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: January 31, 2007


Item 1 –    Schedule of Investments


DTF TAX FREE INCOME INC.

Portfolio of Investments

January 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    145.0 %  
  Alabama    6.0 %  
  DCH Health Care Auth. Rev.     
$ 1,000    

5.125%, 6/1/36

     $ 1,046,370
  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

       3,102,510
  2,100 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 2/1/09 @ $101

       2,166,759
  1,900 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 2/1/09 @ $101

       1,961,883
          
         8,277,522
          
  Arizona    1.1 %  
  Chandler Ariz Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev.     
  1,500    

4.375%, 12/1/35

       1,517,610
          
  California    20.4 %  
  Fresno Swr. Rev., Ser. A-1,     
  3,030    

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

       3,203,680
  2,000    

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

       2,259,660
  Los Angeles Wastewtr. Sys. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,088,060
  Los Angeles Wtr. & Pwr. Rev.,     
  1,000    

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

       1,049,290
  1,000    

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

       1,062,620
  Metro Wtr. Dist. Southern California     
  Waterworks Rev.,     
  1,500    

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

       1,578,885
  Pomona Sngl. Fam. Mtge. Rev.,     
  1,545 (b)  

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

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       1,630,083
  Riverside Cnty. Sngl. Fam. Rev.,     
  2,500 (b)  

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

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       3,402,200
  San Bernardino Cnty. Residential     
  Mtge. Rev.,     
  7,840 (b)  

9.60%, 9/1/15,

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       11,031,350
  Saratoga Unified Sch. Dist., Gen. Oblig.     
  1,040    

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

       579,654
          
         27,885,482
          
  Connecticut    3.4 %  
  Connecticut St. Health & Edl. Facs. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

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

       1,044,650
  Mashantucket Western Pequot     
  Tribe Spl. Rev., 144A,     
  3,500 (c)  

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

       3,590,090
          
         4,634,740
          
  District of Columbia    1.1 %  
  District of Columbia Wtr. & Swr. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,500    

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

       1,558,455
          


Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  Florida    12.4 %  
  Brevard Cnty. Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev.,     
$ 1,005    

5.00%, 4/1/34

     $ 1,034,125
  Dade Cnty. Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev.,     
  3,000    

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

       3,052,080
  Escambia Cnty. Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,170    

5.125%, 10/1/19

       1,191,271
  Florida Mun. Ln. Council Rev.,     
  2,210    

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

       2,384,413
  Hillsborough Cnty. Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

5.00%, 10/1/36

       2,049,180
  Miami-Dade Cnty. Stormwater Util. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,106,700
  St. Petersburg Public Util. Rev.,     
  5,000 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 10/1/09 @ $101

       5,206,100
          
         17,023,869
          
  Georgia    16.4 %  
  Atlanta Wtr. & Wastewtr. Rev.,     
  Ser. A,     
  2,385    

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

       2,436,277
  2,615 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 5/1/09 @ $101

       2,692,796
  715    

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

       729,193
  785 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 5/1/09 @ $101

       808,354
  De Kalb Cnty. Wtr. & Swr. Rev.,     
  4,000 (b)  

5.00%, 10/1/24

    
 

Prerefunded 10/1/09 @ $101

       4,164,880
  Fulton Cnty. Sch. Dist., Gen. Oblig.     
  2,000    

5.375%, 1/1/16

       2,221,900
  Georgia Mun. Elec. Auth. Pwr. Rev., Ser. Y,     
  145 (b)  

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

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       160,837
  2,440    

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

       2,690,930
  30 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 1/1/11 @ $100

       32,852
  Georgia Mun. Elec. Auth. Pwr. Rev.,     
  5,500    

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

       6,571,235
          
         22,509,254
          
  Hawaii    1.5 %  
  Hawaii Dept. Budget & Fin. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,029,400
          
  Idaho    0.7 %  
  Idaho Hsg. Agcy.,     
  Sngl. Fam. Mtge. Sr., Rev.,     
  535    

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

       547,123
  373    

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

       381,292
          
         928,415
          
  Illinois    4.2 %  
  Chicago Gen. Oblig.,     
  4,000    

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

       4,256,720
  Chicago Multi-Family Hsg. Rev.,     
  500    

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

       495,575
  Chicago Park Dist., Gen. Oblig.,     
  1,000    

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

       1,047,250
          
         5,799,545
          
  Indiana    5.7 %  
  Indiana Mun. Pwr. Agcy., Pwr.     
  Supply Sys. Rev.,     
  5,000    

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

       5,549,850
  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

       2,246,685
          
         7,796,535
          


Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  Iowa    0.7 %  
  Des Moines Wtr. Rev.,     
$ 1,000    

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

     $ 994,040
          
  Kentucky    2.3 %  
  Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Met.     
  Swr. Dist., Swr. & Drain Sys. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,039,460
  Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Metro. Govt.     
  Health Sys. Rev.,     
  1,000    

5.25%, 10/1/36

       1,048,770
          
         3,088,230
          
  Massachusetts    6.2 %  
  Boston Wtr. & Swr. Comm. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,043,100
  Massachusetts St. Dev. Finance Agency,     
  Solid Waste Disp. Rev.     
  1,500    

5.00%, 2/1/36

       1,548,090
  Massachusetts St. Tpk. Auth.,     
  Metro. Highway Sys. Rev.,     
  2,355    

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

       2,401,158
  2,500    

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

       2,517,500
          
         8,509,848
          
  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

       2,137,820
  2,000    

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

       2,056,520
          
         4,194,340
          
  Nebraska    4.1 %  
  Omaha Pub. Pwr. Dist.,     
  Elec. Rev., Ser. B,     
  2,500 (b)  

