UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-6362 Van Kampen Municipal Trust -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Ronald Robison 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000 Date of fiscal year end: 10/31 Date of reporting period: 7/31/05 Item 1. Schedule of Investments. The Trust's schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows: VAN KAMPEN MUNICIPAL TRUST PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS JULY 31, 2005 (UNAUDITED) PAR AMOUNT (000) DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE MUNICIPAL BONDS 149.0% ALABAMA 2.5% $ 1,000 Birmingham Baptist Med Ctr AL Baptist Hlth Sys Ser A 5.875% 11/15/24 $ 1,069,360 2,695 Gadsden, AL Wts Ser B (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 08/01/21 2,966,602 2,000 Jefferson Cnty, AL Ltd Oblig Sch Wt Ser A 5.250 01/01/23 2,135,900 4,000 Jefferson Cnty, AL Swr Rev Cap Impt Wts (Prerefunded @ 08/01/12) (FGIC Insd) 5.125 02/01/42 4,354,600 1,735 Jefferson Cnty, AL Swr Rev Cap Impt Wts Ser A (Prerefunded @ 02/01/11) (FGIC Insd) 5.000 02/01/41 1,886,622 2,370 Marshall Cnty, AL Hlthcare Ser C 6.000 01/01/32 2,550,428 --------------- 14,963,512 --------------- ALASKA 0.2% 1,000 Alaska St Intl Arpt Rev Ser B (AMBAC Insd) 5.750 10/01/17 1,128,380 --------------- ARIZONA 0.4% 1,425 Arizona Cap Fac Fin Corp Student Hsg Rev AZ St Univ Proj 6.250 09/01/32 1,522,057 1,000 Arizona Hlth Fac Auth Hosp John C Lincoln Hlth Network 6.375 12/01/37 1,104,420 --------------- 2,626,477 --------------- ARKANSAS 0.7% 2,310 Arkansas St Dev Fin Auth Rev St Agy Fac Donaghey Plaza Proj (FSA Insd) 5.000 06/01/34 2,419,933 1,565 Fort Smith, AR Wtr & Swr Rev Ser C (FSA Insd) (a) 5.000 10/01/21 1,672,938 --------------- 4,092,871 --------------- CALIFORNIA 20.1% 4,000 Anaheim, CA Pub Fin Auth Lease Rev Cap Apprec Sub Pub Impt Proj C (FSA Insd) * 09/01/20 2,043,800 7,500 Anaheim, CA Pub Fin Auth Rev Elec Sys Dist Fac Ser A (FSA Insd) 5.000 10/01/31 7,818,300 2,100 Bay Area Govt Assn CA Rev Tax Alloc CA Redev Pool Ser A (XLCA Insd) 5.250 09/01/35 2,242,989 7,125 California Ed Fac Auth Rev Pepperdine Univ Ser A Rfdg (FGIC Insd) 5.000 09/01/33 7,464,435 350 California Hlth Fac Fin Auth Rev Casa De Las Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 08/01/17 369,428 1,000 California Hlth Fac Fin Auth Rev Cedars Sinai Med Ctr Rfdg (b) 5.000 11/15/27 1,034,010 1,000 California Pollutn Ctl Fin Auth Solid Waste Disp Rev Waste Mgmt Inc Proj Ser B (AMT) 5.000 07/01/27 989,450 2,500 California St (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 04/01/21 2,621,850 5,500 California St (AMBAC Insd) 5.125 10/01/27 5,747,885 5,000 California St (MBIA Insd) 5.000 02/01/32 5,195,050 1,250 California St Dept Wtr Res Pwr Ser A 6.000 05/01/15 1,431,587 4,000 California St Dept Wtr Res Pwr Ser A (AMBAC Insd) (c) 5.375 05/01/18 4,404,040 3,705 California St Dept Wtr Res Pwr Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.375 05/01/21 4,098,138 2,000 California St Dept Wtr Res Pwr Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.375 05/01/22 2,212,220 5,295 California St Econ Rec Ser A 5.000 07/01/17 5,665,491 1,000 California St Pub Wks Brd Lease Rev Dept Corrections Ser E Rfdg (XLCA Insd) 5.000 06/01/18 1,065,730 1,000 California St Pub Wks Brd UCLA Replacement Hosp Ser A (FSA Insd) 5.375 10/01/20 1,084,620 5,000 California St Univ Rev Syswide Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 11/01/23 5,289,600 2,650 California Stwide Cmnty Dev Auth Ctf Part (Acquired 11/23/99, Cost $2,650,000) (d) 7.250 11/01/29 2,782,314 3,500 Capistrano, CA Uni Sch Dist (FGIC Insd) 5.000 09/01/29 3,723,755 3,000 Contra Costa, CA Home Mtg Fin Auth Home Mtg Rev (Escrowed to Maturity) (MBIA Insd) * 09/01/17 1,435,710 1,000 Davis, CA Pub Fac Fin Auth Mace Ranch Area Ser A 6.600 09/01/25 1,046,920 400 Del Mar, CA Race Track Auth Rev Rfdg 6.000 08/15/06 403,608 18,000 Foothill/Eastern Corridor Agy CA Toll Rd Rev Cap Apprec Rfdg (MBIA Insd) * 01/15/25 6,208,380 27,810 Foothill/Eastern Corridor Agy CA Toll Rd Rev Cap Apprec Rfdg * 01/15/33 5,558,385 6,000 Foothill/Eastern Corridor Agy CA Toll Rd Rev Cap Apprec Sr Lien Ser A (Escrowed to Maturity) * 01/01/18 3,588,960 1,000 Golden St Tob Securitization Corp CA Tob Settlement Rev Enhanced Asset Bkd Ser A (b) 5.000 06/01/45 1,027,640 2,240 Huntington Park, CA Redev Agy Rev Tax Alloc Santa Fe Redev Rfdg 6.200 10/01/27 2,333,744 2,635 Imperial Irr Dist CA Ctf Part Elec Sys Proj (FSA Insd) 5.250 11/01/23 2,840,451 1,500 Long Beach, CA Bd Fin Auth Rev Redev Hsg & Gas Util Fin Ser A-1 (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 08/01/35 1,566,645 2,000 Los Angeles, CA Uni Sch Dist Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.375 