Nuveen Investments
Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 2 (NYSE: JPS)
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OBJECTIVE
The fund's primary investment objective is high current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund's secondary objective is to enhance portfolio value.
INVESTMENT STRATEGY

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.
HIGHLIGHTS
  • High current income potential consistent with capital preservation
  • Additional potential diversification within investor portfolios
  • Enhanced capital preservation due to historically low correlation with other asset classes
  • Portfolio management by one of the leading managers of preferred securities
DAILY PRICING
Closing Share Price (As of 9/1/2010)$8.27
Closing NAV per Share (As of 9/1/2010)$8.54
Premium / Discount-3.16%
Current Distribution Rate (Market price)††7.98%
Distribution Amount (Monthly) $0.0550
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Spectrum Asset Management
ASSET ALLOCATION As of 06/30/2010

Total may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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RISKS
Investment and Market RiskAn investment in the fund's common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the fund, most of which are traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter markets. The value of these securities, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after considering the reinvestment of fund dividends and distributions. Closed-end funds also carry price risk, or the risk that shares may trade at prices different from their net asset values.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. 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.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. 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

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

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