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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter to Shareholders........................... 1
Economic Snapshot................................ 2
Performance Results.............................. 3
Portfolio Management Review...................... 4
Glossary of Terms................................ 7
Portfolio Highlights............................. 8
Portfolio of Investments......................... 10
Statement of Assets and Liabilities.............. 19
Statement of Operations.......................... 20
Statement of Changes in Net Assets............... 21
Financial Highlights............................. 22
Notes to Financial Statements.................... 24
Report of Independent Accountants................ 28
Dividend Reinvestment Plan....................... 29
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NOT FDIC INSURED. MAY LOSE VALUE. NO BANK GUARANTEE.
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
November 19, 1999
Dear Shareholder:
As we approach the end of the century--and the millennium--it seems
appropriate to take a look back at the progress we've made over the last 100
years and how the world of investing has changed over the generations. Although
rapid advances in technology and science have dramatically altered the world
that we live in today, one of the greatest shifts we've seen this century is the
increasing importance of investing for many Americans.
Once considered primarily for the wealthy, investing in the stock market is
now available to most people. In fact, almost 79 million individuals--who
represent almost half of all U.S. households--own stocks either directly or
through mutual funds. This is even more impressive when considering that just 16
years earlier, only 19 percent of households owned stocks. Another important
shift has been the need for retirement planning beyond a pension plan or Social
Security. The Investment Company Institute, the leading mutual fund industry
association, reports that 77 percent of all mutual fund shareholders earmarked
retirement as their primary financial goal in 1998.
Through all the changes in the investment environment over the past century,
the general principles that have made generations of investors successful remain
the same. Those that have stood the test of time include:
- Investing for the long-term
- Basing investment decisions on sound research
- Building a diversified portfolio
- Believing in the value of professional investment advice
While no one can predict the future, at Van Kampen, we believe that these
ideas will remain important tenets for investors well into the next century. As
we continue to focus on these principles, we hope that our decades of investment
experience can help bring you closer to your financial goals as we enter the new
millennium.
Sincerely,
[SIG.]
Richard F. Powers, III
Chairman
Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp.
[SIG.]
Dennis J. McDonnell
President
Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp.
Source: Investment Company Institute
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ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Americans continued their spending spree over the past year, keeping the
economy growing at a healthy pace. High levels of consumer confidence fueled
this heavy retail activity, which pushed the personal savings rate to a record
low as spending rates outpaced income growth. Although the U.S. economy
experienced a slowdown during the second quarter of 1999, growth rebounded
toward the end of the reporting period.
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
The strong job market helped support the strength of the economy. During the
reporting period, the unemployment rate reached its lowest level in almost 30
years, and wages continued to climb. The wage pressures were balanced somewhat
by productivity gains. However, these pressures ultimately pushed the cost of
labor higher in the second quarter, as the employment cost index recorded its
biggest gain in eight years before returning to a more moderate level in the
third quarter.
INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES
Inflation remained tame throughout most of the reporting period, although a
sharp increase in oil prices contributed to a spike in April's consumer price
index report. The Federal Reserve Board remained active in guarding against
inflation and tempering the economy during this environment. The Fed reversed
its three interest rate cuts from the fall of 1998, raising rates in June,
August, and November 1999 to keep the economy from overheating.
U.S. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rates
Third Quarter 1997 through Third Quarter 1999
[BAR GRAPH]
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<S> <C>
97Q3 4
97Q4 3.1
98Q1 6.7
98Q2 2.1
98Q3 3.8
98Q4 5.9
99Q1 3.7
99Q2 1.9
99Q3 5.5
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Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
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PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1999
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS
(NYSE TICKER SYMBOL--VIM)
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COMMON SHARE TOTAL RETURNS
One-year total return based on market price(1)............ (12.42%)
One-year total return based on NAV(2)..................... (5.64%)
DISTRIBUTION RATES
Distribution rate as a % of closing stock price(3)........ 6.83%
Taxable-equivalent distribution rate as a % of closing
stock price(4)............................................ 10.67%
SHARE VALUATIONS
Net asset value........................................... $15.35
Closing stock price....................................... $14.500
One-year high common stock price (12/10/98)............... $17.8125
One-year low common stock price (10/22/99)................ $14.000
Preferred share (Series A) rate(5)........................ 3.375%
Preferred share (Series B) rate(5)........................ 4.000%
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(1)Total return based on market price assumes an investment at the market price
at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for
the period in accordance with the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, and sale
of all shares at the closing common stock price at the end of the period
indicated.
(2)Total return based on net asset value (NAV) assumes an investment at the
beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the
period, and sale of all shares at the end of the period, all at NAV.
(3)Distribution rate represents the monthly annualized distributions of the
Trust at the end of the period and not the earnings of the Trust.
(4)The taxable-equivalent distribution rate is calculated assuming a 36% federal
tax bracket.
(5)See "Notes to Financial Statements" footnote #5, for more information
concerning Preferred Share reset periods.
A portion of the interest income may be taxable for those investors subject to
the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT).
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return, stock
price and net asset value will fluctuate with market conditions. Trust shares,
when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT REVIEW
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS
We recently spoke with representatives of the adviser of the Van Kampen Trust
for Insured Municipals about the key events and economic forces that shaped the
markets during the past year. Joseph A. Piraro, portfolio manager, has managed
the Trust since March 1992 and worked in the investment industry since 1971. He
is joined by Peter W. Hegel, chief investment officer for fixed-income
investments. The following discussion reflects their views on the Trust's
performance during the 12 months ended October 31, 1999.
Q WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MUNICIPAL MARKET DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD?
A Bonds of all types experienced price declines during the past 12 months as
interest rates rose, especially toward the end of the reporting period. In
addition to the negative effects of the Federal Reserve Board's two
interest-rate increases during the summer, the bond market declined as the
nation's strong economic growth continued to spark inflation fears, leading to
concern about future rate hikes. Because of low institutional demand for
municipal bonds during the period, these conditions affected municipals more
than their taxable counterparts--corporate and Treasury bonds. The yields of
newly issued 30-year AAA municipal bonds rose more than a full percentage point
during the 12-month period, so the prices of existing bonds dropped
concurrently. The bonds in the Trust's portfolio were not spared by this market
movement and suffered price declines along with the rest of the municipal
market.
The interest-rate increases also suppressed municipal bond supply, bringing
overall nationwide issuance down more than 20 percent in the first ten months of
the year compared with 1998. Supply was down in almost every sector, with
electric-utility and health-care bonds experiencing the most significant drops.
Although new issuance kept pace with last year's active market, the amount of
bonds issued through refinancing was down more than 50 percent for the year
through October. Many municipalities simply chose not to refinance outstanding
bonds because of the higher interest rates they would have to pay in the current
marketplace.
Q DID MUNICIPAL BONDS BENEFIT FROM THE STRONG ECONOMY?
A Yes. The effects of the healthy economy were reflected in the good credit
conditions in the municipal market, even though prices suffered. With the
exception of the health-care sector, overall credit quality remained high, and
we witnessed a number of credit upgrades as tax revenues kept municipal finances
strong.
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Q WHAT TECHNIQUES DID YOU USE TO MANAGE THE TRUST IN THESE CONDITIONS?
A We took advantage of the general market price declines to enhance the
Trust's current income potential and tax management. We sold some of our
holdings at a capital loss to offset some of the gains we had earned early
in 1999. This allowed us to avoid the need to distribute taxable capital gains
to shareholders this year. We replaced these bonds with longer-maturity,
higher-yielding issues, increasing the Trust's income stream. The new bonds also
had better protection against bond calls.
