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Fidelity Municipal Trust – ‘NSAR-B’ for 12/31/01

As of:  Wednesday, 2/27/02   ·   For:  12/31/01   ·   Accession #:  35373-2-5   ·   File #s:  811-02628, 811-02720   ·   Correction:  This Filing’s Metadata was Corrected ® by the SEC on 4/2/04.

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Annual Report by an Investment Company   —   Form N-SAR   —   ICA’40
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‘NSAR-B’   —   Annual Report by an Investment Company




SEC Info rendering:  Data from the Answer File, which may only contain updates to a prior Form N-SAR


Form N-SAR
 
Annual Report by an Open-End Investment Company
 
Report 
 
      Registrant:   Fidelity Municipal TrustList all N-SARs

Annual Report for the 2nd-half period ended at fiscal year end:  12/31/01

Were there any Answer File errors in the Filing?  None Found
Was the Answer File completed by the Registrant?  Yes

Is this an Amendment to a previous Report?  No
Is this a change to a previous Report?      No
 
Registrant 
 
 1.SEC CIK:      35373
SEC File #:   811-02720

Telephone #:  603-791-7578
 
 2.Address:      82 Devonshire Street
              Boston, MA  02109
 
 3.Is this the first Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 4.Is this the final Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 
Funds/Series Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
 7.Is the Registrant a Funds/Series (multiple portfolios) company?  Yes

The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) at period end:  6
The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) reported here: 6...

N-SAR S#      Fund/Series — Filings for F/S#… Symbols 
 
Information Common to All 
Series 4:     Spartan Michigan Municipal Income FundN-SARs
Series 5:     Spartan Minnesota Municpal Income FundN-SARs
Series 10:    Spartan Municipal IncomeN-SARs
Series 6:     Spartan Ohio Municipal Income FundN-SARs
Series 9:     Spartan Pennsylvania Municipal Income FundN-SARs
Series 11:    Spartan Short-Intermediate Municipal IncomeN-SARs
 
Family of Investment Companies 
 
19.Is the Registrant/Series part of a “family” of investment companies?  Yes

Total number of registered management investment companies, Series
and portfolios (excluding any Unit Investment Trusts) in the family:  264

The Identification Code of the family for Form N-SAR Filings:  FIDELITYZZ
 
Investment Company Type 
 
27.Is the Registrant an “open-end” investment company?  Yes, Open-End
 
Additional Disclosures 
 
77.Did the Registrant file any additional Exhibits with the filing of this
Report (listed here and filed either herewith — as one of the ‘EX-99.*’
Exhibits in this Filing — or separately and incorporated by reference)?  Yes

EX-99.77B:  Accountant’s Report re: Internal ControlsYes

EX-99.77C:  Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security HoldersYes

EX-99.77L:  Change in Accounting Principles or PracticesYes

EX-99.77Q1: Other DisclosureYes
 
Subsidiaries 
 
78.Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
subsidiaries whose operating and financial data are consolidated with
that of the Registrant in this Report?  No
 
 All SeriesList of 6 Funds/Series Reported Here 

Information Common to All Funds/Series
 
 All: Investment Adviser 
 
 8.1Name:         Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR)
Role:         Adviser
SEC File #:   801-07884
Location:     Boston, MA
 
 8.2Name:         Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
Role:         Sub-Adviser
SEC File #:   801-34590
Location:     Merrimack, NH
 
 8.3Name:         (See a prior Form N-SAR for who was...)  Deleted
 
 All: Principal Underwriter 
 
11.1Name:         Fidelity Distributors Corp.
SEC File #:   008-08775
Location:     Boston, MA
 
 All: Shareholder Servicing/Transfer Agent 
 
12.1Name:         Citibank N.A.
Location:     New York, NY
 
12.2Name:         Fidelity Service Co., Inc.
SEC File #:   084-05679
Location:     Boston, MA
 
 All: Independent Public Accountant 
 
13.1Name:         Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP
Location:     Boston, MA
 
 All: Affiliated Broker/Dealer 
 
14.1Name:         Fidelity Brokerage Services
 
14.2Name:         Fidelity Distributors Corp.
SEC File #:   008-08775
 
14.3Name:         National Financial Services LLC
SEC File #:   008-26740
 
14.4Name:         Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
SEC File #:   008-23292
 
14.5Name:         Fidelity Investments Canada Ltd.
 
14.6Name:         Fidelity Securities Ltd.
 
