Investment Objective

The Fund invests primarily in a broad range of short-term obligations and derivative securities such as beneficial interests in municipal trust certificates and partnership trusts (“Municipal Obligations”) issued by or on behalf of the State of New York and its authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions. The Fund may also invest in Municipal Obligations issued by or on behalf of other states, territories and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia and their respective authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes, in Municipal Obligations the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of the obligation, is exempt from taxation under the Constitution or statutes of New York, including municipal securities issued by the State of New York and its political subdivisions, as well as certain other governmental issuers, such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, that pay interest that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax and from New York State and New York City personal income tax (“New York Municipal Obligations”).