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