14.7Name:         FMR U.K. Holdings Ltd.
 
14.8Name:         Fidelity Brokerage Services Japan LLC
 
14.9Name:         Redibook Ecn LLC
 
 All: Custodian 
 
15.1Name:         Citibank, N.A.
Role:         Custodian
Location:     New York, NY

Type of custody:  Section 17(f)(1) — Bank
 
18.Does the Registrant’s/Series’ Custodian(s) maintain some or all of the
Registrant’s/Series’ securities in a central depository or book-entry
system pursuant to Rule 17f-4?  Yes
 
 All: Portfolio Transactions with Entities Acting as Principals 
 
22.The entities acting as principals with whom the Registrant did the
largest amount of portfolio transactions, based on total value of
principal, during the period:
 
22.1Entity:       Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
IRS #:        13-2655998
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)849,130
Registrant’s sales ($000s)100,569
 
22.2Entity:       Lehman Brothers, Inc.
IRS #:        13-2518466
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)617,952
Registrant’s sales ($000s)56,753
 
22.3Entity:       Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc.
IRS #:        13-5100880
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)539,570
Registrant’s sales ($000s)95,510
 
22.4Entity:       Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.
IRS #:        13-2418191
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)406,891
Registrant’s sales ($000s)158,348
 
22.5Entity:       Paine Webber, Inc.
IRS #:        13-2638166
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)235,445
Registrant’s sales ($000s)190,412
 
22.6Entity:       Merrill Lynch, Inc.
IRS #:        13-5674085
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)191,861
Registrant’s sales ($000s)125,262
 
22.7Entity:       JP Morgan Securities, Inc.
IRS #:        13-3224016
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)184,496
Registrant’s sales ($000s)82,123
 
22.8Entity:       Bear Sterns & Co., Inc.
IRS #:        13-2625874
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)111,687
Registrant’s sales ($000s)112,730
 
22.9Entity:       Central Fund Municipal Broker
IRS #:        04-3333397
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)110,952
Registrant’s sales ($000s)110,852
 
22.10Entity:       First Albany Corp.
IRS #:        14-1391446
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)58,559
Registrant’s sales ($000s)74,456
 
23.Total purchase/sale transactions by the Registrant during the period:
   Aggregate purchases ($000s)4,119,952
   Aggregate sales ($000s)1,920,980
 
 All: Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers 
 
24.At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities?  No
 
 All: Considerations which Affected the Participation of Brokers or Dealers 
 
26.Considerations which affected the participation of brokers or dealers or
other entities in commissions or other compensation paid on portfolio
transactions of the Registrant:

Consideration?
Sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares ...............................  Yes
Receipt of investment research and statistical info ....................  Yes
Receipt of quotations for portfolio valuations .........................  No
Ability to execute portfolio transactions to obtain the best price
  and execution ........................................................  Yes
Receipt of telephone line and wire services ............................  No
Broker or Dealer which is an affiliated person .........................  Yes
An arrangement to return or credit part or all of commissions or
  profits thereon...
    To an Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter, or to an
      affiliated person of either ......................................  Yes
    To the Registrant ..................................................  Yes
Other ..................................................................  Yes
 
 All: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
29.Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period?  No
 
34.Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period?  No
 
 All: Advisory Fee 
 
45.Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period?  Yes
 
46.Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period?  No
 
47.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets?  No
 
54.Indicated below are whether services were supplied or paid for wholly or
in substantial part by Investment Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) in
connection with the advisory or administrative contract(s) but for which
the Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) are not reimbursed by the Registrant:

Provided to the Registrant?
Occupancy and office rental ............................................  Yes
Clerical and bookkeeping services ......................................  Yes
Accounting services ....................................................  No
Services of independent auditors .......................................  No
Services of outside counsel ............................................  No
Registration and filing fees ...........................................  No
Stationery, supplies and printing ......................................  Yes
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s interested Directors ...........  Yes
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s disinterested Directors ........  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s Officers who aren’t Directors ..  Yes
Reports to current shareholders ........................................  No
Determination of offering and redemption prices ........................  No
Trading department .....................................................  Yes
Prospectus preparation and printing for current shareholders ...........  No
Other ..................................................................  Yes
 
 All: Miscellaneous Info 
 
55.Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
    Overdrafts?  No
    Bank loans?  No
 
56.During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies?  Yes
 
57.Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend?  No
 
 All: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
66.Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities?  No
 
67.Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund?  No
 
68.Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
    Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals?  No
    Located primarily in countries other than the United States?  No
 
69.Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund?  No
 
 All: Fidelity Bond in Effect at Fiscal Year End 
 
80.Insurer:      American Int’L. Specialty Lines Insurance Co.
2nd Insurer:  Federal Insurance Co.