6.15%, 2/1/12

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       2,685,250
  2,500 (b)  

6.20%, 2/1/17

    
 

Escrowed to maturity

       2,867,475
          
         5,552,725
          
  Nevada    3.3 %  
  Las Vegas Valley Wtr. Dist.,     
  Gen. Oblig.,     
  1,400    

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

       1,461,754
  3,000    

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

       3,121,290
          
         4,583,044
          
  New Jersey    3.2 %  
  New Jersey St. Gen. Oblig.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,205,820
  New Jersey Trans. Trust Fund Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,226,620
          
         4,432,440
          


Principal
Amount
(000)
    Description (a)           Value
  New York    8.1 %  
  Long Island Pwr. Auth. Elec.     
  Sys. Rev.,     
 

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

    
$ 4,000 (b)  

Prerefunded 6/1/08 @ $101

     $ 4,123,640
  800    

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

       838,872
  Metro. Trans. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

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

       1,060,780
  New York City Mun. Wtr. Fin. Auth.,     
  Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev.,     
  5,000    

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

       5,135,400
          
         11,158,692
          
  Ohio    3.5 %  
  Hamilton Elec. Sys. Rev.     
  1,000    

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

       1,027,710
  Ohio St. Air Quality Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

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

       1,007,910
  Ohio St. Wtr. Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  2,445    

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

       2,812,801
          
         4,848,421
          
  Pennsylvania    2.3 %  
  Delaware Cnty. Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,087,100
  Pennsylvania Economic Dev. Fin.     
  Auth. Res. Recov. Rev.,     
  1,000    

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

       1,014,730
          
         3,101,830
          
  Puerto Rico    0.8 %  
  Puerto Rico Elec. Pwr. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,000    

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

       1,057,020
          
  South Carolina    1.2 %  
  Spartanburg Waterworks Rev.,     
  1,500 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 6/1/14 @ $100

       1,605,270
          
  Tennessee    1.2 %  
  Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. Rev.,     
  1,500    

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

       1,651,905
          
  Texas    19.7 %  
  Alliance Airport Auth. Inc. Rev.,     
  1,000    

4.85%, 4/1/21

       1,010,780
  Bexar Met. Wtr. Dist.     
  Waterworks Sys. Rev.,     
  2,500    

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

       2,556,950
  Brazos River Auth. Wtr. Rev.,     
  500    

4.30%, 2/15/23, M.B.I.A.

       491,345
  Coastal Wtr. Auth. Contract Rev.,     
  4,000    

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

       4,077,960
  El Paso Wtr. & Swr. Rev.,     
  1,555    

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

       1,670,676
  Harris Cnty. Gen. Oblig.,     
  1,650    

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

       1,816,370
  Harris Cnty. Toll Road Senior Lien Rev.,     
  1,000    

4.50%, 8/15/36, Ser. A, M.B.I.A.

       987,100
  Houston Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev.,     
  1,500 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 12/1/10 @ $100

       1,575,735
  3,500 (b)  

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

    
 

Prerefunded 12/1/09 @ $100

       3,617,355
  Lower Colorado River Auth. Rev.,     
  2,000    

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

       2,052,600
  San Antonio Elec. & Gas Rev.,     
  4,000    

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

       4,109,760
  San Marcos Cons. Indept. Sch. Dist., Gen. Oblig.,     
  2,000    

4.375%, 8/1/24, P.S.F.

       1,979,500
  University North Texas Rev.,     
  1,000    

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

       999,940
          
         26,946,071
          


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

5.00%, 5/1/28

     $ 4,109,212  
   Virginia St. Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev.,     
  1,500   

4.55%, 1/1/24

       1,498,185  
             
          5,607,397  
             
   Washington    4.0 %  
   Energy Northwest Wind Proj. Rev.,     
  500   

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

       515,425  
   King Cnty. Swr. Rev.,     
  2,500   

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

       2,586,800  
   Washington St. Pub. Pwr. Supply,     
   Nuclear Proj. No. 2 Rev.,     
  2,400   

6.00%, 7/1/07, Ser. A

       2,422,680  
             
          5,524,905  
             
   West Virginia    1.1 %  
   Monongalia Cnty. Building Commission     
   Hospital Rev.     
  1,500   

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

       1,525,710  
             
   Wyoming    3.2 %  
   Wyoming St. Farm Loan Brd.     
   Cap. Facs. Rev.,     
  4,000   

5.75%, 10/1/20

       4,413,760  
             
  

Total long-term investments

    
  

(cost $182,844,553)

       198,756,475  
             
  Shares    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    0.7 %  
   Goldman Sachs Tax Exempt     
   Money Market Fund     
  904,856    (cost $904,856)      $ 904,856  
             
   Total Investments    145.7 %  
   (cost $183,749,409)        199,661,331  
  

Other assets in excess of liabilities —

   1.7 %     2,404,772  
  

Liquidation Value of Remarketed Preferred Stock —

   (47.4 )%     (65,000,000 )
             
  

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock —

   100.0 %   $ 137,066,103  
             
  

Net asset value per share of common stock ($137,066,103 / 8,507,456)

     $ 16.11  
             

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

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 exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2007, these securities amounted to a value of $3,590,090 or 2.6% of net assets applicable to common stock.

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

 

Tax Basis of Investment

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

$183,220,738

  $16,528,214   $87,621   $16,440,593
             


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 first fiscal quarter of the fiscal half-year 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 and Principal Financial Officer

Date    March 28, 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    March 28, 2007

By (Signature and Title)

  

/s/ Alan M. Meder

  

Alan M. Meder

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date    March 28, 2007