102       Aaa    2,275,416
    2,000,000 Michigan Strategic Fund
               (The Detroit Edison
               Company),
               6.875%, 12/01/21             12/01 at 102       Aaa    2,112,040
   12,130,000 Bay City General
               Obligation, Unlimited
               Tax, 0.000%, 6/01/21         No Opt. Call       Aaa    2,403,923
    5,000,000 Caledonia Community
               Schools General
               Obligation,
               6.700%, 5/01/22 (Pre-
               refunded to 5/01/02)          5/02 at 102       Aaa    5,506,750
    2,000,000 Detroit Sewage Disposal
               System, 6.625%, 7/01/21       7/01 at 102       Aaa    2,068,960
    2,000,000 Grand Rapids Water
               Supply System,
               6.500%, 1/01/15               1/01 at 102       Aaa    2,069,180
    1,750,000 Grand Traverse County
               Hospital Finance
               Authority (Munson
               Healthcare),
               6.250%, 7/01/22               7/02 at 102       Aaa    1,765,208
    5,000,000 Jackson County Hospital
               Finance Authority
               (W. A. Foote Memorial
               Hospital),
               5.250%, 6/01/23               6/03 at 102       Aaa    4,399,900
    8,000,000 Livonia Public School
               District, General
               Obligation,
               5.500%, 5/01/21               5/03 at 102       Aaa    7,385,360
    6,085,000 River Rouge School
               District, Unlimited
               Tax, 5.625%, 5/01/22      5/03 at 101 1/2       Aaa    5,718,440
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              MISSISSIPPI - 0.8%
    6,400,000 Medical Center
               Educational Building
               Corporation (University
               of Mississippi Medical
               Center Project),
               5.900%, 12/01/23             12/04 at 102       Aaa    6,134,784
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              NEBRASKA - 0.2%
    1,500,000 Lancaster County
               Hospital Authority No.
               1
               (Bryan Memorial
               Hospital),
               6.700%, 6/01/22               6/02 at 102       Aaa    1,575,750
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NEVADA - 1.0%
    2,000,000 Clark County Industrial
               Development
               (Nevada Power Company),
               7.200%, 10/01/22             10/02 at 102       Aaa    2,150,300
    4,555,000 Reno, Insured Hospital
               (St. Mary's Regional
               Medical Center),
               5.625%, 5/15/23               5/03 at 102       Aaa    4,179,213
    1,160,000 University of Nevada
               System,
               7.125%, 7/01/16 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/01/00)          7/00 at 102       Aaa    1,284,526
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                        <C>             <C>       <C>
              NEW HAMPSHIRE - 0.5%
              New Hampshire Higher
               Educational and Health
               Facilities Authority,
               University System:
 $  1,000,000 7.625%, 7/01/20 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/01/99)          7/99 at 102       Aaa $  1,117,350
    2,850,000 6.250%, 7/01/20                7/02 at 102       Aaa    2,855,672
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NEW JERSEY - 0.5%
    1,480,000 New Jersey Housing and
               Mortgage Finance
               Agency, Home Mortgage
               Purchase,
               8.100%, 10/01/17              4/98 at 103       Aaa    1,587,700
    2,015,000 Pennsauken Township,
               Housing Finance
               Corporation,
               8.000%, 4/01/11               4/95 at 105       Aaa    2,118,087
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NEW MEXICO - 1.0%
        5,000 New Mexico Mortgage
               Finance Authority,
               Single Family Mortgage,
               8.625%, 7/01/17               7/97 at 103       Aaa        5,322
    3,000,000 Albuquerque Hospital
               System (Presbyterian
               Healthcare Services),
               6.600%, 8/01/07               8/97 at 102       Aaa    3,107,670
    4,445,000 Farmington Pollution
               Control (Public Service
               Company of New Mexico),
               6.375%, 12/15/22             12/02 at 102       Aaa    4,550,080
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NEW YORK - 13.0%
              New York State Medical
               Care Facilities Finance
               Agency, Mental Health
               Services Facilities
               Improvement:
    2,000,000 6.375%, 8/15/17               12/02 at 102       Aaa    2,037,480
    6,530,000 5.900%, 8/15/22                8/02 at 102       Aaa    6,373,737
    3,000,000 New York State Urban
               Development
               Corporation,
               Correctional
               Facilities,
               5.250%, 1/01/18               1/03 at 102       Aaa    2,694,450
    3,000,000 Dormitory Authority of
               the State of New York
               (City University),
               5.750%, 7/01/18              No Opt. Call       Aaa    2,906,160
              Dormitory Authority of
               the State of New York
               (Mount Sinai School of
               Medicine):
    1,775,000 5.000%, 7/01/16                7/04 at 102       Aaa    1,556,977
    8,375,000 5.000%, 7/01/21                7/04 at 102       Aaa    7,232,985
              Metropolitan
               Transportation
               Authority
               Commuter Facilities:
    4,955,000 6.250%, 7/01/17                7/02 at 102       Aaa    5,027,938
    5,000,000 6.375%, 7/01/18            7/04 at 101 1/2       Aaa    5,135,550
    6,925,000 6.250%, 7/01/22                7/02 at 102       Aaa    6,992,519
              New York City General
               Obligation:
    5,715,000 6.625%, 8/01/12 (Pre-
               refunded to 8/01/02)      8/02 at 101 1/2       Aaa    6,258,497
      285,000 6.625%, 8/01/12            8/02 at 101 1/2       Aaa      298,917
    3,010,000 6.000%, 5/15/16            5/03 at 101 1/2       Aaa    2,991,790
    3,750,000 7.000%, 2/01/18            2/02 at 101 1/2       Aaa    4,036,838
    1,000,000 New York City
               Educational
               Construction Fund,
               5.625%, 4/01/13           4/04 at 101 1/2       Aaa      958,880
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                        <C>             <C>       <C>
              NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
 $  3,885,000 New York City Health and
               Hospitals Corporation,
               Health System,
               5.750%, 2/15/22               2/03 at 102       Aaa $  3,691,333
              New York City Municipal
               Water Finance
               Authority, Water and
               Sewer System:
    4,155,000 6.750%, 6/15/14 (Pre-
               refunded to 6/15/99)      6/99 at 101 1/2       Aaa    4,496,458
    2,025,000 6.750%, 6/15/14            6/99 at 101 1/2       Aaa    2,107,721
    6,330,000 6.750%, 6/15/16                6/01 at 101       Aaa    6,648,536
    4,470,000 5.750%, 6/15/18            6/02 at 101 1/2       Aaa    4,297,771
              New York City Transit
               Authority Transit
               Facilities (Livingston
               Plaza Project):
    1,000,000 7.500%, 1/01/20 (Pre-
               refunded to 1/01/00)          1/00 at 102       Aaa    1,123,360
    3,900,000 5.400%, 1/01/18               No Opt. Call       Aaa    3,578,991
              New York City Industrial
               Development Agency,
               Civic Facility (USTA
               National Tennis Center
               Incorporated Project):
    3,500,000 6.500%, 11/15/10              11/04 at 102       Aaa    3,696,630
    3,000,000 6.600%, 11/15/11              11/04 at 102       Aaa    3,181,980
    2,765,000 Suffolk County Water
               Authority, Water
               System, 5.000%, 6/01/17       6/03 at 102       Aaa    2,433,670
              Triborough Bridge and
               Tunnel Authority,
               Special Obligation:
    5,240,000 6.875%, 1/01/15                1/01 at 102       Aaa    5,576,775
    3,015,000 5.500%, 1/01/17                1/02 at 100       Aaa    2,829,065
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NORTH CAROLINA - 0.3%
    2,500,000 Charlotte Convention
               Facility, Certificates
               of Participation,
               5.250%, 12/01/20             12/03 at 102       Aaa    2,273,650
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              OHIO - 0.8%
    1,000,000 Columbus City School
               District,
               General Obligation,
               Unlimited Tax,
               7.000%, 12/01/11 (Pre-
               refunded to 12/01/00)        12/00 at 102       Aaa    1,107,310
    2,500,000 Dublin City School
               District, General
               Obligation,
               6.200%, 12/01/19             12/02 at 102       Aaa    2,538,075
    1,500,000 Pickerington Local
               School District,
               General Obligation,
               5.375%, 12/01/19             12/04 at 102       Aaa    1,385,190
    1,000,000 South Euclid-Lyndhurst
               City School District,
               General Obligation,
               Unlimited Tax,
               5.300%, 12/01/14             12/04 at 102       Aaa      929,340
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              OKLAHOMA - 0.7%
    5,000,000 Oklahoma Industries
               Authority (Baptist
               Center--South Oklahoma
               City Hospital),
               6.250%, 08/15/12              8/05 at 102       Aaa    5,047,250
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                        <C>             <C>       <C>
              OKLAHOMA (CONTINUED)
 $    435,000 Muskogee County Home
               Finance Authority,
               Single Family Mortgage,
               7.600%, 12/01/10              6/00 at 102       Aaa $    465,789
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PENNSYLVANIA - 3.1%
    5,000,000 Lehigh County General
               Purpose Authority (St.
               Luke's Hospital of
               Bethlehem),
               6.250%, 7/01/22               7/02 at 102       Aaa    5,038,150
              North Penn Water
               Authority:
      750,000 6.875%, 11/01/19              11/04 at 101       Aaa      804,638
    3,000,000 7.000%, 11/01/24              11/04 at 101       Aaa    3,245,850
      500,000 Northampton County
               Higher Educational
               Authority (Moravian
               College),
               7.150%, 6/01/09               6/98 at 101       Aaa      527,975
    1,000,000 Northampton County
               Higher Education
               Authority (Lehigh
               University),
               7.000%, 10/15/11             10/01 at 102       Aaa    1,085,210
    7,500,000 Philadelphia Water and
               Wastewater System,
               5.500%, 6/15/14               6/03 at 102       Aaa    7,049,475
    3,900,000 Philadelphia Municipal
               Authority, Justice
               Lease, 7.125%, 11/15/18
               (Pre-refunded to
               11/15/01)                    11/01 at 102       Aaa    4,375,722
    1,000,000 Washington County
               Hospital Authority,
               Hospital Refunding,
               7.150%, 7/01/17               7/00 to 102       Aaa    1,054,030
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              RHODE ISLAND - 2.7%
              Rhode Island Depositors
               Economic Protection
               Corporation, Special
               Obligation:
    3,750,000 6.000%, 8/01/17                8/03 at 102       Aaa    3,686,288
    2,250,000 6.625%, 8/01/19 (Pre-
               refunded to 8/01/02)          8/02 at 102       Aaa    2,468,723
    6,255,000 Rhode Island Health and
               Educational Building
               Corporation, Higher
               Education Auxiliary
               Enterprise,
               5.250%, 9/15/23               9/03 at 102       Aaa    5,449,043
    4,000,000 Cranston, General
               Obligation,
               7.200%, 7/15/11 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/15/01)      7/01 at 101 1/2       Aaa    4,474,920
