Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 3 (NYSE: JHP)
FACT SHEET AS OF 07/30/2010, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
OBJECTIVE & INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The fund's primary investment objective is high current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund's secondary objective is to enhance portfolio value.

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in preferred securities; up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities, including convertible debt securities and convertible preferred securities; and 100% of its total assets in securities that, at the time of investment, are investment grade quality (BBB/Baa or better), which may include up to 10% in securities that are rated investment grade by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization and lower by another. Ratings on particular holdings may have declined since purchase. The fund uses leverage.

DISTRIBUTION HISTORY
KEY INFORMATION REGARDING DISTRIBUTIONS
Current Distribution (Monthly) (As of 10/1/2010)$0.0520
Avg. Earnings/Share** ( As of 7/31/2010)$0.0541
Avg. Earnings/Distribution Ratio ( As of 7/31/2010)104.04%
Avg. UNII Per Share ( As of 7/31/2010)$0.0392
Total % of Portfolio Leveraged (As of 7/30/2010)22.56%
Average Cost of Leverage(13 weeks) (As of 7/30/2010)1.48%
HIGHLIGHTS
  • High current income potential consistent with capital preservation
  • Additional diversification within their portfolios
  • Enhanced capital preservation due to historically low correlation with other asset classes
  • Portfolio management by one of the leading managers of preferred securities
PRICING & DISTRIBUTION
Closing Share Price (As of 9/1/2010)$8.00
Closing NAV per Share (As of 9/1/2010)$8.26
Premium / Discount-3.14%
Current Distribution Rate (Market price)††7.80%
Distribution Amount (Monthly) $0.0520
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Total Managed Assets $243,822,082
Common Shares 
Total Common Net Assets$188,822,082
Shares Outstanding23,714,024
Avg Daily Volume (in shares)66,514
 DollarPercent
Total Structural Leverage$55,000,00022.56%
Effective Leverage$55,000,00022.56%
Asset Coverage 1More Information 
FUND BASICS
CUSIP67072W101
NAV TickerXJHPX
Inception Date12/18/2002
Inception NAV$14.33
Inception Share Price$15.00
FUND CHARACTERISTICS
# of Holdings 119
% Foreign Holdings ‡32.11%
% Large, Mid, Small Cap †0.0%,0.0%,100.0%
Avg. Maturity (years) *33.50
Avg. Leverage Adjusted Duration (years) *15.71
SHARE PRICE AND NAV HISTORY
Data reflects performance over the previous 12 months
ASSET ALLOCATION
CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS
Share Price 21.40% 54.50% -45.66% -23.61% 25.00% -2.16% -0.42% 14.65% -- --
NAV 16.82% 63.23% -48.00% -16.01% 7.49% 2.88% 7.72% 16.10% -- --

ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURNS
Share Price 30.91% -3.92% -2.27% -- 1.09%
NAV 33.84% -4.03% -2.30% -- 1.85%
FUND MANAGER

An independently managed wholly owned subsidiary of Principal Global Investors, LLC, founded in 1987 is one of the country’s leading managers of preferred securities. Spectrum specializes in the management of diversified preferred security portfolios for institutional investors. Currently, Spectrum is sub-advisor to the preferred securities component of several Nuveen Closed-End Funds. Spectrum Asset Management is led by two principals with a combined 50 years of preferred securities experience. The investment team averages more than 15 years each in the preferred securities market. Spectrum used a value-oriented management style, which emphasized rigorous research to identify appropriate companies, sectors and market opportunities.

ANNUAL EXPENSE RATIOS
 Total FundCommon Shares
Management Fees0.77%1.01%
Interest Expenses0.31%0.40%
Other Expenses0.07%0.09%
Total1.15%1.50%
See the fund's Annual Report for full information on expenses.
TOP ISSUERS
IssuerDollar Value% of Total Portfolio
Wells Fargo and Com: Debt$11,298,1434.83%
Deutsche Bank AG: Debt$8,072,9373.44%
Societe Generale: Debt$6,863,2132.92%
Credit Agricole S.A: Debt$6,349,5002.70%
Viacom Incorporated: Debt$6,163,0832.62%
JP Morgan Chase & C: Debt$5,871,4832.50%
AXA: Debt$5,782,8752.46%
Protective Life Cor: Debt$5,637,9502.40%
Aegon NV: Debt$5,614,8762.39%
Public Storage Inco: Debt$5,511,6602.34%

Data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Market price and net asset value (NAV) of a Fund's shares will fluctuate with market conditions. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown.

RISKS
Interest Rate RiskInterest rate risk is the risk that fixed-income securities such as bonds, preferred, convertible and other debt securities will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. When market interest rates rise, the market value of such securities generally will fall. Consequently, the net asset value and market price of common shares will tend to decline if market interest rates rise. Call Risk or Prepayment RiskDuring periods of declining interest rates or for other purposes, issuers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities. This is known as call or prepayment risk. Reinvestment RiskReinvestment risk is the risk that if market rates decline, income earned from the fund's portfolio must be reinvested at market interest rates that are below the fund portfolio's current earnings rate or that of the original bond that generated the income. Credit riskThe risk that a security in the fund's portfolio will decline in price, or fail to make dividend or interest payments when due, because the security's issuer defaults or experiences a decline in its financial status. Securities falling lower in a company's capital structure and/or unrated securities and securities with lower credit ratings are expected to have higher credit risk. See subordination. Preferred Stock RiskPreferred stocks are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company's capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than those debt instruments. Certain preferred stocks contain provisions that allow an issuer under certain circumstances to skip distributions (in the case of "non-cumulative" preferred stocks) or defer distributions (in the case of "cumulative" preferred stocks). If the fund owns a preferred stock that is deferring its distributions, the fund may be required to report income for tax purposes while it is not receiving income from that stock. Preferred stocks typically do not provide any voting rights, except in cases when dividends are in arrears for a specified number of periods.
NOTES

1 The ratio of a fund's total managed assets to the sum of (the fund's outstanding preferred shares, at par, plus its outstanding borrowings).

Holdings and their ratings may change over time. Ratings shown are generally the highest rating given by one or more national rating agencies. AAA, AA, A, and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC/CC/C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated “NR” are not rated by a national rating agency, and may be assigned an internal rating by the fund’s investment adviser.

* For the 96.80% of the portfolio invested in debt securities.

**The average earnings per share and UNII figures are monthly amounts based on three month averages for the municipal funds and senior loan funds and six month averages for all other taxable funds. For JRS and 25% of JDD, the average earnings per share represents net REIT cash flow which may consist of income, capital gains and/or a return of capital.

† Percentage are relative to the 3.19% of the portfolio invested in equity securities.

†† Distribution rates represent the latest declared regular distribution, annualized, relative to the most recent daily market price and NAV.

‡ Relative to the fund's total managed assets.

Total return is determined by subtracting the initial investment from the redeemable value of the investment at the end of the investment period, dividing the remainder by the initial investment and expressing the result as a percentage. The calculation assumes that all fund distributions have been reinvested.