07/01/18 2,229,620 4,400 Los Angeles, CA Uni Sch Dist Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 07/01/19 4,864,464 5,585 Sacramento, CA City Fin Auth Rev Comb Proj B (MBIA Insd) * 11/01/14 3,845,440 1,375 San Bernadino, CA Jt Pwrs Fin Auth Alloc Rev Cent City Merged Proj A Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) (a) 5.750 07/01/20 1,622,087 3,545 San Diego, CA Uni Sch Dist Election 1998 Ser E-1 Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.000 07/01/23 3,815,448 2,500 San Francisco, CA City & Cnty Pub Util Com Wtr Rev Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.000 11/01/32 2,616,975 3,000 San Jose, CA Fin Auth Lease Rev Civic Ctr Proj Ser B (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 06/01/32 3,114,300 5,000 University CA Rev Gen Ser B (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 05/15/20 5,352,800 --------------- 120,756,269 --------------- COLORADO 2.7% 1,000 Colorado Hlth Fac Auth Rev Catholic Hlth Initiatives Ser A (Escrowed to Maturity) 5.500 03/01/32 1,105,750 1,125 Colorado Hlth Fac Auth Rev Hosp Portercare Adventist Hlth 6.500 11/15/31 1,246,162 4,000 Colorado Springs, CO Util Rev Sys Sub Lien Impt Ser A Rfdg 5.000 11/15/29 4,147,160 2,200 La Plata Cnty, CO Sch Dist 9-R Durango (Prerefunded @ 11/01/12) (MBIA Insd) (a) 5.250 11/01/21 2,397,582 6,365 Platte Riv Pwr Auth CO Pwr Rev Ser EE 5.375 06/01/16 7,009,711 --------------- 15,906,365 --------------- CONNECTICUT 4.2% 1,645 Bridgeport, CT Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 08/15/20 1,799,087 2,265 Bridgeport, CT Ser A (MBIA Insd) (a) 5.250 08/15/23 2,464,614 2,840 Connecticut St Spl Oblig Pkg Rev Bradley Intl Arpt Ser A (AMT) (ACA Insd) 6.600 07/01/24 3,071,659 3,540 Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe CT Spl Rev Ser A, 144A - Private Placement (e) 6.400 09/01/11 3,706,061 3,460 Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe CT Spl Rev Ser A, 144A - Private Placement (Prerefunded @ 09/01/07) (e) 6.400 09/01/11 3,696,699 6,500 Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe CT Spl Rev Ser B, 144A - Private Placement (e) 5.750 09/01/18 6,795,035 3,500 Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe CT Spl Rev Ser B, 144A - Private Placement (e) 5.750 09/01/27 3,613,435 --------------- 25,146,590 --------------- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1.0% 1,000 District of Columbia Hosp Rev Medlantic Hlthcare Group A Rfdg (Escrowed to Maturity) (MBIA Insd) 5.875 08/15/19 1,048,350 5,000 Metropolitan Washington DC Arpt Auth Sys Ser A (AMT) (FGIC Insd) 5.125 10/01/26 5,205,900 --------------- 6,254,250 --------------- FLORIDA 9.8% 3,380 Brevard Cnty, FL Hlth Fac Hlth First Inc Proj (MBIA Insd) 5.125 04/01/31 3,531,086 2,550 Broward Cnty, FL Wtr & Swr Util Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.000 10/01/20 2,730,361 345 Escambia Cnty, FL Hlth Fac Auth Rev (AMBAC Insd) 5.950 07/01/20 348,108 1,500 Florida Muni Ln Council Rev Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.000 02/01/35 1,574,655 3,000 Florida St Dept Environmental Protection Preservation Rev Ser A (FGIC Insd) 5.750 07/01/10 3,332,040 3,880 Florida St Dept Trans Right of Way Ser A 5.250 07/01/21 4,275,721 5,000 Florida St Dept Trans Tpk Rev Ser A 5.000 07/01/29 5,302,950 1,895 Gulf Breeze, FL Rev Loc Govt (Variable Rate Coupon) (FGIC Insd) (a) 5.625 12/01/20 2,045,084 2,310 Hillsborough Cnty, FL Indl Dev Auth Andl Dev Rev Hlth Fac Proj Univ Cmnty Hosp Ser A 5.500 08/15/14 2,406,812 265 Lakeland, FL Hosp Sys Rev Lakeland Regl Hlth Sys 5.500 11/15/32 279,310 1,515 Miami Beach, FL Stormwtr Rev (FGIC Insd) 5.250 09/01/25 1,626,337 2,000 Miami-Dade Cnty, FL Aviation Rev Miami Intl Arpt (AMT) (FGIC Insd) 5.375 10/01/25 2,128,060 2,700 Miami-Dade Cnty, FL Aviation Rev Miami Intl Arpt (AMT) (FGIC Insd) 5.375 10/01/32 2,856,681 5,000 Miami-Dade Cnty, FL Aviation Ser A (AMT) (FSA Insd) 5.125 10/01/35 5,194,400 1,855 Miami-Dade Cnty, FL Hlth Fac Miami Childrens Hosp Ser A Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 08/15/20 1,944,077 5,000 Miami-Dade Cnty, FL Spl Oblig Cap Apprec & Inc Sub Ser B (MBIA Insd) (f) 0.000/5.000 10/01/35 4,313,300 3,750 Orange Cnty, FL Sch Brd Ctf Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 08/01/14 4,135,312 4,320 Orange Cnty, FL Tourist Dev Tax Rev (Prerefunded @ 10/01/09) (AMBAC Insd) 5.625 10/01/14 4,728,586 4,300 Orange Cnty, FL Tourist Dev Tax Rev (Prerefunded @ 10/01/09) (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 10/01/31 4,685,839 1,060 Tallahassee, FL Lease Rev FL St Univ Proj Ser A (MBIA Insd) (a) 5.500 08/01/18 1,167,272 --------------- 58,605,991 --------------- GEORGIA 2.7% 2,000 Atlanta, GA Arpt Passenger