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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 811-07111
Invesco Insured California Municipal Securities
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip code)
Philip A. Taylor 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 01/31/11
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 


 

Invesco Insured California Municipal Securities
Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings
January 31, 2011
(INVESCO LOGO)

invesco.com/us       MS-CE-ICAMS-QTR-1 01/11       Invesco Advisers, Inc.

 


 

Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
                                 
                    Principal    
    Interest   Maturity   Amount    
    Rate   Date   (000)   Value
 
Municipal Obligations—107.34%
                               
California—104.66%
                               
Alameda (County of) Joint Powers Authority (Juvenile Justice Refunding); Series 2008 A, Lease RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     12/01/24     $ 235     $ 237,449  
Alhambra Unified School District (Election of 2004);
                               
Series 2009 B, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGC) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/35       280       52,049  
Series 2009 B, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGC) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/36       450       77,944  
Alvord Unified School District (Election of 2007); Series 2008 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     08/01/28       185       176,993  
Anaheim (City of) Public Financing Authority (Electric System Distribution Facilities); Series 2007 A, RB (INS-NATL) (a)
    4.50 %     10/01/37       750       637,050  
Bay Area Toll Authority (San Francisco Bay Area);
                               
Series 2009 F-1, Toll Bridge RB (c)
    5.25 %     04/01/26       680       702,515  
Series 2009 F-1, Toll Bridge RB (c)
    5.25 %     04/01/29       760       767,228  
Beverly Hills Unified School District (Election of 2008);
                               
Series 2009, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (b)
    0.00 %     08/01/26       205       81,998  
Series 2009, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (b)
    0.00 %     08/01/32       430       110,286  
California (State of) Department of Veterans Affairs; Series 2002 A, Home Purchase RB (INS-AMBAC) (a)
    5.35 %     12/01/27       1,500       1,482,675  
California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles); Series 2010 A, RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.25 %     07/01/38       450       405,126  
California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Scripps Health); Series 2010 A, RB
    5.00 %     11/15/36       250       218,565  
California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Sutter Health); Series 2011 B, RB
    5.50 %     08/15/26       250       247,012  
California (State of) Municipal Finance Authority (Community Hospitals of Central California Obligated Group); Series 2007, COP
    5.00 %     02/01/19       250       245,160  
California (State of) Municipal Finance Authority (Eisenhower Medical Center); Series 2010 A, RB
    5.75 %     07/01/40       250       225,832  
California (State of) Pollution Control Financing Authority (San Jose Water Control); Series 2010 A, RB
    5.10 %     06/01/40       300       276,672  
California (State of) Public Works Board (Department of Mental Health Coalinga State Hospital); Series 2004 A, Lease RB
    5.00 %     06/01/25       230       213,187  
California (State of) Statewide Communities Development Authority (American Baptist Homes of the West); Series 2010, RB
    6.25 %     10/01/39       250       229,788  
California (State of) Statewide Communities Development Authority (Cottage Health System Obligated Group); Series 2010, RB
    5.25 %     11/01/30       275       253,382  
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank; Series 2003 A, Bay Area Toll Bridges Seismic Retrofit First Lien RB (d)(e)
    5.00 %     01/01/28       1,500       1,613,055  
California State University;
                               
Series 2005 A, Systemwide RB (INS-AMBAC) (a)
    5.00 %     11/01/35       500       452,605  
Series 2008 A, Systemwide RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     11/01/39       450       414,607  
Campbell Union High School District; Series 2008, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGC) (a)
    5.00 %     08/01/35       590       538,363  
Chino Basin Regional Financing Authority (Inland Empire Utilities Agency); Series 2008 A, RB (INS-AMBAC) (a)
    5.00 %     11/01/33       250       234,173  
Clovis Unified School District (Election of 2004); Series 2004 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/29       105       31,247  
Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District (Election of 2008); Series 2009 E, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (b)
    0.00 %     08/01/48       2,860       202,345  
El Segundo Unified School District (Election of 2008); Series 2009 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (b)
    0.00 %     08/01/33       615       131,585  
Gilroy Unified School District (Election of 2008); Series 2009 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGC) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/29       750       214,575  
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.; Series 2005 A, Enhanced Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed RB (INS-FGIC) (a)
    5.00 %     06/01/38       1,000       815,850  
Grossmont Union High School District (Election of 2004); Series 2006, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/24       775       333,351  
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of this schedule.
Invesco Insured California Municipal Securities