    3,130,000 Kent County Water
               Authority,
               6.350%, 7/15/14               7/04 at 102       Aaa    3,219,142
    1,000,000 Providence Housing
               Development
               Corporation, FHA-
               Insured (Barbara Jordan
               Apartments), 6.650%,
               7/01/15                       7/04 at 102       Aaa    1,026,320
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              SOUTH CAROLINA - 1.3%
    1,000,000 Aiken Water and Sewer
               System, 7.250%, 1/01/14       1/00 at 102       Aaa    1,067,190
              Charleston County Public
               Facilities Corporation,
               Certificates of
               Participation:
    1,500,000 6.875%, 6/01/14                6/04 at 102       Aaa    1,617,600
    2,500,000 7.00%, 6/01/19                 6/04 at 102       Aaa    2,702,175
              Rock Hill Combined
               Utility System Revenue:
    2,000,000 6.375%, 1/01/15                1/01 at 102       Aaa    2,046,160
    2,000,000 7.000%, 1/01/20 (Pre-
               refunded to 1/01/00)          1/00 at 102       Aaa    2,189,660
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                           <C>          <C>       <C>
              SOUTH DAKOTA - 0.1%
 $  1,000,000 South Dakota Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (McKennan
               Hospital), 7.250%, 7/01/15    7/00 at 102       Aaa $  1,060,450
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TENNESSEE - 0.7%
    1,375,000 Memphis-Shelby County
               Airport Authority,
               5.650%, 9/01/15               9/03 at 102       Aaa    1,309,303
    3,000,000 Metropolitan Nashville
               Airport Authority,
               Airport Improvement,
               6.600%, 7/01/15               7/01 at 102       Aaa    3,130,440
    1,000,000 Robertson and Sumner
               Counties, White House
               Utility District,
               6.375%, 1/01/22               1/02 at 102       Aaa    1,024,650
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TEXAS - 5.0%
    6,080,000 Texas Health Facilities
               Development Corporation
               (All Saints Episcopal
               Hospitals of Fort Worth),
               6.250%, 8/15/22               8/03 at 102       Aaa    6,098,301
      800,000 Texas Housing Agency,
               Single Family Mortgage,
               7.875%, 9/01/17               9/96 at 102        Aa      825,080
    3,000,000 Bexar County Health
               Facilities Development
               Corporation (Baptist
               Memorial Hospital System
               Project), 6.750%, 8/15/19     8/04 at 102       Aaa    3,133,860
    5,000,000 Bexar Metropolitan Water
               District, 5.000%, 5/01/19     5/04 at 100       Aaa    4,308,850
    4,575,000 Harris County Toll Road,
               Senior Lien,
               6.500%, 8/15/17 (Pre-
               refunded to 8/15/02)          8/02 at 102       Aaa    4,992,332
    1,000,000 Harris County Hospital
               District, 7.400%, 2/15/10    No Opt. Call       Aaa    1,150,400
      500,000 Houston Hotel Occupancy Tax
               and Parking Facilities,
               7.000%, 7/01/15               7/01 at 100       Aaa      529,370
    4,820,000 Houston Water and Sewer
               System, Junior Lien,
               6.375%, 12/01/17             12/01 at 102       Aaa    4,931,294
      825,000 Lower Colorado River
               Authority, Priority
               Refunding, 7.000%, 1/01/11    1/01 at 102       Aaa      883,064
    3,205,000 Lower Colorado River
               Authority, 6.000%, 1/01/17    1/02 at 100       Aaa    3,206,442
    3,250,000 Sabine River Authority,
               Pollution Control (Texas
               Utilities Electric
               Company), 5.550%, 5/01/22    11/03 at 102       Aaa    3,009,858
    5,000,000 Tarrant County Health
               Facilities Development
               Corporation (Fort Worth
               Osteopathic Hospital),
               6.000%, 5/15/21              No Opt. Call       Aaa    4,870,650
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              UTAH - 1.1%
      335,000 Utah Housing Finance
               Agency, Single Family
               Mortgage, 8.375%, 7/01/19     1/09 at 100        AA      391,494
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                     OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                    PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                           <C>          <C>       <C>
              UTAH (CONTINUED)
              Provo City Energy System:
 $  2,300,000 5.500%, 11/15/11               5/03 at 102       Aaa $  2,188,772
      500,000 5.750%, 5/15/14                5/03 at 102       Aaa      479,755
    1,500,000 West Valley City Municipal
               Building Authority,
               7.700%, 1/15/10 (Pre-
               refunded to 1/15/99)          1/99 at 102       Aaa    1,665,900
    3,500,000 White City Water System,
               6.600%, 2/01/25               2/05 at 100       Aaa    3,594,570
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              VIRGINIA - 0.7%
    1,000,000 Fairfax County, Sewer
               Revenue,
               7.000%, 11/15/16 (Pre-
               refunded to 11/15/99)        11/99 at 102       Aaa    1,099,250
    2,860,000 Richmond Metropolitan
               Authority Expressway,
               5.750%, 7/15/22               7/02 at 100       Aaa    2,756,783
    1,050,000 Roanoke County Water
               System,
               6.000%, 7/01/31 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/01/01)          7/01 at 100       Aaa    1,091,349
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              WASHINGTON - 5.3%
    2,750,000 Washington Health Care
               Facilities Authority
               (Group Health Cooperative
               of Puget Sound),
               6.250%, 12/01/21             12/00 at 102       Aaa    2,751,320
    6,000,000 Washington Health Care
               Facilities Authority
               (Swedish Hospital Medical
               Center of Seattle),
               6.300%, 11/15/22             11/02 at 102       Aaa    5,983,620
              Washington Public Power
               Supply System,
               Nuclear Project No. 1:
    5,000,000 6.250%, 7/01/17                7/02 at 102       Aaa    5,006,450
    6,500,000 5.700%, 7/01/17                7/03 at 102       Aaa    6,049,810
    5,000,000 Washington Public Power
               Supply System,
               Nuclear Project No. 2,
               5.400%, 7/01/05              No Opt. Call       Aaa    4,925,700
    2,500,000 Washington Public Power
               Supply System,
               Nuclear Project No. 3,
               7.250%, 7/01/16 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/01/99)          7/99 at 102       Aaa    2,759,275
    1,000,000 Marysville Water and Sewer,
               7.000%, 12/01/11 (Pre-
               refunded to 12/01/03)        12/03 at 100       Aaa    1,111,110
              Seattle Metropolitan
               Municipality Sewer System:
    5,000,000 5.400%, 1/01/14                1/03 at 102       Aaa    4,626,500
    3,080,000 5.400%, 1/01/15                1/03 at 102       Aaa    2,843,547
    2,000,000 Walla Walla Water and Sewer
               System, 6.200%, 8/01/12       8/02 at 102       Aaa    2,031,219
    2,000,000 Whatcom County School
               District No. 501,
               General Obligation,
               6.125%, 12/01/13             12/04 at 100       Aaa    1,961,559
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              WEST VIRGINIA - 0.7%
    1,000,000 West Virginia School
               Building Authority,
               Capital Improvement,
               7.250%, 7/01/15 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/01/00)          7/00 at 102       Aaa    1,113,369
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                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PRINCIPAL                                    OPT. CALL
 AMOUNT       DESCRIPTION                   PROVISIONS* RATINGS** MARKET VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <C>          <S>                       <C>             <C>       <C>
              WEST VIRGINIA
               (CONTINUED)
 $  5,000,000 Mason County Pollution
               Control (Appalachian
               Power Company),
               6.850%, 6/01/22              6/02 at 102       Aaa $  5,207,799
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              WISCONSIN - 1.7%
    7,020,000 Wisconsin Health and
               Educational Facilities
               Authority (Sisters of
               the Sorrowful
               Mother--Ministry
               Corporation),
               6.125%, 8/15/22              2/03 at 102       Aaa    6,824,562
    1,000,000 Wisconsin Municipal
               Insurance Commission,
               8.700%, 4/01/07              4/97 at 102       Aaa    1,089,739
    1,050,000 Ashland School District
               General Obligation,
               6.900%, 4/01/10 (Pre-
               refunded to 4/01/00)         4/00 at 100       Aaa    1,132,288
    2,000,000 Superior Limited
               Obligation
               (Detroit Edison
               Company),
               6.900%, 8/01/21             No Opt. Call       Aaa    2,234,099
    1,000,000 Three Lakes School
               District, General
               Obligation,
               6.750%, 4/01/12 (Pre-
               refunded to 4/01/03)         4/03 at 100       Aaa    1,089,199
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              WYOMING - 0.3%
    2,000,000 University of Wyoming
               Facilities,
               7.100%, 6/01/10              6/00 at 101       Aaa    2,153,519
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              PUERTO RICO - 0.6%
    3,750,000 Commonwealth of Puerto
               Rico, General
               Obligation,
               6.600%, 7/01/13 (Pre-
               refunded to 7/01/02)     7/02 at 101 1/2       Aaa    4,123,349
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $752,003,000 Total Investments -
               (cost $726,819,723) -
               98.9%                                               746,237,257
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------
              Other Assets Less
               Liabilities - 1.1%                                    8,540,950
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Net Assets - 100%                                   $754,778,207
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
                                         35
<PAGE>
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NUVEEN INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND--CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       NUMBER               MARKET
                STANDARD & POOR'S           MOODY'S OF ISSUES MARKET VALUE PERCENT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <S>            <C>               <C>               <C>       <C>          <C>
 SUMMARY OF                   AAA               Aaa       237 $742,984,183     99%
 RATINGS**           AA+, AA, AA- Aa1, Aa, Aa2, Aa3         3    3,253,074       1
 PORTFOLIO OF
 INVESTMENTS:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL                                                    240 $746,237,257    100%
</TABLE>
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All of the bonds in the portfolio are either covered by Original Issue
Insurance, Secondary Market Insurance or Portfolio Insurance, or are backed by
an escrow or trust containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S. Government
agency securities to ensure the timely payment of principal and interest.
* Optional Call Provisions (not covered by the report of independent public
accountants): Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call
or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later
dates.
** Ratings (not covered by the report of independent public accountants): Using
the higher of Standard & Poor's or Moody's rating.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                         36
<PAGE>
 