Fac Gen Sub Lien Ser C (FSA Insd) 5.000 01/01/33 2,100,500 1,000 Augusta, GA Gen Arpt Rev Passenger Ser B (AMT) 5.350 01/01/28 1,016,230 1,400 Municipal Elec Auth GA Combustion Turbine Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 11/01/14 1,537,172 8,025 Municipal Elec Auth GA Combustion Turbine Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 11/01/18 8,807,036 1,000 Oconee Cnty, GA Indl Dev Auth Oiit Proj (XLCA Insd) 5.250 07/01/23 1,071,150 2,000 Royston, GA Hosp Auth Hosp Ctf Rev Ty Cobb Hlthcare Sys Inc Rfdg 6.500 07/01/27 1,869,560 --------------- 16,401,648 --------------- HAWAII 0.0% 320 Honolulu, HI City & Cnty Wastewtr Sys Rev Cap Apprec (FGIC Insd) * 07/01/12 244,592 --------------- ILLINOIS 11.9% 3,400 Carol Stream, IL First Mtg Rev Windsor Pk Mnr Proj (Prerefunded @ 12/01/07) 7.000 12/01/13 3,742,244 1,500 Champaign Cnty, IL Cmnty Unit Sch Dist No 116 Urbana Ser C (Prerefunded @ 01/01/10) (FGIC Insd) * 01/01/16 912,600 1,300 Champaign Cnty, IL Cmnty Unit Sch Dist No 116 Urbana Ser C (Prerefunded @ 01/01/10) (FGIC Insd) * 01/01/18 699,985 4,000 Chicago, IL Neighborhoods Alive 21 Pgm Ser A (Prerefunded @ 07/01/10) (FGIC Insd) 5.750 01/01/40 4,416,280 2,500 Chicago, IL O'Hare Intl Arpt Rev Gen Arpt Third Lien C 2 Rfdg (AMT) (FSA Insd) 5.250 01/01/30 2,636,425 5,000 Chicago, IL O'Hare Intl Arpt Rev Gen Arpt Third Lien Ser A Rfdg (AMT) (MBIA Insd) 5.375 01/01/32 5,256,850 1,015 Chicago, IL O'Hare Intl Arpt Rev Second Lien Passenger Fac Ser B (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 01/01/16 1,111,516 1,980 Chicago, IL Pk Dist Ser C (FGIC Insd) 5.500 01/01/19 2,174,000 2,565 Chicago, IL Proj Ser C Rfdg (FGIC Insd) (a) 5.750 01/01/12 2,852,793 1,000 Cook Cnty, IL Cmnty Cons Sch Dist No 64 Park Ridge (FSA Insd) 5.500 12/01/14 1,134,060 1,000 Cook Cnty, IL Ser A (FGIC Insd) 5.500 11/15/31 1,089,780 5,000 Du Page Cnty, IL Trans Rev (Prerefunded @ 07/01/11) (FSA Insd) 5.750 01/01/15 5,621,050 4,000 Hodgkins, IL Tax Increment Ser A Rfdg 7.625 12/01/13 4,145,240 2,725 Illinois Dev Fin Auth Rev Cmnty Rehab Providers Fac Ser A 7.375 07/01/25 2,981,749 2,305 Illinois Dev Fin Auth Rev Loc Govt Pgm Aurora East Sch (MBIA Insd) * 12/01/15 1,489,237 1,565 Illinois Ed Fac Auth Rev DePaul Univ (Prerefunded @ 10/01/10) (AMBAC Insd) 5.625 10/01/15 1,751,830 1,740 Illinois Ed Fac Auth Rev Lewis Univ 5.900 10/01/14 1,749,500 2,500 Illinois Fin Auth Rev Northwestern Mem Hosp Ser A 5.500 08/15/43 2,696,150 1,645 Illinois Hlth Fac Auth Rev Evangelical Hosp Ser C Rfdg (FSA Insd) 6.750 04/15/12 1,895,237 1,500 Illinois St First Ser (FGIC Insd) 5.375 11/01/14 1,648,470 3,000 Illinois St First Ser (FSA Insd) 5.250 12/01/21 3,272,160 3,440 Kendall Kane & Will Cntys, IL Cmnty Sch Dist No 308 Ser B (FGIC Insd) (a) 5.250 10/01/19 3,762,810 3,460 Metropolitan Pier & Expo Auth IL Dedicated St Tax Rev Cap Apprec (FGIC Insd) * 06/15/14 2,405,254 870 Metropolitan Pier & Expo Auth IL Dedicated St Tax Rev Cap Apprec (Escrowed to Maturity) (FGIC Insd) * 06/15/14 609,539 2,675 Metropolitan Pier & Expo Auth IL Dedicated St Tax Rev McCormick Pl Expn Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 06/15/42 2,841,866 1,510 Roselle, IL Multi-Family Hsg Rev Waterbury Apts Ser A Rfdg (GNMA Collateralized) 7.000 01/01/25 1,542,495 2,500 Schaumburg, IL Ser B (FGIC Insd) 5.000 12/01/41 2,597,200 3,505 Will Cnty, IL Cmnty Sch Dist No 161 Summit Hill Cap Apprec (FGIC Insd) (a) * 01/01/14 2,484,870 2,010 Will Cnty, IL Cmnty Sch Dist No 161 Summit Hill Cap Apprec (FGIC Insd) * 01/01/16 1,286,179 1,415 Will Cnty, IL Cmnty Sch Dist No 161 Summit Hill Cap Apprec (FGIC Insd) * 01/01/19 780,712 --------------- 71,588,081 --------------- INDIANA 1.4% 1,000 Allen Cnty, IN Juvenile Justice Ctr First Mtg (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 01/01/18 1,105,400 1,000 Clark Pleasant, IN Cmnty Sch First Mtg (Prerefunded @ 01/15/12) (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 07/15/13 1,102,770 2,000 Indiana Hlth Fac Fin Auth Hosp Rev Cmnty Proj Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 05/01/35 2,099,080 1,500 Petersburg, IN Pollutn Ctl Rev IN Pwr & Lt (AMT) (g) 5.950 12/01/29 1,563,720 2,500 Vigo Cnty, IN Sch Bldg Corp First Mtg Impt & Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.250 07/10/24 2,670,450 --------------- 8,541,420 --------------- KANSAS 0.5% 1,395 Wichita, KS Pub Bldg Comm Rev Wichita St Univ Proj Ser L Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) (a) 5.000 02/01/15 1,497,337 1,465 Wichita, KS Pub Bldg Comm Rev Wichita St Univ Proj Ser L Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) (a) 5.000 02/01/16 1,573,776 --------------- 3,071,113 --------------- KENTUCKY 0.4% 2,350 Louisville & Jefferson, KY Swr Ser A (MBIA Insd) (a) 5.500 05/15/15 2,621,637 --------------- LOUISIANA 4.0% 5,000 Ernest N Morial New Orleans LA Sr Sub Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 07/15/21 5,479,550 2,000 Ernest N Morial-New Orleans, LA Exhib Hall Auth Spl Tax Sr Sub Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 07/15/33 2,080,500 1,495 Louisiana Hsg Fin Agy Rev Azalea Estates Ser A Rfdg (AMT) (GNMA Collateralized) 5.375 10/20/39 1,565,220 1,675 Louisiana Loc Govt Environmental Fac Pkg Fac Corp Garage Proj Ser A (AMBAC Insd) (a) 5.200 10/01/19 1,817,710 2,580 Louisiana Loc Govt Environmental Rev Southeastn LA Student Hsg A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 08/01/21 2,810,652 3,000 Louisiana St Ser A (FGIC Insd) 5.500 11/15/07 3,171,120 7,665 Louisiana St Univ & Agric & Mechanical College Univ Rev Master Agreement (Acquired 11/30/98, Cost $7,665,459) (d) 5.750 10/30/18 7,312,694 --------------- 24,237,446 --------------- MAINE 0.2% 1,000 Maine Vets Homes, ME Rev (Prerefunded @ 10/01/05) 7.750 10/01/20 1,027,930 --------------- MARYLAND 1.4% 2,300 Baltimore, MD Cap Apprec Cons Pub Ser A Impt & Rfdg (FGIC Insd) * 10/15/06 2,158,297 1,845 Baltimore, MD Cap Apprec Ser A (FGIC Insd) * 10/15/07 1,630,002 1,700 Maryland St Trans Auth Arpt Baltimore/WA Intl Arpt B (AMT) (AMBAC Insd) 5.125 03/01/24 1,790,916 2,365 Northeast, MD Waste Disp Auth Rfdg (AMT) (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 04/01/16 2,573,617 --------------- 8,152,832 --------------- MASSACHUSETTS 4.1% 1,495 Massachusetts Bay Tran Auth MA Sales Tax Rev Ser A 5.000 07/01/35 1,541,928 1,775 Massachusetts Muni Whsl Elec Co Nuclear Proj 5 (MBIA Insd) 5.250 07/01/13 1,947,104 2,165 Massachusetts St Dev Fin Agy Proj Ser R-2 (MBIA Insd) 5.125 02/01/34 2,272,687 750 Massachusetts St Dev Fin Agy Rev Boston Architectural Ctr (ACA Insd) 6.100 09/01/18 792,263 1,000 Massachusetts St Dev Fin Agy Rev Boston Architectural Ctr (ACA Insd) 6.250 09/01/28 1,051,950 3,600 Massachusetts St Dev Fin Agy Rev Boston Univ Ser T-1 (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 10/01/35 3,807,180 1,000 Massachusetts St Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Rev Part Hlthcare Sys Ser C 5.750 07/01/32 1,107,430 3,700 Massachusetts St Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Rev Ser G (MBIA Insd) 5.000 07/01/13 3,743,401 2,500 Massachusetts St Sch Bldg Auth Dedicated Sales Tax Rev Ser A (MBIA Insd) (b) 5.000 08/15/27 2,664,800 2,500 Massachusetts St Spl Oblig Dedicated Tax Rev (Prerefunded @ 01/01/14) (FGIC Insd) 5.000 01/01/34 2,721,000 3,000 Massachusetts St Wtr Res Auth Gen Ser J (FSA Insd) 5.000 08/01/32 3,126,780 --------------- 24,776,523 --------------- MICHIGAN 3.2% 3,365 Detroit, MI Loc Dev Fin Auth Tax Increment Sr Ser B (Acquired 09/08/97, Cost $3,365,000) (d) 6.700 05/01/21 3,442,193 825 Detroit, MI Loc Dev Fin Auth Tax Increment Sub Ser C (Acquired 09/08/97, Cost $850,000) (d) 6.850 05/01/21 845,246 3,860 Detroit, MI Ser A (XLCA Insd) (a) 5.250 04/01/21 4,135,025 2,930 Detroit, MI Wtr Supply Sys Rev Sr Lien Ser C Rfdg (MBIA Insd) (a) 5.250 07/01/18 3,220,304 1,180 Hillsdale, MI Hosp Fin Auth Hosp Rev Hillsdale Cmnty Hlth Ctr 5.750 05/15/18 1,256,016 1,000 Kent Hosp Fin Auth MI Rev Met Hosp Proj Ser A 6.000 07/01/35 1,076,700 1,450 Michigan St Hosp Fin Auth Rev Chelsea Cmnty Hosp Oblig (b) 5.000 05/15/37 1,428,758 500 Michigan St Hosp Fin Auth Rev Hosp Genesys Regl Med Ser A Rfdg (Escrowed to Maturity) 5.375 10/01/13 536,930 1,550 Michigan St Hsg Dev Rental Hsg Rev Ser A (AMT) (MBIA Insd) 5.300 10/01/37 1,580,504 1,500 Michigan St Strategic Fd Detroit Edison Co Proj C Rfdg (AMT) (XLCA Insd) 5.450 12/15/32 1,596,000 --------------- 19,117,676 --------------- MINNESOTA 0.2% 1,260 Glencoe, MN Hlthcare Fac Regl Hlth Svc Proj (b) 5.000 04/01/31 1,256,837 --------------- MISSISSIPPI 0.5% 2,500 Mississippi Bus Fin Corp MS Pollutn Ctl Rev Sys Energy Res Inc Proj 5.875 04/01/22 2,537,525 355 Mississippi Home Corp Single Family Rev Mtg Ser F (AMT) (GNMA Collateralized) 7.550 12/01/27 363,698 --------------- 2,901,223 --------------- MISSOURI 2.3% 1,400 Ellisville, MO Indl Dev Auth Rev Gambrill Gardens Proj Rfdg & Impt 6.100 06/01/20 1,420,664 1,000 Ellisville, MO Indl Dev Auth Rev Gambrill Gardens Proj Rfdg & Impt 6.200 06/01/29 1,012,740 1,740 Good Shepherd Nursing Home Dist MO Nursing Home Fac Rev (Prerefunded @ 08/15/05) 7.625 08/15/15 1,778,350 1,000 Kearney, MO (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 03/01/16 1,096,710 1,415 Missouri St Hlth & Ed Fac Rev Univ MO Columbia Arena Proj 5.000 11/01/18 1,517,701 1,000 Missouri St Hwys & Trans Commn Rd Rev Ser A 5.125 02/01/17 1,081,420 2,810 Perry Cnty, MO Nursing Home