Aggregate face amount of coverage for the Registrant/Series on all bonds
on which it is named as an insured ($000s)220,000
 
81.Is the bond part of a joint fidelity bond(s) shared with other
investment companies or other entities?  Yes

How many other investment companies or other entities are covered by the
bond (counting each Fund/Series as a separate investment company):  258
 
82.Does the mandatory coverage of the fidelity bond have a deductible?  Yes

The amount of the deductible ($000s)400
 
83.Were any claims with respect to this Registrant/Series filed under the
bond during the period?  No
 
84.Were any losses incurred with respect to this Registrant/Series that
could have been filed as a claim under the fidelity bond but were not?  No
 
85.Are the Registrant’s/Series’ Officers and Directors covered as Officers
and Directors of the Registrant/Series under any errors and omissions
insurance policy owned by the Registrant/Series or anyone else?  Yes

Were any claims filed under such policy during the period with respect
to the Registrant/Series?  No
 
 Series 4Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 6 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Spartan Michigan Municipal Income FundN-SARs

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S 4: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
9,535
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,330
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,848
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
15,072
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,351
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 4,527
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
10,402
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,318
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 5,787
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
9,303
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,375
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 4,578
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
9,943
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,345
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 6,642
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
8,512
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,394
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 17,582

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
62,767
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 8,113
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 42,964

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S 4: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  Yes
 
38.Total amount of redemption fees other than deferred or contingent
deferred sales loads collected from redemptions and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares during the period ($000s)14
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  No
 
 S 4: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  Yes
 
41.During the period, did the Registrant/Series use its assets directly to
make payments under the 12b-1 plan?  No
 
44.If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s)0
 
 S 4: Advisory Fee 
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  Yes
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S 4: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  No
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $10,000
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............    96.3
Corporate ...................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      0.0%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    13.3
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  Yes

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  No
 
 S 4: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           No        
Writing or investing in options on equities?             No        
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        No        
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             No        
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  No        
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes      No
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            No        
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            No        
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes to both
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           No        
 
 S 4: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)136,410
Sales ($000s):      91,720

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)476,128

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  19%
 
 S 4: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  12

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
25,469
Net dividend income ..............................................
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
1,850
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 390
Custodian fees ................................................... 8
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................
Directors’ fees .................................................. 2
Registration fees ................................................ 29
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 147
Auditing fees .................................................... 32
Legal fees ....................................................... 2
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 2
Total expenses ................................................... 2,462

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   293

Net investment income ($000s):    23,300

Realized capital gains ($000s):   1,452
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)3,036

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)23,239

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)0
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.5520

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S 4: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 14,301
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements .....
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 487,000
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 5,983
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 507,284

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 161
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 1,589

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 505,534

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   44,081

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $11.47

Total number of shareholder accounts:  8,670

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)489,480
 
 Series 5Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 6 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Spartan Minnesota Municpal Income FundN-SARs

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S 5: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
4,635
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 909
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,430
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
6,711
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 922
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,957
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
3,066
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 901
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,430
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
4,400
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 929
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 2,968
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
5,361
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 905
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 4,463
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
5,158
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 931
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 5,483

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
29,331
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 5,497
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 23,731

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S 5: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  Yes
 
38.Total amount of redemption fees other than deferred or contingent
deferred sales loads collected from redemptions and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares during the period ($000s)9
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  No
 
 S 5: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  Yes
 
41.During the period, did the Registrant/Series use its assets directly to
make payments under the 12b-1 plan?  No
 
44.If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s)0
 
 S 5: Advisory Fee 
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  Yes
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S 5: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  No
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $10,000
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............    97.7
Corporate ...................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      0.0%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    13.4
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  Yes

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  No
 
 S 5: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           No        
Writing or investing in options on equities?             No        
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        No        
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             No        
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  No        
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes to both
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            No        
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            No        
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes to both
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           No        
 
 S 5: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)46,096
Sales ($000s):      21,231