In addition, we purchased a number of forward-dated issues, which are bonds
that we agreed to purchase several months before their actual issuance in
exchange for higher yields. Because interest rates were low at the time, we felt
that this strategy would help support the Trust's income stream. However, as
interest rates increased, these forward-dated bonds declined in value along with
the market and had a negative effect on total return.
Q WHAT AREAS OF THE MUNICIPAL MARKET WERE MOST ATTRACTIVE TO YOU?
A One of the most attractive sectors during the past year was airport bonds,
which we believed were quality issues with favorable yields. A number of
airport renovations and expansions boosted the supply of these bonds in
the marketplace, which allowed us more issues from which to choose in a sector
where issuance has historically been infrequent. At the end of October, airport
represented the Trust's largest sector at 20.3 percent of long-term investments.
To focus more on sectors such as airport, we reduced our position in health
care. Although many health-care bonds remain attractive, the challenges imposed
by managed care and changing Medicare reimbursement policies have led us to
focus on other areas of the market in recent months. Reducing health care
benefited the Trust's total return because this sector underperformed the rest
of the market during the year. For additional portfolio highlights, please refer
to page 8.
Q HOW DID THE TRUST PERFORM DURING THE PERIOD?
A Total return performance was disappointing because of the general downturn
in bond prices. In addition, the Trust's leverage component hurt
performance during the period. Although leverage helps the Trust provide
higher income levels to common shareholders, it made the portfolio more
sensitive to the interest-rate increases during the reporting period. For the
one-year period ended October 31, 1999, the Trust returned -12.42 percent(1)
based on market price. This reflects a decrease in market price from $17.750 per
share on October 31, 1998, to $14.500 per share on October 31, 1999.
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In addition, the dividend remained unchanged during the past 12 months. The
monthly federally tax-exempt dividend of $0.0825 per share translates to a
distribution rate of 6.83 percent(3) based on the Trust's closing market price
on October 31, 1999. Because the Trust is exempt from federal income taxes, this
distribution rate is equivalent to a taxable yield of 10.67 percent(4) for an
investor in the 36 percent federal income tax bracket. Please refer to the chart
and footnotes on page 3 for additional performance results. Past performance
does not guarantee future performance.
Q WHAT DO YOU SEE AHEAD FOR THE ECONOMY AND THE MUNICIPAL MARKET?
A In the coming months, we will probably see a slowing economy, which may be
partly the result of year 2000 concerns. Wage increases will likely keep
inflation fears at the forefront, although increasing productivity should
be able to offset higher wage costs for employers.
Preparations for the turn of the millennium may also limit new issuance and
general market activity at the end of the year. Many municipal issuers are
planning to postpone issuing bonds until they feel certain that any potential
computer problems have been avoided, but we believe that market activity should
pick up early in 2000. In the meantime, we will continue to focus on finding
attractive-yielding bonds and protecting the Trust from bond calls as much as
possible. We will also use our extensive research capabilities to look for
attractive opportunities throughout the coming months.
[SIG.]
Joseph A. Piraro
Portfolio Manager
[SIG.]
Peter W. Hegel
Chief Investment Officer
Fixed Income Investments
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
CALL FEATURE: Allows the issuer to buy back a bond on specific dates at set
prices before maturity. These dates and prices are set when the bond is
issued. To compensate the bondholder for the potential loss of income and
ownership, a bond's call price is usually higher than the face value of the
bond. Bonds are usually called when interest rates drop so significantly
that the issuer can save money by issuing new bonds at lower rates.
CREDIT RATING: An evaluation of an issuer's credit history and capability of
repaying obligations. Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service are
two companies that assign bond ratings. Standard & Poor's ratings range from
a high of AAA to a low of D, while Moody's ratings range from a high of Aaa
to a low of C.
CREDIT SPREAD: Also called quality spread, the difference in yield between
higher-quality issues and lower-quality issues. Normally, lower-quality
issues provide higher yields to compensate investors for the additional
credit risk.
DISCOUNT BOND: A bond whose market price is lower than its face value (or "par
value"). Because bonds usually mature at face value, a discount bond has
more potential to appreciate in price than a par bond does.
DURATION: A measure of the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest
rates, expressed in years. Each year of duration represents an expected 1
percent change in the price of a bond for every 1 percent change in interest
rates (i.e. a 5-year duration means the bond will fall about 5 percent in
value if interest rates rise by 1 percent). The longer a bond's duration,
the greater the effect of interest rate movements on its price. Typically,
funds with shorter durations perform better in rising rate environments,
while funds with longer durations perform better when rates decline.
INVESTMENT-GRADE BONDS: Securities rated BBB and above by Standard & Poor's or
Baa and above by Moody Investors Service. Bonds rated below BBB or Baa are
noninvestment grade.
MATURITY LENGTH: The time it takes for a bond to mature. A bond issued in 1999
and maturing in 2009 is a 10-year bond.
PREREFUNDING: The process of issuing new bonds to refinance an outstanding
municipal bond issue prior to its maturity or call date. The proceeds from
the new bonds are generally invested in U.S. government securities.
Prerefunding typically occurs when interest rates decline and an issuer
replaces its higher-yielding bonds with current lower-yielding issues.
ZERO COUPON BONDS: A corporate or municipal bond that is traded at a deep
discount to face value and pays no interest. It is redeemed at maturity for
full face value.
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PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS
TOP FIVE PORTFOLIO INDUSTRIES*
[BAR GRAPH]
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<CAPTION>
OCTOBER 31, 1999 OCTOBER 31, 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
Airport 20.3 16.0
Retail Electric/Gas/Telephone 12.5 14.6
Single-Family Housing 11.3 12.5
Multi-Family Housing 10.4 10.1
Transportation 10.2 10.0
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* As a percentage of long-term investments
NET ASSET VALUE AND MARKET PRICE
(BASED UPON MONTH-END VALUES)
JANUARY 1992 THROUGH OCTOBER 1999
[LINE GRAPH]
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<CAPTION>
NET ASSET VALUE MARKET PRICE
--------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Jan 1992 14.90 14.90
14.93 14.50
14.85 14.50
14.94 14.50
15.31 14.88
15.67 15.00
16.77 15.63
16.03 15.13
15.99 15.25
Oct 1992 15.28 14.50
15.92 14.75
15.95 14.88
16.28 15.13
17.39 16.50
17.05 16.13
17.24 16.25
17.22 16.13
17.60 16.25
17.43 16.50
17.94 16.75
18.24 17.00
Oct 1993 18.21 17.25
17.68 16.38
17.98 16.50
18.17 17.38
17.38 16.38
16.15 15.25
15.97 15.38
16.07 15.25
15.87 15.38
16.08 15.13
15.98 15.13
15.44 14.75
Oct 1994 14.88 13.50
14.26 13.88
14.83 13.25
15.38 14.88
15.97 15.25
16.06 15.13
15.99 15.13
16.56 15.50
16.28 15.75
16.26 15.63
16.37 15.63
16.48 15.75
Oct 1995 16.69 15.75
16.99 16.00
17.14 16.00
17.14 16.38
16.93 16.25
16.40 16.00
16.10 16.13
16.12 16.13
16.18 16.25
16.37 16.38
16.28 16.38
16.52 16.25
Oct 1996 16.69 16.13
16.91 16.25
16.55 16.25
16.43 16.25
16.53 16.50
16.19 16.00
16.25 16.00
16.42 16.50
16.60 16.69
17.20 17.19
16.83 16.88
17.00 17.13
Oct 1997 17.01 17.25
17.02 17.19
17.16 17.19
17.30 17.19
17.21 17.31
17.12 16.63
16.86 16.63
17.12 16.63
17.11 16.94
17.09 17.19
17.37 17.13
17.56 17.56
Oct 1998 17.43 17.75
17.43 17.50
17.18 17.56
17.31 17.44
17.11 17.69
17.02 17.38
17.00 17.38
16.74 16.94
16.23 16.38
16.20 16.13
15.86 15.56
15.71 15.13
Oct 1999 15.35 14.50
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The solid line above represents the Trust's net asset value (NAV), which
indicates overall changes in value among the Trust's underlying securities. The
Trust's market price is represented by the dashed line, which indicates the
price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Trust at a given time.
