DFT Tax-Free Income Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-06416        

DTF Tax-Free Income Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

55 East Monroe Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, Illinois 60603


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Alan M. Meder   John R. Sagan
DTF Tax-Free Income Inc.   Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
55 East Monroe Street, Suite 3600   71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60603   Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Name and address of agents for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 541-5555

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2007


Item 1  –    Schedule of Investments


DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC.

Portfolio of Investments

As of 7/31/2007 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    145.9 %  
  Alabama    6.1 %  
  DCH Health Care Auth. Rev.     
$ 1,000    

5.125%, 6/1/36

     $ 1,005,930
  Jefferson Cnty. Swr. Rev.     
 

Capital Impvt.

    
  3,000 (b)  

5.125%, 2/1/29, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 2/1/09 @ $101

       3,087,990
  2,100 (b)  

5.00%, 2/1/33, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 2/1/09 @ $101

       2,157,813
  1,900 (b)  

5.00%, 2/1/33, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 2/1/09 @ $101

       1,952,307
          
         8,204,040
          
  California    21.6 %  
  Fresno Swr. Rev., Ser. A-1,     
  3,030    

6.00%, 9/1/09, A.M.B.A.C.

       3,170,683
  2,000    

6.25%, 9/1/14, A.M.B.A.C.

       2,224,660
  Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.125%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-1

       1,864,000
  Los Angeles Wastewtr. Sys. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.00%, 6/1/26, Ser. A, M.B.I.A.

       2,069,360
  Los Angeles Wtr. & Pwr. Rev.,     
  1,000    

5.25%, 7/1/21, Ser. A-A-1, F.S.A.

       1,040,450
  1,000    

5.375%, 7/1/21, Ser. A-A-2, M.B.I.A.

       1,050,100
  Metro Wtr. Dist. Southern California     
 

Waterworks Rev.,

    
  1,500    

5.00%, 10/1/29, Ser. B-3, M.B.I.A.

       1,554,720
  Pomona Sngl. Fam. Mtge. Rev.,     
  1,375 (b)  

7.375%, 8/1/10, Ser. B, GNMA Collateral

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       1,437,590
  Riverside Cnty. Sngl. Fam. Rev.,     
  2,500 (b)  

7.80%, 5/1/21, Ser. A, GNMA Collateral

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       3,341,875
  San Bernardino Cnty. Residential     
 

Mtge. Rev.,

    
  7,840 (b)  

9.60%, 9/1/15,

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       10,827,354
  Saratoga Unified Sch. Dist., Gen. Oblig.     
  1,040    

Zero Coupon, 9/1/20, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

       576,555
          
         29,157,347
          
  Connecticut    3.4 %  
  Connecticut St. Health & Edl. Facs. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

5.00%, 7/1/25, Ser. C, Radian

       1,011,690
  Mashantucket Western Pequot     
 

Tribe Spl. Rev., 144A,

    
  3,500 (c)  

5.75%, 9/1/18, Ser. B

       3,547,705
          
         4,559,395
          
  District of Columbia    1.1 %  
  District of Columbia Wtr. & Swr. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,500    

5.00%, 10/1/33, F.G.I.C.

       1,539,090
          


Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  Florida    12.5 %  
  Brevard Cnty. Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev.,     
$ 1,005    

5.00%, 4/1/34

     $ 1,000,528
  Dade Cnty. Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev.,     
  3,000    

5.25%, 10/1/26, F.G.I.C.

       3,035,160
  Escambia Cnty. Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,170    

5.125%, 10/1/19

       1,179,945
  Florida Mun. Ln. Council Rev.,     
  2,210    

5.375%, 8/1/20, Ser. B, M.B.I.A.

       2,354,910
  Highlands Cnty. Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.125%, 11/15/32, Ser. G

       2,012,340
  Miami-Dade Cnty. Stormwater Util. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.00%, 4/1/27, M.B.I.A.

       2,069,360
 

St. Petersburg Public Util. Rev.,

    
  5,000 (b)  

5.00%, 10/1/28, Ser. A, F.S.A.

    
 

Prerefunded 10/1/09 @ $101

       5,173,700
          
         16,825,943
          
  Georgia    16.5 %  
  Atlanta Wtr. & Wastewtr. Rev.,     
 

Ser. A,

    
  2,385    

5.00%, 11/1/29, F.G.I.C.