                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS                                       FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        MUNI       INS. MUNI
                                                        BOND          BOND
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                              <C>            <C>
  ASSETS
  Investments in municipal securities, at market
   value (note 1)                                  $2,704,785,376 $746,237,257
  Temporary investments in short-term municipal
   securities, at amortized cost (note 1)               2,700,000      --
  Cash                                                    669,552    1,167,558
  Receivables:
   Interest                                            45,210,467   10,140,262
   Shares sold                                            602,478      157,707
   Investments sold                                      --             40,000
  Other assets                                             30,882        9,656
                                                   -------------- ------------
    Total assets                                    2,753,998,755  757,752,440
                                                   -------------- ------------
  LIABILITIES
  Payable for shares reacquired                           947,975      303,139
  Accrued expenses:
   Management fees (note 7)                               942,248      272,800
   Other                                                  617,944       88,837
  Dividends payable                                    10,312,489    2,309,457
                                                   -------------- ------------
    Total liabilities                                  12,820,656    2,974,233
                                                   -------------- ------------
  Net assets (note 8)                              $2,741,178,099 $754,778,207
                                                   -------------- ------------
  Class A Shares (note 1)
   Net Assets                                      $          N/A $ 14,096,504
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Shares outstanding                                         N/A    1,355,512
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Net asset value and redemption price per share  $          N/A $      10.40
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Offering price per share (net asset value per
    share plus maximum sales charge of 4.50% of
    offering price)                                $          N/A $      10.89
                                                   -------------- ------------
  Class C Shares (note 1)
   Net Assets                                      $          N/A $  3,979,241
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Shares outstanding                                         N/A      386,035
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Net asset value, offering and redemption price
    per share                                      $          N/A $      10.31
                                                   -------------- ------------
  Class R Shares (note 1)
   Net Assets                                      $2,741,178,099 $736,702,462
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Shares outstanding                                 304,572,559   70,992,270
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Net asset value and redemption price per share  $         9.00 $      10.38
                                                   -------------- ------------
   Offering price per share (net asset value per
    share plus maximum sales charge of 4.75% of
    offering price)                                $         9.45 $        N/A
                                                   -------------- ------------
</TABLE>
 