Rev Rfdg 5.900 03/01/28 2,809,831 2,505 Saint Louis, MO Arpt Rev Cap Impt Prog Ser A (Prerefunded @ 07/01/12) (MBIA Insd) (a) 5.375 07/01/20 2,787,389 --------------- 13,504,805 --------------- NEBRASKA 0.7% 4,000 Nebraska Pub Pwr Dist Gen Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 01/01/35 4,190,280 --------------- NEVADA 2.6% 3,000 Clark Cnty, NV Arpt Rev Sub Lien Ser A-2 (FGIC Insd) 5.000 07/01/36 3,125,910 5,000 Clark Cnty, NV Bd Bk (MBIA Insd) 5.000 06/01/32 5,197,250 3,000 Clark Cnty, NV Indl Dev Rev Southwest Gas Corp Proj Ser A (AMT) (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 07/01/34 3,163,950 2,500 Reno, NV Cap Impt Rev (FGIC Insd) 5.125 06/01/26 2,628,050 1,500 Reno, NV Sr Lien Retrac Reno Trans Proj (AMBAC Insd) 5.125 06/01/37 1,567,050 --------------- 15,682,210 --------------- NEW HAMPSHIRE 1.3% 4,800 New Hampshire Higher Ed & Hlth Fac Auth Rev Daniel Webster College Issue 6.300 07/01/29 4,833,792 2,000 New Hampshire Higher Ed & Hlth Fac Auth Rev Riverwoods at Exeter Ser A 6.500 03/01/23 2,031,720 1,000 New Hampshire Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Rev Derryfield Sch 6.750 07/01/20 1,067,400 --------------- 7,932,912 --------------- NEW JERSEY 10.3% 1,465 Eastern Camden Cnty, NJ Regl Sch Dist Rfdg (FGIC Insd) (a) * 03/01/06 1,440,520 1,615 Eastern Camden Cnty, NJ Regl Sch Dist Rfdg (FGIC Insd) (a) * 03/01/07 1,538,724 1,555 Eastern Camden Cnty, NJ Regl Sch Dist Rfdg (FGIC Insd) (a) * 03/01/08 1,431,502 2,895 Essex Cnty, NJ Impt Auth Rev Cnty Gtd Proj Consldtn Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.125 10/01/20 3,134,764 3,880 New Jersey Econ Dev Auth Mtr Veh Rev Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.000 07/01/22 4,140,115 1,500 New Jersey Econ Dev Auth Rev Cigarette Tax 5.750 06/15/29 1,609,215 25,000 New Jersey Econ Dev Auth St Contract Econ Recovery (MBIA Insd) 5.900 03/15/21 30,105,000 2,825 New Jersey St Ed Fac Auth Higher Ed Cap Impt Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 09/01/19 3,094,816 3,500 New Jersey St Tpk Auth Tpk Rev Ser C (FSA Insd) 6.500 01/01/16 4,205,530 5,000 New Jersey St Tpk Auth Tpk Rev Ser C-1 (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 01/01/35 5,192,850 1,000 New Jersey St Trans Tr Fd Auth Trans Sys Ser A 5.750 06/15/18 1,161,040 3,000 Newark, NJ Hsg Auth Port Auth Newark Marine Terminal (MBIA Insd) 5.000 01/01/37 3,138,330 1,250 Passaic Cnty, NJ Impt Auth Rev Preakness Hlthcare Ctr Proj (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 05/01/30 1,318,025 --------------- 61,510,431 --------------- NEW MEXICO 0.3% 1,500 Jicarilla, NM Apache Nation Adj Ser A (Acquired 10/23/03, Cost $1,514,910) (d) 5.000 09/01/18 1,563,915 --------------- NEW YORK 15.8% 1,670 Long Island Pwr Auth, NY Elec Cap Apprec (FSA Insd) * 06/01/18 990,544 14,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Ser A Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.000 11/15/30 14,647,360 3,000 Metropolitan Trans Auth NY Ser A Rfdg (FGIC Insd) 5.250 11/15/31 3,237,000 85 New York City Adj Sub Ser A-1 6.545 08/01/12 85,202 2,625 New York City Hlth & Hosp Corp Rev Hlth Sys Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 02/15/11 2,824,290 5,000 New York City Mun Wtr Fin Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.000 06/15/35 5,233,250 3,000 New York City Mun Wtr Fin Ser B 5.000 06/15/19 3,211,770 2,500 New York City Muni Wtr Fin Auth Wtr & Swr Sys Rev Ser D 5.000 06/15/39 2,623,300 7,000 New York City Ser A 6.250 08/01/08 7,325,220 3,000 New York City Ser G 5.000 12/01/27 3,139,980 1,000 New York City Ser H 5.750 03/15/13 1,107,670 4,000 New York City Ser O 5.000 06/01/33 4,177,080 4,000 New York City Transitional Fin Auth Future Tax Secd Ser E 5.000 02/01/33 4,174,080 1,000 New York City Transitional Future Tax Secd Ser C (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 08/01/22 1,090,380 1,545 New York St Dorm Auth Lease Teachers College (FSA Insd) 5.250 08/15/15 1,684,529 6,800 New York St Dorm Auth Rev City Univ Sys Cons Ser A 5.625 07/01/16 7,750,436 1,250 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Cons City Univ Sys A (FSA Insd) 5.750 07/01/13 1,431,450 3,000 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Sch Dist Fin Pgm Ser D (MBIA Insd) 5.500 10/01/17 3,356,310 4,200 New York St Dorm Auth Rev Secd Hosp N General Hosp Rfdg 5.750 02/15/19 4,673,088 2,190 New York St Hsg Fin Agy Econ Dev & Hsg Ser A (a) 5.250 09/15/20 2,368,879 1,330 New York St Hsg Fin Agy Econ Dev & Hsg Ser A 5.000 09/15/22 1,402,831 4,210 Plainedge, NY Un Free Sch Dist No. 2063 (Acquired 7/25/97, Cost $4,423,263) (d) 6.000 06/01/12 4,389,009 3,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth Gen Purp Ser A 5.000 