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Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. " Dividend Declaration and Portfolio Statistics


Published on 2009-01-12 15:11:48, Last Modified on 2009-01-12 15:12:35 - Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: PIF), a closed-end management investment company normally investing substantially all of its assets in a diversified portfolio of tax-exempt municipal obligations, with common and preferred shares outstanding, today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a dividend from net investment income of $0.0500 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on January 30, 2009 to common shareholders of record as of January 22, 2009. The ex-dividend date is January 20, 2009. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in insured municipal obligations, the income from which is exempt from regular federal income tax.

Portfolio statistics as of December 31, 20081 
 
Top ten states  

Percentage of total

investments

Illinois 17.9 %
California 16.3
New York 12.0
Florida 8.4
Texas 8.3
Washington 7.4
Pennsylvania 4.6
Georgia 4.3
Maine 3.5
Indiana   2.7  
Total   85.4 %
 
Yields2   
NAV yield 4.93 %
Market yield 5.94 %
Portfolio statistics as of December 31, 2008, continued1 
 
Top five sectors  

Percentage of total

investments

Water 20.1 %
Airport 15.1
General obligations 13.6
Tolls 9.4
Power   6.2  
Total 64.4 %
 
Credit quality3   
AAA 45.8 %
AA 36.8
A 4.8
BBB 6.5
A-1+ 0.0
Nonrated   6.1  
Total 100.0 %
 
Characteristics    
Net asset value per share2 $12.18
Market price per share2 $10.10
Weighted average maturity 14.46 years
Weighted average modified duration 8.52 years
Weighted average coupon4 5.18 %
Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) 18.9 %
Leverage5 43.6 %
 
Stated maturity schedule  

Percentage of total

investments

2009 0.0 %
2010 0.0
2011 0.0
2012 0.0
2013 0.0
2014–2024 56.9
2025-2045   43.1  
Total   100.0 %

1 The Fund is actively managed and its portfolio composition will vary over time.

2 Net asset value (NAV), market price and yields will fluctuate. NAV yield is calculated by multiplying the current month's dividend by 12 and dividing by the month-end net asset value. Market yield is calculated by multiplying the current month's dividend by 12 and dividing by the month-end market price.

3 Credit quality ratings shown are based on those assigned by Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. S&P is an independent rating agency.

4 Weighted by par.

5 Includes leverage attributable to both the Fund's Auction Preferred Shares and the Tender Option Bond Program as a percentage of total assets. Leverage may vary.

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