N/A--Muni Bond is not authorized to issue Class A Shares or Class C Shares.
Ins. Muni Bond Class R Shares are sold without a sales charge.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                         37
<PAGE>
 
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended February 28, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        MUNI       INS. MUNI
                                                        BOND         BOND
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                               <C>           <C>
  INVESTMENT INCOME
  Interest income (note 1)                          $167,929,987  $45,571,804
  Taxable market discount                                --             4,697
                                                    ------------  -----------
  Total income                                       167,929,987   45,576,501
                                                    ------------  -----------
  Expenses (note 2):
   Management fees (note 7)                           11,932,164    3,449,591
   12b-1 distribution and service fees (note 1)          --            18,173
   Shareholders' servicing agent fees and expenses     2,319,241      654,783
   Custodian's fees and expenses                         290,635       93,642
   Directors' fees and expenses (note 7)                  29,527        9,281
   Professional fees                                     103,583       24,210
   Shareholders' reports--printing and mailing
    expenses                                             442,979      268,338
   Federal and state registration fees                   298,970       97,443
   Portfolio insurance expense                           --            17,052
   Other expenses                                         52,161       24,267
                                                    ------------  -----------
    Total expenses before expense reimbursement       15,469,260    4,656,780
   Expense reimbursement from investment adviser
    (note 7)                                             --           (10,570)
                                                    ------------  -----------
    Net expenses                                      15,469,260    4,646,210
                                                    ------------  -----------
    Net investment income                            152,460,727   40,930,291
                                                    ------------  -----------
  REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM
  INVESTMENTS
  Net realized gain (loss) from investment
   transactions, net of taxes, if applicable
   (notes 1 and 5)                                     9,508,194   (1,781,054)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation or
   depreciation of investments                       (67,140,015) (25,968,067)
                                                    ------------  -----------
    Net gain (loss) from investments                 (57,631,821) (27,749,121)
                                                    ------------  -----------
  Net increase in net assets from operations        $ 94,828,906  $13,181,170
                                                    ------------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                         38
<PAGE>
 
