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Preferred Income Fund (HPI)

Asset Mix (%)
as of 1/31/10

Preferred Stocks: 92.45
Cash & Cash Equivalents: 3.73
Corporate Bonds: 1.80
Foreign Stock: 1.74
Common Stocks: 0.90
Interest Rate Swaps: -0.62

Top Issuers (%)

as of 1/31/10
Nexen, Inc. 4.38
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. 3.51
Viacom, Inc. 3.35
Comcast Corp. 3.05
MetLife, Inc. 3.03
National City Corp. 2.93
Interstate Power & Light Company 2.84
HSBC Finance Corp. 2.68
Barclays Bank PLC 2.65
ING Groep NV 2.48

The Fund’s holdings are subject to change at any time. Characteristics are expressed as a percentage of net assets.

All Funds (with the exception of the Money Market Fund) exclude cash and cash equivalent securities from Top holdings and Top issuers

With regard to the Asset Mix table to the right: The percentages disclosed in the Asset Mix table are based on the Fund's total investments.

Top Sectors (%)

as of 1/31/10
Financials 51.17
Utilities 24.53
Consumer Discretionary 7.42
Telecommunication Services 6.41
Energy 5.93
Consumer Staples 1.41

The Fund’s holdings are subject to change at any time. Characteristics are expressed as a percentage of net assets.

All Funds (with the exception of the Money Market Fund) exclude cash and cash equivalent securities from Top Sectors.

Top Industries (%)

as of 1/31/10
Diversified Financial Services 13.34
Electric Utilities 12.51
Commercial Banks 12.36
Capital Markets 9.32
Multi-Utilities 7.94
Media 7.42
Insurance 7.39
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.93
Wireless Telecommunication Services 5.51
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 4.82

The Fund’s holdings are subject to change at any time. Characteristics are expressed as a percentage of net assets.

All Funds (with the exception of the Money Market Fund) exclude cash and cash equivalent securities from Top Industries.

What You Should Know

Closed-end fund shares are not redeemable, but instead are traded in the secondary market on an exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ. They frequently trade at a discount to net asset value. Specialized funds may carry additional risks.

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