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Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc."Dividend Declaration and Portfolio Statistics


Published on 2009-01-12 15:10:56, Last Modified on 2009-01-12 15:11:43 - Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: PPM), 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 $0.0600 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 investment grade municipal obligations, the income from which is exempt from regular federal income tax.

Portfolio statistics as of December 31 , 20081 
Top ten states/commonwealths   Percentage of total investments
California 15.0%
Illinois 10.3
New York 9.4
Texas 8.1
Washington 6.8
Puerto Rico 5.8
South Carolina 5.5
Ohio 5.0
North Carolina 4.0
New Jersey   4.0
Total 73.9%
 

Portfolio statistics as of December 31, 2008, continued1

Yields2   
NAV yield   6.05%
Market yield 7.22%

Top five sectors

 

Percentage of total investments

Hospital 13.0%
University 12.9
Airport 12.8
Power 11.1
Lease   8.0
Total 57.8%

Credit quality3

   
AAA 12.1%
AA 45.6
A 17.2
BBB 15.5
A-1+ 0.0
Nonrated   9.6
Total 100.0%

Characteristics

   
Net asset value per share2 $11.91
Market price per share2 $9.97
Weighted average maturity 12.78 years
Weighted average modified duration 7.11 years
Weighted average coupon4 5.24%
Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) 17.21%
Leverage5 44.7%
Stated maturity schedule   Percentage of total investments
2009 0.0%
2010 0.0
2011 0.0
2012 1.1
2013 0.9
2014–2024 61.6
2025–2045   36.4
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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