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                              FEBRUARY 28, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      MUNI BOND                  INS. MUNI BOND
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Year Ended      Year Ended     Year Ended    Year Ended
                               2/28/95         2/28/94        2/28/95       2/28/94
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                       <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>
  OPERATIONS
  Net investment income     $  152,460,727  $  140,045,709  $ 40,930,291  $ 34,985,971
  Net realized gain (loss)
   from investment
   transactions, net of
   taxes, if applicable          9,508,194      33,668,121    (1,781,054)    3,722,189
  Net change in unrealized
   appreciation or
   depreciation of
   investments                 (67,140,015)    (57,025,692)  (25,968,067)   (4,767,784)
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
  Net increase in net
   assets from operations       94,828,906     116,688,138    13,181,170    33,940,376
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
  DISTRIBUTIONS TO
   SHAREHOLDERS (note 1)
  From undistributed net
   investment income:
   Class A                             N/A             N/A      (204,455)      --
   Class C                             N/A             N/A       (45,156)      --
   Class R                    (151,297,051)   (139,098,668)  (41,157,453)  (34,323,272)
  From accumulated net
   realized gains from
   investment
   transactions:
   Class A                             N/A             N/A        (6,709)      --
   Class C                             N/A             N/A        (1,121)      --
   Class R                     (22,411,997)    (26,833,320)   (1,157,602)   (3,876,453)
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
   Decrease in net assets
    from distributions to
    shareholders              (173,709,048)   (165,931,988)  (42,572,496)  (38,199,725)
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
  FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
   (note 3)
  Net proceeds from sales
   of shares:
   Class A                             N/A             N/A    15,273,227       --
   Class C                             N/A             N/A     4,686,336       --
   Class R                     469,226,165     554,702,232   158,370,453   226,307,056
  Net asset value of
   shares issued to
   shareholders due to
   reinvestment of
   distributions from net
   investment
   income and from net
   realized gains from
   investment
   transactions:
   Class A                             N/A             N/A       105,479       --
   Class C                             N/A             N/A        25,888       --
   Class R                     141,568,061     138,399,306    28,508,956    26,207,900
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
                               610,794,226     693,101,538   206,970,339   252,514,956
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
  Cost of shares redeemed:
   Class A                             N/A             N/A    (1,930,617)      --
   Class C                             N/A             N/A      (893,066)      --
   Class R                    (490,742,684)   (315,520,307) (165,891,052)  (69,573,599)
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
                              (490,742,684)   (315,520,307) (168,714,735)  (69,573,599)
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
   Net increase in net
    assets derived from
    Fund share
    transactions               120,051,542     377,581,231    38,255,604   182,941,357
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
    Net increase in net
     assets                     41,171,400     328,337,381     8,864,278   178,682,008
  Net assets at beginning
   of year                   2,700,006,699   2,371,669,318   745,913,929   567,231,921
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
  Net assets at end of
   year                     $2,741,178,099  $2,700,006,699  $754,778,207  $745,913,929
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
  Balance of undistributed
   net investment income
   at end
   of year                  $    2,133,643  $      969,967  $    189,790  $    666,563
                            --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------
</TABLE>
 
N/A--Muni Bond is not authorized to issue Class A Shares or Class C Shares.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                         39
<PAGE>
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
                 1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT
                 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
                 At February 28, 1995, the nationally diversified Funds
                 covered in this report (the "Funds") are Nuveen Municipal
                 Bond Fund, Inc. and Nuveen Insured Tax-Free Bond Fund, Inc.
                 (comprised of Nuveen Insured Municipal Bond Fund). Each Fund
                 invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal
                 obligations issued by state and local government authorities.
                 Municipal Bond issues its shares at a price equal to net
                 asset value plus varying sales charges. Insured Municipal
                 Bond issues shares of each of its classes at a price equal to
                 net asset value of such classes plus the appropriate front-
                 end sales charge, if any.
                  The following is a summary of significant accounting
                 policies followed by each Fund in the preparation of their
                 financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
                 accounting principles.
 
Securities Valuation
                 Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily
                 available are valued at the mean between the quoted bid and
                 asked prices or the yield equivalent. Portfolio securities
                 for which market quotations are not readily available are
                 valued at fair value by consistent application of methods
                 determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. Temporary
                 investments in securities that have variable rate and demand
                 features qualifying them as short-term securities are traded
                 and valued at amortized cost.
 
Securities       Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.
Transactions     Realized gains and losses from such transactions are
                 determined on the specific identification method. Securities
                 purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis
                 may be settled a month or more after the transaction date.
                 Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation
                 during this period. The Funds have instructed the custodian
                 to segregate assets in a separate account with a current
                 value at least equal to the amount of their purchase
                 commitments. At February 28, 1995, there were no such
                 purchase commitments in either of the Funds.
 
                                         40
<PAGE>
 
                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
 
 
Interest Income  Interest income is determined on the basis of interest
                 accrued and discount earned, adjusted for amortization of
                 premiums or discounts on long-term debt securities when
                 required for federal income tax purposes.
 
Dividends and    Net investment income is declared as a dividend monthly and
Distributions to payment is made or reinvestment is credited to shareholder
Shareholders     accounts after month-end. Net realized gains from securities
                 transactions are distributed to shareholders not less
                 frequently than annually only to the extent they exceed
                 available capital loss carryovers.
                  Distributions to shareholders of net investment income and
                 net realized gains from investment transactions are recorded
                 on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of such
                 distributions are determined in accordance with federal
                 income tax regulations, which may differ from generally
                 accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, temporary over-
                 distributions as a result of these differences may result and
                 will be classified as either distributions in excess of net
                 investment income or distributions in excess of accumulated
                 net realized gains from investment transactions, if
                 applicable.
 