01/01/27 3,120,930 5,000 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Gen Ser B Rfdg 5.000 11/15/21 5,298,750 3,900 Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY Rev Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.000 11/15/32 4,072,848 1,000 Westchester Tobacco Asset NY 5.000 06/01/26 1,016,650 --------------- 94,432,836 --------------- NORTH CAROLINA 3.8% 2,000 Johnston Cnty, NC (Prerefunded @ 03/01/10) (FGIC Insd) 5.900 03/01/19 2,262,180 8,300 North Carolina Muni Pwr Agy No 1 Catawba Elec Rev Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 6.000 01/01/12 9,440,503 6,605 North Carolina Muni Pwr Agy Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 01/01/20 7,183,532 1,215 University NC Wilmington Rev (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 01/01/19 1,327,971 2,655 Wilmington, NC Ctf Part Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 06/01/32 2,786,369 --------------- 23,000,555 --------------- OHIO 4.3% 3,950 Cincinnati, OH City Sch Dist Sch Impt (FSA Insd) 5.250 06/01/18 4,338,799 2,630 Cleveland-Cuyahoga Cnty, OH Dev Port Auth Rev Cleveland Bond Fd Ser B (a) 5.375 05/15/18 2,691,384 1,000 Columbus, OH City Sch Dist Sch Fac Constr & Impt (FSA Insd) 5.250 12/01/21 1,097,790 1,000 Cuyahoga Cnty, OH Hosp Fac Rev Canton Inc Proj 7.500 01/01/30 1,128,260 2,350 Franklin Cnty, OH Convention Fac Auth Tax & Lease Rev Antic Bds Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 12/01/17 2,578,162 2,000 Lebanon, OH City Sch Dist (Prerefunded @ 12/01/11) (FSA Insd) 5.500 12/01/16 2,226,980 1,000 Lorain Cnty, OH Hosp Rev Catholic Hlthcare 5.375 10/01/30 1,047,130 2,000 Lorain, OH City Sch Dist Classroom Fac Impt (MBIA Insd) 5.250 12/01/20 2,201,980 1,000 Mahoning Cnty, OH Hosp Fac Forum Hlth Oblig Group Ser A 6.000 11/15/32 1,087,510 1,520 Miami Univ OH Gen Rcpts Rfdg (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 12/01/21 1,623,907 2,270 Montgomery Cnty, OH Hosp Rev Kettering Med Ctr Impt & Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 6.250 04/01/20 2,785,540 2,500 Ohio St Bldg Auth St Fac Adult Correction Ser A Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.500 10/01/12 2,767,950 --------------- 25,575,392 --------------- OKLAHOMA 1.1% 1,240 Kay Cnty, OK Home Fin Auth Rev Single Family Mtg Ser A Rfdg (Escrowed to Maturity) (AMBAC Insd) 7.000 11/01/11 1,464,130 1,250 Oklahoma City, OK Pub Ppty Auth Hotel Tax Rev (FGIC Insd) 5.250 10/01/29 1,359,288 1,245 Oklahoma Hsg Fin Agy Single Family Rev Mtg Class B (AMT) (GNMA Collateralized) 7.997 08/01/18 1,264,385 2,390 Sallisaw, OK Muni Auth Util Sys Rev (XLCA Insd) 5.000 01/01/35 2,505,700 --------------- 6,593,503 --------------- OREGON 1.6% 4,000 Oregon Hlth Sciences Univ Insd Ser A (MBIA Insd) 5.250 07/01/22 4,361,120 1,500 Oregon St Dept Admin Ser C Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.250 11/01/17 1,635,420 3,195 Yamhill Cnty, OR Sch Dist No 029 (Prerefunded @ 06/15/12) (MBIA Insd)(a) 5.250 06/15/18 3,521,082 --------------- 9,517,622 --------------- PENNSYLVANIA 5.7% 385 Allegheny Cnty, PA San Auth Swr (MBIA Insd) 5.500 12/01/30 422,815 2,115 Allegheny Cnty, PA San Auth Swr (Prerefunded @ 12/01/10) (MBIA Insd) 5.500 12/01/30 2,359,261 3,850 Greater Latrobe, PA Sch Auth (Prerefunded @ 04/01/12) (FGIC Insd)(a) 5.250 04/01/16 4,244,009 210 Lehigh Cnty, PA Gen Purp Auth Rev First Mtg Bible Fellowship Proj A Rfdg 5.000 12/15/05 210,130 275 Lehigh Cnty, PA Gen Purp Auth Rev First Mtg Bible Fellowship Proj A Rfdg (a) 5.100 12/15/06 276,499 295 Lehigh Cnty, PA Gen Purp Auth Rev First Mtg Bible Fellowship Proj A Rfdg (a) 5.250 12/15/07 298,198 210 Lehigh Cnty, PA Gen Purp Auth Rev First Mtg Bible Fellowship Proj A Rfdg 5.300 12/15/08 213,129 320 Lehigh Cnty, PA Gen Purp Auth Rev First Mtg Bible Fellowship Proj A Rfdg (a) 5.300 12/15/09 321,866 240 Lehigh Cnty, PA Gen Purp Auth Rev First Mtg Bible Fellowship Proj A Rfdg 5.400 12/15/10 240,780 2,700 Pennsylvania Econ Dev Fin Auth Res Recovery Rev Colver Proj Ser D (AMT) 7.150 12/01/18 2,758,212 1,000 Pennsylvania St Higher Ed UPMC Hlth Sys Ser A 6.250 01/15/18 1,122,410 1,000 Philadelphia, PA Auth Indl Dev Philadelphia Arpt Sys Proj Ser A (AMT) (FGIC Insd) 5.125 07/01/19 1,051,660 2,600 Philadelphia, PA Auth Indl Ser B (FSA Insd) 5.500 10/01/16 2,889,666 3,200 Philadelphia, PA Gas Wks Rev 1998 Gen Ordinance 4th Ser (FSA Insd) 5.250 08/01/19 3,466,016 4,305 Philadelphia, PA Redev Auth Rev Neighborhood Transformation Ser A (FGIC Insd) 5.250 04/15/11 4,702,868 5,205 Pittsburgh, PA Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 09/01/17 5,741,792 3,500 State Pub Sch Bldg Auth PA Sch Rev Lease Philadelphia Sch Dist Proj (FSA Insd) 5.000 06/01/33 3,657,815 --------------- 