Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.(a)
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Schedule of Investments Municipal Fund Inc.(a)
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In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 820 “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), all investments held by each of Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. (Formerly, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.), Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc. (Formerly, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.) and Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund Inc. (Formerly, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.), (each individually a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) are carried at the value that Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management") believes a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Funds' investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.
ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
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Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
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Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)
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Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including a Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The value of the Funds’ investments in municipal notes and liquidating trust - real estate is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations such as yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions (generally Level 2 inputs). Other Level 2 and 3 inputs used by independent pricing services to value municipal securities and units include current trades, bid-wanted lists (which inform the market that a holder is interested in selling a position and that offers will be considered), offerings, general information on market movement, direction, trends, appraisals, bid offers and specific data on specialty issues.
Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.
If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount a Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Funds’ Board of Directors has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs, including available analyst, media or other reports, securities within the same industry with recent highly correlated performance, trading in futures or American Depositary Receipts and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding.
Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.
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Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and President and the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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By:
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/s/ Joseph V. Amato
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Joseph V. Amato
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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Date: September 28, 2018
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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.
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By:
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/s/ Joseph V. Amato
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Joseph V. Amato
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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Date: September 28, 2018
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By:
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/s/ John M. McGovern
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John M. McGovern
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Treasurer and Principal Financial
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and Accounting Officer
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Date: September 28, 2018
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