Federal Income   Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax
Taxes            purposes and intends to comply with the requirements of the
                 Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
                 companies by distributing all of its net investment income,
                 in addition to any significant amounts of net realized gains
                 from investments, to shareholders. The Funds currently
                 consider significant net realized gains as amounts in excess
                 of $.001 per share. Furthermore, each Fund intends to satisfy
                 conditions which will enable interest from municipal
                 securities, which is exempt from regular federal income tax,
                 to retain such tax exempt status when distributed to the
                 shareholders of the Funds. All income dividends paid during
                 the fiscal year ended February 28, 1995, have been designated
                 Exempt Interest Dividends.
 
                                         41
<PAGE>
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
Insurance        Insured Municipal Bond invests in municipal securities which
                 are covered by insurance guaranteeing timely payment of
                 principal and interest thereon or backed by an escrow or
                 trust account containing sufficient U.S. Government or U.S.
                 Government agency securities to ensure the timely payment of
                 principal and interest. Each insured municipal security is
                 covered by Original Issue Insurance, Secondary Market
                 Insurance or Portfolio Insurance. Such insurance does not
                 guarantee the market value of the municipal securities or the
                 value of the Fund's shares. Original Issue Insurance and
                 Secondary Market Insurance remain in effect as long as the
                 municipal securities covered thereby remain outstanding and
                 the insurer remains in business, regardless of whether the
                 Fund ultimately disposes of such municipal securities.
                 Consequently, the market value of the municipal securities
                 covered by Original Issue Insurance or Secondary Market
                 Insurance may reflect value attributable to the insurance.
                 Portfolio Insurance is effective only while the municipal
                 securities are held by the Fund. Accordingly, neither the
                 prices used in determining the market value of the underlying
                 municipal securities nor the net asset value of the Fund's
                 shares include value, if any, attributable to the Portfolio
                 Insurance. Each policy of the Portfolio Insurance does,
                 however, give the Fund the right to obtain permanent
                 insurance with respect to the municipal security covered by
                 the Portfolio Insurance policy at the time of its sale.
 
                                         42
<PAGE>
 
                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
 
Flexible Sales   Effective September 6, 1994, Insured Municipal Bond commenced
Charge Program   offering Class "A" Shares and Class "C" Shares. Class "A"
                 Shares incur a front-end sales charge and an annual 12b-1
                 service fee. Class "C" Shares are sold without a sales charge
                 but incur annual 12b-1 distribution and service fees.
                  Prior to the offering of Class "A" and Class "C" Shares, the
                 shares outstanding were renamed Class "R" and are not subject
                 to any 12b-1 distribution or service fees. Effective with the
                 offering of the new classes, Class "R" Shares are generally
                 available only for reinvestment of dividends by current "R"
                 shareholders and for already established Nuveen Unit
                 Investment Trust reinvestment accounts.
                  Municipal Bond is not authorized to issue Class "A" Shares
                 or Class "C" Shares, therefore, in the Notes to Financial
                 Statements "N/A" represents not-applicable.
 
Derivative       In October 1994, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Financial        (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
Instruments      119 Disclosure about Derivative Financial Instruments and
                 Fair Value of Financial Instruments which prescribes
                 disclosure requirements for transactions in certain
                 derivative financial instruments including futures, forward,
                 swap, and option contracts, and other financial instruments
                 with similar characteristics. Although the Funds are
                 authorized to invest in such financial instruments, and may
                 do so in the future, they did not make any such investments
                 during the fiscal year ended February 28, 1995, other than
                 occasional purchases of high quality synthetic money market
                 securities which were held temporarily pending the re-
                 investment in long-term portfolio securities.
 
                                         43
<PAGE>
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
 
 
                 2. EXPENSE ALLOCATION
                 Expenses of the Insured Municipal Bond Fund that are not
                 directly attributable to any class of shares are prorated
                 among the classes based on the relative net assets of each
                 class. Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares
                 are recorded to the specific class. A breakdown of the class
                 level expenses, as well as the total fund level expenses, for
                 the year ended February 28, 1995, are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            INS. MUNI
                                               BOND
- -------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                       <C>
  CLASS A
  12b-1 service fees                        $    9,661
  Shareholder servicing agent fees and
   expenses                                      8,467
  Shareholder reports-printing and mailing
   expenses                                      6,781
  Federal and state registration fees            4,940
                                            ----------
  Total class level expenses                    29,849
  Total fund level expenses                     19,324
                                            ----------
  Total expenses before expense
   reimbursement                                49,173
  Less: Expense reimbursement from
   investment adviser                         (10,551)
                                            ----------
  Net expenses--Class A                     $   38,622
                                            ----------
  CLASS C
  12b-1 service fees                        $    2,128
  12b-1 distribution fees                        6,384
  Shareholder servicing agent fees and
   expenses                                        597
  Shareholder reports-printing and mailing
   expenses                                        438
  Federal and state registration fees            1,108
                                            ----------
  Total class level expenses                    10,655
  Total fund level expenses                      4,261
                                            ----------
  Total expenses before expense
   reimbursement                                14,916
  Less: Expense reimbursement from
   investment adviser                              (19)
                                            ----------
  Net expenses--Class C                     $   14,897
                                            ----------
  CLASS R
  Shareholder servicing agent fees and
   expenses                                 $  645,719
  Shareholder reports-printing and mailing
   expenses                                    261,119
  Federal and state registration fees           91,395
                                            ----------
  Total class level expenses                   998,233
  Total fund level expenses                  3,594,458
                                            ----------
  Total expenses before expense
   reimbursement                             4,592,691
  Less: Expense reimbursement from
   investment adviser                           --
                                            ----------
  Net expenses--Class R                     $4,592,691
                                            ----------
  Net expenses--Fund                        $4,646,210
                                            ----------
</TABLE>
 