33,977,126 --------------- RHODE ISLAND 0.5% 2,495 Rhode Island St Hlth & Ed Higher Ed Johnson & Wales Rfdg (XLCA Insd) 5.375 04/01/18 2,718,727 --------------- SOUTH CAROLINA 1.7% 2,000 Rock Hill, SC Util Sys Rev Comb Ser A Impt & Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.375 01/01/18 2,203,360 475 Rock Hill, SC Util Sys Rev Comb Ser C Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.125 01/01/13 511,851 1,500 South Carolina Jobs Econ Dev Auth Indl Rev Elec & Gas Co Proj Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.200 11/01/27 1,612,680 5,000 South Carolina Trans Infrastructure Bk Rev Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 10/01/33 5,240,500 500 Tobacco Settlement Rev Mgmt Auth SC Tob Settlement Rev Ser B 6.000 05/15/22 533,140 --------------- 10,101,531 --------------- SOUTH DAKOTA 0.3% 1,905 Minnehaha Cnty, SD Ctf Ltd Tax (FSA Insd) (a) 5.000 12/01/19 2,045,132 --------------- TENNESSEE 1.6% 4,000 Johnson City, TN Hlth & Ed Fac Brd Hosp Rev First Mtg Mtn St Hlth Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 7.500 07/01/25 5,016,520 2,500 Memphis, TN (Prerefunded @10/01/06) 5.250 10/01/14 2,596,450 1,000 Metropolitan Nashville Arpt Auth TN Impt Ser A Rfdg (FGIC Insd) 6.600 07/01/14 1,159,350 790 Tennessee Hsg Dev Agy Home Ownership Pgm 2-A (AMT) 5.700 07/01/31 821,126 --------------- 9,593,446 --------------- TEXAS 10.7% 1,000 Brazos Cnty, TX Hlth Fac Dev Oblig Grp 5.375 01/01/32 1,037,310 1,350 Cameron Cnty, TX Ctf Oblig (Prerefunded @ 02/15/10) (AMBAC Insd) (a) 5.750 02/15/14 1,476,927 2,500 Coastal Bend Hlth Fac Dev, TX Ser C (Inverse Fltg) (Escrowed to Maturity) (AMBAC Insd) (h) 8.138 11/15/13 3,262,625 2,420 Dallas Cnty, TX Cmnty College Dist Rev Fin Sys (AMBAC Insd) (a) 5.375 02/15/16 2,607,502 2,000 Harris Cnty, TX Toll Rd Sub Lien Rfdg 5.000 08/01/33 2,034,280 5,000 Harris Cnty-Houston, TX Sports Auth Spl Rev Jr Lien Ser B Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.250 11/15/40 5,240,900 3,345 Houston, TX Hotel Occupancy Tax Convtn & Entertnmnt Ser B (AMBAC Insd) 5.750 09/01/14 3,732,652 6,790 Houston, TX Indpt Sch Dist Pub Fac Corp Lease Rev Cap Apprec West Side Ser B (AMBAC Insd)(a) * 09/15/14 4,638,724 130 Houston, TX Pub Impt & Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.750 03/01/15 143,554 10,000 Houston, TX Util Sys Rev First Lien Ser A Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.250 05/15/21 10,852,800 4,000 Houston, TX Util Sys Rev First Lien Ser A Rfdg (FGIC Insd) 5.250 05/15/23 4,328,840 4,825 Lake Dallas, TX Indpt Sch Dist Bldg Rfdg (PSF Gtd) 5.000 08/15/37 5,037,155 3,860 Mabank, TX Indpt Sch Dist (PSF Gtd) 5.125 08/15/35 4,037,135 1,250 Matagorda Cnty, TX Navig Dist No 1 Rev Coll Ctrpoint Energy Proj Rfdg 5.600 03/01/27 1,314,488 1,000 Mesquite, TX Hlth Fac Dev Christian Care Retirement Fac Ser A 7.625 02/15/28 1,088,260 1,400 Metropolitan Hlth Fac Dev Corp TX Wilson N Jones Mem Hosp Proj 7.250 01/01/31 1,449,042 4,000 North Central, TX Hlth Fac Dev Hosp Childrens Med Ctr Dallas (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 08/15/32 4,248,760 3,803 Region One Ed Svc Ctr Sub Tech Fac Proj (Acquired 12/30/97, Cost $3,889,679) (d) 6.590 12/15/17 3,874,733 1,024 Texas Gen Svc Comm Part Int 7.250 08/01/11 1,027,164 3,920 Texas Muni Pwr Agy Rev (MBIA Insd) * 09/01/15 2,564,621 80 Texas Muni Pwr Agy Rev (Escrowed to Maturity) (MBIA Insd) * 09/01/15 52,806 --------------- 64,050,278 --------------- VIRGINIA 2.6% 1,320 Fairfax Cnty, VA Ctf Part 5.300 04/15/23 1,423,712 1,500 Henrico Cnty, VA Indl Dev Auth Pub Fac Lease Rev Henrico Cnty Regl Jail Proj (Prerefunded @ 08/01/05) 7.125 08/01/21 1,530,390 1,630 Richmond, VA (FSA Insd) 5.125 01/15/08 1,714,027 1,340 Richmond, VA (FSA Insd) 5.500 01/15/10 1,467,340 2,790 Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp VA Asset Bkd 5.500 06/01/26 2,944,901 1,000 Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp VA Asset Bkd 5.625 06/01/37 1,055,750 5,000 Virginia St Pub Sch Auth Sch Fin 1997 Resolution Ser C 5.000 08/01/20 5,350,950 --------------- 15,487,070 --------------- WASHINGTON 5.1% 5,000 Bellevue, WA Convention Ctr Auth Spl Oblig Rev Rfdg (MBIA Insd) * 02/01/24 2,108,800 3,000 Clark Cnty, WA Pub Util Dist No. 001 Gen Sys Rev Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.625 01/01/12 3,271,200 5,000 Cowlitz Cnty, WA Spl Swr Rev CSOB Wastewtr Treatment Rfdg (FGIC Insd) 5.500 11/01/19 5,746,750 3,000 Energy Northwest WA Elec Rev Proj No 3 Ser A Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.500 07/01/18 3,304,680 5,000 King Cnty, WA Ser B Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.250 01/01/34 5,248,550 1,500 Port Seattle, WA Rev Inter Lien Ser A Rfdg (MBIA Insd) 5.000 