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Moody's Ratings assigns Aa2 rating to preferred shares issued by Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund following mergers

Rating Action: Moody's Ratings assigns Aa2 rating to preferred shares issued by Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund following mergers. Global Credit Research- 27 Apr 2026. New York, April 27, 2026-- Moody's Ratings has assigned a long-term Aa2 rating to Series 1 Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares issued by Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund following the merger of three other Nuveen closed-end funds into the fund.
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Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund

Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund

Nuveen Pennsylvania Investment Quality Municipal Fund Inc.

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Moody's Investors Service
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