 


 

                                 
                    Principal    
    Interest   Maturity   Amount    
    Rate   Date   (000)   Value
 
California—(continued)
                               
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (Election of 2002); Series 2008 C, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGC) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/30     $ 775     $ 204,127  
Huntington Beach Union High School District (Election 2004); Series 2004, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     08/01/26       1,280       1,281,216  
Irvine (City of) (Reassessment District No. 85-7); Series 2007 A, Limited Obligation Improvement Special Assessment Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(e)(f)
    0.30 %     02/25/11       800       800,000  
Kern (County of) Board of Education; Series 2006 A, Ref. COP (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.00 %     06/01/31       1,110       982,294  
Kern (County of) Water Agency Improvement District No. 4; Series 2008 A, COP (INS-AGC) (a)
    5.00 %     05/01/28       245       233,147  
La Quinta Financing Authority; Series 2004 A, Tax Allocation RB (INS-AMBAC) (a)
    5.25 %     09/01/24       1,100       1,041,832  
Los Angeles (City of) Department of Airports (Los Angeles International Airport); Series 2010 A, Sr. RB
    5.00 %     05/15/35       250       232,073  
Los Angeles (City of) Department of Water & Power; Series 2001 A Subseries A-1, Power System RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.25 %     07/01/21       1,000       1,014,880  
Los Angeles (City of); Series 2004 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.00 %     09/01/24       1,030       1,048,262  
Los Angeles (County of) Metropolitan Transportation Authority;
                               
Series 2005 A, Proposition A First Tier Sr. Sales Tax RB (INS-AMBAC) (a)
    5.00 %     07/01/35       450       446,530  
Series 2006 A, Proposition C Ref. Second Sr. Sales Tax RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    4.50 %     07/01/29       500       464,140  
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Series 2009 B, Ref. Water RB (c)
    5.00 %     07/01/27       1,240       1,264,267  
Moorpark Unified School District (Election of 2008); Series 2009 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGC) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/31       2,000       480,400  
Moreland School District (Crossover); Series 2014 C, Ref. Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AMBAC) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/29       315       89,066  
Murrieta Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority (Election of 2006);
                               
Series 2008, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     09/01/31       1,020       247,982  
Series 2008, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     09/01/33       820       174,143  
Oakland (City of) Joint Powers Financing Authority (Oakland Administration Buildings); Series 2008 B, Ref. Lease RB (INS-AGC) (a)
    5.00 %     08/01/26       235       230,039  
Oxnard (City of) Finance Authority (Redwood Trunk Sewer & Headworks); Series 2004 A, RB (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.00 %     06/01/29       1,000       965,020  
Patterson Joint Unified School District (Election of 2008); Series 2008 B, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     03/01/49       3,920       253,820  
Planada Elementary School District (Election of 2008); Series 2009 B, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGC) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     07/01/49       2,095       144,555  
Poway Unified School District (Election of 2008 - School Facilities Improvement District No. 2007-1);
                               
Series 2009 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (b)
    0.00 %     08/01/30       790       209,255  
Series 2009 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (b)
    0.00 %     08/01/31       730       178,500  
Rancho Mirage Redevelopment Agency; Series 2003 A, Tax Allocation Housing Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.00 %     04/01/33       1,000       818,470  
Redding (City of); Series 2008 A, Electric System RB COP (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     06/01/27       360       343,537  
Riverside (City of); Series 2008 D, Electric RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     10/01/28       500       480,400  
Rocklin Unified School District (Community Facilities District No. 2);
                               
Series 2007, Special Tax Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     09/01/34       1,235       218,644  
Series 2007, Special Tax Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     09/01/35       1,255       206,159  
Series 2007, Special Tax Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     09/01/36       1,230       186,493  
Series 2007, Special Tax Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     09/01/37       1,025       144,105  
Roseville Joint Union High School District (Election of 2004); Series 2007 C, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/25       675       265,639  
Sacramento (City of) Financing Authority (Solid Waste and Redevelopment); Series 1999, Capital Improvement RB (d)
    5.75 %     12/01/22       180       177,106  
Sacramento (County of); Series 2010, Sr. Airport System RB
    5.00 %     07/01/40       350       310,688  
Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Series 2008 U, Electric RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     08/15/24       1,000       1,012,880  
San Diego (County of) Regional Airport Authority; Series 2010 A, Sub. Airport RB
    5.00 %     07/01/40       250       221,120  
San Diego (County of) Water Authority; Series 2004 A, Water Revenue COP (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     05/01/29       700       684,782  
San Francisco (City & County of) (Laguna Honda Hospital); Series 2005 I, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     06/15/30       1,360       1,324,531  
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of this schedule.
Invesco Insured California Municipal Securities