03/01/35 1,578,735 1,000 Port Seattle, WA Rev Ser B (AMT) (MBIA Insd) 5.625 02/01/24 1,076,580 4,915 Seattle, WA Wtr Sys Rev (MBIA Insd) 5.000 09/01/34 5,150,674 1,345 Tacoma, WA Elec Sys Rev Ser A Rfdg (FSA Insd) 5.750 01/01/15 1,496,985 1,750 Washington St Pub Pwr Supply Sys Nuclear Proj No 1 Rev (MBIA Insd) 5.750 07/01/12 1,830,010 --------------- 30,812,964 --------------- WEST VIRGINIA 1.1% 6,550 Harrison Cnty, WV Cnty Cmnty Solid Waste Disp Rev Potomac Edison Co Ser A (AMT) (MBIA Insd) (a) 6.875 04/15/22 6,571,746 --------------- WISCONSIN 1.6% 4,000 Central Brown Cnty Wtr Auth Wtr Sys Rev WI (AMBAC Insd) 5.000 12/01/30 4,226,360 5,000 Wisconsin St Hlth & Ed Fac Auth Mercy Hlth Sys Corp (AMBAC Insd) 5.500 08/15/25 5,357,750 --------------- 9,584,110 --------------- GUAM 0.9% 5,000 Guam Pwr Auth Rev Ser A (AMBAC Insd) 5.250 10/01/34 5,358,200 --------------- PUERTO RICO 1.0% 2,000 Puerto Rico Muni Fin Agy Ser A (FSA Insd) 5.250 08/01/20 2,187,180 3,500 Puerto Rico Pub Bldg Auth Rev Govt Fac Ser I (Comwth Gtd) 5.250 07/01/33 3,749,480 --------------- 5,936,660 --------------- TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 149.0% (Cost $841,861,520) 893,161,114 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.6% (Cost $3,900,000) 3,900,000 --------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS 149.6% (Cost $845,761,520) 897,061,114 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 0.5% 2,694,623 PREFERRED SHARES (INCLUDING ACCRUED DISTRIBUTIONS) (50.1%) (300,242,910) --------------- NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES 100.0% $ 599,512,827 =============== Percentages are calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common shares. * Zero coupon bond (a) The Trust owns 100% of the bond issuance. (b) Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. (c) All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts. (d) These securities are restricted and may be resold only in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. Restricted securities comprise 4.0% of net assets applicable to common shares. (e) 144A securities are those which are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. (f) Security is a "step-up" bond where the coupon increases or steps up at a predetermined date. (g) Security converts to a fixed coupon rate at a predetermined date. (h) An Inverse Floating Rate security is one where the coupon is inversely indexed to a short-term floating interest rate multiplied by a specific factor. As the floating rate rises, the coupon is reduced. Conversely, as the floating rate declines, the coupon is increased. The price of these securities may be more volatile than the price of a comparable fixed rate security. These instruments are typically used by the Trust to enhance the yield of the portfolio. All of the Trust's portfolio holdings, including derivative instruments, are marked to market each day with the change in value reflected in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation. Upon disposition, a realized gain or loss is recognized accordingly. ACA - American Capital Access AMBAC - AMBAC Indemnity Corp. AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax Comwth Gtd - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. FSA - Financial Security Assurance Inc. GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association MBIA - Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp. PSF - Public School Fund XLCA - XL Capital Assurance Inc. Future contracts outstanding as of July 31, 2005: SHORT CONTRACTS: UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/ CONTRACTS DEPRECIATION U.S. Treasury Notes 5-Year Futures September 05 (Current Notional Value of $107,203 per contract) 484 $ 765,659 Item 2. Controls and Procedures. (a) The Trust's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report. (b) There were no changes in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Item 3. Exhibits. (a) A certification for the Principal Executive Officer of the registrant is attached hereto as part of EX-99.cert. (b) A certification for the Principal Financial Officer of the registrant is attached hereto as part of EX-99.cert. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Van Kampen Municipal Trust By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison --------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: September 19, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Ronald E. Robison --------------------- Name: Ronald E. Robison Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: September 19, 2005 By: /s/ Phillip G. Goff ------------------- Name: Phillip G. Goff Title: Principal Financial Officer Date: September 19, 2005