Market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand
and market conditions.
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PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS
CREDIT QUALITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AAA/Aaa
-------
<S> <C>
AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1998 100.00
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AAA/Aaa
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<S> <C>
AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1999 100.00
</TABLE>
Based upon the highest credit quality ratings as issued by Standard & Poor's or
Moody's, respectively.
DISTRIBUTION HISTORY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1999
[BAR GRAPH]
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<CAPTION>
DVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
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<S> <C> <C>
'Nov 1998' 0.0825
'Dec 1998' 0.0825 0.1639
'Jan 1999' 0.0825
'Feb 1999' 0.0825
'Mar 1999' 0.0825
'Apr 1999' 0.0825
'May 1999' 0.0825
'Jun 1999' 0.0825
'Jul 1999' 0.0825
'Aug 1999' 0.0825
'Sep 1999' 0.0825
'Oct 1999' 0.0825
</TABLE>
The distribution history represents past performance of the Trust and does not
predict the Trust's future distributions.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 1999
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<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MUNICIPAL BONDS 106.1%
ALABAMA 1.8%
$ 1,500 Birmingham, AL Arpt Auth Arpt Rev
Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) (a)................ 5.375% 07/01/20 $ 1,365,690
1,000 Birmingham-Carraway, AL Methodist
Hlth Sys Ser A (Connie Lee Insd)..... 5.875 08/15/25 966,430
2,000 Huntsville, AL Pub Bldg Auth Lease
Rev Muni Justice & Pub Safety Cent
Ser A (MBIA Insd).................... 5.900 10/01/16 2,008,040
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4,340,160
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ALASKA 0.0%
45 Alaska St Hsg Fin Corp Coll Mtg Oblig
Ser A Subser A2 (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 7.050 06/01/25 46,777
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ARIZONA 2.3%
1,500 Arizona Hlth Fac Auth Hosp Sys Rev
Phoenix Baptist Hosp & Med Rfdg (MBIA
Insd)................................ 6.250 09/01/11 1,589,505
1,441 Peoria, AZ Indl Dev Auth Multi-Family
Rev Sr Hsg Casa Del Rio Ser A Rfdg
(GNMA Collateralized)................ 7.300 02/20/15 1,554,162
2,140 Pima Cnty, AZ Indl Dev Auth Indl Rev
Lease Oblig Irvington Proj Tucson Ser
A Rfdg (FSA Insd).................... 7.250 07/15/10 2,302,340
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5,446,007
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CALIFORNIA 11.9%
6,235 California Hsg Fin Agy Rev Home Mtg
Ser B (MBIA Insd).................... 6.100 02/01/28 6,192,727
2,500 California Pollutn Ctl Fin Auth
Pollutn Ctl Rev Pacific Gas & Elec
Ser B (FSA Insd)..................... 6.350 06/01/09 2,662,750
1,000 Los Angeles Cnty, CA Ctfs Partn
Disney Pkg Proj Rfdg (AMBAC Insd).... 4.750 03/01/23 834,690
8,000 Los Angeles Cnty, CA Pension Oblig
Ctfs Ltd Muni Oblig Ser A (MBIA Insd)
(b).................................. 6.900 06/30/08 9,110,560
2,000 Midpeninsula Regl Open Space Dist CA
Fin Auth Rev Cap Apprec (AMBAC
Insd)................................ * 09/01/29 303,060
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CALIFORNIA (CONTINUED)
$ 1,155 Paramount, CA Redev Agy Tax Alloc
(MBIA Insd).......................... 6.250% 08/01/10 $ 1,234,868
1,310 Redlands, CA Redev Agy Tax Alloc
Redev Proj Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd).... 4.750 08/01/21 1,107,461
3,600 Sacramento Cnty, CA Arpt Ser A (MBIA
Insd)................................ 5.900 07/01/24 3,513,348
9,000 San Jose, CA Single Family Mtg Rev
Ser A Cap Apprec (GEMIC Mtg
Collateralized)...................... * 04/01/16 3,444,390
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28,403,854
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COLORADO 1.7%
2,330 Castle Rock, CO Multi-Family Rev Hsg
Pines at Castle Rock Ser A (FSA
Insd)................................ 6.100 12/01/16 2,363,971
1,855 Greeley, CO Multi-Family Rev Hsg Mtg
Creek Stone (FHA Gtd)................ 5.950 07/01/28 1,797,829
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4,161,800
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FLORIDA 3.5%
750 Florida Ports Fing Cmnty Rev St
Transn Tr Fd Intermodal Pgm (FGIC
Insd)................................ 5.500 10/01/23 704,010
1,000 Hillsborough Cnty, FL Aviation Tampa
Intl Arpt Ser A (FGIC Insd).......... 6.000 10/01/23 1,002,340
1,000 Jacksonville, FL Wtr & Swr Rev United
Wtr FL Proj (AMBAC Insd)............. 6.350 08/01/25 1,023,760
1,045 Orange Cnty, FL Hsg Fin Auth Single
Family Mtg Rev Ser A (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 6.200 10/01/16 1,064,124
2,000 Pasco Cnty, FL Solid Waste Disp & Res
Recovery Sys Rev (AMBAC Insd)........ 6.000 04/01/11 2,077,860
1,270 Pinellas Cnty, FL Hsg Fin Auth Single
Family Mtg Rev (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 6.000 09/01/18 1,274,381
980 Pinellas Cnty, FL Hsg Fin Auth Single
Family Mtg Rev (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 6.100 09/01/29 986,135
1,000 Winter Springs, FL Impt Rev Cap
Apprec Rfdg (AMBAC Insd)............. * 10/01/24 219,240
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8,351,850
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</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
GEORGIA 1.4%
$ 1,860 George L Smith II GA Wrld Congress
Cent Auth Rev Domed Stadium Proj Rfdg
(MBIA Insd) (a)...................... 6.000% 07/01/10 $ 1,908,713
1,500 George L Smith II GA Wrld Congress
Cent Auth Rev Domed Stadium Proj Rfdg
(MBIA Insd) (a)...................... 5.500 07/01/20 1,380,645
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3,289,358
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HAWAII 3.0%
1,450 Hawaii St Dept Budget & Fin Spl Purp
Mtg Rev Hawaiian Elec Co &
Subsidiaries (MBIA Insd)............. 6.550 12/01/22 1,507,898
3,500 Hawaii St Dept Budget & Fin Spl Purp
Mtg Rev Hawaiian Elec Co Proj Ser B
(MBIA Insd).......................... 7.600 07/01/20 3,637,305
