Investors Served by New Closed-End Fund Resource Site

Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today announced the launch of CEFConnect.com. The successor of ETFConnect.com, this new website offers investors and financial advisors a robust and unbiased resource dedicated to researching closed-end funds. On CEFConnect.com, users enjoy free access to comprehensive closed-end fund data and analysis tools, as well as the ability to create personalized portfolios and fund-tracking updates.

Specific upgraded capabilities of the new site include:

  • Simplified closed-end fund search and filter functionality
  • Customized portfolio and fund tracking alerts
  • More intuitive and interactive charts for fund basics such as distributions, performance and pricing
  • More complete side-by-side closed-end fund comparisons
  • Timely news updates on individual closed-end funds and CEF industry

“Since its creation, we have extensively surveyed users of ETFConnect.com to better understand the tools and information they are looking for, to help them create and monitor their investment portfolios,” said Anne Kritzmire, Managing Director for Nuveen Investments’ Closed-End Funds. “The new site is in response to the comments and requests we have received from both investors and advisors seeking more robust, timely, and intuitive information on their investments, particularly closed-end funds. More and more, investors are looking toward closed-end funds to help provide investment income, and we believe CEFConnect.com can identify closed-end funds that seek to address this need and enhance the user’s ability to research, create and track their investments.”

On the new site, current users of ETFConnect.com who are specifically interested in Index ETF information will be guided to other prominent online resources that can help them with their ongoing ETF research needs.

Nuveen Investments provides high quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutions and high net worth investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets its growing range of specialized investment solutions under the high-quality brands of HydePark, NWQ, Nuveen, Santa Barbara, Symphony, Tradewinds and Winslow Capital. In total, the Company managed $128 billion of assets on June 30, 2009. For more information, please visit the Nuveen Investments website at www.nuveen.com .