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)304,987

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  7%
 
 S 5: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  12

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
15,889
Net dividend income ..............................................
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
1,166
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 247
Custodian fees ................................................... 5
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................
Directors’ fees .................................................. 1
Registration fees ................................................ 29
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 96
Auditing fees .................................................... 32
Legal fees ....................................................... 6
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 1
Total expenses ................................................... 1,583

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   162

Net investment income ($000s):    14,468

Realized capital gains ($000s):   488
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)1,077

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)14,288

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)0
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.5230

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S 5: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 1,477
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements .....
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 309,096
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 6,515
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 317,088

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 99
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 618

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 316,371

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   28,269

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $11.19

Total number of shareholder accounts:  5,699

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)308,521
 
 Series 6Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 6 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Spartan Ohio Municipal Income FundN-SARs

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S 6: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
7,171
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,112
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 2,985
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
7,103
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,114
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 5,443
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
5,671
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,080
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,275
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
7,962
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,124
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 4,868
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
4,900
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,100
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 6,211
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
4,693
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,119
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 14,615

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
37,500
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 6,649
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 37,397

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S 6: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  Yes
 
38.Total amount of redemption fees other than deferred or contingent
deferred sales loads collected from redemptions and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares during the period ($000s)14
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  No
 
 S 6: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  Yes
 
41.During the period, did the Registrant/Series use its assets directly to
make payments under the 12b-1 plan?  No
 
44.If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s)0
 
 S 6: Advisory Fee 
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  Yes
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S 6: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  No
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $10,000
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............    99.2
Corporate ...................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      0.0%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    13.7
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  Yes

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  No
 
 S 6: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on equities?             No        
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        No        
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes to both
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             No        
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  No        
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes      No
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            No        
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            Yes      No
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes to both
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           No        
 
 S 6: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)87,889
Sales ($000s):      67,182

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)391,653

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  17%
 
 S 6: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  12

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
20,397
Net dividend income ..............................................
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
1,511
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 317
Custodian fees ................................................... 6
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................
Directors’ fees .................................................. 2
Registration fees ................................................ 29
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 126
Auditing fees .................................................... 32
Legal fees ....................................................... 3
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 1
Total expenses ................................................... 2,027

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   189

Net investment income ($000s):    18,559

Realized capital gains ($000s):   136
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)491

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)18,491

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)0
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.5400

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S 6: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 109
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements .....
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 395,984
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 4,234
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 400,327

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 128
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 846

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 399,353

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   34,600

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $11.54

Total number of shareholder accounts:  6,726

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)399,844
 
 Series 9Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 6 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Spartan Pennsylvania Municipal Income FundN-SARs

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S 9: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
2,749
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 745
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 973
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
4,045
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 744
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,314
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
3,690
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 725
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,319
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
9,060
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 752
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,667
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
3,733
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 1,331
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 3,062
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
5,539
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 766
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 8,646

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
28,816
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 5,063
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 20,981

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S 9: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  Yes
 
38.Total amount of redemption fees other than deferred or contingent
deferred sales loads collected from redemptions and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares during the period ($000s)8
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  No
 
 S 9: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  Yes
 
41.During the period, did the Registrant/Series use its assets directly to
make payments under the 12b-1 plan?  No
 
44.If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s)0
 
 S 9: Advisory Fee 
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  Yes
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S 9: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  No
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $10,000
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      1.1
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............    95.8
Corporate ...................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      0.0%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    13.6
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  Yes

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  No
 
 S 9: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on equities?             No        
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        No        
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             No        
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  No        
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes to both
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            No        
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            Yes      No
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes      No
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           No        
 
 S 9: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)68,812
Sales ($000s):      55,636

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)255,233

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  22%
 
 S 9: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  12

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
13,139
Net dividend income ..............................................
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
986
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 196
Custodian fees ................................................... 5
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................
Directors’ fees .................................................. 1
Registration fees ................................................ 25
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 80
Auditing fees .................................................... 32
Legal fees ....................................................... 2
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 1
Total expenses ................................................... 1,328

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   156

Net investment income ($000s):    11,967

Realized capital gains ($000s):   1,257
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)1,072

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)11,922

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)785
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.4930

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0310
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S 9: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 5,221
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 3,001
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 257,932
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 3,673
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 269,827

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 85
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 480

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 269,262

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   25,318

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $10.64

Total number of shareholder accounts:  4,016

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)260,828
 
 Series 10Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 6 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Spartan Municipal IncomeN-SARs