 


 

                                 
                    Principal    
    Interest   Maturity   Amount    
    Rate   Date   (000)   Value
 
California—(continued)
                               
San Francisco (City & County of) Airports Commission (San Francisco International Airport); Series 2010 F, Second Series RB
    5.00 %     05/01/40     $ 500     $ 443,940  
San Francisco (City & County of) Public Utilities Commission; Series 2001 A, Water RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     11/01/31       2,000       1,953,140  
San Jose (City of); Series 2001 A, Airport RB (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.00 %     03/01/25       1,000       1,000,140  
San Jose Evergreen Community College District (Election of 2004); Series 2008 B, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     09/01/32       1,000       226,980  
Simi Valley (City of) (Capital Improvement); Series 2004, COP (INS-AMBAC) (a)
    5.00 %     09/01/30       1,000       896,790  
Simi Valley Unified School District (Election of 2004);
                               
Series 2007 C, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/28       480       145,949  
Series 2007 C, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/30       380       99,169  
Southern California Public Power Authority (Southern Transmission);
                               
Series 2000 A, Ref. Sub. RB (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.25 %     07/01/18       1,000       1,052,430  
Series 2002 A, Ref. Sub. RB (INS-AGM) (a)(e)(f)
    0.29 %     03/04/11       1,000       1,000,000  
Turlock Irrigation Districts; Series 2010 A, Ref. RB
    5.00 %     01/01/35       300       272,025  
Tustin Unified School District (School Facilities Improvement District No. 2002-1, Election of 2002); Series 2008 C, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.00 %     06/01/28       250       245,578  
Twin Rivers Unified School District (School Facility Bridge); Series 2007, COP (INS-AGM) (a)(e)
    3.50 %     05/31/13       500       498,705  
Twin Rivers Unified School District; Series 2009, Unlimited Tax GO BAN (b)
    0.00 %     04/01/14       250       226,478  
University of California (Board of Regents); Series 2007 A, Medical Center Pooled RB (INS-NATL) (a)
    4.50 %     05/15/37       1,000       816,380  
University of California;
                               
Series 2009 O, RB
    5.25 %     05/15/39       500       498,130  
Series 2009 Q, RB (c)(g)
    5.00 %     05/15/34       1,435       1,410,662  
Upland Unified School District (Election of 2000); Series 2001 B, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)
    5.13 %     08/01/25       1,000       1,007,810  
Val Verde Unified School District (Refunding and School Construction); Series 2005 B, COP (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.00 %     01/01/30       675       574,452  
Washington Unified School District (Election of 2004); Series 2004 A, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.00 %     08/01/22       1,375       1,408,619  
West Basin Municipal Water District; Series 2008 B, Ref. COP (INS-AGC) (a)
    5.00 %     08/01/27       245       241,751  
Yosemite Community College District (Election of 2004);
                               
Series 2008 C, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(b)
    0.00 %     08/01/25       570       225,076  
Series 2008 C, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (INS-AGM) (a)(c)
    5.00 %     08/01/32       2,515       2,344,080  
Yucaipa Valley Water District; Series 2004 A, COP (INS-NATL) (a)
    5.25 %     09/01/24       1,000       969,000  
 
 
                            47,560,053  
 
 
                               
Guam—0.20%
                               
Guam (Territory of) (Section 30); Series 2009 A, Limited Obligation RB
    5.63 %     12/01/29       95       91,731  
 
                               
Puerto Rico—1.41%
                               
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of) Electric Power Authority; Series 2010 XX, Power RB
    5.25 %     07/01/40       200       176,138  
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of) Sales Tax Financing Corp.; Series 2010 C, First Sub. Sales Tax RB
    5.00 %     08/01/35       250       220,745  
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of) Sales Tax Financing Corp.; Series 2009 A, First Sub. Sales Tax RB (d)(e)
    5.00 %     08/01/11       240       245,597  
 