       2,406,727
  2,615 (b)  

5.00%, 11/1/29, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 5/1/09 @ $101

       2,680,636
  715    

5.00%, 11/1/38, F.G.I.C.

       719,555
  785 (b)  

5.00%, 11/1/38, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 5/1/09 @ $101

       804,703
  De Kalb Cnty. Wtr. & Swr. Rev.,     
  4,000 (b)  

5.00%, 10/1/24

    
 

Prerefunded 10/1/09 @ $101

       4,138,960
  Fulton Cnty. Sch. Dist., Gen. Oblig.     
  2,000    

5.375%, 1/1/16

       2,199,320
  Georgia Mun. Elec. Auth. Pwr. Rev.,     
  145 (b)  

6.40%, 1/1/13, Ser. Y, A.M.B.A.C.

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       158,952
  2,440    

6.40%, 1/1/13, A.M.B.A.C.

       2,669,677
  30 (b)  

6.40%, 1/1/13, A.M.B.A.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 1/1/11 @ $100

       32,476
  Georgia Mun. Elec. Auth. Pwr. Rev.,     
  5,500    

6.50%, 1/1/20, Ser. X, A.M.B.A.C.

       6,465,525
          
         22,276,531
          
  Hawaii    1.5 %  
  Hawaii Dept. Budget & Fin. Rev.,     
  2,000    

4.80%, 1/1/25, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

       2,005,360
          
  Idaho    0.5 %  
  Idaho Hsg. Agcy.,     
 

Sngl. Fam. Mtge. Sr., Rev.,

    
  415    

6.65%, 7/1/14, Ser. B

       424,010
  288    

6.60%, 7/1/27, Ser. B, F.H.A.

       294,131
          
         718,141
          
  Illinois    5.0 %  
  Chicago Gen. Oblig.,     
  4,000    

6.25%, 1/1/11, A.M.B.A.C.

       4,213,440
  Chicago Multi-Family Hsg. Rev.,     
  500    

4.90%, 3/20/44, F.H.A.

       479,465
  Chicago Park Dist., Gen. Oblig.,     
  1,000    

5.00%, 1/1/27, Ser. A, A.M.B.A.C.

       1,032,400
  Illinois Fin. Auth. Education Rev.,     
  1,000    

5.375%, 9/1/32, Ser. C., A.C.A.

       1,029,370
          
         6,754,675
          


Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  Indiana    5.7 %  
  Indiana Mun. Pwr. Agcy., Pwr.     
 

Supply Sys. Rev.,

    
$ 5,000    

6.00%, 1/1/13, Ser. B, M.B.I.A.

     $ 5,500,350
  Indianapolis Local Pub. Impvt.     
 

Bond Bank Waterworks Proj. Rev.,

    
  2,100 (b)  

5.25%, 7/1/33, Ser. A, M.B.I.A.

    
 

Prerefunded 7/1/12 @ $100

       2,231,439
          
         7,731,789
          
  Iowa    0.7 %  
  Des Moines Wtr. Rev.,     
  1,000    

4.375%, 12/1/26, M.B.I.A.

       975,090
          
  Kentucky    3.0 %  
  Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Met.     
 

Swr. Dist., Swr. & Drain Sys. Rev.,

    
  2,000    

5.00%, 5/15/30, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

       2,031,980
  Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Metro. Govt.     
 

Health Sys. Rev.,

    
  1,000    

5.00%, 10/1/30

       990,450
  1,000    

5.25%, 10/1/36

       1,008,610
          
         4,031,040
          
  Massachusetts    6.3 %  
  Boston Wtr. & Swr. Comm. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.00%, 11/1/28, Ser. D, F.G.I.C.

       2,034,320
  Massachusetts St. Dev. Finance Agency,     
 

Solid Waste Disp. Rev.

    
  1,500    

5.00%, 2/1/36

       1,501,080
  Massachusetts St. Tpk. Auth.,     
 

Metro. Highway Sys. Rev.,

    
  2,355    

5.125%, 1/1/23, Ser. B, M.B.I.A.

       2,387,805
  2,500    

4.75%, 1/1/34, Ser. A, A.M.B.A.C.