2,100 Honolulu, HI City & Cnty Ser D (FGIC
Insd) (a)............................ 4.850 02/01/10 1,969,002
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7,114,205
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ILLINOIS 8.9%
2,000 Bolingbrook, IL Cap Apprec Ser B..... * 01/01/32 263,940
9,050 Chicago, IL O'Hare Intl Arpt Spl Facs
Rev Intl Terminal (MBIA Insd) (b).... 6.750 01/01/18 9,544,492
1,175 Chicago, IL Residential Mtg Rev Cap
Apprec Ser B Rfdg (MBIA Insd)........ * 10/01/09 597,112
3,000 Onterie Cent Hsg Fin Corp IL Mtg Rev
Onterie Cent Proj Ser A Rfdg (MBIA
Insd)................................ 7.000 07/01/12 3,137,580
6,150 Onterie Cent Hsg Fin Corp IL Mtg Rev
Onterie Cent Proj Ser A Rfdg (MBIA
Insd)................................ 7.050 07/01/27 6,442,678
5,000 St Clair Cnty, IL Cap Apprec (FGIC
Insd)................................ * 10/01/21 1,224,950
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21,210,752
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KANSAS 2.7%
3,500 Burlington, KS Pollutn Ctl Rev KS Gas
& Elec Co Proj Rfdg (MBIA Insd)...... 7.000 06/01/31 3,677,520
2,000 Kansas St Dev Fin Auth Hlth Fac Rev
Stormont Vail Hlthcare Inc Ser G
(MBIA Insd).......................... 5.800 11/15/21 1,954,960
775 Olathe Labette Cnty, KS Single Family
Mtg Rev Coll Ser A-I Rfdg (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 8.100 08/01/23 843,866
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6,476,346
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
KENTUCKY 0.4%
$ 1,000 Kenton Cnty, KY Arpt Brd Rev
Cincinnati/Northn KY Intl Arpt Ser A
Rfdg (MBIA Insd)..................... 6.200% 03/01/08 $ 1,059,600
------------
LOUISIANA 2.3%
3,145 Calcasieu Parish, LA Mem Hosp Svc
Dist Hosp Rev Lake Charles Mem Hosp
Proj Ser A (Connie Lee Insd)......... 6.650 12/01/21 3,323,825
1,000 Louisiana Hsg Fin Agy Mtg Rev Coll
Mtg Malta Square Proj (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 6.450 09/01/27 1,042,670
25 Louisiana Pub Fac Auth Rev Student Ln
LA Opportunity Ln Ser A (FSA Insd)... 6.600 01/01/04 26,245
380 Louisiana Pub Fac Auth Rev Student Ln
LA Opportunity Ln Ser A (FSA Insd)... 6.700 01/01/05 399,372
255 Louisiana Pub Fac Auth Rev Student Ln
LA Opportunity Ln Ser A (FSA Insd)... 6.800 01/01/06 268,267
540 Louisiana Pub Fac Auth Rev Student Ln
LA Opportunity Ln Ser A (FSA Insd)... 6.850 01/01/09 568,350
------------
5,628,729
------------
MARYLAND 0.7%
1,675 Prince Georges Cnty, MD Hsg Auth Mtg
Rev Riverview Terrace Ser A Rfdg
(GNMA Collateralized)................ 6.400 12/20/10 1,751,832
------------
MASSACHUSETTS 1.7%
3,805 Massachusetts Edl Ln Auth Rev Edl Ln
Rev Muni Forwards Issue E Ser A
(AMBAC Insd)......................... 7.000 01/01/10 3,973,638
------------
MICHIGAN 11.6%
5,510 Detroit, MI Econ Dev Corp Res
Recovery Rev Ser A (FSA Insd)........ 6.875 05/01/09 5,779,219
1,000 Monroe Cnty, MI Econ Dev Corp Ltd
Oblig Rev Coll Detroit Edison Co Ser
AA Rfdg (FGIC Insd).................. 6.950 09/01/22 1,130,010
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MICHIGAN (CONTINUED)
$ 3,500 Monroe Cnty, MI Pollutn Ctl Rev Coll
Detroit Edison Monroe Ser 1 (MBIA
Insd)................................ 6.875% 09/01/22 $ 3,737,510
1,000 Saginaw Vy St Univ MI Rev Gen (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 5.625 07/01/24 952,560
2,000 Saginaw Vy St Univ MI Rev Gen (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 5.625 07/01/29 1,895,120
17,000 Wayne Charter County, MI Arpt Rev
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County A
(MBIA Insd).......................... 5.000 12/01/28 14,216,080
------------
27,710,499
------------
MISSISSIPPI 3.2%
1,561 Mississippi Home Corp Single Family
Rev Mtg Access Pgm (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 7.100 05/01/23 1,620,344
1,110 Mississippi Home Corp Single Family
Rev Mtg Access Pgm Ser C (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 8.125 12/01/24 1,204,550
1,090 Mississippi Home Corp Single Family
Rev Mtg Access Pgm Ser D (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 8.100 12/01/24 1,185,103
941 Mississippi Home Corp Single Family
Rev Mtg Access Pgm Ser E (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 8.100 12/01/25 1,021,992
2,500 Mississippi Hosp Equip & Fac Auth Rev
Rush Med Fndtn Proj (Connie Lee
Insd)................................ 6.700 01/01/18 2,627,700
------------
7,659,689
------------
MISSOURI 0.9%
1,000 Missouri St Hsg Dev Comm Multi-Family
Hsg Brookstone Ser A (FSA Insd)...... 6.000 12/01/16 1,005,500
1,095 Missouri St Hsg Dev Comm Multi-Family
Hsg Truman Farm Ser A (FSA Insd)..... 5.750 10/01/11 1,104,822
------------
2,110,322
------------
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NEBRASKA 1.7%
$ 1,305 Nebraska Invt Fin Auth Multi-Family
Rev Hsg Cambury Hills Apts Pgm (FSA
Insd)................................ 5.700% 10/01/12 $ 1,305,914
1,100 Nebraska Invt Fin Auth Multi-Family
Rev Hsg Summit Club Apts Proj (FSA
Insd)................................ 5.700 10/01/12 1,100,770
1,550 Nebraska Invt Fin Auth Single Family
Mtg Rev (Inverse Fltg) (GNMA
Collateralized) (c).................. 8.857 09/15/24 1,639,125
------------
4,045,809
------------
NEVADA 3.9%
9,000 Clark Cnty, NV Indl Dev Rev NV Pwr Co
Proj Ser A (FGIC Insd)............... 6.700 06/01/22 9,388,710
------------
NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.4%
1,000 New Hampshire St Business Fin Auth
Wtr Fac Rev Pennichuck Wtrwks Inc
(AMBAC Insd)......................... 6.300 05/01/22 1,011,600
------------
NEW JERSEY 0.8%
1,000 New Jersey Hlthcare Facs Fin Auth Rev
St Barnabas Hlth Ser C Rfdg (MBIA
Insd) (a)............................ 5.000 07/01/09 968,550
1,000 New Jersey Hlthcare Facs Fin Auth Rev
St Barnabas Hlth Ser C Rfdg (MBIA
Insd) (a)............................ 5.000 07/01/10 958,850
------------
1,927,400
------------
NEW MEXICO 2.2%
1,900 Albuquerque, NM Arpt Rev Ser A (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 6.600 07/01/16 2,011,378
2,070 New Mexico Edl Assistance Fndtn
Student Ln Rev Ser A (AMBAC Insd).... 6.850 04/01/05 2,194,573
995 New Mexico Mtg Fin Auth Amt Single
Family Mtg Pgm A2 (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 6.050 07/01/16 997,786