 
                                         44
<PAGE>
 
                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
 
                 3. FUND SHARES
                 Transactions in shares were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 MUNI BOND              INS. MUNI BOND
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Year ended   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended
                            2/28/95      2/28/94      2/28/95     2/28/94
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                     <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
  Shares sold:
   Class A                        N/A          N/A    1,538,119      --
   Class C                        N/A          N/A      474,253      --
   Class R                 52,970,376   58,943,195   15,709,700  20,708,650
  Shares issued to
   shareholders due to
   reinvestment of
   distributions from net
   investment income and
   from net realized
   gains from investment
   transactions:
   Class A                        N/A          N/A       10,686      --
   Class C                        N/A          N/A        2,644      --
   Class R                 15,973,465   14,663,493    2,822,384   2,386,849
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
                           68,943,841   73,606,688   20,557,786  23,095,499
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
  Shares redeemed:
   Class A                        N/A          N/A     (193,293)     --
   Class C                        N/A          N/A      (90,862)     --
   Class R                (55,355,782) (33,503,455) (16,561,539) (6,346,641)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
                          (55,355,782) (33,503,455) (16,845,694) (6,346,641)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
  Net increase             13,588,059   40,103,233    3,712,092  16,748,858
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
</TABLE>
 
 
 
 
                                         45
<PAGE>
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
 
                 4. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
                 On March 9, 1995, the Funds declared dividend distributions
                 from their ordinary income which were paid on April 3, 1995,
                 to shareholders of record on March 9, 1995 as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        MUNI  INS. MUNI
                        BOND    BOND
- ---------------------------------------
  <S>                  <C>    <C>
  Dividend per share:
   Class A             $  N/A  $.0450
   Class C                N/A   .0385
   Class R              .0430   .0480
                       ------  ------
</TABLE>
 
                 5. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
                 Purchases and sales (including maturities) of investments in
                 municipal securities and temporary municipal investments for
                 the year ended February 28, 1995, were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           MUNI      INS. MUNI
                                           BOND         BOND
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                  <C>          <C>
  PURCHASES
  Investments in municipal securities  $597,214,116 $211,453,612
  Temporary municipal investments       410,185,000  113,800,000
  SALES
  Investments in municipal securities   448,105,688  176,027,201
  Temporary municipal investments       445,685,000  120,400,000
                                       ------------ ------------
</TABLE>
 
                 At February 28, 1995, the cost of investments for federal
                 income tax purposes was the same as the cost for financial
                 reporting purposes for each Fund.
 
                 At February 28, 1995, Insured Muni Bond had a capital loss
                 carryforward of $1,780,735 available for federal income tax
                 purposes to be applied against future security gains, if any.
                 If not applied, the carryover will expire in the year 2003.
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
 
                 6. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
                 Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized
                 depreciation of investments at February 28, 1995, were as
                 follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  MUNI       INS. MUNI
                                                  BOND         BOND
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                         <C>           <C>
  Gross Unrealized:
   Appreciation                               $118,858,244  $29,302,832
   Depreciation                                (36,137,239)  (9,885,298)
                                              ------------  -----------
  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  $ 82,721,005  $19,417,534
                                              ------------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
                 7. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
                 Under the Funds' investment management agreement with Nuveen
                 Advisory Corp. (the "Adviser"), a wholly owned subsidiary of
                 The John Nuveen Company, each Fund pays to the Adviser an
                 annual management fee, payable monthly, at the rates set
                 forth below which are based upon the average daily net asset
                 value of each Fund:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSET VALUE       MANAGEMENT FEE
- ----------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                 <C>
  For the first $125,000,000               .5 of 1%
  For the next $125,000,000             .4875 of 1
  For the next $250,000,000              .475 of 1
  For the next $500,000,000             .4625 of 1
  For the next $1,000,000,000             .45 of 1
  For net assets over $2,000,000,000     .425 of 1
</TABLE>
 
 
 
                                         47
<PAGE>
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
 
 
                 The management fee is reduced by, or the Adviser assumes
                 certain expenses of each Fund, in an amount necessary to
                 prevent the total expenses of each Fund (including the
                 management fee, but excluding interest, taxes, fees incurred
                 in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, 12b-1
                 Service and Distribution fees, if applicable, and to the
                 extent permitted, extraordinary expenses) in any fiscal year
                 from exceeding .75 of 1% of the average daily net asset value
                 of the Funds.
                  The management fee referred to above compensates the Adviser
                 for overall investment advisory and administrative services,
                 and general office facilities. The Funds pay no compensation
                 directly to their directors who are affiliated with the
                 Adviser or to their officers, all of whom receive
                 remuneration for their services to the Funds from the
                 Adviser.
 
                 8. COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS
                 At February 28, 1995, the Funds had common stock authorized
                 of $.10 par value per share for Municipal Bond and $.01 par
                 value per share for Insured Municipal Bond. The composition
                 of net assets as well as the number of authorized shares were
                 as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       MUNI       INS. MUNI
                                                       BOND          BOND
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                             <C>            <C>
  Capital paid-in                                 $2,654,349,505 $736,951,618
  Balance of undistributed net investment income       2,133,643      189,790
  Undistributed net realized gain (loss) from
   investment transactions, net of taxes, if
   applicable                                          1,973,946   (1,780,735)
  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
   investments                                        82,721,005   19,417,534
                                                  -------------- ------------
   Net assets                                     $2,741,178,099 $754,778,207
                                                  -------------- ------------
  Authorized Shares:
   Class A                                                   N/A  340,000,000
   Class C                                                   N/A  460,000,000
   Class R                                           750,000,000  200,000,000
                                                  -------------- ------------
</TABLE>
 
 
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                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
 
                 9. INVESTMENT COMPOSITION
                 Each Fund invests in municipal securities which include
                 general obligation, escrowed and revenue bonds. At February
                 28, 1995, the revenue sources by municipal purpose for these
                 investments, expressed as a percent of total investments,
                 were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            MUNI  INS. MUNI
                            BOND    BOND
- -------------------------------------------
  <S>                       <C>   <C>
  Revenue Bonds:
   Health Care Facilities    12%      21%
   Electric Utilities        19        5
   Housing Facilities        15        1
   Water/Sewer Facilities     7       14
   Educational Facilities     1        7
   Transportation             6        5
   Pollution Control          4        5
   Lease Rental Facilities    2        5
   Other                      9        8
  General Obligation Bonds    6       15
  Escrowed Bonds             19       14
- -------------------------------------------
                            100%     100%
</TABLE>
 