       2,503,850
          
         8,427,055
          
  Michigan    3.1 %  
  Detroit Wtr. Supply Sys. Rev.,     
 

Ser. A,

    
  2,000 (b)  

5.50%, 7/1/24, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 7/1/11 @ $100

       2,121,840
  2,000    

5.00%, 7/1/30, F.G.I.C.

       2,036,900
          
         4,158,740
          
  Nebraska    4.1 %  
  Omaha Pub. Pwr. Dist.,     
 

Elec. Rev., Ser. B,

    
  2,500 (b)  

6.15%, 2/1/12

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       2,654,600
  2,500 (b)  

6.20%, 2/1/17

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       2,832,275
          
         5,486,875
          
  Nevada    3.4 %  
  Las Vegas Valley Wtr. Dist.,     
 

Gen. Oblig.,

    
  1,400    

5.00%, 6/1/25, Ser. B, M.B.I.A.

       1,446,816
  3,000    

5.00%, 6/1/32, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

       3,090,720
          
         4,537,536
          
  New Jersey    4.0 %  
  New Jersey Econ. Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

4.95%, 3/1/47

       982,400
  New Jersey St. Gen. Oblig.,     
  2,000    

5.25%, 7/1/17, Ser. H

       2,169,660
  New Jersey Trans. Trust Fund Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.25%, 12/15/22, Ser. A

       2,172,000
          
         5,324,060
          


Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  New York    8.9 %  
  Albany Industrial Dev. Agy. Rev.,     
$ 1,000    

5.00%, 4/1/32, Ser. A

     $ 964,230
  Long Island Pwr. Auth. Elec.     
 

Sys. Rev.,

    
  4,000 (b)  

5.25%, 12/1/26, Ser. A, M.B.I.A.

    
 

Prerefunded 6/1/08 @ $101

       4,092,440
  800    

5.00%, 12/1/35, Ser. B

       825,312
  Metro. Trans. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

5.25%, 11/15/31, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

       1,047,820
  New York City Mun. Wtr. Fin. Auth.,     
 

Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev.,

    
  5,000    

5.00%, 6/15/29, Ser. B, F.S.A.

       5,104,200
          
         12,034,002
          
  Ohio    3.5 %  
  Hamilton Elec. Sys. Rev.     
  1,000    

4.60%, 10/15/20, Ser. A, F.S.A.

       1,010,830
  Ohio St. Air Quality Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

4.80%, 9/1/36, Ser. A, F.G.I.C.

       985,000
  Ohio St. Wtr. Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  2,445    

5.50%, 6/1/20, Ser. B, F.S.A.

       2,757,691
          
         4,753,521
          
  Pennsylvania    2.3 %  
  Delaware Cnty. Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.00%, 6/1/21, Ser. A, Radian

       2,033,560
  Pennsylvania Economic Dev. Fin.     
 

Auth. Res. Recov. Rev.,

    
  1,000    

4.625%, 12/1/18, Ser. F, A.M.B.A.C.

       992,450
          
         3,026,010
          
  Puerto Rico    0.8 %  
  Puerto Rico Elec. Pwr. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

5.00%, 7/1/25, Ser. PP, F.G.I.C.

       1,043,890
          
  South Carolina    1.2 %  
  Spartanburg Waterworks Rev.,     
  1,500 (b)  

5.25%, 6/1/28, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 6/1/14 @ $100

       1,620,360
          
  Tennessee    1.2 %  
  Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. Rev.,     
  1,500    

5.25%, 9/1/20, Ser. A

       1,567,920
          
  Texas    18.8 %  
  Alliance Airport Auth. Inc. Rev.,     
  1,000    

4.85%, 4/1/21

       978,430
  Bexar Met. Wtr. Dist.     
 

Waterworks Sys. Rev.,

    
  2,500    

5.00%, 5/1/25, M.B.I.A.

       2,550,625
  Coastal Wtr. Auth. Contract Rev.,     
  4,000    

5.00%, 12/15/25, F.S.A.

       4,051,520
  Dallas Gen. Oblig.     
  2,000    

4.50%, 2/15/23

       1,997,740
  El Paso Wtr. & Swr. Rev.,     
  1,555    

5.50%, 3/1/12, Ser. A, F.S.A.

       1,659,791
  Harris Cnty. Gen. Oblig.,     
  1,650    

7.00%, 8/15/10, Ser. A

       1,794,721
  Houston Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev.,     
  1,500 (b)  

5.25%, 12/1/23, Ser. B, F.G.I.C.