 
                            642,480  
 
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of this schedule.
Invesco Insured California Municipal Securities

 


 

                                 
                    Principal    
    Interest   Maturity   Amount    
    Rate   Date   (000)   Value
 
Virgin Islands—1.07%
                               
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (Virgin Islands Matching Fund Loan Note — Diageo); Series 2009 A, Sub. RB
    6.63 %     10/01/29     $ 240     $ 246,718  
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (Virgin Islands Matching Fund Loan Note); Series 2010 A, Sr. Lien RB
    5.00 %     10/01/25       250       241,165  
 
 
                            487,883  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS(h)—107.34% (Cost $51,832,524)
                            48,782,147  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES—1.45%
                            657,804  
 
 
                               
Floating Rate and Dealer Trusts Obligations Related to Securities Held—(8.79)%
                               
Notes with interest rates ranging from 0.26% to 0.35% at 01/31/11 and contractual maturities of collateral ranging from 04/01/26 to 05/15/34. (See Note 1D) (i)
                            (3,995,000 )
 
NET ASSETS—100.00%
                          $ 45,444,951  
 
Investment Abbreviations:
         
AGC
    Assured Guaranty Corp.
 
AGM
    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
 
AMBAC
    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.*
 
BAN
    Bond Anticipation Notes
 
COP
    Certificates of Participation
 
FGIC
    Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
 
GO
    General Obligation
 
INS
    Insurer
 
NATL
    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
 
RB
    Revenue Bonds
 
Ref.
    Refunding
 
Sr.
    Senior
 
Sub.
    Subordinated
 
*   Ambac filed for bankruptcy on November 8, 2010.
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a)   Principal and/or interest payments are secured by the bond insurance company listed.
 
(b)   Capital appreciation bond. Security traded on a discount basis.
 
(c)   Underlying security related to inverse floater entered into by the Trust. See Note 1D.
 
(d)   Advance refunded; secured by an escrow fund of U.S. Government obligations or other highly rated collateral.
 
(e)   Security has an irrevocable call by the issuer or mandatory put by the holder. Maturity date reflects such call or put.
 
(f)   Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodcally. Rate shown is the rate in effect on January 31, 2011.
 
(g)   Security is subject to a shortfall agreement which may require the Trust to pay amounts to a counterparty in the event of a significant decline in the market value of the security underlying the inverse floater. In case of a shortfall, the maximum potential amount of payments the Trust could ultimately be required to make under the agreement is $955,000. However, such shortfall payment would be reduced by the proceeds from the sale of the security underlying the inverse floater.
 
(h)   This table provides a listing of those entities that have either issued, guaranteed, backed or otherwise enhanced the credit quality of more than 5% of the securities held in the portfolio. In instances where the entity has guaranteed, backed or otherwise enhanced the credit quality of a security, it is not primarily responsible for the issuer’s obligations but may be called upon to satisfy the issuer’s obligations.
         
Entities   Percentage
 
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
    42.42 %
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
    22.75  
American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.*
    10.22  
Assured Guaranty Corp.
    5.32  
 
(i)   Floating rate note obligations related to securities held. The interest rates shown reflect the rates in effect at January 31, 2011. At January 31, 2011, the Trust’s investments with a value of $6,488,752 are held by by Special Purpose Trusts established by a Broker Dealer (“Dealer Trusts”) and serve as collateral for the $3,955,000 in the floating rate note obligations outstanding at that date.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of this schedule.
Invesco Insured California Municipal Securities

 


 

Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings
January 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — Significant Accounting Policies
A.   Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
 
         Securities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and principal payments.
 
         Securities for which market quotations either are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Some of the factors which may be considered in determining fair value are fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of any restrictions on transferability or disposition; trading in similar securities by the same issuer or comparable companies; relevant political, economic or issuer specific news; and other relevant factors under the circumstances.
 
         Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
B.   Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
 
         The Trust may periodically participate in litigation related to Trust investments. As such, the Trust may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
 
         Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Trust’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Trust’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Trust and the investment adviser.
 