------------
5,203,737
------------
NEW YORK 6.8%
3,855 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Commuter
Fac Rev Ser A (MBIA Insd)............ 5.625 07/01/27 3,658,125
3,000 New York, NY City Muni Wtr Fin Auth
Wtr & Sew Sys Rev Cap Appr - Ser B
(FSA Insd)........................... * 06/15/13 1,383,690
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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<PAGE> 17
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 5,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Insd NY
Univ Ser A (AMBAC Insd) (a).......... 5.500% 07/01/11 $ 4,962,850
1,500 Niagara, NY Frontier Auth Arpt Rev
Buffalo Niagara Intl Arpt - A (MBIA
Insd)................................ 5.625 04/01/29 1,388,640
5,000 Port Auth NY & NJ Spl Oblig Rev Spl
Proj JFK Intl Arpt Terminal 6 (MBIA
Insd)................................ 5.750 12/01/25 4,839,100
------------
16,232,405
------------
OHIO 0.7%
1,720 Ohio Hsg Fin Agy Mtg Rev Residential
Ser A1 (GNMA Collateralized)......... 6.150 03/01/29 1,737,527
------------
PENNSYLVANIA 7.8%
7,500 Allegheny Cnty, PA Arpt Rev Gtr
Pittsburgh Intl Arpt Ser A (FSA
Insd)................................ 6.800 01/01/10 7,910,250
4,000 Allegheny Cnty, PA Arpt Rev Gtr
Pittsburgh Intl Arpt Ser B (FSA
Insd)................................ 6.625 01/01/22 4,167,120
2,000 Allegheny Cnty, PA Hosp Dev Auth Rev
Pittsburgh Mercy Hlth Sys Inc (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 5.625 08/15/26 1,928,820
1,330 Allegheny Cnty, PA Residential Fin
Auth Mtg Rev Single Family (GNMA
Collateralized)...................... 7.100 05/01/24 1,372,773
1,400 Allegheny Cnty, PA Ser C - 49 Rfdg
(MBIA Insd) (a)...................... 5.000 04/01/05 1,395,982
1,950 Sayre, PA Hlthcare Fac Auth Rev Hosp
VHA PA/ VHA East Fin Pgm B (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 6.375 07/01/22 1,988,902
------------
18,763,847
------------
RHODE ISLAND 0.7%
1,500 Rhode Island Port Auth & Econ Dev
Corp Arpt Rev Ser A (FSA Insd)....... 7.000 07/01/14 1,687,800
------------
SOUTH CAROLINA 4.0%
4,575 South Carolina St Port Auth Port Rev
(AMBAC Insd)......................... 6.750 07/01/21 4,843,461
4,575 South Carolina St Port Auth Port Rev
(Escrowed to Maturity) (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 6.750 07/01/21 4,843,461
------------
9,686,922
------------
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SOUTH DAKOTA 0.4%
$ 1,000 South Dakota St Hlth & Edl Fac Auth
Vocational Ed Pgm Ser A (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 5.400% 08/01/13 $ 980,620
------------
TENNESSEE 0.5%
1,085 Memphis-Shelby Cnty, TN Arpt Rev Ser
A Rfdg (MBIA Insd)................... 6.250 02/15/10 1,150,393
------------
TEXAS 11.0%
1,085 Brazos River Auth TX Johnson Cnty
Surface (AMBAC Insd)................. 5.800 09/01/11 1,090,674
5,000 Brazos River Auth TX Pollutn Ctl Rev
Coll TX Util Elec Co Proj A (AMBAC
Insd)................................ 6.750 04/01/22 5,292,250
5,000 Brazos River Auth TX Pollutn Ctl Rev
Coll TX Util Elec Co Proj B (FGIC
Insd)................................ 6.625 06/01/22 5,195,350
1,000 Brazos River Auth TX Pollutn Ctl Rev
Coll TX Util Elec Co Proj C (FGIC
Insd)................................ 6.700 10/01/22 1,052,190
2,305 Harris Cnty, TX Hsg Fin Corp
Multi-Family Hsg Rev Cypress Ridge
Apts (FSA Insd)...................... 6.350 06/01/26 2,349,602
4,000 Houston, TX Arpt Sys Rev Sub Lien Ser
A (FGIC Insd)........................ 6.750 07/01/21 4,179,640
1,800 Midland, TX Ctfs Oblig Arpt Sub Lien
(FSA Insd)........................... 5.850 03/01/13 1,804,086
3,285 Texas St Veterans Hsg Assistance
(MBIA Insd).......................... 6.800 12/01/23 3,432,464
2,000 Tyler, TX Hlth Fac Dev Corp Hosp Rev
Mother Frances Hosp of Tyler (FGIC
Insd)................................ 6.500 07/01/22 2,069,180
------------
26,465,436
------------
VIRGINIA 1.9%
1,495 Harrisonburg, VA Redev & Hsg Auth
Multi-Family Hsg Rev (FSA Insd)...... 6.200 04/01/17 1,521,566
1,000 Richmond, VA (FSA Insd) (a).......... 5.125 01/15/08 980,680
1,000 Richmond, VA (FSA Insd) (a).......... 5.250 01/15/09 981,210
1,000 Richmond, VA (FSA Insd) (a).......... 5.500 01/15/10 990,190
------------
4,473,646
------------
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Par
Amount
(000) Description Coupon Maturity Market Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
WASHINGTON 3.1%
$ 2,235 Grant Cnty, WA Pub Util Dist No 002
Wanapum Hydro Elec Rev Second Ser D
(AMBAC Insd)......................... 6.000% 01/01/13 $ 2,260,680
1,770 Grant Cnty, WA Pub Util Dist No 002
Wanapum Hydro Elec Rev Second Ser D
(AMBAC Insd)......................... 6.250 01/01/17 1,788,868
1,855 Grant Cnty, WA Pub Util Dist No 2
Priest Rapids Hydro Elec Rev Second
Ser D (AMBAC Insd)................... 6.000 01/01/13 1,876,314
1,460 Grant Cnty, WA Pub Util Dist No 2
Priest Rapids Hydro Elec Rev Second
Ser D (AMBAC Insd)................... 6.250 01/01/17 1,475,564
------------
7,401,426
------------
PUERTO RICO 2.2%
5,000 Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Tran Auth
Hwy Rev Ser Y (FSA Insd)............. 6.250 07/01/21 5,291,000
------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 106.1%
(Cost $248,019,723)................................................ 254,183,696
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (6.1%)........................ (14,630,016)
------------
NET ASSETS 100.0%................................................... $239,553,680
============
</TABLE>
* Zero coupon bond
(a) Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
(b) Assets segregated as collateral for when-issued or delayed delivery purchase
commitments.
(c) An Inverse Floating security is one where the coupon is inversely indexed to
a short-term floating interest rate multiplied by a specified factor. As the
floating rate rises, the coupon is reduced. Conversely, as the floating rate
declines, the coupon is increased. These instruments are typically used by
the Trust to enhance the yield of the portfolio. These derivative
instruments are marked to market each day with the change in value reflected
in unrealized appreciation/depreciation. Upon disposition, a realized gain
or loss is recognized accordingly.