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S10: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
58,632
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 13,100
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 46,267
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
75,691
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 13,153
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 50,011
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
47,060
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 12,618
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 169,452
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
63,987
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 12,640
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 63,018
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
49,528
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 21,323
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 77,873
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
42,069
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 12,598
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 102,437

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
336,967
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 85,432
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 509,058

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S10: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  Yes
 
38.Total amount of redemption fees other than deferred or contingent
deferred sales loads collected from redemptions and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares during the period ($000s)48
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  No
 
 S10: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  Yes
 
41.During the period, did the Registrant/Series use its assets directly to
make payments under the 12b-1 plan?  No
 
44.If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s)0
 
 S10: Advisory Fee 
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  Yes
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S10: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  Yes

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  Yes
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $10,000
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      0.1
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............  100.2
Corporate ...................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      0.0%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    14.7
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  Yes

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  No
 
 S10: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           No        
Writing or investing in options on equities?             No        
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        No        
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             No        
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  No        
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes      No
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            No        
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            No        
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes to both
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           Yes      No
 
 S10: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)1,348,806
Sales ($000s):      1,216,356

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)4,562,981

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  27%
 
 S10: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  12

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
242,557
Net dividend income ..............................................
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
17,499
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 3,466
Custodian fees ................................................... 74
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................
Directors’ fees .................................................. 21
Registration fees ................................................ 154
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 681
Auditing fees .................................................... 52
Legal fees ....................................................... 25
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 17
Total expenses ................................................... 21,989

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   1,897

Net investment income ($000s):    222,465

Realized capital gains ($000s):   44,330
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)37,819

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)220,966

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)12,567
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.6130

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0350
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S10: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 54,603
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 3,295
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 4,539,256
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................ 100
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 78,628
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 4,675,882

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
131,657
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 1,436
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 15,751

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 4,527,038

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   356,975

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $12.68

Total number of shareholder accounts:  69,401

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)4,629,948
 
 Series 11Information Common to All Funds/Series  List of 6 Funds/Series 
 
 7.Name:         Spartan Short-Intermediate Municipal IncomeN-SARs

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series?  No
 
 S11: Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
50,745
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 3,004
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 16,258
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
105,434
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 3,023
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 35,260
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
59,479
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 3,060
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 38,943
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
81,242
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 3,157
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 50,264
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
74,754
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 5,487
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 56,220
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
45,661
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 3,055
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 121,696

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
417,315
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 20,786
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 318,641

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
 S11: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  Yes
 
38.Total amount of redemption fees other than deferred or contingent
deferred sales loads collected from redemptions and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares during the period ($000s)24
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  No
 
 S11: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  Yes
 
41.During the period, did the Registrant/Series use its assets directly to
make payments under the 12b-1 plan?  No
 
44.If an Investment Adviser or other affiliated person of the
Registrant/Series made unreimbursed payments pursuant to the 12b-1 plan,
the total amount of such payments ($000s)0
 
 S11: Advisory Fee 
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  Yes
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
 S11: Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  No
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $10,000
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      3.2
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............  101.9
Corporate ...................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      0.0%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    3.0
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  Yes

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  No
 
 S11: Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           No        
Writing or investing in options on equities?             No        
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        No        
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             No        
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  No        
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes      No
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            No        
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            No        
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes to both
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           Yes      No
 
 S11: Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)757,960
Sales ($000s):      466,257

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)1,089,604

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  43%
 
 S11: Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  12

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
47,202
Net dividend income ..............................................
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
4,184
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 759
Custodian fees ................................................... 20
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................
Directors’ fees .................................................. 4
Registration fees ................................................ 121
Taxes ............................................................
Interest ......................................................... 1
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... 266
Auditing fees .................................................... 35
Legal fees ....................................................... 19
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 4
Total expenses ................................................... 5,413

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   856

Net investment income ($000s):    42,645

Realized capital gains ($000s):   7,216
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)8,160
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)42,447

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)2,804
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.3960

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0230
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
 S11: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 14,524
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 37,273
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 1,206,263
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 18,165
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 1,276,225

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
81,227
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 383
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 11,342

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 1,183,273

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   115,252

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $10.27

Total number of shareholder accounts:  13,072

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)1,106,589
 
 Signature  Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
/s/      John H. Costello      
Name:   John H. Costello
Title:  Assistant Treasurer

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