C.   Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
 
D.   Inverse Floating Rate Obligations — The Trust may invest in inverse floating rate securities, such as Residual Interest Bonds (“RIBs”) or Tender Option Bonds (“TOBs”) for investment purposes and to enhance the yield of the Trust. Inverse floating rate investments tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when interest rates decline or remain relatively
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D.   Inverse Floating Rate Obligations — (continued)
 
    stable. Such transactions may be purchased in the secondary market without first owning the underlying bond or by the sale of fixed rate bonds by the Trust to Special Purpose Trusts established by a broker dealer (“Dealer Trusts”) in exchange for cash and residual interests in the Dealer Trusts’ assets and cash flows, which are in the form of inverse floating rate obligations. The Dealer Trusts finance the purchases of the fixed rate bonds by issuing floating rate notes to third parties and allowing the Trust to retain residual interest in the bonds. The floating rate notes issued by the Dealer Trusts have interest rates that reset weekly and the floating rate note holders have the option to tender their notes to the Dealer Trusts for redemption at par at each reset date. The residual interests held by the Trust (inverse floating rate investments) include the right of the Trust (1) to cause the holders of the floating rate notes to tender their notes at par at the next interest rate reset date, and (2) to transfer the municipal bond from the Dealer Trusts to the Trust, thereby collapsing the Dealer Trusts.
 
         TOBs are presently classified as private placement securities. Private placement securities are subject to restrictions on resale because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or are otherwise not readily marketable. As a result of the absence of a public trading market for these securities, they may be less liquid than publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by the Trust or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities.
 
         The Trust accounts for the transfer of bonds to the Dealer Trusts as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the Trust’s investment assets, and the related floating rate notes reflected as Trust liabilities under the caption Floating rate note and dealer trust obligations on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Trust records the interest income from the fixed rate bonds under the caption Interest and records the expenses related to floating rate obligations and any administrative expenses of the Dealer Trusts under the caption Interest expense on the Statement of Operations.
 
         The Trust generally invest in inverse floating rate obligations that include embedded leverage, thus exposing the Trust to greater risks and increased costs. The primary risks associated with inverse floating rate obligations are varying degrees of liquidity and the changes in the value of such securities in response to changes in market rates of interest to a greater extent than the value of an equal principal amount of a fixed rate security having similar credit quality, redemption provisions and maturity which may cause the Trust’s net asset value to be more volatile than if it had not invested in inverse floating rate investments. In certain instances, the short-term floating rate interests created by the special purpose trust may not be able to be sold to third parties or, in the case of holders tendering (or putting) such interests for repayment of principal, may not be able to be remarketed to third parties. In such cases, the special purpose trust holding the long-term fixed rate bonds may be collapsed. In the case of RIBs or TOBs created by the contribution of long-term fixed income bonds by the Trust, the Trust will then be required to repay the principal amount of the tendered securities. During times of market volatility, illiquidity or uncertainty, the Trust could be required to sell other portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time to raise cash to meet that obligation.
 
E.   Other Risks — The value of, payment of interest on, repayment of principal for and the ability to sell a municipal security may be affected by constitutional amendments, legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative regulations, voter initiatives and the economics of the regions in which the issuers are located.
 
         Since, many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal securities market and a Fund’s investments in municipal securities.
 
         There is some risk that a portion or all of the interest received from certain tax-free municipal securities could become taxable as a result of determinations by the Internal Revenue Service.
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NOTE 2 — Additional Valuation Information
     Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
     Level 1 –   Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
 
     Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
 
     Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Trust’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
     The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of January 31, 2011. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
     During the three months ended January 31, 2011, there were no significant transfers between investment levels.
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Municipal Obligations
  $     $ 48,782,147     $     $ 48,782,147  
NOTE 3 — Investment Securities
Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
         
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 495,394  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (3,519,376 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities
  $ (3,023,982 )
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $51,806,129.
       
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
  (a)   As of March 21, 2011, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of March 21, 2011, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed so as to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
  (b)   There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 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.
Item 3. Exhibits.
      Certifications of PEO and PFO as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

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: Invesco Insured California Municipal Securities
         
By:
  /s/ Philip A. Taylor    
 
 
 
Philip A. Taylor
   
 
  Principal Executive Officer    
 
       
Date:
  April 1, 2011    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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:
  /s/ Philip A. Taylor    
 
 
 
Philip A. Taylor
   
 
  Principal Executive Officer    
 
       
Date:
  April 1, 2011    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Sheri Morris    
 
 
 
Sheri Morris
   
 
  Principal Financial Officer    
 
       
Date:
  April 1, 2011    

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.