AMBAC--AMBAC Indemnity Corporation
Connie Lee--Connie Lee Insurance Company
FGIC--Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHA--Federal Housing Administration
FSA--Financial Security Assurance Inc.
GEMIC--General Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation
GNMA--Government National Mortgage Association
MBIA--Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ASSETS:
Total Investments (Cost $248,019,723)....................... $254,183,696
Cash........................................................ 32,616
Receivables:
Interest.................................................. 4,592,482
Investments Sold.......................................... 61,691
Other....................................................... 12,268
------------
Total Assets.......................................... 258,882,753
------------
LIABILITIES:
Payables:
Investments Purchased..................................... 18,627,367
Income Distributions -- Common and Preferred Shares....... 278,584
Investment Advisory Fee................................... 122,571
Administrative Fee........................................ 40,857
Affiliates................................................ 20,990
Accrued Expenses............................................ 129,049
Trustees' Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans........ 109,655
------------
Total Liabilities..................................... 19,329,073
------------
NET ASSETS.................................................. $239,553,680
============
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Preferred Shares ($.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000
shares, 3,600 issued with liquidation preference of
$25,000 per share)........................................ $ 90,000,000
------------
Common Shares ($.01 par value with an unlimited number of
shares authorized, 9,741,284 shares issued and
outstanding).............................................. 97,413
Paid in Surplus............................................. 143,720,454
Net Unrealized Appreciation................................. 6,163,973
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income............. 1,005,069
Accumulated Net Realized Loss............................... (1,433,229)
------------
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares................ 149,553,680
------------
NET ASSETS.................................................. $239,553,680
============
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE ($149,553,680 divided by
9,741,284 shares outstanding)............................. $ 15.35
============
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest.................................................... $ 14,862,321
------------
EXPENSES:
Investment Advisory Fee..................................... 1,511,030
Administrative Fee.......................................... 503,677
Preferred Share Maintenance................................. 232,886
Trustees' Fees and Related Expenses......................... 25,817
Custody..................................................... 20,961
Legal....................................................... 9,089
Other....................................................... 219,154
------------
Total Expenses.......................................... 2,522,614
------------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME....................................... $ 12,339,707
============
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS:
Net Realized Loss........................................... $ (1,433,235)
------------
Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation:
Beginning of the Period................................... 22,903,190
End of the Period:
Investments............................................. 6,163,973
------------
Net Unrealized Depreciation During the Period............... (16,739,217)
------------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS............................ $(18,172,452)
============
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS.................. $ (5,832,745)
============
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Years Ended October 31, 1999 and 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended Year Ended
October 31, 1999 October 31, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
Operations:
Net Investment Income............................ $12,339,707 $12,370,189
Net Realized Gain/Loss........................... (1,433,235) 2,092,144
Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation During
the Period..................................... (16,739,217) 3,660,244
------------ ------------
Change in Net Assets from Operations............. (5,832,745) 18,122,577
------------ ------------
Distributions from Net Investment Income:
Common Shares.................................. (9,631,079) (9,636,410)
Preferred Shares............................... (2,675,166) (2,973,522)
------------ ------------
(12,306,245) (12,609,932)
------------ ------------
Distributions from Net Realized Gain:
Common Shares.................................. (1,590,029) (1,098,187)
Preferred Shares............................... (502,115) (318,829)
------------ ------------
(2,092,144) (1,417,016)
------------ ------------
Total Distributions.............................. (14,398,389) (14,026,948)
------------ ------------
NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES..................................... (20,231,134) 4,095,629
FROM CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:
Value of Common Shares Issued Through Dividend
Reinvestment................................. 670,625 566,879
------------ ------------
TOTAL INCREASE/DECREASE IN NET ASSETS............ (19,560,509) 4,662,508
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of the Period.......................... 259,114,189 254,451,681
------------ ------------
End of the Period (Including accumulated
undistributed net investment income of
$1,005,069 and $971,607, respectively)......... $239,553,680 $259,114,189
============ ============
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following schedule presents financial highlights for one common share
of the Trust outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-----------------------------
1999 1998 1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of the
Period (a).................................. $17.431 $17.008 $16.688
------- ------- -------
Net Investment Income..................... 1.268 1.276 1.297
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss..... (1.866) .594 .581
------- ------- -------
Total from Investment Operations............ (.598) 1.870 1.878
------- ------- -------
Less:
Distributions from Net Investment Income:
Paid to Common Shareholders............. .990 .995 1.050
Common Share Equivalent of Distributions
Paid to Preferred Shareholders........ .275 .306 .293
Distributions from Net Realized Gain:
Paid to Common Shareholders............. .164 .113 .161
Common Share Equivalent of Distributions
Paid to Preferred Shareholders........ .051 .033 .054
------- ------- -------
Total Distributions......................... 1.480 1.447 1.558
------- ------- -------
Net Asset Value, End of the Period.......... $15.353 $17.431 $17.008
======= ======= =======
Market Price Per Share at End of the
Period.................................... $14.500 $17.750 $17.250
Total Investment Return at Market
Price (b)................................. (12.42%) 9.77% 15.04%
Total Return at Net Asset Value (c)......... (5.64%) 9.27% 9.58%
Net Assets at End of the Period (In
millions)................................. $239.6 $259.1 $254.5
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shares**............. 1.56% 1.56% 1.57%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average
Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shares (d)................................ 5.97% 5.65% 6.05%
Portfolio Turnover.......................... 53% 66% 36%
* Non-Annualized
** Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Including Preferred Shares............... 1.00% 1.01% 1.01%
</TABLE>
(a) Net Asset Value at January 24, 1992, is adjusted for common and preferred
share offering costs of $.263 per common share.
(b) Total Investment Return at Market Price reflects the change in market value
of the common shares for the period indicated with reinvestment of dividends
in accordance with the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan.
(c) Total Return at Net Asset Value (NAV) reflects the change in value of the
Trust's assets with reinvestment of dividends based upon NAV.
(d) Net Investment Income is adjusted for the common share equivalent of
distributions paid to preferred shareholders.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
January 24, 1992
Year Ended October 31, (Commencement
- ---------------------------------------------- of Investment
1996 1995 1994 1993 Operations) to
---------------------------------------- October 31, 1992
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$16.693 $14.883 $18.213 $15.278 $14.737
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
1.323 1.340 1.351 1.365 .924
.054 1.883 (3.150) 2.949 .340
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
1.377 3.223 (1.799) 4.314 1.264
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
1.050 1.050 1.050 .970 .525
.332 .363 .301 .293 .198
-0- -0- .146 .086 -0-
-0- -0- .034 .030 -0-
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
1.382 1.413 1.531 1.379 .723
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
$16.688 $16.693 $14.883 $18.213 $15.278
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
$16.125 $15.750 $13.500 $17.250 $14.500
9.19% 24.96% (15.57%) 26.98% .09%*
6.53% 19.80% (12.20%) 26.75% 5.33%*
$251.0 $250.6 $233.2 $265.2 $237.0
1.60% 1.63% 1.57% 1.54% 1.51%
5.99% 6.16% 6.33% 6.29% 6.08%
35% 28% 26% 38% 90%*
1.02% 1.03% 1.01% .99% 1.01%
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 1999
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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Van Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals (the "Trust") is registered as a
diversified closed-end management investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust's investment objective is to provide
a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with
preservation of capital. In normal market conditions, the Trust intends to
invest substantially all of its assets in municipal securities which are covered
by insurance with respect to the timely payment of principal and interest. The
Trust commenced investment operations on January 24, 1992.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
A. SECURITY VALUATION--Municipal bonds are valued by independent pricing
services or dealers using the mean of the bid and asked prices or, in the
absence of market quotations, at fair value based upon yield data relating to
municipal bonds with similar characteristics and general market conditions.