    
 

Prerefunded 12/1/10 @ $100

       1,563,120
  3,500 (b)  

5.00%, 12/1/28, Ser. A, F.S.A.

    
 

Prerefunded 12/1/09 @ $100

       3,591,735
  Lower Colorado River Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.00%, 5/15/31, F.S.A.

       2,032,960
  San Antonio Elec. & Gas Rev.,     
  2,595    

5.00%, 2/1/18, Ser. A

       2,647,497
  1,405 (b)  

5.00%, 2/1/18, Ser. A

    
 

Prerefunded 2/1/09 @ 101

       1,443,947
  University North Texas Rev.,     
  1,000    

4.50%, 4/15/25, F.G.I.C.

       985,530
          
         25,297,616
          


Principal
Amount
(000)
   Description (a)           Value  
   Virginia    4.1 %  
   Henrico Cnty. Wtr. & Swr. Rev.,     
$ 3,985   

5.00%, 5/1/28

     $ 4,081,796  
   Virginia St. Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,500   

4.55%, 1/1/24

       1,437,270  
             
          5,519,066  
             
   Washington    2.3 %  
   Energy Northwest Wind Proj. Rev.,     
  500   

4.75%, 7/1/21, M.B.I.A.

       509,425  
   King Cnty. Swr. Rev.,     
  2,500   

5.00%, 1/1/31, F.G.I.C.

       2,562,650  
             
          3,072,075  
             
   West Virginia    1.1 %  
   Monongalia Cnty. Building Commission     
  

Hospital Rev.

    
  1,500   

5.00%, 7/1/30, Ser. A

       1,500,900  
             
   Wyoming    3.2 %  
   Wyoming St. Farm Loan Brd.     
  

Cap. Facs. Rev.,

    
  4,000   

5.75%, 10/1/20

       4,351,640  
             
  

Total long-term investments

    
  

(cost $182,865,237)

       196,499,707  
             
  Shares    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    0.6 %  
  848,918    Goldman Sachs Tax Exempt     
  

Money Market Fund

    
  

(cost $848,918)

     $ 848,918  
             
   Total Investments    146.5 %  
   (cost $183,714,155)        197,348,625  
   Other assets in excess of liabilities    1.8 %     2,375,609  
   Liquidation value of remarketed preferred stock    (48.3 %)     (65,000,000 )
             
   Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock    100.0 %   $ 134,724,234  
             
   Net asset value per share of common stock ($134,724,234 / 8,507,456)      $ 15.84  
             

(a) The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions to indicate providers of credit support, in whole or in part:

A.C.A. - ACA Financial Guaranty

A.M.B.A.C. - Ambac Assurance Corporation.

F.G.I.C. - Financial Guaranty Insurance Company.

F.H.A. - Federal Housing Authority.

F.S.A. - Financial Security Assurance Inc.

M.B.I.A. - MBIA Insurance Corporation.

P.S.F. - Texas Permanent School Fund.

Radian - Radian Asset Assurance Inc.

 

(b) Prerefunded and escrowed to maturity issues are secured by escrowed cash, government obligations, or other securities.

 

(c) Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2007, these securities amounted to a value of $3,547,705 or 2.6% of net assets applicable to common stock.

Notes

Securities Valuation:

The Fund values its fixed income securities by using market quotations, prices provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Directors of the Fund. The relative liquidity of some securities in the Fund’s portfolio may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to accurately value such securities. Any securities or other assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

Debt securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less when purchased and debt securities originally purchased with maturities in excess of 60 days but which currently have maturities of 60 days or less are valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, which approximates market value.

Investments in mutual funds are valued at their net asset value as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the date of valuation.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of July 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis of Investment

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

$183,138,167

  $14,659,643   $449,185   $14,210,458
             

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.SEC.gov)


Item 2  –    Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, based on an evaluation of those controls and procedures made as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act.

(b) There has been no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3  –    Exhibits

Exhibit 99.CERT- Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Attached hereto


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)   DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC.
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Alan M. Meder
  Alan M. Meder
  Treasurer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date   September 26, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Nathan I. Partain
  Nathan I. Partain
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date   September 26, 2007
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Alan M. Meder
  Alan M. Meder
  Treasurer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date   September 26, 2007