                 Certain long-term and intermediate-term investments owned by
                 the Funds are covered by insurance issued by several private
                 insurers or are backed by an escrow or trust containing U.S.
                 Government or U.S. Government agency securities, either of
                 which ensure the timely payment of principal and interest in
                 the event of default (29% for Municipal Bond, 100% for
                 Insured Municipal Bond) Such insurance, however, does not
                 guarantee the market value of the municipal securities or the
                 value of the Funds' shares.
                  For additional information regarding each investment
                 security, refer to the Portfolio of Investments of each Fund.
 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD IS AS FOLLOWS:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Income from investment
                                           operations                Less distributions
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Net realized
                                                            and
                         Net asset                   unrealized      Dividends
                             value           Net    gain (loss)       from net  Distributions
                         beginning    investment           from     investment           from
                         of period        income  investments**         income  capital gains
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                  <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
 MUNI BOND
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Year ended
 2/28/95                    $9.280         $.515         $(.209)        $(.511)        $(.075)
 2/28/94                     9.450          .519          (.075)         (.516)         (.098)
 2/28/93                     9.080          .555           .414          (.544)         (.055)
 5 Months ended
 2/29/92                     9.040          .239           .080          (.239)         (.040)
 Year ended
 9/30/91                     8.650          .579           .438          (.589)         (.038)
 9/30/90                     8.730          .596          (.080)         (.596)            --
 9/30/89                     8.520          .597           .239          (.597)         (.029)
 9/30/88                     8.020          .596           .536          (.596)         (.036)
 9/30/87                     8.780          .598          (.614)         (.598)         (.146)
 9/30/86                     7.830          .595          1.162          (.595)         (.212)
 9/30/85                     7.180          .586           .650          (.586)            --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INS. MUNI BOND
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class A
 9/7/94 to 2/28/95          10.310          .264+          .115          (.273)         (.016)
 Class C
 9/8/94 to 2/28/95          10.290          .227+          .075          (.266)         (.016)
 Class R
 Year ended
 2/28/95                    10.810          .573          (.407)         (.580)         (.016)
 2/28/94                    10.850          .574           .012          (.565)         (.061)
 2/28/93                    10.030          .591           .880          (.589)         (.062)
 2/29/92                     9.690          .612           .425          (.617)         (.080)
 2/28/91                     9.520          .617           .198          (.611)         (.034)
 2/28/90                     9.350          .627           .262          (.630)         (.089)
 2/29/89                     9.300          .629           .050          (.629)            --
 2/29/88                     9.790          .637+         (.490)         (.637)            --
 12/10/86 to 2/28/87         9.600          .127+          .190          (.127)            --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
* Annualized
** Net of taxes, if applicable. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial
Statements.
+ Reflects the waiver of certain management fees and reimbursement of certain
other expenses by the Adviser. See note 7 of Notes to Financial Statements.
++ Total Return on Net Asset Value is the combination of reinvested dividend
income, reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, and changes in net
asset value per share.
 
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                                       NUVEEN TAX-FREE VALUE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
                                                               FEBRUARY 28, 1995
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Ratios/Supplemental data
                            ------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net
 asset   Total return                                            Ratio of net
 value             on      Net assets            Ratio of   investment income
end of      net asset   end of period expenses to average          to average       Portfolio
period        value++  (in thousands)          net assets          net assets   turnover rate
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>     <C>            <C>            <C>                   <C>                 <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$9.000           3.60%     $2,741,178                 .59%               5.79%             17%
 9.280           4.79       2,700,007                 .62                5.49              15
 9.450          11.04       2,371,669                 .61                5.95              14
 9.080           3.56       1,835,708                 .62*               6.24*              6
 9.040          12.15       1,661,420                 .60                6.48              10
 8.650           6.04       1,323,623                 .62                6.78               8
 8.730          10.07       1,119,833                 .64                6.85              12
 8.520          14.50         945,361                 .65                7.11               8
 8.020           (.39)        764,092                 .68                6.85              16
 8.780          23.02         668,416                 .71                6.95              39
 7.830          17.73         459,627                 .73                7.68              28
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.400           3.84          14,097                1.00*+              5.55*+            25
10.310           3.09           3,979                1.75*+              4.83*+            25
10.380           1.85         736,702                 .64                5.67              25
10.810           5.47         745,914                 .65                5.21              11
10.850          15.24         567,232                 .72                5.68              20
10.030          11.03         306,853                 .73                6.12              45
 9.690           8.94         178,931                 .85                6.45              53
 9.520           9.73         111,806                 .83                6.49              78
 9.350           7.63          66,049                 .87                6.83             106
 9.300           2.00          41,330                 .60+               6.93+             88
 9.790           3.31          13,160                  --                4.00*+            --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
                 To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
                 Nuveen Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
                 Nuveen Insured Tax-Free Bond Fund, Inc.:
 
                 We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets of
                 NUVEEN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC. (a Maryland corporation) and
                 NUVEEN INSURED TAX-FREE BOND FUND, INC. (comprised of Nuveen
                 Insured Municipal Bond Fund) (a Minnesota corporation),
                 including the portfolios of investments, as of February 28,
                 1995, and the related statements of operations for the year
                 then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each
                 of the two years in the period then ended and the financial
                 highlights for the periods indicated thereon. These financial
                 statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of
                 the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an
                 opinion on these financial statements and financial
                 highlights based on our audits.
                  We conducted our audits in accordance with generally
                 accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we
                 plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
                 about whether the financial statements and financial
                 highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit
                 includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
                 amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our
                 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
                 February 28, 1995, by correspondence with the custodian. An
                 audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
                 and significant estimates made by management, as well as
                 evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
                 believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
                 opinion.
                  In our opinion, the financial statements and financial
                 highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material
                 respects, the net assets of each of the respective funds
                 constituting Nuveen Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. and Nuveen
                 Insured Tax-Free Bond Fund, Inc. as of February 28, 1995, the
                 results of their operations for the year then ended, the
                 changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the
                 period then ended, and the financial highlights for the
                 periods indicated thereon in conformity with generally
                 accepted accounting principles.
 
                                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
                 Chicago, Illinois,
                 April 3, 1995
 
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