Securities which are not valued by independent pricing services are valued at
fair value using procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees.
B. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS--Security transactions are recorded on a trade date
basis. Realized gains and losses are determined on an identified cost basis. The
Trust may purchase and sell securities on a "when-issued" or "delayed delivery"
basis with settlement to occur at a later date. The value of the security so
purchased is subject to market fluctuations during this period. The Trust will
maintain, in a segregated account with its custodian, assets having an aggregate
value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued or delayed delivery
purchase commitments until payment is made.
C. INVESTMENT INCOME--Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Bond
premium and original issue discount are amortized over the expected life of each
applicable security.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
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D. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES--It is the Trust's policy to comply with the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its
shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
The Trust intends to utilize provisions of the federal income tax laws which
allow it to carry a realized capital loss forward for eight years following the
year of the loss and offset such losses against any future realized capital
gains. At October 31, 1999, the Trust had an accumulated capital loss
carryforward for tax purposes of $1,433,229 which will expire on October 31,
2007.
At October 31, 1999, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of long-term
investments is $248,019,723; the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is
$9,335,795 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $3,171,822
resulting in net unrealized appreciation on long- and short-term investments of
$6,163,973.
E. DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS--The Trust declares and pays monthly
dividends from net investment income to common shareholders. Net realized gains,
if any, are distributed annually on a pro rata basis to common and preferred
shareholders. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may
include short-term capital gains, which are included as ordinary income for tax
purposes.
F. INSURANCE EXPENSE--The Trust typically invests in insured bonds. Any
portfolio securities not specifically covered by a primary insurance policy are
insured either through secondary market insurance or portfolio insurance. The
insurance policies guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest on the
securities in the Trust's portfolio.
2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Under the terms of the Trust's Investment Advisory Agreement, Van Kampen
Investment Advisory Corp. (the "Adviser") will provide investment advice and
facilities to the Trust for an annual fee payable monthly of .60% of the average
net assets of the Trust. In addition, the Trust will pay a monthly
administrative fee to Van Kampen Funds Inc. or its affiliates (collectively "Van
Kampen"), the Trust's Administrator, at an annual rate of .20% of the average
net assets of the Trust. The administrative services provided by the
Administrator include record keeping and reporting responsibilities with respect
to the Trust's portfolio and preferred shares and providing certain services to
shareholders.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the year ended October 31, 1999, the Trust recognized expenses of
approximately $3,800 representing legal services provided by Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois), counsel to the Trust, of which a trustee of
the Trust is an affiliated person.
For the year ended October 31, 1999, the Trust recognized expenses of
approximately $84,800 representing Van Kampen's cost of providing accounting and
legal services to the Trust.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers and directors
of Van Kampen. The Trust does not compensate its officers or trustees who are
officers of Van Kampen.
The Trust provides deferred compensation and retirement plans for its
trustees who are not officers of Van Kampen. Under the deferred compensation
plan, trustees may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation to a
later date. Benefits under the retirement plan are payable for a ten-year period
and are based upon each trustee's years of service to the Trust. The maximum
annual benefit per trustee under the plan is $2,500.
3. CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
At October 31, 1999 and October 31, 1998, paid in surplus related to common
shares aggregated $143,720,454 and $143,050,223, respectively.
Transactions in common shares were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 1999 OCTOBER 31, 1998
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Beginning Shares....................... 9,701,930 9,668,986
Shares Issued Through Dividend
Reinvestment......................... 39,354 32,944
--------- ---------
Ending Shares.......................... 9,741,284 9,701,930
========= =========
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4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
During the period, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments,
excluding short-term investments, were $142,702,823 and $143,647,168,
respectively.
5. PREFERRED SHARES
Effective with the close of business on April 23, 1999, the liquidation
preference on the Trust's preferred shares decreased from $50,000 to $25,000 per
share. This decrease was effected by means of a 2 for 1 stock split that doubled
the Trust's number of outstanding preferred shares. The total liquidation value
for the Trust was unchanged.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
October 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As of October 31, 1999, the Trust had outstanding 3,600 Auction Preferred
Shares ("APS") in two series of 1,800 shares each. Dividends are cumulative and
the dividend rate is generally reset every 28 days for both series through an
auction process. The dividend rate for Series A is currently reset every 28
days. However, effective with the auction on October 6, 1999, the dividend
period for the Series B was extended through February 2, 2000. Following this
extended dividend period, the Fund will revert to its normal 28 days reset
period. The average rate in effect on October 31, 1999 was 3.6875%. During the
year ended October 31, 1999, the rates ranged from 3.000% to 5.500%.
The Trust pays annual fees equivalent to .25% of the preferred share
liquidation value for the remarketing efforts associated with the preferred
auctions. These fees are included as a component of Preferred Share Maintenance
expense.
The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust in whole or in part at the
liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.
The Trust is subject to certain asset coverage tests and the APS are subject to
mandatory redemption if the tests are not met.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Van Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Van
Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals (the "Trust"), including the portfolio of
investments, as of October 31, 1999, and the related statement of operations for
the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two
years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the
periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Trust's 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
October 31, 1999, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. 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 financial position of Van
Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals as of October 31, 1999, the results of its
operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of
the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of
the periods presented, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
KPMG LLP SIG
Chicago, Illinois
December 6, 1999
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the "Plan") pursuant to which
Common Shareholders may elect to have dividends and capital gains distributions
reinvested in Common Shares of the Trust. The Trust declares dividends out of
net investment income, and will distribute annually net realized capital gains,
if any. Common Shareholders may join or withdraw from the Plan at any time.
If you decide to participate in the Plan, State Street Bank and Trust
Company, as your Plan Agent, will automatically invest your dividends and
capital gains distributions in Common Shares of the Trust for your account.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
If you wish to participate and your shares are held in your own name, call
1-800-341-2929 for more information and a Plan brochure. If your shares are held
in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your
nominee to see if it would participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish
to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank or nominee is unable
to participate on your behalf, you should request that your shares be re-
registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.
HOW THE PLAN WORKS
Participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in Common Shares valued on
the valuation date, generally at the lower of market price or net asset value,
except as specified below. The valuation date will be the dividend or
distribution payment date or, if that date is not a trading day on the national
securities exchange or market system on which the Common Shares are listed for
trading, the next preceding trading day. If the market price per Common Share on
the valuation date equals or exceeds net asset value per Common Share on that
date, the Trust will issue new Common Shares to participants valued at the
higher of net asset value or 95% of the market price on the valuation date. In
the foregoing situation, the Trust will not issue Common Shares under the Plan
below net asset value. If net asset value per Common Share on the valuation date
exceeds the market price per Common Share on that date, or if the Board of
Trustees should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable to the
Common Shareholders only in cash, participants in the Plan will be deemed to
have elected to receive Common Shares from the Trust valued at the market price
on that date. Accordingly, in this circumstance, the Plan Agent will, as agent
for the participants, buy the Trust's Common Shares in the open market for the
participants' accounts on or shortly after the payment date. If, before the Plan
Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value
per share of the Common Shares, the average per share purchase price paid by the
Plan Agent may exceed the net asset value of the Trust's Common Shares,
resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common Shares than if the dividend or
distribution had been paid in Common Shares issued by the Trust. All
reinvestments are in full and fractional Common Shares and are carried to three
decimal places.
Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable.
Accordingly, the Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as
applied to any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the
changes sent to all Common Shareholders of the Trust at least 90 days before the
record date for the dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or
terminated by the Plan Agent by at least 90 days written notice to all Common
Shareholders of the Trust.
COSTS OF THE PLAN
The Plan Agent's fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions will be paid by the Trust. However, each participant will pay a
pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan
Agent's open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends
and distributions. No other charges will be made to participants for reinvesting
dividends or capital gains distributions, except for certain brokerage
commissions, as described above.
TAX IMPLICATIONS
You will receive tax information annually for your personal records and to help
you prepare your federal income tax return. The automatic reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains distributions does not relieve you of any income tax
which may be payable on dividends or distributions.
RIGHT TO WITHDRAW
Plan participants may withdraw at any time by calling 1-800-341-2929 or by
writing State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 8200, Boston, MA
02266-8200. If you withdraw, you will receive, without charge, a share
certificate issued in your name for all full Common Shares credited to your
account under the Plan and a cash payment will be made for any fractional Common
Share credited to your account under the Plan. You may again elect to
participate in the Plan at any time by calling 1-800-341-2929 or writing to the
Trust at:
Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Attn: Closed-End Funds
2800 Post Oak Blvd.
Houston, TX 77056
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VAN KAMPEN FUNDS
GROWTH
Aggressive Growth
American Value*
Emerging Growth
Enterprise
Equity Growth
Focus Equity
Growth
Pace
Small Cap Value
Technology
GROWTH AND INCOME
Comstock
Equity Income
Growth and Income
Harbor
Real Estate Securities
Utility
Value
GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL
Asian Growth
Emerging Markets
European Equity
Global Equity
Global Equity Allocation
Global Fixed Income
Global Franchise
Global Government Securities
Global Managed Assets
International Magnum
Latin American
Short-Term Global Income*
Strategic Income
Worldwide High Income
INCOME
Corporate Bond
Government Securities
High Income Corporate Bond
High Yield
High Yield & Total Return
Limited Maturity Government
U.S. Government
U.S. Government Trust for Income
CAPITAL PRESERVATION
Reserve
Tax Free Money
SENIOR LOAN
Prime Rate Income Trust
Senior Floating Rate
TAX FREE
California Insured Tax Free
Florida Insured Tax Free Income
High Yield Municipal
Insured Tax Free Income
Intermediate Term Municipal Income
Municipal Income
New York Tax Free Income
Pennsylvania Tax Free Income
Tax Free High Income
To find out more about any of these funds, ask your financial advisor for a
prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges,
risks, and ongoing expenses. Please read it carefully before you invest or send
money.
To view a current Van Kampen fund prospectus or to receive additional fund
information, choose from one of the following:
- - visit our Web site at WWW.VANKAMPEN.COM--to view a prospectus, select Download
Prospectus
- - call us at 1-800-341-2911 weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central time.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf users, call 1-800-421-2833.
- - e-mail us by visiting WWW.VANKAMPEN.COM and selecting Contact Us
* Closed to new investors
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VAN KAMPEN TRUST FOR INSURED MUNICIPALS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DAVID C. ARCH
ROD DAMMEYER
HOWARD J KERR
DENNIS J. MCDONNELL*
STEVEN MULLER
THEODORE A. MYERS
RICHARD F. POWERS, III*--Chairman
HUGO F. SONNENSCHEIN
WAYNE W. WHALEN*
OFFICERS
RICHARD F. POWERS, III*
President
DENNIS J. MCDONNELL*
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
A. THOMAS SMITH III*
Vice President and Secretary
JOHN L. SULLIVAN*
Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
CURTIS W. MORELL*
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
TANYA M. LODEN*
Controller
PETER W. HEGEL*
MICHAEL H. SANTO*
EDWARD C. WOOD, III*
Vice Presidents
INVESTMENT ADVISER
VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL
INVESTMENT ADVISORY CORP.
1 Parkview Plaza
P.O. Box 5555
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555
CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT
STATE STREET BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
225 Franklin Street
P.O. Box 1713
Boston, Massachusetts 02105
LEGAL COUNSEL
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
MEAGHER & FLOM
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
KPMG LLP
303 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
For Federal Income tax purposes, the following information
is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the
Trust during its taxable year ended October 31, 1999. The
Trust designated 99.9% of the income distribution as a
tax-exempt income distribution. Additionally, during the
period, the Trust designated and paid $1,066,955 as a 20%
rate gain distribution. These distributions, where
applicable, were included on 1998's Form 1099-DIV which was
mailed to shareholders in January of 1999. In January, 2000,
the Trust will provide tax information to shareholders for
the 1999 calendar year.
* "Interested" persons of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940.
(C) Van Kampen Funds Inc., 1999 All rights reserved.
(SM) denotes a service mark of Van Kampen Funds Inc.
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RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER VOTES
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Trust was held on June 16, 1999, where
shareholders voted on the election of trustees and the selection of independent
public accountants.
1) With regard to the election of the following trustees by the common
shareholders of the Trust:
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<CAPTION>
# OF SHARES
--------------------
IN FAVOR WITHHELD
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
David C. Arch................................... 8,711,313 60,980
Howard J Kerr................................... 8,709,292 63,001
Dennis J. McDonnell............................. 8,716,817 55,476
</TABLE>
The other trustees of the Trust whose terms did not expire in 1999 are Rod
Dammeyer, Steven Muller, Theodore A. Meyers, Don G. Powell*, Hugo F.
Sonnenschein and Wayne W. Whalen.
2) With regard to the ratification of KPMG LLP as independent public
accountants for the Trust, 8,654,552 shares voted in favor of the proposal,
33,866 shares voted against and 83,875 shares abstained.
* On August 9, 1999, Don G. Powell resigned and the Board of Trustees appointed
Richard F. Powers, III.
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YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE
Like other mutual funds, financial and business organizations and individuals
around the world, the Trust could be adversely affected if the computer systems
used by the Trust's investment adviser and other service providers do not
properly process and calculate date-related information and data from and after
January 1, 2000. This is commonly known as the "Year 2000 Problem." The Trust's
investment adviser is taking steps that it believes are reasonably designed to
address the Year 2000 Problem with respect to computer systems that it uses and
to obtain reasonable assurances that comparable steps are being taken by the
Trust's other major service providers. At this time, there can be no assurances
that these steps will be sufficient to avoid any adverse impact to the Trust. In
addition, the Year 2000 Problem may adversely affect the markets and the issuers
of securities in which the Trust may invest that, in turn, may adversely affect
the net asset value of the Trust. Improperly functioning trading systems may
result in settlement problems and liquidity issues. In addition, corporate and
governmental data processing errors may result in production problems for
individual companies or issuers and overall economic uncertainty. Earnings of
individual issuers will be affected by remediation costs, which may be
substantial and may be reported inconsistently in U.S. and foreign financial
statements. Accordingly, the Trust's investments may be adversely affected. The
statements above are subject to the Year 2000 Information and Readiness
Disclosure Act, which may limit the legal rights regarding the use of such
statements in the case of dispute.
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